NATIONAL AFFAIRS

UMEED Portal

  1. Which Union Minister launched the UMEED portal in June 2025?
    a) Smriti Irani
    b) Kiren Rijiju
    c) Amit Shah
    d) Rajnath Singh
    e) Piyush Goyal
    Answer: b) Kiren Rijiju
  2. UMEED stands for—
    a) Unified Management of Education and Employment Development
    b) Unified Monitoring of Energy Efficiency & Development
    c) Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development
    d) Unified Mission for Empowerment and Economic Development
    e) Unified Monitoring for Equality & Development
    Answer: c) Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development
  3. Which year’s Act is associated with UMEED Portal?
    a) 1990
    b) 1995
    c) 2000
    d) 2005
    e) 2010
    Answer: b) 1995
  4. Waqf properties under UMEED will be assigned—
    a) 10-digit ID
    b) 12-digit ID
    c) 15-digit ID
    d) 17-digit ID
    e) 20-digit ID
    Answer: d) 17-digit ID
  5. Who verifies the Waqf property details at district level in UMEED Portal?
    a) Approver
    b) Maker
    c) Checker
    d) Auditor
    e) Registrar
    Answer: c) Checker
  6. What is the deadline for State Waqf Boards to register properties on UMEED Portal?
    a) 6 October 2025
    b) 6 November 2025
    c) 6 December 2025
    d) 31 March 2026
    e) 30 June 2026
    Answer: c) 6 December 2025
  7. Properties under whose ownership are ineligible for Waqf declaration?
    a) Government
    b) Private companies
    c) Minors
    d) Women
    e) NRI Muslims
    Answer: d) Women

Kyrgyzstan FM Visit

  1. Who visited India from Kyrgyzstan in June 2025?
    a) Sadyr Japarov
    b) Zheenbek Kulubaev Moldokanovich
    c) Almazbek Atambayev
    d) Sooronbay Jeenbekov
    e) Daniyar Usenov
    Answer: b) Zheenbek Kulubaev Moldokanovich
  2. Which dialogue did Kyrgyzstan FM attend in New Delhi?
    a) India-Eurasia Dialogue
    b) India-Central Asia Dialogue (4th)
    c) India-SCO Ministerial
    d) India-ASEAN Dialogue
    e) India-SAARC Dialogue
    Answer: b) India-Central Asia Dialogue (4th)
  3. Which Indian Minister chaired the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue?
    a) Nirmala Sitharaman
    b) Rajnath Singh
    c) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
    d) Kiren Rijiju
    e) Amit Shah
    Answer: c) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
  4. India signed the BIT ratification protocol with Kyrgyzstan under which Indian Ministry?
    a) MEA
    b) MoCI
    c) MoF
    d) MoCA
    e) MoD
    Answer: c) MoF
  5. Central Asian nations and India agreed to cooperate in which sector during the dialogue?
    a) Defence Manufacturing
    b) Renewable Energy
    c) Rare Earth and Critical Minerals
    d) Textile Manufacturing
    e) IT Sector
    Answer: c) Rare Earth and Critical Minerals

ICDRI 2025

  1. Where was ICDRI 2025 held?
    a) Paris
    b) Nice
    c) Rome
    d) New Delhi
    e) Berlin
    Answer: b) Nice
  2. Which was the theme of ICDRI 2025?
    a) Building Urban Resilience
    b) Shaping a Resilient Future for Coastal Regions
    c) Resilience for All
    d) Climate Justice and Coastal Adaptation
    e) Disaster Preparedness & Global Response
    Answer: b) Shaping a Resilient Future for Coastal Regions
  3. Which organisation co-hosted ICDRI 2025 with France?
    a) UNEP
    b) NDMA
    c) CDRI
    d) ISRO
    e) UNDRR
    Answer: c) CDRI
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DRDO Tech Transfers

  1. Which DRDO lab transferred 9 technologies to 10 industries in June 2025?
    a) LRDE
    b) VRDE
    c) DRDL
    d) DEAL
    e) ADE
    Answer: b) VRDE
  2. Where is VRDE located?
    a) Pune
    b) Hyderabad
    c) Bengaluru
    d) Ahilyanagar
    e) Gwalior
    Answer: d) Ahilyanagar
  3. Which company won ADITI 2.0 Defence Challenge for Quantum Positioning System?
    a) Tata Elxsi
    b) QuBeats
    c) Infosys Defence Tech
    d) Bharat Forge Defence
    e) L&T Defence
    Answer: b) QuBeats
  4. How much grant did QuBeats receive for developing QPS?
    a) Rs 15 crore
    b) Rs 20 crore
    c) Rs 25 crore
    d) Rs 30 crore
    e) Rs 35 crore
    Answer: c) Rs 25 crore

Beej Anusandhan Kendra (BAK)

  1. Where will the Beej Anusandhan Kendra be established?
    a) Hyderabad
    b) Kalol, Gujarat
    c) Pune
    d) Indore
    e) Kanpur
    Answer: b) Kalol, Gujarat
  2. Which organisation is the Knowledge Partner for BAK?
    a) IFFCO
    b) ICRISAT
    c) BBSSL
    d) ICAR
    e) NABARD
    Answer: b) ICRISAT
  3. Which organisation will operate the BAK centre?
    a) IFFCO
    b) ICAR
    c) BBSSL
    d) Kribhco
    e) MoA&FW
    Answer: c) BBSSL

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

IEA Report 2025

  1. Which country accounts for over 25% of global energy investments in 2025?
    a) India
    b) USA
    c) Russia
    d) China
    e) Saudi Arabia
    Answer: d) China
  2. Global energy investment projected for 2025 is—
    a) USD 2.5 tn
    b) USD 2.8 tn
    c) USD 3.0 tn
    d) USD 3.3 tn
    e) USD 3.5 tn
    Answer: d) USD 3.3 tn
  3. Investment in clean energy in 2025 will reach—
    a) USD 1.5 tn
    b) USD 1.8 tn
    c) USD 2.0 tn
    d) USD 2.2 tn
    e) USD 2.5 tn
    Answer: d) USD 2.2 tn
  4. India’s RE investment grew from USD 13 bn (2015) to how much in 2025?
    a) USD 30 bn
    b) USD 33 bn
    c) USD 35 bn
    d) USD 37 bn
    e) USD 40 bn
    Answer: d) USD 37 bn

BRICS Meeting 2025

  1. Where was the 11th BRICS Communications Ministers’ Meeting held?
    a) Beijing
    b) New Delhi
    c) Moscow
    d) Brasilia
    e) Johannesburg
    Answer: d) Brasilia
  2. Who represented India at BRICS Communications Ministers’ Meeting 2025?
    a) Ashwini Vaishnaw
    b) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
    c) Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar
    d) Nirmala Sitharaman
    e) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
    Answer: c) Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar
  3. Which flagship Indian DPI initiative was highlighted at BRICS 2025?
    a) DigiLocker
    b) Aadhaar & UPI
    c) ONDC
    d) India Stack
    e) e-RUPI
    Answer: b) Aadhaar & UPI
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Amul in EU

  1. Amul partnered with which Spanish cooperative to launch fresh milk in EU?
    a) Mercadona
    b) Lactalis Iberica
    c) COVAP
    d) Danone Spain
    e) Campina
    Answer: c) COVAP
  2. In which two Spanish cities will Amul first roll out its milk?
    a) Valencia & Seville
    b) Madrid & Barcelona
    c) Malaga & Alicante
    d) Bilbao & Cordoba
    e) Zaragoza & Murcia
    Answer: b) Madrid & Barcelona
  3. Which year marks UN’s International Year of Cooperatives again?
    a) 2023
    b) 2024
    c) 2025
    d) 2026
    e) 2030
    Answer: c) 2025

BANKING & FINANCE

  1. Which bank partnered with IFC for climate risk program?
    a) AU SFB
    b) ESAF SFB
    c) Equitas SFB
    d) Ujjivan SFB
    e) Jana SFB
    Answer: a) AU SFB
  2. Which global institution is IFC part of?
    a) IMF
    b) WTO
    c) World Bank Group
    d) OECD
    e) UNDP
    Answer: c) World Bank Group
  3. Which RE firm raised USD 100+ mn from Rabobank & Société Générale in June 2025?
    a) ReNew Power
    b) Adani Green
    c) Serentica Renewables
    d) Greenko
    e) NTPC Green Energy
    Answer: c) Serentica Renewables
  4. The Serentica loan supports a 300 MW solar project in—
    a) Gujarat
    b) Tamil Nadu
    c) Rajasthan
    d) Karnataka
    e) Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: c) Rajasthan

