Rajasthan and national news for RAS, Patwari, VDO and other exams43 itemseach with its sourcepublished 6 October 2026
In June 2026 the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approved four-laning of the Nagaur–Bikaner stretch of National Highway-62 at an estimated cost of about Rs 1,359 crore. It will be built on the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT-Toll) model. The project aims to improve road connectivity in western Rajasthan.
Exam angleNH-62 section, cost and BOT model
In June 2026 the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy approved over Rs 531 crore of central financial assistance for 553 solar power producers in Rajasthan under Component-C of PM-KUSUM. Of this, Rs 379.41 crore is for 432 producers under Jodhpur Discom (429 MW) and Rs 151.21 crore for 121 producers under Ajmer Discom (169 MW). Under Component-C, decentralised solar plants of up to 5 MW are set up on barren land near sub-stations to solarise agricultural feeders.
Exam anglePM-KUSUM Component-C: solarisation of agricultural feeders
India's Permanent Delegation to UNESCO submitted the 'Painted Haveli Towns of Shekhawati' on 1 June 2026, and it entered UNESCO's Tentative List of World Heritage sites. The serial nomination covers 14 towns in Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar districts, including Mandawa, Nawalgarh, Fatehpur and Ramgarh. The Tentative List is the first step towards World Heritage status; it does not itself give that status.
Exam angle14 towns in Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar; Tentative List, not WHS
Sources:UNESCO World Heritage Centre (opens in a new tab)Free Press Journal (opens in a new tab)
On 11 June 2026 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually inaugurated a 20 kW Akashvani FM transmitter at Ramgarh in Jaisalmer district, from an event at Akashvani Jaipur. It covers about an 80 km radius, nearly 20,000 sq km of Jaisalmer district. With it, Rajasthan has 39 FM transmitters; it is part of the plan to cover the whole border belt.
Exam angleRamgarh (Jaisalmer), 20 kW, Rajasthan's FM transmitters now 39
Sources:PIB (opens in a new tab)AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)
On 11 June 2026 at MNIT Jaipur, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced an Advanced Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications Lab under MeitY's Electronics and ICT Academic Project. It will work on quantum key distribution, quantum computing simulation and quantum sensing hardware. An AI Lab linked to the IndiaAI Mission network was also announced, and students get access to Lam Research's 'Semiverse' chip-making training platform.
Exam angleInstitute (MNIT Jaipur) and ministry (MeitY)
Source:PIB (opens in a new tab)
On 11 June 2026, BJP's Satish Poonia and Alka Gurjar and Congress's Neeraj Dangi were declared elected unopposed to the three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan. Polling had been scheduled for 18 June, but they were the only three candidates for the three seats. Across the country, 24 members were elected unopposed in this round.
Exam angleRajasthan's three Rajya Sabha seats; elected unopposed
Sources:Amar Ujala (opens in a new tab)India TV (opens in a new tab)
During his visit to Slovakia in mid-June 2026, PM Narendra Modi gifted Thewa-motif cufflinks to Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. Thewa is a roughly 400-year-old craft of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, in which fine designs in 23-carat gold are fused onto multicoloured glass. The gift drew global attention to the craft.
Exam angleThewa art: Pratapgarh; gold work on coloured glass
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
At a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on 16 June 2026, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan agreed to sign an MoU for the long-pending Kishau Multi-Purpose Dam Project. The dam is planned on the Tons, a tributary of the Yamuna, and is meant to help rejuvenate the Yamuna. The Centre will bear 90% of the water component; water allotted to Himachal Pradesh will go to Delhi and Rajasthan in lieu of their share of the power component.
Exam angleKishau dam: Tons river; six states; Centre bears 90% water cost
Sources:AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)Swarajya (opens in a new tab)
On 17 June 2026 the Ministry of Electronics and IT announced that DigiLocker has on-boarded Rajasthan's Jan Aadhaar, the state's household Family ID, so that about 7.5 crore residents can fetch and share it digitally. The link works both ways: citizens can also enrol for a new Family ID from within DigiLocker. Jan Aadhaar is used for welfare schemes such as the Chiranjeevi health scheme, the Public Distribution System and scholarships.
Exam angleJan Aadhaar on DigiLocker; about 7.5 crore residents
Source:PIB (opens in a new tab)
On 19 June 2026 NHAI launched a Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at the Daulatpura toll plaza on the Delhi–Jaipur section of NH-48, the first such system in Rajasthan. MLFF combines Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras with FASTag so vehicles pay without stopping. NHAI plans to move the Shahjahanpur and Manoharpur plazas to MLFF next.
Exam angleFirst MLFF in Rajasthan: Daulatpura, Delhi–Jaipur NH-48
Sources:PIB (opens in a new tab)AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)
On 20 June 2026 Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma flagged off 29 electric buses in Jaipur from Amar Jawan Jyoti and virtually launched 18 for Bhilwara, the state's first e-buses under the PM e-Bus Sewa scheme. The Centre has sanctioned 675 e-buses for eight cities (Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Bikaner, Bhilwara, Alwar and Ajmer) and approved 475 more, taking Rajasthan's total to 1,150.
Exam anglePM e-Bus Sewa: first cities Jaipur and Bhilwara; 1,150 buses
Sources:Rajasthan Patrika (opens in a new tab)Amar Ujala (opens in a new tab)
On 27 June 2026, International MSME Day, CM Bhajan Lal Sharma released the Rajasthan Industrial Development Policy and an ODOP coffee table book and launched the RAMP (Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance) portal at the Constitution Club, Jaipur. Loans, grants and subsidies of over Rs 13 crore were handed out. He said Rajasthan, with over 33 lakh MSME units, is now the country's fourth-largest MSME state.
Exam angleRajasthan: 4th-largest MSME state (33 lakh+ units); RAMP portal
On 28 June 2026 Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated a National Workshop on 'Tiger Re-introduction: Opportunities & Challenges' at Alwar, organised by the NTCA with the Rajasthan government. It marked 18 years of tiger reintroduction in Sariska Tiger Reserve, the world's first successful scientific reintroduction of tigers where they had gone locally extinct. Sariska has gone from no tigers in 2005 to 56 now. The Road Map on Active Management of Tigers in India and the Project Cheetah annual report were released.
Exam angleSariska: world's first scientific tiger reintroduction; 56 tigers
Source:PIB (opens in a new tab)
On 29 June 2026 in New Delhi, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Haryana and Rajasthan signed an agreement to build and run the Yamuna Water Project. About 580 million cubic metres of monsoon water from the Hathnikund barrage will reach Rajasthan through three underground pipelines. It is meant mainly for drinking water in Churu, Sikar, Jhunjhunu and other water-short areas, ending a nearly three-decade-old issue.
Exam angleSource: Hathnikund barrage; beneficiary Shekhawati districts
On 10 June 2026 Narendra Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days in office as an elected Prime Minister, passing Jawaharlal Nehru's 4,398 continuous days (1952–1964). The Union Cabinet passed a resolution congratulating him the same day. Modi has been Prime Minister since 2014.
Exam angleRecord passed: Nehru's 4,398 continuous days
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 11 June 2026 the Government of India and the governments of Assam and Nagaland signed a tripartite MoU on exploring and producing crude oil and natural gas in the Assam–Nagaland border belt of over 1,000 sq km. The two states will share the revenue 50:50. The agreement sets aside a decades-old dispute that had held up oil extraction in the area.
Exam angleParties and 50:50 revenue sharing
Sources:DD News (opens in a new tab)AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)
On 13 June 2026 the first batch of women cadets who joined the National Defence Academy were commissioned as officers. Nine were commissioned into the Army at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, where President Droupadi Murmu reviewed the passing out parade, and five into the Indian Air Force at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. Women were allowed into the NDA after a Supreme Court ruling.
