Top 250 Current Affairs Questions for 2025-26: The Ultimate Exam Guide
1. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Athletes Commission by the Indian Weightlifting Federation?
A: Mirabai Chanu
2. Which state hosted the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup 2025?
A: Tamil Nadu
3. Who received the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2025?
A: Kumar Mangalam Birla
4. Which African country signed a first-of-its-kind partnership with the International Solar Alliance?
A: Mauritius
5. What is the government's deadline to make India Naxal-free?
A: March 31, 2026
6. Who is the new Prime Minister of Serbia as of April 2025?
A: Đurić Macot
7. Who won the World Press Photo of the Year 2025?
A: Samar Abu Elouf
8. What was India's final rank in the ISSF World Cup Lima 2025?
A: 3rd
9. Which Indian city is the first to run 100% on renewable energy?
A: Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
10. Which country adopted "Green Cryptocurrency" to boost its economy?
A: Bhutan
11. Where was the first "Indus Water Treaty" signed in 1960?
A: Karachi (Context: India decided to suspend parts of it in 2025)
12. Where is India's first Quantum Computing village located?
A: Amaravati
13. Which country built a 3D-printed railway station in just 6 hours?
A: Japan
14. Who is the 53rd Chief Justice of India?
A: Justice Surya Kant
15. When will the Oscars start the "Best Stunt Design" category?
A: 2028
16. Who won the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2025?
A: Carlos Alcaraz
17. Which bank installed the first ATM on a train?
A: Bank of Maharashtra
18. Which park became India's 107th National Park?
A: Simlipal National Park (Odisha)
19. Who is the new Private Secretary to PM Narendra Modi?
A: Nidhi Tiwari
20. Who is the Chairperson of the 23rd Law Commission of India?
A: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari
21. Who is the first African woman Secretary-General of the Commonwealth?
A: Shirley Botchwey
22. Where was the 6th BIMSTEC Summit 2025 held?
A: Bangkok, Thailand
23. Which country awarded PM Modi the "Mithila Vibhushan 2025"?
A: Sri Lanka
24. Where were the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 organized?
A: Bihar
25. Which city presented President Droupadi Murmu with the "Key to the City"?
A: Lisbon, Portugal
26. Which company launched the "Frame 2" polar orbit mission?
A: SpaceX
27. Where was the Vizhinjam International Seaport inaugurated?
A: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
28. What is the new name of the Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarakhand?
A: Baba Boukhnag Tunnel
29. Which organization created the "Ironwood" AI chip?
A: Google
30. How many Global Geoparks are currently in the UNESCO list?
A: 213 (following 16 new additions)
31. When is World Malaria Day 2025 observed?
A: April 25
32. Which country hosts the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup?
A: Brazil
33. Who won the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2025?
A: Koneru Humpy
34. Which airport received Platinum recognition in Green Airport Recognition 2025?
A: Hubballi Airport
35. Who is the new Chairman of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?
A: Mohsin Naqvi
36. Which country is the 54th member of the Artemis Accords?
A: Bangladesh
37. What is India's rank in the Network Readiness Index 2025?
A: 36th
38. Which state protected the 4,400-year-old sites of Mitathal and Tigrana?
A: Haryana
39. India purchased 26 Rafale Marine jets from which country?
A: France
40. Who successfully tested the "Kalam-100" engine for the Vikram-1 rocket?
A: Skyroot Aerospace
41. Which company is India’s first Unicorn of 2025?
A: Jasper
42. What is the mascot of the 2025 Khelo India Youth Games?
A: Gaj Singh
43. After how many years is Cricket returning to the Olympics (LA 2028)?
A: 128 years
44. Who authored "Ramanujan: Journey of a Great Mathematician"?
A: Arun Singh and Devendra Kumar Sharma
45. Who is the new Chairman of PFRDA?
A: Shiv Subramaniam Raman
46. What mission did the government launch for clean energy minerals?
A: National Critical Minerals Mission (NCMM)
