GK& Current Affairs: 27 January 2025

GK& Current Affairs: 27 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 was recently awarded the ECI Media Award?

[A] DD National

[B] All India Radio

[C] Doordarshan

[D] Sansad TV

2. Young Indian mountaineer Shivangi Pathak recently hoisted the tricolor on the highest peak of which country?

[A] Australia

[B] Brazil

[C] Nepal

[D] USA

3. Michel Martin has recently been elected the new Prime Minister of which country?

[A] Finland

[B] Belgium

[C] Norway

[D] Ireland

4. Who has been named the captain of the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year 2024?  

[A] Rohit Sharma

[B] Surya Kumar Yadav

[C] Pat Cummins

[D] Henry Classen

5. Which is the first state in independent India to implement Uniform Civil Code?

[A] Uttar Pradesh

[B] Assam

[C] Himachal Pradesh

[D] Uttarakhand

6. Which player holds the record for scoring the most runs without getting out in T20I cricket?

[A] Rohit Sharma

[B] Surya Kumar Yadav

[C] Tilak Varma

[D] Harry Brooke

ANSWERS

1. [C] Doordarshan

Recently Doordarshan has been awarded the ECI Media Award for Voter Awareness in the Electronic Media category. The award was given for his extensive campaign titled Chunav Ka Parv Desh Ka Garv, which emphasized the importance of informed voting.

2. [A] Australia

Haryana's young mountaineer Shivangi Pathak celebrated India's 76th Republic Day by hoisting the Indian tricolor on Australia's highest peak Mount Kosciuszko. He achieved this feat on January 26, 2025 at 7:00 am IST which was an important moment for him and India.

3. [D] Ireland

Following the recent Irish parliamentary vote, Micheál Martin has been re-elected as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland for a second term. His nomination received 95 votes in favor and 76 against. Earlier, he had held this post from 2020 to 2022.

4. [A] Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has been named the captain of the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year 2024, this achievement has been given to him for his excellent leadership of the team in the year 2024. Last year, India also won its second T20 World Cup title under the captaincy of Rohit. The team includes four Indian players Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.

5. [D] Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand has taken the historic step of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) today, 27 January 2025, making it the first state in India to do so. Its main objective is to establish equal laws for all citizens and to end discrimination on religious grounds.

6. [C] Tilak Varma

India's dashing batsman Tilak Verma has created a new world record in T20 international cricket. He accomplished the feat of scoring the maximum runs without getting out. As of 25 January 2025, Verma has scored a total of 318 runs in four consecutive innings without getting out, which has become a world record in itself.