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CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR UPCOMING SSC & RRB NTPC /GROUP D EXAMS

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1 Important office holders in 2

2 List of presidents and prime ministers of Important 9 countries in world

3 List of Top companies and their CEOs in world 12

4 Awards and Honours 14

5 Expected Current Affairs Questions (Jan 2020–Apr 29 2021)

6 Expected Current Affairs 197

IMPORTANT OFFICE HOLDERS IN INDIA

 President of India:  Vice President of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha: Venkaiah Naidu  : : N. V. Ramana  Speaker of the : Om Birla  Chief Election Commissioner: Sushil Chandra  Comptroller and Auditor General of India: G. C. Murmu Page 2 of 287

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 Chairman of Union Public Service Commission: Pradeep Kumar Joshi  Attorney General of India: K. K. Venugopal  Solicitor general of India: Tushar Mehta  National Security Adviser: Ajit Doval  Cabinet Secretary of India:  Foreign Secretary: Harsh Vardhan Shringla  Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister: Pramod Kumar Misra  : Ajay Kumar Bhalla  Defence Secretary: Ajay Kumar  Secretary General of the Lok Sabha: Utpal Kumar Singh  Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha: Desh Deepak Verma  Chairman, Railway Board: Suneet Sharma  CEO, Railway Board: Suneet Sharma  Finance Secretary: T. V Somanathan  Chief Economic Adviser: Krishnamurthy Subramanian  Chairman of Public Accounts Committee: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury  Principal Scientific Adviser: K. VijayRaghavan  Chairman, National Human Rights Commission of India: Arun Kumar Mishra  Chairman, National Commission for Minorities: Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi  Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes: Vijay Sampla  Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes: Harsh Chouhan  Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes: Bhagwan Sahni  Chairman, National Commission for Women: Sharma  Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal: Justice L. Narasimha Reddy  Chairman, Central Vigilance Commission: Sanjay Kothari  Chief Information commissioner of India: Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha Page 3 of 287

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 Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India: K. N. Vyas  Chairman, Department of Space: K Sivan  Chairman, University Grants Commission: D. P. Singh  Chairman, Central Water Commission: Sh. S. K. Haldar  Director, Space Applications Centre: D. K. Das  Chairman, National Forest Commission: B. N. Kirpal  Chairman, Competition Commission of India: Gupta  Chairman of 15th Finance Commission of India: N. K. Singh  Governor of Reserve Bank of India: Shaktikanta Das  Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD): Govinda Rajulu Chintala  Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India: Ajay Tyagi  Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India: Subhash Chandra Khuntia  Chairman of 7th Pay Commission: Ashok Kumar Mathur  Chairperson of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC): Shri  Director of the Intelligence Bureau: Arvind Kumar  Chief of Defence Staff: Bipin Rawat  Chief of the Air Staff : Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria  Chief of the Army Staff: Manoj Mukund Naravane  Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh  Permanent Representative of India to the : T. S. Tirumurti  CBI director: Subodh Kumar Jaiswal

CABINET MINISTERS OF INDIA

S.no Name Portfolio 1. Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister,

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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister 2. Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Defence 3. Shri Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation 4. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways 5. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs 6. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare 7. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs 8. Shri Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs 9. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Women and Child Development 10. Shri Piyush Goyal Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles 11. Shri Pradhan Minister of Education; and Minister of Skill Development and 12. Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines 13. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 14. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of AYUSH 15. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Minority Affair 16. Dr. Virendra Kumar Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 17. Shri Giriraj Singh Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj 18. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Minister of Civil Aviation 19. Shri Ram chandra Prasad Singh Minister of Steel

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20. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology 21. Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras Minister of Food Processing Industries 22. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of Jal Shakti 23. Shri Kiren Rijiju Minister of Law and Justic 24. Shri Raj Kumar Singh Minister of Power; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy 25. Shri Hardeep Singh Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs 26. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 27. Shri Bhupender Yadav Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment 28. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey Minister of Heavy Industries 29. Shri Parshottam Rupala Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying 30. Shri G. Kishan Reddy Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region 31. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

List of CM & Governor of Indian states

S.NO State Chief ministers Governors 1 Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Biswa Bhushan Harichandan

2 Arunachal Pradesh PemaKhandu B.D. Mishra

3 HimantaBiswa Sharma Jagdish Mukhi Page 6 of 287

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4 Nitish Kumar Phagu Chauhan 5 Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel AnusuiyaUikey 6 Pramod Sawant P S Sreedharan Pillai 7 Vijay Rupani Acharya Dev Vrat 8 Manohar Lal Khattar Bandary Dattatreya 9 Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur RajendraViswanathArlekar

10 Jharkhand HemantSoren Ramesh Bias 11 B. S. Yeddyurappa Thawarchand Gehlot 12 Kerala PinarayiVijayan Arif Mohammed Khan

13 Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel

14 UdhavThackarey Bhagat Singh Koshyari

15 N. Biren Singh NajmaHeptulla

16 Meghalaya Conrad Sangma Satya Pal Malik

17 Mizoram Zoramthanga Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati

18 Nagaland Neiphiu Rio R N

19 Naveen Patnaik GaneshiLal

20 Punjab Amarinder Singh V P Singh Badnore

21 Ashok Gehlot Kalraj Mishra

22 Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang Ganga Prasad

23 M K Stalin Banwarilal Purohit

24 Telangana K. ChandrashekarRao Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan

25 Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb SatyaDev Narayan Arya

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26 Yogi Adityanath Anandiben Patel

27 Pushkar Singh Dhami Baby Rani Maurya

28 West Bengal Mamata Banerjee JagdeepDhankhar

List of Chief Ministers and Governors of Union Territories

S.NO Union Territory CM Lt. Governer/ Administrator 1 Andaman and Admiral D K Joshi Nicobar Islands 2 Chandigarh V.P. Singh Badnore 3 Dadar and Nagar Praful Khoda Patel Haveli and Daman and Diu 4 Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal 5 Lakshadweep Shri Praful Patel 6 Puducherry Shri N. Rangaswamy Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (Addl. Charge) (Pondicherry) 7 Jammu and Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha

8 Ladakh Shri Radha Krishna Mathur

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S.No Countries Head of state

1 Afghanistan President : Ashraf Ghani

2 Prime Minister : Scott Morrison

3 Bhutan Prime minister: Lotay Tshering

4 Brazil President: Jair Bolsonaro

5 Canada Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau

6 Prime Minister : Boris Johnson

7 Croatia President: Zoran Milanović

Prime Minister : Andrej Plenković

8 France President: Emmanuel Macron

9 Germany Federal Chancellor : Angela Merkel

10 President : Joko Widodo

11 Israel Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu

12 Japan Prime Minister : Yoshihide Suga

13 Malaysia Prime Minister : Muhyiddin Yassin

14 Maldives President : Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

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15 Mauritius President : Prithvirajsing Roopun

Prime Minister : Pravind Jugnauth

16 New Zealand Prime Minister : Jacinda Ardern

17 Myanmar President : Win Myint

18 President : Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Prime Minister : KP Sharma Oli

19 Oman Sultan : Haitham Bin Tariq

20 Pakistan President : Arif Alvi

Prime Minister : Imran Khan

21 Russia President : Vladimir Putin

Prime Minister : Mikhail Mishustin

22 President : Halimah Yacob

Prime Minister : Lee Hsien Loong

23 President : Cyril Ramaphosa

24 Sri Lanka President : Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Prime Minister : Mahinda Rajapaksa

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25 Ukraine President : Volodymyr Zelensky

Prime Minister : Denys Shmyhal

26 Bangladesh President :Abdul Hamid

Prime Minister : Sheikh Hasina

27 Slovenia Prime Minister : Janez Jansas

28 President:

29 Armenia Armen Sarkissian

30 Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

31 Italy President: Sergio Mattarella

Prime Minister :Giuseppe Conte

32 USA Joe Biden

32 Argentina President : Alberto Fernández

List of Top companies and their CEOs in world

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S.No Company CEO

1 Apple Inc Timothy Donald Cook

2 Accenture Julie Sweet

3 Amul R.S. Sodhi

4 Adidas Kasper Rørsted

5 Adobe

6 Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla

7 Amazon Andy Jassy

8 Ambuja Cements Neeraj Akhoury

9 Ashok Leyland Vipin Sondhi

10 Audi Markus Duesmann

11 Axis Bank Amitabh Chaudhry

12 Barclays Jes Staley

13 BharatBenz Satyakam Arya

14 Boeing Dave Calhoun

15 Bharti Airtel Gopal Vittal

16 Cognizant Brian Humphries

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17 Capgemini Aiman Ezzat

18 Umang Vohra

19 Dell Michael S. Dell

20 Ebay Jamie Iannone

21 Ericsson Borje Ekholm

22 Facebook Mark Zuckerberg

23 Flipkart Kalyan Krishnamurthy

24 Google and Alphabet Inc Sundar Pichai

25 Hindustan Unilever Sanjiv Mehta

26 IBM

27 Intel Bob Swan

28 Kotak Mahindra Bank Uday Kotak

29 Instagram Kevin Systrom

30 Muthoot Finance George Alexander Muthoot

31 Nestlé Ulf Mark Schneider

32 Oracle Safra Catz

33 PayTM Vijay Shekhar Sharma

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34 Tata Consultancy Services Rajesh Gopinathan

35 Tata Group Natarajan Chandrasekaran

36 Tata Motors Guenter Butschek

37 Yahoo Marissa Mayer

38 Yatra Dhruv Shringi

39 Yes Bank Prashant Kumar

40 Walmart Doug McMillon

IMPORTANT AWARDS & HONOURS

NOBEL PRIZE  The Nobel Prize is awarded for outstanding work in the fields of physics, chemistry, literature, peace, physiology or medicine, and economic Sciences.  Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize.

Recent award winners

2020 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS MEDICINE

1. Drs. Harvey J. Alter 2. Michael Houghton 3. Charles M. Rice

PHYSICS Page 14 of 287

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1. Roger Penrose 2. Reinhard Genzel 3. Andrea Ghez

CHEMISTRY 1. Emmanuelle Charpentier 2. Jennifer A. Doudna

LITERATURE 1. Louise Gluck

PEACE PRIZE 1. World Food Programme ECONOMIC SCIENCES 2. 1. Paul R. Milgrom 3. 2. Robert B. Wilson Ramon Magsaysay Awards

 The Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia’s premier prize and highest honour.  The Ramon Magsaysay award was established in April, 1957. This award was created to commemorate Ramon Magsaysay, the late president of Philippines.  Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to win this prestigious award

Recent award winners

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 winner  Ravish Kumar- India (Journalist)  Angkhana Neelapajit - (human rights activist),  Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab- Philippines (musician),  Ko Swe Win- Myanmar (journalist),  Kim Jong-Ki- Jnanpith Award Page 15 of 287

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 Jnanpith Award is a literary award presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization to Indian writers every year. This was instituted in 1961 and is given only to Indian writers who write in English and Indian languages. Recent award winners

Year Jnanpith Award winners Language 2019 Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri Malayalam 2018 English 2017 2016 Shanka Ghosh Bengali

Saraswati Samman

 The is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages listed in Schedule VIII of the . It is named after an Indian goddess of knowledge and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India.

Recent award winners

Year Award winners Language 2019 Chequebook Sindhi 2018 K Siva Reddy Pakkaki Ottigilite Telugu 2017 Vakhar Gujarati

Gandhi Peace Prize Awards

Awards is for Social, Economic and Political transformation through Non-violence was instituted in the year 1995. The Award comprises an amount of Rs. One Crore and a Citation

Recent award winners

Year of Award Name of the Awardees

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2015 Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari 2016 Akshaya Patra Foundation 2016 Sulabh International 2017 Ekal Abhiyan Trust 2018 Shri Yohei Sasakawa 2019 Qaboos bin said Al said 2020 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Pulitzer Prize

 The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University since 1917.  The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the .

Recent award winners

 Indian journalists namely Mukhtar Khan, Dar Yasin and Channi Anand have been honoured with the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. These journalists have won the award in the field of feature photography.

National Sports Awards

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna  The is the highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson for his/her achievements in India  The first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is Award  The award that is given to the veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime achievement in their respective field of sport is named as the for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games  This award is given to coaches and sports teachers for producing great skilled teams and individual players in various sports  Dronacharya awards were initiated in 1985  The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Instituted in 1961

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Recent award winners

NATIONAL SPORTS AWARD 2020

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

1. Mariyappan Thangaveu (Para-Athletics) 2. Rohit Sharma () 3. Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling) 4. Manika Batra (Table ) 5. Rani Rampal (Hockey)

Dronacharya Award (Regular category)

1. Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb) 2. Jude Felix Sebastian (Hockey) 3. Jaspal Rana (Shooting) 4. Gaurav Khanna (Para badminton) 5. Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu)

Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category)

1. Purushotham Rai (Athletics) 2. Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery) 3. Romesh Pathania (Hockey) 4. Shiv Singh (Boxing) 5. Krishna Kumar Hoods (Kabbadi) 6. Naresh Kumar (Tennis) 7. Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting) Page 18 of 287

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8. Om Prakash Dahiya (Wrestling)

Arjuna Award 1. Dutee Chand (Athletics) 2. Atanu Das (Archery) 3. Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton) 4. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball) 5. Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (Badminton) 6. Subedar Manish Kaushik (Boxing) 7. Ishant Sharma (Cricket) 8. Lovlina Bargohain (Boxing) 9. Deepti Sharma (Cricket) 10. Sandesh Jhingan (Football) 11. Sawant Ajay Anand (Equestrian) 12. Aditi Ashok (Golf) 13. Deepika (Hockey) 14. Akashdeep Singh (Hockey) 15. Deepak (Kabaddi) 16. Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing) 17. Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho) 18. Manu Bhaker (Shooting) 19. Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting) 20. Madhurika Suhas Patkar (Table Tennis) 21. Shiva Keshavan (Winter Sports) 22. Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para-Swimming) 23. Rahul Aware (Wrestling) 24. Divya Kakaran (Wrestling) Page 19 of 287

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25. Manish Narwal (Para Shooting) 26. Sandeep Para (Athletics) 27. Divij Sharan (Tennis)

PADMA AWARDS

Bharat Ratna  It is the highest civilian award of India. Instituted in 1954  The first recipients of the was C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and C. V. Raman  The number of Bharat Ratna is restricted to a maximum of three nominees being awarded per year  The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award of India, second only to the Bharat Ratna. Instituted in 1954  The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award of India, proceeded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the . Instituted in 1954 Padma Shri  Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India Recent award winners

PADMA AWARDS 2021 Padma Vibhusan: S.No Name Field State/Country 1 Shri Shinzo Abe Public Affairs Japan 2 Shri S P Balasubramaniam Art Tamil Nadu 3 Dr. Medicine Karnataka Shri Narinder Singh Kapany Science and United States of 4 (Posthumous) Engineering America 5 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Others- Spiritualism Delhi

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6 Shri B. B. Lal Others- Archaeology Delhi 7 Shri Art Odisha

Padma Bhushan:

S.No Name Field State/Country 1 Ms. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra Art Kerala 2 Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) Public Affairs Assam Literature and 3 Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara Education Karnataka 4 Ms. Sumitra Mahajan Public Affairs Madhya Pradesh 5 Shri Nripendra Misra Civil Service Uttar Pradesh 6 Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) Public Affairs Bihar 7 Shri Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous) Public Affairs Gujarat 8 Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous) Others-Spiritualism Uttar Pradesh 9 Shri Rajnikant Devidas Shroff Trade and Industry Maharashtra 10 Shri Tarlochan Singh Public Affairs Haryana

Padmashri: ‘

S.No Name Field State/Country 1 Shri Gulfam Ahmed Art Uttar Pradesh 2 Ms. P. Anitha Sports Tamil Nadu 3 Shri Rama Swamy Annavarapu Art Andhra Pradesh 4 Shri Subbu Arumugam Art Tamil Nadu Literature and 5 Shri Prakasarao Asavadi Education Andhra Pradesh 6 Ms. Bhuri Bai Art Madhya Pradesh 7 Shri Radhe Shyam Barle Art Chhattisgarh Literature and 8 Shri Dharma Narayan Barma Education West Bengal

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9 Ms. Lakhimi Baruah Social Work Assam 10 Shri Biren Kumar Basak Art West Bengal 11 Ms. Rajni Bector Trade and Industry Punjab 12 Shri Peter Brook Art United Kingdom 13 Ms. Sangkhumi Bualchhuak Social Work Mizoram 14 Shri Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat Art Assam 15 Ms. Bijoya Chakravarty Public Affairs Assam Literature and 16 Shri Sujit Chattopadhyay Education West Bengal 17 Shri Jagdish Chaudhary (Posthumous) Social Work Uttar Pradesh 18 Shri Tsultrim Chonjor Social Work Ladakh 19 Ms. Mouma Das Sports West Bengal Literature and 20 Shri Srikant Datar Education United States of America 21 Shri Narayan Debnath Art West Bengal 22 Ms. Chutni Devi Social Work Jharkhand 23 Ms. Dulari Devi Art Bihar 24 Ms. Radhe Devi Art Manipur 25 Ms. Shanti Devi Social Work Odisha 26 Shri Wayan Dibia Art Indonesia Literature & 27 Shri Dadudan Gadhavi Education Gujarat 28 Shri Parshuram Atmaram Gangavane Art Maharashtra Literature and 29 Shri Jai Bhagwan Goyal Education Haryana Literature and 30 Shri Jagadish Chandra Halder Education West Bengal Literature and 31 Shri Education Assam 32 Ms. Anshu Jamsenpa Sports Arunachal Pradesh 33 Ms. Purnamasi Jani Art Odisha 34 Matha B. Manjamma Jogati Art Karnataka 35 Shri Damodaran Kaithapram Art Kerala 36 Shri Namdeo C Kamble Literature and Maharashtra Page 22 of 287

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Education Shri Maheshbhai & Shri Nareshbhai 37 Kanodia (Duo) * (Posthumous) Art Gujarat Literature and 38 Shri Rajat Kumar Kar Education Odisha Literature and 39 Shri Rangasami Lakshminarayana Kashyap Education Karnataka 40 Ms. Prakash Kaur Social Work Punjab Literature and 41 Shri Nicholas Kazanas Education Greece 42 Shri K Kesavasamy Art Puducherry 43 Shri Ghulam Rasool Khan Art Jammu and Kashmir 44 Shri Lakha Khan Art Rajasthan 45 Ms. Art Bangladesh 46 Shri Vinayak Vishnu Khedekar Art Goa 47 Ms. Niru Kumar Social Work Delhi 48 Ms. Lajwanti Art Punjab Science and 49 Shri Rattan Lal Engineering United States of America Others-Grassroots 50 Shri Ali Manikfan Innovation Lakshadweep 51 Shri Ramachandra Manjhi Art Bihar 52 Shri Dulal Manki Art Assam 53 Shri Nanadro B Marak Others- Agriculture Meghalaya 54 Shri Art Manipur Literature and 55 Shri Chandrakant Mehta Education Gujarat 56 Dr. Rattan Lal Mittal Medicine Punjab 57 Shri Madhavan Nambiar Sports Kerala 58 Shri Shyam Sundar Paliwal Social Work Rajasthan 59 Dr. Chandrakant Sambhaji Pandav Medicine Delhi 60 Dr. J N Pande (Posthumous) Medicine Delhi Literature and 61 Shri Solomon Pappaiah Education- Tamil Nadu Page 23 of 287

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Journalism 62 Ms. Pappammal Others- Agriculture Tamil Nadu 63 Dr. Krishna Mohan Pathi Medicine Odisha 64 Ms. Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat Trade and Industry Maharashtra 65 Shri Social Work Maharashtra Literature and 66 Shri Nanda Prusty Education Odisha 67 Shri K K Ramachandra Pulavar Art Kerala Literature and 68 Shri Balan Putheri Education Kerala 69 Ms. Birubala Rabha Social Work Assam 70 Shri Kanaka Raju Art Telangana 71 Ms. Ramnath Art Tamil Nadu 72 Shri Satyaram Reang Art Tripura 73 Dr. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo Medicine Kerala 74 Shri Ashok Kumar Sahu Medicine Uttar Pradesh 75 Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay Medicine Uttarakhand 76 Ms. Social Work Maharashtra Literature and 77 Shri Chaman Lal Sapru (Posthumous) Education Jammu and Kashmir Literature and Education- 78 Shri Roman Sarmah Journalism Assam Literature and 79 Shri Imran Shah Education Assam 80 Shri Prem Chand Sharma Others- Agriculture Uttarakhand Literature and 81 Shri Arjun Singh Shekhawat Education Rajasthan Literature and 82 Shri Ram Yatna Shukla Education Uttar Pradesh 83 Shri Jitender Singh Shunty Social Work Delhi 84 Shri Kartar Paras Ram Singh Art Himachal Pradesh 85 Shri Kartar Singh Art Punjab 86 Dr. Singh Medicine Bihar Page 24 of 287

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87 Shri Chandra Shekhar Singh Others-Agriculture Uttar Pradesh 88 Ms. Sudha Hari Narayan Singh Sports Uttar Pradesh 89 Shri Virender Singh Sports Haryana Literature and 90 Ms. (Posthumous) Education Bihar 91 Shri K C Sivasankar (Posthumous) Art Tamil Nadu 92 Guru Maa Kamali Soren Social Work West Bengal 93 Shri Marachi Subburaman Social Work Tamil Nadu 94 Shri P Subramanian (Posthumous) Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu 95 Ms. Art Andhra Pradesh Literature and 96 Shri Kapil Tiwari Education Madhya Pradesh Literature and 97 Father Vallés (Posthumous) Education Spain Dr. Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan 98 (Posthumous) Medicine Tamil Nadu 99 Shri Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu 100 Shri K Y Venkatesh Sports Karnataka Literature and 101 Ms. Usha Yadav Education Uttar Pradesh 102 Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir Public Affairs Bangladesh

Swachh Bharat Awards 2020

The Swachh Bharat 2020 Awards were conferred under three categories which are:  Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya (SSSS) campaign  Samudayik Shauchalaya Abhiyan (SSA)  Gandagi Se Mukt (GMB) campaign Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya (SSSS) campaign  Best State – Gujarat  Best District – Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

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 Best Block – Khachrod, , Madhya Pradesh  Best Gram Panchayat – Chinnaur, (Salem) Samudayik Shauchalaya Abhiyan (SSA)  Best State – Uttar Pradesh (GKRA) and Gujarat (Non-GKRA) [***Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)]  Best District – Prayagraj (GKRA) and Bareilly (Non-GKRA)  Best Gram Panchayat – Borigaon, Bongaigaon, Assam Gandagi Se Mukt (GMB) campaign  Best State – Telangana and Haryana  Best District – Moga, Punjab

ICC Awards of the Decade

AWARD WINNERS

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade MS Dhoni (India) Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the (India) Decade ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade Virat Kohli (India) ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade (Afghanistan) ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade Steve Smith(Australia) ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade Kyle Coetzer (Scotland) Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the (Australia) Decade ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade Ellyse Perry (Australia) ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade Kathryn Bryce (Scotland) ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade Ellyse Perry (Australia)

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OTHER IMPORTANT AWARDS AND HONOURS

S.No Award Awardee 1 2018 Vanessa Ponce de Leon 2 2018 Catriona Elisa Gray 3 PETA India's Person of the Year 2018 4 UN Human Rights Prize for 2018 Asma Jahangir 5 Gandhi International Peace Award 2018 Yohei Sasakawa 6 ICC emerging player of the year 2018 Rishabh Pant 7 Sir Garfield sobers trophy for ICC cricketer of Virat Kohli the year 2018 8 ICC ODI Player of the Year 2018 Virat Kohli 9 ICC Men's Test Player of the Year 2018 Virat Kohli 10 Seoul Peace Prize 2018 PM Narendra Modi 11 First Life Time Award 12 Vyas Samman 2018 13 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 Rana Dasgupta 14 'Order of St. George' Award for the year 2019 Sri Sri 15 2019 Global Goalkeeper Award Prime Minister Narendra Modi 16 for 2018 17 Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 Rajnikanth 18 Raja Roy Award 2019 Gulab Kothari 19 BRICS-Young Innovator Prize 2019 Ravi Prakash 20 BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019 Ben Stokes 21 Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019 Greta Thunberg 22 Miss Universe 2019 South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi

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23 Polly Umrigar Award (2018-2019) Jasprit Bumrah 24 World Games Athlete of the Year' Award 2019 Rani Rampal 25 Cricketer of the Year 2019 Ben Stokes 26 Test Player of the Year 2019 Pat Cummins 27 ODI Player of the Year 2019 Rohit Sharma 28 Emerging Player of the Year 2019 Marnus Labuschagne 29 Kalinga prize 2019 Karl Kruszelnicki 30 Medal of the order of Australia 2020 Shobha Sekhar 31 Global Humanitarian Award 2020 Sachin Awasthi 32 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) of India 33 Booker Prize for Fiction 2020 Douglas Stuart (For Shuggie Bain) 34 International Children’s Peace Prize 2020 Sadat Rahman 35 Best FIFA Men’s Player 2020 Robert Lewandowski (Poland) 36 Best FIFA Women’s Player 2020 Lucy Bronze () 37 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematics 2020 Dr Carolina Araujo 38 Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 39 Goldman Environmental Prize 2020 by IUCN Paul Sein Twa 40 Male World Athletes of the Year 2020 Armand Duplantis 41 Female World Athletes of the Year 2020 Yulimar Rojas 42 ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020’ for the Asia- Shaktikanta Das Pacific region 43 Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020 V K Yadav 44 World Food Prize 2020 Rattan Lal 45 e-Panchayat Puraskar-2020 Himachal Pradesh 46 2020 Von Karman Award Dr K. Sivan

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47 2020 Diana Award Freya Thakral 48 Global Teacher prize 2020 Ranjitsinh Disale

EXPECTED CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS

January 2020-– Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. Which bank introduced OTP-based ATM withdrawals with effect from 1st January 2020? ? State Bank of India (SBI) 2. Who has planned to invest nearly $1 billion in India over the next five years? Mastercard 3. Who has announced the acquisition of Uber Eats business in India.? Zomato 4. Who becomes the 1st telecom operator to facilitate UPI payments feature through its platform? Reliance Jio 5. What is NDAP by NITI Aayog? National Data and Analytics Platform 6. Who has launched a Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS)? The Election Commission of India 7. In Which Name the Ministry of Railways has renamed the Railway Protection Force? Indian Railway Protection Force Service. 8. Who has dedicated Five DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories to the Nation? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 9. Who has dedicated the new campus of National Fire Service College (NFSC) in ? Union Home Minister Amit Shah 10. What is the Single way help line Number The Indian Railways has introduced for the passengers for quick grievance redressal and inquiry during their journey? 139 11. Who has designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife to honor the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale? World Health Organization (WHO) 12. Who said that the ‘one nation, one ration card’ facility has been started in 12 states in the country on the first day of the new year? Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

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13. In What Name does the Delhi government announced that Pragati Maidan metro station will be rechristened? Supreme Court metro station. 14. Where did Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) a first Silk Processing Plant inaugurated at Surendranagar? Gujarat. 15. Who has laid the foundation stone of Delhi Cycle Walk project? Union Home Minister Amith shah 16. Who Inaugurated the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub in on 6 January 2020? Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister Piyush Goyal 17. When does Census exercise India-2021 begin? 1st April 2020 and will end on 30th of September 2020. 18. Where did the 23rd National Youth Festival (NYF) 2020 has been scheduled to be held? Indira Pratishthan, . 19. Which has become the part of ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list in India? Statue of Unity 20. Where did the 6th meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) was held? New Delhi. 21. Which language has been decided to replace by the Indian Railway authorities on signboards at the Uttarakhand state platforms with ? Urdu 22. Where did the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal Shri K.P. Oli has jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP)? Jogbani-Biratnagar 23. From when does the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme will be implemented in India? 1 June 2020 24. Who was the chief guest at the 71st Republic Day Parade at Raj Path in the national capital on January 26? Brazil President Bolsonaro 25. Who inaugurated the 7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region in the legislative assembly building in Lucknow? Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla 26. Who are all can now vote through Postal Ballot in Delhi Assembly Election? Super Senior Citizens (over 80 years of age) and PwDs 27. Where did the 5th edition of Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI 2020) was started? Panaji. 28. Where does the 1st edition of Krishi Manthan– the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural Development Summit of Asia begins? , Gujarat. 29. Where does the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Reskilling Revolution being held? Davos, Switzerland. Page 30 of 287

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30. Who will be focal theme country of the 44th edition of the International Book Fair? Russia 31. What is the name of a unique taxi service has been launched at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi? Women with wheels 32. Where does Country’s first e-waste clinic is being opened? , Madhya Pradesh. 33. Where does a festival to celebrate the spirit of India “Bharat Parv 2020” has begun? Red Fort in New Delhi. 34. Which city has constructed India's first ever underwater transport tunnel? Kolkatta (The river tunnel is constructed underneath Hooghly river) 35. Where does the Indian Railways has commissioned India’s 1st governmental waste-to-energy plant in Mancheswar Carriage Repair workshop? under the East Coast Railway zone. 36. What is the Oxford Hindi Word of 2019? “Samvidhaan” (Constitution) 37. From where did Indian Railways Central Railway zone set to introduce its first AC local train will be flagged off from platform number 18 ? Chhatrapati Maharaj Terminus, . 38. Where does the President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Fair? Faridabad, Haryana. 39. Who launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority? Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan 40. In Which state Lai Haraoba, a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri meitei communities began in Agartala? Tripura, 41. Who has launched ‘Damini’ helpline service considering the safety of the women passengers? UPSRTC (Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation) 42. Who inaugurated the city’s first fully-automated car-parking tower facility at Green Park? Delhi Municipal Corporation 43. Where did the 4th edition of ‘Buxa Bird Festival’ has started? Buxa National Park in West Bengal’s, district Alipurduar. 44. Which Festival in Gujarat, the has been launched at Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad? 31st International Kite Festival 45. Which State government launched the Amma Vodi scheme? Andhra Pradesh

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46. For whose birthday National Youth Festival 2020 is celebrated? on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda 47. What is the rename of the Kolkata Port on the occasion of 150th years celebration of Kolkata Port Trust? Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port 48. Where does the 9th International Children’s Film Festival held ? Kolkata, West Bengal. 49. Which state celebrate Chapchar Kut on March 6, 2020? Mizoram 50. Which three Indian states celebrated their Statehood Day on 21 January? Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura 51. Which state government has launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana? Uttar Pradesh 52. Where does the reading of the Preamble of the Constitution has been made mandatory for the schools by the government? Maharashtra 53. Which state has become the 1st state in the country where the government has made a policy to lease agricultural land? Uttarakhand 54. Which state government has announced incentives for the players who performed well in Khelo India Youth Games 2020 in Guwahati, Assam? Madhya Pradesh 55. Where is khelo India Youth Games 2019 held? Guwahati, Assam. 56. Where does government is to set up a war memorial for animals? Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. 57. Which state government launched its much-awaited 'Shiv Bhojan' scheme? Maharashtra 58. Which State Government has launched a virtual police station where people can lodge complaints from their respective districts regarding theft of their vehicles without visiting Police Station? Odisha 59. Where does the 17th National Handloom Expo 2020 has kicked off to provide an opportunity to weavers to sell handloom products of different places under one umbrella? Bhubaneswar, Odisha 60. Who lays the foundation stone of the Sardar Centre for Empowerment and Livelihoods near the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat? Dr. S Jaishankar 61. Who has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad? Iran’s top commander General Qassim Soleimani 62. Who launched Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign amidst a spectacular ceremony held at historic Dasaratha Rangashala in ? President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari 63. Who has won the Guinea-Bissau‘s presidential election? Umaro Cissoko Embalo Page 32 of 287

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64. Who has become the first country to ban sun cream which is harmful to corals and sea life? The Pacific nation of Palau 65. Who won Croatia's presidential election? Zoran Milanovic 66. Where does a ten-day-long art exhibition commemorating 150th birth anniversary of was inaugurated? Dhaka, Bangladesh 67. Who has took over as Sultan of Oman? Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al Said 68. Who is removed from a currency manipulator by the Treasury Department of United States? 69. Who is the 14th prime minister of Malta? Robert Abela 70. Who has announced that it is to launch its Mars probe in July 2020? China 71. Who is the new Prime Minister of ? Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani 72. Where did the Women science congress held? Bengaluru 73. Where does ASCEND 2020 held? Kochi, Kerala 74. Where did Pulses Conclave 2020 held? Maharashtra 75. Where does 107th Indian Science Congress held? Bengaluru 76. What is the theme of 107th Indian Science Congress? “Science and Technology: Rural Development” 77. Where did Wings India 2020 held? , 78. What is the theme of World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi? “Rethinking Global Consumption, Production, and Investment”. 79. Where did Food processing summit held? Ladakh 80. Where does Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting 2020 is going to held? India 81. Where did Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020 held? New Delhi 82. Where did 28th World book fair 2020 held? New Delhi 83. Where does 12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme held? Puducherry 84. Where did 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum held? Davos, Switzerland 85. Where does National conclave on Emerging Opportunities in the natural gas sector held? New Delhi 86. Where did 3rd Global Potato Conclave held? Gandhinagar, Gujarat Page 33 of 287

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87. What is the rank of India in the Democracy Index 2019? 51st 88. Which state emerged as the top State in vegetable production in 2018-19? West Bengal 89. According to a report by TomTom, which is is the world's most traffic-congested city? 90. With whom does Indian Railways has signed MoU for the phase 2 of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) e- office project? RailTel 91. With whom did the Indian Institute of Management, has signed an MoU? with the video sharing platform “TikTok“. 92. With whom does the government is has partnered to improve the performance of the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) filing portal on a permanent basis? Infosys 93. Who is the chairman of Railway Board? Vinod Kumar Yadav 94. Who is the prime minister of Spain? Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon 95. Who is the 14th Prime Minister of Malta? Robert Abela 96. Who is the President of Taiwan? Tsai Ing Wen 97. Who is the PM of Russia? Mikhail Mishustin 98. Who is the President of Archery Association of India? Arjun Munda 99. Who is the foreign secretary of India? Harsh Vardhan Shringla 100. Who will be conferred with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award? Krishnamachari Srikkanth & 101. Who has become the seventh batsman in the history of cricket to smash six 6s in an over? New Zealand‘s batsman Leo Carter 102. Recently Veteran footballer Daniele De Rossi announced his retirement belongs to which country? Italy 103. Who has won the 7th National Ice Hockey Championship women trophy? Ladakh women team 104. Who won the Malaysia Masters 2020 title? Kento Momota 105. Where does the ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket 2020 begins ? South Africa. 106. Who became the fastest Indian spinner to claim 100 in ODI during the second match against Australia in ? Kuldeep Yadav

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107. Who has won the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship of 2020 held in Sharjah? The team of the Indian Consulate 108. Who won gold at the Meyton Cup international shooting championship in Austria? Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela and Divyansh Singh Panwar 109. Who topped the Khelo India Youth Games champions 2020? Maharashtra 110. Who became the 1st-ever hockey player worldwide to win the prestigious ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award 2019? Rani Rampal 111. What is the name of exercise between India and Oman? Bilateral naval exercise ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’. 112. Where did the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will establish a 2nd launch port? Kulasekarapattinam,Thoothukodi district in Tamil Nadu. 113. Where did the 9th edition of joint military training exercise between India-Bangladesh SAMPRITI-IX will be conducted? Umroi, Meghalaya. 114. Amit shah released a book recently based on the biography of whom-‘Karmayoddha Granth’ on the life of PM Narendra Modi 115. What is the name of a new book of compilation of selected writings by former finance minister announced by India? “New India:Selected Writings 2014-19” 116. Who edited the Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems? Abhay K 117. Who released the autobiography of Yashwant Sinha titled ‘Relentless’? Former President 118. Who is conferred with BCCI’s prestigious Polly Umrigar Award? Jasprit Bumrah 119. Who is ICC's '2019 ODI Cricketer of the Year'? Rohit Sharma 120. Who is the Spirit of Cricket? Virat Kohli 121. Who received UK based Costa Children’s Award 2019? Jasbinder Bilan 122. Which city got Swachhata Darpan Awards 2019? Puri, Odisha 123. Who got Merck Young Scientist Awards 2019? Scientist Dr Sakya Singha Sen 124. Who received 29th Saraswati Samman? Vasdev Mohi 125. Who got Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award for 2019? Priya Prakash 126. Who received Order of Australia Honour? Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Page 35 of 287

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127. When did the Global Family Day celebrated? January 1 128. When does world Braille day celebrated? January 4 129. When does World Day of War Orphans celebrated? January 6 130. When did World Hindi Day celebrated? January 10 131. When did National Youth Day celebrated? January 12 132. When does National Girl Child Day celebrated? 24 January 133. What is the theme of National Voters Day on January 25? Electoral Literacy for stronger Democracy 134. When does International Customs Day celebrated? 26 January 135. Who is the chief guest of 71st Indian republic day? Jair Bolsanaro 136. When does World Leprosy Day celebrated? 30 January 137. What is the name of the Oman ruler died recently? Sultan Qaboos bin Said 138. Which field does Thomas Antony died recently belongs to? Cartoonist 139. Mission Mangal Movie Leading Actress? 140. Fox 21 is bought by which company? Walt Disney 141. Man Booker International Prize 2019: Jokha al-Harthi – Oman

February 2020-– Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. Which country will host the G20 summit in 2022? India 2. How much does Insurance cover on bank deposits has been increased from one lakh rupees? five lakh rupees 3. Which country celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on 4th February 2020? Sri Lanka 4. By which year does Union Government aims to achieve the objective of Housing for All under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen? 2022 5. What is the name of the initiative launched by state government of Haryana to encourage reading habit among the young students of the state? ‘Reading Mission- Haryana’ 6. What is the name of the initiative launched by state government of Haryana to encourage reading habit among the young students of the state.?‘Reading Mission- Haryana’

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7. By which year did the Government has set a target of installation of 100 GigaWatt solar power and 60 GigaWatt wind power capacity in the country ? December 2022 8. What is the name of the mobile village courts the Supreme Court has directed the states to establish within four weeks’? Gram Nyayalayas 9. Where does Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the celebrations on the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord ? Kokrajhar in Assam 10. From when did the government of India has announced all medical devices sold in the country would be treated as "drugs" ? 1 April 2020. 11. What is the rename of rename Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi ? Bhawan 12. Who launched ‘Operation Nakail’ under which the identity of all auto-rickshaw drivers will be verified and a unique four-digit number will be allotted to them? Ghaziabad police 13. Who launched India’s first inter-city electric bus service between Mumbai and ? Union Minister Nitin Gadkari 14. Which Railway zone has become the 1st zonal railway in the country to have functional “energy neutral” railway stations on the network? South Central Railways (SCR) 15. Who will inaugurate Indian Pavilion at 70th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany? External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar 16. What is the rename of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses? Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 17. Which Airport has been declared as India’s first single-use plastic-free airport? “Indira Gandhi International Airport” 18. Where does Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi chaired Chintan Shivir, a two-day brainstorming session ? Kevadia in Gujarat 19. Which Law commission was approved by the Union Cabinet? Constitution of the 22nd Law Commission of India for a period of 3 years (established as per Article 39A of the Indian Constitution) 20. Where does Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts was held? New Delhi.

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21. Where does India's first private gold mine operation will begin in the last quarter of 2021? Jonnagiri in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. 22. Where does the mega event Namaste Trump is to be held? Sardar Patel Stadium, also known as Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad 23. Who is set to launch "Export Cold Zone", an exclusive terminal for processing and storage of agro and pharma products? Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) 24. Who launched PM-KISAN mobile application on the first anniversary of the launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)? Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar 25. Where does the Union Cabinet approved to grant the status of National Importance to National Institutes of Food Technology (NIFT) ? Kundli, Haryana, and Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 26. Where does Nagoba Jatara tribal festival was celebrated? Telangana. 27. Who has created a record with its ‘Intivadhakey Pension’ (Pension to your Doorstep) Scheme by covering 94 % of about 60 lakh pensioners at their doorstep within a few days? Jaganmohan Reddy 28. Who will dedicate the UNESCO world heritage site certificate for Jaipur to the people at a function to organize at historical Albert Hall? Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot 29. Where does Ministry of Commerce and Industry is conducting the 22nd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020 ? Kochi 30. In which city did YS Jaganmohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launched the first Disha Police Station ? Rajamahendravaram city. 31. Who has announced an internship scheme for the tenth, 12th and graduate students of the state to brighten employment prospects? Yogi Adityanath 32. Which State Government has decided to impose a permanent ban on hookah bars across the state? Chhattisgarh 33. Where did National Horticulture Fair 2020 was concluded? Bengaluru. 34. Who inaugurated the first phase of “East-West Metro line” which is Kolkata’s second metro line? Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal 35. Which state government launched “Yodhav” (Warrior) mobile app (application)? Kochi, Kerala.

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36. Who launched “Anganphou Hunba” (Sowing of First Crop Paddy) programme at Arapti Mayai Leikai in Imphal East? Manipur Chief Minister, Nongthombam Biren Singh 37. What does the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched to promote applications relevant to India in the 5G realm? "5G Hackathon" 38. Where did the first-ever Khelo India University Games will begin? Odisha at the Indoor Stadium, Cuttack 39. Where did Losar festival was celebrated? Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. 40. What is the name of the cultural festival organized by the department of Youth and cultural Affairs, Government of Gujarat? “”. 41. Which State government is set to become single-use plastic-free by 1 May 2020? Maharashtra 42. Who has inaugurated the Ekushey Book fair? Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 43. Who is appointed as the Iraq President? Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi 44. Which country has announced that it will count a "third gender" category in its next population census? Nepal 45. What is the official name of the disease caused by new Coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO)? “Covid-19”. 46. Which country Police has recruited an Artificial Intelligence (AI) cop called Ella to the force? New Zealand 47. Which country government has observed the 70th National Democracy Day? Nepal 48. Who has announced the launch of “Bezos Earth Fund” to combat Climate Change? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos 49. Which country has observed the “Shaheed Dibash” which is also known as ‘Amar Ekushey‘? Bangladesh 50. Who is the Malaysian Prime Minister has announced his resignation over political issues? Mahathir Mohamad 51. Where did India’s biggest rural technical festival ‘Antahpragnya 2020’held? Telangana 52. Where did National Conference on e-Governance 2020 held? Mumbai 53. Where did 22nd Edition of India International Seafood show? Kochi, Kerala 54. Where did 4th Edition of East Asia Summit conference on Maritime security cooperation 2020? 55. Where did 33rd edition of the African Union (AU) summit held? Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 56. Where did 6th edition of the mega industrial exhibition ‘Engiexpo 2020’ held? Vadodara, Gujarat

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57. Where did ClimFishCon 2020, an international conference on the impact of climate change on ‘hydrological cycle, ecosystem, fisheries and food security’? Kerala 58. Where does BioAsia 2020 Summit held? Hyderabad, Telangana 59. Where did National Water Conference held? Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 60. Where did National Organic Food Festival 2020 held? New Delhi 61. What is the rank of India on a global International Intellectual Property (IP) Index? 40th 62. Which country became the second-largest steel producer of crude steel after China 2019, by replacing Japan as per World Steel Association data? India 63. What is the rank of India on the Sustainability Index? 77th 64. Which is the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers? Hindi 65. Who is the president of Paralympic Committee of India? Deepa Malik 66. Who is the Prime Minister of Iraq? Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi 67. Who is the Prime minister of Kosovo? Albin Kurti 68. What is unveiled as the official mascot for the Goa 2020 National Games? Rubigula, Flame-Throated Bulbul 69. Whom does the Indian Olympic Association has invited to become the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Olympics? Sourav Ganguly 70. Which country has won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 held in South Africa? Bangladesh 71. In Football which state has won the final of the Junior National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy? Mizoram 72. Who will host 2021 Men's Hockey Junior Men's World Cup? India 73. Where does Asian Wrestling Championship 2020 starts ? New Delhi. 74. Who will be hosting the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup? Navi Mumbai 75. Which country will host the U 17 Women's World Cup football in 2020? India 76. Who has become the first player in the cricketing world to play 100 matches in all the three formats of the game? 77. Who will host the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022? India

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78. Where did the 6th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV-6) 'VAJRA' was launched ? Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 79. Which state is in the 1st position for its implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)? Madhya Pradesh 80. Who received ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020’ for the Asia-Pacific region by financial intelligence magazine The Banker? Shaktikanta Das 81. Who received ’s Translation Prize for 2019? Devanur Mahadeva 82. Which Institute has developed Thirumathikart - a mobile app for SHG (Self Help Group) products? National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, Tamilnadu 83. Which Institute is to set up a Centre for Research and Education in Data Science (CREDS) on its campus at Kanjikode, Kerala? Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Palakkad 84. What is the name of the Geo Imaging Satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation? “GISAT- 1”. 85. When does World Wetlands day celebrated with the theme of Wetlands and Biodiversity? February 2 86. What is the theme of World Cancer Day celebrated on February 4 of every year? I am I will 87. When does world Unani Day celebrated? February 11 88. When does National Productivity Day celebrated? February 12 89. What is the theme of World Radio Day celebrated on February 13? "Radio and Diversity". 90. What is the theme of International Mother Language Day on February 21? Languages without borders 91. When does World NGO Day celebrated? February 27 92. What is the theme of National Science Day on February 28? Women in Science 93. When does World Pangolin Day is celebrated this year? February 15, 2020. 94. What field does Jaswat Singh Kanwal from Punjab belongs to? Writer 95. What is the name of the Kenya’s Longest serving PM died recently? Daniel Arap Moi 96. What Is the name of the World’s Oldest person from japan died recently? Chitetsu Watanabe

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97. By which year Milk Processing Capacity to be doubled? 2025 98. When will the Income of Farmers be expected to get doubled? 2022 99. How much amount to be invested in infrastructure over 5 years? Rs 100 lakh crore 100. How much does Ayushman Bharat scheme provide for health assurance cover? Rs 5 lakh 101. How much fund is Proposed for Swachh Bharat Mission? Rs 12300 crore 102. By which year India will have the largest working-age population in the world? 2030 103. How many airports will be developed under UDAN by 2024?100 104. Which scheme is expanded by the government to 20 lakh farmers to set up solar pumps? PM Kusum Scheme 105. How much capital amount has been infused in PSU banks? Rs 3.5 lakh crore 106. What is the estimated total expenditure of FY21? Rs 30.42 lakh crore 107. How much has been allocated to Jal Jeevan Mission? Rs 3.6 lakh crore 108. Which Scheme has been launched for women self -help group in the Budget? Dhanya Laxmi Scheme 109. How many Aspirational Districts will be covered for AYUSHMAAN Treatment?112 110. Where does the tribal museum is going to set up? Ranchi, Jharkhand 111. How much amount is allocated for Railway Sector? Rs 70000 crore 112. From when does India's commitment towards tackling climate change made at the conference kick starts? January 1, 2021. 113. Where does the Maritime museum coming up? Lothal, Gujarat

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1. Which team beat India to win ICC women’s T20 Worldcup for fifth time? Australia 2. Along with Vikas Krishnan who became first Indian boxers to qualify for Tokyo Olympics? Pooja Rani 3. What is the rank of India according to Knight frank wealth report? 12th 4. Where will 5th BIMSTEC Summit is going to be held in September? Colombo, Srilanka

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5. Which Insurance Company will provide football coaching to under-privileged girls under its ‘Bachhpan Ka Rakshakaran’ program? Tata AIA Life Insurance 6. When will Chandrayaan-3 be launched? 2021 7. When did Jan Ausadhi Diwas observed? March 7 8. When did International Women’s Day celebrated? March 8 9. Where did Indian coastguard conducts 9th edition of rescue exercise ‘SAREX 2020’ held? Goa 10. Which state tops in Poshan Abhiyan list? Tamil Nadu ( In terms of the number of participants in the programme.) 11. Which place ranked 1st in country for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan? Andhra Pradesh 12. Which state becomes 1st state to introduce department for Self help groups named as Department of Mission Shakti? Odisha 13. Where did 3rd Gender equality summit 2020 held? New Delhi 14. Which Country remains second largest arms importer in 2019? India 15. Who becomes the first woman to be promoted as DIG of Indian Coast Guard? Nupur Kulshrestha 16. Who wins MS Swaminathan Award for the year 2017-2019? V Praveen Rao 17. Where did Traditional Fagli festival celebrated? Himachal Pradesh 18. What is the name of the mobile app launched by Andhra Pradesh government to control electoral malpractices? NIGHA 19. What is the rank of India in “Trends in international arms transfers, 2019” by SIPRI? 23rd 20. What is the position of India in most promising source of disruptive technologies : KPMG 2020? 2nd 21. Where did “Divya Kala Shakti-Witnessing the Abilities in Disabilities” event held? Chennai 22. Who named as greatest world leader in BBC Poll? Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 23. Who named as the BBC Indian sportsperson of the year 2019? PV Sindhu 24. Which Airport is adjudged as the best airport in ASQ Arrivals award 2019? Kempegowda Airport 25. Who becomes the brand ambassador of Andhra Pradesh government’s anti- graft helpline? PV Sindhu 26. Which state launched Mission Bhagiratha? Telangana 27. Where did India post launches its 1st digital locker service? Kolkatta, West Bengal Page 43 of 287

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28. Which state government approves implementation of happy hour of Autorikshaws? Maharashtra 29. Who is inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021 class? Tiger Woods 30. What is the name of the World’s first Digital Solutions Exchange Cloud launched in India? Gokaddal 31. Who is the brand ambassador of Realme? Salman Khan 32. When does world Kidney Day is celebrated? March 12 33. Recently Santu Mukherjee passed away belongs to which language actor? Bengali 34. Which state government launched ‘Namaste over Handshake’ campaign to prevent from COVID-19? Karnataka 35. What is the name of the application launched by Facebook for women entrepreneurship in India? Pragati 36. Which team clinched (2019-20) title after taking first innings lead against Bengal? Saurashtra 37. When does world sleep day observed? March 13 38. What is the rank of India in Global Animal Protection Index 2020? 2nd 39. Where did Technology Innovation Hub Established? IIT Mandi 40. Where did Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyan’? Kota, Rajasthan 41. Where did the Indian Railways launched its first 'Restaurant on Wheels'? Asansol Railway station, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal 42. Where did the government of India launch 'Pension Adalat' outside Delhi for the first time? Jammu 43. Who organized the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED 2020) held at pune? High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL 44. When was National Security Guard (NSG) formed? 1986 45. What is the theme of the World Hearing Day 2020? Don't let hearing loss limit you! 46. When is the World Hearing Day observed? March 3 47. What is the theme of World Wildlife Day? "Sustaining all life on Earth". 48. When World Wildlife Day celebrated? March 3 49. Who instituted Dr. award? India foundation 50. When is the World Defence Day celebrated? March 1 51. Who was conferred the Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award 2020 for Politics? Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal Page 44 of 287

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52. Who won the Mexican Open 2020 championship? 53. When is National Security Day observed? March 4 54. Who conferred the National Awards? President Ram Nath Kovind 55. Which state topped in the KIU Games event? Chandigarh 56. Where will the India Pharma 2020 & India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition being held? Gujarat 57. Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) celebrated its ______Foundation Day on 2 March in New Delhi. 8th 58. Which edition of AAHAR-the Food and Hospitality fair began in New Delhi? 35th 59. Which State/UT launched Student Health Card scheme for school children? Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir. 60. Who organized the Pragyan Conclave 2020? Centre for Land Warfare Studies 61. Who is the secretary-general of BIMSTEC? M Shahidul Islam 62. Which team won the gold in the KPIT Sparkle 2020? Army Institute of Technology 63. Who organizes the Women Entrepreneurship Platform? NITI Aayog 64. What is the theme of the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF)? "Ayurveda Medical Tourism: Actualizing India's credibility." 65. Which country has become the first government to have made free public transport free? Luxembourg 66. Which place has been designated as the summer capital of the Uttarakhand? Gairsain 67. Google’s second cloud region in India will soon be launched in which city? New Delhi 68. With which country did India sign MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of health and regulate drugs and pharmaceutical products in March 2021? Cote d’ Ivoire 69. Which country is to lead science, technology, and innovation sector in BIMSTEC? Srilanka 70. Who organized the 2020 International Conference on Nano Science and Technology? S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences 71. Where was the last International Conference on Nano Science and Technology held? Bengaluru 72. Where is the series of biennial international conferences "ICONSAT" held? India 73. Chapchar Kut fetsival is celebrated in which state? Mizoram 74. Kobita Utsav is being held in which city? Kolkatta Page 45 of 287

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75. Which book is a compilation of 25 innovative initiatives taken at the State and District levels under the Prime Minister's flagship scheme of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)? "Chronicles of Change Champions" 76. Who is appointed as the CEO of Nokia? Pekka Lundmark 77. Recently Balbir singh Kulkar is in news belongs to which sports? Hockey 78. When does Zero discrimination Day celebrated with the theme of “Zero Discrimination against Women & Girls”? March 1 79. Which city host 108th Indian Science Congress with the theme “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment” in 2021? Pune 80. Recently National Chambal Sanctuary in which state received eco sensitive zone tag? Madhya Pradesh 81. Where did two day unique chilli festival held? Madhya Pradesh 82. How much amount does NABARD infused in rural banking during FY20? Rs1.46 lakh crore 83. What is the name of the mobile app launched by Government for doorstep diesel ? Humsafar 84. Where did 68th All India Police Athletic Championship begun? Haryana 85. Which Railways announces bonus of 5% for every recharge to R-Wallet? Western 86. Which city to host 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session? Mumbai 87. What is the name of the mobile app launched by SEBI for investors to lodge grievances? SCORES 88. Where will Fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) be held? Kochi 89. What is the rank of India among least free democracies? 83rd 90. Who is named as TOISA sportsperson of the year 2019? PV Sindhu 91. Where did WINGS INDIA 2020, an international exhibition & Conference held with the theme of “ Flying for All”? Hyderabad 92. Where did 3rd Edition of WION Global Summit 2020 held? UAE 93. Which country is number one in the production and productivity of Copra in the World? India 94. When is the World Consumer Rights Day observed? March 15 95. Where was the ROPAX Vessel M2M-1 built? Greece 96. Who won the women's singles title of All England Badminton Championships 2020? Tai Tzu Ying

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97. For Manipur's Chief Ministers Akhannaba Sanaroisingi Tengbang (CMAST) scheme, ______is required? Rs7.36 crore (Schemes for sportspersons, artistes) 98. The first human trial of a vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) began in which country? US (Name of the vaccine: mRNA- 1273) 99. How much percentage is the GST rate on Mobile phone increased from 12%? 18% 100. What is the rank of India globally in Women on Board? 12th 101. When does National Vaccination Day celebrated with the theme of Vaccines work for All? March 16 102. Which country holds the chair of G20 for the year 2020? Saudi Arabia 103. Which company has launched the campaign 'Innovate for Accessible India' in partnership with NASSCOM Foundation? Microsoft India 104. Where is the Indian Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences located? Gujarat 105. When is the Ordnance Factory Day observed? March 18 106. Where is the Indian Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences located? Gujarat 107. When is the Ordnance Factory Day observed? March 18 108. Who is appointed as MD of Google Cloud in India? Karan Bajwa 109. Who chaired the Meeting on Research in Indian Traditional Knowledge Systems? Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 110. Which state government has removed quota in promotion for SC/ST employees? Uttarakhand 111. Where was the Meeting on Research in Indian Traditional Knowledge Systems held? New Delhi 112. Who is appointed as MD of Power finance corporation? Ravinder singh Dhillon 113. Recently Jairam Kulkarni passed away is in news belongs to which field? Actor 114. Where does world cities summit held? Singapore 115. Along with Statue of Unity which place is to be added in the best iconic places list? Konark Sun temple 116. Who collaborates with WHO to spread awareness over COVID 19? 117. How much MCR reduced for new Payment aggregators (PAs) from 100 crore? Rs 15 crore 118. When does Global Recycling Day Celebrated? March 18 119. When does world sparrow day celebrated? March 20 Page 47 of 287

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120. Which state government launches Police Station Visitor Survey System and e-Night Beat Checking System? Himachal Pradesh 121. Who launch a special train ‘ Swavalamban express’ for new Entrepreneurs? SIDBI 122. When does International Day of Happiness celebrated? March 20 123. Recently PK Banerjee is in news belongs to which sport? Football 124. What is the name of the mountaineer who entered into limca book of records recently? Satyarup Siddhanta 125. What term did PM Narendra Modi use to urge people of India to stay indoors on March 22, 2020 amid Coronavirus scare? Janta Curfew 126. When is World Water Day observed across the globe every year? March 22 127. What is the theme of the 2020 World Meteorological day? Climate and Water 128. 2020 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be hosted in which city? London 129. What is the theme for the 2020 World Water Day? Water and Climate Change 130. What was India’s rank in the recently released World Happiness Index 2020? 144 131. When does world Poetry day is observed? March 21 132. Recently Kenny Rogers is in news belongs to which profession? Singer 133. What is the theme of the 2020 World Tuberculosis Day? It’s Time 134. The central government recently launched 'MyGov Corona Helpdesk' on which social media platform? WhatsApp 135. Where was the 125th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session held? Buenos Aires 136. Which country tops in Economic Freedom Index? Singapore 137. Which state is the first to introduce taser guns in India? Gujarat 138. Which company is the first to begin supply of BS-VI fuel across country? Indian Oil Corporation 139. Which is the first country to withdraw from 2020 Tokyo Olympics? Canada 140. Which country becomes 1st co chair of India led Global climate initiative CDRI? UK 141. Which bank introduces prepaid card ‘Enkasu’? Karur Vysya Bank 142. Which bank is the 1st to launch Emergency credit Facility? State Bank of India

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143. First COVID-19 dedicated hospital was established by Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in collaboration with which Institute? Brihanmumbai Mumicipal Corporation 144. Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 23 March for a ______term.? Fourth 145. Which is the new district formed as 38th district in Tamil Nadu? Mayiladuthurai 146. Who has been appointed to lead the 21-member high-level technical committee of health experts set up to tackle coronavirus in India? Dr VK Paul 147. Who honoured with IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020 held in Mumbai, Maharashtra? 148. Who is appointed as the CEO of Walmart India? Sameer Agarwaal 149. Which Indian footballer has been selected to participate in FIFA's 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign against Coronavirus pandemic? Sunil Chetri 150. FM Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced which scheme for the poor amid coronavirus lockdown? Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 151. The centre has announced how much insurance cover for healthcare professionals? Rs 50 lakh 152. When is ‘International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members’ observed by UN every year? March 25 153. Along with US which troop launches Major Exercise ‘Native Fury’? UAE 154. passed away recently. What was his profession? Architect 155. When is the World theatre Day observed? March 27 156. Which state launched Mo Jeeban Programme? Odisha 157. According to Finance Minister’s announcement on March 26, 2020, the women Jan Dhan account holders will get how much amount every month? Rs 500 158. WHO has begun a global mega trial of four drugs to find a COVID-19 vaccine. What is the name of the trial? Solidarity 159. The G20 leaders have pledged to inject how much amount into the global economy to reduce COVID-19 impact? $5 trillion 160. Which country tested the convalescent plasma methodology treatment for COVID-19? China Page 49 of 287

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161. What is the name of the antibody trial that India is to begin for the coronavirus to confirm whether a person had previously been infected with the virus? Stereological test 162. Which of the following opertaion did launch to extend all possible assistance to the government in containing the spread of coronavirus? Operation Namaste 163. Which fund has been set up for COVID-19 relief? PM-Cares Fund 164. Who has launched a 24x7 National Teleconsultation Centre for COVID-19 queries? Family and Health welfare Ministry 165. Which among the following organisation is developing ‘multi-patient ventilators’? DRDO 166. Which country has assured India continous supply of LPG? Saudi Arabia 167. Who has introduced a free digital parcel locker service in the city from 11 March for the first time in India? Department of Posts

168. Who has launched a skill programme for women called ‘DigiPivot’? Google India 169. Who are the winners of Abel Prize 2020? Gregory Margulis and Hillel Furstenber 170. Name the Indian state which become top performer in organ donations and transplants for the year 2019? Maharashtra 171. Name the Indian state government which set up ‘Team 11’ to beat Coronavirus? Uttar Pradesh 172. Name the Indian Institution which has developed the “Corontine” and “Safe” mobile app to track violations by people supposed to be in quarantine? IIT Bombay 173. Which state launched an app 'VeggiGo' for people to place an order for essential commodities? Jharkhand 174. When did the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) celebrate its Foundation Day? March 29 175. Which Ministry has launched ‘’ portal for foreign tourists? Tourism Ministry 176. Name the Indian state which passed the ‘‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020‘to recover the losses due to damage during violent protests. Uttar Pradesh 177. As per Ministry of Personnel, Public grievance and Pensions (MoPP&P), the fine for false complaint under Lokpal extends upto Rs. ______. Rs 1 lakh

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178. Name the person who has been named as the 128th winner of Commonwealth points of light award? Jadav Payeng 179. Name the coronavirus risk-tracking app launched by the Government of India ? Corona Kavach 180. Name the person who Authored the book ‘Messiah Modi: A tale of Great expectations’? Tavleen Singh 181. Which state has launched a mass hand washing campaign named ‘break the chain’? Kerala 182. Which state gave his nod to rename Amin village to Abhimanyupur after Mahabharta warrior Arjuna’s son Abhimanyu? Haryana 183. Who lifted the (ISL) trophy for the record 3rd time? ATK FC 184. Who among the following has been appointed as the CEO of HSBC Holdings Plc? Noel Quinn 185. Who is the author of the book ‘Legacy of Learning’? Savita Chhabra 186. Name the winner of 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award? Ruchika Tomar 187. Which state has launched the ‘Behavioural Change for Safety of the Women’ scheme to bring behavioral change in the society regarding women? New Delhi 188. Name the author of the book titled “My Encounters in Parliament”? Bhalchandra Mungekar 189. The Government of India has targeted to eliminate the Tuberculosis (TB) by which year? 2025 190. The government has set an ambitious target to achieve sales of how many hybrid and electric vehicles by end of 2020? 70 lakh 191. Daren Tang has recently been nominated as the Director General of which organisation? World Intellectual Property Organization 192. Which country is the top ranking nation in the 2020 UN World Happiness Index? Finland 193. What is the theme of this year International Day of Happiness? Happier Together 194. Which country has topped the ranking of ‘Women On Board 2020’ released by the global recruitment tendering platform MyHiringClub.com and Sarkari-Naukri.info? Norway 195. The International Day of Forests is observed annually on______March 21 196. The 15th Finance Commission has set up a committee to prescribe a new debt and fiscal consolidation road map for the general government. Who is the head of this committee? NK Singh 197. Who won the men’s singles title in Oman Open? Achantha Sarath Kamal Page 51 of 287

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198. Recently,who launched his debut novel ‘Aham’? Sauarbh Thakur 199. Which state has recently announced three schemes “Kaushal Satrang, Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme and Yuva Hub”, for skill development and employment generation for youths? Uttar Pradesh 200. Nemai Ghosh who passed away was a wellknown ______Photographer 201. Who has won the Best Actor Critics’ Choice Film Awards 2020? 202. What will be the total number of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in India from 1 April 2020? 12 203. Where is Jewar International Airport project being established? Uttar Pradesh 204. What is the rank of India in the inclusive index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)? 46th 205. The comic-book ‘The Adventures of the Daredevil Democrat’ is based on the life of which of the leader? Biju Patnaik 206. What is the rank of India in KPMG’s 2020 Technology Innovation Hubs report? 2nd 207. What is the name given to the Mars 2020 rover by NASA? Perseverance 208. The Khelo India Winter games has been inaugurated at? Gulmarg 209. Which city has topped the ranking of KPMG’s 2020 Technology Innovation Hubs report? Singapore 210. When is the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) observed across the world? March 14 211. Name the manufacturer which has recently launched world’s first ‘no internet’ payment service in India? Lava 212. Which country has topped the inclusive internet index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)? Sweden 213. What grade has been achieved by India in the 2020 Animal Protection Index (API)? C

Apr 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. What is the name of the web portal launched by Central Govt to Combat COVID in New Delhi? "Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" (YUKTI)

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2. What is the name of the campaign launched by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in New Delhi.? 'Bharat Padhe Online' campaign (For crowdsourcing of ideas for improving the online education system in India) 3. What is the name of the retail shop launched by the government of across India to provide daily essentials to citizens while maintaining stringent safety norms in the wake of COVID-19? ‘Suraksha Stores’ 4. What is the name of the new channel rolled out by India’s Public service broadcaster Prasar Bharti? DD Retro. 5. Which app helps people self-assess and track COVID-19 infections more accurately and effectively? Arogya Setu 6. What is the vision of the National Agriculture Market portal, e-NAM for Agri-produce? "One Nation, One Market" 7. What is the name of the software launched by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and National Informatics Centre (NIC)? Collaborative CAD Software (CollabCAD). 8. What is the name of the mobile App by the Central Government has become the world's fastest app to reach 50 million downloads in just 13 days? 9. What is the name of the mobile application by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to an Integrated Geospatial Platform out of available geospatial datasets, standards-based services, and analytic tools? SAHYO 10. Who launched the COVID India Seva? Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan 11. Which flights operate in a hub and the main focus has been on the North East Region, island territories and the hill states? Domestic Udan 12. Who launched national program VidyaDaan 2.0 for inviting e-learning Content contributions in New Delhi? Human Resources and Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 13. Across which River Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed a new permanent bridge connecting Kasowal enclave in Punjab to the rest of the country? Ravi 14. What is the name of the campaign by Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on social media on the occasion of World Book Day? #MyBookMyFriendcampaign

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15. What is the name of the aoolication launched by PM Narendra Modi and 2 portals to accelerate pace of development in villages? E-Gram Swaraj application 16. What is the name of the mobile app launched by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare reported that over 1.5 lakh farmers and traders registered just within one week of its launch? Kisan Rath’ mobile app 17. Who issued guidelines regarding the SVAMITVA scheme, a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj? Narendra Singh Tomar 18. Who has invited Global Expression of Interest (EoI) to provide 10 Hydrogen Fuel Cell (FC) based electric buses and an equal number of Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based electric cars in Leh and Delhi? India's largest power producer, NTPC Ltd 19. Which power plant has become the largest power plant in India to achieve 100 percent Plant Load Factor (PLF)? NTPC Vindhyachal 20. What is the name of the Mobile App is helping people in a big way to locate their nearest Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) and availability of affordable generic medicine with its price? Janaushadhi Sugam 21. Which state government has started distributing pensions at the doorstep to 58,44,240 beneficiaries? Andhra Pradesh 22. Which state government, in collaboration with the UNICEF, launched an online cultural competition among children to keep them engaged at home during the lockdown period? Odisha 23. ‘What is the name of the tunnel has been installed in Telangana to sanitize people? V Safe Tunnel’ 24. What is the name of the app developed by the Chhattisgarh police with the help of Noida-based startup Mobcoder? Rakhsa Sarv 25. Which state Government invested swiftly to deploy India’s first automated “COVID-19 Monitoring System App”? Telangana 26. Which State government has launched an app called “COVIDCARE”? Arunachal Pradesh 27. Which State Government has set up a 24x7 Toll-free helpline facility for procurement during Rabi Season 2020 and also ensuring norms? Haryana

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28. Which state Government starts a new initiative titled ‘Food Bank’ in view of the threat of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? Manipur 29. Which state becomes the 1st state of India to start clinical trial plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment? Kerala 30. Which National Park has become the India’s 1st quarantine centre for animals with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19)? Jim Corbett National Park 31. Which state Government has launched two portals namely the portal and the Supply Mitra portals for the convenience of the food needs for the people of the state during the COVID-19 crisis? Uttar Pradesh (UP) 32. Which city uses Vehicle tracking applications and GPS (Global Positioning System) enabled smartwatches for waste collection drivers in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic? Chandigarh 33. Which state Government has launched ‘Assess Koro Na’ mobile application? Delhi 34. What is the name of the mobile application launched by Pune Municipal Corporation under Smart Cities Mission (SCM) ? "Saiyam". 35. Which state government has partnered with healthcare startup MedCords to launch ‘Aayu & Sehat Sathi app to fight against COVID-19? Rajasthan 36. Who has launched a helpline under ‘Serve-the-Seniors Initiative’? Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority (JKSLSA) 37. What is the name of a new scheme Launched by Assam government? Dhanwantari. 38. Which state government has launched the “Jivan Shakti Yojana” for women and aims at providing home-based employment for women? Madhya Pradesh 39. Which Bank assured India of 2.2 billion US dollar support to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? Asian Development Bank 40. Who launched a campaign urging bank customers to adopt digital modes of payment that are convenient and safe? The Reserve Bank of India 41. Which Bank has offered $1 billion to the Indian government for a proposed India Covid-19 emergency response and health systems preparedness project? The World Bank 42. Who will develop & operate Bhogapuram International Airport in Andhra Pradesh? GMR Airports Limited

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43. Who laid down Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the transit of COVID-19 negative foreigners stranded in India? The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) 44. Who has offered its volunteer cadets for national duty to fight COVID-19 under ‘Exercise NCC Yogdan’? National Cadet Corps (NCC) 45. How many coaches did Indian Railways has successfully converted as Isolation Units with limited manpower amid the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak? 2500 coaches 46. Who has launched the 'Jagananna Vidya Deevena' Scheme? Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y. S.Jaganmohan Reddy 47. What is the name of the first Mars exploration mission by China as it celebrated Space Day? Tianwen-1 48. Which country launched its first military satellite called "Noor" into orbit? Iran 49. Which country will no longer impose the death penalty on people who committed crimes while still minors? Saudi Arabia 50. Who is appointed as America's next envoy to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by President of the United States Donald Trump? Manisha Singh 51. According to a CRISIL Research report Which state retained its 1st position in terms of total installed renewable capacity in FY20 followed by Tamil Nadu(2nd) & Gujarat(3rd)? Karnataka 52. Who is the spokesman of Ministry of External Affairs? Anurag Srivastava 53. Who is appointed as the Chief Justice? Justice Dipankar Datta 54. Who authored the book titled “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P V Sindhu”? Krishnaswamy V 55. Who is appointed as the Chief Executive officer of Huawei Telecommunications India? David Li 56. What is the theme of the National Maritime Day celebrated on April 5? "Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet." 57. When does National Safe Motherhood Day celebrated? April 11 58. What is the theme of the 2020 World Haemophilia Day? "Get+involved". 59. When does World Autism Awareness Day Celebrated with the theme of the transition of adulthood? April 2 60. What is the theme of World Heritage Day on April 18? Shared Culture’, ‘Shared heritage’ and ‘Shared responsibility". Page 56 of 287

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61. When does Civil Services Day celebrated? April 21 62. What is the theme of World Earth Day on April 22? Climate Action 63. When does English Language Day celebrated? April 23 64. When does World Book and Copywright Day celebrated? April 23 65. When does National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated? April 24 66. What is the theme of World Malaria Day on April 25? Zero Malaria Starts with me 67. What is the theme of World Veterinary day on April 25? "Environmental protection for improving animal and human health." 68. When does World Intellectual Property Day celebrated? April 26 69. When does International Dance Day celebrated? April 29 70. When does International Jazz day celebrated? April 30 71. Recently Mahmud Jibril passed away belongs to which country’s Prime minister? Libya 72. What is the name of Father of modern Iraqi architecture passed away Recently? Rifat Chadirji

May 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. When was the World Press Freedom Day observed? May 3 2. India ranks at which position in a scientific publication? 3rd 3. The Saffron cultivated in which among the following regions has received the GI tag? Kashmiri Saffron 4. India lost its top rank in ICC Test team rankings to which nation on May 1, 2020? Australia 5. The National Mission for Clean Ganga launched ‘IDEAthon’ on May 2, 2020. The NMCG operates under which Ministry? Jal Shakti Ministry 6. The COVID-19 fundraiser concert ‘I For India’ was launched by Bollywood in collaboration with which entity recently? Facebook 7. K S Nissar Ahmed, passed away recently aged 84. He was a renowned poet of which language? 8. The e-book titled “Prof. B. B. Lal -India Rediscovered” has been prepared by which ministry as a tribute to the great Indian archaeologist Professor B. B. Lal? Ministry of Culture Page 57 of 287

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9. Peter Ebdon has announced his retirement from which sports recently? Snooker 10. Name the first state in the country to include all its citizens under the state government’s free health insurance scheme? Maharashtra 11. When is the International Day of the Midwife celebrated globally? 5 May 12. Which country has planned to launch its first Arktika-M satellite in 2020 end, for monitoring the climate and environment of Arctic region? Russia 13. Who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes for the category of Criticism, Journalism? Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times 14. When do we celebrate the World Asthma Day every year? first Tuesday in the month of May 15. What is the theme of the 2020 World Asthma Day? "Enough Asthma Deaths." 16. Which organisation has developed Ultra Violet Disinfection Tower ‘UV Blaster’ for chemical free and rapid disinfection? Defence Research and Development Organization 17. What was the theme of Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) summit? 'United against COVID-19.' 18. A special virtual NAM Summit was held on 4th May 2020 to deliberate upon and enhance coordination among members nations in the fight against Covid-19. Which country is the current Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)? Azerbaijan 19. Who took charge as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament in Delhi? Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 20. Who received the 2020 Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology? Saurabh Lodha 21. Who launched Operation Samudra Setu? 22. Who was recently awarded the commemorative World War II medal by Russia? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 23. Which state government launched the Nigah Scheme? Himachal Pradesh 24. Youssef Hossam has been banned from professional tennis for life for being involved in match-fixing and corruption. He played for which country? Egypt 25. Harit Gram Yojana, Jal Samridhi Yojana and Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana are the three newly launched rural employment schemes launched by which state to enhance the rural economy? Jharkhand Page 58 of 287

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26. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include which of the following in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu & Kashmir? Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad 27. When was "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon observed in 2020? May 7th 28. Which country changes its currency with a new currency to tackle inflation? Iran 29. Which ministry has recently launched DekhoApnaDesh logo design contest amid lockdown? Ministry of Tourism 30. Dia Mirza's term as UNEP Goodwill Ambassador till when? 2022 31. Mustafa al-Kadhimi has recently been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country? Iraq 32. Name the evacuation exercises undertaken by the Government of India for repatriation of Indian citizens stranded abroad? Vande Bharat Mission 33. Who launched AYUSH Sanjivani App? Harsh Vardhan 34. Which state has launched the mobile app ‘Pravasi Rahat Mitra’ for the migrant citizens to aware them of the government schemes for better employment opportunity and livelihood? Uttar Pradesh 35. Shankar Vasudevan who passed away recently was an eminent ? Historian 36. National Technology Day is celebrated in India on which day? May 11 37. Who is the author of the book “Fear of God”? Vadhan 38. The online vehicle ownership platform named “Own-Online’ has been launched by which company? Mahindra & Mahindra 39. Name the present Chief of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)? Narinder Batra 40. Which of these mission has been launched by the Government of India to assist Island Nations in Indian Ocean with food and medicines amid COVID-19 crises? Mission Sagar 41. Which state showed worst infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country as per Registrar General of India's data? Madhya Pradesh 42. Tourism Ministry organised which edition of a new session of Dekho Apna Desh webinar on 9 May? 17th 43. Who developed Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS), an automated contactless ultraviolet C (UVC) sanitisation cabinet? DRDO

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44. Which among these Indian airports has been voted by customers as the best regional airport in India & Central Asia at the 2020 World Airport Awards? Kempegowda International Airport 45. Name the para-athlete who has announced retirement from Paralympics games to serve as the president of the Paralympic Committee of India? Deepa Malik 46. In 2020, the WHO and UN’s Postal agency have released a commemorative postage stamp to mark______anniversary of the eradication of smallpox? 40th 47. Which city has recently launched Pranavayu programme to create awareness on the need to self examine the respiratory health for the city people? Bengaluru 48. When is the International Nurses Day observed? 12 May 49. Name the Indian journalist who has been conferred with the Deutsche Welle 2020 Freedom of Speech Award? Siddharth Varadarajan 50. Which UT has announced to provide tap water to every household by December 2022? J&K 51. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of CBSE? Manoj Ahuja 52. What is the rank of India in the 2020 Global Energy Transition Index? 74th 53. Which country has topped the 2020 Global Energy Transition Index (ETI)? Sweden 54. Which among the following states has received the GI tag for its famous Sohrai Khovar painting ? Telangana 55. The web portal HOPE (Helping Out People Everywhere) has been launched by which state to create employment opportunities for the trained youths of the state? Uttarakhand 56. Name the new body set up by the Union Government for the promotion of rice export? Rice Export Promotion Forum (REPF) 57. Which state has launched the first indigenous seam sealing machine, which helps in manufacturing PPE kits at half the price of the imported one? Gujarat 58. Which state has tied up with Railway and Postal Department for door delivery and pick up of parcels to help people during the lockdown? Kerala 59. The PM-CARES Fund Trust has allocated how much amount for India’s fight against COVID-19 in its first installment? Rs 3,100 crore

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60. How much fund has been allocated for the development of COVID-19 vaccine under the PM-CARES fund? Rs 100 crore 61. The Government of India has announced Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan to support the Indian Economy in its fight against COVID-19. How much amount has been allocated towards the implementation of this scheme? Rs.20 lakh crore 62. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)? V Vidyavathi 63. Which state is to implement a sensor-based service delivery monitoring system under Jal Jeevan Mission? Gujarat 64. What is the theme for the 2020 International Day of Families? "Families in Development” 65. When is the International Day of Families observed? 10 May 66. Who developed lightweight carbon foam that can replace lead batteries? INSPIRE 67. S Jaishankar represented India in the Foreign Ministers meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Which country is set to host the SCO Summit 2020? Russia 68. The musical composition ‘United We Fight’ is an initiative of which Indian body, dedicated to the world in the collective fight against coronavirus pandemic? Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) 69. The Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020) has been published by which organisation? Food and Agriculture Organization 70. When is the International Day of Light observed? 16 May 71. Piyush Goyal participated in the second extraordinary G20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting on COVID-19. The conference was chaired by which country? Saudi Arabia 72. When World Hypertension Day is observed every year? May 17 73. What is the Foreign Direct Investment limit in defence manufacturing under automatic route as announced recently by the Ministry of Finance? from 49% to 74% 74. Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as the fifth consecutive prime minister of which country? Israel 75. Who among the following has topped the 2020 UK annual Rich list ‘The Sunday Times Rich List 2020’? Reuben brothers

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76. National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) has partnered with which company to launch its own tech platform for online payment? DotPe 77. What is the theme of 2020 World Hypertension Day? "Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer." 78. How many startups has ISRO identified to develop locally at lower costs for use in its Gaganyaan missions? 17 79. Space Operations Squadron (SOS) is a new space defense unit launched by which country to monitor its satellites? Japan 80. BSE and NSE have reduced the listing fee for their SME platforms by how much percentage? 25% 81. Which State recently launched the Charan Paduka initiative? Madhya Pradesh 82. Charan Paduka initiative aims to help which of the following sector? Migrant labourers 83. Name the country which has developed “i-Feel you”, an intelligent bracelet which will help users respect social distancing rules. Italy 84. Which online portal was launched by Centre government to monitor movement of migrant workers? National Migrant Information System (NMIS) 85. Name the programme which was launched for online education (1 to 12) announced under “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan”. PM e-Vidhya 86. Who is the author of the book Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes? 87. What is the theme for the 2020 World Bee Day? Bee Engaged 88. World Bee Day is observed annually on which day? May 20 89. Domestic flight operations will resume from which date? 25 May 90. Which state/UT has recently initiated measures under “Samagra Shiksha programme” to facilitate student’s access to education through technological interventions? Jammu & Kashmir 91. Which zone of railways has developed the robot “Rail-BOT (R-BOT)” to assist railway doctors? South Central Railway (SCR) zone 92. Which among these countries has been selected to be appointed as the new Chair of World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board? India

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93. Who among these has been appointed as the new Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)? Govinda Rajulu Chintala 94. Savita Kumari and Ankit Shishodia have been provisionally suspended by NADA for violating anti-doping rules. They are associated with which event? Powerlifting 95. When do we observe the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development? May 21 96. Name the e-commerce platform launched by Patanjali Ayurveda Limited for the sale of its product? OrderMe 97. When is the National Anti-Terrorism Day observed? 21 May 98. Which cyclone hitted WestBengal and coast of Odisha recently? Amphan 99. Which Bank became the first Indian lender to allow video KYC of customers? Kotak Mahindra Bank 100. Who has released a Special Postal Cover dedicated to the migrant workers with an objective of paying tribute to them? India Post 101. What is the name of the committee to create border infrastructure recommended by the Government of India? Shekatkar Committee. 102. Who explore the possible option of exporting silk and cotton face masks to foreign countries? The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) 103. Which campaign is a mantra that gives us motivation and inner strength towards binding our own people with friendship and integrity? Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat 104. Which state has become the first state in the country to provide mid-day meal ration? Madhya Pradesh 105. Which state government has announced the launch of an agro-based entrepreneurship facilitation desk in a bid to boost primary sectors, such as agriculture, after nationwide lockdown restrictions? Tripura 106. Which state government will launch Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna under which 120 days’ assured employment will be provided to people living in urban areas? Himachal Pradesh 107. Which state has become the first state in the country to provide mid-day meal ration? Madhya Pradesh 108. Which state government launched FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana? Madhya Pradesh 109. What is the name of the initiative has been launched in Maharashtra by an IRDA licensed insurance intermediary “Integrated Risk Insurance”? “Mee Annapurna” 110. What is the name of the new currency replaced by the Iranian Parliament with "Rial"? "Toman." Page 63 of 287

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111. Which country became the second largest producer of Personal Protective Equipment in the world in which China is the leading producer of PPE in the world? India 112. Which state has identified total 1145 plant species ranging from state flower Brahmkamal to mythological 'Sanjivni Booti'? Uttarakhand 113. Who is appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises? Arvind Kumar Sharma 114. Who is appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways? Giridhar Aramane 115. Who is the director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Tarun Bajaj 116. Who is appointed as the Chief Economist of World Bank Group? Carmen Reinhart 117. Who is appointed as President of New Development Bank (NDB).? Marcos Troyjo 118. Who is conferred with Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award? Siddharth Varadarajan 119. When is the International Tea Day observed? May 21 120. The Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana has been extended by the Union Cabinet. What is the new timeline? 31 March 2023 121. When is the International Day for Biological Diversity observed? May 22 122. Which State is to launch Everybody will get an employment scheme? Madhya Pradesh 123. What was the profession of Shyamala G Bhave who passed away recently? Musical Artist 124. Khudol LGBTQI initiative of Ya All is of which of the following State/UT? Manipur 125. Ashley Cooper, a renowned Tennis player has passed away. He was from which country? Australia 126. Forbes has released the world’s highest-paid female athlete list 2020. Who has topped the list? 127. Which among the following state/UT has recently declared May 25, 2020 observed as ‘Jhiram Tribute Diwas’? Chhattisgarh 128. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued notification for the emission norms for the ______for BS-VI vehicles. L7 (Quadricycle) category 129. Name the first state in India to release a unique report on conservation of endemic, threatened floras, highlighting the efforts of the state to save rare plants from extinction? Uttarakhand 130. How many new initiatives have been announced by the government towards conservation of biodiversity on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May 2020? Five Page 64 of 287

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131. The World Thyroid Day is observed annually on? May 25 132. Which state has decided to set up a Migration Commission for the welfare of migrant labourers? Uttar Pradesh 133. Balbir Singh Senior who passed away recently was a legendary player of which sports? hockey 134. Which state has become the first Indian state to accord industrial status to sports? Mizoram 135. Who inaugurated the Chamba Tunnel in Uttarakhand under Chardham Pariyojana through video conference mode on 26 May 2020? Nitin Gadkari 136. India post and Horticulture department of which state/UT has partnered to deliver” Shahi Litchi” & “Zardalu Mango” to the people at doorstep? Bihar 137. Name the 1st Indian peacekeeper to receive UN Military Gender Advocate award 2019. Suman Gawani 138. Catch-Up is a new calling app launched by which companies? Facebook 139. The WFIRST Telescope has been renamed as Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The next-generation space telescope belongs to which country? US Space agency NASA 140. The incumbent President of Taiwan has won the country’s presidential election for the second term. Who is the President of Taiwan? Tsai Ing-wen 141. Recently India set up military war game centre ‘INDIA’ in which country? 142. When was World Hunger Day observed? May 28, 2020. 143. Which state has decided to maintain a ‘State Health Register’ of all citizens? Karnataka 144. Which IIT has developed a magnesium alloy to replace the steel and aluminium in the automobile industry? Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras 145. When is the World Digestive Health Day observed? 29 May 146. Who among these has been appointed as the member of the Olympic Channel Commission recently? Narinder Batra 147. Name the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Capgemini Group. Aiman Ezzat 148. Vishwas Mehta has been appointed as the of which state? Kerala 149. Ajit Jogi, who died at the age of 74, was the former and first Chief Minister of which of these states? Chhattisgarh Page 65 of 287

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150. When is International Everest Day observed? 29th May 151. What is the theme for the World No Tobacco Day which is observed on 31st May? “ Protecting Youth” 152. Which country is recently announced to terminate its relationship with WHO over its handling of Corona virus? United States June 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. Which day is observed as World No Tobacco Day? 31 May 2. Which country is the last G7 member nation to join the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI) launched by the G7 group in 2019? United States 3. Government has recently launched India’s national Artificial Intelligence Portal. What is the address of the portal? http://www.ai.gov.in, 4. Who launched "My Life, My Yoga" contest amid lockdown? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 5. What is the name of the Active asteroid discovered near Jupiter? 2019 LD2 6. Name the newly appointed CEO of food regulator FSSAI? Arun Singhal 7. Who has topped the Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020? 8. Recently Yogesh Gaur passed away. He was related to which field? lyricist 9. How much amount has been announced by the government as equity infusion in MSME through Fund of Funds (FoF), which will enable MSMEs to be listed? Rs 50,000 crore 10. Who launched CHAMPIONS Platform? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 11. Who has been appointed as new CEO of Carat India? Anita Kotwani 12. What is the rank of India in the Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report 2020 by StartupBlink? 23rd 13. Which country has topped the StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report 2020? United States 14. Former External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has been appointed as India's Next Ambassador to which nation? Finland 15. When is the World Bicycle Day observed? 3 June

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16. Which ministry has released the e-booklet titled ‘One Year of Modi 2.0 – Towards A Self-Reliant India’? Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) 17. Name the portal unveiled by the government for MSME sector to make the smaller units big by solving their grievances and supporting them? CHAMPIONS 18. Wes Unseld who passed away recently was a renowned player of which of the following sports? basketball player 19. Legendary Filmmaker Basu Chatterjee passed away on June 4, 2020. He had won a National Award for which film? Durga 20. How many states/UTs joined the ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme (as on June 1, 2020) as per Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution minister Ram Vilas Paswan? 20 21. Which among the brands has topped the Brand Finance’s 2020 Brand Value Report 5000? Amazon 22. Recently the government has launched the Kisan Credit Cards campaign to benefit how many dairy farmers? 1.5 crore dairy farmers 23. Which day is marked on June 5 every year? World Environment Day (WED) 24. Which Indian institution has emerged as the best institute in the THE Asia University Rankings 2020? Indian Institute of Science (IISc) 25. Which university has topped the ‘THE Asia University Rankings 2020’? Tsinghua University of China 26. What is the theme of the World Environment Day 2020? “Time for Nature”. 27. Name the Indian author who has been conferred with the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Asia region? Kritika Pandey 28. Which country is to host the 2022 Women's Asian Cup? India 29. Which state has become the 1st state to provide free Internet for the Poor? Kerala 30. ‘Spandan Campaign’ has been launched by which state to check mental stress and depression among the police personnel? Chhattisgarh Police 31. The mobile app “MeraVetan” has been launched by which state to provide salary-related information to government employees? Jammu and Kashmir

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32. How many pacts have been signed between India and Australia during the first ever India-Australia bilateral virtual summit held on 4 June 2020? nine 33. Name the Indian to emerge as the top and only Indian celebrity in the Forbes 2020 list of World’s 100 Highest-Paid Celebrities. 34. Who launched Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways Campaign? Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME Nitin Gadkari 35. Who has been appointed as the new Indian Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO)? Brajendra Navnit 36. What is the theme of the World Food Safety Day (WFSD)? Food Safety, Everyone’s Business 37. Which country has topped the Environment Performance Index 2020? Denmark 38. What is the rank of India in the 2020 Environment Performance Index? 168th 39. American Player Kurt Thomas has passed away. He was related to which sports? Olympic gymnast 40. Who has received the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award 2020? 41. M Nethra has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor for United Nations Association for Development And Peace (UNADAP). She is from which state of India? Tamil Nadu 42. Which place has been declared as Uttarakhand’s new summer capital? Bhararisen (Garisain) 43. Which Airport received Platinum Recognition (under 15-35 MPPA) in ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports recognition 2020? Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport (RGHIA) 44. World Oceans Day is held annually on which day? 8 June 45. Who heads the task force to examine issues related to Infant Mortality Rate, Maternal Mortality Rate, Total Fertility Rate, Sex Ratio at Birth, Child Sex Ratio (CSR)? Jaya Jaitly. 46. Which state has launched an online waste exchange platform? Andhra Pradesh 47. India and Denmark signed an MoU to develop strong cooperation in which sector? power sector. 48. The world oceans day (WOD) is observed every year on June 8. What is the theme for WOD 2020? “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”. 49. Which state has launched the Online Shramik Employment Exchange ‘Raj Kaushal Portal’ recently? Rajasthan Page 68 of 287

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50. IAF inducts Indigenous ARPIT. What does ARPIT stand for? Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) 51. Which researchers have developed a technology for making high-efficiency masks using waste pet bottles? Indian Institute of Technology Mandi 52. What is the theme of the 2020 World Accreditation Day? "Accreditation: Improving Food Safety" 53. Which the world’s most expensive city for expatriates in terms of cost of living as per the Mercer’s ‘2020 Cost of Living Survey’? Hong Kong 54. Pierre Nkurunziza who passed away recently was the President of which country? Republic of Burundi 55. The mobile app Megha Sandesha and web portal ‘Varunamitra’ has been developed to provide advance information about frequent changes in the weather of which city? Bengaluru 56. Which Indian weightlifter has been cleared of doping charges by the International Weightlifting Federation? K Sanjita Chanu 57. In which state, Plantation drive named “Thank Mom” started recently? Madhya Pradesh 58. Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims to provide adequate drinking water of prescribed quality on a regular and long-term basis to every rural household of the country by which year? 2024 59. High Jumper Alexander Shustov who is in news recently belongs to which country? Russia 60. The 2020 World Archery Field Championships which was scheduled to be held in which country was postponed to 2022? Yankton, USA 61. Who was awarded the prestigious 2020 World Food Prize? Dr. Rattan Lal 62. Maharashtra has planned to provide 100% tap connections to all the households in the State by which year? 2023-24. 63. What is the rank of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore in the 2020 Nature Index? 184th 64. Which organization has initiated the World Day Against Child Labour 2020? International Labour Organization (ILO) 65. Government has formed a nine member panel to look into the welfare of freedom fighters. Who is the head of this panel? G Kishan Reddy.

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66. The state government of Uttarakhand has recently opened its biggest biodiversity park in which of the areas? Haldwani 67. Name the Indian institute which has topped the overall universities in the ‘India NIRF Rankings 2020’ of Institutions of Higher Education? Indian Institute of Technology Madras 68. The Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana has been launched by which state to encourage school education for the child workers below 18 years? Uttar Pradesh 69. The STREE Scheme has been launched in which city to support and empower women against domestic violence and abuse? Hyderabad 70. Name the first ever state in the country to receive ISO Certification for the state owned tribal hostel? Odisha 71. When is the International Albinism Awareness Day observed? June 13 72. Starlink internet satellite belongs to which company? SpaceX 73. What is the theme of the World Blood Donor Day 2020? ‘Safe Blood Saves Lives’ 74. 100 year old player Vasant Raiji was associated with which game? cricketer 75. Who was recently appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar’s Khadi? Pankaj Tripathi 76. India will be sending a tri-service military contingent to participate in which nation’s Victory Day? Russia 77. When is the World Blood Donor Day held globally? 14 June 78. Who launched India’s first gas tradition platform- Indian Gas Exchange? Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan 79. Which nation joined the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence on June 15, 2020 as a founding member? India 80. Which body have launched the ‘#VERIFIED’ initiative to counter misinformation on the coronavirus? United Nations 81. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on? 15 June 82. Who is set to get one year extension as attorney general of India? K. K. Venugopal 83. In which state, Raja Parba festival was celebrated? Odisha

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84. Which state has topped in the country by providing employment to the workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGA? Uttar Pradesh 85. Who became the First Ever Female Director of Human Explorations At NASA? Kathy Lueders 86. Which country was the largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the year 2019? United States 87. UNCTAD has released the World Investment Report 2020 to rank countries on the basis of FDI received by each of them in 2019. What is the rank of India in the list? ninth 88. Who is the author of Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism? Harper Collins 89. Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev resigned from the post of Prime minister of Kyrgyzstan recently. What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan? Bishkek 90. The 500-year-old submerged temple was found under which river in Odisha recently? Mahanadi river 91. Name the portal which was launched by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to help IT professionals. Karmo Bhumi 92. Which country will host the Asian Youth Para Games 2021? Bahrain 93. Which firm has been appointed as the auditor of the PM CARES Fund? SARC & Associates, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi 94. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has won the World Stars Sharjah Online Chess Championship 2020. He is from which country? Azerbaijan 95. Who authored the book titled ‘Klara and the Sun’? Kazuo Ishiguro 96. The term of BCCI Ombudsman have been extended for one year. Name the Ombudsman? DK Jain 97. Which Ministry is to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE)? Ministry of Sports 98. IM Vijayan is associated with which of the sports? football 99. How many member Indian military contingent was participated victory day parade in Russia? 75 100. Which country will take over presidency of FATF from July 2020 for a year? Germany 101. Which state government has launched KapuNestham scheme to provide financial support to women of Kapu community? Andhra Pradesh

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102. Who was named as ambassadors for the 45th edition of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020? Priyanka Chopra and Anurag Kashyap 103. Which is the best performing state (more than 50 lakh population) in controlling TB as per “India TB (Tuberculosis) Report 2020”? Gujarat 104. The International Asteroid Day is an international event designated by UN, taking place on? June 30 105. Which state has launched ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’(Play little, Study little’) initiative for school children? Tripura 106. Micheal Martin has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country? Ireland 107. The Ministry of Culture is observing the Sankalp Parva from 28 June to 12 July. The event is associated with ____ Plantation of Trees 108. Which country chaired the 36th ASEAN Summit, held virtually on 26 June 2020? 109. Gudni Johannesson has been reelected as the President of which country recently? Iceland 110. Name the state which develops India’s 1st Lichen Park with over 150 lichen species? Uttarakhand 111. Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi laid the foundation stone for "Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap" at Numaish Ground at Rampur in ______. Rampur, Uttar Pradesh 112. Who among these has been appointed by the President of India to take additional charge as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh? Anandiben Patel 113. Which city topped in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020′ by startup Genome? . 114. Recently PM Narendra Modi launched Atma Nirbhar Rojgar Yojana’ for migrant workers in which state? Uttar Pradesh 115. The panchayat raj department of which state has won 1st prize under e-Panchayat Puraskars 2020? Himachal Pradesh 116. Vini Mahajan has become the 1st women chief secretary of which state? Punjab government 117. Which is the only Indian city ranked among top 30 list in global start-up ecosystem ranking 2020 released by start-up Genome? Bangalore 118. When is National Statistics Day? June 29 119. Who launched the TRIBES India products on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM)? Arjun Munda Page 72 of 287

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120. Which Indian state has recently launched a first of its kind scheme named ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’ to procure cow dung at fixed rate? Chhattisgarh 121. Pakistan will continue to remain on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), till further orders. Where is the headquarter of FATF based? Paris 122. Name the first ever country in the world to make use of drone to carry out locust control operations? India

123. Which State Government has introduced “Maha Parwana” plan to attract fresh investment in industries? Maharashtra 124. Russia announced to take the first tourist on a spacewalk in ______, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner. 2023 125. Which state government launched the Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar scheme? Tripura 126. Under Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar scheme, nutrition kits that cost ______will be provided to the pregnant & lactating women. Rs.500 127. Which team has won the 2019–20 Premier League title? Liverpool 128. Which country is the largest holder of US govt securities at the end of April 2020? Japan 129. Name the world’s first yoga university established outside India. Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) 130. Vivekananda Yoga University (VaYU) has been established in which place? Los Angeles 131. When is the Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day observed? 27th June 132. As per the National Statistical Office (NSO), what is the rank of India as the world’s largest economy, in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) for 2017? Three 133. What is the name of the investment promotion agency, that functions under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade? Invest India 134. When was International day of seafarer observed annually? June 25 135. The government has declared as an International airport. The airport is located in which state? Uttar Pradesh 136. Where is the new Devika Bridge constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) located? J&K Page 73 of 287

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137. Which ministry along with Indian red cross launched “eBloodServices” mobile app? Union Health Minister 138. Which state government has partnered with Reliance Jio Tv to educate students during COVID-19 pandemic? Haryana 139. When is the International Olympic Day observed? 23 June 140. BeiDou Navigation Satellite System 3 (BDS-3) is the ______& last Navigation Satellite System of China. 30th 141. Which country launched the BeiDou Satellite System on 24 June 2020? China 142. Which state government has planned to launch Indira Rasoi Yojana? Rajasthan 143. Who authored the book titled” Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India”? Amish Tripathi 144. What is the theme for International Yoga Day 2020? “Yoga at Home – Yoga with Family” 145. Which among the following organisations has collaborated with International Transport Forum (ITF) for “Decarbonising Transport in India” project? NITI Aayog 146. How many Khelo India Centers (KIC) have been proposed by the Ministry of Sports to be set up in the country at district level? 1000 147. Which Club has won the 2019-20 Coppa Italia cup? Napoli 148. Which exchange topped the chart among 10 most valued exchanges in the world as per the latest data from the World Federation of Exchanges? BSE 149. What is the theme of this year’s World Refugee Day? Every Action Counts 150. The Autistic pride day was observed on June 18 every year. Which symbol represents neurodiversity? rainbow infinity symbol 151. As per BP Statistical Review, what is the position of India, in terms of energy consumption in 2019? third 152. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)? Urjit Patel 153. The International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed every year on? June 19 Page 74 of 287

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154. Who authored the novel titled ‘A Burning’? Megha Majumdar 155. The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan will be launched in how many states? 116 districts 156. Under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, a campaign of ______days will work in mission mode. 125 days 157. Which state observed the Mask Day on 18 June 2020? Karnataka 158. When is National Statistics Day? June 29 159. The International Asteroid Day is an international event designated by UN, taking place on? June 30

July 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. The Swavalamban Crisis Responsive Fund has been launched by which organization? SIDBI 2. Arunachal Pradesh to provide 100% tap connections in the State by which year? 2023 3. Which State/UT is going to launch Adarsh police station scheme from July 1, 2020? Chhattisgarh 4. How much amount has been approved for the centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Scheme for Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises for five years? Rs. 10,000 crore 5. Which state of India has launched ‘Project Platina’, which is world’s largest convalescent plasma therapy trial project to treat critical COVID-19 patients? Maharashtra 6. What is the theme of the 2020 National Doctors’ Day? “Lessen the mortality of COVID 19”. 7. Kill Corona’ campaign is a 15 day long drive, launched by which state to carry door to door survey, to control the spread of coronavirus in the state? Madhya Pradesh 8. Which state government has launched “At One Click” initiative aimed to provide online cash aid to MSMEs and textile industry? Gujarat 9. Lazarus Chakwera has been appointed as the President of which country? Malawi 10. Which of the app/ Portal recently received CogX 2020 award? MyGov Corona Helpdesk 11. India has signed a concession agreement with which country for construction of 600 MW Kholongchhu hydroelectric project (KHEL) in that country? Bhutan 12. The MSME Ministry has launched which portal for MSME registration? ‘Udyam

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13. Which Union Ministry launched the Pradhan Mantri FME Scheme, to generate investments of Rs 35,000 crore? Union Ministry for Food Processing Industries 14. Which Indian state/UT has formed a dedicated commission to create employment opportunities for the migrant labourers? Madhya Pradesh 15. The MSME Ministry has launched which portal for MSME registration? ‘Udyam 16. Which Union Ministry launched the Pradhan Mantri FME Scheme, to generate investments of Rs 35,000 crore? Union Ministry for Food Processing Industries 17. Asia’s first ever Continuous Galvanized Rebar Production Facility has been set up in which state of India? Punjab 18. The first ever Maritime Cluster of India is being set up in which state? Goa 19. `Skill Connect Forum` is a portal launched by which state to bring together entrepreneurs and job seekers on the same platform? Karnataka 20. Name the Indian cricket player who has been named as India’s most valuable Test player in the 21st century by the Wisden magazine? Ravindra Jadeja 21. Who has been appointed as the India’s next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva.? Indra Mani Pandey 22. The Indian Oil Corp has recently entered into an agreement with Beximco LPG for formation of 50:50 Joint Venture Company (JVC) for LPG business in which country? Bangladesh 23. Who has been appointed as the director general of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication for a period of three years? Sanjay Dwivedi 24. Who is to head the Committee created to select the best talent for the Board of Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT)? Dr.Sukhbir Singh Sandhu 25. The Indian Navies carried out a small PASSEX exercise with which country towards the Malacca Strait in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) recently? Japan 26. International Plastic Bag Free Day is an annual celebrations taking place on which day? July 3 27. When was World Sports Journalists Day celebrated annually? July 2 28. Edouard Philippe has recently resigned as the Prime Minister of which country? France Page 76 of 287

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29. Which country was the highest contributor of e-waste in 2019, according UN report ‘Global E-waste Monitor 2020?’ China 30. The legendary cricket player Everton Weekes has passed away. He was from which country? West Indies 31. Who is the author of the book ‘Future of Higher Education – Nine Mega Trends’, released recently by M. Venkaiah Naidu? V Pattabhi Ram 32. What is the theme of the International Day of Cooperatives? "Cooperatives for Climate Action 33. Who inaugurated Dhamma Chakra Day? President Ram Nath Kovind 34. How many tracks run under Digital India Aatma Nirbhar Bharat App? 2 tracks 35. Fit Hai to Hit Hai India is launched for which of the following people? School children. 36. India is planning to procure 21 MiG-29 fighter jets from which nation under its latest defence deal? Russia 37. A newsletter named “Matsya Sampada” has been launched recently. It is published by which department? Department of Fisheries 38. Hardeep Singh Puri recently launched which edition of the annual cleanliness survey of urban India 2021 Swachh Survekshan? sixth edition 39. Where was the Urban forest inaugurated? Delhi 40. Name the winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Kritika Pandey 41. The Mars Orbiter Mission of ISRO has captured the image of the closest and biggest moon of Mars. What is the name of this moon? Phobos 42. India has launched its indigenously developed social media app, with similar features like those of Facebook and Whatsapp. What is the name of the app? Elyments’ 43. ”It’s Between You” campaign has been launched by which company to promote its brand? WhatsApp 44. India’s largest COVID-19 hospital has been launched in Delhi with 1000 bed facility. The hospital has been named after which leader? Sardar Patel 45. Which state/UT govt. has launched mega tree plantation drive under the campaign ‘Paudhe lagao, Paryavaran Bachao’? Delhi 46. For which of her stories was Indian author Kritika Pandey was declared the overall winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize? The Great Indian Tee and Snakes Page 77 of 287

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47. Who is named as the new Prime Minister of France after Edouard Philippe resigned? Jean Castex 48. Which state has launched the scheme Weavers Sammaan Yojana, to provide annual financial aid of Rs 2000 to handloom weavers? Karnataka 49. Kolkata Port Trust has started a new service between Kolkata Dock System (KDS) and Chattogram. Where is Chattogram located? Bangladesh 50. Which state/UT government has launched an e-learning portal LEAD for providing educational material for classes I to XII? New Delhi 51. India ranked _____ in INFORM risk index 2020 for humanitarian crises & disasters. 31st 52. ‘Ofek 16’ is the new spy satellite of which country? Israel 53. ‘SelfScan’ is a document scanning app launched by which state of India? West Bengal 54. Which among the following has become India’s largest butterfly recently? Southern Birdwing (Troidesminos)” 55. What is the rank of India in the JLL and LaSalle’s biennial Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) 2020? 34th 56. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has collaborated with which company to provide digital skills to Indian youths? Microsoft 57. Which country has topped the Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) 2020? United Kingdom 58. Which state has started a campaign named ‘Intzaar Aap Ka’ in order to attract tourists in the state? Madhya Pradesh 59. Which state has become the first in the country to provide 100 per cent households with the LPG connections? Himachal Pradesh 60. Which state has launched the week long campaign titled ”Pure for Sure” to ensure purity of milk and its product? Rajasthan 61. Which state recently topped in market borrowings in FY 21 as per RBI data? Tamil Nadu 62. The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project is Asia’s largest solar power project. It is in which state? Madhya Pradesh 63. Which state govt. has decided to upgrade its Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary to a national park? Assam

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64. The 2020 Asia Cup Cricket tournament has been postponed to be held in June 2021. Which country will host the tournament? Sri Lanka 65. Which organization adopted a new branding and visual identity on its 100-year milestone at the subsequent games? Indian Olympic Association (IOA) 66. Name the newly appointed Officiating President of Hockey India? Gyanendro Ningombam 67. Nadaun police station has been ranked among the best police stations of India. It is located in which state? Himachal Pradesh 68. Which among the following days is marked as World Malala Day? July 12 69. Who won the 2020 Presidential Election of Poland? Andrzej Duda 70. Who is the author of the book “A Song of India”? Ruskin Bond 71. Which country was the top trading partner of India in the financial year 2019-20? United States 72. Lee Hsien Loong has recently secured another term as the Prime Minister of which country? Singapore 73. The 2020 Voluntary National Review (VNR) of India was presented at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) by which organisation? NITI Aayog 74. England based player Jack Charlton has passed away. He was related to which sports? football 75. The Ministry of Railways has announced mission mode with the goal of transforming Indian Railways into Green Railways by which year? 2030 76. Indian Railways has planned to electrify All routes on Broad Gauge (BG) network by which year? 2023 77. World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on which of the following days globally? 15 July 78. Who was appointed as the interim CEO of BCCI? Hemang Amin 79. Digital choupal” organized by which of the following organization on its 39th Foundation day? National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) 80. Who among these has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the SportsAdda? Brett Lee 81. Name the first ever Indian airport to unveil India’s first fully contact-less airport car parking? GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) 82. Indian-origin politician Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi has been sworn in as the President of which of these nations? “Suriname” Page 79 of 287

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83. Which ministry released the ‘PRAGYATA’ Guidelines on Digital Education (July 2020)? Human Resource Development Ministry 84. Which state has planned to upgrade Poba reserve forest into Wildlife sanctuary? Assam 85. India’s first cable-stayed Indian Railway bridge ‘Anji Khad bridge’ is being constructed in which state? Jammu & Kashmir 86. Which country has topped the World Intellectual Property Indicators-2019 index? China 87. Purushottam Priyadasji Maharaj, the acharya of Maninagar Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan passed away recently in which city? Ahmedabad 88. Which of the following will host FIFA World Cup 2022 whose schedule was announced in July 2020? Qatar. 89. The 2022 Youth in Dakar has now been postponed to which year? 2026 90. India’s 1st trans-shipping hub is under development in which port? Cochin Port 91. Which state’s police has launched virtual awareness campaign ‘CybHER’ to make cyberspace safe for women and children? Telangana 92. The Cochin shipyard limited planned to construct world’s 1st fully automatic electric ferries for ASKO maritime of which country? Norway 93. Indian Railways is set to connect all the capital of the North-Eastern states of India to the rail network by which year? 2023 94. Pakistan has signed an agreement with which country for the construction of 700 MW Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project? China 95. What is the theme of World Population Day 2020? “How to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now” 96. A Roko -Toko campaign for those who do not wear masks is started by which state? Madhya Pradesh 97. The Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project in Pakistan is being constructed on which river? Jhelum 98. When is the Nelson Mandela International Day observed? July 18 99. Which edition of the FIFA World Cup will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world? 22nd 100. Which country is to host 2022 FIFA World Cup? Qatar 101. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund is headquartered at which city? Mumbai, India Page 80 of 287