47. Who will host the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
A: USA
48. Who was re-elected as the President of Ecuador?
A: Daniel Noboa
49. Where is India’s first Gallium Nitride semiconductor plant?
A: Raipur, Chhattisgarh
50. When is National Panchayati Raj Day 2025?
A: April 24
51. Which company completed the first all-female space tourism mission?
A: Blue Origin
52. What is "Q-Shield"?
A: World’s first quantum-secure security platform
53. Which state launched the "Bhu Bharati" portal for land records?
A: Telangana
54. Chita (Cheetahs) are being relocated from Kuno to which sanctuary?
A: Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
55. Who headed the committee to review Center-State relations in Tamil Nadu?
A: Justice Kurian Joseph
56. Where was the 86th CRPF Foundation Day parade held?
A: Neemuch, MP
57. Which country is sending 8 cheetahs to India under Project Cheetah?
A: Botswana
58. From which country was the late Pope Francis (who passed at 88)?
A: Argentina
59. Where was the Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 2025 inaugurated?
A: Lucknow, UP
60. Who won Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2025?
A: Mondo Duplantis
61. Which country launched the first Thorium Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor?
A: China
62. What was the name of the Army operation to foil infiltration in J&K?
A: Operation Tika
63. What is the "HEALD" initiative?
A: Healthy Liver Education and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease prevention
64. Where was the first Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held?
A: Beijing, China
65. Which airport is the first in Asia to get Level 5 Carbon Accreditation?
A: Kempegowda (BIAL)
66. Where was South India’s first AC EMU train service started?
A: Chennai
67. By which year does India aim to eliminate Measles and Rubella?
A: 2026
68. Which country launched the first 10G Broadband Network?
A: China
69. Which state completed a village-level survey of ancient artifacts first?
A: Karnataka
70. Which app did PM Modi mention in "Mann Ki Baat" for disaster alerts?
A: Sachet App
71. Who won the Goldman Environmental Prize (Asia) 2025?
A: Batmunkh Lkhagvasuren
72. How many Padma Vibhushan awards were given in 2025?
A: 7
73. Who is the youngest player to score an IPL century in April 2025?
A: Vaibhav Suryavanshi
74. Who is the new CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission?
A: Amitesh Kumar Sinha
75. Who is the new President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF)?
A: Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul
76. Who won the MotoGP Americas Grand Prix 2025?
A: Francesco Bagnaia
77. Who is the Executive Director of NPCI as of 2025?
A: Sohini Rajola
78. What is India's rank in wind and solar power generation (EMBUR report)?
A: 3rd
79. Where was the 9th Global Technology Summit held?
A: New Delhi
80. What rank did India achieve in the Buenos Aires ISSF World Cup?
A: 2nd
81. Which state launched a wildlife sanctuary named after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?
A: Madhya Pradesh
82. Which space agency operated the "Gaia Mission" that ended in 2025?
A: ESA (European Space Agency)
83. When is World Autism Awareness Day 2025?
A: April 2
84. Which country signed the "Simla Agreement" in 1972?
A: Pakistan (Context: Suspended it in 2025)
85. Where was the 6th edition of exercise "Dustlik" (India-Uzbekistan) held?
A: Pune
86. Which country launched the "Tianlian II" data relay satellite?
A: China
87. Who was elected President of Gabon for 7 years?
A: Brice Oligui Nguema
88. Who won the 15th Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship?
A: Punjab
89. Where is the nuclear submarine base "INS Varsha" being built?
A: Rambilli, Andhra Pradesh
90. What is the Supreme Court's deadline for Governors to decide on reserved bills?
A: 3 months
91. Late Kumudini Lakhia was a famous exponent of which dance?
A: Kathak
92. Who received the "Assam Baibhav" 2024 award?
A: Rana Pratap Kalita
93. India produced how many locomotives in FY25 to beat USA/Europe?
A: 1,681
94. How many medals did India win at the World Boxing Cup Brazil 2025?
A: 6
95. What is the name of the long-range glide bomb tested by DRDO?
A: Gaurav
96. Who won the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25?
A: Mohun Bagan Super Giant
97. Which state became the first to implement sub-classification of SC reservation?
A: Telangana
98. Which agency is launching the "Biomass" satellite mission via Vega-C?
A: ESA
99. Which state launched the "Bhagirathi App" for water conservation?
A: Uttarakhand
100. What is India's rank in the Stanford AI Index 2025?
A: 7th
101. What was India's rank in the Asian Yogasan Sports Championship 2025?
A: 1st (87 medals)
