Current Affairs Quiz (one line)- September, 2025

Q1. Which Union Minister inaugurated India’s first
tempered glass manufacturing facility for mobile
devices in Noida?
Ans: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Q2. Which bank signed an agreement with NHAI to
implement India’s first barrier-free tolling system?
Ans: ICICI Bank

Q3. What is the name of India’s first AI-powered
translator for tribal languages launched by the
Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
Ans: Adi Vaani

Q4. How many e-Government services have been
integrated across all states and UTs on DigiLocker and
e-District platforms?
Ans: Nearly 2,000

Q5. What is the name of the Phase II program launched
by IEPFA to empower rural women with financial
literacy?
Ans: Niveshak Didi

Q6. Which TV channel was launched by NCERT on its 65th
Foundation Day?
Ans: Bal Vatika TV Channel

Q7. What is the name of India’s first indigenously
developed 32-bit microprocessor?
Ans: Vikram-3201

Q8. Which state launched the Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh
Sahkari Sangh Limited with ₹105 crore funding?
Ans: Bihar

Q9. What is the name of the app launched for cotton
farmers under the MSP scheme?
Ans: Kapas Kisan App

Q10. The Coconut Development Board increased sapling
support from ₹4 to how much?
Ans: ₹45

Q11. Which organization launched the BHARATI startup
initiative to support 100 agri-food startups?
Ans: APEDA

Q12. The GST Council reduced four slabs to how many
slabs effective September 22, 2025?
Ans: Two slabs (5% and 18%)

Q13. What is the target capacity for the ₹1,500 crore
mineral recycling scheme by 2030-31?
Ans: 270 kiloton

Q14. How many State Public Service Commissions will
share best practices with UPSC through the Centre of
Excellence?
Ans: 27

Q15. From which date did India introduce voluntary HUIDbased silver hallmarking?
Ans: September 1, 2025

Q16. What is the capacity of PSA Mumbai Terminal PhaseII at JN Port?
Ans: 4.8 million TEU

Q17. Under the Unified Pension Scheme, central
government employees can retire after how many
years instead of 25?
Ans: 20 years

Q18. Which campaign under PMAY-U 2.0 will run till
October 31 in 5,000+ cities?
Ans: Angikaar 2025

Q19. NITI Aayog aims to double pulses production to how
many million tonnes by 2047?
Ans: 51.57 million tonnes

Q20. By what percentage did India’s coal imports decline
in July 2025?
Ans: 16.4%

Q21. What is the value of India’s road infrastructure
expansion plan announced in 2025?
Ans: ₹11 lakh crore ($125 billion)

Q22. Who was appointed as the new Chairman &
Managing Director of NHPC Limited?
Ans: Bhupender Gupta

Q23. What is India’s literacy rate as announced by
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in 2025?
Ans: 80.9%

Q24. How many people were evacuated by the Indian
Army during Operation Rahat?
Ans: Over 6,000 people

Q25. Who was elected as India’s 15th Vice President?
Ans: CP Radhakrishnan

Q26. When was the Swacchotsav 2025 campaign
launched?
Ans: 17th September to 2nd October

Q27. What is the name of the indigenous 5G-enabled
communication system used by the Indian Army?
Ans: SAMBHAV

Q28. What is the approved budget for the Bhagalpur–
Dumka–Rampurhat rail line doubling project?
Ans: ₹3,169 crore

Q29. Where was the CPRI’s Regional Testing Laboratory
inaugurated by Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar?
Ans: Nashik

Q30. Which ministry launched the Adi Sanskriti digital
learning platform?
Ans: Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Q31. Where was India’s first overseas Atal Innovation
Centre opened?
Ans: IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi campus

Q32. When did CP Radhakrishnan take oath as India’s 15th
Vice President?
Ans: September 12, 2025

Q33. How many MoUs were signed during the Mauritian
PM’s state visit to India?
Ans: Seven MoUs

Q34. How many airports now have the Fast Track
Immigration Programme after its expansion?
Ans: 13 airports

Q35. Which organization organized Purple Fest 2025 for
disability inclusion?
Ans: ISLRTC and Amity University

Q36. What milestone did India achieve in non-fossil fuel
power capacity?
Ans: 250 GW

Q37. Where did IIM Ahmedabad open its first global
campus?
Ans: Dubai

Q38. Where was SAJEX 2025 launched by India?
Ans: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Q39. What speed did the Namo Bharat train achieve to
become India’s fastest train?
Ans: 160 km/h

Q40. When will NSO conduct AIDIS and SAS surveys?
Ans: July 2026 to June 2027

Q41. What is the budget for the Great Nicobar
development project?
Ans: ₹72,000 crore

Q42. What is the total value of development projects PM
Modi will launch across NE and eastern states?
Ans: ₹71,000 crore

Q43. What is the name of the portal launched by PM Modi
to digitize manuscripts?
Ans: Gyan Bharatam Portal

Q44. Which EPFO Officer became the first Indian
participant in the World Bank-Milken PFAM Program
2025-26?
Ans: Shri Vivekanand Gupta

Q45. How many new sites did India add to the UNESCO
Tentative List?
Ans: Seven

Q46. Which country is partnering with India to build a
satellite tracking facility near Diego Garcia with ₹680
million development package?
Ans: Mauritius

Q47. From which date will Railways reserve the first 15
minutes of online ticket booking exclusively for
Aadhaar-verified users?
Ans: October 1

Q48. Who inaugurated India’s largest sports complex
worth ₹825 crore in Ahmedabad?
Ans: Amit Shah

Q49. What was the name of the only African elephant in
India that died after 13 years of isolation?
Ans: Shankar

Q50. Which country sent the first Hilsa consignment to
India in 2025?
Ans: Bangladesh

Q51. By what percentage did India’s CO₂ emissions from
power sector drop in early 2025?
Ans: 1%

