18th January 2025 Current Affairs

1. Who is the Chief Guest at the 76th Republic Day of India?

   a) Joko Widodo
   b) Lula Da Silva
   c) Prabowo Subianto
   d) Xi Jinping

2. Where has India’s 6th astronomical observatory under department of science and technology been established?

   a) Ladakh
   b) Nainital
   c) Panchet Hill, Purulia
   d) Mount Abu

3. How much monthly pension will be provided by the Odisha Government to the prisoners of the Emergency?

   a) Rs10,000
   b) Rs.15,000
   c) Rs.20,000
   d) Rs.25,000

4. Which state government has launched the SHE (Startups handholding & Empowerment) Cohort 3.0?

   a) Haryana
   b) Punjab
   c) Delhi
   d) Maharashtra

5. Who has launched the world’s most powerful hydrogen fuel-run engine?

   a) Germany
   b) France
   c) India
   d) China

6. Which country will host the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding officers of Parliaments of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) in 2026?

   a) Australia
   b) India
   c) United Kingdom
   d) Canada

7. When was the National Road Safety Week recently observed?

   a) 1-7 January 2025
   b) 11-17 January 2025
   c) 15-71 January 2025
   d) 5-11 January 2025

8. Which organisation recently released the Global Cyber Security Outlook 2025 report?

   a) United Nations (UN)
   b) International Monetary Fun (IMF)
   c) World Economic Forum (WEF)
   d) World Bank

9. Who is conducting “Exercise Devil Strike” 2025?

   a) Indian Navy
   b) Indian Air Force
   c) Indian Army and Indian Air Force 
   d) Indian Coast Guard

10. What is the India’s overall rank in the QS World Future Skills Index 2025?

    a) 15th
    b) 20th
    c) 25th
    d) 30th

11. Who has been appointed as the Ombudsman by BCCI?

    a) Ajay Manikrao Khanvilkar
    b) Pinaki Chandra Ghosh
    c) Arun Mishra 
    d) Bahadur Singh Sagoo

12. Who has been elected as the chairman of PM Museum and Library Committee?

    a) Nripendra Mishra
    b) Vitul Kumar
    c) Manish Singhal
    d) Sanjay Nair

13. Which campaign has been launched for plastic free Maha Kumbh?

    a) One Plate, One Bag
    b) One Plate, One Paper
    c) One Plate, One Basket
    d) One Plate, One Tree

14. Who has been appointed as MD/CEO of PNB?

    a) Binod Kumar
    b) Amitabh Chaudhary
    c) Sumant kthpalia
    d) Ashok Chandra 

15. Who successfully launched the News Glenn rocket?

    a) Space X
    b) Blue Origen
    c) NASA
    d) ROSOSMOS

16. From where has Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched the mobile passport van service?

    a) Kota
    b) Ranchi
    c) Ahmedabad
    d) Lucknow

17. Who inaugurated the 2nd India Mobility Global Expo 2025?

    a) Amit Shah
    b) Narendra Modi
    c) Nitin Gadkari
    d) Piyush Goyal

18th January 2025 Current Affairs