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INDEX
❖ Sports News ❖ Important

❖ Defense News Appointments

❖ National News ❖ Ranks and Reports

❖ International News ❖ Schemes

❖ Science and ❖ Economics

Technology ❖ Books

❖ Brand Ambassador ❖ Deaths

❖ Awards ❖ Other Main News

❖ Important Days ❖ Practice Questions

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Sports News
➢ Khalid Jamil appointed head coach of Indian
men's football team
➢ India to host FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 from
October 30 to November 27, 2025

✓
✓ Recently India is going to host the FIDE World ✓
✓ Khalid Jamil has been appointed the head
Cup 2025, one of the most prestigious
coach of the Indian men's national football
international chess tournaments, from 30
team. He becomes the first Indian to hold this
October to 27 November 2025.
prestigious position in 13 years.
✓ This edition will see 206 top players competing
✓ He is best known for leading Aizawl FC to the
in a knockout format, and will also serve as an
historic I-League title in 2017, a remarkable feat
important platform for qualifying for the FIDE
in Indian football history.
Games 2026 tournament.
✓ Jamil, who currently coaches Jamshedpur FC
in the Indian Super League (ISL), was selected
➢ England given the right to host the next three
by the AIFF Executive Committee from a list of
World Test Championship finals
three candidates.

➢ India's Annu Rani won gold medal in women's

javelin throw at International Wislaw Maniak
Memorial

✓
✓ The International Cricket Council has selected
England to host the finals of the World Test
Championship until 2031. The ICC said that the
next three editions will remain with the England ✓
and Wales Cricket Board. ✓ India's Annu Rani won the gold medal in the

✓ The magazine issued by the ICC said that the women's javelin throw event at the

board has confirmed the players’records of International Wislaw Maniak Memorial 2025 in

the recent finals for the 2027, 2029 and 2031 Poland with her season's best performance of

editions of the England and Wales Cricket 62.59m. Her first throw of 60.96m was enough

Board. to ensure victory.

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➢ Ramesh Budhihal became the first Indian to ➢ India hosted World Athletics Bronze Tour for
win a medal in the Asian Surfing the first time at Kalinga Stadium
Championship

✓
✓ Event: World Athletics Bronze-Level Continental
Tour 2025
✓
✓ Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
✓ 24-year-old Indian surfer Ramesh Budihal
✓ India is hosting this global athletics meet for
created history by winning India's first medal
the first time.
at the Asian Surfing Championship.
✓ Participants: 160 athletes from 17 countries
✓ She won the bronze medal with 12.60 points in
✓ Indian athletes: 93 participants
the final, while gold was won by Kanoa Heeje
✓ Aim: Top performers will qualify for the 2025
of South Korea and silver by Pajar Ariana of
World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Indonesia.

➢ India won 27 medals in Asian Under -19 and

➢ Hong Kong, China win Asia Rugby Under- 20
Under -22 Boxing Championships
Sevens titles in Bihar

✓
✓ Event: Asia Rugby Under -20 Sevens
✓
Championship Final ✓ India wins 27 medals at Asian U-19 and U-22
✓ Venue: Rajgir International Sports Complex, Boxing Championships India's boxing team
Bihar. ended its campaign with a stellar
✓ Men's Final: Hong Kong put up an aggressive performance at the Asian U-19 and U-22
performance to beat Sri Lanka 33–0. Boxing Championships 2025, where Rithika
✓ Women's Final: China beat Hong Kong 31–14. won the gold medal in the women's 80-plus kg
✓ beat Uzbekistan 12-5 ; Captain: Bhumika category.
Shukla. Men's Third Place: Malaysia beat China. ✓ Performance of Under -19 team:
✓ 5th place in Men's Category: India beat
Kazakhstan.

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✓ The Under -19 team performed brilliantly and

won a total of 14 medals – 3 gold, 7 silver and 4
bronze.
✓ They finished only behind Uzbekistan in gold
medal count, which shows the depth of young
Indian boxing talent.
✓ Performance of Under -22 team:
✓
✓ The Under -22 team also performed well,
✓ Jharkhand retained the title after defeating
winning a total of 13 medals – 1 gold, 4 silver
Haryana 2-1 in the final of the 15th Hockey India
and 8 bronze.
Junior Women's National Championship 2025
✓ Ritika was the only gold medal winner from the
held in Kakinada.
Under -22 team, proving her skill and
✓ The win is another feather in Jharkhand's
determination.
success streak of winning multiple titles in the
2025 hockey season.
➢ Namrata Batra wins India's first Wushu
medal at The World Games 2025
➢ S. Rohit Krishnan became the 89th Indian
Grandmaster

✓
✓ Namrata Batra created history by winning
India's first medal in Wushu by winning the
✓
silver medal in the women's 52kg category at
✓ A 19 -year-old third-year student of SSN
the World Games 2025 held in Chengdu,
College of Engineering, became the 89th
China.
Indian Grandmaster by winning the Almaty
✓ Four-time national champion and 2024 Asian
Masters Konaev Cup in Kazakhstan.
Championships silver medallist, 24- year-old
✓ He won the title on August 12, 2025, defeating
Namrata Batra lost 2-0 to China's Mengyu
IM Artur Davtyan of Romania in the final round,
Chen in the final.
where he scored 6 out of 9 points.
✓ after Rishabh Yadav's bronze in men's
✓ Previous Chess Grand Masters
compound archery. Namrata defeated rivals
✓ 88th - Divya Deshmukh (Nagpur,
from Lebanon and the Philippines on her way
Maharashtra) ; 4th woman
to the final.
✓ 87th - A Ra Harikrishnan (Tamil Nadu)
✓ 86th - L.R. Srihari (Tamil Nadu)
➢ Jharkhand won the title of 15th Hockey India
Junior Women National Championship 2025

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➢ German Grandmaster Vincent Keymer wins states/union territories competing in rowing,

Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 canoeing and kayaking. It is being organised
by the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council
and the Ministry of Youth Affairs.

➢ Navy wins Armed Forces Inter Services

Squash Championship

✓
✓ German Grandmaster Vincent Keymer won
the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025
with one round to spare to become the first
singles champion in the history of the event.
✓ With the win, Keymer broke into the world's top
10 live rankings for the first time in his career. ✓
✓ Indian Navy has won the Armed Forces Inter
✓ In the Challengers category, Grandmaster
Services Squash Championship 2025-26 by
Pranavesh M tops the table with 6.5 points,
defeating Indian Air Force 2-1 in the final
followed by Grandmaster Abhimanyu Puranik
match played at the Indian Air Force Base
and Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca, who
Repair Depot, Chandigarh.
are just half a point behind him.
✓ The championship, held from August 10-14,
2025, featured four teams - Army Red, Army
➢ Logo and mascot of first Khelo India Water
Green, Air Force and Indian Navy. The aim was
Sports unveiled
to select the best players to represent the
Army Squash Team in the upcoming National
Squash Championship.

➢ Mirabai Chanu won gold medal in

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship

✓
✓ the first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival
(KIWSF) held in Srinagar was unveiled, with the
Himalayan Kingfisher chosen as the mascot.
✓ The logo depicts the beauty of Kashmir,
featuring a Shikara on Dal Lake with snow-
capped mountains and pine trees in the
✓
background. ✓ Mirabai Chanu made a victorious comeback
✓ The event will be held from August 21-23 at Dal by winning the gold medal in the women's
Lake, with over 400 athletes from 36

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48kg weight category at the 2025 ✓ This prestigious tournament is being

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships organised by the International Chess
held in Ahmedabad. Federation (FIDE) in which 206 top players
✓ He lifted a total of 193 kg (84 kg snatch + 109 kg from more than 90 countries will participate.
clean and jerk), setting Commonwealth
records in all three categories. ➢ Magnus Carlsen wins first Chess eSports
✓ The gold medal helped her qualify directly for World Cup title with stunning victory over
the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Firouzja

➢ Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Zurich

Diamond League Final

✓
✓ Magnus Carlsen won the first Chess eSports
World Cup (EWC 2025) in Riyadh, where he
won the gold medal for Team Liquid after
✓
defeating Alireza Firouzja of Team Falcons in a
✓ Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra
dominant grand final.
finished second in the Zurich Diamond League
✓ Carlsen won with an impressive score of 4
Final and then admitted to his poor timing.
wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, clearly demonstrating
✓ He is now eyeing to get back into form for the
the skill gap between world number 3 blitz
World Championships. Julian Weber of
player Firouzja (2856) and world number 1
Germany won the title with a throw of over 90
Carlsen (2937).
metres.
✓
➢ Sharvari Somnath Shende won gold medal in
➢ FIDE World Cup 2025 to be held in Goa
under- 18 category at World Youth Archery
Championship in Canada

✓
✓ to further strengthen its rapidly growing
presence in global chess as the FIDE World ✓
✓ Sharvari Somnath Shende (16 -years) won the
Cup 2025 will be held in Goa from October 30
gold medal in the under -18 women's
to November 27, 2025.

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individual recurve event at the 2025 World ➢ Goa Shipyard launches sixth indigenous fast
Youth Archery Championships held in patrol vessel, ICGS Atal, to enhance
Winnipeg, Canada. capabilities of Coast Guard
✓ won the title with a perfect 10 in the shoot-off,
beating South Korea's Kim Yewon 6-5 in a
thrilling final.
✓ Shende became the second Indian woman to
win a gold medal at the tournament after
Chikitha Taniparthi, who had earlier won the
under -21 women's compound individual title.
✓
✓ Goa Shipyard Limited launched a fast patrol
Defense News vessel (FPV), ICGS Atal (Yard 1275) at Vasco-
da-Gama, Goa, giving a boost to India's efforts
➢ INS Satpura arrives in Singapore to towards indigenous defence production and
participate in 32nd SIMBEX-25 maritime self-sufficiency under Atmanirbhar
Bharat.
✓ ICGS Atal is the sixth of the eight indigenously
designed state-of-the-art FPVs built by GSL for
the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel has a
length of 52 metres, breadth of 8 metres and
displacement of 320 tonnes.

✓ ➢ Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi

✓ INS Satpura has arrived in Singapore to
inaugurated’Agnishodh’research cell at IIT
participate in the 32nd edition of the
Madras
Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise,
SIMBEX-25. The exercise will further strengthen
the strong and strategic maritime partnership
between the Indian Navy and the Republic of
Singapore Navy (RSN).
✓ The harbour phase of the exercise included
exchange of subject matter experts (SMEE),
professional interactions and operational- ✓
level discussions to promote knowledge ✓ Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi

sharing, doctrine alignment and deck inaugurated the Indian Army Research

familiarisation visits on board RSN ships Cell’Agnishodh’at IIT Madras, aimed at

Vigilant and Supreme. converting academic research into defence-

ready technologies in line with the Army's five
pillars of transformation and its vision of
"Empowerment through Indigenisation".

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✓ in collaboration with IIT Madras Research Park, ✓ The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)
AMTDC and Pravartak Technologies headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
Foundation, will focus on advanced areas such approved the procurement of 97 Light Combat
as additive manufacturing, quantum Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk-1A and 6 advanced
computing, cyber security, wireless AEW&C aircraft for the Indian Air Force at a
communications and unmanned aerial total cost of around ₹85,000 crore.
systems, as well as skill development of ✓ Of this, the procurement of Tejas fighter
military personnel. aircraft will cost around ₹67,000 crore, while
the AEW&C project, in which Air India's old
➢ to launch INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri in Airbus -321 aircraft will be modified for the
Visakhapatnam surveillance role, is estimated to cost ₹18,000
crore.
✓ The decision comes nearly four years after the
₹48,000 crore deal for 83 Tejas Mk-1A aircraft
was signed with Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL) in February 2021.

✓
➢ Indian Army started Exercise Samanvay
✓ The Indian Navy will simultaneously launch two
Shakti 2025 on 20 August
advanced frontline warships, INS Udaygiri and
INS Himgiri, at Visakhapatnam on August 26.
✓ This will be the first time that two major
surface combat warships from different Indian
shipyards will be launched simultaneously.
✓ INS Udaygiri, the second stealth warship of
Project 17A, is built by Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai, while INS ✓
Himgiri, the first P17A vessel, is built by Garden ✓ The Indian Army started Exercise Samanvay
Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Shakti 2025 on 20 August.
Kolkata. ✓ The exercise is being conducted primarily at
Laipuli in Tinsukia district of Assam, while
➢ approved the purchase of 97 Tejas aircraft for parallel activities are also being carried out in
the Indian Air Force Manipur.
✓ It aims to establish better synergy and
coordination between the Army, Air Force,
Police, State Administration, NDRF, SDRF,
Medical teams, BRO, GREF, Railways, and large
industrial organizations.

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➢ INS Kadmatt completes port visit at ✓ This is a major milestone in India's indigenous
Surabaya, Indonesia warship design and building capabilities.

➢ signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

with Quality Council of India for welfare of ex-
servicemen and their families

✓
✓ Indian Naval Ship Kadmatt has successfully
completed a three-day port stay at Surabaya,
Indonesia.
✓ This port stay further strengthens the long
term maritime partnership between India and ✓
Indonesia under their shared vision of ✓ the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Quality
partnership in the maritime domain. Council of India (QCI) has brought great relief
✓ The participation of the indigenously built anti-
to more than 63 lakh Indian ex-servicemen
submarine warfare corvette reaffirms the
and their families.
Navy's role as a preferred security partner in
✓ The aim of this partnership is to further
the region. During the visit, a number of
business and cultural events were organised improve pension, health services,
to enhance maritime cooperation and mutual rehabilitation and digital services.
understanding. ✓ Its core message is “ Quality in Service –
Dignity for Veterans”, that is, ensuring quality in
➢ INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri inducted into service and dignity of veterans.
Indian Navy

National News
➢ India becomes largest importer of sprouted
palm oil seeds from Malaysia

✓
✓ INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri were inducted into
the Indian Navy on 26 August 2025.
✓ Both these ships are Nilgiri-class stealth
guided-missile frigates and are part of Project
17A.
✓ feature state-of-the-art stealth technology,
automation and multi-role combat ✓

capabilities.

