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1.World Energy Transitions Outlook 6.Which state has won the 69 Women’s report was published by which National volleyball championships held organization? in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar? A. International Energy Agency A. Haryana B. International Renewable Energy B. Punjab Alliance C. Tamil Nadu C. International Renewable Energy Agency D. Kerala D. Biomass Thermal Energy Council 7.Name the e-Commerce & financial 2.According to the announcement Service provider that has launched made by the International Boxing “Smart PoS”a new application for Association (AIBA), the Asian Boxing accepting contactless payments Championship will be held in which city through smartphones and also of India? launched the second version of its A. New Delhi Internet of Things (IoT) based instant B. Pune voice confirmation device, “Soundbox C. Chandigarh 2.0”? D. Cuttack A. Amazon Pay B. Google Pay 3.India’s first dedicated Express Cargo C. Paytm Terminal exclusively for export and D. MobiKwik import of international couriers has been launched in which airport? 8.Who has been appointed as the A. Kempegowda International Airport, President of International Olympic Bengaluru Committee (IOC) until 2025? B. Chennai International Airport, Chennai A. Jacques Rogge C. Indira Gandhi International Airport, B. John Coates Delhi C. Juan Antonio Samaranch D. Biju Patnaik International Airport, D. Thomas Bach Bhubaneswar 9.The International Shooting Sport 4.4th Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi 2021 was held in ______. in which city of India? A. Doha, Qatar A. Jaipur, Rajasthan B. Cairo, Egypt B. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh C. Dubai, UAE C. Dehradun, Uttarakhand D. Moscow, Russia D. Kozhikode, Kerala 10.Which country has developed 5.The First-ever Leader-Level Summit world’s most powerful supercomputer of QUAD countries was held virtually, ‘Fugaku’? which among the following is not a A. China QUAD country? B. South Korea A. India B. Indonesia C. Japan C. Japan D. USA D. Philippines

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11.Who will be conferred with the 16.Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel (AMNS) International Federation of Film going to set up an integrated steel plant Archives (FIAF) Award 2021? in which state? A. Anupam Kher A. Karnataka B. Paresh Rawal B. Jharkhand C. Amitabh Bachchan C. West Bengal D. Amir Khan D. Odisha

12.Which country has launched its first 17.What was the theme for the 76th military exercise in space in March Annual Conference of Association of 2021 to evaluate its ability to defend its Physicians of India (API)? satellites and other defense equipment A. ‘Contribution of Physicians to Atma from an attack? Nirbhar Bharat’ A. Germany B. ‘Engaging Minds: Empowering B. Japan Medicine’ C. France C. ‘Praising and Empowering the D. Israel Physicians’ D. ‘Empowering Medicals, Empowering 13.Who has been adjudged as the BBC Nation’ India Sportswoman of the Year award for 2020? 18.Who has been appointed as first Vice A. Dutee Chand President and Chief Operating Officer B. Manu Bhaker of the Federal Reserve Bank? C. Rani Rampal A. Naureen Hassan D. Koneru Humpy B. Ligia Noronha C. Bhavya Lal 14.Who has been appointed as the D. Neera Tanden Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations? 19.The 14th UN Congress on Crime A. Girish Chandra Murmu Prevention and Criminal Justice was B. Vinod Rai held in which city of world? C. Shashi Kant Sharma A. Rome, Italy D. PV Bharathi B. Geneva, Switzerland C. Kyoto, Japan 15.Which country ranked at top among D. Paris, France developing countries in the new country-readiness index 2021 released 20.Name the Indian shuttler who won by the United Nations Conference on silver medal in the BWF Swiss Open Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Super 300 in Basel? its ‘Technology and Innovation Report A. Saina Nehwal 2021’? B. PV Sindhu A. Indonesia C. Ashwini Ponnappa B. India D. P.C Thulasi C. Philippines D. Ukraine

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21.The President of India Ram Nath 26.Which the partner country of the Kovind laid the foundation stone for the second edition of 'Maritime India conservation works of Singorgarh Fort Summit 2021'? which is located in which state of India? A. Australia A. Rajasthan B. Germany B. Maharashtra C. Norway C. Madhya Pradesh D. Denmark D. West Bengal 27.According to Hurun Global Rich List 22.India and which country have 2021, Reliance Industries (RIL) agreed to collaborate in the area of chairman, Mukesh Ambani is ______Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in the richest person of the world. Oceanic space for the next 5 years? A. 6th A. Norway B. 8th B. Sweden C. 10th C. Denmark D. 11th D. Sri Lanka 28.Darwaza Band initiative is related to 23.Where is the headquarter of the which of the following programme? National Centre for Coastal Research A. Swabhimaan Mission (NCCR) is located? B. DHRUV Initiative A. New Delhi C. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan B. Kochi D. Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen C. Kolkata D. Chennai 29.Name the Indian Economist who has been appointed as the Assistant 24.The International Business Secretary-General and Head of the New Machines (IBM) India partnered with York Office of the United Nations which state government to provide free Environment Programme (UNEP)? online courses to students, Job seekers A. Pranab Bardhan & Entrepreneurs of the state? B. Alok Bhargava A. Maharshtra C. Abhijit Benerjee B. Uttar Pradesh D. Ligia Noronha C. Chhattisgarh D. Goa 30.Which country has successfully launched its first ever Arctic- 25.Who becomes the first cricketer to monitoring satellite that will monitor have 100 million followers on social the Arctic’s climate and environment? media platform Instagram? A. USA A. Rohit Sharma B. Japan B. Sachin Tendulkar C. Russia C. Virat Kohli D. China D. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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31.Who partnered with Ankita Raina to 36.Who has become the first Indian to win the WTA 250 Doubles title at Phillip be elected as chairperson of the Island Trophy Tennis Tournament? Advisroy Committee of the Human A. Anna Blinkova Rights Council? B. Aryna Sabalenka A. Prafulla Chandra Pant C. Karman Kaur Thandi B. Bhanu Chawla D. Kamilla Radhikova C. Aveek Sarkar D. Ajay Malhotra 32.Which ministry has convened the 5th Asia Economic Dialogue (AED) 37.Which country successfully test 2021 in association with India and fired anti-tank guided missile “Helena” Pune International Centre (PIC) on the and “Dhruvastra” recently? theme “Post Covid-19 Global Trade and A. India B. Pakistan Finance Dynamics”? C. Nepal D. Japan A. Ministry of External Affairs 38.According to “National Urban Digital B. Ministry of Finance Mission (NUDM)” by which year a digital C. Ministry of Home Affairs infrastructure will be created all over D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry country? A. 2023 33.Who received the Best Woman B. 2024 Boxer of the Tournament Award at the C. 2025 30th Youth International Boxing D. 2028 Tournament ‘Adriatic Pearl’? A. Vinka 39.Which organization has been B. Alfiya Pathan conferred with the Genome Valley C. Gitika Excellence Award for the year 2021 D. Lucky Rana during the BioAsia 2021? A. Bharat Biotech 34.Who won the won the gold medal at B. Serum Institute of India the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers C. Indian Council of Medical Research and Coaches Memorial tournament? D. BIOCON A. Sakshi Malik B. Babita Phogat 40.According to the ‘India Energy C. Vinesh Phogat Outlook 2021’, India will become ______D. Alka Tomar largest energy consumer by 2030, surpassing European Union? 35.Amazonia-1 is a satellite of which A. 1st country that was launched by the B. 2nd Indian Space Research Organisation C. 3rd (ISRO) through its PSLV-C51 along with D. 4th 18 payloads? A. Argentina 41.The Light House Projects B. Mexico inaugurated by the prime minister will C. Brazil be undertaken in six cities. Which of the D. France following is not one among them? A. Dhanbad in Jharkhand

