Correct Answer: D

The 96th Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Foundation and Technology Day will be commemorated on July 16th at the Dr. C. Subramaniam Auditorium, NASC Complex, New Delhi. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, led the inauguration.

ICAR Key Points
Headquarters : New Delhi;
Established: 16 July 1929;
Director: Himanshu Pathak.

Correct Answer: A

Thomas Muller is a German professional footballer who represents both Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German national team.

Correct Answer: B

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the Pradhan Mantri Colleges of Excellence in all 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh, beginning with Indore.

Shri Raj Nath Singh :- Ministry of Defence.

Shri Amit Shah:- Ministry of Home Affairs; Ministry of Cooperation.

Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari:-  Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan:-  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; Ministry of Rural Development.

Correct Answer: B

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved a plan to rationalize provisions for free electricity bills for domestic consumers by limiting subsidies to ‘one family, one meter’ and linking power connections to ration cards.

Himachal Pradesh Key points
Capitals: Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter)
Chief minister: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Governor : Shiv Pratap Shukla

Correct Answer: C

On July 15, the Uttarakhand Forest Department’s research wing constructed the state’s first bird exhibit at the Nature Education Centre, Jolly Grant, in Dehradun.

Andhra Pradesh

Capital: Amaravati
Chief minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu
Governor: S. Abdul Nazeer
Districts: 26

Telangana
Capital: Hyderabad
Chief minister: Revanth Reddy
Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan
Founded: 2 June 2014
Before was: Part of United Andhra Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Capital: Dehradun (Winter)
Chief minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Governor: Gurmit Singh
Land area: 53,483 km²
Founded: 9 November 2000
Before was: Part of Uttar Pradesh

Bihar
Capital: Patna
Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar
Governor: Rajendra Arlekar
Largest City: Patna
Official Language: Hindi

Correct Answer: D

On July 15, the West Bengal government reinstated Sr. IPS officer Rajeev Kumar as West Bengal’s Director General of Police (DGP).

Correct Answer: A

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has begun testing the world’s first electric abra made with 3D printing technology in conjunction with the private sector. The abra, which can accommodate 20 passengers, was conceived and manufactured to preserve the historic abra identity.

Correct Answer: D

The 2024 World Heritage Young Professionals Forum in New Delhi, hosted by India, aims to improve young skills in protecting global and local heritage in the face of problems such as climate change.

Brazil
Capital: Brasília
currency: Brazilian Real

Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
Prime minister: Pham Minh Chinh
Currency: dong

Switzerland
Currency: Swiss Franc
Capital Bern

Correct Answer: B

The 45th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) began in Busan, South Korea. For the first time, South Korea hosted the conference, which brought together 3,000 scientists and industry representatives from 60 countries.

Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
Prime minister: Pham Minh Chinh
Currency: dong

South Korea
Capital: Seoul
Currency: South Korean won

North Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
Currency: North Korean Won

Correct Answer: A

India establishes a toll-free helpline, MANAS, to tackle narcotics crimes. Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the initiative, which aspires to achieve a ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’ by 2047.