Current Affairs Questions, 12 January

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(A) 65
(B) 67
(C) 68
(D) 69

Answer

(D) On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the Jammu Railway Division, which became the 69th division of the Northern Railway Zone. Now there are a total of 69 railway divisions and 17 zones in India.

(A) Mahakumbh Vani
(B) Mahakumbh Akash Vani
(C) Kumbhvani
(D) Kumbh Akash Vani

Answer

(C) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on January 10 launched the ‘Kumbhvani’ FM channel for Mahakumbh 2025.

(A) 20 GW
(B) 30 GW
(C) 40 GW
(D) 25 GW

Answer

(B) India has added nearly 30 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2024, the highest ever. This is a 113% increase compared to the 13.75 GW added in 2023. India aims to achieve 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

(A) V Narayanan
(B) Dr. S Somnath
(C) Bhuvnesh Kumar
(D) Arunish Chawla

Answer

(A) V Narayanan will be the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). V Narayanan will replace Dr. S Somnath. V Narayanan will take over from the current ISRO chief S Somnath on January 14. He will hold the responsibility of this post for the next two years or until further notice.

(A) Arunish Chawla
(B) Vitul Kumar
(C) Tuhin Kanta Pandey
(D)  Amitav Chatterjee

Answer

(C) On January 8, 2025, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) made significant changes in top positions in the Finance Ministry, as part of the preparation of the Union Budget 2025. Now Tuhin Kanta Pandey will be the Secretary of the Revenue Department and Arunish Chawla will be the Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).

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