Q. India defeated which team in the semi-final to reach the Women’s World Cup 2025 final?
A. England
B. Australia
C. South Africa
D. New Zealand
Q. Who has been appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI)?
A. Justice B.R. Gavai
B. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
C. Justice Surya Kant
D. Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Q. Which two cities hosted Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 matches from January 9 to February 5, 2026?
महिला प्रीमियर लीग (WPL) 2026 के मैच 9 जनवरी से 5 फरवरी 2026 तक किन दो शहरों में आयोजित किए गए?
A) Delhi & Pune / दिल्ली और पुणे
B) Mumbai & Ahmedabad / मुंबई और अहमदाबाद
C) Navi Mumbai & Vadodara / नवी मुंबई और वडोदरा
D) Jaipur & Kolkata / जयपुर और कोलकाता
Explanation (EN):
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026, the 4th edition of India’s women’s T20 league, was held from January 9 to February 5, 2026, across Navi Mumbai and Vadodara.
व्याख्या (HI):
महिला प्रीमियर लीग (WPL) 2026, भारत की शीर्ष महिला टी20 क्रिकेट लीग का चौथा संस्करण, 9 जनवरी से 5 फरवरी 2026 तक नवी मुंबई और वडोदरा में आयोजित किया गया।
Q. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, celebrated every year on January 9, commemorates the return of which leader to India?
प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस, जो हर वर्ष 9 जनवरी को मनाया जाता है, किस नेता की भारत वापसी की स्मृति में मनाया जाता है?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru / जवाहरलाल नेहरू
B) Subhas Chandra Bose / सुभाष चंद्र बोस
C) Mahatma Gandhi / महात्मा गांधी
D) Sardar Patel / सरदार पटेल
Explanation (EN):
Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is observed on January 9 to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa in 1915.
व्याख्या (HI):
प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस 9 जनवरी को महात्मा गांधी की 1915 में दक्षिण अफ्रीका से भारत वापसी की स्मृति में मनाया जाता है।
Q. The Budget Session of Parliament is important primarily because it includes:
संसद का बजट सत्र मुख्य रूप से क्यों महत्वपूर्ण होता है?
A) State Budget Presentation / राज्य बजट प्रस्तुति
B) Lok Sabha Elections / लोकसभा चुनाव
C) Economic Survey & Union Budget Presentation / आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण और केंद्रीय बजट प्रस्तुति
D) Judiciary Appointments / न्यायिक नियुक्तियाँ
Explanation (EN):
The Budget Session of Parliament 2026 began on January 28, 2026, and runs till April 2, 2026. It includes the President’s Address, Economic Survey, and the presentation of the Union Budget.
व्याख्या (HI):
संसद का बजट सत्र 2026, 28 जनवरी से 2 अप्रैल 2026 तक आयोजित किया जा रहा है। इसमें राष्ट्रपति का अभिभाषण, आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण और केंद्रीय बजट की प्रस्तुति शामिल होती है।
Q. The 26th Hornbill Festival of Nagaland was celebrated at which venue in December 2025?
A) Dimapur Stadium
B) Kohima War Memorial
C) Naga Heritage Village, Kisama
D) Chumoukedima Cultural Ground
Q. World AIDS Day is observed every year on which date?
A) 15 October
B) 1 December
C) 5 June
D) 10 January
Q. When is the Winter Session of the Indian Parliament scheduled in 2025?
November 15–30
December 1–19
December 10–25
December 5–20
Q: What action did the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) take in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in April 2025?
a) Declared economic sanctions on Pakistan
b) Called for a peace summit in South Asia
c) Strongly condemned the attack and urged global cooperation to bring perpetrators to justice
d) Deployed peacekeeping forces in the region
Q. What recent achievement did DRDO accomplish in hypersonic technology in April 2025?
a) Launched a new satellite
b) Tested a ballistic missile
c) Conducted ground testing of a scramjet engine for over 1,000 seconds
d) Developed a stealth fighter aircraft
Q. What speed must a missile reach to be considered hypersonic?
a) Less than Mach 1
b) Between Mach 1 and Mach 3
c) More than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5+)
d) Exactly twice the speed of sound
Q: Who is considered the architect of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020?
a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
b) Dr. K. Kasturirangan
c) Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal
d) Dr. Manmohan Singh
Q: Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed in 1960 between which countries?
a) India and China
b) India and Bangladesh
c) India and Pakistan
d) Pakistan and Afghanistan
Q. Where was the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting 2025 held on June 26, in which India refused to sign the joint declaration?
A) Beijing
B) New Delhi
C) Qingdao
D) Tashkent
Q. Which two hydroelectric projects are at the center of the Indus Waters Treaty dispute?
A) Baglihar and Uri
B) Kishenganga and Ratle
C) Sardar Sarovar and Tehri
D) Dulhasti and Salal
Q: The CoalSETU policy approved by Govt in December 2025 aims to:
A) Fix coal prices for regulated sectors
B) Provide free coal to power plants
C) Ensure seamless, efficient and transparent auction of coal linkages
D) Ban export of coal from India
Q : What is a key feature that makes Census 2027 unique compared to previous Censuses in India?
A) It will cover only urban population
B) It will be the first Census conducted after Independence
C) It will be India’s first fully digital Census using mobile applications
D) It will be conducted in a single phase
Q. When did the RBI announce the withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes from circulation?
A) March 31, 2024
B) May 19, 2023
C) October 7, 2023
D) January 1, 2024
Q. How much renewable energy capacity did India add in the 2024-2025 financial year?
A) 18.57 GW
B) 21 GW
C) 25 GW
D) 9 GW
Q. Who is the President of Chile visiting India in April 2025?
A) Sebastián Piñera
B) Michelle Bachelet
C) Gabriel Boric Font
D) Ricardo Lagos
Q. Which Indian equestrian won first place at the Azelhof CSI Lier competition in 2025?
A) Rohan Bopanna
B) Niharika Singhania
C) Fouaad Mirza
D) Anush Agarwal