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Gaurav Garg
Q1) Who has been appointed as Secretary in Lok Sabha with effect from september 1?
A. Utpal Kumar Singh B.Adwait Kumar Singh
C.Amit Prakash Yadav D.Harpreet Singh Sudan
Q2) Which organization has decided to pause the publication of its Doing Business report following a number of
irregularities?
A.Asian Development Bank B.World Economic Forum
C.World Bank D.Economist Intelligence Unit
Q3) Which Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) has launched a mobile app ‘Pension Corner’ for its retired personnels?
A.Border Security Force (BSF) B.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
C.Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) D.Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Q4) Asara, Sampoorna Poshana and Vidya Kanuka are the schemes of which state?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Kerala D.Odisha
Q5) NITI Aayog has launched India Component of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport Initiative for
Asia (TIA) program. What is the time duration of NDC-TIA program?
A.5 years B.3 years
C.4 years D.6 years
Q6) Ayaka Takahashi has announced her retirement from which sports?
A.Wrestling B.Badminton
C.Table Tennis D.Squash
Q7) Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL) has acquired Future Group’s retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing
businesses for how much amount?
A.₹24,713 crore B.₹14,900 crore
C.₹30,234 crore D.₹33,126 crore
Q8) Who has been re-elected as President of the African Development Bank Group?
A.Omar Kabbaj B.Godwin Gondwe
C.Donald Kaberuka D.Akinwumi Adesina
Q9) Who has become the first woman DG of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security?
A.Rina Ray B.Usha Padhee
C.Renu Swarup D.Nilam Sawhney
Q10) According to the United Nation’s Chief, Global tourism has lost how much amount in 5 months from coronavirus?
A.USD 420 billion B.USD 220 billion
C.USD 320 billion D.USD 120 billion
Q11) Joe Ruby, who passed away recently, was the co-creator of which famous cartoon series?
A.Scooby-Doo B.Dexter's Laboratory
C.Johnny Bravo D.The Powerpuff Girls
Q12) Which Formula One Racer has won the title of the Belgian Grand Prix 2020?
A.Valtteri Bottas B.Max Verstappen
C.Daniel Ricciardo D.Lewis Hamilton
Q13) India and which country were declared Joint Winners of 2020 Online FIDE Chess Olympiad?
A.France B.Russia
C.United States D.Poland
Q15) Which bank has approved a $1 billion loan for construction of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System
(RRTS) in India?
A.World Bank B.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
C.Asian Development Bank D.New Development Bank
Q16) BSNL has officially launched its Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services. The services are currently available in
which state?
A.Gujarat B.Kerala
C.Odisha D.Madhya Pradesh
Q17) The first children’s newspaper ‘The Young Minds’ was launched in which state?
A.Nagaland B.Goa
C.Assam D.Himachal Pradesh
Q18) Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa flagged off the maiden roll-on roll-off (RORO) train which will run between
Bengaluru and which city?
A.Nagpur B.Mumbai
C.Pune D.Solapur
Q19) Which country has withdrawn from KavKaz 2020 Military Exercise scheduled to be held in Russia?
A.China B.Pakistan
C.India D.Kazakhstan
Q20) Rafale fighter jets will be formally inducted into which squadron of the Indian Air Force on September 10?
A.Golden Arrows B.Challengers
C.Snow Tigers D.Charging Rhinos
Q1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to celebrate September 2020 as the month of “_______”?
A.Sewakarmi Maah B.Poshan Maah
C.Swasthya Maah D.Swachhata Maah
Q2) As per the data released by the National Statistical Office(NSO), India’s economy contracted by a record ___________
per cent in the first quarter of 2020-21?
A.23.9% B.25.4%
C.15.6% D.19.7%
Q3) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has installed the world’s largest ‘solar tree’ in which state?
A.Maharashtra B.Uttar Pradesh
C.West Bengal D.Gujarat
Q4) The former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, who passed away recently, was born in which state/UT?
A.Delhi B.Odisha
C.Maharashtra D.West Bengal
Q5) India will receive an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of an amount of approx. Rs. 3,500 crore from the
government of which country?
A.Russia B.South Korea
C.Japan D.United States
Q6) Indian Railways has developed a remote-controlled medical trolley named “what” to deliver food, medicines to
COVID-19 patient?
A.MEDBOT B.LEDBOT
C.NETBOT D.ALLBOT
Q8) Which country has launched Agriota, a new technology driven agri-commodity trading and sourcing e-market platform?
A.Australia B.United Arab Emirates
C.Russia D.India
Q9) Which state has launched the Major Dhyan Chand Vijay Path scheme?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Punjab
Q10) India’s first female cardiologist, who passed away recently, what was her name?
A.Dr S Padmavati B.Dr R Lakshmi
C.Dr M Iyer D.Dr V Vibha
Q11) Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Press Trust of India?
A.Vijay Sharma B.Anand Bhatiya
C.Anugrah Shrivastava D.Aveek Sarkar
Q12) E-commerce website Myntra has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?
A.Kriti Sanon B.Disha Patani
C.Kiara Advani D.Jacqueline Fernandez
Q13) Adani Group has acquired what percent of stakes in Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)?
A.60% B.74%
C.56% D.34%
Q14) Which state has appointed India’s first-ever woman ambulance driver under a new initiative?
A.West Bengal B.Tamil Nadu
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Telangana
Q15) Indian High Commission has gifted books to 100 Universities and Colleges to mark Mujib Barsho in which country?
A.Iran B.Israel
C.Lebanon D.Bangladesh
Q16) Mustapha Adib is set to become the next Prime Minister of which country?
A.Lebanon B.Syria
C.Tunisia D.Niger
Q17) Which country has built a bronze statue of an Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis?
A.United Kingdom B.China
C.Australia D.Russia
Q18) Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, which was in news recently, is located in which state?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Bihar
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Jharkhand
Q19) Vedanta Ltd has tied up with which bank for a long-term syndicated loan facility worth Rs 10,000 crore?
A.Bank of Baroda B.State Bank of India
C.Punjab National Bank D.Canara Bank
Q20) India's first toy manufacturing cluster will come up in which state?
A.West Bengal B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Karnataka
Q1) The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) is all set to host the first-ever Cycling Summit in 2021. The summit will be held
in which city?
A.Delhi B.Mumbai
C.Bengaluru D.All of the above
Q2) Who is the current chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes?
A.Pramod Chandra Mody B.Sushil Chandra
C.Atulesh Jindal D.Arun Kumar Jain
Q3) The First commercial direct flight between Israel and UAE landed in which city?
A.Jerusalem B.Haifa
C.Abu Dhabi D.Dubai
Q4) Which has become the first African country to end sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)?
A.Kenya B.Togo
C.Benin D.Libya
Q5) Which bank has launched the virtual property exhibition ‘Home Utsav’?
A.Axis Bank B.Kotak Mahindra Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.ICICI Bank
Q6) Amul has become the first Indian dairy company to get featured in the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list.
The company stood at what rank?
A.16th B.11th
C.14th D.19th
Q7) Students of which IIT institution has launched AIR Scanner, a free-of-cost document-scanning mobile application?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Hyderabad
C.IIT Bombay D.IIT Roorkee
Q9) Who has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL)?
A.Madhu Nair B.Hemant Khatri
C.Narayan Prasad D.Vipin Saxena
Q10) Which Life Insurance Company Limited has introduced an Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice chatbot, “LiGo”,
on Google Assistant?
A.Edelweiss Tokio B.PNB MetLife
C.ICICI Prudential D.Bajaj Allianz
Q11) Who is the author of the book The Big Thoughts Of Little Luv?
A.Twinkle Khanna B.Shobhaa De
C.Vivek Agnihotri D.Karan Johar
Q12) India aims for 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by which year?
A.2030 B.2025
C.2035 D.2033
Q13) Which bank will invest 650 million Euro into the construction of Kanpur's first city metro line?
A.World Bank B.Asian Development Bank
C.European Investment Bank D.New Development Bank
Q15) The Supreme Court has granted the time period of how many years to telecom companies to clear their pending
Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues to the Indian government?
A.5 years B.8 years
C.3 years D.10 years
Q16) Which state has launched the ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’ campaign?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Chhattisgarh
Q17) Which state government has decided to set up exclusive anti-electricity theft police stations in every district?
A.Jharkhand B.Odisha
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Rajasthan
Q18) Which country has become the first Arab country to grant Paternity leave for the Private Sector?
A.Qatar B.Bahrain
C.Kuwait D.United Arab Emirates
Q19) Who has become the first Indian footballer to have a stadium named after him?
A.Bhaichung Bhutia B.Sunil Chhetri
C.Pradip Kumar Banerjee D.Subrata Pal
Q1) Which among the following has launched the “Water Heroes – Share Your Stories” contest?
A.Ministry of Education B.Ministry of Jal Shakti
C.NITI Aayog D.Reliance Foundation
Q2) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board?
A.Manjula Rangarajan B.Pradeep Kumar
C.PC Sharma D.VK Yadav
Q4) Which new language has been added to the official language of Jammu & Kashmir?
A.Kashmiri B.Hindi
C.Dogri D.All of the above
Q5) 118 mobile Chinese apps have been blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology by invoking it’s
power under section which section of the Information Technology Act?
A.30B B.69A
C.45C D.56A
Q6) Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched for which of the following sectors?
A.Steel B.Coffee
C.Electricity D.Bamboo
Q7) Since which year National Nutrition Week has been annually observed in the first week of September (1-7)?
A.1976 B.1986
C.1990 D.1982
Q9) Ladakh and Lakshadweep have recently joined the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme taking the total number of
states and UTs linked with the scheme to _________?
A.26 B.30
C.22 D.24
Q10) The Union Cabinet has approved a National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) which is
dubbed as ___________?
A.Mission Paripakv B.Mission Rahi
C.Mission Shoorveer D.Mission Karmayogi
Q11) Uttarakhand has paired with which state under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Karnataka D.Odisha
Q12) Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has launched which mobile app developed by the English and
Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad?
A.EnglishHome B.EnglishPro
C.EnglishGo D.EnglishTalk
Q13) Which state government has decided to cut down the salaries of MLAs, ministers by 30% for one year?
A.Gujarat B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Goa D.Rajasthan
Q14) Which among the following organizations has launched the book The Little Book of Green Nudges?
A.UNICEF B.UNEP
C.UNESCO D.UNWTO
Q15) Qutub Minar was illuminated in red and white lights to mark the 40th anniversary of the solidarity movement of which
country?
A.Finland B.France
C.Australia D.Poland
Q17) Which of the following companies has launched a portable ventilator named as SpiceOxy?
A.Sun Pharma B.SpiceJet
C.Wipro D.Cipla
Q18) Which Arab country has amended the labour laws and increased the monthly minimum wage by 25%?
A.Oman B.Bahrain
C.Saudi Arabia D.Qatar
Q19) Which among the following departments is observing Swachhta Pakhwada from 1st to 15th
September?
A.Department of Pharmaceuticals B.Department of Commerce
C.Department of Fertilizers D. Department of Biotechnology
Q20) Who is the author of the book ‘The One and Only Sparkella‘?
A.Channing Tatum B.Aidan Turner
C.Chris Wood D.Henry Cavill
Q1) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Punjab & Sind Bank?
A.Sanjiv Chadha B.Pramod Agrawal
C.S Krishnan D.Sanjeev Razdan
Q2) Who has won the 48th annual World Open Chess Tournament (online)?
A.Raunak Sadhwani B.Swayams Mishra
C. Prithu Gupta D.P. Iniyan
Q4) Raj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A.Croatia B.Poland
C.Peru D.Belgium
Q5) Which country has chaired the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting which was held in the virtual mode?
A.Japan B.Russia
C.Australia D.Saudi Arabia
Q6) David Capel, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports?
A.Badminton B.Cricket
C.Hockey D.Tennis
Q7) INDRA NAVY is a maritime exercise which is conducted between India and which country?
A.China B.Singapore
C.Russia D.France
Q9) Who is the Chairman and Managing Director of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) ?
A.L C Goyal B.Rajesh Agrawal
C.Shashank Priya D.P. Harish
Q10) Which University has been ranked first in the “THE World University Rankings 2021”?
A.Stanford University B.Harvard University
C.Oxford University D.Tsinghua University
Q12) Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of South Indian Bank?
A.Anil Kumar Chaudhary B.Siddhartha Mohanty
C.Murali Ramakrishnan D.Rajiv Bansal
Q14) The Sonamura - Daudkandi inland waterways route will connect which Indian state to Bangladesh?
A.Assam B.Sikkim
C.Tripura D.Nagaland
Q15) Under Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat, which state is paired with Jharkhand?
A.Goa B.Sikkim
C.Haryana D.Punjab
Q16) Which IIT institution has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Delhi
C.IIT Hyderabad D.IIT Roorkee
Q17) Who has become the first Indian in seven years to win a singles main draw Grand Slam match?
A.Rohan Bopanna B.Somdev Devvarman
C.Sumit Nagal D.Purav Raja
Q18) Which state has banned online games such as Poker and Rummy by amending Gaming Act 1974 of the state?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Kerala D.Telangana
Q19) The Union government has approved an MoU with which country for cooperation in the field of geology and mineral
resources?
A.Germany B.Greece
C.Finland D.Canada
Q20) Mundra port, which is in the news recently, is located in which state?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Kerala
C.Gujarat D.Tamil Nadu
Q1) Which state has rolled out the "I Rakhwali" App to ensure greenery and to protect the environment?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Gujarat D.Bihar
Q3) US President Donald Trump has announced which city as the first World War II Heritage City?
A.Seattle B.Denver
C.Detroit D.Wilmington
Q4) Which bank has tied-up with Empays Payment Systems to launch cardless cash withdrawal facility from ATMs?
A.Axis Bank B.Kotak Mahindra
C.RBL Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q5) SIDBI in association with which state government will be setting up a Project Management Unit (PMU) in order to
boost the MSME ecosystem?
A.Maharashtra B.Bihar
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Kerala
Q6) Which company has acquired US-based product design and development firm, Kaleidoscope Innovation, for $42 million?
A.Wipro B.Infosys
C.HCL Technologies D.Tata Consultancy Services
Q7) Which country will host the Quad meet and 2+2 dialogue later this year?
A.Australia B.Japan
C.India D.United States
Q8) Which country has assured India that it will follow a policy of ‘no arms supply to Pakistan’?
A.France B.Israel
C.Turkey D.Russia
Q10) The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a 10-member biodiversity council under whose chairmanship?
A.Uday Singh B.Mohit Gera
C.Prahlad Sethi D.Sanjay Pradhan
Q12) India and which country have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India?
A.Russia B.France
C.United States D.Israel
Q13) Which state government has re- launched the SVAYEM scheme?
A.Arunachal Pradesh B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Chhattisgarh D.Assam
Q14) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has launched which mobile app of Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools recently?
A.clNojo B.enJogo
C.ftTrain D.klLoko
Q15) Which state has approved the new IT (information technology) policy for 2020 -25 that aims to generate over 60 lakh
direct and indirect jobs in the state?
A.Odisha B.Maharashtra
C.Karnataka D.Andhra Pradesh
Q16) Khaleda Zia, who is in the news recently, is the former Prime Minister of which country?
A.Bangladesh B.Pakistan
C.Iran D.Peru
Q17) Which country has launched its Indo-Pacific strategy with India?
A.Mexico B.France
C.Chile D.Germany
Q18) 600 acres land in Aarey Colony of which state will be reserved as forest?
A.Gujarat B.Maharashtra
C.Jharkhand D.Chhattisgarh
Q19) Hichem Mechichi has become the Prime Minister of which country?
A.Libya B.Algeria
C.Tunisia D.Peru
Q20) Which state government has moved to the Supreme Court against HC order on scrapping English medium in schools?
A.Kerala B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Telangana
Q1) Which city will hold the Global Aerospace Summit from September 28 to 29?
A.New Delhi B.Abu Dhabi
C.Muscat D.New York
Q2) Dr. Neena Malhotra has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A.Denmark B.Germany
C.Italy D.France
Q3) Which Indian Business person has been named in the 2020 Fortune 40 Under 40 list?
A.Isha Ambani B.Adar Poonawalla
C.Byju Raveendran D.All of the above
Q4) Who has been named as the National President of the Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI)?
A.Kavita Lakhani B.Simran Ahuja
C.Kavita Kaushik D.Neha Sharma
Q5) The “Retire in Dubai” scheme would allow eligible residents to apply for a retirement visa that would be renewable every
______ years?
A.4 years B.5 years
C.3 years D.10 years
Q6) Who has become the first woman to head the Canadian Space Agency?
A.Wendy Freedman B.Sara Seager
C.Lisa Campbell D.Doris Daou
Q7) NBCC has bagged Rs 150 crore project from Election Commission of India to design and construct an office building in
which city?
A.Bengaluru B.Mumbai
C.Hyderabad D.New Delhi
Q9) Who has been elected as the new President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)?
A.Rajiv Bajaj B.Arlindo Teixeira
C.Abhay Firodia D.Kenichi Ayukawa
● Assam, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have scores below
the country’s average.
● It highlights that the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Women and Child Development has increased on a
yearly basis however all the additional funds have been allocated towards nutrition delivery under the Integrated
Child Development Scheme (ICDS).
● While the population of children under six years of age is 158.8 million, the ICDS covers only 71.9 million children as
calculated from the total number of beneficiaries across states.
● Out of the 159 million children aged below 6 years in India, 21% are undernourished, 36% are underweight and 38% do
not receive full immunisation.
Q11) Pashu Sanjeevani which is an animal Ambulance Service was launched in which city recently?
A.Kochi B.Bhopal
C.Mysuru D.Pune
Q12) Which state government has launched the Kifayati LED Bulb Yojna?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Jharkhand
Q14) Which state has topped the 'State Business Reform Action Plan 2019' (BARP) ranking?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Rajasthan
Q15) Which bank has launched the ‘Second Innings Tap VRS-2020‘ scheme?
A.Bank of Baroda B.Punjab National Bank
C.Canara Bank D.State Bank of India
Q17) The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has appointment of whom as its 35th President?
A.John K Paul B.Nikunj Sanghi
C.Vinkesh Gulati D. Kailash Gupta
Q18) Cricketer Ian Bell, who has announced retirement from professional cricket, plays for which country?
A.New Zealand B.England
C.Australia D.South Africa
Q1) The very first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies was observed on which date?
A.September 8 B.September 7
C.September 6 D.September 5
Q2) The 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC
35) was held under whose chairmanship?
A.India B.Bhutan
C.Vietnam D.South Korea
Q3) Which country has conducted a successful test flight of the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology
Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV)?
A.Israel B.South Korea
C.India D.Australia
Q4) Which state/UT has launched the second edition of its “10 Hafte-10 Baje-10 Minute” (10 weeks, 10 o’ clock, 10
minutes) campaign against dengue and other vector-borne diseases?
A.Puducherry B.Gujarat
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Delhi
Q5) The first ever cannabis medicine project will soon be set up in which city?
A.Jammu B.Dehradhun
C.Shimla D.Gangtok
Q6) Which country will host a summit of the council of heads of government of the SCO on November 30?
A.Kazakhstan B.Russia
C.China D.India
Q7) Delhi has been paired with which state under 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' programme?
A.Assam B.Nagaland
C.Sikkim D.Manipur
Q9) Which Payments Bank has ceased to be a banking company within the meaning of the Banking Regulation Act?
A.Airtel Payments Bank B.India Post Payments Bank
C.NSDL Payments Bank D.Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank
Q10) Which Formula 1 racer has won the title of the Italian Grand Prix 2020?
A.Pierre Gasly B.Lewis Hamilton
C.Carlos Sainz D.Valtteri Bottas
Q11) Which among the following has announced a strategic partnership with CyberPeace Foundation to create awareness on
cyber safety among students?
A.Facebook B.Twitter
C.Whatsapp D.Instagram
Q12) Which country will offer subsidies to firms shifting base from China to India, Bangladesh ASEAN countries?
A.Russia B.Japan
C.Australia D.United States
Q13) Vishnupad Mandir, which was in news recently, is located in which state?
A.Bihar B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Himachal Pradesh
Q14) Rajiv B Lall has quit from the post of the part-time non-executive chairman of which bank?
A.Karur Vysya Bank B.Kotak Mahindra Bank
C.Lakshmi Vilas Bank D.IDFC First Bank
Q15) Which state is set to implement the ‘Rejuvenating watershed for agriculture resilience through innovative
development’ (REWARD) project?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Tamil Nadu
C.Karnataka D.Odisha
Q16) NITI Aayog has constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) under whose
chairmanship?
A.Vishaka Lalwani B.Namrata Kaur
C.Vijaylaxmi Iyer D.Sanyukta Samaddar
Q17) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has launched which system for Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS)
officers?
A.SPARROW B.NARROW
C.ARROW D.EAGLE
Q19) Which district of Tamil Nadu has been selected as the first Fully Digital Economy district of state?
A.Dindigul B.Madurai
C.Virudhunagar D.Perambalur
Q1) Which state and Lawrencedale Agro Processing India (LEAF) has signed an agreement to expand the scope of food
processing in the State?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Karnataka
C.Odisha D.Rajasthan
Q3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Patrika Gate in which of the following cities?
A.Bhopal B.Varanasi
C.Delhi D.Jaipur
Q4) Which state has released the Electronics Hardware Manufacturing Policy 2020 to increase the state’s electronics
industry output to USD 100 billion by 2025?
A.Kerala B.Tamil Nadu
C.Odisha D.Karnataka
Q5) According to National Statistical Office (NSO) survey, which is the least literate state in India?
A.Bihar B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Andhra Pradesh
Highlights
● After Kerala, Delhi has the best literacy rate at 88.7 per cent, followed by Uttarakhand's 87.6 percent.
● Rajasthan is the second worst performer with literacy rate at 69.7 percent, followed by Bihar at 70.9 per cent,
● Overall literacy rate in the country at about 77.7 per cent.
● In rural areas, the literacy rate is 73.5 percent compared to 87.7 per cent in urban areas of the country.
● At all-India level, the male literacy rate is higher at 84.7 percent compared to 70.3 per cent among women.
Q7) Who from India attended the BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meet hosted by Russia?
A.Prahlad Singh Patel B.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
C.Piyush Goyal D.Nitin Gadkari
Q8) Which among the following financial company has decided to launch PayBima?
A.Bajaj Finance B.Tata Capital
C.Mahindra Finance D.HDB Finance Services
Q9) Which state government has signed an MoU with the Government of Netherlands for collaboration in the agri sector?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Goa D.Assam
Q10) Swami Kesavananda Bharati, who passed away recently, was the head of which institution?
A.Nimbarkacharya Peeth B.Gaudiya Matha
C.Yadugiri Yathiraja Matha D.Edneer Mutt
Q11) The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2019 was conferred on whom?
A.David Attenborough B.Greg Dyke
C.Jeremy Vine D.Jonathan Dimbleby
Q12) The Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology will soon set up new centres for skilling and
technical support at which place?
A.Indore and Jaipur B.Bhagalpur and Varanasi
C.Mandi and Chandigarh D.Udaipur and Kanpur
Q13) Father of India's Radio Astronomy passed away recently, what was his name?
A.Kailash Patil B.Neeraj Chauhan
C.Laxman Iyer D.Govind Swarup
Q14) The Parliament of which country passed a condolence motion to mourn the death of Pranab Mukherjee?
A.Bhutan B.Australia
C.Bangladesh D.United Kingdom
Q15) The Uttarakhand government will present its master plan worth Rs 424 crore for the beautification of which place?
A.Gangotri B.Kedarnath
C.Badrinath D.Rishikesh
Q16) According to a report by Ernst & Young, Indian agri-tech sector can grow to $_______billion in five years?
A.$24.1 billion B.$20.9 billion
C.$32.3 billion D.$18.1 billion
Q17) The Union Government has launched 24X7 toll free mental rehabilitation helpline KIRAN in how many languages?
A.Ten B.Thirteen
C.Five D.Eight
Q18) The third annual Indo-pacific Business Forum is scheduled to be held in which country?
A.India B.Japan
C.Vietnam D.Thailand
Q19) Which typhoon has recently hit Japan and South Korea?
A.Haishen B.Yutu
C.Jebi D.Noul
Q1) Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, has inaugurated an Organic Food
Processing Unit in which state?
A.Karnataka B.Punjab
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Gujarat
Q2) Which state has launched an educational WhatsApp chatbot ''Apka Mitra'' to resolve any admission-related queries?
A.Punjab B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Jharkhand D.Haryana
Q3) Which bank has launched an international contactless debit card, “Signature Visa Debit Card”?
A.Bank of India B.Canara Bank
C.Union Bank of India D.UCO Bank
Q4) Jiri Menzel, who passed away recently, had won the Academy Award in 1968 for his which film?
A.Larks on a String B.Closely Watched Trains
C.My Sweet Little Village D.The Interpreter
Q5) Who has become the new President of All India Tennis Association?
A.Mahendra Nath B.Rohit Rajpal
C.Ashwini Kumar D.Anil Jain
Q6) World’s first floating Apple Store was recently unveiled in which country?
A.United States B.Australia
C.Singapore D.Netherlands
Q7) Actor Jayaprakash Reddy, who passed away recently, was associated with which regional cinema?
A.Odia B.Marathi
C.Tamil D.Telugu
Q9) Who has designed the logo for National Bamboo Mission (NBM)?
A.Mohammad Ali Baig B.Sai Ram Goudi Edigi
C.Nerella Venu Madhav D.Narla Tata Rao
Q10) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has partnered with which social media platform to impart free digital
skills training?
A.Whatsapp B.Facebook
C.Google D.LinkedIn
Q11) Who is the author of the book Breaking The Cocoon @ 40?
A.Sudha Murty B.Roopa Pai
C.Radha Nair D.Stuti Gupta
Q12) Which country has named former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, as a trade adviser?
A.India B.New Zealand
C.Germany D.Britain
Q13) The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, has suggested to include which food in mid-day meal scheme?
A.Chicken B.Coconut
C.Milk D.Soyabean
Q14) According to the 'Levels & Trends in Child Mortality' Report 2020, the under-five mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live
births) in India declined to ________ in 2019 from 126 in 1990?
A.34 B.54
C.68 D.89
Q15) Which state has announced 16 per cent rebate in gas bill to the ceramic industry in the state?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Goa
C.Gujarat D.Uttar Pradesh
Q16) Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
A.Joseph Kabila B.Nana Akufo-Addo
C.Muhammadu Buhari D.Brigi Rafini
Q17) According to International Atomic Energy Agency, which country now has more than 10 times the amount of enriched
uranium permitted under an international agreement?
A.Israel B.North Korea
C.Iran D.China
Q18) India has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imports of Vitamin C from which country?
A.Israel B.South Korea
C.Russia D.China
Q19) President Ram Nath Kovind has conferred the National Award to how many educators in virtual ceremony?
A.47 B.30
C.25 D.56
Q1) Which state has launched a Portal for Eye Donation in the state?
A.Kerala B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Tamil Nadu D.Odisha
Q3) Northrop Grumman has named its NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft after whom?
A.Kalpana Chawla B.Sunita Williams
C.Jessica Meir D.Christina Koch
Q4) Who has been appointed as the State Election Commissioner of Telangana?
A.Durg Vijay Singh B.Ramesh Kumar
C.Heeralal Trivedi D.C Parthasarathi
Q5) Which among the following companies has announced its new feature named “Verified Calls”?
A.Facebook B.Google
C.Apple D.Samsung
Q6) How many Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) of India have joined International Solar Alliance (ISA)'s Coalition for
Sustainable Climate Action (ISA-CSCA) as Corporate Partners?
A.Three B.Six
C.Seven D.Five
Q8) A trilateral dialogue was held virtually between India, Australia and which country?
A.Japan B.United States
C.France D.South Korea
Q9) Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) South Africa has partnered with IT company for creation of a new platform named
'Cargo Connect'?
A.Tata Consultancy Services B. Infosys
C.Wipro D.Tech Mahindra
Q10) Who among the following politicians has been nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize?
A.Narendra Modi B.Donald Trump
C.Justin Trudeau D.Boris Johnson
Q11) Which country has launched a campaign named ‘Asol Chini’ or ‘real-sugar’ to fight fake information and rumour
spreading on social media?
A.India B.Singapore
C.Sri Lanka D.Bangladesh
Q12) India and which country have signed an agreement on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between forces of
both countries?
A.France B.Japan
C.Russia D.United States
Q13) Which bank is planning to launch a loan product named “SAFAL” for organic cotton growers?
A.State Bank of India B.Punjab National Bank
C.Bank of Baroda D.Bank of India
Q14) Which state has recently inaugurated the ‘Veer Savarkar’ flyover in Yelahanka?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Goa D.Karnataka
Q15) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for St.Botanica?
A.Vaani Kapoor B.Tara Sutaria
C.Kriti Sanon D.Bhumi Pednekar
Q16) What is the theme of the World Suicide Prevention Day 2020?
A.Connect, Communicate, Care B.Working Together to Prevent Suicide
C.Light a candle near a Window D.Take a Minute, Change a Life
Q17) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched which mobile app to provide farmers marketplace for livestock?
A.e-Amrita B.e-Dhenu
C.e-Gopala D.e- Gavya
Q18) Which bank has topped the EASE Banking Reforms Index 2.0 in the ‘Top Performing Banks’ category ?
A.State Bank of India B.Bank of Baroda
C.Oriental Bank of Commerce D.Union Bank of India
Q20) Which company has started manufacturing space suits for Indian astronauts who are likely to be part of the Gaganyaan
mission?
A.Zvezda B.ILC Dover
C.Feitian D.Under Armour
Q1) When was the International Day to Protect Education from Attack observed?
A.September 10 B.September 9
C.September 11 D.September 8
Q2) Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) has decided to pay what percent interest to provident fund (PF)
subscriber for 2019-20 in two installments?
A.8.50% B.8.15%
C.8.00% D.8.25%
Q3) e-filing consumer complaint system has been launched by which state or UT?
