CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY-2021

1. Where did Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced the setting up of multi-model logistics park? (a) Durgapur (b) Bhilai (c) Tezpur (d) Silchar (e) Rourkela Ans. (d); 2. completed successful speed trials of the new design Vistadome Tourist Coaches made by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at what speed? (a) 150 kmph (b) 180 kmph (c) 130 kmph (d) 160 kmph (e) 190 kmph Ans. (b); 3. The Union Cabinet approved the export of which missile system in order to boost domestic defence manufacturing? (a) Akash (b) BrahMos- II (c) Dhanush (d) Nirbhay (e) BrahMos Ans. (a); 4. Where did Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of All Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in December 2020? (a) Surat (b) Bareilly (c) Rajkot (d) Pushkar (e) Hisar Ans. (c); 5. Which bank has collaborated with Salesforce, a leader in customer relationship management, to build a next generation technology platform to power the retail lending business? (a) Yes Bank (b) Axis Bank (c) Kotak Mahindra Bank (d) IndusInd Bank (e) Federal Bank Ans. (a); 6. Which foreign bank in India has introduced ‘Travel Now’, a one-stop travel marketplace within its app? (a) Qatar National Bank (b) DBS Bank (c) The Bank of Nova Scotia (d) Deutsche Bank (e) SBM Bank Ans. (b); 7. Municipal Corporation (PCMC) of signed an MoU with which of the following to co-create India’s first Social Impact Bond (SIB)? (a) United Nations Environment Programme (b) United Nations Development Programme (c) United Nations Human Settlement Programme (d) United Nations Population Fund (e) United Nations Capital Development Fund Ans. (b);

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8. Which state government signed a contract execution (MoU) for the country’s first ethanol plant to be set up in the state under the public-private partnership (PPP) model? (a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Jharkhand (d) Chhattisgarh (e) Punjab Ans. (d); 9. The Common Services Centers (CSCs) has partnered with which institute to establish a Design and Innovation Lab for conducting research on design-led innovations related to leveraging livelihood? (a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Roorkee (c) IIT Kharagpur (d) IIT Delhi (e) IIT Kanpur Ans. (d); 10. The government extended the tenure of whom as the secretary of Department of Space and chairman of Space Commission by a year? (a) A. S. Kiran Kumar (b) Vikram Sarabhai (c) K Sivan (d) S. Somanath (e) B. N. Suresh Ans. (c); 11. Which state government has launched its own crop relief scheme ‘Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana’ to replace the Prime Minister’s insurance scheme? (a) Jharkhand (b) Bihar (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan (e) Ans. (a); 12. What is the interest rate on the National Savings Certificate (NSC) for January-March 2021 quarter? (a) 3.4% (b) 6.8% (c) 7.8% (d) 6.9% (e) 7.5% Ans. (b); 13. With which state/UT government has Solar firm Oakridge Energy signed agreements to solarize 1,000 schools in state/UT by 2022? (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Chandigarh (c) (d) Karnataka (e) Delhi Ans. (e); 14. Who has been appointed as the new chairman and CEO of the Railway Board? (a) Shyamraj Mehta (b) Prabhakar Sardana (c) Suneet Sharma (d) Sumit Arora (e) Vivek Tripathi Ans. (c); 15. Who has been honoured with Tansen Samman- 2020 for Hindustani classical music? (a) Pt. Ulhaas Kashalkar (b) Pt. Satish Vyas (c) Pt. Vidyadhar Mehta (d) Pt. Dalchan Sharma (e) Pt. Vikas Kashalkar Ans. (b); 16. Which one of the following is one of the tea producing sites from Japan which has been recognized by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) as the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)? (a) Fuzhou Jasmine tea site (b) Traditional Hadong Tea Agrosystem (c) Traditional Tree Grass system (d) Pu’er Traditional Tea Agrosystem (e) Harney & Sons Fine Teas Ans. (c); 2 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com

17. Which educational institution has been sanctioned Rs.135 crore by the Department of Science and Technology to set up a Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation and Data Acquisition Systems? (a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT (c) IIT Delhi (d) IIT Bombay (e) IIT Roorkee Ans. (b); 18. Indira Joseph Venniyoor who passed away was related to which profession? (a) News Broadcaster (b) Actor (c) Scientist (d) Economist (e) Model Ans. (a); 19. Buta Singh who passed away was related to which profession? (a) Singer (b) Actor (c) Politician (d) Sportsperson (e) Director Ans. (c); 20. John Fulton Reid who passed away was the finest batsman of which country? (a) New Zealand (b) America (c) Ireland (d) West Indies (e) Australia Ans. (a); 21. Which state government launched a mobile application ‘DigiNest’, to give people digital access to the state government’s directory, which can be synced with the smart phone with the click of a button? (a) Karnataka (b) Odisha (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Punjab (e) Chhattisgarh Ans. (d); 22. Which airport has recently become a CAT IIIB compliant runway that can be used by aircraft even during inclement weather and foggy conditions? (a) Coimbatore International Airport (b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (c) Kempegowda International Airport (d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (e) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Ans. (c); 23. Who is appointed as the new chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)? (a) Soma Mondal (b) Surbhi Bhatacharya (c) Rekha Banerjee (d) Anil Kumar Chaudhary (e) Vaishika Mittal Ans. (a); 24. Which state/UT government has signed an MoU with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) to promote the state’s horticulture produce in the global market? (a) Puducherry (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Mizoram (d) (e) Arunachal Pradesh Ans. (b); 3 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com

25. In January 2021, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced transactions through which medium to be completely free? (a) NEFT (b) RTGS (c) UPI (d) IMPS (e) All of the above Ans. (c); 26. To augment electricity generation capacity in which state, India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 231 million loan agreement? (a) Assam (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Tripura (e) Karnataka Ans. (a); 27. To expand horticulture production and farm household income in which state, India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 10 million project readiness financing (PRF)? (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Sikkim (e) West Bengal Ans. (b); 28. India along with 4 other countries has joined as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council, UNSC. Which one of the following is not among those? (a) Kenya (b) Norway (c) Iceland (d) Uganda (e) Mexico Ans. (c); 29. International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) situated where has become an associate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)? (a) (b) Gujarat (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan (e) Delhi Ans. (b); 30. The World Health Organization has cleared the which coronavirus vaccine for emergency use? (a) Oxford Institute’s Covishield (b) COVAX (c) Pfizer-BioNTech (d) Biocon (e) Covaxin Ans. (c); 31. The government is implementing a Rs 320-crore project for five major ports in order to provide a digital port ecosystem. Which one of the following is not one of those ports? (a) Deendayal (b) Kolkata (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) (e) Chennai Ans. (c); 32. Which state government will host the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2021) in march 2021? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) West Bengal (d) Punjab (e) Gujarat Ans. (b); 33. Where was the five days ‘National Folk Dance Festival’ organized in December 2020? (a) Jammu (b) Kanpur (c) Patiala (d) Hisar (e) Shimla Ans. (a);

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34. India’s April-November fiscal deficit stood at what percent of full-year target? (a) 125% (b) 105% (c) 135% (d) 140% (e) 156% Ans. (c); 35. Indian player Michael Kindo who passed away was related with which sport? (a) Squash (b) Badminton (c) Football (d) Cricket (e) Hockey## Ans. (e); 36. Justice Pankaj Mithal has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the court of which of the following? (a) Delhi (b) Punjab and Haryana (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) J&K and Ladakh (e)Madhya Pradesh Ans. (d); 37. Which Indian two-wheeler company has become the first globally to cross a market capitalization of INR one trillion? (a) Honda (b) TVS Motor (c) Bajaj Auto (d) Hero MotoCorp (e) Yamaha Ans. (c); 38. Which bank in January 2021 announced the launch of video KYC account opening (VAO) facility for its savings bank accounts? (a) IDBI Bank (b) RBL Bank (c) ICICI Bank (d) Karnataka Bank (e) Canara Bank Ans. (a); 39. Which of the following has signed a $100 million loan with the Government of India to modernise and upgrade the power distribution system to enhance the quality and reliability of electricity supply in Bengaluru city in the state of Karnataka? (a) World Bank (b) World Trade Organisation (c) Asian Development Bank (d) New Development Bank (e) International Monetary Fund Ans. (c); 40. Pablo Cesar of which country will head the 51st International Film Festival of India’s International Jury? (a) Netherlands (b) Argentina (c) Sri Lanka (d) Maldives (e) Austria Ans. (b); 41. Which state government has launched ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ for boys and girls coming out of child care institutions and having completed 18 years of age to be able to make them self-reliant? (a) Telangana (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Gujarat Ans. (d); 42. Taran Kootenhayoo, actor from which country passed away recently? (a) Japan (b) Sweden (c) Canada (d) Denmark (e) France Ans. (c);

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43. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of laid the foundation stone of the National Environmental Standards Laboratory. Where is National Physical Laboratory situated? (a) Delhi (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Tamil Nadu (e) Andhra Pradesh Ans. (a); 44. Which state/UT has set up a Tamil academy to promote the South Indian language and culture in the state/UT? (a) Chandigarh (b) Jharkhand (c) Delhi (d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Bihar Ans. (c); 45. Which e-commerce portal has been unveiled by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) where over 50,000 products, ranging from apparel to home decor, will be available? (a) KhadiIndia.com (b) eKhadiIndia.com (c) KhadiIndia.in (d) IKhadiIndia.in (e) eKhadiIndia.in Ans. (b); 46. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. The RBI-DPI has been constructed with what as the base period? (a) March 2018 (b) April 2021 (c) March 2020 (d) April 2019 (e) February 2020 Ans. (a); 47. Who has topped the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021 in which Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has been replaced as Asia’s richest person? (a) Jack Ma (b) Jeff Bezos (c) Mark Zukerberg (d) Elon Musk (e) Bill Gates Ans. (b); 48. In January 2021, which of the following delivered eighth landing craft utility ship to the Indian Navy? (a) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (b) Cochin Shipyard (c) Naval Dockyard (d) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (e) Goa Shipyard Ans. (d); 49. India will replace which country to be the co-chair of the IUCN-supported Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) for 3 years? (a) Ireland (b) South Korea (c) Australia (d) Japan (e) Poland Ans. (b); 50. When is World Braille Day annually celebrated? (a) January 8 (b) January 2 (c) January 7 (d) January 4 (e) January 3 Ans. (d);

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51. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar who passed away was related to which of the following? (a) Mountaineer (b) Poet (c) Businessman (d) Surgeon (e) Artist Ans. (a); 52. From which of the following, India launched the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with 43 members onboard? (a) Gujarat (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Goa (e) Kerala Ans. (d); 53. In January 2021, where did Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a migrant worker cell? (a) Patna (b) Surat (c) Jodhpur (d) Noida (e) Jaipur Ans. (b); 54. By 2021, India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has planned to reduce the level of trans fats in food items from the permissible limit of 5% to what percent? (a) 1% (b) 5% (c) 6% (d) 4% (e) 3% Ans. (e); 55. Which meteorological observatory has been awarded the status of ‘centennial observing station’ in recognition to its long-term meteorological observation exceeding over 100 years by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)? (a) Delhi (b) Patna (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow (e) Chennai Ans. (b); 56. In January 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated the 450-km Kochi to ______LNG (liquified natural gas) pipeline through video conferencing? (a) Coimbatore (b) Mysore (c) Madikeri (d) Mangaluru (e) Siliguri Ans. (d); 57. Which insurance company has tied up with Jammu & Kashmir Government to give the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT for all the residents of the Union territory? (a) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance (b) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance (c) ICICI Lombard General Insurance (d) Star Health and Allied Insurance (e) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Ans. (a);

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58. Dr Raghu Ram Pillarisetti who has been named in the New Year’s Honours list of Queen Elizabeth II is a well-known? (a) Cardiothoracic surgeon (b) Neurosurgeon (c) Paediatric surgeon (d) Breast cancer surgeon (e) Orthopaedic surgeon Ans. (d); 59. Anil Panachooran who passed away was related to which profession? (a) Poet (b) Politician (c) Businessman (d) Singer (e) Dramatist Ans. (a); 60. Which country’s company and university has announced to launch the world’s first wood-based space satellite to combat the problem of space junk? (a) Russia (b) France (c) China (d) Japan (e) USA Ans. (d); 61. India with which country has tested a Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) defence system jointly developed by the two countries? (a) Russia (b) Israel (c) Pakistan (d) France (e) Indonesia Ans. (b); 62. To improve the inland water transport infrastructure in which state, the Government of India and the World Bank signed a $105 million project? (a) Bangalore (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Arunachal Pradesh Ans. (c); 63. Which of the following is the first urban co-operative bank (UCB) in India to transition to a Small Finance Bank? (a) Tirupati Small Finance Bank (b) Mehsana Small Finance Bank (c) Fincare Small Finance Bank (d) Jana Small Finance Bank (e) Shivalik Small Finance Bank Ans. (e); 64. When is World Day of War Orphans observed? (a) January 6 (b) January 3 (c) January 4 (d) January 5 (e) January 7 Ans. (a); 65. DRDO has signed MoU with which state’s metro for implementation of Advanced Biodigester Mk-II Technology in Metro Rail Network? (a) Rajasthan Metro (b) Delhi Metro (c) Maharashtra Metro (d) West Bengal Metro (e) Karnataka Metro Ans. (c); 66. With effect from April 1, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to introduce the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) system for all payment transactions of what value? (a) Rs 30 crore (b) Rs 70 crore (c) Rs 40 crore (d) Rs 80 crore (e) Rs 50 crore Ans. (e);

