July 2025 Current Affairs: Revision Q&A
All 405 quiz questions of July 2025 with their answers, day by day. Read it in one go before the exam.
1 July 2025 open
Bihar's 2025 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists is chiefly meant to do what?
Check and refresh electoral rolls by visiting households door to door
The Election Commission of India derives its authority to direct and oversee elections from which constitutional article?
Article 324
Experts criticising NITI Aayog's suggestion to lower duties on farm goods from the US mainly warn about what?
A threat to India's food security and to farmers' earnings
Which Indian maritime policy is backed by the QUAD at Sea Ship Observer Mission?
SAGAR
Which proposal forms part of the GST 2.0 reform agenda?
Bringing fuel and electricity within GST
The FSR 2025 flags growing stress in which loan category?
Unsecured personal loans
Despite record issuance, what weakness holds back India's corporate bond market at present?
Thin trading in the secondary market
NABARD and ICAR-NIRCA are training FPOs in post-harvest handling of which two crops?
Turmeric and chilli
Which subsidy design has been put forward to overhaul fertiliser support in India?
Direct benefit transfer to farmers
Which farming practice goes by the name "Jhum" in India?
Shifting cultivation
Udaygiri was handed over about how long after its launch?
Around 37 months
CITES completed 50 years of entry into force in 2025. Who has been its Secretary-General since 2018?
Ivonne Higuero
Which pair of leaders is associated with the Santhal Hul of 1855?
Sidhu and Kanhu
Which Article empowers the Election Commission of India to supervise and conduct elections, as noted in the Bihar SIR 2025 context?
Article 324
Which body's paper proposed cutting tariffs on US farm goods under the proposed India-US FTA?
NITI Aayog
2 July 2025 open
The RailOne app, which brings several railway services together on one platform, was introduced by whom, and for what main aim?
Ashwini Vaishnaw, to offer a single unified platform for railway services
The Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme of 2025 comes with what overall financial outlay?
₹99,446 crore
RBI's revised norms on provisioning for project finance take effect from which date?
October 1, 2025
Under RBI's new framework, what level of provisioning applies to Commercial Real Estate (CRE) projects?
1.25%
What led Saraswat Bank to put forward a merger plan with New India Cooperative Bank (NICB)?
To save NICB from its financial distress
Which provision of the Banking Regulation Act deals with the amalgamation of banks in India?
Section 44A
RBI's proposed Financial Conditions Index (FCI) would draw on which set of market segments?
Money market, G-Secs, corporate bonds, forex and equity
The government's 'Co-operative Stack' has been designed mainly to do what?
Digitise PACS and deliver schemes through them
Which regulator had earlier curbed the activities of PACS because of transparency worries?
RBI
Which technologies are being built into the Co-operative Stack?
AI-driven advisories and cloud-based databases
The Ranchi regional centre of the renamed institute is meant mainly to strengthen welfare scheme delivery in which part of India?
Eastern India
The Gaden Phodrang name originally referred to which of these?
A residence and administrative centre of Tibetan Buddhist leadership
Which agency developed the RailOne mobile application launched in July 2025?
CRIS
Under the ELI scheme approved in July 2025, what is the maximum monthly employer incentive per additional job?
₹3,000
Under RBI's new project finance norms, what general provision applies to Commercial Real Estate projects in the construction phase?
1.25%
3 July 2025 open
In 2010 the BRIC bloc became BRICS after which country came on board?
South Africa
Which one is not among the nine pillars of the Digital India programme?
Robotics for e-Governance
In investors' contract notes, what does SEBI's newly required "single VWAP" stand for?
A volume-weighted average price covering all exchanges
The C-FLOOD flood forecasting system runs on which technology?
Two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling
The Quad Critical Minerals Initiative seeks to lessen dependence on which country's dominance of mineral supply?
China
What is the main goal of the ESIC's SPREE scheme 2025?
Encouraging unregistered workers and employers to register voluntarily
What is a core function of the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) tool?
Sorting mobile numbers into fraud-risk categories
India Ratings expects microfinance institutions to get back to normal by when?
Second half of FY26
What is the main use of the AI-based NPSS platform for farmers?
Spotting pest infestations
Why has SBI set up its new Global Trade Finance Centres?
To make trade processing quicker and digital
Who coined the term BRIC in 2001 in a Goldman Sachs report?
Jim O'Neill
Which four countries form the grouping that launched the Critical Minerals Initiative in 2025?
India, US, Japan, Australia
Which ministry is the nodal ministry for the Digital India programme?
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C-FLOOD, launched in July 2025, provides advance flood forecasts for how many days?
2 days
SPREE 2025, approved by ESIC, is meant to promote what?
Registration of employers and employees
4 July 2025 open
Which of these is a central aim of the National Sports Policy (NSP) 2025?
Getting India ready for the 2036 Olympics
The BHARAT Study, meant to create biomarkers for healthy ageing specific to Indians, has been started by which institution?
