ALL EXAM ENGLISH QUIZ 24.07.2025

Explanation

• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is developing a malaria vaccine called AdFalciVax.
• It is an indigenous, homegrown initiative aimed at combating Plasmodium falciparum.
• ICMR is working in collaboration with RMRC Bhubaneswar, NIMR, and DBT’s National Institute of Immunology.
• AdFalciVax is a genetically engineered, multistage vaccine.
• It targets both the pre-erythrocytic and sexual stages of the malaria parasite.
• The vaccine uses Lactococcus lactis, a safe and food-grade bacterium, as its production platform.

Explanation

• India led global investment confidence growth in the third quarter of 2025, recording a rise of 12.6%.
• India recorded the highest year-on-year confidence growth of 12.6% among 32 economies in Q3 2025, despite a slight 1.4% dip in business investment confidence.
• This data was revealed in the D&B Global Business Investment Confidence Index of Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a data and analytics firm.
• According to the report, global investment confidence dropped 13.1% quarter-on-quarter, marking a third consecutive decline
• Nearly half of global businesses (46.8%) rated supply chain stability as a key determinant in investment decisions for the third quarter.

Explanation

• Former Chief Minister of Kerala, VS Achuthanandan, passes away.
• Veteran leader of CPM and former CM of Kerala VS Achuthanandan passed away at the age of 101 after a prolonged illness.
• He had been a lifelong fighter for the rights of disadvantaged sections.
• He had been the leader of opposition from 2001 to 2006.
• In 2006, he led the CPM led Left Democratic Front to victory and served as the Chief Minister of Kerala till 2011.

Explanation

• As per IMF, India has become global leader in fast payments as UPI records 18.39 billion transactions in June 2025.
• According to a recent IMF note titled ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments: The Value of Interoperability’, India leads the world in fast payments with UPI recording 18.39 billion transactions worth over 24.03 lakh crore rupees in June 2025.

•             IMF said, UPI has revolutionised the country’s payment ecosystem by helping users to link multiple bank accounts to a single mobile app and make instant transactions with ease.

Explanation

• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar gives his resignation to the President.
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has resigned citing health reasons. The President Draupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation.
• He was elected as the Vice President of India in 2022.
• Previously, he served as the governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022.
• He is the third Vice President to resign before completion of his term.
• Previously, V V Giri and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat resigned in 1969 and 2007 respectively.
• As per the constitution, the deputy chairman will serve as the interim chair until a new Vice President is elected.
• The election for a Vice President usually takes place "no later than 60 days" from the expiry of the term of outgoing leader. However, in case of a resignation, no such deadline exists.

Answer: D

• GSLV F16 heavy lift rocket Explanation
• ISRO to launch Earth Observation Satellite NISAR, jointly developed with NASA.
• On 31st July 2025, ISRO will launch the NISAR Earth Observation satellite, developed jointly with the NASA.

will place the satellite into a 743 km Sun Synchronous orbit.

•             The NISAR satellite will scan the entire globe every 12 days and provide high-resolution, all-weather, day and night data.

Explanation

• India’s core infrastructure output rose by 1.7 percent in June 2025.
• This is in comparison to the same month in 2024. The data comes from the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI).
• The increase was mainly due to strong performance in steel, cement, and refinery products.
• Steel production grew by 9.3 percent. Cement output went up by 9.2 percent.
• Refinery production increased by 3.4 percent during the month. However, not all sectors performed well.
• Coal production declined by 6.8 percent in June 2025. Crude oil production was down by 1.2 percent.
• Natural gas output fell by 2.8 percent. Fertilizer production dropped by 1.2 percent.
• Electricity generation also saw a decrease of 2.8 percent.
• The ICI tracks the output of eight major sectors. These include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizers, steel, cement, and electricity.
• Together, these industries make up 40.27 percent of the total weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

Explanation

• Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered the oath to five new members of Rajya Sabha.
• The ceremony took place in the Upper House of Parliament.
• Two of the members were elected from Assam.
• They are Birendra Prasad Baishya of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Kanad Purkayastha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
• Three members were nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
• The nominated members are Dr. Meenakshi Jain, C. Sadanandan Master, and Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
• The Rajya Sabha also paid homage to seven former members.
• These former members had passed away recently.
• The members of Rajya Sabha have a term of six years and one-third of the members retire after every second year.
• Chairman of the Rajya Sabha administers the oath to the members.
• Vice-President of India is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha.

Explanation

• A Martian meteorite weighing 54 pounds (24.5 kg) sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby’s.
• It is the largest known piece of Mars ever found on Earth.
• The sale set a new world record for the highest price paid for a meteorite at auction.
• The rock is officially named NWA 16788.
• The meteorite was discovered in November 2023.
• It was found in the Agadez region of Niger, deep in the Sahara Desert.

Explanation

• FIDE has announced that India will host the Chess World Cup from 30 October to 27 November 2025.
• The tournament will be held in a knockout format in which 206 players will participate.
• The top three players of this competition will get a chance to play in the Candidates Tournament to be held in 2026, which decides the challengers for the World Chess Championship.