Current Affairs Quiz – September 2025
Indian Polity
- Who is the head of the State in India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Chief Justice
C) President
D) Speaker
Answer: C) President
- Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
A) 14–18
B) 19–22
C) 12–35
D) 36–51
Answer: C) 12–35
- What is the minimum age for becoming the Prime Minister of India?
A) 18 years
B) 21 years
C) 25 years
D) 35 years
Answer: C) 25 years
- Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Lok Sabha Speaker
C) President
D) Supreme Court Chief Justice
Answer: C) President
- Which schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the list of official languages?
A) Sixth
B) Eighth
C) Tenth
D) Twelfth
Answer: B) Eighth
- In which year was the Panchayati Raj system introduced in India?
A) 1947
B) 1952
C) 1959
D) 1962
Answer: C) 1959
- Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Vice President
D) Home Minister
Answer: C) Vice President
- Which part of the Constitution deals with Directive Principles of State Policy?
A) Part III
B) Part IV
C) Part V
D) Part VI
Answer: B) Part IV
- The concept of ‘Judicial Review’ in India is borrowed from which country?
A) UK
B) USA
C) France
D) Germany
Answer: B) USA
- How many members are nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha?
A) 5
B) 12
C) 2
D) 0
Answer: C) 2
Indian History
- Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Bindusara
D) Samudragupta
Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya
- Who wrote ‘Arthashastra’?
A) Megasthenes
B) Kautilya
C) Kalidasa
D) Panini
Answer: B) Kautilya
- Which Mughal ruler built the Taj Mahal?
A) Akbar
B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan
D) Aurangzeb
Answer: C) Shah Jahan
- Who was the first Governor-General of India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) Lord Wellesley
C) Lord William Bentinck
D) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: C) Lord William Bentinck
- In which year did the Revolt of 1857 take place?
A) 1856
B) 1857
C) 1862
D) 1875
Answer: B) 1857
- Who was known as the ‘Iron Man of India’?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) A.O. Hume
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: B) A.O. Hume
- Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
A) Calcutta
B) Delhi
C) Bombay
D) Madras
Answer: C) Bombay
- Who gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ during the Quit India Movement?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Sardar Patel
Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi
- Which Act ended the rule of the East India Company in India?
A) Regulating Act, 1773
B) Charter Act, 1833
C) Government of India Act, 1858
D) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Answer: C) Government of India Act, 1858
Indian Geography
- Which is the longest river in India?
A) Yamuna
B) Godavari
C) Ganga
D) Brahmaputra
Answer: C) Ganga
- What is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh?
A) Imphal
B) Kohima
C) Itanagar
D) Shillong
Answer: C) Itanagar
- Which is the largest state in India by area?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Rajasthan
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: C) Rajasthan
- Which plateau is known as the ‘Deccan Plateau’?
A) Malwa Plateau
B) Chotanagpur Plateau
C) Deccan Plateau
D) Meghalaya Plateau
Answer: C) Deccan Plateau
- Where is the ‘Valley of Flowers’ located?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Sikkim
D) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: B) Uttarakhand
- Which Indian state is the largest producer of tea?
A) West Bengal
B) Assam
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Assam
- Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
A) Nanda Devi
B) Mount Everest
C) Kangchenjunga
D) Annapurna
Answer: C) Kangchenjunga
- Which Indian river is called the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
A) Kosi
B) Ganga
C) Gandak
D) Son
Answer: A) Kosi
- Which state has the longest coastline in India?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Gujarat
Answer: D) Gujarat
- Which is the southernmost point of mainland India?
A) Indira Point
B) Kanyakumari
C) Rameswaram
D) Kavaratti
Answer: B) Kanyakumari
Indian Economy
- Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Green Revolution’?
A) Norman Borlaug
B) M.S. Swaminathan
C) Verghese Kurien
D) C. Subramaniam
Answer: B) M.S. Swaminathan
- What is the current currency of India?
A) Dollar
B) Pound
C) Rupee
D) Yen
Answer: C) Rupee
- Which is the largest sector in India by GDP contribution?
A) Agriculture
B) Industry
C) Services
D) Mining
Answer: C) Services
- Which institution regulates the monetary policy in India?
A) SEBI
B) RBI
C) Ministry of Finance
D) State Bank of India
Answer: B) RBI
- What does GST stand for?
A) Goods and Services Tax
B) General Sales Tax
C) Government Sales Tax
D) Goods and Supply Tax
Answer: A) Goods and Services Tax
- What is the full form of FDI?
A) Foreign Direct Investment
B) Foreign Domestic Investment
C) Finance Direct Investment
D) Foreign Deposit Investment
Answer: A) Foreign Direct Investment
- Which Indian city is known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) Pune
D) Chennai
Answer: B) Bengaluru
- What is the main objective of ‘Make in India’ initiative?
A) Promote agriculture
B) Promote manufacturing
C) Promote tourism
D) Promote education
Answer: B) Promote manufacturing
- Which organization releases the ‘Economic Survey of India’?
A) RBI
B) Ministry of Commerce
C) Ministry of Finance
D) NITI Aayog
Answer: C) Ministry of Finance
- Who prepares the Union Budget in India?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Reserve Bank of India
Answer: C) Ministry of Finance
Science & Technology
- Who invented the telephone?
A) Alexander Fleming
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) James Watt
D) Thomas Edison
Answer: B) Alexander Graham Bell
- Which planet is known as the ‘Red Planet’?
A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Venus
D) Pluto
Answer: A) Mars
- What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
A) Ag
B) Au
C) Pb
D) Fe
Answer: B) Au
- Which is the largest organ in the human body?
A) Heart
B) Liver
C) Skin
D) Lungs
Answer: C) Skin
- Who is known as the ‘Missile Man of India’?
A) Homi Bhabha
B) Vikram Sarabhai
C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D) Satish Dhawan
Answer: C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- What is the SI unit of electric current?
A) Volt
B) Ohm
C) Ampere
D) Watt
Answer: C) Ampere
- What is the process of converting solid directly into gas called?
A) Evaporation
B) Condensation
C) Sublimation
D) Melting
Answer: C) Sublimation
- Which vitamin is produced in the human body with sunlight exposure?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
Answer: D) Vitamin D
- Who discovered penicillin?
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Alexander Fleming
C) Edward Jenner
D) Joseph Lister
Answer: B) Alexander Fleming
- What is the boiling point of water at sea level in Celsius?
A) 90°C
B) 100°C
C) 110°C
D) 120°C
Answer: B) 100°C
Current Affairs (2024–2025)
- Who is the current President of India (as of 2025)?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Pratibha Patil
C) Droupadi Murmu
D) Venkaiah Naidu
Answer: C) Droupadi Murmu
- Which country hosted the G20 Summit in 2023?
A) China
B) India
C) Brazil
D) USA
Answer: B) India
- What is the name of India’s third moon mission launched in 2023?
A) Mangalyaan
B) Chandrayaan-2
C) Chandrayaan-3
D) Aditya-L1
Answer: C) Chandrayaan-3
- Who is the current Chief Justice of India?
A) N.V. Ramana
B) Sharad Arvind Bobde
C) D.Y. Chandrachud
D) Ranjan Gogoi
Answer: C) D.Y. Chandrachud
- Which Indian state became the first to implement 100% digital literacy in 2024?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra
Answer: B) Kerala
- Which Indian city hosted the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final?
A) Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Ahmedabad
D) Kolkata
Answer: C) Ahmedabad
- Which Indian state launched the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme for women empowerment?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Punjab
Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh
- What is the name of the new Parliament building inaugurated in 2023?
A) Rashtrapati Bhavan
B) Sansad Bhavan
C) Lok Kalyan Bhavan
D) Sardar Patel Bhavan
Answer: B) Sansad Bhavan
- Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?
A) Abiy Ahmed
B) Malala Yousafzai
C) Narges Mohammadi
D) Kailash Satyarthi
Answer: C) Narges Mohammadi
- Which Indian state topped the NITI Aayog SDG India Index 2024?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Kerala