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102. Where was the Zoram Mega Food Park inaugurated? Mizoram 103. The International Chess Day is observed annually on which day? July 20 104. Which state has introduced the Renewable Energy Export Policy, 2020 to export the power to other states? Andhra Pradesh 105. The Union Environment and Information Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar hailed “KURMA” application to track which of the following? Turtle 106. Which of the following states has started an initiative of its new scheme of Godhan Nyay Yojana commenced on 20th July? Chhattisgarh 107. Lalji Tandon passed away on July 20, 2020. He was the governor of which state? Madhya Pradesh 108. Who launched MANODARPAN initiative? Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 109. Where was India’s first public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging plaza inaugurated? New Delhi 110. Indian railways planned to launch the 1st set of private trains by which year? 2023 111. Which team won the 34th La Liga title? Real Madrid 112. Name the 1st West Asian & Arab Nation which launched space mission to mars named ‘Hope’? UAE 113. From the space centre of which country did the launched its first-ever interplanetary Hope Probe mission to Mars? Japan 114. C.S. Seshadri who passed away recently was an eminent? Mathematician 115. Which state has decided to convert waste generated in the state to electricity under an initiative titled ‘Waste to Energy’? Uttarakhand 116. Which state has started a new initiative titled ‘Mukhyamantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna’? Delhi 117. Which state has recently stated first of its kind scheme of the country- Godhan Nyay Yojana commenced on 20th July? Chhattisgarh 118. Which country is going to host ICC Men’s ODI world cup 2023? Australia 119. Who launched UPI AutoPay feature for recurring payments? National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) 120. The India and United states Navies recently undertook the Passage Exercise (PASSEX), in which of the place? Indian Ocean Page 81 of 287

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121. India has inked an MoU with which of the following country for establishment of ‘Emergency Medical Services’ Centre in that country using Indian grant? Maldives 122. Who awarded the National Award of Excellence for Outstanding Research in Forestry Award? Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education 123. Who has won the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity? Greta Thunberg 124. The Ministry of Coal has initiated a Tree Plantation Campaign “Vriksharopan Abhiyan”, under which seedlings were planted at more than 130 locations in 38 Districts of 10 states. Who is the Union Minister in the Ministry of Coal? Pralhad Joshi 125. Which state govt. has signed a MoU with IIT Ropar for skill development in the state? Punjab 126. Dhruvastra’, India’s indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile by DRDO was test-fired from which location? Odisha 127. Nicaragua became the latest country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement in July 2020. With this, what is the total number of countries that have joined ISA? 87 Who has been appointed as honorary adviser to steering committee for BRICS Chamber of Commerce? Sahil Seth 128. With which country has the Reserve Bank of India signed documents for extending a USD 400 million currency swap facility? Sri Lanka 129. Which state/UT govt has recently launched ‘Macadamisation Program’ for the improvement of roads? J&K 130. Veteran actor Bijay Mohanty has passed away recently who was also honoured with National Award for his contribution to art and literature, was from which state? Odisha 131. Haryana will host which edition of the Khelo India Youth Games after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics? 4th 132. Benjamin Mkapa who passed away in July 2020 is the former president of which country? 133. What is the 2020 theme for World Hepatitis Day? Find the Missing Millions 134. Who launched the Mobile App Mausam? Ministry of Earth Sciences 135. Bureau of Indian Standard launched a Mobile App named? BIS-Care 136. Who launched the Knowledge Resource Centre Network (KRCNet)? Ministry of Earth Sciences 137. Which organisation launched Dare to Dream 2.0 contest for innovators and startups? DRDO 138. When is the World Hepatitis Day observed? 28 July Page 82 of 287

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139. India conducted a Defence Ministers’ Dialogue with which nation on July 28? Indonesia 140. Hichem Mechichi has been appointed as the new prime minister of which country? Tunisia 141. Who authored the book titled “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World”? S Jaishankar 142. When is International Tigers day observed? 29 July 143. The first batch of Rafale Aircraft touched down at which Indian air base? Air Force Station 144. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate which nation’s Supreme Court building on July 30? Mauritius 145. The “World day against trafficking in Person” was observed every year on ______. 30 July

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1. The World Sanskrit Day is held every year in India, on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravana. The day was declared by the Indian government in which year? 1969 2. Karma Sathi Prakalpa is a scheme launched by which state to provide soft loans and subsidies to the unemployed youths of the state? West Bengal 3. Indian Railways has installed automatic lighting systems at three railways stations in Madhya Pradesh at , Narsinghpur and ______railways stations. Bhopal 4. Which first Arab country to launch the regions first ever nuclear energy-based power plant ‘Barakah Nuclear Plant’? United Arab Emirates 5. What is the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020? “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. 6. Name the person who launched ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2020-21’. Harsh Vardhan 7. Which state government launched cybercrime awareness programme named ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’? Andhra Pradesh 8. India tied up with which country for five new medicinal research projects worth 8 million pounds? United Kingdom 9. Which state government launched “Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi” (One mask, Many lives) public awareness campaign recently? Madhya Pradesh

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10. Which state government has got SKOCH Platinum award in digital India category in 66th edition? West Bengal 11. Which state has decided to set up a snow leopard conservation centre? Uttarakhand 12. With which country India collaborated with to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30 seconds? Israel 13. Who has been appointed as the additional and independent director of Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd (with effect from August 1, 2020)? Urjit Patel 14. Prominent Northern Ireland Politician John Hume passed away on August 3, 2020. He had won a Nobel prize in which category? Peace 15. The 13th edition of (IPL) 2020 which is now rescheduled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to COVID-19 was actually going to held in which country? India 16. From women’s world team championship of which sports, going to held in December 2020, has India withdrawn due to the lack of preparation? Squash 17. Who has won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020? Lewis Hamilton 18. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been named as the President of which country? Guyana 19. The draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020) aims to achieve USD 25 billion defence turnover by which year? 2025 20. The 15 days long public awareness campaign ‘Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi’ (One Mask-Many Lives) has been launched by which state? Madhya Pradesh 21. Who Chaired the chaired 1st General Council meeting of the Khelo India Scheme? Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju 22. Indian Railways installed automatic lighting systems at three railways stations in which state? Madhya Pradesh 23. Manoj Sinha has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of which Union Territory? Jammu and Kashmir 24. SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi’s term has been extended till when? February 2022 25. E-Gyan Mitra is a mobile app for online education, launched in which of these region? and Nagar Haveli (DNH) and Daman and Diu (DD) 26. Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar has passed away at the age of 89. He was the former Chief Minister of which state? Maharashtra

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27. Under Swadesh Darshan scheme, Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel inaugrated “Thenzawl Golf Resort”, the first golf course of which state? Mizoram 28. Who is the chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)? Vinai Kumar Saxena 29. Which division of the Central Railway has designed a health assistant robot ‘Rakshak’ who can remotely communicate between doctor and patient? Mumbai 30. Who has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India? Girish Chandra Murmu 31. When was the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack observed? August 6th 32. Who has been given extension as the chairman of markets regulator SEBI for 18 months? Ajay Tyagi 33. What is the current Policy Repo Rate? 4.00% 34. Who is the author of the book titled ‘RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations’? Yatish Yadav 35. Who has been appointed as the Director General of News Services Division of All India Radio (AIR News)? Jaideep Bhatnagar 36. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar recently launched DD channel of which state through video conferencing? Assam 37. Which state government launched “Parivar Pehchan Patras” to enable the citizens to get the benefits of various central and state government schemes? Haryana 38. The foundation stone of Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur was laid at which state? Himachal Pradesh 39. According to the Future Brand Index 2020, what is the rank of Reliance Industries in terms of the biggest brands of the world? 2nd 40. Who is the author of the book titled “Amazing Ayodhya”? Neena Rai 41. Which country’s government has decided to issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi? UK 42. 2020 is the ______anniversary of Quit India Movement 78th 43. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? Pradeep Kumar Joshi 44. Dipankar Ghose is the winner of 2020 Prem Bhatia Award. The award is presented annually for extraordinary contribution in which field? journalism Page 85 of 287

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45. Name the ministry which launched programme under “Gramodyog Vikas Yojana” to benefit artisans manufacturing Agarbatti. Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (M/o MSME) 46. Find the ministry which receives SKOCH Gold Award in digital India category for “Empowerment of Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes” in 66th edition. Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA) 47. Recently, the Ministry of Defence has announced ban on import of how many defence item for a specified time period, to make India Aatmanirbhar Bharat? 101 48. Which among these is the first ever state to join hands with Google to introduce Google Classroom and G Suite for online school education? Maharashtra 49. Which country will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021? India 50. Which state has become the first in the country to collaborate with Google India in the state-wide deployment of its Google for Education technology? Maharashtra 51. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka? Mahinda Rajapaksa 52. Which Indian airport has developed an online portal ‘Air Suvidha’ that will allow international arriving passengers to apply for exemption from compulsory institutional quarantine for coronavirus? Delhi international airport 53. The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) plans to set up its own warehouse in which country? Vietnam 54. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 has been postponed for 2022. Which country will host the event in 2022? Australia 55. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated submarine Optical Fibre Cable on August 10, 2020. Under the project, a 2,300 km long cable will connect which union territory with Chennai? Andaman and Nicobar islands. 56. Which nation’s Prime Minister has resigned amid public outrage over Beirut blast? Lebanon 57. When was World Tribal Day observed? 9 August 58. On the occasion of Handloom Day on 7th August, Union Minister Smriti Irani launched which portal for individual weavers and organisations to get benefitted of the various schemes of the government? ‘My Handloom’ 59. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) announced the opening of its first of its kind Training cum Production Center of Silk in which state? Arunachal Pradesh Page 86 of 287

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60. “Medicine Van” were flagged off for the flood victims of which state? Bihar 61. Which organization has launched the loyalty platform ‘nth Rewards’? National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) 62. The” Indira Van Mitan Yojana” has been launched in which state of India? Chhattisgarh 63. Mobile app named “Awaz-e-Rajouri” has been launched in the district of which state/UT? Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir 64. Mohamed Ould Bilal was appointed as the Prime Minister of which country? Mauritania 65. Which State launched Indira Van Mitan Yojana? Chhattisgarh 66. When is the International Youth Day observed? 12 August 67. Connecting, Communicating, Changing book talks about ______three years in office. Vice President of India Venkiah Naidu 68. What is the theme for the 2020 International Youth Day? "Youth Engagement for Global Action." 69. When is the World Elephant Day observed? 12 August 70. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched which campaign to free India of garbage and waste? ‘Gandagi Bharat Chorho’ 71. Who authored the book titled “Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World” ? Dalai Lama 72. Which city in India has become the first to install female symbol at traffic signals and signage to promote gender equality? Mumbai 73. Name the only Indian actor to feature among the top 10 world’s highest paid actors of 2020? Akshay Kumar 74. Centre has launched data recovery centre ‘Krishi Megh’, of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), It will be based in which city? Hyderabad 75. Which is a major reform under the newly launched 'Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest' platform? faceless assessment, faceless appeal and taxpayers' charter. 76. How many women police officers were awarded the medals of excellence in investigation in 2020? 21 77. Who launched the Transparent Taxation - Honouring the Honest? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 78. Rajiv Tyagi, renowned politician who has passed away recently was a senior leader of which political party? Congress leader Page 87 of 287

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79. Soma Mondal has been selected as the new Chairman of which Public enterprise? Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). 80. The Moira bananas, Harmal Chillies&Khaje of which state has got GI tag recently? Goa 81. Which state has topped the AMRUT Scheme Ranking for 2020? Odisha 82. Which state has launched the Orunodoi scheme to financially empower the women population of the state? Assam 83. The Katra-Delhi Express Road Corridor project will connect Delhi to Katra via with holy city? Amritsar in Punjab 84. On 15 August 2020, India celebrated its ______Independence Day 74 85. The e-commerce platform ‘Yellow Chain’ has been launched by which state to provide an integrated platform for product and services to the people? Nagaland 86. Which state government launched `YSR Cheyutha’, an entrepreneurship scheme for SC/ST women empowerment? Andhra Pradesh 87. In which state is a price monitoring and resource unit (PMRU) set up under the aegis of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)? Karnataka 88. United Arab Emirates (UAE) and which other country agreed to establish full diplomatic relations as part of a new peace deal? Israel 89. Which institute has developed a first-of-its-kind UVGI-based room disinfection device ‘UVSAFE’? Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar 90. Which state/UT celebrated its 59th anniversary of the “De-Jure”day on 16th August? Puducherry 91. Name the Indian state which is proposed by the government to be developed as the epicenter of India’s overall steel industry? Odisha 92. Which country chaired the 4th Session of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group? Russia 93. Which State govt. launched Padhai Tuhar Para Scheme? Chhattisgarh 94. Arun-III hydropower project is being implemented between India and which of the country? Nepal 95. Chetan Chauhan who has passed away was a former player of which sports? Cricket

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96. As per the announcement made by PM Modi on 15 August 2020, all the villages of India are targeted to be connected with the optical fibre network in how many days? 1,000 days 97. ISRO scientists have partnered with which institution, to develop Space Bricks, that could be used to assemble structures for habitation on the moon surface in future? Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru 98. Who has won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020? Lewis Hamilton 99. Which ministry launched a three-month campaign on Ayush for Immunity through a webinar? AYUSH Ministry 100. Which state started “Restart Mission” on Independence Day to revive country’s economy? Meghalaya 101. Who has written the book, titled “A Bend in Time: Writings by Children on the Covid-19 pandemic”? Bijal Vachharajani 102. Yadupati Singhania who passed away recently was related to which sport? Cricket 103. When will the first-ever World Solar Technology Summit be held? September 8 104. Who has been appointed as the new Meghalaya Governor? Satya Pal Malik 105. Who is the new IPL Title sponsor? Dream11 106. Who has authored the book titled “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020”? Arjun Subramaniam. 107. The Indian Railways are constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge in which state of India? Manipur 108. Government has decided to name the -Chambal Expressway after which Indian political leader? Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee 109. Who has launched the VedKrishi.com an online farm to fork service promoted by farmers? Nitin JairamGadkari 110. Which city was ranked at the top in the Swachh Survekshan 2020 rankings list? Indore 111. Who has become the first Indian American to accept Democratic Party nomination for US Vice President’s post? US Senator Kamala Harris 112. Which state has launched Indira Rasoi Yojana? Rajasthan 113. Which country is ranked first in the number of organic farmers? India 114. Who among these has stepped down as the Election Commissioner of India to join ADB as Vice-President? Ashok Lavasa

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115. Former cricketer has announced her retirement from all forms of the games recently. She played for which country? England 116. When is the World Mosquito Day marked? 20 August 117. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Goa? Bhagat Singh Koshyari 118. When is World Humanitarian Day observed? 19 August 119. Who among the following has been honored with Tamil Nadu chief minister’s special award on the 74th Independence Day celebration? Soumya Swaminathan 120. Luis Rodolfo Abinader has been sworn in as president of which country? Dominican Republic 121. Which state has emerged as the leading state in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atma- Nirbhar Scheme-PM Swa-Nidhi? Madhya Pradesh 122. Who was the representative from India in the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2020, held through video mode? Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla 123. World Senior Citizen Day is observed every year on which day? August 21 124. United Nations has dedicated which day to be observed as International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism? August 21 125. The Swachh Survekshan 2020 was which edition of the annual cleanliness ranking? 5th 126. Former Indian sportsperson Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan who passed away recently belonged to which sport? Cricket 127. Which Hockey player was awarded the RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD? Rani 128. Which Cricketer was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? Rohit Sharma 129. Who inaugurated the Tribes India Showroom in Mumbai? Shri Arjun Munda 130. The Uttar Pradesh government has signed MoU with which country for water resource management in Bundelkhand? Israel 131. Who is the author of the book titled ‘One Arranged Murder’? Chetan Bhagat 132. ‘Ek Sankalp – Bujurgo ke naam’ campaign launched by which state proved to be a boon for senior citizens amid corona pandemic? Madhya Pradesh

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133. The Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the Foreign Ministry of which country organized the 6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT) which held virtually? Thailand 134. Who has developed a mobile App, ‘Harit Path’ to facilitate creation of Green Highways across the country? National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) 135. Who has replaced Ashok Lavasa as the new Election Commissioner? Rajiv Kumar 136. Which nation has discovered the biggest-ever natural gas reserve in the Black Sea? Turkey 137. Gaofen-905 is optical remote-sensing satellite launched by which country recently? China 138. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI) to replace P K Gupta? Ashwani Bhatia 139. What is the theme of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2020? ‘Confronting Slavery’s Legacy of Racism Together’ 140. Which team has lifted the UEFA Champions League 2019-20 title? German team Bayern 141. Sophia Popov has won the 2020 Women’s British Golf Open. She is from which country? Germany 142. In which state is the India’s longest river ropeway being inaugurated in August 2020? Assam 143. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Delhi Riots 2020-The Untold Story’? Monika Arora , Sonali Chitalkar and Prerna Malhotra 144. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Who painted my lust red? Sree Iyer 145. Which country launched its fifth Gaofen-9 Earth observation satellite for land surveys, city planning, land right confirmation? China 146. G Satheesh Reddy has got 2-year extension as the chairman of which organization? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) 147. Which railway station has introduced baggage sanitization and wrapping machine recently? Ahmedabad Railway Division 148. Pascal Lissouba who passed away in August 2020 is the former president of which country? Republic of Congo 149. Which state has topped the 2020 Export Preparedness Index (EPI)? Gujarat 150. World Water Week 2020 has been organised from? 24-28 August Page 91 of 287

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151. What is the theme of World Water Week 2020? ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’ 152. Who has become the first bowler to take 500 wickets in T20 cricket? Dwayne Bravo 153. WHO has identified two countries as being the only countries globally which are still fighting the wild-polio? Pakistan and Afghanistan. 154. The Ministry of Culture announced 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India, ASI. Which are those 7 circles? Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Trichy (Tamil Nadu), and Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Hampi (Karnataka), Raiganj (West Bengal) and Rajkot (Gujarat) 155. How many new Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) circles have been identified by the government recently apart from the existing 29 ASI circles across the country? 7 156. Which literary work has been awarded the International Booker Prize 2020? ‘The Discomfort of Evening’ ( Written by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld) 157. World Health Organization declared which continent to be polio free? Africa 158. Which nation’s Prime Minister has resigned due to worsening health condition? Japan 159. The Cricket Drona is a biography of which cricket coach? Vasoo Paranjape 160. To promote the trading of which GI-tagged product, is the e-auction portal launched in August 2020? ‘Kashmir Saffron’. 161. Which government has launched “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind” campaign for students? Delhi 162. Reliance Industries has appointed whom as its group president? Sanjiv Singh 163. Archana Mahanta who passed away in August 2020 was related to which profession? Singer 164. National Sports Day is celebrated in India to mark the birth anniversary of which legendary player? Major Dhyan Chand 165. The mobile app ‘Pension Corner’ has been launched by which organisation for its retired personnels? Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 166. The stock exchange of which country was recently hit by cyber attack “distributed denial of service” (DDoS)? New Zealand 167. Which company has topped the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies? Switzerland’s Nestle

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168. India will not participate in the multilateral Military Exercise Kavkaz 2020 due to COVID-19. The exercise is scheduled to be held in which country? Russia 169. Which player has won the F1 Belgian Grand Prix 2020? Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) 170. Where will the 51st International Film Festival of India IFFI be held in November 2020? Goa 171. What is the name of the Kerala’s first marine ambulance acquired by the state fisheries department, launched in Kochi? Pratheeksha 172. Purshottam Rai, who has passed away recently was conferred with the lifetime category Dronacharya Award. He was a coach for which sports event? athletics coach 173. Which among the given Universities has been conferred with Maulana (MAKA) Trophy 2019? Punjab University

September 2020

1. The mobile app ‘Pension Corner’ has been launched by which organisation for its retired personnels? CISF 2. India has recently been declared as the joint winner with which country in the maiden FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020? Russia 3. Which among the following companies has announced to acquire the Kishore Biyani’s Future retail business? Reliance Retail Ventures Limited 4. The stock exchange of which country was recently hit by cyber attack “distributed denial of service” (DDoS)?New Zealand 5. Which company has topped the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies? Nestle 6. India will not participate in the multilateral Military Exercise Kavkaz 2020 due to COVID-19. The exercise is scheduled to be held in which country? Russia 7. How much amount would be provided as seed fund to the startups selected under the Centre’s next-generation startup programme `Chunauti’? Rs 25 lakh 8. Which player has won the F1 Belgian Grand Prix 2020?Lewis Hamilton

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9. Who participated in the 8th East Asia virtual Summit (Economic Ministers’ Meeting) 2020 from India side? Piyush Goyal 10. Hollywood star Chadwick Boseman passed away on August 28 after a long battle with colon cancer. He is best known for his work in which among the following movies? Black Panther 11. Where will the 51st International Film Festival of India IFFI be held in November 2020? Goa 12. What is the name of the Kerala’s first marine ambulance acquired by the state fisheries department, launched in Kochi? Pratheeksha 13. Purshottam Rai, who has passed away recently was conferred with the lifetime category Dronacharya Award. He was a coach for which sports event? Athletics 14. Which among the given Universities has been conferred with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad(MAKA) Trophy 2019? Punjab University 15. Former President Pranab Mukherjee has passed away. He had served as the _____ President of India? 13 16. Adani Group has recently acquired what percent of stake in Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)? 74% 17. Which month of the year has been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be observed as “Nutrition Month”? September 18. Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the Press Trust of India to replace ? Aveek Sarkar 19. What was the profession of Dr. S Padmavati, who has passed away recently? Cardiologist 20. Who among these celebrities has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Myntra? Kiara Advani 21. Japanese government has extended Official Development Assistance loan of how much amount to India as COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support fund? JPY 50 billion 22. Which state has roped in India’s first-ever woman ambulance driver? Tamil Nadu 23. Which country has launched an agri-commodity trading and sourcing e-market platform Agriota to bridge the gap between its food industry and rural farmers in India? UAE 24. The first ever Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO-RO) train was flagged off from Bengaluru to which city? Solapur 25. Where will the India’s first international women’s trade centre (IWTC) be set up? Kerala 26. India’s GDP growth contracted by how much in Q1 of fiscal year 2020-21? 23.9 percent Page 94 of 287

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27. Which nation has built a surface-to-air missile near a lake which is a part of Kailash-Mansarovar? China 28. The world’s largest solar tree has been installed in which state? West Bengal 29. Which state launched the ‘Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana’ under which 19 international players from the state will get road connectivity to their houses? Uttar Pradesh

30. India will receive how much amount as the development assistance loan from Japan to fight COVID-19? Rs 3,500 Cr 31. Which player received Biju Patnaik Sports Award for outstanding performance in sports and games by the Odisha government? Jayanti Behera 32. Which airport has been awarded CII-GBC ‘National Energy Leader’ award at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management”? Hyderabad International Airport 33. Seaplane service to be started from 31 October in Gujarat will be operated by which airlines? Spicejet 34. The Government of India has set the target to achieve 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by which year? 2030 35. Who is the author of the book ‘The Big Thoughts of Little Luv’? 36. What is the theme of “World Coconut Day 2020”? Invest in coconut to save the world 37. European investment bank plans to invest € 650 Million for the 1st metro line of which city? Kanpur 38. Katyayani Shankar Bajpai who passed away recently had served as envoy to which three nations? China, US and Pakistan 39. Which platform has been launched by Ministry of Power for renewable energy in India? GTAM Platform 40. India has launched the trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) for building a resilient supply chain in the Indo-Pacific region in association with which countries? Japan and Australia 41. Which institute has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree? CSIR-CMERI 42. Which person got 6-month extension as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? Pramod Chandra Mody 43. Hemant Khatri (Retd) has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of which defence shipbuilder company? Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. Page 95 of 287

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44. Pramod Chandra Mody has been given a six-month extension till February next year as the chairman of which of the following? Central Board of Direct Taxes 45. Who will be the head of the committee set up by Defence Ministry to optimise the civil and military administrative appointments in the service headquarters? Lt. Gen. AN Das 46. Where in India is the world’s largest ‘solar tree’ installed, which is developed by CSIR’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute? Durgapur 47. Which airlines has introduced a portable ventilator for patients with mild-to-moderate breathing issues? SpiceJet 48. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of Materiel of the Indian Navy? S R Sarma 49. Which nation will host the SCO Council Summit of heads of government in November? India 50. The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India will be held in which state/UT from November 20 to 28? Goa 51. Which state had recently launched 15 days long Gandgi Bharat Chhodo campaign to make the state garbage free? Madhya Pradesh 52. Mustapha Adib has been appointed as the Prime Minister of which country? Lebanon 53. AIR Scanner’ is an AI based Reading Assistant and Document Scanner app launched by the students of which institute? IIT Bombay 54. Which Indian institute collaborated with scientists from the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic, for working towards developing indigenous algorithms that can protect the Nation’s digital data from cyber-attacks by advanced computers? IIT Guwahati 55. Which Union Territory has set up a biodiversity council to document its biodiversity? Jammu and Kashmir 56. Which state has passed a bill to protect its heritage sites? Assam 57. Which nation has signed a deal with India to set up an AK203 assault rifles factory at Amethi? Russia 58. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index 2020? 48 59. Who has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board? VK Yadav 60. Which University has topped the “THE World University Rankings 2021”? University of Oxford 61. Which city of India is set to get the country’s first regional voters’ awareness centre by the Election Commission of India? Jaipur Page 96 of 287

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62. Which Indian University has achieved the highest rank in the “THE World University Rankings 2021”? Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru 63. The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has extended the tenure of the CMD of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) by one year. Name the CMD of the company? L C Goyal 64. Who is the author of the book ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind’? Ramachandra Guha 65. When is the National Small Industry Day observed in India? 30 August 66. Which country topped the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020? Switzerland 67. Which of the following RPF Personnel was honoured with Jeewan Raksha Medals? Late Shri Jagbir Singh, Shivcharan Singh, Mukesh Kumar Meena 68. Who developed and launched "Healthy Air", herbal-based immunity to boost room freshener product, to contain the spread of COVID-19? DRDO 69. Who won the 48th annual world open chess tournament conducted online? P. Iniyan 70. Sikkim is paired with which state under Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat? Delhi 71. Goa is paired with which state under Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat? Jharkhand 72. Which company has announced to acquire the product design and development firm, Kaleidoscope Innovation? Infosys 73. The 11th INDRA NAVY bilateral exercise was held in which place? Bay of Bengal 74. Which country is the Chair of the G20 for 2020? Saudi Arabia 75. David Capel who has passed away recently was the cricket all rounder of which country? England 76. In which state is the newspaper named ‘The Young Minds’, specifically designed for kids going to be launched? Assam 77. Which Indian celebrity has been named as the brand ambassador of Flipkart-owned fashion marketplace Myntra? Kiara Advani 78. Where will the India’s first toy manufacturing cluster come up? Karnataka

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79. Which institute signed an MoU with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) for collaboration in areas of universal design principles and inclusive development in the backdrop of ‘Building Accessible Safe Inclusive Indian Cities’ (BASIIC) program? IIT Roorkee 80. Who has become the first woman commander to head the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) formation in the Kashmir Valley? Charu Sinha 81. Who has been appointed as the director (R&D) of Bharat Electronics Ltd ? MV Rajasekhar 82. Who has acquired Gurgaon Palwal Transmission Limited (GPTL) ? IndiGrid 83. Which state topped the list of states in ease of doing business ranking 2019 as per the State Business Reform Action Plan Ranking released by the commerce and industry ministry? Andhra Pradesh 84. The union government gave its approval for setting up a Medical college in which district of Nagaland? Mon 85. Which company Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF) to create awareness on cyber safety among students? WhatsApp 86. Which state government decided to set up exclusive anti-electricity theft police stations in its every district? Uttar Pradesh 87. Who launched a unique digital credit card that combines UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and the Buy-Now- Pay-Later concept? Lazypay 88. Bajaj Allianz Life has roped which Bollywood actor as its brand ambassador to promote its products and digital services across offline and online mediums? Ayushmann Khurana 89. Which state government re-launched its scheme called SWAYEM to provide self-employment to around 2 lakh youths of the state? Assam 90. Which state government launched ‘I Rakhwali’ application to help netizens to become ‘Greenery Saviours’ (preserve and maintain the environment)? Punjab 91. Who launched book titled “The Little Book of Green Nudges”, which aims to inspire up to 200 million students around the globe to adopt environmentally friendly habits and greener lifestyles? United Nations Environment Programme 92. Johnny Bakshi who passed away recently was a veteran ______Director 93. According to ‘The State of Young Child in India’ report released by the Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, which state topped the list of states counted for the well-being of children? Kerala Page 98 of 287

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94. Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2020? Pierre Galsy 95. Book titled “Breaking The Cocoon @ 40” has been authored by whom? Radha Nair 96. Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW) has been launched in which state? Jammu and Kashmir 97. When was International Literacy Day observed? September 8 98. Vodafone and Idea have re-branded themselves under which new brand identity? Vi 99. Which nation successfully test-fired the Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle on September 7, 2020? India 100. Who will Chair the Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) formed by NITI Aayog? Sanyukta Samaddar 101. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Patrika Gate? It is located in which city? Jaipur 102. Swami Kesavananda Bharati, seer of which Hindu monastic institution passed away in September 2020? Edneer Mutt 103. Which country has launched Indo-Pacific strategy with ‘key role’ for India? Germany 104. Apple Inc. has unveiled its first floating store in which country? Singapore 105. Under the chairmanship of which country, the 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting was held through video conference in September 2020? Russia 106. India has made visa rules stricter for which country’s citizens? Myanmar 107. When was World Suicide Prevention Day observed? September 10th 108. The WhatsApp chatbot ”Apka Mitra” has been launched by which state to solve admission-related queries of the students? Haryana 109. The WhatsApp chatbot ”Apka Mitra” has been launched by which state to solve admission-related queries of the students? Haryana 110. Jayaprakash Reddy who passed away recently was related to which profession? Actor 111. Narendra Swain who passed away recently was related to which profession? Politician 112. A powerful Haishen created a havoc in which of the country in September 2020? South Korea 113. India will have how much Renewable Energy Capacity by 2022 as said by PM Narendra Modi? 220 GW Page 99 of 287

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114. Telangana has been paired with which state under the Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat programme? Haryana 115. India was ranked at which position on the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020? 105th 116. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched ‘YSR Aasara’ scheme? Andhra Pradesh 117. The second ‘Kisan Rail’ train has recently been launched in which South state of India? Andhra Pradesh 118. How many Rafale aircraft have been formally inducted in the (IAF) in the first batch recently? 5 119. Which country has topped the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020? Hongkong 120. Which State/UT has topped the States’ Startup Ranking Framework 2019 under the North-Eastern States/UT categories? Andaman & Nicobar Islands 121. The Aero India-21 is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru in February 2021. This event will be which edition of the biennial air show? 13th 122. Which state has topped the list of States’ Startup Ranking Framework 2019? Gujarat 123. The Five Star Villages scheme has been launched by which organisation? Department of Posts 124. India, USA and which other country have collaborated to provide a transparent, open, reliable and secure 5G communication network? Israel 125. Who launched the mental health rehabilitation helpline named KIRAN? Thawarchand Gehlot 126. Who has been awarded with the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education? Narendra Modi 127. The first ever direct cargo ferry service between India and Maldives, will connect which ports of India with the port of Maldives? Tuticorin port and Cochin port 128. Who has been appointed as the Chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)? Anil Dhasmana 129. Who is the winner of the 2020 Women’s Italian Open Tennis Tournament? 130. Name the winner of the 2020 Italian Open men’s single title. 131. Which state became first in the country to come out with policies on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity policies? Tamil Nadu 132. In September 2020, Indian Navy held two-day mega exercise ‘PASSEX Excercie’ with which country’s navy in the Indian Ocean Region? Australia 133. Who is the author of the book titled “Voices of Dissent”? Romila Thapar Page 100 of 287

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134. What is the theme of the World Rhino Day 2020? “Five Rhino Species Forever”. 135. Uttarakhand government has inked pact with which organisation to promote water adventure sports activities at Tehri Lake? Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 136. The Indian Railways have set the target to achieve 100 percent electrification of its broad gauge routes by which year? 2023 137. Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb 10 times has passed away. He was from which country? Nepal 138. World Pharmacist Day is observed annually on which day? September 25 139. Who is the author of the book ‘Sach Kahun Toh’? Neena Gupta 140. Which state has launched the Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020? Rajasthan 141. How many people have been conferred with the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2018-19 by President Kovind? 42 142. India and which country have launched a website dedicated to provide information about the 2015 post- earthquake reconstruction projects funded by New Delhi? Nepal 143. Aleksandr G. Lukashenko has been sworn as the president of which country for the sixth term? Belarus 144. Ishmael Toroama has been elected as the president of which country? Bougainville 145. Where will the India’s first Coast Guard academy be established? Mangaluru 146. Which airport has been granted the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) by Airport Council International (ACI) for the safety measures being taken at the aerodrome? Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 147. India has recently inked water partnership agreement with which country? United Kingdom 148. Mohamed Hussein Roble has recently been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country? Somalia 149. Who represented India at the virtual Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity Beyond 2020? Prakash Javadekar 150. Which state has recently won the UN Award for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2020? Kerala 151. Which state has launched the unified portal called ‘U-Rise’ to help students get employment? Uttar Pradesh 152. SP Balasubramanyam, who has passed away recently was a legendary ______Singer Page 101 of 287

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153. The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or the Saubhagya Scheme has completed how many years of launch on 25 September 2020? 3 154. Which state government launched the Mukhyamantri Grammya Paribahan Achoni of the state transport department? Assam 155. Who has won the James Dyson India Award 2020 for his invention- ‘Earth Tatva’? Shashank Nimkar 156. Which state’s ‘Human by Nature’ campaign bagged the prestigious PATA Grand Award 2020 for Marketing? Kerala 157. Dr. Sekhar Basu who passed away belongs to which Profession? Nucler Scientist 158. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Fauja Singh Keeps Going’, a children’s book? Simran Jeet Singh 159. Which Bollywood actor has become the first to be featured in TIME Magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people? 160. The World Rabies Day is observed every year on which day? September 28 161. The World Rabies Day is commemorated on the death anniversary of which scientist? Louis Pasteur 162. What is the theme of the World Rabies Day 2020? ‘End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate’ 163. The Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojna has been launched by which state on the lines of Centre’s PM- KISAN scheme? Madhya Pradesh 164. Name the winner of the F1 Russian Grand Prix 2020? Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) 165. When is the World Tourism Day observed? September 27 166. What is the rank of India in the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020? 89 167. Which country has topped the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020? Vanuatu 168. What is the theme of the 2020 World Tourism Day? Tourism and Rural Development 169. Which among the given institutions has approved USD 300 million loan to finance inclusive water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services in secondary towns of Rajasthan? Asian Development Bank (ADB) 170. Who is set to become the first woman fighter pilot of India to fly the Rafale combat aircraft? Shivangi Singh 171. Which state signed an MoU with the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) to accelerate industrial development in the state? West Bengal

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172. Who has been roped in by the Reserve Bank of India for the customer awareness campaign to prevent gullible account holders from being duped by fraudsters? Amitabh Bachhan 173. Who has been elected as the president of the Indian Newspaper Society? L Adimoolam 174. Moctar Ouane has recently been named as the new Prime Minister of which country? Mali 175. Who has topped the Hurun India Rich List 2020? Mukesh Ambani 176. Who has been felicitated with the ”Gansamradni ” award for 2020-21? Usha Mangeshkar 177. G S Amur who has passed away recently was a renowned ______Author 178. India recently held the virtual Bilateral Summit with which country, during which both sides agreed for the establishment of ‘Green Strategic Partnership’? Denmark 179. Who is the author of the book ‘A bouquet of flowers’ ? Krishna Saksena 180. Which state is set to launch the web portal named “Dharani” for integrated land record management? Telangana 181. Who has been honored with the SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)? Sonu Sood 182. Which day was observed as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste? September 29 183. Where is the World’s longest span concrete deck extra-dosed cable-stayed bridge inaugurated in September 2020? Hyderabad 184. Which state has recently launched the largest piggery mission of the country? – Meghalaya 185. Jane Fraser has recently been appointed as the first female CEO of which bank? – Citigroup 186. Which F1 Racer has won the inaugural edition of the Tuscan Grand Prix 2020? - Lewis Hamilton 187. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who has passed away recently represented the Lok Sabha from which state? Bihar 188. Name the India film which has recently won the award for Best Screenplay at the 77th Venice Film Festival? The Disciple 189. In India, the Hindi Day is observed across the country on which day? 14 September 190. In which state Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya launched ‘SAROD-Ports through a virtual ceremony? New Delhi 191. How much amount has been allotted to India’s largest piggery mission launched in Meghalaya? 150 Crore Page 103 of 287

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192. Which state won the WSIS award 2020 for its Sabuj Sathi project? West Bengal 193. Who has been elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman? Harivansh Narayan Singh 194. Indian economy is expected to shrink by how much in 2020, as per Asian Development Bank? 9 percent 195. When is the Engineer’s Day observed in India? 15 September 196. The foundation stone for the Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex has been laid in which of these places recently? Jammu & Kashmir 197. India-born Shia scholar Allama Zameer Akhtar Naqvi who passed away recently was also related to which country? Pakistan 198. Who is the author of the book “My Life In Design”? Gauri Khan 199. India’s first coronavirus airport testing facility has been launched at which airport? Indira Gandhi International Airport 200. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Japan? Yoshihide Suga 201. India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women (UNCSW). The appointment is for how many years? 4 202. Who has been roped in by Amazon to lend voice for its Alexa voice assistant? Amitabh Bachchan 203. ‘My Family, My Responsibility’ campaign has been launched by which state to curb coronavirus spread? Maharashtra 204. Sadashiv Patil who has passed away was a renowned player of which sports? Cricket 205. India signed a statement of intent to strengthen the dialogue on defence technology cooperation with which nation? United STates 206. When was the International Day of Democracy observed? September 15 207. Which company has tied up with SwissRapide AG to bring Maglev trains (magnetic levitation) to India? BHEL 208. The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed in the Lok Sabha aims to cut the salaries of MPs by what percent? 30% 209. World Patient Safety Day is observed every year on which day? September 17 210. Who has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the Great Learning ed-tech company? Virat Kohli Page 104 of 287

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211. Where did the Union Cabinet approved the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) recently? Bihar 212. Horticulture Department of which state/UT has launched the Flagship programme “Backyard Horticulture”? Jammu and Kashmir 213. Which state/UT topped the first all India Happiness Report covering all states and Union Territories measuring happiness across the country? Mizoram 214. Who has been signed as the brand ambassador of Paytm First Games, a subsidiary of the digital financial service platform Paytm? 215. Who has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020? Aditya Puri 216. Which construction company has won the bid for the construction of India’s new Parliament building? Tata Group 217. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave approval to the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project from Palwal to which district? Sonipat 218. The Global Ayurveda Summit 2020 is which edition of the event? 4th 219. The IBSA Foreign Ministers customary meeting was chaired by the Union Minister of External Affairs of India. Name the Minister? S Jaishankar 220. The World Bamboo Day is observed every year on which date? 18 September 221. Who has been honored with the 2020 Asia Game Changer Award? Vikas Khanna 222. Which city of India is the top ranked city in the 2020 Smart City Index of IMD? Hyderabad 223. ‘Education for All’ is a CSR programme launched by which edtech company to empower 5 million children from underserved communities by 2025? Byju’s 224. Which is the first ever country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the UN’s sustainable development goals? 225. Which city has topped the IMD’s Smart City Index 2020? Singapore 226. What is the theme of the World Water Monitoring Day 2020? ‘Solve Water.’

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227. Which state government inaugurated “Swachhata Cafe” and “Swachhata Park” in one of the districts on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Himachal Pradesh 228. What is the theme of the World Patient Safety Day 2020? “Health Worker Safety: A priority for patient safety” 229. What is the rank of India in the Human Capital Index 2020? 116 230. Which country has topped the Human Capital Index 2020? Singapore 231. The Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana has been launched by which state? Gujarat 232. Ashok Gasti who passed away due to Covid-19 at 55 was a Rajya Sabha MP from which state? Karnataka

Expected Questions- October 2020 1. Who has been elected as the president of the Indian Newspaper Society? - L Adimoolam 2. The last week of September is usually observed as which of the following weeks? - International Week of the Deaf 3. Moctar Ouane has recently been named as the new Prime Minister of which country? – Mali 4. Who has been felicitated with the”Gansamradni Lata Mangeshkar” award for 2020-21? - Usha Mangeshkar 5. G S Amur who has passed away recently was a renowned Author 6. India recently held the virtual Bilateral Summit with which country, during which both sides agreed for the establishment of ‘Green Strategic Partnership’? – Denmark 7. Who is the author of the book ‘A bouquet of flowers’? - Krishna Saksena 8. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)? - P D Vaghela 9. Which state is set to launch the web portal named “Dharani” for integrated land record management? – Telangana 10. With which country has India signed an MoU in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) Cooperation? – Denmark 11. Who has been appointed as its advisor by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)? - Sunil Sethi

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12. Which ministry has recently launched the DISC-4 Challenge for the startups, innovators and MSMEs? - Ministry of Defence 13. Name the newly appointed Chairperson of the Film and Institute of India (FTII) Governing Council? - 14. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG)? - Surjeet Singh Deswal 15. Which Indian state has won the PATA Grand Award 2020 for its Tourism Campaign? – Kerala 16. The Indian think tank NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) with which country recently for ‘decarbonization and energy transition agenda’? - The Netherlands 17. Which state’s only female CM Syeda Anwara Taimur passed away in September 2020? – Assam 18. What is the theme of World Rivers Day 2020? - Day of action for rivers 19. Which state has become the first in the country to ban the sale of loose cigarettes and beedis? – Maharashtra 20. What is the theme of 2020 International Translation Day? - Finding the words for a world in crisis 21. What is the theme of the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction? - Stop food loss and waste. For the people. For the planet 22. In which year is the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) going to launch its Venus Mission and which country is going to take part in it respectively? -2025, France 23. Who has launched a project” Operation My Saheli” to boost the security of women passengers in trains during their entire journey? - South Eastern Railway 24. ISRO is planning to launch a space mission to which planet in 2025? – Venus 25. What is the theme of the International Day for Older Persons 2020? - Leave No One Behind 26. Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been named as the new ruling emir of which country? - Saudi Arabia 27. Which month is observed as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month to increase awareness of the disease? – October 28. Which state has launched the portal ‘Kritagyata’, an online pension submission and tracking system for the retired pensioners? -Assam

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29. The Indian Navy has partnered with the municipal corporation of which city to undertake Aerial seeding programme in the city?- Vishakapatnam 30. The Bilateral Navy Exercise Bongosagar is being conducted between the Indian Navy with the Navy of which country? -Bangladesh 31. Atal Tunnel is the world longest highway tunnel above 10000 ft. The tunnel was recently dedicated to the nation by PM Modi in which state? -Himachal Pradesh 32. What is the theme of the International Teachers Day 2020? -“Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. 33. Visnu Shivaraj Pandian has recently claimed a gold medal for India in which sports? -Shooting 34. Which jail launched ‘Radio Prison’ on the occasion of the 151st Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation? -Sabarmati Central Jail 35. Which state released a picture postcard named “Jau Kandhei” on the theme of ‘Traditional Toys of India’ on the occasion of World Postcard Day? -Kerala 36. Where did the 2nd edition of Indian and Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar held? -Bay of Bengal 37. Which is the first ever airport of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to become entirely solar-powered? - Puducherry Airport 38. How many individuals have been conferred with the Right Livelihood Award 2020? -4 39. The World Habitat Day is celebrated on? -October 5 40. Who was honoured with Global ‘Covid Crusader Award-2020’ by the Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) in the Indian Bureaucrats Category? -Iqbal Singh Chahal 41. Who has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)? -M A Ganapathy 42. India’s agreement approved by Union Cabinet on cyber-security with which nation? -Japan 43. Who has been appointed as the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of India Post Payments Bank by a cabinet panel? -J Venkataramu 44. Which city hold the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Quad group countries-Japan, the United States, Australia and India held in October 2020? -Tokyo Page 108 of 287

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45. Indian will launch the constellation of maritime surveillance satellites for the Indian Ocean Region that will be able to trace illegal spillage of oil by ships with which country? -France 46. Which railway station of Uttar Pradesh has been renamed as Siddharthnagar railway station? -Naugarh Railway Station 47. Nobel laureate Mario Molina of Mexico has passed away. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in which field? - Chemistry 48. Nityananda Nayak has been selected for the Sarala Puraskar 2020.Which state presents this annual literary prize? -Odisha 49. When is World Post Day celebrated? -October 9 50. When Does World Animal Day observed? -October 4 51. Visnu Shivaraj Pandian is associated with which sports? -Shooting 52. What is the theme of the World Arthritis Day 2020? - Time2Work 53. Justice K K Usha, who has passed away recently, was the first women Chief Justice of which High Court? – Kerala 54. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the first-ever homegrown professional badminton brand? - Chetan Anand 55. Which country conducted the successful testing of its new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile Tsirkon recently? – Russia 56. Who won the French Open title 2020? - Rafael Nadal 57. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin of Rs 100 in honour of whom on her birth centenary? - Vijaya Raje Scindia 58. Which state of India has become the first Har Ghar Jal state of the country by fully implementing the scheme of providing tap water connection to every rural household? – Goa 59. Under the Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shouchalaya category of the Swachh Bharat Awards-2020, which state bagged the first position at state level? -Gujarat 60. Who won the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix held in Germany? - Lewis Hamilton

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61. A 16-year-old girl Aava Murto assumed the post of the Prime Minister of which of the following country for one day, under the “Girls Takeover” program? – Finland 62. The World Standards Day (WSD), also known as International Standards Day, is celebrated globally on? - 14 October 63. “Mission Shakti” a program which will be dedicated to the coming Navratra festival for women’s safety, dignity and empowerment will be launched by which state govt? - Uttar Pradesh 64. Delhi girl Chaitanya Venkateswaran recently became the high commissioner to India for which of the following country for a single day? – British 65. AICTE has joined hands with which tech giant to skill students and educators in new-age technologies including AI? – Microsoft 66. Which state has launched the “Sujal”- ‘Drink from Tap Mission’ scheme to provide piped water connections to all urban areas? – Odisha 67. What is the theme of International Day of Rural Women 2020? - Rural women and girls building resilience 68. Renowned cricket player John Richard Reid who has passed away recently played for which country? - New Zealand 69. Which team won the 17th NBA championship? - Houston Rockets 70. Which state topped with highest teleconsultations under E-Sanjeevani Initiative? Tamil Nadu 71. What is the theme of International Girl Child Day 2020? "My voice, our equal future". 72. What is the theme of World Standards Day 2020? “Protecting the Planet with Standards”. 73. What is the International E-Waste Day (IEWD) theme for 2020? Education 74. Sooronbai Jeenbekov has resigned as the President of which country? Krygystan 75. Which state of India is setting up the world’s largest Zinc Smelting Facility? Gujarat 76. World Food Day occurs annually on? 16 October 77. New passenger terminal building of Trichy airport to be functional by which year? March 2022 78. ‘Red light on, Gaadi off’ campaign to fight air pollution is launched by which state government? Delhi 79. Which day of the year is commemorated as the Global Handwashing Day? October 15 80. Which country has been elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? France Page 110 of 287

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81. The Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness (KAPILA) campaign is being implemented by which ministry? Ministry of Education 82. Name the first ever Indian women to win the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award? Aishwarya Sridhar 83. Which state recently launched the ‘My Town My Pride’ state-wide campaign with an aim to provide governance at the doorstep in urban areas? Jammu & Kashmir 84. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to UNESCO? Vishal V Sharma 85. Who has been elected for the second term in the Parliamentary election as the Prime Minister of New Zealand? Jacinda Andern 86. Government of India has set to make India Trans Fat free by which year? 2022 87. Legendary singer Kaumudi Munshi, who passed away was known as the Nightingale of which state? Gujarat 88. India handed over INS Sindhuvir, a Kilo class submarine to which country? Myanmar 89. Which country has topped the Asia Power Index 2020? United States 90. When is the World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) marked globally? October 20 91. Which country has won the Visvesvaraya award of the ISA Solar Awards 2020 from the Asia Pacific region? Japan 92. Who is the author of the book titled “On the Trail of Buddha: A Journey to the East”? Deepankar Aron 93. India’s first ever multi-modal logistic park is being set up in which state? Assam 94. How many cities have been selected under the first phase of the Safe City project of the Central Government to strengthen the security of women in public places? 8 95. What was the profession of Zarina Roshan Khan who has passed away recently? Actress 96. Uttar Pradesh Governor recently inaugurated ‘Safe City Project’ in which city? lucknow 97. Which country will join India, USA and Japan in the Malabar exercise? Australia 98. Kati bihu festival was celebrated in which state? Assam 99. Which country hosted the 7th meeting of Ministers of Justice of SCO? India 100. What is the theme of this year’s World Osteoporosis Day 2020? That’s Osteoporosis 101. What is the theme of this year’s International Chef Day 2020? Healthy Food for the future Page 111 of 287

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102. Which telecom company has been chosen by NASA to build first ever cellular network on moon? Nokia Oyj 103. Which state government launched “Mo Bidyut” application for electricity consumers? Odisha 104. When is the Police Commemoration Day celebrated in India? October 21 105. Recently which famous Bengali elocutionist passed away? Pradip Ghosh 106. The ‘Life in Miniature’ project has been launched by the Tourism Ministry in collaboration with which technology partner? Google 107. Name the first woman officer to be commissioned in the Indian Air Force, who has passed away recently? Vijayalakshmi Ramanan 108. International Stuttering Awareness Day is observed every year on? October 22 109. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched in which year? 2000 110. Which country has recently joined the IMF as its 190th member? Andorra 111. Which state launched marketing campaign to prevent deaths of elephants from electrocution? West Bengal 112. When is the United Nations Day celebrated globally? 24 October 113. Asan Conservation Reserve becomes first Ramsar site of which state? Uttarakhand 114. International Snow Leopard Day is marked annually on which day? October 23 115. Which country has topped the Ookla Speedtest Global Index 2020 for fastest global mobile internet speed? South Korea 116. The longest temple ropeway project of the world has been inaugurated in which state of India? Gujarat 117. The Kisan Suryodaya Yojna has recently been inaugurated in which state by PM Modi? Gujarat 118. Which state of India has announced to set up country’s first sand dune parks and interpretation centres? Goa 119. Mahesh Kanodia, a veteran singer and film musician was from which state? Gujarat 120. Saad Hariri was sworn as PM of which country? Lebanon 121. Which state has inaugurated Integrated Model Agricultural Village scheme (Ekikrit Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojana) in the state in partnership with NABARD? Uttarakhand 122. Mangdechhu hydroelectric project has been awarded the prestigious Brunel Medal for excellence in civil engineering by the UK-based Institute of Civil Engineers. It is located in which country? Bhutan 123. Recently Prime Minister Modi e-dedicated country’s biggest cardiac hospital in which city? Ahmedabad Page 112 of 287

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124. The Department of Posts released a commemorative postage on which anniversary of United Nations? 75th 125. Who has been roped in as brand ambassador of Parle Agro? Priyanka Chopra 126. Which country has launched the “No Mask, No Service” policy? Bangladesh 127. Which day is observed as the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage? October 27 128. Which personality headed the committee formed to commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur? Narendra Modi 129. Who won the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix? Lewis Hamilton 130. Which state has secured the first place under PM-SVANidhi Scheme? Gujarat 131. Which state’s Chief Minister launched Mission Shakti? Uttar Pradesh 132. In 2020, the ITBP is celebrating its ______Raising day 59 133. Recently Alpha Conde has been appointed as new president of which country? Guinea 134. What is the theme of this year’s World Day for AudioVisual Heritage 2020? Your Window to the world 135. Wavel Ramkalawan has been appointed as new President of which country? Seychelles 136. Which nation has targeted to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050? Japan 137. Who led the Indian delegation at the 2020 BRICS Parliamentary Forum? Om Birla 138. What is the theme of 2020 World Cities Day? Valuing our communities and cities. 139. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or the National Unity Day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader? Sardar Vallabhai Patel 140. When is the National Unity Day observed in India? October 31 141. When is World Stroke Day celebrated? October 29 142. Keshubhai Patel who passed away was the former Chief Minister of which state? Gujarat 143. ‘Green Delhi’ App launched by the Delhi government is launched for which purpose? Fight Against Pollution 144. Who is appointed as the new Central Information Commissioner of India? Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha 145. Which country hosted the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers of Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade? India

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1. PM Modi has inaugurated the ‘Arogya Van’ in which state of the country? Gujarat 2. India’s first Sea Plane service has been inaugurated in which state? Gujarat 3. India recently undertook the longest-range successful testing of air launched version of BrahMos cruise missile using which aircraft? Sukhoi 4. As announced by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Feni bridge to be completed by December 2020 will connect Bangladesh with which Indian state? Tripura 5. Panna in which state has been included to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves by the UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme? Madhya Pradesh 6. In which state did PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a Children Nutrition Park, dubbed as the world’s first such technology-driven theme park developed over 35,000 square meters? Gujarat 7. Bansi Lal Bhat has been given an extension as the chairperson of which of the following? National Company Law Appellate Tribunal 8. Which of the following developed a simple messaging application named the Secure Application for Internet (SAI)? Indian Army 9. The first ever solar energy-driven miniature train in India has been inaugurated in which state? Kerala 10. Which nation was invited to join India, United States and Japan in Malabar Exercise? Australia 11. Who has been selected as the title sponsor of the Women's T20 Challenge? Jio 12. Which state of India has been adjudged as the best-governed state in the country as per Public Affairs Index-2020 of Public Affairs Centre? Kerala 13. How much amount has been provided by the Central government to Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) of the country to help them meet the regulatory capital requirement of 9%? Rs 670 crore 14. Amit Panghal is associated with which sports? Boxing 15. The Research and Development Centre of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has collaborated with which institute to develop biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology? IISc Banglore

