Weekly Current Affairs Quiz (29th December to 4th January): Ace Your Competitive Exams 2025!
Are you gearing up for competitive exams in 2025? Stay ahead with our Weekly Current Affairs Quiz covering the most important events from 29th December to 4th January! Test your knowledge on topics like national news, international updates, sports, science, and more.
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Highlights of the Week:
Latest government initiatives and policies
International developments and agreements
Awards, sports achievements, and technology breakthroughs
1. Which country has recently launched the CR450 prototype, the world’s fastest high-speed train?
(a) France
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) India
Answer: (b) China
2. Which institute has developed needle-free shock syringes for painless injections?
(a) AIIMS
(b) IIT Bombay
(c) ISRO
(d) DRDO
Answer: (b) IIT Bombay
3. The Vivad Se Vishwas scheme is associated with which sector?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Taxation
(c) Science and Technology
(d) Education
Answer: (b) Taxation
4. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
(a) A.P. Maheshwari
(b) Prakash Mishra
(c) O P Singh
(d) Vitul Kumar
Answer: (d) Vitul Kumar
5. Which state won the Senior National Men’s Handball Championship 2024 title?
(a) Kerala
(b) Haryana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Punjab
Answer: (a) Kerala
6. What is the new deadline for the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme set by CBDT?
(a) December 31, 2024
(b) January 31, 2025
(c) February 28, 2025
(d) March 31, 2025
Answer: (b) January 31, 2025
7. Which Indian state recently inaugurated a glass sea bridge?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (a) Tamil Nadu
8. What significant project was initiated to detect high-energy neutrinos beneath the Mediterranean Sea?
(a) KM3NeT
(b) LIGO
(c) IceCube
(d) ANTARES
Answer: (a) KM3NeT
9. Which organization released the Financial Stability Report for December 2024?
(a) SEBI
(b) RBI
(c) NABARD
(d) IRDAI
Answer: (b) RBI
10. What is the primary focus of the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System?
(a) Environmental Protection
(b) Citizen Grievance Redressal
(c) Economic Development
(d) Health Services
Answer: (b) Citizen Grievance Redressal
11. Which athletes will be honored with the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award 2025?
(a) Gukesh D, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar, and Manu Bhaker
(b) Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, and Virat Kohli
(c) Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal
(d) Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat
Answer: (a) Gukesh D, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar, and Manu Bhaker
12. In which state was India’s first Glass Sea Bridge unveiled?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Odisha
