Current Affairs Quiz — 25 July 2026

5 UPSC-style MCQs from daily current affairs, with answers and exam-focused explanations.

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Q1.Maritime Development Fund (MDF) under India’s shipbuilding package is structured into which two sub-funds?

  • AMaritime Investment Fund (MIF) ₹20,000 crore and Interest Incentivisation Fund (IIF) ₹5,000 crore
  • BMaritime Industrial Fund (MIF) ₹25,000 crore and Interest Investment Fund (IIF) ₹5,000 crore
  • CMaritime Investment Fund (MIF) ₹15,000 crore and Interest Incentive Scheme (IIS) ₹10,000 crore
  • DMaritime Development Fund (MDF) ₹25,000 crore split into MIF ₹25,000 crore only (no IIF)

Q2.In the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) component-wise status on National Waterway-1 (NW-1), which set of locations is explicitly stated as having multimodal terminal development that is completed and operational?

  • AVaranasi, Sahibganj and Haldia
  • BKolkata, Patna and Lucknow
  • CVaranasi, Kanpur and Farakka
  • DSahibganj, Haldia and Guwahati

Q3.In the Inland Water Transport (IWT) ecosystem under IWAI, which portal is used for navigation planning?

  • APANI (Portal for Asset and Navigation Information)
  • BJal Samriddhi Portal
  • CCAR-D (Cargo Data Portal)
  • DDigital Charts and Hydrographic Surveys

Q4.Weather Information Network and Data System (WINDS) is a Government initiative intended to generate what kind of weather data, and for what agricultural risk-management uses?

  • ALong-term hyperlocal weather data for crop insurance, agriculture advisories, and disaster risk resilience
  • BReal-time weather alerts only for urban traffic management and city disaster preparedness
  • CShort-term seasonal rainfall estimates for fisheries forecasting and irrigation scheduling only
  • DRegional monthly weather statistics for crop yield research in universities only

Q5.At what organisational levels are Dedicated Environment & Housekeeping Management (EnHM) departments established in Indian Railways for monitoring and handling rail waste management-related matters?

  • ADivisions, Zonal Railways and Railway Board level
  • BOnly Zonal Railways and the Railway Board
  • CStations and train coaches only
  • DDistricts and municipal bodies only