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 CONTENTS

-VISITS 1
-NATIONAL 2
-STATE 5
-INTERNATIONAL 8

-AWARDS 10
-SPORTS 14
-APPOINTMENTS 21

-DEFENCE 23
-SCIENCE
26
&TECHNOLOGY
-IMPORTANT DATES 27

-BOOKS 28
-MISCELLANEOUS 29
-ANSWER KEY 33
-MIND GAME 34

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 visits
1

Visits in India:-
Paraguay (President of Paraguay,
Santiago Pena visited India)
●President =
Santiago Pena
●Currency =
Paraguayan Guarani
(PYG)
● Capital = Asuncion

United Kingdom (Foreign Secretary of the

UK, David Lammy visited India)

●PM = Sir Keir Starmer

●Monarch (Head of
State) = King Charles III
●Currency = Pound
Sterling (£, GBP)
●Capital = London

Visited abroad:-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Cyprus, Canada and

Croatia.

Cyprus Canada
●President: Nikos ●Prime Minister: Mark Carney
Christodoulides ●Currency: Canadian Dollar
●Currency: Euro (€) (CAD, C$)
●Capital: Nicosia ●Capital: Ottawa

Croatia
●President: Zoran Milanovic
●Prime Minister: Andrej Plenkovic
●Currency: Euro (€)
●Capital: Zagreb
2
NATIONAL
The Ministry of AYUSH introduced the
Ayush Suraksha Portal to tackle Q1. In which year was the
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
misleading advertisements and negative Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-
PMJAY) officially launched?
side effects related to AYUSH drugs. Type something... ;)
●Union Ayush Minister = Shri
Prataprao Jadhav
●AYUSH = Ayurveda, Yoga &
Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and
Homeopathy
○ Ayushman Card Provides cashless,
paperless healthcare up to ₹5
lakh/family/year for
secondary/tertiary hospitalization at
empanelled public/private hospitals
nationwide.

Union Minority Affairs Minister launched

UMEED Central Portal, a centralized digital
platform for real-time uploading, verification,
and monitoring of Waqf properties.

●UMEED = Unified Waqf

Management,
Empowerment, Efficiency
and Development
● Union Minister for
Minority Affairs and
Parliamentary Affairs =
Shri Kiren Rijijua

PM Narendra Modi launched the ‘Ek Ped

Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign in New Delhi.
●PM Modi planted a peepal
tree at Buddha Jayanti Park
in New Delhi on World
Environment Day.
● The first World
Environment Day was
observed worldwide = 5
June 1973

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the

Indian Languages Section, known as
Bharatiya Bhasha Anubhag (BBA), in New
Delhi to encourage the use of regional
languages. ●Communication
with Region C states Q2. Which part of the Indian
such as Tamil Nadu, Constitution primarily deals
Kerala, and Karnataka with official languages?
is mainly carried out
in English. Type something... ;)
3
NATIONAL
India's Foreign Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar,
led the fourth meeting of India-Central
Asian dialogue in New Delhi.
●Foreign Ministers of
the five Central Asian
Republics- Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan attended
the meeting.

The Union Minister for Finance and

Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitaraman
presided over the 29th meeting of the
Financial Stability and Development
Council (FSDC) in Mumbai.

New Delhi hosted the first International

Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Assembly for global
big cat conservation, envisioned by PM
Modi.
●Union Minister for
Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav
presided over the meeting.
● IBCA is a global alliance
initiated by India in March 2024.
● Seven Big Cats Covered under
IBCA= Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow
Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar, Puma

The Government of India launched the

DhartiAaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan, a
massive nationwide benefit saturation
campaign.
●This initiative spans over 549 tribal
dominated districts and 207 particularly
vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG) districts,
covering more than one lakh villages and
habitations.
● Objective: Ensure benefit saturation
through doorstep delivery of government
schemes like Aadhaar, Ayushman Bharat,
PM-Kisan, Jan Dhan, pensions, and more
● Part of: Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh, honoring
tribal heritage and the legacy of Bhagwan
Birsa Munda
4
NATIONAL
A new joint pilot initiative, NAVYA, is being
launched by the Government of India to
provide skills training to adolescent girls,
aligning with the Viksit Bharat@2047
Vision.

●NAVYA = Nurturing
Aspirations through
Vocational Training for Young
Adolescent Girls
● It's a joint initiative by the
Ministry of Women and Child
Development (MWCD) and the
Ministry of Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
 STATES
5

Goa became India’s second fully literate

state under the ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saksharta
Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme).
●ULLAS = Understanding of
Lifelong Learning for All in
Society
● Mizoram was declared the
first fully literate state in India.
● Ladakh was the first fully
literate Union Territory in India.
● Full functional literacy aim =
by 2030

The Telangana government has declared a

key tiger corridor as the Kumram Bheem
Conservation Reserve under Section 36(A) of
the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
●The KBC Reserve Q3. When was Project
covers 1,492.88 sq. km
within Telangana's Tiger officially launched in
Kumram Bheem India?
Asifabad district,
encompassing its Type something... ;)
Asifabad and
Kagaznagar divisions.

The Himachal Pradesh government started

a new program called the 'Rajiv Gandhi Van
Samvardhan Yojana' in Hamirpur.
●Aim = To increase the
forest cover and get the
community more involved
in protecting their forests.
● CM = Sukhvinder Singh
Sukhu
● Governor = Shiv Pratap
Shukla

Khichan (Phalodi district) and Menar

(Udaipur district) wetlands in Rajasthan
were added to the list of Ramsar sites.
●The total number of Indian wetlands as
Ramsar sites = 91
●India joined the Ramsar Convention =
Feb 1, 1982
●First wetland sites in India = Keoladeo
National Park (Rajasthan) and Chilika Lake
(Odisha) (1981)
● Largest Ramsar site = Sunderban (West
Bengal)
● Smallest Ramsar = Renuka (Himachal
Pradesh)
● The Ramsar Convention was adopted on
February 2, 1971, in the city of Ramsar, Iran.
 STATES
6

Tamil Nadu declared Dhanushkodi in

Ramanathapuram district as a Greater
Flamingo Sanctuary.
●Aims = to protect the
migratory wetland birds
and preserve the unique
ecosystems of the area,
including mangroves,
mudflats, and marshes.
● Flamingo festival =
Andhra Pradesh

Bengaluru has been declared India's "Leopard

Capital". ●A study revealed it has the
highest number of free-ranging
leopards in a major Indian city,
surpassing Mumbai.
● The Holematthi Nature
Foundation (HNF) declared an
estimated 80-85 leopards living
in the forests and shrublands
surrounding Bengaluru.

