January 2025 Monthly Current affairs PDF
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1. Which athletes will be honored with the Khel Ratna Award 2025 – Gukesh D, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar and Manu Bhaker
2. In which state India’s first glass sea bridge was unveiled- Tamil Nadu
3. How many athletes will be honored with Arjun Award 2025-32
4. Which Union Ministers released the book ‘Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Throug the Ages’- Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan
5. Which player scored the first century of the year 2025- Kushal Perera
6 Who Jointly won the title of World Blitz Chess Championship- Maanus Carlsenand lan Nepomniachtchi
7. Who has been appointed as the Director General of CRPF recently- Vitul Kumar
8. Which team won the title of the 78th edition of Santosh Trophy- West Bengal
9. Where was the World Blitz Chess Championship held- New York
10. With which country India is conducting the “Surya Kiran” military exercise- Nepal
11. Who inaugurated the Panchayat to Parliament 2.0 initiative- Om Birla
12. Recently in which city did PM Modi lay the foundation stone of Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) – New Delhi
13. What is the name given to the ‘torch’ of the 38th National Games- ‘Tejaswini
14. Which city has recently been declared the world’s most polluted city- Hanoi
15. How many people were recently honored with the highest civilian award by US President Joe Biden – 19
16. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Apple – Kevan Parekh
17. Costas Simitis has passed away recently, he was the former Prime Minister of which country – Greece
18. Recently, Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram died at the age of 88, he was a famous scientist in which field – Nuclear Energy
19. Recently India and America have announced the co-production of which technology for the Indian Navy – Hypersonic missile
20. How much has Microsoft announced to invest in the next two years on Al and cloud infrastructure in India – $3 billion
21. Who has been appointed as the new CFO of Signature Global – Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
22. What is the NSO’s estimate of India’s real GDP growth for the financial year 202 25 (FY25) – 6.4%
23. Who won the title of Under-17 Junior Squash Open 2025 – Anahat Singh
24. Justin Trudeau has recently resigned from the post of Prime Minister of which country- Canada
25. NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform has joined hands with whom to empower women retail business owners- ‘New Shop’
26. Who has released the Devolution Index Report 2022-2023 at IIPA, New Delhi-Minister of State SP Singh Baghel
27. Hindi Pakhwada award distribution ceremony was organized by which ministry-Ministry of Labor and Employment
28. In which city is the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas being organized- Bhubaneswar
29. What is the theme of World Hindi Day 2025- ‘Global voice of Hindi unity and cultural pride’
30. Martin Guptill has announced his retirement from international cricket, he is a player of which country- New Zealand
31. John Dramani Mahama has recently been sworn in as the President of which country- Ghana
32. Who inaugurated the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2025-PM Narendra Modi
33. Where is Aero India 2025 being organized- Bengaluru
34. Who has been appointed as the new Revenue Secretary under the Ministry of Finance- Tuhin Kanta Pandey
35. Who has been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) under the Finance Ministry- Arunish Chawla
36. Who will chair the round table meeting of ambassadors in New Delhi- Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh
37. In whose honor has the Himachal Pradesh government renamed the Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration- Dr. Manmohan Singh
38. Where is the Developed India Young Leaders Dialogue being organized- New Delhi
39. In which city did Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurate the special ‘Kumbhwani channel of All India Radio- Prayagraj
40. Where was India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge inaugurated – Jammu and Kashmir
41. Who chaired the regional conference on “Drug Trafficking and National Security” in New Delhi on 11 January- Amit Shah
42. Where did PM Modi lay the foundation stone of India’s first green hydrogen hub-Visakhapatnam
43. Where was the National Asmita Khelo India Women Yogasana League 2024-25 organized- New Delhi
44. Recently, P. Jayachandran has passed away, he was a famous personality in which field – Singing
45. Who inaugurated the Z-Morh Tunnel or Sonamarg Tunnel- PM Narendra Modi
46. Which is the biggest annual festival for the Hatti tribes of the Trans-Giri region in Himachal Pradesh- Boda Festival
47. Who has been appointed the new chairman of Indian Police Foundation- OP Singh
48. Which country will host the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of Commonwealth countries- India
49. Who was recently appointed as the new secretary of BCCI- Devjit Saikia
50. Who recently launched India Cleantech Manufacturing Platform- Piyush Goyal
51. Recently which Indian bowler has announced his retirement from international cricket- Varun Aaron
52. When is National Youth Day celebrated every year- 12 January
