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1.Which of the following country is the largest 7.The Union Budget of 2021-22 is based on six iron producing country in Asia? pillars, which of the following in not among the A. China six pillars? B. India A. Health and Wellbeing C. Pakistan B. Innovation and R&D D. Afghanistan C. MSME Sector D. Reinvigorating Human Capital 2.Dalli and Rajhara are important mines of iron ore in_____. 8.As per the Union Budget, the fiscal deficit A. Jharkhand target if what percentage of GDP in 2021-22? B. Chattisgarh A. 7.5 C. Goa B. 6.8 D. Karnataka C. 5.1 D. 4.5 3.Who was the president of second session of Indian National Congress? 9.Which scheme is proposed to be launched for A. WC Banerjee Textile sector under Union Budget 2021-22? B. Dadabhai Naraoji A. SAMPDA Scheme C. Taiyabji B. KAPDA Scheme D. Pherozshah Mehta C. MITRA Scheme D. SAATHI Scheme 4.Who was the first Asian to be elected to the British Parliament? 10.What is the rank of India in Corruption A. Dada Bhai Naroji Perception Index 2020 (CPI) released by B. WC Banerjee Transparency International (TI)? C. Pherozshah Mehta A. 72nd D. BG Tilak B. 80th C. 86th 5.In which of the following book, Dadabhai D. 84th Naroji presented the concept of ‘Drainage of Wealth’? 11.Which of the following has released the A. The wants and means of India "2021 Global Climate Litigation Report? B. Condition of India A. United Nations Environment Programme C. The European and Asiatic Races (UNEP) D. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India B. World Bank C. UNESCO 6.Madan Mohan Malaviya, Deen Dayal D. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Upadhyay and GK Gokhle were associated with which of the following organisation? 12.International Customs Day (ICD) is A. Sewa Samiti observed every year on ______. B. Bharat Dharma Mahamandala A. 24 January C. Nishkaam Karma Math B. 25 January D. Social Service League C. 26 January D. 27 January

2 www.gradeup.co 13.Who was appointed as the as the President C. Haryana of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on January D. Delhi 30, 2021? A. Saurav Ganguly 20.Who wrote the book "The Paradoxical B. Jay Shah Prime Minister"? C. N. Srinivasan A. Arundhati Bhattacharya D. Nizamuddin Chowdhury B. K R Kamath C. Shashi Tharoor 14.The World Wetland Day is celebrated D. Venkaih Naidu on______every year. A. 29 January 21.Who among the following has written the B. 2 February famous book "Malgudi Days"? C. 31 January A. V.S. Naipaul D. 1 February B. Deepak Chopra C. Rabindranath Tagore 15.Who among the following was sworn in as D. R.K. Narayan Vice Chief of Army Staff on 1 February 2021? A. Lt General SK Saini 22.In 2019, Kazakhstan renamed its capital B. Lt General RP Singh Astana to _____ . C. Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty A. Nursultan D. Lt General Anil Chauhan B. NurNazar C. Nazarbayev 16.Which of the following have won the Syed D. Nurbayev Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2020-21? A. Rajasthan 23.Nur-Sultan is new capital of which country? B. Baroda A. Kazakhstan C. Punjab B. Uzbekistan D. Tamil Nadu C. Turkmenistan D. Tajikistan 17.What is the rank of India in India Asia- Pacific Personalised Health Index, released by 24.In which year, Pakistan started printing its the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Jan own currency? 28, 2021? A. 1952 A. 7th B. 1951 B. 6th C. 1949 C. 5th D. 1948 D. 10th 25.Which act gave India, the monopoly to print 18.How many times Indian cricket team won its own currency? ICC World cup: A. Paper Currency Act of 1861 A. 1 time B. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 B. 2 times C. Banking Regulation Act, 1949 C. 3 times D. Indian Coinage Act, 2011 D. 4 times 26.Which monument is printed on new five 19.Which state to host Khelo India Games 2021 hundred rupee currency note? A. Panjab A. Rani ki vav B. Hydrabad B. Hampi Temple

3 www.gradeup.co C. Red Fort D. Southern Ocean D. Sanchi Stupa 34.Jayakwadi Hydro-electric project was 27.Which of the following states does not share completed with the help of Japan is located in border with Bhutan? which of the following states ? A. Sikkim A. Gujarat B. West Bengal B. Karnataka C. Assam C. Telangana D. Meghalaya D. Maharashtra

28.Myanmar share international border with 35.Kalsubai peak is in which of the following how many Indian states? mountain ranges? A. 2 A. Western Ghats B. 3 B. Eastern Ghats C. 4 C. Himalayas D. 5 D. Aravalli

29. How many Ramsar Sites are present in 36.Which of the following group of Articles India? guarantee ‘Freedom of Equality’ in Indian A. 30 Constitution? B. 35 A. Article 12-15 C. 42 B. Article 14-18 D. 43 C. Article 20-22 D. Article 25-28 30.Bannerghatta National Park is located near which city? 37.Which of the following is the main concept A. Bangalore behind involving DPSPs in constitution? B. Raipur A. To establish a Democratic State C. Jagdalpur B. To establish Welfare State D. Jaipur C. To establish Social Economic Democracy D. Both b and c 31.Who led the Operation Flood in India? A. Dr. Verghese Kurien 38.The Articles related to ‘Official Language’ B. Ashok Mehta are mentioned under which part of C. M.S. Swami Nathan constitution? D. Dr. Norman Borlaug A. Part X B. Part XVI 32.Dhaulagiri peak is situated in which C. Part XVII Himalayan Range? D. Part XX A. Kumaon Himalayas B. Nepal Himalayas 39.PM Svanidhi scheme is launched recently in C. Assam Himalayas June, 2020, it works under which ministry? D. Punjab Himalayas A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs B. Ministry of Commerce 33.Which ocean is called “Herring Pond” ? C. Ministry of Rural Development A. Indian Ocean D. Ministry of Health B. Pacific Ocean C. Atlantic Ocean

4 www.gradeup.co 40.Who was the oldest person to become the B. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose President of country? C. Lala Lajpat Rai A. APJ Abdul Kalam D. Chandra Shekhar Azad B. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy C. KR Narayan 47.Which site has been recognized as India’s D. Pratibha Patil 42nd Ramsar Site by the Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change 41.Which case SC determined that the (MoEFCC) recently? Preamble is a part of the constitution? A. Pangong Tso A. Minerva Mills Case B. Suraj Tal B. Golaknath Case C. Ryul Lake C. Keshvananda Bharti Case D. Tso Kar D. Berubari Union Case 48.Bhogapuram International Airport is 42.Which of the following article on located in which state? constitution deals with the conditions related A. Odisha to President’s Office? B. Andhra Pradesh A. 51 C. Maharashtra B. 57 D. Madhya Pradesh C. 59 D. 61 49.Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in 43.Which of the following Tiger Reserve has which state? introduced India's first hot air balloon wildlife A. Kerala safari? B. Rajasthan A. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh C. Gujarat B. Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal D. West Bengal C. Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Karnataka D. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan 50.In which of the following states is the Betla National Park located? 44.Satpura Tiger Reserve is located in which A. Kerala state? B. Tamilnadu A. Uttar Pradesh C. Andhra Pradesh B. Madhya Pradesh D. Jharkhand C. Chhattisgarh D. Maharashtra 51.Which of the following has been declared as 31st district of Karnataka? 45.Jallikattu, a version of bullfighting is A. Bagalkot popular in which of the following states? B. Raichur A. Karnataka C. Vijayanagar B. Telangana D. Mandya C. Tamil Nadu D. Andhra Pradesh 52.What is the theme of National Horticulture Fair (NHF) 2021? 46.Whose birth anniversary on 23rd January A. Horticulture for Start-Up and Stand-Up India will be celebrated as “PARAKRAM DIWAS” B. Horticulture for Rural Prosperity every year as declared by the government? C. Horticulture for Every Section A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

5 www.gradeup.co D. Horticulture for Promoting Rural Entrepreneurship 59.Luis Arce has been elected as the President which country? A. Benin 53.Who has been awarded with Wildlife B. Bolivia Photographer of the Year 2021? C. Peru A. Nick Nichols D. Argentina B. Martin Bailey C. Mark Fitzpatrick 60.Who has been conferred with the Business D. Robert Irwin Leader of the Year at The Economic Times Award for Corporate Excellence 2020? 54.Who has been declared as the winner of A. Aditya Puri VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020? B. Pawan Munjal A. Manasa Varanasi C. Mukesh Ambani B. Manika Sheokand D. Gautam Adani C. Manya Singh D. Manushi Chillar 61.Who has won the Allan Border Medal for the period 2020-21? 55.Who will take over as the New Chief A. Aaron Finch Executive Officer (CEO) of Amazon after Jeff B. David Warner Bezos who decided to quit the post by October C. Steve Smith 2021? D. Glenn Maxwell A. Brian T. Olsavsky B. Andrew R. Jassy 62.Who will become the 1st woman fighter C. Shelley L. Reynolds pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade? D. Keith B . Alexander A. Avani Chaturvedi B. Bhawana Kanth 56.Kaja Kallas has been appointed as the first C. Mohana Singh female Prime Minister which country? D. Punita Arora A. Bulgaria B. Estonia 63.Who has been chosen for 'Press Club Person C. Romania of the Year' given by the Press Club of D. Ukraine Bangalore? A. Azim Premji 57.Who has been sworn in as the new U.S. B. Shiva Nadar Secretary of State? C. Narayan Murthy A. Janet Yellen D. Nandan Nilekani B. Neera Tanden C. Kumud Srinivasan 64.Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with D. Antony Blinken other world leaders have inaugurated the Gandhi Solar Park at the United Nations 58.Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah headquarters in ______. has been re-appointed as the Prime Minister of A. Washington DC which country? B. Chicago A. Iraq C. Paris B. Saudi Arabia D. New York C. Kuwait D. UAE

6 www.gradeup.co 65.The government of India has launched a unified web portal for GOBAR-DHAN scheme, 71.Name the Australian cricketers who has what does ‘R’ stands for in the GOBAR-DHAN? been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall A. Region of Fame? B. Resources A. Callum Ferguson C. Revival B. Merv Hughes D. Replication C. Joe Burns D. Ryan Harris 66.Prarambh: Startup India International Summit 2021 was held in which city? 72.Which country has won the second A. Bengaluru successive men's world handball title? B. New Delhi A. Denmark C. Jaipur B. Finland D. Hyderabad C. Sweden D. Germany 67.Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ an electricity scheme 73.Which country organized first-ever Asian for farmers in which state of India? Online Shooting Championship 2021? A. Assam A. India B. Andhra Pradesh B. UAE C. Gujarat C. Kuwait D. Haryana D. China

68.The 16th edition of Indo-US joint military 74.Who has authored the book titled exercise 'Yudh Abhyas 2021' will be held in “Yearbook”? which state of India? A. Jim Carrey A. Punjab B. Adam Sandler B. Gujarat C. Eddie Murphy C. Assam D. Seth Rogen D. Rajasthan 75.Which space organization successfully 69.Which country topped The Economist created a New World Record by launching 143 Intelligence Unit's latest Democracy Index Satellites in a single mission? report titled "Democracy in sickness and in A. ISRO health?"? B. Roscosmos A. Norway C. SpaceX B. Iceland D. CNSA C. Sweden D. New Zealand 76.Which country hosted the online international Climate Adaptation Summit 70.Name the aerospace company that has 2021? launched ‘Stardust 1.0’, the World’s 1st A. France Commercial Rocket launch powered by B. United Kingdom Biofuel? C. Germany A. bluShift Aerospace D. The Netherlands B. SpaceX C. Boeing 77.A Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) D. Lockheed Martin successfully test fired from which aircraft for

7 www.gradeup.co the first time by the Hindustan Aeronautics 83.What is India’s rank in the Arton Capital Limited (HAL)? Passport Index 2021? A. Rafale A. 55th B. Hawk-I B. 61st C. Sukhoi Su-30 C. 68th D. HAL Tejas D. 75th

78.Which becomes the first state to give 84.Which country topped in the Arton Capital electricity subsidy through Direct Benefit Passport Index 2021? Transfer (DBT)? A. Germany A. Gujarat B. Sweden B. Rajasthan C. Finland C. Madhya Pradesh D. Denmark D. Uttar Pradesh 85.Who has been named as the official 79.The Global Risk Report is published by representative of Board of Control for Cricket which of the following organizations? in India (BCCI) for the International Cricket A. International Monetary Fund Council (ICC) Board meetings? B. World Bank A. Anil Kumble C. United Nation Office of Sustainable B. Saurav Ganguli Development C. Jai Shah D. World Economic Forum D. Kapil Dev

80.Who has authored the book titled “The 86.Under whose chairmanship the Reserve Making of Aadhaar: World's Largest Identity Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an Platform”? advisory council to manage the Payments A. Nandan Nilekani Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) B. AK Sikri scheme, aimed at encouraging deployment of C. Ram Sewak Sharma more digital payments infrastructure across D. Pankaj Kumar tier-3 to tier-6 centres? A. M Rajeshwar Rao 81.Who unveiled India’s first indigenously B. MK Jain designed and developed ‘Driverless Metro Car’ C. MD Patra manufactured by Bharat Earth Movers D. BP Kanungo Limited? A. Narendra Modi 87.Olympic Medalist Michael Kindo Passed B. Dr Harshvardhan Away recently, he was associated with which C. Amit Shah sports? D. Rajnath Singh A. Boxing B. Wrestling 82.What is India’s rank in the list of 500 most C. Shooting valuable companies across the world? D. Hockey A. 8th B. 10th 88.India flagged off the 40th Indian Scientific C. 15th Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) from which D. 18th port? A. Cochin Port, Kerala B. Kandla Port, Gujarat

8 www.gradeup.co C. Visakhapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh 95.Who has been awarded with the Global D. Mormugao Port, Goa Teacher Prize 2020 in recognition of his efforts to promote girls' education? 89.Where is the India's highest Meteorological A. Centre situated? Shuvajit Payne A. Jammu B. Vineeta Garg B. Himachal Pradesh C. Rajiv Mishra C. Uttarakhand D. Ranjitsingh Disale D. Ladakh 96.Which Indian firm has topped the Fortune 90.Who has become the youngest Mayors in 500 list of Indian companies list of 2020? India? A. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd A. Sabitha Beegam B. Reliance Industries Ltd B. Rekha Priyadarshini C. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) C. Mekala Kavya D. NTPC Ltd D. Arya Rajendran 97.What is India’s rank in the Global Terrorism 91.Who has won the 'Player of the Century' Index (GTI) 2020? award at the Globe Soccer Awards 2020? A. 4th A. Cristiano Ronaldo B. 6th B. Lionel Andrés Messi C. 8th C. Ronaldino D. 9th D. Mohamed Salah 98.In which state the Raimona National Park is 92.The Indian Space Research Organization proposed to become sixth National Park in the (ISRO) will set up its Regional Academic Center state? for Space (RAC-S) at which IIT? A. Rajasthan A. IIT-Delhi B. Chhattisgarh B. IIT-Madras C. Assam C. IIT-Bombay D. Madhya Pradesh D. IIT-BHU 99.Who has been appointed as the 93.Who has won the BBC Sports Personality of Chairperson of National Dairy Development the Year 2020? Board (NDDB)? A. Lewis Hamilton A. Varsha Joshi B. Harry Kane B. Utpal Kumar Singh C. Joe Root C. Harpal Singh D. Eoin Morgan D. MM Kutty

94.Who has been appointed Prime Minister 100.According to air pollution data released by Narendra Modi’s ‘Fit India’ Ambassador? the US Air Quality Index 2020 which city has A. Kuldeep Handoo topped the list of world's most polluted cities? B. Hardik Pandya A. Kathmandu C. Sunil Kshetri B. Beijing D. Rohit Sharma C. Lahore D. Jakarta

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10 www.gradeup.co ###ANSWERS### 1. Ans. A. • Dadabhai Naroji presented the concept of • China is the largest iron producing country in ‘Drainage of Wealth’ in his book Poverty and Un- Asia. British Rule in India. • India is second largest Iron producing country of • Naoroji is remembered as the "Grand Old Man of Asia after China. Indian Nationalism". • The total reserve of iron ore in India are about 21 • Other important works of D Naroji are- billion tonnes. • The European and Asiatic races (London, 1866) • The total reserve of iron ore in China are about • Admission of educated natives into the Indian 70 billion tonnes. Civil Service (London, 1868) • The wants and means of India (London, 1876) 2. Ans. A. • Condition of India (Madras, 1882) Poverty of • Dalli and Rajhara are important mines of iron ore India in Chattisgarh. 6. Ans. B. • Iron ores in Chhattisgarh are situated in Durg, • Madan Mohan Mahamalaviya, Deen Dayal Dantewara and Bailadila. Upadhyay and GK Gokhle were associated with • Jharkhand has the oldest iron ore mines and Bharat Dharma Maha-Mandala. most of the iron and steel plants are located • Bharat Dharma Mahamandala was a prominent around them. Hindu organization founded by Pandit Din Dayalu • Noamundi and Gua mines are located in Poorbi Sharma in Hardwar in 1887. and Paschimi Singhbhum Districts. • Its objective was to bring together all leaders of the orthodox Hindu community and to reform 3. Ans. B. Sanathan Dahrma. • Dadabhai Naroji presided the second session of INC. 7. Ans. C. • The second session of INC was organised on 27th * MSME Sector is not a pillar among 6 pillars of December, 1886 in Calcutta. Union Budget 2021-22. • The number of delegates participated in this are * The 6 pillars of Union Budget 2021-22 are as 434. follows- • Towards the end of the session, the Congress * Health and Wellbeing decided to set up Provincial Congress Committees * Physical & Financial Capital, and Infrastructure across the country. * Inclusive Development for Aspirational India * Reinvigorating Human Capital 4. Ans. A. * Innovation and R&D • Dadabhai Naroji was the first Asian to be elected * Minimum Government and Maximum to the British Parliament. Governance • In 1886,1893 and 1906, i.e., thrice was he elected as the president of INC. 8. Ans. B. • In the 1892 Parliamentary Elections in Britain, The Revenue and Fiscal deficit targets under Dadabhai Naoroji was elected from the Finsbury Union Budget 2020-21 are as follows- Central seat as a candidate of the Liberal Party. * Revenue deficit is targeted at 5.1% of GDP in • He refused to take the oath on the Bible as he was 2021-22, which is lower than the revised estimate not a Christian, but was allowed to take the oath of of 7.5% in 2020-21 (3.3% in 2019-20). office in the name of God on his copy of Khordeh * Fiscal deficit is targeted at 6.8% of GDP in 2021- Avesta. 22, down from the revised estimate of 9.5% in 2020-21 (4.6% in 2019-20). 5. Ans. D. * The government aims to steadily reduce fiscal deficit to 4.5% of GDP by 2025-26.

11 www.gradeup.co * In India, this day is celebrated annually by the 9. Ans. C. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs * MITRA Scheme is proposed to be launched for (CBIC). Textile sector under Union Budget 2021-22. * The theme of the 2021 commemorative event is * MITRA is expanded as Mega Investment Textile " Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Parks Scheme. Resilience for a sustainable supply chain." * Under this scheme- * This day was initiated by the World Customs * 7 textile parks will be established in 3 years. Organization (WCO). * This will create a plug and play infrastructure. * January 26, 1952 is the anniversary of the * This is a low skill manufacturing sector. inaugural session of the Customs Cooperation * In addition to this, The already running Council (CCC) in Brussels, Belgium. Production Linked Incentive Scheme is allocated * In 1994, Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) was Rs. 1.97 Crores in next 5 years in 13 sectors. renamed the World Customs Organization (WCO).

10. Ans. C. 13. Ans. B. * India has been ranked 86th position among 180 * The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) countries in Corruption Perception Index Jay Shah was appointed as the President of the 2020(CPI). Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on January 30, 2021. * This year, New Zealand and Denmark rank at * He (32) has become the youngest administrator first position with scores of 88. to be appointed as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) * Somalia and South Sudan rank lowest at 179th President. position with scores of 12. * He has replaced the Bangladesh Cricket Board's * The Index was released by the Transparency (BCB) chief Nazmul Hussain. International (TI). * The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was established * This Index was released on January 28, 2021. in 1983 to promote and develop the sport of * The Transparency International is a German cricket in Asia. non-governmental organization. * It is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. * It was formed in 1993. * Currently, it consists of 24 member associations. * India was ranked at 80th position out of 180 14. Ans. B. countries in 2019. * The World Wetland Day is celebrated on February 2 every year. 11. Ans. A. * The theme for World Wetland 2021 is " Wetlands * In January 2021, the United Nations and Water". Environment Programme (UNEP) released the * It was first celebrated in 1997. "2021 Global Climate Litigation Report." * This day is the date when the "Wetlands * The report was published by UNEP in Convention" was adopted in the Iranian city of cooperation with the Sabin Center for Climate Ramsar on February 2, 1971. Change Law of Columbia University. * As of December 2020, there are 42 recognized * The United Nations Environment Programme Ramsar sites in India. (UNEP) was established by Maurice Strong on June 5, 1972. 15. Ans. C. * It is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. * Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty sworn in as Vice Chief of Army Staff on 1 February 12. Ans. C. 2021. * International Customs Day (ICD) is held on * He has replaced Lt General SK Saini. January 26 each year. * Chandi Prasad Mohanty is an alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun,

12 www.gradeup.co National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and • Khelo India programme was approved by the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. Union Cabinet in 2017. * He was commissioned into the Rajput Regiment in 1982. 20. Ans. C. The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra 16. Ans. D. Modi And His India is a 2018 non-fiction * Tamil Nadu won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 book. Trophy 2020-21 after defeating Baroda by seven It is written by Shashi Tharoor, a senior wickets in the final at the Sardar Patel Stadium in leader of the Indian National Congress. Ahmedabad on January 31,2021. This book examines and questions the * 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the tenure of the Modi government. twelfth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. * Earlier Tamil Nadu won the 2006-2007 title. 21. Ans. D. * Baroda had also won the title twice in the past (in Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R.K. 2011-12 and 2013-14). Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. 17. Ans. D. * India ranked 10th in Asia-Pacific Personalised 22. Ans. A. Health Index, which was released by Economist • Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Astana as Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Jan 28, 2021. Nur-Sultan in honour of the country's longtime * India has been ranked 10th in health information president who resigned in a surprise move. indicators, 11th in health services, 9th in • The order to change the capital city's name was personalized technical indicators, and 5th in issued on Saturday by Kazakhstan's newly sworn- policy background indicators. in interim President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. * Singapore ranked first in this Index, followed by Taiwan (2nd), Japan (3rd) and Australia (4th). 23. Ans. A. • Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Astana to 18. Ans. B. Nur-Sultan. • The Indian cricket team are two times world cup • It is done in honour of its outgoing leader champions. Nursultan Nazarbayev. • First time in 1983 and again in 2011. • In 1983 Kapil Dev was the captain and in 2011 24. Ans. D. MS Dhoni was captain. * After independence, Pakistani initially used • IC stands for International Cricket Council its Indian currency. Headquarters are in Dubai (UAE). * In 1948, Pakistan started printing its own currency. * The Pakistani Rupee is the official currency of 19. Ans. C. Pakistan since 1948. • Sports minister Kiren Rijiju informed that 2021 * Coins and notes in Pakistan are issued and Khelo India youth games will be held in Panchkula, controlled by the central bank, the State Bank of Haryana. Pakistan. • Haryana will going to host 4th edition of KIYG. • KIYG will be held after Tokyo 2021 Olympic 25. Ans. A. • Under the Khelo India Scheme talented players * The Paper Currency Act of 1861 gave the are identified in priority sports disciplines at Government of India a monopoly to print its own various levels are provided annual financial currency. assistance of lakh per annum for 8 years * In India, the paper currency was first issued during British East India Company rule.

13 www.gradeup.co * The first paper currency issued in India was the * 42 Ramsar Sites are present in India. Re. 1 note. * Recently in 2020, 10 Ramsar sites were added * The first paper notes were issued by the Bank of from three states of India. Hindustan and the presidency banks during late * Ramsar Site is a wetland site under Ramsar 18th century. Convection, 1971. * The Convention came into effect in 1975 and 26. Ans. C. India is a partner in this convention. Red Fort is printed on the new green shaded * As per WWF, Wetland Ecosystems are the most five hundred rupee currency notes. vulnerable and exploited ecological sites in India. * Red fort was constructed by Shahjahan when he built the new capital of Shahjahanabad. 30. Ans. A. * In 2007, the Red fort is declared as UNESCO Bannerghatta National Park is located near World Heritage Site. Bangalore city. * The design of Red fort is credited to architect • It was founded in 1970 and declared as National Ustad Ahmad Lahori. Park in 1974. * Major monuments located inside it are- Chhatta • In 2002, a portion of this park became a Chowk, Khas Mahal, Hira Mahal, Nahr-i-Bihisht, biological reserve. etc. • Wild Boar, Sloth Bear, Sambar, Chital, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer and Porcupine exist here. 27. Ans. D. • Kanger Ghati National Park is located near * Meghalaya does not share a boundary with Jagdalpur, Chattishgarh. Bhutan. * 4 states share boundaries with Bhutan which are 31. Ans. A. as follows- * Dr. Verghese Kurien led the Operation Flood in o Arunanchal Pradesh India. o West Bengal * Operation Flood, known as White Revolution o Assam was launched in 1970s to make India self- o Sikkim dependent in milk production. * Assam share maximum length, i.e., 217 km * Verghese Kurien was also known as father of while Sikkim shares minimum boundary, i.e., 32 White Revolution in India. kms. * India-Bhutan border is 699 kms long. 32. Ans. B. Dhaulagiri peak is located in Nepal Himalayan 28. Ans. C. range. * Myanmar shares international border with 4 * Nepal Himalayan range is categorised as a Indian states. Himalayan range which lies between Kali and * These four Indian States are as follows- Teesta River. . Arunanchal Pradesh * Other important peaks of this range are- . Manipur Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Cho Oyu and . Mizoram Annapurna. . Nagaland * Mount Everest the world’s highest peak is * Indian shares a 1624 km border with Myanmar. located in this region. * The India–Myanmar border has a Free Movement Regime (FMR) which allows tribes 33. Ans. C. living along the border to travel 16 km across ● The Atlantic Ocean is called “Herring Pond”. either side of the border without visa restrictions. ● This ocean is the habitat of Herring fish in abundance so it is called “Herring pond”. 29. Ans. C.

14 www.gradeup.co ● It is the second largest ocean in the world and * Part XX deals with ‘Amendment of the covers approximately 20 percent of Earth's Constitution’ and it includes article 368. surface. 39. Ans. A. 34. Ans. D. * PM Svanidhi scheme works under Ministry of ● Jayakwadi Hydro-electric project was Housing and Urban Affairs. completed with the help of Japan is located in * It aims to provide affordable loans to street Maharashtra. vendors. ● This is one of the largest irrigation projects * Those who were vending on or before 24th in Maharashtra and it is located on Godavari March, 2020 cab avail the benefits of the scheme. river. * The scheme provides capital loan of upto Rs. ● The Godavari is India's second longest river 10000 to vendors. after the Ganga. * There will be no penalty or early repayment of 35. Ans. A. loan. • Kalsubai peak is in Western Ghats Range. • It is the highest peak of Maharashtra. 40. Ans. C. • It is 1646 mt high and consists mainly basaltic KR Narayan was the oldest person to hold the rock. office of President. • Kalsubai Temple is located on this peak. • He was 9th vice president and 10th President of 36. Ans. B. country. * Fundamental Rights are mentioned under Part • Neelam Sanjeeva Reedy was the youngest person III of Constitution from article 12 to 35. to be a President. * The 6 fundamental Rights are divided as follows- • Pratibha Patil was the first and only female 1. Right to Equality - Article 14-18 president of India. 2. Right to Freedom - Article 19-22 • APJ Abdul Kalam was 11th President of India and 3. Right against Exploitation -Article 23-24 served from 2002 to 07. 4. Right to Freedom of Religion -Article 25-28 5. Cultural and Educational Rights-Article 29- 41. Ans. C. 30 * In Keshvananda Bharti Case,1973 the SC held 6. Right to Constitutional Remedies-Article 32 that Preamble is a part of the constitution. * In this same case, SC introduced the concept of 37. Ans. D. Basic Structure. * DPSPs constitute a very comprehensive social, * SC also held that the Parliament can amend any economic and political programme for a modern part of Constitution provided that the basic and welfare state. structure remains intact. * They are mentioned in Part 4 of the constitution * However, the court did not define the term ‘basic from Article 36 to 51. structure’, and initially only listed a few principles * They act as ‘Instrument of Instructions’ for — federalism, secularism, democracy — as being state to formulate policies. its part. * They are not justiciable. 42. Ans. C. 38. Ans. C. * Article 59 deals with the Conditions related to * Part XVII deals with ‘Official Language’ and it President’s office. includes articles 343 to 351. * Some of the conditions mentioned under this * Part X deals with ‘The Schedule and Tribal Areas’ article are- and it include articles 244 to 244A. 1. He should not be as member of either Houses of * Part XVI deals with ‘Special Provision relation to Parliament or a House of State Legislative. certain classes’ and it includes article 330 to 342. 2. He should not hold any other office of profit.

15 www.gradeup.co 3. He is entitled to such emoluments, allowances, Netaji beginning from January 2021 in befitting and privileges as may be determined by manner at national and international level. Parliament. 47. Ans. D. 43. Ans. A. • India has added Tso Kar Wetland Complex in • India's first hot air balloon wildlife safari in a Ladakh as its 42nd Ramsar site, which is a second tiger reserve has been introduced in Bandhavgarh one in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh. Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. • The Tso Kar Basin is a high-altitude wetland • Hot air balloon wildlife safari will be restricted complex, consisting of two principal waterbodies, to the buffer area and people can watch tigers, Startsapuk Tso, a freshwater lake of about 438 leopards, Indian sloth bear and other wild animals hectares to the south, and Tso Kar itself, a from a height. hypersaline lake of 1800 hectares to the north, • It will be operated by Jaipur-based Sky Waltz. situated in the Changthang region of Ladakh, India. 44. Ans. B. • It is called Tso Kar, meaning white lake, because • Satpura Tiger Reserve Located in the south of the of the white salt efflorescence found on the river Narmada, The forest of the Satpura ranges margins due to the evaporation of highly saline are rich in biodiversity and are inhabited by many water. endangered species. Keeping this specialty in • The Tso Kar Basin is an A1 Category Important mind, Satpura Tiger Reserve was declared as the Bird Area (IBA) as per Bird Life International and first biosphere reserve of Madhya Pradesh in the a key staging site in the Central Asian Flyway. The year 1999 site is also one of the most important breeding areas of the Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) 45. Ans. C. in India. Jallikattu is a custom practised where cattle stock is worshipped, during the Pongal festival, 48. Ans. B. primarily in Tamil Nadu. This year it is being • Bhogapuram Airport is a new international celebrated on January 15. It is a sport where a bull airport construction project for the Indian state of is let loose among a crowd of people. The Andhra Pradesh. participants are supposed to take control of the • Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu bull by holding its hump for as long as they can. Naidu announced the development in Feb-2015. • The airport will be located in the town of The festival is celebrated on Mattu Pongal, the Bhogapuram and will serve the wider third day of the harvest festival. Its name is Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts. derived from the Tamil words ‘salli’ meaning coins Construction commenced on 14-Feb-2019. and ‘kattu’ meaning package. This refers to the bag • GMR Infrastructure has received "Letter of of coins which is tied to the bull’s horns which Award" (LoA) for the development and operations participants try to get hold of. of Bhogapuram International Airport. 49. Ans. C. 46. Ans. B. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a • The GoI has decided to celebrate the birth UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India. falls on January 23 as 'Parakram Diwas'. It is located around the historical city of • The Day will be mark to honour and remember Champaner, a city which was built by Sultan Netaji's indomitable spirit and selfless service to Mahmud Begada of Gujarat. the nation. The heritage site is studded with forts with • The Government of India has decided to bastions starting from the hills of Pavagadh, and celebrate the 125th birth anniversary year of extending into the city of Champaner.

16 www.gradeup.co The transition between Hindu and Muslim culture • Manasa Varanasi (23 years) has been declared as and architecture in the late 15th to early 16th the winner of VLCC Femina Miss India World century is documented in the park, particularly 2020. the early Islamic and pre-Mughal city that has • She hails from Telangana and is a financial remained without any change. information exchange analyst. It was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage • Other than her, Manika Sheokand was declared Site in 2004. VLCC Femina Miss Grand India 2020, Uttar Pradesh’s Manya Singh was crowned VLCC 50. Ans. D. Femina Miss India 2020 runner-up. Betla National Park is a national park located in the Chota Nagpur Plateau of the Latehar district of 55. Ans. B. the Indian state of Jharkhand, in India. • Jeff Bezos, the Founder and CEO of Amazon, will step down as the CEO of Amazon in the third 51. Ans. C. quarter October 2021 and Andy Jassy, the lead of • Vijayanagara has officially been declared as 31st Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud District of Karnataka through gazette notification. computing unit of Amazon will take over as the • This new district has been carved out of Ballari New CEO. and named after Vijayanagara empire that ruled • Jeff Bezos will be taking up the role of executive from this region in 14-15th century. chair of the Amazon’s Board of Directors. • Vijayanagara district will have six taluks like • He also stated that he would be focusing on the Kudligi, Hagaribommana Halli, Kotturu, Hoovina new products, early initiatives and Philanthropic Hadagali, and Harapanahalli and it’s headquarter giving through like Day 1 Fund and the Bezos will be at Hosapete. Earth Fund; Blue Origin, his secretive space venture. 52. Ans. A. • National Horticulture Fair (NHF) 2021 has been 56. Ans. B. inaugurated in Bengaluru • Estonia President Kersti Kaljulaid appointed • It is a 5-day long event, which has organized by Kaja Kallas as the Prime Minister(PM) of the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) country. With this appointment she becomes the • Theme of National Horticulture Fair (NHF) 2021: 1st female PM of the country since the nation ‘Horticulture for Start-Up and Stand-Up India’. regained independence in 1991. • She succeeds Jüri Ratas. She is the leader of the 53. Ans. D. Reform party. • Australian wildlife photographer, Robert Irwin • The 15-member Cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja has won Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 Kallas is a coalition of 2 parties namely, Reform People’s Choice Award Contest. Party & Centre Party. • Robert won the award for the image titled • Kaja Kallas, a lawyer was a member of the 12th ‘bushfire’, which is the picture of devastating & 14th Riigikogu(All important state-related Australian Bushfire in 2020, he captured using a questions pass through the Riigikogu) drone, near the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in • She was a member of the european parliament Cape York, Queensland. from 2014-2018, representing the Alliance of • Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Largest Liberals and Democrats for Europe. wildlife photography competition in the world, • She served as the Chairman of the Economic organised by the Natural History Museum. Affairs Committee.

57. Ans. D. 54. Ans. A. * The US Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Antony Blinken to be the nation’s 71st secretary of

17 www.gradeup.co state as lawmakers scrambled to approve President Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees before 60. Ans. B. impeachment proceedings begin against his • Pawan Munjal, chairman, managing director and predecessor. chief executive of Hero MotoCorp, won top * Blinken will become America’s top diplomat as honours as Business Leader of the Year at The the world confronts a confluence of threats: the Economic Times Award for Corporate Excellence COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and a great- 2020. power competition that increasingly pits the • The Jury for the awards was led by Sundar Pichai, United States against China on trade, technology the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc and its and other issues. subsidiary Google. * Blinken will be charged with unraveling much of • Shaktikanta Das, governor of the Reserve Bank President Donald Trump's foreign policy, which of India, was the jury’s choice for Business made even some of his most ardent Republican Reformer of the Year. supporters squeamish. Trump alienated U.S. allies, from Canada to Germany, and he embraced some 61. Ans. C. of the world's most brutal dictators, including • Former Australian captain Steve Smith won the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian third Allan Border Medal of his career at the President Vladimir Putin. Trump withdrew from Australian Cricket Awards for the period 2020-21. international agreements on arms control, climate • The Allan Border Medal recognises the most change and trade, among other nettlesome global outstanding male Australian cricketer of the past problems. season as voted by his peers, the media and umpires. 58. Ans. C. • Apart from this, Beth Mooney bagged Belinda • Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Clarke Award, the top honour for a female player has reappointed Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- at the Australian Cricket Awards. Hamad Al-Sabah as prime minister following • This is the maiden Belinda Clarke Award for parliamentary polls in the Gulf Arab state, which Mooney. faces its worst economic crisis in decades. • Sheikh Sabah, who had been foreign minister 62. Ans. B. since 2011 before being elevated to the post of • Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth will become the premier in late 2019, faces the urgent task of 1st woman fighter pilot to take part in the overcoming legislative gridlock on a debt law that Republic Day parade. would allow Kuwait to tap international debt • She will be a part of the Indian Air Force’s tableau markets in order to plug a growing budget deficit. in the 2021 Republic Day Parade that will showcase mock-ups of the light combat helicopter, 59. Ans. B. light combat aircraft, and the Sukhoi-30 fighter • Luis Arce has been chosen as the President-elect plane. of Bolivia, after winning a landslide victory in the 2020 Bolivian general election. 63. Ans. A. • He captured 55.1% of the total votes. Arce will • The chairman of Wipro Limited Azim Premji has take the charge of the office on 8 November 2020. been chosen for 'Press Club Person of the Year' He would succeed Jeanine Anez, who is serving as award given by the Press Club of Bangalore. the interim President of Bolivia. • The founder chairman of Narayana Health Dr • The 57-year-old, Luis is a member of the political Devi Prasad Shetty and actor-Director Sudeep party Movement Toward Socialism. Sanjeev have been selected for the 'Press Club • Previously, Arce served as Minister of Economy Special Award.' and Public Finance from 2006 to 2017 and in 2019 • Besides them 25 senior journalists have been under the President Evo Morales. selected for the 'Press Club Annual Awards'.

18 www.gradeup.co • Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will facilitate the • The Summit is being organizing by Department awardees at a function scheduled for the third for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, M/o week of February. Commerce & Industry, as a follow up of the announcement made by the Prime Minister Shri 64. Ans. D. Narendra Modi at the 4th BIM • PM Modi along with other world leaders have • 6STEC Summit held in Kathmandu in August, inaugurated the Gandhi Solar Park (50 kilowatts) 2018. at the UN headquarters in New York. • Declaring the Summit open, the Minister of • They also released a commemorative stamp Railways, Commerce and Industry, Consumer issued by the UN on Gandhi's 150th birth Affairs and Food and Public Distribution Shri anniversary. Piyush Goyal said that the Summit is a • UN Secretary-General António Guterres and demonstration of neighbourhood first policy number of heads of state were present on the which will booster partnership among the occasion. member countries. • Mr Modi said the platform is a living example that Mahatma Gandhi was from India but did not 67. Ans. C. belong only to India. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Launched ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ 65. Ans. B. (Electricity Scheme for Farmers) in Gujarat. • Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, • It is a scheme for providing 16 Hours of Power Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Animal Supply to Farmers, providing day-time power Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh, Jal Shakti supply needed by farmers for irrigation. Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Minister • The Farmers will get 3 Phase Power Supply from of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria jointly 5 AM to 9 PM. launched a unified web portal for monitoring the • Gujarat Government has allocated a budget INR progress of GOBARDHAN activities across the 3500 Crore for installing infrastructure under this nation. scheme by 2023. • Gobardhan is an important component of • A total of 234 ‘66-Kilowatt’ transmission lines Swachh Bharat Mission Phase-2 for organic solid with a total length of 3490 circuit kilometers waste management. (CKM) will be established under the project, • This scheme was launched by the Ministry of including 220 KV substations. Drinking Water & Sanitation. • GOBAR-DHAN scheme stands for Galvanizing 68. Ans. D. Organic Bio-Agro Resources – DHAN scheme. • The 16th edition of Indo-US joint military • This scheme is the part of the Swachh Bharat exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' will be held in Rajasthan Mission (Gramin). between February 8 and 21. • The scheme has its focus on keeping the villages • The exercise near the India-Pakistan border aims clean, increasing the income of rural households. at enhancing cooperation and interoperability It also seeks to generate energy from cattle waste. between the two armies and will focus on counter- terrorism operations under the United Nations 66. Ans. B. mandate. • The two day ‘Prarambh’, Startup India • The exercise is being held in India also assumes International Summit begin in New Delhi today, significance in the backdrop of recent with members of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal developments on northern borders, and conveys Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and the strategic posture of the two nations as well as Economic Cooperation) countries participating in enhanced upward trajectory in Indo-US relations. the inaugural event. 69. Ans. A.

19 www.gradeup.co • Norway topped The Economist Intelligence which he captured 212 Test wickets at an average Unit's latest Democracy Index report titled of 28.38 and 38 ODI wicket. "Democracy in sickness and in health?", with • He became selector for Australian cricket team Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada making in 2005. up the top five. • Among India's neighbours, while Sri Lanka, at 72. Ans. A. 68th rank, is classified as a flawed democracy, • Denmark defeated Sweden 26-24 to win a Bangladesh (76), Bhutan (84) and Pakistan (105) second successive men's world handball title with are classified in the 'hybrid regime' category. Mikkel Hansen grabbing seven goals and Afghanistan is ranked 139th and classified as an goalkeeper Niklas Landin pulling off a series of 'authoritarian regime' in the index. stunning saves. • India slipped two places to 53rd position in the • Olympic champions Denmark had defeated 2020 Democracy Index's global ranking, according Norway to lift the 2019 trophy on home ground. to The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). • While Hansen grabbed the scoring headlines, the • India's overall score fell from 6.9 in 2019 to 6.61 Danes were equally indebted to Landin who made in the Index that provides a snapshot of the 15 saves. current state of democracy worldwide for 167 countries. 73. Ans. C. • First Asian Online Shooting Championship was 70. Ans. A. organized by Kuwait Shooting Federation from • United States (US) based Startup bluShift 29-30 January 2021. Aerospace launched ‘Stardust 1.0’ from Loring • The Indian shooting contingent has topped the Commerce Centre in Maine, US. It is the World’s medals tally in the tournament. 1st Commercial Rocket launch powered by • The 24-member Indian contingent has won total Biofuel. 11 medals, which included four gold medals, two • The solid biofuels used in the launch is non-toxic, silver and five bronze medals. 274 shooters from Carbon Neutral & can be sourced from America 22 Asian countries took part in the competition. • It uses Nitrous Oxide bubbled with Oxygen as an oxidizer. 74. Ans. D. • bluShift Aerospace’s Rocket Engine is a hybrid of • Seth Rogen, Hollywood Actor, comedian, and a solid and liquid propellant called ‘Modular writer authored his debut book titled “Yearbook” Adaptable Rocket Engine for Vehicle Launch a collection of true stories and essays of Seth (MAREVL)’. Rogen. • Other rockets being developed by the company • The hardcover and digital format of the book will include Stardust Gen. 2, Starless Rouge and Red be published by Crown Publishing Group and the Dwarf, which is a low-Earth orbit (LEO) vehicle audio edition of the book will be released by and is designed to fly a maximum payload of 30 kg. Penguin Random House Audio. • The “Yearbook” is a collection of true stories and 71. Ans. B. funny essays of Seth Rogen that speaks about his • Former right-arm fast bowler Merv Hughes (59 grandparents, about him from doing standup years) has been inducted into the Australian comedy during his teenage and Jewish summer Cricket Hall of Fame. camp. • Australian cricket board has described him as the larrikin who demolished batting line-ups all 75. Ans. C. over the world * SpaceX successfully created a New World Record • He played 53 Tests and 33 ODIs for Australia in by launching 143 Satellites in a single mission. a career spanning from 1985 to 1994, during

20 www.gradeup.co * The satellites were launched using the Falcon 9 radars, bunkers, taxi tracks and runways. Reusable rockets from the Cape Canaveral Space Indigenously developed by the Defence Research Force Station in Florida, United States of America. and Development Organisation’s research centre * With this, SpaceX bettered Indian Space Imarat, the weapon has a range of 100 km. It was Research Organization’s (ISRO) record of test-fired from the IAF’s Jaguar fighter planes. deploying 104 satellites in a single mission in • It is the first smart weapon to be fired from an February 2017. Indian Hawk Mk132 trainer aircraft. * The Launch is also the first dedicated mission for • The company-owned Hawk-I platform is being SpaceX under SmallSat ‘Rideshare’ program called extensively used for certification of systems and Transporter-1. weapons developed indigenously by DRDO and * With the launch of the satellites, SpaceX is Council of Scientific and Industrial Research labs. planning to provide Global broadband internet coverage by 2021. 78. Ans. C. * Out of 143 satellites – 133 were Commercial & • Madhya Pradesh has become the first State to Government CubeSats, microstats and 10 were give electricity subsidy through Direct Benefit Starlink satellites. Transfer. • With this, it has fulfilled a power reform 76. Ans. D. condition as proposed by the Centre and thus • The Netherlands government hosted an online eligible for additional borrowing. international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS • The scheme has been implemented in Vidisha Online) on 25 January 2021. district of the State, where electricity is bring • CAS Online build on the advances of the UN supplied through the MP Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Climate Action Summit by showcasing pioneering Vitaran Co Ltd with effect from December 2020. solutions to the climate emergency, and sustaining • Under the scheme, an amount of ₹32.07 crore momentum through to UNFCCC’s COP26 in was transferred to the bank accounts of 60,081 Glasgow in 2021. beneficiaries in December. • As the world recovers from the COVID-19 • This made the State eligible to mobilise pandemic, the CAS will deliver action and inspire additional financial resources equivalent to 0.15 change to help societies build back better. per cent of its Gross State Domestic Product • It was aimed to help realize the transitions (GSDP). required for a climate-resilient world. • Accordingly, the Expenditure Department under • The summit had a significant focus on securing the Finance Ministry gave a go-ahead to borrow new investments to ensure that millions of additional ₹1,423 crore through Open Market smallholder farmers can adapt to the stresses of Borrowings. climate on food production. • The summit organizers have called for major 79. Ans. D. new funding for agricultural research, expanded • The World Economic Forum (WEF) releases the access to farmer advisory services, as well as Global Risks Report. This year it has published 16th expanded access to risk management and financial edition of the report. services. Join UNFSS at this event. • The findings of the report are based on the Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) undertaken by 77. Ans. B. over 650 members of WEF’s diverse leadership • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) communities. announced that a Hawk-I aircraft successfully • The Report is prepared with Strategic Partners, fired a Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) for the Marsh McLennan in Partnership with SK Group first time off the coast of Odisha. and Zurich Insurance Group. • The SAAW is a precision strike weapon that can be used to target enemy airfield assets such as

21 www.gradeup.co • The report is being released before WEF’s • Total 11 private Indian firms have made it to the upcoming virtual Davos Agenda scheduled to be list of 500 most valuable companies across the held between January 25-29, 2021. world, and the country is ranked 10th on the chart. • The main objective behind the publishing of the • The total value of these 11 companies grew 14 report is to enable better preparation by per cent and has been pegged at $805 billion or Government & other International Communities nearly a third of the Indian GDP. during the times of crisis. • All these companies in the list of non-state enterprises have gained in value during 2020, 80. Ans. C. which was hit by the pandemic, barring tobacco • Ram Sewak Sharma, the first director general of major ITC and second largest private sector lender the Unique Identification Authority of India ICICI Bank, as per the Hurun Global 500 report. (UIDAI) writes an insider’s account in The Making • Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries leads of Aadhaar: World’s Largest Identity Platform. among the local enterprises with a 20.5 per cent • Sharma begins by summing up his experiences jump in valuation to $168.8 billion as of December during various bureaucratic postings in 1 and is ranked 54th globally, as per the list. Jharkhand, ranging from streamlining personnel records and digitising public grievances to 83. Ans. B. managing election logistics — all using innovative • Germany has topped the list of countries in terms digital means. of powerful passports, having a mobility score of • The learnings from these episodes proved to be 134. the building blocks of the Aadhaar project. • Sweden, Finland and Spain all ranked second, with a mobility score of 133. While all the passport 81. Ans. D. holders of all the three countries require visas for • Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence (MoD) 65 countries, the Swedish passport holders can go unveiled India’s first indigenously designed and to 99 countries without requiring a visa, and to 34 developed ‘Driverless Metro Car’ during a function countries on a visa-on-arrival arrangement. held at the Bharat Earth Movers Limited • Passports of Denmark, Norway, Switzerland and manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka. New Zealand ranked at the third place, with all the • The ‘Driverless Metro Car’ are being countries having a mobility score of 132, requiring manufactured by BEML for Mumbai Metropolitan a visa for 66 countries. Region Development Authority (MMRDA) MRS1 • The index placed India at the 61st position, along project. with Philippines, Bhutan, Benin, Gabon, and • The project needs 576 cars which will be Algeria, with all the six countries having a mobility supplied by January 2024. score of 52. Holders of the Indian passport have • In this regard, BEML recently opened its Depot visa-free access to 18 countries, and require a visa office at Charkop Metro Depot, MMRDA, Mumbai on arrival for 34 countries. for commissioning, testing and round-the- clock 84. Ans. A. services for Driverless Metro cars. • Germany has topped the list of countries in terms • These metro cars will operate on 25 kV AC of powerful passports, having a mobility score of traction power and equipped with CCTV (Closed- 134. circuit television (CCTV) surveillance and with the • Sweden, Finland and Spain all ranked second, provision to carry passenger bi-cycles in the with a mobility score of 133. While all the passport coaches. holders of all the three countries require visas for • They are made up of stainless-steel body with a 65 countries, the Swedish passport holders can go capacity of carrying 2280 passengers in 6 cars to 99 countries without requiring a visa, and to 34 metro train-set. countries on a visa-on-arrival arrangement. • Passports of Denmark, Norway, Switzerland and 82. Ans. B. New Zealand ranked at the third place, with all the

22 www.gradeup.co countries having a mobility score of 132, requiring • He was born on 20th June 1947 in Odisha. a visa for 66 countries. • Michael Kindo was a part of the Indian Hockey • The index placed India at the 61st position, along Team which won the Olympic bronze medal in the with Philippines, Bhutan, Benin, Gabon, and Munich Olympic 1972. Algeria, with all the six countries having a mobility • He was also a part of the Indian team that won score of 52. Holders of the Indian passport have the 1975 Hockey World Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, visa-free access to 18 countries, and require a visa Malaysia. This was the only time that Team India on arrival for 34 countries. won the World cup. • Michael Kindo received the Arjuna award in 85. Ans. C. 1972 and became the first sportsperson of tribal • Jay Shah has been named as the official background to receive the Arjuna award. representative of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the International Cricket Council 88. Ans. D. (ICC) Board meetings. • India flagged off the 40th Indian Scientific • Shah is the Secretary of the Board of Control for Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) from the Cricket in India (BCCI). Mormugao Port, Goa. • He will replace BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, • The Expedition will have 43 members and the who was currently representing India at the ICC chartered ice-class vessel MV Vasiliy Golovnin will Board, but he suffered a heart condition recently take the team to Antarctica. and had to be admitted to hospital where he • On return, the vessel will bring back the underwent primary angioplasty. members of the 39th Expedition. The Ministry of Earth Science launched the expedition. 86. Ans. D. • National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced (NCPOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is the operational guidelines for the Payments implementation agency of the Indian Antarctic Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) scheme, Programme. aimed at encouraging deployment of more digital • They are responsible for carrying out expedition payments infrastructure across tier-3 to tier-6 programs to Antarctica. centres. • The fund will be used to subsidize banks and 89. Ans. D. non-banks for deploying payment infrastructure, • India's highest Meteorological Centre is located which will be contingent upon specific targets in Leh, Ladakh. being achieved. • It has been inaugurated recently by Union • The central bank has also constituted an Minister of Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan, advisory council under the chairmanship of B.P. virtually. Kanungo, a deputy governor, to manage the fund. • It is situated at 3500 meters from mean sea level. • The PIDF will be operational for three years from 1 January 2021, and may be extended for two 90. Ans. D. more years based on progress. Arya Rajendran (21-years) has been elected the • The fund has a corpus of ₹345 crore, of which new mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, ₹250 crore was contributed by RBI and ₹95 crore of Kerala. by authorized card networks operating in India. Arya is a second-year student of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Mathematics at the All Saints College. 87. Ans. D. She is also the state president of Balasangam, the • Former Indian hockey player, Olympic Bronze children’s wing of the CPI(M). medalist Michael Kindo, passed away at the age of 73 due to age related ailments in Rourkela, Odisha. 91. Ans. A.

23 www.gradeup.co Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 'Player of • Ranjitsinh Disale won the Global teacher prize, the Century' award at the Globe Soccer Awards. 2020. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola won the • He is a primary school teacher from Solapur of Coach of the Century award. Spanish giants Real Maharashtra. Madrid won the Club of the Century award during • The Global teacher prize is awarded by the the event. Varkey Foundation. • The 31-year-old Ranjitsingh Disale generously 92. Ans. D. declared that he will split half of the prize money • Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will of USD 1 million with his top ten fellow finalists. set up its Regional Academic Center for Space (RAC-S) at IIT-BHU. • In this regard a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between IIT-BHU and ISRO to 96. Ans. B. pave the way for advanced research in the future • Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries technology of the Indian space program. Ltd. (RIL) topped the Fortune 500 list of Indian • IIT-BHU will act as a catalyst for capacity companies. building, awareness creation and R & D activities • Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC), the nation’s of ISRO. The activities of RAC-S shall be directed to biggest oil firm, bagged the second spot, followed maximize the utilization of research potential, by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) at the infrastructure, expertise available at ISRO and IIT- third. BHU. • The country’s largest lender State Bank of India was in the fourth position, while India’s second- 93. Ans. A. biggest fuel retailer Bharat Petroleum Corporation • Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Ltd. (BPCL) took the fifth spot. Hamilton capped another successful year by • Tata Motors was ranked sixth, followed by gold claiming the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year refiner Rajesh Exports at the seventh spot. prize. • India’s largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy • The 35-year-old driver, who last month equalled Services took the eighth spot, while ICICI Bank was Michael Schumacher's record of seven F1 titles, at ninth, and Larsen and Toubro at tenth. overcame Jordan Henderson and Hollie Doyle to • The list was published by Fortune India, which is win the British broadcaster's prestigious prize in part of the Kolkata-based RP Sanjiv Goenka Group. a public vote. • England midfielder Henderson led Liverpool to 97. Ans. C. its first Premier League title in 30 years. • In the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2020, India has been ranked at 8th spot globally in the list of 94. Ans. A. countries most affected by terrorism in 2019. The • Kuldeep Handoo (2020 Dronacharya Awardee) GTI score of India is 7.353 out of 10. has been appointed Prime Minister Narendra • India recorded 277 Deaths, 439 Injuries & 558 Modi’s ‘Fit India’ Ambassador. Incidents due to Terrorism in 2019. Regionally, • Mr Handoo, who is Wushu Coach of Team India South Asia was the most impacted region by is serving as Inspector in Jammu and Kashmir terrorism in 2019, recording more deaths than Police Department. any other region. • Fit India Movement is a nation-wide movement • Also, globally the deaths caused due to terrorism in India to encourage people to remain healthy fell by 15 per cent to 13,286 in 2019 over 2018. and fit by including physical activities and sports in their daily lives. 98. Ans. C. • An Assam reserve forest, ravaged by militancy, is 95. Ans. D. set to become the state’s sixth national park. The

24 www.gradeup.co state government has proposed to upgrade the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & 422-sq km Ripu Reserve Forest in Kokrajhar Dairying, Government of India. district. 100. Ans. C. • The area of proposed Raimona National Park lies • According to air pollution data released by the within the Ripu Reserve Forest that has a history US Air Quality Index 2020, Pakistan's cultural of one of the best scientifically-managed forests in capital Lahore has once again topped the list of the country during the late 19th century. world's most polluted cities. • The area comprises the highest biodiverse • According to the index, Lahore reported a floristic composition of the state wherein as many particulate matter (PM) rating of 423. Pakistan's as 11 different forest types and sub-types could be financial capital Karachi ranked at 7 on the AQI. classified. • New Delhi came in second with a PM of 229, while Nepal's capital Kathmandu ranked the third- 99. Ans. A. worst city with a PM of 178. • The Government of India has appointed IAS • The United States Environmental Protection officer Varsha Joshi as the new Chairperson of Agency regards air quality satisfactory if the AQI is National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). under 50. • She is presently served as Joint Secretary (CDD), • Lahore's AQI fell in the range of 301 and higher, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, which has been classified as “hazardous”.

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