Q.1 The Committee of Experts (CoE) under the chairmanship of D.B. Shekatkar, was in the news, is related to which of the following?
a. Economic capital framework
b. Commercial coal mining in India
c. Monetary policy committee
d. Military reforms
Q.2 The special forces exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2021’ was recently conducted by the Indian Navy with the Naval force of which country?
a. Singapore
b. United States
c. France
d. Sri Lanka
Q.3 Who publishes the Global Wind Report?
a. Global Wind Energy Council
b. World Meteorological Organization
c. UNICEF
d. United Nations
Q.4 Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the
a. Department of Science and Technology
b. Ministry of Employment
c. NITI Aayog
d. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Q.5 In which one of the following states is Neora Valley National Park located?
a. Assam
b. West Bengal
c. Kerala
d. Meghalaya
Q.6 Anandam: The Center for Happiness has been inaugurated at which place?
a. IIM Jammu
b. IIT Delhi
c. IISc Bengaluru
d. AIIMS
Q.7 Which film has won the best film award at the 66th Filmfare Awards for the year 2021?
a. Ludo
b. Thappad
c. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
d. Angrezi Medium
Q.8 Which state has passed the Special Armed Police Bill 2021?
a. Bihar
b. Manipur
c. Assam
d. Rajasthan
Q.9 What are the targets set by India in Renewable Energy Generation by 2030?
a. 245 GW by 2030
b. 200 GW by 2030
c. 450 GW by 2030
d. 250 GW by 2030
Q.10 China is building a Polar Silk Road in which ocean?
a. Arctic Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Antarctic Ocean
d. Atlantic Ocean
Q.11 What is the rank of India in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021?
a. 147th
b. 140th
c. 150th
d. 142nd
Q.12 Who is the author of the book titled “Wild and Wilful: Tale of 15 Iconic Indian Species”?
a. Shrishti Gaba
b. Mansi Chabbra
c. Neha Sinha
d. Kirti Deshmukh
Q.13 Consider the following statements about National Small Savings Fund (NSSF):
1.It was established in 1999 within the Public Account of India.
2.All deposits under small savings schemes are credited to the NSSF.
3.It is administered by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q.14 Who received the Kalinga Ratna Award 2021?
a. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
b. Bhupesh Baghel
c. Pinarayi Vijayan
d. Biswabhusan Harichandan
Q.15 Who is the author of the book ‘Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’ ?
a. Nitin Gokhale
b. Shailendra Joshi
c. Shiv Aroor
d. R.N. Kao
Q.16 Who has been honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
a. Rajinikanth
b. Irfan Khan
c. Rishi Kapoor
d. Salman Khan
Q.17 Which state government has proposed Mahendragiri as the second biosphere reserve?
a. Karnataka
b. Gujarat
c. Odisha
d. Kerala
Q.18 Who is the author of the book ‘Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’?
a. R.N. Kao
b. Nitin Gokhale
c. Shiv Aroor
d. Shailendra Joshi
Q.19 Which state government has launched a unique gift scheme to promote covid vaccination in the state?
a. Odisha
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Bihar
Q.20 Recently, ‘Xinjiang’ was in news, is an autonomous territory in:
a. Russia
b. Myanmar
c. Vietnam
d. China
Q.21 The draft of ‘National Migrant Labour Policy’ was released recently by the:
a. International Institute for Population Sciences.
b. India Centre for Migration.
c. NITI Aayog.
d. Both b and c
Q.22 The term ‘ELSA-D’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of:
a. Indigenous Satellite Navigation System
b. Security of National Highways
c. Thermonuclear weapon system
d. Space debris removal system
Q.23 Recently Manoj Sinha inaugurated Tulip festival at Asia Largest Tulip garden in which city?
a. Srinagar
b. Pune
c. Gangtok
d. Kolkata
Q.24 Who has been selected for 30th GD Birla Award for scientific research?
a. Aveek Sarkar
b. Manish Sharma
c. Reshma Sen
d. Suman Chakraborty
Q.25 Recently which country hosted the Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ?
a. Japan
b. Qatar
c. Russia
d. India
Q.26 Railways Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off a new Humsafar special train connecting which places?
a. Deogarh- New Delhi
b. Godda- New Delhi
c. Jamshedpur – New Delhi
d. Ranchi- New Delhi
Q.27 S Ramann has been appointed as the Chairman and MD of which organization?
a. SEBI
b. SIDBI
c. IRDAI
d. None of these
Q.28 Which of the following has launched its Artificial Intelligence portal: SUPACE?
a. Delhi High court
b. Madras High Court
c. Supreme court of India
d. Bombay High Court
Q.29 Chandra Naidu , first female commentator of which sport in India, has recently passed away ?
a. Tennis
b. Hockey
c. Cricket
d. Badminton
Q.30 Who has changed into the primary and youngest J&K writer to recreate a lifetime of Habba Khatoons poetry?
a. Soliha Shabir
b. Saba Khan
c. Salima Nischa
d. Sheen Shuhul
Q.31 Who has taken over the charge as the Chairman of the Airport Authority of India?
a. Ajay Seth
b. Vineet Sinha
c. Deepak Kumar
d. Sanjeev Kumar
Q.32 Who has become the first Woman Sailor to qualify for the Olympics?
a. Jyoti Kumari
b. Nethra Kumanan
c. Achanta Sharath
d. Bhavani Devi
Q.33 India’s Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is bordered to the east by:
a. Thailand
b. Myanmar
c. Indonesia
d. All of the above
Q.34 Consider the following statements regarding NanoSniffer:
1.It is a microsensor based explosive trace detector.
2.It can detect explosives in less than 10 seconds.
3.It has been designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q.35 Which payments bank launched Rewards123 Savings account facility?
a. Airtel Payments Bank
b. Fino Payments Bank
c. Paytm Payment Bank
d. Idea Payment Bank
Q.36 Recently which Indian wrestler was inducted into WWE Hall of Fame 2021?
a. The Great Khali
b. Jinder Mahal
c. Jeet Rana
d. Mahabali Shera
Q.37 Which country hosted the BRICS Finance Ministers Meeting 2021?
a. India
b. Russia
c. China
d. Japan
Q.38 Which country has become the first to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement?
a. China
b. New Zealand
c. Australia
d. Singapore
Q.39 India has agreed to institute a ‘Strategic Partnership on Water’ with which country?
a. Australia
b. Singapore
c. Netherlands
d. New Zealand
Q.40 Which Indian former coach has been appointed as the coach of the Men’s Hockey team of the USA?
a. Jagbir Singh
b. Harendra Singh
c. Deepak Kumar
d. Ashish Ballal
Q.41 Recently Tropical Cyclone Serojoa has ripped devastating effect in which country?
a. UK
b. Australia
c. THAILAND
d. USA
Q.42 Recently which organisation amended India’s inflation forecasting model?
a. NASSCOM
b. IRDA
c. NITI AAYOG
d. RBI
Q.43 Recently which country named Nouri al Matroushi as its first female astronaut?
a. UAE
b. Iran
c. Israel
d. Iraq
Q.44 Who was appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a. Sushil Chandra
b. Aneesh Shah
c. Somnath chatterjee
d. Gaurav Garg
Q.45 Which government body has adopted the Niti Aayog 295 Atal Tinkering Labs?
a. DRDO
b. CSIR
c. ICMR
d. ISRO
Q.46 India has signed an Air Bubble Agreement with which country?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Pakistan
c. Japan
d. China
Q.47 Who has been awarded by the Golden Globe Honors Foundation?
a. Ranveer Kapoor
b. Ranveer Singh
c. Akshay Kumar
d. Amir khan
Q.48 Where was the 3000-year-old town Rise of Aten city discovered?
a. Greece
b. Italy
c. Egypt
d. Japan
Q.49 Which municipal corporation has launched India’s first Green Municipal bond?
a. Kanpur Municipal Corporation
b. Agra Municipal Corporation
c. Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation
d. Lucknow Municipal Corporation
Q.50 Dronacharya awardee Sanjay Chakravarty, who has passed away recently at 79, was a coach of which game?
a. Badminton
b. Basketball
c. Wrestling
d. Shooting
Q.51 In which of the following states is Maguri Motapung Beel wetland located?
a. Assam
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Meghalaya
d. Nagaland
Q.52 Consider the following statements about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP):
1.The RCEP came into force in May 2020 without India.
2.It is the world’s largest trading agreement, covering the 10 ASEAN nations, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q.53 What is the “S-400 Triumf missile system”, sometimes seen in the news?
a. A Russian radar system
b. India’s indigenous anti-missile programme
c. An American anti-missile system
d. A Russian designed long-range surface-to-air missile system
Q.54 What is “Monkey Dactyl”, sometimes seen in the news?
a. a flying machine
b. a flying mammal
c. a flying reptile
d. a disinfecting agent
Q.55 The ‘State of World Population Report’ was released by which of the following?
a. Population Matters
b. Partners in Population and Development
c. United Nations Population Fund
d. International Organization for Migration
Q.56 The ‘Paris Call for Trust and Security’ was in news recently, is associated with which of the following?
a. Climate change and food security
b. Sustainable development goals
c. Threat of global bioterrorism
d. Regulation in cyberspace
Q.57 With reference to marine biodiversity in India, what is special about “zebrafish”, sometimes seen in the news?
a. It is arboreal fish and active only for a few weeks during their breeding season.
