Current Affairs May 2025

Current Affairs Quiz: May 2025

Here is a quiz based on key current affairs from May 2025, covering major national (India) and international events. The questions are designed to test your knowledge of important events.

🇮🇳 National Affairs (India)

On which date is National Dengue Day observed in India?
a) May 15
b) May 16
c) May 17
d) May 18
Which state hosted the Pushkar Kumbh Mela in May 2025?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Sikkim
Which Union Territory hosted the first Khelo India Beach Games in May 2025?
a) Kerala
b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Lakshadweep
What is the name of the Indian Coast Guard’s operation to protect Olive Ridley turtles in Odisha?
a) Operation Sea Turtle
b) Operation Olivia
c) Operation Green Nest
d) Operation Safeguard
Which state government banned hybrid paddy and the Pusa-44 variety to address groundwater depletion?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Punjab
d) Odisha
What is the name of the web platform launched by the Department of Posts for digital postal services?
a) Know Your DIGIPIN
b) DigiPost
c) e-Post Office
d) Postal Seva
Which state became India’s first fully literate state with a literacy rate of 98.20%?
a) Kerala
b) Mizoram
c) Tripura
d) Himachal Pradesh
What is the name of India’s first indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) delivered in May 2025?
a) INS Kolkata
b) INS Arnala
c) INS Nistar
d) INS Udaygiri

🌍 International Affairs

Which country became the first to integrate cryptocurrency payments in its tourism sector?
a) India
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) Angola
Which glacier in Asia received a memorial plaque in May 2025, highlighting its disappearance due to climate change?
a) Okjökull Glacier
b) Yala Glacier
c) Ayoloco Glacier
d) Gangotri Glacier
Which country joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as its 123rd member?
a) Angola
b) Moldova
c) Colombia
d) Uzbekistan
What was the theme of the UN’s International Day of Potato observed on May 30, 2025?
a) “Potatoes for Food Security”
b) “Harvesting Diversity, Feeding Hope”
c) “Potato’s Role in Global Nutrition”
d) Not explicitly mentioned in search results

⚔️ Defense and Space

Who became the first CISF officer to summit Mount Everest?
a) Sub-Inspector Geeta Samota
b) Avtar Singh Cheema
c) Lieutenant Colonel Ranveer Jamwal
d) Bachendri Pal
Which operation involved precision strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoJK as a counter to the Pahalgam terror attack?
a) Operation Sindoor
b) Operation Midnight Hammer
c) Operation Rising Lion
d) Operation Spider’s Web
What is the name of India’s high-resolution weather forecast system launched in May 2025?
a) India Weather System
b) Bharat Forecast System
c) Monsoon Prediction Model
d) Climate Resilience Network

🏆 Sports and Awards

Who won the International Booker Prize 2025 for the short story collection “Heart Lamp”?
a) Geetanjali Shree
b) Banu Mushtaq
c) Deepa Bhasthi
d) Arundhati Roy
Who became the first Indian javelin thrower to breach the 90m mark at the Doha Diamond League 2025?
a) Neeraj Chopra
b) Julian Weber
c) Arshad Nadeem
d) Chao-Tsun Cheng
Who was appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Medical Commission in May 2025?
a) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
b) Dr. Abhijat Sheth
c) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
d) Dr. Randeep Guleria

📊 Reports and Indices

What was India’s rank in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2025?
a) 100
b) 130
c) 150
d) 170
Which country topped the Human Development Index (HDI) 2025?
a) Switzerland
b) Norway
c) Iceland
d) Germany