
AUG-30
1.The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved four more semiconductor projects under India Semiconductor Mission (ISM). Where is one of the units Continental Device India Private Limited (CDIL) being set up?
2.Skill Impact Bond (SIB) is India's first development impact bond launched by which organization?
3. Who was honoured with the 43rd Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2025?
4. Which city has India proposed to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games?
5.On which route will India's first hydrogen-powered train operate?
6. With which institute has UIDAI signed a 5-year R&D agreement to enhance Aadhaar system's security and reliability?
7.What is the name of the Al- powered tool launched by the government to generate structured minutes of Gram Sabha meetings?
8.The Department of Health Research (DHR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) organized across its institutes and DHR-Model Rural Health Research Units (MRHRUS) on August 7 & 8. What was it called?
9. The Centre launched the PM- VBRY scheme on 15 August 2025. The scheme aims to boost formal employment by providing financial incentives to both first-time employees and employers. What does PM- VBRY stand for?
10.Recently, in a sudden landslide at the under-construction Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project in Helang, Chamoli, 12 workers got injured, with 4 critically hurt. In which state is it located?
11.Notary Portal was launched by which ministry?
12.Yashoda Al literacy programme is an initiative of
which organization?
13.National Narcotics Helpline 'MANAS' was launched by which ministry?
14. Which state government has launched India's first drone-based artificial rain trial?
ANSWERS
1.Punjab
2.National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
3.Nitin Gadkari 4.Ahmedabad 5.Jind-Sonipat
6. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) 7.SabhaSaar
8.SHINE-Science Health and Innovation for Nextgen Explorers 9.Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana
10.Uttarakhand
11.Ministry of Law and Justice
12.National Commission for Women (NCW)
13.Ministry of Home Affairs
14.Rajasthan
1. According to the latest report, which city has been ranked as India's safest city?
2. Name the port at which India's first indigenous IMW green hydrogen plant was commissioned.
3. What is the rank of India in global fish production?
4. Name the first Common Central Secretariat building inaugurated under the Central Vista Project.
5. Which historic rail line in Madhya Pradesh has been revived by the Western Railway for heritage train services?
6. Name the nationwide initiative launched to provide truck drivers with safe and hygienic resting spaces.
7. Name the portal launched by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. which aims to revolutionise the MPLAD Scheme through digital integration.
8. Which act replaced the 100-year-old Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925. which defines the rights, responsibilities, and liabilities in shipping goods by sea?
9. Name the cooperative-driven ride-hailing service launched by eight major cooperatives.
10. What is the name of Asia's longest freight train, spanning 4.5 km, successfully trial-run by Indian Railways?
11. Which state has become the first in India to implement a Sabbatical Leave Scheme for government employees?
12. In which state has Deccan Gold Mining Limited discovered a significant Nickel- Copper- Platinum Group Elements sulphide. deposit?
13. Which legislative assembly has become the first in India to run entirely on solar power after commissioning a 500-kilowatt rooftop solar plant?
14. Which state is set to become the first in India to formally empanel sign language interpreters, translators, and special educators under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and the POCSO Act, 2012?
15. Which volcano in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula erupted for the first time in 600 years?
16. Which US. state has become the first to ban Al platforms like ChatGPT from providing therapy services without human oversight?
17. Which virus has the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially classified as cancer
-causing due to its strong link with liver cancer when co-infected with Hepatitis B?
18. Which ministry, through its National Medicinal Plants Board, has signed MoUs for conserving rare medicinal
plants and establishing a National Medicinal Plants Garden?
19. Who was the first recipient of the MS. Swaminathan Global Award for Food and Peace? 20. Name the first BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival held at New Delhi, featuring artists from the seven member nations.
21. Which state has launched 'Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Moina 2.0, a monthly financial assistance scheme to boost girls' enrolment in higher education?
22. Name the world's rarest blood group. recently identified in a 38-year-old woman from Bengaluru?
ANSWERS
1. Mangalore
2. Deendayal Port Authority. Kandla
3. Second
4. Kartavya Bhavan
5. Patalpani-Kalak und line 6. Apna Ghar
7. eSAKSHI
8. Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025
9. Bharat Taxi
10. Rudrastra
11. Sikkim
12. Chhattisgarh 13. Delhi Legislative Assembly
14. Punjab
15. Krasheninnikov Volcano
16. Illinois
17. Hepatitis D (HDV)
18. Ministry of Ayush 19. Dr. Arenare
20. SaptaSur: Seven Nations, One Melody
21. Assam
22. CRIB