Q. What award is conferred to recognize exceptional nursing professionals for outstanding contributions to India’s healthcare system?
A. Padma Shri Award
B. Bharat Ratna Award
C. National Florence Nightingale Award
D. National Health Excellence Award
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✅ Answer: C. National Florence Nightingale Award
On 30 May 2025, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards to 15 exceptional nursing professionals at Rashtrapati Bhavan, recognizing their outstanding contributions to India’s healthcare system.
Q. What historic first took place during the 148th Passing Out Parade of NDA in May 2025?
A. First foreign cadet graduated
B. First women cadets were commissioned into the Indian Armed Forces
C. President attended the ceremony for the first time
D. First drone display at NDA parade
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✅ Answer: B. First women cadets were commissioned into the Indian Armed Forces
Q. Who won two gold medals at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 for India?
A) Avinash Sable
B) Gulveer Singh
C) Tejas Bhat
D) Animesh Kujur
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✅ Answer: B) Gulveer Singh
Gulveer Singh won his second gold, taking the men’s 5000m title in a Championship Record time of 13:24.78, beating the previous 2015 record. He had earlier won the 10,000m gold.
Q. Which Indian state became the second to cross the nationally prescribed 95% benchmark for full literacy?
A) Kerala
B) Goa
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Himachal Pradesh
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✅ Answer: B) Goa
On 30 May 2025, during the 39th Statehood Day celebrations at Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir in Panaji, Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant declared Goa a fully literate state under the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme). This milestone makes Goa the second state in India to cross the 95% literacy benchmark. Mizoram has become the first state in India to achieve full functional literacy.