Here is a quiz based on key current affairs from India and around the world in August 2025. Each question is designed to test your knowledge of important events, and answers are provided at the end. Good luck!

Section 1: National Affairs (India)

1. What was the theme of India’s 79th Independence Day celebrations in 2025?
   a) Digital India
   b) Viksit Bharat
   c) Naya Bharat
   d) Aatmanirbhar Bharat

2. Which state became the first in India to launch a sabbatical leave scheme for government employees?
   a) Kerala
   b) Sikkim
   c) Maharashtra
   d) Delhi

3. What is the name of Asia’s longest freight train, which underwent a trial run in August 2025?
   a) Bharat Express
   b) Rudrastra
   c) Vande Bharat Freight
   d) Gati Shakti

4. Which institution released the State Energy Efficiency Index 2024, where Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Assam were top performers?
   a) NITI Aayog
   b) Ministry of Power
   c) Ministry of Environment
   d) Bureau of Energy Efficiency

5. What significant milestone did the Delhi Legislative Assembly achieve in August 2025?
   a) First to pass a climate resilience bill
   b) First legislature to run entirely on solar power
   c) First to implement a paperless system
   d) First to reserve seats for women

Section 2: International Affairs

6. Which country became the 107th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in August 2025?
   a) Moldova
   b) Kenya
   c) Philippines
   d) Vietnam

7. Why did the U.S. impose heightened tariffs on Indian exports in August 2025?
   a) Intellectual property violations
   b) Rising trade deficit and geopolitical issues
   c) Environmental non-compliance
   d) Security concerns

8. Which country was declared the 10th to achieve elimination status for Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) by the WHO?
   a) Nigeria
   b) Kenya
   c) Ghana
   d) Uganda

9. What was the focus of the UNFSS+4 summit held in August 2025?
   a) Global plastic pollution
   b) Overhaul of global food systems
   c) Nuclear disarmament
   d) Climate finance

10. Which country officially withdrew from the INF Treaty, citing U.S. military provocations?
    a) China
    b) North Korea
    c) Russia
    d) Iran

Section 3: Defense, Sports, and Science

11. What is the range of the Agni-5 ballistic missile successfully test-fired in August 2025?
    a) 3,000 km
    b) 5,000 km
    c) 7,000 km
    d) 10,000 km

12. Which football player became the first to win the PFA Player of the Year award three times?
    a) Cristiano Ronaldo
    b) Mohamed Salah
    c) Kylian Mbappé
    d) Lionel Messi

13. What was the name of the joint Earth observation satellite launched by India and the U.S.?
    a) NASA-ISRO SAT
    b) NISAR
    c) INSAT-3D
    d) RESOURCESAT

14. Which Indian naval ships were commissioned under Project 17A in August 2025?
    a) INS Vikrant and INS Vishal
    b) INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri
    c) INS Kolkata and INS Chennai
    d) INS Arihant and INS Arighat

15. Which city was ranked as the top smart city in the Smart City Index 2025?
    a) Singapore
    b) Tokyo
    c) Zurich
    d) London

Section 4: Reports and Awards

16. Who won the Best Actor award (leading role) at the 71st National Film Awards?
    a) Shah Rukh Khan
    b) Vikrant Massey
    c) Both a and b
    d) Ranbir Kapoor

17. Which author won the PEN Translates Award for “Elephants Lived Here”?
    a) Arundhati Roy
    b) Geetanjali Shree
    c) Daisy Rockwell
    d) Priyambada Jayakumar

18. What was the name of the report released by the NCW ranking Kohima, Visakhapatnam, and Bhubaneswar as safest cities for women?
    a) NARI 2025
    b) Women’s Safety Index
    c) NCW Safeguard Report
    d) Beti Bachao Report

19. Which state topped the Annual Survey of Industries 2023–24 in terms of the number of factories?
    a) Maharashtra
    b) Gujarat
    c) Tamil Nadu
    d) Karnataka

20. What rare blood group antigen was discovered in Bengaluru, India, in August 2025?
    a) Cromer (CRIB)
    b) Rh-null
    c) Duffy
    d) Kell

Answers

1. c) Naya Bharat

2. b) Sikkim

3. b) Rudrastra

4. b) Ministry of Power

5. b) First legislature to run entirely on solar power

6. a) Moldova

7. b) Rising trade deficit and geopolitical issues

8. b) Kenya

9. b) Overhaul of global food systems

10. c) Russia

11. b) 5,000 km

12. b) Mohamed Salah

13. b) NISAR

14. b) INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri

15. c) Zurich

16. c) Both a and b (Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan and Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail)

17. b) Geetanjali Shree

18. a) NARI 2025

19. c) Tamil Nadu

20. a) Cromer (CRIB)