Q52. What is the name of the campaign launched to
improve airport experience for passengers?
Ans: Yatri Sewa Diwas 2025

Q53. Which organization launched the Smart Blue Ports
project with India?
Ans: FAO

Q54. What is the maximum number of candidates allowed
per EVM ballot sheet according to new EC
guidelines?
Ans: 15

Q55. How many days does the Seva Parv 2025 campaign
run for PM Modi’s birthday?
Ans: 15

Q56. What is India’s geothermal energy potential target
mentioned in the first National Geothermal Policy?
Ans: 10 GW

Q57. Which Red Sand Dunes near Visakhapatnam entered
the UNESCO Tentative List?
Ans: Erra Matti Dibbalu

Q58. Who became the new Director of All India Institute
of Ayurveda with a five-year tenure?
Ans: Professor Pradeep Kumar Prajapati

Q59. How many Joint Secretaries were appointed by the
Centre in recent reshuffling?
Ans: 35

Q60. Who was named as the new CEO of Aditya Birla
Capital with a five-year term starting September 1,
2025?
Ans: Vishakha Mulye

Q61. How many unrecognised political parties were delisted by the Election Commission?
Ans: 474

Q62. How many years of the 1965 Indo-Pak war is India
commemorating?
Ans: 60

Q63. What is the name of IRDAI’s one-stop digital
insurance platform launching in December 2025?
Ans: Bima Sugam

Q64. What are the two GST slabs announced by PM Modi
in the next-generation GST reforms on September
21, 2025?
Ans: 5% and 18%

Q65. How many Indians did PM Modi identify as the “NeoMiddle Class”?
Ans: 25 crore

Q66. Who launched the Industrial Park Rating System 3.0?
Ans: Piyush Goyal

Q67. What is the name of the new logistics performance
benchmarking system launched for States and UTs?
Ans: LEADS 2025

Q68. What is the name of the advanced digital platform
unveiled for real-time export container tracking?
Ans: LDB 2.0

Q69. India became the first country to hold how many
Polymetallic Sulphides exploration contracts with
International Seabed Authority?
Ans: Two

Q70. What is the name of the student leadership initiative
launched by Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
Ans: Adi Karmayogi Student Chapters

Q71. What was the growth rate of India’s eight core
industries in August 2025?
Ans: 6.3%

Q72. Make in India initiative completed how many years
in September 2025?
Ans: 11 years

Q73. At which port did India launch its first EV truck fleet
with swappable batteries?
Ans: JNPA

Q74. Which PRAGATI meeting did PM Modi chair to
review infrastructure projects worth over ₹65,000
crore?
Ans: 49th

Q75. How many days of Productivity Linked Bonus was
approved for railway employees?
Ans: 78 days

Q76. What is the acronym for the GST Appellate Tribunal
launched by Finance Minister?
Ans: GSTAT

Q77. Till which date has the government restricted silver
and unstudded jewellery imports?
Ans: March 31, 2026

Q78. How many Ayurvedic recipes were approved by
FSSAI on the dedicated licensing portal?
Ans: 91

Q79. Which state ranks 5th in e-bus adoption with 450
electric buses?
Ans: Odisha

Q80. Gangtok ranks which position among India’s safest
cities for women according to NARI 2025?
Ans: 5th

Q81. Chhattisgarh’s power generation capacity has grown
from 1,400 MW in 2000 to how much?
Ans: 30,000 MW

Q82. Which state’s tourism department launched the
Autumn Calendar 2025 featuring Cherry Blossom
Festival?
Ans: Meghalaya

Q83. Which state approved amendments allowing private
sector employees to work 10-12 hours daily?
Ans: Maharashtra
Q84. On which date was the Royal Bhutan Buddhist
Temple inaugurated in Rajgir, Bihar?
Ans: September 4, 2025

Q85. Which state launched India’s first vulture portal
www.thevulturenetwork.org?
Ans: Assam

Q86. At which port did Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
launch green hydrogen pilot plant worth ₹59 crore?
Ans: Tuticorin Port, Tamil Nadu

Q87. What literacy rate has Himachal Pradesh achieved
according to CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu?
Ans: 99.3%

Q88. What is the total investment planned by Andhra
Pradesh for Space and Defence projects?
Ans: ₹3,400 crore

Q89. How much additional flood relief did PM Modi
announce for Punjab?
Ans: ₹1,600 crore

Q90. What amount of flood relief was announced for
Himachal Pradesh?
Ans: ₹1,500 crore

Q91. What is the length of the Mokama-Munger
greenfield highway project in Bihar?
Ans: 82.4 km

Q92. How much aid did PM Modi announce for
Uttarakhand floods?
Ans: ₹1,200 crore

Q93. Who received additional charge as Maharashtra
Governor after CP Radhakrishnan’s resignation?
Ans: Acharya Devvrat

Q94. What is the value of the India-ADB deal for
Uttarakhand tourism development?
Ans: $126.4 million

Q95. Which zoo achieved India’s first artificial incubation
of Asian Giant Tortoise?
Ans: Manipur Zoo

Q96. When will Goa host the first globally fixed-date
Ayurveda Day?
Ans: September 23

Q97. What is the cost of the rail line connecting Aizawl to
Indian Railways?
Ans: ₹8,000 crore

Q98. Which state got its first APEDA office for promoting
agri-exports?
Ans: Bihar

Q99. Who was sworn in as the 10th Chief Justice of
Manipur High Court on September 15, 2025?
Ans: Justice M Sundar

Q100. Which former Gujarat Governor took additional
charge as Maharashtra Governor?
Ans: Acharya Devvrat

Q101. In which district of Assam did PM Modi inaugurate a
Bioethanol Plant?
Ans: Golaghat

Q102. Which airport was inaugurated by PM Modi in Bihar?
Ans: Purnia Airport

Q103. Which GI-tagged chilli was celebrated at the 14th
Sirarakhong festival in Manipur?
Ans: Hathei Chilli

Q104. Which city hosted Maharashtra’s largest Dhol-Tasha
event to honor the Statue of Sambhaji Maharaj?
Ans: Pimpri-Chinchwad

Q105. In which district did PM Modi inaugurate PM Mitra
Park to boost textile manufacturing?
Ans: Dhar

Q106. Which state issued ID cards to over 5 lakh SHG
women for loan benefits?
Ans: Tamil Nadu

Q107. What is the total value of maritime projects launched
by PM Modi in Bhavnagar, Gujarat?
Ans: ₹34,200 crore

Q108. Dhordo became which number solar village under
PM Surya Ghar Yojana?
Ans: Fourth

Q109. Who took oath as the new Chief Justice of Patna High
Court in Bihar?
Ans: Justice Pavankumar Bhimappa Bajanthri

Q110. How old is the Tripura Sundari Temple that was
redeveloped by PM Modi?
Ans: 524 years

Q111. What is the value of infrastructure projects launched
by PM Modi in Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans: ₹5,100 crore

Q112. Ahmednagar Railway Station was renamed to honor
which Maratha queen?
Ans: Ahilyabai Holkar

Q113. What is the budget of Karnataka’s LEAP Programme
launched to create jobs?
Ans: ₹1,000 crore

Q114. Where did Amit Shah inaugurate the Startup
Conclave 2025?
Ans: Gandhinagar

Q115. At which temple did Chief Minister N Chandrababu
Naidu inaugurate India’s first AI-powered Integrated
Command Centre?
Ans: Tirumala

Q116. What is the cost of the 4-lane NH-139W SahebganjAreraj-Bettiah highway project approved for Bihar?
Ans: ₹3,822 crore

Q117. What is the cost approved for doubling the
Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya railway line?
Ans: ₹2,192 crore

Q118. What was the total value of projects inaugurated by
PM Modi in Banswara?
Ans: ₹1.22 lakh crore

Q119. How many new Atal Tinkering Labs did NITI Aayog
announce for J&K?
Ans: 500

Q120. Where was the 25th SCO Summit held in 2025?
Ans: Tianjin, China

Q121. How much did China pledge in grants and loans at
the 2025 SCO Summit?
Ans: $2 billion

Q122. Which terror attack was condemned in the SCO
Tianjin Declaration?
Ans: Pahalgam terror attack (April 22, 2025)

Q123. How many e-scholarships did India announce for
Afghan students for 2025-26?
Ans: 1,000

Q124. According to WHO, how many suicide cases were
reported globally in 2021?
Ans: 7.27 lakh

Q125. Which mechanism did India and Japan sign under
Paris Agreement Article 6.2?
Ans: Joint Credit Mechanism

Q126. How many unregistered social media platforms did
Nepal ban following Supreme Court directive?
Ans: 26

Q127. Who won Thailand’s PM election with 63% votes?
Ans: Anutin Charnvirakul

Q128. Who became UK Deputy PM after Angela Rayner’s
resignation?
Ans: David Lammy

Q129. Who became the oldest man to summit Mount Fuji
at age 102?
Ans: Kokichi Akuzawa

Q130. When did Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba step down?
Ans: September 7, 2025

Q131. What is the current value of bilateral investments
between India and Israel?
Ans: $800 million

Q132. How many people died in Nepal’s Gen Z-led protests
against social media ban?
Ans: 19 deaths

Q133. By what margin did François Bayrou lose the
confidence vote in France?
Ans: 364-194

Q134. When did Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resign?
Ans: September 9, 2025

Q135. What excise tax does the US HIRE Act 2025 propose
on outsourcing payments?
Ans: 25%

Q136. How many National Assembly seats did Irfaan Ali’s
party secure in Guyana?
Ans: 36 out of 65 seats

Q137. Who was named as the new French Prime Minister
after François Bayrou?
Ans: Lecornu

Q138. How many seats did Norway’s Labour Party win for
Jonas Gahr Stoere’s second term?
Ans: 87 seats

Q139. What is Larry Ellison’s net worth that made him the
world’s richest person?
Ans: $395.7 billion

Q140. What did Fitch upgrade India’s FY25 growth forecast
to?
Ans: 6.9% (from 6.5%)

Q141. What is the value of the India-Mauritius Special
Economic Package?
Ans: $680 million

Q142. Who will serve as Nepal’s interim Prime Minister
after the youth-led revolution?
Ans: Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki

Q143. Which joint military exercise was launched near Jeju
Island on September 15 involving US, Korea, and
Japan?
Ans: Freedom Edge

Q144. Which country became the first globally to appoint
an AI-powered virtual minister named “Diella”?
Ans: Albania

Q145. By how many basis points did the US Fed cut interest
rates?
Ans: 25

Q146. Which two countries signed a mutual defence pact
amid West Asia tensions?
Ans: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

Q147. What is Australia’s new emissions reduction target
by 2035?
Ans: 62%

Q148. In which city was the first-ever India-Norway
Maritime Security Dialogue held?
Ans: Oslo

Q149. Which country agreed with India to resume trade
talks and enhance cooperation in defence and
energy?
Ans: Canada

Q150. Which two American Senators proposed the India
Shrimp Tariff Act on September 20, 2025?
Ans: Bill Cassidy and Cindy Hyde-Smith

Q151. At which congress in Dubai was India re-elected to
UN Postal Councils?
Ans: 28th Universal Postal Congress

Q152. What is the name of the India-Brazil agricultural
innovation partnership launched?
Ans: Maitri 2.0

Q153. In which city was India elected to Interpol Asian
Committee?
Ans: Singapore

