Q.1 In which district of Uttar Pradesh government will set up India’s first leather park?
a. Meerut
b. Kanpur
c. Lucknow
d. Aligarh
Q.2 Who has been elected as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?
a. Jay Shah
b. Najmul Hasan Papon
c. Sourav Ganguly
d. Rajeev Shukla
Q.3 India’s first igloo cafe has been Built in which state/UT?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Uttarakhand
c. Jammu & Kashmir
d. Rajasthan
Q.4 With reference to the “Dark Matter”, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:
1. Dark matter is a hypothetical invisible mass thought to be responsible for adding gravity to
galaxies.
2. The ‘Dark matter’ interacts with the electromagnetic force similar to stars and galaxies.
3. Its gravitational force prevents stars in our Milky Way from flying apart.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
a. 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q.5 Which state has launched its own bottled drinking water under the brand name Mission Bhagirath?
a. Telangana
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Bihar
d. Uttar Pradesh
Q.6 Which state has ranked 1st among the small states on the India Justice Report 2020?
a. Assam
b. Tripura
c. Sikkim
d. Goa
Q.7 Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the Ayushman Bharat?
a. RS Sharma
b. Ravi Sinha
c Mukesh Sharma
d. Rohan Tripathi
Q.8 Which state ranked highest in the Indian Justice Report 2020?
a. Telangana
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Himachal Pradesh
Q.9 ‘A Many a Happy Accident: Recollections of a life’ is autobiography of
a. Hamid Ansari
b. Pranab Mukherjee
c. Pratibha Singh Patil
d. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Q.10 Where will the first dog park of North India be established?
a. Pune
b. Chandigarh
c. Jaipur
d. Lucknow
Q.11 Which of the following are the criteria considered by the 15th Finance Commission in the devolution of funds to the states from the divisible pool of taxes?
1. Demographic Performance
2. Population (1971)
3. Forest and Ecology
4. Income Distance
5. Tax effort
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
b. 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
c. 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
d. 1, 2, and 5 only
Q.12 Where did Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurate Aadi Mahotsav, a National Tribal Festival?
a. Lucknow
b. Delhi
c. Bhopal
d. Raipur
Q.13 Which state has ranked last in the India Justice Report 2020?
a. Telangana
b. Gujarat
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Kerala
Q.14 Which metro has become the first metro to use UV rays to sanitize train coaches?
a. Delhi Metro
b. Mumbai Metro
c. Chennai Metro
d. Lucknow Metro
Q.15 What is the international theme for World Wetlands Day 2021?
a. Wetlands and Climate Change
b. Wetlands and Water
c. Wetlands for a sustainable urban future
d. Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction
Q.16 When was World Cancer Day celebrated?
a. 2 Feb
b. 3 Feb
c. 4 Feb
d. 1 Feb
Q.17 Which was the first Union Territory to become Corona free?
a. Lakshadweep
b. Ladakh
c. Andaman / Nicobar
d. Jammu Kashmir
Q.18 Which state has launched the ‘Mo Jungle’ and know Your Forest Land’ mobile apps?
a. Odisha
B. Assam
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Nagaland
Q.19 Recently India has launched the ‘Year of Environment’ with which friendly country?
a. Russia
b. France
c. Maldives
d. Japan
Q.20 Which state has set-up a botanical garden named ‘Shivalik Arboretum’?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. West Bengal
c. Telangana
d. Uttarakhand
Q.21 Who has been appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency?
a. Bhavya Lal
b. Sarojni Singh
c. Sonia Verma
d. Ranjni Tripathi
Q.22 Who is the newly elected President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)?
a. Ajay Singh
b. Ravi Singh
c. Mohan Sharma
d. Rakesh Tomar
Q.23 Where is India’s first specialised institution – Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM) set up?
a. Chandigarh
b. Chennai
c. Bengaluru
d. Kolkata
Q.24 Which country topped the 2020 Democracy Index’s global ranking?
a. Denmark
b. Russia
c. Iceland
d. Norway
Q.25 What is the rakne of India in ‘ democracy index 2020’?
a. 50
b. 53
c. 86
d. 71
Q.26 Which state has opened India’s first human milk bank?
a. Assam
b. Kerala
c. Telangana
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q.27 Who is the author of the book titled “1857 – The Sword of Mastaan”?
a. Kevin Missal
b. Ashwin Sanghi
c. Amish Tripathi
d. Vineet Bajpai
Q.28 RBI has projected the real GDP growth to be how much percent in FY 2021-22?
