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1 January 2025  Who has recently been appointed as the Director

General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by
 Recently 'Tamu Lhosar Festival' was celebrated in the Central Government? -Vitul Kumar
which country? -Nepal  In which city will the statue of Prime Minister Dr.
 Where has ISRO recently successfully launched the Manmohan Singh be installed?
PSLV C-60 SPADEX mission? -Shri Harikota -Hyderabad
 Where has India's first glass bridge on the sea been  Which country has set a record of issuing more than
inaugurated? -Tamil Nadu 10 lakh non-immigrant visas for Indians for the sec-
 The country will host the World Audio-Visual En- ond consecutive year? -America
tertainment Summit for the first time in 2025?
 The new deadline of 'Vivaad se Vishwas Yojana' has
-India been extended till when? -31 January, 2025
 Who has recently created history by winning the 15th  According to the RBI report, what is the estimated
national title in 'Motorcycle Drag Racing'?
GDP growth rate of India in the financial year 2024-
-Hemanth Mudappa 25? -6.6 percent
 The 5-day 'Honey Festival' was recently held in  Which state has announced a new policy for 'Green
which country? -Haryana Steelers
Energy'? -Gujarat
 Which country has become the largest coal producer
 The 5-day 'Honey Festival' was recently concluded
ever in 2023-24? -India
in which country? -Puducherry
 Researchers of which IIT have developed a
 India's foreign exchange reserves have increased to
needleless shock syringe for painless injection?
how many billion dollars? -709
-IIT Mumbai
 K. Vijayanand has recently become the new Chief
 Who has recently been nominated for the ICC Crick-
Secretary of which state? -Andhra Pradesh
eter of the Year? -Arshdeep Singh
 Who has been recently appointed as the CEO of 'DBS
 Which team has recently won the Senior National
Bank India'? -Rajat Verma
Men's Handball title? -Kerala
 According to the Global Burden of Disease report,
 The Indian player has defeated Alex Lanier of France
how many percent of deaths in the state are caused
to secure third place in the King Cup International
Badminton Open? -Lakshya Sen by heart disease? -14.29

 Who has recently completed 2 years of success of  Who has recently received the status of 'Great Place
economic cooperation and trade agreement with to Work' for the second time? -SAIL
which country? -Australia  Which country has recently announced additional
 The 5-day 'Honey Festival' was recently concluded security assistance of $2.5 billion for Ukraine?
in which place? -Nepal -America
 Which player from Himachal Pradesh has retired  Which country recently launched the world's high-
from international Kabaddi? -Ajay Thakur est-speed bullet train CR450 prototype model?
 Which city has launched 'Climate Mission' with the -China
aim of becoming the world's first energy-literate city?  The former President of which country Jimmy Carter
-Indore has passed away recently? -America
 Which state has recorded a 22 percent increase in  Which country has recently launched its first Type
crime in the year 2024? -Telangana 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan? -China
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2 January 2025  Which country has recently introduced a new tour-

ist tax? -Russia
 With which country is India starting the joint mili-  How much percentage growth has been recorded in
tary exercise "Surya Kiran"? -Nepal
India's coffee exports in the financial year 2024?
 Where was the Tamu Losar Festival celebrated re-
cently? -Nepal -29 percent
 Which athletes will be honored with the Khel Ratna  To which country the Government of India has de-
Award 2025 recently? -D. Gukesh, Harmanpreet cided to export 01 metric tonne of non-Basmati white
Singh, Praveen Kumar and Manu Bhakar rice? -Indonesia
 Which city has recently launched 'Climate Mission'
 Which country has made a law to ban death pen-
with the aim of becoming the world's first energy
literate city? -Indore alty? -Zimbabwe
 Which country's navy has recently released 20 In-  Recently, in which state, a 22 percent increase in
dian fishermen from jail? -Sri Lanka crime has been recorded in the year 2024?
 Which ministry has declared January 1, 2025 as the -Telangana
year of reforms? -Ministry of Defense
 When was the 'DRDO Foundation Day' celebrated  Recently which DC office will become the first green
recently? -1 January office of Himachal in the month of March? -Bilaspur
 Which country has recently banned women from  Till when has the new deadline of 'Vivaad se Vishwas
wearing burqa in public places? -Switzerland Yojana' been extended? -31 January 2025
 Where was the World Blitz Chess Championship or-
 Recently, India's first glass bridge was inaugurated
ganized recently? -New York
in which state? -Tamil Nadu
 Recently, India's foreign exchange reserves have in-
creased to how many billion dollars?  Who has taken over as the CEO of UIDAI?
-709 billion dollars -Bhuvnesh Kumar
 Which Union Ministers have recently released the  Who has recently become the first Indian airline to
book Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the
launch Wi-Fi internet service in its domestic and in-
Ages? -Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan
 Recently, which organization has received the sta- ternational flights? -Air India
tus of 'Great Place to Work' for the second consecu-  Recently, who has taken over as the Director Gen-
tive year? -SAIL eral of CRPF? -Vitul Kumar
 Who has become the new Chief Secretary of Andhra  Which state government has recently decided to ex-
Pradesh? -K. Vijayanand
tend the ongoing process of land survey and settle-
 Which player has recently scored the first century
of the year 2025? -Kushal Perera ment for one more year? -Bihar
 Recently, which country has given more than 10 lakh  Who has recently won the World Blitz Chess Cham-
non-immigrant visas to Indians for the second con- pionship 2024 in New York in the women's category?
secutive year? -America -Ju Wenjun
 Which team has recently won the title of the 78th
 Recently, which country has launched its first Type
edition of Santosh Trophy? West Bengal
 Who jointly won the title of the World Blitz Chess 076 amphibious assault ship? -China
Championship recently?  Who has won Santosh Trophy for the 33rd time?
-Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi -West Bengal
 Who has recently taken over as the chief of the West-  Which state government has created a new district
ern Command of the Indian Air Force? Vav-tharad by separating it from Banaskantha dis-
-Jitendra Mishra trict? -Gujarat
 Recently, which IIT has developed a needleless shock  Recently, who has been appointed as the CEO of
syringe for painless injection? -IIT Mumbai DBS Bank India? -Rajat Verma
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 When was “World Introvert Day” celebrated re-  When was 'World Braille Day' celebrated recently?
cently? -2 January -04 January
 Recently D. Gukesh has been awarded the Khel  The forest department of which state has developed
Ratna Award in 2025 for which sport? -Chess a park based on the Mahabharata? -Uttarakhand
 Armando Agnelo Colaco, who recently received the  The National Investigation Agency has completed
Dronacharya Award in 2025, is the coach of which the fencing of more than nine kilometers on the bor-
sport? -Football der with which country? -Myanmar
 Where has Bhunda Mahayagya been started re-  The National Investigation Agency has taken oath
cently? -Rohru as the Governor of which state? -Manipur
 India’s renewable energy capacity has crossed how  'Arun Rai' has passed away, who was he? -Director
many gigawatts by 2024? -200  Who has recently been appointed as the Chief Home
 Where has the 24th National Vanvasi Krida Compe- Secretary of Uttar Pradesh? -Sanjay Prasad
tition concluded recently? -Raipur  In which country has the service of websites been
 At which place in Manipur has the fencing work disrupted due to cyber attacks? -Japan
along the Indo-Myanmar border been completed in
 Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat has passed away. Who was
January 2025? -Moreh
he? -Sanskrit scholar
 Which state's disabled women's team has created his-
 The National Investigation Agency has imposed anti-
tory by winning the National T20 competition?
dumping duty on digital platforms of how many
-Himachal Pradesh
countries? -05
 Who will be honoured with the Padmapani Lifetime
 40 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, where has the
Achievement Award at the Ajanta-Ellora Film Fes-
toxic waste been dumped? - Pithampur
tival? -Sai Paranjape
 The National Investigation Agency has achieved
 Who has recently released the book ‘Jammu Kash-
what percentage of conviction rate in 2024?
mir and Ladakh: Through the Ages’? -Amit Shah
-100 percent
 Who has recently been awarded the Major
 Where have scientists recently prepared sugarcane
Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award in 2025?
juice powder? -Coimbatore
-Harmanpreet Singh
 According to the report released, how much percent
 Recently, in which country has a campaign been
has the emission of greenhouse gas decreased in In-
started to end the practice of child marriage?
dia? -7.93 percent
-Nepal
 Who will be awarded the Gangadhar National Award 5 January 2025
for 2023 by Sambalpur University?
-Pratibha Satpathy  Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Uttar
Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission
 Recently Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal has passed (UPSSSC)? -Dr. Satyanarayan Sabat
away. Who was he? -Botanist
 Who has recently been appointed as the General
 How many athletes will be awarded the Khel Ratna Secretary of ASSOCHAM? -Manish Singhal
Award 2025 by the Central Government? -04  Who has recently launched the third phase of
 Recently, which Indian bowler has got the first posi- Suposhit Maa Abhiyan in Kota, Rajasthan?
tion in the latest ICC Test rankings? -Om Birla
-Jasprit Bumrah  Where has Prime Minister Modi inaugurated 'Rural
 Where has the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess India Festival 2025'? -New Delhi
Championship 2024 been organised? -New York
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 Who has recently become the new head of BPTR-  How many crore rupees of income has been earned
National Institute of Nutrition? by HRTC Hamirpur Division in 2024?
-Bharti Kulkarni -12 crore 35 lakh 97 thousand 745
 Tenzing Yangki has recently become the first woman  Which country's National Security Advisor Jake
IPS officer of which state? -Arunachal Pradesh Sullivan has come on a two-day visit to India?
 Which state of America has passed a new law to re- -America
duce the mental stress of homework on students?  Who has recently become the Speaker of the US
-California House of Representatives? -Mike Johnson
 Where has the 8th 'Kautik International Film Festi-  Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram passed away at the age
val' started recently? -Nainital of 88, he was a famous scientist in which field?
 Where has the 31st National Children's Science Con- -Nuclear energy
gress started? -Bhopal  Which city has been declared the most polluted city
 Which state has recently become the first state to in the world recently? -Hanoi
link forest ecosystem to green GDP?  In which state has Union Textile Minister Giriraj
-Chhattisgarh Singh inaugurated the newly constructed building
 Where will the 18th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya of 'Indian Handloom Technology Institute'?
Divas celebrations be held? -Bhubaneswar -West Bengal
 In which city has Blinkit started ambulance service  Which state government has celebrated the birth
in 10 minutes? -Gurugram anniversary of Savitribai Phulo as Women Teachers'
 According to a recently released report, what is the Day? -Telangana
percentage increase in retail sales of vehicles in In-  Which IIT has developed bacteria to deal with soil
dia in 2024? -09 pollution? -IIT Mumbai
 Two Guler miniature paintings, exemplifying the  How many megawatt solar power plant has been in-
Kangra style, have earned a record amount of how stalled in the tribal area Kaza to make the power
many crores in a Mumbai auction? -31 system more smooth? -2
 Where will the Himachal Day program be celebrated  Who has been appointed as the new Chief Financial
this time? -Baijnath
Officer (CFO) of Apple recently? -Keven Parekh
6 January 2025  Who has chaired the seventh meeting of the Island
Development Agency? -Amit Shah
 Who recently inaugurated the Panchayat to Parlia-
ment 2.0 initiative? -Om Birla 7 January 2025
 Which bank will launch 'Har Ghar Lakhpati Yojana'?
 What is the name given to the 'torch' of the 38th
-SBI National Games? -Tejaswini
 According to the UNICEF report, 90 lakh children  Which IIT has developed injectable hydrogel for
of which country are not able to go to school due to cancer therapy? -IIT Guwahati
man-made and natural disasters? -Ethiopia
 Which has become the second most targeted coun-
 PM Modi recently laid the foundation stone of Cen- try of cyber attacks in 2024? -India
tral Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) in which  Which country has recently become the country with
city? -New Delhi
the third largest metro rail network in the world?
