January 28, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
January 28, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
1. Which state topped the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025 released by NITI Aayog?
a) Maharashtra
b) Odisha
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) Odisha
2. The Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025 assesses states based on how many key sub-indices?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
Answer: c) Five
3. The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) will be implemented from which date?
a) January 1, 2025
b) April 1, 2025
c) June 1, 2025
d) October 1, 2025
Answer: b) April 1, 2025
4. Under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), how much pension will be assured for government employees retiring after 25 years of service?
a) 40% of basic pay
b) 45% of basic pay
c) 50% of basic pay
d) 55% of basic pay
Answer: c) 50% of basic pay
5. Which Indian cities were recently accredited as Wetland Cities of the World under the Ramsar Convention?
a) Kolkata and Chennai
b) Indore and Udaipur
c) Bengaluru and Jaipur
d) Lucknow and Pune
Answer: b) Indore and Udaipur
6. How many cities globally are recognized as Wetland Cities under the Ramsar Convention?
a) 25
b) 28
c) 31
d) 34
Answer: c) 31
7. What is the name of the new SEBI initiative to regulate trading of shares before listing on stock exchanges?
a) Pre-IPO Trading Platform
b) When-Listed Platform
c) Grey Market Regulation Portal
d) SEBI IPO Control System
Answer: b) When-Listed Platform
8. Which two Indian players were included in the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year 2024?
a) Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues
b) Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma
c) Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh
d) Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami
Answer: b) Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma
9. Who has been elected as a board member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) advisory board?
a) Sourav Ganguly
b) Jay Shah
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Virat Kohli
Answer: b) Jay Shah
10. What was the theme of World Leprosy Day 2025?
a) Fighting Leprosy: A Shared Responsibility
b) Unite. Act. Eliminate.
c) Leprosy-Free Future
d) Awareness and Action Against Leprosy
Answer: b) Unite. Act. Eliminate.
11. Who from Bihar was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2025?
a) Kishore Kunal
b) Sharda Sinha
c) Sushil Kumar Modi
d) Bhim Singh Bhavesh
Answer: b) Sharda Sinha
12. Which field was Sharda Sinha associated with?
a) Social Work
b) Medicine
c) Art
d) Literature
Answer: c) Art
13. How many Padma Awards were announced for 2025?
a) 100
b) 125
c) 139
d) 150
Answer: c) 139
14. Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade 2025?
a) Emmanuel Macron
b) Prabowo Subianto
c) Rishi Sunak
d) Joe Biden
Answer: b) Prabowo Subianto
15. How many tableaux were showcased at the Republic Day Parade 2025?
a) 25
b) 28
c) 31
d) 35
Answer: c) 31
16. What was the theme for the Republic Day tableaux 2025?
a) Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat
b) Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas
c) Aatmanirbhar Bharat
d) Unity in Diversity
Answer: b) Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas
17. Which military organization presented the ‘Raksha Kavach’ tableau?
a) Indian Army
b) Indian Navy
c) DRDO
d) Border Security Force
Answer: c) DRDO
18. Which state won the Women’s Hockey India League inaugural edition?
a) Punjab
b) Odisha
c) Haryana
d) Maharashtra
Answer: b) Odisha
19. Dr. K.M. Cherian, who recently passed away, was known for his contribution to which field?
a) Space Research
b) Cardiac Surgery
c) Political Science
d) Literature
Answer: b) Cardiac Surgery
20. What was Dr. K.M. Cherian’s major achievement in India?
a) First open-heart surgery
b) First successful heart transplant
c) First heart bypass surgery
d) First robotic surgery
Answer: c) First heart bypass surgery
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