Q. Which Indian authority partnered with Starlink in 2025 for Aadhaar-Based Customer Verification in India?
a) TRAI
b) UIDAI
c) NITI Aayog
d) Ministry of Electronics & IT
Q. What is the range of Agni-5, the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) successfully test-fired in August 2025 from Chandipur, Odisha?
a) 1,500 km
b) 3,000 km
c) 5,000+ km
d) 7,500 km
Q. Who will lead India in the 2025 Asia Cup T20 tournament in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from September 9 to 28, 2025?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Virat Kohli
C) Suryakumar Yadav
D) Hardik Pandya
Q. Who has been named as the INDIA bloc’s (Opposition parties) candidate for the Vice Presidential election 2025?
a) CP Radhakrishnan
b) Jagdeep Dhankhar
c) Justice B. Sudershan Reddy
d) Mallikarjun Kharge
Q. India and China agreed to resume direct flight connectivity in August 2025. Flight services were suspended after which past events?
a) Pulwama Attack and Balakot Strikes
b) Kargil War and Mumbai Attacks
c) Doklam Standoff and 2020 Galwan Valley Clash
d) BRICS Summit and SCO Summit
Q. Name of the 12th India–Sri Lanka Naval Exercise held in Colombo in August 2025:
A) MILAN-25
B) SLINEX-25
C) VARUNA-25
D) INDRA-25
Q. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India in August 2025 for the first time since which event?
A) Doklam Standoff 2017
B) Galwan Valley clashes 2020
C) SCO Summit 2023
D) BRICS Expansion 2024
Q. India aims to establish the Bharatiya Antariksh Station by which year?
A) 2030
B) 2035
C) 2040
D) 2047
Q. Who has been announced as the NDA’s candidate for the Vice Presidential Election 2025?
A) Jagdeep Dhankhar
B) JP Nadda
C) CP Radhakrishnan
D) Rajnath Singh
Q. Which Indian badminton player won the women’s singles title at the Malaysia International Challenge 2025?
A) PV Sindhu
B) Malvika Bansod
C) Devika Sihag
D) Isharani Baruah
Q. In August 2025, which global rating agency upgraded India’s sovereign credit rating to ‘BBB’?
A) Moody’s
B) Fitch
C) S&P Global Ratings
D) CRISIL
Q. The Trump–Putin summit of August 2025 in Alaska primarily focused on which issue?
A) NATO Expansion
B) Trade Agreements
C) Arms Control
D) Ukraine–Russia Conflict
Q. On 15 August 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered India’s longest-ever Independence Day speech. How long did it last?
A) 1 hour 20 minutes
B) 1 hour 30 minutes
C) 1 hour 43 minutes
D) 1 hour 50 minutes
Q. Who won the Masters Section of the Chennai Grand Masters 2025 chess tournament?
A) Arjun Erigaisi
B) Karthikeyan Murali
C) Vincent Keymer
D) Anish Giri
Q. Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is observed annually on which date?
a) 15 August
b) 14 August
c) 12 August
d) 9 August
Q. Which city has been proposed as the lead host for the 2030 Commonwealth Games in India’s bid?
A) Delhi
B) Bhubaneswar
C) Ahmedabad
D) Mumbai
Q. When will the host nation for the 2030 Commonwealth Games be announced?
A) August 2025, Delhi
B) September 2025, Toronto
C) November 2025, Glasgow
D) December 2025, London
Q. In 2025, India’s solar PV module manufacturing capacity reached what level, up from 2.3 GW in 2014?
A) 50 GW
B) 75 GW
C) 100 GW
D) 120 GW
Q. The Income-Tax Bill, 2025 replaces which earlier law?
a) Direct Tax Code, 2010
b) Wealth Tax Act, 1957
c) Income Tax Act, 1961
d) Taxation Laws Act, 1980
Q. India Bans Jute Imports from Bangladesh via Land Routes in August 2025, which port is now the only entry point for the banned jute products from Bangladesh?
