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Daily Current Affairs – 16 September 2025 (Top 30 MCQs with Answers)
1. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (Hindi) in 2025?
A) Neeraj Pandey
B) Parvati Tirkey ✅
C) Brajesh Sharma
D) Manish Gupta
Answer: Parvati Tirkey won the Yuva Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi. Neha Jha Meni got it for Maithili and Advait Kolarkar for English.
2. Which award did India Post Payments Bank receive in 2025?
A) Digital Payments Award 2024–25 ✅
B) Universal Banking Award
C) Nobel Peace Prize
D) Rural Banking Award
Answer: India Post Payments Bank received the Digital Payments Award 2024–25 for excellence in digital banking and financial inclusion.
3. In which Assam district did PM Modi inaugurate India’s largest bioethanol plant?
A) Dibrugarh
B) Golaghat ✅
C) Silchar
D) Tezpur
Answer: The Numaligarh Refinery in Golaghat district houses India’s largest bioethanol plant inaugurated by PM Modi.
4. Who became the new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court?
A) Ramesh Kumar
B) J.V. Gupta
C) M. Sundar ✅
D) A.K. Tripathi
Answer: Justice M. Sundar was appointed Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court by the President of India.
5. INS Androth is named after which island group?
A) Andaman Islands
B) Lakshadweep Islands ✅
C) Kark Islands
D) Marine Islands
Answer: INS Androth is an anti-submarine ship named after Androth Island of the Lakshadweep group.
6. What was India’s rank in the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2025 medal tally?
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Fifth ✅
D) Seventh
Answer: India stood fifth in the ISSF World Cup 2025 at Ningbo, China, with strong performances across categories.
7. PM Modi released a ₹100 commemorative coin on whose centenary?
A) Lata Mangeshkar
B) Bhupen Hazarika ✅
C) Bismillah Khan
D) Ravi Shankar Prasad
Answer: A ₹100 coin was released to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Bhupen Hazarika, Assam’s legendary singer and lyricist.
8. When is Engineer’s Day celebrated in India?
A) 28 February
B) 15 September ✅
C) 5 June
D) 24 January
Answer: Engineer’s Day is celebrated on 15 September in honor of M. Visvesvaraya, India’s great engineer.
9. For what was the Department of Administrative Reforms honored in September 2025?
A) Rural Development
B) Infrastructure
C) Excellent use of Hindi ✅
D) Women Empowerment
Answer: The Department was awarded on Hindi Diwas for excellence in the official use of Hindi in administration.
10. Which Indian leader received the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios?
A) Mohan Bhagwat
B) Narendra Modi ✅
C) Amit Shah
D) Sumitra Mahajan
Answer: Cyprus awarded PM Narendra Modi its highest civilian honor — the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios.
11. Who won the World Food Prize 2025?
A) Leena Chandravanshi
B) Marian Gala ✅
C) Geeta Gupta
D) Josephine Garcia
Answer: Brazil’s Marian Gala won the World Food Prize for her contribution to global food security.
12. Who was awarded the Shankar Dev Award in 2023?
A) Ramnath Sonal
B) Sonal Mansingh ✅
C) Nehru Awardee
D) Janseva Samman
Answer: The 2023 Shankar Dev Award was given to Sonal Mansingh for her contribution to Bharatnatyam dance.
13. Who received the Danish Siddiqui Journalism Award 2025?
A) Ashutosh
B) Sarvapr Sangma ✅
C) Abhay Banerjee
D) John Henry
Answer: Photojournalist Sarvapr Sangma was honored with the Danish Siddiqui Journalism Award in 2025.
14. Which organization won the Digital Payments Award 2024–25?
A) SBI
B) India Post Payments Bank ✅
C) Paytm
D) ICICI Bank
Answer: India Post Payments Bank was recognized for promoting digital transactions at the rural level.