Q154. When will the BBNJ ocean conservation treaty enter
into force?
Ans: January 17, 2026

Q155. On which date is China launching the K visa to attract
global talent?
Ans: October 1, 2025

Q156. Which IIT was nominated by India as UN Centre of
Excellence for AI capacity building?
Ans: IIT-Madras

Q157. On which date did India and Australia sign the
Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Organic
Products?
Ans: September 24, 2025

Q158. What is the name of 2025’s strongest typhoon that
devastated Asia?
Ans: Super Typhoon Ragasa

Q159. Which two countries signed a nuclear cooperation
deal for power plants and modular reactors?
Ans: Turkey and US

Q160. Which city launched a 15-km driverless transport
corridor with RoboTaxis?
Ans: Dubai

Q161. India Post Payments Bank celebrated its foundation
day on which date?
Ans: September 1, 2025

Q162. How many Aadhaar authentication transactions
were recorded by UIDAI in August 2025?
Ans: Over 221 crore

Q163. NPCI increased UPI transaction limit to how much for
verified merchants effective September 15, 2025?
Ans: ₹5 lakh per transaction

Q164. Who was appointed as co-head of Asia-Pacific
Investment Banking at Citibank?
Ans: Kaustubh Kulkarni

Q165. RBI approved whose reappointment as Yes Bank
Chairman till May 2027?
Ans: R Gandhi

Q166. What is the value of PNB’s MoU with Rajasthan
government?
Ans: ₹21,000 crore

Q167. When will RBI issue the Bhupen Hazarika
commemorative coin?
Ans: September 13, 2025

Q168. When was the TCIL-PNB partnership MoU signed?
Ans: September 3, 2025

Q169. What is the URL of RBI’s new Currency Education
Portal?
Ans: https://indiancurrency.rbi.org.in

Q170. Which app ranked 3rd worldwide in banking
downloads during H1 2025?
Ans: Kotak811

Q171. Until which date was Shri M. Paramasivam’s tenure
as PNB Executive Director extended?
Ans: March 31, 2027

Q172. What is the name of EPFO’s new feature for faster
account access?
Ans: Passbook Lite

Q173. What is the new UPI daily P2M limit for select
merchant categories?
Ans: ₹10 lakh

Q174. What is the name of SEBI’s new system to simplify
long-term foreign investment?
Ans: SWAGAT-FI

Q175. What percentage stake did SBI sell in Yes Bank to
Japan’s SMBC?
Ans: 13.18%

Q176. What is India’s projected GDP growth rate for FY25
according to S&P?
Ans: 6.5%

Q177. Which company received RBI approval to operate as
an online payment aggregator?
Ans: PhonePe

Q178. Who was appointed as the new CFO of IndusInd Bank
effective September 22, 2025?
Ans: Viral Damania

Q179. What is the maximum interest rate offered by Jio
Payments Bank’s ‘Savings Pro’ service?
Ans: 6.5%

Q180. Which Delhi-based NBFC had its licence cancelled by
RBI for violating norms?
Ans: Datta Finance

Q181. What was the banking system liquidity deficit on
September 23, 2025?
Ans: ₹87,183 crore

Q182. Qatar became which number country to enable UPI
for Indian travelers?
Ans: Eighth

Q183. Tata Electronics signed MoU with which company to
accelerate India’s semiconductor ecosystem?
Ans: Merck

Q184. Who became Levi’s new global ambassador?
Ans: Alia Bhatt

Q185. What percentage of India’s economy is powered by
agriculture according to Ajay Kumar Sood?
Ans: 15-20%

Q186. When will Harshavardhan Chitale take charge as
Hero MotoCorp CEO?
Ans: January 5, 2026

Q187. When will Dell CFO Yvonne McGill step down?
Ans: September 9, 2025

Q188. Who is set to leave Intel after 30+ years as products
chief?
Ans: Michelle Johnston Holthaus

Q189. What milestone did NHAI’s Insurance Surety Bonds
achieve?
Ans: ₹10,000 crore

Q190. Which company secured a ₹579 crore BCCI deal as
Team India’s lead sponsor?
Ans: Apollo Tyres

Q191. What is the name of the premium Bengali festive
wear line launched by Myntra-Ganguly partnership?
Ans: Souragya

Q192. What was India’s WPI Inflation rate in August 2025?
Ans: 0.52%

Q193. According to NCAER report, what percentage of GDP
are India’s logistics costs?
Ans: 7.97%

Q194. What is the value of the infrastructure loan signed
between India and ADB for Assam?
Ans: $125 million

Q195. What is the value of Nvidia’s planned investment in
OpenAI?
Ans: $100 billion

Q196. Who announced that India will soon become the
world’s third-largest economy?
Ans: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra

Q197. RBI projects private sector capital investment to rise
by what percentage to ₹2.67 lakh crore in FY26?
Ans: 21.5%

Q198. The Ministry of Finance proposed what percentage
of FDI in the insurance sector?
Ans: 100%

Q199. India’s GST collection in August 2025 reached how
much?
Ans: ₹1.86 trillion

Q200. India’s Current Account Deficit in Q1 FY26 stood at
what percentage of GDP?
Ans: 0.2%

Q201. Morgan Stanley upgraded India’s FY26 GDP growth
forecast from 6.2% to what?
Ans: 6.7%

Q202. India’s services sector PMI rose to what level in
August 2025?
Ans: 62.9

Q203. The India-EFTA trade pact becomes effective from
which date?
Ans: October 1, 2025

Q204. FDI in Q1 FY26 increased to how much in USD billion?
Ans: 18.62 billion

Q205. How much revenue loss does Moody’s predict from
the new two-slab GST structure?
Ans: ₹48,000 crore

