NATIONAL AFFAIRS
1. India hosted the 3rd ITU FG-AINN meeting in June 2025 in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) New Delhi
e) Chennai
Answer: d) New Delhi
2. What was the main focus of the ITU FG-AINN meeting hosted by India in June 2025?
a) Expansion of submarine cables
b) AI-native telecom networks
c) 5G hardware testing
d) Low-orbit satellite broadband
e) Internet governance rules
Answer: b) AI-native telecom networks
3. Which Indian body organized the ITU FG-AINN meeting in New Delhi?
a) TRAI
b) BSNL
c) NITI Aayog
d) Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC)
e) Department of Space
Answer: d) Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC)
4. India proposed to host which major ITU event in 2030?
a) ITU Telecom World
b) ITU Radiocom Congress
c) ITU AI Summit
d) ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2030 (ITU PP-30)
e) ITU Digital Forum
Answer: d) ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2030 (ITU PP-30)
5. Who has been nominated by India for the position of Director, ITU Radiocommunication Bureau (2027–2030)?
a) Neeraj Mittal
b) Ashwini Vaishnaw
c) Aruna Sundararajan
d) M. Revathi
e) Anshu Prakash
Answer: d) M. Revathi
6. India’s tea exports grew by what percentage in Calendar Year 2024 compared to CY23?
a) 7.5%
b) 8.6%
c) 9.92%
d) 10.5%
e) 12%
Answer: c) 9.92%
7. How many million kilograms of tea did India export in CY24?
a) 240.12 million kg
b) 248.60 million kg
c) 260.10 million kg
d) 254.67 million kg
e) 270.25 million kg
Answer: d) 254.67 million kg
8. Which region of India reported higher YoY growth in tea production in CY24?
a) Central India
b) South India
c) Both equally
d) North-East India
e) Nilgiris only
Answer: b) South India
9. As per provisional Q1 2025 data, how much tea did India produce?
a) 68.25 million kg
b) 69.22 million kg
c) 70.50 million kg
d) 72.00 million kg
e) 73.40 million kg
Answer: b) 69.22 million kg
10. Which country is the largest tea producer globally?
a) Kenya
b) China
c) India
d) Sri Lanka
e) Vietnam
Answer: b) China
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
11. In June 2025, India conducted a PASSEX naval exercise with which country in the North Arabian Sea?
a) USA
b) Russia
c) France
d) United Kingdom (UK)
e) Japan
Answer: d) United Kingdom (UK)
12. Which Indian Navy ship participated in the PASSEX with UK’s Carrier Strike Group in June 2025?
a) INS Vikramaditya
b) INS Kolkata
c) INS Tabar
d) INS Viraat
e) INS Shivalik
Answer: c) INS Tabar
13. Which UK aircraft carrier took part in PASSEX with India?
a) HMS Queen Elizabeth
b) HMS Dragon
c) HMS Prince of Wales
d) HMS Ocean
e) HMS Ark Royal
Answer: c) HMS Prince of Wales
14. India is currently Vice President of which international maritime organization?
a) IMO
b) UNCLOS
c) IALA (International Organisation for Marine Aids to Navigation)