IISc Bengaluru
Which traditional sport is being brought back under the National Sports Policy 2025?
Kho-Kho
India's present participation in global chemical value chains stands at what level, per the NITI Aayog report?
3.5%
SEBI's subsidised 'Chhoti SIP' initiative proposes what minimum SIP amount?
₹250
Under an RBI directive taking effect in 2026, prepayment charges are removed for which category of loans?
Floating rate loans taken by individuals and MSEs
Which lender got an in-principle nod to open a banking unit in GIFT City?
Mashreq Bank
A key problem highlighted for India's healthcare system in relation to ageing is which of the following?
Elderly people being under-represented in the NHM
What is the main feature of KisaanSay's tie-up model with Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)?
A 50:50 profit-sharing arrangement with direct-to-consumer sales
To lessen the regulatory burden, the Indian Micro Fertilizers Manufacturers Association (IMMA) has recommended which reform?
A 'One Nation, One Licence' system for micro-fertiliser makers
Which country was NOT part of Modi's July 2025 five-nation tour that began in Ghana?
South Africa
The UN has said recognition of the Taliban government cannot happen while restrictions continue on which matter?
Female education and employment
Under the rules, what is required when more than 10 trees are to be felled on agricultural land?
Physical verification by empanelled agencies
In which period did the Rampa Rebellion take place?
1922-1924
National Sports Policy 2025 replaced the sports policy of which year?
2001
5 July 2025 open
In which place is India's first Equine Disease-Free Compartment (EDFC) situated?
RVC Centre & College, Meerut Cantonment
Which international body gave recognition to India's Equine Disease-Free Compartment?
WOAH
For equine health, India has stayed free of which disease since 2014?
African Horse Sickness
SEBI alleged that Jane Street Group made how much illegal profit through index manipulation?
₹4,843.6 crore
India Ratings kept IndusInd Bank on a "Negative" outlook even with an AA+ rating mainly because of what?
Poor corporate governance and accounting problems
What change did the RBI suggest to make credit bureau complaints easier for consumers?
A single, time-bound grievance redressal portal
Which fintech firm has newly entered retail stock broking after getting SEBI's approval?
Mobikwik
The FAO report says global GDP could grow by what percentage if NEET youth were put to productive use?
1.4%
How many rural young people live in climate-stressed regions, according to the FAO report?
395 million
What is the chief purpose of the NSO's enlarged Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs)?
Estimating crop yields accurately to guide policy
India and Argentina discussed expanding India's preferential trade pact with which bloc?
MERCOSUR
Where is India's first WOAH-recognised Equine Disease-Free Compartment located?
Meerut Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh
Which index was allegedly manipulated by Jane Street according to SEBI's July 2025 interim order?
Bank Nifty
Which agency affirmed an AA+ rating on IndusInd Bank's debt instruments in July 2025?
India Ratings and Research
Under the RBI Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (2021), what daily compensation can a borrower claim if a CIC complaint stays unresolved beyond 30 days?
₹100
6 & 7 July 2025 open
Which place hosts India's first Equine Disease-Free Compartment (EDFC)?
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
India signed six bilateral agreements with which Caribbean country, covering areas like pharmaceuticals and agro-cooperation?
Trinidad and Tobago
What Gini Index figure did the World Bank's report assign to India for 2022–23?
25.5
RBI created an AI tool to spot mule accounts. What is it called?
Mule Hunter
Which real-time digital payment system, brought in during 2016, is described as RBI's flagship?
UPI
In SBI's 'Necktie Nomics' study, which tie shade signals a decisive monetary policy stance?
Dark tones (black or navy)
What did NCLAT rule on the interplay between IBC and PMLA?
PMLA prevails over IBC where proceeds of crime are concerned
Which AI platform does Dvara E-Registry use for credit scoring in agriculture?
KhetScore
Where can one find India's first Honeybee Flora Park?
Mavelikara, Kerala
Kerala signed an MoU with Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) mainly to achieve what?
Expanding climate-resilient farming
What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, whose leaders signed agreements with PM Modi?
Port of Spain
Which animals are the natural reservoir of the Nipah virus, as per the notes on the Kerala outbreak?
Pteropus fruit bats
What was India's Gini index for 2022-23 in the World Bank report?
25.5
The Phenome India National Biobank is modelled on which existing biobank?
UK Biobank
After how long without customer-driven transactions is a bank account marked inoperative, per the notes?
24 months or more
8 July 2025 open
The India SDG-4 Education Progress Report 2025 puts India's public spending on education at what share of GDP?
3.1%
According to SRS 2019-21 data, which state had the lowest Maternal Mortality Ratio in India?
Kerala
What marks India's first digital Census, planned for 2027?
Mobile apps and online self-enumeration portals
Which body is building IoT-enabled UPI payments for smart devices?
NPCI
What has SEBI proposed for non-broad-based pooled investment funds?
Advisory services through a separate, ring-fenced unit
What helped drive the recent steep slide of the rupee against the dollar?
