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Q1. In 2024-25, which country was the (d) Talwar-class frigate

largest military spender globally?
(a) Russia Q5. Who has been awarded Fiji’s highest
(b) USA honour, the ‘Companion of the Order of
(c) India Fiji’?
(d) Germany (a) Kailash Satyarthi
(b) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Q2. When was the first Marine Census (c) Madhusudan Sai
conducted in India, and by which (d) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
organization?
(a) 1951–52 by ICAR Q6. Which space telescope discovered
(b) 1960–61 by NIO the rare Bullseye Galaxy made up of
(c) 1948–49 by CMFRI nine glowing star rings?
(d) 1955–56 by Ministry of Fisheries (a) James Webb Space Telescope
(b) Chandra X-ray Observatory
Q3. Who is likely to be the next Vice-Chief (c) Hubble Space Telescope
of the Indian Air Force? (d) Spitzer Space Telescope
(a) Vivek Ram Chaudhari
(b) Narmdeshwar Tiwari Q7. Where was the Asian Yogasana
(c) Suraj Kumar Jha Sport Championship 2025 held in April
(d) Harjit Singh Arora 2025?
(a) Mumbai
Q4. What class of ship is INS Sunayna? (b) Delhi
(a) Shivalik-class frigate (c) Kathmandu
(b) Kolkata-class destroyer (d) Tokyo
(c) Saryu-class Naval Offshore Patrol
Vessel

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Q8. Who has been appointed as the new Q11. PM Modi will not attend which
Country Managing Director for YouTube country’s Victory Day celebrations
India? scheduled on May 9?
(a) Ishan Chatterjee (a) China
(b) Gunjan Soni (b) Russia
(c) Parul Tyagi (c) France
(d) Sanjay Gupta (d) USA

Q9. Which Indian state was the first to Q12. Who has been appointed the head
conduct its own caste census of the National Security Advisory Board
post-independence? (NSAB)?
(a) Maharashtra (a) A. K. Singh
(b) Uttar Pradesh (b) Alok Joshi
(c) Karnataka (c) Ranjan Verma
(d) Bihar (d) P. M. Sinha

Q10. What is celebrated on 1st May Q13. What section of the Representation
every year? of the People Act, 1951 is under
(a) World Environment Day challenge for allowing unopposed
(b) International Yoga Day election wins without voting?
(c) International Labour Day (a) Section 49
(d) United Nations Day (b) Section 53(2)
(c) Section 33A
(d) Section 40A

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Q14. Which of the following states does Q17. Which country issues the Special
the NH-06 project primarily pass 301 Report that has listed India as a
through? violator of intellectual property rights?
(a) Assam & Tripura (a) United Kingdom
(b) Assam & Meghalaya (b) United States of America
(c) Assam & Arunachal (c) China
(d) Manipur & Nagaland (d) Germany

Q15. In which year did Raghuji Bhosale I Q18. International Labour Day was first
secure leadership of the Nagpur observed on May 1 in which of the
Bhonsle dynasty? following years?
(a) 1680 (a) 1890
(b) 1690 (b) 1888
(c) 1703 (c) 1891
(d) 1730 (d) 1889

Q16. On 1st May 2025, Maharashtra Q19. Where was the WAVES Summit
and Gujarat celebrated which 2025 held?
foundation day? (a) Delhi
(a) 66th (b) Mumbai
(b) 60th (c) Bangalore
(c) 65th (d) Hyderabad
(d) 64th

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Q20. Who became the third player in IPL (b) Amit Shah
history to take multiple hat-tricks? (c) Rajnath Singh
(a) Yuvraj Singh (d) Om Birla
(b) Amit Mishra
(c) Yuzvendra Chahal Q24. Which port is India’s first dedicated
(d) Sunil Narine deep-water container transshipment
hub?
Q21. Which right was declared a (a) Cochin Port
fundamental right by the Supreme Court (b) Mundra Port
in2025? (c) Chennai Port
(a) Digital Access (d) Vizhinjam International Port
(b) Internet Speed
(c) Mobile Usage Q25. Swami Vivekananda founded the
(d) Mobile Data Subsidy Ramakrishna Mission on 1st May of
which year?
Q22. Who has recently been elected as (a) 1897
the new President of the Badminton (b) 1895
World Federation? (c) 1898
(a) Caroline Lind (d) 1896
(b) Pornpan Bhanruk
(c) Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul Q26. Who has recently been elected as
(d) Yamashita Kei the Prime Minister of Trinidad and
Tobago?
Q23. Who has been appointed as head (a) Keith Rowley
of the Estimates Committee for (b) Stuart Young
2025–26? (c) Kamla Persad-Bissessar
(a) Sanjay Jaiswal (d) Farley Augustine

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Q27. Which volcano located in Bolivia is (c) 3 May

known as the “Zombie Volcano”? (d) 4 May
(a) Illimani
(b) Nevado Q31. What is India’s rank in the World
(c) Uturuncu Press Freedom Index 2025?
(d) Licancabur (a) 138th
(b) 145th
Q28. India has claimed a marine area of (c) 148th
around 10,000 square kilometers in (d) 151st
which area in 2025?
(a) Bay of Bengal Q32. By how much has the Centre
(b) South China Sea increased the Fair and Remunerative
(c) Central Arabian Sea Price (FRP) of sugarcane for the
(d) Indian Ocean 2025-26 season?
(a) 3.75%
Q29. The conflict over water sharing in (b) 4.00%
the Rio Grande Basin is between which (c) 4.41%
two countries? (d) 6.00%
(a) USA and Canada
(b) USA and Mexico Q33. Who among the following has
(c) Mexico and Brazil become the Chief of Integrated Defence
(d) USA and Cuba Staff?
(a) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
Q30. When is World Press Freedom Day (b) Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari
observed every year? (c) Lt. Gen. Pratik Sharma
(a) 1 May (d) Air Marshal S. P. Dharkar
(b) 2 May

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Q34. Where will the World Police Summit (d) Guardian of Assam
2025 be held?
(a) Abu Dhabi Q38. Which combat sport will make its
(b) Doha debut at the 2026 Asian Games in
(c) Dubai Nagoya, Japan?
(d) Riyadh (a) Boxing
(b) Wrestling
Q35. Who has been reappointed as the (c) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission? (d) Taekwondo
(a) Sanjay Malhotra
(b) Alok Sharma Q39. Which state has introduced India’s
(c) Amitesh Kumar Sinha first AI-powered real-time forest alert
(d) Ajay Kumar Sood system?
(a) Uttarakhand
Q36. According to the Global Wind (b) Chhattisgarh
Report 2025, what is India’s rank (c) Jharkhand
globally in adding wind energy capacity? (d) Madhya Pradesh
(a) 2nd
(b) 3rd Q40. Which football club won the
(c) 4th 2024–25 Premier League title?
(d) 5th (a) Manchester City
(b) Arsenal
Q37. What does “Bodofa” mean, the title (c) Liverpool
given to Upendranath Brahma? (d) Chelsea
(a) Light of the East
(b) Voice of the Valley Q41. Who was re-elected as the Prime
(c) Father of the Bodos Minister of Australia?

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(a) Scott Morrison (d) Vietnam

(b) Malcolm Turnbull
(c) Anthony Albanese Q45. Which two states are involved in
(d) Peter Dutton India’s first inter-state cheetah
conservation corridor?
Q42. India’s total exports for the (a) Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
financial year 2024-25 reached an (b) Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
all-time high of_____? (c) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
(a) 821.9 billion dollars (d) Maharashtra and Rajasthan
(b) 822.9 billion dollars
(c) 823.9 billion dollars Q46. What was India’s final medal tally
(d) 824.9 billion dollars at the Asian U-15 and U-17
Championships 2025?
Q43. Whose biography is chronicled in (a) 10 gold, 8 silver, 25 bronze
the book ‘Chunautiyan Mujhe Pasand (b) 15 gold, 6 silver, 22 bronze
Hain, which was launched recently? (c) 12 gold, 5 silver, 20 bronze
(a) Anandiben Patel (d) 18 gold, 7 silver, 19 bronze
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Yogi Adityanath Q47. Which municipality issued India’s
(d) Pranab Mukherjee first certified Green Municipal Bond?
(a) Pune Municipal Corporation
Q44. The sacred relics of Lord Buddha (b) Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam
have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (c) Bengaluru Municipal Corporation
of______? (d) Delhi Municipal Corporation
(a) Indonesia
(b) Thailand
(c) Myanmar

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Q48. Who has been nominated by US (b) Subhasish Bose

President Donald Trump as the next US (c) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Ambassador to the United Nations? (d) Lalruatthara
(a) Nikki Haley
(b) Mike Waltz Q52. Recently, who has banned
(c) John Bolton transgenders in women’s cricket?
(d) Linda Thomas-Greenfield (a) UK
(b) South Africa
Q49. Where did the IAF conduct the (c) New Zealand
night landing on the Ganga Expressway (d) Bangladesh
in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Lucknow Q53. Where did the 58th annual meeting
(b) Shahjahanpur of ADB start recently?
(c) Varanasi (a) Tbilisi
(d) Prayagraj (b) Tokyo
(c) Samarkand
Q50. What is India’s rank in the World (d) Milan
Press Freedom Index 2025?
(a) 138th Q54. Who has recently been appointed
(b) 145th as the first Indian brand ambassador of
(c) 148th brand Paul & Shark?
(d) 151st (a) Virat Kohli
(b) Rohit Sharma
Q51. Who has been named the Men’s (c) KL Rahul
Player of the Year at the All India (d) Shubman Gill
Football Federation Awards 2025?
(a) Sandesh Jhingan

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Q55. When is International Firefighters’ (c) Soumya Guguloth

Day bserved every year? (d) Thoibisana Chanu
(a) 3 May
(b) 4 May Q59. Where was the DEVI e-bus service
(c) 5 May recently launched ?
(d) 6 May (a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
Q56. Recently, who has approved the (c) Bengaluru
sale of ‘Hawkeye 360 technology’ to (d) Delhi
India?
(a) France Q60. Where is the Vembanad Lake,
(b) Russia recently in news, located?
(c) Israel (a) Tamil Nadu
(d) USA (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
Q57. Where were the Gundaram (d) Andhra Pradesh
inscriptions discovered?
(a) Andhra Pradesh Q61. Which country has won the
(b) Karnataka Sudirman Cup Final 2025?
(c) Telangana (a) Indonesia
(d) Tamil Nadu (b) China
(c) India
Q58. Who has been named the best (d) South Korea
female footballer for the year 2024-25
by the All India Football Federation ?
(a) Panthoi Chanu
(b) Sujatha Kar

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Q62. India cut Chenab River water flow (b) First Tuesday of May
via Baglihar Dam as a diplomatic move (c) First Friday of May
against which country? (d) First Wednesday of May
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China Q66. Thrissur Pooram is celebrated in
(c) Nepal which state?
(d) Pakistan (a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
Q63. Where was the world’s first energy (c) Andhra Pradesh
transmission garden, Babuji Vanam, (d) Kerala
inaugurated in April 2025?
(a) Amritsar, Punjab Q67. TCS has partnered with whom to
(b) Kanha Shanti Vanam, Telangana build India’s largest quantum computing
(c) Rishikesh, Uttarakhand hub?
(d) Auroville, Tamil Nadu (a) Intel
(b) IBM
Q64. Lawrence Wong will be (c) Oracle
reappointed as the Prime Minister of (d) Microsoft
which country?
(a) Malaysia Q68. Which country became the first to
(b) Thailand release genome-edited rice varieties?
(c) Singapore (a) China
(d) Indonesia (b) Japan
(c) India
Q65. World Asthma Day is observed on (d) USA
which of the following dates?
(a) First Monday of May

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Q69. Where is the Palamu Tiger (d) Narendra Modi

Reserve, recently in news, located?
(a) Chhattisgarh Q73. The 72nd Miss World competition
(b) Bihar will be held in which state/union
(c) Odisha territory?
(d) Jharkhand (a) Telangana
(b) Maharashtra
Q70. When is World Athletics Day (c) Gujarat
observed every year? (d) Delhi
(a) 5 May
(b) 6 May Q74. Who has been appointed as the
(c) 7 May chairperson of the Public Accounts
(d) 8 May Committee (PAC)?
(a) Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Q71. Which media outlet won the (b) Mallikarjun Kharge
Breaking News Reporting award in (c) K.C. Venugopal
2025? (d) Shashi Tharoor
(a) The Wall Street Journal
(b) The New Yorker Q75. India’s first inter-state cheetah
(c) The Washington Post conservation corridor will be created
(d) Reuters between which two states?
(a) Gujarat and Maharashtra
Q72. Who inaugurated the 22nd Bharat (b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Telecom 2025? (c) Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
(a) Jyotiraditya Scindia (d) Karnataka and Telangana
(b) Amit Shah
(c) Rajnath Singh

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Q76. Baglihar Dam, recently in news, is (c) Goa

located in which Indian state/UT? (d) Gujarat
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand Q80. Pulitzer Prizes are primarily
(c) Jammu & Kashmir awarded for excellence in which field?
(d) Punjab (a) Science
(b) Journalism
Q77. The first National Arbitration (c) Sports
Conference 2025 was inaugurated in (d) Medicine
which city?
(a) Mumbai Q81. Who has been elected as the 10th
(b) Hyderabad Chancellor of Germany in May 2025?
(c) Chennai (a) Olaf Scholz
(d) New Delhi (b) Konrad Adenauer
(c) Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Q78. K.V. Rabia who passed away (d) Friedrich Merz
recently was related to which field?
(a) Education Q82. Rangacherra becomes _______’s
(b) Literature first green village with solar energy and
(c) Social Work availability of clean water?
(d) Medicine (a) Tripura
(b) Maharashtra
Q79. In which Indian state is the Shri (c) Gujarat
Lairai Jatra Festival celebrated (d) Sikkim
annually?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka

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Q83. Who has been appointed as the (b) Operation Rahat

Managing Director of the National Film (c) Surgical Strike
Development Corporation? (d) Operation Sindoor
(a) Ajay Bhadu
(b) Ajay Seth Q87. What is India’s projected GDP in
(c) Prakash Magdum 2025 as per IMF estimates?
(d) Dinesh Kumar Khara (a) $3.9 trillion
(b) $4.0 trillion
Q84. Who won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize (c) $4.187 trillion
for the novel James? (d) $5 trillion
(a) Combi
(b) Percival Everett Q88. Who was appointed as the new
(c) Every Living Thing Prime Minister of Yemen in May 2025
(d) Feeding Ghosts following the resignation of Ahmed
Awad bin Mubarak?
Q85. Where was the bilateral defence (a) Rashad al-Alimi
meeting between India and Japan held (b) Mohammed al-Houthi
on 5 May? (c) Salem Saleh Bin Braik
(a) New Delhi (d) Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
(b) Tokyo
(c) Kyoto Q89. The Thrissur Pooram festival in
(d) Mumbai Kerala is held at which temple?
(a) Sabarimala Temple
Q86. What is the name of the Indian (b) Guruvayur Temple
Armed Forces strike on Pakistan to (c) Vadakkumnathan Temple
avenge the Pahalgam terrorist attack? (d) Padmanabhaswamy Templ
(a) Operation Steeplechase

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Q90. World Red Cross Day is observed (b) Karnataka

annually on which date? (c) Kerala
(a) April 7 (d) Andhra Pradesh
(b) May 8
(c) June 5 Q94. On May 9, the birth anniversary of
(d) December 10 which great historical figure is
celebrated in India?
Q91. Which of the following air defence (a) Maharana Pratap
systems is recently called as ‘Sudarshan (b) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Chakra’? (c) Rana Sanga
(a) Akash Missile System (d) Maharaja Surajmal
(b) Barak 8
(c) S-400 Q95. Where was the 14th Edition of
(d) Prithvi Air Defence GISEC Global, one of the world’s largest
cyber security conference was held?
Q92. Which state has launched the (a) Abu Dhabi
‘Adishakti Abhiyan’ for women’s (b) Riyadh
empowerment? (c) Dubai
(a) Gujarat (d) Doha
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh Q96. Who has won the Marshal Arjan
(d) Maharashtra Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament
2025?
Q93. Which state has launched the (a) Indian Army
‘Jyothi’ Scheme to educate migrant (b) Air Force
children? (c) Indian Railways
(a) Tamil Nadu (d) Punjab Police

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Q97. What is India’s rank on the Human Q100. Which Indian batsman has
Development Index (HDI) as per the recently announced retirement from
2025 Human Development Report by Test cricket?
UNDP? (a) Virat Kohli
(a) 125th (b) Cheteshwar Pujara
(b) 128th (c) Rohit Sharma
(c) 130th (d) Ajinkya Rahane
(d) 135th

Q98. India has recently signed a historic Q101. What is the name of India’s first
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with which indigenous Anti-Submarine Shallow
country? Water Craft?
(a) United States (a) INS Kalvari
(b) United Kingdom (U.K.) (b) INS Kavaratti
(c) Australia (c) INS Arnala
(d) France (d) INS Kadmatt

Q99. Where is India’s first Artificial Q102. Who has become the first Indian
Intelligence-based Data Center Park lawyer to be conferred with the ‘Medal
being developed? of Honour’ by the World Jurist
(a) Hyderabad, Telangana Association?
(b) Gandhinagar, Gujarat (a) Prashant Bhushan
(c) Raipur, Chhattisgarh (b) Karan Thapar
(d) Bengaluru, Karnataka (c) Arvind Datar
(d) Bhuwan Ribhu

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Q103. Sangri, which received the GI tag (c) Operation Vijay

in May 2025, is associated with which (d) Operation Desert Storm
Indian state?
(a) Gujarat Q107. What is the name of the
(b) Rajasthan large-scale anti-Naxal operation
(c) Haryana launched by India in Chhattisgarh?
(d) Punjab (a) Operation Vijay
(b) Mission Sankalp
Q104. Where is the SAFF U-19 (c) Operation Green Hunt
Championship 2025 being held? (d) Mission Rakshak
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur Q108. Who has been reportedly elected
(c) Arunachal Pradesh as the first American pope, taking the
(d) Nagaland name Leo XIV?
(a) Timothy Dolan
Q105. The Ennu Kuruba tribe primarily (b) Raymond Burke
resides in which Indian state? (c) Robert Francis Prevost
(a) Kerala (d) Blase Cupich
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka Q109. What is America going to
(d) Andhra Pradesh announce as the new name of Persian
Gulf during Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi
Q106. Under which operation was the Arabia?
Kartarpur Corridor closed after Indian (a) Gulf of Iran
strikes? (b) Arabian Gulf
(a) Operation Blue Star (c) Middle East Gulf
(b) Operation Sindoor (d) Western Gulf

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Q110. When will World Migratory Bird (b) 75th

