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RCB appoints Dinesh Karthik as batting

Sports News
coach and mentor
Viswanathan Anand wins 10th Leon
Masters Chess Championship
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 Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik,
 who announced his retirement from all forms of
 Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand cricket in June 2024, has been appointed as batting
secured his 10th win in the prestigious Leon Masters coach and mentor by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Chess Championship.  He was also the captain of the Tamil Nadu cricket
 Anand defeated Jaime Santos Latasa of Spain in the team in domestic cricket.
final by a stunning score of 3-1.  He made his debut for the Indian cricket team in
 The Leon Masters, held annually in Leon, Spain, 2004.
showcases top international chess talents, with 
Anand reaffirming his dominance in the sport. Hardik Pandya became the first Indian to

get the first rank in ICC T-20
India wins total 8 medals at Under 23
Asian Wrestling Championship 2024

  On July 3, the International Cricket Council (ICC)
 The Under 23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 released the new T-20 rankings. Team India's star
was held in Amman, Jordan where India topped the player Hardik Pandya has got the number one rank
table with a total of eight medals. in this.
 Young Indian wrestlers won four gold, two silver and  Earlier Hardik was at number three in this list.
two bronze medals in freestyle wrestling.  Hardik Pandya has come to the first position in the
 Abhimanyu in the 70 kg category, Jointy Kumar in ranking of all-rounders in T-20 with a rating of 222.
the 92 kg category, Sahil Jaglan in the 97 kg  Sri Lanka's Vanandu Hasaranga is also at the first
category and Anirudh Kumar in the 125 kg category position with a rating of 222.
won gold medals.  Australia's Marcus Stynes is at number three with a
rating of 211.
 Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza is at the fourth position  In shooting, India's Sabira Haris has won the bronze
with a rating of 210. medal in the women's trap event at the International
 Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan (206 rating) is at Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF Junior World Cup in
number five. Porpetto, Italy.
 Sabira shot 29 out of 40 targets in the final.
PUMA will be the footwear partner for the  Carrie Garrison of the US won the gold medal by
Indian team in Paris Olympics 2024 hitting 40 out of 50 targets. While Italy's Sofia Gori
won the silver medal by hitting 39 out of 50 targets.
 In the junior women's trap event, another Indian,
Bhavya Tripathi, finished her campaign at 26th place
with 102 points, while compatriot Rajkumar Ingle
finished 33rd with 100 points.

Barbora Krejcikova won the Wimbledon
Women's Singles 2024 title
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 PUMA India has partnered with the Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) as the official footwear partner for
the Indian team going to Paris Olympics 2024.
 PUMA has launched a grand outdoor campaign
called "See the Game Like We Do" to honor and
celebrate the achievements of Indian athletes.
 As part of this collaboration, over 100 Indian athletes 
will receive a range of products designed to enhance  Recently, Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova
their training and comfort. displayed a brilliant game and won the Wimbledon
 These include podium and travel footwear, trolleys, Women's Singles 2024 title.
backpacks, sippers, yoga mats, headbands,  She defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final held in
wristbands, socks and towels. It is worth mentioning London.
that 45 of these athletes are part of the PUMA  Krejcikova also received prize money of ₹28.5 crore.
contingent. 
 FIFA rankings: India at 124th, Argentina on
Shooter Sabira Haris wins bronze medal at top
Shotgun Junior World Cup
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 Despite recent setbacks in the World Cup qualifiers,
 India remain at 124th in the FIFA men's rankings.
 Argentina regained the top spot after successfully

defending the Copa America title.
 India's ranking has dropped from 99th last year to
22nd in Asia, behind Lebanon, Palestine and
Vietnam.
 Top 5 ranked countries:
1. Argentina 2. France 3. Spain
4. England 5. Brazil

Carlos Alcaraz wins Wimbledon men's  In Cricket, the Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament
singles title 2024 began in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
 All the matches of the tournament will be played at
the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
 The opening match of the tournament will be played
between the United Arab Emirates and Nepal.
 Group A: India, Pakistan, Nepal, United Arab Emirates
 Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and
Malaysia.

 India's Shaurya Bawa won bronze medal at the
 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz has retained his Wimbledon World Junior Squash Championship 2024 in
title by defeating seven-time champion Novak Houston, Texas
Djokovic in straight sets, he had also won this title
last year.
 With his successful title defense, Alcaraz joined the
exclusive club with Roger Federer.
Argentina wins Copa America title
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 India's Shaurya Bawa won bronze medal at the
World Junior Squash Championship 2024 in
Houston, Texas.
  This is only the second medal won by an Indian male
 In the final played at Hard Rock Stadium Miami,
squash player at the World Junior Squash
Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 in a thrilling match
Championship.
to win the Copa America football tournament for a
 Asian Games gold medallist Kush Kumar was the last
record 16th time.
Indian to reach the semi-finals of the tournament in
 With this, Argentina has also stopped Colombia's
2014.
winning campaign of 28 consecutive matches.
 About World Squash Federation
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 The World Squash Federation is the governing body
Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament of squash in the world.
started in Dambulla, Sri Lanka
 It was founded in 1967 as the International Squash

Rackets Federation and was renamed as the World Manu Bhaker won bronze in 10m air
Squash Federation in 1992. pistol, first woman to win medal in
 Headquarters: England; President: Zena Wooldridge
shooting
Smriti Mandhana becomes highest run-

scorer in T20
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 Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has created history at
 India's star female player Smriti Mandhana has
the Paris Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the
become the highest run-scorer in T20I, surpassing
Women's 10m Air Pistol event.
Harmanpreet Kaur in this matter.
 Manu is the first Indian woman to win a medal in
 She achieved this feat in the Asia Cup 2024 match
shooting in Olympic history. She won bronze with
against Pakistan.
221.7 points in the final.
 She has a total of 3365 runs to her name.
 Manu Bhaker has given India a shooting medal in
the Olympics after 12 years. India got its last Olympic
PR Sreejesh to retire from international
medal in this sport in 2012. This is India's 5th medal
hockey after Paris Olympics 2024 in shooting so far.
 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won silver in 2004,
Abhinav Bindra won gold in 2008 and Vijay Kumar
won silver and Gagan Narang won bronze in 2012.

Sri Lanka won their first Women's Asia
Cup title with a stunning win over India

 India's experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is set to
retire from international hockey after the Paris
Olympics that begin later this month.
 Sreejesh will participate in his fourth Olympic Games
in Paris and will hope to end his game by adding to
his bronze medal at the 2020 edition in Tokyo. 
 36-year-old Sreejesh made his debut for India in  Sri Lanka won their first Women's Asia Cup title by
2006. defeating defending champions India in front of
 Sreejesh was awarded the Khel Ratna award, the their home crowd.
country's highest sporting honor.
 This was the second time in nine finals that India  Manu has become the first Indian woman to win two
failed to win the Women's Asia Cup. medals in the same Olympic Games.
 Earlier this happened in 2018, when Bangladesh  The pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh gave
defeated India by three wickets. India the second medal in the Paris Olympics.
 Samarawickrama was the Player of the Match in the  Manu Bhaker had won the first medal bronze 2 days
final, while Chamari Athapaththu won the Player of ago.
the Tournament title by scoring 304 runs and taking  She was third in the 10 meter women's pistol event.
three wickets in the tournament.  India has got double medals in shooting after 12
years in the Olympic Games.
France selected to host Winter Olympic  Earlier, Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar had won
and Paralympic Games in 2030 by medals in London Olympics 2012.

International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Asia Cup 2025 will be played in India

 France was selected to host Winter Olympic and 
Paralympic Games in 2030 by International Olympic  The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) gave the hosting
Committee (IOC). rights of the next edition of the Men's Asia Cup to
 The games will be hosted by the French Alps. the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The
 The 2030 Winter Games will be held in France for the Men's Asia Cup 2025 will be organized in India.
first time since the 1992 edition.  In 2025, this tournament will be played in T20
 The 2026 edition of this prestigious tournament will format.
be held in Italy.  India has got the hosting rights of Asia Cup after 34
 The Alps are located on the border of France and years.
Italy.  13 matches will be played in Men's Asia Cup 2024.
  6 teams India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and

Afghanistan will play in it.
Manu-Sarabjot won bronze in pistol mixed
 The Asia Cup tournament was last played in India in
1990-91, which was the fourth edition.
 Asia Cup 2023 was played in Sri Lanka, in which India
won the title.
 The hosting rights of Asia Cup in 2027 have been
given to Bangladesh.
 Asia Cup 2027 will be played in ODI format in
Bangladesh.
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
 On July 30, the pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Zia created world record by crossing
Singh defeated Korea 16-10 in the bronze medal English Channel
match of the 10 meter pistol mixed team event.

 Jiya Roy became the world's youngest and fastest 
para swimmer to cross the English Channel. She  India will host the next edition of the men's Asia Cup
crossed the English Channel in 17 hours 25 minutes cricket tournament in T20 format in 2025, ahead of
between 28 and 29 July. the T20 World Cup to be held in the country in 2026.
 16-year-old Jiya covered a distance of 34 kilometers.  Traditionally, the Asia Cup serves as a preparation
She was part of a 6-member relay team from event for the global tournament and is played in the
Mumbai to Goa. same format as the upcoming World Cup.
 She swam across the Palk Strait from Talaimannar in  In 2023, the Asia Cup was hosted by the Pakistan
Sri Lanka to Dhanushkodi in India. Cricket Board but was held in a 'hybrid model' due to
 She created a world record by covering a distance of India's refusal to travel to Pakistan. As a result, India's
29 kilometers in 13 hours 10 minutes. matches were held in Sri Lanka.
 
Manika Batra became the first Indian to reach Indian team won 4 medals in 56th
the Round of 16 of the singles competition of International Chemistry Olympiad
the Olympic Games

 Indian table tennis player Manika Batra has become 
the first Indian to reach the Round of 16 of the  The Indian team won one gold, two silver and one
singles competition of the Olympic Games. bronze medal in the 56th International Chemistry
 Batra, a gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Olympiad. The competition was held in Riyadh city of
Games, defeated Prithika Pawade of France by a Saudi Arabia.
score of 4-0.  Devesh Bhaiya of Jalgaon district of Maharashtra
 Manika had earlier reached the round of 32 at the won the gold medal.
Tokyo Olympics.  While Avnish Bansal of Mumbai and Harshin Posina
of Hyderabad won silver medals.
India will host the T20 Asia Cup in  Kashyap Khandelwal of Mumbai won the bronze
medal. Prof. Gulshanara Sheikh and Dr. Shraddha
Bangladesh in 2025 and in ODI format in
Tiwari were the mentors of the Indian team.
2027
Gagan Narang will be the Chef-de- INS Shivalik participates in RIMPAC-24

Mission of the Indian contingent at the exercise at Pearl Harbor
Olympics

 The Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) is the
 world's largest international maritime warfare
 Indian Olympic Association President P.T. Usha said exercise.
that promoting 41-year-old Gagan Narang from the  It is hosted and administered by the United States
post of Deputy Chef-de-Mission was a spontaneous Navy's Indo-Pacific Command, headquartered at
decision after Mary Kom's resignation. Pearl Harbor.
 Gagan Narang is a four-time Olympian and a bronze  Led by the US Navy, around 29 countries are
medalist in the men's 10m air rifle event of the 2012 participating in the current edition of the multi-
Olympic Games. faceted exercise.

All 5 Indian participants won medals in Joint Military Exercise Maitree to be
54th International Physics Olympiad 2024 conducted between India and Thailand

 The Indian delegation has achieved remarkable
success in the 54th International Physics Olympiad 
2024 held in Isfahan, Iran.  Indian Army contingent is participating in the 13th
 All five Indian participants won medals including 2 edition of India-Thailand Joint Military Exercise
gold and 3 silver medals. Maitree being held from July 1 to 15 at Fort
 Rhythm Kedia of Chhattisgarh and Ved Lahoti of Wachiraprakan in Tak Province, Thailand.
Madhya Pradesh won gold medals.  The last edition of the same exercise was held in
Umroi, Meghalaya in September 2019.

Defence News IAF Chief inaugurates newly established
Weapon Systems School
 The Indian contingent comprising 45 personnel is

represented by a battalion of Sikkim Scouts.
 The Mongolian contingent is represented by the
150th Quick Reaction Force Battalion.
 This exercise is held every year in rotation between
the two countries.
DRDO recently successfully tested the first


indigenous anti-radiation missile, Rudram-
 Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. 1
Choudhary inaugurated the newly established
Weapon Systems School (WSS) at Air Force Station
Begumpet, Hyderabad.
 This comes after the approval of creation of the new
Weapon Systems (WS) branch in 2022.
 The new branch will have four streams-
1. Flying stream to operate weapons and systems in
aerial platforms like Sukhoi-30 MKI and C-130J
2. Remote stream to operate remotely piloted 
 The Defence Research and Development
aircraft
Organisation (DRDO) recently successfully tested the
3. Mission commanders and operators for surface-
first indigenous anti-radiation missile, Rudram-1.
to-air and surface-to-surface weapon systems
 It is an air-to-surface missile, designed for the Indian
4. Intelligence stream to handle space-based
Air Force.
intelligence and imagery.
 It is integrated with the Air Force's Sukhoi-30MKI
fighter jet, which serves as the launch platform.
Joint military exercise 'Nomadic Elephant'

begins
Annual defence production reaches record
high of around Rs 1.27 lakh crore in FY
2024

 On July 3, the joint military exercise 'Nomadic
Elephant' between the armies of India and Mongolia
began.
 This is the 16th edition of the exercise, which began 
in Umroi, Meghalaya.  The Ministry of Defence has achieved the highest
 The aim of the exercise is to enhance joint military ever growth in indigenous defence production in
capabilities for counter-terrorism operations in semi- value terms during FY 2023-24.
urban and mountainous terrain.  According to data received from all Defence Public
Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), other PSUs and private
companies manufacturing defence items, the value Force (RAAF) to participate in Exercise Pitch Black
of defence production in the country has reached a 2024 in Australia.
record-high figure of Rs 1,26,887 crore, showing a  This exercise is being conducted from July 12, 2024
growth of 16.7% as compared to defence production to August 02, 2024.
in FY 2024.  It is a multinational and biennial air exercise
 The value of defence production in FY 2022-23 was organized by the Royal Australian Air Force.
Rs 1,08,684 crore. Out of the total value of  This time the organization of Air Exercise Pitch Black
production (VOP) in 2023-24, about 79.2% is will be the grandest in its 43-year long history, in
contributed by DPSUs/other PSUs and 20.8% by the which 20 partner countries are participating.
private sector.  During this, more than 140 aircraft and 4400 air force
personnel of the air forces of various countries will
Kazakhstan hosting multinational military participate.
exercise 'Birelastic-2024' 
Air Force's 'Tarang Shakti' exercise to be
held in India

 The Kazakh city of Aktau in the Mangystau region is
the hub of a major multinational military exercise,
'Birelastic-2024' (United-2024).
 The exercise involves the participation of military

personnel from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan  Air Force's 'Tarang Shakti' exercise will be the largest
and Tajikistan. international air exercise ever held in India.
 This comprehensive exercise involves around 4,000  Invitations have been sent to 51 countries for this.
military personnel and 700 weapons and military  Air Force Deputy Chief Air Marshal AP Singh gave
equipment. this information on Wednesday (31 July).

