Current Affairs Today: 28 june 2025
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL), inaugurated in June 2025, is India’s first—
a) Maritime-focused Public Sector Bank
b) Maritime-specific NBFC
c) Shipping Insurance Corporation
d) Marine Technology Startup Hub
e) Export Credit Agency
Answer: b) Maritime-specific NBFC
- Which entity was SMFCL formerly known as before being registered as an NBFC?
a) Indian Maritime Infrastructure Corp.
b) Sagarmala Development Company Ltd.
c) Port Finance Corporation of India
d) Oceanic Development Authority
e) National Maritime Funding Corp.
Answer: b) Sagarmala Development Company Ltd.
- SMFCL is categorized as a—
a) Navratna CPSE
b) Maharatna CPSE
c) Mini Ratna Category-I CPSE
d) Schedule-B PSU
e) Category-II NBFC only
Answer: c) Mini Ratna Category-I CPSE
- Which digital maritime initiatives were launched along with SMFCL?
a) SagarMitra App, Sagarmala Portal, SeaLink Platform
b) SAGAR SETU, Digital Centre of Excellence with C-DAC, DRISHTI monitoring
c) BharatNet Maritime, DigiPort, SeaEye
d) OceanNet, Blue Economy Portal, SeaDataGrid
e) Marine Ease Portal, Sagar Samridhi Dashboard
Answer: b) SAGAR SETU, Digital Centre of Excellence with C-DAC, DRISHTI monitoring
- Which scheme completed 10 years of implementation in June 2025?
a) Smart Cities Mission
b) PMAY (Urban)
c) AMRUT
d) Jal Jeevan Mission
e) Swachh Bharat Mission
Answer: c) AMRUT
- Total number of projects sanctioned under AMRUT & AMRUT 2.0 is closest to—
a) 9,828
b) 10,528
c) 12,828
d) 14,828
e) 16,828
Answer: d) 14,828
- Which of the following is NOT a core component of AMRUT mission?
a) Urban transport
b) Green space/parks
c) Solid waste-to-energy plants
d) Sewerage management
e) Storm water drainage
Answer: c) Solid waste-to-energy plants
- Number of tap and sewer connections provided under AMRUT (till 2025) are approx.—
a) 1.03 cr & 1.20 cr
b) 1.50 cr & 2.03 cr
c) 2.03 cr & 1.50 cr
d) 2.30 cr & 1.80 cr
e) 2.50 cr & 2.03 cr
Answer: c) 2.03 cr & 1.50 cr
- India’s first national highway wildlife corridor has been developed on—
a) Delhi–Agra Expressway
b) Delhi–Mumbai Expressway (Bundi, Rajasthan)
c) Eastern Peripheral Expressway
d) Mumbai–Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg
e) Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway
Answer: b) Delhi–Mumbai Expressway (Bundi, Rajasthan)
- Which institute collaborated with NHAI for the wildlife corridor?
a) Central Zoo Authority
b) Wildlife Institute of India
c) Botanical Survey of India
d) Zoological Survey of India
e) Indian Institute of Forest Management
Answer: b) Wildlife Institute of India
- How many wildlife overpasses and underpasses are part of this project?
a) 3 overpasses; 1 underpass (0.8 km)
b) 4 overpasses; 1 underpass (1.0 km)
c) 5 overpasses; 1 underpass (1.2 km)
d) 6 overpasses; 2 underpasses (1.5 km)
e) 5 overpasses; 2 underpasses (1.2 km each)
Answer: c) 5 overpasses; 1 underpass (1.2 km)
- Eco-friendly measures in the corridor do NOT include—
a) 35,000 trees plantation
b) Rainwater harvesting every 500m
c) Drip irrigation cutting 50% water use
d) Noise barriers of 2m
e) Captive breeding of tigers inside corridor
Answer: e) Captive breeding of tigers inside corridor
- Which new campaign under SBM-U 2.0 was launched in June 2025?
a) Swachh Gaon Abhiyan
b) Clean Rivers Campaign
c) Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao (SABB)
d) Jal Swachhta Yatra
e) Plastic Mukt Bharat Drive
Answer: c) Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao (SABB)
- The 6 mantras of SABB include all EXCEPT—
a) Clean Homes
b) Clean Drains
c) Clean Toilets
d) Clean Food
e) Clean Neighbourhood
Answer: d) Clean Food
- India’s first Butterfly Sanctuary declared in June 2025 is—
a) Silent Valley National Park
b) Anamudi Shola
c) Aralam Sanctuary, Kerala
d) Wayanad Sanctuary
e) Periyar Sanctuary
Answer: c) Aralam Sanctuary, Kerala
- Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary hosts approx. how many butterfly species?
a) 166
b) 200
c) 266
d) 320
e) 366
Answer: c) 266
- Which spectacular butterfly sighting was recorded at Kuruckathodu in 2025?
a) 12,000 Common Albatross in 5 minutes
b) 15,000 Painted Ladies in 10 minutes
c) 5,000 Blue Tigers in 3 minutes
d) 8,000 Monarchs in 6 minutes
e) 10,000 Common Mormons in 5 minutes
Answer: a) 12,000 Common Albatross in 5 minutes
- Golden Jubilee Celebration of Department of Official Language (DoL) was addressed by—
a) PM Modi
b) Rajnath Singh
c) Amit Shah
d) Dharmendra Pradhan
e) President of India
Answer: c) Amit Shah
- Which digital vocabulary repository was highlighted during DoL’s Jubilee?
a) Hindi Kosh
b) Shabd Sagar
c) Hindi Shabdsindhu
d) Bharat Bhasha Setu
e) Indian Lingua Portal
Answer: c) Hindi Shabdsindhu
- Which new division has DoL established for linguistic inclusivity?
a) Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag
b) Rajbhasha Pragati Cell
c) Samagra Bhasha Division
d) Rashtriya Bhasha Samiti
e) Indian Vernacular Section
Answer: a) Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Which two institutions signed a June 2025 agreement on safe nuclear energy?
a) IMF & IAEA
b) World Bank & IAEA
c) UNDP & IAEA
d) ADB & IAEA
e) World Bank & UNFCCC
Answer: b) World Bank & IAEA
- IAEA headquarters is located in—
a) New York
b) Vienna
c) Geneva
d) Brussels
e) Paris
Answer: b) Vienna
- Which NATO member hosted its first ever NATO Summit in June 2025?
a) Sweden
b) Belgium
c) Netherlands
d) Germany
e) Denmark
Answer: c) Netherlands
- NATO adopted a new defence spending target of—
a) 2% of GDP
b) 2.5% of GDP
c) 3% of GDP
d) 4% of GDP
e) 5% of GDP
Answer: e) 5% of GDP
- The UN80 Initiative is chaired by—
a) António Guterres
b) Guy Ryder
c) Amina Mohammed
d) Inger Andersen
e) Achim Steiner
Answer: b) Guy Ryder
- UNEP’s NDC Cooling Guidelines 2025 target cooling-related GHG emission cuts by 2050 of—
a) 40%
b) 50%
c) 55%
d) 60%
e) 70%
Answer: d) 60%
BANKING & FINANCE
- Which fintech partnered HDFC Bank to launch a RuPay co-branded UPI-linked credit card in June 2025?
a) Paytm
b) PhonePe
c) BharatPe
d) Razorpay
e) Google Pay
Answer: b) PhonePe
- The PhonePe–HDFC card is launched in two variants called—
a) Silver & Gold
b) Plus & Premium
c) Ultimo & UNO
d) Spark & Shine
e) Prime & Elite
Answer: c) Ultimo & UNO
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
- ICRA retained India’s FY26 GDP forecast at—
a) 6.0%
b) 6.2%
c) 6.3%
d) 6.5%
e) 6.7%
Answer: b) 6.2%
- ICRA’s CPI inflation forecast for FY26 is—
a) 2.5%
b) 3.5%
c) 4.0%
d) 4.6%
e) 5.0%
Answer: b) 3.5%
APPOINTMENTS
- Who was elected AIIB’s first-ever woman president in June 2025?
a) Kristalina Georgieva
b) Nirmala Sitharaman
c) Zou Jiayi
d) Jin Liqun
e) Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Answer: c) Zou Jiayi
- India’s voting share in AIIB is—
a) 6.54%
b) 7.58%
c) 8.5%
d) 9.2%
e) 10.0%
Answer: b) 7.58%
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Which new Coast Guard vessel was commissioned under the 08 FPV project in June 2025?
a) Akshar
b) Amulya
c) Adamya
d) Achal
e) Akshay
Answer: c) Adamya
- Adamya is first in ICG fleet to feature—
a) Gas turbines only
b) CPPs with indigenous gearboxes
c) Solar-hybrid propulsion
d) Nuclear micro-reactors
e) Hydrofoil lift design
Answer: b) CPPs with indigenous gearboxes
- Italy’s iRonCub3 robot is powered by—
a) Electric rotors
b) Hydrogen fuel cells
c) 4 miniature jet engines
d) Gas balloon boosters
e) Solar-assisted turbines
Answer: c) 4 miniature jet engines
- Safran’s Rafale engine MRO facility outside France will be set up in—
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengaluru
d) Pune
e) Nagpur
Answer: b) Hyderabad
SPORTS
- India won a historic triple gold at the 2nd Asian Squash Doubles Championships 2025 in—
a) Kuala Lumpur
b) Singapore
c) Kuching, Malaysia
d) Bangkok
e) Jakarta
Answer: c) Kuching, Malaysia
- Which Indian players bagged TWO gold medals each in the tournament?
a) Joshna Chinappa & Velavan Senthilkumar
b) Abhay Singh & Anahat Singh
c) Saurav Ghosal & Tanvi Khanna
d) Ramit Tandon & Dipika Pallikal
e) Aditya Jagtap & Sunayna Kuruvilla
Answer: b) Abhay Singh & Anahat Singh
BOOKS
- Which cricketer debuted as author with memoir “The One: Cricket, My Life and More”?
a) Rohit Sharma
b) Virat Kohli
c) Shikhar Dhawan
d) M.S. Dhoni
e) Yuvraj Singh
Answer: c) Shikhar Dhawan
- Publisher of Shikhar Dhawan’s memoir—
a) Penguin
b) Rupa
c) HarperCollins India
d) Bloomsbury
e) Juggernaut
Answer: c) HarperCollins India
IMPORTANT DAYS
- World MSME Day 2025 theme—
a) MSMEs: Backbone of Inclusive Growth
b) Enhancing MSMEs in Green Transition
c) MSMEs for Resilient Supply Chains
d) Enhancing the Role of MSMEs as Drivers of Sustainable Growth and Innovation
e) MSMEs: Globalizing Local Enterprises
Answer: d) Enhancing the Role of MSMEs as Drivers of Sustainable Growth and Innovation
- The first-ever International Day of Deafblindness (2025) marks the birth anniversary of—
a) Louis Braille
b) Helen Keller
c) Thomas Gallaudet
d) Anne Sullivan
e) Jagadish Chandra Bose
Answer: b) Helen Keller
- UNGA officially designated June 27 as International Day of Deafblindness in—
a) 2022
b) 2023
c) 2024
d) 2025
e) 2026
Answer: d) 2025