Day be observed in 2025? (c) 80th
(a) 8 May (d) 85th
(b) 9 May
(c) 10 May Q114. Who has been awarded the 2025
(d) 11 May UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom
Prize?
Q111. On which river is the Pakal Dul (a) Nihon Hidankyo
project being constructed? (b) La Prensa
(a) Indus River (c) Concentrix
(b) Jhelum River (d) Samsara Inc.
(c) Marusudar River
(d) Ravi River Q115. What rating did Morningstar
DBRS give to India recently?
Q112. What is the name of the (a) AAA
Turkish-made drone reportedly used by (b) BB
Pakistan in its attacks on India in May (c) BBB (Stable)
2025? (d) CCC
(a) Bayraktar TB2
(b) Anka-S Q116. Where was the 20th session of
(c) Songar the United Nations Forum on Forests
(d) Akıncı (UNFF20) held?
(a) Geneva
Q113. What anniversary did Russia (b) New York
commemorate with the Victory Day (c) Nairobi
parade on 9 May? (d) Rome
(a) 70th

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Q117. Recently, the Indian government (b) New Delhi

has approved satellite internet services (c) Hyderabad
to whom? (d) Bengaluru
(a) Starlink
(b) Amazon Q121. Which is the first legislative
(c) Microsoft assembly in India to be fully powered by
(d) Google solar electricity?
(a) Gujarat Assembly
Q118. Recently, who has launched a (b) Delhi Assembly
10-year ‘Golden Visa’ to attract Indian (c) Rajasthan Assembly
investors and tourists? (d) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
(a) Russia
(b) UAE Q122. What was the Infant Mortality
(c) Vietnam Rate of India as per the Sample
(d) Japan Registration System Report 2021?
(a) 27 per 1000 live births
Q119. According to the first scientific (b) 99 per 1000 live births
estimate, many snow leopards have (c) 93 per 1000 live births
been recorded in Ladakh? (d) 91 per 1000 live births
(a) 277
(b) 377 Q123. The Reserve Bank of India has
(c) 477 imposed a fine of Rs 1.72 crore on which
(d) 577 bank?
(a) State Bank of India
Q120. Where is the 72nd Miss World (b) Punjab National Bank
pageant being held? (c) Canara Bank
(a) Mumbai (d) Union Bank of India

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Q124. The Tapti Basin Mega Recharge (b) Japan

Project is a joint initiative between which (c) China
two states? (d) South Korea
(a) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
(b) Maharashtra and Rajasthan Q128. Where was Stage-2 of the 2025
(c) Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat Archery World Cup held?
(d) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (a) Tokyo, Japan
(b) Bangkok, Thailand
Q125. Which Chinese-made missile was (c) Shanghai, China
recently recovered intact in Punjab’s (d) Seoul, South Korea
Hoshiarpur amid India-Pakistan
tensions? Q129. Who has been appointed as the
(a) Astra Executive Chairman of the National Legal
(b) AIM-120 AMRAAM Services Authority (NALSA) in May 2025?
(c) PL-15 (a) Justice B.R. Gavai
(d) BrahMos (b) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
(c) Justice Surya Kant
Q126. On which date is International (d) Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Nurses Day celebrated annually?
(a) April 7 Q130. Which Indian cricketer has
(b) May 12 scored the most double centuries in Test
(c) June 5 cricket?
(d) October 10 (a) Hardik Pandya
(b) Rohit Sharma
Q127. Which country’s scientists created (c) Virat Kohli
the first pangenome of Asian rice? (d) Sourav Ganguly
(a) India

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Q131. Who is the author of the recently (b) Singapore

released book ‘Narratives off the Bench: (c) Bhutan
A Judge Speaks’? (d) Switzerland
(a) Dipak Misra
(b) N. V. Ramana Q135. When will the 8th UN Global Road
(c) U. U. Lalit Safety Week be observed in 2025?
(d) R. M. Lodha (a) 10 to 16 May
(b) 11 to 17 May
Q132. Where will the 2024-2025 World (c) 12 to 18 May
Squash Championship be held? (d) 13 to 19 May
(a) New York, USA
(b) London, UK Q136. How many medals did India win at
(c) Chicago, USA the Archery World Cup 2025 in
(d) Toronto, Canada Shanghai?
(a) 5
Q133. How much financial aid did India (b) 6
provide the Maldives through the (c) 7
interest-free Treasury Bill? (d) 11
(a) $50 million
(b) $20 million Q137. Which country has banned
(c) $90 million chess?
(d) $30 million (a) Iraq
(b) Afghanistan
Q134. Which country has launched the (c) Kazakhstan
world’s first Crypto Tourism Payment (d) Argentina
System?
(a) United Arab Emirates

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Q138. Who inaugurated the “Bharat (b) Hindu

Bodh Kendra” at the India Habitat (c) Jain
Centre (IHC)? (d) Buddhist
(a) Devendra Fadnavis
(b) V. Srinivas Q142. Which country hosted the World
(c) Mohan Yadav Law Congress 2025?
(d) Manohar Lal (a) Jamaica
(b) Kenya
Q139. The world’s tallest dam, (c) Dominican republic
Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Project, is (d) Nairobi
being constructed in which country?
(a) Japan Q143. Starting from which edition will
(b) Nepal the FIFA Women’s World Cup feature 48
(c) China teams?
(d) Bhutan (a) 2027
(b) 2029
Q140. On which date is the International (c) 2031
Day of Families observed every year? (d) 2035
(a) 1 May
(b) 10 May Q144. Padma Shri recipient Dr.
(c) 15 May Subbanna Ayyappan passed away
(d) 20 May recently, it is related to which field?
(a) Art
Q141. Justice BR Gavai is the first (b) Music
person to become the Chief Justice of (c) Social Work
India who follows which religion? (d) Scientist
(a) Sikh

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Q145. In which Indian state will the 5th (b) 23 September

ASEAN-India Youth Summit 2025 be (c) 22 September
held? (d) 24 September
(a) Delhi
(b) Goa Q149. Bhutan partnered with which
(c) Assam company to launch its crypto tourism
(d) Telangana payment system?
(a) DCX Coin
Q146. Who conducted the launched (b) Kraken
“Operation Keller” in Shopian district of (c) Paypal
Jammu and Kashmir? (d) Binance
(a) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
(b) Rashtriya Rifles Q150. Who has recently been appointed
(c) Border Security Force (BSF) as the Chairman of UPSC?
(d) Jammu and Kashmir Police (a) Rajiv Gauba
(b) Ajay Kumar
Q147. Who has been appointed as (c) Preeti Sudan
brand ambassador of Eureka Forbes? (d) Sanjay Mitra
(a) Deepika Padukon
(b) Alia Bhatt Q151. Where was the Tiranga Rally
(c) Shraddha Kapoor organized to honour Operation
(d) Katrina Kaif Sindoor’s success?
(a) Srinagar
Q148. The Government of India has (b) Leh
decided to celebrate ______every year (c) Jammu
as Ayurveda Day.? (d) Amritsar
(a) 25 September

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Q152. Which country is set to launch the (a) Cyclone Vayu

advanced S-500 Prometheus air (b) Cyclone Shakti
defence system? (c) Cyclone Fani
(a) China (d) Cyclone Asani
(b) United States
(c) Russia Q156. The Government of India
(d) Israel declared a diplomat from which country
as “persona non grata”?
Q153. Who has become Canada’s first (a) China
Hindu woman to be appointed as the (b) Pakistan
Foreign Minister? (c) Afghanistan
(a) Kamal Khera (d) Iran
(b) Anita Anand
(c) Harjit Sajjan Q157. How many medals did India win at
(d) Chrystia Freeland the recently concluded Archery World
Cup 2025 Stage 2?
Q154. Who has become Australia’s first (a) 5
female leader of the Liberal Party and (b) 6
Opposition Leader? (c) 7
(a) Penny Wong (d) 8
(b) Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
(c) Sussan Ley Q158. Tripoli, which has been in the
(d) Julie Bishop news due to conflict, is the capital of
which country?
Q155. What is the name of the potential (a) Sudan
cyclone forming over the Andaman Sea (b) Libya
in May 2025? (c) Syria

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(d) Lebanon Q162. What is the name of the operation

launched in Tral, Awantipora on 15 May
Q159. Who is the author of the recently 2025?
launched book PMO Through the Ages? (a) Operation Sindoor
(a) Arvind Panagariya (b) Operation Trident
(b) Raghuram Rajan (c) Operation Nader
(c) Himanshu Roy (d) Operation Vijay
(d) Kaushik Basu
Q163. The Indian Army and NDRF
Q160. The Indian government has recently conducted a joint disaster relief
officially designated which date as exercise named?
‘Ayurveda Day’? (a) Exercise Maitri
(a) 25 October (b) Exercise Sahayata
(b) 12 November (c) Exercise Raahat
(c) 23 September (d) Exercise Suraksha
(d) 15 March
Q164. The Dongria Kondh, a Particularly
Q161. Which Middle East and Africa Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), reside
bank recently became the first from the in which Indian state?
region to open a branch in India’s GIFT (a) Jharkhand
City? (b) Chhattisgarh
(a) Emirates NBD (c) Odisha
(b) Qatar National Bank (QNB) (d) Madhya Pradesh
(c) First Abu Dhabi Bank
(d) National Bank of Egypt