15. Which projects were exempted from public hearing under EIA 2006?
A) Irrigation Projects
B) Nuclear & Strategic Mineral Projects ✅
C) Housing Projects
D) Road Construction
Answer: Nuclear and strategic mineral projects were exempted from mandatory public hearings under EIA 2006.
16. India’s longest river bridge is named after?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Sardar Patel
C) Bhupen Hazarika ✅
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: The Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, India’s longest river bridge, is named after Bhupen Hazarika.
17. Which state saw the inauguration of the Bairabi–Sairang Railway Line in 2025?
A) Mizoram ✅
B) Nagaland
C) Tripura
D) Assam
Answer: PM Modi inaugurated the Bairabi–Sairang Railway Line in Mizoram, boosting connectivity in the northeast.
18. Which state won the Rajbhasha Kirti Award 2025?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Gujarat ✅
C) Bihar
D) Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat received the Rajbhasha Kirti Award on Hindi Diwas 2025 held in Gandhinagar.
19. Which state has the highest tiger population in India?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttarakhand
C) Madhya Pradesh ✅
D) Karnataka
Answer: Madhya Pradesh tops the Tiger Census with 885 tigers, making it India’s Tiger State.
20. Which is India’s largest national park?
A) Kanha
B) Tadoba-Andhari ✅
C) Jim Corbett
D) Sundarbans
Answer: Tadoba-Andhari National Park in Maharashtra, along with its sanctuary, forms India’s largest national park.
21. Which Articles of the Constitution describe the High Courts?
A) 214–231 ✅
B) 200–213
C) 251–270
D) 281–290
Answer: Articles 214–231 of the Indian Constitution describe the jurisdiction and powers of High Courts.
22. Which state launched India’s first AI-powered AquaTech Park?
A) Assam ✅
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Punjab
Answer: Assam launched the AquaTech Park in Guwahati to boost IT and water-tech innovation.
23. Who won gold at the Women’s World Boxing Championship 2025?
A) Jasmine Lamboria ✅
B) Nikhat Zareen
C) Sarita Devi
D) Meenakshi Hooda
Answer: Jasmine Lamboria won gold for India at the World Boxing Championship in England.
24. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (Sanskrit) 2025?
A) Manish Mishra
B) Dhareshna Pandey ✅
C) Sonam Singh
D) Mrityunjay Tiwari
Answer: Dhareshna Pandey was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award for Sanskrit.
25. When was Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve established?
A) 1955 ✅
B) 1977
C) 1984
D) 1972
Answer: The Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve was established in 1955, one of India’s oldest reserves.
26. Former CM D.P. Lapang, who passed away recently, belonged to which state?
A) Assam
B) Meghalaya ✅
C) Mizoram
D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: Former Meghalaya CM D.P. Lapang passed away at the age of 91.
27. Who won gold in Women’s 10m Air Pistol at ISSF World Cup 2025?
A) Manju Bora
B) Esha Singh ✅
C) Agni Choudhary
D) Meghna Sajjanar
Answer: Shooter Esha Singh clinched gold in 10m Air Pistol at the ISSF World Cup 2025.
28. Where did PM Modi lay the foundation of a domestic polypropylene unit?
A) Golaghat ✅
B) Dima Hasao
C) Kamrup
D) Tezpur
Answer: A polypropylene unit foundation was laid in Golaghat, Assam, crucial for the automotive and medical sectors.
29. Where was the Green Hydrogen R&D Conference 2025 held?
A) Puri
B) Bhubaneswar ✅
C) Cuttack
D) Balasore
Answer: The Green Hydrogen R&D Conference 2025 took place in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
30. In which state does India’s fastest train “Namo Bharat” operate?
A) Delhi
B) Uttar Pradesh ✅
C) Gujarat
D) Maharashtra
Answer: Namo Bharat runs in Uttar Pradesh with a top speed of 160 km/h, India’s fastest train.
Final Conclusion
This set of 30 Current Affairs questions (16 September 2025) covers awards, economy, judiciary, science, sports and environment. Revise daily and check the official sources below for trusted references.
