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481. The final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, won by India, was played at which venue?
- A. Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- B. National Stadium, Karachi
- C. Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- D. Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Answer: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Explanation: India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in Dubai on 9 March 2025 under a hybrid model that kept India's matches out of Pakistan.
482. Who replaced Rahul Dravid as India's senior men's head coach in July 2024?
- A. Ravi Shastri
- B. Ashish Nehra
- C. V. V. S. Laxman
- D. Gautam Gambhir
Answer: Gautam Gambhir
Explanation: The BCCI appointed Gautam Gambhir after Dravid's tenure ended with the T20 World Cup win.
483. India won the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup final at Kensington Oval, Barbados, by what margin over South Africa?
- A. 7 runs
- B. 4 runs
- C. 5 wickets
- D. 6 wickets
Answer: 7 runs
Explanation: India made 176/7 and won by 7 runs on 29 June 2024; Kohli was Player of the Match and Jasprit Bumrah Player of the Tournament.
484. Which bowler took the most wickets (24) in the 2023 ODI World Cup despite playing only seven matches?
- A. Adam Zampa
- B. Mohammed Shami
- C. Jasprit Bumrah
- D. Dilshan Madushanka
Answer: Mohammed Shami
Explanation: Shami took 24 wickets in 7 matches, including 7/57 against New Zealand in the semi-final.
485. Who was named Player of the Tournament of the 2023 ODI World Cup after scoring 765 runs?
- A. Quinton de Kock
- B. Virat Kohli
- C. Daryl Mitchell
- D. Rohit Sharma
Answer: Virat Kohli
Explanation: Kohli's 765 runs are the most in a single World Cup edition; he also scored his record 50th ODI century in the semi-final at the Wankhede.
486. Who defeated India in the final of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup held at the Narendra Modi Stadium?
- A. New Zealand, by 4 wickets
- B. Australia, by 6 wickets
- C. South Africa, by 3 wickets
- D. England, by 5 runs
Answer: Australia, by 6 wickets
Explanation: Australia chased 241 with Travis Head scoring 137 on 19 November 2023, winning their sixth World Cup.
487. Harvinder Singh's Paris 2024 Paralympic gold was historic because it was India's first Paralympic gold in:
- A. Archery
- B. Judo
- C. Shooting
- D. Badminton
Answer: Archery
Explanation: Harvinder Singh won the men's individual recurve open gold, India's first Paralympic archery gold.
488. India's medal tally at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, its best ever, was:
- A. 31 medals including 9 gold
- B. 25 medals including 6 gold
- C. 19 medals including 5 gold
- D. 29 medals including 7 gold
Answer: 29 medals including 7 gold
Explanation: India won 29 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze) at Paris 2024, up from 19 at Tokyo 2020.
489. Who became India's youngest Olympic medallist at Paris 2024 by winning wrestling bronze in the men's 57 kg freestyle?
- A. Deepak Punia
- B. Aman Sehrawat
- C. Ankit Baiyanpuria
- D. Sujeet Kalkal
Answer: Aman Sehrawat
Explanation: Aman Sehrawat won bronze aged 21 years, 24 days, the youngest Indian Olympic medallist.
490. Why was Vinesh Phogat disqualified from the women's 50 kg wrestling final at Paris 2024?
- A. She was found with a banned supplement
- B. Her weight exceeded the limit by about 100 grams
- C. She missed the weigh-in slot
- D. She failed an anti-doping test
Answer: Her weight exceeded the limit by about 100 grams
Explanation: She was about 100 g over the 50 kg limit on the morning of the final; the Court of Arbitration for Sport later dismissed her plea for a joint silver.
491. Swapnil Kusale won an Olympic bronze at Paris 2024 in which event?
- A. Men's trap
- B. Men's 50m rifle 3 positions
- C. Men's 10m air rifle
- D. Men's 25m rapid fire pistol
Answer: Men's 50m rifle 3 positions
Explanation: Kusale, from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, won bronze in the men's 50m rifle three positions, India's first Olympic medal in that event.
492. Which Indian shooter at Paris 2024 became the first from the country to win two medals in a single Olympics edition after Independence?
