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January 22, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

January 22, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

 

1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently formed a new Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC). What is its primary purpose?

a) To regulate cryptocurrency in India
b) To evaluate applications for Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks
c) To oversee stock market operations
d) To draft new guidelines for RBI monetary policy

Answer: b) To evaluate applications for Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks

2. Who is the chairperson of the RBI’s new Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC)?

a) Shaktikanta Das
b) Raghuram Rajan
c) MK Jain
d) Urjit Patel

Answer: c) MK Jain

3. Which northeastern states celebrated their Statehood Day on January 21, 2025?

a) Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram
b) Assam, Nagaland, Tripura
c) Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura
d) Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur

Answer: c) Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura

4. Under which act did Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura attain full statehood?

a) Northeast States Formation Act, 1965
b) North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act, 1971
c) Indian States Reformation Act, 1970
d) Union Territories to Statehood Act, 1972

Answer: b) North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act, 1971

5. Which initiative was launched by the Government of India to manage and verify business and organizational documents digitally?

a) Digital Business Gateway
b) MSME Secure Vault
c) Entity Locker
d) Business Verification Hub

Answer: c) Entity Locker

6. Who developed the ‘Entity Locker’ platform?

a) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
b) National Informatics Centre (NIC)
c) National eGovernance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and IT
d) NITI Aayog

Answer: c) National eGovernance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and IT

7. The Flamingo Festival 2025, which concluded on January 20, was celebrated in which Indian state?

a) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Maharashtra

Answer: b) Andhra Pradesh

8. What is the main objective of the Flamingo Festival 2025?

a) Promoting eco-tourism and conserving bird sanctuaries
b) Boosting local handicrafts and tribal culture
c) Encouraging fishing as a livelihood
d) Celebrating the state’s historical heritage

Answer: a) Promoting eco-tourism and conserving bird sanctuaries

9. Which international ranking saw India slip to the third position behind China and Indonesia?

a) Global Innovation Index
b) Edelman Trust Barometer 2025
c) Ease of Doing Business Report
d) World Happiness Index

Answer: b) Edelman Trust Barometer 2025

10. Who took the oath as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025?

a) Joe Biden
b) Kamala Harris
c) Donald Trump
d) Ron DeSantis

Answer: c) Donald Trump

11. India has become the world’s ____ largest coffee producer in 2025.

a) 5th
b) 6th
c) 7th
d) 8th

Answer: c) 7th

12. Which state leads in coffee production in India?

a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: c) Karnataka

13. The Vikas Liquid Engine, which was successfully restarted by ISRO, operates using which fuel?

a) Liquid Hydrogen
b) Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (UDMH)
c) Kerosene-based RP-1
d) Liquid Methane

Answer: b) Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (UDMH)

14. What is the maximum thrust achieved by ISRO’s Vikas Engine?

a) 500 kN
b) 625 kN
c) 725 kN
d) 850 kN

Answer: c) 725 kN

15. Which former US President was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in 2025?

a) Joe Biden
b) Barack Obama
c) Donald Trump
d) Kamala Harris

Answer: c) Donald Trump

16. The Jharkhand government has launched a study to revive the population of which endangered species in Palamu Tiger Reserve?

a) Snow Leopard
b) Indian Bison (Gaur)
c) Indian Pangolin
d) Great Indian Bustard

Answer: b) Indian Bison (Gaur)

17. Under which schedule of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, is the Indian Bison (Gaur) protected?

a) Schedule I
b) Schedule II
c) Schedule III
d) Schedule IV

Answer: a) Schedule I

18. Which state became the first to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in 2025?

a) Gujarat
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: c) Uttarakhand

19. Which unique product from Nicobar recently received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

a) Nicobari Banana
b) Virgin Coconut Oil
c) Andaman Black Pepper
d) Nicobar Honey

Answer: b) Virgin Coconut Oil

20. China recently completed the construction of the world’s longest expressway tunnel, named ____?

a) Shanghai Harmony Tunnel
b) Tianshan Shengli Tunnel
c) Beijing Xianxi Tunnel
d) Yangtze Expressway Tunnel

Answer: b) Tianshan Shengli Tunnel

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