Current Affairs - 1 : July 2026






Q1. Jalbhara sweet, which recently received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, belongs to which state ? āĻļ⧇āĻšāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•ā§ˆ GI Tag āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻž āϜāϞāĻ­ā§°āĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻžāχ (Jalbhara Sweet) āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧰ ?


(a) Odisha (āĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻļāĻž) (b) West Bengal (āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻ‚āĻ—) (c) Bihar (āĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžā§°) (d) Assam (āĻ…āϏāĻŽ)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) West Bengal (āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻ‚āĻ—)


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž:
Jalbhara (Jolbhora) Sandesh of Chandannagar, Hooghly district, West Bengal has received the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag, recognizing its unique heritage and origin. āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻ‚āĻ—ā§° āĻšā§āĻ—āϞ⧀ āϜāĻŋāϞāĻžā§° āϚāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāύāύāĻ—ā§°ā§° Jalbhara (Jolbhora) Sandesh-āĻ GI Tag āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ āφ⧰⧁ āϭ⧌āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϚāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q2. Which edition of the Wimbledon tennis tournament began in 2026 ? ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϚāύāϤ Wimbledon āĻŸā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ› āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžā§° āϕ⧋āύāϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧰āĻŖ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?

(a) 139th (b) 138th (c) 137th (d) 140th


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (a) 139th


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The 139th Wimbledon Championships began in 2026. Wimbledon is the world's oldest and most prestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament. ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϚāύāϤ 139th Wimbledon Championships āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ Wimbledon āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒ⧁⧰āĻŖāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ Grand Slam āĻŸā§‡āύāĻŋāĻ› āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĨ¤


Q3. When is the 77th Van Mahotsav being organized ? ā§­ā§­āϤāĻŽ āĻŦāύ āĻŽāĻšā§‹ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą (Van Mahotsav) āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?

(a) 1–7 July (ā§§–ā§­ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ) (b) 3–10 July (c) 5–12 July (d) 12–19 July


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (a) 1–7 July (ā§§–ā§­ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ)


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The 77th Van Mahotsav is being celebrated from 1 July to 7 July across India to promote tree plantation and environmental conservation. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϜ⧁⧰āĻŋ ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§­ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχāϞ⧈ ā§­ā§­āϤāĻŽ āĻŦāύ āĻŽāĻšā§‹ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ—āĻ› ā§°ā§‹āĻĒāĻŖ, āĻŦāύ āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϏ⧁⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āϜāύāϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


Q4. Till when has the tenure of India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri been extended ?āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŦ⧈āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ• āϏāϚāĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›ā§ā§°āĻŋā§° āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧈ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?


(a) 14 July 2026 (b) 31 December 2026 (c) 14 July 2027 (d) 15 August 2027


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) 14 July 2027


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The Central Government has extended the tenure of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri by one year, up to 14 July 2027. āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻŦ⧈āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ• āϏāϚāĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›ā§ā§°āĻŋā§° āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϞ ā§§ā§Ē āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍⧭āϞ⧈āϕ⧇ āĻāĻŦāϛ⧰⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q5. Who has become the World No. 1 batter in the ICC Men's T20I Rankings ? ICC āĻĒ⧁⧰⧁āώ T20I ⧰⧇āĻ‚āĻ•āĻŋāĻ™āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° ā§§ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻŦ⧇āϟāĻ›āĻŽā§‡āύ āϕ⧋āύ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?

(a) Abhishek Sharma (b) Ishan Kishan (c) Travis Head (d) Suryakumar Yadav


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Ishan Kishan


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Ishan Kishan became the World No. 1 T20I batter, replacing Abhishek Sharma at the top of the ICC Men's T20I Rankings. āψāĻļāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻŋāώāĻžāϪ⧇ ICC āĻĒ⧁⧰⧁āώ T20I ⧰⧇āĻ‚āĻ•āĻŋāĻ™āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° ā§§ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻŦ⧇āϟāĻ›āĻŽā§‡āύ āĻšā§ˆ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāώ⧇āĻ• āĻļā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ• āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q6. The Borjuli Site in Sonitpur was recently notified as a Biodiversity Heritage Site in which state ? āĻļā§‹āĻŖāĻŋāϤāĻĒ⧁⧰⧰ āĻŦā§°āϜ⧁āϞ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻ• āĻļ⧇āĻšāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•ā§ˆ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ Biodiversity Heritage Site āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?