Exam angleFirst NDA women officers: 9 Army (IMA) + 5 IAF = 14
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 22 June 2026, under a new MoU, the Archaeological Survey of India handed human skeletal remains from Rakhigarhi (Haryana) to the Anthropological Survey of India's laboratory in Kolkata. They include three complete skeletons from Mound No. 7, an ancient cemetery dug in 2025-26. Ancient DNA and isotope studies are planned to learn about the Harappan population of about 5,000 years ago.
Exam angleRakhigarhi (Haryana), Mound 7; ASI to AnSI Kolkata
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 27 June 2026 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched 'Bharat Taxi', a cooperative-based ride service in which drivers, called 'Sarathis', are shareholders. It runs two-wheelers, autos and cars and is active in Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot. It plans to reach Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Kolkata by 31 July and over 500 cities in two years.
Exam angleCooperative model; Ministry of Cooperation; drivers as shareholders
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 30 June 2026 Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the FCRA 2.0 portal for registration, renewal and annual returns under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act; it runs on the National Government Cloud with Aadhaar authentication and e-Sign. He also launched the e-OCI card, which lets Overseas Citizens of India apply and download the card fully online.
Exam angleFCRA = Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act; ministry: Home
Sources:PIB (opens in a new tab)DD News (opens in a new tab)
SpaceX priced its initial public offering on 11 June 2026 at USD 135 a share, raising USD 75 billion, and began trading on Nasdaq the next day. The issue valued the company at about USD 1.77 trillion and was reported as a record, far larger than Saudi Aramco's 2019 IPO. Elon Musk keeps about 82% of the voting power.
Exam angleRecord IPO size USD 75 bn; exchange Nasdaq
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 15 June 2026 PM Narendra Modi held talks in Bratislava with Slovak PM Robert Fico, in the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Slovakia. The two sides raised ties to a 'Comprehensive Partnership' and agreed on an MoU on digital technology, an MoU on labour migration, an India Chair in Artificial Intelligence and a defence Letter of Intent. Slovak President Peter Pellegrini conferred Slovakia's highest state honour, 'The Order of the White Double Cross, First Class', on the Prime Minister.
Exam angleComprehensive Partnership; Order of the White Double Cross
Sources:DD News (opens in a new tab)AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)
The 52nd G7 Summit under France's presidency was held at Evian-les-Bains on 15–17 June 2026; India was invited along with South Korea, Kenya and Brazil. On 16 June PM Modi addressed the outreach session on 'Forging New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity', and at the summit he stressed the safety of Indian seafarers. The G7 members are the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, with the EU also attending.
Exam angleVenue Evian-les-Bains; host presidency France
Sources:DD News (opens in a new tab)AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)
On 18 June 2026 the UAE Cabinet, chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, set 15 as the minimum age to create social media accounts. Users aged 15–16 get only limited access with parental controls, and parental consent cannot override the rule. Platforms must use real age verification and have 12 months to comply.
Exam angleCountry and minimum age (UAE, 15 years)
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
During his State Visit to Seychelles on 27–29 June 2026, PM Modi held talks with President Patrick Herminie and attended the golden jubilee of Seychelles' independence as Guest of Honour. The two countries signed agreements including an MoU between NPCI International and the Central Bank of Seychelles to implement UPI, a Jan Aushadhi pact, an extradition treaty and a space cooperation agreement. India handed over the Made-in-India fast patrol vessel PS Lespwar, built by Goa Shipyard, to the Seychelles Coast Guard. The visit also marked 50 years of India–Seychelles diplomatic relations.
Exam angle50 years of ties; UPI MoU; President Patrick Herminie
Sources:DD News (opens in a new tab)DD News (opens in a new tab)PM India (opens in a new tab)
The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into force on 1 June 2026. India gets duty-free access on 98% of Oman's tariff lines, covering over 99% of India's exports to Oman, benefiting textiles, pharma, gems and jewellery and MSMEs. Oman has also committed to lift its decades-old ban on exporting unpolished marble, so craftsmen in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh can source raw material directly.