'Exercise Pitch Black' is being organized in Agniveers get 10% reservation in
Australia Rajasthan
 
 A contingent of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has  Chief Minister Bhajanlal announced 10% reservation
reached Darwin, the base of the Royal Australian Air for Agniveers in the recruitment of Rajasthan Police,
Forest Guard and Jail Guard.
 On Kargil Vijay Diwas, 5 BJP-ruled states including  Weapons planned for deployment by 2026 include
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tomahawk cruise missiles, which have proven their
Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Uttarakhand also effectiveness over the past 30 years - most recently
announced similar reservation in state jobs. against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
 The Agneepath scheme launched in 2022 recruits 
youth on a four-year contract in the Army, Navy and Nine sailors rescued with the help of
Air Force. Indian warship INS Teg

Indian Army Participates in Exercise Khan
Quest 2024

 Nine sailors, including eight Indians and one Sri
Lankan, have been rescued with the help of Indian
 warship INS Teg.
 An Indian Army contingent of 40 personnel including  Let us tell you that recently the Comoros-flagged oil
a woman officer and two women soldiers departed tanker, MT Falcon Prestige, was aboard, which
for the multinational military exercise Khan Quest (27 recently sank off the Oman coast.
July - 9 August 2024) in Mongolia.
 The previous edition of Exercise Khan Quest was
Indian Navy announces launch of new
conducted in Mongolia from June 19 to July 2, 2023.
warship INS Triput in Goa
 The exercise first started in the year 2003 as a
bilateral event between the USA and Mongolian
Armed Forces.
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USA announces deployment of long-range
missiles in Germany from 2026

 On July 24, the Indian Navy announced the launch of
a new warship INS Triput in Goa.
 It is the 9th stealth guided missile frigate of the
Talwar class frigate.
 Its construction work started on 29 January 2021.
  INS Triput will be inducted into the Navy in October
 For the first time since the 1990s, the United States 2026, till then its trials will be conducted.
has announced the deployment of long-range  The displacement of this ship at sea is 3850 tonnes.
weapons in Germany from 2026.  Its length is 409.5 feet, beam is 49.10 feet and
 This was agreed at the most recent NATO summit in draught is 13.9 feet.
Washington.
 This warship can run at a maximum speed of 59  The Indian Justice Code, Indian Civil Defense Code
kilometres per hour in the sea. and Indian Evidence Act, which are the Indian Penal
 INS Triput can stay at sea for 30 days with 18 officers Code, 1860; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898; and
and 180 soldiers. will replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, received
 It has 24 Stealth-1 medium range missiles deployed. the assent of President Draupadi Murmu on
 December 25, 2023.
Kargil Vijay Diwas Silver Jubilee 2024  Indian Justice (Second) Code (BNS-2), 2023
organized at Air Force Station Sarsawa  BNS2 retains the existing IPC provisions on murder,
assault and causing hurt while including new
offences like organised crime, terrorism and mass
grievous hurt or murder.
 It also includes community service as punishment.
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India becomes first country to prepare a

comprehensive fauna list
 he Indian Air Force recalled the role of the force in
the Kargil war that took place 25 years ago.
 At that time, the Air Force carried out thousands of
combat missions and helicopter sorties to strengthen
the efforts of the Army in the fight against Pakistan.
 The Air Force is celebrating 'Kargil Vijay Diwas Silver
Jubilee' at Air Force Station Sarsawa from July 12 to
26 in honour of the brave soldiers who made the 
supreme sacrifice for the country, the Defence  India has become the first country to prepare a
Ministry said in a statement. comprehensive fauna list of its entire fauna, covering
 India defeated Pakistan in this battle fought in the 104,561 species, as announced by Union
world's highest battlefield in 1999. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav at the Fauna
Taxonomy Summit-2024.
 The summit, organised by the Zoological Survey of
National News India, focused on taxonomy, systematics and
evolution, ecology and animal behaviour, and
The Central Government decided to implement biodiversity and conservation.
three new criminal laws on July 1, 2024
Amit Shah addresses ‚Sahakar se
Samriddhi‛ conference

 India's three new criminal laws - Indian Justice Code
(BNS), Indian Civil Defense Code (BNSS) and Indian 
 Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation
Evidence Act (BSA) will come into force from July 1,
Amit Shah addressed the ‚Sahakar se Samriddhi‛
2024. -CLA
conference on the occasion of 102nd International  The Supreme Court said that a Muslim woman is
Day of Cooperatives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. entitled to maintenance from her husband under
 The Ministry of Cooperation organised the ‘Sahakar Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
se Samriddhi’ conference on the occasion of  A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine
International Day of Cooperatives 2024. George Masih dismissed a petition in the case in
 The theme of the 102nd International Day of which the man had filed a petition against the
Cooperatives is- ‚Cooperatives build a better future direction to grant interim maintenance to his
for all.‛ divorced wife under Section 125 CrPC. A
 The bench also ruled that if the woman gets
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to lead Indian divorced while the application is pending, she can
delegation at 10th BRICS Parliamentary resort to the (Protection of Rights on Marriage) 2019
Act.
Forum in St. Petersburg
 The bench said that the Muslim Women (Protection
of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 will not prevail over
secular law.

DY Chandrachud inaugurates a new filing
counter in the Supreme Court

 The 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum will be held at
the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg on 11-12 July
2024 as part of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship. The
theme of the forum is 'The role of parliaments in 
 Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud
strengthening multilateralism for equitable global
inaugurated a new filing counter at the Supreme
development and security'.
Court in New Delhi.
 The delegation of the parliament chambers of Russia
 It is a multi-facility center set up under the Supreme
will be led by Federation Council Speaker Valentina
Court's mission of access to justice.
Matviyenko and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav
 CJI Chandrachud also welcomed Brazilian judge
Volodin.
Justice Antonio Benjamin and described him as a

great friend of India.
Supreme Court declares Muslim woman

entitled to maintenance from husband
16th Finance Commission constitutes five-
after divorce
member advisory council
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
 Poonam Gupta (Director General, NCAER) is the  Palitana, a city in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, has
convener, while D.K. Srivastava, Neelkanth Mishra, created history by becoming the first city in the
Pranjul Bhandari and Rahul Bajoria, all eminent world to ban the sale and consumption of non-
economists, are its members. vegetarian food. Non-vegetarian food is illegal here.
 The council will assist in research, monitor studies  This landmark judgement marks a significant cultural
and look for national and international practices to and religious shift in the region, reflecting the strong
enhance the Commission's understanding and influence of Jainism and its tenets.
recommendations on fiscal transfers and tax
 The ban in Palitana includes the sale and
distribution.
consumption of meat and the slaughter of animals

for meat, making these acts illegal and punishable by
The Central Government increased the
law.
administrative powers of the Lieutenant
 The move came after persistent protests by about
Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir 200 Jain monks who demanded the closure of about
250 butcher shops in the city.
Supreme Court to have 34 judges

 The central government has increased the
administrative powers of the Lieutenant Governor
(LG) of Jammu and Kashmir.
 Like Delhi, now the state government in Jammu and
Kashmir will not be able to post and transfer officers
without the approval of the LG. 
 The Home Ministry has notified the changed rules  On July 18, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud
under Section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir administered the oath of office to Justice N. Kotiswar
Reorganization Act, 2019, in which sections giving Singh and Justice R. Mahadevan. With this, the
more power to the LG have been added. number of judges in the Supreme Court to be
 The Lieutenant Governor will now have more powers completed at 34.
in matters related to police, law and order and All  From right to left Justice R. Mahadevan, Chief Justice
India Service (AIS). D.Y. Chandrachud and N. Kotiswar Singh during the
 oath taking ceremony in the Supreme Court.
 Justice N. Kotishwar Singh is the first judge from
Gujarat's Palitana becomes the first city in
Manipur to be posted in the Supreme Court.
the world to ban non-vegetarian food
 Justice R. Mahadevan was earlier working as the
acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
 In 2013, Mahadevan was appointed as a Justice of
the Madras High Court.
The first train ran on the Chenab Bridge on

15 August
 The concept of ''Republic'' has been associated with

Indian society since ancient times.
 The national emblem of the Republic of India is the
Lion Capital of Ashoka of Sarnath.
International News

 This is the world's tallest arch bridge, can withstand Hungary takes over the presidency of the
an earthquake of 8 magnitude European Union Council
 The Chenab Bridge has been built between Bakkal
and Kaudi in Reasi district.
 Its cost is Rs 1400 crore. The trial run of the train was
done on 20 June.
 The first train ran on Independence Day i.e. 15
August on the world's tallest steel arch bridge built
in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
 This train service running between Sangaldan and 
Reasi is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla  Hungary has taken over the rotating presidency of
Rail Link (USBRL) project. the Council of the European Union (EU) for six
 The trial run of the train was done on this bridge on months.
20 June.  Hungary's Minister of European Union Affairs Janos
 Earlier, the trial of the electric engine was done on Boka has given this information.
the bridge on 16 June.  The presidency rotates among EU members every six
 This bridge is 29 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower months, which means Hungary will hold the post
in Paris. until December 2024.
 The height of the Eiffel Tower is 330 meters, while 
this 1.3 km long bridge has been built at a height of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 to be
359 meters on the Chenab River. jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka
 The bridge was completed in 20 years
The Darbar Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan has

been named as Gantantra Mandap

 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 to be jointly hosted
by India and Sri Lanka.

 The prestigious Darbar Hall and Ashok Hall in  The 55-match tournament will be played in the same
Rashtrapati Bhavan have been renamed as Gantantra format as the T20 World Cup 2024.
Mandap and Ashok Mandap respectively.
The world's largest 'Epochal India  The report said that the number of people using
Museum' will be built in India with the drugs has increased to 292 million in 2022, an
increase of 20 percent in the last ten years.
cooperation of France
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Summit 2024 to be held in Astana

 Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
said that India's new national museum 'Epochal India
Museum' will be built in North and South Blocks

under the Central Vista Redevelopment Project,
 External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will lead the
which aims to revitalize India's central administrative
Indian delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation
area located near Raisina Hill in New Delhi.
Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.
 This museum will be spread over an area of 1 lakh 54
 He is representing Prime Minister Narendra Modi at
thousand square meters, making it the largest
the 24th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of
museum in the world. This museum will be
States.
developed in collaboration with France.

 The Ministry of Culture organized a four-day inter-
V Sindhu and Sharath Kamal will be India's
ministerial stakeholder consultation and capacity
building workshop for the upcoming Epochal India flag bearers at the opening ceremony of
Museum from 26 to 29 June 2024 at Bharat Paris Olympics 2024
Mandapam in New Delhi.
UN agency UNODC releases annual World

Drug Report

 Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and top table
tennis player Sharath Kamal will be India's flag
bearers during the opening ceremony of the Paris
Olympics.
 Olympic medallist Gagan Narang replaced boxing
 legend Mary Kom as chef-de-mission of India's Paris
 The United Nations (UN) agency (UNODC), which 2024 Olympic contingent.
combats crime and drug abuse, has recently released 
its annual World Drug Report. Belarus joins SCO, becomes 10th member
 The US will host a 3-day NATO summit in

Washington DC.
 The three-day NATO summit to be held here from
July 9 to 11 will be the first summit to include
Sweden as a member of the alliance.
 Sweden officially joined the alliance in March.
 The summit is likely to be a strong show of support
from the US and its allies for Ukraine and significant

new announcements will be made to enhance
 The 24th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of
military, political and financial support for the war-
the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was
torn European country.
held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

 Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
 The historic summit will also mark the 75th
hosted the summit. Eurasian country Belarus was
anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic
included as the 10th full member of the SCO.
Treaty Organisation (NATO), now a strong military
 The Indian Prime Minister did not attend the
alliance of 32 countries.
meeting and India was represented by External
 About North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar.
 Founded – 1949
 About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
 Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium
 Established – 15 June 2001
 Secretary General- Mark Rutte
 Headquarters – Beijing, China
 Member countries-32 (32nd Sweden, 31st Finland)
 Member countries – 10 (Iran, China, India,
 Founding members – United States, Canada and ten
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan and Belarus) European countries, including Belgium, Denmark,
 The founding members (5) of the Shanghai France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) were China, Russia, Norway, Portugal and United Kingdom.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan. India and Pakistan  NATO is a military alliance between North American
officially joined the organisation in 2017. Iran joined and European countries.
in 2023. Observer members – 2 (Afghanistan and

Mongolia). Belarus, which was previously an observer
country in the SCO, was upgraded and made the Central Asian countries hold first war
10th full member of the SCO in 2024. The annual exercises without Russia or China
presidency of the SCO rotates among member
countries.
US to host NATO summit in Washington

DC

 The exercise called Birlastik-2024, which means
‚alliance‛ in Kazakh, is hosted by Kazakhstan and
involves four other former Soviet countries.
 The exercise, which will take place in the Caspian
 Sea, will run till July 17, involving about 4,000 troops
along with warships, aviation, artillery and tanks.
 The participating countries are Kazakhstan,  Bangladesh officially joined the Colombo Security
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, while Conference (CSC) along with India, Sri Lanka,
Turkmenistan is notably absent. Additionally, the Mauritius and Maldives during the 8th Deputy
Caucasus country Azerbaijan is also taking part in National Security Advisor (DNSA) level meeting.
these exercises.  The 7th NSA level meeting is scheduled to be held in
 India later this year, following previous meetings
Narendra Modi became the first Prime hosted by Maldives and Mauritius.
Minister to visit Austria in the last 41 years  Existing members - India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and
Maldives

UNESCO declares 11 new biosphere
reserves in 11 countries

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Austria for the
first time.
 Both countries are celebrating the 75th anniversary 
of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year.  UNESCO has approved the naming of 11 new
 Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer hosted PM biosphere reserves in 11 countries, including 2
Narendra Modi at a private event. transboundary biosphere reserves. The new
 They discussed bilateral cooperation in biosphere reserves are located in Colombia,
infrastructure, renewable energy, high technology Dominican Republic, Italy, Mongolia, Netherlands,
sectors, start-up sectors, media and entertainment. Philippines, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Spain,
 They also agreed to push for an early India-EU Free Belgium and Gambia.
Trade Agreement.  The World Network of Biosphere Reserves now has a
 The two leaders emphasised that India and the EU total of 759 sites in 136 countries.
have the largest and most vibrant free market space 
in the world. Paris Olympics 2024: Adani Group to be
 Indira Gandhi was the last Indian Prime Minister to main sponsor of Indian team at Games
visit Austria in 1983.