A.Jammu & Kashmir B.Gujarat
C.Delhi D.Goa
Q4) Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed which Heavy Drop System which is capable
of para dropping military stores?
A.F-7 B.G-8
C.S-5 D.P-7
Q5) India, United states and which country have begun collaboration in developing 5G technology?
A.Israel B.Japan
C.Russia D.France
Q6) Which company in collaboration with Nasscom’s FutureSkills will launch a nation-wide initiative in India to skill
students in Artificial Intelligence?
A.IBM B.Google
C.Microsoft D.Facebook
Q7) Silver Lake will invest ₹ _________crore in Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL)?
A.₹ 6,500 crore B.₹ 5,500 crore
C.₹ 8,500 crore D.₹ 7,500 crore
Q9) Ministry of Shipping has launched which platform to address the disputes of maritime sector?
A.SAROD-Ports B.GAROD-Ports
C.Abhay-Ports D.Navik-Ports
Q10) The first ‘Kisan Rail’ from south India was flagged off from which state to the national capital New Delhi?
A.Telangana B.Karnataka
C.Kerala D.Andhra Pradesh
Q11) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National School of Drama (NSD)?
A.Naseeruddin Shah B.Paresh Rawal
C.Anupam Kher D.Pankaj Kapoor
Q12) Which bank has launched the ‘iStartup2.0’ programme for start-ups?
A.Axis Bank B.HDFC Bank
C.ICICI Bank D.Yes Bank
Q13) Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has launched which initiative to boost research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and
startups?
A.ARISE-ANIC B.RISE-NIC
C.HIGH-AIM D.SET-NIC
Q14) Which Railway Station will be named after Sri Siddharoodha Swami?
A.Wadi Railway Station B.Yelahanka Railway Station
C.Arsikere Railway Station D.Hubballi Railway Station
Q15) Who has been crowned the Wushu World Championship 2019?
A.Pooja Kadian B.Poonam Khatri
C.Sapna Devi D.Rajni Deori
Q16) Government of India has set up an expert committee under whose chairmanship to assess the relief to bank borrowers?
A.Ravindra Dholakia B.B. Sriram
C.Rajiv Mehrishi D.Sunil Kumar
Q17) Name the former Health Secretary who has been appointed to the WHO’s panel for pandemic preparedness and
response?
A.Preeti Sudan B.Kamal Pande
C.Niharika Singh D.Arun Kumar Gupta
Q18) The Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the reservation for those belonging to which community in government jobs
and educational institutions in Maharashtra?
A.Bhambi B.Domba
C.Maratha D.Kachar
Q19) Which Indian company has become the world’s 40th most valuable firm?
A.Reliance Industries B.Wipro
C.HDFC Bank D.Tata Steel
Q20) Which University has completed its 100 years on 9 September 2020?
A.University of Delhi B.Nalanda University
C.Jawaharlal Nehru University D.Aligarh Muslim University
Q1) What is the rank of India in the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020?
A.98th B.105th
C.77th D.111th
Q3) The 13th edition of Aero India-21 will be held in which city?
A.Hyderabad B.New Delhi
C.Bengaluru D.Pune
Q4) UNICEF has appointed which actor as a celebrity advocate for a children's rights campaign?
A.Varun Dhawan B.Rajkumar Rao
C.Tiger Shroff D.Ayushmann Khurrana
Q5) Which temple has recently been registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010?
A.Golden Temple B.Omkareshwar Temple
C.Kamakhya Temple D.Kedarnath Temple
Q6) Diana Rigg, who passed away recently, was a renowned __________?
A.Lawyer B.Author
C.Actress D.Politician
Q7) Which state government has launched Piggery Mission with an outlay of Rs 200 Crore?
A.Goa B.Meghalaya
C.Kerala D.Nagaland
Q8) Which state has launched the Aasara scheme to empower women economically and socially?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Kerala
C.Chhattisgarh D.Andhra Pradesh
Q10) The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China attended the RIC Foreign Ministers meeting held in which city?
A.New Delhi B.Moscow
C.Beijing D.Kazan
Q11) Which country has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers who are deemed to be a
security risk?
A.Australia B.India
C.Germany D.United States
Q12) Which state has launched a tele-medicine platform to enable people to have access to qualified doctors for consultation?
A.Manipur B.Nagaland
C.Mizoram D.Arunachal Pradesh
Q13) The central government has enhanced scholarship amount for the students of J&K under Pragati and Saksham
Scholarship Schemes to Rs ________ per annum?
A.Rs 20,000 B.Rs 15,000
C.Rs 50,000 D.Rs 35,000
Q14) Which state has topped the State Startup Rankings 2019 released by Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade ?
A.Gujarat B.Kerala
C.Karnataka D.Odisha
Q15) Which country has conducted its annual exercise ‘Zolfaghar-99’ amid tensions
with US?
A.Israel B.China
C.Iran D.Turkey
Q16) Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in ‘Griha Pravesh’ ceremony of which
state virtually?
A.Goa B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttarakhand D.Himachal Pradesh
Q18) Who has become the second men’s player to score 100 international goals?
A.Lionel Messi B.Luis Suárez
C.Cristiano Ronaldo D.Sergio Agüero
Q19) Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex will be set up at which place?
A.New Delhi B.Kathua
C.Shimla D.Gangtok
Q21) Aditya Paudwal, who passed away recently, was a renowned ________?
A.Film Director B.Author
C.Squash Player D.Music Composer
Q1) The 73rd session of WHO Regional Committee for South East Asia was hosted by which country?
A.India B.Thailand
C.Vietnam D.Singapore
Q2) Which state has launched ‘GARIMA’ Scheme for Sanitation Workers?
A.Karnataka B.Gujarat
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Odisha
Q3) The government has constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) under whose chairmanship to Oversee
OFB's Corporatisation?
A.Amit Shah B.Nitin Gadkari
C.Rajnath Singh D.Nirmala Sitharaman
Q4) Who has become the first female Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup?
A.Jane Fraser B.Abigail Johnson
C.Mary Barra D.Ana Botin
Q5) Which ministry has launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0?
A.Ministry of Environment B.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
C.Ministry of Tourism D.Ministry of Home Affairs
Q6) Which state has signed an MoU with National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) for promotion and
management of Farmer Producer Organisation?
A.Goa B.Chhattisgarh
C.Odisha D.Telangana
Q7) Who is set to become the first USA cricketer to feature in IPL 2020?
A.Adil Bhatti B.Jaskaran Malhotra
C.Xavier Marshall D.Ali Khan
Q9) India and which country have arrived at a five-point understanding to ease tensions at border?
A.Pakistan B.Nepal
C.China D.Bangladesh
Q10) The conclave on "School Education in 21st Century“ was held under which initiative of Ministry of Education?
A.Shiksha Parv B.Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
C.PRAGATI D.SAKSHAM
Q11) Who has won the women’s singles title of the US Open 2020?
A.Victoria Azarenka B.Naomi Osaka
C.Petra Kvitova D.Serena Williams
Q12) Which among the following departments has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages?
A.Department of Bio-Technology B.Department of Commerce
C.Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion D.Department of Post
Q13) From the year 2016-17 to 2018-19, India’s defence export has grown to _________%?
A.400% B.500%
C.700% D.600%
Q14) The High Court of which state has instructed to appoint woman IPS officer in every district of the state to monitor the
probe of POCSO cases?
A.Odisha B.Kerala
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Bihar
Q15) Nvidia will acquire the British chip designer Arm from SoftBank for how much amount?
A.$40 billion B.$50 billion
C.$70 billion D.$90 billion
Q16) Which bollywood actor will lend his voice to Alexa in India from 2021?
A.Shahrukh Khan B.Akshay Kumar
C.Amitabh Bachchan D.Ajay Devgan
Q17) Delhi government has launched which campaign to check Oxygen levels of people?
A.Oximitra B.Oxometre
C.Oxicare D.Oxysaathi
Q18) The wreckage of which World War II-era German warship was found recently?
A.Arizona B.Bahia
C.Tamarisk D.Karlsruhe
Q19) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced to convert the airstrip, located in which district, into an
airport?
A.Amroha B.Sonbhadra
C.Ghazipur D.Mahoba
Q1) Under which article of the Indian Constitution, Hindi was adopted as one of the official languages?
A.Article245 B.Article 343
C.Article 270 D.Article 277
Q2) Which Financial Institution has singed a pact with Suguna Foods for a USD 15-million debt financing?
A.World Bank B.New Development Bank
C.Asian Development Bank D.Bank of America
Q3) Who has been elected as the chairman of the board of governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?
A.Vishnu Shukla B.Avinash Kakkar
C.Sanjay Sharma D.Subhash Kamath
Q4) Who has won the Formula One Tuscan Grand Prix 2020?
A.Alex Albon B.Lewis Hamilton
C.Valtteri Bottas D.Sebastian Vettel
Q5) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who passed away recently, was the former Union Minister of which department?
A.Agriculture B.Coal
C.Commerce and Industry D.Rural Development
Q6) Which Rating Agency has projected India’s GDP growth to contract between 8 to 8.2% for 2020-21?
A.CARE B.Fitch
C.ICRA D.CRISIL
Q7) Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Japan?
A.Tadamori Oshima B.Yoshihide Suga
C.Yukio Edano D.Anami Yoichi
Q8) Which state has decided to set up a Special Security Force which can search and arrest without a warrant?
A.Goa B.Maharashtra
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Gujarat
Q10) Which Marathi film has won the best Best Screenplay award at Venice International Film Festival?
A.The Disciple B.Bonus
C.Prawaas D.Vegali Vaat
Q11) As per the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda, by which year India will be
self-reliant in the production of fertilizers?
A.2022 B.2025
C.2023 D.2024
Q12) A Research lab of DRDO will be opened in Kailaras-Jaura region of which district of Madhya Pradesh?
A.Dhar B.Mandsaur
C.Tikamgarh D.Morena
Q13) According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), around how many deaths happen due to coronary
heart disease every year across the world?
A.500,000 B.700,000
C.300,000 D.600,000
Q14) Which state government has won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Award for Sabuj Sathi project?
A.Odisha B.West Bengal
C.Karnataka D.Rajasthan
Q15) Which state government has launched the My family-My Responsibility Campaign?
