Stay updated
with the most important current affairs from May 2025. These multiple-choice
questions (MCQs) are useful for competitive exams in Assam such as
APSC, Assam Police, TET, and other government jobs.
1. Who won the 2025 International Booker Prize for the
short story anthology "Heart Lamp"?
A) Arundhati
Roy
B) Jhumpa Lahiri
C) Banu Mushtaq
D) Anita Desai
Answer: C) Banu Mushtaq
Banu Mushtaq became the first Kannada author to win the International Booker
Prize for her anthology "Heart Lamp".
2. What was the code name of the nationwide civil defence
mock drill conducted on 7 May 2025?
A) Operation
Raksha
B) Operation Abhyaas
C) Operation Suraksha
D) Operation Shakti
Answer: B) Operation Abhyaas
The Ministry of Home Affairs organized "Operation Abhyaas" across
244 districts to bolster emergency preparedness.
3. Which Indian cricketer announced retirement from Test
cricket in May 2025?
A) Rohit Sharma
B) Virat Kohli
C) Cheteshwar Pujara
D) Ravichandran Ashwin
Answer: B) Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, stating he had given
everything to the format.
4. What was the voter turnout in the 2025 Assam Panchayat
Elections?
A) 60%
B) 65%
C) 74%
D) 80%
Answer: C) 74%
The Assam Panchayat Elections witnessed a voter turnout of over 74%.
5. Which political alliance secured a majority in the
2025 Assam Panchayat Elections?
A) United
Progressive Alliance
B) National Democratic Alliance
C) Left Front
D) Third Front
Answer: B) National Democratic Alliance
The NDA, comprising BJP and Asom Gana Parishad, won a majority in both Zilla
Parishad and Anchalik Parishad.
6. Which satellite launched by ISRO failed shortly after
its launch in May 2025?
A) EOS-09
B) INSAT-4B
C) GSAT-30
D) Cartosat-3
Answer: A) EOS-09
The EOS-09 satellite failed shortly after its launch from the Satish Dhawan
Space Centre.
7. Which Indian city hosted the Miss World 2025 pageant?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Hyderabad
D) Bengaluru
Answer: C) Hyderabad
Hyderabad hosted the Miss World 2025 pageant, where India's Nandini Gupta
finished in the Top 20.
8. What was the name of the operation conducted by Indian
forces in response to the Pahalgam attack?
A) Operation
Vijay
B) Operation Sindoor
C) Operation Shakti
D) Operation Meghdoot
Answer: B) Operation Sindoor
Indian Army and Air Force conducted "Operation Sindoor" targeting
locations in Pakistan.
9. Which organization released the first "State of
the World’s Animal Health" report in May 2025?
A) World Health
Organization
B) Food and Agriculture Organization
C) World Organisation for Animal Health
D) United Nations Environment Programme
Answer: C) World Organisation for Animal
Health
WOAH released its inaugural report on global animal health.
10. What is the INSPIRE Scheme associated with?
A) Renewable
Energy
B) Scientific Research
C) Women's Empowerment
D) Skill Development
Answer: B) Scientific Research
INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) is a flagship
initiative of the Department of Science and Technology.
11. Who was cleared by a Delhi court in a sexual
harassment case in May 2025?
A) Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh
B) Rajeev Shukla
C) Anurag Thakur
D) N. Srinivasan
Answer: A) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
The former Wrestling Federation of India head was cleared in one count of
sexual harassment filed by a minor female wrestler.
12. What significant event occurred at the Sree Lairai
Devi temple in Goa on 3 May 2025?
A) Fire outbreak
B) Stampede
C) Earthquake
D) Flood
Answer: B) Stampede
A crowd crush during a Hindu festival led to the death of at least six
people.
13. Which Indian writer was arrested on suspicion of
spying for Pakistan in May 2025?
A) Chetan
Bhagat
B) Arundhati Roy
C) Jyoti Malhotra
D) Shashi Tharoor
Answer: C) Jyoti Malhotra
The Haryana-based travel influencer and YouTuber was arrested following a
history of travel to Pakistan.
14. What was the cause of death for 14 people in Amritsar
on 13 May 2025?
A) Food
poisoning
B) Tainted liquor
C) Stampede
D) Building collapse
Answer: B) Tainted liquor
Consumption of tainted liquor led to the death of at least 14 individuals.
15. What incident occurred involving a Sudanese student
at Lovely Professional University in May 2025?
A) Academic
achievement
B) Cultural festival
C) Fatal stabbing
D) Sports event
Answer: C) Fatal stabbing
Mohamed Wada, a Sudanese student, was fatally stabbed after attempting to
stop harassment of female friends.
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