State PCS Exams Current Affairs Questions and Answers June 2026

Practice questions

In which Rajasthan medical college did the state's first robot-assisted surgery service in the government health system begin?
1. SMS Medical College, Jaipur
2. JLN Medical College, Ajmer
3. Dr S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur
4. RNT Medical College, Udaipur
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Answer: B. JLN Medical College, Ajmer — It was inaugurated by Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani in June 2026.
Which Pune-based company tested the loitering munition Vayu Astra-1 at Pokhran?
1. Solar Industries
2. Bharat Forge
3. Adani Defence
4. Nibe Limited
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Answer: D. Nibe Limited — Nibe Limited completed the first technical trial of Vayu Astra-1 at the Pokhran firing range.
In which district is the Siwana Ring Complex, where rare earth minerals were found?
1. Barmer
2. Balotra
3. Jalore
4. Pali
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Answer: B. Balotra — The Siwana Ring Complex in Balotra district is part of the Malani Igneous Suite.
Oil India found a new gas-bearing layer in which area of Jaisalmer?
1. Dandewala
2. Ramgarh
3. Tanot
4. Mohangarh
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Answer: A. Dandewala — The Dandewala find should reduce India's dependence on imported energy.
In which year was Oil India Limited set up as a joint venture with Burmah Oil Company?
1. 1947
2. 1956
3. 1959
4. 1969
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Answer: C. 1959 — Oil India was established on 18 February 1959.
Which Union Minister announced the quantum computing and AI labs at MNIT Jaipur?
1. Dharmendra Pradhan
2. Jitendra Singh
3. Rajnath Singh
4. Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Answer: D. Ashwini Vaishnaw — The quantum lab comes under MeitY's ICT academic project.
About how many Rajasthan residents benefit from the link between Jan Aadhaar and DigiLocker?
1. 4.5 crore
2. 7.5 crore
3. 5.5 crore
4. 9.5 crore
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Answer: B. 7.5 crore — DigiLocker now lets people get, store and share Jan Aadhaar digitally.
Rajasthan's first MLFF tolling system was started at the Dayalpura toll plaza on which highway?
1. NH-48
2. NH-52
3. NH-62
4. NH-11
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Answer: A. NH-48 — It is on the Delhi-Jaipur corridor of NH-48 and uses number-plate recognition and FASTag.
With the new Ramgarh transmitter, how many AIR FM transmitters does Rajasthan have?
1. 29
2. 35
3. 39
4. 45
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Answer: C. 39 — The 20 kW Ramgarh transmitter covers about 20,000 sq km of Jaisalmer district.
From which Jaipur station was the Jaipur-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express flagged off?
1. Gandhinagar Jaipur
2. Durgapura
3. Jaipur Junction
4. Khatipura
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Answer: D. Khatipura — It is the second Amrit Bharat train service for Rajasthan.

In the 23rd PM Kisan instalment, about how many Rajasthan farmers received money?
1. More than 40 lakh
2. More than 86 lakh
3. More than 66 lakh
4. More than 1.2 crore
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Answer: C. More than 66 lakh — They received over ₹1,320 crore of the ₹18,880 crore sent nationwide.
How many e-buses will Rajasthan get in total under PM e-Bus Sewa?
1. 675
2. 1,000
3. 1,500
4. 1,150
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Answer: D. 1,150 — 675 buses were sanctioned and 475 more will be added.
What is the total outlay of Vibrant Villages Programme-II (2024-25 to 2028-29)?
1. ₹3,000 crore
2. ₹6,839 crore
3. ₹1,200 crore
4. ₹10,000 crore
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Answer: B. ₹6,839 crore — It is a Central Sector Scheme covering 184 strategic border villages of Rajasthan.
Which Rajasthan district has the most villages (68) in Vibrant Villages Programme-II?
1. Sri Ganganagar
2. Bikaner
3. Barmer
4. Jaisalmer
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Answer: A. Sri Ganganagar — Next come Bikaner (46), Barmer (36), Jaisalmer (30) and Phalodi (4).
How many villages will get irrigation from the Upper High Level Canal project in Banswara?
1. 138
2. 238
3. 338
4. 438
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Answer: C. 338 — The ₹2,500 crore project will irrigate about 42,000 hectares.
On which model will the Nagaur-Bikaner section of NH-62 be made four-lane?
1. EPC contract
2. Hybrid Annuity Model
3. Toll-Operate-Transfer
4. Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)
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Answer: D. Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) — The project costs ₹1,359 crore.
The Jojri river, on which the Supreme Court was strict over industrial waste, is a tributary of which river?
1. Banas
2. Luni
3. Mahi
4. Chambal
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Answer: B. Luni — The Jojri flows in the Jodhpur area and joins the Luni.
In which city was the Rashtra Chetna Sankalp Sabha for the 450th anniversary of Haldighati held?
1. Udaipur
2. Chittorgarh
3. Rajsamand
4. Jaipur
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Answer: A. Udaipur — It was held at Maharana Bhupal Stadium, Udaipur.
Which old name has been readopted for Mount Abu?
1. Arbudanchal
2. Achalgarh
3. Abu Raj
4. Abu Dham
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Answer: C. Abu Raj — The name was restored at Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's initiative.
According to UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2026, how much FDI came to India in 2025?
1. $38.89 billion
2. $27.09 billion
3. $35.66 billion
4. $24.26 billion
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Answer: A. $38.89 billion — FDI into India rose about 44%, from $27.09 billion in 2024 to $38.89 billion in 2025.

What was India's rank in the UN Sustainable Development Report 2026?
1. 94th
2. 87th
3. 99th
4. 112th
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Answer: A. 94th — India scored 68.3 and ranked 94th, its best performance since 2015.
Venkata Subramani Mohana is the second woman to become a Supreme Court judge directly from the Bar. Who was the first?
1. Indu Malhotra
2. Fathima Beevi
3. Sujata Manohar
4. Ruma Pal
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Answer: A. Indu Malhotra — Justice Indu Malhotra was the first woman elevated to the Supreme Court directly from the Bar.
Whose record for the longest continuous tenure as an elected Prime Minister did Narendra Modi pass on 10 June 2026?
1. Indira Gandhi
2. Manmohan Singh
3. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: D. Jawaharlal Nehru — He passed Nehru's record of 4,399 days; Nehru's elected term is counted from 1952.
Which state became the 36th to join Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, taking the scheme nationwide?
1. Odisha
2. Delhi
3. West Bengal
4. Kerala
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Answer: C. West Bengal — West Bengal's entry means every state and Union Territory is now covered.
The Suman Roadmap 2030 aims to reduce maternal deaths below how many per 1 lakh live births?
1. 70
2. 50
3. 100
4. 120
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Answer: A. 70 — The roadmap targets fewer than 70 maternal deaths per 1 lakh live births by 2030, focusing on 30 districts in 13 states.
From which place did PM Modi release the 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN on 20 June 2026?
1. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
2. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
3. Jaipur (Rajasthan)
4. Hooghly (West Bengal)
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Answer: D. Hooghly (West Bengal) — Over ₹8,880 crore reached more than 9.44 crore farmers.
At what operating speed will the seven newly approved bullet train corridors run?
1. 250 km/h
2. 320 km/h
3. 350 km/h
4. 400 km/h
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Answer: B. 320 km/h — The trains are designed for 350 km/h but will operate at 320 km/h over about 4,000 km of corridors.
Which bird sanctuary became India's 100th Ramsar site?
1. Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
2. Chilika Lake, Odisha
3. Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary, Ballia
4. Sultanpur National Park, Haryana
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Answer: C. Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary, Ballia — The sanctuary in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, hosts birds that migrate from Siberia and Central Asia.
According to the Delhi Bird Atlas, how many bird species were recorded in Delhi?
1. 471
2. 371
3. 420
4. 520
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Answer: A. 471 — This is the highest number for any world capital except Nairobi.
India's first E85 fuel, launched on 5 June 2026, contains how much ethanol?
1. 20%
2. 50%
3. 100%
4. 85%
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Answer: D. 85% — E85 is an 85% ethanol blend that is cheaper than petrol and less polluting.

