Persons in News Current Affairs Quiz — Last 3 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Who won the men's long jump gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, relegating India's Murali Sreeshankar to silver?
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Correct answer: D — Tajay Gayle (Jamaica)
Jamaica's Tajay Gayle won gold with 8.15 m; Sreeshankar took silver with 8.09 m and Scotland's Stephen Mackenzie bronze with 8.08 m.
What was Murali Sreeshankar's best jump in winning the long jump silver at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games?
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Correct answer: C — 8.09 m
Sreeshankar's best was 8.09 m on his second attempt. 8.15 m was Gayle's winning jump, 8.08 m the bronze mark and 7.97 m Lokesh Sathyanathan's best.
Who released the commemorative books marking four years of President Droupadi Murmu's tenure in July 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released and presented the first set of five commemorative books to the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 28 July 2026.
As stated by the PM in Mann Ki Baat on 26 July 2026, how did India perform in the 2026 Physics Olympiad?
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Correct answer: D — All five students won gold; India ranked first
The PM said all five Indian students won gold in the Physics Olympiad and India secured the top rank.
According to the PM's Mann Ki Baat (26 July 2026), what was India's medal haul in the 2026 Mathematics Olympiad?
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Correct answer: B — Two gold and four silver
In the Mathematics Olympiad, Indian students secured two gold and four silver medals.
Somnath Chatterjee, whose birth anniversary was observed on 25 July 2026, was the Speaker of which Lok Sabha?
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Correct answer: D — 14th
He was unanimously elected Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha on 4 June 2004 and served until 31 May 2009.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee was born in 1929 in which place?
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Correct answer: B — Tezpur, Assam
Somnath Chatterjee was born on 25 July 1929 in Tezpur, Assam.
23 July marks the birth anniversary of which two freedom fighters, to whom the Prime Minister paid tributes in 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Lokmanya Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad
The PM paid tributes to Lokmanya Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversaries on 23 July.
Freedom fighter Subramania Siva, remembered on his death anniversary on 23 July 2026, was imprisoned by the British along with which leader?
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Correct answer: B — V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
Subramania Siva was imprisoned along with V. O. Chidambaram Pillai; he hailed from Vatlagundu, Tamil Nadu.
On 19 July 2026, PM Modi paid tributes on the birth anniversary of which revolutionary?
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Correct answer: D — Mangal Pandey
PM Modi paid tributes to Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary on 19 July 2026.
Smt. Chennamma, whose passing the PM condoled on 18 July 2026, was the wife of which former Prime Minister?
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Correct answer: A — H.D. Deve Gowda
Smt. Chennamma was the wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda.
On whom did Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya confer its first-ever honorary Ph.D. at its 4th Convocation on 17 July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — E. Sreedharan
GSV conferred its first-ever Ph.D. (Honoris Causa) on E. Sreedharan, the 'Metro Man of India'.
Which degree did Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya award for the first time at its 4th Convocation?
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Correct answer: D — MBA in Metro Rail Management
For the first time, GSV awarded an MBA degree in Metro Rail Management.
Who authored the book 'RSS @100: A Century of Service, Unity & Sacrifice', released by the Vice-President on 17 July 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Shyam Jaju and Anupam Trivedi
The book is authored by Shyam Jaju and Anupam Trivedi.
Who was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, as announced on 16 July 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Srinivasa Kumar Tummala
The ACC approved the appointment of Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala as Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Before his appointment as MoES Secretary, Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala headed the IOTWMS Secretariat of UNESCO-IOC in which city?
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Correct answer: A — Perth
Tummala was Head of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System Secretariat, UNESCO-IOC, Perth, Australia.
Whose birth anniversary is observed on 15 July, on which PM Modi paid homage in 2026?
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Correct answer: A — K. Kamaraj
PM Modi paid homage to K. Kamaraj on his birth anniversary on 15 July 2026.
Mannathu Padmanabhan, whose statue was unveiled by the Vice-President in July 2026, was the founder of which organisation?
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Correct answer: B — Nair Service Society
The Vice-President described Mannathu Padmanabhan as the founder of the Nair Service Society.
