June 2025 Current Affairs: Revision Q&A
All 375 quiz questions of June 2025 with their answers, day by day. Read it in one go before the exam.
1 & 2 June 2025 open
Which state has rolled out the 'Green Energy Corridor' project to strengthen the transmission of renewable power?
Gujarat
The newly launched 'National AI Portal' is meant to act as a single window for what?
Artificial Intelligence research and development
A fresh regulatory framework recently brought in by the RBI deals with which area?
Digital lending platforms
Electoral bonds can be issued by which authorised bank, as per the recent announcement?
State Bank of India (SBI)
Per fiscal year, what ceiling applies to an individual's holding of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs)?
4 kg
Which of these is the 'Prompt Corrective Action' (PCA) framework linked to?
Oversight of underperforming banks
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) is a government scheme that encourages which kind of cultivation?
Organic farming
Amravati in Maharashtra has been picked for which product under the 'One District One Product' (ODOP) scheme?
Orange
The 'National Academic Depository' (NAD) was set up to tackle which problem?
Digitizing academic records to prevent forgery
Polluted rivers were highlighted in recent studies as a contributor to which concern?
Airborne transmission of pathogens
In which city was the first UN Conference on Glaciers, where India spoke on the Indus Waters Treaty, held?
Dushanbe
Which institution curated India's pavilion at the Osaka World Expo 2025?
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Under the RTE norms discussed for unrecognised schools, what share of Class 1 seats is reserved for economically weaker sections?
25%
Which body was finalising the National Brain Health Blueprint in June 2025?
NITI Aayog
Under which parent scheme was the NAKSHA urban land survey programme launched in 2024?
Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme
3 June 2025 open
Which scheme has the Centre been running to step up drug de-addiction services across the country?
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan
NGOs and start-ups wanting to set up Drug De-addiction Centres (DDACs) in 291 identified districts must send their proposals by which date?
June 30, 2025
A digital platform meant to make lending to small and medium enterprises easier was rolled out by which bank?
ICICI Bank
The latest monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India is chiefly aimed at which objective?
Maintaining economic stability
To encourage farmers to grow it, the government raised the minimum support price (MSP) of which crop?
Millets
Farmers received which new technology from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)?
AI-powered soil testing kits
A projection of 6.9% GDP growth for India in FY26 appeared in the latest outlook of which body?
OECD
The OECD points to which factor as the main reason behind India's steady growth?
Robust domestic demand and infrastructure investment
The 'Know Your DIGI PIN & Know Your PIN Code' campaign was started by which body?
Department of Posts
Which institute teamed up with Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry to advance semiconductor innovation?
IIT Kharagpur
Under which plan did the Social Justice Ministry invite proposals for District De-Addiction Centres in 291 gap districts?
NAPDDR
According to PLFS 2023-24, which state or UT tops literacy among people aged 7 and above?
Mizoram
BharatGen, India's first indigenous multimodal LLM, is implemented by which institution?
TIH Foundation for IoT & IoE at IIT Bombay
Which institution issues the Digital Rupee (e₹) in India?
Reserve Bank of India
Since which year has NSE been attempting to launch its IPO, as per the notes?
2016
4 June 2025 open
The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) flight was launched mainly for what purpose?
To carry out scientific research on the International Space Station (ISS)
'Green Energy Corridor' is a project that was lately started in which Indian state to improve renewable energy transmission?
Gujarat
Which purpose is the one-stop 'National AI Portal' recently launched intended to serve?
Artificial Intelligence research and development
A new framework from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was recently introduced for which of these?
Digital lending platforms
Which bank was recently given the authority to issue electoral bonds?
State Bank of India (SBI)
How much gold equivalent can one individual put into Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) in a single fiscal year at most?
4 kg
Banks showing signs of financial stress fall under which of these frameworks, called 'Prompt Corrective Action' (PCA)?
Oversight of underperforming banks
'Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana' (PKVY) is meant to boost which farming approach?
Organic farming
In the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, which crop is tied to Amravati district of Maharashtra?
Orange
What does the 'National Beekeeping and Honey Mission' (NBHM) mainly concentrate on?
Promoting apiculture
Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) was rescheduled to launch on which date in 2025?
June 10
Which pollutant do Flue Gas Desulphurisation units in coal power plants remove?
Sulphur dioxide
Which app did the Election Commission of India adopt for real-time voter turnout updates in 2025?
ECINET
Which programme is proposed to absorb the National Polio Surveillance Network?
Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme
By which year does India aim for Debris Free Space Missions (DFSM) for government and private space actors?
2030
5 June 2025 open
The drafting of a fresh national policy on senior citizens is being handled by which Union ministry?
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
What kind of help does the IPSrC mainly extend?
Grants to NGOs running senior homes
Mount Etna belongs to which category of volcano?
Stratovolcano (composite)
The upcoming national Census is slated to be carried out in two phases starting on which dates?
October 1, 2026 and March 1, 2027
India's first digital Census of 2026-27 will gather which kind of information that has not been collected since 1931?
Detailed caste data
The country's first variable-speed pumped-storage plant is found at which place?
Tehri, Uttarakhand
Compared with conventional pumped-storage plants, what is a main strength of variable-speed ones?
Better control and responsiveness to grid demand
Plastic pollution in the oceans bears most directly on which Sustainable Development Goal?
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Stampedes in crowds most often arise from what underlying cause?
Panic combined with restrictive spaces
Ahead of the July 2025 IIAS election, which country pulled out of the race for the presidency to back India?
South Africa
Which year did the Supreme Court mandate Permanent Commission for women across all eligible arms of the Army?
2020
How many acceptances does the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement need to enter into force?
111
As cited in UNESCO's GEM Report 2024-25, what share of Class 3 students can read a Class 2-level text per ASER 2023?
43%
Which ministry is preparing the new National Policy for Senior Citizens?
Social Justice and Empowerment
Under which law is the Census conducted in India, as per the notes on the 2027 Census?
Census Act, 1948
6 June 2025 open
What is the main goal of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' drive that PM Modi started?
Plant 10 crore trees across India
The 'Vande Ganga Water Conservation Jan Abhiyan' was started by which state?
Rajasthan
Under the Bar Council of India's new rules, foreign lawyers are now permitted to do what in India?
Provide advice on international legal issues
The C-CARES 2.0 platform is intended to make what better?
Pension and PF transparency for coal workers
The Ministry of Statistics put out which publication on 6 June 2025?
EnviStats India 2025
For the 2025-2028 term, India was chosen to head which international body?
International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
In 2025, the Lavender Festival took place at which location?
Bhaderwah
Two wetlands in Rajasthan made news recently for what reason?
They gained Ramsar recognition
Indian Railways has brought in which new requirement for booking Tatkal tickets?
Mandatory e-Aadhaar authentication
Which big Indian e-commerce firm lately obtained an NBFC licence from the RBI?
Flipkart
The Chenab Rail Bridge's total length of 1,315 m is made up of which two parts?
530 m approach bridge and 785 m deck arch
The Ayush Nivesh Saarthi portal was developed by the Ministry of Ayush in collaboration with which body?
Invest India
Who launched Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0 on World Environment Day 2025?
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
What does NAMASTE stand for in the scheme extended to waste pickers?
National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem
Under GATT Article 24.5, interim agreements leading to an FTA must be completed within what maximum period?
10 years
7 June 2025 open
Which repo rate did the RBI bring in during June 2025?
5.5%
What was the theme chosen for World Food Safety Day in 2025?
Food Safety: Science in Action
The new India-Kyrgyz Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) took the place of which earlier pact?
2000 Investment Promotion Agreement
The Namaste Scheme recently introduced which tool for waste pickers?
Namaste App
SEBI's June 2025 guidelines on ESG debt are meant to do what?
Standardize ESG disclosures for bonds
Which technology firm got the go-ahead to offer satellite internet in India?
Starlink
What was the chief theme of the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue in June 2025?
Rare-earth minerals and connectivity
Which major railway project in Jammu & Kashmir was opened in June 2025?
Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL)
What GDP growth rate for FY26 has been projected by the RBI in its latest estimate?
6.5%
A civil defence drill held in 244 districts across India went by what name?
Operation Abhyaas
What share of seats in the Leh and Kargil hill councils is reserved for women by rotation under the amendment?
One-third
Which ruler's reign does the Udampatti Shiva temple date to?
Maravarman Sundara Pandya
Who launched the UMEED portal for Waqf property management?
Kiren Rijiju
Who launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (Indian Languages Section)?
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
In which city did the India-Central Asia Dialogue begin in 2019?
Samarkand
8 & 9 June 2025 open
In the CRS Vital Statistics report, what does the abbreviation SRB mean?
Sex Ratio at Birth
The CRS report for 2022 recorded the lowest SRB, 891 girls per 1,000 boys, in which state?
