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1. Which airport has got DGCA clearance and became the third international airport in Uttar Pradesh?

किस हवाई अड्डे िो DGCA मंजूरी कमली है और उत्तर प्रदेश में तीसरा अंतरााष्ट्र ीय हवाई अड्डा बन गया है? (a) Lucknow Airport / लखनऊ एयरपोर्ट (b) Varanasi Airport / वाराणसी एयरपोर्ट (c) Kushinagar Airport / कुशीनगर एयरपोर्ट (d) Gorakhpur Airport / गोरखपुर एयरपोर्ट (e) Agra Airport / आगरा एयरपोर्ट Ans. c Sol. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday announced that Uttar Pradesh got its third international airport in the form of Kushinagar. Kushinagar Airport gets necessary clearances from DGCA to become 3rd licensed international airport of UP. Will boost tourism in the region & facilitate travel on Buddhist circuit by providing direct aviation connectivity to the city where Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana.

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2. Which country has been described as a “Priority One” partner in the defence sphere by India? किस देश िो भारत द्वारा रक्षा क्षेत्र में "प्रायोररटी वन" भागीदार िे 셂प में वकणात कियागयाहै? (a) Myanmar / म्ा車मार (b) Nepal / नेपाल (c) Afghanistan / अफगाननस्तान (d) Bangladesh / बा車ग्लादेश (e) Sri Lanka / श्री ल車का Ans. e Sol. India on February 28, 2021 described Sri Lanka as “Priority One” partner in the defence sphere and said the participation of its military aircraft in the 70th anniversary celebration of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is indicative of the growing cooperation, camaraderie and friendship between the two militaries. The SLAF is celebrating its 70th Anniversary on March 2.

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3. What was the Revenue collected from Goods and Services Tax (GST) in February 2021? फरवरी 2021 में गुड्स एंड सकवासेज टैक्स (GST) से क्या राजस्व एित्र किया गया था? (a) Rs 1,05,491 crore / 1,05,491 करोड़ 셁 (b) Rs 1,13,143 crore / 1,13,143 करोड़ 셁 (c) Rs 1,23,247 crore / 1,23,247 करोड़ 셁 (d) Rs 1,32,149 crore / 1,32,149 करोड़ 셁 (e) Rs 1,43,140 crore / 1,43,140 करोड़ 셁 Ans b Sol. The gross GST revenue collected in the month of February 2021 is ₹ 1,13,143 crore of which CGST is ₹ 21,092 crore, SGST is ₹ 27,273 crore, IGST is ₹ 55,253 crore (including ₹ 24,382 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹ 9,525 crore (including ₹ 660 crore collected on import of goods).

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4. Which Payments Bank has been upgraded to scheduled commercial bank status under the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934? भारतीय ररज़वा बℂि अकिकनयम, 1934 िी दू सरी अनुसूची िे तहत िौन से पेमेंट्स बℂि िो अनुसूकचत वाकणज्यिि बℂि िा दजाा कदया गया है? (a) Paytm Payments Bank / पेर्ीएम पेमेंर््स बℂक (b) Airtel Payments Bank / एयरर्ेल पेमेंर््स बℂक (c) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank / आनदत्य नबरला आइनिया पेमेंर््स बℂक (d) Fino Payments Bank / नफनो पेमेंर््स बℂक (e) Jio Payments Bank / निओ पेमेंर््स बℂक Ans. d Sol. Reserve Bank of India has notified that it has included Fino Payments Bank in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. All banks which are included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are Scheduled Banks. These banks comprise Scheduled Commercial Banks and Scheduled Co- operative Banks.

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5. Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? िेंद्रीय प्रत्यक्ष िर बोडा (CBDT) िे अध्यक्ष िे 셂प में किसे पुन: कनयुक्त किया गयाहै? (a) Ajit Kumar / अिीत कुमार (b) Pramod Chandra Mody / प्रमोद च車द्र मोदी (c) John Joseph / िॉन िोसेफ (d) Patanjali Jha / पत車िनल झा (e) Rajiv Gauba / रािीव गौबा Ans. b Sol. The re-appointment of Pramod Chandra Mody as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been extended for a further period of three months with effect from March 1, 2021, to May 31, 2021. Mody is a 1982-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was appointed as the CBDT chief in February 2019.

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6. Zero Discrimination Day is observed on ______every year, all over the world. दुकनया भर में हर साल ______पर शू भेदभाव कदवस मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 March / 1 माचट (b) 2 March / 2 माचट (c) 3 March / 3 माचट (d) 4 March / 4 माचट (e) 5 March / 5 माचट Ans. a Sol. On Zero Discrimination Day this year celebrated on 1st March 2021, UNAIDS is challenging the discrimination faced by women and girls in all their diversity and raising awareness and mobilizing action to promote equality and empowerment for women and girls.

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7. What was the theme for Zero Discrimination Day 2021? शू भेदभाव कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Act to change laws that Discriminate (b) Stand our for (c) Open Up, Reach Out (d) Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls (e) Make some noise to challenge discrimination Ans. d Sol. On Zero Discrimination Day this year celebrated on 1st March 2021, UNAIDS is challenging the discrimination faced by women and girls in all their diversity and raising awareness and mobilizing action to promote equality and empowerment for women and girls. Theme 2021: “Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls.”

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8. World Civil Defence Day is observed every year on ______. कवश्व नागररि रक्षा कदवस हर साल ______पर मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 March / 1 माचट (b) 2 March / 2 माचट (c) 3 March / 3 माचट (d) 4 March / 4 माचट (e) 5 March / 5 माचट Ans. a Sol. World Civil Defence Day is observed on 1st March every year, all over the world. The theme of World Civil Defence Day 2021, is “Civil Defence and a first aider in every home.” celebrated on 1st March 2021. This day was incorporated in 1990 by the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO).

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9. On which date, National Protein Day is celebrated every year?

किस वषा राष्ट्र ीय प्रोटीन कदवस मनाया जाता है? (a) 24 February / 24 फरवरी (b) 25 February / 25 फरवरी (c) 26 February / 26 फरवरी (d) 27 February / 27 फरवरी (e) 28 February / 28 फरवरी Ans. d Sol. In India, February 27th is celebrated as the National Protein Day, to create awareness about protein deficiency and encourage people to include this macronutrient in their diet. The day was launched by the ‘Right to Protein’, a national-level public health initiative on February 27, 2020.The second year for this nutritional awareness milestone in India by ‘Right to Protein’.

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10. What was the theme for National Protein Day 2021? राष्ट्र ीय प्रोटीन कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Right To Protein (b) #ProteinMeinKyaHai (c) Life cycle approach for better Nutrition (d) Feeding the world (e) Powering with Plant Protein Ans. e Sol. In India, February 27th is celebrated as the National Protein Day, to create awareness about protein deficiency and encourage people to include this macronutrient in their diet. The day was launched by the ‘Right to Protein’, a national-level public health initiative on February 27, 2020.The second year for this nutritional awareness milestone in India by ‘Right to Protein’. Theme 2021: “Powering with Plant Protein”.

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11. Who is the author of the book titled “Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis”? "एडवांटेज इंकडया: द स्टोरी ऑफ इंकडयन टेकनस" नामि पुस्ति िे लेखि िौन हℂ? (a) Anindya Dutta / अनन車द्य दत्ता (b) Nidhi Vadhera / नननि वढेरा (c) Prem Prakash / प्रेम प्रकाश (d) Pawan C Lall / पवन सी लल्ल (e) Jairam Ramesh / ियराम रमेश Ans. a Sol. Anindya Dutta, a banker turned author, penned a new book titled “Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis”, a chronicle of Indian Tennis. Advantage India is a well-researched account of the journey of Indian tennis, with a special section on the Doubles game and on women’s tennis in India. The book is published by Westland publications.

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12. Who among the following has won gold in 53 kg freestyle at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament at Kiev, Ukraine? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने िीव, यूक्रेन में उत्कृष्ट् यूक्रेनी पहलवानों और िोच मेमोररयल टूनाामेंट में 53किग्रा फ्रीस्टाइल में स्वणा पदि जीताहै? (a) Deepak Punia / दीपक पुननया (b) Bajrang Punia / बिर車ग पुननया (c) Vinesh Phogat / नवनेश फोगर् (d) Ravi Kumar Dahiya / रनव कुमार दनिया (e) Pooja Gehlot / पूिा गिलोत Ans. c Sol. India’s Vinesh Phogat on February 28, 2021 defeated V. Kaladzinskay of Belarus in the final to win gold in women’s 53 kg freestyle at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament at Kiev, Ukraine. Since the coronavirus halted all competitions last year, it was the first competition for Vinesh, who is the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Tokyo Games.

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13. Who has won a silver medal at the 72nd Strandja Memorial boxing tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria? सोकफया, बुल्गाररया में 72 वें स्टरℂड्जा मेमोररयल मुक्केबाजी टूनाामेंट में किसने रजत पदि जीताहै? (a) Manish Kaushik / मनीष कौनशक (b) Amit Panghal / अनमत प車घाल (c) Shiva Thapa / नशवा थापा (d) Vijender Singh / नविेंदर नस車ि (e) Deepak Kumar / दीपक कुमार Ans. e Sol. Deepak Kumar’s fantastic run at the 72nd Strandja Memorial boxing tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria ended with a silver medal, after he lost the flyweight (52kg) final on a split verdict to Bulgaria’s Daniel Asenov, on February 27, 2021. Deepak, an Asian silver-winner, was up against Bulgaria’s Daniel Asenov, a two-time European championships gold-medallist.

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14. Which state’s CM has launched the ''Gharoki Pechan, Chelik Naam'' (daughter's name is a home's identity) scheme? किस राि िे मुख्यमंत्री ने 'घरोिी पहचान, चेकलि नाम' (बेटी िा नाम घर िी पहचान है) योजना शु셂 िी है? (a) Uttarakhand / उत्तराखंड (b) Sikkim / सिक्किम (c) West Bengal / पसिम बंगाल (d) Bihar / नबिार (e) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदेश Ans. a Sol. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday launched "Gharoki Paachan, Chelik Naam" (daughter''s name is a home''s identity) programme and development schemes worth Rs 42 crore in Nainital. Government is working towards women empowerment and 32,000 women groups of the state are being linked with self-employment to make them self-reliant.

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15. In which city, International Yoga festival has been organized?

अंतरााष्ट्र ीय योग महोत्सव किस शहर में आयोकजत किया गया है? (a) Bhopal / भोपाल (b) Madurai / मदुरै (c) Coimbatore / कोयम्बटूर (d) Rishikesh / ऋनषकेश (e) Gorakhpur / गोरखपुर Ans. d Sol. The International Yoga Festival was inaugurated by the Agriculture Minister of Uttarakhand Subodh Uniyal, head of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad (ABAP) Narendra Giri and Patanjali Yogpeeth chairman Acharya Balakrishna in Rishikesh. The festival is being jointly organised by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) and Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN).

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16. Which edition of Jan aushadhi Diwas celebrations is being held from March 1 to 7, 2021? 1 से 7 माचा, 2021 ति जन औषकि कदवस समारोह िा िौन सा संस्करण आयोकजत किया जा रहा है? (a) 1st / पहला (b) 2nd / दूिरा (c) 3rd / तीिरा (d) 4th / चौथा (e) 5th / पांचवां Ans. c Sol. The 3rd Janaushadhi Diwas 2021 celebrations commenced on March 1, 2021. It will be a week- long celebration starting from March 1 to 7. As part of the celebrations, Jan Aushadhi kendras conducted more than 1000 Health Check-up Camps across the country on March 1. Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI), the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is celebrating 3rd Janaushadhi Diwas on 7th March, 2021 with the theme of “Seva bhi – Rozgar bhi”.

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17. Which country has launched the first Arctic-monitoring Satellite ‘Arktika-M’? किस देश ने पहला आिाकटि-कनगरानी उपग्रह "अिाकटिा-एम" लॉन्च किया है? (a) Russia / 셂स (b) Japan / िापान (c) China / चीन (d) USA / यू.एस.ए. (e) Germany / िमटनी Ans. a Sol. The Russian space corporation Roscosmos successfully launched its first satellite to monitor the Arctic’s climate and environment. The satellite called “Arktika-M”, was launched on February 28, 2021, onboard Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This satellite will help to collect information to solve operational meteorology and hydrology problems, and monitoring the climate and environment in the Arctic region.

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18. Which movie has won the “Best Motion Picture – Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021? 78वें गोल्डन ग्लोबअवाड्ास 2021 में किस कफ ने "सवाश्रेष्ठ मोशन कपक्चर-डरामा" पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / मा राईनी ब्लैक बॉर्म (b) Nomadland / नोमैिलℂि (c) The United States vs. Billie Holiday / द यूनाइर्ेि स्टेर््स वसटस नबली िॉनलिे (d) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm / बोरार् सब्सिक्वेंर् मूवीनफ (e) Soul / सोल Ans. b

Sol. Best Motion Picture — Drama: Nomadland

Winners of the 78th Golden Globe Awards for performance in films and television in US in 2020 were announced on February 28, 2021. Winners were selected by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Best Motion Picture-Drama award was won by ‘Nomadland’ while the Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy award went to ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’.

Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama): Actor: Chadwick Boseman in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ — Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama): Actress: Andra Day in ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ — Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Actor: Sacha Baron Cohen in ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ — Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Rosamund Pike in ‘I Care a Lot’

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19. Which actor has won the “Best Performance by an Actor (Male) in a Motion Picture - Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021? 78वें गोल्डन ग्लोब पुरस्कार 2021 में किस अकभनेता ने "मोशन कपक्चर- डरामा में एि अकभनेता (पु셁ष) द्वारा सवाश्रेष्ठ प्रदशान" पुरस्कार जीताहै? (a) Chadwick Boseman / चैिनवक बोसमैन (b) Chloé Zhao / क्लो झाओ (c) Sacha Baron Cohen / साशा बैरन कोिेन (d) Daniel Kaluuya / िैननयल कालूया (e) Mark Ruffalo / माकट रफलो Ans. a Sol. Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama: Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

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20. Which TV Series has won the “Best Television Series - Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021? 78वें गोल्डन ग्लोबअवाड्ास 2021 में किस टीवी सीरीज़ ने"सवाश्रेष्ठ टेलीकवज़न सीरीज़ - डरामा" पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) The Queen’s Gambit / द क्वीन्स गैब्सिर् (b) I Know This Much is True / आई नो नदस मच इि ट्रू (c) The Crown / द क्राउन (d) Schitt’s Creek / नशर् क्रीक (e) Ted Lasso / र्ेि लासो Ans. c Sol. Best Television Series — Drama: The Crown

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21. Which Airport has emerged as the Best Airport in Annual Airports Council International (ACI) ASQ Awards 2020? वाकषाि एयरपोटा िाउंकसल इंटरनेशनल (ACI) ASQ अवाड्ास 2020 में िौन सा हवाई अड्डा सवाश्रेष्ठ हवाईअड्डे िे 셂प में उभरा है? (a) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi / इंसदरा गांधी अंतरााष्ट्र ीय हवाई अड्डा, नई सदल्ली (b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai / छत्रपसत सशवाजी अंतरााष्ट्र ीय हवाई अड्डा, मुंबई (c) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad / राजीव गांधी अंतरााष्ट्र ीय हवाई अड्डा, हैदराबाद (d) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru / केम्पेगौडा अंतरााष्ट्र ीय हवाई अड्डा, बेंगलु셁 (e) Chennai International Airport, Chennai / चेन्नई अंतरााष्ट्र ीय हवाई अड्डा, चेन्नई Ans. a Sol. Annual ASQ Awards 2020 recognises Delhi Airport in over 40 MPPA category in the Asia-Pacific region.

Delhi Airport retains the best airport position under the highest category for three consecutive years- 2018, 2019 and 2020 in Asia-Pacific region. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a GMR led consortium,announced that Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has once again emerged as the ‘Best Airport by Size and Region’ in Asia-Pacific for 2020. The airport’s efforts have been recognised by Airports Council International (ACI) for Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards in the category of over 40 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA).

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22. 45th Civil Accounts Day celebrated on ______. 45 वां कसकवल लेखा कदवस ______पर मनाया गया। (a) 1 March / 1 माचट (b) 2 March / 2 माचट (c) 3 March / 3 माचट (d) 4 March / 4 माचट (e) 5 March / 5 माचट Ans. a Sol. The 45th Civil Accounts Day was celebrated in New Delhi on March 1, 2021 in presence of Chief Guest and Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman; G.C. Murmu, Comptroller & Auditor General of India and Soma Roy Burman, Controller General of Accounts, amongst others. This annual event was celebrated for the first time by virtual mode.

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23. Who among the following has won the men’s singles titles at the 2021 Uganda International Badminton tournament in Kampala? कनम्नकलज्यखत में सेकिसने िं पाला में 2021 युगांडा अंतरााष्ट्र ीय बैडकमंटन टू नाामेंट में पु셁ष एिल ज्यखताब जीता है? (a) B. Sai Praneeth / बी साई प्रणीत (b) Sandeep Gupta / स車दीप गुप्ता (c) Varun Kapur / व셁ण कपूर (d) Srikanth Kidambi / श्रीका車त नकदा車बी (e) Pullela Gopichand / पुलेला गोपीच車द Ans. c Sol. India’s Varun Kapur and Malvika Bansod clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the 2021 Uganda International Badminton tournament in Kampala. Varun beat compatriot Sankar Muthusamy 21-18, 16-21, 21-17 in the men’s singles final. Malvika beat compatriot Anupama Upadhyaya in the women singles summit clash 17-21, 25-23, 21-10.

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24. Which football team has won the ISL League Football Winners Shield? किस फुटबॉल टीम ने आईएसएल लीग फुटबॉल कवजेता शील्ड जीता है? (a) FC Goa / एफ.सी. गोवा (b) Kerala Blasters FC / केरल ब्लास्टसट एफ.सी. (c) Bengaluru FC / बेंगलु셁 एफ.सी. (d) Mumbai City FC / मु車बई नसर्ी एफ.सी. (e) Mohun Bagan A.C. / मोिन बागान ए.सी. Ans. d Sol. Mumbai City FC scripted a 2-0 triumph over ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim on February 28, 2021 to bag the ISL League Winners Shield and the coveted AFC Champions League spot that comes with it. Mumbai and ATKMB finished level on 40 points, but the former claimed first place with a better head-to-head record.

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25. Udaipur Science Centre has been inaugurated in which of the following state/UT? उदयपुर कवज्ञान िें द्र िा उद् घाटन कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किस राि / िे न्द्र शाकसत प्रदेश में किया गया है? (a) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (b) Karnataka / कनाटर्क (c) Assam / असम (d) Tripura / निपुरा (e) Jammu and Kashmir / िम्मू और कीर Ans. d Sol. The Udaipur Science Centre, at Udaipur, Tripura was dedicated to the people by the Governor of Tripura, Ramesh Bais on February 28, 2021. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism, Govt. of India Prahlad Singh Patel, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. A. D. Choudhury, DG, NCSM informed that Udaipur Science Centre is the 22nd Science Centre which has been developed by NCSM (National Council of Science Museums).

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26. Passenger train service has been started between Dhaka & New Jalpaiguri. From which state of India, the passenger train has been started? ढािा और ू जलपाईगुडी िे बीच पैसेंजर टरेन सेवा शु셂 िी गई है। भारत िे किस राि से यह यात्री टरेन शु셂 िी गई है? (a) Maharashtra / मिारष्ट्र (b) West Bengal / पनिम ब車गाल (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Gujarat / गुिरात (e) Haryana / िररयाणा Ans. b Sol. 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. The train will run through the Chilahati-Haldibari cross border rail route. There are two passenger trains currently running between Bangladesh and India. The Maitree Express runs between Dhaka and Kolkata and Bandhan Express links Khulna with Kolkata.

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27. Which ministry has recently launched the “Sugamya Bharat App” and a handbook entitled “Access – The Photo Digest”? किस मंत्रालय ने हाल ही में "सुग भारत ऐप" और "एक्सेस - द फोटो डाइजेस्ट" नामि एि हℂडबुि लॉन्च िी है? (a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs / िनिातीय मामलो車 का म車िालय (b) Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises / िूक्ष्म, लघु और मझौले उद्यम मंत्रालय (c) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment / सामानिक न्याय और अनिकाररता म車िालय (d) Ministry of External Affairs / नवदेश म車िालय (e) Ministry of Health and Welfare / स्वास्थ्य और काण म車िालय Ans. c Sol. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot has launched the “Sugamya Bharat App”, through a video conference in New Delhi. The minister also launched a handbook entitled “Access – The Photo Digest”. The App and the handbook have been developed by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

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28. Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV has merged into ______. लोिसभा टीवी और रािसभा टीवी ______में कवलय हो गए हℂ। (a) Upper House TV / अपर िाउस र्ी.वी. (b) Lower House TV / लोअर िाउस र्ी.वी. (c) Vidhan Sabha TV / नविानसभा र्ी.वी. (d) Sansad TV / स車सद र्ी.वी. (e) Parliament House TV / पानलटयामेंर् िाउस र्ी.वी. Ans. d Sol. The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha Television channels that broadcast the proceedings of the upper and lower Houses of Parliament, respectively, have been merged into a single entity. The new channel has been named the ‘Sansad Television’. This change is effective from March 01, 2021.

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29. Which of the following has launched its first Overseas Fund recently? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने हाल ही में अपना पहला ओवरसीज फंडलॉन्च किया है? (a) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund / आईसीआईसीआई प्रूिेंनशयल म्ूचुअल फ車ि (b) SBI Mutual Funds / एसबीआई म्ूचुअल फ車ि (c) Axis Mutual Fund / एब्सिस म्ूचुअल फ車ि (d) UTI Asset Management / यूर्ीआई एसेर् मैनेिमेंर् (e) DSP Mutual Fund / िीएसपी म्ूचुअल फ車ि Ans. b Sol. The State Bank of India (SBI) Mutual Funds has launched its first overseas offering on 1 March 2021. The fund titled SBI International Access — US Equity FOF is an open-ended fund of funds scheme investing in mutual fund scheme/ETFs that invest in US markets, which are domiciled overseas. The scheme will invest 95-100 percent of its net assets generally in Amundi Funds – US Pioneer Fund (including ETFs), which invest predominantly in the US markets.

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30. Which organization has planned to introduce a $100-million credit guarantee scheme for solar rooftop projects in India? किस संगठन ने भारत में सौर 셂फटॉप पररयोजनाओं िे कलए $ 100 कमकलयन िी क्रेकडट गारंटी योजना शु셂 िरने िी योजना बनाई है? (a) World Bank / नवश्व बℂक (b) World Trade Organization / नवश्व व्यापार स車गठन

(c) United Nations / िंयुक्त राष्ट्र (d) World Health Organization / सवश्व स्वास्थ्य िंगठन (e) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / आसथाक िहयोग तथा सवकाि िंगठन Ans. a

Sol. The World Bank plans to introduce a $100-million credit guarantee scheme to boost India’s rooftop solar programme, which has not gained enough traction. The scheme will allow micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to avail concessional debt financing for setting up rooftop solar units.

The World Bank scheme, along with State Bank of India (SBI) and the MSME ministry to accelerate adoption of rooftop solar units, will help MSMEs access credit of around $1 billion. The arrangement will be beneficial for the firms that often do not meet the lending criteria of banks and other financial institutions, with their financial woes been exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic.

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31. Who has assumed charge as MD & CEO of Central Bank of India? सेंटरल बℂि ऑफ इंकडया िे एमडी और सीईओ िे 셂प में किसने पदभार ग्रहण किया है? (a) Matam Venkata Rao / मातम वेंकर् राव (b) Sameer Kumar Khare / समीर कुमार खरे (c) Sanjiv Singh / स車िीव नस車ि (d) Vinkesh Gulati / नव車केश गुलार्ी (e) Rama Mohan Rao Amara / राम मोिन राव अमारा Ans. a Sol. Matam Venkata Rao has taken charge as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Central Bank of India. Rao till now held the position of Executive Director at Canara Bank. His appointment is for a period of 3 years with effect from the date of assumption of office on or after March 1, 2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

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32. Who has taken the additional charge as CRPF director general (DG)? सीआरपीएफ महाकनदेशि (डीजी) िे 셂प में अकतररक्त प्रभार किसने कलया है? (a) Paramjit Singh / परमिीत नस車ि (b) Rajeev Chaudhary / रािीव चौिरी (c) B S Raju / बी एस रािू (d) A P Maheshwari / ए पी मािेश्वरी (e) Kuldiep Singh / कुलदीप नस車ि Ans. e Sol. IPS officer Kuldiep Singh has given an additional charge of CRPF director general (DG) after incumbent chief A P Maheshwari retires. Kuldiep Singh is working as the special DG of its central zone, will hold the additional charge of the CRPF head till “the appointment and joining of the successor or until further orders.

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33. World Wildlife Day is observed on ______every year. कवश्व वजीव कदवस हर साल ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 1 March / 1 माचट (b) 2 March / 2 माचट (c) 3 March / 3 माचट (d) 4 March / 4 माचट (e) 5 March / 5 माचट Ans. c Sol. March 3 is globally recognized as World Wildlife Day. The day is dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. As we know, the world’s wildlife count and sustainability have dwindled significantly in the past decade.

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34. What was the theme for World Wildlife Day 2021? कवश्व वजीव कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Sustaining all life on earth (b) Life below Water: for People and Planet (c) Big Cats (d) Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet (e) Listen to the Young Voices Ans. d Sol. March 3 is globally recognized as World Wildlife Day. The day is dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. As we know, the world’s wildlife count and sustainability have dwindled significantly in the past decade. Theme 2021: “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet.”

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35. On which date World Hearing Day is observed every year? हर साल कवश्व श्रवण कदवस किस तारीख िो मनाया जाता है? (a) 1 March / 1 माचट (b) 2 March / 2 माचट (c) 3 March / 3 माचट (d) 4 March / 4 माचट (e) 5 March / 5 माचट Ans. c Sol. The world observes World Hearing Day on March 3, every year. This day is observed to highlight and spread the message that timely and effective care can help people with hearing loss to achieve full potential. This occasion is to spread awareness about action that can be taken to protect the auditory nerves and adopt preventive measures.

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36. What was the theme for World Hearing Day 2021? कवश्व श्रवण कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Hearing for life (b) Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate (c) Check your hearing (d) Hear the future (e) Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment Ans. b Sol. The world observes World Hearing Day on March 3, every year. This day is observed to highlight and spread the message that timely and effective care can help people with hearing loss to achieve full potential. This occasion is to spread awareness about action that can be taken to protect the auditory nerves and adopt preventive measures. Theme 2021: ‘Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate’

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37. Who has become the first cricketer to have 100 million followers on Instagram? इंस्टाग्राम पर 100 कमकलयन फॉलोअर बनाने वाले पहले कक्रिेटर िौन बनेहℂ? (a) Steven Smith / स्टीवन ब्सिथ (b) Marnus Labuschagne / मानटस लाबुचने (c) Ben Stokes / बेन स्टोि (d) Joe Root / िो 셂र् (e) Virat Kohli / नवरार् कोिली Ans. e Sol. India captain Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in the world to have 100 million followers on social media platform Instagram. The 32-year-old Kohli is also the fourth most followed sportsperson on Instagram. Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo tops the chart with 265 million followers, ahead of Argentina football captain and FC Barcelona legend Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar, who are second and third in the list with 186 million and 147 million followers respectively.

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38. Who has written the book “Joe Biden: American Dreamer”? "जो कबडेन: अमेररिन डरीमर" पुस्ति किसने कलखी है? (a) Michael Cohen / माइकल कोिेन (b) Salman Rushdie / सलमान 셁श्दी (c) Evan Osnos / इवान ओस्नोस (d) Dan Morain / िैन मोरेन (e) Carlos Bulosan / कालोस बुलोसन Ans. c Sol. The new biography of President Joe Biden by National Book Award winner and New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos. Former Vice President and Present President Biden has been called both the luckiest man and the unluckiest -- fortunate to have sustained a 50-year political career that reached the White House, but also marked by deep personal losses that he has suffered.

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39. Goa state government has joined hands with which of the following company to provide free skills training to the youth? गोवा राि सरिार ने युवाओं िो कन:शुल्क िौशल प्रकशक्षण प्रदान िरने िे कलए कनम्नकलज्यखत मेंसेकिस िंपनी िे साथ हाथ कमलाया है? (a) IBM / आईबीएम (b) Microsoft / माइक्रोसॉफ्ट (c) Google / गूगल (d) Infosys / इन्फोनसस (e) Intel / इ車र्ेल Ans. a Sol. The state government has collaborated with IBM to provide free skills training to the youth. The collaboration aims to upskill 10,000 learners across 10 institutions over one year in the state. IBM will work with the director of technical education, Goa. The programme will involve 14 trainers across seven locations with over 200 workshops during a one-year period.

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40. Which state/UT has topped the medals tally at the 2nd Khelo India Winter National Games in Gulmarg? गुलमगा में दुसरे "खेलो इंकडया कवंटर नेशनल गेम्स" में किस राि / िेन्द्र शाकसत प्रदेश ने पदि ताकलिा में शीषा थान प्राप्त किया है? (a) Assam / असम (b) Manipur / मनणपुर (c) Daman & Diu / दमन और दीव (d) Jammu & Kashmir / िम्मू और कीर (e) Arunachal Pradesh / अ셁णाचल प्रदेश Ans. d Sol. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir topped the medals tally in the second edition of Khelo India Winter National Games. J&K won 11 gold, 18 silver and 5 bronze medals. The five-day mega sports event which began on 26th of February, concluded in the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in the north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The first edition of the Khelo India Winter Games was also held at Gulmarg in March 2020.

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41. With which country, India is going to conduct marine spatial planning in Lakshadweep and Puducherry? किस देश िे साथ भारत लक्षद्वीप और पुदुचेरी में समुद्री थाकनि योजना िा संचालन िरने जा रहा है? (a) Norway / नॉवे (b) Iceland / आइसलℂि (c) Singapore / नस車गापुर (d) Finland / निनलℂि (e) Denmark / िेनमाकट Ans. a Sol. India and Norway have agreed to jointly work in the area of marine spatial planning in the oceanic space for the next five years during the first project steering committee meeting conducted virtually recently. This is a part of the Indo-Norway Integrated Ocean Initiative under the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries in 2019. Lakshadweep and Puducherry have been identified as pilot sites for the project.

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42. Which country is building the world’s first platypus sanctuary? कवश्व िा पहला ꥍ लैकटपस अभयारण्य िौन सा देश बना रहा है? (a) Bahrain / बहरीन (b) Qatar / क़तर (c) United States / स車युक्त राज्य अमेररका (d) Australia / ऑस्ट्रेसलया (e) Brazil / ब्राज़ील Ans. d Sol. Australian conservationists on March 3, 2021 unveiled plans to build the world’s first refuge for the platypus, to promote breeding and rehabilitation as the duck-billed mammal faces extinction due to climate change. The Taronga Conservation Society Australia and the New South Wales State government said they would build the specialist facility, mostly ponds and burrows for the semi-aquatic creatures, at a zoo 391 km from Sydney, by 2022.

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43. EPFO has retained the interest rate for 2020-21 at ______. ईपीएफओ ने 2020-21 िे कलए ______पर ब्याज दर िो बरिरार रखा है। (a) 4.6% (b) 5.2% (c) 6.4% (d) 7.8% (e) 8.5% Ans. e Sol. The Central Board of Trustees of retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will keep the interest rate for the financial year 2020-21 unchanged at 8.5 per cent. In a meeting held in Srinagar on 4th March, the Board kept the rate at the same level as last year. The retirement fund body has seen a high number of withdrawals and lower contributions in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Till December 31, the EPFO had settled 56.79 lakh claims worth Rs 14,310.21 crore provided under the advance facility after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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44. Which company has signed a deal to acquire global tech company Capco for $1.45 billion? किस िंपनी ने 1.45 कबकलयन डॉलर में वैकश्वि टेि िंपनी िैपिो िा अकिग्रहण िरने िे कलए एि समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ? (a) Wipro / नवप्रो (b) Biocon / बायोकॉन (c) Tech Mahindra / र्ेक मनि車द्रा (d) Accenture / एक्सेंचर (e) Infosys / इ車फोनसस Ans. a Sol. Wipro announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Capco, a global management and technology consultancy providing digital, consulting and technology services to financial institutions in the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific for $1.45 billion. This acquisition will make Wipro one of the largest end-to-end global consulting, technology and transformation service providers to the banking and financial services industry.

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45. Which district has topped the list of aspirational districts ranking in January 2021 by Niti Aayog? नीती अयोग द्वारा जनवरी 2021 में "आिांक्षात्मि कजलों िी रℂकिंग िी सूची" में किस कजले िा थान सबसे ऊपर है? (a) Pedappali (Telangana) / पेद्दापाली (तेल車गाना) (b) Panipat (Haryana) / पानीपत (िररयाणा) (c) Moga (Punjab) / मोगा (प車िाब) (d) Puri (Odisha) / पुरी (ओनिशा) (e) Nawada (Bihar) / नवादा (नबिार) Ans. e Sol. Nawada in Bihar has topped the list of aspirational districts ranked by government think tank Niti Aayog in January. Kiphire (Nagaland) and Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh) are at the second and third positions. The delta rankings took into account incremental progress made by over 112 aspirational districts across six developmental areas in December 2020. Health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion, skill development and basic infrastructure were taken into consideration for the ranking.

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46. Which city has been ranked as the “most liveable” cities in the category of cities with more than 1 million (10 lacs) population in government's Ease of Living Index 2020?

किस शहर िो सरिार िी ईज ऑफ कलकवंग इंडेक्स 2020 में 1कमकलयन (10 लाख) से अकिि आबादी वाले शहरों िी श्रेणी में "सबसे अकिि रहने योग्य" शहरों िे 셂प में थान कदया गया है?

(a) Shimla / नशमला

(b) Bengaluru / बेंगलु셁

(d) Hyderabad / िैदराबाद

(e) Both a & b / ए और बी दोनो車

Ans. b

Sol. Bengaluru and Shimla were on Thursday ranked as the most liveable in the categories of cities with more than and less than 1 million (10 lacs) population respectively by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry’s Ease of Living Index.

The Ease of Living Index 2020, in which 111 cities participated during the assessment in 2020 that included citizens’ feedback, had Bengaluru at the top, followed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore and Greater Mumbai in the category of cities with over 1 million population. In cities with less than a million population, Shimla topped the list, followed by Bhubaneshwar, Silvassa, Kakinada, Salem, Vellore, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Davangere and Tiruchirappalli.

The Ministry also released the Municipal Performance Index 2020, which rated 111 municipalities on their services, finance, policy, technology and governance. Indore topped the ranking of municipalities with over 1 million population, followed by Surat and Bhopal, and the New Delhi Municipal Council was the best among civic bodies with under a million population, followed by Tirupati and Gandhinagar.

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47. Which municipality has ranked first in the Municipal Performance Index 2020 by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs?

िेंद्रीय आवास और शहरी मामलों िे नगरपाकलिा प्रदशान सूचिांि 2020 में किस नगरपाकलिा िो पहला थान कमला है?

(a) Patna / पर्ना (b) Jaipur / ियपुर (c) Indore / इ車दौर (d) Delhi / नदल्ली (e) Pune / पुणे Ans. c

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48. Which of the following has won the “Champion Publisher of the Year 2020” at South Asian Digital Media Awards given by WAN IFRA (World Association of News Publishers)? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने WAN IFRA (वल्डा एसोकसएशन ऑफ ूज पज्यिशसा) द्वारा कदए गए दकक्षण एकशयाई कडकजटल मीकडया पुरस्कारों में "वषा 2020 िा चℂकपयन प्रिाशि" जीता है? (a) Penguin Random House India / पेंगुइन रℂिम िाउस इ車निया (b) News18 Lokmat / न्यूज़ 18 लोकमत (c) Times Now / र्ाइम्स नाउ (d) The Hindu Group / द नि車दू समूि (e) HarperCollins Publishers / िापटर कॉनलन्स पब्सब्लशसट Ans. d Sol. The Hindu Group won two golds and two silvers at South Asian Digital Media Awards given by WAN IFRA (World Association of News Publishers), culminating in being named ‘Champion Publisher of the Year’, owing to the highest tally on the points table. The awards are presented in recognition of outstanding work done by news publishers, in digital media. The winners were honoured virtually at the Digital Media India 2021 Conference held on March 3, 2021.

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49. India has commemorated the ‘Chabahar Day’ on ______. भारत ने 'चाबहार कदवस' िो ______िो मनाया है। (a) 3 March / 3 माचट (b) 4 March / 4 माचट (c) 5 March / 5 माचट (d) 6 March / 6 माचट (e) 7 March / 7 माचट Ans. b Sol. The Ministry of External Affairs said that, India will commemorate ‘Chabahar Day’ on March 4 on the sidelines of the Maritime India Summit 2021 being held in New Delhi. The virtual event will see the participation of ministers from Afghanistan, Armenia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Uzbekistan. The Summit is being held from March 2-4, 2021.

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50. National Safety Day is celebrated in India on ______. भारत में ______िो राष्ट्र ीय सुरक्षा कदवस मनाया जाता है। (a) 3 March / 3 माचट (b) 4 March / 4 माचट (c) 5 March / 5 माचट (d) 6 March / 6 माचट (e) 7 March / 7 माचट Ans. b Sol. National Safety Day is celebrated in India on 4th March by the National Safety Council of India. This day is celebrated to make people get safe from several issues like financial loss, health problems, and also any other problems that people are facing in their life.

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51. What was the theme for National Safety Day 2021?

राष्ट्र ीय सुरक्षा कदवस 2021 िा कवषय क्या था? (a) Enhance Health & Safety Performance by Use of Advanced Technology (b) Safety and Health and the Future of Work (c) Sadak Suraksha (d) OSH vulnerability of young workers (e) Keep Everyone Safe Ans. c Sol. National Safety Day is celebrated in India on 4th March by the National Safety Council of India. This day is celebrated to make people get safe from several issues like financial loss, health problems, and also any other problems that people are facing in their life. Theme 2021:‘Sadak Suraksha (Road Safety).’

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52. On which day National Security Day is celebrated every year, in the honor of the Indian Security Forces?

भारतीय सुरक्षा बलों िे सान में, हर साल किस कदन राष्ट्र ीय सुरक्षा कदवस मनाया जाता है? (a) 1 March / 1 माचट (b) 2 March / 2 माचट (c) 3 March / 3 माचट (d) 4 March / 4 माचट (e) 5 March / 5 माचट Ans. d Sol. In India, March 4 is celebrated as National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas) every year, in the honor of the Indian Security Forces. The day aims to show gratitude to all the security forces, including policemen, para-military forces, commandos, guards, army officers, and other persons involved in security, who sacrifice their life in maintaining the peace and security of the people of the country.

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53. India has signed a pact with which country for sale of BrahMos missiles? भारत ने किस देश िे साथ ब्रह्मोस कमसाइलों िी कबक्री िे कलए समझौता किया है? (a) France / फ्ांि (b) Switzerland / क्कस्वट्जरलℂड (c) Philippines / सिलीपींि (d) United Kingdom / यूनाइटेड सकंगडम (e) Singapore / सिंगापुर Ans. c Sol. India on March 2, 2021 signed a key pact with the Philippines for the sale of “defence material and equipment”, which are likely to include BrahMos cruise missiles. Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who was also present at the pact’s signing ceremony in Manila, has reportedly said that his country is buying BrahMos missiles.

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54. Which of the following general insurance company has launched “Business Kisht Suraksha” cover? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किस सामा बीमा िंपनी ने "कबजनेस किश्त सुरक्षा" िवर शु셂 कियाहै? (a) TATA AIG / र्ार्ा एआईिी (b) HDFC ERGO / एचिीएफसी एगो (c) Bajaj Allianz / बिाि आनलया車ि (d) ICICI Lombard / ICICI लोिािट (e) IFFCO Tokio / इफको र्ोनकयो Ans. b Sol. HDFC ERGO General Insurance has launched the “Business Kisht Suraksha” cover. It is a unique cover which was launched with the aim of protecting the balance sheet of Micro finance Institutions (MFIs), financial institutions and banks if any catastrophe or natural disaster occurs. This was launched with the aim of limiting the impacts on balance sheet of financial institutions which occurs because of non-payment of EMIs by borrowers or because of several calamities like earthquakes, floods, cyclones.

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55. India has attracted total FDI inflow of ______during April to December 2020. भारत ने अप्रैल से कदसंबर 2020 िे दौरान ______िा िुल एफडीआई प्रवाह आिकषात किया है। (a) US $ 67.54 billion / यूएस $ 67.54 नबनलयन (b) US $ 79.57 billion / यूएस $ 79. 57 नबनलयन (c) US $ 81.53 billion / यूएस $ 81.53 नबनलयन (d) US $ 85.74 billion / यूएस $ 85.74 नबनलयन (e) US $ 87.23 billion / यूएस $ 87.23 नबनलयन Ans. a Sol. India has attracted total FDI inflow of US$ 67.54 billion during April to December 2020. It is the highest ever for the first ninth months of a financial year and 22% higher as compared to the first ninth months of 2019-20 (US$ 55.14 billion). FDI equity inflow grew by 40% in the first 9 months of F.Y. 2020-21 (US$ 51.47 billion) compared to the year ago period (US$ 36.77 billion).

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56. Who has given the additional charge of Revenue Secretary of India? भारत िे राजस्व सकचव िा अकतररक्त प्रभार किसे कदया गयाहै? (a) Giridhar Aramane / नगररिर अरमाने (b) T S Tirumurti / र्ी एस नत셁मूनतट (c) Tarun Bajaj / त셁ण बिाि (d) Suresh N Patel / सुरेश एन पर्ेल (e) Pradip Kumar Tripathi / प्रदीप कुमार निपाठी Ans. c Sol. Department of economic affairs secretary Tarun Bajaj has been given the additional charge of revenue secretary. Present revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey retires on February 28. Tarun Bajaj, an old hand at the Finance Ministry, assumed charge as Economic Affairs secretary in last May, at a time when India saw the worst growth contraction in history on account of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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57. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the ‘Champions and Veterans’ committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA)?

अंतरााष्ट्र ीय मुक्के बाजी संघ (AIBA) िी "चℂकपयंस और कदग्गजों िी सकमकत" िे अध्यक्ष िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Manish Kaushik / मनीष कौनशक (b) Virendra Nath Datt / वीरेंदर नाथ दत्त (c) Shiva Thapa / नशवा थापा (d) Mary Kom / मैरी कॉम (e) Nikhat Zareen / ननखत ज़रीन Ans. d Sol. Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom has been elected as the chairman of the ‘Champions and Veterans’ committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). The Vishwa Sanstha formed this panel last year. Thirty-seven-year 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom was elected to the post after voting on the board of directors of AIBA. This star boxer has been the brand ambassador of the world body on many occasions.

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58. Which of the following Institute has ranked first in 11th QS World University Rankings 2021? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किस संथान ने 11 वींQS वल्डा यूकनवकसाटी रℂकिंग 2021 में पहला थान प्राप्त कियाहै? (a) Stanford University / स्ट्ैनिोडा सवश्वसवद्यालय (b) California Institute of Technology / कैसलिोसनाया इंस्ट्ीट्यूट ऑि टेक्नोलॉजी (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology / मैिाचुिेट्ि इंस्ट्ीट्यूट ऑि टेक्नोलॉजी (d) Harvard University / हावाडा यूसनवसिाटी (e) University of Oxford / ऑक्सिोडा सवश्वसवद्यालय Ans. c Sol. The 11th edition of the QS World University Rankings was released on March 04, 2021. The QS World University Rankings 2021 ranks the top 1,000 universities from around the world, covering 80 different locations. There are 47 new entrants on the list.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the United States has retained its top position as the best university for the ninth year in a row.

Stanford University, the United States and the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom are the second and third best University globally in QS World University Rankings 2021. The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has emerged as the best institution. It is placed at 172 positions. No institute in India is in the top 100.

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59. What was the rank of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 11th QS World University Rankings 2021? 11 वीं QS वल्डा यूकनवकसाटी रℂकिंग 2021 में भारतीय प्रौोकगिी संथान, बॉम्बे िी रℂि क्या थी? (a) 142 (b) 153 (c) 156 (d) 166 (e) 172 Ans. e Sol. The 11th edition of the QS World University Rankings was released on March 04, 2021. The QS World University Rankings 2021 ranks the top 1,000 universities from around the world, covering 80 different locations. There are 47 new entrants on the list.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the United States has retained its top position as the best university for the ninth year in a row.

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60. Which of the following has conducted successful flight test of solid fuel-ducted ramjet (SFDR) missile propulsion system? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने ठोस ईिं न-डक्टेड रैमजेट (SFDR) कमसाइल प्रणोदन प्रणाली िा सफल उडान परीक्षण किया है? (a) Indian Navy / भारतीय नौसेना (b) Indian Air Force / भारतीय वायु सेना (c) Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) / रक्षा अनुस車िान और नवकास प्रयोगशाला (d) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) / रक्षा अनुस車िान और नवकास स車गठन (e) Indian Army / भारतीय सेना Ans. d Sol. The DRDO said it successfully carried out a flight test of its solid fuel-ducted ramjet (SFDR) missile propulsion system on 5 March morning at the Chandipur test range in Odisha. "All the subsystems, including the booster motor and nozzle-less motor, performed as expected (during the flight test). At present, the SFDR missile propulsion technology is available only with a handful of countries in the world.

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61. In which city, the new research building ‘Desikan Bhawan’ has been inaugurated at ICMR-NJIL & OMD? ICMR-NJIL और OMD में किस शहर में नए अनुसंिान भवन 'देकसिन भवन' िा उद् घाटन किया गया है? (a) Jodhpur / िोिपुर (b) Kota / कोर्ा (c) New Delhi / नई नदल्ली (d) Agra / आगरा (e) Jaipur / ियपुर Ans. d Sol. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the new research building ‘Desikan Bhawan’ equipped with new COVID-19 diagnostic facility at ICMR-NJIL & OMD (National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases), Agra in the presence of Director General ICMR & Secretary, Department of Health Research, Prof. Balram Bhargava.

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62. Jan Aushadhi Diwas or Generic Medicine Day has been addressed by PM Modi on ______. जन औषकि कदवस या जेनेररि मेकडकसन कदवस िो ______पर पीएम मोदी द्वारा संबोकित किया गया है। (a) 3 March / 3 माचट (b) 4 March / 4 माचट (c) 5 March / 5 माचट (d) 6 March / 6 माचट (e) 7 March / 7 माचट Ans. e Sol. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the ‘Janaushadhi Diwas’ celebrations on 7th March, 2021 via video conferencing. Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the 7500th Janaushadhi Kendra at NEIGRIHMS, Shillong during the event. He will interact with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana and also give awards to stakeholders by recognizing their excellent work. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers will also be present on the occasion.

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63. Which country has emerged as the biggest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India with $8.30 Billion during Apr-Sep 2020? अप्रैल-कसतंबर 2020 िे दौरान 8.30 कबकलयन डॉलर िे साथ भारत में प्रत्यक्ष कवदेशी कनवेश (FDI) िा सबसे बडा स्रोत िौन सा देश उभरा है? (a) Mauritius / मॉरीशस (b) Singapore / नस車गापुर (c) China / चीन (d) Hong Kong / िा車गका車ग (e) US / अमेररका Ans. b Sol. The US has emerged as the second biggest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India, replacing Mauritius, during the first half of the current financial year, according to data of the commerce and industry ministry. During April-September 2020, India attracted FDI worth $7.12 billion from the US and $2 billion from Mauritius. Singapore with $8.30 billion foreign inflows continued to be the top source of FDI for India in April-September 2020-21.

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64. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has partnered with which of the following to launch “RuPay SoftPoS” for Merchants? नेशनल पेमेंट्स िॉपोरेशन ऑफ इंकडया (NPCI) ने व्यापाररयों िे कलए "RuPay SoftPoS" लॉन्च िरने िे कलए कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसिे साथ भागीदारी िीहै? (a) Hitachi Payments Services / निताची पेमेंर््स सनवटसेि (b) SBI Payments / एसबीआई पेमेंर््स (c) PayPal / पेपाल (d) PayTm / पेर्ीएम (e) Razorpay / रेज़रपे Ans. b Sol. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and SBI Payments have partnered to launch “RuPay SoftPoS” for Indian merchants. The RuPay SoftPoS solution will provide a cost-effective acceptance infrastructure to retailers at a nominal cost. This innovative solution has the capability to transform NFC enabled smartphones into merchant Point of Sale (PoS) terminals for the retailers.

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65. Who has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations?

संयुक्त राष्ट्र िे सहायि महासकचव िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Henry Moniz / हेनरी मोसनज़ (b) Andy Jassy / एंडी जेिी (c) Ligia Noronha / नलनगया नोरोन्हा (d) Robert Irwin / रॉबटा इरसवन (e) Marc Llistosella / माका सलल्टोिला Ans. c Sol. UN chief Antonio Guterres has appointed leading Indian economist Ligia Noronha as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Prior to joining the UNEP, Noronha worked at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi as Executive Director (Research Coordination) and as Director of the Division on Resources, Regulation and Global Security.

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66. Who has been awarded the Bihari Puraskar 2020 for the book titled Taslima: Sangharsh Aur Sahitya? तसलीमा: संघषा और साकहत्य नामि पुस्ति िे कलए कबहारी पुरस्कार 2020 किसे कदया गयाहै? (a) Soumya Swaminathan / सौम्ा स्वामीनाथन (b) Arunima Sinha / अ셁नणमा नसन्हा (c) Shobhna Kapoor / शोभना कपूर (d) Mohankrishna Bohara / मोिनकृष्ण बोिरा (e) Ripan Biswas / ररपन नबस्वास Ans. d Sol. The 30th Bihari Puraskar for 2020 will be given to Mohankrishna Bohara for his Hindi book of Criticism, titled Taslima: Sangharsh Aur Sahitya. The K.K. Birla Foundation announced this in New Delhi. The award is one of the three literary awards instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1991.

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67. Who has been awarded the “CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award”? किसे “CERAWeek वैकश्वि ऊजाा और पयाावरण नेतृत्व पुरस्कार” सेसाकनत किया गया है? (a) Narendra Modi / नरेंद्र मोदी (b) Yogi Adityanath / योगी आनदत्यनाथ (c) Ram Nath Kovind / राम नाथ कोनव車द (d) M Venkaiah Naidu / एम वेंकैया नायिू (e) Amit Shah / अनमत शाि Ans. a Sol. PM Modi to receive CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award. Prime Minister Modi will also deliver the keynote address at the Cambridge Energy Research Associates Week (CERAWeek) 2021 at around 7 pm today via video conferencing. Notably, CERAWeek was founded in 1983 by Dr Daniel Yergin. It has been organized in Houston in March every year since 1983 and is considered the world's premier annual energy platform.

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68. Name NASA’s Mars rover that has traveled 21 feet in the first test drive. नासा िे मासा रोवर िा नाम कजसने पहले टेस्ट डराइव में 21 फीट िी यात्रा िी है। (a) Candor / कैन्दोर (b) Perseverance / परनसवरेंस (c) Resilience / रेनिनलए車स (d) Ingenuity / इꅍजेनुइसत (e) Aquacade / एक्वाकैड Ans. b Sol. NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive. The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position on March 4, 2021, two weeks after landing on the red planet to seek signs of past life. The roundabout, back and forth drive lasted just 33 minutes. As soon as the system checks on Perseverance are complete, the rover will head for an ancient river delta to collect rocks for return to Earth a decade from now.