A.Gujarat B.Assam
C.Arunachal Pradesh D.Maharashtra
Q16) Bahrain has become the ________th Arab country to recognise Israel?
A.Second B.Fourth
C.Third D.Fifth
Q17) Which country has declared rape a national emergency after spike in cases?
A.Liberia B.Kenya
C.Uganda D.Zimbabwe
Q18) Country's first Airport Covid-19 testing facility was launched at which Airport?
A.Kempegowda International Airport B.Raja Bhoj International Airport
C.Indira Gandhi International Airport D.Cochin International Airport
Q19) Who has been appointed as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
A.Manoj Kumar Jha B.JP Nadda
C.Harivansh Narayan Singh D.Ghulam Nabi Azad
Q20) Which state has rolled out a "Smart Ration Card" scheme?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Rajasthan D.Bihar
Q2) India has been elected as a member of the United Nations Commission on Status of Women for how many years?
A.Four years B.Five years
C.Three years D.Two years
Q3) The Union Government has banned the export of all varieties of which vegetable with immediate effect?
A.Potato B.Tomato
C.Onion D.Pumpkin
Q4) Bangladesh Commerce Ministry has given special permission for traders to export which variety of fish to India?
A.Rohu B.Surmani
C.Katla D.Hilsa
Q5) Which state government has accorded ambulance status to the vehicles carrying medical oxygen for one year?
A.Maharashtra B.Gujarat
C.Karnataka D.Madhya Pradesh
Q6) Who has been appointed as Executive Director of the World Bank?
A.Rajesh Bhushan B.Arun Singhal
C.Rajiv Bansal D.Rajesh Khullar
Q7) Polavaram Project , which is in the news recently, is an irrigation project of which state?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Telangana D.Karnataka
Q8) Which state government has decided to set up a specialised police unit in which only local young men of the region will
be recruited to counter Maoists?
A.Odisha B.Jharkhand
C.Chhattisgarh D.Bihar
Q10) TikTok has chosen which company to be its technology partner for its American operations?
A.Oracle B.Intel
C.IBM D.Microsoft
Q11) The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at which
place in Bihar?
A.Muzaffarpur B.Darbhanga
C.Rajgir D.Madhubani
Q12) Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 by Euromoney?
A.Partha Pratim Sengupta B.Naveen Tahilyani
C.Sanjiv Bajaj D.Aditya Puri
Q14) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has estimated that the GDP of India is expected to contract by _______ percent
in the fiscal 2020-21 (FY21)?
A.8% B.7%
C.10% D.9%
Q15) Paytm First Games has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Sunil Chhetri B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Srikanth Kidambi D.Parupalli Kashyap
Q16) Which IT company will acquire Czech Republic-based GuideVision for up to 30 million euros?
A.Wipro B.TCS
C.Infosys D.Tech Mahindra
Q17) Scientists have detected potential signs of extraterrestrial life on which among the following planets?
A.Mars B.Venus
C.Jupiter D.Saturn
Q18) Which IIT institution has inked an MoU with Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology for cooperation in
agricultural research and education?
A.IIT Roorkee B.IIT Madras
C.IIT Mandi D.IIT Bhubaneswar
Q19) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with which bank for selling
its insurance products?
A.Axis Bank B.Yes Bank
C.ICICI Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q20) Online poker platform 9stacks has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Suresh Raina B.Shikhar Dhawan
C.Virat Kohli D.Ajinkya Rahane
Q1) Which state government has signed an MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to develop the
MSME ecosystem in the state?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Rajasthan D.Bihar
Q2) The Union Cabinet has approved a Orbital Rail Corridor Project in which state?
A.Punjab B.Haryana
C.Goa D.Assam
Q3) The 10th Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group Meeting was held between India and which country?
A.Russia B.Australia
C.France D.United States
Q5) Which telecom company has launched GIGAnet- the integrated 4G network?
A.Airtel B.Jio
C.BSNL D.Vi
Q7) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed whom as its new Country Director for India?
A.Takeo Konishi B.Karen Murray
C.Takahiro Yasui D.Kenzo Ohe
Q9) Educational technology company Great Learning has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Rohit Sharma B.Shikhar Dhawan
C.Virat Kohli D.Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Q10) A postage stamp commemorating the first successful test of which anti test missile was launched?
A.B-SAT B.C-SAT
C.G-SAT D.A-SAT
Q11) “Backyard Horticulture” Programme under CAPEX scheme was recently launched
in which Union Territory
A.Ladakh B.Puducherry
C.Jammu & Kashmir D.Chandigarh
Q12) Which State or UT has launched a Sehat evam Poshan Saathinwas helpline?
A.Goa B.Delhi
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Ladakh
Q13) Which state is the happiest state in India according to the India Happiness Report 2020?
A.Mizoram B.Punjab
C.Haryana D.Assam
Highlights
● Overall - Mizoram, Punjab, Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the top three.
● Among the big states - Punjab, Gujarat, and Telangana are among the top three states.
● Among smaller states - Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh are the top three states.
● Among union territories - Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep are the top three.
● Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir are neutral.
● Maharashtra, Delhi, and Haryana have shown the worst possible impact of COVID-19.
Q14) Which country has issued the world’s first sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the UN?
A.Finland B.France
C.Germany D.Mexico
OBITUARIES
● Former Chhattisgarh minister and veteran Congress leader Chanesh Ram Rathiya died of COVID-19 at a hospital in
Raigarh. He was elected as an MLA for the first time in 1977 from Dharamjaigarh constituency in the then undivided
Madhya Pradesh.
● Social activist and Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh passed away. Born into a Brahmin family in Andhra Pradesh,
Swami Agnivesh came to be known for his campaign against bonded labour through his foundation Bandhua Mukti
Morcha (Bonded Labor Liberation Front).
● Leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture and art history, Dr Kapila Vatsyayan passed away. Dr
Vatsyayan served as the founding Director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
Q15) Which country walked out of a virtual meeting of national security advisers of member states of the SCO over a
display of a controversial Map?
A.Russia B.Pakistan
C.Nepal D.India
Q16) Which country has joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment, as Observer?
A.Australia B.India C.Russia D.Canada
Q17) The United States has signed a Defence Cooperation agreement with which country to maintain peace and security in
the Indian Ocean?
A.Indonesia B.Thailand C.Maldives D.Singapore
Q18) Which player has topped the Forbes ranking of the highest-paid soccer players?
A.Lionel Messi B.Cristiano Ronaldo C.Neymar D.Kylian Mbappe
Q1) Which among the following has launched a new loan scheme Apna Ghar Dreamz?
A.ICICI Home Finance B.Axis Bank
C.Yes Bank D.Kotak Mahindra
Q2) Among Indian cities, which city has topped the 2020 Smart City Index released by Institute for Management
Development?
A.New Delhi B.Mumbai
C.Hyderabad D.Bengaluru
Q3) Ashok Gasti, who passed away recently, was the Rajya Sabha member from which state?
A.Odisha B.Karnataka
C.Goa D.Himachal Pradesh
Q5) Moussa Traore, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country?
A.Angola B.Nigeria
C.Cuba D.Mali
Q6) Lok Sabha has passed a bill to reduce the salaries of MPs by what per cent for one year?
A.25% B.50%
C.30% D.40%
Q7) Which has become the first airport in the world to earn "the COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating" from Skytrax?
A.Fiumicino International Airport B.Los Angeles International Airport
C.Dubai International Airport D.Tokyo Haneda Airport
Q8) The first International Equal Pay Day was observed on which date?
A.17 September B.18 September
C.19 September D.16 September
Q10) Which company has won the bid to construct the new Parliament building at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore?
A.Tata Projects B.Larsen & Toubro
C.Shapoorji Pallonji D.Hindustan Construction
Q11) Which watch company and State Bank of India have launched India’s first contactless payment watch?
A.Fossil B.Fastrack
C.Diesel D.Titan
Q12) The union finance ministry has sought Parliament’s approval to infuse ₹________crore into public sector banks
(PSBs)?
A.₹10,000 crore B.₹20,000 crore
C.₹30,000 crore D.₹25,000 crore
Q13) Who has won the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize's lifetime achievement award?
A.Margaret Atwood B.Sharon Stone
C.Avni Doshi D.Brandon Taylor
Q14) Who will be honoured with the prestigious 2020 Asia Game Changer Award?
A.Ranveer Brar B.Sanjeev Kapoor
C.Vikas Khanna D.Kunal Kapur
Q15) Byju's has unveiled its new initiative 'Education for All' to empower 5 million children by which year?
A.2024 B.2023
C.2026 D.2025
Q16) Which has become the first country to pass legislation requiring financial firms to declare their climate-related risks?
A.New Zealand B.India
C.Ireland D.Norway
Q17) Who has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries?
A.Nitin Gadkari B.Piyush Goyal
C.Prakash Javadekar D.Narendra Singh Tomar
Q19) What is the rank of India in the World Bank’s 2020 Human Capital Index?
A.88th B.99th
th
C.116 D.126th
Q1) Which state government has decided to give cows to the families with malnourished children?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Jharkhand
C.Odisha D.Uttar Pradesh
Q2) Which state has recently inaugurated the Swachhata Café in its Solan District?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Uttarakhand
C.Punjab D.Assam
Q3) Kosi Rail Mega Bridge was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which state?
A.Jharkhand B.Bihar
C.Chhattisgarh D.Madhya Pradesh
Q4) Which e-commerce company has set up an all-women delivery station in Kadi, Gujarat?
A.Flipkart B.Myntra
C.Amazon D.Nykaa
Q6) Who is the author of the book “The End of an Era; India Exits Tibet”?
A.Bob Davis B.Claude Arpi
C.Krishna Bose D.Shakti Sinha
Q7) Which Bank has agreed to invest $500 million to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation’s (BMRCL) line?
A.World Bank B.New Development Bank
C.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D.Asian Development Bank
Q8) Which bank has decided to introduce OTP-based cash withdrawal for Rs 10,000 and above throughout the day?
A.Bank of Baroda B.Punjab National Bank
C.State Bank Of India D.Canara Bank
Q10) Under the Balasaheb Thackeray Accidental Insurance Scheme, treatment up to how much amount will be provided free
of charge to the victims of road accident ?