(a) Assam (āĻ…āϏāĻŽ) (b) Arunachal Pradesh (āυ⧰⧁āĻŖāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ) (c) Meghalaya (āĻŽā§‡āϘāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ) (d) Sikkim (āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽ)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (a) Assam (āĻ…āϏāĻŽ)


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The Borjuli Wild Rice Site in Sonitpur district, Assam, has been notified as a Biodiversity Heritage Site to conserve wild rice and strengthen biodiversity conservation. āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āĻļā§‹āĻŖāĻŋāϤāĻĒ⧁⧰ āϜāĻŋāϞāĻžā§° āĻŦā§°āϜ⧁āϞ⧀ Wild Rice Site-āĻ• āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϧāĻžāύ⧰ āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻœā§ˆā§ą āĻŦ⧈āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āϝ āϏ⧁⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ Biodiversity Heritage Site āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤






Q7. Which country became the 10th nation to accept India's UPI ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ UPI āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž ā§§ā§ĻāĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


(a) Greece (āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āϚ) (b) Italy (āχāϟāĻžāϞ⧀) (c) Spain (āĻ¸ā§āĻĒ⧇āχāύ) (d) Portugal (āĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—āĻžāϞ)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (a) Greece (āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āϚ)


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Greece became the 10th country to accept India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI), enabling Indian travellers to make seamless digital payments. āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āϚ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ UPI āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž ā§§ā§ĻāĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāϟāĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āϚāϤ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ UPI-ā§° āϜ⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϞ āĻĒ⧇āĻŽā§‡āĻŖā§āϟ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤


Q8. Where was the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit held in July 2026 ? ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϚāύ⧰ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāϤ ā§§ā§ŦāϤāĻŽ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ-āϜāĻžāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āώāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§€ā§°ā§āώ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϞāύ āĻ•'āϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


(a) New Delhi (āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧀) (b) Tokyo (āϟāĻ•āĻŋāĻ…') (c) Kyoto (āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ'āĻŸā§‹) (d) Osaka (āĻ…'āĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻž)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (a) New Delhi (āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧀)


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The 16th India-Japan Annual Summit was held in New Delhi from 1–3 July 2026 during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. āϜāĻžāĻĒāĻžāύ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāχāϚāĻŋā§° āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ āĻ­ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āωāĻĒāϞāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ ā§§–ā§Š āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϤāĻžā§°āĻŋāϖ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧀āϤ ā§§ā§ŦāϤāĻŽ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ-āϜāĻžāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āώāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§€ā§°ā§āώ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϞāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q9. International Plastic Bag Free Day is observed every year on which date  āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāσ⧰āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ Plastic Bag Free Day āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϛ⧰⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϤāĻžā§°āĻŋāϖ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


(a) 1 July (ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ) (b) 2 July (⧍ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ) (c) 3 July (ā§Š āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ) (d) 5 July (ā§Ģ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) 3 July (ā§Š āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ)


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: International Plastic Bag Free Day is observed every year on 3 July to encourage people to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags and protect the environment. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϛ⧰⧇ ā§Š āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāσ⧰āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ Plastic Bag Free Day āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻŦāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϕ⧰ āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāϏ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


Q10. GST Day is celebrated every year on 1st July. In which year was GST launched in India ? GST Day āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϛ⧰⧇ ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ GST āϕ⧋āύ āϚāύāϤ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ?


(a) 1 July 2016 (b) 1 July 2018 (c) 1 July 2015 (d) 1 July 2017


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (d) 1 July 2017


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž:  The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was launched in India on 1 July 2017, replacing multiple indirect taxes with a unified tax system. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ ⧍ā§Ļā§§ā§­ āϤāĻžā§°āĻŋāϖ⧇ GST āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ⧋ āĻĒā§°ā§‹āĻ•ā§āώ āϕ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āϕ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


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1. Which former Indian captain has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame 2026 ? ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϚāύ⧰ ICC Hall of Fame-āϤ āϕ⧋āύāϜāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāύ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻ• āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?