Q206. What was India’s retail inflation rate in August 2025?
Ans: 2.07%

Q207. What was India’s trade deficit in August 2025?
Ans: $26.49 billion

Q208. What was India’s unemployment rate in August
2025?
Ans: 5.1%

Q209. Japan’s R&I upgraded India’s sovereign credit rating
to which grade?
Ans: BBB+

Q210. What GDP growth forecast did S&P Global Ratings
retain for India for FY26?
Ans: 6.5%

Q211. By what percentage did India’s smartphone exports
to the US increase in August 2025?
Ans: 148%

Appointments News
Q212. Who became the new Controller General of Accounts
as the 29th CGA?
Ans: T.C.A. Kalyani

Q213. Who was appointed as India’s new Ambassador to
UAE?
Ans: Dr. Deepak Mittal

Q214. Who took charge as the new CEO of FSSAI from
September 1, 2025?
Ans: Shri Rajit Punhani

Q215. How many new judges did the Supreme Court
Collegium recommend for Allahabad High Court?
Ans: 26

Q216. Who assumed charge as Secretary of Ministry of
Mines on September 4, 2025?
Ans: Piyush Goyal

Q217. Who took oath as Chief Justice of Bombay High
Court?
Ans: Justice Shree Chandrashekhar

Q218. Which cricketer was signed as brand ambassador by
Skechers?
Ans: Mohammed Siraj

Q219. Who became the new Director of CSIR-NIScPR?
Ans: Dr. Geetha Vani Rayasam

Q220. Who was appointed as the new NSE Chairperson?
Ans: Srinivas Injeti

Q221. Who has FSIB recommended as the next SBI MD?
Ans: Ravi Ranjan

Q222. Which retired IAS officer was appointed Secretary to
Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan?
Ans: Amit Khare

Q223. Who was appointed Vice President for East Asia and
Pacific at World Bank?
Ans: Carlos Felipe Jaramillo

Q224. Who begins second term as UN Women Executive
Director?
Ans: Dr. Sima Bahous

Q225. Who was named new CFO of P&G Health effective
October 1?
Ans: Shashank Srowthy

Q226. Who did IMF Chief propose as First Deputy Managing
Director?
Ans: Daniel Katz

Q227. Which 1990 batch officer was appointed as
Controller General of Communication Accounts?
Ans: Vandana Gupta

Q228. Who was appointed Chairman of Piramal Finance
succeeding Ajay Piramal?
Ans: Anand Piramal

Q229. Who was appointed as the new President of
Advertising Standards Council of India?
Ans: Sudhanshu Vats

Q230. Which two MPs were appointed to the
Rehabilitation Council of India for two years?
Ans: Kanwar Singh Tanwar and Dr. Jashvantsinh
Parmar

Q231. Who became the first mycologist to head BSI
(Botanical Survey of India)?
Ans: Dr. Kanad Das

Q232. India and Japan signed a Memorandum of
Cooperation on which minerals during PM Modi’s
Tokyo visit?
Ans: Critical minerals

Q233. DPIIT signed MoU with which bank to launch Startup
Engagement Programme?
Ans: ICICI Bank

Q234. Which organizations signed an MoU for tribal
education empowerment?
Ans: Coal India and NSTFDC

Q235. How many start-ups are leveraged under the iDEXDIO and EdCIL ASPIRE program?
Ans: 650+ start-ups

Q236. Which organizations signed an MoU for sports
science research?
Ans: SAI and IIT Delhi

Q237. India signed an MoU with which international
organization for Skills Recognition?
Ans: ILO

Q238. IIT Kanpur signed an MoU with which Vietnamese
university to boost AI research?
Ans: Vietnam National University

Q239. Through how many post offices will India Post sell
BSNL SIMs nationwide?
Ans: 1.65 lakh

Q240. Oil India signed MoUs for how many GW renewable
energy projects in Rajasthan?
Ans: 1.2

Q241. How many job postings did the government partner
with Zepto to offer through National Career Service
Portal?
Ans: 10,000

Q242. Which business council signed strategic MoUs to
boost India-UAE bilateral trade?
Ans: UAE-India Business Council

Q243. Which Indian NGO won the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay
Award?
Ans: Educate Girls

Q244. Who will be honored with Prof. V.K. Gokak award on
September 7 in Bengaluru?
Ans: Anand V. Patil

Q245. Which Indian director won Best Director award at
Venice Film Festival?
Ans: Anuparna Roy

Q246. Who received the Camel International Award in
Dubai?
Ans: Younus Ahamed

Q247. Which minister distributed Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan
Awards?
Ans: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav

Q248. Who received the posthumous PV Narasimha Rao
Award?
Ans: Dr. Manmohan Singh

Q249. Which Bihar district topped the Inspire Award 2025
with 7,403 student submissions?
Ans: Muzaffarpur

Q250. Which Bharat Forge Chairman received the ASME
Holley Medal for engineering innovation?
Ans: Baba Kalyani

Q251. What is the name of BEE’s new 2025 award for
influencers promoting energy efficiency?
Ans: NECA 2025

Q252. On which date were the 77th Primetime Emmy
Awards celebrated?
Ans: September 14

Q253. Which film is India’s official Oscar entry for Best
International Feature?
Ans: Homebound

Q254. Which Malayalam superstar received the Dadasaheb
Phalke Award for 2025?
Ans: Mohanlal

Q255. At which national conference were Gram Panchayats
recognized for digital innovation?
Ans: 28th National Conference

Q256. Which film won the Best Feature Film at the 71st
National Film Awards?
Ans: 12th Fail

Q257. Which UK PM received the ‘Living Bridge’ Award for
concluding India-UK Free Trade Agreement?
Ans: Keir Starmer

Q258. Which music director received the Tamil Nadu
Kalaimamani Award for 2021-23?
Ans: Anirudh Ravichander

Q259. Who won the Lifetime Award for seismology from
President Murmu?
Ans: Prof. Shyam S. Rai

