1. Who was elected as India’s 15th Vice-President on 9 September 2025?
A) B. Sudershan Reddy
B) C. P. Radhakrishnan
D) M. Venkaiah Naidu
Answer: B
2. The 2025 Asia Cup was held in which country?
A) India
B) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh
Answer: C
3. Which team won the 2025 Asia Cup?
A) Pakistan
B) India
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh
Answer: B
4. On what date did a deadly crowd crush occur in Veluswamypuram, Karur district, Tamil Nadu?
A) 25 September 2025
B) 26 September 2025
C) 27 September 2025
D) 28 September 2025
Answer: C
5. The Indian re-election to Part II of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council was announced on:
A) 15 September 2025
B) 20 September 2025
C) 30 September 2025
D) 5 September 2025
Answer: C
6. Which of the following countries’ citizens, from 1 September 2025, can enter India without a passport or visa (via land/air at official border points)?
A) Nepal & Bhutan
B) Sri Lanka & Bangladesh
C) Maldives & Bhutan
D) Nepal & Myanmar
Answer: A
7. The EU trade official Maros Sefcovic visited New Delhi starting 11 September 2025 for trade talks with India. Which ministry announced it?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of External Affairs
C) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
D) Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer: C
8. The host city of the 2025 Asia Cup final (India vs Pakistan) was:
A) Dubai
B) Abu Dhabi
C) Sharjah
D) Doha
Answer: A
9. In the 2025 Asia Cup, the “Player of the Series” was:
B) Kuldeep Yadav
C) Tilak Varma
D) Shivam Dube
Answer: A
10. The crowd crush in Tamil Nadu resulted in approximately how many fatalities?
A) Around 20
B) Around 30
C) Around 40
D) Around 50
Answer: C
11. Which Indian state signed an MoU with Japan’s Asean One in September 2025 to boost global career opportunities for youth?
A) Meghalaya
B) Assam
C) Manipur
D) Tripura
Answer: A
12. On which date is Antyodaya Diwas (to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya) observed in India?
A) 23 September
B) 25 September
C) 22 September
D) 26 September
Answer: B
13. The Reserve Bank of India approved a ₹100 commemorative coin for the centenary of which figure?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
C) B. R. Ambedkar
D) S L Bhyrappa
Answer: B
14. Which organisation launched “Bima Sugam” — a unified digital marketplace for insurance— in September 2025?
A) IRDAI
B) SEBI
C) RBI
D) PFRDA
Answer: A
15. The Indian government launched the “The Vulture Network” portal on International Vulture Awareness Day in which Indian state?
A) Assam
B) Odisha
C) West Bengal
D) Karnataka
Answer: A
16. Which ministry released the 6th edition of the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2024 on 29 August 2025?
A) Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
B) Ministry of Power
C) Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
D) Ministry of Energy
Answer: B
17. The EU-India free trade talks announced in early September 2025 involved the European Commissioner for Trade and which Indian minister?
A) Piyush Goyal
B) Nirmala Sitharaman
C) S. Jaishankar
D) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Answer: A
18. The 2025 Asia Cup final margin (India vs Pakistan) was by how many wickets?
A) 3 wickets
B) 4 wickets
C) 5 wickets
D) 6 wickets
Answer: C
19. Which book or authorship event did actor Anupam Kher announce in September 2025?
A) His autobiography
B) Fourth book “Different But No Less”
C) Film script launch
D) Poetry anthology
Answer: B
20. The cloud-burst that caused flash floods in Kolkata began on which date?
A) 22 September 2025
B) 23 September 2025
C) 24 September 2025
D) 25 September 2025
Answer: B
21. The global sports day “World EV Day” was observed on:
A) 8 September 2025
B) 9 September 2025
C) 10 September 2025
D) 11 September 2025
Answer: B
22. Which Indian institution inaugurated its overseas Atal Innovation Centre at its Delhi-Abu Dhabi campus in September 2025?
A) IIT Delhi
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Kharagpur
D) IIT Madras
Answer: A
23. The MoU between the government of Telangana and Australia’s Deakin University was to establish a centre of excellence in which field?
A) Biotechnology
C) Renewable Energy
D) Cybersecurity
Answer: B
24. On 23 September 2025 India observed which national day?
B) National Constitution Day
C) National Language Day
D) National Education Day
Answer: A
25. Which Indian bank became the first foreign bank subsidiary approved by RBI as agency bank for GST collections?
B) Citi Bank
C) Standard Chartered India
D) HSBC India
Answer: A
26. In September 2025, which Indian state hosted the 28th National Conference on e-Governance?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Kerala
D) Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam)
Answer: D
27. Which Indian institution or group announced “Archery Premier League” with actor Ram Charan as brand ambassador in September 2025?