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67. Which bank has signed an agreement with the to provide banking services to the personnel of the force? (a) Federal Bank (b) Bandhan Bank (c) Kotak Mahindra Bank (d) ICICI Bank (e) CSB Bank Ans. (b); 68. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh which have become the first pair to have completed the One Nation, One Ration Card Reforms has received how much additional financial assistance? (a) Rs 1, 367 crore (b) Rs 1,456 crore (c) Rs 1,167 crore (d) Rs 1,004 crore (e) Rs 1,394 crore Ans. (d); 69. RBI announced the operationalization of the Payment Investment Development Fund (PIDF) with how much initial corpus? (a) Rs 345 crore (b) Rs 240 crore (c) Rs 459 crore (d) Rs 769 crore (e) Rs 398 crore Ans. (a); 70. With the prediction of India’s economy to contract by 9.6% in 2020-21, World Bank predicted to recover it to what percent in next fiscal? (a) 5.9% (b) 5.4% (c) 4.6% (d) 3.8% (e) 6.2% Ans. (b); 71. With which country, cabinet approved signing of Memorandum of Cooperation on partnership in ‘Specified Skilled Worker’? (a) Netherlands (b) Norway (c) Italy (d) France (e) Japan Ans. (e); 72. Which country’s former prime minister Modibo Keita passed away recently? (a) Ghana (b) Mali (c) Cambodia (d) Libya (e) Senegal Ans. (b); 73. Who is appointed as the Deputy General Secretary of All India Football Federation (AIFF)? (a) Abhilash Rewri (b) Dinesh Gupta (c) Deepak Mondal (d) Abhishek Yadav (e) Vikram Roop Shah Ans. (d); 74. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief of Staff? (a) Vibhor Sahni (b) Srikant Awasthi (c) Shantanu Dayal (d) Renedy Singh (e) Nimesh Jain Ans. (c); 75. Who has been appointed as the chairman of All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council, the national apex body of the gems and jewellery industry? (a) Saiyam Mehra (b) Ashish Pethe (c) Steven Dias (d) Rohit Jaglani (e) Nakul Thakur Ans. (b);

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76. Justice Hima Kohli has become the first woman to assume charge as the Chief Justice of which high court? (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Assam (c) Mizoram (d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Telangana Ans. (e); 77. Who is the author of the novel titled ‘Right Under our Nose’? (a) Jayant Kumar Dash (b) Vivek Deep (c) Arundhati Roy (d) R. Giridharan (e) H. Subramanian Ans. (d); 78. PhonePe has tied up with which insurance company to launch Term Life Insurance plans on its platform? (a) SBI Life Insurance (b) Tata AIA Life Insurance (c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (d) Bharti AXA Life Insurance (e) HDFC Life Insurance Ans. (c); 79. Which district has topped the list of aspirational districts ranked by the government think tank Niti Aayog in November 2020? (a) Udupi (b) Yadgir (c) Gadchiroli (d) Jharia (e) Chandauli Ans. (e); 80. How much grant assistance ha sbeen given by India to Nepal as part of its commitment towards reconstruction of educational institutions damaged during the 2015 earthquake? (a) Rs 15.88 cr (b) Rs 16.78 cr (c) Rs 12.45 cr (d) Rs 14.76 cr (e) Rs 19.21 cr Ans. (e); 81. According to World Bank, global economy is expected to expand by what percent in 2021? (a) 4.5% (b) 4.00% (c) 2.78% (d) 7.56% (e) 3.65% Ans. (b); 82. Where was the Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament being organized? (a) Chiktan (b) Saru (c) Jandrah (d) Bhangor (e) Charangal Ans. (a); 83. Who has authored the book titled ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’? (a) Arundhati Roy (b) G Mehenridatta (c) R Kaushik (d) Bhanu Prakash Singh (e) Deep Sharma Ans. (c); 84. Claire Polosak of which country is set to become the first female match official in a men’s Test match? (a) Australia (b) Norway (c) South Africa (d) Zimbabwe (e) New Zealand Ans. (a); 10 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com

85. Who has been appointed as the head of Google Cloud in Asia Pacific? (a) Vikas Mehra (b) Karan Bajwa (c) Sanjay Gupta (d) Vikram Shah (e) Siddharth Jain Ans. (b); 86. Which state/UT has launched Mobile Application ‘Satark Nagrik’ and Departmental Vigilance Officers Portal of the state/UT? (a) Karnataka (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Pondicherry (d) Delhi (e) Jammu and Kashmir Ans. (e); 87. The world’s oldest living first-class cricketer Alan Burgess who passed away at the age of 100 hailed from which country? (a) New Zealand (b) France (c) South Africa (d) West Indies (e) Australia Ans. (a); 88. According to the first advance estimate released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Indian economy is expected to contract at what percent in 2020-21? (a) 7.8% (b) 9.1% (c) 7.7% (d) 6.6% (e) 5.6% Ans. (c); 89. Which state government announced a slew of welfare schemes, including free sanitary pads for girls in the state and dedicated the month of January to the girl child? (a) Karnataka (b) Goa (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Punjab (e) Gujarat Ans. (d); 90. Which country successfully conducted the test-flight of an indigenously developed Guided Multi Launch Rocket System named Fatah-1? (a) Pakistan (b) Russia (c) Iran (d) Saud Arabia (e) Israel Ans. (a); 91. The National Internet Exchange of India, NIXI will offer a free Internationalized Domain Name, IDN in how many Indian language along with every IN domain booked by the registrant? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 28 (e) 26 Ans. (b); 92. In which state/UT is Cherry Blossom Mao Festival celebrated? (a) Nagaland (b) Pondicherry (c) (d) Assam (e) Mizoram Ans. (c); 93. Who has been appointed as the Director General in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)? (a) Sukesh Khanna (b) Vishnu Kumar Prasad (c) Pritam Singh (d) Subodh Kumar Jaiswal (e) Rakesh Asthana Ans. (d);