Where was the Mannam Smrithi Mandapam inaugurated by the Vice-President on 12 July 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Mannam International Centre, Dwarka, New Delhi
The statue and Mannam Smrithi Mandapam are at the Mannam International Centre, Dwarka, New Delhi.
Which organisation's Delhi unit organised the unveiling of Mannathu Padmanabhan's statue in July 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Nair Service Society
The event was organised by the Nair Service Society (NSS), Delhi.
Veteran playback singer S. Janaki, who died on 11 July 2026, passed away in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Mysuru
S. Janaki died at a hospital in Mysuru, Karnataka, on 11 July 2026, aged 88.
Which civilian honour did S. Janaki decline in 2013, saying it had come too late?
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Correct answer: B — Padma Bhushan
Janaki declined the Padma Bhushan announced on the eve of Republic Day 2013, saying the recognition came too late.
How many National Film Awards did S. Janaki win?
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Correct answer: A — Four
S. Janaki was a four-time National Film Award winner and also received 33 State Film Awards.
On 6 July 2026, the foundation was laid in Kolkata for a statue of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee of what height?
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Correct answer: B — 125 feet
The Bhoomi Pujan at Eco Park was for a proposed 125-foot statue, marking his 125th birth anniversary.
Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, whose 125th birth anniversary was marked on 6 July 2026, founded which political party?
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Correct answer: D — Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Amit Shah recalled that Dr Mookerjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
The slogan 'Ek Vidhan, Ek Pradhan, Ek Nishan', associated with Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, related to which issue?
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Correct answer: A — Full integration of Jammu and Kashmir (Article 370)
PIB quotes Amit Shah saying Dr Mookerjee's resolve of 'Ek Vidhan, Ek Pradhan, Ek Nishan' was fulfilled by abrogating Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Consider the following statements about the 6 July 2026 programme in Kolkata: 1. It was organised by the Ministry of Culture with the Government of West Bengal. 2. PM Narendra Modi attended in person as Chief Guest. 3. It is part of a two-year commemoration announced in 2025. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong: Amit Shah was Chief Guest and PM Modi addressed the event virtually.
Which portfolio did Babu Jagjivan Ram hold during the 1971 Indo-Pak War?
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Correct answer: D — Defence Minister
PIB notes he was Defence Minister during the 1971 war; earlier, as Food and Agriculture Minister, he advanced the Green Revolution.
Where was the homage ceremony for Babu Jagjivan Ram's 40th death anniversary held on 6 July 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Samta Sthal
The ceremony was held at Samta Sthal, Delhi Gate, New Delhi.
Teejan Bai, who died on 5 July 2026, was the best-known exponent of Pandavani. Pandavani narrates episodes from which epic?
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Correct answer: A — Mahabharata
Pandavani is the traditional Chhattisgarhi musical narration of episodes from the Mahabharata.
Pandavani, the folk art form taken to the world by Teejan Bai, belongs to which state?
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Correct answer: C — Chhattisgarh
PM Modi said Teejan Bai gave the Pandavani folk art form of Chhattisgarh a unique identity across the world.
In which year was Teejan Bai conferred the Padma Vibhushan?
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Correct answer: D — 2019
The MHA press note of 25 January 2019 lists Ms. Teejan Bai (Art-Vocals-Folk, Chhattisgarh) first among the four Padma Vibhushan awardees of 2019.
Consider the following statements about Teejan Bai: 1. She died at AIIMS Raipur on 5 July 2026. 2. Pandavani, her art form, narrates episodes from the Ramayana. 3. She was a Padma Vibhushan awardee. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 3 only
She died at AIIMS Raipur on 5 July 2026 and was a Padma Vibhushan awardee; Pandavani narrates the Mahabharata, not the Ramayana.
On 5 July 2026, PM Narendra Modi paid tribute on his birth anniversary to which former Union Minister, remembered for the upliftment of deprived and weaker sections?
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Correct answer: D — Ram Vilas Paswan
The PM paid tribute to former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary on 5 July 2026.