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Passage – 1

The latest spell of con lict between the U.S. and Iran turned full circle when Tehran launched ballistic
missile attacks at American troops in two military bases in Iraq in retaliation for the assassination of
Maj. Gen. [X]. In its irst direct attack on U.S. forces, Iran targeted Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan
in the north, and Al-Asad in the west, which is some 400 km away from the Iranian border. The attacks
were both an act of retaliation and a show of its capability. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif invoked [Y] of
the UN Charter, which allows member-states to take military actions in self defence if they come under
attack. He said Iran has taken and concluded proportionate measures in self defence”, which can be
interpreted that Iran is now ready for de-escalation. The man who is primarily responsible for the
current explosive situation is U.S. President Donald Trump. His decision to kill [X], a top Iranian military
leader who commanded the elite Qods Force for over two decades, in the Iraqi capital, was practically
an act of war, forcing the Islamic regime to respond. However, despite the wide range of rhetoric issued
by Iranian military leaders and hard-line politicians, what Tehran actually did was to launch a
calculated, limited strike. It is as much an act of revenge as an opportunity for de-escalation. The
Pentagon’s assessments suggested there were no American casualties and only minimal damage in the
attacks. Mr. Trump, in his response later on Wednesday, has signalled that he was backing away from
further con licts with Iran. If the U.S. had responded with air strikes or missile attacks inside Iran, it
could have triggered further attacks from Iran, setting off a cycle of violence and aggression. A direct
shooting match between the U.S. and Iran would have been disastrous for the whole of West Asia. Iran
may be a weaker power compared to America’s conventional military might, but it is a formidable rival.
It not only has ballistic missiles and a wide range of rockets but also a host of militias under its
command across the region. It could have made an invasion and air strikes on its territories extremely
costly for the U.S. and its allies. It could also have disrupted global oil supply by attacking the Gulf
waterways. By any assessment, a direct war would have been catastrophic. Mr. Trump did well to step
back and not push the Gulf region into a disastrous cycle of violence and destruction. The international
community should now push for a diplomatic settlement of the crisis and ind ways to revive the
nuclear deal which could bring long-term peace to the Gulf. And Iran should seize this opportunity for
de-escalation.

1. What is the name of the Iranian Major General whose name has been replaced with[ X ] in the
passage above?
(a) Qassem Soleimani
(b) Rav Aluf Yaakov Dori
(c) Qamar Javed Bajwa
(d) Sahir Shamshad Mirza

2. Which Article is invoked by Foreign Minister Javad Zarif referred with[Y] in the above passage?
(a) Article 51 (b) Article 53
(c) Article 54 (d) Article 55

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3. On January 5, 2020, Iran had completely withdrawn from JCPOA nuclear deal. Full form of JCPOA?
(a) Joint Commission Plan of Action
(b) Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(c) Joint Committee Plan of Action
(d) Joint Counselling Plan of Action

4. What is the largest Iranian export after petroleum products?

(a) Carpets (b) Iron ore
(c) Persian cats (d) Non-alcoholic beer

5. Capital of Iraq?
(a) Tehran (b) Baghdad
(c) Kurdistan (d) Ashgabat

Passage – 2

[X] protests started in June 2019 against plans to allow extradition to mainland [Y]. Critics feared this
could undermine judicial independence and endanger dissidents. Until 1997, [X] was ruled by [Z] as a
colony but then returned to [Y]. Under the "one country, two systems" arrangement, it has some
autonomy, and its people more rights. The bill was withdrawn in September 2019 but demonstrations
continue and now demand full democracy and an inquiry into police actions. Clashes between police
and activists have become increasingly violent, with police iring live bullets and protesters attacking
of icers and throwing petrol bombs.
The extradition bill which triggered the irst protest was introduced in April 2019. It would have
allowed for criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland [Y] under certain circumstances.
Opponents said this risked exposing [X] to unfair trials and violent treatment. They also argued the bill
would give [Y] greater in luence over [X] and could be used to target activists and journalists. Hundreds
of thousands of people took to the streets. After weeks of protests, leader Carrie Lam eventually said the
bill would be suspended inde initely.

1. What is the name of the city whose has been replaced with '[X]' in the passage above?
(a) Catalonia (b) Hong Kong (c) Macau (d) Gaza Strip

2. 'Umbrella Protest' occurred in which of the following years?

(a) 2013 (b) 2014 (c) 2015 (d) 2016

3. "One country, two systems" is a constitutional principle in which of the following countries whose
name has been replaced with '[Y]' in the above passage?
(a) Spain (b) Israel (c) China (d) USA

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4. Until 1997, [X]was ruled by [Z] as a colony, which of the following countries has been replaced
with [Z] in the above passage?
(a) France (b) United Kingdom (c) USA (d) Portugal

5. Which of the following countries doesn't have extradition treaty with India?
(a) Fiji (b) Australia (c) Nigeria (d) China

Passage - 3

The Supreme Court directed the states to set up 'Gram Nyayalayas'. The states have been directed to
issue noti ication regarding the same within four weeks. The ruling was delivered by an SC bench
headed by Justice N V Ramana. The bench noted that some states are yet to come out with noti ications
for establishing the Gram Nyayalayas.The bench also noted that though several states have issued
noti ications for establishing the Gram Nyayalayas, most were not functioning except in three states-
Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Kerala.

1. Gram Nyayalayas act was passed by parliament in which year.

(a) 2002 (b) 2008 (c) 2019 (d) 2010

2. Gram Nyalayayas will be monitored and assisted by village Panchayat's. When Is National
Panchayati Raj Day celebrated?
(a) 25th Dec (b) 24th April (c) 10th Feb (d) 23rd March

3. Which state has maximum no of Gram Nyalayayas presently?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) MP (d) Andhra Pradesh

4. Gram Nyalayayas is related to which Article of constitution?

(a) 294 (b) 243 (c) 240 (d) 300

5. Gram Nyalayayas is headed by

(a) Head of village Panchayat (b) Senior most judge of High court
(c) Judicial Magistrate of irst class (d) Judicial Magistrate of 2nd class

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Passage - 4

In a move that is likely to open up the bilateral space, India said New Delhi will invite the heads of
government of all member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) when it hosts the
summit later this year. This would mean that Pakistan’s representative — either Prime Minister Imran
Khan or a Minister — will be coming to India to attend the SCO heads of government meeting. India and
Pakistan became members of the SCO in (1), and India usually sends its Foreign or Defence ministers
to attend the SCO heads of government meetings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the heads of
state summit, as also Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. In 2019, too,
Modi attended the SCO heads of state meeting, which was attended by Khan along with Xi and Putin
among others, in Bishkek in June. “India will be hosting the heads of government summit later this year.
As per established practice and procedure, all (2) members and (3) observer states and other
international dialogue partners will be invited… The SCO is a China-led economic and security bloc
founded in 2001 by Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

1. What is [1] referred to as in the above passage?

(a) 2016 (b) 2017 (c) 2018 (d) 2019

2. What is [2] referred to as in the above passage?

(a) 7 Members (b) 8 members (c) 9 Members (d) 10 Members

3. Among the following is not a observer state of SCO?

(a) Afghanistan (b) Iran (c) Mongolia (d) Iraq

4. India is not a member of which of the following organizations?

(a) G-20 (b) ASEAN (c) SAARC (d) IORA

5. What is [3] referred to as in the above passage?

(a) 4 Observers (b) 5 Observers (c) 6 Observers (d) 7 Observers

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Passage - 5

India and (1) For the irst time, have conducted joint patrols from the Reunion Island. India has so far
carried out Coordinated Patrols (CORPAT) only with maritime neighbours and had rejected a similar
offer. Reunion is an overseas department and region of the (1) and an island in the Indian Ocean, east of
Madagascar and 175 km southwest of Mauritius.
There was greater understanding between India and (1) on each others concerns, especially in the
maritime domain, the source said. “They also have capacity constraints there and we can share
responsibilities. The patrols will be periodical. There is no set pattern,” the source added. (1) Navy Chief
Admiral Christophe Prazuck had stated that they were “looking forward to organising joint patrols with
the Indian Navy” in 2020 and working on the precise objectives. Speaking at an event, he said the region
of the patrols could be North Western Indian Ocean or Southern Indian Ocean “around the islands that
are part of (1).”

1. Which of the following will replace (1) in the passage?

(a) USA (b) Russia (c) Mozambique (d) France

2. Indian Navy had recently started an operation to help Madagascar named as?
(a) Operation Airavat (b) Operation Varuna
(c) Operation vanilla (d) Operation Sagar Shakti

3. India shares their longest sea border with which country?

(a) Sri Lanka (b) Maldives (c) Indonesia (d) Malaysia

4. Which aircraft was used by Indian Navy in this CORPAT Exercise?

(a) P-5 (b) P-81 (c) AC-75 (d) R-100

5. Which is the Second largest island of the world?

(a) Greenland (b) Madagascar (c) New Guinea (d) Borneo

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Passage – 6

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian
Prime Minister [X]for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for
his decisive initiative to resolve the border con lict with neighbouring Eritrea. The prize is also meant to
recognise all the stakeholders working for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia and in the East and
Northeast African regions. When [X] became Prime Minister in April 2018, he made it clear that he
wished to resume peace talks with Eritrea. In close cooperation with Isaias Afwerki, the President of
Eritrea, [X] quickly worked out the principles of a peace agreement to end the long "no peace, no war"
stalemate between the two countries. These principles are set out in the declarations that Prime
Minister [X] and President Afwerki signed in Asmara and Jeddah. An important premise for the
breakthrough was [X]'s unconditional willingness to accept the arbitration ruling of an international
boundary commission in 2002. Peace does not arise from the actions of one party alone. When Prime
Minister [X] reached out his hand, President Afwerki grasped it, and helped to formalise the peace
process between the two countries. The Norwegian Nobel Committee hopes the peace agreement will
help to bring about positive change for the entire populations of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

1. Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with whom among the following for
their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all
children to education?
(a) Nadia Murad (b) Malala Yousafzai (c) Denis Mukwege (d) Juan Manuel Santos

2. What is the name of the Ethiopian Prime Minister whose has been replaced with [X] in the above
passage?
(a) Azzedine Mihoubi (b) Abiy Ahmed Ali
(c) Abdelmadjid Tebboune (d) Ali Ben lis

3. How many times Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize but not received the
award?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

4. Who was the irst Indian to be awarded with the Nobel Prize?
(a) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (b) Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Har Gobind Khorana

5. Which of the following is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm?
(a) Nobel Peace Prize (b) Nobel Prize in Literature
(c) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d) Nobel Prize in Medicine

6. Only two women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, one in 2009 and the
other in 2019. Who was the irst woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics?
(a) Esther Du lo (b) Elinar Ostrom (c) Janet Louise Yellen (d) Claudia Goldin

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Passage - 7

Human society is facing unprecedented challenges in the 21st century. This irst Nobel Prize Summit
will explore what it will take to ensure humanity’s shared future on Earth. Designed to inspire, engage,
and motivate, over three days the summit will ask: How can science support efforts to address climate
change and the loss of biodiversity? How can the world address rising inequality of all forms? How do
societies respond to rapid transformations enabled by emerging and converging technologies? The
Nobel Prize Summit is hosted by the Nobel Foundation and organised by the (X) in partnership with the
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre/Beijer Institute.
The irst-ever Nobel Prize Summit, “__________(motto)”, will bring together several Nobel Laureates and
other world-renowned experts and leaders to advance new insights into global sustainable
development and explore actions that need to be taken to ensure humanity’s future on a prosperous,
stable, and resilient planet.
1. What is the motto of the Nobel Prize summit?
(a) The future and beyond (b) Save the planet
(c) One Planet, One Life (d) Our Planet, Our Future

2. When was the irst Nobel Peace Prize awarded?

(a) 1900 (b) 1901 (c) 1902 (d) None of these

3. Abiy Ahmed Ali won Nobel Peace Prize 2019 for...

(a) His efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation.
(b) For his decisive initiative to resolve the border con lict with neighbouring Eritrea.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

4. First Nobel prize summit will be held at

(a) Switzerland (b) Chicago (c) Paris (d) Washington

5. Which organisation has been replaced by (X) in the passage?

(a) International Science Academy
(b) International Science and Technology Foundation
(c) World Science of Foundation
(d) None of these

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Passage – 8

The irst Gender Social Norms Index was recently released by the (1). This index measures how social
beliefs obstruct gender equality in areas like politics, work, and education, and contains data from (2)
countries, .. The index found new clues to the invisible barriers women face in achieving equality –
potentially forging a path forward to breaking through the so-called “glass ceiling”. Despite decades of
progress closing the equality gap between men and women, close to 90 percent of men and women hold
some sort of bias against women. Moreover, 28 % thin k it is justi ied for a man to beat his wife.

1. Which of the following is replaced by (1) in the passage?

(a) WB (b) IMF (c) UNDP (d) WEF

2. Which country tops the index?

(a) Pakistan (b) Zimbabwe (c) Sudan (d) Nepal

3. Which replaced (2) in passage?

(a) 80 (b) 75 (c) 45 (d) 110

4. Where is the HQ of (1)?

(a) Geneva (b) WDC (c) Vienna (d) New York

5. Who is the present chairman of National women Commission?

(a) Rekha Sharma (b) Indrani Goenka (c) Seema Paul (d) Swati

Passage - 9

The irst batch of Indian pilgrims travelled to Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan on the Kartarpur
Corridor, opened on November 9, 2019. This comes almost 20 years after the idea was proposed by PM
Atal Bihari Vajpayee when he took a bus ride to Lahore as a part of (X). Pakistan then agreed to allow
Sikh pilgrims from India to visit the shrine visa-free (and without passport) by constructing a bridge in
Pakistan from the Indian side of the border to the shrine. The then Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu
who attended Pakistan PM Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony said that Pakistan would open the
corridor on Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary. Kartarpur was approved by India's Cabinet. While
Pakistani PM Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the corridor on the Pakistan side. Indian PM Modi
lagged off the irst batch of 562 Indian pilgrims including Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh
and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

1. Which was the boundary demarcation line between Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab
and Bengal provinces of British India?
(a) Durand Line (b) McMahon Line (c) Radcliffe Line (d) Operating Zero Line

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2. Which will replace '[x]'?

(a) Shimla Agreement (b) Indo-Pakistani Treaty of Friendship
(c) Panchsheel Policy (d) Delhi-Lahore Bus diplomacy

3. PM Modi described the corridor to Kartarpur was a kin to an event surrounding which of the
following?
(a) Great Wall of China, China (b) Berlin Wall, Germany
(c) Wall of Babylon, Iraq (d) Western Wall, Jerusalem

4. Who was the founder of Amritsar city?

(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Teg Bahadur
(c) Guru Arjun dev (d) Guru Ram singh

5. Guru Nanak Dev born in;

(a) 1469 (b) 1550 (c) 1605 (d) 1738

Passage - 10

India seeks (1) billion loans from AIIB, ADB to combat COVID-19. India has already secured $1 billion
funding from the World Bank to better its health sector for ighting against the coronavirus pandemic
according to previous reports. India needs to rapidly scale up testing for the virus to head off the
disease from infecting more people in the world’s most populated nation after China.

1. Where is the Headquarter of Asian Infrastructure investment Board (AIIB)?

(a) Shanghai (b) Manila (c) Beijing (d) New Delhi

2. Which of the following will replace (1)?

(a) $6 (b) $5 (c) $3 (d) $7

3. Present President of World Bank belongs to which Country?

(a) US (b) NZ (c) British (d) Canada

4. Which country Recently Joined Asian Development Bank?

(a) Niue (b) Tuvalu (c) Haiti (d) Nepal

5. Find the operation which was conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) to transport 6.2 tons of
essentials medicines to Maldives.
(a) Operation Safed Sagar (b) Operation Sanjeevani
(c) Operation Vijay (d) Operation Vanila

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Passage - 11

PM will attend 16th ASEAN India Summit, the 14th East Asia Summit and the 3rd Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) summit at (1). The RCEP negotiations are focused on
areas like trade in goods and services, investment, economic and technical cooperation, etc. (RCEP) is a
trade deal that is under negotiation among 16 countries the 10 member countries of the (2) & 6 free
trade agreement partners. of these countries to be available . RCEP is widely seen as a China-supported
alternative to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Paci ic Partnership (CPTPP),
which covers (3) countries.

1. (1) will be replaced by in the above passage?

(a) China (b) Thailand (c) Vietnam (d) Malaysia

2. Which will replace (2) in passage?

(a) SAARC (b) ASEAN (c) BIMSTEC (d) APEC

3. (3) is replaced by;

(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14

4. Recently, China was facing trade war with which country?

(a) US (b) UK (c) Russia (d) EU

5. Recently India had completed how many yrs of relations with China?
(a) 70 (b) 67 (c) 75 (d) 5

Passage - 12

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced the 3rd edition of Asian Youth Games, which will be
hosted in the (1) from November 20 to 28, 2021.OCA Director General Husain Al Musallam mentioned
that the venue and dates of the programme were decided by OCA in coordination with the 3rd Asian
Youth Games Organising Committee (SAYGOC). The 3rd Edition of Asian Youth Games comprises of (2)
sports.
This funding will cover all states and union territories. It will help in managing the requirements of
infected people, at-risk populations, medical and emergency staff, medical service providers, medical
and testing facilities, and national and animal health agencies.
With the rising number of cases, India needs to further ramp up testing in order to better understand
the exact status of the pandemic in the country. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will
release new guidelines on conducting rapid tests today. Furthermore, it also needs to increase
production and import of personal protection equipment (PPE)s and maximize the stock of equipment
such as ventilators.

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1. Where will be irst edition of Asian youth Games held?

(a) Thailand (b) Indonesia (c) China (d) Singapore

2. Which will replace (1) in the passage?

(a) India (b) Japan (c) China (d) Malaysia

3. Which will replace (2) in the above passage?

(a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) 16

4. Where is the Headquarter of Olympic council of Asia?

(a) Singapore (b) China (c) UAE (d) Kuwait

5. Which of the following sport will not feature in 3rd Asian youth game?
(a) Sur ing (b) Golf (c) Skating (d) Wushu

Passage - 13

As per World Steel Association data, India became the second-largest steel producer of crude steel after
(1) in 2019 by replacing Japan. India’s crude steel production in 2019 was at 111.2 MT, an increase of
1.7 per cent from 109.3 MT in 2018. (1) remains number one with 996.3 million tonnes in 2019. The (2)
and Russia rank fourth and ifth respectively. In contrast, (1) remains number one with 920 million
tonnes of production in 2018 and 996.3 million tonnes in 2019. The (2) and South Korea rank fourth
and ifth respectively. Pradhan said the government does not set any annual targets for steel production
as it is a deregulated sector. "The decision on the quantity of steel production is taken by individual
companies based on commercial considerations and market requirements," he said.

1. Which of the following will replace (1) in the passage?

(a) US (b) China (c) Germany (d) S.Korea

2. Which of the following will replace (2) in the above passage?

(a) USA (b) Germany (c) Japan (d) China

3. Who is the present chairman of steel Authority of India?

(a) Ak Choudhury (b) Ak Jha (c) Arjun Singh (d) K.Muthuraman

4. Which of the following steel plant of India was built with the help of British?
(a) Rourkela (b) Durgapur (c) Bokaro (d) Bhilai

5. Ultra high-speed steels are made of which of the following elements?

(a) Tungsten and molybdenum (b) Chromium and molybdenum
(c) Vanadium and cobalt (d) Molybdenum and cobalt

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