Q1. What is India’s rank in the Asia Power Index 2025?

A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Fifth

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:
India ranks 3rd, after the USA (1st) and China (2nd), as per the Asia Power Index 2025.

1. Who is the 53rd Chief Justice of India?

A. Justice B.R. Gavai
B. Justice Surya Kant
C. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
D. Justice Vikram Nath

Answer: B. Justice Surya Kant
Explanation: Justice Surya Kant took oath in November 2025 and became India’s 53rd CJI.

1. Who has become the first female Prime Minister of Japan?

A. Yuriko Koike
B. Sanae Takaichi
C. Fumio Kishida
D. Yoko Kamikawa

Answer: B. Sanae Takaichi
Explanation: The article states that Sanae Takaichi has become Japan’s first woman Prime Minister.

I. Appointments & Administration

1. Who took charge as India’s new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in September 2025?
   A) S. S. Dubey
   B) TCA Kalyani
   C) Amit Khare
   D) Praveen Kumar
   Answer: B) TCA Kalyani.
   Explanation: TCA Kalyani assumed the post as India’s CGA; she succeeded S. S. Dubey.

I. India – National Affairs

1. On 15 August 2025, India celebrated which number “Independence Day” (i.e., years since 1947)?
   A) 78th
   B) 79th
   C) 80th
   D) 81st
   Answer: B) 79th — India celebrated its 79th Independence Day in 2025. 
   Explanation: The event marking August 15, 2025, was the 79th anniversary of independence.