a. 10.5%
b. 11%
c. 9.7%
d. 12.5%
Q.29 The SAKSHAM initiative was recently seen in the news. It is related to:
a. Skills mapping exercises of workers
b. Scholarship for girls in higher classes
c. Digitisation drive for primary teachers
d. Promotion of Minor Forest Products
Q.30 Where did the India-US joint military exercise “Yudh Abhyas 20” held?
a. Goa
b. Chennai
c. Bikaner
d. Surat
Q.31 Where will the country’s first thunderstorm research testbed be built?
a. Hyderabad
b. Sriharikota
c. Balasore
d. Kolkata
Q.32 Which country has declared the nationalist group ‘Proud Boys’ as a terrorist group?
a. Russia
b. Canada
c. USA
d. India
Q.33 What is India’s rank in the Innovation Index 2021 released by Bloomberg?
a. 40
b. 48
c. 50
d. 60
Q.34 Which state has launched the SAANS campaign to reduce infant mortality?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Arunachal Pradesh
Q.35 Which airport has won the ‘Voice of the Customer’ award?
a. Chennai
b. Mumbai
c. Kanpur
d. Bangalore
Q.36 Which country has launched its spacecraft to Mars named Hope?
a. Japan
b. Malaysia
c. UAE
d. Russia
Q.37 Who has won the prestigious “Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award” for 2021?
a. Robert Irwin
b. Brent Stirton
c. Tim Laman
d. Don Gutoski
Q.38 The Deen Dayal Upadhyay Death Anniversary is observed as which day?
a. Samarpan Diwas
b. Parakram Diwas
c. Sadbhawna Diwas
d. Shaheed Diwas
Q.39 Vijayanagara has officially become the 31st district of which state?
a. Kerala
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Telangana
d. Karnataka
Q.40 Who has been named as the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha?
a. Mallikarjun Kharge
b. Anand Sharma
c. P. Chidambaram
d. Digvijaya Singh
Q.41 Who has won the prestigious ‘Genesis’ award of Israel?
a. Dr shaila canny
b. Steven Spielberg
c. Dr. Amit Kesarwani
d. Ranjit Singh Dhisale
Q.42 Where did the Indian Navy conduct ‘Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX)’?
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Indian Ocean
c. Pacific Ocean
d. Bay of Bengal
Q.43 Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks who passed away hailed from which country?
a. UK
b. Germany
c. Canada
d. USA
Q.44 Which state has announced the construction of a COVID-19 Warrior Memorial for COVID-19 warriors?
a. Karnataka
b. Gujarat
c. Odisha
d. Kerala
Q.45 Who has been appointed as the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha?
a. Mallikarjun Kharge
b. Anand Sharma
c. P. Chidambaram
d. Digvijaya Singh
Q.46 Where did Prime Minister Modi inaugurate the country’s first full-fledged international cruise terminal, Sagarika?
a. Gujarat
b. Goa
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu
Q.47 cross which region of Jammu and Kashmir, the ancient Kanchoth festival, a symbol of ancient Nag culture, was observed?
a. Nubra Valley
b. Chenab Valley
c. Spiti Valley
d. Baspa Valley
Q.48 With which country has the United States extended the New START nuclear disarmament treaty?
a. UAE
b. France
c. Netherlands
d. Russia
Q.49 Who is set to be the next DG of the International Solar Alliance?
a. Dinesh Paliwal
b. Deepak Kumar
c. Varun Berry
d. Ajay Mathur
Q.50 Who became the youngest District Council President of Himachal Pradesh?
a. Arya Rajendran
b. Muskan
c. Ayesha Aziz
d. Pooja Devi
Q.51 Which country has recorded the highest number of road accidents in the world?
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. Indonesia
Q.52 Recently Which country has banned BBC News?
a. Pakistan
b. USA
c. Bangladesh
d. China
Q.53 Which state / UT police has received the best marching troop trophy – 2021?
a. ITBP
b. Delhi Police
c. BSF
d. UP Police
Q.54 Where has the National Cultural Festival 2021 started?
a. New Delhi
b. Bihar
c. West Bengal
d. Uttar Pradesh
Q.55 Which country has organized the multinational maritime exercise, Aman?
a. Pakistan
b. China
c. Bangladesh
d. Iraq
Q.56 Which state has signed an agreement with Flipkart to promote Wooden Toys and Local Handicrafts?
a. Telangana
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Goa
Q.57 Which state’s forest department has banned the wearing of Monal birds crest on the cap?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Telangana
d. Punjab
Q.58 Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Italy?
a. Giuseppe Conte
b. Mario Draghi
c. Jens Weidmann
d. Silvio Berlusconi
Q.59 Recently, Srivilliputhur Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR) was in the news, it is located in which state?
a. Orissa
b. Maharashtra
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q.60 ‘Appe midi’, recently seen in the news, is a variety of:
a. Apricot
b. Bee
c. Mango
d. Apple
Q.61 The ‘World Sustainable Development Summit’ is a flagship event of:
a. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
b. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
c. World Economic Forum (WEF)
d. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Q.62 Which Indian-origin banker has been appointed as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund?
a. Preeti Sinha
b. Andy Jessie
c. Ayesha Aziz
d. Sangeeta Srivastava
Q.63 IPL team ‘Kings XI Punjab’ has been renamed to?
a. Sikh Kings
b. Punjab kings
c. Eleven kings
d. Sikh Kings
Q.64 The mobile application Snakepedia has been launched in which state?
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Punjab
d. Uttar Pradesh
Q.65 Which state has launched the Maa Ki Rasoi scheme to provide food to the poor?
a. Telangana
b. Karnataka
c. West Bengal
d. Himachal Pradesh
Q.66 PM Modi has inaugurated the development work of Chittaura Lake in which state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. West Bengal
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
Q.67 PM Modi has laid the foundation stone of the Grand Anicut Canal System in which state?
a. Bihar
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Rajasthan
Q.68 ‘Meesha’ which won the Best Novel award at Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards has been authored by whom?
a. Santhy Balachandran
b. Prashant Pillai
c. S. Hareesh
d. Girish Gangadharan
Q.69 Who has become the first player in the 143-year history of Test cricket to take 200 wickets against left-handed batsmen?
a. Jasprit Bumrah
b. Ravichandran Ashwin
c. Ajinkya Rahane
d. Rishabh Pant
Q.70 Which organisation has planned to launch the World Solar Bank (WSB)?
a. United Nations
b. International Solar Alliance
c. SAARC
d. World bank
Q.71 The sustainable electric two-wheeler named ‘PiMo’ has been developed by which institution?
a. IIT Madras
b. IIT Delhi
c. IIT Kanpur
d. IIT Kharagpur
Q.72 Who has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020?
a. Jane Ellison
b. Carolina Araujo
c. Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
d. Theodore Baskaran
Q.73 PM Narendra Modi has launched the ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ initiative in which state?
a. Assam
b. West Bengal
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Meghalaya
Q.74 What is the name of the third Scorpene submarine which was recently commissioned by Indian Navy?
a. INS Karanj
b. INS Vela
c. INS Khanderi
d. INS Vagir
Q.75 Which country’s Supreme Court launched AI based translation software “Amar Vasha”?
a. Bangladesh
b. Iran
c. India
d. China
Q.76 Which state will host the annual cultural festival Utsavam 2021?
a. Telangana
b. Karnataka
c. TamilNadu
d. Kerala
Q.77 Recently which country has officially rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement?
a. UK
b. USA
c. India
d. France
Q.78 Who has won the Women’s doubles title of Australian open 2021?
a. Sania Mirza and Serena Williams
b. Aryna Sabalenka and Katerina Sabakiva
c. Barbara Krejcikova and Elise Mertens
d. Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka
Q.79 Which city has got recognition as the 2020 Tree City of the World?
a. Hyderabad
b. NewDelhi
c. Lucknow
d. Kochi
Q.80 Which country successfully tested fired anti tank guided missiles “Helena” and “Dhruv Astra” recently?
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Nepal
d. Japan
Q.81 Recently seen in the news, the e-Chhawani portal was launched to:
a. Track the deployment and movement of the Armed forces.
b. Provide civic facilities to Armed Personnel Families.
c. Create a geospatial directory of ammunition in India.
d. Access safety around Cantonment Areas.
