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1. Etalin hydroelectric project, which was seen in the news, is proposed to be set up in which state/UT? Punjab Arunchal Pradesh Rajasthan Kerala 2. Which state announced ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ and ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics’? Chhattisgarh Rajasthan Punjab Manipur 3. As per the recent NSO Update (June 2022), what is the GDP growth estimate of India in 2021-22? 8.5 per cent 8.7 per cent 8.9 per cent 9.2 per cent 4. What are the new annual premium rates of PMJJBY and PMSBY respectively, with effect from June 1, 2022? Rs 520 and Rs 40 Rs 436 and Rs 20 Rs 400 and Rs 40 Rs 350 and Rs 30 5. What is the fiscal deficit recorded in India for 2021-22 (in percentage of GDP)? 7.51 % 7.01 % 6.71 % 6.21 % 6. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of NARCL (National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd)? Urjit Patel Natarajan Sundar Ashwani Bhatia Nitin Chugh 7. What is the theme of the ‘World No Tobacco Day 2022’? Tobacco: A Threat to our Humanity Tobacco: A Threat to our Enviornment Tobacco: A Threat to our Health Dangers of Smoking 8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’ in which city? Pune Shimla Varnasi Gandhi Nagar 9. India signed the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) annual report with which country? Nepal Bangladesh Pakistan China 10. Which company took over Ford’s passenger vehicle manufacturing plant at Sanand in Gujarat? Ola Tata Motors Mahindra and Mahindra Hyundai 11. As per the RBI Annual Report, what is the trend of total number of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in 2021-22, compared to previous year? Increased Decrased Remained Same Not Calculated 12. Which is the nodal agency of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)? ICMR AIIMS NHA Niti Aayog 13. Which institution released a book on the basics of AI titled ‘AI for Everyone’? NITI Aayog World Economic Forum World Bank INDIAai 14. The Centre has recently proposed a scheme worth Rs 1,000 crore to invite private companies to set up manufacturing zones in which sector? Automobiles Textile Semi-conductor Chips Renewable energy 15. ‘Operation Rakth Chandan’ was associated with which institution? Narcotics Control Bureau Indian Army Indian Navy Directorate of Revenue Intelligence 16. Which country has recently signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Arab Emirates? Australia Israel France Italy 17. Which state is the top sugar producer of India in 2021-22? Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Gujarat Karnataka 18. Which institution released the report titled ‘Tobacco: Poisoning Our Planet’? NITI Aayog World Health Organization UNICEF Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 19. Which institution recently unveiled ‘Param Ananta’ Super Computer? IIT Guwahati NIT Tiruchirappalli IIT Gandhinagar IIT Madras 20. The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) has been extended till which year? 2023-24 2024-25 2029-30 2025-26

Union Cabinet gave its nod for the reduction of the price of a domestic LPG cylinder by ₹200. Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directs Karnataka to ensure 5,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water for Tamil Nadu. India lodges strong protest with China over new map, showing all of Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin, and other parts within its borders. Indian Army signs deals for 130 tethered drones and 19 tank-driving simulators. Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, has confirmed the presence of sulphur on the moon’s surface, near its south pole. Gujarat government raises OBC quota to 27% in local bodies. Centre extends deadline till December 31 for enabling Aadhaar-based payment for MGNREGA workers. Tata has announced the introduction of its new brand identity, TATA.ev, for the electric vehicle business. India’s move to impose a 20% duty on exports of parboiled rice prompted buyers and sellers to postpone shipments of about 5,00,000 metric tonne (mt) Billie Jean King celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to men and women. England Women’s match fees equalised with England Men’s, announces England Cricket Board (ECB). Wawrinka becomes oldest man to win singles clash at US Open since 1992.

The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 is expected to touch down on the surface of the moon on August 23: ISRO. An unmanned testing aircraft of DRDO crashed on a farmland in Karnataka. India-USA announces first Joint Call for proposal under MeitY-NSF research collaboration. Government to organize 3-day national workshop on localization of sustainable development goals in gram panchayats. The four-day Youth 20  Summit- 2023 concluded with the unanimous adoption of the Y20 Communique. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a four day visit to South Africa and Greece. The Chintan Shivir of the Ministry of Finance began at the Statue of Unity, Gujarat. 1,400 tonnes of onions have been sent to markets, buffer stock raised to 5 lakh tonnes. IREDA signs MoU with Government, Revenue Target for 2023-24 set at ₹ 4,350 crores. EPFO adds 17.89 lakh net members in June this year. Akhil Sheoran clinched the bronze and the Olympic quota in the 50-metre rifle 3-position event in the World Championship. Grand Master Magnus Carlsen has booked his spot in the 2023 FIDE World Cup final.

• The countdown begins for the launch of Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar probe. • Commencement of the third Sherpas G20 meeting in Hampi, Karnataka. • Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission won the SKOCH Award in State of Governance in India 2047 in the Gold category. • The Ministry of Space should transfer technology related to Small Satellite Launcher (SSLV) to eligible Indian companies. • Where tomatoes are bought from the south and west to sell them in the cities in the north. • Ministry of Defense and FSSAI signed MoU to promote use of millet. • Disputes in Myanmar and the South China Sea are high on the agenda of the ASEAN meeting in Indonesia. • North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the Pyongyang region into waters off its east coast. • Pakistan received final IMF approval for a $3 billion loan under standby provisions • NASA uses new photos to celebrate the anniversary of the Webb telescope. • India’s Nishad Kumar won silver in men’s high jump at the International Para Athletics Championships. • Wimbledon Tennis: India’s Rohan Bopanna and his partner Matthew Ebden will compete in the men’s second round. • US Open Super 300 badminton tournament: Indian tourney PV Sindhu defeated American opponent Disha Gupta. • Israel’s parliament has approved a law that would limit the powers of the Supreme Court. The vote resulted in a 64-56 majority in favor, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition ruling the opposition. Government protesters were forcibly removed from the building before the election, prompting police complaints. • The Telangana High Court recently ruled in a landmark case, declaring the Telangana Eunuch Law unconstitutional. The law, as it has been in place since 1919, was found to be discriminatory and a violation of the human rights of the transgender community • The aviation education scene in India has seen a major boost with the establishment of the first Flight Training Organization (FTO) in Tamil Nadu by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). • Telangana Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Kerala Chief Justice S. The President appointed Venkatanarayana Bhatti as a judge of the Supreme Court. • The Chief Electoral Officer of India, Shri Rajiv Kumar, along with representatives from the Election Commission of India (ECI), recently attended the 11th Board meeting of the Association of Global Electoral Bodies (A-WEB) in Cartagena, Colombia. • Luis Suárez Miramontes, also known as the ‘Golden Galician’, has sadly died at the age of 88. He was the only Spaniard to win football’s most prestigious award, the Ballon d’Or. Hailing from Galicia in northwestern Spain, Suárez had many successes in Italy with Inter, where he lifted trophies such as the European Cup in 1964 and 1965, as well as three Italian league titles.

1. Laser Advancements of Next-Generation Compact Environments (LANCE) is associated with which country? [A]Russia [B]Ukraine [C]USA [D] UK 2. Which is the host country of the ‘Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC)’? [A]Australia [B]USA [C]New Zealand [D] India 3.Which institution funds and manages iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence)? [A]Defence Innovation Organization (DIO) [B] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) [C] Bhabha Atomic Research Centre [D] Indian Institute of Science   4. The Indian Navy recently received two MH-60 R multirole helicopters from which country? [A] Russia [B] United States [C] Israel [D] France   5. Which organisation test-fired indigenously developed laser-guided ATGMs? [A] HAL [B] DRDO [C] BEL [D] BHEL   6. The women crew led by Lt Commander Aanchal Sharma which completed surveillance mission, is associated with which armed force? [A] Indian Air Force [B] Indian Navy [C] Indian Army [D] Indian Coast Guard   7.For the first time, a U.S. Navy Ship arrived in India for carrying out repairs and services, at which shipyard? [A] Cochin Shipyard [B] L&T Shipyard [C] Mazagon Shipyard [D] Garden Reach Shipbuilders   8.President’s Tatrakshak Medal (PTM) is awarded to which Indian armed force? [A] Indian Army [B] Indian Navy [C] Indian Coast Guard [D] Indian Air Force   9.Which country is the host of ‘Ulchi Freedom Shield’ military exercise? [A] South Korea [B] Japan [C] China [D] Russia   10.Which organisation manufactures the ‘Pinaka enhanced range rockets’? [A] BEL [B] DRDO [C] HAL [D] BDL   11.Which ship building company has been conferred with the Green Channel Certification by Ministry of Defence? [A] Goa Shipyard [B] Cochin Shipyard [C] Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers [D] Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders   12.Which city played host to the harbour phase of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22)? [A] Mumbai [B] Vishakhapatnam [C] Goa [D] Kochi   13.Which Naval ship has been decommissioned recently after 32 years of its service? [A] INS Amrit [B] INS Ajay [C] INS Akshay [D] INS Abhaya   14.Which country is the host of the multinational Naval Exercise Kakadu-2022? [A] USA [B] Australia [C] France [D] Italy   15.Which country hosts the ‘IBSAMAR multinational maritime exercise’ in 2022? [A] India [B] South Africa [C] Brazil [D] Japan                    

• Rajasthan approves the plan to start Teacher Interface for Excellence (TIE) program. •The Indian Prime Minister inaugurated the 2023 host conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan. • Tamil Nadu issues guidelines for implementation of “Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam” (Tax Scheme for Women). • Leaders and representatives from NATO countries begin to gather in Vilnius, Lithuania for a joint conference. • UN says India is seeing a significant reduction in poverty with 41.5 million people getting out of it in 15 years. • Disputes in Myanmar and the South China Sea are high on the agenda of the ASEAN meeting in Indonesia. • Rutte, the longest-serving Dutch Prime Minister, left politics after 13 years in power. • Solomon Islands and China signed an agreement on police, economy and technology. • Stefanos Tsitsipas exits Wimbledon, losing to unseeded American Christopher Eubanks. • India beat Indonesia 3-1 in the fourth round of the Asian Junior Badminton Championship in Yogyakarta. • The Indian National Sports Team has been named the best sports team in Asia • India won a medal at the 34th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2023 held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates from July 3 to July 11, 2023, thanks to every student who won a gold medal! This is the first time that India has achieved all the gold status and surpassed the number of medals in the IBO. • Program of WCD ministry under Nirbhaya Fund for health care and support for POCSO affected people • Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi hailed the Guinness World Record for the ‘largest display of Lambani items’ with a total of 1755 items at the third meeting of the G20 Culture Task Force in Hampi, Karnataka.

The government has appointed 1989 batch IAS officer and information secretary, K Rajaraman, as the chairman of the International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA) for the next three years, or until he turns 65.• Members of Congress have approved the Data Protection Bill 2022 which is expected to be tabled in the Monsoon session of Parliament for discussion and passage. • China released a national open-source system called OpenKylin for computers. The Banking Association of India has set up a five-member task force to implement the recommendations of the RBI Committee on “Role of Asset Recovery Institutions”. • Odisha CM, Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Ama Pokhari’ Yojana to make around 2,000 water pipes available in 115 Urban Local Bodies in the state  Gujarat Government has signed six MoUs with people’s companies for mangrove plantation under MISHTI program. • Voyager Space has entered into an agreement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to promote cooperation in space launches and access to the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from NSIL.  The Central Government has issued a notification to bring the Tax Network (GSTN) under the purview of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Information stored in GSTN can now be shared under PMLA. • The GST Network (GSTN) has launched a geocoding service for all states and UTs, which converts addresses or location details into geographic coordinates Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the 2023 F1 British Grand Prix title, held at Silverstone Circuit, England. • Lando Norris for McLaren finished second and Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes finished third on the podium. Gukesh defeats Viswanathan Anand in the eighth round of Rapid event of the 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz tournament. Canada Open: Lakshya Sen beats Kenta Nishimoto of Japan to enter final. International Tennis Federation awarded Justine Henin its highest honour, the Philippe Chatrier Award.

1.Recently, with which country, India has inked a deal to procure assault rifles for the Indian Army? [A] Israel [B] Russia [C] United States [D] Canada 2.Recently, with which country India has conducted naval exercise in the South China Sea? [A] Philippines [B] Malaysia [C] Thailand [D] Indonesia 3.“Snowfield Duty-2021” is a military exercise conducted by which country? [A] USA [B] India [C] China [D] Pakistan 4.Which country hosted the 6th Edition of SCO Exercise Peaceful Mission 2021? [A] China [B] India [C] Russia [D] USA 5.‘Web-based project monitoring portal’ for Military Engineer services (MES), has been developed by which institution? [A] DRDO [B] BISAG-G [C] CDAC [D] NIELIT 6.Which country has recently deployed Pinaka and Smerch Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems (MRLS)? [A] China [B] India [C] Bangladesh [D] Russia 7.What is the name of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile, recently test-fired by India? [A] Rudra V [B] Agni V [C] Dhruv V [D] Vishakh V 8.India’s first indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb (LRB) has been developed by which organisation? [A] ISRO [B] DRDO [C] HAL [D] NSIL 9.Who is set to succeed Admiral Karambir Singh as the Chief of Naval Staff? [A] R Hari Kumar [B] Hari Shankar [C] Mukundan [D] Ashif Aslam 10.India signs agreement for procurement of 6 lakh AK-203 rifles from which country? [A] Israel [B] Russia [C] France [D] USA 11.Which Indian Armed Force hosts the country’s largest multilateral exercise ‘Milan’? [A] Indian Army [B] Indian Navy [C] Indian Air Force [D] Indian Coast Guard 12.The world’s largest aircraft, An-225, nicknamed ‘Mriya’ was owned by which country? [A] Russia [B] Ukraine [C] USA [D] France 13.India accidentally fired a Missile into which neighbouring country, due to technical malfunction? [A] Bangladesh [B] Sri Lanka [C] Pakistan [D] Myanmar 14.Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), seen in the news recently, is located in which Indian state? [A] Kerala [B] Uttarakhand [C] Himachal Pradesh [D] Maharashtra 15.Who chairs the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in India? [A] Prime Minister [B] Union Defence Minister [C] Union Defence Minister and Finance Minister [D] Finance Commission Chairman 16.Which Naval Ship was recently presented the prestigious President’s Colour? [A] INS Valsura [B] INS Gomati [C] INS Brahmaputra [D] INS Betwa 17.Project-75 (India) or P-75I is associated with which Indian Armed Force? [A] Indian Air Force [B] Indian Army [C] Indian Navy [D] Indian Coast Guard 18.The Air Force test-fired the extended-range BrahMos missile for the first time from which air craft [A] Su-30 MKI aircraft [B] Dassault Rafale [C] HAL Tejas [D] MiG-21 19.‘Ex SAMPRITI-X’ is a joint military training exercise between India and which country? [A] Sri Lanka [B] Japan [C] Bangladesh [D] France 20.What is the name of the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), which was recently tested by DRDO? [A] Akash [B] Abhyas [C] Akshara [D] Apsara