CURRENT AFFAIRS SET-27 (FRAMED FROM TIMES OF INDIA & WIKIPEDIA)

FRAMED FROM DR HEMANT JAISINGH (DIRECTOR OF UPSC ONLINE ACADEMY)

Q.1 The Border Security Force started which operation in January 2025 to prevent infilteration attempts along Indo-Pak Border in Jaisalmer

A) Operation Winter Shield

B) Operation Sard Hawa

C) Operation Desert Vigil

D) Operation Garam Hawa

Ans. B

Q.2 HIMKAWACH , A cold weather clothing system for extreme conditions was unveiled by which organization ?

A) ISRO

B) Ministry of Defence

C) DRDO

D) India Army

Ans. C

Q.3 What is the name of the advanced battlefield surveillance system launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in January 2025 to boost the Indian Army’s reconnaissance capabilities ?

A) ABHAY

B) SANJAY

C) VAJRA

D) SATARK

Ans. B

Q.4 Desert Cyclone is a joint military exercise between which among the following countries ?

A) India & UAE

B) India & Oman

C) India & Mongolia

D) India & Kyrgyzstan

Ans. A

Q.5 What is the name of the LASER Weapon being developed by DRDO ?

A) THUNDERBOLT

B) STAR-LASER

C) DURGA -2

D) VAJRA

Ans. C

Q.6 SADA TANSEEQ is a joint military exercise between India and which among the following country ?

A) Singapore

B) France

C) Japan

D) Saudi Arabia

Ans. D

Q.7 Which country has officially joined BRICS as a full member ?

A) Indonesia

B) Egypt

C) UAE

D) Iran

Ans. A

Q.8 Which policy reinstated by Donald Trump is referred as Global Gag Rule by its critics ?

A) Mexico City Policy

B) Geneva Cinsensus Declaration

C) Roe V. Wade

D) Hyde Agreement

Ans. A

Q.9 Which country announced 60 day state of emergency in context with the crime & combat organized armed groups ?

A) Peru

B) Ecuador

C) Venezuela

D) Colombia

Ans. B

Q.10 Which US State has designated October as Hindu Heritage Month ?

A) Ohio

B) California

C) Texas

D) Florida

Ans. A

Q.11 With which context Los Angeles declare a state of emergency recently ?

A) Flooding caused by heavy rains

B) Rapidly growing wildfires

C) Severe Earthquake damage

D) Tornadoes in Urban areas

Ans. B

Q.12 Which country became the first in Africa to eliminate Onchocerciasis (River Blindness ) as a Public health problem ?

A) Niger

B) Keny

C) South Africa

D) Democratic Republic of Congo

Ans. A

Q.13 Which among the following country declared food security emergency on rice prices to stabilize the soaring cost of the Staple Grain ?

A) Indonesia

B) Philippines

C) Thailand

D) Vietnam

Ans. B

Q.14 Which latin American country has decided not to renew its participation in China’s Belt & Road Initiative ?

A) Brazil

B) Panama

C) Mexico

D) Argentina

Ans. B

Q.15 Operation Devil Hunt to crack down violence linked to political unrest is associated with which of the following country ?

A) Bangladesh

B) India

C) Pakistan

D) Afghanistan

Ans. A

Q.16 Which project led to the creation of a new map of the Arctic Ocean revealing an area twice the size of France & six times the size of England ?

A) Ocean Discovery 2050

B) Seabed 2030

C) Arctic Exploration Initiative

D) Deep Sea Mapping Project

Ans. B

Q.17 Which Iconic structure collapsed due to the eartquakes in Myanmar ?

A) Shwedagon Pagoda

B) Ava Bridge

C) Golden Rock

D) Sule Pagoda

Ans. B

Q.18 Which new initiative announced by UN Secretary – General Antonia Guterres to improve efficiencies & cost effectiveness within the United Nations ?

A) UN80

B) UN Reform 2030

C) UN Future Framework

D) Global UN Efficiency Plan

Ans. A

Q.19 US announces how much Tariff on imported automobiles & Parts ?

A) 10%

B) 15%

C) 20%

D) 25%

Ans. D

Q.20 Which country withdrew from the Convention on Cluster Munitions in March 2025 citing security threats from Russia ?

A) Poland

B) China

C) Lithuania

D) US

Ans. C