Daily Current Affairs 19th April 2025

Q.1. Which year saw the adoption of the Ottawa Convention that outlaws the use of anti-personnel landmines?
Ans:- 1997
Q.2. How much has the Thar Desert’s yearly greening increased over the last 20 years?
Ans:- 38%
Q.3. Which part of India hosted the opening of the Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre?
Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir
Q.4. In its most recent monetary policy decision, how much did the Reserve Bank of India lower the repo rate?
Ans:- 0.25%
Q.5. Which nation gave its approval for Indian private companies to receive Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology?
Ans:- United States
Q.6. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act was passed in which year?
Ans:- 2007
Q.7. Which nation is home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, where Soyuz MS-27 was launched?
Ans:- Kazakhstan
Q.8. What day is Jyotiba Phule’s birth anniversary celebrated?
Ans:- April 11
Q.9. Inaction on re-passed bills by the Governor was cited by the Supreme Court as a violation of which constitutional article?
Ans:- Article 200
Q.10. Which nation, up to its removal in April 2025, depended on India’s transhipment facilities for exports to Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar?
Ans:- Bangladesh