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The Correct Answer is ​Helen Keller.

In News

• International Day of Deafblindness: 27 June.

Key Points

• The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/79/294, declaring 27 June as the International Day of Deafblindness.

• The day marks the birth anniversary of Helen Keller (1880–1968), a renowned figure in the deafblindness community.

• The Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was established in 2008.

• The 18th COSP session was held at UN Headquarters, New York from 10 to 12 June 2025.

• The theme for 2025 was: “Enhancing public awareness of the rights and contributions of persons with disabilities for social development."

The Correct Answer is G R Indugopan.

In News

• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards: G R Indugopan's Aano wins best novel.

Key Points

• The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards 2024 were announced on Thursday.

• G R Indugopan won Best Novel for Aano.

• Anitha Thampi won the Poetry Award for Muringa Vazha Kariveppu.

• V Shinilal won Best Short Story for Garisappa Aruvi Athava Oru Jalayatra.

• Sasidharan Naduvil won Best Play for Piththalasalabham.

• Dr K Rajasekharan Nair won Best Biography/Autobiography for Njaan Enna Bhavam.

• K R Ajayan won Best Travelogue for Aarohanam Himalayam.

• E N Sheeja won in the Children’s Literature category for Ammamanamulla Kanivukal.

• Chinju Prakash won Best Translation for Ente Rajyam Ente Shareeram.

• Niranjan won Best Humorous Writing for Keralaathe Maidaathmakatha.

• G Dileep won Best Literary Criticism for Ramayanathinte Charithrasanchaarangal.

Fellowship Awards:

• K V Ramakrishnan and Eezhacheri Ramachandran received the Akademi Fellowship, which includes ₹50,000, a gold medal, a certificate, a shawl, and a plaque.

Comprehensive Contribution Awards:

• Awarded to P K N Panicker, Payyanur Kunhiraman, M M Narayanan, T K Gangadharan, K E N, and Mallika Yunus.

• Includes ₹30,000, a certificate, a shawl, and a plaque.

• Given to writers above 70 years who made significant contributions to Malayalam literature.

Endowment Awards:

• C B Kumar Award (Essay): Pookkalude Pusthakam by M Swaraj

• Kuttipuzha Award (Literary Criticism): Malayala Sahithya Vimarshanathile Marxist Swaadheenam by Dr S S Sreekumar

• G N Pillai Award (Informative Literature): Kathaprasangam, Kalayum Samoohavum by Dr Soumya K C, Aarude Raman? by Dr T S Shyamkumar

• Geetha Hiranyan Award (Short Story): Pookkaran by Salim Sheriff

• Youth Poetry Award: Ratriyil by Achankara Durga Prasad

The Correct Answer is Telangana.

In News

• Bonalu begins in grand style at Golconda.

Key Points

• Bonalu is an annual Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Mahakali.

• Celebrated mainly in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and other parts of Telangana.

• First main puja of the 2025 season held at Jagadambika Temple, Golconda Fort.

• Origin: Began in the 19th century after a plague outbreak in Hyderabad.

• Bonam (from Bhojanalu, meaning food) is offered by women in decorated pots.

• Rituals include Metlu Puja, where devotees apply turmeric and vermillion to temple steps.

• Celebrated in Ashada month (June–July), marking monsoon onset.

• Declared state festival of Telangana in 2014.

The Correct Answer is ​$8.8 billion.

In News

• FDI inflows rise to $8.8 billion in April 2025, NRI deposit mobilisation slows.

Key Points

• FDI inflows rose to $8.8 billion in April 2025, marking a 22% year-on-year increase.

• This growth has helped strengthen the RBI’s forex reserves.

• Forex reserves reached $698.95 billion as of June 2025.

• Non-resident deposit inflows slowed, but:

  • External commercial borrowing (ECB) rose significantly.

• Despite a decline in foreign portfolio investment (FPI), the external sector remains resilient.

The Correct Answer is Dehradun.

In News

• Wildlife Institute of India Host ICCON 2025 – India’s Premier National Conservation Conference.

Key Points

• ICCON 2025 held at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun.

• It is India’s top platform for conservation science, policy, and practice.

• Hosted under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

• Inaugurated by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.

• Launched in 2023, during Project Tiger’s 50th anniversary & International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) announcement.

• 2025 edition includes:

  • 17 thematic areas

  • Oral/speed talks, poster sessions, spotlight lectures

  • 10 capacity-building workshops

  • TechBridge: A major new feature — a wildlife technology forum to showcase field-ready innovations.

Key Points

• Ken - Betwa link canal passes through Panna National Park located in North Madhya Pradesh. It is also a tiger reserve.
• The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the River interlinking project that aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken river in MP to Betwa in UP to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region spread across the districts of two states mainly Jhansi, Banda, Lalitpur and Mahoba districts of UP and Tikamgarh, Panna and Chhatarpur districts of MP.
• The rivers Ken and Betwa originate in Madhya Pradesh and are tributaries of Yamuna.
• Canes meet in Banda district of UP and along with Yamuna in Hamirpur district of UP.
• Over the Betwa River are the Rajghat, Pasricha and Mattila dams.
• The Cane River passes through the Panna Tiger Reserve.

