National Current Affairs August 2025 Quiz (Part 2)

Q: Who inaugurated the first-ever BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 4 Aug 2025?

The festival—organised by *ICCR*—was inaugurated by External Affairs Minister **Dr. S. Jaishankar**.

Q: As per NITI Aayog’s report “Unlocking a USD 200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India” (Aug 2025), what share of total vehicle sales should EVs reach by 2030?

The NITI Aayog roadmap estimates a **USD 200 billion** opportunity and targets EVs at *30%* of total vehicle sales by *2030*.

Q: As on 1 July 2025, how many ‘Apna Ghar’ resting units for truck drivers had been set up nationwide?

*Apna Ghar*—launched by the *Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas*—had 368 units with 4,611 beds.

Q: Kartavya Bhavan-03, inaugurated in Aug 2025 at Kartavya Path, is the first in a series of which buildings meant to co-locate Union ministries?

*Kartavya Bhavan-03* is part of the *Central Vista* redevelopment.

National Current Affairs August 2025 Quiz (Part 2) brought diverse developments across India’s economic, technological, and governance landscape. From electric mobility breakthroughs and EV index rankings by NITI Aayog to record-setting aviation growth, India continued to strengthen its innovation ecosystem.

In the national sphere, key reforms and recognitions stood out — the Sansad Ratna Awards 2025, Kartavya Bhavan inauguration, and PMJDY updates showcased governance milestones, while initiatives like Apna Ghar and Bharat Taxi reinforced citizen welfare and cooperative growth.

This quiz compiles 21 important questions from August 2025, covering defence, space, technology, economy, and policy affairs. Each MCQ includes concise explanations—ideal for UPSC, Banking, SSC, and Railway exam aspirants looking to master monthly national current affairs.

National Current Affairs August 2025 Quiz (Part 2): Summary

No.	Topic / Event	Key Facts & Figures	Ministry / Authority
1	India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2024	16 indicators under 3 themes – Transport Electrification, Charging Infra, and EV R&D	NITI Aayog
2	BIMSTEC Music Festival 2025	Inaugurated by Dr. S. Jaishankar at Bharat Mandapam, Theme: SaptaSur – Seven Nations, One Melody	MEA – ICCR
3	IATA WATS 2024 report	India handled 211 million air passengers in 2024, ranked 5th globally	MoCA / IATA
4	NITI Aayog EV report	EVs to reach 30% of total vehicle sales by 2030, $200 bn opportunity	NITI Aayog
5	NMMSS scholarship quota	Uttar Pradesh – highest with 15,000 fresh scholarships annually	MoE (Dharmendra Pradhan)
6	Annual Trident Lecture Series (ATLS)	Theme: Dominating the Future Battlespace; release of Gen Bipin Rawat Paper	MoD – CENJOWS
7	‘Bharat’ Taxi initiative	₹300 cr authorised capital; marketing by IIM Bangalore	MoC (Amit Shah)
8	‘Apna Ghar’ facilities	368 resting units • 4,611 beds for truck drivers	MoPNG (Hardeep Singh Puri)
9	Sansad Ratna Awards 2025	17 MPs honoured for performance; includes Supriya Sule, Ravi Kishan	Civil Society Initiative
10	Kartavya Bhavan-03 inauguration	1st Common Central Secretariat building under Central Vista	MoHUA (Hardeep Singh Puri)
11	CCI approval – JAL acquisition	Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd to acquire Jaiprakash Associates Ltd	MCA / CCI
12	BIAL NCD issue	India’s largest unlisted airport sector bond issue – ₹9,000 crore	BIAL / MoCA
13	JAL acquisition route	Done via Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under IBC, 2016	MCA
14	SECI Green Ammonia auction	Record price – ₹55.75/kg; supply 75,000 MT/yr to Paradip Phosphates	MNRE – SECI
15	ISRO Space Lab Arunachal	Mechuka Govt HSS, Shi-Yomi district – collaboration with Muskaan Foundation	ISRO / State Govt
16	Eco-friendly bed-roll bags	NFR with IIT Guwahati launched compostable green bed-roll bags	Indian Railways
17	Nelco–Eutelsat partnership	OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity for India’s land, air, sea sectors	DoT / ISRO-linked
18	India’s Deep Ocean Dive	Max depth 5,002 m in Atlantic Ocean by two aquanauts	DST (Jitendra Singh)
19	UNESCO–IIT Kharagpur project	Accessibility design for Durga Puja, supported by WB Govt	UNESCO / IIT Kharagpur
20	PMJDY inoperative accounts	23% (≈12.9 crore) of 56.04 crore accounts inactive	MoF (Pankaj Chaudhary)
21	LCA Tejas Mk-1A procurement	97 jets approved under ₹62,000 crore IAF deal	MoD / HAL

National Current Affairs August 2025 Quiz (Part 3)

Explanation: National Current Affairs August 2025 Quiz (Part 2)

National Current Affairs August 2025 Quiz (Part 1)

Q1) The first Annual Trident Lecture Series (ATLS) launched by CENJOWS on 5 Aug 2025 was anchored on which theme?

