Current Affairs 16 to 22 March 2025

1.		Which country experienced significant protests in Quetta following the Jaffar Express hijacking incident?

India

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Iran

2.		Which country canceled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories due to a lack of participants?

France

Germany

Switzerland

Norway

3.		Which country's president's return to power in early 2025 caused significant market volatility?

France

United States

Brazil

Russia

4.		Which former Australian official criticized the AUKUS pact as a potential loss of sovereignty for Australia?

Kevin Rudd

Julia Gillard

Bob Carr

Tony Abbott

5.		Which Indian state was directed by its High Court to halt the publication of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for 2025?

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Delhi

6.		Which social media platform filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over content moderation policies?

Facebook

Instagram

X (formerly Twitter)

WhatsApp

7.		Which Indian state faced issues with the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) scheme, as highlighted by a parliamentary committee?

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Madhya Pradesh

Multiple states

8.		Which Indian organization recently issued a framework for Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) for Account Aggregators?

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)