States in News July 2025 | Current Affairs MCQ Quiz (Part-2)

States in News July 2025 | Current Affairs MCQ Quiz (Part-2) brought another wave of high-yield state and UT updates. This Part 2 quiz focuses on exam-relevant items across governance, tech, economy, social welfare, energy, defence and transport.

States in News July 2025 | Current Affairs MCQ Quiz (Part-2),Odisha’s WINDS
States in News July 2025 | Current Affairs MCQ Quiz (Part-2)

Governance and tech highlights include Odisha’s WINDS MoU with Skymet, Indore’s QR-based digital house address pilot, Himachal Pradesh’s FaceAuth for PDS plus “My Deed” under NGDRS for one-visit land registration, and Puducherry’s BHASHINI tie-up for multilingual e-governance.

Economy and infrastructure feature Maharashtra’s NCDEX-backed hedging desk in Pune, Andhra Pradesh’s Amaravati Quantum Valley Declaration targeting USD 1 billion by 2029, Rajasthan’s 435 MW Gorbea solar project, and Tripura’s ADB-backed industrial upgrades; Delhi readies Saheli Smart Cards under NCMC.

Welfare, judiciary and security updates span Punjab’s cashless health scheme, Chief Justice appointments in five High Courts, Uttar Pradesh’s UNDP disaster-management MoU, Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, Jodhpur, the ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue in Chennai, and extension of President’s Rule in Manipur.

States in News July 2025 | Current Affairs MCQ Quiz (Part-1)

Explanation: States in News July 2025 | Current Affairs MCQ Quiz (Part-2)

Q1) During his July 26–27, 2025 visit to Tamil Nadu, what project did the Prime Minister inaugurate in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin)?

Q2) In July 2025, which state announced the AI-based Smart Mosquito Surveillance System (SMoSS) to track mosquito density across 66 locations in six municipal corporations?

Q3) Which Union Minister inaugurated the 435 MW Gorbea Solar Power Project in Rajasthan in July 2025?

Q4) In July 2025, which state officially designated Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav as its State Festival?

Q5) In June 2025, Maharashtra started a Hedging Desk to help farmers manage price risk. Which pairing correctly states its location and the market institution supporting it?

Q6) Which company commissioned India’s first private test facility for the upgradation of Depleted Heavy Water (DHW) in Vapi, Gujarat in July 2025?

Q7) President’s Rule in Manipur has been extended for six months up to which date?

Q8) Which state ranked first in PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan (NAS) 2024, released in July 2025?

Q9) Under Odisha’s July 2025 MoU with Skymet for the WINDS project, what is the planned field deployment?

Q10) Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan was appointed Chief Justice of which High Court?

Q11) In July 2025, which state announced plans to build Asia’s largest jungle safari in the Aravalli hills?

Q12) The first-ever ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue (July 2025) was inaugurated in which city?

Q13) Delhi’s new ‘Saheli Smart Card’ for free bus travel (women & transgender residents) will be issued under which framework?

Q14) Parliament extended President’s Rule in which state till 13 February 2026?

Q15) Who was appointed Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 14 July 2025?

Q16) Justice Ashutosh Kumar was appointed Chief Justice of the ______ High Court.

Q17) The first ‘ODISHA TEX 2025’—a major textile & apparel industry event—was inaugurated by whom in Bhubaneswar?

Q18) The 14th edition of the India–Singapore joint military exercise “Ex Bold Kurukshetra 2025” began in which city?

Q19) In June 2025, the ‘Raj Bhavan Annadhan’ welfare scheme was launched in which state?

Q20) Where did the 14th edition of the India–Singapore joint military exercise “Ex Bold Kurukshetra 2025” begin?

Q21) Which state received Asian Development Bank (ADB) approval of about ₹975 crore to develop infrastructure in 9 industrial areas?

Q22) On 5 July 2025, Uttar Pradesh announced two pilgrimage assistance schemes for Buddhist and Sikh devotees. Which pair is correct?

Q23) In July 2025, which state became the first to formally align with the Union MoPSW’s Cruise Bharat Mission?

Q24) In July 2025, which state launched the ‘My Deed’ pilot under the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) to make land registration possible with just one office visit?

Q25) The Amaravati Quantum Valley Declaration (approved in July 2025) targets how much investment by 2029?

Q26) Where was the ‘Youth Spiritual Summit’ (theme: “Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat”) held in July 2025?

Q27) Which state launched the ‘Digi-Lakshmi’ scheme in June 2025, planning 9,034 Common Service Centres across Urban Local Bodies?

Q28) In July 2025, which UN agency did the Uttar Pradesh government sign an MoU with to strengthen disaster management across all 75 districts?

Q29) Which institution reported India’s first record of the genus Piratula by describing the wolf spider Piratula acuminata from Sagar Island (Sundarbans), West Bengal (July 2025)?

Q30) In July 2025, which state launched the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana promising universal, cashless treatment up to ₹10 lakh per family?

Q31) L&T Energy Green Tech (an L&T subsidiary) will build India’s largest green-hydrogen plant to supply 10,000 tonnes per year from 2027. At which refinery will this be set up?

Q32) On 14 July 2025, the Union Government notified appointments of Chief Justices to how many High Courts?

Q33) Which Chief Justice was transferred from Madras High Court to Rajasthan High Court?

Q34) In July 2025, which Union Territory signed an MoU with MeitY’s BHASHINI division to integrate multilingual tech into its e-governance services?

Q35) MSTC Limited: whose new corporate office in New Delhi was inaugurated in July 2025 alongside the launch of the ‘Upkaran’ e-portal operates under which Union ministry?

Q36) Which city became the first in India to roll out a QR-based digital house-address pilot in June 2025?

Q37) Which state introduced Aadhaar-based face authentication (FaceAuth) for Public Distribution System (PDS) ration delivery in July 2025?

Q38) Justice Vibhu Bakhru was appointed Chief Justice of which High Court?

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