APPOINTMENTS

  1. Who took interim charge as LIC MD & CEO in June 2025?
    a) Siddhartha Mohanty
    b) M.R. Kumar
    c) Sat Pal Bhanoo
    d) Thomas Mathew
    e) V.K. Sharma
    Answer: c) Sat Pal Bhanoo
  2. LIC was established in which year?
    a) 1947
    b) 1951
    c) 1956
    d) 1962
    e) 1970
    Answer: c) 1956

SPORTS

  1. Who won French Open 2025 men’s singles?
    a) Rafael Nadal
    b) Novak Djokovic
    c) Jannik Sinner
    d) Carlos Alcaraz
    e) Daniil Medvedev
    Answer: d) Carlos Alcaraz
  2. Who won French Open 2025 women’s singles?
    a) Iga Swiatek
    b) Coco Gauff
    c) Aryna Sabalenka
    d) Naomi Osaka
    e) Ons Jabeur
    Answer: b) Coco Gauff
  3. Who were the French Open 2025 Men’s Doubles champions?
    a) Rohan Bopanna & Ebden
    b) Granollers & Zeballos
    c) Murray & Skupski
    d) Mektic & Pavic
    e) Salisbury & Ram
    Answer: b) Granollers & Zeballos
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OBITUARY

  1. Marc Garneau, who passed away in June 2025, was the first astronaut of which country?
    a) UK
    b) Canada
    c) France
    d) Germany
    e) Australia
    Answer: b) Canada
  2. Which Canadian PM’s cabinet did Marc Garneau serve in?
    a) Stephen Harper
    b) Paul Martin
    c) Justin Trudeau
    d) Jean Chrétien
    e) Brian Mulroney
    Answer: c) Justin Trudeau

IMPORTANT DAYS

  1. World Oceans Day 2025 theme was—
    a) Life Below Water
    b) Protect the Blue
    c) Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us
    d) Ocean Resilience Now
    e) Save the Seas
    Answer: c) Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us
  2. World Brain Tumor Day 2025 theme was—
    a) Brain Matters
    b) Stronger Minds Together
    c) Brain Health for All Ages
    d) Early Detection Saves Lives
    e) Grey Ribbon for Hope
    Answer: c) Brain Health for All Ages
  3. The symbol for Brain Tumour awareness is—
    a) Pink Ribbon
    b) Blue Ribbon
    c) Grey Ribbon
    d) White Ribbon
    e) Red Ribbon
    Answer: c) Grey Ribbon
  4. World Accreditation Day 2025 theme was—
    a) Quality in Education
    b) Building Consumer Trust
    c) Accreditation: Empowering SMEs
    d) Standards for All
    e) Quality Beyond Borders
    Answer: c) Accreditation: Empowering SMEs
  5. International Archives Day 2025 theme was—
    a) #ArchivesMatter
    b) Archives for Tomorrow
    c) Archives for Everyone (#ArchivesAreAccessible)
    d) Heritage through Archives
    e) Preserving the Past
    Answer: c) Archives for Everyone (#ArchivesAreAccessible)

STATE NEWS

  1. Which CM inaugurated Agile Robots & SOL India facilities in June 2025?
    a) Nitish Kumar
    b) M.K. Stalin
    c) Himanta Biswa Sarma
    d) Naveen Patnaik
    e) Pinarayi Vijayan
    Answer: b) M.K. Stalin
  2. What was the total investment in Agile Robots & SOL India facilities in TN?
    a) Rs 300 cr
    b) Rs 400 cr
    c) Rs 475 cr
    d) Rs 500 cr
    e) Rs 550 cr
    Answer: c) Rs 475 cr
  3. Where was Agile Robots’ AI-driven robotics plant set up in TN?
    a) Ranipet
    b) Hosur
    c) Irungattukottai
    d) Coimbatore
    e) Trichy
    Answer: c) Irungattukottai
  4. Which company invested Rs 175 crore in air separation facility in TN?
    a) BOC India
    b) Linde India
    c) SOL India Pvt Ltd
    d) Air Liquide
    e) Praxair
    Answer: c) SOL India Pvt Ltd