World Current Affairs – Comprehensive MCQ Set (August 2025)
1. According to Bloomberg, which country is benefiting from Donald Trump’s tariff policy while India faces challenges?
A) Nepal
B) Pakistan ✅
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka
2. As reported by The Times of India, the Army and IAF are jointly seeking to replace which ageing fleet?
A) 150 heavy transport choppers
B) 200 light choppers ✅
C) 100 surveillance drones
D) 250 attack helicopters
3. Which bill was withdrawn to be replaced with a new version in Parliament, as per NDTV?
A) GST Amendment Bill 2025
B) Companies Act Bill 2025
C) Income Tax Bill 2025 ✅
D) Banking Regulation Bill 2025
4. Mint listed 5 reasons why the stock market did not crash despite:
A) Global oil price hike
B) Trump’s tariffs on India ✅
C) RBI interest rate increase
D) Corporate tax rise
5. Which bank is shifting focus to wealthy clients rather than mass banking, according to The Economic Times?
A) HDFC Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) ICICI Bank ✅
D) State Bank of India
6. The Jharkhand apex industry association requested central government intervention over:
A) GST rate changes
B) U.S. tariff impact ✅
C) State mining laws
D) Foreign investment limits
7. Who declared “Won’t bend to anyone” regarding U.S. tariffs, as per financialexpress.com?
A) Nirmala Sitharaman
B) Narendra Modi
C) Piyush Goyal ✅
D) S. Jaishankar
8. According to Moneycontrol, Niraj Kumar of Generali believes U.S. tariffs are:
A) A major threat to India’s economy
B) Likely to derail India’s growth
C) A concern but unlikely to derail growth ✅
D) No impact whatsoever
9. Which initiative has CBSE recently launched, according to The Indian Express?
A) National Digital Library Portal
B) Career Guidance Dashboard & Counseling Hub & Spoke Model ✅
C) AI-powered teaching assistants
D) Online Exam Platform
10. Which state will recruit 7,000 doctors and nurses for hospitals, as per The Times of India?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Not specified ✅
11. During ‘Op Akhal’ in Kulgam, how many soldiers were killed according to NDTV?
A) 1
B) 2 ✅
C) 3
D) 4
12. How many days had the Kulgam encounter been ongoing when the reports were published?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 9 ✅
D) 11
13. Vladimir Putin offered to halt the Ukraine war in exchange for:
A) Crimea
B) Eastern Ukraine ✅
C) Donbas & Crimea
D) NATO withdrawal
14. Where is the reported meeting between Trump and Putin to take place?
A) Geneva
B) Alaska ✅
C) Moscow
D) Washington
15. Which major Indian city received a yellow alert for heavy rains and waterlogging, as per The Hindu?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Delhi-NCR ✅
D) Chennai
16. India’s response to Trump’s tariff hit-list was described by Tribune India as:
A) Aggressive and retaliatory
B) Firm but measured ✅
C) Weak and conciliatory
D) Neutral
17. According to Mint, why are ChatGPT users mass cancelling subscriptions?
A) High prices
B) Bugs in GPT-5
C) Launch of GPT-5 ✅
D) Ban in India
18. Which Indian tech journalist reported on iPhone 17 Pro storage possibly doubling to 256GB?
A) Rajeev Jayaswal
B) Sugata Ghosh
C) Not specified ✅
D) Aman Gupta
19. As per The Indian Express, what significant physical test did a YouTuber conduct on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7?
A) Water immersion test
B) Drop test from 50 feet
C) 200,000 folds ✅
D) Extreme heat test
20. According to Mint, gold prices surged to record highs partly due to Trump’s tariff on:
A) Gold jewelry imports
B) One-kilo gold bars ✅
C) Silver bullion
D) Crude oil