Current Affairs Quiz - May 2025

1. Which state government has launched the Tejaswi programme to build entrepreneurial skills and confidence in students?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Odisha

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2. What does the cosmological parameter S8 (Sigma Eight) primarily measure?
[A] The temperature of stars
[B] The “clumpiness” or clustering of matter in the universe
[C] The expansion rate of the universe
[D] None of the Above

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3. Solar Energy Corporation of India is under the administrative control of which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Power
[B] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

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4. Ramman Festival is celebrated in which state?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Assam
[C] Odisha
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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5. What is the rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2025?
[A] 150th
[B] 151st
[C] 152nd
[D] 154th

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6. Coal Miners Day is observed annually on which day?
[A] May 3
[B] May 4
[C] May 5
[D] May 6

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7. Which institute has been appointed to lead the recently launched ‘Pushpak – National Mission on Drone Technology’?
[A] IIT Kanpur
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIT Roorkee
[D] IIT Delhi

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8. Which state government has launched the Pandit Lakhmi Chand Kalakar Samajik Samman Scheme?
[A] Haryana
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Odisha

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9. Scientists have recently traced evidence of ancient wildfires (palaeofires) in the Godavari Basin from which geological period?
[A] Jurassic Period
[B] Permian Period
[C] Cambrian Period
[D] Triassic Period

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10. Which country is the host of 12th Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX 2025)?
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] Germany
[D] India

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