Current Affairs Quiz — 31 March 2025
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From 1 April 2025, the price of APM natural gas from old nomination fields was raised to what level?
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Correct answer: D — $6.75 per mmBtu
PPAC notified a rise from $6.50 to $6.75 per mmBtu effective 1 April 2025.
Which body of the Petroleum Ministry notified the APM gas price revision on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell
The notification came from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).
Under the April 2023 pricing formula, domestic APM gas is priced at what share of the monthly average import price of crude oil?
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Correct answer: B — 10%
The formula prices domestic gas at 10% of the monthly average crude import price, subject to a floor and ceiling.
Consider the following statements about APM gas pricing: 1. The April 2023 formula, which followed the Kirit Parikh committee review, set a floor of $4 and a ceiling of $6.50 per mmBtu. 2. PPAC's formula price for April 2025 was below the new ceiling of $6.75 per mmBtu. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The April 2023 formula had a $4 floor and a $6.50 ceiling. PPAC said the formula price for April 2025 was $7.26, above the ceiling, so the $6.75 cap applied.
Where in Mandalay was the Indian Army field hospital sent under Operation Brahma allocated space on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Old Mandalay Airfield
The Army said the field hospital was allocated space at the Old Mandalay Airfield, where a non-operational 200-bed hospital building exists.
Which two Indian Navy ships reached Yangon on the night of 31 March 2025 with about 40 tonnes of relief material?
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Correct answer: C — INS Satpura and INS Savitri
The Hindu reported that INS Satpura and INS Savitri arrived at Yangon on the night of 31 March with about 40 tonnes of relief.
How many Indian Army field-hospital personnel and NDRF personnel reached Mandalay in the 31 March 2025 convoy?
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Correct answer: B — 110 Army and 13 NDRF
The Army said 110 field-hospital personnel and 13 NDRF personnel reached Mandalay.
Consider the following statements about Operation Brahma: 1. It is being carried out under the direction of the Ministry of External Affairs with HQ Integrated Defence Staff, the Army, the IAF and the NDRF. 2. The Indian Army field-hospital convoy reached Mandalay by sea through the port of Mandalay. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The operation runs under MEA direction with HQ IDS, the Army, the IAF and the NDRF. Mandalay is inland; the convoy went by road in Myanmar Army trucks, buses and NDRF vehicles.
For how long did a Paris court bar Marine Le Pen from public office on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Five years
The court imposed a five-year ban on holding public office with immediate effect.
Marine Le Pen was convicted on 31 March 2025 of embezzling funds belonging to which institution?
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Correct answer: C — The European Parliament
She was convicted of misusing European Parliament (EU) funds meant for parliamentary assistants to pay party staff in France.
Marine Le Pen, convicted by a Paris court on 31 March 2025, leads which French party?
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Correct answer: D — National Rally
Le Pen leads the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National), which was itself fined €2 million.
In which city did Amit Shah unveil a statue of Maharaja Agrasen on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Hisar
Shah unveiled the statue, opened an ICU and laid a PG hostel foundation stone in Hisar, Haryana.
At Hisar on 31 March 2025, Amit Shah said the number of AIIMS in India rose from 7 in 2014 to how many in 2024?
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Correct answer: C — 23
Shah said there were 7 AIIMS in 2014 and 23 in 2024.
Aurangzebpur in Haridwar district, renamed by the Uttarakhand government on 31 March 2025, will now be called what?
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Correct answer: A — Shivaji Nagar
Aurangzebpur in Haridwar district was renamed Shivaji Nagar.
In the Uttarakhand renaming announced on 31 March 2025, Nawabi Road in Nainital was renamed what?
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Correct answer: B — Atal Marg
Nawabi Road in Nainital becomes Atal Marg; the Panchakki–ITI road becomes Guru Golwalkar Marg.
Which nagar panchayat in Udham Singh Nagar district was renamed Kaushalya Puri on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Sultanpur Patti
The Sultanpur Patti Nagar Panchayat in Udham Singh Nagar was renamed Kaushalya Puri.
According to provisional figures released on 31 March 2025, IREDA's loan sanctions for FY 2024-25 stood at about how much?
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Correct answer: D — ₹47,453 crore
Sanctions rose 27% to ₹47,453 crore; ₹30,168 crore was disbursements and ₹76,250 crore the loan book.
Who was the Chairman and Managing Director of IREDA when it announced its FY 2024-25 provisional results on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Pradip Kumar Das
The PIB release quotes CMD Pradip Kumar Das.
At what price per meal did Tripura launch a midday meal service for patients' attendants at AGMC and GB Pant Hospital on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹10
CM Manik Saha launched the meal at ₹10.
Tripura's ₹10 meal service for patients' attendants, launched on 31 March 2025, is run jointly by the Health Department, the Rogi Kalyan Samiti and which other body?
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Correct answer: A — Rotary Club
The service is run by the Health Department, the Rogi Kalyan Samiti and the Rotary Club.
Where was the first edition of WAVES Bazaar, announced on 31 March 2025, scheduled to be held on 1–4 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai
WAVES Bazaar was to be held at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, as part of WAVES 2025.
WAVES Bazaar's Buyer and Seller Meetings segment, announced on 31 March 2025, was organised in collaboration with which body?
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Correct answer: C — FICCI Frames Content Marketplace
The Buyer and Seller segment was organised in collaboration with FICCI Frames Content Marketplace.
What was the total value of drugs seized in the NCB–Delhi Police operation announced by Amit Shah on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹27.4 crore
The total recovery of methamphetamine, MDMA, heroin and cocaine was worth ₹27.4 crore.
In the NCB–Delhi Police operation announced on 31 March 2025, the first vehicle carrying 5.103 kg of crystal methamphetamine was intercepted in which area of Delhi?
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Correct answer: C — Chhatarpur
The vehicle was intercepted in Chhatarpur; the follow-up search was at an 'African kitchen' in Tilak Nagar.
According to the investigation in the drug case announced on 31 March 2025, what did the syndicate use as cover for African youth involved in drug supply?
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Correct answer: D — Student visas for private universities in the NCR and Punjab
The syndicate helped African youth get student visas for private universities in the NCR and Punjab; for some, the visa was only a cover.
Which Andhra Pradesh minister met Dr Jitendra Singh on 31 March 2025 to seek more central support for biotechnology?
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Correct answer: B — Y. Satya Kumar
AP Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar called on Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi.