Current Affairs 11th January 2025 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the name of the portal launched by the government to make genome data accessible to researchers in India and abroad?

A) Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) Portal
B) Indian Genomic Repository (IGC) Portal
C) Genome Access Portal
D) Life Science Data Bank
Answer: A) Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) Portal

2. Joseph Aoun has been elected as president of which country?

A) Oman
B) Lebanon
C) Qatar
D) Yemen
Answer: B) Lebanon

3. Which organization released the World Economic Situation and Prospects?

A) United Nations (UN)
B) World Bank
C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Answer: A) United Nations (UN)

4. Mount Ibu, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?

A) Philippines
B) Vietnam
C) Malaysia
D) Indonesia
Answer: D) Indonesia

5. Which Indian cricketer was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame?

A) MS Dhoni
B) Rahul Dravid
C) Jhulan Goswami
D) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: C) Jhulan Goswami

6. The ‘Bharat Shared Repository of Inscriptions’ (BSRI) has been launched by which ministry?

A) Ministry of Culture
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Education
D) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer: A) Ministry of Culture

7. Which country has abolished the death penalty in?

A) Zimbabwe
B) Iraq
C) Kuwait
D) Ethiopia
Answer: D) Ethiopia

8. Which institution has developed AnemiaPhone technology to assess iron deficiency?

A) Loughborough University, England
B) Cornell University, United States
C) Banaras Hindu University, India
D) Duke University, United States

Answer: B) Cornell University, United States

9. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) comes under which ministry?

A) Ministry of Science and Technology
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
D) Ministry of Defence
Answer: C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

10. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in?

A) Syed Tanveer Ahmad
B) Iqbal Ahmad
C) Atif Raza
D) Mohammad Shahnawaz
Answer: A) Syed Tanveer Ahmad