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69. Mathai George Muthoot passed away recently. He was a/an ______. मथाई जॉजा मुथूट िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वह एि ______थे। (a) Social Activist / सामानिक एब्सिनवस्ट (b) Painter / नचिकार (c) Businessman / व्यवसायी (d) Author / लेखक (e) Historian / इनतिासकार Ans. c Sol. Mathai George Muthoot, the chairman of Muthoot Finance which is the largest gold loan NBFC in the country, passed away on March 5, 2021 at the age of 71. His diversified group runs over 20 businesses from gold loans to securities, realty estate to infrastructure, hospitals to hospitality & education and is headquartered in Kochi.

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70. ‘Maitri Setu’ inaugurated by PM Modi on 9th March is a bridge between India and ______. 9 माचा िो पीएम मोदी द्वारा उद् घाटन किया गया 'मैत्री सेतु' भारत और ______िे बीच एि पुल है। (a) Myanmar / म्ा車मार (b) Bangladesh / बा車ग्लादेश (c) Afghanistan / अफगाननस्तान (d) Nepal / नेपाल (e) Sri Lanka / श्री ल車का Ans. b Sol. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh via video conferencing on March 9, 2021. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several infrastructure projects in Tripura on the occasion. The ‘Maitri Setu’ is a bridge that has been built in the River Feni. Feni river flows between the Indian boundary in the state of Tripura and Bangladesh. The name ‘Maitri Setu’ has been chose to symbolize the growing bilateral relations and friendly ties between both the countries.

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71. Which company has launched “Women Will” web platform? किस िंपनी ने "वीमेन कवल" वेब प्लेटफॉमा लॉन्च किया है? (a) Microsoft / माइक्रोसॉफ्ट (b) Twitter / निर्र (c) Amazon / अमेज़न (d) Facebook / फेसबुक (e) Google / गूगल Ans. e Sol. Google has launched a new web platform ‘Women Will’ on March 8, 2021 on the occasion of “International Women’s Day”. This platform will provide its support to 1 million rural women in India in order for them to become entrepreneurs with the help of accelerator programmes, business tutorials and mentorship. This web portal can be accessed in English and Hindi languages. It will offer the guidance to the aspiring women in villages to turn their interest or a hobby like beauty services, tailoring, home tuition, food processing, etc. into business. It will also be providing guidance to manage and promote the business.

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72. Which of the following company’s certificate of registration has been recently cancelled by SEBI? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किस िंपनी िे पंजीिरण िा प्रमाण पत्र हाल ही में सेबी द्वारा रद्द िर कदया गयाहै? (a) Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd / सिारा इ車निया फाइनेंनशयल कॉपोरेशन नलनमर्ेि (b) Usha Financial Services Pvt Ltd / उषा फाइनेंनशयल सनवटसेि प्राइवेर् नलनमर्ेि (c) IFCI Financial Services Limited / IFCI फाइनेंनशयल सनवटसेि नलनमर्ेि (d) Unimoni Financial Services Limited / यूननमोनी फाइनेंनशयल सनवटसेि नलनमर्ेि (e) Aditya Birla Finance Ltd / आनदत्य नबड़ला फाइनेंस नलनमर्ेि Ans. a Sol. Markets regulator Sebi has cancelled the certificate of registration of Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd as a sub-broker citing its failure to fulfil the “fit and proper” criteria. The regulator had appointed a designated authority in 2018 to enquire whether Sahara India Financial violated provisions of Intermediaries Regulations.

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73. Who among the following has taken charge as the chairman of Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA)? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने एकशया पैकसकफि 셂रल एंड एग्रीि쥍चरल क्रेकडट एसोकसएशन (APRACA) िे अध्यक्ष िे 셂प में िायाभार संभाला है? (a) K. K. Venugopal / के के वेणुगोपाल (b) Govinda Rajulu Chintala / गोनव車दा रािुलू नच車ताला (c) BSV Prakash Kumar / बीएसवी प्रकाश कुमार (d) Ajit Kumar Mohanty / अिीत कुमार मोि車ती (e) Hirdesh Kumar / निरदेश कुमार Ans. b Sol. NABARD on 6th March accounced its chairman G R Chintala has assumed charge as the chairman of APRACA (Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association). Chintala has taken over from DPK Gunasekera, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ceylon. APRACA, established in 1977, is an association of institutions involved in agricultural, rural and microfinance policy and development, representing 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

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74. Who has been appointed as the first Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Federal Reserve Bank? फेडरल ररजवा बℂि िे पहले उपाध्यक्ष और मुख्य पररचालन अकििारी (COO) िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Matam Venkata Rao / मातम वेंकर् राव (b) Ligia Noronha / नलनगया नोरोन्हा (c) Naureen Hassan / नौरीन िसन (d) Kuldiep Singh / कुलदीप नस車ि (e) Rama Mohan Rao Amara / राम मोिन राव अमारा Ans. c Sol. Indian-origin Naureen Hassan has been appointed as the first Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the New York-based Federal Reserve Bank, by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. A 25-year veteran of the financial services industry with expertise in strategy, digital transformation, cybersecurity and regulatory/risk management.

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75. Indian Naval Ships will make the first-ever visit to historic port town of Mongla in ______. भारतीय नौसेना जहाज, ______में ऐकतहाकसि बंदरगाह शहर मोंगला िा दौरा िरेंगे। (a) Taiwan / ताइवान (b) Nepal / नेपाल (c) Bhutan / भूर्ान (d) Bangladesh / बा車ग्लादेश (e) Sri Lanka / श्री ल車का Ans. d Sol. The Indian Naval Ships are all set to make the first-ever visit to historic port town of Mongla in Bangladesh. The ships will make part of the ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebration which will be commemorating 50 years of the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan. The celebrations will be held from March 8 to March 10, 2021. The official release shows that, the Indian Naval Ships including the indigenously build offshore patrol vessel, Sumedha and an indigenously built guided missile corvette, Kulish will take the port call at Mongla from March 8 to 10.

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76. Which company is the title sponsor of Indian Premier League 2021? इंकडयन प्रीकमयर लीग 2021 िा शीषाि प्रायोजि िौन सी िंपनी है? (a) Oppo / ओप्पो (b) BYJU’S / बायिू (c) VIVO / नववो (d) Star India / स्टार इ車निया (e) Nike / नाइकी Ans. c Sol. Indian Premier League Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel revealed at the IPL 2021 Auction that VIVO is back as the title sponsor of the league. Brijesh Patel announced that VIVO is back as the title sponsor of the T20 league after Dream 11 had been roped in as sponsor for the 2020 season. Last year (2020), the IPL signed up Dream 11 for Rs 222 crore for one season whereas they had been getting Rs 440 crore per year from VIVO.VIVO had signed a five-year deal worth Rs 2199 crore.

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77. India has qualified for the ICC World Test Championship Final. India will face which country’s cricket team in the Finals? भारत ने आईसीसी कवश्व टेस्ट चैज्यियनकशप फाइनल िे कलए क्वालीफाई िर कलया है। भारत फाइनल मेंकिस देश िी कक्रिेट टीम िा सामना िरेगा? (a) New Zealand / न्यूजीलℂड (b) Australia / ऑस्ट्रेसलया (c) England / इंग्लℂड (d) West Indies / वेस्ट इ車िीि (e) South Africa / दसिण अफ्ीका Ans. a Sol. Team India have qualified for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final after beating England an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on 6th March. New Zealand had already qualified for the WTC final with 420 points from 11 Tests with 7 wins and 4 losses. The World Test Championship final will be played at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London from June 18.

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78. On which date International Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world? अंतरााष्ट्र ीय मकहला कदवस किस तारीख िो पूरे कवश्व में मनाया जाता है? (a) 7 March / 7 माचट (b) 8 March / 8 माचट (c) 9 March / 9 माचट (d) 10 March / 10 माचट (e) 11 March / 11 माचट Ans. b Sol. Every year March 8 is celebrated as the International Women’s Day all over the world. The day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women from all walks of life, while highlighting the day-to-day problems they face in the professional environment. Women from every corner of the globe come together on march 8.

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79. What was the theme for International Women’s Day 2021?

अंतरााष्ट्र ीय मकहला कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's Rights (b) Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women's lives (c) Think equal, build smart, innovate for change (d) Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world (e) Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030 Ans. d Sol. Every year March 8 is celebrated as the International Women’s Day all over the world. The day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women from all walks of life, while highlighting the day-to-day problems they face in the professional environment. Women from every corner of the globe come together on march 8. Theme 2021: “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”

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80. Renowned poet Lakshminarayana Bhatta passed away recently. He was the poet of which language? प्रकसद्ध िकव लक्ष्मीनारायण भट्टा िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वह किस भाषा िेिकवथे? (a) Hindi / निन्दी (b) English / अ車ग्रेिी (c) Sanskrit / स車स्कृत (d) Marathi / मराठी (e) Kannada / कन्नड़ Ans. e Sol. Noted Kannada poet, critic and translator NS Lakshminarayana Bhatta has passed away. Popularly known as ‘NSL’ in the Kannada literary world, he was born in 1936 in the Shivamogga district. He was recipient of the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi award and Kannada Rajyotsava Award among others, his popular works include Thaye Ninna madilali.

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81. In which state/ UT, India’s first forest healing centre has been inaugurated recently? हाल ही में किस राि / िेन्द्र शाकसत प्रदेश में, भारत िे पहले वन कचकित्सा िें द्र िा उद् घाटन किया गया है? (a) Ladakh / लदाख (b) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (c) Jammu and Kashmir / िम्मू और कीर (d) Tamil Nadu / तनमल नािू (e) Uttarakhand / उत्तराख車ि Ans. e Sol. The First Forest Healing centre of the country was inaugurated at Ranikhet in Kalika, Uttarakhand. It has been found in various researches that these compounds help to multiply natural killer (NK) cells in our blood, which help in fighting infections and cancerous growth and enhance overall immunity. The forest healing centre has been developed by the Research Wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department after research on the healing properties of the forests and its revitalizing impact on overall health and well being.

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82. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has submitted his resignation to governor recently. He was the Chief Minister of which state? मुख्यमंत्री कत्रवेंद्र कसंह रावत ने हाल ही में रािपाल िो अपना इस्तीफा सौंपकदया है। वह किस राि िे मुख्यमंत्री थे? (a) Himachal Pradesh / निमाचल प्रदेश (b) Sikkim / नसब्सिम (c) Nagaland / नागालℂि (d) Uttarakhand / उत्तराख車ि (e) Haryana / िररयाणा Ans. d Sol. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on 9th March announced his resignation to governor Baby Rani Maurya. The move comes amid speculations in the state political circles about an imminent change of guard. In 2017, Rawat was made Chief Minister after BJP won in Uttarakhand.

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83. OECD interim economic outlook has projected India's GDP growth at ______in FY22. ओईसीडी अंतररम आकथाि दृकष्ट्िोण ने कवत्त वषा2022 में ______पर भारत िी जीडीपी वृज्यद्ध िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) 6.5% (b) 7.6% (c) 9.3% (d) 11.2% (e) 12.6% Ans. e Sol. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) interim economic outlook has pegged India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to rebound to 12.6% in FY22, which will be the fastest in the world, followed by China at 7.8% growth. India’s GDP is expected to grow at 5.4% in the following financial year, owing to faster rebound of several large emerging-market economies

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84. CRISIL has projected Indian economy to grow at ______in FY22. CRISIL ने भारतीय अथाव्यवथा िो FY22 में ______ति बढ़ने िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) 6% (b) 9% (c) 11% (d) 13% (e) 15% Ans. c Sol. India's GDP growth is expected to rebound to 11% in FY'22 as people learn to live with the new normal, flattening of the Covid-19 affliction curve, rollout of vaccinations, and investment- focused government spending converge, according to ratings firm Crisil. But recovery won’t be easy, with scars of the pandemic deep for small businesses and the urban poor.

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85. Which Bank has launched the “SmartUp Unnati mentoring Programme”? किस बℂि ने “स्माटाअप उन्नकत मेंटररंग प्रोग्राम” लॉन्च कियाहै? (a) Kotak Mahindra Bank / कोर्क मनि車द्रा बℂक (b) ICICI Bank / आईसीआईसीआई बℂक (c) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेर् बℂक (d) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफसी बℂक (e) Axis Bank / एब्सिस बℂक Ans. d Sol. The HDFC Bank has launched the “SmartUp Unnati mentoring Programme”. This programme was launched to provide its support to the women entrepreneurs. This programme was launched on the occasion of International Women’s Day. This programme will provide women the access to mentorship and help them in expanding their visions. It will also enable them to scale up their businesses by widening their visions. This, it will encourage the women entrepreneurs to face the challenges which are unique to them.

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86. Which country has ranked first in the Economic Freedom Index 2021 launched by the Heritage Foundation? हेररटेज फाउंडेशन द्वारा जारी आकथाि स्वतंत्रता सूचिांि 2021 में किस देश िो पहला थान कमलाहै? (a) Mauritius / मॉरीशस (b) South Korea / दनक्षण कोररया (c) Singapore / नस車गापुर (d) Hong Kong / िा車गका車ग (e) US / अमेररका Ans. c Sol. The Heritage Foundation, a US Conservative think-tank, recently launched the “Economic Freedom Index”. In the index, Singapore has topped the global ranking for the second consecutive year. The index was prepared by covering 184 countries this time for the period of July 2019 to June 2020. India has obtained a score of 56.5 this year which is ranked at the middle among Asia-Pacific countries that is 26th out of 40 Asia-Pacific countries.

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87. What was the rank of India in Asia-Pacific region in Economic Freedom Index 2021? आकथाि स्वतंत्रता सूचिांि 2021 में एकशया-प्रशांत क्षेत्र में भारत िा रℂि क्याथा? (a) 15 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 41 (e) 50 Ans. b Sol. The Heritage Foundation, a US Conservative think-tank, recently launched the “Economic Freedom Index”. In the index, Singapore has topped the global ranking for the second consecutive year. The index was prepared by covering 184 countries this time for the period of July 2019 to June 2020. India has obtained a score of 56.5 this year which is ranked at the middle among Asia-Pacific countries that is 26th out of 40 Asia-Pacific countries.

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88. What was the rank of India in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) B2C E-commerce Index 2020?

व्यापार और कविास पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र सेलन (UNCTAD) B2C ई-िॉमसा इंडेक्स 2020 में भारत िा रℂि क्या था? (a) 25 (b) 47 (c) 64 (d) 71 (e) 93 Ans. d

Sol. UNCTAD B2C E-commerce Index 2020.

The index measures an economy's preparedness to support online shopping where B2C stands for Business to Consumer. UNCTAD is an acronym for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Rank-Country

71-India

1-Switzerland

2-Netherlands

3-Denmark

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89. Which country ranked first in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) B2C E-commerce Index 2020?

व्यापार और कविास पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र सेलन (UNCTAD) B2C ई-िॉमसा इंडेक्स 2020 में किस देश िो पहला थान कमला? (a) Denmark / िेनमाकट (b) Luxembourg / लिेिगट (c) Switzerland / ब्सस्वर््ज़रलℂि (d) Finland / निनलℂि (e) Sweden / स्वीिन Ans. c

Sol. India ranks 71 in UNCTAD B2C E-commerce Index 2020, Switzerland tops. The index measures an economy's preparedness to support online shopping where B2C stands for Business to Consumer. UNCTAD is an acronym for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Rank-Country

71-India

1-Switzerland

2-Netherlands

3-Denmark

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90. Name the Indian wrestler who has won gold medal at Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and regained the world number one ranking. उस भारतीय पहलवान िा नाम बताइए कजसने माटेओ पेकलिोन रℂकिंग सीरीज़ में स्वणा पदि जीता है और कवश्व िी नंबर एि रℂकिंग हाकसल िी है। (a) Manish Kaushik / मनीष कौनशक (b) Amit Panghal / अनमत प車घाल (c) Shiva Thapa / नशवा थापा (d) Vijender Singh / नविेंदर नस車ि (e) Bajrang Punia / बिर車ग पुननया Ans. e Sol. Indian wrestler, Bajrang Punia, has regained the world number one ranking. He gained his ranking after winning second successive gold medal at Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series. The wrestler defeated Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia by 2-2 criteria in 65 kg the final freestyle event which was organised in Rome on March 7, 2021. He won the event after getting a two- pointer in last 30 seconds of bout. This was the first international competition of Bajrang Punia since the Covid-19 outbreak.

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91. Who is the author of the Hindi book "Amethi Sangram: Aitihasik Jeet Ankahi Dastan" whose English translation is "Dynasty to Democracy: The Untold Story of Smriti Irani's Triumph"? कहंदी पुस्ति "अमेठी संग्राम: ऐकतहाकसि जीत अनिही दास्तान" िे लेखि िौन हℂ, कजसिा अंग्रेजी अनुवाद "डायनेस्टी टू डेमोक्रेसी: द अनटोल्ड स्टोरी ऑफ़ स्मृकत ईरानी टराय륍फ"है? (a) Anant Vijay / अन車त नविय (b) Ramesh Kandula / रमेश क車िुला (c) Romila Thapar / रोनमला थापर (d) Sonali Chitalkar / सोनाली नचतलकर (e) A Sivathanu Pillai / ए नशवथनु नपल्लई Ans. a Sol. The English translation of journalist-author Anant Vijay's book "Amethi Sangram: Aitihasik Jeet Ankahi Dastan" will be released on March 15. The book, titled "Dynasty to Democracy: The Untold Story of Smriti Irani's Triumph", traces Union Minister Irani's journey from her defeat in 2014 to her victory in the Congress stronghold of Amethi, Uttar Pradesh during the 2019 Lok Sabha election. The Hindi book was published in December, 2020.

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92. “The Frontier Gandhi: My Life and Struggle” is the autobiography of ______. "द फ्रंकटयर गांिी: माय लाइफ एंड स्टरगल" ______िी आत्मिथा है। (a) Abul Kalam Azad / अबुल कलाम आज़ाद (b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan / खान अब्दुल गफ्फार खान (c) Vallabhbhai Patel / वल्लभभाई पर्ेल (d) Lala Lajpat Rai / लाला लािपत राय (e) Muhammad Ali Jinnah / मुिम्मद अली निन्ना Ans. b Sol. The autobiography of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as the “Frontier Gandhi”, titled “The Frontier Gandhi: My Life and Struggle” is set to be published in English by the publishing house Roli Books. This will be his first autobiography in English. The book was translated into English by Imitiaz Ahmad Sahibzada, the former Pakistani civil servant and author.

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93. Who among the following has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने उत्तराखंड िे नए मुख्यमंत्री िे 셂प में शपथ लीहै? (a) Dhan Singh Rawat / िन नस車ि रावत (b) Trivendra Singh Rawat / निवेंद्र नस車ि रावत (c) Satpal Maharaj / सतपाल मिाराि (d) Tirath Singh Rawat / तीरथ नस車ि रावत (e) Bhagat Singh Koshyari / भगत नस車ि कोारी Ans. d Sol. Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand 9th March a day after the resignation of Trivendra Singh Rawat. His name was announced by outgoing chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat after the legislature party meeting, which lasted around 30 minutes. Rawat is a BJP MP and was the party chief in Uttarakhand in 2013-15 and also an MLA from the state in the past. Tirath Singh Rawat was the first education minister of the newly formed state Uttarakhand.

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94. Which country has banned the Full-Face Coverings in Public Places? किस देश ने सावाजकनि थानों पर फुल-फेस िवररंग पर प्रकतबंि लगा कदया है? (a) Sweden / स्वीिन (b) Switzerland / ब्सस्वर््ज़रलℂि (c) Norway / नॉवे (d) Finland / निनलℂि (e) Denmark / िेनमाकट Ans. b Sol. Switzerland has voted on March 7, 2021 in favour of the proposal to ban the full facial coverings such as burqa and niqab in almost all the public places. This controversial proposal was passed following a public referendum which was supported by around 51.21 percent of voters. This proposal of banning the full-face coverings in public was tabled by groups like right-wing Swiss People’s Party.

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95. Which bank has topped the list of “Digital Payment Scorecard” released by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)? इलेक्टरॉकनक्स और सूचना प्रौोकगिी मंत्रालय (MeitY) द्वारा जारी “कडकजटल भुगतान स्कोरिाडा” िी सूची में िौन सा बℂि सबसे ऊपर है? (a) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफसी बℂक (b) Central Bank of India / सेंर्रल बℂक ऑफ इ車निया (c) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेर् बℂक (d) ICICI Bank / आईसीआईसीआई बℂक (e) Punjab National Bank / प車िाब नेशनल बℂक Ans. c Sol. The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has released the list of “Digital Payment Scorecard”. In the list, the State Bank of India (SBI) has topped for the third consecutive months. The digital payment scorecard tracks the performance of the Commercial Banks on several digital parameters. SBI maintained the top remitter bank by recording highest UPI transaction volume which accounted for nearly Rupees 640 million. SBI has also emerged as the largest issuer of debit cards.

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96. President Ram Nath Kovind presented a Baton of Honor to whom recently?

राष्ट्र पकत राम नाथ िोकवंद ने हाल ही में बैटन ऑफ़ ऑनर किसिो प्रदान किया? (a) Jagdeep Dhankhar / िगदीप िनखड़ (b) Bandaru Dattatreya / ब車िा셂 दत्तािेय (c) Vajubhai Vala / विुभाई वाला (d) Najma Heptulla / निमा िेपतुल्ला (e) Kiran Bedi / नकरण बेदी Ans. e Sol. President Ram Nath Kovind presented a baton of honour and a letter of appreciation to former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. The appreciation letter recognised Bedi's service in Puducherry. Bedi was removed as the Lieutenant Governor of the union territory on February 16, days after then CM V Narayanasamy urged the President to recall her

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97. Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious Top-20 Global Women of Excellence award for 2020? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसे 2020 िे कलए प्रकतकष्ठत टॉप-20 ग्लोबल वुमेन ऑफ एक्सीलेंस पुरस्कार िे कलए चुना गया है? (a) Baby Rani Maurya / बेबी रानी मौयट (b) Anandiben Patel / आन車दीबेन पर्ेल (c) Tamilisai Soundararajan / तनमनलसाई सौ車दयाटरािन (d) Najma Heptulla / निमा िेपतुल्ला (e) Smriti Irani / िृनत ईरानी Ans. c Sol. Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has been selected for the prestigious Top-20 Global Women of Excellence award for 2020. The international award is given by the Multi Ethnic Advisory Task Force, Illinois headed by US Congressman Danny K. Davis. The award jury appreciated the efforts of Dr Soundararajan in making a difference to society through her efforts in fighting for the women’s rights and gender- equality and empowerment.

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98. Who has won the BBC’s Indian sportswoman of the year award? बीबीसी िा "इंकडयन स्पोट्ासवूमन ऑफ़ द ईयर" िा पुरस्कार किसने जीता है? (a) Manasi Joshi / मानसी िोशी (b) Koneru Humpy / कोने셂 िम्पी (c) PV Sindhu / पीवी नस車िु (d) Dutee Chand / दुती च車द (e) Manu Bhaker / मनु भाकर Ans. b Sol. World rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman-of-the- Year award. BBC director-general Tim Davie, hosting the virtual awards ceremony. The Lifetime Achievement award went to veteran athlete Anju Bobby George. English cricket star Ben Stokes announced the 19-year-old Indian Shooter, Manu Bhaker as the winner of the Emerging Player-of-the-Year award category.

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99. International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) will confer the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award to whom? इंटरनेशनल फेडरेशन ऑफ कफ आिााइ핍स (FIAF) प्रकतकष्ठत 2021 FIAF अवाडा किसिो प्रदान िरेगा? (a) Rajesh Khanna / रािेश खन्ना (b) Aamir Khan / आनमर खान (c) Shah Rukh Khan / शाि셁ख़ खान (d) Sonu Sood / सोनू सूद (e) Amitabh Bachchan / अनमताभ बच्चन Ans. e Sol. The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and worldwide organisation of film archives and museums from across the globe will confer the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award to Amitabh Bachchan at a virtual showcase on March 19, 2021. Amitabh Bachchan was nominated for the award by the FIAF affiliate Film Heritage Foundation which is a not-for-profit organisation founded by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur a filmmaker & archivist. This foundation is dedicated to preserve, restore, document, exhibit and study the film heritage of India.

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100. CISF Raising Day is observed every year in India on ______. CISF थापना कदवस भारत में हर साल ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 7 March / 7 माचट (b) 8 March / 8 माचट (c) 9 March / 9 माचट (d) 10 March / 10 माचट (e) 11 March / 11 माचट Ans. d Sol. 10 March - CISF Raising Day. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day is observed every year on 10 March. The CISF was set up in 1969 under the act of the Parliament of India. It works under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and its headquarter is in New Delhi. This organization works for seaways, airways, and some of the major installations in India. There are some reserved battalions in the CISF which work with the state police to protect law and orders.

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101. No smoking Day is celebrated on ______. "नो स्मोकिंग डे" ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) Second Monday of March / माचट का दूसरा सोमवार (b) Second Tuesday of March / माचट का दूसरा म車गलवार (c) Second Wednesday of March / माचट का दूसरा बुिवार (d) Second Thursday of March / माचट का दूसरा गु셁वार (e) Second Friday of March / माचट का दूसरा शुक्रवार Ans. c Sol. 10 March - No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March). No Smoking Day is observed every year on the second Wednesday of March to raise awareness about the harmful health effects of tobacco via smoking and to encourage people all over the world to quit smoking. The movement for raising awareness against smoking and dedicating a day for the same started in United Kingdom in 1984.