A.Rs 30,000 B.Rs 40,000
C.Rs 50,000 D.Rs 25,000
Q11) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme, which has been extended for another 180 days, provides an
insurance cover of how much amount?
A.Rs 20 lakh B.Rs 25 lakh
C.Rs 35lakh D.Rs 50 lakh
Q12) Which Bank has set up a new vertical called “Emerging Entrepreneurs Business (EEB)”?
A.Axis Bank B.Bandhan Bank
C.Kotak Mahindra D.Yes Bank
Q13) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassadors of JSW Paints?
A.Alia Bhatt & Ranbir Kapur B.Ayushmann Khurrana & Shraddha Kapoor
C.Alia Bhatt & Ayushman Khurrana D.Sara Ali Khan & Akshay Kumar
Q14) The Union Government has set a target to increase the number of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras
(PMBJK) to 10,500 by which year?
A.2022 B.2025
C.2023 D.2021
Q15) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has renamed which cup as the “Billie Jean King Cup”?
A.Davis Cup B.Laver Cup
C.Hopman Cup D.Fed Cup
Q16) India’s first exclusive terminal for private airplanes has been inaugurated at which airport?
A.Chennai International Airport B.Visakhapatnam International Airport
C.Kempegowda International Airport D.Indira Gandhi International Airport
Q17) Which app was recently removed from Google Play Store?
A.Phone pe B.Bhim
C.Paytm D.Amazon Pay
Q18) Pakistan has decided to elevate the status of which region to a full-fledged province?
A.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa B.Gilgit-Baltistan
C.Sindh D.Mirpur
Q19) Which Indian has been named by the UN in the list of 2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable Development
Goals?
A.Garvita Gulhati B.Tanishq Abraham
C.Udit Singhal D.Samaira Mehta
Q2) The union government has allowed how much Foreign Direct Investment in Defence Production through automatic route?
A.49% B.65%
C.100% D.74%
Q3) The Union government has set up an expert committee under whose chairmanship to probe China Watching?
A.Rajesh Pant B.Rishi Kumar Shukla
C.Ranjit Sinha D.Joginder Singh
Q4) Which bank has launched a lead management system (LMS) - i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads System version 2.0)?
A.Bank Of India B.Canara Bank
C.Kotak Mahindra Bank D.Punjab National Bank
Q5) Which state has announced a subsidy scheme to encourage use of battery-operated two-wheelers and three-wheelers in
the state?
A.Punjab B.Haryana
C.Goa D.Gujarat
Q6) How many beaches from India have been recommended for the coveted International Blue Flag eco-label certification?
A.Seven B.Five
C.Eight D.Ten
Q8) Which PSU of India has exited from Sudan after the African nation refused to pay for oil it lifted from the oil fields?
A.GAIL B.IOC
C.NTPC D.ONGC
Q9) Volvo Car India has partnered with which Bank to launch Volvo Car Financial Services?
A.Yes Bank B.HDFC Bank
C.Axis Bank D.ICICI Bank
Q10) Which Mutual Fund has started a new campaign called SIFI or `SIP in Fixed Income‘?
A.IDFC Mutual Fund B.Axis Mutual Fund
C.Edelweiss Mutual Fund D.LIC Mutual Fund
Q11) The Centre has set up a high-level committee to prepare a roadmap for regularisation of land leasing in the agriculture
sector under whose chairmanship?
A.Madhu Thota B.Sunil kumar Gupta
C.Ajay Tirkey D.Saurabh Agrawal
Q12) Uttar Pradesh has announced to set up the country’s “biggest” film city in which district?
A.Gautam Buddh Nagar B.Lucknow
C.Farrukhabad D.Siddharth Nagar
Q13) Which bank has launched a new gold loan scheme Vikas Laghu Suvarna?
A.Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank B.Prathama UP Gramin Bank
C.Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank D.Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Q14) Balli Durga Prasad, who passed away recently, was the Loksabha MP from which city?
A.Tirupati B.Kochi
C.Bhubaneswar D.Chennai
Q15) Which bank has "substantially completed" the due diligence for its proposed merger with the Clix Group?
A.Axis Bank B.Bank Of Maharashtra
C.Lakshmi Vilas Bank D.Yes Bank
Q16) International Coastal Clean-up Day 2020 was observed on which date?
A.September 19 B.September 20
C.September 18 D.September 17
Q17) According to a finance ministry report, India’s total external debt increased by _________% to $558.5 billion as on
March 31, 2020?
A.1.7% B.3.2%
C.1.2% D.2.8%
Q18) Defence Research Institute DRDO has set up how many advanced technology centres to carry out research on futuristic
military applications?
A.Two B.Eight
C.Five D.Four
Q19) Maha Tirtha Bhumi & Maha Punnya Bhumi are the two programmes of which state?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Assam
C.West Bengal D.Chhattisgarh
Q1) Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit will be inaugurated on the birth anniversary of which personality?
A.Atal Bihari Vajpayee B.Mahatma Gandhi
C.Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Chandra Shekhar Azad
Q2) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away recently, was a renowned Justice of the Supreme Court of which country?
A.Australia B.Canada
C.United Kingdom D.United States
Q3) Which cricketer would set up a cricket academy in Jammu and Kashmir to train aspiring cricketers?
A.Mahendra Singh Dhoni B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Suresh Raina D.Rohit Sharma
Q4) The International Finance Corporation will provide how much amount to India to develop green buildings and to
expand renewable sources of energy?
A.2 trillion dollars B.1 trillion dollars
C.3 trillion dollars D.1.5 trillion dollars
Q5) The Drugs Controller General of India has approved the commercial launch of which COVID-19 test?
A.CoCin2 B.Feluda
C.RapidCov D.Fabiflu
Q6) Which PSU has been granted Bureau of Indian Standards - BIS certification for all its products?
A.BCCL B.BEML
C.CONCOR D.HOCL
Q7) Which country has planned to resume passenger railway services after a 7-year suspension?
A.Bangladesh B.Afghanistan
C.Nepal D.Bhutan
Q8) The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which was passed by Rajya Sabha will amend which previous act?
A.Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 B.Epidemic Diseases Act, 1920
C.Epidemic Diseases Act, 1972 D.Epidemic Diseases Act, 1948
Q10) What is the name of the week long campaign which was launched to mark the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi?
A.Seva Bhav B.Seva Satkaar
C.Seva Saptah D.Seva Kutumb
Q11) Which Indian-American filmmaker has received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media at 45th Toronto International
Film Festival?
A.Gurinder Chadha B.Mira Nair
C.Deepa Mehta D. Deepak Nayar
Q12) Which Ministry has come out with new guidelines for two schemes - pottery and beekeeping activities?
A.Ministry of Labour and Employment B.Ministry of Rural Development
C.Ministry of Tribal Affairs D.Ministry of MSME
Q13) Who has been appointed as the chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)?
A.Anil Dhasmana B.Rajinder Khanna
C.Samant Goel D.Alok Joshi
Q15) Which Brand was ranked as India’s top brand for the
seventh consecutive year in the 2020 BrandZ Top 75 Most
Valuable Indian Brands rankings?
A.Life Insurance Corporation B.Tata Consultancy Services
C.Reliance Retail D.HDFC Bank
Q18) Which organization will set up a ‘community response forum’ to conduct a thorough analysis
of the impact of stubble burning on Delhi and its neighbouring area?
A.ISRO B.DRDO
C.NASA D.JAXA
Q19) Which has become India’s first airline to offer in-flight Wi-Fi internet?
A.SpiceJet B.Vistara
C.Air India D.AirAsia
Q1) Who is the author of the book ‘Judiciary, Judges and the Administration of Justice’?
A.R. Banumathi B.Hrishikesh Roy
C.Indira Banerjee D.Ajay Rastogi
Q2) The world's longest high-altitude tunnel which is dubbed as Atal Tunnel is ______km long?
A.8 km B.7 km
C.9 km D.10 km
Q3) Which Ministry has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Women and Child Development for
controlling Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN Abhiyaan?
A.Ministry of Education B.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
C.Ministry of Tribal Affairs D.Ministry of AYUSH
Q4) Which has become the first state in the country to come out with the policies on Artificial
Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity?
A.Telangana B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Karnataka
Q5) Which Bank has started a programme by the name “Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani” (Women Self-Reliance
programme) in Assam?
A.State Bank of India B.Punjab National Bank
C.Bank of Baroda D.Canara Bank
Q7) Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda has taken oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha from which state?
A.Odisha B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Kerala D.Karnataka
Q9) India has extended how much amount of financial support to Maldives to overcome the impact of COVID-19?
A.$250 million B.$150 million
C.$350 million D.$450 million
Q10) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in how many most
affected districts?
A.180 B.258
C.272 D.320
Q11) Indian Army organized the annual 'Shikara Race‘ in which of the following cities?
A.Jammu B.Srinagar
C.Gulmarg D. Shopian
Q12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of nine highway projects of over Rs 14,000 crore in which
state?
A.Bihar B.Jharkhand
C.Chhattisgarh D.Madhya Pradesh
Q13) Which country banned the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and messaging platform WeChat on September 20?
A.Japan B.Australia
C.United Kingdom D.United States
Q14) Krushi Bhawan building of which state was selected as the "People's Choice Winner" at the AZ Awards 2020 in Social
Good Category?
A.Karnataka B.Odisha
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Rajasthan
Q15) Name the two women officers who have been selected to join as ‘Observers’ (Airborne Tacticians) in the Indian
Navy’s helicopter stream?
A.Kumudini Tyagi & Riti Singh B.P Swathi & Pratibha Jamwal
C.Payal Gupta & Aishwarya Boddapati D.Shubhangi Swaroop & Punita Arora
Q16) Who has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education?
A.Narendra Modi B.Donald Trump
C.Boris Johnson D.All of the above
Q17) Which state has launched 3401 mobile public distribution outlets under the ‘Amma Mobile Ration Shops’?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Tamil Nadu
C.Odisha D.Karnataka
Q18) Which IIIT institute has developed a low cost ventilation device “Swasner”?
A.IIIT Bhubaneswar B.IIIT Gwalior
C.IIIT Allahabad D.IIIT Chennai
Q1) John Turner, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country?