Q260. Which journalist was awarded for excellence in
agricultural reporting with ceremony on October 11
in Bangalore?
Ans: Amshi Prasannakumar

Q261. Which book by Amish Tripathi was launched as the
second book in Indic Chronicles series?
Ans: “The Chola Tigers: Avengers of Somnath”

Q262. What is the title of Anupam Kher’s fourth book
releasing in June 2025?
Ans: “Different But No Less”

Q263. Who is the author of “Rocket Dreams” that exposes
space race rivalries?
Ans: Christian Davenport

Q264. Which author released the Kashmir Stories
Collection titled “Dapaan”?
Ans: Ipsita Chakravarty

Q265. What is the title of former CJI DY Chandrachud’s
debut book published by Penguin Random House?
Ans: Why the Constitution Matters

Q266. In which region did the Indian Army conduct Yudh
Kaushal 3.0 exercise?
Ans: Kameng region, Arunachal Pradesh

Q267. Who assumed charge as Air Officer-in-Charge
Maintenance at IAF Headquarters?
Ans: Air Marshal Sanjiv Ghuratia

Q268. Where is the 21st India-US joint military exercise
Yudh Abhyas 2025 being conducted?
Ans: Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Q269. Which exercise between India and Thailand began in
Meghalaya?
Ans: MAITREE-XIV

Q270. Which regiment led India’s 65-member contingent to
Exercise ZAPAD 2025?
Ans: KUMAON Regiment

Q271. What is the name of the 11th ACTCM barge launched
by Indian Navy?
Ans: LSAM 25

Q272. How many cadets participated in All India Thal Sainik
Camp 2025?
Ans: 1,547 cadets

Q273. Which ship was commissioned as a major
communication and MDA base?
Ans: INS Aravali

Q274. What is the value of the deal under which TASL
installed the Lanza-N 3D radar?
Ans: $145 million

Q275. Which indigenously designed vessel participated in
Exercise Pacific Reach 2025 in Singapore?
Ans: INS Nistar

Q276. In which city did PM Modi inaugurate the 16th
Combined Commanders’ Conference?
Ans: Kolkata

Q277. What is the value of the IAF’s proposed Rafale deal
for 114 Made-in-India fighter jets?
Ans: ₹2 Lakh Crore

Q278. What is the name of the second ASW Craft received
by Indian Navy on September 13?
Ans: Androth

Q279. In which year will India host the 5th Coast Guard
Summit in Chennai?
Ans: 2027

Q280. Which company launched the DSC A22 Diving
Support Craft at Titagarh, Kolkata?
Ans: Titagarh Rail Systems

Q281. What is the name of the historic all-women triservice sailing voyage?
Ans: Samudra Pradakshina

Q282. On which date did the India-Greece first naval
exercise conclude?
Ans: September 18, 2025

Q283. In which Moroccan city will India’s first defense
manufacturing plant in Africa be inaugurated?
Ans: Berrechid

Q284. On which date was the India-Morocco Defence
Cooperation MoU signed?
Ans: September 22, 2025

Q285. What is the acronym for the first Tri-Services
Technology Symposium launched by CDS?
Ans: T-SATS

Q286. Project Vijayak celebrated how many years of
enhancing road connectivity in Kargil and Zanskar?
Ans: 15 years

Q287. By which year will Russia complete delivery of all S400 systems to India?
Ans: 2026

Q288. On which date will INS Androth be commissioned at
Visakhapatnam?
Ans: October 6, 2025

Q289. Which shipyard signed MoU with Tamil Nadu
government for developing greenfield shipyard?
Ans: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL)

Q290. What is the range of the Agni-Prime missile
successfully test-fired by India?
Ans: 2,000 km

Q291. What is the estimated value of India’s Advanced
Medium Combat Aircraft program?
Ans: ₹15,000 crore

Q292. Till which date was General Anil Chauhan’s tenure as
CDS extended?
Ans: May 30, 2026

Q293. On which date did IAF’s MiG-21 make its final flight?
Ans: September 24

Q294. According to UDISE+ 2024-25 report, India’s school
teacher count crossed how many?
Ans: One crore

Q295. Singapore ranked which position globally in the 2025
Global Peace Index?
Ans: 6th

Q296. Which IIT topped the NIRF Rankings 2025 for the
seventh consecutive year?
Ans: IIT-Madras

Q297. What percentage of lawmakers are dynasts
according to ADR report?
Ans: 21%

Q298. What is India’s rank globally in the Global Innovation
Index 2025?
Ans: 38

Q299. Among lower-middle-income nations, what rank
does India hold in GII 2025?
Ans: 1

Q300. What was India’s infant mortality rate in 2023
according to Children in India 2025 Report?
Ans: 25

Q301. By what percentage did India’s forest cover increase
over 12 years according to MoSPI report?
Ans: 22.5%

Q302. Which Indian badminton duo reached the World
Championships semifinals by defeating Malaysia’s
pair?
Ans: Satwik-Chirag

Q303. ICC partnered with which company to boost global
reach of women’s cricket?
Ans: Google

Q304. Who won the Dutch Grand Prix 2025?
Ans: Oscar Piastri

Q305. What is the prize money for the 2025 Women’s
Cricket World Cup winners?
Ans: USD 4.48 million

Q306. Which Australian fast bowler retired from T20
Internationals with 79 wickets in 65 matches?
Ans: Mitchell Starc

Q307. Which city was selected to host the 2026 Badminton
World Championships?
Ans: New Delhi

Q308. Where did the World Boxing Championships begin
under the new governing body?
Ans: Liverpool

Q309. Which institutes developed the rare Methandienone
Long-Term Metabolite Reference Material?
Ans: NIPER Guwahati and NDTL

Q310. Which veteran leg-spinner retired at 42 after a 25-
year career with three IPL hat-tricks?
Ans: Amit Mishra

