Q.1 Which state government launched Business Blasters’ TV Show to Help School Children Pitch Start-up Ideas to Investors?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. TamilNadu
c. Maharashtra
d. Delhi
Q.2 according to the authoritative ranking system compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU),which city in the world is the most expensive city to live in?
a. Tel Aviv
b. Zurich
c. Hongkong
d. NewYork
Q.3 Recently ,European Union and which other country have agreed to step up their Clean Energy and Climate Partnership?
a. China
b. India
c. South Africa
d. France
Q.4 Recently Walmart, Flipkart announced MoU with which state government to train, support local MSMEs?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Bihar
Q.5 Who is the author of book Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” ?
a. Dinyar Patel
b. Dhruv Banerjee
c. Mamta Singh
d. Rahul Sethi
Q.6 Assam’s highest civilian award was conferred on Ratan Tata for his contribution to which of the following services?
a. Cancer care
b. Steel Project
c. Motor Service
d. Air Service
Q.7 When is World Soil Day observed?
a. December 3rd
b. December 4th
c. December 5th
d. December 6th
Q.8 When was Indian Navy Day 2021 observed?
a. December 1st
b. December 2nd
c. December 3rd
d. December 4th
Q.9 Who has been felicitated with the Best Actor Award in the male category at the 52nd IFFI festival?
a. Jitendra Joshi
b. Praveen Krupakar
c. Vinothraj P S
d. Sagar Puranik
Q.10 Renowned lyricist Stephen Sondheim who has passed away recently was from which country?
a. Germany
b. Australia
c. United States
d. Spain
Answers –
Q.1 d) The Delhi government launched the ‘Business Blasters’ programme, a first-of-its-kind televised event that will give students of classes 11 and 12 of schools run by it an opportunity to present their start-up ideas to investors and obtain investment capital to take them to the next level.
Q.2 a) Tel Aviv has been ranked the world’s most expensive city to live in thanks to the rapid rise in inflation that has pushed up the cost of a whole range of goods and services across the world in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Q.3 b) India and European Union (EU) have agreed to step up their Clean Energy and Climate Partnership.
Q.4 b) Walmart and its subsidiary Flipkart announced they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Madhya Pradesh government to create an ecosystem of capacity building for MSMEs in the state.
Q.5 a) A biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, by Dinyar Patel was named winner of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021.
Q.6 a) On the occasion of Assam Divas, the state government of Assam has decided to accolade renowned industrialist Ratan Tata with the ‘Asom Bhairav’ award, the highest civilian state award for his contribution to cancer care in the state.
Q.7 c) World Soil Day is observed every year on December 5 to raise awareness regarding the importance of healthy soil for the sustenance of life on earth. The quality of soil is getting degraded, which is also impacting the environment.
Q.8 d)
Q.9 a)
Q.10 c) Veteran American composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, passes away at 91. He was the recipient of Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award.