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Q165. Which Japanese city was recently (a) Iceland

blanketed by ash after an eruption at (b) Denmark
the Sakurajima volcano? (c) Netherlands
(a) Tokyo (d) Germany
(b) Osaka
(c) Hiroshima Q169. Who is the 86th Chess
(d) Kagoshima Grandmaster of India?
(a) L. R. Srihari
Q166. Sikkim Statehood Day is (b) Vaishali Rameshbabu
celebrated every year on which date? (c) Pranav V.
(a) January 26 (d) Maratha Light Infantry
(b) April 14
(c) May 16 Q170. Which state topped the medal
(d) June 1 tally at the 7th Khelo India Youth Games
2025 held in Bihar?
Q167. What is the name of the military (a) Maharashtra
exercise recently conducted by the (b) Haryana
Indian Army at the Teesta Field Firing (c) Rajasthan
Range? (d) Karnataka
(a) Desert Strike
(b) Teesta Prahar Q171. Which scientist was honored with
(c) Himalayan Shakti the World Food Prize, also known as the
(d) Vayu Shakti Nobel Prize for Food, Agriculture and
Food?
Q168. Where was the world’s first (a) Dr. Mariangela Hungria
commercial-scale e-methanol plant (b) Dr. Vandana Shiva
inaugurated in May 2025? (c) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

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(d) Dr. Norman Borlaug Q175. How often is the ‘Saraswati

Pushkaralu’ festival celebrated?
Q172. Where was the ‘Teesta Prahar’ (a) Every 6 years
military exercise conducted by the (b) Every 12 years
Indian Army? (c) Every 5 years
(a) Sikkim (d) Every 3 years
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) West Bengal Q176. In which country has the WHO
(d) Assam recently declared a polio outbreak?
(a) Nigeria
Q173. Under which Article can the (b) Pakistan
President seek the Supreme Court's (c) Papua New Guinea
opinion on legal matters? (d) Afghanistan
(a) Article 72
(b) Article 143 Q177. Which Indian Grandmaster won
(c) Article 352 the silver medal at the 2025 Asian Chess
(d) Article 356 Championship?
(a) Arjun Erigaisi
Q174. According to NSO’s first monthly (b) R. Praggnanandhaa
PLFS report, what is the recorded (c) Nihal Sarin
unemployment rate in India? (d) Vidit Gujrathi
(a) 6.8%
(b) 4.9% Q178. The Dongria Kondh tribe resides
(c) 5.1% in the Niyamgiri hills of which Indian
(d) 7.0% state?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Chhattisgarh

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(c) Odisha Q182. Where is the Yala Glacier located?

(d) Andhra Pradesh (a) Bhutan
(b) Tibet
Q179. World Telecommunication and (c) India
Information Society Day is celebrated on (d) Nepal
which date?
(a) 10 May Q183. What was Parul Chaudhary’s
(b) 15 May record-breaking time in the women’s
(c) 17 May 3000m steeplechase at the 2025 Doha
(d) 21 May Diamond League?
(a) 9:15.31
Q180. Which Indian athlete has been (b) 9:13.39
conferred the honorary rank of (c) 9:05.08
‘Lieutenant Colonel’ in the Territorial (d) 9:18.00
Army?
(a) Abhinav Bindra Q184. Which organization declared a
(b) Neeraj Chopra polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea in
(c) M.S. Dhoni May 2025?
(d) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (a) World Health Organization (WHO)
(b) United Nations Children’s Fund
Q181. Which organization launched the (UNICEF)
PSLV-C61 EOS-09 mission? (c) Centers for Disease Control and
(a) NASA Prevention
(b) SpaceX (d) World Bank
(c) ISRO
(d) Roscosmos

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Q185. Who is Assam’s first AI news (c) Anurag Bhushan

anchor? (d) Taranjit Singh Sandhu
(a) Maya
(b) Ankita Q189. Which team won the La Liga
(c) Iris 2024-25 title?
(d) Tara (a) Espanyol
(b) Real Madrid
Q186. What was Neeraj Chopra’s best (c) FC Barcelona
throw at the 2025 Doha Diamond (d) Atletico Madrid
League?
(a) 88.67 meters Q190. MCA inaugurated the stand
(b) 89.94 meters named after him at the Wankhede
(c) 90.23 meters Stadium on 16th May 2025?
(d) 91.06 meters (a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Q187. What was the name of the major (c) Virat Kohli
anti-Naxal operation conducted in May (d) Sachin Tendulkar
2025?
(a) Operation Red Dawn Q191. Which rocket launch of the Indian
(b) Operation Black Forest Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
(c) Operation Green Hunt failed in May 2025?
(d) Operation Silent Strike (a) PSLV-C61
(b) PSLV-C60
Q188. Who was appointed as India’s (c) SSLV-D2
Ambassador to Sweden in May 2025? (d) GSLV-F14
(a) Pavan Kapoor
(b) Neena Malhotra

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Q192. Carlos Alcaraz won the title by (a) Agrasen Ki Baoli

defeating which player in the final of the (b) Gandhak Ki Baoli
Italian Open 2025? (c) Rajon Ki Baoli
(a) Novak Djokovic (d) Anangtal Baoli
(b) Rafael Nadal
(c) Lorenzo Musetti Q196. Where is the Kodaikanal Solar
(d) Janick Sinner Observatory located?
(a) Kerala
Q193. What is the new name given to the (b) Tamil Nadu
revamped National Manuscripts (c) Odisha
Mission? (d) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Bharat Gyan Mission
(b) Sanskriti Samvardhan Mission Q197. What is the name of the GPS-like
(c) Gyan Bharatam Mission lunar navigation system developed by
(d) Manuscript Preservation Program the Spanish company GMV?
(a) LUNARIS
Q194. ‘Operation Olivia’ by the Indian (b) LUPIN
Coast Guard helps protect Olive Ridley (c) MOONMAP
turtles in which Indian state? (d) NAVILUNA
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Odisha Q198. Who won the South Asian Football
(c) Kerala Federation (SAFF) Under-19 Football
(d) Andhra Pradesh Championship 2025?
(a) Nepal
Q195. Which 16th-century stepwell in (b) Bangladesh
Delhi’s Mehrauli was restored by the (c) India
Archaeological Survey of India? (d) Sri Lanka

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Q199. Who is the current Secretary of (d) Malaysia-Indonesia

BCCI?
(a) Jay Shah Q203. Where has the world’s first
(b) Sourav Ganguly human bladder transplant taken place
(c) Devajit Saikia recently?
(d) Roger Binny (a) USA
(b) Britain
Q200. Who won the 2025 Doha Diamond (c) Canada
League Men’s Javelin Throw event? (d) Japan
(a) Neeraj Chopra
(b) Johannes Vetter Q204. Who has recently launched the
(c) Anderson Peters ‘Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikas Yojana’?
(d) Julian Weber (a) Telangana
(b) Kerala
Q201. Recently, Nikusor Dan has won (c) Karnataka
the presidential election of which (d) Tamil Nadu
country?
(a) Germany Q205. Who has been awarded the 58th
(b) Romania Jnanpith recently?
(c) Yemen (a) Rambhadracharya
(d) Singapore (b) Gulzar
(c) Vinod Kumar Shukla
Q202. Who has recently started the (d) Both a and b
‘Golden Dragon-2025’ joint exercise?
(a) China-Russia
(b) China-Cambodia
(c) Japan-South Korea

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Q206. Where were the first-ever Khelo (c) Malaysia

India Beach Games launched? (d) Singapore
(a) Marina Beach, Chennai
(b) Kovalam Beach, Kerala Q210. When is World Bee Day observed
(c) Ghoghla Beach, Diu annually?
(d) Juhu Beach, Mumbai (a) May 21
(b) May 20
Q207. Which anniversary of (c) May 18
Government e- Market place was (d) May 19
recently celebrated?
(a) 6th Q211. Who has been appointed as
(b) 7th Sudan’s first prime minister since the
(c) 8th civil war began in April 2023?
(d) 9th (a) Usman Hussain
(b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Q208. ICRA has estimated India’s GDP (c) Dafallah Al-Haj Ali
growth at for the quarter ending March (d) Kamil Al-Taib Idris
31.
(a) 6.7% Q212. What was the total food grain
(b) 6.8% production in India in 2024-25?
(c) 6.9% (a) 230.22 lakh tonnes
(d) 7.0% (b) 3157.74 lakh tonnes
(c) 416 lakh tonnes
Q209. Which country’s Sakurajima (d) 3309.18 lakh tonnes
volcano has recently erupted?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Japan

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Q213. Who announced the Golden Dome (b) Manipur

missile defense system? (c) Sikkim
(a) Kamala Harris (d) Meghalaya
(b) Joe Biden
(c) Elon Musk Q217. JN.1 variant is the new form of
(d) Donald Trump which disease?
(a) Swine Flu
Q214. Jayant Narlikar, who passed (b) Chikungunya
away recently, was related to which (c) COVID-19
field? (d) Dengue
(a) Literature
(b) Astrophysics Q218. Where was the 2nd Blue Talks
(c) Politics held?
(d) Music (a) Hyderabad
(b) Indore
Q215. Who represented India at the (c) New Delhi
2025 World Hydrogen Summit and (d) Ahmedabad
Exhibition?
(a) Rajiv Kumar Q219. Which disease has India recently
(b) Santosh Kumar Sarangi received a certificate from WHO for
(c) Om Birla eliminating as a public health problem?
(d) Ramnath Kovind (a) Polio
(b) Trachoma
Q216. Which is the first state in India to (c) Malaria
achieve universal functional literacy (d) Dengu
status?
(a) Mizoram

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Q220. When is National Anti-Terrorism (c) JP Nadda

