In the Quiz 23 July current affairs shorts, today we covered most important topics like the formal signing of the India–UK Free Trade Agreement, RBI’s policy updates on Religare Finvest and forex purchases, and Vice President Dhankhar’s resignation.

Defence buffs can test themselves on the induction of AH-64E Apache helicopters and the new mandate for Turtle Excluder Devices.
while environment and infrastructure come into play with Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision exercise and the inauguration of a 435 MW solar plant in Rajasthan.
You’ll revisit Maharashtra’s decision to grant agricultural status to livestock and poultry farming and celebrate Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem winning the Open-Source GIS Cohort Award
Q1) Which conservation device was made mandatory in nine coastal states as per a parliamentary statement on July 23, 2025?
Q2) Under the Cruise Bharat Mission, the Government of India plans to launch how many river cruise circuits across 14 states by 2027?
Q3) National Broadcasting Day in India commemorates the first organised radio broadcast on which date?
Q4) Which district in Telangana received the Open-Source GIS Cohort Award for public-centric innovations using geographic information systems?
Q5) On July 23, 2025, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi with the Director General of which country’s Ministry of Defence to deepen defence cooperation?
Q6) Through which messaging platform can users access the Skill India Assistant (SIA)?
Q7) First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath will leave the IMF at the end of which month in 2025 to rejoin the Harvard Economics Faculty?
Q8) Which state became the first in India to grant agricultural status to livestock and poultry farming, thereby extending subsidies and institutional credit to these farmers?
Q9) The Bureau of Indian Standards announced that 9 Karat gold jewellery will be brought under mandatory hallmarking effective from __________.
Q10) Which new component was introduced in the Global Findex Database 2025?
Q11) The 435 MW Gorbea Solar Power Project in Rajasthan was inaugurated by Union Minister ___________.
Q12) According to the RBI’s July 2025 bulletin, how much did the central bank net purchase in the foreign exchange market in May 2025?
Q13) Who accepted Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation on July 23, 2025?
Q14) What percentage of electors in Bihar were covered under the Special Intensive Revision exercise, as announced on July 23, 2025?
Q15) Which tribunal dismissed the Congress party’s appeal for tax exemption in a ₹199 crore case on July 23, 2025?
Q16) Which ministry launched the Skill India Assistant (SIA) chatbot to enhance access to skilling and employment-related services?
Q17) On which date is National Flag Day observed in India in 2025?
Q18) Which attack helicopter did the Indian Army induct from the United States on July 23, 2025?
Q19) India took a firm stand defending its purchase of oil from which country, stating “energy security is top priority,” on July 23, 2025?
Q20) Which non-banking financial company had its Corrective Action Plan withdrawn by the Reserve Bank of India, effective July 23, 2025?
Q21) ‘Adi ShaPaTH’ is a half-day interactive session organized by which Ministry to foster partnerships for tribal development?
Q22) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit which country on July 23–24, 2025, to formally sign the landmark India–UK Free Trade Agreement?
Q23) L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd will set up India’s largest green hydrogen plant at which refinery?
Q24) The operational guidelines for the SASCI scheme were issued by which ministry?
Q25) Which company launched India’s first AI-powered fintech platform, Nxtbanking?