Current Affairs [ English ] : 23rd January , 2025

 Current Affairs [ English ] : 23rd January , 2025

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1. Which country has recently become the ninth partner country of BRICS group?

A. Malaysia

B. Nigeria

C. Somalia

D. Thailand

2. The World Bank has projected a growth of 6.7% for India, which is below the global growth rate . More than how much ?

A.1.7%

B. 2.7%

C. 3.7%

D. 4.7%

 3. Recently Uttarakhand government has started cooperation with which country to achieve “carbon neutrality” by 2070?

A. Finland

B. Poland

C. Iceland

D. Norway

4. Which state has recently won the Vijay Hazare Trophy title for the 5th time?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Telangana

C. Karnataka

D. Odisha

5. At present, India has become the _____ largest coffee producing country globally.

A. First

B. Second

C. Fifth

D. Seventh

 6. Who has recently launched ‘Entity Locker’ for efficient business document management?

A. RBI

B. Central Government

C. NITI Aayog

D. None of these

 7. Recently a 1,200 year old Buddhist monastery was found in the Ratnagiri Buddhist site of ______.

A. Maharashtra

B. Kerala

C. Odisha

D. Karnataka

8. The total area of sowing of Rabi crops has crossed how many hectares this year?

A. 340 lakh hectares

B. 440 lakh hectares

C. 540 lakh hectares

D. 640 lakh hectares

9. The Ministry of Mines is hosting the third national conference in collaboration with which state government?

A. Rajasthan

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Odisha

D. Madhya Pradesh

10. On which date is the foundation day of the three north-eastern states Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrated?

A. 20 January

B. 21 January

C. 22 January

D. 23 January

11. Where is the inauguration of the 27th International Glass Congress 2025 held?

A. Bangalore

B. Kolkata

C. Guwahati

D. Gangtok

12. Which state has launched an atlas to protect the habitats of Indian wolves?

A. Assam

B. Gujarat

C. Goa

D. Uttarakhand

13. Where has Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Elephant Rescue Centre?*

A. Basti

B. Lucknow

C. Gorakhpur

D. Varanasi

14. Recently HSBC India has received approval from RBI to open new bank branches in how many cities?

A. 10 cities

B. 15 cities

C. 20 cities

D. 25 cities

15. Which country’s Mount Ibu volcano has erupted 1,079 times in January 2025?

A. Malaysia

B. India

C. Indonesia

D. South Africa