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JANUARY 2025 – 100 MCQs

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1. Who is going to receive the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award at Jaipur

International Film Festival 2025?
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Rajkumar Hirani
c) Karan Johar
d) Yash Chopra

2.The Chief Minister of which state has announced a reward of 1 million dollars for
deciphering the Indus script?
a) Maharashtra
b) Goa
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Odisha

3. Where was India's first "Generation Beta" child born?

a) Aizawl
b) New Delhi
c) Gangtok
d) Dispur

4.World's first cardiac telesurgery using robotic system was successfully performed by
which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) America
d) India

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5.Who won the women's singles title in India Open Badminton 2025?
a) He looks at the glass
b) An Se Young
c) Ayako Sakuramoto
d) Carolina María Marín

6.Which state of India is the first state to launch a surgical robot?

a) Manipur
b) Gujarat
c) Sikkim
d) Maharashtra

7.Which team recently won the 2024 Pro Kabaddi League title?
a) Haryana Steelers
b) Patna Pirates
c) Jaipur Pink Panther
d) During Delh

8. Kalagram was created under which ministry to highlight the vibrant culture of India
during Mahakumbha at Prayagraj?
a) Ministry of Tourism
b) Ministry of Youth Welfare and Sports
c) Ministry of External Affairs
d) Ministry of Culture

9. Recently where has the Indus Food 2025 exhibition been organized?
a) Greater Noida
b) Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Bangalore

10.Which javelin thrower has been named Javelin Athlete of the Year 2024 by the
American magazine Track & Field News?
a) Neeraj Chopra
b) Shivpal Singh
c) Sundar Singh Gurjar
d) Ravinder Singh Khaira

11. What is India's position in the world in textile and apparel exports in 2023?
a) 5th
b) 4th
c) 3rd
d) 6th

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12. Recently, under Raithu Bharosa Yojana, which of the following state governments will
now help farmers with Rs.12000 per acre per year instead of Rs.10000 per acre?
a) Kerala
b) Telangana
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka

13. Zoran Milanović has been re-elected as the President of which country?
a) Madagascar
b) Croatia
c) Indonesia
d) Mexico

14. What is the theme of World Hindi Day 2025?

a) Global initiative for Hindi language
b) Hindi unity and global participation
c) Global voice of Hindi unity and cultural pride
d) Hindi unity, world unity

15. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Nasscom Foundation ?
a) Nidhi Bhasin
b) Sheetal Sharma
c) Ramesh Kumar
d) Jyoti Sharma

16. In which state Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana launched?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Jharkhand
c) Maharashtra
d) Goa

17. Which state government launched the Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Mission on 12
January 2025?
a) Tripura
b) Maharashtra
c) West Bengal
d) Madhya Pradesh

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18. Who has been appointed as the new Revenue Secretary under the Ministry of
Finance?
a) Arunish Chawla
b) Ajay Kumar Sharma
c) Tuhin Kant Pandey
d) Rajeev Ranjan

19. National Bird Day is celebrated on 5th January every year. What is the theme of
National Bird Day 2025?
a) Save Birds, Save Earth
b) Birds for a Better Tomorrow
c) Protecting Our Birds, Protecting Our Future
d) Wings of Change

20 .How many Arjuna Awards were announced for outstanding achievements in sports in
2024?
a) 20
b) 29
c) 32
d) 26

21. Who was awarded the 'Best Actor' award at the West Bengal Film Journalists'
Association annual awards ceremony?
a) Deepak Adhikari
b) Prasenjit Chatterjee
c) Chandan Sen
d) Ritvik Chakraborty

22. Recently, which city has started an international kite festival?

a) Ahmedabad
b) Jaipur
c) Jabalpur
d) Indore

23. Which campaign of the Assam government was launched to evaluate the performance
of students in government schools?
a) Gunotsav 2025
b) Education campaign
c) Vidya Vikas 2025
d) Assam Education Scheme 4.0

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24. Which Indian state partnership with Iceland for development of geothermal energy
resources?
a) Sikkim
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Arunachal Pradesh

