TNPSC Current Affairs - January 2025
Here are the one-liner current affairs of January 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 company revealed the BD475-2 Dozer, the largest and most advanced in India?
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A: BEML Ltd
Q: Indian Prime Minister launched a Tamil Teaching Programme in which country?
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A: Fiji
Q: At what altitude was the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue inaugurated by the Indian Army at Pangong Tso Lake?
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A: 14,300 feet
Q: Kaamya Karthikeyan (17) from Mumbai became the youngest female to achieve what milestone?
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A: Scale the highest peaks on all seven continents
Q: Where was Sikkim's Kagyed Dance Festival held?
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A: Tsuklakhang Palace, Gangtok
Q: How many people died in the Jeju Air flight crash at South Korea's Muan International Airport?
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A: 179 out of 181 people onboard
Q: Where did the Indian Army establish an AI Incubation Centre (IAAIIC)?
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A: Bengaluru (in collaboration with BEL)
Q: Which IIT developed a shockwave-based needle-free syringe?
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A: IIT Bombay
Q: The 18th Elephant and Tourism Festival was held in which country?
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A: Nepal (Sauraha)
Q: How many non-immigrant visas did the US Mission in India issue in 2024?
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A: More than one million
Q: Tamil Nadu CM announced that the last week of December will be celebrated as what?
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A: Kural Week (Kural Vaaram)
Q: The AJT Johnsingh Award is instituted for contribution in which field?
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A: Wildlife conservation
Q: ISRO's 100th rocket launch is scheduled for which month in 2025?
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A: January 2025
Q: Maharashtra received its first made-in-India surgical robot at which hospital?
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A: Noble Hospitals and Research Centre, Pune
Q: Lakshya Sen secured third place at which tournament in Bangkok?
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A: King Cup International Badminton Open
Q: The Union Ministry of Defence declared 2025 as what?
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A: Year of Reforms
TAMIL NADU
Q: According to the World Gold Council report, Tamil Nadu owns how many tons of gold?
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A: 6,720 tons (28% of India's total gold reserves)
Q: What is Tamil Nadu's projected total labour requirement in 2031-32?
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A: 36.5 million (against 34.11 million in 2021-22)
Q: The proportion of employed young adults (aged 20-29) had fallen below what percentage in 2021-22?
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A: 50% (a dip of over 15% since 2004-05)
Q: How many new municipalities does the Tamil Nadu government propose to create?
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A: 13 municipalities
Q: Tamil Nadu achieved what transition rate from primary to upper primary education?
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A: 100% transition rate
Q: The Tiruchi Circle ASI has taken up excavation at which location in Pudukkottai district?
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A: Kodumbalur in Viralimalai taluk
Q: Tamil Nadu CM announced a $1 million prize for what achievement?
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A: Deciphering the scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisation
Q: Tamil Nadu has outperformed which states to clock the highest number of mandays in the country?
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A: Maharashtra and Gujarat (8.42 lakh mandays)
Q: The UmagineTN2025 conference was held on which theme?
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A: Driving Equitable Growth through AI and Transformative Technology
Q: The Toda tribe celebrated which traditional festival to mark the New Year?
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A: Modhweth festival
Q: Out of 268 deceased donors in Tamil Nadu in 2024, how many were from government hospitals?
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A: 146 donors (54.48%)
Q: The Criminal Laws (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Bill, 2025 proposes what minimum imprisonment for rape convicts?
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A: 14 years of rigorous imprisonment (up from 10 years)
Q: World Tamil Diaspora Day 2025 was themed as what?
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A: Ethisaiyum Tamizhanangey
Q: The study revealed that the Iron Age may have begun in Tamil Nadu as early as which year?
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A: 3,345 BCE
Q: Tamil Nadu reported how many road accident deaths in 2024?
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A: 18,074 (273 fewer than 2023)
Q: In the ASER 2024 report, what percentage of Class III children could read Class II-level text?
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A: 12% (increased from 4.8% in 2022)
Q: Tamil Nadu's birth rate stood at what figure in 2024?
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A: 10.9 (against 11.7 in 2023)
Q: The Pongal Bird Count 2025 spotted how many bird species?