Bangladesh joins Colombo Security
Conference as 5th member

 The 2024 Olympics are scheduled to be held in the
French capital Paris from July 26 to August 11.
 After bagging 7 medals including 1 gold in the last
Games in Tokyo, India is aiming to perform even
 better in this quadrennial event.
 The morale of the athletic contingent has been

boosted by the Adani Group which is going to be
the main sponsor of the Indian Olympic contingent.
 Important facts related to Paris Olympics 2024-
 Olympic Games are being organized in Paris after
100 years. Earlier, Olympics were held in Paris in
1924.
 Paris will become the only city to host Olympics 
three times along with London.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most
 Olympic Games were held in Paris in 1900, 1924 and followed global leader on social media platform X.
now in 2024.  The number of PM's followers has reached 100
 London hosted the Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012. million (10 crores).
 Breaking news games have been included in Paris  In the last 3 years, 30 million (3 crores) new people
Olympics for the first time. followed Modi.
 Narendra Modi joined X (then Twitter) in 2009.
BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' meeting was
held in New Delhi today.
Science & Technology
NASA chooses SpaceX to deorbit
International Space Station

 Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa
and Bhutan's Foreign Minister D.N. are going to
attend this. Dhungyel has reached Delhi. 
 This meeting will last for two days.  NASA chose SpaceX to build a ship to retrieve the
 Foreign ministers of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, International Space Station from Earth's atmosphere
Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan will participate in it. and take it to its final resting place in the Pacific
 What is BIMSTEC? Ocean after it retires in 2030.
 Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical 
and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional  Elon Musk's company has been awarded a contract
organization of countries adjacent to the Bay of with a potential value of US$843 million to develop
Bengal. and deliver a spacecraft called the US Deorbit
 Seven countries are included in it. Pakistan has been Vehicle.
kept out of it.  Selecting the US Deorbit Vehicle for the International
 Space Station will help NASA and its international
PM Modi gets 100 million followers on X: partners ensure a safe and responsible transition to
low Earth orbit at the end of station operations.
becomes the most followed global leader
 Weighing 430,000 kilograms (950,000) pounds, the
ISS is the largest single structure ever built in space.
 The first segment of the ISS was launched in 1998, launched by 2030. And two other target modules are
and has had an international crew continuously scheduled to be launched by 2033.
manned since 2001.  A total of 608.9 billion rubles have been allocated to
 finance the project.
RPF launches Sangyan App to educate and  The construction of the Russian orbital station will
empower RPF personnel ensure the continuity of Russia's space program and
address issues of national security and scientific and
technological development.
Aditya L1 completes first orbit of halo

orbit

 Manoj Yadava, Director General of Railway
Protection Force (RPF) has launched a mobile
application- Sangyan App.
 It has been designed and developed by the technical
team of RPF to provide in-depth information on
three new criminal Acts: Indian Code of Justice (BNS)
2023, Indian Code of Civil Defence (BNSS) 2023 and 
 On July 2, India's first solar mission Aditya L1
Indian Evidence Act (BSA) 2023.
spacecraft completed its first orbit around the sun.
 The Sangyan App aims to educate and empower RPF
Aditya L1 was launched on 2 September 2023.
personnel by providing comprehensive information
 Aditya L1 completed its first orbit around the Sun in
to understand the provisions of both new and old
178 days.
criminal laws, as well as highlight the relevance of
 ISRO has put Aditya L1 from the first orbit to the
these new Acts in the context of RPF operations.
second orbit.
 It reached Lagrangian point L1 on 6 January 2024.
Russia approves program for construction
India's first solar observatory is 15 kilometers away
of Russian orbital station by 2033 from Earth.
NASA created history by discovering 6

new planets outside the solar system

 Russia has approved the program for construction of
Russian orbital station by 2033.
 The scientific and energy modules will be launched 
first in 2027, and three other core modules, namely
Universal Nodal, Gateway and Base modules, will be
 Scientists have discovered six new exoplanets - HD  Bank of Baroda has appointed tennis player Sumit
36384 b, TOI-198 b, TOI-2095 b, TOI-2095 c, TOI- Nagal as its brand endorser.
4860 b and MWC 758 c  The bank said the move is in line with its philosophy
 All of these are outside the solar system. of supporting emerging talented and ambitious
 HD 36384 b is a super-Jupiter that orbits an M giant Indian sportspersons who compete with the best on
star about 40 times the size of our Sun. the world stage.
 By March 2022, the number of discovered exoplanets  Other supporters of Bank of Baroda include
crossed the 5,000 mark and now stands at 5,502. badminton star PV Sindhu and young cricket icon
 Shefali Verma.
NASA developed Mars simulation mission
under 'CHAPEEA Project'
Awards
Entrepreneur Sopana Kallingal receives
Spice Award 2024

 NASA has developed the Mars simulation mission at
the Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA under
the 'Crew Health and Performance Exploration
Analog-CHAPEEA Project'.
 NASA's Mars simulation mission CHAPEA Crew 1
consisted of four volunteers who lived in a Mars-like
habitat for over a year.
 It was aimed at studying human adaptability for

future Mars missions.
 Sopana Kallingal of Kalingal Plantation, Thrissur has
 Dr Kelly Heston, Dr Anca Celariu, Ross Brockwell and
received the Spice Award 2024 instituted by ICAR-
Dr Nathan Jones entered the Mars Dune Alpha
Indian Institute of Spices Research.
Habitat on June 25 last year.
 The award has been given to him for his initiatives in
enterprise diversification and integrated crop
Brand Ambassador management strategies, which promote a

sustainable spice-based cropping system.
 According to the award citation, Kallingal Plantation
Bank of Baroda appoints tennis player
has a diverse range of crops, reflecting dedication to
Sumit Nagal as its brand endorser enterprise diversification and agricultural innovation.
 The priority crop at Kalingal Plantation is nutmeg.
However, through an inter-cropping method, the
plantation has optimized space and productivity by
integrating nutmeg trees, coconut palms, betel nut
and pepper vines.
P. Geetha won the first K. Saraswati Amma  He has been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva
Award for Feminist Studies Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva
Medal.
 General Upendra Dwivedi has taken over from him.

Shahrukh Khan became the first Indian to
win the 'Locarno' award

 Writer, critic and feminist activist P. Geetha was
awarded the first K. Saraswati Amma Award for her
work "Aan Thachukal" on the scripts of MT
Vasudevan Nair.
 It is established by WINGS (Women's Integration and

Development through Sports) Kerala.  On July 2, the organizers of the Locarno Film Festival
 Saraswathi Amma published her first short story in announced to honor Shahrukh Khan at the event.
1938. In her time, she was called a 'man hater', later  Shahrukh will be awarded the Career Achievement
the feminist world hailed her as the pioneer of Award at this film festival to be held in Switzerland.
feminist literature.  Shahrukh Khan is the first Indian actor to be honored
 Saraswathi Amma was a courageous writer who with the 'Pardo alla Career Ascona-Locarno Tourism'.
stood alone against the then patriarchal literary  Earlier, Italian filmmaker Francesco Rossi, American
world. WINGS is an organization that aims to make singer and actor Harry Belafonte and Malaysian
women courageous and independent. director Tsai Ming-liang have received this honor.
 Founder of WINGS - N.A. Vinay 
Putin gave Russia's highest civilian honor
Army Chief General Manoj Pandey retires,
to Modi
given guard of honour


 Russia on July 9 awarded the country's highest honor
 General Manoj Pandey, who is retiring as Army Chief
'Order of St. Andrew the Apostle' to PM Narendra
after over four decades of service, was honoured
Modi in Moscow.
with a ceremonial guard of honour and gratitude for
 President Vladimir Putin himself honored him.
his service at the National War Memorial.
 This honor is given to the best performing civilian or
 He was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers
military personnel.
(Bombay Sappers) in 1982.
 The bilateral talks between Modi and Putin lasted for Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan
two hours. Later both issued statements. Delhi.
  Sepoy Pawan Kumar of the Grenadiers, 55th
Roshni Nadar Malhotra awarded France's Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles; and Havaldar Abdul
highest civilian honour Majeed of the 9th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
(Special Forces) of the Indian Army have been
awarded the Kirti Chakra posthumously.

Maharashtra wins Best Agriculture State
Award 2024

 HCL Technologies Chairperson Roshni Nadar
Malhotra has been awarded France's highest civilian
honour 'Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur' (Knight of
the Legion of Honour).
 Nadar said that "It is a matter of great fortune for me
to receive this honour and it underlines the strategic 
relations between India and France".  Maharashtra has been awarded the Best Agriculture
 State Award for 2024 by the 15th Agriculture
President Draupadi Murmu awarded 10 Leadership Awards Committee.
Kirti Chakras, 26 Shaurya Chakras.  The announcement was made by the Committee,
which is headed by Justice P. Sathasivam, former
Chief Justice of India.
 The Maharashtra government has committed to
plant trees on 21 lakh hectares of land and aims to
replace 5% of coal with biomass to curb coal
burning.
Agriculture Leadership Awards 2024:

 Nagaland adjudged best state in
 President Draupadi Murmu awarded 10 Kirti Chakras, horticulture
including seven posthumously, to the personnel of
the army and paramilitary forces for displaying
indomitable courage and extraordinary bravery
during duty.
 The Kirti Chakra is India's second-highest peacetime
gallantry award.
 President Murmu, who is the supreme commander
of the armed forces, also conferred 26 Shaurya
Chakras, including seven posthumously, to personnel 
of the armed forces, Central Armed Police Forces and
State/Union Territory Police during a Defence
 Nagaland was awarded for outstanding horticulture  Retired professor K. from Tamil Nadu Chokalingam
development at the 15th Agriculture Leadership has been selected for the prestigious Hans von
Conference. Hentig Prize.
 Minister Salhotuonuo Kroos received the award for  This honour highlights the global impact of Indian
innovative programmes and policies. scholarship in the study of crime victims and their
 Achievements include GI registration for Naga experiences within the criminal justice system.
Mircha, Naga Tree Tomato and Naga Sweet  This award is given once every three years to a
Cucumber, as well as formation of 13 farmer person who has made a significant contribution to
producer companies and organic certification of the field of victimology.
6,800 hectares.  Dr. Chokalingam is known for his extensive
 contributions in the field of education and youth
Kenza Leili becomes world's first Miss Al' development.
 He has received several awards for his studies in
criminology and victimology.
 Dr. Chokalingam is currently Professor Emeritus in
Victimology at R.V. University in Bengaluru.

Prahlad Chandra Agrawal awarded
COSPAR Harrie Massey Prize 2024

 Morocco's Kenza Leili has created history by
becoming the world's first Miss AI.
 Kenza has won by defeating more than 1,500
computer-generated models.

 After this victory, she was given a prize of $ 20,000.
 Indian astrophysicist Prahlad Chandra Agrawal was

awarded the prestigious COSPAR Harrie Massey
Indian victimology expert K. Chokalingam Prize 2024 at the 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
selected for Hans von Henting Prize Opening Ceremony in Busan, South Korea.
 He is the first Indian to receive the award for space
research.
 The award recognises outstanding contributions to
the development of space research, in which the role
of leadership is of particular importance. Along with
the medal and citation, the awardee is honoured by
naming a minor planet (20064 Prahlad Agrawal).

Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum
wins Gandhi Mandela Prize
 
 Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum  Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra was
was awarded the Gandhi Mandela Prize 2020 on the conferred with the Olympic Order by the
106th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela. International Olympic Committee (IOC).
 The award recognises his efforts in promoting the  The award, presented to Bindra for his outstanding
values of Gandhi and Mandela, particularly in services to the Olympic movement, will be officially
community service and social development and handed over to him during the 142nd IOC Session in
honours his lifelong advocacy for Indigenous rights. Paris on August 10.
 The award consists of a gold medal, a pine wood box  Bindra became India's first individual Olympic gold
and a citation. medallist by winning the men's 10m air rifle event at
 the 2008 Beijing Games.
Ram Charan to be honoured at Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne 2024
Important Days
World Sports Journalists' Day: On July 2

 Ram Charan will be honoured as the Ambassador of
Indian Arts and Culture at the Indian Film Festival of
Melbourne 2024 (IFFM).

 He expressed his excitement about attending the
 World Sports Journalists' Day, also known as
festival, celebrating the diversity and international
International Sports Journalists' Day, is observed
recognition of Indian cinema, especially the success
annually on July 2.
of 'RRR'.
 Established in 1994 by the International Sports Press
 IFFM Festival Director Mitu Bhowmick Lange praised
Association (A.I.P.S.), it celebrates the 70th
Ram Charan's impressive work.
anniversary of the organisation and aims to promote

cooperation and solidarity among sports journalists
Abhinav Bindra conferred with prestigious around the world.
Olympic Order by IOC  A.I.P.S. is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
World Population Day 2024: July 11 International Malala Day 2024: July 12
 
 This year's theme is 'Leave No One Behind, Count  International Malala Day is celebrated every year on
Everyone', which emphasizes on inclusive data July 12, the birthday of Malala Yousafzai.
collection for fair representation.  In 2013, the United Nations (UN) designated July 12
 The world population is around 8 billion, estimated as Malala Day to honor the young woman who
to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and 10.4 billion in the advocated for women's education.
mid-2080s.  Malala Yousafzai became an international symbol of
 India, with an estimated population of 1.4286 billion, the fight for girls' education.
has overtaken China as the most populous country.  In 2012, she was shot dead for protesting Taliban
 restrictions on women's education in Pakistan.
July 10 - Global Energy Independence Day  In December 2014, she became the youngest Nobel
Peace Prize winner at the age of 17.
 In 2015, an asteroid was named (316201 Malala) in
honor of Yousafzai.

The central government declared June 25
as 'Constitution Murder Day'

 Global Energy Independence Day is observed every
year on July 10.
 Objective - To promote awareness about alternative
forms of energy.
 The day also provides opportunities to learn more
about renewable energy forms such as solar, wind
and geothermal. 
 In 2006, Michael D. Antonovich declared July 10 as  The central government declared June 25 as
Global Energy Independence Day. At the time, 'Constitution Murder Day'.
Antonovich was serving as a member of the Los  Home Minister Amit Shah gave this information by
Angeles County Board of Supervisors. posting on social media on Friday, July 12.
 The July 10 date coincides with the birthday of  The government has also issued a notification
Nikola Tesla, who was born in 1856. Tesla is a regarding this.
Serbian-American inventor born in Croatia.  Shah wrote, 'On June 25, 1975, the then Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi, reflecting her dictatorial
mindset, strangled the soul of Indian democracy by 

imposing emergency in the country. 18 July – Nelson Mandela International
 Millions of people were jailed without reason and Day
the voice of the media was suppressed.'

