TNPSC Current Affairs - February 2025
Here are the one-liner current affairs of February 2025 for TNPSC aspirants. This comprehensive compilation covers Tamil Nadu developments, national policies, international events, economic updates, and scientific breakthroughs. Focused, simple, and exam-ready!
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Q: Which award did Doordarshan receive for its Voter Awareness and Education campaign?
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A: Award in Electronic Media category
Q: Tarlochan Singh Bedi, who translated Tirukkural into which language, passed away recently?
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A: Punjabi
Q: In which district was a 13-cm-long iron knife discovered during archaeological excavation?
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A: Cuddalore district (Marungur)
Q: Which corporation made pet animal microchipping mandatory?
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A: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)
Q: India's first campus blockchain currency 'BIMCOIN' was introduced by which institute?
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A: Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)
Q: Which state declared Guneri village as its first Biodiversity Heritage Site?
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A: Gujarat (Kutch district)
Q: Which African country became the first to eradicate onchocerciasis?
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A: Niger
Q: The first Raisina Middle East Conference was held in which city?
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A: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Q: BrahMos NG missile will be compatible with which indigenous aircraft?
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A: Light Combat Aircraft Tejas
Q: India's first white tiger breeding centre was approved in which state?
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A: Madhya Pradesh (Rewa district)
TAMIL NADU
Economic Survey 2024-25 on Tamil Nadu
Q: What is Tamil Nadu's share in India's footwear and leather products output?
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A: 38%
Q: What percentage of India's total leather export does Tamil Nadu account for?
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A: 47%
Q: What is the name of Tamil Nadu's education initiative launched during COVID-19?
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A: Illam Thedi Kalvi (education at the doorstep)
Chennai Population-Based Childhood Cancer Registry
Q: How many paediatric cancer cases were registered in Greater Chennai Corporation in 2022?
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A: 241 cases (139 boys and 102 girls)
Q: Out of 96,000 new cancer patients in Tamil Nadu annually, how many are children?
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A: 2,500
Tamil Nadu's Central Tax Share
Q: What is Tamil Nadu's share percentage of Central taxes as per 15th Finance Commission?
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A: 4.079%
Q: Tamil Nadu's estimated share of Central taxes for 2025-26 is how much?
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A: ₹58,021.50 crore
Paddy Procurement in Tamil Nadu
Q: Which district leads in paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu?
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A: Thanjavur (around 2 lakh tonnes)
Q: How much paddy was procured from Cauvery delta districts?
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A: Around 6.2 lakh tonnes
Janmam Lands in Gudalur
Q: The Tamil Nadu Gudalur Janmam Estates Act was enacted in which year?
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A: 1969
Q: How many acres of Janmam lands is the government reclaiming in Gudalur?
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A: 34,986 acres
Tamil Nadu Climate Summit 3.0
Q: Which city was chosen for the decarbonising action plan launched at Climate Summit 3.0?
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A: Rajapalayam (Virudhunagar district)
Q: What document was launched introducing certification programme for industries?
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A: 'Lifestyle for Climate' document
Archaeological Discoveries
Q: What archaeological find was discovered at Porpanaikottai in Pudukottai district?
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A: A bone point (probably used as weaving tool) and tiny piece of gold
Q: A conch shell for making bracelets was unearthed at which location?
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A: Marungur near Panruti (Cuddalore district)
Dam Rehabilitation Project
Q: How many major dams in Tamil Nadu are proposed for rehabilitation under DRIP-II?
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A: Five major dams (over five decades old)
Q: Vaigai dam was inaugurated in which year?
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A: 1959
Erode East By-election 2025
Q: DMK won the Erode East by-election by what margin?
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A: 91,558 votes
Q: How many NOTA votes were cast in Erode East by-election?
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A: 6,109 votes
Water Resources and Rivers
Q: Tamil Nadu constitutes what percentage of India's land area but has what percentage of water resources?
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A: 4% land area, 2.5% water resources
Q: Tamil Nadu's per capita water availability is how much compared to national average?
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A: 900 m³ (national average: 2,200 m³)
Q: Which rivers in Chennai and Salem are identified as Priority I polluted stretches?
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A: Chennai: Adyar and Cooum; Salem: Thirumanimuthar and Vasishta
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Government Initiatives
Q: What are Chief Minister's Pharmacies called in Tamil Nadu?
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A: Mudhalvar Marunthagam
Q: How many Chief Minister's Pharmacies does Tamil Nadu plan to open?
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A: 1,000 across the State
Q: The APPA app launched by Tamil Nadu CM is for which purpose?
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A: Parent-Teacher Association communication
NATIONAL
Economic Survey 2025
Q: The Economic Survey projected GDP growth for FY26 to be what percentage?
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A: 6.4%
Q: Which sector showed 15% growth above pre-pandemic trend?
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A: Construction sector
Q: What is India's unemployment rate in 2023-24?
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A: 3.2%
Q: India's school education system serves how many students?
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A: 24.8 crore students across 14.72 lakh schools
Union Budget 2025
Q: The Union Budget 2025-26 envisaged expenditure of how much?
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A: Rs 50,65,345 crore
Q: Under new tax regime, there is no income tax up to how much income?
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A: ₹12 lakh
Q: How many Atal Tinkering labs will be set up in government schools?
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A: 50,000 in next five years
Q: Jal Jeevan Mission has been extended till which year?
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A: 2028
Railway Budget 2025
Q: The Railway budget allocation for FY 2025-26 is how much?
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A: ₹2.65 lakh crore
Q: By March 2025, Indian Railways will achieve what cargo capacity milestone?
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A: 1.6 billion-tonne cargo carrying capacity
Q: Railways is projected to achieve what amount in passenger revenue in FY 2025-26?
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A: ₹3 lakh crore (first time)
Nuclear Energy Mission 2025
Q: India aims to develop how much nuclear energy capacity by 2047?
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A: At least 100 GW
Q: How many Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) will be operationalized by 2033?
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A: At least 5 indigenously developed SMRs
Q: The Nuclear Energy Mission has an outlay of how much?
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A: ₹20,000 crore
South Coast Railway Zone
Q: The new South Coast Railway Zone will be which numbered zone of Indian Railways?
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A: 18th zone
Q: The South Coast Railway headquarters is located in which city?
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A: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Solar Power Achievement
Q: India achieved which solar power capacity milestone in 2025?
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A: 100 GW installed solar capacity (100.33 GW)
Q: Solar energy accounts for what percentage of India's renewable energy capacity?
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A: 47%
Q: Which states are among top-performing in solar capacity?
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A: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
GARBH-INi-Drishti
Q: Garbhini-GA2 AI model was developed by which institutes?
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A: IIT Madras and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad
New Chief Election Commissioner
Q: Who was appointed as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner?
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A: Gyanesh Kumar
Q: Gyanesh Kumar is the first CEC appointed under which new law?
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A: Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023
INTERNATIONAL
Asia Economic Dialogue 2025
Q: The 9th Asia Economic Dialogue 2025 was held in which city?
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A: Pune
Q: What was the theme of Asia Economic Dialogue 2025?
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A: "Economic Resilience and Resurgence in an Era of Fragmentation"
ECOWAS Departure
Q: Which three countries officially left ECOWAS and formed the Alliance of Sahel States?
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A: Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso
U.S. Tariffs
Q: President Donald Trump imposed what percentage tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico?
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A: 25%
Q: What additional tariff percentage was imposed on goods from China?
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A: Additional 10%
Sri Lanka Deflation
Q: Sri Lanka's consumer prices fell by what percentage in January 2025?
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A: 4.0% (highest deflation since July 1960)
Panama and BRI
Q: Panama announced withdrawal from which Chinese initiative?
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A: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Q: Panama had joined the BRI in which year?
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A: 2017
Guinea - Sleeping Sickness
Q: Guinea eliminated which disease as a public health problem?
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A: Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
Paris AI Summit 2025
Q: The AI Action Summit 2025 was held in which city?
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A: Paris
Q: Who acted as co-chairs of the Paris AI Summit?
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A: France and India's Prime Minister
Munich Security Conference 2025
Q: The 61st Munich Security Conference was held in which country?
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A: Germany (Munich)
Q: The Munich Security Conference was founded in which year during the Cold War?
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A: 1963
World Economic Forum 2025
Q: The 2025 World Economic Forum theme was what?
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A: "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age"
Q: India secured over how much in investment commitments at WEF 2025?
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A: Over Rs 20 lakh crore
ECONOMY
Principal Purpose Test (PPT)
Q: PPT is aimed at preventing misuse of which agreements?
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A: Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs)
MSME Classification 2025
Q: The investment limit for micro enterprises was increased to how much?
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A: Rs 2.5 crore
Q: For medium enterprises, the investment limit became how much?
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A: Rs 125 crore
India's Gold Investments 2024
Q: Gold investments in India surged by what percentage in 2024?
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A: 60% (reaching $18 billion)
Q: India's gold investment accounted for what percentage of global demand?
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A: 20% (239 tonnes out of 1,180 tonnes globally)
Debt-to-GDP Ratio Target
Q: The government aims to reduce central debt-to-GDP ratio to what percentage by 2031?
