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Current Affairs Quiz – 8 October 2025 (Test Now)
1. What was the global adult tobacco use percentage in 2024 according to WHO?
a) 17.5%
b) 19.5%
c) 21.5%
d) 23.5%
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Answer: b) 19.5%
2. How many tobacco users aged 15+ does India have in 2024?
a) 223.48 million
b) 243.48 million
c) 263.48 million
d) 283.48 million
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Answer: b) 243.48 million
3. What is India’s projected reduction in tobacco use (2010-2025)?
a) 33%
b) 38%
c) 43%
d) 48%
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Answer: c) 43%
4. In which year was the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) enacted?
a) 2001
b) 2003
c) 2005
d) 2007
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Answer: b) 2003
5. Which country is the largest producer of tobacco globally?
a) India
b) Brazil
c) China
d) United States
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Answer: c) China
6. Which Indian state accounts for approximately 30% of national tobacco output?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Gujarat
d) Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: c) Gujarat
7. What are tropical cyclones called in the Western Pacific Ocean?
a) Hurricanes
b) Typhoons
c) Cyclones
d) Willy-Willies
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Answer: b) Typhoons
8. What is the minimum sea surface temperature required for tropical cyclone formation?
a) 25°C
b) 27°C
c) 29°C
d) 31°C
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Answer: b) 27°C
9. What are tropical cyclones called in Western Australia?
a) Typhoons
b) Hurricanes
c) Cyclones
d) Willy-Willies
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Answer: d) Willy-Willies
10. Who among the following is NOT a 2025 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine?
a) Mary E. Brunkow
b) Fred Ramsdell
c) Shimon Sakaguchi
d) Robert Koch
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Answer: d) Robert Koch
11. In which year did Shimon Sakaguchi discover Regulatory T-cells (Tregs)?
a) 1992
b) 1995
c) 1998
d) 2001
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Answer: b) 1995
12. Which gene was identified as key to regulating immune tolerance?
a) BRCA1
b) TP53
c) FOXP3
d) HLA-B27
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Answer: c) FOXP3
13. In which year was the FOXP3 gene identified by Brunkow and Ramsdell?
a) 1998
b) 2001
c) 2004
d) 2007
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Answer: b) 2001
14. Which is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant mentioned in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
a) Chernobyl
b) Zaporizhzhia
c) Rivne
d) South Ukraine
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Answer: b) Zaporizhzhia
15. How many medals did India win at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025?
a) 18
b) 20
c) 22
d) 24
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Answer: c) 22
16. How many gold medals did India win at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
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Answer: b) 6
17. Which body governs World Para Athletics?
a) International Olympic Committee
b) International Paralympic Committee
c) World Athletics Federation
d) Paralympic Sports Federation
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Answer: b) International Paralympic Committee
18. How often is the World Para Athletics Championships conducted?
a) Annually
b) Biennially
c) Every 3 years
d) Every 4 years
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Answer: b) Biennially
19. In which year was UNESCO established?
a) 1942
b) 1944
c) 1946
d) 1948
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Answer: c) 1946
20. How many member states does UNESCO have?
a) 184
b) 194
c) 204
d) 214
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Answer: b) 194
21. What is the tenure of UNESCO’s Director-General?
a) 3 years (renewable once)
b) 4 years (renewable once)
c) 5 years (renewable once)
d) 6 years (non-renewable)
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Answer: b) 4 years (renewable once)
22. Where is the Al Hol refugee camp located?
a) Northwestern Syria
b) Northeastern Syria
c) Southern Iraq
d) Northern Jordan
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Answer: b) Northeastern Syria
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