- A. Rhythm Sangwan
- B. Esha Singh
- C. Manu Bhaker
- D. Mehuli Ghosh
Answer: Manu Bhaker
Explanation: Manu Bhaker won bronze in the women's 10m air pistol and, with Sarabjot Singh, bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
493. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, India's tally of six medals comprised how many bronze medals?
- A. Six
- B. Four
- C. Three
- D. Five
Answer: Five
Explanation: India won one silver (Neeraj Chopra, javelin) and five bronzes (Manu Bhaker x2, Swapnil Kusale, Aman Sehrawat and the men's hockey team).
494. Cyclone Ditwah of late November 2025 caused severe devastation in Sri Lanka. India's relief operation for it was named:
- A. Operation Karuna
- B. Operation Sagar Bandhu
- C. Operation Brahma
- D. Operation Dost
Answer: Operation Sagar Bandhu
Explanation: Operation Dost was the 2023 relief to Turkey and Syria, and Operation Brahma was the 2025 Myanmar earthquake response.
495. The August 2025 flash flood that devastated Dharali village in Uttarakhand occurred along which river?
- A. Alaknanda
- B. Yamuna
- C. Kheer Ganga (Kheer Gad)
- D. Mandakini
Answer: Kheer Ganga (Kheer Gad)
Explanation: Dharali lies on the Gangotri route in Uttarkashi district; the 5 August 2025 flood followed a cloudburst-like event upstream.
496. In the January 2025 Bijapur IED attack, personnel of which unit were killed in a Naxal blast?
- A. ITBP
- B. Bastariya Battalion
- C. CoBRA
- D. District Reserve Guard (DRG)
Answer: District Reserve Guard (DRG)
Explanation: Eight DRG jawans and a driver died on 6 January 2025 when their vehicle returning from an anti-Naxal operation was hit.
497. The Ghatkopar hoarding collapse of 13 May 2024, which killed 17 people, took place in which city?
- A. Mumbai
- B. Nagpur
- C. Thane
- D. Pune
Answer: Mumbai
Explanation: The 120x120 ft billboard fell on a petrol pump during a dust storm; it highlighted regulation of illegal hoardings.
498. Cyclone Remal made landfall on 26 May 2024 near the border of Bangladesh and which Indian state?
- A. Tamil Nadu
- B. Odisha
- C. Andhra Pradesh
- D. West Bengal
Answer: West Bengal
Explanation: 'Remal' (Arabic for sand) was named by Oman; it was the first cyclone of the 2024 pre-monsoon season.
499. Cyclone Michaung, which brought severe flooding to Chennai in December 2023, was named by which country?
- A. Myanmar
- B. Sri Lanka
- C. Bangladesh
- D. Thailand
Answer: Myanmar
Explanation: It made landfall near Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh on 5 December 2023.
500. Cyclone Dana, which made landfall near Bhitarkanika in Odisha in October 2024, was named by:
- A. Pakistan
- B. Qatar
- C. Oman
- D. Saudi Arabia
Answer: Qatar
Explanation: The name 'Dana' means generosity in Arabic; the Odisha government evacuated over 10 lakh people.
501. The Ram Temple at Ayodhya is being built in which architectural style?
- A. Kalinga
- B. Dravida
- C. Vesara
- D. Nagara
Answer: Nagara
Explanation: The design is by the Sompura family of Ahmedabad; the temple is 380 feet long, 250 feet wide and 161 feet high.
502. The Ram Lalla idol installed at the Ayodhya temple in the Pran Pratishtha of 22 January 2024 was sculpted by:
- A. Satyanarayan Pandey
- B. Arun Yogiraj
- C. Ganesh Bhatt
- D. Vasant Sompura
Answer: Arun Yogiraj
Explanation: The 51-inch idol of the five-year-old Ram Lalla was carved from black Krishna stone by the Mysuru-based sculptor.
503. The September 2025 violence in Leh led to the arrest under the National Security Act of which climate activist leading the movement for Ladakh statehood?
