June 14, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

June 14, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. What was the name of the Israeli military operation launched in June 2025 targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities?

A) Operation Protective Edge
B) Operation True Promise 3
C) Operation Rising Lion
D) Operation Samson’s Revenge

Answer: C) Operation Rising Lion

2. What key factor triggered Israel’s 2025 attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure?

A) Death of Iranian President
B) UN Security Council sanctions
C) IAEA’s censure of Iran for nuclear non-compliance
D) A missile strike on Tel Aviv

Answer: C) IAEA’s censure of Iran for nuclear non-compliance

3. Which Iranian leader was reportedly killed during Israel’s Operation Rising Lion?

A) Hassan Rouhani
B) Hossein Salami
C) Qassem Soleimani
D) Ali Khamenei

Answer: B) Hossein Salami

4. Which of the following countries has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

A) Iran
B) India
C) France
D) Russia

Answer: B) India

5. What strategic infrastructure project gives India access to Central Asia via Iran?

A) India–Iran–Iraq Corridor
B) CPEC
C) Chabahar Port and INSTC
D) Gwadar–Delhi Economic Route

Answer: C) Chabahar Port and INSTC

6. What does OCSA stand for?

A) Online Child Safety Awareness
B) Online Child Sexual Abuse
C) Online Cyber Security Act
D) Online Children’s Support Agency

Answer: B) Online Child Sexual Abuse

7. What was the major impact of COVID-19 on children, as per the study?

A) Reduced use of online platforms
B) Improved digital literacy
C) Increased exposure to online risks
D) Decreased need for supervision

Answer: C) Increased exposure to online risks

8. The study recommends that digital literacy and online safety should be introduced at which education level?

A) Secondary level
B) College level
C) Primary level
D) Higher secondary level

Answer: C) Primary level

9. What institutional mechanism was recommended by the study for the coordination and prevention of OSEAC in Karnataka?

A) Karnataka Digital Reform Commission
B) Karnataka OSEAC Task Force
C) Karnataka Cyber Police Division
D) Child Welfare Committee

Answer: B) Karnataka OSEAC Task Force

10. What is the main objective of SEBI’s new verified UPI ID system?

A) To promote UPI usage in rural areas
B) To increase stock market trading volume
C) To curb cyber fraud and impersonation in securities transactions
D) To promote mutual fund investments

Answer: C) To curb cyber fraud and impersonation in securities transactions

11. What will be the suffix for verified UPI IDs under the new SEBI mechanism?

A) @upi
B) @verified
C) @secure
D) @valid

Answer: D) @valid

12. What symbol will appear to indicate that a UPI ID is verified under SEBI’s framework?

A) Blue shield icon
B) Red circle with checkmark
C) Thumbs-up in a green triangle
D) SEBI logo in blue

Answer: C) Thumbs-up in a green triangle

13. What suffix will be used for verified UPI IDs of stockbrokers?

A) .stk
B) .trd
C) .brk
D) .sec

Answer: C) .brk

14. From which date will the new verified UPI system be mandatory for SEBI-registered intermediaries?

A) January 1, 2025
B) June 30, 2025
C) October 1, 2025
D) December 31, 2025

Answer: C) October 1, 2025

15. Why did India suspend IREL’s rare earth export agreement with Japan?

A) Due to falling mineral prices
B) To prioritize domestic strategic needs and reduce dependence on China
C) Because Japan violated WTO rules
D) To focus on uranium mining

Answer: B) To prioritize domestic strategic needs and reduce dependence on China

16. Which of the following locations houses IREL’s rare earth oxide refining plant?

A) Bhopal
B) Aluva
C) Chennai
D) Vadodara

Answer: B) Aluva

17. Which of the following minerals is NOT primarily processed by IREL?

A) Ilmenite
B) Garnet
C) Coal
D) Zircon

Answer: C) Coal

18. Which two countries co-hosted the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3)?

A) USA and Japan
B) France and Costa Rica
C) India and Australia
D) Canada and Brazil

Answer: B) France and Costa Rica

19. What is the name of the outcome document adopted at UNOC3?

A) Lisbon Ocean Agenda
B) Global Marine Pact
C) Nice Ocean Action Plan
D) Blue World Agreement

Answer: C) Nice Ocean Action Plan

20. How many countries had ratified the High Seas Treaty as of June 2025?

A) 19
B) 30
C) 50
D) 60

Answer: C) 50