A.Germany B.Canada
C.New Zealand D.Australia
Q2) Who has won the men’s single title of the 2020 Italian Open?
A.Novak Djokovic B.Roger Federer
C.Rafael Nadal D.Diego Schwartzman
● In Women’s single, Simona Halep won the 2020 Italian Open title.
Q3) Which bank has announced the launch of Video KYC (Know Your Customer) facility for its customers?
A.Axis Bank B.ICICI Bank
C.Yes Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q4) Ang Rita Sherpa, who had climbed Mount Everest, 10 times without bottled oxygen, passed away recently. His
nickname was?
A.White Tiger B.Red Panda
C.Snow Leopard D.Himalayan Bear
Q6) The first ever Cargo Ferry Service between India and which country was recently inaugurated?
A.Indonesia B.Myanmar
C.Maldives D.Bhutan
Q7) Bibhuranjan Choudhury, who passed away recently, was a renowned _______?
A.Author B.Poet
C.Painter D.Music Composer
Q9) How much amount has been approved by the Union Government for PM SVANidhi scheme?
A.Rs.500 crore B.Rs.800 crore
C.Rs.600 crore D.Rs.1000 crore
Q10) Which state has launched the e- peek pahani mobile application to reduce hardships of farmers?
A.Gujarat B.Maharashtra
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Uttar Pradesh
Q11) Tadej Pogacar who has won the Tour de France cycling event hails from which country?
A.Slovenia B.Argentina
C.Germany D.France
Q12) Which company will acquire game publisher Bethesda Softworks's parent company, ZeniMax, for $7.5 Billion?
A.Google B.Facebook
C.Microsoft D.Intel
Q13) Who has been appointed as Regional Ambassador (RA) for India by the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP)?
A.Khushi Chindaliya B.Licypriya Kangujam
C.Ridhima Pandey D.Aditi Mukarji
Q15) Which social media company has launched a new feature Business Suite to help small businesses?
A.LinkedIn B.Facebook
C.Twitter D.Google
Q16) Which state has partnered with Coursera, the world’s leading online learning platform, to train 50,000 unemployed
youth?
A.Karnataka B.Odisha
C.Kerala D.Tamil Nadu
Q17) Which organization has constituted a task force to look into guidelines/ provisions for vegan foods in the country?
A.FSSAI B.NITI Aayog
C.ICAR D.NABARD
Q18) Which organisation has initiated a probe into an accident involving the Howitzer gun system in Pokhran?
A.Department of Defence B.Supreme Court
C.DRDO D.ISRO
Q19) Amitabha Ghosh who passed away recently was the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Governor for how many days?
A.15 days B.21 days
C.30 days D.60 days
Q20) Ashalata Wabgaonkar, who passed away recently, was a renowned actress of which regional cinema?
A.Bengali B.Bhojpuri
C.Tamil D.Marathi
Q1) Union government has planned to set up a Neutrino Observatory in which state?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Karnataka
C.Tamil Nadu D.Kerala
Q2) Which state has launched the Mukhya Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana?
A.Bihar B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Chhattisgarh D.Jharkhand
Q3) DRDO has conducted a successful flight-test of which High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT)?
A.ABHYAS B.ARJUN
C.KARNA D.DRONA
Q4) Global investment firm KKR will invest Rs 5,500 crore in Reliance Retail to buy what percent of equity share?
A.1.28% B.2.21%
C.3.14% D.4.17%
Q5) Navies of India and which country is conducting a two-day mega exercise in the Indian Ocean Region?
A.Japan B.Canada
C.France D.Australia
Q6) Year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Total how many member states are associated with
organization?
A.123 B.176
C.193 D.182
Q7) To combat crimes against women and children Project Shield initiative was launched in five districts of which state?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Bihar
C.Goa D.Rajasthan
Q10) Sebi has set-up a technical committee on the social stock exchange under whose chairmanship?
A.Harsh Kumar Bhanwala B.Ashok Gulati
C.Govinda Rajulu Chintala D.Santhosh Jayaram
Q11) Which digital wallet platform has partnered with Visa for card-based payments with tokenisation?
A.Paytm B.Phone Pe
C.Google Pay D.Amazon Pay
Q12) What is the theme of the International Day of Sign Languages 2020?
A.Sign Language Rights for All B.With Sign Language, Everyone is Included
C.Sign Language is easy to learn D.Sign Languages Are for Everyone
Q13) Who is set to become India's first woman fighter pilot to fly the Rafale aircraft?
A.Payal Gupta B.Aishwarya Boddapati
C. Shivangi Singh D.Shubhangi Swaroop
Q14) Suresh Angadi, who passed away recently, was the union minister of which department?
A.Minister of State for Railways B.Minister of State for Agriculture
C.Minister of State for Civil Aviation D.Minister of State for Rural Development
Q15) Former cricketer Dean Jones who passed away recently, hailed from which country?
A.England B.Australia
C.South Africa D.New Zealand
Q17) HDFC Life has entered into a partnership with which bank to sell policies to the bank's
customers?
A.Axis Bank B.Kotak Mahindra Bank
C.Yes Bank D.IndusInd Bank
Q18) Which state and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have signed an Mou to promote adventure sports activities in the
state?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Goa D.Uttarakhand
Q19) As per the report by CAG, what percent of the toilets in government schools across the country were found to be
non-existent, partially constructed or unused?
A.30% B.40%
C.50% D.25%
Q20) Bah Ndaw has been named as Interim President of which country?
A.Nigeria B.Cuba
C.Mali D.Chile
Q1) Mohamed Hussein Roble has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
A.Kenya B.Somalia
C.Ethiopia D.Nigeria
Q3) Which country and United Nations will co-host a global climate summit on December 12?
A.France B.Italy
C.Britain D.Germany
Q4) A webinar between India and which country under the theme “Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for
Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo” was held?
A.Israel B.Japan
C.Russia D.South Korea
Q5) Who has been appointed as the new administrator of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank?
A.Shyam Srinivasan B.Amitabh Chaudhry
C.Sandeep Bakshi D.A.K. Dixit
Q6) Who has been elected as president of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea?
A.John Momis B.Ishmael Toroama
C.James Tanis D.Joseph Kabui
Q7) Who was the only actor from India who made it to the list of TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for
the year 2020?
A.Varun Dhawan B.Rajkumar Rao
C.Ayushmann Khurrana D.Akshay Kumar
Q10) Which country has launched a science diplomacy initiative to strengthen clinical trial research of vaccines in
neighbouring nations?
A.China B.India
C.Japan D.United States
Q11) Which among the following is observing “Swachhta Pakhwara” from 16th to 30th September 2020?
A.Indian Railways B.NITI Aayog
C.Department of Post D.Ministry of Defence
Q13) Which Union Minister chaired ‘Aarogya Manthan’ 2.0 celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan
Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)?
A.Narendra Singh Tomar B.Harsh Vardhan
C.Ram Vilas Paswan D.Piyush Goyal
Q14) Which state has launched the “Mukhyamantri Grammya Paribahan Achoni'' (Chief Minister''s Rural Transport
Scheme)?
A.Assam B.West Bengal
C.Nagaland D.Manipur
Q17) Which state has decided to revoke COVID-19 Cess on petroleum products?
A.Goa B.Nagaland
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Madhya Pradesh
Q18) Dr Sekhar Basu, who passed away recently, was the former chairman of which organization?
A.Atomic Energy Commission of India B.Defence Research and Development Organisation
C.Staff Selection Commission D.Central Vigilance Commission
Q19) Union Minister for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik and Union Minister of State PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh have jointly
launched the Post-Harvest Management Centre for Medicinal Plants at which place?
A.Sonbhadra B.Bhopal
C.Kota D.Bhaderwah
Q20) Google doodle paid tribute to Arati Saha on her 80th birthday. She was the first Asian woman to swim across_______?
A.Black Sea B.English Channel
C.Baffin bay D.Nile River
Q1) Which singer has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
A.Katy Perry B.Yemi Alade
C.Billie Eilish D.Dua Lipa
Q2) Who has been elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI)?
A.Prasanth Kumar B.Jaydeep Gandhi
C.Annita Nayyar D.Anupriya Acharya
Q3) Acer India has appointed which bollywood actor as its brand ambassador?
A.Ayushmann Khurrana B.Varun Dhawan
C.Sonu Sood D.Aditya Roy Kapoor
Q5) Which state has launched a unified portal called ‘U-Rise’ to guide students in learning, career counselling, and getting
employment?
A.Gujarat B.Haryana
C.Punjab D.Uttar Pradesh
Q6) Ceat Tyres has signed which Bollywood actor as its brand ambassador for two years?
A.Akshay Kumar B.Aamir Khan
C.Salman Khan D.Hrithik Roshan
Q7) What is the rank of India in the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020?
A.78th B.54th
C.89th D.48th
Q8) Which state has won the United Nations award for its "outstanding contribution" towards the non-communicable
diseases?
A.Odisha B.Kerala
C.Sikkim D.Goa
Q10) RBI has planned to enhance cybersecurity of urban co-operative banks (UCBs) by using it which five-pillared strategic
approach?
A.IMAGE B.VISTA
C.PAINT D.GUARD
Q11) The 51st Edition of the International Film Festival of India, IFFI will be held in which state in 2021?
A.Maharashtra B.Goa
C.Rajasthan D.Karnataka
Q12) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) along with which organization will organize RAISE
2020 Summit?
A.ASSOCHAM B.NASSCOM
C.NITI Aayog D.FICCI
Q13) Who has been conferred the Yamin Hazarika Award 2020?
A.Rana Safvi B.Tayabun Nisha
C.Purnima Devi Barman D.Hasina Kharbhih
Q14) Which organization has become the apex regulator for medical education in India?
A.Medical Council of India B.National Medical Commission
C.Medical Education Council D.Medical Commission of India
Q15) The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has appointed whom as its Advisor?
A.Tarun Tahiliani B.Masaba Gupta
C.Sunil Sethi D.Anamika Khanna
Q16) JIMEX is a maritime exercise which is held between India and which country?
