10 Questions • Daily Quiz
1. According to the announcement by the Union Minister on June 29, 2026, what is the estimated travel time for the proposed Delhi–Varanasi bullet train corridor via Jewar and Lucknow?
A) 1 hour 15 minutes
B) 1 hour 40 minutes
C) 2 hours 10 minutes
D) 3 hours 00 minutes
✓ Answer: B) 1 hour 40 minutes
The proposed high-speed corridor will drastically reduce travel time between Delhi and Varanasi to just 1 hour 40 minutes.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 50th Independence Day celebrations as the Guest of Honour on June 29, 2026, in which island nation?
A) Mauritius
B) Maldives
C) Seychelles
D) Madagascar
✓ Answer: C) Seychelles
PM Modi visited Seychelles to strengthen strategic ties and attend the country’s Golden Jubilee National Day celebrations.
3. Which Indian athlete equalled the national high jump record on June 29, 2026, by clearing a height of 2.31 metres?
A) Tejaswin Shankar
B) Sarvesh Kushare
C) Hari Shankar Roy
D) Sarvesh Kumar
✓ Answer: B) Sarvesh Kushare
High jumper Sarvesh Kushare delivered a stellar performance, matching one of India’s best-ever national high jump records.
4. Who was appointed as the Additional Director (Independent) and proposed part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank on June 29, 2026?
A) Keki Mistry
B) Atanu Chakraborty
C) Rajiv Kumar
D) Puneet Sharma
✓ Answer: C) Rajiv Kumar
Former Indian Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar was appointed to the role, succeeding interim chairman Keki Mistry.
5. What was the official theme for India's 20th National Statistics Day celebrated on June 29, 2026?
A) Sustainable Development Goals
B) Quality Assurance in Official Statistics
C) Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data
D) Data for Evidence-Based Governance
✓ Answer: C) Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data
Commemorating PC Mahalanobis's birth anniversary, the 2026 theme focused heavily on leveraging digital administrative data.
6. To help small enterprises tackle the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the Centre announced on June 29, 2026, that it will bear what percentage of the compliance cost for MSMEs?
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 100%
✓ Answer: C) 90%
The government will subsidize 90% of compliance costs to keep Indian MSME exporters competitive under EU carbon regulations.
7. Which astronomical facility was utilized by researchers to discover a new millisecond pulsar during the SMART survey, as reported on June 29, 2026?
A) Murchison Widefield Array (MWA)
B) Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
C) Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
D) Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
✓ Answer: A) Murchison Widefield Array (MWA)
Astronomers successfully found the dense, rapidly rotating neutron star using the Southern-sky MWA Rapid Two-metre survey.
8. Which country is the lead nation directing the high-intensity multinational field training exercise 'Valiant Shield 2026' (VS26)?
A) Australia
B) Japan
C) United States
D) Canada
✓ Answer: C) United States
The U.S. leads Valiant Shield 2026, integrating allied forces from Japan, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand across multiple domains.
9. Which ministry's programs will undergo end-to-end digital auditing via the newly highlighted, AI-enabled 'Rural Internal Audit Portal'?
A) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
B) Ministry of Rural Development
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Ministry of Electronics & IT
✓ Answer: B) Ministry of Rural Development
Conceived by the CCA, this first-of-its-kind AI platform streamlines internal audits for all rural development initiatives.
10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon'—the highest presidential honor—by which country on June 29, 2026?
A) Mauritius
B) Seychelles
C) Comoros
D) Fiji
✓ Answer: B) Seychelles
The President of Seychelles bestowed this elite distinction upon PM Modi to honor India’s expanding maritime cooperation.