Puducherry embraced the National e-Vidhan

Application (NeVA), becoming the 29th
legislature to digitize its law-making process.
●Nagaland Legislative
Assembly became
India's first state
assembly to implement
the National e-Vidhan
Application in March
2022.

Holambi Kalan in Delhi will be the site of

India's first e-waste recycling park, aiming
to process 51,000 tonnes of electronic waste
each year.
●It will cover all 106
categories of e-
waste listed under
the E-Waste
Management Rules,
2022.
 STATES
7

The University of Delhi launched its

JAIHIND scheme, targeting remote ST
students to enhance their digital literacy and
CUET exam preparedness.
●JAIHIND =
Janajati
Immersive Holistic
Intervention for
Novel
Development

Tripura declared the third fully literate state

under the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saksharta
Karyakram.
Census 2011- Q4. Based on the 2011 Census of
India, which Union Territory
●India's 1st fully ●Overall Literacy Rate : 74.04% recorded the highest literacy
literate state =
●Male Literacy Rate :82.14% rate?
Mizoram
● ●Female Literacy Rate : 65.46% Type something... ;)
India’s 2nd fully
●Highest Literacy : Kerala (94%)
literate state = Goa
●Lowest Literacy: Bihar (61.80%)

Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL)

launched India's first pioneering off-grid
green hydrogen plant in Kutch, Gujarat.

●India's 1st fully

literate state =
Mizoram
● India’s 2nd fully
literate state = Goa
8
INTERNATIONAL
Tajikistan hosted the First High-Level
International Conference on Glaciers’
Preservation in its capital, Dushanbe.
●Collaboration with UNESCO
and the World Meteorological
Organisation (WMO).
● The Minister of State for
Environment, Forest and Climate
Change = Shri Kirtivardhan Singh
● The Union Minister for
Environment, Forest and Climate
Change = Shri Bhupender Yadav.

Italy's Mount Etna erupted

explosively.
Q5. Which type of volcano is
●Mount Etna has characterized by a broad, gently
been designated a
sloping cone built up by layers of fluid
World Heritage Site
basaltic lava flows?
since 2013.
● It is the highest
Type something... ;)
active volcano in
Europe.

Nor Shipping, 30th international maritime

expo, concluded in Norway, confirming its
"Posidonia of Norway" reputation.
●“Future-Proof” theme,
focusing on
sustainability and lower
CO2, highlighted the
maritime industry's
environmental
challenges.

“Operation Rising Lion" a significant military

operation launched by Israel against Iran.
●“Operation True Promise"
launched by Iran against Israel.
●India launches Operation Sindhu
to evacuate its nationals from Iran.
●The United States had
conducted strikes under operation
midnight hammer on three
nuclear sites (Fordow, Natanz, and
Esfahan) with GBU-57 bombs in
Iran.
9
INTERNATIONAL
The third addition of the UN Ocean Conference
2025 (UNOC3) held in Nice, France.
●Adopted the declaration “Our
Ocean, Our Future: United for
Urgent Action”.
● China and South Korea will co-
host the 4th UN Ocean Conference
2028.
○ Operation Ganga - was launched
in 2022 to bring home Indian
students from Ukraine after the
Russia-Ukraine war broke out.

Pakistan nominated Donald Trump for the

Nobel Peace Prize 2026 for 'pivotal leadership' in
truce with India.

Nobel Peace Prize

Q6.Which Japanese
winners from India:
organization was awarded the ● Mother Teresa
Nobel Peace Prize in 2024? (1979)

Type something... ;)
● Kailash Satyarthi
(2014)

ConvEx-3 (2025), the world's largest and most

complex international nuclear emergency
exercise, was led by the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) and hosted by Romania.

●ConvEx-3 aims to test and

strengthen global readiness
for severe cross-border
nuclear emergencies.
● IAEA Headquarters =
Vienna, Austria.
● Director General = Rafael
Mariano Grossi
 AWARDS
10

Rapper Raja Kumari became the first

musician of Indian descent to receive an
American Music Award (AMA).
●She won the
AMA for her song
"Renegade (We
Never Run)" from
Arcane: League of
Legends Season 2.

Opal Suchata, Miss Thailand, was crowned

Miss World 2025 held at the Hitex Exhibition
Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana.

●Miss World 2024 = Krystyna Q7. Who was crowned Miss Universe
Pyszkowa (Czech Republic) 2024, and in which city was the 73rd
●First Miss World winner = Kiki edition of the pageant held?
Hakansson (Sweden)
●Indian Miss World winners-
1.Reita Faria (1966) Type something... ;)
2.Aishwarya Rai (1994)
3.Diana Hayden (1997)
4.Yukta Mookhey (1999)
5.Priyanka Chopra (2000)
6.Manushi Chhillar (2017)

India's President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu,

honored 15 nurses by conferring the National
Florence Nightingale Awards for 2025.
●Established in 1973 by the
Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, the National Florence
Nightingale Award recognizes
nurses for their exceptional
service.
● Nightingale of India =
Sarojini Naidu (Mahatma
Gandhi bestowed this title)

Kumar Mangalam Birla, the boss of the

Aditya Birla Group, got a special
"Global Leadership ●Mr. Birla was honored
Award" in
alongside two other
prominent global business
leaders-

Washington D.C. ○Arvind Krishna, Chairman,

President, and CEO of IBM
○Toshiaki Higashihara,
Executive Chairman of Hitachi,
Ltd.
 AWARDS
11

David Beckham received Knighthood on

King Charles III’s birthday.
●David Beckham
is an iconic
English former
professional
footballer.

