Current Affairs Today: 26 june 2025
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Which body will house the newly announced Helicopter Directorate for single-window oversight?
a) MoCA
b) AAI
c) DGCA
d) IFSCA
e) Pawan Hans Ltd
Answer: c) DGCA
- The 7th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit was jointly organised by MoCA, GoM, FICCI, and—
a) DGCA
b) AAI Cargo
c) Pawan Hans Ltd
d) HAL
e) ISRO
Answer: c) Pawan Hans Ltd
- Which digital initiative was highlighted as streamlining route approvals and slot allocations for helis?
a) DigiYatra
b) eGCA
c) Heli Seva Portal
d) BharatMaps
e) AeroIndia Portal
Answer: c) Heli Seva Portal
- UDAN iteration specifically flagged for helicopters during the Summit was—
a) UDAN 4.2
b) UDAN 5.0
c) UDAN 5.1
d) UDAN 5.4
e) UDAN 5.5
Answer: c) UDAN 5.1
- Which new framework under RCS-UDAN was mentioned alongside seaplane guidelines?
a) RCS-UDAN 4.0 (Cargo)
b) RCS-UDAN 5.5
c) RCS-UDAN 6.0
d) RCS-UDAN (MetroLink)
e) RCS-UDAN (Coastal)
Answer: b) RCS-UDAN 5.5
- NAVYA is a pilot to skill girls aged—
a) 14–16
b) 15–17
c) 16–18
d) 17–19
e) 18–20
Answer: c) 16–18
- NAVYA’s training pipeline explicitly cites which two schemes?
a) PMKVY & PM Vishwakarma
b) PMEGP & PMKVY
c) PMJDY & PMKVY
d) NAPS & PM Vishwakarma
e) PMGDISHA & NULM
Answer: a) PMKVY & PM Vishwakarma
- The NAVYA pilot was launched in—
a) Mirzapur, UP
b) Sonbhadra, UP
c) Varanasi, UP
d) Rewa, MP
e) Gaya, Bihar
Answer: b) Sonbhadra, UP
- At EXIM Bank’s Trade Conclave 2025, FY25 total exports were stated at ~USD—
a) 725 bn
b) 775 bn
c) 800 bn
d) 825 bn
e) 850 bn
Answer: d) 825 bn
- PLI-backed exports crossed approx.—
a) ₹3.1 lakh cr
b) ₹4.2 lakh cr
c) ₹5.3 lakh cr
d) ₹6.0 lakh cr
e) ₹7.1 lakh cr
Answer: c) ₹5.3 lakh cr
- EXIM Bank virtually opened new offices in Lucknow, Indore and—
a) Mexico City
b) São Paulo
c) Rio de Janeiro
d) Lima
e) Bogota
Answer: b) São Paulo
- EXIM Bank signed technical assistance with—
a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Bombay
c) IIT Kanpur
d) IISc Bengaluru
e) IIM Ahmedabad
Answer: c) IIT Kanpur
- The first SMR-based nuclear plant announced for eastern India will be in—
a) Gaya, Bihar
b) Bhagalpur, Bihar
c) Nawada, Bihar
d) Patna, Bihar
e) Purnea, Bihar
Answer: c) Nawada, Bihar
- GoI’s viability gap funding for Bihar’s 1,000-MW battery storage project is ₹— per MW.
a) 10 lakh
b) 12 lakh
c) 15 lakh
d) 18 lakh
e) 25 lakh
Answer: d) 18 lakh
- SMRs have unit capacity up to—
a) 100 MW
b) 200 MW
c) 300 MW
d) 500 MW
e) 700 MW
Answer: c) 300 MW
- Nuclear Energy Mission budgeted in Union Budget 2025 aims ≥5 indigenous SMRs by—
a) 2030
b) 2031
c) 2032
d) 2033
e) 2035
Answer: d) 2033
- Which organisation is developing SMRs for repurposing retiring coal plants?
