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Current Affairs Quiz – 16 October 2025 (Test Now)
1. In which year were India-Mongolia diplomatic relations established?
a) 1950
b) 1955
c) 1960
d) 1965
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Answer: b) 1955
2. When was India-Mongolia relationship elevated to Strategic Partnership?
a) 2012
b) 2014
c) 2015
d) 2016
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Answer: c) 2015
3. What is the value of India’s Line of Credit for the Mongol Oil Refinery Project?
a) US$ 1.5 billion
b) US$ 1.7 billion
c) US$ 2.0 billion
d) US$ 2.5 billion
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Answer: b) US$ 1.7 billion
4. What is the bilateral trade between India and Mongolia in 2024?
a) US$ 95.5 million
b) US$ 110.8 million
c) US$ 125.3 million
d) US$ 140.2 million
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Answer: b) US$ 110.8 million
5. What are the names of India-Mongolia joint military exercises?
a) Maitri and Sampriti
b) Nomadic Elephant and Khaan Quest
c) Yudh Abhyas and Vajra Prahar
d) Garuda Shakti and Mitra Shakti
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Answer: b) Nomadic Elephant and Khaan Quest
6. What is India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index 2025?
a) 98 out of 120
b) 102 out of 123
c) 105 out of 125
d) 110 out of 128
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Answer: b) 102 out of 123
7. What is India’s GHI Score in 2025?
a) 23.5
b) 25.8
c) 27.2
d) 29.5
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Answer: b) 25.8
8. How many indicators are used to calculate the GHI score?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
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Answer: b) Four
9. Which organization from Germany publishes the GHI report?
a) Deutsche Welle
b) Welthungerhilfe
c) Friedrich Ebert Foundation
d) Konrad Adenauer Foundation
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Answer: b) Welthungerhilfe
10. How many hectares of forests were lost globally in 2024?
a) 6.1 million hectares
b) 7.5 million hectares
c) 8.1 million hectares
d) 9.3 million hectares
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Answer: c) 8.1 million hectares
11. What percentage of global deforestation is accounted for by permanent agriculture?
a) 78%
b) 82%
c) 86%
d) 90%
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Answer: c) 86%
12. What is the ratio by which harmful subsidies outweigh green finance?
a) 100:1
b) 150:1
c) 200:1
d) 250:1
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Answer: c) 200:1
13. What is India’s pledge under the Bonn Challenge for forest restoration by 2030?
a) 20 million hectares
b) 26 million hectares
c) 30 million hectares
d) 35 million hectares
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Answer: b) 26 million hectares
14. How many Indian bird species had their status revised in the IUCN Red List 2025?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18
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Answer: b) 12
15. Which Indian bird species was uplisted to “Endangered” status?
a) Indian Roller
b) Indian Courser
c) Rufous-tailed Lark
d) Long-billed Grasshopper-warbler
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Answer: d) Long-billed Grasshopper-warbler
16. In which year was the IUCN Red List established?
a) 1960
b) 1964
c) 1968
d) 1972
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Answer: b) 1964
17. What percentage of bird species worldwide are in decline?
a) Over 40%
b) Over 45%
c) Over 50%
d) Over 55%
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Answer: c) Over 50%
18. How many African countries does the Nile River traverse?
a) 9
b) 11
c) 13
d) 15
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Answer: b) 11
19. Where do the White Nile and Blue Nile meet?
a) Cairo, Egypt
b) Khartoum, Sudan
c) Juba, South Sudan
d) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Answer: b) Khartoum, Sudan
20. What does LIMBS stand for?
a) Legal Information Management and Briefing System
b) Legal Integration Management Board System
c) Litigation Information Management and Briefing System
d) Legal Information Monitoring and Briefing System
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Answer: a) Legal Information Management and Briefing System
21. In which states was Operation Chakra-V conducted?
a) Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan
b) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
c) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand
d) Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh
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Answer: b) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
22. In which year was the National Security Guard established?
a) 1984
b) 1986
c) 1988
d) 1990
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Answer: b) 1986
23. How many NSG hubs exist currently (including the new Ayodhya hub)?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
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Answer: c) 7
24. Which group within NSG comprises Army personnel?
a) Special Ranger Group (SRG)
b) Special Action Group (SAG)
c) Special Operations Group (SOG)
d) Special Task Force (STF)
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Answer: b) Special Action Group (SAG)
25. What is IMF’s revised GDP growth projection for India in 2025-26?
a) 6.4%
b) 6.6%
c) 6.8%
d) 7.0%
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Answer: b) 6.6%
26. How many times a year is the World Economic Outlook published?
a) Once
b) Twice
c) Three times
d) Four times
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Answer: b) Twice
27. In which year was the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs established?
a) 2010
b) 2013
c) 2015
d) 2017
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Answer: b) 2013
28. Where is the Spices Board (host secretariat for CCSCH) located?
a) Mumbai
b) Kochi
c) Chennai
d) Visakhapatnam
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Answer: b) Kochi
29. What is the investment amount for Google’s AI Hub in Visakhapatnam?
a) USD 10 billion
b) USD 15 billion
c) USD 20 billion
d) USD 25 billion
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Answer: b) USD 15 billion
30. What is the investment period for Google’s AI Hub project?
a) 2025-2029
b) 2026-2030
c) 2027-2031
d) 2028-2032
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Answer: b) 2026-2030
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