a) Haldia Port
b) Paradip Port
c) Kolkata Port
d) Nhava Sheva Seaport
Q. Namrata Batra reached the final in which sport at the 2025 World Games?
A) Boxing
B) Wrestling
C) Wushu
D) Judo
Q. At which event will Australia formally recognize the State of Palestine in 2025?
A) G20 Summit
B) 80th UN General Assembly
C) Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
D) ASEAN Summit
Q. The Merchant Shipping Bill 2024, passed by Parliament in August 2025, will replace which Act?
A) Merchant Navy Act 1962
B) Indian Shipping Act 1947
C) Merchant Shipping Act 1958
D) Marine Transport Act 1970
Q. On which day is World Sanskrit Day (Vishva Samskrita Dinam) celebrated?
A) Ashadha Purnima
B) Shravana Purnima
C) Kartika Purnima
D) Chaitra Purnima
Q. First Freight Train Reaches Kashmir Valley on 9 August 2025 — this is part of which railway project?
A) Konkan Railway Project
B) Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL)
C) Himalayan Freight Corridor
D) Northern Railway Expansion Project
Q. What discount will passengers get under the new Railways round-trip package scheme, launched in August 2025?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 20%
D) 25%
Q. Where will US President Donald Trump meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15, 2025?
A) Washington D.C.
B) New York
C) Alaska
D) Moscow
Q. What is the name of Asia’s longest freight train, 4.5 km long, that completed its trial run in August 2025?
A) Vajra
B) Rudrastra
C) Garuda
D) Agnivega
Q. What is the scheduled date for polling, if required, in the Vice-Presidential Election 2025?
A. August 25, 2025
B. August 30, 2025
C. September 9, 2025
D. September 5, 2025
Q. Who was the first recipient of the M.S. Swaminathan Award in 2025 for Food and Peace?
A) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
B) Dr. Vandana Shiva
C) Professor Adenle of Nigeria
D) Professor Yuan Longping
Q. Parliament passed the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025 on 7 August 2025. What is the main objective of this Bill?
A) To ban foreign ships from Indian waters
B) To privatize all Indian ports
C) To boost India’s coastal cargo movement and strengthen the coastal economy
D) To merge coastal and air transport authorities
Q. What was the theme of National Handloom Day 2025, Celebrated on 7th August 2025?
A) Handloom for the Future
B) Threads of Unity
C) Weaving Innovation into Tradition
D) Atmanirbhar Bharat
Q. What is the current repo rate as per the RBI MPC meeting held on 6 August 2025?
A) 5.25%
B) 5.50%
C) 5.75%
D) 6.00%
Q. What is the total tariff rate announced by the US on Indian imports after the additional 25% hike in August 2025?
A) 25%
B) 35%
C) 45%
D) 50%
Q. Which area was most affected by the sudden rise in water levels during the Uttarkashi cloudburst in August 2025?
A. Yamunotri
B. Kheer Gadh near Dharali
C. Kedarnath Valley
D. Tehri Reservoir
Q. Where is Kartavya Bhavan-3 located, which houses key ministries like Home, External Affairs, MSME, Rural Development, DoPT, and Petroleum, and was inaugurated by PM Modi in August 2025?
A. Raisina Hill, New Delhi
B. Rajpath, New Delhi
C. Kartavya Path, New Delhi
D. Sansad Marg, New Delhi
Q. What was the final result of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test series 2025?
A. India won 3–2
B. England won 3–2
C. India won 2–1
D. Series drawn 2–2
Q. Which two global entities criticized India for importing oil from Russia, prompting a response from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in August 2025?
A. NATO and UN
B. China and Russia
C. United States and European Union
D. Australia and Japan
Q. According to IATA’s 2024 report, what position did India hold in the list of the world’s largest aviation markets?
A. 3rd
B. 5th
C. 6th
D. 4th
Q. Where was India’s first Make-in-India Green Hydrogen Plant in the port sector inaugurated?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Maharashtra
B. Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla
C. Paradip Port, Odisha
D. Visakhapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh
Q. What is the theme of the BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival, held in New Delhi on 4 August 2025?
