19-JULY-2026 Current Affairs
(1.) Who became the first Indian badminton player to win the Japan Open title by winning the 2026 tournament in Tokyo?
(a.) Saina Nehwal
(b.) PV Sindhu
(c.) Anupama Upadhyaya
(d.) Treesa Jolly
(2.) Whom did PV Sindhu defeat in the final to win the BWF Japan Open 2026 Women’s Singles title?
(a.) An Se-young
(b.) Akane Yamaguchi
(c.) Chen Yufei
(d.) Carolina Marin
(3.) Under which BWF World Tour tournament classification does the Japan Open fall?
(a.) Super 300
(b.) Super 500
(c.) Super 750
(d.) Super 1000
(4.) Where was the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2026) organized, in which Team India won 4 Gold Medals?
(a.) Vilnius, Lithuania
(b.) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(c.) Bucaramanga, Colombia
(d.) Tokyo, Japan
(5.) How many Gold Medals did Indian students win at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2026)?
(a.) 2
(b.) 3
(c.) 4
(d.) 1
(6.) Which institute serves as the nodal national agency for selecting and mentoring Indian teams for International Science Olympiads?
(a.) IIT Bombay
(b.) Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE-TIFR)
(c.) IISc Bengaluru
(d.) AIIMS New Delhi
(7.) Where was the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2026) held from 12 to 19 July 2026?
(a.) Vilnius, Lithuania
(b.) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(c.) Paris, France
(d.) Madrid, Spain
(8.) Who won the sole Gold Medal for India at the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2026) in Vilnius?
(a.) Soumil Maity
(b.) Bhavyaa Gunwal
(c.) Nishit Kalani
(d.) Anmol Kumar
(9.) At which location in West Bengal was the Bhoomi Puja for Amul’s world’s largest curd plant formalised on 19 July 2026?
(a.) Kharagpur Food Park
(b.) Sankrail Food Park, Howrah
(c.) Siliguri Industrial Complex
(d.) Haldia Port Park
(10.) What is the daily milk processing capacity planned for Amul’s new ₹700-crore integrated dairy plant in Sankrail?
(a.) 2 Lakh Litres
(b.) 5 Lakh Litres
(c.) 10 Lakh Litres
(d.) 20 Lakh Litres
(11.) Who formalised the Bhoomi Puja ceremony for Amul’s mega curd manufacturing plant in Howrah on 19 July 2026?
(a.) Narendra Modi
(b.) Amit Shah
(c.) Piyush Goyal
(d.) Giriraj Singh
(12.) Who chaired the All-Party Meeting convened at Parliament House ahead of the 2026 Monsoon Session?
(a.) Narendra Modi
(b.) Rajnath Singh
(c.) Kiren Rijiju
(d.) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(13.) Who holds the portfolio of Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs as of July 2026?
(a.) Arjun Ram Meghwal
(b.) Kiren Rijiju
(c.) Pralhad Joshi
(d.) L. Murugan
(14.) How many sittings are scheduled for the Monsoon Session of Parliament 2026 running from 20 July to 13 August?
(a.) 12 Sittings
(b.) 15 Sittings
(c.) 19 Sittings
(d.) 25 Sittings
(15.) Mangal Pandey, whose birth anniversary was observed on 19 July 2026, was born in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
(a.) Meerut
(b.) Ballia
(c.) Varanasi
(d.) Kanpur
(16.) Mangal Pandey belonged to which infantry regiment of the British East India Company during the 1857 Revolt?
(a.) 19th Bengal Native Infantry
(b.) 34th Bengal Native Infantry
(c.) 2nd Punjab Regiment
(d.) 1st Madras European Regiment
(17.) Off which Ukrainian port city was the merchant vessel MV Golden Leo attacked on 19 July 2026?
(a.) Mykolaiv
(b.) Odesa
(c.) Chornomorsk
(d.) Mariupol
(18.) Under which flag was the commercial vessel MV Golden Leo operating when it was struck off the coast of Odesa?
(a.) Panama
(b.) Liberia
(c.) Guinea-Bissau
(d.) Marshall Islands
(19.) Which apex body manages the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) operating under the brand Amul?
(a.) NDDB
(b.) GCMMF
(c.) NABARD
(d.) NAFED
(20.) Where is the headquarters of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) located?
(a.) Tokyo, Japan
(b.) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(c.) Lausanne, Switzerland
(d.) London, UK
(21.) Which Department under the Ministry of Science & Technology supports the Olympiad programs alongside DAE and HBCSE?
(a.) Department of Biotechnology
(b.) Department of Science and Technology (DST)
(c.) DSIR
(d.) ISRO
(22.) Where is the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) situated?
(a.) New Delhi
(b.) Mumbai
(c.) Bengaluru
(d.) Kolkata
(23.) In parliamentary terminology, what term denotes a meeting called before a session to negotiate cooperation between government and opposition?
(a.) Zero Hour Dialogue
(b.) All-Party Meeting
(c.) Business Advisory Committee
(d.) Steering Conference
(24.) What is the capital city of Uzbekistan, where the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2026) took place?
(a.) Samarkand
(b.) Tashkent
(c.) Bukhara
(d.) Khiva
(25.) What is the capital city of Lithuania, host of the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2026)?
(a.) Riga
(b.) Tallinn
(c.) Vilnius
(d.) Kaunas
(26.) On which date in 1857 did Mangal Pandey attack British officers at Barrackpore parade ground?
(a.) 29 January 1857
(b.) 29 March 1857
(c.) 10 May 1857
(d.) 8 April 1857
(27.) Which Union Ministry oversees the execution of cooperative policies and dairy cooperatives like Amul in India?
(a.) Ministry of Agriculture
(b.) Ministry of Cooperation
(c.) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
(d.) Ministry of Commerce
(28.) The Black Sea maritime corridor connects Ukraine to Mediterranean trade routes through which strategic strait?
(a.) Strait of Malacca
(b.) Bosphorus Strait
(c.) Strait of Hormuz
(d.) Bab-el-Mandeb
(29.) Who is the current Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation in India (as of July 2026)?
(a.) Rajnath Singh
(b.) Amit Shah
(c.) Nitin Gadkari
(d.) Piyush Goyal
(30.) How many total countries participated in the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2026)?
(a.) 75 Countries
(b.) 87 Countries
(c.) 93 Countries
(d.) 105 Countries
(31.) Under Article 85 of the Indian Constitution, who has the power to summon sessions of Parliament on the advice of the Cabinet?
(a.) Prime Minister
(b.) President of India
(c.) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d.) Vice President
(32.) Where is the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), parent institute of HBCSE, located?
(a.) Bengaluru
(b.) Mumbai
(c.) Hyderabad
(d.) Pune
(33.) Which specific international treaty protects merchant shipping personnel and civilian vessels during armed maritime conflicts?
(a.) UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea)
(b.) Geneva Convention (IV) & SOLAS Convention
(c.) Chicago Convention
(d.) Montreux Convention
(34.) What is the name of the premier Olympic badminton medallist who won the Japan Open 2026 title?
(a.) PV Sindhu
(b.) Saina Nehwal
(c.) Jwala Gutta
(d.) Ashwini Ponnappa
(35.) How many sittings are spread over the 25-day period during Parliament’s 2026 Monsoon Session?
(a.) 15
(b.) 19
(c.) 21
(d.) 25