Current Affairs MCQs for 2nd August 2025
Q1. What major financial scheme did the government launch on 2 August, with ₹2,000 crore allocated over four years (₹500 crore annually) to support cooperatives?
2 अगस्त को सरकार ने किस प्रमुख वित्तीय योजना का आरंभ किया, जिसमें चार वर्षों में ₹2,000 करोड़ (₹500 करोड़ वार्षिक) सहकारी समितियों के लिए आवंटित किए गए?
A) Shishu Loan Scheme
B) Grant-in-Aid to NCDC Scheme
C) PM-Kissan Samman Nidhi
D) Make in India Loan Vehicle
Answer
B) Grant-in-Aid to NCDC Scheme
2. What clean-energy milestone was inaugurated on 2 August 2025 at Kandla Port?
2 अगस्त 2025 को कांडला पोर्ट पर किस स्वच्छ ऊर्जा उपलब्धि का उद्घाटन हुआ?
A) Solar power plant
B) Wind energy farm
C) 1 MW Green Hydrogen Power Plant
D) Biofuel refinery
Answer
C) 1 MW Green Hydrogen Power Plant
3. What was clarified regarding the solar eclipse on 2 August 2025?
2 अगस्त 2025 को सूर्य ग्रहण को लेकर क्या स्पष्ट किया गया?
A) It was a total eclipse visible across India
B) It was partial and visible only in southern India
C) There was no solar or lunar eclipse on that day despite rumors
D) It marked the beginning of an eclipse season
Answer
C) There was no solar or lunar eclipse on that day despite rumors
(C) उस दिन कोई सूर्य या चंद्र ग्रहण नहीं हुआ — यह अफवाह थी
4. Which institutional rule ensures that banks are open on 2 August 2025 (a Saturday) in India?
भारत में 2 अगस्त 2025 (शनिवार) को बैंक खुले क्यों थे?
A) RBI mandates banks open on all Saturdays
B) Only first, third, and fifth Saturdays are working days, if not coinciding with holidays
C) Banks are open only for half-day on Saturdays
D) Only metro branch banks remain open on Saturdays
Answer
B) Only first, third, and fifth Saturdays are working days, if not coinciding with holidays
Q5. Who met with exporters in Mumbai from 2–4 August to address concerns over new 25% U.S. tariffs on Indian goods?
नए 25% अमेरिकी टैरिफ के मद्देनजर 2–4 अगस्त को मुंबई में निर्यातकों से मिलने वाला कौन था?
A) Nirmala Sitharaman
B) Piyush Goyal
C) Amit Shah
D) S. Jaishankar
Answer
B) Piyush Goyal
Q6. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement in 1942?
भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन (1942) के समय भारत का वायसराय कौन था?
A) Lord Linlithgow
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Lord Irwin
Answer:
A) Lord Linlithgow
Q7. The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between the British and which ruler?
प्लासी का युद्ध (1757) ब्रिटिशों और किस शासक के बीच लड़ा गया था?
A) Tipu Sultan
B) Siraj-ud-Daulah
C) Haider Ali
D) Mir Qasim
Answer:
B) Siraj-ud-Daulah
Q8. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India?
प्राचीन भारत में मौर्य साम्राज्य की स्थापना किसने की थी?
A) Ashoka
B) Bindusara
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Chanakya
Answer:
C) Chandragupta Maurya
