Current Affairs Quiz — 21 July 2025
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The Monsoon Session 2025 of Parliament, which began on 21 July 2025, was scheduled to provide how many sittings?
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Correct answer: D — 21 sittings over 32 days
PIB (Parliamentary Affairs, all-party meeting of 20 July 2025): the session would provide a total of 21 sittings spread over 32 days, from 21 July to 21 August 2025.
In his statement at the start of the Monsoon Session 2025, the Prime Minister said that under Operation Sindoor, India's forces neutralised high-value targets in how many minutes?
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Correct answer: A — 22 minutes
PIB 2146316: the PM said that in just 22 minutes, under Operation Sindoor, India's forces neutralised high-value targets at their own bases.
Consider the following statements about the Monsoon Session 2025: 1. Both Houses were to adjourn on 12 August 2025 and reassemble on 18 August 2025. 2. In his opening statement, the Prime Minister said reservoir levels this year had tripled compared with the past ten years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB 2146260: both Houses would adjourn on 12 August and reassemble on 18 August to facilitate Independence Day celebrations, so 1 is correct. PIB 2146316: the PM said water reservoir levels this year have tripled compared to the past ten years, so 2 is correct.
Under which provision of the Constitution did Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resign on 21 July 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Article 67(a)
Gazette notification S.O. 3354(E): the resignation letter states he resigns 'in accordance with Article 67(a) of the Constitution'. Article 67(a) lets a Vice-President resign by writing addressed to the President.
Which ministry published Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation in the Gazette of India through notification S.O. 3354(E) dated 22 July 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Ministry of Home Affairs
The Gazette notification S.O. 3354(E) of 22 July 2025 was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs; the Rajya Sabha was told that 'the Ministry of Home Affairs, vide notification dated July 22, 2025' had conveyed the resignation.
Consider the following statements about the Vice President's resignation of July 2025: 1. The resignation letter was addressed to the President of India. 2. The resignation was to take effect from 22 August 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The letter (published in Gazette S.O. 3354(E)) was addressed to the President, as Article 67(a) requires, so 1 is correct. The resignation was 'effective immediately', so 2 is wrong.
Under Article 67(b) of the Constitution, a resolution for removing the Vice-President can be moved only after at least how many days' notice of the intention to move it?
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Correct answer: A — 14 days
Article 67(b): the Vice-President may be removed by a resolution of the Council of States passed by a majority of all its then members and agreed to by the House of the People; no such resolution can be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given.
Bharat NCX 2025, the National Cybersecurity Exercise that began on 21 July 2025, is conducted by the National Security Council Secretariat in collaboration with which institution?
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Correct answer: C — Rashtriya Raksha University
PIB (NSCS): the exercise is conducted by the NSCS in collaboration with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU).
What is the theme of the National Cybersecurity Exercise Bharat NCX 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Enhancing the Operational Preparedness of Indian Cyberspace
PIB (NSCS): Bharat NCX 2025 introduces the focused theme 'Enhancing the Operational Preparedness of Indian Cyberspace'.
According to EPFO's provisional payroll data, what was the net addition of members in May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 20.06 lakh
PIB (Labour): EPFO recorded a net addition of 20.06 lakh members in May 2025, the highest since April 2018; 9.42 lakh was the number of new subscribers.
Which state led net payroll additions in EPFO's May 2025 data, with 20.33 percent of the total?
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Correct answer: D — Maharashtra
PIB: Maharashtra led by adding 20.33% of net payroll during the month.
Under the Bihar SIR order of 24 June 2025, the ceiling of electors per polling station was revised to what number?
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Correct answer: B — 1,200
PIB (ECI): as per the Bihar SIR order dated 24 June 2025, the earlier ceiling of 1,500 electors per polling station was revised to 1,200.
How many new polling stations were added in Bihar to bring every polling station under 1,200 electors (ECI, 21 July 2025)?
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Correct answer: D — 12,817
PIB (ECI): 12,817 new polling stations were added, taking Bihar's total from 77,895 to 90,712.
The Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, passed by Parliament in July 2025, replaces a colonial-era law of which year?
