Current Affairs Daily Quiz: 7th जनवरी 2025 – Be updated with the daily quiz!


Q1. Which ministry launched the Sashakt Beti and e-Drishti initiatives?

  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Ministry of Education

Correct Answer: (d) Ministry of Education

Notes: Launching Sashakt Beti and e-Drishti projects, Union Minister of Education said that Project Sashakt Beti equips orphaned and female students from single parent backgrounds whose family income is less than ₹4 lakh with laptops. Project e-Drishti enables visually impaired students to enhance their learning and research skills by distributing tablets to them.


Q2. Banihal Bypass, which was seen in news, is located in which state/UT?

  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Sikkim
  • Jammu and Kashmir

Correct Answer: (d) Jammu and Kashmir

Notes: The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways declared the completion of the 2.35 km Banihal Bypass on NH-44 in Jammu & Kashmir. Constructed at a cost of ₹224.44 crore, it is a four-lane bypass that addresses traffic bottlenecks in Banihal town. The bypass removes congestion caused by roadside markets and shops, thus ensuring smoother traffic flow. It significantly reduces travel time for tourists and defense vehicles heading to the Kashmir Valley.


Q3. The ‘Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0’ program is the commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of which tribal leader? 

  • Birsa Munda
  • Rani Durgavati
  • Tirot Singh
  • Laxman Nayak

Correct Answer: A [Birsa Munda]

Notes: Lok Sabha Speaker inaugurates ‘Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0’ in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan. It has been organized jointly by the NCW with the Lok Sabha Secretariat and Ministry of Tribal Affairs to commemorate the birth anniversary of a tribal leader – Bhagwan Birsa Munda on 150 years old. It comprised 502 elected women representatives belonging to Scheduled Tribes from the 22 States and Union Territory. Its main objective is to empower women representatives by making them more knowledgeable about constitutional provisions, parliamentary procedures, and governance.


Q4. Which state government launched the Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Scheme?

  • Gujarat
  • Karnataka
  • Rajasthan
  • Odisha

Correct Answer: (d) 19

Notes: The Odisha government introduces the Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Scheme to enhance education among Scheduled Tribe (ST) students. The scheme intends to decrease the dropout rate of students by providing a one-time incentive of ₹5,000 to ST students enrolling in Class IX and Class XI. It is applicable for the academic year 2024-2025 and includes students with annual family incomes less than ₹2,50,000. Incentive is only available for ST students attending government and government-aided schools in the state. Eligible students get ₹5,000 transferred directly to the bank account, and applications are processed through the Odisha State Scholarship Portal.


Q5. Which city is the host of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention 2025?

  • Chennai
  • Bhopal
  • Bhubaneswar
  • Hyderabad

Correct Answer: C [Bhubaneswar]

Notes: The PBD Convention is held in Bhubaneswar from January 8 to 10, 2025. The theme for this year is ‘Diaspora’s Contribution to a Viksit Bharat’, which celebrates how diaspora members have contributed to India’s progress and development. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the event on January 9. President Christine Carla Kangaloo of Trinidad & Tobago attended the event virtually. Diaspora members from more than 50 countries participate, and Modi flagged off the Pravasi Bharatiya Express tourist train.India cultural tours


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