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✓ Recently India has become the largest

importer of sprouted palm oil seeds from
Malaysia.
✓ India imported 3.03 million tonnes of palm oil
from Malaysia in 2024, accounting for 17.9% of
Malaysia's total palm oil exports.
✓ This increase is being made to increase ✓
domestic palm oil production in India and ✓ passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, which aims
reduce dependence on imports. to consolidate port laws, promote integrated
port development, facilitate trade, ensure
➢ India's first hydrogen-powered train will run optimal utilisation of India's coastline and
on the 89-km-long Jind-Sonipat route in comply with international maritime
Haryana obligations.
✓ also provides a framework for pollution control,
disaster management, security and dispute
resolution.
✓ The Bill proposes to establish and empower
State Maritime Boards to manage non-major
ports and to create a Maritime State
Development Council to promote coordinated
Centre-State efforts in development and

✓ strategic planning of the port sector.

✓ India's first hydrogen-powered train ✓
developed by Indian Railways is a ➢ Lessons of Operation Sindoor are now part of
revolutionary step in eco-friendly rail NCERT syllabus
transport. This train runs on advanced
hydrogen fuel cell technology.
✓ Equipped with a powerful 1,200 horsepower
engine, the train is capable of carrying over
2,600 passengers and running at a speed of
110 km/h.
✓ Its first operation will be on the 89 km long
✓
Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana.
✓ The National Council of Educational Research
and Training (NCERT) has launched two new
➢ passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025 to
modules on Operation Sindoor - "Gatherings of
modernise the maritime sector and promote
Valour" for classes 3-8 and "Mission of Honour
coastal development
and Valour" for classes 9-12, which highlight
India's response after the Pahalgam massacre
and the subsequent conflict with Pakistan.

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✓ These modules state that the terrorist attack ➢ Ladakh's Shyok village to develop first
was directly ordered by Pakistan's political and botanical garden near Galwan Valley by 2029
military leadership, while Pakistan has denied
any involvement ; these modules emphasize
India's decisive policy and intention to
safeguard the peace.
✓ Operation Sindoor was named in honour of the
sacrifices of soldiers’wives, and its theme
commemorates major terrorist attacks such
as Uri (2016) and Pulwama (2019), as well as
the impact of the abrogation of Article 370 on ✓
the development of Jammu and Kashmir. ✓ , located on the way to the Galwan Valley in
eastern Ladakh, is developing the Union
➢ Rajasthan becomes the first state to Territory's first botanical garden by converting
implement Supreme Court order on stray 10 hectares of barren community land into a
dogs conservation area for fruits, medicinal plants
and regional flora and fauna. It is targeted to
be completed by 2029.
✓ The Leh Hill Council, through the Command
Area Development Department, is supporting
the project with funds of ₹ 1 crore for civil works
such as land ploughing and reservoir
construction, while Councillor Tashi Namgyal
✓ Yakzi has provided funds for the solar-
✓ Following the Supreme Court's direction, the
powered water pumping system.
Rajasthan government has made compliance
of the Stray Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules
2023 mandatory and directed all municipal
corporations, councils and municipalities to International News
implement systematic stray dog
management.
➢ Australia bans children under 16 from
✓ Feeding centres will be marked in every ward
creating YouTube accounts
and locality ; urban bodies will coordinate with
resident welfare associations and animal
welfare organisations ; food and water will also
be ensured for dogs affected by rabies.
✓ Stray dogs will be treated, sterilised,
vaccinated, tagged and released in the same
locality. The ABC centres will be under CCTV
surveillance and only trained teams will be
allowed to handle the dogs ; no dog below the ✓
age of six months will be sterilised.

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✓ Australia will ban children under the age of 16 ✓ was elected Chairman of the Executive Board
from creating YouTube accounts from of AIBD during the 23rd General Assembly held
December. in Phuket, Thailand. It has regained the position
✓ This is part of the world's first social media since 2016.
restrictions imposed by the country. ✓ , Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati and
✓ The ban already applies to Tik Tok, Snapchat, Chairman, Executive Board, AIBD expressed his
Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter). gratitude to the Member Countries and
✓ This step is eSafety This action has been taken assured their continued support to the
following the recommendations of the
programmes and initiatives of AIBD.
Commissioner.
✓ Established in 1977 under UNESCO, the AIBD has

➢ Amid trade tensions, Trump nominates his 92 member organisations from 45 countries,
close aide Sergio Gor as next US ambassador with India being a founding member and
to India represented by Prasar Bharati.

➢ appointed IOC mental health ambassador to

promote athletes’health

✓
✓ US President Donald Trump announced the
nomination of Sergio Gor, Director of the White
House Office of Presidential Personnel, as the
next US Ambassador to India.
✓
✓ Gore will also serve as special envoy for South
✓ Olympic gold medallist and former athlete
and Central Asian affairs, overseeing relations
Abhinav Bindra has been appointed as one of
strained by the US plan to double tariffs on
India next week. the nine International Olympic Committee
✓ (IOC) mental health ambassadors in
➢ India elected Chairman of Executive Board of recognition of his long-term support for the
AIBD at 23rd General Assembly mental health of athletes.
✓ The task of the Mental Health Ambassadors is
to break down stigma, promote open
conversations about mental health, and
support player health through education,
social media engagement and personal
guidance.

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➢ India, Japan co-develop advanced Unicorn ➢ India, Bhutan sign MoU on technical
naval antenna system for Indian Navy cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors
platforms do

✓
✓ India and Bhutan signed a Memorandum of
✓
Understanding on Technical Cooperation in
✓ are co-developing the Unified Complex Radio
Agriculture and Allied Sectors in Thimpu, a
Antenna (Unicorn), also known as Nora -50, for
significant step towards strengthening
Indian Navy platforms, which will give a major
bilateral relations.
boost to bilateral defence cooperation.
✓ The MoU focuses on cooperation in food
✓ Unicorn is one of the world's most advanced
security, sustainable agriculture, rural
weapons-grade composite radar masts,
prosperity and agricultural research, livestock
currently deployed on Japan's Mogami-class
health, post-harvest management and value
frigates, and is designed to house multiple
chain development.
antennas and sensors in a single composite
✓ also emphasizes exchange of knowledge, skills
mast for improved stealth and efficiency.
and expertise between the two countries,
reflecting their shared vision for agricultural
➢ India will join more than 20 countries
development and innovation.

➢ India and Canada appoint new High

Commissioners to restore diplomatic
relations

✓
✓ More than 700 personnel of the Indian Armed
Forces and Integrated Defence Headquarters
will participate in the multilateral
exercise’Bright Star 2025’to be held in Egypt
✓
from 28 August to 10 September 2025.
✓ India has appointed Dinesh K. Patnaik, a 1990
✓ The exercise will include live firing, command batch IFS officer and current Ambassador to
post exercises, short training exercises and Spain, as its next High Commissioner to
expert-level interactions to enhance jointness, Canada, while Canada has appointed veteran
interoperability and operational coordination diplomat Christopher Cooter as its new High
Commissioner to India.
among the participating nations.

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✓ The appointments are a step towards two payloads on its indigenous P-30 satellite
normalising diplomatic ties, which platform—an AI module from Australia’s Akula
deteriorated after India recalled High Tech and a hyperspectral imager from Esper
Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma in
Satellites.
October 2024 due to tensions sparked by
✓ The mission strengthens India-Australia
comments by former Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau. cooperation in space technology, which has
applications in sectors such as defence,
agriculture, disaster response, mining and
Science & Technology environmental management.

➢ AI Impact Summit in February 2026

➢ NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the
Moon

✓
✓ India will host the AI Impact Summit in
February 2026.
✓ Key areas of the summit: healthcare,
✓
education, agriculture, climate change and
✓ Under its Artemis initiative, NASA plans to
governance.
install a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030.
✓ To use AI to solve real-world challenges and
make it accessible to all. The plan comes after China announced in
April 2025 that it would build a nuclear power
➢ Dhruv Space will launch the first commercial plant on the Moon by 2035.
mission LEAP-1 in collaboration with ✓ The goal of this NASA project is to return
Australian partners via SpaceX Falcon 9. humans to the Moon and establish a long-
term sustainable presence on the lunar
surface.
✓ The Artemis mission — short for Acceleration,
Reconnection, Turbulence and
Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with
the Sun — is NASA's second major attempt to
land astronauts on the Moon.
✓
✓ Dhruva Space, a Hyderabad-based spacetech ➢ Iran conducts "Sustainable Power 1404"
startup, will launch its first commercial missile exercise in the Indian Ocean
mission, LEAP-1, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in
the third quarter of 2025. The rocket will carry

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Brand ambassador
➢ joins ACKO as brand ambassador

✓
✓ Iran carried out a two-day large-scale missile
exercise "Sustainable Power 1404" in the
northern Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman,
deploying warships, air units, missile defense
systems and electronic warfare brigades. ✓
✓ The exercise featured demonstrations of Iran's ✓ MS Dhoni has partnered with ACKO as a brand

Nasir and Qadir precision strike cruise missiles, ambassador and a strategic investor, marking

as well as successful launches by the frigate a significant association with one of India’s

IRIS Sabalan and the corvette IRIS Ganaveh, fastest-growing digital insurance companies.

aimed at enhancing combat readiness and ✓ ACKO is through his family office, Midas Deals

deterrence. Private Limited, reflecting his belief in the

company's vision to transform the insurance
➢ NASA accelerates plan to build nuclear sector through technology and customer-first
reactor on Moon by 2030 solutions.

➢ Zomato appoints Shah Rukh Khan as brand

ambassador for’Fuel Your Hustle’campaign

✓
✓ plans to accelerate construction of a nuclear
reactor as part of its broader goal of
establishing a permanent human base on the
Moon by 2030.
✓
✓ The capacity of this reactor will be 100
✓ Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been
kilowatts, which is less than the capacity of
roped in by Zomato as the face of its’Fuel Your
coastal wind turbines, which generate 2-3
Hustle’campaign.
megawatts of electricity.
✓ The campaign celebrates the hard work and
✓ China and Russia also plan to build
determination of people across India who work
automated nuclear power stations on the
tirelessly to achieve their dreams.
Moon by 2035.

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➢ Election Commission appointed two ✓ The Odisha government has appointed

observers for the Vice Presidential election Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit as the brand
ambassador of the state's handloom industry.
✓ Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made the
announcement while
inaugurating’Ekta’(Exhibition-cum-Knowledge
Sharing for Textile Benefits) organised to mark
the 11th National Handloom Day in the state.

✓
✓ The Election Commission of India has Books
appointed Sushil Kumar Lohani (Additional
Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj) and D. ➢ Former Chief Justice DY Chandrachud's first
Anandan (Additional Secretary, Ministry of book, " Why the Constitution Matters"
Finance) as Observers for the upcoming Vice
Presidential election to be held on 9th of next
month.
✓ About Election Commissioner of India (ECI)
✓ It is a constitutional body charged with
conducting and regulating elections in the
country.
✓ Established – 25 January 1950
✓ Headquarters - New Delhi ✓
✓ First Chief - Sukumar Sen ✓ The cover of former Chief Justice of India
✓ First woman chief - V.S. Ramadevi
Justice DY Chandrachud's first book "Why the
✓ 26th Chief – Gyanesh Kumar (replaced Rajiv
Constitution Matters" is out ; it will be published
Kumar)
by Penguin Random House by the end of
✓ Commissioners- Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr.
Vivek Joshi August.
✓ Tenure – 6/65 Years ✓ Justice DY Chandrachud, who retires as the
50th Chief Justice of India in November 2024,
➢ Odisha appoints Madhuri Dixit as brand will be succeeded by Justice Sanjay Khanna
ambassador of state's handloom industry (51st Chief Justice) and later by Justice
Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai (52nd Chief
Justice).
✓ The book highlights constitutional values
through Chandrachud's landmark judgments
on the right to privacy, decriminalisation of
homosexuality and gender equality in the
armed forces.
✓

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Twentieth Century’respectively, which marks a

significant milestone in Shah Rukh's illustrious
Awards/Prize
career.
✓ Rani Mukerji won the Best Actress award for
➢ Suhani Shah becomes the first Indian to win
her powerful performance in’Mrs. Chatterjee vs
the Best Magic Creator award at the FISM
Norway’, while Sudipto Sen won the Best
World Championship 2025
Director award for his controversial and
influential film’The Kerala Story’.

