🔥 5 April 2025 – Top 10 Current Affairs MCQs | Daily GK for Competitive Exams

Here are 10 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with answers and explanations based on current affairs as of April 5, 2025:

1. Which ministry implements the Vibrant Villages Programme?

   A) Ministry of Home Affairs
   B) Ministry of Rural Development
   C) Ministry of Defence
   D) Ministry of Tourism

   Answer: A) Ministry of Home Affairs

   Explanation: The Vibrant Villages Programme was launched in 2023 for the development of villages near the International Border. The Union Cabinet approved the second phase with an outlay of ₹6,839 crore, covering villages in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Punjab to boost livelihood, prosperity, and safety.

2. Heard and McDonald Islands, recently in the news, are located in which ocean?

   A) Pacific Ocean
   B) Atlantic Ocean
   C) Arctic Ocean
   D) Indian Ocean

   Answer: D) Indian Ocean

   Explanation: Heard and McDonald Islands are remote volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about 4,100 km from Perth, Australia, and 1,600 km from Antarctica. They are one of Australia’s seven external territories and are directly governed by the Australian government. 

3. Which state topped the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025?

   A) Odisha
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C) Jharkhand
   D) Kerala

   Answer: A) Odisha

   Explanation: The Fiscal Health Index by NITI Aayog assesses the fiscal health of Indian states. Odisha ranks first, followed by Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, and Gujarat. This index evaluates tax buoyancy and revenue generation among other indicators.

4. What is the primary objective of the PM-AJAY Scheme?

   A) Development of Smart Cities
   B) Reducing poverty among SC communities
   C) Providing free healthcare to all citizens
   D) Promoting digital literacy

   Answer: B) Reducing poverty among SC communities

   Explanation: Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented since 2021-22. It aims to improve socio-economic indicators in Scheduled Caste (SC) dominated villages by ensuring infrastructure and services, generating employment through skill development, and income-generating schemes.

5. Which period of the Mesozoic era features in the title of a Michael Crichton novel?

   A) Triassic
   B) Jurassic
   C) Cretaceous
   D) Permian

   Answer: B) Jurassic

   Explanation: Michael Crichton's novel "Jurassic Park" is named after the Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era.

6. Which British Prime Minister attended the Munich Conference in September 1938?

   A) Winston Churchill
   B) Neville Chamberlain
   C) Clement Attlee
   D) Stanley Baldwin

   Answer: B) Neville Chamberlain

   Explanation: Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister at the time, attended the Munich Conference in 1938, which led to the signing of the Munich Agreement. ​

7. Which Nobel Prize-winning nun was known as the "saint of the gutters"?

   A) Mother Teresa
   B) Sister Nivedita
   C) Saint Teresa of Avila
   D) Saint Bernadette

   Answer: A) Mother Teresa

   Explanation: Mother Teresa was often referred to as the "saint of the gutters" for her work with the poor in Kolkata. ​

8. Yiddish has traditionally been written using which alphabet?

   A) Latin
   B) Cyrillic
   C) Hebrew
   D) Greek

   Answer: C) Hebrew

   Explanation: Yiddish is a High German-derived language historically written in the Hebrew alphabet.

9. **Which UK organization has been "testing products and asking questions on behalf of all consumers since ... **

   A) Consumer Rights Association
   B) Which?
   C) Consumer Reports UK
   D) National Consumer Council

   Answer: B) Which?

   Explanation: Which? is a UK organization known for testing products and advocating for consumer rights since 1957.

10. **In 2016, who became ... **

    A) Louis Smith
    B) Max Whitlock
    C) Beth Tweddle
    D) Nile Wilson

    Answer: B) Max Whitlock

    Explanation: Max Whitlock won gold medals in the floor exercise and pommel horse at the 2016 Olympics, becoming Great Britain's first Olympic gold med ... .