Exam angleIn force 1 June 2026; 98% tariff lines duty-free
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
In the bi-monthly policy announced by Governor Sanjay Malhotra on 5 June 2026, the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee unanimously kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% with a neutral stance. The RBI cut its GDP growth projection for the year to 6.6% from 6.9% and raised its CPI inflation projection to 5.1% from 4.6%. The MPC is a six-member body chaired by the RBI Governor.
Exam angleRepo rate 5.25%; stance neutral
Sources:AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 16 June 2026 Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal launched UPI payments at Galeries Lafayette in Nice, France, with NPCI International (NIPL) and Lyra Collect, so Indian travellers can pay through familiar apps. On 30 June he said UPI is now live in Greece through Eurobank. Earlier, on 3 June, UPI was launched in Cambodia through a QR payment link with Bakong's KHQR.
Exam angleUPI in June 2026: Cambodia, France (Nice), Greece (Eurobank)
Sources:DD News (opens in a new tab)DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 19 June 2026 PM Narendra Modi disbursed incentives worth about Rs 2,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY). It is an employment-linked incentive scheme that supports first-time employees, encourages employers to create jobs and widens social security coverage. Nearly 10 lakh beneficiaries have received incentives after completing six months in their first jobs.
Exam anglePM-VBRY: employment-linked incentive for first-time employees
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 2 June 2026 DRDO and the Indian Air Force successfully flight-tested the indigenous RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform under extreme release conditions; it hit its target with pinpoint accuracy. Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, was the nodal lab, and the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur tracked the flight.
Exam angleRudraM-II: air-to-surface; nodal lab RCI Hyderabad
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 10–11 June 2026 DRDO carried out three consecutive flight-tests showing a multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence capability, with interceptors hitting their targets. The Defence Ministry said India has joined the small group of nations with BMD able to engage up to intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Medium Range (NASM-MR) also had its maiden flight-test.
Exam angleMulti-layered BMD up to ICBM class; NASM-MR maiden test
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 15 June 2026, at the Global Wind Day conference in Goa, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched WT-MARUT, India's first dedicated wind turbine supply chain management portal, developed under MNRE with support from the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association. India added a record 6.1 GW of wind capacity in 2025-26, and its installed wind capacity of over 56.1 GW is the world's fourth-largest.
Exam angleWT-MARUT portal; India's wind capacity 56.1 GW, 4th in world
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 21 June 2026 in Kolkata, PM Narendra Modi commissioned three indigenously built Indian Navy ships made by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE). They are INS Dunagiri, the fifth Project 17A stealth frigate; INS Sanshodhak, the fourth Survey Vessel (Large); and INS Agray, the fourth Arnala-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft. All were designed by the Navy's Warship Design Bureau, with over 75% indigenous content.
Exam angleDunagiri = Project 17A frigate; builder GRSE Kolkata
Sources:PM India (opens in a new tab)DD News (opens in a new tab)
In June 2026 R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess in Oslo, the first Indian to take the title. He beat Germany's Vincent Keymer in the final round to finish on 18 points, after earlier wins over Alireza Firouzja, Magnus Carlsen and world champion D Gukesh. PM Modi called it an incredible milestone.
Exam angleFirst Indian to win Norway Chess
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 7 June 2026 Germany's Alexander Zverev won the French Open men's singles title, beating Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1 at Roland Garros. It was his first Grand Slam title after three lost major finals. He is the first German man to win the French Open since Henner Henkel in 1937.
Exam angleWinner, runner-up and 'first German man since 1937'
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 21 June 2026 India's women's hockey team beat hosts New Zealand 2-0 in the final of the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Auckland, with goals by Navneet Kaur and Sunelita Toppo. It is India's second Nations Cup title, won unbeaten, and earns promotion to next season's FIH Hockey Women's Pro League. Lalremsiami was Player of the Match in the final.
