10 MCQs: Daily GK Update & Current Affairs (15 March 2025)

What is the primary goal of Indian Railways’ involvement in Mission Amrit Sarovar?
a) Solar energy generation
b) Groundwater recharge through water bodies
c) Waste management
d) Rural electrification
Answer: b) Groundwater recharge through water bodies

What penalty does the Immigration and Foreigners Bill 2025 impose for unauthorized entry?
a) ₹1 lakh
b) ₹5 lakh
c) ₹10 lakh
d) Imprisonment only
Answer: b) ₹5 lakh

Which ministry launched India’s first exploration license auction for critical minerals?
a) Ministry of Environment
b) Ministry of Mines
c) Ministry of Commerce
d) Ministry of Railways
Answer: b) Ministry of Mines

China’s LPAR radar near Myanmar is designed to monitor:
a) Agricultural activities
b) Indian missile tests and naval movements
c) Air pollution levels
d) Earthquake patterns
Answer: b) Indian missile tests and naval movements

Which sector showed growth in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for January 2025?
a) Mining
b) Manufacturing and electricity
c) Textiles
d) Tourism
Answer: b) Manufacturing and electricity

How many heat-related deaths were reported in India during 2024?
a) 500
b) 733
c) 1,000
d) 1,200
Answer: b) 733

ISRO recently achieved a milestone in:
a) Lunar mining
b) Space docking experiments
c) Mars rover landing
d) Satellite internet
Answer: b) Space docking experiments

India’s medal tally at the 2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix included:
a) 100 medals
b) 120 medals
c) 134 medals
d) 150 medals
Answer: c) 134 medals

Himachal Pradesh’s per capita income for 2024-25 is approximately:
a) ₹2,00,000
b) ₹2,57,212
c) ₹3,00,000
d) ₹1,50,000
Answer: b) ₹2,57,212

NASA’s PUNCH mission focuses on studying:
a) Black holes
b) Solar winds and the Sun’s outer atmosphere
c) Exoplanets
d) Lunar volcanoes
Answer: b) Solar winds and the Sun’s outer atmosphere