April 29, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

April 29, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. What does a lower Gini Index value indicate?

A) Higher income inequality
B) Lower economic growth
C) Reduced income inequality
D) Increased poverty

Answer: C) Reduced income inequality

2. Which initiative is primarily aimed at addressing malnutrition in India?

A) Jal Jeevan Mission
B) Poshan Abhiyan
C) Samagra Shiksha
D) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Answer: B) Poshan Abhiyan

3. According to the World Bank, what is one major projected urbanization challenge for India by 2036?

A) Complete electrification
B) Urban unemployment is doubling
C) 600 million people live in cities
D) Reduction in slum areas

Answer: C) 600 million people living in cities

4. What was the percentage of extreme poverty in India in 2022-23?

A) 5.6%
B) 3.1%
C) 2.3%
D) 1.7%

Answer: C) 2.3%

5. Which article of the Indian Constitution mandates the election of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

A) Article 93
B) Article 94
C) Article 95
D) Article 122

Answer: A) Article 93

6. What is the majority required to remove the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from office?

A) Simple Majority
B) Absolute Majority
C) Effective Majority
D) Special Majority

Answer: C) Effective Majority

7. Which court case ruled that decisions of the Deputy Speaker under the Tenth Schedule are subject to judicial review?

A) Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980)
B) Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu (1992)
C) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
D) Nabam Rebia v. Deputy Speaker (2016)

Answer: B) Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu (1992)

8. Which of the following is a constitutional implication of the prolonged vacancy of the Deputy Speaker post in the Lok Sabha?

A) It violates Article 122 of the Constitution.
B) It is considered a procedural irregularity with no legal consequence.
C) It violates Article 93, which mandates the timely election of the Deputy Speaker.
D) It is permitted if agreed upon by the Speaker and the ruling party.

Answer: C) It violates Article 93, which mandates the timely election of the Deputy Speaker.

9. Which of the following antibiotics is banned due to its use as a growth promoter and its potential to undermine last-resort human treatments?

A) Amoxicillin
B) Gentamicin
C) Colistin
D) Chloramphenicol

Answer: C) Colistin

10. Which of the following campaigns in India discourages the over-the-counter sale of antibiotics labeled with a red line?

A) Swachh Bharat Mission
B) National Health Mission
C) Red Line Campaign
D) Ayushman Bharat Yojana

Answer: C) Red Line Campaign

11. Which legal provision in India restricts the over-the-counter sale of specific antibiotics?

A) Article 370
B) Schedule H and H1 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act
C) Essential Commodities Act
D) POCSO Act

Answer: B) Schedule H and H1 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act

12. Which of the following is the correct order of Padma Awards in terms of highest to lowest civilian honor?

A) Padma Bhushan > Padma Vibhushan > Padma Shri
B) Padma Shri > Padma Bhushan > Padma Vibhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan > Padma Bhushan > Padma Shri
D) Padma Bhushan > Padma Shri > Padma Vibhushan

Answer: C) Padma Vibhushan > Padma Bhushan > Padma Shri

13. Who among the following received the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 2025 for contributions to the automobile industry?

A) Pankaj Patel
B) Osamu Suzuki
C) Sushil Kumar Modi
D) Vinod Dham

Answer: B) Osamu Suzuki

14. Which of the following Padma Bhushan awardees in 2025 is known for hockey contributions?

A) P.R. Sreejesh
B) S. Ajith Kumar
C) Pankaj Udhas
D) Shekhar Kapur

Answer: A) P.R. Sreejesh

15. Which of the following 2025 Padma Bhushan awardees is associated with Tamil cinema?

A) Shekhar Kapur
B) S. Ajith Kumar
C) Nandamuri Balakrishna
D) Pankaj Udhas

Answer: B) S. Ajith Kumar

16. What is the primary objective of the Madhya Pradesh Biofuel Scheme 2025?

A) To promote electric vehicles in urban areas
B) To increase solar energy generation
C) To boost production and use of Compressed Biogas (CBG)
D) To export biofuels to neighboring countries

Answer: C) To boost production and use of Compressed Biogas (CBG)

17. Which national initiative aims to produce 15 million metric tons (MMT) of CBG by 2025?

A) PM JI-VAN Yojana
B) EBP Programme
C) Biodiesel Blending Mandate
D) SATAT Scheme

Answer: D) SATAT Scheme

18. Under the scheme, what is the maximum infrastructure grant available for setting up biofuel plants in Madhya Pradesh?

A) ₹1 crore
B) ₹3 crore
C) ₹5 crore
D) ₹10 crore

Answer: C) ₹5 crore

19. Which country is the main funding partner of the AIM4NatuRe initiative?

A) United States
B) Germany
C) United Kingdom
D) Canada

Answer: C) United Kingdom

20. Which international framework does AIM4NatuRe support, particularly its Target 2?

A) Paris Agreement
B) Ramsar Convention
C) Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
D) Bonn Challenge

Answer: C) Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework