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August 2025 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#2921
Which of the following participated in the Muslim Leaders' summit with US president Trump held in September 2025? اردو: ستمبر 2025 میں امریکی صدر ٹرمپ کے ساتھ مسلم رہنماؤں کی سربراہی کانفرنس میں مندرجہ ذیل میں سے کس نے شرکت کی؟
(a) Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkiye)
(b) Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (Qatar)
(c) Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (Saudi Arabia)
(d) All of These
Explanation: As noted in the question, the September 2025 Muslim leaders' summit with President Trump included Erdogan, Sheikh Tamim, and Prince Faisal, so all of these participated.
#2922
Which region of the world was declared "Free of Wild Polio" on 25th August 2020? اردو: پچیس اگست 2020 کو دنیا کے کس خطے کو "جنگلی پولیو سے پاک" قرار دیا گیا؟
(a) Africa
(b) South Asia
(c) East Asia
(d) None of these
Explanation: On 25 August 2020 the WHO African Region was formally certified free of wild poliovirus after years of eradication efforts and Nigeria's last wild case in 2016.
#2923
The Quit India Movement, or the India August Movement, was launched in _____? اردو: ہندوستان چھوڑو تحریک، یا ہندوستان اگست تحریک، کس سن میں شروع کی گئی تھی؟
(a) 1951
(b) 1945
(c) 1947
(d) 1942
Explanation: 1942 was the year the Quit India Movement was launched, marking a major nationwide demand for British withdrawal from India.
#2924
When was the ' Made in China 2025 ' strategic plan initiated ? اردو: میڈ ان چائنا 2025 اسٹریٹجک پلان کب شروع کیا گیا؟
(a) 2010
(b) 2015
(c) 2020
(d) 2023
Explanation: 2015 - The Chinese government launched the "Made in China 2025" strategic plan in 2015 to upgrade its manufacturing capabilities.
#2925
In 2025, which U.S. operation targeted cross-border smuggling and transnational criminal activities along the California coastal region? اردو: سن 2025 میں کیلیفورنیا کے ساحلی علاقے میں سرحد پار اسمگلنگ اور بین الاقوامی مجرمانہ سرگرمیوں کے خلاف کون سا امریکی آپریشن کیا گیا؟
(a) Operation Border Trident
(b) Operation Stonegarden
(c) Operation Coast to Coast
(d) None of these
Explanation: In the context of this paper, the 2025 U.S. operation targeting cross-border smuggling and transnational criminal activities along the California coast was Operation Border Trident.
#2926
What was the theme of the 17th BRICS Summit 2025? اردو: سترویں برکس سربراہی اجلاس 2025 کا موضوع کیا تھا؟
(a) Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security
(b) Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism
(c) Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance
(d) None of these
Explanation: The 17th BRICS Summit 2025 theme was Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance, so that phrase is the correct summit theme.
#2927
How many countries supported the 2025 UN resolution on Palestine? اردو: سن 2025 میں فلسطین سے متعلق اقوامِ متحدہ کی قرارداد کی حمایت کتنے ممالک نے کی؟
(a) 142
(b) 132
(c) 122
(d) None of these
Explanation: A total of 142 countries supported the 2025 UN resolution on Palestine, so the correct number is 142.
#2928
The Viceroy who put forward the proposal of August offer in 1940? اردو: سن 1940 میں اگست کی پیشکش کی تجویز کس وائسرائے نے پیش کی تھی؟
(a) Lord wavell
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Linlithgow
(d) None of these
Explanation: The August Offer of 1940 was put forward by Lord Linlithgow, who was the Viceroy associated with that proposal.
#2929
Which critic was the first to apply the epithet 'Augustan' to the works of John Dryden?
(a) William Congreve
(b) Thomas Shadwell
(c) John Bunyan
(d) Dr. Johnson
Explanation: Samuel Johnson is credited with popularizing the term 'Augustan' in relation to the literature of the early 18th century, including the work of John Dryden. The term draws a parallel between the literary achievements of the English Neoclassical writers and the writers of the reign of Augustus Caesar in Rome, emphasizing qualities of order, refinement, and adherence to classical standards of taste and decorum.