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01 AUGUST 2025
 CONTENTS

-VISITS 1
-NATIONAL 3
-STATE 7
-INTERNATIONAL 11

-AWARDS 13
-SPORTS 17
-APPOINTMENTS 23

-DEFENCE 27
-SCIENCE
29
&TECHNOLOGY
-IMPORTANT DATES 30

-BOOKS 31
-MISCELLANEOUS 32
-ANSWER KEY 34
-MIND GAME 35

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 visits
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Visited abroad:-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago,

Argentina, Brazil, Namibia, United Kingdom and the Maldives.

Ghana Argentina
●Capital: Accra ●Capital: Buenos Aires
●President: Javier Milei
●President: John Mahama ●Currency: Argentine Peso (ARS)
●Currency: Cedi (GHS)

Trinidad & Tobago

●Capital: Port of Spain
●President: Christine Kangaloo
●Prime Minister: Kamla Persad-
Bissessar
●Currency: Trinidad and Tobago
Dollar (TTD)

Namibia
Brazil
●Capital: Brasília ●Capital: Windhoek
●President: Luiz Inácio Lula da ●President: Netumbo Nandi-
Silva Ndaitwah
●Currency: Real (BRL) ●Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD)

United Kingdom Maldives

●Prime Minister: The Rt Hon Sir Keir ●President: Mohamed Muizzu
Starmer
●Currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa
●Currency: Pound Sterling (£ / GBP) (MVR)
●Capital: London ●Capital: Malé
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Visited abroad:-

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar Visited the USA,

Singapore and the People's Republic of China.

United States of
America (USA)
●President: Donald Trump
●Currency: United States Dollar
(USD - $)
●Capital: Washington, D.C.

People's Republic
of China Singapore
●President: Xi Jinping ●President: Tharman
●Currency: Chinese Yuan Shanmugaratnam
●Prime Minister: Lawrence Wong
Renminbi (CNY - ¥ or RMB)
●Capital: Beijing ●Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD -
S$)
●Capital: Singapore
3
NATIONAL
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has
launched the ‘RailOne’ app as a one-stop
platform for Indian Railways passengers.

●Launched during the 40th

Foundation Day celebrations of CRIS.
●CRIS = Centre for Railway
Information Systems
●RailOne was initially called SwaRail.
●The first Railway Minister of
independent India = John Mathai
○He presented the first Railway
Budget of independent India in 1948.

Cabinet approved establishment of

International Potato Centre (CIP)’s South
Asia Regional Centre at Singna, Agra, Uttar
Pradesh.
●Top potato producing in the
World= China
○India is the world's second-
largest producer.
●Top potato producing state
in India = Uttar Pradesh
●Central Potato Research
Institute HQ = Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh

PM Modi released a commemorative coin

(Rs. 1000/-) honouring Rajendra Chola I.
●The PM offered prayers at
the Gangaikonda
Cholapuram temple, also
known as the Brihadisvara
Temple.
○ Built by Rajendra Chola I
as a replica of his father
Rajaraja Chola I’s temple in
Thanjavur.

India’s first maritime NBFC Sagarmala

Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL)
inaugurated ●NBFC = Non-Banking Financial
in New Delhi.
Company
●The launch also featured the
SAGAR SETU platform to boost
operational efficiency and ease
of doing business.
● Sagarmala Project = 2015 (port-
led development)
● Bharatmala Pariyojana = 2017
(road and highways project)
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NATIONAL
The 'Adamya' is the first of eight Fast Patrol
Vessels developed by Goa Shipyard Limited
(GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard's '8 FPV
Project', enhancing coastal security.
● Names of the FPVs-
○ ICGS Adamya
○ ICGS Akshar
○ ICGS Amulya
○ ICGS Akshay
○ ICGS Achal
● GSL launched the second and
final Pollution Control Vessel PCV
“Samudra Prachet”.
○ The first vessel = Samudra Pratap
(Launched in 2024)

The Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary

Association (CPA), India Region Zone-II, was held in
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.

●Inaugurated by= Lok

Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla
(the Chairman of the CPA
India Region)
● Theme = Good
Governance in the Digital
Era: Managing Resources,
Defending Democracy, and
Embracing Innovation

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping &

Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal
inaugurated the first-ever ASEAN-India
Cruise Dialogue in Chennai.

[Link] country held the

Chairmanship of ASEAN for
2025 and hosted the main
ASEAN Summit?
Type something... ;)
●Aligned with India's "Act East
Policy," "Sagarmala initiative," and
"Viksit Bharat 2047" vision, as well
as the "ASEAN Community Vision
2045”.
● ASEAN = Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (10 member countries)
○ Established = 1967
○ HQ= Jakarta, Indonesia
○ Motto = "One Vision, One Identity,
One Community”
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NATIONAL
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla inaugurated
the first national-level conference of
chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
from states and union territories in Manesar,
Haryana.
●Theme = “Role of Urban Local
Bodies in Strengthening
Constitutional Democracy and
Nation Building”
● ULBs were given constitutional
recognition through the 74th
Constitutional Amendment Act,
1992.
○ This Act added Part IX-A (The
Municipalities) and the 12th
Schedule to the Constitution.

The 11th India Maize Summit 2025 was

held in New Delhi, inaugurated by Union
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan. ●Leading maize-
producing state in
India = Karnataka
● The largest
producer of maize
(corn) in the world =
United States

Shalyacon 2025, a three-day national

seminar on Ayurvedic surgery, was held in
New Delhi.
●Shalyacon refers to a significant
national seminar on Ayurvedic
surgery (Shalya Tantra).
● Theme = "Innovation,
Integration, and Inspiration."
● Inaugurated by Shri Prataprao
Ganpatrao Jadhav, Minister of
State (Independent Charge),
Ministry of Ayush.
● Sushruta Jayanti = 15 July

The 'Youth Spiritual Summit' on 'Nasha

Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat' was held in
Varanasi.
●It brought together youth
and spiritual leaders to
combat drug abuse,
culminating in the 'Kashi
Declaration' for a drug-free
India by 2047.
● Theme = Nasha Mukt Yuva
for Viksit Bharat
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NATIONAL
The ADEETIE scheme, launched by the
Ministry of Power Shri Manohar Lal, is a
₹1,000 crore initiative.

●ADEETIE = "Assistance in
Deploying Energy Efficient
Technologies in Industries &
Establishments."
● Aim = to boost energy
efficiency in MSMEs by offering
financial incentives like interest
subvention and comprehensive
technical support.
 STATES
7

The Akhanda Godavari Project has been

launched in Andhra Pradesh.
●Launched by Union Minister
for Tourism and Culture
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
● Godavari River is known as
Dakshin Ganga.
○ Tributaries = Purna, Pranahita,
Indravati, Sabari, Penganga,
Wardha, Wainganga, Pench,
Kanhan, Pravara, Manjira, Mula

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated

Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH
University in Gorakhpur, UP.
●It is the state's first
dedicated AYUSH
university, aiming to
be a national hub for
traditional medicine.

The Bihar government has launched the

"Mukhya Mantri Guru-Shishya Parampara
Yojana".
●Aim = to preserve and
promote Bihar's
endangered cultural
heritage
● Financial assistance is
provided monthly: ₹15,000
for Gurus, ₹7,500 for
accompanying musicians,
and ₹3,000 for Shishyas.

The Bihar government has launched a

scheme called "Mukhya Mantri Pratigya
Yojana".
●Aim = Empowering
Bihar youth with
internship financial
support to boost
employment and
industry readiness.
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India’s first butterfly sanctuary

inaugurated in Kerala named Aralam
Butterfly Sanctuary.
●It spans
approximately 55 sq. km
of tropical and semi- Q2. Which phylum do
evergreen forests. butterflies belong to?
● The "Blue Mormon" is
the State butterfly of Type something... ;)
Maharashtra.

The Rajasthan government launched the

'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Poverty-Free
Village Scheme’ to make 5,000 villages self-
reliant. ●It provides financial aid
up to ₹1 lakh to BPL
families and rewards those
who have exited poverty.
● Women in Self-Help
Groups (SHGs) can receive
₹15,000 per family to grow
their income.

Haryana is developing Asia's largest jungle

safari park across 10,000 acres in the Aravalli
Hills (Gurugram & Nuh districts).
●Inspired from world-
class facilities like
Gujarat's Vantara and
UAE's Sharjah Safari to
adopt best design and
management practices.

The Delhi government is set to launch the "Saheli Smart Card" to

provide free bus travel for women and transgender residents of
Delhi aged 12 and above.

●It aims to
replace or
supplement the
current "Pink
Ticket" system.
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The "Digi-Lakshmi Scheme" has been

launched by the Government of Andhra
Pradesh to empower urban poor women.
●Aim = to empower
urban poor women by
making them digital
service provider
entrepreneurs via
Common Service
Centres.

Uttarakhand CM (Pushkar Singh Dhami)

launched 'Operation Kalanemi' to crack down
on fake saints exploiting religious sentiments.

●Kalanemi was a
demon from Hindu
mythology who
attempted to mislead
people by disguising
himself as a saint.

India has inaugurated its first digital

nomad village in Yakten, a serene
village located in Sikkim's Pakyong
district. This initiative is called
'Nomad Sikkim'.

Gujarat has launched India's first

dedicated tribal genome project, aiming
to create a comprehensive genetic
database.
●Implemented by
the Gujarat
Biotechnology
Research Centre
(GBRC).
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STATES
Mizoram's 'Lungphun Ropui,' an ancient
megalith site with 114 carved memorial
stones, was declared a 'Monument of
National Importance' by ASI.
Q3. Which Viceroy played a
●Alexander Cunningham crucial role in reviving and
founded the Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI) in 1861. reorganizing the ASI in 1901?
● The ASI has designated
Type something... ;)
Lungphun Ropui (Lianpui
menhirs) as a Monument of
National Importance under the
Ancient Monuments and
Archaeological Sites and
Remains Act, 1958.

Arunachal Pradesh is set to get India's first

fully indigenous 50-kW geothermal power
plant. ●Aims = to provide clean
energy to over 5,000
people, is a collaboration
between the Centre for
Earth Sciences and
Himalayan Studies (CESHS)
and the Shriram Institute
for Industrial Research
(SIIR).

India’s first transgender-led health

clinic, previously known as Mitr Clinic,
has reopened in Hyderabad as Sabrang
Clinic.
●First
Transgender
Judge = Joyita
Mondal

Indore has clinched the title of India's

Cleanest City for the eighth consecutive
time in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25
awards.
●Ahmedabad was
recognized as the cleanest
"big city" (population over 10
lakh).
● Prayagraj was named the
'Best Ganga Town'.
● Secunderabad Cantonment
received the 'Best
Cantonment Board' award.
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INTERNATIONAL
Iran has suspended its cooperation with the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
●Iranian President
Masoud Pezeshkian
formally signed this
legislation.
● Iran parliament = Majles
● IAEA founded = 1957
○ HQ = Vienna, Austria

PM Modi attended the 17th BRICS Summit for

2025 was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
●Theme = "Strengthening Global South
Cooperation for a More Inclusive and
Sustainable Governance" [Link] country was the last to
● 16th BRICS Summit held in Kazan,
join the original BRIC group,
Russia.
● 18th BRICS Summit will be held in leading to its current name
India.
● BRICS Formed = 2009
BRICS?
● ndonesia joined BRICS on 08 January Type something... ;)
2025, becoming the first Southeast
Asian member. (Total member = 11)

Japan Coast Guard Ship

'Itsukushima' arrived at the
Chennai Port as part of its Global
Ocean Voyage Training.

●The visit included a joint

sea exercise called "Jaa
Mata," meaning "see you
later".
● The current Director
General of the Indian Coast
Guard (DG ICG) = Paramesh
Sivamani

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participated in

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao,
China.

● Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO)-
○ Formed as the "Shanghai
Five" in 1996 by China, Russia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and
Tajikistan.
○ India joined in 2017.
○ HQ = Beijing, China
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INTERNATIONAL
China has begun construction on a massive
hydropower project on the Brahmaputra River,
which is slated to be the world's biggest dam.

