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1. According to the Union Budget 2021-22, how much amount has been allocated for railways in FY22?

(a) Rs 33,000 crores

(b) Rs 69,000 crores

(d) Rs 99,300 crores

(e) Rs 1,10,055 crores

Ans.(e)

2. Government to set-up a Development Finance Institution (DFI), capitalised with Rs 20,000 crore.

(a) 10,000 crores

(b) 18,000 crores

(d) 29,000 crores

(e) 33,710 crores

Ans.(c)

3. According to the budget 2021-22, Pensioners (senior citizens) over ______of age are exempted from filing returns.

(a) 60 years

(b) 65 years

(d) 75 years

(e) 80 years

Ans.(d)

4. How much amount has been allocated for the healthcare sector over the next six years, according to the budget 2021-22?

(a) 79,300 crores

(b) 64,180 crores

(d) 69,000 crores

(e) 53,710 crores

Ans.(b)

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5. What is the projected GDP of India for FY22 according to the Economic Survey 2021?

(a) 6%

(b) 9%

(d) 13%

(e) 15%

Ans.(c)

6. Government has pegged fiscal deficit for FY21 at ______of GDP.

(a) 4.6%

(b) 5.2%

(d) 7.8%

(e) 9.5%

Ans.(e)

7. The Economic Survey has forecasted India's GDP growth for the fiscal year 2020-21 at ______.

(a) 5.0-5.2%

(b) 5.5-6.0%

(d) 6.3-6.9%

(e) 7.3-7.9%

Ans.(c)

8. Which bank’s license has been canceled recently by the RBI due to inadequate capital?

(a) Shivam Sahakari Bank

(b) Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank

(d) Apna Sahakari Bank

(e) Mehsana Urban Co-Op Bank

Ans.(a)

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9. What is the rank of RIL Jio in Brand Finance’s Global 500 ranking of the strongest brands globally?

(a) 5th

(b) 10th

(d) 21st

(e) 32nd

Ans.(a)

10. Which company has topped the Brand Finance’s Global 500 ranking of the strongest brands globally?

(a) Ferrari

(b) WeChat

(d) Apple

(e) Oracle

Ans.(b)

11. Who has been appointed as the new President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?

(a) Rahul Johri

(b) Narinder Batra

(d) Manu Sawhney

(e) Mahim Verma

Ans.(c)

12. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Ayushman Bharat Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana)?

(a) Arun Goel

(b) Mukundakam Sharma

(d) R S Sharma

(e) G K Pillai

Ans.(d)

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13. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd?

(a) Vinay Tonse

(b) Sameer Kumar Khare

(d) Vinkesh Gulati

(e) Rama Mohan Rao Amara

Ans.(e)

14. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), which country has the highest number of new cases of leprosy in the world annually?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Brazil

(d) China

(e) India

Ans.(e)

15. Which country’s Military has staged a coup and declared a state of emergency for one year?

(a) Vietnam

(b) Thailand

(d) Myanmar

(e) Bhutan

Ans.(d)

16. What is the rank of India in the PHDCCI International Economic Resilience (IER) Rank?

(a) 2nd

(b) 5th

(d) 9th

(e) 11th

Ans.(a)

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17. Which country has ranked first in the PHDCCI International Economic Resilience (IER) Rank?

(a) Egypt

(b) South Korea

(d) Taiwan

(e) Japan

Ans.(c)

18. Who has been appointed as the First Chief Compliance Officer of Facebook?

(a) Zena Wooldridge

(b) Annika Sorenstam

(d) Henry Moniz

(e) Chris Hughes

Ans.(d)

19. Name the Indian-American who has been appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA.

(a) Bhavya Lal

(b) Raja Chari

(d) Kumud Srinivasan

(e) Raj Iyer

Ans.(a)

20. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services?

(a) Anil Soni

(b) Arya Rajendran

(d) Vineet Aggarwal

(e) Kuldeep Handoo

Ans.(c)

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21. Which of the following Cricket team has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Baroda

(d) Railways

(e) Bengal

Ans.(c)

22. Which country has won the Men’s World Handball Championship title 2021?

(a) Denmark

(b) Luxembourg

(d) Finland

(e) Sweden

Ans.(a)

23. World Wetlands Day is observed every year on ______.

(a) 1 February

(b) 2 February

(d) 4 February

(e) 5 February

Ans.(b)

24. Who is the author of the Book “Yes Man: The Untold Story of Rana Kapoor?

(a) A Sivathanu Pillai

(b) Nidhi Vadhera

(d) Pawan C Lall

(e) Jairam Ramesh

Ans.(d)

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25. Hal Holbrook who passed away recently was a/an ______.

(a) Politician

(b) Journalist

(d) Actor

(e) Playback singer

Ans.(d)

26. Which state has launched two schemes to provide monetary assistance to college students and literary bodies of the state?

(a) Telangana

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Assam

(e) Odisha

Ans.(d)

27. Which state’s CM has launched 'Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai' mission?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Punjab

(d) Karnataka

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Ans.(b)

28. In which city India’s first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management has been established?

(a) Alappuzha

(b) Kevadia

(d) Bangalore

(e) Lucknow

Ans.(c)

29. Which word has been named Oxford Hindi word of 2020?

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(a) Mahamari

(b) Covid-19

(d) Aadhaar

(e) Aatmanirbharta

Ans.(e)

30. With which of the following company, Ford joined hands to offer cloud-based data services, software, artificial intelligence?

(a) IBM

(b) Microsoft

(d) Amazon

(e) Infosys

Ans.(c)

31. What is the rank of India in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index 2020?

(a) 9

(b) 27

(d) 78

(e) 96

Ans.(c)

32. Which country has topped in Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index 2020?

(a) Sweden

(b) Finland

(d) Norway

(e) Denmark

Ans.(d)

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33. Padma Shree Dr Anshu Jamsenpa holds the record to be the fastest woman to do a double summit of Mt Everest in ______.