World Youth Skills Day celebrated on 15
July

 Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated
every year on 18 July to celebrate the life and legacy
of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South
Africa.
  Mandela was elected the first democratically elected
 orld Youth Skills Day is celebrated every year on 15
president of South Africa on 10 May 1994. He is
July with the aim of providing employment,
known as the 'Father of the Nation' in South Africa.
entrepreneurship and increasing the skill capacity of
 Theme 2024 – Combating poverty and inequality is
the youth.
in our hands.
 This day was started by the United Nations General
 Nelson Mandela International Day was officially
Assembly in 2014.
declared by the United Nations in 2009.
 This year its theme is 'Youth Skills for Peace &

Development'.
Kargil Vijay Diwas observed on July 26

International Criminal Justice Day
celebrated on 17 July for International
Justice

 Kargil Day, also known as Kargil Vijay Diwas, is
observed every year on July 26 to commemorate
India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War.
 On this day, in the year 1999, India successfully

 Every year on 17 July, International Criminal Justice drove out Pakistani forces from their occupied
positions on the mountain peaks of northern Kargil
Day is celebrated all over the world for International
district in Ladakh.
Justice.
 While the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of
 This day is celebrated to recognize the day of the
this historic victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is
founding treaty of the International Criminal Court
scheduled to visit the Drass sector of the Union
(ICC). Let us tell you that 17 July 1998 marks the
Territory of Ladakh.
anniversary of the adoption of the Treaty of Rome.
 About the Kargil War  The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is India's
 The Kargil War was an armed conflict between India largest paramilitary force, which plays an important
and Pakistan that lasted from May 8, 1999, to July 26, role in maintaining internal security.
1999.  Its journey began on July 27, 1939, when it was
 The period witnessed fierce fighting and strategic established as the Crown Representative Police.
manoeuvres that shaped the future of India-Pakistan  After independence, it was renamed as the Central
relations. Reserve Police Force in 1949.
  CRPF Director General - Anish Dayal Singh
World Hepatitis Day 2024: 28 July 
International Tiger Day celebrated on 29
July

 World Hepatitis Day is celebrated every year on 28 
July.  International Tiger Day is celebrated every year on
 This day is celebrated to raise awareness and 29 July to raise awareness about tiger conservation
encourage global action against hepatitis viral. around the world.
 The theme of World Hepatitis Day 2024 is "It's time  Their population has declined by a massive 95% in
to act." the last 150 years.
 The World Hepatitis Alliance was founded in 2007,  According to the World Wildlife (WWF), the total
which organized the first community-driven World number of tigers currently living in the forests
Hepatitis Day in 2008. around the world is estimated to be around 3,900.
 It is also celebrated to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr.
Baruch Blumberg.
 Important Appointments
CRPF Foundation Day 2024 observed on 27
July Sujata Saunik took charge as the first
woman Chief Secretary of Maharashtra


 Senior IAS officer Sujata Saunik took charge as the  The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has
first woman Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. recently appointed Dr. B.N. Gangadhar as the
 1987 batch IAS officer Sujata Saunik has replaced Chairman of the National Medical Commission.
outgoing Chief Secretary Nitin Kareer.  Yankee appointment has been made for a term of 4
 Saunik's tenure will be one year. Let us tell you that years.
her husband Manoj Saunik has also been a former  The National Medical Commission is a statutory
Chief Secretary of the state. body in India that regulates medical education,
 medical professionals, institutions and research.
TV Ravichandran became Deputy NSA  It was established on 25 September 2020, replacing
the Medical Council of India.

Sheel Nagu appointed as new Chief Justice
of Punjab and Haryana High Court

 The Central Government appointed TV Ravichandran
as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA).
 Ravichandran was appointed in place of Vikram 
Mistry, who has been made Foreign Secretary.  Justice Sheel Nagu has been appointed as the Chief
 TV Ravichandran is currently the Deputy Chief and Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). following a notification by the Centre on Thursday.
 Along with Ravichandran, Pawan Kapoor was also  Earlier, Justice Nagu served as the Acting Chief
made Deputy NSA. Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court after Chief
 Pawan Kapoor is a 1990 batch IFS officer. Justice Ravi Malimath stepped down on May 24,
 Pawan has experience of working in the Ministry of 2024.
External Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office.  His appointment comes following the
recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium
and fills the vacancy caused by the retirement of
Dr. B.N. Gangadhar appointed as Chairman
earlier Revenue Judge R S Jha.
of National Medical Commission

Dick Schoof elected as the new Prime
Minister of the Netherlands
 Dick Schoof, the former head of the Dutch

intelligence agency and counter-terrorism office, was
sworn in as the new Prime Minister of the
Netherlands by King Willem-Alexander.
 The Netherlands has a new prime minister for the
first time in 14 years.
 The new government was sworn in seven months
after the right-wing Party for Freedom won the most
seats in elections.
 First non-party-aligned prime minister since World 
 The process of appointments to vacant posts has
War II.
started in Rajasthan.
 About Netherlands
 Governor Kalraj Mishra has issued orders to appoint
 Capital- Amsterdam
former Director General of Police (DGP) ML Lathar as
 Currency- Euro
Chief Information Commissioner.

 Lathar is already working as Information
Rajat Sharma appointed as NBDA
Commissioner.
Chairman  At the same time, former IAS Suresh Chand Gupta,
Mahendra Kumar Parikh and Tikaram Sharma, retired
from Law Service, have been appointed to the post
of Information Commissioner.

Senior Indian Information Service officer
Dhirendra K Ojha appointed as Chief
Spokesperson of the Central Government

 The News Broadcasters and Digital Association
(NBDA) has unanimously elected India TV Chairman
Rajat Sharma as its president.
 He will replace former ABP Network CEO Avinash
Pandey.
 The NBDA is the largest organization of news
broadcasters and digital media in India, which

includes almost all the major news networks of the
 Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer
country.
Dhirendra K Ojha has been appointed as the Chief

Spokesperson of the Central Government.
Governor Kalraj Mishra appointed former  Ojha, a 1990 batch officer, will also hold the charge
Director General of Police ML Lather as of Principal Director General of Press Information
Chief Information Commissioner Bureau.
Sadhana Saxena will be the first woman

DG of Army Medical Service
Starmer will now become the 58th Prime

Minister of Britain

 Lieutenant General Sadhana Saxena Nair has been
appointed as the Director General of Army Medical
Service on Wednesday (31 July). As soon as Sadhana

takes over from August 1, she will become the first  Rishi Sunak of Indian origin will no longer be the
woman to work on this post. Prime Minister of Britain.
 After being promoted to the post of Air Marshal in  Keir Starmer of the Labour Party, who once studied
the Air Force in October last year, Sadhana was while living on the roof of a brothel, has defeated
made the Director General (DG) of Hospital Services him badly in the elections.
(Armed Forces).  The Labour Party has got 410 out of 650 seats in the
 She was also the first woman officer to be appointed Parliament.
to this post.  Starmer will now become the 58th Prime Minister of
 Sadhana is the second woman medical officer of the Britain. His personality is completely opposite to
Air Force, who has reached the rank of Air Marshal. Sunak.
  While Indian-origin Sunak has described himself as
Dhirendra Ojha appointed as Director religious, Starmer does not believe in God. He is also
General of PIB not a billionaire like Sunak.

Justice Sarangi sworn in as 15th Chief
Justice of Jharkhand


 Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer  Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath
Dhirendra Ojha has been appointed as the Director to Justice Vidyut Ranjan Sarangi as the 15th Chief
General of Press Information Bureau (PIB). Justice of Jharkhand High Court.
 Ojha will replace Shefali Sharan, who has been
 Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Speaker Rabindra
appointed Director General of Publications Division.
Nath Mahato attended the ceremony.


 Justice Sarangi, who has 27 years of legal experience

and has been serving as a judge in the Odisha High
Court since 2013, will retire on July 20, 2024.
Masoud Pezeshkian elected new President

of Iran

 Prof. (Dr) Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed
as Principal Advisor, Union Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare for National Tuberculosis Elimination
Programme.
 Dr Swaminathan is a former Chief Scientist of the
 World Health Organisation and Director General of
 Reformist and liberal leader Masoud Pezeshkian has ICMR, bringing with her extensive experience and
been elected the new President of Iran. expertise in supporting TB elimination efforts.
 Iran's Home Ministry declared him the winner of the 
second round of presidential elections against rival Gautam Gambhir becomes head coach of
Saeed Jalili. Team India

Pankaj Agrawal appointed as new Chief
Electoral Officer of Haryana

 Gautam Gambhir has become the head coach of
Team India.
  BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced this on Tuesday.

 Senior IAS officer Pankaj Agrawal has been  42-year-old Gambhir has replaced Rahul Dravid,
appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer of popularly known as The Wall.
Haryana replacing Anurag Agrawal.  Dravid's tenure ended after the T20 World Cup.
 The Haryana government has recently issued  Gambhir's tenure will last till July 2027. Jay Shah
appointment orders as part of the reshuffle of 12 IAS announced the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as
officers. the head coach through this post.
 
Prof. (Dr) Soumya Swaminathan appointed Manvi Madhu Kashyap becomes Bihar's
as Principal Advisor, National TB first transgender sub-inspector
Elimination Programme

 Manvi Madhu Kashyap has created history by

becoming Bihar's first transwoman police sub-  India has ranked third in terms of global forest area
inspector after passing the recruitment exam. growth.
 Along with Kashyap, two other transgender persons  From 2010 to 2020, 266,000 hectares of new forests
also passed the Bihar Police Subordinate Selection have been added every year.
Commission (BPSSC) exam.  According to the Food and Agriculture Organization
 Statistics: According to the 2011 census, there are (FAO), this makes India the third country in the world
40,827 transgenders in Bihar. in terms of forest area increase.
 China ranks first in this list and Australia ranks
second.
 China has increased its forest areas by 1,937,000 and
Ranks and Reports Australia by 446,000 hectares.
Support Ranking - India rises 2 places to

Schemes
82nd place
Maharashtra launches Mukhyamantri
Majhi Ladki Behen Yojana

 Singapore's passport is the most powerful passport
in the world.

 Henley & Partners, the organization that releases
 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar
passport rankings, has released the ranking of the
launched the 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Behen'
world's most powerful passports.
scheme while presenting the state budget.
 India has got 82nd place in this list.
 From July 2024, women between the ages of 21 and
 India's ranking has increased by 3 places as
60 will receive Rs 1,500 per month, aimed at
compared to the index released in January this year.
empowerment and support.

 Inspired by Madhya Pradesh's successful 'Laadli
India ranks third in terms of global forest Behen' scheme, the initiative underlines the state's
area growth commitment to the welfare and development of
women.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister so that they can spend time with their parents or in-
Chandrababu Naidu launched NTR laws.
 This information has been given by the Chief
Bharosa Pension Scheme in the state
Minister's Office (CMO).
 According to the information released, employees
will not be able to use special leaves for personal
entertainment.
 Also, employees who do not have parents or in-laws
will not get these leaves.

'Chief Minister Mangala Pashu Bima
 Yojana' announced by Rajasthan
 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu Government
launched NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme in the state
 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
launched NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme in the state.
 This scheme has been launched in Penumaka village
of Tadepalli block of Amaravati.
 In this, the pension amount will be personally
delivered to the beneficiary at his home
 The Chief Minister also announced, the state
government will soon restart Amma Canteens in the 
state so that food can be provided to the people for  'Chief Minister Mangala Pashu Bima Yojana' has
Rs 5. been announced by the Rajasthan Government as a
 About Andhra Pradesh very good and beneficial scheme for livestock
 Capital – Amaravati farmers.
 Chief Minister – N Chandrababu Naidu  In the budget announcement of 2024-25 by the
 Deputy Chief Minister – Pawan Kalyan Rajasthan State Government, the Chief Minister
 Governor – Abdul Nazir Mangal Pashu Bima Yojana has been announced, in
 Assembly seats – 175 which all the livestock farmers have been promised
to provide free insurance of Rs 5 lakh for their
Two days special leave to Assam animals.
 Complete information about CM Mangala Pashu
government employees
Bima Yojana has been given by us in today's article,
if you also want to get the benefit of its insurance
amount by applying in this scheme, then read our
article today till the end.

Haryana Cabinet approves IT Saksham
Yuva Yojana to provide 5 thousand jobs in
the first phase

 The Assam government has announced to give two
days special casual leave to government employees,
The country's first cruise running on green

hydrogen has reached Varanasi

 Haryana Cabinet has approved the launch of IT
Saksham Yuva Yojana 2024, which aims to provide 
jobs to 5,000 youth in the first phase.  0 seater ship will run between Varanasi-Chunar;
 This scheme is formulated in line with 'Mission ticket will be Rs 2500, veg food will be available
60,000' announced while presenting the budget  The country's first cruise running on green hydrogen
proposals for 2024-25, which aims to provide has reached Varanasi.
employment to at least 60,000 youth from poor  The ship reached Namo Ghat late Sunday evening
families. via waterways from Kochi Shipyard in Kolkata.
 Under this scheme, employment will be provided to  Ramnagar Multi-Modal Terminal was parked at
graduate or postgraduate applicants with IT Ralhupur under the supervision of the Tourism
background. Department.
 The decoration and lighting work of the ship will be
NITI Aayog launches 'Sampoornata done here.


Abhiyan'
PM Modi laid the foundation of India's
longest and largest urban tunnel project in
Mumbai

 NITI Aayog has launched a three-month
'Sampoornata Abhiyan', running till September 30, to
strive to achieve six key indicators in aspirational
districts and aspirational blocks across the country. 
 PM Modi laid the foundation of India's longest and
 It has been launched in 112 aspirational districts and
largest urban tunnel project in Mumbai.
500 aspirational blocks under the Aspirational
 The Rs 16,000 crore Thane-Borivali Twin Tunnel
District Program and Aspirational Block Program.
Project, operated by the Mumbai Metropolitan
 NITI Aayog
Region Development Authority, will reduce travel
 Formed - 1 January 2015; 9 years ago
time from 1 hour to just 12 minutes.
 Predecessor - Planning Commission
 Through the tunnel, vehicles from the Western
 Jurisdiction - Government of India
Express Highway will be able to reach the Eastern
 Headquarters - New Delhi
Express Highway of Thane directly.
 Executive - Narendra Modi, Chairman (Ex-officio
 To reduce the distance, the tunnel is being
Chairman)
constructed under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

TATA Power Solar Systems Limited All government buildings to be solar

launches 'Ghar Ghar Solar' initiative in powered by 2025 under PM Surya Ghar
Uttar Pradesh Yojana

 Tata Power Solar Systems Limited has launched the
'Ghar Ghar Solar' initiative in Uttar Pradesh.

