Current Affairs Quiz — 23 February 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Kohli's unbeaten 100 against Pakistan in Dubai on 23 February 2025 was his which ODI century?
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Correct answer: C — 51st
Kohli's 100 not out off 111 balls was his 51st ODI century, the most by anyone in the format.
In how many innings did Virat Kohli reach 14,000 ODI runs, the fastest by any batter?
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Correct answer: D — 287
Kohli reached 14,000 ODI runs in his 287th innings, 63 fewer than Sachin Tendulkar's 350.
Besides Sachin Tendulkar, which batter had scored 14,000 ODI runs before Virat Kohli?
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Correct answer: B — Kumar Sangakkara
Kohli became only the third batter to 14,000 ODI runs, after Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara.
Which Indian bowler took three wickets to help bowl Pakistan out for 241 on 23 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Kuldeep Yadav
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets as Pakistan were bowled out for 241.
The Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute, whose foundation stone PM Modi laid on 23 February 2025, is a hospital for which disease?
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Correct answer: A — Cancer
The PM described the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute as a cancer institute pledged by Dhirendra Shastri.
How many beds will the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute have in its first phase?
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Correct answer: B — 100
The PM said a 100-bed facility would be ready in the first phase of the institute.
On how much land will the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute be built?
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Correct answer: C — 10 acres
According to the PM, the institute will be built on an area of 10 acres.
Whose pledge is the cancer institute at Bageshwar Dham, according to the PM's address of 23 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Dhirendra Shastri
The PM said Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham had taken a pledge to establish the cancer institute.
Which idea did PM Modi suggest for young people ahead of National Science Day in the 119th Mann Ki Baat?
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Correct answer: B — One Day as a Scientist
The PM suggested 'One Day as a Scientist', asking youth to spend a day at a research lab, planetarium or space centre.
In the 119th Mann Ki Baat the PM played the voice of which Constituent Assembly member presenting the national flag on behalf of the women of India?
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Correct answer: D — Hansa Mehta
The PM played Hansa Mehta's words presenting the first flag to fly over the Constituent Assembly as a gift from the women of India.
What did PM Modi announce he would do on International Women's Day, 8 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Hand over his X and Instagram accounts to inspiring women
He said he would hand over his social media accounts such as X and Instagram to inspiring women for the day.
According to the 119th Mann Ki Baat, at what position did host Uttarakhand finish in the 38th National Games?
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Correct answer: C — 7th
The PM said Uttarakhand finished 7th, while the Services team won the most gold medals.
By how much did the PM ask citizens to cut their use of edible oil to fight obesity?
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Correct answer: B — 10%
He repeated his call to reduce the consumption of edible oil by 10% and challenged 10 people to do so.
Which party finished second in Germany's Bundestag election of 23 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD)
The AfD took 20.8% of second votes to finish second behind the CDU/CSU.
What was the voter turnout in Germany's federal election of 23 February 2025, according to the Federal Returning Officer?
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Correct answer: D — 82.5%
Turnout was 82.5%, up from 76.4% in the 2021 Bundestag election.
Which two parties missed the 5% threshold in the 2025 Bundestag election?
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Correct answer: D — FDP and BSW
The FDP got 4.3% and the BSW just under 5%, both below the 5% threshold, so neither won seats.
The PM credited which tribe for the rising tiger population in Karnataka's BRT Tiger Reserve in Mann Ki Baat of 23 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Soliga
The PM said much of the credit for the rising tiger count in BRT Tiger Reserve goes to the Soliga tribe, who worship the tiger.
Anuradha Rao, called the 'Deer Woman' in Mann Ki Baat, has worked for decades to protect deer and peacocks in:
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Correct answer: D — Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The PM said Anuradha Rao, whose family has long been associated with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has protected deer and peacocks for three decades.
Which of the following was NOT among the animals the PM named in Mann Ki Baat as found only in India?
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Correct answer: A — Snow Leopard
The PM named the Asiatic Lion, Hangul, Pygmy Hog and Lion-tailed Macaque; the Snow Leopard was not in his list.
Exercise SHAKTI, on which Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi was to be briefed in Marseille in February 2025, is a bilateral exercise between India and:
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Correct answer: A — France
The Defence Ministry described SHAKTI as the bilateral India-France exercise, part of India-France training cooperation.
The Neuve Chapelle Indian War Memorial in France, where General Dwivedi was to lay a wreath, honours Indian soldiers who fought in:
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Correct answer: B — World War I
The memorial honours fallen Indian soldiers who took part in World War I.
The Health Ministry's action against Aveo Pharmaceuticals in February 2025 concerned the export of an unapproved combination of Tapentadol with which drug?
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Correct answer: D — Carisoprodol
The firm exported unapproved combinations of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol to West African countries.
Consider the following statements about Tapentadol and Carisoprodol, as stated by the Health Ministry in February 2025: 1. Both drugs are individually approved by CDSCO in India. 2. Both drugs are included in India's NDPS list. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The Ministry said both drugs are individually approved by CDSCO but their combination is not, and neither is included in the NDPS list, so only the first statement is correct.
Which industry bodies joined the Fit India Sundays on Cycle event led by Mansukh Mandaviya in Delhi on 23 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — FICCI and CII
Special guests from industry bodies FICCI and CII joined the ninth week of Fit India Sundays on Cycle in Delhi.
Adilabad teacher Thodasam Kailash, praised in Mann Ki Baat in February 2025, composed a song with AI tools in which tribal language?
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Correct answer: B — Kolami
The PM said Thodasam Kailash composed a song in the Kolami language with the help of AI tools.