CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ (ONE-DAY EXAM.) 16 OCTOBER 2025

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Question: Which of the following protected areas outlook has been marked as “significant concern” by the IUCN?
1. Western Ghats
2. Manas National Park
3. Sundarbans National Park
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans (d)

Question: Consider the following statements:
1. Recently, India gifted critical Prussian Blue Capsules to Thailand.
2. Recently, India gifted critical Prussian Blue Capsules to a South-Asian country to mitigate the effects of Cesium-137 contamination.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (b)

Question: According to the Union Labour and Employment Ministry, the female labour force participation rate has increased:
(a) from 20 per cent in 2017-18 to around 35 per cent in 2023-24
(b) from 23 per cent in 2017-18 to around 42 per cent in 2023-24
(c) from 26 per cent in 2017-18 to around 47 per cent in 2023-24
(d) from 28 per cent in 2017-18 to around 52 per cent in 2023-24
Ans (b)

Question: With reference to Steadfast Noon 2025, consider the following statements:
1. It was a NATO exercise hosted by the Netherlands.
2. The exercise used nuclear weapons.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: With reference to the ‘Status of Elephants in India: DNA-based Synchronous All-India Population Estimation of Elephants’, consider the following statements:
1. It was released by the Wildlife Institute of India.
2. Assam leads in India with 6,013 elephants.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: According to the ‘Status of Elephants in India: DNA-based Synchronous All-India Population Estimation of Elephants’, which three states account for 59.29% of the estimated 22,466 elephants in India?
(a) Karnataka, Assam, and Tamil Nadu
(b) Assam, Kerala, and Odisha
(c) Karnataka, Assam, and Kerala
(d) Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha
Ans (a)

Question: Pasni Port, recently in the news, is:
(a) A Pakistani port
(b) An Iranian port
(c) A Bangladeshi port
(d) A Sri Lankan port
Ans (a)

Question: The SAIME initiative of which protected area has been conferred Global Technical Recognition by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?
(a) Sundarbans
(b) Similipal National Park
(c) Mukurthi National Park
(d) Indravati National Park
Ans (a)

Question: With reference to the SARIMA model, consider the following statements:
1. It has been developed by researchers of IIT Bombay.
2. It has been developed to forecast the level of greenhouse gas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (c)

Question: Consider the following statements about Raila Odinga, who passed away recently:
1. He was the former Prime Minister of Nigeria.
2. He died in Kerala.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (b)

Question: Consider the following statements:
1. In October 2025, India was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026-28 term.
2. In October 2025, India was elected to the UNHRC for 5th term.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: The Union Minister for Railways recently inaugurated the Sonik Integrated Logistics Hub in:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans (c)

Question: With reference to the first Green Status of Species Assessment report for Panthera tigris, consider the following statements:
1. It has been released by the IUCN.
2. In this assessment, the tiger is classified as ‘critically depleted’ across much of its indigenous range in Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (c)

Question: Consider the following statements:
1. The 8th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) was held in Agartala.
2. The Spices Board of India serves as the Secretariat of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (b)

Question: With reference to a new hub of the National Security Guard (NSG) announced in October 2025, consider the following statements:
1. It will be established at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.
2. It will be the fifth NSG hub in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

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