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A: 332 bird species (lower than 345 in 2024)
NATIONAL
Q: During the 17th Lok Sabha, how many hours were spent on Private Members' Bills?
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A: 9.08 hours
Q: The Supreme Court ruled that small bottles of coconut oil should be classified as what for taxation?
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A: Edible oil (taxed at 5% instead of 18% for hair oil)
Q: The Centre extended crop insurance schemes till which year?
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A: 2025-26 (PMFBY and RWBCIS)
Q: India and Pakistan exchanged lists of nuclear installations for which consecutive year?
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A: 34th consecutive exchange
Q: According to UDISE+ 2023-24, how many students were enrolled in schools?
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A: 24.8 crore students (drop of over 1 crore)
Q: The Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam 2024 came into force on which date?
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A: January 1, 2025
Q: India's tobacco exports are likely to cross which amount in 2024?
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A: Rs 13,000 crore (over 8% growth)
Q: In the LEADS 2024 report, which states were categorized as "achievers"?
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A: Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Delhi (among 13 states/UTs)
Q: Only 57.2% of schools in India have what facility according to UDISE Plus data?
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A: Functional computers (53.9% have Internet access)
Q: India condemned China over the announcement of two new counties in which prefecture?
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A: Hotan Prefecture (He'an and Hekang counties)
Q: India's income inequality Gini coefficient stood at what figure in 2023?
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A: 0.410 (up from 0.371 in 1955)
Q: Section 479 of BNSS 2023 provides for release on bail after detention for what period?
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A: One-half of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for that offence
Q: The "Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0" initiative brought together how many women representatives?
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A: 502 elected women representatives from Scheduled Tribes
Q: India's coastline expanded from 7,516 km in 1970 to how many km in 2023-24?
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A: 11,098 km (47.6% increase)
Q: India's National Highway network has grown by what percentage over the past decade?
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A: 60% (from 91,287 km in 2014 to 146,195 km by 2024)
Q: INS Vagsheer is the final submarine of which project?
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A: Project 75 (Scorpene-class submarine)
Q: Mission Mausam was launched to enhance forecast accuracy by what percentage?
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A: 5-10 percent (with 10-15 day lead time)
Q: India added about 30 GW of new renewable energy capacity in which year?
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A: 2024 (113% higher than 13.75 GW in 2023)
Q: The National Turmeric Board was inaugurated in which city?
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A: Nizamabad, Telangana
Q: India's digital economy constitutes what percentage of national income by end of 2024-25?
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A: 13.42% (against 11.74% in 2022-23)
Q: SEBI's sachetisation plan aims to increase reach of what financial product?
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A: Mutual funds (for low-income groups)
INTERNATIONAL
Q: The Denmark Strait cataract has a vertical drop of how many feet?
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A: 11,500 feet (largest waterfall on Earth)
Q: Egypt tested a new 10 km channel extension of which canal?
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A: Suez Canal (making total length 193 km)
Q: China's CR450 Bullet Train can reach operational speeds of how many km/h?
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A: 400 km/h (test speeds up to 450 km/h)
Q: In the aging society readiness survey, India ranked which position among 143 nations?
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A: 123rd (Switzerland topped the list)
Q: The QUAD cooperation marked how many years in 2024?
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A: 20 years (since 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami response)
Q: China is witnessing a rise in respiratory illnesses caused by which virus?
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A: Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV)
Q: Justin Trudeau served as Canada's Prime Minister for how many years?
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A: Nine years (took office November 4, 2015)
Q: The 2025 Tibet-Nepal Earthquake had a magnitude of what?
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A: 7.1 magnitude
Q: The US-China Science Agreement was first signed in which year?
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A: 1979 (extended for additional five years)
Q: Mount Ibu in Indonesia recorded how many eruptions in 2023?
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A: Over 2,000 eruptions
Q: UN-CEBD consists of how many member states?
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A: 31 member states and 16 international organizations
Q: Thailand imported how many tonnes of plastic waste between 2018-2021?
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A: More than 1.1 million tonnes
Q: Nigeria became which numbered BRICS partner country?
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A: Ninth BRICS partner country
Q: Donald Trump became the which numbered President of the United States?
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A: 47th President
Q: China's Tianshan Shengli Tunnel is how many kilometers long?
