Q.1 Which bank has partnered with NPCI to launch Rupay Credit Cards ‘Veer’ for Armed Forces?
a. ICICI Bank
b. Kotak Mahindra Bank
c. Yes Bank
d. Axis Bank
Q.2 Which country is set to start the ‘Knock Every Door’ campaign to boost vaccination?
a. Indonesia
b. India
c. China
d. USA
Q.3 The Indian Navy frigate TUSHIL has been launched in which country?
a. Israel
b. Japan
c. Russia
d. United States
Q.4 Which institution convened the ‘Pune Dialogue on National Security (PDNS) 2021’?
a. Home Affairs Ministry
b. NITI Aayog
c. Pune International Centre
d. IFSC
Q.5 For the implementation of the PM Gati Shakti NMP the newly constituted EGoS has how many members?
a. 17
b. 15
c. 20
d. 12
Q.6 Which Indian state has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021)?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Telangana
d. Gujarat
Q.7 Who has been appointed on the Board of Trustees of the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art?
a. Isha Ambani
b. Mukesh Ambani
c. Anil Ambani
d. Azim Premji
Q.8 The first phase of Malabar naval exercise 2020 is being held in which place?
a. Indian Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Arabian Sea
d. Bay of Bengal
Q.9 Who has been appointed as the new President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)?
a. Akmal Saidov
b. Gabriela Cuevas Barron
c. Duarte Pacheco
d. Muhammad Sanjrani
Q.10 TN Krishnan who has died recently at the age of 92 was a veteran doyen of which of these?
a. Violin
b. Flute
c. Sitar
d. Tabla
Answers –
Q.1 b) Kotak Mahindra Bank partnered with NPCI to launch Rupay Credit Cards ‘Veer’ for Armed Forces.
Q.2 a) According to a release issued by the Union Health Ministry of India, the “Har Ghar Dastak” (Knock Every Door) campaign is scheduled to start soon in districts with low vaccination rates.
Q.3 c) The seventh Indian Navy frigate of the P1135.6 class has launched at the Yantar Shipyard at Kaliningrad in Russia.
Q.4 c) Pune International Centre has convened the 6th ‘Pune Dialogue on National Security (PDNS) 2021’. It is a two-day virtual conference, with the theme of ‘National Security Preparedness in the Age of Disasters and Pandemics’.
Q.5 c) Centre has constituted a 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) to review and monitor the mechanism for the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).
Q.6 a) In this year’s Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021), Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have taken the top three positions, among the 18 large states in governance performance.
Q.7 a) Isha Ambani has been appointed on the Board of Trustees of the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.
Q.8 d) The Navies of India, the US, Japan and Australia began the four-day-long phase first of the Malabar naval exercise on 3rd November 2020 in the Bay of Bengal.
Q.9 c) Duarte Pacheco of Portugal has been elected as the new President of IPU. The term of the Duarte Pacheco will be from 2020-2023.
Q.10 a)