 It aims to provide clean energy to every household
 PM Surya Ghar Yojana mandates 100% solarisation
through solar solutions. This mission has been
of all government buildings in India by 2025, with
started from PM Modi's parliamentary constituency
ministries directed to use rooftop solar power
Varanasi.
systems through CAPEX or RESCO model.

 Public sector undertakings will assist in installing
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde rooftop solar power, NHPC and Tata Power
announced the launch of Ladla Bhai Yojana Renewable Energy Ltd have already signed an
in the state agreement for implementation.
 No central financial assistance is provided.
Telangana CM launches ₹1 lakh aid for

civil services aspirants

 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has
announced the launch of Ladla Bhai Yojana in the
state.
 The Chief Minister said that under this scheme, 12th 
pass students will be given 6 thousand rupees every  Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy launched
month, diploma holders will be given 8 thousand the 'Rajiv Gandhi Civils Abhayahastam' scheme to
rupees every month. provide financial assistance of ₹1 lakh to candidates
 At the same time, students who have completed who qualify for the civil services main examination.
graduation will get 10 thousand rupees.  The scheme, funded by the Singareni Collieries
 Ladki Behan Yojana is already running in the state. Company Limited (SCCL), will benefit around 400
Earlier, Maharashtra has implemented Majhi Ladki candidates annually, focusing on SC, ST, OBC,
Behan Yojana on the lines of Madhya Pradesh. women and EWS categories whose family income is
 less than ₹8 lakh.
Gujarat State Government Launches  Currently, the route remains covered with snow for
Shramik Basera Scheme for Labourers at least five months every year.
Economic
Survey 2023-24 presented

 Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the
'Shramik Basera' scheme to provide temporary
accommodation to 15,000 construction workers at a
cost of ₹5 per day. 
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the
 The initiative involves the construction of 17 new
Economic Survey 2023-24 in Parliament today.
housing structures in major cities like Ahmedabad,
 Let us tell you that Finance Minister Nirmala
Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Rajkot.
Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for a
 There are plans to build additional facilities for
record seventh time tomorrow i.e. on July 23.
3,00,000 workers in the next 3 years, with an
 This will be the first budget of the recently elected
estimated cost of ₹1,500 crore.
NDA government.

 There has been a demand for investment in R&D in
PM Modi launches Shinkun La tunnel
the agriculture sector, while there has been a
construction demand to increase the installment amount of PM
Kisan Yojana to 8 thousand.
 Highlights of Economic Survey 2023-24
 The government has projected a real GDP growth
rate of 6.5% to 7% for the financial year 2024-25.
 India's GDP for 2023-24 is 20% higher than the pre-
pandemic level of 2019-20.
 India's real GDP will grow by 8.2 per cent in 2023-24,
crossing the 8 per cent mark in three of the four

quarters of 2023-24.
 On July 26, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary
 Retail inflation falls to 5.4 per cent in 2023-24.
of Kargil Vijay Diwas, PM Modi launched the
construction work of the Shinkun La tunnel project,
which will be the world's highest tunnel.
 The 4.1-km-long twin-tube tunnel will be
constructed on the Nimu-Padum-Darcha road at an
altitude of around 15,800 feet.
 The tunnel will be constructed by the Border Roads
Organisation (BRO) at a cost of Rs 1,681 crore.
 The construction of the Shinkun La tunnel is
estimated to be completed in two years with cross-
passages every 500 metres. 
India's GDP growth rate will be 7% in  February 2024 – 09%

FY25: Niti Aayog  March 2024 – 85%
 April 2024 – 4.83%
 May 2024 – 75%
Books
PM Modi releases three books on former

 Niti Aayog member Arvind Virmani estimates that Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
India's economy will grow at around 7% in the
current financial year and is expected to grow at this
rate for many years to come.
 Private consumption is recovering after the
pandemic, although it had declined earlier due to a
reduction in savings during the crisis.
 A reduction in US interest rates may lead to
increased foreign direct investment, making 
 These books include a biography 'Venkaiah Naidu -
emerging markets like India more attractive.
Life in Service' written by S Nagesh Kuma.

 Another book is 'Celebrating Bharat The Mission and
Retail inflation hits 4-month high of 5.08%
Message of M Venkaiah Naidu as 13th Vice President
in June of India', a photo chronicle compiled by V. Naidu's
former secretary I.V. Subba Rao.
 The third book is titled 'Mahanata - The Life and
Journey of M. Venkaiah Naidu', authored by Sanjay
Kishore.

Prime Minister signs copy of book 'Power
Within: The Leadership Legacy of
Narendra Modi' by Dr. R.
Balasubrahmanyam

 Retail inflation measured by the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) rose to a four-month high of 5.08 per
cent in June 2024, led by a 9.36 per cent surge in
food inflation due to rising prices of vegetables and
pulses.
 This figure for June 2024 is also higher than the 4.87
per cent recorded in the same month last year.
 In May 2024, CPI inflation fell to a 12-month low of
4.75 per cent even as food inflation remained high at

8.7 per cent. Retail inflation stood at 4.87 per cent.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Dr. R.
 Previous month CPI-based retail inflation
Balasubrahmanyam and signed a copy of his book
 January 2024 – 10%
'Power Within: The Leadership Legacy of Narendra  The book details the operations of the 2nd Battalion
Modi'. of Rajputana Rifles during Operation Vijay from May
 The book traces the leadership journey of Prime to July 1999.
Minister Narendra Modi and interprets it from both  The release ceremony took place at Rajendrasinhji
Western and Indian perspectives, combining the two Army Officers Institute in Bengaluru.
to provide a roadmap for those who aspire to a life
of public service.
 'Power Within' is not just another political biography.
It presents a unique analytical framework that
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dual perspectives. New jumping spider discovered in Western
 Ghats named after 'M.S. Swaminathan'
Asha Bhosle's biography 'Swarswamini
Asha' released
 
 Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle's biography  Researchers at Christ College, Irinjalakuda have
'Swarswamini Asha' was released with great discovered two new species of litter-dwelling
enthusiasm. jumping spiders from the evergreen forests of the
 Many dignitaries including RSS chief Mohan southern Western Ghats.
Bhagwat, Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar,  The newly discovered species, Habrocestum
Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Sonu Nigam swaminathani and Habrocestum benjamina, added
attended the event. to the illustrious list of the Habrocestum genus, have
sparked scientific curiosity among arachnologists
Arunachal Governor releases book on and nature lovers.
Kargil War 
World's oldest cave painting discovered in
Indonesia

 Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (Retd) K T
Parnaik released 'Kargil War: The Turning Point'
written by Vir Chakra winner late Col MB
Ravindranath. 
 Scientists have discovered artwork depicting three

human-like figures interacting with a wild boar on
the ceiling of a limestone cave on Indonesia's
Sulawesi island.
 Researchers have used a new scientific approach to
find the minimum age of the painting inside the
Layang Karampuang cave.
 The painting is the oldest cave painting in the world,
dating back at least 51,200 years. 
 The painting shows a pig, about 36 inches by 15  The Russian city of Pevek, situated on the seashore.
inches, standing alongside three smaller human-like For the first time, a floating nuclear plant was
figures. deployed in the sea.
 It is painted in the same shade of deep red. There  Through this, electricity started being supplied to the
are other images of pigs in the cave as well. entire city.
 Researchers have interpreted the painting as a  After this, the coal-fired power plant was closed
narrative scene. here.
 Like Russia, now India will also build a floating small
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman modular reactor nuclear plant in the sea. Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced this in
announced the NPS 'Vatsalya' scheme in
the budget presented on July 23.
the budget
 India will work with private companies to build small
modular reactors.

Ajinkya Naik won the MCA President
election

 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the
NPS 'Vatsalya' scheme in the budget.
 The NPS contribution limit for employers in the
private sector has also been increased from 10% to
14% of the employee's basic salary. 
 Apart from this, the limit of Mudra loan has been  Ajinkya Naik became the new President of Mumbai
increased to 20 lakhs. Cricket Association (MCA).
 NPS 'Vatsalya' scheme, parents can arrange for  He won the election by defeating Sanjay Naik by 107
children's pension votes.
 NPS Vatsalya is designed to help ensure financial  Ajinkya Naik became the youngest president of
security of children as they grow up. MCA.
 37-year-old Ajinkya Naik got 221 votes.
For the first time, a floating nuclear plant  Sanjay Naik could get only 114 votes.
was deployed in the sea in the Russian city

of Pevek, situated on the seashore
Mizoram's Aizawl will be the fourth capital

city of the Northeast region to come under
railway connectivity by July next year

 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled a
commemorative postage stamp showcasing the idol
 of Ram Lalla from Ayodhya during his three-day visit
 Mizoram's Aizawl will be the fourth capital city of the to Laos.
Northeast region to come under railway connectivity  This set of stamps is the first stamp dedicated to
by July next year. Lord Rama.
 The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is laying a new  Two stamps were released, one of which represents
broad gauge (BG) track up to Sairang near Aizawl. Lord Buddha from Luang Prabang, the ancient
 Guwahati (adjacent to the capital Dispur), Tripura's capital of Laos, while the other is an image of the
capital Agartala and Arunachal Pradesh's Naharlagun idol of Ram Lalla from Ayodhya.
(adjacent to the capital city Itanagar) are already  Buddhism has linked India and Laos for centuries. In
connected by the railway network. Laos, the Ramayana (known as the Ramakien or the
story of Phra Lak Phra Ram) has significant cultural
Sado gold mine recently declared UNESCO significance and is performed during important
World Heritage Site events.
 The theme of the stamp set is "Celebrating the
shared cultural heritage of Lao PDR and India".

628 tigers died in India in last five years

 The UNESCO World Heritage Committee recently
decided to register Japan's Sado gold mine as a
cultural heritage site.
 The decision is also a sign of improving relations 
 According to government data, 628 tigers have died
between Tokyo and Seoul.
in India in last five years due to natural causes and
 The mine is located on an island off the coast of
other reasons.
Niigata in northern Japan.
 349 people were killed in tiger attacks in last five
years. Maharashtra alone recorded 200 deaths.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
 According to the NTCA, 96 tigers died in 2019, 106 in
unveils commemorative postage stamp of 2020, 127 in 2021, 121 in 2022 and 178 in 2023.
Ram Lalla in Laos
 The number of tiger deaths in 2023 is also the

