Current Affairs MCQs 15-16th January 2025
Q1. Which act introduced a structured selection process for India’s Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners?
A. The Election Commission Act, 2024
B. Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment) Act, 2023
C. Electoral Reform Act, 2025
D. Transparency in Election Management Act, 2023
Q2. What is the full form of APAAR ID, recently introduced by the Ministry of Education?
A. Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry
B. Academic Performance and Academic Record
C. All-Purpose Academic Access Registry
D. Automated Public Academic Access Registry
Q3. What is the name of the second Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) launched by the Indian Navy in January 2025?
A. Varun
B. Utkarsh
C. Samudra
D. Sagar
Q4. Which exercise was conducted by the Indian Armed Forces in January 2025 to enhance combat readiness?
A. Desert Strike
B. Devil Strike
C. Ocean Shield
D. Himalayan Warrior
Q5. The National Turmeric Board, launched in January 2025, is headquartered in which Indian city?
A. Chennai
B. Nizamabad
C. Hyderabad
D. Nagpur
Q6. Which festival is celebrated by the Hatti tribes in Himachal Pradesh’s Trans-Giri region?
A. Boda Tyohar
B. Losar
C. Kullu Dussehra
D. Magh Mela
Q7. What is India’s projected GDP growth rate for FY25 as per the CRISIL report?
A. 6.2%
B. 6.4%
C. 6.7%
D. 7.0%
Q8. India’s wholesale price inflation increased to what percentage in December 2024?
A. 2.12%
B. 2.37%
C. 2.50%
D. 1.89%
Q9. India is projected to surpass which country to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2026?
A. France
B. Germany
C. Japan
D. United Kingdom
Q10. Who won the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month awards for December 2024?
A. Rohit Sharma and Beth Mooney
B. Virat Kohli and Annabel Sutherland
C. Jasprit Bumrah and Annabel Sutherland
D. Shubman Gill and Alyssa Healy
Q11. What is the name of ISRO’s mission that achieved the autonomous docking of two satellites?
A. Space Integration Mission
B. SpaDeX Mission
C. Chandrayaan Docking Experiment
D. Gaganyaan 2047
Q.12 Who inaugurated the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform at the Bharat Climate Forum 2025 in New Delhi?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Rajnath Singh
c) Piyush Goyal
d) Nitin Gadkari
Q.13 What is the full form of APAAR ID introduced by the Government of India?
a) Academic Performance and Research Registry
b) Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry
c) Academic Portal for Advanced Research
d) Automated Permanent Access Registry
Q.14 Which region is home to the newly established National Turmeric Board headquarters?
a) Nizamabad, Telangana
b) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
c) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
d) Guwahati, Assam
Q.15What milestone did ISRO achieve with the SpaDeX mission?
a) First reusable satellite launch
b) Autonomous docking of satellites in space
c) India’s first manned space mission
d) Successful Moon rover deployment
Answers and Explanations:
- B – The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 introduces a structured process for the selection of India’s Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
- A – APAAR ID stands for “Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry,” a program for centralizing academic data in India.
- B – The second Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) launched by the Indian Navy is named Utkarsh.
- B – Exercise Devil Strike was conducted to enhance combat readiness in high-intensity operations.
- B – The headquarters of the National Turmeric Board is located in Nizamabad, Telangana.
- A – The Boda Tyohar is celebrated by the Hatti tribes in the Trans-Giri region of Himachal Pradesh.
- C – India’s projected GDP growth rate for FY25 is 6.7%, as per CRISIL.
- B – Wholesale price inflation increased to 2.37% in December 2024.
- C – India is projected to surpass Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2026.
- C – The ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month awards for December 2024 were won by Jasprit Bumrah and Annabel Sutherland, respectively.
- B – The SpaDeX Mission (Space Docking Exercise) by ISRO achieved the autonomous docking of two satellites.
- c) Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform to strengthen India’s cleantech value chains in solar, wind, hydrogen, and battery storage sectors. - b) Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry
APAAR ID stands for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry, which aims to centralize academic data for students across India. - a) Nizamabad, Telangana
The National Turmeric Board headquarters is established in Nizamabad, a major turmeric-producing region in Telangana. - b) Autonomous docking of satellites in space
ISRO achieved the significant milestone of docking two satellites autonomously, marking India’s entry into an elite group of countries with this capability.
