Current Affairs Quiz — 20 June 2025
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The first export locomotive built at the Marhowra plant in Bihar, flagged off by the Prime Minister on 20 June 2025, is meant for which country?
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Correct answer: C — Republic of Guinea
PIB (PMO): The PM flagged off a locomotive built at the Marhowra Plant for export to the Republic of Guinea, the first export locomotive manufactured in this factory.
The Vande Bharat Express flagged off by the Prime Minister from Siwan on 20 June 2025 runs between which two stations?
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Correct answer: A — Patliputra and Gorakhpur
PIB (PMO): The PM flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Patliputra and Gorakhpur via Muzaffarpur and Bettiah.
What total Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity in Bihar had its foundation stone laid by the Prime Minister at Siwan on 20 June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 500 MWh
PIB (PMO): PM laid the foundation stone for 500 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity in Bihar, at 15 grid substations.
Consider the following statements about the projects launched at Siwan on 20 June 2025: 1. The Vaishali–Deoria railway line was inaugurated. 2. Six sewage treatment plants under the Namami Gange project were inaugurated. 3. The first PMAY-Urban instalment was released to more than one lakh beneficiaries in Bihar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB (PMO): The Vaishali–Deoria line and six Namami Gange STPs were inaugurated. The first PMAY-U instalment went to more than 53,600 beneficiaries, not one lakh. So the answer is 1 and 2 only.
The State-level function chaired by the Prime Minister in Bhubaneswar on 20 June 2025 marked which occasion?
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Correct answer: A — Completion of one year of the Government of Odisha
PIB (PMO): The PM chaired the State-level function to commemorate the completion of one year of the Government of Odisha at Bhubaneswar.
Which district of Odisha got rail connectivity for the first time through new train services flagged off by the Prime Minister on 20 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Boudh
PIB (PMO): The PM flagged off new train services extending rail connectivity to Boudh district for the first time.
The Odisha Vision Document released on 20 June 2025 is anchored around 2036 and 2047. What does 2036 mark for Odisha?
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Correct answer: C — Odisha completes 100 years as India's first linguistic State
PIB (PMO): The Vision is anchored around 2036, when Odisha completes 100 years as India's first linguistic State, and 2047.
What is the aim of the 'Baraputra Aitihya Gram Yojana' launched by the Prime Minister in Bhubaneswar on 20 June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Turning birthplaces of eminent Odias into living memorials
PIB (PMO): Turning birthplaces of eminent Odias into living memorials is the aim. The Baraputra Aitihya Gram Yojana aims to transform birthplaces of eminent Odias into living memorials through museums, interpretation centres, statues, libraries and public spaces.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying organised the One Health Communication Strategy Workshop on 20 June 2025 in collaboration with which UN body?
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Correct answer: C — FAO
PIB (DAHD): DAHD, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, organised the workshop in New Delhi on 20th June 2025.
The DAHD–FAO One Health Communication Strategy Workshop of June 2025 was held under a project supported by which fund?
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Correct answer: A — Pandemic Fund
PIB (DAHD): The workshop was held under the Pandemic Fund-supported project titled 'Animal Health Security Strengthening in India for Pandemic Preparedness and Response'.
Who assumed charge as Chairperson of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on 20 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Sivasubramanian Ramann
PIB (Finance): Shri Sivasubramanian Ramann assumed charge as the Chairperson of PFRDA on 20th June 2025.
What is the tenure of the PFRDA Chairperson appointed by the notification dated 8 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Five years or till age 65, whichever is earlier
PIB (Finance): He was appointed for five years or till age 65, whichever is earlier: a tenure of five years from assumption of charge, or till he attains the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.
The PFRDA Act, under which PFRDA became a statutory body, came into effect on which date?
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Correct answer: D — 1 February 2014
PFRDA (pfrda.org.in): The interim PFRDA was set up on 23 August 2003; it became a statutory entity after the PFRDA Act was enacted on 19 September 2013, which came into effect on 1 February 2014.
What is the total prize pool of the Innovative Projects Start-Up Challenge on Rooftop Solar and Distributed Renewable Energy launched by MNRE in June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹2.3 crore
PIB (MNRE): The selected innovators will compete for a total prize pool of ₹2.3 crore, including ₹1 crore for the 1st Prize.
With the support of which institution is MNRE implementing the Start-Up Challenge on Rooftop Solar and Distributed Renewable Energy Technologies?
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Correct answer: B — National Institute of Solar Energy
PIB (MNRE): The challenge is being implemented under the aegis of MNRE with support from the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), in coordination with StartUp India, DPIIT.
