March Current Affairs Quiz (2025)

Which initiative aims to standardize port operations nationwide? ||| One India-One Port ||| Single Port Window ||| One Nation-One Port ||| Unified Port Vision ||| 3 ||| 1 How many riverine dolphins were recorded under Project Dolphin? ||| 5,000+ ||| 6,327 ||| 7,000+ ||| 8,200 ||| 2 ||| 1 What is the approved cost of the Govindghat-Hemkund Sahib Ropeway? ||| ₹2,500 crore ||| ₹2,730.13 crore ||| ₹3,000 crore ||| ₹3,500 crore ||| 2 ||| 1 By how much will the Sonprayag-Kedarnath Ropeway reduce travel time? ||| 1 hour ||| 45 minutes ||| 36 minutes ||| 30 minutes ||| 3 ||| 1 Which census did PM Modi announce during NBWL’s meeting for May 2024? ||| 15th Tiger Census ||| 16th Asiatic Lion Census ||| Bird Population Census ||| Dolphin Population Census ||| 2 ||| 1 Who inaugurated 'Vividhta Ka Amrit Mahotsav' showcasing southern culture? ||| PM Modi ||| Amit Shah ||| President Murmu ||| Nirmala Sitharaman ||| 3 ||| 1 What is the name of the IndiaAI Datasets Platform launched recently? ||| AIGrid ||| DataVerse ||| AIKosha ||| BharatAI ||| 3 ||| 1 What is the maximum GPU subsidy under IndiaAI Compute Portal? ||| 30% ||| 35% ||| Up to 40% ||| 50% ||| 3 ||| 2 How many women were honored under the Women in Mining Initiative? ||| 40 ||| 42 ||| 46 ||| 50 ||| 3 ||| 2 Where is India’s first World Peace Center located? ||| Pune ||| Gurugram ||| Ahmedabad ||| Bengaluru ||| 2 ||| 1 When will Uttarakhand’s Unified Pension Scheme for NPS staff start? ||| January 1, 2025 ||| March 1, 2025 ||| April 1, 2025 ||| July 1, 2025 ||| 3 ||| 1 Which cybersecurity center was launched in Kerala? ||| Cyber Defence Hub ||| Advanced Cybersecurity Operations Centre ||| Cyber Shield Kerala ||| Digital Protection Centre ||| 2 ||| 2 What is Bihar’s total budget allocation for 2025-26? ||| ₹3 lakh crore ||| ₹3.16 lakh crore ||| ₹3.5 lakh crore ||| ₹4 lakh crore ||| 2 ||| 1 At what price will MP govt provide permanent power to farmers? ||| ₹2 ||| ₹3 ||| ₹5 ||| ₹7 ||| 3 ||| 1 To what was Bangalore City University renamed? ||| Jawaharlal Bengaluru University ||| Dr. Manmohan Singh Bengaluru University ||| Kempegowda University ||| Bengaluru Metropolitan University ||| 2 ||| 2 What helpline supports Punjab’s 'Project Hifazat' for women & child safety? ||| 100 ||| 101 ||| 181 ||| 1098 ||| 3 ||| 1 What is Assam’s electronic city called post Advantage Assam 2.0? ||| Tata Electronic City ||| Ratan Tata Electronic City ||| Birla Tech Hub ||| Assam Tech Valley ||| 2 ||| 2 RISE app in Uttar Pradesh stands for? ||| Rapid Immunisation Skill Enhancement ||| Rural Internet Support Extension ||| Road Infrastructure Safety Enhancement ||| Resource Integration Support Engine ||| 1 ||| 2 By how much did China increase its 2025 defense budget? ||| 6.5% ||| 7.0% ||| 7.2% ||| 7.5% ||| 3 ||| 1 Who took oath as Uruguay’s President on March 1, 2025? ||| Tabaré Vázquez ||| Yamandu Orsi ||| José Mujica ||| Luis Lacalle Pou ||| 2 ||| 2 Which countries faced new US tariffs effective March 4, 2025? ||| China & Russia ||| Canada, Mexico, China ||| UK, EU, China ||| Brazil, Argentina, China ||| 2 ||| 1 What is the name of the world's largest iceberg grounded near South Georgia? ||| A-76 ||| A23a ||| B-15 ||| Larsen C ||| 2 ||| 1 Who succeeded Herzi Halevi as Israel’s Military Chief? ||| Aviv Kochavi ||| Benny Gantz ||| Eyal Zamir ||| Yoav Gallant ||| 3 ||| 2 Which certification did Bank of Baroda earn for Business Continuity? ||| ISO 9001:2015 ||| ISO 27001:2013 ||| ISO 22301:2019 ||| ISO 45001:2018 ||| 3 ||| 1 Which bank tied up with Chennai Super Kings for co-branded credit card? ||| Axis Bank ||| City Union Bank ||| ICICI Bank ||| Kotak Mahindra Bank ||| 2 ||| 2 Who is RBI’s new Executive Director handling finance and risk sectors? ||| Ajay Bhushan Pandey ||| Dr. Ajit Ratnakar Joshi ||| Shaktikanta Das ||| T. Rabi Sankar ||| 2 ||| 1 What was SEBI’s YoY total income rise in FY 2023-24? ||| 45% ||| 46% ||| 48% ||| 50% ||| 3 ||| 2 What fine did RBI impose on HSBC for compliance lapses? ||| ₹50 lakh ||| ₹60 lakh ||| ₹66.6 lakh ||| ₹70 lakh ||| 3 ||| 2 Which handbook did RBI release for cooperative banks? ||| Banking Essentials ||| Cooperative Bank Guide ||| Regulations at a Glance ||| Compliance Simplified ||| 3 ||| 2 Which AI firm partnered with Paytm for search enhancement? ||| OpenAI ||| Perplexity AI ||| Anthropic ||| DeepMind ||| 2 ||| 1 What was the UPI transaction decline in Feb 2025? ||| 3% ||| 4% ||| 5% ||| 6% ||| 3 ||| 2 What YoY growth was recorded in GST collections in Feb 2025? ||| 8.5% ||| 9.1% ||| 9.5% ||| 10% ||| 2 ||| 1 Which city hosted India’s first World Peace Center for global harmony? ||| Pune ||| Gurugram ||| Hyderabad ||| Bhopal ||| 2 ||| 1 When will Uttarakhand’s Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for NPS employees start? ||| January 2025 ||| April 1, 2025 ||| July 2025 ||| October 2025 ||| 2 ||| 1 Which AI dataset platform was launched under IndiaAI mission? ||| BharatAI ||| AIKosha ||| DataSetPro ||| IndusAI ||| 2 ||| 1 Which state’s CM inaugurated the Advanced Cybersecurity Operations Centre? ||| Kerala ||| Karnataka ||| Tamil Nadu ||| Telangana ||| 1 ||| 2 What is the size of Bihar’s budget for 2025-26? ||| ₹3 lakh crore ||| ₹3.16 lakh crore ||| ₹3.5 lakh crore ||| ₹4 lakh crore ||| 2 ||| 1 Which university was renamed as Dr. Manmohan Singh Bengaluru University? ||| Bangalore City University ||| Bengaluru Tech University ||| Bengaluru Open University ||| Kempegowda University ||| 1 ||| 2 What is the helpline number for Punjab’s ‘Project Hifazat’? ||| 100 ||| 181 ||| 1091 ||| 1098 ||| 2 ||| 1 What electronic city was announced in Assam post Advantage Assam 2.0? ||| Assam Tech City ||| Ratan Tata Electronic City ||| Tata Electronics Hub ||| Digital Assam Park ||| 2 ||| 2 Which app launched in UP focuses on immunisation skill enhancement? ||| RISE ||| SHIELD ||| SURAKSHA ||| AROGYA ||| 1 ||| 1 Who became Uruguay’s President on March 1, 2025? ||| José Mujica ||| Yamandu Orsi ||| Luis Lacalle Pou ||| Tabaré Vázquez ||| 2 ||| 2 What is India’s GDP growth forecast for FY26 as per Crisil? ||| 6.0% ||| 6.2% ||| 6.5% ||| 6.7% ||| 3 ||| 1 Which film won the Best Picture at the Oscars 2025? ||| Anora ||| Oppenheimer ||| Poor Things ||| Barbie ||| 1 ||| 1 Which country tops the Glass-Ceiling Index 2025 for working women? ||| Norway ||| Denmark ||| Sweden ||| Finland ||| 3 ||| 2 What milestone did Virat Kohli achieve recently in ODIs? ||| 250 ODIs ||| 275 ODIs ||| 300 ODIs ||| 325 ODIs ||| 3 ||| 1 Which Bangladesh cricketer retired from ODIs after Champions Trophy 2025? ||| Tamim Iqbal ||| Mushfiqur Rahim ||| Shakib Al Hasan ||| Mahmudullah ||| 2 ||| 2 Who won the Orange Cap in IPL 2024? ||| Ruturaj Gaikwad ||| Shubman Gill ||| David Warner ||| Faf du Plessis ||| 2 ||| 1 Which state became India’s first solar city? ||| Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh ||| Surat, Gujarat ||| Jaipur, Rajasthan ||| Kochi, Kerala ||| 1 ||| 2 India’s first underwater metro was launched in which city? ||| Mumbai ||| Chennai ||| Kolkata ||| Kochi ||| 3 ||| 1 Which river hosts the world’s tallest railway bridge in India? ||| Yamuna ||| Brahmaputra ||| Ganga ||| Chenab ||| 4 ||| 1 Who became India’s first female ADC to a Governor? ||| Avani Chaturvedi ||| Manisha Padhi ||| Bhawana Kanth ||| Shaliza Dhami ||| 2 ||| 1 Which company became the world’s most valuable steelmaker in 2025? ||| JSW Steel ||| Tata Steel ||| ArcelorMittal ||| POSCO ||| 1 ||| 1 Which IPL team finally won their first-ever title in 2025? ||| Chennai Super Kings ||| RCB ||| Mumbai Indians ||| Delhi Capitals ||| 2 ||| 1 Which Indian scientist won the Abel Prize in 2024? ||| Ashoke Sen ||| Manjul Bhargava ||| Akshay Venkatesh ||| CNR Rao ||| 2 ||| 1 Who received the Bharat Ratna in 2024? ||| PV Narasimha Rao ||| Chaudhary Charan Singh ||| Karpoori Thakur ||| All of these ||| 4 ||| 1 India’s first deep-sea mining project is called? ||| SagarYaan ||| Samudrayaan ||| OceanExplorer ||| DeepBlue ||| 2 ||| 2 What is India’s first AI-powered robot lawyer named? ||| NyayaBot ||| Lexi ||| JusAI ||| CourtHelper ||| 2 ||| 2 India signed a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor LOI with which country? ||| Japan ||| Singapore ||| Australia ||| UAE ||| 2 ||| 1 What is India’s nuclear power generation target by 2047? ||| 50 GW ||| 75 GW ||| 100 GW ||| 120 GW ||| 3 ||| 1 Which state launched the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana providing 300 units free? ||| Gujarat ||| Maharashtra ||| Uttar Pradesh ||| All India ||| 4 ||| 1 Who became Intel’s CEO in 2025? ||| Pat Gelsinger ||| Lip-Bu Tan ||| Sundar Pichai ||| Jensen Huang ||| 2 ||| 2 Which badminton player retired to focus on coaching in 2025? ||| Parupalli Kashyap ||| B Sumeeth Reddy ||| Kidambi Srikanth ||| H S Prannoy ||| 2 ||| 2 What is the theme of World Environment Day 2024? ||| Beat Plastic Pollution ||| Restore Ecosystems ||| Land Restoration, Desertification & Drought Resilience ||| Act for Nature ||| 3 ||| 1 Who became the first Indian woman Grandmaster? ||| Harika Dronavalli ||| Koneru Humpy ||| Tania Sachdev ||| Bhakti Kulkarni ||| 2 ||| 2 Who won the Miss World 2024 title? ||| Krystyna Pyszková ||| Aishwarya Sheoran ||| Karolina Bielawska ||| Sini Shetty ||| 1 ||| 2 Which state is first in India to implement climate risk atlas? ||| Odisha ||| Kerala ||| Tamil Nadu ||| Maharashtra ||| 1 ||| 2 India overtook which country to become 2nd largest tea exporter? ||| Sri Lanka ||| Kenya ||| Vietnam ||| Bangladesh ||| 1 ||| 2 Who chairs the Inter-Ministerial-Industry Committee on Fintech? ||| Finance Minister ||| RBI Governor ||| DFS Secretary ||| NITI Aayog Vice Chair ||| 3 ||| 2 What is India’s forex reserve as of March 2025? ||| $640 billion ||| $653.966 billion ||| $660 billion ||| $675 billion ||| 2 ||| 1 Who launched six mobile dental clinics in Delhi? ||| Arvind Kejriwal ||| Pankaj Kumar Singh ||| Satyendar Jain ||| Manish Sisodia ||| 2 ||| 2 Who won the Best Director at Oscars 2025? ||| Martin Scorsese ||| Sean Baker ||| Greta Gerwig ||| Denis Villeneuve ||| 2 ||| 2 India’s first hydrogen-powered train was launched in which state? ||| Haryana ||| Punjab ||| Uttar Pradesh ||| Gujarat ||| 1 ||| 1 What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier? ||| INS Vikramaditya ||| INS Vikrant ||| INS Vishal ||| INS Shakti ||| 2 ||| 1 How many astronauts will Gaganyaan mission send into space? ||| Two ||| Three ||| Four ||| Five ||| 2 ||| 1 Which legendary cricketer received Padma Vibhushan in 2024? ||| Kapil Dev ||| Sunil Gavaskar ||| Sachin Tendulkar ||| Rahul Dravid ||| 3 ||| 1 India’s first underwater museum will be developed around which INS? ||| INS Viraat ||| INS Guldar ||| INS Vikrant ||| INS Arihant ||| 2 ||| 1 Which organization developed the ‘Varunastra’ torpedo? ||| HAL ||| ISRO ||| DRDO ||| BDL ||| 3 ||| 1 Who became the first Indian woman to win a Formula 3 race? ||| Aditi Ashok ||| Sneha Sharma ||| Shruti Sharma ||| Mira Erda ||| 2 ||| 2 What is the range of Agni-5 missile? ||| 3,000 km ||| 4,000 km ||| 5,000 km ||| 6,000 km ||| 3 ||| 1 Who authored “March of Glory” on India’s 1975 Hockey World Cup victory? ||| Sandeep Singh ||| Not specified ||| Balbir Singh Sr ||| Ajit Pal Singh ||| 2 ||| 2 What is India’s current milk production in MMT? ||| 230 MMT ||| 239 MMT ||| 245 MMT ||| 250 MMT ||| 2 ||| 1 What is India’s target for nuclear power generation by 2047? ||| 80 GW ||| 90 GW ||| 100 GW ||| 110 GW ||| 3 ||| 1 Which city hosted the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2025? ||| New Delhi ||| Mumbai ||| Bengaluru ||| Hyderabad ||| 1 ||| 2 Who won the Best Actor award at Oscars 2025? ||| Paul Giamatti ||| Cillian Murphy ||| Bradley Cooper ||| Austin Butler ||| 2 ||| 1 Which Indian state leads in AI-driven vehicle fitness testing? ||| Maharashtra ||| Uttar Pradesh ||| Tamil Nadu ||| Karnataka ||| 2 ||| 2 Which country hosted the 2025 SCO Summit? ||| Uzbekistan ||| Kazakhstan ||| Kyrgyzstan ||| Tajikistan ||| 2 ||| 1 Who became the first female IOC President? ||| Kirsty Coventry ||| Fatma Samoura ||| Anita DeFrantz ||| Linda Douglass ||| 1 ||| 1 Which Indian badminton player retired to focus on coaching? ||| B Sumeeth Reddy ||| HS Prannoy ||| Parupalli Kashyap ||| Sourabh Verma ||| 1 ||| 2 Which two river corridors are planned in Uttarakhand for religious tourism? ||| Ganga & Yamuna ||| Ganga & Sharda ||| Yamuna & Kali ||| Ganga & Bhagirathi ||| 2 ||| 2 Which Indian airport achieved the milestone of 153 connected destinations? ||| Mumbai Airport ||| Delhi IGIA ||| Hyderabad Airport ||| Bengaluru Airport ||| 2 ||| 1 What is the revised ATM withdrawal fee from May 1, 2025? ||| ₹18 ||| ₹19 ||| ₹20 ||| ₹21 ||| 2 ||| 2 India signed a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor LOI with which nation? ||| Singapore ||| Australia ||| UAE ||| Japan ||| 1 ||| 1 What is the name of India’s AI-powered healthcare chatbot? ||| Aarogya AI ||| SwasthyaBot ||| HealthAssist ||| JeevanAI ||| 1 ||| 2 Which Indian city was declared as the first AI SEZ? ||| Hyderabad ||| Pune ||| Nava Raipur ||| Chennai ||| 3 ||| 1 Who launched the Purple Fest 2025 promoting inclusivity? ||| President Murmu ||| Amit Shah ||| Nirmala Sitharaman ||| Kiren Rijiju ||| 1 ||| 2 Who is India’s current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)? ||| Gen Bipin Rawat ||| Gen Anil Chauhan ||| Gen MM Naravane ||| Gen VK Singh ||| 2 ||| 1 Which country gifted India a Dornier aircraft in 2025? ||| Maldives ||| Sri Lanka ||| Mauritius ||| Seychelles ||| 2 ||| 2 What is the total outlay for Revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission? ||| ₹3,000 crore ||| ₹3,200 crore ||| ₹3,400 crore ||| ₹3,600 crore ||| 3 ||| 2 What percentage tariff was imposed by the US on imported cars & auto parts? ||| 15% ||| 20% ||| 25% ||| 30% ||| 3 ||| 1