Are you looking for today current affairs for 20 July 2025? This post brings you the latest and most important current affairs useful for exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, and other government jobs. Reading daily current affairs helps you stay updated and prepare better for competitive exams. We include only the important updates that can be asked in exams. These questions will help you with daily revision and improve your general knowledge. Here are the current affairs questions for 20 July 2025:

1. INS Nistar, commissioned mid‑July 2025, is India’s first indigenously built ______.

A) Aircraft Carrier
B) Submarine
C) Diving Support Vessel
D) Frigate
Answer: C) Diving Support Vessel

2. The INS Nistar enhances India’s capability in ______ operations.

A) Amphibious
B) Submarine rescue
C) Aerial surveillance
D) Mine countermeasure
Answer: B) Submarine rescue

3. The India–UK Free Trade Agreement is expected to reduce tariffs on Scotch whisky in India from 150% to ______ over the next decade.

A) 90%
B) 10%
C) 40%
D) 0%
Answer: C) 40%

4. The India–UK FTA will allow Indian EVs duty-free access to the UK under a ______.

A) Quota
B) Subsidy
C) Tariff wall
D) E‑commerce clause
Answer: A) Quota

5. PM Modi’s UK visit on July 23–24, 2025, is primarily to formally sign the ______.

A) Paris Agreement
B) India–UK Free Trade Agreement
C) G-7 declaration
D) SAARC charter
Answer: B) India–UK Free Trade Agreement

6. Which vessel-type commission marks India among few navies with deep-sea rescue platforms?

A) INS Udaygiri
B) INS Arnala
C) INS Nistar
D) INS Tamal
Answer: C) INS Nistar

7. Under the FTA, what is the approximate percentage of Indian exports to the UK benefiting from zero duty?

A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 90%
D) 99%
Answer: D) 99%

8. INS Nistar was commissioned into which Naval Command?

A) Western
B) Southern
C) Eastern
D) Northern
Answer: C) Eastern

9. The India–UK FTA is set to boost bilateral trade by approximately £______ billion by 2040.

A) 5
B) 15.5
C) 25.5
D) 40
Answer: C) 25.5

10. The India–UK FTA includes a Double Contribution Convention, exempting Indian workers from ____ for three years.

A) Income tax
B) VAT
C) National insurance
D) Tariffs
Answer: C) National insurance