Vision IAS Current affairs for 15 January 2025 will cover important current affairs from National and International topics for UPSC IAS preparation.
Q1: Where did the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting recently begin?
- Bangkok
- New Delhi
- Beijing
Answer
Correct Answer: Bangkok
Q2: Who will represent India at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony recently?
- Rajnath Singh
- Dr. S. Jaishankar
- Narendra Modi
Answer
Correct Answer: Dr. S. Jaishankar
Q3: Who has been recently appointed as the new chairman of the Indian Police Foundation?
- Rajiv Rajan
- S N Singh
- OP Singh
Answer
Correct Answer: OP Singh
Q4: Where was the Women’s Hockey India League (WHIL 2025) recently held?
- Bhubaneswar
- Bhopal
- Ranchi
Answer
Correct Answer: Ranchi
Q5: Where did the Indian Railways recently organize the ‘Paint My City’ campaign?
- Varanasi
- Prayagraj
- Gorakhpur
Answer
Correct Answer: Prayagraj
Q6: Who recently launched the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform?
- Piyush Goyal
- Amit Shah
- Narendra Modi
Answer
Correct Answer: Piyush Goyal
Q7: Where did the first Kho-Kho World Cup recently begin?
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
- New Delhi
Answer
Correct Answer: New Delhi
- The first edition of the Kho-Kho World Cup began on January 13, 2025, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
- The World Cup was inaugurated by Sudhanshu Mittal, President of the Indian Kho-Kho Federation.
Q8: Where did the International Kite Festival recently begin?
- Ahmedabad
- Jabalpur
- Jaipur
Answer
Correct Answer: Ahmedabad
Q9: Who recently launched a new uniform for soldiers deployed in extreme cold?
- ISRO
- BHEL
- DRDO
Answer
Correct Answer: DRDO
Q10: Which state’s Chief Minister recently launched the Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Mission?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh
Answer
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav launched the Swami Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Mission on January 12, 2025, in Bhopal on the occasion of National Youth Day.
- National Youth Day is celebrated every year on January 12 since 1985 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Q11: Who has recently been appointed as the new Special Commissioner of Delhi Police?
- Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
- Vijay Kumar
- Shri Krishna Kumar
Answer
Correct Answer: Vijay Kumar
Q12: Who recently inaugurated an art gallery on climate change at Science City in Kolkata?
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Narendra Modi
- Rajnath Singh
Answer
Correct Answer: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Q13: Who has been recently appointed as the new Chief Secretary of which state?
- Mizoram
- Manipur
- Assam
Answer
Correct Answer: Manipur
Q14: When was the ‘Lohri Festival’ celebrated recently?
- January 12
- January 11
- January 13
Answer
Correct Answer: January 13
- The harvest festival ‘Lohri’ (Lohri 2025) was celebrated on Monday, January 13th, especially in the states of North India: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, and Chandigarh.
- This festival is mainly associated with the harvesting of crops and joy.
Q15: Zoran Milanović has been recently re-elected as the president of which country?
- Croatia
- Malaysia
- Norway
Answer
Correct Answer: Croatia