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94. What is the theme of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2020? (a) Redefining engagement with the Indian diaspora (b) Apna Bharat Apna Gaurav (c) Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat (d) Making India Proud (e) Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations Ans. (c); 95. According to Bloomberg News, who has become the world’s richest man with more than $188.5 billion net worth? (a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Jeff Bezos (c) Bill Gates (d) Elon Musk (e) Warren Buffett Ans. (d); 96. K K Ramachandran who passed away was related to which profession? (a) Director (b) Filmmaker (c) Author (d) Actor (e) Politician Ans. (e); 97. Bob Brett, a tennis coach who passed away hailed from which country? (a) Netherlands (b) Poland (c) Australia (d) Norway (e) Argentina Ans. (c); 98. PK Purwar has been re-appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of which of the following? (a) Tata Sky (b) MTNL (c) Jio (d) Vodafone Idea (e) BSNL Ans. (b); 99. Which of the following signed an MoU with Institute of Defence Studies and Research (IDSR) to enable its officers undertake Doctoral Research, Post-Graduate Programme and Post Graduate Diploma? (a) Indian Air Force (b) Indian Army (c) Indian Armed Force (d) Indian Navy (e) Indian Coast Guard Ans. (a); 100. The centre has merged Jammu and Kashmir’s cadre for all India Services with AGMUT also called the Union Territory cadre. What does M stand for in AGMUT? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Mizoram (c) Maharashtra (d) Manipur (e) Meghalaya Ans. (b); 101. Turlapati Kutumba Rao who passed away was related with which profession? (a) Politician (b) Author (c) Journalist (d) Actor (e) Singer Ans. (c);

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102. Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO has collaborated with which of the following to adopt one hundred Atal Tinkering Labs across the country to promote education in the field of Space Education and Space Technology? (a) National Development Council (b) Ministry of Education (c) Ministry of women and child development (d) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (e) NITI Aayog Ans. (e); 103. When is World Hindi Day celebrated? (a) January 10 (b) January 11 (c) January 12 (d) January 13 (e) January 14 Ans. (a); 104. Which of the following is the focus country for the 51th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2021? (a) Thailand (b) Maldives (c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal (e) Myanmar Ans. (c); 105. Who is the author of the book titled “Making of a General – A Himalayan Echo”? (a) Iqroop Singh Ghuman (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Nirmal Chandra Suri (d) Manoj Mukund Naravane (e) Konsam Himalay Singh Ans. (e); 106. Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt Ltd got approval for the acquisition of 100% shareholding in which of the following? (a) Columbia Asia Hospitals (b) Fortis Healthcare (c) Charnok Hospital (d) Cloudnine Hospitals (e) Global Hospitals India Ans. (a); 107. With which country did India sign a loan agreement of Rs 2,113 crore for funding India’s efforts to support COVID-19 relief efforts? (a) Italy (b) Japan (c) France (d) United Kingdom (e) Netherlands Ans. (b); 108. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 37.87 crore for the facelift of Parshuram Kund pilgrimage site in which state? (a) Meghalaya (b) Sikkim (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Nagaland (e) Assam Ans. (c); 109. Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister of which state launched a website for Community-based Sustainable Forest Management for Water Resource Conservation with German assistance? (a) Nagaland (b) Sikkim (c) Tripura (d) Mizoram (e) Manipur Ans. (e);

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110. In the last five years what was the economic growth of India for which the World Trade Organisation (WTO) lauded India? (a) 6.7% (b) 7.4% (c) 5.6% (d) 6.5% (e) 8.6% Ans. (b); 111. Neil Sheehan who passed away was related with which profession? (a) Director (b) Actor (c) Poet (d) Author (e) Singer Ans. (d); 112. Who inaugurated the two-day Virtual International Akhand Conference ‘EDUCON 2020’ through a video the conferencing platform? (a) Piyush Goyal (b) Prakash Javadekar (c) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ (d) Pralhad Joshi (e) Ravi Shankar Prasad Ans. (c); 113. Which insurance company partnered with Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Finance Corporation to provide insurance covers at competitive prices? (a) Royal Sundaram General Insurance (b) The Oriental Insurance Company (c) Star Health and Allied Insurance (d) Universal Sompo General Insurance Company (e) None of the above Ans. (d); 114. Which coffee table book filled with over hundreds of photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his “107 overseas and bilateral visits was released on the eve of the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)? (a) Jugalbandi – The BJP Before Modi (b) Modi India Calling – 2021 (c) The Modi Myth (d) Paradoxical Prime Minister (e) None of the above Ans. (b); 115. Jigmet Dolma, an SPO of Ladakh police secured fourth position in which Marathon? (a) Kathmandu Marathon 2021 (b) Thimphu Marathon 2021 (c) Jakarta Marathon 2021 (d) Dhaka Marathon 2021 (e) None of these Ans. (d); 116. “Khadi Prakritik Paint”, a first-of-its-kind product, with anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties, developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission has which of the following as its main ingredient? (a) Charcoal (b) Multani clay (c) Cow dung (d) Fish Scraps (e) Dry grass Ans. (c);

