03 January 2025: Test Your Knowledge with the Daily Current Affairs Quiz!

Current Affairs Quiz 03 January 2025: Jagran Josh presents an insightful current affairs quiz designed to evaluate your knowledge and enhance your exam preparation. Explore these 7 handpicked questions from 03 January 2025, complete with answers, to stay ahead in your competitive exam journey.

1. Recently, UP CM inaugurated water purification projects focused on cleaning which river?

(a) Ganga

(b) Ramganga

(c) Gomti

(d) Rapti

2. Which state has established "Mahabharata Vatika" for forest conservation?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Assam

3. How many athletes have been awarded the Arjuna Award for the year 2024?

(a) 22

(a) 32

(d) 40

(d) 42

4. Recently Arif Mohammad Khan has been sworn in as the Governor of which state?

(a) Haryana

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Bihar

(d) Himachal Pradesh

5. Recently under whose leadership a committee has been formed to revise the base year of Price Index (WPI)?

(a) Amitabh Kant

(b) Ramesh Chand

(c) Rajeev Kumar

(d) Nandan Nilekani

Answer:

1. (d) Rapti

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated several water purification projects focused on cleaning drains flowing into the Rapti river. The initiative was launched on January 3, 2025 and aims to enhance the ecological health of the river by using eco-friendly methods for water purification.

2. (b) Uttarakhand

The Uttarakhand government has recently established "Mahabharata Vatika" for forest conservation in Haldwani. Which aims to promote forest conservation and ecological awareness through ancient Indian texts. This initiative follows the earlier construction of Ramayana Vatika.

3. (a) 32

The Arjuna Award 2024 has been presented to several outstanding athletes for their exceptional performance in various sports. Along with this, four athletes have also been honoured with the Khel Ratna Award. The awards will be presented during the National Sports Awards ceremony on January 17, 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. This year 32 athletes have been awarded the Arjuna Award.

4. (c) Bihar

Arif Mohammad Khan has officially taken oath as the 42nd Governor of Bihar on January 2, 2025. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Raj Bhawan in Patna and was administered by Chief Justice of Patna High Court K Vinod Chandran.

5. (b) Ramesh Chand

The government recently announced the formation of an 18-member panel headed by NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand to revise the base year of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and suggest a road map for switching to the Producer Price Index (PPI). It has been set up to revise the base year of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) from 2011-12 to 2022-23.

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