Q311. Which team did India defeat to win the 4th Asia Cup
Hockey Title?
Ans: South Korea (4-1)

Q312. Who won the second US Open tennis title by
defeating Jannik Sinner?
Ans: Carlos Alcaraz

Q313. Who successfully defended the US Open women’s
title?
Ans: Aryna Sabalenka

Q314. Where will the 28th ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis
Championships be held?
Ans: Bhubaneswar

Q315. Which team did India’s men’s compound archery
team defeat for their first World Championships
gold?
Ans: France (235-233)

Q316. Who won the 2025 Italian Grand Prix on September
7?
Ans: Max Verstappen

Q317. Which team did India defeat in penalty shootout to
win CAFA Nations Cup Bronze?
Ans: Oman (3-2 on penalties after 1-1 draw)

Q318. Who became the youngest player to beat a reigning
world chess champion in classical format?
Ans: 16-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra

Q319. What is the name of ICC’s Women’s World Cup
campaign?
Ans: “Will to Win”

Q320. Which Indian pacer was named ICC Men’s Player of
August 2025?
Ans: Mohammed Siraj

Q321. Who won India’s first-ever gold at Speed Skating
World Championships?
Ans: Anandkumar Velkumar

Q322. Which former Barcelona defender and 2018 World
Cup winner announced retirement at 31?
Ans: Samuel Umtiti

Q323. Which two Indian chess players won 2025 Grand
Swiss championships?
Ans: Anish Giri and Vaishali Rameshbabu

Q324. Which team won the Duleep Trophy after 11 years
under Rajat Patidar’s leadership?
Ans: Central Zone

Q325. Who became Bihar’s first Woman FIDE Master in
chess?
Ans: Marium Fatima

Q326. Which Indian boxer won gold in 57kg category at
World Boxing Championships 2025?
Ans: Jaismine Lamboria

Q327. Which player sealed India’s 3-1 victory over
Switzerland in Davis Cup?
Ans: Sumit Nagal

Q328. In which state did the Asian Cadet Cup 2025 begin
with 250+ athletes?
Ans: Uttarakhand

Q329. Arshdeep Singh reached 100 T20I wickets in how
many matches?
Ans: 64

Q330. In how many balls did Smriti Mandhana score her
century against Australia to break Kohli’s ODI
record?
Ans: 50 balls

Q331. What is the title of the official anthem for ICC
Women’s World Cup 2025?
Ans: Bring it Home

Q332. Who performed the official anthem for ICC Women’s
World Cup 2025?
Ans: Shreya Ghoshal

Q333. What time did Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone clock in
400m at World Championships?
Ans: 47.78 seconds

Q334. Who won bronze in Junior Men’s One-Lap Road
Sprint at World Speed Skating Championships?
Ans: Anish Raj

Q335. Who won the Men’s Ballon d’Or 2025?
Ans: Ousmane Dembélé

Q336. At which venue will the 11th Asian Aquatics
Championship 2025 be hosted?
Ans: Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad

Q337. Which Indian cricketer became the first to join Big
Bash League?
Ans: Ravichandran Ashwin

Q338. Which cricket team’s membership was suspended by
ICC over governance issues?
Ans: USA Cricket

Q339. At what age did Jerome Boateng announce his
retirement?
Ans: 37

Q340. In which event did India sweep gold, silver and
bronze at ISSF Junior World Cup with 69
competitors?
Ans: Women’s 50m prone rifle

Q341. What is the name of USA’s mascot for FIFA 2026
World Cup?
Ans: Clutch

Q342. Which Spanish football legend retired after 20-year
career ending with Inter Miami?
Ans: Sergio Busquets

Q343. Which rare dragonfly species was reconfirmed in the
Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
Ans: Crocothemis erythraea

Q344. Which institute created a compact computer for the
PRATUSH mission to detect signals from the early
universe?
Ans: Raman Research Institute

Q345. Where was Semicon India 2025 inaugurated by PM
Modi?
Ans: New Delhi

Q346. Which IIT pioneers AI development for Indian
languages through its Vision, Language and Learning
Group?
Ans: IIT Jodhpur

Q347. By which date will ISRO’s new spaceport in Tamil
Nadu be operational?
Ans: December 2026

Q348. On which dates will the rare 82-minute total lunar
eclipse occur?
Ans: September 7-8

Q349. What percentage of tumor size reduction did Russia’s
colon cancer vaccine show?
Ans: 80%

Q350. How many colorectal cancer patients were tested in
Russia’s Enteromix cancer vaccine trials?
Ans: 48 patients

Q351. How many delegates from how many countries
participated in the 28th Universal Postal Congress in
Dubai?
Ans: 2,000 delegates from 192 countries

Q352. How many space world records has India achieved
according to ISRO Chairman?
Ans: Nine records

Q353. What number technology transfer deal did ISRO sign
with HAL for SSLV?
Ans: 100th technology transfer deal

Q354. Which NASA rover found the strongest hints of Mars
life?
Ans: Perseverance rover

Q355. Which is India’s first government college to train
doctors on da Vinci robotic surgery?
Ans: AIIMS Delhi

Q356. What is the name of the AI robot ISRO will launch on
uncrewed Gaganyaan mission?
Ans: Vyommitra

Q357. Which organization will deploy AI-based audit
system for modern oversight?
Ans: CAG

Q358. How many users can access Sentient AI’s open AGI
network?
Ans: 2 million

Q359. Which meeting did India host at Bharat Mandapam
from September 15-19, 2025?
Ans: 89th IEC General Meeting

Q360. What is the name of the rare bird species spotted in
Tamil Nadu known for spinning behavior on water?
Ans: Red-necked Phalarope

Q361. Which declaration was adopted at the 28th National
Conference on e-Governance?
Ans: Visakhapatnam Declaration 2025

