Question (21) Which officer took over as India’s 31st Chief of the Army Staff on July 1, 2026?
Answer: General Dhiraj Seth.
Question (22) India’s gross GST revenue grew by what percentage year-on-year in June 2026?
Answer: 13.9%.
Question (23) Who took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) on July 1, 2026?
Answer: Shri Anupam Misra.
Question (24) Which Indian state is developing air-filled rubber dams with technology from South Korea?
Answer: Gujarat.
Question (25) Jalalabad town in Uttar Pradesh has been renamed what?
Answer: Parashurampuri.
Question (26) What GDP growth rate has the IMF projected for India in FY27?
Answer: 6.4%.
Question (27) What is the name of the first once-weekly basal insulin launched in India for adult diabetes treatment?
Answer: Awiqli.
Question (28) The World Bank approved a USD 890 million funding package for India’s residential solar rooftop programme. What is the name of the scheme?
Answer: PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
Question (29) Which Indian state recorded the highest number of cyber fraud complaints (1.85 lakh) between January and June 2026?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh.
Question (30) Which business group remained India’s most valuable brand for the tenth consecutive year according to Brand Finance India 100 – 2026?
Answer: Tata Group.
Question (31) Odisha and which other state are included in the railway multitracking projects approved by the CCEA in July 2026?
Answer: Jharkhand.
Question (32) In which Indian state is Reliance Industries planning to invest about ₹2.73 lakh crore over 30 years to establish the country’s first integrated Underground Coal Gasification complex?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh.
Question (33) Which state introduced a 10% reservation in State Police, Forest, Jail Services for ex-Agniveers?
Answer: Chhattisgarh.
Question (34) Who secured the gold medal in the Men’s 100m T47 event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Dilip Mahadu Gavit.
Question (35) India’s first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex is located at where?
Answer: Pachpadra, in the Balotra district of Rajasthan.
Question (36) Sirsa Kinnow, the first GI-recognised fruit of which state, received its Geographical Indication tag?
Answer: Haryana.
Question (37) Who was confirmed as the new leader of the UK Labour Party and is due to become Prime Minister?
Answer: Andy Burnham.
Question (38) When did India introduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST), whose anniversary is celebrated as GST Day?
Answer: July 1, 2017.
Question (39) DRDO transferred the technology for developing the Submarine-Fired Decoy (SFD) to which defence company?
Answer: Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
Question (40) Who is set to become the new Chief Economist and Research Department Director of the IMF?
Answer: Silvana Tenreyro.
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