Current Affairs Quiz — 22 June 2025
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Operation Sindhu, under which Indians were brought home in June 2025, was launched to evacuate Indian nationals from which countries?
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Correct answer: A — Iran and Israel
The Hindu/PTI: India launched Operation Sindhu to bring back Indians from Iran and Israel in view of increasing hostilities between the two nations.
From which Iranian city did the special flight carrying 311 Indian nationals arrive in New Delhi on 22 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Mashhad
MEA spokesperson (via The Hindu/PTI): 311 Indian nationals arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1630 hours on June 22.
How many Indian nationals had been evacuated from Iran under Operation Sindhu as of 22 June 2025, according to the MEA?
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Correct answer: C — 1,428
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (via The Hindu/PTI): a total of 1,428 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Iran so far.
How many Indian nationals arrived on the Operation Sindhu flight that landed in New Delhi at 16:30 hours on 22 June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 311
MEA spokesperson (via The Hindu/PTI): 311 Indian nationals arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1630 hours on June 22.
Besides Mashhad, chartered evacuation flights under Operation Sindhu operated from which of the following cities? 1. Yerevan 2. Ashgabat 3. Baku Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
The Hindu/PTI: India evacuated its nationals on chartered flights operated from Mashhad, the Armenian capital Yerevan and the Turkmenistan capital Ashgabat; Baku is not mentioned. So 1 and 2 only.
In which city did Amit Shah lay the foundation stone of an NFSU and CFSL campus on 22 June 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Raipur
PIB: Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the NFSU and CFSL campus in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
What is the total investment in the NFSU campus and CFSL facility being set up in New Raipur?
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Correct answer: D — ₹268 crore
PIB: the NFSU campus costs ₹145 crore and the CFSL facility ₹123 crore, a total investment of ₹268 crore.
Under the new criminal laws, as stated by Amit Shah in Raipur on 22 June 2025, a forensic team's visit is mandatory in all crimes punishable with imprisonment of more than how many years?
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Correct answer: C — Seven years
PIB: under the new criminal laws, the visit of a forensic science team has been made mandatory in all crimes punishable with more than seven years of imprisonment.
Consider the following statements about Amit Shah's programme in Raipur on 22 June 2025: 1. He virtually inaugurated the temporary campus of NFSU Raipur. 2. The CFSL facility in New Raipur is being built at a cost of ₹145 crore. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB: Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the temporary campus of NFSU Raipur; the CFSL facility costs ₹123 crore, while ₹145 crore is the NFSU campus cost. So 1 only.
What is the name of the scheme approved by the Assam Cabinet on 22 June 2025 to bring back bodies of Assam domiciles who die outside the state?
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Correct answer: B — Shradhanjali
The Hills Times / India Today NE: the Assam Cabinet approved the 'Shradhanjali' scheme to facilitate dignified transportation of bodies of Assam domiciles who die outside the state.
From which date will Assam's 'Shradhanjali' scheme be implemented?
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Correct answer: C — 1 October 2025
The Hills Times: the scheme is set to be implemented from October 1, 2025 (1 October 2025); India Today NE also reported the Cabinet approval on 22 June.
Consider the following statements about Assam's 'Shradhanjali' scheme: 1. The Special Branch of Assam Police is the nodal agency. 2. The scheme covers deaths that occur during medical treatment outside Assam. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The Hills Times / India Today NE: the Special Branch of Assam Police is the nodal agency; the scheme does not apply to deaths during medical treatment outside Assam. So 1 only.
On 22 June 2025, the Assam government declared transgender persons a Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC). This move is rooted in which 2014 Supreme Court verdict?
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Correct answer: D — NALSA vs Union of India
India Today NE: the decision is rooted in the Supreme Court's landmark 2014 verdict in the NALSA vs Union of India case, which mandated treating transgender persons as the third gender.
How many net members did EPFO add in April 2025, as per provisional payroll data released on 22 June 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 19.14 lakh
PIB: EPFO's provisional payroll data for April 2025 revealed a net addition of 19.14 lakh members.
Which state led net payroll additions in EPFO's April 2025 data, adding 21.12% of the total?
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Correct answer: D — Maharashtra
PIB: of all the states, Maharashtra is leading by adding 21.12% of net payroll during the month.
What share of EPFO's new subscribers in April 2025 belonged to the 18–25 age group?
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Correct answer: A — 57.67%
PIB: EPFO added 4.89 lakh new subscribers in the 18–25 age group, constituting 57.67% of the total new subscribers added in April 2025.
With which Iranian leader did PM Narendra Modi hold a detailed conversation on the regional situation on 22 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Masoud Pezeshkian
PIB: PM Modi held a detailed conversation with the President of Iran, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, to discuss the prevailing situation in the region.
During his call with the Iranian President on 22 June 2025, what did PM Modi reiterate as the way forward?
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Correct answer: A — Immediate de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy
PIB: the PM reiterated the call for immediate de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward and for early restoration of regional peace, security and stability.
INS Teg concluded her port call at which port on 22 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Port Louis
PIB: INS Teg concluded her port call at Port Louis, Mauritius on 22 Jun 2025.
During its deployment, INS Teg undertook coordinated surveillance of Mauritius's EEZ mainly to combat which activity?
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Correct answer: D — Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing
PIB: the joint EEZ surveillance with the Mauritius National Coast Guard reaffirmed a commitment to combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
A technical team from INS Teg helped operationalise a diesel generator on which Mauritius National Coast Guard ship?
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Correct answer: C — CGS Valiant
PIB: on a request from the NCG, a technical team from the ship assisted the crew of CGS Valiant in rectifying a defect and operationalising a diesel generator.
The ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), reviewed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 22 June 2025, is located in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Bhopal
PIB: Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited the ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal.
Pandharpur, which hosted the 4th Akhil Maharashtra Pandharpur Cycle Wari Sammelan under Fit India Sundays on Cycle in June 2025, is in which district?
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Correct answer: A — Solapur
PIB: cyclists reached the holy town of Pandharpur, Solapur district in Maharashtra.
The 6th All India Conference of Government Railway Police Chiefs, concluded on 22 June 2025, was organised under the aegis of which force?
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Correct answer: C — Railway Protection Force
PIB: the 6th All India Conference of GRP Chiefs was organised under the aegis of the Railway Protection Force and presided over by DG, RPF.
Senior police officers of which of the following states took part in the Inter-State Security Coordination meeting on Naxalism chaired by Amit Shah in Raipur on 22 June 2025? 1. Telangana 2. Odisha 3. West Bengal Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB: DGPs/ADGPs and senior officers from Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Odisha attended; West Bengal was not listed. So 1 and 2 only.