May 15, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

May 15, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. The monthly estimates in PLFS 2025 are based on which measurement status?

A. Usual Principal Status (UPS)
B. Usual Subsidiary Status (USS)
C. Current Daily Status (CDS)
D. Current Weekly Status (CWS)

Answer: D. Current Weekly Status (CWS)

2. From 2025, quarterly labor force estimates will include:

A. Only rural areas
B. Only urban areas
C. Both rural and urban areas
D. International migrant data

Answer: C. Both rural and urban areas

3. What is the revised format for publishing annual PLFS results from 2025?

A. Financial year (April–March)
B. Academic year (June–May)
C. Calendar year (January–December)
D. Biennial format

Answer: C. Calendar year (January–December)

4. What is the new basic stratum or primary geographical unit for sampling under PLFS 2025?

A. State
B. Village
C. District
D. Zone

Answer: C. District

5. Who is the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as of 2025?

A. Rajiv Gauba
B. Dr. Ajay Kumar
C. S. Somnath
D. T.V. Somanathan

Answer: B. Dr. Ajay Kumar

6. Under which Article of the Constitution is the appointment of the UPSC Chairman made?

A. Article 315
B. Article 316(1)
C. Article 320
D. Article 318

Answer: B. Article 316(1)

7. Who appoints the Chairman and members of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?

A. Prime Minister of India
B. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
C. President of India
D. Parliament of India

Answer: C. President of India

8. Dr. Ajay Kumar, the newly appointed UPSC Chairman, previously held which prominent position?

A. Finance Secretary
B. Home Secretary
C. Defence Secretary
D. Cabinet Secretary

Answer: C. Defence Secretary

9. Which Indian state has been the target of China’s repeated renaming attempts under its cartographic aggression?

A. Sikkim
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: D. Arunachal Pradesh

10. Which of the following rivers hosts the Heo and Tato I hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh?

A. Subansiri
B. Siang
C. Yarjep
D. Lohit

Answer: C. Yarjep

11. What is the name given by China to Arunachal Pradesh in its official claims?

A. Xinjiang
B. Nanbei
C. Zangnan (Southern Tibet)
D. Zhongguo

Answer: C. Zangnan (Southern Tibet)

12. Which monastery in Arunachal Pradesh is central to China’s cultural and religious claim over the region?

A. Rumtek Monastery
B. Tawang Monastery
C. Hemis Monastery
D. Key Monastery

Answer: B. Tawang Monastery

13. When was the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched?

A. 2010
B. 2013
C. 2015
D. 2017

Answer: B. 2013

14. What are the two main components of the Belt and Road Initiative?

A. Maritime Highway and Continental Tunnel
B. Eurasian Route and South American Route
C. Silk Road Economic Belt and Maritime Silk Road
D. Asia-Africa Corridor and China-Europe Link

Answer: C. Silk Road Economic Belt and Maritime Silk Road

15. What is the former name of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)?

A. China World Link
B. One Road, One Path
C. One Belt, One Road
D. Global Silk Vision

Answer: C. One Belt, One Road

16. Which two seas bound Colombia’s maritime borders?

A. Black Sea and Arabian Sea
B. Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
C. South China Sea and Atlantic Ocean
D. Indian Ocean and Bering Sea

Answer: B. Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean

17. What was the primary objective of Operation Black Forest?

A. Protect wildlife in Karregutta Hills
B. Conduct mining surveys in tribal areas
C. Neutralise top Maoist leadership and regain control over insurgent zones
D. Establish tourist camps in forest areas

Answer: C. Neutralise top Maoist leadership and regain control over insurgent zones

18. Where was Operation Black Forest conducted?

A. Abujhmad Hills
B. Malkangiri District
C. Kurraguttalu Hills on the Chhattisgarh–Telangana border
D. Gadchiroli Forest Reserve

Answer: C. Kurraguttalu Hills on the Chhattisgarh–Telangana border

19. Which of the following forces was not involved in Operation Black Forest?

A. CRPF
B. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
C. District Reserve Guard (DRG)
D. Chhattisgarh Police

Answer: B. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

20. What is India’s stated target year to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE)?

A. 2025
B. 2026
C. 2027
D. 2030

Answer: B. 2026