●Brahmaputra River is
known as Yarlung
Zangbo (Tsangpo) in Q5. The Brahmaputra River, known by
Tibet. different names in various regions,
○ Also known as originates from which of the following
Jamuna in Bangladesh. glaciers?

Type something... ;)

A replica of the Ashoka Pillar was unveiled in

Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka.
●Ashoka Pillar built by
Emperor Ashoka the Great
of the Mauryan dynasty in
the 3rd century BCE (around
268 to 232 BC).
● James Prinsep in 1837
deciphered Ashoka's
inscriptions.

PM Narendra Modi and President Mohamed Muizzu of the

Maldives jointly released commemorative stamps to mark the
60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations
between the two nations.

●India was among the

first countries to
establish diplomatic
relations with the
Maldives following its
independence in 1965.
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PM Narendra Modi was conferred with

Ghana's national honour, "The Officer of the
Order of the Star of Ghana”.
●Presented by
President John
Dramani Mahama
(President of
Ghana).

Awards received by PM modi in 2025:-

Key to the City of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires

Order of Freedom of Barbados Barbados

Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and

Mauritius
Key of the Indian Ocean

Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana Sri Lanka

Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III Cyprus

The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana Ghana

Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross Brazil

Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis Namibia

Omkar Singh won India's historic first bronze

in the 25m Center Fire Pistol at World
Military Shooting Championship 2025 held in
Norway.
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Ravi Shastri has been honored with a

Lifetime Achievement Award by the
Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai
(SJAM).

●He was among 11

sportspersons
who received the
award.

Important Names:-

Shubhangi Kulkarni Former India women's cricketer

Michael Ferreira Billiards

Anjali Bhagwat Shooter

GM Pravin Thipsay Chess Grandmaster

Deepika Padukone is set to receive a star on

the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026.
●She will be the
first Indian actress
to be honored
with a star on the
iconic landmark.

Veteran Archaeologist V.
Vedachalam received the Tamil
Wikki Suran Award in Madurai,
Tamil Nadu.
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Varsha Deshpande, a prominent Indian

women's rights activist, has received United
Nations Population Award 2025.
United Nations
Population Award-
●She is the
Secretary of the
●Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Maharashtra-based
Dalit Mahila Vikas
(1983)
●Industrialist-philanthropist Mandal.
○ Founded = 1990
J.R.D. Tata (1992)

The Arthunkal Police Station in Alappuzha

district, Kerala, has become the first police
station in India to receive the IS/ISO 9001:2015
Quality Management System (QMS)
certification ●BIS was established
from the Bureau of in 1986 under the
Bureau of Indian
Indian Standards (BIS). Standards Act, 1986,
replacing the Indian
Standards Institution
(ISI).

Marathi writer and critic Sharankumar

Limbale has been selected for the Chintha
Raveendran Award for the year 2025.

The PEN Pinter Prize 2025 has been awarded

to Leila Aboulela, a Sudanese-Scottish writer.

●Famous Novels = The

Translator, Minaret, River
Spirit
[Link] was the winner
● The PEN Pinter Prize is of the PEN Pinter Prize
an annual literary award
established in 2009 by
2024?
English PEN. Type something... ;)
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President Droupadi Murmu presented the

Kalinga Ratna
●The award is instituted and
Award-2024 to presented by the Sarala Sahitya
Sansad.

Union Minister for

●This Award recognizes individuals
who have made significant

Education
contributions in the fields of
education, literature, culture, or
public service.

Shri Dharmendra
●Established = 2007
●The UNESCO Kalinga Prize 2023 =
Pradhan.
Dr. Ana Maria Cetto (Mexico)

The United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla

Mandela Prize for 2025 has been awarded to
Mrs. Brenda Reynolds of Saulteaux First
Nation, Canada, and Mr. Kennedy Odede of
Kenya. ●Established in 2015
●The prestigious UN
Nelson Rolihlahla
Mandela Prize is
awarded once in 5
years.

Indian mentalist Suhani Shah became

the first Indian to win this 'Best Magic
Creator 2025' award at the FISM World
Championship held in Torino, Italy.
●The National
Creators Award was
first presented in
March 2024 by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi.

State Bank of India (SBI) has been adjudged the

"World's Best Consumer Bank for 2025" by the
prestigious Global Finance Magazine.

●The award will be

formally presented to
SBI Chairman C.S. Setty.
● SBI was formally
established = July 1, 1955
○ Imperial Bank of India
= 1921
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SPORTS
2nd Asian Squash Doubles Championship 2025-
● Held = Kuching, Malaysia
● Winners
○ Men's Doubles: Abhay Singh & Velavan Senthilkumar (India)
■ Defeated Noor Zaman & Nasir Iqbal (Pakistan) 2-1
○ Women's Doubles: Anahat Singh & Joshna Chinappa (India)
■ Defeated Ainaa Amani & Yee Xin Ying (Malaysia) 2-1.
○ Mixed Doubles: Anahat Singh & Abhay Singh (India)
■ Defeated Ameeshenraj Chandaran & Rachel Arnold (Malaysia) 2-0.
●Servin Sebastian
won the first medal
for India by winning
the bronze medal in
the men's 20km
race walk.

Neeraj Chopra reclaimed the world No. 1

ranking in javelin throw.
●Neeraj Chopra (1445 pts)
replaced Anderson Peters (1431)
at second in javelin throw
rankings.
● 3rd = Julian Weber (German )
● 4th = Arshad Nadeem
(Pakistan)
● The rankings have been
released by Monaco-based
World Athletics.

R. Praggnanandhaa won the UzChess Cup

Masters 2025 in Uzbekistan, becoming India's
top-ranked chess player.

Other winnings of R.
Praggnanandhaa-
● Tata Steel Chess
Tournament 2025
● Superbet Chess
Classic Romania 2025
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SPORTS
Neeraj Chopra wins gold at the first-ever Neeraj
Chopra Classic 2025 in Bengaluru.
● Throw = 86.18m
Q7. On which date is
National Javelin Day
● Kenya's Julius Yego took silver, and Sri Lanka's celebrated?
Rumesh Pathirage won bronze. Type something... ;)

Recent achievements:-

Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 (Czechia) Gold (85.29m)

Paris Diamond League 2025 (France) An Se-young (South Korea)

Lausanne Diamond League 2024 (Switzerland) Second Place (89.49m)

Diamond League Final 2024 (Brussels, Belgium) Second Place (87.86m)

Paris 2024 Olympics (France) Silver Medal

The inaugural edition of the World Super

Kabaddi League (WSKL) to be held in Dubai.

