GK& Current Affairs: 02 February 2025

GK& Current Affairs: 02 February 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. What is the maximum altitude range of the Very Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) system?

[A] 12,000 feet

[B] 10,000 feet

[C] 8,000 feet

[D] 6,000 feet

2. Which app is the Railway Ministry planning to launch as a one-stop solution?

[A] Bharat App

[B] Rail App

[C] Tejas App

[D] SuperApp

3. Who recently set a new national record in the 60m hurdles race?

[A] Ajay Kumar

[B] Abhinav Sinha

[C] Navdeep Saini

[D] Tejas Shirse

4. What was India's GST collection in January 2025?

[A] ₹1.96 lakh crore

[B] ₹1.66 lakh crore

[C] ₹1.76 lakh crore

[D] ₹1.86 lakh crore

5. Who won the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup title?

[A] India

[B] Australia

[C] Pakistan

[D] New Zealand

ANSWERS

1. [A] 12,000 feet

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted three flight tests of the Very Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) system off the coast of Chandipur, Odisha, on 1st February 2025. These tests demonstrated the system's ability to intercept high-speed, low-altitude targets, including drones. The VSHORAD system has a range of 250 meters to 6,000 meters and can operate at a maximum altitude of 12,000 feet.

2. [D] SuperApp

The Railway Ministry has launched an application called SuperApp for testing on Google Play Store, which serves as a one-stop solution offering multiple public-facing services. The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) released this SuperApp for beta testing on 31st January 2025.

3. [D] Tejas Shirse

Tejas Shirse set a new national record in the 60m hurdles race at the Elite Indoor Track Miramas Meeting in France. On 1st February 2025, he broke his own previous record by clocking an impressive 7.64 seconds, securing a silver medal. This marks his second record-breaking performance of the year.

4. [A] ₹1.96 lakh crore

India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in January 2025 reached ₹1.96 lakh crore, reflecting a 12.3% year-on-year growth. This increase is attributed to rising domestic economic activities, where revenue from goods and services grew 10.4% to ₹1.47 lakh crore, while tax revenue from imported goods rose 19.8% to ₹48,382 crore.

5. [A] India

The Indian Women's U-19 Cricket Team created history by winning the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time. In the final match on 2nd February 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, India defeated South Africa by 9 wickets. Under the captaincy of Nikki Prasad, Gongadi Trisha scored 44 runs and took three wickets, while Sanika Chalke remained unbeaten with 26 runs.