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1. (d)
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Asia’s oldest stock exchange, has signed MoU with Mission Youth,
Government of J&K to spread financial awareness, support economic development, and encourage
sustainable livelihood in the Union Territory.

Pertinently, under Mission Youth, the J&K government has been continuously working on Policy and
Process interventions to bridge the skill gaps, create conducive environment for collaborative efforts
to generate employment opportunities in various sectors.
Financial sector in Jammu and Kashmir has evolved significantly over the years and has been a key
driving force behind economic growth.

2. (a)

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation


Its 21 member economies are home to around 2.8 billion people and represented approximately 59%
of world GDP and 49% of world trade in 2015.

• Established: 1989
• Members: 21
• India is not a Member.
• Member Nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South
Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia,
Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States.

India and APEC

• India had requested membership in APEC, and received initial support from the United States,
Japan, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Officials have decided not to allow India to join as
India does not border the Pacific Ocean, which all current members do.
• India was invited to be an observer for the first time in November 2011.

Reasons for India to join APEC:

• India will be more integrated with the global economy since APEC economies constitute an
important trading bloc in the world.
• It will help India bargain and negotiate a better deal with the countries of the Asia-Pacific
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Expected Benefits to APEC:


• In India, APEC will find an alternate market for labour, consumers and investments, and an
additional counterweight to help check unilateral economic ambitions in the region.
• It will also help APEC embrace some notion of ‘Indo-Pacific’ and give it a renewed purpose in
a renewed 21st century.

3. (c)

Markets regulator SEBI launched the Securities Market Trainers (SMARTs) program, an initiative
aimed at enhancing investor education and awareness.
SMARTs are expected to conduct Investor Awareness Programs (IAP) for existing and prospective
investors in the securities markets, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said in a
statement.
In these programs, topics related to basics of securities markets, rights and responsibilities of
investors, understanding the risks and rewards involved while investing in the market, grievance
redressal mechanism, among others, are expected to be covered.

4. (b)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a new book titled 'Future of Regional Cooperation
in Asia and the Pacific'.
This book reviews progress with regional cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific and
explores how it can be reshaped to achieve a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive future.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)


When was it 1966
established?
Where is its head Manilla, Philippines
office located?
How many members 68 shareholding members including 49 from the Asia and Pacific region
does it have?
Who is ADB’s current Masatsugu Asakawa (Assumed office from 17th January 2020). He was
President? the Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
What is the purpose of To provide prosperity, inclusivity, resilience, and sustainability to Asia
ADB? and Pacific along with eradication of poverty
Is India a founding Yes, India is a founding member of the Asian Development Bank
member of ADB?
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5. (b)
Data published by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade shows that
Singapore has become the biggest FDI source for India between April and September 2020.
Data published by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DIPP) shows that
Singapore has invested Rs 62,084 crore into India between April and September 2020. This was
followed by the USA with Rs 53,266 crore of inflows. In the fiscal second quarter alone, India has
received $28 billion of FDI inflows, which included equity inflows, re-investment earnings, and other
capital.
Other top contributors include the Cayman Islands with inflows worth Rs 15,672 crore and Mauritius
with Rs 15,019 crore. These are followed by the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Sectorally, most of the FDI equity inflows have flown towards the computer software and hardware
sector. The sector has received Rs 1.31 lakh crore in inflows between April and September. This
followed by Rs 16,995 crore worth inflows into the services sector, and then trading with Rs 7,140
crore worth inflows.
6. (d)

Afghanistan was the most affected by terrorism followed by Iraq, while India ranked 8th on the Global
Terrorism Index 2020.

• India recorded 277 Deaths, 439 Injuries & 558 Incidents due to Terrorism in 2019.
• Regionally, South Asia was the most impacted region by terrorism in 2019, recording more
deaths than any other region.
• Globally the deaths caused due to terrorism fell by 15 percent to 13,286 in 2019 over 2018.

About Global Terrorism Index:

I. The GTI report issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is based primarily on
the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) collated by the National Consortium for the Study of
Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland, besides other
sources.
II. The index provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in
terrorism since 2000. It produces a composite score in order to provide an ordinal ranking of
countries on the impact of terrorism.
III. The GTI is based on data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) which is collected and
collated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
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7. (a)

International organizations Headquarters


United Nations Organisation New York
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) New York
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) New York
UN Women New York
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) New York
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC
World Bank Group (WBG) Washington DC
World Health Organisation (WHO) Geneva
International Labour Organisation Geneva
International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva
World Trade Organisation Geneva
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Geneva
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Geneva
International Organization for Standardization Geneva
UNAIDS Geneva
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation Paris
(UNESCO)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Paris
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Vienna
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) London
Commonwealth of Nations London
Amnesty International London
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Brussels
Universal Postal Union Berne
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore
Transparency International Berlin
International Renewable Energy Agency Abu Dhabi (UAE)
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Kathmandu
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Jeddah
Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation Ebene, Mauritius
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Worldwide Fund for Nature Gland, Switzerland

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry North Carolina


Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The Hague, The
Netherlands
International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland
World Economic Forum Cologny-Geneva,
Switzerland
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland, Switzerland
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Paris, France
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi, Kenya
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Vienna, Austria
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute Turin, Italy
(UNICRI)
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Geneva, Switzerland
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Montreal, Canada
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) New York, USA
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Rome, Italy
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Madrid, Spain
United Nations University (UNU) Tokyo, Japan
International Court of Justice (ICJ) The Hague, Netherlands
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Geneva, Switzerland
UN-Habitat Nairobi, Kenya
World Food Programme (WFP) Rome, Italy

8. (a)
Gitanjali Rao, 15-year-old Colorado student and scientist is named by Time's as the Kid of the Year.

• Just 15 years old, Rao has been selected from a field of more than 5,000 nominees as TIME’s
first ever Kid of the Year. She spoke about her astonishing work using technology to tackle
issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying, and
about her mission to create a global community of young innovators to solve problems the
world over. Even over video chat, her brilliant mind and generous spirit shone through, along
with her inspiring message to other young people: don’t try to fix every problem, just focus
on one that excites you. “If I can do it,” she said, “anybody can do it.”
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9. (a)
Sivathanu Pillai is the author of book titled 40- Years with Abdul Kalam- Untold Stories. This book
discusses many of the interesting events, mostly the untold ones, about Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
The book was released virtually by The Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, he called upon
youngsters to draw inspiration from former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and work towards building
a strong, self-reliant and inclusive India. He said that like Dr Kalam, the youth should think out of the
box and use technology for providing solutions to the various economic and societal challenges that
impact large sections of India’s population.
Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai, a systems engineer by profession, has 50 years of experience in ISRO & DRDO.
10. (c)
Roshni Nadar Malhotra of HCL Technologies has topped the list of wealthiest women in India 2020,
according to the second edition of 'Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women'.
Roshni Nadar Malhotra is an Indian businesswoman, the chairperson of HCL Technologies and the
first woman to lead a listed IT company in India. She is the only child of HCL's founder, Shiv Nadar. In
2019, she is ranked 54th on the Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women list.

11. (c)

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is a non-governmental trade
association and advocacy group based in India. Established in 1927, on the advice of Mahatma
Gandhi by GD Birla and Purshottamdas Thakurdas, it is the largest, oldest and the apex business
organisation in India.

• It is a non-government, not-for-profit organization. FICCI draws its membership from the


corporate sector, both private and public, including SMEs and MNCs.
• The chamber has an indirect membership of over 250,000 companies from various regional
chambers of commerce.
• It is involved in sector-specific business building, business promotion and networking.
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• It is headquartered in the national capital New Delhi and has a presence in 12 states in India
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12. (b)
Space start-up Pixxel has signed an agreement with State-run NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to
launch the country's first private remote-sensing satellite on an ISRO PSLV rocket in early 2021.
The agreement is one of its kind after the establishment of IN-SPACe, the authorisation and
regulatory body under the Department of Space for enabling private players to undertake space
activities in India.
What is IN-SPACe for?

• IN-SPACe will be an autonomous nodal agency under the Department of Space.


• IN-SPACe is supposed to be a facilitator and a regulator.
• It will act as an interface between ISRO and private parties.
• It will provide the necessary support for the private space industry to conduct its activities.
• IN-SPACe will assess the needs and demands of private players including educational and
research institutions.
• It will explore ways to accommodate these requirements in consultation with ISRO.
NewSpace India Limited is a Central Public Sector Enterprise of Government of India and commercial
arm of ISRO. It was established on 6 March 2019 under the administrative control of Department of
Space and the Company Act 2013. The main objective of NSIL is to scale up industry participation in
Indian space programmes.

