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

(a) Lucknow Airport

(b) Varanasi Airport

(d) Gorakhpur Airport

(e) Agra Airport

Ans. c

2. Which country has been described as a “Priority One” partner in the defence sphere by India?

(a) Myanmar

(b) Nepal

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Sri Lanka

Ans. e

3. What was the Revenue collected from Goods and Services Tax (GST) in February 2021?

(a) Rs 1,05,491 crore

(b) Rs 1,13,143 crore

(d) Rs 1,32,149 crore

(e) Rs 1,43,140 crore

Ans b

4. Which Payments Bank has been upgraded to scheduled commercial bank status under the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934?

(a) Paytm Payments Bank

(b) Airtel Payments Bank

(d) Fino Payments Bank

(e) Jio Payments Bank

Ans. d

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5. Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

(a) Ajit Kumar

(b) Pramod Chandra Mody

(d) Patanjali Jha

(e) Rajiv Gauba

Ans. b

6. Zero Discrimination Day is observed on ______every year, all over the world.

(a) 1 March

(b) 2 March

(d) 4 March

(e) 5 March

Ans. a

7. What was the theme for Zero Discrimination Day 2021?

(a) Act to change laws that Discriminate

(b) Stand our for

(d) Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls

(e) Make some noise to challenge discrimination

Ans. d

8. World Civil Defence Day is observed every year on ______.

(a) 1 March

(b) 2 March

(d) 4 March

(e) 5 March

Ans. a

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

(a) 24 February

(b) 25 February

(d) 27 February

(e) 28 February

Ans. d

10. What was the theme for National Protein Day 2021?

(a) Right To Protein

(b) ProteinMeinKyaHai

(d) Feeding the world

(e) Powering with Plant Protein

Ans. e

11. Who is the author of the book titled “Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis”?

(a) Anindya Dutta

(b) Nidhi Vadhera

(d) Pawan C Lall

(e) Jairam Ramesh

Ans. a

12. Who among the following has won gold in 53 kg freestyle at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament at Kiev, Ukraine?

(a) Deepak Punia

(b) Bajrang Punia

(d) Ravi Kumar Dahiya

(e) Pooja Gehlot

Ans. c

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13. Who has won a silver medal at the 72nd Strandja Memorial boxing tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria?

(a) Manish Kaushik

(b) Amit Panghal

(d) Vijender Singh

(e) Deepak Kumar

Ans. e

14. Which state’s CM has launched the ''Gharoki Pechan, Chelik Naam'' (daughter's name is a home's identity) scheme?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Sikkim

(d) Bihar

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. a

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

(a) Bhopal

(b) Madurai

(d) Rishikesh

(e) Gorakhpur

Ans. d

16. Which edition of Jan aushadhi Diwas celebrations is being held from March 1 to 7, 2021?

(a) 1st

(b) 2nd

(d) 4th

(e) 5th

Ans. c

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17. Which country has launched the first Arctic-monitoring Satellite ‘Arktika-M’?

(a) Russia

(b) Japan

(d) USA

(e) Germany

Ans. a

18. Which movie has won the “Best Motion Picture – Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021?

(a) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

(b) Nomadland

(d) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

(e) Soul

Ans. b

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?

(a) Chadwick Boseman

(b) Chloé Zhao

(d) Daniel Kaluuya

(e) Mark Ruffalo

Ans. a

20. Which TV Series has won the “Best Television Series - Drama” award at the 78th Golden Globe Awards 2021?

(a) The Queen’s Gambit

(b) I Know This Much is True

(d) Schitt’s Creek

(e) Ted Lasso

Ans. c

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21. Which Airport has emerged as the Best Airport in Annual Airports Council International (ACI) ASQ Awards 2020?

(a) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi

(b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai

(d) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

(e) Chennai International Airport, Chennai

Ans. a

22. 45th Civil Accounts Day celebrated on ______.

(a) 1 March

(b) 2 March

(d) 4 March

(e) 5 March

Ans. a

23. Who among the following has won the men’s singles titles at the 2021 Uganda International Badminton tournament in Kampala?

(a) B. Sai Praneeth

(b) Sandeep Gupta

(d) Srikanth Kidambi

(e) Pullela Gopichand

Ans. c

24. Which football team has won the ISL League Football Winners Shield?

(a) FC Goa

(b) Kerala Blasters FC

(d) Mumbai City FC

(e) Mohun Bagan A.C.

Ans. d

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25. Udaipur Science Centre has been inaugurated in which of the following state/UT?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(d) Tripura

(e) Jammu and Kashmir

Ans. d

26. Passenger train service has been started between Dhaka & New Jalpaiguri. From which state of India, the passenger train has been started?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) West Bengal

(d) Gujarat

(e) Haryana

Ans. b

27. Which ministry has recently launched the “Sugamya Bharat App” and a handbook entitled “Access – The Photo Digest”?

(a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

(b) Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

(d) Ministry of External Affairs

(e) Ministry of Health and Welfare

Ans. c

28. Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV has merged into ______.

(a) Upper House TV

(b) Lower House TV

(d) Sansad TV

(e) Parliament House TV

Ans. d

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29. Which of the following has launched its first Overseas Fund recently?

(a) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

(b) SBI Mutual Funds

(d) UTI Asset Management

(e) DSP Mutual Fund

Ans. b

30. Which organization has planned to introduce a $100-million credit guarantee scheme for solar rooftop projects in India?

(a) World Bank

(b) World Trade Organization

(d) World Health Organization

(e) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Ans. a

31. Who has assumed charge as MD & CEO of Central Bank of India?

(a) Matam Venkata Rao

(b) Sameer Kumar Khare

(d) Vinkesh Gulati

(e) Rama Mohan Rao Amara

Ans. a

32. Who has taken the additional charge as CRPF director general (DG)?

(a) Paramjit Singh

(b) Rajeev Chaudhary

(d) A P Maheshwari

(e) Kuldiep Singh

Ans. e

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33. World Wildlife Day is observed on ______every year.

(a) 1 March

(b) 2 March

(d) 4 March

(e) 5 March

Ans. c

34. What was the theme for World Wildlife Day 2021?

(a) Sustaining all life on earth

(b) Life below Water: for People and Planet

(d) Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet

(e) Listen to the Young Voices

Ans. d

35. On which date World Hearing Day is observed every year?

(a) 1 March

(b) 2 March

(d) 4 March

(e) 5 March

Ans. c

36. What was the theme for World Hearing Day 2021?

(a) Hearing for life

(b) Screen, Rehabilitate, Communicate

(d) Hear the future

(e) Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment

Ans. b

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37. Who has become the first cricketer to have 100 million followers on Instagram?

(a) Steven Smith

(b) Marnus Labuschagne

(d) Joe Root

(e) Virat Kohli

Ans. e

38. Who has written the book “Joe Biden: American Dreamer”?

(a) Michael Cohen

(b) Salman Rushdie

(d) Dan Morain

(e) Carlos Bulosan

Ans. c

39. Goa state government has joined hands with which of the following company to provide free skills training to the youth?

(a) IBM

(b) Microsoft

(d) Infosys

(e) Intel

Ans. a

40. Which state/UT has topped the medals tally at the 2nd Khelo India Winter National Games in Gulmarg?

(a) Assam

(b) Manipur

(d) Jammu & Kashmir

(e) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. d

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41. With which country, India is going to conduct marine spatial planning in Lakshadweep and Puducherry?

(a) Norway

(b) Iceland

(d) Finland

(e) Denmark

Ans. a

42. Which country is building the world’s first platypus sanctuary?

(a) Bahrain

(b) Qatar

(d) Australia

(e) Brazil

Ans. d

43. EPFO has retained the interest rate for 2020-21 at ______.

(a) 4.6%

(b) 5.2%

(d) 7.8%

(e) 8.5%

Ans. e

44. Which company has signed a deal to acquire global tech company Capco for $1.45 billion?

(a) Wipro

(b) Biocon

(d) Accenture

(e) Infosys

Ans. a

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45. Which district has topped the list of aspirational districts ranking in January 2021 by Niti Aayog?

(a) Pedappali (Telangana)

(b) Panipat (Haryana)

(d) Puri (Odisha)

(e) Nawada (Bihar)

Ans. e

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?

(a) Shimla

(b) Bengaluru

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Both a & b

Ans. b

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

(a) Patna

(b) Jaipur

(d) Delhi

(e) Pune

Ans. c

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)?

(a) Penguin Random House India

(b) News18 Lokmat

(d) The Hindu Group

(e) HarperCollins Publishers

Ans. d

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49. India has commemorated the ‘Chabahar Day’ on ______.

(a) 3 March

(b) 4 March

(d) 6 March

(e) 7 March

Ans. b

50. National Safety Day is celebrated in India on ______.

(a) 3 March

(b) 4 March

(d) 6 March

(e) 7 March

Ans. b

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

(a) Enhance Health & Safety Performance by Use of Advanced Technology

(b) Safety and Health and the Future of Work

(d) OSH vulnerability of young workers

(e) Keep Everyone Safe

Ans. c

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

(a) 1 March

(b) 2 March

(d) 4 March

(e) 5 March

Ans. d

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53. India has signed a pact with which country for sale of BrahMos missiles?

(a) France

(b) Switzerland

(d) United Kingdom

(e) Singapore

Ans. c

54. Which of the following general insurance company has launched “Business Kisht Suraksha” cover?

(a) TATA AIG

(b) HDFC ERGO

(d) ICICI Lombard

(e) IFFCO Tokio

Ans. b

55. India has attracted total FDI inflow of ______during April to December 2020.

(a) US $ 67.54 billion / ???? $ 67.54 ??????

(b) US $ 79.57 billion / ???? $ 79. 57 ??????

(d) US $ 85.74 billion / ???? $ 85.74 ??????

(e) US $ 87.23 billion / ???? $ 87.23 ??????

Ans. a

56. Who has given the additional charge of Revenue Secretary of India?

(a) Giridhar Aramane

(b) T S Tirumurti

(d) Suresh N Patel

(e) Pradip Kumar Tripathi

Ans. c

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

(a) Manish Kaushik

(b) Virendra Nath Datt

(d) Mary Kom

(e) Nikhat Zareen

Ans. d

58. Which of the following Institute has ranked first in 11th QS World University Rankings 2021?

(a) Stanford University

(b) California Institute of Technology

(d) Harvard University

(e) University of Oxford

Ans. c

59. What was the rank of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 11th QS World University Rankings 2021?

(a) 142

(b) 153

(d) 166

(e) 172

Ans. e

60. Which of the following has conducted successful flight test of solid fuel-ducted ramjet (SFDR) missile propulsion system?

(a) Indian Navy

(b) Indian Air Force

(d) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

(e) Indian Army

Ans. d

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61. In which city, the new research building ‘Desikan Bhawan’ has been inaugurated at ICMR-NJIL & OMD?

(a) Jodhpur

(b) Kota

(d) Agra

(e) Jaipur

Ans. d

62. Jan Aushadhi Diwas or Generic Medicine Day has been addressed by PM Modi on ______.

(a) 3 March

(b) 4 March

(d) 6 March

(e) 7 March

Ans. e

63. Which country has emerged as the biggest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India with $8.30 Billion during Apr-Sep 2020?

(b) Singapore

(d) Hong Kong

(e) US

Ans. b

64. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has partnered with which of the following to launch “RuPay SoftPoS” for Merchants?

(a) Hitachi Payments Services

(b) SBI Payments

(d) PayTm

(e) Razorpay

Ans. b

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

(a) Henry Moniz

(b) Andy Jassy

(d) Robert Irwin

(e) Marc Llistosella

Ans. c

66. Who has been awarded the Bihari Puraskar 2020 for the book titled Taslima: Sangharsh Aur Sahitya?

(a) Soumya Swaminathan

(b) Arunima Sinha

(d) Mohankrishna Bohara

(e) Ripan Biswas

Ans. d

67. Who has been awarded the “CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award”?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Yogi Adityanath

(d) M Venkaiah Naidu

(e) Amit Shah /

Ans. a

68. Name NASA’s Mars rover that has traveled 21 feet in the first test drive.

(a) Candor

(b) Perseverance

(d) Ingenuity

(e) Aquacade

Ans. b

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69. Mathai George Muthoot passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Social Activist

(b) Painter

(d) Author

(e) Historian

Ans. c

70. ‘Maitri Setu’ inaugurated by PM Modi on 9th March is a bridge between India and ______.

(a) Myanmar

(b) Bangladesh

(d) Nepal

(e) Sri Lanka

Ans. b

71. Which company has launched “Women Will” web platform?

(a) Microsoft

(b) Twitter

(d) Facebook

(e) Google

Ans. e

72. Which of the following company’s certificate of registration has been recently cancelled by SEBI?

(a) Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd

(b) Usha Financial Services Pvt Ltd

(d) Unimoni Financial Services Limited

(e) Aditya Birla Finance Ltd

Ans. a

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73. Who among the following has taken charge as the chairman of Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA)?

(a) K. K. Venugopal

(b) Govinda Rajulu Chintala

(d) Ajit Kumar Mohanty

(e) Hirdesh Kumar

Ans. b

74. Who has been appointed as the first Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Federal Reserve Bank?

(a) Matam Venkata Rao

(b) Ligia Noronha

(d) Kuldiep Singh

(e) Rama Mohan Rao Amara

Ans. c

75. Indian Naval Ships will make the first-ever visit to historic port town of Mongla in ______.

(a) Taiwan

(b) Nepal

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Sri Lanka

Ans. d

76. Which company is the title sponsor of Indian Premier League 2021?

(a) Oppo

(b) BYJU’S

(d) Star India

(e) Nike

Ans. c

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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?

(a) New Zealand

(b) Australia

(d) West Indies

(e) South Africa

Ans. a

78. On which date International Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world?

(a) 7 March

(b) 8 March

(d) 10 March

(e) 11 March

Ans. b

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

(a) I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's Rights

(b) Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women's lives

(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

80. Renowned poet Lakshminarayana Bhatta passed away recently. He was the poet of which language?

(a) Hindi

(b) English

(d) Marathi

(e) Kannada

Ans. e

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81. In which state/ UT, India’s first forest healing centre has been inaugurated recently?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Uttarakhand

Ans. e

82. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has submitted his resignation to governor recently. He was the Chief Minister of which state?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Sikkim

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Haryana

Ans. d

83. OECD interim economic outlook has projected India's GDP growth at ______in FY22.

(a) 6.5%

(b) 7.6%

(d) 11.2%

(e) 12.6%

Ans. e

84. CRISIL has projected Indian economy to grow at ______in FY22.

(a) 6%

(b) 9%

(d) 13%

(e) 15%

Ans. c

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85. Which Bank has launched the “SmartUp Unnati mentoring Programme”?

(a) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

(e) Axis Bank

Ans. d

86. Which country has ranked first in the Economic Freedom Index 2021 launched by the Heritage Foundation?

(b) South Korea

(d) Hong Kong

(e) US

Ans. c

87. What was the rank of India in Asia-Pacific region in Economic Freedom Index 2021?

(a) 15

(b) 26

(d) 41

(e) 50

Ans. b

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

(a) 25

(b) 47

(d) 71

(e) 93

Ans. d

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

(a) Denmark

(b) Luxembourg

(d) Finland

(e) Sweden

Ans. c

90. Name the Indian wrestler who has won gold medal at Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and regained the world number one ranking.

(a) Manish Kaushik

(b) Amit Panghal

(d) Vijender Singh

(e) Bajrang Punia

Ans. e

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"?

(a) Anant Vijay

(b) Ramesh Kandula

(d) Sonali Chitalkar

(e) A Sivathanu Pillai

Ans. a

92. “The Frontier Gandhi: My Life and Struggle” is the autobiography of ______.

(a) Abul Kalam Azad

(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

(e) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Ans. b

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93. Who among the following has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

(a) Dhan Singh Rawat

(b) Trivendra Singh Rawat

(d) Tirath Singh Rawat

(e) Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Ans. d

94. Which country has banned the Full-Face Coverings in Public Places?

(a) Sweden

(b) Switzerland

(d) Finland

(e) Denmark

Ans. b

95. Which bank has topped the list of “Digital Payment Scorecard” released by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) Central Bank of India

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Punjab National Bank

Ans. c

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

(a) Jagdeep Dhankhar

(b) Bandaru Dattatreya

(d) Najma Heptulla

(e) Kiran Bedi

Ans. e

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97. Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious Top-20 Global Women of Excellence award for 2020?

(a) Baby Rani Maurya

(b) Anandiben Patel

(d) Najma Heptulla

(e) Smriti Irani

Ans. c

98. Who has won the BBC’s Indian sportswoman of the year award?

(a) Manasi Joshi

(b) Koneru Humpy

(d) Dutee Chand

(e) Manu Bhaker

Ans. b

99. International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) will confer the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award to whom?

(a) Rajesh Khanna

(b) Aamir Khan

(d) Sonu Sood

(e) Amitabh Bachchan

Ans. e

100. CISF Raising Day is observed every year in India on ______.

(a) 7 March

(b) 8 March

(d) 10 March

(e) 11 March

Ans. d

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101. No smoking Day is celebrated on ______.

(a) Second Monday of March

(b) Second Tuesday of March

(d) Second Thursday of March

(e) Second Friday of March

Ans. c

102. Name the third Scorpene submarine which has been commissioned recently into services by Indian Navy.

(a) Kalvari

(b) Vela

(d) Khanderi

(e) Vagir

Ans. c

103. Which state has got its 8th Airport and became India’s highest-flying state?

(a) Assam

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans. b

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?

(a) Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)

(b) Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs)

(d) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)

(e) All of the above

Ans. e

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105. From which bank, Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) restrictions have been removed by the Reserve Bank of India?

(a) Yes Bank

(b) IDBI Bank

(d) Dhanlaxmi Bank

(e) IDFC First Bank

Ans. b

106. Which company has signed an MoU with Uttarakhand Government’s Samagra Sikhsha to introduce STEM for Girls?

(a) IBM

(b) Microsoft

(d) Infosys

(e) Intel

Ans. a

107. Which Bank has launched “Wear N Pay” contactless payment wearable devices?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(d) Axis Bank

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Ans. d

108. Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for the year 2021?

(a) R. K. Mathur

(b) Anil Baijal

(d) Girish Chandra Murmu

(e) V. P. Singh Badnore

Ans. d

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109. With which country, India has conducted a joint military exercise DUSTLIK II in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand?

(a) Egypt

(b) Azerbaijan

(d) USA .

(e) Turkey

Ans. c

110. Anshuman Singh, who passed away recently was a/an ______.

(a) Judge

(b) Governor

(d) All of the above

(e) Both a & b

Ans. e

111. Dhyan Chand Awardee Ishar Singh Deol passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Hockey Player

(b) Cricketer

(d) Footballer

(e) Chess Player

Ans. c

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)?

(a) Ajit Kumar

(b) Pramod Chandra Mody

(d) Patanjali Jha

(e) Rajiv Gauba

Ans. e

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113. Who has inaugurated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Amit Shah

(d) Rajnath Singh

(e) Nirmala Sitharaman

Ans. a

114. Which country’s leader participated recently in 1st Quad Leaders’ Summit?

(a) India

(b) Australia

(d) US

(e) All of the above

Ans. e

115. Which of the following company will commission India’s largest floating solar power plant at Ramagundam by May 2021?

(a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

(b) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

(d) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

(e) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

Ans. d

116. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Statistician of India (CSI)?

(a) Pramod Chandra Mody

(b) GP Samanta

(d) Kuldiep Singh

(e) Tarun Bajaj

Ans. b

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

(a) Gianni Infantino

(b) Jay Shah

(d) Mohamed Moustahsane

(e) Narinder Batra

Ans. c

118. Which is the world’s most Powerful Supercomputer?

(a) SuperMUC-NG

(b) Param Siddhi

(d) Sunway TaihuLight

(e) Fugaku

Ans. e

119. Government has launched “Mera Ration” Mobile App. The app is developed by the government in association with ______.

(a) IIT, Roorkee

(b) National Informatics Centre

(d) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

(e) National Institute of Open Schooling

Ans. b

120. “Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra Portal” is being developed by which of the following?

(a) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

(b) National Informatics Centre

(d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

(e) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

Ans. a

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121. World Kidney Day is observed globally on ______every year.

(a) Second Monday of March

(b) Second Tuesday of March

(d) Second Thursday of March

(e) Second Friday of March

Ans. d

122. What was the theme for World Kidney Day 2021?

(a) Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

(b) Living Well with Kidney Disease

(d) Kidney Disease & Obesity – Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys

(e) Kidney Disease & Children. Act Early to Prevent It!

Ans. b

123. Who has won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 in English language for the poetry “When God is a Traveller”?

(a) Arundhathi Subramaniam

(b) Nikhileswar

(d) Harish Meenakshi

(e) RS Bhaskar

Ans. a

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

(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Smriti Mandhana

(d) Shafali Verma

(e) Harmanpreet Kaur

Ans. a

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125. India's Forex Reserves has surpassed Russia's to become World's ______Biggest foreign- exchange reserves.

(a) 1st

(b) 2nd

(d) 4th

(e) 5th

Ans. d

126. Which of the following subject is no longer a must for engineering admissions, as per the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)?

(a) Maths

(b) Physics

(d) Biology

(e) Both a & b

Ans. e

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

(a) Anindya Dutta

(b) Deepak Mishra

(d) Nidhi Vadhera

(e) Jairam Ramesh

Ans. b

128. Which space agency has launched sounding rocket RH-560 to study attitudinal variations?

(a) ISRO

(b) NASA

(d) CNSA

(e) JAXA

Ans. a

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

(a) 11 March

(b) 12 March

(d) 14 March

(e) 15 March

Ans. d

130. On which date, World Consumer Rights Day is observed every year?

(a) 14 March

(b) 15 March

(d) 17 March

(e) 18 March

Ans. b

131. What was the theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2021?

(a) Tackle Plastic Pollution

(b) Trusted Smart Products

(d) Antibiotics off the menu

(e) Helping consumers choose healthy diets

Ans. a

132. Pi Day is celebrated on ______.

(a) 12 March

(b) 13 March

(d) 15 March

(e) 16 March

Ans. c

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133. Which football team has won the ISL 2020-21 title by beating ATK Mohun Bagan?

(a) Jamshedpur FC

(b) Mumbai City FC

(d) Bengaluru FC

(e) Chennaiyin FC

Ans. b

134. 69th National volleyball championships was held in ______.

(a) Puri

(b) Bhubaneswar

(d) Mumbai

(e) Vadodra

Ans. b

135. Who among the following has become the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics?

(a) Srikanth Kidambi

(b) P. V. Sindhu

(d) Mohit Baghel

(e) Bhavani Devi

Ans. e

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?

(a) 35%

(b) 49%

(d) 63%

(e) 70%

Ans. b

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137. With which country, India has signed an MoU on Cooperation in Sports and Youth Affairs?

(a) Maldives

(b) Sri Lanka

(d) Nepal

(e) Singapore

Ans. a

138. Name the Principal Advisor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has resigned recently.

(a) P Praveen Siddharth

(b) Sanjiv Singh

(d) P K Sinha

(e) K K Aggarwal

Ans. d

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

(a) Arundhathi Subramaniam

(b) GP Samanta

(d) Gowsalya Shankar

(e) Koneru Humpy

Ans. d

140. Which singer’s album “Folklore” has won the “Album of the year” award at the 63rd Grammy Awards 2021?

(a) Billie Eilish

(b) Tiara Thomas

(d) Ariana Grande

(e) Dua Lipa

Ans. c

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

(a) 15 March

(b) 16 March

(d) 18 March

(e) 19 March

Ans. b

142. Padma Bhushan awardee Laxman Pai died recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Politician

(b) Freedom Fighter

(d) Painter

(e) Footballer

Ans. d

143. Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Politician

(b) Violinist

(d) Environmentalist

(e) Kathakali dancer

Ans. e

144. RBI has imposed Rs 2 crores penalty on which bank for paying commission to employees?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(d) Central Bank of India

(e) Allahabad Bank

Ans. b

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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’?

(a) Delhi

(b) Kathmandu

(d) Berlin

(e) Phnom Penh

Ans. a

146. Who has been appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard?

(a) Vishal V Sharma

(b) Shekhar Kapur

(d) MA Ganapathy

(e) Dinesh Kumar Khara

Ans. d

147. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

(a) Kannan CS Warrier

(b) Kuldiep Singh

(d) Udayan Banerjee

(e) Vidya Rajaram

Ans. b

148. Which country will host the Asian Boxing Championships 2021 from May 21 to 31?

(a) China

(b) Japan

(d) Vietnam

(e) Malaysia

Ans. c

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149. Indian Army has decommissioned Self Propelled Catapult Guns and Tampella Mortars in ______.

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Assam

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. b

150. The Book “My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future” is the memoir of who among the following?

(a) Sangita Reddy

(b) Kritika Pandey

(d) Vandana Luthra

(e) Indra Nooyi

Ans. e

151. Lou Ottens passed away recently. He was the inventor of ______.

(a) Typewriter

(b) Radio

(d) Telephone

(e) Printing Press

Ans. c

152. Which ministry is celebrating the Poshan Pakhwada from 16th to 31st March 2021?

(a) Ministry of Women and Child Development

(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(d) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

(e) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Ans. a

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153. In which country, world’s largest floating solar farm has been built?

(a) India

(b) China

(d) Myanmar

(e) South Korea

Ans. c

154. Indian firms will collaborate with which country to develop 5G and 6G Technologies?

(a) Norway

(b) Iceland

(d) Singapore

(e) Finland

Ans. e

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

(a) France

(b) Italy

(d) Spain

(e) England

Ans. b

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)?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Axis Bank

Ans. b

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157. According to a recent SIPRI report, which country is the top arms supplier for India during 2016- 20?

(a) Russia

(b) France

(d) USA

(e) Iraq

Ans. a

158. Who among the following has won women’s 100m sprint final in the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships?

(a) Dutee Chand

(b) S Dhanalakshmi

(d) Hima Das

(e) Geeta Phogat

Ans. b

159. On which date, Global Recycling Day is observed every year?

(a) 18 March

(b) 19 March

(d) 21 March

(e) 22 March

Ans. a

160. What was the theme for Global Recycling Day 2021?

(a) Recycling into the Future

(b) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

(d) Natural Resources

(e) Recycling Heroes

Ans. e

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161. Ordnance Factories Day is observed in India on ______every year.

(a) 16 March

(b) 17 March

(d) 19 March

(e) 20 March

Ans. c

162. INS Jalashwa has arrived at Port Anjouan as part of Mission Sagar-IV. Port Anjouan is in which country?

(a) Eswatini

(b) Lesotho

(d) Comoros

(e) Djibouti

Ans. d

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 ______.

(a) France

(b) Russia

(d) England

(e) Italy

Ans. c

165. Name the India’s first indigenously developed App Store.

(a) India AppStore

(b) Meghdoot AppStore

(d) Mobile Seva AppStore

(e) India play AppStore

Ans. d

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166. Which organization has joined the USO India and Toonz Media Group for Water Conservation Programme?

(a) United Nations Development Programme

(b) United Nations Environment Programme

(d) United Nations Human Rights Council

(e) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Ans. e

167. Moody’s has projected India’s GDP growth at ______in 2021.

(a) 8%

(b) 9%

(d) 14%

(e) 15%

Ans. c

168. Who among the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador of NeoGrowth Credit?

(a) Ajinkya Rahane

(b) Ambati Rayudu

(d) Hardik Pandya

(e) Rishabh Pant

Ans. a

169. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the “Stop TB Partnership Board”?

(a) Shripad Yesso Naik

(b) Harsh Vardhan

(d) Narendra Modi

(e) Rajiv Kumar

Ans. b

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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?

(a) AK Singh

(b) Narender Kumar

(d) Manoj Mukund Naravane

(e) Both a & b

Ans. e

171. In which state Gram Ujala scheme has been launched for poor households to get LED for Rs. 10?

(a) Assam

(b) Uttarakhand

(d) Bihar

(e) Rajasthan

Ans. d

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

(a) Tanzania

(b) Rwanda

(d) Kenya

(e) Ethiopia

Ans. a

173. UNCTAD has projected India's GDP growth at ______in 2021.

(a) 3.5%

(b) 4.0%

(d) 7.3%

(e) 9.5%

Ans. c

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

(a) 78

(b) 89

(d) 139

(e) 149

Ans. d

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

(a) Sweden

(b) Norway

(d) Switzerland

(e) Denmark

Ans. c

176. With which company, Defence Ministry has sealed a deal to acquire 4,690 anti-tank guided missiles?

(a) Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)

(b) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

(e) Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL)

Ans. e

177. Indian Navy has recently conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country’s Navy under Operation Sankalp?

(a) Australia

(b) Qatar

(d) Bahrain

(e) Brazil

Ans. d

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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?

(a) Manu Bhaker

(b) Hina Sidhu

(d) Deepika Kumari

(e) Apurvi Chandela

Ans. c

179. Name the Athlete who recently set a New National Record in Men’s 3000m Steeplechase in the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships.

(a) Jinson Johnson

(b) Annu Rani

(d) Avinash Sable

(e) M. Sreeshankar

Ans. d

180. Who has become the first Indian paddler to qualify for Tokyo Olympics?

(a) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

(b) S Dhanalakshmi

(d) Manika Batra

(e) Sharath Kamal

Ans. e

181. World Sleep Day was celebrated on ______2021.

(a) 13 March

(b) 15 March

(d) 19 March

(e) 21 March

Ans. d

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182. On which date, International Day of Happiness is observed every year?

(a) 16 March

(b) 17 March

(d) 19 March

(e) 20 March

Ans. e

183. What was the theme for International Day of Happiness 2021?

(a) Happiness for All, Forever

(b) Happier Together

(d) 10 steps to happiness

(e) Happy Go Lucky

Ans. a

184. World Sparrow Day is celebrated across the world on ______.

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 23 March

Ans. b

185. On which date, World Oral Health Day is celebrated?

(a) 16 March

(b) 17 March

(d) 19 March

(e) 20 March

Ans. e

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186. World Poetry Day is celebrated every year on ______.

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 23 March

Ans. c

187. Every year on which date, World Down Syndrome Day is observed to create awareness about down syndrome?

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 23 March

Ans. c

188. What was the theme for World Down Syndrome Day 2021?

(a) Leave no one behind

(b) We Decide

(d) MyVoiceMyCommunity

(e) Enabling people with Down syndrome to speak up

Ans. b

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

(a) 11 March

(b) 15 March

(d) 23 March

(e) 28 March

Ans. c

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

(a) Forests and Biodiversity: Too precious to lose

(b) Forests and Education

(d) Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being

(e) Forests and Energy

Ans. d

191. Which state government has recently launched the “Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anaemia Reduction (SAAMAR) Campaign”?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Jharkhand

(d) Chhattisgarh

(e) Karnataka

Ans. b

192. Which Ministry has signed an agreement with the “Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) to help in conducting All India Surveys?

(a) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

(b) Ministry of Power

(d) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(e) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Ans. d

193. Name the Prime Minister of Netherlands who has won the fourth consecutive election.

(a) Hugo de Jonge

(b) Jean Lukonde Kyenge

(d) Yoweri Museveni

(e) Mark Rutte

Ans. e

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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?

(a) 2nd

(b) 3rd

(d) 5th

(e) 6th

Ans. c

195. Which country has the strongest military force in the world, according to a study released by defence website Military Direct?

(a) China

(b) Japan

(d) Russia

(e) USA

Ans. a

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

(a) Priyanka Chopra

(b) Deepika Padukone

(d) Anushka Sharma

(e) Kangana Ranaut

Ans. e

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

(a) Nawazuddin Siddiqui

(b) Sushant Singh Rajput

(d) Manoj Bajpayee

(e) Vicky Kaushal

Ans. d

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

(a) Chhichhore

(b) Manikarnika

(d) The Tashkent Files

(e) Kesri

Ans. a

199. Bihar Diwas is observed every year on ______.

(a) 21 March

(b) 22 March

(d) 24 March

(e) 25 March

Ans. b

200. On which date World Water Day is observed annually?

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 23 March

Ans. d

201. What was the theme for World Water Day 2021?

(a) Water and Climate Change

(b) 'Leaving no one behind

(d) Nature for Water

(e) Wastewater

Ans. c

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

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 23 March

203. With which country, India has recently launched an Artificial Intelligence Initiative?

(a) Russia

(b) South Korea

(d) USA

(e) Nepal

Ans. d

204. Which state government has announced the Universal Health Scheme (UHS)?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Manipur

(d) Sikkim

(e) Maharashtra

Ans. a

205. In which state Mission Gramodaya has been launched recently?

(a) Telangana

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Assam

(e) Odisha

Ans. b

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206. Which state government has launched India’s First Government Run Animal Ambulance Network?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Telangana

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. e

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)?

(a) Prakash Apte

(b) Dipak Gupta

(d) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya

(e) Ranbir Singh

Ans. c

208. Who has won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2019?

(a) Qaboos bin Said Al Said

(b) John Hume

(d) Desmond Tutu

(e) Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Ans. a

209. Who among the following has won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2020?

(a) John Hume

(b) Yohei Sasakawa

(d) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

(e) Nelson Mandela

Ans. d

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

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 23 March

Ans. c

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

(a) International Decade for People of African Descent

(b) Youth standing up against racism

(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

212. Shaheed Diwas, also called Martyrs' Day, is celebrated in India on ______every year.

(a) 19 March

(b) 20 March

(d) 22 March

(e) 23 March

Ans. e

213. On which date World Meteorological Day is celebrated?

(a) 21 March

(b) 22 March

(d) 24 March

(e) 25 March

Ans. c

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214. What was the theme for World Meteorological Day 2021?

(a) Climate and Water

(b) The Sun, the Earth and the weather

(d) Weather-ready, climate-smart

(e) The Ocean, Our Climate and Weather

Ans. e

215. Which of the following country is going to hold anti-terror exercise Pabbi-Anti-Terror 2021?

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(d) All of the above

(e) Both b & c

Ans. d

216. Which cricket team has won the 2020-21 Road Safety World Series T-20?

(a) New Zealand Legends

(b) Australia Legends

(d) India Legends

(e) South Africa Legends

Ans. d

217. In which city, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak has been inaugurated by Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’?

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Chennai

Ans. b

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218. Which ministry has announced to launch Poshan Abhiyan for the Elderly to provide them ‘nutrition support’?

(a) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(b) Ministry of Health and Welfare

(d) Ministry of Home Affairs

(e) Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Ans. a

219. With which country, India has recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the bilateral cooperation in the field of water resource?

(a) Russia

(b) Japan

(d) USA

(e) Germany

Ans. b

220. Fitch Ratings has projected India's growth at ______for the fiscal year 2021-2022.

(a) 5.5%

(b) 6.2%

(d) 9.3%

(e) 12.8%

Ans. e

221. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is celebrated every year on ______annually.

(a) 21 March

(b) 22 March

(d) 24 March

(e) 25 March

Ans. d

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222. What was the theme for World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2021?

(a) It's time to End TB!

(b) Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world

(d) Unite to end TB

(e) Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone

Ans. c

223. Who among the following has won a gold medal in Para Shooting World Cup 2021?

(a) Mariyappan Thangavelu

(b) Devendra Jhajharia

(d) Singhraj

(e) Varun Singh Bhati

Ans. d

224. Sagar Sarhadi passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Actor

(b) Stuntman

(d) Musician

(e) Filmmaker

Ans. e

225. In which state, Civil Aviation has inaugurated the Kurnool Airport under UDAN Scheme?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Odisha

(e) Tamil Nadu

Ans. b

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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?

(a) 2025

(b) 2030

(d) 2045

(e) 2050

Ans. e

227. Khelo India Scheme has been extended till ______.

(a) 2023-24

(b) 2024-25

(d) 2026-27

(e) 2027-28

Ans. c

228. Which Small Finance Bank has been awarded with ‘Great Place to Work’ Certification?

(a) Jana Small Finance Bank

(b) Suryoday Small Finance Bank

(d) Equitas Small Finance Bank

(e) ESAF Small Finance Bank / ESAF

Ans. e

229. Who among the following has been recommended as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI)?

(a) Sharad Arvind Bobde

(b) Ravinder Singh Dhillon

(d) NV Ramana

(e) Urjit Patel

Ans. d

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230. In which country, world’s first Ship Tunnel “Stad Ship Tunnel” will be built?

(a) Singapore

(b) Iceland

(d) Finland

(e) Denmark

Ans. c

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

(a) 21

(b) 32

(d) 51

(e) 64

Ans. c

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

(a) Sweden

(b) Germany

(d) UK

(e) US

Ans. e

233. Which space agency has demonstrated the “Free space quantum communication” for the first time?

(a) ISRO

(b) NASA

(d) CNSA

(e) JAXA

Ans. a

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234. Name the Hindi Writer who has been selected for Vyas Samman 2020.

(a) Gowsalya Shankar

(b) Arundhathi Subramaniam

(d) Sharad Pagare

(e) Matam Venkata Rao

Ans. d

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

(a) Piyush Goyal

(b) Amit Shah

(d) Rajnath Singh

(e) Nirmala Sitharaman

Ans. e

236. In which city, Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park has been inaugurated?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Delhi

(d) Bengaluru

(e) Pune

Ans. b

237. Tata Motors has signed an MOU with which bank for financing light commercial vehicles?

(a) RBL Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(d) State Bank of India

(e) Axis Bank

Ans. d

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238. Government is going to sell how much stake in Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd via an offer for sale (OFS)?

(a) 5%

(b) 10%

(d) 20%

(e) 25%

Ans. c

239. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?

(a) Dushyant Chautala

(b) Vijay Sampla

(d) B S Raju

(e) Sharad Goklani

Ans. c

240. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Food Corporation of India?

(a) A Ganapathy

(b) Gowsalya Shankar

(d) Atish Chandra

(e) Anish Shah

Ans. d

241. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Airports Authority of India?

(a) G R Chintala

(b) Sanjeev Kumar

(d) GP Samanta

(e) Deepak Mishra

Ans. b

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242. Who among the following is going to take over as the managing director and CEO of Mahindra and Mahindra?