25. Which of the following state governments have observed Savitribai Phule’s birth
anniversary as Women Teacher’s Day?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Jharkhand
d) Telangana
26. What is the name of the sixth Scorpene submarine handed over to the Indian Navy by
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in January 2025?
a) Khanderi
b) Karanj
c) Candle
d) Vaghsheer
27. Where is Kagyed dance, a traditional dance festival, celebrated annually on the 24th
and 29th days of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar?
a) Manipur
b) Gujarat
c) Sikkim
d) Tripura
28. Which state government recently declared 'Rath Sattami' as a state festival?
a) Tripura
b) Gujarat
c) Sikkim
d) Andhra Pradesh

29. Jimmy Carter, former president of which country died recently?

A. America
B. France
C. Germany
D. Canada

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30. Which player is the fastest Indian bowler to take 200 wickets in Test cricket?
a) Ishant Sharma
b) Mohammed Sami
c) Mohammad Siraj
d) Jasprit Bumrah

31. On which date did Lokpal of India celebrate its first foundation day in 2025?
a) 14 January
b) 15 January
c) 17 January
d) 16 January
32. The winner of the men's race in the 20th Mumbai Marathon 2025 represents which
country?
a) Eritrea
b) Kenya
c) Ethiopia
d) Uganda

33. Which scheme was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during the
Adivasi Mela in Bhubaneswar?
a) Utkal Tribal Development Programme
b) Kalinga Tribal Welfare Scheme
c) Shaheed Madho Singh Handicraft Scheme
d) Birsa Munda Tribal Assistance Scheme

34. Who has been appointed as the 11th Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO)?
a) AS Kiran Kumar
b) Dr. K Sivan
c) Dr. S. Somanath
d) V Narayanan

35. Indonesia has recently joined as a full member of BRICS?

a) Eighth
b) Sixth
c) Ninth
d) Tenth

36. Sucha Singh who was awarded 2024 Arjuna Award in Lifetime category belongs to
which sport?
a) Athletics
b) Judo
c) Football
d) Javelin throw

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37. Who has been appointed as Director General (D-G) of Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) in January 2025?
a) Anish Dayal Singh
b) Bitul Kumar
c) Gyanendra Pratap Singh
d) Rakesh Asthana

38. Who won the men's singles title in India Open Badminton 2025?
a) Goh Sze Fei
b) Nur Izzuddin
c) Viktor Axelsen
d) Goh Sze Fei

39. Which sports brand recently appointed PV Sindhu as its brand ambassador?
a) Nike
b) Adidas
c) Reebok
d) PUMA India
40. Which country organized the 18th Elephant and Tourism Festival 2024?
a) Nepal
b) Sri Lanka
c) India
d) Bhutan

41. Who was elected as President of the Athletics Federation of India?

a) Sandeep Mehta
b) Biman Sago
c) Ratnadeep Sharma
d) Bahadur Singh Sagu

43. Which country has recently become the third largest metro rail network in the world?
a) India
b) China
c) Russia
d) Japan

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44. Where was the rare Banded Royal Butterfly (Rachna Jalindra Indra) first seen in
Tripura?
a) Dampa Tiger Reserve
b) Kachin Wildlife Sanctuary
c) Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary
d) Nyora Valley National Park

45. Who has been appointed as the International Event Ambassador for the 20th edition
of Mumbai Marathon?
a) Usain Bolt
b) Haile Gabrielasi
c) Eliud Kipchoge
d) Mo Farah

46. Which city is in first place of Global Power City Index 2024?
a) New York
b) London
c) Mumbai
d) Dubai

47. Recently, what is the percent increase in India's coffee exports in the financial year
2024?
a) 35%
b) 45%
c) 25%
d) 22%

48.What is the monthly pension announced by the Odisha Government for the persons
imprisoned during Emergency?
a) Rs 20,000
b) Rs 15,000
c) Rs 25,000
d) Rs 10,000

49. Indian Army Day is celebrated on 15th January every year to honour the bravery and
sacrifices of the Indian Army. What is the theme of Indian Army Day 2025?
a) "United We Stand"
b) "India First, Army Strong”
c) "Courage and Honor"
d) "Samarth Bharat, Saksham Sena"