102. Which European country was the first to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2025?
A: Hungary
103. What is the current RBI Repo Rate as of April 2025?
A: 6.00%
104. Which state topped the "India Justice Report 2025" for justice delivery?
A: Karnataka
105. Which telescope found life-related molecules in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b?
A: James Webb Space Telescope
106. Who is the new Vice-President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
A: Ajay Bhushan Pandey
107. Which app won the PM Award for Innovation in Public Administration?
A: Poshan Tracker Application
108. Where did Piyush Goyal launch the "Bharat Project" to create 1 million entrepreneurs?
A: Mumbai
109. Which Banaras products recently received GI Tags?
A: Banarasi Tabla, Shehnai, and Bharwa Mirch
110. Where was the multinational air exercise "Iniochos 25" held?
A: Andravida Airbase, Greece
111. What is the theme for International Yoga Day 2025?
A: Yoga for One Earth, One Health
112. How many medals did India win at the Asian Wrestling Championship 2025?
A: 10 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze)
113. Who won the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025?
A: Ju Wenjun
114. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the Miami Open 2025?
A: Aryna Sabalenka
115. Where was the 4th edition of the "Tiger Triumph 2025" (India-USA) exercise held?
A: Eastern Seaboard, India
116. Which Indian texts were included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 2025?
A: Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra
117. What is the theme for Earth Day 2025?
A: Our Power, Our Planet
118. What is the theme for World Heritage Day 2025?
A: Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage
119. Who is the new Director General of ICAR?
A: Mangilal Jat
120. Who won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2025?
A: Oscar Piastri
121. Who received Fiji’s highest honor, "Companion of the Order of Fiji"?
A: Madhusudan Sai
122. Where did Amit Shah unveil the statue of Maharaja Agrasen?
A: Hisar, Haryana
123. Where was the foundation stone for "Madhav Netralaya Premium Center" laid?
A: Nagpur
124. In which country did the Indian Air Force participate in "Desert Flag 10"?
A: UAE
125. Who was honored with France’s "Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters"?
A: Payal Kapadia
126. Which Indian port topped cargo handling among major ports in FY25?
A: Paradip Port
127. Which project completed 10 years in March 2025?
A: Sagarmala Project
128. Who is the first Indian to receive the "Fred Dorrington Sand Master Award"?
A: Sudarsan Pattnaik
129. Who is the first Indian to win a Gold medal at the World Boxing Cup in Brazil?
A: Hitesh Gulia
130. Which state’s tribal handicraft "Karan Dipia" received a GI Tag?
A: Kerala
131. Where was India’s first Himalayan Climate Center inaugurated?
A: Udhampur, J&K
132. Who received the "Ugadi Puraskar 2025" for historical research?
A: Maina Swamy
133. Where was the 11th BRICS Labor and Employment Ministers’ meeting held?
A: Brasilia, Brazil
134. What was India's rank in the first stage of the Archery World Cup 2025?
A: 4th
135. Which agency proposed installing a Quantum Gravity Gradiometer on satellites?
A: NASA
136. Who won the Boys' title at the Dream Sports Championship Football 2025?
A: Punjab FC
137. Where is the space startup "H-X20" (collaborating with SpaceX) located?