highest since 2012.
 59 people died in tiger attacks in Uttar Pradesh. 27
deaths were reported in tiger attacks in Madhya
Pradesh.
 India has 3,682 tigers, which is about 75% of the
global wild tiger population.
 On April 1, 1973, India launched Project Tiger to
promote tiger conservation.
 India has 55 tiger reserves, spread over an area of
more than 78,735 square kilometres.
(c) Japan
Practice Questions (d) France
8. Recently, who has been appointed as the brand
endorser by Bank of Baroda?
1. Which law has the Central Government decided to
(a) Ranveer Singh
implement on 1 July 2024?
(b) Rishabh Pant
(a) Indian Civil Security Code (BNSS)
(c) Sumit Nagal
(b) Indian Justice Code (BNS)
(d) R Vaishali
(c) Indian Evidence Act (BSA)
9. Which company has been chosen by NASA to
(d) All of the above
dismantle the International Space Station?
2. Who has been awarded the Guard of Honour
(a) Blue Origin
recently?
(b) Boeing
(a) Upendra Dwivedi
(c) Neuralink
(b) VK Singh
(d) SpaceX
(c) Manoj Pandey
10. Railway Protection Force (RPF) Director General
(d) None of these
Manoj Yadav has launched a mobile application
3. Who has taken charge as the first woman Chief
‚Sangyan App‛. What is the purpose of ‚Sangyan
Secretary of Maharashtra?
App‛?
(a) Anuradha Sinha
(a) Protect railway property and safety of passengers
(b) Srishti Jayant Deshmukh
(b) Guarantee safety to women passengers
(c) Anjali Garg
(c) Prevent illegal liquor and tobacco products
(d) Sujata Saunik
(d) Educate and empower RPF personnel
4. Which country has become the first country to
11. When is World Sports Journalist Day celebrated every
prepare a list of complete fauna?
year?
(a) Nepal
(a) 1 July
(b) USA
(b) 2 July
(c) India
(c) 3 July
(d) Japan
(d) 4 July
5. PM Modi recently released three books based on
12. Where has Asha Bhosle's biography 'Swarswamini
whose life?
Asha' been released recently?
(a) Hamid Ansari
(a) New Delhi
(b) Om Birla
(b) Mumbai
(c) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) M. Venkaiah Naidu
(d) Ayodhya
6. Recently, the Indian Navy has participated in the
13. Who recently won the 10th Lyon Masters Chess
'RIMPAC Exercise' held in which country?
Championship?
(a) France
(a) Magnus Carlsen
(b) USA
(b) Vishwanathan Anand
(c) Japan
(c) Vladimir Kramnik
(d) Britain
(d) None of these
7. With whose cooperation will the 'Yug Yugin Bharat
14. Who recently announced the launch of
Museum', which was in the news recently, be
'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Behen Yojana'?
constructed?
(a) Kerala
(a) Russia
(b) Gujarat
(b) USA
(c) Goa
(d) Maharashtra 22. Where is the International Toy Fair 2024 going to
15. Joint military exercise Maitri is organized between start?
India and which country? (a) Jaipur
(a) Thailand (b) Agra
(b) Japan (c) New Delhi
(c) France (d) None
(d) Britain 23. Who among the following has become the first
16. Whom have the organizers of the Locarno Film Indian to get the first rank in ICC T-20?
Festival announced to honor at the event? (a) Rohit Sharma
(a) Amitabh Bachchan (b) Virat Kohli
(b) Shahrukh Khan (c) Hardik Pandya
(c) Sonu Sood (d) None
(d) All of these 24. With which country has India recently started the
17. Which country has recently taken over the presidency joint military exercise 'Nomadic Elephant'?
of the European Union Council? (a) Thailand
(a) Hungary (b) Bahrain
(b) Germany (c) Vietnam
(c) Portugal (d) Mongolia
(d) Denmark 25. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National
18. How many medals did India win in the Under 23 Security Advisor (NSA) by the Central Government?
Asian Wrestling Championship 2024? (a) Suresh Mishra
(a) 7 (b) Ravikant Sharma
(b) 8 (c) TV Ravichandran
(c) 9 (d) None of these
(d) 10 26. Aditya L1 completed the first round of the halo orbit.
19. Who has been appointed as batting coach and When was it launched?
mentor by Royal Challengers Bangalore? (a) 2 September 2023
(a) Rohit Sharma (b) 3 September 2023
(b) Gautam Gambhir (c) 5 September 2023
(c) Graeme Smith (d) None of these
(d) Dinesh Karthik 27. Recently, the Chief Minister of which state launched
20. In which state will South Asia's largest flying training the NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme?
organization be established? (a) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Maharashtra (b) Odisha
(b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Tamil Nadu
(d) Punjab 28. Recently, which United Nations agency has released
21. Hemant Soren will again become the CM of the annual World Drug Report?
Jharkhand, for how many days did Hemant Soren (a) WHO
remain in the post of Chief Minister? (b) UNICEF
(a) 150 (c) UNODC
(b) 153 (d) UNESCO
(c) 162 29. Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal V.R.
(d) 165 Choudhary has inaugurated the newly established
Weapon Systems School (WSS) in which city?
(a) Bengaluru 37. The Spices Board of India has tied up with whom to
(b) New Delhi develop AI tools?
(c) Hyderabad (a) NIC
(d) Ahmedabad (b) Tech Mahindra
30. Where will the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 be (c) Google
held? (d) Microsoft
(a) India-Sri Lanka 38. Where is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(b) Australia-New Zealand Summit 2024 being held?
(c) South Africa-Zimbabwe (a) Beijing
(d) England-Ireland (b) Astana
31. India successfully tested Rudram-1 missile, which (c) Moscow
type of lethal missile is it? (d) New Delhi
(a) Surface to Surface 39. America celebrates its Independence Day on July 4
(b) Air to Surface every year. In which year did America become
(c) Air to Air independent from Great Britain?
(d) Both a and b (a) 1876
32. Who has recently launched 'Sampurnata Abhiyan'? (b) 1776
(a) Ministry of Defence (c) 1847
(b) National Medical Commission (d) 1898
(c) UGC 40. Who has recently been appointed as the Chief Airport
(d) Niti Aayog Officer of Guwahati Airport?
33. Dick Schoof has been elected as the new Prime (a) Ashwin Noronha
Minister of which country? (b) Vinod Ganatra
(a) Netherlands (c) Rushabh Gandhi
(b) Mauritius (d) Dr. Sanjay Bihari
(c) Brazil 41. Sheel Nagu has been appointed as the new Chief
(d) Finland Justice of which High Court?
34. The Governor of which state has released a book on (a) Allahabad High Court
Kargil War? (b) Punjab and Haryana High Court
(a) Uttar Pradesh (c) Bombay High Court
(b) Rajasthan (d) Delhi High Court
(c) Arunachal Pradesh 42. How many athletes have been included in the Indian
(d) Himachal Pradesh team for the Paris Olympics?
35. Russia has approved the programme for construction (a) 28
of Russian Orbital Station by __________. (b) 32
(a) 2028 (c) 24
(b) 2029 (d) 38
(c) 2033 43. Who has recently become the new Prime Minister of
(d) 2031 Britain?
36. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the (a) Rishi Sunak
National Medical Commission? (b) Starmer
(a) Dr. B.N. Gangadhar (c) Dick Skof
(b) Arun Puri (d) None of these
(c) Rajiv Sinha 44. Who has been appointed as the Chief Spokesperson
(d) Anand Vishwanath of the Central Government recently?
(a) Dhirendra K Ojha 51. Two new cities Jamshedpur and Shillong along with
(b) Nripendra Mishra Kolkata and Kokrajhar will host which edition of
(c) Abhay Kumar Singh Durand Cup?
(d) Rajkumar Sinha (a) 135th
45. Which organisation has recently launched the 'Jeevan (b) 133rd
Samarth' initiative? (c) 132nd
(a) NITI Aayog (d) 131st
(b) Ministry of External Affairs 52. In which country the world's oldest cave painting has
(c) LIC been discovered?
(d) Ministry of Education (a) Indonesia
46. Which country has been included as the 10th full (b) Dubai
member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (c) USA
(SCO)? (d) India
(a) Afghanistan 53. When did the world famous annual Jagannath Rath
(b) Mongolia Yatra resume in 2024?
(c) Bangladesh (a) 06 July
(d) Belarus (b) 07 July
47. Who has been appointed as the Chief Information (c) 08 July
Commissioner in Rajasthan? (d) None of these
(a) Mahendra Kumar Parikh 54. Justice Sarangi took oath as the 15th Chief Justice of
(b) ML Lather which state?
(c) Former IAS Suresh Chand Gupta (a) Tripura
(d) Tikaram Sharma (b) Sikkim
48. Recently, Arnab Kumar Chaudhary and Charulata S. (c) Rajasthan
Kar have been appointed as the Executive Directors (d) Jharkhand
of which of the following organizations? 55. Union Home Minister and Cooperative Minister Amit
(a) NABARD Shah addressed the ‚Sahkar se Samriddhi‛
(b) SEBI conference in which city on the occasion of 102nd
(c) SIDBI International Cooperative Day?
(d) RBI (a) New Delhi
49. Who has been appointed as the Director General of (b) Bengaluru
Press Information Bureau (PIB)? (c) Chennai
(a) Gaurav Banerjee (d) Gandhinagar
(b) Jetha Ahir 56. What was the volume of defense production of India
(c) Dhirendra Ojha in the financial year 2023-24?
(d) Rushabh Gandhi (a) 1.17 lakh
50. Who has been awarded the first K. Saraswati Amma (b) 1.27 lakh
Award for his work 'Aan Thachukal' based on the (c) 1.07 lakh
screenplays of MT Vasudevan Nair? (d) 1.37 lakh
(a) Amitav Ghosh 57. Young Liu has recently been awarded the Padma
(b) Vikram Seth Bhushan Award. He is the chairman of which
(c) Jhumpa Lahiri company?
(d) P Geetha (a) Foxconn
(b) IBM
(c) Toyota Motor
(d) Pegatron 65. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral
58. Who has received the Spice Award 2024 in July 2023? Officer of Haryana recently?
(a) Deepak Shenoy (a) Rajiv Kumar
(b) Sopna Kallingal (b) Ashok Ganguly
(c) Raghu Ram Pillarisetti (c) Pankaj Agarwal
(d) Shanti Lakra (d) Ajay Sinha
59. Which company launched the world's first CNG- 66. Tata Power Solar Systems Limited has recently
powered motorcycle in July 2024? launched the 'Ghar Ghar Solar' initiative in which
(a) Hero state?
(b) Honda (a) Bihar
(c) Bajaj Auto (b) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Mahindra (c) Uttar Pradesh
60. Who has been elected as the new President of Iran in (d) Rajasthan
July 2024? 67. Who has recently been appointed the head coach of
(a) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Team India?
(b) Masoud Pezeshkian (a) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Mohammad Javad Zarif (b) Gautam Gambhir
(d) Mohammad Fazeli (c) Rahul Dravid
61. PM Modi will be awarded the highest civilian honour (d) MS Dhoni
of which country in July 2024? 68. The US will host a three-day NATO summit in
(a) Bangladesh Washington DC from July 9 to 11. In which year was
(b) Russia NATO formed?
(c) France (a) 1949
(d) Bhutan (b) 1959
62. Who will be the flag bearer of India at the opening (c) 1969
ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024? (d) 1979
(a) PV Sindhu 69. Which state government recently won the Best
(b) Gagan Narang Agricultural State Award 2024?
(c) Sharath Kamal (a) Maharashtra
(d) Both a and c (b) Madhya Pradesh
63. Who was recently awarded France's highest civilian (c) Uttar Pradesh
honour? (d) Rajasthan
(a) Rahul Gandhi 70. Who will be the Chef-de-Mission of the Indian
(b) Roshni Nadar Malhotra contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024?
(c) Mukesh Ambani (a) PV Sindhu
(d) Amitabh Bachchan (b) Gagan Narang
64. In July 2024, President Draupadi Murmu awarded (c) Sharath Kamal
_____ Kirti Chakra and _____ Shaurya Chakra for (d) Mary Kom
displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary 71. World Population Day is celebrated on which day
bravery in the line of duty. every year?
(a) 10; 16 (a) 9 July
(b) 10; 28 (b) 10 July
(c) 26; 10 (c) 11 July
(d) 10; 26 (d) 12 July
72. Global Energy Independence Day is celebrated on (d) Tokyo

which day every year? 79. Recently, the Supreme Court has held a Muslim
(a) 9 July woman entitled to maintenance from her husband
(b) 10 July under which section of the Criminal Procedure Code?
(c) 11 July (a) Section 125
(d) 12 July (b) Section 126
73. Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who recently set a new world (c) Section 127
record in women's high jump, belongs to which (d) Section 128
country? 80. The new species recently discovered from the
(a) Ukraine Western Ghats, 'Habrocestum Swaminathani', has
(b) Russia been named after M.S. Swaminathan, it is related to
(c) France what?
(d) Italy (a) Golden monkey
74. Who has been appointed as the Principal Advisor in (b) Flowering tree
the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for (c) Eel fish
the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program? (d) Jumping spider
(a) Dr. D.K. Srivastava 81. International Malala Day is celebrated every year on
(b) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan which day?
(c) Dr. Poonam Gupta (a) 9 July
(d) Pranjul Bhandari (b) 10 July
75. Who has recently announced to sponsor the Indian (c) 11 July
team for the Paris Olympics 2024? (d) 12 July
(a) Adani Group 82. Narendra Modi has become the first Prime Minister
(b) Reliance Group to visit Austria in how many years?
(c) Tata Group (a) 30
(d) Amul (b) 38
76. Who will offer B.Tech programs in both Hindi and (c) 41
English for the new batch of students? (d) 44
(a) IIT-Jodhpur 83. Who has become the new member of the regional
(b) IIT-Delhi security group Colombo Security Conclave?
(c) IIT-Roorkee (a) Bhutan
(d) IIT-Madras (b) Bangladesh
77. Central Asian countries will conduct the first war (c) Pakistan
exercise without Russia and China from July 17. The (d) Iran
name of this exercise is Birlestic-2024. Which of the 84. UNESCO has declared new biosphere reserves in how
following countries will host this exercise? many countries?
(a) Uzbekistan (a) 8
(b) Azerbaijan (b) 11
(c) Kyrgyzstan (c) 9
(d) Kazakhstan (d) 12
78. Where will the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum 85. Who inaugurated a new filing counter in the Supreme
begin? Court?
(a) New Delhi (a) Amit Shah
(b) Shanghai (b) DY Chandrachud
(c) St. Petersburg (c) Rajnath Singh
(d) Anurag Thakur (d) Madhya Pradesh