US tariff threats against BRICS-aligned countries
Which financial inclusion scheme is tied to nearly 99% of adults having a bank account in India by 2024?
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Urea fertiliser typically holds how much nitrogen?
46%
What is the key innovation of the iTrapper device made with PJTSAU?
An intelligent, IoT-enabled light trap for pests
What instruction did the government give fertiliser makers on urea output for FY 2025-26?
Do not shut down plants, so supply stays adequate
Which two countries recently joined the New Development Bank?
Colombia and Uzbekistan
The National Indicator Framework Progress Report 2025 was released by which ministry?
MoSPI
Who announced that the 2027 Census will be India's first fully digital Census?
Registrar-General of India
What was India's Maternal Mortality Ratio for 2022-24 in the SRS bulletin?
87
Under the National Overseas Scholarship, what is the annual family income limit?
₹8 lakh
9 July 2025 open
Kerala's state bird, an endangered species, was lately spotted in an odd coastal location in Kannur district. Which bird is it?
Great Hornbill
The Union Cabinet's newly cleared Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme has what total corpus?
₹1 lakh crore
Per the NSO's nutrition intake report for 2023–24, which food group supplies the most protein in both rural and urban diets?
Cereals
FATF's 2025 report cited the Pulwama and Gorakhnath incidents as cases where attackers raised funds using which kind of digital tools?
Blockchain and VPNs
Under RBI's 2025 directions, from what date will prepayment charges on certain loans be waived for MSEs and individuals?
January 1, 2026
Why might SEBI move weekly index options expiry to a fortnightly cycle?
Worries about market manipulation and speculative risk
Which statement about PMJDY accounts is correct according to the DFS clarification in 2025?
No instruction has been given to shut inactive PMJDY accounts
What is CRISPR editing meant to achieve in the NIPGR rice experiment?
Better phosphorus uptake and higher yield
What notable innovation does the NaMo Drone Didi Yojana bring?
Women in SHGs using drones to spray agricultural inputs
Which is one important advantage of DBT Platform Version 2.0 for agricultural subsidies?
A live dashboard and quicker release of subsidies
The Welwitschia mirabilis, which gives the Namibian honour its name, grows naturally in which desert?
Namib Desert
Which bird is the State Bird of Kerala, as sighted near Ezhimala in Kannur?
Great Hornbill
What is the corpus of the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme approved by the Cabinet?
₹1 lakh crore
Which organisation published the nutritional intake report based on HCES data in July 2025?
National Statistical Office
The FATF 2025 terrorist financing update cited which Indian attack in which aluminium powder was bought via an e-commerce site?
Pulwama
10 July 2025 open
What did IN-SPACe approve for Starlink in July 2025?
Running satellite broadband services in India
The National Population Register (NPR) is governed under which Act?
Citizenship Act, 1955
Which provision of the Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025 shields licensees from later changes in policy?
Stabilisation Clause
According to SEBI, what is the main job of Credit Rating Agencies?
Assessing and rating the creditworthiness of borrowers
Catastrophe Bonds are used for what purpose?
Shifting disaster risk to capital market investors
In OTC derivatives, what does novation mean?
Handing a contract to a new party on unchanged terms
What is the RBI's 'Whitelist' of digital lending apps intended to achieve?
Protecting consumers by listing authorised apps
What notable experiment did Shubhanshu Shukla carry out on the ISS?
Germinating Indian crop seeds in space
What was the central aim of National Fish Farmers Day 2025?
Honouring fish farmers and encouraging sustainable aquaculture
What does India's Gini Index value of 25.5 for 2022-23 measure?
Inequality in consumption
Which agency authorised Starlink to operate satellite broadband in India in July 2025?
IN-SPACe
Under the NPR, a usual resident is someone who has lived locally for at least how long?
6 months
What is the rank of the Adjudicating Authority proposed in the draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025?
Joint Secretary
SEBI's consultation paper on credit rating agencies invited public comments until which date?
30 July 2025
What is the nature of a catastrophe bond?
Hybrid insurance-cum-debt instrument
11 July 2025 open
The TALASH initiative from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is chiefly meant to do what?
Provide psychometric testing and life skills training
Which organisation partnered with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to start the TALASH platform?
UNICEF India
The Aadi KARMAYOGI Mission, launched in Bengaluru, targets which goal?
Training 20 lakh tribal governance functionaries
The IMF describes which platform as the fastest adopted real-time payment system in the world?
UPI
Why does the Finance Ministry want to take charge of the NHCX platform?
To ensure transparency and fair billing
SBI Mutual Fund has launched a new SIF. What type of investment vehicle is this?
Specialised Investment Fund
What worry was voiced about RBI's liquidity position in mid-2025?
A liquidity surplus that could raise inflation risk
What is e-NAM trying to accomplish by adding commodities specific to particular regions?
Better market access and price realisation for farmers
Google's AMED API is designed to keep track of what?
Farming activity and crop status
In SEBI's case involving Sanjiv Bhasin, what does front-running mean?
Trading ahead of issuing stock recommendations
The 2025 UNEP Frontiers report warns that intensified flooding could do which of the following?
Release legacy toxic chemicals from sediments
Five Billion Day, which inspired World Population Day, fell on which date?
11 July 1987
Roughly what value is attached to India's 87-drone MALE procurement?
Rs 20,000 crore
According to the NITI Aayog roadmap, what is the Centre's share of national R&D spending compared with states' 6.7%?
44%
Which statement about the Sariska boundary decision is correct?
Buffer zone was reduced to 203.2 sq km
12 July 2025 open
Where does the WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2025 place India?
131st
Which ministry issued the whitepaper "Transitioning to Quantum Cyber Readiness"?
Ministry of Electronics and IT
Which site was inscribed as India's 44th UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2025?
Maratha Military Landscapes
What is the Sanchar Mitra Scheme mainly intended to do?
Spread digital literacy and cyber safety awareness
The Assam government's new RhoDIS initiative concerns which animal?
One-horned rhinoceros
Under RBI norms, farm loans up to what amount can be given without collateral?
₹2 lakh
What does the newly launched BSE Insurance Index follow?
Listed companies in the insurance sector
Which large bank did the RBI penalise in July 2025 for breaching foreign investment rules?
HDFC Bank
What is the main policy aim behind India's Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)?
Moving farmers from subsistence to market-linked farming
Which philosophy best captures India's approach to Smart Agriculture in the July 2025 update?
Bottom-up and pluralistic
Which organisation developed the Astra missile?
DRDO
The 2025 Wimbledon women's final was the first double-bagel final at Wimbledon since which year?
1911
What was India's rank in the WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2025?
131 of 148
Which pair of encryption standards does the quantum cyber readiness whitepaper say quantum computers could break?
RSA and ECC
Which property became India's 44th UNESCO World Heritage site?
Maratha Military Landscapes of India
13 & 14 July 2025 open
In PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, what share of Class 9 students were found to have trouble with basic mathematics?
63%
Under India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), one Carbon Credit Certificate (CCC) stands for how much CO₂ equivalent reduced?
1 tonne
Which sector is NOT covered by the compliance mechanism of India's CCTS?
Automobiles
What does the SEZ Amendment Bill mainly propose about duty on DTA sales?
Duty to be charged only on raw materials
Which fintech firm opened India's first physical bank branch powered by UPI?
Slice
CRISIL's 2022 estimate puts the size of India's informal credit market at what value?
₹1.4 lakh crore
Under the Basel III updates, which Indian rating agency did RBI approve to assess credit exposures in IFSC?
CareEdge Global IFSC Ltd
RBI's clarified priority sector lending norms allow voluntary gold-backed loans to MSMEs up to what limit?
₹10 lakh
What yearly quantity of DAP fertiliser will India import under the deal with Saudi Arabia's Ma'aden?
3.1 MMT
Why have banks lately preferred VRRR to SDF in RBI's operations?
VRRR gives returns determined by the market
In PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024, what share of Class 6 students could not grasp a text's main idea?
43%
Under India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, one Carbon Credit Certificate represents how much reduction?
1 tonne of CO2 equivalent
The proposed SEZ Amendment Bill seeks to overhaul which existing law?
SEZ Act, 2005
What share of households has bank accounts according to NFHS-5, as cited in the informal borrowing note?
96%
Mobile money transactions mainly take place through which medium, as per the notes?
Text messages
15 July 2025 open
Which critically endangered grassland bird was recorded in the 2025 Kaziranga National Park survey?
Bengal Florican
What does the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) do under MGNREGS?
Geo-tags the attendance of MGNREGS workers
Which institution headed India's "Crop Seeds on ISS" space biology project?
IIST
In which city is the 75th Pradhan Mantri Divyasha Kendra located?
Badaun
Ookla's 2025 data places India at which global position for internet speed?
26th
What is the strategic purpose of the bancassurance tie-up between AU Small Finance Bank and LIC?
Distributing insurance in rural areas
Why did microfinance institutions raise lending rates in 2025 even though the RBI cut rates?
Their borrowing costs stayed high
Which major reform is proposed to strengthen India's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code framework?
Setting up dedicated IBC tribunals
With which bank has Google Pay launched a co-branded credit card?
Axis Bank
What is NABARD's RuralTech CoLab designed to do?
Back startups working in rural technology
How many grassland bird species did the 2025 Kaziranga survey record?
43
The National Mobile Monitoring System in MGNREGS captures how many worker photographs per day?
Two
Which institute leads the 'Crop Seeds on ISS' post-flight research project?
IIST, Thiruvananthapuram
Which agency implements the Pradhan Mantri Divyasha Kendra (PMDK) initiative?
ALIMCO
In Ookla's data for April-June 2025, what was India's global rank for median download speed?
26th
16 July 2025 open
Which village was named India's first 'Digital Nomad Village' under the 'Nomad Sikkim' initiative?