Bihar
When the World Bank revised its global poverty line, the threshold was adjusted for shifts in what?
Purchasing power and cost of living
Why is the global poverty line revised by the World Bank from time to time?
To reflect inflation and currency shifts
In May-June 2025, the increase in demand for work under MGNREGS was reflected in which measure?
Number of work cards activated
The 'DRUM' app that debuted in June 2025 is chiefly intended to do what?
Manage digital rural livelihoods
As used at ICDRI 2025, the acronym CDRI is short for which name?
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
India stressed its leadership in which area at ICDRI 2025?
Climate-resilient infrastructure
Which body convened the ICDRI 2025 meeting at which India restated its role?
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Which State had the lowest sex ratio at birth in 2022 per the CRS vital statistics report?
Bihar
What is the World Bank's revised global extreme poverty line, as per the notes?
$3/day
Within how many days of a demand must work be provided under MGNREGA, failing which an unemployment allowance is payable?
15 days
The DRUM route-planning app aimed at lowering pollution exposure was developed by researchers of which institution?
IIT Kharagpur
Where is the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) headquartered?
New Delhi
What is the maximum LTV under RBI's 2025 gold and silver lending directions for loans up to ₹2.5 lakh?
85%
10 June 2025 open
For what reason did the RBI bring in the MCLR system in 2016?
To improve monetary policy transmission
Which of these is a main building block of the RBI's MCLR calculation?
Cost of Deposits
What concern about the microfinance sector did the RBI raise in June 2025?
Rising asset-quality stress in MFIs
The RBI stopped holding daily VRR auctions from 11 June 2025 for what reason?
Because of surplus system liquidity
Which of the following does NOT appear as a tenor slab in the RBI's June 2025 MCLR notification?
Five-year
The MSP of which crop was hiked by 5% for the 2025-26 marketing season?
Paddy
What is the purpose of the newly launched 'Soil Health Digital Portal'?
Provide real-time soil testing data
Which state announced a 'Pulses Bowl' mission to raise dal output?
Madhya Pradesh
What share of the wheat procured in Rabi 2024-25 was set aside for export?
18%
The 'Smart Irrigation Programme' started in June 2025 concentrates on which area?
Precision drip and sprinkler systems
Where is India's first e-waste eco park to come up, as announced by the Delhi Government?
Holambi Kalan
PM Modi's Cyprus and Croatia trips were scheduled around which summit in 2025?
G-7 in Canada
What is the revised minimum land requirement for semiconductor and electronic component SEZs under the amended SEZ Rules, 2006?
10 hectares
Under the World Bank's new $3 a day line, India's poverty rate in 2023-24 was about:
5.3%
How many Indian languages are targeted under the Bhashini-CRIS railway MoU?
22
11 June 2025 open
What is the chief purpose of the 'SAHAV' portal that was launched at the UN Ocean Conference?
Enable integrated ocean management
The UNFPA State of World Population 2025 report put India's population in 2025 at roughly how much?
1.46 billion
What total fertility rate (TFR) for India did UNFPA report in 2025?
1.9
Which decision did the RBI take on monetary policy in June 2025?
Cut repo rate by 50 bps
In June 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged which issue in the financial sector?
Unclaimed financial assets
SEBI's latest framework for ESG debt securities concentrates on what?
Green and sustainability-linked disclosures
839 projects form part of which port development programme under the blue economy drive?
Sagarmala
How much money did the government clear under PMMSY in June 2025 for fisheries development in coastal states?
₹255.3 crore
Maharashtra's 'Clean Plant' scheme has what as its principal aim?
Provide virus-free planting materials
The new nurseries under the Clean Plant scheme will cover which set of fruits?
Grapes, Oranges, Pomegranates
What total fertility rate did the UNFPA State of the World Population 2025 report give for India?
1.9
How many households were covered in the May 2025 round of NABARD's RECSS?
6,000
Which digital ocean data portal did India introduce at the Third UN Ocean Conference?
SAHAV
In the SaaS model, who is responsible for software updates and security patches?
The service provider
On which platform was the Jan Man Survey launched in June 2025?
NaMo App
12 June 2025 open
A leak of what kind affected the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster ahead of the Ax-4 mission?
LOx (liquid oxygen) leak
Who is the Indian 'Gaganyatri' travelling on the Ax-4 mission?
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla
RBI data showed a 13.9% fall in Gross Loan Portfolio for which sector?
Microfinance
Microfinance NPAs were reported by the RBI to have gone beyond what amount?
Rs 55,000 crore
By 1 October 2025, SEBI-registered intermediaries must show which marker next to their UPI handles to prove they are genuine?
Green tick
NSE won SEBI's approval to launch which new product?
Monthly electricity futures
What followed from MTNL defaulting on Rs 8,300 crore of loans?
PSB debt restructuring
Which new approach will be adopted this year to estimate the Kharif sown area?
Satellite-based data
Which technology does the CROPIC initiative under PMFBY use to keep track of crops in real time?
AI analysis of geo-tagged photos
What is the planned way of distributing fertilizer subsidy according to the needs of each region?
POS-based village allocation with subsidy caps
How many ratifications does the BBNJ Agreement need to come into legal force, per these notes?
60
Dysprosium and Terbium are mainly added to which type of magnet?
Neodymium-Iron-Boron magnets
According to the ILO report, what share of India's population had social security coverage in 2025?
64.3%
A VVGNLI study estimates how many gig workers in India by 2047?
61 million
Which UPI handle format did SEBI make mandatory for registered intermediaries?
@valid
13 June 2025 open
Where did India stand in the Global Gender Gap Report 2025?
131st
The Rudrastra combat UAV tested by India has what range and endurance?
170 km range, 1.5 hours
The RBI stopped its daily Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auctions in June 2025 for what reason?
Excess system liquidity
Which instrument did the RBI extend to state development loans (SDLs) in June 2025?
STRIPS
In June 2025, Groww Mutual Fund brought out which ETF?
Groww Nifty India Internet ETF
What share of worldwide emissions is under carbon pricing mechanisms, according to the World Bank's 2025 carbon pricing report?
28%
As per the World Bank, global carbon pricing mechanisms brought in how much revenue in 2024?
Over $100 billion
The report 'State of World Marine Fishery Resources - 2025' came from which organization?
FAO
India's first Agri-Drone Indigenization Facility opened in June 2025 in which city?
Chennai
By 2026, Garuda Aerospace hopes to manufacture how many drones?
1,00,000
What was India's rank in the WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2025?
131
How many Centrally Sponsored Schemes are under review in the Finance Ministry's new guidelines?
260
What is the maximum range of the Rudrastra VTOL drone tested by the Indian Army?
170 km
The original Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905 in protest against which British decision?
Partition of Bengal
In the World Bank's 2025 carbon pricing report, how many carbon pricing instruments exist?
80
14 June 2025 open
On 13 June 2025, India chose not to vote on a UN General Assembly resolution concerning which matter?
Gaza Ceasefire
Which of these matters needs a two-thirds majority when the UNGA passes a resolution?
Budgetary decisions
Under the Finance Act 2022, Virtual Digital Assets cover every item below except which one?
CBDCs
Section 115BBH currently imposes what flat tax rate on income from VDAs in India?
30%
After its recent 50 bps reduction, SBI's External Benchmark Lending Rate (EBLR) now stands at what level?
8.15%
What is the chief advantage of the STRIPS trading in state government securities that the RBI introduced?
Enhanced liquidity and price discovery
What measure was brought in to make it easier to revive dormant bank accounts?
Video-based KYC and use of business correspondents
Which feature makes the Scapia Federal RuPay Credit Card stand out?
Zero forex markup and dual-network support
Through which instrument did NABARD get permission to mobilise Rs 19,500 crore?
Deep-discount zero-coupon bonds
Which of these AI-related features is part of the Agri Stack initiative?
Facial authentication of surveyors
The 324 newly approved Forest Rights Act cells are spread across how many States and Union Territories?
18
Roughly what share of global oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, per the notes?
20%
How many UN member states have one vote each in the General Assembly, per the notes?
193
Under which Income Tax Act section is income from Virtual Digital Assets taxed at a flat 30%?
Section 115BBH
From which date did banks start using the External Benchmark Lending Rate (EBLR) system?
1 October 2019
15 & 16 June 2025 open
In coal-fired power stations, what is a Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) unit mainly used for?
Removing sulphur dioxide (SO₂) from flue gases
To which subfamily does the newly found spider species Spartaeus karigiri belong?
Spartaeinae
In July 2024, which country became the tenth member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
Belarus
Which area is the focus of the NAKSHA programme run under the Ministry of Rural Development?
Urban land surveys and mapping
Regarding tax refunds, what inconsistency is found in the draft Income Tax Bill 2025?
One clause allows refunds for belated returns, another denies it
Which of these is NOT a feature of SEBI's new ESG bond framework?
Waiver of disclosure requirements
The Central Government holds what percentage of ownership in Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)?
50%
The NPCI-IDRBT tie-up announced in June 2025 is aimed mainly at what?
Enhance cybersecurity in digital payments
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd raised which kind of loan facility in 2025?
ECB under automatic route
As per ancient Indian farming practice, which Nakshatra is regarded as the most favourable for sowing?
Rohini
Cumulative CO2 emissions linked to India's tree cover loss from 2001 to 2024 were about:
1.29 gigatonnes
The Eurasian otter is called a keystone and indicator species mainly because its presence signals which condition?
Clean water and healthy aquatic biodiversity
Which pollutant do Flue Gas Desulphurisation units remove from coal plant emissions?
Sulphur dioxide
The new jumping spider Spartaeus karigiri was discovered near which place in Karnataka?
Devarayanadurga
Where is the headquarters of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation located?
Beijing
17 June 2025 open
Who inaugurated the Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) in June 2025?
Amit Shah
What does the 'Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas of Assam' provide?
Flood risk data
Which Indian astronaut is to carry out microgravity experiments on the ISS during the AX-4 mission?
Shubhanshu Shukla
In the 2025 Digital News Report, roughly what share of Indian respondents said they turn to AI chatbots for news every week?
20%
What did India's unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above climb to in May 2025?
5.6%
What is the principal aim of the 'Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan'?
Deliver welfare benefits to tribal areas
Despite the growing number of bank branches, ATM expansion has slowed because of which trend?
Rise of UPI and digital payments
A pilot by TRAI and the RBI on user consent is intended to achieve what?
Digitize legacy paper consents in banking
India's first Cybersecurity Operations Centre for cooperative banks carries which name?
Sahakar Suraksha
Why has SEBI's CeFCoM fee collection platform seen so little uptake?
High adoption cost and low promotion
In which year will India's next Census, its first digital one, be conducted?
2027
Portulaca bharat, a newly described endemic plant, was found in which hill range?
Aravalli
Who launched the three disaster-management technology platforms including NDEM Lite 2.0?
Amit Shah
How many microgravity experiments did ISRO shortlist for Shubhanshu Shukla on the AX-4 mission?
Seven
How many countries were covered in the Digital News Report 2025 survey?
48
18 June 2025 open
As per SIPRI 2025, India currently holds how many nuclear warheads?
180
A nuclear triad gives India which ability?
Delivery via land, air, and sea
Which country has been adding about 100 warheads each year since 2023, as reported by SIPRI?
China
The fintech industry's suggested UPI MDR plan seeks to do what?
Apply MDR only to large merchants
Which small finance bank most recently applied to become a universal bank?
Jana SFB
Starting 1 September 2025, NSE weekly derivatives will expire on which weekday?
Tuesday
What notification requirement has the RBI newly set for banks regarding KYC?
Send 3 advance and 3 post-due notifications
For which wrongdoing did SEBI bar IIFL Director Sanjiv Bhasin?
Front running using public stock tips
India's retail inflation in May 2025 was the lowest in 75 months. What was the figure?
2.8%
Tropical Agro's #SawalKalKaHai campaign carries which central message?
Promote sustainable agriculture
The 8th Exercise Shakti concentrates on joint operations under which Chapter of the UN Charter?
Chapter VII
In which German city is the Bonn Climate Change Conference held, the seat of the UNFCCC Secretariat?
Bonn
According to SIPRI 2025, how many nuclear warheads is India estimated to possess?
180
What does MDR stand for in the context of UPI payments?
Merchant Discount Rate
Which SFB applied for conversion into a universal bank in September 2023?
AU Small Finance Bank
19 June 2025 open
During PM Modi's trip to Zagreb, which sector was NOT among those in the widened India-Croatia cooperation agenda?
Textiles
Which Indian institution reached its highest-ever position, a joint 123rd, in the QS World University Rankings 2026?
IIT Delhi
Under SEBI's new reforms, who must now be accredited before putting money into angel funds?
Angel Investors
What is SEBI's CeFCoM platform chiefly used for?
Secure payment to SEBI-registered advisers
Why does Crisil suggest that gold be left out of India's core inflation basket?
Its price is too volatile and externally driven
Which major Indian bank had completely moved to the SWIFT ISO 20022 standard by June 2025?
State Bank of India
What rate of subsidy can Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) get on drones under the Agri Mechanisation Scheme?
75%
Which feature is expected in the amended Seed Act planned for the 2025 Winter Session?