(a) 108 hours and 10 minutes

(b) 112 hours and 12 minutes

(d) 121 hours and 17 minutes

(e) 127 hours and 31 minutes

Ans.(c)

34. Who is the writer of the book “The Little Book of Encouragement”?

(a) Sampooran Singh Kalra

(b) Howard Cutler

(d) Desmond Tutu

(e) Dalai Lama

Ans.(e)

35. Name the former pacer who has been recently inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

(a) Merv Hughes

(b) Brett Lee

(d) Mitchell Johnson

(e) Glenn McGrath

Ans.(a)

36. In which city, PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Chauri Chaura centenary celebrations?

(a) Bhopal

(b) Madurai

(d) Gorakhpur

(e) Nagpur

Ans.(d)

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37. In which city, Aero India 2021 is being organized on Feb 3-5?

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Chennai

Ans.(c)

38. Which country is going to host Indian Ocean Region Defence ministers' one-day meet?

(a) China

(b) Japan

(d) Vietnam

(e) India

Ans.(e)

39. Which Aviation company has signed an MoU with GMR group to collaborate on Aviation services in India?

(a) Boeing

(b) Airbus

(d) Space X

(e) Dassault Aviation

Ans.(b)

40. Name the Indo-US joint military exercise which is going to be held in Rajasthan from Feb 8 to 21.

(a) Surya Kiran

(b) Suraksha Kavach

(d) Mitra Shakti

(e) Sampriti

Ans.(c)

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41. Who has been appointed acting chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

(a) Praveen Sinha

(b) Jayant Kumar Dash

(d) R S Sharma

(e) Arun Goel

Ans.(a)

42. Who among the following has been appointed to National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)?

(a) Shashi Shekhar Vempati

(b) Suneet Sharma

(d) Sridhar Vembu

(e) S N Rajeswari

Ans.(d)

43. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Amazon, after Jeff Bezos step down?

(a) Karan Bajwa

(b) Zena Wooldridge

(d) Duarte Pacheco

(e) Jane Fraser

Ans.(c)

44. Who has been re-elected as the President of Boxing Federation of India (BFI)?

(a) Sanjay Kapoor

(b) Ajay Singh

(d) Neera Tanden

(e) Navneet Munot

Ans.(b)

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45. On which date World Cancer Day is observed every year?

(a) 4 February

(b) 5 February

(d) 7 February

(e) 8 February

Ans.(a)

46. International Day of Human Fraternity is observed every year on ______.

(a) 1 February

(b) 2 February

(d) 4 February

(e) 5 February

Ans.(d)

47. What was the theme for International Day of Human Fraternity 2021?

(a) Document on Human Fraternity

(b) Raising awareness, education

(d) Towards 2030 Goals: Making the Decade Count

(e) Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All

Ans.(c)

48. Ashok Dinda announced retirement from all forms of cricket. He was a/an ______.

(a) Spinner

(b) Wicketkeeper

(d) All-rounder

(e) Fast bowler

Ans.(e)

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49. Which state is going to open its First Human Milk Bank (HMB)?

(a) Kerala

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(a)

50. Government has launched KAPILA for Intellectual Property Literacy and creating patent awareness. What does K stand for in KAPILA?

(a) Kisan

(b) Kalam

(d) Krishi

(e) Kaushal

Ans.(b)

51. Which among the following has issued guidelines on standard Vector-Borne Disease health policy?

(a) New India Assurance Company Limited

(b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

(d) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

(e) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

Ans.(c)

52. What is the amount of loan that has been written off by Banks of the top 100 willful defaulters, according to RBI?

(a) Rs 13,000 crores

(b) Rs 32,000 crores

(d) Rs 51,000 crores

(e) Rs 62,000 crores

Ans.(e)

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53. RBI has projected India's GDP growth at ______per cent for FY22.

(a) 5.3%

(b) 6.4%

(d) 9.2%

(e) 10.5%

Ans.(e)

54. Who among the following has become India’s Youngest Female Pilot at 25?

(a) Shrishti Goswami

(b) Bhawna Kanth

(d) Ayesha Aziz

(e) Mala Adiga

Ans.(d)

55. Name the Indian Navy’s aircraft which has successfully fired combat Kh35E anti-ship missiles during the Theatre level Readiness and Operational Exercise 2021 (TROPEX-21).

(a) Kawasaki P-1

(b) ATR 42

(d) Ilyushin 38SD

(e) Boeing E-3 Sentry

Ans.(d)

56. Name the new nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile launched by Pakistan which has a striking capability of up to 290 kilometres.

(a) Babur

(b) Ghaznavi

(d) Ghauri

(e) Shaheen

Ans.(b)

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57. Which country has built the World’s First ‘Energy Island’?

(a) Sweden

(b) Norway

(d) Finland

(e) Denmark

Ans.(e)

58. Name the savings account scheme for children launched recently by Federal Bank.

(a) FedHeart

(b) Bhavishya

(d) FedFirst

(e) Liberty

Ans.(d)

59. Which Insurance Company has launched #EkNayaNazariya Campaign?

(a) SBI General Insurance Company

(b) Oriental Insurance Company

(d) Bharti AXA General Insurance

(e) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company

Ans.(d)

60. Which of the following Digital payment solutions provider is going to stop Domestic Payment Services in India from 1 April 2021?

(a) Instamojo

(b) Western Union

(d) MoneyGram

(e) Remitly

Ans.(c)

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61. RBI is going to set up an expert committee on Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) in accordance with the provisions of which act?

(a) Banking Regulation Act, 1949

(b) Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2018

(d) Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020

(e) Companies Act, 2013

Ans.(d)

62. With which food tech company, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) has signed an MoU under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme?

(a) Zomato

(b) Foodpanda

(d) Fasoos

(e) Domino’s

Ans.(a)

63. Which organization has announced to adopt “One Nation One Ombudsman” approach?

(a) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

(b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

(d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

(e) Export Import Bank of India (EXIM)

Ans.(b)

64. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Safety Council?

(a) S N Subrahmanyan

(b) Prashant Joshi

(d) Shashi S Vempati

(e) Vivek Murthy

Ans.(a)

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65. International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed every year on ______.

(a) 5 February

(b) 6 February

(d) 8 February

(e) 9 February

Ans.(b)

66. What is the theme for International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2021?

(a) Building a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and the world to accelerate ending FGM by 2030

(b) Unleashing Youth Power: One decade of accelerating actions for zero female genital mutilation

(d) Mobilising youth around the elimination of harmful practices, including female genital mutilation

(e) Achieving the new Global Goals through the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by 2030

Ans.(c)

67. Who is the author of the new book "Whereabouts"?

(a) Michael Cohen

(b) Salman Rushdie

(d) Jhumpa Lahiri

(e) Girish Kuber

Ans.(d)

68. Indian player Akhtar Ali passed away recently. He was associated with which sports?

(a) Badminton

(b) Cricket

(d) Football

(e) Tennis

Ans.(e)

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69. Which state has introduced a 16-Digit Unicode to identify Landholdings?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Karnataka

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Punjab

Ans.(d)

70. In which state/UT, India’s first Geothermal Power Project has been established?

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Ladakh

(d) Puducherry

(e) Delhi

Ans.(b)

71. How much amount has been allocated for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the upcoming fiscal year 2021-22 by the Central government?

(a) Rs. 6,000 crores

(b) Rs. 16,000 crores

(d) Rs. 36,000 crores

(e) Rs. 46,000 crores

Ans.(b)

72. The Ministry of Education has decided that the Schools and hostels under the Samagra Shiksha scheme will now be renamed after ______.

(a) Subhas Chandra Bose

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Babasaheb Ambedkar

(e) Vallabhbhai Patel

Ans.(a)

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73. With which institute, DRDO has signed an MoU for Joint Advanced Technology Program–Center of Excellence (JATP – CoE)?

(a) IIFT-New Delhi

(b) IIT-Madras

(d) IIM-Ahmedabad

(e) IIT-Bombay

Ans.(c)

74. Name the first contingent of 34 CRPF women personnel who were inducted into the specialized jungle warfare commando force.

(a) Lakshmi

(b) Cobra

(d) Force one

(e) Garud

Ans.(b)

75. Kala Ghoda Festival is being celebrated on 6 February to 14 February at ______.

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(d) Bengaluru

(e) Pune

Ans.(a)

76. Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala has been chosen to become the first female Chief of which organization?

(a) World Bank

(b) World Trade Organization

(d) World Health Organization

(e) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Ans.(b)

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77. The glacier burst took place at the Rishiganga power project after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off. Rishiganga power project is located in which state?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Sikkim

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Jammu and Kashmir

Ans.(d)

78. Four more states have completed ease of doing business reforms. As of 9 February, how many states have undertaken the stipulated reforms to facilitate ease of doing business?

(a) 10

(b) 12

(d) 17

(e) 20

Ans.(b)

79. Which organization has organized the World Sustainable Development Summit 2021?

(a) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)

(b) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

(d) Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

(e) World Green Building Council

Ans.(c)

80. With which country, India has signed an MoU for the construction of Lalandar [Shatoot] Dam?

(a) Bhutan

(b) Myanmar

(d) Bangladesh

(e) UAE

Ans.(c)

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81. Who among the following co-chaired the first India-European Union High-Level Dialogue?

(a) Nirmala Sitharaman

(b) S Jaishankar

(d) Rajnath Singh

(e) Piyush Goyal

Ans.(e)

82. How much amount has been allocated for Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) Scheme for the financial year 2021-2022?

(a) Rs 1050 crores

(b) Rs 2000 crores

(d) Rs 3000 crores

(e) Rs 3100 crores

Ans.(a)

83. RBI has announced to purchase four government securities (G-Secs) under open market operations (OMOs) of how much worth?

(a) ₹10,000 crore

(b) ₹20,000 crore

(d) ₹40,000 crore

(e) ₹50,000 crore

Ans.(b)

84. Which of the following has inked an MoU with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to create awareness for energy efficient pumpsets & operational practices?

(a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

(b) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

(d) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

(e) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Ans.(d)

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85. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Google Cloud for India?

(a) Anil Valluri

(b) Pulkit Trivedi

(d) Bikram Singh Bedi

(e) Karan Bajwa

Ans.(d)

86. Rajiv Kapoor passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Actor

(b) Stuntman

(d) Musician

(e) Producer

Ans.(a)

87. Which state will create its 5th tiger reserve “Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve”?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Kerala

Ans.(a)

88. How much money has been allocated to ISRO for FY 2020-21 for developing capacity for the launching of satellites?

(a) Rs 500 crores

(b) Rs 900 crores

(d) Rs 2000 crores

(e) Rs 2100 crores

Ans.(b)

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89. PhonePe has partnered with which of the following Bank on UPI multi-bank model?

(a) RBL Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

(e) Axis Bank

Ans.(e)

90. India Ratings has projected India’s GDP growth at ______in FY22.

(a) 7.3%

(b) 8.5%

(d) 10.4%

(e) 11.8%

Ans.(d)

91. Safer Internet Day is observed every year on ______.

(a) First day of the second week of February

(b) Second day of the second week of February

(d) Fourth day of the second week of February

(e) Fifth day of the second week of February

Ans.(b)

92. World Pulses Day is observed every year on ______.

(a) 10 February

(b) 11 February

(d) 13 February

(e) 14 February

Ans.(a)

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93. What was the theme for World Pulses Day 2021?

(a) Plant proteins for a sustainable future

(b) #LovePulses

(d) Encourage people around the world to eat pulses

(e) Pulse Feast

Ans.(c)

94. Who among the following has won his third Allan Border Medal?

(a) Steven Smith

(b) Marnus Labuschagne

(d) Joe Root

(e) Virat Kohli

Ans.(a)

95. Who has won the inaugural ICC Men’s Player of the Month in January 2021?

(a) Ambati Rayudu

(b) Ajinkya Rahane

(d) Hardik Pandya

(e) Rishabh Pant

Ans.(e)

96. Who has won the inaugural ICC Women’s Player of the Month in January 2021?

(a) Smriti Mandhana

(b) Ellyse Perry

(d) Meg Lanning

(e) Harmanpreet Kaur

Ans.(c)

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97. Padma Shri Bansi Kaul passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) TV Anchor

(b) Singer

(d) Theatre Director

(e) Cricketer

Ans.(d)

98. How much worth of projects have been grounded under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)?

(a) Rs 45000 crores

(b) Rs 78910 crores

(d) Rs 34020 crores

(e) Rs 55000 crores

Ans.(b)

99. Which airport has achieved Airports Council International (ACI) World's 'Voice of the Customer' recognition?

(a) Delhi International Airport

(b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

(d) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

(e) Puducherry airport

Ans.(d)

100. SBI Research has projected India’s GDP growth at ______in FY21.

(a) -3.5%

(b) -4.7%

(d) -7.0%

(e) -9.2%

Ans.(d)

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101. Who has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2021?

(a) Robert Irwin

(b) Ripan Biswas

(d) Hina Jaiswal

(e) Paul Hilton

Ans.(a)

102. Name the Indian Navy's largest mega exercise which has been conducted in Indian Ocean Region.

(a) ANNUALEX

(b) IBSAMAR

(d) INDRA

(e) PASSEX

Ans.(c)

103. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Death Anniversary is observed as ______.

(a) Parakram Diwas

(b) Samarpan Diwas

(d) Shaheed Diwas

(e) Mahaparinirvan Diwas

Ans.(b)

104. On which date World Unani Day is observed every year?

(a) 10 February

(b) 11 February

(d) 13 February

(e) 14 February

Ans.(b)

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105. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed globally on ______.

(a) 8 February

(b) 9 February

(d) 11 February

(e) 12 February

Ans.(d)

106. What was the theme for International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021?

(a) Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth

(b) Beyond the Borders: Equality in Science for Society

(d) Gender Equality and Parity in Science for Peace and Development

(e) Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality

Ans.(c)

107. Which state’s police has inked an MoU with SBI for implementation of the e-Challan?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Mizoram

(d) Assam

(e) Haryana

Ans.(a)

108. In which state, Police Museum on Chambal Dacoits will be set up?

(a) Bihar

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(d)

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109. In which state, 57,000 water structures were constructed under the ‘Jalabhishekam’ Water Conservation Campaign?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Tripura

(d) Karnataka

(e) Rajasthan

Ans.(a)

110. How much worth of loan has been provided by Exim Bank for Maldives project?

(a) $100 million

(b) $120 million

(d) $400 million

(e) $500 million

Ans.(d)

111. Which bank has inked a deal with Indian Oil to provide up to Rs 2 crores loan to dealers?

(a) Karur Vysya Bank

(b) South Indian Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Ans.(d)

112. Which of the following organization has announced to invest $100 Million into NIIF Fund of Funds?

(a) World bank

(b) Asian Development Bank

(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(e) New Development Bank

Ans.(e)

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113. Who among the following has been crowned VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020?

(a) Manika Sheokand

(b) Manasa Varanasi

(d) Manya Singh

(e) Manushi Chhillar

Ans.(b)

114. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of Aegon Life Insurance?

(a) Ratnakar Matkari

(b) K Padmakar

(d) R Ramachandran

(e) Prabhakar Kolte

Ans.(c)

115. National Productivity Day is observed every year in India on ______.

(a) 11 February

(b) 12 February

(d) 14 February

(e) 15 February

Ans.(b)

116. Which organization has signed a $100 million agreement for CHIRAAG (Chhattisgarh Inclusive Rural and Accelerated Agriculture Growth) project with Chhattisgarh?

(a) New Development Bank

(b) Asian Development Bank

(d) World bank

(e) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Ans.(d)

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117. Mario Draghi has sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country?

(a) France

(b) Australia

(d) Spain

(e) Brazil

Ans.(c)

118. Which country’s astronomers has detected huge optical flare in black hole ‘BL Lacertae’?

(a) Russia

(b) Japan

(d) UK

(e) US

Ans.(c)

119. Which of the following general insurance company has launched the ‘Corporate India Risk Index’?

(a) TATA AIG

(b) HDFC ERGO

(d) ICICI Lombard

(e) IFFCO Tokio

Ans.(d)

120. World Radio Day is observed every year on ______.

(a) 11 February

(b) 12 February

(d) 14 February

(e) 15 February

Ans.(c)

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121. What was the theme for World Radio Day 2021?

(a) New World, New Radio

(b) Radio and diversity

(d) Radio and Sports

(e) Radio is You

Ans.(a)

122. In India, the National Women’s Day is observed every year on ______.

(a) 13 February

(b) 14 February

(d) 16 February

(e) 17 February

Ans.(a)

123. On which date Birth Anniversary of Sarojini Naidu is celebrated in India?

(a) 9 February

(b) 10 February

(d) 12 February

(e) 13 February

Ans.(e)

124. Name the woman scientist who has won the SERB Women Excellence Award.

(a) Antara Banerjee

(b) Shobhna Kapoor

(d) Ritu Gupta

(e) All of the above

Ans.(e)

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125. Who among the following is the author of the book “Unfinished: A Memoir”?

(a) Sonu Sood

(b) Priyanka Chopra Jonas

(d) Chetan Anand

(e) Sourav Ganguly

Ans.(b)

126. Who is the author of the book “Kamala's Way: An American Life”?

(a) Roald Dahl

(b) Carlos Bulosan

(d) Omid Scobie

(e) Dan Morain

Ans.(e)

127. In which state, 11th Edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ has been inaugurated?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) West Bengal

(d) Gujarat

(e) Haryana

Ans.(b)

128. In which state Mandu Festival is celebrated?

(a) Bihar

(b) Assam

(d) Odisha

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(c)

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129. Which city’s Police has received the Best Marching Contingent Trophy-2021?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Delhi

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Chennai

Ans.(b)

130. Reliance has received the world's first consignment of 'carbon-neutral oil' from which country?

(a) Saudi Arabia

(b) Russia

(d) USA

(e) Kuwait

Ans.(d)

131. Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar has been sworn-in as Chief Justice of which state’s High Court?

(a) Assam

(b) Manipur

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Sikkim

Ans.(b)

132. Who has been elected as the new Director General at the special assembly of the International Solar Alliance?

(a) Ajay Mathur

(b) Bikram Singh Bedi

(d) Sridhar Vembu

(e) Anish Shah

Ans.(a)

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133. Who has been appointed as the CEO & MD of Tata Motors?

(a) Henry Moniz

(b) Andy Jassy

(d) Marc Llistosella

(e) Rama Mohan Rao Amara

Ans.(d)

134. Who is the author of the Book “By Many a Happy Accident: Recollections Of A Life”?

(a) M Venkaiah Naidu

(b) Sharad Pawar

(d) Hamid Ansari

(e) Sitaram Yechury

Ans.(d)

135. Who has written the memoir “Starstruck: Confessions of a TV Executive”?

(a) Jhumpa Lahiri

(b) Kritika Pandey

(d) Chetan Anand

(e) Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Ans.(c)

136. In which state/UT, the 2nd edition of the International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE II) was held?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Odisha

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(c)

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137. Age-old Kanchoth festival is celebrated in which state/UT?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Manipur

(d) Jammu & Kashmir

(e) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans.(d)

138. Which state has announced the opening of registration for Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana for Free Coaching?

(a) Odisha

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(b)

139. Vigyan Jyoti programme has spread to 100 districts in the 2nd phase. Vigyan Jyoti programme was launched by which of the following organization?

(a) National Academy of Medical Sciences

(b) All India Institute of Medical Sciences

(d) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

(e) Department of Science and Technology

Ans.(e)

140. With which state government, Tata Electronics has inked an MoU to set up Mobile Component Unit?

(a) Bihar

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Odisha

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(e)

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141. With which country, India is building the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project?

(a) Myanmar

(b) Sri Lanka

(d) UK

(e) Afghanistan

Ans.(a)

142. Who has been named as the brand ambassador for Redmi 9 Power smartphones by Redmi India?

(a) Yuvraj Singh

(b) Aamir Khan

(d) Sonu Sood

(e) Amitabh Bachchan

Ans.(d)

143. Who has been appointed as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)?

(a) Soumya Swaminathan

(b) Jane Ellison

(d) Anil Soni

(e) Shashi S Vempati

Ans.(c)

144. Who has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020?

(a) Jane Ellison

(b) Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

(d) Theodore Baskaran

(e) Mindy Lubber

Ans.(d)

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145. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched ‘Maa’ scheme to provide meals at ₹5 to poor people?

(a) Chhattisgarh

(b) Jharkhand

(d) West Bengal

(e) Karnataka

Ans.(d)

146. Who among the following has been appointed as the new prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)?

(a) Sama Lukonde Kyenge

(b) Felix Tshisekedi

(d) Mario Draghi

(e) Okonjo-Iweala

Ans.(a)

147. Oxford Economics has projected India’s growth at ______for 2021.

(a) 5.2%

(b) 7.8%

(d) 10.2%

(e) 13.7%

Ans.(d)

148. Who has been signed as the brand ambassador of CEAT Tyres for promoting the ‘Puncture Safe’ range of bike tyres?

(a) Aamir Khan

(b) Salman Khan

(d) Suniel Shetty

(e) Rana Daggubati

Ans.(e)

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149. Name the third Scorpene Submarine recently received by Indian Navy under Project 75.

(a) Kalvari

(b) Vela

(d) Khanderi

(e) Vagir

Ans.(c)

150. Which country has recently joined “Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021”?

(a) China

(b) Japan

(d) Vietnam

(e) Malaysia

Ans.(c)

151. M Rama Jois passed away recently. From which political party he belonged to?

(a) Bharatiya Janata Party

(b) Communist Party of India

(d) Nationalist Congress Party

(e) Bahujan Samaj Party

Ans.(a)

152. In which state, Prime Minister has launched “Mahabahu-Brahmaputra” initiative?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Assam

(d) Nagaland

(e) Sikkim

Ans.(b)

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153. Which state’s Chief Minister has got the SKOCH Chief Minister of the Year Award?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Telangana

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Ans.(e)

154. What is the name of the new Instant Messaging platform launched by the National Informatics Centre (NIC)?

(a) Elyments

(b) Samwad

(d) Chitthi

(e) Patra

Ans.(c)

155. Amazon is setting up its first device manufacturing line in India at which city with Cloud Network Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Chennai

Ans.(e)

156. With which country, India has recently signed a new agreement on Space Collaboration?

(a) Australia

(b) France

(d) Spain

(e) England

Ans.(a)

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157. With which country, India has recently signed a comprehensive economic cooperation and partnership agreement (CECPA)?

(a) Hong Kong

(b) Singapore

(d) Mauritius

(e) Maldives

Ans.(d)

158. International Solar Alliance has planned to launch World Solar Bank at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. How many countries are the members of the International Solar Alliance?

(a) 68

(b) 89

(d) 189

(e) 194

Ans.(c)

159. S&P Global Ratings has forecasted India’s GDP growth at ______in FY22.

(a) 6%

(b) 7%

(d) 9%

(e) 10%

Ans.(e)

160. Who has been given the additional charge of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry?

(a) Baby Rani Maurya

(b) Bandaru Dattatreya

(d) Najma Heptulla

(e) Vajubhai Vala

Ans.(c)

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161. Which country’s PM Giorgi Gakharia has resigned over a move to arrest the opposition leader?

(a) Azerbaijan

(b) Georgia

(d) Armenia

(e) Turkmenistan

Ans.(b)

162. Which Ministry has launched the Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban?

(a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(b) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

(d) Ministry of Finance

(e) Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

Ans.(c)

163. Which country has hosted an online workshop on "COVID-19 Management: Experience, Good Practices and Way Forward" in which 10 nations participated?

(a) India

(b) Qatar

(d) Canada

(e) Brazil

Ans.(a)

164. Facebook has blocked which country’s people from accessing news on the platform?

(a) New Zealand

(b) Australia

(d) India

(e) UAE

Ans.(b)

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165. India has recorded ______FDI inflow from UK in 2019-20.

(a) $189 million

(b) $402 million

(d) $1005 million

(e) $ 1,422 million

Ans.(e)

166. Which insurance company has partnered with Flipkart to offer ‘Group SafeGuard’ insurance and ‘Hospicash’ benefit?

(a) TATA AIG

(b) HDFC ERGO

(d) ICICI Lombard

(e) IFFCO Tokio

Ans.(d)

167. Which company’s acquisition by Piramal Capital And Housing Finance has been recently approved by RBI?

(a) Reliance Capital

(b) DHFL

(d) Acko

(e) Edelweiss

Ans.(b)

168. Who is the author of the new novel "ASOCA: A Sutra" published by Penguin Random House India?

(a) Irwin Allan Sealy

(b) S Hussain Zaidi

(d) Roger Stone

(e) Shobha De

Ans.(a)

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169. Who has become the first Indian Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council?

(a) Vineet Agarwal

(b) Arjun Malhotra

(d) C Vijayakumar

(e) Rajesh Gopinathan

Ans.(c)

170. Who has been named as the President of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee?

(a) Gianni Infantino

(b) Thomas Bach

(d) Mohamed Moustahsane

(e) Narinder Batra

Ans.(c)

171. Who among the following has become the costliest ever player at IPL 2021 auction for Rajasthan Royal?

(a) Krishnappa Gowtham

(b) Glenn Maxwell

(d) Ben Cutting

(e) Chris Morris

Ans.(e)

172. Who has won the maiden WTA title and became the first Indian woman player in the top 100 after Sania Mirza?

(a) Karman Kaur Thandi

(b) Rutuja Bhosale

(d) Ankita Raina

(e) Prarthana Thombare

Ans.(d)

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173. Captain Satish Sharma passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Politician

(b) Writer

(d) Journalist

(e) Cricketer

Ans.(a)

174. Which city has been recognised as a “2020 Tree City of the World” by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(d) Bengaluru

(e) All of the above

Ans.(c)

175. Which of the following has signed a pact with Greenstat Norway for setting up a Centre of Excellence for hydrogen fuel?

(a) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

(b) Indian Oil Corporation

(d) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

(e) Bharat Petroleum

Ans.(b)

176. With which country India has recently signed two agreements on visa facilitation & leather technology?

(a) Tanzania

(b) Rwanda

(d) Kenya

(e) Ethiopia

Ans.(e)

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177. Who is the author of “Maverick Messiah”, a political biography on NTR, released by the Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu?

(a) Pradeep Srivastava

(b) A Sivathanu Pillai

(d) Sonali Chitalkar

(e) Ramesh Kandula

Ans.(e)

178. With which country, the Indian navy has recently conducted a "PASSEX" exercise in the Arabian sea?

(a) Australia

(b) Japan

(d) Indonesia

(e) Jordan

Ans.(d)

179. Which of the following has delivered the 100th K9 Vajra howitzer to the Indian Army?

(a) Defence Research and Development Laboratory

(b) Ashok Leyland

(d) Larsen & Turbo

(e) Defence Research and Development Organisation

Ans.(d)

180. Indian Navy Ships Pralaya and Mysore recently participated in NAVDEX 21 and IDEX 21 in ______.

(a) Abu Dhabi, UAE

(b) New Delhi, India

(d) Tokyo, Japan

(e) Paris, France

Ans.(a)

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181. World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the ______every year.

(a) First Saturday of February

(b) Second Saturday of February

(d) Fourth Saturday of February

(e) Fifth Saturday of February

Ans.(c)

182. On which date International Mother Language Day is observed annually?

(a) 20 February

(b) 21 February

(d) 23 February

(e) 24 February

Ans.(b)

183. What was the theme for International Mother Language Day 2021?

(a) Languages without borders

(b) Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society

(d) Linguistic diversity and multilingualism count for sustainable development

(e) Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education

Ans.(b)

184. World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on ______.

(a) 18 February

(b) 19 February

(d) 21 February

(e) 22 February

Ans.(c)

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185. What was the theme for World Day of Social Justice 2021?

(a) Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice

(b) Global mission to promote development and human dignity

(d) A Just Transition - environmentally sustainable economies and societies

(e) A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy

Ans.(e)

186. Who among the following has won the Australian Open women’s single final 2021?

(a) Sofia Kenin

(b) Victoria Azarenka

(d) Naomi Osaka

(e) Simone Biles

Ans.(d)

187. Who has won the Men’s single title of Australian Open 2021?

(a) Alexander Zverev

(b) Daniil Medvedev

(d) Dominic Thiem

(e) Rafael Nadal

Ans.(c)

188. In which state, the 47th Khajuraho Dance Festival has recently been organized?

(a) Bihar

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Ans.(e)

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189. Which state’s CM has recently laid a foundation of Eastern India's first skill university?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Nagaland

(d) Assam

(e) Sikkim

Ans.(d)

190. Hoshangabad City will be renamed as Narmadapuram. Hoshangabad City is in which state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(d) Punjab

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Ans.(c)

191. With which state government, IKEA has signed an MoU to invest Rs 5,500 crore?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Punjab

Ans.(d)

192. The national anthem has been played in the Nagaland assembly for the first time in almost 6 decades recently. Nagaland Statehood Day is observed every year on ______.

(a) 29 November

(b) 1 December

(d) 3 February

(e) 21 February

Ans.(b)

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193. Who among the following has released a book “Rashtra Pratham - 82 varshon ki Swarnim Gatha”?

(a) Rajnath Singh

(b) Amit Shah

(d) Narendra Modi

(e) M Venkaiah Naidu

Ans.(b)

194. ICGS C-453 Interceptor boat has been recently commissioned into services in Chennai. Which company has built the ICGS C-453?

(a) Defence Research and Development Laboratory

(b) Ashok Leyland

(d) Larsen & Toubro

(e) Defence Research and Development Organisation

Ans.(d)

195. World Thinking Day is celebrated annually on ______.

(a) 21 February

(b) 22 February

(d) 24 February

(e) 25 February

Ans.(b)

196. What was the theme for World Thinking Day 2021?

(a) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

(b) Leadership!

(d) Connect

(e) Grow

Ans.(c)

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197. Which state is going to host the 2nd Khelo India University Games 2021?

(a) Telangana

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Assam

(e) Odisha

Ans.(c)

198. With which organization, the Government of India has signed an agreement for $304 million to improve the power transmission network in Assam?

(a) International Monetary fund

(b) United Nations Development Programme

(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(e) World bank

Ans.(d)

199. Which of the following has launched a non-linked, non-participating, individual savings plan called Bima Jyoti?

(a) United India Insurance Company Limited

(b) Life Insurance Corporation of India

(d) National Insurance Company Limited

(e) Oriental Insurance Company Limited

Ans.(b)

200. Which of the following bank has been recently brought under Reserve Bank of India's regulatory purview?

(a) State Bank of Travancore

(b) State Bank of Saurashtra

(d) State Bank of Mysore

(e) State Bank of Sikkim

Ans.(e)

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201. Who has been roped in by RBI for awareness campaign on cyber fraud?

(a) Devansh Sharma

(b) Manj Musik

(d) Aditya Narayan

(e) Raja Kumari

Ans.(a)

202. Name the Chief Minister of Puducherry who resigned recently after losing the confidence vote.

(a) Praful Patel

(b) D K Joshi

(d) V Narayanasamy

(e) Devendra Kumar Joshi

Ans.(d)

203. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army?

(a) Paramjit Singh

(b) Rajeev Chaudhary

(d) Karambir Singh

(e) A.K. Chawla

Ans.(c)

204. Which of the following has conducted two successful launches of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) developed for the Indian Navy?

(a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

(b) Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL)

(d) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

(e) National Space Informatics Centre (NSIC)

Ans.(d)

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205. Which country’s women boxer team has finished on top in Adriatic Pearl Boxing Tournament in Montenegro?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Thailand

(d) Singapore

(e) Myanmar

Ans.(c)

206. World Scout Day is observed every year on ______.

(a) 21 February

(b) 22 February

(d) 24 February

(e) 25 February

Ans.(b)

207. Upul Tharanga has announced retirement from international cricket recently. For which country he played for?

(a) Pakistan

(b) Nepal

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Sri Lanka

Ans.(e)

208. Which series has won the “Best Web Series” award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021?

(a) Scam 1992

(b) Sacred Games

(d) Paatal Lok

(e) Criminal Justice

Ans.(a)

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209. Which actor has won the “Best Actor (Male)” award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021?

(a) Shah Rukh Khan

(b) Sushant Singh Rajput

(d) Vikrant Massey

(e) Kay Kay Menon

Ans.(c)

210. Which movie has won the “Best Film” award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021?

(a) Chhapaak

(b) Guilty

(d) Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

(e) Ludo

Ans.(d)

211. Motera Stadium has been recently named after who among the following?

(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(b) Lal Bahadur Shashtri

(d) Arun Jaitley

(e) Narendra Modi

Ans.(e)

212. Which organization has signed a 68-million-dollar project to improve quality of school education in Nagaland?

(a) World bank

(b) Asian Development Bank

(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(e) New Development Bank

Ans.(a)

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213. With which country, India has recently signed a trade deal, $100 million defence agreement?

(b) Singapore

(d) Hong Kong

(e) US

Ans.(a)

214. Which bank has won the “Best Service Provider” in Human Resources and also the best institution for “Excellence in Learning & Development” at the 29th Global HRD Congress awards?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Punjab National Bank

(d) Central Bank of India

(e) Allahabad Bank

Ans.(c)

215. HSBC has projected India’s GDP growth at ______for FY22.

(a) 5.2%

(b) 7.8%

(d) 11.2%

(e) 13.7%

Ans.(d)

216. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director General of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

(a) Okonjo-Iweala

(b) Bikram Singh Bedi

(d) Marc Llistosella

(e) Seiko Hashimoto

Ans.(c)

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217. Jasmine Harrison has become the youngest woman to row Atlantic Ocean. From which country she belongs to?

(a) Russia

(b) Japan

(d) UK

(e) USA

Ans.(d)

218. Central Excise Day is observed in India on ______every year.

(a) 23 February

(b) 24 February

(d) 26 February

(e) 27 February

Ans.(b)

219. 'Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey of an Actor' is the autobiography of ______.

