22 To 28 June CA — ca quiz Current Affairs

The mela marks the annual menstrual cycle of Goddess Kamakhya.

• It is located on the Nilachal Hills in Guwahati, Assam.

• The festival signifies the arrival of the monsoon season.

• It is considered a major center for Shakti worship in India.

India's equity market shifted to the 7th position globally in terms of market capitalization.

• India successfully surpassed South Korea to claim this new spot in the global financial rankings.

• In related global rankings, Elon Musk recently became the first person to cross the 800 billion net worth mark.

• India's total exports simultaneously hit a record 863 Billion USD, with engineering goods leading the chart.

• In Asia's richest list, Gautam Adani holds the first rank while Mukesh Ambani holds the third.

Sumit Antil broke his own world record by throwing the javelin to a distance of 74.82 meters.

• He achieved this remarkable feat in the F64 category at the International Para Athletics Championship held in Bengaluru.

• His previous world record in the same category was 73.29 meters.

• As a fact, a standard men's javelin weighs 800 grams, while a women's javelin weighs 600 grams.

• Sumit Antil is also a celebrated Olympic gold medalist in para-athletics.

Statement 1 is correct: NSC was formed in 2005 following the Rangarajan panel.

• Statement 2 is incorrect: The Chairperson and members have a 3-year tenure, not 5.

• It functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

• The CEO of NITI Aayog is an ex-officio member of the commission.

The highly advanced Unilever Fragrance Hub was successfully established at the IIT Bombay campus in Maharashtra.

• The entire corporate project involved a massive financial investment of approximately ₹95 crores (100 million Euros).

• With this setup, India has proudly become only the third country, after the USA and the UK, to host this global hub.

• The specialized hub focuses intensively on advanced fragrance and modern perfume manufacturing technologies.

• Historically, Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh is traditionally known and revered as the perfume capital of India.

Both statements strongly highlight India's exceptional economic performance and are totally correct.

• India recently surpassed South Korea to achieve the highly coveted 7th rank globally in equity market capitalization.

• Additionally, India robustly continues to hold its position as the top recipient of foreign remittances worldwide.

• Inward remittances to India recently reached a massive, record-breaking figure of 137 billion USD.

• The country's total exports also hit a massive 863 billion USD mark in the recent financial year.

Prashant Sitaram Lokhande was officially appointed as the new Chairman of the CBSE.

• He replaces the outgoing head amidst recent public discussions regarding educational quality and reforms.

• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was originally established in the year 1929.

• The headquarters of this prominent educational board is located in New Delhi.

• Additionally, a committee headed by S. Radha Chauhan is investigating CBSE's on-screen marking system.

GRSE was upgraded to Navratna status in June 2026, becoming the 29th such company.

• It operates under the Ministry of Defence and is headquartered in Kolkata.

• The company was established in 1884 and specializes in defense shipbuilding.

• Chennai Petroleum (CPCL) became the 28th Navratna just before GRSE.

All three statements accurately and fully reflect the recent major changes to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

• The base year has been officially and successfully revised from 2011-12 to the more recent 2022-23 period.

• To better reflect modern consumption, the number of tracked items increased from 405 to 463, adding items like CCTV cameras.

• This comprehensive statistical update marks the historic 10th revision of the all-India IIP base year series.

• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is entirely responsible for releasing this crucial economic data.

Statement 1 is correct: Sweden topped the global index, followed by Nordic neighbors.

• Statement 2 is incorrect: The index is released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

• The 2026 index covered 120 countries.

• India's rank improved from 72 to 70 in this edition.