Current Affairs 16th May 2025 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Golden Dragon Military Exercise is a bilateral drill between China and which country?
a) Cambodia
b) Russia
c) France
d) Australia
Answer: a) Cambodia
2. Who has been elected as the new Pope, taking the papal name Leo XIV?
a) Cardinal Robert Prevost
b) Cardinal Angelo Scola
c) Cardinal Peter Turkson
d) Cardinal Luis Tagle
Answer: a) Cardinal Robert Prevost
3. Which Indian bank has been designated as a Domestic Systemically Important Bank (D-SIb) by the RBI?
a) Axis Bank
b) Bank of Baroda
c) ICICI Bank
d) Union Bank of India
Answer: c) ICICI Bank
4. Which Indian state is set to host the country's 6th semiconductor unit near Jewar Airport?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Answer: c) Uttar Pradesh
5. What is the theme of the 11th National Conference of Women in Police held in Tamil Nadu?
a) Women in Law Enforcement
b) Gender Equality in Policing
c) Women Police and Empowerment: Best Practices, Challenges and Way Forward
d) Empowering Women Officers
Answer: c) Women Police and Empowerment: Best Practices, Challenges and Way Forward
6. Which day is observed globally on May 15?
a) International Day of Families
b) World Health Day
c) International Labour Day
d) World Environment Day
Answer: a) International Day of Families
7. Which institution introduced the Centralised Information Management System (CIMS) portal?
a) NITI Aayog
b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
c) Ministry of Electronics and IT
d) State Bank of India (SBI)
Answer: b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
8. Which Indian state has declared Madhav National Park as its 58th Tiger Reserve?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Rajasthan
Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
9. What significant change did India's Ministry of Statistics announce regarding labor data?
a) Annual publication of labor data
b) Bi-annual labor surveys
c) Monthly publication of labor force data
d) Discontinuation of labor data reports
Answer: c) Monthly publication of labor force data
10. Which country did India condemn for renaming attempts in Arunachal Pradesh?
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) China
d) Myanmar
Answer: c) China