a) NPCIL
b) BARC
c) IGCAR
d) BHAVINI
e) NTPC-Nu
Answer: b) BARC
- SPMEPCI portal opened on 24 June 2025 will accept applications till—
a) 31 Aug 2025
b) 15 Sep 2025
c) 30 Sep 2025
d) 21 Oct 2025
e) 31 Oct 2025
Answer: d) 21 Oct 2025
- Minimum investment mandated under SPMEPCI within 3 years of approval—
a) ₹1,500 cr
b) ₹2,000 cr
c) ₹3,000 cr
d) ₹4,150 cr
e) ₹5,000 cr
Answer: d) ₹4,150 cr
- Which pair correctly matches minister & ministry at the SPMEPCI launch?
a) H.D. Kumaraswamy – MoHI&S
b) Ashwini Vaishnaw – MoHI
c) Piyush Goyal – MoHI&S
d) Nitin Gadkari – MoHI
e) Hardeep Puri – MoHI&S
Answer: a) H.D. Kumaraswamy – MoHI&S
- EPFO raised auto-settlement limit for advances from ₹1 lakh to—
a) ₹2 lakh
b) ₹3 lakh
c) ₹4 lakh
d) ₹5 lakh
e) ₹10 lakh
Answer: d) ₹5 lakh
- Turnaround time for valid auto-settled EPFO claims up to the new limit is—
a) 24 hours
b) 48 hours
c) 72 hours
d) 5 working days
e) 7 working days
Answer: c) 72 hours
- EPFO auto-settled advance claims in FY25 were ~2.34 crore, up ~161% from FY24’s—
a) 0.65 cr
b) 0.89 cr
c) 1.05 cr
d) 1.45 cr
e) 1.90 cr
Answer: b) 0.89 cr
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- WHO’s 2025 tobacco report states MPOWER measures now protect ~— people.
a) 3.2 bn
b) 4.5 bn
c) 5.0 bn
d) 6.1 bn
e) 7.0 bn
Answer: d) 6.1 bn
- India received a 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies award primarily for—
a) Plain packaging law
b) Raising tobacco taxes
c) National cessation efforts
d) Total e-cigarette ban
e) Smoke-free prisons
Answer: c) National cessation efforts
- At the 9th India–South Africa JDC, two agreements exchanged were in—
a) UAV cooperation
b) Submarine cooperation
c) Space situational awareness
d) Joint cyber ops
e) Mountain warfare training
Answer: b) Submarine cooperation
- The JDC’s reporting sub-committees include Defence Policy & Military Cooperation, and—
a) Defence Education & Training
b) Strategic Studies
c) Defence Acquisition, Production, R&D
d) Joint Special Ops
e) Naval Aviation
Answer: c) Defence Acquisition, Production, R&D
- First African & first high-burden HIV country to achieve WHO Gold Tier (EMTCT HIV)—
a) Rwanda
b) Botswana
c) Namibia
d) South Africa
e) Eswatini
Answer: b) Botswana
- Botswana reduced vertical HIV transmission to ~— in 2023.
a) 0.9%
b) 1.2%
c) 1.8%
d) 2.5%
e) 3.0%
Answer: b) 1.2%
- Under Triple Elimination Initiative, countries target EMTCT of HIV plus—
a) TB & malaria
b) Hepatitis C & dengue
c) Syphilis & hepatitis B
d) HPV & measles
e) Polio & cholera
Answer: c) Syphilis & hepatitis B
BANKING & FINANCE
- World Bank’s USD 426 mn programme will improve water security for ~— residents of Bengaluru.
