National Current Affairs July 2025 Quiz (Part 6)

Q: The Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEX) marking 10 years in 2025 is led by which institution?

**WiFEX**—launched in the winter of *2015* at *IGI Airport, New Delhi*—is led by the **Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune**.

Q: Where will India’s first Centre of Excellence for Hornbill Conservation be established?

Tamil Nadu announced a *Centre of Excellence for Hornbill Conservation* at Anamalai Tiger Reserve (Coimbatore).

National Current Affairs July 2025 Quiz (Part 6) covers national updatesperfect for both exam prep and regular readers. Under the Cruise Bharat Mission, India will develop 51 new river cruise circuits by 2027, while IITM Pune’s WiFEX completed a decade of improving dense-fog forecasts for aviation. Governance and capacity building moved ahead with CBC’s NSCSTI 2.0 framework for training institutes.

National Current Affairs July 2025 Quiz (Part 6): Summary

#	Update (1-liner)	Authority/Leader	Key details	Date / Place
1	51 new river cruise circuits planned under Cruise Bharat Mission.	IWAI · Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways — Sarbananda Sonowal	On 47 national waterways across 14 states & 3 UTs; voyages up 371→443 YoY; Viking ‘Brahmaputra’ on NW-2.	Target 2027 • India
2	WiFEX turns 10; national fog forecasting program.	IITM Pune · MoES — Dr. M. Ravichandran	3-km probabilistic fog model; >85% accuracy for very dense fog; launched at IGI Airport with IMD/NCMRWF.	Jul 2025 • New Delhi
3	NSCSTI 2.0 accreditation framework launched.	Capacity Building Commission (CBC) — Dr. Jitendra Singh	43 metrics (from 59); integrates IKS, KCM, Amrit Gyaan Kosh; for Central/State/ULB CSTIs.	18 Jul 2025 • CSOI, New Delhi
4	GRSE launched final ASW-SWC ship INS Ajay.	GRSE · Indian Navy — Cmde P. R. Hari (Retd.)	Completes 8-ship Arnala-class; coastal/shallows ASW capability; yard ref 3034.	21 Jul 2025 • Kolkata
5	LIC–MoRD tie-up for Bima Sakhi Yojana.	LIC — R. Doraiswamy; DoRD (MoRD)	Women-only, stipendiary model; ₹7,000/₹6,000/₹5,000 per month over 3 yrs (performance-linked).	Jul 2025 • India
6	GSL launched ICG Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Prachet.	Goa Shipyard Ltd · Indian Coast Guard	114.5 m; 4,170 t; oil-spill recovery arms; ~72% indigenous content; second & final PCV.	23 Jul 2025 • Goa
7	First 3 AH-64E Apache for Indian Army arrived.	Indian Army	Batch 1 of 6 (US$600m, 2020); arrival base Hindon AFS; ops deployment planned from Jodhpur sector.	22 Jul 2025 • Hindon, Ghaziabad
8	UPI to integrate with UPU Interconnection Platform.	Department of Posts — L. K. Dash; NIPL — Ritesh Shukla	Lower-cost inward remittances via postal network; UPI + UPU-IP stack.	Jul 2025 • New Delhi
9	India’s first Hornbill Conservation CoE announced.	TN Dept. of Environment, Climate Change & Forests	At Anamalai Tiger Reserve; ₹1 crore fund; focus on Western Ghats hornbills (seed dispersers).	Jul 2025 • Coimbatore, TN
10	NE incubation centres project (Nagaland Univ. host).	IIE Guwahati (MSDE) · Sponsor: NEC	Four host institutes; top 50 startups up to ₹5 lakh seed grant; implementer IIE.	Jul 2025 • NE Region
11	Museum Roundtable on sector advancements held.	Ministry of Culture	Focus: curation/programming, design, emerging tech; future-ready museums.	24 Jul 2025 • National Museum, New Delhi
12	CARA issued directions to SARAs on counselling.	CARA (MoWCD)	Invoked Section 70(1)(a), JJ Act 2015; mandate counselling pre/during/post adoption; qualified counsellors at district/state.	7–17 Jul 2025 • New Delhi
13	“Manthan Baithak” reviewed new national cooperatives.	Ministry of Cooperation — Amit Shah	NCEL (exports), NCOL (organics), BBSSL (seeds); progress on 2 lakh PACS; White Revolution 2.0.	30 Jun 2025 • New Delhi
14	MDL to acquire ≥51% of Colombo Dockyard PLC.	Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd	Up to US$52.96m; expand shipbuilding/repair footprint in IOR; closing in ~6 months.	Jun 2025 • Colombo
15	NALSA launched Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025.	NALSA — Justice Surya Kant	Free legal-aid clinics across Zila/Rajya/Kendriya Sainik Boards for defence & CAPF families.	Jul 2025 • Srinagar (SKICC)

Explanation: National Current Affairs July 2025 Quiz (Part 6)

National Current Affairs July 2025 Quiz (Part 5)

Q1) At the “Manthan Baithak” (30 June 2025) held to mark the International Year of Cooperatives, which trio of national multi-state cooperative societies was reviewed?

(a) NCDC, NAFCUB, SFAC
(b) NAFED, NDDB, TRIFED
(c) NCCF, HAFED, GUJCOMASOL
(d) NCEL, NCOL, BBSSL

Explanation: Chaired by Amit Shah and hosted by the Ministry of Cooperation, the meet reviewed the three new national MSCS National Cooperative Export Limited (NCEL) (exports), National Cooperative Organic Limited (NCOL) (organics), and Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) (quality seeds); it also tracked progress on the plan for 2 lakh M-PACS and the cooperative-led White Revolution 2.0.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q2) Under what legal provision did CARA issue its July 2025 directions to all SARAs to strengthen counselling support at pre-, during-, and post-adoption stages?

(a) Section 70(1)(a) of the JJ Act, 2015 (as amended 2021)
(b) Regulation 10(7) of the Adoption Regulations, 2022
(c) Section 56 of the JJ Act, 2015
(d) Section 41 of the JJ Act, 2015

Explanation: CARA invoked Section 70(1)(a) of the JJ Act, 2015 to direct State Adoption Resource Agencies (SARAs) to institutionalise structured counselling. The memo mandates: designate/empanel qualified counsellors at district & state levels provide pre-adoption counselling to PAPs during the Home Study Report Reg. 10(7); ensure older children receive counselling before and during adoption Reg. 30(4)(c); and offer post-adoption counselling: MoWCD; authority: CARA.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q3) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders’ first international acquisition announced in June 2025 involves buying a controlling (≥51%) stake for up to $52.96 million in which Sri Lankan shipyard?

(a) Galle Shipyard Ltd
(b) Ceylon Ship Repairers & Builders
(c) Trincomalee Marine Works
(d) Colombo Dockyard PLC

Explanation: In June 2025, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) said it would acquire ≥51% of Colombo Dockyard PLC for up to $52.96 million, with closing expected in about six months, to expand its shipbuilding and repair footprint and strengthen India’s presence in the Indian Ocean Region.

Source: www.reuters.com

Q4) Which entities agreed in July 2025 to integrate UPI with the Universal Postal Union Interconnection Platform to lower the cost of inward remittances to India?

(a) Department of Posts & NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL)
(b) NPCI & Eurobank Cyprus
(c) Reserve Bank of India & India Post Payments Bank
(d) Ministry of External Affairs & World Bank

Explanation: India’s Department of Posts and NIPL (the international arm of NPCI) signed an agreement to build a seamless, secure, affordable channel for remittances by linking UPI with the UPU (Universal Postal Union) Interconnection Platform (IP). The UPI–UPU-IP stack is intended to cut costs for overseas Indians, expand reach through the global postal network, and modernise cross-border transfers to India. lower remittance costs.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q5) The Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEX) marking 10 years in 2025 is led by which institution?

(a) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
(b) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune
(c) National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa
(d) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata

Explanation: WiFEX—launched in the winter of 2015 at IGI Airport, New Delhi is led by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, with support from IMD and NCMRWF. The programme built a rich fog dataset and a 3-km probabilistic fog model that forecasts onset, intensity, duration and clearance with >85% accuracy forvery dense fog (visibility <200 m)crucial for aviation and transport across theIndo-Gangetic Plain. Leadership cue: MoES SecretaryDr. M. Ravichandran; IITM DirectorDr. A. Suryachandra Rao*.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q6) Where will India’s first Centre of Excellence for Hornbill Conservation be established?

(a) Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu
(b) Kali (Dandeli–Anshi) Tiger Reserve, Karnataka
(c) Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala
(d) Silent Valley National Park, Kerala

Explanation: Tamil Nadu announced a Centre of Excellence for Hornbill Conservation at Anamalai Tiger Reserve (Coimbatore), funded by ₹1 crore from the state’s Endangered Species Conservation Corpus Fund. The CoE will prioritise Western Ghats hornbills Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis), Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) and Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) vital seed dispersers that help regenerate native forests.

Source: www.thenewsminute.com

Q7) Which body is the implementing agency for the Centre’s project establishing incubation centres in Northeast institutes (under which Nagaland University will host one centre)?

(a) NITI Aayog
(b) Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati
(c) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
(d) North Eastern Council (NEC)

Explanation: The initiative “Establish, Develop & Manage Entrepreneurship Development Centres and Incubation Centres in Educational Institutes of the North Eastern Region” is implemented by the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati under MSDE, while NEC (Shillong) is the sponsor. It selects four host institutes (one is Nagaland University) and offers startup seed grants of up to ₹5 lakh to the top 50 performers.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Q8) In July 2025, LIC signed an MoU to promote Bima Sakhi Yojana in rural areas with which government body?

(a) Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development (DoRD–MoRD)
(b) National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) Secretariat
(c) Department of Financial Services, MoF
(d) Ministry of Women & Child Development

Explanation: LIC tied up with the Department of Rural Development (MoRD) to scale the women-only, stipendiary Bima Sakhi Yojana. The scheme aligns with DAY–NRLM and provides monthly stipends of ₹7,000 (Year-1), ₹6,000 (Year-2) and ₹5,000 (Year-3) subject to performance. Leadership cue: LIC MD & CEO (July 2025) R. Doraiswamy; HQ: Mumbai.

Source: licindia.in

Q9) In July 2025, GRSE launched the final ship of the eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) for the Indian Navy. Which ship was it?

(a) INS Abhay
(b) INS Agray
(c) INS Arnala
(d) INS Ajay

Explanation: On 21 July 2025, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE, Kolkata) launched INS Ajay, completing the GRSE-built eight-ship Arnala-class (ASW-SWC) series. The lead ship INS Arnala was already commissioned on 18 June 2025. Indian Navy HQ: New Delhi; GRSE CMD: Cmde P. R. Hari (Retd.).

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q10) Which shipyard launched the indigenous Pollution Control Vessel ‘Samudra Prachet’ for the Indian Coast Guard in July 2025?

(a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)
(b) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL)
(c) Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)
(d) Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)

Explanation: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) launched Samudra Prachet on 23 Jul 2025 the second and final indigenous Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) for the Indian Coast Guard.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q11) The first batch of three AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Indian Army (July 2025) arrived at which base?

(a) Jodhpur Army Aviation Base
(b) Ambala Air Force Station
(c) Hindon Air Force Station, Ghaziabad
(d) Pathankot Air Force Station

Explanation: The Indian Army received its first three AH-64E Apaches on 22 July 2025, landing at Hindon Air Force Station (Ghaziabad). They are part of a $600 million (2020) order for six helicopters; the remaining three are due by end-2025, with operational deployment planned from Jodhpur sector.

Source: www.overtdefense.com

Q12) NSCSTI 2.0—the revamped accreditation framework for Civil Service Training Institutes launched in July 2025 was developed by which body?

(a) NITI Aayog
(b) University Grants Commission (UGC)
(c) Capacity Building Commission (CBC)
(d) Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT)

Explanation: Launched on 18 July 2025 in New Delhi by Dr. Jitendra Singh, NSCSTI 2.0 was developed by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) under Mission Karmayogi. The framework streamlines evaluation to 43 metrics (down from 59), was built through consultations with 160+ CSTIs, and integrates Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), the Karmayogi Competency Model (KCM), and Amrit Gyaan Kosh (AGK) making it suitable for Central, State and ULB institutes. Ministerial cue: MoPPG&P; venue: CSOI, New Delhi.

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q13) Under NALSA’s Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025, the dedicated legal services clinics will be set up primarily in which institutional network?

(a) Zila, Rajya & Kendriya Sainik Boards
(b) District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions
(c) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan schools
(d) Common Service Centres (MeitY)

Explanation: At a North Zone Regional Conference in Srinagar (SKICC), the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launched the Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana 2025 to provide free legal aid to defence & paramilitary personnel and their families. The scheme explicitly plans a dedicated network of clinics across Zila, Rajya and Kendriya Sainik Boards, and was presided over by Justice Surya Kant (Executive Chairman, NALSA).

Source: indianexpress.com

Q14) The Ministry of Culture’s July 2025 Museum Roundtable on “Latest Advancements in the Museum Sector” was held at:

(a) Indian Museum, Kolkata
(b) Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
(c) National Museum, New Delhi
(d) NGMA, Mumbai

Explanation: On 24 July 2025, the Ministry of Culture convened the roundtable at the National Museum, New Delhi, bringing Indian and global experts to discuss museum upgrades aimed at building future-ready museums. Ministry of Culture (PIB Delhi).

Source: www.pib.gov.in

Q15) Under the Government’s Cruise Bharat Mission, how many new river cruise circuits are planned to be developed by 2027?

(a) 35
(b) 47
(c) 51
(d) 41

Explanation: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways plans 51 new river cruise circuits by 2027, spanning 47 national waterways in 14 states and 3 UTs. Momentum: voyages rose from 371 (2023–24) to 443 (2024–25) (~19.4%). Market signal: Viking ‘Brahmaputra’ slated for NW-2. Leadership cue: Sarbananda Sonowal; HQ: New Delhi.

Source: www.ndtv.com

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