AFCAT Current Affairs 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Indian space mission successfully demonstrated space docking technology (SpaDeX) in 2025?
- Chandrayaan-4
- SpaDeX-1 and SpaDeX-2 (Correct answer)
- Aditya-L2
- RISAT-3
Correct answer: SpaDeX-1 and SpaDeX-2
India's SpaDeX mission in January 2025 successfully docked two small spacecraft, making India the fourth country to achieve space docking.
Question 2: Operation Sindoor, launched by India in May 2025, targeted terrorist infrastructure in which country?
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan (Correct answer)
- Nepal
Correct answer: Pakistan
Operation Sindoor was India's military strike against terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following the Pahalgam terror attack.
Question 3: The Pahalgam terror attack of April 2025 occurred in which region of India?
- Himachal Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Jammu & Kashmir (Correct answer)
- Ladakh
Correct answer: Jammu & Kashmir
The Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, 2025 targeted tourists in the Baisaran valley of Jammu & Kashmir, killing 26 civilians.
Question 4: Which country hosted the 2025 SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Summit?
- Russia
- China
- Kazakhstan (Correct answer)
- India
Correct answer: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan hosted the SCO Summit in 2025, continuing the organization's rotating presidency among member states.
Question 5: India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is home-ported at which naval base?
- Mumbai (INS Shikra)
- Karwar (INS Kadamba)
- Kochi (INS Venduruthy) (Correct answer)
- Visakhapatnam (INS Dega)
Correct answer: Kochi (INS Venduruthy)
INS Vikrant is home-ported at Kochi's INS Venduruthy base and was commissioned in September 2022.
Question 6: Which fighter aircraft did India select under the MRFA (Multi Role Fighter Aircraft) programme to replace ageing MiG-21s?
- Dassault Rafale (Correct answer)
- Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet
- SAAB Gripen E
- Eurofighter Typhoon
Correct answer: Dassault Rafale
India has selected the Dassault Rafale for the MRFA programme, continuing its Rafale procurement from France.
Question 7: The ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) was expanded with which new observer nation in 2025?
- Brazil
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia (Correct answer)
- South Africa
Correct answer: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia was granted observer status at ADMM-Plus meetings in 2025, reflecting its growing defence engagement in the Indo-Pacific.
AFCAT Current Affairs 2
Which Indian space mission successfully demonstrated space docking technology (SpaDeX) in 2025?