86. Who has been recently appointed as the 93. Which state has been selected as the best state in
Commandant of Army Hospital? horticulture in the prestigious Agriculture Leadership
(a) Abhinav Singh Award 2024?
(b) Shankar Narayan (a) Nagaland
(c) Gurpreet Mann (b) Assam
(d) None of these (c) Punjab
87. Which state government has announced to give two (d) None of these
days special leave to government employees? 94. Recently, which central government declared which
(a) Madhya Pradesh day as 'Constitution Murder Day'?
(b) Rajasthan (a) 22 June
(c) Haryana (b) 25 June
(d) Assam (c) 23 June
88. Where was the BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers meeting (d) 21 June
held in July 2024? 95. In which country 'Exercise Pitch Black' was organized
(a) Jaipur (a) Australia
(b) New Delhi (b) America
(c) Mumbai (c) Malaysia
(d) None of these (d) Japan
89. Who is the head of the search and selection 96. According to the estimate of Niti Aayog, what will be
committee appointed by the Supreme Court for the the GDP growth rate of India in the financial year
appointment of Vice Chancellors in state-run West 2025?
Bengal universities? (a) 6%
(a) Sharad Arvind Bobde (b) 7.5%
(b) D.Y. Chandrachud (c) 6.5%
(c) Uday Lalit (d) 7%
(d) N. V. Ramana 97. Who has recently become the world's first Miss Al'?
90. Tharun Mannepalli has won the men's singles (a) Kenza Leili
badminton title of the 3rd Saint-Denis Reunion Open (b) Lalina
2024. He is from which state? (c) Mariam Bessa
(a) Maharashtra (d) Zara Shatwari
(b) Tamil Nadu 98. Who has been appointed as the President of News
(c) Gujarat Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA)?
(d) Telangana (a) Chitra Tripathi
91. Where has the joint military exercise "Birlestik-2024" (b) Anjana Om Kashyap
started recently? (c) Arnab Goswami
(a) Kazakhstan (d) Rajat Sharma
(b) Azerbaijan 99. Which footwear company has partnered with the
(c) Kyrgyzstan Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the official
(d) Tajikistan footwear partner for the Indian contingent going to
92. In which state will a university be established for Paris Olympics 2024?
disabled students? (a) Adidas
(a) Odisha (b) PUMA
(b) Rajasthan (c) Nike
(c) Jharkhand (d) Reebok
100. Which company has received the prestigious CSR (b) Gujarat
Leadership Award 2024 at the Agriculture Leadership (c) Uttar Pradesh
Summit? (d) Punjab
(a) Parijat Industries 107. Who has recently announced the launch of
(b) Reliance Industries 'Mukhyamantri Mangala Pashu Bima Yojana'?
(c) Tata Steel (a) Gujarat
(d) L & T (b) Rajasthan
101. Recently, the 16th Finance Commission has (c) Uttar Pradesh
constituted a five-member advisory council under (d) Madhya Pradesh
whose chairmanship? 108. In July 2024, the 7th India-Japan Medical Products
(a) Vishwanath Golder Regulatory Symposium organized by the Central
(b) Dr. K. Radhakrishnan Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under
(c) Shankar Narayan the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was held in
(d) Poonam Gupta which city?
102. What percentage of retail inflation was recorded in (a) New Delhi
June 2024 according to the Consumer Price Index (b) Bengaluru
(CPI)? (c) Dehradun
(a) 4.75% (d) Gurugram
(b) 4.08% 109. Who has recently announced the launch of the alien-
(c) 6.08% hunting telescope 'Habitable Words Observatory'?
(d) 5.08% (a) Roscosmos
103. Indian victimology expert K. Chokalingam has been (b) SpaceX
selected for the Hans von Henting Award, he is from (c) NASA
which state? (d) JAXA
(a) Tamil Nadu 110. Where has NABARD recently launched the
(b) Madhya Pradesh 'Integrated Tribal Development Programme'?
(c) Uttar Pradesh (a) Tamil Nadu
(d) Rajasthan (b) Kerala
104. Gitanas Nauseda was sworn in as the President of (c) Odisha
which country for a second five-year term? (d) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Lithuania 111. The powers of LG of which state have been increased
(b) Luxenburg by the Government of India?
(c) Kyrgyzstan (a) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Spain (b) Punjab
105. Sabira Haris, who was in the news for achieving a (c) Haryana
remarkable feat in July 2024, is associated with which (d) Ladakh
of the following sports? 112. For which time KP Sharma Oli has become the Prime
(a) Karate Minister of Nepal?
(b) Shooting (a) Fourth
(c) Wrestling (b) Third
(d) Wushu (c) Second
106. Which state government has launched the IT (d) First
Saksham Yuva Yojana 2024, which aims to provide 113. In which Air Force station has the Air Force
jobs to 5,000 youth in the first phase? organized Kargil Vijay Diwas Silver Jubilee 2024?
(a) Haryana (a) Chandigarh
(b) Sarsawa 121. In which state did PM Modi recently lay the
(c) Halwara foundation stone of India's longest urban tunnel
(d) Leh project?
114. Which is the first city in the world to ban non- (a) Uttar Pradesh
vegetarian food recently? (b) Himachal Pradesh
(a) Indore (c) Karnataka
(b) Palitana (d) Maharashtra
(c) Kashi 122. Who recently launched the report on e-mobility
(d) Sikar R&D roadmap for India?
115. In which state did Home Minister Amit Shah (a) S Jaishankar
inaugurate the 'PM College of Excellence'? (b) Ajay Kumar Sood
(a) Uttar Pradesh (c) Amitabh Kant
(b) Madhya Pradesh (d) Nripendra Mishra
(c) Rajasthan 123. Who is organizing the World Heritage Young
(d) Assam Professionals Forum 2024?
116. Manvi Madhu Kashyap became the first transgender (a) Archaeological Survey of India
sub-inspector of which state? (b) Indian Council of Cultural Relations
(a) Odisha (c) Ministry of Culture
(b) Rajasthan (d) Indian Council of Historical Research
(c) Bihar 124. ICAR's 'One Scientist-One Product' programme has
(d) Madhya Pradesh been launched to improve research in which field?
117. From where to where will the country's first (a) Biotechnology
hydrogen cruise run? (b) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
(a) Varanasi to Mirzapur (c) Environmental Protection
(b) Varanasi to Prayagraj (d) Food Processing
(c) Prayagraj to Mirzapur 125. Who has become the most followed Indian leader on
(d) None X (formerly Twitter)?
118. Which country recently won the Copa America title? (a) Narendra Modi
(a) Brazil (b) Arvind Kejriwal
(b) Colombia (c) Rahul Gandhi
(c) Argentina (d) Akhilesh Yadav
(d) Uruguay 126. The second Asia Pacific (APAC) Ministerial
119. Who recently won the Wimbledon Women's Singles Conference will be held in which country?
2024 title? (a) China
(a) Emma Radukanu (b) Japan
(b) Elena Rybakina (c) India
(c) Jasmine Paolini (d) South Korea
(d) Barbora Krejcikova 127. The Indian government has announced how many
120. Carlos Alcaraz, who won the Wimbledon men's US dollars to help Palestinian refugees?
singles title 2024, is a player from which country? (a) 3 million
(a) Czech Republic (b) 5 million
(b) France (c) 7 million
(c) Spain (d) 9 million
(d) Italy 128. When is World Youth Skills Day celebrated every
year?
(a) 14 July 135. Which law bill of Punjab government was rejected
(b) 15 July by the President?
(c) 16 July (a) University Law Amendment Bill
(d) 17 July (b) Citizenship Amendment Bill
129. Serum Institute of India has launched a new vaccine (c) Discrimination Bill
for what in Africa? (d) All of the above
(a) Dengue 136. How many Union Ministers were included in the new
(b) Malaria coalition of Niti Aayog?
(c) Covid (a) 20
(d) None of these (b) 25
130. Who has recently become the Foreign Secretary of (c) 15
India? (d) 30
(a) Vikram Misri 137. How many medals did the Indian team win by
(b) Vinay Mohan Kwatra performing brilliantly in the 35th International
(c) Vikram Tonger Biology Olympiad?
(d) None of these (a) 3
131. When is International Criminal Justice Day (b) 4
celebrated every year? (c) 6
(a) 15 July (d) 2
(b) 16 July 138. Paul Kagame was re-elected as the President of
(c) 17 July which country for the fourth time?
(d) 18 July (a) Rwanda
132. President Draupadi Murmu has given the message of (b) Uganda
'International Criminal Justice Day' to Justice N. (c) Brundi
Kotishwar Singh and Justice R. Mahadevan have been (d) Tanzania
appointed as judges of the Supreme Court. With 139. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of
these two appointments, the approved number of Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
judges in the Supreme Court will increase to ________. (Maharera)?
(a) 32 (a) Gaurav Banerjee
(b) 33 (b) Jetha Ahir
(c) 34 (c) Pradeep Singh Kharola
(d) 31 (d) Manoj Saunik
133. With whose cooperation has the Ministry of 140. According to the IMF report released in July 2024,
Education launched the Asmita Project? what is the potential growth rate of the Indian
(a) UGC economy in 2025-26?
(b) NITI Aayog (a) 6.5%
(c) Agriculture Ministry (b) 7.2%
(d) None of these (c) 7.0%
134. Chief Minister of which state Eknath Shinde (d) 6.8%
announced the launch of Ladla Bhai Yojana in the 141. On which day is Nelson Mandela International Day
state? celebrated every year?
(a) Maharashtra (a) 15 July
(b) Uttar Pradesh (b) 16 July
(c) Rajasthan (c) 17 July
(d) None of these (d) 18 July
142. Who has created history by discovering 6 new (b) Sakshi Tomar
planets outside the solar system? (c) Sudarshan Patnaik
(a) NASA (d) Vaibhav Mishra
(b) SpaceX 150. Which Indian won the bronze medal in the World
(c) ISRO Junior Squash Championship 2024?
(d) None of these (a) Rahul Sinha
143. Where did the Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament (b) Shaurya Bawa
start? (c) Kush Kumar
(a) India (d) Pankaj Advani
(b) Japan 151. When is International Chess Day celebrated every
(c) Sri Lanka year?
(d) Ireland (a) 19 July
144. The 'Kirthi' initiative, which was in the news recently, (b) 20 July
is an initiative of which ministry? (c) 21 July
(a) Ministry of Sports (d) 22 July
(b) Ministry of External Affairs 152. Which state is the 'best performing state' under the
(c) Ministry of Defence PM Swanidhi scheme?
(d) Ministry of Education (a) Madhya Pradesh
145. Who is the author of the book 'Power Within: The (b) Kerala
Leadership Legacy of Narendra Modi'? (c) Maharashtra
(a) S. Subrahmanyam (d) Rajasthan
(b) Dr. R. Balasubrahmanyam 153. Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as the next
(c) Amitav Ghosh Ambassador of India to which country?
(d) Dr. S. Jaishankar (a) UAE
146. What is the rank of India in FIFA men's ranking? (b) Saudi Arabia
(a) 92 (c) USA
(b) 102 (d) Oman
(c) 124 154. Who has been re-elected as the President of the
(d) 134 Executive Commission of the European Union?
147. Who was recently elected as the President of the (a) Georgia Meloni
European Parliament? (b) Soumya Swaminathan
(a) Elisa de Madrazo (c) Ursula von der Leyen
(b) Robert Metsola (d) None of these
(c) Antonio Costa 155. With the help of which Indian warship, Indians were
(d) Ursula von der Leyen rescued near the Oman coast?
148. Where has the world's first vaccine for herpes virus (a) INS Teg
been administered to an Asian elephant recently? (b) INS Vikrant
(a) India (c) INS Delhi
(b) USA (d) INS Khukri
(c) Indonesia 156. NASA's 'CHAPEEA Project', which was in the news
(d) Japan recently, is related to what?
149. Who among the following has been awarded the (a) Mercury
Golden Sand Master award at the International Sand (b) Moon
Sculpture Championship? (c) Mars
(a) Hamid Ansari (d) Saturn
157. Recently, USA has announced to deploy long-range (b) Smile Foundation Trust
missiles by the year 2026? (c) Akshaya Patra Foundation
(a) Finland (d) Shri Kurumba Trust
(b) Sweden 164. What is the total number of judges in the Supreme
(c) Germany Court now?
(d) Poland (a) 32
158. Recently, the testing of the world's first 3D printed (b) 33
electric abra has started where? (c) 34
(a) UAE (d) 35
(b) Saudi Arabia 165. Who has been appointed as the representative for
(c) Turkey South Asia in July 2024?
(d) Oman (a) Deepa Malik
159. Which space scientist has been awarded the COSPAR (b) Sonalben Patel
Harry Massey Award by the Committee on Space (c) Bhavina Patel
Research? (d) None of these
(a) S Somnath 166. In which state has a case of Nipah virus been found
(b) Ritu Karidhal recently?
(c) K Sivan (a) Maharashtra
(d) Prahlad Chandra Aggarwal (b) Rajasthan
160. In which country, External Affairs Minister S. (c) Kerala
Jaishankar has inaugurated India's first overseas Jan (d) Odisha
Aushadhi Center in July 2024? 167. When will the first train run on the world's tallest
(a) Kazakhstan arch Chenab Bridge?
(b) Oman (a) 30 July
(c) Maldives (b) 12 August
(d) Mauritius (c) 15 August
161. Recently, the first bird gallery has been opened by (d) 26 September
the research branch of the Forest Department in 168. Where will the 46th session of the UNESCO World
which city of Uttarakhand state? Heritage Committee be held?
(a) Haridwar (a) America
(b) Rishikesh (b) Japan
(c) Chamoli (c) India
(d) Dehradun (d) China
162. The Airports Authority of India has signed an 169. Recently which country has launched a new earth
agreement with the Rajasthan government and the observation satellite "Gaofen-1105"?
Department of Civil Aviation for the development of (a) South Korea
a greenfield airport in which city? (b) Japan
(a) Udaipur (c) Pakistan
(b) Jaipur (d) China
(c) Kota 170. Lalianjuala Chhangte and Indumathi Kathiresan, who
(d) Bikaner were in the news for achieving remarkable
163. Which of the following trusts has been awarded the achievement in July 2024, are associated with which
‚Best Child and Women Development Initiative of the of the following sports?
Year 2024‛? (a) Badminton
(a) Reliance Foundation (b) Football
(c) Squash (b) China

(d) Polo (c) Saudi Arabia
171. Who will be honoured by IFFM for his contribution (d) Tokyo
to Indian cinema? 178. Which state government has launched the Shramik
(a) Shahrukh Khan Basera scheme for laborers?
(b) Ajay Devgan (a) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Akshay Kumar (b) Gujarat
(d) Ram Charan (c) Karnataka
172. What is the amount recommended for PM Kisan (d) Maharashtra
Yojana in Economic Survey 2023-24? 179. Who has been awarded the Gandhi Mandela Award
(a) 8000 in July 2024?
(b) 10000 (a) Dalai Lama
(c) 12000 (b) Rigoberta Menchu Tum
(d) 14000 (c) Chandiprasad Bhatt
173. By when will all government buildings be equipped (d) None of these
with solar energy under PM Surya Ghar Yojana? 180. Who has become the highest run-scorer in women's
(a) 2025 T20I?
(b) 2026 (a) Smriti Mandhana
(c) 2027 (b) Harmanpreet Kaur
(d) 2028 (c) Shefali Verma
174. Which state government has launched the 'Rajiv (d) Deepti Sharma
Gandhi Civils Abhayahastam' scheme to provide 181. Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish
financial assistance of ₹1 lakh to candidates who Chandra Murmu inaugurated the International Centre
qualify for the Civil Services Main Examination in July for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL) in which city?
2024? (a) New Delhi
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Srinagar
(b) Telangana (c) Indore
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Rajkot
(d) Haryana 182. Which company has partnered with Tata to build
175. Which country unveiled the world's first carbon fibre India's first FAL (Final Assembly Line) H125
high-speed train? helicopter, which is to be launched by 2026?
(a) China (a) Lockheed Martin
(b) USA (b) Airbus
(c) India (c) BAE Systems
(d) Japan (d) Boeing
176. Manolo Marquez has been appointed as the head 183. What is the theme of the 8th India Mobile Congress
coach of the Indian men's football team. He belongs (IMC) 2024 which will be held at Pragati Maidan in
to which country? New Delhi from October 15?
(a) Spain (a) Future of India
(b) Germany (b) India of 2047
(c) Australia (c) The Future is Now
(d) Argentina (d) Aatmanirbhar Bharat
177. Which country will host the first Olympic eSports 184. Charaideo Maidam has been named the first cultural
Games in 2025? UNESCO World Heritage Site of Northeast India. It is
(a) India located in which state?
(a) Mizoram 191. The Department of School Education and Literacy

(b) Manipur will celebrate ‘Shiksha Saptah’ from _____ to ______
(c) West Bengal July 2024.
(d) Assam (a) July 22 to July 28
185. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador (b) July 23 to July 28
for MotoGP in India? (c) July 24 to July 29
(a) Hardik Pandya (d) July 24 to July 30
(b) Shikhar Dhawan 192. Where did the Indian Navy launch INS Triput in July
(c) Rohit Sharma 2024?
(d) Virat Kohli (a) Kochi
186. Who became the first woman officer of the Army Air (b) Visakhapatnam
Defence Corps to be operationally deployed on the (c) Goa
Siachen Glacier? (d) None of these
(a) Avani Chaturvedi 193. Atal Innovation Mission and _____________________
(b) Supreeta C.T. signed a letter of intent towards creating a joint
(c) Shivangi Singh innovation program in the global south.
(d) Punita Arora (a) World Trade Organization
187. KVS Manian has been appointed as the Managing (b) International Monetary Fund
Director and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Bank. (c) World Intellectual Property Organization
Where is the headquarters of Federal Bank? (d) United Nations
(a) Mumbai 194. NPS Vatsalya Yojana has been announced by whom?
(b) Chennai (a) Narendra Modi
(c) New Delhi (b) Amit Shah
(d) Kochi (c) Nirmala Sitharaman
188. Who has won the 2024 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand (d) None of these
Prix? 195. Which country has built the first floating nuclear
(a) Oscar Piastri plant in the sea for the first time?
(b) Lewis Hamilton (a) Russia
(c) Max Verstappen (b) China
(d) Sebastian Vettel (c) Japan
189. Kush Maini, who was in news for achieving a (d) America
remarkable feat in July 2024, is associated with which 196. What is India's rank in the Henley Passport Ranking
of the following sports? 2024?
(a) Discuss Throw (a) 75
(b) Archery (b) 82
(c) Golf (c) 83
(d) Sprint Race (d) 77
190. Who will be awarded the Olympic Order by the 197. What is the rank of India men in the World Junior
International Olympic Committee (IOC)? Squash Championship held in Houston, USA?
(a) Abhinav Bindra (a) Third
(b) Saina Nehwal (b) Sixth
(c) Mary Kom (c) Seventh
(d) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (d) Fifth
198. How much budget has been allocated to Rajasthan
for railways from the central budget?
(a) 5 thousand crores (d) Fourth

(b) 7 thousand crores 206. Which of the following countries will host the 2034
(c) 10 thousand crores Winter Olympics and Paralympics?
(d) 12 thousand crores (a) Italy
199. Who has been elected as MCA President? (b) New Zealand
(a) Sanjay Naik (c) Salt Lake City
(b) Ajinkya Naik (d) Australia
(c) Sumit Naik 207. Which of the following space agencies will be
(d) None awarded the World Space Award 2024?
200. PR Sreejesh has recently announced his retirement. (a) NASA
He is related to which sport? (b) ISRO
(a) Hockey (c) JAXA
(b) Football (d) CASA
(c) Badminton 208. What is the name of the Darbar Hall in Rashtrapati
(d) Tennis Bhavan?
201. When is the Paris Olympics 2024 starting? (a) 'Rajiv Bhawan'
(a) 25 July (b) 'Ganatantra Mandap'
(b) 26 July (c) 'Darbar Hall'
(c) 27 July (d) None of these
(d) 28 July 209. Who has become the first woman officer of the
202. Which will be the fourth capital city of the Northeast Army Air Defence Corps to be operationally deployed
region to come under railway connectivity by July on the Siachen Glacier?
next year? (a) Supritha CT
(a) Guwahati (b) Avani Chaturvedi
(b) Agartala (c) Suman Kumari
(c) Aizawl (d) Shailaja Dhami
(d) Itanagar 210. Recently, in which state has it been announced to set
203. Parandur Greenfield Airport is located in which state, up a plant to make green charcoal from waste?
which has recently received approval from the (a) Jharkhand
Steering Committee on Greenfield Airports? (b) Punjab
(a) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh (d) Haryana
(c) Odisha 211. When is Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated?
(d) Telangana (a) 24 July
204. Where is the multinational military exercise Khan (b) 25 July
Quest to be held? (c) 26 July
(a) Mongolia (d) 27 July
(b) France 212. The historic 'Moidams' has been included in the
(c) Kyrgyzstan UNESCO World Heritage List, in which state is it
(d) None of these located?
205. What is the rank of India in terms of global forest (a) Bihar
area growth? (b) Assam
(a) First (c) Meghalaya
(b) Second (d) Gujarat
(c) Third
213. The government has set a target to open how many (c) Shahrukh Khan
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras across (d) Ranveer Singh
the country by March 31, 2027? 220. Who has approved the bill declaring the United
(a) 15,000 Nations Relief and Works Agency 'UNRWA' a
(b) 20,000 terrorist organisation in July 2024?
(c) 25,000 (a) Israel
(d) 30,000 (b) USA
214. India's first integrated agri-export facility will be set (c) Russia
up at which port? (d) China
(a) Paradip Port 221. When is World Hepatitis Day celebrated?
(b) Visakhapatnam Port (a) 24 July
(c) Kamarajar Port (b) 25 July
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru Port (c) 27 July
215. Which Union Minister recently launched the 'Model (d) 28 July
Skill Loan Scheme'? 222. Which medal did Indian shooter Manu Bhaker win in
(a) Giriraj Singh the Women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Paris
(b) Anupriya Patel Olympics?
(c) Jayant Chaudhary (a) Gold
(d) Chirag Paswan (b) Silver
216. What amount has been allocated by the Ministry of (c) Bronze
Railways for installing Automatic Train Protection (d) None of these
(ATP) system ‚Kavach‛ for the financial year 2024- 223. What is the theme of the Governing Council meeting
25? of NITI Aayog in July 2024?
(a) 1112 crore (a) Developed India 2047
(b) 1212 crore (b) Developing India 2047
(c) 1312 crore (a) Developed India 2037
(d) 1412 crore (b) Developing India 2045
217. Which brand continues to be the most chosen 224. How much reservation has been given to Agniveers
domestic brand, as per the latest edition of the in Rajasthan?
annual Brand Footprint Report released by Kantar? (a) 8%
(a) Parle (b) 10%
(b) Britania (c) 15%
(c) Clinic Plus (d) 12%
(d) Dabur 225. Who will be the new Governor of Rajasthan?
218. Who has been appointed as the Festival Director for (a) Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde
the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)? (b) Jishnu Dev Verma
(a) Naseeruddin Shah (c) Om Prakash Mathur
(b) Deepak Chopra (d) Ramen Deka
(c) Medha Gujral 226. When is the foundation day of CRPF celebrated?
(d) Shekhar Kapur (a) 24 July
219. Who is the first Indian actor to be honoured with (b) 25 July
customized gold coins by the Grevin Museum in Paris (c) 27 July
in July 2024? (d) 28 July
(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Akshay Kumar
227. Construction of which tunnel project launched by 234. Who among the following has been appointed as a
PM Modi, which will be the world's highest tunnel, member of the International Olympic Committee
started? from India?
(a) Rohtang Tunnel (a) Ratan Tata
(b) Zojila Tunnel (b) Ashok Desai
(c) Atal Tunnel (c) Shilpa Mishra
(d) Shinkun La Tunnel (d) Neeta Ambani
228. Which of the following received the 'Rajbhasha 235. Which of the following countries has been selected
Gaurav Samman' in the category? for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2030?
(a) MSTC (a) Netherlands
(b) ECGC (b) England
(c) GAIL (c) France
(d) Airports Authority of India (d) USA
229. Typhoon Gaemi brought strong winds and rain in 236. India and which country have signed a cultural
cities of Fujian province of ________. property agreement to bring back stolen Indian
(a) China artifacts?
(b) Indonesia (a) France
(c) Malaysia (b) UK
(d) Thailand (c) USA
230. Which of the following countries has taken over the (d) Sri Lanka
chairmanship of the Asian Disaster Preparedness 237. Who recently took over as Chairman and Managing
Centre from China? Director of SIDBI?
(a) Bangladesh (a) Vinay Sinha
b) Cambodia (b) Manoj Mittal
(c) Nepal (c) Nripendra Mishra
(d) India (d) Rajiv Prasad
231. When is International Tiger Day celebrated every 238. Who has become the 7th batsman to score more
year? than 12,000 runs in Test cricket?
(a) 27 July (a) Joe Root
(b) 28 July (b) Virat Kohli
(c) 29 July (c) Ben Stroke
(d) 30 July (d) Steve Smith
232. According to government data, how many tigers 239. Operalia will be held for the first time in India from
have died in India due to natural causes and other 15 to 21 September 2024 in which city?
reasons in the last five years? (a) Chennai
(a) 388 (b) Kolkata
(b) 528 (c) Mumbai
(c) 578 (d) New Delhi
(d) 628 240. Which country has won the 9th Women's Asia
233. Who was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' Cricket Cup?
in Chennai in July 2024? (a) Bangladesh
(a) Dr. Jitendra Singh (b) India
(b) Giriraj Singh (c) Sri Lanka
(c) Arjun Munda (d) Pakistan
(d) None of these
241. In July 2024, how much money has PM Modi (b) Norway
announced to give to each house under the Surya (c) Vietnam
Ghar Yojana? (d) Venezuela
(a) Rs 50,000 249. Sado gold mine was recently declared a UNESCO
(b) Rs 75,000 World Heritage Site, in which country is it located?
(c) Rs 80,000 (a) China
(d) Rs 1,00,000 (b) South Africa
242. Who took oath as the new Governor of Assam? (c) Japan
(a) Himanta Biswa Sarma (d) India
(b) Vijay Bishnoi 250. Manika Batra has become the first Indian to reach
(c) Laxman Prasad Acharya the Round of 16 of the singles competition of the
(d) Santosh Kumar Gangwar Olympic Games, she is associated with which sport?
243. Who is the first Indian to win two medals in a single (a) Table Tennis
Olympics after independence? (b) Shooting
(a) PV Sindhu (c) Wrestling
(b) Manu Bhaker (d) Boxing
(c) Manika Batra 251. Who has been appointed as the Director General of
(d) Mirabai Chanu Army's Medical Service?
244. Which is the first country in the world to issue the (a) Lieutenant General Sadhana Saxena Nair
first postage stamp on Ram Lalla of Ayodhya? (b) Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi
(a) India (c) Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Singh
(b) Bhutan (d) Lieutenant General Dheeraj Seth
(c) Laos 252. Who has been selected as the new Chairman of
(d) Japan Union Public Service Commission?
245. Which country will host the Asia Cup in the year (a) Preeti Sudan
2025? (b) Ajay Kumar Sinha
(a) Sri Lanka (c) Syed Akbaruddin
(b) Pakistan (d) Stuti Singh
(c) India 253. Air Force's 'Tarang Shakti' exercise will be held in
(d) Bangladesh which country?
246. Who became the world's youngest and fastest para (a) Japan
swimmer to cross the English Channel in July 2024? (b) Thailand
(a) Dhanushkodi (c) Bangladesh
(b) Jiya Roy (d) India
(c) Nishad Lohia 254. Which state has launched 'Goem Vinamuly Vijay
(d) None of these Yevjan' scheme to increase solar rooftop capacity?
247. Asia's first low carbon zinc was launched in which of (a) Maharashtra
the following countries? (b) Gujarat
(a) China (c) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Japan (d) Goa
(c) Singapore 255. Masoud Pezeshkian took oath as the President of
(d) India which country?
248. In July 2024, Nicolas Maduro was elected President (a) Iran
of which country? (b) Iraq
(a) Spain (c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Qatar (c) Sri Lanka

256. Which financial regulator has recently launched (d) Pakistan
SEVA chatbot? 259. The Indian delegation has achieved remarkable
(a) SEBI success at the 54th International Physics Olympiad
(b) SIDBI 2024 in Isfahan, Iran. All five Indian participants won
(c) NABARD 2 gold and 3 silver medals. What is the rank of India
(d) Exim Bank in the country-wise medal table?
257. Indian team has won _____ gold, _____ silver and ____ (a) 2nd
bronze medals in the 56th International Chemistry (b) 3rd
Olympiad. (c) 4th
(a) 1,2,1 (d) 5th
(b) 2,1,1 260. Recently, in which Tiger Reserve a wind turbine has
(c) 1,1,1 been installed for power generation?
(d) 1,1,2 (a) Kanha Tiger Reserve
258. Which of the following country will host the Asia (b) Periyar Tiger Reserve
Cup in 2027? (c) Bandipur Tiger Reserve
(a) India (d) Manas Tiger Reserve
(b) Bangladesh
ANSWER KEY
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
(d) (c) (d) (c) (d) (b) (d) (c) (d) (d)
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
(b) (b) (b) (d) (a) (b) (a) (b) (d) (a)
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
(b) (c) (c) (d) (c) (a) (a) (c) (c) (a)
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
(b) (d) (a) (c) (c) (a) (a) (b) (b) (a)
41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
(b) (a) (c) (a) (c) (d) (d) (d) (c) (d)
51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
(b) (a) (b) (d) (d) (b) (a) (b) (c) (b)
61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
(b) (d) (b) (d) (c) (c) (b) (a) (a) (b)
71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
(c) (b) (a) (b) (a) (a) (d) (c) (a) (d)
81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
(d) (c) (b) (b) (b) (b) (d) (b) (c) (d)
91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
(a) (c) (a) (b) (a) (d) (a) (d) (b) (a)
101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
(d) (d) (a) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (c) (b)
111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
(a) (a) (b) (b) (b) (c) (a) (c) (d) (c)
121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130.
(d) (b) (a) (b) (a) (c) (b) (b) (b) (a)
131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140.
(c) (c) (a) (a) (a) (c) (b) (a) (d) (a)
141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150.
(d) (a) (c) (a) (b) (c) (b) (b) (c) (b)
151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160.
(b) (a) (c) (c) (a) (c) (c) (b) (d) (b)
161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170.
(d) (c) (d) (c) (a) (c) (c) (c) (d) (b)
171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180.
(d) (a) (a) (b) (b) (a) (c) (b) (b) (a)
181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190.
(d) (b) (c) (d) (b) (b) (d) (a) (d) (a)
191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200.
(a) (c) (c) (c) (a) (b) (b) (c) (b) (a)
201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210.
(b) (c) (a) (a) (c) (c) (b) (b) (a) (d)
211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220.
(c) (b) (c) (d) (c) (a) (a) (d) (c) (a)
221. 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230.
(d) (c) (a) (b) (a) (c) (d) (d) (a) (d)
231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240.
(c) (d) (a) (d) (c) (c) (b) (a) (c) (c)
241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. 250.
(b) (c) (b) (c) (c) (b) (d) (d) (c) (a)
251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260.
(a) (a) (d) (d) (a) (a) (a) (b) (c) (b)
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Test RanKING JULY, 2024

 Defense News Appointments

 International News  Schemes

 Science and  Economics

 Brand Ambassador  Deaths

 Awards  Other Main News

 Important Days  Practice Questions

RCB appoints Dinesh Karthik as batting

 Argentina regained the top spot after successfully

Argentina wins Copa America title

 It was founded in 1967 as the International Squash

Smriti Mandhana becomes highest run-

 The 2026 edition of this prestigious tournament will format.

 The Alps are located on the border of France and years.

Italy.  13 matches will be played in Men's Asia Cup 2024.

  6 teams India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and

Gagan Narang will be the Chef-de- INS Shivalik participates in RIMPAC-24

 The Indian contingent comprising 45 personnel is

DRDO recently successfully tested the first

Supreme Court to have 34 judges

The first train ran on the Chenab Bridge on

 The concept of ''Republic'' has been associated with

The Darbar Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan has

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

UN agency UNODC releases annual World

 The US will host a 3-day NATO summit in

US to host NATO summit in Washington

 better in this quadrennial event.

 The morale of the athletic contingent has been

Aditya L1 completes first orbit of halo

NASA created history by discovering 6

Brand Ambassador management strategies, which promote a

Agriculture Leadership Awards 2024:

mindset, strangled the soul of Indian democracy by 

 Dick Schoof, the former head of the Dutch

Sadhana Saxena will be the first woman

Starmer will now become the 58th Prime

 Justice Sarangi, who has 27 years of legal experience

Masoud Pezeshkian elected new President

  BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced this on Tuesday.

Support Ranking - India rises 2 places to

The country's first cruise running on green

NITI Aayog launches 'Sampoornata done here.

TATA Power Solar Systems Limited All government buildings to be solar

Telangana CM launches ₹1 lakh aid for

India's GDP growth rate will be 7% in  February 2024 – 09%

 Scientists have discovered artwork depicting three

was deployed in the sea in the Russian city

Mizoram's Aizawl will be the fourth capital

 The number of tiger deaths in 2023 is also the

72. Global Energy Independence Day is celebrated on (d) Tokyo

(d) Anurag Thakur (d) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Squash (b) China

(a) Mizoram 191. The Department of School Education and Literacy

(a) 5 thousand crores (d) Fourth

(d) Qatar (c) Sri Lanka

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