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102. Name the third Scorpene submarine which has been commissioned recently into services by Indian Navy. तीसरी स्कॉपीन पनडुब्बी िा नाम बताइए कजसे हाल ही में भारतीय नौसेना द्वारा सेवाओं में िमीशन किया गया है। (a) Kalvari / कलवारी (b) Vela / वेला (c) Karanj / कर車ि (d) Khanderi/ ख車िेरी (e) Vagir / वगीर Ans. c Sol. The Indian Navy has inducted into service the third Scorpene-class conventional diesel-electric submarine called INS Karanj on March 10, 2021. The watercraft called INS Karanj was commissioned by the former Navy Chief, Admiral V.S. Shekhawat. He was the Commanding Officer of previous version of the INS Karanj during 1971 India-Pakistan War.

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103. Which state has got its 8th Airport and became India’s highest-flying state? किस राि िो अपना 8 वां हवाई अड्डा कमला है और वह भारत िा सबसे अकिि उडान भरने वाला राि बन गया है? (a) Assam / असम (b) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदेश (c) Odisha / ओनिशा (d) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (e) Tamil Nadu / तनमल नािू Ans. b Sol. UP gets its 8th Airport in Bareilly become India’s highest-flying state. Flight operations at the much-awaited Bareilly airport have started. With this, Bareilly becomes the eighth airport to operate in Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Hindon. Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri virtually flagged off the first flight from the newly upgraded Bareilly Airport to Delhi on 8 March 2021.

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104. Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN). Funds from the PMSSN will be utilized for which of the following flagship schemes of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare? िेंद्रीय मंकत्रमंडल ने प्रिान मंत्री स्वास्थ्य सुरक्षाकनकि(PMSSN) िो मंजूरी दे दी है। स्वास्थ्य और पररवार िाण मंत्रालय िी कनम्न में से किस फ्लैगकशप योजना िे कलए PMSSN से िन िा उपयोग किया जाएगा? (a) Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) (b) Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs)

(c) National Health Mission (d) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) (e) All of the above Ans. e Sol. The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) on March 10, 2021 as a single non-lapsable reserve fund. This has been approved for the share of Health from proceeds of Health and Education Cess which is levied under the Section 136-b of Finance Act, 2007.

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105. From which bank, Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) restrictions have been removed by the Reserve Bank of India? भारतीय ररज़वा बℂि ने किस बℂि, प्रॉ륍ट िरेज्यक्टव एक्शन (पीसीए) प्रकतबंिों िो हटा कदया है? (a) Yes Bank / यस बℂक (b) IDBI Bank / आईिीबीआई बℂक (c) Axis Bank / एब्सिस बℂक (d) Dhanlaxmi Bank / िनलक्ष्मी बℂक (e) IDFC First Bank / आईिीएफसी फस्टट बℂक Ans. b Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed IDBI Bank from restrictions placed on it due to its poor capital, asset quality and leverage position four years ago. That the decision was taken in a review by the central bank's internal Board of Financial Supervision (BFS) in a meeting on February 28.

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106. Which company has signed an MoU with Uttarakhand Government’s Samagra Sikhsha to introduce STEM for Girls? किस िंपनी ने लडकियों िे कलए STEM शु셂 िरने िे कलए उत्तराखंड सरिार िी समग्र कशक्षा िे साथ एि समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किएहℂ? (a) IBM / आईबीएम (b) Microsoft / माइक्रोसॉफ्ट (c) Google / गूगल (d) Infosys / इन्फोनसस (e) Intel / इ車र्ेल Ans. a Sol. IBM announced a collaboration with Samagra Sikhsha Uttarakhand, the Government of Uttarakhand's education mission, to introduce the 'IBM STEM for Girls' program in 130 secondary and higher secondary schools across five districts in the state. The program will advance the skills and careers of close to 25,600 students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.

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107. Which Bank has launched “Wear N Pay” contactless payment wearable devices? किस बℂि ने "कवयर एन पे" संपिा रकहत भुगतान पहनने योग्य कडवाइस लॉन्च किया है? (a) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफसी बℂक (b) ICICI Bank / आईसीआईसीआई बℂक (c) Yes Bank / यस बℂक (d) Axis Bank / एब्सिस बℂक (e) Kotak Mahindra Bank / कोर्क मनि車द्रा बℂक Ans. d Sol. Axis Bank has launched a range of wearable contactless payment devices under the brand Wear ‘N’ Pay. These devices come in different forms of wearables like a band, key chain and watch loop and are available starting at Rs 750. The wearables are directly linked to the bank account of an Axis Bank customer and function like a regular debit card. It allows purchases at any merchant store which accepts contactless transactions.

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108. Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for the year 2021? वषा 2021 िे कलए संयुक्त राष्ट्र िे बाहरी लेखा परीक्षिो ं िे पैनल िे अध्यक्ष िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) R. K. Mathur / आर के माथुर (b) Anil Baijal / अननल बैिल (c) Devendra Kumar Joshi / देवेंद्र कुमार िोशी (d) Girish Chandra Murmu / नगरीश च車द्र मुमूट (e) V. P. Singh Badnore / वी पी नस車ि बदनोर Ans. d Sol. Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Girish Chandra Murmu has been re- appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for the year 2021. Prior to this, Mr Murmu was elected as Chairman of the Panel for 2020 as well. At present, the panel consists of 13 countries which are India, Germany, Chile, China, United Kingdom, France, Philippines, Switzerland, Italy, Ghana, Indonesia, Canada and Russia.

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109. With which country, India has conducted a joint military exercise DUSTLIK II in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand? किस देश िे साथ, भारत ने उत्तराखंड िे रानीखेत में एि संयुक्त सै अभ्यास DUSTLIK II आयोकजत किया है? (a) Egypt / नमस्र (b) Azerbaijan / अज़रबैिान (c) Uzbekistan / उज्बेनकस्तान (d) USA / यू.एस.ए. (e) Turkey / तुकी Ans. c Sol. The India–Uzbekistan joint military exercise “DUSTLIK II” is being held in the Foreign Training Node Chaubatia at Ranikhet in the state of Uttarakhand. It is the second edition of annual bilateral joint exercise of both the armies. It will conclude on March 19, 2021. The first edition of DUSTLIK was held at Uzbekistan in the month of November, 2019. In the second edition of the exercise, around 45 soldiers from each of Indian army and Uzbekistan army are participating.

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110. Anshuman Singh, who passed away recently was a/an ______. अंशुमान कसंह, कजनिा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया, एि ______थे। (a) Judge / िि (b) Governor / राज्यपाल (c) Chief Minster / मुख्य म車िी (d) All of the above / उपरोक्त सभी (e) Both a & b / दोनो車 ए और बी Ans. e Sol. Justice Shri Anshuman Singh, the former Governor of Rajasthan & Gujarat, has passed away. Anshuman Singh was a retired Justice who served as the Governor of Rajasthan from January 1999 till 2003. Prior to that, he was appointed as the Governor of Gujarat state in 1998.

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111. Dhyan Chand Awardee Ishar Singh Deol passed away recently. He was a/an ______. ध्यानचंद अवाडी इशर कसंह देओल िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वह एि ______थे। (a) Hockey Player / िॉकी ब्सखलाड़ी (b) Cricketer / नक्रकेर्र (c) Athlete / एथलीर् (d) Footballer / फुर्बॉलर (e) Chess Player / शतर車ि ब्सखलाड़ी Ans. c Sol. Dhyan Chand National Sports Award-winning veteran Indian athlete Ishar Singh Deol, has passed away. Punjab-based Deol won the Dhyan Chand National Award in 2009 for his lifelong contribution towards sports. He had competed in the first three Asian Games and won a bronze medal in the second Asian Games held in Manila, the Philippines in 1954.

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112. NITI Aayog submitted the first list of 12 PSUs for Privatisation which will now be reviewed by DIPAM and CGD. Who is the head of the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment (CGD)? NITI Aayog ने कनजीिरण िे कलए 12 सावाजकनि उपक्रमों (PSUs) िी पहली सूची प्रस्तुत िी कजसिी अब DIPAM और CGD द्वारा समीक्षा िी जाएगी। कवकनवेश पर िोर ग्रुप ऑफ सेक्रेटरी (CGD) िा प्रमुख िौन है? (a) Ajit Kumar / अिीत कुमार (b) Pramod Chandra Mody / प्रमोद च車द्र मोदी (c) John Joseph / िॉन िोसेफ (d) Patanjali Jha / पत車िनल झा (e) Rajiv Gauba / रािीव गौबा Ans. e Sol. The government’s think tank, NITI Aayog has submitted the first list comprising of 12 Public Sector Undertakings that will be privatized under the centre’s privatisation drive. The list submitted by the NITI Aayog includes the PSUs in strategic sectors. This list will now be reviewed by Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) and Core Group of Secretaries on Divestment (CGD) which is headed by cabinet secretary.

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113. Who has inaugurated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad? साबरमती आश्रम, अहमदाबाद से आज़ादी िा अमृत महोत्सव िा उद् घाटन किसने किया? (a) Narendra Modi / नरेंद्र मोदी (b) Amit Shah / अनमत शाि (c) Ram Nath Kovind / राम नाथ कोनव車द (d) Rajnath Singh / रािनाथ नस車ि (e) Nirmala Sitharaman / ननमटला सीतारमण Ans. a Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to re-enact Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi Yatra. and inaugurated the curtain raiser activities of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (India@75) on March 12, 2021. The Prime Minister stated that the launch of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ 75 weeks before 15 August 2022 will continue till 15 August, 2023.

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114. Which country’s leader participated recently in 1st Quad Leaders’ Summit? हाल ही में प्रथम क्वाड लीडसा सकमट में किस देश िे नेता ने भाग कलया? (a) India / भारत (b) Australia / ऑस्टरेनलया (c) Japan / िापान (d) US / यू.एस. (e) All of the above / उपरोक्त सभी Ans. e Sol. The First Quad Leaders’ Summit was held virtually on March 12, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joseph R. Biden participated in the Summit. The four countries plan to establish a series of working groups that will focus on climate change; critical and emerging technologies, including working to set technology standards and norms and jointly developing some of the critical technologies of the future.

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115. Which of the following company will commission India’s largest floating solar power plant at Ramagundam by May 2021? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से िौन सी िंपनी मई 2021 ति भारत िे सबसे बडे फ्लोकटंग सोलर पावर प्लांट िो रामागुंडम में िमीशन िरेगी? (a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) / तेल और प्राकृनतक गैस ननगम (ONGC) (b) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) / भारतीय इस्पात प्रानिकरण नलनमर्ेि (SAIL) (c) Coal India Limited (CIL) / कोल इ車निया नलनमर्ेि (CIL) (d) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) / राष्ट्र ीय ताप नवद् युत ननगम (NTPC) (e) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) / भारत िेवी इलेब्सिरक नलनमर्ेि (BHEL) Ans. d Sol. NTPC Southern Region, which is in the process of implementing about 450 MW of solar capacity, is all set to commission about 217 MW floating solar capacity, including one of the largest floating solar power plant of 100 MW at Ramagundam by May this year. “These floating solar projects are coming up at Ramagundam power project (100 MW), which will be single location largest floating solar plant in the country as of now; 92 MW floating unit at Kayamkulam gas plant in Kerala and a 25 MW unit at Simhadri power plant.

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116. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Statistician of India (CSI)? किसे भारत िे नए मुख्य सांज्यख्यिीकवद् (CSI) िे 셂प में कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Pramod Chandra Mody / प्रमोद च車द्र मोदी (b) GP Samanta / िीपी साम車त (c) Matam Venkata Rao / मातम वेंकर् राव (d) Kuldiep Singh / कुलदीप नस車ि (e) Tarun Bajaj / त셁ण बिाि Ans. b Sol. The Central Government has appointed Dr G P Samanta as the new Chief Statistician of India (CSI) for a period of two years. He is India’s fourth CSI. He will replace Kshatrapati Shivaji who was holding an additional charge of the post since September 2020. Currently, Dr Samanta was serving as an adviser in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Department Of Statistics and Information Management.

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117. Who has been re-elected as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president until 2025?

2025 ति अंतरााष्ट्र ीय ओलंकपि सकमकत (IOC) िे अध्यक्ष िे 셂प में किसे कफर से चुना गया है? (a) Gianni Infantino / सजयानी इन्फेंसटनो (b) Jay Shah / जय शाह (c) Thomas Bach / थॉमि बाच (d) Mohamed Moustahsane / मोहम्मद मुस्तहिैन (e) Narinder Batra / नरर車दर बिा Ans. c Sol. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was on 10th March re-elected for an additional four-year term. Tokyo Olympics are set to take place from July 23-August 8 this year. The Games were scheduled to go-ahead last year but had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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118. Which is the world’s most Powerful Supercomputer? दुकनया िा सबसे शज्यक्तशाली सुपर िं प्यूटर िौन सा है? (a) SuperMUC-NG / सुपरMUC-एनिी (b) Param Siddhi / परम नसब्सि (c) Trinity / नर्रननर्ी (d) Sunway TaihuLight / सनवे ताइलाइर् (e) Fugaku / फुगाकु Ans. e Sol. The Japanese scientific research institute called RIKEN and Fujitsu started developing the “Fugaku” six years ago. It is the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Now this supercomputer is fully ready and developed in Japan and is now available for the research use. This supercomputer has been developed with the aim of making the device core of the computing infrastructure of Japan. Then the supercomputer was tested for the particular projects in order to combat COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.

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119. Government has launched “Mera Ration” Mobile App. The app is developed by the government in association with ______. सरिार ने “मेरा राशन” मोबाइल ऐप लॉन्च किया है। एज्यप्लिेशन िो______िे साथ कमलिर सरिार द्वारा कविकसत किया गया है। (a) IIT, Roorkee / IIT, 셁ड़की (b) National Informatics Centre / राष्ट्र ीय सूचना नवज्ञान कें द्र (c) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology / इलेिरॉननि और सूचना प्रौद्योनगकी म車िालय (d) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing / उन्नत कम्प्यूनर्車ग के नवकास के नलए केंद्र (e) National Institute of Open Schooling / राष्ट्र ीय मुक्त नवद्यालयी नशक्षा स車थान Ans. b Sol. In order to facilitate the ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ system in the country, the government has launched ‘Mera Ration’ mobile app to benefit citizens in identifying the nearest fair price shop. This app will benefit especially those ration card holders who move to new areas for livelihoods. The app is developed by the government in association with NIC “to facilitate various “One Nation- One Ration Card” related services among the National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries, particularly migrant beneficiaries, fair price shop dealers and other relevant stakeholders.

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120. “Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra Portal” is being developed by which of the following? "आत्मकनभार कनवेशि कमत्र पोटाल" कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसिे द्वारा कविकसत किया जारहाहै? (a) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade / उद्योग और आ車तररक व्यापार को बढावा देने के नलए नवभाग (b) National Informatics Centre / राष्ट्र ीय सूचना नवज्ञान कें द्र (c) Department of Science and Technology / नवज्ञान और प्रौद्योनगकी नवभाग (d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology / इलेिरॉननि और सूचना प्रौद्योनगकी म車िालय (e) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing / उन्नत कम्प्यूनर्車ग के नवकास के नलए केंद्र Ans. a Sol. The commerce and industry ministry has stated that the central government is working to develop a portal called “Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra Portal” for information dissemination, hand- holding, and facilitation of domestic investors. The portal Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra is currently is in the testing phase. It will be launched by May 1, 2021. This portal is being developed in order to strengthen efforts to promote domestic investments. It is being developed by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

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121. World Kidney Day is observed globally on ______every year. कवश्व किडनी कदवस हर साल ______िो कवश्व स्तर पर मनाया जाता है। (a) Second Monday of March / माचट का दूसरा सोमवार (b) Second Tuesday of March / माचट का दूसरा म車गलवार (c) Second Wednesday of March / माचट का दूसरा बुिवार (d) Second Thursday of March / माचट का दूसरा गु셁वार (e) Second Friday of March / माचट का दूसरा शुक्रवार Ans. d Sol. World Kidney Day is observed globally on the second Thursday of March every year. This year World Kidney Day is observed on 11th March 2021. World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.

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122. What was the theme for World Kidney Day 2021? कवश्व किडनी कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere (b) Living Well with Kidney Disease (c) Kidneys and Women's Health: Include, Value, Empower (d) Kidney Disease & Obesity – Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys (e) Kidney Disease & Children. Act Early to Prevent It! Ans. b Sol. World Kidney Day is observed globally on the second Thursday of March every year. This year World Kidney Day is observed on 11th March 2021. World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. Theme 2021: “Living Well with Kidney Disease”.

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123. Who has won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 in English language for the poetry “When God is a Traveller”? िकवता "व्हेन गॉड इज अ टरैवलर" िे कलए अंग्रेजी भाषा में साकहत्य अिादमी पुरस्कार 2020 किसने जीताहै? (a) Arundhathi Subramaniam / अ셁車िनत सुब्रमण्यम (b) Nikhileswar / ननब्सखलेश्वर (c) M Veerappa Moily / एम वीरप्पा मोइली (d) Harish Meenakshi / िरीश मीनाक्षी (e) RS Bhaskar / आरएस भास्कर Ans. a Sol. The 2020 winners’ list includes seven books of poetry, four novels, five short stories, two plays, and one each of memoirs and epic poetry in 20 Indian languages. The awards for Malayalam, Nepali, Odia and Rajasthani will be announced later. Politician-writer M Veerappa Moily, poet Arundhathi Subramaniam are among 20 writers who will be bestowed with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020.

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124. Who is the 1st Indian woman cricketer to score 10,000 international runs?

10,000 अंतरराष्ट्र ीय रन बनाने वाली पहली भारतीय मकहला कक्रिे टर िौन है? (a) Mithali Raj / नमताली राि (b) Smriti Mandhana / िृनत म車िाना (c) Jhulan Goswami / झूलन गोस्वामी (d) Shafali Verma / शैफाली वमाट (e) Harmanpreet Kaur / िरमनप्रीत कौर Ans. a Sol. The veteran Indian women’s cricketer Mithali Raj has become the first Indian woman cricketer that has completed 10,000 international runs in all the cricket formats. She also become the second woman cricketer at the international level to complete 10000 runs. Mithali Raj leads the One Day International (ODI) team of India has joined the Charlotte Edwards of England in elite club.

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125. India's Forex Reserves has surpassed Russia's to become World's ______Biggest foreign-exchange reserves. भारत िे कवदेशी मुद्रा भंडार ने 셂स िो पीछे छोडते ए कवश्व िा______सबसे बडा कवदेशी मुद्रा भंडार बन गया है। (a) 1st (b) 2nd (c) 3rd (d) 4th (e) 5th Ans. d Sol. India's foreign-exchange reserves surpassed Russia's to become the world's fourth largest, as the South Asian nation's central bank continues to hoard dollars to cushion the economy against any sudden outflows. India's foreign currency holdings fell by $4.3 billion to $580.3 billion as of March 5, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday, edging out Russia's $580.1 billion pile. China has the largest reserves, followed by Japan and Switzerland on the International Monetary Fund table.

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126. Which of the following subject is no longer a must for engineering admissions, as per the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)? अज्यखल भारतीय तिनीिी कशक्षा पररषद (AICTE) िे अनुसार, कनम्नकलज्यखत में से िौन सा कवषय इंजीकनयररंग प्रवेश िे कलए ज셂री नहीं है? (a) Maths / गनणत (b) Physics / भौनतकी (c) Chemistry / रसायन नवज्ञान (d) Biology / िीव नवज्ञान (e) Both a & b / ए और बी दोनो車 Ans. e

Sol. Maths, Physics no longer must for engineering admissions: AICTE

Prospective engineering students will not have to mandatorily study maths and physics in Class 12, according to new norms released by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for 2021-22. According to the AICTE’s approval process handbook for 2021-22, students only need to score 45% in any three subjects from a list of 14 in order to qualify.

The diverse list includes physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science, electronics, information technology, biology, informatics practices, biotechnology, agriculture, technical vocational subject, engineering graphics, business studies and entrepreneurship.

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127. Who has been appointed as the director of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?

अंतरााष्ट्र ीय आकथाि संबंिो ं पर अनुसंिान िे कलए भारतीय पररषद (ICRIER) िे कनदेशि िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Anindya Dutta / अनन車द्य दत्ता (b) Deepak Mishra / दीपक नमश्रा (c) Prem Prakash / प्रेम प्रकाश (d) Nidhi Vadhera / नननि वढेरा (e) Jairam Ramesh / ियराम रमेश Ans. b Sol. Deepak Mishra, Practice Manager in the World Bank’s Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment Global Practice, has been appointed as the next director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). He will take the charge from Rajat Kathuria who has been the director and chief executive of ICRIER since 1st September 2012.

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128. Which space agency has launched sounding rocket RH-560 to study attitudinal variations? किस अंतररक्ष एजेंसी ने एकटट्यूडाइनल कवकविताओं िा अध्ययन िरने िे कलए साउंकडंग रॉिेटRH-560 लॉन्च किया है? (a) ISRO / इसरो (b) NASA / नासा (c) Roscosmos / रोस्कोसमोस (d) CNSA / सी.एन.एस.ए. (e) JAXA / िािा Ans. a Sol. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the sounding rocket (RH-560) to study attitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma dynamics on March 12, 2021 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range (SHAR). Sounding rockets are one or two-stage solid propellant rockets used for probing the upper atmospheric regions and for space research. They also serve as easily affordable platforms to test or prove prototypes of new components or subsystems intended for use in launch vehicles and satellites.

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129. Every year on ______, the International Day of Action for Rivers is observed.

______िो हर साल "नकदयो ं िे कलए अंतरााष्ट्र ीय िारावाई कदवस" मनाया जाता है। (a) 11 March / 11 माचट (b) 12 March / 12 माचट (c) 13 March / 13 माचट (d) 14 March / 14 माचट (e) 15 March / 15 माचट Ans. d Sol. Every year on 14 March, the International Day of Action for Rivers is observed to raise voice to protect rivers and demand for improving the policies for Rivers. It is a day to educate one another about the threats facing our rivers and to find solutions.

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130. On which date, World Consumer Rights Day is observed every year? कवश्व उपभोक्ता अकििार कदवस किस तारीख िोमनाया जाता है? (a) 14 March / 14 माचट (b) 15 March / 15 माचट (c) 16 March / 16 माचट (d) 17 March / 17 माचट (e) 18 March / 18 माचट Ans. b Sol. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on 15 March every year for raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs. This day is a chance to demand that the rights of all consumers are respected and protected and to protest against social injustices.

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131. What was the theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2021? कवश्व उपभोक्ता अकििार कदवस 2021 िा कवषय क्या था? (a) Tackle Plastic Pollution (b) Trusted Smart Products (c) Making digital marketplaces fairer (d) Antibiotics off the menu (e) Helping consumers choose healthy diets Ans. a Sol. It is observed on 15 March every year for raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs. This day is a chance to demand that the rights of all consumers are respected and protected and to protest against social injustices. Theme 2021: “Tackle Plastic Pollution”.

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132. Pi Day is celebrated on ______. पाई कदवस ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 12 March / 12 माचट (b) 13 March / 13 माचट (c) 14 March / 14 माचट (d) 15 March / 15 माचट (e) 16 March / 16 माचट Ans. c Sol. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14, commemorating Pi (the Greek letter π). This idea originated in the United States. In the United States, it is agreed to write the date in a format that represents March 14th as 3/14. These three numbers match the value of pi to up to two decimal places, which is 3.14. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter of the circle. Pi is also the area of the circle divided by the square of its radius. The ratio is always constant.

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133. Which football team has won the ISL 2020-21 title by beating ATK Mohun Bagan? एटीिे मोहन बागान िो हरािर किस फुटबॉल टीम ने आईएसएल 2020-21 िा ज्यखताब जीता है? (a) Jamshedpur FC / िमशेदपुर एफ.सी. (b) Mumbai City FC / मु車बई नसर्ी एफ.सी. (c) FC Goa / एफ.सी. गोवा (d) Bengaluru FC / बेंगलु셁 एफ.सी. (e) Chennaiyin FC / चेन्नईनयन एफ.सी. Ans. b Sol. Mumbai City FC has defeated ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the ISL 2020-21 final to lift yet another trophy this year. Mumbai had earlier secured the ISL Shield along with a spot in the AFC Champions League group stage by finishing first in the standings in the regular season.

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134. 69th National volleyball championships was held in ______. 69 वी ं राष्ट्र ीय वॉलीबॉल चℂकपयनकशप ______में आयोकजत िी गई थी। (a) Puri / पुरी (b) Bhubaneswar / भुवनेश्वर (c) Patna / पर्ना (d) Mumbai / मु車बई (e) Vadodra / विोदरा Ans. b Sol. Haryana men and Kerala women won the 69th National volleyball championships at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar on March 11, 2021. Both the finals were won in straight sets with Haryana beating Assam and women’s defending champion Kerala prevailing over Railways. Kerala men defeated Railways 36-38, 25-18, 23-25, 25- 21, 15-12 in a two-hour thriller for the bronze.

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135. Who among the following has become the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से िौन ओलंकपि िे कलए क्वालीफाई िरने वाला पहला भारतीय फ़ेंसर बनगयाहै? (a) Srikanth Kidambi / श्रीका車त नकदा車बी (b) P. V. Sindhu / पी वी नस車िु (c) Abhas Jha / आभास झा (d) Mohit Baghel / मोनित बघेल (e) Bhavani Devi / भवानी देवी Ans. e Sol. Bhavani Devi became the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics. The sabre fencer secured an Olympic spot due to events in the ongoing Fencing World Cup on 14th March. Hosts Hungary lost in the quarterfinals of the team event, allowing Korea to progress to the semis. Therefore, Bhavani Devi qualifies through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) Method.

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136. The finance minister has introduced a Bill to raise FDI limit in insurance to 74%. What are the current permissible FDI limit in the life and general insurance? कवत्त मंत्री ने बीमा मेंFDI सीमा िो बढ़ािर 74% िरने िे कलए एि कविेयि पेश किया है। जीवन और सामा बीमा में वतामान अनुमेय एफडीआई सीमा क्या है? (a) 35% (b) 49% (c) 55% (d) 63% (e) 70% Ans. b Sol. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 15, 2021 introduced a Bill in Rajya Sabha that seek to amend the Insurance Act to pave the way for 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector. The Bill seeks to amend the Insurance Act, 1938. Currently, the permissible FDI limit in the life and general insurance stands at 49 per cent with ownership and management control with Indian.

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137. With which country, India has signed an MoU on Cooperation in Sports and Youth Affairs? किस देश िे साथ भारत ने खेल और युवा मामलों में सहयोग पर एि समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किएहℂ? (a) Maldives / मालदीव्स (b) Sri Lanka / श्री ल車का (c) Bhutan / भूर्ान (d) Nepal / नेपाल (e) Singapore / नस車गापुर Ans. a Sol. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment of the Republic of Maldives for cooperation in Sports and Youth Affairs. The MoU was signed on November, 2020. Benefits arising from bilateral cooperation in the field of sports and youth affairs with Maldives would be equally applicable to all sportspersons irrespective or their caste, creed, region, religion and gender.

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138. Name the Principal Advisor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has resigned recently. प्रिानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी िे प्रिान सलाहिार िा नाम बताइए कजꅍोंने हाल ही में इस्तीफाकदया है। (a) P Praveen Siddharth / पी प्रवीण नसिाथट (b) Sanjiv Singh / स車िीव नस車ि (c) Vivek Kumar / नववेक कुमार (d) P K Sinha / पी के नसन्हा (e) K K Aggarwal / के के अग्रवाल Ans. d Sol. PK Sinha is learned to have stepped down from the post of Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister on 15th March. Sinha didn’t respond to a text message sent by ET. Emails sent to OSD (Communications and IT) at the PMO and the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau did not elicit a response. A person familiar with the development said Sinha had relinquished his position for ‘personal reasons.’

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139. Who among the following has been honoured with International Woman of Courage award 2021?

कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसे अंतरााष्ट्र ीय मकहला सान 2021 से साकनत किया गया है? (a) Arundhathi Subramaniam / अ셁車िनत सुब्रमण्यम (b) GP Samanta / िीपी साम車त (c) Naureen Hassan / नौरीन िसन (d) Gowsalya Shankar / गोशा श車कर (e) Koneru Humpy / कोने셂 िम्पी Ans. d Sol. The U.S. Consulate honoured Tamil Nadu-based anti-caste activist and human rights defender Gowsalya Shankar with a nomination for the International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award. The IWOC Award Certificate of Nomination was handed over to her by U.S. Consul General in Chennai Judith Ravin at an event ‘Courageous Women Inspire a Better World’ held in the city.

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140. Which singer’s album “Folklore” has won the “Album of the year” award at the 63rd Grammy Awards 2021? 63 वें ग्रैमी अवाड्ास 2021 में किस गायि िे एल्बम “फोिलोर” ने "एल्बम ऑफ़ द ईयर" पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) Billie Eilish / नबली इनलश (b) Tiara Thomas / र्ायरा थॉमस (c) Taylor Swift / र्ेलर ब्सस्वफ्ट (d) Ariana Grande / एररयाना ग्रा車िे (e) Dua Lipa / दुआ नलपा Ans. c Sol. The 63rd Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles in a unique socially distanced fashion. The 63rd Grammys were hosted by Trevor Noah. Record of the year: Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish Album of the year: “Folklore” by Taylor Swift Song of the year: “I Can’t Breathe” by Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas

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141. National Vaccination Day is observed in India on ______every year.

भारत में हर साल ______िो राष्ट्र ीय टीिािरण कदवस मनाया जाता है। (a) 15 March / 15 माचट (b) 16 March / 16 माचट (c) 17 March / 17 माचट (d) 18 March / 18 माचट (e) 19 March / 19 माचट Ans. b Sol. On 16 March every year, National Vaccination Day is observed in India which is also known as National Immunisation Day (IMD). It was first observed on 16 March 1995 when the first dose of Oral Polio Vaccine was given. It is an attempt to increase awareness for the eradication of polio from the planet earth.

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142. Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai died recently. He was a/an ______. प भूषण पुरस्कार से साकनत लक्ष्मण पई िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वहएि______थे। (a) Politician / रािनीनतज्ञ (b) Freedom Fighter / स्वत車िता सेनानी (c) Actor / अनभनेता (d) Painter / नचिकार (e) Footballer / फुर्बॉलर Ans. d Sol. Renowned painter and Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai died in Goa on March 14, 2021 at the age of 95. Other awards won by him included Padma Shri, Nehru Award and Lalit Kala Akademi Award.

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143. Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair passed away recently. He was a/an ______. चेमानचेरी िुकनरामन नायर िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वह एि ______थे। (a) Politician / रािनीनतज्ञ (b) Violinist / वायोनलन वादक (c) Classical Vocalist / शास्त्रीय गायक (d) Environmentalist / पयाटवरण वादी (e) Kathakali dancer / कथकली नतटक Ans. e Sol. Veteran Kathakali artist Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair has passed away in Kozhikode, Kerala. He was 105-year old. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2017 for his contributions to the dance form of Kathakali. Besides this, Chemencheri was also the recipient of several other awards like the Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Award in 1979, the Kerala Kalamandalam award in 2001, Kalaratnam award in 2009, Mayilpeeli award and Sangeet Natak Academi Tagore award.

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144. RBI has imposed Rs 2 crores penalty on which bank for paying commission to employees? RBI ने िमाचाररयों िो िमीशन देने िे कलए किस बℂि पर 2 िरोड 셁पये िा जुमााना लगाया है? (a) Punjab National Bank / प車िाब नेशनल बℂक (b) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेर् बℂक (c) Union Bank of India / यूननयन बℂक ऑफ इ車निया (d) Central Bank of India / सेंर्रल बℂक ऑफ इ車निया (e) Allahabad Bank / इलािाबाद बℂक Ans. b Sol. Reserve Bank of India on March 16, 2021 imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on State Bank of India (SBI) for contravention of norms, including specific directions to the lender on remuneration to its employees in the form of commission. The penalty has been imposed for contravention of certain sections of Banking Regulation Act and its specific directions of RBI issued to the bank on payment of remuneration to employees in the form of commission. It said the action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

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145. Which city has been ranked as the most polluted capital city globally according to the ‘World Air Quality Report, 2020’? "कवश्व वायु गुणवत्ता ररपोटा, 2020" िे अनुसार किस शहर िो कवश्व िे सबसे प्रदू कषत राजिानी शहर िे 셂प में थान कदया गया है? (a) Delhi / नदल्ली (b) Kathmandu / काठमा車िू (c) Dhaka / ढाका (d) Berlin / बनलटन (e) Phnom Penh / नोम पेन्ह Ans. a Sol. Twenty-two of the world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India, with Delhi being ranked as the most polluted capital city globally, a new report said on March 16, 2021. The report is prepared by Swiss organisation, IQAir, in the form of the ‘World Air Quality Report, 2020’, which has released globally. The global cities ranking report is based on PM2.5 data from 106 countries.

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146. Who has been appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard? राष्ट्र ीय सुरक्षा गाडा िे महाकनदेशि िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Vishal V Sharma / नवशाल वी शमाट (b) Shekhar Kapur / शेखर कपूर (c) Charanjit Attra / चरणिीत अिा (d) MA Ganapathy / एमए गणपनत (e) Dinesh Kumar Khara / नदनेश कुमार खारा Ans. d Sol. Senior IPS officer M. A. Ganapathy was on March 16, 2021 appointed Director General of National Security Guard. Ganapathy, a 1986 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Uttarakhand cadre, is currently Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). He has been appointed AS NSG DG from the date of joining the post and up to February 29, 2024.

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147. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसे िें द्रीय ररजवा पुकलस बल (CRPF) िा नया महाकनदेशि कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Kannan CS Warrier / कन्नन सीएस वॉररयर (b) Kuldiep Singh / कुलदीप नस車ि (c) K F Rustamji / के एफ 셁स्तमिी (d) Udayan Banerjee / उदयन बनिी (e) Vidya Rajaram / नवद्या रािाराम Ans. b Sol. Senior IPS officer Kuldeep Singh was on March 16, 2021 appointed Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Singh, a 1986 batch IPS officer of the West Bengal cadre, is presently the Special DG, CRPF. He has been appointed DG, CRPF up to September 30, 2022 i.e. date of his superannuation. Singh will replace A P Maheshwari, who is due to superannuate on February 28, 2021

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148. Which country will host the Asian Boxing Championships 2021 from May 21 to 31? 21 से 31 मई ति एकशयाई मुक्केबाजी चℂकपयनकशप 2021 िी मेजबानी िौन सा देश िरेगा? (a) China / चीन (b) Japan / िापान (c) India / भारत (d) Vietnam / नवयतनाम (e) Malaysia / मलेनशया Ans. c Sol. International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Monday announced that Asian Boxing Championships 2021 will be hosted by New Dehli, India from May 21-31. It will be the first boxing tournament in Asia to be held in 2021. In the AIBA Asian Forum which took place virtually on 16th March, 32 countries participated, Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) President Anas Al Otaiba delivered a report about the upcoming Asian Elite Men & Women Boxing Championships 2021.

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149. Indian Army has decommissioned Self Propelled Catapult Guns and Tampella Mortars in ______. भारतीय सेना ने स्व-चाकलत गुलेल बंदू िें और तंपेला मोटाार िो ______में कवघकटत िर कदया है। (a) Chandigarh / च車िीगढ (b) Rajasthan / रािथान (c) Delhi / नदल्ली (d) Assam / असम (e) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश Ans. b Sol. Two of the longest serving Artillery systems, the 130mm Self Propelled M-46 Catapult Guns and the 160mm Tampella Mortars were decommissioned on March 16, 2021 at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. The 130mm Catapult, with a range of more than 27 km were inducted in 1981. The 160mm Tampella mortars, with a range of 9.6km, were inducted after the 1962 war with China to fulfill the need for a weapon system to clear high crests of the Northern borders.

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150. The Book “My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future” is the memoir of who among the following? पुस्ति "माय लाइफ इन फुल: विा, फैकमली एंड आवर फ्यूचर" कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसिा संस्मरणहै? (a) Sangita Reddy / स車गीता रेड्डी (b) Kritika Pandey / कृनतका पाण्डेय (c) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw / नकरण मिुमदार-शॉ (d) Vandana Luthra / व車दना लूथरा (e) Indra Nooyi / इ車द्रा नूयी Ans. e Sol. Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has a memoir coming out this fall that her publisher is calling an “unvarnished take” on her rise to becoming one of the world’s most powerful women. My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future will be published Sept. 28 She worked at PepsiCo for 24 years, 12 of them as CEO, before stepping down in 2018.

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151. Lou Ottens passed away recently. He was the inventor of ______. लू ओटेंस िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वह ______िे आकवष्कारि थे। (a) Typewriter / र्ाइपराइर्र (b) Radio / रेनियो (c) Audio cassette tape / ऑनियो कैसेर् र्ेप (d) Telephone / र्ेलीफोन (e) Printing Press / नप्र車नर्車ग प्रेस Ans. c Sol. The Dutch inventor of audio cassette tapes, Lou Ottens passed away. Dutch engineer credited with inventing the cassette tape and playing a major role in the development of the first CD. In 1963, Ottens presented the first cassette tape at the Berlin Radio Show electronics fair.

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152. Which ministry is celebrating the Poshan Pakhwada from 16th to 31st March 2021? िौन सा मंत्रालय 16 से 31 माचा 2021 ति पोशन पखवाडा मना रहा है? (a) Ministry of Women and Child Development / मनिला और बाल नवकास म車िालय (b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare / स्वास्थ्य और पररवार काण म車िालय (c) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment / सामानिक न्याय और अनिकाररता म車िालय (d) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change / पयाटवरण, वन और िलवायु पररवतटन म車िालय (e) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution / उपभोक्ता मामले, खाद्य और सावटिननक नवतरण म車िालय Ans. a Sol. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the Poshan Pakhwada from March 16 to March 31, 2021. The Department of Women & Child Development or the Social Welfare Department will be the nodal department to look after the Poshan Pakhwada across the states and Union Territories. The key focus areas of the Pakhwada are to address the nutritional challenges using the Food Forestry and to organize the Poshan Panchayats. Under it, the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) working under the Ministry of AYUSH, will distribute 4 samplings of the nutritional rich plants to each of the Anganwadi Centers.

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153. In which country, world’s largest floating solar farm has been built? किस देश में दुकनया िा सबसे बडा तैरता आ सौर फामा बनाया गया है? (a) India / भारत (b) China / चीन (c) Singapore / नस車गापुर (d) Myanmar / म्ा車मार (e) South Korea / दनक्षण कोररया Ans. c Sol. The largest floating solar farm of the world is being built in Singapore. The country has resorted to set up the energy plants off the coasts and reservoirs across it. This floating solar farm is being set up in the light that despite being one of the smallest countries across the world, it is one of the biggest per capita carbon dioxide emitters in India. Thus, to cater to the issue of climate change and to cut the greenhouse gas emission it is building the floating solar farm. This project is

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154. Indian firms will collaborate with which country to develop 5G and 6G Technologies? भारतीय फमा 5G और 6G टेक्नोलॉजीज कविकसत िरने िे कलए किस देश िे साथ सहयोग िरेंगी? (a) Norway / नॉवे (b) Iceland / आइिलℂड (c) Denmark / डेनमाका (d) Singapore / सिंगापुर (e) Finland / सिनलℂड Ans. e Sol. The Information technology companies of India, like Wipro and Tech Mahindra, will be collaborating with the companies of Finland to develop the 5G and 6G technologies to use them in India and other markets. The tech company, Nokia has already started working in the rural areas of India so as to expand the 5G applications. This was announced after the Indian Prime Minister and Prime Minister of Finland hold a virtual summit on March 16, 2021. being built by Sembcorp Industries.

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155. Which country has joined International Solar Alliance as the 121st member?

121 वें सदस्य िे 셂प में िौन सा देश अंतरााष्ट्र ीय सौर गठबंिन में शाकमल आ है? (a) France / फ्ा車स (b) Italy / इटली (c) Australia / ऑस्टरेनलया (d) Spain / स्पेन (e) England / इ車ग्लℂि Ans. b Sol. The Ministry of External Affairs of India has informed that Italy has signed a framework agreement with India on March 17, 2021 to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA). ISA is a treaty-based intergovernmental alliance comprising of 121 countries. The Italian Republic signed the framework agreement of ISA following the amendment made to the framework agreement of ISA which came in to effect on January 8, 2021. This amendment had opened the membership in the Solar Alliance to all the members of the United Nations.

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156. With which bank Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has inked India’s First LIBOR Alternative Rate Deal (Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked external commercial borrowing (ECB) deal)? किस बℂि िे साथ इंकडयन ऑयल िॉपोरेशन कलकमटेड (IOCL) ने भारत िी पहली LIBOR वैिज्यिि दर डील (सुरकक्षत ओवरनाइट फाइनेंकसंग दर (SOFR) कलंक्ड बाहरी वाकणज्यिि उिार (ECB) डील) शु셂 िी है? (a) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफसी बℂक (b) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेर् बℂक (c) RBL Bank / आरबीएल बℂक (d) ICICI Bank / आईसीआईसीआई बℂक (e) Axis Bank / एब्सिस बℂक Ans. b Sol. The State Bank of India (SBI) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will sign the first Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked external commercial borrowing (ECB) deal. The deal will be signed because the de facto international benchmark reference rate called the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will no longer work as the benchmark after December 2021.

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157. According to a recent SIPRI report, which country is the top arms supplier for India during 2016-20? SIPRI िी हाकलया ररपोटा िे अनुसार, 2016-20 िे दौरान भारत िे कलए शीषा हकथयार आपूकतािताा िौन सा देश है? (a) Russia / 셂स (b) France / फ्ा車स (c) Israel / इज़राइल (d) USA / यू.एस.ए. (e) Iraq / इराक Ans. a Sol. India’s arms imports fell 33% between 2011-15 and 2016-20, said a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri). India’s top three arms suppliers during 2016-20 were Russia (accounting for 49% of India’s imports), France (18%) and Israel (13%), the report. The report on international arms transfers attributed the drop in India’s arms imports mainly to an attempt to reduce its dependence on Russian arms and complex procurement processes. Russia was the most affected supplier, although India’s imports of US arms also fell by 46%.

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158. Who among the following has won women’s 100m sprint final in the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने फेडरेशन िप सीकनयर नेशनल एथलेकटक्स चℂकपयनकशप में मकहलाओं िा 100 मीटर ज्यरंट फ़ाइनल जीता है? (a) Dutee Chand / दुती च車द (b) S Dhanalakshmi / एस िनलक्ष्मी (c) Archana Suseendran / अचटना सुसेन्द्रन (d) Hima Das / िेमा दास (e) Geeta Phogat / गीता फोगर् Ans. b Sol. Sprinter S Dhanalakshmi beat national record holder Dutee Chand to win women’s 100m sprint final in the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships in Patiala. Another Tamil Nadu runner Archana Suseendran was third in 11.76 seconds. Hima Das was disqualified after a false start.

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159. On which date, Global Recycling Day is observed every year? हर साल ग्लोबल ररसाइज्यलंग डे किस तारीख िो मनाया जाता है? (a) 18 March / 18 माचट (b) 19 March / 19 माचट (c) 20 March / 20 माचट (d) 21 March / 21 माचट (e) 22 March / 22 माचट Ans. a Sol. Global Recycling Day is observed every year on March 18 to create awareness among the masses about the rapid pace at which our natural resources are being used. The day also promotes the concept and practice of recycling. Every year, events are organised by environmentalist and activists to promote the cause.

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160. What was the theme for Global Recycling Day 2021? ग्लोबल ररसाइज्यलंग डे2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Recycling into the Future (b) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (c) Recycling: The future of Our Planet (d) Natural Resources (e) Recycling Heroes Ans. e Sol. Global Recycling Day is observed every year on March 18 to create awareness among the masses about the rapid pace at which our natural resources are being used. The day also promotes the concept and practice of recycling. Every year, events are organised by environmentalist and activists to promote the cause. Theme 2021: “Recycling Heroes”.

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161. Ordnance Factories Day is observed in India on ______every year. भारत में प्रत्येि वषा______िो आयुि िारखाना कदवस मनाया जाता है। (a) 16 March / 16 माचट (b) 17 March / 17 माचट (c) 18 March / 18 माचट (d) 19 March / 19 माचट (e) 20 March / 20 माचट Ans. c Sol. On 18th March, Ordnance Factories Day is observed every year all over India. On this occasion, the Ordnance Factory, Field Gun Factory, Small Arms Factory, Ordnance Parachute Factory, and Ordnance Equipment Factory acknowledge the day. Foundation of the first Ordnance Factory at Cossipore near Kolkata in 1801.

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162. INS Jalashwa has arrived at Port Anjouan as part of Mission Sagar-IV. Port Anjouan is in which country? INS जलश्वा कमशन सागर-IV िे कहस्से िे 셂प में पोटा अंजुआन पुँचा। पोटा अंजुआन किस देश में है? (a) Eswatini / एसावानतनी (b) Lesotho / लेसोथो (c) Botswana / बोत्सवाना (d) Comoros / कोमोरोस (e) Djibouti / निबूती Ans. d Sol. As part of Mission Sagar-IV, Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa arrived at Port Anjouan, Comoros on 14 March 2021 to deliver 1,000 Metric Tonnes of rice. An official ceremony for handing over the food aid from the Government of India to Government of Comoros was held on 15 March 2021. This consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of rice as food assistance were flagged off to Comoros in the light of promise made by the Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu during his brief visit to Comoros in the month of October 2019.

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163. Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS) has released the First batch of MRSAM Missiles. KRAS is a joint venture between the Kalyani Group of India and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems of ______. िाणी राफेल एडवांड कसस्टम्स (KRAS) ने MRSAM कमसाइलों िा पहला बैच जारी किया है। KRAS भारत िे िाणी समूह और ______िे राफेल एडवांड कडफेंस कसस्टम िे बीच एि संयुक्त उम है। (a) France / फ्ा車स (b) Russia / 셂स (c) Israel / इिराइल (d) England / इ車ग्लℂि (e) Italy / इर्ली Ans. c Sol. The Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS), which is a joint venture between the Kalyani Group of India and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems of Israel, have released the first batch of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) kits. The missile was released for Indian Army and Indian Air Force. The release of the MRSAM Missile also marked the KRAS’ commitment to deliver more than 1000 MRSAM missile kits to India in near future. These missile sections will then be sent for further and future integration to the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).

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164. Which Union Territories’ Lieutenant Governor has launched the website of “Awaam Ki Baat” – a Radio program? किस िेंद्र शाकसत प्रदेश िे उपरािपाल ने "आवाम िी बात"- एि रेकडयो िायाक्रम िी वेबसाइट शु셂 िी है? (a) Delhi / नदल्ली (b) Jammu and Kashmir / िम्मू और कीर (c) Lakshadweep / लक्षद्वीप (d) Puducherry / पुदुचेरी (e) Ladakh / लद्दाख Ans. b Sol. Jammu: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today initiated the project “Awaam Ki Baat” – a Radio program by launching its website here at Raj Bhavan. The half-an-hour long Radio program to be aired every third Sunday of the month (to start from April), is one of the many sequential steps of broader program aimed at disseminating the progressive steps taken by the government and providing the public with a platform to speak, write and interact with the administration, thereby voicing their suggestions, ideas and creative proposals.

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165. Name the India’s first indigenously developed App Store. भारत िे पहले स्वदेशी 셂प से कविकसत ऐप स्टोर िा नाम बताइए। (a) India AppStore /इ車निया एपस्टोर (b) Meghdoot AppStore / मेघदूत एपस्टोर (c) Hamraaz AppStore / िमराि एपस्टोर (d) Mobile Seva AppStore / मोबाइल सेवा एपस्टोर (e) India play AppStore / इ車निया प्ले एपस्टोर Ans. d Sol. India has developed its first indigenously developed App Store called “Mobile Seva Appstore”. The app store hosts some 965 live apps of several domains and categories of public services. This Indian App Store will be available for free of cost in the initial phases. It is a mobile application hosting platform which is owned by the government of India. The App Store has been created to provide a hosting platform for the Indian mobile application developers. It will be based upon service-oriented architecture and cloud-based technologies.

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166. Which organization has joined the USO India and Toonz Media Group for Water Conservation Programme? िौन सा संगठन जल संरक्षण िायाक्रम िे कलए यूएसओ इंकडया और टून्जज़ मीकडया ग्रुपमें शाकमल आ है? (a) United Nations Development Programme / स車युक्त राष्ट्र नवकास कायटक्रम (b) United Nations Environment Programme / िंयुक्त राष्ट्र पयाावरण कायाक्रम (c) United Nations Children's Fund / स車युक्त राष्ट्र बाल नननि (d) United Nations Human Rights Council / स車युक्त राष्ट्र मानवानिकार पररषद (e) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization / िंयुक्त राष्ट्र शैसिक, वैज्ञासनक और िांस्कृसतक िंगठन Ans. e Sol. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has joined the USO India and Toonz Media Group over the water conservation awareness programme for students. For the water conservation programme, the students have created the animation videos which will be unveiled on the occasion of World Water Day on March 22, 2021. It will be unveiled as a part of “H2Ooooh! – Waterwise Program” for the school students. This programme is organised in partnership with the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Water Digest magazine, United Schools Organization India (USO India) and Toonz Media Group.

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167. Moody’s has projected India’s GDP growth at ______in 2021. मूडीज ने 2021 में ______पर भारत िी जीडीपी वृज्यद्ध िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) 8% (b) 9% (c) 12% (d) 14% (e) 15% Ans. c Sol. India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 12% in 2021, Moody’s Analytics said on 18th March. In an earlier estimate last November, it had said India’s GDP will grow at 9% in the calendar year. Near-term prospects for Asia’s third-largest economy have turned more favourable, but a second wave of covid-19 infections is a key risk to recovery, Moody’s Analytics said. already Moody’s Analytics, had projected the Indian economy to grow 13.7% in FY22.

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168. Who among the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador of NeoGrowth Credit? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसे कनयोग्रोथ क्रेकडट िा ब्रांड एंबेसडर कनयुक्त कियागयाहै? (a) Ajinkya Rahane / असजंक्या रहाने (b) Ambati Rayudu / अिाती रायुिु (c) Virat Kohli / सवराट कोहली (d) Hardik Pandya / हासदाक पंड्या (e) Rishabh Pant / ऋषभ पंत Ans. a Sol. NeoGrowth Credit Pvt. Ltd, a lender to small businesses, on Wednesday announced the appointment of cricketer Ajinkya Rahane as its brand ambassador. The agreement is for a year which can be extended further. Rahane will feature in a campaign slated to be released in the first week of April, which will talk about the ease of procuring loans through NeoGrowth for small businesses.

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169. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the “Stop TB Partnership Board”? "स्टॉप टीबी पाटानरकशप बोडा" िे अध्यक्ष िे셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Shripad Yesso Naik / श्रीपद येस्सो नाइक (b) Harsh Vardhan / िषट विटन (c) K K Shailaja / के के शैलिा (d) Narendra Modi / नरेंद्र मोदी (e) Rajiv Kumar / रािीव कुमार Ans. b Sol. The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been appointed as a Chairman of ‘Stop TB Partnership Board’. The appointment has been made to recognize his contribution to the movement to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) from India by 2025. Dr. Harsh Vardhan as the Chairman of this prestigious global body is a proud recognition of India’s political commitment to eradicate TB. He will serve a three-year term as the Chairman of ‘Stop TB Partnership Board’, starting from July 2021. He will succeed Dr. Luiz Henrique Mandetta, Minister of Health of Brazil.

