Q.1 Which state government has set up General Category Commission (Samanya Varg Aayog) for upper castes?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Himachal Pradesh
Q.2 Which country topped the Global Health Security Index 2021?
a. Finland
b. Thailand
c. Canada
d. USA
Q.3 How many buildings were inaugurated as part of Phase 1 of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham project, recently?
a. 16
b. 23
c. 28
d. 25
Q.4 Who has authored the new book titled “Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water And How We Can Save It”?
a. Mriduala Ramesh
b. Amit Ranjan
c. Subhadra Sen Gupta
d. Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
Q.5 What was the rank of India in the Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2021?
a. 49
b. 55
c. 66
d. 74
Q.6 When is Vijay Diwas observed?
a. December 14th
b. December 15th
c. December 16th
d. December 17th
Q.7 India’s first green hydrogen-based microgrid project is being undertaken in which state?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Kerala
Q.8 Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to raise the legal marriage age of women from 18 to how many years?
a. 21 years
b. 25 years
c. 23 years
d. 19 years
Q.9 Which among the following has been inscribed in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
a. Durga Puja in Kolkata
b. Onam in Kerala
c. Chhath Puja in Bihar
d. Baisakhi in Punjab
Q.10 Saryu Nahar National Project has been inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in which of the following state?
a. Gujarat
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Uttar Pradesh
Answers –
Q.1 d) Himachal Pradesh govt announced setting up Commission for upper castes, on the lines of Madhya Pradesh.
Q.2 d) USA, which was ranked first in the 2019 index, retained its position atop the rankings, with a score of 75.9, while,Australia, Finland, Canada and Thailand rounded out the top five.
Q.3 b)
Q.4 a)
Q.5 c) India ranked 66 out of 195 countries with an overall Index score of 42.8 and along with a change of -0.8 from 2019.
Q.6 c) Vijay Diwas in India is observed annually in India on December 16 to commemorate the country’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the formation of Bangladesh. The day pays homage to the soldiers who fought bravely during the war which ultimately helped the Indian Armed Forces in establishing their prowess.
Q.7 a) India’s first green hydrogen-based microgrid project will be undertaken at Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh. The project is in line with PM Modi’s vision of India becoming carbon neutral by 2070.
Q.8 a) Union Cabinet on December 15, 2021 cleared a bill to raise women’s legal marriage age from 18 to 21 years after reviewing a proposal from a specially constituted task force. The task force had made its recommendations after holding extensive consultations with experts and young adults, especially young women.
Q.9 a) Durga Puja in Kolkata has been included by UNESCO in its representative list of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. It is now among the 14 Indian elements on the ICH list.
Q.10 d) PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Saryu Nahar National Project in Balrampur, UP. The 40-year long pending project, Saryu Nahar National Project, is inaugurated by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh (UP).