A. Rahul Dravid | B. Sourav Ganguly | C. Mahendra Singh Dhoni | D. Virender Sehwag


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Sourav Ganguly


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Sourav Ganguly was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame 2026 for his outstanding contribution to world cricket. āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϕ⧇āϟāϞ⧈ āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ…ā§ąāĻĻāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧌⧰āĻ­ āĻ—āĻžāĻ™ā§āϗ⧁āϞ⧀āĻ• ICC Hall of Fame 2026-āϤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


2. Which state government has approved the Pradhan Mantri Chai Shramik Protsahan Yojana (PMCSPY) ? āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āϚāĻžāĻš āĻļā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°ā§‹ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāύ āϝ⧋āϜāύāĻž (PMCSPY) āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāύ āϜāύāĻžāχāϛ⧇ ?


A. Odisha | B. West Bengal | C. Assam | D. Bihar


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. Assam


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Assam approved the PMCSPY to improve education, healthcare, and welfare of tea garden workers. āϚāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϚāĻžā§° āĻļā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŖ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ PMCSPY āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāύ āϜāύāĻžāχāϛ⧇āĨ¤


3. The banyan tree declared as the world's oldest tree is located in which state ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒ⧁⧰āĻŖāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āϕ⧰āĻž āĻŦāϟāĻ—āĻ›āĻŸā§‹ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


A. Uttar Pradesh | B. Bihar | C. Jharkhand | D. West Bengal


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Bihar


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The world's oldest scientifically dated banyan tree is located in Munger district, Bihar.  āĻŦ⧈āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒ⧁⧰āĻŖāĻŋ āĻŦāϟāĻ—āĻ›āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ‚āϗ⧇⧰ āϜāĻŋāϞāĻžāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


4. Which organisation successfully tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at Chandipur, Odisha ? āĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻļāĻžā§° āϚāĻžāρāĻĻāĻŋāĻĒ⧁⧰āϤ Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR)-ā§° āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒāĻŖ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāχ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?


A. ISRO | B. DRDO | C. HAL | D. BDL


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. DRDO


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: DRDO successfully conducted the flight test of the Pinaka LRGR from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. DRDO-āĻ āϚāĻžāρāĻĻāĻŋāĻĒ⧁⧰⧰ Integrated Test Range-ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž Pinaka LRGR-ā§° āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


5. In July 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the highest civilian honour of which country ? ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϚāύ⧰ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āύ⧰⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽā§‹āĻĻā§€āĻ• āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A. Malaysia | B. Indonesia  | C. Vietnam | D. Thailand


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Indonesia


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Indonesia honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its highest civilian award for strengthening bilateral relations. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ-āχāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‹āύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‹āύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āύ⧰⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽā§‹āĻĻā§€āĻ• āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


6. Who has been appointed as the Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy ? āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻ­āĻ­āĻžāχ āĻĒāĻŸā§‡āϞ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāϚ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽā§€ā§° āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ• āύāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?


A. Sanjay Arora | B. Vivek Johri | C. Sujeet Pandey | D. Rajeev Kumar


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. Sujeet Pandey


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: IPS officer Sujeet Pandey has been appointed as the Director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA). IPS āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏ⧁āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āĻ• āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻ­āĻ­āĻžāχ āĻĒāĻŸā§‡āϞ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāϚ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽā§€ (SVPNPA)-ā§° āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


7. The Ministry of Tourism has signed an MoU with which company for the digital promotion of Indian tourist destinations ? āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāϟāύāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϚāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāϟāύ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώ⧰ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?


A. Microsoft | B. Amazon | C. Google India | D. Meta


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. Google India


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The agreement with Google India aims to improve the digital visibility of Indian tourist destinations. Google India-ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻāχ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāϟāύāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšāĻ• āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϞāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āϚāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


8. 'Mission Kayakalp' has been launched in which state/UT to modernise government schools ? āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§€ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāϕ⧀āϕ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ 'Mission Kayakalp' āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ/āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞāϤ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?


