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1.Which becomes the India’s first 30,000 students in emerging Zoological Park to acquire ISO 9001:2015 technologies? Quality Management Standards A. Google Certification? B. Intel A. National Zoological Park, Delhi C. Amazon B. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, D. IBM Vishakhapatnam E. Facebook C. Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad D. Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune 7.Which country will host the qualifiers of E. Nandan Kanan Zoological Park, the 2023 ODI ICC World Cup? Bhubaneswar A. South Africa B. Scotland 2.Which country has been banned from C. Zimbabwe using its name, flag and anthem at the D. Kenya next two Olympics or at any world E. Sri Lanka championships for the next two years? A. China 8.Federation of Automobile Dealers B. Japan Associations (FADA) & Automotive Skills C. Russia Development Council (ASDC) announced D. Israel partnership with which company to E. Brazil reduce the digital skill gap in India’s auto dealership sector? 3.The Sports Ministry has formally A. Google recognized which event as a competitive B. Intel sport? C. Amazon A. Dancing D. IBM B. Yogasana E. Facebook C. Marshal Arts D. Pranayam 9.The networking and communication E. All of the above company Ericsson released a report “The Ericsson Mobility Report 2020” which 4.Which country has approved the estimated India’s 5G connection to chemical castration of rapist in its new surpass 350 million by ______. Anti-Rape legislation? A. 2022 A. Bangladesh B. 2023 B. Afghanistan C. 2024 C. Sri Lanka D. 2025 D. Pakistan E. 2026 E. Nepal 10.According to the 2020 Global Status 5.The Indian Space Research Report for Buildings and Construction Organisation successfully launched the released by Global Alliance for Buildings CMS-01 through PSLV-C50. CMS-01 is and Construction (GlobalABC), the India’s ______communications satellite. Building & Construction sector accounted st A. 41 for ______of CO2 emissions. B. 42nd A. 18% C. 43rd B. 28% D. 44th C. 30% E. 45th D. 38% E. 42% 6.The Telangana government has partnered with which tech major to skill 11.Name the Indian entrepreneur is among the seven winners of the

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prestigious “Young Champions of the A. Haryana Earth” 2020 given by the United Nations B. Jharkhand Environment Programme (UNEP)? C. Uttar Pradesh A. Ashraf Patel D. Odisha B. Vidyut Mohan E. Karnataka C. Shobhana Bhartia D. Sandeep Patel 17.Ankita Raina is associated with which E. Sujoy Santra sports? A. Badminton 12.What is India’s rank in the recently B. Tennis released United Nations’ Human C. Hockey Development Index 2020? D. Kabaddi A. 131st E. Shooting B. 129th C. 137th 18.Who has been named as the FICCI D. 144th 2020 Male Sportsperson of the Year? E. 155th A. Bajrang Punia B. Sundar Singh Gurjar 13.Which becomes the first Arabian C. Sushil Kumar country to establish Friendship D. Yogeshwar Dutt Association with India? E. Virat Kohli A. United Arab Emirate B. Oman 19.Who has been conferred with the 2020 C. Kuwait Female Sportsperson of the Year by D. Saudi Arabia FICCI? E. Iran A. Simran Sharma B. Manjusha Kanwar 14.Which institution has signed an C. Elavenil Valarivan agreement with cGanga, a think-tank of D. Annu Rani the National Mission for Clean Ganga, for E. None of the above development of sludge management framework in India? 20.Which of the following facility has A. Earth System Governance Project been launched by Asian Development (ESGP) Bank to offer financial support to procure B. Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) COVID vaccine for ADB’s developing C. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate member countries? Change (IPCC) A. COVAX D. Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy B. APVAX Research (NIBIO) C. CO-WIN E. European Environment Agency (EEA) D. CVVM E. COVAX AMC 15.World’s leading mobility platform, Ola has signed an MoU with which state 21.Who has been conferred with the government for setting up the world’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award – largest scooter manufacturing plant? India 2020? A. Maharashtra A. Sujoy Santra B. Karnataka B. Sandeep Patel C. Tamil Nadu C. Shobhana Bhartia D. Gujarat D. Ashraf Patel E. Madhya Pradesh E. Sudha Pillai

16.Which state will host the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023?

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22.Who has been conferred with the 2020 E. S Mahendra Dev Female Sportsperson of the Year by FICCI? 28.Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat A. Simran Sharma got commissioned at Hazira in Gujarat, is B. Manjusha Kanwar built indigenously by ______. C. Elavenil Valarivan A. Mazagon Dock Limited D. Annu Rani B. Hindustan Shipyard Limited E. None of the above C. Larson & Toubro D. Goa Shipyard Limited 23.Ankita Raina is associated with which E. Cochin Shipyard Limited sports? A. Badminton 29.Who will be the Chief Guest at the B. Tennis Republic Day Parade in 2021? C. Hockey A. Joe Biden D. Kabaddi B. Boris Johnson E. Shooting C. Kamla Herris D. Emmanuel Macron 24.Which state will host the FIH Men’s E. Jair Bolsonaro Hockey World Cup 2023? A. Haryana 30.Which institution has signed an B. Jharkhand agreement with cGanga, a think-tank of C. Uttar Pradesh the National Mission for Clean Ganga, for D. Odisha development of sludge management E. Karnataka framework in India? A. Earth System Governance Project 25.World’s leading mobility platform, Ola (ESGP) has signed an MoU with which state B. Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) government for setting up the world’s C. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate largest scooter manufacturing plant? Change (IPCC) A. Maharashtra D. Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy B. Karnataka Research (NIBIO) C. Tamil Nadu E. European Environment Agency (EEA) D. Gujarat E. Madhya Pradesh 31.The fifth India Water Impact Summit was organized by which entity? 26.Renowned personality UA Khader A. National Water Commission passed away recently he was a famous B. National Mission for Clean Ganga writer of which language? C. Centre for Ganga River Basin A. Malayalam Management and Studies B. Tamil D. Ministry of Jal Shakti C. Urdu E. Both B and C D. Sanskrit E. Kannada 32.The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari 27.Who has been reappointed as the inaugurated the Koliwar Bridge built over Managing Director (MD) and Chief which river in Bihar? Executive Officer (CEO) of Kotak A. Sone Mahindra Bank (KMB) for a period of 3 B. Ganga years? C. Koshi A. Prakash Apte D. Gandak B. Uday Kotak E. Ghaghra C. Dipak Gupta D. C Jayaram

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33.The Union Minister of state for tourism E. WTO and culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the Association of Buddhist 39.Renowned personality John le Carre Tour Operators International Convention passed away recently, he was a veteran in _____. ______. A. Ladakh A. Business Tycoon B. Chandigarh B. Politician C. New Delhi C. Environmentalist D. Jaipur D. Novelist E. Dharmshala E. Actor

34.Who has won the year-ending Formula 40.Renowned personality One the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020? Vidyavachaspati Bannanje A. Lewis Hamilton Govindacharya passed away recently, he B. Sebastian Vettel was a scholar of which languages? C. Max Verstappen A. Sanskrit and Kannada D. Daniel Ricciardo B. Hindi and Tamil E. Alexander Albon C. Malayalam and Telugu D. Hindi and Sanskrit 35.The joint air force exercise "Shaheen E. Gujarati and Hindi (Eagle)-IX" was conducted between which two countries? 41.Who has won the year-ending Formula A. UAS and Pakistan One the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020? B. Pakistan and China A. Lewis Hamilton C. Israel and Pakistan B. Sebastian Vettel D. Pakistan and Iran C. Max Verstappen E. Pakistan and France D. Daniel Ricciardo E. Alexander Albon 36.Who has won the world heavyweight titles 2020? 42.Who has won the world heavyweight A. Anthony Joshua titles 2020? B. Kubrat Pulev A. Anthony Joshua C. Robert Helenius B. Kubrat Pulev D. Tyson Fury C. Robert Helenius E. Deontay Wilder D. Tyson Fury E. Deontay Wilder 37.With which country India decided to establish a task force on energy? 43.The joint air force exercise "Shaheen A. UAE (Eagle)-IX" was conducted between B. Qatar which two countries? C. Saudi Arabia A. UAS and Pakistan D. Oman B. Pakistan and China E. Bahrain C. Israel and Pakistan D. Pakistan and Iran 38.Which International organisaztion has E. Pakistan and France decided to introduce a prestigious ward “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman” 44.With which country India decided to International Prize in the Field of Creative establish a task force on energy? Economy”? A. UAE A. UNGA B. Qatar B. UNDP C. Saudi Arabia C. UNESCO D. Oman D. UNICEF E. Bahrain

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48.Who has released the book titled “The 45.Which International organisaztion has Shaurya Unbound-Tales of Valour of the decided to introduce a prestigious ward CRPF” on the 19th anniversary of the “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman” attack on Indian Parliament? International Prize in the Field of Creative A. Narendra Modi Economy”? B. Amit Shah A. UNGA C. Om Birla B. UNDP D. M Venkaiah Naidu C. UNESCO E. Ramnath Kovind D. UNICEF E. WTO 49.Dr. Carolina Araujo belongs to which country who has been conferred with 46.Renowned personality John le Carre ‘2020 Ramanujan Prize for Young passed away recently, he was a veteran Mathematicians’ for her significant work ______. in algebraic geometry? A. Business Tycoon A. Mexico B. Politician B. Italy C. Environmentalist C. Argentina D. Novelist D. Brazil E. Actor E. France

47.Renowned personality 50.Which country will host the Special Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Annual Meeting 2021 of WEF in 2021? Govindacharya passed away recently, he A. France was a scholar of which languages? B. Japan A. Sanskrit and Kannada C. Singapore B. Hindi and Tamil D. Philippines C. Malayalam and Telugu E. Switzerland D. Hindi and Sanskrit E. Gujarati and Hindi

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###ANSWERS### 1. Ans. C. new legislation sparked by outcry over • The Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad the gang rape of a mother on a becomes the first zoo in the country to motorway. receive ISO 9001: 2015 quality • New laws approved by President Arif management certification from the ASCB, Alvi will see rape cases expedited through UK. the courts and create the country's first • The ISO certificate helps to ensure national sex offenders register. maintaining the quality of standards. • Pakistan is a deeply conservative and • HYM International Certifications Pvt Ltd, patriarchal nation where victims of sexual accredited by the ASCB, recently abuse often are too afraid to speak out, reviewed the ISO 9001: 2015 or where criminal complaints are certification. frequently not investigated seriously. • The basis of assessment was 5. Ans. B. sanitisation, food processing, animal • The Indian Space Research breeding, medicare, animal care, hygiene Organisation (ISRO)’s PSLV-C50 lifted off maintenance and establishment. from the Sriharikota spaceport near • Notably, the number of tigers and Chennai, and successfully placed India's Indian Gaur were also increased at the 42nd communications satellite CMS-01 Nehru Zoological Park. (formerly GSAT-12R) into orbit 20 2. Ans. C. minutes after lift-off. • Russia was banned from using its name, • The 44-metre-high four-staged engine, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics PSLV-C50, is the 22nd flight of PSLV in or at any world championships for the 'XL' configuration (with six strap-on next two years. motors hugging the first stage). It will be • The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s the 52nd mission for India's Polar ruling also blocked Russia from bidding to Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). host major sporting events for two years. • The PSLV in normal configuration is a • Russian athletes and teams will still be four-stage expandable rocket powered by allowed to compete at next year’s Tokyo solid and liquid fuels alternatively, with Olympics and the 2022 Winter Games in six booster motors strapped on to the first Beijing, as well as world championships stage to give higher thrust during the including the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, if initial flight moments. they are not implicated in doping or 6. Ans. D. covering up positive tests. • Tech major IBM and the Telangana 3. Ans. B. government have entered into a • The Sports Ministry formally recognised collaboration to provide curated online yogasana as a competitive sport, which courses for the states students that will will enable the ancient practice to avail enhance their technical and professional government funding. skills. • Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Minister • IBM will work with Telangana Academy of AYUSH (Ayurveda Yoga and for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) to offer Naturopathy Unani Sidda Homoeopathy) Open P-TECH, a free digital education Shripad Yesso Naik formally promoted platform focused on emerging yogasana as a competitive sport during technologies and professional an event here. development skil. ls • The move was made to encourage yoga, • A total of 30,000 students of spread awareness about its benefits and engineering, degree and polytechnic to help improve physical and mental courses would benefit from the initiative wellbeing of the people. over a period of one year. 4. Ans. D. 7. Ans. C. • Pakistan has approved the chemical • Zimbabwe will host the qualifiers of the castration of rapists as part of sweeping 2023 ODI World Cup between June 18

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and July 9, according to a revised released by Global Alliance for Buildings scheduled announced by the ICC due to and Construction (GlobalABC), the the postponements caused by the Building & Construction sector accounted COVID-19 pandemic. for 38% of CO2 emissions, and the CO2 • India, the hosts of the rescheduled 2023 emission increased to 9.95 GtCO2 ODI World Cup, along with seven other (gigatonnes of carbon dioxide) in 2019. top Super League teams will qualify • This is the 5th Edition of the Annual directly for the tournament to be held in Report. October-November. The bottom five • GlobalABC was launched at COP21 teams from the Super League will (2015 United Nations Climate Change compete in the 2023 World Cup qualifier, Conference) and is hosted by the United joining the best three teams from League Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2. 11. Ans. B. 8. Ans. A. • The United Nations Environmental • Federation of Automobile Dealers Programme (UNEP has named seven Associations (FADA) & Automotive Skills person for this year’s "Young Champions Development Council (ASDC) announced of the Earth" 2020 award. partnership with Google India to reduce • A 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is the digital skill gap in India’s auto among the seven winners of the dealership sector. prestigious "Young Champions of the • The Training programme will be Earth" 2020 prize given by the UN conducted under Google India’s ‘Grow environment agency to global change- with Google’ initiative. makers using innovative ideas and • The main focus of the partnership is to ambitious action to help solve some of the empower Indian dealerships through world's most pressing environmental adoption of digital tools and platforms to challenges. engage with customers in post-COVID • Vidyut Mohan, an engineer, is the co- era. founder of "Takachar", a social enterprise • Training will be provided under the enabling farmers to prevent open burning topics of Digital Marketing, Hyper Local of their waste farm residues and earn Marketing & Full Funnel Strategy. extra income by converting them into • This is Google India’s first-of-its-kind value-added chemicals like activated initiative to help the dealer fraternity and carbon on-site, UN Environment support them in this necessary transition. Programme (UNEP). 9. Ans. E. 12. Ans. B. • Sweden based networking and • India dropped two ranks in the United communication company Ericsson Nations’ Human Development Index this released a report “The Ericsson Mobility year, standing at 131 out of 189 Report 2020” which estimated India’s 5G countries. connection to surpass 350 million, • For the first time, the United Nations accounting 27% of all mobile Development Programme introduced a subscriptions by 2026. new metric to reflect the impact caused • The report also notified India’s first 5G by each country’s per-capita carbon connection to be rolled out by 2021. emissions and its material footprint, • More than 15% of the world’s which measures the amount of fossil population (1 billion people) will live in fuels, metals and other resources used to areas under 5G coverage. make the goods and services it • 60% of the global population (3.5 consumes. billion) will use 5G connections with 5G • Norway, which tops the HDI, falls 15 subscriptions by 2026. places if this metric is used, leaving 10. Ans. D. Ireland at the top of the table. • According to the 2020 Global Status 13. Ans. B. Report for Buildings and Construction

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• Oman, India’s oldest strategic partner • FIH 2023 tournament will be 15th in West Asia, has announced to establish edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Oman-India Friendship Association, in Cup. what would be the first such initiative in • FIH Hockey World Cup is held after West Asia led by the Foreign Ministry. every four years. • Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr 17. Ans. B. bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi held • Indian Tennis player Ankita Raina won detailed dialogue with his Indian the 2020 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge counterpart S Jaishankar on giving jointly with her Georgian tennis partner further momentum to strategic ties. Ekaterine Gorgodze in Dubai. • The aim of the association to provide a • This Indo-Georgian pair defeated platform that promotes friendship, Spain’s Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov and understanding and matters of mutual Slovakian Kaja Juvan by 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 to interest between Oman and India win the final of the USD 1,00,000 event. business and social communities in the • This was Ankita’s her third doubles title Sultanate. of the tennis season 14. Ans. D. • Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge: • Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Professional female tennis tournament Research (NIBIO) has signed an and part of ITF Women’s World Tennis agreement with cGanga, a think-tank of Tour. the National Mission for Clean Ganga, for 18. Ans. A. development of sludge management • Federation of Indian Commerce and framework in India. Industry (FICCI) virtually conferred 2020 • This was announced during the 5th Male Sportsperson of the Year to Wrestler India Water Impact Summit 2020. Bajrang Punia. • The event is co-organised by National • He has won silver in 2018 World Mission for Clean Ganga and Centre for Wrestling Championships and bronze in Ganga River Basin Management and 2019 World Wrestling Championships and Studies. 2013 World Wrestling Championships 15. Ans. C. • The award is an attempt by FICCI to • Ola has signed Rs 2,400 crore acknowledge and recognise the investment MoU with Tamil Nadu govt, to contribution of sportspersons and various set up its first factory in the state stakeholders who deliver excellent results • After completion, Ola factory in Tamil throughout the year. Nadu will be the largest scooter 19. Ans. C. manufacturing facility in the world. • FICCI conferred 2020 Female • Initially, it will have an annual Sportsperson of the Year award to manufacturing capacity of 2 million units Shooter Elavenil Valarivan. • It will make India a manufacturing hub • She represented India at 2018 ISSF for two-wheeler electric vehicles Junior World Cup and won a gold medal • It will also reduce dependence of India • She won Gold at World Junior World Cup on import of electric vehicles, boosting Suhl 2019. manufacturing, employment. • At the 10m air rifle Asian Air Gun 16. Ans. D. Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei, she • International Hockey Federation (FIH) clinched her first individual gold medal in had announced Odisha to be the host for the senior category with a score of 250.5. 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup for a • She also won two junior World Cup gold second consecutive time. and a silver at juniors’ 2018 World • The 2023 tournament will be held at Championships. Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Biju 20. Ans. B. Patnaik Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. • Asian Development Bank (ADB) has • FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 was launched Asia Pacific Vaccine Access also hosted by Odisha. Facility (APVAX) to offer rapid and

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equitable financial support to procure • The 2023 tournament will be held at vaccines for ADB’s developing member Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Biju countries. Patnaik Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. • Total cost for allocation of APVAX: $ 9 • FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 was Billion also hosted by Odisha. • ADB HQs: Manila, Philippines • FIH 2023 tournament will be 15th 21. Ans. D. edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World • Ashraf Patel has been declared as the Cup. winner of the Social Entrepreneur of the • FIH Hockey World Cup is held after Year (SEOY) Award – India 2020 every four years. • She is the founder member and Board 25. Ans. C. member of Pravah and ComMutiny – The • Ola has signed Rs 2,400 crore Youth Collective (CYC). investment MoU with Tamil Nadu govt, to • Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award set up its first factory in the state – India 2020 is the 11th edition of the • After completion, Ola factory in Tamil annual award, instituted by the Schwab Nadu will be the largest scooter Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia manufacturing facility in the world. Foundation in 2010 • Initially, it will have an annual 22. Ans. C. manufacturing capacity of 2 million units • FICCI conferred 2020 Female • It will make India a manufacturing hub Sportsperson of the Year award to for two-wheeler electric vehicles Shooter Elavenil Valarivan. • It will also reduce dependence of India • She represented India at 2018 ISSF on import of electric vehicles, boosting Junior World Cup and won a gold medal manufacturing, employment. • She won Gold at World Junior World Cup 26. Ans. A. Suhl 2019. • Celebrated Malayalam writer U A • At the 10m air rifle Asian Air Gun Khader passed away recently. Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei, she • He published more than 70 novels, clinched her first individual gold medal in short stories and travelogues that are the senior category with a score of 250.5. considered among the finest works in • She also won two junior World Cup gold Malayalam. and a silver at juniors’ 2018 World • Khader was known for a progressive Championships. and secular outlook to his life and his 23. Ans. B. literature. • Indian Tennis player Ankita Raina won • His most acclaimed work of fiction, the 2020 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge Thrikkottoor Peruma (Thrikkottoor Lore), jointly with her Georgian tennis partner won him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Ekaterine Gorgodze in Dubai. Award in 1984. • This Indo-Georgian pair defeated 27. Ans. B. Spain’s Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov and • Reserve Bank of India(RBI) approved Slovakian Kaja Juvan by 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 to the reappointment of Uday Kotak as win the final of the USD 1,00,000 event. Managing Director(MD) and Chief • This was Ankita’s her third doubles title Executive Officer(CEO) of Kotak Mahindra of the tennis season Bank(KMB) for a period of 3 years • Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge: effective from 1st January 2021. Professional female tennis tournament • RBI also granted approval for and part of ITF Women’s World Tennis reappointing Prakash Apte as Part –time Tour. Chairman and Dipak Gupta as joint MD 24. Ans. D. for 3 years period with effect from • International Hockey Federation (FIH) January 1, 2021. had announced Odisha to be the host for • The board and the shareholders of the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup for a bank had approved these second consecutive time.

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reappointments, subject to RBI’s * This summit is aimed at discussing and approval at their respective meetings. disseminating the needs for the 28. Ans. C. modalities of embracing Arth Ganga. • Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat got * The 5th IWIS will forge greater commissioned at Hazira in Gujarat. interaction between the investors and the • This Interceptor boat is built stakeholders in the water sector and indigenously by M/s L&T Jetty, Hazira. promote international cooperation • It is capable of a high speed of 45 knots between India and many foreign having capability to operate in shallow countries for water and river waters. management • Vessel is fitted with latest state-of-the- 32. Ans. A. art navigation and communication * Union Minister for Road Transport and equipment. Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated • This Interceptor Boat will operate from the three-lane 1.5 km long Koilwar bridge Gujarat under administrative and over Sone river in Bihar through Video operational control of the Commander Conferencing Coast Guard Region (NW). * The existing two-lane bridge for both 29. Ans. B. rail and road traffic is 138 years old. • Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson A six-lane bridge is being made in its will be the chief guest at Republic Day place, of which, a three-lane carriageway Parade in January 2021. has been opened for public. • After Independence he will be the 2nd * After completion of the other British leader to attend the RD Padre as carriageway, the traffic on NH-922 and guest of honour. NH-30 will ease substantially. The bridge • John Major (1993) was first. is a major road for transport between • This will be Boris Johnson's "first major Bihar and UP. bilateral visit" since he took charge last 33. Ans. C. year. * Prahlad Singh Patel, The Union Minister 30. Ans. D. of State for tourism and culture • Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy inaugurated the Association of Buddhist Research (NIBIO) has signed an our operators International Convention in agreement with cGanga, a think-tank of New Delhi. the National Mission for Clean Ganga, for * The convention was held in partnership development of sludge management with Ministry of Tourism. framework in India. * During the inauguration ceremony, the • This was announced during the 5th announced the Swadesh Darshan scheme India Water Impact Summit 2020. and PRASAD Yojana to develop the • The event is co-organised by National tourism industry in the country. Mission for Clean Ganga and Centre for Under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, Ganga River Basin Management and more than 350 crores of rupees have Studies. been sanctioned for the development of 31. Ans. E. Buddhist sites. * The 5th India Water Impact Summit 34. Ans. C. (IWIS) held with theme “Comprehensive • Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished analysis and Holistic management of 16 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and rivers and water bodies with a focus on 18.4 clear of world champion Lewis Arth Ganga”. Hamilton to win the season-ending Abu * The Summit was organised by the Dhabi Grand Prix 2020. National Mission for Clean Ganga and the • Champions Mercedes completed the Centre for Ganga River Basin podium places in a processional race with Management and Studies. Valtteri Bottas second and seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton third.

