Current Affairs 18th February 2025 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which organization is the 'Imagine a World with more Women in Science' campaign?
a) United Nations (UN)
b) World Health Organization (WHO)
c) United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
d) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Answer: d) UNESCO
2. Which organization has been awarded the Forward Faster Sustainability Award?
a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
b) Tata Group
c) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
Answer: c) NTPC
3. Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has developed the indigenous space chip named 'IRIS'?
a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Guwahati
c) IIT Kanpur
d) IIT Madras
Answer: d) IIT Madras
4. Which scheme was recently extended by the Indian government to procure 100% of certain pulses from states?
a) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
b) Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
c) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
d) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
Answer: b) Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
5. In which country was a statue of Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar recently unveiled?
a) Malaysia
b) Singapore
c) Philippines
d) Indonesia
Answer: c) Philippines
6. India recently sent its first-ever sea shipment of which fruit to Australia?
a) Mangoes
b) Pomegranates
c) Bananas
d) Grapes
Answer: b) Pomegranates
7. Which multilateral naval exercise commenced recently in Indonesia with the participation of 39 countries?
a) Exercise Malabar
b) Exercise Komodo
c) Exercise RIMPAC
d) Exercise Milan
Answer: b) Exercise Komodo
8. Where was the 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) organized?
a) Muscat, Oman
b) Tamil Nadu, India
c) Perth, Australia
d) Jakarta, Indonesia
Answer: a) Muscat, Oman
9. Which river's water recently turned green near villages in Mundargi taluk, Gadag district, Karnataka?
a) Cauvery River
b) Godavari River
c) Tungabhadra River
d) Krishna River
Answer: c) Tungabhadra River
10. Which organization the 'AI for Entrepreneurship' module aiming to train 1 lakh youth by?
a) NITI Aayog
b) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
c) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
d) Both b) and c)
Answer: d) Both (b) and (c)