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Top 100 Current Affairs Questions with Answers (NDA 2 2025 Special)

Practice these 100 handpicked current affairs questions with answers designed to give you an edge in NDA 2 2025.

Part 1: Questions 1–25

This section covers the latest national and international current affairs, awards, and important government schemes relevant for NDA 2 2025.

Q1. Which country conducted the ‘Drone Prahar Exercise’?
a) USA
b) China
c) India
d) Russia
Answer: c) India

Q2. Who set up the COP-33 cell for the 2028 UN Climate Summit?
a) China
b) India
c) Brazil
d) Germany
Answer: b) India

Q3. Who launched the ‘Global Specs 2030’ initiative?
a) UNICEF
b) WHO
c) UNESCO
d) UNDP
Answer: b) WHO

Q4. Who inaugurated the Handloom Conclave ‘Manthan’?
a) Piyush Goyal
b) Smriti Irani
c) Giriraj Singh
d) Amit Shah
Answer: c) Giriraj Singh

Q5. How many children received the PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 17
Answer: d) 17

Q6. Who became the first woman vice-chancellor of IGNOU?
a) Uma Kanjilal
b) Nirmala Joshi
c) Neerja Bhatnagar
d) Renu Sharma
Answer: a) Uma Kanjilal

Q7. How many were awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2025?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answer: c) 7

Q8. Jitendra Pal Singh is India’s new ambassador to which country?
a) UAE
b) Israel
c) France
d) Japan
Answer: b) Israel

Q9. Where was the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship 2024 held?
a) Pune
b) Surat
c) Lucknow
d) Chennai
Answer: b) Surat

Q10. When was World Leprosy Day 2025 observed?
a) 24 January
b) 26 January
c) 28 January
d) 30 January
Answer: b) 26 January

Q11. Who won the Men’s Singles title at Odisha Masters 2024?
a) Lakshya Sen
b) Kiran George
c) Kidambi Srikanth
d) HS Prannoy
Answer: b) Kiran George

Q12. Who became the new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)?
a) Manohar Sharma
b) Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal
c) Atul Gupta
d) Ajay Bhushan
Answer: b) Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal

Q13. Where was the 3rd annual Armed Forces Fire & Fury Festival held?
a) Delhi
b) Chandigarh
c) Leh
d) Mumbai
Answer: a) Delhi

Q14. Who inaugurated the Kalagram pavilion at Prayagraj Mahakumbh?
a) PM Narendra Modi
b) Ministry of Culture
c) Yogi Adityanath
d) President of India
Answer: b) Ministry of Culture

Q15. Who is the Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe (2024)?
a) Ilza Amado Vaz
b) Patrice Trovoada
c) Jorge Bom Jesus
d) Maria Carvalho
Answer: a) Ilza Amado Vaz

Q16. Who authored the book Stree Desh?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Smita Das Jain
c) Kiran Desai
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: b) Smita Das Jain

Q17. When was National Voters’ Day 2025 observed?
a) 24 January
b) 25 January
c) 26 January
d) 27 January
Answer: b) 25 January

Q18. Who authored the book Rafale: Decoding the Conundrum?
a) Arvind Gupta
b) Bhimsen Singh
c) Ajit Doval
d) Rajnath Singh
Answer: b) Bhimsen Singh

Q19. Where was the 7th Indian Ocean Conference held in 2024?
a) Colombo, Sri Lanka
b) Male, Maldives
c) Perth, Australia
d) Port Blair, India
Answer: c) Perth, Australia

Q20. Who won the Australian Open 2025 Men’s Singles title?
a) Novak Djokovic
b) Jannik Sinner
c) Daniil Medvedev
d) Carlos Alcaraz
Answer: b) Jannik Sinner

Q21. Who authored the book Women and Men in My Life?
a) Vikram Seth
b) Shashi Tharoor
c) Khushwant Singh
d) Ruskin Bond
Answer: c) Khushwant Singh

Q22. Who inaugurated the India-Africa Forum Summit 2024?
a) President of India
b) PM Narendra Modi
c) External Affairs Minister
d) Vice President
Answer: b) PM Narendra Modi

Q23. Who won the Women’s Singles title at Odisha Masters 2024?
a) Saina Nehwal
b) Anmol Kharb
c) PV Sindhu
d) Tasnim Mir
Answer: b) Anmol Kharb

Q24. When was Indian Coast Guard Day 2025 celebrated?
a) 30 January
b) 1 February
c) 5 February
d) 10 February
Answer: b) 1 February

Q25. Who won the Jnanpith Award 2025?
a) Gulzar
b) Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
c) Pratibha Ray
d) Namita Gokhale
Answer: b) Jagadguru Rambhadracharya

Part 2: Questions 26–50

In this section, you’ll find questions on defence exercises, economic updates, sports events, and global summits – all crucial for NDA 2 GK.

