August 2025 GK-1

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  1. 2. India is expected to overtake which country and become the 4th largest economy in the world in 2025 as per IMF
  2. 4. Which software major has announced to cut 2% of the global workforce, mostly in the middle and senior levels.(Use abbreviation)
  3. 6. Strait of ___ is a narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, specifically the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Musandam (Oman). It connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
  4. 7. Which major event was declared by them PM Indira Gandhi in the country in 1975 to hold on to power after her election was annulled by Allahabad High Court
  5. 11. Lower House of Russian legislature is called
  6. 13. Which country is banning YouTube for children under 16.
  7. 14. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is developed by which institution?(Use abbreviation)
  8. 17. The Forbes 2025 World's Billionaires list is topped by
  9. 18. Top chilli producing state in India
  10. 21. Name of the advanced automatic train protection system developed by Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) of Indian Railways to enhance safety and efficiency in train operations
  11. 22. How many astronauts are trained for the Gaganyaan mission?
  12. 23. Typhoon Co-May recently hit which country?
  13. 24. Who reached India in 1959 for political asylum and this resulted in Indo-Chinese relations worsening
  14. 26. British tried to partition which province in 1905
  15. 28. In 1911 Transfer of Capital to Delhi announced from which location ?
  16. 29. 1st Underground nuclear explosion carried out at __ on May 18,1974
  17. 30. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is developed by which organization?(Use abbreciation)
  18. 31. Commerce Minister, Govt of India
  19. 32. Which Indian company is set to acquire Italian truck maker Iveco for $4.5 billion in landmark global deal.
  20. 34. Which organ of Parliament can have a maximum of 250 members, including 238 members representing states and union territories and 12 nominated members.
  21. 36. Leena Nair is the CEO which global luxury brand
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  1. 1. Which state is largest producer of tea in India
  2. 3. Indian-origin Shailesh Jejurikar is appointed as the CEO which global FMCG company
  3. 5. India has overtaken which country to become the top source of smartphones sold in the US for the first time
  4. 6. Indian Railways successfully tested India’s first ____ powered coach at Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. This marks a major step in India’s shift towards clean and green transportation.
  5. 8. Ringgit is the currency of which country
  6. 9. Where is the newly discovered Harappan site Ratadiya Ri Dheri located?
  7. 10. Donald Trump has announced that India will be levied with special tariffs for purchase of Oil from which country
  8. 12. Department of Atomic Energy and Space is handled by which Minister in India
  9. 15. Phnom Penh, once known as the “Pearl of Asia”, is the capital and largest city of which country
  10. 16. Name of the operation, carried out in the difficult terrain of the Dachigam forest and resulted in the killing of the three Pakistani militants allegedly responsible for the Pahalgam attack
  11. 19. Name of the foreign intelligence agency of India (Use Abbreviation)
  12. 20. The idea of French Revolution was based on “Liberty, Equality and _____
  13. 25. Which institute has developed a bamboo-polymer composite as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic in vehicle interiors?
  14. 27. Which company is planning to build Asia’s largest data centre with an investment of $6 billion in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
  15. 30. India's DPI ecosystem, known as ____ consists of interconnected yet independent "blocks" that serve as identity, payment, data sharing, and consent mechanisms.
  16. 33. Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 started from which country
  17. 35. A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.