The correct answer is Germany.

Key Points

• On 1 January, Germany takes over the G7 Presidency.
  • The 2022 G7 Summit is due to take place from 26 to 28 June 2022 in the Bavarian Alps.
  • The G7, or "Group of Seven," consists of the US, Canada, Japan, France, the UK, Italy and Germany.
  • In June 2021 Summit, the G7 leaders agreed to distribute 2.3 billion vaccine doses.
  • Germany is the second-largest donor in the COVAX vaccination alliance.

Additional Information

• The Group of Seven is an inter-governmental political forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
  • It was founded in 1975.

The correct answer is 128 persons. 

Key Points

• 128 people have been honoured for 2022 with the awards that are conferred in three categories - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
• The Home Ministry announced the list of recipients of the Padma awards - one of the highest civilian awards of the country, on 25 January 2022.
• Singer Sonu Nigam and Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra have been honoured with a Padma Shri.

Important Points​ 

• ​Below is the list of Padma Awardees 2022:

Padma Vibhushan(4):

Padma Bhushan(17):

The correct answer is China

Key Points

• China is not a member of SAARC.
• SAARC is South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, It is a regional intergovernmental organization.
• Its members are these nations- India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
• Trick to remember SAARC countries: MBBS PAIN
• M - Maldives, B - Bhutan, B - Bangladesh, S - Sri Lanka, P - Pakistan, A - Afghanistan, I - India , N - Nepal

The correct answer is 2003.

Key Points

• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on 9 January.
• It is observed to strengthen the engagement of the overseas Indian community with the Government of India and reconnect them with their roots.
• The day was first observed in 2003.
• On this day in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
• He got the title of the greatest ‘Pravasi’.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Simone Biles.

Key Points

• Gymnast Simone Biles from the USA has been named Time’s 2021 Athlete of the Year.
• She has won seven Olympic medals (4 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze).
• She holds the record for most gold medals by a USA Gymnast in a single Olympics.
• She won four gold medals at Rio Olympics 2016 in the team, all-around, vault, and floor events.
• She has 32 combined medals in the Olympics and World Championships.

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Important Points

The correct answer is Bogibeel.

Important Points

• Bogibeel bridge is the fifth-longest bridge in India.
  • Bogibeel bridge connects Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • It is a rail-cum-road type bridge.
  • Bogibeel bridge is the longest rail-cum-road bridge in India.
  • It is the second-longest rail-cum-road bridge in Asia.
  • The Bogibeel bridge was built over the Brahmaputra river.
  • It is 4.94 km in length.
  • The bridge was inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi on 25^th December 2018.

Additional Information

• Pamban bridge is India's first sea bridge.
  • It is located in Tamil Nadu.
• Naini Bridge is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
• Coronation Bridge is located in West Bengal across the Teesta River.
  • It connects the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong.

Important Points

The correct answer is Harnaaz Sandhu.

Key Points

• India's Harnaaz Sandhu, hailing from Chandigarh, has been crowned Miss Universe 2021, two decades after Lara Dutta won the title in 2000.
• She beat contestants from Paraguay and South Africa.
• She was crowned at the contest held in Eilat, Israel on 13 December 2021.
• India had earlier won the coveted crown twice with Sushmita Sen bagging the title in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000.

Important Points

• This was the 70th edition of the Miss Universe event.
• Sandhu was presented this year's crown by the former Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico, Andrea Meza.
• Sandhu recently won the title of Miss Diva Universe India 2021.

The correct answer is

In News

• Angkor Wat in Cambodia has been declared the Eighth Wonder of the World, surpassing other major contenders, including Italy's famous Pompeii.

Key Points

• Spread across a massive 402 acres, Angkor Wat holds the title of the world's largest religious structure, according to the Guinness World Records.
• Notable features of Angkor Wat include the mysterious face towers at Bayon Temple, bullet holes from the fights between Khmer Rouge and the Vietnamese Army, and the iconic statue of God Vishnu named Ta Reach.
• The article emphasizes that visiting Angkor is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, describing it as a place like no other and rightfully the eighth wonder of the world.

The correct answer is Manipur.

Key Points

Additional Information

• Manipur:
  • Capital: Imphal
  • Governor: Anusuiya Uikey
  • Chief Minister: N. Biren Singh
  • Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. 
    • It is the only floating park in the world, located in North East India, and an integral part of Loktak Lake

• Manipur’s martial art form ‘Thang-Ta’ to feature at Khelo India 2021. 
• Gatka from Punjab, Kalaripayattu of Kerala and Mallakhamba, a well-known sport played in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra will also be part of the Games.