Current Affairs MCQs 18 September 2025
Current Affairs MCQs 18 September 2025 are provided here with detailed answers and explanations. These questions are designed to help students preparing for APPSC and other competitive exams. Practice these daily current affairs quizzes to strengthen your exam preparation.
Q1. Which of the following leader–office pairs is correctly matched?
A. Ursula von der Leyen — President of the European Council
B. Christopher Luxon — Prime Minister of New Zealand
C. Giorgia Meloni — President of Italy
D. Benjamin Netanyahu — President of Israel
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Answer: B. Christopher Luxon — Prime Minister of New Zealand
Explanation: Christopher Luxon is the Prime Minister of New Zealand. The other pairs are mismatched: Ursula von der Leyen heads the European Commission (not the Council); Giorgia Meloni is the Prime Minister of Italy (not President); Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of Israel (not President).
Q2. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for India’s first Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in which district?
A. Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
B. Surat, Gujarat
C. Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
D. Amravati, Maharashtra
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Answer: C. Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: The country’s first PM MITRA Park foundation stone was laid in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, to develop an integrated textiles value-chain hub.
Q3. Under the ECI’s revised guidelines for EVM Ballot Papers, which State will be the first to use coloured candidate photos and upgraded ballot papers?
A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Assam
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Answer: C. Bihar
Explanation: The updated design includes coloured candidate photographs, serial numbers in the international form of Indian numerals (font size 30, bold), 70 GSM paper, and pink paper (specified RGB) for Assembly elections—with the first rollout in Bihar.
Q4. The ‘Yatri Sewa Diwas’ airport initiative was launched from which location?
A. IGI Airport, New Delhi
B. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
C. Hindon Airport, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)
D. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
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Answer: C. Hindon Airport, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)
Explanation: Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu launched ‘Yatri Sewa Diwas’ from Hindon Airport, with free health check-ups and awareness campaigns, especially for women travellers under the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan.
Q5. The ‘PM Vishwakarma and National SC-ST Hub Mega Conclave’ was organised in which place?
A. Patna, Bihar
B. Ranchi, Jharkhand
C. Bodh Gaya, Bihar
D. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: C. Bodh Gaya, Bihar
Explanation: The Ministry of MSME organised the Mega Conclave in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, to mark the second anniversary of the PM Vishwakarma Scheme.
Q6. Surajkund–Tantloi, identified as a geothermal site under the National Policy on Geothermal Energy, is located in which State?
A. Bihar
B. West Bengal
C. Jharkhand
D. Odisha
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Answer: C. Jharkhand
Explanation: Surajkund and Tantloi are listed geothermal hot spring sites in Jharkhand.
Q7. Under the XV Finance Commission grants to Rural Local Bodies, what are Tied Grants earmarked for?
A. Community halls and staff salaries
B. Sanitation & ODF maintenance (incl. household waste and fecal sludge management) and drinking water, rainwater harvesting, water recycling
C. Road widening and street lighting
D. Cultural events and sports meets
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Answer: B. Sanitation & ODF maintenance (incl. household waste and fecal sludge management) and drinking water, rainwater harvesting, water recycling
Explanation: Tied Grants are ring-fenced for sanitation/ODF and drinking water-related services; Untied Grants fund local felt needs across the 29 Eleventh Schedule subjects but cannot be used for salaries/establishment costs.
Q8. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which Indian state?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
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Answer: C. Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary lies in the Mandsaur and Neemuch districts of Madhya Pradesh (≈368.62 km²), with the Chambal River bisecting dry deciduous woodland and grassland around the Gandhi Sagar reservoir.
Q9. The Development & Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC) was created in February 2019 under which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Minority Affairs
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
D. NITI Aayog
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Answer: C. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Explanation: The DWBDNC was constituted in Feb 2019 under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment; current members who wrote to the PM are Bharatbhai Patni and Pravin Ghuge.
Q10. In the transmission cycle of Japanese Encephalitis, which of the following is the principal amplifying host?
A. Cattle
B. Dogs
C. Pigs
D. Humans
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Answer: C. Pigs
Explanation: Wading birds act as reservoirs while pigs amplify JEV in rural ecosystems; humans are dead-end hosts, so onward transmission from humans is negligible.
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