Acharya Prashant was honored with the

"Most Impactful Environmentalist" award
by the Green Society of India.
●He is recognized for
his nationwide
"Operation 2030,"
which educates youth
on UN climate targets.
● World Environment
Day = 05 June

Rohini Gram Panchayat in Dhule,

Maharashtra, has been awarded the Gold
Award at the National e-Governance Awards
2025.
●Recognized for
exceptional digital
governance, providing
extensive online
citizen services in
tribal areas.

Renowned writer Sarah Joseph has been

conferred with the 2024 Mathrubhumi
Literary Award in Kozhikode, Kerala.

●Mathrubhumi
Literary Award
instituted =
2001
 AWARDS
12

Classical dancer Dr. Sonal Mansingh

received the 2023 Srimanta Sankaradeva
Award from Assam Governor ●The awardee is also honoured
Lakshman Srimanta Sankaradeva
with the traditional Assamese bell-
metal ‘Xorai’ (a tray).
●
Prasad
Sonal Mansingh is related to
Award Odissi and Bharatanatyam.
●
Acharya.
Sonal Mansingh’s Award-
○instituted =1986 ○ Padma Vibhushan - 2003
○Founder of the Sattriya dance form = Srimanta ○ Padma Bhushan - 1992
Sankaradeva ○ Sangeet Natak Akademi Award -
○ He was the fountainhead of the Ankiya naat, a form 1987
of one-act play.
○ He staged a dance drama Cihna Yatra (the first
open-air theatrical performances in the world).

PM Narendra Modi received the highest

civilian award of Cyprus 'The Grand Cross of
the Order of Makarios III.'

● President Nikos
Christodoulides of
Q8. Which country bestowed the
Cyprus conferred the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, highest
award in a ceremony civilian honor upon PM Modi?
at the Presidential
Type something... ;)
Palace in Nicosia.

The Hindu was named "Champion of Digital

Media Awards South Asia 2025," securing an
impressive 10 awards across various
categories at the WAN-IFRA Digital Media
Awards South Asia. ●organized by
the World
Association of
News Publishers
(WAN-IFRA).

Desi Oon won the Jury Award for Best

Commissioned Film at the Annecy
International ●Director = Suresh Eriyat
●The Film was crowned
Animation Best Film at the World

Festival 2025.
Audio, Video and
Entertainment Summit -
WAVES 2025 which was
held in Mumbai.
 AWARDS
13

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) received the

Digital Payments Award 2024-25 from the
Ministry of Finance for its outstanding
contribution to digital payments and financial
inclusion.

IPPB-
●MD & CEO = Shri R.
Viswesvaran
●Launched = September 1, 2018
14
SPORTS
Asian Athletics Championship 2025- ●Servin Sebastian
● Host = Gumi, South Korea won the first medal

● Medal Tally =
for India by winning
the bronze medal in

○ 1st = China (19 gold, 9 silver, and 4 bronze)

the men's 20km
race walk.

○ 2nd = India (8 gold, 10 silver, and 6 bronze)

● Notable athletics=
○ Gulveer Singh won double gold in the Men's 5000m and 10,000m.
○ Avinash Sable clinched gold in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase.
○ Jyothi Yarraji retained her title in the Women's 100m hurdles.
○ Pooja Singh won gold in the Women's High Jump, becoming India's
youngest Asian Champion at 18 years old.
○ Nandini Agasara secured gold in the Heptathlon.
○ Sachin Yadav won silver in the Men's Javelin Throw, competing
against Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem.
○ Animesh Kujur broke the national record in the Men's 200m to win
bronze.

The French football Club Paris Saint-

Germain (PSG) won the UEFA Champion
league title for the first time with a record
score 5-0 after demolishing Inter Milan.
●Spanish football club Real
Madrid has won it a maximum of
15 times.
● Union of European Football
Associations (UEFA)-
○ Established = 15 June 1954
○ Headquarters = Nyon,
Switzerland
○ President = Aleksander Čeferin

F1 star Oscar Piastri (Australian) claimed his

fifth victory of the 2025 season by winning the
Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
●Oscar
Piastri drives
for Mclaren
company
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SPORTS
Ulaanbaatar Open 2025-

●Host = Mongolia
●Medal Tally-
○1st = Mongolia (7 Gold, 10 Silver, 12 Bronze)
○2nd = India (6 Gold, 7 Silver, 8 Bronze)
●Indian Gold Medalists- Reetika Hooda (Women’s 76kg),
Antim Panghal (Women’s 53kg), Neha Sharma (Women’s 57kg),
Muskan Nandal (Women’s 59kg), Harshita (Women’s 72kg),
and Anil Mor (Men’s 55kg Greco-Roman).

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
have named the India-England Test series the
Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

BCCI
●Established = 1928
●President = Roger Binny
●HQ = Mumbai

Magnus Carlsen won the Norway Chess

2025 tournament, securing his seventh title in
the event.

●India’s D Gukesh
secured the 3rd place.
●The women's event
was won by Ukrainian
Grandmaster Anna
Muzychuk.
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SPORTS
The French Open 2025-
●Coco Gauff (USA) defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the women's singles.
●Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) defeated Jannik Sinner (Italy) in men’s singles.
●A tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts.
The 2025 Taiwan Athletics Open in Taipei
concluded with India leading the medal
count, having amassed 16 medals, including
12 golds. Notable Players-
●Annu Rani (Women's Javelin
Throw), Rohit Yadav (Men's
Javelin Throw), Jyothi Yarraji
(Women's 100m Hurdles),
Tejas Shirse (Men's 110m
Hurdles), Abdulla Aboobacker
(Men's Triple Jump)

Anahat Singh (squash) won the Women's

Challenger Player of the Season and the
Women's Young Player of the Season
award at the 2025 PSA Awards.
●PSA =
Professional
Squash Association
○ HQ = Leeds,
England

The Indonesia Open 2025 (a BWF Super 1000 badminton tournament)-

Men's Singles Anders Antonsen (Denmark)

Women's Singles An Se-young (South Korea)

Men's Doubles Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)

Women's Doubles Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (China)

Mixed Doubles Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (France)

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SPORTS
IIHF Women's Asia Cup 2025-

Held Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

Winner Philippines (their first ever title)

Runner-up Iran

Third Place India (Indian Women's Ice Hockey Team)

Championship Winner Japan

South Africa won the ICC World Test

Championship 2025 (WTC25) title at Lord's.

