GK&Daily Current Affairs 02 January 2025

Current Affairs MCQ’S: Students World presents Daily Current Affairs MCQ’S for all dedicated students and readers preparing for various competitive exams.

1. Where was the World Blitz Chess Championship held?

[A] New York

[B] Paris

[C] Rome

[D] Chennai

2. Who has been recently appointed as the Director General of CRPF?

[A] Anurag Kalra

[B] Ramesh Kumar Sinha

[C] Ajay Kumar Agnihotri

[D] Vitul Kumar

3. How many athletes will be honored with the Khel Ratna Award 2025?

[A] 4

[B] 3

[C] 5

[D] 2

4. In which state was India’s first Glass Sea Bridge unveiled?

[A] Odisha

[B] Maharashtra

[C] Gujarat

[D] Tamil Nadu

5. Which player scored the first century of the year 2025?

[A] Travis Head

[B] Yashasvi Jaiswal

[C] Kushal Perera

[D] Harry Brooke

6. Who released the book ‘Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages’?

[A] Amit Shah

[B] Rajnath Singh

[C] Jayant Chaudhary

[D] Jyotiraditya Scindia

7. Which team won the title of the 78th edition of Santosh Trophy?

[A] Mohun Bagan

[B] West Bengal

[C] Sikkim

[D] Kerala

ANSWERS

1. [A] New York

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have created history by agreeing to share the title of 2024 FIDE World Blitz Chess Champion. The decision came after three consecutive draws in their final match. This tournament was organized in All Street, New York.

2. [D] Vitul Kumar

Vitul Kumar has been appointed as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with effect from December 31, 2024. This appointment has been made after the retirement of the current Director General Anish Dayal Singh. Kumar is a senior IPS officer of 1993 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Prior to this, he was working as Special Director General of CRPF.

3. [A] 1

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has officially announced the Khel Ratna Award winners for 2025. The prestigious award will be presented to four eminent athletes Gukesh D (chess), Harmanpreet Singh (hockey), Praveen Kumar (para-athletics) and Manu Bhaker (shooting). The award ceremony will be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17, 2025.

4. [D] Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has officially unveiled India’s first Glass Sea Bridge, which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister MK Stalin on December 30, 2024. The bridge connects the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari, an important landmark in the tourism infrastructure of the region.

5. [C] Kushal Perera

Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera played a brilliant innings by scoring the first century of the new year in the third T20 match against New Zealand. In this innings of 101 runs in 44 balls, he hit 13 fours and 4 sixes. Let us tell you that the record for the fastest century in T20 International is in the name of Sahil Chauhan of Estonia. Leaving behind many legends, Chauhan played an unbeaten innings of 144 runs, which included 18 sixes and 6 fours.

6. [A] Amit Shah

The book titled “Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages” was officially released on January 2, 2025 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi. This publication is an important contribution to the historical narrative of the Jammu and Kashmir region, providing information about its rich history, cultural ties and continuity through the ages.

7. [B] West Bengal

West Bengal has won the 78th edition of the Santosh Trophy, defeating Kerala 1-0 in the final held at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad on December 31, 2024 to lift the title for a record 33rd time. The win marks a stunning comeback for West Bengal after a gap of eight years since their last win in the 2016-17 season.