Entrance & Scholarship Current Affairs Quiz — Last 3 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
The Administrative Arrangement finalised at the July 2026 Melbourne summit operationalises the India–Australia Civil Nuclear Agreement signed in which year?
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Correct answer: C — 2014
The Arrangement operationalises the India–Australia Civil Nuclear Agreement signed in 2014.
Australian uranium exports to India under the July 2026 arrangement will be under the safeguards of which body?
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Correct answer: A — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The Arrangement enables uranium exports for peaceful purposes under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
Consider the following statements, as given in PIB's July 2026 backgrounder on India–Australia civil nuclear cooperation: 1. Australia has the largest uranium resources in the world, more than one-third of the global total. 2. India operates 24 nuclear power reactors with an installed capacity of 8.78 GW. 3. India's Nuclear Energy Mission targets 50 GW of nuclear capacity by 2047. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: the Nuclear Energy Mission targets 100 GW by 2047.
According to the AISHE report released in July 2026, what was India's Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education in 2023-24?
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Correct answer: C — 30
GER reached 29.5 in 2022-23 and 30 in 2023-24; 31.2 is the female GER for 2023-24.
What was the Gender Parity Index (GPI) in higher education in 2023-24 as per AISHE?
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Correct answer: A — 1.08
The GPI for 2023-24 stands at 1.08 and has remained above 1.0 for seven consecutive years.
Consider the following statements about AISHE: 1. GER in AISHE is computed for the 18–23 years age group. 2. Women made up 44% of STEM enrolment in 2023-24. 3. Participation in AISHE is mandatory for all Higher Education Institutions. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: PIB's survey note says participation in AISHE is voluntary and data is self-reported.
What was the total enrolment in higher education in 2023-24 according to AISHE?
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Correct answer: B — 4.50 crore
Enrolment rose from 3.42 crore (2014-15) to 4.46 crore (2022-23) and 4.50 crore (2023-24); 2.24 crore is female enrolment.
According to UDISE+ 2025-26, how many school teachers were there in India?
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Correct answer: A — About 1.03 crore (1,02,73,020)
Teachers numbered 1,02,73,020 in 2025-26, up from 94,83,294 in 2022-23.
What was the dropout rate at the secondary level in 2025-26 as per UDISE+?
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Correct answer: B — 7.0%
Secondary dropout fell from 8.2% in 2024-25 to 7.0% in 2025-26; 3.6% is the middle level and 13.8% the 2022-23 secondary figure.
What was the Gross Enrolment Ratio at the secondary level in 2025-26 as per UDISE+?
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Correct answer: C — 71.7%
Secondary GER rose from 68.5% in 2024-25 to 71.7% in 2025-26; 89.6% is the middle-level GER and 51.9% the secondary retention rate.
Where did PM Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto hold official talks on 7 July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Istana Merdeka, Jakarta
The joint statement says the official bilateral talks were held on 7 July 2026 at Istana Merdeka, Jakarta.
During PM Modi's July 2026 visit, India announced the deployment of an Indonesian Liaison Officer at which centre?
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Correct answer: C — Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)
The list of announcements includes the deployment of an Indonesian Liaison Officer in IFC-IOR.
Consider the following statements about PM Modi's State Visit to Indonesia in July 2026: 1. The visit took place from 6 to 8 July 2026. 2. It followed President Prabowo's visit to India as Chief Guest at the 76th Republic Day. 3. The outcomes included cooperation on the BrahMos Missile System. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
All three are correct as per the joint statement and the list of outcomes.
The Indonesia Open Network (ION), launched during PM Modi's July 2026 visit, is based on which Indian digital architecture?
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Correct answer: B — Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
The announcements list the launch of Indonesia Open Network (ION), based on India's ONDC architecture.
How much did the Centre release on 5 July 2026 as the first instalment (Mother Sanction) to States under VB-G-RAM-G?
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Correct answer: B — Rs 25,863 crore
Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the first instalment (Mother Sanction) of Rs 25,863 crore to the States.
According to the Rural Development Minister, what is the minimum daily wage rate that any State will now have under VB-G-RAM-G?
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Correct answer: D — Rs 300
Wage rates have been raised by about 10% on average, and no State will now have a wage rate below Rs 300 per day.
The VB-G-RAM-G Act, 2025 guarantees how many days of wage employment per financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work?
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Correct answer: A — 125 days
Section 5(1) of the Act provides a guarantee of not less than 125 days of wage employment per rural household per financial year, up from the earlier 100 days.
Consider the following statements about VB-G-RAM-G: 1. Its provisions came into force in all States and UTs on 1 July 2026. 2. Wage rates under it were raised by about 25% on average. 3. The first instalment is meant to let States pay wages within 15 days. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
S.O. 2382(E) appointed 1 July 2026 for all States and UTs, and the instalment aims at wage payment within 15 days; the average wage rise was about 10%, not 25%.