Mandatory registration of all seed varieties
According to the Finance Minister, UPI merchant payments are NOT currently accepted in which of these countries?
Japan
Under the Digital Agriculture Mission, India's 'Agri Stack' seeks to bring together which data?
Land records, crop data, and farmer IDs
Which country held the G7 presidency in 2025, hosting the summit at Kananaskis?
Canada
Which two countries co-hosted the UN Ocean Conference 2025 in Nice?
France and Costa Rica
Operation Sindhu was launched by India to evacuate its nationals from which conflict zone?
Iran amid the Israel-Iran conflict
Modi held bilateral talks in Zagreb with which Croatian Prime Minister?
Andrej Plenkovic
How many Indian institutions featured in the QS World University Rankings 2026?
54
20 June 2025 open
Which mechanism is going to be used for distributing incentives for rare earth minerals and magnets in India?
Reverse auction
In its ruling on WhatsApp chats, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said which right can be subject to reasonable restrictions?
Right to privacy
Chandigarh got what score in the PGI 2.0 report, which put it in the 'Prachesta-1' category?
703
The FASTag-based annual pass effective 15 August 2025 gives ₹3,000 prepaid value for which validity?
1 year or 200 trips
Under the RBI's relaxed project finance norms from October 2025, what provisioning rate applies to non-CRE projects while under construction?
1%
What was India's FDI inflow in 2024 as per UNCTAD 2025?
$28 billion
Why is SEBI unbundling trading and clearing fees?
Promote self-sufficiency and transparency
Sales of listed private non-financial companies rose by how much in Q4 FY25?
7.1%
Under the agri-drones scheme, drones give what coverage benefit over manual work?
10x manual speed
How many 2HP submersible solar pumps were put up in the Assam solar pump project?
2
According to UNHCR, how many people were forcibly displaced worldwide as of April 2025?
122.1 million
In which year was the Sahitya Akademi founded?
1952
What is the approximate length of the International North-South Transport Corridor?
7,200 km
How many metallic elements make up the group of rare earth elements (REEs)?
17
In which case was the right to privacy recognised as a fundamental right in India?
Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India
21 June 2025 open
What is the name of BSNL's SIM-less 5G fixed wireless access service, billed as India's first homegrown one?
Quantum 5G
What allows BSNL's 5G FWA and satellite services to work without a SIM?
Direct-to-Device (D2D) platform
What upper limit on FDI in the insurance sector is being proposed in the 2025 reforms?
100%
From FY26, the RBI's guidelines set what Priority Sector Lending target for Small Finance Banks?
60%
Which type of insurance pays out automatically once pre-set environmental triggers are reached?
Parametric Insurance
Under the RBI's 2025 Master Direction, what minimum net worth must an entity have to run an Electronic Trading Platform (ETP)?
Rs 5 crore
Which system does Nabcons use to keep watch over water bodies in Tamil Nadu?
Hawk-Eye AI
Nabcons built which digital agriculture platform for Kerala?
Kathir
What is the smallest loan size that qualifies under NABARD's Rs 10,000 crore Green Lending Facility?
Rs 100 crore
The Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for TOP crops was launched by the government to provide what?
Transport subsidy for inter-state sale
BSNL's Quantum 5G FWA service was soft-launched at an exchange in which city?
Hyderabad
Which type of satellites do Direct-to-Device services typically use?
Low-Earth Orbit
What is the FDI cap in insurance that the government plans to raise to 100%?
74%
To what percentage did RBI lower the PSL target for Small Finance Banks from FY26?
60%
What triggers a payout under parametric insurance?
Meeting a predefined parameter
22 & 23 June 2025 open
The Rare Donor Registry of India will be linked with which portal to widen blood access for patients with rare disorders?
e-RaktKosh
India's first artificial rain pilot to fight pollution is being launched in which city?
Delhi
Artificial rainmaking through cloud seeding usually relies on which pair of chemicals?
Silver iodide and potassium iodide
SEBI is reviewing mutual fund regulations. What is it trying to achieve?
Simplify regulations and protect investors
Which AIF categories may now set up Co-Investment Vehicles (CIVs)?
Category I and II
When talking about Indian outward investment, ODI is an abbreviation for what?
Overseas Direct Investment
In 2025, India became the biggest rice producer in the world by overtaking which country?
China
Which rice cultivation method can save up to 60% of water and also lower emissions?
Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)
A machine that lays mulch and sows seeds in one pass goes by what name?
