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Daily Current Affairs
1 July, 2026
1. Bangladesh officially joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) on 24 June 2026 as its ____ member country.
A. 25th
B. 26th
C. 27th
D. 28th
E. 30th
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Explanation: Bangladesh joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) as its 27th member country on 24 June 2026, after its Cabinet approved the decision on 22 May 2026.
2. The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), launched by PM Modi on 9 April 2023 at Mysuru, is headquartered in which city?
A. Nairobi
B. Mysuru
C. Dehradun
D. New Delhi
E. Geneva
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Explanation: The IBCA is headquartered in New Delhi, with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) under MoEFCC as its nodal agency. It became a full treaty-based international organisation on 23 January 2025 and covers 7 big cat species.
3. From which date will all investigations and trials under India’s new criminal laws be recorded digitally, as announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs?
A. 1 July 2026
B. 1 October 2026
C. 1 January 2027
D. 1 April 2027
E. 1 July 2027
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Explanation: The MHA announced that from 1 January 2027, all investigations and trials under the three new criminal laws (BNS, BNSS, BSA) will be recorded digitally, with data stored on MeghRaj, the Government of India’s cloud platform.
4. The Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) integrates how many pillars of the criminal justice system on a single platform?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
E. Seven
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Explanation: ICJS integrates 5 pillars — Police (CCTNS), Courts (e-Courts), Prisons (e-Prisons), Forensics (e-Forensics), and Prosecution (e-Prosecution) — enabling seamless data exchange for speedy justice.
5. The Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan (SSJA), which increased water storage capacity by 20,789 lakh cubic feet in 2026, is a flagship water conservation campaign of which state?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Haryana
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Explanation: SSJA is Gujarat’s flagship state-level water conservation and groundwater recharge campaign, first launched in 2018. Its 2026 edition was launched on 23 February 2026 from Gandhinagar by CM Shri Bhupendra Patel.
6. The “SUMAN Roadmap 2030”, launched at the 16th CCHFW Conference, aims to reduce India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to below ____ per 100,000 live births by 2030.
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
E. 100
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Explanation: The SUMAN (Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan) Roadmap 2030, launched by Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda on 29 June 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, targets an MMR below 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030, in line with SDG 3.1, with focus on 130 high-burden districts in 13 states.
7. “Ayushman Sarathi”, launched by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on 29 June 2026, is a:
A. New health insurance scheme for farmers
B. Official PM-JAY WhatsApp chatbot
C. Mobile ambulance network
D. Digital drug registry
E. Telemedicine portal for rural India
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Explanation: Ayushman Sarathi is the official PM-JAY WhatsApp chatbot developed by the National Health Authority (NHA), providing 24Ă—7 access to AB PM-JAY services — eligibility check, card management, eKYC, wallet balance, hospital locator and grievance redressal — by sending “Hi” to +91 72908 23838.
8. Project BRAHMANK, which celebrated its 16th Raising Day on 29 June 2026 at Ranaghat, Arunachal Pradesh, functions under which organisation?
A. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
B. Central Public Works Department (CPWD)
C. Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
D. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
E. National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC)
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Explanation: Project BRAHMANK is a BRO project (under Ministry of Defence), raised on 29 June 2011. It maintains 811 km of roads and 86 bridges across five Arunachal Pradesh districts and parts of Dhemaji district in Assam.
9. The FCRA 2.0 Portal and e-OCI Card were launched on 30 June 2026 by:
A. PM Narendra Modi
B. Union Home Minister Amit Shah
C. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar
D. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda
E. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
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Explanation: Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah launched the FCRA 2.0 Portal (hosted on MeghRaj cloud) and the electronic Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) Card in New Delhi. The e-OCI Card will benefit 50+ lakh OCI cardholders globally.
10. Under the FCRA, 2010, foreign contributions must be received in a designated bank account maintained with:
A. Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai
B. Punjab National Bank, New Delhi
C. State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch
D. Bank of Baroda, New Delhi
E. Any scheduled commercial bank
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Explanation: Under FCRA 2010 (as amended in 2020), the FCRA bank account must be maintained at the State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch (Sansad Marg). Sub-granting of foreign funds is prohibited under Section 7.
11. EPFO’s Centralised IT-Enabled System (CITES 2.01), under which database migration was undertaken from 26 June to 1 July 2026, has been designed by:
A. Infosys
B. TCS
C. NIC
D. C-DAC
E. Wipro
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Explanation: CITES 2.01 has been designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). It replaces EPFO’s 120+ decentralised databases with a single national database, enabling any PF office to process any member’s request.
12. The Centralised Pension Payment System (CPPS), live from 1 January 2025 under the CITES framework, benefits approximately how many EPS pensioners?
A. 25 lakh
B. 40 lakh
C. 58 lakh
D. 78 lakh
E. 95 lakh
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Explanation: CPPS benefits 78+ lakh EPS pensioners with “any bank, any branch, anywhere in India” pension access, eliminating the need to transfer Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) when changing banks or locations.
13. As per RBI’s revised framework, “Unregistered Type I NBFCs” — exempt from mandatory registration under Section 45-IA of the RBI Act, 1934 — must have an asset size below:
A. â‚ą100 crore
B. â‚ą250 crore
C. â‚ą500 crore
D. â‚ą1,000 crore
E. â‚ą2,000 crore
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Explanation: Unregistered Type I NBFCs are entities that do not accept public funds, have no customer interface, and have an asset size below â‚ą1,000 crore. Applications for voluntary CoR surrender are to be filed through RBI’s PRAVAAH portal (launched 28 May 2024).
14. IRDAI Chairman Ajay Seth announced that the initial products under Bima Sugam should be available by the end of:
A. July 2026
B. August 2026
C. September 2026
D. December 2026
E. March 2027
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Explanation: IRDAI Chairman Shri Ajay Seth announced on 30 June 2026 that the initial products under Bima Sugam — motor, health, and term life insurance — should be available by end-September 2026. Bima Sugam is part of IRDAI’s Bima Trinity along with Bima Vistaar and Bima Vahaak.
15. Under IRDAI’s “Bima Trinity” framework, “Bima Vahaak” refers to:
A. A digital insurance marketplace
B. A rural-focused composite insurance product
C. A women-centric agent network
D. An insurance ombudsman scheme
E. A crop insurance product
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Explanation: Bima Vahaak is a women-centric agent network that will sell Bima Vistaar (rural-focused composite insurance product) through the Bima Sugam digital marketplace platform.
16. India’s first PACS-based RuTAGe Smart Village Centre (RSVC) was inaugurated at Beerpur PACS in which state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Karnataka
D. Haryana
E. Maharashtra
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Explanation: India’s first PACS-based RSVC was inaugurated at Beerpur PACS, Jagtial district, Telangana, along with another at Nandanam FSCS, Hanumakonda district. The initiative is led by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser in partnership with NABARD, with a NABARD grant of â‚ą33.52 lakh from the Gramya Vikas Nidhi.
17. The World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector (WLGSP-Coops) was approved by the Union Cabinet on 31 May 2023 and is implemented under which ministry?
A. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
B. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
C. Ministry of Cooperation
D. Ministry of Rural Development
E. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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Explanation: WLGSP-Coops is implemented by the Ministry of Cooperation (established 6 July 2021, vision “Sahakar Se Samriddhi”) under Union Minister Shri Amit Shah. It creates decentralised godowns, custom hiring centres, processing units and Fair Price Shops at the PACS level.
18. Who has taken charge as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi?
A. Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan
B. General Dhiraj Seth
C. General Anil Chauhan
D. General Manoj Pande
E. Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani
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Explanation: General Dhiraj Seth assumed charge as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, who retired after over four decades of service.
19. The Union Cabinet has approved an additional investment of â‚ą30,000 crore in NIIF, doubling the government’s total commitment to:
A. â‚ą40,000 crore
B. â‚ą50,000 crore
C. â‚ą60,000 crore
D. â‚ą75,000 crore
E. â‚ą1,00,000 crore
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Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved an additional â‚ą30,000 crore investment in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), doubling the government’s total commitment to â‚ą60,000 crore, to support infrastructure and emerging sectors like e-mobility.
20. The Indian Navy participated in the 30th edition of Exercise RIMPAC 2026 held at:
A. San Diego, USA
B. Guam
C. Hawaii, USA
D. Darwin, Australia
E. Yokosuka, Japan
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Explanation: The Indian Navy participated in the 30th edition of RIMPAC 2026 in Hawaii, USA — the world’s largest international maritime exercise, involving warships, submarines, aircraft and about 30,000 personnel.
21. National Statistics Day, observed on 29 June in memory of P.C. Mahalanobis, had which theme in 2026?
A. Data for Development
B. Quality Assurance in Official Statistics
C. Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data
D. Statistics for Sustainable Development
E. Big Data for Governance
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Explanation: National Statistics Day is observed annually on 29 June to commemorate statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. The 2026 theme was “Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data.”
22. International Asteroid Day, observed on 30 June, marks the anniversary of which event?
A. Chelyabinsk meteor event
B. 1908 Tunguska event
C. Discovery of asteroid Ceres
D. NASA’s DART mission impact
E. Chicxulub impact discovery
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Explanation: International Asteroid Day, observed annually on 30 June, promotes awareness about asteroid impact hazards and planetary defense, and marks the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia.
23. Who won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix, marking his second win of the season?
A. Max Verstappen
B. Lewis Hamilton
C. Charles Leclerc
D. George Russell
E. Lando Norris
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Explanation: George Russell (Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team) won the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen — his second win of the 2026 season.
24. India’s women’s cricket team has secured direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Cricket returns to the Olympics after how many years?
A. 100 years
B. 108 years
C. 116 years
D. 128 years
E. 132 years
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Explanation: India’s women’s cricket team earned Asia’s automatic berth for the LA 2028 Olympics. Cricket will return to the Olympic Games after 128 years.
25. The “PM Family Care Tracker” pilot project, a digital platform to monitor children’s health, nutrition, education and welfare benefits, was launched in which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Assam
E. Bihar
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Explanation: Union Minister Amit Shah launched the PM Family Care Tracker pilot project in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, to monitor children’s health, nutrition, education and welfare benefits and ensure timely delivery of government schemes.