 In which state the number of elephants has increased -India
to 5,828? -Assam
 Where has India's first organic fisheries cluster been
 Dr. Rajagopal Chidambaram has passed away. Who started recently? -Sikkim
was he? -Nuclear scientist
 Where will Asia's largest air show 'Aero India 2025'
 Costas Simitis has passed away recently, he was the be held? -Bengaluru
former Prime Minister of which country? -Greece  Which state government has declared unseasonal rain
as a natural disaster? -Odisha
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 Where has the first photographic evidence of the  Which country will export 10000 MW of electricity
Pallas cat been found recently? to India in the next 10 years? -Nepal
-Himachal Pradesh  The Hindi Pakhwada Award Distribution Ceremony
 When was the 'World War Orphans Day' celebrated has been organized recently by which ministry?
recently? -06 January -Ministry of Labor and Employment
 Who has recently been appointed as the next interim  Who has been appointed as the CEO of the Indian
secretary of BCCI? -Devjit Saikia Olympic Association recently? -Raghuram Iyer
 Where has the first Jallikattu event of 2025 started?  Microsoft has announced to invest how much in the
-Tamil Nadu next two years on AI and cloud infrastructure in In-
 In which Union Territory has Prime Minister dia? -3
Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new  Recently NITI-Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship
building of the Central Ayurveda Research Institute? Forum has joined hands with whom to empower
-Delhi women retail business owners? -New Shop
 Who has recently inaugurated the Panchayat to Par-  Who has inaugurated the NCC Republic Day Camp
liament 2.0 initiative? -Om Birla 2024? -Jagdeep Dhankhar
 Who has been awarded America's highest civilian  In which state will NHPC build the 'Kuppa Hydro
honour 'Presidential Medal of Freedom'? Storage Project'? -Gujarat
-George Soros  Who has been appointed as the new President of the
 Prime Minister of which country has resigned re- 'European Investment Bank'? -Nadia Calvino
cently? -Canada
9 January 2025
8 January 2025
 Where has the braided royal butterfly been discov-
 India and US have announced co-production of ered recently? -Tripura
which technology for the Indian Navy?  Which country has become the tenth full member of
-Hypersonic missile the BRICS group? -Indonesia
 In which state more than 50 percent of the complaints  Where is the Indus Food 2025 exhibition held?
of crime against women have been registered? -Greater Noida
-Uttar Pradesh  Where did the world's oldest woman Tomiko Itsuka
 Who recently won the title of Under-17 Junior pass away recently? -Japan
Squash Open 2025? -Anahat Singh  Which country will host the technical seminar of 21
 Who has topped the Top Cities for Women in India countries? -India
2023 Index? -Chennai  Which state government will now provide assistance
 Which state's Dongria Kondh Shawl has recently of Rs 12000 per acre to farmers every year under the
received the GI tag? -Odisha Raitu Bharosa Yojana? -Telangana
 Who has been appointed as the new CEO of NIIFL  The President of which country has declared a state
recently? -Sanjeev Agarwal of emergency for 60 days in seven provinces and
 Which state government has recently launched municipalities? -Ecuador
Gunotsav 2024? -Assam  Which Union Minister has launched the Bharat Poll
 Who has become the Executive Director of the Asia Portal? -Amit Shah
Development Bank?` -Shri Vikasheel  In which city has Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in-
 Who has been recently appointed as the new CFO augurated the “Road Safety Campaign 2025”?
of Signature Global? -Mumbai
-Sanjeev Kumar Sharma  Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has celebrated
 Who has been recently selected as the Puberty Ath- which of its foundation day? -78th
lete of the Year 2023? -Virat Kohli  Who has become the President of the Indian Federa-
tion? -Bahadursingh Sagu
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 Who has won the gold medal in the 10 meter air  P. Jayachandran has passed away recently, who was
rifle event in Lakshya Cup? -Kiran Jadhav he? -Singer
 Who has inaugurated the Gandhi Darshan Art Gal-  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated the
lery near Rajghat in Delhi? -Om Birla special Kumbhwani channel of All India Radio in
which city? -Prayagraj
10 January 2025
11 January 2025
 Where has the Rashtriya Asmita Kholo India Mahila
Yogasana League 2024-25 been organized recently?  The National Youth Festival 2025 was organized
-New Delhi recently in which city? -New Delhi
 Which state's Chief Minister has announced a re-  23rd Divya Kala Mela was organized recently in
ward of 01 million dollars for those who decipher which city? -Gujarat
the Indus script? -Tamil Nadu  Who inaugurated the special 'Kumbhwani' channel
 How much has Microsoft recently announced to in- of All India Radio? -Yogi Adityanath
vest in AI and cloud infrastructure in India in the  Gyanada Kakati has passed away recently, who was
next two years? -3 billion dollars she? -Actress
 Pritish Nandy passed away recently. He was known  Who has announced restrictions to curb illegal im-
migration? -Britain
for which profession? -Film producer
 Himachal Pradesh government has renamed the
 Which company has launched SipAir app for asthma
Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration
testing in India? -Cipla in whose honor? -Dr. Manmohan Singh
 Recently, India Open badminton tournament will be  Himachal Pradesh government has recently topped
opened in which city? -New Delhi the Henley Passport Index 2025 released in which
 Who has been appointed as the new chairman of city? -Singapore
ISRO recently? -V. Narayanan  The India's first cable-stayed railway bridge was in-
 Which country will recently lift sanctions on Indian augurated in which city? -Jammu Kashmir
nuclear units to boost relations? -America  Where has PM Modi laid the foundation stone of
 Who has been appointed as the judge of Uttarakhand India's first green hydrogen hub?
-Visakhapatnam
High Court recently? -Ashish Naithani
 Where has the 21st edition of the Third Eye Asian
 Who has recently been appointed as the new Rev-
Film Festival started recently? -Mumbai
enue Secretary of the Finance Ministry?