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A: Just over 22 kilometers (14 miles)
Q: Global FDI dipped by what percentage in 2024?
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A: 8 percent
Q: Seven new countries joined which WEF initiative?
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A: Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) - total 25 countries
Q: India and China agreed to resume which pilgrimage in 2025?
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A: Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (suspended since 2020)
ECONOMY
Q: India's coffee exports reached a record high of how much between April-November FY24?
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A: $1,146.9 million (29% rise from $803.8 million)
Q: India exported bananas worth how much in 2023-24?
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A: $300 million (up from $176 million in 2022-23)
Q: The government launched which revamped e-auction portal?
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A: Baanknet (for PSB properties)
Q: RBI added how many tonnes of gold in November 2024?
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A: 8 tonnes (total holdings 876 tonnes)
Q: MFI industry witnessed growth of how much percent in past 12 years?
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A: 2,176% (from Rs 17,264 crore to Rs 3.93 lakh crore)
Q: India ranked third globally in fintech funding after which countries?
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A: US and UK (received $1.9 billion in 2024)
Q: In the last decade, what percentage of state revenue comes from Centre transfers?
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A: 23-30% (compared to 20-24% in 2000s)
Q: India's digital economy will account for what percentage of GDP by 2030?
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A: Nearly one-fifth (20%) of overall GDP
Q: India is the world's seventh-largest coffee producer with exports of how much in FY 2023-24?
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A: $1.29 billion (double from $719.42 million in 2020-21)
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Q: ISRO's SpaDeX mission deployed which two spacecraft?
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A: SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target)
Q: Mirikizumab is a new treatment approved for which disease?
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A: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Q: PSLV-C60 Mission enabled how many Indian space start-ups to fly instruments?
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A: Ten Indian space start-up companies
Q: Japan and India agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites for what purpose?
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A: Remove space debris from orbit
Q: ISRO's CROPS experiment successfully sprouted which type of seeds in space?
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A: Cowpea seeds (black-eyed pea)
Q: ISRO successfully operated its first space robotic arm known as what?
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A: Relocatable Robotic Manipulator-Technology Demonstrator (RRM-TD)
Q: The Quadrantid meteor shower was first observed in which decade?
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A: 1830s (by Belgian astronomer Adolphe Quetelet)
Q: IIT Madras launched Asia's largest what type of facility?
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A: Shallow Wave Basin Research Facility
Q: IIT Ropar launched which Bluetooth system with what range?
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A: AWaDH's Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway (up to 1 km range)
Q: The longest tidal tail ever observed extends how many light-years?
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A: 1.27 million light-years (from galaxy NGC 3785)
Q: NTPC signed a pact with which US company for thorium-based nuclear energy?
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A: Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE)
Q: IIT Bombay developed a device for which condition affecting 740 million people globally?
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A: Tinnitus (hearing disorder)
Q: INCOIS developed a newer version of which search and rescue tool?
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A: Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT)
Q: ISRO's SpaDex mission made India the fourth country to achieve what feat?
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A: Successfully dock two satellites in space (after US, Russia, China)
Q: Pixxel's Firefly constellation represents India's first what in space?
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A: Private earth imaging satellite constellation
Q: The Planet Parade 2025 made how many planets visible to the naked eye?
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A: Four planets (Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars)
Q: ISRO's Vikas engine was successfully restarted after how many seconds of shutdown?
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A: 120 seconds (then fired again for 7 seconds)
Q: Stargardt disease has an estimated prevalence of 1 in how many populations in India?
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A: 1 in 8,000 to 10,000 populations
Q: DRDO's scramjet combustor ground test ran for how many seconds?
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A: 120 seconds (first time in India)
Q: Qartemi is a CAR-T cell therapy for which type of cancer?
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A: B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL)
Q: The magnetic North Pole has drifted at what speed since 1990?
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A: 55 kilometers per year (1990-2000), decreased to 35 km/year by 2015
Q: Dark Oxygen was discovered in which ocean zone?
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A: Clarion-Clipperton Zone (Pacific Ocean depths)
ENVIRONMENT
Q: Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary's first fishing cat survey in 2018 found how many cats?
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A: 115 fishing cats
Q: 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, with climate change adding how many days of dangerous heat?
