Today’s competitive exams rely heavily on current affairs and current events. Whether you are preparing for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, State PSCs, Teaching exams, or any other general knowledge-based test, staying updated on national and worldwide affairs is critical.
The year 2025 has seen significant advances in politics, the economy, science and technology, governance, sports, and international affairs. To assist students in remaining test-ready, we have developed a thorough month-by-month Current Affairs MCQ set for 2025, which is specifically designed to match competitive exam patterns.
1. POLITICS
1. Which state recently passed the ‘Women’s Reservation Act Implementation Bill’ first?
A) Bihar
B) Telangana
C) Odisha
D) Rajasthan
Ans: B) Telangana
2. Who is the current Chief Justice of India (2025)?
A) D.Y. Chandrachud
B) Sanjiv Khanna
C) B.R. Gavai
D) Surya Kant
Ans: B) Sanjiv Khanna
3. Which country elected its first female President in 2025?
A) France
B) South Korea
C) Mexico
D) Brazil
Ans: C) Mexico
4. The ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ plan was approved by which body?
A) NITI Aayog
B) Parliament
C) Union Cabinet
D) RBI
Ans: C) Union Cabinet
5. Which state launched the ‘Family ID – Ek Parivar, Ek Pahchan’ system?
A) UP
B) Haryana
C) Gujarat
D) Rajasthan
Ans: A) UP
6. Who became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in 2025?
A) S. Abdul Nazeer
B) Tamilisai Soundararajan
C) C.P. Radhakrishnan
D) Harichandan
Ans: C) C.P. Radhakrishnan
7. The 2025 Budget Session was addressed by:
A) President Droupadi Murmu
B) PM Narendra Modi
C) Rajya Sabha Chairman
D) Lok Sabha Speaker
Ans: A) President Droupadi Murmu
8. Which country passed the world’s first ‘AI Safety Law’?
A) UK
B) USA
C) Singapore
D) Japan
Ans: A) UK
9. Which Indian state created a new district called ‘Kalki’?
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Assam
D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: C) Assam
10. What is the theme of National Voters’ Day 2025?
A) Empowering Voters
B) Nothing Like Voting
C) Electoral Literacy for All
D) Vote for Strong Democracy
Ans: B) Nothing Like Voting
11. Who is the current Lok Sabha Speaker (2025)?
A) Rahul Gandhi
B) Om Birla
C) Bhartruhari Mahtab
D) K Suresh
Ans: C) Bhartruhari Mahtab
12. The ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ is observed on:
A) Nov 15
B) Nov 19
C) Dec 3
D) Oct 2
Ans: A) Nov 15
13. Which state launched the ‘Mission Bindu’ governance program?
A) Kerala
B) Odisha
C) Telangana
D) Maharashtra
Ans: A) Kerala
14. The ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal is under which committee?
A) Kovind Committee
B) Justice Verma Committee
C) Nandan Nilekani Committee
D) NITI Aayog
Ans: A) Kovind Committee
15. Which country dissolved its parliament early in 2025?
A) UK
B) Japan
C) Canada
D) Australia
Ans: B) Japan
2. ECONOMY & BUSINESS
16. India’s GDP growth rate for FY 2024-25 (as per RBI) is:
A) 7.0%
B) 6.3%
C) 6.8%
D) 7.2%
Ans: C) 6.8%
17. What is the current Repo Rate (2025)?
A) 6.25%
B) 6.50%
C) 6.75%
D) 7.0%
Ans: B) 6.50%
18. India’s largest trading partner in 2025 is:
A) USA
B) China
C) UAE
D) Saudi Arabia
Ans: A) USA
19. Which company became India’s most valuable startup in 2025?
A) Zomato
B) Zepto
C) Swiggy
D) OYO
Ans: B) Zepto
20. India’s first Semiconductor fab started in:
A) Gujarat
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Maharashtra
Ans: A) Gujarat
21. Which bank launched the ‘Digital Rupee Wallet 2.0’?
A) SBI
B) ICICI
C) HDFC Bank
D) Axis Bank
Ans: A) SBI
22. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is from:
A) UAE
B) Norway
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Qatar
Ans: B) Norway
23. Which country introduced the ‘Global Minimum Tax’ first?
A) USA
B) France
C) Ireland
D) UK
Ans: A) USA
24. Which company became the world’s most valuable in 2025?
A) Apple
B) Microsoft
C) NVIDIA
D) Amazon
Ans: C) NVIDIA
25. India’s unemployment rate in early 2025 (CMIE) was around:
A) 6%
B) 7%
C) 8%
D) 5%
Ans: A) 6%
26. India’s first green hydrogen plant was opened in:
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Odisha
D) Karnataka
Ans: A) Gujarat
27. The government sold a stake in which PSU in 2025?
A) ONGC
B) LIC
C) BPCL
D) Coal India
Ans: D) Coal India
28. Which company acquired Paytm Wallet’s business?
A) Jio Financial
B) HDFC Bank
C) PhonePe
D) Airtel Payments Bank
Ans: B) HDFC Bank
29. India’s first carbon market was launched in:
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Delhi
D) Karnataka
Ans: A) Gujarat
30. BRICS added new member nations in 2025, including:
A) Egypt
B) Japan
C) Indonesia
D) Turkey
Ans: A) Egypt
3. SOCIAL ISSUES
31. India’s literacy rate in 2025 (NSO provisional) is approximately:
A) 76%
B) 81%
C) 84%
D) 89%
Ans: B) 81%
32. The ‘PM Surya Ghar’ scheme offers:
A) Free 200 units of electricity
B) Free 300 units of electricity
C) Free solar panels
D) Subsidy only
Ans: B) Free 300 units of electricity
33. Which state topped the ‘Happiness Index 2025’?
A) Sikkim
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Karnataka
Ans: A) Sikkim
34. India’s Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) 2025 is approximately:
A) 90
B) 103
C) 120
D) 65
Ans: A) 90
35. Swachh Survey 2025 winner city is:
A) Indore
B) Surat
C) Navi Mumbai
D) Mysuru
Ans: A) Indore
36. World Population Day is celebrated on:
A) July 11
B) June 5
C) March 8
D) Dec 10
Ans: A) July 11
37. India’s biggest nutrition program is:
A) ICDS
B) Poshan Abhiyaan
C) PM Matru Vandana
D) PM Garib Kalyan
Ans: B) Poshan Abhiyaan
38. Malaria Eradication Target for India is:
A) 2025
B) 2027
C) 2030
D) 2035
Ans: C) 2030
39. India’s first Social Progress Index top state was:
A) Kerala
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Goa
D) Tamil Nadu
Ans: A) Kerala
40. The ‘Right to Repair’ platform was launched by:
A) DPIIT
B) NITI Aayog
C) MeitY
D) SEBI
Ans: B) NITI Aayog
4. TECHNOLOGY
41. India’s first 6G lab was launched at:
A) IIT Delhi
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIIT Hyderabad
D) IISc Bangalore
Ans: A) IIT Delhi
42. Which country created the first AI Prime Minister (virtual)?
A) Japan
B) UAE
C) New Zealand
D) Singapore
Ans: C) New Zealand
43. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-4 mission aims for:
A) Lunar sample return
B) Human landing
C) Water mining
D) Dark side orbit
Ans: A) Lunar sample return
44. India’s first Quantum Data Centre is in:
A) Hyderabad
B) Pune
C) Bengaluru
D) Mumbai
Ans: A) Hyderabad
45. Which brand launched India’s first AI smartphone?
A) Samsung
B) Apple
C) Vivo
D) Google Pixel
Ans: A) Samsung
46. UPI crossed which milestone in 2025?
A) 80 billion transactions
B) 100 billion
C) 120 billion
D) 150 billion
Ans: C) 120 billion
47. Who is the CEO of OpenAI (2025)?
A) Sam Altman
B) Mira Murati
C) Satya Nadella
D) Adam D’Angelo
Ans: A) Sam Altman
48. India’s first AI city project was announced in:
A) Telangana
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
Ans: B) Gujarat
49. World’s first Quantum Internet Network launched in:
A) USA
B) China
C) Japan
D) South Korea
Ans: B) China
50. India’s first space-based solar observatory is:
A) Aditya-L1
B) Surya-L2
C) Kalpana-1
D) ISRO-SunSat
Ans: A) Aditya-L1
5. SPORTS
51. Who won the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2024?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Travis Head