 Which country's Parliament has appointed Joseph
-Tuhin Kant Pandey Aoun as President? -Lebanon
 Which Union Minister has recently launched a cash-  Which state government has launched the 'Bima
less treatment scheme for road accident victims? Sakhi Yojana'? -Goa
-Nitin Gadkari  Who has launched a 15-minute delivery app?-
 Central government has recently identified a site for Swiggy -Swingy
whose memorial? -Pranab Mukherjee
12 January 2025
 Which state government has launched the first phase
of Gunotsav 2025 to assess the performance of stu-  President of which country will visit India for the
dents? -Assam first time? -Singapore
 Where will South India's first infectious disease re-
 Which country has recently started e-visa for Indian
search and diagnostic laboratory be established re-
travellers? -Israel
cently? -Bengaluru
 Himachal Pradesh government has renamed the  President of which country recently chaired the re-
Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration gional conference on Drug Trafficking and National
in whose honor? -Dr. Manmohan Singh Security? -Amit Shah
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 President of Ingram Micro has appointed whom as  Who has recently released a book titled Yuva Shakti's
the President of Global Platform Group? Vision for Developed India @2047?
-Sanjeev Sahu -Narendra Modi
 Which language has been officially given the status  Who has recently been appointed as the new Presi-
of classical language by the Government of India? dent of the Indian Police Foundation? -OP Singh
-Marathi  Which Indian fast bowler announced retirement from
 President of India has announced new sanctions all forms of cricket? -Varun Aaron
against which country? -Russia  The magazine of which country has chosen Neeraj
 Prime Minister will participate in the AI Action Sum- Chopra as the best javelin thrower of the year?
mit in which country? -France -America
 Where has the world's first cardiac telesurgery been  Who has recently become the new Secretary of the
performed recently using a robotic system? -India Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
 Which country will host the 28th 'Conference of -Devjit Saikia
Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Common-  Where is the Gaan Ngai festival being celebrated
wealth' in 2026? -India recently to mark the end of harvesting? -Manipur
 What is the percentage increase in the length of na-  Where will Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugu-
tional highways in India in the last ten years? rate the Sonamarg tunnel recently?
-60 percent -Jammu and Kashmir
 Nicolas Maduro has taken oath as the President of  Who has inaugurated the 29th Wharton India Eco-
which country for the third consecutive time? nomic Forum 2025 in Mumbai? -Piyush Goyal
-Venezuela
 The Z-Mode tunnel will provide connectivity to
 Which state's police has recently started a feedback which two cities? -Jammu and Srinagar
system? -New Delhi
 Where has the Water-360 Degree Conference started
 Which country has recently started the first Hindi recently? -Raipur
certificate course? -Sri Lanka
 Recently Rajiv Gandhi Day Boarding Schools are
 Which woman farmer resident of Jagothi village of being built in how many assembly constituencies of
Chidgaon block has been awarded the Innovative Himachal Pradesh? -6
Women Entrepreneur Award? -Dr. Divya Sharma
 What is the name of the sixth Scorpion class subma-
13 January 2025 rine handed over to the Indian Navy? -INS Vagsheer

 Which is the biggest annual festival of the Hatti tribes 14 January 2025
living in the Trans-Giri region of Himachal Pradesh?
-Boda Festival  Where has the Indian Railways organized the 'Paint
 Which country has joined the United Nations Com- My City' campaign? -Prayagraj
mittee on Big Data for Official Statistics? -India  The Chief Minister of which state has recently
 Who has recently inaugurated the Z-Mode tunnel? launched Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Mission?
-Narendra Modi -Madhya Pradesh
 Where has the first International Uttarakhandi Mi-  Who has recently been appointed as the new Spe-
grant Conference been inaugurated? cial Commissioner of Delhi Police? -Vijay Kumar
-Dehradun  The Nag Mark 2 anti-tank guided missile has been
 Who recently became the chairman of the board of developed by which organisation? -DRDO
ID verification firm Equal? -B.N. Srikrishna  Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the
 Which country will host the 28th Conference of newly formed Athletes Commission of AFI recently?
Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of -Anju Bobby George
Commonwealth countries (CSPOC)? -India  Zoran Milanovic has recently been re-elected as the
 To which country has India recently sent humanitar- President of which country? -Croatia
ian aid after the Rafale storm? -Cuba
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 Who has recently inaugurated an art gallery on cli-  Pavana river, which was in the news, flows in which
mate change in Kolkata's Science City? state? -Maharashtra
-Gajendra Singh Shekhawat  Recently Larsen & Toubro has launched which multi-
 Which mission has been launched by PM Modi to purpose vessel (MPV) for the Indian Navy?
celebrate the completion of 150 years of the Meteo- -INS Utkarsh
rological Department? - Mission Mausam  INS Utkarsh, which has been inducted into the Navy,
 Who has been appointed the new captain of IPL team has been built by whom? -Larsen & Toubro
Punjab Kings? -Shreyas Iyer  Who has recently inaugurated the National Turmeric
 Where has the Women's Hockey India League been Board? -Piyush Goyal
organized? -Ranchi  Which Union Minister has launched the registration
 The C-DOT has tied up with which institutes to de- portal for Kashi Tamil Sangam Phase 3?
velop wideband spectrum-sensor ASIC chip? -Dharmendra Pradhan
-IIT Jammu and IIT Mandi  Which country has sent the sixth nuclear reactor for
 Who has recently launched a new uniform for sol- Koodankulam plant of Tamil Nadu? -Russia
diers deployed in extreme cold? -DRDO  How many new automatic weather stations will be
 Who has recently launched the Bharat Cleantech installed in Himachal Pradesh recently? -48
Manufacturing Platform? -Piyush Goyal  Where will the 85th 'All India Presiding Officers
 Who will represent India at Donald Trump's swear- Conference' be held recently? -Patna
ing-in ceremony? -Dr. S. Jaishankar  The Nag MK-2 anti-tank missile was successfully
 International one-day cricket player Tanuja Kanwar tested in which state? -Rajasthan
belongs to which district of Himachal Pradesh?  'Bhargavastra' micro-missile system has been devel-
-Shimla oped by whom recently?
