Current Affairs 15th January 2025 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Diego Garcia Island, in the news, is located in which ocean?

A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
Answer: C) Indian Ocean
2. Prime Minister Ilza Amado Vaz, who her resignation, belongs to which country?

A) Cameroon
B) Sao Tome and Principe
C) Chad
D) Democratic Republic of the Congo
Answer: B) Sao Tome and Principe

3. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve lies at the junction of which two mountain ranges?

A) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
B) Satpura and Vindhyas
C) Aravallis and Vindhyas
D) Himalayas and Shivaliks
Answer: C) Aravallis and Vindhyas

4. The 'Global Risks Report 2025' was released by which organization?

A) United Nations
B) World Economic Forum
C) International Monetary Fund
D) World Bank
Answer: B) World Economic Forum

5. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

A) Gita Gopinath
B) Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
C) Raghuram Rajan
D) Carmen Reinhart
Answer: B) Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

6. What is the name of the cyclone that hit the eastern coast of India in?

A) Cyclone Mandous
B) Cyclone Asani
C) Cyclone Pawan
D) Cyclone Samudra
Answer: D) Cyclone Samudra

7. What is the name of the world’s largest floating solar power plant inaugurated in India?

A) Suryashakti
B) Roshni
C) Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project
D) Solar Serene
Answer: C) Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project

8. Who has been re-elected as the President of Bangladesh in?

A) Sheikh Hasina
B) Abdul Hamid
C) Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
D) Muhammad Abdul Momen
Answer: D) Muhammad Abdul Momen

9. Which Indian wildlife sanctuary was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in?
A) Keoladeo National Park
B) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
C) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
D) Silent Valley National Park
Answer: B) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary

10. Which international agency declared as the "Month of Global Health Awareness"?

A) World Health Organization (WHO)
B) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
C) UNICEF
D) World Economic Forum (WEF)
Answer: A) World Health Organization (WHO)