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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