Q26. Which state hosted the Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2025?
a) Haryana
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Gujarat
Answer: a) Haryana

Q27. Who became the new Chief Election Commissioner of India in 2025?
a) Rajiv Kumar
b) Gyanesh Kumar
c) Anup Chandra Pandey
d) Sushil Chandra
Answer: b) Gyanesh Kumar

Q28. Who authored the book On the Other Side?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) Abhishek Singhal
c) Vikram Seth
d) Chetan Bhagat
Answer: b) Abhishek Singhal

Q29. Where was the 2025 Bharat Mobility Global Expo inaugurated?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Bengaluru
d) Hyderabad
Answer: a) New Delhi

Q30. Who won the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer Award 2024?
a) Yashasvi Jaiswal
b) Shubman Gill
c) Ruturaj Gaikwad
d) Tilak Varma
Answer: a) Yashasvi Jaiswal

Q31. Who is the new Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
a) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
b) Arvind Subramanian
c) Ajay Banga
d) Roberto Azevêdo
Answer: a) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Q32. Who authored the book Man of Memories?
a) Pawan C. Lall
b) Vikram Sampath
c) Shashi Tharoor
d) Rajdeep Sardesai
Answer: a) Pawan C. Lall

Q33. Who became the new President of Mauritius in 2025?
a) Prithvirajsing Roopun
b) Pravind Jugnauth
c) Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
d) Kailash Purryag
Answer: a) Prithvirajsing Roopun

Q34. Who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2025?
a) PV Narasimha Rao
b) MS Swaminathan
c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

Q35. Who inaugurated the Bharat Tex 2025 Expo?
a) Piyush Goyal
b) Narendra Modi
c) Smriti Irani
d) Rajnath Singh
Answer: b) Narendra Modi

Q36. Who authored the book A Cricketing Canvas: The Men and Memories?
a) R Kaushik
b) Sunil Gavaskar
c) Harsha Bhogle
d) Kapil Dev
Answer: a) R Kaushik

Q37. Where was the 37th African Union Summit 2025 held?
a) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
b) Nairobi, Kenya
c) Pretoria, South Africa
d) Abuja, Nigeria
Answer: a) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Q38. Who was awarded the ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024?
a) Richa Ghosh
b) Shreyanka Patil
c) Smriti Mandhana
d) Jemimah Rodrigues
Answer: b) Shreyanka Patil

Q39. Who became the new Chairperson of SEBI in 2025?
a) Madhabi Puri Buch
b) UK Sinha
c) Ajay Tyagi
d) Pratima Joshi
Answer: a) Madhabi Puri Buch

Q40. When was International Mother Language Day 2025 celebrated?
a) 19 February
b) 21 February
c) 23 February
d) 25 February
Answer: b) 21 February

Q41. Which country launched the ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’?
a) USA
b) France
c) UK
d) Japan
Answer: a) USA

Q42. Who authored the book The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation (new edition)?
a) Rajeev Bhargava
b) Granville Austin
c) Subhash Kashyap
d) Fali Nariman
Answer: b) Granville Austin

Q43. Who won the Women’s Singles title at Australian Open 2025?
a) Iga Świątek
b) Aryna Sabalenka
c) Coco Gauff
d) Naomi Osaka
Answer: a) Iga Świątek

Q44. Which Indian city hosted the World Book Fair 2025?
a) Kolkata
b) Chennai
c) New Delhi
d) Mumbai
Answer: c) New Delhi

Q45. Who became the new Chief of the Indian Army in 2025?
a) Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
b) Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar
c) Lt Gen BS Raju
d) Lt Gen Anil Chauhan
Answer: a) Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi

Q46. Who was named ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) Travis Head
d) Pat Cummins
Answer: d) Pat Cummins

Q47. Who became the new Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in 2025?
a) Justice Arun Mishra
b) Justice UU Lalit
c) Justice NV Ramana
d) Justice SA Bobde
Answer: b) Justice UU Lalit

Q48. When was World Radio Day 2025 observed?
a) 10 February
b) 11 February
c) 13 February
d) 15 February
Answer: c) 13 February

Q49. Who authored the book Journey of a Nation: 75 Years of Indian Economy?
a) Malvika Maheshwari
b) AK Bhattacharya
c) Bibek Debroy
d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Answer: b) AK Bhattacharya

Q50. Who won the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024?
a) Smriti Mandhana
b) Ellyse Perry
c) Hayley Matthews
d) Nat Sciver-Brunt
Answer: c) Hayley Matthews

Part 3: Questions 51–75

Here we focus on space missions, important appointments, environmental initiatives, and India’s defence advancements.

