CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ (ONE-DAY EXAM.) 23 OCTOBER 2025

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Question: Consider the following statements about the ‘#23for23’ campaign:
1. It is an initiative by the IUCN.
2. It encourages citizens to dedicate 23 minutes of physical activity to raise awareness about the conservation of snow leopards.
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. It is observed on 23rd October.
2. The first-ever Snow Leopard Census recently completed across the Indian Himalayas recorded 718 individual snow leopards.
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 regarding JAIMEX-25:
I. INS Sahyadri participated in the Sea phase of JAIMEX-25.
2. The Harbour phase took place in Kochi, 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)

Question: Which state government recently cleared the proposal to notify a portion of the Saranda forest as a wildlife sanctuary?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Odisha
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans (c)

Question: Consider the following statements regarding the recently launched Sevilla Forum on Debt:
I. It is a UN-backed forum.
2. The forum is hosted by France.
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: Who has been appointed as chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Advisory Board of Judges for the 2025–2027 term?
(a) Justice Lalitha Kanneganti
(b) Justice Prathiba M. Singh
(c) Justice C. S. Sudha
(d) Justice J. Nisha Banu
Ans (b)

Question: Consider the following statements about the Delhi cloud-seeding project:
1. It is India’s first attempt to induce artificial rain through cloud seeding.
2. The project has been developed jointly by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and the Delhi government.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (c)

Question: Consider the following statements about the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts Mahe:
1. The vessel is named after a port town of Puducherry.
2. It is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (c)

Question: According to the UN, in which country thousands of children are facing an imminent risk of death as malnutrition rates skyrocket in the besieged city of al-Fashir?
(a) Syria
(b) Yemen
(c) Sudan
(d) Rwanda
Ans (c)

Question: Consider the following statements regarding the Mahasamadhi Centenary of Sree Narayana Guru:
1. The centenary observance was inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu on 23rd October 2025.
2. The centenary observance was inaugurated at Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, 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 (c)

Question: Consider the following statements regarding the 10th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP10) to the International Convention against Doping in Sport:
1. India was re-elected as the Chairperson of the Bureau for the Asia-Pacific (Group IV).
2. The meeting was held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Convention.
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. Recently, Rohit Sharma surpassed Rahul Dravid to become India’s third-highest run-getter in ODIs.
2. Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are India’s two highest run-getters in ODIs..
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 regarding President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the Lord Ayyappa temple:
1. She is the first woman head of state to offer prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala.
2. She is the first President of India to visit the Lord Ayyappa temple.
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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