Current Affairs Quiz — 17 July 2025
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Which three cities entered the new 'Super Swachh League' at the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awards on 17 July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Indore, Surat and Navi Mumbai
PIB (MoHUA): Indore, Surat and Navi Mumbai entered the premier Super Swachh League; Ahmedabad, Bhopal and Lucknow emerged as the new clean cities.
Which city won the award for 'Best Ganga Town' in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25?
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Correct answer: C — Prayagraj
PIB (MoHUA): Union Minister Manohar Lal presented the award for Best Ganga Town to Prayagraj.
Consider the following statements about initiatives announced at the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awards: 1. Under the Swachh City Partnership, each of the 78 top-performing cities will mentor one poor-performing city from its State. 2. The Accelerated Dumpsite Remediation programme is a one-year programme starting from 15 August 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (MoHUA): all 78 top-performing cities will adopt and mentor one poor-performing city each from their States; the 1-year Accelerated Dumpsite Remediation programme starts from 15 August 2025. Both are correct.
The revamped Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 framework, which let smaller cities compete on an equal footing with larger ones, featured:
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Correct answer: D — 10 new parameters and five population categories
PIB (MoHUA): Secretary Srinivas Katikithala said the revamped framework, featuring 10 new parameters and five distinct population categories, enabled smaller cities to compete on an equal footing.
Under the 'One City, One Award' principle in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25, how many cities across States and UTs were recognised as Promising Swachh Shehars?
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Correct answer: B — 34
PIB (MoHUA): following the 'One City, One Award' principle, a total of 34 cities across States and UTs were recognised as Promising Swachh Shehars. (23 = Super Swachh League cities felicitated; 43 = national awards; 78 = mentor cities.)
At the Khelo Bharat Conclave on 17 July 2025, the Sports Minister outlined India's strategy to finish among the top 10 nations at which Games?
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Correct answer: D — 2036 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
PIB (MoYAS): Dr Mansukh Mandaviya outlined India's strategy towards finishing among the top 10 nations in the 2036 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
The Khelo Bharat Conclave of July 2025 discussed the pillars of which sports policy?
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Correct answer: A — Khelo Bharat Niti 2025
PIB (MoYAS): the conclave covered several key pillars enshrined in the Khelo Bharat Niti 2025 (sports policy).
On 17 July 2025, a delegation of Special Envoys of which country's President called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
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Correct answer: B — Republic of Korea
PIB (PMO): a delegation led by Kim Boo Kyum, Special Envoy of Lee Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea, called on the Prime Minister.
Consider the following statements about the meeting of Korean special envoys with PM Modi on 17 July 2025: 1. The PM recalled meeting President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in June 2025. 2. The relationship between India and the Republic of Korea is described as a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (PMO): the PM recalled his meeting with President Lee on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in June 2025, so 1 is correct; the release calls it the 'Special Strategic Partnership', so 2 is wrong.
Urja Varta 2025, held at Bharat Mandapam on 17 July 2025, was organised by which body?
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Correct answer: B — Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
PIB (MoPNG): Urja Varta 2025 was organised by the DGH under the patronage of the MoPNG.
At Urja Varta 2025, the Petroleum Minister said India had expanded its crude oil import sources from:
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Correct answer: D — 27 to 40 countries
PIB (MoPNG): Shri Puri stated that India had proactively expanded its crude import sources from 27 to 40 countries.
Consider the following statements about Urja Varta 2025: 1. It was the first edition of the upstream oil and gas conclave. 2. The India Hydrocarbon Outlook 2024-25 released there is the 32nd edition of DGH's flagship report. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
PIB (MoPNG): the event was the second edition of Urja Varta, so 1 is wrong; the India Hydrocarbon Outlook 2024-25 is the 32nd edition of DGH's flagship report, so 2 is correct.
The first high-resolution, continuous online measurements of key greenhouse gases in the Central Himalayas, reported in July 2025, were made by scientists of which institute?
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Correct answer: D — Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital
PIB (DST): the study was performed by ARIES, an autonomous institute under DST, using data collected over five years at a high-altitude site in Nainital.