13. (d)
Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched the Atmanirbhar Women Scheme as part of its Baroda Gold Loan.
Under the scheme, the bank is offering loans at 0.50 per cent concession for women.
The bank under the gold loan scheme is also offering agri-gold loan at 0.25 percent concession and
for retail loan at 0.50 per cent concession.
14. (b)
Gwalior and Orchha of Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of World Heritage City by
UNESCO.
Orchha

• Orchha located in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.


• Orchha is popular for its temples and palaces.
• It was the capital of the Bundela kingdom in the 16th century.
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• The famous spots in the town are Raj Mahal, Jehangir Mahal, Ramraja Temple, Rai Praveen
Mahal, and Laxminarayan Mandir.
• After inclusion in the World Heritage City list, chemical treatment of historic spots like
Mansingh Palace, Gujri Mahal and Sahastrabahu Temple will be done so that art inscribed on
them will become more visible.
Gwalior

• Gwalior was established in 9th century.


• It was ruled by Gurjar Pratihar Rajvansh, Tomar, Baghel Kachvaho and Scindias.
• The memorabilia left by them is found in abundance in memorials, forts and palaces in the
area.
• It is known for its palaces and temples, including the intricately carved Sas Bahu Ka Mandir
temple.
• The Gwalior Fort occupies a sandstone plateau overlooking the city and is accessed via a
winding road lined with sacred Jain statues.
• Within the forts high walls is the 15th-century Gujari Mahal Palace, now an archaeological
museum.

15. (c)
Article 25(1) provides that subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions
of this Part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess,
practice and propagate religion.
Article 25(2) states that nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing law or prevent
the State from making any law—

• regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or other secular activity which may
be associated with religious practice;
• providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions
of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus.
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16. (d)
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic
works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.

Types of intellectual property:


I. Copyright is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and
artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from books, music, paintings, sculpture and
films, to computer programs, databases, advertisements, maps and technical drawings.
II. Patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention. Generally speaking, a patent provides
the patent owner with the right to decide how - or whether - the invention can be used by
others.
III. Trademark is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from
those of other enterprises.
IV. Industrial design constitutes the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article. A design may
consist of three-dimensional features, such as the shape or surface of an article, or of two-
dimensional features, such as patterns, lines or color.
V. Geographical indications and appellations of origin are signs used on goods that have a
specific geographical origin and possess qualities, a reputation or characteristics that are
essentially attributable to that place of origin. Most commonly, a geographical indication
includes the name of the place of origin of the goods.
VI. Trade secrets are IP rights on confidential information which may be sold or licensed.

17. (a)
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, and also known as Tokyo
2020, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August
2021 in Tokyo, Japan
18. (d)
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to honor former Philippine President
Ramon Magsaysay. The prestigious award is being given to outstanding individuals/organizations –
regardless of race, creed, nationality and gender – who manifests greatness of spirit in service to the
Asian people since 1958.
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The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered to be an Asian equivalent to the Nobel Prize.

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The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in
New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.
List of Indian who won The Ramon Magsaysay Award-
Name Year Category
Awarded
Vinobha Bhave 1958 Community Leadership
Chintaman Deshmukh 1959 Government Services
Amitabha Chowdhury 1961 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Mother Teresa 1962 Peace and International Understanding
Dara Khurody 1963 Community Leadership
Verghese Kurien 1963 Community Leadership
Tribhuvandas Patel 1963 Community Leadership
Welthy Fisher 1964 Peace and International Understanding
Jayaprakash Narayan 1965 Public Service
Kamaladevi 1966 Community Leadership
Chattopadhyay
Satyajit Ray 1967 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Moncompu Sambasivan 1971 Community Leadership
Swaminathan
M.S. Subbalakshmi 1974 Public Service
Boobli George Verghese 1975 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Henning Holck-Larsen 1976 Peace and International Understanding
Ela Ramesh Bhatt 1977 Community Leadership
Mabelle Arole 1979 Community Leadership
Rajanikant Arole 1979 Community Leadership
Gour Kishore Gosh 1981 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Pramod Karan Sethi 1981 Community Leadership
Chandi Prasad Bhatt 1982 Community Leadership
Manibhai Desai 1982 Public Service
Arun Shourie 1982 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Rasipuram Lakshman 1984 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Muralidhar Amte 1985 Public Service
Lakshmi Chand Jain 1989 Public Service
K.V. Subbanna 1991 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Ravi Shankar 1992 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Banoo Jehangir Coyaji 1993 Public Service
Kiran Bedi 1994 Government Services
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Pandurang Athavale 1996 Community leadership


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Tirunellai Seshan 1996 Government Services

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Maheshweta Devi 1997 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts


Jockin Arputham 2000 Peace and International Understanding
Aruna Roy 2000 Community Leadership
Rajendra Singh 2001 Community Leadership
Sandeep Pandey 2002 Emergent Leadership
James Michael Lyngdoh 2003 Government Services
Shantha Sinha 2003 Government Services
Lakshminarayan Ramdas 2004 Peace and International Understanding
V. Shantha 2005 Public Service
Arvind Kejriwal 2006 Emergent Leadership
Palagummi Sainath 2007 Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts
Mandakini Amte, 2008 Community Leadership
Mr. Prakash Amte Community Leadership
Deep Joshi 2009 Community Leadership
Neelima Mishra 2011 Emergent Leadership
Harish Hande 2011 Community Leadership
Kulandei Francis 2012 Emergent Leadership
Anshu Gupta & Sanjiv 2015 Emergent Leadership
Chaturvedi
Bezwada Wilson, 2016 Human rights activist,
Thodur Madabusi Carnatic music
Krishna
Bharat Vatwani, 2018 Restoring health and dignity to troubled lives
Sonam Wangchuk Education for community progress
Ravish Kumar 2019 Journalist (“Prime Time” show on NDTV)

19. (a)
India is the world's largest milk producer, with 22 percent of global production, followed by the
United States of America, China, Pakistan and Brazil. Since the 1970s, most of the expansion in milk
production has been in South Asia, which is the main driver of milk production growth in the
developing world.
20. (d)
The rupiah (Rp) is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia, its ISO
4217 currency code is IDR. The name "rupiah" is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupyakam.
Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the word "perak" ("silver" in Indonesian) in referring to
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rupiah in coins. The rupiah is divided into 100 sen, although high inflation has rendered all coins and
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21. (d)
Sawantwadi toys handmade works of art made of wood in Sawantwadi a town in Sindhudurg district
of Maharashtra. The toys are made by assembling flat shaped solid wood. Seasoned mango wood is
chiseled or carved into desired toy shape. The cutout pieces are finished on a sander, painted and
assembled. The craft is traditionally done by the Chitari or Chitrakar community.
Additional Notes- India Post is releasing a set of Post Cards on Traditional Toys of India including one
featuring Sawantwadi Toys.
22. (a)
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23. (c)
Although the origins of stock exchanges can be traced back to the stock exchange in Antwerp (1460),
the Amsterdam Stock Exchange is considered the oldest in the world.
It was established in 1602 by the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or
VOC) which issued the first shares on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. It was the first company to
issue stocks and bonds. It was renamed the Amsterdam Bourse and was the first to formally begin
trading in securities.

24. (b)
There are 22 official languages (or scheduled languages) in India and they are covered under the 8th
schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Language Spoken in Indian State of Year of
Recognition
Assamese Assam 1950
Bengali West Bengal 1950
Gujarati Gujarat 1950
Hindi North India 1950
Kashmiri Jammu & Kashmir 1950
Kannada Karnataka 1950
Malayalam Kerala 1950
Marathi Maharashtra 1950
Odia Odisha 1950
Punjabi Punjab 1950
Sanskrit Karnataka (Shivamogga District) 1950
Tamil Tamil Nadu 1950
Telugu Andhra Pradesh, Telangana 1950
Urdu Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh 1950
Sindhi Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh 1967
Konkani Goa 1992
Manipuri Manipur 1992
Nepali Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh 1992
Bodo Assam and Meghalaya 2004
Dogri Jammu and Himachal Pradesh 2004
Maithili Bihar and Jharkhand 2004
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Santhali West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha 2004


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25. (d)
What is Fiscal Policy?
Fiscal Policy deals with the revenue and expenditure policy of the Government.
The word fiscal has been derived from the word ‘fisk’ which means public treasury or Govt funds.
Tools of fiscal policy: -
I. Taxation
II. Public expenditure
III. Public debt
IV. Plan and Non-Plan Expenditure
V. Public Debt means debt on the Govt -It is accumulated borrowing of the Govt
Components of Public Debt
I. Internal Debt or liabilities
II. Other Liabilities
III. External debt
Types of Government funds
I. Consolidated Fund of India
II. Contingency Fund
III. Third Fund also called Public accounts
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