Current Affairs 14th June 2025 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Trooping parade paid tribute to victims of which disaster?
A) UK floods
B) Air India crash on June 12
C) Grenfell Tower fire
D) Tsunami in Asia
Answer: B) Air India crash on June 12
2. Which country held a parade in Washington D.C. on June 14, 2025, marking its army’s 250th anniversary?
A) UK
B) India
C) USA
D) China
Answer: C) USA
3. The US Army parade coincided with whose 79th birthday?
A) Joe Biden
B) Donald Trump
C) George W. Bush
D) Barack Obama
Answer: B) Donald Trump
4. The military parade in Washington also triggered protests led by which group?
A) Black Lives Matter
B) No Kings
C) Extinction Rebellion
D) Antifa
Answer: B) No Kings
5. What estimated cost was associated with the US Army parade?
A) $5–10 M
B) $10–20 M
C) $25–45 M
D) $50–100 M
Answer: C) $25–45 M
6. Which Middle Eastern country was targeted by Israeli airstrikes on June 13–14?
A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) Syria
D) Lebanon
Answer: B) Iran
7. At the 95th NPG Meeting, which flagship plan was reviewed?
A) PM-KISAN
B) PM GatiShakti
C) Atmanirbhar Bharat
D) Sagarmala
Answer: B) PM GatiShakti
8. India's social security coverage rose to what level in 2025?
A) 45%
B) 50.1%
C) 64.3%
D) 70%
Answer: C) 64.3%
9. Under which initiative will over 100,000 yoga sessions be held on June 21, 2025?
A) Yoga Mahotsav
B) International Day of Yoga
C) Yoga for Health
D) One Earth Yoga
Answer: B) International Day of Yoga
10. What is the theme for International Day of Yoga 2025?
A) Yoga for Wellness
B) Yoga for Health
C) Yoga for One Earth, One Health
D) Global Yoga Harmony
Answer: C) Yoga for One Earth, One Health
11. Which observatory revealed the Sun’s south pole in June 2025?
A) Parker Solar Probe
B) Solar Orbiter
C) Hubble Space Telescope
D) James Webb
Answer: B) Solar Orbiter
12. 2025 was designated by the UN as the International Year of what?
A) Biodiversity
B) Quantum Science and Technology
C) Sustainable Energy
D) Clean Air
Answer: B) Quantum Science and Technology
13. Which nuclear power plant did the UK government pledge to fund?
A) Hinkley C
B) Sizewell C
C) Wylfa Newydd
D) Sellafield
Answer: B) Sizewell C
14. By April 2025, what economic change occurred in the UK?
A) Grew by 0.5%
B) Shrunk by 0.3%
C) Stayed flat
D) Grew by 1%
Answer: B) Shrunk by 0.3%
15. Which India–France sectors were agreed for intensified cooperation?
A) Agriculture & IT
B) Defence & Space
C) Tourism & Culture
D) Finance & Education
Answer: B) Defence & Space
16. Which body pushed for halting rare earth exports to Japan?
A) Ministry of Commerce, India
B) Ministry of MSME
C) Ministry of Mines, India
D) Niti Aayog
Answer: C) Ministry of Mines, India
17. Under which operation were mock drills held near India’s western border?
A) Operation Shield
B) Operation Vijay
C) Operation Surya
D) Operation Chanakya
Answer: A) Operation Shield
18. Which state launched a Composite Backwardness Index using caste data?
A) Telangana
B) Bihar
C) Gujarat
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A) Telangana
19. Which Indian state signed an MoU with France on June 13 to enhance cultural and tourism collaboration?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Kerala
Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh
20. What key investigation milestone occurred regarding Air India Flight AI‑171?
A) Rescue of second survivor
B) Black box recovered
C) Grounding of all Air India Dreamliners
D) Compensation announced
Answer: B) Black box recovered
21. Which region’s closing of airspace led Air India to reroute or cancel multiple flights?
A) Gulf only
B) Iran and surrounding Middle East
C) Europe
D) South Asia
Answer: B) Iran and surrounding Middle East
22. Which organisation released the “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025” report?
A) IMF
B) UNDP
C) World Bank
D) UNEP
Answer: C) World Bank
23. What is the codename of India’s nationwide civil defence mock drill held in May 2025?
A) Operation Abhyaas
B) Operation Brahma
C) Operation Rising Lion
D) Operation Black Forest
Answer: A) Operation Abhyaas
24. Which operation was launched by India in response to the Myanmar earthquake?
A) Operation Brahma
B) Operation Abhyaas
C) Operation Rising Lion
D) Operation Black Forest
Answer: A) Operation Brahma
25. What was the focus of Operation Black Forest concluded in April–May 2025?
A) Disaster relief
B) Strike on Iran
C) Anti-Naxalite operations in Chhattisgarh–Telangana
D) Indo-Pak airspace control
Answer: C) Anti-Naxalite operations in Chhattisgarh–Telangana