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16. The Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation is being set up in which Indian state? Assam 17. Who has been appointed as the new President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)? Duarte Pacheco 18. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of Mumbai Port Trust? Rajiv Jalota 19. Shane Watson has announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket. He was the former all-rounder of which country? Australia 20. John Pombe Magufuli has recently been appointed as the President of which country? Tanzania 21. The 40th SAARCFINANCE Governors’ Group meet was held under the Chairmanship of which SAARC nation? India 22. Who chaired the Virtual Global Investor Roundtable (VGIR) 2020 Conference? Narendra Modi 23. When is the National Cancer Awareness Day observed? November 7 24. Name the Indian who has recently been appointed to the Board of the International Dairy Federation (IDF)? Dilip Rath 25. Marlon Samuels, cricketer from which country announced his retirement from professional cricket? West Indies 26. Indian-origin politician Priyanca Radhakrishnan created history by becoming the first Indian woman to become a minister in which country? New Zealand 27. Where did Union Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurate the “Tourist Facilitation Centre” in November 2020? Kerala 28. Satish Prasad Singh who passed away recently served which state’s Chief Minister? Bihar 29. Which comic character has been chosen as the brand ambassador for the NamamiGangeProgramme? Chacha Chaudhary 30. Hariharan has bagged the prestigious JC Daniel Award for 2019. It is the highest lifetime achievement award for which cinema? Malayalam 31. How many MoUs/Agreements were signed during the India-Italy Virtual Summit 2020? 15 32. Super , the world’s most powerful storm in four years, crashed through which country? Philippines 33. Musician TN Krishnan who passed away used to play which instrument? Violin

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34. Which state’s education department launched a toll free tele education helpline number – 18003453578 – for government school students? Assam. 35. PM Modi has recently inaugurated the Ro-Pax Ferry Vessel ‘Voyage Symphony’ in which state? Gujarat 36. What was the profession of Sudarshan Rattan, who has passed recently? Filmmaker 37. When is the National Legal Services Day observed in India? November 9 38. Indian Army chief General M M Naravane was conferred the honorary rank of General of which country’s army? Nepal 39. John Magufuli is sworn in as the president for a second five-year term of which country? Tanzania 40. According to Care Ratings, which state topped the list of states in attracting investments during the first half of FY21? Tamil Nadu 41. India has welcomed which nation’s removal from US State Sponsors of Terrorism List? Sudan 42. PM Narendra Modi launched development projects worth Rs 614 crores in which city on November 9, 2020? Varanasi 43. World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed every year on which day? November 10 44. The Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) is in which state? Arunachal Pradesh 45. beat which player to win 2020 Rolex Paris Masters Tennis title? Alexender Zverev 46. Government has made FASTags mandatory for all the vehicles, including the old ones sold before December 2017, with effect from ______1 January 2021 47. What rate of cap has been imposed by NPCI on each of the Third Party App Provider (TPAP) over the total volume of transaction done via UPI? 30% 48. The Purple Cap has been won by which player in IPL 2020? Kagiso Rabada 49. Name the player who has won the Orange Cap in IPL 2020? K.L Rahul 50. Which state has bagged the Best State Prize in the National Water Awards (NWAs) for 2019? Tamil Nadu 51. Which team has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020? Mumbai Indians 52. The Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed every year on which day in India? November 12 53. Who is the winner of Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020? Ruskin Bond 54. Which nation’s leading university jointly launched a Water Centre with IIT Guwahati? Australia Page 116 of 287

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55. How many times has Mumbai Indians won IPL trophy? 5 56. The Government has extended the saffron production to which north east region of India? Sikkim 57. Where did the armed forces conduct a joint tri-service exercise ‘Bull Strike’? Andaman & Nicobar Islands 58. Ken Spears who has passed away recently was a renowned American producer, known for creating which animated series? Scooby Doo 59. Who is the author of the book titled “Your Best Day Is Today!”? 60. Which state has announced to launch a Gau Cabinet for the welfare of cows in the state?Madhya Pradesh 61. Sudeep Tyagi has recently announced his retirement from which sports? Cricket 62. Mridula Sinha who has passed away recently was the former Governor of which state? Goa 63. Maia Sandu has been appointed as the new President-elect of which country? Moldova 64. When is World Kindness day celebrated? November 13 65. Union Ministry of Family Welfare launched SAANS, a three-month marketing campaign to reduce childhood deaths from which disease? Pneumonia 66. World Children’s Day is celebrated on which day? 20 November 67. Name the winner of 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction. Douglas Stuart 68. Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction for his which novel? Shuggie Bain 69. The India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) conducted in November 2020 was which edition of the biannual event? 30th 70. National Newborn Week is observed annually from______? 15 to 21 November 71. PM Modi has recently launched the Phase II of the Rupay card in which of these countries? Bhutan 72. Who has been conferred with the Vatayan Lifetime Achievement Award? Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 73. Who released a “My Stamp on Chhath Puja”, which is an innovative concept initiated by the Department of Posts? Ravi Shankar Prasad 74. What is the theme of World Fisheries Day 2020? Social Responsibility in the fisheries value chain. 75. Tarun Gogoi who has died recently was the former Chief Minister of which state? Assam 76. The first-ever dedicated Moss Garden in India has been set up in which state? Uttarakhand 77. ANANDA is a digital application launched by which organisation recently? LIC Page 117 of 287

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78. Sushila Devi, the First Lady of which state passed away in November 2020? Odisha 79. Which country has inked an agreement with India to develop Shatoot Dam, for safe drinking water in that country? Afghanistan 80. 24 November is observed every year as Shaheedi Divas of which sikh Guru’s Guru Tegh Bahadur 81. Which state was awarded as best performing state in inland fisheries sector, announced on the occasion of ‘World Fisheries Day’? Uttar Pradesh 82. Which country hosted the 2020 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting? Malaysia 83. Which company chaired the 15th G-20 Leaders’ Summit virtually? Saudi Arabia 84. Where is the Northeast’s first-ever cow hospital called Surbhi Aarogyashala being inaugurated? Dibrugarh 85. When is the Constitution Day of India observed? November 26 86. Which state has launched the ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ to collect real-time data on the health profile of entire state? Himachal Pradesh 87. The Phagwara Mega Food Park has recently been inaugurated by Narendra Singh Tomar in which state? Punjab 88. ’s India Original series “Delhi Crime”, which bagged the best drama series honour at the 48th International Emmy Awards, was directed by whom? Richie Mehta 89. Fixed line users will have to add a “0” before dialing any mobile number in the country from which date? January 15, 2021 90. Which state government will install the life-size statue of late football legend Diego Maradona by early next year? Goa 91. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a commemorative Rs 100 coin of the centennial foundation day of which university? University of Lucknow 92. Which state government launched ‘Duare Duare Sarkar’ or government at the doorstep initiative? West Bengal 93. Which country launched its ‘Chang’e-5 lunar probe’ to collect samples from the moon’s surface and return to earth? China 94. What is the rank of India in the international rankings released by FIFA for November 2020? 104 95. India is observing which edition of the National Organ Donation Day? 11th Page 118 of 287

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96. Name the word which has been selected as the Word of the Year 2020 by the Cambridge Dictionary? Quarantine 97. India’s first dedicated freighter services to Leh has been launched by which airline service provider? SpiceJet 98. Where does Prime Minister unveil statue of peace? Pali 99. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s fifth Scorpene class submarine launched at Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock? Vagir 100. Who represent India at the 15th East Asia Summit? S Jaishankar 101. When did Jharkhand Observe its Foundation Day? 15 November 102. Who has launched the book titled “Thavaasmi: Life and Skills through the lens of Ramayana” authored by Rallabandi Srirama Chakradhar and co-author by Amara Sarada Deepthi? M. Venkaiah Naidu 103. Which country is the only G20 nation to achieve a 2 degree Celsius under the Paris Agreement? India 104. When did the National Cadet Crops observed its 72nd Raising day? November 22 105. Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide functional household tap connections to every rural home of the country by which year? 2024 106. Where does a two day All India Presiding Officers Conference organized? Kevadia 107. On the occasion of Children’s Day, a first-of-its-kind in the world, library on the tram for children was launched in Kolkatta 108. PM Modi attended the BRICS Summit 2020 in virtual format under the Chairmanship of Russia. The Summit was which edition of the annual event? 12th 109. Name the player who has been awarded the 2020 ATP Tour No. 1 trophy of tennis? Novak Djokovic 110. The first-ever solar power-enabled Textile Mill of Asia is being set up in which state of India? Maharashtra 111. When is the National Epilepsy Day observed? November 17 112. Which is the first state in India to estblished “Sandalwood Museum” in the state? Karnataka 113. Which state recently unveiled ‘Project Air Care’ to combat rising Air Pollution? Haryana 114. Who has been roped as the brand ambassador for its newly launched product ‘EVA’? Smriti Mandanna 115. Which ministry recently launched a campaign for Diwali- “Local4Diwali”? Textile Ministry 116. Who is the Chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority? Injeti Srinivas 117. What is the theme of ‘Bharat Darshan–Dakshin Bharat Yatra’? Show India to Indians Page 119 of 287

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118. ‘‘Boskiyana’, a new Hindi book on , veteran Indian poet-lyricist has been published by whom? Radhakrishna Prakashan 119. Marlon Samuels has retired from all forms of cricket. He played for which country? West Indies 120. Bangladesh with which country navies launched the ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2020’? US 121. Which country will host Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023? Indonesia 122. Who has been honoured with the 2020 Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar at annual Sangit Kala Kendra Awards? 123. In Which year will India host the summit of the G20 group? 2023 124. India recently tested the enhanced version of which rocket? PINAKA 125. Who as been unanimously elected to the board of global dairy body International Dairy Federation (IDF)? Dilip Rath 126. Which state has won the Fisheries Award in best performing States in Marine category? Odisha 127. Which country will take over the Presidency of the 16th G20? Italy 128. Who will head the 4-member committee formed by the government to assess the existing TRP rating system of Television channels? Shashi S Vempatti 129. In which state does the world’s largest care and cure centre for elephants being set up in India? Kerala 130. India’s first solar based Integrated Multi Village Water Supply Project Inaugurated? Arunachal Pradesh 131. What will be the venue for International Bird Festival to be organized in Februar 2021? Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 132. Which is the first country to launch world’s first 6G satellite named “UESTC” satellite ( Star Era -12) “ with an aim to test communication from space? China 133. Who has virtually inaugurated the Australia – India water conclave? Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 134. Which Metro Rail Corporation will lay vibration absorbing tracks for the first time in India? Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation 135. Where does PM inaugurated a housing complex for players in Sampurnanand stadium? Uttar Pradesh 136. What is the expected outlay of National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW)? 650 crore Page 120 of 287

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137. Where will be the Jai Bhawani women’s cooperative mill set up? Maharashtra 138. What was the theme for toilet day on 19th November 2020? Sustainable Sanitation and Climate change 139. Who is the first Asian to win the 2020 AESC Lifetime Achievement Award? Dr Bish Agarwal 140. How much fund does ADB has approved to boost West Bengal’s Digital Platforms for Public Finance Reforms? $50 million 141. Who has been elected as the External Auditor of Inter Parliamentary Union? G.C Murmu 142. Where has India’s First Moss Garden been inaugurated? Uttarakhand 143. What is the name of the Trilateral Exercise held between Indian Navy, Singapore Navy and Thai Navy? SITMEX 2.0 144. Which state remains most attractive destination of FDI in India? Maharashtra

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1. Who launched the 10-day-long Áadi Mahotsav’, a festival of tribes in a virtual format? Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda. 2. Where does the Union Minister of Railways Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated newly electrified Dhigawara- Bandikui section of North Western Railway (NWR)? Rajasthan. 3. Who recently unveiled a new initiative called Sahakar Pragya? Narendra Singh Tomar 4. Who inaugurated the opening ceremony of the NH-19 Varanasi-Prayagrajpart of the six-lane expansion project in Varanasi? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 5. Where does the city’s first “child-friendly” police station was inaugurated? cantonment police station in Pune, premises by Abhay Karandikar, director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). 6. Who will lay the foundation stone for the new Parliament building on December 10? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 7. In Which Edition of Mann Ki Baat does PM Modi to share his on Dec 27? 19th 8. Who will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on 9th of Jan 2021 in virtual format and the theme is contributing to Atmanirbhar Bharat? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 9. What is the name of digital platform launched by the central government for COVID-19 vaccine delivery? Co- WIN 10. What is the name of the Central government's scheme which is being seen as an attempt by the government to elevate wireless internet connectivity in the country? Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM- WANI) Page 121 of 287

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11. Who inaugurated National Centre for Divyang Empowerment (NCDE) at the CRPF Group Centre in Hakimpet near Hyderabad in Telangana? Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy 12. Which state /UT has declared as India’s first Union Territory to become 100% organic under the scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana by the Ministry of Agriculture? Lakshadweep 13. Who has launched the Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment scheme for small taxpayers under the Goods and Services Tax system With Turnover Up To Rs 5 Crore? The government of India 14. What has Indian Railways launched to provide better health care facilities to its work force with the help of information technology? Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) 15. Who releases a white paper Vision 2035 - Public Health Surveillance in India? NITI Aayog 16. What has Centre exempted from Quality Control Order. Order will come into effect from 1st January next year? Handicraft and Geographical Indications toys 17. Who has released the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS) which contains detailed information on population, health and nutrition for India and its states and UTs? Health minister Harsh Vardhan 18. Who laid the foundation stone of the world's largest renewable solar and wind energy 30,000 megawatts (MW) Ultra Mega Hybrid Park in Gujarat's Kutch? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 19. Where does the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up a dedicated Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Control Centre? ISTRAC campus at Peenya, Bangalore. 20. Who has stated that the Government has finalised GPS-based(Global Positioning System) technology toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country? Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari 21. How much is the maintainence allowance decided by AICTE under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) for the students of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh? Rs.20,000 22. Who addressed the ‘ASSOCHAM Foundation Week 2020’ via video conferencing? Prime Minister, Narendra Modi 23. Who has released a report of the Status of Leopard in India 2018? Union environment minister Shri Prakash Javadekar 24. India invited the CLMV countries oto join the International Solar Alliance as well as the Resilient Supply Chain Initiative by India. What is CLMV? , , Myanmar and Vietnam 25. Who inaugurated the three lane 1.5 km long Koilwar bridge over Sone river in Bihar through Video Conferencing? Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari 26. How much has India contributed to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in support of the Agency’s programmes and services, including education, health care, relief, and social services for Palestine refugees? US$ 2 million 27. Who has received approval from the Registrar of Companies for changing its name to Indus Towers, following the recent merger of the two companies to create a mega tower entity? Bharti Infratel. Page 122 of 287

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28. How much has India pledged a sum to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) towards its scientific research budget to ensure an atmosphere of Clean Sport globally? $1 million 29. How much amount does the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved to export sugar? Rs 3,500 crore subsidy 30. Where does Skill India has established the first Centre of Excellence for Skill Development in the Power Sector? in the campus of National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram Haryana. 31. How much does the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed project readiness financing (PRF) facility for the preparation of infrastructure development projects to improve urban amenities and develop tourism infrastructure in Tripura? 4.21 million dollar 32. Who opened India’s eighth hydrocarbon producing basin when it started oil flow from a well in the Bengal basin? State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) 33. Who delivered the inaugural address at the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2020 through video conferencing? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 34. Who will establish a Regional Academic Centre for Space at IIT-Varanasi to facilitate short and long term projects at the institute? Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 35. Who has launched a Grand Challenge for strengthening the COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network, CoWIN? Health Ministry along with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 36. Who released a report “The Ericsson Mobility Report 2020” which estimated India’s 5G connection to surpass 350 million, accounting 27% of all mobile subscriptions by 2026? Sweden based networking and communication company Ericsson 37. Who has launched “CinemaSCOpe” exclusively for the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), more than a 2 dozen Indian films will be dubbed in Russian? Indian Embassy in Beijing, China 38. Who has announced to invest USD 54 million in India to support the development of critical infrastructure projects in the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) 39. Who has announced that FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in the country from new year? Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari 40. Who launched E-Sampada, a new web portal and mobile app on Good Governance Day? Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri 41. India has added which place as its 42nd Ramsar site, which is a second one in the Union Territory of Ladakh? Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh 42. What is the name of the mobile application launched by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot in the presence of Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ram Das Athawale and Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in New Delhi? Swachhata Abhiyan 43. Who flagged off the 100th run of Kisan Rail in Maharashtra? Prime Minister Narendra Modi Page 123 of 287

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44. Who launched the ‘Digital Ocean’ platform which is developed by Indian National Centre for Oceanic Information Services (INCOIS)? Union Minister for Science and Technology Harshvardhan 45. Who launched Pneumosil, India's first Pneumococcal (PCV) has been developed by in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? Harsh Vardhan, Union health minister 46. through its subsidiary BSE Investments Ltd? BSE (earlier known as Bombay Stock Exchange) 47. Where does the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to set up an Automated Banknote Processing Centre (ABPC)? Jaipur. 48. From when does the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to introduce a new rule for cheque payments? January 1, 2021.. 49. Which bank has launched a 3-in-1 account (tripartite account), which comprises savings, trading and demat accounts for its customers? Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd (ESFBL) 50. Who has launched its Digital Lending Platform (DLP), which will allow prospective retail loan seekers to get loans digitally through a paperless process? Bank of Baroda (BoB) 51. Who has inaugurated newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway (NWR) in the state of Rajasthan? Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal 52. Which state celebrates its 58th Statehood day on 1st December 2020? Nagaland 53. Who launched a Learning Management System based on Digital technology for Government colleges? Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa 54. Who launched the first-ever virtual edition of Aadi Mahotsav – Madhya Pradesh on 01 December 2020? Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda 55. Who has been appointed as the new global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect for Footwear major Bata Shoe Organization? Sandeep Kataria 56. Who launched five-star village postal scheme to ensure the universal coverage of flagship postal schemes in for rural areas of Uttarakhand? Union Minister of State for Communication Sanjay Dhotre 57. Who rang the bell at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), on 2nd December 2020, to mark the listing of bonds of Lucknow Municipal Corporation on the exchange? Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath 58. Where does the 9th edition of the International Sand Art Festival and the 31st edition of the Konark Festival, has kicked-off ? Odisha. 59. Swasthya Sathi scheme is a health insurance scheme of which state government? West Bengal 60. Which state government is in process of bringing bills against "love jihad and cow slaughter? Karnataka 61. Which state has become the latest state to go for Option-1 to meet the revenue shortfall arising out of the GST implementation? Jharkhand 62. Which cities have been named in the list of World Heritage Cities by UNESCO? historical fort cities of Gwalior and Orchha in Madhya Pradesh Page 124 of 287

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63. Who declines an award presented by a Union Minister to express his solidarity with the farmers agitating against the Centre's farm laws? Varinderpal Singh, an agricultural scientist with the Punjab Agricultural University 64. Which state government has recently launched a scheme to take the unique culture of the Tharu tribes across the world? Uttar Pradesh 65. Which Company has received final approval from the US health regulator for the generic of Precedex injection, used for sedation of patients? Aurobindo Pharma 66. Which zoo has become the first zoo in the country to receive the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Standards Certification from the Accreditation Services for Certification Bodies (ASCB), UK? Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad 67. Who launched ‘Pareshram’ Portal along with 22 online services of Labour and Employees State Insurance Department? Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik 68. Who will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 33 highway projects in Karnataka? Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari 69. Which state has topped all Indian states in urban governance, according to an annual index prepared by a non- partisan body that called for greater reforms and empowerment of city governments? Odisha 70. Who launched its flagship Eco-Retreat program at 5 locations in the State? Odisha Tourism 71. Which state CM announced that 25 crore rupees will be provided in the first phase for the development of Dajipur Sanctuary, which is part of the Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary in Kolhapur district? Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray 72. Which state forest department is set to be the first state in India to have a dedicated action plan for conservation of pangolins? Maharashtra 73. Which state government will launch a special program to double the income of farmers? Uttar Pradesh 74. Who is set to establish India’s first mega leather park in Kanpur? Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government 75. Which state Government has totally banned the use of flex banners, boards and posters by departments, institutions and agencies during functions or programmes in government offices with immediate effect? Nagaland 76. Which state the government has launched a special campaign 'Varasat' to curb property & land-related disputes in rural areas? Uttar Pradesh 77. Which state government has granted permission to hold jallikattu, the popular bull taming sport, next year with certain restrictions? Tamil Nadu 78. With whom does UN Women have collaborated to establish India's first Gender Data Hub? Kerala government 79. Which state government was observed the 16th Tsunami anniversary on 26 December? Tamil Nadu 80. Which state has become the 6th State in the country to successfully undertake “Ease of Doing Business” reform stipulated by the Finance Ministry? Rajasthan Page 125 of 287

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81. Which state government has decided to include the history of Sikh gurus in the school curriculum in the state? Uttar Pradesh 82. Where does the International Gita Mahotsav 2020(17 to 25 December) commenced? Kurukshetra, Haryana. 83. Which state government has decided to frame an integrated Drug Prevention Policy including Drug Prevention, Treatment, Management and Rehabilitation Programme? Himachal Pradesh 84. Who launched Mobile Application and web portal ‘PR Insight’ to monitor the feedback and subsequently improve the delivery of citizen centric services to ensure responsive and transparent administration in the State? Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh 85. Where will India’s first Lithium refinery which will process Lithium ore to produce battery-grade material be set up? Gujarat. 86. Where was India’s first hot air balloon wildlife safari in a tiger reserve launched? in the world famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve 87. Who laid the foundation stone of a medical college and nine law institutes, besides launching two other projects in Assam? Union Home Minister Amit Shah 88. Which state government announced a new solar power policy comprising provisions to encourage small and medium scale solar projects on residential, commercial and industrial premises? Gujarat 89. Who will lay the foundation stone of AIIMS at Rajkot, Gujarat through video conferencing on Dec 31? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 90. Which country has declared a “climate emergency” and promised to make its public sector carbon neutral by 2025? New Zealand 91. Which country unfurls flag on Moon, becomes second country to achieve this feat after America? China 92. Who Signs Preferential Trade agreement with bhutan to boost bilateral trade between the two countries? Bangladesh 93. Who has been recognised by UNESCO for its cultural significance? Singapore’s tradition of communal dining at hawker centres 94. Who will host the Club World Cup in its existing format in late 2021? Japan 95. When does the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness? December 27 96. Which country has successfully activated its so-called “artificial sun,” a nuclear fusion reactor that could fuel its energy ambitions for years to come — if they can make it more sustainable? China 97. Which country has introduced a new tax, passing it on the country's wealthiest people to pay for medical supplies and relief measures in context to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic? Argentina 98. Which country has become the latest Arab country to agree to normalise relations with Israel in a deal brokered with US help? Morocco 99. When will the ‘SwadhinataSarak’ between Bangladesh and India be opened? 26 March next year Page 126 of 287

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100. When does Bangladesh observed the Martyred Intellectuals Day to mark the day of brutality when Pakistani forces killed hundreds of intellectuals including teachers, doctors, journalists and others in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh in 1971? 14 December 101. Which country has celebrated its 29th anniversary as a sovereign independent nation on 16 December? Kazakhstan 102. Which country has approved the chemical castration of rapists as part of sweeping new legislation sparked by outcry over the gang rape of a mother on a motorway? Pakistan 103. Which country has banned China's top chipmaker SMIC from using American technology? United States 104. Who announced that its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter has demonstrated compatibility with India’s aircraft carriers between the U.S. and India? American aviation giant Boeing 105. Which country will suspend entry for foreigners to contain the spread of a new strain of COVID-19 first discovered in the UK? Japan 106. When will India again overtake the UK to become the fifth largest economy by a report from UK based think-tank, the Centre for Economics and Business Research? 2025 and race to the third spot by 2030. 107. Who has approved a new liberal government and prime minister Florin Citu, keeping out of power a left- leaning populist party that won most votes at a parliamentary election earlier this month? Romania’s parliament 108. Who has officially commissioned the submarine INS Sindhuvir, which was handed over by the Indian Navy to the country in October 2020? Myanmar Navy 109. By when does the US's plan to have the first nuclear reactor on the moon ? End of 2026. 110. Which country has successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space, on December 27, 2020? China 111. Where does the Minister of Science and Technology and Vice President of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Harsh Vardhan virtually inaugurated the 2nd TCGA 2020 conference? New Delhi. 112. Who are all Participated in a 3 day virtual 7 th edition of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene conclave 2020 started in Hyderabad from Dec 2 to Dec 4. With the Theme - of Hygiene Matters? Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana 113. Who will deliver the inaugural address at the virtual India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020 with the title theme for IMC 2020 is Inclusive Innovation - Smart, Secure, Sustainable? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 114. What is the theme of the 5th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) began on 10th December 2020 virtually? theme is Arth Ganga - river conservation synchronised development. 115. Who will deliver the inaugural address at FICCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting and Annual Convention via video conferencing and also inaugurate the virtual FICCI Annual Expo 2020? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 116. Who attended the 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus organized online at Hanoi, Vietnam on 10 December 2020 that marked the 10th anniversary of ADMM Plus? Shri Rajnath Singh Page 127 of 287

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117. Who will address the International Bharati Festival, 2020 on Dec 11. Organised by Vanavil Cultural Centre to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharati? Narendra Modi 118. Where does the ninth edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) began? Dehradun 119. Who address the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, United Nations, United Kingdom and France Virtually Co- hosted? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 120. Who has launched a programme of Socio-Economic Profiling of PM SVANidhi Scheme? Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra 121. Who has invited India to attend the G7 Summit next year? British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 122. How many agreements were signed between India and Bangladesh during the virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina? Seven 123. Who launched a dedicated economic diplomacy website to provide critical and relevant information on major economic indicators, central and state government policy updates as well as the latest business news and trade data? External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar 124. Who chaired the 23rd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council, FSDC through video conference? Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 125. Who has represented India at the Virtual Ministerial Roundtable of 7th IEF-IGU (International Energy Forum-International Gas Union) Ministerial Gas Forum held from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan 126. Who hosted the world’s largest virtual entrepreneurial summit, The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) Global Summit-2020 (TGS 2020) was held virtually from December 8-10, 2020? TiE Hyderabad. 127. Who virtually addressed the World Bank Inter Ministerial Meeting on Vaccination of South Asia against COVID-19? Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare 128. Between Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), India and whom does the 4th Bilateral Joint Working Group (JWG) was held virtually? National Narcotics Board (BNN), Indonesia 129. Who will inaugurate the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, EDFC through video conferencing? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 130. Who launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir? Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 131. Who will virtually inaugurate the newly established Indian Meteorological Department for Ladakh? Union Earth Sciences Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan 132. Who will virtually confer the Digital India Awards 2020 through video conference. The Digital India Awards 2020 have been announced under six categories including `Innovation in Pandemic’? President Ram Nath Kovind Page 128 of 287

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133. Which city has been ranked as the world’s most polluted city, according to air pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index (AQI) ? Lahore, the cultural capital Pakistan 134. Who releases the World Malaria Report, 2020? World Health Organisation. 135. What is the rank of India in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2020 globally in the list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019? 8th 136. What is the rank of India in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) out of 189 countries? 131 137. Who attended the 63rd Founding Day of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) was observed virtually? Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Ministry of Finance 138. Who has released the QS Asia University Rankings 2021 in association with King Abdulaziz University (KAU) , Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) for the Asia’s best higher education institutions in 2021? The global higher education think-tank, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 139. Who emerged as the 8th Largest Milk Processor globally in the list of Top 20 according to The International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) Dairy Processors Report 2020 (Biennial)? Amul (Anand Milk Union Limited) a brand of dairy cooperative major Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) 140. By When does the world is planning to produce more than double the amount of Coal, Oil and gas in accordance with the report titled “The Production Gap, 2020” produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ? 2030. 141. What is the rak of India in the list of countries affected by spam calls in 2020 according to the 4th Edition of Global Insights Report for 2020 released by Truecaller, a Swedish Caller ID and Spam Blocking app? 9th 142. What is the rank of India in the list of 162 countries according to the ‘Human Freedom Index 2020: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom’ – 6th Annual Report released by Cato Institute of United States & Fraser Institute in Canada? 111. New Zealand (score – 8.87) topped the index followed by Switzerland & Hong Kong. 143. With whom does the Government of India recently signed 133 million USD loan Agreement? Asian Development Bank. 144. In which field did the Government of India and United States of America (USA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ? Intellectual Property Cooperation 145. With whom did NTPC inks MoU for Narmada Landscape Restoration Project? IIFM-Bhopal 146. Who has partnered with BSNL to launch a satellite-based narrowband IoT network in India. This is the World’s first satellite based NB-IoT network? Global machine connectivity solutions company Skylotech India 147. Who has inked a pact with Austria for technical cooperation in road infrastructure space? Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Page 129 of 287

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148. Who has partnered with Equity financing firm Sequoia India to promote women entrepreneurship in India? NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) 149. Who has joined hands with Microsoft and NASSCOM Foundation to provide digital content for ITI students? Directorate General of Training (DGT) 150. Which bank announced a strategic partnership with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance to offer life insurance solutions? AU Small Finance Bank 151. Who has been appointed as Secretary General of the Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat? Utpal Kumar Singh 152. By replacing whom did Varsha Joshi took charge as the Interim Chairperson of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)? Dilip Rath 153. Who tok over the charge of 27th Director General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO)? Rajeev Choudhary 154. Who has been appointed as the Surgeon General? Murthy 155. Who is the CEO for WHO Foundation? Anil Soni 156. Who is appointed as the prime minister of Kuwait? Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah 157. Who took charge as the Interim prime minister of Romania after the resignation of Ludovic Orban? Nicolae Ciuca 158. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of the BAFTA Breakthrough initiative? AR Rahman 159. Who got the extension of Six months as NHAI Chairman? Sukhbir Singh Sandhu 160. Who is appointed as the President of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham)? Vineet Agarwal 161. Who is the Managing director and chief executive officer of YES Securities? Prasanth Prabhakaran 162. Who is the President of FICCI? 163. Who took charge as the President of ? Nana Akufo-Addo 164. Who has designed 5.56x30 mm Protective Carbine has successfully undergone the final phase of User trials on 7th December 2020 meeting all the GSQR parameters? DRDO 165. which is the first of the three Project 17A ships being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was launched on December 14? Himgiri 166. Who has been selected as the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA and the European Space Agency? Indian-American US Air Force Colonel Raja Chari 167. Who giwas awarded with ‘Kid of the Year’ by the iconic TIME magazine? Gitanjali Rao 168. Who was Conferred aith Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020? Raj Kamal Jha 169. Who has received Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians? Brazil's Carolina Araujo 170. Who has received the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award? Ashraf Patel 171. Who got Goldman Environmental Prize 2020 for Asia? Paul Sein Twa

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172. Which Company was conferred with Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2020? Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 173. Who has received Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace award? 174. Who was awarded as BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020? Lewis Hamilton 175. Which Organisation got UN Population Award for 2020? NGO HelpAge India 176. Which Company has received CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2020 in corporate social responsibility (CSR).? NTPC Limited 177. Who has conferred with Dr. Memorial Award? K.Veeramani 178. Which word is selected as the Word of the Year 2020 by Cambridge University? Quarantine 179. Which word is selected as the Word of the Year 2020 by Merriam Webster? Pandemic 180. Who has been conferred with Global Teacher Prize 2020? Ranjitsinh Disale 181. Who has won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix? Lewis Hamilton 182. Who has attained the highest-ever rating points for batsmen in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, released on 2nd December 2020? Left-handed batsman Dawid Malan of England 183. Which country to host Asia Cup in 2021? Sri Lanka 184. Who creates history, becomes first Indian to win F2 race at Sakhir? Jehan Daruvala 185. Who have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year respectively at the World Athletics Awards 2020? World record-breakers Mondo Duplantis of Sweden and Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela 186. Which has registered as the newest entry into Olympics by the International Olympic Committee with the aim to attract a new and younger audience? Breakdancing 187. Who has won the 2020 Male Sportsperson of the Year award? Bajrang Punia 188. Who has bagged the 2020 FeMale Sportsperson of the Year award? Shooter Elavenil Valarivan 189. Who won Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020? Max Verstappen 190. Which city will host the 2030 Asian Games? Doha 191. Which country was banned from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or any world championships for the next two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport? Russia 192. Who has become the first wrestler of the country to finish on the podium position at the Individual Wrestling World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia? Anshu Malik 193. Where does the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up a dedicated Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Control Centre, at its ISTRAC campus? Peenya, Bangalore 194. Who has released a new book titled ‘Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific’? Asian Development Bank (ADB)\ 195. Who has released The Book Titled 40 Years with Abdul Kalam - Untold Stories by scientist A. Sivathanu Pillai? Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

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196. Who has announced his second non-fiction book titled Dharma: Decoding the Epics for A Meaningful Life? Amish Tripathi 197. When does International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed? December 3 198. What is the theme of Indian Navy Day observed on December 4? “Indian Navy Combat Ready, Credible & Cohesive”. 199. What is the theme of World soil Day on December 5? “Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity”. 200. When does Human rights day observed with the theme of Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights? December 10 201. When does UNICEF day Observed? December 11 202. What is the theme of International Universal Health Coverage Day bserved on December 12? 2020 Theme - Health For All: PROTECT EVERYONE 203. When does National Energy Conservation Day Observed? December 14 204. What is the theme of International Tea Day observed on December 15? Theme: Harnessing Benefits for all From Field to Cup 205. When did International Migrants Day observed with the theme Reimagining Human Mobility’? December 18 206. When does National Mathematics Day observed? December 22 207. What is the theme of National Rights Consumer Day on December 24? The Sustainable Consumer 208. When does Good Governance day observed? December 25 209. When does International Day of Epidemic Preparedness observed? December 27 210. Frank Carney is in news is the co founder of which company? Pizza 211. From which field does Rafer Johnson in United states belong? Actor 212. Dineshwar Sharma, Administrator of Lakshadweep has died recently belongs to which place? Bihar 213. What is the profession of Madhukar Gangadhar died recently? Hindi Writer 214. Paolo Rossi was from which field of sport? Football 215. Who is the first person to travel at a speed faster than the speed of sound died recently? Chuck Yeager 216. What is the name of the PM of Eswatini died recently? Ambrose Dlamini 217. Eric Freeman who is an all rounder died recently belongs to which place? Australia 218. , died recently is the poet of which language? Malayalam 219. What is the profession of John Edrich from England who died recently? Cricketer 220. Jon Huber died recently belongs to which profession? Wrestler 221. From which field does belong? Dance Scholar

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1. Who has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NHPC Limited, the PSU under Ministry of Power for providing its technical expertise in developing renewable energy projects? Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited, IREDA under administrative control of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 2. Along with which country India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), including 5G standardization? Japan 3. Shantanu Mohapatra is the Music Director of which language? Odia 4. Where will Gender Park organize the second edition of the International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE-II) in Feb 2021? Kozhikode 5. When does International Holocaust Remembrance Day observed? January 27 6. Michael Kondo who passed away was related to which profession? Hockey Player 7. Who was Mali’s former prime minister passed away recently? Modibo Keita 8. Anil Panachooran a Malayalam poet and lyricist belongs to which state? Kerala 9. Alan Burgess was related to which sports profession? Cricket. 10. KK Ramachandran politician belongs to which state? Kerala 11. Satya Paul from United Kingdom who passed away was related to which profession? Fashion designer 12. A. Madhavan writer belongs to which state? Tamil Nadu 13. Name the Veteran Professor & Niece of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose who passed away recently? Chitra Ghosh 14. Madhavsinh Solanki politician belongs to which state? Gujarat 15. Name the Journalist, writer from Vijayawada who passed away recently? Turlapati Kutumba Rao 16. Name the American Journalist who passed away recently? Neil Sheehan 17. Social activist D Prakash Rao belongs to which state? Cuttack, Odisha 18. Kamal Morarka politician belongs to which state? Rajasthan 19. Name the Indian classical musician, writer from Uttar Pradesh who passed away recently? Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan 20. Music Producer Phil Spector belongs to which Country? United States of America 21. Dr V Shanta Oncologist who passed away recently belongs to which state? Tamil Nadu 22. Name the Arunachal Pradesh Governor who passed away recently? Uttar Pradesh Page 133 of 287

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23. Actor Unnikrishnan Namboothiri belongs to which state? Kerala 24. Gajendra Singh Shaktawat politician belongs to which state? Rajasthan 25. Name the Bhajan singer from Punjab who passed away recently? Narendra Chanchal 26. Name the Legendary Talk show host from United States who passed away recently? Larry King 27. The Historian Narendra Luther belongs to which state? Hyderabad, Telangana 28. Mohun Bagan Goalkeeper Prasanta Dora who passed away recently belongs to which state? West Bengal 29. Name the Famous American Actress who passed away recently? Cloris Leachman 30. In how many district did the Third Phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana was launched in across the country? 600 districts 31. Who has launched Vedhik Erudite Foundation’s ambitious scheme to provide free coaching for civil services and other competitive examinations to 10,000 meritorious students? Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan 32. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the in Guwahati for about 28 lakh Central Armed Police Forces and their families in all the states where Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is operational? Ayushman CAPF health scheme 33. who has launched virtually through a Video Conference launched “ShramShakti”, a National Migration Support Portal at a programme held at Panjim, Goa? The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda 34. What is the last date did the government extended the deadline to file income tax return (ITR) for individuals? January 10, 2021. 35. What is the last date did The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the deadline for FASTags for all vehicles in India? February 15, 2021. 36. Where did the government has approved a multi-modal logistics and transport hub (MMTH)? Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. 37. Name the date DRDO has observed the 63rd Foundation Day of its establishment? January 01, 2021. 38. Who has launched the Global Pravasi Rishta portal and mobile App, to connect with Indian Diaspora across the world? Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan

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39. When did the Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Light House projects (LHPs) under Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC)- at six sites across six States, through video conference? 1st January 2021 40. Who has received a Guard of Honour at Republic of Korea Army Headquarters at Gyeryong? Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane 41. Who has launched the missed call facility for LPG consumers in Bhubaneswar? Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan 42. Who laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Rajkot in Gujarat through video conferencing? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 43. Who has inaugurated To make Agriculture profitable and attract youth towards agriculture are challenges of the Agri-hackathon? Virtual Agri-hackathon Atmanirbhar Krishi 44. Who has launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal in New Delhi? Indian Air Force Chief, Air Marshal R K S Bhadauria 45. Who has formally announced the final approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca and vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for emergency use? Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) 46. Name the journal did the Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and released in New Delhi? National Police K-9 47. Who has capped the amount of trans fatty acids (TFA) in oils and fats to 3% for 2021 and 2% by 2022 from the current permissible limit of 5%? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) 48. Who will start operating train services from Bengaluru city station to the newly built KIA, Devanahalli Railway halt station? Indian Railways' South Western Railway zone 49. Who has dedicated the Kochi - Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation through video conference? Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 50. For which continent did India launched the 40th Scientific Expedition? Antarctica. 51. When will the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to open on with the Indian premiere of the movie ‘Another Round’ by Thomas Vinterberg? 16th January 2021 52. Who has set up a Tamil Academy to promote the language and culture of the southern state of Tamil Nadu? Delhi Government Department of Art, Culture, and Language Page 135 of 287

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53. Which department is organizing Udyog Manthan - a marathon of focused sector-specific webinars for promoting Quality and Productivity in Indian Industry? Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade 54. Who have registered more than 100 percent growth in 2020, with Pakistan being the second highest digital audience for Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR)? Digital channels of Prasar Bharati 55. Name the Event did Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Union Minister for Textiles and Women & Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani has jointly launched?Toycathon 2021. 56. Under whom did the government has set up a high-level group and tasked it with helping build a South Asia- focused energy security architecture? Former Union power secretary Ram Vinay Shahi 57. Who has launched a Freight Business Development Portal as a one stop solution for all the needs of freight customers? Railway Minister Piyush Goyal 58. When did the Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched Krishi Sanjeevani vans in Bengaluru? January 07, 2021, 59. Who has announced, India will be chairing three-key subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)? TS Tirumurti 60. How Many new connections did Central govt has have been provided under Jal Jeevan Mission? Three crore new connections. 61. What is the value did Government has allocated for the Post Matric scholarship of SC students for the next five years? Rs.69,000 crore 62. Who has set up for cow welfare and announced that it will hold a countrywide online examination on ‘gau vigyan’ (cow science) on February 25? The Govwernment Body Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) 63. Who has recently started the operations of the seaplane services, on several routes? Department of Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways. 64. Who has launched the Government's Digital Calendar and Diary App in New Delhi? Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar 65. Who has announced that it will offer a free Internationalized Domain Name, IDN in any of the preferred 22 official Indian language along with every IN domain booked by the registrant? The National Internet Exchange of India, NIXI Page 136 of 287

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66. When did high-level committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formed to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? On Jan 09, 2021. 67. Who has issued guidelines for identification, admission and continued education of migrant children? The Education Ministry 68. Who has said that over Rs.1,200 crore will be spent by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry to create infrastructure for safe movement of wildlife on the National Highway? Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar 69. In which place National Youth Parliament Festival, 2021 is goimg to held? In the Central Hall of Parliament 70. Who has issued a notification to facilitate the issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP) for Indian citizens whose IDP has expired while they are abroad? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 71. Who has said that India has become the second largest manufacturer of PPE kits and suits in the world in record three months’ time during the corona virus induced lockdown in March 2020? Union Minister for textile and women and child development Smriti Irani 72. In Which Route did Indian Railways has started the New Year by achieving a landmark to enhance the maximum speed to 130 kmph for 1,280 km length out of 1,612 Km? Golden Quadrilateral - Golden Diagonal route. 73. Who dedicates coastal research vessel to Nation at Chennai Port Trust and said that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been creating milestones in every field? Union Health Minister Dr.Harsh Vardhan 74. How much amount has Japan committed Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? JPY 30 billion (about ₹2,113 crore) 75.Who launched the 'Single Window Clearance System', an online platform to obtain clearances for smooth operationalisation of coal mines? Union Home Minister Amit Shah 76. Who is appointed as the chairperson of an empowered committee for administration of Covid-19 vaccine by the Union government? RS Sharma, former Trai chief 77. Which edition of the biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-21’ wouldl be conducted on 12-13 January 2021? Second

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78. Which company has registered a fully-owned subsidiary in Bengaluru, Karnataka? Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla 79. Which country has launched the much awaited, world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination programme? India 80. With whom does Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE will jointly launch CollabCAD Software to provide a total engineering solution for students and Faculty of Engineering Graphics Curriculum? National Informatics Centre 81. Where does the two day ‘Prarambh’, Startup India International Summit began with members of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) countries participating in the inaugural event? New Delhi 82. Which Ministry launched a month-long mass awareness campaign 'SAKSHAM' to spread awareness about green and clean energy? Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry 83. Who handed over MotorBike Ambulance Rakshita to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? Defence Research and Development Organisation 84. Who has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of AYUSH? Union Minister Kiren Rijiju 85. Who inaugurated the LNG truck-loading unit of Shell India at Hazira, Gujarat? Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan 86. Who is set to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade? Flight lieutenant 87. Who released a book on faecal sludge and septage management in urban areas? NITI Aayog 88. How much does the Prime Minister Narendra Modi released financial assistance to over six lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), through video conferencing? Rs 2,691 crore 89. Who inaugurated India’s longest road arch bridge, the Wahrew Bridge at Sohbar in East Khasi Hills district? Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma 90. Who would visit West Bengal to address the inaugural function of the ‘Parakram Diwas’ celebrations at Memorial in Kolkata? Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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91. Who has launched the Ayushman CAPF health scheme in Guwahati for about 28 lakh Central Armed Police Forces and their families in all the states where Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is operational? Union Home Minister Amit Shah 92. Who is visiting Shillong to chair the 69th Plenary Meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC)? Union Home Minister Amit Shah 93. Who has created another record when it operated the longest freight train on the Indian Railways network? Indian Railways' South Eastern Central Railway (SECR) zone 94. Who chaired the meeting of 35th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Central and State governments? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 95. Who passed the repeal provincialisation of Madrassa Bill, 2020 to abolish all government-run Madrassas in the state and convert them to general schools? Assam Legislative Assembly 96. Which state Government is Organizing an exhibition called Raag-Bhopali is being organized to promote Zari- Zardozi crafts? Madhya Pradesh 97. How much amount does India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed to augment electricity generation capacity in the State of Assam through construction of a 120 MegaWatts hydroelectric power plant that will enhance availability of electricity for households? USD 231 million 98. Which state government is set to replace the Prime Minister’s insurance scheme for farmers with its own crop relief scheme - Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana? Jharkhand 99. Who has inaugurated a migrant worker cell of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) at Udhna based iLab in Surat? Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan 100. What is the name of the scheme by Madhya Pradesh being started for boys and girls coming out of child care institutions and having completed 18 years of age? 'Launch Pad Scheme' 101. Which state government will launch an initiative named ‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’? Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath 102. Which state/UT launched Mobile Application ‘Satark Nagrik’ and Departmental Vigilance Officers Portal of Anti Corruption Bureau? Jammu and Kashmir Page 139 of 287

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103. Which state has become the 3rd State in the country to successfully undertake Urban Local Bodies, ULB reform stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance? Telangana 104. How much does the World's largest Floating solar energy project is to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on and will be operational by 2023? INR30 billion ($409.8m). 105. Name the festival In Manipur, held at Senapati district marking the beginning of pink season in the district? Cherry Blossom Mao Festival 106. Which state signed a memorandum of understanding with Kerala for replicating the latter’s pioneering Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative? Madhya Pradesh 107. Where did the country’s first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of world labour movement, would be launched? Kerala’s houseboat tourism hub, Alappuzha. 108. Which state has become the 8th State in the country to successfully undertake Ease of Doing Business reform stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance? Kerala 109. Who announced the ‘Horticulture Development Mission’ (Bagayat Vikas Mission)? Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani 110. Which state Government renamed Nagpur’s Gorewada International Zoo as Balasaheb Thackeray Zoological Park? Maharashtra 111. Who has proposed to rename dragon fruit as Kamalam? Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani 112. Who launched Himachal Pradesh's first online youth radio station ''Radio Hills-Youngistan Ka Dil? Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur 113. Which state Chief minister flagged off Mobile Dispensing Units/ Door to door Delivery Vehicles? Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy 114. Where did the Ministry of Minority Affairs will organize the 24th Hunar Haat at Avadh Shilpgram, from 22nd January to 4th February with the theme of Vocal for Local? Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 115. Who launched Avolokana software that will enable the government to access data on sanctions and expenditures incurred by 39 departments on 1,800 programmes implemented by them? Karnataka, Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa 116. Archery has always been a part of which society? Ladakhi Page 140 of 287

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117. Which state is celebrating its golden jubilee statehood day (Jan 25th) with full zeal across the state? Himachal Pradesh 118. In which state a new scheme has been initiated in to make people aware about the importance of nourishment of pregnant women and children? Sirohi district, Rajasthan 119. Where the Union Tourism Minister Mr Prahlad Singh Patel did has inaugurated a branch of Indian Institute of Skiing and (IISM)? In Kargil of Ladakh Union territory 120. Which state has become the first state to get additional funds for capital projects for successfully carrying out reforms in various citizen-centric areas? Madhya Pradesh 121. Which Group in Madhya Pradesh, is all set to act as knowledge partner of the State Government? WIPRO group 122. Under which scheme in Gujarat the State Government has announced to set up new industrial estates? Industrial Development Corporation-GIDC. 123. Who Announced disbursed subsidy amounts to three boat building yards for construction of deep sea fishing boats scheme worth? Union Minister for fisheries Giriraj Singh 124. Name the App launched by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the 71st foundation day of Uttar Pradesh, to help youth to explore self-employment opportunities? Udyam Sarathi 125. To mark the National Girl Child Day, Who is going to take charge as the chief minister of Uttarakhand for one day? Srishti Goswami 126. The 15th edition of the famous ‘Toshali National Crafts Mela’s began in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar on Which Month? January 2021. 127. Who flagged-off a fleet of electric buses in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? D K Joshi Lieutenant Governor Andaman and Nicobar Islands 128. Which state has inaugurated Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park in Nagpur? Maharashtra 129. Who was selected for a Special Award for Information Technology applications in Elections by the Election Commission of India (ECI), in the National Best Electoral Practices Awards-2020? The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya Page 141 of 287

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130. Who launched a ‘jail tourism’ initiative of the state government from Pune’s prison, in a move to help students learn about historical experiences? Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray 131. Who inaugurated Jayalalithaa Memorial at Chennai? Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy 132. Who has assured that the proposed brownfield expansion of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)'s smelter plant at Angul is very much on track and will be executed on priority? Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi 133. Which government will establish the first leather park of the country in Kanpur district? Uttar Pradesh 134. Which State Government launched a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country to automatically select beneficiaries for old-age pensions that will be paid through the direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode? The Karnataka government 135. India will begin its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of which council? United Nations Security Council (UNSC). 136. Which Country has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect “the spirit of unity” and the country’s Indigenous population? Australia 137. Who has passed the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act which will expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women to receive higher education under a merit and needs-based programme? United States Congress 138. Which country has sent over six tons of relief material to Fiji for its cyclone-affected people, reflecting its close ties with the island nation in the South Pacific? India 139. Name the country that has been selected to co-chair the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) supported by Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP)? India 140. The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa on which date? January 16 to January 24, 2021. 141. Who cancelled his Republic Day visit to India later this month, citing the need to oversee the Covid-19 pandemic response at home? British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 142. Who confirmed he will nominate Merrick Garland, a centrist judge that Republicans denied a seat on the Supreme Court five years ago to be US attorney general? US President Joe Biden 143. Who reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now world's wealthiest person? United States media. Page 142 of 287

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144. Who has exuded confidence that the Olympic Games will be staged this summer despite a state of emergency in Tokyo following the surge in coronavirus cases? Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga 145. On which date did the Pakistan Army successfully conducted the test flight of an indigenously developed Guided Multi Launch Rocket System, Fatah-1? On Jan 08, 2021, 146. Who has been called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed wide-ranging bilateral as well as global issues? Emmanuel Bonne, the Diplomatic Advisor to the French President 147. Which Country’s passenger plane carried more than 50 people on board crashed into waters off Jakarta? Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air 148. In which council did the United States, President-elect Joe Biden has appointed two Indian-Americans? National Security Council of the White House. 149. Which country has been chosen as the ‘Country in Focus’ for the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) starting at Goa on January 16? Bangladesh 150. The 19th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will be inaugurated on 16th January. The film festival for this year is dedicated to? Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 151. Who has become the first US president in history to be impeached twice? Donald Trump 152. Who has designated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain as its major strategic partners of the Country? United States 153. Who has issued at least seven special permits to Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and six other members of the ruling family to hunt the internationally protected bird houbara bustard during the 2020-21 hunting season? Pakistan government 154. Which team made history by becoming the first to scale in winter the world's second highest mountain , considered as the world's most dangerous and challenging peak? A team of 10 Nepali climbers 155. Which country Government unveiled new laws to protect England's cultural and historic heritage in the form of statues and monuments to ensure they are not removed at a whim? UK government 156. Which Country Prime Minister resigned to take political responsibility for a scandal involving investigations into child welfare payments that wrongly labeled thousands of parents as fraudsters? Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Page 143 of 287

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157. For the first time ever, how many members of strong contingent of the Bangladesh Armed Forces will participate in the Republic Day parade? 122 member 158. Name the West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41- year career, won Senate confirmation to become the nation's first Black secretary of defense? Lloyd J. Austin. 159. Which country overtook Germany to become the country with the world’s largest current account surplus in the year 2020, as per a survey by the Munich-based Ifo institute? China 160. Who submitted his resignation to parliament after protests in the capital Ulaanbaatar over the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, the state news agency Montsame reported? Mongolia's Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa 161. On Which date, SpaceX created a unique world record of launching 143 satellites on a single vehicle? 24 Jan 2021 162. Which Country climbed to the No.1 ranking globally attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) of $163 billion in 2020? China 163. Name the leader of the Reform Party, has become Estonia’s first female prime minister? Kaja Kallas 164. Who inaugurated the 7th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices through a video conference? Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare 165. Who inaugurates National Metrology Conclave 2021 through video conferencing? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 166. Who inaugurated the two-day Virtual International Akhand Conference ‘EDUCON 2020’ through video conferencing? Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ 167. Who has been co-chaired the 13th India-Vietnam Defence Security Dialogue along with his Vietnamese co-chair Sr Lt Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defence Minister of Vietnam? Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar 168. Along with cooperation which country the UN and the World Bank, the 'One Planet Summit' for biodiversity on January 11 aims to advance the protection of nature? The Government of France 169. Which Department organized Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) India Forum 2021? Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)

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170. Who chaired the 148th session of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization through video conference? Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan 171. The India Digital Summit, the flagship event of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is one of the biggest conferences for the digital industry scheduled on which date? January 19 2021 and 20, 2021. 172. How many years did the government has reduce the age limit of the aspirants of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services Exam from 37 years? 32 years. 173. Who virtually inaugurated the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF)? West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee 174. Who inaugurated the two-day Virtual International Akhand Conference ‘EDUCON 2020’ through video conferencing? Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ 175. Which country in cooperation with the UN and the World Bank, the 'One Planet Summit' for biodiversity on January 11 aims to advance the protection of nature? France 176. Which Ministry organised the Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of the Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) India Forum 2021 virtually over three separate days, on 14, 21, and 28 January 2021? Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) 177. Who digitally chaired the 148th session of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization through video conference? Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan 178. With which country does India signed an implementing agreement on submarine rescue support and cooperation between their navies during the 5th Defence Minister’s Dialogue held over video conference? Singapore 179. What is the rank of India in Henley and Partners Passport Index of 2021? 85th 180. Who dropped down to 12th spot in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021 (as on 2nd January 2021)? India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) 182. Who released the second edition of the India Innovation Index-2020? NITI Aayog 183. Which company is now the world's third most-valued IT services brand, only behind industry heavyweights Accenture Plc and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), according to a report? Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS)