●South Africa
claimed their first-
ever ICC trophy by
defeating defending
champions
Australia.

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup/Rifle 2025-

●Held = Munich, Germany

●Medal tally-
○1st = China (4 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
○2nd = Norway
○3rd = India (2 Gold, 2 Bronze)
●Gold medal-
○Suruchi Singh- women’s 10m air pistol event.
○Arya Borse/Arjun Babuta- 10m air rifle
mixed team ISSF
○Established = 1907
○Headquarters = Munich,
Germany
○President = Luciano Rossi (Italy)
18
SPORTS
Mercedes driver George Russell secured his first victory of the
season at Canadian Grand Prix 2025.
Q9. Who was the winner of
the Formula 1 Chinese
Grand Prix?

Grand Prix- Type something... ;)

Japanese Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)

Bahrain Grand Prix Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

Miami Grand Prix Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)

Monaco Grand Prix Lando Norris (McLaren)

Spanish Grand Prix Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

Hockey India Master Cup 2025-

● Host = Chennai
● Hockey Association of Odisha and
Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu won the
women's and men's titles.
● In the final, Hockey Association of
Odisha defeated Hockey Punjab.
●Hockey India-
○Headquarters -
New Delhi
○President -Dilip
Kumar Tirkey
19
SPORTS
Taylor Fritz defeated Alexander Zverev in
the final of the Stuttgart Open 2025.

Neeraj Chopra won the Gold medal in the

men's javelin throw event at the Paris
Diamond League 2025.
●Neeraj Chopra's first
attempt of 88.16m was
sufficient to secure the
win and keep Julian
Weber's (Germany)
challenge at bay.

India unveiled Logo and mascot for the 12th World Para Athletics
Championships 2025 in New Delhi.
● Venue = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
● Mascot Name = Viraaj, a young elephant with a blade prosthesis
● Kangana Ranaut is the event's brand ambassador.
● President of the Paralympic Committee of India = Devendra
Jhajharia

Jasprit Bumrah became the first Asian

bowler to reach 150 Test wickets in SENA
Countries.

●SENA countries
= South Africa,
England, New
Zealand, and
Australia
20
SPORTS
The Archery Asia Cup in 2025 (Leg 2) Gold
Medalists:
● Kushal Dalal - This was his second consecutive
Asia Cup gold.
● Tejal Salve - In an all-Indian final against
Shanmukhi Naga Sai Budde.
● The Archery Asia Cup in 2025 (Leg 1) was held
in Bangkok, Thailand. ● Host = Singapore
● India won nine
medals (2 golds, 6
silvers, and 1
bronze).

Asian Para Badminton Championships 2025-

Notable Indian Gold Medalists:
● Nitesh Kumar (Men's Singles SL3, Mixed
Doubles SL3-SU5 with Thulasimathi Murugesan,
and Men's Doubles SL3-SL4 with Sukant Kadam -
making him a triple gold medalist)
● Manisha Ramadass (Women's Singles SU5)
●Host = Thailand
●India won 27
medals (4 golds,
10 silvers, and 13
bronze).

Neeraj Chopra won the Gold medal in the

men's javelin throw event at the Ostrava Q10. What medal did Neeraj Chopra

Golden Spike 2025 in the Czech Republic. win in the men's javelin throw event at
the Paris 2024 Olympics, and what was
his best throw distance in the final?

●He secured the win with a Type something... ;)

best throw of 85.29m,
achieved on his third
attempt.
● South Africa’s Douw Smit
claimed silver with a
personal best of 84.12m,
while Grenada’s Anderson
Peters took bronze.
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APPOINTMENTS
Former German foreign minister Annalena
Baerbock was elected President of the UN
General Assembly's 80th session.
●Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(from India) was the first
woman to be elected
President of the UN General
Assembly (8th session,
1953).
● UN General Assembly HQ
= New York City

Ashwani Lohani appointed Director of Prime

Ministers Museum and Library.
●PMML is situated in
New Delhi.
●Originally in 1966 as
NMML (Nehru Memorial
Museum and Library)
renamed PMML in
August 2023.

S Mahendra Dev appointed as the new

Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council
to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

●The Economic
Advisory Council to the
Prime Minister is a non-
constitutional, non-
permanent body set up
to advise the PM.

Virender Kanwar became president of

Volleyball Federation of India (VFI).

●Formed = 1951
●HQ = Chennai, Q11. How many players are on
Tamil Nadu each team on the court during a
regulation volleyball game?

Type something... ;)
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APPOINTMENTS
MS Dhoni, a great Indian cricketer, has been
added to the ICC Hall of Fame for 2025,
putting him among the country's legendary
players.
●Men’s = Sunil Gavaskar (2009),
Bishan Singh Bedi (2009), Kapil
Dev (2010), Anil Kumble (2015),
Rahul Dravid (2018), Sachin
Tendulkar (2019), Vinoo Mankad
(2021), Virender Sehwag (2023),
MS Dhoni (2025)
● Women’s = Diana Edulji (2023),
Neetu David (2024)

Actress Katrina Kaif has been appointed as

the global brand ambassador for Maldives
tourism.

Kangana Ranaut New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

MS Dhoni Dettol (as "captain cool")

Kartik Aaryan Skechers

Manushi Chhillar Wella Professionals

Shahid Kapoor Vogue Eyewear

Ayushmann Khurrana 25th edition of FICCI Frames

Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki,

has been appointed as the first female Aide-
de-Camp (ADC) to the President of India,
Droupadi Murmu.
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APPOINTMENTS
Meta appointed Arun Srinivas as Managing
Director and Head for Meta in India.

Meta-
● Headquarters =
California, United
States
● CEO =Mark
Zuckerberg (also
founder)

Anantha Chandrakasan Became First Indian-

Born Provost of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT).

Professor M. Satish Kumar has been appointed

as the first Dean of Queen's University Belfast's
(QUB) new campus in Gujarat International
Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) India.
●GIFT City =
India’s first
smart
financial hub

Sivasubramanian Ramann has been appointed

as the new Chairperson of PFRDA.

●PFRDA = Pension
Fund Regulatory and
Development Authority
● PFRDA is a statutory
regulatory body in India
set up under the PFRDA
Act 2014.
24
DEFENCE
The government has granted Miniratna
Category-I status to 3 specific Defence
Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), giving
them ●Munitions India
greater autonomy. Limited (MIL)
●Armoured Vehicles
Nigam Limited
(AVNL)
● India Optel Limited
(IOL)

Dassault Aviation and Tata Advanced

Systems entered into agreements for in-
country manufacturing of Rafale fuselages,
strengthening India's aerospace sector.

India will develop its first underwater

museum and artificial coral reef at the site
of the decommissioned
warship INS Guldar. Q12. Who participated in the initiation of
a project to transform the

●INS Guldar, an 83- decommissioned INS Guldar into India's

first underwater museum and artificial
meter-long Kumbhir- coral reef?
class landing ship,
was commissioned in Type something... ;)
1985 and
decommissioned in
2024.

Special Forces units from the Indian Air

Force and the United States Air Force
completed their first-ever joint exercise,
'Tiger Claw,' at the Garud Regimental
Training Centre.
●Joint military
exercises between
India and the U.S.-
Yudh Abhyas, Vajra
Prahar, Cope India,
Malabar, Tiger
Triumph, Red Flag
25
DEFENCE
An Indian Army contingent (Kumaon
Regiment) participated in the Multinational
Military Exercise KHAAN QUEST.
●Held =
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia

India-France joint military exercise ‘Shakti

2025’ started in France.
●VARUNA (Navy) = This is a
bilateral naval exercise
between the Indian Navy and
the French Navy.
● GARUDA (Air Force) = This is a
bilateral air A exercise between
the Indian Air Force (IAF) and
the French Air and Space Force
(FASF).

The Indian Navy launched its inaugural Anti-

Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, INS
Arnala, into service at Visakhapatnam's Naval
Dockyard. ●It has been designed
and constructed by
Garden Reach
Shipbuilders & Engineers
(GRSE), Kolkata.
● Attended by CDS =
General Anil Chauhan

The Indian Navy is all set to commission its

latest stealth multi-role frigate, INS Tamal, on
01 July 2025, at Kaliningrad, Russia.

●INS Tamal is the last

warship to be inducted
by the Indian Navy from
a foreign source.
● Itis the eighth in the
series of Krivak class
frigates.
26
SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
Honda made a significant leap into space
technology with a successful test of its
experimental reusable rocket.

●The experimental
rocket is 6.3 meters
in length, 85 cm in
diameter, and has a
dry weight of 900
kg.

HAL won a ₹511 crore technology transfer deal

from ISRO to produce and operate Small
Satellite Launch Hindustan Aeronautics
Vehicles (SSLVs). Limited (HAL)-
●Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) =
Dr. D. K. Sunil
●HAL has assured the Indian Air Force that at
least six Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk-
1A jets will be delivered by March 2026.
● HQ = Bengaluru, Karnataka

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla

became the second Indian to travel in
space. ●He launched to the
International Space Station (ISS)
as part of the Axiom 4 mission
aboard a SpaceX Dragon
spacecraft, propelled by a Falcon
9 rocket.
● The first Indian citizen to travel
to space was Wing Commander
Rakesh Sharma in 1984, aboard
the Soviet Soyuz T-11 mission.

Jahnavi Dangeti, from Andhra Pradesh, has

been selected as an astronaut candidate
(ASCAN) for a future ●She became India's
space mission in 2029. youngest astronaut selected
for 2029 space mission.
●This mission is associated
with the U.S.-based private
space research agency, Titan
Space Industries (TSI), and is
slated to go to the Titan
Orbital Port Space Station.
27
IMPORTANT DATES
DATE DAY THEME
1st June World Milk Day Let’s celebrate the power of dairy

2nd June Global Day of Parents Raising Parents

3rd June World Bicycle Day Cycling for a sustainable future

5th June World Environment Day Beat Plastic Pollution

7th June World Food Safety Day Food Safety: Science in Action

8th June World Oceans Day Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us

International Day for Dialogue

10th June N.A.
among Civilizations

11th June International Day of Play Choose Play, every day

Progress is clear, but there's more to do:

12th June World Day against Child Labour
let's speed up efforts

International Albinism Demanding our rights: Protect our skin,

13th June
Awareness Day Preserve our lives

Give blood, give hope:

14th June World Blood Donor Day
together we save lives

“Pawan Urja: Powering the

15th June Global Wind Day
Future of India”

World Day to Combat

17th June Restore the Land. Unlock the Opportunities
Desertification and Drought

Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering

19th June World Sickle Cell Day
Communities for Effective Self-Advocacy

20th June World Refugee Day Solidarity with Refugees

21st June International Day of Yoga Yoga for One Earth, One Health

22nd June World Rainforest Day N.A.

Let's Move" Together for

23rd June International Olympic Day
Health and Community

25th June Samvidhan Hatya Divas N.A.

Breaking the chain: Prevention,

26th June International Day against Drug Abuse
Treatment, Recovery for All

●First observed Q13. When and where

= 23 june 1948 were the first modern
●President of Olympic Games held?
the IOC = Kirsty Type something... ;)
Coventry
28
BOOKS
The autobiography 'Janta Ki Kahani – Meri
Aatamkatha' was launched by Vice-
President Jagdeep Dhankhar.

●Pope Francis =
"Hope"
●Shashi Tharoor =
"Constitution: A Short
History"
● Anandiben Patel =
"चुनौतियाँ मुझे पसंद हैं"

President Droupadi Murmu was presented

with the first copies of the second volume
of the books ‘Wings to Our Hopes’ and
‘Aashaon Ki Udaan’.
●The books
were officially
released by
Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh.
29
MISCELLANEOUS
India has been elected to the United
Nations Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC) for the 2026-2028 term.
●ECOSOC is a
principal UN body
responsible for
coordinating
international
economic, social, and
development efforts.

Siamese Fireback has for the first time been

sighted in the Ranikhet forests of
Uttarakhand.
●Scientific name
= Lophura diardi
●The national bird
of Thailand =
Siamese Fireback

Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

operating flight Al171 from Ahmedabad to
London's Gatwick Airport crashed shortly
after takeoff.
●The aircraft, carrying
230 passengers and 12
crew members.
● Vijay Rupani, the
former Chief Minister of
Gujarat, also passed away
due to the crash.

