Current Affairs Quiz – January 2025By biplabsrk35@gmail.com / March 31, 2025 Current Affairs Quiz – January 2025 1 / 70 Which district of West Bengal is home to Eastern India’s first astronomical observatory? Jalpaiguri Birbhum Bankura Purulia 2 / 70 Which country won the 3rd SABA Women’s Basketball Championship title 2025? Nepal Maldives India Sri Lanka 3 / 70 Which state government has launched the ‘Project Hifazat’ on International Women’s Day? Odisha Bihar Haryana Punjab 4 / 70 Crassolabium dhritiae, that was recently seen in news, belongs to which species? Snake Spider Bee Nematode 5 / 70 Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? Gujarat Maharashtra Goa Karnataka 6 / 70 Recently, where was the regional conference on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ held? Chennai Hyderabad New Delhi Bengaluru 7 / 70 White Island or Whakaari is an active composite stratovolcano located in which country? New Zealand Indonesia Malaysia Australia 8 / 70 Which state government has recently launched Chief Minister Single Women Self-Employment Scheme? Jharkhand Karnataka Uttarakhand Odisha 9 / 70 Which country launched the world’s largest Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) technology? India China Russia Israel 10 / 70 The Boda Tyohar festival is celebrated by which tribe in Himachal Pradesh? Lahauli Tribe Hatti Tribe Khampa Tribe Swangla Tribe 11 / 70 Which ministry has launched the initiatives PRABHAAV Factbook and Bharat Startup Grand Challenge? Ministry of Finance Ministry of MSMEs Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Commerce and Industry 12 / 70 Which institution has developed the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT)? Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune None of the Above 13 / 70 Which traditional Bosnian song was included in UNESCO’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural heritage recently? Yerakina Sevdalinka Ottoman Melody ] Kalinka 14 / 70 ‘Kota Cares initiative’ is associated with which state? Jharkhand Rajasthan Gujarat Bihar 15 / 70 Which ministry has launched the Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats initiative? Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry of Women and Child Development Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Home Affairs 16 / 70 Vaigai River, which was seen in news, lies in which state? Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Karnataka Kerala 17 / 70 India’s first World Peace Center has been inaugurated in which city? New Delhi Pune Gurugram Chandigarh 18 / 70 What is Ruellia elegans that was recently mentioned in news? Spider Invasive plant species Bacteria Virus 19 / 70 Which three UNESCO World Heritage Sites are included in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ)? Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri Hampi, Elephanta Caves, and Ajanta Caves India Gate, Victoria Memorial, and Gateway of India Qutub Minar, Red Fort, and Humayun’s Tomb 20 / 70 Exercise KHANJAR is conducted between India and which country?? Japan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Australia 21 / 70 Siachen Glacier, which was seen in news, is located in which mountain range? Karakoram Range Pir Panjal Range Zanskar Range None of the Above 22 / 70 A bar-headed goose, a rare migratory bird, was recently spotted in which state? Assam Gujarat Arunachal Pradesh Haryana 23 / 70 Which institute has developed bacterial enzyme-based solution to degrade plasticizers? IIT Roorkee IIT Madras IIT Bombay IIT Kanpur 24 / 70 The Uttar Pradesh government launched the All India Radio’s special FM channel ‘Kumbhvani’ in which city? Prayagraj Gorakhpur Ayodhya Varanasi 25 / 70 Which organization recently successfully conducted the hot test on a semi-cryogenic engine (SE2000)? Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) 26 / 70 Which national park in Madhya Pradesh has been declared as the 58th tiger reserve of India? None of the Above Panna National park Madhav National Park Kuno National Park 27 / 70 Where was India’s first ancient Stitched Ship launched recently? Tamil Nadu Odisha Andhra Pradesh Goa 28 / 70 Which country won the 3rd SABA Women’s Basketball Championship title 2025? Sri Lanka Maldives Nepal India 29 / 70 Which state government has launched the Rapid Immunisation Skill Enhancement’ (RISE) app to to improve vaccination programs? Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Haryana Bihar 30 / 70 What is the theme of the ‘Sanskriti Utsava’ organized by Uttar Pradesh in 2025? Cultural Unity in Diversity Hamari Sanskriti-Hamari Pehchaan Preserving Classical Arts Sanskriti se hi Pehchaan 31 / 70 Which country is the host of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit 2025? Russia China France india 32 / 70 The 23rd Divya Kala Mela was organized in which city from January 9 to 19, 2025? Indore, Madhya Pradesh Jaipur, Rajasthan Vadodara, Gujarat Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 33 / 70 Which bank has launched Project HAKK (Hawai Anubhavi Kalyan Kendra) to support Indian Air Force veterans? HDFC Bank UCO Bank Axis Bank ICICI Bank 34 / 70 Which organization released the report titled “Embracing the Quantum Economy: A Pathway for Business Leaders”? United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) World Economic Forum (WEF) International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank 35 / 70 “Shaurya Vedanam Utsav” was held in which state recently? Gujarat Bihar Jharkhand Rajasthan 36 / 70 Gangasagar Mela is a religious festival held in which state annually? Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh West Bengal Bihar 37 / 70 Which country is the host of Sea Dragon 2025 naval exercise? United States China Australia Japan 38 / 70 Which city has been proposed for the establishment of India’s first integrated API, Green Hydrogen, and 2G Ethanol manufacturing facility? Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Indore, Madhya Pradesh Solan, Himachal Pradesh Jaisalmer, Rajasthan 39 / 70 International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness is observed annually on which day? March 4 March 6 March 3 March 5 40 / 70 Which state government has recently launched the “Advanced Cybersecurity Operations Centre” (SOC) to strengthen cybersecurity? Jharkhand Kerala Maharashtra Karnataka 41 / 70 Which institute has developed framework to protect infrastructure against ballistic missiles? IIT Ahmedabad IIT Roorkee IIT Madras IIT Bombay 42 / 70 ‘Diyaslai’ is the autobiography of which Nobel Peace Prize laureate? S. Chandrasekhar Malala Yousafzai Mother Teresa Kailash Satyarthi 43 / 70 Which country has joined the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics in January 2025? Bhutan Bangladesh Myanmar India 44 / 70 “Golden Dome” is a missile defence programme of which country? Japan India United States Iran 45 / 70 WhicUnited Kingdom (UK)h country is the host of European leaders’ summit 2025? United Kingdom (UK) Belgium Finland France 46 / 70 Which Indian municipal corporation became India’s first local body to include a climate chapter in its budget? Mumbai Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Bengaluru Municipal Corporation Delhi Municipal Corporation 47 / 70 Yadgir Fort, which was seen in news, is located in which state? Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Karnataka Tamil Nadu 48 / 70 Who won the men’s doubles title at the Chile Open 2025 tennis tournament? Laslo Djere and Sum Rithvik Bollipalli and Nicolas Barrientos Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez Ramkumar Ramanathan and Mukund Sasikumar 49 / 70 Philadelphi Corridor, which was seen in the news, is located along the border of Gaza and which country? Iran Saudi Arabia Egypt Iraq 50 / 70 The ancient Umamaheshwara metal sculpture has been found in which state recently? Odisha Gujarat Maharashtra Karnataka 51 / 70 Which countries have been excluded from the FIFA World Cup 2026? China, Japan, South Korea Ukraine, France, Brazil Italy, Iran and Kuwait Pakistan, Russia, Congo 52 / 70 Where was India’s first glass bridge inaugurated? Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Kochi, Kerala Porbandar, Gujarat 53 / 70 Which city is the host of Kho Kho World Cup 2025? Chennai New Delhi Hyderabad Bengaluru 54 / 70 Kanwar Lake, that was recently seen in news, is located in which state? Madhya Pradesh Odisha Gujarat Bihar 55 / 70 Which ministry has launched the One Nation-One Port Process (ONOP)? Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Finance Ministry of Defence Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways 56 / 70 Which day is observed as National Safety Day every year? March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 57 / 70 Which institution has launched ‘Payodhi’, a human milk bank for critically ill preterm babies? NIMHANS, Bengaluru JIPMER, Puducherry PGIMER, Chandigarh AIIMS, New Delhi 58 / 70 Which city is the host of 42nd National Senior Rowing Championship 2025? Shimla Dehradun Pune Bhopal 59 / 70 Which institute has developed a new technique to enhance next-generation lighting? Indian Institute of Science (IISc) National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay 60 / 70 The Geological Survey of India (GSI) operates under which ministry? Ministry of Finance Ministry of Earth Science Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Mines 61 / 70 Yamandú Orsi has become the new president of which country in March 2025? Bolivia Colombia Guyana Uruguay 62 / 70 Which country has officially declared English as its national language in March 2025? New Zealand India Australia United States 63 / 70 Where was the SIAM’s 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Circularity held recently? Chennai New Delhi Bengaluru Hyderabad 64 / 70 As per recent report, which state has emerged as the national leader in mangrove afforestation under the ‘MISHTI’ scheme? Karnataka Gujarat Andhra Pradesh Odisha 65 / 70 Which country Vhas discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater? Australia Germany Russia Chile 66 / 70 Who were the recipients of National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards 2025? None of the Above Mahesh Vyas, Nikel Kumari and Kamlesh Patel Manoranjan Sahu, K. Rajagopalan and Saurabh Dwivedi Tara Chand Sharma, Maya Ram Uniyal and Sameer Govind Jamadagni 67 / 70 What is “Bollgard-3” that was recently mentioned in news? Submarine Asteroid Invasive plant Pest-resistant genetically modified (GM) cotton 68 / 70 What kind of disease is Neonatal Sepsis that was recently seen in news? A skin infection in newborns Blood infection Respiratory disease A genetic disorder 69 / 70 The Taurus KEPD-350 missile is jointly developed by Germany and which country? Japan Sweden Australia China 70 / 70 Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? Karnataka Maharashtra Gujarat Goa Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz