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Q. Name the player who has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021?
A) Dutee Chand C) Koneru Humpy
B) Vinesh Phogat D) Rani Rampal
Answer: C
Ø PV Sindhu Wins BBC Indian Sportswoman Of Year Award 2020
About BBC
§ BBC director-general: Tim Davie. § BBC Headquarters: London, United Kingdom. § BBC Established: 1922.
Q. ______has developed Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission Radar with NASA.
A) JAXA C) ESA
B) ISRO D) CNSA
Answer: B
Ø Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has developed Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission Radar with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The satellite has been named as NISAR that stands for NASA-ISRO SAR. It is the 1st satellite mission which will use two different frequency of radar. ISRO IN NEWS 2021 § ISRO Develops Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission Radar With NASA § ISRO’s PSLV-C51 Launches Brazil’s Amazonia-1 Satellite
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§ India’s Homegrown App MapMyIndia Ties Up With ISRO § ISRO Opens Satellite Testing Centre For Private Sector § ISRO To Launch City College’s Academic Satellite § SpaceX Breaks ISRO’s Record By Launching 143 Satellites § ISRO Sets Up Dedicated Control Centre ‘NETRA’ For SSA § Space-tech start-up ‘Pixxel’ to launch remote-sensing satellite on ISRO rocket in early 2021 § ISRO Chairman K Sivan Conferred with Doctor of Science honorary doctorate by Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala § Indian Space Research organisation ISRO has scheduled the launch of the Earth Observation Satellite EOS01.Launch vehicle PSLV-C49 § ISRO Launches Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-01) and 9 Foreign Satellites from Sriharikota § Xiaomi to bring ISRO’s NavIC technology to smartphones in 2020 § ISRO Chief K Sivan named for Von Karman Award 2020 by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) § ISRO will launch GSAT-30 satellite onboard Ariane-5 launch vehicle (VA 251) from French Guiana § ISRO to launch its Venus mission in 2025, France to take part: French space agency About Indian Space Research Organisation[a] (ISRO) ü Founded : 15 August 1969 ü HQ : Bengalore, Karnataka ü Founder / 1st Chairman : Vikram Sarabhai ü Chairman : Kailasavadivoo Sivan (Rocket Man of India) ü ISRO’s motto : “Space technology in the Service of humankind”. ü ü ISRO built India's irst satellite, Aryabhata, which was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975
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ü In 1980, Rohini became the irst satellite ü Chandrayaan-1, India's irst mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 ü Chandrayaan-2, India`s second moon mission to study south pole of lunar surface On 22 July 2019 About National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
ü Founded : 1958 ü Headquarters : Washington, D.C ü Motto : For the Bene it of All ü Administrator : Jim Bridenstine Q. What is the projected growth rate of Indian economy according to OECD for the inancial year 2021-22?
A) 12.6% C) 13.1%
B) 11.5% D) 10.7%
Answer: A
Projects Indian Economy in NEWS § CRISIL Projects Indian economy to grow at 11% in FY’22 § UN projects Indian economy to grow at 7.3% and Global economy at 4.7% in CY2021 § World Bank Projects Indian Economy to Contract By 9.6% in 2020-21; global economy to expand by 4% in 2021 § ICRA Projects Indian economy to contract 7.8% in FY21 § Asian Development Bank projects Indian economy to shrink by 9% in FY21, grow by 8% in FY22 § Fitch Ratings Projects Indian economy to contract 10.5% in FY21
Q. Which bank has topped in the MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard?
A) BOI C) PNB
B) CBI D) SBI 14 FOLLOW US : OFFICIAL WEBSITE, TELEGRAM, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, PLAYSTORE Boost Your Exam Preparations With Smartly By SSB Institute Bank I Insurance I Railway I SSC I UPSC I MPSC I DEFENCE & Other Government Exams Available on :- Contact :- 0-83026-55216 Visit on :- www.smartlybyssb.com
Answer: D
SBI in NEWS § NPCI Partners SBI Payments to launch “RuPay SoftPoS” for Merchants § SBI Mutual Funds Launches First Overseas Fund § SBI Joins JPMorgan’s Blockchain Payments Network § Meghalaya Police Inks MoU With SBI For E-Challan § SBI Revises India’s GDP Estimates To -7.0 Percent For FY21 § SBI Card Appoints Rama Mohan Rao Amara As MD & CEO § Swaminathan Janakiraman And Aswini Kumar Tewari Appointed As MDs Of SBI § SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank Remain As (D-SIBs) § SBI General Insurance, IntrCity RailYatri Partner To Offer ₹5L Travel Cover § SBI Ecowrap Report Projects India GDP To Contract 7.4% In FY21
STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI )
§ Founded : 1 July 1955 § HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra § Chairman : Dinesh Kumar Khara DON'T CONFUSE
ü Dinesh Kumar Khara : Chairman of State Bank of India ü Charanjit Singh Attra : Chief Financial Of icer (CFO) of SBI ü Swaminathan Janakiraman And Aswini Kumar Tewari : MD of SBI ü Prakash Chandra Kandpal : MD& CEO of SBI General Insurance ü Rama Mohan Rao Amara: MD& CEO of SBI Card ü Vinay Tonse : MD&CEO of SBI Mutual Funds Q. The CISF celebrates its foundation day on March 10 every year. In 2021, which edition of the Foundation Day was observed?