➢ Independence Day: 1090 personnel awarded

gallantry and service medals

✓
✓ Suhani Shah has created history by winning
the Best Magic Creator award at the FISM
World Championship of Magic 2025. She has
become the first Indian and one of the few
women to be honoured at this prestigious ✓
global platform, often referred to as the ✓ 1090 personnel of police, fire, home guards,
"Olympics of Magic".
civil defence and correctional services have
✓ He beat world-renowned magicians like Jack
been awarded gallantry and service medals
Rhodes, Jason LaDanya and Mohammed
on the occasion of Independence Day 2025.
Imani to win the award in the recently
launched Online Magic Awards category. The ✓ 233 personnel have been awarded the
awards celebrate digital innovation in magic gallantry medal. 99 personnel have received
through platforms like YouTube and the President's Medal for Distinguished Service.
Instagram. 758 personnel have been awarded the Medal
for Meritorious Service.
➢ Shahrukh Khan received his first National
Film Award for’Jawaan’
➢ Bibi Fatima Women's Self Help Group receives
UNDP Ecaterator Initiative Award

✓
✓ Shah Rukh Khan won his first National Award,
sharing the Best Actor award with Vikrant
Massey for his performances in’Jawan’and’The ✓

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✓ Bibi Fatima Women's Self Help Group has ✓ Manika, who originally hails from
received the UNDP Equator Initiative Award. Sriganganagar, Rajasthan and now lives in
✓ This award is often called the Nobel Prize for Delhi, is a final year student of Political Science
Biodiversity Conservation. and Economics and has previously won the
✓ The group is one of ten organisations title of Miss Universe Rajasthan 2024.
worldwide to receive the Ecater Prize 2025. ✓ will represent India at the 74th Miss Universe
✓ It was announced on the International Day of pageant to be held in Thailand (November
the World's Indigenous Peoples (9 August). 2025) ; previous winners from India include
✓ The award recognises grassroots and Sushmita Sen (1994), Lara Dutta (2000) and
indigenous efforts that use nature-based Harnaaz Sandhu (2021).
solutions.
✓ It focuses on promoting sustainable
development and strengthening ecological
Important Days
resilience.
✓ Bibi Fatima Self Help Group is the only Indian ➢ 6 - Hiroshima Day
organisation to receive this award this year.
✓ Other winners are from Argentina, Brazil,
Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea,
Peru and Tanzania.
✓ The prize includes $ 10,000 in cash, equivalent
to approximately ₹8.5 lakh.

➢ Manika Vishwakarma of Rajasthan won the

title of Miss Universe India 2025

✓
✓ Hiroshima Day is observed every year on
August 6 to commemorate the anniversary of
the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima by the
United States in 1945 during World War II.
✓ On this day, a uranium bomb called "Little Boy "
was dropped by the American B -29 bomber
✓
"Enola Gay", killing more than 70,000 people
✓ Manika Vishwakarma from Rajasthan won the
instantly and causing long-term suffering due
title of Miss Universe India 2025 from Riya
to radiation.
Singha in Jaipur.
✓ The bombing of Hiroshima was followed by the
✓ Tanya Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) was the 1st
bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, resulting in
runner-up, Mehak Dhingra (Haryana) was the
the surrender of Japan and ultimately ending
2nd runner-up and Amishi Kaushik was the 3rd
World War II.
runner-up.

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➢ World Biofuel Day 2025: August 10 Thailand, and is now supported by more than
100 wildlife organisations around the world.

➢ 13 - International Left-Handers Day

✓
✓ World Biofuel Day is celebrated every year on
10 August to spread awareness about the
importance of non-fossil fuels. ✓
✓ On this occasion, the government also ✓ International Left-Handers Day is observed

highlights the efforts made in the biofuel every year on August 13 to celebrate the

sector. uniqueness of left-handed people and raise

✓ It is celebrated in memory of Rudolf Diesel, the awareness about their needs.

inventor of the diesel engine. ✓ The day was first celebrated in 1976 by Dean R.

✓ The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has Campbell, founder of the Left-Handers Club.

been celebrating this day since 2015. ✓ About 10% of the world's population is left-

✓ India is the world's third largest oil consumer. handed, and often face challenges in a right-
handed world.

➢ August 12 - World Elephant Day

➢ 13 - World Organ Donation Day

✓
✓ World Elephant Day, celebrated annually on ✓
✓ World Organ Donation Day is celebrated every
August 12, aims to raise global awareness of
year on 13 August to raise awareness about
the urgent need to protect elephants and their
the importance of organ donation.
habitats and tackle threats such as poaching,
✓ The day highlights how one donor can save
habitat loss and human-elephant conflict.
the lives of eight people by donating vital
✓ The day was first celebrated in 2012, initiated
organs like heart, liver, kidney, lungs and
by Canadian filmmaker Patricia Sims and the
pancreas.
Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of
✓ Topic 2025 - Answering the Call

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➢ 12 - International Youth Day commemorates the success of Operation

Sindoor.
✓ 5,000 distinguished guests, including winners
of international sporting events, participants of
Special Olympics 2025 and gold medallists of
Khelo India Para Games, witnessed the
celebrations, as well as All India Patriotic Band
Display by the Military and Paramilitary Forces
✓ at over 140 locations.
✓ IYD) is celebrated globally every year on 12
August to raise awareness about the ➢ August 19 - World Photography Day
challenges and opportunities facing youth
and to celebrate their contribution to society.
✓ Theme: 2025 – Local youth work for the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and
beyond
✓ This day was first declared by the United
Nations (UN) in 1999, with the aim of promoting ✓
youth participation in areas such as ✓ is celebrated annually on August 19 to honour

education, employment, mental health, the art, craft and science of photography.

climate action and civic engagement. ✓ celebrates the role of photography in

capturing moments, telling stories and

➢ India will celebrate 79th Independence Day preserving memories.

on 15th August 2025 ✓ Topic 2025 – My favourite photo

✓ The day is celebrated to commemorate the
invention of the first permanent photograph
by Louis Daguerre in 1839, who introduced the
daguerreotype process, which proved to be an
important milestone in the history of
photography.

✓
✓ The 79th Independence Day will be celebrated ➢ 19 - World Humanitarian Day

on 15th August 2025, with Prime Minister

Narendra Modi leading the celebrations from
the iconic Red Fort in Delhi.
✓ The theme this year is “New India” which
highlights India's vision of a prosperous, secure
and courageous nation towards achieving the
goal of a developed India by 2047 and
✓

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✓ World Humanitarian Day is observed annually ✓ The day aims to encourage citizens to
on August 19 across the world to pay tribute to promote goodwill, national integration and
aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian communal harmony and highlight the
service. The day also honours the contribution importance of tolerance, brotherhood and
of women in distress around the world. social unity.
✓ Theme 2025 - Strengthening global solidarity
and empowering local communities. ➢ 20 August - Indian Renewable Energy Day

➢ August 20 - World Mosquito Day

✓
✓ Indian Akshay Urja Day is celebrated every
✓
year on 20 August to raise awareness about
✓ World Mosquito Day is celebrated every year
on August 20 to raise awareness about renewable energy sources and sustainable
mosquito-borne diseases and promote energy practices in India.
preventive measures against them. ✓ highlights the importance of alternative
✓ This day is celebrated in the memory of Sir energy including solar, wind, biomass and
Ronald Ross, who discovered in 1897 that small-scale hydro sources to reduce
mosquitoes are carriers of the malaria
dependence on conventional fuels and tackle
parasite. His discovery proved to be a
environmental challenges.
milestone in the fight against malaria.
✓ The day aims to educate citizens, industry and
➢ 20 August - Harmony Day institutions about energy conservation,
adoption of renewable energy and innovations
in clean energy technologies.

➢ World Senior Citizens Day: 21 August

✓
✓ is celebrated every year on 20 August to
promote national unity, peace and harmony
across India.
✓ is celebrated to commemorate the birth ✓
anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv ✓ World Senior Citizens Day is celebrated every
Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991), who year on 21 August to honour the contributions
strongly advocated unity, peace and
of the elderly.
communal harmony in the country.

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✓ It was first proclaimed by US President Ronald also raising awareness of ongoing struggles
Reagan in 1988 and adopted by the United for equal rights in education, the workplace,
Nations in 1990. and politics.
✓ Theme for 2025 :’Empowering Elderly Voices for ✓ First declared by the US Congress in 1973, the
an Inclusive Future’, which aims to promote the day honors the women's suffrage movement
participation of senior citizens in decision- and its leaders.
making.
➢ Telugu Language Day : 29 August
➢ World Entrepreneur Day: 21 August

✓
✓ Telugu Language Day is celebrated every year
✓
on 29 August, which marks the birth
✓ is celebrated every year on 21 August to
anniversary of the great Telugu writer Gidugu
honour the achievements of entrepreneurs.
Venkata Ramamurthy.
✓ honours entrepreneurs for their creativity,
✓ This day is celebrated to promote the
leadership, and persistence in building
importance of Telugu language in the states
businesses and fostering innovation.
of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The date of
✓ Entrepreneurs contribute to job creation,
August 29 has been chosen as the birthday of
economic growth and social progress.
Telugu poet Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy.
✓ Telugu is considered to be one of the most
➢ August 26 - Women's Equality Day
beautiful and widely spoken languages of
India. It belongs to the Dravidian family of
languages and is also called the’Italian of the
East’.

➢ National Sports Day is celebrated every year

on 29 August
✓
✓ Women's Equality Day is celebrated annually
in the United States on August 26. The day
commemorates the passage of the 19th
Amendment to the US Constitution in 1920,
which granted women the right to vote.
✓ The day celebrates progress in gender
✓
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✓ National Sports Day is celebrated every year ➢ 30 August - Small Scale Industry Day
on 29 August.
✓ This day is dedicated to Major Dhyan Chand,
one of the greatest sportsmen of India.
✓ National Sports Day 2025 will be celebrated on
Friday, 29th August 2025.
✓ Theme of the year 2025 - “ Sports for
promoting peaceful and inclusive societies”
✓ major dhyan chand ✓
✓ 30th August in India to recognize the vital role
✓ Major Dhyan Chand (1905–1979), known as the
of Small Scale Industries (SSI)/MSMEs in nation
“Wizard of Hockey”, was regarded as one of
building.
the best hockey players in the world.
✓ The day highlights the contribution of small
✓ He led India to gold medals in the 1928, 1932
industries to employment generation, exports,
and 1936 Olympic Games and mesmerized the
gross domestic product (GDP) growth and
entire world with his amazing stick-work and
rural development.
game sense.
✓ to promote innovation, sustainability and
government support for MSMEs, thereby giving
➢ 29 - International Day for the Prohibition of
strength to the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Nuclear Tests

Important Appointments
➢ Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh appointed Vice
Army Chief

✓
✓ International Day for the Prohibition of Nuclear
Tests is observed globally every year on 29
August to raise awareness about the harmful
consequences of nuclear weapons testing
and to build a world free from nuclear
explosions.
✓ The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
✓
declared this day in December 2009, inspired
✓ Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh, a
by the initiative of Kazakhstan, to
decorated officer of the Parachute Regiment
commemorate the closure of the
with over 35 years of service, has been
Semipalatinsk nuclear test site on 29 August
appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff
1991. This site was one of the largest nuclear
(VCOAS) and will replace Lieutenant General
test sites in the world.
NS Raja Subramani.

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✓ An alumnus of the Indian Military Academy, he ✓ Indian-origin Nikhil Ravishankar has been
was commissioned into the 4 Para (Special appointed the new CEO of Air New Zealand. He
Forces) in 1987 and has participated in several will replace Greg Foran, who will step down on
major operations including Pawan, Meghdoot, October 20, 2025.
Rakshak and Orchid as well as UN ✓ Ravishankar currently serves as the Chief
peacekeeping operations in Lebanon and Sri Digital Officer of Air New Zealand and has
Lanka. played a key role in improving digital
infrastructure, customer experience and
➢ Sanjay Singhal appointed as Director General loyalty systems during his tenure of nearly five
of SSB years.

➢ Indian-origin executive Shailesh Jejurikar

appointed CEO of Procter & Gamble

✓
✓ The central government has appointed BSF
Special Director General Sanjay Singhal as the
new Director General of the Sashastra Seema
✓
Bal (SSB). He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Uttar
✓ Indian-origin executive Shailesh Jejurikar has
Pradesh cadre.
been appointed the next president and CEO of
✓ Sanjay Singhal will assume charge on
Procter & Gamble (P&G). The appointment will
September 1, 2025 and will hold the post till his
be effective from January 1, 2026. In this way,
retirement on December 31, 2028 or until
he has become the first Indian to lead this
further orders, whichever is earlier. He will
global consumer goods company.
replace Amrut Mohan Prasad, who is due to
✓ Currently serving as the Chief Operating
retire on August 31, 2025.
Officer, Jejurikar has been associated with P&G
since 1989 and has held key leadership roles
➢ Indian-origin Nikhil Ravishankar appointed
across sectors and categories such as Fabric
as new CEO of Air New Zealand
Care and Home Care. He has also been
instrumental in global business transformation
and supply chain innovation.

➢ New judges appointed in Delhi High Court,

total number of judges 44

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✓
✓ With the swearing-in of Justice Vimal Kumar ✓
✓ Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, AVSM, VSM
Yadav, the Delhi High Court has a new judge.
assumed charge as the Flag Officer
✓ Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay
Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval
administered the oath of office to Justice
Command. He succeeded Vice Admiral Sanjay
Yadav, taking the number of judges in the
J Singh after his retirement.
Delhi High Court to 44.
✓ Commissioned into the Indian Navy in July
✓ The sanctioned strength of judges in the High
1987, Vice Admiral Swaminathan is a specialist
Court is 60.
in communications and electronic warfare
and has commanded major warships
➢ A. Rajarajan appointed as the new Director of
including INS Vikramaditya, Mysore, Kulish,
Vikram Sarabhai Space Center
Vinash and Vidyut.

➢ Sonali Mishra became the first woman

Director General of RPF in its 143 -year history

✓
✓ Senior ISRO scientist Rajarajan has been
appointed the new director of Vikram Sarabhai
Space Center (VSSC). He will replace S.
Unnikrishnan Nair.
✓ Prior to this appointment, Rajarajan was the ✓
✓ 1983 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh
Director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre
cadre, has been appointed Director General
(SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota and has nearly four
(DG) of the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
decades of experience in ISRO.
Thus she has become the first woman to lead
this force in its 143 -year history.
➢ Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumes
✓ Her appointment has been approved by the
charge as Flag Officer Commanding-in-
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and
Chief, Western Naval Command
she will serve as Director General of RPF till her
retirement on October 31, 2026.

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✓ About Railway Protection Force(RPF) ✓ Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM, NM took
✓ Established - Originally as "Watch and Ward" in over as the 47th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
1872, reorganised under the RPF Act of 1957. (VCNS).
✓ Headquarters - New Delhi
✓ After assuming charge, he paid floral tribute at
✓ Ministry - Works under the Ministry of Railways,
the National War Memorial in New Delhi and
Government of India
✓ Director General - Sonali Mishra paid heartfelt homage to the brave soldiers of
India who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
➢ Anju Rathi Rana appointed ex-officio ➢ PB Balaji appointed CEO of Jaguar Land Rover
member of IBBI

✓
✓ ✓ Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has appointed P B
✓ Anju Rathi Rana, the current Law Secretary and Balaji as its next chief executive officer,
the first woman to hold the post of Secretary becoming the first Indian executive to lead the
(Legal Affairs), has been appointed by the British luxury carmaker owned by Tata Motors.
Central Government as ex-officio Member of
the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India ➢ Vice Admiral Manish Chadha takes over as
(IBBI) under Section 189 of the Insolvency and INA Commandant
Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.
✓ This appointment represents the Ministry of
Law and Justice on the IBBI Board, which
already has members from the Ministry of
Finance, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Reserve
Bank of India and legal and financial experts.

➢ Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as ✓

India's Vice Chief of the Naval Staff ✓ Vice Admiral Manish Chadha has taken over
as the new Commandant of the Indian Naval
Academy (INA), Ezhimala. He will replace Vice
Admiral CR Praveen Nair.
✓ He was commissioned into the Indian Navy on
1 July 1991 and is a communications and
electronic warfare specialist.
✓ An alumnus of NDA Khadakvasla and a

✓ recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2025)

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and the Vishisht Seva Medal (2017), Vice ✓ According to the order issued by the Personnel
Admiral Chadha has held several important Ministry, the Appointments Committee of the
command roles at sea and strategic Cabinet (ACC) has approved this service
appointments at Naval and Command extension.
Headquarters.
➢ President appoints Manipur Governor Ajay
➢ IAS officer Pratyaya Amrit appointed as new Kumar Bhalla as Governor of Nagaland
Chief Secretary of Bihar

✓
✓ ✓ According to a release issued from the
✓ 1991 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer, has been President's Office, Manipur Governor Ajay
appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Bihar. Kumar Bhalla has been given the additional
✓ He will replace Amrit Lal Meena, who will retire charge of Governor of Nagaland.
on August 31, 2025. ✓ The appointment follows the demise of
✓ Pratyaya Amrit will officially take charge on Nagaland Governor La Ganesan, who died at
September 1, 2025. the age of 80 at a hospital in Chennai.
✓ Ajay Kumar Bhalla will now perform the duties
➢ Rahul Singh gets two-year extension as CBSE of Governor of Nagaland along with his duties
chairman as Governor of Manipur.

➢ Abhijit Kishore appointed CEO of Vodafone

Idea

✓
✓ 1996 Bihar cadre IAS officer Rahul Singh has
got a two-year extension as chairman of the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). ✓
✓ Vodafone Idea has announced the
✓ He was first appointed to this post on March 13,
appointment of its current COO Abhijit Kishore
2024 and now his tenure will last till November
as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
11, 2027.
Key Managerial Personnel for a term of three
years.

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✓ The appointment comes after the completion ✓ 26th Commissioner of Delhi Police. He
of the three-year term of Akshaya Mundhra, replaced SBK Singh, who held the post for only
whose term ends on August 18, 2025 ; Mundhra 21 days.
took over as CEO in August 2022, replacing
Ravinder Takkar. ➢ Anish Dayal Singh appointed Deputy National
➢ Srinivasan K. Swamy elected President of Security Adviser to oversee internal security
AAAI for 2025-26, fourth term matters

✓
✓
✓ Srinivasan K. Swamy, Executive Group
✓ Former CRPF and ITBP Director General Anish
President, R.K. Swamy Limited, has been
Dayal Singh has been appointed as the new
elected President of the Association of
Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA),
Advertising Agencies of India (AAAI) for 2025-
entrusting him with the responsibility of
26, succeeding Prashant Kumar.
handling the country's internal affairs.
✓ AAAI is the national advertising agency
✓ 1988- batch IPS officer (Manipur cadre), retires
association of India, that promotes
in December 2024 after serving for nearly 30
professionalism and sound business practices
years in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and later
among advertisers, agencies and the media.
heading the ITBP and the CRPF.

➢ Satish Golcha appointed as the new

➢ Ajay Kumar Bhalla sworn in as 22nd Governor
Commissioner of Delhi Police
of Nagaland

✓
✓ Satish Golcha, a senior IPS officer of the 1992 ✓
✓ On August 25, Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar
batch AGMUT cadre, was officially appointed
Bhalla was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of
as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police on 21
Nagaland.
August 2025.

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✓ Chief Justice of the Guwahati High Court, ✓ Justice Alok Aradhe (Chief Justice of Bombay
Justice Ashutosh Kumar administered the oath High Court) and Justice Vipul Manubhai
of office to him at the Raj Bhavan in Kohima. Pancholi (Chief Justice of Patna High Court)
✓ On August 15, following the demise of Governor were appointed Judges of the Supreme Court
La Ganesan, Mr Bhalla was given additional by the President of India on the
charge of Nagaland. recommendation of the Collegium of the
Supreme Court.
➢ Tata Digital has appointed Sajith Sivanandan ✓ April 1964, Justice Alok Aradhe began his
as its new CEO and MD from September 1, judicial career in 2009 at the Madhya Pradesh
2025. High Court, served as Acting Chief Justice of
Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka High
Courts, and became Chief Justice of
Telangana and Bombay High Courts before his
elevation.

➢ appointed Managing Director of Solar Energy

Corporation of India (SECI)
✓
✓ appointed Sajith Sivanandan, former president
of Jio Mobile Digital Services, as its new CEO
and MD from September 1, 2025.
✓ His appointment follows the resignation of
Naveen Tahiliani in May 2025, after which the
company was leaderless for several months.
✓
✓ Shivanandan's main challenge will be to
✓ Akash Tripathi (IAS, 1998 batch) has been
strengthen Tata Digital's position against
appointed as Managing Director, Solar Energy
Amazon, Flipkart, Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart
Corporation of India (SECI), in the rank of
as well as boost the morale of the employees.
Additional Secretary, with the approval of the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
➢ President appoints Justice Alok Aradhe and
(ACC).
Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi as Judges of
✓ Santosh Sarangi, IAS (Secretary, MNRE) will
the Supreme Court
continue to be the Chairman of SECI, ensuring
a formal leadership structure for the
organisation.
✓ Tripathi's leadership is expected to help
increase large-scale implementation and
focus on green hydrogen, energy storage,
offshore wind and other renewable energy
✓
projects under SECI’s mandate.

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➢ Former RBI governor Urjit Patel appointed IMF

executive director for three years

✓ ✓
✓ Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been ✓ Bengaluru is ranked 26th in the Global AI City

appointed as Executive Director in the Index 2025 released by Counterpoint

International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a term of Research, making it the leading hub for AI

three years. research, development and data centres in

✓ RBI governor from September 2016 to India.

December 2018, resigned citing personal ✓ The report highlights Bengaluru, Riyadh,

reasons after a public spat with the Hangzhou and Sao Paulo as some of the

government. He is the first RBI governor to step fastest-growing global AI hubs, with Indian

down before completing his term since 1990. cities rapidly climbing up the global AI

✓ He has previously worked with the IMF and also rankings.

served as Deputy Governor of the RBI (1996–

97), where he contributed to reforms in debt ➢ 5th largest aviation market in the world

markets, banking, pensions and foreign according to IATA report

exchange.
✓ About International Monetary Fund(IMF)
✓ Established – 1945
✓ Headquarters – Washington, D.C.
✓ Managing Director – Kristalina Georgieva
(Bulgaria, 12th)
✓
✓ First Deputy Managing Director – Geeta
✓ India has now officially become the fifth
Gopinath
largest aviation market in the world.
✓ Chief Economist– Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
✓ According to the latest World Air Transport
(France)
Statistics (WATS) released by the International
✓ Member Countries- 190 (Andorra)
Air Transport Association (IATA), India is
projected to handle 241 million passengers in
the year 2024.
Rankings & Reports ✓ The Mumbai-Delhi route has been ranked
seventh among the world's busiest air routes,
➢ Bengaluru ranked 26th in Global AI City Index, reflecting India's growing influence in global
Singapore tops air travel.

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✓ According to IATA’s World Air Transport ✓ The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet led by Chief Minister
Statistics (WATS) 2024, the US remained the Yogi Adityanath has approved a new
largest aviation market with 876 million scholarship scheme.
passengers, followed by China (741 million), ✓ The title of this scheme is’Bharat Ratna Shri
the UK (261 million) and Spain (241 million). Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Chevening Uttar
Pradesh State Government Scholarship’.

Schemes ➢ Punjab has become the first state to empanel

sign language experts under the juvenile law.

➢ Goa launches’Har Ghar Fibre’initiative to

provide high-speed internet to every home

✓
✓ has become the first state in India to empanel

✓ sign language interpreters, translators and

✓ Goa IT Minister Rohan Khaunte announced the special educators under the Juvenile Justice
launch of’Har Ghar Fibre’initiative as a pilot Act, 2015, ensuring accessible and sensitive
project in Porvorim, Sankhalim and Bicholim justice for children with speech and hearing
(North Goa) to provide high-speed internet to impairment.
every home in the state. ✓ The initiative, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant
✓ To promote last mile digital service delivery, Mann and announced by Minister Dr Baljit
four new Common Service Centres (CSCs) will Kaur, aims to remove communication barriers
be established at Darbandora, Valpoi, Panjim in the legal and educational systems by
and Porvorim, thereby expanding the reach of deploying trained professionals district-wise to
e-governance in both rural and urban areas. assist children with special needs, including in
court proceedings.
➢ Uttar Pradesh launches Atal-Chevening ✓ About Punjab
Scholarships to study in UK ✓ Capital- Chandigarh
✓ Chief Minister - Bhagwant Mann
✓ Governor- Banwarilal Purohit

➢ Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang

celebrated’Aama Samman Diwas’in Rangpo
launched the’Nari Adalat’on the occasion of
the inauguration of the
✓

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✓ Under this scheme, one woman from each

family will get ₹10,000 as the first installment of
financial assistance to start a business of her
choice, the nodal agency of which will be the
Rural Development Department.

Economics
✓
✓ Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang ➢ ₹792 crore contract from IT dept to improve
launched’Nari Adalat’on the occasion of PAN services
inauguration of’Ama Samman Diwas’in
Rangpo.
✓ It is a women-led community justice platform
that aims to empower local women as
mediators in rural and semi-urban areas to
provide informal, accessible and
compassionate justice to people. ✓
✓ Sikkim ✓ LTI Mindtree bags ₹792 crore contract for
✓ Capital- Gangtok Income Tax Department's PAN 2.0 project.
✓ Establishment – 16 May 1975 (became the ✓ This project is the largest government e-
22nd state of India) governance project given to a medium-sized
IT company. has become one of the projects.
➢ approves’Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Its aim is to modernize taxpayer registration
Yojana’to promote women's employment and PAN/TAN services.
and entrepreneurship
➢ India recorded the highest annual confidence
growth of 12.6% among 32 economies in the
third quarter of 2025

✓
✓ approved the’Chief Minister Mahila Rojgar
Yojana’with the aim of providing employment
opportunities to women in the cabinet
meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish ✓
Kumar. ✓ India recorded the highest annual confidence
growth of 12.6% among 32 economies in the
third quarter of 2025, while business

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investment confidence recorded a marginal of 6.5%. This is due to the decrease in private
decline of 1.4%, according to the D&B Global capital expenditure.
Business Investment Confidence Index ✓ Quarterly growth estimates: Q1 6.8-7%, Q2 6.5%,
published by data and analytics firm Dun & Q3 6.3% and Q4 6.1%, indicating a sequential
Bradstreet. deceleration throughout the year.

➢ WPI) fell to -0.6% in July ; retail inflation

reached an 8 -year low of 1.55%
Death
➢ Eminent economist and author Lord
Meghnad Desai passes away at the age of 85

✓
✓ Wholesale inflation (WPI) declined to (-) 0.6%
in July 2025 from (-) 0.1% in June. This is mainly
due to the fall in prices of food items, mineral ✓
✓ Eminent Indian-origin economist and author
oils, crude petroleum, natural gas and base
Lord Meghnad Desai passed away at the age
metals. Food items recorded deflation of
of 85 ; he was a member of Britain's House of
6.29%.
Lords and was awarded the Padma Bhushan
✓ Retail inflation (CPI) fell to 1.55% in July, the
in 2008.
lowest in 8 years, while it was 2.1% in June. This
✓ Desai authored or edited more than 20 books
has increased expectations of a cut in policy
and 200 academic articles, including notable
interest rates by the RBI in October.
works such as Marxist Economic Theory (1973),
Applied Econometrics (1976), and Who Wrote
➢ India's GDP growth likely to be 6.3 % in FY26,
the Bhagavad Gita ? (2014).
lower than RBI estimate: SBI report
✓
➢ Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM
founder Shibu Soren passed away

✓
✓ According to the SBI Research Report, India's
GDP growth rate is estimated to be 6.3% in
2025-26, which is lower than the RBI's estimate
✓

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✓ Former Jharkhand chief minister and lion, leopard, snow leopard, cheetah, jaguar
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) co-founder and puma.
Shibu Soren passed away at the age of 81. ✓ With creatures such as the snow leopard, tiger
✓ A prominent tribal leader, Shibu Soren led the and common leopard, Nepal's participation
JMM for 38 years and is widely respected as will strengthen global cooperation in big cat
the party's founding patron. conservation. The IBCA praised Nepal for this
ecologically important step.
➢ Nagaland Governor La Ganesan dies at the ✓ About Nepal
age of 80 ✓ Capital- Kathmandu
✓ Currency- Nepali Rupee
✓ President- Ram Chandra Paudel
✓ Prime Minister- K.P. Sharma Oli

➢ completes 11 years as the world's largest

financial inclusion programme

✓
✓ Nagaland Governor La Ganesan passed away
in Chennai at the age of 80.
✓ La Ganesan's political career includes serving
as Governor of Nagaland (since February
2023), Governor of Manipur and briefly holding
✓
additional charge of West Bengal. ✓ Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY),
announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on August 15, 2014, completed 11 years on
Other Important News August 28 as one of the world's largest
financial inclusion programmes.
➢ Nepal officially joins India-led International
✓ provides universal banking access to both
Big Cat Alliance
urban and rural households with facilities such
as basic savings accounts, need-based loans,
remittance, insurance and pension.
✓ Zero-balance accounts can be opened at
bank branches or through business
correspondents (Bank Mitras), each account is
linked to the core banking system and
account holders can avail RuPay Debit cards
✓
✓ Nepal has officially become a member of the are issued.
International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA). It is an
India-led global initiative launched in April
2023 to conserve seven big cat species - tiger,

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8. MS Dhoni recently signed a deal with which digital

Practice Questions insurance company as brand ambassador and
strategic investor? Have I partnered with?
(a) Policybazaar (b) LIC
1. Who has been recently appointed as the new
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) of the Indian (c) ACKO (d) Digit
Army, who will replace Lieutenant General NS Raja 9. What is the name of the first Australian-designed
Subramani? and built orbital rocket that crashed just 14 seconds
(a) Lt. Gen. NS Raja Subramani after launch during its maiden test flight from
(b) Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi Queensland in July 2025?
(a) Orion (b) Southern Star
(c) Lt. Gen. Pushpendra Singh
(c) Eris (d) Gilmour- 1
(d) Lt.Gen. B.S.Raju
10. Who has been appointed as the next CEO and
2. Which prestigious award has Suhani Shah recently
president of Procter & Gamble (P&G), effective
won at the FISM World Championship of Magic
January 1, 2026?
2025?
(a) Sundar Pichai (b) Raj Subramaniam
(a) Best Illusionist (b) Best Mentalist
(c) Nikesh Arora (d) Shailesh Jejurikar
(c) Best Stage Performer (d) Best Magic Creator
11. Recently in which country there was a ban on
3. Who has been appointed as the next CEO of Air New
creating YouTube accounts for children below the
Zealand?
age of 16 years Have you applied it?
(a) Greg Foran (b) Rakesh Kapoor
(a) China (b) Australia
(c) Nikhil Ravishankar (d) Sundar Pichai
(c) Japan (d) India
4. INS) has been deployed to actively participate in
SIMBEX- 25 (32nd edition) to be held in Singapore, 12. Which of the following countries will host the AI
with the aim to strengthen maritime partnership Impact Summit in February 2026?
between India and Singapore, in the year 2025? (a) New Zealand (b) India
(a) INS Vikramaditya (b) INS Talwar (c) Japan (d) USA
(c) INS Satpura (d) INS Chennai 13. Ladakh declared which day as Indus River Cleaning
5. In July 2025, where did Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) Movement Day?
formally launch the sixth boat — ICGS Atal — in the
(a) 12th August (b) 18th August
series of eight indigenous patrol boats built for the
(c) 12 October (d) 22 September
Indian Coast Guard under the Atmanirbhar Bharat
14. Recently, which state has become the first state to
initiative?
(a) Cochin Shipyard, Kochi reduce the number of voters per booth to less than

(b) Mazagon Dock, Mumbai 1200?

(c) Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard (a) Bihar (b) Rajasthan

(d) Goa Shipyard, Vasco-da-Gama (c) Gujarat (d) Kerala

6. Who has been appointed the new Director General 15. Who will host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025?

of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)? (a) China (b) Australia

(a) Amrit Mohan Prasad (b) Sanjay Singhal (c) Japan (d) India

(c) Krishna Swaminathan (d) NS Raja Subramani 16. When recently did ISRO launch the earth

7. Who has been appointed by the Government of observation satellite NISAR, jointly developed with

India as ex-officio member of IBBI? NASA?

(a) Nidhi Sharma (b) Anju Rathi Rana (a) 31st July (b) 1st August

(c) Rekha Sinha (d) Meera Mehta (c) 3 August (d) 5 August

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17. Who has recently been given the right to host the 25. Who has been appointed as the new head coach of
next three World Test Championship finals? the Indian men's national football team in 2025?
(a) Australia (b) New Zealand (a) Igor Stimac (b) Stephen Constantine
(c) Sri Lanka (d) England (c) Khalid Jamil (d) Sunil Chhetri
18. Recently India led the global investment confidence 26. Which Indian shipbuilding company has built the
growth in the third quarter of 2025, with how many recently inducted guided missile frigate’Himgiri', a
percent An increase of was recorded? significant milestone in indigenous warship design
(a) 10.5% (b) 12.6% and construction for the Indian Navy?
(c) 13.2% (d) 14.4% (a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
19. Who has recently become the largest importer of (b) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
sprouted palm oil seeds from Malaysia? (c) Cochin Shipyard Limited
(a) China (b) India (d) Hindustan Shipyard Limited
(c) Japan (d) Russia 27. What was India's fiscal deficit as a percentage of
20. Which fintech company has recently received in- the full-year target at the end of June 2025, as per
principle approval from RBI to operate as an online CGA data?
payment aggregator for cross-border transactions (a) 21.3% (b) 17.9%
in July 2025? (c) 24.1% (d) 19.0%
(a) Razorpay (b) PayU 28. Which inspiring and critically acclaimed film was
(c) Xflow (d) Instamojo awarded the Best Feature Film at the prestigious
21. Which state has launched the’Har Ghar 71st National Film Awards to be held in 2023 to
Fiber’initiative to provide high-speed internet to honour excellence in Indian cinema?
every home? (a) The Kerala Story (b) Jawan
(a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Naal 2 (d) 12th Fail
(c) Kerala (d) Goa 29. Eminent Indian-origin economist and author Lord
22. DPIIT recently signed a Memorandum of Meghnad Desai passed away at the age of 85.
Understanding (MoU) with which healthcare Which prestigious civilian award was conferred on
company to support innovation and startups in the Lord Meghnad Desai by the Government of India in
healthcare sector? 2008 for his significant contribution in the field of
(a) Cipla (b) Biocon economics and public service?
(c) Roche India (d) Sun Pharma (a) Padma Vibhushan (b) Bharat Ratna
23. Who has been appointed as the new Director of (c) Padma Shri (d) Padma Bhushan
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)? 30. Who recently launched the Sanchar Saathi mobile
(a) S. Somanath (b) S. Unnikrishnan Nair app in Hindi and 21 regional languages?
(c) A. Rajarajan (d) K. Sivan (a) Ashwini Vaishnaw (b) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
24. Who has been appointed as the new Flag Officer (c) Jyotiraditya Scindia (d) Piyush Goyal
Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval 31. Which new express train was recently flagged off by
Command in July 2025? Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav from
(a) Vice Admiral Sanjay J. Singh Bhavnagar, Gujarat?
(b) Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan (a) Bhubaneswar–Varanasi Express
(c) Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar (b) Bhavnagar–Ayodhya Express
(d) Vice Admiral Atul Anand (c) Delhi–Guwahati Express
(d) Surat–Patna Express

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32. Who has been appointed as the new Director (a) Australia (b) Canada
General of Railway Protection Force (RPF) in 2025? (c) India (d) Malta
(a) Kiran Bedi (b) Aruna Bahuguna 42. Which country recently completed a major defence
(c) Sonali Mishra (d) Meera Borwankar deal signed in 2021 by handing over the last unit of
33. 'Apna Ghar’initiative was recently launched by 16 Airbus C-295 military transport aircraft to India,
which ministry? aimed at modernising the IAF's transport fleet?
(a) Home Ministry (a) France (b) Germany
(b) Ministry of Defence (c) Spain (d) Italy
(c) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 43. What is the name of the recently launched Indian
(d) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Army Research Centre at IIT Madras, which aims to
34. With whom has Numaligarh Refinery Limited signed transform academic innovations into defence-
an agreement for digital transformation and ready technologies?
industrial modernization? (a) Agnipath (b) Shaurya Kendra
(a) Reliance Group (b) Airtel (c) Agnishodh (d) Yodha Lab
(c) BSNL (d) TCS 44. Which has become the first port in India to produce
35. Who took over as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff of green hydrogen and achieve more than 1 MW
India on 1 August 2025? rooftop solar power generation?
(a) Vice Admiral Ajay Kumar (a) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
(b) Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsyayan (b) VOChidambaranar Port
(c) Vice Admiral Arun Prakash (c) Kandla Port
(d) Vice Admiral Rakesh Verma (d) Paradeep Port
36. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive 45. The sacred relics of Buddha, which were recently
Officer (CEO) of Manappuram Finance in 2025? brought back to India after 127 years, were originally
(a) Rajesh Kumar (b) Deepak Reddy excavated in 1898 from which archaeological site in
(c) Suresh Nair (d) Prakash Mehta present-day Uttar Pradesh, located near the Indo-
37. Who has recently taken charge as Controller Nepal border?
General Secretary Defence Accounts (CGDA)? (a) Sarnath (b) Lumbini
(a) Sandeep Arya (b) Raj Kumar Arora (c) Piprahwa (d) Bodh Gaya
(c) PK Srivastava (d) Sanjeev Kaushal 46. India's first scientifically certified monofloral
38. What was India's gross GST collection in July 2025? lavender honey has been developed by which
(a) ₹1.85 lakh crore (b) ₹1.90 lakh crore organization?
(c) ₹1.96 lakh crore (d) ₹2.00 lakh crore (a) ICAR (b) FSSAI
39. In which city was the 4th Adi Karmayogi Regional (c) NABARD (d) CSIR-IIIM
Process Laboratory organized recently? 47. Which company has received a contract of ₹ 792
(a) Ranchi (b) Patna crore for the Income Tax Department's PAN 2.0
(c) Bhubaneshwar (d) Raipur project?
40. How much is Google planning to invest to build (a) Infosys (b) Wipro
Asia's largest data centre in Visakhapatnam? (c) LTIMindtree (d) TCS
(a) ₹25,000 crore (b) ₹40,000 crore 48. Where was the first BIMSTEC Traditional Music
(c) ₹51,000 crore (d) ₹60,000 crore Festival held?
41. Which country has been assigned to host the 8th (a) Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in 2027? (b) India Gate, New Delhi

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(c) Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi 56. When is Hiroshima Day celebrated every year?
(d) JLN Stadium, New Delhi (a) August 1 (b) August 6
49. Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren (c) 9th August (d) 5th August
passed away recently at the age of 81. Shibu Soren 57. Indian athlete Abdullah Abubakar won the men's
was the co-founder of which political party? triple jump title at which international athletics
(a) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) competition in 2025?
(a) Kosanov Memorial
(b) Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM)
(b) Asian Grand Prix
(c) Indian National Congress (INC)
(c) World Continental Tour
(d) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) (d) Commonwealth Invitational
50. Who has been appointed as the next Chief 58. In which city of Tamil Nadu, Vietnamese electric
Executive Officer (CEO) of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)? vehicle maker Vinfast's first production unit in India
(a) Natarajan Chandrasekaran was inaugurated, marking a significant foreign
investment in the state's EV sector?
(b) Rajiv Jain
(a) Chennai (b) Coimbatore
(c) P B Balaji
(c) Thoothukudi (d) Tirunelveli
(d) Ralf Speth
59. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive
51. Pratyaya Amrit has recently been appointed Chief
Officer (CEO) of IndusInd Bank?
Secretary of which state?
(a) Sandeep Bakhshi (b) Amitabh Chaudhry
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajiv Anand (d) Aditya Puri
(c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
60. Which state launched the Nijut Moina 2.0 scheme to
52. What is the name of the first commercial space
aid girls in higher education?
mission launched by Hyderabad-based spacetech
(a) Kerala (b) Assam
startup Dhruva Space, which is scheduled to launch
(c) Orissa (d) Jammu and Kashmir
in the third quarter of 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon
61. Who has been appointed as the new Commandant
9 rocket, and will carry an AI-powered module from
of the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala?
Akula Tech and a hyperspectral imager from Esper
(a) Vice Admiral CR Praveen Nair
Satellites?
(b) Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
(a) VYOM-1 (b) ASTRA-2
(c) Vice Admiral Manish Chadha
(c) LEAP-1 (d) DHRUVAN-5
(d) Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh
53. According to IATA’s 2024 report, what was India's
62. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of
position in the global aviation market on the basis
BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council)
of passenger numbers?
India?
(a) 3rd (b) 4th
(a) Shashi Sinha (b) NP Singh
(c) 5th (d) 6th
(c) Gaurav Banerjee (d) Uday Shankar
54. Which insurance company has launched a women-
63. On which date is National Handloom Day celebrated
centric term insurance plan called “Shubh Shakti”?
in India?
(a) HDFC Life Insurance (b) LIC of India
(a) 5th August (b) 6th August
(c) Max Life Insurance (d) Tata AIA Life Insurance
(c) 7 August (d) 8 August
55. Who became the winner of the first Chess Esports
64. RuPay has partnered with which platform to provide
World Cup held in Riyadh in 2025, defeating the
better ticketing experience to its cardholders?
world's top contenders?
(a) Paytm Insider (b) PVR Cinemas
(a) Magnus Carlsen (b) Ding Liren
(c) TicketNew (d) BookMyShow
(c) Hikaru Nakamura (d) Ian Nepomniachtchi

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65. In which village of the eastern region of Ladakh, the (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra
first botanical garden of the Union Territory is being 73. World Biofuel Day observed every year?
developed? (a) 10 August (b) 11 August
(a) Turtuk (b) Shayok (c) 12th August (d) 13th August
(c) Diskit (d) Hanle 74. Which is the first state in India to list sign language
66. Which Union Minister officially released the book interpreters, translators and special educators
titled “Carbon Footprint Assessment in Indian under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015?
Handloom Sector: Methods and Case Studies” with (a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala
an aim to promote sustainable and eco-friendly (c) Punjab (d) Gujarat
practices in the handloom industry of India? 75. FIFA has launched its first Talent Academy for girls,
(a) Piyush Goyal (b) Dharmendra Pradhan which will provide high-level football training and
(c) Giriraj Singh (d) Smriti Irani residential facilities, in which Indian city?
67. The Ministry of AYUSH, in collaboration with the (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai
World Health Organization (WHO), recently (c) Kolkata (d) Hyderabad
organized the inaugural session of the WHO- 76. In which international athletics competition, Indian
International Regulatory Cooperation Workshop for javelin thrower Annu Rani won the gold medal with
Herbal Medicines in which Indian city? a season's best throw of 62.59 metres?
(a) Ghaziabad (b) New Delhi (a) Asian Grand Prix, Bangkok
(c) Bengaluru (d) Hyderabad (b) World Continental Tour, Berlin
68. What is the name of the newly-inaugurated state- (c) Diamond League, Monaco
of-the-art government complex on Kartavya Path (d) International Wieslaw Maniak Memorial, Poland
in New Delhi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi 77. While inaugurating the M.S. Swaminathan
has described as a symbol of modern governance Centenary International Conference, Prime Minister
and national duty? Narendra Modi highlighted which topic reflecting
(a) Dharma Bhavan (b) Shakti Bhavan the lifelong mission of Professor Swaminathan?
(c) Karmayogi Bhavan (d) Kartavya Bhavan (a) Evergreen Revolution - The path to bio-happiness
69. Where was the North Zone round of the National (b) Green Revolution 2.0 – Innovation in Agriculture
Young Chef Competition (NYCC) held? (c) Agriculture and Equity: A Global Perspective
(a) New Delhi (b) Dehradun (d) Nutrition security through technology
(c) Chandigarh (d) Jaipur 78. Who has been appointed as the full-time Chairman
70. Which Indian city has been ranked highest in the of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) by the
Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) City Index 2025 Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)?
released by Counterpoint Research? (a) Adil Zainulbhai (b) Rajeev Gauba
(a) Bengaluru (b) Mumbai (c) S Radha Chauhan (d) Alka Upadhyaya
(c) Delhi (d) Hyderabad 79. Which country has recently become the 107th
71. Which country has been named the chief guest at member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
the 2026 Bogota Book Fair? (a) Georgia (b) Romania
(a) USA (b) Japan (c) Moldova (d) Serbia
(c) Russia (d) India 80. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive
72. Which state launched Atal-Chevening Scholarship Officer (CEO) of Bimaplan?
to study in UK Is? (a) Vikul Goyal (b) Anurag Mishra
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Parul Tyagi (d) Ajay Banga

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81. Who has become the first Indian to win a medal in 89. Who inaugurated the second edition of SheLeads II,
the Asian Surfing Championship (ASC)? the flagship programme of UN Women, in New
(a) Karan Malhotra (b) Ramesh Budhihal Delhi?
(c) Varun Patel (d) Aman Verma (a) Annpurna Devi (b) Smriti Irani
82. Nari Adalat’been started recently? (c) Nirmala Sitharaman (d) Meenakshi Lekhi
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Sikkim 90. Which Bollywood actor has been appointed as the
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Arunachal Pradesh brand ambassador for Zomato’s’Fuel Your
83. Who inaugurated India's longest route Vande Hustle’campaign?
Bharat Express? (a) Salman Khan (b) Shah Rukh Khan
(a) PM Narendra Modi (c) Aamir Khan (d) Akshay Kumar
(b) Home Minister Amit Shah 91. Which High Court got a new judge with the
(c) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav swearing-in of Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav?
(d) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (a) Allahabad High Court
84. Rs 1,800 crore BEML Rail Manufacturing Hub? (b) Punjab and Haryana High Court
(a) Narendra Modi (b) Rajnath Singh (c) Rajasthan High Court
(c) Ashwini Vaishnav (d) Nitin Gadkari (d) Delhi High Court
85. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister 92. Which regulatory body has approved Equirus
Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of Group's entry into the non-banking financial
targeted LPG subsidy for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala services sector through Equirus Finance?
Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for the financial year (a) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
2025-26. Under this decision, how much subsidy will (b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
be given to eligible families per 14.2 kg LPG cylinder? (c) Ministry of Finance
(a) ₹200 (b) ₹250 (d) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(a) ₹300 (b) ₹350 (IRDA)
86. What is the total outlay approved by the Union 93. Recently, which African country has been declared
Cabinet for four new components under the Special free from sleeping sickness (Human African
Development Package for Assam and Tripura? Trypanosomiasis) by the World Health Organization
(a) ₹3,000 crore (b) ₹4,250 crore (WHO)?
(c) ₹5,000 crore (d) ₹6,500 crore (a) Ghana (b) Uganda
87. Indian Railways has recently achieved a milestone (c) Rwanda (d) Kenya
by successfully testing Asia's longest freight train. 94. Who recently inaugurated the country's
This freight train covered a distance of 209 km from first’Animal Stem Cell Biobank', a state-of-the-art
Ganjkhwaja in Uttar Pradesh to Garhwa in facility for storing and preserving high-quality
Jharkhand. What is the name of this 4.5 km long stem cells obtained from various animal species?
freight train? (a) Nitin Gadkari (b) Mansukh Mandaviya
(a) Vajra (b) Rudrastra (c) Jitendra Singh (d) Piyush Goyal
(c) Agniveer (d) Tejas 95. When is World Elephant Day celebrated every year?
88. Who has recently got a two-year extension as the (a) 1 2 August (b) 1 3 August
Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary (c) 1 4 August (d) 1 1 August
Education (CBSE)? 96. The Union Cabinet approved Phase-1B of the 11.165
(a) Vineet Joshi (b) Anurag Tripathi km long Lucknow Metro Rail Project worth Rs 5,801
(c) S. Gopalakrishnan (d) Rahul Singh

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crore. How many metro stations will be included in 105. Which team won the title of 15th Hockey India Junior
it? Women's National Championship 2025?
(a) 10 (b) 11 (a) Haryana (b) Punjab
(c) 12 (d) 13 (c) Jharkhand (d) Odisha
97. In which states did the Union Cabinet approve 106. When is International Left-handers Day celebrated?
semiconductor manufacturing units with an outlay (a) August 12 (b) August 13
of Rs 4600 crore? (c) 14 August (d) 15 August
(a) Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh 107. The 64th Subroto Cup International Football
(b) Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu Tournament will begin with the Junior Girls (Under -
(c) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala 17) final in Delhi on August 19 and conclude with the
(d) Punjab, Odisha and Karnataka Junior Boys final on September 25. How many
98. India win in total in the Asian Under -19 and Under - teams will participate in the 64th Subroto Cup
22 Boxing Championships 2025? across all categories?
(a) 25 (b) 26 (a) 106 (b) 100
(c) 27 (d) 28 (c) 108 (d) 110
99. Which country hosted the World Athletics Bronze 108. World Organ Donation Day is observed every year
Tour? on 13 August to raise awareness about the
(a) India (b) Sri Lanka importance of organ donation. What is the theme of
(c) Japan (d) Thailand World Organ Donation Day 2025?
100. Who won the title of Asia Rugby Under- 20 Sevens (a) Give life – Provide hope
held in Bihar? (b) Save the heart, save the life
(a) Japan (b) China (c) Every organ is important
(c) Hong Kong (China) (d) South Korea (d) Answer the call
101. Which city has India proposed to host the 2030 109. The Indian Navy will launch two advanced frontline
Commonwealth Games? warships, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri,
(a) New Delhi (b) Ahmedabad simultaneously at Visakhapatnam on August 26.
(c) Mumbai (d) Bhopal This will be the first time that two major surface
102. On which route will India's first hydrogen-powered combat ships from different Indian shipyards will be
train run? launched simultaneously. Which shipyard built INS
(a) Delhi-Gurugram (b) Jind-Sonipat Udaygiri?
(c) Chandigarh–Ambala (d) Lucknow–Kanpur (a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
103. UIDAI has signed a 5-year R&D agreement with (b) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
which organization to enhance the security and (c) Cochin Shipyard Limited
reliability of the Aadhaar system? (d) Hindustan Shipyard Limited
(a) IIT, Delhi 110. Recently Sophia Dunkley has won the ICC Women's
(b) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Player of the Month award for July 2025. Which
(c) IISc Bangalore country does she represent?
(D) Policy Commission (a) England (b) Australia
104.Which Indian cricketer received the ICC Men's (c) South Africa (d) New Zealand
Player of the Month award for July 2025? 111. The 79th Independence Day will be celebrated on
(a) Virat Kohli (b) Shubman Gill August 15, 2025, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(c) Rohit Sharma (d) Rishabh Pant leading the celebrations from Delhi's iconic Red

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Fort, hoisting the national flag and addressing the 118. S. Rohit Krishna won the 89th Indian Grandmaster
nation. What is the theme of India's 79th title in which tournament?
Independence Day in 2025? (a) Dubai Chess Open
(a) Developed India (b) Almaty Masters Konaev Cup
(b) Amrit Mahotsav of Independence (c) Moscow Invitation
(c) New India (d) Asian Chess Championship
(d) Jai Hind 119. International Youth Day (IYD) is observed globally
112. Recently, Namrata Batra created history by winning every year on 12 August to raise awareness about
India's first medal in which sport in the 2025 World the challenges and opportunities facing youth and
to celebrate their contribution to society. What is
Games?
the theme of International Youth Day 2025?
(a) Karate (b) Judo
(a) Mental health and well-being
(c) Wushu (d) Taekwondo (b) Green employment for youth
113. The recently passed Indian Ports Bill, 2025 aims to (c) Local youth work for the Sustainable Development
replace which over a hundred year old law, which Goals and beyond
was deemed outdated for lacking modern (d) Youth and climate change

provisions for environmental protection, dispute 120. Researchers from which institute have developed a

resolution and long-term planning? new drug to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

(a) Major Ports Trusts Act, 1952 have you done it?

(b) Major Ports Regulation Act, 1970 (a) IIT Bombay (b) IIT Roorkee

(c) Ports Development Act, 1980 (c) IISc Bengaluru (d) AIIMS Delhi

(d) Indian Ports Act, 1908 121. The cover of the first book, “Why the Constitution

114. Independence Day How many personnel were Matters” by which former Chief Justice of India has

awarded gallantry and service medals on the been unveiled recently?

occasion? (a) Justice Ranjan Gogoi

(a) 1090 (b) 1100 (b) Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde

(a) 990 (b) 1190 (c) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

115. When did NASA speed up its plan to build a nuclear (d) Justice Sanjay Khanna

reactor on the moon 122. Who has been given the additional charge of

(a) 2028 (b) 2030 Governor of Nagaland after the death of La

(c) 2033 (d) 2035 Ganesan?

116. Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the (a) CP Radhakrishnan (b) RN Ravi

investment proposal for the construction of which (c) Ajay Kumar Bhalla (d) Anusuiya Uikey

hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh? 123. Who among the following has presented the

(a) Tato-II Hydroelectric Project Ecaterator Initiative Award to Bibi Fatima Women

(b) Kameng HEP Self Help Group?

(c) Siang Upper HEP (a) UNESCO (b) UNDP

(d) Dibang Multipurpose Project (c) UNEP (d) UNICEF

117. Recently, the Central Government has approved to 124. What is the name of the standalone mobile

set up a new veterinary college at which place in application for food delivery recently launched by

Gujarat Gave? Rapido?