Day observed annually? (d) Giriraj Singh
(a) 20 May
(b) 21 May Q224. Who has been awarded the 2024
(c) 22 May Crawford Fund Medal?
(d) 23 May (a) M. S. Swaminathan
(b) M. R. Srinivasan
Q221. In which Indian state did the lion (c) Jayant Narlikar
population increase from 674 to 891 (d) Kadambot Siddique
over a span of 5 years?
(a) Madhya Pradesh Q225. KVIC celebrated World Bee Day
(b) Rajasthan 2025 under which banner?
(c) Gujarat (a) Bee Mission Utsav
(d) Maharashtra (b) Honey Revolution Drive
(c) Sweet Revolution Utsav
Q222. Who won the 2025 International (d) Golden Hive Campaign
Booker Prize for the Kannada short
story collection Heart Lamp? Q226. Which woman officer has scaled
(a) Geetanjali Shree Mount Everest for the first time on behalf
(b) Banu Mushtaq of CISF?
(c) Aravind Adiga (a) Seema Sharma
(d) Kiran Desai (b) Geeta Samota
(c) Rekha Chaudhary
Q223. Who inaugurated the ‘e-Zero FIR’ (d) Anjali Verma
initiative?
(a) Amit shah
(b) PM Modi

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Q227. Who launched ‘Operation Ghost (c) 11 July

SIM’? (d) 8 June
(a) Central Bureau of Investigation
(b) Indian Army and Assam Police Q231. According to the Reserve Bank of
(c) National Investigation Agency India, what was the net Foreign Direct
(d) Border Security Force Investment in 2024-25?
(a) $353 million
Q228. R. Srinivasan, who recently (b) $153 million
passed away, was associated with (c) $555 million
which field? (d) $200 million
(a) Literature
(b) Scientist Q232. Who has been appointed as the
(c) Medicine Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court
(d) Music by the President of India?
(a) Justice Kempiah Somashekar
Q229. Which officer has recently got a (b) Justice Siddharth Mridul
one-year extension as the Director of (c) Justice M.V. Muralidharan
Intelligence Bureau (IB)? (d) Justice D. Krishnakumar
(a) Ajit Doval
(b) Arvind Kumar Q233. Who is the author of the book
(c) Tapan Kumar Deka ‘White Lilies’?
(d) Rakesh Asthana (a) Tavleen Singh
(b) Barkha Dutt
Q230. When is the International Day for (c) Nidhi Razdan
Biological Diversity observed? (d) Vidya Krishnan
(a) 5 June
(b) 22 May

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Q234. The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup will (a) China

feature a record prize fund of over (b) Japan
____________? (c) South Korea
(a) $36.5 million (d) India
(b) $30.5 million
(c) $20.5 million Q238. Where is the Shirui Lily Festival
(d) $28.5 million celebrated?
(a) Meghalaya
Q235. What is the minimum legal (b) Mizoram
practice experience now required for (c) Manipur
Civil Judge (Junior Division) exams? (d) Sikkim
(a) 5 Years
(b) 4 Years Q239. From which city did Prime
(c) 3 Years Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate 103
(d) 2 Years Amrit Stations across India?
(a) Lucknow, UP
Q236. Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp was (b) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
originally written in which language? (c) Bikaner, Rajasthan
(a) Marathi (d) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Hindi
(c) Tamil Q240. When is World Turtle Day
(d) Kannada observed annually?
(a) May 20
Q237. Which country has been (b) May 22
appointed as the Chairman of the Asian (c) May 21
Productivity Organisation for the term (d) May 23
2025-26?

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Q241. To whom has the UK signed an (b) Turtles in Harmony

agreement to hand over the Chagos (c) Dancing Turtles Rock!
Islands? (d) Shells of Hope
(a) Mauritius
(b) Maldives Q245. Who has recently launched
(c) Madagascar ‘Mahavistar App’ and ‘Digital Sheti Shala’
(d) Seychelles to help farmers?
(a) Maharashtra
Q242. Konkan Railway has announced (b) Gujarat
its merger with Indian Railways, where (c) Rajasthan
is its headquarters? (d) Odisha
(a) Panaji
(b) Kochi Q246. Who has recently started the first
(c) Bengaluru cycad garden?
(d) Navi Mumbai (a) Sikkim
(b) Uttarakhand
Q243. The book “Diary of a Cricketer’s (c) Uttar Pradesh
Wife”, which was in news recently, is (d) Jammu and Kashmir
related to whom?
(a) Virat Kohli Q247. Where did Prime Minister Modi
(b) Rohit Sharma inaugurate the Rising Northeast Investor
(c) Cheteshwar Pujara Summit recently?
(d) R Ashwin (a) Tripura
(b) New Delhi
Q244. What is the theme of World Turtle (c) Assam
Day 2025? (d) Manipur
(a) Save the Turtles

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Q248. Who inaugurated the curtain (c) Jimmy Connors

raiser event for Wings India 2026 in (d) Novak Djokovic
New Delhi?
(a) Jyotiraditya Scindia Q252. Who became the first Indian to
(b) Ram Mohan Naidu win the F2 Monaco Grand Prix?
(c) Hardeep Singh Puri (a) Jehan Daruvala
(d) Ashwini Vaishnaw (b) Narain Karthikeyan
(c) Kush Maini
Q249. Which team won the 2025 UEFA (d) Karun Chandhok
Europa League Final?
(a) Manchester United Q253. Where was the 10th Governing
(b) Tottenham Hotspur Council Meeting of NITI Aayogchaired by
(c) Sevilla FC PM Modi held?
(d) Atalanta BC (a) Mumbai
(b) Bengaluru
Q250. Who has set the world record for (c) New Delhi
scoring the fastest 13,000 Test runs in (d) Hyderabad
153 matches?
(a) Joe Root Q254. Who became the first
(b) Virat Kohli visually-impaired Indian woman to scale
(c) Kane Williamson Mt. Everest?
(d) Jos Buttler (a) Premlata Agarwal
(b) Bachendri Pal
Q251. Who became the third man in the (c) Arunima Sinha
Open Era to win 100 ATP singles titles? (d) Chhonzin Angmo
(a) Rafael Nadal
(b) Roger Federer

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Q255. INSV Kaundinya is based on a (a) Sri Lanka

ship depicted in the paintings of which of (b) India
the following ancient sites? (c) Maldives
(a) Konark Sun Temple (d) South Africa
(b) Ellora Caves Q259. Where will Wings India 2026 be
(c) Mahabalipuram held?
(d) Ajanta Caves (a) Mumbai
(b) Hyderabad
Q256.Who has been elected as the (c) Chennai
President of the Supreme Court Bar (d) Kolkata
Association for 2025–26?
(a) Vikas Singh Q260. Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp was
(b) Mukul Rohatgi originally written in which language?
(c) Harish Salve (a) Marathi
(d) Kapil Sibal (b) Hindi
(c) Tamil
Q257. Who is the author of the book (d) Kannada
“Tested”, recently published by
HarperCollins India? Q261. Which State/Union Territory
(a) Steve Smith topped the medal table of the first Khelo
(b) Ricky Ponting India Beach Games 2025?
(c) Pat Cummins (a) Nagaland
(d) Glenn Maxwell (b) Manipur
(c) Tamil Nadu
Q258. Which country hosted the 24th (d) Delhi
Indian Ocean Rim Association Meeting of
the Council of Ministers?

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Q262. Who has been appointed as (c) Tamannaah Bhatia

India’s 37th Test captain? (d) Sai Pallavi
(a) Jasprit Bumrah
(b) Rishabh Pant Q266. Who has recently become the
(c) Shubman Gill new member of BRICS’s New
(d) KL Rahul Development Bank (NDB)?
(a) Egypt
Q263. What is the interest rate on (b) Bangladesh
Employees’ Provident Fund savings for (c) Algeria
the financial year 2024-25? (d) United Arab Emirates
(a) 8.25%
(b) 7.85% Q267. Where will the inaugural edition of
(c) 8.15% the "Hockey India Masters Cup 2025" be
(d) 7.95% held?
(a) New Delhi
Q264. Who won the Palme d’Or at the (b) Bhubaneswar
78th Cannes Film Festival? (c) Chennai
(a) Asghar Farhadi (d) Ranchi
(b) Jafar Panahi
(c) Mahmoud Khan Q268. According to the Global Forest
(d) Rihanna Watch report, how much primary forest
area did India lose in the year 2024?
Q265. Who is the new brand (a) 17,000 hectares
ambassador of Karnataka Soaps and (b) 17,700 hectares
Detergents Limited? (c) 18,200 hectares
(a) Rashmika Mandanna (d) 18,700 hectares
(b) Deepika Padukone

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Q269. What has the year 2025 been (c) 150th

declared as by ISRO? (d) 50th
(a) Chandrayaan Year
(b) Space Exploration Year Q273. Where was the 9th BRICS
(c) Gaganyaan Year Industry Ministers’ Meeting held?
(d) Rocket Launch Year (a) Beijing, China
(b) New Delhi, India
Q270. When is “World Football Day”, (c) Moscow, Russia
declared by the United Nations, (d) Brasilia, Brazil
celebrated every year?
(a) 10th June Q274. When was the India Forecast
(b) 1st May System launched?
(c) 25th May (a)10 June 2024
(d) 5th July (b) 15 April 2025
(c) 30 March 2025
Q271. A team led by which scientist has (d) 26 May 2025
created India’s first gene-edited sheep?
(a) Dr. Ian Wilmut Q275. Who has been granted a second
(b) Dr. Riaz Ahmed Shah one-year extension as the Chairman of
(c) Dr. Keith Campbell the Defence Research and Development
(d) Dr. Suhail Magrey Organisation (DRDO) in 2025?
(a) G. Satheesh Reddy
Q272. Which singles title of his career (b) V. K. Saraswat
did Novak Djokovic win at the Geneva (c) Dr. Samir V. Kamat
Open? (d) S. Christopher
(a) 100th
(b) 75th

