Current Affairs Questions and Answers
Q.1 Who has become the world’s youngest mountaineer to scale the highest peaks of all 7 continents?
(A) Kami Rita
(B) Paul Ramsden
(C) Conrad Anker
(D) Kamya Karthikeyan
Answer
(D) 17-year-old Kamya Karthikeyan from Mumbai has set a world record by scaling the highest peaks of all seven continents, becoming the world’s youngest female mountaineer to do so, with Mount Vincent standing at 4,892 meters.
Q.2 Who became the World Women’s Rapid Chess Champion?
(A) Koneru Humpy
(B) Judit Polgar
(C) Hou Yifan
(D) Harika Dronavalli
Answer
(A) India’s Grand Master Koneru Humpy became the World Women’s Rapid Chess Champion. She has become the second player in the world to win this title twice. Earlier, she won the World Women’s Rapid Chess Championship in Georgia in 2019.
Q.3 Which country will host the World Audio-Visual Entertainment Summit, ‘WAVES 2025’
(A) Russia
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Australia
Answer
(B) India will host the World Audio-Visual Entertainment Summit, ‘WAVES 2025’, in New Delhi from 5-9 February 2025 for the first time.
Q.4 What is the new base year for calculating Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
(A) 2022-23
(B) 2023-24
(C) 2024-25
(D) 2021-22
Answer
(A) The Government of India has announced plans to change the base year for calculating Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2011-12 to 2022-23.
Q.5 Which scheme has been launched by the State Bank of India (SBI) recently to promote financial inclusion?
(A) Har Ghar Bachat Yojana
(B) Har Ghar lakhpati Yojana
(C) Lakhpati Bachat Yojana
(D) Lakhpati Bahin Yojana
Answer
(A) The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched two innovative deposit schemes: ‘Har Ghar Lakhpati’ and ‘SBI Patrons’ with an aim to promote financial inclusion and meet various customer needs.
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