A. Rhythm of the Bay
B. Seven Sounds of Asia
C. SaptaSur: Seven Nations, One Melody
D. Musical Unity of Asia
Q. Who is the President of the Philippines who visited India for a State Visit in August 2025?
A. Rodrigo Duterte
B. Benigno Aquino III
C. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
D. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Q. The Durand Cup, established in 1888, holds what distinction in football history?
A. First FIFA-sanctioned event in India
B. Oldest tournament in the world
C. Oldest football tournament in Asia and fifth oldest in the world
D. First tournament played under floodlights
Q. Which Hindi film won the Best Film award at the 71st National Film Awards?
A. Jawan
B. Sam Bahadur
C. 12th Fail
D. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Q. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Myanmar in July 2025?
A. Aung San Suu Kyi
B. Min Aung Hlaing
C. U Nyo Saw
D. Win Myint
Q. Which U.S. company led by Elon Musk was granted a Unified License on 31 July 2025 to launch satellite internet services in India?
A. SpaceX
B. Blue Origin
C. Starlink
D. Tesla
Q. On July 31, 2025, the Union Cabinet approved a ₹2,000 crore grant-in-aid to which organization under a Central Sector Scheme?
A. NABARD
B. SIDBI
C. NITI Aayog
D. National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
Q. What is unique about the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, launched on 30 July 2025?
A. It is India’s first satellite
B. It is the first to carry humans
C. It uses dual-frequency radar (L-band & S-band)
D. It is designed for lunar missions
Q. The U.S. announced to impose how much tariff on goods imported from India with effect from August 1, 2025?
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
Q. When is International Tiger Day celebrated every year?
A. 28 July
B. 15 August
C. 29 July
D. 30 June
Q. What is the full form of NISAR, the satellite launched by ISRO on July 30, 2025?
A. National Indian Satellite for Agricultural Research
B. NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar
C. New Indian Satellite for Aerial Reconnaissance
D. None of the above
Q. Which country’s Prime Minister mediated and announced the ceasefire to resolve the Thailand-Cambodia border clashes in July 2025?
A. Thailand
B. Cambodia
C. Vietnam
D. Malaysia
Q. Who won the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025?
A. Koneru Humpy
B. Harika Dronavalli
C. Divya Deshmukh
D. Tania Sachdev
Q. Where was the first hydrogen-powered train coach tested in July 2025?
A. Bhopal Rail Coach Factory
B. RCF Kapurthala
C. Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
D. Lucknow Workshop
Q. Whose record did Narendra Modi surpass to become the second-longest-serving PM in consecutive terms in July 2025?
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q. Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed on which date every year?
A. 15 August
B. 3 December
C. 26 July
D. 25 May
Q. Which military operation was launched by India during the Kargil War?
A. Operation Blue Star
B. Operation Meghdoot
C. Operation Vijay
D. Operation Shakti
Q. When was the National Cooperative Policy 2025 launched by Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home and Cooperation ?
A. 15 August 2025
B. 24 July 2025
C. 1 January 2025
D. 30 June 2025
Q. Under which constitutional amendment were cooperative societies recognized as a fundamental right?
A. 74th Amendment
B. 86th Amendment
C. 97th Amendment
D. 102nd Amendment
Q. Which two leaders signed the India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in July 2025?
A. Narendra Modi and Rishi Sunak
B. Amit Shah and Keir Starmer
C. Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer
D. Rishi Sunak and Nirmala Sitharaman
Q. Who became the first Indian to reach the final of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup?
A. Koneru Humpy
B. Harika Dronavalli
C. Divya Deshmukh
D. Tania Sachdev
Q. What ritual is prominently performed by devotees on Shravan Shivratri?
A. Deepdaan
B. Aarti with lamps
C. Jalabhishek on Shivling
D. Tulsi Puja
Q. What is the name given to Lord Shiva after he consumed poison during Samudra Manthan?
A. Bholenath
B. Mahadev
C. Neelkantha
D. Rudra
Q. India has achieved how much percentage ethanol blending in petrol in 2025, five years ahead of its original 2030 target?
