Daily Current Affairs 22 and 23 January 2025

1.		India slipped to which rank in the Edelman Trust Barometer 2025 rankings?

First

Second

Third

Fourth

2.		What is the name of India’s first eVTOL air taxi unveiled by Sarla Aviation?

Shunya

Vimana

Skylift

AeroFly

3.		Which organization partnered with MeitY to conduct the AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) in India?

UNESCO

WHO

NITI Aayog

World Bank

4.		What significant milestone was achieved by DRDL in the development of hypersonic technology?

Successful deployment of a hypersonic missile

Ground test of an Active Cooled Scramjet Combustor

Development of a reusable launch vehicle

Test flight of a supersonic jet

5.		Which glacier in Nepal is predicted to vanish by the 2040s due to climate change?

Yala Glacier

Khumbu Glacier

Imja Glacier

Langtang Glacier

6.		Which festival in Arunachal Pradesh celebrates history, culture, and heritage, and coincided with the 80th anniversary of WWII’s conclusion in 2025?

Ziro Festival

Pangsau Pass International Festival

Hornbill Festival

Losar Festival

7.		Who has been elected as the President of ICSI for the year 2025?

Pawan G Chandak

Dhananjay Shukla

Alok Aradhe

Vishnu Dev Sai

8.		Which state launched a Rs 10,000 annual aid scheme for landless laborers?

Chhattisgarh

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

9.		Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court in 2025?

Justice Alok Aradhe

Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud

Justice N V Ramana

10.		Which country joined BRICS as a partner on January 17, 2025?

Nigeria

Egypt

Argentina

Saudi Arabia