Q19. India’s first mining tourism initiative began in which state?
A. Odisha
B. Gujarat
C. Jharkhand
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer: C
Explanation: Jharkhand became the first state to introduce mining tourism.
Q20. India's indigenous malaria vaccine got a new name in July 2025. What is it?
A. BharatVax-M
B. ParasiteShield
C. Adfals-Vax
D. MalariFree-India
Answer: C
Explanation: The vaccine developed by ICMR & RMRC Bhubaneswar was named Adfals-Vax .
International Affairs
Q21. Who became the new Prime Minister of Ukraine?
A. Denys Shmyhal
B. Volodymyr Zelensky
C. Yulia Svyrydenko
D. Petro Poroshenko
Answer: C
Explanation: Yulia Svyrydenko replaced Denys Shmyhal as Ukraine's PM.
Q22. Which country decided to recognize Palestine as an independent state from September 2025?
A. Italy
B. France
C. Norway
D. Canada
Answer: B
Explanation: France announced recognition effective September 2025.
Economy & Business
Q23. India-UK CEPA was signed by which two ministers?
A. Nirmala Sitharaman & Jeremy Hunt
B. Piyush Goyal & Jonathan Reynolds
C. Rajnath Singh & David Cameron
D. S. Jaishankar & Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Answer: B
Explanation: CEPA was signed between Piyush Goyal (India) & Jonathan Reynolds (UK).
Q24. NVIDIA became the first public company to cross which market cap in July 2025?
A. $3 trillion
B. $4 trillion
C. $5 trillion
D. $2.5 trillion
Answer: B
Explanation: NVIDIA became the first publicly-listed firm to surpass $4 trillion market cap.
Awards & Honours
Q25. Who won the PEN Translation Prize 2025?
A. Anita Desai
B. Geetanjali Shree
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: B
Explanation: Geetanjali Shree won for “Once Elephants Lived Here” (translated by Daisy Rockwell).
Q26. Who won the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup 2025?
A. Koneru Humpy
B. Harika Dronavalli
C. Divya Deshmukh
D. Vaishali Rameshbabu
Answer: C
Explanation: Divya Deshmukh , at 19, became the champion and India’s 88th Grandmaster.
Environment & Science
Q27. Typhoon that triggered Hong Kong’s T10 warning in July 2025:
A. Mangkhut
B. Haiyan
C. Wipha
D. Tokage
Answer: C
Explanation: Typhoon Wipha caused the highest T10 warning level.