January 21, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
January 21, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
1. Where was Bihar’s first Plastic Waste Management Institute inaugurated?
a) Patna
b) Gaya
c) Bhagalpur
d) Muzaffarpur
Answer: c) Bhagalpur
2. Who inaugurated Bihar’s first Plastic Waste Management Institute from Ahmedabad CIPET?
a) Dharmendra Pradhan
b) J.P. Nadda
c) Amit Shah
d) Hardeep Singh Puri
Answer: b) J.P. Nadda
3. Odisha signed an MoU with which country to establish a FinTech hub in Bhubaneswar?
a) United Kingdom
b) United States
c) Singapore
d) Germany
Answer: c) Singapore
4. What is the primary aim of the MoU between Odisha and Singapore for FinTech collaboration?
a) Establishing an international banking hub
b) Supporting India’s “Insurance for All” vision by 2047
c) Promoting cryptocurrency investments
d) Creating a digital payment infrastructure for MSMEs
Answer: b) Supporting India’s “Insurance for All” vision by 2047
5. What is the projected global unemployment rate for 2024, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook 2025 report?
a) 3.5%
b) 4.0%
c) 5.0%
d) 6.2%
Answer: c) 5.0%
6. The Kokborok language belongs to which Indian state?
a) Manipur
b) Tripura
c) Assam
d) Nagaland
Answer: b) Tripura
7. The Divya Kala Mela, which showcased the talents of Divyang artisans, was held in which city?
a) Lucknow
b) Vadodara
c) Jaipur
d) Kolkata
Answer: b) Vadodara
8. Who won the inaugural edition of the Kho Kho World Cup 2025?
a) India
b) Nepal
c) Sri Lanka
d) Bangladesh
Answer: a) India
9. Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 by defeating which team in the final?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Vidarbha
c) Maharashtra
d) Delhi
Answer: b) Vidarbha
10. Who was awarded the Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 2025?
a) Dr. Ramesh Bhatia
b) Prof. Urbasi Sinha
c) Dr. Anil Kapoor
d) Prof. Sandeep Gupta
Answer: b) Prof. Urbasi Sinha
11. Which edition of the ‘Swachh Survekshan’ was launched by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs in 2025?
a) 7th
b) 8th
c) 9th
d) 10th
Answer: c) 9th
12. What special category was introduced in the 2024 ‘Swachh Survekshan’?
a) Clean City Awards
b) Super Swachh League
c) Green City Challenge
d) Clean India Initiative
Answer: b) Super Swachh League
13. How many cities are included in the ‘Super Swachh League’?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 20
Answer: b) 12
14. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) included which historic buildings in Hyderabad in its 2025 World Monuments Watch List?
a) Charminar and Golconda Fort
b) Telangana High Court and State Central Library
c) Salar Jung Museum and Falaknuma Palace
d) Chowmahalla Palace and Mecca Masjid
Answer: b) Telangana High Court and State Central Library
15. The Good Samaritan Scheme increased the reward for helping road accident victims to what amount?
a) ₹5,000
b) ₹10,000
c) ₹15,000
d) ₹25,000
Answer: d) ₹25,000
16. The 2025 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is being held in which location?
a) Geneva
b) New York
c) Davos-Klosters
d) Paris
Answer: c) Davos-Klosters
17. What is the theme of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025?
a) Sustainable Future
b) Collaboration for the Intelligent Age
c) Building Back Better
d) Innovation and Resilience
Answer: b) Collaboration for the Intelligent Age
18. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in 2025?
a) Rakesh Asthana
b) Kuldeep Singh
c) Gyanendra Pratap Singh
d) Anil Deshmukh
Answer: c) Gyanendra Pratap Singh
19. Which day is observed as National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day in India?
a) January 15
b) January 17
c) January 19
d) January 21
Answer: c) January 19
20. Which language is celebrated on January 19 as Kokborok Day in Tripura?
a) Manipuri
b) Assamese
c) Kokborok
d) Mizo
Answer: c) Kokborok
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