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A: 41 days of dangerous heat
Q: Between 2005-2020, India's carbon emission intensity reduced by what percentage?
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A: 36% (while emissions fell 7.93% from 2019)
Q: High nitrate levels were found in groundwater of how many districts across India?
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A: 440 districts (increased from 359 in 2017)
Q: Scientists identified a new ant species called what in Western Ghats?
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A: Tapinoma onaele (Onaele means dried leaves in Kannada)
Q: India's total GHG emissions in 2020 were how many million tonnes of CO2 equivalent?
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A: 2,959 million tonnes (net emissions 2,437 million tonnes)
Q: The world's first cryo-born baby corals were settled on which reef?
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A: Great Barrier Reef
Q: The IUCN Red List assessment identified which region as having greatest abundance of threatened freshwater species?
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A: Western Ghats
Q: 2024 was the first year to breach the global warming limit of what temperature increase?
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A: 1.5°C above pre-industrial baseline
Q: Scientists identified a new Indo-Burmese pangolin species that diverged approximately how many million years ago?
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A: 3.4 million years ago
Q: Delhi topped the most polluted air quality index, followed by which cities?
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A: Ghaziabad, Byrnihat and Chandigarh
Q: La Niña conditions have surfaced in 2025 after the last occurrence in which years?
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A: 2020-2023 (El Niño occurred in 2023-24)
Q: India phased out HCFCs in manufacturing by the end of which year?
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A: 2024 (under Montreal Protocol-1987)
Q: A researcher described four new tarantula species, including one new genus named what?
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A: Cilantica (named after Tamil word for spider)
Q: Kenya's Lake Naivasha is covered by which invasive species?
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A: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Q: The Ganga River basin has an estimated population of how many Gangetic dolphins?
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A: 3,936 Gangetic dolphins
Q: Karnataka's Bankapur Wolf Sanctuary recently saw a wolf give birth to how many pups?
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A: Eight pups
Q: Researchers identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies in which islands?
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A: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (13 species unreported in India)
Q: Brazil's wildfires in 2024 consumed how many million hectares?
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A: 30.87 million hectares (79% increase from 2023)
REPORTS AND INDICES
Q: In the Business Ready (B-READY) Report 2024, which country offers online business registration within a day?
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A: Singapore
Q: The IPBES Nexus Report states that biodiversity decline per decade is what percentage?
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A: 2-6% (for last 30-50 years)
Q: India emerged as second most targeted nation for cyber-attacks with how many entities affected?
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A: 95 entities (US topped with 140 attacks)
Q: The 2024 Global Water Monitor Report states water-related disasters claimed how many lives?
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A: Over 8,700 lives (displaced 40 million people)
Q: WEF's Future of Jobs Report 2025 predicts how many new jobs will be created by 2030?
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A: 170 million new jobs (92 million displaced, net increase 78 million)
Q: In Henley Passport Index 2025, India's ranking dropped to which position?
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A: 85th (can travel visa-free to 57 destinations)
Q: UN World Economic Situation report forecasts global economic growth at what percentage in 2025?
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A: 2.8% (India projected at 6.6%)
Q: ILO's World Employment report states global unemployment rate remained steady at what percentage?
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A: 5% (youth unemployment at 12.6%)
Q: In QS World Future Skills Index 2025, India ranked second in which indicator?
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A: Future of work indicator (25th overall)
Q: WEF's Global Risks Report 2025 identifies which risk as most severe over next two years?
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A: Misinformation and disinformation
Q: Global Trust Index 2025 ranked India at which position for people's trust in institutions?
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A: Third position (after China and Indonesia)
Q: ILO Global Migrant Workers report states international migrants made up what percentage of global labour force in 2022?
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A: 4.7% (167.7 million workers)
Q: Forbes Billionaires List 2025 shows India in which position with how many billionaires?
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A: Third spot with 200 billionaires (US leads with 813)
Q: In Global Firepower Index 2025, India secured which rank in military strength?
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A: 4th rank (US, Russia, China in top 3)
STATES
Q: Assam's elephant population in 2024 was recorded at how many?
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A: 5,828 elephants (increased from 5,719 in 2017)
Q: Chhattisgarh introduced Green GDP initiative with what percentage of land covered by forests?
