India Current Affairs Quiz — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
As reported at the 19th Empowered Task Force meeting on River Ganga (2 July 2026), how many projects have been sanctioned under the Namami Gange Programme so far?
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Correct answer: C — 524
524 projects worth an estimated Rs 43,031 crore have been sanctioned, of which 363 are completed.
Who chaired the 19th meeting of the Empowered Task Force on River Ganga held on 2 July 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Union Minister for Jal Shakti
The 19th ETF meeting was chaired by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, C.R. Paatil.
According to the Lok Sabha Secretariat (July 2026), who is the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly who was to deliver the welcome address at the orientation programme for newly elected MLAs?
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Correct answer: A — Rathindra Bose
Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Rathindra Bose was to deliver the welcome address; Ritabrata Banerjee is Leader of Opposition and Dr Shankar Ghosh is the state Parliamentary Affairs Minister.
According to the Ministry of Coal, what was the share of imports in India's total coal consumption in April 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 19.68%
Coal imports as a share of total consumption fell from 21.69% in April 2025 to 19.68% in April 2026.
Which institute developed a crack-free SS316L-IN718 bi-metallic structure using laser-based powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (July 2026)?
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Correct answer: A — ARCI, Hyderabad
The research was done by the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, an autonomous institute of DST.
The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, for which nominations were invited until 31 July 2026, recognises children in which age group?
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Correct answer: C — 5 to 18 years
The award celebrates extraordinary achievements of children aged 5 to 18 years.
The 4.59 km Bondamunda rail flyover approved in July 2026 to decongest the Rourkela-Bondamunda section falls under which railway zone?
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Correct answer: B — South Eastern Railway
The flyover from Bondamunda 'A' Cabin to Bondamunda Link 'B' Cabin is in South Eastern Railway.
After the revised wage rates under the VB-G RAM G Act were notified on 1 July 2026, the national average notified wage became:
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Correct answer: A — Rs 327.4 per day
The national average notified wage rose from Rs 298.8 to Rs 327.4 per day, an increase of more than 10 per cent.
Under the revised VB-G RAM G wage rates notified on 1 July 2026, no notified daily wage anywhere in India is below:
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Correct answer: C — Rs 300
With the revised rates, no notified daily wage anywhere in the country is below Rs 300.
With the commencement of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 on 1 July 2026, which law stands repealed from the same date?
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Correct answer: D — Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
Per PIB's press note of 11 May 2026, MGNREGA, 2005 stands repealed from 1 July 2026, the date the VB-G RAM G Act comes into force; the new Act replaces it.
Under Section 6 of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, States may notify a pause period during peak sowing and harvesting seasons aggregating to:
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Correct answer: B — Sixty days in a financial year
The Act empowers States to notify an aggregated pause period of sixty days in a financial year (Section 6); the 125-day guarantee is provided in the remaining period.
Under the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, the unemployment allowance payable when work is not provided in time is:
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Correct answer: C — Not less than one-fourth of the wage rate for the first thirty days and not less than one-half for the rest of the year
The allowance is not less than one-fourth of the notified wage rate for the first thirty days of the financial year and not less than one-half for the remaining period.
According to UNCTAD estimates cited by the Ports Ministry in July 2026, India's share of worldwide ship recycling in 2025 was:
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Correct answer: C — 35.4%
India's share in worldwide ship recycling rose from 30.1% in 2024 to 35.4% in 2025.
As of July 2026, how many Indian ship recycling facilities had completed all compliance procedures and become eligible to apply for inclusion under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation?
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Correct answer: A — Three
More than 30 yards applied, six are in the compliance process and three have completed all procedures and are eligible to apply.
With which European Commissioner did Sarbananda Sonowal review the EU recognition process for Indian ship recycling yards on 1 July 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Jessika Roswall
The talks were with Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy.
NHAI launched Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling at the Manoharpura Toll Plaza in July 2026. This toll plaza is on which national highway section?
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Correct answer: D — Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48
Manoharpura Toll Plaza is on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48 in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan's first Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling system was rolled out by NHAI on 19 June 2026 at which toll plaza?
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Correct answer: C — Daulatpura
NHAI rolled out Rajasthan's first MLFF system at Daulatpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur section on 19 June 2026; Manoharpura followed and Shahjahanpur is planned next.
The 6-lane NH-148AE tunnel connecting Dwarka Expressway with Vasant Kunj, approved by the Cabinet on 1 July 2026, will be built under which mode?
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Correct answer: C — Hybrid Annuity Mode
The Rs 6,969.67 crore project will be built on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) under the NH (O) scheme.
The NH-148AE twin-tube tunnel approved in July 2026 passes beneath which ridge in Delhi?
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Correct answer: D — Rangpuri (Southern Delhi) Ridge
The tunnel passes through the Rangpuri (Southern Delhi) Ridge, with a 1.98 km tunnel section beneath the Ridge.
The Work Plan signed along with the ICAR-Seychelles agriculture MoU during the Prime Minister's visit to Seychelles covers which period?
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Correct answer: B — 2026-2031
Both sides signed a five-year Work Plan (2026-2031) to operationalise the MoU.
