May 14, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

May 14, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. What is meant by the term “educated unemployment”?

A) Lack of education among unemployed individuals
B) Employment only in teaching and academia
C) Unemployment among individuals with formal or higher education
D) Employment in sectors unrelated to education

Answer: C. Unemployment among individuals with formal or higher education

2. According to the ILO–IHD India Employment Report 2024, what percentage of India’s unemployed youth have secondary or higher education?

A) 29%
B) 47%
C) 65%
D) 83%

Answer: C. 65%

3. What is the primary challenge faced by the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)?

A) High budget allocation
B) Lack of certification programs
C) Poor placement outcomes and weak monitoring
D) Focus on urban areas only

Answer: C. Poor placement outcomes and weak monitoring

4. Who is the 52nd Chief Justice of India?

A) Justice N. V. Ramana
B) Justice D. Y. Chandrachud
C) Justice B. R. Gavai
D) Justice U. U. Lalit

Answer: C. Justice B. R. Gavai

5. Who was the first Chief Justice of India from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community?

A) Justice B. R. Gavai
B) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
C) Justice P. Sathasivam
D) Justice S. R. Das

Answer: B. Justice K. G. Balakrishnan

6. Under which article of the Constitution is the Chief Justice of India appointed?

A) Article 124
B) Article 142
C) Article 226
D) Article 32

Answer: A. Article 124

7. Who was the first-ever Chief Justice of India?

A) Justice M. Hidayatullah
B) Justice H. J. Kania
C) Justice S. R. Das
D) Justice B. N. Rau

Answer: B. Justice H. J. Kania

8. Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve is located in which Indian state?

A) Ladakh
B) Sikkim
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand

Answer: C. Himachal Pradesh

9. Tsarap Chu is the confluence of which two rivers/nalas?

A) Kargiakh and Bhaga
B) Unam River and Charap Nala
C) Zanskar and Indus
D) Spiti and Satluj

Answer: B. Unam River and Charap Nala

10. Which of the following is the flagship species of the Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve?

A) Tibetan Wolf
B) Snow Leopard
C) Himalayan Tahr
D) Himalayan Monal

Answer: B. Snow Leopard

11. The EFF is governed by which international organization?

A) World Bank
B) World Trade Organization (WTO)
C) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
D) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer: D. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

12. What recent action did the IMF take in regard to Pakistan under the EFF?

A) Suspended all aid
B) Approved a new 10-year program
C) Approved an immediate disbursement of $1 billion
D) Cancelled Pakistan’s EFF program

Answer: C. Approved an immediate disbursement of $1 billion

13. When was the Territorial Army (TA) formally launched in independent India?

A) January 26, 1950
B) August 15, 1947
C) October 9, 1949
D) December 1, 1948

Answer: C. October 9, 1949

14. During which of the following operations did the Territorial Army assist in counter-insurgency efforts?

A) Operation Meghdoot
B) Operation Blue Star
C) Operation Rakshak
D) Operation Vijay

Answer: C. Operation Rakshak

15. From which colonial force did the modern Territorial Army evolve?

A) Royal Indian Navy
B) Indian Defence Corps
C) Indian Territorial Force
D) British Indian Volunteer Army

Answer: C. Indian Territorial Force

16. Which terrorist leader was neutralized during Operation Keller?

A) Hafiz Saeed
B) Shahid Kuttay
C) Riyaz Naikoo
D) Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi

Answer: B. Shahid Kuttay

17. What significant terror incident was Shahid Kuttay linked to?

A) Pulwama suicide bombing
B) Pahalgam terror attack
C) Uri attacks
D) Pathankot airbase attack

Answer: B. Pahalgam terror attack

18. Operation Keller was conducted in which district of Jammu & Kashmir?

A) Pulwama
B) Anantnag
C) Kulgam
D) Shopian

Answer: D. Shopian

19. What is the Shakargarh Bulge?

A) A valley in Jammu and Kashmir
B) A landmass in India’s Punjab
C) A protruding landmass in Pakistan’s Sialkot district
D) A hill range near the LoC

Answer: C. A protruding landmass in Pakistan’s Sialkot district

20. What was the primary objective of Operation Keller?

A) Rescue hostages from Pahalgam
B) Secure the Line of Control (LoC)
C) Neutralise TRF terrorists and their commander
D) Distribute relief material in Shopian

Answer: C. Neutralise TRF terrorists and their commander