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117. Professor Shashikumar Madhusudan Chitre who passed away was the professor of which subject? (a) Anthropology (b) Nuclear physics (c) Cosmologist (d) Astrophysicist (e) Astrometry Ans. (d); 118. What is the name of the Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on a domestic flight with 62 people on board in January 2021? (a) Boeing 737-400 (b) Boeing 737-500 (c) Boeing 737-200 (d) Boeing 737-700 (e) Boeing 737-300 Ans. (b); 119. Which country’s government has passed a bill mandating larger companies to ensure that at least one woman serves on their management boards? (a) Germany (b) Maldives (c) France (d) Spain (e) Indonesia Ans. (a); 120. Which of the following has appointed Pradipt Kapoor as its Chief Information Officer (CIO)? (a) State Bank of India (b) Axis Bank (c) Vodafone Idea (d) Bharti Airtel (e) ICICI Bank Ans. (d); 121. When is the Indian Army Day observed? (a) 15 January (b) 12 January (c) 13 January (d) 14 January (e) 16 January Ans. (a); 122. What is the projected growth rate of Indian economy for 2020-21 as per the Fitch Ratings? (a) -9.4% (b) -3.4% (c) -5.7% (d) -8.9% (e) -9.10% Ans. (a); 123. Tesla Inc. Has registered its first fully-owned subsidiary in which city of India? (a) Chennai (b) (c) Hyderabad (d) Ahmadabad (e) Bangalore Ans. (e); 124. Name the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) who has resigned from the post recently? (a) Ram Jethmalani (b) Dushyant A. Dave (c) Ashoke Kumar Sen (d) Vikas Bansal (e) Pavani Parameswara Rao Ans. (b); 125. Sadyr Japarov has been elected as the President of which country? (a) Kazakhstan (b) Mongolia (c) Kyrgyzstan (d) Uzbekistan (e) Tajikistan Ans. (c);

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126. Indian Army has recently inked USD 20 million deal with ideaForge to buy which of these UAVs? (a) KEY (b) SWITCH (c) CONTROL (d) TRANSITION (e) None of these Ans. (b); 127. In 2021, the Indian Army is observing which edition of the Army day of India? (a) 71st (b) 72nd (c) 75th (d) 74th (e) 73rd Ans. (e); 128. Fitch Ratings has projected the GDP of India to grow at ______percent in FY22? (a) 12% (b) 13% (c) 14% (d) 11% (e) 15% Ans. (d); 129. Where is the headquarter of Tesla Inc located? (a) London, United Kingdom (b) Paris, France (c) California, United States (d) Singapore (e) New York Ans. (c); 130. If Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan, then what is the currency of the country? (a) manat (b) tenge (c) som (d) lari (e) None of these Ans. (c); 131. Name the India’s first ever indigenously developed 9mm Machine Pistol, by the DRDO and Indian Army? (a) Tanishq (b) Bhima (c) Asmi (d) Nirvana (e) None of these Ans. (c); 132. The Indian Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has partnered with which digital payments company to promote financial inclusion among underserved and unbanked segments of the country? (a) Reserve Bank information Technology Pvt Ltd (ReBIT) (b) Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (c) Facebook (d) Financial Software and Systems (e) Whatsapp Ans. (d); 133. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has unveiled the India’s first ‘Driverless Metro Car’ for which city? (a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai (e) Bangalore Ans. (c); 134. The Government of India has partnered with which country for cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)? (a) Malaysia (b) China (c) Japan (d) Russia (e) United States Ans. (c);

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135. The inaugural two-day ‘Prarambh’, Startup India International Summit has been organised in which city? (a) Indore (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai (d) New Delhi (e) Chennai Ans. (d); 136. What is the total outlay for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0, launched by the Government for 2020-21? (a) Rs 840.60 crore (b) Rs 580.48 crore (c) Rs 674.60 crore (d) Rs 948.90 crore (e) Rs 873.40 crore Ans. (d); 137. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched ‘Startup India Seed Fund’. What is the total size of the fund? (a) Rs 1000 crore (b) Rs 500 crore (c) Rs 1500 crore (d) Rs 2000 crore (e) Rs 2500 crore Ans. (a); 138. Who among the following has been appointed as the Vice-Chairs of 2021 Global Board of Directors of US-India Business Council (USIBC)? (a) Dilip Shanghvi (b) Azim Premji (c) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (d) Piyush Sharma (e) Shiv Nadar Ans. (c); 139. Which Ministry has organised the month long mass awareness campaign titled ‘SAKSHAM’? (a) Ministry of Steel (b) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (d) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (e) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ans. (b); 140. Which bank has partnered with Aditya Birla Wellness Private Limited to launch Wellness themed credit cards? (a) ICICI Bank (b) HDFC Bank (c) YES Bank (d) Axis Bank (e) Canara Bank Ans. (c); 141. Who has been appointed as President of the UN Human Rights Council for 2021? (a) Arun Palli (b) B.S. Walia (c) Nazhat Shameem Khan (d) Deep Singh (e) Hrishikesh Roy Ans. (c); 142. Recently the Google Doodle honoured the Dr James Naismith. He was associated with the invention of which game? (a) Doucheball (b) Football (c) Baseball (d) Volleyball (e) Basketball Ans. (e);

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143. Which bank has tied up with Niyo, a new age fintech, to issue prepaid cards to workers of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)? (a) Axis Bank (b) HDFC Bank (c) Bank of India (d) ICICI Bank (e) Federal Bank Ans. (d); 144. Which bank has tied up with Aditya Birla Wellness Private Limited to launch wellness credit cards, which aims at the holistic health, self-care and wellness of consumers? (a) Axis Bank (b) ICICI Bank (c) Yes Bank (d) Kotak Mahindra Bank (e) IDBI Bank Ans. (c); 145. According to former chief economic adviser Arvind Virmani, the Indian economy is likely to contract in the range of what per cent this fiscal? (a) 6-6.7 per cent (b) 5-6.8 per cent (c) 6-5.6 per cent (d) 4-5.7 per cent (e) 5-7.5 per cent Ans. (e); 146. Juri Ratas, Prime Minister of which country resigned amid allegations of corruption against his party? (a) Latvia (b) Norway (c) Finland (d) Estonia (e) Belarus Ans. (d); 147. Who is appointed as the new Chairman of the Telecom Equipment and Service Export Promotion Council (TEPC)? (a) Sanjay Sethi (b) Vijay Shekhar Sharma (c) Sachin Bansal (d) Sandeep Aggarwal (e) Bhavish Aggarwal Ans. (d); 148. Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer from which country was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 51 edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held in Goa? (a) Spain (b) France (c) Italy (d) Norway (e) Greece Ans. (c); 149. Which organisation signed a ‘Teaming Agreement’ with UK’s Thales to develop STARStreak Air Defence system in India? (a) DRDO (b) Ordinance Factory Board (c) Bharat Dynamics Limited (d)Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (e) BrahMos Aerospace Limited Ans. (c); 150. Which countries participated in the 2-day virtual event ‘Prarambh’- Startup India International Summit 2021? (a) ASEAN (b) BRICS (c) SAARC (d) BIMSTEC (e) OPEC Ans. (d);

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151. Which organisation released the report titled “Working from home from Invisibility to decent work’ that highlighted the need to adopt Global Labour Standards for home-based workers? (a) Socialist International (b) World Trade Organisation (WTO) (c) Association of Southeast Asia Nations (d) International Monetary Fund (e) International Labour Organization (ILO) Ans. (e); 152. Connecting which cities was the inaugural flight of India’s 1st Air Taxi Service made? (a) Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram (b) Himachal Pradesh - Manali (c) Punjab - Gurgoan (d) Chandigarh – Hisar (e) Lucknow – Uttar Pradesh Ans. (d); 153. What was the theme of 24th National Youth Festival (NYF) 2021 that was held from 12th to 16th January, 2021? (a) Celebrating Diversity (b) YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka (c) Youth for Digital India (d) Both a and c (e) None of these Ans. (b); 154. Which state recently organised its 1st state level bird festival ‘Kalrav’, in January 2021? (a) Nagaland (b) Assam (c) West Bengal (d) Jharkhand (e) Bihar Ans. (e); 155. Which bank collaborated with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to make oceans Clean and Sustainable, to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate goals under paris Agreement, as of January, 2021? (a) Asian Development Bank (b) Inter-American Development Bank (c) World Bank (d) European Investment Bank (e) European Union Ans. (d); 156. What was India’s GDP rate for FY-22 as per the projections of rating agency, fitch, as of January, 2021? (a) 5.6% (b) -6.9% (c) -7.8% (d) 11% (e) 4.2% Ans. (d); 157. Who was recently nominated as a board member of the stakeholder panel, Commonwealth Youth Innovation Hub for a two-year term, in January 2021? (a) Priyanka Chaturvedi (b) Amruta Fadnavis (c) Alka Lamba (d) Nupur Sharma (e) Sanjay Raut Ans. (a);

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158. Where is India’s 1st Labour Movement Museum located? (a) Jamshedpur (b) Raipur (c) Bhilai (d) Alappuzha (e) Surat Ans. (d); 159. Which of the following is the bike ambulance, that was developed by Institute of Nuclear Medice and Allied Sciences (INMAS) for CRPF? (a) Rakshita (b) Sakhsham (c) Shaktism (d) Raksham (e) None of these Ans. (a); 160. Which state announced the allotment of 7,219 Fair Price Shops (FPS) across the state under its ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karoobaar Mission’? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Mizoram (e) Chhattisgarh Ans. (b); 161. Recently in January 2021, Padma Vibushan awardee Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passed away. He was a _____ musician. (a) Carnatic (b) Ghazal (c) Thumri (d) Hindustani classical (e) Qawwali Ans. (d); 162. Recently in January 2021, Padma awardee Dr V.Shanta passed away. She was India’s renowned ______. (a) Neurologist (b) Gynaecologist (c) Oncologist (d) Orthodonist (e) None of these Ans. (c); 163. Which state government delivers medicines for senior citizens through its flagship project “Karunya at Home”? (a) Tripura (b) Mizoram (c) Kerala (d) Punjab (e) Assam Ans. (c); 164. Who recently got approval from RBI for appointment as MD & CEO of RBL Bank for 3 years, starting from June 30, 2021? (a) Vishwavir Ahuja (b) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (c) Anup Kumar Sinha (d) Sumit Ghosh (e) Aditya Puri Ans. (a); 165. Which organisation received the best Performance in e-Governance in the 70th SKOCH Challenger Award, held in January 2021? (a) Department of Income Tax (b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry (c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs (d) Ministry of Panchayati Raj (e) Southern Railways Ans. (c); 166. Who authored the book “The Language of History: Sanskrit Narratives of Muslim Pasts”? (a) Jhumpa Lahiri (b) Vishnu Sharma (c) Audrey Truschke (d) Anuj Dhar (e) Mamoni Raison Goswami Ans. (c); 20 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com

167. Which country recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with India to garnt employment opportunities for “Specified Skilled Worker”, in January 2021? (a) Germany (b) Italy (c) Japan (d) China (e) France Ans. (c); 168. Which Organisation partnered with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeltY) (In January 2021) to set up the World’s 1st Quantum computing Applications Lab in India? (a) Amazon Web Services (b) CloudEndure (c) Tata Consultancy Services (d) Microsoft Azure (e) None of these Ans. (a); 169. Which state government renamed Gorewada International Zoo as “Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewads International Zoological Park”? (a) Jharkhand (b) Maharashtra (c) Bihar (d) Tamil Nadu (e) Rajasthan Ans. (b); 170. Where was the 42nd Kokborok Day celebrated? (a) Tripura (b) Mizoram (c) Assam (d) Tripura (e) Nagaland Ans. (d); 171. Which country/countries virtually participated with India (in January 2021) for the 1st time to discuss Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues? (a) United States (b) United Kingdom (c) NATO (d) Europe Union (e) None of these Ans. (d); 172. Which state government announced ‘Mukhyamantri Bagayat Vikas Mission’ to accelerate agriculture, horticulture and promote farming of herbal plants in the state? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam (e) Madhya Pradesh Ans. (b); 173. Which payment company launched Digital Acceleration for Small Businesses Microsite (in Jan 2021) across most of its Asia Pacific websites? (a) Visa (b) American express (c) Mastercard (d) Google (e) Amazon Ans. (c); 174. Who was temporarily appointed as the Union Minister of State (Mos) for the Ministry of AYUSH, in January 2021? (a) Harsh Vardhan (b) Kiren Rijiju (c) Piyush Goel (d) Nitin Gadkari (e) Narendra Singh Tomar Ans. (b);

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175. Who was the 1st Recipient of Mughal Medal? (a) MS Dhoni (b) Steve Smith (c) Rohit Sharma (d) Virat Kohli (e) Ajinkya Rahane Ans. (e); 176. Who became the new World Record holder (in Jan 2021) for dismissing the most number of Left- handed batsmen in Tests? (a) Sanju Samson (b) Jasprit Bumrah (c) Ravichandran Ashwin (d) Moeen Ali (e) Ravindra Jadeja Ans. (c); 177. Rare metal vanadium has been found in which Indian state? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tripura (c) Meghalaya (d) Arunachal Pradesh (e) Assam Ans. (d); 178. The New Foreign Trade Policy will come into effect from which date? (a) May 30th (b) April 1st (c) March 31st (d) February 1st (e) June 31st Ans. (b); 179. The global stockpile of the Ebola vaccine is being created in which nation? (a) Netherland (b) Norway (c) Switzerland (d) Italy (e) France Ans. (c); 180. The United State has re-designated which nation as a state Sponsor of terrorism? (a) Iran (b) Russia (c) Turkey (d) Cuba (e) Gabon Ans. (d); 181. Wipro GROUP is set to act as a knowledge partner of which state government? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Himachal Pradesh (e) Punjab Ans. (a); 182. The government has confirmed avian influenza in how many states? (a) Seven (b) Eight (c) Nine (d) Four (e) Five Ans. (c); 183. Union Transport Ministry has signed an agreement with which among the following institutes for the continuation of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Professorial Chair focusing on research and development? (a) IIT Maharashtra (b) IIT Kanpur (c) IIT Roorkee (d) IIT Kharagpur (e) IIT Guwahati Ans. (c); 184. Which state has drafted a plan for Konark temple’s beautification work? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Odisha (e) Karnataka Ans. (d);