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A: 44% of its land covered by forests
Q: Gujarat's Indian wolf population is estimated at how many, with highest in which district?
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A: 222 wolves (80 in Bhavnagar district)
Q: Bengaluru surpassed which city as India's top city for women in 2024?
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A: Chennai (in TCWI 2024 report)
Q: Z-Morh tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir is how many km long?
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A: 6.5 km long (also known as Sonamarg tunnel)
Q: Himachal Pradesh's Boda Tyohar festival is celebrated by which tribe?
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A: Hatti tribes (of Trans-Giri region)
Q: Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 is special because of rare celestial alignment occurring once every how many years?
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A: 144 years
Q: Rajasthan's Great Indian Bustards - how many birds are left with how many in wild?
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A: 173 birds total (128 in wild, rest in captivity)
Q: INROAD project in North East received financial support of how much for rubber development?
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A: ₹100 crore
Q: Purulia Observatory in West Bengal was established at what height above ground level?
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A: 600 meters above ground level
Q: Tripura's state emblem was approved under which rule?
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A: Rule 4(2) of State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007
Q: Gujarat's Vadnagar Archaeological Museum showcases artifacts from how many years of history?
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A: 2,500-year-old history (over 5,000 artifacts)
Q: Jammu and Kashmir has geo-tagged how many Chinar trees?
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A: 28,560 Chinar trees
Q: Uttar Pradesh was renamed from United Provinces on which date?
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A: January 24, 1950
Q: Himachal Pradesh received full statehood on which date?
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A: January 25, 1971
Q: Haryana's Samman Sanjeevani app tracks benefits under which scheme?
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A: Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana
PERSONALITIES, AWARDS AND EVENTS
Q: Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President, was awarded which prize in 2002?
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A: Nobel Peace Prize (for human rights work)
Q: Agnes Keleti, Hungarian gymnast, was how many time Olympic champion?
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A: Five-time Olympic champion
Q: Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram served as Chairman of which international organization?
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A: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors
Q: M. Padikkaramu received which Tamil Nadu Government Award in 2025?
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A: Ayyan Thiruvalluvar Award
Q: Dr. Vijay Janakiraman received which award on Tamil Diaspora Day 2025?
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A: Tamil Mamani Award
Q: Kuppusami Chetti from Tamil Nadu received Padma award for which field?
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A: Owner of renowned brand of silk sarees
Q: K. Vetrivel received which Tamil Nadu Republic Day Award 2025?
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A: Anna Medal for Gallantry
Q: Uttar Pradesh won which category in Republic Day Tableaux 2025?
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A: Best Tableau of 2025
Q: T.M. Krishna received which prestigious music award?
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A: Sangita Kalanidhi 2024 (The Music Academy, Chennai)
Q: Manu Bhaker, D Gukesh, Harmanpreet Singh and Praveen Kumar received which award?
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A: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Q: P Udayakumar along with others received which international award?
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A: Nuclear-Free Future Award 2025
Q: Smriti Mandhana was named ICC Women's cricketer for which format in 2024?
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A: ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024
Q: Arshdeep Singh was named ICC Men's cricketer for which format in 2024?
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A: ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024
Q: Total 139 Padma Awards were announced for 2025, including how many in each category?
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A: 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri
Q: International Solar Conference 2025 commemorated which anniversary of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory?
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A: 125th anniversary (established in 1899)
Q: President approved Gallantry awards to how many Armed Forces personnel?
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A: 93 personnel (including 12 posthumous)
Q: The 55th World Economic Forum was held with which theme?
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A: Collaboration for the Intelligent Age
SPORTS
Q: The first Kho Kho World Cup 2025 featured how many men's and women's teams?
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A: 21 men's and 20 women's teams from 24 countries
Q: India won the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup by defeating which country?
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A: Nepal (both men's and women's teams)
Q: The fifth Khelo India Winter Games 2025 was held in which location?
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A: Leh, Ladakh (first phase)
Q: In KIWG 2025, which state led the medal tally?
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A: Ladakh (4 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)
IMPORTANT DAYS
Q: DRDO's Foundation Day is observed on which date?
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A: January 1 (67th Foundation Day in 2025)
Q: World Braille Day is observed on which date?
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A: January 4
Q: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2025 was held under which theme?
