Weekly Current Affairs Quiz (10 Feb-16 Feb 2025): Boost Your Exam Score with Top Questions!

Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: Jagran Josh presents the weekly current affairs quiz for students and readers preparing for competitive exams. This quiz includes questions related to the National Snooker Championship 2025, ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and other important topics.

1. In which country will the next AI Summit be held?

(a) UK
(b) UAE
(c) USA
(d) India

2. Who recently won the National Snooker Championship title?

(a) Brijesh Damani
(b) Pankaj Advani
(c) Rahul Banerjee
(d) None of the above

3. Who won the men's singles title at the Chennai Open 2025 Tennis?

(a) Rohan Bopanna
(b) Kyrian Jacquet
(c) Elias Ymer
(d) None of the above

4. Where is the 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum being held?

(a) New Delhi
(b) Dhaka
(c) Dubai
(d) Manila

5. Who has become the first Indian to score 4,000 international runs against England?

(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Suryakumar Yadav
(d) Rishabh Pant

6. Which new digital platform has SEBI recently launched?

(a) 'Mitra'
(b) 'Sajag'
(c) 'Samarth'
(d) 'Rochak'

7. The name of Foy Sagar Lake has been recently changed; in which state is this lake located?

(a) Assam
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Himachal Pradesh

8. In which country was India's new consulate recently inaugurated?

(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Argentina
(d) Brazil

9. Constantine Tassoulas has recently been elected as the new President of which country?

(a) Argentina
(b) Uruguay
(c) Finland
(d) Greece

10. Which Indian has been appointed as an event ambassador for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Yuvraj Singh
(d) Shikhar Dhawan

Answers:

1. (d) India
During the AI Action Summit in Paris, co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, PM Modi announced that India will host the next AI Summit. He also emphasized the importance of global cooperation in establishing an AI governance framework.

2. (b) Pankaj Advani
India’s most successful snooker player, Pankaj Advani, has once again won the National Snooker Championship, marking his 36th national and 10th men's snooker title. Representing ONGC, Advani defeated Brijesh Damani in the final. The performance in this competition will determine the Indian team selection for the Asian and World Championships.

3. (b) Kyrian Jacquet
France’s Kyrian Jacquet won the Chennai Open 2025 Men’s Singles Tennis title, defeating Sweden’s Elias Ymer in the final held at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam, Tamil Nadu. This is Jacquet’s first ATP title.

4. (a) New Delhi
The 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (14AFAF) is being held in New Delhi from February 12-15, organized by the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). This year’s theme is "Greening the Blue Growth in Asia-Pacific."

5. (b) Virat Kohli
Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli has completed 4,000 international runs against England. He achieved this milestone while scoring 52 runs in the third ODI of the series. Kohli is the first Indian and the sixth player worldwide to reach this mark against England.

6. (a) 'Mitra'
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched a new digital platform named Mutual Fund Investment Tracing and Retrieval Assistant (MITRA). The platform aims to help investors locate and reclaim their inactive or unclaimed mutual fund folios. It is managed by Computer Age Management Services Limited (CAMS) and KFIN Technologies Limited.

7. (b) Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has renamed the 132-year-old Foy Sagar Lake in Ajmer to Varun Sagar. Originally named after British engineer Foy, this change aims to remove colonial symbols and promote national pride, as stated by Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani.

8. (a) France
On February 12, 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated India’s new consulate in Marseille, France. This step is seen as a significant milestone in India-France relations, strengthening cultural, economic, and people-to-people ties. The consulate will serve the Indian diaspora in southern France.

9. (d) Greece
Former Greek Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas has been elected as the new President of Greece. The 65-year-old secured 160 votes in the 300-member parliament, surpassing the required 151 votes in the fourth round of voting. He will replace Katerina Sakellaropoulou, whose term ends in March.

10. (d) Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan has been appointed as one of the event ambassadors for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be held from February 19 to March 17 in Pakistan and Dubai. Along with Dhawan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shane Watson, and Tim Southee have also been given this responsibility.

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