(a) Karan Johar

(b) Kabir Bedi

(d) Shekhar Kapur

(e) Anupam Kher

Ans.(b)

220. Sardool Sikander has passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Politician

(b) Journalist

(d) Environmentalist

(e) Singer

Ans.(e)

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221. Which state’s Governor has inaugurated India’s First Digital University?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Odisha

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(c)

222. Which country has become the top trading partner of India in 2020?

(a) Russia

(b) China

(d) USA

(e) Japan

Ans.(b)

223. Which bank has launched the Common Payment Card System (CPCS) “Namma Chennai Smart Card”?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Axis Bank

Ans.(d)

224. Moody’s Investors Service has projected India's GDP growth at ______in FY’22.

(a) 7.9%

(b) 9.6%

(d) 11.8%

(e) 13.7%

Ans.(e)

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225. Irakli Garibashvili has become the new Prime Minister of which of the following country?

(a) Azerbaijan

(b) Georgia

(d) Turkmenistan

(e) Armenia

Ans.(b)

226. Name the Indian-American scientist who is leading NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.

(a) Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari

(b) Ravish Malhotra

(d) Raj Chetty

(e) Swati Mohan

Ans.(e)

227. Who among the following is one of the 12 “courageous” individuals named by the Biden administration for the newly-instituted International Anti-Corruption Champions Award?

(a) Ajai Malhotra

(b) Arunima Sinha

(d) Anjali Bharadwaj

(e) Ajay Mathur

Ans.(d)

228. Which edition of Maritime India Summit (MIS) will be inaugurated by PM Modi in the virtual mode on March 2, 2021?

(a) 2nd

(b) 3rd

(d) 5th

(e) 6th

Ans.(a)

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229. Which state/UT is hosting the 2nd edition of the Khelo India Winter Games in 2021?

(a) Ladakh

(b) West Bengal

(d) Jammu & Kashmir

(e) Gujarat

Ans.(d)

230. Who has inaugurated the 6th International Conference on Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Sector?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Ram Nath Kovind

(d) Shripad Yesso Naik

(e) Piyush Goyal

Ans.(e)

231. ICRA has projected Indian economy growth at ______in FY22.

(a) 7.7%

(b) 9.0%

(d) 12.3%

(e) 14.8%

Ans.(c)

232. Who has been recently appointed as the United Nations goodwill ambassador?

(a) Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck

(b) Natalia Vodianova

(d) M Nethra

(e) Marc Llistosella

Ans.(b)

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233. Who has been appointed as the global brand ambassador of Levi’s?

(a) Priyanka Chopra

(b) Shah Rukh Khan

(d) Rohit Sharma

(e) Deepika Padukone

Ans.(e)

234. Who has been re-elected as the President of Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI)?

(a) Bikram Singh Bedi

(b) Satishwar Balakrishnan

(d) Manasa Varanasi

(e) Sandeep Kataria

Ans.(c)

235. Who has become the new Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes?

(a) Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar

(b) Ajay Mathur

(d) Vijay Sampla

(e) Ramesh Kandula

Ans.(d)

236. Who is the head of the task force on Interlinking of Rivers which recently approved the Mahanadi-Godavari link?

(a) T Krishnakumar

(b) Sriram Vedire

(d) S Krishnan

(e) V K Yadav

Ans.(b)

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237. Vinay Kumar has announced retirement recently. He was associated with which sport?

(a) Cricket

(b) Badminton

(d) Football

(e) Table Tennis

Ans.(a)

238. Which ministry has organized the Saras Aajeevika Mela-2021 at Noida Haat?

(a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

(b) Ministry of Culture

(d) Ministry of Rural Development

(e) Ministry of Jal Shakti

Ans.(d)

239. Nirmala Sitharaman has recently attended the G20 Central Bank Governors’ meeting. This G20 Central Bank Governors’ meeting was held under which country’s Presidency?

(a) France

(b) Italy

(d) Spain

(e) England

Ans.(b)

240. Which bank has recently tied up with JPMorgan to use the US bank’s blockchain technology to speed up overseas transactions?

(a) RBL Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Axis Bank

Ans.(c)

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241. NSO has projected Indian economy growth at ______in 2020-21.

(a) -5.2%

(b) -8.0%

(d) -11.0%

(e) -13.7%

Ans.(b)

242. Who has been named as the President & CTO of AU Small Finance Bank?

(a) Sharad Goklani

(b) Dushyant Chautala

(d) B S Raju

(e) Anjali Bharadwaj

Ans.(a)

243. Who among the following will receive the “CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award”?

(a) M Venkaiah Naidu

(b) Yogi Adityanath

(d) Narendra Modi

(e) Amit Shah

Ans.(d)

244. On which date, National Science Day is observed every year in India?

(a) 24 February

(b) 25 February

(d) 27 February

(e) 28 February

Ans.(e)

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245. What was the theme for National Science Day 2021?

(a) Future of STI: Impacts on Education, Skills and Work

(b) Women in Science

(d) Scientific Issues for Development of the Nation

(e) Science & Technology for specially abled Persons

Ans.(a)

246. Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on ______.

(a) 24 February

(b) 25 February

(d) 27 February

(e) 28 February

Ans.(d)

247. World NGO Day is celebrated every year on ______globally.

(a) 23 February

(b) 24 February

(d) 26 February

(e) 27 February

Ans.(e)

248. PSLV-C51 has launched which country's Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites?

(a) Brazil

(b) Russia

(d) Canada

(e) South Africa

Ans.(a)

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249. Hero Indian Women’s League 2020-21 edition will be hosted in which of the following state?

(a) Bihar

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Odisha

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans.(d)

250. Padma Shri Poet Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri has passed away recently. He was a poet of which language?

(a) Hindi

(b) Malayalam

(d) Marathi

(e) Kannada

Ans.(b)

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