January 17, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
January 17, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
1. Which ancient wall in Bihar is being mapped using Lidar technology under ISRO’s supervision?
a) Great Wall of Patna
b) Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir
c) Nalanda Stone Fort
d) Vaishali Defense Wall
Answer: b) Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir
2. How old is the Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir?
a) 1,500 years
b) 2,000 years
c) 2,600 years
d) 3,000 years
Answer: c) 2,600 years
3. Which country will have a ‘dual year’ celebration with India in 2026 for cultural and AI advancements?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Germany
d) Japan
Answer: b) Spain
4. India recently became the fourth country in the world to achieve space docking under which mission?
a) Aditya-L1
b) SPADEX
c) Chandrayaan-4
d) Gaganyaan-1
Answer: b) SPADEX
5. Which organization led the space docking experiment (SPADEX) in India?
a) DRDO
b) HAL
c) ISRO
d) BARC
Answer: c) ISRO
6. What is the main purpose of India’s SPADEX mission?
a) Human spaceflight testing
b) Mars surface exploration
c) Spacecraft docking and power transfer
d) Deep space communication
Answer: c) Spacecraft docking and power transfer
7. Which Indian space-tech startups recently launched satellites with SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission?
a) Pixxel, Digantara, XDLINX Space Labs
b) Astrome, Agnikul, Skyroot
c) Bellatrix, Dhruva Space, Anant Tech
d) Team Indus, SatSure, Exseed Space
Answer: a) Pixxel, Digantara, XDLINX Space Labs
8. Which exercise was conducted by the Indian Armed Forces from January 16-19, 2025?
a) Exercise Desert Storm
b) Exercise Vayu Shakti
c) Exercise Devil Strike
d) Exercise Shatrujeet
Answer: c) Exercise Devil Strike
9. Where was the new ISKCON Sri Sri Radha Mohan Temple inaugurated by PM Modi?
a) Delhi
b) Varanasi
c) Pune
d) Navi Mumbai
Answer: d) Navi Mumbai
10. Which program was recently launched at seven major Indian airports for seamless immigration?
a) Swagat Yatra Scheme
b) Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program (FTI-TTP)
c) Bharat International Travel Gateway
d) Digital Passenger Check-in System
Answer: b) Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program (FTI-TTP)
11. Who inaugurated the ‘Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program’ (FTI-TTP) on 16th January 2025?
a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
b) Union Home Minister Amit Shah
c) Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
d) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer: b) Union Home Minister Amit Shah
12. At which city was the ‘Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program’ (FTI-TTP) launched?
a) Delhi
b) Ahmedabad
c) Mumbai
d) Chennai
Answer: b) Ahmedabad
13. How many airports were initially covered under the FTI-TTP program?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 10
d) 15
Answer: b) 7
14. The third edition of the ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ (KTS 3.0) will be held in which city?
a) Madurai
b) Chennai
c) Varanasi
d) Ayodhya
Answer: c) Varanasi
15. What is the theme of ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0’ (KTS 2025)?
a) Viksit Bharat, Viksit Sanskriti
b) Tamil-Kashi Cultural Renaissance
c) Maharishi Agasthyar and India’s Shared Heritage
d) Sanskrit and Tamil – The Twin Pillars of Indian Culture
Answer: c) Maharishi Agasthyar and India’s Shared Heritage
16. How many categories of delegates will participate in KTS 3.0?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10
Answer: b) 5
17. What is ‘BHASHINI,’ which was launched during Mahakumbh 2025?
a) A multilingual chatbot for Kumbh visitors
b) India’s first AI-powered digital translator
c) A digital language interface for India
d) A new Sanskrit-to-English translation system
Answer: c) A digital language interface for India
18. How many Indian languages does ‘BHASHINI’ currently support?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11
Answer: d) 11
19. What is the primary objective of ‘Kumbh Sah’AI’yak Chatbot’ launched at Mahakumbh 2025?
a) Provide AI-driven navigation assistance to pilgrims
b) Assist tourists in foreign language translations
c) Enhance security monitoring during the event
d) Support virtual darshan for remote devotees
Answer: a) Provide AI-driven navigation assistance to pilgrims
20. The government has decided to set up the ‘Kanpur Region Integrated Development Authority’ (KRIDA). How many districts will be included in KRIDA?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 10
d) 12
Answer: c) 10
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