Current Affairs - 3 : July 2026


Q1. What is India's rank in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2026 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2026-āϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) 174th  (B) 175th  (C) 176th  (D) 177th


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (C) 176th


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: India ranked 176th in the EPI 2026. The index measures countries' environmental performance. : EPI 2026-āϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧇ 176āϤāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āϏ⧂āϚāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§‡āĻļāĻ—āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q2. Indian athlete Sreeshankar won which medal in the Long Jump event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Commonwealth Games 2026-ā§° Long Jump-āϤ Sreeshankar-āĻ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ• āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) Gold Medal  (B) Silver Medal  (C) Bronze Medal  (D) No Medal


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (B) Silver Medal


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Murali Sreeshankar won the Silver Medal in the Men's Long Jump event. āĻŽā§ā§°āϞ⧀ āĻļā§ā§°ā§€āĻļāĻ‚āϕ⧰⧇ āĻĒ⧁⧰⧁āώ⧰ Long Jump-āϤ ⧰⧌āĻĒā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ• (Silver Medal) āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q3. Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, recently in the news, is located in which district of Andhra Pradesh ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport āφāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° āϕ⧋āύ āϜāĻŋāϞāĻžāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) Visakhapatnam  (B) Srikakulam  (C) Vizianagaram  (D) Kakinada


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (C) Vizianagaram


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The airport is located in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.  āĻāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§°āĻ–āύ āφāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° Vizianagaram āϜāĻŋāϞāĻžāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q4. According to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026, India became the world's which-largest supplier of seafarers ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 āĻ…āύ⧁āϏ⧰āĻŋ, āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻŽ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• (Seafarer) āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāύāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§€ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻš'āϞ ?





Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) First  (B) Second  (C) Third  (D) Fourth


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (B) Second


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: India became the world's second-largest supplier of seafarers in 2026, after the Philippines. BIMCO-ICS Report 2026 āĻ…āύ⧁āϏ⧰āĻŋ, āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāύāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§€ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q5. Where is the 16th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2026 being held ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: 16th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2026 āĻ•'āϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ?

Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) Chennai, Tamil Nadu  (B) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu  (C) Bengaluru, Karnataka  (D) Hyderabad, Telangana


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (B) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The 16th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2026 is being held in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. 16th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2026 āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϞāύāĻžāĻĄā§ā§° Coimbatore-āϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q6. India partnered with which country to restore the heritage sites of Lalitpur? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϞāϞāĻŋāϤāĻĒ⧁⧰⧰ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļā§€āĻĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇?

Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) Bhutan  (B) Bangladesh  (C) Nepal  (D) Sri Lanka


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (C) Nepal


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: India partnered with Nepal to restore the heritage sites in Lalitpur (Patan). āϞāϞāĻŋāϤāĻĒ⧁⧰ (āĻĒāĻžāϟāύ)-ā§° āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧇ āύ⧇āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧰ āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļā§€āĻĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤





 Q7. Koldam Hydro Power Project is located on which river ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Koldam Hydro Power Project āϕ⧋āύ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?



Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) Beas River  (B) Ravi River  (C) Chenab River  (D) Satluj River


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (D) Satluj River


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž:  Koldam Hydro Power Project is built on the Satluj River in Himachal Pradesh. (Koldam Hydro Power Project āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° Satluj āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤)


Q8. Which team won the 6th Lieutenant Governor's Horse Polo Cup 2026 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: 6th Lieutenant Governor's Horse Polo Cup 2026 āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻāϞ⧇ āϜāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?

Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) Animal Husbandry Department, Leh  (B) Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre  (C) Sapi Polo Team  (D) Indus Chushot


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (B) Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre won the 6th Lieutenant Governor's Horse Polo Cup 2026. (Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre-āĻ 6th Lieutenant Governor's Horse Polo Cup 2026 āϜāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


Q9. How many medals did India win at the ISSF World Cup 2026 in Munich ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: ISSF World Cup 2026 (Munich)-āϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ• āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?

Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) 2 Medals  (B) 3 Medals  (C) 4 Medals  (D) 5 Medals


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (C) 4 Medals


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: India won 4 medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver) and finished second in the medal table. āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧇ 2āϟāĻž āϏ⧋āĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ 2āϟāĻž ⧰⧌āĻĒā§āϝāϏāĻš āĻŽā§āĻ  4āϟāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ• āϜāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ• āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q10. When is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons celebrated every year ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϛ⧰⧇ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?

Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: (A) 29 July  (B) 30 July  (C) 31 July  (D) 1 August


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (B) 30 July


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: 30 July is observed to raise awareness about human trafficking and protect victims. (30 āϜ⧁āϞāĻžāχ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āϏ⧰āĻŦā§°āĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻŋ⧰⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϏāϜāĻžāĻ—āϤāĻž āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­ā§‹āĻ—ā§€āĻ• āϏ⧁⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


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