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January 16, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

January 16, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

 

1. Who was sworn in as Venezuela’s President for a third term amid election controversy?

a) Juan Guaidó
b) Nicolás Maduro
c) Edmundo Gonzalez
d) Hugo Chávez

Answer: b) Nicolás Maduro

2. Which international event did the Indian Minister of Textiles inaugurate in Frankfurt, Germany?

a) India Fashion Expo
b) Heimtextil 2025
c) Global Textile Summit
d) Bharat Tex 2025

Answer: b) Heimtextil 2025

3. The 3rd edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam will be held in which city?

a) Chennai
b) Madurai
c) Varanasi
d) Ayodhya

Answer: d) Ayodhya

4. Which temple was inaugurated by PM Modi in Navi Mumbai?

a) Somnath Temple
b) ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Madanmohanji Temple
c) Akshardham Temple
d) Kedarnath Temple

Answer: b) ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Madanmohanji Temple

5. According to a Crisil report, India’s GDP growth for FY25 is expected to reach?

a) 6.0%
b) 6.4%
c) 6.7%
d) 7.0%

Answer: c) 6.7%

6. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Bombay High Court in 2025?

a) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
b) Justice Alok Aradhe
c) Justice Sanjay Karol
d) Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

Answer: b) Justice Alok Aradhe

7. India’s sixth and eastern India’s first astronomical observatory was inaugurated in which state?

a) Assam
b) West Bengal
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand

Answer: b) West Bengal

8. What is the name of India’s first counter-drone micro-missile system successfully tested?

a) Agni Prime
b) Bhargavastra
c) Astra-2
d) Rudram-1

Answer: b) Bhargavastra

9. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the expansion of CISF with how many new battalions?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 5

Answer: b) 2

10. When is National Startup Day celebrated in India?

a) January 14
b) January 15
c) January 16
d) January 17

Answer: c) January 16

11. Which warships and submarine were recently dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai?

a) INS Kolkata, INS Vikrant, INS Arihant
b) INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, INS Vagsheer
c) INS Chennai, INS Delhi, INS Khanderi
d) INS Mysore, INS Shivalik, INS Sindhughosh

Answer: b) INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, INS Vagsheer

12. What is the name of the last submarine of the P75 Scorpene project?

a) INS Sindhughosh
b) INS Shankul
c) INS Vagsheer
d) INS Khanderi

Answer: c) INS Vagsheer

13. The ‘Utkarsh’ vessel, launched by the Indian Navy on 13 January 2025, is built by which shipyard?

a) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
b) Cochin Shipyard Limited
c) L&T Shipyard
d) Goa Shipyard Limited

Answer: c) L&T Shipyard

14. How many new battalions have been added to the CISF fleet as per the Ministry of Home Affairs’ latest approval?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 5

Answer: b) 2

15. Where has the headquarters of the newly inaugurated National Turmeric Board been set up?

a) Nagpur, Maharashtra
b) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
c) Nizamabad, Telangana
d) Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Answer: c) Nizamabad, Telangana

16. Who has been appointed as the first Chairman of the National Turmeric Board?

a) Palle Ganga Reddy
b) Ramesh Chand
c) R.K. Singh
d) K. Rajesh Kumar

Answer: a) Palle Ganga Reddy

17. What is the theme of Indian Army Day 2025?

a) Nation First, Always First
b) Samartha Bharat, Saksham Sena
c) Warriors of the Nation
d) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan

Answer: b) Samartha Bharat, Saksham Sena

18. In which city was the Indian Army Day Parade 2025 held?

a) New Delhi
b) Pune
c) Bengaluru
d) Jaipur

Answer: b) Pune

19. The first edition of the Kho Kho World Cup 2025 was inaugurated at which venue?

a) Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
b) Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
c) Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
d) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai

Answer: b) Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

20. Which Indian state recently became the 34th to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)?

a) Odisha
b) West Bengal
c) Punjab
d) Telangana

Answer: a) Odisha

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