Consider the following statements about MNRE's Start-Up Challenge on Rooftop Solar and DRE launched in June 2025: 1. Applications are to be submitted through the Startup India website. 2. The last date for applications is 20 August 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (MNRE): Applications can be submitted through Startup India's website, and the last date for applications is 20 August 2025. So the answer is Both 1 and 2.
Which edition of the National Time Release Study (NTRS) did Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman release on 20 June 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Fifth
PIB (Finance): Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman released the fifth edition of the National Time Release Study (NTRS) during the CBIC Conclave.
The fifth National Time Release Study widened its coverage to three additional locations. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
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Correct answer: D — Mundra Port
PIB (Finance): The fifth edition widened coverage to three additional ports: Kochi Seaport, Garhi Harsaru ICD and Jaigaon LCS. Mundra Port was not among them.
According to the fifth NTRS, what share of import cargo at Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) met the 48-hour release target under NTFAP 3.0?
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Correct answer: B — 93.33%
PIB (Finance): 93.33% of import cargo at ICPs met the 48-hour target, followed by air cargo complexes (55.03% within 24 hours), seaports (51.76%) and ICDs (43.70%).
In its first phase, the City Accelerator Program launched by MNRE on 20 June 2025 will be rolled out in how many cities?
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Correct answer: B — 30 cities across 10 states
PIB (MNRE): In its first phase, the program will be rolled out in 30 cities across 10 states, with later expansion to 100 cities.
The City Accelerator Program launched in June 2025 is a key initiative under which scheme?
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Correct answer: D — PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
PIB (MNRE): The City Accelerator Program is a key initiative under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY), the world's largest domestic rooftop solar scheme.
Scientists from which institute developed the scalable device announced by DST on 20 June 2025 that produces green hydrogen by splitting water using only solar energy?
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Correct answer: D — Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru
PIB (DST): Scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, an autonomous institute of DST, developed the device.
The photoanode in CeNS Bengaluru's solar water-splitting device (June 2025) is based on which material, with an n-i-p heterojunction of TiO2, Si and NiO layers?
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Correct answer: B — Silicon
PIB (DST): The team designed a silicon-based photoanode using an n-i-p heterojunction of n-type TiO2, intrinsic Si and p-type NiO layers.
The national seminar addressed by Amit Shah in Mumbai on 20 June 2025 was organised on the occasion of what?
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Correct answer: C — International Year of Cooperatives 2025
PIB (Cooperation): Amit Shah addressed a national seminar organised in Mumbai on the occasion of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025.
Whose newly constructed headquarters did Amit Shah inaugurate in Mumbai on 20 June 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MACCIA)
PIB (MHA): Amit Shah inaugurated the newly constructed headquarters of the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MACCIA) in Mumbai.
By how much did the combined Index of Eight Core Industries grow (provisional) in May 2025 compared with May 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 0.7%
PIB (Commerce): The combined Index of Eight Core Industries increased by 0.7% (provisional) in May, 2025 as compared to May, 2024.
Which of the eight core industries recorded the highest growth in May 2025 over May 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Cement
PIB (Commerce): Cement production increased by 9.2 per cent in May 2025, ahead of steel (6.7%), coal (2.8%) and refinery products (1.1%).
Consider the following statements about the Index of Eight Core Industries: 1. The eight core industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). 2. Electricity has the largest weight among the eight core industries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (Commerce): The eight core industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the IIP weight. Refinery products have the largest weight (28.04%), ahead of electricity (19.85%). So the answer is 1 only.
Rashtrapati Tapovan and Rashtrapati Niketan, opened for public visits by President Droupadi Murmu on 20 June 2025, are located in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Dehradun
PIB (President's Secretariat): The President graced the opening of Rashtrapati Tapovan and Rashtrapati Niketan at Dehradun on June 20, 2025.
Rashtrapati Udyan, whose foundation stone the President laid at Rashtrapati Niketan on 20 June 2025, is planned as what?
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Correct answer: C — A 132-acre Net-Zero public park fully accessible to Divyangjan
PIB (President's Secretariat): Rashtrapati Udyan is planned as a 132-acre Net-Zero public park fully accessible to Divyangjan, and a community engagement hub.
Consider the following statements about the Presidential estates in Dehradun: 1. Rashtrapati Niketan was established as a Presidential Retreat in 1976. 2. Rashtrapati Tapovan spans 21 acres. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (President's Secretariat): Rashtrapati Niketan was established in 1976 as a Presidential Retreat and spans 21 acres; Rashtrapati Tapovan is a 19-acre estate. So the answer is 1 only.