#741

Which Brazilian city will host the COP30 'Nature COP' in 2025?

(a) Rio de Janeiro

(b) Manaus

(c) Belém

(d) Salvador

Explanation: Brazil will host COP30 in 2025 in the city of Belém, located in the Amazon region. It is being framed as the 'Nature COP' to highlight the importance of biodiversity and rainforests.

#742

Which city is selected to host the NATO Summit in June 2025?

(a) Paris

(b) The Hague

(c) Madrid

(d) Warsaw

Explanation: The 2025 NATO Summit will be held in The Hague, Netherlands. It will be a key meeting to discuss European security and alliance modernization.

#743

Which city is scheduled to host the SCO Summit in late 2025?

(a) Tianjin, China

(b) Samarkand, Uzbekistan

(c) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

(d) Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Explanation: China is the rotating chair of the SCO for 2025 and is scheduled to host the summit in the city of Tianjin in the autumn of 2025.

#744

Which country will chair and host the ASEAN Summit in 2025?

(a) Philippines

(b) Malaysia

(c) Singapore

(d) Cambodia

Explanation: Malaysia will assume the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025 and will host the summit in Kuala Lumpur.

#745

Which country will host the APEC Summit in 2025?

(a) Japan

(b) South Korea

(c) Canada

(d) Vietnam

Explanation: South Korea is scheduled to host the APEC summit in 2025. The event will be held in the city of Gyeongju.

#746

Which two countries will co-host the 2025 UN Ocean Conference?

(a) France and Costa Rica

(b) Portugal and Kenya

(c) USA and Canada

(d) Japan and Australia

Explanation: The 3rd UN Ocean Conference, scheduled for June 2025, will be held in Nice, France, and is co-hosted by the governments of France and Costa Rica.

#747

Which country will host the Quad Leaders' Summit in 2025?

(a) Japan

(b) Australia

(c) India

(d) United States

Explanation: India agreed to host the next Quad Leaders' Summit in 2025, following the rotation among the four member nations.

#748

The 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting will traditionally be held in:

(a) Geneva, Switzerland

(b) Davos, Switzerland

(c) Zurich, Switzerland

(d) Vienna, Austria

Explanation: The WEF Annual Meeting is traditionally held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, in January. The 2025 meeting is scheduled to follow this tradition.

#749

The 2025 Exposition (World Expo) will be held in which Japanese city?

(a) Tokyo

(b) Kyoto

(c) Osaka

(d) Nagoya

Explanation: Expo 2025 is a World Expo scheduled to be held in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, from April to October 2025.

#750

Who will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2025?

(a) Denmark

(b) Poland

(c) Cyprus

(d) Ireland

Explanation: Poland is scheduled to hold the presidency of the Council of the EU from January 1 to June 30, 2025.

#751

The 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defense summit, will take place in:

(a) Beijing

(b) Tokyo

(c) Singapore

(d) Manila

Explanation: The IISS Shangri-La Dialogue is held annually in Singapore. The 2025 edition will continue this tradition.

#752

The 2025 Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) is expected to be hosted by:

(a) Turkey

(b) Azerbaijan

(c) Kyrgyzstan

(d) Kazakhstan

Explanation: Following the 2024 summit in Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan is expected to host the next major OTS summit.

#753

Which city will host the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress?

(a) Abu Dhabi

(b) Marseille

(c) Hawaii

(d) Jeju

Explanation: The United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) won the bid to host the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world's largest conservation event.

#754

Who served as the President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (2024-2025)?

(a) Dennis Francis

(b) Philemon Yang

(c) Csaba Kőrösi

(d) Abdulla Shahid

Explanation: Philemon Yang, a former Prime Minister of Cameroon, was elected to serve as the President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, which opened in September 2024.

#755

Which country was elected to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member for the 2025-2026 term representing the Asia-Pacific group?

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) Japan

(d) Indonesia

Explanation: Pakistan was elected to the UN Security Council in June 2024 as a non-permanent member for a two-year term starting January 1, 2025.

#756

Who is the current Managing Director of the IMF (as of 2025)?

(a) Christine Lagarde

(b) Kristalina Georgieva

(c) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

(d) David Malpass

Explanation: Kristalina Georgieva was re-appointed for a second five-year term as Managing Director of the IMF starting October 1, 2024.

#757

In 2024, the UN General Assembly declared 2025 as the International Year of:

(a) Glaciers' Preservation

(b) Quantum Science and Technology

(c) Camelids

(d) Peace and Trust

Explanation: The UNGA declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation. (Note: 2025 is also the Year of Cooperatives and Quantum Science in various resolutions, but Glaciers was a major environmental focus).

#758

The 'iCET' initiative, which saw expanded cooperation in 2024-2025, is a technology partnership between:

(a) USA and China

(b) USA and India

(c) EU and Japan

(d) Russia and Brazil

Explanation: The Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) is a flagship framework between the USA and India to foster cooperation in space, semiconductors, defense, and telecommunications.

#759

In 2025, India and the United States signed a new defense framework agreement valid for how many years?

(a) 5 years

(b) 10 years

(c) 20 years

(d) Permanent

Explanation: The US and India signed a new 10-year defense framework in 2025 to deepen cooperation in domains like space, cyber, and military interoperability.

#760

Which country is scheduled to host the Quad Leaders' Summit in 2025?

(a) United States

(b) Japan

(c) Australia

(d) India

Explanation: Following the US hosting in 2024, India agreed to host the Quad Leaders' Summit in 2025.

April 2025 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions