NATIONAL AFFAIRS
- In June 2025, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved two major railway doubling projects worth how much?
a) Rs. 4,805 crore
b) Rs. 5,200 crore
c) Rs. 5,850 crore
d) Rs. 6,405 crore
e) Rs. 7,000 crore
Answer: d) Rs. 6,405 crore - What is the total track length to be added under the two approved railway doubling projects in Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh?
a) 250 km
b) 275 km
c) 318 km
d) 350 km
e) 400 km
Answer: c) 318 km - Which railway doubling project will connect coal-rich districts like Koderma, Chatra, Hazaribagh, and Ramgarh?
a) Ballari–Chikjajur Doubling
b) Koderma–Barkakana Doubling
c) Ranchi–Patna Doubling
d) Vijayawada–Chennai Doubling
e) Raipur–Bilaspur Doubling
Answer: b) Koderma–Barkakana Doubling - The Ballari–Chikjajur Doubling project is primarily aimed at transporting which commodities?
a) Coal and copper
b) Iron ore, steel, cement, fertilizers, petroleum
c) Cotton and agricultural goods
d) Gold and bauxite
e) Aluminium and textiles
Answer: b) Iron ore, steel, cement, fertilizers, petroleum - The doubling projects approved in June 2025 are expected to reduce CO₂ emissions by how many crore kilograms annually?
a) 120 crore kg
b) 180 crore kg
c) 200 crore kg
d) 264 crore kg
e) 300 crore kg
Answer: d) 264 crore kg - Which Union Minister heads the Ministry of Railways as of June 2025?
a) Nitin Gadkari
b) Ashwini Vaishnaw
c) Piyush Goyal
d) Hardeep Singh Puri
e) Anurag Thakur
Answer: b) Ashwini Vaishnaw - India’s first E-waste Eco Park will be established in which city?
a) Bengaluru
b) Chennai
c) New Delhi
d) Hyderabad
e) Pune
Answer: c) New Delhi - The upcoming E-waste Eco Park in Delhi will be located in which area?
a) Rohini
b) Dwarka
c) Holambi Kalan
d) Saket
e) Janakpuri
Answer: c) Holambi Kalan - What is the projected annual processing capacity of India’s first E-waste Eco Park in Delhi?
a) 30,000 MT
b) 40,000 MT
c) 45,000 MT
d) 51,000 MT
e) 55,000 MT
Answer: d) 51,000 MT - Which state accounts for nearly 9.5% of India’s total e-waste generation?
a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Delhi
d) Karnataka
e) Gujarat
Answer: c) Delhi - INS Guldar, to be transformed into India’s first underwater museum and artificial coral reef, is located in which district of Maharashtra?
a) Raigad
b) Thane
c) Sindhudurg
d) Ratnagiri
e) Palghar
Answer: c) Sindhudurg - INS Guldar belonged to which class of naval ships?
a) Shivalik-class
b) Kumbhir-class
c) Talwar-class
d) Rajput-class
e) Godavari-class
Answer: b) Kumbhir-class
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- In the Global Gender Gap Report 2025 released by WEF, what was India’s rank among 148 countries?
a) 128th
b) 129th
c) 130th
d) 131st
e) 132nd
Answer: d) 131st - Which country topped the Global Gender Gap Report 2025 rankings?
a) Norway
b) Sweden
c) Finland
d) Iceland
e) Denmark
Answer: d) Iceland - According to the 2025 WEF report, how many years will it take to achieve full global gender equality if current trends continue?
a) 90 years
b) 100 years
c) 110 years
d) 123 years
e) 140 years
Answer: d) 123 years - According to ILO data (2025), India’s social security coverage has increased to what percentage?
a) 54.2%
b) 58.6%
c) 62.1%
d) 64.3%
e) 70.0%
Answer: d) 64.3% - Which global organization released data showing India ranks 2nd in terms of social security beneficiary count?
a) World Bank
b) International Labour Organization
c) United Nations
d) IMF
e) ADB
Answer: b) International Labour Organization - Where was the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) of the ILO held in June 2025?
a) Paris, France
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) Berlin, Germany
d) Brussels, Belgium
e) Rome, Italy
Answer: b) Geneva, Switzerland - Which NATO military exercise was hosted by Latvia in June 2025?
a) Trident Juncture
b) BALTOPS 25
c) Atlantic Resolve
d) Cold Response
e) Iron Wolf
Answer: b) BALTOPS 25 - How many NATO member states participated in BALTOPS 25?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16
e) 18
Answer: d) 16
BANKING & FINANCE
- Groww Mutual Fund launched India’s first ETF tracking which index in June 2025?
a) Nifty IT Index
b) Nifty FMCG Index
c) Nifty India Internet Index
d) Nifty Digital Economy Index
e) Nifty Tech Growth Index
Answer: c) Nifty India Internet Index - What is the minimum investment required during the NFO of Groww Nifty India Internet ETF?
a) Rs. 100
b) Rs. 200
c) Rs. 500
d) Rs. 1,000
e) Rs. 5,000
Answer: c) Rs. 500 - Which regulator introduced the new UPI safeguard mechanism called ‘Valid’?
a) RBI
b) NPCI
c) SEBI
d) IRDAI
e) Ministry of Finance
Answer: c) SEBI - Which organization will develop the ‘Valid’ UPI-based payment IDs for SEBI?
a) RBI
b) NPCI
c) IFSCA
d) NSDL
e) CDSL
Answer: b) NPCI - What is the daily transaction limit fixed by SEBI for capital market transactions via UPI?
a) Rs. 1 lakh
b) Rs. 2 lakh
c) Rs. 3 lakh
d) Rs. 5 lakh
e) Rs. 10 lakh
Answer: d) Rs. 5 lakh - Which stock exchange received SEBI approval to launch monthly electricity futures contracts in June 2025?
a) Bombay Stock Exchange
b) National Stock Exchange
c) Multi Commodity Exchange
d) India INX
e) NCDEX
Answer: b) National Stock Exchange - Vishweshwar Sahakari Bank Limited, recently granted Scheduled Bank status by RBI, is headquartered in which city?
a) Nagpur
b) Pune
c) Mumbai
d) Nashik
e) Kolhapur
Answer: b) Pune - How many cooperative banks in India have Scheduled Bank status as of June 2025?
a) 45
b) 47
c) 48
d) 50
e) 52
Answer: d) 50 - State Bank of India paid how much dividend to the Government of India for FY25?
a) Rs. 6,959.29 crore
b) Rs. 7,500 crore
c) Rs. 7,800 crore
d) Rs. 8,076.84 crore
e) Rs. 8,500 crore
Answer: d) Rs. 8,076.84 crore - Poonawalla Fincorp launched which digital product for MSMEs in June 2025?
a) Business Express Loan
b) Digital Credit 360
c) MSME Loan Plus
d) Business Loan 24/7
e) Instant Biz Finance
Answer: d) Business Loan 24/7
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ECONOMY & BUSINESS
- According to the MoL&E report (2025), how many gig workers are projected in India by 2047?
a) 42 million
b) 50 million
c) 55 million
d) 62 million
e) 70 million
Answer: d) 62 million - What share of the non-agricultural workforce will gig workers form by 2047, as per projections?
a) 10%
b) 12%
c) 13%
d) 15%
e) 18%
Answer: d) 15% - Which institute released the study projecting India’s gig workforce growth in June 2025?
a) NITI Aayog
b) VV Giri National Labour Institute
c) ILO
d) RBI
e) World Bank
Answer: b) VV Giri National Labour Institute
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Who became the first Indian to receive Russia’s Dostoevsky Star Award in June 2025?
a) Gulzar
b) Javed Akhtar
c) Ruskin Bond
d) Vikram Seth
e) Amitav Ghosh
Answer: b) Javed Akhtar - The Dostoevsky Star Award is Russia’s highest honour in which field?
a) Sports
b) Defence
c) Literature
d) Science
e) Technology
Answer: c) Literature - Javed Akhtar was conferred Padma Shri in which year?
a) 1995
b) 1997
c) 1999
d) 2001
e) 2003
Answer: c) 1999 - Which award did Javed Akhtar receive in 2020 for championing rationalism and secularism?
a) Booker Prize
b) Sahitya Akademi Award
c) Richard Dawkins Award
d) Jnanpith Award
e) Gandhi Peace Prize
Answer: c) Richard Dawkins Award
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
- Which Bollywood actress was appointed Global Tourism Ambassador of Maldives in June 2025?
a) Deepika Padukone
b) Priyanka Chopra
c) Katrina Kaif
d) Alia Bhatt
e) Anushka Sharma
Answer: c) Katrina Kaif - Katrina Kaif was appointed Tourism Ambassador by which Maldives body?
