Current Affairs Quiz — 13 May 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
All-India CPI-based headline inflation for April 2025 (provisional) was:
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Correct answer: C — 3.16%
Headline CPI inflation was 3.16%. 2.92% was rural inflation and 1.78% was food inflation.
Consider the following statements about CPI data for April 2025: 1. Headline CPI inflation was the lowest year-on-year rate since July 2019. 2. Food inflation (CFPI) was the lowest since October 2021. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per MoSPI's release of 13 May 2025.
The Consumer Price Index released by MoSPI for April 2025 uses which base year?
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Correct answer: D — 2012
The CPI numbers are on base 2012=100.
In May 2025, the Inland Waterways Authority of India set up a new office in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Srinagar
IWAI set up its new office at Transport Bhawan, Srinagar.
National Waterway-49 in Jammu and Kashmir, covered by the IWAI–J&K MoU, is on which river?
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Correct answer: C — Jhelum
NW-49 is on the Jhelum; NW-26 is on the Chenab and NW-84 on the Ravi.
Consider the following statements about IWAI's plans in Jammu and Kashmir (May 2025): 1. Floating jetties are to be set up at five locations. 2. The IWAI–J&K MoU covers three national waterways. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct. Floating jetties are planned at ten locations.
India's first 3-nanometre chip design centres, inaugurated in Noida and Bengaluru on 13 May 2025, belong to which company?
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Correct answer: A — Renesas Electronics
The two design facilities belong to Renesas Electronics India Private Limited.
Consider the following statements about the Renesas design centres inaugurated in May 2025: 1. They were described as India's first design centres working on 3 nm chip design. 2. The two facilities are located in Noida and Hyderabad. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The facilities are in Noida and Bengaluru.
The MoU signed on 13 May 2025 between ARIES, Nainital and IRDE, Dehradun aims to strengthen India's capabilities in:
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Correct answer: D — Ground-based Space Situational Awareness
The MoU aims to strengthen India's ground-based Space Situational Awareness (SSA), using ARIES observing facilities to monitor space objects.
Consider the following statements: 1. ARIES, Nainital is an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology. 2. IRDE, Dehradun is a laboratory of ISRO. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. IRDE, Dehradun is a DRDO laboratory.
On 13 May 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited which Air Force Station to interact with air warriors and soldiers?
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Correct answer: B — Adampur
The PM visited Air Force Station Adampur in Punjab on the morning of 13 May 2025.
Consider the following statements about the PM's visit on 13 May 2025: 1. Air Force Station Adampur is in Punjab. 2. The visit took place a day after the PM's address to the nation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The PM addressed the nation on 12 May and visited AFS Adampur, Punjab, the next morning.
How many vulnerable individuals were screened under the 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, as reviewed by the PM on 13 May 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 12.97 crore
12.97 crore vulnerable individuals were screened; 7.19 lakh TB cases were detected, including 2.85 lakh asymptomatic cases.
Consider the following statements about the 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: 1. About 1.297 crore people were screened during the campaign. 2. 7.19 lakh TB cases were detected, including 2.85 lakh asymptomatic cases. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct. 12.97 crore vulnerable individuals were screened.
India's Major Ports handled approximately how much cargo in FY 2024-25?
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Correct answer: B — 855 million tonnes
Major Ports handled about 855 million tonnes in FY 2024-25, up 4.3% from 819 million tonnes in FY 2023-24.
Which commodity group had the largest share of cargo handled at India's Major Ports in FY 2024-25?
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Correct answer: A — Petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL)
POL led with 254.5 million tonnes (29.8%), followed by containers (193.5 MT) and coal (186.6 MT).
Ayurveda Day will now be observed every year on:
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Correct answer: D — 23 September
Ayurveda Day has been fixed on 23 September every year.
Consider the following statements about the new date for Ayurveda Day: 1. It was notified through a Gazette Notification dated 23 March 2025. 2. Ayurveda Day was earlier observed on Diwali. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. Ayurveda Day was earlier observed on Dhanteras.
The new date chosen for Ayurveda Day, 23 September, coincides with which astronomical event?
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Correct answer: B — Autumnal equinox
23 September coincides with the autumnal equinox, when day and night are nearly equal.
During the review of new criminal laws in Puducherry on 13 May 2025, the Home Minister said FIRs in the UT should be registered in:
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Correct answer: D — Tamil
He said FIRs in Puducherry should be registered in Tamil, with copies in other languages for those who need them.
Consider the following statements about the review of new criminal laws in Puducherry (13 May 2025): 1. FIRs in the UT are to be registered only in English. 2. The review meeting was held in Puducherry. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. FIRs are to be registered in Tamil, and the meeting was held in New Delhi.
During the Chhattisgarh review on 13 May 2025, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan would begin on:
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Correct answer: B — 29 May
Chouhan said the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan would commence from 29 May.
Consider the following statements about the Chhattisgarh review of 13 May 2025: 1. It was held at Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur. 2. The Union Minister said he would consider revising the state's MGNREGA labour budget as requested. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Ministry of Agriculture release.
By what percentage did India's coal imports fall in April 2024–February 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier?
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Correct answer: B — 9.2%
Coal imports fell 9.2% to 220.3 MT. 15.3% was the fall for the non-regulated sector, 38.8% for blending imports, and 5.45% was growth in domestic output.
Consider the following statements about India's coal imports in April 2024–February 2025: 1. The fall in imports saved about US$ 6.93 billion in foreign exchange. 2. Imports for blending by thermal power plants fell by 38.8%. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Ministry of Coal release of 13 May 2025.