Current Affairs 9th January 2025 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which company announced a $3 billion investment in India to enhance its cloud and AI infrastructure?

A) Google
B) Microsoft
C) Amazon
D) IBM
Answer: B) Microsoft
2. Which two countries have agreed to jointly build interoperable sonobuoys for naval use?

A) India and Russia
B) India and USA
C) India and France
D) India and Japan
Answer: B) India and USA

3. Where was Asia’s largest Shallow Wave Basin Research facility launched?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Madras
D) IIT Kanpur
Answer: C) IIT Madras

4. Which Union Territory had the highest percentage share of female electors in, according to recent data by the Election Commission of India?

A) Delhi
B) Puducherry
C) Chandigarh
D) Lakshadweep
Answer: B) Puducherry

5. The CPGRAMS platform functions under which department of the Indian government?

A) Department of Economic Affairs
B) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
C) Department of Commerce
D) Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare
Answer: B) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

6. Where was India’s first glass bridge inaugurated?

A) Kochi, Kerala
B) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
C) Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
D) Porbandar, Gujarat
Answer: C) Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

7. What is the name of the mission to clean up space debris?

A) Orbital Sweep
B) Space Cleaner
C) ClearSpace-1
D) SkySweep
Answer: C) ClearSpace-1

8. The "National Water Policy 2025" focuses on what key aspect?

A) Groundwater conservation
B) River linking projects
C) Urban water management
D) Sustainable water use
Answer: D) Sustainable water use

9. The "Mission Digital Village" was launched by which ministry in India?

A) Ministry of Electronics and IT
B) Ministry of Rural Development
C) Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Ministry of Education
Answer: A) Ministry of Electronics and IT

10. Who was awarded the Global Peace Prize by the United Nations?

A) António Guterres
B) Malala Yousafzai
C) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
D) Jacinda Ardern
Answer: D) Jacinda Ardern