C) Shubman Gill
D) Virat Kohli
Ans: C) Shubman Gill
52. IPL 2025 winner is:
A) CSK
B) KKR
C) MI
D) SRH
Ans: B) KKR
53. India won how many medals at the Paris Olympics 2024?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 7
D) 3
Ans: C) 7
54. FIFA World Cup 2026 will be hosted by:
A) USA, Canada, Mexico
B) Qatar
C) Germany
D) Australia
Ans: A) USA, Canada, & Mexico
55. The Asian Games 2026 will be in:
A) Tokyo
B) South Korea
C) Doha
D) Harbin
Ans: C) Doha
56. Who won the Australian Open 2025 (Men)?
A) Djokovic
B) Sinner
C) Medvedev
D) Alcaraz
Ans: B) Jannik Sinner
57. Neeraj Chopra competes in:
A) Discus
B) Javelin
C) Shot Put
D) Long Jump
Ans: B) Javelin
58. India’s first Formula-E race held in:
A) Hyderabad
B) Chennai
C) Mumbai
D) Delhi
Ans: A) Hyderabad
59. 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup host:
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) Australia
D) South Africa
Ans: B) Bangladesh
60. Ballon d’Or 2024 winner:
A) Cristiano Ronaldo
B) Lionel Messi
C) Haaland
D) Mbappe
Ans: C) Haaland
6. ENTERTAINMENT
61. Who won the Best Actor National Award 2024?
A) Ranbir Kapoor
B) Allu Arjun
C) Vicky Kaushal
D) Rajinikanth
Ans: C) Vicky Kaushal
62. Best Actress National Award 2024:
A) Alia Bhatt
B) Kangana Ranaut
C) Kriti Sanon
D) Keerthy Suresh
Ans: C) Kriti Sanon
63. 2025 Oscar Best Film winner:
A) Oppenheimer
B) Barbie
C) Poor Things
D) The Holdovers
Ans: A) Oppenheimer
64. 2024 Grammy winner from India:
A) Ricky Kej
B) Zakir Hussain
C) Shankar Mahadevan
D) AR Rahman
Ans: B) Zakir Hussain
65. Highest-grossing Indian film of 2024:
A) Animal
B) Jawan
C) Salaar
D) Pushpa 2
Ans: B) Jawan
66. Who played the lead in “Kalki 2898 AD”?
A) Prabhas
B) Yash
C) Ram Charan
D) Jr NTR
Ans: A) Prabhas
67. Oscar 2024 Best Actor:
A) Cillian Murphy
B) Austin Butler
C) Bradley Cooper
D) Paul Giamatti
Ans: A) Cillian Murphy
68. Indian entry for Oscars 2025:
A) The Kerala Story
B) 2018
C) Laapataa Ladies
D) 12th Fail
Ans: C) Laapataa Ladies
69. Cannes 2024 Best Actress:
A) Anasuya Sengupta
B) Lady Gaga
C) Meryl Streep
D) Deepika Padukone
Ans: A) Anasuya Sengupta
70. World’s biggest OTT platform 2025:
A) Netflix
B) Amazon Prime
C) Disney+
D) Max
Ans: A) Netflix
7. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
71. 2025 G20 Summit hosted by:
A) Brazil
B) South Africa
C) India
D) Italy
Ans: A) Brazil
72. New NATO member in 2025:
A) Ukraine
B) Sweden
C) Finland
D) Turkey
Ans: A) Ukraine
73. PM Modi’s 2025 first foreign visit was to:
A) UAE
B) Russia
C) Japan
D) Sri Lanka
Ans: A) UAE
74. India signed a defence pact with:
A) Philippines
B) Vietnam
C) France
D) UK
Ans: B) Vietnam
75. IMEC corridor connects India to:
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) Australia
D) South America
Ans: A) Europe
76. BRICS 2025 Summit venue:
A) India
B) China
C) Russia
D) UAE
Ans: D) UAE
77. SCO 2025 presidency held by:
A) India
B) China
C) Kazakhstan
D) Pakistan
Ans: C) Kazakhstan
78. UNSC 2025 non-permanent member from Asia:
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) Pakistan
D) Saudi Arabia
Ans: B) Bangladesh
79. India conducted the ‘Varuna 2025’ exercise with:
A) USA
B) France
C) Russia
D) Australia
Ans: B) France
80. Who is the UN Secretary-General (2025)?
A) António Guterres
B) Ban Ki-moon
C) Kristalina Georgieva
D) Colin Stewart
Ans: A) António Guterres
MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Who presented the Interim Union Budget 2025?
Ans: Nirmala SitharamanWhich state launched the “Family Health Card” scheme in Jan 2025?
Ans: TelanganaWho took oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand in January 2025?
Ans: Hemant SorenWhich country signed a Social Security Agreement with India in January 2025?