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170. Who among the following is the author of the Book titled “Battle Ready for 21st Century”, released by General Bipin Rawat? जनरल कबकपन रावत द्वारा जारी "बैटल रेडी फॉर 21st सेंचुरी" नामि पुस्ति िे लेखि कनम्नकलज्यखत में से िौन हℂ? (a) AK Singh / ए के नस車ि (b) Narender Kumar / नरेंदर कुमार (c) Akshay Kumar / अक्षय कुमार (d) Manoj Mukund Naravane / मनोि मुकु車द नरवाने (e) Both a & b / दोनो車 a और b Ans. e Sol. A book titled “Battle Ready for 21st Century” co-edited by Lt Gen AK Singh, Distinguished Fellow CLAWS and Brig Narender Kumar, Visiting Fellow CLAWS was released by Gen Bipin Rawat. The book lays down the conceptual framework for the strategic management of future conflicts. The book “Battle Ready for the 21st Century” has endeavoured to postulate and define emerging areas of conflict, desired capabilities and doctrinal issues that need careful examination.

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171. In which state Gram Ujala scheme has been launched for poor households to get LED for Rs. 10? गरीब पररवारों िो 10 셁पये में एलईडी देने िे कलए किस राि में ग्राम उजाला योजना शु셂 िी गई है? (a) Assam / असम (b) Uttarakhand / उत्तराख車ि (c) Andhra Pradesh / आ車ध्र प्रदेश (d) Bihar / नबिार (e) Rajasthan / रािथान Ans. d Sol. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, R. K. Singh launched the Gram Ujala programme in Arrah, Bihar through a virtual event on March 19, 2021. LEDs will be available for only Rs 10 each for each household, in exchange for working condition old incandescent bulbs.

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172. Samia Suluhu Hassan has sworn in as the First Female President of which of the following country?

साकमया सुल हसन ने कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किस देश िी पहली मकहला राष्ट्र पकत िे 셂प में शपथ ली है? (a) Tanzania / त車ज़ाननया (b) Rwanda / रवा車िा (c) Uganda / यूगा車िा (d) Kenya / केन्या (e) Ethiopia / इनथयोनपया Ans. a Sol. Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan was on 19th March sworn in as the country's first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. Hassan, 61, a soft-spoken Muslim woman from the island of Zanzibar, will finish Magufuli's second five-year term, set to run until 2025.

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173. UNCTAD has projected India's GDP growth at ______in 2021. UNCTAD ने 2021 में ______पर भारत िी GDP वृज्यद्ध िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) 3.5% (b) 4.0% (c) 5.0% (d) 7.3% (e) 9.5% Ans. c Sol. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on 19th March said India's Covid-19 stimulus fell short of initial announcements, leading to a lower-than-expected economic performance in 2020. UNCTAD expects India's GDP to have contracted 6.9% in 2020 and grow 5% in 2021, attributing the stronger recovery projected for 2021 to the deeper-than-expected downturn in 2020.

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174. What was the rank of India in UN’s World Happiness Report 2021?

संयुक्त राष्ट्र िी कवश्व खुशहाली ररपोटा 2021 में भारत िा रℂि क्या था? (a) 78 (b) 89 (c) 118 (d) 139 (e) 149 Ans. d Sol. India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021 released on March 19, 2021 which is topped by Finland. The World Happiness Report 2021, issued by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared. People in war- torn Afghanistan are the most unhappy with their lives.

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175. Which country has ranked first in the UN’s World Happiness Report 2021?

संयुक्त राष्ट्र िी कवश्व खुशहाली ररपोटा 2021 में किस देश िो पहला थान कमला है? (a) Sweden / स्वीिन (b) Norway / नॉवे (c) Finland / निनलℂि (d) Switzerland / ब्सस्वर््ज़रलℂि (e) Denmark / िेनमाकट Ans. c Sol. India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021 released on March 19, 2021 which is topped by Finland. The World Happiness Report 2021, issued by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared. People in war- torn Afghanistan are the most unhappy with their lives.

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176. With which company, Defence Ministry has sealed a deal to acquire 4,690 anti-tank guided missiles? किस िंपनी िे साथ रक्षा मंत्रालय ने 4,690 एंटी-टℂि गाइडेड कमसाइल हाकसल िरने िे कलए एि समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ? (a) Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) / भारत अथट मूवसट नलनमर्ेि (b) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) / भारत इलेिरॉननि नलनमर्ेि (c) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) / भारत िेवी इलेब्सिरक नलनमर्ेि (d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) / नि車दुस्तान एयरोनॉनर्ि नलनमर्ेि (e) Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) / भारत िायनेनमि नल Ans. e Sol. The Defence Ministry on March 19, 2021 sealed a deal with public sector undertaking Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to acquire 4,960 MILAN-2T anti-tank guided missiles at a cost of ₹ 1,188 crore for the Indian Army. The missiles, having a range of 1,850 metres, are being produced by BDL under license from French defence major MBDA Missile Systems. These missiles can be fired from ground as well as vehicle-based launchers and can be deployed in anti-tank role for both offensive and defensive tasks.

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177. Indian Navy has recently conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country’s Navy under Operation Sankalp? भारतीय नौसेना ने हाल ही में ऑपरेशन संिि िे तहत किस देश िी नौसेना िे साथ पैसेज अभ्यास (PASSEX) किया है? (a) Australia / ऑस्टरेनलया (b) Qatar / क़तर (c) United States / स車युक्त राज्य अमेररका (d) Bahrain / बहरीन (e) Brazil / ब्राज़ील Ans. d Sol. Indian Navy on 18th March undertook Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Bahrain Naval Force Corvette Al Muharraq in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp. PASSEXs are conducted regularly by the Indian Navy with units of friendly foreign navies, whilst visiting each other's ports or during a rendezvous at sea.

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178. Who has won the first gold for India in Women's 10M Air Pistol final of the international Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup? अंतरााष्ट्र ीय शूकटंग स्पोटा फे डरेशन (ISSF) कवश्व िप िे मकहला 10M एयर कपस्टल फाइनल में भारत िे कलए पहला स्वणा पदि किसने जीता है? (a) Manu Bhaker / मनु भाकर (b) Hina Sidhu / निना नसद्िू (c) Yashaswini Deswal / यशब्सस्वनी देशवाल (d) Deepika Kumari / दीनपका कुमारी (e) Apurvi Chandela / अपूवी च車देला Ans. c Sol. Yashaswini Deswal bagged the first gold medal for India in the Women's 10M Air Pistol final of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun on 20th March. Another Indian shooter Manu Bhaker won a silver medal with 236.7 points.

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179. Name the Athlete who recently set a New National Record in Men’s 3000m Steeplechase in the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships. उस एथलीट िा नाम बताइए कजसने हाल ही में फेडरेशन िप सीकनयर नेशनल एथलेकटक्स चℂकपयनकशप में पु셁षो ं िे 3000 मीटर स्टीपलचेज में एि नया राष्ट्र ीय ररिॉडा बनाया है। (a) Jinson Johnson / िीन्सन िॉनसन (b) Annu Rani / अन्नू रानी (c) Neeraj Chopra / नीरि चोपड़ा (d) Avinash Sable / अनवनाश सेबल (e) M. Sreeshankar / एम श्रीश車कर Ans. d Sol. The Indian athlete Avinash Sable set a new national record in the men’s 3000m steeplechase event in the ongoing Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships in Patiala, with timing of 8:20.20. With this, the 26-year-old Avinash broke his own record of 8:21.37 which he set in 2019, after finishing 13th in the final of the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

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180. Who has become the first Indian paddler to qualify for Tokyo Olympics? टोक्यो ओलंकपि िे कलए क्वालीफाई िरने वाले पहले भारतीय पैडलर िौन बने हℂ? (a) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran / सानथयान ज्ञानसेकरन (b) S Dhanalakshmi / एस िनलक्ष्मी (c) Archana Suseendran / अचटना सुसेन्द्रन (d) Manika Batra / मननका बिा (e) Sharath Kamal / शरथ कमल Ans. e Sol. The seasoned Achanta Sharath Kamal on 18th March became the first Indian paddler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games after a dominant win over Pakistan’s Muhammad Rameez at the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Doha. It will be Kamal’s fourth appearance at the Olympic Games.

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181. World Sleep Day was celebrated on ______2021. कवश्व नींद कदवस ______2021 िो मनाया गया। (a) 13 March / 13 माचट (b) 15 March / 15 माचट (c) 17 March / 17 माचट (d) 19 March / 19 माचट (e) 21 March / 21 माचट Ans. d Sol. The World Sleep Day was celebrated across the globe on March 19, 2021. The annual event is a celebration of one of the most important parts of our daily routines. World Sleep Day is organised by the World Sleep Day Committee of the World Sleep Society and the aim of the day is also to create awareness around sleep-related issues and the prevention and management of sleep disorders.

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182. On which date, International Day of Happiness is observed every year? प्रकत वषा इंटरनेशनल डे ऑफ़ हैकपनेस किस तारीख िो मनाया जाता है? (a) 16 March / 16 माचट (b) 17 March / 17 माचट (c) 18 March / 18 माचट (d) 19 March / 19 माचट (e) 20 March / 20 माचट Ans. e Sol. International Day of Happiness is observed every year on 20 March. Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated this day to recognize the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. The UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 to end poverty, reduce inequality and protect our planet which are the three key aspects that lead to well-being and happiness.

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183. What was the theme for International Day of Happiness 2021? 2021 िे इंटरनेशनल डे ऑफ़ हैकपनेस िी थीम क्या थी? (a) Happiness for All, Forever (b) Happier Together (c) Share Happiness (d) 10 steps to happiness (e) Happy Go Lucky Ans. a Sol. International Day of Happiness is observed every year on 20 March. Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated this day to recognize the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. The UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 to end poverty, reduce inequality and protect our planet which are the three key aspects that lead to well-being and happiness. Theme 2021: “Happiness For All, Forever

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184. World Sparrow Day is celebrated across the world on ______. कवश्व गौरैया कदवस दुकनया भर में ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 19 March / 19 माचट (b) 20 March / 20 माचट (c) 21 March / 21 माचट (d) 22 March / 22 माचट (e) 23 March / 23 माचट Ans. b Sol. World Sparrow Day is celebrated across the world on 20 March to raise awareness about the conservation of sparrows. This day also celebrates the relationship between people and sparrows; spread a love for sparrows, awareness about their importance in our lives, etc. Theme 2021: “I Love Sparrows.”

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185. On which date, World Oral Health Day is celebrated? कवश्व मौज्यखि स्वास्थ्य कदवस किस तारीख िो मनाया जाताहै? (a) 16 March / 16 माचट (b) 17 March / 17 माचट (c) 18 March / 18 माचट (d) 19 March / 19 माचट (e) 20 March / 20 माचट Ans. e Sol. World Oral Health Day is celebrated on 20 March to raise awareness about oral health. The theme of World Oral Health day 2021 is "Be Proud of Your Mouth". In other words, value and take care of it. For the next three years, the theme is "Be Proud of Your Mouth".

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186. World Poetry Day is celebrated every year on ______. कवश्व िकवता कदवस हर साल ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 19 March / 19 माचट (b) 20 March / 20 माचट (c) 21 March / 21 माचट (d) 22 March / 22 माचट (e) 23 March / 23 माचट Ans. c Sol. World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO in 1999, "with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard". Every year to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world.

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187. Every year on which date, World Down Syndrome Day is observed to create awareness about down syndrome? डाउन कसंडरोम िे बारे में जाग셂िता पैदा िरने िे कलए हर साल कवश्व डाउन कसंडरोम कदवस किस तारीख िो मनाया जाता है? (a) 19 March / 19 माचट (b) 20 March / 20 माचट (c) 21 March / 21 माचट (d) 22 March / 22 माचट (e) 23 March / 23 माचट Ans. c Sol. Every year on March 21, World Down Syndrome Day is observed to create awareness about down syndrome. It is a condition in which a child is born with an extra 21st chromosome. First observed in 2012, the United Nation aims to make people understand that those who are born with this condition should be accepted equally in this society.

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188. What was the theme for World Down Syndrome Day 2021? कवश्व डाउन कसंडरोम कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Leave no one behind (b) We Decide (c) What I bring to the Workplace (d) #MyVoiceMyCommunity (e) Enabling people with Down syndrome to speak up Ans. b Sol. Every year on March 21, World Down Syndrome Day is observed to create awareness about down syndrome. It is a condition in which a child is born with an extra 21st chromosome. First observed in 2012, the United Nation aims to make people understand that those who are born with this condition should be accepted equally in this society. Theme 2021: "We Decide."

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189. World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests is celebrated every year on ______.

कवश्व वाकनिी कदवस या अंतरााष्ट्र ीय वन कदवस हर साल ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 11 March / 11 माचट (b) 15 March / 15 माचट (c) 21 March / 21 माचट (d) 23 March / 23 माचट (e) 28 March / 28 माचट Ans. c Sol. On 21st March, World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests is celebrated every year to raise public awareness about the values, significance, and contributions of the forests to balance the life cycle on the earth. In 1971, World Forestry Day was established at the 23rd General Assembly of the European Confederation of Agriculture.

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190. The theme for International Day of Forests 2021 was ______.

अंतरााष्ट्र ीय वन कदवस 2021 िा कवषय ______था। (a) Forests and Biodiversity: Too precious to lose (b) Forests and Education (c) Forests for sustainable cities (d) Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being (e) Forests and Energy Ans. d Sol. On 21st March, World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests is celebrated every year to raise public awareness about the values, significance, and contributions of the forests to balance the life cycle on the earth. In 1971, World Forestry Day was established at the 23rd General Assembly of the European Confederation of Agriculture. Theme 2021:"Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being."

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191. Which state government has recently launched the “Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anaemia Reduction (SAAMAR) Campaign”? हाल ही में किस राि सरिार ने "िुपोषण और एनीकमया कनवारण िे कलए रणनीकति िारावाई (SAAMAR)" अकभयान शु셂 िी है? (a) West Bengal / पनिम ब車गाल (b) Jharkhand / झारख車ि

(c) Maharashtra / मिाराष्ट्र (d) Chhattisgarh / छत्तीसगढ (e) Karnataka / कनाटर्क Ans. b Sol. The Jharkhand government has launched the “SAAMAR Campaign” which stands for “Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anaemia Reduction” campaign recently. The campaign was launched to tackle the malnutrition in Jharkhand. The SAAMAR campaign was started with the aim of identifying the anaemic women and malnourished children. The campaign converges several departments to effectively tackle the problem of malnutrition.

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192. Which Ministry has signed an agreement with the “Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) to help in conducting All India Surveys? किस मंत्रालय ने “ब्रॉडिास्ट इंजीकनयररंग िंसल्टेंट्स इंकडया कलकमटेड (BECIL)” िे साथ अज्यखल भारतीय सवेक्षण िरने में मदद िरने िे कलए एि समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किएहℂ? (a) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy / नवीन और नवीकरणीय ऊिाट म車िालय (b) Ministry of Power / नवद्युत म車िालय (c) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises / सूक्ष्म, लघु और मध्यम उद्यम म車िालय (d) Ministry of Labour and Employment / श्रम और रोिगार म車िालय (e) Ministry of Tribal Affairs / िनिातीय मामलो車 का म車िालय Ans. d Sol. The “Labour Bureau”, which is an attached office under the Ministry of Labour & Employment had signed an agreement with the “Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL)”, which is an enterprise under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, have signed a service level agreement in order to provide the technical and manpower support to the Labour Bureau. This support from BECIL will help in conducting All India Surveys on Migrant Workers as well as the All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey (AQEES).

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193. Name the Prime Minister of Netherlands who has won the fourth consecutive election. नीदरलℂड िे प्रिानमंत्री िा नाम बताइए कजꅍोंने लगातार चौथा चुनाव जीता है। (a) Hugo de Jonge / ि्यूगो िी िो車गे (b) Jean Lukonde Kyenge / िीन लुको車िे क्य車गे (c) Irakli Garibashvili / इरकली गरीबशनवनल (d) Yoweri Museveni / योवेरी मुसेवेनी (e) Mark Rutte / माकट 셁र्े Ans. e Sol. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s conservative party powered to a fourth consecutive election victory in a vote held during a nationwide lockdown and dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic The feat put Rutte in position to lead coalition talks, most likely with another big winner — the centrist, pro-European D66 party led by former diplomat Sigrid Kaag, who danced on a table Wednesday night when an exit poll showed her party capturing one of its biggest-ever victories.

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194. What is the rank of India in the list of strongest military force in the world, according to a study released by defence website Military Direct? रक्षा वेबसाइट कमकलटरी डायरेक्ट द्वारा जारी एि अध्ययन िे अनुसार, दुकनया में सबसे मजबूत सै बल िी सूची में भारत िा रℂि क्या है? (a) 2nd / दूसरा (b) 3rd / तीसरा (c) 4th / चौथा (d) 5th / पााँचवा (e) 6th / छठा Ans. c Sol. India has world's fourth strongest armed forces: Military Direct's study. China has the strongest military force in the world while India stands at number four, according to a study released on 21st March by defence website Military Direct. "The USA, despite their enormous military budgets, comes in 2nd place with 74 points, followed by Russia with 69, India at 61 and then France with 58. The UK just about makes the Top 10, coming in 9th place with a score of 43.

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195. Which country has the strongest military force in the world, according to a study released by defence website Military Direct? रक्षा वेबसाइट कमकलटरी डायरेक्ट द्वारा जारी एि अध्ययन िेअनुसार, किस देश में दुकनया िी सबसे मजबूत सै शज्यक्त है? (a) China / चीन (b) Japan / िापान (c) South Korea / दनक्षण कोररया (d) Russia / 셂स (e) USA / यू.एस.ए. Ans. a Sol. India has world's fourth strongest armed forces: Military Direct's study. China has the strongest military force in the world while India stands at number four, according to a study released on 21st March by defence website Military Direct. "The USA, despite their enormous military budgets, comes in 2nd place with 74 points, followed by Russia with 69, India at 61 and then France with 58. The UK just about makes the Top 10, coming in 9th place with a score of 43.

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196. Who has won the Best Actress award at the 67th National Awards 2021?

67 वें राष्ट्र ीय पुरस्कार 2021 में सवाश्रेष्ठ अकभनेत्री िा पुरस्कार किसने जीता है? (a) Priyanka Chopra / नप्रय車का चोपड़ा (b) Deepika Padukone / दीनपका पादुकोण (c) Aliya Bhatt / आनलया भट्ट (d) Anushka Sharma / अनुष्का शमाट (e) Kangana Ranaut / क車गना रनौत Ans. e Sol. 67th National Awards were finally announced on Monday. 'Chhichhore', which starred late actor Sushant Singh Rajput who died by suicide on June 14 last year, was adjudged the Best Hindi Film. Kangana Ranaut was feted with the Best Actress for her role in 'Manikarnika' and 'Panga'. The National Award for Best Actor was shared by Manoj Bajpayee for his performance in 'Bhonsle', and Dhanush for 'Asuran' which also won Best Tamil Film. Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut (Manikarnika, Panga)

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197. Who among the following has won the Best Actor award at the 67th National Awards 2021?

कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने 67 वें राष्ट्र ीय पुरस्कार 2021 में सवाश्रेष्ठ अकभनेता िा पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) Nawazuddin Siddiqui / नवाज़ुद्दीन नसद्दीकी (b) Sushant Singh Rajput / सुशा車त नस車ि रािपूत (c) Rajkumar Rao / रािकुमार राव (d) Manoj Bajpayee / मनोि बािपेयी (e) Vicky Kaushal / नविी कौशल Ans. d Sol. 67th National Awards were finally announced on Monday. 'Chhichhore', which starred late actor Sushant Singh Rajput who died by suicide on June 14 last year, was adjudged the Best Hindi Film. Kangana Ranaut was feted with the Best Actress for her role in 'Manikarnika' and 'Panga'. The National Award for Best Actor was shared by Manoj Bajpayee for his performance in 'Bhonsle', and Dhanush for 'Asuran' which also won Best Tamil Film. Best Actor: Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle and Dhanush for Asuran

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198. Which film has won the Best Hindi Film award at the 67th National Awards 2021?

किस कफ ने 67 वें राष्ट्र ीय पुरस्कार 2021 में सवाश्रेष्ठ कहंदी कफ िा पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) Chhichhore / नछछोरे (b) Manikarnika / मनणकनणटका (c) Panga / प車गा (d) The Tashkent Files / द ताशक車द फाइल (e) Kesri / केसरी Ans. a Sol. 67th National Awards were finally announced on Monday. 'Chhichhore', which starred late actor Sushant Singh Rajput who died by suicide on June 14 last year, was adjudged the Best Hindi Film. Kangana Ranaut was feted with the Best Actress for her role in 'Manikarnika' and 'Panga'. The National Award for Best Actor was shared by Manoj Bajpayee for his performance in 'Bhonsle', and Dhanush for 'Asuran' which also won Best Tamil Film.

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199. Bihar Diwas is observed every year on ______. कबहार कदवस हर साल ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 21 March / 21 माचट (b) 22 March / 22 माचट (c) 23 March / 23 माचट (d) 24 March / 24 माचट (e) 25 March / 25 माचट Ans. b Sol. Bihar is celebrating its 109th foundation day on March 22, 2021. The foundation day is known as the “Bihar Day”. The day is regarded as a public holiday across the state. The day is observed every year on March 22. It marks the formation of state of Bihar. On this day, Bihar was carved out of the Bengal by the British government in the year 1912.

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200. On which date World Water Day is observed annually? कवश्व जल कदवस प्रकतवषा किस कतकथ िो मनाया जाता है? (a) 19 March / 19 माचट (b) 20 March / 20 माचट (c) 21 March / 21 माचट (d) 22 March / 22 माचट (e) 23 March / 23 माचट Ans. d Sol. On 22 March, World Water Day is observed annually to raise awareness about the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. It was recommended to celebrate in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janerio. And then, in 1993 the first World Water Day is celebrated.

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201. What was the theme for World Water Day 2021? कवश्व जल कदवस 2021 िा कवषय क्या था? (a) Water and Climate Change (b) 'Leaving no one behind (c) Valuing Water (d) Nature for Water (e) Wastewater Ans. c Sol. On 22 March, World Water Day is observed annually to raise awareness about the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. It was recommended to celebrate in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janerio. And then, in 1993 the first World Water Day is celebrated. Theme 2021: “Valuing Water”

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202. UN French Language Day is observed annually on ______.

संयुक्त राष्ट्र फ्रांसीसी भाषा कदवस ______िो प्रकतवषा मनाया जाता है। (a) 19 March / 19 माचट (b) 20 March / 20 माचट (c) 21 March / 21 माचट (d) 22 March / 22 माचट (e) 23 March / 23 माचट Ans. b Sol. The UN French Language Day is observed annually on 20 March. The day was established by the UN’s Department of Public Information in 2010, to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization. March 20 was chosen as the date for the French language since it coincides with the 40th anniversary of the International Organization of La Francophonie, representing countries and regions where French is a customary language.

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203. With which country, India has recently launched an Artificial Intelligence Initiative? किस देश िे साथ भारत ने हाल ही में एि िृकत्रम बुज्यद्धमत्ता (ए.आई.) पहल शु셂 िी है? (a) Russia / 셂स (b) South Korea / दनक्षण कोररया (c) Taiwan / ताइवान (d) USA / अमेररका (e) Nepal / नेपाल Ans. d Sol. Department of Science and Technology (DST) announced on March 18, 2021, that ‘Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)’ has launched “US India Artificial Intelligence Initiative”. The initiative will focus on the Artificial Intelligence cooperation in priority critical areas for both nations. The DST while launching the initiative emphasized on the need to scale up the Science & Technology partnership between both the countries. This partnership will help in solving the problems of both countries and overcome the barriers for growth. This partnership between India and US was done on the basis of shared values of openness, transparency and reciprocity. It also encourages the innovation that will benefit both.

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204. Which state government has announced the Universal Health Scheme (UHS)? किस राि सरिार ने यूकनवसाल हेल्थ स्कीम (UHS) िी घोषणा िी है? (a) Rajasthan / रािथान (b) Manipur / मनणपुर (c) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (d) Sikkim / नसब्सिम

(e) Maharashtra / मिाराष्ट्र Ans. a Sol. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on 22nd March announced that his government’s much anticipated Universal Health Scheme (UHS) will be launched on May 1 this year. Every family will get an insurance benefit of ₹ 5 lakhs under the Universal Healthcare scheme. Those covered under Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojana along with contract workers and small and marginal farmers can avail this scheme for free.

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205. In which state Mission Gramodaya has been launched recently? हाल ही में किस राि में कमशन ग्रामोदय शु셂 किया गया है? (a) Telangana / तेल車गाना (b) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश (c) Karnataka / कनाटर्क (d) Assam / असम (e) Odisha / ओनिशा Ans. b Sol. On 19 March 2021, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Mission Gramodaya in the Madhya Pradesh. Mission Gramodaya has been started for the overall development of rural areas. Apart from providing housing facilities, the mission aims to have every village concrete roads, gram panchayat building, Muktidham and sports grounds in every gram panchayat. Water will be supplied through taps in every house in every village.

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206. Which state government has launched India’s First Government Run Animal Ambulance Network? किस राि सरिार ने भारत िा पहला सरिार द्वारा संचाकलत पशु एम्बुलेंस नेटविा शु셂 किया है? (a) Karnataka / कनाटर्क (b) Telangana / तेल車गाना (c) Odisha / ओनिशा (d) Tamil Nadu / तनमल नािू (e) Andhra Pradesh / आ車ध्र प्रदेश Ans. e Sol. The state government of the Andhra Pradesh has decided to set up “India’s first government- run ambulance network” for animals. This decision was taken in order to further boost the animal husbandry and veterinary sector in the state. Ambulance network as one of its main missions in order to help in reaching out to the distressed animals to provide them proper animal healthcare. The Animal Husbandry Department was directed to set up one Mobile Ambulance Veterinary Clinic at each of the assembly constituency.