How many traditional products of Jharkhand received GI tags in this period?
1. 5
2. 11
3. 8
4. 15
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Answer: B. 11 — They include Kuchai silk saree, Dokra craft, Tasar silk and Jadopatia painting.
Who became the first Indian to win the Oslo Chess Tournament, in 2026?
1. R. Praggnanandhaa
2. D. Gukesh
3. Arjun Erigaisi
4. Viswanathan Anand
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Answer: A. R. Praggnanandhaa — Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won the 2026 edition.
How many medals did India win at the first World Yogasana Championship 2026 in Ahmedabad?
1. 79
2. 102
3. 150
4. 114
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Answer: D. 114 — India topped the table with 114 medals, including 102 gold, among athletes from 79 countries.
Where was the 52nd G7 Summit held in June 2026?
1. Hiroshima, Japan
2. Evian, France
3. Kananaskis, Canada
4. Biarritz, France
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Answer: B. Evian, France — It was held on 5-7 June 2026 under French President Emmanuel Macron; India attended as a special guest.
Which country was removed from the G8 in 2014, turning it back into the G7?
1. Canada
2. China
3. Russia
4. Italy
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Answer: C. Russia — Russia joined in 1998, making the group G8, and was removed in 2014.
Who won the presidency of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly?
1. Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh
2. Andreas S. Kakouris of Cyprus
3. Csaba Korosi of Hungary
4. Philemon Yang of Cameroon
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Answer: A. Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh — He beat Cyprus's envoy Kakouris by 99 votes to 91.
Which country will sit on the UN Security Council for the first time in 2027-28?
1. Austria
2. Latvia
3. Zimbabwe
4. Kyrgyzstan
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Answer: D. Kyrgyzstan — Latvia, Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe and Trinidad and Tobago were chosen on 3 June 2026.
Which new member and first from Central Asia joined the New Development Bank?
1. Kazakhstan
2. Uzbekistan
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Turkmenistan
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Answer: B. Uzbekistan — The NDB was set up by BRICS in 2015 and is headquartered in Shanghai.
Which honour did Seychelles confer on PM Modi during his 27-29 June 2026 visit?
1. Order of the Nile
2. Order of the White Eagle
3. Guardian of the Blue Horizon
4. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Answer: C. Guardian of the Blue Horizon — It is Seychelles' highest honour; the visit also produced credit, UPI, medicine export and extradition agreements.
In which French city was the first "Bharat Innovates 2026" event held?
1. Nice
2. Paris
3. Lyon
4. Evian
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Answer: A. Nice — It took place during PM Modi's France visit, when both sides also resolved to double trade within five years.

Which country was the first to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty on landmines, in March 2025?
1. Estonia
2. Poland
3. Lithuania
4. Finland
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Answer: C. Lithuania — The treaty bans anti-personnel mines.
Which country topped the Global Peace Index 2026?
1. Iceland
2. Denmark
3. New Zealand
4. Ireland
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Answer: A. Iceland — India ranked 127th, down from 115th.
What was India's rank in the Global Peace Index 2026?
1. 115th
2. 98th
3. 140th
4. 127th
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Answer: D. 127th — The fall from 115th was linked to tension with Pakistan and Myanmar and violence in Manipur.
Which Indian institute ranks highest in the QS World University Rankings 2027?
1. IIT Bombay
2. IIT Delhi
3. IIT Madras
4. IISc Bengaluru
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Answer: B. IIT Delhi — IIT Delhi is 118th, IIT Bombay 124th and IIT Madras 170th; MIT is first in the world.
Which country became the first Arab nation to keep children up to 5 years away from social media?
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Qatar
3. UAE
4. Egypt
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Answer: C. UAE — Malaysia, the UK and Canada chose 16 years as their limit.
Which country ordered closure of social media accounts of children under 16 and set fines up to ₹24 crore?
1. Malaysia
2. Canada
3. UAE
4. Indonesia
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Answer: A. Malaysia — It also made age-check systems mandatory on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
After which company's IPO did Elon Musk become the world's first trillionaire?
1. Tesla
2. Neuralink
3. xAI
4. SpaceX
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Answer: D. SpaceX — His wealth rose above $1 trillion after the SpaceX IPO.
Who overtook Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's second-richest person, as per the Bloomberg index?
1. Gautam Adani
2. Zhang Yiming
3. Jack Ma
4. Shiv Nadar
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Answer: B. Zhang Yiming — The ByteDance co-founder has $93 billion against Ambani's $86 billion; Gautam Adani is still richest in Asia.
The "North Pole Dome" in Western Australia is considered the world's oldest what?
1. Volcano
2. Fossil forest
3. Meteorite impact site
4. Coral reef
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Answer: C. Meteorite impact site — It is about 3.024 billion years old.
Who chairs the five-member Supreme Court committee on the Aravalli definition and boundary issue?
1. Sunita Narain
2. Bhupender Yadav
3. Arun Palli
4. Kanchan Devi
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Answer: D. Kanchan Devi — Kanchan Devi is Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education; the committee must report by 3 August 2026.

