Vision IAS Current affairs for 15 March 2025 will cover important current affairs from National and International topics for UPSC IAS preparation.
Q1: How many years has the government recently banned the Awami Action Committee and Jammu Kashmir Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen?
- Five
- Two
- Three
Answer
Correct Answer: Five
Q2: Which state’s legislative assembly recently launched a search engine?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Punjab
- Gujarat
Answer
Correct Answer: Punjab
- The Punjab Legislative Assembly has launched its own searchable engine to access debates/proceedings of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 1947 to the present.
- With this initiative, the state assembly has become the first legislative assembly in the country to launch such a project.
Q3: Which country has recently become the world’s second-largest road network?
- America
- India
- China
Answer
Correct Answer: India
Q4: Who recently won the Gold Mercury Award for peace and stability?
- Donald Trump
- Narendra Modi
- Dalai Lama
Answer
Correct Answer: Dalai Lama
- The Dalai Lama was honored with the Gold Mercury Award 2025 on his 90th birthday for promoting peace, non-violence, and environmental protection.
Q5: Where was ‘Attukal Pongala’, one of the world’s largest gatherings of women, recently held?
- Odisha
- Kerala
- Assam
Answer
Correct Answer: Kerala
- It was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2009 as the largest religious gathering of women in a single day.
Q6: Recently, Syed Abid Ali died, who was he?
- Cricketer
- Singer
- Writer
Answer
Correct Answer: Cricketer
Q7: Where is the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025 being organized recently?
- Jaipur
- New Delhi
- Mumbai
Answer
Correct Answer: New Delhi
Q8: Which state has recently topped in establishing the ‘PM Suryaghar Yojana’?
- Gujarat
- Uttar Pradesh
- Kerala
Answer
Correct Answer: Gujarat
Q9: Where has the annual monastic festival known as Matho Nagrang recently started?
- Uttarakhand
- Sikkim
- Ladakh
Answer
Correct Answer: Ladakh
Q10: Where was the Water Sustainability Conference 2025 recently inaugurated?
- New Delhi
- Bhopal
- Jaipur
Answer
Correct Answer: New Delhi
- The Water Sustainability Conference 2025 was organized by the National Water Mission (NWM) and the Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), on March 12, 2025, at the NDMC Convention Center, New Delhi.
- The conference was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Patil.
Q11: Which state government has recently decided to allocate ₹3 crore annually to each MLA under the Constituency Development Fund Scheme?
- West Bengal
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Odisha
Answer
Correct Answer: Jammu & Kashmir
Q12: Where will the country’s first permanent art village be built recently?
- Prayagraj
- Varanasi
- Jhansi
Answer
Correct Answer: Prayagraj
- The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to establish the country’s first permanent art village in Prayagraj.
- The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has recently decided to establish art villages in every cultural center of the country.
Q13: What percentage has India’s forest area increased to recently?
- 27.25%
- 24.16%
- 25.17%
Answer
Correct Answer: 25.17%
- According to ISFR 2023, India’s forest and tree cover has expanded to 25.17% of its land, which is an increase to 827,357 square kilometers from 24.16% in 2015.
Q14: With whom has the Ministry of Defence recently signed an agreement for the purchase of Low-Level Transportable Radars?
- DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation)
- BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited)
- HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)
Answer
Correct Answer: BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited)
- Under the government’s efforts to strengthen the country’s indigenous defense capabilities, the Ministry of Defence has signed a capital acquisition contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Ghaziabad, for the purchase of Low-Level Transportable Radars (LLTR – Ashwini) at a cost of ₹2,906 crore.
- The radar has been indigenously designed and developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), DRDO.
Q15: Which state government has recently included the Tamil symbol in its budget logo in place of the rupee symbol?
- Tamil Nadu
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
Answer
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
- The Tamil Nadu government has replaced the rupee symbol “₹” with the Tamil letter “௹” (pronounced “Ru”) in its state budget logo, further fueling the ongoing language debate.