Yakten
The recently delivered GE-F404 engine powers which India-made fighter aircraft?
Tejas Mk-1A
What does ADEETIE, the scheme launched by the Ministry of Power, stand for?
Assistance in Deploying Energy Efficient Technologies in Industries & Establishments
Which initiative marks 75 years of the National Sample Survey while encouraging AI-led data innovation?
Statathon – A Data Journey Towards Viksit Bharat
What special benefit does the Sai Subhiksha Kisan Health Card give farmers?
Free healthcare services
Which state cleared field trials of genetically modified (GM) maize for the 2025 kharif season?
Punjab
In July 2025, Ageas Federal Life Insurance introduced which new ULIP fund?
India Sector Leaders Fund
The TAFE–ICRISAT Adaptive Agriculture Research Centre has what aim?
Promoting sustainable farming and mechanisation for small farmers
Micro and small enterprises get what rate of interest subsidy under the ADEETIE scheme?
5%
Which regulator announced a settlement scheme for expired Venture Capital Funds (VCFs)?
SEBI
Which village was declared India's first digital nomad village?
Yakten
Which engine powers the LCA Tejas Mk-1A, a second unit of which arrived in July 2025?
GE-F404
Which anniversary does the Statathon competition commemorate?
75 years of the National Sample Survey
Which body implements the ADEETIE scheme for industrial energy efficiency?
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
In which year was the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana first launched?
2015
17 July 2025 open
Where is India's first Net-Zero E-Waste Eco Park being built?
Delhi
The UN SDG Report 2025 says what share of SDG targets are stalled or going backwards?
35%
What is Gujarat's Tribal Genome Sequencing Project meant to achieve?
Building a genetic database for precision healthcare
How has SEBI proposed to value Gold and Silver ETFs?
Based on Indian spot market prices
What problem is the RBI's Unified Lending Interface (ULI) intended to tackle?
Making the digital lending infrastructure simpler
What proportion of India's bank accounts are inactive, per the Global Findex Report 2025?
35%
What headline feature came with the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)?
An annual outlay of ₹24,000 crore for farmers
Which organisation marked its 97th Foundation Day by announcing portable soil kits and natural farming steps?
ICAR
EximPe has obtained which licence from the RBI?
Cross-Border Payment Aggregator Licence
What was the main theme of the India-Argentina Agriculture Joint Working Group meeting?
Sustainable farming and climate resilience
Where is Delhi's planned net-zero e-waste eco park to be located?
Narela - Holambi Kalan
According to the UN SDG Report 2025, what share of measurable targets is stagnating or reversing?
35%
Which institution launched Gujarat's Tribal Genome Sequencing Project?
Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre
Which international benchmark do mutual funds currently use to value gold and silver ETFs?
LBMA prices
The Unified Lending Interface (ULI) is often likened to which existing payments platform?
UPI
18 July 2025 open
In Swachh Survekshan 2024–25, which city came first among cities with more than 10 lakh residents?
Ahmedabad
What is the chief purpose behind SEBI's latest curbs on F&O trading?
To restrain speculation and protect retail investors
What is the Akash Prime missile system built to do?
Neutralise threats from the air
What explains the recent drop in ELSS (Equity Linked Savings Scheme) investments?
The new tax regime offers no 80C deduction
After July 2025, what must NGOs do to receive CSR funding?
File Form CSR-1 and hold income tax registrations 12A and 80G
For cooperative mills, what is the chief advantage of ethanol from grain over ethanol from sugarcane?
Production can continue all year
What has made active factor-based mutual funds popular in recent years?
Customised models and dynamic allocation
Which cantonment board was named 'Best Cantonment Board' in Swachh Survekshan 2024–25?
Secunderabad Cantonment
From which financial year will RBI's new climate risk disclosure norms become compulsory?
2027–28
Which town won the 'Best Ganga Town' award in the Swachh Survekshan 2024–25 rankings?
Prayagraj
The lower voting age in the UK is expected to apply from the general election anticipated in which year?
2029
How many cities compete in the Super Swachh League introduced in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25?
20
Which organisation developed the Akash Prime missile?
DRDO
Which ministry introduced the revised Form CSR-1 for non-profits executing CSR on behalf of companies?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Where was the long-billed bush warbler rediscovered in 2025?
Suru Valley, Ladakh
19 July 2025 open
Which ship was commissioned as India's first Diving Support Vessel built in the country?
INS Nistar
Which regulator put forward a distinct framework for passive mutual fund schemes?
SEBI
Which instrument was newly introduced in India to steady future power prices?
Electricity futures
Which umbrella farm scheme folds 36 existing schemes into one platform?
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
What yearly outlay is set for the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana across the next six years?
₹24,000 crore
Which bank was named "World's Best Consumer Bank 2025"?
State Bank of India (SBI)
What change to active mutual fund categories has SEBI proposed?
Letting value and contra funds exist side by side
Which bank recently withdrew from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)?
HSBC
What is the new minimum insured amount under the relaxed EDLI Scheme for EPF members?