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207. Who is the chairperson of the “standing external advisory committee (SEAC)” set up by RBI to Evaluate Bank applications for the universal banks and small finance banks (SFBs)? सावाभौकमि बℂिों और छोटे कवत्त बℂिों (SFB) िे कलए बℂि एप्लीिेशन िा मूांिन िरने िे कलए RBI द्वारा थाकपत "थायी बाहरी सलाहिार सकमकत (SEAC)" िा अध्यक्ष िौन है? (a) Prakash Apte / प्रकाश आप्टे (b) Dipak Gupta / दीपक गुप्ता (c) Shyamala Gopinath / ामला गोपीनाथ (d) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya / श्रीका車त मािव वैद्य (e) Ranbir Singh / रणबीर नस車ि Ans. c Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a “standing external advisory committee (SEAC)” on March 23, 2021. This panel will evaluate the applications for the universal banks and small finance banks (SFBs).

This committee comprises of five members. The chairperson of the committee will be the former RBI deputy governor, Shyamala Gopinath. The committee has a tenure of three years. The secretarial support to the panel will be provided by Department of Regulation of the RBI.

The committee will meet periodically, as and when it will be required. The panel will be free to ask for more information and can held discussions with any applicant for clarification on any issue. After this, the committee will submit its recommendations to the apex bank.

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208. Who has won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2019? वषा 2019 िे कलए गांिी शांकत पुरस्कार किसने जीता है? (a) Qaboos bin Said Al Said / कबूस नबन सईद अल सैद (b) John Hume / िॉन ि्यूम (c) Nelson Mandela / नेन म車िेला (d) Desmond Tutu / िेसम車ि र्ूर्ू (e) Chandi Prasad Bhatt / च車िी प्रसाद भट्ट Ans. a Sol. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on (Late) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman. Gandhi Peace Prize recognizes the unparalleled vision and leadership of the Late H.M. Sultan Qaboos Bin Said in strengthening relations between India and Oman, and his efforts to promote peace and non-violence in the Gulf region. On the other hand, Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Committee selected the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods.

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209. Who among the following has won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2020? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने वषा 2020 िे कलए गांिी शांकत पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) John Hume / िॉन ि्यूम (b) Yōhei Sasakawa / येिी ससाकावा (c) Baba Amte / बाबा आमर्े (d) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman / शेख मुिीबुर रिमान (e) Nelson Mandela / नेन म車िेला Ans. d Sol. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on (Late) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman. Gandhi Peace Prize recognizes the unparalleled vision and leadership of the Late H.M. Sultan Qaboos Bin Said in strengthening relations between India and Oman, and his efforts to promote peace and non-violence in the Gulf region. On the other hand, Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Committee selected the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods.

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210. International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on ______.

नस्लीय भेदभाव िे उूलन िे कलए अंतरााष्ट्र ीय कदवस ______िो प्रकतवषा मनाया जाता है। (a) 19 March / 19 माचट (b) 20 March / 20 माचट (c) 21 March / 21 माचट (d) 22 March / 22 माचट (e) 23 March / 23 माचट Ans. c Sol. The United Nations observe March 21 as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The day aims to raise awareness about equality and marks as an initiative to end all forms of racism and racial discrimination and calls all sections of society to stand up against intolerant attitudes.

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211. What was the theme for International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2021?

नस्लीय भेदभाव िे उूलन िे कलए अंतरााष्ट्र ीय कदवस 2021 िा कवषय क्या था? (a) International Decade for People of African Descent (b) Youth standing up against racism (c) Let’s end Racial Discrimination (d) Promoting tolerance, inclusion, unity and respect for diversity in the context of combating racial discrimination (e) Mitigating and countering rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies Ans. b Sol. The United Nations observe March 21 as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The day aims to raise awareness about equality and marks as an initiative to end all forms of racism and racial discrimination and calls all sections of society to stand up against intolerant attitudes. Theme 2021: "Youth standing up against racism".

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212. Shaheed Diwas, also called Martyrs' Day, is celebrated in India on ______every year. शहीद कदवस, कजसे माकटायसा डे भी िहा जाता है, भारत में हर साल ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 19 March / 19 माचट (b) 20 March / 20 माचट (c) 21 March / 21 माचट (d) 22 March / 22 माचट (e) 23 March / 23 माचट Ans. e Sol. Shaheed Diwas, also called Martyrs' Day, is celebrated in India on March 23 every year. On this day, Indians pay tributes to the people who had lost their lives in the struggle for India's independence. Every year, various leaders organise events to remember slain freedom fighters. They express their gratitude for the fallen. Indians in particular pay tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru. These freedom fighters had lost their lives on March 23 in 1931 during the struggle for India's independence.

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213. On which date World Meteorological Day is celebrated? कवश्व मौसम कवज्ञान कदवस किस तारीख िो मनाया जाता है? (a) 21 March / 21 माचट (b) 22 March / 22 माचट (c) 23 March / 23 माचट (d) 24 March / 24 माचट (e) 25 March / 25 माचट Ans. c Sol. World Meteorological Day is celebrated on 23rd March every year to attract attention towards weather and climate for the safety and wellbeing of the society. On 23rd March, 1950, the World Meteorological Organization came into force. The theme chosen for this day reflects topical weather, climate, or water-related issues.

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214. What was the theme for World Meteorological Day 2021? कवश्व मौसम कवज्ञान कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Climate and Water (b) The Sun, the Earth and the weather (c) Understanding Clouds (d) Weather-ready, climate-smart (e) The Ocean, Our Climate and Weather Ans. e Sol. World Meteorological Day is celebrated on 23rd March every year to attract attention towards weather and climate for the safety and well being of the society. On 23rd March, 1950, the World Meteorological Organisation came into force. The theme chosen for this day reflects topical weather, climate, or water-related issues. Theme 2021: “The Ocean, Our Climate and Weather.”

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215. Which of the following country is going to hold anti-terror exercise Pabbi-Anti-Terror 2021? कनम्न में से िौन सा देश "पाब्बी-आतंिवाद-रोिी 2021" आतंिवाद-कवरोिी अभ्यास आयोकजत िरने जा रहा है? (a) India / भारत (b) Pakistan / पानकस्तान (c) China / चीन (d) All of the above / उपरोक्त सभी (e) Both b & c / बी और सी दोनो車 Ans. d Sol. The eight-member bloc said that the decision to hold the joint exercise 'Pabbi-Anti-Terror 2021' was announced during the 36th meeting of the Council of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on March 18. Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, including India, Pakistan and China, will hold a joint anti-terrorism exercise this year.

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216. Which cricket team has won the 2020-21 Road Safety World Series T-20? किस कक्रिेट टीम ने 2020-21 सडि सुरक्षा कवश्व श्रृंखला टी -20 जीता है? (a) New Zealand Legends / न्यूजीलℂड लेिेंि्स (b) Australia Legends / ऑस्ट्रेसलया लेिेंि्स (c) England Legends / इंग्लℂड लेिेंि्स (d) India Legends / भारत लेिेंि्स (e) South Africa Legends / दनक्षण अफ्ीका लेिेंि्स Ans. d Sol. In Cricket, India Legends defeated Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs to clinch the Road Safety World Series final title, held at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Player of the Match: Yusuf Pathan (India Legends) Player of the Series: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka Legends) Most Runs: Tillakaratne Dilshan Most Wickets: Tillakaratne Dilshan

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217. In which city, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak has been inaugurated by Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’? रमेश पोखररयाल कनशंि ने किस शहर में शहीद भगत कसंह स्मारि िा उद् घाटन किया है? (a) Mumbai / मु車बई (b) New Delhi / नई नदल्ली (c) Bengaluru / बेंगलु셁 (d) Hyderabad / िैदराबाद (e) Chennai / चेन्नई Ans. b Sol. The Union Minister of Education, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, virtually inaugurated the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak in New Delhi on March 23, 2021. The inauguration took place on the occasion of a programme organised by the University of Delhi on ‘Shaheed Diwas’ to pay homage and commemorate 90 years of the martyrdom of our national icons of the Indian National Movement –Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru.

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218. Which ministry has announced to launch Poshan Abhiyan for the Elderly to provide them ‘nutrition support’? किस मंत्रालय ने बुजुगⴂ िो ’पोषण सहायता’ प्रदान िरने िे कलए पोशन अकभयान शु셂 िरने िी घोषणा िी है? (a) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment / सामानिक न्याय और अनिकाररता म車िालय (b) Ministry of Health and Welfare / स्वास्थ्य और काण म車िालय (c) Ministry of Women and Child Development / मनिला और बाल नवकास म車िालय (d) Ministry of Home Affairs / गृि म車िालय (e) Ministry of Panchayati Raj / प車चायती राि म車िालय Ans. a Sol. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment aims to launch ‘Poshan Abhiyan’ for the Elderly to provide them ‘nutrition support’. Under the mission, supports will be provided to indigent elders who are not staying in Old Age Homes and are victims of malnutrition. Mission will focus on procuring healthy food material which are available locally to serve hot- cooked mid-day meals. Scheme will be implemented by “Gram Panchayats and Urban Municipalities”. ‘Senior Citizens Welfare Fund’ will be utilized to fund & implement the mission.

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219. With which country, India has recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the bilateral cooperation in the field of water resource? किस देश िे साथ भारत ने हाल ही में जल संसािनों िे क्षेत्र में कद्वपक्षीय सहयोग िेकलएसमझौता ज्ञापन (MoC) पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ? (a) Russia / 셂स (b) Japan / िापान (c) UK / नब्रर्ेन (d) USA / यू.एस.ए. (e) Germany / िमटनी Ans. b Sol. The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) which was signed between India and Japan for the bilateral cooperation in the field of water resources. This will help in increasing the exchange of information, knowledge and technology. The memorandum of cooperation was signed in between the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation of the Ministry of Jal Shakti of India and Water & Disaster Management Bureau under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism of Japan.

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220. Fitch Ratings has projected India's growth at ______for the fiscal year 2021-2022. कफच रेकटंग्स ने कवत्त वषा 2021-2022 िे कलए ______पर भारत िी वृज्यद्ध िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) 5.5% (b) 6.2% (c) 7.8% (d) 9.3% (e) 12.8% Ans. e Sol. American credit rating agency, Fitch, has published its ‘Global Economic Outlook (GEO)’. Fitch has revised GDP growth estimate of India to 12.8% for the fiscal year 2021-2022 from the previous 11%. Ratings were revised in the backdrop of loose fiscal stance, stronger carryover effect, and better virus containment. It also projects that GDP growth will ease to 5.8% in Fiscal Year 2023.

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221. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is celebrated every year on ______annually. कवश्व यक्ष्मा (टीबी) कदवस प्रकतवषा ______िो मनाया जाता है। (a) 21 March / 21 माचट (b) 22 March / 22 माचट (c) 23 March / 23 माचट (d) 24 March / 24 माचट (e) 25 March / 25 माचट Ans. d Sol. World TB Day is celebrated every year on 24 March annually to commemorate the date when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes TB in 1882. This Day is observed to educate people about TB, its impact around the world.

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222. What was the theme for World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2021? कवश्व यक्ष्मा रोग (टीबी) कदवस 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) It's time to End TB! (b) Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world (c) The Clock is Ticking (d) Unite to end TB (e) Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone Ans. c Sol. World TB Day is celebrated every year on 24 March annually to commemorate the date when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes TB in 1882. This Day is observed to educate people about TB, its impact around the world. Theme 2021: 'The Clock is Ticking'

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223. Who among the following has won a gold medal in Para Shooting World Cup 2021? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने पैरा शूकटंग वल्डा िप 2021 में स्वणा पदि जीताहै? (a) Mariyappan Thangavelu / मररयप्पन थ車गावेलु (b) Devendra Jhajharia / देवेंद्र झाझररया (c) Deepa Malik / दीपा मनलक (d) Singhraj / नस車िराि (e) Varun Singh Bhati / व셁ण नस車ि भार्ी Ans. d Sol. Indian para-athlete Singhraj won the gold medal in the 2021 Para Shooting World Cup at Al Ain in the UAE. He defeated Uzbekistan’s Server Ibragimov to get the top honour in the P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 final. Singhraj pipped Rio 2016 bronze medallist Ibragimov by a thin margin of 2.8 points. With this, India has moved to third place in the medals table. India has now two medals on its list – one gold and one bronze.

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224. Sagar Sarhadi passed away recently. He was a/an ______. सागर सरहदी िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वह एि ______थे। (a) Actor / अनभनेता (b) Stuntman / स्ट車र्मैन (c) Action Director / एक्शन ननदेशक (d) Musician / स車गीतकार (e) Filmmaker / नफ ननमाटता Ans. e Sol. Noted writer and filmmaker Sagar Sarhadi, known for films like “Kabhi Kabhie”, “Silsila”, and “Bazaar”, has passed away. He began his career as Urdu short stories writer and entered Bollywood through Yash Chopra’s 1976 “Kabhi Kabhie”, which had Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee in the lead role.

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225. In which state, Civil Aviation has inaugurated the Kurnool Airport under UDAN Scheme? कसकवल एकवएशन ने UDAN योजना िे तहत िु रनूल हवाई अड्डे िा उद् घाटन किस राि में किया है? (a) Karnataka / कनाटर्क (b) Andhra Pradesh / आ車ध्र प्रदेश (c) Kerala / केरल (d) Odisha / ओनिशा (e) Tamil Nadu / तनमल नािू Ans. b Sol. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation inaugurated the Kurnool Airport, Orvakal, Andhra Pradesh in a virtual ceremony on 25th March. Shri Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh attended the inauguration at Kurnool airport along with senior officials and other important stakeholders. Senior officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) & Airport Authority of India (AAI) also attended the event virtually. Kurnool is the 6th airport in Andhra Pradesh to become functional after Kadapa, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Rajahmundry & Vijayawada.

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226. By which year, TERI and Shell have mapped out an illustrative technological pathway for India’s domestic energy system to move towards net-zero emissions? किस वषा ति, TERI और शेल ने भारत िी घरेलू ऊजाा प्रणाली िे कलए नेट-शू उत्सजान िी ओर बढ़ने िे कलए एि कचत्रण तिनीिी मागा तैयार किया है? (a) 2025 (b) 2030 (c) 2040 (d) 2045 (e) 2050 Ans. e Sol. A recent modelling report jointly undertaken by TERI and Shell maps out an illustrative technological pathway for India’s domestic energy system to move towards net-zero emissions by 2050, while delivering sustainable economic growth. “It requires the development of new fuels Energy efficiency must improve significantly, and carbon removals will have a critical role in moving towards zero emissions.

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227. Khelo India Scheme has been extended till ______. खेलो इंकडया योजना िो ______ति बढ़ा कदया गया है। (a) 2023-24 (b) 2024-25 (c) 2025-26 (d) 2026-27 (e) 2027-28 Ans. c Sol. "The Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has decided to extend Khelo India scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Ministry has furnished an Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) memorandum to the Ministry of Finance for extension/continuation of the Khelo India Scheme from 2021-22 to 2025- 26. "An amount of Rs 8750 crore has been estimated as financial implication of the new Khelo India Scheme (2021-22 to 2025-26) in the EFC memorandum furnished to the Ministry of Finance. An amount of Rs 657.71 crore has been allocated in the Budget Estimate (B.E.) for the year 2021-22 under the Khelo India Scheme.

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228. Which Small Finance Bank has been awarded with ‘Great Place to Work’ Certification? किस लघु कवत्त बℂि िो "ग्रेट प्लेस टूविा ” प्रमाणन से साकनत किया गया है? (a) Jana Small Finance Bank / िना लघु नवत्त बℂक (b) Suryoday Small Finance Bank / सूयोदय लघु नवत्त बℂक (c) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank / उत्कषट लघु नवत्त बℂक (d) Equitas Small Finance Bank / इब्सक्वर्ास लघु नवत्त बℂक (e) ESAF Small Finance Bank / ESAF लघु नवत्त बℂक Ans. e Sol. ESAF Small Finance Bank had been awarded ‘Great place to work’ certification by the Great place to Work Institute. The certification is the result of an employee survey conducted by the third-party global authority on recognising high-trust and performance culture at workplaces. This recognition acknowledges the bank’s commitment and credibility amongst its employees.

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229. Who among the following has been recommended as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI)? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसे भारत िे अगले मुख्यायािीश (CJI) िे 셂प में कसफाररश िी गई है? (a) Sharad Arvind Bobde / शरद अरनव車द बोबड़े (b) Ravinder Singh Dhillon / रनव車दर नस車ि नढल्लो車 (c) Ranjan Gogoi / र車िन गोगोई (d) NV Ramana / एनवी रमना (e) Urjit Patel / उनिटत पर्ेल Ans. d Sol. Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde has recommended Justice NV Ramana’s name as his successor after he retires next month. CJI Bobde is set to retire on 23 April. Justice NV Ramana is the most senior judge in the apex court after CJI Bobde. On appointment, Justice NV Ramana will be the 48th Chief Justice of India and he will have a long tenure as CJI for over 16 months.

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230. In which country, world’s first Ship Tunnel “Stad Ship Tunnel” will be built? किस देश में दुकनया िा पहला कशप टनल “स्टैड कशप टनल” बनाया जाएगा? (a) Singapore / सिंगापुर (b) Iceland / आइिलℂड (c) Norway / नॉवे (d) Finland / सिनलℂड (e) Denmark / डेनमाका Ans. c Sol. The Norwegian Coastal Administration has received the green signal to start working on the construction of the world’s first tunnel, being built exclusively for ships. The construction would begin in 2022 and would take three to four years to complete. The tunnel is dubbed as “Stad Ship Tunnel” and would be built under the mountainous Stadhavet peninsula in northwestern Norway. The 1.7 km tunnel will be able to handle ships of up to 16,000 tonnes and give ships a safer passage through the treacherous Stadhavet Sea.

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231. What was the rank of India on International Intellectual Property Index 2020?

अंतरााष्ट्र ीय बौज्यद्धि संपदा सूचिांि 2020 में भारत िा रℂि क्या था? (a) 21 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 51 (e) 64 Ans. c Sol. India ranked 40 among 53 global economies on the latest annual edition of the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index. Released annually by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC), the Index evaluates Intellectual Property rights in 53 global economies from patent and copyright policies to commercialisation of IP assets and ratification of international treaties.

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232. Which country ranked first in the International Intellectual Property Index 2020?

अंतरााष्ट्र ीय बौज्यद्धि संपदा सूचिांि 2020 में किस देश िो पहला थान कमला? (a) Sweden / स्वीिन (b) Germany / िमटनी (c) France / फ्ा車स (d) UK / यूके (e) US / यू.एस. Ans. e Sol. India ranked 40 among 53 global economies on the latest annual edition of the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index. Released annually by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC), the Index evaluates Intellectual Property rights in 53 global economies from patent and copyright policies to commercialization of IP assets and ratification of international treaties. The US, the UK, France, Germany and Sweden are the top five economies on the IP Index in 2020.

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233. Which space agency has demonstrated the “Free space quantum communication” for the first time? किस अंतररक्ष एजेंसी ने पहली बार "फ्री स्पेस क्वांटम संचार" िा प्रदशान कियाहै? (a) ISRO / इसरो (b) NASA / नासा (c) Roscosmos / रोस्कोसमोस (d) CNSA / सी.एन.एस.ए. (e) JAXA / िािा Ans. a Sol. For the first time, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently demonstrated free-space quantum communication over a distance of 300 m. It demonstrated live videoconferencing using quantum-key-encrypted signals. The free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) was demonstrated at Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad.

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234. Name the Hindi Writer who has been selected for Vyas Samman 2020. उस कहंदी लेखि िा नाम बताइए, कजसे व्यास सान 2020 िे कलए चुना गया है। (a) Gowsalya Shankar / गोशा श車कर (b) Arundhathi Subramaniam / अ셁車िनत सुब्रमण्यम (c) Mohankrishna Bohara / मोिनकृष्ण बोिरा (d) Sharad Pagare / शरद पगारे (e) Matam Venkata Rao / मातम वेंकर् राव Ans. d Sol. Well known Hindi writer Professor Sharad Pagare has been chosen to be conferred with the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2020. He will be awarded the 31st Vyas Samman for his novel ‘Patliputru Ki Samragi.’ The work should be authored by an Indian citizen and published during the last 10 years. It carries an award of Rs 4 lakh along with a citation and plaque.

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235. Who among the following has launched the Central Scrutiny Centre and IEPFA’s Mobile App?

कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने िेंद्रीय संवीक्षा िेंद्र (CSC) और IEPFA िा मोबाइल ऐप लॉन्च किया है?

(a) Piyush Goyal / नपयूष गोयल

(b) Amit Shah / अनमत शाि

(d) Rajnath Singh / रािनाथ नस車ि

(e) Nirmala Sitharaman / ननमटला सीतारमण

Ans. e

Sol. Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, has launched Central Scrutiny Centre (CSC) and Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) Mobile App. These tech-enabled initiatives were developed by Ministry of Corporate Affairs to strengthen vision of “Digitally Empowered India”.

These two initiatives will help in creating a new corporate and investor friendly ecosystem. The ministry of corporate affairs will bring in more tech-enabled services to attain ease of doing business and ease of living for people.

IEPFA Mobile App: This Mobile App was launched with the aim of achieving goal of financial literacy and spreading awareness, education & protection among investors in rural as well as urban areas. The app will push for Ease of Living. It has been developed for citizen engagement and information dissemination in order to promote awareness among investors. The app comprises of facility to track status and progress of IEPF claim refund process. It also provides a mechanism for investors and common citizens in order to report on suspected fraudulent schemes.

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236. In which city, Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park has been inaugurated? इंडो-िोररयाई कद्वपक्षीय मैत्री पािा िा उद् घाटन किस शहर में किया गया है? (a) Mumbai / मु車बई (b) Delhi / नदल्ली (c) Hyderabad / िैदराबाद (d) Bengaluru / बेंगलु셁 (e) Pune / पुणे Ans. b Sol. Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and South Korean Defence Minister, Suh Wook have inaugurated “Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park” in Delhi Cantt on March 26, 2021. Friendship Park has been built to commemorate contribution of Indian peacekeepers in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. India-South Korea relations have strengthened in recent years with the convergence of Act East Policy (AEP) of India and New Southern Policy (NSP) of South Korea. Bilateral ties have frown multi- dimensional in the fields of Maritime security, nuclear disarmament, regional economic cooperation, counterterrorism and energy cooperation.

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237. Tata Motors has signed an MOU with which bank for financing light commercial vehicles? टाटा मोटसा ने हल्के वाकणज्यिि वाहनों िे कवत्तपोषण िे कलए किस बℂि िे साथ एि समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ? (a) RBL Bank / आरबीएल बℂक (b) ICICI Bank / आईसीआईसीआई बℂक (c) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफसी बℂक (d) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेर् बℂक (e) Axis Bank / एब्सिस बℂक Ans. d Sol. Tata Motors on 26th March it has signed a three-year MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the State Bank of India, to offer financial assistance for the purchase of the company's range of small and light commercial vehicles. The collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI) will allow Tata Motors' commercial vehicle (CV) customers to avail of loans in a hassle-free manner as well as access SBI's unique technology-laden offerings.

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238. Government is going to sell how much stake in Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd via an offer for sale (OFS)? कबक्री िे कलए ऑफ़र (OFS) िे माध्यम से सरिार रेल कविास कनगम कलकमटेड में कितनी कहस्सेदारी बेचने जा रही है? (a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 15% (d) 20% (e) 25% Ans. c Sol. The government on 24th March said it will dilute 15 per cent stake in Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd via an offer for sale to raise nearly Rs 750 crore. Govt. would divest 10% equity with a 5% Green Shoe option. RVNL was incorporated as a 100 per cent owned PSU of the Ministry of Railways on January 2003 with the objectives of raising extra-budgetary resources and implementation of projects relating to creation and augmentation of capacity of rail infrastructure on fast track basis.

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239. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)? भारतीय कवकशष्ट् पहचान प्राकििरण (UIDAI) िे नए सीईओ िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Dushyant Chautala / दुष्य車त चौर्ाला (b) Vijay Sampla / नविय सा車पला (c) Saurabh Garg / सौरभ गगट (d) B S Raju / बी एस रािू (e) Sharad Goklani / शरद गोकलानी Ans. c Sol. Senior bureaucrat, Saurabh Garg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre. Mr Garg is at present serving in his cadre state Odisha. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer.

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240. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Food Corporation of India? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसे भारतीय खा कनगम िे अध्यक्ष और प्रबंि कनदेशि िे 셂प में कनयुक्त कियागयाहै? (a) A Ganapathy / ए गणपनत (b) Gowsalya Shankar / गोशा श車कर (c) Naureen Hassan / नौरीन िसन (d) Atish Chandra / आनतश च車द्र (e) Anish Shah / अनीश शाि Ans. d Sol. Atish Chandra has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, Food Corporation of India in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. Mr Chandra, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, is currently Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.

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241. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Airports Authority of India? भारतीय कवमानपत्तन प्राकििरण (AAI) िे अध्यक्ष िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गयाहै? (a) G R Chintala / िी आर नच車ताला (b) Sanjeev Kumar / स車िीव कुमार (c) Naureen Hassan / नौरीन िसन (d) GP Samanta / िीपी साम車त (e) Deepak Mishra / दीपक नमश्रा Ans. b Sol. IAS Sanjeev Kumar has appointed as Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Kumar is a 1993-batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment.

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242. Who among the following is going to take over as the managing director and CEO of Mahindra and Mahindra? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से िौन मकहंद्रा एंड मकहंद्रा िे प्रबंि कनदेशि और सीईओ िे 셂प में िायाभार संभालने वाला है? (a) Anish Shah / अनीश शाि (b) Pramod Chandra Mody / प्रमोद च車द्र मोदी (c) Matam Venkata Rao / मातम वेंकर् राव (d) Kuldiep Singh / कुलदीप नस車ि (e) Tarun Bajaj / त셁ण बिाि Ans. a Sol. Anish Shah who is set to take over as the managing director and CEO of Mahindra and Mahindra from 2 April will become the first professional executive to oversee the entire business of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group. Group chairman Anand Mahindra will be taking on a non-executive role. The markets regulator Sebi has mandated that from April 2022 the chairperson of the board of top 500 listed entities must be a non-executive director and not be related to the MD or CEO.

