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Unlike the short Recall Boxes at the end of each chapter, this final chapter is a single continuous 100-question multiple-choice test, mixing topics the way an actual exam paper would rather than grouping them by chapter. Answers and one-line explanations follow each block of ten questions, so you can genuinely test yourself before checking.

Questions 1–10

On which date is World Environment Day observed, and which UN body traces its lineage to the 1972 Stockholm Conference? (a) 5 June; UNEP (b) 8 June; UNODC (c) 17 June; UNCCD (d) 21 June; IHO
India's FY26 remittance total of USD 110.47 billion represents which global first? (a) Highest-ever single remittance transaction (b) First country to cross USD 100 billion in remittances in a year (c) First country to receive remittances from over 100 nations (d) Largest remittance corridor with a single country
Which country overtook India as the world's fifth-largest stock market by capitalisation? (a) South Korea (b) Taiwan (c) Hong Kong (d) Japan
Who is India's next Chief of the Army Staff, effective 30 June 2026? (a) Gen Upendra Dwivedi (b) Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth (c) Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan (d) Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry
What Fundamental Right did the Supreme Court affirm in its footpath-safety ruling? (a) Right to Education (b) Right to walk on safe footpaths (c) Right to clean air (d) Right to public transport
Which Indian state became the 36th and final one to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY? (a) Delhi (b) West Bengal (c) Odisha (d) Kerala
What is India's rank on the Global Peace Index 2026? (a) 98th (b) 112th (c) 127th (d) 141st
Which Indian institution became host to India's first DORIS ground beacon? (a) IIT Bombay (b) IIT Kanpur (c) IIT Madras (d) IISc Bengaluru
Who became the first Indian to win the Norway Chess tournament? (a) D Gukesh (b) Viswanathan Anand (c) R Praggnanandhaa (d) Arjun Erigaisi
Which Union Territory got India's first "Model Border Village," Chumur? (a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Ladakh (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim

Answers 1–10: 1-a; 2-b; 3-b; 4-b; 5-b; 6-b; 7-c; 8-b; 9-c; 10-b

Questions 11–20

What is the RBI's repo rate as set in the June 2026 MPC review? (a) 5.00% (b) 5.25% (c) 5.50% (d) 6.00%
Which CPSE became India's 28th Navratna in June 2026? (a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders (b) Chennai Petroleum Corporation (c) Cochin Shipyard (d) Mazagon Dock
Which company became the first global systems-integrator partner for Mistral Forge? (a) Infosys (b) Wipro (c) Tata Consultancy Services (d) HCLTech
What penalty did the RBI impose on Canara Bank, and for what? (a) ₹1 crore, for fraud (b) ₹41.80 lakh, for KYC/unclaimed-deposit lapses (c) ₹10 lakh, for capital adequacy breach (d) ₹25 lakh, for AML violations
Which Indian jurist was elected a Judge of ITLOS for 2026–2035? (a) Neeru Chadha (b) Bimal N. Patel (c) Dalveer Bhandari (d) Hanqin Xue
What edition of International Day of Yoga did 2026 mark? (a) 10th (b) 11th (c) 12th (d) 13th
Which agency's June 2026 report showed India ranking 2nd globally in 2025 solar capacity additions? (a) IEA (b) IRENA (c) UNEP (d) World Bank
Who was named India's first-ever FATF Vice-President? (a) Sanjay Malhotra (b) Vivek Aggarwal (c) Tuhin Kanta Pandey (d) Ajay Seth
Which Indian company topped the Hurun India 500 (2026) rankings by valuation? (a) TCS (b) HDFC Bank (c) Reliance Industries (d) Bharti Airtel
What percentage stake in Lenskart did SoftBank sell in June 2026? (a) 1.85% (b) 2.3% (c) 3.25% (d) 3.65%

