Current Affairs 14th February 2025 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is the primary objective of India's UDAN 5.5 scheme?
A) Enhancing international air connectivity
B) Improving regional air connectivity, especially to remote areas
C) Subsidizing air travel for students
D) Promoting private airlines
Answer: B) Improving regional air connectivity, especially to remote areas
A) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
B) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
D) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Answer: A) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
3. Which critically endangered subspecies has recently made a notable return to the Nejd plateau in Dhofar, Oman?
A) Arabian Oryx
B) Arabian Leopard
C) Arabian Tahr
D) Arabian Gazelle
Answer: B) Arabian Leopard
4. Which irrigation project in Madhya Pradesh has raised concerns from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) due to its potential threat to vital tiger habitats?
A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
B) Narmada Valley Project
C) Tawa Irrigation Scheme
D) Chambal Canal Project
Answer: A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
5. The Paris AI Summit, co-chaired by India and France, was held at which venue?
6. Which Indian President took a sacred dip at the Triveni Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela in?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Droupadi Murmu
C) Pranab Mukherjee
D) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Answer: B) Droupadi Murmu
7. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has raised concerns about which irrigation project in Madhya Pradesh due to its potential threat to tiger habitats?
A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
B) Narmada Valley Project
C) Tawa Irrigation Project
D) Kolar Dam Project
Answer: A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
8. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has raised concerns about which irrigation project in Madhya Pradesh due to its potential threat to tiger habitats?
A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
B) Narmada Valley Project
C) Tawa Irrigation Project
D) Kolar Dam Project
Answer: A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
9. The Paris AI Summit, co-chaired by India and France, builds upon previous AI summits held in which countries?
A) United States and China
B) United Kingdom and South Korea
C) Germany and Japan
D) Canada and Australia
Answer: B) United Kingdom and South Korea
10. The ‘PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan’ is aimed at improving which sector?
A) Healthcare
B) Infrastructure & Logistics
C) Education
D) Defense
Answer: B) Infrastructure & Logistics
A) Enhancing international air connectivity
B) Improving regional air connectivity, especially to remote areas
C) Subsidizing air travel for students
D) Promoting private airlines
Answer: B) Improving regional air connectivity, especially to remote areas
2. Which Indian organization developed the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) recently inducted into the armed forces?
A) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
B) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
D) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Answer: A) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
3. Which critically endangered subspecies has recently made a notable return to the Nejd plateau in Dhofar, Oman?
A) Arabian Oryx
B) Arabian Leopard
C) Arabian Tahr
D) Arabian Gazelle
Answer: B) Arabian Leopard
4. Which irrigation project in Madhya Pradesh has raised concerns from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) due to its potential threat to vital tiger habitats?
A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
B) Narmada Valley Project
C) Tawa Irrigation Scheme
D) Chambal Canal Project
Answer: A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
5. The Paris AI Summit, co-chaired by India and France, was held at which venue?
A) Eiffel Tower
B) Louvre Museum
C) Grand Palais
D) Palace of Versailles
B) Louvre Museum
C) Grand Palais
D) Palace of Versailles
Answer: C) Grand Palais
6. Which Indian President took a sacred dip at the Triveni Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela in?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Droupadi Murmu
C) Pranab Mukherjee
D) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Answer: B) Droupadi Murmu
7. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has raised concerns about which irrigation project in Madhya Pradesh due to its potential threat to tiger habitats?
A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
B) Narmada Valley Project
C) Tawa Irrigation Project
D) Kolar Dam Project
Answer: A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
8. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has raised concerns about which irrigation project in Madhya Pradesh due to its potential threat to tiger habitats?
A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
B) Narmada Valley Project
C) Tawa Irrigation Project
D) Kolar Dam Project
Answer: A) Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project
9. The Paris AI Summit, co-chaired by India and France, builds upon previous AI summits held in which countries?
A) United States and China
B) United Kingdom and South Korea
C) Germany and Japan
D) Canada and Australia
Answer: B) United Kingdom and South Korea
10. The ‘PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan’ is aimed at improving which sector?
A) Healthcare
B) Infrastructure & Logistics
C) Education
D) Defense
Answer: B) Infrastructure & Logistics