A. Uttar Pradesh | B. Delhi | C. Haryana | D. Punjab


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Delhi


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Delhi launched Mission Kayakalp to upgrade infrastructure and improve learning facilities in government schools. āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧀ āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§€ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻ—āĻžāρāĻĨāύāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ Mission Kayakalp āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


9. Shapoor Zadran, who recently passed away, was a famous player of which sport ? āĻļ⧇āĻšāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻļāĻžāĻĒ⧁⧰ āϜāĻžāĻĻā§°āĻžāύ āϕ⧋āύ āϖ⧇āϞ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āϖ⧇āĻ˛ā§ā§ąā§ˆ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


A. Hockey | B. Football | C. Cricket | D. Kabaddi


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. Cricket


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Shapoor Zadran was a former Afghanistan international cricketer known for his left-arm fast bowling.  āĻļāĻžāĻĒ⧁⧰ āϜāĻžāĻĻā§°āĻžāύ āφāĻĢāĻ—āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāύ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāύ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāσ⧰āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϕ⧇āϟāĻžā§° āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻ“āρāĻšāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦ'āϞāĻžā§° āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


10. Sirsa Kinnow has become the first GI-tagged fruit of which state ? āĻ›āĻŋā§°āĻ›āĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ⧁ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ GI āĻŸā§‡āĻ— āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇?


A. Punjab | B. Haryana | C. Rajasthan | D. Himachal Pradesh


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Haryana


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Sirsa Kinnow became Haryana's first fruit to receive the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. āĻ›āĻŋā§°āĻ›āĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ⧁ āĻšāĻžā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ Geographical Indication (GI) āĻŸā§‡āĻ— āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


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Q1. What is India's rank in the Global Air Powers Ranking 2026 (WDMMA) ? (WDMMA Global Air Powers Ranking 2026-āϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?)


A. 4th  B. 5th | C. 6th | D. 7th


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. 6th


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: India is ranked 6th in the WDMMA Global Air Powers Ranking 2026. WDMMA Global Air Powers Ranking 2026-āϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧇ ā§ŦāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q2. Which state will host the 8th Khelo India Youth Games 2026 ? ā§¨ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϚāύ⧰ ā§ŽāĻŽ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ¯ā§ā§ą āĻ•ā§ā§°ā§€āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻš'āĻŦ ?


A. Andhra Pradesh | B. Telangana | C. Karnataka | D. Tamil Nadu


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Telangana


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Telangana will host the 8th Khelo India Youth Games 2026. (āϤ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ‚āĻ—āĻžāύāĻžāχ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϚāύ⧰ ā§ŽāĻŽ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ¯ā§ā§ą āĻ•ā§ā§°ā§€āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤)


Q3. Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) ? (Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)-ā§° āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĒā§°āĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻ• (DG) āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ• āύāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?)


A. Alok Kumar Mittal | B. Sujeet Pandey | C. Amit Garg | D. Alok Ranjan


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: A. Alok Kumar Mittal


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Alok Kumar Mittal has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of BPR&D. āφāϞ⧋āĻ• āϕ⧁āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞāĻ• BPR&D-ā§° āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĒā§°āĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻ• (DG) āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. A short story recently accused of being AI-written won which prestigious literary award ? āĻļ⧇āĻšāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•ā§ˆ AI-āĻ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻž āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āωāĻ āĻž āĻāĻ–āύ āϚ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻŦāρāϟāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?


A. Booker Prize | B. Pulitzer Prize | C. Commonwealth Short Story Prize | D. Nobel Prize in Literature


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. Commonwealth Short Story Prize


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The story won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, despite allegations that it was AI-generated. (AI-āĻ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻž āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āωāĻ āĻŋāϞ⧇āĻ“ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ Commonwealth Short Story Prize āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


Q5. In which country were nearly 2,000-year-old Indian gold rings bearing Brahmi script discovered recently ? (āĻļ⧇āĻšāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧ ⧍,ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ļ āĻŦāϛ⧰⧰ āĻĒ⧁⧰āĻŖāĻŋ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§āĻŽā§€ āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏ⧋āĻŖā§° āφāĻ™āĻ āĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ†ā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?)


