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Current Affairs Quiz – 25 May 2026 (Test Now)
1.According to the Stanford AI Index Report 2026, America’s AI lead over China has been reduced to
approximately:
A) 1.2%
B) 2.7%
C) 5.4%
D) 8.1%
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Correct Answer:B) 2.7%
2.The ‘China+1 Strategy’ refers to companies:
A) Adding China as a second manufacturing base
B) Reducing dependence on China and shifting to countries like India, Vietnam or Mexico
C) Forming a trade alliance with China and one other country
D) Prioritising China for technology exports
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Correct Answer:B) Reducing dependence on China and shifting to countries like India, Vietnam or Mexico
3.India has expanded technology cooperation with the US through which initiative focused on critical and
emerging technologies?
A) QUAD Tech Framework
B) iCET (Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology)
C) TRUST Initiative
D) Both B and C
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Correct Answer:D) Both B and C
4.India’s Ethanol Blending Programme is governed under which policy?
A) National Bioenergy Mission 2015
B) National Policy on Biofuels 2018
C) Petroleum Act 2006
D) Renewable Energy Policy 2022
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Correct Answer: B) National Policy on Biofuels 2018
5.BIS has notified standards for ethanol-petrol blends up to:
A) E20
B) E25
C) E27
D) E30
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Correct Answer:D) E30
6.. What is Dimethyl Ether (DME) at room temperature?
A) A solid crystalline compound
B) A colourless gas easily liquefied under moderate pressure
C) A thick viscous liquid
D) A radioactive gaseous element
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Correct Answer: B) A colourless gas easily liquefied under moderate pressure
7.20% DME blending with LPG could potentially reduce LPG imports by approximately how many million
tonnes annually?
A) 2.1 million tonnes
B) 4.5 million tonnes
C) 6.3 million tonnes
D) 8.7 million tonnes
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Correct Answer:C) 6.3 million tonnes
8.Cyprus joined India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) under which pillar?
A) Maritime Security
B) Disaster Risk Reduction
C) Trade, Connectivity, Maritime Transport
D) Science, Technology and Academics
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Correct Answer:C) Trade, Connectivity, Maritime Transport
9.The ‘Friends of IMEC’ group was initiated by Cyprus to support which corridor?
A) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
B) India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
C) North-South Transport Corridor
D) Trans-Caspian International Trade Route
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Correct Answer: B) India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
10.India–Cyprus bilateral relations were established in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1955
C) 1962
D) 1971
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Correct Answer:C) 1962
11.Cyprus currently holds the Presidency of which international body?
A) United Nations General Assembly
B) Council of the European Union
C) Commonwealth of Nations
D) NATO Parliamentary Assembly
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Correct Answer:B) Council of the European Union
12.In a Dollar–Rupee Buy/Sell Swap Auction, what does the RBI do at the initial leg?
A) RBI sells dollars and receives rupees
B) RBI buys dollars and pays rupees, injecting liquidity
C) RBI issues bonds denominated in US dollars
D) RBI freezes forex reserves temporarily
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Correct Answer: B) RBI buys dollars and pays rupees, injecting liquidity
13.The RBI’s $5 billion dollar–rupee swap auction was announced primarily to:
A) Increase India’s foreign exchange reserves permanently
B) Manage liquidity and stabilise rupee depreciation pressures
C) Fund government capital expenditure
D) Reduce India’s external debt obligations
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Correct Answer:B) Manage liquidity and stabilise rupee depreciation pressures
14.The NHRC Advisory 2.0 recommended that educational institutions admit transgender persons based on:
A) Medical certification of gender reassignment
B) Court order
C) Self-identified gender without mandatory medical proof
D) Aadhaar-linked gender data
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Correct Answer:C) Self-identified gender without mandatory medical proof
15.Under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, a ‘transgender person’ is defined as:
A) A person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery
B) A person whose gender identity differs from the gender assigned at birth
C) A person identified as intersex by a medical professional
D) A person who legally changes their name and gender
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Correct Answer:B) A person whose gender identity differs from the gender assigned at birth
16.NHRC Advisory 2.0 recommends banning non-consensual medical procedures on intersex children, with
exceptions only for:
A) Research purposes
B) Cosmetic alignment
C) Life-saving situations
D) Government-approved clinical trials
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Correct Answer:C) Life-saving situations
17.The 8th India–France Maritime Cooperation Dialogue was held in:
A) New Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Paris
D) Marseille
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Correct Answer:C) Paris
18.Approximately how many French military personnel are stationed in the Indo-Pacific region?
A) 2,000
B) 5,000
C) 7,000
D) 12,000
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Correct Answer:: C) 7,000
19.The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is being developed by:
A) HAL and DRDO
B) Aeronautical Development Agency and DRDO
C) BEL and HAL
D) ISRO and ADA
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Correct Answer: B) Aeronautical Development Agency and DRDO
20.If the AMCA programme succeeds, India will become the _ country to independently design and
build a 5th-generation fighter aircraft.
A) 3rd
B) 4th
C) 5th
D) 6th
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Correct Answer::B) 4th
21. The AMCA Mk-1 variant uses which engine?
A) Kaveri engine
B) Safran M88
C) GE F414-GE-INS6
D) Rolls-Royce Adour
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Correct Answer:C) GE F414-GE-INS6
22. The foundation stone for the AMCA Core Integration & Flight-Testing Centre was laid at:
A) Bengaluru, Karnataka
B) Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh
C) Hyderabad, Telangana
D) Nashik, Maharashtra
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Correct Answer:B) Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh
23. The Arunachal Kiwi Mission was launched under which broader initiative?
A) North East Vision 2047
B) Act East Policy
C) Ashtalakshmi Initiative
D) NESIDS Scheme
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Correct Answer:C) Ashtalakshmi Initiative
24.Under the Ashtalakshmi Initiative, which USP is assigned to Meghalaya?
A) Muga Silk
B) Ginger
C) Kiwi
D) Lakadong Turmeric
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Correct Answer: D) Lakadong Turmeric
25. Arunachal Pradesh’s kiwi is significant because it is:
A) The world’s largest kiwi variety
B) India’s first certified organic kiwi
C) A GI-tagged product since 2010
D) Exported exclusively to Japan
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Correct Answer:B) India’s first certified organic kiwi
26.Lake Kariba, the world’s largest man-made reservoir by volume, is located on which river?
A) Congo River
B) Limpopo River
C) Zambezi River
D) Niger River
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Correct Answer:C) Zambezi River
27. Lake Kariba’s water levels had dropped to a historic low of _ due to El Niño.
A) 5%
B) 8%
C) 13%
D) 20%
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Correct Answer:C) 13%
28.Victoria Falls is located on which border and is known as:
A) Tanzania–Kenya border; ‘Roaring Waters’
B) Zambia–Zimbabwe border; ‘Smoke that Thunders’
C) Angola–Zambia border; ‘Falls of the Zambezi’
D) Mozambique–Zimbabwe border; ‘The Great Falls’
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Correct Answer:B) Zambia–Zimbabwe border; ‘Smoke that Thunders’
29. The Zambezi River empties into which ocean?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Southern Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
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Correct Answer:C) Indian Ocean
30.India gifted Cyprus a BHISM Cube. BHISM stands for:
A) Bharat Health Initiative for Safety and Medical Help
B) Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri
C) Bharat Health and Infrastructure Support Mission
D) Bharat Hospital Initiative for Strategic Medicine
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Correct Answer: B) Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri
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