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