B. It has the power to match the magnetic field of different areas to locate the exact destination.
c. It exhibits the fastest known growth rates in any fish.
d. It has the unique ability to repair heart muscle.
Q.58 Which country has topped the Inclusive Internet Index 2021?
a. Sweden
b. Australia
c. Norway
d. China
Q.59 Which country became the first country to introduce climate change law for financial firms?
a. Australia
b. Switzerland
c. Russia
d. New Zealand
Q.60 Who has replaced Virat Kohli as Worlds No-1 batsman in the ICC Men’s ODI Ranking?
a. Shakib Al Hasan
b. Babar Azam
c. Rohit Sharma
d. Trent Boult
Q.61 The ROPAX jetty Project in Odisha will be undertaken on which river?
a. Mahanadi
b. Dhamra
c. Brahmani
d. Subarnarekha
Q.62 Which country has topped the World Press Freedom Index 2021?
a. Sweden
b. Norway
c. Switzerland
d. Finland
Q.63 Recently which mission was launched by Dr Harsh Vardhan to spread awareness about nutrition?
a. Aahar Kranti
b. Uttam Aahar
c. Good Diet
d. UttamVichar aurAahar
Q.64 Who has been appointed as new director general of National Anti Doping Agency?
a. Vikas Sharma
b. Vineet Chaturvedi
c. Navin Agarwal
d. Siddharth Singh Longjam
Q.65 Recently founder member of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and senior BJP leader passed away.Name him?
a. Samadhan Mahadev
b. Mahesh Jeena
c. Simon Marandi
d. Rakesh Sen
Q.66 The article 142 of the Indian Constitution, sometimes seen in news is related to:
a. original jurisdiction of the supreme court
b. measures taken by the supreme court to do complete justice
c. appellate jurisdiction of supreme court in appeals from high courts
d. conferment on the supreme court of powers to issue certain writs
Q.67 The ‘Shyamala Gopinath Committee’ was in news recently, is associated with which of the following?
a. merger of public sector banks
b. disinvestment policy
c. licensing of new banks
d. regulation of NBFCs
Q.68 The ‘National Climate Vulnerability Assessment’ report is released by which of the following?
a. India Meteorological Department
b. Indian Space Research Organisation
c. Department of Science and Technology
d. National Disaster Management Authority
Q.69 A team of scientists have discovered India’s first bat species with disk-shaped sticky feet in which of the following states?
a. Kerala
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Meghalaya
d. Nagaland
Q.70 Recently, a desert known as “Cholistan” appear in the news in the context of the events related to:
a. shooting of critically endangered birds
b. tree planting initiative
c. trophy hunting
d. new oil discovery
Q.71 Consider the following statements about the Great Indian Bustard:
1.It is among the heaviest of the flying omnivorous birds.
2.It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
3.It is protected under Wildlife Protection Act 1972 of India.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q.72 What is the theme of 2021 International Mother Earth Day?
a. Harmony with Nature
b. Climate Action
c. Restore Our Earth
d. Protect our Species
Q.73 Which aircraft has recently created history by becoming the first powered controlled aircraft to take flight on Mars?
a. Insight
b. Opportunity
c. Curiosity
d. Ingenuity
Q.74 1st Unit of ALH MK-3 Aircraft INAS 323 has commissioned in which state?
a. Gujarat
b. Goa
c. Kerala
d. Maharashtra
Q.75 Which ministry has started the program Gender Samvaad?
a. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
b. Ministry of Rural Development
d. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
d. Ministry of Home Affairs
Q.76 For the 1st time which country will participate in the Varuna Maritime Exercise?
a. UAE
b. USA
c. UK
d. Japan
Q.77 Which state has announced Swasthya Suraksha Saptah?
a. Gujarat
b. Jharkhand
c. Maharashtra
d. Goa
Q.78 Which country holds the UN Food Systems Summit Dialogue 2021?
a. USA
b. France
c. China
d. India
Q.79 India signed an agreement with which country on ‘Cities combating plastic entering the marine environment’?
b. UK
b. USA
c. Germany
d. Israel
Q.80 Who was appointed as new chairperson of FICCI Ladies Organisation?
a. Simran Kushwaha
b. Kamalpreet Kaur
c. Manisha Kaul
d. Uma Chigurupati
Q.81 Perseverance Rover, Hope Mission and InSight mission, sometimes seen in news is related to
a. Studying far side of the Moon
b. Earth observation mission
c. Studying the planet Mars
d. Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment
Q.82 Priyanka Mohite becomes first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna.She hails from which place?
