1. What day is World Snake Day observed each year?
Ans: July 16
2. India enhanced its collaboration with which organization during the third Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting conducted in Brussels?
Ans: European Union
3. Which Indian state endorsed the new agricultural marketing law that substitutes the 1956 OAPM Act to create a competitive system focused on farmers?
Ans: Odisha
4. Which state raised the subsidy for women beneficiaries under the Pink E-Rickshaw Scheme from 20% to 40%?
Ans: Maharashtra
5. Which Indian city is poised to begin operating driverless metro trains on the Green and Purple Lines?
Ans: Kolkata
6. Which initiative received approval from the Union Cabinet with a funding of ₹1.27 lakh crore to bolster India’s semiconductor ecosystem?
Ans: Semicon 2.0
7. Which state formally implemented the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the PM-SHRI scheme to facilitate the distribution of central education funds?
Ans: West Bengal
8. In which Indian state were two newly identified species of solitary bees found during a biodiversity survey expedition?
Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
9. In connection with which operation did the Central Bureau of Narcotics shut down an advanced Mephedrone production facility in Pune?
Ans: Operation Vajra
10. Which bank introduced the national cybersecurity hackathon FinSpark’26 to tackle technology-related security issues in the banking industry?
Ans: Bank of Maharashtra