May 21, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

May 21, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. When was the WHO Pandemic Agreement adopted?

A) 2020
B) 2021
C) 2024
D) 2025

Answer: C) 2024

2. Under which article of the WHO Constitution is the Pandemic Agreement legally grounded?

A) Article 14
B) Article 17
C) Article 19
D) Article 21

Answer: C) Article 19

3. What is the condition for the WHO Pandemic Agreement to come into force?

A) Approval by the UN General Assembly
B) Ratification by 100 countries
C) Ratification by 60 countries
D) WHO Director-General’s declaration

Answer: C) Ratification by 60 countries

4. What does PABS stand for in the WHO Pandemic Agreement?

A) Pandemic Alert and Border Security
B) Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing
C) Public Access to Basic Services
D) Preventive Action and Biosafety Standards

Answer: B) Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing

5. Who was the first person in Pakistan to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal?

A) General Pervez Musharraf
B) General Qamar Javed Bajwa
C) Field Marshal Ayub Khan
D) General Asim Munir

Answer: C) Field Marshal Ayub Khan

6. In which year was Field Marshal Ayub Khan promoted to this rank?

A) 1956
B) 1959
C) 1962
D) 1971

Answer: B) 1959

7. Who was the first Field Marshal of India?

A) KM Cariappa
B) Arjan Singh
C) Sam Manekshaw
D) Bipin Rawat

Answer: C) Sam Manekshaw

8. Who was the only Marshal of the Indian Air Force?

A) RKS Bhadauria
B) BS Dhanoa
C) Arjan Singh
D) Anil Chauhan

Answer: C) Arjan Singh

9. Which reactor did Dr. Srinivasan help construct as India’s first nuclear research reactor?

A) Dhruva
B) CIRUS
C) Apsara
D) Kaiga

Answer: C) Apsara

10. Which Indian atomic power station did Dr. Srinivasan serve as the Chief Project Engineer?

A) Tarapur
B) Kalpakkam
C) Narora
D) Madras

Answer: D) Madras

11. Who was invited to lay the actual foundation stone of the Golden Temple to promote interfaith harmony?

A) Baba Farid
B) Hazrat Mian Mir
C) Bhai Gurdas
D) Baba Budha Ji

Answer: B) Hazrat Mian Mir

12. What was Operation Blue Star (1984) in relation to the Golden Temple?

A) Renovation project by the government
B) Celebration of Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
C) Military operation to remove armed militants from the temple premises
D) Food distribution campaign

Answer: C) Military operation to remove armed militants from the temple premises

13. What is Operation Sindoor as mentioned in recent media reports?

A) A civil infrastructure project
B) A vaccination campaign in Punjab
C) A military operation alleged to involve the Golden Temple
D) A religious event at the Golden Temple

Answer: C) A military operation alleged to involve the Golden Temple

14. Where is the Shirui Lily Festival held?

A) Imphal
B) Ukhrul district
C) Churachandpur
D) Kohima

Answer: B) Ukhrul district

15. What is the primary objective of the Shirui Lily Festival?

A) Promote political unity
B) Showcase Tangkhul weapons
C) Promote eco-tourism and raise awareness about an endangered lily species
D) Train youth in agriculture

Answer: C) Promote eco-tourism and raise awareness about an endangered lily species

16. What is the Shirui Lily locally known as?

A) Ukhrul Phool
B) Kashong Timrawon
C) Tangkhul Phulwari
D) Philava Puspa

Answer: B) Kashong Timrawon

17. Which initiative aims to monitor and rate the performance of FCI and CWC food grain depots?

A) Anna Mitra
B) Anna Sahayata
C) Depot Darpan
D) Grain Tracker

Answer: C) Depot Darpan

18. Which initiative provides a mobile app for FPS dealers, food inspectors, and DFSO officers?

A) Depot Darpan
B) Anna Sahayata
C) Anna Mitra
D) Grievance App

Answer: C) Anna Mitra

19. In how many states has Anna Mitra been rolled out during its initial phase?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6

Answer: C) 4

20. In how many languages is Anna Sahayata being piloted for wider accessibility?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 7

Answer: C) 5