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B. Rajkot in Gujarat C. Australia C. Agartala in Tripura D. Brazil D. Indore in Madhya Pradesh 47.Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid 42.The Foxconn of toy world to set up the foundation stone of Dhubri India's first toy cluster in ____ Phulbari bridge that would be India’s A. Madhya Pradesh longest bridge is being built on which B. Karnataka river? C. Kerala A. Ganga D. Rajasthan B. Manas C. Brahmaputra 43.Under whose chairmanship the D. Testa Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India 48.Name the Indian social activist who (IRDAI) has set up 14-member has been for the newly-instituted committee to relook its information International Anti-Corruption and security guidelines? Champions Award by the Joe Biden A. Janakiram Administration? B. A R Nithiyanantham A. Sunita Krishnan C. Harsh Kumar Banwala B. Shaheen Mistri D. N S Vishwanathan C. Vidya Shah D. Anjali Bharadwaj 44.Mohamed Bazoum has been reelected as the President of which 49.Jasmine Harrison held from which country in the recently held election? country who has become the youngest A. Nigeria woman to row solo across the Atlantic B. Niger Ocean? C. Syria A. France D. South Sudan B. Italy C. Spain 45.Who has been appointed as the new D. England Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the 50.Who has been conferred with best UN’s sexual and reproductive health actor male award at Dadasaheb Phalke agency? International Film Festival awards A. Priyanka Chopra 2021? B. Deepika Padukone A. Ajay Devgan C. Natalia Vodianova B. Akshay Kumar D. Jessica Alba C. Salman Khan D. Ayushman Khurana 46.Which country has been named as the preferred bidder to host the 2032 51.Who has been elected as the Olympic Games by the International president of the Federation of Indian Olympic Committee (IOC)? Export Organisations (FIEO)? A. India A. Vijay Sampla B. Indonesia B. Ajai Malhotra

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C. Ajay Mathur C. Badruddin Tyebji D. A Sakthivel D. CY Mudaliar

52.Which of the following is an 58.When First World War broke, which important raw material for smelting of leader said that ‘England’s need is iron ore? India’s opportunity’? A. Bauxite A. Annie Besant B. Manganese B. Sarojini Naidu C. Copper C. Sucheta Kriplani D. Aluminium D. Aruna Asaf Ali

53.Which of the following 59.Al Hilal newspaper and Gubare state/country does not share boundary Khatir book were written by which of with Sikkim? the following leader? A. Nepal A. M K Gandhi B. West Bengal B. Abul Kalam Azad C. China C. F Taiyabji D. Arunanchal Pradesh D. Pherozshah Mehta

60.How many delegates attended the 54.Which of the following is observed first meeting of Indian National as the “World Tribal Day”? Congress? A. 9th August A. 10 B. 10th August B. 52 C. 11th August C. 72 D. 12th August D. 92

55.The Tribe “Aeta” is found in which of 61.Which of the following is not among the following country? the one who led the ‘Justice Party’ A. Philippines movement? B. North America A. TM Nair C. West Africa B. P Tyagaraja D. Russia C. CN Mudalair D. M Padmanabha Pillai 56.Highest numbers of wetlands are present in which state in India? 62.In Mauryan period YUKTA is a: A. Uttar Pradesh A. Officer for land measurement B. Madhya Pradesh B. Incharge of the revenue C. Punjab C. Police official D. Maharashtra D. Provincial governor

57.Which of the following was not 63.MN Venkatachaliah commission is among the founder of Bombay related to: Presidency Association? A. To revive the working of the A. Ferozshah Mehta Constitution B. KT Tailang

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B. For impeachment of Supreme Court 69.Which of the following is an organic judges acid? C. To review foreign policy A. Sulphuric Acid D. To review defense agreements B. Nitric Acid C. Citric Acid 64.India adopted from Constitution of D. Phosphoric Acid South Africa_____. A. Election to loksabha 70.‘Calamine’ is a major ore of? B. Constitutional Amendment and election A. Lead to Rajya Sabha B. Zinc C. Election to Rajya Sabha C. Copper D. Election of President. D. Mercury

65.Using provisions of which article of 71.What is the chemical name of the Indian Constitution, President has formalin? approved the proclamation imposing A. Sulphur President’s Rule in Maharashtra? B. Aqueous Formaldehyde Solution A. Article 356 C. Natural Magnesium Silicate B. Article 360 D. Baasic Copper Acetate C. Article 342 D. Article 349 72.Daisy wheel printer is a type of: A. Matrix printer B. Impact printer 66.The formation and abolition of State C. Laser printer Legislative Assembly is mentioned D. Manual printer under? A. A-171 73.Which of the following element is B. A-170 used in satellite because of its high C. A-169 strength and lightness? D. A-123 A. Iron B. Beryllium 67.Which type of minorities are C. Lithium recognized under Article-30? D. Radon A. Religious B. Lingual 74.Which countries Parliament has C. Ethnic passed the "Malala Yousafzai D. Both A and B Scholarship Act" which will expand the number of scholarships available to 68.Which of the following is an acute Pakistani women to receive higher disease? education? A. Diabetes A. UK B. Bronchitis B. France C. Dementia C. USA D. Arthritis D. Canada

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75.Who has been elected as the as the B. Vidyut Mohan speaker of US House of Representatives C. Shobhana Bhartia for the 117th Congress? D. Sandeep Patel A. Hilary Clinton B. Nancy Pelosi 80.What is India’s rank in the recently C. Ted Cruz released United Nations’ Human D. Kamla Harris Development Index 2020? A. 131st 76.Which state won the “Pradhan B. 129th Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Awards- C. 137th 2019” in the Best Performing State D. 144th category? A. Uttar Pradesh 81.Which Indian city ranked first in the B. Maharshtra Urban Quality of Life (UQoL) Index C. Tamil Nadu 2020 released by the Indian Institute of D. Madhya Pradesh Technology Bombay (IIT-B)? A. Mumbai 77.Which country will co-chair the B. Delhi International Union for Conservation of C. Kolkata Nature (IUCN)-supported Asia D. Indore Protected Areas Partnership (APAP), a regional forum to conserve wildlife 82.Which country will host the Asia Cup habitats for three years? Cricket Tournament in 2022? A. Malaysia A. Sri Lanka B. Philippines B. India C. Japan C. Pakistan D. India D. Bangladesh

78.Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) & Automotive 83.Which International organization Skills Development Council (ASDC) has released the 2nd edition of “State of announced partnership with which the Education Report for India 2020: company to reduce the digital skill gap Technical and Vocational Education in India’s auto dealership sector? and Training (TVET)”? A. Google A. United Nations Children’s Fund B. Intel (UNICEF) C. Amazon B. Organization for Economic Cooperation D. IBM & Development (OECD) C. United Nations Industrial Development 79.Name the Indian entrepreneur is Organization (UNIDO) among the seven winners of the D. United Nations Education Scientific & prestigious “Young Champions of the Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Earth” 2020 given by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)? A. Ashraf Patel

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84.World’s leading mobility platform, 89.The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Ola has signed an MoU with which state Minister Narendra Modi recently government for setting up the world’s approved the setting up of PM-WANI. largest scooter manufacturing plant? What does ‘I’ stands for in WANI? A. Maharashtra A. Internet B. Karnataka B. Interface C. Tamil Nadu C. International D. Gujarat D. India

85.Who is the winner of Formula 1 90.Who grabbed the No. 1 slot in the season-ending Forbes' ranking of 100 most powerful 2020? women in the world? A. A. Angela Merkel B. B. Christine Lagarde C. C. Kamala Harris D. Sergio Parez D. Ursula von der Leyen

86.Dr. Carolina Araujo belongs to which 91.Who has won the 3rd Rabindranath country who has been conferred with Tagore Literary Prize 2020 for his ‘2020 Ramanujan Prize for Young novel, “The City and The Sea”? Mathematicians’ for her significant A. Amitav Ghosh work in algebraic geometry? B. Raj Kamal Jha A. Mexico C. Nirmala Govindarajan B. Italy D. Rana Dasgupta C. Argentina D. Brazil 92.Jehan Daruvala is associated with which sports who has created history 87.The joint air force exercise "Shaheen becoming first Indian to win the game (Eagle)-IX" was conducted between recently? which two countries? A. Chess B. Formula Race A. UAS and Pakistan C. Snooker D. Golf B. Pakistan and China C. Israel and Pakistan 93.Yulimar Rojas of which country has D. Pakistan and Iran been named the female World Athletes 88.The Union Minister of Road Transport of the Year at the World Athletics and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari Awards 2020? inaugurated the Koliwar Bridge built over A. Venezuela B. Italy which river in Bihar? C. Brazil D. Argentina A. Sone B. Ganga C. Koshi D. Gandak

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94.At the 37th General Body meeting of 98.Nongpok Sekmai police station of Central Zoo Authority, Union Minister which state was ranked as the best for Environment, Forest and Climate performing police station in the Change, Prakash Javadekar granted country in the recently released the recognition to Rajgir Zoo Safari, It is annual ranking of police Stations in situated in which state of India? India? A. Jharkhand A. Sikkim B. Bihar B. Arunachal Pradesh C. Uttar Pradesh C. Manipur D. Madhya Pradesh D. Nagaland

95.Who has been appointed Prime 99.Who has been named by TIME Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Fit India’ magazine as the first-ever ‘Kid of the Ambassador? Year’ 2020 for her works using A. Kuldeep Handoo 'technology to tackle issues ranging B. Hardik Pandya from contaminated drinking water to C. Sunil Kshetri opioid addiction and cyberbullying'? D. Rohit Sharma A. Gitanjali Rao 96.On Indian Navy Day with which B. Biju Parekkadan country India held a two-day Passage C. Sridevi Vedula Sarma Exercise in the Eastern Indian Ocean? D. Anika Chebrolu A. USA B. Australia 100.Which state government has C. Sri Lanka organised the 9th edition of D. Russia International Sand Art festival? A. Andhra Pradesh 97.7th edition of Water, Sanitation and B. Tamil Nadu Hygiene (WASH) Conclave 2020 was C. Maharashtra held in which city of India? D. Odisha A. New Delhi B. Bengaluru C. Hyderabad D. Chennai

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ANSWERS 1. Ans. C. 4. Ans. D. * World Energy Transitions Outlook * Prime Minister Narendra Modi will report was published by the International inaugurate the fourth Global Ayurveda Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which Festival (GAF) in Kozhikode, Kerala states that the COVID-19 crisis offers an * It has been organized from 12 to 19 unexpected opportunity for countries March 2021 across the world to decouple their * GAF is the largest Ayurvedic event ever economies from fossil fuels and accelerate held anywhere across the world and the shift to renewable energy sources. witness the largest gathering of experts, * Previewed at the virtual Berlin Energy stakeholders, and business explorers from Transition Dialogue (BETD 2021) the Ayurveda. report proposes energy transition * Federation of Indian Chambers of solutions for the narrow pathway Commerce and Industries (FICCI) is the available to contain the rise of festival and industry partner. temperature to 1.5°C and halt global warming. 5. Ans. B. • The first ever leadership summit of the 2. Ans. A. QUAD grouping took place virtually * International Boxing Association (AIBA) • Members of the QUAD grouping are announced that 2021’s Edition of Asian India, Japan, USA & Australia/ Boxing Championship will be held • Addressing the virtual summit, Mr. Modi, between May 21-31 at New Delhi, India. President Joe Biden of the United States, * This will be the 1st boxing tournament in Japanese Premier Yoshihide Suga and Asia in 2021, acting towards evaluating Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison boxers’ readiness for the Olympic games. highlighted cooperation among the * For the 1st time in the tournament’s member countries to beat the global history both men & women fought in the COVID-19 pandemic, with joint same championship. partnership on vaccines, and emphasised the need for an “open” and “free” Indo- 3. Ans. A. Pacific region. * Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has launched India’s first 6. Ans. D. dedicated Express Cargo Terminal • Kerala women won the 69 National exclusively for export and import of volleyball championships at the KIIT international couriers. University, Bhubaneswar * The 2 lakh square feet built to suit facility • The defending champion Kerala defeated terminal will be operated by Express Railways to lift the trophy. Industry Council of India • Kerala men defeated Railways 36-38, 25- * It has a dedicated space for customs 18, 23-25, 25-21, 15-12 in a two-hour offices with direct access to both Landside thriller for the bronze. and Airside wing * It will enable ease of doing business and 7. Ans. C. reduce transaction time and cost for the • e-Commerce & financial Service shipper. provider, Paytm, launched “Smart PoS”a

12 www.gradeup.co new application for accepting contactless • The Indian Women’s Trap Team trio of payments through smartphones. Kirti Gupta, Manisha Keer & Rajeshwari • Paytm also launched the second version Kumari won the Silver medal in the event. of its Internet of Things (IoT) based instant They were defeated by Russia in the Final. voice confirmation device, “Soundbox 2.0”. • Men’s Skeet Team Wins Bronze • The Smart PoS app is supported by • The Indian Trio of Mairaj Ahmed Khan, “Paytm for Business” (P4B) app for Angad Vir Singh Bajwa & Gurjoat managing seamless transactions. Khangura won the Bronze Medal in Men’s • Paytm has also partnered with Visa & skeet team event at the ISSF Shotgun MasterCard for enabling special features World Cup in Cairo. to the Contact less payment system. • Russia won the Gold Medal while Czech • The app supports all cards (Contactless & Republic won the Silver medal. Contact based), UPI payments, QR codes & supports all credit & debit cards. 10. Ans. C. • This New Contact less payment service is • The world’s most powerful enabled using Near Field Communication supercomputer Fugaku is now fully (NFC) Technology. developed in Japan, and the machine is available for research use. 8. Ans. D. • Japanese scientific research institute • The Executive Board of the International RIKEN and Fujitsu began development six Olympic Committee (IOC) re-elected years ago with an aim to make the device Thomas Bach for an additional term of 4 core of Japan’s computing infrastructure. years as the President of ICO until 2025. • Now, as Fugaku is fully open and • His current term as the President of IOC available for shared use, Japan’s Research will finish on the closing day of the Tokyo Organization for Information Science and Olympic Games on 8th August 2021 and Technology (RIST) has selected 74 his second term as the President will start projects that will use the supercomputer on 9th August 2021 and will conclude in in FY2021. 2025. • He was the only candidate of the IOC 11. Ans. C. presidential election which was held • Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be during the 137th IOC session held in honoured with an award by the Athens. International Federation of Film Archives • At the 2013 IOC session held in Buenos (FIAF). Aires, Tomas Bach former olympian and a • The veteran actor will be the first Indian fencing champion was first elected as the cinema personality to be bestowed with president of IOC for a term of 8 years. the FIAF Award for his dedication and contribution to the preservation of the 9. Ans. B. world’s film heritage. • The International Shooting Sport • Hollywood filmmakers and previous Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup recipients of the FIAF Award — Martin 2021 was held in Cairo, Egypt from Scorcese and Christopher Nolan — will February 22-March 5,2021. present the award to Bachchan during a • The Shotgun tournament took place for virtual showcase scheduled to take place disciplines of Trap Shooting & Skeet on March 19. Shooting.

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• The FIAF is a worldwide organisation, • Comptroller and Auditor General of comprising of film archives and museums India, Girish Chandra Murmu, has been from across the world. appointed chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for 12. Ans. C. the second time in a row for 2021. • France launched its first military exercise • Currently, the panel consists of countries in space this week to evaluate its ability to including India, Germany, Chile, China, the defend its satellites and other defense United Kingdom, France, Philippines, equipment from an attack. Switzerland, Italy, Ghana, Indonesia, • This is the first for the French army and Canada and Russia. even a first in Europe. • As the chairman, India’s CAG plays a key • The exercise, codenamed "AsterX" in role in achieving the panel’s objective of memory of the first French satellite from greater degree of collaboration and 1965, will be based on 18 simulated events coordination among members and in an operations room. exchange of information on audit methods • During the drill, the French military will and findings. monitor a potentially dangerous space object as well as a threat to its own 15. Ans. B. satellite from another foreign power • In accordance with the new country- possessing a considerable space force. readiness index released by the United • The new US Space Force and German Nations Conference on Trade and space agencies are taking part in the Development (UNCTAD) in its ‘Technology French exercises. and Innovation Report 2021’, India is the • The French Space Forces Command, biggest over performer in frontier Commandement de l'Espace (CdE) was technologies than it’s per capita gross created in 2019 and is set to have 500 domestic products (GDP) among 158 personnel by 2025. countries. • The index ranked India at 43 while the 13. Ans. D. estimated one based on per capita income • Chess player Koneru Humpy won the was 108. This meant that India over BBC India Sportswoman of the Year award performed other countries by 65 ranking for 2020. positions. • The award was based on a public vote in • India was followed by the Philippines, which Humpy beat sprinter Dutee Chand, which over performed by 57 ranking shooter Manu Bhaker, wrestler Vinesh positions. Phogat and hockey captain Rani Rampal. • Humpy won the World Rapid Chess 16. Ans. D. Championship in December 2019 after a • In a major boost to Odisha’s industrial two-year maternity break. She then won landscape, the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel the Cairns Cup in 2020. India Limited (AMNS India) signed an MoU • Humpy became the youngest with the state government to set up a 12 grandmaster in 2002 at the age of 15. She mtpa integrated steel complex in has received the Arjuna Award in 2003 Kendrapada district with an investment of and the Padma Shri in 2007. Rs 50,000 crore. • The deal was signed here in presence of 14. Ans. A. chief minister Naveen Patnaik and

14 www.gradeup.co executive chairman of ArcelorMittal LN • The 14th UN Congress on Crime Mittal. Prevention and Criminal Justice was held • The development came two days after in the Japanese city of Kyoto on March 7- Mittal met Union steel minister 12. Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi where • This year, the event was held in a hybrid discussion about the proposed project was format. held. • Key issues related to criminal justice, strategies for crime prevention and 17. Ans. B. international cooperation in promoting • The 76th Annual Conference of the the rule of law and preventing all forms of Association of Physicians of India (API) crime are expected to be discussed. was held virtually. • This is the first time that Japan is hosted • It was addressed by Union Minister of the congress since 1970. State (IC) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, 20. Ans. B. Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic • India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu settled for Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh. a silver medal in the BWF Swiss Open • While addressing he mentioned the Super 300 at Basel. contribution of Physicians to the Atma • She lost to World No. 3 Spaniard and Nirbhar Bharat Campaign. reigning Olympic champion Carolina • He also appreciated the work performed Marin in the final of the women's singles by young physicians, particularly young event. Resident Doctors, who are lauded as • The World Champion shuttler who has ‘Corona Warriors’ during the pandemic faced a lot of criticism lately for lacklustre period. performances in the last year had entered • The theme of the conference was: the semifinal stage of a BWF tournament ‘Engaging Minds: Empowering Medicine’. after 19 months. • In her first semifinal after 13 18. Ans. A. tournaments, Sindhu had defeated • Indian-American Naureen Hassan, a 25- Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt 22-20, 21-10. year veteran of the financial services industry, has been named as the First Vice 21. Ans. C. President and Chief Operating Officer • The President of India Shri Ram Nath (COO) of the Federal Reserve Bank of New Kovind laid the foundation stone for the York. conservation works of Singorgarh Fort in • The Indian-origin veteran of the financial Singrampur village of Damoh district in services industry has been appointed by Madhya Pradesh. the board of directors of the Federal • The President also inaugurated the Reserve Bank of New York as the first vice newly carved Jabalpur Circle of president and chief operating officer, Archaeological Survey of India. effective from 15 March. • He also addressed the State Level Tribal • The appointment was approved by the Conference at Singrampur village in Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Damoh. System. • The program was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India 19. Ans. C.

15 www.gradeup.co and the Tribal Affairs Department of Lakshadweep in the initial phase of the Madhya Pradesh. project.

22. Ans. A. 24. Ans. D. • India & Norway agreed to collaborate in • International Business Machines (IBM) the area of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) India partnered with the state government in the Oceanic space for the next 5 years. of Goa to provide free online courses to Lakshadweep & Puducherry have been students, Job seekers & Entrepreneurs of identified as Pilot sites for the Project. the state. • National Centre for Coastal Research • This initiative is aimed at upskilling (NCCR), Chennai will be preparing the 10,000 youths across 10 institutions in 1 MSP framework for Puducherry & year through IBM SkillBuild Program. Lakshadweep in the initial phase of the • Personalised coaching and experimental project. learning module is provided on • The framework of these 2 Information & Communication environmentally critical areas Technology (ITC). (Pondicherry & Lakshadweep) will be • The program has over 1lakh replicated to other coastal regions of India. beneficiaries in Indian in 2021 alone. • The 2 places have been chosen due to their potential to Flourish in multiple 25. Ans. C. sectors such as Industries, Fisheries & • India captain Virat Kohli has recorded Tourism. another century, albeit not on the pitch • MSP is part of India’s (draft) Blue this time, as he became the first cricketer Economic Policy being developed by the in the world to have 100 million followers Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). on social media platform Instagram. • The 32-year-old Kohli is also the first 23. Ans. D. person in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve • The “National Centre for Coastal the feat. Research (NCCR)” an attached office of • Kohli is also the fourth most followed MoES. sportsperson on Instagram. • NCCR, is envisaged to develop and • Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo improve the country's capabilities in tops the chart with 265 million followers, addressing the challenging problems ahead of Argentina football captain and FC prevailing in the coastal zone, which have Barcelona legend Lionel Messi and Brazil's societal, economical and environmental Neymar, who are second and third in the implications. list with 186 million and 147 million • Its headquarter is located in Chennai. followers respectively. • India & Norway agreed to collaborate in the area of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) 26. Ans. D. in the Oceanic space for the next 5 years. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi • Lakshadweep & Puducherry have been inaugurated the 'Maritime India Summit identified as Pilot sites for the Project. 2021’ • National Centre for Coastal Research • Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the (NCCR), Chennai will be preparing the second edition of the summit via video MSP framework for Puducherry & conferencing.

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• Prime Minister also launched e-book of the New York Office of the United Nations maritime vision 2030, which is aiming to Environment Programme (UNEP). make the Indian maritime insutry at par • Ms Noronha will succeed fellow Indian with the top global benchmark in the next and development economist Satya 10 years. Tripathi to whom Secretary-General • The Summit will help in furthering Guterres is "grateful for his leadership and growth of India's maritime economy. dedicated service during his tenure. • The summit will visualise a roadmap for • She has worked since 2014 as Director of India's Maritime sector for next decade UNEP's Economy Division based in and will work to propel India to the Nairobi, leading UNEP's work on climate forefront of the Global Maritime Sector. mitigation and energy transitions; on • Denmark is the partner country for the inclusive green economies, sustainable three-day summit. consumption and production, as well as on trade and sustainable finance, and the 27. Ans. B. nexus of environment, pollution and • According to Hurun Global Rich List health. 2021, Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), Mukesh Ambani with a wealth of 30. Ans. C. USD 83 Billion became the 8th Richest • Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has Person in the World. The List was topped successfully launched its first satellite to by Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla), Jeff Bezos monitor the Arctic's climate and (CEO of Amazon) & Bernard Arnault (CEO environment. of LVMH-Louis Vuitton). • A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the • Hurun Global Rich List 2021 is the 10th "Arktika-M" satellite on board blasted off Year of ranking. It ranked 3, 228 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Billionaires from 2, 402 companies & 68 Kazakhstan. countries. • The Arktika-M spacecraft was delivered • Elon Musk took the number 1 spot for the to the orbit at 12.14 PM. 1st time and at the age of 49 years is the • The Arktika-M will provide round-the- youngest to take the No.1 spot. clock continuous monitoring of the • In the Hurun Global Rich List 2020, northern territory of Russia and the seas Mukesh Ambani was ranked 9th. of the Arctic Ocean.

28. Ans. D. 31. Ans. D. * Darwaja Band campaign symbolically • India's Ankita Raina and her Russian stands for shutting the door for open partner Kamilla Rakhimova won the defecation. Phillip Island Trophy WTA 250 tennis * The campaign has been launched under tournament in Melbourne. the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission • The pair beat Russia's Anna Blinkova and Grameen initiative of Ministry of Drinking Anastasia Potapova 2-6, 6-4, 10-7. Water and Sanitation. • This is Ankita's first title on the WTA tour. 29. Ans. D. • The win will help Ankita, 28, enter the • UN chief Antonio Guterres has appointed top 100 of the WTA rankings in doubles leading Indian economist Ligia Noronha as with the live rankings currently showing Assistant Secretary-General and Head of her in the 94th position.

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consistent attacks in the sea-saw battle in 32. Ans. A. which Vinesh prevailed. • The 5th Asia Economic Dialogue (AED) • Vinesh opened up a 4-0 lead in the 53kg 2021 was virtually convened by the final with a throw which she initiated with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India a left-leg attack but Kaladzinskay made it and Pune International Centre (PIC) on the 4-4 with her brilliant move. theme “Post Covid-19 Global Trade and • Vinesh took the break leading 6-4, adding Finance Dynamics”. to her score with a take down, 10 seconds • Its inaugural session was addressed by before the break. Union Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, MEA on “Resilient Global 35. Ans. C. Growth in a Post-Pandemic World”. • The Indian Space Research Organisation • The dialogue saw the discussions (ISRO) successfully launched the between COVID-19’s impact on trade and Amazonia-1 satellite along with 18 other finance, on the world and on Asia as well co-passenger satellites through PSLV-C51 as strategies to deal with this impact. from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre • The former Indian Ambassador to China, (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. Pakistan and Bhutan, Mr. Gautam • It was launched as per the tentative Bambawale is the Convenor of AED 2021. scheduled at 10:24 AM. • The 637-kg Amazonia-1 is the first 33. Ans. A. Brazilian satellite to be launched from • Alfiya Pathan (+81kg), Vinka (60kg) and India. T Sanamacha Chanu (75kg) are the other • Amazonia-1 is the optical earth Indian women boxers who secured gold observation satellite of the Brazilian medals in their respective categories National Institute for Space Research earlier in the tournament. (INPE). This satellite will provide remote • For her magnificent show, Vinka sensing data to users for monitoring received the Best Woman Boxer of the deforestation in the Amazon region and Tournament award. analysis of diversified agriculture across • With two medals in the men's category, the Brazilian territory. the 19-member Indian team concluded its • The 18 co-passenger satellites included campaign with an overall second position four from IN-SPACe and 14 commercial (12 medals). satellites from NSIL (one from India and 13 from the US). 34. Ans. C. • Star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won 36. Ans. D. the gold medal at at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches • Ajay Malhotra becomes the first Indian Memorial tournament in Kiev. Chairperson of the Advisory Committee at • She defeated 2017 world champion the Human Rights Council. Vanesa Kaladzinskaya. • Malhotra has previously served as • Up against the world number seven ambassador to Russia, Kuwait, Belarusian, it was not an easy bout for the Ambassador and Deputy Permanent world number three Indian as the two Representative to the United Nations, New grapplers kept testing each other with York and Romania.

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for its “breakthrough, pioneering research, 37. Ans. A. development and commercialisation of • Defence Research and Development vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccine Organisation has successfully carried out Covaxin. joint user trials of indigenously developed Helina and Dhruvastra Anti-Tank Guided 40. Ans. C. Missiles (ATGM) from the Advanced Light • As per International Energy Agency Helicopter at the Pokhran deserts in (IEA)’s ‘India Energy Outlook 2021’, India Rajasthan. will overtake the European Union as the • Helena is the Army version and world's third-largest energy consumer by Dhruvastra is the Air Force version of the 2030. ALH. • In the outlook, IEA saw primary energy • The missile systems have been designed consumption almost doubling to 1,123 and developed indigenously by the million tonnes of oil equivalent as the Defence Research and Development Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expands to Organisation (DRDO). USD 8.6 trillion by 2040.

38. Ans. B. 41. Ans. A. • The Central government Tuesday • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid launched National Urban Digital Mission' the foundation stone of Light House to create a digital infrastructure for cities projects (LHPs) under Global Housing in the country, a statement stated. Technology Challenge (GHTC)- at six sites • The Union Housing and Urban Affairs across six States, through video Ministry (MoHUA) said the move will conference. institutionalise a citizen-centric and • The Light House Projects are to be ecosystem-driven approach to urban implemented in governance and service delivery in cities • Agartala (Tripura) by 2022, and across all cities and towns by • Ranchi (Jharkhand) 2024. • Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) ‘ • Union Housing and Urban Affairs • Indore (Madhya Pradesh) Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Minister • Rajkot (Gujarat) of Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad • Chennai (Tamil Nadu) launched the National Urban Digital Mission' (NUDM) at a virtual event. 42. Ans. B. • The Foxconn of toy world to set up India's first toy cluster in Karnataka 39. Ans. A. • Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech has been selected for this year’s Genome Valley 43. Ans. A. Excellence Award. • Insurance sector regulator Irdai on • A prestigious award, it is an integral part Wednesday said it has formed a committee of BioAsia, the biotechnology and Life to review its information and security Sciences conference Telangana guidelines due to exponential increase in government organises every year. cyber-attacks across the globe in the wake • Bharat Biotech is being presented the of COVID-19. Genome Valley Excellence Award for 2021

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• The economic situation owing to the • She will empower women and girls by pandemic has seen an exponential promoting sexual and rights of them and increase in cyber-attacks across the globe tackling the stigma and taboos that and in particular, the financial sector. surround their bodies and health, • This situation has necessitated including menstruation that lead to regulators to re-look into their Cyber discrimination and exclusion. Security Guidelines applicable to all • She has teamed up with UNFPA over the regulated entities in an effort to protect past 3 years to launch a series of “Let’s the financial systems. Talk” events worldwide. This series have • The Insurance Regulatory and mobilised policy makers, civil society and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) the private sector to address shame, had issued guidelines on cyber security in exclusion and discrimination, faced April 2017 as a part of its governance regularly by millions of women and girls. mechanism. • The 14 member committee is to be 46. Ans. C. headed by Institute for Development and • The International Olympic Committee Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) (IOC) has named Brisbane, Australia as the Chairman Janakiram. preferred bidder to host the 2032 Olympic • Other members of the committee include Games. professionals from insurance companies, • The IOC's future host commission Irdai, Data Security Council of India, IISc, recommended that the body enters IIT Mumbai and ICAI. "targeted dialogue" with Brisbane bid • A R Nithiyanantham, CGM-IT, Irdai shall organisers and the Australian Olympic be member convenor of the working Committee. group. • The state of Queensland had hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Brisbane 44. Ans. B. was praised for its high percentage of • Niger’s electoral commission has existing venues, a good masterplan, declared the governing party candidate, experience in organising major events and Mohamed Bazoum, the winner of the its favourable weather. country’s presidential election runoff. • Bazoum had secured 55.75 percent of the 47. Ans. C. votes cast on February 21, beating former • Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally President Mahamane Ousmane who laid the foundation stone of the fifth bridge garnered 44.25 percent, Issaka Souna, across the Brahmaputra that would be chairman of the Independent National India’s longest. Electoral Commission (CENI). • The 19.282 km four-lane bridge, expected to be completed by 2026-27, will 45. Ans. C. connect Phulbari in Meghalaya and Dhubri • The United Nations Population in poll-bound Assam. Fund(UNFPA), the UN’s sexual and • The initiation of work on the bridge will reproductive health agency, has appointed be among a slew of projects that the BJP- Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova as led government in Assam has been its new Goodwill Ambassador to tackle pushing through ahead of elections to the stigma and advance women’s health 126-member Assembly.

