Current Affairs 2nd October 2025 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which international day is observed on October 2, 2025, to promote non-violence and peace?
a) World Peace Day
b) International Day of Non-Violence
c) Gandhi Jayanti
d) Human Rights Day
Answer: b) International Day of Non-Violence
Explanation: Designated by the UN to honor Mahatma Gandhi's legacy of peace and non-violence.
2. India celebrates October 2, 2025, as the birth anniversary of which leader?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: c) Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation: Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday commemorating the Father of the Nation.
3. The "Swachh Bharat Mission" was launched on October 2, 2014. What is its primary goal?
a) Clean India by 2030
b) Open Defecation Free India
c) Waste Management Improvement
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Initiated by PM Modi to achieve a cleaner and healthier India.
4. Which Indian state launched the "Gandhi Heritage Portal" on October 2, 2025?
a) Gujarat
b) Delhi
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer: a) Gujarat
Explanation: To digitize Gandhi's writings and speeches.
5. What is the theme of Gandhi Jayanti 2025, observed on October 2?
a) Satyagraha for Peace
b) Ahimsa in Action
c) Gandhi's Vision for India
d) Non-Violence in Modern Times
Answer: b) Ahimsa in Action
Explanation: Emphasizes applying Gandhi's principles today.
6. Which global organization released the "World Peace Report 2025" on October 2?
a) United Nations
b) Institute for Economics & Peace
c) Amnesty International
d) Human Rights Watch
Answer: b) Institute for Economics & Peace
Explanation: Ranked countries on peacefulness.
7. India's first "National Centre for Gandhian Studies" was inaugurated on October 2, 2025, in which city?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Porbandar
c) Delhi
d) Varanasi
Answer: a) Ahmedabad
Explanation: At Gujarat Vidyapith, Gandhi's alma mater.
8. Which Indian state hosted the "National Cleanliness Drive 2025" on October 2?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Rajasthan
Answer: b) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Aligned with Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
9. What is the target of the "Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0" by 2026, updated on October 2, 2025?
a) 100% ODF
b) 100% Waste Segregation
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Both a and b
Explanation: Focuses on sustainable sanitation.
10. Which country announced a new non-violence education program on October 2, 2025?
a) India
b) South Africa
c) Norway
d) Japan
Answer: b) South Africa
Explanation: Inspired by Gandhi's principles.
11. The "International Day of Non-Violence" was established by the UN in which year?
a) 2005
b) 2007
c) 2009
d) 2011
Answer: b) 2007
Explanation: On Gandhi's birth anniversary.
12. Which Indian leader launched the Swachh Bharat Mission on October 2, 2014?
a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b) Narendra Modi
c) Manmohan Singh
d) Rajiv Gandhi
Answer: b) Narendra Modi
Explanation: From Rajghat, Gandhi's samadhi.
13. Gandhi's philosophy of Satyagraha was first practiced in which country?
a) India
b) South Africa
c) England
d) USA
Answer: b) South Africa
Explanation: Against racial discrimination.
14. Which global event on peace concluded in Oslo on October 2, 2025?
a) Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
b) World Peace Summit
c) International Non-Violence Conference
d) Gandhi Peace Forum
Answer: c) International Non-Violence Conference
Explanation: Focused on conflict resolution.
15. The "National Unity Day" is celebrated on October 2 in memory of which leader?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Sardar Patel
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: b) Sardar Patel
Explanation: For unifying India.
16. Which Indian state organized a "Gandhi Walkathon" on October 2, 2025?
a) Gujarat
b) Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: a) Gujarat
Explanation: In Porbandar, Gandhi's birthplace.
17. What is the main focus of the "Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen" component?
a) Urban sanitation
b) Rural sanitation
c) Industrial waste
d) River cleaning
Answer: b) Rural sanitation
Explanation: Aims for ODF villages.
18. Gandhi's book "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was first published in which year?
a) 1908
b) 1927
c) 1930
d) 1942
Answer: b) 1927
Explanation: His autobiography.
19. Which UN resolution established the International Day of Non-Violence?
a) Resolution 61/271
b) Resolution 62/150
c) Resolution 63/200
d) Resolution 64/288
Answer: a) Resolution 61/271
Explanation: Adopted in 2007.
20. India's first "Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti" was established in which city?
a) Delhi
b) Ahmedabad
c) Wardha
d) Porbandar
Answer: a) Delhi
Explanation: At Rajghat.
21. The "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" scheme was launched on January 22, 2015, but reinforced on October 2, 2025. What is its aim?
a) Girl child education
b) Women's safety
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Both a and b
Explanation: To save and educate the girl child.
22. Which Indian state hosted the "National Peace Conference 2025" on October 2?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer: b) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: In Lucknow.
23. Gandhi's Dandi March was undertaken in which year?
a) 1920
b) 1930
c) 1942
d) 1947
Answer: b) 1930
Explanation: Against the salt tax.
24. The "International Day of Non-Violence" resolution was proposed by which country?
a) India
b) South Africa
c) United Kingdom
d) United States
Answer: a) India
Explanation: Led by Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri.
25. Which global organization released the "Gandhi Global Report 2025" on October 2?
a) UNESCO
b) UN Peacekeeping
c) Amnesty International
d) Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti
Answer: a) UNESCO
Explanation: On Gandhi's relevance today.