Current Affairs Quiz — 09 February 2025
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To whom did N. Biren Singh tender his resignation as Manipur Chief Minister on 9 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla
He handed his resignation to Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at Raj Bhavan, Imphal.
After accepting N. Biren Singh's resignation on 9 February 2025, what did the Manipur Governor ask him to do?
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Correct answer: B — Continue in office until alternative arrangements are made
The Governor accepted the resignation and asked him to continue in office until alternative arrangements were made.
N. Biren Singh's resignation on 9 February 2025 came nearly two years after ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in:
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Correct answer: A — May 2023
Ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023, nearly two years before the resignation.
Consider the following statements about N. Biren Singh's resignation (February 2025): 1. He tendered it at Raj Bhavan in Imphal. 2. The Governor accepted the resignation of his council of ministers as well. 3. He resigned after losing a floor test in the Manipur Assembly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 2 only
He resigned at Raj Bhavan, Imphal, and the Governor accepted the council of ministers' resignation too. There was no floor test; he quit a day before the Assembly was to meet, where the Congress had planned a no-confidence motion.
In which protected area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district did security forces kill 31 Maoists on 9 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Indravati National Park
The encounter took place inside Indravati National Park in Bijapur district.
The two security personnel killed in the Bijapur encounter of 9 February 2025 belonged to which forces?
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Correct answer: D — District Reserve Guard and Special Task Force
Head constable Naresh Dhruv was from the District Reserve Guard and constable Vasit Ravte from the Special Task Force, both state forces.
How many of the 31 Maoists killed in the Bijapur encounter of 9 February 2025 were women?
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Correct answer: D — 11
Police said 20 men and 11 women were among the 31 Maoists killed.
After the Bijapur encounter of 9 February 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Naxalism would be eliminated from the country before which date?
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Correct answer: B — 31 March 2026
Amit Shah said that before 31 March 2026, Naxalism would be eliminated from the country.
Under which provision did the Lt Governor dissolve the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi with effect from 8 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Section 6(2)(b) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991
The Assembly Secretariat's notification cited the LG's power under Section 6(2)(b) of the GNCTD Act, 1991.
Which Assembly seat did outgoing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi retain in the February 2025 election?
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Correct answer: C — Kalkaji
Atishi retained her Kalkaji seat before resigning as Chief Minister on 9 February 2025.
Atishi, who resigned as Delhi Chief Minister on 9 February 2025, had become Chief Minister in which month after Arvind Kejriwal resigned?
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Correct answer: A — September 2024
Atishi had become Chief Minister of Delhi in September 2024 after Arvind Kejriwal resigned.
Which Fijian minister, on his maiden visit to India, held bilateral talks with Rajnath Singh in Bengaluru on 9 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Pio Tikoduadua
Rajnath Singh welcomed Fiji's Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Pio Tikoduadua on his maiden visit to India.
India and Fiji agreed in February 2025 to institutionalise a Joint Working Group on Defence Cooperation, as envisaged in their MoU on Defence Cooperation signed in which year?
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Correct answer: B — 2017
Both sides agreed to institutionalise the India–Fiji Joint Working Group on Defence Cooperation, as envisaged in the MoU on Defence Cooperation signed in 2017.
During his meeting with Rajnath Singh on 9 February 2025, South Sudan's Defence Minister acknowledged India's efforts in which UN mission?
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Correct answer: D — UNMISS
The South Sudanese side acknowledged India's efforts in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Rohit Sharma's 119 against England on 9 February 2025 was his which ODI century?
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Correct answer: C — 32nd
The 119 off 90 balls at Cuttack was Rohit Sharma's 32nd ODI hundred.
At which stadium did India beat England in the second ODI on 9 February 2025 to seal the series?
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Correct answer: A — Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
The second ODI was played at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, where India won by four wickets.
What target did India chase down in the second ODI against England at Cuttack on 9 February 2025, in which Rohit Sharma scored 119?
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Correct answer: C — 304
India chased England's 304 and won by four wickets with 33 balls to spare.
Which book was released on the sidelines of the Indian Navy Chiefs' Conclave held in New Delhi on 8–9 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Legacy of Leadership: Naval Chiefs through Time
'Legacy of Leadership: Naval Chiefs through Time', chronicling the journeys of former Chiefs of the Naval Staff, was released at the conclave.
Which agency was distributing subsidised ration to devotees at Maha Kumbh 2025 under a Ministry of Cooperation scheme, as reported on 9 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — NAFED
NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) was distributing subsidised ration through 20 mobile vans under the Ministry of Cooperation's scheme.