A) 51st C) 50th
B) 49th D) 52nd
Answer: D
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Ø The Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) – Raising Day (CRD) is observed on March 10 in India every year. In 2021, nation is celebrating the 52nd Raising Day of CISF. IMPORTANT HEAD'S DEFENCE
· Air Force Chief : Marshal Manavendra Singh · Army Chief : Manoj Mukund Naravane · Navy Chief : Karambir Singh · Chief of Defence Staff : Bipin Rawat · Border Security Force (BSF) : Rakesh Asthana · Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) : Surjeet Singh Deswal · Indian Coast Guard (ICG) : Krishnaswamy Natarajan · Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) : Kuldiep Singh · Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) : Subodh Kumar Jaiswal · Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) : Kumar Rajesh Chandra · National Security Guard (NSG) : Surjeet Singh Deswal · Assam Ri les : Sukhdeep Sangwan About Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
· Founded : 1969 · HQ : New Delhi · Motto : Protection and Security · Director General : Rajesh Ranjan Q. Who among the following has been named as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February 2021?
A) Joe Root C) Kyle Mayers
B) Ravichandran Ashwin D) Ajinkya Rahane
Answer: B
Ø Team India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February 2021
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ICC IN NEWS 2021 § Ashwin, Beaumont Win ICC Player Of Month Awards For February § India Qualify For ICC World Test Championship Final § Rishabh Pant Wins Inaugural ICC Player Of The Month January 2021 § Jay Shah Named BCCI’s Of icial Representative On ICC Board § MS Dhoni Named Captain Of ICC Men’s ODI And T20I Teams Of The Decade § ICC Honours Virat Kohli By Declaring Him ‘ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer Of Decade’
ICC HOST UPCOMING GAMES § Australia and New Zealand : ICC Women's World Cup 2023 § Australia : ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2022 § India : ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 § New Zealand : ICC Women's World Cup 2021 § India : ICC Men's World Cup 2023 About International Cricket Council (ICC) § Formation : 15 June 1909 § Headquarters : Dubai, UAE § Chairman : Greg Barclay (New Zealand) § CEO : Manu Sawhney § Membership : 104 members
Q. Mahamadou Issoufou has won the “2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership”. He is the President of which country?
A) Mali C) Niger
B) Mauritania D) Senegal Answer: C
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Ø Mahamadou Issoufou, the incumbent President of Niger has won the “2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership”, the world’s largest leadership prize, worth $5 million. Issoufou is the sixth winner of the Ibrahim Prize since it was introduced in 2006, by Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim’s foundation to promote good governance in the world’s poorest continent.
Awards and Honour in NEWS
§ Koneru Humpy is BBC’s Indian sportswoman of the year § Bihari Puraskar 2020 to be awarded to Mohankrishna Bohara § WAN-IFRA names The Hindu Group ‘Champion Publisher of the Year 2020’ § PM Modi to receive global energy and environment leadership award § Biden admn names Anjali Bharadwaj for anti-corruption award § Hyderabad Recognised as ‘2020 Tree City of the World’ § Bhim Army’s Chandra Shekhar Azad named in TIME’s list
Q. Name the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, who has been appointed to replace the former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat?
A) Tirath Singh Rawat C) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
B) Dhan Singh Rawat D) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Answer: A
Ø Tirath Singh Rawat, the BJP Lok Sabha MP from Pauri Garhwal constituency, has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. UTTARAKHAND IN NEWS § Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat Resigns § Uttarakhand CM Launches ”Gharoki Pechan, Chelik Naam” Scheme § Uttarakhand sets up Botanical Garden to conserve 210 species of trees of Shivalik range § India’s irst Pollinator Park inaugurated in Haldwani, Uttarakhand § Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the Suryadhar lake at Doiwala in Dehradun § India’s irst moss garden built in Nainital district of Uttarakhand
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§ Ganga Avalokan the irst museum on River Ganga, located at Chandi Ghat, Haridwar Uttrakhand § PM Modi to inaugurate 6 mega projects in Uttarakhand under ‘Namami Gange Mission’ § India’s longest motorable suspension bridge inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Tehri-Garhwal district § ITBP ties up with Uttarakhand govt to promote adventure tourism § Uttarakhand Develop India's irst snow leopard conservation centre § Ganga Kayak Festival celebrated in Uttarakhand § Uttarakhand 1st state in the country to implement agricultural leasing policy § India’s irst Glass loor bridge to replace the iconic Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand § Phool Dei festival celebrated in Uttarakhand § Jim Corbett National Park § Uttarakhand becomes India’s 1st quarantine centre for animals § ‘HOPE’ Portal ‘HOPE’- Helping Out People Everywhere § Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana § India’s irst lichen park developed in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand § Gairsain in Chamoli district declared as summer capital of Uttarakhand § Harela festival celebrated in Uttarakhand
Q. As per CRISIL, what is the estimated GDP growth of India in the iscal 2021-22?
A) 12% C) 10%
B) 11% D) 9%
Answer: B
Ø CRISIL Rating agency has projected the GDP growth of India to rebound to 11% in FY’22 (2021-22).
Q. Which countries have signed MoU to jointly set up ‘International Scienti ic Lunar Station (ISLS)’, a lunar space station on moon?
A) Russia and Japan B) Japan and United States
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C) United States and Russia D) Russia and China
Answer: D
Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for the year 2021?
A) Satya Pal Malik C) Girish Chandra Murmu
B) Sunil Arora D) Tathagata Roy
Answer: C
Ø Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu has been re- appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for the year 2021.
Q. Shrikant Moghe, who has passed away recently, was a renowned theatre and ilm actor from which ilm industry?
A) Bengali C) Malayalam
B) Marathi D) Kannada
Answer: B
Ø The Marathi stage and ilm actor Shrikant Moghe has passed away in Pune after suffering from age-related ailments. He was 91.
Q. INS Karanj is third in the series of six Scorpene-class submarine, which has been commissioned in the Indian Navy at Mumbai. The submarine is being built by which entity?
A) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders C) Cochin Shipyard
B) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & D) Hindustan Shipyard Engineers Answer: A
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Ø The third Scorpene-class submarine “INS Karanj” was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Mumbai on March 10, 2021, in presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Admiral (Retired) VS Shekhawat. INS Karanj is third in the series of six Scorpene-class diesel-electric submarine, being built for Indian Navy.The technology have been designed by France’s Naval Group and is being built in India by Mazagon Dock Limited under Project 75.
Q. OECD has projected the global GDP growth at ______percent for the year 2021
A) 4% C) 3.1%
B) 5.5% D) 6%
Answer: B
Ø The global GDP growth is projected at 5.5 percent in 2021 and 4 percent in 2022 by OECD.
Q. Which country has topped the Economic Freedom Index 2021, released by US think-tank, The Heritage Foundation?
A) Ireland C) Netherlands
B) Australia D) Singapore
Answer: D
Ø Singapore has topped the global ranking in the Economic Freedom Index 2021, for second year in a row, published by US conservative think-tank, The Heritage Foundation The overall score of Singapore increased by 0.3 points to 89.7 in this edition, primarily due to an improvement in the score for government spending.
Singapore in NEWS
§ India, Singapore Sign Pact On Submarine Rescue Support § Singapore’s ‘Hawker’ Culture Gets UNESCO Recognition § World Economic Forum 2021 To Be Held In Singapore § India-Singapore Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20
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§ Singapore Becomes 1st Country To Use Facial Recognition To Pay Taxes § The 14th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD) was held virtually. § Kala Narayanasamy Honoured With President’s Award In Singapore § Lee Hsien Loong Becomes Prime Minister Of Singapore § Singapore’s Caladium Increases Its Stake In Bandhan Bank To 4.49%
About Singapore
§ Singapore Currency: Singapore dollar. § Capital of Singapore: Singapore. § PM of Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong.
Q. Tammy Beaumont has been named as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month February 2021. She plays for which country?
A) England C) New Zealand
B) Australia D) South Africa
Answer: A
§ In Women’s category, England’s Tammy Beaumont has been adjudged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for February.
Q. What is the rank of India in the Economic Freedom Index 2021 by The Heritage Foundation?
A) 148 C) 121
B) 156 D) 101
Answer: C
§ India has been placed at 121 position among 184 countries in the index, with a score of 56.5 out of 100. India is put under “Mostly Unfree category”
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Q. Jat-Jatin is a popular folk dance of Answer: C ______. Q. In which state is the “Captain Roop A) Gujarat Singh Stadium” situated?
B) Bihar A) Punjab
C) Uttarakhand B) Madhya Pradesh
D) Punjab C) Rajasthan
Answer: B D) Haryana
Q. Renminbi is the of icial currency of Answer: B which country? Q. With which sport is the Ryder Cup A) Singapore associated?
B) Thailand A) Golf
C) South Korea B) Tennis
D) China C) Football
Answer: D D) Badminton
Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh is situated Answer: A on the banks of which river ? Q. Who is the Prime Minister of A) Ram Ganga Cambodia?
B) Mahanadi A) Hun Sen
C)Tungabhadra B) Joseph Ngute
D) Satluj C) Boyko Borisov
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D) Ali Asadov Ø Tagline – A Bank Of Smile, CEO – R Bhaskar Babu Answer: A Q. Who is the current chief minister of Q. France and Germany is demarcated Haryana? by which boundary line? A) Manohar Lal A) Radcliffe Line B) Pinarayi Vijayan B) 22nd Parallel C) Satyadev Narayan Arya C) 17th Parallel D) Satya Pal Malik D) Siegfried Line Answer: A Answer: D Q. Where is Chandoli National Park Q. Where is the headquarter of situated? Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited based? A) Rajasthan
A) Jalandhar B) Haryana
B) Navi Mumbai C) Madhya Pradesh
C) Jaipur D) Maharashtra
D) Bangalore Answer: D
Answer: B
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