Latest Current Affairs Update

Latest Current Affairs Update-16 July 2025

Who recently returned from an 18-day mission aboard the ISS, becoming the first Indian there?
A) Rakesh Sharma
B) Kalpana Chawla
C) Sunita Williams
D) Shubhanshu Shukla
Answer: D) Shubhanshu Shukla

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2. What did PM Modi credit Shukla with inspiring?
A) Technological reforms
B) A billion dreams
C) Green energy
D) Rural development
Answer: B) A billion dreams

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3. India’s retail inflation has fallen to the lowest in how many years? Latest Current Affairs Update
A) Three
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Twelve
Answer: B) Six

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4. What action are analysts calling for due to cooling inflation?
A) Increase interest rates
B) More fiscal stimulus
C) Another RBI rate cut
D) Tightened monetary policy
Answer: C) Another RBI rate cut

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5. Which country blocked the EU’s 18th sanctions package on Russia?
A) Hungary
B) Slovakia
C) Czech Republic
D) Austria
Answer: B) Slovakia

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6. What deal did the US announce for Ukraine recently?
A) Loan package
B) Patriot missile support
C) Humanitarian aid
D) Peace talks
Answer: B) Patriot missile support

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7. PM Modi’s VVIP aircraft did a trial landing at which airport?
A) Coimbatore
B) Madurai
C) Trichy
D) Tiruchirapalli
Answer: C) Trichy

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8. For what purpose was the Trichy runway trial conducted? Latest Current Affairs Update
A) New flight route
B) Security drill
C) PM visit logistics
D) Emergency evacuation test
Answer: C) PM visit logistics

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9. Whose birth anniversary did PM Modi pay homage to on July 16?
A) K. Kamaraj
B) B. Saroja Devi
C) Fauja Singh
D) Shubhanshu Shukla
Answer: A) K. Kamaraj

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10. Which education deadlines were highlighted on July 16?
A) IIT applications
B) JNU admissions
C) CBSE exams
D) NEET registration
Answer: B) JNU admissions

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11. When will PM Modi launch ₹7,200 crore projects in Motihari?
A) July 16
B) July 17
C) July 18
D) July 19
Answer: C) July 18

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12. How much railway investment is included in those Motihari projects?
A) ₹1,173 crore
B) ₹2,500 crore
C) ₹5,398 crore
D) ₹7,200 crore
Answer: C) ₹5,398 crore

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13. Which Indian nurse faces a possible execution in Yemen?
A) Nimisha Priya
B) Kiran Bedi
C) Nimisha Singh
D) Priya Sharma
Answer: A) Nimisha Priya

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14. Which country called the Dalai Lama succession a “thorn” in India ties?  Latest Current Affairs Update
A) US
B) China
C) Pakistan
D) Nepal
Answer: B) China

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15. Who is visiting China to discuss this succession issue?
A) PM Modi
B) S. Jaishankar
C) Amit Shah
D) Rajnath Singh
Answer: B) S. Jaishankar

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16. What major topic was included in India-China talks besides Dalai Lama?
A) Space collaboration
B) Rare earth minerals
C) Tourism
D) Fisheries
Answer: B) Rare earth minerals

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17. Who urged practical cooperation from the India-China meeting?
A) Xi Jinping
B) Han Zheng
C) Wang Yi
D) Kaja Kallas
Answer: B) Han Zheng

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18. Which Australian PM reaffirmed support for Taiwan’s status quo?
A) Scott Morrison
B) Malcolm Turnbull
C) Anthony Albanese
D) Kevin Rudd
Answer: C) Anthony Albanese

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19. Where did Albanese make this statement?
A) Canberra
B) Beijing
C) Shanghai
D) Sydney
Answer: C) Shanghai

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20. Which disaster occurred on July 8 in Tamil Nadu?
A) Cyclone
B) Factory fire & explosion
C) Flooding
D) Vehicle crash
Answer: B) Factory fire & explosion

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21. How many guns were recovered in Manipur on July 4?
A) 100
B) 150
C) 203
D) 250
Answer: C) 203

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22. What major bridge collapse took place on July 9? Latest Current Affairs Update
A) Pithoragarh Bridge
B) Gambhira-Mujpur Bridge
C) Mumbai Sea Link
D) Howrah Bridge
Answer: B) Gambhira-Mujpur Bridge

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23. What site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 12?
A) Konark Sun Temple
B) Maratha Military Landscapes
C) Great Living Chola Temples
D) Sundarbans
Answer: B) Maratha Military Landscapes

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24. Which flower species was discovered recently?
A) Orchis indicus
B) Begonia nyishiorum
C) Rosa malabarica
D) Lotus sikkimensis
Answer: B) Begonia nyishiorum

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25. What festival is Uttarakhand celebrating on July 16?
A) Harela
B) Holi
C) Diwali
D) Onam
Answer: A) Harela

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26. From which date must new PAN applications include Aadhaar?
A) July 1, 2025
B) June 1, 2025
C) August 1, 2025
D) May 1, 2025
Answer: A) July 1, 2025

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27. Which booking now needs Aadhaar OTP verification?
A) Airline
B) Tatkal railway
C) Hotel reservation
D) Passport
Answer: B) Tatkal railway

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28. What fare increased in Indian Railways from July 1?
A) AC ₹0.05/km
B) Non-AC ₹0.01/km & AC ₹0.02/km
C) AC ₹0.10/km
D) No change
Answer: B) Non-AC ₹0.01/km & AC ₹0.02/km

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29. Which conclave was inaugurated in Shillong by FM Sitharaman on July 11?
A) Eastern Conclave 2025
B) North-East Conclave 2025
C) South Conclave 2025
D) North-West Conclave 2025
Answer: B) North-East Conclave 2025

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30. What incentive scheme was launched related to electric trucks?
A) FAME
B) PM E-DRIVE
C) UJALA
D) Green Truck Scheme
Answer: B) PM E-DRIVE

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31. Under which mission was NHCX developed?
A) Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
B) National Urban Health Mission
C) Swasth Bharat Abhiyan
D) National Digital Health Mission
Answer: A) Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

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32. Caracal was spotted after 20 years in which sanctuary?
A) Nauradehi
B) Gandhi Sagar
C) Kuno
D) Pench
Answer: B) Gandhi Sagar

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33. Which country briefly blocked multiple Reuters social media accounts?
A) India
B) China
C) Russia
D) Myanmar
Answer: A) India

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34. When did the magnitude 4.5 earthquake in Haryana occur?
A) July 8
B) July 9
C) July 10
D) July 11
Answer: C) July 10

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35. Where will India host the Global Conference on Manuscript Heritage?
A) Jaipur
B) Mumbai
C) New Delhi (Bharat Mandapam)
D) Kolkata
Answer: C) New Delhi (Bharat Mandapam)