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Q276. Which volcano recently erupted (b) Gujarat

on Hawaii’s Big Island in 2025? (c) Karnataka
(a) Mauna Kea (d) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kilauea
(c) Mount Etna Q280. Which State/Union Territory
(d) Mount Fuji topped the medal table of the first Khelo
India Beach Games 2025?
Q277. Who recently broke his own (a) Nagaland
record by summiting Mount Everest for (b) Manipur
the 31st time in May 2025? (c) Tamil Nadu
(a) Ang Rita Sherpa (d) Delhi
(b) Pasang Dawa Sherpa
(c) Kami Rita Sherpa Q281. What was the provisional Foreign
(d) Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa Direct Investment inflow recorded in
India in FY 2024-25?
Q278. Which cargo vessel capsized off (a) $90.50 billion
the coast of Kochi, raising fears of an oil (b) $71.28 billion
spill? (c) $100 billion
(a) INS Vikrant (d) $81.04 billion
(b) MSC ELSA 3
(c) MV Samudra Q282. Who was posthumously honoured
(d) MSC Orion with the 2025 Padma Vibhushan for folk
music?
Q279. Which Indian state became the (a) Sharda Sinha
24th to achieve 100% railway (b) Sadhvi Ritambhara
electrification? (c) Bibek Debroy
(a) Rajasthan (d) Kumudini Rajinikanth Lakhia

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Q283. Which state has introduced (b) Aizawl

India’s first Vistadome jungle safari (c) Naharlagun
train? (d) Dispur
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh Q287. Where was the Quantum
(c) Haryana Technology Research Centre
(d) Uttar Pradesh inaugurated by DRDO on May 27, 2025?
(a) Delhi
Q284. Where has India’s first 9000 (b) Mumbai
horsepower (HP) electric locomotive (c) Hyderabad
plant been set up? (d) Bengaluru
(a) Madhepura, Bihar
(b) Chittaranjan, West Bengal Q288. Which former Indian cricketer
(c) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh was appointed as the Forest and Wildlife
(d) Dahod, Gujarat Ambassador of Karnataka?
(a) Rahul Dravid
Q285. Which Indian city will host the (b) Sourav Ganguly
2026 Asian Weightlifting Championship? (c) Anil Kumble
(a) Bhubaneswar (d) V. V. S. Laxman
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Indore Q289. Who is the first male cricketer to
(d) Lucknow score 9,000+ T20 runs for a single
franchise?
Q286. Which is the fourth capital of the (a) David Warner
NE state to be connected to the national (b) Rohit Sharma
railway network? (c) Virat Kohli
(a) Itanagar (d) Chris Gayle

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Q290. When is World Hunger Day Q293. Which country topped the medal
observed annually? tally at the 2025 ISSF Junior World Cup
(a) May 29th held in Suhl, Germany?
(b) May 28th (a) China
(c) May 22th (b) Italy
(d) May 31st (c) India
(d) France
Q291. Who has been named the
ambassador for the 2025 FIBA Women’s Q294. Daniel Noboa has recently been
Asia Cup? sworn in as the President of
(a) Yuko Oga whichcountry?
(b) Miao Lijie (a) Ecuador
(c) Yao Ming (b) Brazil
(d) Haixia Zheng (c) Indonesia
(d) Bolivia
Q292. The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in
Fundamental Physics was awarded for Q295. Who has won the UEFA Women’s
research based on data from which Champions League title?
project? (a) Arsenal
(a) Hubble Space Telescope (b) FC Barcelona
(b) Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Run-2 (c) Real Madrid
(c) Mars Rover Mission (d) Lyon
(d) International Space Station (ISS)

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Q296. Which is the third state to (c) Ilie Bolojan

approve the space industrial policy after (d) Klaus Iohannis
Karnataka and Gujarat?
(a) Maharashtra Q300. When is the International Day of
(b) Odisha UN Peacekeepers observed every year?
(c) Tamil Nadu (a) 29 May
(d) Kerala (b) 30 May
(c) 1 June
Q297. The 46th ASEAN Summit 2025 (d) 28 May
was held in which country?
(a) Malaysia Q301. What is the name of the joint
(b) Thailand military exercise between India and
(c) Vietnam Mongolia?
(d) Myanmar (a) Desert Eagle
(b) Nomadic Elephant
Q298. Which state of India has declared (c) Mountain Warrior
emergency due to the recent oil spill in (d) Steppe Shield
the sea?
(a) Kerala Q302. When is Goa Statehood Day
(b) Tamil Nadu celebrated?
(c) Gujarat (a) 26 January
(d) Maharashtra (b) 15 August
(c) 30 May
Q299. Who has been appointed as the (d) 1 November
new President of Romania?
(a) Nicusor Dan
(b) George Simion

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Q303. Which district in India became the (b) Neymar Jr.

first to meet its entire day time energy (c) Cristiano Ronaldo
demand solely through solar power? (d) Kylian Mbappé
(a) Diu
(b) Modhera Q307. Who won the Best Actor award at
(c) Jalaun the inaugural Gaddar Telangana Film
(d) Bhadla Awards 2024?
(a) Mahesh Babu
Q304. In which Indian state is (b) Ram Charan
Tata-Airbus setting up the country’s first (c) Allu Arjun
private helicopter assembly line? (d) Jr. NTR
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat Q308. In which Indian city will the 2026
(c) Karnataka Asian Weightlifting Championships be
(d) Telangana held?
(a) New Delhi
Q305. Who became the youngest Indian (b) Gandhinagar
to conquer the Seven Summits, the (c) Ahmedabad
highest peaks of all seven continents? (d) Mumbai
(a) Arjun Vajpai
(b) Kaamya Karthikeyan Q309. Hindi Journalism Day is observed
(c) Vishwanath Karthikey every year on which date?
(d) Krushnaa Patil (a) 1 May
(b) 15 June
Q306.Which footballer broke barriers (c) 30 May
by scoring 800 goals in club football? (d) 14 September
(a) Lionel Messi

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Q310. When is World No Tobacco Day

observed every year?
(a) 1 May
(b) 15 May
(c) 31 May
(d) 5 June

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National News

1. Election Commission of India Introduces New Initiatives to Improve Electoral Rolls and
Voter Convenience

2. NITI Aayog Releases Report on “Enhancing Competitiveness of MSMEs in India”

3. NITI Aayog and Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) Form Strategic
Partnership to Foster Localized Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Across India

4. Jubilant Beverages gets CCI nod to acquire 40 pc stake in Hindustan Coca-Cola

Holdings

5. HPCL, ADNOC Trading ink their first LNG trading supply agreement

6. India’s First World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 Concludes in
Mumbai

7. Tamil Nadu Launches India’s First Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme to

Boost Exports and Employment

8. Government to Launch ‘Depot Darpan’ Portal for Real-Time Monitoring of Food

Storage Warehouses

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9. UIDAI successfully conducts Face Authentication pilot for NEET Exam

10. India to provide $200 loan to Angola to modernise its Armed Forces

11. Jitendra Singh set to inaugurate Global Space Exploration Summit GLEX 2025

12. Indian Armed Forces launch ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’ on nine terror targets of
Pakistan & PoK

13. IIFT gets approval to set up off-campus centre at GIFT City

14. Cabinet approves expansion of academic and infrastructure capacity of five IITs

15. Jyotirditya Scindia inaugurates 22nd edition of Bharat Telecom 2025

16. India Introduces Genome-Edited Rice Varieties: Kamla & Pusa DST Rice 1

17. Chhattisgarh CM lays foundation of India’s first AI-based data park

18. C-DOT and CSIR-NPL Sign MoU to Advance Collaborative Research in Classical and
Quantum Communications

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19. Cabinet approves revised ‘SHAKTI’ policy for coal allocation to power sector

20. G Kishan Reddy Launches Dedicated Non-Ferrous Metal Recycling Portal

21. Cabinet approves National Scheme for Industrial Training Institute (ITI)
Upgradation

22. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) Revives Two Key
Ayurvedic Manuscripts to Preserve India’s Traditional Medical Heritage

23. South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) Organises First ‘Sneh Milan Mela to Build
Stronger Community Relations

24. India Embarks on Nationwide Rollout of Secure Chip-Enabled e-Passports

25. India’s First Geothermal Production Well Drilled in Arunachal Pradesh

26. Kerala Launches ‘Jyothi’ Scheme to Enrol Migrant Children in Schools and
Anganwadis

27. Maharashtra Launches ‘Adishakti Abhiyan’ for Women Empowerment

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28. Govt Doubles Credit Guarantee Cover to ₹20 Crore to Boost Startups

29. Haryana Govt Approves ₹10,000 Monthly Honorarium Scheme for Artists

30. Bhutan signs MoU with Adani for 5,000 MW hydropower

31. India and Chile Sign Terms of Reference for Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement Negotiations

32. DPIIT and Häfele India Ink MoU to Boost Innovation and Manufacturing Ecosystem

33. Government set 354.64 MT target of foodgrain Production for 2025-26

34. Three Jan Suraksha Schemes – PMSBY, PMJJBY and APY complete 10 years of
providing social security cover

35. Rajnath Singh Inaugurates BrahMos Missile Production Unit in Lucknow

36. Sanjay Seth represents India at 80th Victory Day celebration in Moscow

37. Delhi Cabinet Approves Rs 3.21 Crore for Cloud Seeding Trials to Tackle Air
Pollution

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38. Ayush Ministry Launches Weekly Yoga Podcast to Bring Timeless Wisdom to Every
Home