 Where has the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meet- -Economic Explosives Limited
ing begun? -Bangkok  Who has recently inaugurated Kalagram in
 Where is the first Kho-Kho World Cup being Mahakumbh Nagar of Prayagraj?
organised? -New Delhi -Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

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 Where did Prime Minister Modi recently inaugurate
 Where has a three-day International Kite and Sweets Asia's second largest ISKCON temple?
Festival been organized recently? -Telangana -Navi Mumbai
 Indian women's cricket team recently scored the high-  Parshuram Kumbh Mela 2025 has started in which
est score in ODI against which country? -Ireland northeastern state? -Arunachal Pradesh
 Who recently inaugurated the Indian Pavilion at  Where was the cattle festival 'Kanuma' celebrated
Heimtextil 2025, Frankfurt, Germany? recently? -Telangana
-Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh  Which country has recently built the world's most
 Who has been awarded the Satyajit Ray Lifetime powerful hydrogen train engine? -India
Achievement Award by the West Bengal Film Jour-  Who recently became the highest run scorer in the
history of the Women's Under-19 ODI Trophy?
nalists Association? -Aparna Sen
 Cyber Security Grand Challenge has been launched
 Who has recently become the 34th state to imple-
by whom? -Ministry of Technology and Data Se-
ment Ayushman Jan Arogya Yojana? -Odisha curity Council of India
 In which state 'Makaravilakku' annual festival was  Which is the first private company to have its own
celebrated? -Kerala constellation of satellites? -Pixel
 Which state government has banned 'Ringer Lactate  8th Central Pay Commission has been approved by
Solution' in all government hospitals and medical the Modi Cabinet recently, when is it expected to be
institutions? -West Bengal implemented? -Year 2026
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 Which state government will give pension to those  Who has recently been sworn in as the new Justice
who went to jail during the Emergency? -Odisha of the Supreme Court? -J.K. Vinod Chandran
 What is the estimate of India's GDP growth rate in  Which country has launched the first national au-
the financial year 2025 in the recent Crisil Intelli- tism strategy with $42.3 million? -Australia
gence report? -6.7 percent  General V.K. Singh (Retd) has been appointed as
 Recently India, in collaboration with which coun- the Governor of which state? -Mizoram
try, has declared the year 2026 as a 'double year' for  Who has recently become the brand ambassador of
culture, tourism and AI? -Spain
Puma India? -PV Sindhu
 Recently, former CII Director General Tarun Das has
been honored with the Honorary Citizen Award of  Who has been awarded the R.K. Srikantan Trust
which country? -Singapore Award? -TV Gopalakrishnan
 10th 'Ajanta Verul International Film Festival' has  Who has recently become the fourth country to
started in which state recently? -Maharashtra achieve unmanned docking in space? -India
 Recently Odisha government has announced how  Where has the 'Ganga Sagar Mela' been organized
much pension for emergency prisoners? -Rs 20,000 recently? -West Bengal
 What is the main objective of Exercise Devil Strike,  Defense Ministry has signed an agreement with
recently conducted by Indian Army?-To enhance whom for the Navy's medium-range surface-to-air
war preparedness and operational capabilities missiles? -Bharat Dynamics
 Recently India has signed a deal with which country  Which Union Minister has recently launched the
for the export of Brahmos supersonic cruise mis- Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan App? -Rajnath Singh
siles? -Indonesia  Who took additional charge as Secretary of the Min-
 Recently who has been sworn in as the new Justice istry of New and Renewable Energy?
of the Supreme Court? -Nidhi Khare
-Justice K. Vinod Chandran
18 January 2025
17 January 2025
 Where has the 'One Plate, One Bag' campaign been
 Where was 'Thiruvalluvar Day' celebrated recently?
started recently? -Prayagraj
-Tamil Nadu
 Where has a new species of 'Pangolin' been found
 Where has the first astronomical observatory of East recently? -Arunachal Pradesh
India been inaugurated? -West Bengal
 With which IIT has C-DOT partnered for indigenous
 Which union territory has become the first fully lit- 6G optical chipset? -IIT Mumbai
erate administrative unit under the Nav Bharat Lit-
 Who has been appointed as the batting coach of Team
eracy Program 'Ullhas'? -Ladakh
India recently? -Sitashu Kotak
 India Mobility Global Expo 2025 is being organized
 David Lynch has passed away recently, who was he?
in which city? -New Delhi
-Film producer
 Archaeological Experimental Museum has been in-
augurated in which city? -Badnagar  Who has been appointed as Higher Education Sec-
retary in the Ministry of Education?
 With which country has India recently signed a deal
-Mr. Vineet Joshi
for the export of Brahmos supersonic cruise mis-
siles? -Indonesia  Archaeological Experimental Museum has been in-
augurated in which city? -Vadnagar
 Recently President Draupadi Murmu has unveiled
the commemorative logo on completion of 60 years  Who has made the record of playing the most grand
of diplomatic relations with which country? matches? -Novak Djokovic
-Singapore  Who has successfully launched the 'New Glenn
 What is the rank of India in the 'Future of Works' Rocket'? -Blue Origin
category under the QS World Future Skills Index?  Who has been given the additional charge of Secre-
-Second tary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy?
