Q.1 according to this year’s Mercer Cost of Living Survey,which city has become the world’s most expensive city for foreign workers?
a. Ashgabat
b. Jerusalem
c. Dubai
d. Mumbai
Q.2 Recently PM Stefan Lofven Resigned Following No Confidence Vote.He was the Pm of which nation?
a. Sweden
b. Switzerland
c. Ireland
d. Germany
Q.3 Recently, whose term was extended as India’s Attorney General?
a. Ridhima Sharma
b. KN Sharma
c. Rakesh Asthana
d KK Venugopal
Q.4 Which state has introduced a programme to transform foundational learning with World Bank aid?
a. Telangana
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka
Q.5 Which Indian Naval Ship has been deployed to participate in joint exercise with friendly navies?
a. INS Talwar
b. INS Tabar
c. INS Trishul
d. INS Tarkash
Q.6 Which bank has launched its flagship Business Mentoring Program ‘MSME Prerana’?
a. Indian Bank
b. IDBI Bank
c. Bank of Maharashtra
d. Bank of Baroda
Q.7 Who is the first woman cricketer to get four-year banned by NADA?
a. Shafali Verma
b. Punam Raut
c. Anshula Rao
d. Priya Punia
Q.8 Who has been awarded Japan’s Fukuoka Grand Prize for 2021?
a. P Sainath
b. Kishimoto Mio
c. Prabda Yoon
d. None of the above
Q.9 ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report is released by
a. World Economic Forum (WEF)
b. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
c. World Bank
d. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Q.10 Consider the following statements regarding Canary Islands
1.It is located in the Atlantic Ocean
2.The Canary Islands are a French archipelago.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Answers –
Q.1 a) Turkmenistan’s capital city Ashgabat has become the world’s most expensive city for foreign workers, according to this year’s Mercer Cost of Living Survey. Hong Kong was in second position, followed by Beirut in Lebanon and Tokyo in Japan.
Q.2 a) Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned, one week after he lost a vote of no confidence, leaving it up to the speaker of parliament to begin the search for a replacement
Q.3 d)
Q.4 b) Andhra Pradesh has started a programme to transform foundational learning in government schools for which the World Bank has approved a loan of 250 million dollars.
Q.5 b) Towards enhancing military cooperation with friendly nations, Indian Naval Ship Tabar commenced her prolonged deployment on 13 June and will visit a number of ports in Africa and Europe till end September.
Q.6 a) Indian Bank launches its flagship Business Mentoring Program ‘MSME Prerana’ in the state of Maharashtra. It was launched by Shri Nitin Gadkari,Union Minister of MSME and Road, Transport and Highway.
Q.7 c) Madhya Pradesh allrounder Anshula Rao has been handed a four-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency for failing a dope test, backdated to July 2020. Rao thus becomes the first woman cricketer to have been punished for doping.
Q.8 a)
Q.9 c)
Q.10 a) The Canary Islands is a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.The Canary Islands have been considered a bridge between four continents: Africa, North America, South America and Europe.