Current Affairs Quiz – 16 August, 2025

1. From 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2026, UPSC will celebrate its centenary year. When was the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) established?

2. Which company has become the first Indian firm to join the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)?

3. What was the theme for India’s 79th Independence Day celebrations on August 15, 2025?

4. The SHRESTH initiative (Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas) has been launched by which Ministry?

5. Where was the first integrated multi-state mock drill exercise 'Suraksha Chakra' organized?

6. The APAAR ID, without which CBSE exams cannot be taken, was launched on which date?

7. Who is India’s 89th Chess Grandmaster?

8. Where will the country’s second-largest cricket stadium (in terms of seating capacity) be built?

9. Which country is undertaking the world’s first planned migration of its entire population due to climate change?

10. Which team won the UEFA Super Cup 2025?

11. The Indian Ports Bill, 2025 passed in the Lok Sabha has replaced which Act?

12. The well-known country Tonga, where a magnitude 6.2 earthquake recently occurred, is located in which ocean?

13. On August 14, ₹1,671 crore was sent to farmers’ bank accounts under the Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana. This scheme was launched in which state?

14. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is in the news. Which old Act did it replace?

15. The ‘SabhaSaar’ web portal/tool has been launched by which Ministry?