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UPSC CSE 2025 Current Affairs Previous Year Questions

5 questions with answers and explanations. Practice these interactively

Question 1

Consider the following statements regarding AI Action Summit held in Grand Palais, Paris in February 2025:

I. Co-chaired with India, the event builds on the advances made at the Bletchley Park Summit held in 2023 and the Seoul Summit held in 2024.

II. Along with other countries, US and UK also signed the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) I only
  2. (b) II only
  3. (c) Both I and II
  4. (d) Neither I nor II

Answer: (a)

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Question 2

Consider the following pairs:

International Year of the Woman Farmer : 2026

International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism : 2027

International Year of Peace and Trust : 2025

International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence : 2029

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. (a) Only one
  2. (b) Only two
  3. (c) Only three
  4. (d) All the four

Answer: (d)

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Question 3

Consider the following statements with regard to BRICS:

I. 16th BRICS Summit was held under the Chairship of Russia in Kazan.

II. Indonesia has become a full member of BRICS.

III. The theme of the 16th BRICS Summit was "Strengthening Multiculturalism for Just Global Development and Security."

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) I and II
  2. (b) II and III
  3. (c) I and III
  4. (d) I only

Answer: (a)

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Question 4

Consider the following statements in respect of the first Kho Kho World Cup:

I. The event was held in Delhi, India.

II. Indian men beat Nepal with a score of 78–40 in the final to become the World Champion in men category.

III. Indian women beat Nepal with a score of 54–36 in the final to become the World Champion in women category.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) I only
  2. (b) II and III only
  3. (c) I and III only
  4. (d) I, II and III

Answer: (a)

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Question 5

Consider the following statements:

I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi.

II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster..

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) I only
  2. (b) II only
  3. (c) Both I and II
  4. (d) Neither I nor II

Answer: (b)

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