Current Affairs 30th July 2026 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which state government launched the e-Zero FIR System to facilitate complaints related to cyber financial fraud?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Telangana
Answer: (B) Gujarat
Explanation: The Gujarat government launched the e-Zero FIR System to enable citizens to file cyber financial fraud complaints online without visiting a police station, improving accessibility and speed of registration.
2. What is the primary objective of Gujarat’s e-Zero FIR System?
(A) Online registration of property disputes
(B) Filing cyber financial fraud complaints without visiting a police station
(C) Online verification of passports
(D) Registration of traffic violations
Answer: (B) Filing cyber financial fraud complaints without visiting a police station
Explanation: The system allows victims of cyber financial fraud to register complaints digitally, reducing delays and making the process more citizen-friendly.
3. Where was the 2nd BRICS Science Academies Forum Meeting 2026 held?
(A) IIT Bombay
(B) IIT Delhi
(C) IIT Hyderabad
(D) IIT Madras
Answer: (C) IIT Hyderabad
Explanation: The 2nd BRICS Science Academies Forum Meeting 2026 (22–23 July) was hosted at IIT Hyderabad under India’s BRICS Presidency, organized by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA).
4. IIT Hyderabad, host of the 2nd BRICS Science Academies Forum Meeting 2026, is located in which state?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Telangana
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (B) Telangana
Explanation: IIT Hyderabad is situated in Telangana.
5. What was the focal theme of the BRICS Science Academies Forum Meeting 2026?
(A) Space exploration and technology transfer
(B) Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development and Strengthening Global South Cooperation
(C) Climate finance and green bonds
(D) Digital currency collaboration
Answer: (B) Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development and Strengthening Global South Cooperation
Explanation: The forum focused on collective, collaborative and context-sensitive approaches to AI for sustainable development, covering materials, healthcare, climate, agriculture and disaster management.
6. Mukhyamantri Machhuara Samman Nidhi Yojana was launched by which state?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Punjab
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Haryana
Answer: (C) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: Himachal Pradesh launched the scheme to support reservoir fishermen during the annual fishing ban period.
7. What is the main objective of the Mukhyamantri Machhuara Samman Nidhi Yojana?
(A) Promotion of marine exports
(B) Financial assistance and social security to reservoir fishermen during the annual fishing ban
(C) Establishing fish-processing units
(D) Providing free fishing boats
Answer: (B) Financial assistance and social security to reservoir fishermen during the annual fishing ban
Explanation: Eligible fishermen (about 3,700 families) receive โน3,500 annually directly in their bank accounts during the closed fishing season.
8. Who launched the Mukhyamantri Machhuara Samman Nidhi Yojana?
(A) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
(B) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
(C) Pralhad Joshi
(D) J. P. Nadda
Answer: (A) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Explanation: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced and launched the scheme.
9. Sharmila Dhankar won which medal in the Women’s F57 Shot Put event at the Commonwealth Games 2026?
(A) Silver
(B) Bronze
(C) Gold
(D) No medal
Answer: (C) Gold
Explanation: Sharmila Dhankar won gold in the Women’s F57 Shot Put (para-athletics) at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, marking a significant achievement for India in para-sports.
10. Shilpa Shyla secured which medal in the Women’s F57 Shot Put event at the Commonwealth Games 2026?
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Bronze
(D) None
Answer: (C) Bronze
Explanation: Shilpa Shyla (also referred to as Shilpa K. Shyla) won bronze in the same Women’s F57 Shot Put event, giving India a gold-bronze double.
11. Sarvesh Anil Kushare won the Silver Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in which event?
(A) Long Jump
(B) Triple Jump
(C) High Jump
(D) Pole Vault
Answer: (C) High Jump
Explanation: Sarvesh Anil Kushare claimed silver in the men’s high jump at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
12. The e-Zero FIR System launched in Gujarat is primarily aimed at which type of crime?
(A) Cyber financial fraud
(B) Road accidents
(C) Land disputes
(D) Domestic violence
Answer: (A) Cyber financial fraud
Explanation: It specifically facilitates easy registration of complaints related to cyber financial frauds.
13. Ajaya Babu (Valluri Ajaya Babu) won the Silver Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in which sport?
(A) Boxing
(B) Wrestling
(C) Weightlifting
(D) Judo
Answer: (C) Weightlifting
Explanation: Ajaya Babu won silver in weightlifting at Glasgow 2026.
