National Current Affairs July 2025 – Quiz (Part 1): MCQs for Bank, SSC & Railway
National Current Affairs July 2025 – Quiz (Part 1) covers national updates that matter for exams. This quiz keeps it simple: clear questions from government decisions, schemes, infrastructure, energy, environment, and railways.
National Current Affairs July 2025 – Quiz (Part 1)
The PM’s release of a ₹100 coin and a commemorative stamp at Acharya Vidyanand Ji Maharaj’s centenary, the Cabinet’s ₹1 lakh crore RDI Scheme, CEA’s MoU with IIT Roorkee, and the renaming of NIPCCD to SPNIWCD.
Rail & tech highlights: CRIS launched the RailOne super app; C-FLOOD flood forecasting went live under the National Supercomputing Mission; C-DOT began nationwide cell-broadcast alert tests; the first ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue included Timor-Leste; and new REIA guidelines require a CERC Category-I trading licence.
Environment & energy: Project Elephant prioritised 77 railway stretches for mitigation; Kerala topped the 2020–25 MEE rankings; Adani Green crossed 15,000 MW; and a PSA report points to Battery Electric Trucks leading decarbonisation of M&HDT.
Defence, industry & misc: DAC cleared 10 proposals under Buy (Indian-IDDM); DRDO’s NPOL teamed with Australia on undersea surveillance; RITES won a $3.6m loco order; RVC, Meerut got India’s first WOAH-recognised EDFC; and 6-year-old Teghbir Singh summited Mt. Elbrus.
Q1) In June 2025, which company became the first in India’s renewable-energy sector to exceed 15,000 MW of installed operational capacity?
Explanation:On 30 June 2025, AGEL announced its operational capacity reached 15,539.9 MW the first and only Indian RE player above 15 GW. The milestone was driven by additions at Khavda, Gujarat; mix includes ~11,005.5 MW solar, ~1,977.8 MW wind, and ~2,556.6 MW hybrid. Target: 50 GW by 2030; leadership note: CEO Ashish Khanna.
Q2) At the centenary celebrations of Acharya Shri 108 Vidyanand Ji Maharaj on 28 June 2025, what did the Prime Minister release?
Explanation:On 28 June 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, the Prime Minister addressed the centenary event where a ₹100 commemorative coin and a commemorative postage stamp were released; he was also honoured with the title “Dharma Chakravarti”.
Q3) On 1 July 2025, the ‘RailOne’ super app was launched at an event marking the 40th Foundation Day of which organisation?
Explanation:The Railway Minister launched RailOne at India Habitat Centre on 1 July 2025 during the 40th Foundation Day of Centre for Railway Information Systems CRIS. The app unifies passenger services. UTS unreserved tickets via R-Wallet(3% discount), live train tracking, grievance redressal (Rail Madad), e-catering, porter & last-mile taxi and enables Single Sign-On (SSO) with mPIN/biometric, supporting existing RailConnect/UTS credentials.
Q4) In July 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser released “ZET Adoption in India and Its Impact on Emission and Energy.” Which drivetrain does the report project to lead decarbonisation of India’s M&HDT sector by mid-century?
Explanation:On 1 July 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) released a report assessing India’s Medium & Heavy-Duty Trucks (M&HDT) and projecting a transition to Battery Electric Trucks (BET) to cut emissions and fuel use by mid-century. Exam cues: releasing body — Office of PSA; focus — ZET adoption; technology — BET; leadership note — Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, PSA to GoI.
Q5) In July 2025, GoI renamed NIPCCD as which institute?
Explanation:The Ministry of Women & Child Development announced that the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) is now the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD). Key exam cues: HQ—New Delhi; existing regional centres Bengaluru, Guwahati, Lucknow, Indore, Mohali; a new Ranchi centre was slated for inauguration on 4 July 2025 supporting training for flagship missions. Minister: Annpurna Devi.
Q6) In July 2025, the Defence Acquisition Council cleared 10 capital acquisition proposals under which procurement category?
Explanation:On 3 July 2025, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 proposals worth about ₹1.05 lakh crore, all under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category to prioritise indigenous design, development and manufacturing for the Tri-Services.
Q7) Under the Ministry of Power’s June 28, 2025 REIA guidelines, which regulator must issue the Category-I electricity trading licence required for eligibility?
Explanation:The guidelines require Indian companies (under the Companies Act, 2013) to hold a Category-I electricity trading licence issued by CERC. Other key facts: net worth > ₹500 crore, long-term credit rating ‘A’ or above, and Board approval are mandatory, The designation is valid for five years and procurement must use CERC-notified e-bidding platforms, with subsidiaries barred from bidding to avoid conflicts.
Q8) On 1 July 2025, the Union Cabinet approved which scheme with a ₹1 lakh crore corpus to provide long-tenor, low/ nil-interest financing for private-sector R&D in strategic and sunrise domains?
Explanation:The Cabinet cleared the RDI Scheme (Research, Development & Innovation) with a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore, designed to spur private investment in R&D via long-term financing/ refinancing at low or nil interest. Governance: ANRF Governing Board (chaired by the PM) gives strategic direction; DST is the nodal department; funding flows through an ANRF Special Purpose Fund to second-level fund managers and may also back a Deep-Tech Fund of Funds. Corpus : ₹1 lakh crore.
Q9) In June 2025, who became the world’s youngest to summit Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak?
Explanation:On 28 June 2025, Teghbir Singh (age 6 years 9 months 4 days) reached the summit of Mount Elbrus in *Russia*’s Kabardino–Balkaria. He received an official Mountain Climbing Certificate from the region’s Mountaineering, Rock Climbing and Sports Tourism Federation, recording him as the “youngest summiter on Mount Elbrus”. Elbrus as Europe’s highest peak.
Q10) The Unified Inundation Forecasting System “C-FLOOD” launched in July 2025 is executed under which national mission?
Explanation:On 2 July 2025 in New Delhi, Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil inauguratedC-FLOOD, a web platform giving two-day, village-level inundation forecasts and water-level predictions. The initiative is executed under NSM, jointly steered by MeitY and DST; it is collaboratively developed by C-DAC (Pune) and CWC, with NRSC contributions for river-basin modelling.
Q11) In June 2025, which organisation developed India’s indigenous Cell Broadcast disaster alert system that began nationwide testing?
Explanation:The Department of Telecommunications, with NDMA, began nationwide tests of an indigenous Cell Broadcast alert system in June 2025. It is developed by C-DOT, supports the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) recommended by ITU, broadcasts geo-targeted messages to all phones in an area even when networks are congested, complements the SMS-based SACHET system, and is operational across all 36 States/UTs with alerts in 19+ Indian languages. Leadership note: Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, C-DOT.
Q12) In July 2025, CEA signed an MoU with which IIT for power-sector research and capacity building?
Explanation:The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) inked an MoU with IIT Roorkee to collaborate on power-sector research & capacity building, including grid reliability/resilience, renewable-energy integration, power-system planning and tools, supporting India’s net-zero by 2070 goals; signatories: Ghanshyam Prasad (Chairperson, CEA) and Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant (Director, IIT Roorkee).
Q13) In July 2025, under the India–UAE CEPA framework, which ministerial pair discussed collaboration in green steel and high-grade aluminium?
Explanation:On 1 July 2025, Union Steel Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy met Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri (UAE Minister of Economy) to advance industrial cooperation under CEPA, with focus on green steel and high-grade aluminium. Key cues: proposal for a Joint Working Group (JWG) and CPSE outreach—SAIL, NMDC, MECON establishing offices in Dubai to strengthen trade and resource security.
Q14) As per NITI Aayog’s July 2025 report “Chemical Industry: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chains”, what target share of global chemical value chains is set for 2040?
Explanation:Released on 3 July 2025, the report aims to raise India’s Global Value Chains (GVC) share from 3.5% (2023) to 5–6% by 2030 and 12% by 2040, alongside a vision of USD 1 trillion chemical output.
Q15) After field surveys under Project Elephant (2025), how many railway stretches were prioritised for mitigation to reduce elephant–train collisions?
Explanation:A government report noted surveys across 127 stretches spanning 3,452.4 km, based on wildlife movement, 77 stretches (totalling 1,965.2 km) in 14 states were prioritised for site-specific mitigation (e.g., fencing, early-warning, speed management). Exam cues: ministry MoEFCC; leadership — Union Minister Bhupender Yadav; focus — human–elephant conflict mitigation.
Q16) In the 2020–25 Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of protected areas, which state topped the state rankings?
Explanation:The repeat Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) cycle (2020–25) assessed 438 protected areas, with the national mean at 64.41% (Good). Kerala led the state table with a 76.22% mean and was the only state rated “Very Good”; Chandigarh topped among UTs at 85.16%. Key fact: Eravikulam National Park scored 92.97% (joint highest with Dachigam NP). Event note: the report was released during ICCON 2025 at WII, Dehradun by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.
Q17) In July 2025, which entity placed a USD 3.6 million order with RITES for two fully overhauled Cape-gauge ALCO diesel-electric locomotives to be deployed across Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana?
Explanation:RITES (Gurugram-based PSU; CMD Rahul Mithal) received a USD 3.6 million purchase order from African Rail Company to supply and commission two overhauled ALCO locomotives (Cape gauge) for deployment across Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana. The contract includes commissioning, warranty support, and completion within about nine months.
Q18) At the first ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue (June 2025), which non-ASEAN country joined the 10 ASEAN members as a participant?
Explanation:India hosted the first ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue in Chennai, inaugurated by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (MoPSW). Delegations came from all ten ASEAN countries plus Timor-Leste. The meet also highlighted India’s plan to professionalise 5,000 km of navigable waterways to boost cruise connectivity under Sagarmala.
Q19) India’s first WOAH-recognised Equine Disease-Free Compartment (EDFC) is located at which facility?
Explanation:On 3 July 2025, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) recognised India’s firstEquine Disease-Free Compartment (EDFC) at the RVC Centre & College, Meerut. The EDFC enables international movement of Indian sport horses in line with global biosecurity norms and records freedom from major equine diseases.
Q20) In July 2025, India and Australia launched a three-year undersea surveillance research project. Which DRDO lab is India’s partner?
Explanation:On 3 July 2025, Australia’s Department of Defence announced a three-year project between DSTG (Information Sciences Division) and DRDO’s NPOL, Kochi to enhance undersea surveillance using Towed Array Target Motion Analysis (TMA) for early detection and tracking of submarines and AUVs.