a) Maldives Tourism Authority
b) Visit Maldives (MMPRC)
c) Ministry of Culture
d) Maldives Hospitality Board
e) Maldives Chamber of Commerce
Answer: b) Visit Maldives (MMPRC) - Who was appointed MD & CEO of Axis Max Life Insurance in June 2025?
a) Sumit Madan
b) Prashant Tripathy
c) Rajesh Gopinathan
d) Amitabh Chaudhry
e) Uday Kotak
Answer: a) Sumit Madan - Sumit Madan will serve as MD & CEO of Axis Max Life Insurance for how many years?
a) 3 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
e) 7 years
Answer: c) 5 years
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Reliance Defence signed a Rs. 10,000 crore agreement with which German company to manufacture Vulcano 155mm PGM in India?
a) ThyssenKrupp
b) Rheinmetall
c) Diehl Defence
d) Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
e) Airbus Defence
Answer: c) Diehl Defence - The Vulcano 155mm Precision-Guided Munition will be manufactured in which Indian state?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Uttar Pradesh
e) Telangana
Answer: b) Maharashtra - Which PSU signed a contract to build two Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs) for GSI in June 2025?
a) Cochin Shipyard Ltd
b) Hindustan Shipyard Ltd
c) GRSE Ltd
d) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd
e) Bharat Dynamics Ltd
Answer: c) GRSE Ltd - The new CRVs built by GRSE will have a top speed of how many knots?
a) 8 knots
b) 10 knots
c) 12 knots
d) 15 knots
e) 20 knots
Answer: b) 10 knots - Russia patented a drone spacecraft platform for which upcoming space station?
a) MIR-2
b) Russian Orbital Station (ROS)
c) Luna Station
d) Sputnik-Next
e) Soyuz-X
Answer: b) Russian Orbital Station (ROS) - The Russian Orbital Station will replace which international space project expected to decommission around 2030?
a) Skylab
b) ISS
c) Tiangong
d) Gateway
e) Salyut
Answer: b) ISS
SPORTS
- Which West Indies cricketer announced retirement from international cricket at the age of 29 in June 2025?
a) Andre Russell
b) Chris Gayle
c) Nicholas Pooran
d) Kieron Pollard
e) Jason Holder
Answer: c) Nicholas Pooran - Nicholas Pooran made his ODI debut against which country in 2019?
a) Pakistan
b) England
c) Australia
d) India
e) Sri Lanka
Answer: b) England - Nicholas Pooran’s last ODI was against which country in July 2023?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d) Sri Lanka
e) South Africa
Answer: d) Sri Lanka
BOOKS & AUTHORS
- Who authored the book “Kashmir Insurgency: Deconstructing the State Response – Revisiting 1989–90”?
a) General V.P. Malik
b) Yoginder Kandhari
c) Sanjay Baru
d) Daljeet Singh Cheema
e) Dulat A.S.
Answer: b) Yoginder Kandhari - Which retired Army Chief formally launched Yoginder Kandhari’s book in June 2025?
a) General Bipin Rawat
b) General V.K. Singh
c) General V.P. Malik
d) General J.J. Singh
e) General Dalbir Singh Suhag
Answer: c) General V.P. Malik
IMPORTANT DAYS
- World Day Against Child Labour is observed every year on which date?
a) June 10
b) June 11
c) June 12
d) June 13
e) June 14
Answer: c) June 12 - What is the theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2025?
a) “Act Now: End Child Labour”
b) “Progress is clear, but there’s more to do: let’s speed up efforts!”
c) “End Child Labour in Supply Chains”
d) “Generation Safe & Healthy”
e) “Act for Children’s Rights”
Answer: b) “Progress is clear, but there’s more to do: let’s speed up efforts!” - Which year marked the first observance of World Day Against Child Labour?
a) 2000
b) 2001
c) 2002
d) 2003
e) 2004
Answer: c) 2002 - Which UN agency established the World Day Against Child Labour?
a) UNICEF
b) ILO
c) UNDP
d) UNESCO
e) WHO
Answer: b) ILO - Which ILO convention on worst forms of child labour completed 26 years in 2025?
a) Convention 138
b) Convention 182
c) Convention 100
d) Convention 111
e) Convention 155
Answer: b) Convention 182 - According to the UNICEF-ILO 2025 report, how many children were engaged in child labour globally in 2024?
a) 100 million
b) 120 million
c) 138 million
d) 150 million
e) 160 million
Answer: c) 138 million