(a) Disruptive Tech in Defence
(b) Integrating Indian Heritage in Strategy
(c) Dominating the Future Battlespace
(d) Jointness for Tomorrow’s War

Explanation: Marking CENJOWS’ Foundation Day at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt, ATLS focused on “Dominating the Future Battlespace” and featured the release of the General Bipin Rawat Paper on Manned–Unmanned Teaming.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q2) The ISRO-backed space lab inaugurated on 16 Aug 2025 in Arunachal Pradesh is located at which school?

(a) Tawang Government HSS
(b) JNV Pasighat
(c) Daporijo Government HSS
(d) Mechuka Government Higher Secondary School

Explanation: Arunachal Pradesh Education Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona inaugurated the Pasang Wangchuk Sona ISRO Space Laboratory at Mechuka Government HSS, Shi-Yomi district; it’s a collaboration between ISRO and Muskaan Foundation.

Q3) As per IATA’s World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) 2024, how many air passengers did India handle in 2024 to become the world’s 5th-largest aviation market?

(a) 211 million
(b) 198 million
(c) 241 million
(d) 205 million

Explanation: IATA’s WATS places India at 5th globally with 211 million passengers in 2024—an 11.1% y/y rise—putting India ahead of Japan (≈205m).

Source: www.iata.org

Q4) As on 1 July 2025, how many ‘Apna Ghar’ resting units for truck drivers had been set up nationwide?

(a) 250
(b) 368
(c) 300
(d) 420

Explanation: Apna Ghar—launched by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas—had 368 units with 4,611 beds, operated by public-sector OMCs along highways (Cabinet Minister: Hardeep Singh Puri; MoS: Suresh Gopi).

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q5) How many parliamentarians were selected for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2025?

(a) 21
(b) 19
(c) 15
(d) 17

Explanation: The 15th edition honoured 17 MPs for exemplary performance in Lok Sabha; awardees included Supriya Sule, Ravi Kishan, Nishikant Dubey and Arvind Sawant.

Source: www.newsonair.gov.in

Q6) On 5 Aug 2025, the Competition Commission of India cleared a proposal under CIRP. Which acquirer received approval to buy 100% of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL)?

(a) Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited
(b) Vedanta Limited
(c) UltraTech Cement
(d) Adani Group

Explanation: CCI approved the proposed 100% acquisition of JAL by Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (a Dalmia Bharat Ltd subsidiary) via the CIRP route under the IBC, 2016. This was one of the regulator’s approvals issued on 5 Aug 2025.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q7) In Aug 2025, India’s deepest ocean dive (max 5,002 m) by two aquanauts was carried out in which ocean?

(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Southern Ocean
(d) Atlantic Ocean

Explanation: MoS (S&T) Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that aquanauts Raju Ramesh and Cdr. Jatinder Pal Singh (Retd.) reached 4,025 m and 5,002 m respectively in the Atlantic Ocean, placing India among an elite group of nations (USA, France, Russia, Japan, China) capable of such deep-sea exploration.

Source: pib.gov.in

Q8) Kartavya Bhavan-03, inaugurated in Aug 2025 at Kartavya Path, is the first in a series of which buildings meant to co-locate Union ministries?

(a) National Data Centre complexes
(b) Central Vista Business District towers
(c) Government e-Marketplace hubs
(d) Common Central Secretariat (CCS) buildings

Explanation: Kartavya Bhavan-03 is part of the Central Vista redevelopment and is the first of several CCS buildings planned to streamline administration by housing multiple ministries together; inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi (nodal ministry: MoHUA, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri).

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q9) In Aug 2025, Tata Group company Nelco signed an agreement to deliver OneWeb low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity across India with which partner?

(a) SpaceX
(b) Eutelsat Group
(c) Inmarsat
(d) SES

Explanation: Nelco will work with OneWeb India Communications (Eutelsat’s local arm) to provide secure, low-latency LEO services for land, maritime and aviation customers across India.

Q10) As stated by MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary (Aug 2025), what share of the 56.04 crore PMJDY accounts are inoperative?

(a) 31%
(b) 27%
(c) 19%
(d) 23%

Explanation: The ministry noted that 23% of PMJDY accounts are inoperative—about 12.9 crore out of 56.04 crore accounts.

Q11) In Aug 2025, Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) completed India’s largest unlisted NCD issue in the airport sector. What was the total size of this raise?

(a) ₹7,200 crore
(b) ₹10,000 crore
(c) ₹9,000 crore
(d) ₹8,500 crore

Explanation: BIAL (operator of Kempegowda International Airport, BLR) closed an unlisted NCD private placement worth ₹9,000 crore, executed in two tranches—₹4,362 crore (25 Jul 2025) and ₹4,638 crore (early Oct 2025); SBICAPs acted as sole arranger.

