MPSC (Maharashtra) Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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How often is the Indian Navy's Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX) conducted?
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Correct answer: A — Biennially
TROPEX is conducted biennially, that is once every two years; the 2025 edition ran from January to March.
Kameshwar Choupal, whose death was condoled by the PM on 7 February 2025, was a trustee of which body?
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Correct answer: A — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust
Kameshwar Choupal was a senior BJP leader and a trustee of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which oversees the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Who inaugurated the national event marking the 75th anniversary of the National Sample Survey at Vigyan Bhawan on 7 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Rao Inderjit Singh
Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation, inaugurated the event; Amitabh Kant gave the keynote address.
Aadhaar holders carried out more than how many authentication transactions in January 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 284 crore
Over 284 crore authentication transactions were carried out in January 2025, up more than 32% from 214.8 crore in January 2024.
India has full responsibility for building all the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) chambers for which experiment at FAIR, Germany?
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Correct answer: C — Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM)
India is to build all the GEM chambers for the Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at FAIR, which will operate in a very high radiation environment.
Under TRAI's recommendations of 6 February 2025 on the National Numbering Plan, how would fixed-line to fixed-line calls be dialled?
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Correct answer: C — With '0' followed by the STD code and subscriber number
TRAI recommended that all fixed-line to fixed-line calls be dialled with '0' followed by the STD code and the subscriber number, under an LSA-based 10-digit closed numbering scheme.
As per TRAI's February 2025 recommendations, mobile or fixed-line connections should not be deactivated by operators until how long a period of non-usage?
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Correct answer: A — 90 days
TRAI recommended that no mobile or fixed-line connection be deactivated until 90 days of non-usage have expired.
What aggregate net profit, in ₹ lakh crore, did Public Sector Banks report for April–December 2024, as per the Finance Ministry?
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Correct answer: D — 1.29
PSBs posted their highest-ever aggregate net profit of ₹1,29,426 crore, about ₹1.29 lakh crore, up 31.3% year-on-year.
What was the net NPA ratio of Public Sector Banks as on 31 December 2024?
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Correct answer: A — 0.59%
The net NPA ratio of PSBs was 0.59%, with aggregate net NPAs of ₹61,252 crore.
What was the aggregate Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of Public Sector Banks as on 31 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 14.83%
The aggregate CRAR of PSBs was 14.83%, well above the minimum requirement of 11.5%.
In their first phone call on 6 February 2025, Rajnath Singh and Pete Hegseth agreed to draft a defence cooperation framework for which period?
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Correct answer: B — 2025–2035
India and the US agreed to draft a comprehensive framework on defence cooperation for 2025–2035.
Pete Hegseth, with whom Rajnath Singh held a phone call on 6 February 2025, had recently been confirmed as:
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Correct answer: A — US Secretary of Defense
Rajnath Singh congratulated Pete Hegseth on his confirmation as US Secretary of Defense in their first phone call.
EPFO crossed which milestone of claim settlements in FY 2024-25, as announced on 6 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 5.08 crore claims
EPFO processed over 5.08 crore claims in FY 2024-25, crossing 5 crore for the first time; it had settled 4.45 crore claims in FY 2023-24.
How many claims did EPFO settle through auto-settlement in FY 2024-25, as per the February 2025 announcement?
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Correct answer: B — 1.87 crore
Auto claim settlements doubled to 1.87 crore in FY 2024-25 from 89.52 lakh in FY 2023-24.
What was the total cost, in ₹ crore, of the contracts signed by the Defence Ministry on 6 February 2025 for Pinaka rockets?
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Correct answer: C — 10,147
The contracts with EEL and MIL for ADM Type-1 and HEPF Mk-1 (Enhanced) rockets for the Pinaka MLRS were worth ₹10,147 crore.
With which company did the Defence Ministry sign a contract on 6 February 2025 for upgrading the SHAKTI software linked to the Pinaka system?
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Correct answer: C — Bharat Electronics Limited
The SHAKTI software upgrade contract was signed with Bharat Electronics Limited; Munitions India Limited is to supply the HEPF Mk-1 (Enhanced) rockets.
Consider the following statements about the Pinaka contracts of 6 February 2025: 1. Area Denial Munition Type-1 (DPICM) rockets are to be supplied by Economic Explosives Limited. 2. HEPF Mk-1 (Enhanced) rockets are to be supplied by Munitions India Limited. 3. Pinaka is a towed howitzer system. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: Pinaka is a Multiple Launch Rocket System, not a towed howitzer.
The C295 project, cited at the 5th India–Spain defence Joint Working Group meeting in February 2025, is a partnership of Airbus Spain with which Indian company?
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Correct answer: B — Tata Advanced Systems Limited
The C295 project of Airbus Spain and Tata Advanced Systems Limited is the first Make-in-India project in the defence aircraft sector.
The hybrid material developed by S.N. Bose National Centre scientists for brain-mimicking artificial synapses (February 2025) embeds which nanoparticles in graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets?
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Correct answer: C — Silver nanoparticles
The material uses mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets embedded with silver nanoparticles to form conductive pathways in a memristor.
