January 29, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
January 29, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
1. Indore and Udaipur have been recognized as Wetland Cities under which international convention?
a) UNFCCC
b) Ramsar Convention
c) Paris Agreement
d) Kyoto Protocol
Answer: b) Ramsar Convention
2. Which city was also nominated for Wetland City Accreditation but missed out due to ecological concerns?
a) Jaipur
b) Bhopal
c) Varanasi
d) Chandigarh
Answer: b) Bhopal
3. When did India become a party to the Ramsar Convention?
a) 1980
b) 1982
c) 1990
d) 1995
Answer: b) 1982
4. Who won the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year 2024 award?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Jasprit Bumrah
c) Steve Smith
d) Joe Root
Answer: b) Jasprit Bumrah
5. Which Indian cricketer won the ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Year 2024 award?
a) Harmanpreet Kaur
b) Deepti Sharma
c) Smriti Mandhana
d) Shafali Verma
Answer: c) Smriti Mandhana
6. The first phase of the 5th Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2025 was held in which Union Territory?
a) Jammu & Kashmir
b) Ladakh
c) Sikkim
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: b) Ladakh
7. When will the second phase of Khelo India Winter Games 2025 be held?
a) February 10-15
b) February 21-25
c) March 1-5
d) March 10-15
Answer: b) February 21-25
8. Which team topped the medal tally after the first phase of the Khelo India Winter Games 2025?
a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Ladakh
d) Karnataka
Answer: c) Ladakh
9. The autobiography titled “Hope” was written by which global leader?
a) Dalai Lama
b) Pope Francis
c) Joe Biden
d) Narendra Modi
Answer: b) Pope Francis
10. Which Indian institute is organizing Asia’s first Global Hyperloop Competition (GHC) 2025?
a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Madras
c) IIT Bombay
d) IISc Bangalore
Answer: b) IIT Madras
11. Which police office in Uttar Pradesh recently received the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certificate?
a) Lucknow Police Headquarters
b) Kanpur Crime Branch
c) Kaushambi SP Office
d) Allahabad Police Station
Answer: c) Kaushambi SP Office
12. The 3rd Sundarban Bird Festival recorded how many species of birds?
a) 120
b) 135
c) 154
d) 162
Answer: c) 154
13. The ‘Utkarsh Odisha-Make in Odisha Conclave 2025’ was inaugurated by whom?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Naveen Patnaik
c) Amit Shah
d) Piyush Goyal
Answer: a) Narendra Modi
14. Which state is hosting the 38th National Games in 2025?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttarakhand
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat
Answer: b) Uttarakhand
15. Which two new sports have been included in the 38th National Games for the first time?
a) Chess and Rugby
b) Yoga and Mallakhamb
c) Archery and Shooting
d) Fencing and Taekwondo
Answer: b) Yoga and Mallakhamb
16. Lala Lajpat Rai, whose 160th birth anniversary was observed on January 28, 2025, was popularly known as?
a) Punjab Kesari
b) Father of Indian Constitution
c) Iron Man of India
d) Leader of Swaraj
Answer: a) Punjab Kesari
17. According to the latest UP Tourism Department data, which city had the highest foreign tourist visits in 2024?
a) Varanasi
b) Ayodhya
c) Agra
d) Mathura
Answer: c) Agra
18. Who has been appointed as the Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre in Thiruvananthapuram?
a) S. Somnath
b) M. Mohan
c) R. Narayanan
d) Anil Kumar
Answer: b) M. Mohan
19. Who won the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2024 award?
a) Joe Root
b) Kamindu Mendis
c) Travis Head
d) Jasprit Bumrah
Answer: d) Jasprit Bumrah
20. Which Indian state won the Women’s Hockey India League 2025 championship?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Odisha
d) Maharashtra
Answer: c) Odisha
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