Current Affairs Quiz — 10 February 2025
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At which venue did Rajnath Singh inaugurate Aero India 2025 on 10 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru
Aero India 2025 was inaugurated at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
What was the theme of the CEOs Roundtable held as part of Aero India 2025 on 10 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Enabling Defence Cooperation through Global Engagement (EDGE)
The roundtable's theme was 'Enabling Defence Cooperation through Global Engagement (EDGE)'.
At the Aero India 2025 CEOs Roundtable, Rajnath Singh said India's defence exports had grown how many times compared with 2013-14?
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Correct answer: D — 31
He said India had seen 31 times growth in defence exports in the last 10 years compared with 2013-14.
Consider the following statements from Rajnath Singh's address at the inauguration of Aero India 2025: 1. The Defence Ministry was allocated ₹6.81 lakh crore in the Union Budget 2025-26, including ₹1.80 lakh crore for capital acquisition. 2. 75% of the modernisation budget has been reserved for procurement from domestic sources. 3. He expected defence exports to surpass ₹50,000 crore by the end of 2025-26. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
The allocation and the 75% domestic share are correct; the export figure he expected for 2025-26 was over ₹30,000 crore, not ₹50,000 crore.
NITI Aayog's policy report released on 10 February 2025 is described as the first policy document in higher education focused specifically on:
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Correct answer: A — States and State Public Universities
The report 'Expanding Quality Higher Education through States and State Public Universities' focuses specifically on states and SPUs.
At the release of NITI Aayog's report on State Public Universities (February 2025), what share of India's higher education was said to take place in these universities?
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Correct answer: C — 80%
NITI Aayog Member Dr V.K. Paul said about 80% of India's higher education takes place in State Public Universities.
Phase-2 of which India-UK bilateral programme was announced at the Fourth India-UK Energy Dialogue on 10 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — ASPIRE (Accelerating Smart Power & Renewable Energy in India)
The ministers launched Phase-2 of the Accelerating Smart Power & Renewable Energy in India (ASPIRE) programme.
Who co-chaired the Fourth India-UK Energy Dialogue in New Delhi on 10 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Manohar Lal and Ed Miliband
The dialogue was co-chaired by India's Power Minister Manohar Lal and the UK's Secretary for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband.
Under Kerala's private universities draft Bill approved by the state Cabinet on 10 February 2025, a private university must deposit a corpus fund of how much (in ₹) in the state treasury?
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Correct answer: B — 25 crore
The draft Bill requires a corpus fund of ₹25 crore to be deposited in the state treasury.
Consider the following statements about the Kerala Cabinet's decisions of 10 February 2025: 1. The private universities draft Bill was approved at a special Cabinet meeting. 2. The Cabinet removed a provision allowing universities to set up study centres outside the state and abroad. 3. A private university's corpus fund is to be deposited with the University Grants Commission. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
The Bill was cleared at a special meeting and the study-centre provision was dropped; the corpus fund goes to the state treasury, not the UGC.
About how many people living on unobjectionable poromboke land did the Tamil Nadu Cabinet decide to give pattas to on 10 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 86,000
The Cabinet approved pattas for about 86,000 people, including about 29,187 in the Chennai belt area.
The Tamil Nadu Cabinet's patta decision of 10 February 2025 resolved a ban on assigning land in Chennai's 'belt area' that dated back to which year?
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Correct answer: B — 1962
A 1962 order had barred assigning such land in Chennai and within a 20-mile radius around it.
Up to which year was the integrated PM-AASHA scheme approved for continuation, as announced on 10 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 2025-26
PM-AASHA is to continue during the 15th Finance Commission cycle up to 2025-26.
Which department administers the Price Stabilisation Fund component of the integrated PM-AASHA scheme?
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Correct answer: B — Department of Consumer Affairs
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare runs PSS, PDPS and MIS, while the Department of Consumer Affairs runs the Price Stabilisation Fund.
'Sṛjanam', the automated biomedical waste treatment rig launched at AIIMS New Delhi on 10 February 2025, treats pathogenic waste without using:
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Correct answer: B — Incinerators
The rig disinfects pathogenic biomedical waste without costly and energy-intensive incinerators.
At the launch of 'Sṛjanam' (February 2025), how many tonnes of biomedical waste was India said to generate daily, citing the CPCB's 2023 report?
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Correct answer: D — 743
Dr Jitendra Singh cited the CPCB's 2023 annual report, which put India's biomedical waste generation at 743 tonnes a day.
Where did the third edition of the India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE begin on 10 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan
CYCLONE-III began at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan and runs until 23 February 2025.
Consider the following statements about Exercise CYCLONE-III (February 2025): 1. It is the third edition of the India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise. 2. The previous edition was held in India in January 2024. 3. Each contingent comprises 25 personnel. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
It is the third edition and each side fielded 25 personnel; the previous edition was held in Egypt, not India, in January 2024.
The India-EFTA Desk inaugurated on 10 February 2025 is meant to:
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Correct answer: D — Act as a single-window mechanism supporting EFTA businesses investing in India
The desk will function as a single-window mechanism to support EFTA businesses looking to invest, expand or set up operations in India.
The nationwide Mass Drug Administration round against lymphatic filariasis launched on 10 February 2025 covers how many endemic districts?
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Correct answer: A — 111
The campaign covers 111 endemic districts, with free medicines for over 17.5 crore people.
The MoU signed by DPIIT with the Korea Transport Institute on 10 February 2025 is meant to support infrastructure and logistics master plans under:
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Correct answer: C — PM GatiShakti National Master Plan
The MoU sets up knowledge exchange between DPIIT's Logistics Division and KOTI for master plans under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.
Where was the 2nd India-France AI Policy Roundtable held on 10 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Sciences Po, Paris
The roundtable was held at the Sciences Po university campus in Paris as a side event of the AI Action Summit.
The Executive Programme of Cooperation signed between the National Archives of India and Oman's National Records and Archives Authority on 10 February 2025 covers which period?
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Correct answer: C — 2025-2028
The EPC on archival cooperation covers 2025-2028.