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243. Who has been honoured with Maharashtra Bhushan Award for the year 2020?

वषा 2020 िे कलए महाराष्ट्र भूषण पुरस्कार से किसे साकनत किया गया है? (a) Asha Bhonsle / आशा भो車सले (b) S P Balasubramaniam / एस पी बालासुब्रमण्यम (c) Chhannulal Mishra / छन्नूलाल नमश्रा (d) Usha Mangeshkar / उषा म車गेशकर (e) Venu Srinivasan / वेणु श्रीननवासन Ans. a Sol. Legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be honoured with the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Award for the year 2020. A committee chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray decided to select Ms Bhosle for the award for the year 2020. Ms Bhosle, whose sister Lata Mangeshkar won the award for 1997, said she got to know from Mr Thackeray that she has been selected for the award for 2020. Ms Bhosle received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2000.

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244. With which country, India has conducted 1st time Joint Naval Partrolling recently? किस देश िे साथ भारत ने हाल ही में पहली बार संयुक्त नौसेना साझेदारी िा आयोजन किया है? (a) Tanzania / त車िाननया (b) Mozambique / मोिाब्सिक (c) Seychelles / सेशे (d) Madagascar / मेिागास्कर (e) Ethiopia / इनथयोनपया Ans. d Sol. Indian Naval Ship INS Shardul made a port call at Antsiranana, Madagascar as part of First Training Squadron’s (1TS) Overseas Deployment from 21 – 24 Mar. INS Shardul and Malagasy Navy ship MNS Trozona carried out a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) on 24 Mar 21. The Joint exercise bears testimony to the growing bonds between the maritime forces of both the nations and aimed at common objectives of ensuring maritime security by India and Madagascar and interoperability between the two navies.

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245. On which date, International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery is observed?

किस तारीख िो "गुलामी िे पीकडतों िे स्मरण िा अंतरााष्ट्र ीय कदवस" मनाया जाता है? (a) 23 March / 23 माचट (b) 24 March / 24 माचट (c) 25 March / 25 माचट (d) 26 March / 26 माचट (e) 27 March / 27 माचट Ans. c Sol. The day was designed for annual international observance on March 25 by United Nations in the year 2007. The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died because of ‘transatlantic slave trade’. This has been called as worst violation of human rights in history. In the event of Transatlantic slave trade, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims for over 400 years. The day also aims at raising the awareness regarding dangers of racism and prejudice today.

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246. What was the theme for International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery 2021?

2021 िे "गुलामी िे पीकडतो ं िे स्मरण िा अंतरााष्ट्र ीय कदवस" िा कवषय क्या था? (a) Confronting Slavery's Legacy of Racism Together (b) Remember Slavery: Celebrating the Heritage and Culture of the African Diaspora and its Roots (c) Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality (d) Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice (e) Remember Slavery: Recognising the Legacy and Contributions of People of African Descent Ans. d Sol. The day was designed for annual international observance on March 25 by United Nations in the year 2007. The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died because of ‘transatlantic slave trade’. This has been called as worst violation of human rights in history. In the event of Transatlantic slave trade, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims for over 400 years. The day also aims at raising the awareness regarding dangers of racism and prejudice today. 2021 Theme: “Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice”

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247. Who among the following has addressed 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने NATHEALTH िे 7वें वाकषाि कशखर सेलन िो संबोकित किया है? (a) Shripad Yesso Naik / श्रीपद येस्सो नाइक (b) Harsh Vardhan / िषट विटन (c) K K Shailaja / के के शैलिा (d) Ashwini Kumar Choubey / अनश्वनी कुमार चौबे (e) Rajiv Kumar / रािीव कुमार Ans. b Sol. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, addressed the 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH in virtual mode on March 26, 2021. The summit focused on ‘Indian Health system expansion in post-COVID era’. While addressing the summit the minister reiterated the commitments of government for fulfilling goal of Health for all. He noted that, “Health for All” is a top priority for current Government and to institutionalize the approach towards this goal, government has launched the “National Health Policy” in 2017.

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248. S&P has projected India's FY22 GDP growth forecast at ______. एसएंडपी ने ______पर भारत िी FY22 जीडीपी वृज्यद्ध िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) 7% (b) 8% (c) 10% (d) 11% (e) 13% Ans. d Sol. S&P Global Ratings on Thursday raised India's growth forecast for financial year 2021-22 to 11% from 10% earlier, led by an expansionary fiscal policy aimed at boosting domestic private spending. It has also raised 2021 growth forecast for China to 8% from 7% on stronger-than-expected exports and lingering momentum in the property market.

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249. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE)? लोि उम िे थायी सेलन (SCOPE) िे अध्यक्ष िे 셂प में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है? (a) Zubair Iqbal / जुबैर इकबाल (b) Manoj Ahuja / मनोज आहूजा (c) Soma Mondal / सोमा मो車िल (d) V. Vidyavathi / वी नवद्यावती (e) Shekhar C. Mande / शेखर सी म車िे Ans. c Sol. Soma Mondal, chairperson of state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), was on March 26, 2021 elected the new chairperson of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE). Mondal will have a two-year term starting April; she took charge of SAIL on January 1, 2021. SCOPE is an apex professional organization representing the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). It promotes excellence in organisations where public investment is involved, in order to enable them to be globally competitive.

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250. Who has been named ‘India’s Best Bank for SMEs’ at the Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2021? एकशयामनी सवाश्रेष्ठ बℂि पुरस्कार 2021 में'एसएमई िे कलए भारत िा सवाश्रेष्ठ बℂि किसे नाकमत किया गया है? (a) RBL Bank / आरबीएल बℂक (b) ICICI Bank / आईसीआईसीआई बℂक (c) HDFC Bank / एचिीएफसी बℂक (d) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेर् बℂक (e) Axis Bank / एब्सिस बℂक Ans. c Sol. HDFC Bank was adjudged the ‘India’s Best Bank for SMEs’ at the Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2021. In its evaluation the magazine said on its website – “HDFC Bank’s transformation of its micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) business over the past few years makes it a worthy winner of this award.” The Annual Best Banks survey of the financial magazine based in Hong Kong, aims to identify which banks in each market have excelled across a range of core banking activities over the past 12 months.

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251. ‘Girl Gang’ has been announced as the official Song of ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 will be hosted in which country? ‘गला गℂग’ िो आईसीसी मकहला कवश्व िप 2022 िे आकििाररि गीत िे 셂प में घोकषत किया गया है। आईसीसी मकहला कवश्व िप 2022 िी मेजबानी किस देश में िी जाएगी? (a) New Zealand / न्यूजीलℂड (b) Australia / ऑस्ट्रेसलया (c) England / इंग्लℂड (d) India / भारत (e) Both a & b / ए और बी दोनों Ans. a Sol. Girl Gang, a track by New Zealand singer Gin Wigmore, has been announced as the official song of the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup. The tournament is set to be hosted in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, 2022. Originally scheduled to be held from February 6 to March 7, 2021, the World Cup was postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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252. ISRO has revised launch schedule of GISAT-1. Who is the chief of ISRO? ISRO ने GISAT-1 िे लॉन्च शेड्यूल िो संशोकित किया है। ISRO िा प्रमुख िौन है? (a) G. Satheesh Reddy / नि सतीश रेड्डी (b) Ajit Kumar Mohanty / अिीत कुमार मोि車ती (c) Kailasavadivoo Sivan / कैलासावानदवू नसवान (d) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan / कृष्णस्वामी कस्तूरीर車गन (e) U.R. Rao / यू.आर. राव Ans. c Sol. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has revised the schedule launch of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket after a minor issue occurred with the spacecraft. GSAT is an Indian imaging satellite class for the geostationary orbit. It comprises of a high temporal resolution which helps in providing near real time imaging along with fast revisit capability besides real time monitoring. Director: Kailasavadivoo Sivan

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253. On which date, World Theatre Day is observed every year? कवश्व रंगमंच कदवस किस तारीख िो मनाया जाता है? (a) 23 March / 23 माचट (b) 24 March / 24 माचट (c) 25 March / 25 माचट (d) 26 March / 26 माचट (e) 27 March / 27 माचट Ans. e Sol. World Theatre Day is celebrated on 27 March annually across the world since 1962 to raise the importance of the art form "theatre" and to act as a wakeup call for governments, politicians, and institutions that have not yet recognised its value to the people and also have not realised its potential for economic growth.

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254. Every year, the Earth Hour is celebrated worldwide on ______. हर साल, "अथा ऑवर" दुकनया भर में ______पर मनाया जाता है। (a) Last Saturday of March / माचट का अ車नतम शननवार (b) Last Sunday of March / माचट का अ車नतम रनववार (c) Last Monday of March / माचट का अ車नतम सोमवार (d) Last Tuesday of March / माचट का अ車नतम म車गलवार (e) Last Wednesday of March / माचट का अ車नतम बुिवार Ans. a Sol. Every year, the Earth Hour is celebrated worldwide on the last Saturday of March month to show support for the fight against climate change and commitment towards a better planet. Earth Hour 2021 is being marked on March 27, 2021.

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255. What was the theme for Earth Hour 2021? "अथा ऑवर" 2021 िे कलए कवषय क्या था? (a) Climate Action (b) Climate Change to Save Earth (c) Reduce, Reuse, Change the Way We Live (d) My Choices can change the world (e) Shine a light on climate action! Ans. b Sol. Every year, the Earth Hour is celebrated worldwide on the last Saturday of March month to show support for the fight against climate change and commitment towards a better planet. Earth Hour 2021 is being marked on March 27, 2021. Theme 2021: “Climate Change to Save Earth.”

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256. Anil Dharker passed away recently. He was a/an ______. अकनल िरिर िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वह एि ______थे। (a) Politician / रािनीनतज्ञ (b) Journalist / पिकार (c) Actor / अनभनेता (d) Environmentalist / पयाटवरण वादी (e) Classical singer / शास्त्रीय गायक Ans. b Sol. Noted journalist and author Anil Dharker, founder of Mumbai International Literature Festival and Literature Live! died in Mumbai on March 26, 2021. Dharker, who was in his mid-70s, was the editor of several publications including Mid-Day and The Independent and played a vital role in opening the Akashwani Auditorium in south Mumbai as an art movie theatre.

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257. S Jaishankar has attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia in ______. एस जयशंिर ने ______में हाटा ऑफ एकशया िे 9 वें मंकत्रस्तरीय सेलन में भाग कलया। (a) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / नबश्केक, नकनगटस्तान (b) Saint Petersburg, Russia / सेंर् पीर्सटबगट, 셂स (c) Tashkent, Uzbekistan / ताशक車द, उज्बेनकस्तान (d) New Delhi, India / नई नदल्ली, भारत (e) Dushanbe, Tajikistan / दुशाꅍबे, तानिनकस्तान Ans. e Sol. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar reached Dushanbe on a three day visit to Tajikistan. He will attend the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process on Afghanistan on March 30, 2021. Jaishankar visited the Dushanbe-Chortut Highway Project site and reviewed the work being done by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Indian grant assistance.

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258. With which country, India has signed 5 MoUs and 7 development projects to enhance cooperation in disaster management, trade, IT and sports?

किस देश िे साथ भारत ने आपदा प्रबंिन, व्यापार, आईटी और खेल में सहयोग बढ़ाने िे कलए 5 समझौता ज्ञापनों और 7 कविास पररयोजनाओं पर हस्ताक्षर किए हℂ?

(a) Bangladesh / बा車ग्लादेश

(b) Nepal / नेपाल

(d) Sri Lanka / श्री ल車का

(e) Afghanistan / अिग़ाननस्तान

Ans. a

Sol. India and Bangladesh on 27th March signed five MoUs to enhance cooperation in disaster management, trade, IT and sports among other sectors.

The two leaders also inaugurated virtually seven development projects.

The MoUs are:

- MoU on disaster management, resilience and mitigation;

— MoU between Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) and National Cadet Corps of India (INCC);

- MoU on the Establishment of a Framework of Cooperation in the Area of Trade Remedial Measures between Bangladesh and India;

- MoU on Supply of ICT equipment, courseware and reference books and training for Bangladesh-Bharot Digital Service & Employment and Training (BDSET) Center; and

- MoU on Establishment of Sports facilities at Rajshahi College field and surrounding areas.

The projects inaugurated by Hasina and Modi include extended development work of Rabindra Bhawan Kuthibari at Shilaidaha in Kushtia and three border haats.

They also jointly laid the foundations stones for infrastructure development for power evacuation facilities of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant being built in collaboration with Russia.

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259. Suez Canal has reopened after the giant stranded ship “Ever Given” is freed. Suez Canal is in which country? कवशालिाय फंसे जहाज "एवर कगवेन िो मुक्त िराने िे बाद स्वेज नहर कफर से खुल गई है। स्वेज नहर किस देश में है? (a) Turkey / तुकी (b) Ethiopia / इनथयोनपया (c) Egypt / नमस्र (d) Libya / लीनबया (e) Morocco / मोरिो Ans. c Sol. The giant container ship “Ever Given” that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for the last week resumed its journey, after being successfully refloated. The efforts to float the delinquent Panamanian container ship Ever Given are successful.

The 1,400-foot-long cargo ship jammed diagonally across a southern section of the Suez Canal, leaving a total of 367 ships, including dozens of container ships and bulk carriers, unable to use the key trading route.

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia.

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260. With which country, Indian Navy has conducted a two-day naval exercise PASSEX in Bay of Bengal? किस देश िे साथ भारतीय नौसेना ने बंगाल िी खाडी में दो कदवसीय नौसैकनि अभ्यास PASSEX आयोकजत किया है? (a) Mauritius / मॉरीशस (b) US / अमेररका (c) South Korea / दनक्षण कोररया (d) Hong Kong / िा車गका車ग (e) Singapore / नस車गापुर Ans. b Sol. India and the US began a two-day naval exercise in the eastern Indian Ocean Region on 29th and 30th March. The Indian and US navies were part of joint drills in a passage exercise (PASSEX) conducted earlier in the day, with Indian Air Force fighters being part of such an exercise for the first time. PASSEXs are conducted regularly by Indian Navy with units of friendly foreign navies, whilst visiting each other’s ports or during a rendezvous at sea.

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261. Which of the following bank has launched “UNI – CARBON CARD” with HPCL? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किस बℂि नेHPCL िे साथ “UNI - CARBON CARD” लॉन्च किया है? (a) Union Bank of India / यूननयन बℂक ऑफ इ車निया (b) United Bank of India / यूनाइर्ेि बℂक ऑफ इ車निया (c) UCO Bank / यूको बℂक (d) Indian Bank / इ車नियन बℂक (e) City Union Bank / नसर्ी यूननयन बℂक Ans. a Sol. Union Bank of India launched “UNI – CARBON CARD”, an HPCL co-branded credit card on the Rupay platform of NPCI on March 26, 2021. “It is a unique card designed with association one of the largest Public Sector Bank, Union Bank of India and HPCL, a leader is fuel retail and Rupay – India’s largest card payment network. It will create an opportunity to create value for the customers.”

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262. Who has won the International Ranger Award? अंतरााष्ट्र ीय रेंजर पुरस्कार किसने जीता है? (a) Anish Shah / अनीश शाि (b) Sanjeev Kumar / स車िीव कुमार (c) Mahinder Giri / मिेंदर नगरर (d) Atish Chandra / आनतश च車द्र (e) Saurabh Garg / सौरभ गगट Ans. c Sol. Mahinder Giri range officer of Rajaji Tiger Reserve for being the only ranger from Asia to win the prestigious International Ranger Award for his contribution towards conservation. The award has been announced for 10 professionals across the world by the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN and World Commission on Protected Areas WCPA.

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263. Who among the following has won the Federation Cup gold in 100m race? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने 100 मीटर िी दौड में फेडरेशन िप स्वणा जीताहै? (a) Dutee Chand / दुती च車द (b) Hima Das / निमा दास (c) V. K. Vismaya / वी के नविया (d) Dhanalakshmi S / िनलक्ष्मी एस (e) Dipa Karmakar / दीपा कमाटकर Ans. d Sol. The 100m race at the Federation Cup in Patiala was billed as a clash between the two titans of Indian athletics - Hima Das and Dutee Chand. While Das is a former World junior medalist in the 400m event, Dutee is the current national record holder and a double silver medalist in the 2018 Asian Games. However, the final standings surprised everyone, as Tamil Nadu's Dhanalakshmi S stumped her more illustrious opponents to win the gold medal at the Federation Cup 100m race.

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264. Walter Anthony Gustavo Pinto passed away recently. He was a/an ______. वाल्टर एंथोनी गुस्तावो कपंटो िा हाल ही में कनिन हो गया। वह एि______थे। (a) Author / लेखक (b) Journalist / पिकार (c) Architect / वास्तुकार (d) Statesman / स्टेर््समैन (e) Army officer / सेना अनिकारी Ans. e Sol. Lieutenant General WAG Pinto (Retd), a military hero who led an infantry division to a legendary victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan War has passed away in Pune at the age of 97. He led the 54 Infantry Division in the Battle of Basantar in the war that gave birth to Bangladesh, leading his troops from the front with the motto he coined “bash on regardless”.

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265. In which city, UP CM has inaugurated the Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park? यूपी सीएम ने किस शहर में शहीद अशफाि उल्ला खान प्राकण उान िा उद् घाटन किया है? (a) Gorakhpur / गोरखपुर (b) Lucknow / लखनऊ (c) Kanpur / कानपूर (d) Allahabad / अल्लािाबाद (e) Varanasi / वाराणसी Ans. a Sol. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur 28th March. This is the first zoo in Purvanchal and the third in the state. The Chief Minister said the zoo has been named after great freedom fighter Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan. He said that the nation is celebrating 75th anniversary of its Independence as Azadi Ka Amit Mahotsav this year, and it is a tribute to the great freedom fighter.

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266. Who among the following has launched Tribal TB Initiative in pursuit of ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ By 2025? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने 2025 ति'टीबी मुक्त भारत' िी खोज में जनजातीय टीबी पहल शु셂 िी है? (a) Shripad Yesso Naik / श्रीपद येस्सो नाइक (b) Harsh Vardhan / िषट विटन (c) K K Shailaja / के के शैलिा (d) Kiren Rijiju / नकरेन ररनििू (e) Arjun Munda / अिुटन मु車िा Ans. b Sol. Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the “Tribal TB Initiative” on March 26, 2021, as a step towards achieving 'TB Mukt Bharat' by 2025. The Ministry also released a guidance note on Joint Action Plan for elimination of Tuberculosis (TB), a Special Edition of Tribal Ministry’s Publication ‘ALEKH’ on TB and a document on Tribal Tuberculosis (TB) Initiative at the event.

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267. World Bank has projected India's FY22 GDP forecast at ______. कवश्व बℂि ने ______पर भारत िे FY22 जीडीपी पूवाानुमान िा अनुमान लगाया है। (a) 8.5% (b) 9% (c) 10.1% (d) 14% (e) 15.6% Ans. c Sol. The World Bank (WB) raised its forecast of India’s FY22 growth to 10.1%, substantially higher than the 5.4% it had projected in January, according to its South Asia Economic Focus Spring update report. However, reflecting the uncertainty on account of the pandemic, the WB chose to provide a range for its FY22 prediction of 7.5-12.5% due to “significant uncertainty at this stage about both epidemiological and policy.

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268. Who among the following has won the Best Actor (Male) award at 66th Filmfare Awards 2021? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने 66 वें कफफेयर पुरस्कार 2021 मेंसवाश्रेष्ठ अकभनेता (पु셁ष) िा पुरस्कार जीता है? (a) Nawazuddin Siddiqui / नवाज़ुद्दीन नसद्दीकी (b) Sushant Singh Rajput / सुशा車त नस車ि रािपूत (c) Irrfan Khan / इरफान खान (d) Manoj Bajpayee / मनोि बािपेयी (e) Vicky Kaushal / नविी कौशल Ans. c Sol. The star-studded 66th Filmfare awards saw Anubhav Sinha's 'Thappad' recording the most wins with seven awards, followed by 'Gulabo Sitabo', winning six, both emerging as big winners of the evening. late actor Irrfan Khan bagging the Best Actor (Male) award, for his moving performance in 'Angrezi Medium' and also with the Lifetime Achievement award.

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269. Which film has won the Best Film award at 66th Filmfare Awards 2021? 66 वें कफफेयर पुरस्कार 2021 में किस कफ ने सवाश्रेष्ठ कफ िा पुरस्कार जीताहै? (a) Chhichhore / नछछोरे (b) Angrezi Medium / आग्रेज़ी मीनियम (c) Panga / प車गा (d) Thappad / थप्पड़ (e) Kesri / केसरी Ans. d Sol. The star-studded 66th Filmfare awards saw Anubhav Sinha's 'Thappad' recording the most wins with seven awards, followed by 'Gulabo Sitabo', winning six, both emerging as big winners of the evening. late actor Irrfan Khan bagging the Best Actor (Male) award, for his moving performance in 'Angrezi Medium' and also with the Lifetime Achievement award. Best Film: Thappad

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270. Who has won the Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female) award at 66th Filmfare Awards 2021? 66 वें कफफेयर अवाड्ास 2021 में लीड रोल (मकहला) पुरस्कार में सवाश्रेष्ठ अकभनेता िा पुरस्कार किसने जीता है? (a) Priyanka Chopra / नप्रय車का चोपड़ा (b) Taapsee Pannu / तापसी पन्नू (c) Aliya Bhatt / आनलया भट्ट (d) Anushka Sharma / अनुष्का शमाट (e) Kangana Ranaut / क車गना रनौत Ans. b Sol. The star-studded 66th Filmfare awards saw Anubhav Sinha's 'Thappad' recording the most wins with seven awards, followed by 'Gulabo Sitabo', winning six, both emerging as big winners of the evening. late actor Irrfan Khan bagging the Best Actor (Male) award, for his moving performance in 'Angrezi Medium' and also with the Lifetime Achievement award. Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female): Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)

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271. Who among the following has been chosen to receive Saraswati Samman 2020? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसे सरस्वती सान 2020 प्राप्त िरने िे कलए चुना गया है? (a) Sharankumar Limbale / शरणकुमार नलिाले (b) Sharad Pagare / शरद पगारे (c) Mahinder Giri / मिेंदर नगरर (d) Both a & b / दोनो車 ए और बी (e) Both b & c / दोनो車 बी और सी Ans. a Sol. Noted Marathi writer Dr Sharankumar Limbale will receive Saraswati Samman, 2020 for his book Sanatan. The award carries fifteen lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque. Saraswati Samman, instituted by K K Birla Foundation in 1991, is recognised as the most prestigious and highest literary award in the country. Dr Limbale's Sanatan has been published in 2018. Sanatan is an important social and historical document of dalit struggle.

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272. Name the book of Maggie O’Farrell which has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. मैगी ओ'फैरेल िी पुस्ति िा नाम बताएं , कजसने िथा िे कलए राष्ट्र ीय पुस्ति आलोचि मंडली पुरस्कार जीता है। (a) Island on Fire: The Revolt / आइलℂि ऑन िायर: द ररवोल्ट (b) Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story / देी रायर््स 2020: द अनर्ोल्ड स्टोरी (c) The Frontier Gandhi: My Life and Struggle / द फ्車नर्यर गााँिी: माई लाइि ए車ि स्टरगल (d) Hamnet / िैमनेर् (e) Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World / स्टरेंिर इन द शोगन’स नसर्ी Ans. d Sol. Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare’s son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. Hamnet, an unfortunately well-timed story for the current pandemic, explores the impact of the boy’s illness and death on his family. Tom Zoellner’s Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire won for nonfiction, and Amy Stanley’s Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World was the winner in biography.

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273. With which country, India has carried out the Joint Military exercises Vajra Prahar In Himachal Pradesh recently? हाल ही में किस देश िे साथ भारत ने कहमाचल प्रदेश में संयुक्त सै अभ्यास“वज्र प्रहार” किया है? (a) Russia / 셂स (b) France / फ्ा車स (c) Israel / इज़राइल (d) USA / यू.एस.ए. (e) Iraq / इराक Ans. d Sol. The 11th edition of Indo-US joint special forces exercises Vajra Prahar 2021 was conducted at Special Forces training school located at Bakloh, in Himachal Pradesh. The exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ is aimed at sharing best practices and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning and operational tactics. The exercise was aimed at improving interoperability between the special forces of the two countries.

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274. International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed globally on ______every year.

अंतरााष्ट्र ीय टर ांसजेंडर कदवस िी दृश्यता हर साल ______िो कवश्व स्तर पर देखी जाती है। (a) 27 March / 27 माचट (b) 28 March / 28 माचट (c) 29 March / 29 माचट (d) 30 March / 30 माचट (e) 31 March / 31 माचट Ans. e Sol. International Transgender Day of Visibility observed globally on 31st March every year. The day is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. The day was founded by US-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan in 2009.

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275. Who among the following has won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021? कनम्नकलज्यखत में से किसने बहरीन ग्रℂड कप्रक्स 2021 जीताहै? (a) Sebastian Vettel / सेबब्सस्टयन वेर्ेल (b) Charles Leclerc / चाट लेक्लेर (c) Max Verstappen / मैि वेरस्टैपेन (d) Lewis Hamilton / लुईस िैनमल्टन (e) Valtteri Bottas / वाल्टेरी बोर्ास Ans. d Sol. Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton got his bid for an eighth world title off to a thrilling start with victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix on 28th March. Hamilton after his 96th career win. Max Verstappen (Red bull) and V Bottas (Mercedes) stand 2nd and 3rd Position Respectively.

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