●International Kabaddi
Federation (IKF) HQ =
Jaipur, Rajasthan
● No of players in kabaddi =
7
● Pro Kabaddi League 2024
winner = Haryana Steelers
○ Runner Up = Patna Pirates

Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty has won his

maiden US Open title in badminton.

●Defeated Brian Yang

(Canada).
●Badminton Singles
Court Width = 5.18
meters (17 feet)
● Net Height (At the
center) = 1.524 meters (5
feet)
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SPORTS
The Chennai Bulls have won the inaugural
edition of the Rugby Premier League (RPL)
2025. ●Runner up =
Delhi Redz
● No of players
= 15

The U17 and U23 Asian Wrestling

Championships 2025 have been concluded by
Vietnam.
●India finished
with an impressive
35 medals (18 Gold,
10 Silver, 7 Bronze)
across both age
groups.

Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian woman cricketer to

hit centuries in all three formats (Test, One Day International and
T-20 International).
●The captain of the Indian
women's cricket team =
Harmanpreet Kaur
● The first Indian man to
score a century in all three
formats of international
cricket = Suresh Raina

French Open 2025:-

Men's Singles Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

Women's Singles Coco Gauff (USA)

Men's Doubles Marcel Granollers (Spain) / Horacio Zeballos (Argentina)

Women's Doubles Sara Errani (Italy) / Jasmine Paolini (Italy)

Mixed Doubles Sara Errani (Italy) / Andrea Vavassori (Italy)

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SPORTS
Animesh Kujur has broken the National
100m record with a creditable timing of
10.18 seconds at the ●Previous national
Dromia International
record = 10.20 seconds
by Gurindervir Singh
●Men's 100m World
Sprint and Relays Record= 9.58 seconds
by Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

Meeting in Greece.

SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament:-

1st Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

2nd Wesley So (USA)

3rd D. Gukesh

World Boxing Cup 2025:-

●Held = Astana, Kazakhstan
●India finished with a total of 11 medals (3 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze).
●Gold Medalist- ○Jasmine Lamboria (57kg)
○Sakshi (54kg)
○Nupur (80+kg)

Lando Norris (McLaren) won

the British Grand Prix 2025.
● 2nd Position = Oscar Piastri
(McLaren)

●Belgian Grand Prix 2025

= Oscar Piastri
●Austrian Grand Prix 2025
= Lando Norris
●Canadian Grand Prix
2025 = George Russell
●Spanish Grand Prix 2025
= Oscar Piastri
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SPORTS
Mexico defeated the United States to
win the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 title.
●The CONCACAF Gold
Cup is the premier
biennial international
football tournament for
North, Central American,
and Caribbean national
teams.

India has successfully qualified for the

AFC Women's Asian
●It will also serve
Cup Australia 2026 as a qualifier for

(Football). the FIFA

Women's World
Cup Brazil 2027.

Jasprit Bumrah has broken the legendary Kapil

Dev's record for the most five-wicket hauls in
away Tests for India. ●It marked his 13 five- th

wicket haul in away

Tests in just 35 matches.

Q8. The French Open, one of the four

● Sir Garfield Sobers
Trophy (ICC Cricketer of
Grand Slam tennis tournaments, is the Year) = Jasprit
famously known for being played on Bumrah
which type of court surface?

Type something... ;)

Iga Swiatek(Poland) won the 2025

Wimbledon women’s singles title
defeating Amanda ●Jannik Sinner
Anisimova (USA). (Italy) defeated
Carlos Alcaraz
(Spain) in the 2025
Wimbledon Men's
Singles.

A Ra Harikrishnan from Chennai has become

India's 87th
●
Grandmaster in
India's first male chess Grandmaster =
Viswanathan Anand (1988)
● India's first female chess Grandmaster =

chess.
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (2001)
● Divya Deshmukh made history by
becoming the first Indian woman to win
the FIDE Women’s World Cup.
○ Koneru Humpy has defeated China's Lei
Tingjie in a thrilling semifinal tie-break
match at the FIDE Women's World Cup
2025 with Divya Deshmukh.
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SPORTS
Chelsea FC defeated Paris Saint-Germain
(PSG) in the final to win the 21st FIFA Club World
Cup 2025. ●Real Madrid of
Spain has won
the tournament
five times.
● Started = 2000

Indian wrestler Sujeet Kalkal clinched the

gold medal in the men's 65kg freestyle
category at the Polyak Imre & Varga Janos
Memorial 2025 in Budapest.

DAIHATSU Japan Open 2025 (Badminton) held in Tokyo, Japan

Men's Singles Shi Yuqi (China)

Women's Singles An Se-young (South Korea)

Men's Doubles Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)

Women's Doubles Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (China)

Mixed Doubles ○Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (China)

Indian long jumper Murli Sreeshankar (7.75
meters) won the gold medal at the Meeting
Maia Cidade do ●The men's
Desporto in Maia,
outdoor world
record in long

Portugal.
jump = Mike
Powell (8.95
meters)

Anahat Singh has won a bronze medal at the

World Junior Squash Championships 2025.
●Held = Cairo,
Egypt
● Dipika Pallikal
achieved the same
feat in 2010.
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APPOINTMENTS
Senior IPS officer Parag Jain appointed as
new Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief.
●RAW was
established in
September 1968.
● HQ = New Delhi
● Motto = धर्मो रक्षति
रक्षितः

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed

Shri Kesavan
Ramachandran as RBI-
an Executive ●Establishment = 01 April 1935
Director (ED). ●Nationalization = 1949
●HQ = Mumbai
●The first Governor of RBI = Sir Osborne Smith
●Current Governor of RBI = Shri Sanjay
Malhotra
Q9. Who was the first
Indian governor of the
Reserve Bank of India?
Type something... ;)

Sudhanshu Mittal has been re-elected as

the President of the Kho Kho Federation of
India (KKFI). ●KKFI
headquarters =
New Delhi
● General
Secretary = Upkar
Singh Virk

Sukanya Sonowal, a student from IIT Guwahati,

has been appointed as a Commonwealth
Youth Peace Ambassador.

Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia became the

first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot
of the Indian Navy. ●She, along with Lieutenant
Atul Kumar Dhull, received
the prestigious 'Wings of
Gold'.
● The Indian Navy operates
two aircraft carriers - INS
Vikrant and INS
Vikramaditya.
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APPOINTMENTS
Sanjog Gupta appointed as Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of International Cricket Council
(ICC).
ICC
●Founded = 1909 (as the Imperial
Cricket Conference, evolving to its
current name in 1987)
● HQ = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
● Chairman = Jay Shah

Hardip Singh Brar has been appointed as the

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of BMW Group India. ●BMW =
Bayerische
Motoren
Werke

Priya Nair has been appointed as the Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing
Director (MD) of Hindustan Unilever
Limited (HUL).
●She will be the
first woman to
lead HUL.
● HUL established
= 1956

IPS officer Sonali Mishra appointed as the first

female Director General ●The Railway Protection
of Railway Protection
Force (RPF) was formally
constituted as a
statutory force with the

Force (RPF). enactment of The

Railway Protection Force
Act, 1957.

President Droupadi Murmu appointed new

governors
●Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi
Raju as the new Governor of
[Link] which Article of the Goa.

Indian Constitution, The

● Professor Ashim Kumar
Ghosh as the new Governor
Governor is vested with the of Haryana.
executive power of the State? ● Kavinder Gupta as the new
Lieutenant Governor of
Type something... ;) Ladakh.
25
APPOINTMENTS
President Droupadi Murmu has nominated
four personalities to the Rajya Sabha under
Article 80(1)(a) of the Constitution.
●Ujjwal Deorao Nikam = Renowned
public prosecutor, famed for high-
profile cases like the 26/11 Mumbai
terror attacks.
● C. Sadanandan Master = Kerala
social worker and former teacher.
● Harsh Vardhan Shringla =India's G20
Presidency Chief Coordinator.
● Dr. Meenakshi Jain = Distinguished
historian and academic, celebrated for
contributions to Indian history and
literature.

Dr. Abhijat Sheth has been appointed as the

new Chairperson of the National Medical
Commission (NMC), India's apex medical
education regulatory body.

R. Doraiswamy has been appointed as the Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD)
at Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
●LIC
established
=1956

Sanjay Kaul has been appointed as the

Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of ●GIFT = Gujarat
GIFT City in Gandhinagar. International
Finance Tec-
City

Deepika Sehrawat has won the prestigious

Poligras Magic Skill Award for 2024-25.
●Deepika is the first-
ever Indian player to
win this global award.
● Men's category =
Victor Wegnez
(Belgium)
26
APPOINTMENTS
Ajay Seth, former Finance Secretary, has been
appointed as the new Chairperson of IRDAI.

●IRDAI = Insurance
Regulatory and Development
Authority of India
● Established in 1999 through
the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority Act,
1999.
● HQ = Hyderabad, Telangana
27
DEFENCE
The Indian Navy inducted the second ship of
the Project INS Udaygiri, an ●The first
indigenous stealth frigate
ship of
Project 17A is
(Project 17A). INS Nilgiri.

The INS Nistar, India's first indigenously

designed and built Diving Support Vessel
(DSV), was commissioned into the Indian
Navy at the Naval ●It will serve as a
Dockyard in
'mother ship' for
the Navy's Deep
Visakhapatnam. Submergence
Rescue Vessels
(DSRVs).

Operation Shiva launched by the Indian

Army in Jammu & Kashmir.
●Aim = to ensure
the safe and Q11. The Indian Army's Ram
Division conducted 'Prachand
secure conduct
Shakti' in Which city?
of the annual
Amarnath Yatra. Type something... ;)

The Akash Prime missile system has

undergone a successful test by the Indian
Army. ●The tests were
conducted at an altitude
of over 15,000 feet in the
Ladakh sector.
● The Indian Army got
the first batch of Apache
helicopters from the U.S.

India has conducted successful tests of the

Prithvi-II and Agni-I ballistic missiles in
Odisha. ●The tests were conducted
from the Integrated Test
Range (ITR) in Chandipur, off
the coast of Odisha.
● The Prithvi-II has a range of
around 350 km, while the
Agni-I has a range of 700-1200
km.
28
DEFENCE
The Indian Navy is participating in the 32nd
edition of SIMBEX (Singapore-India Maritime
Bilateral Exercise) in Singapore.
●Four Indian Naval
Ships – INS Delhi, INS
Satpura, INS Kiltan,
and INS Shakti – have
arrived in Singapore
to participate in the
upcoming drill.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers

(GRSE) has launched the Anti-Submarine
Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) in
Kolkata, named 'Ajay' .

●INS Arnala, INS

Anjadip, INS Amini,
INS Agray, INS
Androth, INS Akshay,
INS Azhikkal are the
other ASW SWC ships
from GRSE.

India successfully conducted flight trials of the

UAV-Launched Precision Guided Missile
(ULPGM)-V3 from a drone in Kurnool, Andhra
Pradesh. ●Developed by
the Defence
Research and
Development
Organisation.
29
SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
Ananth Technologies is set to launch
India's first private satellite for
broadband services.
●Received
approval from IN-
SPACe to roll out
broadband-from-
space services
starting in 2028

Swissmedic approved Coartem Baby as the

world's first malaria medicine specifically for
newborns and very young infants (under 4.5 kg).

●Malaria is primarily
Q12. World Malaria Day is transmitted to humans
by Anopheles mosquito
observed annually on (Female).
which date? ● India has set a target to
eliminate malaria from
Type something... ;) the country by 2030.

ISRO is building India's second-largest

spaceport or launch site in Gujarat.
●The Rs 10,000 crore project
will be located between Diu
and Veraval, and will support
the launch of SALV and PSLV
rockets.
● India's primary and largest
spaceport = Satish Dhawan
Space Centre (Sriharikota,
Andhra Pradesh)
30
IMPORTANT DATES
DATE DAY THEME
Behind the Mask: Who
1st July National Doctors' Day
Heals the Healers?

7th July World Bioproduct Day The BioE3 Way

Empowering young people to create the

11th July World Population Day 2025
families they want in a fair and hopeful world

Youth empowerment through

15th July World Youth Skills Day
AI and digital skills

17th July World Day for International Justice N.A.

It's still in our hands to combat

18th July Nelson Mandela International Day
poverty and inequity

20th July World Chess Day Every Move Counts

20th July International Moon Day One Moon, One Vision, One Future

22nd July National Flag Day N.A.

New Income Tax Mascot = Madhukar

24th July Income Tax Day
(Launched by FM Nirmala Sitaraman)

Kargil War = 1999 (between

26th July Kargil Vijay Diwas
India and Pakistan)

Connecting People and Plants, Exploring

28th July World Nature Conservation Day
Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation

28th July World Hepatitis Day Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down

29th July International Tiger Day N.A.

[Link] is primarily credited

with designing the initial version
of the Indian National Flag?

Type something... ;)
31
BOOKS
“The Emergency Diaries: Years that
Forged a Leader” book launched by Amit
Shah in New Delhi.

The book "Confessions of a

Shakespeare Addict" by retired IPS
officer and literary columnist
[Link] was launched in
Hyderabad.
32
MISCELLANEOUS
Six-year-old Teghbir Singh has set a world
record, becoming the youngest to scale
Europe's highest peak, Mount Elbrus.
●Mount Elbrus (Russia)=
5,642 meters
Q14. What is the ●Teghbir also became the
youngest Asian to scale Mt
geological classification of Kilimanjaro (the highest
Mount Elbrus? peak of the African
continent).
Type something... ;)
○ Mt Kilimanjaro = 5,895
meters

India ranks 3rd globally with 64 unicorns in the

Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2025.
●Top = United
States
●Released by =
Hurun Research
Institute

The North Eastern Region (NER) District

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Index Report (2023-24):-
●Longding district in
Top
Arunachal Pradesh
recorded the lowest score

●1 = Hnahthial (Mizoram) -
st
at 58.71.
● Sustainable Development
Score: 81.43 Goals = established in 2015
●2 = Champhai (Mizoram)
nd by the United Nations

●3 = Gomati (Tripura)
rd General Assembly

Vatsala, believed to be Asia's oldest

elephant, passed away.
●Died at the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya
Pradesh, India, at an estimated age of over 100
years.
● Project Elephant = 1992
● IUCN (International Union for Conservation of
Nature) conservation status of the Asian Elephant
(Elephas maximus) = Endangered
● MIKE programme, associated with elephant
conservation.
○ MIKE = Monitoring the Illegal Killing of
Elephants
● The Assam government has recently launched
the 'Gaja Mitra' scheme to effectively address and
mitigate the increasing human-elephant conflict
in the state.
33
MISCELLANEOUS
The Maratha Military Landscapes of India
have been inscribed on the UNESCO World
Heritage List and became India's 44th
UNESCO World Heritage Site. ●India Ranks
6thglobally in terms of
World Heritage Sites.
● The most UNESCO
World Heritage sites
globally = Italy

41st World Heritage Site (2023) Santiniketan, a town in West Bengal

42nd World Heritage Site (2023) The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala

43rd World Heritage Site (2024) The Mound-Burial System of Ahom Dynasty

India's rank is 77th in the Henley Passport Index

2025, Singapore Neighbour countries
ranked first. rank-
●China: 60th
●Sri Lanka: 91st
●Bangladesh: 94th
●Nepal: 95th
●Pakistan: 96th

India secured an impressive 7th rank at the

International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
2025 in Australia, with students winning 3 Gold, 2
Silver, and 1 Bronze medal. ●57 International th

Chemistry
Olympiad (IChO
2025) = India
secured the 6th

Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as the Vice position

President of India in accordance with

Article 67(a) of the Constitution of India.
●The first Vice President
who resigned before his
Q15. For how long can the Vice
tenure = V.V. Giri (4th Q15. For how long can the Vice
President of India) President act as the President in
● President act as the President
The ex-officio case of a vacancy?
Chairman of the Rajya in case of a vacancy?
Sabha = Vice President
Type something... ;)
Type something... ;)
34
ANSWER KEY
1. MalaysiaMalaysia

2. Arthropoda

3. Lord Curzon

4. South Africa

5. Chemayungdung Glacier

6. Arundhati Roy

7. 07 August

8. clay courts

9. Sir C. D. Deshmukh

10. Article 154

11. Meerut

12. 25 April

13. Pingali Venkayya

14. Dormant stratovolcano

15. Six Months

35
Mind Game
❖Write your score and evaluate yourself.
National (12 Marks)
1. What is the name of the new one-stop app launched by Railways Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw for Indian Railways passengers?
Ans-................
2. The cabinet recently approved the establishment of a South Asia Regional
Centre for the International Potato Centre (CIP). Where will this new center be
located?
Ans-................
3. Which temple, also known as the Brihadisvara Temple, did PM Modi visit and
offer prayers at, a temple built by Rajendra Chola I as a replica of his father's
temple in Thanjavur?
Ans-................
4. What is the name of India's first maritime Non-Banking Financial Company
(NBFC), recently inaugurated in New Delhi?
Ans-................
5. The 'Adamya' is the first of eight Fast Patrol Vessels developed by Goa
Shipyard Limited (GSL). For which organization is this vessel primarily intended
to enhance coastal security?
Ans-................
6. In which city was the Annual Conference of the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association (CPA), India Region Zone-II, held?
Ans-................
7. Which city hosted the first-ever ASEAN-India Cruise Dialogue, inaugurated by
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal?
Ans-................
[Link] conference recently held in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, was the
Annual Conference of which organization's India Region Zone-II?
Ans-................
9. Who inaugurated the 11th India Maize Summit 2025, held in New Delhi?
Ans-................
10. The 'Shalyacon 2025' national seminar, focused on Ayurvedic surgery, was
held in which Indian city?
Ans-................
11. The 'Youth Spiritual Summit' culminated in the 'Kashi Declaration'. What was
the primary long-term goal of this declaration for India?
Ans-................
12. Which scheme, launched by the Ministry of Power Shri Manohar Lal, is a
₹1,000 crore initiative?
Ans-................
★ Write your Score = (......./12)
36
Mind Game
State (11 Marks)
1. The Akhanda Godavari Project has been launched in which state?

Ans-................

2. Who inaugurated Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University in Gorakhpur, UP?

Ans-................

3. Which government has launched the "Mukhya Mantri Guru-Shishya Parampara

Yojana"?

Ans-................

4. Which government has launched a scheme called "Mukhya Mantri Pratigya

Yojana"?

Ans-................

5. What is the name of India's first butterfly sanctuary, recently inaugurated in

Kerala?

Ans-................

6. Which government launched the 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Poverty-Free Village

Scheme’ to make 5,000 villages self-reliant?

Ans-................

7. What are the primary goals of Haryana's initiative to develop Asia's largest jungle

safari park in the Aravalli Hills (Gurugram & Nuh districts)?

Ans-................

8. Which government is set to launch the "Saheli Smart Card" to provide free bus

travel for women and transgender residents of Delhi aged 12 and above?

Ans-................

9. The "Digi-Lakshmi Scheme" has been launched by which state to empower urban

poor women?

Ans-................
37
Mind Game
10. Who launched 'Operation Kalanemi' to crack down on fake saints exploiting

religious sentiments?

Ans-................

11. Where in Sikkim has India's first digital nomad village been inaugurated?

Ans-................

12. Which state has launched India's first dedicated tribal genome project, aiming to

create a comprehensive genetic database?

Ans-................

13. Which ancient megalith site in Mizoram, known for its 114 carved memorial stones,

was recently declared a 'Monument of National Importance' by ASI?

Ans-................

14. Which state is set to get India's first fully indigenous 50-kW geothermal power

plant?

Ans-................

15. What is the new name of India's first transgender-led health clinic in Hyderabad,

which was previously known as Mitr Clinic?

Ans-................

16. For how many consecutive times has Indore been declared India's Cleanest City in

the Swachh Survekshan awards?

Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./11)

38
Mind Game
International (6 Marks)
1. Which country has suspended its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA)?
Ans-................
2. Where did PM Modi attend the 17th BRICS Summit for 2025?
Ans-................
3. Which Japanese Coast Guard Ship recently arrived at Chennai Port as part of its
Global Ocean Voyage Training?
Ans-................
[Link] which Country did Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participate in the recent SCO
Defence Ministers' Meeting?
Ans-................
5. What is the name of the massive hydropower project China is building on the
Brahmaputra River?
Ans-................
6. In which specific temple in Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka, was a replica of the Ashoka Pillar
recently unveiled?
Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./6)

39
Mind Game
Awards (13 Marks)
1. What is the name of the national honour of Ghana that was conferred upon PM
Narendra Modi?
Ans-................
2. Who won India's historic first bronze in the 25m Center Fire Pistol at World Military
Shooting Championship 2025?
Ans-................
3. Who has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports
Journalists Association of Mumbai (SJAM)?
Ans-................
4. Who is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026?
Ans-................
5. Who received the Tamil Wikki Suran Award in Madurai, Tamil Nadu?
Ans-................
6. Who has received United Nations Population Award 2025?
Ans-................
7. ThWhich Police station has become the first police station in India to receive the
IS/ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) certification from the Bureau of
Indian Standards (BIS)?
Ans-................
8. Who has been selected for the Chintha Raveendran Award for the year 2025?
Ans-................
9. Who won the PEN Pinter Prize in 2025?
Ans-................
10. Who presented the Kalinga Ratna Award-2024 to Union Minister for Education
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan?
Ans-................
11. Who were the two individuals awarded the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla
Mandela Prize in 2025?
Ans-................
12. Who became the first Indian to win this 'Best Magic Creator 2025' award at the
FISM World Championship held in Torino, Italy?
Ans-................
13. Which bank has been adjudged the "World's Best Consumer Bank for 2025" by the
prestigious Global Finance Magazine?
Ans-................ ★Write your Score = (......./13)
40
Mind Game
Sports (24 Marks)
1. Which country achieved a historic clean sweep by winning all three gold
medals in Men's, Women's, and Mixed Doubles at the 2nd Asian Squash
Doubles Championship 2025 in Kuching, Malaysia?
Ans-................
2. According to World Athletics, who is currently ranked as the world's No.
1 javelin thrower?
Ans-................
3. What was Neeraj Chopra's winning throw distance at the first-ever
Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 held in Bengaluru?
Ans-................
4. Who won UzChess Cup Masters 2025 in Uzbekistan, becoming India's
top-ranked chess player?
Ans-................
5. Where was the inaugural edition of the World Super Kabaddi League
(WSKL) to be held?
Ans-................
6. Who has won his maiden US Open title in badminton?
Ans-................
7. Who have won the inaugural edition of the Rugby Premier League (RPL)
2025?
Ans-................
8. How many total medals did India win at the U17 and U23 Asian
Wrestling Championships 2025?
Ans-................
41
Mind Game
9. Who became the first Indian woman cricketer to hit centuries in all
three formats (Test, One Day International and T-20 International)?
Ans-................
10. Which historical record was broken during the Men's Singles final at
the French Open 2025 between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner?
Ans-................
11. Who has broken the National 100m record with a creditable timing of
10.18 seconds at the Dromia International Sprint and Relays Meeting in
Greece?
Ans-................
12. Who finished in first place at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz
tournament?
Ans-................
13. Where was the World Boxing Cup 2025 held?
Ans-................
14. Which Formula 1 team secured first and second positions in both the
British Grand Prix 2025 and the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
Ans-................
15. What was the final score of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025
championship match, where Mexico defeated the United States?
Ans-................
16. Who has successfully qualified for the AFC Women's Asian Cup
Australia 2026 (Football)?
Ans-................
42
Mind Game
17. Who has broken the legendary Kapil Dev's record for the most five-
wicket hauls in away Tests for India?
Ans-................
18. Who won the 2025 Wimbledon women’s singles title defeating
Amanda Anisimova (USA)?
Ans-................
19. Who has become India's 87th Grandmaster in chess?
Ans-................
20. Which two teams competed in the final of the 21st FIFA Club World
Cup in 2025, and which team emerged as the champion?
Ans-................
21. Who clinched the gold medal in the men's 65kg freestyle category at
the Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial 2025 in Budapest?
Ans-................
22. Which country's players achieved a clean sweep of the doubles titles
(Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles) at the DAIHATSU
Japan Open 2025?
Ans-................
23. Who won the gold medal at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto in
Maia, Portugal?
Ans-................
24. Who has won a bronze medal at the World Junior Squash
Championships 2025?
Ans-................
★Write your Score = (......./24)
43
Mind Game
Appointment (16 Marks)
1. Who has been appointed as new Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief?