- A. Thupstan Chhewang
- B. Sonam Wangchuk
- C. Chewang Norphel
- D. Tsewang Namgyal
Answer: Sonam Wangchuk
Explanation: Wangchuk's group, the Leh Apex Body, sought statehood and Sixth Schedule protection for Ladakh; four people were killed in the 24 September clashes.
504. The ethnic violence in Manipur that began on 3 May 2023 followed a march by tribal groups protesting a demand to grant Scheduled Tribe status to which community?
- A. Meitei
- B. Pangal
- C. Zomi
- D. Naga
Answer: Meitei
Explanation: The march was the 'Tribal Solidarity March' organised by the All Tribal Student Union Manipur in Churachandpur; the Manipur High Court had directed the State to consider the Meitei demand.
505. Direct passenger flights between India and China, suspended since 2020, resumed in October 2025 on which first route?
- A. Delhi-Beijing
- B. Mumbai-Shanghai
- C. Chennai-Chengdu
- D. Kolkata-Guangzhou
Answer: Kolkata-Guangzhou
Explanation: IndiGo flew the Kolkata-Guangzhou service on 26 October 2025; the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra had resumed in June 2025.
506. Under the patrolling arrangement announced on 21 October 2024, India and China agreed to restore patrolling at which two friction points in eastern Ladakh?
- A. Galwan and Pangong Tso
- B. Chushul and Rezang La
- C. Depsang Plains and Demchok
- D. Gogra and Hot Springs
Answer: Depsang Plains and Demchok
Explanation: The deal paved the way for PM Modi's meeting with Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Kazan on 23 October 2024.
507. Operation Black Forest, a major anti-Naxal operation in April-May 2025, was conducted in the hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border known as:
- A. Karreguttalu Hills
- B. Nallamala Hills
- C. Eastern Ghats' Araku
- D. Dandakaranya's Bastar plateau
Answer: Karreguttalu Hills
Explanation: Joint forces including CRPF's CoBRA and Telangana's Greyhounds took part in a 21-day operation.
508. Who was the general secretary of the CPI (Maoist) killed in an encounter in Abujhmad, Chhattisgarh, on 21 May 2025?
- A. Ganapathy
- B. Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraju
- C. Madvi Hidma
- D. Misir Besra
Answer: Nambala Keshava Rao alias Basavaraju
Explanation: Basavaraju was the first general secretary of the outfit killed in an encounter; the Home Minister set 31 March 2026 as the target to end Naxalism.
509. The car explosion of 10 November 2025 that killed more than a dozen people occurred near which Delhi landmark?
- A. Jama Masjid
- B. India Gate
- C. Connaught Place
- D. Red Fort
Answer: Red Fort
Explanation: The blast near the Red Fort metro station was linked by investigators to a module with a Faridabad university connection; the NIA took over.
510. The terror attack of 22 April 2025 at Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam killed 26 people. Which group's front, The Resistance Front, claimed responsibility initially?
- A. Hizbul Mujahideen
- B. Al-Badr
- C. Jaish-e-Mohammed
- D. Lashkar-e-Taiba
Answer: Lashkar-e-Taiba
Explanation: TRF is considered a Lashkar-e-Taiba proxy; the US designated it a Foreign Terrorist Organisation in July 2025.
511. The deadly stampede on 27 September 2025 at an election rally of actor Vijay's party killed 41 people in which Tamil Nadu town?
- A. Madurai
- B. Karur
- C. Salem
- D. Tiruchirappalli
Answer: Karur
Explanation: The rally was of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK); the Supreme Court later ordered a CBI probe.
512. In May 2024 a massive fire at the TRP Game Zone killed 27 people in which Gujarat city?
- A. Surat
- B. Vadodara
- C. Rajkot
- D. Ahmedabad
Answer: Rajkot
Explanation: The 25 May 2024 blaze at the temporary structure highlighted violations of fire safety norms; the Gujarat HC took suo motu cognisance.