One-liner questions: fill in the blank

_____ started a robotic surgery programme, the first of its kind in the state government system, inaugurated by Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani. It should improve surgical accuracy and train doctors in advanced technology.
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Answer: JLN Medical College, Ajmer
Pune-based _____ completed the first technical trial of its indigenous loitering munition system Vayu Astra-1 at the Pokhran firing range in Jaisalmer district.
Show answer
Answer: Nibe Limited
Surveys by the _____ and the Atomic Minerals Directorate found rare earth elements, niobium, tantalum, zirconium, hafnium and rubidium in the Siwana Ring Complex of Balotra district.
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Answer: Geological Survey of India
Union Minister _____ announced an advanced quantum computing and communication lab and a separate AI lab at MNIT Jaipur. The quantum lab comes under MeitY's ICT academic project.
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Answer: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Government of India's _____ platform has linked Rajasthan's Jan Aadhaar (family identity card), benefiting about 7.5 crore residents of the state.
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Answer: DigiLocker
_____ began Rajasthan's first multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) tolling at the Dayalpura toll plaza on NH-48 on the Delhi-Jaipur corridor, using number-plate recognition plus FASTag-based electronic toll collection.
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Answer: NHAI
In the 23rd instalment of _____, over ₹18,880 crore went to more than 9.44 crore farmers across India, including over ₹1,320 crore to more than 66 lakh farmers of Rajasthan.
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Answer: PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
CM Bhajan Lal Sharma launched the state's first electric buses under _____: 29 in Jaipur and 18 in Bhilwara.
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Answer: PM e-Bus Sewa
_____ will develop 184 strategic villages in five border districts of Rajasthan: Sri Ganganagar 68, Bikaner 46, Barmer 36, Jaisalmer 30 and Phalodi 4.
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Answer: Vibrant Villages Programme-II
The ₹2,500 crore _____ project in Banswara will irrigate about 42,000 hectares in 338 villages, benefiting tribal farmers of the Vagad region.
Show answer
Answer: Upper High Level Canal
The _____ sharply reprimanded the Rajasthan government after toxic industrial waste was found flowing into the Jojri river in Jodhpur through an illegal underground pipeline about 4 km long. It ordered accountability and action against guilty officials.
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Answer: Supreme Court
A _____ marked the 450th anniversary of the Battle of Haldighati and Maharana Pratap Jayanti at Maharana Bhupal Stadium, Udaipur, with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as the main speaker.
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Answer: Rashtra Chetna Sankalp Sabha
In the UN _____, India ranked 94th with an overall score of 68.3. This is India's best performance since 2015.
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Answer: Sustainable Development Report 2026
_____ became the 36th state or Union Territory to join Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, so the scheme now covers the whole country. Each eligible family gets free treatment up to ₹5 lakh a year.
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Answer: West Bengal
The Cabinet approved _____: Mumbai-Pune, Chennai-Bengaluru, Bengaluru-Hyderabad, Pune-Hyderabad, Delhi-Lucknow, Delhi-Varanasi and Delhi-Siliguri.
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Answer: seven new bullet train corridors
_____, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), became India's 100th Ramsar site. It hosts many birds that migrate every year from Siberia and Central Asia.
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Answer: Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary
In the _____ (20th edition, by the Institute for Economics and Peace, 23 indicators), Iceland ranked first. India fell to 127th (score 2.409) from 115th.
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Answer: Global Peace Index 2026
_____ became the world's first trillionaire, as his wealth rose above $1 trillion after the SpaceX IPO.
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Answer: Elon Musk
On _____, Latvia, Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe and Trinidad and Tobago were chosen as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for 2027-28. Kyrgyzstan will sit on the Council for the first time.
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Answer: 3 June 2026
The _____ was held at Evian, France, on 5-7 June 2026 under President Emmanuel Macron, with India invited as a special guest. Its theme was building new partnerships and renewing international solidarity.
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Answer: 52nd G7 Summit
