Thursday, February 13, 2025

Current Affairs Quiz: 12th February 2025

1.      Where will the next AI Summit be held?

a)      UK

b)     UAE

c)      USA

d)     India

2.      Who recently won the National Snooker Championship title?
(a) Brijesh Damani
(b) Pankaj Advani
(c) Rahul Banerjee
(d) None of the above

3.      Who won the men's singles title at Chennai Open 2025 Tennis recently?
(a) Rohan Bopanna
(b) Kyrian Jacquet
(c) Elias Ymer
(d) None of the above

4.      Where is the 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum being held?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Dhaka
(c) Dubai
(d) Manila

5.      Who became the first Indian to score 4,000 international runs against England?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Suryakumar Yadav
(d) Rishabh Pant

Answers:

  1. (d) India
    During the AI Action Summit in Paris, co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, PM Modi announced that India will host the next AI Summit. He also emphasized the importance of global cooperation in establishing AI governance frameworks.
  2. (b) Pankaj Advani
    India's most successful snooker player, Pankaj Advani, has once again won the National Snooker Championship, marking his 36th national title and 10th men's snooker championship. Representing ONGC, Advani defeated Brijesh Damani in the final. This tournament's performance will determine the Indian team for the Asian and World Championships.
  3. (b) Kyrian Jacquet
    France's Kyrian Jacquet recently won the Chennai Open 2025 Men's Singles Tennis title at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam, Tamil Nadu. He defeated Sweden’s Elias Ymer in the final, securing his first ATP title.
  4. (a) New Delhi
    The 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (14AFAF) is being held in New Delhi from February 12-15. Organized by the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the forum's theme is "Greening the Blue Growth in Asia-Pacific."
  5. (b) Virat Kohli
    Legendary Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has completed 4,000 international runs against England. He achieved this milestone during the third ODI of the series, scoring 52 runs. Kohli is the first Indian to reach this feat and the sixth player overall in world cricket to do so against England.

  Source: https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/daily-current-affairs-quiz-12-february-2025-1739361164-1

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