Current Affairs Quiz — 11 April 2025
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From which aircraft did DRDO conduct release trials of the long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav' in April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Su-30 MKI
Su-30 MKI: the trials were conducted from the Su-30 MKI between 8 and 10 April 2025.
Which DRDO laboratory designed the long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav', with ARDE and ITR Chandipur?
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Correct answer: A — Research Centre Imarat (RCI)
Research Centre Imarat (RCI) designed it with the Armament Research and Development Establishment and the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.
In the April 2025 trials, the glide bomb 'Gaurav' hit a land target at a range close to:
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Correct answer: C — 100 km
100 km: the target was on an island and was hit with pinpoint accuracy.
Consider the following statements about the glide bomb 'Gaurav': 1. It is a 500 kg class glide bomb. 2. Adani Defence Systems & Technologies and Bharat Forge are among its development-cum-production partners. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. Gaurav is in the 1,000 kg class, not 500 kg; Adani Defence Systems & Technologies, Bharat Forge and MSMEs are its development-cum-production partners.
Development works worth over how much were inaugurated and launched by the Prime Minister in Varanasi on 11 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — ₹3,880 crore
₹3,880 crore; ₹1,045 crore was the value of the three power substations within the package.
The new road bridge among the Varanasi projects of 11 April 2025 connects the Varanasi Ring Road with which place?
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Correct answer: A — Sarnath
Sarnath: a road bridge between the Varanasi Ring Road and Sarnath was part of the projects.
Which dairy's milk suppliers received a bonus of over ₹100 crore at the Prime Minister's Varanasi event on 11 April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Banas Dairy
Banas Dairy: the bonus was transferred to milk suppliers associated with it.
Consider the following statements made at the Prime Minister's Varanasi event of 11 April 2025: 1. Varanasi has issued the highest number of Ayushman Vay Vandana cards, about 50,000. 2. Over 50 products from Varanasi and surrounding districts have GI tags. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The PM said Varanasi leads in Ayushman Vay Vandana cards (about 50,000); the number of GI-tagged products from Varanasi and surrounding districts is over 30, not over 50.
AB-PMJAY cards in Odisha, launched on 11 April 2025, are co-branded with which state scheme?
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Correct answer: B — Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana
Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana; the co-branded cards were launched in Cuttack.
About how many people in Odisha are to be covered under the co-branded AB-PMJAY and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana cards?
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Correct answer: C — 3.52 crore
3.52 crore people, in about 1 crore families; 8.19 crore is the national count of treatments under AB-PMJAY.
Consider the following statements made by the Health Ministry at the Odisha launch of 11 April 2025: 1. Out-of-pocket expenditure on health has fallen from 62% to 48%. 2. About 8.19 crore treatments have been provided under AB-PMJAY nationally. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The Ministry cited 8.19 crore treatments worth ₹1.26 lakh crore; out-of-pocket expenditure fell from 62% to 38%, not 48%.
Which body operates the 'Global Tariff and Trade Helpdesk' launched in April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): the helpdesk is on the DGFT website under Services > DGFT Helpdesk Service.
According to the Bose Institute study on Kolkata, the toxicity of PM2.5 rises sharply above roughly what concentration?
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Correct answer: C — 70 µg/m³
70 µg/m³, which the researchers proposed as a 'toxicity standard'.
Consider the following statements about the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP): 1. It targets a 40% reduction in particulate matter by 2030 compared with 2017. 2. It covers 102 non-attainment cities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. NCAP targets a 40% cut in particulate pollution by 2026 (not 2030) compared with 2017, in 131 (not 102) non-attainment cities.
What was India's IIP growth in February 2025 according to the quick estimate released on 11 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 2.9%
2.9%; 5.0% was January's growth, and 1.6% and 3.6% were the mining and electricity growth rates for February.
Which sector recorded the highest growth in the IIP for February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Electricity
Electricity grew 3.6%, ahead of manufacturing (2.9%) and mining (1.6%).
Consider the following statements about the Index of Industrial Production (IIP): 1. Its current base year is 2004-05. 2. Quick estimates are released with a lag of six weeks. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The IIP's current base year is 2011-12, not 2004-05; MoSPI releases quick estimates on the 12th of every month with a six-week lag.
Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, which culminated at Kakinada on 11 April 2025, is a tri-service exercise between India and which country?
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Correct answer: D — United States
United States: it is a bilateral India–US tri-service HADR amphibious exercise.
Where was the harbour phase of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 held from 1 to 7 April?
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Correct answer: A — Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam hosted the harbour phase; the exercise culminated with the Distinguished Visitors' Day at Kakinada.
Consider the following statements about Exercise Tiger Triumph: 1. It was first held in 2019. 2. The 2025 edition was its third edition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Tiger Triumph was first held in 2019, and the Defence Ministry called the 2025 exercise the fourth edition, not the third.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), for which an MoU was signed on 11 April 2025, will be located in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Mumbai
Mumbai, at Dadasaheb Phalke Film City, Goregaon.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies is meant mainly for which sector?
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Correct answer: A — AVGC-XR (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality)
AVGC-XR (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality) is the sector the IICT will serve.
The first phase of the Naval Commanders' Conference 2025, presided over by Rajnath Singh, was held at which naval base?
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Correct answer: D — Karwar
Karwar, where IOS SAGAR was flagged off and Project Seabird facilities were inaugurated; the second phase was in New Delhi.
Under which project were nine marine piers and eight residential buildings inaugurated at Karwar during the Naval Commanders' Conference 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Project Seabird
Project Seabird, the infrastructure project at the Karwar naval base.
What is the last date for nominations for the Padma Awards 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 31 July 2025
31 July 2025; nominations opened on 15 March 2025.
On which portal are nominations for the Padma Awards accepted?
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Correct answer: B — Rashtriya Puraskar Portal
Rashtriya Puraskar Portal (awards.gov.in); nominations are accepted only online.
NITI Aayog's April 2025 automotive report sets what target for India's auto component production by 2030?
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Correct answer: C — US$145 billion
US$145 billion by 2030, along with raising India's GVC share from 3% to 8%.
According to NITI Aayog's April 2025 report, what is India's rank among the world's vehicle producers?
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Correct answer: C — Fourth
Fourth: India produces about 6 million vehicles out of about 94 million globally.
Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog's report 'Automotive Industry: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains': 1. It was launched by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery. 2. It aims to raise India's share in global auto component value chain trade from 3% to 8%. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Suman Bery launched the report, which targets an increase in India's GVC share from 3% to 8%.
The ASEAN co-chair of the 8th AITIGA Joint Committee meeting held in New Delhi in April 2025 was from which country?
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Correct answer: D — Malaysia
Malaysia: Dr Sugumari S. Shanmugam co-chaired with India's Additional Secretary Rajesh Agrawal.
In the acronym AITIGA, what does 'TIG' stand for?
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Correct answer: A — Trade in Goods
Trade in Goods: AITIGA is the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement.
Of the 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels contracted on 30 March 2023, how many are being built by GRSE, Kolkata?
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Correct answer: A — Four
Four are being built at GRSE; the other seven are at Goa Shipyard Limited, the lead yard.
STELLAR, launched by the Central Electricity Authority in April 2025, is a model for what purpose?
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Correct answer: A — Resource adequacy planning in the power sector
Resource adequacy planning in the power sector; States and discoms can use it free of cost.
India and Italy are pursuing cooperation under a Joint Strategic Action Plan covering which period?
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Correct answer: C — 2025-2029
2025-2029: the plan was agreed by the two Prime Ministers in November 2024.