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184. Who Publish Global Climate Risk Index 2021 in which India is among the top 10 most affected countries? Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch. 185. What is the rank of India among 180 countries in corruption perception index (CPI) in 2020? 86th 186. What is the rank of India among 98 countries in the new Coronavirus Performance Index? 86th 187. Which brand has been ranked the fifth strongest brand globally behind the likes of Ferrari and Coca-Cola? Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s four-year-old telecom venture Reliance Jio 188. Who has launched Vedhik Erudite Foundation’s ambitious scheme to provide free coaching for civil services and other competitive examinations to 10,000 meritorious students? Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan 189. Who virtually through a Video Conference launched “ShramShakti”, a National Migration Support Portal at a programme held at Panjim, Goa? Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda 190. Till when the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the deadline for FASTags for all vehicles in India? February 15, 2021. 191. Where does the government approved a multi-modal logistics and transport hub (MMTH)? Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. 192. When did the DRDO observe the 63rd Foundation Day of its establishment? January 01, 2021. 193. Who launched the Global Pravasi Rishta portal and mobile App, to connect with Indian Diaspora across the world? Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan 194. Who laid the foundation stone of Light House projects (LHPs) under Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC)- at six sites across six States, through video conference? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 195. Who has received a Guard of Honour at Republic of Korea Army Headquarters at Gyeryong? Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane 196. Who launched the missed call facility for LPG consumers in Bhubaneswar? Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan 197. Who launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal in New Delhi? Indian Air Force Chief, Air Marshal R K S Bhadauria 198. From what limit the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has capped the amount of trans fatty acids (TFA) in oils and fats to 3% for 2021 and 2% by 2022? 5%. Page 146 of 287

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199. Which zone will start operating train services from Bengaluru city station to the newly built KIA, Devanahalli Railway halt station? Indian Railways' South Western Railway zone 200. Who launched the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica? India 201. Who has set up a Tamil Academy to Promote the language and culture of the southern state of Tamil Nadu? Delhi Government Department of Art, Culture, and Language 202. Who organized Udyog Manthan - a marathon of focused sector-specific webinars for promoting Quality and Productivity in Indian Industry? Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade 203. Who is the head of the committee set up by the government and tasked it with helping build a South Asia- focused energy security architecture? former Union power secretary Ram Vinay Shahi 204. Who launched a Freight Business Development Portal as a one stop solution for all the needs of freight customers? Railway Minister Piyush Goyal 205. Who launched Krishi Sanjeevani vans in Bengaluru? Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa 206. Who launched the Government's Digital Calendar and Diary App in New Delhi? Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar 207. Which country has become the second largest manufacturer of PPE kits and suits in the world in record three months’ time during the corona virus induced lockdown in March 2020? India 208. Who is the Karnataka’s 38th chief secretary replacing TM Vijay Bhaskar? P Ravi Kumar 209. Who is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways)? Suneet Sharma 210. Who is appointed as the Chairman of Steel Authority of India after replacing Anil Kumar Choudhary? Soma Mondal 211. Who is the president of the All India Chess Federation (AICF)? Sanjay Kapoor 212. Who is appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL)? PK Purwar 213. Who sworned as the Central African Republic President? Faustin-Archange Touadera 214. Who sworned as the Kyrgyzstan's president? Sadyr Japarov 215. Who is the 46th President of the United States of America? Joe Biden Page 147 of 287

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216. Who is the CEO of RBL Bank? Vishwavir Ahuja 217. Who sworned in as the Ugandan President? Yoweri Museveni 218. Who is the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of LIC? Siddhartha Mohanty 219. Who sworned in as the Portugal President? Rebelo de Sousa 220. Who is appointed as the Managing Director of State Bank of India? Swaminathan Janakiraman 221. With which country does India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), including 5G standardization? Japan 222. Who has partnered with Niti Aayog to launch the revamped Women Entrepreneurship Platform? Flipkart 223. Who has become India’s 67th chess GrandMaster (GM) by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy? Leon Mendonca 224. Who is set to become the first female match official in a men’s Test match when she takes up the fourth ’s role in the third Test between India and Australia? Claire Polosak 225. Who have won the men's and women's singles titles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Thailand in , the first of three competitions in the Thai capital? Denmark's Viktor Axelsen and Spain's Carolina Marin 226. Who led India defeated Australia by three wickets in the final fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020- 21? Ajinkya Rahane 227. Who has won the 10th National Ice Hockey Championship organised by the Ice Hockey Association of India, after defeating Ladakh with five goals to one? Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 228. Who is conferred with Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020? V.K. Yadav 229. Who received DRDO's 'Scientist of the Year Award'? Pandey 230. Which is World's Most Valuable Two-Wheeler Company? Bajaj Auto 231. Who tops in the list of richest charitable gifts in 2020? Jeff Bezos 232. Who won Indian Personality of the Year award at IFFI? Biswajit Chatterjee 233. Who got Quaide Milleth Award? Bilkis dadi and Harsh Mander 234. Who got Bharat Gaurav Award for the year 2020 under the public service category. ? Karuna Sagar 235. Who is the winner of the prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize? Nikhil Srivastava Page 148 of 287

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236. who got Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for 2021? Bhandari 237. Who is selected as the Business Standard Banker of the Year for 2019-20? Shyam Srinivasan 238. Who is posthumously awarded with Maha ? Galwan valley hero Colonel B Santosh Babu 239. Who virtually laid the foundation stone of 'TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad, India's first Testbed for Autonomous Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and Aerial) at IIT Hyderabad? Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 240. Who has developed an cancer therapy in the form of the first indigenous Ruthenium 106 Plaque for the treatment of ocular tumours? Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai 241. Who is looking to carry out the eighth and final test in its “Green Run” test series? National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 242. Who has announced the establishment of a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS)? Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) 243. Who will launch virtual intelligence tool Tejas and 'Work from Anywhere' portal? IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad 244. Who has authored his debut book ”Right Under our Nose? A general manager at RBI, R Giridharan 245. When does Global Family Day celebrated? January 1 246. World Braille Day is celebrated on which date? January 4 247. What is the theme of NRI day celebrated on January 9? “Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat”. 248. Which day is observed on January 12 with the theme of ‘Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building? National Youth Day 249. From when does National Safety Week observed? January 11 to 17 250. When does Army Day observed? January 15 251. When does National Girl Child Day Observed? January 24 252. When does International Day of Education observed with the theme of Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation? January 24 253. National Voters Day is observed on which date? January 25 254. What is the theme of National Tourism Day observed on January 25? 'Dekho Apna Desh'. Page 149 of 287

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1. World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is observed on which date? January 30 2. What is the theme of the World Leprosy Day 2021? Beat Leprosy, End Stigma and advocate for Mental Wellbeing 3. India’s First ‘Gender Park’ has recently been inaugurated in which state? Kerala 4. Who among the following has been chosen for the 2021 Padma Awards? Dr Krishna Mohan Pathi 5. Which company has launched the Taj Mahal inspired engineering hub in Noida? Microsoft 6. Which musician along with social activist from Saidapet Hari Krishnan have won awards for being Good Samaritans? AR Rahman. 7. What is the Rank that India has been in Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index? 10th 8. Who has recently been appointed as new CEO of Ayushman Bharat Scheme? R S Sharma 9. Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen, who warned of the ozone hole, died at 87. He belonged to which country? Netherlands 10. Who among the following has launched the 2021 Indo-French Year of the Environment? Prakash Javadekar 11. The BCCI will not be conducting the premier first class domestic tournament Ranji Trophy for the first time in how many years? 87 12. Who among the following has taken over as Asian Cricket Council President? Jay Shah 13. Indian Coast Guard Day is observed on which date? February 1 14. Which state has decided to set up a Shivalik arboretum? Uttarakhand 15. Vietnam ruling Communist Party chief Trong has been re-elected for which term recently? 3 16. Who is going to inaugurate the National Tribal Festival ‘Aadi Mahotsav’? Venkiah Naidu 17. Which country has recently applied to join the Asia-Pacific free trade pact? United Kingdom 18. The UK has opened the visa scheme to the residents of which country to become citizens? Hong Kong 19. Which country has decided to award hydropower project 679 megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower Project to India's Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN)? Nepal 20. Military has seized power in which country and has announced a 1 year emergency? Myanmar Page 150 of 287

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21. Insurance stocks advance after FM has proposed a higher FDI limit to how much per cent recently? 74% 22. The customers of which bank won't be able to withdraw money from ATM? Punjab National Bank (PNB) 23. Hilton Valentine who passed away at the age of 77 was an eminent of which Profession? Guitarist 24. Name the person did SBI Card has appointed as MD & CEO for 2 years? Rama Mohan Rao Amara 25. Which country has recently topped the medals tally at first Asian Online Shooting Championship? India 26. Who led Tamil Nadu to win Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy? Dinesh Karthik 27. World Wetlands Day Celebrated on which date? February 2 28. The government has announced a Policy of Strategic Disinvestment where a how many fold classification of sectors will be done? 2 fold classification 29. Which organization has confirmed 2020 as “the worst year on record”? UNWTO 30. Tax holiday for start ups has been extended for which year? 2022 31. India has established its first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management in which city? Chennai 32. Who has announced the launch of a unified web portal for monitoring progress of GOBARDHAN activities? Narendra Singh Tomar 33. In 2021 Budget, Government has proposed to introduce single securities markets code. Who is the current security market regulator? SEBI 34. Who has launched the First Reference Material synthesized by NDTL and NIPER to strengthen anti-doping measures? Kiren Rijiju 35. Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed acting chief of staff of which organisation? NASA 36. Ford has joined with which company to offer cloud-based data services? Google 37. Who has penned a new book ‘The Little Book of Encouragement’? Dalai Lama 38. Which state has topped the 2nd India Justice Report for delivering justice to people? Maharashtra 39. Who has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame? Merv Hughes 40. World Cancer Day is observed on which date? February 4 41. Who has inaugurated the Chauri Chaura centenary celebrations? Narendra Modi 42. India's First Amputee Clinic has been launched in which city? Chandigarh 43. Which word has been named as Oxford Hindi word of 2020? Atmanirbharta Page 151 of 287

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44. Budget 2021-22 has proposed the setting up of how many new Sainik Schools in the country? 100 45. Which Union Territory has become the first to be corona free? Andaman and Nicobar Islands 46. International Day of Human Fraternity is being Observed On which date? 4th February 47. Which edition of Aero India is being organized recently? 13th Edition 48. Who will replace Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO? Andy Jassy 49. Ashoke Dinda has retired from all forms of cricket. He played for which state? West Bengal 50. Who has become India's youngest female pilot? Ayesha Aziz 51. The CM of which state has launched the 'Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai' mission? Punjab 52. Which IPS officer has been appointed interim CBI chief? Praveen Sinha 53. Who has taken over as Director General (Inspection & Safety) at Air Headquarters on 01 Feb 21? GS Bedi 54. Cicely Tyson who passed away recently was an eminent of which profession? Actress 55. Who has been re-elected as President of Boxing Federation of India? Ajay Singh 56. MCA has amended the One Person Companies (OPCs) rules, where for being considered a resident in India, the residency period has been proposed to be reduced to how many days? 120 57. Who has launched the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles? Arvind Kejriwal 58. Which company has received its world's first 'carbon-neutral' oil from US? Reliance 59. What is the rank of India in EIU's 2020 Democracy Index? 53rd 60. To whom ICC has nominated Men's Player of the Month (January) award? Rishab Pant 61. International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed on which date? February 6 62. Which country will build the world's first energy island in the North Sea? Denmark 63. Which state will get its first human milk bank? Kerala 64. The Chief Minister of which state is going to inaugurate the first heliport in Majuli? Assam 65. India held its first meeting of the Joint Working Group meeting in the field of Renewable Energy with which country? Bahrain 66. How many MoUs have been signed in Aero India 2021? 201 67. The Government of which state has approved the implementation of the Water Conservation Programme? Maharashtra Page 152 of 287

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68. Who is set to release the memoir 'Beautiful Things'? Hunter Biden 69. First ASEAN-India Hackathon 2021 was concluded on which date? February 4 70. Which state has completed the ease of doing business reforms? Chhattisgarh 71. Which edition of the International Children’s Film festival was recently concluded in Bangladesh? 14th Edition 72. Which country is going to build the World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm? South Korea 73. Which state has launched the 'SAANS' campaign to reduce infant mortality? Madhya Pradesh 74. NASA chooses SpaceX to launch how much million astrophysics mission? 100 75. The government has restored the 4G mobile Internet service in which Union Territory? Jammu and Kashmir 76. Who is set to Become W.T.O.’s First Female Leader? Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 77. Theatre director Padma Shri who passed away recently was the founder of which Academy? Rang Vidushak 78. Who has been Re-Appointed as United Nations Climate Envoy? Michael Bloomberg 79. Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Google Cloud? BS Bedi 80. The government of which state has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with 34 Aerospace and Defence firms? Karnataka 81. Winner Christopher who passed away at 91 was an eminent of which profession? Actor 82. Which edition of the Kolkata International Book Fair will be held in July 2021? 45th Edition 83. PM will inaugurate World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 on which date? February 10 2021 84. A major glacier burst recently occurred in which state, damaging the Rishiganga dam? Uttarakhand 85. India-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 20’ has recently commenced in which state? Rajasthan 86. Budget 2021: What is the Agricultural credit target set for FY22? 16.5 lakh crore 87. India's first geothermal power project will be established at Puga village of which UT? Ladakh 88. Who is going to lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Assam? Narendra Modi 89. Which is the first State to implement e-cabinet? Himachal Pradesh 90. Which state government has decided to set up Indian Institute of Skills? Gujarat 91. Akhtar Ali who passed away recently was an eminent of which profession? Tennis player Page 153 of 287

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92. Who has been appointed to the Doval-led National Security Advisory Board? Sridhar Vembu 93. Who has become the first batsman to score 200 in 100th Test? Joe Root 94. Which team has won the 13th CEC Cup Ice Hockey Championship? Drass Red 95. George Shultz who passed away at 100 served in the US administration in which cader? Secretary of State 96. Who has inaugurated the General KS Thimayya Museum in Karnataka? Ram Nath Kovind 97. India’s First Thunderstorm Research Testbed will be established at Balasore in which state? Odisha 98. The Government of which state has announced the 16-Digit Unicode To Identify Landholdings? Uttar Pradesh 99. Which armed forces has Inducted a Women Commandos Into Elite Anti-Naxal CoBRA Unit? CRPF 100. Bruce Taylor who passed away at 77 was an all-rounder playing for which country? New zealand 101. Who has taken over as acting chief of CBI? Praveen singh 102. Which state/UT Cabinet has approved the 'Mukhyamantri Vigyan Pratibha Pariksha'' Scholarship Scheme? Delhi 103. Which has won the third Allan Border Medal? Steve Simth 104. Who has been voted ICC Player of the Month for January 2021? Risabh Pant 105. Rajiv Kapoor who passed away recently was an eminent ____. Actor 106. World Pulses Day is observed on which date? February 10 107. FSSAI has notified regulations to limit trans-fat in food items to ____ per cent from 2022. 2 108. National Horticulture Fair 2021 has begun in which of the cities recently? Bengaluru 109. Which state is set to create state’s 5th tiger reserve? Tamil Nadu 110. The government has introduced a bill to replace ordinance facilitating regularisation of unauthorised colonies in which city? Delhi 111. Who will launch the website - India Toy Fair- 2021? Smriti Irani 112. Which city has become Karnataka's 31st district? Vijayanagara 113. The US has freezed _____ billion dollar in funds of Myanmar government recently. 1 114. National Inventors' Day is Observed on which of the date? February 11 115. Which park has recorded 93 thousand 491 birds? Kaziranga National Park 116. Who among the following has written the book ‘By Many a Happy Accident’? M Hamid Ansari Page 154 of 287

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117. Who has been appointed as CFO of IndiGo? Jiten Chopra 118. Who will head the Expert committee to review proposal to ban 27 pesticides? TP Rajendran 119. Which country has inked a deal for construction of the Lalandar “Shatoot” Dam in Afghanistan? India 120. Ezra Moseley who died in an accident was the former fast bowler from which country? West Indies 121. ICC has announced BYJU'S as global partner until which year? 2023 122. Who has written the book, ‘Platform Scale for a Post-Pandemic World’? Sangeet Paul chaudhary 123. Which film recently went out of the final list at Oscar Awards?Jallikattu 124. International Epilepsy Day 2021 is observed on which date? February 8 125. World Unani Day is Observed On which date? February 11 126. Who has inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2021? Narendra Modi 127. Rajya Sabha has passed the Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 which will replace the Major Port Trusts Act of _____. 1963 128. National Deworming Day 2021 is observed on which date? February 10 129. India along with which country recently reviewed the Indo-Pacific developments? US 130. What is the theme of the RBI Financial literacy week 2021? Credit Discipline and Credit from Formal Institutions 131. Which state has recently launched the Knowledge Mission? Kerala 132. Coast Guard has conducted a Pollution Response Workshop and Mock Drill in which state? Gujarat 133. International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021 is being observed on which date? February 11 134. Who has been listed as the best batsman as per ICC Test Rankings? 135. Indian Army has laid the foundation of a 100-foot-high national flag in which UT recently? J&K 136. Which Ministry has launched an Investment Corner on Revamped Site? Petroleum 137. Who has been appointed as Kerala's chief secretary? V P Joy 138. The government of which state has decided to appoint sprinter Hima Das as DSP? Assam 139. IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore has appointed whom as consultant? Sanjay Banger 140. Who has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award? Robert Irwin 141. Pacer Ishant Sharma has become the ____ Indian pacer to take 300 Test wickets. 3rd Page 155 of 287

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142. India’s first ever CNG Tractor will be launched on which date? February 12 143. Which of the following armed forces has launched the Centre for Land Warfare Studies organises National Seminar-cum-Webinar, named Divya-Drishti 2021? Army 144. Who has inaugurated the 1st India Toy Fair? Smriti Irani 145. ‘Hope’ probe of which country has successfully entered Mars orbit? UAE 146. US President Joe Biden has revoked national emergency - fund to border wall project of which country? Mexico 147. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has which campaign recently to construct over 57,000 water structures? Jala Abhishekam 148. Which country recently celebrated Lunar New Year? China 149. Which state government has signed MoU with Flipkart to promote wooden toys, local artifacts, handicrafts? Maharashtra 150. Goa has become the _____ State to successfully undertake ULB reforms.6th 151. Which city police has recently launched the Swach Sarvekshan Abhiyan? Bengaluru 152. Who has been appointed as Arcelor Mittal CEO? Aditya Mittal 153. Which film has won the Tiger award at Rotterdam film festival? Koozhangal 154. Who has been honoured as Tamil Semmal award? Muthalankurichi Kamarasu 155. Who has won the VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020? Manasa Varanasi 156. A village girl from which state has bagged the award for 'gourd art' at national Kala Utsav? Karnataka 157. National Women’s Day in India is celebrated on which date? February 13 158. What is the theme of World Radio Day 2021? New World, New Radio 159. 'Black day for India' is observed on which date? February 14 160. The Skills development ministry has launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship in partnership with IIMs and will be assisted by which bank? World Bank 161. Which country has recently test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile? Pakistan 162. Which states has launched the Mandu festival? Madhya Pradesh 163. PM Modi has unveiled several development projects worth 6100 crore in which state? Kerala Page 156 of 287

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164. The first time in its history, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has opened its UR Rao Satellite Centre in which city for testing satellites developed by the private sector? Bengaluru 165. Who has addressed the party MPs on 'Samarpan Diwas' to commemorate contributions of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya? Narendra Modi 166. Exim Bank will provide ______million for Maldives project. 400 167. A three-day Annual Convention of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India has started in which state recently? Gujarat 168. Who has launched the book ‘Turn Around India: 2020- Surmounting Past Legacy’ Authored by R.P. Gupta? Jual Oram 169. Who has penned the memoir ‘Starstruck: Confessions of a TV Executive’? Peter Mukherjee 170. National Productivity Day 2021 is observed on which date? February 12 171. The government of which state will construct the ‘COVID Warrior Memorial’ at Biju Patnaik Park? Odisha 172. Who will lay the foundation stone of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial? Narendra Modi 173. The Minority Affairs Ministry has organized the _____Hunar Haat in New Delhi. 26th 174. India will fund USD _____ million for restoration of 3 cultural heritage projects in Nepal. 50 175. Which state will organize the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav from 14th to 28th Feb? West Bengal 176. The Lok Sabha has passed the Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and will amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of which year? 1996 177. Which country has extended the New START nuclear treaty with Russia for 5 years? US 178. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is on a 2-day visit to which country?Russia 179. The Annual Convention of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India has recently been concluded in which state? Gujarat 180. Robotic Spa’ facility has been inaugurated in which railway station? Vishakapatnam 181. Which state has become the 13th State to complete the ONOR Card? Punjab 182. Who has won the Best novel award by Kerala Sahitya Akademi? S Hareesh 183. CREDAI has inked a pact with which bank to open bank accounts for construction workers? IPPB 184. Who has been sworn in as Italy's new prime minister? Mario Draghi Page 157 of 287

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185. Which company has become the first Indian startup in the WEF accelerator program? Reckykal 186. NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission & which organization has kickstarted the I-ACE Hackathon, 2021? CSIRO 187. Who has recently announced the memoir titled Unfinished? Priyanka Chopra 188. Who has turned a novelist with the book Mapping Love? Aswini Iyer Tiwari 189. Safer Internet Day 2021 is Observed On which date? February 9 190. World Human Spirit Day is observed on ______. February 17 191. ISRO has collaborated with which company to bring India a rival to Google Maps? Map my India 192. ‘Pahela Phagun’ spring festival has begun in which country? Bangladesh 193. Which institution has launched the fundraising campaign ‘Cherish 2021’? IIT Bombay 194. Who has rolled out the commercial Jute seed distribution scheme? Smriti Irani 195. Which hotel has bagged the ‘Swachh Hotel’ award? ITC Grand Chola 196. Which organization has been certified as 'Top Employer' for third time? UST 197. Carlos Menem, who died at 90 was the former President of which country? Argentina 198. What is the theme of the Taj Mahotsav being observed from 18 February to 27 February? Together in the diverse culture 199. Who among the following has inaugurated Rashtrapati Bhavan Krida Sthal in the President's Estate? Ram Nath Kovind 200. Which Ministry has unveiled the Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan? Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 201. Which Minister has launched the e-Chhawani portal? Rajnath SIngh 202. Which country has overtaken the US and become the European Union's biggest trading partner? China 203. The Deputy PM of which country has recently arrived in New Delhi? Ethipoia 204. PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Maharaja Suheldev Memorial in which state? Uttar Pradesh 205. PM Modi has unveiled several key projects of oil & gas sector in which state? Tamil Nadu 206. How many states have successfully attained Ease of Doing Business reforms? 15 207. Who will head the 8 member panel to suggest steps for strengthening, consolidating UCBs? NS Viswanathan Page 158 of 287

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208. Which software firm has unveiled the intelligent neo banking solution? Uluka 209. Who among the following has become the first female chief of WTO? Ngozi Okonjo- lweala 210. Mahender Kanyal has been appointed India’s Ambassador to which country? Syria 211. Which of the following company has bagged the Genome Valley Excellence Award? Bharat Biotech 212. The chief minister of which state has been conferred the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award? Andhra Pradesh 213. PM Narendra Modi will launch Mahabahu-Brahmaputra initiative in which state? Assam 214. Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar has launched applications for _____ pan-India surveys. 4 215. PM Modi has recently inaugurated the oil and gas sector projects in which state? Tamil Nadu 216. Which country has recently joined Russia-Iran’s two-day naval exercise? India 217. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Arbor Day Foundation have recognized which city as a 2020 Tree City of World, for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forests? Hyderabad 218. 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' programme with who among the following will be held online? Narendra Modi 219. Which of the following country has Passed an Anti-radicalism Bill? France 220. Foreign Ministers of which countries have demanded promoting freedom of navigation in Indo-Pacific region? Quad 221. AI based translation software ‘Amar Vasha’ has been launched by the Supreme Court of which country? Bangladesh 222. India along with which country will work together for peace, prosperity and security in Indo-Pacific region? Australia 223. Janaushadhi Kendra has been inaugurated by whom in Bengaluru? D V Sadananda Gowda 224. Who has been appointed as Max Life Insurance Chief Financial Officer? Amrit Singh 225. How many Indian Origin Persons and Indian Activists Feature in TIME Magazine’s List of 100 Emerging Leaders? 5 226. 2,500 classrooms at higher education level to be converted into smart classrooms in which state? Karnataka 227. Two new grants have been announced by the chief minister of which state? Nagaland 228. Which institution has bagged the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020? WCCB Page 159 of 287

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229. Which company has signed an MoU with invest up to Rs.1,500 cr on Kerala digital hub? TCS 230. IPL 2021: Kings XI Punjab has been officially renamed as ______Punjab kings 231. India has signed an MoU with which country for the reconstruction of secondary schools? Nepal

232. International Mother Language Day is observed on which date? February 21 233. Which city has received recognition as the 2020 Tree City of the World? Hyderabad 234. Free period products to all students are being offered by which country? New Zealand 235. Central Excise Day is observed on which date? February 24 236. Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium In Motera has been renamed Narendra Modi Stadium. It is located in which state? Gujarat 237. Who has become the youngest woman to row solo across the ocean? Jasmine Harrison 238. The External Affairs Minister has inaugurated a new Indian High Commission building in which country? Mauritius 239. Who has released the book 'Rashtra Pratham - 82 varshon ki Swarnim Gatha'? Amit Shah 240. Ramky Enviro has entered into a contract with which city for waste management? Chennai 241. The 47th Khajuraho Dance Festival has recently begun in which state? Madhya Pradesh 242. PM KISAN scheme has completed two years on which of the following date? February 24 243. Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the DRDO Skill Development Centre for Fire Safety Training in which state? Uttar Pradesh 244. Narendra Modi has inaugurated Railway projects in which state recently? West Bengal 245. Desi cloud storage platform DigiBoxx has been launched in which state? Tamil Nadu 246. Who among the following has launched the BRICS 2021 Website? S Jaishankar 247. Fullerton India Credit Company has been appointed Shantanu Mitra as CEO and MD. 248. Timothy Prentice has been appointed as VP of which company? TVS 249. Who among the following has been appointed Executive director for Madurai AIIMS? Mangu Hanumantha Rao 250. Asia Economic Dialogue 2021 will begin from which date? February 26

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251. Rahul Khullar who passed away recently was the former chief of which institution? TRAI 252. Who has recently released the ‘Maverick Messiah’, the Biography of former Andhra Pradesh CM ‘NTR’? Venkiah Naidu 253. Who has been awarded posthumously at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards? Sushant Singh Rajput 254. Akshaya Oorja Awards have been distributed in which state? Kerala 255. Which institution has inked MoU with NCDC for promotion of marine exports? MPEDA (The Marine Products Export Development Authority) 256. India and which country have signed a ink pact for Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement? Mauritius 257. PM Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects in which city? Coimbatore 258. Who is going to address Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University's 33rd convocation? Narendra Modi 259. President's Rule has recently been imposed in which state/UT? Puducherry 260. The India Toy Fair 2021 has been inaugurated by whom? Narendra Modi 261. ‘Lantern Festival’ a traditional festival celebrated by which country? China 262. The Governor of which state has Inaugurated India’s First Digital University? Kerala 263. . Which state’s New Agriculture Pump Power Connection scheme has bagged good response since launch? Maharashtra 264. ‘E-Parivahan Vyavstha’ has been launched by the chief minister of which state? Himachal Pradesh 265. Retirement age has been raised to 60 years for which state for government employees? Tamil Nadu 266. The 39th edition of Agartala International Book Fair has started at Tripura. 267. Who has been roped as ambassador for BoroPlus products? Ayushman Khuarana 268. Who has been reelected as the TTFI president? Dushyant Chautala 269. Who has recently been appointed as the new UN goodwill ambassador? Natalia Vodianova 270. Name the Person Levi's has appointed as global brand ambassador? Deepika Padukone 271. Who is going to release the memoir 'Stories I Must Tell' in April? Kabir Bedi Page 161 of 287

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272. Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the 2nd edition of Khelo India National Winter Games. 273. Kushinagar Airport located in which state has received International Airport License From DGCA? Uttar Pradesh 274. Which state is set to add value to its flower power in collaboration with the International Flower Auction Bangalore (IFAB)? Karnataka 275. Which country is unlikely to exit ‘grey list’ as FATF meets? Pakistan 276. 277. The Central government has Launched National Urban Digital Mission For Creating Digital Infra For Cities by which year? 2022 278. The Central government has approved the PLI Scheme for which sector? IT Hardware 279. Which edition of the Maritime India Summit 2021 has been inaugurated by PM Modi? 2nd Edition 280. Which country has passed law to Facebook, Google pay for news? Australia 281. Which company has begun to work on the world's largest electric two-wheeler factory in Tamil Nadu? Ola 282. Hoshangabad in which state has been renamed as Narmadapuram? Madhya Pradesh 283. The Chief Minister of which state has launched the PM FME Scheme? Manipur 284. Who is going to participate in a series of programmes in Kolkata, West Bengal? JP Nadda 285. RBI will conduct a special OMO of Rs15000 Crore’s on March 4. 286. Who has taken charge as Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes? Vijay Sampla 287. Who has taken over as Flag Officer Commanding Easter Fleet? Tarun Sobti 288. Siegwerk India appointed Ramakrishna Karanth as its CEO. 289. Which country along with Australia, and France will hold trilateral dialogue with Indo-Pacific in focus? India 290. The IOC has named Australia as preferred bidder to host the 2032 Olympic Games. 291. Who has inaugurated the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) Symposium on Sustainable Development of Dams & River Basins? Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 292. Who has been appointed as CEO of Piramal Alternatives? Kalpesh Kikani 293. Who has been named for the newly-instituted anti-corruption award? Anjali Bharadwaj 294. Which state has bagged an award for fastest implementation of PM KSNY? Uttar Pradesh Page 162 of 287

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295. How many awards have been conferred for Vijayawada postal division? 5 296. Who has bagged an award for best digital initiatives? Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) 297. India and which country have agreed to strengthen multilateral cooperation? Uzbekistan 298. V Narayanasamy who resigned recently was the chief minister of which state/UT? Puducherry 299. Who is going to inaugurate the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cricket Stadium? Ram Nath Kovind 300. Which country has become the 1st in the world to identify the need for action for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? India 301. Piyush Goyal has dedicated how many railway projects to nation? 88 302. Which country has launched a "green pass" for people with vaccination certificates? Israel 303. Which UT/state has become the first state or Union Territory in India to launch Carbon Watch? Chandigarh 304. Which of the state has recently hiked the daily wage of tea garden workers by Rs 50? Assam 305. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the state of the art gym complex and modern change room facilities in which city? Bengaluru 306. e-Kuber payments system has been launched in which state/UT recently? Jammu and Kashmir 307. World Thinking Day is observed on which date? February 22 308. Who is going to inaugurate the Incredible India Mega Homestay Development? Prahlad Singh Patel 309. National Toy Fair will be organized from which date? February 27 310. Several projects have been launched by PM Modi in which two states? Assam and West Bengal 311. World Day of Social Justice 2021 is being Observed On which date? February 20 312. Rare Disease Day is observed on which of the following date? February 28 313. NPCI enables UPI AutoPay live on which streaming platform app? Gaana 314. New guidelines for social media intermediaries have been released by whom? Prakash Javadekar 315. Saras Aajeevika Mela has recently opened at Noida Haat by whom? Narendra Singh Tomar

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2. Who took over the chair of the 3rd GCM of BIS? Piyush Goyal 3. The Real-Time Monitoring System of Toll Plazas has recently been launched by whom? Nitin Gadkari 4. Villages Merak and Khakted in which of the following states/UT will get mobile connectivity? Ladakh 5. Which RRB launched digital savings account opening facility through Video-Know Your Customer (KYC)? Telangana Grameena Bank (TGB) and Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) 6. PM Jan Aushadhi Kendra has been inaugurated at District Hospital in ______Kargil. 7. The ____ 3rd edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav has recently begun. 8. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Board has approved sale of its _____ 61.65 per cent stake. 9. Suryakirans, Sarang and Tejas will take part in which country’s Air Force's 70th anniversary celebrations? Srilanka 10. ISRO has successfully launched Amazonia 1 satellite from which country? Brazil 11. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated the _____ 2nd edition of Global-Bio India 2021. 12. Who has been appointed as Director of Cricket, Sri Lanka? Tom Moody 13. Book Titled ‘Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis’ has been written by whom? Anindya Dutta 14. Who has taken charge as Principal DG, PIB? Jaideep Bhatnagar 15. Manpreet Vohra has been appointed India's High Commissioner to which country? Australia 16. Who will receive the CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award? Narendra Modi 17. Which state will host Indian Women's League (Football) this year? Odisha 18. Which film won the Best Film Drama at the Golden Globes 2021? Nomadland 19. Who has won the Arjunan Master Award? Sreekumaran Thampi 20. Who beat Vanesa Kaladzinskaya to win gold in Ukraine wrestling event? Vinesh Phogat 21. World Hearing Day 2021 is observed on which date? March 3 22. World Wildlife Day 2021 is being observed on which date? March 3 23. Who will Mark the inaugural session on 'Harnessing Education, Research and Skill Development for Atmanirbhar Bharat'? Narendra Modi 24. Lok Sabha TV & Rajya Sabha TV merged into one single entity named _____ Sansad TV. 25. Which state has launched its first air cargo services from ? Nagaland Page 164 of 287

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26. Which country has officially received its first ever UAE ambassador recently? Israel 27. New passenger train service has been between Dhaka and which Indian state? West Bengal 28. Union Cabinet has appraised of the signing of MoU between India and which country in the field of renewable energy cooperation? France 29. GST collections are now by ______7 per cent to Rs 1.13 lakh cr in February. 30. SEBI has eased the listing rules for large IPOs, paving the way for LIC's mega floating a minimum of ____ 5 per cent in the IPO. 31. AFI, Verraton has now launched ______Tayambak a new layer of security for online transactions. 32. In a first, Air Force to participate in Exercise Desert Flag VI being held in which country? UAE 33. Nandkumar Singh Chauhan who died at 69 belonged to which political party? BJP 34. Major and Medium Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigned recently. He was the water resource minister from which state? Karnataka 35. Who has been appointed as CTO of retail finance business of Piramal? Saurabh Mittal 36. Who has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer of Biologics? Susheel Umesh 37. Which movie has recently been selected for Golden Reel awards nomination? Jallikattu 38. Which bank recently inked a pact with Our Food? KVGB 39. Who won a silver at Strandja Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria? Deepak Kumar 40. National Safety Day is observed on which date? March 4 41. Indigenously designed and developed Spectrograph has recently been commissioned in which city? Nainital 42. National Security Day is observed on which date? March 4 43. Nag River Pollution Abatement Project approved at a cost of over ______Rs.2117 crores. 44. Which company has joined the World Economic Forum initiative to advance racial justice, social equality? Wipro 45. Which has been Declared As International Year Of Millets As UN General Assembly? 2023 46. Karnataka CM has admired which city for its model of citizen centric initiatives development? Bengaluru 47. Who has taken additional charge as CRPF DG? Kuldeep Singh 48. Which mutual funds has launched its First Overseas Fund? SBI Page 165 of 287

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49. Which Bank has launched a salary account of Indian army personnel? Kotak Mahindra 50. India has bagged the highest ever FDIs of over _____67 billion US dollars for first nine months of the current fiscal. 51. How many cities participated in the Ease of Living Index-2020? 111 52. Who has been appointed as Chairperson of AIBA's champions & veterans committee? 53. Who has become the first cricketer to have 100 million followers on Instagram? Virat Kohli 54. Bihari Puraskar 2020 will be awarded to whom? Mohankrishna Bohara 55. Which team has beaten ATK Mohun Bagan to Win 2020-21 ISL League Winners' Shield? Mumbai FC 56. Indian shuttlers Varun, Malvika has won which International titles? Uganda 57. Combined Commanders' Conference has started in which state recently? Gujarat 58. Which company has decided to sell products on the Government e-Market portal? IMPCL 59. SpaceX successfully has recently tested which rocket recently? SN10 60. Who will hold a virtual summit with his Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven? Narendra Modi 61. Udaipur Science Centre has recently been inaugurated at Udaipur, Tripura by whom? Ramesh Bias 62. Which station has recently become the first railway station to get IGBC Gold Certification? Mumbai 63. Which armed force has launched the Community Radio Station? Indian Army 64. Which state government has launched an engineering research policy? Karnataka 65. Which State Government has launched an online registration portal for migrant workers? Meghalaya 66. The World Bank has planned a_____ guarantee scheme for solar rooftop projects.100 67. Which company recently changed its app icon? Amazon 68. India signs pact with which country for supply of BrahMos missile? Phillipines 69. Manpreet Vohra has been Appointed India's High Commissioner To which country? Australia 70. PNB Housing Finance has signed a strategic co-lending pact with which bank? Yes Bank 71. Which Cricketer has been appointed as brand ambassador of Glenmark Pharma? Rohit Sharma 72. Who will receive the CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award? Narendra Modi 73. Which company has bagged the ICOTY 2021 and Tata Nexon EV bags Green Car award? Hyundai i20 74. QS World University Rankings has ranked ______Indian Institutions on securing position in top 100. 12 Page 166 of 287

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75. India Commemorates “Chabahar Day” on which date? March 4 76. EPFO board has recommended an unchanged ______8.5 per cent interest on deposits for 2020-21. 77. Who has launched the “CSIR Floriculture Mission”? Harsh Vardhan 78. Which country is building the world's first platypus sanctuary to promote breeding and rehabilitation? Australia 79. The Central government has constituted a National Committee headed by PM Modi to celebrate ______75 years of India’s Independence commemoration 81. Who has inaugurated the New Delhi World Book Fair 2021 - Virtual Edition? Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 82. New Cultural Centre of the High Commission of India has been inaugurated by whom in Dhaka? S Jaishankar 83. A UN report shows close to ______931 million tonnes of food were wasted globally in 2019. 84. Reliance Power forms JV with Jera for ______745 MW Project in Bangladesh. 85. To Build a new school building under Nepal-Bharat Maitri Development Partnership - India has extended a grant of ______44.17 million nepali rupees. 86. The Women's Trap Team has won silver as India finishes year's first Shotgun World Cup with _____2 medals. 87. NPCI has joined hands with which bank to launch "RuPay SoftPoS" for merchants-.SBI 88. Which Bank will divest stake in JV ASREC India for asset reconstruction? Indian Bank 89. Which institution has successfully launched flight test SFDR technology? DRDO 90. Which edition of the India-Sweden Virtual Summit is being held recently? 5th 91. Which bank has appointed Indian-origin Naureen Hassan as its first VP, COO? Federal Reserve Bank of New York 92. Which country has announced names of 9 individuals to confer its highest civilian award ‘Swadhinta Puraskar’? Bangladesh 93. Which Ministry has signed an MoU with the Agriculture Ministry to amplify sericulture activities in the country? Textile 94. Which state/UT has topped the medals tally at Khelo India Winter National Games in Gulmarg? Jammu and Kashmir 95. International Women’s Day is celebrated on which date? March 8

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96. Which country has observed the 50th anniversary of the historic Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib? Bangladesh 97. PM Modi has inaugurated the ______7500th Janaushadhi Kendra at NEIGRIHMS, Shillong. 98. India Science Research Fellowship (ISRF) 2021 has Announced _____ 40 Scholars From Six Countries Awarded. 99. A National Committee has been set up to commemorate ____ 75 years of India’s Independence to hold its first meeting. 100. All Helpline numbers of Railways merged into a single number which is _____.139 101. ‘Maitri Setu’ connecting India and ______Bangladesh has been inaugurated by PM Modi. 102. Temporary legal residency to Venezuelans has been offered in which country? United States 103. Digital platform 'Jagrut Tripura' has been launched to boost e-governance. It will have at least _____ schemes of various departments.102 104. India’s biggest Kidney Dialysis Hospital has been inaugurated in which city at Balasahib Gurudwara? Delhi 105. Uttarakhand CM has declared an amount of ______Rs.10,000 each for ASHA, Anganwadi volunteers. 106. Ishar Singh Deol Dies who passed away at 91 was a veteran ____.Athlete 107. Which country’s has appointed transgender Tashnuva Anan appointed as newsreader? Bangladesh 108. WAN-IFRA has named whom as ‘Champion Publisher of the Year 2020’? The Hindu 109. 19_____ women achievers have recently bagged the Aarya awards. 110. Who has bagged the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award? Koneru Humpy 111. Which country has beaten England in the final Cricket Test match and Qualified for World Test Championship Final? India 112. M G George Muthoot who passed away recently was the chairman of which company? Muthoot Group 113. N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta who passed Away at 84 was noted ____. Poet 114. Union Ministry of Women and Child Development signed an agreement with which institution in New Delhi? Invest India 115. India’s first-ever transgender community desk has come up in which city police station? Hyderabad 116. India Inc's Business Confidence has witnessed a decadal high of 74.2 per cent in the current round on account of improvement in present conditions. Page 168 of 287

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117. PM has listed how many pillars to celebrate 75 years of Independence? 5 118. Who has inaugurated the Multifunctional Electronic Materials and Processing (MEMP 2021) virtually on the occasion of 30th foundation day of Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology? Sanjay Dhotre 119. The Central government has announced that more than 81% accounts under Stand up India Scheme belong to women entrepreneurs. 120. The Environment ministry has declared 122 NACs identified under National Clean Air Programme. 121. Which company recently paid an interim dividend of 140 % on its paid-up capital to the Government for 2020- 21? BEL 122. Indian Navy Ships to visit Bangladesh on 50th anniversary of 1971 Liberation war. 123. Which state police recently organized the ‘All Women Parade' for International Women's Day? Himachal Pradesh 124. The Culture Minister has inaugurated an All-Women’s Art Exhibition titled ‘Akshya Patra’ in which city? New Delhi 125. President of India has inaugurated conservation works at Singorgarh Fort in which state? Madhya Pradesh 126. Defence & Aerospace sectors has received FDI worth Rs.4191 crore recently. 127. Anshuman Singh who passed away recently was the former governor of which state? Rajasthan 128. Which movies has won big at the 26th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards? Nomad Land and the Crown 129. Best SHG award for Stitching masks has been won which of the following institution? Hazi Ali group 130. India has finished with 10 medals including one gold at Boxam International. 131. Who has reclaimed the World No. 1 rank with gold at Matteo Pellicone? Vinesh Phogat 132. Which state will be holding various programmers related to Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav? Maharashtra 133. The Union Government has announced which company’s plan to produce in India will create large numbers of jobs? Apple 134. The Labour Minister has launched ESI Scheme with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY in ___113__ districts recently. 135. The Union government has disbanded claims about Post offices charging Rs. ____ 25 for cash withdrawal. 136. Who has unveiled the Kindle version of Swami Chidbhavanandaji’s Bhagavad Gita? Narendra Modi 137. Which country broke Twitter services over ‘objectionable’ content? Russia Page 169 of 287

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138. Which state has approved 5500 hectares of high-density plantation schemes in the horticulture sector? Jammu and Kashmir 139. Shri Kedarnath Dham temple Portals will open from which of the following date? May 17 140. Who has taken oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister? Tirath Singh Rawat 141. Which organization has launched its first virtual trade fair? APEDA 142. Nitin Gadkari has initiated ______2 Technology Centres, three Extension Centres of MSME. 143. Which Bank has been removed from RBI's PCA framework? IDBI 144. Which Bank has appointed Imran Amin Siddiqui as its Executive Director? Indian Bank 145. Which institution has honoured Deepika Padukone in the 2021 Young Global Leaders List? World Economic Forum 146. Which edition of the India - Uzbekistan joint military exercise DUSTLIK II has begun in Uttarakhand? 2 147. The ______3rd Scorpene-Class Submarine INS Karanj has been Commissioned Into Indian Navy in Mumbai. 148. Which country along with China has agreed to build an International Lunar Scientific Research Station? Russia 149. Which country has ranked on top at the Economic Freedom Index 2021? Singapore 150. Who has been declared Player of the month for February by ICC? Ravichandran Ashwin 151. PV Sindhu has settled for a silver medal in the BWF Swiss Open Super 300 held in which country? Switzerland 152. Frontier Gandhi’s autobiography has been released in English. It is an autobiography of which freedom fighter? Khan 153. Who has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award 2021? Koneru Humpy 154. Hamed Bakayoko who passed away recently was the prime minister of which country ____ Ivory Coast 155. Shrikant Moghe who passed away was an _____ Actor. 156. World Kidney Day is observed on which date? March 11 157. Who will chair the Conference of Ministers of States, UTs? Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 158. World Sleep Day is Observed on _____ March 13. 159. Who has initiated the Amrit Mahotsav exhibitions at six places? Prakash Javadekar 160. Who will Chair the First Meeting of BRICS CGETI? India 161. How many persons will be conferred with the Sahitya Akademi awards? 20 Page 170 of 287

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162. ____5 _ heads of state will participate in the 10 day long celebrations on the occasion of the centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib and 50 years of liberation of Bangladesh. 163. J&K: Ramban District Administration has developed a mobile app named ______e-Suvidha. 164. India’s first dedicated express cargo terminal has been launched on which airport? Bengaluru 165. The government has launched which portal for handholding and facilitation of domestic investors? Atma Nirbhar Niveshak Mitra 166. Who has recently bagged the Kendra -2020? Nikhileswar 167. Who has been appointed as Executive Vice President and President American Tower’s India operations? Sanjay Goel 168. Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission Radar has been Developed by which company along with NASA? ISRO 169. Cabinet gives nod to amendments in Insurance Act to Increase FDI Limit to _____ 74 per cent. 170. Which institution has Developed an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System? DRDO 171. Becomes 1st Indian Women Cricketer To Score _____ 10,000 International Runs. 172. Who has authored a book titled Karunanidhi: A Life? AS Paneerselvan 173. Baanjh: Incomplete Lives of Complete Women' has written by whom? Susmita Mukherjee 174. Who has released a new poetry book- Hunchprose? Ranjit Hoskote 175. NADA's disciplinary panel imposes sanctions on which of the following weightlifter & boxer for violating code? Madhavan R 175. International Day of Mathematics is observed on which date? March 14 176. The government has announced linking of OTPRMS certificates with which app? Digilocker 177. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on which date? March 15 178. The Central government has announced a new scheme for tourist vehicle operators where the permit will be issued online within ____ 30 days of application submission. 179. Which state has been paired with Bihar through Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat campaign? Mizoram 180. The I & B Minister has inaugurated Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav exhibitions at _____6 places. 181. I&B Minister flagged off DEMU train from Phaltan to which city? Pune Page 171 of 287

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182. International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed on which date? March 31 183. Which has become the second country after India to pass Miscarriages Bereavement Leave Law? New Zealand 184. World Backup Day is Observed on which date? March 31 185. Cyber criminals recently attacked MIDC computer systems last week in which state? Maharashtra 186. India real GDP growth to be 7.5 to 12.5 per cent based on a report of ______. World Bank 187. RBI has announced an average base rate of 7.81% for NBFC-MFIs. 188. The Central government will make 22 new routes operational in the last three days under UDAN scheme. 189. Who has won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021? Lewis Hamilton 190. French Naval Exercise in Bay of Bengal with QUAD member Countries which will start from which date? April 5 191. Which shipyard has delivered the MV Sindhu a 500 pax passengers cum 150 MT cargo vessel? Cochin Shipyard 192. NAME PLACE ANIMAL THING - Debut book has been written by whom? Daribha Lyndem 193. Who has become the First Sri Lankan To Hit Six Sixes In An Over? Thisara Perera 194.In the ISSF Shooting World Cup which country has topped the medals tally with 15 gold, 9 silver & 6 bronze? India 195. Which company and Thalamus Irwine, a local startup have come together to develop a technology for storing medical data on blockchain? ITI Limited 196. India has appreciated the initiative announced by Saudi Arabia - fostering peace in which country? Yemen 197. US Senate has confirmed who among the following as President Biden's Surgeon General? Vivek Murthy 198. India’s first centralised AC railway terminal in which city will be operational soon? Bengaluru 199. The Central government will make 22 new routes operational in the last three days under UDAN scheme. 200. French Naval Exercise in Bay of Bengal with QUAD member Countries which will start from which date? April 5 201. Which country has recently conducted a joint patrol in Madagascar EEZ? India 202. EIYP has recently acquired 74 per cent stake in Engie’s solar assets in India. 203. KC Chakrabarty who passed away at 68 belongs to which profession? Banker. Page 172 of 287

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204. International Day of Drug Checking is observed on which date? March 31 205. Who has inaugurated the Anandam The Center for Happiness in IIM Jammu? Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ 206. I&B Minister flagged off DEMU train from Phaltan to which city? Pune 207. International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed on which date? March 31 208. Which has become the second country after India to pass Miscarriages Bereavement Leave Law? New Zealand 209. World Backup Day is Observed on which date? March 31 210. The government of which state/UT has assembled a one day awareness programme for farmers? Jammu & Kashmir 211. World’s fastest supercomputer named ______Fugaku has been introduced. 212. The J&K government has sanctions interest-free loan worth ____ 2 lakh rupees for PMAY-U beneficiaries. 213. Covid Tracker helpline has been launched in which city? Mumbai 214. New mobile app named Bolsubol has been launched on poll stats launched for Assembly Elections. 215. Which company has recently appointed Hardeep Singh Brar as the new National Head-Sales & Marketing? Kia 216. Who has bagged the Sahitya Academy Award recently? Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay 217. Author V Krishna Vadhyar has been honoured with the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award. He belongs to which state? Kerala 218. Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh has inaugurated digitization of _____4.5 Crore pages of Records. 219. Urban Forest Division of which city recently observed the Chinar Day? Srinagar

220. PM Modi inaugurate Global Ayurveda Festival Virtually to be held between _____ March 12-19. 221. Which state is celebrating the festival of Shivratri ‘Herath’? Jammu & Kashmir 222. ISRO has launched _____ RH-560 rocket to Study attitudinal variations. 223. Marvin Hagler who passed away recently was a former ____ Boxer. 224. Hemiandrus jacinda New insect Species has been named after PM of which country? New Zealand 225. Billionaire MP Olivier Dassault who passed away recently belonged to which country? France 226. National Vaccination Day is observed on which date? March 16 227. The Central Government has notified that ______LIC is not being privatized in Lok Sabha. Page 173 of 287

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228. In the Lok Sabha Mines & Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2021 has been introduced to replace the act of _____ 1957. 229. Agriculture Department of which state/UT has organized Kisan Mela in Kupwara district? Jammu & Kashmir 230. In Lok Sabha Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2021 has been introduced to replace the act of _____2015. 231. The IPU President is on a weeklong visit to India. What is the full form of IPU? Inter Parliamentary Union 232. Which state/UT is organizing the "Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan" programme? Jammu & Kashmir 233. Which institution has launched the UPI-Help on BHIM app for BHIM-UPI Users? NPCI 234. Which company has Launched the first ever PCs with plastic waste in ocean, a move that builds on the company’s sustainability commitment? HP 235. Guru Chemancheri who passed Away at 105 was an eminent ____ Dancer. 236. Who has become the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games? Bhavani Devi 237. World class winter sports academy will be set up in _____.Gulmarg 238. who passed away at 95 was a renowned ____.Painter 239. Chemicals & Fertilizer Minister will inaugurate the _____ 11th edition of India Chem-2021. 240. Cabinet has recently approved a bill to set up Development Finance Institution (DFI) with initial capital of Rs _____ 20 thousand crore. 241. The Central government has gained multiple EoI for privatisation of which company? Neelachal Ispat Nigam 242. RBI has further extended limitations on PMC Bank for 3 months till which date? June 30 243. Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected as President of which country? Congo 244. Jal Jeevan Mission has achieved a new milestone with the tap water to over 4 crore rural households. 245. Who has launched a new version of 'Exam Warriors' ? Narendra Modi 246. EAM recently attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of 'Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process on Afghanistan' in Tajikistan. 247. Who has been appointed as Chairman Emeritus – appointed by FIDC? TT Srinivasaraghavan 248. Who has bagged the 2021 Rathbones Folio Literary prize? Carmen Maria Machado 249. Which institution along with Biovet and Sapigen Biologix have collaborated with CSIR-IICT? Bharat Biotech Page 174 of 287

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250. Which company has recently secured Shapoorji Pallonji stake in cooperation with LNG terminal? HPCL 251. “World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives” released by which organisation? World Bank 252. Cabinet has passed a bill setting the outer limit of ____ 24 weeks for Medical Termination of Pregnancy. 253. National Telemedicine Service – eSanjeevani has made recently completed consultations over _____ 30 lakh. 254. Who has recently initiated the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure? Narendra Modi 255. The First shipment of food product from India to which country will begin through Inland Waterways? Bangladesh 256. The ______6th edition of IBSA Women’s Forum meeting was held virtually recently. 257. India has recently signed an MoU with which country on Cooperation in Sports & Youth Affairs? Maldives 258. CCEA has approved a revised Cost Estimate of Scheme for Distribution of power in which states recently? Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim 259. Uber has offered drivers of which country minimum wage, pension and holiday pay? UK 260. Which country has renamed the Ministry of Information as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting? Bangladesh 261. Which company has partnered with Libbs Farmaceutica - for launch generic formulations in Brazil? Biocon Pharma 262. Which Film has won the 2021? Thappad 263. Which Range officer has won the International Ranger Award? Mahinder Giri 264. Which institution has won the Cities India Awards? CRUT( Capital Region Urban Transport) 265. Dilip Gandhi who passed away recently was a former minister belonging to which party? BJP 266. Who has released the e-book titled Dawn Under The Dome? Bhagat Singh Koshyari 267. Indra nooyi has published her memoir titled My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future. She is the former CEO of which company? Pepsi 268. Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar have been banned from all for 8 years. They played for which country? UAE 269. Which country will become India’s second biggest oil supplier? US 270. Which country will Host the Asian Boxing Championships 2021 From May 21 To 31? India Page 175 of 287

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271. Nitin Gadkari will make a statement regarding ‘Vehicles Scrapping Policy’ soon. The vehicle scrappage policy will lead to a slash of ____ 10 lakh crore expenditure on crude imports. 272. The Union Cabinet has given a nod to shut down Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation thus retiring all _____ 65 its employees. 273. Which country has signed the International Solar Alliance - ISA Framework Agreement recently? Italy 274. India-Bangladesh recently held a Water Resources Secretary level meeting in which city? Delhi 275. The Foreign Affairs Minister of which country will make a two day visit to India? Kuwait 276. Who has recently inaugurated the project “Awaam Ki Baat”? Manoj SInha 277. Maitri Cycle Rally was recently organized by which armed forces? BSF 278. The Government College for Women at Salaheri located in which state has been renamed as Shaheed Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat Government College for Women? Haryana 279. Doodh Duronto special trains have transported ______7 crore litres of Milk to National Capital, New Delhi. 280. Stop TB Partnership Board has appointed who among the following as Chairman of its International body? Harsh Vardhan 281. Moudud Ahmed who passed away recently belonged to which political party? BNP 282. Anil Dharker who passed away recently was a noted ____.Journalist 283. Who has won the Rathbones Folio Literary prize? Carmen Maria Machado 284. Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar will host AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 with the final set to be played on which date? February 6 285. Who recently met the Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to have a discussion on the Afghan peace process? S Jaishankar 286. Which edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum has been held Virtually? 6th 287. New plant species of Crotalaria lamelliformis has recently been found in which state? Andhra Pradesh 288. Government forms experts committee for the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme which will be headed by whom? HK Mittal 289. The 2020 World Air Quality Report has ranked New Delhi as the World’s most polluted . 290. Who has Beaten Dutee Chand To Win 100m Gold- Athletics? Dhanalaxmi Page 176 of 287

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291. Lou Ottens who passed away recently was the inventor of _____ Cassette Tapes. 292. Lloyd J Austin will soon visit India. He is the Defence Secretary of which country? US 293. AIM, NITI Aayog and which company have recently announced new initiatives in India to strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country? AWS (Amazon Web Services) 294. The Prime Minister of which country has recently inaugurated Amar Ekushey book fair? Bangladesh 295. PM Modi gifted ‘Made in India’ vaccines to which country? 296. Insurance Amendment Bill, 2021 has been passed in Rajya Sabha with the FDI limit increased from 49 per cent to _____ 74 per cent. 297. The World Bank will provide USD ____200 million to Bangladesh as financial assistance. 298. The Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ stick is out of the ‘Akashvani Bhawan’ in Kolkata to celebrate the golden jubilee. How many vijay marshalls were further lit and sent to different parts of the country? 4 299. The government of which state will create an integrated technology solution for DBT schemes? Punjab 300. ‘Kaushal Mela’ organized by the Department of Technical Education & Skill development has been held in which place? Kargil 302. Madhya Pradesh CM along with Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched which Mission in the state? Gramodaya 301. The UP Chief Minister has grand initiated Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park in which city? Gorakhpur 303. India will contribute the 2nd batch of 20,000 litres of Malathion 95% ULV pesticide to which country? Iran 304. Nabard has set up a Rural Business Incubation Centre in which state? Gujarat 305. WE HUB has tied up with which of the following universities for women-led startups? University of Bolton 306. India has recently signed a Free trade agreement with which country? UK 307. Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn as the President of which country? Tanzania 308. Jan Dhan accounts have now increased to 42 crores with total balance at Rs.1.4-lakh crores. 309. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte led his People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) to a 4th victory in a row.

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310. To Boost Bilateral Cooperation In Research And Development Artificial Intelligence Initiative has been launched by India along with which country? US 311. Through the OFS route, the Government may sell up to 16.12 per cent stake in Tata Communications. 312. As per the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat scheme, which state has been paired with Jharkhand? Goa

313. Which company has rolled out the first batch of MRSAM missile kits for Indian Army? KRAS 314. Which institution has launched a vendor onboarding mobile app for its e-commerce portal 'Bharat e Market'? CAIT 315. As per the SIRPI REPORT , India’s arms imports are down by 33 per cent. 316. Which company has set up an innovation lab at Delhi Technological University? Samsung 317. Rawalpindi's KRL Stadium has been renamed after whom? 318. John Magufuli who passed away at 61 was the President of which country? Tanzania 319. International Day of Happiness is observed on which date? March 20 320. US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin recently met whom to strengthen the United States and India defense partnership? Ajit Doval 321. Which institute has started a Yoga Volunteer Training Programme? 322. World Oral Health Day is observed on which date? March 20 323. World Sparrow Day is observed on March 20. The first sparrow day was celebrated in which year?2010 324. Which country is building the World’s Biggest Solar Farms To Fight Climate Change? Singapore 325. Tourist arrival in Jammu & Kashmir has touched a 16 year high in 2021. 326. The Union Government has received how much from GAIL share buy back? Rs.747 Crores 327. First high-level U.S-China meeting will be held in Alaska. 328. The Labour Bureau has signed a service level agreement with which company recently? BECIL (Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited) 329. For Gaganyaan Mission- data patterns have been delivered to indigenous checkout systems. The ISRO manned mission is scheduled to be launched in _____.2022-23 330. What is the rank of India as per the International Intellectual Property Index? 40th Page 178 of 287

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331. Who has set a New National Record In Men's 3000m Steeplechase? Avinash Sable 332. International Day of Forests and the Tree is observed on when? March 21 333. Under the New Nagar Van Scheme to develop Urban forests in cities how many urban forests will be developed? 200 334. Who has inaugurated the Advanced High Resolution Microscopy Facility? Harsh Vardhan 335. International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on when? March 21 336. Who launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign? Narendra Modi 337. World Poetry Day is observed on which date? March 21 338. The chief minister of which state has dedicated various development projects to people worth 1411 crore? Haryana 339. The Road, Transport and Highways Ministry has received reports from which institution regarding targeted intrusion activities directed towards Indian Transport sector with possible malicious intentions? CERT 340. World Water Day is Observed on which date? March 22 341. Inauguration of a new building of Bombay High Court in Goa was addresses by whom? Ravi Shankar Prasad 342. Adani Green Energy has recently bought 50 MW solar power project in Canada’s SkyPower Global. 343. How many awards were honoured by Topgallant media to Rajan Eye Care Hospital at an event held in New Delhi? 2 344. GV Ramakrishna who passed away recently was the former Chief of which financial institution? SEBI 345. World Puppetry Day is being observed on March 21. The first celebration was held in which year? 2003 346. Power Grid Corporation has recently acquired balance 74 % stake in JV Jaypee PowerGrid. 347. To Set Up Space Technology Incubation Centre ISRO & which institution has signed an MoU? NIT Rourkela 348. India's first indigenously developed Appstore, 'Mobile Seva Appstore' which will host more than how many live apps from various domains and categories of public services? 965 349. Gary Wilson who announced retirement from international cricket belonged to which country? Ireland 350. Who has become the first player to score 800 runs in a single edition? Prithvi Shaw 351. The Education Minister has unveiled more than one hundred comic books over which portal recently? DIKSHA 352. The Chief minister of which state has recently inaugurated the ? Andhra Pradesh Page 179 of 287

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353. India ended the 2021 World Shooting Para Sport competitions with 7 medals in the UAE. 354. Who has held a virtual meeting with the Director General of UNESCO? Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 355. More than 68 lakh 33 thousand beneficiaries have been benefited by maternity benefits in 2020 from which scheme? Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, PMMVY. 356. Which bank has honoured the WWII codebreaker Alan Turing on a new bank note? Bank of England 357. In which state was the 10 croreth Ayushman card handed over to a beneficiary? Bihar 358. Chitra Nayak has been appointed as Independent Director of which company? Infosys 359. The DGP of which state has been conferred with the SKOCH Award for outstanding policing performance? Andhra Pradesh 360. Who has been honoured as ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020’? Harsh Mariwala 361. My Experiments With Silence has been authored by which actor? Samir Soni 362. Which movie has bagged the top award at 2021 Producers Guild Awards? Nomadland

April 2021 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. India and which country will carry out military drill Vajra Prahar 2021 in Himachal Pradesh? United States 2. Which portal has DPIIT recently upgraded? Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum 3. Didier Ratsiraka who passed away recently was the president of which country? Madagascar 4. Which women-led startup, has developed an innovative wireless product that gives fibre-like bandwidth at fraction of cost of fibre? Astrone 5. How many new species of butterfly have been discovered in Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii sadasivan? 6 6. Which bank has launched the “Uni-Carbon Card”? Union Bank of India 7. Walter Anthony Gustavo ‘Wag’ Pinto who passed away recently was a former Army officer. 8. In ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League standings India has now moved to 7th position. 9. Beverly Cleary who passed away recently was an eminent Writer 10. Odisha Foundation Day is Observed on which date? April 1

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11. Cabinet Approves Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry with an outlay of 10900 Crores. 12. AYUSH Ministry has asked for applications for Prime Minister’s Yoga Awards where the winners will receive a 25 lakh cash awards. 13. Government has recently unveiled an All-India Survey of Migrant Workers which is done every Quarter. 14. Lightweight Bullet Proof Jacket has been developed by which of the following institution? DRDO 15. International Children’s Book Day is observed on which date? April 2 16. Who has inaugurated a new cruise service connecting Hazira port in Surat and Diu Island? Mansukh Mavadiya 17. India will participate in the 2nd Sherpas meeting of G7 and guest countries. 18. Who held discussion with Tajikistan Defence Minister Colonel General Sherali Mirzo? External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar 19. Vikram Misri, India’s Ambassador to China has recently interacted with representatives of Indian industry in Shanghai. 20. World Autism Awareness Day is observed on which date? April 2 21. How many Bangladeshi students will receive the Muktijoddha Scholarships? 2000 22. Vice president recently made an appearance in Bhubaneswar on two-day visit to which city recently? Odisha 23. In which city/UT has the Training & Awareness Programme organized for Self Help Groups under National Rural Livelihood Mission being held? Kargil (Ladakh) 24. Central Government has suggested upto 25% tax concession on purchase of new vehicles on submission of scrappage certificate. 25. The Central government has approved value of 780 Crore project for upgradation of Kargil Zanskar road. 26. Digital payments have surged recently with UPI transactions crossing 5 lakh crore in March. 27. RBI has increased the deadline to process recurring online transactions with AFA to which date? September 30 28. Who has taken additional charge as CMD of ONGC? Subash Kumar 29. As per the WEF’s gender gap index 2021, India has ranked 140 among 156 nations. 30. Who has been appointed as Chief of Staff, Western Command? Manjinder Singh 31. The World Bank has approved a USD 32 million project to upgrade health services in Mizoram. Page 181 of 287

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32. Who has been appointed as Director General of ESIC? Mukhmeet S. Bhatia 33. Who has been appointed as additional director of Britannia? Urijit Patel 34. Super Star will be honoured with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award. 35. Which institution has inked a pact with Agriculture Skill Council? NCML 36. Maruti Suzuki has recently partnered with which bank for vehicle financing? Karnataka 37. ‘Shantir Ogroshena -2021’, the Indian Army to participate in Multinational Military Exercise in which country? Bangladesh 38. International Day for Awareness on Mine and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on which date? April 4 39. Facebook and which company have jointly planned to launch 2 new undersea internet cables from the US West Coast to Singapore and Indonesia? Google 40. Which company has unveiled the “Sankalp se Siddhi”- Village and Digital Connect Drive? TRIFED

41. The Central Government has announced the Birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar as a public holiday with effect from 2021, The birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar celebrated on which date? April 14 42. National Maritime Day is observed on which date? April 5 43. The Foreign Minister of which country will come to New Delhi for a two-day visit to India? Russia 44. The government of which state will inaugurate a unique gift scheme to promote covid vaccination? Uttar Pradesh 45. Foot marchers of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ have reached which state recently? Gujarat 46. The Shistura Hiranyakeshi in Sindhudurg has become the 5th Biological Heritage Site. 47. UNESCAP has reported India’s Economic Growth Rate at 7% in 2021-22. 48. Japanese Nobel laureate Isamu Akasaki who passed away recently was the inventor of Blue Led. 49. Which batch of Rafale fighter jets has landed in India from France? 4th 50. NPCI has transferred Bharat Bill Payments business to its new subordinate company NBBL from April 1 2021. 51. KPSC has appointed whom as its New chairman? Shivashankarappa S Sahukar 52. A New Book ‘Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’ has been Authored by whom? Nitin Gokhale 53. Om Prakash Saigal who passed away recently was a veteran Actress. Page 182 of 287

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54. Who has released a new book called ‘Suparipalana? Venkiah Naidu 55. South Asian Wushu Championship Kerala-based Aniyan Midhun has won Gold. The event was held in which country? Nepal 56. Digvijaysinh Zala who passed away recently belonged to which political party? Congress 57. United Nations International Day of Conscience is Observed on which date? April 5 58. Who has become Vietnam’s next Prime Minister? Pham Minh Chinh 59. RBI has raised the G-SAP for orderly G-Sec market to 1 lakh crores. 60. PM Modi recently hailed the completion of Arch closure of Chenab Bridge. It is located in which state? Jammu and Kashmir 61. RBI has planned to dispense Rs. 50,000 crores refinance to all-India financial institutions. 62. Which country has launched the World’s First Covid-19 Vaccine For Animals - ‘Carnivac-Cov’? Russia 63. Which state Marked first state to launch “Health Insurance for All” its residents? Rajasthan 64. Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal Ariz Aftab recently unveiled 2 SVEEP Trams in Kolkata. 65. International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is observed on which date? April 6 66. RBI has increased the deposit limit of payments banks to Rs.2 lakh. 67. World Health Day is being Observed on which date? April 7 68. RBI has put forward mandatory interoperability of full KYC prepaid instruments. It was introduced in which year? 2018 69. Digit Insurance has appointed whom as Brand Ambassador? Virat Kohli 70. Justice N V Ramana has been appointed as the 48th Chief Justice of India. 71. Who has been appointed auto veteran Yongsung Kim as head of global sales and distribution, overseeing India and international markets? Ola Electric 72. Who has become the new Economic Affairs Secretary? Ajai Seth 73. Suman Chakraborty has been nominated for which edition of the GD Birla Award for which Scientific Research? 30th 74. Spices Board India under Ministry of Commerce and Industry signed MoU with which institution recently? UNDP Page 183 of 287

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75. Which institution has developed a bullet-proof jacket for Indian Army? DRDO 76. Which batch of three Rafale fighter jets land in India from France? 4th 77. Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent will host the 2023 Men's Boxing World Championships. 78. Bharat Dynamics Limited has flagged off the Aakash Missile for Delivery to Indian Army. 79. A book titled Cinema Through Rasa: A Tryst with Masterpieces in the Light of Rasa Siddhanta has been authored by whom? Prachand praveer 80. Forbes’ Annual Billionaire has listed Jeff Bezos at the top & Mukesh Ambani has been ranked at 10th. 81. In the 2021 Tennis Tournament of Poland and of Australia have won. This was the 36th Edition of the Miami Open. 82. PM Chaired High-level meeting will commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. 83. Which institution has decided to publish Financial Inclusion Index annually? RBI 84. Union Cabinet has approved PLI Scheme for Air Conditioners and LED Lights with an annual outlay of Rs.4500 Crores. 85. The 1st Online PDOT Programme for migrant workers has recently been unveiled to supplement physical training. 86. Nearly 68% Loans under PMMY have been accredited to women entrepreneurs. 87. Along with whom Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan will inaugurate a range of Indian projects in Seychelles? Narendra Modi 88. Which State Skill development Ministry will organize 1st regional workshop on PMKVY 3 at Gangtok ? Sikkim 89. The IMF has Projected the growth rate for Bangladesh at 5 percent. 90. Union Ministers Dr Harsh Vardhan and Arjun Munda have jointly inaugurated Tribal Health Collaborative Anamaya. 91. Digital healthcare platform Practo has launched online consultations in 15 Vernacular languages. 92. Who is the New CFO of Tanla Platforms Limited? Aravind Vishwanathan 93. The Government has appointed S Ramann as SIDBI’s Chairman & MD. 94. Radheshyam Khemka who passed away recently was an eminent Editor. 95. Which company has appointed Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador? Vivo Page 184 of 287

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96. The Governor of which state has appointed Selvakumar as Vice-Chancellor of TANUVAS? Tamil Nadu 97. Who has launched the Integrated Health Information Platform? Harsh Vardhan 98. The CJI has launched an - AI-driven research portal named SUPACE. 99. Who has released the Hindi Version of Odisha Itihaas? Narendra Modi 100. A Book Titled Exam Warriors Updated Version has been Released by PM Modi. It was first published in which year? 2018 101. CRPF Valour Day is observed on which date? April 9 102. Fatima R Zakaria who passed away recently was a renowned Journalist. 103. India along with which country’s Friendship Car Rally has been flagged off by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh flags? Russia 104. Who has recently inaugurated the SARTHAQ initiative? Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 105. PM Modi recently held a Virtual Summit with his Netherlands counterpart to discuss ways to strengthen the relationship. 106. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana recently marked the 6 years of completion. 107. Who has been elected as new President of Kosovo? Vjosa Osmani 108. Justice N V Ramana has been appointed as the Who was honoured with an international ranger award? S Satish 109. Which regulatory body has approved the proposed combination relating to acquisition of PAMPL, PTCPL & PRAPL by SAMC? The Competition Commission of India (CCI) 110. Narendra Singh Tomar has launched the Madhukranti portal and Honey Corners of NAFED in which city? New Delhi 111. Who has launched the 'MyNEP2020' Platform for Digital Consultation? Ramesh Pokhriyal 112. Which wrestler has recently been inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame 2021? The Great Khali 113. Chandra Nayudu who passed away recently was an eminent Female Cricket Commentator. 114. ICCR 71st Foundation Day is observed on which date? April 9 115. What is the theme of the 2 day scientific conference on the occasion of World Homoeopathy Day? Homoeopathy – Roadmap for Integrative Medicine Page 185 of 287

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116. Which institution has recently unveiled an Online Dispute Resolution handbook? NITI Aayog 117. Four Indian sailors from India have qualified for Tokyo Olympics 2021. ( Vishnu Saravanan, Nethra Kumanan, and the pair of Ganapathy Chengappa, Varun Thakkar have qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics) 118. ICCR Foundation Day has been marked at Indian Embassy in which country? South Korea 119. Surveyors' Day has been Observed on which date? April 10 120. Jeep India and which Bank have jointly launched the Jeep Financial Services? Axis 121. Finance Minister has virtually attended the 103rd Development Committee Meeting of World Bank 122. Who is going to present at BAFTA awards 2021? Priyanka Chopra Jonas 123. Wipro has appointed who among the following as the CTO? Subha Tatavarti 124. World Homeopathy Day is Observed on which date? April 10 125. A New Book Akhtari is based on the life of which person? 126. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has launched NanoSniffer, a microsensor based explosive trace detector. 127. National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on which date? April 11 128. Ouhoumoudon Mahadou has vowed to become as the new Prime Minister of which country? Niger 129. Who has been called to promote the 'Teeka Utsav'? Jitendra Singh 130. Sanskrit learning app ‘Little Guru’ will be unveiled in which country? Bangladesh 131. LG RK Mathur has initiated the National Training programme on Packaging in which city? Leh, Ladakh 132. World Parkinson’s Day is observed on which date? April 11 133. UK's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II recently passed away at which age? 99 134. Which organization has appointed BP Acharya as advisor to NARFBR? ICMR 135. Who has become the first Asian woman to win top prize in DGA Awards history? Chloe Zhao 136. International Day of Human Space Flight is Observed on which date? April 12 137. “Little Guru” app has been launched at Indian Embassy in which country? China 138. Who will give out AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 on women empowerment to winners? Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Page 186 of 287

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139. Which bank has become the co-promoter of Max Life Insurance? Axis 140. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently attended the 2nd Virtual G20 Finance Ministers. 141. Sports Minister has inaugurated the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence for Rowing discipline in which city? Srinagar 142. Jallianwala Bagh massacre is observed on which date? April 13 143. Jitendra Singh has unveiled 75 series Pension awareness to mark 75 years of India’s independence. 144. Who has initiated the IAF Commanders' Conference 2021? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh 145. Uzbekistan along with which country has unveiled the construction of a trans-border trade center? Kazakhstan 146. Who has introduced the commemorative postage stamp of former Chief of Brahma Kumaris Rajyogini Dadi Janki? Venkiah Naidu 147. Who has inaugurated Raisina Dialogue 2021? Narendra Modi 148. Who will meet and talk with French counterparts in New Delhi? S Jaishankar 149. The 2nd edition of Shahi Snan will come about at Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. 150. Microsoft will obtain speech-recognition firm Nuance for USD 16 billion. 151. China Development Bank will extend a loan to which country for USD 500 million? Sri Lanka 152. Sanjay Chakravarty who passed away at 79 was a legendary Shooter. 153. Who has been appointed as Chief Election Commissioner of India? Sushil Chandra 154. Which company has appointed Vivek Kanade as MD? Siemens 155. Pramerica Life Insurance has appointed whom as the following as MD, CEO? Kalpana Sampat 156. Which institution has won Indian Society for Training & Development award? Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 157. BAFTA Awards 2021: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' has picked up 2 awards recently. 158. Which company has signed MoU with research institutes for value-creation from bauxite residue? Vedanta 159. OneWeb has signed a MoU with the Government of which country? Kazakhstan 160. Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has launched SARTHAQ, the NEP Implementation Plan for School Education Page 187 of 287

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161. B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day is observed on which date? April 14 162. ‘Vishu’ - festival of harvest has been celebrated by which state recently? Kerala 163. World Chagas Disease Day is Observed on which date? April 14 164. Who has recently interacted with Intel CEO through video conferencing? Narendra Modi 165. Siachen Warriors will celebrate 37th Siachen Day. 166. Satish Kaul who passed away recently was an eminent Actor. 167. ‘Tamizh Puththandu’ has recently been celebrated across which state? Tamil Nadu 168. World Knowledge Day is Observed on which date? April 14 169. Who has recently held a virtually meet up with President World Bank Group David Malpass? Nirmala Sitharaman 170. Who has been appointed as President of the Walt Disney Company India and Star India? K Madhavan 171. Who has bagged the ICC Men's Player of the Month for March? Bhuvneshwar Kumar 172. Kane Williamson has bagged the Sir Medal. He belongs to which country? New Zealand 173. Rajnath Singh recently inaugurated the First edition of the IAF Commanders' Conference 2021. 174. Which country has opened a 5G signal station at the world's highest radar location? China 175. Who among the following has Launched the Electronic Marketplace e-SANTA For Aqua Farmers? Piyush Goyal 176. Indian Army Officer has broken Two Guinness World Records For Fastest Solo Cycling. 177. World Art Day is Observed on which date? April 15 178. Who has launched the Aahaar Kranti mission? Harsh Vardhan 179. The Governor of which state has conducted sensitization-cum-consultation meeting with all tribal hoho leaders of State? Nagaland 180. The 77th Anniversary of Flag Hoisting Day is being observed at Manipur. 181. Which Municipal Corporation has provided India’s First Green Bonds? Ghaziabad 182. NCAER has appointed whom as its new Director General? Poonam Gupta 183. National Titanic Remembrance Day is Observed on which date? April 15 Page 188 of 287

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184. Who has appointed as Pega India Head of People Organization? Smriti Mathur 185. Who has won the Mana Telugu Tejam Award? Dr Vajrala 186. Who has introduced an Online Grievance Management Portal of National Commission for Scheduled Castes? Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad 187. Atal Innovation Mission and which institution have jointly signed an agreement with Dassault Systemes Foundation? NITI Aayog 188. Balbir Singh Junior who passed away at 88 was an eminent Hockey Player. 189. Oberoi Group and which company have signed an MoU? Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) 190. CCI has approved the acquisition of 89.6% stake in Gangavaram port by Adani Ports. 191. Government has launched which community mental-health digital platform? MANAS 192. Which institution has Launched the Poshan Gyan’, a Digital Repository on Nutrition Information? NITI Aayog 193. Union Agriculture Ministry has signed an MoU with which company for a pilot project in 100 villages of six states? Microsoft 194. Who has Launched a National Nursery Portal? Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar 195. Along with whom did Lizelle Lee has won ICC Players of the Month for March 2021? Bhuvneshwar Kumar 196. who passed away recently was an eminent Historian. 197. World Homeopathy Week is observed from April 10-16. 198. Who is going to lead the first meeting of National Startup Advisory Council? Piyush Goyal 199. The Government has planned 100 New hospitals to have their own oxygen plant under PM-CARES 200. Secretary MeitY has launched 3 New initiatives of NIXI. 201. Which Ministry has unveiled the EatSmart Cities Challenge and Transport 4 All Challenge? Housing and Urban Affairs 202. Joseph Jouthe who resigned recently was the PM of which country? Haiti 203. World Voice Day is observed on which of the following date? April 16 204. Which company is going to start its manufacturing in India soon? Tesla 205. Facebook-EIU : India has Ranked as 49th rank in World Internet Inclusion Index 2021. Page 189 of 287

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206. The educators of which state/UT have bagged Lead Z Awards? Delhi 207. Which company has acquired Cleartrip? Flipkart 208. Who has chaired the ICMR’s One Health Symposium? Dr Harsh Vardhan 209. Infant, Toddler and Caregiver Training and Capacity Building Programme has been Launched by which institution? National Institute of Urban Affairs 210. Facebook has partnered with CleanMax to make 100% renewable energy in India. 211. World Haemophilia Day is observed on which date? April 17 212. G.V.G. Krishnamurty who passed away recently was former Chief Election Commissioner. 213. Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference 2021 was concluded recently in which city? New Delhi 214. Ranjit Sinha who passed away recently was former director of CBI. 215. Bui Thanh Son has become the new Foreign Minister of which country? Vietnam 216. Chief Minister of which state has unveiled the Amul Project in Guntur? Andhra Pradesh 217. Krishna Prasad was appointed as Group Editorial Officer of which newspaper? The Hindu 218. Who has launched the World 1st affordable and long-lasting hygiene product DuroKea Series? Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 219. In Delhi who has been appointed nodal minister for Covid management? Manish Sisodia 220. Shaukat Tareen has been appointed as the as new finance minister of which country? Pakistan 221. Which film has bagged the Best Foreign Language Feature award? Puglya 222. India and which country have Inked an Agreement for cooperation on Gaganyaan Mission? France 223. Bharti Airtel unit Nettle has recently acquires 100% stake in OneWeb India. 224. Who took charge as new Economic Affairs Secretary? Ajai Seth 225. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has chaired the 1st meeting of National Startup Advisory Council. 226. Secretary MeitY Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney has inaugurated Three new initiatives of NIXI. 227. As per the Asian Wrestling Championships 2021 which country has clinched one Gold, two Bronze medals? India 228. Kakarla Subba Rao who passed away recently was eminent Radiologist. Page 190 of 287

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229. World Heritage Day is observed on which of the following date? April 18 230. Kabori who passed away recently was a renowned Actor. 231. 162 Pressure Swing Adsorption Oxygen plants - installation in public health facilities has been done in all States. 232. Gallantry Awards portal has been organised for Innovative Tributes to Bravehearts competition from which date? April 15 233. Which UT’s LG recently shared his thoughts through radio programme "Awaam Ki Awaaz"? Jammu and Kashmir 234. Six firms for investment deals have been selected by Indywood Startup Awards 2021. 235. Which of the following organization have conferred awards to HR managers? FICCI 236. PM Modi recently released Four books related to Babasaheb Ambedkar. 237. Which organization will build its dedicated Corona hospital in New Delhi? Defence Research and Development Organization 238. Indian Oil recently made partnership with Consumer fed for 5 kg LPG cylinders sales. 239. The 8th edition of the India-Kyrgyz Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar’ has recently Begun. 240. Which cricketer’s Memorier ‘Believe will Release in May 2021? 241. Vinay Agrawal who passed away recently was the first CEO of which company? Angel Broking 242. Vivek who passed away recently was a Actor. 243. Tourism and Culture Minister has initiated the 1st ever online exhibition on Ramayana. 244. Ahmed Hussain who passed away recently was an eminent Footballer. 245. UN Chinese Language Day is observed on which date? April 20 246. Indian Oil will begin the supply of 150 metric tonnes of oxygen to hospitals in Delhi, Haryana & Punjab. 247. Which country has opened a travel bubble with New Zealand - first time in more than a year? Australia 248. In F1 Grand Prix 2021 who among the following has won the Emilia Romagna? Max Verstappen 249. Which country has initiated the First ever mega Food Park & Food processing unit in India? Italy 250. IFFCO's new oxygen plant will come up in which state? Gujarat

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251. Sivasubramanian Ramann has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of which company? SIDBI 252. Tata Consumer has appointed Deepika Bhan as President, Packaged Foods. 253. Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on a five day visit to which country for defence cooperation? France 254. Centre has launched the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme worth 945 Crore rupees. 255. Who has won the ‘Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian Award 2021’? Rumana Sinha Sehgal 256. , who passed away recently was the co-founder of which company? Adobe 257. The Education Minister has launched the “World 1st affordable and long-lasting hygiene product DuroKea Series. It was developed by which institution? IIT Hyderabad 258. Sumitra Bhave who passed away recently was an eminent Film maker. 259. Which country has launched an advanced IR-6 uranium enrichment centrifuges? Iran 260. Senior Asian Wrestling Championship - India has clinched 14 Medals. 261. G Venkatasubbaiah who passed away was an eminent Lexicographer. 262. Former Union Minister Bachi Singh Rawat who Passed away recently belonged to which political party? BJP 263. National Earth Day is observed on which date? April 22 264. Idriss Deby who passed away recently was the President of which country? Chad 265. Covishield will cost Rs 300 for state government hospitals and Rs 600 for government hospitals. 266. Nine Bangladeshis featured in Forbes 30 under 30 lists of innovators in 10 industries for Asia. 267. Who has been appointed as Head - Products and Business Development of HDFC Securities? Rajeev Srivastava 268. The President of which country took part in the US-led Climate Summit? China 269. ReNew Power projects 105 megawatt solar project in Gujarat. 270. Who among the following has been selected for maiden Golden Lantern Award? Mar Coorilos 271. Who has addressed the Leaders’ Summit on Climate? Narendra Modi 272. India's 40th Scientific Expedition To Antarctica Returns To Capetown. 273. ISRO will support Eight joint research projects of IIT-Delhi. 274. ITBP has set up water sports & adventure training institute in which state? Uttarakhand Page 192 of 287

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275. who passed away was an eminent Poet. 276. Kishore Nandlaskar who passed away recently was a veteran Actor. 277. National DNA Day is Observed on which date? April 25 278. Which movie has bagged the worst movie at 2021 Razzie Awards? Absolute Proof 279. M Narasimham who passed away at 94 was an eminent Banker. 280. New Book Titled The Living Mountain has been written by whom? Amitav Ghosh 281. International Delegate’s day is observed on which date? April 25 282. Which company has introduced ‘Wealth Community’ for young investors? Paytm 283. World Intellectual Property Day is observed on which date? April 26 284. ITBP-run Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre will become operational in which city? Delhi 285. In J&K, Five Gram Panchayats won National Panchayat Awards-2021. 286. Bharat Biotech is now ready to sell at Rs.600 to States, Rs 1200 to private hospitals. 287. Government has extended the deadline to making payment for Vivad Se Vishwas scheme till which date? June 30 288. Which company has planned to buy majority stake in Mphasis? Blackstone 289. Who has announced grief over demise of nuclear scientist Krishnamurthy Santhanam? External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar 290. Which edition of the OSCAR Awards has recently been conferred? 93rd Edition 291. award for Theatre and film director will be conferred on Pramod Payyannur. 292. VARUNA – 2021 is being conducted between India and which country? France 293. SpaceX rocket ship has launched Four Astronauts on NASA mission to ISS. 294. New species of insect discovered in Kosovo - Potamophylax coronavirus has been discovered by whom? Halil Ibrahimi 295. World Malaria Day is observed on which date? April 25 296. In which month will Houston will Host Table Tennis World Championships? November 297. Revised COVID-19 guidelines has been released for which Ministry recently? Ministry of Ayush 298. WHO launches global immunization strategy to save 50 million lives by which year? 2030 Page 193 of 287

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299. The Chief minister of which state has encouraged the use of Ayurvedic, Homeopathic medicines to COVID- 19? Gujarat 300. Krishnamurthy Santhanam who passed away recently was an eminent Scientist 301. The President of which country has announced to provide assistance to India to deal with COVID-19 pandemic? United States 302. Ministry of Steel said that over 3130 Metric Tonnes of Liquid Medical oxygen supplied by steel Plants to various states 303. Indian Army has inaugurated Ignited Minds project in which city? Ladakh 304. PM Modi has thanked which country to provide the Covid-19 assistance? Japan 305. Sichuan Airlines has done a “U-Turn” - plan to resume cargo services to which country? India 306. The Chief minister of which state has assured ex-gratia, govt job for family members of martyr sepoys Prabhjit and Amardeep Singh? Punjab 307. The government of which state has planned to reopen Vedanta's oxygen manufacturing plant at Tuticorin? Tamil Nadu 308. The Odisha government has announced free vaccination to above 18 years of age. 309. Which of the following bank has commenced operations as a small finance bank with effect from April 26, according to the Reserve Bank of India? Shivalik 310. Gujarat Government declared free vaccinations for all above 18 years of age from which date? May 1 311. RBI issued guidelines: UCBs and NBFCs to appoint auditors for Three years. 312. Rajan Mishra who passed Away recently was an eminent Singer. 313. Social workers in which state have opened oxygen banks to lend cylinders for free to needy patients? Odisha 314. Which country has named its first Mars rover ‘Zhurong’? China 315. Rafael Nadal has won his 12th Barcelona Open Title. 316. Mohan M. Shantanagoudar who passed away recently was an eminent Judge. 317. Jagdish Khattar who passed away recently was the MD of which company? Maruti 318. World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on which date? April 28 319. Health Minister has initiated blood donation camps at 13 different locations in four states. Page 194 of 287

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320. National Fertilizers Limited has been directed to set up 4 Oxygen plants recently 321. Railways has made 4000 Covid Care coaches with almost 64,000 beds. 322. Which state has attained the target of Har Ghar Jal by December next year under JJM? Meghalaya 323. Which institution has projected India GDP growth to rebound to 11% in FY21-22, moderate to 7% in FY22- 23? ADB 324. ADB has sanctioned $1.5 billion fiscal support to India for the pandemic situation. 325. Which Bank and BSNL have signed an MoU recently? Indian Bank 326. Which company in India has appointed Roland Bouchara as CEO? Stellantis India 327. Suprajit Engineering has appointed whom as its President? James Gerard Ryan 328. Which State Government has appointed HSIIDC MD Anurag Agrawal & Director MSME, Dr. Vikas Gupta for mapping of liquid oxygen manufacturing plants? Haryana 329. Dadudan Gadhvi who Passed Away recently was an eminent Poet 330. Switch Mobility has signed a pact with which company for a sustainable logistics network? TVS Supply Chain 331. Which state Government has signed two MOUs with Bhutan & Nagaland? Assam 332. Which institution has developed single crystal blades? DRDO 333. Which institution has indigenously developed Oxygen enrichment technology? CSIR-CMERI 334. India is world’s 3rd largest military spender in World in 2020. 335. Who is the author of the book - Whereabouts? Jhumpa Lahiri 336. Book Titled “The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times” has been written by Amitav Ghosh. 337. Workers’ Memorial Day is Observed on which date? April 28 338. International Dance Day is Observed on which date? April 29 339. Which institution has Conducted a Maiden Trial of Python-5 Air to Air Missile? DRDO 340. Sanjay Kumar who Passed away recently was an eminent Civil Servant. 341. PM Modi has approved 1 lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators under PM Cares Fund. 342. Justice Vimla Singh Kapoor has been appointed as judge of Chattisgarh High Court. 343. DRDO will build 500 Medical Oxygen Plants within 3 months. Page 195 of 287

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344. Cabinet has approved customs cooperation agreement with which country recently? UK 345. Which institution has projected growth rate of Bangladesh for FY 2020-21 to 5.5-6.0 per cent? ADB 346. Who has spoken in video conferencing with Foreign Minister of Portugal Augusto Santos Silva? S Jaishankar 347. Government has left the GPF, other non-government PF interest rate unchanged at 7.1%. 348. Which company has topped the list of best workplaces for 2021 by Linkedin? TCS 349. Who has been designated the board of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center? Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 350. Who has taken charge as new Finance Secretary? T V Somanathan 351. Who has appointed First Women Executive Engineer to command Road Construction Company? BRO 352. Which company has appointed Martin Uhlarik as global design head? Tata Motors 353. Which company has introduced a new monoclonal antibodies facility that won ISPE’s 2021 award? Biocon Biologics' 354. Production manager Swati Thiyagarajan has won an Oscar Award-winning documentary ''. 355. India has been ranked 49th in CGGI 2021. 356. who passed away recently was an eminent Writer. 357. National Honesty Day is Observed on which date? April 30 358. Which bank has given nod to re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD & CEO? Axis Bank 359. Michael Collins who passed away was the astronaut of Apollo 11. 360. Covaxin Prices for State government has reduced from 600 to 400 rupees. 361. Which institution has unveiled WhatsApp helpline number for pregnant women? NCW 362. Which Bank has unveiled a contactless banking platform for merchants? ICICI Bank 363. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has initiated a mobile COVID RT-PCR test laboratory in which city? Nagpur 364. IRDAI has demanded insurers to settle Covid related cashless insurance claims within 1 hour. 365. Which company has unveiled a virtual showroom to sell vehicles amid coronavirus pandemic? Hero Motocorp Page 196 of 287

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366. Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal has pledged Rs.150crore to help India fight against COVID-19. 367. Which state government has asked everyone on state Day celebration in a simple manner? Maharashtra 368. Resolution to appoint whom as MD and CEO, Ujjivan Financial Services has not been approved by requisite share of votes? Samit Ghosh 369. Which has appointed Milind Kulkarni as CTO? Vikram SOlar 370. Who has succeeded Rahul as Bajaj Auto chairman? Niraj Bajaj 371. Which company has appointed Olusegun (Segun) Ogunsanya new MD, CEO? Airtel Africa 372. International Jazz Day is observed on which date? April 30 373. Which institution has conducted a webinar on NavIC Opportunities for the Telecom Industry? National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research, Innovation and Training (NTIPRIT) 374. Which country has launched a robot prototype NEO-01? China 375. UK to get world’s most powerful weather, climate change forecasting supercomputer by 2022. 376. At the Archery World Cup who has won gold? Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari 377. Which movie has bagged the top honours at Independent Spirit Awards, Riz Ahmed best actor? Nomadland 378. Which country has joined the India-Sweden climate initiative, the Leadership Group for Industry Transition, LeadIT? USA 379. Which association has planned to set global standards for AI? EU 380. Which institution has restricted American Express Banking Corp, Diners Club International Ltd to adding new customers? RBI 381. Justice NV Ramana has been sworn as 48th Chief Justice of India. 382. Which country is now ready to consider the digital currency ‘Britcoin’? UK 383. Russia’s Space Agency Roscosmos, will launch its own space station in which year? 2025

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 The Government of India launched "AarogyaSetu", a mobile app developed in public-private partnership (PPP) on 2 April. The app is a part of the efforts taken by GoI to contain the spread of coronavirus.  Indian Railways has successfully converted convert 2500 coaches as Isolation Units with limited manpower amid the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak.  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to amend the Salary, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament (MP) Act through an ordinance.  Swasth ke Sipahi pharmacists of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) are delivering essential services and medicines at the doorstep of patients and elderly under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) during the nationwide lockdown.  The Ministry of Human Resource Development has designated DigiLocker as the sole National Academic Depository (NAD).  Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has launched the 'Bharat Padhe Online' campaign in New Delhi.  The Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) in collaboration with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Forge and InnovatioCuris launched "SAMADHAN", a mega online challenge, to test the ability of students to innovate.  Swasth ke Sipahi pharmacists of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) are delivering essential services and medicines at the doorstep of patients and elderly under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) during the nationwide lockdown.  The National Agriculture Market portal, e-NAM completed four years of implementation .The portal aims to achieve the vision of the "One Nation, One Market" for Agri-produce.e-NAM was launched on 14 April 2016. eNAM is an online trading portal for agricultural products in India. It functions under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GoI.  Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and National Informatics Centre (NIC) have jointly launched Collaborative CAD Software (CollabCAD).  India’s Public service broadcaster Prasar Bharti has rolled out a new channel called DD Retro. The new channel “DD Retro” would be specifically dedicated to old classics of Doordarshan.  Centre launched a web-portal "Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" (YUKTI) in New Delhi. The web-portal was launched by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank."  National Highways Authority of India's centralized call number 1033 enabled to answer calls and help drivers/cleaners. India centralized call number 1033 enabled to answer calls and help drivers/cleaners to find information about the dhabas and repair shops along National Highways.

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 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed a new permanent bridge on the river Ravi connecting Kasowal enclave in Punjab to the rest of the country.  Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launched the #MyBookMyFriendcampaign on social media on the occasion of World Book Day.  PM Narendra Modi launched E-Gram Swaraj application and 2 portals to accelerate pace of development in villages.  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare reported that over 1.5 lakh farmers and traders registered on ‘Kisan Rath’ mobile app, just within one week of its launch.  Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj,Narendra Singh Tomar issued guidelines regarding the SVAMITVA scheme, a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He also released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) regarding e-Gram Swaraj. STATE NEWS

 In Madhya Pradesh, the State Government announced an insurance cover of 50 lakh rupees for police personnel and other government employees engaged in the fight against Corona virus.  The Delhi government launched 'Operation SHIELD' in 21 containment zones in the state.The announcement was made by the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.  Jim Corbett National Park , the India’s oldest forested wildlife sanctuary located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, has become the India’s 1st quarantine centre for animals with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19).  Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructed bridge over Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh in a record span of just 27 days.  Pune Municipal Corporation under Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has launched a mobile application named "Saiyam". The app aims to effectively track home-quarantines citizens and ensure they are actually staying in the home.  The government of Gujarat has given the approval of the third edition of his government’s ‘Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan’ amid Coronavirus lockdown.The scheme will see the deepening of lakes, check dams and rivers by removing silt. This will be done till June 10, 2020, with people’s participation also as under MNREGA.  The Administration of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala has launched a vehicle called ‘Tiranga’ (Total India Remote Analysis Nirogya Abhiyaan) for rapid screening of COVID-19 symptoms.  Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority (JKSLSA) has launched a helpline under ‘Serve-the- Seniors Initiative’. The objective of starting this helpline, comprising is to help and facilitate the senior

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citizens who live alone and are unable to step out to get medicines, groceries and other essentials in this hour of crisis.  Assam government has launched a new scheme named Dhanwantari.Under this scheme, the locally unavailable medicines due to the lockdown shall be delivered to patients at home, if these are not available within their radius of 10 km.  Madhya Pradesh government has launched the “Jivan Shakti Yojana” for women and aims at providing home- based employment for women.Under this scheme, women entrepreneurs of urban areas in MP can start the construction of masks by registering themselves on a portal.  Gujarat State Government has launched a unique initiative called ‘Umbare Aanganwadi (means doorstep Aanganwadi) under ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) programme to reach out to children during the lockdown. INTERNATIONAL:

 The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Development Fund (SDF) has allocated $5 million for COVID-19 related projects in its member states.  Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has pledged to donate $1 billion to charities working towards combatting the global COVID-19 pandemic.  The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Development Fund (SDF) has allocated $5 million for COVID-19 related projects in its member states.  North Korea launched multiple short-range anti-ship cruise missiles into the sea. Also, Sukhoi jets fired air-to- surface missiles as part of its ongoing military exercises. The information was passed by South Korea's military.  US President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American Sudarsanam Babu to the National Science Board in the United States. Sudarsanam Babu has been appointed as a member of the National Science Board for a six-year term.  Sri Lanka is set to enter into an agreement with the Reserve Bank of India for a currency swap worth USD 400 million to boost the foreign reserves and ensure the financial stability of the country which is badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.  China named its first Mars exploration mission as Tianwen-1 as it celebrated Space Day on 24 April.  Iran launched its first military satellite called "Noor" into orbit. This launch has raised tensions with the US at a time the two countries are already facing off in the Persian Gulf.  Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death penalty on people who committed crimes while still minors.The country has replaced the executions in cases where crimes were committed by minors with a maximum penalty of 10 years in a juvenile detention centre.

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 The World Bank approved today a US$20 million project to help Jordan face the health impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.  India has extended $ 150 million foreign currency swap support to Maldives to help reduce the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID 19).  President of the United States Donald Trump nominated senior Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh as America's next envoy to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  Australia has informed India that their premier multilateral air combat training exercise Pitch Black 2020 scheduled from July 27 to August 14 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation

SPORTS

 China is to host the third edition of the Asian Youth Games (AYG) in Shantou in November 2021  FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup was scheduled to be played in India between November 2nd and 21st postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.  Hockey India donated an additional Rs 75 lakhs towards the PM-CARES Fund to take its total contribution to Rs 1 crore to tackle worsening COVID-19 pandemic in the country.  The official mascots of the 19th Asian Games released at a digital launch ceremony in Hangzhou, China. The three robots, which are going to be the mascots for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, are collectively known as the smart triplets.  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 29 June 2021 has been set as the new deadline for the qualification period of the Tokyo Olympics.  England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes has been named as the leading cricketer in the world 2020 by Wisden. Andrew Flintoff was the last English player to win the award in 2005.  Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins the Formula One Esports Chinese Virtual Grand Prix championship.  World Badminton Champion, P V Sindhu has been selected as one of the ambassadors for Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s “I am badminton” awareness campaign. The campaign gives a platform for those players, who express their love and respect for badminton by advocating and committing to clean and honest play.  The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal from all forms of cricket for a period of three years.  India lost the hosting rights of the men’s World boxing championship 2021 to Serbia.  Deepak Agarwal has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from all cricket for a period of 2 years.

DEFENCE

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 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched ‘Operation Sanjeevani’ and air-lifted 6.2 tonnes of essential medical supplies to the Maldives via transport aircraft C-130J as assistance in the fight against the COVID 19.  Ministry of Defence (MoD) has allowed temporary employment of National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets under 'Exercise NCC Yogdan'.  Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has launched an e-office application named ‘e-karyalay’.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

 A book titled “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P V Sindhu” authored by Krishnaswamy V was published by HarperCollins in Amazon digital platform along with other two books, amid the lockdown due to Coronavirus.  A book titled “How the Onion Got Its Layers” authored by was published by Puffin.  Uma Balasubramaniam has authored a biography on “Sayajirao Gaekwad III” titled ‘Sayajirao Gaekwad III: The Maharaja of Baroda’.

IMPORTANT DAYS & THEMES

Day Celebrated as Aim/ Theme

April 1 Utkal Diwas

April 2 World Autism Awareness Day Theme: The theme of the 2020 World Autism Awareness Day is "The transition of adulthood." April 4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance April 5 International Day of Conscience The day aims to promote a culture of peace with love and conscience. April 5 National Maritime Day The theme for the 57th National Maritime Day is "Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet." April 6 Mahavir Jayanti

April 6 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

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April 7 International Day of Reflection

April 7 World Health Day Theme: Support Nurses And Midwives. April 10 World Homeopathy Day Theme: “Linking research with education and clinical practice: Advancing scientific collaborations”. April 11 National Safe Motherhood Day The day aims to raise awareness about the proper healthcare of women and maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating women. April 11 National Pet Day

April 12 International Day of Human Space Flight April 14 World Chagas Disease day The day aims to raise the visibility and public awareness of people with Chagas Disease and the resources needed for the prevention, control or elimination of the disease. April 14 Ambedkar Jayanti

April 18 World Heritage Day The theme of World Heritage Day 2020 is "Shared Culture’, ‘Shared heritage’ and ‘Shared responsibility". April 21 Civil Services Day The Civil Services Day celebrates all the civil servants who dedicated their lives to the cause of citizens. April 21 World Creativity and Innovation The main objective of the day is Day to encourage people to use new ideas, make new decisions, and Page 203 of 287

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do creative thinking.

April 21 Secretarys Day The day aims to celebrate the administrative professionals who work as the glue in keeping a business together. April 22 World Earth Day ‘Climate Action’

April 23 English Language Day

April 23 World Book and Copyright Day Slogan for 2020: KL Baca – Caring through Reading April 23 International Girls in ICT Day

April 24 National Panchayati Raj Day

April 24 International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy April 25 World Malaria Day Theme: Zero Malaria Starts with me April 25 International Delegates Day

April 25 World Veterinary Day The theme for 2020 World Veterinary Day is "Environmental protection for improving animal and human health."

April 26 Basava Jayanti

April 26 World Intellectual Property Day The World Intellectual Property Day 2020 carves a pathway to a green future. Hence, WIPO organizes a campaign "Innovate for a green future" that aims to create awareness about the need to preserve the environment.

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April 26 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day April 28 Workers’ Memorial Day ‘Stop the Pandemic in the Workplace.’

April 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work April 29 International Dance Day

April 29 International Guide Dog Day April 30 Ayushman Bharat Diwas The day aims to promote affordable medical facilities in remote areas of the country based on the Socio-Economic Caste Census database

April 30 International Jazz Day

 The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrated the 55th CRPF Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) on 9 April 2020.  13 April 2020 marked the 101st anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.  President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have greeted people on the occasion of Baisakhi on 14 April.  Every year, last week of April is marked as the World Immunization Week.

May 2020

NATIONAL

 A programme titled AYURAKSHA "Corona Se Jung- Delhi Police Ke Sang" was organized for Delhi Police personnel at New Delhi  National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) paid tribute to celebrated painter and artist Raja Ravi Varma on his 172nd birth anniversary on 29 April 2020 through a virtual tour.  200 new mandis were added to the e-NAM platform from 7 States. Page 205 of 287

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 The 12th session of Dekho Apna Desh of Tourism Ministry was held on 30 April 2020. It was titled as 'Celebrating the Incredible Indian Women in Responsible Tourism'.  The National Mission for Clean Ganga operating (NMCG) under Ministry of Jal Shakti and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) launched "IDEAthon" titled "The future of River Management" to explore how the COVID-19 crisis can shape River Management strategies for the future. The move focuses on creating awareness about the ecological importance and economic potential of the rivers to help the cities.  Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar launched “The Saras Collection” on the Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal in New Delhi . The Saras Collection showcases daily utility products made by rural self-help groups (SHGs) and aims to provide SHGs in rural areas with market access to Central and State Government buyers.  National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi has presented a virtual program “NGMA KE SANGRAH SE“.  The Ministry of Tourism launched the 'DekhoApnaDesh' logo design contest on the MyGov platform.  NITI Aayog has virtually launched a campaign in association with Piramal Foundation to protect senior citizens during COVID-19. The campaign has been titled as “Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan”.  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit- Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu & Kashmir.  The Government of India has launched its biggest ever evacuation exercises named the Vande Bharat Mission, to bring home nearly 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown.  The Supreme Court (SC) brought cooperative banks under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Act of 2002 (Sarfaesi Act) that empowers lenders to seize and sell defaulters’ assets.  Government of India launched "Mission Sagar" on 10 May. The aim is to provide assistance to Indian Ocean Region Nations amid the coronavirus crisis.  Atal Pension Yojana (APY) completed five years of its implementation on 9 May 2020. The scheme has achieved the milestone of 2.23 subscribers so far.  Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati (IIIT-Guwahati) recently organized a Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) Campaign. The Ministry for Human Resource Development (HRD) is the nodal ministry for EBSB campaign which is run along with several other partner ministries and states.  Government of India announced a Rs.20 lakh crore stimulus package, equivalent to about 10% of India's Gross domestic product (GDP). It aimed at making the country self-reliant and reviving the stalled economy.  A musical creation titled “United we Fight” has been unveiled by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

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 Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) trust has allocated Rs.3,100 crore for fight against COVID-19 pandemic.  The Central Government has set up a new body – Rice Export Promotion Forum (REPF), under the aegis of the Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Promotion Development Authority (Apeda) to promote rice export.  Severe Cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ over southeast bay and adjoining southwest bay has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm as it moved northwards.  The government announced an additional Rs 40,000 crore allocation for the rural employment guarantee scheme to help provide jobs to migrant workers returning home.  India Post has released a Special Postal Cover dedicated to the migrant workers with an objective of paying tribute to them.  The Government of India implemented the recommendations made by the Shekatkar Committee to create border infrastructure.  Indian Railways operationalized the first 12,000 HP electric locomotives. The locomotive was built by the French Alstom Company under the Make in India initiative.  The Ministry Human Resources Development recently launched a new mobile application called “National Test Abhyas”.  The number of beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat touched 1 crore. PM Modi had a telephonic conversation with the 1 croreth beneficiary of the scheme.  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) on 20 May 2020. The scheme aims to boost investments in the fisheries sector and increase of competitiveness of fish and fisheries products.  The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the extension for the welfare of Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY). It aims to enable old age income security for Senior Citizens:  GoI has launched a scheme for the solarisation of Konark Sun Temple and Konark town in Odisha. . The main objective of the scheme is to develop the historical Sun temple town of Konark in Odisha as 'Surya Nagri'.  The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued notification for the emission norms for the L7 (Quadricycle) category for BS-VI vehicles. The move will encourage automobile manufacturers to produce more petrol, diesel, CNG, and biofuel quadricycles for the Indian market.  The Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat campaign is a mantra that gives us motivation and inner strength towards binding our own people with friendship and integrity.  Ministry of Minority Affairs flagship programme ‘Hunar Haat’ will restart from September 2020 with the theme of “Local to Global”. This platform has provided employment and employment opportunities to more

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than five lakh Indian artisans, craftsmen, culinary experts and other people associated with them in the last five years.  The Ministry of Labour and Employment is to provide Career Skills Training under its National Career Service Project in partnership with TCS.