Consider the following findings of the ARIES study on greenhouse gases in the Central Himalayas: 1. Carbon dioxide reaches its lowest levels during daylight hours due to active photosynthesis. 2. Methane levels are highest in spring. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (DST): carbon dioxide reaches its lowest levels during daylight due to active photosynthesis, so 1 is correct; it is carbon dioxide that rises in spring, while methane is highest in autumn, so 2 is wrong.
In which city did L&T hand over the first set of LCA Mk1A wing assemblies to HAL on 17 July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Coimbatore
PIB (MoD): the first set of wing assemblies for LCA Mk1A, produced by L&T, was handed over to HAL in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on July 17, 2025.
As per the L&T official at the handover, how many LCA Mk1A wing sets will L&T supply annually initially, and to what level does it plan to scale up?
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Correct answer: C — 4 sets, scaling up to 12
PIB (MoD): L&T's Arun Ramchandani said L&T is set to supply four wing sets annually, with plans to scale up to 12 sets per annum.
Match the LCA Mk1A structural module with its private-sector supplier as listed by the Ministry of Defence: 1. Centre fuselage assembly 2. Fin & rudder assemblies 3. Air intake assemblies
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Correct answer: B — 1-VEM Technologies, 2-Tata Advanced Systems, 3-Lakshmi Machine Works
PIB (MoD): the LCA Tejas Division has received Air Intake Assemblies from Lakshmi Machine Works, Rear fuselage from Alpha Tocol, Fin & Rudder from Tata Advanced Systems and Centre Fuselage from VEM Technologies.
From which test range were the Prithvi-II and Agni-I missiles test-fired on 17 July 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha
PIB (MoD): Prithvi-II and Agni-I were successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha on July 17, 2025.
The test-firing of the Prithvi-II and Agni-I short-range ballistic missiles on 17 July 2025 was conducted under the aegis of:
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Correct answer: D — Strategic Forces Command
PIB (MoD): the tests were conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.
The Department of Posts signed an MoU on 17 July 2025 with which body for KYC verification of mutual fund investors?
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Correct answer: C — Association of Mutual Funds in India
PIB (Ministry of Communications): the Department of Posts and the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) signed the MoU in Mumbai on July 17, 2025.
Under the DoP–AMFI MoU of 17 July 2025, KYC verification services will be provided through a network of over how many post offices?
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Correct answer: D — 1.64 lakh
PIB (Ministry of Communications): DoP will provide KYC verification and document collection services through its network of over 1.64 lakh post offices.
In which city was the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav' addressed by Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on 17 July 2025 held?
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Correct answer: A — Jaipur
PIB (Ministry of Cooperation): Amit Shah addressed the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav' in Jaipur, Rajasthan, where appointment letters were distributed to over 8,000 youth.
As stated by Amit Shah in Jaipur on 17 July 2025, how many of the targeted two lakh new PACS have been created?
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Correct answer: B — 40 thousand
PIB (Ministry of Cooperation): Shah said the aim is to create two lakh new PACS, of which 40 thousand have been created.
Consider the following statements: 1. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives. 2. As per the Union Minister of Cooperation in July 2025, the Ministry of Cooperation had taken 61 initiatives within four years of its establishment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Ministry of Cooperation): Shah said the UNGA declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives and that within four years of its establishment the ministry strengthened cooperatives through 61 initiatives. Both are correct.
The Mount Everest expedition flagged in by the Defence Secretary on 17 July 2025 was conducted to commemorate 60 years of which institute?
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Correct answer: C — Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
PIB (MoD): the expedition to Mount Everest was conducted to commemorate 60 glorious years of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi; HMI and JIM&WS were collaborators.
Which ministry initiated the formulation of the Automotive Mission Plan 2047 (AMP 2047), whose sub-committees held their inaugural meeting in July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Ministry of Heavy Industries
PIB (MHI): the Ministry of Heavy Industries has initiated the formulation of AMP 2047; the Road Transport, Commerce and Power ministries were among those represented at the meeting.