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

Current Affairs Quiz 15 January 2025: Jagran Josh presents an insightful current affairs quiz designed to evaluate your knowledge and enhance your exam preparation. Explore these 6 handpicked questions from 15 January 2025, complete with answers, to stay ahead in your competitive exam journey.

1. Where were INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, INS Vagsheer built?

(a) Cochin Shipyard Limited

(b) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers

(c) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited

(d) Hindustan Shipyard Limited

2. Who won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for December 2024?

(a) Jasprit Bumrah

(b) Pat Cummins

(c) Travis Head

(d) Yashasvi Jaiswal

3. The Pavana river, which was in the news recently, flows in which state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Kerala

(d) Maharashtra

4. Larsen & Toubro launched which multi-purpose vessel (MPV) for the Indian Navy?

(a) INS Samarth

(b) INS Utkarsh

(c) INS Surat

(d) INS Vagsheer

5. Recently 'Gaan-Ngai' 2025 festival is being organized in which state?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Manipur

(c) Assam

(d) Meghalaya

6. 'Bhargavastra' micro-missile system has been developed by whom?

(a) DRDO

(b) Economic Explosives Limited

(c) Bharat Dynamics Limited

(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Answer:-

1. (c) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated three new warships of the Indian Navy, INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, and INS Vagsheer to the nation at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on January 15, 2025. All these warships are designed and built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai, which is a classic example of the “Make in India” initiative.

2. (a) Jasprit Bumrah

The ICC Player of the Month award for December 2024 has been announced. This time the Player of the Month award in the men's category was given to India's fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah, while Australia's Annabel Sutherland received the ICC Women's Player of the Month honor.

3. (d) Maharashtra

The National Green Tribunal recently directed the state-appointed rejuvenation committee to convene a meeting of stakeholders to set a new timeline for implementing the action plan to tackle pollution in the Pavana River. It is located in Pune district in the west of Maharashtra.

4. (b) INS Utkarsh

Recently, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) launched the second multi-purpose vessel (MPV) INS Utkarsh for the Indian Navy. Its launch comes just after INS Samarth, which was launched just three months back. The launch of INS Utkarsh is part of India's broader initiative to enhance self-reliance in defence manufacturing and strengthen its naval capabilities.   

5. (b) Manipur

Gaan-Ngai 2025 festival celebrated by the Zeliangrong community in Manipur began on January 12, 2025 and is scheduled to last for five days. This vibrant festival defines the biggest post-harvest celebration of the community.  

6. (b) Economic Explosives Limited

India has successfully test fired its first micro missile system, Bhargavastra, designed to counter incoming drones. This is India's first indigenous micro-missile system designed to counter the threat of drones. It has been developed by Economic Explosives Limited. It can be rapidly deployed on a mobile platform and can engage targets at a range of over 2.5 km.

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