Plastic Mulch Layer-Cum-Planter
Which crop is NOT listed as suitable for the mulch-layer cum-planter?
Rice
A980 is classified as which kind of star, believed to form from white dwarf mergers?
Extreme helium star
What was the US operation against Iran's nuclear sites in June 2025 called?
Operation Midnight Hammer
Which two countries lie on the northern and southern sides of the Strait of Hormuz?
Iran and Oman
The Health Ministry is set to integrate which registry with the e-Raktkosh platform?
Rare Donor Registry of India
Which institute partnered with Delhi's government on its first cloud seeding pilot against pollution?
IIT-Kanpur
24 June 2025 open
The remains of which fort came to light in Fort Kochi because of coastal erosion?
Fort Emmanuel
WMO's State of the Climate in Asia 2024 says that which region of India sees the steepest sea-level rise?
Bay of Bengal
What does the NAVYA initiative primarily seek to do?
Offer vocational training for girls aged 16-18
In the MToT programme, which pair of institutions is working with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj?
IIM Ahmedabad and IIPA
Tripura has been declared fully literate through which literacy programme?
ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram
Following the RBI's rate cut, what loan growth does Fitch expect?
12-13%
Under RBI norms, which requirement applies to Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)?
60% of assets should be for housing finance
What message lies at the heart of the Beej Utsav festival?
Return to indigenous seed practices
At Beej Utsav, what honorary titles were conferred on those who preserve traditional seeds?
Beej Mitra and Beej Mata
Discussions at Beej Utsav suggested that about what share of small farmers rely on hybrid seeds from the market?
70%
The North Eastern Council, separate from the five Zonal Councils, was set up in which year?
1972
India's deceased organ donation rate has stayed below how many donors per million population?
One
Remains thought to be of Fort Emmanuel were exposed by monsoon erosion at which location?
Fort Kochi's South Beach
Per the WMO State of the Climate in Asia 2024, what is the global average sea level rise rate cited?
3.4 mm/year
What does the age eligibility for the NAVYA skilling pilot cover?
Girls aged 16-18
25 June 2025 open
What position did India hold in the Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2025?
99th
According to NITI Aayog's report, which platform has gone past ₹23.9 trillion in transactions per month?
UPI
The SPMEPCI scheme sets what minimum investment?
₹4,150 crore
The tribal empowerment campaign DAJA carries the name of which tribal leader?
Bhagwan Birsa Munda
EPFO has raised the auto-settlement ceiling for advance claims to what amount?
₹5 lakh
A ₹1 trillion VRRR auction by the RBI is meant to do what?
Absorb excess liquidity
Which company issued India's first ESG bonds under SEBI's new framework?
Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
Sowing of which crop was about 60% higher than the same period in 2024?
Paddy
India's first genome-edited rice varieties were created with which technology?
CRISPR-Cas9
The Digital Payments Award 2024-25 for financial inclusion went to which bank?
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)
What was India's rank in the Sustainable Development Report 2025 SDG Index?
99th
By how much do faulty and duplicate beneficiary records inflate welfare outlays annually, per NITI Aayog?
4-7%
What minimum investment does SPMEPCI require?
₹4,150 crore
Which ministry runs the Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan (DAJA)?
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
EPFO raised the auto-settlement limit for advance claims to what amount?
₹5 lakh
26 June 2025 open
Which statement correctly defines 'space docking'?
Joining two spacecraft in orbit to form a single structure
Which sequence lists the main stages of a space docking operation?
Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, Capture & Latching
Which religious pilgrimage restarted after a gap of six years caused by COVID-19 and border tensions?
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
What change to the 12% GST slab appeared on the GST Council's July 2025 agenda?
Eliminating it and merging with 5% or 18% slab
Which monetary policy step did the RBI take between February and June 2025?
Repo rate cut by 100 bps
As of 30 May 2025, which segments of the economy saw the sharpest slowdown in credit growth?
Agriculture and Service Sectors
During the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan outreach, farmers put forward which major demand?
Universal DBT for all schemes
In which city is the International Potato Centre's new South Asia Regional Centre being set up?
Agra
Moong and Urad are being bought in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh under which scheme?
Price Support Scheme (PSS)
What is the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) designed to achieve?
To prevent distress sales of perishable crops during price crashes
Which Indian astronaut served as pilot on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)?
Shubhanshu Shukla
What is the first phase of a space docking operation?
Rendezvous
Through which two passes was the resumed Kailash Mansarovar Yatra facilitated?
