First in India 2024-25| Current affairs 2025
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Which has become the first north-eastern state of India to achieve’100% domestic tap water connection’?
Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
(Facts: The Central Government’s Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide piped water to all rural households by 2024. Through this scheme, clean water will be provided to every household in the country.
Present Jal Shakti Minister- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat)
Who has become the first woman to become the head of ‘Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)’?
Ans: Neena Singh
Where will the India’s first AI city be built in?
Ans: Lucknow
(Facts: Objective- to create a thriving hub for artificial intelligence, integrating cutting-edge technology, research centers and educational institutions.)
Where is India’s largest defense equipment exhibition organized in February 2024?
Ans: Pune (Maharashtra)
(Facts: Event- February 26, 2024
Objective- To provide information about various industry-friendly activities and policies of DRDO to the defense sector industries, especially Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises and Start-ups. )
Who has become the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets against England in Test cricket?
Ans: Ravichandran Ashwin
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Who has inaugurated the first ‘All- Girls Sainik School’ in Vrindavan in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans: Rajnath Singh
(Facts: Name of Girls Sainik School- Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School.
Goal: To provide quality education to the students and provide conductive environment for education as well as joining the armed forces.)
Where was the first edition of ‘French Film Festival’ organized?
Ans: Kolkata (India)
(Facts: Event- 16-24 February 2024
Inauguration- Actor Anil Kapoor and Director Anurag Kashyap
Edition- First)
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Who has become the first woman to be promoted to the post of Subedar in the Indian Army?
Ans: Preety Rajak (M.P.)
In which state is the country’s first research based ‘IIT Satellite Campus’ established?
Ans: Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
(Facts: Objective- To benefit students, teachers and industrial workers in India and especially Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain will be a world- class research center in future technology, which is called Deep- Tech Research of IIT Indore. And Discovery Campus will be established in Ujjain)
Ola CEO Bhavish Aggrawal’s AI startup is the country’s first ‘AI Unicorn (AI Unicorn)’ has been created, what is its name?
Ans: KRUTRIM
(Facts: Artificial Intelligence (AI) means- Artificially developed intellectual ability
Unicorn startup- whenever the valuation of a startup is more than $1 billion, it is called a unicorn startup.)
In which state of India will the world’s first ‘Melanistic Tiger Safari’ be established?
Ans: Mayurbhanj (Odisha)
(Facts: The Melanistic tiger is a rare variant of the ‘Bengal Tiger’. These tigers are also called as Black Tiger.)
Which university has become the first university in the country to do research on ‘Urdu translation’ of Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta?
Ans: Banaras Hindu University (Uttar Pradesh)
(Facts: The research work on the Urdu version of Geeta has been done by Dr. Balwinder Singh of Jammu.
After researching the Urdu Version of Geeta, Balwinder is preparing to do research on the Urdu translation of Ramayana.)
India’s first centrally-funded ‘cow sanctuary’ will be built in which state?
Ans: Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
India’s first highway ‘Steel Slag Road Section’ has been inaugurated on which National Highway?
Ans: NH-66
(Facts: Steel Slag road technology is an innovative method of using steel slag, a waste generated during steel production, to build stronger and more durable roads
Inauguration of India’s first National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH-66 Mumbai- Goa National Highway to be done.)
Who has become the first male cricketer to play ‘150 matches’ in the history of T20I cricket?
Ans: Rohit Sharma
According to the first snow leopard census in India, which state/ union territory has the highest population of snow leopards?
Ans: Ladakh (477)
Which country will host the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO for the first time in July 2024?
Ans: India
(Facts: Event- 21 to 31 July 2024
Host Country- India
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The headquarters- Paris, France
Established- 16 November 1945
Chief- Audrey Azoulay)
Which Union Territory has become the first Union Territory to launch ‘PM Vishwakarma Yojana’ in January 2024?
Ans: Jammu Kashmir
(Facts-Objective: To elevate and recognize the important role of artisans and craftsmen individuals in preserving and enriching the cultural heritage of India.)
In which state India’s First ‘Lighthouse Festival’ has been organised?
Ans: Goa
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UNESCO has announced which city will be made India’s first city of literature?
Ans: Kozhikode (Kerala)
(Facts: UNESCO has declared Kozhikode, Kerala as a Literature City in its latest list of creative Cities Network. Apart from Kozhikode, Gwalior has been ranked as a city of music in this network.)
Which has become the first state of India to release ‘Caste Economic Survey’?
Ans: Bihar
(Facts: In this, not only economic analysis of different classes has been done but also their economic, social and educational status has been shown on the basis of survey.)
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Who has become India’s first female ‘airport firefighter’?
Ans: Disha Naik
Which ministry of India has become the first ministry to make purchases worth Rs 1 lakh crore from ‘e-marketplace’?
Ans: Ministry of Defence
India’s first 3D-printed post office will open in which city?
Ans: Bengaluru
In which district of Uttar Pradesh will the first ‘Tortoise Conservation Reserve’ center be established?
Ans: Gonda
(Facts: Collaboration- Forest Department, Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation India
Objective- To conserve turtles by establishing a turtle conservation reserve along the banks of Sarju river, a tributary of Ghaghra river.)
Which country has won the title of ‘Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024’ for the first time?
Ans: Indian women’s team
(Facts: Event- 18 February 2024 (Malaysia)
Winner- India
Runner-up- Thailand
Edition- 5th
Leading the Indian team in the championship- PV Sindhu
For the first time in this championship, India has won the gold medal in any category (Men and Women)).
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In which state/ union territory of India has North India’s first ‘Pizza ATM’ been unveiled?
Ans: Chandigarh
What is the name of ISRO’s female robot astronaut who will fly in space before ’Gaganyaan Mission’ 2024’?
Ans: Vyommitra
(Facts: Vyommitra is combination of two sanskrit words- Vyom- means space and mitra- means friend. The Union Minister Jitendra Singh has revealed that the uncrewed ‘Vyommitra’ mission is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024, while the manned ‘Gaganyaan’ mission is scheduled for 2025.)
Which is India’s first satellite to be launched with Falcon 9 Rocket?
Ans: GSAT-20
(Facts: To provide highspeed broadband internet connectivity, digital video transmission and audio transmission)
Who has become the first female DGP of Maharashtra?
Ans: Rashmi Shukla
Where has the first Kho-Kho World Cup started?
Ans: New Delhi
The First Edition of the Kho-Kho World Cup started at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
The World Cup was inaugurated by Sudhanshu Mittal, President of the Kho Kho Federation of India.
During the World Cup, each team consisted of 12 players, however during a match only 9 players from each team have actually taken the field.
In which state was India’s first Organic Fisheries Cluster launched?
Ans: Sikkim
It is launched by- Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh
What is the name of the indigenously developed pulse diagnostic tool that became India’s first Ayurvedic medical device to get approval from CDSCO?
Ans: Nadi Tarangini