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48. Ans. D. which was a remake of hit Tamil film • Anjali Bharadwaj, an Indian social Kanchana (2011). activist working on issues of transparency • Akshay’s co-star in the film, Kiara Advani, and accountability, is one of the 12 won for her performance in the Netflix film “courageous” individuals named by the Guilty. Biden administration for the newly- instituted International Anti-Corruption 51. Ans. D. Champions Award. • The Federation of Indian Export • The 48-year-old Bhardwaj has served as Organisations (FIEO) has unanimously an active member of the Right to elected Padma Shri Dr A Sakthivel as its Information Movement in India for over president. two decades. • He is the owner and Founder of Poppys • She is the founder of the Satark Nagrik Group of Companies of Tirupur, Tamil Sangathan (SNS), a citizens’ group which Nadu and is currently the Chairman of promotes transparency and accountability Apparel Export Promotion Council in government and encourage the active (AEPC). participation of citizens. • He succeeds Sharad Kumar (S K) Saraf, a Mumbai-based businessman. 49. Ans. D. • A British woman, Jasmine Harrison of 52. Ans. B. England has become the youngest woman • Manganese is an important raw material to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. for smelting of iron ore. • The 21-year-old from Thirsk, North • Manganese is a metallic ferrous mineral. Yorkshire in the UK, achieved the feat by • Manganese is also used for finishing top in the 2020 Talisker Whisky manufacturing Ferro alloys Atlantic Challenge, organized by Atlantic • Smelting is a form of extractive Campaigns. metallurgy to produce a metal from its ore. • Harrison, who is a swim instructor and • Manganese deposits are found in almost bartender by profession, travelled 3,000 all geological formations. miles (4,828km) across the Atlantic Ocean in 70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes. 53. Ans. D. * Arunanchal Pradesh does not share 50. Ans. B. boundary with Sikkim. • Dadasaheb Phalke International Film * Sikkim shares boundary with Nepal, Festival Awards 2021 were held in China, West Bengal and Bhutan. Mumbai on February 20. Sushmita Sen, * Sikkim is the least populous and second Kiara Advani, Akshay Kumar, Nora Fatehi smallest among the Indian states. and Bobby Deol were among the recipients * Kangchenjunga is the highest peak of • The award season 2021 continues as Sikkim. Dadasaheb Phalke International Film * Sikkim's capital and largest city is Festival Awards honoured the best in film, Gangtok. television, music and the new addition, OTT 54. Ans. A. • Akshay Kumar was declared best actor * 9th August is observed as the “World (male) in the horror-comedy Laxmii, Tribal Day”.

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* World Tribal Day is also known as * It was marked as the beginning of an International Day of the World’s organised political activity and use of Indigenous Peoples. methods of constitutional agitation for the * The Theme of 2020 is “Covid-19 and the redressal of grievances with the indigenous peoples’ resilience”. establishment of the Congress * According to the 2011 census, tribals * Ferozshah Mehta acted as the president make up 8.6% of India's population. of INC in 1890. * The Gond comprise the largest tribal group of India. 58. Ans. A. * In India, Tribal affairs and activities are * Annie Besant said that ’England’s need is looked after a separate Ministry i.e India’s opportunity’ when First World War Ministry of Tribal Affairs. It was formed in broke. 1999 and presently Arjun Munda is * Besant launched the All India Home Rule holding this ministry. League in 1916 along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 55. Ans. A. * Annie Besant became the first female to * The tribe ‘Aeta’ is found in Philippines. be the President of Indian National * Aeta tribe is also known as Agta or Congress in 1917. Dumagat. * She was president of Theosophical * They are considered to be part of the society from 1907 to 1933. Negrito ethnic groups and share common * In 1933, she died aged 85 in Adyar. physical characteristics of racial expression. 59. Ans. B. * The habitats of other mentioned tribes * Al Hilal newspaper and Gubare Khatir are as follows- book were written by Abul Kalam Aazad. * “Eskimo” is found in North America. * He was first Minister of Education of * “Fulani” is found in West Africa. Independent India. * “Kalmyks” is found in Russia. * He had played important role in foundation of Jamia Millia Islamia at 56. Ans. A. Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. * Highest numbers of wetlands are present * In 1923, at age of 35, he became youngest in Uttar Pradesh. person to serve as President of Indian * Uttar Pradesh has 7 wetland sites. National Congress. * The wetlands present in UP are as follow- * He worked for Hindu Muslim unity 1. Sarsai Nawar Jheel through Al Hilal newspaper. 2. Upper Ganga River 3. Nawabganj 4. Parvati Agra 60. Ans. C. 5. Saman Bird Sanctuary • On 28 December 1885, 72 delegates 6. Samspur Bird Sanctuay attended the first meeting of Indian 7. Sandi Bird Sanctuary National Congress. • These delegates came from the 57. Ans. D. background of social reformers, * Bombay Presidency Association was journalists and lawyer’s background. founded in 1885 by Ferozshah Mehta, Kt • The first session organised at the Tailang and Badruddin Tyebji. Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay.

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• WC Banerjee became the president of * Indian Constitution is neither rigid nor first session of INC. flexible.

61. Ans. D. 65. Ans. A. • M Padmanabha Pillai led the Nair • The President’s Rule can be proclaimed Movement. under Article 356 on two grounds - one • Justice party was led by TM Nair, P mentioned in Article 356 itself and Tyagraja and CN Mukalair. another in Article 365. • It opposed Brahmins in civil service and • Article 356 empowers the President to politics, and this anti-Brahmin attitude issue a proclamation, if he is satisfied that shaped many of its ideas and policies. a situation has arisen in which the • It opposed Annie Besant and her Home government of a state cannot be carried rule movement. on in accordance with the provision of the Constitution. 62. Ans. B. • As per article 365, whenever a state fails • YUKTA is an officer incharge of the to comply with any direction from the revenues. Centre, the President can hold that in the • RAJJUKAS were officers responsible for given situation the government of the state land measurement. cannot be carried on in accordance with • RAJJUKAS were also given power to the provisions of the Constitution. punish the guilty. • Pradeshikas were the provincial 66. Ans. C. governors. * Article 169 deals with formation and • YUKTA is a subordinate official. abolition of State legislative assembly. * Article 171 states that the Legislative 63. Ans. A. Council of a state shall not have more than * MN Venkatachaliah commission was one-third of the number of MLAs of the formed to revive the working of the state, and not less than 40 members. Constitution. * Article 170 deals with the composition * MN Venkatachaliah commission was of Legislative assemblies. formed on 22 February 2000. * Article 123 deals with the ordinance * It was an 11 member commission. formulating powers of governor. * MN Venkatachaliah was former Chief Justice of India. 67. Ans. D. * The commission submitted its report on * Article 30 recognises religious and 21 March 2002. lingual minorities in Indian Constitution. * Article 30 states that that all minorities, 64. Ans. B. whether based on religion or language, * Constitutional Amendment and election shall have the right to establish and to Rajya Sabha are adopted from administer educational institutions of Constitution of South Africa. their choice. * Constitutional amendment to Indian * Article 29 mandates that no constitution is not rigid as that of America. discrimination would be done on the * Constitutional amendment to Indian ground of religion, race, caste, language or constitution is not easy as that of Britain. any of them.

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68. Ans. B. * In impact printer a ribbon is used to * Bronchitis is an acute disease. create impact on the paper. * An acute disease appears suddenly and lasts for a short amount of time. 73. Ans. B. * Fever, sore throat, pneumonia, etc., are * Beryllium is used in satellite because of examples of acute disease. its high strength and lightness. * Dementia is another name of Alzheimer. * Beryllium is six times stronger than steel and has a very high heat capacity. 69. Ans. C. * In small amounts, it prevents metal * Citric Acid is an organic acid. fatigue failure in alloys. * It’s chemical formula is C6H8O7. * Beryllium is transparent to x-rays and * It is used widely as an acidifier, as a accordingly is used in x-ray tube windows. flavoring and a chelating agent. * It is also used in radio speakers, micro- * It is naturally present in lemons, oranges wave ovens, computer chips etc. etc. * Citric acid is an excellent chelating agent, 74. Ans. C. binding metals by making them soluble. • The US Congress has passed the "Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act" which will 70. Ans. B. expand the number of scholarships * Calamine is a major ore of Zinc. available to Pakistani women to receive * Zinc ore is most commonly found as zinc higher education under a merit and needs- carbonate (ZnCO3), known as calamine based programme. or smithsonite. • Passed by the House of Representatives * It generally occurs as rounded, in March 2020, the bill was passed by the crystalline crusts or granular, United States Senate by a voice vote on honeycombed masses. January 1. The bill now heads to the White * Its chief use was to make brass by mixing House for US President Donald Trump to with copper. sign into law. • The bill requires the US Agency for 71. Ans. B. International Development to award at * The chemical name of formalin is least 50 per cent of scholarships under a Aqueous Formaldehyde Solution. Pakistan-based higher education * The chemical name of flowers of scholarship programme to Pakistani sulphur is Sulphur. women, from 2020 to 2022, across a range * The chemical name of French chalk is of academic disciplines and in accordance natural magnesium silicate. with existing eligibility criteria. * The chemical name of french bergidris is basic copper acetate. 75. Ans. B. • Nancy Pelosi was narrowly re-elected 72. Ans. B. speaker of the US House of * Daisy wheel printer is a type of Impact Representatives as a new Congress took printer. office amid political uncertainty, with * Printer is an output device. Senate control undecided and a * In impact printer character / word Republican fight looming over presidential printed on the paper as a solid font. election results.

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• The House voted 216-209 to reinstate the digital skill gap in India’s auto Pelosi, after Democrats lost 11 seats in the dealership sector. November elections to command a • The Training programme will be narrower 222-212 majority. conducted under Google India’s ‘Grow • Five Democrats chose not to support her with Google’ initiative. - two voted for Democratic lawmakers • The main focus of the partnership is to who were not running, while three others empower Indian dealerships through simply voted “present.” adoption of digital tools and platforms to engage with customers in post-COVID era. 76. Ans. A. • Training will be provided under the • The PM gave away annual “Pradhan topics of Digital Marketing, Hyper Local Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Awards- Marketing & Full Funnel Strategy. 2019” for excellence in six categories for • This is Google India’s first-of-its-kind the implementation of PMAY-U. initiative to help the dealer fraternity and • The PMAY(U) awards were instituted by support them in this necessary transition. the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in 2019. 79. Ans. B. • Uttar Pradesh (UP) won the award in the • The United Nations Environmental best performing state followed by Madhya Programme (UNEP has named seven Pradesh (MP) and Andhra Pradesh (AP). person for this year’s "Young Champions of the Earth" 2020 award. 77. Ans. D. • A 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is • India is all set to co-chair the among the seven winners of the International Union for Conservation of prestigious "Young Champions of the Nature (IUCN)-supported Asia Protected Earth" 2020 prize given by the UN Areas Partnership (APAP), a regional environment agency to global change- forum to conserve wildlife habitats for makers using innovative ideas and three years. In this tenure India will assist ambitious action to help solve some of the other Asian countries in managing their world's most pressing environmental protected areas. challenges. • India will replace South Korea which • Vidyut Mohan, an engineer, is the co- held this position for three years till founder of "Takachar", a social enterprise November, 2020. Notably APAP is chaired enabling farmers to prevent open burning by IUCN Asia and co-chaired by an APAP of their waste farm residues and earn country member. extra income by converting them into • India got this opportunity after value-added chemicals like activated successfully increasing the population of carbon on-site, UN Environment wild animals such as tigers, lions and Programme (UNEP). leopards through protecting their habitats. 80. Ans. A. 78. Ans. A. • India dropped two ranks in the United • Federation of Automobile Dealers Nations’ Human Development Index this Associations (FADA) & Automotive Skills year, standing at 131 out of 189 countries. Development Council (ASDC) announced • For the first time, the United Nations partnership with Google India to reduce Development Programme introduced a new metric to reflect the impact caused by

25 www.gradeup.co each country’s per-capita carbon • It is organized by ACC, which has 5 full emissions and its material footprint, which members – India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, measures the amount of fossil fuels, metals Bangladesh & Afghanistan. and other resources used to make the • India were the Champions of the Last goods and services it consumes. Edition of the Asia Cup (2018) held in the • Norway, which tops the HDI, falls 15 United Arab Emirates (UAE). places if this metric is used, leaving Ireland at the top of the table. 83. Ans. D. • The ‘State of the Education Report for 81. Ans. A. India 2020: Technical and Vocational • The Indian Institute of Technology Education and Training (TVET), was Bombay (IIT-B) released the Urban launched virtually by UNESCO. Quality of Life (UQoL) Index 2020 which • Over 400 representatives were ranked 14 Indian cities in India using 29 participated that includes from the indicators grouped into 7 categories. government, civil society, academia, • In accordance to this, Mumbai partners and youth. (Maharashtra) tops the index followed by • The second edition of the State of Delhi, Kolkata (West Bengal) and Chennai Education Report focuses on technical and (Tamil Nadu) by providing Highest Quality vocational education and training (TVET). of Life while Bihar’s capital city Patna • India’s often cited demographic provides poorest quality of life to its dividend, the aspirations of its youth and people. the skill requirements of the growing • Notably, this is for the first time the index economy – all hinge on a well-functioning has considered the factor of gender parity TVET system for achieving an inclusive under which Chennai is named as the most and equitable growth that will propel the women-friendly city while Patna stood country to the next phase of socio- last. economic development. • The Report aims to support the 82. Ans. C. Government of India which has already • Sri Lanka will host the 2021 Edition of announced skills development as a key Asia Cup, Cricket tournament and Pakistan national priority under the Skill India will host the 2022 Edition of Asia Cup, Mission. Cricket tournament. • In July 2020, Asia Cup’s Governing body, 84. Ans. C. Asia Cricket Council (ACC) announced that • Ola has signed Rs 2,400 crore investment the 2020 Edition of Asia Cup was cancelled MoU with Tamil Nadu govt, to set up its due to Pandemic. first factory in the state • The 2020 Edition was originally set to be • After completion, Ola factory in Tamil hosted by Pakistan, as it was cancelled Nadu will be the largest scooter Pakistan were awarded to host the 2022 manufacturing facility in the world. Edition as Compensation. • Initially, it will have an annual • Asia Cup is a men’s One Day International manufacturing capacity of 2 million units (ODI) & Twenty20 International Cricket • It will make India a manufacturing hub Tournament. for two-wheeler electric vehicles

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• It will also reduce dependence of India on import of electric vehicles, boosting 88. Ans. A. manufacturing, employment. * Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 85. Ans. B. the three-lane 1.5 km long Koilwar bridge • Max Verstappen won Formula 1 season- over Sone river in Bihar through Video ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020, which Conferencing was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. * The existing two-lane bridge for both rail • He is the racer of Red Bull and is from and road traffic is 138 years old. Netherlands. A six-lane bridge is being made in its place, • Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) of which, a three-lane carriageway has bagged 2nd place, followed by Lewis been opened for public. Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) at Abu * After completion of the other Dhabi Grand Prix 2020. carriageway, the traffic on NH-922 and NH-30 will ease substantially. The bridge 86. Ans. D. is a major road for transport between • Brazilian mathematician, Carolina Bihar and UP. Araujo has been conferred with ‘2020 Ramanujan Prize for Young 89. Ans. B. Mathematicians’ for her significant work • The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime in algebraic geometry Minister Narendra Modi recently • She is the first non-Indian women approved the setting up of Wi-Fi Networks mathematician to receive this prize. She is all over India. The Public Wi-Fi Access from Institute for Pure and Applied Network Interface is called PM-WANI. Mathematics, Brazil • The PM-WANI will promote the growth • Ramdorai Sujatha from India was the of Wi-Fi networks in the country. first women to receive this award in 2006. • This is expected to unleash a massive Wi- • It is given every year to young Fi revolution in the country. This is very mathematicians who conducts much similar to that of the PCO model outstanding research in developing (PCO is Public Call Office). nation. 90. Ans. A. 87. Ans. B. • German Chancellor Angela Merkel tops • A joint exercise between the Pakistani the Forbes 2020 list, followed by European and Chinese air forces was held in Central Bank president Christine Lagarde Pakistan. and US Vice-President-elect Kamala • Shaheen-IX is the ninth in the series of Harris, who has made her debut on the list Joint Air Exercises which is conducted at No.3. each year in both countries on alternate • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US basis. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, • The first such drill was held in Pakistan Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in March 2011. and HCL Enterprise CEO Roshni Nadar • China and Pakistan share close military Malhotra have been named among the ties. China helps Pakistan to jointly world’s 100 most powerful women by produce JF-17 fighter jets and other Forbes. armaments.

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• Sitharaman is ranked 41st on the list, 93. Ans. A. Nadar Malhotra comes in at the 55th spot, • Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela has been Mazumdar-Shaw — described as “India”s named the female World Athletes of the richest self-made woman” — is ranked Year at the World Athletics Awards 2020, 68th and chairwoman of Landmark Group a ceremony held virtually this time due to Renuka Jagtiani is ranked 98th. the post novel coronavirus (COVID-19). • Rojas broke the South American indoor 91. Ans. B. triple jump record in her first competition • Journalist-author, Raj Kamal Jha has won of the year, reaching 15.03m in Metz, the 3rd Rabindranath Tagore Literary France. Prize for his novel, “The City and The Sea”. • In her next competition, at the World • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Madrid, winner of the $5,000 prize was announced she leaped 15.43m in the final round of the online in Copenhagen, Denmark. competition to break the world indoor • Jha’s book, which is based on the record by seven centimetres. December 2012 Nirbhaya rape and • She competed just twice outdoors, murder case, was chosen from ten winning the Wanda Diamond League shortlisted books including Amitav meeting in Monaco and again in Castellon, Ghosh’s Gun Island, Nirmala Spain, where she sailed 14.71m, the Govindarajan’s Taboo and Ranjit farthest leap in the world outdoors this Hoskote’s Jonahwhale. year. • The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize was founded in 2018 by US-based 94. Ans. B. publisher Bundalo as a platform for world • At the 37th General Body meeting of peace, literature, art, education and Central Zoo Authority chaired by Union human rights. Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar two 92. Ans. B. new zoos the Rajgir Zoo Safari in Nalanda, • Jehan Daruvala created history, as he Bihar and Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 Prani Udyaan in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh race at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, were granted recognition. . • The zoo is established exclusively • This was the final race of the F2 season. comprising on only safari enclosures The Formula 2 Championship is a second- which, on contrary to conventional tier single-seater racing championship. enclosure, offer larger space for captive • The 22-year-old Jehan Daruvala is animals. There are five safari enclosures currently a member of the Red Bull Junior and a walk-in proposed in the zoo. Team and competes for . • The zoo proposes to house Lion, Bear, • His Japanese teammate, Yuki Tsunoda Tiger, Leopard and a mixed safari of came second while Britain’s Daniel common herbivore species such as Ticktum was in a third spot. Spotted Deer, Sambar among others. • Racing legend Michael Schumacher’s son • The zoo is located close to the historically was crowned as the important Nalanda and is expected to have overall F2 champion of the season. a high footfall.

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95. Ans. A. • Kuldeep Handoo (2020 Dronacharya 98. Ans. C. Awardee) has been appointed Prime • The Ministry of Home Affairs recently Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Fit India’ released the annual ranking of police Ambassador. Stations in India. • Mr Handoo, who is Wushu Coach of Team • The annual ranking is being done since India is serving as Inspector in Jammu and 2015. Kashmir Police Department. • Nongpok Sekmai police station in • Fit India Movement is a nation-wide Thoubal district of Manipur was ranked as movement in India to encourage people to the best performing police station in the remain healthy and fit by including country. physical activities and sports in their daily • The All Women Police Station of lives. Suramangalam in Salem city of Tamilnadu was ranked second in the list 96. Ans. D. • Kharsangh police station of Changlang • The Indian Navy (IN) is undertaking a district of Arunachal Pradesh ranked third. Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) in the 99. Ans. A. Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR) from 4 • Indian-American teenager Gitanjali Rao to 5 December 2020. has been named as TIME magazine's first- • The exercise involves participation of ever Kid of the Year for her works using RuFN guided missile cruiser Varyag, large 'technology to tackle issues ranging from anti-submarine ship AdmiralPanteleyev contaminated drinking water to opioid and medium ocean tanker Pechenga. addiction and cyberbullying'. • The exercise is aimed at enhancing • The 15-year-old from Colorado, US was interoperability, improving selected from 5,000 nominees and was understanding and imbibing best interviewed by Academy award-winning practices between both the friendly Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie for TIME. navies. • At the age of 11, Rao won the Discovery Education 3M Scientist Challenge and was 97. Ans. C. listed by Forbes in "30 Under 30" list for • 7th edition of Water, Sanitation and her innovations. Her latest discovery is an Hygiene (WASH) Conclave 2020 kicked off app called, Kindly, that detects in Hyderabad from December 2-4, 2020. cyberbullying at an early stage, based on • It was organized by UNICEF (United artificial-intelligence technology. Nations Children’s Fund), National Institute of Rural Development and 100. Ans. D. Panchayati Raj (NIRD & PR) in • Odisha government’s tourism collaboration with 3 state governments – department has organised the 9th edition Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka. of International Sand Art festival at • Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrabhaga Beach in Odisha’s Puri Biswabhusan Harichandan participated as district and parallely the 31st edition of the Chief Guest of the Conclave. Konark dance festival following the • The Year 2024 is set as target for COVID-19 protocols. providing access, and use of safe and adequate drinking water to all households.

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• The sand art festival displays spectacular sand arts sculpted by skillful artists from India and around the world. • World recognised sand artists from Mexico, Spain, Singapore, France, Norway, Germany, Netherland and USA have participated over the years. • Conducted at the golden beach of Chandrabhaga, Odisha.

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