Daily Current Affairs 25th August 2025

Daily Current Affairs 25th August 2025

1. Which bank labeled the loan accounts of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications and Reliance Telecom as ‘fraud’ on August 24, 2025?
   A) State Bank of India
   B) Bank of India
   C) HDFC Bank
   D) ICICI Bank
   View Answer
   B) Bank of India
2. Who had previously branded the same accounts ‘fraud’, prompting Bank of India to follow suit?
   A) SBI
   B) Union Bank
   C) Canara Bank
   D) Punjab National Bank
   View Answer
   A) SBI (State Bank of India)
3. What major defence milestone did India achieve on August 24, 2025?
   A) Launched a satellite
   B) Tested a missile system
   C) Cleared maiden flight test of its Integrated Air Defence Weapon System
   D) Conducted a naval exercise
   View Answer
   C) Cleared maiden flight test of its Integrated Air Defence Weapon System
4. Which organisation conducted the flight test of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System?
   A) ISRO
   B) HAL
   C) DRDO
   D) ADA
   View Answer
   C) DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation)
5. The IMD forecasted heavy rainfall on August 24, 2025, in which Indian states?
   A) Punjab, Haryana
   B) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
   C) Bihar, Jharkhand
   D) Kerala, Tamil Nadu
   View Answer
   B) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
6. Until when was the IMD’s heavy rainfall advisory valid for Rajasthan?
   A) August 24
   B) August 26
   C) August 28
   D) August 30
   View Answer
   B) August 26
7. How many roads were closed in Himachal Pradesh due to monsoon rains as reported on August 24, 2025?
   A) 100
   B) 250
   C) 484
   D) 650
   View Answer
   C) 484
8. What alert level was issued in Himachal Pradesh amid the monsoon disruption?
   A) Red alert
   B) Orange alert
   C) Yellow alert
   D) Green alert
   View Answer
   C) Yellow alert
9. Which festival was observed on August 24, 2025, involving a day-long fast by women in India?
   A) Teej
   B) Karva Chauth
   C) Hartalika Teej
   D) Raksha Bandhan
   View Answer
   C) Hartalika Teej
10. What is the cultural significance of Hartalika Teej?
    A) Celebrating the harvest season
    B) Women pray for husbands’ health and unmarried women fast for ideal partners
    C) Festival of lights
    D) Honoring ancestors
    View Answer
    B) Women pray for husbands’ health and unmarried women fast for ideal partners
11. What was unveiled in Mumbai on the evening of August 24, 2025, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi?
    A) A silver throne
    B) Lalbaugcha Raja idol in purple dhoti with golden throne
    C) Festival schedule
    D) Fireworks display
    View Answer
    B) Lalbaugcha Raja idol in purple dhoti with golden throne
12. Which football club’s players were featured in “News in Pics” as Durand Cup champions?
    A) Mohun Bagan
    B) East Bengal
    C) NorthEast United FC
    D) Mumbai City FC
    View Answer
    C) NorthEast United FC
13. What notable train line extension occurred on August 22, 2025?
    A) Mumbai Metro to Cuffe Parade
    B) Delhi Metro extension
    C) Kolkata Metro to Esplanade and Yellow & Orange lines
    D) Chennai Metro expansion
    View Answer
    C) Kolkata Metro to Esplanade, plus Yellow and Orange lines extension
14. Which metro line extension was scheduled for August 28, 2025?
    A) Green Line Mumbai
    B) Nairobi Metro Line 1
    C) Avelia Liberty trains replacing Acela Express
    D) Delhi Metro Pink Line
    View Answer
    C) Avelia Liberty trains replacing Acela Express on Northeast Corridor
15. What significant diplomatic storm began in August 2025 between India and the U.S.?
    A) Visa ban
    B) Export subsidy
    C) Diplomatic and trade crisis due to 50% tariffs on Indian exports
    D) Military sanctions
    View Answer
    C) Diplomatic and trade crisis due to 50% tariffs on Indian exports
16. What was the U.S. reaction that escalated tensions with India?
    A) Military blockade
    B) Environmental sanctions
    C) 50% import tariff on Indian goods
    D) Travel advisory
    View Answer
    C) 50% import tariff on Indian goods
17. Which high-profile assembly took place in Delhi on August 24, 2025?
    A) Cabinet meeting
    B) All India Speakers’ Conference
    C) Trade summit
    D) Climate conference
    View Answer
    B) All India Speakers’ Conference
18. Which Indian political figure embarked on the “Voter Adhikar Yatra” and was seen interacting with a tea seller?
    A) PM Modi
    B) Rahul Gandhi
    C) Arvind Kejriwal
    D) Mamata Banerjee
    View Answer
    B) Rahul Gandhi
19. What major employment-related development was reported in NDTV’s school headlines on August 24, 2025?
    A) Launch of new skills program
    B) BPSC opened applications for 935 posts with starting salary Rs 29,200
    C) Employee pension reforms
    D) Minimum wage hike
    View Answer
    B) BPSC opened applications for 935 posts with starting salary Rs 29,200
20. What space-based innovation did the U.S. plan to test as noted in school assembly headlines?
    A) Mars rover
    B) Quantum navigation system on X-37B spaceplane
    C) Moon base module
    D) Solar sail technology
    View Answer
    B) Quantum navigation system on X-37B spaceplane
21. Who is facing deportation from Russia after being denied citizenship due to serving in a private military unit?
    A) Jay Fraser
    B) David Hamilton
    C) Michael Scott
    D) Alexander Petrov
    View Answer
    A) Jay Fraser
22. Which country’s President is portrayed as a “Trump ally” whose success is deemed necessary for stability, amid ongoing student protests?
    A) Greece
    B) Serbia
    C) Poland
    D) Croatia
    View Answer
    B) Serbia
23. Where did massive pro-Palestine protests, calling for a ceasefire and government action, take place on August 24, 2025?
    A) Canada
    B) Australia
    C) South Africa
    D) New Zealand
    View Answer
    B) Australia
24. Which ex-Chief Minister was detained under house arrest before a protest concerning the RIMS-2 land acquisition in Jharkhand?
    A) Hemant Soren
    B) Champai Soren
    C) Babulal Marandi
    D) Arjun Munda
    View Answer
    B) Champai Soren
25. Which two countries are strengthening diplomatic ties, with the Prime Minister of one embarking on his first official visit from August 24–26?
    A) India and Australia
    B) India and Fiji
    C) India and Nepal
    D) India and Sri Lanka
    View Answer
    B) India and Fiji
26. What edict did the President of India extend, starting August 13, 2025, in a northeastern state?
    A) Emergency rule
    B) President’s rule
    C) Governor’s rule
    D) Martial law
    View Answer
    B) President’s rule
27. Which Tamil-language game show premiered its fourth season on August 24, 2025, featuring a galactic-themed set?
    A) Bigg Boss Tamil
    B) Super Singer
    C) Athu Idhu Yedhu
    D) Cook with Comali
    View Answer
    C) Athu Idhu Yedhu
28. A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck which region on August 24, 2025, according to India’s National Center for Seismology?
    A) Himalayan foothills
    B) Tibet
    C) Northeastern India
    D) Andaman Islands
    View Answer
    B) Tibet
29. A heatwave described as the “most intense on record” impacted which country earlier in August 2025?
    A) Italy
    B) Spain
    C) Greece
    D) Portugal
    View Answer
    B) Spain
30. Which Middle Eastern capital was hit by Israeli airstrikes that day, resulting in loud explosions and casualties?
    A) Beirut
    B) Amman
    C) Sanaa
    D) Damascus
    View Answer
    C) Sanaa

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