January 13, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
January 13, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
1. Where was the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025 held?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Patna
d) Bengaluru
Answer: b) New Delhi
2. Who organized the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025?
a) Ministry of Education
b) Department of Youth Affairs
c) NITI Aayog
d) Ministry of Culture
Answer: b) Department of Youth Affairs
3. Which endangered bird species was recently spotted in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve?
a) Great Indian Bustard
b) Night Heron
c) Sarus Crane
d) Bengal Florican
Answer: b) Night Heron
4. What is the scientific name of the Night Heron bird spotted in Bihar?
a) Ardea alba
b) Egretta garzetta
c) Oronosa magnifica
d) Nycticorax nycticorax
Answer: c) Oronosa magnifica
5. What is the new sex ratio at birth in Haryana as of 2024?
a) 920 females per 1,000 males
b) 910 females per 1,000 males
c) 930 females per 1,000 males
d) 900 females per 1,000 males
Answer: b) 910 females per 1,000 males
6. Where will the AI Action Summit 2025 be held?
a) Berlin, Germany
b) New York, USA
c) Paris, France
d) Tokyo, Japan
Answer: c) Paris, France
7. Which two companies have partnered to provide insurance for devotees at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025?
a) SBI & LIC
b) PhonePe & ICICI Lombard
c) HDFC & Bajaj Allianz
d) Paytm & Tata AIG
Answer: b) PhonePe & ICICI Lombard
8. Which book will Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch as part of the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025?
a) Bharat @100
b) Coffee Table Book
c) Young India Rising
d) Future of India
Answer: b) Coffee Table Book
9. Who has been appointed chairman of the advisory board of Equal and OneMoney?
a) Justice S.A. Bobde
b) Justice B.N. Srikrishna
c) Justice N.V. Ramana
d) Justice Dipak Misra
Answer: b) Justice B.N. Srikrishna
10. Renowned playback singer P. Jayachandran, who recently passed away, won the National Award for which song?
a) “Shiva Shankara Sharana Sarva Vibho”
b) “Jai Ho”
c) “Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon”
d) “Sundari Kannal Oru Sethi”
Answer: a) “Shiva Shankara Sharana Sarva Vibho”
11. Which state recently launched the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’ to provide insurance for all?
a) Maharashtra
b) Goa
c) Haryana
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: b) Goa
12. What is the main objective of the ‘Bima Sakhi Yojana’?
a) Providing free medical insurance for all residents
b) Offering financial assistance to farmers
c) Empowering women through insurance training and employment
d) Supporting startups with government funds
Answer: c) Empowering women through insurance training and employment
13. What is the expected GDP growth rate of India in 2025, according to the UN WESP report?
a) 5.8%
b) 6.0%
c) 6.6%
d) 7.2%
Answer: c) 6.6%
14. Which major space mission is ISRO planning to launch in 2025?
a) Chandrayaan-4
b) Gaganyaan’s first unmanned orbital mission
c) Aditya-L2
d) Mars Orbiter Mission 2
Answer: b) Gaganyaan’s first unmanned orbital mission
15. The NISAR satellite, a collaboration between ISRO and NASA, is mainly designed for which purpose?
a) Deep space exploration
b) Climate and disaster monitoring
c) Internet connectivity
d) Military surveillance
Answer: b) Climate and disaster monitoring
16. What is the rank of India in the Henley Passport Index 2025?
a) 80th
b) 85th
c) 90th
d) 95th
Answer: b) 85th
17. What is the theme of World Hindi Day 2025?
a) Hindi for Digital India
b) Hindi as a Global Language
c) A Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride
d) Hindi in Education and Research
Answer: c) A Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride
18. Which Indian doctor was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2025?
a) Dr. Naresh Trehan
b) Dr. Devi Shetty
c) Dr. Syed Anwar Khurshid
d) Dr. Sudhir Srivastava
Answer: c) Dr. Syed Anwar Khurshid
19. The ‘Har Ghar Connectivity Scheme’ is being implemented in which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Bihar
Answer: b) Haryana
20. Who has been elected as the new President of Lebanon in 2025?
a) Michel Aoun
b) Saad Hariri
c) Joseph Aoun
d) Hassan Diab
Answer: c) Joseph Aoun
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