53. Z- Morh Tunnel or Sonamarg Tunnel will provide connectivity to which two cities – Jammu and Srinagar
54. Who has been awarded the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for December 2024-Jasprit Bumrah
55. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the newly formed Athletes Commission of AFI- Anju Bobby George
56. Nag Mark 2 anti-tank guided missile has been developed by which organization – DRDO
57. Who has been awarded the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for December 2024- Annabel Sutherland
58. Recently Nawaf Salam has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country – Lebanon
59. Who has been appointed the new captain of IPL team Punjab Kings – Shreyas lyer
60. With which institutions has C-DOT signed an agreement to develop wideband spectrum-sensor ASIC-chip- IIT Jammu and IIT Mandi
61. Where is the first Kho-Kho World Cup being organized – New Delhi
62. Which mission did PM Modi launch to celebrate the completion of 150 years of the Meteorological Department- ‘Mission Mausam’
63. Who inaugurated the Indian Pavilion at Heimtextil 2025, Frankfurt, Germany- Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh
64. Recently which Union Minister launched the registration portal for Kashi Tamil Sangamam Phase 3 – Dharmendra Pradhan
65. ‘Bhargavastra’ micro-missile system has been developed by- Economic Explosives Limited
66. Recently ‘Gaan-Ngai’ 2025 festival is being organized in which state- Manipur
67. Larsen & Toubro launched which multi-purpose vessel (MPV) for Indian Navy-INS Utkarsh
68. Pavana river, which was in news recently, flows in which state- Maharashtra
69. Who won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for December 2024- Jasprit Bumrah
70. INS Utkarsh, which was recently inducted into the Navy, has been built by- Larsen & Toubro
72. How many crores has the Central Government approved for 56 watershed development projects- 700 crores
73. Cyber Security Grand Challenge (CSGC 2.0) has been launched by- Ministry of Technology and Data Security Council of India
74. Modi cabinet approves 8th Central Pay Commission, when is it expected to be implemented- Year 2026
75. What is the main objective of Exercise Devil Strike organized by the Indian Army-To enhance combat readiness and operational capabilities
76. What has the Crisil Intelligence report estimated for India’s GDP growth rate in the next financial year (2025) – 6.7%
77. With which country has India signed a deal for the export of Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles- Indonesia
78. Former CII Director General Tarun Das was recently awarded the Honorary Citizen Award of which country- Singapore
79. Who has been sworn in as the new Justice of the Supreme Court- Justice K. vinod chandran
80. Odisha government has announced how much pension for emergency prisoners-20,000
81. With which country has India declared the year 2026 as the ‘Double Year’ for Culture, Tourism and Al- Spain
82. In which city was the Archaeological Experimental Museum inaugurated recently-Vadnagar
83. What is India’s rank in the ‘Future of Works’ category under the QS World Future Skills Index – Second
84. General V.K. Singh (Retd) has recently been appointed as the new Governor of which state- Mizoram
85. In which city is India Mobility Global Expo 2025 being organized- New Delhi
86. Which Union Minister has recently launched Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan App-Rajnath Singh
87. Who took additional charge as Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy- Nidhi Khare
88. With whom has the Defense Ministry signed an agreement for the Navy’s medium-range surface-to-air missiles- Bharat Dynamics
89. President Draupadi Murmu unveiled the commemorative logo on completion of 60 years of diplomatic relations with which country- Singapore
90. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti inaugurated the new US Consulate in which Indian city- Bengaluru
91. In which city did PM Modi inaugurate the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 on January 17- New Delhi
92. Which country won both men’s and women’s titles at the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup 2025 – India
93. Which river’s heritage sites were recently recognized by the World Monuments Fund (WMF)? – Musi River
94. Where is the World Economic Forum 2025 being held? – Davos
95. Who was appointed as the Ombudsman of BCCI? – Justice Arun Mishra
96. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of CRPF- Gyanendra Pratap Singh
97. Who has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States- Donald Trump
98. Which country has recently banned Tik Tok- USA
99. How many winners were honored in the 25th anniversary of the Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 2025-8
100. Where is the 27th International Glass Congress 2025 being organized- Kolkata
101. Where was the Flamingo Festival 2025 organized recently- Andhra Pradesh
102. Which Indian was recently awarded the Gates-Cambridge Impact Award 2025- Urvashi Sinha
103. Recently Divya Kala Mela was successfully organized in which city of Gujarat- Vadodara
104. Which African country has recently become the ninth partner country of BRICS- Nigeria
105. In which state is the historical Ratnagiri site, which was in the news recently, located- Odisha
106. Where will the first International Olympic Research Conference be organized-Gandhinagar
107. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has partnered with whom to promote startup talent and create employment opportunities for youth- ‘Apna’
108. Recently Pralay missile was in news, what type of lethal missile is it- surface to surface
109. Maharashtra government signed Mous worth how much at World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos- 6.25 lakh crore
110. Recently the Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with whom for Bridge Laying Tank-Heavy Vehicles Factory
111. Where did the Ministry of Tribal Affairs organize the National Conference of District Magistrates (DMS) on Pradhan Mantri Janman- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
112. Who was recently appointed as the new ADG of BSF- Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal
113. Who has been elected as the President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for the year 2025- Dhananjay Shukla
114. Prabawo Subianto is the chief guest of Republic Day 2025, the President of which country- Indonesia
115. Which ministry is organizing ‘Lok Sanvardhan Parv from 27 January to 2 February 2025 in New Delhi- Ministry of Minority Affairs
116. What is the theme of the joint tableau of the three armies for the first time in the Republic Day Parade 2025- ‘Strong and Secure India’
117. Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated ‘Bhagwat’ exhibition – Prayagraj
118. Recently, Virgin coconut oil of which city has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag- Nicobar
119. Who has recently become India’s top chess player- D Gukesh
120. Which country will host the Chess World Cup 2025-India
121. Who took oath as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court- Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay
122. Justice Alok Aradhe has recently taken oath as the Chief Justice of which High Court-Bombay High Court
123. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) recently established a new regional office in which city- Varanasi
124. First EAZN Rupay Credit Card is seamlessly integrated with- UPI
125. What is India’s rank in the Global Firepower Index 2025-Fourth
126. Who was recently appointed as the brand ambassador of FICCI Frames-Ayushmann Khurrana
127. Where is Khelo India Winter Games 2025 being organized- Ladakh
128. What is the main objective of ‘Sanjay – Battlefield Surveillance System (BSS)’-Increasing battlefield transparency and providing information to the decision system
129. Which card has been launched recently by Tata AIA Life Insurance- ‘Shubh Muhurat
130. Recently RBI has recognized whom as a cross-border payment aggregator-Skydo
131. IDFC First Bank has partnered with whom to launch First EArN Credit Card- Rupay Card
132 Who was recently awarded the ECL Media Award-Doordarshan
133. Which is the first state of independent India to implement Uniform Civil Code-Uttarakhand
134. Young Indian mountaineer Shivangi Pathak recently hoisted the tricolor on the highest peak of which country- Australia
135. Which player holds the record for scoring the most runs without getting out in T201 cricket- Tilak Verma
136. Michel Martin has recently been elected as the new Prime Minister of which country- Ireland
137. Who has been selected as the captain of the ICC Men’s T201 Team of the Year 2024- Rohit Sharma
138. Which player won the title of ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year- Jaspreet
139. Which two cities recently got international recognition as ‘Wetland City’ under the Ramsar Convention- Udaipur and Indore
140. Who was recently appointed as the Executive Director of Dhanlaxmi Bank- P.
Suryaraj
141. Which player won the title of Australian Open 2025- Yannick Sinner
142. Who won the ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year award-
Kamindu Mendis
143. India has recently joined which program as an observer nation- Eurodrone program
144. Who was recently awarded the ICC Umpire of the Year Award- RichardIllingworth
145. Under which mission is India ready to launch the first manned submarine- Deep Sea Mission
146. ISRO is ready for which launch of GSLV rocket on January 29-100th launch
147. When is the birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, famous as Punjab Kesari,
celebrated- 28 January
148. ISRO launched its 100th mission using – GSLV-F15
149. First Australian to score a double century in Sri Lanka – Usman Khawaja
150. Hisashi Takeuchi was reappointed as CEO & MD of – Maruti Suzuki
151. Greg Bell, who passed away, was a famous long jumper from – USA
152. ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2024 – Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
153. ICC CEO who recently resigned – Geoff Allardice
154. According to the Economic Survey 2025, at what rate is the real Gross Value Added (GVA) expected to grow in FY25? – 6.4%
155. Group Captain Shubanshu Shukla has been selected as a pilot for which private
156. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Sony Group Corp? -Hiroki Totoki
157. Which state recently approved a pilot study for regulated cannabis cultivation? Himachal Pradesh
158. Who will chair the BRICS Youth Council Entrepreneurship Working Group meeting? India
159. Who recently inaugurated the Handloom Conference – Manthan? – Giriraj Singh
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