(a) Anish Shah

(b) Pramod Chandra Mody

(d) Kuldiep Singh

(e) Tarun Bajaj

Ans. a

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

(a) Asha Bhonsle

(b) S P Balasubramaniam

(d) Usha Mangeshkar

(e) Venu Srinivasan

Ans. a

244. With which country, India has conducted 1st time Joint Naval Partrolling recently?

(a) Tanzania

(b) Mozambique

(d) Madagascar

(e) Ethiopia

Ans. d

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

(a) 23 March

(b) 24 March

(d) 26 March

(e) 27 March

Ans. c

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

(a) Confronting Slavery's Legacy of Racism Together

(b) Remember Slavery: Celebrating the Heritage and Culture of the African Diaspora and its Roots

(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

247. Who among the following has addressed 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH?

(a) Shripad Yesso Naik

(b) Harsh Vardhan

(d) Ashwini Kumar Choubey

(e) Rajiv Kumar

Ans. b

248. S&P has projected India's FY22 GDP growth forecast at ______.

(a) 7%

(b) 8%

(d) 11%

(e) 13%

Ans. d

249. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE)?

(a) Zubair Iqbal

(b) Manoj Ahuja

(d) V. Vidyavathi

(e) Shekhar C. Mande

Ans. c

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250. Who has been named ‘India’s Best Bank for SMEs’ at the Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2021?

(a) RBL Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(d) State Bank of India

(e) Axis Bank

Ans. c

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?

(a) New Zealand

(b) Australia

(d) India

(e) Both a & b

Ans. a

252. ISRO has revised launch schedule of GISAT-1. Who is the chief of ISRO?

(a) G. Satheesh Reddy

(b) Ajit Kumar Mohanty

(d) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

(e) U.R. Rao

Ans. c

253. On which date, World Theatre Day is observed every year?

(a) 23 March

(b) 24 March

(d) 26 March

(e) 27 March

Ans. e

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254. Every year, the Earth Hour is celebrated worldwide on ______.

(a) Last Saturday of March

(b) Last Sunday of March

(d) Last Tuesday of March

(e) Last Wednesday of March

Ans. a

255. What was the theme for Earth Hour 2021?

(a) Climate Action

(b) Climate Change to Save Earth

(d) My Choices can change the world

(e) Shine a light on climate action!

Ans. b

256. Anil Dharker passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Politician

(b) Journalist

(d) Environmentalist

(e) Classical singer

Ans. b

257. S Jaishankar has attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia in ______.

(a) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

(b) Saint Petersburg, Russia

(d) New Delhi, India

(e) Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Ans. e

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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?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Nepal

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) Afghanistan

Ans. a

259. Suez Canal has reopened after the giant stranded ship “Ever Given” is freed. Suez Canal is in which country?

(a) Turkey

(b) Ethiopia

(d) Libya

(e) Morocco

Ans. c

260. With which country, Indian Navy has conducted a two-day naval exercise PASSEX in Bay of Bengal?

(b) US

(d) Hong Kong

(e) Singapore

Ans. b

261. Which of the following bank has launched “UNI – CARBON CARD” with HPCL?

(a) Union Bank of India

(b) United Bank of India

(d) Indian Bank

(e) City Union Bank

Ans. a

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262. Who has won the International Ranger Award?

(a) Anish Shah

(b) Sanjeev Kumar

(d) Atish Chandra

(e) Saurabh Garg

Ans. c

263. Who among the following has won the Federation Cup gold in 100m race?

(a) Dutee Chand

(b) Hima Das

(d) Dhanalakshmi S

(e) Dipa Karmakar

Ans. d

264. Walter Anthony Gustavo Pinto passed away recently. He was a/an ______.

(a) Author

(b) Journalist

(d) Statesman

(e) Army officer

Ans. e

265. In which city, UP CM has inaugurated the Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park?

(a) Gorakhpur

(b) Lucknow

(d) Allahabad

(e) Varanasi

Ans. a

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266. Who among the following has launched Tribal TB Initiative in pursuit of ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ By 2025?

(a) Shripad Yesso Naik

(b) Harsh Vardhan

(d) Kiren Rijiju

(e) Arjun Munda

Ans. b

267. World Bank has projected India's FY22 GDP forecast at ______.

(a) 8.5%

(b) 9%

(d) 14%

(e) 15.6%

Ans. c

268. Who among the following has won the Best Actor (Male) award at 66th Filmfare Awards 2021?

(a) Nawazuddin Siddiqui

(b) Sushant Singh Rajput

(d) Manoj Bajpayee

(e) Vicky Kaushal

Ans. c

269. Which film has won the Best Film award at 66th Filmfare Awards 2021?

(a) Chhichhore

(b) Angrezi Medium

(d) Thappad

(e) Kesri

Ans. d

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270. Who has won the Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female) award at 66th Filmfare Awards 2021?

(a) Priyanka Chopra

(b) Taapsee Pannu

(d) Anushka Sharma

(e) Kangana Ranaut

Ans. b

271. Who among the following has been chosen to receive Saraswati Samman 2020?

(a) Sharankumar Limbale

(b) Sharad Pagare

(d) Both a & b

(e) Both b & c

Ans. a

272. Name the book of Maggie O’Farrell which has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction.

(a) Island on Fire: The Revolt

(b) Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story

(d) Hamnet

(e) Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World

Ans. d

273. With which country, India has carried out the Joint Military exercises Vajra Prahar In Himachal Pradesh recently?

(a) Russia

(b) France

(d) USA

(e) Iraq

Ans. d

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

(a) 27 March

(b) 28 March

(d) 30 March

(e) 31 March

Ans. e

275. Who among the following has won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021?

(a) Sebastian Vettel

(b) Charles Leclerc

(d) Lewis Hamilton

(e) Valtteri Bottas

Ans. d

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