Correct Answer: d) More than one of the above

Explanation:
– Karma Phuntsho (Bhutan) was a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2024, recognized for his work in preserving Bhutanese culture and promoting entrepreneurship and community development.
– The Rural Doctors Movement (Thailand) was also awarded in 2024 for its long-standing contributions to equitable rural healthcare.
– Hayao Miyazaki was not a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Correct Answer: c) Kutch Express

Explanation:
– At the 70th National Film Awards, the Gujarati film “Kutch Express” was honored with the award for Best Feature Film promoting national, social and environmental values.
– “Hellaro” won at an earlier edition (66th National Film Awards) and “Chhello Show” was recognized in other categories/editions, but neither received this specific award at the 70th.

Correct Answer: b) Poor Things

Explanation:
At the 96th Academy Awards (2024), Emma Stone won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in “Poor Things.”
– “La La Land” earned her a Best Actress Oscar in 2017 (not 2024).
– For “The Favourite,” she was nominated (Supporting Actress), while Olivia Colman won Best Actress.
Therefore, only “Poor Things” is correct for 2024.

Correct Answer: b) Paris

Explanation:
The AI Action Summit, announced as a follow-up to the Bletchley Park and Seoul AI summits, was hosted by France in February 2025. The event took place in Paris, making option b) the correct choice.

Correct Answer: a) 72 years

Explanation:
As per the UNDP Human Development Index (HDI) Report 2025, India’s life expectancy at birth has risen from 58.6 years in 1990 to 72 years in 2023. This marks an improvement of about 13.4 years over three decades, reflecting progress in healthcare access, disease prevention, and living conditions.

Correct Answer: b) Yala Glacier

Explanation:
– In May 2025, scientists in Nepal declared the Yala Glacier (in Langtang region) a “dead” glacier.
– A “dead” glacier means the ice is no longer flowing downslope as a moving glacier; it has become a stagnant, disconnected body of ice that is only melting away.
– While Khumbu and Imja glaciers are retreating and thinning due to warming, they have not been declared dead. Hence, the correct choice is Yala Glacier.

Correct Answer: c) International Booker Prize

Explanation:
– Han Kang’s novel The Vegetarian won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize (now called the International Booker Prize), shared with its translator, Deborah Smith.
– It did not win the Pulitzer Prize (primarily a U.S.-focused award) or a PEN America Literary Award.

Correct Answer: c)

Explanation:
– The 2024 UN climate conference (COP29) in Baku focused on a new climate finance goal. It concluded with an agreement that calls on developed countries to provide at least $300 billion annually to developing nations by 2035. This is part of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) to support mitigation, adaptation, and addressing loss and damage.
– Option (a) is incorrect: there was no agreement to ban fossil fuels globally by 2030.
– Option (b) is incorrect: the agreed figure was not $500 billion by 2030.
– Therefore, only option (c) matches the outcome, making option (d) incorrect.

Correct Answer: d) None of the above

Explanation:
– The 18th G20 Summit was hosted by India in New Delhi (9–10 September 2023), not in Rio de Janeiro. So (a) is false.
– Its theme was “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future,” not “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet” (which is Brazil’s 2024 G20 theme). So (b) is false.
– The summit produced the “New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration,” not a “Rio de Janeiro Declaration,” and it did not center on taxing billionaires. So (c) is false.

Correct Answer: d) More than one of the above

Explanation:
– The GSLV-F15 mission carried the NVS-02 satellite, a second-generation NavIC (India’s regional navigation) satellite. So, option a) is true.
– This launch was marked as ISRO’s 100th launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. So, option c) is true.
– Hence, more than one of the given statements is correct, making option d) the right choice.