1. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2025?
a) Donald Trump
b) Giorgia Meloni
c) María Corina Machado
d) Greta Thunberg
Answer: c) María Corina Machado
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, for her efforts to promote democratic rights and a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy in Venezuela.
2. Where is the Atacama Desert located?
a) Chile
b) South Africa
c) China
d) Australia
Answer. a) Chile;
Context: Unusual winter rains in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, have triggered a rare mass bloom of fuchsia-coloured wildflowers, transforming the arid landscape into a spectacular floral carpet visible even from space.
3. The Sawalkote Hydro Project is on which river?
a) Chambal
b) Krishna
c) Narmada
d) Chenab
Answer. d) Chenab
Context: The Union Environment Ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has granted a fresh environmental clearance to the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir.
4. Which of the following ports is not known as the Green Hydrogen Hub?
a) Deendayal (Gujarat)
b) V.O. Chidambaranar (Tamil Nadu)
c) Paradip (Odisha)
d) Vishakhapatnam ( Andhra Pradesh)
Answer. d) Vishakhapatnam ( Andhra Pradesh)
Context: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recognised three major Indian ports — Deendayal (Gujarat), V.O. Chidambaranar (Tamil Nadu), and Paradip (Odisha) — as Green Hydrogen Hubs under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) to accelerate India’s clean energy transition.
5. When was Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) launched?
a) 2025
b) 2024
c) 2019
d) 2014
Answer. a) 2025
Context: The Prime Minister of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) in October 2025 — a landmark agricultural reform aimed at transforming farming in 100 low-performing districts.
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