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Daily Current Affairs
15 July June, 2025
1. Which critically endangered grassland bird was recorded in the Kaziranga National Park survey 2025?
A. Swamp Grass Babbler
B. Finn’s Weaver
C. Bengal Florican
D. Jerdon’s Babbler
E. Slender-billed Babbler
Answer: C. Bengal Florican
Explanation: The Bengal Florican is the critically endangered bird species recorded during the bird survey in Kaziranga National Park in 2025.
2. What is the primary purpose of the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) under MGNREGS?
A. To track water usage in rural areas
B. To ensure food distribution
C. To geo-tag attendance of MGNREGS workers
D. To track wages paid under MGNREGS
E. To register rural households for schemes
Answer: C. To geo-tag attendance of MGNREGS workers
Explanation: NMMS is a mobile app that requires two photographs per day to monitor attendance of MGNREGS workers in real-time.
3. Which institution led India’s “Crop Seeds on ISS” space biology project?
A. ISRO
B. IARI
C. IIST
D. DRDO
E. CSIR
Answer: C. IIST
Explanation: The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) led the space-based agriculture experiment involving crop seeds sent to the ISS in 2025.
4. Which of the following cities hosts the 75th Pradhan Mantri Divyasha Kendra?
A. Varanasi
B. Badaun
C. Kanpur
D. Gorakhpur
E. Patna
Answer: B. Badaun
Explanation: The 75th PMDK was inaugurated in Government Medical College, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh.
5. According to Ookla (2025), what is India’s global rank in internet speed?
A. 10th
B. 20th
C. 26th
D. 35th
E. 50th
Answer: C. 26th
Explanation: India ranked 26th globally in internet speed with a median download speed of 136.53 Mbps, improving significantly after the 5G rollout.
6. What is the strategic objective of the AU Small Finance Bank and LIC’s bancassurance tie-up?
A. Promote savings accounts
B. Increase foreign investments
C. Distribute insurance to rural areas
D. Provide home loans
E. Encourage fixed deposits
Answer: C. Distribute insurance to rural areas
Explanation: The tie-up aims to improve insurance penetration, especially in rural and underserved markets through AU SFB’s network.
7. Which of the following was a key reason MFIs raised lending rates in 2025 despite RBI’s rate cuts?
A. Government mandate
B. Fall in gold prices
C. Sticky borrowing costs
D. Decrease in digital loans
E. Surplus liquidity
Answer: C. Sticky borrowing costs
Explanation: MFIs claimed borrowing costs remained high even after RBI rate cuts, prompting them to raise interest rates.
8. What is the major proposed reform to improve India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) framework?
A. Repealing IBC Act
B. Privatizing NCLT
C. Establishing dedicated IBC tribunals
D. Removing time limits for resolution
E. Reducing minimum default amount
Answer: C. Establishing dedicated IBC tribunals
Explanation: The parliamentary panel recommended exclusive NCLT/NCLAT benches to speed up IBC case resolution.
9. Google Pay launched a co-branded credit card in collaboration with which bank?
A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. SBI
E. Yes Bank
Answer: C. Axis Bank
Explanation: Google Pay is working with Axis Bank to launch a co-branded credit card to expand its fintech offerings.
10. What is NABARD’s RuralTech CoLab aimed at?
A. Monitoring crop prices
B. Promoting organic farming
C. Supporting rural tech startups
D. Providing employment to farmers
E. Managing rural health services
Answer: C. Supporting rural tech startups
Explanation: NABARD launched RuralTech CoLab to support agritech and fintech startups and enhance rural innovation and services.