-Nidhi Khare
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 BCCI has recently appointed whom as its ombuds- 20 January 2025

man? -J. Arun Mishra
 Which Union Minister has launched the Bharat  'Where has the 72 feet high statue of Lord Hanuman
Ranbhoomi Darshan App? -Rajnath Singh been installed recently? -Bengaluru
 How many schools of Solan have been certified in  When was 'Kokborok Day' celebrated recently?
the green category on the basis of 'Environmental -19 January
Audit' by the Center for Science and Environment?  Which country's team has recently won the first 'Kho-
-11
Kho World Cup'? -India
 Where has the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025
 'Who will represent India in the 'World Economic
been inaugurated? -New Delhi
Forum 2025'? -Ashwini Vaishnav
19 January 2025  Where was the 'Jijamata Samman Samaroh' orga-
nized recently? -Bhopal
 Odisha government has signed an agreement with  India's electronics exports have increased by what
which country to set up a 'FinTech Hub'? -Singapore percent in December 2024? -35.11 percent
 Recently, in which district will the first island tour-  Who has launched the 'Sanchar Sathi App' recently?
ism hub be built? -Bilaspur -Jyotiraditya Scindia
 V.K. Singh has taken oath as the Governor of which  'Where has the National Science Drama Festival
state? -Mizoram 2024-25' been organized? -New Delhi
 Who has been appointed as the President of the PM  Who has conducted the CROPS test to study the
growth of plants in space? -ISRO
Museum and Library Society? -Nripendra Mishra
 'In which state will the Uniform Civil Code be imple-
 India and which country have signed a
mented recently? -Uttarakhand
Memorandum of Understanding on cyber security
 'How many new road projects have been approved
cooperation? -America
in the rural areas of Himachal Pradesh? -15
 Prime Minister has distributed how many lakh own-
 When was the NDRF Foundation Day celebrated?
ership property cards? -65 lakh -19 January
 What percentage of India's growth rate has been es-  Where has the 'Solar Mobile Van Training Units' been
timated by the IMF recently in the financial year launched? -New Delhi
2025? -6.5 percent  Where has Virgin Coconut Oil recently received the
 Which country and India have celebrated the 60th GI tag? -Andaman Nicobar
anniversary of diplomatic relations? -Singapore  'In which country has the TikTok app been banned?
 In which state has the Postal Department recently -America
introduced AI in service? -Bihar
 Who has been appointed MD and CEO of PNB re-
cently? -Ashok Chandra
 Where has ISRO approved the third launch pad for
new generation rockets? -Andhra Pradesh
 Who has become the third largest startup ecosystem
with more than 100 unicorns? -India
 Which country and India have signed an agreement
to set up 60 smart classrooms in the plantation areas
of the island? -Sri Lanka
 Where will the Indian Consulate open in America
recently? -Los Angeles
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 Divya Kala Mela has been successfully organized  When was the foundation day of 'Manipur,
in which city of Gujarat recently? -Vadodara Meghalaya and Tripura' celebrated? -21 January
 When was 'Penguin Awareness Day' celebrated re-  Where will the first International Olympic Research
cently? -20 January Conference be held? -Gandhinagar
 Which state has launched an atlas to protect the habi-  Who has been appointed as the next US Foreign
tats of Indian wolves? -Gujarat Minister? -Marco Rubio
 Dennis Law passed away recently. Who was he?  Who has recently become a BRICS partner coun-
-Footballer try? -Nigeria
 Where is the 27th International Glass Congress 2025  Maharashtra government signed MoUs worth how
being organized recently? -Kolkata much at the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos?
 Who has been awarded the 'INSA Fellowship 2025' - 6.25 lakh crore
recently? -Dr. Krishna Ella  Prime Minister Modi has released whose book 'How
 With which country has the Uttarakhand government India Scaled Mt. G20'? -Amitabh Kant
signed an agreement to achieve carbon neutrality?  Defence Ministry has signed an agreement with
-Iceland whom for Bridge Laying Tank?
 In which state has the FDA allowed homeopathic -Heavy Vehicles Factory
doctors to prescribe allopathic medicine?  The Yala glacier of which country is shrinking rap-
-Maharashtra idly? -Nepal
 Where has the third National Mining Ministers Con-  Where is Flamingo Festival 2025 being organized ?
ference started recently? -Odisha -Andhra Pradesh
 Who has become the first Indian Taekwondo player  Who has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the fifth
in the top 10 world Poomse rankings? -Rupa Byora time? -Karnataka
 Who has been appointed as the Director General of  Who has recently become the new President of ICSI?
CRPF recently? -Gyanendra Pratap Singh -Dhananjay Shukla
 Who has recently released his new book The World  Pralay missile, which was in the news recently, is
After Gaza? -Pankaj Mishra what kind of lethal missile? -Surface to Surface
 Who has been recently appointed by Anglone as its  Justice Alok Aradhe has recently taken oath as the
Group CEO? -Ambarish Kenghe Chief Justice of which High Court?
 Where has the Flamingo Festival 2025 been orga- -Bombay High Court
nized recently? -Andhra Pradesh
 Who has recently won the women's singles title in
 Which Indian has been awarded the Gates Cambridge the India Open Super Badminton Tournament 2025?
Impact Prize 2025? -Urvashi Sinha -Ann Se-Young
 Which country has recently banned TikTok?  US has separated from which organisation?
-USA -WHO
 Where have 23 species of blood-sucking flies been
 Which country has unveiled the world's longest tun-
recorded recently? -Andaman Nicobar nel? -China
 How many winners have been honored in the 25th
anniversary of the Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 23 January 2025
2025? -8  Where has the ancient 'Umamaheshwar metal idol'
 Where has the 67th National Conference of 'Mis- been found recently? -Karnataka
sion Vikasit Bharat' been held? -New Delhi  What is the theme of the first joint tableau of the
 Which African country has become the ninth part- three armies in the Republic Day Parade 2025?
ner country of the BRICS? -Nigeria -'Strong and Safe India'
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 When did the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana' com-  Where is Khelo India Winter Games 2025 being or-
plete its 10 years? -22 January ganized recently? -Ladakh
 Prabowo Subianto, the chief guest of Republic Day  What is the main objective of Sanjay-Battlefield
2025, is the President of which country? Surveillance System (BSS)? -To increase the trans-
-Indonesia parency of the battlefield and provide informa-
 Where has the Winter Carnival started recently? tion to the decision system
-Manali  Which card has been launched by Tata AIA Life In-
 In which state is the historical Ratnagiri site that was surance recently? -'Shubh Muhurat'
in the news located? -Odisha  Who has been recognized by RBI as a cross-border
 Which state government's transport corporation will payment aggregator recently? -Skydo
launch the Clean and Beautiful Bus Station Cam-
25 January 2025
paign? -Maharashtra
 Badhal village of which state has been declared in-  Where was the 'Boi Mela' organized recently?
fectious recently? -Jammu and Kashmir
-Kolkata
 Central Government has recently launched which
 Operation 'Sard Hawa' has been launched on the
locker for 'Business Document Management'?
