SSC CGL Current Affairs Questions and Answers

As the SSC CGL 2025 exam is set to be conducted from 13 to 30 August 2025, staying updated with SSC CGL Current Affairs Questions and Answers is essential for every aspirant. The General Awareness section often includes questions from recent national and international events, government schemes, awards, sports, and important reports or rankings. A regular revision of the last 6 to 8 months’ current affairs can help boost your score. Reading daily current affairs and solving monthly quizzes can be a game-changer in your preparation strategy for SSC CGL 2025.

SSC CGL Current Affairs Questions and Answers

Q.1 What was the overall unemployment rate in India as reported in the 6th Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey conducted by the Labour Bureau?
A) 5.4%
B) 6.1%
C) 4.9%
D) 7.3%

Answer: A

Q.2 Sharda Sinha, honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2025, was originally known for singing in which Indian languages?
A) Bhojpuri and Maithili
B) Punjabi and Kashmiri
C) Assamese and Bodo
D) Marathi and Konkani

Answer: A

Q.3 Which of the following sports events were included in the school-level competitions organised by the Uttar Pradesh government in December 2024?
A) Cricket and badminton
B) Tennis and swimming
C) Kabaddi and kho-kho
D) Basketball and athletics

Answer: C

Q.4 In March 2025, India successfully tested a high-energy laser-directed weapon system, becoming the fourth nation globally to achieve this feat. Which countries had previously developed such systems?
A) Russia, Israel, and Germany
B) The US, The UK, and France
C) China, Japan, and South Korea
D) The US, Russia, and China

Answer: D

Q.5 What is the primary objective of the Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE), 2025, payload?
A) To measure the vertical temperature profile of the lunar regolith
B) To study the Moon’s magnetic field
C) To measure the Moon’s atmospheric pressure
D) To assess the Moon’s geological composition

Answer: A

Q.6 What is India’s rank in Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index?
A) 96th
B) 93rd
C) 98th
D) 95th

Answer: A

Q.7 Which of the following films won the 2025 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language?
A) The Girl With The Needle
B) All We Imagine as Light
C) Emilia Pérez
D) I’m Still Here

Answer: C

Q.8 In January 2025, which filmmaker received the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award?
A) Anurag Kashyap
B) Aparna Sen
C) Ramesh Sippy
D) Shyam Benegal

Answer: B

Q.9 Where was the 2024 Regional World Children’s Day commemorated by UNICEF from 15 to 17 November?
A) Nairobi, Kenya
B) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
C) Johannesburg, South Africa
D) Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Answer: D

Q.10 When and where is the second part of the Fifth Session (INC-5.2) of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution scheduled to take place?
A) September 2025 in Paris, France
B) July 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya
C) August 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland
D) October 2025 in Ottawa, Canada

Answer: C

Q.11 In December 2024, PM Modi made a historic visit to which Gulf country, marking the first such visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 43 years?
A) Kuwait
B) Oman
C) Bahrain
D) Qatar

Answer: A

Q.12 Who won the Women’s Premier League WPL 2025 title?
A) Chennai Super Kings
B) Mumbai Indians
C) Royal Challengers Bangalore
D) Delhi Capitals

Answer: B

Q.13 In November 2024, which day was celebrated to honour India’s contribution to the dairy revolution?
A) National Dairy Day
B) White Revolution Day
C) National Milk Day
D) Milk Production Day

Answer: C

Q.14 In March 2025, which region was announced as the site for the world’s first high-altitude para sports centre to boost preparations for the 2028 Paralympics?
A) Kargil, Ladakh
B) Manali, Himachal Pradesh
C) Auli, Uttarakhand
D) Leh, Ladakh

Answer: D

Q.15 Who among the following assumed charge of the Comptroller General of India in November 2024?
A) K Sanjay Murthy
B) Tuhin Kant Pandey
C) Manish Singhal
D) Arunish Chawla

Answer: A

Q.16 In which city of India was the Arctic Circle India Forum held on 3-4 May 2025?
A) Kolkata
B) Patna
C) Chandigarh
D) New Delhi

Answer: D

Q.17 What was the percentage distribution of persons in the age group 15-59 years (both rural and urban) who did NOT receive vocational/technical training, as per PLFS 2021 – 22?
A) 75%
B) 70%
C) 80.5%
D) 60%

Answer: C

Q.18 As of April 2025, what percentage of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been finalised, bringing both nations closer to concluding the deal?
A) 90%
B) 80%
C) 70%
D) 95%

Answer: A

Q.19 In the 2024 Global Innovation Index, which organisation ranked India 39th among 133 global economies, highlighting its leadership in the Central and Southern Asian region?
A) World Bank
B) World Economic Forum
C) International Monetary Fund
D) World Intellectual Property Organization

Answer: D

Q.20 In December 2024, which day honours Dr BR Ambedkar’s contribution to social justice?
A) Mahaparinirvan Diwas
B) Constitution Awareness Day
C) Ambedkar Smriti Diwas
D) National Equality Day

Answer: A

Q.21 How much international bandwidth does Airtel’s 2Africa Pearls 2025 undersea cable landing system add?
A) Over 200 terabits per second
B) Over 500 terabits per second
C) Over 100 terabits per second
D) Over 50 terabits per second

Answer: C

Q.22 Which of the following combinations represents the party and constituency of the Chief Minister of Jharkhand after the 2024 Assembly elections?
A) JMM, Barhait
B) JMM, Khunti
C) BJP, Jamshedpur East
D) BJP, Dhanwar

Answer: A

Q.23 Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation in January 2025?
A) Manish Singhal
B) Dr. Mayank Sharma
C) Dr. V Narayanan
D) Bhuvnesh Kumar