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 18%
D. 10%
Q. Which two countries is PM Narendra Modi visited from July 23 to 26, 2025?
A. UK and Sri Lanka
B. UK and Maldives
C. France and Maldives
D. UAE and UK
Q. What is the primary objective of the Indian Government’s “World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector”?
A. To increase grain exports
B. To promote organic farming
C. To centralize food procurement
D. To improve rural grain storage infrastructure and strengthen PACS
Q. What is the name of the world’s most advanced Earth observation satellite to be launched by ISRO-NASA on 30 July 2025?
A. Cartosat-3
B. RISAT-2BR2
C. Oceansat-2
D. NISAR
Q. Who resigned as the Vice President of India in July 2025?
A. M. Venkaiah Naidu
B. Jagdeep Dhankhar
C. Ram Nath Kovind
D. Om Birla
Q. Who became the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup?
A. Harika Dronavalli
B. Vaishali Rameshbabu
C. Divya Deshmukh
D. Koneru Humpy
Q. When will the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 be held in India?
A. August 10 – September 5
B. September 15 – October 12
C. October 30 – November 27
D. November 10 – December 5
Q. How many gold medals did India win at the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2025 held in Sunshine Coast, Australia in July 2025?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. One
Q. When is International Moon Day observed?
A) July 16
B) July 20
C) August 5
D) June 21
Q. When is the Monsoon Session of Parliament 2025 scheduled to take place?
A. 1 July to 31 July 2025
B. 15 July to 15 August 2025
C. 21 July to 21 August 2025
D. 1 August to 31 August 2025
Q. Which organization was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the United States in July 2025 for its involvement in the deadly April 22 Pahalgam attack?
A. Jaish-e-Mohammed
B. The Resistance Front (TRF)
C. Hizbul Mujahideen
D. Indian Mujahideen
Q. What is the name of the annual maritime bilateral exercise between India and Singapore, conducted in July 2025?
A) MILAN
B) SIMBEX
C) VARUNA
D) INDRA
Q. Where will the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) be held in November 2025?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Goa
D) Hyderabad
Q. Which city was declared India’s cleanest city for the 8th consecutive year in the Swachh Survekshan 2024–25?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Surat
C. Indore
D. Navi Mumbai
Q. What is the range of the Agni-I missile, which is capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads?
A) 150 – 300 km
B) 350 – 500 km
C) 700 – 900 km
D) 1,000 – 1,500 km
Q. What is the name of the government scheme launched in July 2025 to improve agriculture in low-productivity districts?
A. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Samriddhi Yojana
B. Dhan-Vikas Gramin Krishi Yojana
C. Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
D. Kisan Utthan Abhiyan
Q. What age group of children is required to complete the Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) as per UIDAI guidelines?
A. Below 5 years
B. 5 to 7 years
C. 7 years and above
D. 10 years and above
Q. Which government agency is responsible for issuing, updating, and managing Aadhaar in India?
A. National Informatics Centre (NIC)
B. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
C. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
D. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Q. Ancy Sojan secured third place in the Lignano Meeting – World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze in July 2025 in which event?
A) 100m Sprint
B) High Jump
C) Long Jump
D) Triple Jump
Q. What is the name of the mission that carried Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS) in July 2025?
A) Chandrayaan-3
B) Gaganyaan-1
C) Axiom-4 (Akash Ganga)
D) Mission Prithvi
Q. When is the 10th Anniversary of the Skill India Mission observed?
A) 12 July 2025
B) 15 July 2025
C) 1 August 2025
D) 5 June 2025