(a) Anand (b) Himatnagar (a) Rapido Eats (b) Ownly

(c) Junagadh (d) Navsari (c) FoodGo (d) RapidoFresh

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125. Which Union Minister recently unveiled the official (d) ₹ 4,000 for 2 years validity or 300 toll plaza
logo, brochure and website of’Bharat Steel', the crossings
flagship international conference-cum-exhibition 132. Bihar Road Construction Department is partnering
on the steel ecosystem of the Ministry of Steel? with which institutions to train engineers in AI-
(a) Piyush Goyal (b) HD Kumaraswamy enabled bridge management?
(c) Jyotiraditya Scindia (d) Nirmala Sitharaman (a) IIT Bombay (b) IIT Delhi
126. The E3 group includes which three countries that (c) NIT Patna (d) IIT Kanpur
have warned of re-imposing UN sanctions on Iran 133. As per the announcement made by CM Rekha
due to the stalled nuclear talks? Gupta to enhance food security and improve
(a) France, Germany, UK nutrition for the economically weaker sections,
(b) USA, France, Germany what is the cost of food for workers at the newly
(c) UK, USA, Russia launched Atal canteens in Delhi?
(d) Germany, Russia, China (a) ₹10 per meal (b) ₹20 per meal
127. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of (c) ₹5 per meal (d) ₹15 per meal
Vodafone Idea? 134. Whom did G. Sathiyan defeat to win the men's
(a) Abhijit Kishore (b) Ravinder Takkar singles title at the World Table Tennis Feeder in
(c) Kumar Mangalam Birla (d) Sunil Bharti Mittal Vientiane, Laos?
128. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador (a) Koki Niwa (b) Ryoichi Yoshiyama
for Odisha's handloom industry? (c) Tomokazu Harimoto (d) Hugo Calderano
(a) Deepika Padukone (b) Priyanka Chopra 135. Which Olympic gold medalist has been appointed
(c) Madhuri Dixit (d) Vidya Balan IOC Mental Health Ambassador?
129. India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation rate in (a) Neeraj Chopra (b) Saina Nehwal
July 2025? (c) PV Sindhu (d) Abhinav Bindra
(a) -0.6% (b) -0.3% 136. Which former Sri Lankan domestic cricketer has
(c) 1.55% (d) -2.43% been banned from all forms of cricket for five years
130. Who won the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters by the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal after being
2025 title and became the first singles champion in found guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket
the history of the tournament? Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code during the 2021
(a) Vincent Keymer (b) Magnus Carlsen Abu Dhabi T10 League?
(c) Abhimanyu Puranik (d) Pranesh M (a) Kumar Sangakkara (b) Mahela Jayawardene
131. What is the validity and usage limit of FASTag (c) Saliya Saman (d) Angelo Mathews
Annual Pass, which allows non-commercial 137. Which bird is the mascot of the first Khelo India
vehicles to travel without the need to recharge it Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) launched in Srinagar,
frequently, and what is the one-time fee for this which symbolises the biodiversity of the region?
facility? (a) Bar-headed goose (b) Indian peafowl
(a) ₹3,000 for 1 year validity or 200 toll plaza (c) Hangul deer (d) Himalayan kingfisher
crossings 138. Which team became the champion of Armed Forces
(b) ₹2,500 for 6 months validity or 100 toll plaza Inter Services Squash Championship 2025-26 by
crossings defeating Indian Air Force 2-1 in the final?
(c) ₹3,500 for 1 year validity or 250 toll plaza (a) Army Red (b) Army Green
crossings (c) Indian Navy (d) Indian Air Force

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139. Who was the Governor of Nagaland who died (c) Dedication, discipline and concentration
recently in Chennai at the age of 80? (d) Speed, Strategy and Harmony
(a) La Ganesan (b) Jagdish Mukhi 144. What is the total combined cost of the two
(c) Satya Pal Malik (d) Banwari Lal Purohit highway projects inaugurated in Delhi, including
140.Which bank has launched a special collateral-free Dwarka Expressway and Alipur-Dichaon Kalan
personal loan scheme exclusively for Agniveers section of UER- II?
under the Agneepath recruitment programme? (a) ₹5,360 crore (b) ₹5,580 crore
(a) Punjab National Bank (b) Bank of Baroda (c) ₹ 11,000 crore (d) ₹ 7,500 crore
(c) State Bank of India (d) Canara Bank 145.Who has been elected as the first woman president
141. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Vikassheel of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists
Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PMVBRY), consider the (AMMA) in 2025?
following statements: (a) Swetha Menon (b) Kuku Parameswaran
1. PMVBRY is a Central Sector Scheme with an outlay (c) Parul Tyagi (d) Manju Warrier
of ₹1 lakh crore and aims to generate 3.5 crore jobs 146.SEBI has launched its investor awareness campaign
between 2025-27. on which platform to educate the public about
2. Under Part A, first-time appointees with gross
frauds especially through social media?
salary up to ₹1 lakh are eligible for a one-time
(a) Doordarshan (b) All India Radio
incentive of up to ₹15,000, payable in two
instalments. (c) Facebook (d) YouTube
3. Under Part B, establishments can avail up to 147. Who has been elected as the President of the
₹3,000 per month for each additional employee for Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) for
2 years in all sectors and for 4 years in 2025–26?
manufacturing sector.
(a) Prashant Kumar (b) Srinivasan K Swamy
4. Under Part C, employees undergoing certified
(c) R.K. Swamy (d) Ajay Kumar
skill development or skill upgradation programmes
148., craft and science of photography What is the
can get a one-time incentive of ₹10,000 for training
and capacity building. theme of World Photography Day 2025?
Which of the statements given above is/are (a) Capturing Nature (b) Photography for All
correct? (c) Memories Through Lens (d) My Favourite Photo
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only 149. When is World Humanitarian Day celebrated every
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 year across the world?
142. Which bank has recently expanded its ePay app (a) 18 August (b) 19 August
with international UPI services like Global (c) 20 August (d) 21 August
Acceptance, Foreign Inward Remittance and UPI for 150. Bob Simpson, who died recently at the age of 89,
NRIs? was associated with which field?
(a) State Bank of India (b) Punjab National Bank (a) Sports (b) Literature
(c) Bank of Baroda (d) ICICI Bank (c) Politics (d) Science & Technology
143. The mascot of Asia Cup Hockey 2025 is “Chand”, 151. Sadbhavana Diwas (Goodwill Day) is observed
which is inspired by both Major Dhyanchand and every year on 20 August to promote national unity,
the tiger of Valmiki Tiger Reserve. What are the key peace and harmony across India. Sadbhavana
values that this mascot symbolizes? Diwas is celebrated to commemorate the birth
(a) Peace, patience and harmony anniversary of which Indian leader?
(b) Courage, agility and strength (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

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(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) 21 August (d) 22 August

(d) Rajiv Gandhi 159. On which date is Indian Renewable Energy Day
152. The Finance Ministry has announced the removal of celebrated every year?
which duty on import of raw cotton till September (a) 21 August (b) 19. August
30, 2025 to provide relief to the textile and apparel (c) 20 August (d) 18 August
sector? 160. Bhavina Patel, Assistant Director in ESIC, created
(a) Goods and Services Tax (GST) 28% history by winning a medal in which sport at the
(b) Export duty 11% ITTF World Para Events 2025?
(c) Import duty 11% (a) Badminton (b) Para Table Tennis
(d) Excise duty 35% (c) Chess (d) Shooting
153. Who has won the Cincinnati Open 2025 men's 161. On which date is World Senior Citizens Day
singles title? celebrated every year?
(a) Jannik Sinner (b) Roger Federer (a) 20th August (b) 19th August
(c) Carlos Alcaraz (d) Novak Djokovic (c) 21st August (d) 22nd August
154.For the first time in its history, which Railway zone 162. Who was recently crowned Miss Universe India 2025
has all five important departments – operations, in Jaipur?
commercial, finance, security and medical – (a) Tanya Sharma (b) Mehak Dhingra
headed by women officers? (c) Manika Vishwakarma (d) Amishi Kaushik
(a) North-Central Railway 163. Recently, the Government of India has approved the
(b) Western Railway purchase of how many Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
(c) Southern Railway Tejas Mk-1A for the Air Force?
(d) South-Central Railway (a) 67 (b) 83
155. IT 2.0 called Advanced Postal Technology (APT) to (c) 97 (d) 105
accelerate digital transformation across the 164.Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic
country. India Post's newly launched IT 2.0 - APT Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
system has been indigenously developed by which approved the proposal of the Airports Authority of
institution? India (AAI) for the development of a greenfield
(a) National Informatics Center airport in Rajasthan. This new airport project is
(b) Center for Excellence in Postal Technology being set up at which location?
(c) C-DAC Pune (d) IIT Madras (a) Ajmer-Pushkar area
156. INDIAA Who has been nominated by the alliance as (b) Kota-Bundi area
its Vice Presidential candidate? (c) Jodhpur-Barmer region
(a) B. Sudershan Reddy (b) CP Radhakrishnan (d) Udaipur-Chittorgarh region
(c) Mallikarjun Kharge (d) Sharad Pawar 165. On which date is World Entrepreneur's Day
157. Russia has officially announced its plans to launch celebrated every year?
the ambitious Venera-D mission between 2034 and (a) 21st August (b) 19th August
2036. This mission aims to visit which planet? (c) 20 August (d) 18 August
(a) Mars (b) Jupiter 166. Recently, the Press Registrar General of India (PRGI)
(c) Mercury (d) Saturn has launched a new online platform that will serve
158. On which day is World Mosquito Day observed to as a single-window solution to simplify the process
raise awareness about mosquito-borne diseases? of registration of newspapers and magazines. What
(a) August 19 (b) August 20 is the name of this newly launched portal?

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(a) Press Service Portal (c) West Bengal (d) Jharkhand

(b) MediaConnect Portal 174. Mohamed Salah recently won the PFA Players’Award
(c) News Registration Portal for the third time Player Off The Year Of award by
(d) Indian Journalist Portal winning History Rach Gave. He Premiere League In
167. Which institute has developed India's first What Club Of Representation Do Are?
indigenously designed silicon photonics-based (a) Manchester United (b) Liverpool
high-speed quantum random number generator (c) Chelsea (d) Arsenal
(QRNG)? 175. The National Council of Educational Research and
(a) IIT, Delhi (b) IIT, Madras Training (NCERT) has launched two new modules on
(c) IISc Bengaluru (d) DRDO Hyderabad Operation Sindoor – “Gatha of Veerta” and “Mission
168. During the Monsoon Session of Rajya Sabha, which of Honor and Bravery”, which highlight India’s
bill was passed to establish the 22nd Indian Institute response after the Pahalgam massacre and the
of Management (IIM) in Guwahati? subsequent conflict with Pakistan. The NCERT
(a) The Indian Institutes of Technology (Amendment) module “Operation Sindoor – Mission of Honor and
Bill, 2025 Bravery” is designed for which class group?
(b) The Indian Institutes of Management (a) Classes 1 to 5 (b) Classes 6 to 8
(Amendment) Bill, 2025 (c) Classes 9 to 12 (d) Only Class 12
(c) National Education Policy Implementation Bill, 176. Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed a bill in 2025
2025 which aims to promote e-sports and online social
(d) Higher Education Development Bill, 2025 games, as well as ban harmful money gaming
169. Recently, Indian Railways achieved a historic services like poker and rummy. Which of the
milestone by commissioning the country's first following is the correct name of this bill?
removable solar panel system between active (a) Online Gaming Promotion and Regulation Bill,
railway tracks. This Project To all First What Indian 2025
City In Applicable of Went Was? (b) Digital Gaming Regulation Bill, 2025
(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) National Information Technology and Gaming Bill,
(c) Varanasi (d) Ahmedabad 2025
170. When is NASA planning to install a nuclear reactor (d) Digital Entertainment and Games Bill, 2025
on the Moon? 177. A large-scale military exercise called “Sustainable
(a) 2028 (b) 2030 Power 1404” involving cruise missiles Nasir and
(c) 2032 (d) 2035 Qadir was recently conducted by which country?
171. Who has been appointed as the new Commissioner (a) Saudi Arabia (b) Iran
of Delhi Police? (c) Israel (d) Turkey
(a) Satish Golcha (b) Sanjay Arora 178. Who has been appointed by the Election
(c) SBK Singh (d) Rakesh Asthana Commission of India as the observer for the
172. When is National Space Day celebrated in India? upcoming Vice Presidential election?
(a) 15th August (b) 20th July (a) Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra Pandey
(c) 23 August (d) 2 October (b) Sushil Kumar Lohani and D. Anandan
173. Recently, which state government has launched (c) Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa
Shramshree Yojana to provide financial assistance (d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey and Gyanesh Kumar
to migrant workers?
(a) Bihar (b) Odisha

