January 14, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
January 14, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
1. Bihar recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which organization to enhance disaster management?
a) Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)
b) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
c) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
d) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Answer: c) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
2. What is the primary objective of Bihar’s MoU with ISRO?
a) Building new space research centers in Bihar
b) Enhancing early warning systems for floods, droughts, and earthquakes
c) Conducting satellite launches from Bihar
d) Developing a space museum in Patna
Answer: b) Enhancing early warning systems for floods, droughts, and earthquakes
3. Who is the present Vice-Chairman of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA)?
a) Uday Kant
b) R.K. Singh
c) Rajiv Kumar
d) Satyendra Prasad
Answer: a) Uday Kant
4. What is the name of the newly launched initiative to boost India’s cleantech manufacturing?
a) Bharat Solar Mission
b) Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform
c) National Renewable Energy Initiative
d) India Green Economy Mission
Answer: b) Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform
5. Which Indian minister launched the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform?
a) Rajnath Singh
b) Piyush Goyal
c) Nitin Gadkari
d) Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer: b) Piyush Goyal
6. India will host the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) in which year?
a) 2025
b) 2026
c) 2027
d) 2028
Answer: b) 2026
7. India recently joined which UN committee related to data science and big data?
a) UN Committee on Artificial Intelligence
b) UN Committee on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics
c) UN Data Protection and Cybersecurity Committee
d) UN Global Innovation and Research Committee
Answer: b) UN Committee on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics
8. What is the name of the cold-weather clothing system developed by DRDO for the Indian Army?
a) Arctic Shield
b) HimKavach
c) IceGuard
d) SnowShield
Answer: b) HimKavach
9. What is India’s projected economic growth rate for 2025, according to the UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects Report?
a) 5.5%
b) 6.2%
c) 6.6%
d) 7.1%
Answer: c) 6.6%
10. What is the theme of National Youth Day 2025 in India?
a) Youth for Innovation and Growth
b) Youth for a Sustainable Future: Shaping the Nation with Resilience and Responsibility
c) Young India Rising: A Vision for 2047
d) Youth and Digital India: Transforming the Nation
Answer: b) Youth for a Sustainable Future: Shaping the Nation with Resilience and Responsibility
11. The Z-Morh Tunnel, recently inaugurated in Jammu & Kashmir, is built in which district?
a) Baramulla
b) Anantnag
c) Ganderbal
d) Pulwama
Answer: c) Ganderbal
12. What is the total length of the Z-Morh Tunnel?
a) 5.2 km
b) 6.5 km
c) 7.1 km
d) 8.0 km
Answer: b) 6.5 km
13. What is the primary purpose of the Z-Morh Tunnel?
a) Boost agricultural trade
b) Improve all-weather connectivity between Srinagar and Sonamarg
c) Facilitate military movements
d) Create a new railway corridor
Answer: b) Improve all-weather connectivity between Srinagar and Sonamarg
14. The ‘Kalagram’ initiative was launched in which major Indian event?
a) Republic Day Parade 2025
b) Maha Kumbh Mela 2025
c) G20 Summit 2025
d) International Film Festival of India 2025
Answer: b) Maha Kumbh Mela 2025
15. Which organization developed the ‘Himkavach’ extreme cold-weather clothing system for Indian soldiers?
a) Indian Army
b) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
c) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
d) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Answer: c) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
16. The Himkavach system is designed to withstand temperatures as low as?
a) -20°C
b) -40°C
c) -50°C
d) -60°C
Answer: d) -60°C
17. Neeraj Chopra was recently named the world’s best men’s javelin thrower by which publication?
a) The Guardian
b) Sports Illustrated
c) Track and Field News
d) ESPN
Answer: c) Track and Field News
18. Who has been sworn in as the President of Venezuela for the third consecutive term?
a) Juan Guaidó
b) Hugo Chávez
c) Nicolás Maduro
d) Leopoldo López
Answer: c) Nicolás Maduro
19. National Youth Day is celebrated in India on which date?
a) January 10
b) January 12
c) January 14
d) January 16
Answer: b) January 12
20. South India’s first Infectious Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (IRDL) will be set up in which state?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Telangana
d) Karnataka
Answer: d) Karnataka
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