Answers 11–20: 11-b; 12-b; 13-c; 14-b; 15-b; 16-c; 17-b; 18-b; 19-c; 20-c

Questions 21–30

Which port ranked highest for India on the Container Port Performance Index 2025? (a) Mundra Port (b) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (c) Pipavav Port (d) Visakhapatnam Port
What edition of the G7 Summit was held in Évian-les-Bains, France? (a) 50th (b) 51st (c) 52nd (d) 53rd
Which country became the 10th member/shareholder of the New Development Bank? (a) Kazakhstan (b) Uzbekistan (c) Turkmenistan (d) Vietnam
Which Indian sportsperson broke Chris Gayle's IPL single-season sixes record? (a) Yashasvi Jaiswal (b) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (c) Shubman Gill (d) Riyan Parag
What quantum chip did Microsoft unveil at Build 2026? (a) Willow (b) Majorana 2 (c) Sycamore (d) Osprey
Which Indian state presented a ₹4.38 lakh crore budget for 2026-27? (a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) West Bengal (d) Karnataka
Which shooter set a new world record in the women's 25m pistol event at the Munich ISSF World Cup? (a) Manu Bhaker (b) Esha Singh (c) Rhythm Sangwan (d) Ramita Jindal
Who is the FIFA World Cup's all-time top scorer as of the 2026 edition? (a) Kylian Mbappé (b) Cristiano Ronaldo (c) Lionel Messi (d) Miroslav Klose
Which Indian scientist became the first Indian-origin winner of the Wolf Prize in Physics? (a) Ashoke Sen (b) Jainendra K. Jain (c) C.N.R. Rao (d) Deepak Dhar
What is the value of the BrahMos missile export deal India signed with Vietnam? (a) USD 375 million (b) USD 482.2 million (c) USD 629 million (d) USD 700 million

Answers 21–30: 21-b; 22-c; 23-b; 24-b; 25-b; 26-c; 27-b; 28-c; 29-b; 30-c

Questions 31–40

Which two Indian warship types were commissioned in Kolkata on 21 June alongside INS Dunagiri? (a) INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray (b) INS Vikrant and INS Vishal (c) INS Kavaratti and INS Shakti (d) INS Chilka and INS Sharda
What does "GHCI," launched by Pralhad Joshi, stand for? (a) Green Hydrogen Certification of India (b) Green Hydrogen Certification Portal of India (c) Global Hydrogen Cooperation Initiative (d) Green Hydrogen Compliance Index
Which Indian conglomerate partnered with Meta for a hyperscale AI data centre in Jamnagar? (a) Adani Group (b) Tata Group (c) Reliance Industries (d) Mahindra Group
What historic milestone did 17 women achieve this month in India's armed forces? (a) First women fighter pilots (b) First NDA-trained women cadets commissioned as officers (c) First women submarine officers (d) First women Army Chiefs
Which country's president made a historic state visit to India focused on energy ties, her sixth visit overall? (a) Brazil (b) Venezuela (c) Nigeria (d) Mexico
What is India's ranking on the QS World Future Skills Index 2027? (a) 5th (b) 9th (c) 13th (d) 21st
Which Ministry launched the "Swachha" App for urban cleanliness monitoring? (a) Ministry of Environment (b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (c) Ministry of Panchayati Raj (d) Ministry of Rural Development
Which two Indian-origin footballers are noted as playing for other nations in the FIFA World Cup 2026? (a) Sarpreet Singh and Tahsin Mohammed Jamshid (b) Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (c) Anwar Ali and Sahal Samad (d) Michael Soosairaj and Jeje Lalpekhlua
What percentage of GDP was India's Q4 FY26 Current Account Surplus? (a) 0.3% (b) 0.5% (c) 0.7% (d) 1.1%
Which Indian Air Force squadron milestone involved BrahMos missile integration on Su-30MKI jets? (a) 20 jets integrated (b) 40 jets integrated (c) 60 jets integrated (d) 100 jets integrated