d) IHO
e) MARPOL
Answer: c) IALA
15. Who led the Indian delegation at the 2nd session of the IALA Council in Nice, France?
a) Rajiv Gauba
b) Ashwini Vaishnaw
c) T.K. Ramachandran
d) Sarbananda Sonowal
e) Amitabh Kant
Answer: c) T.K. Ramachandran
16. Which country is the President of IALA after its 2025 elections?
a) India
b) UK
c) Brazil
d) Japan
e) France
Answer: c) Brazil
17. Where will the 3rd IALA General Assembly be held in December 2025?
a) Paris
b) Tokyo
c) London
d) Mumbai
e) Geneva
Answer: d) Mumbai
BANKING & FINANCE
18. Which fintech partnered with CSB Bank to launch the Edge+ RuPay Credit Card in June 2025?
a) PhonePe
b) Paytm
c) Jupiter Money
d) Freecharge
e) Mobikwik
Answer: c) Jupiter Money
19. Which fintech partnered with Federal Bank to launch a RuPay credit card with travel features?
a) Cred
b) Slice
c) Scapia
d) Zolve
e) Navi
Answer: c) Scapia
20. Which international institution approved a USD 109.97 million loan for Gujarat’s skills programme in June 2025?
a) World Bank
b) IMF
c) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
d) AIIB
e) NDB
Answer: c) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
21. The Gujarat Skills Development Program focuses on how many high-priority industries?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
e) 10
Answer: c) 7
22. RBI discontinued daily VRR auctions in June 2025 due to liquidity surplus of around—
a) Rs 1.5 lakh crore
b) Rs 2 lakh crore
c) Rs 2.75–3 lakh crore
d) Rs 3.5 lakh crore
e) Rs 4 lakh crore
Answer: c) Rs 2.75–3 lakh crore
23. What is the revised Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) announced by RBI in June 2025?
a) 2%
b) 2.5%
c) 3%
d) 3.5%
e) 4%
Answer: c) 3%
24. NPCI signed an MoU with which institution in June 2025 for cybersecurity in payments?
a) IIT Bombay
b) CERT-In
c) IDRBT
d) NITI Aayog
e) IIIT Hyderabad
Answer: c) IDRBT
25. Vedanta Aluminium signed an MoU with which bank for MSME financing?
a) HDFC Bank
b) SBI
c) Central Bank of India (CBI)
d) PNB
e) Axis Bank
Answer: c) Central Bank of India (CBI)
26. CreditAccess Grameen raised USD 100 million loan in June 2025 from banks in which regions?
a) Middle East & Africa
b) North America & Europe
c) South Asia & Far East
d) Latin America
e) Central Asia
Answer: c) South Asia & Far East
27. Which Indian PSU raised USD 750 million ECB loan in June 2025?
a) ONGC
b) GAIL
c) NTPC
d) BHEL
e) Coal India
Answer: c) NTPC
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
28. Who was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in June 2025?
a) Indra Nooyi
b) Rishi Sunak
c) Leena Nair
d) Sundar Pichai
e) Satya Nadella
Answer: c) Leena Nair
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
29. RBI reappointed Pralay Mondal as MD & CEO of which bank?
a) YES Bank
b) CSB Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) ICICI Bank
e) South Indian Bank
Answer: b) CSB Bank
30. RBI extended the tenure of Prashant Kumar as MD & CEO of which bank?
a) RBL Bank
b) ICICI Bank
c) Axis Bank
d) YES Bank
e) IndusInd Bank
Answer: d) YES Bank
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
31. RIL sold a 3.64% stake in which company in June 2025?
a) Marico
b) Titan
c) Asian Paints
d) Britannia
e) Dabur
Answer: c) Asian Paints
32. Which mutual fund acquired RIL’s stake in Asian Paints worth Rs 7,703 crore?
a) ICICI Prudential MF
b) HDFC MF
c) SBI Mutual Fund
d) Kotak MF
e) UTI MF
Answer: c) SBI Mutual Fund
33. TA Associates exited India by selling its stake in which bank?
a) CSB Bank
b) Federal Bank
c) Bandhan Bank
d) AU Small Finance Bank
e) RBL Bank
Answer: d) AU Small Finance Bank
34. BNP Paribas acquired a stake in which Indian company in June 2025?
a) HDFC Bank
b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
c) Bajaj Finserv
d) Axis Bank
e) ICICI Lombard
Answer: c) Bajaj Finserv
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
35. SDAL successfully tested which UAV in Rajasthan in June 2025?
a) AgniDrone
b) Tejas UAV
c) Rudrastra
d) SuryaNetra
e) Bhargavastra-II
Answer: c) Rudrastra
36. What was the endurance of Rudrastra UAV during its trial?
a) 45 minutes
b) 1 hour
c) 1.5 hours
d) 2 hours
e) 3 hours
Answer: c) 1.5 hours
37. Which startup signed an iDEX SPARK grant in June 2025 for developing Hyperspectral & MWIR payloads?
a) Skyroot Aerospace
b) Agnikul Cosmos
c) Bellatrix Aerospace
d) Pixxel
e) Dhruva Space
Answer: d) Pixxel
OBITUARY
38. Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani died in which tragic incident in June 2025?
