Current Affairs : July 2026
Q1. Who has assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻāĻĒ-āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi B) Lt Gen N. S. Raja Subramani
C) Lt Gen Sandeep Jain D) Lt Gen Anil Chauhan
Ans: B) Lt Gen N. S. Raja Subramani
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: He became the Vice Chief of the Indian Army, the second-highest-ranking officer in the Army. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻāĻĒ-āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q2. Who has become India's 97th Chess Grandmaster ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
A) Ethan Vaz B) Harsh Suresh C) Arjun Erigaisi D) G. B. Harshavardhan
Ans: D) G. B. Harshavardhan
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: He became India's 97th Chess Grandmaster, one of the highest titles in chess. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q3. Who will be awarded the 'IMO Prize', the highest scientific honour of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ? WMO-ā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ 'IMO Prize' āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻš'āĻŦ ?
A) Xu Jianmin B) Petteri Taalas C) Celeste Saulo D) Dr. Florence Rabier
Ans: A) Xu Jianmin
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: He will receive the IMO Prize for his outstanding contributions to meteorology.āĻŦāĻ¤ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ (Meteorology)-āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ
ā§ąāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ IMO Prize āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤
Q4. How many new faunal species were added to India's faunal database in 2025 ? ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° Faunal Database-āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 353 B) 509 C) 709 D) 909
Ans: C) 709
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) added 709 new faunal records to India's faunal database in 2025. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)-āĻ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ 709āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° Faunal Database-āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q5. Which country has expressed its readiness to lead the European Union (EU) amid growing global challenges ? āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻ (EU)-āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻš āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) France B) Germany C) Ireland D) Spain
Ans: B) Germany
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Germany has expressed its readiness to take a leading role in the European Union (EU) amid growing global challenges.Germany-āĻ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ European Union (EU)-āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q6. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has completed more than how many years ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž (PMKSY)-āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§°ā§ āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) 5 years B) 8 years C) 10 years D) 15 years
Ans: C) 10 years
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Launched in 2015, PMKSY has completed more than 10 years of improving irrigation and water-use efficiency in agriculture. ā§¨ā§Ļā§§ā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž PMKSY-āĻ ā§§ā§Ļ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§°ā§ āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q7. Vikram-1 launch vehicle has been developed by which company ? Vikram-1 āĻā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) Agnikul Cosmos B) Skyroot Aerospace C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
D) NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
Ans: B) Skyroot Aerospace
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Skyroot Aerospace developed the Vikram-1 launch vehicle, India's first privately developed orbital rocket. Skyroot Aerospace-āĻ Vikram-1 āĻā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻĒāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻŧ (orbital) ā§°āĻā§āĻāĨ¤
Q8. Hul Diwas is observed in memory of which historical rebellion ? Hul Diwas āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻšā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ?
A) Kol Rebellion B) Munda Rebellion C) Paika Rebellion D) Santhal Rebellion
Ans: D) Santhal Rebellion
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Hul Diwas commemorates the Santhal Rebellion of 1855, led by Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu against British rule. Hul Diwas-āĻ¤ ā§§ā§Žā§Ģā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨ā§° Santhal āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻš āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻžā§° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ Sidhu āĻā§°ā§ Kanhu Murmu-āĻāĨ¤
Q9. Vijaya Mehta passed away recently. She was associated with which field ? āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Classical Music B) Theatre & Parallel Cinema C) Literature D) Painting
Ans: B) Theatre & Parallel Cinema
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Vijaya Mehta was a renowned theatre director, actress, and filmmaker, known for her contribution to parallel cinema.āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ, āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ Parallel Cinema-āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ
ā§ąāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q10. Which battalion was awarded the Governor's Unit Citation by the Governor of Mizoram ? āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽā§° ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž Governor's Unit Citation āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 10th Battalion Assam Rifles B) 15th Battalion Assam Rifles C) 20th Battalion Assam Rifles D) 25th Battalion Assam Rifles
Ans: C) 20th Battalion Assam Rifles
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The 20th Battalion, Assam Rifles received the Governor's Unit Citation for its distinguished service and contribution to security in Mizoram. 20th
Battalion, Assam Rifles-āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ
ā§ąāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ Governor's Unit Citation āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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Q1. India ranks at which position out of 197 countries in the 2026 Global Passport Index published by Global Citizen Solutions ? Global Citizen Solutions-āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ 2026 Global Passport Index-āĻ¤ 197āĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ ?
(a) 115th (b) 120th (c) 125th (d) 130th
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) 125th
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: India ranked 125th among 197 countries in the 2026 Global Passport Index published by Global Citizen Solutions. The index evaluates passports based on visa-free travel, taxation, global perception, and personal freedom. Global Citizen Solutions-āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻž 2026 Global Passport Index-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ 197āĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ 125āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž-āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ, āĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Q2. Which team won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 by defeating England ? āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋ ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) India (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤) (b) Australia (āĻ
āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž) (c) South Africa (āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž) (d) New Zealand (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ)
Answer / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (b) Australia (āĻ
āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Australia won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 by defeating England in the final at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, securing another world title. āĻ
āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ˛āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ¨ā§° Lord's Cricket Ground-āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋ ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q3. The Kinnauri Apple and Kinnauri Topi, which recently received GI Tags, belong to which state ? āĻļā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ GI Tag āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž Kinnauri Apple āĻā§°ā§ Kinnauri Topi āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
(a) Uttarakhand (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ) (b) Jammu & Kashmir (āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°) (c) Himachal Pradesh (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ) (d) Sikkim (āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) Himachal Pradesh (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Kinnauri Apple and Kinnauri Topi are traditional products of Himachal Pradesh. They recently received Geographical Indication (GI) Tags, which protect and recognize products linked to a specific geographical region. Kinnauri Apple āĻā§°ā§ Kinnauri Topi āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§ā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ Geographical Indication (GI) Tag āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§ā§°ā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q4. The USISPF 2026 Leadership Award was recently presented to whom ? āĻļā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ USISPF 2026 Leadership Award āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Gautam Adani (c) Sunil Bharti Mittal (d) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) Sunil Bharti Mittal
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Received for strengthening India–US business relations. āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤-āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. In 2026, the United States of America celebrated which anniversary of its Independence ? ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻˇāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
(a) 200th (b) 225th (c) 250th (d) 275th
Ans/ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) 250th Anniversary
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The USA celebrated its 250th Independence Day on 4 July 2026. ā§Ē āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžā§° ā§¨ā§Ģā§ĻāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻˇāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q6. Which state recently launched the "Durga Squad" initiative to strengthen women's safety ? āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ "Durga Squad" āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
(a) Odisha (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Assam
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) West Bengal
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The initiative was launched to improve women's safety and security. āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q7. On which date did the Ministry of Cooperation celebrate its 5th Foundation Day ? āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° ā§ĢāĻŽ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
(a) 5 July 2026 (b) 6 July 2026 (c) 7 July 2026 (d) 8 July 2026
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (b) 6 July 2026
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Ministry of Cooperation celebrated its 5th Foundation Day on 6 July 2026. āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§ ā§Ŧ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° ā§ĢāĻŽ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q8. What was the theme of the 5th Foundation Day of the Ministry of Cooperation ? āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§° ā§ĢāĻŽ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ (Theme) āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) Atmanirbhar Bharat (b) Digital India (c) Sahakar Se Samriddhi (d) Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) Sahakar Se Samriddhi
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The celebration was held under the theme "Sahakar Se Samriddhi." āĻāĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ "Sahakar Se Samriddhi"āĨ¤
Q9. Which organization hosted the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting 2026 ? BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting 2026 āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) CBI (b) NIA (c) ED (d) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (d) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The meeting was hosted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Guwahati. āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)-āĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q10. Who recently took charge as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff of India ? āĻļā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§Šā§§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ (Chief of the Army Staff) āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) General Upendra Dwivedi (b) General Manoj Pande | (c) General Dhiraj Seth (d) General Anil Chauhan
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) General Dhiraj Seth
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: General Dhiraj Seth took charge as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff on 30 June 2026, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi. āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛ āĻ§ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ ā§ ā§Šā§Ļ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§Šā§§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
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Q1. Sirsa's Kinnow has received a GI Tag, becoming the first fruit from which state to earn this recognition ? āĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§ā§ąā§ GI Tag āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
(a) Punjab (āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ) (b) Haryana (āĻšāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻž) (c) Rajasthan (ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨) (d) Himachal Pradesh (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (b) Haryana (āĻšāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Sirsa Kinnow became the first fruit from Haryana to receive a Geographical Indication (GI) Tag, recognizing its unique quality and geographical origin. āĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§ā§ąā§ āĻšāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ GI Tag āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ GI Tag-āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§ā§°ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻŖāĻžāĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
Q2. How much budget has been allocated by the Central Government for the Modified UDAN Scheme ? āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ UDAN āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻā§ąāĻŖā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
(a) âš25,440 Crore (b) âš2,840 Crore (âšā§¨,ā§Žā§Ēā§Ļ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ) (c) âš30,800 Crore (d) âš34,300 Crore
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (b) âš2,840 Crore (âšā§¨,ā§Žā§Ēā§Ļ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Central Government has allocated âš2,840 crore for the Modified UDAN Scheme to improve regional air connectivity and make air travel affordable in underserved and remote areas. āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ UDAN āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ âšā§¨,ā§Žā§Ēā§Ļ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ąāĻŖā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ąā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. What is the rank of West Bengal in India in terms of Geographical Indication (GI) registrations after receiving 23 new GI Tags ?ā§¨ā§ŠāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ GI Tag āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ Geographical Indication (GI) āĻĒāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻāĻā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨?
(a) 1st (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ) (b) 2nd (āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ) (c) 3rd (āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ) (d) 4th (āĻāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻĨ)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) 3rd (āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: After receiving 23 new GI Tags, West Bengal moved to 3rd place in India in terms of the total number of GI registrations. ā§¨ā§ŠāĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ GI Tag āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ GI āĻĒāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q4. Which state has become the first in India to commercially produce Matcha tea ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ Matcha Tea āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ?
(a) Assam (āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽ) (b) West Bengal (āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻāĻ) (c) Kerala (āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻž) (d) Himachal Pradesh (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (a) Assam (āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Assam has become the first state in India to commercially produce Matcha tea. The first batch was produced at Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in Tinsukia district and sold at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre for âš3,000 per kg. āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ Matcha Tea āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§ā§° Tea Auction Centre-āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ˛āĻ âš3,000 āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Who has been given the additional charge as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of IREDA ? IREDA-ā§° Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
(a) Pradip Kumar Das (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¸) (b) Dr. Bijay Kumar Mohanty (āĻĄ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ) (c) Rajeev Sharma (ā§°āĻžāĻā§ā§ą āĻļā§°ā§āĻŽāĻž) (d) Gunveer Singh (āĻā§āĻŖāĻŦā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (b) Dr. Bijay Kumar Mohanty (āĻĄ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Dr. Bijay Kumar Mohanty, Director (Finance), has been given the additional charge as CMD of IREDA after the retirement of Pradip Kumar Das. IREDA-ā§° Director (Finance) āĻĄ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§° āĻ
ā§ąāĻ¸ā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ CMD-ā§° āĻ
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Q6. India won how many medals at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand ? āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§° Pattaya-āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 22
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (c) 20
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: India won 20 medals (4 Gold, 7 Silver and 9 Bronze) at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand. āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§° Pattaya-āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ 20āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ (4 āĻ¸ā§āĻŖ, 7 ā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ 9 āĻŦā§ā§°āĻā§āĻ) āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