C-DAC Noida signed a Letter of Intent on 6 February 2025 with the Creative Play Lab of which group to boost India's electronic toy ecosystem?
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Correct answer: D — LEGO Group
C-DAC Noida signed the Letter of Intent with Creative Play Lab of the LEGO Group, headquartered in Billund, Denmark.
After the addition of 10 commodities in February 2025, how many agricultural commodities can be traded on the e-NAM platform?
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Correct answer: D — 231
Tradable parameters for 10 more commodities took the total on e-NAM from 221 to 231.
Who was named Player of the Match in the first India–England ODI at Nagpur on 6 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill was Player of the Match for his 87 off 96 balls as India chased down 249 to win by four wickets.
Which Indian bowler took 3 for 53 on his ODI debut against England at Nagpur on 6 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Harshit Rana
Harshit Rana took 3 for 53 in seven overs on his ODI debut, including the wickets of Ben Duckett, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone.
Which body runs the species-specific 'Shatavari – For Better Health' campaign launched by the Ministry of Ayush on 6 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — National Medicinal Plants Board
The campaign is run by the National Medicinal Plants Board, which earlier ran similar campaigns on amla, moringa, giloe and ashwagandha.
The 'Watershed Yatra' launched by Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 5 February 2025 promotes works under the watershed component of which scheme?
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Correct answer: A — Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
The yatra promotes public participation in the Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY 2.0).
Under the 'Watershed – Janbhagidari Pratiyogita' announced on 5 February 2025, how much additional reward (₹) will each outstanding project get?
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Correct answer: B — 20 lakh
Outstanding projects will get an additional reward of ₹20 lakh each, with a provision of ₹70.80 crore for 177 projects a year.
How many watershed projects will the 'Watershed Yatra', launched by Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 5 February 2025, cover?
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Correct answer: D — 805
The yatra will run for about 60–90 days across 805 projects covering 6,673 gram panchayats.
By how much did the volume of India's fruit and vegetable exports grow between 2019-20 and 2023-24, as per the Commerce Ministry on 4 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 47.3%
PIB (4 Feb 2025): there has been a growth of 47.3% in the volume of exports of fruits and vegetables between 2019-20 and 2023-24.
India's fruit and vegetable exports now reach how many countries, according to APEDA data shared on 4 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 123
PIB (4 Feb 2025): India's fruit and vegetable exports reach 123 countries, with 17 new markets added in 3 years.
According to Ashwini Vaishnaw on 4 February 2025, what is India's rank among mobile manufacturing countries?
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Correct answer: C — Second
PIB (4 Feb 2025): India has become the world's 2nd largest mobile manufacturing country, i.e. Second.
What share of mobile phones sold in India are now made in India, as per the data shared on 4 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 99.2%
PIB (4 Feb 2025): 99.2% of all mobile phones sold in India are made in India, against 26% in 2014-15.
Consider the following statements about India's mobile manufacturing, based on data shared on 4 February 2025: 1. India had only 2 mobile manufacturing units in 2014 and has over 300 now. 2. Mobile phone exports crossed ₹1,29,000 crore in 2024. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (4 Feb 2025): India had only 2 mobile manufacturing units in 2014 and now has over 300, and exports crossed ₹1,29,000 crore in 2024. Both statements are correct. Answer: Both 1 and 2.
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, passed away on 4 February 2025 in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Lisbon
The Aga Khan Development Network announced that Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV passed away in Lisbon, Portugal, on 4 February 2025, aged 88.
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, who passed away on 4 February 2025, was the founder of which network?
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Correct answer: D — Aga Khan Development Network
Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, founded the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), which announced his death.
In which year was Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, who passed away in February 2025, conferred India's Padma Vibhushan?
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Correct answer: C — 2015
The Aga Khan was conferred the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, at a civil investiture ceremony in New Delhi in 2015.
According to Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh's statement of 4 February 2025, how much Indian territory in Aksai Chin has been under Chinese control since the 1962 conflict?
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Correct answer: B — 38,000 sq km
PIB (4 Feb 2025): 38,000 sq km of Indian territory in Aksai Chin has been under Chinese control since the 1962 conflict; 5,180 sq km was ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963.
As per Rajnath Singh's statement of 4 February 2025, how much territory did Pakistan cede to China in 1963?
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Correct answer: A — 5,180 sq km
PIB (4 Feb 2025): 5,180 sq km of territory was ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963.
How many projects were sanctioned in 2024-25 under SASCI - Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale, as told to the Lok Sabha on 3 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 40
PIB (3 Feb 2025): 40 projects in 23 states were sanctioned for ₹3,295.76 crore in 2024-25.
In the scheme name 'SASCI', what does the abbreviation stand for?
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Correct answer: C — Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment
PIB (3 Feb 2025): the scheme is 'Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) - Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale'.
The National Mission on Cultural Mapping, whose Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar portal was discussed in the Lok Sabha on 3 February 2025, is implemented by:
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Correct answer: D — Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
PIB (3 Feb 2025): the National Mission on Cultural Mapping is implemented by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).
The Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar portal aims to document the cultural heritage of how many villages?
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Correct answer: C — 6.5 lakh
PIB (3 Feb 2025): the MGMD portal aims to document the cultural heritage of 6.5 lakh villages; 4.5 lakh villages are currently live.
According to the Lok Sabha reply of 3 February 2025, how many antiquities has the Government retrieved from foreign countries from 1976 to 2024?
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Correct answer: B — 655
PIB (3 Feb 2025): the Government has retrieved 655 antiquities from foreign countries from 1976 to 2024, of which 642 have been retrieved since 2014.
Of the antiquities retrieved from abroad between 1976 and 2024, how many were retrieved since 2014?
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Correct answer: A — 642
PIB (3 Feb 2025): of the 655 antiquities retrieved from 1976 to 2024, 642 antiquities have been retrieved since 2014.
Which was the first language notified as a classical language by the Government of India, in 2004?
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Correct answer: D — Tamil
PIB (3 Feb 2025, Lok Sabha reply): the languages earlier notified as classical were Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Telugu (2008), Kannada (2008), Malayalam (2013) and Odia (2014).
Which of the following languages was NOT among the five notified as classical languages on 4 October 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Odia
PIB (3 Feb 2025): Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali were notified on 4 October 2024. Odia was notified earlier, in 2014.
Consider the following statements based on the Lok Sabha reply of 3 February 2025: 1. The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada is in Mysuru. 2. The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Malayalam is in Thiruvananthapuram. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (3 Feb 2025): the Classical Kannada centre is located in Mysuru, Karnataka, so statement 1 is correct. The Classical Malayalam centre operates from Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala, not Thiruvananthapuram, so statement 2 is wrong. Answer: 1 only.
The National Metadata Structure (NMDS 2.0), shared with ministries for implementation, is associated with which ministry?
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Correct answer: C — Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
PIB (3 Feb 2025): MoS (I/C) for the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh said NMDS 2.0 has been shared with Ministries/Departments, and MoSPI interacts with their Statistical Advisors on it.
Which team did India beat in the final of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — South Africa
ICC and BBC (2 Feb 2025): India beat South Africa by nine wickets in the final in Kuala Lumpur.
Who was named Player of the Tournament at the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Gongadi Trisha
ICC media release (2 Feb 2025): India's Gongadi Trisha was named Player of the Tournament after scoring 309 runs in seven innings.
In which city was the final of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 played?
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Correct answer: D — Kuala Lumpur
ICC and BBC (2 Feb 2025): the final was played at Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Consider the following statements about the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025: 1. India also won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2023. 2. Gongadi Trisha scored the first century in U19 Women's World Cup history. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
ICC media release: India successfully defended the title they first won in 2023, and Trisha made the first century in U19 Women's World Cup history (110 not out against Scotland). Both statements are correct. Answer: Both 1 and 2.
Chandrika Tandon won a Grammy at the 67th Grammy Awards on 2 February 2025 for which album?
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Correct answer: D — Triveni
GRAMMY.com and PIB: Chandrika Tandon won for the album Triveni. Break of Dawn was Ricky Kej's nominated album in the same category.
In which Grammy category did 'Triveni' win at the 67th Grammy Awards?
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Correct answer: B — Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
GRAMMY.com (2 Feb 2025): Triveni by Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon won Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album.
Consider the following statements about the Grammy-winning album 'Triveni': 1. Chandrika Tandon shared the award with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto. 2. Ricky Kej and Anoushka Shankar were also nominated in the same category. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
GRAMMY.com and The Hindu: Tandon won with Wouter Kellerman and Eru Matsumoto, and the category's other nominees included Ricky Kej (Break of Dawn) and Anoushka Shankar (Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn). Both statements are correct. Answer: Both 1 and 2.
By what margin did India beat England in the fifth T20I at the Wankhede Stadium on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 150 runs
India made 247 for 9 and bowled England out for 97 in 10.3 overs to win by 150 runs and take the series 4–1.
Abhishek Sharma's 135 against England on 2 February 2025 became the highest T20I score by an India batter, surpassing the record of:
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Correct answer: D — Shubman Gill
Abhishek's 135 off 54 balls is the highest individual T20I score for India, surpassing Shubman Gill's 126.
Where was the fifth T20I between India and England, in which Abhishek Sharma scored 135, played on 2 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The fifth and final T20I was played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, where India won by 150 runs.
On 2 February 2025, PM Narendra Modi addressed the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam, a temple of which deity, in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Lord Murugan; Jakarta
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the PM congratulated devotees of Lord Murugan on the Maha Kumbhabhishegam of the Jakarta temple, Shri Sanathana Dharma Aalayam.
In his Jakarta temple remarks on 2 February 2025, PM Modi said which festival of Odisha celebrates ancient maritime voyages connecting India and Indonesia?
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Correct answer: C — Bali Jatra
PIB (2 Feb 2025): the Bali Jatra festival in Odisha celebrates the ancient maritime voyages that once connected India and Indonesia.