a) Car accident
b) Train derailment
c) Heart attack
d) Air India plane crash
e) Fire accident
Answer: d) Air India plane crash
BOOKS & AUTHORS
39. Who authored the book “India: 5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent”?
a) Romila Thapar
b) Ramachandra Guha
c) Audrey Truschke
d) William Dalrymple
e) Irfan Habib
Answer: c) Audrey Truschke
40. Who authored the book “Modi’s Niti Shastra: The World’s His Oyster”?
a) Arun Jaitley
b) Subramanian Swamy
c) Adish C. Aggarwala
d) Bibek Debroy
e) Ram Madhav
Answer: c) Adish C. Aggarwala
IMPORTANT DAYS
41. International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) 2025 was observed on—
a) June 10
b) June 11
c) June 12
d) June 13
e) June 14
Answer: d) June 13
42. What was the theme of International Albinism Awareness Day 2025?
a) Protecting the vulnerable
b) Voices for equality
c) Albinism is strength
d) Demanding our rights: Protecting our skin, Preserving our lives
e) Equality for all
Answer: d) Demanding our rights: Protecting our skin, Preserving our lives
STATE NEWS
43. Which state launched geo-tagged 13-digit UIFID codes for infrastructure projects in June 2025?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra
e) Rajasthan
Answer: d) Maharashtra
44. Maharashtra’s UIFID portal will assign unique IDs using how many characters?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
e) 14
Answer: d) 13
45. Which state launched the FastTrack Punjab Portal for business approvals in June 2025?
a) Haryana
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
e) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: c) Punjab
46. The FastTrack Punjab Portal guarantees business approvals within how many working days?
a) 30
b) 40
c) 45
d) 60
e) 90
Answer: c) 45
47. Which state became the 1st in India to bring all ULBs under a single platform with E-Nagarpalika 2.0?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
e) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: c) Madhya Pradesh
48. E-Nagarpalika 2.0 in MP integrates how many citizen services?
a) 20
b) 22
c) 24
d) 26
e) 30
Answer: c) 24
NATIONAL AFFAIRS (Expansion)
49. Which Indian ministry is associated with the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC)?
a) Ministry of Electronics & IT
b) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
c) Ministry of Communications
d) Ministry of Science & Technology
e) Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer: c) Ministry of Communications
50. Who is the current Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)?
a) Houlin Zhao
b) Francis Gurry
c) Doreen Bogdan-Martin
d) H. Zhao
e) Malcolm Johnson
Answer: c) Doreen Bogdan-Martin
51. India is the world’s ____ largest tea producer.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
e) Fifth
Answer: b) Second
52. Which state recorded a decline in tea production during Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024?
a) Assam
b) South India
c) West Bengal
d) Tripura
e) Odisha
Answer: b) South India
53. Tea Board of India (TBI) functions under which Union Ministry?
a) Ministry of Agriculture
b) Ministry of Finance
c) Ministry of Textiles
d) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
e) Ministry of Rural Development
Answer: d) Ministry of Commerce & Industry
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (Expansion)
54. What was the duration of the PASSEX exercise with the UK in June 2025?
a) 1 day
b) 2 days
c) 3 days
d) 4 days
e) 5 days
Answer: b) 2 days
55. Which Indian aircraft was deployed during PASSEX with the UK in June 2025?
a) Dornier 228
b) MiG-29K
c) P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
d) Tejas
e) Sukhoi-30 MKI
Answer: c) P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
56. Where is the headquarters of IALA located?
a) Brussels, Belgium
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
d) New York, USA
e) Rome, Italy
Answer: c) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
57. Since which year has India been a Council member of IALA?
a) 1957
b) 1965
c) 1972
d) 1980
e) 1990
Answer: d) 1980
58. Who is the current Secretary-General of IALA?
a) Masato Kanda
b) Francis Zachariae
c) Francis Zachariae
d) Guy Ryder
e) N. Hargreaves
Answer: c) Francis Zachariae
BANKING & FINANCE (Expansion)
