Current affairs and static general knowledge — history, geography, polity, economy, science, sports, awards, books, and important days as asked in the general awareness section.
Who is the first woman to win an Olympic medal for India?
P.T. Usha
Saina Nehwal
Karnam Malleswari
Mary Kom
Correct answer
P.T. Usha
Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Manohar Lal Khattar, both former Chief Ministers, were in the news for joining the Union Cabinet. This is an example of?
Moving from state politics to national politics
Retiring from politics
Becoming a Governor
Joining the judiciary
Correct answer
Moving from state politics to national politics
Hemant Soren returned as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand after the 2024 state elections. He was arrested earlier in the year, forcing
him to resign. Who served as the CM in his place for those few months?
Babulal Marandi
Arjun Munda
Champai Soren
Madhu Koda
Correct answer
Babulal Marandi
Which of the following states has no Scheduled Tribe (ST) population as per the 2011 Census?
Punjab
Kerala
Karnataka
Rajasthan
Correct answer
Punjab
Which person took additional charge as the Governor of Nagaland in August 2025?
Ashim Kumar Ghosh
Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Vinai Kumar Saxena
Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Correct answer
Ashim Kumar Ghosh
What is the highest peak of the Himalayas?
Kangchenjunga
Mt. Everest
Nanga Parbat
Makalu
Correct answer
Kangchenjunga
The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 defines a child as a person below which age?
Sixteen years
Seventeen years
Eighteen years
Twenty-one years
Correct answer
Sixteen years
According to the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, what is the punishment for murder caused by mob lynching on specified identity-based grounds?
Imprisonment up to seven years
Imprisonment up to ten years
Life imprisonment or death
Community service
Correct answer
Imprisonment up to seven years
What was the reason for the Partition of Bengal (1905) given by Lord Curzon?
Linguistic reorganization
Reducing Hindu dominance
Increasing revenue
Administrative efficiency
Correct answer
Linguistic reorganization
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was enacted to provide procedural law primarily for which substantive criminal law?
The Police Act, 1861
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Correct answer
The Police Act, 1861
Why was the Lucknow Pact (1916) significant?
The British promised self-government.
India got provincial autonomy.
The Partition of Bengal was reversed.
Congress and the Muslim League formally cooperated.
Correct answer
The British promised self-government.
Where was the first systematically organized act of mass civil disobedience in India, combining nonviolent protest with legal defiance against colonial policies launched?
Salt March, 1930
Champaran, 1917
Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928
Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920
Correct answer
Salt March, 1930
Why was the Vernacular Press Act of 1878, often referred to as the "Gagging Act," enacted?
Regulate printing costs and tariffs.
Promote vernacular education and literacy.
Facilitate translation of English literature into regional languages.
Suppress Indian-language newspapers that criticized colonial policies.
Correct answer
Regulate printing costs and tariffs.
On 22 January 2025, which scheme marked its 10th anniversary, having over 4.1 crore accounts opened as of November 2024?
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Atal Pension Yojana
Correct answer
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)
On 4 January 2025, which event was inaugurated by the Prime Minister under the theme "Building a Resilient Rural India for a Viksit Bharat 2047"?
National Agriculture Expo
Grameen Bharat Mahotsav
Smart Villages Convention
Rural Innovation Summit
Correct answer
National Agriculture Expo
The National Tribal Health Conclave 2025 was organized under which major initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
Van Dhan Vikas Yojana
Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
Pradhan Mantri Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana
Mission Tribal Health 2040
Correct answer
Van Dhan Vikas Yojana
The escape velocity from Earth is approximately 11.2 km/s. If Earth's radius were doubled but mass remained the same, what would be the new escape velocity?
7.9 km/s
11.2 km/s
15.8 km/s
5.6 km/s
Correct answer
7.9 km/s
Which Union Minister approved the procurement of Tur in nine states under the Price Support Scheme for Kharif 2024-25?
Narendra Singh Tomar
Hardeep Singh Puri
JP Nadda
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Correct answer
Narendra Singh Tomar
The speed of sound in air is ~340 m/s. If thunder is heard 15 s after lightning, how far away is the strike?
5.1 km
3.4 km
10 km
15 km
Correct answer
5.1 km
Kho-Kho was first included in the National Games of India in which year?
1933
1954
1985
1994
Correct answer
1933
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