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A: 50%
India's Pharma Exports Projection
Q: India's pharmaceutical exports are projected to reach how much by 2047?
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A: $350 billion
Q: Current pharma exports are expected to grow from $27 billion to how much by 2030?
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A: $65 billion
Textile Exports Target
Q: India aims for textile exports of how much by 2030?
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A: ₹9 lakh crore (threefold increase)
Q: India is currently the world's sixth largest textile exporter with exports worth how much?
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A: ₹3 lakh crore
India's Smartphone Exports
Q: India's smartphone exports reached how much during April-January 2025?
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A: Rs 1.55 trillion
Q: Apple's iPhone vendors accounted for what percentage of these exports?
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A: Nearly 70%
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISRO's 100th Mission
Q: ISRO's 100th launch from Sriharikota carried which satellite?
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A: NVS-02 satellite
Q: The first launch from Sriharikota was on which date?
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A: August 10, 1979 (SLV-3 E10 with Rohini Technology Payload)
China's Tokamak Record
Q: China's experimental nuclear fusion reactor maintained reaction for how long?
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A: More than 1,000 seconds (over 17 minutes)
LID-568 Black Hole
Q: LID-568 black hole was discovered by which space telescopes?
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A: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray observatory
DeepSeek AI
Q: DeepSeek launched which two AI models that surpassed ChatGPT?
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A: DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1
Gaia BH3 Black Hole
Q: Gaia BH3 black hole has how many solar masses?
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A: 33 solar masses
Q: Gaia BH3 is located approximately how far from Earth?
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A: About 2,000 light years (in constellation Aquila)
BrahMos NG Missile
Q: BrahMos NG has a range of how many kilometers?
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A: 290 km
Q: BrahMos NG can achieve speeds up to how many Mach?
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A: 3.5 Mach
Microsoft Majorana 1
Q: Microsoft's Majorana 1 quantum chip has how many qubits?
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A: Eight qubits
TOI-6038A b Planet
Q: The exoplanet TOI-6038A b was discovered by scientists from which Indian institute?
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A: Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Q: TOI-6038A b has a mass of how many Earth masses?
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A: 78.5 Earth masses
ENVIRONMENT
Olive Ridley Turtles
Q: Olive Ridley turtles skipped mass nesting at which river mouth in 2024?
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A: Rushikulya river mouth (Odisha's Ganjam district)
Q: Besides Rushikulya, which are the other two major Olive Ridley nesting sites in Odisha?
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A: Gahirmatha and Deve river mouth
New Ramsar Sites 2025
Q: How many new Ramsar sites were added in 2025, bringing India's total to how many?
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A: 4 new sites added, total 89 Ramsar sites
Q: Which state has the highest number of Ramsar sites in India?
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A: Tamil Nadu (20 sites)
Q: The two new Tamil Nadu Ramsar sites are located in which district?
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A: Ramanathapuram district (Sakkarakottai and Therthangal)
Mount Taranaki Legal Rights
Q: Mount Taranaki in New Zealand was granted what legal status?
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A: Same legal rights as a human being
Q: Mount Taranaki is the third natural feature in New Zealand to receive this status after which two?
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A: Whanganui River and Te Urewera National Park
International Big Cat Alliance
Q: The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) came into force on which date?
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A: January 23, 2025
Q: IBCA focuses on conservation of how many big cat species?
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A: Seven species (Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar, Puma)
Q: How many countries have agreed to join the IBCA?
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A: 27 countries including India
Eurasian Otters in Kashmir
Q: Eurasian otters were last documented in Kashmir how many years ago?
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A: 25 years ago (last seen in 1997 at Dal Lake)
Q: Eurasian otters are locally known as what in Kashmir?
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A: Vodur
Climate Risk Index 2025
Q: India's rank in Climate Risk Index 2025 for 2022 was what?
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A: 49th (improved from 7th worst in 2019)
Q: In long-term assessment (1993-2022), India ranks which position among worst affected countries?
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A: 6th worst affected
REPORTS AND INDICES
Top 10 Most Powerful Countries 2025
Q: Which country topped Forbes' 2025 most powerful countries list?
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A: United States
Q: India's rank in the most powerful countries list is what?
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A: 12th
Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Q: Which country topped the least corrupt nation list in CPI 2024?
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A: Denmark
Q: India's rank in Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 was what?
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A: 96 out of 180 countries
Q: India's CPI score dropped from 39 in 2023 to what in 2024?
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A: 38
Global Economic Prospects 2025
Q: According to World Bank's GEP 2025, global economy is projected to expand by what percentage?