Q362. What is the scientific name of the new eel species
discovered off Tamil Nadu’s Colachel coast?
Ans: Apterichtus kanniyakumari

Q363. National Nutrition Week 2025 is observed from
September 1-7 with which theme?
Ans: “Eat Right for a Better Life”

Q364. World Coconut Day 2025 is celebrated on which
date?
Ans: September 2

Q365. Skyscraper Day 2025 celebrates the birth anniversary
of which architect?
Ans: Louis H. Sullivan

Q366. Teacher’s Day 2025 honors which personality with
the theme “Inspiring the Next Generation of
Learners”?
Ans: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Q367. What was the theme of International Literacy Day
2025?
Ans: “Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era”

Q368. Which country marked its 203rd Independence Day
on September 7?
Ans: Brazil

Q369. What was the theme of World Physiotherapy Day
2025?
Ans: “Healthy Ageing”

Q370. What was the theme of World Suicide Prevention
Day 2025?
Ans: “Changing the Narrative on Suicide”

Q371. What is the theme of World First Aid Day on
September 13?
Ans: “First Aid and Climate Change”

Q372. What was the theme of National Forest Martyrs Day?
Ans: “Remembering Martyrs, Protecting Forests”

Q373. Which day commemorates Swami Vivekananda’s
1893 Chicago speech?
Ans: Digvijay Diwas

Q374. What is the theme of World Patient Safety Day 2025
observed on September 17?
Ans: Safe Care for Every Newborn and Child

Q375. What is the theme of World Ozone Day 2025
observed on September 16?
Ans: From Science to Global Action

Q376. On which date is International Equal Pay Day
observed?
Ans: September 18

Q377. On which date is International Talk Like a Pirate Day
celebrated?
Ans: September 19

Q378. What is the theme of World Bamboo Day observed
on September 18?
Ans: Next Generation Bamboo

Q379. On which date is Vishwakarma Puja celebrated?
Ans: September 17

Q380. What is the theme of Engineers Day 2025 celebrated
on September 15?
Ans: Deep Tech & Engineering Excellence: Driving
India’s Techade

Q381. What is the theme of International Day of
Democracy 2025 observed on September 15?
Ans: Achieving Gender Equality, Action by Action

Q382. On which date is International Red Panda Day
observed?
Ans: September 20

Q383. What was the theme of International Day of Peace
2025 observed on September 21?
Ans: Act Now for a Peaceful World

Q384. What was the theme of World Alzheimer’s Day 2025
observed on September 21?
Ans: Ask about Dementia. Ask about Alzheimer’s

Q385. World Rose Day 2025 on September 22 was inspired
by which 12-year-old cancer warrior?
Ans: Melinda Rose

Q386. On which date was World Rhino Day 2025 observed?
Ans: September 22
Q387. Navratri 2025 began on September 22 and concludes
on which date?
Ans: October 1

Q388. What was the theme of International Day of Sign
Languages observed on September 23?
Ans: Sign Language Unites Us

Q389. On which date was Ayurveda Day 2025 celebrated
for the first time instead of Dhanteras?
Ans: September 23

Q390. Ayushman Bharat completed how many years with
coverage to 55+ crore beneficiaries?
Ans: 7 years

Q391. What was the theme of World Contraception Day
2025 observed on September 26?
Ans: A choice for all. Freedom to plan, power to
choose

Q392. Since which year has European Day of Languages
been celebrated on September 26?
Ans: 2001

Q393. What was the theme of World Environmental Health
Day marked on September 26?
Ans: Clean Air, Healthy People

Q394. What was the theme of World Pharmacists Day 2025
observed on September 25?
Ans: Think Health, Think Pharmacist

Q395. Antyodaya Diwas 2025 celebrates whose birth
anniversary?
Ans: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

Q396. What was the theme of World Tourism Day 2025
observed on September 27?
Ans: Tourism and Sustainable Transformation

Q397. How much production has Pradhan Mantri Matsya
Sampada Yojana achieved?
Ans: 195 lakh tonnes

Q398. What is the name of Tamil Nadu’s scheme to support
orphaned children?
Ans: Anbu Karangal

Q399. What amount will be transferred to each woman
under Bihar’s Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana?
Ans: ₹10,000

Q400. What is the total outlay of the R&D Capacity Building
Scheme approved by Cabinet for 2021-26?
Ans: ₹2277.397 crore

Q401. How many women in Bihar benefited from PM
Modi’s direct transfer scheme?
Ans: 75 lakh

Q402. Which major AI summit will India host in 2026?
Ans: AI Impact Summit

Q403. How many exhibitors participated in World Food
India 2025 at Bharat Mandapam?
Ans: 1,700+

Q404. Which edition of Future Food Forum 2025 began in
Dubai?
Ans: 7th

Q405. Which legendary Italian fashion designer known as
“Re Giorgio” passed away at 91?
Ans: Giorgio Armani

Q406. Which Bharatanatyam legend and Sangeet Natak
Akademi awardee died at 96 in California?
Ans: Sarada Hoffman

Q407. Which legendary actor-director died at 89,
remembered for contributions to cinema and
activism?
Ans: Robert Redford

Q408. Which former Meghalaya CM who served four times
between 1992-2008 passed away at 91?
Ans: D.D. Lapang

Q409. Which British world champion boxer “The Hitman”
died at 46?
Ans: Ricky Hatton

Q410. Which Assamese music legend died at 52 in a scuba
diving accident?
Ans: Zubeen Garg

Q411. At what age did legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird
pass away?
Ans: 92

Q412. How many Tests did Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird officiate
during his umpiring career?
Ans: 66

Q413. At what age did renowned Kannada novelist Dr. S. L.
Bhyrappa pass away in Bengaluru?
Ans: 94