Japan Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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Sanae Takaichi, whom PM Modi congratulated on 29 October 2025, made history in Japan as the country's first:
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Correct answer: A — Woman Prime Minister
Takaichi was elected by Japan's parliament on 21 October 2025 as the first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister.
According to Japan's Prime Minister's Office, Sanae Takaichi is Japan's Prime Minister number:
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Correct answer: D — 104
Kantei states that Takaichi became the 104th Prime Minister since Ito Hirobumi, Japan's first Prime Minister.
Whom did Sanae Takaichi succeed as Prime Minister of Japan in October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Shigeru Ishiba
AP reported that Takaichi succeeded Shigeru Ishiba.
Which Indian Navy ship participated in JAIMEX-25 and made a port call at Yokosuka in October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — INS Sahyadri
PIB: INS Sahyadri, a Shivalik-class guided missile stealth frigate, took part in JAIMEX-25 and called at Yokosuka on 21 October 2025.
INS Sahyadri, which took part in JAIMEX-25, belongs to which class of warships?
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Correct answer: D — Shivalik-class guided missile stealth frigate
PIB: INS Sahyadri is an indigenously built Shivalik-class Guided Missile Stealth Frigate, commissioned in 2012.
Consider the following statements about JAIMEX-25: 1. A JMSDF submarine took part in the sea phase along with surface ships. 2. The sea phase was held after the harbour phase at Yokosuka. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: JMSDF ships Asahi and Oumi and submarine Jinryu joined the sea phase (16–18 Oct); the harbour phase at Yokosuka began on 21 October, after the sea phase.
Who was designated Prime Minister of Japan by the Diet on 21 October 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Sanae Takaichi
Kantei (Japan PMO): on 21 October 2025 Ms. Takaichi Sanae was designated Prime Minister; PIB: PM Modi congratulated her on her election.
According to Japan's Prime Minister's Office, Sanae Takaichi is Japan's Prime Minister number ___ since Ito Hirobumi.
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Correct answer: A — 104th
Kantei: Prime Minister Takaichi became the 104th Prime Minister since Ito Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan.
Consider the following statements regarding leadership changes greeted by PM Modi on 21 October 2025: 1. Sanae Takaichi succeeded Fumio Kishida as Prime Minister of Japan. 2. Rodrigo Paz Pereira was elected Prime Minister of Bolivia. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. BBC: Takaichi became LDP leader after Shigeru Ishiba resigned, so she succeeded Ishiba; PIB: Rodrigo Paz Pereira was elected President (not Prime Minister) of Bolivia.
To what level did Japan's R&I upgrade India's long-term sovereign credit rating on 19 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — BBB+
R&I upgraded India to 'BBB+' from 'BBB', retaining a Stable outlook.
Which agency upgraded India's sovereign rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' in August 2025, before R&I's September upgrade?
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Correct answer: D — S&P
S&P upgraded India to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' in August 2025; Morningstar DBRS upgraded India to 'BBB' from 'BBB (low)' in May 2025.
Consider the following statements about India's sovereign rating upgrades in 2025: 1. R&I's upgrade in September 2025 was the third upgrade of India by a sovereign rating agency that year. 2. R&I changed India's outlook from Stable to Positive. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct: it was the third upgrade of 2025, and R&I retained the Stable outlook while raising the rating to BBB+.
Which country's Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, announced his resignation on 7 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Japan
Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan, announced his resignation on 7 September 2025.
Shigeru Ishiba resigned as president of which party in September 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Liberal Democratic Party
Ishiba said he was stepping down as prime minister and as head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Before announcing his resignation in September 2025, Japan's PM Shigeru Ishiba said he had waited for the conclusion of which negotiations?
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Correct answer: A — Negotiations on US tariff measures
Ishiba said he waited until negotiations on US tariff measures reached a conclusion before stepping aside.
Consider the following statements about Shigeru Ishiba's resignation announced on 7 September 2025: 1. It followed his party's historic defeat in the July 2025 upper house election. 2. Ishiba said he would continue his duties until a successor was chosen. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Reuters, AP and the BBC reported that Ishiba faced pressure after the July 2025 election defeat and said he would continue his duties until a successor was selected. Both statements are correct.
China's military parade in Beijing on 3 September 2025 marked which anniversary?
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Correct answer: B — 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
The parade marked 80 years since Japan's defeat and the end of World War II.
Which two leaders flanked Xi Jinping at the Beijing military parade of 3 September 2025, in the first such gathering of the three countries' leaders?
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Correct answer: A — Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un
Reuters reported that Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un flanked Xi in the first such gathering of the three countries' leaders.
At the Beijing parade of 3 September 2025, Xi Jinping said the world faced a choice between:
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Correct answer: D — Peace and war
Reuters reported that Xi warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war in his keynote speech.
In September 2025, the CCI approved the acquisition of certain share capital and voting rights of YES Bank by which bank?