Answer: C

Q.24 Who among the following has been appointed as the Comptroller General of India in November 2024?
A) Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal
B) Tuhin Kanta Pandey
C) K Sanjay Murthy
D) Dr. V Narayanan

Answer: C

Q.25 What is the main goal of the PM Gati Shakti initiative?
A) Strengthen healthcare facilities
B) Improve transportation and logistics
C) Increase agricultural productivity
D) Enhance digital infrastructure

Answer: B

Q.26 Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Digital Agriculture Mission launched in 2024?
A) Only 1 and 3
B) 1, 2, and 3
C) Only 1 and 2
D) Only 1 and 3

Answer: D

Q.27 Under the Digital Agriculture Mission launched in 2024, which of the following is/are among the foundational registries of AgriStack?
A) 1 and 3 only
B) 1 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) All 1, 2, and 3

Answer: D

Q.28 In the Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2022, what rank did India achieve among 193 countries?
A) 108
B) 115
C) 100
D) 122

Answer: A

Q.29 In February 2025, Muthoot Finance received RBI approval to open how many new branches across India, strengthening its presence in the gold loan market?
A) 115
B) 110
C) 120
D) 125

Answer: A

Q.30 According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, how many Indians are estimated to have escaped multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21?
A) 16.5 crore
B) 13.5 crore
C) 10 crore
D) 20.5 crore

Answer: B

Q.31 What significant achievement did Mohun Bagan Super Giant accomplish by winning the ISL 2024-25 title?
A) They won the title without losing a single match
B) They won the title with a 100% win rate at home
C) They became the second team to win both the ISL League Shield and ISL Cup in the same season
D) They became the first team to win the ISL title twice

Answer: C

Q.32 Who holds the position of President of the International Criminal Court (as of April 2025)?
A) Judge Tomoko Akane
B) Judge Karim AA Khan
C) Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi
D) Judge Piotr Hofmański

Answer: A

Q.33 As per the NFHS-5 (2019-21), what is the approximate percentage of households in India with access to improved sanitation facilities?
A) 70%
B) 85%
C) 65%
D) 55%

Answer: A

Q.34 In March 2025, which Indian state experienced violent clashes resulting in multiple injuries over demands to remove the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb?
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Rajasthan
D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: A

Q.35 Who among the following won the 2024 Booker Prize, and what is the title of the winning novel?
A) Rachel Kushner – Creation Lake
B) Samantha Harvey – Orbital
C) Percival Everett – James
D) Anne Michaels – Held

Answer: B

Q.36 Which country assumed the presidency of BRICS in January 2025?
A) Russia
B) India
C) Brazil
D) China

Answer: C

Q.37 In October 2024, the Mediation Act, 2023 came into force. What is a key feature introduced by this legislation?
A) It replaces arbitration and conciliation with mediation as the sole dispute resolution method.
B) It mandates that all mediation proceedings must be conducted only by retired judges.
C) It abolishes the role of mediators in public sector disputes.
D) It makes mediation compulsory for all civil and commercial disputes before court proceedings.

Answer: D

Q.38 Which of the following countries assumed the Chairmanship of the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) in 2025?
A) India
B) Myanmar
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh

Answer: A

Q.39 How many countries were evaluated in the Climate Change Performance Index 2025?
A) 73
B) 83
C) 93
D) 63

Answer: D

Q.40 Who among the following was awarded the MS Swaminathan Environment Protection Award 2024?
A) Vinod Ganatra
B) Alok Shukla
C) Anant Darshan Shankar
D) Arun Bansal

Answer: C

Q.41 In March 2025, India hosted the inaugural edition of which naval exercise aimed at enhancing maritime cooperation with African nations?
A) Exercise MILAN
B) Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement
C) Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)
D) Exercise VARUNA

Answer: B

Q.42 Samudrayaan, scheduled for 2026, involves which of the following?
A) Launching underwater satellites
B) Sending scientists 6,000 meters underwater
C) Testing ocean-based launch platforms
D) Deep-sea mining using robots

Answer: B

Q.43 According to NITI Aayog, what was the reduction in the Poverty Headcount Ratio in India from 2013-14 to 2022-23?
A) From 25% to 10%
B) From 28% to 15%
C) From 29.17% to 11.28%
D) From 30% to 12.5%

Answer: C

Q.44 What is the IMF’s revised global growth forecast for 2025 as per the IMF’s April 2025 Global Financial Stability Report?
A) 1.7%
B) 2.8%
C) 3.5%
D) 2.9%

Answer: B

Q.45 What is the maximum score possible for project design evaluation in the application form process of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)?
A) 1300
B) 1000
C) 1400
D) 1200

Answer: C

Q.46 Which country became the first in Latin America to exit China’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2025?
A) Chile
B) Argentina
C) Colombia
D) Panama

Answer: D

Q.47 Which navigation satellite did India launch in January 2025 to enhance its NavIC system?
A) NVS-02
B) IRNSS-1G
C) NVS-01
D) GSAT-10

Answer: A

Q.48 In December 2024, Pooja Sharma was named among the BBC’s 100 Most Inspiring Women. What remarkable social service is she known for?
A) Running a free kitchen
B) Performing last rites for unclaimed bodies
C) Educating tribal girls
D) Rescuing abandoned animals

Answer: B

Q.49 What is the purpose of the ‘One Nation, One Permit’ scheme proposed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways?
A) Single road ticketing platform system
B) Common civil aviation license
C) Ease of transport for interstate freight vehicles
D) Permit for urban parking facilities

Answer: C

Q.50 In March 2025, India launched ‘Operation Brahma’ in response to which event?
A) A major flood in northeastern India
B) A cyclone affecting the eastern coast of India
C) A devastating earthquake in Myanmar
D) A volcanic eruption in the Andaman Islands

Answer: C