Indo-Pakistan border in Rajasthan? -BSF
-Entity Locker
 Which country will launch its first human subma-
 Chief Minister of which state has launched the rine 'Underwater Submersible'? -India
'Kavacham' disaster warning system? -Kerala
 When was 'National Girl Child Day' celebrated re-
 Which state government has recently started a study cently? -24 January
to revive the bison population? -Jharkhand
 President of which country has approved the forma-
 Which country will host the Chess World Cup 2025 tion of a cryptocurrency working group? -America
recently? -India
 Who has been appointed the brand ambassador of
 Where will the first International Olympic Research FICCI Famous Frames? -Ayushmann Khurana
Conference be organized recently? -Gandhinagar
 Who has secured the second rank in the World Jump-
 Which state government has notified the Vehicle ing Challenge? -Jai Sabarwal
Scrappage and Recycling Facility Promotion Policy
2024? -Haryana  Chief Minister of which state has announced a ban
on the sale of liquor at 17 religious places?
 Who has recently become India's top chess player?
-Madhya Pradesh
-D Gukesh
 Michael Martin has become the Prime Minister of
 Which state government has recently launched the which country for the second time? -Ireland
Deendayal Upadhyay Krishi Mazdoor Kalyan
Yojana? -Chhattisgarh  Shaun Curran has been appointed the Director of
Secret Service of which country? -America
 Which IIT has set up a centre to develop zero waste
bioplastic? -IIT Madras  Which country has legalized gay marriage?
-Thailand
 Which ministry is organizing 'Lok Samvardhan Parv'
from 27 January to 2 February 2025 in New Delhi?  Which former player has been inducted into the 'Aus-
-Ministry of Minority Affairs tralia Hall of Fame'? -Michael Clarke

24 January 2025 26 January 2025

 Recently, the Inland Waterways Authority of India
(IWAI) has established a new regional office in which  Where was the International Pashmina Festival or-
city? -Varanasi ganized recently? -Nepal
 What is the rank of India in the Global Firepower  When was ‘Nationality Voter Day’ celebrated?
Index 2025? -Fourth -25 January
 Who has been made the brand ambassador of FICCI  How many countries have joined the Global Plastic
FRAMES recently? -Ayushmann Khurana Action Partnership? -07
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 Which state government has recently launched  Who has given the green signal to the battle field
‘Samman Sanjivani App’? -Haryana surveillance system 'Sanjay'? -Rajnath Singh
 Which state celebrated its 55th foundation day on  Where has the process of geo-tagging 'Chinar trees'
25 January? -Himachal Pradesh started? -Jammu and Kashmir
 Who has recently won the 9th ‘Johor International  M. Cherian has passed away. Who was he?
Open Chess Tournament’ in Malaysia? -Doctor
-Iniyan Panneerselvam  Which state government has approved the Aerospace
 Hariman Sharma, the famous horticulturist of which and Defense Policy? -Uttar Pradesh
state has been honoured with the prestigious Padma  Who has been selected as the T20I Cricketer of the
Shri award? -Himachal Pradesh Year for 2024? -Arshdeep Singh
 John Ratcliffe has recently been appointed as the  Who has recently inaugurated the Beed Paragliding
head of the intelligence department of which coun- Center and Hotel Complex in Kangra district?
try? -America - Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu
 India and which country have announced new ini-  Where is the first Technology Dialogue 2025 held?
tiatives to deepen bilateral cooperation? -Indonesia -Bengaluru
 Which state's 76th foundation day was celebrated  President of which country has issued an executive
on 24 January? -Uttar Pradesh order banning Central Bank Digital Currency?
 Who has recently become the Executive Director of -America
Dhanlaxmi Bank? -P. Suryaraj  Who has won the Australia Open 2025 men's singles
 Where India Energy Week 2025 will be organized title? -Jannik Sinner
recently? -New Delhi
 Who has topped the first financial health index of 28 January 2025
Niti Aayog released? -Odisha
 Chief Minister of which state has announced a ban
 The book 'Saumitra Chatterjee and his Word' writ- on the sale of liquor at 17 religious places?
ten by whom has been released?
-Madhya Pradesh
-Sanghamitra Chakraborty
 When is the birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai,
 Narendra Chapalgaonkar has passed away recently. popularly known as Punjab Kesari, celebrated?
Who was he? -Author
-28 January
 Who was present as the chief guest at the state level
27 January 2025
program of the 15th National Voter's Day organized
 What was the theme of 'Republic Day 2025'? at the historic Geary Theater? -Shiv Pratap Shukla
- Golden India: Heritage and Development  Which two Indian cities have recently been included
 By when has the Indian government set the target of in the list of global wetland recognized cities?
