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1 www.gradeup.co 1.By which year the IT major Wipro has E. Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern announced its plan to achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions? 6.Which organization is responsible for A. 2025 setting up the world's largest zoo in B. 2030 Gujarat's Jamnagar district? C. 2032 D. 2035 A. NTPC E. 2040 B. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) C. Adani Groups D. Larsen & Toubro 2.Which e-commerce payment platform has E. Tata Motors launched a new video-based wealth community called Wealth Community? 7.The 'Beating Retreat' ceremony held every A. Amazon Pay year on ______. B. Paytm C. Google Pay A. 30th January D. MobiKwik B. 15th January E. PhonePe C. 29th January D. 10th January E. 11th January 3.Which becomes the 3rd largest Indian IT services company by market capitalization of Rs 2.65 trillion? 8.Maitri Setu has been built over which river that connects Sabroom in with A. TCS Ramgarh in Bangladesh? B. Wipro C. HCL Technologies A. Hooghly D. Tech Mahindra B. Brahmaputra E. Infosys C. Subansiri D. Feni E. Madhuri 4.What is the theme of World Day of Social Justice 2021? 9.Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Project is A. A call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy located in which country? B. Closing the inequality gap to achieve social justice A. Myanmar C. If you want peace and development,work for B. Nepal social justice C. Bhutan D. Workers on move-Quest for social justice D. Afghanistan E. None of these E. Thailand

5.Who is the Prime Minister of Iceland? 10.What is the meaning of ‘Master of Roster’?

A. Bjarni Benediktsson A. It refers to the privilege of the Chief Justice to B. Benedikt Jóhannesson constitute Benches to hear cases. C. Katrin Jakobsdottir B. Under this, the Chief Justice has the right to D. Micheál Martin participate in government work. C. Under this, the Chief Justice can take the

2 www.gradeup.co entire country out of government control and 15.Poba Reserve Forest would be upgraded take control of it. to a wildlife sanctuary is located in which D. It refers to the intervention of the President state of India? to the Chief Justice's Privilege to make the bench to hear matters. A. Assam E. It refers to the privilege of the Chief Justice B. Sikkim for the appointment of judges. C. Manipur D. Meghalaya E. Arunachal Pradesh 11.Maseru is the capital city of which country? 16.Etalin Hydroelectric Project is being built A. South Africa in which state? B. Zimbabwe C. Lesotho A. Arunachal Pradesh D. Senegal B. Sikkim E.None of the above/More than one of the above C. Manipur D. Assam E. 12.Harvesting festival ‘Nuakhai’ is celebrated in which of the following states? 17.What is the maximum life of an Ordinance A. Assam promulgated by President? B. Odisha C. West Bengal A. 6 Months D. Bihar B. 6 Months+2 Weeks E. Sikkim C. 6 Months+6 Weeks D. 8 Months E. None of the above/ 13.Karlapat wildlife sanctuary, which was in More than one of the above news recently, is located in which state?

A. Chhattisgarh 18.Under which of the following acts, B. Odisha Burma/Myanmar was separated from India? C. Madhya Pradesh D. Karnataka A. The Charter Act 1918 E. Jharkhand B. India Freedom Act 1947 C. Government of India Act 1919 D. Government of India Act 1935 14.Who is the inventor of the Bar Code?

A. Justin 19.Which of the following has never become B. George Louis a Vice ? C. George Laurer D. James Hawk A. VV Giri E. John Simons B. Sanjeeva Reddy C. BD Jatti D. KR Narayan

3 www.gradeup.co 20.Who announced the SARS-Cov-2 as the 25.Who has authored the book titled “The name of the Coronavirus? Bench”?

