Current Affairs Quiz — 02 February 2025
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What was the theme of World Wetlands Day 2025, celebrated on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Protecting Wetlands for our Common Future
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the celebrations aligned with this year's theme, 'Protecting Wetlands for our Common Future'.
At which Ramsar site did the Environment Ministry hold the World Wetlands Day 2025 celebrations on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Parvati Arga, Gonda
PIB (2 Feb 2025): MoEFCC organised the World Wetlands Day 2025 celebrations at the Parvati Arga Ramsar Site in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh.
According to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on World Wetlands Day 2025, India's tally of Ramsar sites had reached:
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Correct answer: B — 89
PIB (2 Feb 2025): Bhupender Yadav said India's tally of Ramsar sites has reached 89. The Factbook released at Gonda covers 85 sites.
Consider the following statements about the Ramsar sites added ahead of World Wetlands Day 2025: 1. Khecheopalri (Khachoedpalri) Wetland became Sikkim's first Ramsar site. 2. Udhwa Lake, one of the new sites, is in Jharkhand. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Government of Sikkim (2 Feb 2025): Khachoedpalri Wetland in West Sikkim is the state's first Ramsar site. The Hindu quotes the Environment Minister: the four new sites include Udhwa Lake (Jharkhand). Both statements are correct. Answer: Both 1 and 2.
At the World Wetlands Day 2025 event in Gonda, MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh announced a nature-culture tourism corridor between Ayodhya and:
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Correct answer: A — Devi Patan
PIB (2 Feb 2025): a new nature-culture tourism corridor will be developed between Ayodhya and Devi Patan.
Which team did India beat in the final of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — South Africa
ICC and BBC (2 Feb 2025): India beat South Africa by nine wickets in the final in Kuala Lumpur.
Who was named Player of the Tournament at the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Gongadi Trisha
ICC media release (2 Feb 2025): India's Gongadi Trisha was named Player of the Tournament after scoring 309 runs in seven innings.
In which city was the final of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 played?
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Correct answer: D — Kuala Lumpur
ICC and BBC (2 Feb 2025): the final was played at Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Consider the following statements about the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025: 1. India also won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2023. 2. Gongadi Trisha scored the first century in U19 Women's World Cup history. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
ICC media release: India successfully defended the title they first won in 2023, and Trisha made the first century in U19 Women's World Cup history (110 not out against Scotland). Both statements are correct. Answer: Both 1 and 2.
Chandrika Tandon won a Grammy at the 67th Grammy Awards on 2 February 2025 for which album?
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Correct answer: D — Triveni
GRAMMY.com and PIB: Chandrika Tandon won for the album Triveni. Break of Dawn was Ricky Kej's nominated album in the same category.
In which Grammy category did 'Triveni' win at the 67th Grammy Awards?
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Correct answer: B — Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
GRAMMY.com (2 Feb 2025): Triveni by Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon won Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album.
Consider the following statements about the Grammy-winning album 'Triveni': 1. Chandrika Tandon shared the award with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto. 2. Ricky Kej and Anoushka Shankar were also nominated in the same category. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
GRAMMY.com and The Hindu: Tandon won with Wouter Kellerman and Eru Matsumoto, and the category's other nominees included Ricky Kej (Break of Dawn) and Anoushka Shankar (Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn). Both statements are correct. Answer: Both 1 and 2.
Where did Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurate the Centre for Advanced Genomics & Precision Medicine on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — AIIMS Jammu
PIB (2 Feb 2025): Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the Centre for Advanced Genomics & Precision Medicine at AIIMS Jammu.
'Har Kanthh Mein Bharat', launched by Akashvani and the Ministry of Culture on 2 February 2025, is a radio series on:
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Correct answer: C — Indian classical music
PIB (2 Feb 2025): 'Har Kanthh Mein Bharat' is specially curated to showcase myriad shades of Indian classical music on the airwaves.
From how many Akashvani stations is 'Har Kanthh Mein Bharat' broadcast simultaneously?
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Correct answer: D — 21
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the series is broadcast at 9:30 am simultaneously from 21 stations across India every day till 16 February 2025.
By what margin did India beat England in the fifth T20I at the Wankhede Stadium on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 150 runs
India made 247 for 9 and bowled England out for 97 in 10.3 overs to win by 150 runs and take the series 4–1.
Abhishek Sharma's 135 against England on 2 February 2025 became the highest T20I score by an India batter, surpassing the record of:
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Correct answer: D — Shubman Gill
Abhishek's 135 off 54 balls is the highest individual T20I score for India, surpassing Shubman Gill's 126.
Where was the fifth T20I between India and England, in which Abhishek Sharma scored 135, played on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The fifth and final T20I was played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, where India won by 150 runs.
On 2 February 2025, PM Narendra Modi addressed the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam, a temple of which deity, in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Lord Murugan; Jakarta
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the PM congratulated devotees of Lord Murugan on the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of the Jakarta temple, Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam.
In his Jakarta temple remarks on 2 February 2025, PM Modi said which festival of Odisha celebrates ancient maritime voyages connecting India and Indonesia?
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Correct answer: C — Bali Jatra
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the Bali Jatra festival in Odisha celebrates the ancient maritime voyages that once connected India and Indonesia.
Who won the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — R Praggnanandhaa
R Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Masters 2025 after beating D Gukesh in a blitz tiebreak; Gukesh was second and Abdusattorov third.
R Praggnanandhaa beat which player in the tiebreak to win the Tata Steel Masters 2025?
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Correct answer: A — D Gukesh
Praggnanandhaa and world champion D Gukesh tied on 8.5/13; Praggnanandhaa won the blitz tiebreak 2–1, taking the sudden-death game.
The 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament, whose Masters section R Praggnanandhaa won in February 2025, was held in which country?
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Correct answer: D — Netherlands
The 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament was held from 18 January to 2 February 2025 at Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands.
Where was the inaugural Indian Navy Half Marathon held on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — New Delhi
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the inaugural edition of the Indian Navy Half Marathon was conducted on 2 February 2025 in New Delhi, hosted at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.