Current Affairs 21st January 2025 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) scheme is operated by which organization?
A) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
B) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
C) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
D) Ministry of Finance
Answer: C) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
2. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
A) Gyanendra Pratap Singh
B) Akhilesh Sinha
C) Deepak Kumar
D) Ravideep Singh
Answer: A) Gyanendra Pratap Singh
3. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) operates under which ministry?
A) Ministry of Defence
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Jal Shakti
D) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer: B) Ministry of Home Affairs
4. Which Indian Naval Ship (INS) participated in the fourth edition of the multinational exercise LA PEROUSE?
A) INS Surat
B) INS Kolkata
C) INS Mumbai
D) INS Vikrant
Answer: C) INS Mumbai
5. Who is the current Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI)?
A) Ashok Gupta
B) Ravneet Gill
C) Saurabh Verma
D) Ravindra Kumar Verma
Answer: D) Ravindra Kumar Verma
6. Which is the first railway station in India to be fully powered by solar energy?
A) Bhopal Junction
B) Varanasi Junction
C) Secunderabad Junction
D) Guwahati Railway Station
Answer: D) Guwahati Railway Station
7. India’s “Semicon India Programme” focuses on which industry?
A) Automobile manufacturing
B) Semiconductor production
C) Renewable energy
D) Artificial Intelligence
Answer: B) Semiconductor production
8. Which company launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train?
A) Siemens
B) Alstom
C) General Electric
D) Bombardier
Answer: B) Alstom
9. Which Indian company has developed a 100% electric hybrid aircraft?
A) Mahindra Aerospace
B) Tata Group
C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
D) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Answer: C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
10. Which country became the first to introduce a 'Digital Currency' as a legal tender in?
A) United States
B) China
C) El Salvador
D) Japan
Answer: C) El Salvador