59. The Edge+ RuPay Credit Card launched with CSB Bank offers rewards worth approximately—
a) Rs 20,000
b) Rs 30,000
c) Rs 40,000
d) Rs 50,000
e) Rs 60,000
Answer: d) Rs 50,000
60. Which bank partnered with Scapia for its RuPay credit card in June 2025?
a) Axis Bank
b) HDFC Bank
c) ICICI Bank
d) Federal Bank
e) Yes Bank
Answer: d) Federal Bank
61. The ADB loan to Gujarat will support how many Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) upgrading?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11
e) 15
Answer: d) 11
62. By 2030, Gujarat’s GSDP programme aims to graduate at least how many students with advanced skills?
a) 40,000
b) 50,000
c) 60,000
d) 75,000
e) 1,00,000
Answer: c) 60,000
63. Which year did RBI introduce daily VRR auctions?
a) 2022
b) 2023
c) 2024
d) 2025
e) 2021
Answer: d) 2025
64. Which new certification will NPCI and IDRBT jointly develop?
a) Banking Cloud Certification
b) Fintech Data Security Certification
c) NPCI-certified payment security certification
d) RBI-certified compliance certification
e) ISO-style certification
Answer: c) NPCI-certified payment security certification
65. Vedanta Aluminium’s loan programme will be implemented via which platform?
a) Bharat Financial Hub
b) MSME Kisan Portal
c) Vedanta Metal Bazaar
d) IndiaMart Business Portal
e) SIDBI Direct Portal
Answer: c) Vedanta Metal Bazaar
66. The Vedanta–CBI loan programme covers loans ranging from—
a) Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1 crore
b) Rs 5 lakh to Rs 5 crore
c) Rs 10 lakh to Rs 10 crore
d) Rs 25 lakh to Rs 15 crore
e) Rs 50 lakh to Rs 20 crore
Answer: c) Rs 10 lakh to Rs 10 crore
67. The CreditAccess Grameen loan facility was raised in which two currencies?
a) USD & EUR
b) USD & INR
c) USD & JPY
d) USD & GBP
e) USD & CNY
Answer: c) USD & JPY
68. Which two banks arranged NTPC’s USD 750 million loan facility?
a) ICICI Bank & SBI
b) Axis Bank & Yes Bank
c) Bank of Baroda & HDFC Bank
d) Kotak Mahindra Bank & Canara Bank
e) IDBI Bank & PNB
Answer: c) Bank of Baroda & HDFC Bank
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS (Expansion)
69. Leena Nair is the CEO of which luxury brand?
a) Gucci
b) Prada
c) Louis Vuitton
d) Chanel
e) Hermes
Answer: d) Chanel
70. Leena Nair received the CBE honour at which UK royal location?
a) Buckingham Palace
b) Kensington Palace
c) Balmoral Castle
d) Windsor Castle
e) Sandringham Palace
Answer: d) Windsor Castle
71. How many Indian-origin persons featured in King Charles’ 2025 New Year Honours List?
a) 20
b) 25
c) 30
d) 35
e) 40
Answer: c) 30
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS (Expansion)
72. CSB Bank was formerly known as—
a) Catholic Bank of India
b) Christian Syrian Bank
c) Catholic Syrian Bank Limited
d) Cochin Syrian Bank
e) South Indian Cooperative Bank
Answer: c) Catholic Syrian Bank Limited
73. Who was granted a 6-month extension as MD & CEO of Yes Bank in June 2025?
a) Shyam Srinivasan
b) Amitabh Chaudhry
c) Prashant Kumar
d) Rajnish Kumar
e) Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
Answer: c) Prashant Kumar
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS (Expansion)
74. How much stake did RIL sell in Asian Paints in June 2025?
a) 2%
b) 2.5%
c) 3%
d) 3.64%
e) 4%
Answer: d) 3.64%
75. At what average price per share did RIL sell Asian Paints shares?
a) Rs 1,950
b) Rs 2,000
c) Rs 2,201
d) Rs 2,300
e) Rs 2,500
Answer: c) Rs 2,201
76. TA Associates sold its entire 1.26% stake in which Indian bank in June 2025?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Bandhan Bank