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179. India participated in the International Olympiad in promote drone technology for defense and
Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) for the first time and security?
secured which position among 63 countries? (a) IIT Guwahati (b) IIIT Manipur
(a) 1st (b) 2nd
(c) NIT Nagaland (d) IIT Delhi
(c) 3rd (d) 5th
188. Achyuta Potdar, who passed away recently at the
180. Which state cabinet has approved the reduction of
age of 91, was associated with which profession?
preliminary examination fee of government
(a) Politician (b) Scientist
competitive examinations to only ₹ 100?
(c) Actor (d) Cricketer
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
189. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan fourth edition of Semicon India 2025 in New Delhi on
181. Exercise “Coordination Power In which state is September 2, a three-day event that will highlight
“2025” being organized? India's semiconductor and microelectronics
(a) Nagaland (b) Assam ambitions. For the first time, how many
(c) Mizoram (d) Tripura international pavilions will be showcased at
Semicon India 2025?
182. Which Indian trio won the gold medal in the men's
(a) Four (b) Two
10m air rifle team event at the Asian Shooting
(c) Three (d) Five
Championship 2025?
190. Where will the 55th meeting of the GST Council be
(a) Arjun Babuta, Rudraksh Patil, Kiran Jadhav
held on 3rd and 4th September 2025?
(b) Abhinav Bindra, Jitu Rai, Saurabh Chaudhary
(a) Jaipur (b) Udaipur
(c) Manu Bhaker, Divyansh Pawar, Asim Kumar
(c) Jaisalmer (d) New Delhi
(d) Gagan Narang, Anjum Moudgil, Mehuli Ghosh
191. Who has been nominated by US President Donald
183. GDP growth in India in 2025-26 as per SBI Research
Trump as the next US Ambassador to India?
Report?
(a) Richard Verma (b) Sergio Gore
(a) 5.8% (b) 6.3%
(c) Kenneth Juster (d) Antony Blinken
(c) 6.5% (d) 7.0%
192. Which medal did Mirabai Chanu win in the
184.Till what date, the Central Government has
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship?
approved the continuation of universal supply of
Gold Medal (b) Silver Medal
fortified rice under all government schemes, which
(c) Bronze medal (d) None of these
will be fully funded by the Government of India?
193. Who has been appointed as the new ex-officio
(a) December 2025 (b) December 2026
member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
(c) December 2027 (d) December 2028 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
185. Which planet's new moon, S/2025 U1, was recently (a) Shaktikanta Das (b) Michael Patra
discovered by NASA's James Webb Space (c) Indranil Bhattacharya (d) Ashwani Kumar Tiwari
Telescope? 194. Whose term as the Managing Director and CEO of
Yes Bank has been extended till April 5, 2026?
(a) Mars (b) Jupiter
(a) Prashant Kumar (b) Amitabh Chaudhary
(c) Uranus (d) Saturn
(c) Shaktikanta Das (d) Rajneesh Kumar
186. Which ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra was awarded as
195. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy
the best KVK in the North Eastern Region?
National Security Advisor (NSA) to handle internal
(a) KVK, Dimapur (b) KVK, Wokha
affairs?
(c) KVK, Kohima (d) KVK, Imphal
(a) Rajinder Khanna (b) Anish Dayal Singh
187. With which institution did Assam Rifles recently
(c) TV Ravichandran (d) Pawan Kapoor
sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to

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196. Where was the 23rd AIBD General Conference, in 204. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD
which India was elected Chairman of the Executive of Tata Digital?
Board, held? (a) Naveen Tahilyani (b) Sajith Sivanandan
(a) New Delhi, India
(c) Janmejay Sinha (d) Pawan Goenka
(b) Bangkok, Thailand
205. Who will chair the three high-level committees
(c) Phuket, Thailand
formed to celebrate the birth anniversaries of
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Birsa Munda and Atal
197. Where was the two-day All India Speakers
Bihari Vajpayee?
Conference, inaugurated by Union Home Minister
(a) Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Amit Shah, held?
(a) Mumbai Legislative Assembly (b) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh

(b) Lucknow Legislative Assembly (c) Prime Minister Narendra Modi

(c) Hyderabad Assembly (d) Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy

(d) Delhi Assembly 206. Who inaugurated the’Giving Wings to Dreams

198. Who chaired the inter-ministerial briefing on the Conclave 2025’held in New Delhi?

68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference? (a) Raksha Nikhil Khadse (b) Anurag Thakur

(a) Rajnath Singh (b) Om Birla (c) Rajnath Singh (d) Amit Shah

(c) Amit Shah (d) Kiren Rijiju 207. Where will India Maritime Week be held from 27 to

199. Which Indian naval ship has recently completed a 31 October 2025?

three-day port call at Surabaya, Indonesia? (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata

(a) INS Vikrant (b) INS Kadmatt (c) Mumbai (d) Visakhapatnam

(c) INS Kolkata (d) INS Shivalik 208. On which date is Women's Equality Day

200. Who has been elected as the President of the celebrated every year?

Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for the third (a) 24th August (b) 25th August

consecutive time? (c) 26th August (d) 27th August

(a) Jaslal Pradhan (b) Pramod Kumar 209. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi

(c) Ajay Singh (d) Hemant Kalita inaugurate the local production of hybrid battery

201. Which paramilitary force of India has recently electrodes?

launched its first all-women commando unit? (a) Mumbai, Maharashtra (b) Hansalpur, Gujarat

(a) Border Security Force (c) Bengaluru, Karnataka (d) Hyderabad, Telangana

(b) Assam Rifles 210. INS Udayagiri and INS Himgiri are ships of which

(c) Central Industrial Security Force class?

(d) None of the above (a) Talwar-class (b) Shardul-class

202. Who took oath as the 22nd Governor of (c) Nilgiri-class (d) Rajput-class

Nagaland? 211. With which organization did the Ministry of Defense

(a) Ajay Kumar Bhalla (b) L.A. Ganesan sign a MoU for the welfare of ex-servicemen and

(c) Nephiu Rio (D) Ashutosh Kumar their families (MoU) signed?

203. Where is the fifth edition of Lok Sanvardhan Parv (a) Policy Commission

being organized? (b) Quality Council of India (QCI)

(a) Kochi, Kerala (b) Bhubaneswar, Odisha (c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

(c) Mumbai, Maharashtra (d) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (d) Ministry of Personnel

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212. With whose cooperation has NHAI started’Project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2014,
Arohan'? completed 11 years on 28 August as one of the
(a) Reserve Bank of India world's largest financial inclusion programmes.
(b) Vertis Infrastructure Trust Which of the following facilities is not covered under
(c) NITI Aayog Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)?
(d) Ministry of Education (a) Basic savings account (b) Need-based loan
213. In which city will the National Conference of (c) Remittance (d) Free Education Loan
Presidents of SC/ST Welfare Committees be held? 221. Which state government will launch a month-long
(a) New Delhi (b) Bhubaneshwar campaign’No Helmet, No Fuel’from September 1,
(c) Mumbai (d) Jaipur under which Under this, two-wheeler drivers who do
214. Who won the U18 women's individual recurve gold not wear helmets will not be given petrol?
medal at the 2025 World Youth Archery (a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu
Championships? (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Karnataka
(a) Sharvari Somnath Shende 222.Following the recommendation of the Supreme
(b) Kim Yewon Court Collegium, Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice
(c) Deepika Kumari (d) Chikitha Taniparthi Vipul Manubhai Pancholi were appointed as Judges
215. L&T Finance Ltd (LTF) has partnered with which of the Supreme Court by the President of India.
digital payment platform to offer personal loan Justice Alok Aradhe became the Chief Justice of
products? which High Court in January 2025 before his
(a) PhonePe (b) Paytm appointment to the Supreme Court?
(c) BharatPe (d) Google Pay (a) Telangana High Court
216. India and Japan are co-developing which (b) Bombay High Court
advanced naval antenna system for Indian Naval (c) Patna High Court
platforms? (d) Madhya Pradesh High Court
(a) TRIDENT (b) UNICORN 223. Who has been appointed as the Managing
(c) SAGARIKA (d) VIGILANT Director of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)?
217. Which country has recently joined the India-led (a) Santosh Sarangi (b) Akash Tripathi
International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) to conserve (c) R.K. Singh (d) Alok Kumar
seven big cat species? 224. Who has been appointed the new Prime Minister
(a) Bhutan (b) Sri Lanka of Lithuania?
(c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh (a) Gitanas Nauseida
218. Telugu Language Day is celebrated on which of the (b) Inga Raginin
following days? (c) Viktorija Milete-Nielsen
(a) 27 August (b) 28 August (d) Dalia Grybauskaite
(c) 29 August (d) 30 August 225. More than 700 personnel from the Indian Armed
219. Which is the first state in India to implement Forces and Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff
systematic management of stray dogs after the will participate in the upcoming multinational
direction of the Supreme Court? exercise’Bright Star 2025'. Where will this exercise
(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra be held?
(c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka (a) Israel (b) Egypt
220. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), (c) Saudi Arabia (d) United Arab Emirates
launched on 28 August 2014 after being announced

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226. What position did Neeraj Chopra achieve in the 234. On National Sports Day, India has unveiled which
Zurich Diamond League Final? brand of high-performance track surface for the
(a) First (b) Second first time?
(c) Third (d) Fourth (a) Nike (b) Adidas
227. National Sports Day is celebrated on which of the (c) Puma (d) Mondeo
following days? 235. Which state government has launched’Chief
(a) 26 August (b) 27 August Minister Mahila Rojgar Yojana’with the aim of
(c) 28 August (d) 29 August providing employment opportunities to women?
228. In which of the following states will FIDE World (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
Cup 2025 be organized? (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Jharkhand
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar 236. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has
(c) Goa (d) Assam recently announced a historic partnership with
229. The Union Cabinet has recently approved India's Google in which area to enhance fan engagement?
proposal to host which major sporting event in (a) Men's Cricket (b) Women's Cricket
2030? (c) Domestic Cricket (d) Test Championship
(a) Asian Games 237.Who has been appointed as the head of the newly
(b) Commonwealth Games formed AI and Service Transformation Unit of Tata
(c) FIFA World Cup Consultancy Services?
(d) Olympic Games (a) Rajesh Gopinathan (b) K. Krithivasan
230. International Day against Nuclear Tests is (c) Amit Kapoor (d) N. Chandrasekaran
observed every year on which date? 238. India's GDP growth rate reached a five-quarter
(a) 6 August (b) 12 August high in Q1 FY26 (April–June 2025). What was this
(c) 21 August (d) 29 August growth rate?
231. India recently signed a Memorandum of (a) 6.2% (b) 6.5%
Understanding (MoU) with which neighbouring (c) 7.0% (d) 7.8%
country on technical cooperation in agriculture and 239. Who won the gold medal in the men's 79kg
allied sectors? category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting
(a) Nepal (b) Bangladesh Championship in Ahmedabad?
(c) Bhutan (d) Sri Lanka (a) Muhammad Erry (b) Adedapo Adeleke
232. Who has been appointed as the Executive (c) Ajaya Babu Valluri (d) Sathish Sivalingam
Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 240. On which date, Small Industries Day is celebrated
for a term of three years in August 2025? every year in India to recognize the vital role of
(a) Raghuram Rajan (b) Shaktikanta Das Small Scale Industries (SSI) / MSMEs in nation
(c) Urjit Patel (d) Arvind Subramaniam building?
233. Who has been appointed as the next High (a) August 28 (b) August 29
Commissioner of India to Canada? (c) August 30 (d) August 31
(a) Sanjay Kumar Verma (b) Vikram Misri
(c) Harsh Vardhan Shringla (d) Dinesh K. Patnaik

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ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 36. (b) 71. (d) 106. (b) 141. (a) 176. (a) 211. (b)
2. (d) 37. (b) 72. (a) 107. (a) 142. (c) 177. (b) 212. (b)
3. (c) 38. (c) 73. (a) 108. (d) 143. (b) 178. (b) 213. (b)
4. (c) 39. (c) 74. (c) 109. (b) 144. (c) 179. (c) 214. (a)
5. (d) 40. (c) 75. (d) 110. (a) 145. (a) 180. (b) 215. (d)
6. (b) 41. (d) 76. (d) 111. (c) 146. (b) 181. (b) 216. (b)
7. (b) 42. (c) 77. (a) 112. (c) 147. (b) 182. (a) 217. (c)
8. (c) 43. (c) 78. (c) 113. (d) 148. (d) 183. (b) 218. (c)
9. (c) 44. (b) 79. (c) 114. (a) 149. (b) 184. (d) 219. (a)
10. (d) 45. (c) 80. (b) 115. (b) 150. (a) 185. (c) 220. (d)
11. (b) 46. (d) 81. (b) 116. (a) 151. (d) 186. (b) 221. (c)
12. (b) 47. (c) 82. (b) 117. (b) 152. (c) 187. (b) 222. (b)
13. (a) 48. (c) 83. (a) 118. (b) 153. (c) 188. (c) 223. (b)
14. (a) 49. (d) 84. (b) 119. (c) 154. (d) 189. (a) 224. (b)
15. (d) 50. (c) 85. (c) 120. (b) 155. (b) 190. (d) 225. (b)
16. (a) 51. (a) 86. (b) 121. (c) 156. (a) 191. (b) 226. (b)
17. (d) 52. (c) 87. (b) 122. (c) 157. (d) 192. (a) 227. (d)
18. (b) 53. (c) 88. (d) 123. (b) 158. (b) 193. (c) 228. (c)
19. (b) 54. (d) 89. (a) 124. (b) 159. (c) 194. (a) 229. (b)
20. (c) 55. (a) 90. (b) 125. (b) 160. (b) 195. (b) 230. (d)
21. (d) 56. (b) 91. (d) 126. (a) 161. (c) 196. (c) 231. (c)
22. (c) 57. (a) 92. (b) 127. (a) 162. (c) 197. (d) 232. (c)
23. (c) 58. (c) 93. (d) 128. (c) 163. (c) 198. (b) 233. (d)
24. (b) 59. (c) 94. (c) 129. (a) 164. (b) 199. (b) 234. (d)
25. (c) 60. (b) 95. (a) 130. (a) 165. (a) 200. (c) 235. (b)
26. (a) 61. (c) 96. (c) 131. (a) 166. (a) 201. (c) 236. (b)
27. (d) 62. (c) 97. (a) 132. (b) 167. (b) 202. (a) 237. (c)
28. (d) 63. (c) 98. (c) 133. (c) 168. (b) 203. (a) 238. (d)
29. (b) 64. (d) 99. (a) 134. (b) 169. (c) 204. (b) 239. (c)
30. (c) 65. (b) 100. (c) 135. (d) 170. (b) 205. (c) 240. (c)
31. (b) 66. (c) 101. (b) 136. (c) 171. (a) 206. (a)
32. (c) 67. (a) 102. (b) 137. (d) 172. (c) 207. (c)
33. (d) 68. (d) 103. (b) 138. (c) 173. (c) 208. (c)
34. (c) 69. (c) 104. (b) 139. (a) 174. (b) 209. (b)
35. (b) 70. (a) 105. (c) 140. (c) 175. (c) 210. (c)

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