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185. DRDO successfully conducted the trial of which weapon on January 22, 2021? (a) Sudarshan (b) Garuthmaa (c) Hawk MK132 (d) SAAW (e) None of these Ans. (d); 186. The first-ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival was inaugurated in which state/ Union Territory? (a) Sikkim (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c)Himachal Pradesh (d) Ladakh (e) Jammu and Kashmir Ans. (d); 187. NASA recently released an image of which galaxy cluster? (a) MACS J0416 (b) Abell 370 (c) NGC 4921 (d) RS Puppis (e) HCM-6A Ans. (b); 188. Which among these banks is not included in the domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) list of RBI? (a) Axis Bank (b) SBI (c) HDFC bank (d) Punjab National Bank (e) ICICI Bank Ans. (d); 189. The 16th edition of the Global Risks Report was released recently. The report is released annually by which organisation? (a) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (b) World Trade Organisation (c) World Economic Forum (d) World Bank (e) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ans. (c); 190. Name the National Migration Support Portal launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to formulate state and national level programs for migrant workers? (a) Shiv Shakti (b) Sewa Shakti (c) Shram Shakti (d) Swarna Shakti (e) Vibhaag Shakti Ans. (c); 191. Exercise Kavach is a large scale tri-services Joint Military exercise, which is being organised by which command of the Indian military force? (a) Armed Forces Special Operations Division (b) Southern Naval Command (c) Nuclear Command (d) Andaman and Nicobar Command (e) Strategic Forces Command Ans. (d); 192. Which state has launched the Avolokana software to access data on sanctions and expenditures incurred by the state departments on various programmes? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Gujarat (e) Kerala Ans. (b); 23 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com

193. The new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge has been inaugurated in which city recently? (a) Leh (b) Dehradun (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Ahmedabad (e) Gujarat Ans. (d); 194. What is theme of the two-days 15th edition of India Digital Summit 2021 organized virtually? (a) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Futuristic goals (b) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Procedure for better future (c) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – A peaceful World (d) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Start of New Decade (e) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Diversity of Business Ans. (d); 195. Which state government launched ‘Horticulture Development Mission’ (Bagayat Vikas Mission) with an aim to double the income of farmers involved in medicinal and horticulture farming? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka (e) Kerala Ans. (c); 196. Which state government has decided to rename the Dragon fruit as ‘Kamalam’ in state as the outer shape of the fruit resembles a lotus? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Kerala (d) West Bengal (e) Tamil Nadu Ans. (b); 197. Which train has been renamed as the ‘Netaji Express’ by the Indian Railways? (a) Godavari Express (b) Ahilyanagari Express (c) Howrah-Kalka Mail (d) Kamayani Express (e) Deccan Express Ans. (c); 198. 16th edition of the Global Risks Report, 2021 has been released by which of the following organisation? (a) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (b) World Economic Forum (c) World Trade Organisation (d) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (e) World Wide Fund for Nature Ans. (b); 199. Which bank launched ‘AURA’, a credit exclusively loaded with several health and wellness benefits for its users? (a) South Indian Bank (b) HSBC Bank (c) Axis Bank (d) Federal Bank (e) ICICI Bank Ans. (c); 200. Which of the following has launched the Digital Acceleration for Small Businesses microsite to support digital transformation of SMEs in Asia Pacific? (a) Rupay (b) Capital One (c) American Express (d) Mastercard (e) Visa Ans. (d);

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201. IIFL Home Finance has partnered with which bank for extending credit to MSME loans (loan against property)? (a) Bank of Baroda (b) Standard Chartered Bank (c) Bank of Maharashtra (d) Canara Bank (e) Bank of India Ans. (b); 202. Which state has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BSE to create awareness about benefits of listing among SMEs of the state? (a) Odisha (b) Jharkhand (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra (e) Gujarat Ans. (d); 203. Which country won the Border-Gavaskar trophy held at the Gabba in Australia? (a) China (b) India (c) UAE (d) Bangladesh (e) None of these Ans. (b); 204. Who has been appointed as a managing director of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)? (a) Siddhartha Mohanty (b) Manjushree Khaitan (c) Sudip Banerjee (d) Vipin Anand (e) Jagdish Capoor Ans. (a); 205. Who has taken charge as the chairman and Managing Director of Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL)? (a) M.R. Kumar (b) Mukesh Kumar Gupta (c) Vipin Anand (d) Sanjeev Kumar (e) None of these Ans. (d); 206. Which state government has launched Avolokana software that will enable the government to access data on sanctions and expenditures incurred by 39 departments? (a) Nagaland (b) Tripura (c) Sikkim (d) Karnataka (e) Uttarakhand Ans. (d); 207. Unnikrishnan Namboothiri Who passes away was related to which profession? (a) Director (b) Poet (c) Singer (d) Actor (e) Author Ans. (d); 208. Which state government has decided to rename Barmura hill range as ‘Hathai Kotor’? (a) Sikkim (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Tripura (d) Meghalaya (e) Rajasthan Ans. (c); 209. Where did the three-day Ports review Meeeting named ‘Chintan Baithak’ held? (a) Surat (b) Ahmedabad (c) Kutch (d) Rajkot (e) Gandhinagar Ans. (c);