a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Tripura
Q.83 The exercise “VARUNA” is scheduled to be held between India and which other country?
a. USA
b. France
c. UAE
d. China
Q.84 Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 was held in which country?
a. Russia
b. Pakistan
c. China
d. Bangladesh
Q.85 The ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ is launched by which ministry?
a. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
b. Ministry of Finance
c. Ministry of Education
d. Ministry of Agriculture
Q.86 The “Large Area Certification Scheme”, sometime mentioned in news, was launched under the:
a. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
b. Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan
c. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
d. None of the above
Q.87 The ‘Project Parasol’ was in the news recently, is related to which of the following?
a. Wetland conservation
b. Urban waste management
c. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
d. Generation of solar energy
Q.88 Recently India has tied with which country to promote tech startup’s?
a. Japan
b. China
c. Thailand
d. Singapore
Q.89 Recently India has built infrastructures of three educational institutions in Palpa district of which country?
a. Myanmar
b. Nepal
c. Bhutan
d. Bangladesh
Q.90 India has partnered with which country to launch the Agenda 2030 partnership?
a. UK
b. Japan
c. USA
d. France
Q.91 What is the name of China’s first Mars Rover?
a. Zhurong
b. Zhing
c. Shiang
d. Huo Xing
Q.92 Which nation plans to build the world’s most powerful weather, climate change forecasting supercomputer?
a. China
b. USA
c. Germany
d. UK
Q.93 Consider the following statements about Aditya- L1 mission:
1.It is India’s first solar mission.
2.It will be launched using the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3)
3.It will have more than 50 payloads (instruments) on board.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q.94 What is the “Tianhe module”, sometimes seen in the news?
a. Russia’s planned space station
b. China’s planned space station
c. the first rocket to run on biofuel
d. none of the above
Q.95 The Kidd Mine is currently the deepest base metal mine in the world, is located in:
a. Mexico
b. United States of America
c. Canada
d. China
Q.96 Who is the author of the novel “Whereabouts”?
a. Jhumpa Lahiri
b. Salman Rushdie
c. Ruskin Bond
d. Amitav Ghosh
Q.97 Which country has topped the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) 2021?
a Norway
b. Sweden
c. Finland
d. Greece
Q.98 Who has been appointed as the first women officer commanding in the Border Roads Organisation?
a. Neha Gorpade
b. Sayantani Siwali
c. Vaishali S Hiwase
d. Sakshi Singh
Q.99 Which has become the first crypto exchange to provide investment disclosures in India ?
a. Kuber
b. Dogi
c. WazirX
d. Bitex
Q.100 Which state government has won the “E-Panchayat Puraskar 2021?
a. Assam
b. Bihar
c. Haryana
d. Uttar Pradesh
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Q.1 d),Q.2 b),Q.3 a) ,Q.4 c) ,Q.5 b) ,Q.6 a) ,Q.7 b) ,Q.8 a) Q.9 c) Q.10 a) Q.11 b) Q.12 c)
Q.13 d) Q.14 d) Q.15 a) Q.16 a) Q.17 c) Q.18 b) Q.19 c) Q.20 d) Q.21 c) Q.22 d) Q.23 a)
Q.24 d) Q.25 d) Q.26 b) Q.27 b) Q.28 c) Q.29 c) Q.30 a) Q.31 d) Q.32 b) Q.33 d) Q.34 c)
Q.35 a) Q.36 a) Q.37 a) Q.38 d) Q.39 c) Q.40 b) Q.41 b) Q.42 d) Q.43 a) Q.44 a) Q.45 b)
Q.46 a) Q.47 c) Q.48 c) Q.49 c) Q.50 d) Q.51 a) Q.52 b) Q.53 d) Q.54 c) Q.55 c) Q.56 d)
Q.57 d) Q.58 a) Q.59 d) Q.60 b) Q.61 b) Q.62 b) Q.63 a) Q.64 d) Q.65 c) Q.66 b) Q.67 c)
Q.68 c) Q.69 c) Q.70 a) Q.71 c) Q.72 c) Q.73 d)Q.74 b) Q.75 b) Q.76 a) Q.77 b) Q.78 d)
Q.79 c) Q.80 d) Q.81 c) Q.82 a) Q.83 b) Q.84 c) Q.85 b) Q.86 c) Q.87 b) Q.88 d) Q.89 b)
Q.90 c) Q.91 a) Q.92 d) Q.93 b) Q.94 b) Q.95 c) Q.96 a) Q.97 c) Q.98 c) Q.99 d) Q.100 d)