India ranked 131st in the Global Gender

Gap Index 2025.
●It is released by the
World Economic Forum
(WEF).
● Rank = Bangladesh (24),
Nepal (125), Sri Lanka (130),
Pakistan (148)
● Top 3 = Iceland, Finland,
Norway
30
MISCELLANEOUS
Smriti Mandhana has reclaimed the Number 1
spot in the ICC Women's ODI Batting
Rankings.
●Captain of Q14. Who holds the No. 1
Indian women position in the ICC Men's
cricket team = ODI Batting Rankings 2025?
Harmanpreet
Kaur Type something... ;)

PM Modi attended the G7 meeting in Canada.

G7-
● First summit meeting - 1975 (France)
● Member countries = Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the
United Kingdom, and the United States.
● PM Narendra Modi attended the Outreach session on “ Energy
Security”.
● Met with-
○ German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
○ President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
○ President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa
○ President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
○ President of the European Commission, Ms. Ursula von der Leyen
○ Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba
○ Prime Minister of Italy, Ms. Giorgia Meloni
○ President of France, Emmanuel Macron
○ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer
○ President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jae-myung
○ Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanes
31
MISCELLANEOUS
The UN General Assembly declared 2026
as the International Year of the Woman
Farmer. UN declares for 2025-
●International Year of
Cooperatives
●International Year of Glaciers'
Preservation
●International Year of Peace
and Trust
●International Year of
Quantum Science and
Technology

India ranks 71st in Energy Transition Index

2025.
●The index is released by
World Economic Forum
(WEF) in collaboration
with Accenture.
● Top = Sweden (1st),
Finland (2nd), Denmark
(3rd)

Google has opened its first Safety

Engineering Centre (GSEC) in the Asia-
Pacific (APAC) region in Hyderabad.

●The centre will function

as a comprehensive
cybersecurity and artificial
intelligence research hub,
with particular emphasis on
combating online frauds
using AI.
● It is only Google's fourth
such global facility.

QS World University Rankings 2026-

India saw significant improvement in the QS 2026
World University Rankings, with a record 54
institutions, becoming the
●The index is released by
fourth most represented World Economic Forum

country globally.
(WEF) in collaboration
with Accenture.
●Top = Sweden (1st),
Finland (2nd), Denmark
(3rd)
32
MISCELLANEOUS
PM Modi flagged off Bihar's first made-in-state
locomotive export to the African nation of
Guinea.

●The locomotives Q15. Which global higher education

have been analytics firm is responsible for
manufactured at the compiling and publishing the annual
Marhowrah Diesel QS World University Rankings?
Locomotive Plant in
Bihar's Saran district. Type something... ;)

India ranks 99th out of 167 countries on the

2025 sustainable development goals (SDG)
Index with a score of 67.

●Finland, Sweden and Denmark

secured 1st, 2nd and 3rd rank
respectively.
● The index is released by the UN
sustainable development
solutions network.
● The SDGs were adopted in 2015
with the aim of ensuring no one is
left behind in global development
by 2030.
33
ANSWER KEY
1. 2018

2. Part XVII

3. April 1973

4. Lakshadweep

5. Shield Volcano

6. Nihon Hidankyo

7. Victoria Kjær Theilvig, held in Mexico City, Mexico

8. Bhutan

9. Oscar Piastri

10. Silver medal, 89.45m

11. Six

12. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

13. Athens, Greece in 1896

14. Shubman Gill

15. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

34
Mind Game
❖Write your score and evaluate yourself.
National (9 Marks)
1. What is the primary purpose of the Ayush Suraksha Portal, recently
introduced by the Ministry of AYUSH?
Ans-................
2. What is the primary function of the UMEED Central Portal, recently launched
by the Union Minority Affairs Minister?
Ans-................
3. Which significant environmental campaign, emphasizing a tree dedicated to
one's mother, was recently launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New
Delhi?
Ans-................
4. What is the name of the new section launched by Union Home Minister Amit
Shah in New Delhi to encourage the use of regional languages, and what is its
full form?
Ans-................
5. Which high-level diplomatic meeting, focused on strengthening ties with
Central Asian nations, did India's Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar recently
lead in New Delhi?
Ans-................
6. Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman
presided over which significant meeting in Mumbai, focusing on India's
financial stability and development?
Ans-................
7. Which city recently hosted the inaugural International Big Cat Alliance
(IBCA) Assembly, an initiative envisioned by Prime Minister Modi for global big
cat conservation?
Ans-................
8. The Government of India recently launched the "DhartiAaba Janbhagidari
Abhiyan," a massive nationwide benefit saturation campaign. What is the
primary focus of this campaign?
Ans-................
9. What is the name of the new joint pilot initiative launched by the
Government of India, aligning with the Viksit Bharat@2047 Vision, specifically
aimed at providing skills training to adolescent girls?
Ans-................ ★ Write your Score = (......./9)
35
Mind Game
State (11 Marks)
1. Which state became India’s second fully literate state under the ULLAS - Nav Bharat
Saksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme)?
Ans-................
2. Under which specific section of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, did the Telangana
government declare the key tiger corridor as the Kumram Bheem Conservation
Reserve?
Ans-................
3. Which Indian state government recently launched a new program called the 'Rajiv
Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojana' in Hamirpur?
Ans-................
4. Which two wetlands in Rajasthan were recently added to the list of Ramsar sites in
June 2025, and in which districts are they located?
Ans-................
5. Which Indian state declared Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district as a Greater
Flamingo Sanctuary?
Ans-................
6. Which Indian state has been declared India's "Leopard Capital"?
Ans-................
7. What number of legislatures did Puducherry become in India to fully digitize its
legislative functioning through this platform?
Ans-................
8. India's first e-waste recycling park is set to be established in Holambi Kalan. In
which city is Holambi Kalan located?
Ans-................
9. What is the name of the new scheme launched by the University of Delhi,
specifically designed to enhance the digital literacy and CUET exam preparedness of
remote Scheduled Tribe (ST) students?
Ans-................
10. Which Indian state declared the third fully literate state under the ULLAS – Nav
Bharat Saksharta Karyakram?
Ans-................
11. Which company recently launched India's first pioneering off-grid green hydrogen
plant, and in which district and state is this significant facility located?
Ans-................
★Write your Score = (......./11)
36
Mind Game
International (7 Marks)
1. Which Central Asian nation recently hosted the First High-Level International
Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in its capital, Dushanbe?
Ans-................
2. Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, recently experienced a major
explosive eruption in June 2025, sending ash and smoke several kilometers into the
sky. In which country is Mount Etna located?
Ans-................
3. Which international maritime expo, recently concluded in Norway, celebrated its
30th edition and has earned the reputation as the "Posidonia of Norway"?
Ans-................
4. What is the name of the significant military operation recently launched by Israel
against Iran in June 2025, primarily targeting Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities?
Ans-................
5. The third addition of the UN Ocean Conference 2025 (UNOC3) held in which country?
Ans-................
6. Which country nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize 2026 for 'pivotal
leadership' in truce with India?
Ans-................
7. Which international organization led the ConvEx-3 (2025) exercise, recognized as
the world's largest and most complex international nuclear emergency drill, and
which country served as its host?
Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./7)