A: Kerala
138. Who authored the book "Beyond the Courtroom"?
A: Fali S. Nariman
139. How many years did the "UDAN Scheme" complete in April 2025?
A: 8 years
140. Who is the new Chief Justice of the J&K and Ladakh High Court?
A: Justice Arumpalli
141. Where will IIM Ahmedabad open its first international campus?
A: Dubai
142. Which country proposed a Global Climate Council before COP30?
A: Brazil
143. Where did the Indian Army successfully test "FPV Kamikaze" drones?
A: Pathankot, Punjab
144. Where was the 81st IATA Annual General Meeting 2025 held?
A: New Delhi
145. Which Indian female wrestler won Gold in the 62kg category at the Asian Championship 2025?
A: Manisha Bhanwala
146. Vandana Katariya, who retired from Hockey in 2025, is from which state?
A: Uttarakhand
147. Where was the "Sarhul Festival 2025" celebrated?
A: Jharkhand
148. Who authored "The Great Conciliator: Lal Bahadur Shastri"?
A: Sanjeev Chopra
149. Where was India’s largest 5.4 GW high-tech solar cell plant inaugurated?
A: Gujarat
150. Which state launched the "School Chale Hum" campaign in 2025?
A: Madhya Pradesh
151. What is the "Z-Vin Portal"?
A: A portal to monitor Anti-Rabies and Anti-Snake Venom stocks
152. Where was the "Startup Mahakumbh 2025" organized?
A: New Delhi
153. Which state leads in solar power installation at railway stations (as of 2025)?
A: Rajasthan
154. Where is India’s largest petrochemical plant being built?
A: Odisha (Paradip)
155. Which state launched the "Zero Poverty P4" initiative?
A: Andhra Pradesh
156. Who is the newly appointed Deputy Governor of RBI in April 2025?
A: Poonam Gupta
157. When is World Liver Day 2025?
A: April 19
158. Who authored the book "The Chief Minister and the Spy"?
A: Amarjit Singh Dulat
159. Who joined the IMF Managing Director’s Advisory Group in 2025?
A: N. Chandrasekaran
160. Which state’s "Kumbakonam Betel Leaves" received a GI Tag?
A: Tamil Nadu
161. When is International Children's Book Day 2025?
A: April 2
162. What is the name of the laser-based energy weapon developed by DRDO?
A: MK-2A Laser System
163. What is the rank of Delhi Airport among the world's busiest airports (ACI report)?
A: 9th
164. Who is the first brand ambassador for Chanel in India?
A: Ananya Panday
165. Who won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025?
A: Oscar Piastri
166. Which Indian cricketers were named Wisden’s Leading Cricketers 2025?
A: Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana
167. Which lake was declared a Conservation Reserve by Maharashtra in 2025?
A: DPS Flamingo Lake
168. Who was re-appointed as RBI Deputy Governor for another term?
A: T. Rabi Sankar
169. Which Indian institute topped the Asian University Rankings 2025 (in India)?
A: IISc Bengaluru
170. When was World Immunization Week 2025 observed?
A: April 24–30
171. Which state launched free high-quality rice for the poor via ration shops?
A: Telangana
172. When is National Maritime Day 2025?
A: April 5
173. Who received the "Legends of Endoscopy Award 2025"?
A: Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy
174. What did PM Modi gift the PM of Thailand in 2025?
A: Dhokra Brass Peacock Boat (from Chhattisgarh)
175. When is World Health Day 2025?
A: April 7
176. Which company launched the "Llama 4" AI model?
A: Meta
177. How many new products from West Bengal received GI Tags in 2025?
A: 7 (including Murshidabad Chana Bora)
