CURRENT AFFAIRS SET-25 (FRAMED FROM TIMES OF INDIA & WIKIPEDIA)

FRAMED FROM DR HEMANT JAISINGH (DIRECTOR OF UPSC ONLINE ACADEMY)

Q.1 Foundation stone for new Central Ayurveda Research Institute building has been laid at ____

A) Mumbai

B) Uttarakhand

C) New Delhi

D) Uttar Pradesh

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Q.2 Recently Which state has conducted India’s first coastline & Waders census ?

A) Gujarat

B) Kerala  

C) Maharashtra

D) Tamil Nadu

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Q.3 Which platform is providing Multilingual access in 11 languages at Mahakumbh Prayagraj 2025 ?

A) DigiLocker

B) UMANG App

C) Aarogya Setu

D) Bhashini

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Q.4 Recently Ministry of Commerce & Industry inaugurated the National Turmeric Board at _____

A) New Delhi

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Telangana

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Q.5 Which agency has achieved 100% conviction rate in 2024, convicting 68 accused in 25 cases

A) Intelligence Bureau

B) Directorate of Enforcement

C) Central Bureau of Investigation

D) National Investigation Agency

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Q.6 Recently PM Modi has inaugurated the Grameen Bharat Mahotsav on January 4^th 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. What was the theme of this Mahotsav ?

A) Empowering Villages through technology

B) Sustainable Agriculture for Rural Development

C) Economic Transformation through Cooperatives

D) Building a Resilient Rural India for Viksit Bharat 2047

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Q.7 With reference to the Indian Navy’s Republic Day Parade Tableau, consider the following statements :

1. Indian Navy’s republic Day Tableau features INS Surat, INS Vaghsheer, INS Nilgiri & INS Vikrant

2. The theme of the tableau is Atmanirbhar Nausena Se Rashtra Nirman

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

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Q.8 Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, Where the first Green Hydrogen Hub will be inaugurated ?

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Odisha

C) Telangana

D) Madhya Pradesh

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Q.9 The CISF Recruits training centre in Arakkonam has been renamed to honour who among the following effective February 2025 ?

A) Karikala Chola

B) Aditya Chola I

C) Rajendra Chola I

D) Rajaditya Chola

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Q.10 Which Ministry has launched the Innovate with GoIStats hackathon on MyGov Platform ?

A) Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation

B) Ministry of Science & Technology

C) Ministry of Education

D) Ministry of Textiles

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Q.11 Which among the following campaign of Ayush Ministry’s achieved five Guinness World Records ?

A) National Wellness Drive

B) Ayurveda for All Campaign

C) Fit India Movement

D) Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyaan

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Q.12 The Ministry of Mines has reclassified which among the following as Major minerals through a notification in February 2025 ?

1) Barytes

2) Felspar

3) Graphene

4) Quartz

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

A) 1,3,4

B) 2,3,4

C) 1,2,4

D) 1,2,3,4

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Q.13 The ministry of health & Family welfare launched the Intensified Special NCD Screening Campaign to ensure 100% screening of individuals aged 30 years & above for which of the following diseases ?

A) Water borne diseases

B) Communicable diseases

C) Vector Borne diseases

D) Non-Communicable diseases

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Q.14 During which festival 139 artists created a world record by dancing continuously for over 24 hrs ?

A) Konark Dance Festival

B) Khajuraho Dance

C) Ellora Ajanta Dance festival

D) Natyanjali Dance Festival

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Q.15 Which country has become the second country to introduce Digital Pilot Licenses following ICAO’s approval

A) Japan

B) India

C) Australia

D) Russia

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