39. Hyderabad Hosts 72nd Miss World Pageant, Marking Historic Back-to-Back Staging
in India

40. C-DOT Signs MoU with Synergy Quantum to Develop Drone-Based

Quantum-Secure Communication Systems

41. Taliban Bans Chess in Afghanistan, Citing Religious Concerns and Links to Gambling

42. Delhi Legislative Assembly to Be Fully Solar-Powered

43. India’s Long-Term Credit Rating Upgraded to ‘BBB’ by Morningstar DBRS

44. UP CM Yogi Adityanath Launches ‘UP AGREES’ and ‘AI Pragya’ with World Bank
Support

45. Dream Sports Partners with Microsoft to Boost India’s Sports Tech and Gaming
Ecosystem

46. Andhra Pradesh Grants Property Tax Exemption to Defence Personnel

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47. September 23 Declared as New Ayurveda Day to Align with Global Consistency and
Ayurvedic Philosophy

48. Ashwini Vaishnaw Inaugurates First 3nm Chip Design Centres

49. CCI approves the proposed acquisition of shareholding in EPL Limited by Indorama
Netherlands B.V.

50. Delhi Police Launches ‘Nayi Disha’ Initiative to Help School Dropouts Rejoin
Education

51. MP, Maharashtra ink MoU for Tapti Basin Mega Recharge Project

52. MP approves 47 crore plans to tackle human-elephant conflict

53. India’s First Hydrogen-Powered Mining Truck Launched by Adani in Chhattisgarh

54. Govt Approves ₹3,700 Crore Semiconductor Unit Near Jewar Airport in Uttar
Pradesh

55. Maharashtra Makes Use of Artificial Sand Mandatory in Government Construction

Projects

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56. NLC India & Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) Join Hands for Critical Mineral
Collaboration

57. Indore claims to have become India’s first beggar-free city

58. Government releases the first ever Monthly PLFS Report for April 2025

59. India Emerges as Global 6G Leader with ₹300 Crore Investment and Top Patent
Rankings

60. EU and India Launch €41 Million Joint R&D Initiatives to Combat Marine Pollution
and Advance Green Hydrogen Technologies

61. DST Launches India’s First-Ever Carbon Capture Testbeds in Cement Sector to
Accelerate Net Zero Goals

62. ReNew Power Commits ₹22,000 Crore for India’s Largest Renewable Energy
Complex in Andhra Pradesh

63. Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates ‘Corporate Bhavan’ in Kolkata

64. ASI Completes Restoration of 16th-Century Rajon ki Baoli Stepwell in Delhi

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65. Arti Sarin and Sadhna S Nair Inaugurate Advanced Femto-LASIK Suite at Army
Hospital Delhi Cantt

66. Minister of State for Defence to lead Indian delegation at LIMA 2025 in Malaysia

67. India Launches ‘Sagar Mein Samman’ to Boost Women’s Participation in Maritime
Sector

68. Rajiv Ranjan Lays Foundation Stone for ₹100-Crore Integrated Aqua Park in
Tripura

69. Jitendra Singh Launches Digital Civil List 2025 with Enhanced AI Features

70. GeM Celebrates 8th Incorporation Day with Launch of GeMAI

71. TCS ranked among World’s top 100 most valuable brands in Kantar BrandZ 2025
Report

72. Kerala Becomes First State to Mandate Robotics Education for All Class 10 Students

73. Honduras Opens Embassy in New Delhi

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74. ‘Operation Olivia’ Helps Protect 98 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles In Odisha

75. Telangana CM Revanth Launches ‘Indira Soura Giri Jala Vikasam’ Scheme

76. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launches Depot Darpan, Anna Mitra, Anna Sahayata
Apps

77. NCC Cadet successfully climbs Mount Everest for the third time

78. India Assumes Chairmanship of Asian Productivity Organization at 67th Governing

Body Meeting in Jakarta

79. India hosts second Blue Talks ahead of UN Ocean Conference 2025

80. Santosh Sarangi addresses the 2025 World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam

81. Mizoram becomes the first state to achieve full functional literacy

82. WHO Certifies India as free from Trachoma as a Public Health Problem
83. Tripura Launches Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan to Empower Farmers

Important Appointments

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1. Anuradha Prasad Takes Oath as UPSC Member

2. Prof Ajay K Sood Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

3. Air Marshal N Tiwari takes charge as Vice Chief of Air Staff

4. Legend Kapil Dev joins Sobo Mumbai Falcons as brand ambassador for T20 Mumbai
League

5. Arvind Shrivastava Assumes Charge as Revenue Secretary, to Oversee Key Tax

Reform

6. Sanjay Khanna Takes Additional Charge as Chairman & MD of BPCL

7. Prakash Magdum Appointed as MD of National Film Development Corporation

8. FMCG major Marico extends CEO Saugata Gupta’s tenure for two years

9. FSIB recommends Sanjay Joshi as CMD of Oriental Insurance Company

10. Parameswaran Iyer Appointed as India’s Representative to the IMF Board

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11. Yemen appoints Salem Saleh Bin Braik as PM

12. CBI Director Praveen Sood gets one-year extension

13. Friedrich Merz elected 10th Chancellor of Germany

14. Titan names Tanishq CEO Ajoy Chawla as next MD

15. Robert Prevost or Leo XIV becomes the first American to become Pope of the
Roman Catholic Church

16. Justice Surya Kant Appointed Executive Chairman of National Legal Services
Authority (NALSA) by President Murmu

17. Justice B.R. Gavai Sworn In as 52nd Chief Justice of India

18. Former Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar Appointed UPSC Chairman

19. Vibhor Jain Appointed Acting CEO of ONDC Amid Leadership Transition

20. PM Mark Carney appoints Anita Anand as Foreign Minister of Canada

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21. Kuhoo Finance Appoints Vineet Mahajan as CFO Amid Expansion in Education Loans

22. Bandhan Bank Names DK Das as Senior EVP to Drive Digital Transformation Under
Bandhan 2.0

23. Dr Manoj Kr Jhawar Takes Charge as CMD of PTC India Ltd

24. BillDesk’s M N Srinivasu appointed Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
chairperson

25. Harvansh Chawla named Chairman of BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry

26. Former England Selector Ed Smith Appointed As Next MCC President

27. Neo Wealth Management appoints Shajikumar Devakar as Co-Founder and CEO

28. Anurag Bhushan Appointed as India’s Next Ambassador to Sweden

29. Syndicate Bank Appoints Arun Shrivastava as MD and CEO

30. Arunabha Ghosh Appointed South Asia Envoy for COP-30 Climate Summit in Brazil

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31. Tapan Kumar Deka Gets One-Year Extension as Intelligence Bureau Chief Till June
2026

32. Justice Kempaiah Somashekar Appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court

33. HCLTech Appoints Kiran Cherukuri as Global GCC Practice Leader

Awards

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1. Subhasish Bose named Men’s Player of the Year at All India Football Federation
Awards 2025

2. Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer to Receive ‘Medal of Honour’ from World
Jurist Association

3. Sonu Sood to Receive Humanitarian Award at Miss World 2025 for Covid-19 Relief
Efforts

4. Nicaragua’s La Prensa Newspaper Awarded 2025 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World

Press Freedom Prize

5. Brazilian Scientist Mariangela Hungria Wins 2025 World Food Prize for Pioneering
Sustainable Farming

6. Neeraj Chopra conferred with Lieutenant Colonel rank in Territorial Army

7. Maharashtra Leads the Medal Count at 7th Khelo India Youth Games 2025

8. President Murmu Confers 58th Jnanpith Award on Sanskrit Scholar Jagadguru

Rambhadracharya

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9. Eliise Randmaa Creates History as Miss Estonia Wins Miss World 2025 Sports
Challenge

10. Banu Mushtaq Becomes First Kannada Author to Win International Booker Prize
2025 for ‘Heart Lamp’

Sports

1. Cricket retained, MMA to debut at Asian Games 2026

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2. China wins the 19th Sudirman Cup 2025

3. PM Modi Virtually Opens 7th Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Hosted by Bihar

4. Goa wins 2025 Kalinga Super Cup

5. Rohit Sharma retires from Test Cricket

6. SAFF U-19 Championship 2025 Begins in Arunachal Pradesh

7. Aryna Sabalenka Clinches Third Madrid Open Title with Win Over Coco Gauff

8. FIFA Expands Women’s World Cup to 48 Teams from 2031; USA Likely to Host

9. India Wins Seven Medals, Including Two Golds, at Archery World Cup Stage 2 in
Shanghai

10. Virat Kohli Announces Retirement from Test Cricket, Ending a Glorious 14-Year
Journey

11. Srihari becomes India’s 86th Grandmaster

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12. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Kathryn Bryce Win ICC Players of the Month for April
2025

13. Bologna Clinches First Italian Cup Title in 51 Years with 1-0 Win Over AC Milan

14. Sunil Gavaskar Inaugurates ‘10000 Gavaskar’ Board Room at BCCI Headquarters
in Mumbai

15. India Beat Bangladesh 4-3 to Lift 2025 SAFF U-19 Football Title

16. R Praggnanandhaa Wins Superbet Chess Classic After Thrilling Three-Way

Tiebreak

17. Max Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2025

18. India’s First Khelo India Beach Games Inaugurated by Mansukh Mandaviya at Diu’s
Ghoghla Beach

19. Shooter Kanak wins India’s first gold medal at Junior World Cup in Germany
Defence

1. India to Join Australia, Japan, and US in Talisman Sabre 2025 Military Drill

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2. DRDO conducts maiden flight-trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform at Sheopur,