₹50,000
About how large was India's retail asset securitisation market in Q1 FY26?
₹52,000 crore
What is the Indian shareholding in Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, as per the notes?
50.5%
A country is said to have eliminated trachoma when under 0.1% of adults have what?
Vision loss from the disease
What size is the enclosure prepared in Banni for the cheetah reintroduction?
600 hectares
Which shipyard builds INS Nistar, India's first indigenous Diving Support Vessel?
Hindustan Shipyard Ltd
How many solution-oriented mutual fund schemes would be allowed under SEBI's proposal?
6
20 & 21 July 2025 open
NSCSTI 2.0, introduced under Mission Karmayogi, is chiefly meant to achieve what?
A citizen-centric bureaucracy that is ready for the future
Apart from India, which country is among those that have shown interest in the NSCSTI 2.0 framework?
South Africa
What is special about AdFalciVax, described as India's first two-stage malaria vaccine?
It is built using Lactococcus lactis
Under RBI's draft EDPMS reforms, what can exporters with bills of ₹10 lakh or less now do?
Close shipping bills through self-certification
What is the minimum investment needed in India's first Small & Medium REIT (SM-REIT)?
₹10 lakh
What is a significant benefit of banks moving to ISO 20022?
Richer data and better interoperability
What must taxpayers do under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)?
Declare foreign income and assets and file ITR-2 or ITR-3
Where did India stand in the IMF-FIS 2025 Fast Payments Report?
1st
Which state was the first in India to give livestock and poultry the status of agriculture?
Maharashtra
Maharashtra's livestock policy is estimated to raise rural income by how much each year?
₹7,080 crore
Which body developed NSCSTI 2.0 aligned with Mission Karmayogi?
Capacity Building Commission
AdFalciVax is a vaccine candidate against which parasite?
Plasmodium falciparum
Under RBI's draft directions, shipping bills up to what value can be closed on a quarterly exporter self-declaration?
₹10 lakh
Which form must be filed electronically to claim foreign tax credit on overseas income?
Form 67
The coexistence period of SWIFT ISO 20022 with legacy messaging formats ends on which date?
22 November 2025
22 July 2025 open
On what date is the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite due to be launched?
July 30, 2025
Which constitutional article lets the Vice President resign?
Article 67(a)
What is the main aim of the Ministry of Tourism's SASCI Scheme?
Developing iconic tourist centres to global standards
In the draft Income Tax Bill 2025, what can attract transfer pricing scrutiny even without a set threshold such as shareholding?
Substantive influence
What is a main feature of the RBI's draft norms on digital banking channels?
Clear customer consent before digital services are activated
Which of these is not a present condition for being treated as an Associated Enterprise under the 1961 Act?
Revenue above ₹50 crore
What has SEBI proposed about AMCs and non-broad-based funds?
AMCs may manage them under their current MF licence
In which category did India's "Meri Panchayat" App win a WSIS Champion Award in 2025?
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Which of these is a focus area of the PM-Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana?
Crop diversification and irrigation
Which earlier programme served as the inspiration for PM-DDKY?
Intensive Agriculture District Programme
With which port-sector programme is the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025 said to align?
Sagarmala
Which of these is NOT among the four hornbill species named for the Anamalai centre?
Rufous-necked Hornbill
Roughly how much wetland area needs restoration, according to the Outlook?
123 million ha
Which fundamental duty clause requires citizens to respect the national flag?
Article 51A(a)
Which launch vehicle was chosen for the NISAR satellite?
GSLV-F16
23 July 2025 open
A social audit placed before Parliament in July 2025 found what share of workers lacked safety gear during hazardous sewer and septic tank cleaning?
91%
What urban population is India expected to have by 2050, per the World Bank report?
951 million
Which city was NOT among the key cities examined in the World Bank report on urban resilience?
Bengaluru
In the FACE Code of Conduct for regtech firms, what does the six-month period relate to?
Putting the whole code into practice
Under a TRAI initiative, which number series will mark commercial calls so they can be told apart from spam?
1600-series
Under SEBI's proposed framework, equity mutual funds could be permitted to put money into which assets?
Gold and silver
RBI announced what value of the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) for FY25?
67.0
CoinDCX offers a bounty of up to what percentage for helping recover stolen crypto?
25%
What rate of subsidy do women's SHGs receive under the Namo Drone Didi scheme?
80%
Which scheme gives farmers direct income support by paying price deficiencies, with no procurement involved?
PDPS
What was the value of India's millet exports in FY24?
USD 70.89 million
Which feature is listed among the sensors on the ASW SWC Ajay?
Low Frequency Variable Depth Sonar
The social audit on sewer and septic tank deaths was commissioned by which ministry?
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
What is the title of the World Bank report on climate risks to Indian cities, prepared with MoHUA?
Towards Resilient and Prosperous Cities in India
Which body issued the Code of Conduct for RegTech firms in India?
FACE
24 July 2025 open
What does CAIPEEX stand for in IITM's cloud seeding research?
Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment
Where was Google I/O Connect India 2025 held?
Bengaluru
Who introduced the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha?
Mansukh Mandaviya
HLVM3, the human-rated launch vehicle for Gaganyaan, is derived from which ISRO rocket?
LVM3
Under which PayPal initiative is UPI being integrated for cross-border payments?
PayPal World
What is the claim limit for complaints handled by IRDAI's proposed internal ombudsman?
₹50 lakh
By what percentage did net FDI in India fall in May 2025 compared with May 2024, per RBI's July 2025 bulletin?
98.2%
Which institution operates the NDS-CALL trading platform for the call money market?
CCIL
What is the annual limit per resident individual under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme?
$250,000
Who announced SBI's aim to be among the top 10 global banks by market cap within five years?
C.S. Setty
What relationship value must a salaried individual have to join Kotak's Solitaire programme?
₹75 lakh
What identifier does the exchange issue to a registered retail algo strategy?
Unique Algo ID
In the RBI's July 2025 State of the Economy report, IIP for May 2025 stood at what level?
A 9-month low
Which bank did KredX partner with to expand MSME trade finance on DTX?
Canara Bank
Which country accounts for nearly 80% of India's specialty fertilizer imports?
China
25 July 2025 open
What is the main purpose of the eShram portal started by the Ministry of Labour and Employment?
Building a national database of unorganised workers
Which 2025 agreement gives Indian exports duty-free entry into the UK on 99% of tariff lines?
CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Which initiative supports informal science learning through Science Centres, Planetariums and Innovation Hubs?
SPoCS
Who was named Chairperson of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) in 2025?
Nitin Gupta
What distinction will NSDL gain through its IPO set for July 30, 2025?
It will be the second depository listed in India
What is PayPal World, launched in 2025, meant to do?
Provide one unified global payment and wallet platform
Why did the HKMA fine the Hong Kong branch of Indian Overseas Bank?
Violations of AML and CTF rules
Which recommendation did the Parliamentary Panel make to encourage organic farming?
Giving MSP for organic crops
Which PMKSY component concentrates on micro-irrigation techniques?
PDMC
What is the principal aim of the Watershed Development Component (WDC) of PMKSY?
Restoring ecological balance in rainfed areas
The Digital Address layer of DHRUVA is based on which principle?
Consent-based sharing
On which date did the ICJ deliver its advisory opinion on States' climate obligations?
23 July 2025
Towards which constellation does 3I/ATLAS appear to originate?
Sagittarius
Which court ruled in 1962, reaffirmed in 2013, that Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia?
International Court of Justice
Which scientist's vision is linked with SITE's use of space for society?
Vikram Sarabhai
26 July 2025 open
Which flagship scheme gives rural residents legal ownership documents for homes using drone-based mapping?
SVAMITVA Scheme
Which digital initiative was launched to deepen financial inclusion during PM Modi's 2025 trip to the Maldives?
RuPay and UPI integration
What is the main job-creation goal of the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) for 2025-2027?
3.5 crore jobs
Which of these is not an aim of the Draft National Telecom Policy 2025?
Phasing out fixed-line broadband entirely
What tower fiberisation target does the National Telecom Policy 2025 set?
80%
What notable change has SEBI proposed for disclosures by listed non-convertible securities?
Swap hard copies for digital links or QR codes
Why did the RBI stress the need for a sustainable financial model for UPI?
High running costs from 60 crore transactions a day
What is the principal goal of the Bima Sakhi Yojana?
Empowering rural women as insurance facilitators
Which bank has brought in biometric authentication for online card payments in India?
Federal Bank
Which platform took over from e-Bikray for e-auctions of PSB properties?
BAANKNET
Where is the new Line of Control viewpoint unveiled by the Army for Kargil Vijay Diwas 2025?
Batalik sector
India's cooperatives and their members make up what share of the global cooperative membership?
27%
Where was the TRACERS launch carried out?
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4, California
Which plan period is on the COP15 agenda?
2025-2034
How many visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations can Indian passport holders access per the Q2 2025 report?
59
27 & 28 July 2025 open
Which description fits the NISAR mission built jointly by NASA and ISRO?
A synthetic aperture radar satellite for observing Earth
Sohrai Art, shown recently at Kala Utsav 2025, is mainly practised by which tribal groups?
Santhal, Munda and Oraon
In which Indian city did the 14th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra take place?
Jodhpur
What is the biggest danger to the survival of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB)?
Collisions with power lines
What score did RBI's Financial Inclusion Index (FI Index) record for the year that ended March 2025?
67.0
According to RBI norms, what major difficulty do rural customers face in re-KYC?
Having to visit in person even though their details are unchanged
Which regulatory demand have India's Payment Banks made to improve their profitability?
Cutting the SLR from 75% to 65%
What novel feature did Federal Bank bring in for card payments in e-commerce?
Biometric authentication using fingerprint or face ID
Horticulture is estimated to account for what share of India's agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA)?
