Daily Current Affairs 27 and 28 January 2025

1.		Which state is set to become the first in independent India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?

Uttarakhand

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

2.		What initiative has been launched to preserve Kashmir’s iconic Chinar trees?

Digital Tree Aadhar

Green Kashmir Mission

Chinar Conservation Project

Tree Tagging Initiative

3.		What is the name of India’s first human-operated underwater submersible launched under the Deep Ocean Mission?

Matsya

Samudra

Sagar

Not named yet

4.		Which Indian Grandmaster recently won the 9th Johor International Open Chess Tournament in Malaysia?

Iniyan Panneerselvam

Viswanathan Anand

Pentala Harikrishna

Vidit Gujrathi

5.		Which bank has become the first in India to implement Clari5’s National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) Integration Solution?

Punjab National Bank

State Bank of India

HDFC Bank

ICICI Bank

6.		What percentage of India’s digital transactions in 2024 were conducted through UPI?

34%

50%

67%

83%

7.		Which Indian farmer has been awarded the Padma Shri for developing the HRMN-99 apple variety?

Hariman Sharma

Ramesh Chand

Devendra Singh

Anil Kumar

8.		What is India’s target for Geographical Indication (GI) Tags by 2030, as announced by Union Minister Piyush Goyal?

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

9.		Who has been named ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024?

Smriti Mandhana

Mithali Raj

Harmanpreet Kaur

Jemimah Rodrigues

10.		Which two Indian cities have recently joined the global list of accredited Wetland Cities under the Ramsar Convention?

Indore and Udaipur

Jaipur and Ahmedabad

Chennai and Hyderabad

Mumbai and Kolkata