513. The July 2024 stampede at a religious gathering at Phulrai village in Sikandra Rau, which killed 121 people, occurred in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
- A. Hathras
- B. Etah
- C. Aligarh
- D. Mathura
Answer: Hathras
Explanation: The 2 July 2024 satsang was by preacher Surajpal alias 'Bhole Baba'; an inquiry panel headed by a retired HC judge was set up.
514. The October 2023 flash flood in Sikkim that damaged the Teesta-III (Chungthang) dam was triggered by the outburst of which glacial lake?
- A. Tsomgo Lake
- B. South Lhonak Lake
- C. Gurudongmar Lake
- D. Chorabari Lake
Answer: South Lhonak Lake
Explanation: A cloudburst-triggered GLOF on 3-4 October 2023 hit the Teesta basin; a Disaster Management lesson cited was the need for early warning for GLOF-prone lakes.
515. Pope Francis died on 21 April 2025. His funeral was notable because he chose to be buried in which basilica instead of the Vatican grottoes?
- A. Santa Maria Maggiore
- B. St Paul Outside the Walls
- C. St Peter's
- D. St John Lateran
Answer: Santa Maria Maggiore
Explanation: He was the first Argentine and first Latin American pope and was the first pope in a century buried outside the Vatican.
516. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose June 2023 killing triggered a diplomatic row between India and Canada, was shot dead in which place?
- A. Calgary, Alberta
- B. Winnipeg, Manitoba
- C. Brampton, Ontario
- D. Surrey, British Columbia
Answer: Surrey, British Columbia
Explanation: PM Trudeau alleged a 'potential link' with Indian agents in September 2023, which India rejected; Canada expelled Indian diplomats in October 2024.
517. Sheikh Hasina, who fled Bangladesh on 5 August 2024, was sentenced to death in absentia in November 2025 by which body?
- A. Supreme Court of Bangladesh
- B. High Court Division
- C. Anti-Corruption Commission
- D. International Crimes Tribunal
Answer: International Crimes Tribunal
Explanation: The ICT-BD held her guilty of crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 July uprising crackdown.
518. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office by the Constitutional Court on 4 April 2025 after his December 2024 attempt to:
- A. Impose martial law
- B. Annex a border island
- C. Dissolve the National Assembly
- D. Cancel a national election
Answer: Impose martial law
Explanation: Martial law was declared on 3 December 2024 and lifted within hours after lawmakers voted it down.
519. The United States raised tariffs on most Indian goods to a total of 50 per cent from 27 August 2025. The additional 25 per cent was imposed citing India's:
- A. Digital taxes
- B. Pharma pricing
- C. Agricultural subsidies
- D. Purchases of Russian oil
Answer: Purchases of Russian oil
Explanation: A 25 per cent reciprocal tariff took effect on 7 August 2025; the Russia-linked penalty followed.
520. Which US presidential action of 19 September 2025 imposed a USD 100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions?
- A. An Executive Order on tariffs
- B. A Congressional statute
- C. A Presidential Proclamation
- D. A Supreme Court order
Answer: A Presidential Proclamation
Explanation: The one-time fee affects Indian IT professionals most, since Indians hold the majority of H-1B visas.
521. Which Iranian President died in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province on 19 May 2024?
- A. Hassan Rouhani
- B. Ali Khamenei
- C. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- D. Ebrahim Raisi
Answer: Ebrahim Raisi
Explanation: Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also died; Masoud Pezeshkian won the snap election that followed.
522. Hezbollah's longtime Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in September 2024 in which area?
- A. Baalbek
- B. Tyre
- C. Sidon
- D. Dahiyeh, southern suburbs of Beirut
Answer: Dahiyeh, southern suburbs of Beirut
Explanation: The 27 September 2024 strike targeted Hezbollah's underground headquarters in Beirut's suburbs.
523. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated on 31 July 2024 in which city?
- A. Doha
- B. Damascus
- C. Tehran
- D. Beirut
Answer: Tehran
Explanation: He was killed hours after attending the swearing-in of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
524. Israel's June 2025 strikes on Iran, which began a 12-day war, were code-named:
- A. Operation Midnight Hammer
- B. Operation Rising Lion
- C. Operation Iron Swords
- D. Operation Northern Arrows
Answer: Operation Rising Lion
Explanation: Operation Midnight Hammer was the US strike on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan; 'Iron Swords' was Israel's 2023 Gaza campaign.
