Daily Current Affairs MCQs Quiz: January 1-5, 2025

21. Recently, Which of the following countries is currently experiencing a significant increase in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases?
[A] Kenya
[B] North Korea
[C] China
[D] Israel

22. Which one of the following countries has begun its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of UNSC from January 1, 2025?
[A] Sudan
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Indonesia
[D] Pakistan

23. Who has been re-elected as US House Speaker?
[A] Yassamin Ansari
[B] Mike Johnson
[C] David Schweikert
[D]Nick Begich III

24. The Islamic State (IS) group has recently on new year’s day 2025, a truck attack in New Orleans, this place located in which country?
[A] US
[B] Canada
[C] France
[D] South Africa

25. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is on the brink of closure due to which country’s new legislation?
[A] Iran
[B] Iraq
[C] Israel
[D] US

26. Which of the following types of accounts will RBI close under new guidelines from January 1, 2025?
[A] Dormant Accounts
[B] Inactive Accounts
[C] Zero Balance Accounts
[D] All of the above

27. Which state government has Signed MoU with SBI & UBI for Insurance Benefits?
[A] Assam
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh

28. Which bank has launched the digital platform, FedOne, for corporate banking?
[A] Canara Bank
[B] ICICI Bank
[C] Federal Bank
[D] Axis Bank

29. Which of the following has extended the market cap deadline for UPI apps till 2026?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] National Payments Corporation of India
[C] Ministry of Finance
[D] Ministry of Corporation

30. Which of the following has revealed that drug-resistant infections increase treatment costs by an average of 33.1%?
[A] Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
[B] All India Malaria Research Institute
[C] Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research
[D] Haffkine Institute