a) 2 million
b) 3 million
c) 4 million
d) 5 million
e) 6 million
Answer: c) 4 million
- The Bengaluru water loan is via IBRD with maturity/grace of—
a) 15y/3y
b) 20y/5y
c) 25y/5y
d) 30y/7y
e) 35y/10y
Answer: b) 20y/5y
- TNWES programme loan is USD 150 mn; its maturity/grace is—
a) 20y/5y
b) 22y/5y
c) 25y/5y
d) 25y/7y
e) 30y/5y
Answer: c) 25y/5y
- AAHL raised USD 1 bn for MIAL via a structure led by—
a) Blackstone
b) Apollo Global Management
c) KKR
d) Brookfield
e) Carlyle
Answer: b) Apollo Global Management
- Of AAHL’s USD 1 bn, the IG notes tranche amounts to—
a) USD 500 mn
b) USD 650 mn
c) USD 750 mn
d) USD 850 mn
e) USD 900 mn
Answer: c) USD 750 mn
- Indicative rating expected on the MIAL notes—
a) BB+/Positive
b) BB/Stable
c) BBB-/Stable
d) BBB/Stable
e) A-/Stable
Answer: c) BBB-/Stable
- RazorpayX Corporate Cards offer interest-free period up to—
a) 30 days
b) 40 days
c) 45 days
d) 50 days
e) 60 days
Answer: d) 50 days
- Startup credit limit advertised (without collateral) can go up to—
a) ₹25 lakh
b) ₹50 lakh
c) ₹1 crore
d) ₹1.5 crore
e) ₹2 crore
Answer: e) ₹2 crore
- Forex markup on RazorpayX Corporate Card is—
a) 1.5%
b) 2.0%
c) 2.5%
d) 3.0%
e) 3.5%
Answer: c) 2.5%
- HDFC Life InsUReka seeks startups with at least—
a) Concept note
b) Wireframe
c) MVP/working prototype
d) 1 paying client
e) Series-A funding
Answer: c) MVP/working prototype
- Last date to apply to HDFC Life InsUReka (2025) via iitb.org—
a) 30 Jun
b) 5 Jul
c) 7 Jul
d) 10 Jul
e) 15 Jul
Answer: c) 7 Jul
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
- Tata Power-DDL & Nissin commissioned India’s first micro substation using—
a) STATCOM
b) SVC
c) PVT (Power Voltage Transformer)
d) HVDC Light
e) Solid-state transformer
Answer: c) PVT (Power Voltage Transformer)
- Each PVT micro substation footprint/capacity roughly—
a) 20 m² / 50 kVA
b) 40 m² / 100 kVA
c) 60 m² / 200 kVA
d) 80 m² / 500 kVA
e) 100 m² / 1 MVA
Answer: b) 40 m² / 100 kVA
- Estimated capex reduction vs conventional substation using PVT is ~—
a) 60%
b) 70%
c) 80%
d) 90%
e) 96%
Answer: e) 96%
- Pilot PVT micro substation is serving households at—
a) Okhla, Delhi
b) Rohini, Delhi (Smart Grid Lab)
c) Dwarka, Delhi
d) Laxmi Nagar, Delhi
e) Karol Bagh, Delhi
Answer: b) Rohini, Delhi (Smart Grid Lab)
- Hooghly CSL’s order (₹100–250 cr range) is to build two luxury vessels for—
a) Ganga Voyager
b) Heritage River Journeys (Antara)
c) Assam Riverways
d) India Waterways Cruises
e) Brahmaputra Royal Lines
Answer: b) Heritage River Journeys (Antara)
- The first vessel for Antara is under contract; the second is at the stage of—
a) EoI
b) RfP
c) LoI
d) MoU
e) Sanction order
Answer: c) LoI
- “Ganga Vilas,” noted in context, is recognised as—
a) India’s fastest river ferry
b) World’s largest river catamaran
c) World’s longest river cruise
d) First LNG river cruise
e) First hydrogen river cruise
Answer: c) World’s longest river cruise
- Which combination of CCI approvals is correct for 24 June 2025?
a) Manipal→Byju’s; Advent→Muthoot; Temasek→Haldiram
b) Manipal→AESL stake; Bain→Manappuram/MAFL; Alpha Wave→Haldiram Snacks
c) Reliance→AESL; KKR→Manappuram; Sequoia→Haldiram Snacks
d) Manipal→Vedantu; Bain→SBI; Alpha Wave→Parle
e) Birla→AESL; Blackstone→Muthoot; Tiger→Haldiram
Answer: b) Manipal→AESL stake; Bain→Manappuram/MAFL; Alpha Wave→Haldiram Snacks
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Which statement about SMRs (as per announcement) is incorrect?
