April 17, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

April 17, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. India’s trade deficit with which country reached USD 99.2 billion in FY 2024–25?

A) United States
B) United Arab Emirates
C) China
D) Russia

Answer: C) China

2. Which export destination recorded the highest-ever exports from India in FY 2024–25?

A) UAE
B) United States
C) China
D) Japan

Answer: B) United States

3. What was the total value of India’s exports of goods and services in FY 2024–25?

A) USD 778.13 billion
B) USD 437.42 billion
C) USD 820.93 billion
D) USD 915.19 billion

Answer: C) USD 820.93 billion

4. According to the WTO, what is the projected growth rate for global services trade in 2025?

A) 0.2%
B) 2.5%
C) 4%
D) 6.85%

Answer: C) 4%

5. Which regulatory authority must approve FDCs in India before state regulators can grant licenses?

A) ICMR
B) NITI Aayog
C) Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)
D) Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission

Answer: C) Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)

6. FDCs classified under Category IV include combinations where:

A) All drugs are already approved with well-known effects
B) All drugs are generic only
C) At least one ingredient is a new drug and requires extensive trials
D) The combination has only vitamins and supplements

Answer: C) At least one ingredient is a new drug and requires extensive trials

7. Which category of FDCs involves drugs already approved but combined in a new dosage or modified release form?

A) Category I
B) Category II
C) Category III
D) Category IV

Answer: C) Category III

8. Which state ranked first overall in the India Justice Report (IJR) 2025?

A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: C) Karnataka

9. Which state recorded the highest proportion of women in its police force?

A) Delhi
B) Bihar
C) Gujarat
D) Maharashtra

Answer: B) Bihar

10. What is the national per capita spending on legal aid in India, as per IJR 2025?

A) ₹50
B) ₹1,275
C) ₹182
D) ₹6

Answer: D) ₹6

11. Which state has the most overcrowded prisons, according to IJR 2025?

A) Gujarat
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Delhi

Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh

12. What is the main goal of the Global Pandemic Treaty?

A) Promote privatized vaccine manufacturing
B) Strengthen global response to future pandemics
C) Enforce lockdowns globally
D) Expand the WHO’s legal powers over national governments

Answer: B) Strengthen global response to future pandemics

13. What approach does the treaty emphasize for preventing future pandemics?

A) Herd Immunity Approach
B) One Health Approach
C) Vaccine-Only Strategy
D) Quarantine-Oriented Framework

Answer: B) One Health Approach

14. What controversial article in the treaty focused on technology transfer to developing countries?

A) Article 7
B) Article 9
C) Article 11
D) Article 15

Answer: C) Article 11

15. What was the Supreme Court’s key ruling in the Varshatai w/o Sanjay Bagade vs State of Maharashtra case?

A) Urdu was declared a religious language
B) Only Marathi should be used on municipal signboards in Maharashtra
C) The use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Patur, Maharashtra, was upheld
D) Urdu was removed from the list of Scheduled Languages

Answer: C) The use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Patur, Maharashtra, was upheld

16. According to the Supreme Court, what is the nature of the Urdu language?

A) A foreign language
B) A language linked only with Islamic practices
C) An Indo-Aryan language born in India
D) A derivative of Arabic only

Answer: C) An Indo-Aryan language born in India

17. Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees minorities the right to conserve their language, script, or culture?

A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 29
D) Article 348

Answer: C) Article 29

18. Which Indian state has the highest proportion of Urdu speakers as per the 2001 Census?

A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka

Answer: D) Karnataka

19. Who has been officially recommended as the successor to Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna?

A) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
B) Justice N.V. Ramana
C) Justice B.R. Gavai
D) Justice U.U. Lalit

Answer: C) Justice B.R. Gavai

20. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is the Chief Justice of India appointed?

A) Article 124
B) Article 226
C) Article 32
D) Article 44

Answer: A) Article 124