14. Ajaya Babu won the Commonwealth Games 2026 Silver Medal in which weight category?
(A) 71 kg
(B) 79 kg
(C) 88 kg
(D) 94 kg
Answer: (B) 79 kg
Explanation: He secured silver in the 79 kg weightlifting category.
15. Esha Singh won the Gold Medal at the ISSF World Cup 2026 in which event?
(A) Women’s 10m Air Rifle
(B) Women’s 10m Air Pistol
(C) Women’s 25m Pistol
(D) Women’s 50m Rifle
Answer: (C) Women’s 25m Pistol
Explanation: Esha Singh won gold in the Women’s 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2026 (Hangzhou), with Manu Bhaker taking bronze.
16. Which Indian shooter won bronze in the Women’s 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2026 (Hangzhou)?
(A) Esha Singh
(B) Manu Bhaker
(C) Rhythm Sangwan
(D) Anjum Moudgil
Answer: (B) Manu Bhaker
Explanation: Manu Bhaker secured bronze while Esha Singh took gold in the same event.
17. Mirabai Chanu’s gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2026 came in which weightlifting category?
(A) Women’s 45 kg
(B) Women’s 48 kg
(C) Women’s 55 kg
(D) Women’s 59 kg
Answer: (B) Women’s 48 kg
Explanation: Mirabai Chanu won gold in the Women’s 48 kg weightlifting event on 26 July 2026.
18. Dilip Gavit won gold at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in which event?
(A) Men’s 100 m T47
(B) Men’s High Jump
(C) Men’s Long Jump
(D) Men’s Shot Put
Answer: (A) Men’s 100 m T47
Explanation: Dilip Mahadu Gavit won gold in the Men’s 100 m T47 (para-athletics) event.
19. India ranked approximately which position in the overall medal tally at the Commonwealth Games 2026 (as of late July)?
(A) 5th
(B) 8th
(C) 10th
(D) 12th
Answer: (B) 8th
Explanation: India finished around 8th with a tally of 3 Gold, 9 Silver and 3 Bronze (total 15 medals) as reported in late July 2026.
20. Who is the President of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) that hosted the BRICS Science Academies Forum 2026?
(A) Prof. Shekhar Mande
(B) Prof. B. S. Murty
(C) Prof. Anurag Agrawal
(D) Dr. Ashish Lele
Answer: (A) Prof. Shekhar Mande
Explanation: Prof. Shekhar C. Mande, President of INSA, delivered the presidential address and chaired key sessions.
21. The BRICS Science Academies Forum 2026 identified priority AI verticals that included all of the following except:
(A) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
(B) Healthcare
(C) Space Tourism
(D) Agriculture and Food Security
Answer: (C) Space Tourism
Explanation: Priority areas were Advanced Materials & Manufacturing, Healthcare, Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability, Agriculture & Food Security, and Disaster Prediction & Management.
22. Under the Mukhyamantri Machhuara Samman Nidhi Yojana, eligible fishermen receive how much annual assistance?
(A) โน2,500
(B) โน3,500
(C) โน5,000
(D) โน7,500
Answer: (B) โน3,500
Explanation: Each eligible fisherman receives โน3,500 per year deposited directly into their bank account.
23. Who delivered the institutional address at the BRICS Science Academies Forum focusing on AI programmes at the host institute?
(A) Prof. Shekhar Mande
(B) Prof. B. S. Murty (Director, IIT Hyderabad)
(C) Shri Shambhulingappa Hakki
(D) Dr. Brajesh Pandey
Answer: (B) Prof. B. S. Murty (Director, IIT Hyderabad)
Explanation: Prof. B. S. Murty, Director of IIT Hyderabad, spoke about the AI-related programmes at the institute.
24. The BRICS Science Academies Forum 2026 was organized under which country’s BRICS Presidency?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) China
Answer: (C) India
Explanation: India held the BRICS Presidency in 2026 with the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” and INSA organized the forum accordingly.
25. Which of the following is a BRICS partner country that participated in the Science Academies Forum 2026 at IIT Hyderabad?
(A) Nigeria
(B) Vietnam
(C) Kazakhstan
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
Explanation: Partner countries included Nigeria, Vietnam, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Malaysia, along with the eight BRICS members.