January 30, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
January 30, 2025 Current Affairs (English)
1. According to the UP Transport Department, how many road accidents were recorded in Uttar Pradesh between January and December 2024?
A) 42,500
B) 46,052
C) 50,100
D) 44,534
Answer: B) 46,052
2. Which district in Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of road accidents and injuries in 2024?
A) Agra
B) Lucknow
C) Ghaziabad
D) Meerut
Answer: B) Lucknow
3. What was the theme of Uttar Pradesh’s Republic Day tableau that won the People’s Choice Award?
A) “Spiritual India: A Divine Journey”
B) “Mahakumbh: Golden India Heritage and Development”
C) “Cultural Roots of Uttar Pradesh”
D) “Unity in Diversity – The Spirit of India”
Answer: B) “Mahakumbh: Golden India Heritage and Development”
4. How much loan did the World Bank provide for the UP-AGREES project?
A) ₹2,500 crore
B) ₹3,000 crore
C) ₹2,737 crore
D) ₹1,166 crore
Answer: C) ₹2,737 crore
5. What is the duration of the UP-AGREES project?
A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 6 years
Answer: D) 6 years
6. Which organization releases the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in India?
A) NITI Aayog
B) Ministry of Education
C) Pratham Foundation
D) National Council of Educational Research and Training
Answer: C) Pratham Foundation
7. According to ASER 2024, Uttar Pradesh recorded how much improvement in standard III reading levels?
A) 5.2%
B) 7.0%
C) 8.3%
D) 10.1%
Answer: C) 8.3%
8. What was the name of the satellite launched by ISRO on its 100th mission from Sriharikota on January 29, 2025?
A) GSAT-30
B) NVS-02
C) INSAT-4B
D) RISAT-1A
Answer: B) NVS-02
9. Who won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024 award?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Azmatullah Omarzai
C) Arshdeep Singh
D) Jasprit Bumrah
Answer: D) Jasprit Bumrah
10. Which North Eastern state became the first to sign an MoU with Bhashini for multi-lingual governance?
A) Manipur
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Assam
D) Tripura
Answer: D) Tripura
11. According to the State of India’s Digital Economy Report 2024, what percentage of GDP did the digital economy contribute in 2022-23?
A) 8.45%
B) 10.5%
C) 11.74%
D) 12.3%
Answer: C) 11.74%
12. What is the primary purpose of India’s Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC)?
A) To provide global internet services
B) To offer accurate positioning, velocity, and timing services within India and surrounding areas
C) To monitor space debris and asteroids
D) To track foreign satellites in Earth’s orbit
Answer: B) To offer accurate positioning, velocity, and timing services within India and surrounding areas
13. Which country was officially certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2025?
A) Turkey
B) Georgia
C) Sri Lanka
D) Brazil
Answer: B) Georgia
14. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the Australian Open 2025?
A) Carlos Alcaraz
B) Novak Djokovic
C) Alexander Zverev
D) Jannik Sinner
Answer: D) Jannik Sinner
15. Madison Keys won her first Grand Slam title by defeating Aryna Sabalenka in which category at the Australian Open 2025?
A) Women’s Doubles
B) Women’s Singles
C) Mixed Doubles
D) Women’s Junior Category
Answer: B) Women’s Singles
16. Which Indian cricketer won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Ravichandran Ashwin
C) Jasprit Bumrah
D) Rohit Sharma
Answer: C) Jasprit Bumrah
17. Which North-Eastern state became the first to sign an MoU with Bhashini for multi-lingual governance?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Tripura
C) Nagaland
D) Assam
Answer: B) Tripura
18. The UAE has declared 2025 as the ‘Year of Community’ under which campaign slogan?
A) Together We Stand
B) One Nation, One Goal
C) Hand in Hand
D) Stronger Together
Answer: C) Hand in Hand
19. Which Indian state became the first after independence to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in 2025?
A) Gujarat
B) Uttarakhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Uttarakhand
20. Which satellite was launched by ISRO aboard GSLV-F15 on January 29, 2025?
A) GSAT-30
B) NVS-02
C) RISAT-1A
D) INSAT-4B
Answer: B) NVS-02
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