1. Which repo rate did the RBI bring in during June 2025?
Answer: C. The central bank lowered the repo rate by 50 basis points to reach 5.5%, hoping to back growth in an uncertain global climate.
2. What was the theme chosen for World Food Safety Day in 2025?
Answer: D. The 2025 observance carried the theme 'Food Safety: Science in Action', stressing scientific methods for keeping food safe around the world.
3. The new India-Kyrgyz Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) took the place of which earlier pact?
Answer: B. The BIT with Kyrgyzstan, in force since 5 June 2025, supersedes the older investment agreement that was signed in the year 2000.
4. The Namaste Scheme recently introduced which tool for waste pickers?
Answer: E. A new Namaste app helps identify waste pickers and link them to ID cards, insurance cover and training.
5. SEBI's June 2025 guidelines on ESG debt are meant to do what?
Answer: A. The regulator laid down rules for social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds, with emphasis on disclosures and independent assessments.
6. Which technology firm got the go-ahead to offer satellite internet in India?
Answer: E. Starlink, led by Elon Musk, was cleared by the Department of Telecommunications to run satellite-based internet services in India.
7. What was the chief theme of the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue in June 2025?
Answer: B. Talks at the fourth Dialogue centred on regional connectivity, digital cooperation and access to rare-earth mineral resources.
8. Which major railway project in Jammu & Kashmir was opened in June 2025?
Answer: D. The USBRL was inaugurated to tie the Kashmir Valley into the nationwide rail network.
9. What GDP growth rate for FY26 has been projected by the RBI in its latest estimate?
Answer: C. For the 2025-26 financial year the central bank expects the economy to expand 6.5%, helped by supportive policy and domestic consumption.
10. A civil defence drill held in 244 districts across India went by what name?
Answer: A. Operation Abhyaas was a nationwide mock exercise with sirens, evacuations and rescue simulations to check emergency readiness in 244 districts.
11. What share of seats in the Leh and Kargil hill councils is reserved for women by rotation under the amendment?
Answer: B. The 1997 LAHDC Act was amended to reserve one-third of seats for women through rotation.
12. Which ruler's reign does the Udampatti Shiva temple date to?
Answer: B. It dates to 1217-1218 CE during Maravarman Sundara Pandya's rule.
13. Who launched the UMEED portal for Waqf property management?
Answer: B. Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the UMEED portal.
14. Who launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (Indian Languages Section)?
Answer: D. Amit Shah launched the BBA.
15. In which city did the India-Central Asia Dialogue begin in 2019?
Answer: B. The dialogue was initiated in Samarkand in 2019.