A. Vietnam | B. Cambodia | C. Thailand | D. Indonesia


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. Thailand


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Ancient Indian gold rings with Brahmi inscriptions were discovered at an archaeological site in Thailand. āĻĨāĻžāχāϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āύāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ–āύāύāϤ āĻŦā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§āĻŽā§€ āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏ⧋āĻŖā§° āφāĻ™āĻ āĻŋ āĻ†ā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q6. Sikkim mountaineer Tshering Choden recently scaled which is the highest peak in Europe ? (āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻžā§°ā§‹āĻšā§€ Tshering Choden-āĻ āĻļ⧇āĻšāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•ā§ˆ āχāω⧰⧋āĻĒā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻļ⧃āĻ‚āĻ— āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āφ⧰⧋āĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?)


A. Mount Everest | B. Mount Kilimanjaro | C. Mount Aconcagua | D. Mount Elbrus


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: D. Mount Elbrus


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Tshering Choden successfully climbed Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. Tshering Choden-āĻ āχāω⧰⧋āĻĒā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻļ⧃āĻ‚āĻ— Mount Elbrus āϏāĻĢāϞāϤāĻžā§°ā§‡ āφ⧰⧋āĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q7. Which state is constructing India's first Air-Filled Rubber Dams ? (āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ Air-Filled Rubber Dams āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?)


A. Rajasthan | B. Gujarat | C. Maharashtra | D. Karnataka


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Gujarat


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Gujarat is constructing India's first Air-Filled Rubber Dams using South Korean technology. (āϗ⧁āϜ⧰āĻžāϟāϤ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āϕ⧋⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ⧰⧇ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ Air-Filled Rubber Dams āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤)


Q8. Which port has become India's second major port with an 18-metre draft capability ? ā§§ā§Ž āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĄā§ā§°āĻžāĻĢā§āϟ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?


A. Jawaharlal Nehru Port | B. Kamarajar Port | C. Paradip Port | D. Deendayal Port


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Kamarajar Port


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Kamarajar Port has become India's second major port with an 18-metre draft capability. (Kamarajar Port āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ ā§§ā§Ž āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āĻĄā§ā§°āĻžāĻĢā§āϟ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤)


Q9. In which country will IIM Bangalore establish its first overseas campus ? (IIM Bangalore-āĻ āύāĻŋāϜ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āĻļā§€ āϕ⧇āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ› āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ ?)


A. Malaysia | B. Singapore | C. Indonesia | D. Vietnam


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: C. Indonesia


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: IIM Bangalore will establish its first overseas campus in Indonesia. (IIM Bangalore-āĻ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‹āύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϜ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āĻļā§€ āϕ⧇āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ› āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤)


Q10. Which state has made the singing of Vande Mataram and the National Anthem mandatory in schools ? (āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšāϤ 'āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧰āĻŽ' āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻ—ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?)


A. Assam | B. Tripura | C. Odisha | D. Manipur


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: B. Tripura


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Tripura has made the singing of Vande Mataram and the National Anthem mandatory in school assemblies. āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻĒ⧁⧰āĻž āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāύāĻž āϏāĻ­āĻžāϤ 'āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧰āĻŽ' āφ⧰⧁ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻ—ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


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Q1. The Jeshtha Varna Mahavihara Buddhist Monastery, which received the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award 2025, is located in which country ? UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award 2025 āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻž Jeshtha Varna Mahavihara Buddhist Monastery āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


(a) Nepal | āύ⧇āĻĒāĻžāϞ (b) Myanmar | āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŽāĻžā§° (c) Thailand | āĻĨāĻžāχāϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ (d) Mongolia | āĻŽāĻ‚āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž


Ans | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Myanmar | āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŽāĻžā§°


ExplanationThe Jeshtha Varna Mahavihara Buddhist Monastery is located in Myanmar. It received the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award 2025 for its outstanding conservation and restoration of Buddhist cultural heritage. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Jeshtha Varna Mahavihara Buddhist Monastery āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŽāĻžā§°āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āĻŦ⧌āĻĻā§āϧ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āχ UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award 2025 āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q2. Who recently became India's 98th Chess Grandmaster ? āĻļ⧇āĻšāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§¯ā§ŽāϤāĻŽ Chess Grandmaster āϕ⧋āύ āĻš'āϞ ?


