May 2025 Edition
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May 2025 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#801
Which African nation will host the G20 Summit in 2025?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Egypt
(c) South Africa
(d) Ethiopia
Explanation: South Africa will take over the G20 presidency in 2025, marking the first time the summit will be hosted on the African continent. It will be held in Johannesburg.
#802
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.
#803
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.
#804
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.
#805
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.
#806
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.
#807
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.
#808
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.
#809
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.
#810
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.
#811
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.
#812
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.
#813
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.
#814
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.
#815
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.
#816
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.
#817
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.
#818
In 2024, the UN designated May 25 as World Football Day to mark the centennial of which tournament?
(a) The first FIFA World Cup
(b) The 1924 Paris Olympic Football Tournament
(c) The formation of UEFA
(d) The first Copa América
Explanation: The UN adopted a resolution proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day, marking the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Paris Olympic football tournament, which was the first global football competition.
#819
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).
#820
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.