Current Affairs MCQs for 21 July 2025
Q1. Who resigned as Vice President of India on 21 July 2025, citing health reasons?
21 जुलाई 2025 को किस उपराष्ट्रपति ने स्वास्थ्य कारणों का हवाला देते हुए इस्तीफा दिया?
(a) Droupadi Murmu
(b) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(c) Venkaiah Naidu
(d) M. Venkaiah Naidu
Answer:
(b) Jagdeep Dhankhar
Q2. What major report announced India as the global leader in real-time digital payments?
किस रिपोर्ट ने भारत को वैश्विक फास्ट पेमेंट्स का नेतृत्वकर्ता बताया?
(a) World Bank Payments Report
(b) IMF Fintech Note
(c) NITI Aayog Annual Report
(d) RBI Digital Economy Survey
Answer:
(b) IMF Fintech Note — highlighting UPI’s ~18.39 billion transactions in June 2025, and India’s dominance in the global FPAS index
Q3. On 21 July, a controversy emerged concerning the Indian badminton team at the World University Games. What caused it?
21 जुलाई 2025 को वर्ल्ड यूनिवर्सिटी गेम्स में भारतीय बैडमिंटन टीम को लेकर विवाद क्यों हुआ?
(a) Uniform code violation
(b) Administrative errors leading to ban of players
(c) Visa denial
(d) Match-fixing allegations
Answer:
(b) Administrative errors — resulting in six players being barred, uniform mismatches, and internal suspensions
Q4. What significant budget development occurred in Bihar on 21 July 2025?
बिहार में 21 जुलाई को किस बजट विकास की घोषणा हुई?
(a) ₹1 lakh crore investment pledge
(b) ₹57,946 crore supplementary budget tabled
(c) Fiscal deficit revision announced
(d) Ban on political advertisements
Answer: (b) A supplementary budget of ₹57,946.25 crore presented by Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary
Q5. What was the outcome of the first week of Parliament’s Monsoon Session starting 21 July?
संसद के मानसून सत्र के पहले हफ्ते का परिणाम क्या रहा?
(a) Smooth legislative progress
(b) Stormy week with no major bills passed
(c) Uninterrupted debate on India-UK FTA
(d) Jay Shah elected as Deputy Speaker
Answer: (b) Disrupted, marked by adjournments and clashes — the session ended in a washout for the first week
Q6. Which constitutional provision did Dhankhar use to submit his resignation?
धनखड़ ने अपने इस्तीफे के लिए भारतीय संविधान का कौन‑सा प्रावधान अपनाया?
(a) Article 62
(b) Article 68
(c) Article 66
(d) Article 67 (a)
Answer:
(d) Article 67(a) of the Constitution
Q7. Who assumed the duties of Rajya Sabha Chairman after Dhankhar’s resignation?
प्रश्न 7. धनखड़ के इस्तीफे के बाद कौन राज्यसभा अध्यक्ष के कर्तव्य संभालने पर बाध्य हुआ?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Harivansh Narayan Singh
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) JP Nadda
Answer:
(b) Harivansh Narayan Singh, the Deputy Chairperson
Q8. Which country was invited as the Guest of Honour (Chief Guest) for India’s Republic Day on 26 January 2025?
26 January 2025 के गणतंत्र दिवस समारोह के लिए भारत ने किस देश को मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में आमंत्रित किया है?
(a) France
(b) Indonesia
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Russia
Answer:
(b) Indonesia