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• The 23-year-old Verstappen had • The name of the award is “UNESCO- clinched a brilliant pole position and made Bangladesh “Bangabandhu Sheikh a good start while Bottas comfortably Mujibur Rahman” International Prize in held off Hamilton. the Field of Creative Economy.” 35. Ans. B. • The award will be given every two years • A joint exercise between the Pakistani and the prize money will be US $50,000. and Chinese air forces was held in It will be given for the first time in Pakistan. November next year at the 41st General • Shaheen-IX is the ninth in the series of meeting of UNESCO. Joint Air Exercises which is conducted 39. Ans. D. each year in both countries on alternate • John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist basis. best known for the Cold War thrillers • The first such drill was held in Pakistan Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Spy in March 2011. Who Came In From The Cold, passed • China and Pakistan share close military away at 89. ties. China helps Pakistan to jointly • The author, whose real name was David produce JF-17 fighter jets and other John Moore Cornwell, wrote 25 novels armaments. and one memoir in a career spanning 60 36. Ans. A. years, selling some 60 million books • Anthony Joshua has retained his world worldwide. heavyweight titles with a ninth-round • By exploring treachery at the heart of knockout of Kubrat Pulev, potentially British intelligence in spy novels, le Carre setting up an all-British fight against challenged Western assumptions about Tyson Fury to be undisputed champion of the Cold War by defining for millions the boxing's marquee division. moral ambiguities of the battle between • Joshua had already knocked down Pulev the Soviet Union and the West. three times when he unleashed a right 40. Ans. A. hook that sent the 39-year-old Bulgarian • Sanskrit and Kannada scholar to the canvas once again. Vidyavachaspati Bannanje 37. Ans. B. Govindacharya passed away at 84. • India and Qatar will be setting up a task • He had done extensive research on force on energy. Madhwa philosophy, besides authoring • This was announced after a telecall over 100 books and 4,000 pages in between Minister of Petroleum and Sanskrit on the subject. Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra • He had written commentaries on Vedas, Pradhan, and Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Upanishad, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Bhagavata and Puranas. Affairs and President and CEO Qatar • He was awarded Padma Shri in 2009. Petroleum. • He had written screenplay for films • Qatar is a reliable supplier of Liquefied ‘Bhagavad Gita’, ‘Adi Shankaracharya’ Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas. and ‘Madhvacharya’. • Both sides agreed to further strengthen • His online discourses were followed by cooperation in the energy sector and many enthusiasts from across the world. move beyond the buyer-seller 41. Ans. C. relationship to a comprehensive one, • Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished including two-way investments. 16 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and 38. Ans. C. 18.4 clear of world champion Lewis • In a move to honour Bangladesh’s Hamilton to win the season-ending Abu founding father, the United Nations Dhabi Grand Prix 2020. Educational, Scientific and Cultural • Champions Mercedes completed the Organisation (UNESCO) has decided to podium places in a processional race with introduce a prestigious award in the name Valtteri Bottas second and seven times of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. world champion Lewis Hamilton third.