_____ became the longest continuously serving elected Prime Minister on 10 June 2026, passing Jawaharlal Nehru's record of 4,399 days.
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Answer: Narendra Modi
The _____ aims to bring maternal deaths below 70 per 1 lakh live births by 2030, with special focus on 30 districts in 13 states where the rate is high.
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Answer: Suman Roadmap 2030
Vayu Astra-1 uses advanced Israeli loitering-munition technology adapted to Indian needs and can strike anti-personnel targets up to _____ away with a 10 kg warhead. A 'no-cost, no-commitment' demo was also shown.
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Answer: 100 km
_____ found a new gas-bearing sand layer in the Dandewala area of Jaisalmer, which should cut India's dependence on imported energy. Oil India was set up on 18 February 1959 as a joint venture of the Government of India and Burmah Oil Company.
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Answer: Oil India Limited
The Siwana area lies in the _____, counted among the country's largest volcanic regions. Its caldera-based structure is of Neo-Proterozoic age, which explains why so many rare minerals occur there.
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Answer: Malani Igneous Suite
The Centre has marked parts of the Siwana area as _____, and their auction and development are moving ahead, supporting India's critical mineral security and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
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Answer: critical mineral blocks
The MNIT quantum lab will build indigenous capability in _____, quantum computing simulation and quantum sensing hardware, and MNIT is to lead research in post-quantum cryptography. The AI lab will link to the IndiaAI Mission network.
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Answer: quantum key distribution (QKD)
MNIT students will get access to Lam Research's _____ platform, a digital-twin system for learning chip making. More than 100 chips designed by students have already been made at the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali.
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Answer: Semiverse
A new 20 kW AIR _____ at Ramgarh, Jaisalmer was inaugurated virtually by Ashwini Vaishnaw. It covers an 80 km radius, about 20,000 sq km of the district, and raises Rajasthan's AIR FM transmitters to 39.
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Answer: FM transmitter
The _____ was flagged off from Khatipura station in Jaipur. It is the second Amrit Bharat train service for Rajasthan.
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Answer: Jaipur-Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express
The Railway Ministry announced a new station at _____ in Sikar for devotees of Khatu Shyam Ji. It lies on the Sikar-Ringas section between Palsana and Bawdi Thikaria, about 11 km from the temple, with a booking office and waiting hall.
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Answer: Sundarpura
Rajasthan's railway budget for 2026-27 rose to _____. Projects worth over ₹76,800 crore are under way, and five pairs of Vande Bharat Express trains run in the state.
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Answer: ₹10,228 crore
Rajasthan has raised the yearly financial help for its farmers under this scheme from ₹6,000 to a total of _____.
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Answer: ₹9,000
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma addressed farmers at the state-level _____ in Sumerpur, Pali district.
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Answer: PM Kisan Utsav
Under PM e-Bus Sewa, 675 buses are sanctioned for 8 cities (Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Bikaner, Bhilwara, Alwar, Ajmer); with 475 more, the state will get _____. The first 675 are targeted before Diwali 2026.
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Answer: 1,150 e-buses
Vibrant Villages Programme-II runs from 2024-25 to 2028-29 with an outlay of _____ and is a Central Sector Scheme. Each strategic village can get up to ₹3 crore a year for development work.
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Answer: ₹6,839 crore
A ₹1,359 crore project to make the _____ section of NH-62 four-lane on the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model was approved.
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Answer: Nagaur-Bikaner
The Jojri is a major tributary of the _____. The court said a clean environment is part of the right to life under Article 21, and told the state, RSPCB and other agencies to act within time limits.
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Answer: Luni river
At Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's initiative, _____ has again been given its old name Abu Raj, and the name was formally inaugurated.
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Answer: Mount Abu
The CM announced a special yoga programme at Abu Raj on _____ under the theme 'Virasat Bhi, Vikas Bhi' (heritage as well as development).
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Answer: International Yoga Day

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