c) RBL Bank
d) AU Small Finance Bank
e) Yes Bank
Answer: d) AU Small Finance Bank
77. BNP Paribas acquired shares of Bajaj Finserv at what average price?
a) Rs 1,800
b) Rs 1,900
c) Rs 1,983.80
d) Rs 2,000
e) Rs 2,050
Answer: c) Rs 1,983.80
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (Expansion)
78. Rudrastra UAV was tested at which range?
a) Balasore Test Range
b) Pokhara Range
c) Pokhran Firing Range
d) Gopalpur Range
e) Sriharikota
Answer: c) Pokhran Firing Range
79. The precision warhead tested by Rudrastra UAV was of which type?
a) Anti-tank
b) Thermobaric
c) Anti-personnel
d) Nuclear-tipped
e) Incendiary
Answer: c) Anti-personnel
80. Which company backs Pixxel, the Indian spacetech startup?
a) Microsoft
b) Google
c) Amazon
d) Meta
e) Intel
Answer: b) Google
OBITUARY (Expansion)
81. Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was born in which country?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d) Myanmar (Rangoon)
e) Sri Lanka
Answer: d) Myanmar (Rangoon)
82. Vijay Rupani served as the ____ Chief Minister of Gujarat.
a) 12th
b) 14th
c) 16th
d) 18th
e) 20th
Answer: c) 16th
83. Vijay Rupani represented which constituency in Gujarat Assembly?
a) Ahmedabad East
b) Surat South
c) Gandhinagar North
d) Rajkot West
e) Junagadh
Answer: d) Rajkot West
BOOKS & AUTHORS (Expansion)
84. Audrey Truschke’s book “India: 5000 Years of History on the Subcontinent” is published by which publisher?
a) HarperCollins
b) Oxford University Press
c) Penguin Random House
d) Princeton University Press
e) Bloomsbury
Answer: d) Princeton University Press
85. Adish Aggarwala’s book on PM Modi’s legal reforms was published by—
a) Orient Blackswan
b) Lexidem Veritas Pvt Ltd
c) HarperCollins India
d) Rupa Publications
e) SAGE India
Answer: b) Lexidem Veritas Pvt Ltd
IMPORTANT DAYS (Expansion)
86. The first-ever International Albinism Awareness Day was observed in which year?
a) 2013
b) 2014
c) 2015
d) 2016
e) 2017
Answer: c) 2015
87. Which UN body first passed a resolution on albinism in 2013?
a) UNGA
b) UNHRC
c) UNICEF
d) WHO
e) ILO
Answer: b) UNHRC
STATE NEWS (Expansion)
88. Which organization is the nodal agency for geo-tagging of infrastructure projects in Maharashtra?
a) NIC
b) ISRO
c) Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC)
d) CSIR
e) IIT Bombay
Answer: c) Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC)
89. Maharashtra’s UIFID initiative will first be rolled out in which district?
a) Mumbai
b) Pune
c) Wardha
d) Nagpur
e) Nashik
Answer: c) Wardha
90. Who is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra (2025)?
a) Eknath Shinde
b) Uddhav Thackeray
c) Devendra Fadnavis
d) Sharad Pawar
e) Ajit Pawar
Answer: c) Devendra Fadnavis
91. Which two leaders launched the FastTrack Punjab Portal in June 2025?
a) Arvind Kejriwal & Manish Sisodia
b) Arvind Kejriwal & Sukhbir Badal
c) Arvind Kejriwal & Bhagwant Singh Mann
d) Amarinder Singh & Arvind Kejriwal
e) Navjot Singh Sidhu & Bhagwant Mann
Answer: c) Arvind Kejriwal & Bhagwant Singh Mann
92. The Punjab Right to Business Act was enacted in which year?
a) 2018
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2021
e) 2022
Answer: c) 2020
93. E-Nagarpalika project of Madhya Pradesh was first launched in which year?
a) 2010
b) 2012
c) 2015
d) 2017
e) 2019
Answer: c) 2015
94. The first rollout of E-Nagarpalika covered how many ULBs in MP by 2017?
a) 305
b) 350
c) 407
d) 420
e) 500
Answer: c) 407
95. Who is the current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (2025)?
a) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
b) Kamal Nath
c) Mohan Yadav
d) Digvijay Singh
e) Jyotiraditya Scindia
Answer: c) Mohan Yadav