37
Mind Game
Awards (13 Marks)
1. Which artist of Indian descent recently made history by becoming the first musician
to receive an American Music Award (AMA)?
Ans-................
2. Who was crowned Miss World 2025 held at the Hitex Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad,
Telangana?
Ans-................
3. India's President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, recently conferred the National Florence
Nightingale Awards for 2025. How many nurses were honored with this prestigious
award in recognition of their outstanding service?
Ans-................
4. Who got a special "Global Leadership Award" in Washington D.C?
Ans-................
5. Who received Knighthood on King Charles III’s birthday?
Ans-................
6. Who was honored with the "Most Impactful Environmentalist" award by the Green
Society of India?
Ans-................
7. Who has been awarded the Gold Award at the National e-Governance Awards 2025?
Ans-................
8. Who has been conferred with the 2024 Mathrubhumi Literary Award in Kozhikode,
Kerala?
Ans-................
9. Who received the 2023 Srimanta Sankaradeva Award from Assam Governor
Lakshman Prasad Acharya?
Ans-................
10. Who received the highest civilian award of Cyprus 'The Grand Cross of the Order of
Makarios III'?
Ans-................
11. Which prominent Indian newspaper was recently named the "Champion of Digital
Media Awards South Asia 2025" by WAN-IFRA, securing an impressive 10 awards
across various categories?
Ans-................
12. Which film won the Jury Award for Best Commissioned Film at the Annecy
International Animation Festival 2025?
Ans-................
13. Which bank recently received the "Digital Payments Award 2024-25" from the
Ministry of Finance for its outstanding contributions to digital payments and
financial inclusion in India?
Ans-................
★Write your Score = (......./13)
38
Mind Game
Sports (22 Marks)
1. The Asian Athletics Championship 2025 recently concluded in Gumi,
South Korea. Which country topped the medal tally, and can you name
three notable Indian athletes who won gold medals and their respective
events?
Ans-................
2. Which French football club recently won its first-ever UEFA Champions
League title in May 2025, defeating Inter Milan with a record-breaking 5-
0 score in the final?
Ans-................
3. Which Australian F1 driver recently claimed his fifth victory of the 2025
season by winning the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona?
Ans-................
4. Which country topped the medal tally at the Ulaanbaatar Open 2025,
and can you name at least three Indian gold medalists from the wrestling
competition and their respective weight categories?
Ans-................
5. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently made a historic announcement
regarding the India-England Test series. What is the new name of this
iconic trophy, and which two legendary cricketers is it named after?
Ans-................
6. Who won the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, securing his seventh title
in the event?
Ans-................
7. Which two tennis players won the men's and women's singles titles,
respectively, at the French Open 2025, a tournament famously played on
outdoor clay courts?
Ans-................
39
Mind Game
8. Which country topped the medal count at the 2025 Taiwan Athletics
Open in Taipei, and how many gold medals did they secure to lead the
tally?
Ans-................
9. Which Indian squash player recently won both the Women's Challenger
Player of the Season and the Women's Young Player of the Season award
at the 2025 PSA Awards, the annual honors presented by the Professional
Squash Association?
Ans-................
10. At the recent Indonesia Open 2025, a BWF Super 1000 badminton
tournament, who won the Women's Singles title and what significant
historical milestone did she achieve with this victory?
Ans-................
11. The IIHF Women's Asia Cup 2025 recently concluded in Al-Ain, UAE.
Which country won their first-ever title at this event, and what was the
historic achievement for the Indian Women's Ice Hockey Team?
Ans-................
12. Which country won the ICC World Test Championship 2025 (WTC25)
title at Lord's?
Ans-................
13. The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup/Rifle
2025 recently concluded in Munich, Germany. Which two countries
secured the top two spots in the medal tally, and which two Indian
shooters won gold medals for India at this event?
Ans-................
14. Who secured his first victory of the season at Canadian Grand Prix
2025?
Ans-................
15. The Hockey India Masters Cup 2025 recently concluded in Chennai.
Which two teams won the women's and men's titles respectively, with the
men's final seeing Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu defeat Hockey
Maharashtra?
Ans-................
40
Mind Game
16. Who defeated Alexander Zverev in the final of the Stuttgart Open
2025?
Ans-................
17. Who won the Gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the Paris
Diamond League 2025?
Ans-................
18. India recently unveiled the logo and mascot for the 12th World Para
Athletics Championships 2025. What is the name of the mascot, and what
unique characteristic does it possess?
Ans-................
19. Who became the first Asian bowler to reach 150 Test wickets in SENA
Countries?
Ans-................
20. The Archery Asia Cup 2025 (Leg 2) recently concluded in Singapore.
How many medals did India win, including the number of golds, and who
were the two Indian archers who clinched gold medals in individual
events?
Ans-................
21. The Asian Para Badminton Championships 2025 recently concluded in
Thailand. How many total medals did India win, and specifically how
many gold medals?
Ans-................
22. Who won the Gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the
Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 in the Czech Republic?
Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./22)