Ans: FranceWhich state started India’s first “AI-based Governance Dashboard”?
Ans: KeralaWhich ministry launched the ‘Nari Digital Shakti 2.0’ campaign in Jan 2025?
Ans: Ministry of Women & Child DevelopmentWhich country did India sign a mobility partnership agreement with in January 2025?
Ans: UKWho became the new Speaker of Lok Sabha (2025 session)?
Ans: Om Birla
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
What is India’s GDP growth projection for FY 2024–25 according to RBI (Jan 2025)?
Ans: 7%Which company became India’s most valuable startup in January 2025?
Ans: ZeptoWhich bank launched the “Voice-Enabled UPI Payments” facility?
Ans: SBIWhat is the repo rate as of January 2025?
Ans: 6.50%Which country became India’s top oil supplier in January 2025?
Ans: RussiaWhich company acquired PayU India’s payments business?
Ans: CREDWhich Indian state received the highest FDI inflow in January 2025?
Ans: MaharashtraWhich company launched India’s first AI-powered stock market assistant?
Ans: Zerodha
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Which ISRO mission achieved successful orbit expansion in January 2025?
Ans: Aditya-L1Which startup launched India’s first electric aircraft prototype?
Ans: The ePlane CompanyWhich country launched the world’s first quantum internet pilot in January 2025?
Ans: ChinaWhich Indian company launched the AI laptop “BharatBook X”?
Ans: Reliance JioWhich country partnered with India for semiconductor R&D in Jan 2025?
Ans: JapanWhich company introduced India’s first 3D-printed chipset component?
Ans: Tata ElxsiWhich nation unveiled a humanoid AI teacher robot for schools in January 2025?
Ans: South Korea
SOCIAL ISSUES & SCHEMES
Which scheme was relaunched as ‘Ayushman Plus’ in January 2025?
Ans: Ayushman BharatWhich state became the first to implement 100% digital classrooms?
Ans: KarnatakaWhich state launched the ‘Youth Skill Boost 2025’ scheme?
Ans: GujaratWhich organisation released the “Global Food Security Report 2025”?
Ans: FAOWhich Indian city ranked as the safest city in January 2025?
Ans: MumbaiWhich state launched free sanitary pad distribution for girl students?
Ans: RajasthanWhich government scheme completed 6 years in January 2025?
Ans: PM-KISAN
SPORTS
Who won the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024 (awarded Jan 2025)?
Ans: Suryakumar YadavWho won the Australian Open 2025 (Men’s Singles)?
Ans: Novak DjokovicWho won the Australian Open 2025 (Women’s Singles)?
Ans: Iga ŚwiątekWhich country won the 2025 Asian Hockey Championship in January 2025?
Ans: IndiaWho became India’s flag-bearer for the 2025 Youth Olympics?
Ans: Manu BhakerWhich Indian athlete broke the national record in the 200m sprint in January 2025?
Ans: Hima DasWhich team won the 2025 Ranji Trophy kickoff match?
Ans: Mumbai
AWARDS & EVENT
Who received the Bharat Ratna in January 2025?
Ans: Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Posthumously – Special Honour Year)Who won the Padma Vibhushan 2025 (Arts)?
Ans: IlaiyaraajaWhich film won the “Best Film” at the Filmfare Awards 2025?
Ans: 12th FailWhich singer won the “National Music Icon” award in 2025?
Ans: Shreya GhoshalWho won the “Global Education Icon Award 2025”?
Ans: Sonam Wangchuk
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Which country did India sign a defence cyber cooperation pact with in January 2025?
Ans: USAWhich country hosted the BRICS Summit 2025 announcement in January 2025?
Ans: South AfricaWhich country, India, supplied humanitarian aid to after the earthquake in January 2025?
Ans: AfghanistanWho became the new President of Indonesia in January 2025?
Ans: Prabowo SubiantoWhich country did India start direct digital rupee trade with?
Ans: UAEWhich country launched the “Global AI Responsibility Treaty” in Jan 2025?
Ans: UKWhich country signed a space cooperation pact with ISRO in January 2025?
Ans: FranceWhich country lifted visa restrictions for Indian workers in January 2025?
Ans: Saudi Arabia
Conclusion
Students can improve their understanding of politics, economy, science and technology, sports, the environment, and global issues by practising these questions regularly. These topics are frequently covered in exams such as UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, State PSCs, and various Government recruitment tests.