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• The 23-year-old Verstappen had • The name of the award is “UNESCO- clinched a brilliant pole position and made Bangladesh “Bangabandhu Sheikh a good start while Bottas comfortably Mujibur Rahman” International Prize in held off Hamilton. the Field of Creative Economy.” 42. Ans. A. • The award will be given every two years • Anthony Joshua has retained his world and the prize money will be US $50,000. heavyweight titles with a ninth-round It will be given for the first time in knockout of Kubrat Pulev, potentially November next year at the 41st General setting up an all-British fight against meeting of UNESCO. Tyson Fury to be undisputed champion of 46. Ans. D. boxing's marquee division. • John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist • Joshua had already knocked down Pulev best known for the Cold War thrillers three times when he unleashed a right Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Spy hook that sent the 39-year-old Bulgarian Who Came In From The Cold, passed to the canvas once again. away at 89. 43. Ans. B. • The author, whose real name was David • A joint exercise between the Pakistani John Moore Cornwell, wrote 25 novels and Chinese air forces was held in and one memoir in a career spanning 60 Pakistan. years, selling some 60 million books • Shaheen-IX is the ninth in the series of worldwide. Joint Air Exercises which is conducted • By exploring treachery at the heart of each year in both countries on alternate British intelligence in spy novels, le Carre basis. challenged Western assumptions about • The first such drill was held in Pakistan the Cold War by defining for millions the in March 2011. moral ambiguities of the battle between • China and Pakistan share close military the Soviet Union and the West. ties. China helps Pakistan to jointly 47. Ans. A. produce JF-17 fighter jets and other • Sanskrit and Kannada scholar armaments. Vidyavachaspati Bannanje 44. Ans. B. Govindacharya passed away at 84. • India and Qatar will be setting up a task • He had done extensive research on force on energy. Madhwa philosophy, besides authoring • This was announced after a telecall over 100 books and 4,000 pages in between Minister of Petroleum and Sanskrit on the subject. Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra • He had written commentaries on Vedas, Pradhan, and Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Upanishad, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Bhagavata and Puranas. Affairs and President and CEO Qatar • He was awarded Padma Shri in 2009. Petroleum. • He had written screenplay for films • Qatar is a reliable supplier of Liquefied ‘Bhagavad Gita’, ‘Adi Shankaracharya’ Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas. and ‘Madhvacharya’. • Both sides agreed to further strengthen • His online discourses were followed by cooperation in the energy sector and many enthusiasts from across the world. move beyond the buyer-seller 48. Ans. C. relationship to a comprehensive one, • On the 19th Anniversary of the attack on including two-way investments. Indian Parliament the Lok Sabha Speaker 45. Ans. C. Om Birla has released the book titled “The • In a move to honour Bangladesh’s Shaurya Unbound-Tales of Valour of the founding father, the United Nations Central Reserve Police Force”. Educational, Scientific and Cultural • It is a collection of 13 most exemplary Organisation (UNESCO) has decided to acts of valour of CRPF brave hearts who introduce a prestigious award in the name were awarded with Chakras. of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 49. Ans. D.

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• Brazilian mathematician, Carolina Araujo has been conferred with ‘2020 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians’ for her significant work in algebraic geometry • She is the first non-Indian women mathematician to receive this prize. She is from Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, Brazil • Ramdorai Sujatha from India was the first women to receive this award in 2006. • It is given every year to young mathematicians who conducts outstanding research in developing nation. 50. Ans. C. • Singapore will host the Special Annual Meeting 2021 of WEF from May 13-16, 2021. • For the first time the WEF Special Annual meeting is taking place in Asia and the second time that meeting is being held outside Davos, Switzerland. • The first meeting outside Davos, Switzerland was held in 2002 in New York.

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