📑 CURRENT AFFAIRS AUGUST 2025 📑

1. Dorjilung Hydropower Project is located in which country?

(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Myanmar
(D) Bangladesh

Ans:- (B)

2. Klyuchevskoy volcano, that was recently seen in news, is located in which country?

(A) Indonesia
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) Japan

Ans:- (B)

3. Which state has become the first in India to launch Sabbatical Leave scheme for its government employees?

(A) Assam
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Sikkim
(D) Odisha

Ans:- (C) 

4. What is the new official name given to the Bastar Olympics?

(A) Tribal Youth Games
(B) Khelo India Tribal Games
(C) Bharat Khel Mahotsav
(D) None of the Above

Ans:- (B)

5. Which state government has launched a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) under the Shree Anna Abhiyan (SAA) to conserve landraces?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Odisha
(D) Maharashtra

Ans:- (C) 

6. Which state government has launched a new initiative to convert cow dung from stray cattle into eco-friendly products?

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan

Ans:- (C) 

7. Basohli Utsav is celebrated in which state/UT?

(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Uttarakhand

Ans:- (B) 

8. What is India’s global rank in fish production as of 2024–25?

(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth

Ans:- (B) 

9. LEAP-1 is the first commercial satellite mission of which Indian space-tech startup?

(A) Dhruva Space
(B) Agnikul
(C) Skyroot Aerospace
(D) Digantara

Ans:- (A) 

10. Hiroshima Day is observed annually on which day?

(A) August 4
(B) August 5
(C) August 6
(D) August 7

Ans:- (C) 

11. Where was Operation Akhal conducted by Indian security forces in August 2025?

(A) Pulwama
(B) Kulgam
(C) Udhampur
(D) Samba

Ans:- (B) 

12. RS-28 Sarmat is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by which country?

(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) India
(D) France

Ans:- (A) 

13. Mahabodhi Temple, that was recently seen in news, is located on the banks of which river?

(A) Narmada River
(B) Niranjana River
(C) Saryu River
(D) Kaveri River

Ans:- (B) 

14. The Indri lemur, recently in the news, is mainly found in which country?

(A) Madagascar
(B) Zambia
(C) Mauritius
(D) Rwanda

Ans:- (A) 

15. Which city is the venue of 4th Sub-Junior Under-15 National Boxing Championships 2025?

(A) New Delhi
(B) Chennai
(C) Greater Noida
(D) Chandigarh

Ans:- (C)

16. Software Technology Parks of India (STPIs) was established under which Union Ministry?

(A) Ministry of Communications
(B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(C) Ministry of Science & Technology
(D) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Ans:- (B) 

17. Who was the first recipient of the M S Swaminathan Award for Food and Peace?

(A) Pamela Ronald
(B) Ademola A Adenle
(C) Vandana Shiva
(D) Temple Grandin

Ans:- (B) 

18. World Lion Day is celebrated on which day every year?

(A) August 9
(B) August 10
(C) August 11
(D) August 12

Ans:- (B) 

19. Which organisation launched the BHU-NEER Portal?

(A) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
(B) Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA)
(C) National Water Development Agency (NWDA)
(D) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Ans:- (B)

20. Which state won the 15th Junior National Women’s Hockey Championship 2025?

(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand

Ans:- (B) 

21. Operation Falcon was launched by which state government to protect one-horned rhinos from poachers?

(A) Assam
(B) Manipur
(C) Tripura
(D) Nagaland

Ans:- (A) 

22. Where were the possible artefacts of the oldest known Wallacean hominids recently found?

(A) Redang Island, Malaysia
(B) Lakshadweep Island, India
(C) Sulawesi Island, Indonesia
(D) Siargao Island, Philippines

Ans:- (C) 

23. Which organisation launched the BHU-NEER Portal?

(A) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
(B) Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA)
(C) National Water Development Agency (NWDA)
(D) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Ans:- (B) 

24. JP Senani Pension Scheme was launched by which state government?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Bihar

Ans:- (D) 

25. The Cheque Truncation System (CTS) in India was introduced by which institution?

(A) State Bank of India
(B) National Payments Corporation of India
(C) Reserve Bank of India
(D) Ministry of Finance

Ans:- (C) 

26. India’s first fully indigenous commercial Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation is led by which private company?

(A) Skyroot Aerospace
(B) Pixxel Space
(C) Agnikul Cosmo
(D) Bellatrix Aerospace

Ans:- (B) 

27. Project Kusha or Program Long Range Surface to Air Missile (PGLRSAM) is an indigenous initiative led by which organization?