Answer: (a) Tamil Nadu
13. Where was the World Blitz Chess Championship held?
(a) Chennai
(b) New York
(c) Paris
(d) Rome
Answer: (b) New York
14. Which team won the title of the 78th edition of the Santosh Trophy?
(a) Kerala
(b) West Bengal
(c) Punjab
(d) Karnataka
Answer: (b) West Bengal
15. Who jointly won the title of the World Blitz Chess Championship?
(a) Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi
(b) Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura
(c) Viswanathan Anand and Sergey Karjakin
(d) Fabiano Caruana and Ding Liren
Answer: (a) Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi
16. What is the total budget approved for the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme?
(a) ₹50,000 crore
(b) ₹69,515.71 crore
(c) ₹100,000 crore
(d) ₹30,000 crore
Answer: (b) ₹69,515.71 crore
17. What significant report did the Union Minister of Jal Shakti release recently?
(a) Annual Ground Water Quality Report for 2024
(b) National Water Policy Report
(c) Climate Change Adaptation Report
(d) River Basin Management Report
Answer: (a) Annual Ground Water Quality Report for 2024
18. Which military exercise is India conducting with Nepal?
(a) Surya Kiran
(b) Yudh Abhyas
(c) Vajra Prahar
(d) Hand-in-Hand
Answer: (a) Surya Kiran
19. Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (a) Kerala
20. Which union ministry is associated with the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) scheme?
(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
(d) Ministry of Food Processing
Answer: (c) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
21. Which state is the host of National SARAS Mela 2025?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Odisha
(d) Gujarat
Answer: (b) Kerala
22. What is “INS Surat” that was recently seen in the news?
(a) A naval ship
(b) A submarine
(c) An aircraft carrier
(d) A destroyer
Answer: (a) A naval ship
23. Scrub Typhus, that was recently seen in the news, is caused by which agent?
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Fungus
(d) Parasite
Answer: (b) Bacteria
24. Recently, Arif Mohammad Khan has been sworn in as the Governor of which state?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (c) Bihar
25. How many athletes have been awarded the Arjuna Award for the year 2024?
(a) 22
(b) 32
(c) 40
(d) 42
Answer: (b) 32
26. Under whose leadership has a committee been formed to revise the base year of Price Index (WPI)?
(a) Amitabh Kant
(b) Ramesh Chand
(c) Rajeev Kumar
(d) Nandan Nilekani
Answer: (b) Ramesh Chand
27. Which river is being focused on for cleaning through newly inaugurated water purification projects in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Ganga
(b) Ramganga
(c) Gomti
(d) Rapti
Answer: (d) Rapti
28. India has protested against which country’s recent establishment of new counties in Ladakh?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) China
(d) Bangladesh
Answer: (c) China
29. What significant amendment was made to the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023?
(a) Introduction of new tariffs
(b) Stakeholder consultation process
(c) Ban on specific imports
(d) Export subsidies
Answer: (b) Stakeholder consultation process
30 Which outbreak is being monitored by the Union Health Ministry in China?
(a) COVID-19
(b) HMPV
(c) Ebola
(d) Zika
Answer: (b) HMPV
31. Which report was unveiled by Shri Piyush Goyal regarding logistics?
(a) Logistics Performance Index
(b) Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2024
(c) National Logistics Policy
(d) State Logistics Development Report
Answer: (b) Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2024
32. What is the primary focus of the Ramesh Chand Committee recently formed?
(a) Agricultural reforms
(b) Revising the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
(c) Updating the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
(d) Enhancing trade policies
Answer: (b) Revising the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
33. Which day is observed as World Braille Day?
(a) January 1
(b) January 4
(c) January 6
(d) January 10
Answer: (b) January 4
34. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee functions under which ministry?
(a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
(d) Ministry of Science and Technology
Answer: (a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
35. What major change was announced regarding India’s GDP base year?
(a) From 2004-05 to 2011-12
(b) From 2011-12 to 2022-23
(c) From 2000 to 2010
(d) No change announced
Answer: (b) From 2011-12 to 2022-23
36. What is the new deadline for the ‘Vivaad se Vishwas Scheme’?
A) January 31, 2025
B) 25 February, 2025
C) March 30, 2025
D) 20 April, 2025
Answer: B) 25 February, 2025
37. With whom has the Indian Defense Ministry signed a deal for the manufacture of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) plugs?
A) Naval Group, France
B) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
C) HAL
D) Tata Advanced Systems
Answer: B) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
38. Which country is hosting the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in 2025?
A) USA
B) Canada
C) India
D) Australia
Answer: C) India
39. Which country reported a Norovirus outbreak in December 2024?
A) USA
B) UK
C) Japan
D) South Korea
Answer: C) Japan
40. Who recently became the youngest female to climb the highest peaks in all seven continents?
A) Malavath Purna
B) Kamya Karthikeyan
C) Arjun Ghosh
D) None of these
Answer: C) Arjun Ghosh
41. What significant achievement did ISRO accomplish on December 30, 2024?
A) Launch of a new satellite
B) Successful Mars mission
C) Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX)
D) Launch of a lunar rover
Answer: C) Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX)
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42. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
A) Assam
B) West Bengal
C) Assam
D) Odisha
Answer: A) Assam
43. Which Indian player won a bronze medal at the King Cup International Badminton 2024?
A) P.V. Sindhu
B) Kidambi Srikanth
C) Ashmita Chaliha
D) None of these
Answer: C) Ashmita Chaliha
44. What was a key focus of India’s recent financial stability report?
A) Increase in household debt
B) Decrease in non-performing assets
C) Improvement in provisioning coverage ratio
D) None of these
Answer: C) Improvement in provisioning coverage ratio
45. When is India set to host the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit?
A) January 2025
B) March 2025
C) February 5 to 9, 2025
D) April 2025
Answer: C) February 5 to 9, 2025
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