18 March 2025: Test Your Knowledge with the Daily Current Affairs Quiz!

Jagran Josh brings you an exciting Current Affairs Quiz, helping you assess your knowledge and enhance your preparation. Here are the top questions and answers from 18 March 2025, covering key topics likeRaisina Dialogue 2025, Anusandhan National Research Foundation.

1. Who inaugurated the India Innovation Summit - Pioneering Solutions for TB Elimination?
(a) Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
(b) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
(c) Anupriya Patel
(d) Nirmala Sitharaman

Answer: (c) Anupriya Patel
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, inaugurated the India Innovation Summit - Pioneering Solutions for TB Elimination at Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre. The summit is jointly organized by the Department of Health Research - Indian Council of Medical Research (DHR-ICMR) and the Central TB Division (CTD), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The aim is to accelerate India’s progress toward TB elimination by 2025.

2. Who has been appointed as the CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)?
(a) Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
(b) Ramsharan Kashyap
(c) Nripendra Mishra
(d) None of the above

Answer: (a) Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman has been appointed as the CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). The ANRF was established under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act, 2023, with the aim of promoting research and development in academic and research institutions across India.

3. Where is the Raisina Dialogue 2025 being held?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Varanasi
(c) Srinagar
(d) New Delhi

Answer: (d) New Delhi
The Raisina Dialogue 2025, India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, is being held in New Delhi from March 17 to 19, 2025. This year’s theme is “Kalachakra - People, Peace and Planet”.

4. Recently, the RBI signed an agreement with the central bank of which country?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Maldives
(c) Mauritius
(d) China

Answer: (c) Mauritius
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Mauritius recently signed an MoU to promote the use of the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) for cross-border transactions. The agreement aims to enable exporters and importers to invoice and pay in their domestic currencies, reducing dependency on hard currencies like the US Dollar.

5. Stuart Young recently took oath as the new Prime Minister of which country?
(a) Trinidad and Tobago
(b) Brazil
(c) Mauritius
(d) Vietnam

Answer: (a) Trinidad and Tobago
Stuart Young was sworn in as the 8th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago on March 17, 2025, succeeding Dr. Keith Rowley, who stepped down after nearly a decade in office. Young began his political career in 2014 and has been a Member of Parliament since 2015.

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