Q.82 Who was appointed as PM in the Republic of Congo?
a. Mishaal sama lukonde
b. Mario Draghi
c. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
d. Caja Kalas
Q.83 Which Indian has been appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of UNDP?
a. Preeti Sinha
b. Usha Rao Moneri
c. Geeta Sabharwal
d. Soumya Swaminathan
Q.84 Who won the Women’s singles title at the 2021 Australian Open?
a. Simona Halep
b. Victoria Azarenka
c. Jennifer Brandy
d. Naomi Osaka
Q.85 The city of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh has been renamed?
a. Narmadapuram
b. Atal Nagar
c. Ayodhya
d. Prayagraj
Q.86 Who wrote a book called Pare Rekha on black soil?
a. Binay Kumar Singh
b. Wajahat Habibullah
c. R Kaushik
d. Dr. Kanhaiya Singh
Q.87 In which state has India’s first Digital University set up?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Uttarakhand
c. Kerala
d. Telangana
Q.88 In which of the districts of Assam, is the foundation of the first skill university of eastern India laid?
a. Darrang
b. Nalbari
c. Dhubri
d. Charaideo
Q.89 India’s largest Hockey Stadium will be named after which freedom fighter?
a. Tilak Manjhi
b. Birsa Munda
c. Shibu Soren
d. B Pradhan
Q.90 Which state has announced the Free Gift Milk to Girl Students initiative?
a. Assam
b. Sikkim
c. Tripura
d. Odisha
Q.91 Who has become the principal Director General of All India Radio news?
a. Utpal Kumar
b. Anil Soni
c. Venudhar Reddy
d. Sandeep Bhatnagar
Q.92 Who wrote the biography of Kamala Harris titled ‘Kamala’s way’?
a. Mary Kubica
b. Dan Morain
c. Megan Miranda
d. Helen Phillips
Q.93 Who has test-fired the indigenously developed Helina & Dhruv Astra missile system?
a. DRDO
b. ISRO
c. NASA
d. ASMI
Q.94 The India and Indonesia navies recently held their Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in which region?
a. South China Sea
b. Arctic Ocean
c. Indian Ocean
d. Arabian Sea
Q.95 Where did President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurate the newly constructed world’s largest Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium?
a. Noida
b. Hyderabad
c. Ahmedabad
d. Kolkata
Q.96 Which state government has approved the implementation of mission Lal Lakir for villagers?
a. Maharashtra
b. Haryana
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Punjab
Q.97 In which city, the transgender desk will be set up for complaints of transgender?
a. Pune
b. Chennai
c. Hyderabad
d. Kolkata
Q.98 With reference to Saras Aajeevika Mela, consider the following statements:
1. It aims to bring the rural women Self Help Groups (SHGs) under one platform to showcase their
skills and sell their products at national level.
2. It was launched by the Ministry of Culture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q.99 Who was appointed as the Managing Director General of ADB ?
a. Sameer Kumar Khare
b. Andy Jessie
c. Alexander Ellis
d. Woochong Um
Q.100 Who has become the new President of Niger country?
a. Wavel Ramkalawan
b. Louis erce
c. M Baijom
d. Alexander Lukashenko
Answers –
Q.1 b),Q.2 a),Q.3 c),Q.4 a),Q.5 a),Q.6 b),Q.7 a),Q.8 c),Q.9 a),Q.10 b),Q.11 c),Q.12 b),Q.13 c),Q.14 d),Q.15 b),Q.16 c),Q.17 c),Q.18 a),Q.19 b),Q.20 d),Q.21 a),Q.22 a),Q.23 b),Q.24 d),Q.25 b),Q.26 b),Q.27 d),Q.28 a),Q.29 a),Q.30 c),Q.31 c),Q.32 b),Q.33 c),Q.34 a),Q.35 d),Q.36 c),Q.37 a),Q.38 a),Q.39 d),Q.40 a),Q.41 b),Q.42 b),Q.43 d),Q.44 c),Q.45 a),Q.46 c),Q.47 b),Q.48 d),Q.49 d),Q.50 b),Q.51 b),Q.52 c),Q.53 b),Q.54 c),Q.55 a),Q.56 c),Q.57 a),Q.58 b),Q.59 c),Q.60 c),Q.61 d),Q.62 a),Q.63 b),Q.64 b),Q.65 c),Q.66 a),Q.67 c),Q.68 c),Q.69 b),Q.70 b),Q.71 a),Q.72 d),Q.73 a),Q.74 a),Q.75 a),Q.76 d),Q.77 b),Q.78 d),Q.79 a),Q.80 a),Q.81 b),Q.82 a),Q.83 b),Q.84 d),Q.85 a),Q.86 d),Q.87 c),Q.88 a),Q.89 b),Q.90 b),Q.91 c),Q.92 b),Q.93 a),Q.94 d),Q.95 c),Q.96 d),Q.97 c),Q.98 a),Q.99 d),Q.100 c)