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210. In which state India’s longest road arch bridge, The Wahrew Bridge inaugurated? (a) Meghalaya (b) Telangana (c) Sikkim (d) Himachal Pradesh (e) Uttarakhand Ans. (a); 211. WIPRO group is all set to act as knowledge partner of which state/UT government? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Tripura (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Mizoram (e) Meghalaya Ans. (c); 212. Power Grid Corporation signed an agreement with which stat’s electricity board to improve telecom connectivity in the state? (a) Sikkim (b) Nagaland (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Meghalaya (e) Mizoram Ans. (c); 213. Where was the new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge inaugurated by Home Minister Shri Amit Shah? (a) Surat (b) Chandigarh (c) Lucknow (d) Ahmedabad (e) Indore Ans. (d); 214. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed an MoU with institute for continuation of Ministry of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Professional Chair focusing on research and development, teaching and training in the area of Development of Highway Infrastructure? (a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT Mumbai (c) IIT Kharagpur (d) IIT Delhi (e) IIT Roorkee Ans. (e); 215. With which state government did Adani Port and SEZ Ltd singed an MoU to develop India’s largest multi-model logistic park? (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Sikkim (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Gujarat (e) Uttar Pradesh Ans. (d); 216. What is the rank of India in the Global Firepower defense review for the year 2021? (a) 4th (b) 5th (c) 7th (d) 9th (e) 8th Ans. (a); 217. Which payments bank has become the first in the country to launch the multi-partner FD service where an account holder can select the partnered bank as per their preference in partnership with Suryoday Small Finance Bank? (a) Airtel Payments Bank (b) India Post Payments Bank (c) Paytm Payments Bank (d) Jio Payments Bank (e) NSDL Payments Bank Ans. (c); 218. The government has decided to set up a NFPC to have an unbiased and transparent digital faceless mechanism for imposing penalties on tax defaulters. What does C stand for in NFPC? (a) Coordination (b) Cooperation (c) Control (d) Centre (e) Central Ans. (d); 26 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com

219. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has given its approval for the takeover deal between Reliance Retail and which of the following? (a) Shoppers Stop (b) Aditya Birla Group (c) Future Group (d) DMart Group (e) None of these Ans. (c); 220. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved 7.8% minority stake in Aditya birla Fashion and Retail Ltd in which company? (a) Amazon (b) Snapdeal (c) eBay (d) Paytm Mall (e) Flipkart Ans. (e); 221. The Tribal Affairs Minister, Arjun Munda launched which portal to collect data related to the tribal migrant workers and will also link them to the existing welfare schemes? (a) Shramvikas (b) ShramYojna (c) ShramShakti (d) ShramSaathi (e) ShriShakti Ans. (d); 222. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released financial assistance of Rs 2,691 crore to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in which state under the Pradhan mantra Awas Yojana? (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Tripura (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Uttarakhand (e) Telangana Ans. (c); 223. Delhi secured the highest national Achievement Survey (NAS) score in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2020. What is the score it obtained? (a) 35.67 (b) 46.88 (c) 40.10 (d) 43.56 (e) 44.73 Ans. (e); 224. In which state/UT, is a road soon going to be named after the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput? (a) Goa (b) Delhi (c) Haryana (d) Punjab (e) Bihar Ans. (b); 225. Where was the 15th edition of Toshali National Crafts Mela inaugurated? (a) Surat (b) Jaipur (c) Ahmedabad (d) Bhubaneswar (e) Hyderabad Ans. (d); 226. According to a report by Crisil, the combined fiscal deficit of the states will hit a peak of how much percent of their GDP the fiscal on the back of steep fall in tax collections? (a) 4.5% (b) 4.2% (c) 5.5% (d) 3.9% (e) 4.7% Ans. (e); 227. Which team won the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI)’s 10th National Ice Hockey Championship trophy held at Gulmarg? (a) Ladakh Winter Sports Club (b) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (c) Chandigarh Winter Games Association (d) Shimla Ice Skating Club (e) Ex-Servicemen League Ans. (b); 27 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com

228. Who has taken charge as the next Ambassador of India to Association of Southeast Asian Nations? (a) Devyani uttam Khobragade (b) Jawed Ashraf (c) Taranjit Singh Sandhu (d) Jayant N Khobragade (e) Ashok Kantha Ans. (d); 229. Who has won the prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize? (a) Daniel Speilman (b) Venkatesan Guruswami (c) Nikhil Srivastava (d) Amin Saberi (e) Eli Uplaf Ans. (c); 230. Who has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for excellent work in Disaster Management? (a) Vikram Seth (b) R.K. Narayan (c) Amrita Pritam (d) Rajendra Kumar Bhandari (e) Jhumpa Lahiri Ans. (d); 231. Which country’s Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa submitted his resignated to parliament after protests over the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic? (a) Georgia (b) Uzbekistan (c) Cambodia (d) Mongolia (e) Ukraine Ans. (d); 232. Who has been appointed as the first woman chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)? (a) Govid Mathur (b) Vijaya Kammlesh Tahilramani (c) Vikram Nath (d) Gita Mittal (e) Sanjay Karol Ans. (d); 233. Shyam Srinivasan, CEO of which bank, is chosen as the Business Standard Banker of the year for 2019-20? (a) IndusInd Bank (b) Canara Bank (c) Federal Bank (d) Bank of Maharashtra (e) Bank of Baroda Ans. (c); 234. Who along with Bilkis Dadi has been conferred with Quaide Milleth award for year 2020? (a) Harsh Mander (b) Kannan Swami (c) Yogendra Yadav (d) Colin Gonsalves (e) None of these Ans. (a); 235. Larry King, iconic radio and television host, who passed away hailed from which country? (a) France (b) UK (c) Russia (d) USA (e) Brazil Ans. (d); 236. Where did Border Security Force (BSF) launch “Operation Sard Hawa” under which it aims to increase security? (a) Faridabad (b) Mangalore (c) Jaisalmer (d) Surat (e) Guwahati Ans. (c);

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237. Where did Indian Navy conducted large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX – 21 with Army and Air Force? (a) Daman & Diu (b) Lucknow (c) Puducherry (d) Chandigarh (e) Andaman & Nicobar Islands Ans. (e); 238. Which state’s government launched ‘Udyam Sarathi’ app to help youth to explore self-employment opportunities? (a) Haryana (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) West Bengal (e) Gujarat Ans. (b); 239. Which aerospace company created a new record by launching 143 satellities into space in January 2021? (a) Rscosmos (b) ISRO (c) SpaceX (d) NASA (e) None of these Ans. (c); 240. Which country overtook Germany with the world’s largest current account surplus, a survey by the Ifo institute? (a) Russia (b) USA (c) UK (d) China (e) Japan Ans. (d);

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