Science & Technology – Medical Innovation (MCQ 20, 23)
Space Exploration (MCQ 21)
Current Affairs MCQ 26 April 2025 – Mock Test
Question 1: Which state in India has the highest number of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) under the All-Inclusive Directions, 2023 (AID)?
A. Karnataka (7)
B. Tamil Nadu (8)
C. Maharashtra (9)
D. Gujarat (6)
C. Maharashtra (9). Maharashtra has the highest number of UCBs under AID.
Question 2: What French civilian award was given to Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia?
A. Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite
B. Officier de la Légion d’Honneur
C. Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
D. Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
C. Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Payal Kapadia received this award for her film “All We Imagine as Light”.
Question 3: How many airports in India received recognition under the Green Airports Recognition (GAR) 2025?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
C. Three. Three Indian airports were recognized under GAR 2025.
Question 4: Which Indian airport received the Platinum award in the Green Airports Recognition (GAR) 2025 for handling less than 6 million passengers annually?
A. Mangaluru International Airport (IXE)
B. Hubballi Airport (HBX), Karnataka
C. Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ)
D. Vadodara Airport (BDQ)
B. Hubballi Airport (HBX), Karnataka. Hubballi Airport received the Platinum award in this category.
Question 5: Which organization’s Private Sector Investment Lab (PSIL) was joined by Sunil Bharti Mittal?
A. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B. World Trade Organization (WTO)
C. World Bank Group (WBG)
D. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
C. World Bank Group (WBG). Sunil Bharti Mittal joined the PSIL of the World Bank Group.
Question 6: Who is the current President of the World Bank Group (WBG)?
A. Kristalina Georgieva
B. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
C. Ajay Banga
D. António Guterres
C. Ajay Banga. Ajay Banga is the President of the World Bank Group.
Question 7: Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
A. Amitabh Kant
B. T. V. Somanathan
C. Bhuvnesh Kumar
D. Rajesh Kumar Singh
C. Bhuvnesh Kumar. Bhuvnesh Kumar is the newly appointed CEO of UIDAI.
Question 8: In which Agri-fintech startup company did the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) recently acquire a 10% stake?
A. Ninjacart
B. WayCool Foods & Products
C. 24×7 Moneyworks Consulting Private Limited
D. CropIn Technology Solutions
C. 24×7 Moneyworks Consulting Private Limited. NABARD acquired a stake in this Agri-fintech startup.
Question 9: As of March 2025, approximately how many Kisan Credit Card (KCC) holders were there in India?
A. 5.50 crore
B. 6.25 crore
C. 7.71 crore
D. 8.90 crore
C. 7.71 crore. There were 7.71 crore operational KCC holders in India as of March 2025.
Question 10: Which Indian Naval Ship (INS) successfully test-fired the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MR-SAM) system in the Arabian Sea?
A. INS Vikrant
B. INS Vikramaditya
C. INS Surat
D. INS Visakhapatnam
C. INS Surat. INS Surat successfully test-fired the MR-SAM system.
Question 11: What are the names of the two new freshwater fish species discovered in the Western Ghats by ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR)?
A. ‘Catla catla’ and ‘Labeo rohita’
B. ‘Labeo fimbriatus’ and ‘Tor khudree’
C. ‘Labeo uru’ and ‘Labeo chekida’
D. ‘Channa striata’ and ‘Mystus vittatus’
C. ‘Labeo uru’ and ‘Labeo chekida’. These are the names of the newly discovered fish species.
Question 12: Which Indian Chess Grandmaster won the Pune FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024-25?
A. Tania Sachdev
B. Dronavalli Harika
C. Koneru Humpy
D. R. Vaishali
C. Koneru Humpy. Koneru Humpy won the Pune FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024-25.
Question 13: Where is the headquarters of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) located?
A. Paris, France
B. Geneva, Switzerland
C. Lausanne, Switzerland
D. Vienna, Austria
C. Lausanne, Switzerland. The headquarters of FIDE is in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Question 14: On which date is World Penguin Day observed annually?
A. April 24th
B. April 25th
C. April 26th
D. April 27th
B. April 25th. World Penguin Day is observed on April 25th.
Question 15: What is the approximate current nuclear power generation capacity of India?
A. 4 GW
B. 6 GW
C. 8 GW
D. 10 GW
C. 8 GW. India’s current nuclear power generation capacity is around 8 GW.
Question 16: What percentage of India’s total installed electricity capacity is currently accounted for by nuclear power generation?
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 5%
D. 10%
B. 2%. Nuclear power accounts for about 2% of India’s total installed electricity capacity.
Question 17: What is India planning to allow regarding foreign investment in its nuclear power sector?
A. 100% ownership by foreign companies
B. Up to a 26% stake for foreign companies
C. Up to a 49% stake for foreign companies
D. Majority stake for foreign companies
C. Up to a 49% stake for foreign companies. India is preparing to allow this level of foreign investment.
Question 18: By which year does India have the goal of expanding its nuclear power capacity to 100 GW?
A. 2030
B. 2035
C. 2047
D. 2050
C. 2047. India aims to achieve this nuclear power capacity by 2047.
Question 19: What is another term commonly used to refer to a hydrogen bomb?
A. Atomic bomb
B. Neutron bomb
C. Thermonuclear bomb
D. Fission bomb
C. Thermonuclear bomb. Hydrogen bombs are also known as thermonuclear bombs.
Question 20: In gene-based medical innovation, what significant achievement has India recently made?
A. Development of a new COVID-19 vaccine
B. Successful organ transplantation using gene editing
C. First gene therapy trial for Haemophilia
D. Discovery of a new antibiotic through gene sequencing
C. First gene therapy trial for Haemophilia. This is India’s recent achievement in gene therapy.
Question 21: What is the name of the NASA project focused on developing technology to map Earth’s gravity field with very high precision?
A. Artemis Program
B. James Webb Space Telescope
C. Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf)
D. Perseverance Rover Mission
C. Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf). This is the NASA project for precise gravity field mapping.
Question 22: What type of hydrogen bomb has China reportedly tested that distinguishes it from traditional designs?
A. A smaller, tactical hydrogen bom
B. B. A hydrogen bomb with significantly higher yield.
C. A hydrogen bomb that does not require fissile materials.
D. A hydrogen bomb that uses a different fusion fuel.
C. A hydrogen bomb that does not require fissile materials. This is the revolutionary aspect of China’s tested hydrogen bomb.
Question 23: What is the primary medical application of the gene therapy trial that India has achieved?
A. Treating infectious diseases.
B. Managing chronic pain.
C. Treating Haemophilia.
D. Curing genetic forms of cancer.
C. Treating Haemophilia. India’s first gene therapy trial was for Haemophilia.
