Current Affairs Quiz — 10 April 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
How much renewable energy capacity did India add in FY 2024-25, according to MNRE?
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Correct answer: C — 29.52 GW
29.52 GW, a record; 23.83 GW of it was solar, and 50.04 GW is the total wind capacity.
What was India's total installed renewable energy capacity as of 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 220.10 GW
220.10 GW, up from 198.75 GW a year earlier; 105.65 GW is the solar share.
Consider the following statements about India's solar capacity as of 31 March 2025: 1. Total installed solar capacity crossed 100 GW. 2. Rooftop solar accounted for more than half of the total solar capacity. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Total solar capacity was 105.65 GW, but rooftop solar was 17.02 GW; ground-mounted installations made up 81.01 GW.
What was India's total installed wind energy capacity at the end of FY 2024-25?
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Correct answer: C — 50.04 GW
50.04 GW, after 4.15 GW was added during the year; 11.58 GW is bioenergy capacity.
From which country was Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case, extradited to India in April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — United States
United States: the US Marshals Service surrendered him to Indian authorities on 9 April 2025.
Which Indian agency formally arrested Tahawwur Rana on his arrival in New Delhi on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — National Investigation Agency
National Investigation Agency (NIA); NIA and NSG teams escorted him from Los Angeles.
Consider the following statements about Tahawwur Rana's extradition: 1. A US magistrate judge certified his extradition to India on 16 May 2023. 2. He is an Indian citizen. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. His extradition was certified on 16 May 2023 in the Central District of California; he is a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin.
Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India in April 2025 followed proceedings initiated under which instrument?
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Correct answer: A — India-US Extradition Treaty
India-US Extradition Treaty: the NIA said he was held in US judicial custody pursuant to proceedings initiated under it.
By what percentage was the 'material cost' under PM POSHAN raised with effect from 1 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 9.50%
9.50%, at an additional Central cost of about ₹954 crore in 2025-26.
What is the revised per-student, per-day material cost for Bal Vatika and primary classes under PM POSHAN from 1 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹6.78
₹6.78, up from ₹6.19; upper primary rises from ₹9.29 to ₹10.17.
Consider the following statements about the PM POSHAN material cost revision of April 2025: 1. It is based on the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW). 2. The revised rates are minimum mandatory rates, and states/UTs may contribute more. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The revision is based on the Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) compiled by the Labour Bureau, not CPI-IW; the rates are minimum mandatory rates.
About how many students in how many schools are covered by PM POSHAN, as stated by the Ministry of Education in April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 11.20 crore students in 10.36 lakh schools
11.20 crore students in 10.36 lakh government and government-aided schools.
Where did India finish in the medal table of the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires that ended on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Second
Second, with 8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), behind China.
Which Indian shooter won the women's 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires in April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Suruchi Inder Singh
Suruchi Inder Singh won the gold; Esha Singh won silver in the women's 25m pistol.
Consider the following statements about India at the ISSF World Cup, Buenos Aires 2025: 1. Sift Kaur Samra won gold in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions. 2. India won gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Sift Kaur Samra won the women's 50m rifle 3 positions gold; in the 10m air pistol mixed team, Suruchi Inder Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary won bronze, and China won gold.
World Homoeopathy Day 2025 marked which birth anniversary of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homoeopathy?
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Correct answer: C — 270th
270th birth anniversary, according to the Ministry of Ayush.
Where was the Ministry of Ayush's World Homoeopathy Day 2025 convention held?
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Correct answer: D — Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
What was the theme of the World Homoeopathy Day 2025 convention?
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Correct answer: D — Education, Practice and Research in Homoeopathy
Education, Practice and Research in Homoeopathy was the theme; over 8,000 delegates attended.
Which university conferred an Honoris Causa doctorate on President Droupadi Murmu during her visit to Slovakia in April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, named after Saint Constantine Cyril.
Who is the President of Slovakia who accompanied President Murmu to the Jaguar Land Rover factory in Bratislava on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Peter Pellegrini
Peter Pellegrini, the President of Slovakia, accompanied her on the factory visit.
How many Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs are to be set up in Delhi under PM-ABHIM, as announced on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 1,139
1,139 Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, within the ₹1,749 crore approved for Delhi.
What total annual health cover will AB-PMJAY beneficiary families in Delhi get, including the Delhi government's top-up?
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Correct answer: C — ₹10 lakh
₹10 lakh: ₹5 lakh under AB-PMJAY plus an additional ₹5 lakh from the Delhi government.
Consider the following statements about the Delhi health announcements of 10 April 2025: 1. About 36 lakh people in Delhi are expected to benefit from AB-PMJAY. 2. ₹1,749 crore has been approved for Delhi under PM-ABHIM. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda cited 36 lakh beneficiaries, and ₹1,749 crore was approved under PM-ABHIM for Urban AAMs, IPHLs and Critical Care Blocks.
In which town of Assam did the NCB seize 30.4 kg of methamphetamine (YABA) tablets in two operations, as reported on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Silchar
Silchar: NCB Guwahati, Assam Police and the CRPF carried out the two operations there on 6 April 2025.
The Defence Services Staff College, where Rajnath Singh addressed the 80th Staff Course convocation on 10 April 2025, is located at Wellington in which state?
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Correct answer: C — Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu: DSSC is at Wellington, Tamil Nadu.
At the review with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on 10 April 2025, Uttar Pradesh reaffirmed its target of how much solar energy capacity?
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Correct answer: C — 22 GW
22 GW of solar energy capacity, according to MNRE.