2nd May 2025 Current Affairs MCQs
1. Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India, located in which state?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
2. Which of the following rivers does NOT feed Vembanad Lake?
a) Meenachil
b) Achankovil
c) Godavari
d) Manimala
3. What significant event is hosted annually in the Punnamada segment of Vembanad Lake?
a) Kalaripayattu Championship
b) Coir Boat Festival
c) Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race
d) Kathakali Festival
4. The Vembanad-Kol Wetland was designated a Ramsar Site in which year?
a) 2001
b) 2002
c) 2010
d) 2012
5. The Vembanad Lake Rejuvenation Project is inspired by which national program?
a) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
b) Namami Gange
c) Jal Shakti Abhiyan
d) National Wetlands Mission
6. Which of the following best defines Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)?
a) Indian mutual fund companies
b) NRIs investing in real estate
c) Foreign entities investing in stock markets
d) Indian pension funds abroad
7. Which Indian regulator governs FIIs?
a) IRDAI
b) SEBI
c) NITI Aayog
d) Ministry of Finance
8. FIIs are governed under which Act in India?
a) Companies Act, 2013
b) FEMA, 1999
c) Securities Contract Act, 1956
d) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
9. What is the current limit for FII investment in a single Indian company?
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 15%
d) 20%
10. What was a key factor behind FII inflow in April 2025?
a) Decline in Indian GDP
b) Weakening of Indian rupee
c) Fall in U.S. Dollar Index
d) Tight RBI monetary policy
11. Natural hydrogen is also known as:
a) Blue hydrogen
b) White hydrogen
c) Grey hydrogen
d) Turquoise hydrogen
12. Which geological process contributes to the formation of natural hydrogen?
a) Sublimation
b) Evapotranspiration
c) Serpentinisation
d) Pyroclastic flow
13. Which of the following Indian regions is rich in natural hydrogen potential?
a) Sundarbans
b) Chhattisgarh Basin
c) Satpura Range
d) Deccan Traps
14. Natural hydrogen is a better alternative than grey hydrogen because it is:
a) Cheaper to produce
b) Found in oceans
c) Naturally carbon-neutral
d) Made from fossil fuels
15. Who was the founder of the Bhosale dynasty of Nagpur?
a) Shivaji Maharaj
b) Raghuji Bhosale I
c) Bajirao Peshwa
d) Shahu Maharaj
16. What title was conferred on Raghuji Bhosale I by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj?
a) Senapati
b) Maharaja
c) Senasahibsubha
d) Jagirdar
17. Raghuji Bhosale I led military expeditions in which of the following regions?
a) Kashmir
b) Gujarat
c) Bengal and Odisha
d) Saurashtra
18. What were the key metals used by the Nagpur Bhonsles?
a) Zinc and Lead
b) Gold and Silver
c) Iron and Copper
d) Tin and Cobalt
19. Which parameter in cosmology measures matter clustering at 26 million light-years?
a) CMB
b) Lambda
c) S8
d) H0
20. The S8 Tension arises due to mismatch in data from:
a) Space missions and ground surveys
b) Cosmic lensing and CMB data
c) Exoplanet and black hole models
d) AI predictions and historical records
21. What kind of radiation is the CMB?
a) Infrared
b) Gamma
c) Microwave
d) X-ray
22. In which year did India first celebrate International Labour Day?
a) 1921
b) 1923
c) 1930
d) 1945
23. Where was Labour Day first celebrated in India?
a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Delhi
d) Kolkata
24. The red-crowned roofed turtle is listed under which IUCN category?
a) Vulnerable
b) Near Threatened
c) Critically Endangered
d) Endangered
25. What is the scientific name of the red-crowned roofed turtle?
a) Chelonia mydas
b) Batagur baska
c) Batagur kachuga
d) Pelodiscus sinensis
26. GARDP is headquartered in:
a) Geneva
b) New York
c) Paris
d) Berlin
27. NHRC was constituted under which Act?
a) Right to Information Act
b) Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
c) Legal Services Authority Act
d) Civil Liberties Act
28. Who appoints the Chairperson of the NHRC?
a) Chief Justice of India
b) Prime Minister
c) President of India
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
29. The purpose of a NOTAM is to inform about:
a) Railway delays
b) Road closures
c) Changes in aviation operations
d) Port quarantines
30. Which Indian authority issues NOTAMs?
a) AAI
b) NALSA
c) ISRO
d) ICAO