Exam angleNations Cup winner India; promotion to Women's Pro League
Sources:DD News (opens in a new tab)AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)
At the FIFA World Cup 2026, Argentina's Lionel Messi scored against Austria in Dallas on 22 June 2026 (US time) for his 17th World Cup goal. This broke the men's record of 16 held by Germany's Miroslav Klose and equalled Brazil's Marta's overall record of 17 across men's and women's World Cups. The 2026 World Cup is co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Exam angleRecord passed: Klose's 16 men's World Cup goals
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 1 June 2026 Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty took charge as the 20th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command at Sri Vijaya Puram. It is India's only tri-service operational command. He earlier served as Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet and as Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy.
Exam angleANC: India's only tri-service command; HQ Sri Vijaya Puram
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
On 5 June 2026 Major Abhilasha Barak, the Indian Army's first woman combat helicopter pilot, received the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. She is the Engagement Team Commander and Gender Focal Point in the Indian battalion with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). She is the third Indian woman officer to win the award, after Major Suman Gawani and Major Radhika Sen.
Exam angleAward name; mission UNIFIL (Lebanon); third Indian woman
Sources:DD News (opens in a new tab)AIR News (newsonair) (opens in a new tab)
On 13 June 2026 the Government appointed Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of 30 June 2026, when General Upendra Dwivedi retires. He was serving as Vice Chief of the Army Staff. An NDA alumnus, he was commissioned into the Armoured Corps in December 1986 and has commanded South Western Command and Southern Command.
Exam angleNew Army Chief from 30 June 2026
On 23 June 2026, at the second civil investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Droupadi Murmu conferred Padma Awards 2026 on 65 people: 2 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 56 Padma Shri. Cricketer Rohit Sharma received the Padma Shri, while singer Alka Yagnik and tennis great Vijay Amritraj received the Padma Bhushan.
Exam angleSecond investiture: 2 Vibhushan, 7 Bhushan, 56 Shri
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
The 12th International Day of Yoga was observed on 21 June 2026 with the theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing', announced by the Ministry of Ayush. PM Narendra Modi led the main event at Red Road, Kolkata, with about 35,000 participants. The Yoga Sangam portal recorded over 3.07 crore participants across 780 districts.
Exam angleTheme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'; main venue Kolkata
Sources:DD News (opens in a new tab)DD News (opens in a new tab)
As per a UNCTAD report cited by the government on 22 June 2026, India was the world's top ship recycling nation in 2025, with a 35.4% global share (up from 30.1% in 2024) and about 2.99 million gross tonnes recycled. The government said this meets a Maritime India Vision 2030 target five years early. India plans to nearly double its recycling capacity by expanding the Alang Ship Recycling Yard in Gujarat.
Exam angleSource UNCTAD; India 1st, 35.4%; Alang (Gujarat)
Source:DD News (opens in a new tab)
15 questions on this news. Think of your answer, then press “Show answer”.
In June 2026, six states including Rajasthan agreed to sign an MoU for the Kishau Multi-Purpose Dam Project. On which river is this dam planned?
Answer: (1) Tons, a tributary of the Yamuna
Explanation
The Kishau dam is planned on the Tons river, a tributary of the Yamuna; the Centre will bear 90% of its water component.
In June 2026, Rajasthan's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system was launched by NHAI at which toll plaza?
Answer: (2) Daulatpura, Delhi–Jaipur section of NH-48
Explanation
MLFF was launched at Daulatpura on 19 June 2026; Shahjahanpur and Manoharpur plazas are to move to MLFF next.
Consider the following statements about the national workshop held at Alwar in June 2026: 1. It marked 18 years of tiger reintroduction in Sariska Tiger Reserve. 2. Sariska had no tigers in 2005 and now supports 56 tigers. 3. The 'Road Map on Active Management of Tigers in India' was released at the workshop. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: (4) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
All three are correct; the workshop on 28 June 2026 marked 18 years of Sariska's tiger reintroduction, now 56 tigers, and released the tiger roadmap.
