Most Important Current Affairs questions with Answers for Competitive Examination in 2025

Most Important Current Affairs questions with Answers for Competitive Examination in 2025

Current Affairs : Set-3

Current Affairs Questions with Answers

1. Who clarified that India is not the biggest buyer of Russian oil?
   Answer:  Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri – clarified in Parliament (Aug 2025) citing diversified imports.
2. What did India ban, citing societal harm and fraud concerns?
   Answer:  Deepfake apps – banned due to misuse in financial frauds & misinformation.
3. Who resigned as Vice President during the 2025 Monsoon Session?
   Answer:  Jagdeep Dhankhar – resigned citing health & personal reasons.
4. How many bills were passed in Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session 2025?
   Answer:  23 bills – including key tax and governance reforms.
5. Which bill allows disqualifying ‘tainted’ ministers introduced in 2025?
   Answer:  Ministers Accountability & Disqualification Bill, 2025.
6. What annual development did India–China agree on regarding BRICS Summits?
   Answer:  Alternate hosting support pact – both pledged mutual backing every alternate summit.
7. Where did the Indian and Chinese foreign ministers meet in Aug 2025?
   Answer:  Astana, Kazakhstan – during BRICS ministerial meeting.
8. What is the Act that frames sports governance in India (passed Aug 2025)?
   Answer:  National Sports Governance Act, 2025 – aligns with Olympic Charter.
9. The 130th Constitutional Amendment allows removal of detained ministers after how many days?
   Answer:  60 days – to ensure accountability.
10. On what date did the revised Income-tax Act, 2025 receive Presidential assent?
    Answer:  14 August 2025.

11. What concept replaces “Assessment Year” & “Previous Year” under the new tax reform?
    Answer:  Tax Period – simplifies filing.
12. What was launched to boost domestic consumption with a $20-billion reform?
    Answer:  National Consumption Stimulus Scheme (NCSS-2025).
13. What motif did PM Modi revive in his Independence Day speech amid U.S. tariffs?
    Answer:  Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India).
14. Name the offshore energy initiative announced on Independence Day 2025.
    Answer:  Blue Energy Mission.
15. What deep-sea mission targets oil and gas in Andaman & Andhra coast?
    Answer:  Samudra Shakti Mission.

16. What major defence operation in J&K killed TRF mastermind Sulieman?
    Answer:  Operation Suraksha-III.
17. What is the code name for India’s 2025 counter-terrorism operation in Pahalgam?
    Answer:  Operation Trinetra-II.
18. Which operation involved India’s aid to Myanmar after a 2025 earthquake?
    Answer:  Operation Sahayata.
19. What is the title of India’s unified cyber-warfare framework?
    Answer:  Cyber Suraksha Sankalp.
20. What doctrine integrates Armed Forces’ amphibious operations?
    Answer:  Trishul Doctrine.

21. In which state did BJP win a dramatic victory in 2025 Assembly elections?
    Answer:  Haryana.
22. Who became the Chief Minister of Delhi in Feb 2025 elections?
    Answer:  Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (BJP).
23. What symbolises India’s push to reduce import dependence, reiterated on I-Day?
    Answer:  “Make in India 2.0” initiative.
24. Which commission backed eliminating the 12% & 28% GST slabs?
    Answer:  15th Finance Commission Review Panel.
25. Which tool allows synchronized offensive & defensive cyber action across forces?
    Answer:  Integrated Cyber Command Platform (ICCP).

26. Which economic reliability rating upgrade boosted market sentiment?
    Answer:  Moody’s upgraded India to A– (Stable).
27. Where did India & China sign mutual BRICS support?
    Answer:  Astana, Kazakhstan.
28. Which Act (2025) aligns Indian sports governance with Olympic charters?
    Answer:  National Sports Governance Act, 2025.
29. Which tax reform feature speeds refunds & limits human interface?
    Answer:  Automated Refund & Processing (ARP) system.
30. Which initiative is mission-mode to reduce reliance on hydrocarbons?
    Answer:  Mission Dakshin Urja.

31. According to HSBC’s flash PMI, what index reading did India’s Composite PMI reach in August 2025?
    Answer:  63.5 – strongest demand-driven growth since 2005.
32. What was the projected GDP growth for Q1 FY26 based on a survey of economists?
    Answer: 6.7%.
33. What did India’s central bank ask the public to review regarding monetary policy framework?
    Answer:  Inflation targeting band (4% ± 2%).
34. By what size did tax reforms aim to stimulate the economy, as announced on Independence Day?
    Answer:  $20 billion.
35. Which two-rate GST system was proposed to replace the previous structure?
    Answer:  8% (merit goods) & 16% (standard goods).
36. What was the rupee’s approximate value per USD after tax reforms and easing tariff fears?
    Answer:  ₹80.5 per USD.
37. What did Reuters poll expect July 2025 retail inflation to be?
    Answer:  4.3%.
38. What growth rate did India’s Finance Ministry say was needed for the next decade to become a developed economy?
    Answer:  8% annual growth.
39. What major trade challenge could reduce India’s exports to the U.S. by making them costlier?
    Answer:  U.S. tariff hikes on Indian goods.
40. India passed which economic milestone, noted by HSBC, marking the strongest demand-driven growth since its PMI began?
    Answer:  Composite PMI crossing 63+.
41. Which sectors led India’s Composite PMI expansion in August 2025?
    Answer:  Services & Manufacturing.
42. Why might the RBI delay interest rate cuts despite easing inflation?
    Answer:  To control fiscal deficit & oil price risks.
43. Which sectors were key to India’s projected 6.7% Q1 GDP growth?
    Answer:  Construction, Manufacturing, IT, FMCG.
44. What action are ONGC and Oil India undertaking as part of deepwater exploration?
    Answer:  Joint drilling in Krishna-Godavari & Andaman basins.
45. What ambitious sales tax reform move did India plan by October?
    Answer:  Two-slab GST rollout.
46. What mission boasts India’s manned submersible Matsya-6000 diving to 5,000 m?
    Answer:  Samudrayaan Mission.
47. Which mission was launched to reduce energy import dependence via offshore exploration?
    Answer:  Blue Energy Mission.
48. What is the RBI concerned about changing in its inflation-targeting framework?
    Answer:  Widening band from 2–6% to 1–5%.
49. What strategy aims to counter US trade pressures as per the Finance Ministry?
    Answer: Diversification to ASEAN, Africa, LATAM markets.

50. What strategy aims to counter US trade pressures as per the Finance Ministry?

 Answer: “Make in India” and export diversification strategy

These Current Affairs questions and answers are for coming Competitive exams