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A: 2.7% in both 2025 and 2026
Q: India is projected to remain the fastest-growing large economy with what growth rate?
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A: 6.7% for FY26 and FY27
World Reputation Rankings 2025
Q: Which university topped the World Reputation Rankings 2025 for the 14th consecutive year?
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A: Harvard University
Q: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) slipped to which ranking band?
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A: 201-300 band (from 101-125 in 2023)
Electricity 2025 Report
Q: China emerged as the highest consumer of electricity, leaving behind which countries?
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A: USA and EU
Q: India's electricity demand surged by what percentage in 2024?
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A: 5.8%
Q: Coal remains dominant with what percentage of India's power mix in 2024?
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A: 74%
SPORTS
National Games 2025
Q: The 38th National Games were held in which state?
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A: Uttarakhand
Q: Which team topped the medal tally at 38th National Games?
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A: Services (68 gold, 26 silver, 27 bronze)
Q: Maharashtra won more total medals but fewer golds with how many medals?
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A: 198 medals (54 gold, 71 silver, 73 bronze)
Asian Winter Games 2025
Q: The 9th Asian Winter Games were held in which city?
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A: Harbin, China
Q: What were the official mascots of 9th Asian Winter Games?
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A: "Binbin" and "Nini" (tigers)
Q: China topped the medal tally with how many total medals?
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A: 85 medals (32 Gold, 27 Silver, 26 Bronze)
Q: India sent its largest-ever contingent of how many athletes?
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A: 59 athletes (but won no medals)
Para Archery Asia Cup 2025
Q: The Para Archery Asia Cup 2025 was held in which city?
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A: Bangkok, Thailand
Q: India won how many gold medals at Para Archery Asia Cup?
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A: Six gold medals
BCCI Annual Awards 2025
Q: Who won the Polly Umrigar Award for Best Men's International Cricketer 2023-24?
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A: Jasprit Bumrah
Q: Smriti Mandhana won which award at BCCI Annual Awards?
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A: Best Women International Cricketer of 2023-24
Q: Who received the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award?
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A: Sachin Tendulkar
BBC Awards 2024
Q: Manu Bhaker won which BBC award for 2024?
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A: Indian Sports woman of the Year award
Q: Sheetal Devi won which BBC award?
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A: Emerging Player of the Year
IMPORTANT DAYS
Q: World Cancer Day is observed on which date with what theme for 2025?
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A: February 4, Theme: 'United by Unique'
Q: International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on which date?
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A: February 11
Q: National Science Day 2025 theme is what?
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A: "Empowering Indian Youth for Global Leadership in Science and Innovation for Viksit Bharat"
Q: World Wetlands Day 2025 theme is what?
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A: "Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future"
Q: Rare Disease Day 2025 theme is what?
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A: "More than you can imagine; an anthology of the rare experiences"
MILITARY EXERCISES
Q: Exercise Ekuverin is conducted between which two countries?
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A: India and Maldives
Q: Exercise Dharma Guardian is the bilateral exercise between which countries?
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A: India and Japan
Q: Exercise Cyclone 2025 was conducted between which countries?
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A: India and Egypt (in Rajasthan)
Q: TROPEX-25 is which edition of India's Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise?
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A: 25th Edition
MISCELLANEOUS
Archaeological Discoveries
Q: How many Kannada inscriptions were discovered at Abbana Bettu Basadi?
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A: 30 inscriptions (29 in Kannada script, 1 in Nagari)
Q: The earliest inscription at Abbana Bettu Basadi dates to which year?
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A: March 25, 1586 CE
Food Safety
Q: Rhodamine B is a synthetic dye known for what color?
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A: Bright pink hue
Q: Which state banned cotton candy production due to Rhodamine B in February 2024?
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A: Tamil Nadu
Delhi Assembly Elections 2025
Q: BJP won how many seats in Delhi Assembly elections 2025?
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A: 48 out of 70 seats
Q: AAP secured how many seats in Delhi Assembly elections?
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A: 22 seats
Q: Who became Delhi's new Chief Minister after 27 years of BJP rule?
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A: Rekha Gupta
INCOIS Foundation Day
Q: INCOIS completed how many years of service in 2025?
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A: 26 years (established in 1999)
Q: INCOIS established the Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre which provides alerts within how many minutes?
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A: 10 minutes
Extra-Long Staple Cotton
Q: Extra-Long Staple (ELS) cotton varieties have fibre lengths of how many mm and above?
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A: 30 mm and above
Q: Gossypium hirsutum constitutes what percentage of cotton grown in India?
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A: 96%