14-JULY-2026 Current Affairs
(1.) From where was the 13-day Shaurya Vijay Yatra motorcycle expedition flagged off on July 14, 2026?
(a.) Kargil War Memorial, Dras
(b.) National War Memorial, New Delhi
(c.) Chandimandir War Memorial
(d.) Rezang La War Memorial
(2.) What is the official motto of the Shaurya Vijay Yatra expedition flagged off by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh?
(a.) Service Before Self
(b.) One Ride, One Nation, One Salute
(c.) Valour and Faith
(d.) Victory Through Valour
(3.) Which indigenous RISC-V processor developed by C-DAC is being integrated into drone flight controllers under NIDAR 2.0?
(a.) SHAKTI Processor
(b.) VEGA Processor
(c.) AJIT Processor
(d.) DHRUVA Processor
(4.) Under which initiative was the NIDAR 2.0 national drone innovation challenge launched on July 14, 2026?
(a.) SwaYaan Initiative
(b.) Drone Shakti Abhiyan
(c.) Gati Shakti Scheme
(d.) SAMARTH Mission
(5.) How many Gramin Dak Sevaks will conduct field audits under the DoP-TRAI rural telecom network survey?
(a.) 50,000
(b.) 1.00 Lakh
(c.) 1.40 Lakh
(d.) 2.50 Lakh
(6.) According to WIPO World Intangible Investment Report 2026, what rate of intangible investment growth did India record?
(a.) 4.4%
(b.) 5.8%
(c.) 7.9%
(d.) 9.2%
(7.) Which asset category accounts for the largest share (45%) of Indias total intangible investments in the 2026 WIPO report?
(a.) Brands and Marketing
(b.) Research and Development
(c.) Software and Databases
(d.) Design Capital
(8.) Which constituency established a Guinness World Record on July 14, 2026, by planting 3.61 lakh saplings in one hour?
(a.) Indore
(b.) Gandhinagar
(c.) Varanasi
(d.) Jaipur
(9.) The Miyawaki afforestation technique, used in the record-breaking plantation drive in Gandhinagar, originated in which country?
(a.) China
(b.) Japan
(c.) Germany
(d.) South Korea
(10.) Lakhanpur, selected for development into a PM SVANidhi Model Street Food Hub, is located in which J&K district?
(a.) Jammu
(b.) Srinagar
(c.) Kathua
(d.) Udhampur
(11.) Under the Banking Regulation Act 1949, which section empowers the RBI to impose monetary penalties on co-operative banks?
(a.) Section 21
(b.) Section 35A
(c.) Section 47A(1)(c)
(d.) Section 56A
(12.) Central KYC Records Registry (CKYCR) in India is managed and operated by which statutory entity?
(a.) NPCI
(b.) CERSAI
(c.) SEBI
(d.) NSDL
(13.) Which organization co-published the World Intangible Investment Report 2026 alongside WIPO?
(a.) World Bank
(b.) Luiss Business School
(c.) Harvard Business School
(d.) WEF
(14.) What total distance will the riders cover during the Shaurya Vijay Yatra from New Delhi to Dras?
(a.) 1,200 km
(b.) 1,500 km
(c.) 1,900 km
(d.) 2,400 km
(15.) DIR-V Program managed by MeitY aims to enable indigenous processor development based on which instruction set architecture?
(a.) x86
(b.) ARM
(c.) RISC-V
(d.) MIPS
(16.) Which telecom authority teamed up with the Department of Posts for the rural mobile signal quality survey on July 14, 2026?
(a.) C-DOT
(b.) TRAI
(c.) Digital Bharat Nidhi
(d.) TCIL
(17.) PM SVANidhi scheme provides micro-credit facilities primarily to which section of urban workers?
(a.) Street Vendors
(b.) Construction Workers
(c.) Factory Operators
(d.) Handloom Weavers
(18.) What rate of annual interest subvention is offered to street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme for timely repayment?
(a.) 3%
(b.) 5%
(c.) 7%
(d.) 9%
(19.) Which statutory body conducted the financial inspection of The United Puri-Nimapara Central Co-operative Bank on behalf of RBI?
(a.) SIDBI
(b.) NABARD
(c.) NHB
(d.) DICGC
(20.) How many total villages across India will be covered under the DoP-TRAI rural telecom audit initiative?
(a.) 2.50 Lakh
(b.) 3.80 Lakh
(c.) 5.68 Lakh
(d.) 6.40 Lakh
(21.) Who is the current Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India?
(a.) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(b.) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(c.) Piyush Goyal
(d.) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
(22.) Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed annually across India on which date to mark the success of Operation Vijay?
(a.) 15 July
(b.) 26 July
(c.) 14 August
(d.) 15 August
(23.) In Miyawaki afforestation, how many native saplings are typically planted per square meter to create high-density forests?
(a.) 1 to 2
(b.) 3 to 5
(c.) 8 to 10
(d.) 12 to 15
(24.) Where is the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) located?
(a.) Paris, France
(b.) Geneva, Switzerland
(c.) Vienna, Austria
(d.) New York, USA
(25.) What is the statutory maximum tenure for deposits accepted under FCNR(B) accounts mobilised by banks in India?
(a.) 3 Years
(b.) 5 Years
(c.) 7 Years
(d.) 10 Years
(26.) Which war memorial in Ladakh will host the concluding offering of sacred soil carried by the Shaurya Vijay Yatra?
(a.) Rezang La War Memorial
(b.) Kargil War Memorial, Dras
(c.) Leh Hall of Fame
(d.) Siachen Memorial
(27.) Under the DIR-V programme, which organization developed the VEGA processor provided to the top 100 teams in NIDAR 2.0?
(a.) ISRO
(b.) C-DAC
(c.) DRDO
(d.) BEL
(28.) Who serves as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces (as of July 2026)?
(a.) General Anil Chauhan
(b.) General NS Raja Subramani
(c.) General Manoj Pande
(d.) Admiral R. Hari Kumar
(29.) Which Union Ministry oversees the execution of the PM SVANidhi scheme for urban street vendors?
(a.) Ministry of Rural Development
(b.) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(c.) Ministry of MSME
(d.) Ministry of Finance
(30.) What is the first-tranche collateral-free credit limit provided to urban vendors under PM SVANidhi?
(a.) ₹5,000
(b.) ₹10,000
(c.) ₹20,000
(d.) ₹50,000
(31.) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established under the TRAI Act of which year?
(a.) 1995
(b.) 1997
(c.) 2000
(d.) 2008
(32.) According to WIPO, which country held the overall largest volume of intangible asset investments in absolute global terms in 2026?
(a.) China
(b.) United States of America
(c.) Germany
(d.) Japan
(33.) Where is C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) headquartered?
(a.) Bengaluru
(b.) Pune
(c.) Hyderabad
(d.) Noida
(34.) In which district of Ladakh is the high-altitude town of Dras located?
(a.) Leh
(b.) Kargil
(c.) Zanskar
(d.) Nubra
(35.) Which mobile app platform developed by TRAI will be used by Gramin Dak Sevaks for rural network audits?
(a.) TRAI MyCall
(b.) TRAI Analytics App
(c.) TRAI Signal Meter App
(d.) TRAI Rural Audit App
(36.) Who is the current Union Minister for Communications in India?
(a.) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(b.) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(c.) Pralhad Joshi
(d.) Kiren Rijiju
(37.) What is CKYCR in Indian financial regulations?
(a.) Centralized Known Yearly Credit Record
(b.) Central Know Your Customer Records Registry
(c.) Centralized Key Yield Capital Reserve
(d.) Cooperative Banking Customer Registry
(38.) Which state previously held the Guinness World Record for the largest Miyawaki plantation drive in 2023 before Gandhinagar surpassed it?
(a.) Maharashtra
(b.) Assam
(c.) Madhya Pradesh
(d.) Gujarat
(39.) What is the full form of DIR-V under MeitYs microprocessor development framework?
(a.) Digital India RISC-V
(b.) Direct Innovation in Robotic Vision
(c.) Digital Information Research Vector
(d.) Departmental Initiative for RISC Validation
(40.) How many total riders participate in the Shaurya Vijay Yatra, representing serving and veteran defence forces personnel?
(a.) 14
(b.) 21
(c.) 28
(d.) 50