Which Indian naval ship, which visited Port Victoria in June 2026, hosted over 300 visitors to showcase its hydrographic survey capabilities?
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Correct answer: D — INS Ikshak
INS Ikshak hosted over 300 visitors, showcasing its hydrographic survey capabilities; INS Tarkash's contingent marched in the National Day Parade.
Who assumed the appointment of Vice Chief of the Army Staff on 1 July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Lt Gen Sandeep Jain
Lt Gen Sandeep Jain, AVSM, SM assumed the appointment of VCOAS on 1 July 2026; he was earlier GOC-in-C, Southern Command.
Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as CISC on 1 July 2026. CISC stands for:
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Correct answer: B — Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC).
Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra assumed command of the South Western Command of the Indian Army on 1 July 2026. Where is this command based?
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Correct answer: A — Jaipur
The Ministry of Defence described it as the Jaipur based South Western Command.
The 2026 study that used AI on 100 years of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory suncharts was led by researchers from which institute?
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Correct answer: B — Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
The study was led by Dibya Kirti Mishra of ARIES, an autonomous institute under DST, with collaborators including IIA Bangalore.
In the AI study of Kodaikanal suncharts (July 2026), the shift of magnetically active solar patches (plages) was traced over which period?
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Correct answer: D — 1916 to 2007
The plages were traced from 1916 to 2007 (Solar Cycles 15-23); the KoSO suncharts themselves span 1904 to 2022.
India's first private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopter operations was approved in July 2026 for which heliport?
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Correct answer: B — Undavalli Heliport
The first private PinS Instrument Approach Procedure for helicopters was approved for Undavalli Heliport.
Consider the following about India's first PinS procedure for helicopters (July 2026): 1. It was developed by the Airports Authority of India. 2. It was approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. 3. It depends on a conventional Instrument Landing System installed at the heliport. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 2 only
AAI developed and DGCA approved the procedure. PinS uses satellite-based navigation for heliports that do not have conventional instrument landing infrastructure, so statement 3 is wrong.
What is the length of the Kanpur-Kabrai access-controlled greenfield highway approved by the Cabinet on 1 July 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 117.7 km
The CCEA approved the 117.7 km Kanpur-Kabrai access-controlled greenfield highway.
The Kanpur-Kabrai highway approved in July 2026 will be implemented by NHAI in which mode?
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Correct answer: A — BOT (Toll)
The Rs 7,145.14 crore project will be implemented by NHAI on BOT (Toll) mode, together with O&M of the existing Kanpur-Kabrai section of NH-34.
The Kanpur-Kabrai access-controlled highway forms a key segment of which economic corridor?
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Correct answer: B — Bhopal-Kanpur Economic Corridor
The Kanpur-Kabrai highway forms a key segment of the Bhopal-Kanpur Economic Corridor under the National Highways (O) Programme.
In July 2026 the Competition Commission of India approved the acquisition of 100% shareholding of which company by a consortium including Big Banyan Holdings and Times Internet?
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Correct answer: C — Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd
The CCI approved the acquisition of 100% shareholding of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCB).
The 24 kg of foreign-origin gold seized by DRI in Nadia district, West Bengal (July 2026) was seized under which law?
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Correct answer: A — Customs Act, 1962
The gold, about 24 kg worth about Rs 34 crore, was seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
MECON Limited, granted Miniratna Category-I status in July 2026, is headquartered in:
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Correct answer: A — Ranchi
MECON Limited, established in 1959, is headquartered in Ranchi and is under the Ministry of Steel.
During the 1 July 2026 survey of flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Kiren Rijiju and Pema Khandu, which district was named among the areas surveyed from the air?
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Correct answer: D — Keyi Panyor
The Union Minister carried out an aerial survey of several flood-affected areas, including Keyi Panyor district.
General Dhiraj Seth took over as the Chief of the Army Staff on 30 June 2026. He is the Indian Army's:
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Correct answer: B — 31st COAS
General Dhiraj Seth took over as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff.
From whom did General Dhiraj Seth take over as Chief of the Army Staff on 30 June 2026?
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Correct answer: D — General Upendra Dwivedi
General Seth took over from General Upendra Dwivedi, who superannuated on 30 June 2026.
General Dhiraj Seth, who became COAS in June 2026, was commissioned in December 1986 into the:
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Correct answer: A — Armoured Corps
General Seth was commissioned into the Armoured Corps in December 1986.
As a Lieutenant General, the new COAS General Dhiraj Seth commanded which of the Indian Army's strike formations?
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Correct answer: C — Sudarshan Chakra Corps
As a Lieutenant General he commanded the Sudarshan Chakra Corps, one of the Army's premier strike formations, before serving as GOC Delhi Area.
The Ministry of MSME notification of 30 June 2026 makes it mandatory for which entities to settle invoices from MSME suppliers through TReDS platforms?
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Correct answer: A — All operating Central Public Sector Enterprises
The notification mandates all operating CPSEs to route the settlement of invoices for goods and services procured from MSMEs through RBI-authorised TReDS platforms.