41
Mind Game
Appointment (12 Marks)
1. Who was elected President of the UN General Assembly's 80th session?
Ans-................
2. Who was appointed Director of the Prime Minister's Museum and Library?
Ans-...............
3. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to
the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)?
Ans-................
4. Who became president of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI)?
Ans-................
5. Who has been added to the ICC Hall of Fame for 2025, putting him among the
country's legendary players?
Ans-................
6. Who has been appointed as the global brand ambassador for Maldives
tourism?
Ans-................
7. Who has been appointed as the first female Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the
President of India, Droupadi Murmu?
Ans-................
8. Who has Meta recently appointed as its new Managing Director and Head for
Meta in India?
Ans-................
9. Who Became First Indian-Born Provost of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)?
Ans-................
10. Who has been appointed as the first Dean of Queen's University Belfast's
(QUB) new campus in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) India?
Ans-................
11. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of PFRDA?
Ans-................
12. Who has been selected as an astronaut candidate (ASCAN) for a future
space mission in 2029?
Ans-................
★Write your Score = (......./12)
42
Mind Game
Defence (8 Marks)
1. Which three specific Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) were recently
granted Miniratna Category-I status by the Government of India, giving them greater
autonomy in their operations and investments?
Ans-................
2. Which two major aerospace and defense companies recently entered into
agreements for the in-country manufacturing of Rafale fighter jet fuselages in India,
marking a significant step towards strengthening India's aerospace sector?
Ans-................
3. India is set to develop its first underwater museum and artificial coral reef. Which
decommissioned Indian warship will be utilized for this purpose?
Ans-................
4. What is the name of the first-ever joint exercise recently completed by the Special
Forces units of the Indian Air Force and the United States Air Force, and at which
specific training center did it primarily take place?
Ans-................
5.. Which specific regiment of the Indian Army recently participated in the
Multinational Military Exercise KHAAN QUEST 2025?
Ans-................
6. The joint military exercise ‘Shakti 2025’ between India and France recently
commenced. In which country is this exercise being held?
Ans-................
7. Which new Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) was recently
commissioned by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam's Naval Dockyard?
Ans-................
8. The Indian Navy is slated to commission its latest stealth multi-role frigate, INS
Tamal, on July 1, 2025 in which country and city will the ceremony take place?
Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./8)

43
Mind Game
Science and Technology (3 Marks)
1. What major automotive company recently tested an experimental
reusable rocket, making a significant leap into space technology?
Ans-................
2. Which Indian public sector undertaking recently secured a ₹511 crore
technology transfer deal from ISRO to independently produce and
operate SSLV, marking a significant milestone in India's commercial
space initiatives?
Ans-................
3. Who became the second Indian to travel in space?
Ans-................

★Write your Score = (......./3)

44
Mind Game
Important Days (20 Marks)
1. World Milk Day = ................
●Theme =................
2. Global Day of Parents = ................
●Theme = ................
3. World Bicycle Day = ................
●Theme = ................
4. World Environment Day =................
●Theme = ................
5. World Food Safety Day = ................
●Theme = ................
6. World Oceans Day = ................
●Theme = ................
7. International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations = ................
8. International Day of Play = ................
●Theme = ................
9. World Day against Child Labour = ................
●Theme = ................
10. International Albinism Awareness Day =................
●Theme = ................
11. World Blood Donor Day = ................
●Theme = ................
45
Mind Game
12. Global Wind Day = ................

●Theme = ................
13. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought = ................

●Theme =................
14. World Sickle Cell Day = ................

●Theme = ................
15. World Refugee Day = ................

●Theme = ................
16. International Day of Yoga = ................

●Theme = ................
17. World Rainforest Day = ................

18. International Olympic Day = ................

●Theme = ................
19. Samvidhan Hatya Divas = ................

20. International Day against Drug Abuse = ................

● Theme = ................

★Write your Score = (......./20)

46
Mind Game
Books (2 Marks)
1. Which autobiography, focusing on the life journey of a prominent
politician, was recently launched by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar?
● Theme = ................
2. Who was presented with the first copies of the second volume of the
books ‘Wings to Our Hopes’ and ‘Aashaon Ki Udaan’?
● Theme = ................

★Write your Score = (......./3)

47
Mind Game
Miscellaneous (13 Marks)
1. Which country has been elected to the United Nations Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2026-2028 term?
Ans-................
2. Where in Uttarakhand was the Siamese Fireback, a bird typically found
in Southeast Asia, sighted for the first time?
Ans-................
3. From which Indian city did Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8
Dreamliner, tragically crash shortly after takeoff en route to London's
Gatwick Airport?
Ans-................
4. What is India's rank in the recently released Global Gender Gap Index
2025 by the World Economic Forum?
Ans-................
5. Who has reclaimed the Number 1 spot in the ICC Women's ODI Batting
Rankings.
Ans-................
● Captain of Indian women cricket team = …………..
6. PM Modi attended the G7 meeting in which country?
Ans-................
7. Which organisation declared 2026 as the International Year of the
Woman Farmer?
Ans-................
8. What is India's rank in the recently released Energy Transition Index
2025?
Ans-................
9. Which company has opened its first Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC)
in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in Hyderabad?
Ans-................
10. According to the recently released QS World University Rankings
2026, which country became the fourth most represented globally with a
record 54 institutions featured?
Ans-................
11. Who flagged off Bihar's first made-in-state locomotive export to the
African nation of Guinea?
Ans-................
12. What is India's rank in the 2025 sustainable development goals (SDG)
Index with a score of 67?
Ans-................
★Write your Score = (......./13)
48
Mind Game
Total Score = (...... /120)

Below 60 Very Poor

61 to 80 Poor

81 to 90 Average

91-100 Good

101-110 Very good

111-120 Excellent
“Hatred is a easy thing everyone can do this , it doesn't take courage to hate someone , you can hate anyone just by their appearance ,like you hate that stranger in a
bus who is listing music while putting his earphones , or you can hate the colour of someone bag or his brown hair, your hate is genuine just like
hemlock and sharp as eagle eye,
but above all hate is a easy thing love takes courage, it's difficult to love someone without any expectations, but some uncommon humans can do this,
They are the one who will carry the light and bloom the flowers of love .”
― Nalin Dhiman Thankoo ;)