33%
Which technology in smart farming can detect crop health and soil condition even when skies are cloudy?
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
Under the 2025 amendment, Urban Disaster Management Authorities are to be set up where?
In state capitals and large cities
Who may require audits more often than once a year under the guidelines?
Sectoral regulators
Which launch vehicle was chosen to carry the NISAR satellite from Sriharikota in July 2025?
GSLV Mk-II
Sohrai art is a ritual mural tradition from which state?
Jharkhand
Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025 is a bilateral exercise between India and which country?
Singapore
29 July 2025 open
Which Chola-era arrangement is regarded as a proto-democratic way of choosing representatives?
Kudavolai system
What was the main purpose of the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024?
Dealing with Left-Wing Extremism and urban Maoist networks
Which statement about India's food security is true according to the SOFI 2025 report?
Roughly 6% of Indians cannot afford a nutritious diet
As of 2022, how many Project Tiger reserves does India have?
58
What is the RBI's draft ECBA framework for co-operative banks meant to do?
Regulate branch expansion and infrastructure growth
Which kind of mutual fund did Bank of India Mutual Fund newly launch?
Midcap equity fund
Which area does the MSME Ministry's SPICE scheme promote?
Circular economy and less waste in MSEs
What is the aim of the course IN-SPACe launched with ISRO and Amity University?
Teaching the essentials of space technology in agriculture
Which of these is not a focus of IN-SPACe's agriculture space-tech course?
Drone warfare
Which of these is a service under the Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana?
e-Lok Adalats and online mediation
Which city did Rajendra Chola I found as a new imperial capital?
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
How many wild tigers did India record in 2022 according to the notes?
3,682
Which state legislature passed the Special Public Security Bill aimed at urban Naxal fronts?
Maharashtra
Which institution implements the National Mission on Cultural Mapping?
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
According to SOFI 2025, what share of the world's population was chronically hungry in 2024?
8.2%
30 July 2025 open
What is the maximum range of the Pralay surface-to-surface quasi-ballistic missile built by DRDO?
500 km
India's Gini Index score of 25.5 falls under which category?
Moderately low inequality
Which Tiger Reserve holds third place for tiger density as of 2024, in the rankings released on Global Tiger Day 2025?
Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
At which place was a newly found Harappan site located in the core arid zone of the Thar Desert?
Ratadiya Ri Dheri
What is India's revised GDP growth projection for FY2025–26 in the IMF's July 2025 forecast?
6.4%
Under RBI's updated norms, what is the ceiling on investment by all Regulated Entities (REs) together in one Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) scheme?
20%
Which startup was first to get SEBI's approval to test fractional share trading in its innovation sandbox?
Xaults
Which statement is TRUE of the Digital Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs introduced in March 2025?
It permits loan decisions within 24 hours
In NABARD's RECSS of July 2025, what share of rural households expect their income to go up over the coming year?
74.7%
What approximate share of rural household credit comes from formal sources, per NABARD's latest survey?
52.6%
What is the maximum range of the Pralay missile?
500 km
What was India's Gini Index score cited in the report?
25.5
In which Rajasthan district was the new Harappan site Ratadiya Ri Dheri discovered?
Jaisalmer
What GDP growth did the IMF forecast for India's FY26 in its July 2025 WEO update?
6.4%
Under RBI's revised AIF norms, what is the cap on a single regulated entity's contribution to an AIF scheme?
10%
31 July 2025 open
What main reason did the US give for placing a 25% tariff on Indian imports in August 2025?
India's high trade barriers and its defence and energy links with Russia
Which hydroelectric project did India revive to press its rights under the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan?
Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project
What is the key technical feature of the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite?
A dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar
What did the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 change for cooperative banks?
Raised directors' tenure to 10 years, except for chairpersons
Why did Indian Overseas Bank return to its old internet banking interface in July 2025?
Technical problems with the new interface
What is a notable feature of SEBI's revised Enhanced Surveillance Mechanism (ESM) for small-cap stocks?
Positive price trends and unusual valuation ratios as criteria
On what condition can tenant farmers now claim PMFBY and MSP benefits?
The landowner's written consent plus state approval
What main advantage does drone-based seed sowing offer in Kerala's waterlogged paddy fields?
It saves time and spreads seed more evenly
Which organisation introduced AI-based climate advisory services for India's smallholder farmers?
ICRISAT
What is SusMafia's 'Climate-Tech Opportunity Map' for?
Identifying challenges facing climate-tech startups
What tariff rate did the US announce on Indian imports effective 1 August 2025?
25%
On which river is the 1,856 MW Sawalkote hydroelectric project located?
Chenab
Which meeting between India and the UAE led to the agreement to deepen defence and maritime cooperation in July 2025?
13th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee
Which department launched the Sanchar Mitra Scheme?
Department of Telecommunications
Which agency implements the Swayamshakti Sahakar Yojna and Nandini Sahakar schemes for women cooperatives?
NCDC