3rd January 2025 Current Affairs

1. Which of these sportspersons has not been awarded the Major Dhyan Chandra Khel Ratna Award for 2024?

   a) D. Gukesh
   b) Harmanpreet Singh
   c) Praveen Kumar
   d) Navdeep Singh

2. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India?

   a) Vipul Kumar
   b) Bhuvnesh Kumar
   c) Amit Agarwal
   d) Rammohan Mathur

3. Manish Singhal has recently taken over as the Secretary General of ASSOCHAM, in which year ASSOCHAM was established?

   a) 1910
   b) 1920
   c) 1930
   d) 1940

4. Renowned botanist and scientist Dr. K.S. Manilal passed away, in which year was he awarded the Padma Shri?

   a) 2015
   b) 2017
   c) 2020
   d) 2023

5. World Introvert Day is on

   a) 1st January
   b) 2nd January
   c) 3rd January
   d) 4th January

6. The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till which financial year?

   a) 2025-26
   b) 2028-29
   c) 2029-30
   d) 2030-31

7. Which foundation day of DRDO was celebrated on 1st January 2025?

   a) 65th
   b) 67th
   c) 69th
   d) 71st

8. Which scheme has been launched by the Central Government to provide nationwide access to research articles and journals in the country on 1st January 2025?

   a) Digital India Scheme
   b) One Nation, One Subscription
   c) National Research Scheme
   d) Education Advancement Scheme

9. Which countries have joined the Schengen Area from 1st January 2025?

   a) Bulgaria and Romania 
   b) Croatia and Czech Republic
   c) Croatia and Ireland
   d) Ireland and Czech Republic

10. Which ministry has declared 2025 as the year of reforms?

    a) Ministry of Defence 
    b) Finance Ministry
    c) Home Ministry
    d) Ministry of Railways

11. Players awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024?

    a) 2
    b) 3
    c) 4
    d) 5

12. Which medal did R Vaishali win in the FIDE World Blitz Championship?

    a) Gold
    b) Silver
    c) Bronze
    d) NOT

13. The World’s oldest Olympic gold medalist Agnes Kelt passed away, she was from which country?

    a) Sweden
    b) USA
    c) Britain
    d) Hungary 

14. The first Olympic Games were held in

    a) Athens
    b) Jakarta
    c) Paris
    d) Beijing

15. It has become the first state to link forest ecosystem to green GDP

    a) Himachal Pradesh
    b) Chhattisgarh 
    c) Uttarakhand
    d) Madhya Pradesh

3rd January 2025 Current Affairs