Answers 31–40: 31-a; 32-b; 33-c; 34-b; 35-b; 36-c; 37-b; 38-a; 39-c; 40-b

Questions 41–50

Who chaired India's side of the BRICS National Security Advisers' Meeting? (a) Rajnath Singh (b) S. Jaishankar (c) Ajit Doval (d) Amit Shah
Which city hosted the BRICS Heads of Space Agencies Meeting 2026? (a) New Delhi (b) Bengaluru (c) Hyderabad (d) Chennai
Which Indian Ocean island nation did INS Ikshak visit, coinciding with the country's 50th National Day? (a) Mauritius (b) Maldives (c) Seychelles (d) Sri Lanka
What theme guided India's 2026 BRICS chairship? (a) "One Earth, One Family, One Future" (b) "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability" (c) "Humanity First" (d) "Global South Rising"
Which Indian conservationists won the Whitley "Green Oscar" Awards 2026? (a) Purnima Devi Barman and Licypriya Kangujam (b) Parveen Shaikh and Dr. Barkha Subba (c) Krithi Karanth and Ravi Chellam (d) Rohan Chakravarty and Kalyan Varma 45b. (Note: question 45 above stands alone; continue below.)
What was India's medal count at the inaugural World Yogasana Championship 2026? (a) 87 medals (b) 102 medals (c) 114 medals (d) 128 medals
Which Indian shooting coach, a Padma Shri and Dronacharya awardee, passed away this month? (a) Gagan Narang (b) Jaspal Rana (c) Abhinav Bindra (d) Anjali Bhagwat
What edition of the Asian Relays will Chandigarh host in 2027? (a) 2nd (b) 3rd (c) 4th (d) 5th
Which port authority topped the Sagar Aankalan Award for large-scale container cargo? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (b) Mundra Port (c) Deendayal Port Authority (d) Paradip Port Authority
What is the total outlay of the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA)? (a) ₹10,683 crore (b) ₹22,000 crore (c) ₹33,660 crore (d) ₹48,000 crore

Answers 41–50: 41-c; 42-b; 43-c; 44-b; 45-b; 46-c; 47-b; 48-b; 49-b; 50-c

Questions 51–60

Which Indian jurist-led committee is drafting a Uniform Civil Code for Rajasthan? (a) Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai's committee (b) Justice B. S. Chauhan's committee (c) Justice A. K. Sikri's committee (d) Justice Madan Lokur's committee
Which Indian company's IPO reportedly made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire? (a) Tesla (b) SpaceX (c) xAI (d) Neuralink
What is the operational speed target for India's indigenous "B35" bullet train? (a) 280 km/h (b) 300 km/h (c) 320 km/h (d) 350 km/h
Which agency released the "State of India's Digital Economy (SIDE) 2026" report? (a) NITI Aayog (b) ICRIER-Prosus Centre (IPCIDE) (c) Ministry of Electronics and IT (d) RBI
Which state government signed an MoU with Google for Education to train 4 lakh+ teachers in AI? (a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Telangana
Which Indian city will host the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2028? (a) Guwahati (b) Bhubaneswar (c) Patna (d) Ranchi
Who succeeded Siddaramaiah as Karnataka's Chief Minister? (a) G. Parameshwara (b) D. K. Shivakumar (c) H. D. Kumaraswamy (d) Basavaraj Bommai
Which company delivered India's first commercial Amrapali mango export to the UK, from Jharkhand? (a) NAFED (b) APEDA-facilitated shipment via Beura FPC (c) FCI (d) MPEDA
What percentage of Padma Awards 2026 (of 131 total) were Padma Shri? (a) ~65% (b) ~75% (c) ~86% (d) ~92%
Which Indian Navy ship completed the "Lokayan 26" trans-oceanic voyage stop at Baltimore, USA? (a) INS Tarangini (b) INS Sudarshini (c) INS Sharda (d) INS Tarkash

Answers 51–60: 51-a; 52-b; 53-c; 54-b; 55-b; 56-b; 57-b; 58-b; 59-c (113 of 131 ≈ 86%); 60-b

