#741

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.

#742

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.

#743

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.

#744

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.

#745

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.

#746

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.

#747

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.

#748

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.

#749

Which Caribbean nation hosted the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in July 2024?

(a) Jamaica

(b) Barbados

(c) Grenada

(d) Guyana

Explanation: The 47th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting was held in St. George's, Grenada, in July 2024.

#750

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.

#751

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.

#752

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.

#753

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.

#754

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.

#755

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.

#756

The 'Shanghai Cooperation Organization' (SCO) added which country as a new member in July 2024?

(a) Iran

(b) Belarus

(c) Saudi Arabia

(d) Turkey

Explanation: Belarus officially became the 10th member of the SCO at the Astana summit in July 2024. (Iran joined in 2023).

#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.

July 2025 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions