UNESCO World Heritage & Major Appointments
Q1. Which cultural site became India’s 44th UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2025?
A. Maratha Military Landscape
B. Hampi Sacred Hills
C. Gwalior Heritage Belt
D. Chola Temple Complex
Answer: A
Explanation: Maratha Military Landscape , consisting of 11 forts in Maharashtra and 1 fort (Gingee Fort) in Tamil Nadu, was added as India’s 44th World Heritage Site.
Q2. Who became the first woman Director General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF)?
A. Nina Singh
B. Kanchan Chowdhary
C. Sonali Mishra
D. Meera Chadha
Answer: C
Explanation: IPS officer Sonali Mishra was appointed as the first woman DG of RPF.
Q3. Who was appointed as the Governor of Haryana in July 2025?
A. Kavinder Gupta
B. Ashok Gajapathi Raju
C. Ashim Kumar Ghosh
D. Anurag Thakur
Answer: C
Explanation: Ashim Kumar Ghosh replaced Bandaru Dattatreya as Haryana’s Governor.
Innovation & Technology
Q4. India’s first digital nomad village was declared at which location?
A. Yakteng, Sikkim
B. Tawang, Arunachal
C. Vagamon, Kerala
D. Ziro, Arunachal
Answer: A
Explanation: Yakteng village in Pakyong district of Sikkim became India’s first digital-nomad village.
Q5. Which IIT developed MASKNET, the world’s first AI tool to decode Modi script to Devanagari?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Roorkee
D. IIT Kanpur
Answer: C
Explanation: IIT Roorkee created MASKNET (Modi Script Network) to digitise ancient Marathi Modi script.
Sports
Q6. Who became the first Italian to win Wimbledon 2025 men’s singles?
A. Matteo Berrettini
B. Jannik Sinner
C. Fabio Fognini
D. Lorenzo Musetti
Answer: B
Explanation: Jannik Sinner (Italy) won the 2025 Wimbledon men's singles title.
Q7. Which Indian cricketer became brand ambassador of the Indian Golf Premier League?
A. Shikhar Dhawan
B. Kapil Dev
C. Yuvraj Singh
D. MS Dhoni
Answer: C
Explanation: Yuvraj Singh was appointed the brand ambassador.
Government & Governance
Q8. Which city topped Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 as India’s cleanest city for the 8th time?
A. Surat
B. Navi Mumbai
C. Indore
D. Mysuru
Answer: C
Explanation: Indore has maintained the No. 1 ranking since 2017.
Q9. Who became Chairman of NFRA in July 2025?
A. Nitin Gupta
B. Ajay Seth
C. Sanjeev Chadha
D. Mahesh Sharma
Answer: A
Explanation: Nitin Gupta was appointed to strengthen audit and accounting regulation.
Q10. International Moon Day 2025 was observed on:
A. 16 July
B. 20 July
C. 22 July
D. 25 July
Answer: B
Explanation: Celebrated annually on 20 July to mark Apollo-11’s lunar landing.
Defence & Security
Q11. India’s first indigenous diving support vessel, INS Vistar, was launched at:
A. Kochi
B. Mumbai
C. Kattupalli
D. Visakhapatnam
Answer: D
Explanation: INS Vistar was launched at Visakhapatnam Shipyard .
Q12. Which country reduced the voting age from 18 to 16 years in July 2025?
A. Germany
B. Australia
C. United Kingdom
D. New Zealand
Answer: C
Explanation: UK reduced its voting age to encourage youth participation.
Q13. Illegal Chinese firecrackers worth ?35 crore were seized under:
A. Operation Vigil
B. Operation Rakshak
C. Operation Thunderbolt
D. Operation Fire Trail
Answer: D
Explanation: The intelligence operation targeting illegal firecrackers was named Fire Trail .
Q14. Which country supplied the second batch of GE-404 engines for Tejas Mk-1?
A. France
B. Israel
C. United States
D. Japan
Answer: C
Explanation: The US delivered GE-404 engines enhancing Tejas LCA’s capability.
Education & Innovation
Q15. India achieved which rank at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2025?
A. 5th
B. 7th
C. 10th
D. 3rd
Answer: B
Explanation: India ranked 7th with 3 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze.
Q16. Who became Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission in July 2025?
A. Rakesh Ranjan
B. Deepak Bagla
C. P.K. Sinha
D. Amitabh Kant
Answer: B
Explanation: Deepak Bagla was appointed to promote innovation at all levels.
National Days & Environment
Q17. National Flag Day 2025 was observed on:
A. 18 July
B. 20 July
C. 22 July
D. 25 July
Answer: C
Explanation: Observed on 22 July , the date India adopted its national flag in 1947.
Q18. World Brain Day 2025 was observed on:
A. 22 July
B. 21 July
C. 25 July
D. 28 July
Answer: A
Explanation: Observed annually on 22 July to raise awareness on brain health.
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?