Stay updated with the latest news, global events, political developments, and trending topics from around the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 13 February 2025.

Q1. Russia has developed a new rocket which is a plasma rocket and it is being claimed that it can reach Mars in how many days.
(A) 50-70 days
(B) 20-40 days
(C) 30-60 days
(D) 10-20 days

•Russian state-owned company Rosatom has announced a significant breakthrough in the development of a plasma electric rocket engine. •This company specializes in nuclear energy and technology. The company claims that this engine can complete the journey from Earth to Mars in just one to two months. •Plasma rockets eliminate the need for conventional solid or liquid fuel combustion. •It uses a magnetic plasma accelerator, which can achieve high speeds in space and greatly reduce travel times. •The average distance between Mars and Earth is approximately 14-22.5 crore km. The rocket will need a speed of 313,822 km per hour to cover this distance in 30 days.

Q2. Who is the founder of ‘Take Me 2 Space’. It is a self-driven satellite lab project, which can be operated from anywhere in the world.
(A) Greg Bronkman
(B) Liang Weitarfeng
(C) Ronak Kumar Samantrai
(D) Sameer Nigam

•Under this revolutionary scheme, students of India can now control satellites remotely. •This will strengthen India’s hold on space technology and the country’s presence can become more effective at the global level.

Q3. On Wednesday, India defeated England by how many runs in the third ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With this, the team clean swept the ODI series 3-0.
(A) 160 runs
(B) 132 runs
(C) 122 runs
(D) 142 runs

(D) 142 runs

•England chose bowling. India scored 356 runs. In reply, the English team was all out for 214 runs in 34.2 overs.

Q4. Retail inflation fell to what percentage in January?
(A) 4.31 percent
(B) 3. 22 percent
(C) 5.32 percent
(D) 4.90 percent

(A) 4.31 percent

•This is the lowest level in the last 5 months. •Inflation has come down mainly due to cheaper food items. •The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation stood at 5.22 per cent in December and 5.1 per cent in January last year.# •According to official data released on Wednesday, food inflation stood at 6.02 percent in January, compared to 8.39 percent in December and 8.3 percent in the same month a year ago. •The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been given the responsibility to ensure that retail inflation remains at 4 percent with a margin of 2 percent.

Q5. On what basis is the Consumer Price Index measured?
(A) PPM
(B) CPI
(C) RIR
(D) DPI

(B) CPI

•Consumer Price Index

Q6. Which rank has India got in the corruption ranking?
(A) 92nd rank
(B) 94th rank
(C) 96th rank
(D) 85th rank

•Transparency International released its corruption report of 180 countries on February 11. •India’s ranking has dropped. It has fallen 3 places to 96th in the 2024 list. •India was at number 93 in 2023. This means that corruption has increased in our country. •Neighbouring country China remains at number 76. Its ranking has not changed for 2 years. •At the same time, corruption has increased in Pakistan too. It has come down from 133 to 135th position. •Sri Lanka is at 121 and Bangladesh is at 149

Q7. Which country ranks first in corruption ranking?
(A) Denmark
(B) Singapore
(C) America
(D) South Sudan

(A) Denmark

•Denmark remains at number one. There is the least corruption there. •Finland is at second place and Singapore is at third place. •While South Sudan (180) is the most corrupt country.

Q8. The RBI said on Wednesday that new Rs 50 notes will be issued soon, which will bear the signature of the new governor.
(A) Sanjay Malhotra
(B) Urjit Patel
(C) Raghuram Rajan
(D) Shaktikanta Das

(A) Sanjay Malhotra

Q9. The Chief Minister of which state has announced work from home for women.
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Q10. The second full moon of every year is called Stotramula. And by what other name is it known?
(A) Gold Moon
(B) Hugger Moon
(C) Dark Weevil
(D) Sealor Wee

(B) Hugger Moon

•This lunar phenomenon is also called “Hunger Week” due to the scarcity of resources during the winter season. •Other popular names for this astronomical phenomenon in the Celtic and Old English traditions are Storm Mool, Ice Mool or Bear Wee.

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