TReDS (Trade Receivables Discounting System) platforms are authorised and regulated by:
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Correct answer: C — Reserve Bank of India
TReDS is an RBI-regulated electronic platform, and the CPSE mandate is for settlement through TReDS platforms authorised by the RBI.
Since which year has the TReDS platform for discounting trade receivables of MSMEs been operational?
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Correct answer: B — 2017
TReDS is an RBI-regulated electronic platform, operational since 2017, for financing and discounting MSME trade receivables through competitive bidding by multiple financiers.
Which of the following is NOT among the five TReDS platforms currently operational, as listed by the Ministry of MSME in July 2026?
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Correct answer: D — GeM
The five operational TReDS platforms are RXIL, M1xchange, Invoicemart, C2treds and DTX. GeM is the Government e-Marketplace, not a TReDS platform.
Consider the following statements about the TReDS mandate for CPSEs (June 2026): 1. Financing on TReDS is collateral-free and without recourse to the seller. 2. CPSEs must obtain a statutory auditor's certificate of TReDS registration and compliance during their annual audit. 3. Invoice discounting on TReDS was Rs 3.47 lakh crore in FY 2021-22. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Invoice discounting rose from Rs 40,000 crore in FY 2021-22 to Rs 3.47 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, so statement 3 is wrong.
UPI services went live in Greece on 30 June 2026 through NIPL's partnership with which bank?
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Correct answer: D — Eurobank
Piyush Goyal witnessed the live demonstration of the Eurobank-NIPL partnership enabling UPI services at Eurobank headquarters.
In which city did Piyush Goyal witness the launch of UPI in Greece in June 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Athens
The launch was witnessed at Eurobank headquarters in Athens.
The e-OCI Card launched by Amit Shah on 30 June 2026 is expected to benefit how many OCI cardholders?
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Correct answer: A — More than 50 lakh
The launch of the e-OCI Card will benefit more than 50 lakh OCI cardholders.
Data of the FCRA 2.0 Portal launched in June 2026 will be hosted on:
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Correct answer: C — MeghRaj (Government Cloud)
All the portal's data will be hosted on 'MeghRaj' (Government Cloud).
Under the merger scheme approved by the boards of PFC and REC in June 2026:
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Correct answer: B — REC will merge into PFC
The scheme provides for merger of REC (Transferor Company) into PFC (Transferee Company).
What is the share exchange ratio fixed for the proposed merger of REC into PFC (June 2026)?
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Correct answer: D — 88 PFC shares for every 100 REC shares
REC shareholders will get 88 equity shares of PFC of Rs 10 each for every 100 equity shares of REC of Rs 10 each.
The PFC-REC Scheme of Merger (June 2026) was approved under which provisions of the Companies Act, 2013?
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Correct answer: A — Sections 230 to 232
The boards approved the Scheme under Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
The National Study Report on 'Low Participation in Gram Sabha across States and Union Territories' (June 2026) was prepared by:
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Correct answer: B — National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
The report was prepared by NIRD&PR for the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and released by NITI Aayog Member Dr R. Balasubramaniam.
Who released the National Study Report on low participation in Gram Sabhas in New Delhi on 30 June 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Dr R. Balasubramaniam, Member, NITI Aayog
The report was released by Dr R. Balasubramaniam, Member, NITI Aayog, in the presence of Panchayati Raj Secretary Vivek Bhardwaj.
According to Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh at the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (June 2026), India's domestic defence production has reached a record:
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Correct answer: A — Rs 1.78 lakh crore
Domestic defence production has surged to a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore from Rs 46,000 crore in 2014.
What all-time high figure for India's defence exports did Rajnath Singh cite in Vadodara on 30 June 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Rs 38,424 crore
Defence exports, earlier less than Rs 1,000 crore, have soared to an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore.
The Mansi-Saharsa section in Bihar, approved for doubling at Rs 499 crore in June 2026, falls under which railway zone?
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Correct answer: D — East Central Railway
The 44.40 km Mansi-Saharsa section belongs to East Central Railway.
What is the current line capacity utilisation of the Mansi-Saharsa single-line section, as stated when its doubling was approved (June 2026)?
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Correct answer: A — 108.11%
Line capacity utilisation has already reached 108.11% and is projected to rise to 119.34% by 2028-29.
The first convocation of the Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, attended by President Droupadi Murmu on 30 June 2026, was held at:
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Correct answer: D — Vizianagaram
The President attended the first convocation ceremony of the Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh at Vizianagaram.
Which Indian Coast Guard ship rescued six fishermen from the boat Manju Matha off Mangaluru on 29 June 2026?
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Correct answer: B — ICGS Sachet
ICG Ship Sachet intercepted the distress call and rescued all six fishermen using remote-operated lifebuoys.
On Hul Divas (30 June 2026), the Prime Minister paid tribute to Sido-Kanhu, Chand-Bhairav and which other pair of tribal warriors?
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Correct answer: C — Phulo-Jhano
The Prime Minister paid tribute to warriors like Sido-Kanhu, Chand-Bhairav and Phulo-Jhano who stood against the injustice of foreign rule.