GK& Daily Current Affairs 14 January 2025

GK& Daily Current Affairs 14 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. Who has been appointed the new captain of IPL team Punjab Kings?

[A] Steve Smith

[B] Shreyas Iyer

[C] Axar Patel

[D] Yuzvendra Chahal

2. With which institutions has C-DOT signed an agreement to develop wideband spectrum-sensor ASIC-chip?

[A] IIT Kharagpur and IIT Hyderabad

[B] IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur

[C] IIT Jammu and IIT Mandi

[D] IIT Bombay and IIT Madras

3. Nag Mark 2 anti-tank guided missile has been developed by which organisation?

[A] ISRO

[B] Indian Ordnance Factory

[C] BEL

[D] DRDO

4. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the newly-formed Athletes Commission of AFI?

[A] PT Usha

[B] Neeraj Chopra

[C] Bajrang Punia

[D] Anju Bobby George

5. Recently Nawaf Salam has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?  

[A] Bahrain

[B] Qatar

[C] Lebanon

[D] Pakistan

ANSWERS 

1. [c] Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer has been officially named the captain of Punjab Kings for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Iyer has become the first Indian cricketer to lead three different IPL franchises. Shreyas has also captained Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and is also the winning captain of the last edition.

2. [b] IIT Jammu and IIT Mandi

Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the flagship unit of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Jammu (IIT Jammu) has signed an agreement with Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) to develop Wideband Spectrum-Sensor ASIC-chip to boost spectrum utilisation. It aims to develop cutting edge next generation telecommunications indigenous technology.

3. [c] DRDO

India has successfully field tested a third-generation anti-tank guided missile, Nag Mark 2, demonstrating significant advancement in its defence capabilities. Nag Mk 2 is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). 

4. [d] Anju Bobby George

Recently, Anju Bobby George has been appointed as the chairperson of the newly-formed Athletes Commission of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). This commission consists of nine members including six women. Two-time Olympic medallist and star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is one of the nominated members.

5. [B] Lebanon

Nawaf Salam has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Lebanon. President Joseph Aoun has recently announced this. He is currently the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He secured 84 out of 128 votes during the consultative poll conducted by the President.