In June 2026, PM Narendra Modi gifted cufflinks made in Thewa art to the President of Slovakia. Thewa art is traditionally associated with which district of Rajasthan?
Answer: (3) Pratapgarh
Explanation
Thewa is a roughly 400-year-old craft of Pratapgarh in which 23-carat gold designs are fused onto coloured glass.
On 20 June 2026, the first electric buses under the PM e-Bus Sewa scheme were started in Rajasthan. Apart from Jaipur, which city received buses in this first batch?
Answer: (2) Bhilwara
Explanation
Jaipur got 29 e-buses and Bhilwara 18; Rajasthan is to get 1,150 e-buses in all (675 sanctioned for eight cities plus 475 more).
In June 2026, a 20 kW Akashvani FM transmitter was inaugurated at Ramgarh in a border district of Rajasthan. With it, how many FM transmitters does Rajasthan now have?
Answer: (4) 39
Explanation
The Ramgarh (Jaisalmer) transmitter, inaugurated on 11 June 2026, took Rajasthan's FM transmitters to 39; it covers about an 80 km radius.
On 10 June 2026, Narendra Modi became India's longest continuously serving elected Prime Minister. Whose record of continuous days in office did he surpass?
Answer: (3) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation
Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days as an elected PM, passing Jawaharlal Nehru's 4,398 continuous days (1952–1964).
Consider the following statements about the tripartite MoU signed in June 2026 by the Centre, Assam and Nagaland: 1. It concerns exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas along the Assam–Nagaland border. 2. Revenue will be shared between Assam and Nagaland in the ratio 50:50. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (3) Both 1 and 2
Explanation
Both are correct: the MoU of 11 June 2026 covers oil and gas in over 1,000 sq km of the border belt, with 50:50 revenue sharing.
On 13 June 2026, the first batch of women cadets from the National Defence Academy was commissioned. How many of them were commissioned into the Army at the Indian Military Academy?
Answer: (1) 9
Explanation
Nine women were commissioned into the Army at IMA and five into the IAF, making 14 from NDA's first women's batch.
In June 2026, PM Narendra Modi made the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Slovakia. To what level were India–Slovakia ties raised?
Answer: (4) Comprehensive Partnership
Explanation
On 15 June 2026 in Bratislava, India and Slovakia raised ties to a 'Comprehensive Partnership' and signed pacts including an India Chair in AI.
In June 2026, which country's Cabinet set 15 years as the minimum age for creating social media accounts, with limited access for 15–16-year-olds?
Answer: (2) United Arab Emirates
Explanation
The UAE Cabinet set the rule on 18 June 2026; parental consent cannot override it and platforms get 12 months to comply.
The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which came into force on 1 June 2026, gives India duty-free access on what share of Oman's tariff lines?
Answer: (1) 98%
Explanation
India gets duty-free access on 98% of Oman's tariff lines, covering over 99% of its exports to Oman; Oman also committed to lift its ban on exporting unpolished marble.
On 21 June 2026, three GRSE-built Indian Navy ships were commissioned in Kolkata. Which of them is a Project 17A stealth frigate?
Answer: (3) Dunagiri
Explanation
Dunagiri is the fifth Project 17A stealth frigate; Sanshodhak is a large survey vessel and Agray an Arnala-class anti-submarine shallow water craft.
Consider the following statements about the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup final played in June 2026: 1. India beat New Zealand 2-0 in the final held in Auckland. 2. The win earned India promotion to the FIH Hockey Women's Pro League. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (4) Both 1 and 2
Explanation
Both are correct: India won 2-0 in Auckland on 21 June 2026, their second Nations Cup title, and were promoted to the Women's Pro League.
In June 2026, Major Abhilasha Barak received the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. With which UN peacekeeping mission was she serving?
Answer: (2) UNIFIL (Lebanon)
Explanation
She serves with the Indian battalion in UNIFIL, Lebanon, and is the third Indian woman officer to win the award.