Current Affairs [ English ] : 17th January , 2025

 Current Affairs  [English ] : 17th January , 2025

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■ Multiple choice questions and answers ■

1. Which of the following state governments has approved a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 for those jailed during the Emergency?

A. Haryana

B. Punjab

C. Odisha

D. Assam

2. Where has Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the ‘National Turmeric Board’ on 14 January 2025?

A. New Delhi

B. Gurugram

C. Chandigarh

D. Jaipur

3. Recently, which country’s ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol has been arrested by the authorities?

A. North Korea

B. South Korea

C. Japan

D. Canada

4. Who among the following dedicated three flagship naval ships INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Waghshir to the nation at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on January 15?

A. President Draupadi Murmu

B. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

C. Defense Minister Amit Shah

D. Home Minister Rajnath Singh

5. Where has the grand ‘Shri Shri Radha Madanmohan Ji Temple’ (ISKCON Temple) been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently?

A. Navi Mumbai

B. New Delhi

C. Hyderabad

D. Bhubaneswar

6. At present it has reduced from 15 crore 40 lakh tonnes to how much?

A. 11 crore 90 lakh tonnes

B. 12 crore 90 lakh tonnes

C. 13 crore 90 lakh tonnes

D. 14 crore 90 lakh tonnes

7. Where has ‘Future Minerals Forum 2025’ started to discuss the challenges of the mineral sector?

A. Tehran

B. Kuwait City

C. Riyadh

D. Dubai

8. Which Asian country has recently celebrated the Maghe Sankranti cultural festival?

A. Thailand

B. Nepal

C. Bangladesh

D. Myanmar

9. Which ‘Army Day’ has India celebrated on 15 January?

A. 75th

B. 77th

C. 86th

D. 89th

10. Recently, which country’s ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol has been arrested by the authorities?

A. North Korea

B. South Korea

C. Japan

D. Canada

11. Recently, _____ generation anti-tank missile ‘Nag MK-2’ has been successfully tested by India.

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

12. Where has the Paint My City campaign been organized recently?

A. Prayagraj

B. Ayodhya

C. Varanasi

D. None of these

13. Where was the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN) held to discuss the digital future?

A. Berlin

B. Beijing

C. Tokyo

D. Dhaka

14. What percentage of the country’s population has been covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme launched in 2018?

A. 20%

B. 35%

C. 45%

D. 90%

15. Who will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of America’s newly elected President Donald Trump?

A. President Draupadi Murmu

B. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

C. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar

D. None of these