525. Which Pakistani army chief was promoted to Field Marshal in May 2025, after Operation Sindoor?
- A. Sahir Shamshad Mirza
- B. Faiz Hameed
- C. Asim Munir
- D. Qamar Javed Bajwa
Answer: Asim Munir
Explanation: Munir became only the second Pakistani Field Marshal after Ayub Khan; the 27th Amendment later created the post of Chief of Defence Forces for him.
526. Which Indian leader was Guest of Honour at the Maldives' 60th Independence Day celebrations in July 2025?
- A. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar
- B. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- C. President Droupadi Murmu
- D. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Explanation: The visit came after President Muizzu's 'India Out' stance had softened; India extended a Rs 4,850 crore line of credit.
527. In June 2023 PM Modi was conferred Egypt's highest state honour, the:
- A. Order of the Sphinx
- B. Order of the Pharaoh
- C. Order of the Nile
- D. Order of Ramses
Answer: Order of the Nile
Explanation: President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi presented it in Cairo during Modi's first bilateral visit to Egypt.
528. In July 2024, PM Modi was conferred Russia's highest civilian honour, the:
- A. Order of Friendship
- B. Order of Alexander Nevsky
- C. Order of Lenin
- D. Order of St Andrew the Apostle
Answer: Order of St Andrew the Apostle
Explanation: The honour was announced in 2019 and conferred during the 22nd annual India-Russia summit in Moscow.
529. PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Ukraine on which date in 2024?
- A. 15 September
- B. 23 August
- C. 10 July
- D. 5 October
Answer: 23 August
Explanation: He met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv after visiting Poland, the first Indian PM visit there in 45 years.
530. PM Modi was conferred Bhutan's highest civilian honour in March 2024. What is it called?
- A. Order of the Thunder Dragon
- B. Order of the Druk Gyalpo
- C. Order of the Dragon King
- D. Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo
Answer: Order of the Druk Gyalpo
Explanation: Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck conferred it, making Modi the first foreign head of government to receive it.
531. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) of October 2024 was hosted by which country?
- A. Malta
- B. Fiji
- C. Samoa
- D. Rwanda
Answer: Samoa
Explanation: Held in Apia, it elected Ghana's Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the new Commonwealth Secretary-General.
532. The COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Cali in October 2024, was suspended due to lack of quorum. It was held in which country?
- A. Mexico
- B. Brazil
- C. Peru
- D. Colombia
Answer: Colombia
Explanation: It resumed in Rome in February 2025 and agreed a resource-mobilisation strategy for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
533. The UN plastics treaty talks (INC-5) held in Busan, South Korea, in late 2024:
- A. Ended without agreement on a legally binding treaty
- B. Created a global plastics tax
- C. Adopted a binding treaty to cap plastic production
- D. Set up a Plastic Fund to compensate small islands
Answer: Ended without agreement on a legally binding treaty
Explanation: Talks resumed in Geneva (INC-5.2) in August 2025 but again failed to reach a consensus text.
534. The 'Pact for the Future', adopted at the UN in September 2024, was the outcome of which event?
- A. World Social Summit
- B. Summit of the Future
- C. Climate Ambition Summit
- D. SDG Summit
Answer: Summit of the Future
Explanation: The Pact includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations.
535. Who was the President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (September 2024-September 2025)?
- A. Philemon Yang
- B. Annalena Baerbock
- C. Dennis Francis
- D. Csaba Kőrösi
Answer: Philemon Yang
Explanation: Philemon Yang of Cameroon succeeded Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago; Annalena Baerbock followed for the 80th session.
536. The 6th BIMSTEC Summit, attended by PM Modi in April 2025, was hosted in:
- A. Dhaka
- B. Colombo
- C. Bangkok
- D. Kathmandu
Answer: Bangkok
Explanation: The Bangkok summit adopted the 'BIMSTEC Bangkok Vision 2030'; chairmanship passed to Bangladesh.