A) Archery Association of India
B) Indian Olympic Association
C) Sports Authority of India
D) National Sports Development Fund
Answer: A
28. Which UN-observed day was celebrated on 25 September 2025?
B) World Pharmacists Day
C) World Maritime Day
Answer: B
29. Which Indian state government signed a LoI with Australia’s Deakin University in September 2025?
A) Kerala
B) Telangana
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B
30. The “BHARATI” initiative launched by APEDA aimed to boost what?
A) Textile exports
B) Agri-Food exports & Startups
C) Automobile exports
D) Service sector exports
Answer: B
31. The observance of International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies in 2025 fell on:
A) 6 Sept
B) 7 Sept
C) 8 Sept
D) 9 Sept
Answer: B
32. Which financial institute in India launched "Passbook Lite" for quicker claims and simplified PF access in September 2025?
A) Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
B) National Pension System Trust (NPST)
C) Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority
D) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Answer: A
33. The global observance of World Rhino Day took place in 2025 on:
A) 21 Sept
B) 22 Sept
C) 23 Sept
D) 24 Sept
Answer: B
34. Which Indian bank introduced the “BoB Aspire NRE Savings Account” and signed MoU with SIDBI for a circular economy scheme in September 2025?
A) State Bank of India
C) Bank of India
D) Punjab National Bank
Answer: B
35. India and which country signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in September 2025 to boost investments?
A) USA
B) Israel
C) Australia
D) Canada
Answer: B
36. Which Indian state government launched ID cards & a Rs 3,500 crore loan scheme for SHG women in September 2025?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: A
37. Which Indian organisation signed an MoU under the ASPIRE programme to develop dual-use technologies in September 2025?
A) EdCIL India & iDEX-DIO
B) DRDO & HAL
C) ISRO & BHEL
D) DRDO & BEL
Answer: A
38. During September 2025, which Indian state signed MoU with Finland on modernising the historic Sassoon Dock in Mumbai?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Goa
D) Karnataka
Answer: A
39. The global observance of World Water Monitoring Day in 2025 was on:
A) 17 Sept
B) 18 Sept
C) 19 Sept
D) 20 Sept
Answer: B
40. Which global day was observed on 21 September 2025 alongside World Alzheimer’s Day and others?
B) International Literacy Day
C) International Equal Pay Day
D) International Day of Sign Languages
Answer: A
41. On which date did India hold “National Service Scheme (NSS) Day” in 2025?
A) 22 Sept
B) 23 Sept
C) 24 Sept
D) 25 Sept
Answer: C
42. The Indian company EIL completed the country’s first bamboo-based bio-refinery in which state?
A) Assam
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Meghalaya
D) Nagaland
Answer: A
43. From 1 September 2025, citizens of Nepal & Bhutan are allowed to enter India without passport or visa via official border points. True or False?
A) True
B) False
Answer: A
44. Which organisation unveiled the “Logo and Flagship Initiatives for India-AI Impact Summit 2026” in September 2025?
A) NITI Aayog
B) Ministry of Electronics & IT
C) Ministry of Science & Technology
D) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer: B
45. Which UN day on 26 September 2025 was observed for:
A) International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
B) International Literacy Day
C) International Equal Pay Day
D) World Pharmacists Day
Answer: A
46. Which bank (subsidiary of a foreign bank) in India was authorised by RBI as agency bank for GST collections?
A) Standard Chartered India
B) DBS Bank India
C) HSBC India
D) Citibank India
Answer: B
47. The Indian state of Maharashtra & Finland collaborated to modernise which dock in Mumbai?
A) Sassoon Dock
B) Ballard Pier
C) Apollo Bunder
D) Dockyard Road
Answer: A
48. The 2025 Asia Cup ‘Most Wickets’ award was won by:
A) Kuldeep Yadav
B) Abhishek Sharma
C) Tilak Varma
D) Shivam Dube
Answer: A
49. The India–Nepal border travel policy update (visa/passport exemption) was effective from:
A) 1 September 2025
B) 15 September 2025
C) 30 September 2025
D) 1 October 2025
Answer: A
50. Which journal/magazine compiled a “Monthly Current Affairs Magazine – September 2025” as referenced for UPSC preparation?
A) Yojana
B) Insights IAS
C) PRS Legislative Research
D) India Today
Answer: B
