Today Current Affairs MCQs : 26 April 2025

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

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Answer: c) Strongly condemned the attack and urged global cooperation to bring perpetrators to justice

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

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Answer: c) Conducted ground testing of a scramjet engine for over 1,000 seconds

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

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Answer: c) More than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5+)

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

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Answer: b) Dr. K. Kasturirangan
Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former ISRO Chairman and a key contributor to India’s National Education Policy, passed away at age 84 in Bengaluru on April 25, 2025.

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

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Answer: c) India and Pakistan

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