537. The 21st ASEAN-India Summit of October 2024, where PM Modi announced a 10-point plan, was held in which capital?
- A. Bandar Seri Begawan
- B. Jakarta
- C. Vientiane
- D. Manila
Answer: Vientiane
Explanation: Laos was the 2024 ASEAN Chair; India's Act East Policy was marked by its 10th anniversary.
538. Which country was admitted as the 11th member of ASEAN at the October 2025 summit in Kuala Lumpur?
- A. Timor-Leste
- B. Bangladesh
- C. Sri Lanka
- D. Papua New Guinea
Answer: Timor-Leste
Explanation: Timor-Leste had applied in 2011; Malaysia chaired ASEAN in 2025, handing over to the Philippines for 2026.
539. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee brought the repo rate to 6.00 per cent in April 2025, after the February 2025 cut to 6.25 per cent. Which stance did it adopt in April 2025?
- A. Withdrawal of accommodation
- B. Neutral
- C. Calibrated tightening
- D. Accommodative
Answer: Accommodative
Explanation: The stance changed from 'neutral' to 'accommodative' in April 2025; the MPC has six members including three external members.
540. The RBI cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 per cent on 6 June 2025 and also reduced the CRR. By how much was the CRR cut, in phases?
- A. 100 basis points to 3 per cent
- B. 50 basis points to 3.5 per cent
- C. 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent
- D. 200 basis points to 2 per cent
Answer: 100 basis points to 3 per cent
Explanation: The 100 bp CRR cut, from 4 per cent to 3 per cent, was to be implemented in four tranches from September 2025, releasing about Rs 2.5 lakh crore.
541. India's real GDP growth for 2023-24 as per the provisional estimates of the NSO (released May 2024) was:
- A. 8.2 per cent
- B. 7.0 per cent
- C. 9.1 per cent
- D. 6.5 per cent
Answer: 8.2 per cent
Explanation: This was higher than the earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent, driven by manufacturing and construction.
542. In the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 results (July 2025), which city again emerged as the cleanest in the 10 lakh-plus population category?
- A. Surat
- B. Ahmedabad
- C. Indore
- D. Mysuru
Answer: Indore
Explanation: Indore won for the eighth straight year, with Surat and Navi Mumbai next.
543. NITI Aayog's National Multidimensional Poverty Index (July 2023) reported that how many people escaped multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21?
- A. 5.2 crore
- B. 8.1 crore
- C. 13.5 crore
- D. 20 crore
Answer: 13.5 crore
Explanation: Multidimensional poverty fell from 24.85 per cent to 14.96 per cent; Uttar Pradesh saw the largest absolute decline.
544. The World Bank's Logistics Performance Index 2023 ranked India at:
- A. 38th
- B. 54th
- C. 44th
- D. 25th
Answer: 38th
Explanation: India improved from 44th in 2018 to 38th among 139 countries; Singapore topped the index.
545. In the QS World University Rankings 2026 (June 2025), which Indian institution was the highest-ranked, at 123rd?
- A. IIT Bombay
- B. IISc Bengaluru
- C. IIT Delhi
- D. IIT Madras
Answer: IIT Delhi
Explanation: MIT topped the QS list for the 14th straight year; India had 54 institutions in the list.
546. Which institution topped the NIRF 2025 overall rankings (released September 2025) for the tenth year in a row?
- A. IIT Bombay
- B. IISc Bengaluru
- C. IIT Delhi
- D. IIT Madras
Answer: IIT Madras
Explanation: IISc topped the university category, IIM Ahmedabad led management, and AIIMS Delhi led the medical category.
547. Which two states jointly topped NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2023-24 (released July 2024) with a score of 79 each?
- A. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- B. Kerala and Uttarakhand
- C. Himachal Pradesh and Goa
- D. Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand
Answer: Kerala and Uttarakhand
Explanation: India's overall SDG score rose to 71 from 66 in 2020-21; Bihar, Jharkhand and Nagaland were the lowest.
548. In the World Happiness Report 2025, India was ranked 118th. Which country topped the list for the eighth consecutive year?
