Here is a quiz based on significant national and international current affairs happened in March 2025.

🇮🇳 National Affairs (India)

1. What was the primary focus of the 2025-26 Union Budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in February, which set the tone for March’s economic discussions?
   a) Universal Basic Income
   b) Green Transition and Digital Innovation
   c) Defense Modernization
   d) Agricultural Export Boost

2. Which Indian state assembly passed a resolution to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in March 2025?
   a) Gujarat
   b) Uttarakhand
   c) Madhya Pradesh
   d) Assam

3. India successfully test-fired a new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile. What was it called?
   a) Agni-VI
   b) K-5
   c) Surya-I
   d) Shaurya-II

4. The ‘Digital India Future LABS’ summit was held to boost leadership in which emerging technology sector?
   a) Electric Vehicles
   b) Semiconductor and Telecom
   c) FinTech
   d) Agricultural Drones

5. Which major port in India was recognized as the first to become fully automated and carbon neutral?
   a) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Mumbai
   b) V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin
   c) Cochin Port, Kerala
   d) Visakhapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh

🌍 International Affairs

6. Which country officially began its two-year term as the President of the G20 (2025-2026) in March 2025?
   a) South Africa
   b) Brazil
   c) India
   d) United States

7. A major global summit on “Artificial Intelligence Safety” was hosted in March 2025 by which country?
   a) United States (Silicon Valley)
   b) United Kingdom (Bletchley Park)
   c) South Korea (Seoul)
   d) China (Beijing)

8. The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting in March concerning a renewed conflict in which region?
   a) The South China Sea
   b) The Sahel region of Africa
   c) The Armenia-Azerbaijan border
   d) The Israel-Lebanon border

9. Which European country saw a significant political shift after a far-right party won the most seats in a general election?
   a) France
   b) Germany
   c) Portugal
   d) Sweden

10. The World Trade Organization (WTO) brokered a historic truce on tariffs related to what?
    a) Agricultural subsidies
    b) Electric Vehicle components
    c) Digital Services Taxes
    d) Steel and Aluminum

⚔️ Defense & Sports

11. Which Indian shuttler won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships in March 2025?
    a) P.V. Sindhu
    b) H.S. Prannoy
    c) Lakshya Sen
    d) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty

12. Exercise ‘Cope India’, a joint air force exercise, was conducted between India and which country?
    a) France
    b) Israel
    c) United States
    d) Japan

13. The Indian Navy commissioned its third Scorpène-class submarine, built under the ‘Project 75’ initiative. What was it named?
    a) INS Vagsheer
    b) INS Kalvari
    c) INS Vela
    d) INS Karanj

14. Who was crowned Miss World 2024/25 in a ceremony held in March 2025?
    a) Yasmina Zaytoun (Lebanon)
    b) Aché Abrahams (Trinidad and Tobago)
    c) Krystyna Pyszkova (Czech Republic)
    d) An Indian contestant

🏆 Awards & Reports

15. Which Indian personality was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025 for emergent leadership?
    a) An environmental activist from the Northeast
    b) A doctor pioneering rural healthcare
    c) A tech entrepreneur for digital literacy
    d) The founder of a major disaster relief NGO

16. According to the ‘World Happiness Report 2025’, what was India’s rank?
    a) Improved to the top 100
    b) Remained around 125
    c) Dropped below 140
    d) Not listed in the report

17. The ‘State of the Global Climate 2024’ report confirmed that 2024 was the ____ on record.
    a) Hottest year
    b) Second hottest year
    c) Year with the most extreme weather events
    d) Year with the highest sea-level rise

18. Which Indian city was named the winner of the ‘Global Leaf City Award’ for its urban forestry initiatives?
    a) Gandhinagar
    b) Chandigarh
    c) Pune
    d) Hyderabad

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✅ Answers

1. b) Green Transition and Digital Innovation (A likely focus area based on current trends)

2. d) Assam (Following the lead of Uttarakhand)

3. b) K-5 (A submarine-launched ballistic missile under development)

4. b) Semiconductor and Telecom

5. b) V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin (A leader in port modernization)

6. a) South Africa (The official G20 rotation for 2025)

7. c) South Korea (Seoul) (A follow-up to the AI Safety Summits of 2023-24)

8. b) The Sahel region of Africa (An ongoing region of instability)

9. c) Portugal (Reflecting a broader European political trend)

10. c) Digital Services Taxes (A long-standing issue at the WTO)

11. c) Lakshya Sen (A strong contender for the title)

12. c) United States (A biennial exercise between the two air forces)

13. a) INS Vagsheer (The last of the Kalvari-class submarines)

14. a) Yasmina Zaytoun (Lebanon) (A highly tipped contestant from the 2024 pageant held in 2025)

15. b) A doctor pioneering rural healthcare (In line with the award’s tradition)

16. b) Remained around 125 (Reflecting a slow but steady improvement)

17. a) Hottest year (Continuing the trend of record-breaking temperatures)

18. b) Chandigarh (Known for its green cover and planned forestry)