Source: www.aci-asiapac.aero

Q12) The CCI-approved 100% acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) by Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd was proposed under which route?

(a) Voluntary merger under Companies Act, 2013
(b) Strategic disinvestment via DIPAM
(c) FDI automatic route
(d) Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under IBC, 2016

Explanation: On 5 Aug 2025, CCI cleared Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd) to acquire 100% of JAL through the CIRP mechanism of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016; nodal ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Union Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman).

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q13) At the Aug 2025 awareness session in Meerut, which state was cited as having the highest allotted NMMSS fresh scholarship quota, and how many awards is it allotted annually?

(a) Uttar Pradesh – 15,000
(b) Rajasthan – 8,000
(c) Bihar – 10,000
(d) Maharashtra – 12,000

Explanation: NMMSS—a Central Sector scheme supporting Classes IX–XII via the National Scholarship Portal—noted that Uttar Pradesh has the highest quota of 15,000 fresh scholarships each year; officials were urged to ensure timely NSP verification. Ministry of Education (Union Minister: Dharmendra Pradhan).

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q14) For the upcoming cooperative-backed ‘Bharat’ taxi service (targeted by Dec 2025), which institution has been tasked to design the pan-India marketing strategy?

(a) IIT Bombay
(b) NIFT Delhi
(c) IIM Ahmedabad
(d) IIM Bangalore

Explanation: The initiative—backed by ₹300 crore authorised capital with 200 drivers already onboarded (50 each from Delhi, Gujarat, UP, Maharashtra)—has appointed IIM-Bangalore and a tech consultant to craft the nationwide marketing strategy for a unified app.

Source: www.cooperation.gov.in

Q15) Under NITI Aayog’s India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2024, States/UTs are scored out of 100 across how many indicators?

(a) 20
(b) 14
(c) 12
(d) 16

Explanation: IEMI is a first-of-its-kind tool to benchmark EV transition; it evaluates all States/UTs on 16 indicators grouped under three themes—Transport Electrification Progress, Charging Infrastructure Readiness, and EV Research & Innovation Status.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q16) As per NITI Aayog’s report “Unlocking a USD 200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India” (Aug 2025), what share of total vehicle sales should EVs reach by 2030?

(a) 35%
(b) 30%
(c) 25%
(d) 20%

Explanation: The NITI Aayog roadmap estimates a USD 200 billion opportunity and targets EVs at 30% of total vehicle sales by 2030 to accelerate India’s e-mobility transition.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q17) In Aug 2025, UNESCO partnered with which Indian institute to design an accessibility programme for Durga Puja (with WB Govt support)?

(a) IIT Roorkee
(b) IIM Calcutta
(c) IIT Madras
(d) IIT Kharagpur

Explanation: UNESCO teamed up with IIT-Kharagpur as technical partner to craft accessibility norms so seniors, persons with disabilities, pregnant women and children can participate more easily; the West Bengal government joined the effort.

Q18) In Aug 2025, which pilot replacement did Northeast Frontier Railway introduce on trains in its tie-up with IIT Guwahati to cut plastic use?

(a) Paper ticket pouches
(b) Eco-friendly green bed-roll bags
(c) Reusable meal trays
(d) Compostable water bottles

Explanation: NFR and IIT Guwahati collaborated to develop biodegradable/compostable alternatives to plastics; as a pilot, NFR(Northeast Frontier Railway) rolled out green bed-roll bags replacing the plastic bags used to distribute linen to passengers (about 40,000 bags across 25 trains).

Q19) In SECI’s first-ever green ammonia procurement auction under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (Aug 2025), what record price discovery was achieved?

(a) ₹72.00/kg
(b) ₹55.75/kg
(c) ₹61.20/kg
(d) ₹49.50/kg

Explanation: Conducted under the SIGHT scheme, the auction locked a record ₹55.75/kg and covers 75,000 MT/yr supply to Paradip Phosphates Ltd, Odisha. It’s the first of 13 auctions planned (aggregate 7.24 lakh MT/yr). Implementing agency: SECI under MNRE.

Source: seci.co.in

Q20) Who inaugurated the first-ever BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 4 Aug 2025?

(a) Dharmendra Pradhan
(b) Meenakshi Lekhi
(c) G. Kishan Reddy
(d) Dr. S. Jaishankar

Explanation: The festival—organised by ICCR—was inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. Theme: “SaptaSur: Seven Nations, One Melody,” with artists from all seven BIMSTEC countries performing.

Source: www.mea.gov.in

Q21) In Aug 2025, the Centre approved the purchase of how many LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter jets for the IAF under a ₹62,000-crore deal?

(a) 83
(b) 97
(c) 114
(d) 123

Explanation: The approval clears 97 Tejas Mk-1A jets for the Indian Air Force and allows HAL to begin production under the ₹62,000-crore programme.

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