Current Affairs 17th March 2025 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who inaugurated the Handloom Conclave 'Manthan' in 2025?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Giriraj Singh
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Smriti Irani

Answer: B. Giriraj Singh

2.Which organization launched the enhanced Certificate of Origin (eCoO) 2.0 system recently?

A. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
B. Export Promotion Council (EPC.
C. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
D. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)

Answer: C. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)

3. In which Indian state was the 'Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa' scheme?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu

Answer: B. Telangana

4. Where was the UTT 86th Senior National and Inter-state Table Tennis Championship held?

A. Bhopal
B. Surat
C. Mumbai
D. New Delhi

Answer: B. Surat

5. Which country recently became the first to approve the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to combat dengue fever?

A. Singapore
B. Brazil
C. India
D. Thailand

Answer: B. Brazil

6. The 'Global Climate Resilience Fund' was recently established with a corpus of $10 billion. Which organization is leading this initiative?

A. World Bank
B. International Monetary Fund
C. United Nations Environment Programme
D. Asian Development Bank
Answer: A. World Bank

7. The 'One Health' High-Level Expert Panel was launched to advise on health risks arising from human-animal-environment interfaces. Which organization facilitated its creation?

A. World Health Organization
B. Food and Agriculture Organization
C. World Organisation for Animal Health
D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

8. Which renewable energy source saw significant investment in?

A. Wind
B. Solar
C. Hydropower
D. Geothermal

Answer: B. Solar

9. Who is the author of the book 'The Changing World Order' published in 2025?

A. Yuval Noah Harari
B. Ray Dalio
C. Thomas Friedman
D. Fareed Zakaria

Answer: B. Ray Dalio

10. In which Indian state is the world's largest data center being built?

A. Gujarat
B. Odisha
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: A. Gujarat