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Correct answer: D — Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The CCI approved the acquisition of certain share capital and voting rights of YES Bank by Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, which got CCI approval for a YES Bank stake in September 2025, has an offshore branch in India at:
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Correct answer: A — GIFT City, Gandhinagar
The CCI release says SMBC has branches in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai and an offshore branch in GIFT City, Gandhinagar.
Who led the all-party Indian delegation that visited Japan from 22 to 24 May 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Sanjay Kumar Jha
The delegation to Japan was led by MP Sanjay Kumar Jha.
Consider the following statements about the all-party delegation's visit to Japan in May 2025: 1. On 22 May the delegation met Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya. 2. The delegation called for giving effect to the UN Security Council press statement of 25 April 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the release on the visit.
What was the total value of the six ODA loan agreements India signed with JICA on 27 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — JPY 191.736 billion
The six loan agreements were worth JPY 191.736 billion in total.
Which project received the largest loan among the six Japanese ODA agreements signed on 27 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Delhi MRTS Project (Phase 4 Additional Corridors) (I)
The Delhi MRTS Phase 4 Additional Corridors (I) loan was the largest at JPY 79.726 billion.
Under the Japanese ODA loans signed on 27 March 2025, an aquaculture promotion and livelihood improvement project is in which State?
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Correct answer: C — Assam
The Assam State Aquaculture Promotion and Livelihood Improvement Project received JPY 3.580 billion.
Consider the following statements about the Japanese ODA loans signed on 27 March 2025: 1. Two of the six loans are for projects in Tamil Nadu. 2. The Punjab project financed under these loans is an urban transport project. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Tamil Nadu has two: the Chennai desalination plant and the TN Investment Promotion Program. The Punjab project is for biodiversity and natural resources conservation, not urban transport.
Keizai Doyukai, whose delegation met PM Narendra Modi on 27 March 2025, is an association of corporate executives from which country?
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Correct answer: B — Japan
Keizai Doyukai is the Japan Association of Corporate Executives; its delegation was led by Takeshi Niinami.
While meeting the Keizai Doyukai delegation on 27 March 2025, PM Modi highlighted which system developed in India to fast-track Japanese investments?
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Correct answer: C — Japan Plus
The PM highlighted the Japan Plus system, set up to facilitate and fast-track Japanese investment in India.
On 25 November 2024, envoys of five nations presented credentials to President Droupadi Murmu. Which of the following countries was NOT among them?
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Correct answer: D — France
PIB (President's Secretariat): credentials were presented by the Ambassadors of Ethiopia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Romania and the High Commissioner of Grenada. France was not among them.
Which country did Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcome as country coordinator for India in ASEAN and the ADMM-Plus forum for the next cycle (22 November 2024)?
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Correct answer: C — Philippines
PIB (Defence): Raksha Mantri welcomed the Philippines as country coordinator for India in ASEAN and ADMM-Plus for the next cycle.
In which city did Rajnath Singh attend the 11th ADMM-Plus in November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Vientiane
PIB (Defence): during his three-day stay in Vientiane, Lao PDR, Rajnath Singh attended the 11th ADMM-Plus.
The 2nd India-Japan Joint Service Staff Talks (JSST), concluded in New Delhi on 20 November 2024, were held between the Joint Staff of the Japan Self Defence Force and which Indian body?
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Correct answer: B — Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff
PIB (Defence): the 2nd JSST was held between HQ Integrated Defence Staff and the Joint Staff of the JSDF.
Who was the Indian co-chair of the 2nd India-Japan Joint Service Staff Talks in November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Air Vice Marshal Prashant Mohan
PIB (Defence): the talks were co-chaired by Assistant Chief of IDS Air Vice Marshal Prashant Mohan and Maj Gen Minamikawa Nobutaka of the JSDF.
In the India-Japan Memorandum of Implementation signed on 15 November 2024, what does UNICORN stand for?
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Correct answer: B — Unified Complex Radio Antenna
PIB (Defence): UNICORN is the Unified Complex Radio Antenna, a mast with integrated communication systems that improves stealth.
Which Indian company will co-develop the UNICORN mast with Japanese collaboration?
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Correct answer: A — Bharat Electronics Ltd
PIB (Defence): the UNICORN masts will be co-developed by Bharat Electronics Limited in India with Japanese collaboration.
Consider the following about the UNICORN Memorandum of Implementation (November 2024): 1. When implemented, it will be the first case of co-development / co-production of defence equipment between India and Japan. 2. It was signed in New Delhi. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (Defence): it will be the first India-Japan defence co-development / co-production case, and it was signed at the Embassy of India in Tokyo, not New Delhi. So only 1 is correct.
The Dragon Palace Temple, which marked its 25th anniversary on 15 November 2024, is located at:
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Correct answer: C — Kamptee, Nagpur
PIB (Culture): the 25th anniversary event was held at Kamptee, Nagpur.
Which Japanese organisation contributed to building the Dragon Palace Temple complex at Kamptee?
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Correct answer: B — Ogawa Society
PIB (Culture): the Ogawa Society of Japan contributed towards building the monastery complex and was represented by around 50 monks.