September 2025

Current Affairs MCQs : Dated – 1 September 2025

Q. The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council Summit (2025) was held in:
A. Beijing
B. Tianjin
C. Moscow
D. New Delhi

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✅ Answer: B. Tianjin

Q. Which Indian organisation won the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A. Pratham Foundation
B. Smile Foundation
C. Educate Girls (Foundation to Educate Girls Globally)
D. Akshaya Patra Foundation

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✅ Answer: C. Educate Girls (Foundation to Educate Girls Globally)

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025 – Educate Girls (India)

The Indian NGO Foundation to Educate Girls Globally (popularly Educate Girls) has been named a 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, often called Asia’s Nobel Prize.

Founded in 2007 by Safeena Husain in Rajasthan, the organisation focuses on mobilising communities and government resources to ensure girls’ education in rural and disadvantaged areas.

Educate Girls is the first Indian organisation to win this award.

The 67th Ramon Magsaysay Award will be presented on 7 November 2025 at the Metropolitan Theatre, Manila.

SCO Summit 2025 – Tianjin, China

25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit held in Tianjin from 31 Aug – 1 Sep 2025, the largest in history with leaders from 20+ countries and 10 international organizations.

🔹 Key Highlights

  • PM Narendra Modi attends; speaks at plenary session on India’s regional vision.
  • Modi–Xi Jinping talks: focus on border issues, trade, and connectivity.
  • Meeting with Vladimir Putin amid global tensions and trade disputes.
  • Main focus: regional security, economic frameworks, Global South’s voice.
  • China (rotating chair) hosted 100+ events before summit, driving reform & innovation.

Members

  • 10 full members: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran (2023), Belarus (2024).
  • Also has observer states (e.g., Afghanistan, Mongolia) and dialogue partners (e.g., Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia).
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