Current Affairs Today- Dipendu Mondal

 

 

 

 Current Affairs Today

Dipendu Mondal 

🌍 National & Politics

 

1. Leaders of the INDIA bloc held a virtual meeting today ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session. Who called the meeting?**

A) Rahul Gandhi

B) K C Venugopal

C) Mallikarjun Kharge

D) Uddhav Thackeray

Answer: B** – Congress general secretary K C Venugopal announced the virtual meet

 

 

2. Which Shiv Sena (UBT) leader attended the INDIA bloc meeting today in Delhi?**

A) Sanjay Raut

B) Uddhav Thackeray

C) Aaditya Thackeray

D) Arvind Sawant

Answer: B** – Uddhav Thackeray arrived in Delhi for the INDIA bloc meet

 

 

3. **Are banks open or closed today (July 19, 2025)?**

A) Closed

B) Open

Answer: B – As it’s the third Saturday of July, banks are open  .

 

 

4. Which Indian city ranked 4^th among million-plus cities in Swachh Survekshan 2024–25?**

A) Surat

B) Navi Mumbai

C) Vijayawada

D) Indore

Answer: C** – Vijayawada secured 4^th place

 

📱 Economy & Initiatives

 

5. Which app, launched by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, was featured in today’s current-affairs?**

A) Aarogya Setu

B) CoWIN

C) Poshan Tracker

D) BHIM

Answer: C** – The Poshan Tracker app was highlighted

 

 

6. What is the ‘Protostar’ recently in the news?**

A) An early stage in star formation

B) A cloud around a newly formed planet

C) A fully formed star

D) None of the above

Answer: A** – A protostar is the earliest phase during star formation .

 

 

7. The Trade Connect e-platform, showcased recently, was launched under which ministry?**

A) Commerce & Industry

B) Finance

C) IT & Electronics

D) Defence

Answer: A** – The DGFT (Commerce & Industry) launched it

 

 

🛡️ International & Disaster Management

 

8. Which country hosted the 4^th BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise 2025 virtually?**

A) Thailand

B) Myanmar

C) India

D) Bangladesh

Answer: C** – India hosted the BIMSTEC tabletop exercise from July 14–15

 

 

🌱 Environmental & Miscellaneous

 

9. Today’s Times quiz asked: Which bird is featured in the rhyme ‘One for Sorrow’?**

A) Raven

B) Magpie

C) Sparrow

D) Swallow

Answer: B** – The rhyme refers to the magpie

 

 

10. Also from The Times quiz: Which mechanical shark in “Jaws” was nicknamed what?**

A) George

B) Bruce

C) Bobby

D) Billy

Answer: B** – Spielberg’s shark was named “Bruce”