(a) R. Praggnanandhaa (b) Gukesh D (c) Arjun Erigaisi (d) Aswath S


Ans | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (d) Aswath S


ExplanationAswath S achieved the final Grandmaster norm and became India's 98th Chess Grandmaster, continuing India's rapid rise in world chess. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Aswath S-āĻ āĻļ⧇āώ Grandmaster norm āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§¯ā§ŽāϤāĻŽ Chess Grandmaster āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϏāĻĢāϞāϤāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻšāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Parliament of which country in July 2026 ? āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ-āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āύ⧰⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽā§‹āĻĻā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° āϏāĻ‚āϏāĻĻāϤ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻš'āϞ ?


(a) Malaysia | āĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž (b) Indonesia | āχāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‹āύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž (c) Vietnam | āĻ­āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāύāĻžāĻŽ (d) Thailand | āĻĨāĻžāχāϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ


Ans | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Indonesia | āχāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‹āύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž


ExplanationOn 7 July 2026, PM Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Indonesian Parliament. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: ā§­ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ-āϤ āύ⧰⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽā§‹āĻĻā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ āχāĻŖā§āĻĄā§‹āύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϏāĻ‚āϏāĻĻāϤ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q4. Where was the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance held ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance āĻ•'āϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ? 


(a) Geneva, Switzerland | āĻœā§‡āύ⧇āĻ­āĻž, āϛ⧁āχāϜāĻžā§°āϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ (b) Paris, France | āĻĒ⧇⧰āĻŋāĻ›, āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ (c) New York, USA | āύāĻŋāωāϝāĻŧā§°ā§āĻ•, āφāĻŽā§‡ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻž (d) Tokyo, Japan | āϟāĻ•āĻŋāĻ…', āϜāĻžāĻĒāĻžāύ


Ans | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (a) Geneva, Switzerland | āĻœā§‡āύ⧇āĻ­āĻž, āϛ⧁āχāϜāĻžā§°āϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ


Explanation The first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 6–7 July 2026. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance ā§Ŧ–ā§­ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ-āϤ āĻœā§‡āύ⧇āĻ­āĻž, āϛ⧁āχāϜāĻžā§°āϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄāϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Which state government launched the "Mission: Million Oak Trees by 2047"? "Mission: Million Oak Trees by 2047" āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


(a) Uttarakhand | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āĻžāĻ–āĻŖā§āĻĄ (b) Himachal Pradesh | āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ (c) Arunachal Pradesh | āυ⧰⧁āĻŖāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ (d) Sikkim | āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽ


Ans | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (d) Sikkim | āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽ


Explanation The Sikkim Government launched the "Mission: Million Oak Trees by 2047" to conserve the environment, increase biodiversity, and improve groundwater levels. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽ āϚ⧰āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ, āĻœā§ˆā§ą āĻŦ⧈āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ­ā§‚-āĻ—ā§°ā§āĻ­āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ⧰⧇ "Mission: Million Oak Trees by 2047" āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q6. Where was the 3rd Global Conference on Plastic Recycling (GCPRS 2026) held ? ā§ŠāϝāĻŧ Global Conference on Plastic Recycling (GCPRS 2026) āĻ•'āϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


(a) New Delhi | āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧀ (b) Hyderabad | āĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻĻā§°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (c) Mumbai | āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāχ (d) Bengaluru | āĻŦ⧇āĻ‚āĻ—āĻžāϞ⧁⧰⧁


Ans | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (a) New Delhi | āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧀


Explanation: The 3rd GCPRS 2026 was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 2–5 July 2026. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: ā§ŠāϝāĻŧ GCPRS 2026 ⧍–ā§Ģ āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ-āϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻĒāĻŽ, āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧀āϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Q7. Which state has launched the 'Guru Dakshina' Cashless Medical Scheme for teachers ? āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ 'Guru Dakshina' Cashless Medical Scheme āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāχ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇ ?


(a) Madhya Pradesh | āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ (b) Rajasthan | ā§°āĻžāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ (c) Uttar Pradesh | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ (d) Haryana | āĻšāĻžā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻž


Ans | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Uttar Pradesh | āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