Q.1: Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS) successfully germinated cowpea (lobia) seeds in space. It is a mission of which space agency?
a) NASA
b) JAXA
c) ISRO
d) ROSCOSMOS
Ans: c) ISRO
Q.2: Which country has recently developed the powerful hydrogen train engine of world?
a) China
b) America
c) Japan
d) India
Ans: d) India
(Fact)
India claims that the engine is of 1200 horsepower. It was tested on Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana.
Q.3: Which country has opted to exit from World Health Organisation (WHO) recently?
a) UAE
b) USA
c) Israel
d) Germany
Ans: b) USA
Q.4: Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Udaipur (Rajasthan) are the first Indian cities to be accredited as wetland cities under which convention?
a) Bonn Convention
b) Basel Convention
c) Ramsar Convention
d) Stockholm Convention
Ans: c) Ramsar Convention
(Fact)
Aim of Basel Convention was to Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted on March 22, 1989.
Q.5: “Logistics Ease Across Different States” (LEADS 2024) was a report published by which ministry?
a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
b) Ministry of MSME
c) Ministry of Railways
d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ans: a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q.6: American space technology company Blue Origin has developed which rocket?
a) New Glenn
b) Atlas
c) Electron
d) Antares
Ans: a) New Glenn
(Fact)
New Glenn rocket was named after astronauts John Herschel Glenn Jr. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. He was the third American and to be in space.
Q.7: What are the names of Fast Patrol Vessels launched by Goa Shipyard Limited?
a) Amulya & Akshay
b) Vikram & Praygan
c) Varunastra and Takshak
d) Maareech and MK54
Ans: a) Amulya & Akshay
Q.8: On 15th January 2025 the Army Day Parade was held in which city?
a) Bengaluru
b) Lucknow
c) Pune
d) Delhi
Ans: c) Pune
(Fact)
For the first time this parade was held in 1949. It commemorates Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa’s appointment as the first Indian-Commander-in-Chief. It used to held in Delhi, But, since 2023 the parade started rotating to other cities. In 2023 it was held for the first time in Bengaluru and in 2024 it was held in Lucknow.
Q.9: Indian and Argentine armies jointly went on expedition on the Andes mountain ranges. They successfully inched which mountain peak here?
a) Mount Aconcagua
b) Mount Chimborazo
c) Mount Huascaran
d) Mount Yerupaja
Ans: a) Mount Aconcagua
Q.10: Which day is declared as “Lokpal Day” to promote transparency and accountability in governance in India?
a) 10 January
b) 16 January
c) 25 January
d) 30 January
Ans: b) 16 January
Q.11: First trail blast by Dozer Push Mining Method was used in Parsa East and Kanta Basan (PEKB) coal mine in Chhattisgarh. These mines were operated by Adani group. Which institute conducted this trial blast?
a) CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research
b) CSIR – National Metallurgical Laboratory
c) CSIR- Central Building Research Institute
d) CSIR-Central Institute of Minerals and Materials
Ans: a) CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research
(Fact)
Dozer Push Mining Method is an automated technique. In it unmanned drill machines and big dozers are used instead of traditional methods.
Q.12: Name the only Himalaya glacier which is in Global Glacier Casualty List?
a) Yala Glacier
b) Ngozumpa Glacier
c) Thulagi Glacier
d) Khumbu Glacier
Ans: a) Yala Glacier
(Fact)
Researcher says that since 1974 its 36% of area is reduced and predicting that it will vanish by 2040s. It is a key glacier in the Langtang Valley and is the part of Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
Q.13: Cryosphere is
a) frozen part of the Earth.
b) ozone layer
c) core of Earth
d) above stratosphere.
Ans: a) frozen part of the Earth.
Q.14: Indravati National Park is situated in which state?
a) Jharkhad
b) West Bengal
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Chhattisgarh
Ans: d) Chhattisgarh
(Fact)
It was established in 1981 in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. It was named after Indravati River, which flows from east to west.
Q.15: Keoladeo National Park is situated in which state of India?
a) Rajasthan
b) Karnataka
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Nagaland
Ans: a) Rajasthan
Q.16: “Urticularia,” a rare carnivorous plant has been found in which national park?
a) Desert National Park
b) Jim Corbett National Park
c) Pench National Park
d) Keoladeo National Park
Ans: d) Keoladeo National Park
Q.17: Bankapur Wolf Scantuary is in which state of India?
a) Karnataka
b) Goa
c) Kerala
d) Pondicherry
Ans: a) Karnataka
Q.18: Sada region, which is a flat top plateau, is located in which district of Maharashtra?
a) Satara
b) Palghar
c) Pune
d) Beed
Ans: a) Satara
Q.19: Diego Gracia Island is located in which ocean?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Indian Ocean
Ans: d) Indian Ocean
Q.20: According to the recent RBI report, what is the estimated GDP Growth of India in 2024-25?
a) 5.4%
b) 5.9%
c) 6.1%
d) 6.6%
Ans: d) 6.6%
Q.21: Which day is observed as Global Family Day?
a) 31 December
b) 1 January
c) 20 January
d) 1 February
Ans: b) 1 January
(Fact)
It is also known as World Peace Day. Global Family Day was officially recognized by UN in 2001.
Q.22: Just Right for Children (India) and Nepal’s Backward Society Education has started a campaign to end child marriage in Nepal. What is the name of the campaign?
a) No Baal Vivah
b) No Child Marriage
c) Child Marriage Free Nepal
d) Nepal ka Viksit Samaaj
Ans: c) Child Marriage Free Nepal
Q.23: “Logistics Ease Across Different States” (LEADS 2024) was a report published by which ministry?
a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
b) Ministry of MSME
c) Ministry of Railways
d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ans: a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q.24: Exports Inspection Council (EIC) works under which ministry?
a) Ministry of External Affairs
b) Ministry of MSME
c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
d) Ministry of Finance
Ans: c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q.25: Central Suspect Registry is developed by which institution?
a) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Securities and Exchange Board of India
d) Enforcement Directorate
Ans: a) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
Q.26: TWARIT, an initiative to transmit warrants and summons is started by which state of India?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Chhattisgarh
Ans: c) Madhya Pradesh
Q.27: Kalaripayattu is a traditional martial art which is included only as demonstration event in 38th National Games held in Uttrakhand. It belongs to which state?
a) Odisha
b) Maharastra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Kerala
Ans: d) Kerala