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50. Who has been awarded INSA Fellowship for 2025 for contribution to vaccine
development?
a) Dr. A.S. S. Somnath
b) Dr. A.S. Krishna Ella
c) Dr. A.S. molecular form
d) Dr. A.S. Kiran Majumdar-Sh

51. Who won the 2025 Under-17 Junior Squash Open title?
a) Anahat Singh
b) Malika El Karaksi
c) Ruqaiya Salem
d) None of these

52. Who won the World Rapid Chess Championship in the men's category?
a) SL Narayanan
b) Nihal Sarin
c) Pentala Harikrishna
d) Volodar Murzin

53. Which State government launched PARTH Yojana ?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Andhra Pradesh

54. Which Union Minister launched the 'Cashless Treatment' scheme for road accident
victims?
a) Nitin Gadkari
b) Giriraj Singh
c) Bhupendra Yadav
d) Piyush Goyal
55. Who has recently climbed the highest peaks of seven continents as the youngest
woman?
a) Purna Vajpayee
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Kamya Karthikeyan
d) Purna Malavath

56. Who won the World Rapid Chess Championship for the second time in the women's
category?
a) Dronavalli Harika
b) Irene Sukander
c) Anna Mujichuk
d) Koneru Humpy

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57. Gujarat Chief Minister has launched which platform on Good Governance Day which
enables citizens to submit petitions through voice?
a) Bhasoni
b) Sagato
c) Swar (Speech and Written Analysis Resource)
d) Riojaz

58. Which country recently declared the end of the Marburg virus outbreak?
a) Tanzania
b) Algeria
c) Ghana
d) Canada
59. Won the 78th Santosh Trophy by defeating any team in the final West Bengal?
a) Kerala
b) Manipur
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Telangana

60. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI)?
a) Bhuvanesh Kumar
b) Arun Ranjan Mishra
c) Swarnajit Savi
d) Sapnamoya Chakraborty

61. Himachal Pradesh Government renamed the Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public
Administration in honour of whom?
a) Dr. Manmohan Singh
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

62. Which language has been officially given the status of classical language recently?
a) Marathi language
b) Bodo
c) Maithili
d) Hindi

63. Satyajit Roy Lifetime Achievement Award' at the annual award function of West
Bengal Film Journalists Association?
a) Rituparna Ghosh
b) Sharmila Tagore
c) Devalaya Bhattacharya
d) Aparna Sen

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64. Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Pongal in which state of India?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Punjab

65. Where did PM Modi inaugurate India's first green hydrogen hub under the National
Green Hydrogen Mission?
a) Hyderabad
b) Chennai
c) Visakhapatnam
d) Bangalore

66. Who is the Chief Guest of 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2025?
a) DR. Dev Pragad
b) Bharat Jagdeo
c) Dr. Mohammad Irfan Ali,
d) Chandrikapersad Santokhi

67. The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) conference was held in which city?
a) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
b) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
c) Bangalore, Karnataka
d) Dehradun, Uttarakhand

68. Which country won both the men's and women's trophies in the inaugural Kho Kho
World Cup 2025?
a) Nepal
b) Sri Lanka
c) India
d) China

69. Where is Flamingo Festival 2025 held recently?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Rajasthan

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70. Who was the first male football player to be honoured with the US Presidential Medal
of Freedom Award?
a) Neymar
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Lionel Messi
d) Luis Suarez

71. Which city was recently declared as the most polluted city in the world?
a) New Delhi
b) Byrnihat
c) Paris
d) Dhaka

72. How much monthly grant is given in the 'Pujari Granthi Samman' scheme for priests in
Delhi?
a) Rs.12,000
b) Rs.15,000
c) Rs.18,000
d) Rs.20,000

73. At which place in Manipur has India-Myanmar completed the 9.214 km long border
fencing project?
a) Imphal
b) Moreh
c) Churachandpur
d) Ukhrul

74. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA)?