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Correct answer: C — 1856
PIB (MoPSW): once enacted, the bill will replace the 169-year-old colonial-era Act of 1856.
Who tabled the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, in the Rajya Sabha on 21 July 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Sarbananda Sonowal
PIB: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal tabled the bill in the Rajya Sabha; the Lok Sabha had passed it in March 2025.
V.S. Achuthanandan, who died on 21 July 2025, served as Chief Minister of Kerala during which period?
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Correct answer: B — 2006-2011
The Hindu and The Tribune: Achuthanandan was Kerala's Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011.
At what age did former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan pass away in July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 101
The Hindu, The Tribune and The Indian Express: he died in Thiruvananthapuram on 21 July 2025 at the age of 101.
By how much did the Index of Eight Core Industries grow in June 2025 over June 2024 (provisional)?
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Correct answer: B — 1.7 percent
PIB (Commerce and Industry): the combined ICI increased by 1.7 percent (provisional) in June 2025; 1.2 percent was the final figure for May 2025.
The eight core industries together carry what share of the weight of items in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
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Correct answer: C — 40.27 percent
PIB: the Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the IIP.
After Phase-IV amalgamation under 'One State-One RRB', how many Regional Rural Banks remain with effect from 1 May 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 28
PIB (Finance): Phase-IV amalgamation reduced RRBs from 43 to 28 w.e.f. 1 May 2025, in 26 states and 2 UTs.
Consider the following statements about the consolidation of Regional Rural Banks: 1. Phase-I amalgamation (2005-2010) reduced the number of RRBs from 196 to 82. 2. Phase-IV amalgamation reduced the number of RRBs from 56 to 43. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB: Phase-I cut RRBs from 196 to 82, so 1 is correct. The 56-to-43 reduction was Phase-III (by end-March 2021); Phase-IV cut them from 43 to 28, so 2 is wrong.
Ajay (Yard 3034), launched at GRSE Kolkata on 21 July 2025, is which ship of the GRSE-built ASW Shallow Water Craft project?
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Correct answer: D — Eighth and last
PIB (MoD): Ajay is the eighth and last ship of the ASW SWC project built by GRSE.
Which ship, the first of the ASW Shallow Water Craft class, was commissioned on 18 June 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Arnala
PIB (MoD): the first ship of the class, Arnala, was commissioned on 18 June 2025.
Consider the following statements about the ship Ajay launched in July 2025: 1. Its indigenous content is over 80 percent. 2. It is propelled by gas turbines driving conventional propellers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB: indigenous content is over 80%, so 1 is correct; the ship is powered by diesel engines and propelled by waterjets, so 2 is wrong.
Before taking charge as Mission Director of the Atal Innovation Mission in July 2025, Deepak Bagla was MD and CEO of which organisation?
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Correct answer: B — Invest India
PIB (NITI Aayog): prior to this, Bagla served as Managing Director & CEO of Invest India, the national investment promotion and facilitation agency.
In July 2025, a replica of the Ashoka Pillar was unveiled at Waskaduwa Sri Subhuthi Viharaya, located in which district of Sri Lanka?
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Correct answer: D — Kalutara
PIB (Culture): the temple is in Waskaduwa, Kalutara district, about 42 km south of Colombo; the replica was unveiled on 21 July 2025.
The 13th High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and the Korea Coast Guard (New Delhi, 21 July 2025) was held under an MoU signed in which year?
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Correct answer: A — 2006
PIB (MoD): the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to share best practices and enhance interoperability under the 2006 MoU.
SAIL has supplied over 31,000 tonnes of steel to which under-construction tunnel that will link Srinagar and Leh via Dras and Kargil?
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Correct answer: B — Zojila Tunnel
PIB (Steel): SAIL is the single largest steel supplier to the Zojila Tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar and Leh via Dras and Kargil.
The 'Meri Panchayat' app won the WSIS Prizes 2025 Champion Award at the WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025, organised by which body?
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Correct answer: C — International Telecommunication Union
PIB (Panchayati Raj): the honour was conferred during the WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025, organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).