WBCS Daily Current Affairs Multiple Choice Questions MCQ 19.10.2025

1. 1^st SMRI index is launched recently by which ministry?
A. Ministry of Mines (MoM)
B. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)
C. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
D. Ministry of Textiles (MoT)

2. Which Indian state is undergoing a cabinet expansion led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel?
A. Rajasthan
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat

3. What was Defence Minister Rajnath Singh referring to as a prime example of India’s defence self-reliance?
A. Operation Vijay
B. Operation Shakt
C. Operation Sindoor
D. Operation Trident

4. What fiscal issue is being debated in India regarding Centre-State relations?
A. Tax devolution imbalance
B. Subsidy allocation
C. Central bank autonomy
D. GST compensation delays

5. Who has become the first Asian President of the IUCN Species Survival Commission?
A. Rishi Sunak
B. Vivek Menon
C. Sonali Sen Gupta
D. Dan Katz

6. Harsh Sanghvi has become the Deputy Chief Minister of which state?
A. Gujrat
B. Maharashtra
C. Jharkhand
D. Rajashthan

7. Who has won the Women’s Blind Football World Cup 2025?
A. Argentin
B. India
C. Portugal
D. Japan

8. What is India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2025?
A. 102
B. 105
C. 103
D. 100

9. Which Indian species has recently been uniquely evaluated for the first time by the IUCN?
A. Indian Rhino
B. Indian elephant
C. Indian Tiger
D. Indian Wolf

10. India gave Prussian Blue Capsules to which country as humanitarian aid?
A. Bangladesh
B. Japan
C. Sri Lanka
D. Indonesia

Answers & Explanation

1. A. Ministry of Mines (MoM)
The Ministry of Mines (MoM) has unveiled the first-of-its-kind ‘State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI)’ and state-level rankings.

2. D. Gujarat
Gujarat Cabinet Expansion Occured First Under Bhupendra Patel’s Chief Ministership.

3. C. Operation Sindoor
Rajnath Singh calls Operation Sindoor finest example of defence self-reliance.

4. A. Tax devolution imbalance
The growing fiscal imbalance between the Centre and States has reignited debates on restoring fiscal autonomy and equitable tax devolution to States.

5. B. Vivek Menon
Conservationist Vivek Menon Becomes 1st Asian Chair of IUCN Species Survival Commission.

6. A. Gujrat
Harsh Sanghvi has been appointed as the youngest Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat.

7. A. Argentina
Argentina Wins IBSA Women’s Blind Football World Cup 2025.

8. A. 102
In the 2025 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 102nd out of 123 countries.

9. D. Indian Wolf
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has for the first time evaluated the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) separately.

10. D. Indonesia
India has gifted critical Prussian Blue Capsules to Indonesia to mitigate the effects of Cesium-137 contamination.

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