May 2025 Current Affairs MCQ

Nov 16, 2025

1. Literature & Translation (Article)

Who won the International Booker Prize 2025 for the Kannada short-story collection Heart Lamp ?
A) U. R. Ananthamurthy
B) K. S. Nissar Ahmed
C) Banu Mustaq
D) Girish Karnad
Answer: C — Banu Mustaq.
Explanation: Banu Mustaq made history in 2025 by winning the International Booker for Heart Lamp , a Kannada collection.

Who translated Heart Lamp into English (translator credited with the book’s English title)?
A) Arundhati Subramaniam
B) Nandini Das
C) Deepbha (Deep Bhasti)
D) Srinivas Rao
Answer: C — Deepbha (Deep Bhasti).
Explanation: The English edition Heart Lamp was translated by Deepbha (referred to as Deep Bhasti in the lesson).

2. States & Literacy / Education (Article)

Which Indian state declared itself fully literate in May 2025, with literacy of ~98.2%?
A) Kerala
B) Goa
C) Mizoram
D) Sikkim
Answer: C — Mizoram.
Explanation: Mizoram’s government announced it had reached literacy over the Ministry of Education’s 95% benchmark and called the state fully literate.
Which state made robotics education compulsory for all 10th-class students in May 2025?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Maharashtra
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
Answer: C — Kerala.
Explanation: Kerala announced a policy to introduce compulsory robotics education for Class 10 students.

3. Railways, Ports & Transport (Article)

Indian Railways and which state government jointly launched the Vistadome Jungle Safari train (Katarnia Ghat – Dudhwa)?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Bihar
Answer: A — Uttar Pradesh.
Explanation: The Vistadome Jungle Safari train was launched as a joint initiative between Indian Railways and the UP government to boost eco-tourism.
Where was a new BrahMos manufacturing unit unveiled in May 2025?
A) Lucknow (No)
B) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
C) Mumbai, Maharashtra
D) Hyderabad, Telangana
Answer: B — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Explanation: The BrahMos manufacturing facility was inaugurated in Lucknow as part of defence manufacturing expansion.
Prime Minister Modi inaugurated a 9,000 HP locomotive in May 2025 at which place?
A) Varanasi
B) Dahod, Gujarat
C) Howrah
D) Bhopal
Answer: B — Dahod, Gujarat.
Explanation: PM inaugurated the high-horsepower locomotive at Dahod, Gujarat.
India’s first transshipment port Vizhinjam International Port was inaugurated in which city?
A) Kochi
B) Mangaluru
C) Goa
D) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Answer: D — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Explanation: Vizhinjam International Port (a transshipment hub) was inaugurated in Thiruvananthapuram.

4. Sports (Article)

Who won the men’s singles title at the Italian Open 2025 ?
A) Carlos Alcaraz
B) Novak Djokovic
C) Rafael Nadal
D) Jannik Sinner
Answer: A — Carlos Alcaraz.
Explanation: Carlos Alcaraz took the men’s singles trophy at the 2025 Italian Open.
Who won the women’s singles title at the Italian Open 2025 ?
A) Iga Świątek
B) Ons Jabeur
C) Jasmine Paolini
D) Aryna Sabalenka
Answer: C — Jasmine Paolini.
Explanation: Jasmine Paolini won the 2025 women’s singles crown in Rome.
Which club won the UEFA Europa League 2025 title by beating Manchester United 1–0?
A) Manchester City
B) Bayer Leverkusen
C) Sevilla
D) Tottenham Hotspur
Answer: D — Tottenham Hotspur.
Explanation: Tottenham won the Europa League 2025 final (Bilbao), ending a long European trophy drought.
Which team topped the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 medal table?
A) Kerala
B) Haryana
C) Maharashtra
D) Delhi
Answer: C — Maharashtra.
Explanation: Maharashtra led the medals in the 7th Khelo India Youth Games (hosted by Bihar).
Who became the 37th captain of India’s Test cricket team (appointed May 2025)?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Virat Kohli
C) Shubman Gill
D) KL Rahul
Answer: C — Shubman Gill.
Explanation: BCCI appointed Shubman Gill as India’s Test captain.
Which state topped the Khelo India Beach Games 2025 medal tally?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Manipur
D) Goa
Answer: C — Manipur.
Explanation: Manipur topped the medal standings at the inaugural Khelo India Beach Games.
Which country won the Sudirman Cup 2025 (mixed-team badminton)?
A) China
B) Indonesia
C) Japan
D) South Korea
Answer: A — China.
Explanation: China claimed the Sudirman Cup 2025 title held in Xiamen.

5. Defence & Security (Article)

What was the codename of the military operation India launched in Pakistan on 7 May 2025?
A) Operation Vajra
B) Operation Trishul
C) Operation Sindoor
D) Operation Shakti
Answer: C — Operation Sindoor.
Explanation: The armed operation across the border on 7 May was designated Operation Sindoor.
Which large counter-insurgency operation targeting Maoist ideology was launched by the central government in May 2025?
A) Operation Kagar
B) Operation Black Forest
C) Operation Forest Shield
D) Operation Red Horizon
Answer: A — Operation Kagar.
Explanation: Operation Kagar was the central government’s initiative aimed at dismantling Naxalite structures and ideology.
The security operation that concluded on the Chhattisgarh–Telangana border in May 2025 was named:
A) Operation Gandiva
B) Operation Black Forest
C) Operation Shieldwall
D) Operation Desert Storm
Answer: B — Operation Black Forest.
Explanation: Operation Black Forest focused on Maoist strongholds along the state border.
Which indigenous anti-submarine warfare shallow-water warship was handed to the Indian Navy in May 2025?
A) INS Kaveri
B) IAS Arnala
C) INS Vikrant II
D) INS Kalinga
Answer: B — IAS Arnala.
Explanation: IAS Arnala is the first indigenous ASW shallow-water ship handed over in May 2025.