Questions 61–70

What was the value of Fidelity International's stake purchase in GMR Airports from GQG Partners? (a) ₹963 crore (b) ₹1,906 crore (c) ₹2,873 crore (d) ₹3,300 crore
Which Indian Air Force aircraft carried Buddhist relics from Delhi to Mongolia? (a) C-17 Globemaster (b) IL-76 "Gajraj" (c) C-130J Super Hercules (d) An-32
What edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) took place in June 2026? (a) 17th (b) 18th (c) 19th (d) 20th
Which company developed India's first indigenous stratospheric super-pressure balloon? (a) Skyroot Aerospace (b) Agnikul Cosmos (c) Red Balloon Aerospace (d) Bellatrix Aerospace
What was India's rank in the QS World University Rankings 2027 by number of featured institutions? (a) 3rd (b) 4th (c) 5th (d) 6th
Which drug became the first approved to delay Type 1 diabetes progression under NHS guidance? (a) Semaglutide (b) Teplizumab (Tzield) (c) Metformin (d) Insulin glargine
Who won the men's singles title at the French Open (Roland-Garros) 2026? (a) Carlos Alcaraz (b) Jannik Sinner (c) Alexander Zverev (d) Novak Djokovic
Which Indian Ocean nation's foreign minister visited India for three days in early June? (a) Sri Lanka (b) Bangladesh (c) Nepal (d) Maldives
What new compensation rule applies to digital-fraud victims under RBI's Third Amendment Directions, 2026? (a) Full refund within 24 hours (b) 85% of net loss or ₹25,000 (whichever lower), if reported within 5 days (c) 50% of net loss, no reporting window (d) Flat ₹10,000 compensation regardless of loss
Which two companies are jointly manufacturing India's first domestically built C295 military transport aircraft? (a) HAL and Boeing (b) Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus (c) L&T and Lockheed Martin (d) Mahindra and Saab

Answers 61–70: 61-b; 62-b; 63-c; 64-c; 65-c; 66-b; 67-c; 68-c; 69-b; 70-b

Questions 71–80

Which Indian state launched "Operation Delta Hunt" against illegal immigration? (a) West Bengal (b) Assam (c) Gujarat (d) Tripura
What is the name of India's first ethics-based equity index, launched by BSE? (a) BSE Dharma 100 (b) BSE Saatvik 100 (c) BSE Nifty ESG (d) BSE Green 50
Which Indian Navy fleet led the deployment of INS Udaygiri, Kavaratti and Shakti to Southeast Asia? (a) Western Fleet (b) Eastern Fleet (c) Southern Naval Command (d) Andaman & Nicobar Command
What is the estimated worth of the Odisha–Intel–3DGS semiconductor packaging investment? (a) USD 1.5 billion (b) USD 2.1 billion (c) USD 3.3 billion (d) USD 4.8 billion
Which Indian state assembly became the 33rd legislature to join the National e-Vidhan Application? (a) Odisha (b) West Bengal (c) Bihar (d) Jharkhand
Who was named the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)? (a) Rahul Singh (b) Prashant Sitaram Lokhande (c) Anurag Tripathi (d) Vineet Joshi
What milestone did PM Modi achieve by completing 4,399 consecutive days in office? (a) Longest-serving PM ever, globally (b) India's longest continuously serving elected PM, surpassing Nehru (c) First PM to complete three terms (d) Youngest PM to complete 10 years
Which two moth species were newly identified in the Western Ghats this month? (a) Antaram idukki and Mimeusemia kali (b) Actias selene and Attacus atlas (c) Papilio polymnestor and Troides minos (d) Danaus chrysippus and Euploea core
Which country's cricket board membership was suspended by the ICC over governance breaches? (a) Cricket Scotland (b) Cricket Canada (c) Cricket Ireland (d) Cricket USA
What was India's medal count at the Under-23 Asian Wrestling Championships in Da Nang? (a) 19 medals (b) 23 medals (c) 27 medals (d) 31 medals

