August, 2025 Current Affairs Quiz

Page Number- 12

(1) Who has recently been named the chief guest at the 2026 'Bogota Book Fair'??

  • A. China
  • B. Russia
  • C. India
  • D. Australia

(2) Who has recently been appointed the Chairman of the National Media and Entertainment Council??

  • A. Aditya Panda
  • B. Prayag Samal
  • C. Gaurav Banerjee
  • D. Ravish Kumar

(3) Recently, the acting President of which country 'U Myint Swe' has passed away at the age of 74??

  • A. Myanmar
  • B. Vietnam
  • C. Mongolia
  • D. Thailand

(4) Which has recently become the first railway station in the Kashmir Valley to be enabled for freight traffic??

  • A. Srinagar Railway Station
  • B. Udhampur Railway Station
  • C. Leh Railway Station
  • D. Anantnag Railway Station

(5) Where was the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) held in 2025??

  • A. Awaza, Turkmenistan
  • B. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
  • C. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • D. Baku, Azerbaijan

(6) Which Indian institute is developing portable quantum sensors for drones??

  • A. DRDO Hyderabad
  • B. IIT Bombay
  • C. IIT Delhi
  • D. IISc Bengaluru

(7) In which states is arsenic contamination in groundwater especially severe, as per the CGWB report? सीजीडब्ल्यूबी रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, किन राज्यों में भूजल में आर्सेनिक प्रदूषण विशेष रूप से गंभीर है??

  • A. Rajasthan and Gujarat
  • B. Punjab and Bihar
  • C. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
  • D. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

(8) The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, replaces which older Act??

  • A. Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925
  • B. Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
  • C. Ports and Shipping Act, 1962
  • D. Maritime Transport Act, 1971

(9) Which international framework does the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025, adopt??

  • A. Rotterdam Rules
  • B. Hague Rules
  • C. Hague-Visby Rules
  • D. Hamburg Rules

(10) Which Indian company developed the patented paddy herbicide ‘Sikosa’??

  • A. Dhanuka Agritech
  • B. Crystal Crop Protection Ltd (CCPL)
  • C. UPL Ltd
  • D. Rallis India