A. ICTV A. JK Rowling B. WHO B. Meghan Markle C. UNICEF C. Julia Donaldson D. ICMR D. Judy Blume E. Kate DiCamilo

21.The name of Coronavirus is derived from which of the following languages? 26.Who has been appointed as Acting Chairperson of National Human Rights A. English Commission (NHRC) with effect from April B. Chinese 25, 2021? C. Mandarin D. Latin A. Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant B. Justice Ashok Bhan C. Justice Jasti Chelameswar 22.On the sidelines of the G7 Foreign D. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Ministers’ Meeting, the first-ever India- E. Justice C K. Prasad France-Australia Trilateral Foreign Ministerial Dialogue was held in ______. 27.The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) A. Paris has established a ‘Water Sports and B. Sydney Adventure Institute (WSAI)’ in which state? C. London D. New York A. E. Tokyo B. Uttarakhand C. Himachal Pradesh D. Punjab 23.Former Union Minister Ajit Singh has E. Sikkim passed away recently belong to which political party? 28.Who has won the ATP Masters 1000 A. BJP series tennis tournament? B. Congress C. Sanajwadi Party A. Stefanos Tsitsipas D. Bahujan Samaj Party B. Andrey Rublev E. Rashtriya Lok Dal C. Rafael Nadal D. Novak Djokovic E. Dan Evans 24.Who will be honoured with the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs)? 29.Who has been appointed as the new prime minister of South Korea? A. Pink B. Madona A. Kim Boo-kyum C. Diana Ross B. Hong Nam-ki D. Donna Summer C. Chung Sye-kyun E. Billie Holiday D. Moon Jae-in E. None of the above

4 www.gradeup.co 30.Indian conducted Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar’ with which conutry?

A. Kazakhstan B. Uzbekistan C. Tajikistan D. Afghanistan E. Kyrgyzstan

5 www.gradeup.co ###ANSWERS### of 55 per cent reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 in absolute emission levels compared to its base year of 2016-17 (April-March).

1. Ans. E. 4. Ans. A.

• Wipro, the IT software major announced its • World Social Justice Day is observed globally plan to achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas (GHG) on February 20 to remind people to keep emissions by 2040 and committed an fighting against discrimination in all forms and intermediate target to achieve a 55 per cent focus on issues including human rights, gender reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 compared equality, poverty, exclusion, unemployment and to its base year of 2016-17 (April-March). social protections.

• The targets fixed by the company are in • The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) accordance with the Paris Agreement’s first observed World Social Justice Day in 2009, objective to cap temperature rise to 1.5 degrees which also encourages actions needed to Celsius, and the globally accepted Science Based overcome the digital divide, provide decent Targets initiative (SBTi). work opportunities and safeguard labour and human rights. 2. Ans. B. • The theme of 2021 World Day of Social Justice • Home-grown digital financial services is "A Call for Social Justice in the Digital platform Paytm has launched a new video-based Economy." wealth community called the Paytm Wealth Community. 5. Ans. C.

• Paytm Wealth Community is an investing * Katrin Jakobsdottir is the Prime Minister of community based on video, and “will enable Iceland. users to attend live sessions conducted by subject matter experts across an array of wealth * She is the current prime minister of Iceland topics like Stocks, F&O, IPO, ETFs, Mutual Funds, since 2017. Gold, Fixed Income, and Personal Finance. * Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North 3. Ans. B. Atlantic Ocean.

• Wipro regained its position as the 3rd largest * Capital of Iceland: Reykjavík. Indian IT services company by market capitalization of Rs 2.65 trillion by suppressing 6. Ans. B. HCL Technologies’ Rs 2.62 trillion market cap. • Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) will be • TCS remains at the top of the list with a setting up the world's largest zoo in Gujarat's market cap of Rs. 11.51 trillion followed by Jamnagar district. Infosys. • The zoo will be built on 280 acres, In which • Wipro has also announced its commitment to more than 300 species of animals will live. achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040, in line with the objective of 7. Ans. C. the Paris Agreement to cap temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius.

• The country’s third-largest largest software • The 'Beating Retreat' ceremony held services company has set an intermediate target every year on 29th January, marking the

6 www.gradeup.co culmination of the four-day-long ‘Master of the Roster’ refers to the privilege of Republic Day celebrations. the Chief Justice to constitute Benches to hear cases. Chief Justice is the master of the roster and he alone has the privilege of making court benches and combine matters in the bench. • It officially denotes the end of Republic Day festivities. 11. Ans. C.

• Maseru, capital and largest urban centre of Lesotho. It is on the left bank of the Caledon • It is performed by the bands of the three River near the border with Free State province, wings of the military, the Indian Army, South Africa. Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. • In 1869 the chief of the Sotho (Basotho) nation, Moshoeshoe, founded the town near his mountain stronghold of Thaba Bosiu; few of the 8. Ans. D. 19th-century buildings remain.

• The bridge ‘Maitri Setu’ has been built over 12. Ans. B. Feni river which flows between Indian boundary in Tripura State and Bangladesh. ● The harvesting festival 'Nuakhai' is celebrated by the people of Odisha to welcome • The name ‘Maitri Setu’ symbolizes growing the new rice-paddy of the season. bilateral relations and friendly ties between India and Bangladesh. ● Nuakhai, as the name, suggests that nua means new and khai means food. • The construction was taken up by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development ● The festival is celebrated after the celebration Corporation Ltd at a project cost of Rs. 133 of Ganesh Chaturthi in the Western part of Crores. Odisha.

• The 1.9 Km long bridge joins Sabroom in India ● It is a festival for the worship of food grain. with Ramgarh in Bangladesh. 13. Ans. B. 9. Ans. C. • Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is located in • A concession agreement was signed between Kalahandi district of Odisha. the Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Limited and the Royal Government of Bhutan. The Concession • Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is about 15 km Agreement provides the right to Kholongchhu from Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Hydro Energy Limited to operate the Kalahandi district. The sanctuary covers an area Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Project within the of 175 square kilometres. jurisdictions of the Bhutanese Government. 14. Ans. C. • The Concession Agreement signing was conducted at Bhutan’s capital city Thimphu. The • George J. Laurer (94-years) passed away at his Agreement signing was attended virtually by home in Wendell, North Carolina in the US. the Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. S. Jaishankar. • Mr. Laurer was an electrical engineer with IBM in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park in 10. Ans. A. the early 1970s when he spearheaded the

7 www.gradeup.co development of the UPC (Universal Product • President can promulgate an ordinance under Code), or bar code. Article 123.

• The now-ubiquitous marking, composed of • As per the constitution, an ordinance will unique black bars and a 12-digit number, expire after 6 weeks once both the houses of allowed retailers to identify products and their Parliament are in session and maximum prices as they are scanned, usually at checkout. duration between two sessions of Parliament is 6 months. 15. Ans. A. • A constitutional amendment cannot be made • Assam Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal through ordinance route. has announced, Poba Reserve Forest in Dhemaji district would be upgraded to a wildlife • The power of ordinance making is not to be sanctuary. taken as a substitute for the legislative power.

• The announcement was made during a 18. Ans. D. meeting with senior officials of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Majuli districts at Jonai. Poba ● Myanmar/Burma was separated from the Reserve Forest declared in 1924 with an area of Government of India Act 1935. 10,522 hectares is home to a large number of flora and fauna. ● The British separated Burma from India in the hope of weakening the Burmese freedom 16. Ans. A. struggle.

• The Etalin Hydroelectric Project in the Dibang ● Myanmar is important for India because of Valley, Arunachal Pradesh is based on the river the geographic, historical, cultural and Dibang and is proposed to be completed in 7 economic linkages and for the overall years. development of the North-Eastern Indian states. • Dibang is a tributary of the Brahmaputra river which flows through the states of Arunachal 19. Ans. B. Pradesh and Assam. Sanjeeva Reddy has never become Vice • It envisages construction of two dams over the President of Country. tributaries of Dibang: Dir and Tangon. • Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was sixth President of • The Project falls under the richest bio- country and also was the youngest president of geographical province of the Himalayan zone country. and would be located at the junction of major biogeographic zones like Palaearctic Zone and • BD Jatti served as 5th Vice President of India Indo-Malayan Zone. from 1974 to 1979.

• It is expected to be one of the biggest • VV Giri served as 3rd Vice President of India hydropower projects in India in terms of from 1967 to 1969. installed capacity. • KR Narayan served as 9th Vice President of 17. Ans. C. India from 1987 to 1992.

The maximum life of an Ordinance promulgated 20. Ans. A. by President is 6 Months+6Weeks. ● ICTV is International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.

8 www.gradeup.co ● It announced the SARS-Cov-2 as the name of • Singer Pink will be honoured with the Icon the Coronavirus on 11 February 2020. Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). ● Full Form of SARS-Cov-2 was severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. • The award aims to recognize artists who have achieved success on the Billboard charts and left 21. Ans. D. an indelible impact on music.

● The name of Coronavirus is derived from • Pink joins previous honourees that include Latin language. Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Cher, Janet Jackson, Mariah ● In Latin corona means "crown" and the shape Carey and Garth Brooks. of the virus is crown like so it gets the name Coronavirus. 25. Ans. B.

● Coronaviruses are large pleomorphic * Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, is set spherical particles with bulbous surface to release her debut book, titled “The Bench”. It projections. is a children book that narrates the bond between a father and son through the mothers 22. Ans. C. perspective.

• The first-ever India-France-Australia Trilateral * The book is published by Random House Foreign Ministerial Dialogue was held in Children’s Books. London, UK, on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. * The illustrations of the book are done by award-winning artist Christian Robinson. • The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar from India, France’s * The book was inspired by the relationship Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr between fathers and sons. Jean-Yves Le Drian and Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Marise Payne. * The audiobook edition of the book narrated by Megahan will also be released in June. 23. Ans. E. 26. Ans. A. • Former Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) founder and leader Ajit Singh has passed • Former judge of Supreme Court, Justice away battling COVID-19. He was the son of Prafulla Chandra Pant (PC Pant) has been former Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary appointed as Acting Chairperson of National Charan Singh. Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with effect from April 25, 2021. • Ajit Singh had served as Minister of Commerce & Industry under Prime Minister V. P. Singh; • He Succeeds Justice H.L. Dattu, whose tenure Minister of Food Processing Industries in P. V. ended on December 2, 2020. Narasimha Rao’s cabinet; Minister of Agriculture in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s • His appointment was authorized by President government and Minister of Civil Aviation in of India, Ram Nath Kovind. Manmohan Singh’s cabinet. • The term of office of the NHRC Chairperson 24. Ans. A. and members of the NHRC is for five years or till the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier.

27. Ans. B.

9 www.gradeup.co • The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has • He will be appointed only after, the parliament established a ‘Water Sports and Adventure of South Korea approved the nomination of the Institute (WSAI)’ near Tehri Dam Reservoir in President. Uttarakhand. • The president has also nominated new • The institute was inaugurated by Uttarakhand ministers for Labour, Land, Science, Trade and Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat along with Oceans Ministry. Union Minister of State for Sports Kiren Rijiju. 30. Ans. E. • The Mountaineering and Skiing Institute of ITBP at Auli, will independently run this • The 8th India-Kyrgyz Joint Special Forces institution. Exercise ‘Khanjar’ was inaugurated at the Special Forces Brigade of National Guards of the • This institution will boost national and Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek. international tourism and increase opportunity of employment for the people of the state. • The two-week-long exercise focuses on high- altitude, mountains and counter-extremism. 28. Ans. A. • The exercise is being held between Special • Stefanos Tsitsipas has won his first ATP forces of India and Kyrgyzstan since 2011, to Masters 1000 series after a flawless take forward the strategic partnership between performance against Andrey Rublev in Monte India and the Kyrgyz Republic. Carlo.

• The Greek star had lost his previous two finals at this level, with Rafael Nadal denying him in Sahi Prep Hai Toh Life Set Hai... Toronto and Novak Djokovic beating him in Madrid. Thank You.

• Rublev beat 11-time Monte Carlo champion All the Best!!! Nadal in the quarter-finals. Rublev knocked out Roberto Bautista Agut, Rafael Nadal and Dan Evans en route to the final but could not find a way past Tsitsipas.

29. Ans. A.

• Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea nominated Kim Boo-kyum, the former Minister of the Interior and Safety as the new Prime Minister (PM) of South Korea. Kim Boo-kyum will be the 3rd PM under the government headed by President Moon Jae-in.

• He will replace former PM Chung Sye-kyun who resigned to run in the 2022 presidential election.

• Currently, Hong Nam-ki is serving as the Acting Prime Minister of South Korea.

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