STATE

 The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched a unique scheme named ‘Jeevan Amrit Yojana’, to help in boosting immunity system of citizens of the state in order to fight the deadly coronavirus.  Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today transferred Rs 42 lakh honorarium of the month of April to the bank accounts of 2 lakh 10 thousand cooks of the state under the mid day meal programme from Mantralaya through single click.  Black rice of Manipur, also called the Chak-Hao, Gorakhpur Terracotta and Kadalai Mittai of Kovilpatti bagged Geographical Indication tag.  Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur launching Madhuyastiadi Kashay (Kada), Ayurvedic medicine prepared by the State Aryuveda Department at Shimla on 1 May 2020.  Kashmiri saffron received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.  The Maharashtra government has announced the inclusion of state’s whole population under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana.  The Himachal Pradesh government will launch Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna under which 120 days’ assured employment will be provided to people living in urban areas.  Himachal Pradesh State Government is to launch the "Nigah" Scheme to properly sensitize and educate family members of people coming from other states so that social distancing is effectively maintained.  Sanjeevani, a unique vehicle developed at the local level in the initiative of Rajnagar administration of district, Madhya Pradesh to help the healthcare workers.  Jammu and Kashmir announced that it will provide a tap water connection to all rural households by December 2022 under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).  The Gujarat government has mandated the digital payment for all home delivery services in Ahmedabad.  Gujarat state government is to implement a sensor-based service delivery monitoring system in the rural drinking water sector under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).  Himachal CM inaugurated the e-udyan portal and IHSMS application developed under World Bank funded Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project for providing services of Department of Horticulture.

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 The administration in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir issued a new set of rules named “Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate Rules 2020” which defines the rules for issuing domicile certificates in the UT.  Uttar Pradesh government has launched the ‘Uttar Pradesh Startup Fund’ to encourage the youth of the state for entrepreneurship.  The state government of Chhattisgarh will observe May 25, 2020 as ‘Jhiram Shraddhanjali Diwas’ or ‘Jhiram Tribute Diwas’.  The Mizoram State Government has recently provided industrial status to Sports.

INTERNATIONAL:

 The US space agency NASA has partnered with SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to build lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon by 2024.  World Bank Group President David Malpass today announced the appointment of Mouhamadou Diagne as Vice President of Integrity (INT) at the World Bank Group.  Russia announced that it is to launch the country's first Arktika-M satellite from the Baikonur space center on 9 December 2020.  US President Donald Trump has nominated senior Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh as his envoy to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  Dubai has announced a new date for the mega Expo event from 1st Oct 2021 to 31st March 2022.  The Iranian Parliament has announced the decision to replace its currency "Rial" with another basic unit of currency called the "Toman."  China has successfully launched a new rocket named “Long March 5B” into space as it steps up Moon landing plans.  Iraq's new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi assumed office on 6 May after the country's parliament approved a new government.  Israel has named a street in Tel Aviv after celebrated Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore as a tribute on his 159th birthday on 08 May.  The United States recently announced that it will donate ventilators to India.  Japan launched a new space defense unit that will monitor and counter threats to the satellites of Japan.  China's first unmanned helicopter drone, AR500C unmanned helicopter, made its maiden flight at an AVIC base in Poyang in East China's Jiangxi Province  World Health Organization (WHO) on May 27 announced the creation of the WHO foundation to support critical health needs.

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SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to participate in a virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on 4 May.  Coronavirus Global Response International pledging conference was held virtually on 5 May. The conference began on 4 May and expected to end on 23 May.  The Ministry of Tourism organized the 18th Dekho Apna Desh webinar series on 12 May 2020.  Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare participated in the 32nd Commonwealth Health Ministers' Meeting through Video Conference on 14 May.  Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare participated in the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) through Video Conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the virtual meeting of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries on 13 May.  The meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was held  Ministry of Tourism organized its 25th webinar titled ‘ for the immersive traveller’ under Dekho Apna Desh Series

SPORTS

 Fédération Internationale de Football Association(FIFA) has launched a campaign called “#WeWillWin”.  Former World Snooker Champion Peter Ebdon has announced his retirement from professional snooker.  Swimming world governing body, Federation Internationale de Natation(FINA) rescheduled the 2021 Fukuoka aquatics world championships to May 2022 to avoid a clash with the postponed Tokyo Olympics.  Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara is set to serve his second term as the president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).  The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup has been rescheduled between 17 February and 7 March 2021.  French cyclist Remy Di Gregorio has been banned for 4 years by the International Cycling Union (UCI) for using a form of banned blood-boosting hormone EPO (Erythropoietin).  China has won the first edition of FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup against USA.  Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has become the world’s highest-paid female athlete.  Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has been designated as a member from the Olympic Channel Commission.

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DEFENCE

 Indian Navy launched Operation Samudra Setu, meaning Sea Bridge, as a part of a national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas.  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the road link from Dharchula (Uttarakhand) to Lipulekh (China Border) on 8 May.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

 INSPIRE under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India has developed porous carbon materials that have the potential to replace the lead grid in lead-acid batteries.  India's space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has directed the startups to develop tools and machines for its maiden human space flight Gaganyaan-1 mission.  The National Payment Corporation of India launched Artificial Intelligence based chatbot called Pai. The Chatbot aims to increase financial inclusion in India  A new parasitic fungus was discovered by a Denmark biologist called “Troglomyces twitteri”.  Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, the National Hydrographer to the Government of India, has been honored with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award, by United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).  The NASA researchers have found high energy particles erupting from ice in the Antarctic region.  The Indian short video-sharing app ‘Mitron’ has reportedly gained the Number Two spot on the Google Play Store within a month of its release.

IMPORTANT DAYS & THEMES:

Day Celebrated As Theme / Aim May 1 International Labour Day or Worker's day The day aims to celebrate labourers and the working class. The day promotes international labour associations.

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May 3 World Press Freedom Day The theme of 2020 World Press Freedom Day is "Journalism Without Fear or Favour."

May 3 World Laughter Day The World Laughter Day is observed every year on first Sunday of May to raise awareness about laughter and its healing benefits.

May 4 International Firefighters’ Day May 5 World Asthma Day The theme of the 2020 World Asthma Day is "Enough Asthma Deaths." May 5 International Day of the Midwife The theme for 2020 International Day of the Midwife is Midwives with women: celebrate, demonstrate, mobilise, unite – our time is NOW!.

May 5 World Hand Hygiene Day The theme for 2020 is ‘Save Lives: Clean Your Hands’. May 6 International No Diet Day May 7 Vesak Day May 7 World Atheletics Day May 8 World Red Cross Day May 8 World Thalassaemia Day Theme for 2020 World Thalassaemia Day is "The dawning of a new era for thalassemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients." May 9 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) The theme of 2020 World Migratory Bird Day is "Birds Connect Our World." May 11 National Technology Day May 12 International Nurses Day (IND) The theme for 2020 International Nurses Day is "Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health." May 15 International Day of Families Theme: Families in Development May 15 Endangered Species Day

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May 16 International Day of Light May 16 National Dengue Day May 16 International Day of Living Together May 17 World Hypertension Day Measure your Blood Pressure, Control it, Live Longer May 17 World Telecommunication Day Theme: Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals May 18 International Museum Day Theme: Museums for Equality : Diversity and Inclusion May 18 World AIDS Vaccine Day May 18 International Museum Day Theme of International Museum Day 2020: “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”. May 20 World Bee Day Theme : “Bee Engaged”. May 20 World Metrology Day Theme: World Metrology Day: Measurements for global trade May 21 National Anti-Terrorism Day May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development May 21 International Tea Day The purpose of International Tea Day is to try to improve the condition of tea producers and tea workers. May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity The theme for 2020 International Day for (IDB) Biological Diversity is "Our solutions are in nature". May 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula The theme for 2020 IDEOF is "End gender (IDEOF) inequality! End health inequities! End Fistula now!". May 25 International Missing Children’s Day to commemorate the missing children who have (IMCD) found their way home, remember those who have been victims of crime, and continue efforts to find those who are still missing. May 25 World Thyroid Day to promote awareness and understanding of Page 213 of 287

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May 28 World Hunger Day May 28 International Day of Action for Women’s The main purpose of this day is to promote the Health sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of all women all over the world. May 28 World Menstrual Hygiene (MH) Day Theme of MH day, 2020: ‘’Periods in Pandemic – it is time to take action!” May 29 International Day of United Nations 2020 Theme: Women in Peacekeeping: A Key Peacekeepers to Peace. May 29 World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) The theme of WDHD 2020 is “Gut Microbiome – A Global Perspective” May 29 International Everest Day May 31 World No Tobacco Day Theme for 2020: Protecting Youth

June 2020

NATIONAL  Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Scheme for street vendors.Under the scheme, Rs 10,000 of credit is to be provided to street vendors.  The Government of India has launched a new initiative called SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to conduct a skill mapping exercise of the skilled citizens returning to the country under the Vande Bharat Mission.  The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken three historic decisions in the field of agriculture to benefit farmers and transform the agriculture sector.  The Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the “Nagar Van” scheme. The scheme was launched to mark the Environment Day.  A webinar was organized by the TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India).  Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, has called upon each and every individual at national and international level to participate in the “My Life, My Yoga”(also called “Jeevan Yoga”) Video Blogging Contest, while addressing his monthly Mann Ki Baat program on 31 May 2020.  National Program for the youth titled “Responsible AI for Youth” has been launched by the Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad. Page 214 of 287

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched CHAMPIONS, the technology platform on 1 June. The platform aims to empower Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of HRD (Human Resource Development) launched an internship learning programme called “TULIP”.  PM Modi participated at the Global Vaccine Summit that was led by the United Kingdom. At the summit, the prime minster announced that India will pledge 15 million USD to GAVI Alliance.  The Government of India has allocated Rs 4000 crore to the State Governments under under ‘Per Drop More Crop’ component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY- PDMC) for the year 2020-21.  The Government of India has raised the Customs duty on bamboo imports from 10% to 25% with immediate effect.  Indian government’s ambitious Bharamala Project may get delayed by four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as per ratings agency ICRA.  Sahakar Mitra Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP) was launched by Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar.  Centre has directed all the 8 North Eastern States to set up e-office in a stipulated timeframe. The e-office will ensure ease of administration, transparency, and citizen-centric delivery mechanism.  A device named “GermiBAN” has been launched by the Union Minister of State for Home affairs G. Kishan Reddy. The device has been developed by Atal Incubation Centre & Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India (ALEAP) Women Entrepreneurs (WE) HUB.  Union Cabinet has given International Airport status to Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh.  In a first-of-its-kind initiative by a metro rail system in northern India, the Noida-Greater Noida Metro has decided to convert the Sector 50 station into a “She-Man” station that will have special facilities and employment for the transgender community.  The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF).  Under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, to further advance India’s capabilities in the space sector, the Cabinet approved the participation of the private sector in various space activities.  Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi laid the foundation stone for "Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap" at Numaish Ground in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. It aims for a "Self-reliant India" which is the guarantee of “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat”.  The central government is planning to launch an Aadhar-based database in order to digitize all its farm- oriented schemes and to ensure that farmers are paid procurement prices directly. STATE

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 The Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayanhas has announced that its ambitious broadband project ‘Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON)’ project, envisaged to provide free internet access to the poor, would be rolled out by December 2020.  Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has launched a salary tracker mobile app MeraVetan (Version-1) for government employees.  The Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya assented to declare Gairsain as new summer capital. The Gairsain is also called Bhararisen.  Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh has inaugurated “Plant Health Clinic” at the Directorate of Horticulture and Soil Conservation, Imphal.  The state cabinet of Odisha has adopted “Bande Utklala Janani” or Glory to mother Utkala as the anthem of Odisha through video-conferencing.  Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has launched “Panchvati Yojana” for the senior citizens of rural areas of the state.  Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched the world's largest plasma therapy trials for the COVID-19 "Project Platina".  The Delhi government is all set to establish India’s first plasma bank in the national capital to fight the novel coronavirus.

INTERNATIONAL  United States has finally joined the rest of the G7 countries in the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (AI), in an effort to contain China‘s influence on AI.  The G20 countries pledged over 21 billion USD to fight against COVID-19. The countries have so far injected 5 trillion USD in March 2020 to help fight global economic crisis.  China’s unmanned submersible ‘Haidou-1’ has dived to a depth of 10, 907 meters at the world’s deepest ocean point.  The Government of Bangladesh has launched an initiative named ‘Shohojodha’, which is an online network to facilitate plasma exchange between recovered patients of COVID 19 and those undergoing treatment for Corona infection in the country.  Kubatbek Boronov was appointed as Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister. Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed an order to appoint him.  China launched the satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System 3 (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on 23 June 2020.  Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic won the controversial parliamentary election.  Micheal Martin has been elected as new Prime Minister of Ireland by the lower house of the Irish parliament. Page 216 of 287

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SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES  PM Modi will hold a virtual bilateral summit with the Australian PM Scott Morrison. This is the first ever virtual bilateral summit to be held by India.  The World Economic Forum announced that it is to host its next summit in Davos under the theme “The Great Reset”.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at the 95th annual plenary session of Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on June 11, 2020 through video conferencing. RANKS AND INDICES  Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar is the only Indian to feature on Forbes 2020 list of World’s 100 Highest- Paid Celebrities.  India has been ranked 56th out of 200 countries in a comprehensive report on safety and risk assessment of nations tackling Covid-19.  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development released its World Investment Report, 2020. According to the report, India is the 9th largest largest recipient of FDI in 2019.  The Institute of Management Development recently released the World Competitive Index. India ranked 43rd in the ranking. SPORTS  India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to feature in Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020.  Sports Authority of India (SAI), the apex national sports body of India, in association with National Sports Federations (NSF) has launched India’s 1st -ever national-level open online coaching and education programme called “Khelo India e-Pathshala” to grassroots players.  The Asian Football Confederation confirmed that India will host 2022 Women’s Asian Cup.  The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the Ministry of Sports have collaborated to produce a series of special films to promote 10 indigenous sports of India.  The Ministry of Sports has decided to establish 1,000 Khelo India Centers (KIC) at the district level across the country.  Wrestling legend and WWE whiz “The Undertaker” has announced his retirement from World Wrestling Entertainment.  Nagaland State Sports Academy at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima has been selected to be established as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence, KISCE.  The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand.  Indian umpire Nitin Menon has been inducted into International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel of Umpires Page 217 of 287

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 Former Germany footballer Mario Gomez has announced his retirement from the sport.

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 India would be sending a tri-service military contingent to participate in the Russian Victory Day Parade on June 24, 2020.  The Indian Navy has inducted the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex to provide rescue cover to submarines on the east and west coast of India.  The Department of Science and Technology operating under Ministry of Science and Technology launched the Indian National Super Model.  A research project undertaken by the team of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has helped Chilika lake in Odisha, in tripling the population of the Irrawaddy dolphins.  A new study stated that Saturn's largest moon Titan is now expanding from Saturn at a rate 100 times faster than scientists had previously predicted.  “Raj Kaushal Portal” and “Online Shramik Employment Exchange” has been launched by the Rajasthan Goverment.  The Indian Council of Medical Research recommended the use of Rapid Antigen test kits along with RT-PCR in containment zones.  The ISRO has initiated a 10,000 crore project- Gaganyaan to send humans to space by 2022, in accordance to which, ISRO has received a patent for its Liquid Cooling and Heating Garment (LCHG) for astronauts to use in space for protection from hot and cold environments.  IT-Bombay has created Indian beneficiary chip “Dhruva”.

BOOKS & AUTHORS  Historian Dinyar Patel’s biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, “Naoroji Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” was published by the Harvard University Press in May 2020.  The Penguin Hamish Hamilton released the “A Burning”, debut novel of Megha Majumdar.  Best-selling author and the Director of Nehru Centre, London(since 2019) Amish Tripathi released his fiction book,”Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India”. The book is published by Westland Publications Pvt Ltd.

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June 1 Global Day of Parents Theme: “Appreciate all parents throughout the world” June 1 World Milk Day Theme: “20th Anniversary of World Milk Day”. June 2 International Sex Workers Day June 2 Telangana Day June 3 World Bicycle Day The day aims to motivate and inspire people towards having more tolerance, understanding, and respect for one another. June 4 International Day of Innocent The main aim of celebrating is to Children Victims of Aggression spread the notice about the pain and sufferings faced by the victims as children. June 5 World Environment Day (WED) The theme for 2020 is “Time for Nature”. June 5 World Day Against Speciesism June 5 International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing June 6 Russian Language Day June 6 World Pest Day June 7 World Food Safety day Theme 2020: Food Safety, Everyone’s Business June 8 World Oceans Day The theme of UN World Oceans Day 2020 is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.” June 8 World Tumor Day June 9 World Accreditation Day June 9 Coral Triangle Day June 12 World Day Against Child Labour The theme for 2020 is “COVID-19 – Protect children from child labour now, more than ever”. June 13 International Albinism Awareness The theme of International Albinism

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Day Awareness Day 2020: ‘Made To Shine’. June 14 World Blood Donor Day Theme: Safe Blood Saves Lives June 15 World Wind Day June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Theme: The theme in 2020 for (WEAAD) WEAAD is “Lifting Up Voices”. June 16 International Day of Family theme: “Building resilience in times Remittances of crisis” June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification Theme: Food, Feed Fibre-The links and Drought between consumption and land June 18 Sustainable Gastronomy Day June 18 Autistic Pride Day June 19 International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict June 19 National Reading Day June 20 World Refugee Day 2020 Theme: “Every Action Counts” June 21 International Yoga Day theme : 'Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family'. June 21 International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice June 21 World Music Day The aim of celebrating World Music Day is to provide free music to everyone, and also to encourage amateur musicians to showcase their work to the world. June 21 World Hydrography Day World Hydrography Day 2020 theme is “Hydrography enabling autonomous technologies”. June 21 World Humanist Day June 23 United Nations Public Service Day June 23 International Olympic Day The day is celebrated to ensure that people can all still #StayActive in the safest way possible despite restrictions because of the COVID-

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19 pandemic. June 23 International Widows' Day The day aims to address the issue that widows and their children face in several countries. June 25 Day of the Seafarer. The 2020 campaign for the day: Seafarers are Key Workers. June 25 World Vitiligo Day June 26 International Day Against Drug The theme of International Day Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2020: “Better Knowledge for Better Care”. June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture June 27 Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day June 29 National Statistics Day The theme of Statistics Day, 2020 is SDG- 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) & SDG- 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls). June 29 International Day of the Tropics June 30 International Day of Parliamentarism June 30 International Asteroid Day

July 2020

NATIONAL  Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar and Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan today paid tributes to Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis on National Statistics Day.  Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced a new road project Chambal Expressway to facilitate traffic between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

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 The Union Ministry of Culture has announced on 27th June 2020 that on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Ministry has decided to celebrate a 2-week long tree plantation campaign called ‘Sankalp Parva’ from 28th June to 12th July 2020.  Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi laid the foundation stone for "Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap" at Numaish Ground in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.  The first edition of Fisheries and Aquaculture Newsletter was launched. The name of the newsletter is ‘Matsya Sampada’.  The Union Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan virtually inaugurated Continuous Galvanized Rebar Production Facility at Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab on 29 June 2020.  The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, has set up an “Advanced Virology Lab” for testing COVID-19 disease.  Government of India's flagship program "Fit India" has launched a series of interactive sessions titled "Fit India Talks" with some of the top sportspersons of India on 3 July.The Fit India Talks sessions are organized in association with the Sports Authority of India and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).  Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the free grain distribution scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) will be extended by five months till the end of November, with an additional estimated outlay of Rs 90,000 crore.  Through video conferencing, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Plant on 10th July 2020. The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project is located in Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district. It is spread over 1,590 acres of land. To date, the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project is the largest single-site solar power projects in India and also in Asia.  Indian Railways is taking decisive steps to transform itself as a 'Net Zero' Carbon Emission Mass Transportation Network by 2030.It has taken a number of major initiatives towards mitigation of global warming and combating climate change.  India’s First No-Permission No-Takeoff (NPNT) compliant drone flight on the A200 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) has been completed successfully by Quidich Innovation Labs and Asteria Aerospace.  Private players will begin rail passenger services by April 2023, and they will run only five per cent of the Railways’ total mail and express trains.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to deliver the inaugural address on the first day of India Global Week 2020. Centre is to host a three-day virtual conference themed 'Be The Revival: India and a Better New World.'  Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Central Armed Police Forces-CAPFs nationwide tree plantation drive. Under this drive, saplings were planted by the jawans of Central Armed Police Forces in Chhattisgarh.

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 The Union Human Resource and Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ released PRAGYATA guidelines on digital education.  India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge ‘Anji Khad bridge ‘is being constructed by the Indian Railways’ in Jammu & Kashmir to connect Katra and Reasi Section of Jammu–Baramulla line.  Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has opened first-of-its-kind footwear training center in Delhi to train the marginalized community of leather artisans.The center has been established with the technical knowhow of Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Agra which is a unit of the Ministry of MSME.  All capitals of North-Eastern states will be connected to the rail network by 2023.This announced was made by Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav.  Union Home Minister Amit Shah is to launch Vriksharopan Abhiyan in New Delhi on 23 July. The Union Home Minister will also inaugurate and lay the Foundation stone of 6 Eco parks/ Tourism sites.  Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today virtually launched piloting of the National Transit Pass System at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in Delhi.  Indian Railways is planning to radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) Tag all wagons by the end of 2022. Indian Railways is expected to complete this process of fitting RFID in all the wagons by December 2022.  Department of Posts has extended all small savings schemes up to the branch post office level. The decision aims to empower rural India by bringing all Post Office Savings schemes to the doorstep of the people living in rural areas.  The Indian Railways is constructing the world’s first electrified double-stack container tunnel, between the Aravalli hills, on the railway’s Western Dedicated Freight Corridor near Haryana’s Sohna  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the National Education Policy 2020. The recently approved National Education Policy 2020 will replace the thirty-four-year-old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986. STATE

 In order to attract tourists in the state, the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has started a social media campaign. The name of the campaign is ‘Intzaar Aap Ka’ meaning ‘Waiting for You’.  The Rajasthan state government has launched a week-long campaign ”Pure for Sure” to ensure purity of milk and its products.  Chhattisgarh government has organised the first e-Lok Adalat of India amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual hearings were conducted through video conferencing under the e-Lok Adalat along with its live streaming.

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 Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath today launched the ambitious piped water project ''Har Ghar Jal'' that means water to every house for Bundelkhand region.  Uttar Pradesh government has expanded the ambit of the emergency police helpline number 112, and linked fire, ambulance, railway police and disaster relief services with it.  Assam Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal has announced, Poba Reserve Forest in Dhemaji district would be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary.  In Mizoram, the 34th anniversary of Mizo peace accord is being celebrated today on 1st July.The Mizo peace accord has been the most successful accord ever signed in the country and the world as well.  The Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal today made a virtual inauguration of the Zoram Mega Food Park, set up at Khamrang in Kolasib district of Mizoram.  Jammu and Kashmir administration announced life insurance cover of Rs 25 lakhs to all elected members of urban local bodies and panchayati raj institutions.  Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has announced the launch of a ‘Macadamisation Program’ for the improvement of roads across Jammu and Kashmir.  A mega tree plantation drive has been announced by the Delhi Government on 2nd July 2020. The name of the campaign is ‘Paudhe Lagao, Paryavaran Bachao’ meaning ‘Plant Trees, Save Environment’.  The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar along with CAG Rajiv Mehri inaugurated the dense urban forest.The forest has been created in a park adjacent to the ITO metro station, Delhi.  Odisha government decided to implement a new initiative ‘Sabuja Odisha’ The initiative will increase green cover through extensive plantations over 1,30,264 Hectares of land.  Odisha government has launched ‘Balaram Yojana’ to provide crop loans to landless farmers. Under the new scheme, the landless cultivators will get loans through joint liability groups (JLGs).  Odisha Government announced that transgenders are to be included under Babu Pension Yojana. Under the scheme, the state government will provide pension to the state beneficiaries.  The State Government of Andhra Pradesh announced the Andhra Pradesh Renewable Energy Export Policy 2020, which permits the sale of power to the other states of India. The policy will be in force for the five years  The Women Safety Wing, Telangana State Police has launched the “CybHer” campaign in association with the Legal Aid Centre, , Hyderabad. INTERNATIONAL  Russia's Energia space corporation has announced that it is to take the first tourist on a spacewalk in 2023, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner.  Micheal Martin has been elected as new Prime Minister of Ireland by the lower house of the Irish parliament.

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 The National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has unanimously passed the National Security Law for Hong Kong on 30th June 2020.  The UK India Business Council announced that Jayant Krishna will take over as its new Group Chief Executive Officer from August 3.  President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has recorded a victory in the recently held Presidential polls.  Lee Hsien Loong has become the Prime Minister of Singapore after the ruling People’s Action Party won the General Elections held in the country.  The Incumbent President of Poland- Andrzej Duda has secured a victory in the 2020 Presidential Election of Poland on 12th July 2020.  India handed over outdoor fitness equipment for 61 islands across Maldives under a cash grant of 8 million US dollars.  India and Bhutan opened up a new trade route on July 15, 2020, between Pasakha in Bhutan and Jaigaon in West Bengal.  Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for the construction of the Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project.  Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been appointed as the first woman prime minister of Gabon.  A mission titled as “Hope” has been launched to “Mars” by the United Arab Emirates.  SpaceX has successfully launched South Korea’s first military satellite “ANASIS-II”.  China successfully launched a rover to Mars on 23 July 2020, which is another milestone for its space programme.  World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council has granted the “Observer” status to the central Asian country Turkmenistan.  Government of India (GoI) has sent $1 million worth of anti-tuberculosis medicine to North Korea per a request from the World Health Organization (WHO).  India handed over 10 diesel locomotives to Bangladesh on July 27, 2020.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart will jointly inaugurate the new Supreme Court Building of Mauritius on 30th July through video-conference. SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES  The 15th meeting of the India-European Union Summit will be held in virtual mode.  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman participated in third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet.  India Business Council will host the 45th India Ideas Summit 2020 on July 22nd.  The 75th United Nations General Assembly is to be conducted virtually in 2020 for the first time in its history. DEFENCE Page 225 of 287

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 The Indian and Japanese navies conducted a small exercise PASSEX (passing exercise), towards the Malacca Strait in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has provided drones named ‘Bharat’ to the Indian Army.  The Indian armed forces successfully test-fired the helicopter-launched Nag Missile Dhruvastra anti-tank guided missile, erstwhile called Helina, indirect and top attack mode. SPORTS  India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was named as the country’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) of the 21st century by Wisden.  Lt Col Bharat Pannu, a serving Indian Army Officer has created history by successfully securing a podium place at the first edition of the Virtual Race Across America (vRAAM) 2020.  Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) has won the Austrian Grand Prix 2020.  The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) adopted a new branding and visual identity, including an institutional and a commercial logo, to celebrate a century of participation of the country’s athletes at the Summer Olympics.  Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Styrian Grand Prix 2020, held on 12 July 2020 in Spielberg, Austria.  The Federation Internationale de Football Association announced that the 2022 World Cup is to be held in Qatar.  The Youth Olympic Games in Dakar will be celebrated in 2026 after Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “mutually agreed” to postpone the Games from 2022.  Sahitya Akademi Award winner, Baldev Singh Sadaknama has authored a book ‘Suraj Kade Marda Nahi’ (sun never dies). BOOKS & AUTHORS  Hindi literature writer Priyamvad to release his new book, ‘Bharatiya Loktanktra Ka Koras: Kuch Bisari Bikhari Dhwaniyan’ in 2021.  Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has virtually released a book titled “Future of Higher Education – Nine Mega Trends“. The book is authored by CA V Pattabhi Ram. The Virtual event was hosted by ICT Academy.  Former RBI governor, Urjit Patel has written a book titled ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver’ will be releasing later this month.  A book titled ‘His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Illustrated Biography’ is authored by one of the Dalai Lama’s closest aides and advisor of over 40 year, Tenzin Geyche Tethong.

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DAYS AND THEMES

Day Celebrated as Aim / Theme July 1 National Doctors’ Day The theme of 2020 Doctors Day is “Lessen the mortality of COVID 19”. July 1 National Charted Accountants Day or CA Day July 1 National Postal Worker Day July 2 World UFO Day WUD aims to raise awareness about the existence of UFOs and encouraging people to think about the possibility of us not being alone in the Universe. July 2 World Sports Journalists Day July 3 International Plastic Bag Free Day June 28 to July 4 World Allergy Week The theme of World Allergy Week 2020 is “Allergy care does not stop with COVID-19”. July 6 World Zoonoses Day July 7 World Chocolate Day (also known as International Chocolate Day) July 10 "National Fish Farmers Day". To honor the fish farmers, aquapreneurs& fisher folks in recognition of their accomplishments in the field and their contribution in the growth of the fisheries sector in the country. July 11 World Population Day Theme: Putting the brakes on COVID-19: Safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls.

July 12 Malala Day July 15 World Youth Skills Day The theme of World Youth Skills Day 2020 is “Skills for a Resilient

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Youth“. July 17 World Emoji Day July 17 World Day for International Justice The day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute on July 17, 1998, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court. July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day In 2020, the essence of Mandela Day – take action, inspire change, and make every day a Mandela Day – is more important than ever before. July 20 World Chess Day The day marks the date of the establishment of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Paris in 1924. July 20 Science Exploration Day (also called Moon Day) It was on this day in 1969 that Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon’s surface. July 23 “National Broadcasting Day”  On this day in 1927, the first ever radio broadcast in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station under the Indian Broadcasting Company.  On 8th of June, 1936, the Indian State Broadcasting Service became All India Radio.

July 26 Kargil Vijay Diwas The day is dedicated to our Kargil War’s Heroes and is named after the successful Operation Vijay. July 26 International Day for the Conservation of the The day was adopted by the General Mangrove Ecosystem (or World Mangrove Day) Conference of the UN Educational,

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Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2015. July 28 World Hepatitis Day Theme of World Hepatitis Day 2020: ‘Find the Missing Millions’. July 28 World Nature Conservation Day World Conservation Day is celebrated internationally to increase awareness about the best practices to protect our natural resources. July 29 International Tiger Day The Slogan for 2020 International Tiger Day celebration is “Their survival is in our hands”. July 30 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The 2020 theme for the World Day Against Trafficking: “Committed to the Cause – Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking”. July 30 International Day of Friendship The day also advocates the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in several cultures across the world.  The United Nations celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives every year on the first Saturday of July to increase awareness of cooperatives.

AUGUST 2020

NATIONAL

 In Himachal Pradesh, Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has laid the foundation stone of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Dhaula Kuan in Sirmour district.  Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan, 2020-21.  Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Electronics, Communication, and IT Sanjay Dhotre inaugurated "Bharat Air Fibre Services" at Akola, Maharashtra.  Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) approved a programme to benefit the artisans involved in the manufacturing of Agarbatti under ‘Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’ on 30th July 2020. The aim is to develop the village industry.

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Rashtriya Swachhta Kendra’ near Raj Ghat in New Delhi.It is an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair to the nation through video conferencing.The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep, Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island and Rangat.  Indian Railways’ first Kisan Rail, exclusively meant to transport farm produce, was flagged off by Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal via videoconferencing on 7 August 2020.The train will run on weekly basis, between Deolali in Maharashtra to Danapur in Bihar, covering a distance of 1,519 kilometres in 32 hours.  Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi today dedicated a Railway Museum at Hubballi in Karnataka through video conferencing.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a week-long campaign ‘Gandagi Bharat Chorho’ to free India of garbage and waste.The campaign will continue till August 15. The rural and urban areas of the country will witness special ‘swachhta’ initiatives during the week.  Mumbai has become the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage, as a symbolic gesture towards gender equality in public spaces.  The Swachh Bharat Mission Academy has been launched by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.  India, Japan and Australia have begun discussions on launching a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to reduce dependency on China, necessitated by Beijing’s aggressive political and military behaviour. The initiative, first proposed by Japan, is now taking shape.  The Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched National Portal on Human Elephant conflict called “SURAKHSYA”.The portal aims to collect real time information and will also manage conflicts on real time basis.  National Thermal Power Corporation, NTPC has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in Uttar Pradesh to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants at a cheaper cost.  India is working to achieve zero road accident fatalities by 2030, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.  The Government of India has come up with its ambitious plan of trans-national electricity grid, for supplying solar power across the globe.The mega plan is called “One Sun, One World, One Grid” (OSOWOG). It was announced by PM Modi in his Independence Day address on 15 August 2020.

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 The project to connect all the villages of India with optical fibre network will be completed in the next 1,000 days.This was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation on Independence Day on 15 August 2020.  President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the change in name of the Ministry of Human Resource Development as Ministry of Education.  The proposed Gwalior-Chambal Expressway will be named Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway.  India Post has released a set of five commemorative postage stamps and a miniature sheet on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India on the occasion of 74th Independence Day.  Amul, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has been ranked 16th in the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list.  The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the setting up of the National Recruitment Agency (NRA). The aim is to pave the way for a transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs.  The tertiary processing centres of “Trifood Project” of TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been virtually launched by the Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda. This project is expected to help in encouraging the tribal entrepreneurship.  The Ministry of Culture has announced 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).The new circles have been created in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Trichy (Tamil Nadu), Jhansi and Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Hampi (Karnataka), Raiganj (West Bengal) and Rajkot (Gujarat) have been created.  Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh has said that three Bamboo Clusters will be developed in Jammu, Katra and Samba areas for making of Bamboo basketry, Agarbatti and Bamboo Charcol.

STATE

 In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Directorate of Social Welfare launched 'Nasha-Mukt Bharat'- Drug free India campaign of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India today with an aim to curb the menace of Drug Addiction in the society.  Jammu and Kashmir’s agriculture department has created an e-auction portal to promote trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’.  The Union Territory of Puducherry celebrated its 59th anniversary of the “De-Jure”day on 16th August.  Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated FABEXA 2020- India’s First and Longest Virtual Exhibition organized by one of the oldest cloth markets in the country, Maskati Mahajan.

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 Madhya Pradesh has emerged as the leading state in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atma-Nirbhar Scheme-PM Swa-Nidhi.  Women of Tamil Nadu have topped the list of women borrowers under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) since its inception.  Goa’s traditional festive sweet dish ‘Khaje’, spicy Harmal Chilli and Myndoli Banana (Moira Banana) has obtained Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Geographical Indications Registry.  The West Bengal government will observe September 1 as Police Day in recognition of the work done by the men in uniform  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on the eve of Raksha Bandhan launched ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’, an online training programme on cybersecurity. The programme is aimed at creating awareness among the public on cybercrimes across the State.  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on August 20, 2020, launched the ‘Indira Rasoi Yojana’ in order to provide quality nutritious food to poor people at just Rs. 8.  Uttarakhand will soon have a snow leopard conservation centre. The conservation centre will be set up in Uttarkashi forest division area.  The Union Home Ministry has approved the renaming of Manduadih railway station in Uttar Pradesh as ‘Banaras’.  Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge in Manipur. The bridge which is being constructed across river Ijai near Noney is an engineering marvel because the tallest pier height will be 141 meter.  Hyderabad has been ranked 16 th among the "Top 20 Most Surveilled Cities globally" according to a report published by a UK-based firm.

INTERNATIONAL

 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made a remarkable achievement by becoming the first country in the Arab World to produce nuclear energy, when the Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Plant in Abu Dhabi, got operational on 31 July 2020.  The oil-rich United Arab Emirates announced that it has connected its Barakah nuclear power plant to the national grid in a first for the Arab world.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a conversation with the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa on 6 August 2020.  The U.K. government has decided to issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, said Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid. Page 232 of 287

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 Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as the country’s Prime Minister on 9 August 2020, after his party secured a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections on 5 August, 2020.  Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) said it has extended a USD 250-million (about Rs 1,870 crore) line of credit (LOC) to Mozambique for improving power supply quality in the country.  A “state of environmental emergency” has been declared by the island nation of Mauritius.  Bangladesh has took a decision to construct a monument for the Indian soldiers.  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first-ever Gulf country and the third in the Arab world to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.  India, Australia, and Japan have started the discussions for the launch of a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) in order to reduce the dependency on China.

SPORTS

 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held on August 02, 2020.  International Cricket Council has confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 that was postponed due to Covid-19 will be held in Australia in 2022.  “Fit India Freedom Run” would be organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from 15th August to 02nd October 2020.  Indian Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced retirement from all forms of international cricket.  After M.S. Dhoni, Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has also announced retirement from Cricket on August 15, 2020.  Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020 held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain.  Dream11, a fantasy sports platform, has won the title sponsorship rights for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Dream11 has signed a Rs 222-crore deal with BCCI for this.  James Anderson from England has become the first-ever fast bowler to take 600 wickets in a Test Match Cricket.  India is planning to host BRICS Games 2021, which will be aligned with the Khelo India Games scheduled for next year.  Sri Lankan Opening batsman Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana announced retirement from all forms of International Cricket at the age of 38.  Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2020 held on August 30, 2020.  India and Russia have been jointly announced the winner of first-ever FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020. Page 233 of 287

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BOOKS & AUTHORS

 The book “The Swachh Bharat Kranti” was officially launched by Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Union Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development Smt. Smriti Irani in New Delhi on 4 August.  The book, titled “RAW: A History of India”s Covert Operations” has authored by investigative journalist and author Yatish Yadav.  Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar has released a book titled “Siyasat Mein Sadasyata” authored by Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary.  The book titled ‘Amazing Ayodhya’ has been authored by Neena Rai.  The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, will release a new book titled “Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World” on climate change with German environmental journalist, Franz Alt in November.

DAYS & THEMES

Day Celebrated as Aim/ Theme August 1 Muslim Women’s Rights Day August 1 World Lung Cancer Day To raise awareness about the causes and treatment of lung cancer and highlight the issues of lack of sufficient research funding for the ailment. August 3 World Sanskrit Day, (also known as The day commemorates the ancient Sanskrit Diwas) Indian language of Sanskrit and aims to promote its revival and maintenance. August 1-7 World Breastfeeding Week The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. August 6 Hiroshima Day (Anti-Nuclear Day/ The Day is observed to advocate, Nagasaki Day) pray and work for a ban on all nuclear weapons and an end to war and violence through anti-war and anti-nuclear discussions and demonstrations around the world. August 7 National Handloom Day This day is celebrated to honour the Page 234 of 287

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handloom weavers in the country and also highlight the handloom industry. August 8 Quit India Day (or August Kranti Day) August 9 International Day of the World’s The theme of 2020 International Day Indigenous Peoples of the World's Indigenous Peoples "COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience". August 9 World Tribal Day 2020 Theme: COVID-19 and indigenous people resilience. August 10 International Biofuel Day (World The theme for 2020 World Biofuel Biofuel Day) Day is ‘Biofuels Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat’ August 10 World Lion Day August 12 World Elephant Day The main objective of World Elephant Day is to create awareness on elephant conservation, and to share knowledge and positive solutions for the better protection and management of wild and captive elephants. August 12 International Youth Day (IYD) 2020 Theme: Youth Engagement for Global Action August 13 International Left Handers Day August 13 World Organ Donation Day August 19 World Humanitarian Day (WHD) The theme for 2020 WHD is #RealLifeHeroes. August 19 World Photography Day To promote photography as a hobby and also inspire photographers around the globe to share a single photo with the rest of the world. August 20 World Mosquito Day To raise awareness about the causes of malaria and how it can be prevented.

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August 20 Indian Akshay Urja Day or Renewable Energy Day August 20 Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day. Every year this day is celebrated in the memory of the late Rajiv Gandhi who was the youngest Prime Minister of India at the age of 40 years. August 21 World Senior Citizen Day To raise awareness about issues affecting older people, such as deterioration with age and the abuse of the elderly and support, honor and show appreciation to seniors and to recognize their achievements. August 21 International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism August 23 International Day for the The theme is ‘Confronting Slavery’s Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Legacy of Racism Together’ its Abolition August 24-28 World Water Week The theme for World Water Week 2020 at Home is ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’. August 26 Women’s Equality Day Women’s Equality Day is now often observed across the world to encourage and spread awareness about women’s empowerment. August 29 International Day against Nuclear The day aims to increase awareness Tests about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their cessation as one of the means of achieving the goal of a nuclear- weapon-free world August 29 National Sports Day, (Rashtriya Khel To mark the birth anniversary of Divas) hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand,

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who is regarded as nation’s greatest hockey player of all time.

August 30 International Day of the Victims of To draw attention towards increase in Enforced Disappearances enforced or involuntary disappearances of individuals in various regions of the world, including arrest, detention and abduction unknown to their relatives and/or legal representatives

September 2020

National

 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the launch of "Mission Karmayogi", a National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB).  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will digitally launch Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. The scheme will be launched for sustainable development of fisheries in India.  On September 25, 2020, the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijili Har Ghar Yojana completed three years of success. It was launched in 2017 to ensure electrification of all households in both rural and urban areas of the country.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the month of September will be observed as “Nutrition Month” in the entire nation.  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa flagged off the first ever Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO-RO) train between Bengaluru (Nelamangala) to Solapur (Maharashtra) through video conferencing.  Marking 40th anniversary of the creation of Solidarity movement, Embassy of Poland and Polish Institute in Delhi illuminated Qutub Minar in Poland’s national flag colours, white and red.  The Union Cabinet has approved J&K official languages Bill 2020. According to the J&K official languages Bill 2020, Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi along with Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.  The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the ‘Water Heroes – Share Your Stories’ Contest.It aims to reach out to people on the important subject of water conservation and management Page 237 of 287

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 Election Commission of India (ECI) will set up the country’s first regional voters’ awareness centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan.  Under Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat, Goa is paired with Jharkhand. Lot of exchange activities are happening on this front.  Sikkim is paired with Delhi under Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat for promoting greater mutual understanding amongst them.  Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will create a ‘national strategy for future businesses’ together with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).  Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment virtually launched the 24x7 Toll-Free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline “KIRAN” (1800-500-0019).  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Patrika Gate in Jaipur, Rajasthan through video conference on 8th September 2020.  The country's second and South India’s first Kisan Train was flagged off. The train started at 11 A.M. and it will transport material from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar Railway Station in Delhi.  The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved registration of the Sri Harmandir Sahib under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010 on 9 September 2020. Sri Harmandir Sahib is famous as Golden Temple in Amritsar.  The Union Minister of State, Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh along with Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone for the construction of Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar, in Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir through video conferencing on 12 September 2020.  A postage stamp commemorating the first successful anti-satellite missile (A-SAT) test was released in the presence of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.  Lok Sabha passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to deregulate food items, including cereals, pulses and onion.The aim of this bill is to transform the farm sector and raising farmers income.  The G20 Environment Ministers Meeting took place on September 16, 2020 as a part of the Sherpa Track for the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2020.The summit was hosted by Saudi Arabia. Theme of the meeting has been selected as- “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”  Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education.  Government of India (GoI) launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a long-term, time-bound, national-level strategy. The programme aims to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner. Page 238 of 287

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 The Indian Railways have set the target to achieve 100 percent electrification of its broad gauge routes by 2023.  Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) has launched a hackathon named “KRITAGYA”.  Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has announced that India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals.  The Lower House (Lok Sabha) of the Indian Parliament has passed the Major Ports Authorities Bill. The Bill seeks to provide for regulation, operation and planning of major ports in the country and provide greater autonomy to these ports. The Bill will replace Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.  The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan announced that Government of India is to increase the health care expenditure in the country by 2.5% of GDP by 2025  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 75th United Nations General Assembly session on September 26, 2020.  The Centre on Friday unveiled the first look of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train that can attain a top speed of 180 kilometres per hour on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.  The Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the ‘Destination North East-2020’.The Theme for Destination North East-2020 is The Emerging Delightful Destinations.  Union Home Ministry has sanctioned three new NIA branches at Imphal, Chennai and Ranchi  In a first-of-its-kind initiative, eight beaches of India have been recommended for the Blue flag certification.The Blue Flag certificate is an internationally recognized eco-label given by ‘Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark’ The eight beaches selected for Blue flag certification are 1.Shivrajpur in Gujarat, 2.Ghoghla in Daman & Diu, 3.Kasarkod in Karnataka 4.Padubidri beach in Karnataka 5.Kappad in Kerala, 6.Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh, 7.Golden beach of Odisha 8.Radhanagar beach in Andaman and Nicobar  The Government of India has enacted three Acts with an objective to revamp agriculture sector in the country and increase farmer’s income. The Three acts are:  Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 Page 239 of 287

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 The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020  The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020

STATE

 Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Bhopal is the first power Distribution Company in India in which e- office system is operated from corporate office to local circle offices level.  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched a ‘Poshan Sarkar’ program to ensure participation and leadership of local bodies-Gram Panchayats and Urban Bodies in the nutrition campaign. The main objective of the Poshan Sarkar programme is to eliminate the malnutrition by helping the Gram Panchayat and the Urban Bodies in the nutrition campaign.  India’s first toy manufacturing cluster to come up at Koppal, Karnataka, has the potential to create 40,000 jobs in five years and attract over Rs 5,000 crore investment.  Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa unveiled the country’s first integrated air ambulance srvice jointly launched by the International Critical Air Transfer Team (ICATT) and the Kyathi in the city.  India’s first Coast Guard academy will be established at Mangaluru  E-commerce major Amazon India on it has set up an all-women delivery station in Kadi, Gujarat - its second such facility in the country.  Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur virtually inaugurated the “Swachhata Cafe” at Nalagarh in Solan district on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Shimla.  The 51st Edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is scheduled to be conducted from 16th to 24th January, next year in Goa.  The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to set up a Dedicated Infotainment (film city) Zone and rolled out an open offer to film fraternity to come to the state. He also announced that 1000 acre of land has been identified in Gautam Budh Nagar by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority.  The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Ashok Gehlot has approved the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation’s scheme called ‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’.This Moksha Kalash Yojana aims to allow free bus travel to two members of the family of the deceased to immerse ashes of their loved ones in the Ganga in Haridwar.  First-ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was laid to foundation stone by the Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb at Sabroom which is the southernmost town of the state bordering Bangladesh.

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 Pang Lhabsol, a festival of cultural heritage and historical importance is one of the most historically and culturally significant festivals celebrated annually by Sikkim people.  Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, which houses a large number of small and medium enterprises, especially in the fire crackers and allied sectors, has been selected by the Central Government as the state's first Fully Digital Economy district.  The state government of Meghalaya has launched India’s Biggest “Piggery Mission” with an outlay of Rs 209 Crores.

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 The first commercial direct flight between Israel and the UAE landed in Abu Dhabi after the two countries announced normalisation of relations.  A powerful damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes in South Korea after battering islands in southern Japan and injuring dozens of people.  Singapore and Japan are to launch a green lane on September 18 for essential business and official travel for residents from both countries in compliance with the COVID-19 related norms.  India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women (UNCSW). UNCSW is a body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and is responsible for promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.  New Zealand has become the first country to pass legislation requiring financial entities to declare their climate-related risks.  Mexico has become the first country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.  India and the Maldives have launched the first ever Direct Cargo Ferry Service on 21 September 2020 to boost trade between the two countries.The cargo ferry service will connect the Indian ports of Tuticorin and Cochin ports and Male ports in the Maldives.  The city of Tel Aviv in Israel, is working on creating wireless electric roads to charge and power public transportation in the city.The project is being funded by a combination of government and private funds. SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES  The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) is all set to host the first-ever Cycling Summit in 2021, with an aim to promote the culture of cycling in the country. The Cycling Summit 2021 will be hosted in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore and is expected to be a unique confluence of cycling enthusiasts, renowned athletes, and businesses from all over the country

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 A senior official in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has informed that India will host a summit of the council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on November 30, 2020.  The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting held on 3rd September under the current Chair, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia virtually.  The Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar co-chaired the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on 12 September 2020, with his Thailand counterpart Don Pramudwinai. The virtual meeting saw the participation of Foreign Ministers of the 10 ASEAN Member States and India. SPORTS NEWS  Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan has won the prestigious 48th Annual World Open online chess tournament.  West Indies cricket icon Dwayne Bravo has become the first cricket ambassador for “SBOTOP” sportsbook brand.  Pierre Gasly (Scuderia AlphaTauri, France) has won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2020 held on September 06, 2020. This is his first Grand Prix win.  Indian Police Officer, Poonam Khatri has claimed World Championship status after her silver medal at the Wushu World Championship last year has been upgraded to a Gold medal. Poonam hails from Haryana’s Jhajjar district.  Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Tuscan Grand Prix 2020 held on September 13, 2020. This was his 6th win of the season and 90th F1 win of his career.  The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup, which were scheduled to be held from 3 to 11 October 2020 in Denmark, has been postponed for 2021.  Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) has won the Formula One Russian Grand Prix 2020 held on 27 September 2020.  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Neetu David, one of finest woman cricketers of India in the late ’90s and early 2000, as the Chairman of the 5 member women’s national selection panel.  Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy has broken MS Dhoni’s record for the most number of dismissals by a wicketkeeper in T20 internationals. DEFENCE  The 11th edition of the biennial bilateral maritime exercise INDRA NAVY between Indian Navy and Russian Navy has been organised from 4-5 September 2020 in the Bay of Bengal.  The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 10 September 2020 at the Air Force Station in Ambala.  The 4th edition of Maritime bilateral exercise between India and Japan "JIMEX 20" has been scheduled to be held from 26 to 28 September 2020. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Page 242 of 287

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 World’s Largest Solar Tree has been developed by the CSIR-CMERI.The solar tree has been installed at the Residential Colony of CSIR-CMERI in Durgapur, West Bengal.  Indian astronomers have discovered one of the farthest Star galaxies in the universe in a landmark achievement.The galaxy called AUDFs01 was discovered by a team of Astronomers led by Dr Kanak Saha from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune.  Minister of State for Space Dr Jitendra Singh has said that the launch of Chandrayaan-3 may now take place somewhere in early 2021. IMPORTANT DAYS & THEMES Day Celebrated as Aim/Theme 1st September to 7th September National Nutrition Week (NNW) September 2 World Coconut Day Theme: ‘Invest in coconut to save the world’ September 5 International Day of Charity September 5 teachers’ day September 7 International Day of Clean Air for The day aims to raise public blue skies awareness at all levels individual, community, corporate and government that clean air is important for health, productivity, the economy and the environment. September 8 International Literacy Day Theme: “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.” September 9 International Day to Protect Education from Attack September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day Theme: Working Together to Prevent (WSPD) Suicide’. September 12 United Nations Day for South-South Theme: “Pathways toward the SDGs Cooperation through South-South solidarity beyond COVID-19.” September 12 World First Aid Day 2020 September 16 International Day for the preservation Theme: ‘Ozone for life: 35 years of for Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) ozone layer protection’. September 17 World Patient Safety Day Theme: ‘Safe health workers, Safe

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patients. September 18 World Water Monitoring Day Theme: ‘Solve Water.’ September 18 World Bamboo Day Theme: BAMBOO NOW.’ September 18 International Equal Pay Day Theme: Building back a better future of work by ensuring pay equity. September 19 The International Coastal Clean up Theme: Achieving a trash-free Day Coastline September 19 International Red Panda Day (IRPD) September 21 International Day of Peace (or World Theme: Shaping Peace Together Peace Day) September 21 World Alzheimer’s Day Theme: Let’s talk about dementia September 22 World Rhino Day September 23 International Day of Sign Languages Sign Languages Are for Everyone (IDSL) September 24 World Maritime Day September 25 World Pharmacist Day Theme: Transforming global health September 25 Antyodaya Diwas September 26 World Environmental Health Day Theme: Environmental health, a key public health intervention in disease pandemic prevention’. September 26 International Day of Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons September 27 World Tourism Day Theme: Tourism and Rural Development September 28 World Rabies Day Theme: End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate’ September 28 International Day for the Universal Theme: Access to Information – Access to Information (commonly Saving lives, Building Trust, known as Access to Information Bringing Hope Day) September 21-27 International Week of the Deaf Theme: Reaffirming Deaf People’s (IWD) Human Rights September 29 World Heart Day Theme: Use Heart to Beat: for society, your loved ones and you’

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October 2020

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 The South Eastern Railways (SER) has launched the project, “Operation my Saheli” to enhance the security of women passengers in the train throughout the entire journey from the originating point to their destinations. The pilot version of the project “Operation my Saheli” has been introduced in 3 trains: Howrah-Yesvantpur Duronto Special, Howrah- Ahmedabad Special and Howrah-Mumbai Special. ”Operation my Saheli” is executed under the Framework of “Nirbhaya Fund” and no additional expenditure is provided by the Head of Railways.  Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi will open World’s longest highway tunnel ‘Atal Tunnel’ on 3 October 2020. This Tunnel is named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.This is 9.2 km long tunnel which is the longest highway tunnel in the world. This tunnel is connecting Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year.  India Post launched Picture Postcard on Sawantwadi Toy to celebrate the occasion of 151 Years of Postcard in India.  Union Minister for Ministry of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda will launch – India’s Largest Market of Tribal Products named Tribes India E-Marketplace on 02 October 2020, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti  India has set up a screening panel to vet all Chinese foreign investment proposals and those considered “non- controversial” could be approved. More than 100 proposals involving foreign direct investment (FDI) from China are pending.  Union Ministry of Power released the Draft Electricity Rules 2020. The rules issued by the ministry with an objective to bring in quick compensation to power plants.  The government of India launched 100-day campaign under Jal Jeevan Mission to supply piped water supply to schools and Anganwadi centres.This campaign was launched on the occasion of 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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 The Indian Army has constructed a memorial in Ladakh to pay tribute for the twenty soldiers who dies in the Galwan Clash between Indian Army and Chinese Army in June 2020 in the Shyok- road.  The memorial has the names of the soldiers who dies in the clash and the soldiers been mentioned as “Gallants of Galwan”.  The first ever Brand & Logo for Indian Cotton launched by the Union Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani through Video Conferencing. The launch took place on the occasion of the 2nd World Cotton Day on 7th October 2020. The brand name ‘Kasturi Cotton’ will represent Whiteness, Brightness, Softness, Purity, Luster, Uniqueness and Indianness.  AMHUB is Advanced Manufacturing hub and is first of its kind in the country. AMHUB is jointly established by the World Economic Forum and Guidance the state of Tamil Nadu.  A Website to promote R&D activities in coal sector is launched by the Secretary of Ministry of Cal sector Anil Jain. The Website was developed by Coal India R&D arm, Central Mines Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) has designed and developed this website.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of 100 rupees in honour of Vijaya Raje Scindia. The coin is being released in celebration of birth centenary of Vijaya Raje Scindia.  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will release the autobiography of Dr. and rename Pravara Rural Education Society as ‘Loknete Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Pravara Rural Education Society’. Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil served as Member of Lok Sabha for multiple terms.  To mark the 75th Anniversary of FAO (The Food and Agriculture Organization), our Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination.  Rajasthan police launched a campaign with an aim to spread awareness among woman about the crime against them and to educate them of their rights and ways to secure justice if they end up becoming its victims. Named ‘AAWAJ’ — Action Against Women-related crime and Awareness for Justice the campaign was launched by Civil Rights and Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the police and will run across the state to generate gender equality and curb crimes against women.  The Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has virtually launched the campaign ‘KAPILA’, which stands for Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness campaign on 15th October 2020. The day was launched in honour of 89th birth anniversary celebration of former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.  India has decided to hand over INS Sindhuvir, a Kilo class submarine to the Myanmar Navy by the end of 2020. This initiative has been launched under the vision SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region), to guarantee security for all maritime partners and is also in line with India’s commitment to build capacities and self-reliance in all its neighbouring countries.