Ans-................

2. What was Shri Kesavan Ramachandran's previous role at the RBI before

being appointed as an Executive Director?

Ans-................

3. Who has been re-elected as the President of the Kho Kho Federation of India

(KKFI)?

Ans-................

4. Who has been appointed as a Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassador?

Ans-................

5. Who became the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian

Navy?

Ans-................

6. Who has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of International

Cricket Council (ICC)?

Ans-................

7. Who has been appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

of BMW Group India?

Ans-................

8 Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing

Director (MD) of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)?

Ans-................
44
Mind Game
9. Who has been appointed as first female Director General of Railway

Protection Force (RPF)?

Ans-................

10. Name the Governor of Haryana appointed by President Droupadi Murmu.

Ans-................

11. Who has nominated four personalities to the Rajya Sabha under Article 80(1)

(a) of the Constitution?

Ans-................

12. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Medical

Commission (NMC), India's apex medical education regulatory body?

Ans-................

13. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing

Director (MD) at Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)?

Ans-................

14. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) of GIFT City in Gandhinagar?

Ans-................

15. Who has won the prestigious Poligras Magic Skill Award for 2024-25?

Ans-................

16. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of IRDAI?

Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./16)

45
Mind Game
Defence (8 Marks)
1. The Indian Navy recently inducted which class of indigenous vessel, marking it as
the second ship of its Project 17A?
Ans-................
2. The INS Nistar, recently commissioned into the Indian Navy, is notable for being
India's first indigenously designed and built what type of vessel?
Ans-................
3. Which operation launched by the Indian Army in Jammu & Kashmir?
Ans-................
4. Which missile system was recently successfully tested by the Indian Army?
Ans-................
5. India recently conducted successful tests of which two ballistic missiles in Odisha?
Ans-................
6. India’s Navy is currently participating in the 32nd edition of SIMBEX, a maritime
bilateral exercise, with which country in Singapore?
Ans-................
7. Which shipbuilder launched the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW
SWC) named Ajay in Kolkata?
Ans-................
8. India recently conducted flight trials of the UAV-Launched Precision Guided Missile
(ULPGM‑V3). From which type of platform was this missile launched, and where did
the trials take place?
Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./8)

46
Mind Game
Science and Technology (3 Marks)
1. Which Indian company is set to become the first private firm in the
country to launch a domestically built geostationary communication
satellite and offer satellite broadband services?
Ans-................
2. Which drug has Swissmedic recently approved as the world’s first
malaria treatment specifically formulated for newborns and very young
infants (under 4.5 kg)?
Ans-................
3. Which organization is building India’s second-largest spaceport (launch
site) in Gujarat, to be located between Diu and Veraval and intended to
support launches of LVM3, PSLV, and SSLV rockets?
Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./3)

47
Mind Game
Important Days (22 Marks)
1. National Doctors' Day = ...............
Theme = ...............
2. World Bioproduct Day = ...............
Theme = ...............
3. World Population Day 2025 = ...............
Theme = ...............
4. World Youth Skills Day = ...............
Theme = ...............
5. World Day for International Justice =...............
6. Nelson Mandela International Day = ...............
Theme = ...............
7. World Chess Day = ...............
Theme = ...............
8. International Moon Day = ...............
Theme = ...............
9. National Flag Day =...............
10. Income Tax Day =...............
New Income Tax Mascot = ...............
11. Kargil Vijay Diwas =...............
12. World Nature Conservation Day = ...............
13. World Hepatitis Day = ...............
14. International Tiger Day = ...............

★Write your Score = (......./22)

48
Mind Game
Books (2 Marks)
1. Who launched the book "The Emergency Diaries: Years that Forged a
Leader" in New Delhi, which chronicles the leadership journey during
India's Emergency period?
Ans-................
2. Who is the author of the book "Confessions of a Shakespeare Addict",
which was launched in Hyderabad?
Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./2)

49
Mind Game
Miscellaneous (8 Marks)
1. Who recently set a world record by becoming the youngest person to
scale Europe’s highest peak, Mount Elbrus, at the age of six?
Ans-................
2. In the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2025, where does India rank globally
in terms of the number of unicorn startups, and how many unicorns does
it have?
Ans-................
[Link] to the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report
2023–24, which district secured the top rank with the highest score?
Ans-................
4. Vatsala, believed to be Asia’s oldest elephant, passed away at which
wildlife reserve in India?
Ans-................
5. What distinction did the “Maratha Military Landscapes of India”
achieve upon being inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2025?
Ans-................
6. According to the Henley Passport Index 2025, which country ranks first,
and what is India’s position on that list?
Ans-................
7. At the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2025 held in
Australia, what was India’s overall rank, and how many medals did Indian
students win?
Ans-................
8. Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as the Vice President of India under which
Article of the Constitution?
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Mind Game
Total Score = (...... /130)

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61 to 80 Poor

81 to 90 Average

91-100 Good

101-110 Very good

111-130 Excellent
"It's better to start small than never starting at all. It's okay if you do not make a lot of progress or get it all
done this season. Show up for yourself anyway. Do it for yourself, my friend, for the reason you began this
journey in the first place. Even if life does not change or unfold this season exactly the way you want,
remember to be patient with yourself, remember that life has a greater plan. Trust that despite all of this
waiting, the truly worthwhile things in your life are still going to happen.
- Dhiman"

Thankoo ;)