22nd January 2025 Current Affairs

1. Which three states were granted full statehood on January 21, 1972?

   a) Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura
   b) Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya 
   c) Assam, Manipur and Mizoram
   d) Sikkim, Meghalaya and Tripura

2. According to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report, what is India’s projected growth rate for the fiscal year 2025-26?

   a) 5,5%
   b) 6.0%
   c) 6.7%
   d) 7.2%

3. Which country recently became a partner state of the BRICS group?

   a) Nigeria
   b) Saudi Arabia
   c) Iran
   d) Argentina

4. When was the recently discussed Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme launched?

   a) 2014
   b) 2015
   c) 2016
   d) 2017

5. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 final, which team defeated Vidarbha to win the title?

   a) Tamil Nadu
   b) Karnataka 
   c) Maharashtra
   d) Uttar Pradesh

6. Which state was awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for innovative use of solar energy in the Jan Jeevan Mission?

   a) Uttar Pradesh
   b) Maharashtra
   c) Tamil Nadu
   d) Madhya Pradesh

7. Which ministry has developed the recently launched “Entity Locker” digital platform?

   a) Ministry of Home Affairs
   b) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 
   c) Ministry of Finance
   d) Ministry of Commerce Industry

8. What is the name of the World’s longest expressway tunnel recently completed in China?

   a) Huangshan Tunnel
   b) Tianshan Shengli Tunnel
   c) Shanghai Expressway Tunnel
   d) Yangtze Tunnel

9. Which hydroelectric project in Nepal has the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) recently finalised a joint Venture Agreement for its development?

   a) Macha-Khana Hydroelectric Project
   b) Karnali Hydroelectric Project
   c) Trishuli Hydroelectric Project
   d) Sonatara Hydroelectric Project

10. Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Rim Association?

    a) Sanjeev Ranjan 
    b) Arun Mishra
    c) Bahadur Singh Sagoo
    d) V Narayan

11. With which country has India developed the trojan Gun that was in the news?

    a) Spain
    b) USA
    c) Russia
    d) France 

12. Which state did not celebrate its foundation day on 21st January 2025?

    a) Meghalaya
    b) Manipur
    c) Tripura
    d) Assam 

13. Who has been included in the Global Lighthouse Network of the World Economic Forum?

    a) CEAT
    b) Hindustan Unilever
    c) HAL
    d) A&B

14. To whom will the Indian government export Brahmos missile after Philippines?

    a) Indonesia 
    b) Singapore
    c) Malaysia
    d) Spain

22nd January 2025 Current Affairs