Question: India was elected as an Executive Committee member of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) until which year?
(a) 2025
(b) 2026
(c) 2027
(d) 2028
Answer: (c)
Solution: India has become a member of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission till 2027, representing Asia’s interests in food safety globally.
Question: At the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025 in Cairo, India won how many medals?
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 13
(d) 15
Answer: (c)
Solution: India won 13 medals at the 2025 ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol held in Cairo.
Question: Who was honored with the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2024?
(a) Michelle Bachelet
(b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(c) Greta Thunberg
(d) Jacinda Ardern
Answer: (a)
Solution: Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, received the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2024.
Question: India’s first indigenous CRISPR gene therapy for sickle cell disease is called—
(a) Bharat 100
(b) Birsa 101
(c) SCD Cure
(d) GeneX India
Answer: (b)
Solution: ‘Birsa 101’ is India’s first in-house CRISPR gene therapy for treating sickle cell disease, launched in 2025.
Question: World Fisheries Day 2025 was observed on which date?
(a) 20 Nov
(b) 21 Nov
(c) 18 Nov
(d) 17 Nov
Answer: (b)
Solution: World Fisheries Day is marked annually on 21 November, with the 2025 theme “Protect, Preserve, Progress: Towards a Sustainable Fishing Future”.
Question: Curaçao became the smallest country ever to qualify for which sporting event in 2025?
(a) ICC Cricket World Cup
(b) FIFA World Cup
(c) Olympics
(d) Rugby World Cup
Answer: (b)
Solution: Curaçao became the smallest nation to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2025.
Question: Who has recently been appointed Chairman of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)?
(a) Alok Kumar
(b) Jawed Ashraf
(c) N. K. Singh
(d) Rajesh Kumar Singh
Answer: (b)
Solution: Jawed Ashraf has been appointed as the new ITPO Chairman (India Trade Promotion Organization).
Question: India’s first privately-built PSLV rocket was jointly developed by—
(a) ISRO & Tata
(b) DRDO & Reliance
(c) HAL & L&T
(d) HAL & DRDO
Answer: (c)
Solution: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) developed India’s first private PSLV rocket.
Question: The 20th G20 Summit (2025) will be hosted in—
(a) New Delhi
(b) Paris
(c) Tokyo
(d) Johannesburg
Answer: (d)
Solution: The 20th G20 Summit in 2025 will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Question: Two new risks added to the PM Fasal Bima Yojana (crop insurance) in 2025 are—
(a) Pest attack & drought
(b) Fire & hailstorm
(c) Wild animal attacks & paddy inundation
(d) Theft & market slump
Answer: (c)
Solution: The risks of wild animal attacks and paddy inundation have been newly included under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana in 2025.