Vision IAS Current affairs- 3 April 2025

Vision IAS Current affairs for 3 April 2025 will cover important current affairs from National and International topics for UPSC IAS preparation.

Q1: Which state government has recently changed the names of 15 places?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Rajasthan
3. Haryana

Answer

Correct Answer: Uttarakhand

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced the renaming of 15 places in Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar districts.
• This decision has been taken in line with public sentiment and Indian cultural heritage.
• The government’s objective is to honor great historical figures and inspire the people of the state.

Q2: Where has the year-round ‘Hanatlanguipui’ cleanliness campaign recently started?

1. Aizawl
2. Agartala
3. Dispur

Answer

Correct Answer: Aizawl

Q3: Who has recently been given the charge of Chandigarh DGP?

1. Saurabh Ghoshal
2. Raj Kumar Singh
3. Keshav Mishra

Answer

Correct Answer: Raj Kumar Singh

Q4: Which Indian women’s hockey player has recently announced her retirement?

1. Vandana Katariya
2. Ishika Chaudhary
3. Nikki Pradhan

Answer

Correct Answer: Vandana Katariya

• Veteran Indian women’s hockey player Vandana Katariya has officially announced her retirement from international hockey.

Q5: Which country did India recently sign an agreement with on disaster management and cultural exchange?

1. Vietnam
2. Chile
3. Sudan

Answer

Correct Answer: Chile

Q6: Who won the Miami Open 2025 title recently?

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Jessica Pegula
3. Iga Swiatek

Answer

Correct Answer: Aryna Sabalenka

• World No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka won the Miami Open 2025 title, solidifying her dominance and strength in women’s tennis.
• In the final, she defeated Jessica Pegula in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 to win her first Miami Open title.

Q7: Where has the famous ‘Sodagiri Block Print’ recently received the GI tag?

1. Chennai
2. Ahmedabad
3. Mumbai

Answer

Correct Answer: Ahmedabad

• The traditional Sodagiri Block Print art, preserved for centuries by artisans in the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad, has been officially granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
• This unique hand-crafted cloth art is an important part of Gujarat’s cultural heritage and is being preserved generation after generation.

Q8: Who has recently become the first African woman to become the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth?

1. Sharli Bocheve
2. Patricia Scotland
3. Vivenne Hali

Answer

Correct Answer: Sharli Bocheve

• Sharli Bocheve has become the first African woman to take office as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations on April 1, 2025.
• She has replaced Patricia Scotland of Dominica, who coincidentally was the first woman to hold the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Q9: Who has recently joined DBS Bank India as Managing Director?

1. Manav Thakkar
2. Ambuj Chandna
3. Rajat Garg

Answer

Correct Answer: Ambuj Chandna

Q10: Who won the 47th National Junior Girls Handball Championship?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh

Answer

Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Q11: Who has successfully launched the Fram 2 mission recently?

1. ISRO
2. SpaceX
3. NASA

Answer

Correct Answer: SpaceX

• SpaceX has achieved another historic milestone by successfully launching the Fram 2 mission.
• This mission is the first human space mission to go to Earth’s polar orbit. Launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, this mission includes an all-civilian crew who will spend five days in space across three orbits in a 90-degree polar orbit.
• The mission aims to advance human space research.

Q12: With which country is India organizing the exercise ‘Tiger Triumph’ recently?

1. America
2. Brazil
3. Egypt

Answer

Correct Answer: America

• The fourth ‘Tiger Triumph’ exercise, a tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise between India and the United States, will be conducted from April 1st to April 13th, 2025 on the Eastern Seaboard.
• The main objective of this exercise is to enhance interoperability (coordination) between the militaries of both countries, develop a joint crisis response process, and establish a Joint Coordination Center (CCC).

Q13: In which state did Home Minister Amit Shah recently inaugurate schemes and projects worth more than 800 crore rupees?

1. Karnataka
2. Bihar
3. Odisha

Answer

Correct Answer: Bihar

Q14: When was ‘Utkal Divas’ celebrated recently?

1. March 31st
2. April 1st
3. March 30th

Answer

Correct Answer: April 1st

• Utkal Divas, also known as Odisha Day or Vishwa Milan Day, is celebrated every year on April 1st.
• This day is celebrated in memory of the formation of the state of Odisha in 1936.

Q15: Where was the ‘Viksit Bharat Yuva Sansad 2025’ (Developed India Youth Parliament 2025) organized recently?

1. New Delhi
2. Jaipur
3. Mumbai

Answer

Correct Answer: New Delhi

• This event provides a platform to increase the participation of youth in governance and nation-building by engaging them with politics and public policy.