(A) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
(B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
(C) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
(D) Ministry of Science and Technology

Ans:- (C) 

28. Which country is the host of Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy 2025?

(A) Thailand
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Vietnam

Ans:- (B)

29. Where was India’s first all-women Clean Street Food Hub named “Mauli” inaugurated?

(A) Bengaluru
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chennai

Ans:- (C)

30. World Humanitarian Day is observed every year on which day?

(A) August 17
(B) August 18
(C) August 19
(D) August 20

Ans:- (C) 

31. Which state government has launched Operation Kalnemi to crack down on fake sadhus deceiving the public?

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Haryana
(D) Uttarakhand

Ans:- (D) 

32. Which day is observed as ‘World Mosquito Day’ every year?

(A) August 18
(B) August 19
(C) August 20
(D) August 21

Ans:- (C)

33. Which player won the 2025 women’s singles title in the tennis tournament at the Cincinnati Open?

(A) Aryna Sabalenka
(B) Iga Swiatek
(C) Jasmine Paolini
(D) Jessica Pegula

Ans:- (B) 

34. What is “INS Aridhaman” that was recently seen in news?

(A) Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carrier
(B) Stealth guided missile destroyer
(C) Torpedo recovery vessel
(D) Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine

Ans:- (D) 

35. Which space organization has launched “Surya”, an artificial intelligence (AI) model to improve space weather forecasting?

(A) European Space Agency (ESA)
(B) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
(C) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
(D) China National Space Administration (CNSA)

Ans:- (B) 

36. What is the name of the operation in which the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) dismantled a hydroponic weed smuggling syndicate?

(A) Operation WeedOut
(B) Operation Suraksha
(C) Operation Chanakya
(D) Operation GreenLeaf

Ans:- (A) 

37. What does “Blue Carbon” refer to?

(A) Carbon from fossil fuels
(B) Carbon in freshwater lakes
(C) Carbon captured and stored by the ocean in vegetated coastal ecosystems
(D) Carbon in the atmosphere

Ans:- (C) 

38. Which state government has launched India’s first Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub (I-GFTCH)?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Odisha

Ans:- (D) 

39. What is the name of the operation launched by Rajasthan police to tackle biker gangs?

(A) Operation Raftar
(B) Operation Sanskar
(C) Operation Suraksha
(D) Operation Chanakya

Ans:- (B) 

40. Which ministry has introduced a one-time one-way switch facility from the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) to the National Pension System (NPS)?

(A) Ministry of Labour & Employment
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
(D) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Ans:- (B) 

41. Tawi River, that was recently seen in news, is a major left-bank tributary of which river?

(A) Narmada
(B) Yamuna
(C) Chenab
(D) Godavari

Ans:- (C)

42. The Maharashtra government has launched India’s first “Smart and Intelligent Village in which district?

(A) Amravati
(B) Nagpur
(C) Pune
(D) Kolhapur

Ans:- (B) 

43. PM SVANidhi Yojana was launched by which ministry?

(A) Ministry of Finance
(B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(D) Ministry of Urban Development

Ans:- (C) 

44. Inga Ruginiene has been appointed as Prime Minister of which country in August 2025?

(A) Belarus
(B) Poland
(C) Lithuania
(D) Estonia

Ans:- (C) 

45. Which institute developed a gold nanocluster-based biosensor for early detection of Parkinson’s Disease?

(A) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
(B) Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali
(C) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
(D) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Ans:- (B) 

46. Which city has reported a surge in Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in August 2025?

(A) Jerusalem
(B) Gaza
(C) Tehran
(D) Damascus

Ans:- (B) 

47. Where was a rare 200-million-year-old phytosaur fossil discovered recently?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Haryana

Ans:- (A) 

48. Which state is the host of 41st Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) annual conference?

(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra

Ans:- (C) 

49. Which AI model uses a brain-inspired hierarchical reasoning approach in 2025?

(A) DeepSeek R1
(B) Claude 3.7
(C) Sapient’s HRM
(D) ChatGPT o3-mini-high

Ans:- (C)

50. Recently (August 2025), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) granted registrations to eight agencies as DCRA. What does DCRA stand for?

(A) Digital Communication Regulatory Authority
(B) Digital Connectivity Rating Agency
(C) Data Connectivity Regulatory Agency
(D) Digital Certification and Rating Authority

Ans:- (B)