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May 2025 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#5141
How many countries supported the 2025 UN resolution on Palestine? اردو: سن 2025 میں فلسطین سے متعلق اقوامِ متحدہ کی قرارداد کی حمایت کتنے ممالک نے کی؟
(a) 142
(b) 132
(c) 122
(d) None of these
Explanation: A total of 142 countries supported the 2025 UN resolution on Palestine, so the correct number is 142.
#5142
Change the voice: Lion does not eat grass, however hungry he may be. اردو: اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
(a) Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
(b) Grass was being not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
(c) Grass is eaten not by a lion, however hungry he may be.
(d) None of these
Explanation: Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be; this passive sentence correctly converts the active statement while preserving its meaning.
#5143
Which character in Thomas Hardy's novel 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' famously sells his wife at a fair?
(a) Newson
(b) Gabriel Oak
(c) Henchard
(d) None of these
Explanation: In the opening chapters of Thomas Hardy's 'The Mayor of Casterbridge', the protagonist Michael Henchard, while intoxicated, impulsively sells his wife, Susan, and their daughter to a sailor named Newson. This rash act serves as the inciting incident of the novel, setting in motion a series of tragic consequences that haunt Henchard throughout his life and eventual downfall in the town of Casterbridge.
#5144
Rearrange the parts to form a coherent sentence:(P) to improve civic infrastructure(Q) the newly elected mayor(R) allocated substantial funds(S) in neglected neighborhoods
(a) P-Q-R-S
(b) Q-R-P-S
(c) Q-R-S-P
(d) Both A and C
Explanation: The infinitive clause of purpose 'to improve civic infrastructure' (P) can open the sentence (P-Q-R-S) or conclude it (Q-R-S-P) following 'allocated substantial funds in neglected neighborhoods'.
#5145
Read the passage: 'Proponents of universal basic income (UBI) argue that unconditional cash transfers provide a crucial safety net against automation-driven job loss and alleviate extreme poverty. Conversely, skeptics caution that funding such programs requires prohibitive taxation rates and may disincentivize labor force participation.' What is the main idea of the passage?
(a) UBI has been proven to trigger rapid labor market collapse in every trial country.
(b) The debate over UBI centers on its potential to reduce poverty versus concerns regarding fiscal costs and work incentives.
(c) Automation has already eliminated the vast majority of blue-collar industrial jobs worldwide.
(d) Unconditional cash transfers are easier to finance than traditional targeted welfare programs.
Explanation: The author contrasts the arguments for UBI (poverty alleviation, automation buffer) with the arguments against it (taxation burdens, work disincentives). Option B captures this core debate.
#5146
Choose the sentence that correctly uses 'can' versus 'may':
(a) Teacher, can I please leave the examination hall early?
(b) Teacher, may I please leave the examination hall early?
(c) He may lift a hundred kilograms easily because of his strength.
(d) Birds may fly in the sky because they have lightweight bones.
Explanation: In formal English, 'may' is used to request or grant permission, whereas 'can' denotes physical or mental ability and capability.