1 Year current affairs 2025

9 — Books, awards & culture

Q28. Who is the author of The World After Gaza (as cited in the lecture)?
A) Pooja Pujara
B) Pankaj Mishra
C) Sanjeev Chopra
D) Bandaru Dattatreya

Answer: B — Pankaj Mishra
Explanation: The lecture named Pankaj Mishra as the author of The World After Gaza .

Q29. Which artist was mentioned among the Padma Vibhushan awardees and called the “Nightingale of Bihar”?
A) Lata Mangeshkar
B) Sharda Sinha
C) Asha Bhosle
D) M.S. Subbulakshmi

Answer: B — Sharda Sinha
Explanation: The lecture highlighted Sharda Sinha (noted for Chhath folk songs) as a Padma Vibhushan awardee and the “Nightingale of Bihar.”

10 — Sports & events

Q30. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Australian Open (as per the lecture)?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Jannik Sinner
C) Carlos Alcaraz
D) Rafael Nadal

Answer: B — Jannik Sinner
Explanation: The lecture gave Jannik (Janic) Sinner as the men’s winner (and noted his recent Wimbledon win too).

Q31. According to the lecture, the AI Summit (where PM Modi was co-chair) was held in which city?
A) Bletchley
B) Seoul
C) Paris
D) Tokyo

Answer: C — Paris
Explanation: The third AI conference mentioned in the lecture was held in Paris , co-hosted by Emmanuel Macron and PM Modi (the earlier two were in Bletchley and Seoul ).

11 — Economy & GDP estimates

Q32. According to the Economic Survey 2024–25 figures mentioned in the lecture, India’s real GDP growth estimate for FY25 was:
A) 5.2%
B) 6.4%
C) 7.5%
D) 4.1%

Answer: B — 6.4%
Explanation: The lecture cited 6.4% as the real GDP growth estimate for FY25.

Q33. The fiscal deficit estimate for FY25 mentioned in the lecture was:
A) 3.0% of GDP
B) 4.4% of GDP
C) 5.9% of GDP
D) 2.8% of GDP

Answer: B — 4.4% of GDP
Explanation: The lecture specified a fiscal deficit estimate of 4.4% .

Q34. Who was named in the lecture as India’s Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) ?
A) Arvind Subramanian
B) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
C) Ananth Narayan Nageshwaran
D) Raghuram Rajan

Answer: C — Ananth Nageshwaran
Explanation: The lecture referred to Ananth Nageshwaran as the Chief Economic Advisor .

Section A — Space & Astronautics

Q1. After splashdown,