Q51. Who is the author of the book The World After Gaza?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Pankaj Mishra
c) Chetan Bhagat
d) Shashi Tharoor
Answer: b) Pankaj Mishra

Q52. Which country recently became a partner state of BRICS?
a) Nigeria
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Iran
d) Argentina
Answer: a) Nigeria

Q53. When was the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme launched?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) 2016
d) 2017
Answer: b) 2015

Q54. In Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024–25 final, which team defeated Vidarbha?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: b) Karnataka

Q55. Which company launched the quantum processor Willow?
a) Amazon
b) Meta
c) Google
d) Microsoft
Answer: c) Google

Q56. When is the NDRF Foundation Day celebrated every year?
a) 18 January
b) 20 January
c) 19 January
d) 21 January
Answer: c) 19 January

Q57. In which state is Kokborok Day celebrated?
a) Tripura
b) Ladakh
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer: a) Tripura

Q58. Donald Trump is which number President of the USA (2025)?
a) 46th
b) 47th
c) 45th
d) 44th
Answer: b) 47th

Q59. Who won the India Open 2025 Men’s Singles title?
a) Kidambi Srikanth
b) H.S. Prannoy
c) Viktor Axelsen
d) Anthony Ginting
Answer: c) Viktor Axelsen

Q60. Which Indian heritage site was included in the World Monuments Watch List 2025?
a) Kaziranga National Park
b) Taj Mahal
c) Ajanta–Ellora Caves
d) Musi River Heritage Buildings
Answer: b) Taj Mahal

Q61. Abdal-Kuri Island is located in which ocean?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Indian Ocean
c) Atlantic Ocean
d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: b) Indian Ocean

Q62. Who released the Global Risks Report 2025?
a) IMF
b) UNDP
c) World Economic Forum
d) UNEP
Answer: c) World Economic Forum

Q63. The Nord Stream pipeline runs under which sea?
a) Red Sea
b) Arabian Sea
c) Black Sea
d) Baltic Sea
Answer: d) Baltic Sea

Q64. The Trajan 155 mm artillery gun system was developed by India and which country?
a) Russia
b) Australia
c) Japan
d) France
Answer: d) France

Q65. Which Indian naval ship took part in the multinational exercise La Perouse?
a) INS Surat
b) INS Kolkata
c) INS Mumbai
d) INS Vikrant
Answer: c) INS Mumbai

Q66. Project Veer Gatha 4.0 is a joint initiative of which ministries?
a) Home Affairs & Youth Affairs
b) Defence & Education
c) Culture & Defence
d) Education & Sports
Answer: b) Defence & Education

Q67. Which ministry launched the National River Traffic & Navigation System (NRT&NS)?
a) Road Transport & Highways
b) Ports, Shipping & Waterways
c) Jal Shakti
d) Defence
Answer: b) Ports, Shipping & Waterways

Q68. Cyber Security Grand Challenge (CSGC 2.0) was launched by?
a) Defence & Indian Army
b) Science & ISRO
c) Home Affairs & NITI Aayog
d) Technology Ministry & Data Security Council of India
Answer: d) Technology Ministry & DSCI

Q69. Who has been sworn in as the new Justice of the Supreme Court?
a) Justice Ashok Ganguly
b) Justice K. Vinod Chandran
c) Justice Vinod Kumar
d) Justice Deepak Mishra
Answer: b) Justice K. Vinod Chandran

Q70. Falcated duck was recently spotted at which sanctuary in Haryana?
a) Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary
b) Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
c) Sultanpur National Park
d) Kalesar National Park
Answer: c) Sultanpur National Park

Q71. Who developed the Central Suspect Registry?
a) RBI
b) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
c) CBI
d) NIA
Answer: b) I4C

Q72. India signed a deal to export BrahMos missiles to which country?
a) Indonesia
b) Bangladesh
c) Ukraine
d) Nepal
Answer: a) Indonesia

Q73. Which state launched the SHE COHORT 3.0 initiative for women startups?
a) Odisha
b) Haryana
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat
Answer: c) Punjab

Q74. Nag Mk 2 Missile is best described as?
a) Submarine-launched SLBM
b) 3rd-gen Anti-Tank Fire-and-Forget Missile
c) Medium-range Surface-to-Air Missile
d) None of these
Answer: b) 3rd-gen Anti-Tank Missile

Q75. What is the main aim of Exercise Devil Strike by the Indian Army?
a) Testing new technologies
b) Expanding alliances
c) Enhancing combat preparedness
d) Humanitarian assistance
Answer: c) Enhancing combat preparedness

Part 4: Questions 76–100

This final section includes international affairs, top national events, sports winners, military projects, and latest global reports.

