Daily GK Update quiz – 02.08.2025

Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Varanasi on 02.08.2025 included laying foundation stones for development projects worth:
A. ₹1,800 crore
B. ₹2,200 crore
C. ₹2,500 crore
D. ₹3,000 crore
Answer: B

Under the Banking Laws Amendment Act 2025, the threshold for “substantial interest” in banks was raised from ₹5 lakh to:
A. ₹1 crore
B. ₹1.5 crore
C. ₹2 crore
D. ₹2.5 crore
Answer: C

From 01.08.2025, the new UPI rules allow balance checks per day up to:
A. 25 times
B. 35 times
C. 50 times
D. 75 times
Answer: C

The Vice Presidential election in India was scheduled for:
A. 09.09.2025
B. 15.09.2025
C. 21.09.2025
D. 30.09.2025
Answer: A

Operation Sindoor involved precision strikes on terror camps in:
A. Myanmar
B. Pakistan and PoK
C. Afghanistan
D. Bangladesh
Answer: B

The magnitude of the powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula was:
A. 7.8
B. 8.2
C. 8.8
D. 9.0
Answer: C

India’s Divya Deshmukh won the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 to earn which title?
A. International Master
B. Grandmaster
C. Woman Grandmaster
D. FIDE Master
Answer: B

The U17 World Wrestling Championships team title was won by India’s:
A. Men’s team
B. Women’s team
C. Both men’s and women’s teams
D. Neither team
Answer: B

The RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled on 04–06 August 2025 was expected to:
A. Increase repo rate by 25 bps
B. Keep repo rate unchanged
C. Cut repo rate by 25 bps
D. Abolish repo rate
Answer: B

The NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite carries dual-frequency radar systems operating in:
A. X-band and L-band
B. C-band and Ku-band
C. L-band and S-band
D. S-band and X-band
Answer: C