Q.1 Adani Group has inked an MoU with South Korea’s POSCO to set up a green, environment-friendly integrated steel mill in which state?
a. Bihar
b. Gujarat
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka
Q.2 Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), to replace K. Sivan?
a. S. Somanath
b. G. Madhavan Nair
c. Udupi Ramachandra Rao
d. Ajit Kumar Mohanty
Q.3 Name the first city of India to have a water metro project
a. Mumbai
b. Ahmedabad
c. Amritsar
d. Kochi
Q.4 Which state has topped in terms of increase in forest cover as per ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Maharashtra
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Haryana
Q.5 India’s first heli-hub has recently been inaugurated in which place, having all aviation facilities?
a. Chennai
b. Nagpur
c. Agra
d. Gurugram
Q.6 The 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup will be held in which country?
a. Myanmar
b. India
c. Oman
d. Thailand
Q.7 Which state government has decided to bring a law to regulate online gaming?
a. Rajasthan
b. Kerala
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q.8 Who has been appointed as the managing director & chief executive officer of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank?
a. Ittira Davis
b. Samit Ghosh
c. Banavar Prabhakar
d. Rajesh Jogi
Q.9 Which British Royal Family member has been stripped of all his Royal patronages and military titles?
a. Prince Charles
b. Prince Andrew
c. Prince William
d. Prince Henry
Q.10 Which team has been ranked at the top of World Test Championship Table 2021-23?
a. Sri Lanka
b. South Africa
c. New Zealand
d. Australia
Q.11 ‘Ibonia’, which was seen in the news, is a similar version of Ramayana found in which country?
a. Mauritius
b. Nepal
c. Sri Lanka
d. Madagascar
Q.12 Army Day is being observed every year in India on which date?
a. January 14
b. January 15
c. January 16
d. January 13
Q.13 Where did the Monumental National Flag, the world’s largest national flag made of Khadi fabric, put to a grand public display?
a. Leh
b. Hindon
c. Jaisalmer
d. Mumbai
Q.14 Olympic bronze medallist Deon Lendore, who has passed away was known for which of the following sports event?
a. Hockey
b. Javelin throw
c. Football
d. Sprinting
Q.15 Which defence organization introduced a light and more climate-friendly combat uniform for its personnel on Army Day?
a. Border Security Force
b. Indian Air force
c. Indian Army
d. National Security Guards
Q.16 Which country has announced firing 2 train-borne guided missiles?
a. North Korea
b. South Korea
c. USA
d. Russia
Q.17 In which state the 18th Kachai Lemon Festival has been started?
a. Odisha
b. Karnataka
c. Manipur
d. Tripura
Q.18 A veteran journalist Kamal Khan passed away at the age of 61. Did he work with which media channel?
a. India Today
b. CNN
c. NDTV
d. Times Now
Q.19 The ‘Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile, which was flight-tested, was developed in which country?
a. Israel
b. France
c. India
d. USA
Q.20 PARAKH, which was seen in the news, is a portal associated with which field?
a. Customs Clearance
b. Student Learning Assessment
c. Investment Advice
d. Defence Acquisition
Answers –
Q.1 b) Industrialist Gautam Adani-led Adani Group and South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore business opportunities in India. This includes establishment of a green, environment-friendly integrated steel mill at Mundra, Gujarat.
Q.2 a)
Q.3 d) Kochi has become India’s first city to have a water metro project, after the first in a series of battery-powered electric boats was launched in the city recently.
Q.4 c) The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover are Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km), Telangana (632 sq km), Odisha (537 sq km), Karnataka (155 sq km) and Jharkhand (110 sq km).
Q.5 d) India’s first heli-hub with all aviation facilities is proposed to be built at Gurugram in Haryana. This was announced by Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala.
Q.6 c)
Q.7 d) Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra informed that the state government will bring a law to regulate online games after an 11-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself due to his addiction to an online game.
Q.8 a) The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Ittira Davis as MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank for one year.
Q.9 b) Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, has been stripped of all his military and royal titles.
Q.10 a) Sri Lanka tops the ICC World Test Championship points table 2021-23 with 24 points, followed by Australia at the second and Pakistan at the fourth place.
Q.11 d) Indian Poet and Diplomat Abhay K has found that the ‘Ibonia’ of Madagascar resembles the Indian epic ‘Ramayana’ in its grand plot.
Q.12 b)
Q.13 c) The Monumental National Flag, which is the world’s largest national flag made of Khadi fabric, was put to a grand public display along the India-Pakistan Border in Jaisalmer to celebrate “Army Day”.
Q.14 d)
Q.15 c)
Q.16 a) North Korea has announced that its railway-based missile regiment conducted a firing drill with two tactical guided missiles hitting a set target in the East Sea.
Q.17 c) The 18th edition of the two-day Kachai Lemon Festival began at the local ground of Kachai village in the Ukhrul district in Manipur.
Q.18 c) Kamal Khan, veteran NDTV Journalist and a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award passed away, at the age of 61 after suffering a heart attack.
Q.19 c) The Missile is an indigenously developed, low weight missile developed by DRDO in association with a private Indian Defence Contractor. It is an Indian third-generation fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile derived from Nag ATGM.
Q.20 b) The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) launched a portal of Student Learning Assessment (PARAKH), which will conduct assessments of students and faculty members of higher educational institutes and schools.