a) Up to 300 MW per unit
b) Lower land & water need
c) Suited for small grids
d) Fusion reactors in prototype
e) Safer by advanced design
Answer: d) Fusion reactors in prototype (SMRs are fission)
SPORTS
- Neeraj Chopra’s winning mark at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 was—
a) 83.63 m
b) 84.12 m
c) 85.29 m
d) 87.58 m
e) 90.23 m
Answer: c) 85.29 m
- Which athlete finished second at Ostrava 2025?
a) Anderson Peters (GRN)
b) Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)
c) Douw Smit (RSA)
d) Julian Weber (GER)
e) Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
Answer: c) Douw Smit (RSA)
- Order after round 2 before Neeraj’s winning throw: he was—
a) 1st after 87+ opener
b) 2nd after 84+
c) 3rd after foul then 83.45
d) 4th after two fouls
e) 5th after 82.20
Answer: c) 3rd after foul then 83.45
- Neeraj’s Olympic feats include—
a) Gold at Tokyo 2020; Silver at Paris 2024
b) Silver at Tokyo; Gold at Paris
c) Bronzes at Tokyo & Paris
d) Double golds
e) No Olympic medals
Answer: a) Gold at Tokyo 2020; Silver at Paris 2024
IMPORTANT DAYS
- Day of the Seafarer 2025 campaign tagline is—
a) “Seafarers: Our Lifeline”
b) “My Safe Ship”
c) “My Harassment-Free Ship”
d) “Blue Economy Champions”
e) “Fair Seas for All”
Answer: c) “My Harassment-Free Ship”
- DotS traces back to resolutions adopted with which STCW milestone?
a) Hamburg Amendments
b) Athens Amendments
c) Manila Amendments (2010)
d) Geneva Code Update
e) Rotterdam Declaration
Answer: c) Manila Amendments (2010)
- World Vitiligo Day 2025 theme—
a) “Skin of Many Shades”
b) “Equal Skin, Equal Rights”
c) “Innovation for Every Skin, Powered by AI”
d) “Care, Cure, Confidence”
e) “Purple for Hope”
Answer: c) “Innovation for Every Skin, Powered by AI”
- WVD is observed on 25 June in memory of—
a) Diana, Princess of Wales
b) Bob Marley
c) Michael Jackson
d) Whitney Houston
e) Aretha Franklin
Answer: c) Michael Jackson
- Passport Seva Divas commemorates the Passports Act enacted on—
a) 24 June 1965
b) 24 June 1967
c) 26 Jan 1950
d) 31 Dec 1969
e) 1 July 1970
Answer: b) 24 June 1967
- Key rollout at Passport Seva Divas 2025 did not include—
a) PSP Version 2.0
b) m-Passport Police App
c) e-Passports nationwide
d) Aadhaar-linked exit visa
e) RPOs conference (23–25 June)
Answer: d) Aadhaar-linked exit visa
- Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas marks the Emergency’s proclamation under—
a) Article 352
b) Article 356
c) Article 360
d) Article 368
e) Article 226
Answer: a) Article 352
- The 50th anniversary of the Emergency falls on—
a) 21 Mar 2025
b) 25 Jun 2025
c) 15 Aug 2025
d) 31 Oct 2025
e) 26 Jan 2026
Answer: b) 25 Jun 2025
- The official designation of Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas was made by MHA in—
a) 2022
b) 2023
c) 2024
d) 2025
e) 2026
Answer: c) 2024
BONUS (More tricky picks)
- Which regulator participated in the Summit to discuss aircraft financing/leasing?
a) SEBI
b) IFSCA (GIFT City)
c) IRDAI
d) RBI
e) PFRDA
Answer: b) IFSCA (GIFT City)
- NDMA’s presence in the Summit was most aligned with which helicopter role?
a) VIP charters
b) Aerial tourism
c) Disaster response/EMS
d) Crop dusting
e) Military aerobatics
Answer: c) Disaster response/EMS
- Under NAVYA, job roles are targeted mainly in—
a) Traditional trades
b) Only IT/ITES
c) Non-traditional roles for girls
d) Government clerical roles
e) Seasonal agriculture
Answer: c) Non-traditional roles for girls
- Which ministry pair co-launched NAVYA?
a) MoE & MSDE
b) MoWCD & MSDE
c) MoWCD & MoHFW
d) MSDE & MoRD
e) MoE & MoWCD
Answer: b) MoWCD & MSDE
- IBRD is commonly known as the World Bank’s—
a) Private arm
b) Equity arm
c) Public lending arm
d) Guarantee arm
e) Insurance arm
Answer: c) Public lending arm
- MIAL’s net-zero goal year mentioned was—
a) 2027
b) 2029
c) 2030
d) 2035
e) 2040
Answer: b) 2029
- RazorpayX Corporate Cards’ liability model protects—
a) Bank balance sheets only
b) Founders’ personal credit scores
c) Card network risk only
d) Gateway risk
e) NBFC capital
Answer: b) Founders’ personal credit scores
- InsUReka finalists may secure which of the following with HDFC Life?
a) Statutory license
b) Proof of Concept
c) Sovereign guarantee
d) ECB line
e) Priority sector tag
Answer: b) Proof of Concept
- PVT micro substations remove which traditional stage in distribution?
a) EHV→HV step-down yards
b) HV→MV substations
c) MV→LV multi-stage
d) Direct EHV→LV by PVT
e) Distributed storage
Answer: d) Direct EHV→LV by PVT
- Antara’s planned vessels will be deployed primarily on—
a) Narmada
b) Godavari
c) Brahmaputra
d) Mahanadi
e) Tapi
Answer: c) Brahmaputra
- Which investor names both appeared in the AAHL/MIAL financing context?
a) KKR & Apollo
b) BlackRock & Standard Chartered
c) Brookfield & Temasek
d) Warburg & TPG
e) CDPQ & CPPIB
Answer: b) BlackRock & Standard Chartered
- TNWES Programme aims to enhance quality employment access for—
a) 0.6 million women
b) 1.0 million women
c) 1.6 million women
d) 2.0 million women
e) 2.5 million women
Answer: c) 1.6 million women
- Who inaugurated the 7th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit?
a) Hardeep Singh Puri
b) Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
c) Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
d) Ashwini Vaishnaw
e) Rajiv Bansal
Answer: c) Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
- Guest of Honour at the Summit was MoS—
a) Jayant Chaudhary
b) Murlidhar Mohol
c) Savitri Thakur
d) Pankaj Chaudhary
e) Rao Inderjit Singh
Answer: b) Murlidhar Mohol
- Which conference window overlapped with Passport Seva Divas events?
a) Secretaries’ Conference (e-Governance)
b) RPOs Conference (23–25 June)
c) DGPs/IGPs Conference
d) Finance Secretaries’ Meet
e) Invest India Forum
Answer: b) RPOs Conference (23–25 June)
- SMR benefits not cited in the note—
a) Smaller footprint
b) Lower water usage
c) Suitability for smaller grids
d) Zero nuclear waste
e) Advanced safety design
Answer: d) Zero nuclear waste
- Which country hosted WHO’s WCTC where the 2025 tobacco report was released?
a) Switzerland
b) Ireland
c) UK
d) France
e) USA
Answer: b) Ireland (Dublin)
- According to the report, India’s 2024 status on warnings was—
a) No graphic warnings
b) Partial text warnings
c) Best-practice-level graphic warnings
d) Only point-of-sale warnings
e) Plain packs only
Answer: c) Best-practice-level graphic warnings
- India–South Africa JDC Indian side lead was—
a) Defence Minister
b) CDS
c) Secretary (MoD) Rajesh Kumar Singh
d) NSA
e) DG Acquisition
Answer: c) Secretary (MoD) Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Botswana’s antenatal coverage & treatment for pregnant women with HIV is now ~—
a) 85%
b) 90%
c) 92%
d) 95%
e) 98%
Answer: d) 95%
- IBRD HQ is in—
a) New York
b) Washington, D.C.
c) Geneva
d) Paris
e) London
Answer: b) Washington, D.C.
