WBCS Daily Current Affairs Multiple Choice Questions MCQ 24.08.2025

1. Where did Iran conduct the “Sustainable Power 1404” naval exercise in August 2025?

A. Merranean Sea

B. Gulf of Oman & Northern Indian Ocean

C. Red Sea & Arabian Sea

D. Caspian Sea

2. Which state government recently issued a formal definition of “forest” following Supreme Court directives?

A. Rajasthan

B. Haryana

C. Bihar

D. Madhya Pradesh

3. Which tech company collaborated with NASA to develop Surya Al?

A. Microsoft

B. Meta

C. Tesla

D. IBM

4. Which state has become the first fully digitally literate state in India?

A. Tamilnadu

B. Telangana

C. Maharashtra

D. Kerala

5. Which bacterium has recently been discovered to show bistable gene expression, helping it survive in hostile environments like hospitals?

A. Escherichia coli

B. Staphylococcus aureus

C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

D. Salmonella typhi

6. The Kalai-II Hydroelectric Project is being developed on which river in Arunachal Pradesh?

A. Siang River

B. Subansiri River

C. Kameng River

D. Lohit River

7. On August 22, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over ₹5,200 crore in which city?

A. Bhubaneswar

B. Kota

C. Patna

D. Kolkata

8. The “Samanvay Shakti 2025” exercise was recently inaugurated in Laipuli, located in Tinsukia district of which Indian state?

A. Sikkim

B. Assam

C. Kerala

D. Goa

9. Who won Miss Universe India 2025?

A. Manika Vishwakarma

B. Suruchi Inder Singh

C. Rekha Gupta

D. Aditi Arya

10. In which Indian state was the country’s first AI-powered logistics Smart Centre launched?

A. Maharashtra

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Karnataka D. Gujarat

Answers & Explanation

1. B. Gulf of Oman & Northern Indian Ocean
Iran conducted its first major naval exercise since the June 2025 conflict with Israel. The two-day drill, named Sustainable Power 1404, took place in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean.

2. B. Haryana
The Haryana government issued a formal definition of forest in August 2025. This move follows directives from the Supreme Court of India, which required all states to clarify forest boundaries and conduct surveys.

3. D. IBM
NASA has launched “Surya”, an artificial intelligence (AI) model to improve space weather forecasting. Surya was developed in collaboration with IBM and trained on over nine years of data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

4. D. Kerala
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Kerala as the first fully digitally literate State in India.

5. C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Recent research has uncovered that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibits bistable gene expression, a phenomenon where identical cells show different levels of gene activity.

6. D. Lohit River
Kalai-II Hydroelectric Project is a 1,200 MW hydropower project planned on the Lohit River (a tributary of the Brahmaputra River) in the Anjaw District of Arunachal Pradesh. The project is being developed and currently owned by THDC India Limited (formerly Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited).

7. D. Kolkata
PM Modi launches Rs 5,200 cr development projects in Kolkata.

8. B. Assam
Exercise Samanvay Shakti 2025 was inaugurated yesterday at Laipuli, in Tinsukia district of Assam.

9. A. Manika Vishwakarma
Miss Universe India 2025 was held on 18 August 2025 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. This year, Rhea Singha crowned Manika Vishwakarma as her successor.

10. B. Tamil Nadu
US-based transportation company FedEx and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Tuesday inaugurated the FedEx SMART (supply chain modelling, algorithms, research and technology) Centre on the institute’s campus.

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