Answers 71–80: 71-c; 72-b; 73-b; 74-c; 75-b; 76-b; 77-b; 78-a; 79-b; 80-c

Questions 81–90

Which Indian company became the first Indian B2B cross-border payments firm to secure a Canadian licence? (a) Cashfree (b) Skydo (c) Razorpay (d) Instamojo
What is the total value of Gujarat's infrastructure financing MoU with HUDCO? (a) ₹50,000 crore (b) ₹75,000 crore (c) ₹1 lakh crore (d) ₹1.5 lakh crore
Which Indian company became the first to receive approval under the PM-SETU scheme? (a) Tata Steel (b) ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (c) JSW Steel (d) SAIL
Who is the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India? (a) Ashok Kumar Gupta (b) Ravneet Kaur (c) Sudhir Mital (d) Devender Kumar Sikri
Which two agencies jointly publish the Container Port Performance Index? (a) IMF and World Bank (b) World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence (c) UNCTAD and WTO (d) ADB and OECD
What was the growth rate of India's currency printing expenditure in FY26 (increase or decrease, and by how much)? (a) Increased 12% (b) Decreased 23.5% (c) Decreased 10% (d) Increased 5%
Which Indian-origin scientist won the EMBO Gold Medal 2026, sharing it with Switzerland's Omaya Dudin? (a) Venki Ramakrishnan (b) Gautam Dey (c) Siddhartha Mukherjee (d) Pardis Sabeti
What historic first did Cristiano Ronaldo achieve at the FIFA World Cup 2026? (a) First player to captain 4 World Cup squads (b) First player to score in six different World Cup editions (c) First player to play past age 42 (d) First player with 20+ World Cup goals
Which Indian conglomerate's Chairman is Mukesh Ambani, relevant to the Reliance–Meta data centre deal? (a) Adani Group (b) Reliance Industries Limited (c) Tata Group (d) Aditya Birla Group
What is the value of India's Q4 FY26 net services receipts, per the RBI's balance-of-payments report? (a) USD 40.2 billion (b) USD 53.3 billion (c) USD 60.4 billion (d) USD 71.5 billion

Answers 81–90: 81-b; 82-c; 83-b; 84-b; 85-b; 86-b; 87-b; 88-b; 89-b; 90-c

Questions 91–100

Which Indian institute developed "ANCHOR," the world's most detailed 3D atlas of the human brainstem? (a) AIIMS Delhi (b) IIT Madras (Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre) (c) NIMHANS Bengaluru (d) IISc Bengaluru
What edition of the Padma Awards phase-wise ceremony conferred 65 awards in "Phase II"? (a) Padma Awards 2025 (b) Padma Awards 2026 (c) Padma Awards 2027 (d) Republic Day Honours 2026
Which country's president offered to co-produce the Su-57 stealth fighter with India? (a) United States (b) France (c) Russia (d) China
What is India's rank on the WEF's Energy Transition Index 2026 leaders' list — which three countries top it? (a) Norway, Iceland, Denmark (b) Sweden, Finland, Denmark (c) Germany, France, UK (d) Singapore, Japan, South Korea
Which Indian wrestler achieved a 100% team podium rate at the Under-17 Asian Wrestling Championships? (a) The men's freestyle team (b) The Greco-Roman team (c) The women's wrestling team (d) The combined team overall
Who is the Chairman of DRDO, holding additional charge alongside his role as Defence Secretary? (a) Samir V. Kamat (b) Rajesh Kumar Singh (c) G. Satheesh Reddy (d) Ajit Kumar Mohanty
What is the estimated total value of India's defence exports deal with Vietnam for BrahMos missiles, in Indian Rupees? (a) ₹30 billion (b) ₹45 billion (c) ₹60 billion (d) ₹75 billion
Which Indian shooting star, Esha Singh, qualified directly for the ISSF World Cup Final 2026, to be held where? (a) Munich, Germany (b) Rome, Italy (c) Paris, France (d) Baku, Azerbaijan
Which Indian Army loitering munition system, built by startup Hoverit, completed trials in Jodhpur? (a) Nagastra (b) Divyastra Mk-1 (c) Akashteer (d) Bhargavastra
What overall theme guided India's chairship of the 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum, New Delhi? (a) "Smart Cities for Smart India" (b) "Cities for People: BRICS Cooperation for Inclusive and Resilient Urban Futures" (c) "Urban Resilience 2047" (d) "Building Better Cities Together"

Answers 91–100: 91-b; 92-b; 93-c; 94-b; 95-c; 96-b; 97-c; 98-b; 99-b; 100-b

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