Current Affairs April 2025

Current Affairs Quiz: April 2025

Here’s a current affairs quiz from important events in April 2025, with question, answer and a brief explanation to test your general knowledge!

🇮🇳 National Affairs (India)

What significant milestone did India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) achieve in April 2025?
a) Crossed 10 billion monthly transactions
b) Launched in the United States and China
c) Integrated with all global social media platforms
d) Replaced the SWIFT banking network
Which Indian state launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojana’ to provide interest-free loans to women entrepreneurs?
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested a reusable launch vehicle. What was it called?
a) RLV-LEX 03
b) Pushpak 2
c) Avatar-II
d) Gaganyaan Test Vehicle
Which port was officially declared India’s first ‘Green Hydrogen Hub Port’?
a) Kandla Port, Gujarat
b) Paradip Port, Odisha
c) Deendayal Port, Gujarat
d) Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Maharashtra
What was the name of the new stealth-guided missile destroyer inducted into the Indian Navy?
a) INS Imphal
b) INS Surat
c) INS Mahendragiri
d) INS Delhi

🌍 International Affairs

Which country successfully landed its ‘Chang’e-6’ spacecraft on the far side of the moon to collect samples?
a) United States (NASA)
b) Japan (JAXA)
c) China (CNSA)
d) European Space Agency (ESA)
A major cyberattack dubbed “Project Cronos” targeted a global institution. Which one was it?
a) Interpol
b) World Health Organization (WHO)
c) SWIFT Financial Messaging System
d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Which European country’s government collapsed, leading to snap elections in April 2025?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Netherlands
d) Portugal
The World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified a new vaccine for a deadly disease. Which one?
a) Malaria (R21/Matrix-M vaccine)
b) Dengue (Qdenga vaccine)
c) Zika virus
d) Tuberculosis
Which two countries signed a landmark ‘Blue Economy Partnership’ to collaborate on sustainable ocean resources?
a) India and Australia
b) USA and Japan
c) France and Canada
d) China and Indonesia

⚔️ Defense & Sports

Which Indian athlete broke the world record in the 10m Air Rifle event at the ISSF World Cup?
a) Abhinav Bindra
b) Divyansh Singh Panwar
c) Rudrankksh Patil
d) Elavenil Valarivan
Exercise ‘Shakti’ is a biennial joint military exercise between India and which country?
a) USA
b) Japan
c) France
d) United Kingdom
Who won the prestigious Masters Tournament in golf in April 2025?
a) Tiger Woods
b) Scottie Scheffler
c) Rory McIlroy
d) A new amateur champion
The Indian Army inaugurated its first-ever dedicated ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence’ in which city?
a) Bangalore
b) Pune
c) Hyderabad
d) Chennai

🏆 Awards & Reports

Which Indian author won the International Booker Prize 2025?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Perumal Murugan
c) Geetanjali Shree
d) Amitav Ghosh
India improved its ranking in the World Press Freedom Index 2025, moving into the top ____.
a) 50
b) 100
c) 120
d) 150
Which Indian city was ranked as the world’s most congested city in the ‘Traffic Index 2025’?
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Bengaluru
d) Kolkata
The ‘State of Global Climate 2024’ report was released by which organization?
a) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
b) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
c) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
d) World Bank