A.Jordan B.Japan
C.Singapore D.Russia
Q17) Recently, the foundation stone for Centre for Disability Sports was laid in which city of Madhya Pradesh?
A.Gwalior B.Bhopal
C.Jabalpur D.Ujjain
Q19) The Union home ministry has allowed states to spend up to what percent of money from the State Disaster Response
Fund (SDRF)?
A.40% B.50%
C.30% D.20%
Q1) The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya Scheme” has completed how many years of inception on
25 September 2020?
A.2 years B.4 years
C.5 years D.3 years
Q2) Ministerial Roundtable Dialogue on Biodiversity Beyond 2020: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth was
hosted by which country?
A.India B.China
C.Mexico D.Germany
Q3) Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), has appointed whom as its new Managing Director?
A.Rajat Sud B.Abhay Patidar
C.Saurabh Kumar D.Viral Tokas
Q6) Alexander Lukashenko has sworn in as the President of which country for the sixth time?
A.Belarus B.Lithuania
C.Poland D.Latvia
Q7) The government of Bangladesh is financing a film on the life of which Bengali freedom fighter?
A.Bina Das B.Matangini Hazra
C.Kanaklata Barua D.Pritilata Waddedar
Q9) India's first Coast Guard academy will be established in which city?
A.Kolkata B.Mangaluru
C.Dehradun D.Pune
Q10) Bhupesh Pandya, who passed away recently, was a renowned _________?
A.Actor B.Singer
C.Author D.Architect
Q11) Which airport of India has been granted the Airport Health Accreditation(AHA) by ACI?
A.Indira Gandhi International Airport B.Cochin International Airport
C.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport D.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Q12) Who has been awarded the Golden Pen of Freedom award 2020?
A.Jineth Bedoya Lima B.Daniel Santoro
C.Emilia Delfino D.Lyas Hallas
Q13) Who has been appointed as an advisor to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
A.Susanti Rahayu B.Simanchala Dash
C.Smita Sabharwal D.Ritu Maheshwari
Q14) Indian Railways has planned for 100 per cent electrification of its broad gauge routes by which year?
A.2022 B.2025
C.2023 D.2024
Q15) Who has won the James Dyson India Award 2020 for his invention- ‘Earth Tatva’?
A.Neha Arsid B.Kirti Goyal
C.Shreyas Dasharathe D.Shashank Nimkar
Q16) Which state’s tourism campaign ‘Human by Nature’ has bagged the prestigious PATA Grand Award 2020 for
marketing?
A.Odisha B.Kerala
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Assam
Q17) United States is trying to restrict the stay of journalists from China in the country to how many days?
A.90 days B.70 days
C.60 days D.120 days
Q18) Uttar Pradesh's first vulture conservation and breeding centre will come up at which place?
A.Lucknow B.Noida
C.Meerut D.Gorakhpur
Q2) Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, who passed away recently, was a renowned _______?
A.Historian B.Author
C.Economist D.Doctor
Q3) Mustapha Adib has announced resignation from the post of Prime Minister of which country?
A.Israel B.Lebanon
C.Brunei D.Estonia
Q4) India has signed an MoU with which country in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) Cooperation?
A.Panama B.Tunisia
C.Iceland D.Denmark
Q5) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the women’s selection committee by BCCI?
A.Neetu David B.Mithu Mukherjee
C.Renu Margaret D.Arati Vaidya
Q6) Who has won the Formula One Russian Grand Prix 2020?
A.Alex Albon B.Max Verstappen
C.Valtteri Bottas D.Lewis Hamilton
Q7) Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, who passed away recently, was born in which state?
A.West Bengal B.Rajasthan
C.Haryana D.Punjab
Q8) When was International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons observed?
A.September 25 B.September 27
C.September 26 D.September 28
Q10) Which company has won the arbitration case against India in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague?
A.Vodafone B.Google
C.Microsoft D.Facebook
Q11) Which cricketer has broken the MS Dhoni's record of having most dismissals as a wicket-keeper in T20Is?
A.Suzie Bates B.Rachael Haynes
C.Alyssa Healy D.Amelia Kerr
Q12) Which Political party has decided to pull out from BJP in protest against the passing of the farm reform bills?
A.Lok Janshakti Party B.Shiromani Akali Dal
C.Janata Dal (United) D.Jannayak Janata Party
Q13) Which country has initiated a probe into alleged dumping of a pharma raw material, Ceftriaxone Sodium Sterile, from
China?
A.Russia B.Kazakhstan
C.Tajikistan D.India
Q14) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) observed its 79th Foundation Day on 26 September. The
organization was established in which year?
A.1952 B.1942
C.1962 D.1949
Q15) Which IIT institution has developed ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor for IoT devices?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Bombay
C.IIT Madras D.IIT Roorkee
Q16) A new ‘Cable Stayed Bridge’ constructed across Durgam Cheruvu Lake was recently inaugurated in which city?
A.Kochi B.Amravati
C.Chennai D.Hyderabad
Q17) Ed-tech start-up Vedantu has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Aamir Khan B.Mary Kom
C.Saina Nehwal D.Suresh Raina
Q18) A tram library has recently been opened in which Indian city?
A.Kolkata B.Jaipur
C.Shillong D.Kohima
Q19) Which state has launched the Radio Pathshala program for students upto class 8?
A.Karnataka B.Goa
C.Odisha D.Rajasthan
Q2) The Centre has unveiled the first look of the Regional Rapid Transit System train that can attain a top speed of ___ km
per hour on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor?
A.200 km B.120 km
C.180 km D.240 km
Q3) India has announced a grant assistance of $15 million for the promotion of Buddhist ties with which country?
A.Bhutan B.Thailand
C.Cambodia D.Sri Lanka
Q4) Which e-commerce company is hosting a virtual 'Handicrafts Mela' from September 26-October 10?
A.Flipkart B.Amazon
C.Myntra D.Ajio
Q6) The annual Informal Meeting of the SAARC Council of Ministers was chaired by which country?
A.Nepal B.India
C.Bhutan D.Bangladesh
Q7) Reserve Bank of India has roped in which Bollywood for the customer awareness campaign?
A.Akshay Kumar B.Aamir Khan
C.Amitabh Bachchan D.Shahrukh Khan
Q9) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Rs 2,200 crore loan to develop the
secondary towns of which state?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Bihar
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Rajasthan
Q11) Syeda Anwara Taimur, who passed away recently, was the only woman Chief Minister of which state?
A.Chhattisgarh B.Kerala
C.Assam D.Nagaland
Q12) JKLC Sixer Cement has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?
A.Virat Kohli B.Rohit Sharma
C.Mahendra Singh Dhoni D.Suresh Raina
Q13) THE Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army celebrated the 193rd Gunners Day on which date to mark the raising of
Five (Bombay) Mountain Battery equipped with 2.5 inch guns in 1827?
A.27 September B.26 September
C.29 September D.28 September
Q14) The Shrine Board of which temple will launch a mobile app for live darshan of the temple?
A.Mata Vaishno Devi B.Shridi Sai Baba
C.Tirumala Venkateswara D.Golden Temple
Q15) DRDO has successfully test-fired the Laser-Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from which Main Battle Tank
(MBT)?
A.Dhruv B.Karna
C.Agni D.Arjun
Q16) Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?
A.Sunil Chhetri B.Yuvraj Singh
C.Mahesh Bhupati D.Leander Paes
Q17) Which ministry has celebrated the foundation day of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
as Kaushal Se Kal Badlenge?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
C.Ministry of Rural Development D.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q18) Which state has decided to provide food kits to 1,000 transgender persons of the state?
A.Karnataka B.Rajasthan
C.Odisha D.Kerala
Q19) Which country has proposed a pact with the United States on “Election Non-Interference”?
A.Russia B.China
C.Iran D.Turkey
Q1) Who has been honoured with the ''Gansamradni Lata Mangeshkar'' award for 2020-21?
A.Usha Mangeshkar B.Mirashi Buwa
C.Suvarna Mategaonkar D.Sadhana Sargam
Q2) Which bank has launched the Warehouse Commodity Finance App?
A.Axis Bank B.Yes Bank
C.IndusInd Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q3) Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)?
A.Sunil Kumar Gupta B.PD Vaghela
C.Pradeep Rao D.Abhay Karandikar
Q4) Which among the following has announced the launch of its new brand campaign, Contactless Connections?
A.Axis Card B.HDFC Card
C.SBI Card D.ICICI Card
Q5) Who has been given the additional charge of National Security Guard (NSG)?
A.Sukhdeep Sangwan B.Rakesh Asthana
C.Rajesh Ranjan D.S S Deswal
Q6) Moctar Ouane has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
A.Sudan B.Mali
C.Nigeria D.Nigeria
Q9) Which among the following has decided to introduce from January 1, 2021, the ‘positive pay system’ for cheque?
A.State Bank of India B.Reserve Bank of India
C.Axis Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q10) RBI has appointed a three member Committee of Directors (CoD) to look after the affairs of Lakshmi Vilas Bank. Who
is the chairman of the CoD?
A.Sunil Kumar B.Shakti Sinha
C.Meeta Makhan D.Satish Kumar Kalra
Q11) ICRA has projected India’s GDP growth to contract by what per cent for FY21?
A.11% B.12%
C.13% D.14%
Q12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first museum on Ganga “Ganga Avalokan” in which state?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.West Bengal
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Uttarakhand
Q13) As on 28 September 2020, Doodh Duronto Specials has transported __________crore litres of milk from Renigunta in
Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi?
A.2 Crore B.3 Crore
C.4 Crore D.1 Crore
Q14) Which state has got eight awards for implementation of Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan (GKRA) for the benefit of
labourers?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Haryana
Q15) Which state has passed the Gunda and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Bill recently?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Chhattisgarh
C.Gujarat D.Rajasthan
Q16) Sports Ministry will establish the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) in which of the following states?
A.Maharashtra B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Meghalaya D.All of the above
Q17) Which state has decided to launch Operation Durachari in order to check crimes against women ?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Bihar D.Jharkhand
Q18) Toyota has appointed whom as the brand ambassador for the soon-to-be launched SUV model Urban Cruiser?
A.Ayushmann Khurrana B.Varun Dhawan
C.Akshay Kumar D.Ranbir Kapoor