178. Who won the Japanese Grand Prix 2025?
A: Max Verstappen
179. Who received an honorary doctorate from Slovakia’s Constantine the Philosopher University?
A: President Droupadi Murmu
180. When is National Safe Motherhood Day 2025?
A: April 11
181. When is World Intellectual Property Day 2025?
A: April 26
182. Which birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was celebrated in 2025?
A: 135th
183. Which state’s "Amalsad Chikoo" received a GI Tag?
A: Gujarat
184. When is World Art Day 2025?
A: April 15
185. When is World Hemophilia Day 2025?
A: April 17
186. What is the world's most expensive city according to the 2025 Wealth Report?
A: Monte Carlo, Monaco
187. When is World Veterinary Day 2025?
A: April 26
188. Where was the National Environment Conference 2025 held?
A: New Delhi
189. When is World Chagas Disease Day 2025?
A: April 14
190. Which two traditional textile products from Meghalaya got GI Tags?
A: Lyrnai Pottery and Ryndia Silk
191. Which country unveiled the "Zircon" hypersonic missile in 2025?
A: Russia
192. Late actor Manoj Kumar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in which year?
A: 2015
193. Which country holds the BIMSTEC Chairmanship for 2025-27?
A: Bangladesh
194. Where was the new Pamban Rail Bridge inaugurated?
A: Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
195. Where is the "Madhavpur Mela" organized?
A: Gujarat
196. Which state achieved the highest economic growth rate (9.69%) in FY25?
A: Tamil Nadu
197. Where was the 150th IPU Summit 2025 held?
A: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
198. Which Odisha festivals were added to the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage?
A: Jagannath Rath Yatra and Bali Jatra
199. What is "INSV Tarini"?
A: The vessel for the first all-women global circumnavigation expedition
200. Who is the first Indian to score 13,000 runs in T20 cricket?
A: Virat Kohli
201. Which state topped the Panchayat Development Index 2025?
A: Gujarat
202. Which J&K products received GI Tags in April 2025?
A: Willow Bat and Namda Craft
203. Which company announced plans to revive the extinct "Dire Wolf"?
A: Colossal Biosciences
204. Where was the 3rd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ meeting held?
A: Kathmandu, Nepal
205. Which Indian film was the first to be featured in London's "Scenes in the Square"?
A: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
206. What is the mascot of the Verka brand launched in Punjab?
A: Veera
207. Which state's police portal won the SKOCH Award 2025?
A: Uttar Pradesh
208. Which airport topped the World Airport Rankings 2025 for the 13th time?
A: Changi Airport, Singapore
209. Where was the first Global Summit on "One Planet, One Voice" held?
A: Dubai, UAE
210. "Puthandu" is the New Year festival of which state?
A: Tamil Nadu
211. Which cricketer was awarded a Knighthood in April 2025?
A: James Anderson
212. Where was the "Integrated Health Insurance Scheme" launched?
A: Cuttack, Odisha
213. Where was the "Black Box Lab" for aviation inaugurated?
A: New Delhi
214. Who won the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025?
A: Magnus Carlsen
215. Where is Southeast Asia’s largest pilot training institute located?
A: Amravati, Maharashtra
216. Which country was elected to head Interpol’s Governance Committee?
A: UAE
217. Where is India’s first Creative Technology Institute being set up?
A: Mumbai
218. Where was the world’s 17th Athlete Passport Management Unit established?
A: India
219. When is Civil Services Day 2025?
A: April 21
220. What was India's rank in the Asian Under-18 Athletics Championship 2025?
A: 6th
221. Where was India’s largest international cruise terminal inaugurated?
A: Mumbai
222. Where is India’s first indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor located?
A: Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
223. What is "IISR Sura"?
A: A new light-colored turmeric variety developed in India
224. Where was the International Buddhist Conference 2025 held?
A: Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh
225. At what age can minors now independently operate savings accounts (per RBI 2025)?
A: 10 years
226. Where was the "India Steel 2025" exhibition held?
A: Mumbai
227. Which routes were reopened for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2025?
A: Lipulekh Pass and Nathu La Pass
228. Who won the Girls' title at the Dream Sports Championship Football 2025?
A: Jharkhand FC
229. Who is the current Chairman of the World Economic Forum (after Klaus Schwab)?
A: Børge Brende
230. Which institutes were granted "Deemed to be University" status in 2025?
A: FTII Pune and SRFTI Kolkata
231. What is exercise "Aakraman"?
A: An IAF exercise involving Rafale, Su-30 MKI, and S-400 systems
232. Where did DRDO test the Scramjet engine for over 1000 seconds?
A: DRDL Hyderabad
233. Where was "SUFALAM 2025" (Food Processing Startup Forum) held?
A: Sonipat, Haryana
234. Who is the new Chairman of Air India Express?
A: Nipun Aggarwal
235. Who won the Mixed Doubles title at WTT Contender Tunis 2025?
A: Manush Shah and Diya Chitale
236. What is "Leda 13313424"?
A: A rare "Bullseye Galaxy" discovered by the Hubble Telescope
237. When is World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025?
A: April 28
238. Where was the "Modi Souvenirs Museum" organized?
A: Motihari, Bihar
239. Who became the first woman Director General of RPF?
A: Sonali Mishra
240. Who won the Femina Miss India 2025 title?
A: Sifat Kaur
241. Which Indian city hosted the first "Global AI Summit"?
A: Hyderabad
242. Who is the head of the 16th Finance Commission?
A: Arvind Panagariya
243. Which country launched the "WoodSat" (world's first wooden satellite)?
A: Japan
244. Who is the new CEO of YouTube (as of 2025)?
A: Neal Mohan
245. Which Indian state launched the "Mukhyamantri Nijut Moina" scheme?
A: Assam
246. What is the name of India's first AI teacher robot?
A: Iris
247. Which movie won Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars?
A: Oppenheimer (Context: Re-run/Reference in 2025 exams)
248. Who won the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 (Frequently asked in 2025 exams)?
A: India
249. Who is the current Secretary General of the UN?
A: Antonio Guterres
250. Which Indian state is the first to establish a "Graphene Center"?
A: Keralam