- A. Denmark
- B. Iceland
- C. Netherlands
- D. Finland
Answer: Finland
Explanation: Finland topped again, followed by Denmark and Iceland; the report is released around the UN's International Day of Happiness (20 March).
549. The WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 (May 2024) placed India at which rank among 119 economies?
- A. 54th
- B. 39th
- C. 30th
- D. 62nd
Answer: 39th
Explanation: India improved from 54th in 2021 to 39th, driven by price competitiveness and strong natural and cultural resources.
550. The Environmental Performance Index 2024, prepared by Yale and Columbia universities, ranked India:
- A. 176th out of 180
- B. 127th out of 180
- C. 150th out of 180
- D. 98th out of 180
Answer: 176th out of 180
Explanation: India scored 27.6 and ranked fourth from the bottom; Estonia topped the 2024 index.
551. In Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 (released February 2025), India's rank among 180 countries was:
- A. 85
- B. 93
- C. 110
- D. 96
Answer: 96
Explanation: India scored 38; Denmark topped with 90, while South Sudan was at the bottom.
552. India ranked 131st out of 148 countries in the WEF Global Gender Gap Report of which year?
- A. 2023
- B. 2025
- C. 2022
- D. 2021
Answer: 2025
Explanation: The 2025 edition showed India at 131 (2024: 129) with a gender parity of about 64.1 per cent; Iceland topped for the 16th time.
553. In the RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025, India's rank among 180 countries was:
- A. 143
- B. 151
- C. 159
- D. 161
Answer: 151
Explanation: India improved from 159th in 2024 to 151st; Norway topped the 2025 index.
554. India ranked 102nd among 123 countries in which index released in October 2025?
- A. Global Gender Gap Report 2025
- B. Global Peace Index 2025
- C. World Happiness Report 2025
- D. Global Hunger Index 2025
Answer: Global Hunger Index 2025
Explanation: India's GHI score was 25.8, in the 'serious' category; its rank in 2024 was 105th.
555. India's rank in the WIPO Global Innovation Index 2025 was:
- A. 38
- B. 39
- C. 48
- D. 45
Answer: 38
Explanation: India improved from 81st in 2015 to 38th in 2025; Switzerland topped for the 15th consecutive year.
556. In the UNDP Human Development Report 2025 (released May 2025), India's HDI value was 0.685. What was India's rank?
- A. 141
- B. 130
- C. 126
- D. 134
Answer: 130
Explanation: India moved up three places from 133 and remained in the 'medium human development' group among 193 countries; Iceland topped the ranking.
557. The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for 2024 was awarded to four athletes. Which para-athlete was among them?
- A. Avani Lekhara
- B. Nishad Kumar
- C. Praveen Kumar
- D. Sumit Antil
Answer: Praveen Kumar
Explanation: The other three were Manu Bhaker, D. Gukesh and Harmanpreet Singh; Praveen Kumar won gold in high jump T64 at Paris 2024.
558. Which cricketer received the Arjuna Award in the 2023 National Sports Awards after a World Cup campaign in which he was the top wicket-taker?
- A. Kuldeep Yadav
- B. Ravindra Jadeja
- C. Jasprit Bumrah
- D. Mohammed Shami
Answer: Mohammed Shami
Explanation: Shami took 24 wickets in the 2023 ODI World Cup in only seven matches, the most in the tournament.
559. Who received the Vigyan Ratna, the highest category of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, at its first edition in 2024?
- A. Govindarajan Padmanabhan
- B. Jayant Narlikar
- C. C. N. R. Rao
- D. K. Kasturirangan
Answer: Govindarajan Padmanabhan
Explanation: Padmanabhan, a biochemist and former IISc director, was honoured in August 2024; the Puraskars replaced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards.
560. The 2024 Turing Award (announced in March 2025) was given to Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton for their pioneering work in:
- A. Reinforcement learning
- B. Public-key encryption
- C. Computer graphics
- D. Quantum cryptography
Answer: Reinforcement learning
Explanation: The ACM award carries a prize of one million dollars, funded by Google.
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