Q76. ‘The First Prophet’ is a book written by?
a) Kiran Desai
b) Salman Rushdie
c) Arundhati Roy
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: b) Salman Rushdie

Q77. Who became the new Chief of Indian Coast Guard (2025)?
a) Rakesh Pal
b) H.G. Damle
c) S. Paramesh
d) Rajesh Pendharkar
Answer: c) S. Paramesh

Q78. JIMEX 2025 is a naval exercise between India and which country?
a) USA
b) Japan
c) France
d) Australia
Answer: b) Japan

Q79. Which Indian cricketer won the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) Mohammed Shami
d) Shubman Gill
Answer: d) Shubman Gill

Q80. Who was the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day 2025?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Sheikh Hasina
c) Joe Biden
d) Rishi Sunak
Answer: b) Sheikh Hasina

Q81. World’s first AI university was inaugurated in which country?
a) UAE
b) USA
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Answer: a) UAE

Q82. Which state launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana’?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer: a) Uttar Pradesh

Q83. Who won the Women’s Singles title at Australian Open 2025?
a) Aryna Sabalenka
b) Naomi Osaka
c) Coco Gauff
d) Iga Świątek
Answer: d) Iga Świątek

Q84. Where was the 2025 BRICS Summit held?
a) Cape Town, South Africa
b) Moscow, Russia
c) Beijing, China
d) New Delhi, India
Answer: b) Moscow, Russia

Q85. Which country tested the “DF-41” Intercontinental Ballistic Missile?
a) China
b) Russia
c) North Korea
d) USA
Answer: a) China

Q86. Which city hosted the World Economic Forum 2025 Annual Meeting?
a) Geneva
b) Davos
c) Paris
d) Berlin
Answer: b) Davos

Q87. Who is the current President of Sri Lanka (2025)?
a) Gotabaya Rajapaksa
b) Dinesh Gunawardena
c) Ranil Wickremesinghe
d) Sajith Premadasa
Answer: c) Ranil Wickremesinghe

Q88. Which organization released the “Global Education Monitoring Report 2025”?
a) UNICEF
b) UNESCO
c) World Bank
d) UNDP
Answer: b) UNESCO

Q89. INS Vishal, India’s upcoming aircraft carrier, will be powered by?
a) Diesel Engines
b) Nuclear Propulsion
c) Gas Turbines
d) Hybrid Technology
Answer: b) Nuclear Propulsion

Q90. India recently signed a defence pact with which country on UAV technology?
a) USA
b) Israel
c) France
d) Russia
Answer: b) Israel

Q91. Who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2025?
a) Shaktikanta Das
b) Arvind Subramanian
c) Urjit Patel
d) Raghuram Rajan
Answer: a) Shaktikanta Das

Q92. The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships will be hosted by which country?
a) Japan
b) India
c) Thailand
d) Qatar
Answer: d) Qatar

Q93. ‘Operation Sankalp’ by the Indian Navy is related to?
a) Piracy protection in Gulf of Aden
b) Safe passage of Indian ships in Persian Gulf
c) Humanitarian relief in Maldives
d) Evacuation from Sudan
Answer: b) Safe passage in Persian Gulf

Q94. Who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2025?
a) P.V. Narasimha Rao
b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c) M.S. Swaminathan
d) Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: c) M.S. Swaminathan

Q95. Which is India’s first indigenous 5th generation fighter jet project?
a) AMCA
b) Tejas Mk-2
c) Gaganyaan
d) Astra Mk-2
Answer: a) AMCA

Q96. Which country hosted the 2025 G20 Summit?
a) Brazil
b) India
c) Italy
d) South Korea
Answer: a) Brazil

Q97. Which Indian city is known as the “Drone Capital of India”?
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Chennai
d) Pune
Answer: a) Hyderabad

Q98. Who won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024?
a) India
b) England
c) Australia
d) West Indies
Answer: a) India

Q99. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2025?
a) Restore Land, Build Future
b) Land Restoration, Desertification & Drought Resilience
c) Climate Action Now
d) Beat Plastic Pollution
Answer: b) Land Restoration, Desertification & Drought Resilience

Q100. Who is the current UN Secretary-General (2025)?
a) António Guterres
b) Ban Ki-moon
c) Kristalina Georgieva
d) Amina Mohammed
Answer: a) António Guterres

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