10,000 GI tags? -2030 -Indore and Udaipur
 Who has joined the Eurodrone programme as an  Which state government has approved the Aerospace
and Defense Policy? -Uttar Pradesh
observer? -India
 In which program has India joined as an observer
 India and which country have recently set the en-
nation? -Eurodrone program
ergy price for Sampur and plant? -Sri Lanka
 Which country will launch its first manned subma-
 Where has the first edition of the World Pickleball rine 'Under Water Submersible'? -India
League started? -Mumbai
 Which player has won the title of Australian Open
 Where is the 6th International 'Millet Festival' orga- 2025? -Yannick Sinner
nized? -Bengaluru  Under which mission is India ready to launch the
 Who has inaugurated the BRICS Youth Council En- first manned submarine? -Deep Sea Mission
trepreneurship Runup program at IIM Jammu?  Who has recently won the ICC Men's Cricketer of
-Manoj Sinha the Year Award? -Kamindu Mendis
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 President of which country has issued an executive  Prime Minister of which country 'Milos Vucevic' has
order banning Central Bank digital currency? announced his resignation? -Serbia
-America  SP office of which place has received ISO 9001:2015
 Who has recently been awarded the ICC Umpire of certification? -Kaushambi
the Year Award? -Richard Illingworth  Recently Ankit Sood has been awarded the Air Force
 ISRO is ready to launch which GSLV rocket on 29 Medal? He belongs to which district? -Shimla
January? -100th launch  Who has received the title of 'Youngest Map Genius
 In which state will open grounds be constructed un- of India'? -Saksham Thakur
der the Chief Minister's Open Sports Promotion
30 January 2025
Scheme? -Himachal Pradesh
 From where has ISRO successfully launched the
29 January 2025
second generation navigation satellite NVS-02?
 Who inaugurated the Handloom Conclave -Manthan -Andhra Pradesh
in New Delhi? -Union Textile Minister Giriraj  Recently, ISRO has launched its 100th mission with
Singh which rocket? -GSLV-F15
 Who has inaugurated the 'Utkarsh Odisha' Make in  Where has the logo of the National Para Athletics
Odisha Conclave? -Narendra Modi Championship 2025 been launched? -Chennai
 Where National Conference on Good Governance  Recently, Hisashi Takeuchi has been reappointed as
will be organized? -Gandhinagar
the CEO and MD of which company?
 Where was the logo of National Para Athletics Cham-
-Maruti Suzuki
pionship 2025 launched? -Chennai
 When was 'Data Protection Day' celebrated?  Recently, the CEO of ICC has resigned from his post.
Who was he? -Geoff Allardyce
-28 January
 Where did Narendra Modi inaugurate the 38th 'Na-  In which state is the International 'Saraswati Festi-
tional Games'? -Dehradun val' being organized? -Haryana
 Who has become the CEO of software company  Progressive gardener Hariman Sharma, selected for
Zoho? -Shailesh Kumar Dave the Padma Shri Award, belongs to which district of
 Who has been awarded the ICC Umpire of the Year the state? -Bilaspur
Award? -Richard Illingworth  Which state's Chief Minister has topped the HSBC
 India's Jyoti Yaraji won which medal in the women's Hurun Global Indians List 2024? -Satya Nadella
60m indoor hurdles race in France? -Gold  Recently, Greg Belzin has passed away. He was a
 Who has won the 2025 'National TT Championship' famous long jumper of which country? -USA
title? -Diya Chitale and Manush Shah  Chief Minister of Assam has announced to make
 International 'Saraswati Ka Mahotsav' is being or- which city the second capital of the state?
ganized in which state? -Haryana -Dibrugarh
 Where Senior National Table Tennis Championship  Which country has developed radar at sea level to
2025 has been organized? -Surat detect high altitude aircraft? -China
 Jitendra Pal Singh has been appointed as India's  Which state has topped the country in terms of read-
ambassador to which country? -Israel
ing level and drinking water in schools?
 How many crore rupees has the government allo-
-Himachal Pradesh
cated for the National Important Minerals Mission?
-16,300 crores  Which state has recently become the first northeast-
ern state to partner with Bhashini? -Tripura
 Chief Minister of Assam has announced which city
to be made the second capital of the state?  Chief Minister of which state has inaugurated the
-Dibrugarh Experium Park? -Telangana
 5th Khelo India Winter Games concluded in which  Who has been recently honoured with the prestigious
place? -Ladakh Maharaja Hari Singh Award? -Manoj Sinha
 Indian Railways has upgraded more than how many  Who has won the ICC Women's Championship title?
kilometers of track? -23000 -Australia
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 Amelia Kerr, who has been selected as ICC Women's  Which state in India has recently become the first to
Cricketer of the Year 2024, is a player of which coun- start a rural cricket league? -Bihar
try? -New Zealand  Which state has recently won the Sir Garfield So-
 The country's first 'organic fisheries center' has been bers Trophy? -Jasprit Bumrah
started in Soreng district of which state? -Sikkim
 Recently Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has
 Which state has been declared malaria-free by the been selected as the pilot for which private space
WHO? -Georgia mission? -Axiom Mission 4 (X-4)
31 January 2025  Who has become the wicketkeeper scoring the most
runs in T20 cricket? -Dinesh Karthik
 According to the recent Economic Survey 2025, real  Who has recently been appointed as the new CEO
Gross Value Added (GVA) is also estimated to grow of Sony Group Corp? -Hiroki Totoki
at what rate in FY25? -6.4 percent  Who has recently approved a pilot study for con-
 Latika Katt has passed away recently. Who was she? trolled cannabis? -Himachal Pradesh
-Sculptor  Who has recently been appointed as the Director
 When was the ‘World Leprosy Day’ celebrated re- General of BCAS? -Rajesh Nirvan
cently? -30 January  Hisashi Trekuchi has been reappointed as the MD
 Who has recently unveiled the mega expansion plan and CEO of which company? -Maruti Suzuki
for Bokaro Steel Plant? -HD Kumaraswamy  Social Media Platform X has tied up with whom for
 Long jumper Greg Bell of which country has died digital payment? Visa
recently? -America
 Who has inaugurated the Nagaland Super League
 Who has recently presented the Economic Survey 2025? -Nephiu Rio
2025 in the Parliament?
 Where has the Beating Retreat ceremony taken
-Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
place? -New Delhi
 Tableau of which state has received the People's
Choice Award on Republic Day? -Uttar Pradesh  Where has Asia's first paragliding school been es-
tablished? -Beed
 Who recently inaugurated the Handloom Confer-
ence-Manthan? -Giriraj Singh