Madhya Pradesh

3. INS Kiltan Arrives in Singapore for IMDEX Asia 2025, Strengthening India-Singapore
Maritime Cooperation

4. Indian Army Conducts Teesta Prahar Exercise in West Bengal

5. BEL signs contract with Army for Indigenous Counter-Drone System

6. Exercise Raahat: Army, NDRF join forces for disaster relief excellence in Nagaland

Important Days and Themes

1 May – International Labour Day (Theme 2025 – Justice for Africans and People of
African Descent through Reparations)

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1 May – Maharashtra and Gujarat Day

3 May – World Press Freedom Day (Theme 2025 – Reporting In The Brave New World
– The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On Press Freedom And The Media)

4 May 2025 (first Sunday of May) – World Laughter Day (Theme 2025 – Always laugh
when you can)
4 May – International Firefighters’ Day
5 May – World Portuguese Language Day

6 May – International No Diet Day

6 May 2025 (first Tuesday of May) – World Asthma Day (Theme 2025 -Make Inhaled
Treatments Accessible for ALL)

7 May – World Athletics Day

8 May – World Thalassaemia Day (Theme 2025 – Together for Thalassaemia: Uniting
Communities, Prioritizing Patients)
8 May – World Red Cross Day (Theme 2025 – Keeping Humanity Alive)

10 May – World Lupus Day (Theme 2025 – Belief. Breakthroughs)

10 May – International Day of Argania

11 May – National Technology Day (Theme 2025 – YANTRA – Yugantar for Advancing
New Technology, Research & Acceleration.)

12 May – International Nurses Day (Theme 2025 – Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for
nurses strengthens economies)

12 May – International Day of Plant Health (Theme 2025 – The importance of plant
health in One Health)
12 -18 May – UN Global Road Safety Week 2025 (Theme 2025 – Rethink Mobility: Make
Walking and Cycling Safe)

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15 May – International Day of Families (Theme – Family-Oriented Policies for

Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development)
16 May – National Dengue Day

16 May – International Day of Light

17 May – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

17 May – World Hypertension Day (Theme 2025 – Measure Your Blood Pressure
Accurately, Control It, Live Longer)

18 May – World AIDS Vaccine Day (Theme 2025 – Immunize. Inspire)

19 May – World Fair Play Day

20 May – World Bee Day (Theme 2025 -Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all)
20 May – World Metrology Day (Theme 2025- Measurements for all times, for all
people)

21 May – National Anti-Terrorism Day

22 May – International Day for Biological Diversity (Theme 2025 – Harmony with nature
and sustainable development)
23 May – World Turtle Day

25 May – Africa Day

25-31 May – Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories

28 May – Menstrual Hygiene Day

29 May – International Day of UN Peacekeepers

30 May – Goa Statehood Day

30 May – International Day of Potato

31 May – World No Tobacco Day

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Obituary

1. Padma Shri Awardee K V Rabiya Passes Away

2. Argentina 1978 World Cup winner, Luis Galván, passes away at 77

3. Former Australian Cricketer Bob Cowper Passes Away at 84

4. Subbanna Ayyappan, Former ICAR DG and Padma Shri Awardee, passed away

5. Saroj Ghose, father of India’s science museum movement, passes away

6. Legendary Nuclear Scientist Dr. M.R. Srinivasan Passes Away at 95

7. Eminent Astrophysicist Dr Jayant Narlikar passes away at 86

8. Jayant Narlikar, astrophysicist who challenged Big Bang theory, passed away

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 Kanak Budhwar R. Praggnanandhaa
Gold in 10m Air Pistol at ISSF Superbet Classic 2025 in
Junior World Cup Romania

Joe Root Carlos Alcaraz

Fastest to reach 13,000 Test 2025 Italian Open
Runs
@letslearn_gk
Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai Ajay Kumar
52nd Chief Justice of India Chairman of the Union Public
Service Commission

Alok Joshi DY Chandrachud

Chairman of the National Distinguished Professor at
Security Advisory Board National Law University
@letslearn_gk
 India is set to commission its first
dedicated nuclear submarine base, INS
Varsha, in Andhra Pradesh in 2026, as
part of Project Varsha.
@letslearn_gk
Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored second-fastest century
in IPL history; 14-year-old smashed 101 runs off 38
balls for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans to
become youngest-ever T20 centurion.
@letslearn_gk
 Alok Joshi, former chief of RAW and chairman of
NTRO, has been appointed as the new head of the
National Security Advisory Board, which advises the
National Security Adviser and the National Security
Council Secretariat.
@letslearn_gk
 Indian Armed Forces launched 'OPERATION SINDOOR',

hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-

occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist

attacks against India have been planned and directed.

@letslearn_gk
Lt Cdr Divya Sharma, Dornier pilot of INAS 318 at
#INSUtkrosh #ANC, creates history as 1st woman
Qualified Flying Instructor of IndianNavy!
Trailblazing skies & inspiring generations.
@letslearn_gk
Percival Everett has won the 2025
Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his 24th
novel, “James.”
@letslearn_gk
Nicaragua’s historic newspaper La Prensa has
won the 2025 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press
Freedom Prize for always standing strong for
truth and honesty.
@letslearn_gk
 Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, and Mirage-2000 jets
conducted touch-and-go landings and combat
drills on the Ganga Expressway airstrip near Piru
village between 7 pm and 10 pm.
@letslearn_gk
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of
India has ruled that digital access is an intrinsic
part of the fundamental right to life and liberty
under Article 21 of the Constitution.
@letslearn_gk
 Srishti Sharma, a Class 10 student from
Panchkula, made headlines by securing a perfect
score of 500 out of 500 in the CBSE Class 10
board exams 2025. She achieved this remarkable
feat without taking any tuition.
@letslearn_gk
Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has
been appointed as a distinguished professor at the
National Law University Delhi, to head centre for
constitutional studies!
@letslearn_gk
BrahMos popularity skyrockets
after Operation Sindoor, 17
Countries are in queue to buy it
@letslearn_gk
NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2025
📰 Hindi Journalism Day
Neeraj Chopra‌finished in ‌second‌place in the 2025
‌Doha Diamond League‌Men's Javelin Throw event,
despite a record-breaking ‌90.23-meter‌throw, as
Germany's Julian Weber startled everyone with a
final throw of 91.06 meters.‌
@letslearn_gk
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu won the
Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025, his
first Grand Chess Tour victory. He earns
$77,667 and 10 GCT points.
@letslearn_gk
✅ ‌Ajay Kumar‌, a respected officer and ex-Defence Secretary,
is now the ‌new Chairman of UPSC‌.‌
🏛️ His appointment was approved by the ‌President Droupadi‌
Murmu‌.‌
🪑 He takes over the position after ‌Preeti Sudan‌, whose term‌
ended in April 2025.‌
@letslearn_gk
 India ranks 151 out of 180 countries in 2025
World Press Freedom Index. India’s position has
improved marginally from the 159th rank in 2024
and 161st spot in 2023.
@letslearn_gk
In a historic moment for the Roman Catholic
Church, American Cardinal Robert Francis
Prevost was elected as the 267th pope, taking
the name Pope Leo XIV.
@letslearn_gk
The Khelo India Youth Games 2025 is set to be held
in Bihar for the first time from 4 to 15 May, 2025.
Mascot - Gajasimha (elephant-lion) from Pala-period
temples in Nalanda & Bodh Gaya.
@letslearn_gk
Warren Buffett, the famous investor and CEO of
Berkshire Hathaway, plans to retire at the end of
2025. Greg Abel, who is now Vice Chairman, will
take over his role.
@letslearn_gk
 Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr Mansukh
Mandaviya today felicitated and presented the Major
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 to badminton
champions Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in
New Delhi.
@letslearn_gk
 Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed next Chief of
Integrated Defence Staff. He has nearly 40 years of IAF
experience, commissioned in 1986. He is a qualified
test pilot with 3,300 flying hours on 20 aircraft types.
@letslearn_gk
 @letslearn_gk

DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GOES

SOLAR ☀️

1. Delhi Legislative Assembly will become the first in India

to run entirely on solar energy.
2. A 500-kilowatt solar power plant is being set up in the
assembly premises. ⚡
3. The foundation stone was laid on 12 May 2025.
4. The event was led by Speaker Vijendra Gupta and
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.
5. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta attended the ceremony as
the chief guest.
 KHELO INDIA YOUTH
GAMES 2025
🏅 FINAL MEDAL TALLY
TOP 5 STATES

R STATE GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL

1 Maharashtra 58 47 53 158

2 Haryana 39 27 51 117

3 Rajasthan 24 12 24 60

4 Karnataka 17 26 15 58

5 Delhi 16 20 32 68

The 7th edition of the Khelo India Youth

Games (KIYG) concluded on May 15, 2025,
in Bihar, with Maharashtra securing the
top position in the medal tally.‌‌
 Gulveer Singh won India’s first gold at the
2025 Asian Athletics Championships,
triumphing in the men’s 10,000m with a time
of 28:38.63.
 🇮🇳 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃-𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡! 🔥
GOLD 🥇 for 🇮🇳 India in the Men's 5000m at
the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 🏃‍♂️💨.
⏱️ Clocks 13:24.77 🚀💥🇮🇳🙌
 58th Jnanpith Award

President Droupadi Murmu‌presented the ‌58th‌

‌Jnanpith Award‌to poet-lyricist ‌Gulzar and‌
‌scholar-saint Rambhadracharya‌at Vigyan
Bhavan, New Delhi.‌‌
 Geeta Samota

CISF sub-inspector Geeta Samota has

‌become the first CISF personnel to scale

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