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Years, Decades and Words of the Year: BPSC Prelims MCQs

34 practice questions on Years, Decades and Words of the Year. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year 2025 is:

   1. ARage bait
   2. BVibe coding
   3. CBrat
   4. DSlop
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Who coined the term "vibe coding", Collins' Word of the Year 2025?

   1. AAndrej Karpathy
   2. BSam Altman
   3. CSatya Nadella
   4. DDemis Hassabis
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2025 is:

   1. ADemure
   2. BManifest
   3. CHallucinate
   4. DParasocial
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Oxford's Word of the Year 2025 is:

   1. ARizz
   2. BRage bait
   3. CGoblin mode
   4. DBrain rot
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2025 is:

   1. ASlop
   2. BGaslighting
   3. CAuthentic
   4. DPolarization
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Dictionary.com's Word of the Year 2025 is:

   1. AHallucinate
   2. BWoman
   3. C67 ("six-seven")
   4. DDemure
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which dictionary chose "brain rot" as its Word of the Year 2024?

   1. AMerriam-Webster
   2. BCollins
   3. CCambridge
   4. DOxford
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Match the dictionary with its Word of the Year 2025:

   List-I (dictionary)	List-II (word)
   A. Collins	1. Parasocial
   B. Cambridge	2. Slop
   C. Merriam-Webster	3. Vibe coding
   D. Oxford	4. Rage bait

   1. AA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
   2. BA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
   3. CA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
   4. DA-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which of the following is a UN International Year for 2026?

   1. AInternational Year of the Woman Farmer
   2. BInternational Year of Camelids
   3. CInternational Year of Quantum Science and Technology
   4. DInternational Year of Millets
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, 2026, was proposed by:

    1. AIndia
    2. BMongolia
    3. CKenya
    4. DKazakhstan
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which UN agency leads the International Year of the Woman Farmer, 2026?

    1. AThe World Food Programme (WFP)
    2. BUN Women
    3. CThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
    4. DThe International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. Current Affairs 2025–26

    2025 was declared by the UN as the International Year of all of the following EXCEPT:

    1. AQuantum Science and Technology
    2. BGlaciers' Preservation
    3. CCooperatives
    4. DMillets
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. Current Affairs 2025–26

    What was the theme of the International Year of Cooperatives, 2025?

    1. ACooperatives Build a Better World
    2. BSahkar se Samriddhi
    3. CCooperatives for Sustainable Development
    4. DTogether for a Fairer Future
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, 2025, was proposed by:

    1. ANepal
    2. BTajikistan
    3. CSwitzerland
    4. DChile
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The International Year of Peace and Trust, 2025, was proposed by:

    1. AKazakhstan
    2. BUzbekistan
    3. CTurkmenistan
    4. DKyrgyzstan
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The UN declared 2023 as the International Year of:

    1. APulses, on India's proposal
    2. BCamelids, on Bolivia's proposal
    3. CQuinoa, on Bolivia's proposal
    4. DMillets, on India's proposal
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which is the UN's first-ever Decade dedicated to sustainable transport?

    1. A2025–2034
    2. B2026–2035
    3. C2030–2039
    4. D2021–2030
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The UN Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences covers:

    1. A2021–2030
    2. B2022–2032
    3. C2025–2034
    4. D2026–2035
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following UN Decades is for 2021–2030?

    1. AThe Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
    2. BThe Decade of Sustainable Transport
    3. CThe Decade of Indigenous Languages
    4. DThe Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The International Decade of Indigenous Languages runs from:

    1. A2019 to 2028
    2. B2021 to 2030
    3. C2025 to 2034
    4. D2022 to 2032
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development runs from:

    1. A2025 to 2034
    2. B2026 to 2035
    3. C2021 to 2030
    4. D2024 to 2033
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which UN Decade, 2025–2034, deals with a hazard that affects dry regions such as Rajasthan?

    1. AWater for Sustainable Development
    2. BCombating Sand and Dust Storms
    3. CDesertification and Land Degradation
    4. DDisaster Risk Reduction
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The UN DESA report "World Urbanization Prospects" is published by:

    1. Athe World Bank
    2. BUNDP
    3. CUN DESA
    4. DUN-Habitat
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which word did Cambridge Dictionary choose as its Word of the Year 2024?

    1. AManifest
    2. BDemure
    3. CBrat
    4. DPolarization
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Brat", meaning confident, independent and pleasure-seeking, was the 2024 Word of the Year of:

    1. AOxford
    2. BCambridge Dictionary
    3. CMerriam-Webster
    4. DCollins Dictionary
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which dictionary chose "demure" as its Word of the Year 2024?

    1. ACollins English Dictionary
    2. BDictionary.com
    3. COxford
    4. DCambridge Dictionary
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2024 was:

    1. AAuthentic
    2. BSlop
    3. CGaslighting
    4. DPolarization
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Parasocial", Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2025, describes:

    1. Aa one-sided bond with a celebrity, character or AI
    2. Blow-quality content made in bulk by AI
    3. Cwriting code by giving AI plain instructions
    4. Dcontent made to make people angry online
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Slop", Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2025, means:

    1. Aa one-sided bond with a celebrity
    2. Ba slang word with no fixed meaning
    3. Clow-quality content made in bulk by AI
    4. Donline content made to provoke anger
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "67" ("six-seven"), Dictionary.com's Word of the Year 2025, came from:

    1. Athe song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by the rapper Skrilla
    2. Bthe number of countries in a 2025 treaty
    3. Ca mathematics meme on TikTok
    4. Da famous basketball player's shirt number
    Answer and explanation →

31. 31. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which UN International Year was 2024?

    1. AThe International Year of Millets
    2. BThe International Year of Camelids
    3. CThe International Year of Cooperatives
    4. DThe International Year of Glaciers' Preservation
    Answer and explanation →

32. 32. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following is NOT a UN International Year for 2026?

    1. AThe International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development
    2. BThe International Year of the Woman Farmer
    3. CThe International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
    4. DThe International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
    Answer and explanation →

33. 33. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which UN Decades run from 2021 to 2030?

    1. ACombating Sand and Dust Storms, Water for Sustainable Development, and Family Farming
    2. BSustainable Transport, Cryospheric Sciences, and Indigenous Languages
    3. CEcosystem Restoration, Healthy Ageing, and Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
    4. DSciences for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Transport, and Healthy Ageing
    Answer and explanation →

34. 34. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which UN International Year is 2027?

    1. AThe International Year of Camelids
    2. BThe International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence
    3. CThe International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism
    4. DThe International Year of the Woman Farmer
    Answer and explanation →