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 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Himalayan bioresource Technology has taken up Heeng cultivation in the Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh. Around 750 hectares are to be covered under Heeng cultivation.  The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the adoption of Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj act. The adoption of Panchayati Raj act will now establish the three tier of Grass root level democracy in Jammu and Kashmir.  The Ministry of Defence recently approved the land transfer rules. Under the new rules the armed forces are allowed to receive infrastructure equivalent in value to the land under their control. The land is to be used for public utilities. This will help reduce the defence forces’ expenditure.  Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Indian Oil's compact reformer plant and launched the much-awaited trial run of Delhi's buses on Hydrogen-blended CNG (HCNG).  Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel took part in the commemoration event of 77th Anniversary of the Formation of Azad Hind Government at Red Fort in Delhi.

STATE NEWS  The Uttar Pradesh government has launched “Mission Shakti” program which will be dedicated to the coming Navratra festival for women’s safety, dignity and empowerment.  Railway Minister Piyush Goyal renamed Naugarh railway station to Siddharthnagar railway station which is situated at Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.  Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to establish anti-human trafficking Police Stations in each and every district in a major step towards the security of women and children. These Police Stations will be given enough powers to register the case and investigate the matter independently.  Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad has launched ‘Radio Prison’ on the occasion of the 151st Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation. The Radio Prison- will offer educational, legal and health related details to prisoners within the jail premises. It is operating from old Jail premises based on fibre cable network.  The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched Jagan Anna Vidya kanuka scheme. The total amount allocated by the State government for this scheme is allocated Rs 650 crores.  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the YSR Jala Kala Scheme under which free borewells will be drilled for the needy farmers in the state.  The Asan Conservation Reserve in Uttarakhand has become the first Ramsar site in the state, giving it the status of ‘Wetland of International Importance’. The Reserve is located near Dehradun district in Garhwal region of the Himalayan state on the banks of Yamuna river.

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 Goa has become the first state in India to provide 100% tap water connections in rural areas under “Har Ghar Jal State”.The State of Goa is now planning to install sensor-based service delivery monitoring system to monitor the functionality of water supply.  The Goa Agriculture department has collaborated with the Postal Department to enrol 11,000 farmers, eligible to avail the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN), under which small and marginal farmers get up to Rs 6,000 per year as minimum income support.  The Goa government released an action plan to support agriculture and animal husbandry under its “Aatmanirbhar” programme.  The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a Mega Anti-Pollution Campaign, called “Yudh Prasudushan ke Virudh”. The campaign was launched to reduce pollution levels in Delhi.  Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri Arvind Kejriwal launched ‘Red light on, Gaadi off’ campaign to fight air pollution. The ‘Red Light on Gaadi Off’ campaign will aim to bring a behavioural change in that regard. It will help reduce air pollution. This campaign will be another step towards reducing pollution.  The Union department of Industry promotion and internal trade has given the GI Tag recently to the “Dalle Khursani” the famous chilli of Sikkim.  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will virtually lay the foundation stone for the first-ever multi-modal logistic park of the country in Assam. It will be developed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana of the Centre.  Assam celebrated the Kati Bihu festival Locals in Bongaigaon celebrated in Assam. Kati Bihu is celebrated on the first day of ‘Kati’ month in Assamese calendar.  Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has announced that the government is coming up with a movement called ”My Town My Pride”. It aims to provide governance at the doorstep in urban areas on the pattern of the ‘Back2Village (B2V)’ programme. The program has three main objectives — public outreach in towns, strengthening grassroots democracy and service delivery at doorsteps.  Tamil Nadu government is implementing the Smart Black Board scheme in 80,000 government schools to ensure better teaching environment. The Smart Black Board scheme envisages usage of audio-visual teaching material that can be fed into the computer screens in classes using widely available pen drives.  Kerala became the first Indian state to fix Minimum Support Price for sixteen agriculture items. It consists of vegetables, fruits and tubers. The scheme is to support farmers and increase agriculture sector  Ladakh celebrates it's First Raising Day on Oct 31 2020.

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 A private company, Origin Space in Beijing (China) is set to send out the world’s first asteroid mining robot into space in November 2020. The robot has been named ‘asteroid mining robot’ by the space start-up in China.  NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has launched cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The spacecraft named NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman reached the space, for her major participations to human spaceflight.  India has contributed one million dollars to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in Near East.This will support the Agency's programmes and services, including education, health care, relief and social services.  New Zealand elected Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister for second term consecutive for three-years. The 40- year-old is serving as the 40th Prime Minister of the country since 26 October 2017.  Japan and Vietnam signed agreements to ensure “free and open Indo-Pacific”. Also, the agreement will allow Japan to export its defence equipment to Vietnam.  NASA selected Nokia to build the first ever cellular network on the moon. Nokia’s unit is planning to build what it describes as an ultra-compact, low-power, space-hardened, end-to-end LTE solution that will be available on the moon by late 2022.  Andorra has joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 16 October 2020, to become its 190th member. Andorra is a microstate situated between France and Spain.  Lebanon re-appointed Saad Hariri as its Prime Minister.  Bolivia has re-elected Luis Arce as its President.  Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that the country will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Prime Minister said, he intends to make a sustainable economy a pillar of his growth strategy and put maximum effort into achieving a green society.  The 9th session of the India- Oman Joint Commission Meeting was held virtually which was co- chaired by Hardeep Singh Puri and Qais Bin Mohammed al Yousef.

SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES  RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020’ will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 05  Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is organizing an International Conference on ‘Mental Health – Looking beyond COVID 19’ virtually through Video Conferencing. The conference will be organized in collaboration with University of , Australia.

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 The Annual Meeting 2021 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will be scheduled to be held on from May 18 to 21, 2021 instead of the usual January-end each year in in Lucerne-Burgenstock, Switzerland. The Annual Meeting 2021 will be held around the theme of ‘The Great Reset’.  The 18th meeting of Prosecutors General of SCO was held on 20 October 2020, via video conference. India was represented by the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.  Ministry of Tourism organises a webinar on “Bundi: Architectural Heritage of a Forgotten Rajput Capital” under Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series on October 24, 2020.

AWARDS & HONOURS Name Awarded as Kerala Tourism PATA Grand Award 2020 in Marketing Sanjay Singh ‘Gandhi’ Award instituted by the Mahatma Gandhi National Foundation Nasrin Sotoudeh of Iran, Bryan Stevenson of the United Right Livelihood Award 2020. States (US), Lottie Cunningham Wren of Nicaragua and Ales Bialiatski of Belarus Ratan Tata Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) lifetime achievement award. Mumbai Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal Global ‘Covid Crusader Award-2020’ Nityanand Nayak Sarala Puraskar for his poetry work ‘Setebelaku Nathiba’, published in 2017. Sarah Hall BBC national short story award Indian Navy Ships Sahyadri and Kora Best Ships in FAF 2020. Bank of Ghana Central bank of the year award 2020 Aishwarya Sridhar Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award Mangdechhu hydroelectric project in Bhutan Prestigious Brunel Medal for excellence in civil engineering Dr Jajini Varghese Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020

The Swachh Bharat 2020 Awards were conferred under three categories which are: Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya (SSSS) campaign  Samudayik Shauchalaya Abhiyan (SSA)  Gandagi Se Mukt (GMB) campaign

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Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya (SSSS) campaign  Best State – Gujarat  Best District – Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu  Best Block – Khachrod, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh  Best Gram Panchayat – Chinnaur, (Salem) Samudayik Shauchalaya Abhiyan (SSA)  Best State – Uttar Pradesh (GKRA) and Gujarat (Non-GKRA) [***Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)]  Best District – Prayagraj (GKRA) and Bareilly (Non-GKRA)  Best Gram Panchayat – Borigaon, Bongaigaon, Assam Gandagi Se Mukt (GMB) campaign  Best State – Telangana and Haryana  Best District – Moga, Punjab SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY  ISRO is scheduled to launch its Venus mission in 2025 and France will participate in it  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch Nano Satellite ‘India Sat’ into Sub- orbit that is made by three Tamil Nadu Students. The Three Tamil Nadu Students are M. Adnaan, M.Keasavan and V.Arun.  India’s has developed a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Processing Facility that has helped in achieving decentralised decimation of solid wastes. This was developed by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).  The Union Education Minister, Shri Ramesh pokhriyal nishank inaugurated the DST-IIEST Solar PV Hub. The hub was inaugurated at Shibpur in Howrah District of West Bengal.

Important Days & Themes Day Celebrated as Theme October 1 International Day of Older Persons This year is also marked as “Year of the Nurse and Midwife” October 1 World Vegetarian Day The full week between October 1–7 is observed as the International Vegetarian Week (IVW). October 1 International Coffee Day The theme 2020 of the day is ‘‘Coffee’s Next Generation’’. October 1 World Postcard Day The goal for the World Postcard Day Page 251 of 287

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is to bring that joy to as many people as possible. October 2 World Day for Farmed Animals The day is dedicated to exposing the (WDFA) needless suffering and death of farmed animals who are raised and slaughtered for food. October 2 International Day of Non-Violence The day aims to “spread the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness. October month breast cancer awareness month WHO promotes comprehensive breast cancer control programmes as part of national cancer control plans. October 4 World Animal Day The day aims to raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe. October 4-10 World Space Week (WSW) The 2020 theme is “Satellites Improve Life.” October 5 World Teachers’ Day, also known as The Theme for 2020 International International Teachers Day Teachers Day is “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. October 5 (1st Monday of October ) World Habitat Day The theme for 2020 World Habitat Day is ‘Housing For All — A Better Urban Future’ October 1-8 Wildlife week October 5 ‘Ganga River Dolphin Day’ October 7 World Cotton Day This day was initiated by the Group of Cotton-4 countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali to the reflect the importance of cotton as a global commodity. October 8 Air Force day October 9 World Post Day To create awareness of the role of posts in everyday lives of the people. second Thursday of October- World Sight Day World Sight Day 2020 Theme: Hope

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October 8 In Sight second Friday of October- October 9 World Egg Day The theme for 2020 World Egg Day is “Eat your egg today and every day” October 10 World Mental Health day The theme for World Mental Health Day 2020 is ‘Mental Health for All’. October 10 World Migratory day The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2020: Birds Connect Our World October 10 National Post Day October 9-15 National Postal week To generate awareness of the role and activities of the postal services among the public and media on a national scale. October 5-11 World Investors week October 9 Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Day October 10 World Day Against the Death The theme for 2020 is “Access to Penalty counsel – A matter of life or death.” October 11 International Day of the Girl Child The theme for 2020 International Day of the Girl Child is “My voice, our equal future”. October 12 World Arthritis Day The World Arthritis Day theme 2020 is Time2Work. October 13 International Day for Disaster Reduction October 14 World Standards Day (WSD) World Standards Day 2020 theme is “Protecting the planet with standards”. October 14 International E-Waste Day (IEWD) The theme for 2020 IEWD is Education October 15 International Day of Rural Women 2020 Theme: “Rural women and girls building resilience” October 15 Global Handwashing Day (GHD) Theme of GHD 2020 is Hand Hygiene for All October 15 World Students Day This year marks the 89th birth

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anniversary of the former president and ‘Missile Man’ Dr APJ Abdul Kalam October 16 World Food Day (WFD) Theme 2020: “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together” October 16 World Anaesthesia Day October 17 International Day for the Eradication Theme: ‘Acting together to achieve of Poverty social and environmental justice for all’ October 20 World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) Global WOD Campaign theme is “THAT’S OSTEOPOROSIS”. October 20 World Statistics Day The World Statistics Day 2020 theme “Connecting the world with data we can trust.” October 20 International Chefs Day Theme of International Chefs Day 2020 campaign is Healthy Food for the Future. October 20 National Deworming Day October 21 Police Commemoration Day October 22 International Stuttering Awareness Theme 2020: “Journey of Words – Day Resilience and Bouncing Back” October 23 International Snow Leopard Day October 24 International Day of Diplomats October 24 United Nations’ World Development Information Day October 24 World Polio Day The theme for 2020: “A win against polio is a win for global health.” October 24 United Nations Day October 24 World Development Information Day The theme of World Development Information Day 2020 is “Information and Communications Technologies — New Solutions to Development Challenges”. October 27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage The theme of the World Day for

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Audiovisual Heritage 2020: “Your Window to the World”. October 27, 2020 and November 2, Vigilance Awareness Week The conference is to be held under 2020. the theme: Vigilance Awareness Week October 28 International Animation Day to celebrate the art of animation and also recognise the artists, scientists and technicians behind animation.

October 29 World Psoriasis Day “INFORMED”

October 29 World Stroke Day October 29 International Internet Day October 31 Rashtriya Ekta Diwas October 31 World Cities Day Valuing our communities and cities.

November 2020

National News

 The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has made FASTags mandatory for all four-wheelers from January 1, 2021.  Digital/Online media has been brought under the purview of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Currently, there is no law or autonomous body governing digital content.  The United Nations has created a new alliance to prevent COVID-19 food crisis.It was proposed by Italy and led by Food and Agriculture Organization.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the state-of-the-art office-cum-residential complex of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ITAT at Cuttack, Odisha.  Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated “Sarhad VistarVikasotsav 2020 “at Dhordo village situated in the forward borderarea in of Gujarat.

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 The Union Ministry of Textiles has launched a campaign for Diwali- “Local4Diwali”. The campaign has been launched to promote the Indian handicraft which is the cultural heritage of the country and also a source of livelihood for many.  The World Economic Forum selected 36 cities from 22 countries for pioneering a policy road map for smart cities. These smart cities are being developed under the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance. Of the 36 cities selected, four are Indian cities. The four Indian cities selected are Bengaluru, Faridabad, Indore and Hyderabad.  The first solar powered Textile Mill in Asia will come up in , Maharashtra. The Jai Bhawani women's cooperative textile mill will become the first Solar Powered textile mill in Asia.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of Swami Vivekananda in the JNU campus in New Delhi through video conferencing.  India’s first Moss Garden has been unveiled at Khurpatal in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. The iconic garden, developed by the Uttarakhand forest department is spread over an area of 10 hectares.  The Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge in 243 cities.The challenge is to prevent the “hazardous cleaning” of sewers and septic tanks and promote their mechanized cleaning.  The Invest India and the United Nations Development Programme has launched the sustainable development goal investor map for India. It has laid out 18 Investment Opportunity Areas.  The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot virtually launched a ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’ on 25 November 2020.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a commemorative Rs 100 coin of the centennial foundation day of the University of Lucknow through a video conference.He also released a special commemorative postal stamp issued by India Post and its special cover during the event.  Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has cleared the proposal to rename the Ayodhya airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.The proposal for the same will be sent to the Ministry of Civil Aviation after it is passed by the state Assembly.

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (November 16, 2020) unveiled the 'Statue of Peace' in Rajasthan to mark the 151st Birth Anniversary celebrations of Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj  Ministry of Youth Affairs And Sports has introduced an incentivisation structure to extend monetary support to 500 private academies, through the Khelo India Scheme over the next four years starting FY 2020-21.  The 24th edition of MALABAR maritime exercise, hosted by Indian Navy (IN) in two phases, concluded in the Arabian Sea on 20 Nov 20  The 30th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) has been concluded in the Andaman Sea close to the Strait of Malacca.  Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said India is the only country on track to achieve the 2°C goal under the Paris Agreement among all the G20 nations.  National Cadet Corps (NCC), the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world, celebrated its 72nd Raising Day on 22 November 2020.  The Communications Ministry has said all Fixed to Mobile calls will be dialled with prefix ‘0’ from 15th January next year.  The Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Arunachal Pradesh has become the first reserve from the Northeastern region to provide insurance cover against COVID-19 for its ‘Green Soldiers’  The Ministry of Shipping recently announced that the government of India is to set up fourteen more aerodromes in the country to develop sea plane tourism in the country.Recently, PM Modi inaugurated the seaplane service between Statue of Unity in Kevadia and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.The PM inaugurated the service on the side lines of the celebration of Ekta Diwas.  The Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde and Justice DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court, jointly inaugurated India’s first-ever E-resource centre and virtual court called “Nyay Kaushal” at Judicial Officers Training Institute in Nagpur. State News  The Panna Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh has been included in the ‘World Network of Biosphere Reserves’ list of the UNESCO. Currently, Panna Tiger Reserve is home to 54 tigers.

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 The government of Kerala has launched a pioneering eco-sustainable programme called ‘Parivarthanam’, to improve the livelihood of the fishing community.  On the eve of Statehood Day celebrations, on November 1, 2020, the State Government of Chhattisgarh launched Fortified Rice Distribution Scheme.The scheme was launched to reduce malnutrition and anaemia. Under the scheme, fortified rice is distributed through fair price shops.  Saffron Production under the National Saffron Mission that was so far confined to Kashmir is now to be implemented in the North East.The plants are to be transported from Kashmir to Sikkim.The Kashmir Saffron received GI Tag in May 2020.  Union Territory of Puducherry celebrates its 66 th Liberation Day on 01 November 2020.  The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has announced that Assam’s Tezpur Litchi has been given the geographical indication (GI) tag.  A cow shelter in Assam’s Dibrugarh inaugurated Northeast’s first-ever cow hospital.The hospital, Surbhi Aarogyashala, is set up by Shree Gopal Gaushala at a cost of Rs 17 lakh  Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddav Thackeray launched “Maha Awas Yojana”. The project aims to build 8.82 lakhs of rural houses in 100 days.  The Lonar Lake in Maharashtra's Buldhana district has been chosen as a wetland site of international importance under the Ramsar conservation treaty  Mumbai becomes the first Indian city with designated infrastructure for women in its urban plan.Mumbai has become the primary city in India to style a concept for development of designated spaces for women’s needs.  Every year the cherry blossom festival is hosted by Meghalaya in the starting of November. This year the festival has been cancelled due to covid-19.It is the only Cherry festival being conducted in India.  Arunachal Pradesh recorded the best sex ratio in India with 1,085 females born per thousand males, followed by Nagaland (965), Mizoram (964),Kerala at 963 and Karnataka at 957.The report was released by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner.A 2018 report on the ‘vital statistics on India based on the Civil Registration System‘ has revealed this.

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 Nagaland govt decides to celebrate Hornbill Festival virtually this year.This festival is also called the Festival of Festivals.  The Karnataka Government has approved to carve out Vijayanagara as new district of the state.Vijayanagara will be the 31st district of the State.  The Goa government will install the life-size statue of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in the coastal belt of North district by early next year. The statue would be installed somewhere at Candolim or Calangute to inspire the football playing youth

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 Typhoon Goni, claimed as the world’s strongest typhoon of 2020 has hit the south of the Philippines’ main island of .Goni is one of the strongest storms to hit the Philippines since 2013’s Haiyan, which killed more than 6,300 people.  Portugal has won the elections for the post the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the voting of which was held on 2nd November 2020.Duarte Pacheco of Portugal has been elected as the new President of IPU. The term of the Duarte Pacheco will be from 2020-2023.  Indian-origin New Zealand politician Priyanca Radhakrishnan has created history by becoming the first Indian-Kiwi woman to become a minister in New Zealand.  The incumbent President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has won a third 5-year term in a landslide victory, gaining more than 94 percent of the votes polled.  The United States has officially withdrawn from the Paris climate accord on 04 November 2020.With this, the US has now become the only country to formally pull out of the deal since it was adopted in 2015.  Joe Biden has won the US elections defeating Donald Trump.His Oath of Office as the 46th President of the US will be administered by the Chief Justice of Supreme Court.He is to assume office on January 20, 2021  Army Chief General MM Naravane has been conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by President Bidya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu.

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 The United Arab Emirates announced major changes to its Islamic laws.It includes loosening of alcohol restrictions, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate and loosening criminalization of honour killings.  The first flight carrying Israeli tourists to the UAE landed in the city-state of Dubai.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to cochair India-ASEAN summit along with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Ngyuyen Xuan Phuc. ASEAN is Association of South East Asian Nations.  Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich are the world’s most expensive cities, according to The EIU’s 2020 Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) Survey.  Maia Sandu, a former World Bank economist, has won Moldova’s 2020 Presidential election to become the President-elect of the country.  China launched a historic mission ‘Chang’e 5‘to moon to collect ‘first lunar samples.The spacecraft “Chang’e-5” was launched on China’s indigenous Long March-5 rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan province.  Cambridge Dictionary has named ‘quarantine’ as the Word of the Year 2020, the year that saw people around the world being forced to remain isolated indoors in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.‘Lockdown’ and ‘pandemic’ turned out to be runners-up for Word of the Year.  The first coal-based power plant of Arab Gulf country is being developed in Saih Shuaib, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The 2,400MW Hassyan clean coal power station will be built at an estimated cost of $ 3.4 billion.  The UK Government has revealed its first sponsors for COP26 as it drives climate action in the run up to the international climate change summit in Glasgow.  The 15th G20 Summit was held on 21-22 November, 2020 under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia.King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia chaired the Summit through video-conferencing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  India will host the Summit of the G20 Group in 2023. India was earlier slated to host the summit in 2022. However, now the G20 Summit be be hosted by Italy in 2021, Indonesia in 2022, India in 2023 and Brazil in 2024

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 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 33rd PRAGATI meeting on 25 November 2020 to review multiple projects, grievances and programmes.PRAGATI stands for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation. Sports News

 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020 held on November 01, 2020. This was his 9th win of the season and 93rd F1 win of his career.  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Jio as the title sponsor for the 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge.The Women’s T20 Challenge will be held from November 4 to November 9, in Sharjah, UAE.  Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Sanjeet and Ashish Kumar have claimed gold medals at the 2020 Alexis Valentine International Boxing Tournament held in Nantes, France.  Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju virtually inaugurated Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) new Regional Centre in Zirakpur.  Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals in the final of Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 to lift their fifth IPL trophy.  FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) cancelled the Women Under-17 world cup due to COVID-19 pandemic.It has been postponed to 2021.  The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on November 19, 2020, that the Women’s T20 World Cup has been moved from its current 2022 slot to February 9-26, 2023.  Greg Barclay, an Auckland-based commercial lawyer and director of (NZC) since 2012, has been elected as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 24 November 2020, after a second round of voting. Science & Technology

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 The Union Minister of Science and Technology, Harsh Vardhan has launched the ‘SERB – POWER’ schemes which aim to encourage and support emerging as well as eminent women researchers to undertake R&D activities in frontier areas of science and engineering.  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is targeting to launch US-European ocean-monitoring satellite - Sentinel-6- on November 21, 2020.  The Indian Space Research Organization is to launch an all-weather Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-01 using PSLV-C49 rocket.  The Indian and Canadian Archaeologists have found that dairy products were produced by Harappans even before 2500 BCE.  The first crewless Gaganyaan Flight which was earlier pushed to be launched in the first half of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now be launched only by the end of 2021.  Fixed line users will have to add a “0” before dialling any mobile number in the country from January 15 informed by the Ministry of Communications.This will free up sufficient numbering resources for future use.  Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) has been accepted as a component of the World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS) for operation in the Indian Ocean Region by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Books & Authors

 Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu has launched the book titled “Thavaasmi: Life and Skills through the lens of Ramayana”.The book was authored by Rallabandi Srirama Chakradhar and co-author by Amara Sarada Deepthi.  Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari has released the book ‘Majhi Bhint’ (My Wall) authored by former Maharashtra Minister of Education Rajendra Darda at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.  The former President of the United States Barack Obama published a memoir called “A Promised Land”.It is the first of the two volumes that Obama had written during his tenure as President of United States which is between 2009 and 2017.

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 Union Minister of Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad has released a “My Stamp on Chhath Puja”.My Stamp is an innovative concept initiated by the Department of Posts.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a book on the life and ideals of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism and first of its ten gurus.The book has been penned by Ji.  Renowned Author and Politician, Shashi Tharoor has released his new book titled “The Battle of Belonging”. The book is published by Aleph Book Company. Important Days & Themes Day Observed as Aim/Theme November 1 World Vegan Day To spread benefits of veganism for humans, non-human animals, and the natural environment. November 2 International Day to End Impunity Protect Journalists, Protect the Truth for Crimes against Journalists November 5 World Tsunami Awareness Day Sendai Seven Campaign November 6 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict November 7 National Cancer Awareness Day November 8 World Town Planning Day November 8 International Day of Radiology Theme: Radiologists and (IDoR) radiographers supporting patients during COVID-19 November 9 National Legal Services Day November 10 World Science Day for Peace and Theme: Science for and with Society Development in dealing with the Covid-19

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November 11 National Education Day November 12 Public Service Broadcasting Day November 12 World Pneumonia Day November 13 World Kindness Day November 14 World Diabetes Day World Diabetes Day 2020 theme is "The Nurse And Diabetes". November 14 India’s Childrens Day November 16 International Day for Tolerance November 17 National Epilepsy Day November 18 World COPD Day Theme: Living Well with COPD- Everybody, Everywhere November 18 National Naturopathy Day November 19 International Men's Day The theme for International Men’s Day 2020 is "Better health for men and boys.” November 19 World Toilet Day Theme: Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change November 20 Universal/World Children’s Day To promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. November 21 World Fisheries Day 2020 is the fourth World Fisheries Day. November 21 World Television Day November 15-21 National Newborn Week 2020 The theme of National Newborn Week 2020 is ‘Quality, Equity,

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Dignity for every newborn at every health facility and everywhere’. November 23-27 Aviation Safety Awareness Week November 24 Lachit Divas November 25 International Day for the Elimination Theme “Orange the World: Fund, of Violence Against Women Respond, Prevent, Collect!”. November 24 Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur November 16 to 22 59th National Pharmacy Week The theme of the 2020 celebration is "Pharmacists: Frontline Health Professionals". November 26 Indian Constitution Day November 26 National Milk Day November 19 to 25 World Heritage Week The theme for 2020 is ‘Shared Cultures, Thread Heritage, Shared Responsibility’ November 27 ‘National Organ Donation Day’ November 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People November 30 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare January 2021 National

 Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan launched the Global Pravasi Rishta portal and mobile App, to connect with Indian Diaspora across the world.

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 Indian Air Force Chief, Air Marshal R K S Bhadauria launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal in New Delhi. Bhadauria launched the portal at Vayu Bhawan.  The Central government has formed a genomic surveillance consortium for laboratory and epidemiological surveillance of circulating strains of the SARS-CoV-2 in India.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Kochi - Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation through video conference.  Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Union Minister for Textiles and Women & Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani jointly launched the Toycathon 2021.  Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched a Freight Business Development Portal as a one stop solution for all the needs of freight customers.The new portal will be a game changer in ensuring ease of doing business with Railways.  Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the Government's Digital Calendar and Diary App in New Delhi.  In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Central govt. has merged J&K cadre for all India Services - IAS, IPS and IFS officers with that of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT), also called the Union Territory cadre, through an ordinance.  National Youth Parliament Festival, 2021 will be held in the Central Hall of Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Valedictory Function of second National Youth Parliament Festival, 2021 through video conferencing.  National Informatics Centre and Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE will jointly launch CollabCAD Software to provide a total engineering solution for students and Faculty of Engineering Graphics Curriculum.  The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry launched a month-long mass awareness campaign 'SAKSHAM' to spread awareness about green and clean energy. The Secretary Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Chairman, PCRA Shri TarunKapoor launched the campaign.  Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar inaugurated Swachhata Pakhwada organised by National Cadet Corps, NCC at India Gate.The theme of this Swachhata Pakhwada is 'Clean India, Green India, Yeh Hai Mera Dream India'.  Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the LNG truck-loading unit of Shell India at Hazira, Gujarat. The unit will boost availability of natural gas in off-grid areas where there are no gas pipelines. It will also promote the use of LNG in long-haul trucking.  Indian Railways in a tribute to freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose who is also known as 'Netaji' has decided to rename the Howrah-Kalka Mail as 'Netaji Express'. The train first operated in the year 1866

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and it has been in service of the nation for more than 150 years. The Howrah-Kalka Mail runs between Howrah (Eastern Railway) and Kalka (Northern Railway) via Delhi.  Bharat Parv 2021, a festival to celebrate the spirit of India has begun on Jan 26, 2021. The festival is being organised on a virtual platform www.bharatparv2021.com this year from Jan 26 to till 31st of January. The mega event envisages generating patriotic fervour and showcases the rich and varied cultural diversity of the country.  In Madhya Pradesh, 'Launch Pad Scheme' is being started for boys and girls coming out of child care institutions and having completed 18 years of age. Objective: Women and Child Development Department is to provide such a platform to these youth, through which they will be able to become self-reliant by continuing their education and training.  On January 6, 2021, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's government will launch an initiative named ‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’. This is mainly for double the income of farmers of the state.  In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the government has reduced the age limit of the aspirants of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services Exam from 37 years to 32 years. J&K Public Service Commission (J&KPSC) has announced that the vacancies will be filled up in accordance with the provisions contained in J&K Combined Competitive Exam Rules 2018 (SRO-103).  In Manipur, the Cherry Blossom Mao Festival was held at Senapati district marking the beginning of pink season in the district. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh graced the function virtually due to the pandemic.  In Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced the ‘Horticulture Development Mission’ (Bagayat Vikas Mission). Aim : this mission is to double the income of farmers involved in medicinal and horticulture farming.  The Maharashtra government renamed Nagpur’s Gorewada International Zoo as Balasaheb Thackeray Zoological Park .The zoological park, spread over 1,900 hectares, will be inaugurated on January 26 by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.  Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has proposed to rename dragon fruit as ‘Kamalam. The dragon fruit has been renamed Kamalam because of the shape of the fruit.This was announced at the launch of the Chief Minister Horticulture Development Mission. Page 267 of 287

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 Himachal Pradesh is celebrating its golden jubilee statehood day (Jan 25th) with full zeal across the state. It was on this day in 1971 Himachal Pradesh became the 18th state of India. International

 India will begin its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). India will sit in the 15-nation UNSC for the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member — the eighth time that the country has had a seat on the powerful horseshoe table.  On New Year eve, Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect “the spirit of unity” and the country’s Indigenous population. Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison announced that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from For we are young and free to For we are one and free.  In the United States, the President-elect Joe Biden has appointed two Indian-Americans to the National Security Council of the White House. Biden has named Indian-American Sumona Guha as senior director for South Asia and Tarun Chhabra as senior director for Technology and National Security.  Bangladesh has been chosen as the ‘Country in Focus’ for the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) starting at Goa on January 16.  On 24 Jan 2021, SpaceX created a unique world record of launching 143 satellites on a single vehicle. The firm broke the record previously held by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which launched 104 satellites in 2017.

Sports

 Australia’s Claire Polosak is set to become the first female match official in a men’s Test match when she takes up the fourth umpire’s role in the third Test between India and Australia.  In Kargil Ladakh, Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament is being organised at Chiktan by Zonal Physical Education Officer Chiktan. For the first time the women team of Chiktan also participated in the Khelo India

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Games in Kargil district. There are 13 teams from different villages of Chiktan participating in the tournament, which include 11 men's teams and 2 women's teams.  Ajinkya Rahane-led India defeated Australia by three wickets in the final fourth Test of the Border- Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21. To clinch the series and bring an end to Australia's 32-year-long unbeaten streak at The Gabba. Australia's last defeat in Brisbane came against West Indies in 1988. They were undefeated at The Gabba in their last 31 games having won 24 and drawn seven matches. In that Man of the match is Rishabh Pant.  2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, set to be held in India, has been confirmed by the continental governing body. Ranking & Index

 Henley and Partners Passport Index of 2021 has revealed the list of the world’s most powerful passports and India has been ranked 85th on it. India’s passport got a visa-free score of 58, which means Indian passport holders can visit 58 countries without prior visa. India shares the no. 85 rank with Tajikistan.  India ranked 7th on the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) with a score of 16.67.  India's rank has slipped six places to 86th among 180 countries in corruption perception index (CPI) in 2020. Important Days with Themes Date Celebrated As Aim / Theme January 1 Global Family Day Theme: One Day of Peace January 4 World Braille Day The day aims to raise awareness about braille language and other forms of communication January 5 National Bird Day To promote avian awareness January 6 Journalist Day of Maharashtra January 6 World Day of Orphans January 9 NRI or Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2020 The theme of 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2021 is “Contributing to

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Aatmanirbhar Bharat”. January 10 World Hindi Day January 12 National Youth Day Theme for National Youth Day 2021 is ‘Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building January 11 to 17 National Road Safety Week Aim: For making the roads and streets in India safer. January 14 Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day This day is celebrated on 14th of January every year to honour services rendered by veterans of the Army. January 15 Army Day January 18 16th Raising Day of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) January 24 National Girl Child Day January 24 Statehood day of Uttar Pradesh January 24 International Day of Education The theme for International Education Day is Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation. January 25 National Voters Day The theme for this year's NVD, 'Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and informed'. January 25 National Tourism Day Theme of this year is 'Dekho Apna Desh'. January 26 International Customs Day (ICD) Theme of 2021 is “Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience”. January 26 72nd Republic Day of India January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance The theme of the International Holocaust Day Remembrance Day 2021 is “Facing the

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Aftermath: Recovery and Reconstitution after the Holocaust” January 28 International Data Privacy Day The theme for DPD 2021 is “Own Your Privacy.” January 30 2nd World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day January 30 73rd Martyrs Day

February 2021

National

 Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 8th India International Silk Fair on Virtual Portal. India has long history of silk production and is the 2nd largest producer of Silk. India is the only country in the world which produces all the four major varieties of silk - Mulberry, Eri, Tassar, and Muga.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) an Oxford panel has now chosen 'Atmanirbharta' in Hindi word of 2020.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Chauri Chaura centenary celebrations at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh on February 4 via video conferencing.Mr Modi will also release a postal stamp dedicated to the Chauri Chaura incident.  Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Rajya Sabha.The bill will replace Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance of 2021 which merged the J & K cadre of the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, and Indian Forest Service with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territory cadre, also known as AGMUT cadre.  The five-day National Horticulture Fair 2021 has started in Bengaluru on 8 February. The fair is organized by the Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR) at the Institute’s Hessarghatta campus on the outskirts of Bengaluru city.  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will formally launch India's first-ever diesel tractor converted into a CNG tractor on February 12.This conversion is jointly done by Rawmatt Page 271 of 287

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Techno Solutions and Tomasetto Achille India.The CNG tractor will help farmers to increase their income, by lowering costs and help to create job opportunities in rural India.  A major accident occurred in Chamoli in Uttarakhand due to the breaking of the glacier.The glacier burst took place at the Rishiganga power project after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district and damaged the Rishiganga dam on Alaknanda river.  In Madhya Pradesh, the three-day Mandu Festival began at Mandu in the historic town of Dhar district. State culture and tourism minister Usha Thakur inaugurated the mandu festival. Handicrafts related to handmade art are also being displayed in the Mandu Utsav to encourage vocals for locals.  India will provide Nepalese Rupees(NR) 142 million to Nepal for the restoration and conservation of three cultural heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley.  E-commerce giant Amazon has announced its plans to begin manufacturing devices in India.This is the first Amazon manufacturing line in India and reiterates the firm’s commitment to the government’s “Make in India'' for an Atma Nirbhar Bharat. Amazon will commence manufacturing with contract manufacturer Cloud Network Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn, in Chennai, and start production later this year.  Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0, (IMI 3.0) to expand immunization coverage across the country.  President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the newly revamped Motera cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, which has been renamed the Narendra Modi Stadium.The ground, which was earlier named the Sardar Patel Stadium, and more popularly known as the Motera stadium, has been renamed after the Prime Minister, who was also formerly a president of the Gujarat Cricket Association.  Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh virtually launched the 'Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai' mission as part of the government's campaign to accomplish the goal of 100 per cent potable piped water supply in all rural households by March next year.  In Assam, the Kaziranga national park has recorded a total of 93 thousand 491 birds as per the latest census.There are 112 bird species and 22 families found during the enumeration International

 Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, has been re-elected for a rare third five- year term.  The Myanmar Military Tatmadaw has announced a one year state of emergency in the country. The Vice President Myint Swe has been made the acting President and all powers have been transferred to the Commander in Chief Min Aung Hlaing.  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) made history as its first-ever interplanetary Hope Probe mission successfully entered orbit around Mars. Page 272 of 287

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 The first day of the spring called ‘Pahela Phagun’ was celebrated in Dhaka despite the continued shadow of Corona pandemic in the country. Cultural organisations held programmes at different venues in the city to herald the beginning of the spring. Programmes were held at the Suhrawardy Udyan, Nandan Manch of Shilpakala Academy and several other locations.  The French Parliament has approved an Anti-radicalism Bill in a bid to fight the Islamic radicalism.The bill would strengthen oversight of mosques, schools and sports clubs to safeguard France from radical Islamists and ensure respect for French values, one of President Emmanuel Macron’s landmark projects.  Israel has launched a coronavirus ‘green pass’ system,and that allows people who have been vaccinated to access public facilities.  Australia’s parliament passed landmark legislation requiring global technology giants to pay for the news content shared on their platforms, in a move that is being closely watched around the world.  Siliguri-Dhaka train service begin on Independence Day of Bangladesh Sports

 The BCCI will not be conducting its premier first-class domestic tournament Ranji Trophy for the first time in 87 years as the parent body opted for the .  BCCI secretary Jay Shah was unanimously elected as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM).  Dinesh Karthik-led Tamil Nadu clinched their second national T20 championship as they beat Baroda by seven wickets in the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in Ahmedabad.This was Tamil Nadu's second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy triumph, after winning their first title way back in 2006-07.  Former pacer Merv Hughes has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, the country's board (CA) announced. The 59-year-old captured 212 Test wickets at an average of 28.38 in a career spanning 53 Tests and 33 ODIs for Australia from 1985 to 1994.  Joe Root, the England captain, sent India on a leather hunt, becoming the first player in history to score a double century in his 100th Test match (Chennai)  India’s Rishabh Pant won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for January 2021 for his performances in the two Tests against Australia where he scored a 97 at Sydney and an unbeaten 89 at Brisbane that led India to a historic series win against arch-rivals Australia.  The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Indian edu-tech company BYJU'S as its global partner from 2021 to 2023.The three-year agreement will see BYJU'S partner all ICC events over the period, including the forthcoming men's T20 World Cup in India and the women's World Cup in New Zealand.  Japan’s Naomi Osaka Has won the Women’s single title in the 2021.She defeated in straight sets to clinch the women’s singles final of the .

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 India slipped two places to 53rd position in the 2020 Democracy Index’s global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit.  Germany ranks first in the PHDCCI International Economic Resilience (IER) Rank followed by India and South Korea at second and third positions, respectively, according to the report released by industry body PHDCCI. Important Days with Themes Days Celebrated as Aim/Theme February 1 Indian Coast Guard Day February 2 World Wetlands Day Theme: Wetlands and Water February 4 International Day of Human Theme: A Pathway to the Fraternity future February 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance Theme: No Time for Global for Female Genital Mutilation Inaction, Unite, Fund, and Act to End Female Genital Mutilation February 8 International Epilepsy Day Theme: Epilepsy is more than seizures February 9 Safer Internet Day Theme: Together for a better internet February 10 World Pulses Day February 10 National Deworming Day Second Monday of International Epilepsy Day February February 11 International Day of Women and Theme: Women Scientists at Girls in Science the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 February 11 World Unani Day Theme: Unani Medicine: Opportunities and challenges in times of COVID-19 February 12 National Productivity Day February 13 World Radio Day Theme: New World, New

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Radio February 13 National Women’s Day February 14 Black Day for India A 'black day' in the history of India - February 14, 2021 marks two years of the Pulwama terror attack, when 40 Indian soldiers were martyred in one of the worst terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. February 17 World Human Spirit Day February 18 to Taj Mahotsav Theme: Together in the diverse February 27 culture February 20 World Day of Social Justice February 21 International Mother Language Day Theme : “fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society.” February 22 World Thinking Day Third Saturday of World Pangolin Day February” every year. February 24 Central Excise Day

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 Khadi and Village Industry Commission’s e-Market Portal has registered a gross turnover of over one crore 10 lakh rupees in just eight months of its launch. Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari lauded Khadi’s successful e-commerce venture.  The Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) celebrated its 9th Foundation Day on 01 March 2021.

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 The ‘Made in India’ optical spectrograph named as Aries-Devasthal Faint Object Spectrograph & Camera (ADFOSC) is indigenously designed and developed by Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciences (ARIES), Nainital.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik on his 105th Birth Anniversary(5th March).  Indian Railway has integrated all railway help lines into single number 139 which is Rail Madad Helpline for quick grievance redressal and enquiry during the journey. As the new helpline number 139 will take over all the existing helpline numbers, it will be easy for the passengers to remember this number and connect with Railways for all their needs during the travel.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Maitri Setu' between India and Bangladesh.The bridge Maitri Setu has been built over Feni River which flows between Indian boundary in Tripura State and Bangladesh. The name Maitri Setu symbolizes growing bilateral relations and friendly ties between India and Bangladesh.  The Cyberabad Police launched India's first-ever 'Transgender Community Desk' at the Gachibowli Police Station in Hyderabad. This desk is the first-of-its-kind gender-inclusive community policing initiatives in the country.  The Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry has said that a total of 122 non attainment cities, NACs have been identified under the National Clean Air Programme.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Kindle version of Swami Chidbhavanandaji’s Bhagavad Gita

and also address the occasion through virtual mode.The event has been organised to commemorate the sale of

over five lakh copies of the Swami Chidbhavanandaji’s Bhagavad Gita.

 India’s first centralised air-conditioned (AC) railway terminal has been built at Baiyappanahalli in Bengaluru.

 Chemicals and Fertilizer Minister Sadananda Gowda will inaugurate the 11th edition of India Chem- 2021. The theme is - “India: Global Manufacturing Hub for Chemicals and Petrochemicals”.

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 Prime Minister Modi announced Swarna Jayanti scholarship for youths of Bangladesh. The Swarna Jayanti Fellowship is a research fellowship awarded annually by the Department of Science and Technology of India. It is given for the notable and outstanding research by young scientists, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and physics.  The first of its kind in North Kashmir, Community Radio Station with the tagline “Radio Chinar 90.4, Har Dil Ki Dhadkan” was inaugurated 04 Mar 2021 by the Indian Army for the Awam in Mazbugh, Sopore.  Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt. Governor Admiral D K Joshi declared that the UT achieved 100 percent Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) coverage in Islands. He said that in a function at Raj Niwas in Port Blair on World water day.  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur. This is the first zoo in Purvanchal and the third in the state.  Under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat State of Goa is paired with Jharkhand. Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' campaign has been launched to promote cultural unity among various states of the country. International

 Russia has successfully launched its first satellite to monitor the Arctic's climate and environment. A Soyuz- 2.1b carrier rocket with the "Arktika-M" satellite on board blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan  Israel's president formally received the first-ever ambassador from the United Arab Emirates, following last year's historic agreement between the countries.The UAE was the first country to agree to establish full diplomatic relations with the Jewish state under the Abraham Accords, a pact brokered by former US president Donald Trump. Israel opened its UAE embassy in January, with veteran diplomat Eitan Naeh

heading the Abu Dhabi mission.

 A new passenger train service between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri is set to start from 26th of March marking the 50th Anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh. According to an official release by the

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Bangladesh Rail Ministry, the direct train between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri will run through the Chilahati-Haldibari cross border rail route.  Bangladesh is observing the 50th anniversary of the historic speech given by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka on 7th March 1971.  The world’s most powerful supercomputer named “Fugaku”, developed by Japanese scientific research institute RIKEN and Fujitsu, has been made available for research work. The development of the machine was started about six years ago in 2014 and was completed in May 2020.  Italy signed the International Solar Alliance under the amended ISA Framework Agreement. The amendments to the Framework Agreement of the ISA entered into force, opening its Membership to all Member States of the UN.  The Bank of England unveiled the design of the new GBP 50 banknote, which features British scientist and World War II codebreaker Alan Turing.  The New Zealand Parliament has recently passed legislation to provide leave for miscarriage and for stillbirth. The Bill allows mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a miscarriage or still birth, without having to tap into sick leave. Employees will get three days leave when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth. Sports

 The Indian trio of Mairaj Ahmed Khan, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Gurjoat Khangura won the bronze medal in men’s skeet team event at the International Shooting Sport Federation tournament (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Cairo.  The All India Football Federation confirmed Odisha as the venue for the 2020-21 edition of the Indian Women’s League.This is the fifth edition of the IWL, which began in 2016 and was held in Delhi. The current champions of the tournament are Gokulam Kerala FC, beating Kryphsa FC 3-2 in the final on February 14, 2020 in Bengaluru.The inaugural edition of the tournament was also held in Odisha at Cuttack in 2016.  India's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was named the ICC men's Player of the Month for February.

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 India defeated England in the final Cricket test match at Ahmedabad to enter the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship. The hosts won the fourth and final Test comprehensively by a margin of an innings and 25 runs  World rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman-of-the-Year award 2021.  Tamil Nadu's Chadalavada Anandha Bhavani Devi became the first-ever fencer from India to qualify for the Olympic Games. Bhavani qualified through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) Method.  The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed an eight years ban on former UAE Cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar from all cricket, for trying to fix matches during the T20 World Cup qualifiers in 2019.  Mumbai captain Prithvi Shaw became the first player to breach the 800-run mark in a single edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.  India Legends defeated Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs in the final of Road Safety World Series to clinch the title.  All-rounder Thisara Perera became the first Sri Lankan to hit six sixes from one over.  On March 28, 2021, Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. It was held at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain.This was Lewis Hamilton's 96th Formula one Victory. Ranking & Index

 Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has congratulated 12 Indian Institutions on securing a position in top 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.These institutions are IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IISC Bangalore, IIT Guwahati, IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, JNU, Anna University, University of Delhi, and O P Jindal University.  US conservative think-tank, the Heritage Foundation launched the Economic Freedom Index 2021.In the Economic Free index, Singapore has topped the global ranking for the second consecutive year. India has been placed at 121 position in the index, with a score of 56.5 out of 100.  India ranked 40 among 53 global economies on the latest annual edition of the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index. Page 279 of 287

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Day Celebrated as Aim/Theme March 1 Zero Discrimination Day Theme of Zero Discrimination Day 2021: End Inequalities March 1 45th Civil Accounts Day March 1 Third Jan Aushadhi Diwas March 3 World Hearing Day Theme is ‘Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate’ March 3 World Wildlife Day Theme for World Wildlife Day is "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet". March 4 National Safety Day Theme is Sadak Suraksha (Road Safety). March 4 National Security Day March 4 ‘Chabahar Day’ March 8 International Women’s Day (IWD) The theme for International Women's Day 2021 is 'Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world'. March 13 World Sleep Day March 14 International Day of Mathematics The theme of the International Day of Mathematics is “Mathematics for a Better World”. March 15 World Consumer Rights Day Theme: "Tackle Plastic Pollution". March 16 National Vaccination Day

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March 20 International Day of Happiness The theme of International Day of Happiness for 2021 is “Happiness For All, Forever” March 20 World Sparrow Day Theme of 2021 World Sparrow Day “I LOVE Sparrows” March 20 World Oral Health Day The theme for the next three years, 2021-2023 is: Be Proud Of Your Mouth. March 21 International Day of Forests and the The theme for 2021 is Tree “Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being”. March 21 World Poetry Day March 21 International Day of Elimination of 2021 Theme: “Youth standing up Racial Discrimination against racism”. March 21 World Puppetry Day March 22 World Water Day The theme of World Water Day 2021 is “Valuing Water” March 23 World Meteorological Day The theme of World Meteorological Day 2021 is “The Ocean, Our Climate and Weather” March 24 World Tuberculosis Day The Theme for World TB Day 2021 is 'The Clock is Ticking' March 24 International Day for Right to the The day aims to pay tribute to those Truth Concerning Gross Human who have devoted their lives to, and Rights Violations and for the Dignity lost their lives in, the struggle to of Victims promote and protect human rights for

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all March 27 World Theatre Day last Saturday of the Earth Hour 2021 The Earth Hour 2021 theme will March- March 27 focus on “Climate Change to Save Earth.” March 31 International Day of Drug Checking March 31 International Transgender Day of Visibility March 31 World Backup Day It is a day for people to learn about the increasing role of data in our lives and the importance of regular backups

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 The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has urged private TV channels to generate greater awareness on the message of Dawai Bhi Kadai Bhi by disseminating messages for COVID-appropriate behavior and vaccination of eligible persons. The Ministry issued an advisory to all private television channels in view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the completion of Arch closure of the Chenab Bridge. It is the world's highest Railway Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir.  Minister of State in PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh flagged off India Russia Friendship Car Rally 2021.The event was organized by International Friendship Car Rally Association, IFCRA in New Delhi.  Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched an initiative SARTHAQ which will help in the implementation of National Education Policy in the country.

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 Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Independent charge) Mansukh Mandaviya launched a new cruise service connecting Hazira port in Surat and Diu Island.  TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has now launched “Sankalp se Siddhi” - Village and Digital Connect Drive. It is a 100 day drive which was started from 1st of this month.The drive will entail 150 teams visiting ten villages each of which 10 in each region from TRIFED and State Implementation Agencies, visiting ten villages each. The main aim of this drive is to activate the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in these villages.  NITI Aayog, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, University launched Poshan Gyan, a national digital repository on health and nutrition.  The Siachen Warriors celebrated the 37th Siachen Day (13th April 2021)with tremendous zeal and enthusiasm.  Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal launched the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS). The Fund aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization.  Serum Institute of India has announced the price for its COVISHIELD vaccine for State governments and Private Hospitals in the country. The Vaccine will cost 300 rupees per dose for the state governments whereas Private Hospitals will have to pay 600 rupees for each dose.  The state government of Rajasthan has launched a cashless medical insurance scheme titled “Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana”, aimed at providing medical relief to all residents of the state.Under this scheme, each family in the state can claim up to Rs. 5 lakh every year for medical expenses.With this, Rajasthan has become the first state in the country, where each family will get health insurance of Rs 5 lakh each year. International  The government of India has announced scholarships to 2000 descendants of the Liberation War fighters of Bangladesh under Muktijoddha Scholarship scheme. The scheme was launched in 2017 during the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India. Under this scheme, 1000 students each from the Higher Secondary and Undergraduate categories have started receiving the amount of scholarship for this year directly in their account.  Russia has become the first country in the world to register the coronavirus vaccine for animals.The vaccine, called ‘Carnivac-Cov’, would be able to protect vulnerable species and thwart viral mutations.Carnivac- Cov is the world’s first & the only anti-#COVID_19 vaccine for animals. Sports

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 On March 02, 2021, the 2023 men's boxing World Championships will be held in Uzbekistan capital Tashkent.International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev confirmed Tashkent as the host city during a visit to Uzbekistan.  On April 10, 2021, Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurated Khelo India State Centre of Excellence for Rowing discipline at the Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council Water Sports Academy in Srinagar.  On April 18, 2021, Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) won the Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021.It was held in Imola, Italy.  The 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships was held from April 13 to 18, 2021 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.India won 14 medals to stand at third spot in the medal table. Ranking & Index

 India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021. In 2020, India ranked 112th among 153 countries.  Among 104 nations India has been placed at 49th position in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) 2021.Finland has topped the CGGI 2021 list. Important Days with Themes Day Celebrated as Aim/Theme April 1 Odisha Day, also Utkala Dibasa April 2 International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) Theme 2021: “The Music of Words.” April 2 World Autism Awareness Day Theme 2021: “Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World”. April 4 United Nations’ International Day for Mine 2021 Theme – “Perseverance, Partnership, and Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action Progress” April 5 National Maritime Day The World Maritime Theme for 2021 is devoted to seafarers, highlighting their central role which is very important for the way forward for the shipping sector. Theme: Sustainable Shipping beyond COVID-19

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April 5 International Day of Conscience 2021 Theme: “Let Conscience Light up our World”. April 6 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace April 7 World Health Day The theme for World Health Day 2021 is 'Building a fairer, healthier world'. April 9 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) April 9 ICCR 71st Foundation Day April 10 World Homeopathy Day The theme of the conference is “Homoeopathy – Roadmap for Integrative Medicine” April 10 Surveyors Day April 11 National Safe Motherhood Day April 11 World Parkinson’s Day To raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease, which is a progressive nervous system disorder. April 12 International Day of Human Space Flight April 13 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre April 14 Ambedkar Remembrance Day or Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti April 14 World Knowledge Day April 14 World Chagas Disease Day April 15 World Art Day April 15 National Titanic Remembrance Day April 10-16 World Homeopathy Week April 16 World Voice Day The theme of 2021 is ONE WORLD MANY VOICES. April 17 World Haemophilia Day The theme for the year 2021 World Hemophilia Day is 'Adapting to Change, sustaining care in a new world.' April 18 World Heritage Day Theme for this year is 'Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures'. April 20 UN Chinese Language Day April 21 National Civil Service Day April 21 Administrative Professionals Day Page 285 of 287

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