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Ladakh 3.Which country is developing wooden satellites to reduce the space debris? A. USA B. Russia C. Japan D. China E. India 4.The TRIFED has signed a memorandum of understanding with Akhil Bhartiya vanvasi Kalyan Ashram to setup TRIFOOD parks in which state? A. Jharkhand B. Odisha C. Madhya Pradesh D. Chhattisgarh 1 www.gradeup.co E. Maharshtra 5.The Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in which state in which the central government notified a zero to 1 km area around the boundary of it as an Eco-sensitive zone? A. Maharshtra B. Karnataka C. Kerala D. Tamil Nadu E. Andhra Pradesh 6.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has capped the amount of trans fatty acids (TFA) in oils and fats to what per cent for 2021? A. 2% B. 3% C. 4% D. 5% E. 6% 7.Who has taken over as first-ever woman head of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)? A. Soma Mondal B. Varsha Joshi C. Rekha Priyadarshini D. Arya Rajendran E. Sabitha Beegam 8.Who has been appointed as the first woman chief justice of Telangana High Court? A. Pushpa Sathyanarayana B. VM Velumani C. J Nisha Banu D. Hima Kohli E. Anita Sumanth 9.Who has won the 'Player of the Century' award at the Globe Soccer Awards 2020? 2 www.gradeup.co A. Cristiano Ronaldo B. Lionel Andrés Messi C. Ronaldino D. Mohamed Salah E. Neymar 10.Which will be the opening movie at 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will open on 16th January, 2021? A. Another Round B. Mehrunisa C. Wife of Spy D. Thappad E. Panga 11.What was the theme of the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention organized on 9th January 2021? A. Cooperating to Aatmanirbhar Bharat B. Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat C. Supporting to Aatmanirbhar Bharat D. Understanding the Aatmanirbhar Bharat E. None of these 12.The 'Eagle-IX' military exercise is an exercise among which of the two countries? A. India and Pakistan B. China and Pakistan C. India and China D. None of the above 13.The Government of India has recently introduced the E20 fuel to promote green fuel. What is E20 fuel? A. E20 means blending of 20% of propanol with the gasoline. B. E20 means blending of 20% of Ethanol with the gasoline. C. E20 means blending of 20% of butane with the gasoline. D. E20 means blending of 2 parts of Ethanol with 1 part of gasoline. 14.India’s first-ever pollinator park opens in which state ? 3 www.gradeup.co A. Uttarakhand B. Uttar Pradesh C. Madhya Pradesh D. Rajasthan 15.Which state is the first-ever state in India to make fire NOC mandatory for all the factories? A. Maharashtra B. Rajasthan C. Gujarat D. Goa 16.Recently, which Art was added in the Tribal India collection? A. Madhubani Art B. Saura Paintings C. Warli Folk Paintings D. Dhokra Art 17.Who among the following is the youngest mayor in India? A. Arya Rajendran B. Sabitha Beegam C. Sanjeev Ganesh Naik D. Rekha Priyadarshini 18.Recently, Hawker Culture of which country has been inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? A. Indonesia B. China C. Vietnam D. Singapore 19.Who among the following was not awarded with the recently Legion of Merit award by US President? A. Narendra Modi B. Scott Morrison C. Yoshihide Suga 4 www.gradeup.co D. None of the above 20.Recently, 5th edition of the annual GTS (Global Technology Summit) was organised virtually by the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs), GoI in collaboration with which of the following? A. Mphasis B. Mindtree C. Carnegie India D. LTI 21.Who among the following has been conferred with ‘The Straits Times Asians of the Year’ for 2020? A. Adar Poonawalla B. AmanPoonawalla C. Abhishek Tiwari D. Aman Tiwari 22.Who among the following has released the book ‘Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia & the Pacific’? A. World Health Organization B. World Bank C. Asian Development Bank D. New Development Bank 23.Which country has recently recorded the world’s first-ever foul air death? A. UK B. USA C. China D. Brazil 24.Consider the following statements regarding the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021: 1). Sweden attained the first spot in CCPI 2021. 2). United States has gotten the bottom spot in CCPI 2021. Select the correct code: 5 www.gradeup.co A. 1 only B. 2 only C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2 25.Which two countries recently jointly calculated the new height of Mount Everest? A. India and Nepal B. India and China C. Nepal and China D. None of the above 26.Recently Union Cabinet has approved PM-WANI scheme, this scheme is related to which among the following? A. Agriculture sector B. Internet services C. Electric vehicles D. Dairy sector 27.Which country recently declared a climate emergency? A. Australia B. India C. New Zealand D. Japan 28.Which city topped in the ‘Most Women Friendly’ category in the Urban Quality of LIFE Index by IIT-Bombay? A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Pune D. Jaipur 29.Recently, which sport becomes an official Olympic sport, to debut at the 2024 Paris Games? A. Modern Dance B. Ballroom Dance C. Breakdance 6 www.gradeup.co D. All of the above 30.Recently held Climate Ambition Summit 2020 was co-convened by which country/countries? A. United Nation B. United Kingdom C. France D. All of the above 31.Where was the Advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility inaugurated by the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh? A. Bengaluru B. Coimbatore C. Hyderabad D. Chennai E. New Delhi 32.Which of the following Tiger Reserve has introduced India's first hot air balloon wildlife safari? A. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh B. Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal C. Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Karnataka D. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan E. Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam 33.India’s first Lithium refinery is to be set up in which of the following state? A. Gujarat B. Rajasthan C. Maharashtra D. Odisha E. Jharkhand 34.On which of the following Delhi Metro line, India’s first ever fully- automated driverless train service has been launched? A. Pink line Delhi Metro B. Magenta line Delhi Metro 7 www.gradeup.co C. Blue Line Delhi Metro D. Rapid Metro E. Yellow line Delhi metro 35.What is India’s rank in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2020? A. 4th B. 6th C. 8th D. 9th E. 10th 36.In which city, does first batch of Indian Institute of Skills launched by Union Ministry for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship? A. Mumbai B. Delhi C. Bangalore D. Lucknow E. Pune 37.As per the ‘Status of Leopard in India 2018’ report, released by Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar, the population of leopard in India has increased by what per cent? A. 20 per cent B. 30 per cent C. 40 per cent D. 50 per cent E. 60 per cent 38.Mondo Duplantis is associated with which country who has been named the male World Athletes of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2020? A. USA B. Australia C. Sweden D. Denmark E. France 8 www.gradeup.co 39.Which event will make its debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and became a Medal Event? A. Cricket B. Surfing C. Sport Climbing D. Skateboarding E. Breaking 40.The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous games to be a part of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021, which one is not among them? A. Gatka B. Kalaripayattu C. Thang-Ta D. Kuttu Varisai E. Mallakhamba 41.The World Computer Literacy Day is observed every year on which date? A. 29th November B. 30th November C. 1st December D. 2nd December E. 5th December 42.In India, National Farmers’ Day is observed on ____________ A. December 21 B. December 22 C. December 23 D. December 24 E. December 25 43.The fifth India Water Impact Summit was organized by which entity? A. National Water Commission B. National Mission for Clean Ganga C. Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies D. Ministry of Jal Shakti 9 www.gradeup.co E. Both B and C 44.Which country has been accepted as 23rd member state of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)? A. Belgium B. France C. Ireland D. Iceland E. Philippines 45.Which movie has been conferred with the award for the Best Original Score at 14th Asian Film Awards? A. Newton B. Village Rockstars C.