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A: The Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat
Q: World Hindi Day 2025 theme was what?
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A: Hindi: A Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride
Q: National Road Safety Week was observed with which slogan?
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A: Be a Road Safety Hero
Q: 77th Indian Army Day was observed on which date?
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A: January 15
Q: Parakram Diwas is observed on which date?
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A: January 23
Q: National Girl Child Day 2025 theme was what?
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A: Empowering Girls for a Bright Future
Q: National Voters Day slogan for 2025 was what?
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A: Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure
Q: International Customs Day theme for 2025 was what?
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A: Customs Delivering on its Commitment to Efficiency, Security and Prosperity
MISCELLANEOUS
Q: A Sanskrit inscription in PoK's Gilgit belongs to approximately which century?
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A: 4th-century CE (written in Brahmi script)
Q: The United Nations proclaimed 2025 as International Year of what?
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A: Quantum Science and Technology, Cooperatives, Glaciers' Preservation, Peace and Trust
Q: The 10th Century Chola-period inscription at Pilippatti mentions trade groups of how many territorial divisions?
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A: Five territorial divisions (including Mangala Nadu, Puramalai Nadu)
Q: The Centre banned Nimesulide drug to safeguard which species?
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A: Vultures and other scavenger species
Q: India Meteorological Department was established on which date in 1875?
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A: January 15, 1875 (completing 150 years)
Q: 51 districts fall in Very High flood risk category, primarily in which states?
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A: Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir
Q: Indian Railways has the largest number of sports award winners with how many total awardees?
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A: 183 Arjuna, 28 Padma Shri, 12 Dhyan Chand, 13 Dronacharya and 9 Khel Ratna Awardees
Q: FSSAI provided clarity on use of which form of Vitamin B12?
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A: Methylcobalamin (for health supplements and nutraceuticals)
Q: The first Generation Beta baby was born in which Indian state?
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A: Mizoram (Frankie Remruatdika Zadeng in Aizawl)
Q: 13th Century Saint Narahari Tīrtha's three-foot idol was found, who may have hailed from which town?
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A: Chikakolu town (present Srikakulam)
Q: HPAI H5N1 virus caused mortality among captive wildlife for the first time in India at which zoo?
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A: Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park, Nagpur
Q: Bureau of Indian Standards was originally set up as which institution on January 6, 1947?
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A: Indian Standards Institution (ISI)
Q: DSIR was established on which date in 1985?
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A: January 4, 1985 (40th foundation day)
Q: Kolkata was the most congested city in Asia 2024, with drivers spending how many minutes to travel 10 km?
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A: 34 minutes and 33 seconds
Q: Scientists extracted world's oldest ice core dating back how many years from Antarctica?
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A: 1.2 million years
Q: Ministry of Defence's Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan includes how many forward sites?
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A: 75 forward sites (including Galwan and Doklam)
Q: Seven products from Andaman and Nicobar Islands received GI tags simultaneously, facilitated by which organization?
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A: NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)
Q: Kalaripayattu was included in which National Games edition?
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A: 37th National Games in Goa 2023 (demonstration event in 38th edition)
Q: Sarla Aviation's Shunya eVTOL can carry how many passengers at what speed?
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A: Six passengers at speeds up to 250 km/h
Q: Raman Rajamannan, tribal king from Kerala, belongs to which community?
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A: Mannan community (over 300 families in Idukki)
Q: Operation Sard Hawa 2025 is conducted by BSF during which season?
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A: Winter (Operation Garam Hawa in summer)
Q: According to Oxfam report, UK drained how much from India between 1765-1900?
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A: $64.82 trillion ($33.8 trillion to top 10%)
Q: Three Indian women on Forbes 50 Over 50 Global list 2025 include which entrepreneur?
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A: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Urmila Asher, Sheela Patel
Q: SSI Mantra conducted world's first what over 286 km distance?
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A: Robotic cardiac surgeries via telesurgery (Gurugram to Jaipur)
Q: Genome India Data Conclave made how many whole genome samples accessible globally?
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A: 10,000 whole genome samples
Q: Northeast monsoon 2024 in Tamil Nadu received how much rainfall?
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A: 58.9 cm (against average 44.3 cm during Oct-Dec)