- RazorpayX card partners named together include—
a) Visa, HDFC Bank
b) Mastercard, RBL Bank, YES Bank
c) RuPay, SBI Card
d) Amex, Kotak Mahindra Bank
e) Diners, ICICI Bank
Answer: b) Mastercard, RBL Bank, YES Bank
- InsUReka is run by HDFC Life with which incubator?
a) SINE, IIT Bombay
b) CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad
c) SINE, IIT Madras
d) T-Hub Hyderabad
e) SID, IIT Kanpur
Answer: a) SINE, IIT Bombay
- PVT pilot currently powers ~— households in Rohini (pilot phase).
a) 10–15
b) 15–20
c) 20–30
d) 30–40
e) 50–60
Answer: c) 20–30
- A single PVT micro substation (100 kVA) is sufficient for ~— households in steady state.
a) 20–30
b) 30–40
c) 40–50
d) 50–60
e) 60–70
Answer: d) 50–60
- Antara’s riverscape coverage for its flagship “Ganga Vilas” spans—
a) Ganga only
b) Padma only
c) Brahmaputra only
d) Ganga, Padma, Brahmaputra systems
e) Narmada, Tapti
Answer: d) Ganga, Padma, Brahmaputra systems
- Under CCI approvals, Bain Capital’s targets included—
a) Manappuram Finance & MAFL
b) HDB Financial & Muthoot
c) IIFL Finance & MFSL
d) Shriram Finance & HDB
e) Bajaj Finance & MAS
Answer: a) Manappuram Finance & MAFL
- Alpha Wave’s approved acquisition in 2025 related to—
a) Haldiram Snacks Food Pvt Ltd
b) Parle Agro
c) Britannia
d) HUL Foods
e) ITC Foods
Answer: a) Haldiram Snacks Food Pvt Ltd
- Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas is the—
a) 1st observance in 2025
b) 2nd observance in 2025
c) 3rd observance in 2025
d) 10th observance in 2025
e) Golden Jubilee observance only
Answer: b) 2nd observance in 2025
- Which ministry designated Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas in 2024?
a) MoL&E
b) MIB
c) MoHA (MHA)
d) MoPA
e) MoE
Answer: c) MoHA (MHA)
- Which entity participated at the heli summit and is a financial sector regulator?
a) IRDAI
b) IFSCA
c) SEBI
d) RBI
e) PFRDA
Answer: b) IFSCA
- Which is not a category added to EPFO auto-advance convenience per note?
a) Illness
b) Education
c) Marriage
d) Housing
e) Overseas tourism
Answer: e) Overseas tourism
- Which statement about SPMEPCI is true?
a) Only domestic OEMs eligible
b) Window opened 24 Jun–21 Oct 2025
c) Max investment cap ₹4,150 cr
d) Excludes DVA targets
e) Only CKD import permitted
Answer: b) Window opened 24 Jun–21 Oct 2025
- The Bengaluru water programme’s lender type is best described as—
a) Concessional grants (IDA)
b) Non-sovereign lending
c) IBRD sovereign loan
d) Private placement loan
e) ECAs blended finance
Answer: c) IBRD sovereign loan
- MIAL’s proceeds will be used primarily for—
a) Airport land acquisition
b) Refinancing & capex (modernisation, capacity, digitisation)
c) Airline bailouts
d) ATC modernisation (separate PSU)
e) Sovereign green bonds redemption
Answer: b) Refinancing & capex (modernisation, capacity, digitisation)
- Which event explicitly recognised India for tobacco control in 2025?
a) COP29
b) UNGA High-Level Meeting
c) Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Tobacco Control Awards
d) World No Tobacco Day Awards
e) WHO DG’s Special Citation
Answer: c) Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Tobacco Control Awards
- The heli summit’s awarded outcome included—
a) Heli ambulance subsidy
b) RCS-UDAN helicopter routes
c) GST waiver on ATF
d) eVTOL PLI approvals
e) Seaplane fare cap
Answer: b) RCS-UDAN helicopter routes