Nathu La and Lipulekh
Which Article of the Constitution deals with the declaration of National Emergency?
Article 352
Which slab was the GST Council expected to discuss reducing or eliminating at its July 2025 meeting?
12%
27 June 2025 open
India declined to back the joint statement at the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting. What was the reason?
The statement lacked strong language against terrorism
The Keeladi excavation calls into question existing beliefs about which period?
Sangam Age
MoSPI's forthcoming national survey will directly capture which household economic measure?
Income distribution
What certification will SBI's partnership with FPSB India provide to employees?
Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
For selling bancassurance products, Equitas SFB is tying up with which type of bank?
Small Finance Banks
Which insurer-related finding did IRDAI report after its checks on health insurance practices?
Concerns involving eight health insurers together
What obstacle does MoSPI meet when carrying out a national income survey?
Refusal of gated communities to participate
Which body carried out the recent inspections that flagged irregularities among health insurers?
IRDAI
Farmers are asking for AI-based price forecasting tools mainly to achieve what?
Improve market awareness and reduce post-harvest losses
Moong and urad will be bought in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh through which scheme?
PSS (Price Support Scheme)
Which pair of countries, besides India and the USA, supplied crew members for Axiom-4?
Poland and Hungary
On which river is the Keeladi archaeological site in Sivaganga district located?
Vaigai
Which ministry announced the nationwide household income survey?
MoSPI
Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited, India's first maritime sector NBFC, comes under which ministry?
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
What is the minimum core monthly instalment under Bank of Baroda's bob Flexi SDP?
₹500
28 June 2025 open
By what date must India and the U.S. close a mini trade deal to avert the return of tariffs?
July 8
What rank did India get in the 2025 Sustainable Development Report from SDSN?
99
What is the main purpose of the Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff (URET)?
Create a single tariff rate for renewable energy
Which new feature has been added to the revamped Sugamya Bharat App?
AI-powered chatbot
The Adi Karmyogi Programme mainly concentrates on what?
Capacity-building of tribal officials
What was one important cause of the drop in share buybacks in 2025?
New tax burden shifted to shareholders
Which major step did SEBI take against market manipulation in June 2025?
Conducted raids related to pump and dump schemes
From which date will the RBI's new guidelines for AePS Operators take effect?
January 1, 2026
In the latest NSO report, which state held the largest share of GVO for condiments and spices in 2023-24?
Madhya Pradesh
Which crop overtook mango in the value of India's total fruit output for 2023-24?
Banana
What tariff would Indian exports to the US face from 9 July if no mini trade deal is signed?
26%
What rank did India secure among 167 countries in the SDSN Sustainable Development Report 2025?
99th
URET stands for what in the context of India's power sector?
Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff
The Sugamya Bharat App was launched by which department?
DEPwD
Which ministry organised the conference at which the Adi Karmyogi Beta version was launched?
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
29 & 30 June 2025 open
Which state was the first in India to use mobile-based e-voting in municipal bypolls?
Bihar
Which technology keeps Bihar's e-voting app secure and tamper-proof?
Blockchain
The IUCN lists the bonnet macaque under which conservation status?
Vulnerable
Moulds for which kind of coin, linked to Indo-Greek history, turned up in Vadnagar, Gujarat?
Silver Drachmas
As per the 2025 SDG Progress Report, institutional support for senior citizens grew by what factor between 2015-16 and 2024-25?
7x
CREA's report attributes what percentage of India's PM2.5 pollution to ammonium sulphate?
34%
Which green chemistry principle stresses making efficient use of every atom in a chemical process?
Atom Economy
Which institution in India devised a green way to make the cancer drug Tamoxifen?
BITS Pilani (Hyderabad)
Why do Indian banks keep credit growth guidance for FY26 modest even after rate cuts?
Weak demand and deposit competition
Which environmentally safer catalyst is applied in making biodiesel from Jatropha seeds in green chemistry?
Calcium Oxide
The C.R. Rao Award 2025, announced around Statistics Day, was conferred on whom?
Dr Prajamitra Bhuyan
Under which World Bank region were Pakistan and Afghanistan regrouped after leaving South Asia?
Middle East and North Africa
Which state became the first in India where voters voted via mobile phones in local body polls?
Bihar
In which schedule of the Wildlife Protection Act is the bonnet macaque listed, as noted for Mission Bonnet Macaque?
Schedule I
Which organisation launched the GoIStats mobile app on Statistics Day 2025?
National Sample Survey Office