a) Dibyendu Das
b) Sudhanshu Pant
c) Faiz Ahmed Kidwai
d) Rajeev Jain

75. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Food
Corporation of India (FCI)?
a) Rajiv Jain
b) Anil Bansal
c) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
d) Ashutosh Agnihotri

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76. Recently, which state forest department has developed a park based on
Mahabharata?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Bihar
d) Haryana

77. Which chess player received Major Dhyan Chand the Khel Ratna Award in 2024?
a) Arjuna Erigaisi
b) Ramesh Babu Pragyananda
c) Gukesh Domarju
d) Vaishali Ramesh Babu

78. Who won the 2024 Sahitya Akademi Award for English Language?
a) Swarnajit Savi
b) Neelam Sharan Gaur
c) Sadika Nawab
d) Easterin Kire

79. India's first glass sea bridge connecting Thiruvalluvar statue and Vivekananda Rock
Memorial was inaugurated in which Indian state?
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu

80. Who has been selected for the Ayyan Thiruvalluvar Award for the year 2025
announced by the Government of Tamil Nadu?
a) Kabilaan
b) Viduthalai Rajendran
c) L Ganesh
d) M. Padikkarmu

81. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched which channel for Mahakumbh
2025?
a) Kumbhavani
b) Prayagraj FM
c) Akash Mohotsava
d) Mahakumbh Radio

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82. Which country launched its first certificate course in Hindi on the occasion of World
Hindi Day in 2025?
a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Myanmar
d) Sri Lanka

83. Who has been appointed as the new acting Director General of Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF)?
a) Anish Dayal Singh
b) Vitul Kumar
c) Rakesh Asthana
d) Kuldeep Singh

84. Which of the following state governments declares unseasonal rain as a natural
calamity?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Odisha
c) Haryana
d) Kerala

85. Salima Tete selected for 2024 Arjuna Award Associated with?
a) Football
b) Judo
c) Hockey
d) Javelin throw

86. Which of the following IITs developed a needleless shock syringe for painless
injection?
a) IIT Mumbai
b) IIT Guwahati
c) IIT Kanpur
d) IIT Delhi

87. India's first organic fisheries cluster was launched in which state?
a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Meghalaya
d) Assam
88. Which of the following banks will launch 'Har Ghar Lakhpati Yojana'?
a) SBI
b) HDFC
c) PNB
d) B.O.B

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89. The Archaeological Experimental Museum was recently inaugurated in which city?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Ludhiana
c) Jaipur
d) Bhadnagar

90. Which Union Minister recently launched Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan App?
a) Rajnath Singh
b) Amit Shah
c) Jyotiraditya Scindia
d) Chirag Paswan

91. Which state is conducting the country's first coastal and wider birds census?
a) Odisha
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Gujarat

92. Armando Agnello Colaco who has been selected for the lifetime category of 2024
Dronacharya Award is the coach of which sport?
a) Shooter
b) Football
c) Cricket
d) Hockey
93. Who is appointed as the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission?
a) Pankaj Kumar Mishra
b) T V Somanathan
c) Manoj Govil
d) Ajit Kumar Mahanty

94. Which of the following state governments has launched a statewide campaign to
promote reading culture among students?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra

95. Where is Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated Drone Training
Centre?
a) Bhopal
b) Bhopal
c) Gwalior
d) Indore

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96. Which state won the Vijay Hazare Trophy for a record fifth time in 2024-25?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Vidarbha
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka

97. Which veteran filmmaker will receive the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at
the 2025 Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival?
a) Meera Nair
b) Aparna Sen
c) Sai Paranjape
d) Shyam Benegal

98. Who won the 'Best Actress' award at the West Bengal Film Journalist Association's
annual awards ceremony?
a) Gargi Roychowdhury
b) Churni Ganguly
c) Rituparna Sengupta
d) Swastika Mukherjee

99. Which year was declared as "Year of Artificial Intelligence" by All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE)?
a) a)2022
b) 2023
c) 2025
d) 2026

100. Which year was declared as 'Year of Reform' by the Ministry of Defense to modernize
the armed forces?
a) 2023
b) 2024
c) 2026
d) 2025

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