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FUTURE ARMY OFFICER’S ACADEMY
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Col. Rajvir Sharma, an infantry officer, served the Indian army for 30 years+ at
various locations in India including the line of control and the high altitude
areas of J&k and the Indo-Tibet border. He also served in the insurgency areas
of Punjab, J&K, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
Since he was passionate about joining the Indian armed forces from a young
age, he completed his schooling from Rashtriya Military School, Dholpur.
His interest in sports developed as a student by playing hockey, cricket, which
helped him become a keen learner of sports after becoming an army officer
and sports such as lawn tennis, squash, badminton & golf.
"Guiding students for SSB preparation has been a passion since my early
service years; And
the result of this passion is clear with the successful qualification of my
previous students for SSB and now serving the nation at various fronts."
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 4
ENGLISH 297
Questions 1-6: 297
Questions 7-13: 298
Questions 21- 24: 302
Questions 31 - 34: 304
Questions 35-66: 305
Choose the correct synonym of the given word: 333
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one
which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence. 336
MATHS 340
REASONING 387
ANSWER KEY 416

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 416
ANSWER KEY 706

ENGLISH 706
ANSWER KEY 713

MATHS 713
ANSWER KEY 735

REASONING 735
MATHS 741
Decimal Fraction: 741
Some Basic Formulas: 741
Simplification: 742
Average: 742
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Percentage: 742
Ratio: 743
Proportion: 743
Simple Interest: 743
Profit and Loss: 744
Speed, Distance and Time (SDT) 745
Work and Time 748
Simple tricks to be followed to solve problems based on Pipes and
Cisterns: 750
ENGLISH 751
List of synonyms and antonyms 751
List of idioms and phrases: 789
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. When was the first ozone hole discovered?
a. 1980s
b. 1950s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s
2. Which word has been declared word of 2020

a. Sabka Saath
b. Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas
c. Atma Nirbhar Bharat
d. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
3. India conducted the 24th edition of “Ex-Malabar” Naval exercise with

“Quad Nations” in Nov 2020. It will be followed by another exercise “Ex-
Vajra Prahar” in the month of :
a. Feb 2021
b. Mar 2021
c. Apr 2021
d. May 2021
4. What is the current policy repo rate?

a. 4 percent
b. 3.5 percent
c. 4.5 percent
d. 3 percent
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5. What is the new height of Mount Everest? The new height was
announced jointly by Nepal and China on December 8, 2020. The old
height of Mt Everest was 8.848 metres.
a. 8848.86
b. 8848.46
c. 8848.56
d. 8848.68
6. Who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?

a. Amitav Ghosh
b. Sachin Kundalkar
c. Nirmala Govindarajan
d. Raj Kamal Jha
7. Who has become the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race?

a. Arjun Maini
b. Mahaveer Raghunathan
c. Aditya Patel
d. Jehan Daruvala
8. Which dance form will make its Olympic debut in the Paris Olympics in
2024? It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at the Olympic
Games. The sport was staged at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires
two years ago.
a. Aerobics
b. Breakdance
c. Pole Dance
d. Jazz
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9. Which nation has successfully activated its ‘Artificial Sun’ nuclear-

powered ‘Artificial Sun’-HL-2M Tokamak reactor- for the first time on
December 4, 2020. The reactor was switched for a brief test. It is called
an "artificial Sun'' because of the enormous heat and power it
produces.?
a. Japan
b. Russia
c. US
d. China
10. Overall there are Six nations to normalise relations with Israel but after
the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, Which nation has
become the fourth Arab nation to normalise relations with Israel this
year?
a. Lebanon
b. Kuwait
c. Morocco
d. Oman
11. The government has confirmed avian influenza(bird flu) in how many
states?
a. Six
b. Seven
c. Four
d. Two
12. Which state has drafted a plan for Konark temple's beautification work?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Tamil Nadu
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d. Andhra Pradesh
13. Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the
first-ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival on January 21, 2021
at Padum in Zanskar located in which state/ Union Territory?
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Ladakh
c. Mizoram
d. Manipur
14. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shared a stunning

picture of the massive galaxy cluster on its social media account on
January 19, 2021. The picture is a first-of-its-kind, as it shows a huge
cluster of galaxies. What was the name of this galaxy cluster?
a. Abell 370
b. Abacus
c. Neilson
d. Sirius
15. DRDO successfully conducted the trial of which weapon on January 22,
2021?
a. Arya
b. SAAW
c. Warsaw
d. Shakti
16. Union Transport Ministry has signed an agreement with which among
the following institutes for the continuation of the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways Professorial Chair focusing on research and
development?
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a. IIT Madras
b. IIT Bombay
c. IIT Delhi
d. IIT Roorkee
17. WIPRO group is set to act as a knowledge partner of which state

government?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Andhra Pradesh
18. India said on January 20, 2021 that it is ready to play a "constructive and
meaningful" role in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) towards
completely ending the conflict in which among the following
countries?
a. Sudan
b. Syria
c. Turkey
d. Libya
19. Kamala Harris created history on January 20, 2021 by becoming the first
female, African-American and Asian-American to be sworn in as Vice
President of the United States. Her husband has also become the first-
ever 'second gentlemen' of the United States. Who is this first Second
Gentleman of the United States?
a. Doung Emhoff
b. Mike Pence
c. Donald Trump
d. None of the above
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20. Which nation has decided to sanction 28 American officials including

former State Secretary Michael Pompeo?
a. North Korea
b. China
c. Japan
d. Russia
21. Who among the following has decided to retire from franchise cricket?
a. Chris Gayle
b. Lasith Malinga
c. Ajay Jadeja
d. Faf Du Plessis
22. Which among the following states does not celebrate its statehood day
on January 21?
a. Nagaland
b. Manipur
c. Meghalaya
d. Tripura
23. India has sent 1 million doses of COVID vaccine as a gift to which nation
under the 'Vaccine Maitri' Initiative?
a. Myanmar
b. Maldives
c. Bhutan
d. Nepal
24. Which state retained its position as the most innovative major state in
the country in the India Innovation Index 2020 released by NITI Aayog
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on January 20, 2021 by scoring 42.5, followed by Maharashtra at second

place with a score of 38 and Tamil Nadu at third place with 37.91 score.
Bihar was ranked last in the index with 14.5 score. Which of the
following states has topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among
major states?
a. Karnataka
b. Maharashtra
c. Rajasthan
d. Madhya Pradesh
25. __________ topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among the NE/ Hilly
states with a score of 25.06, followed by Uttarakhand and Manipur,
while Meghalaya was ranked last with 12.15 score. Which state has
topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among the NE/ Hilly states?
a. Meghalaya
b. Manipur
c. Uttarakhand
d. Himachal Pradesh
26. __________ topped the India Innovation Index 2021 among the UT/ City
States with a score of 46.60, followed by Chandigarh and Daman & Diu
and Lakshadweep came last with 11.71 score. Which Union Territory/ City
state topped the India Innovation Index 2020?
a. Delhi
b. Daman & Diu
c. Puducherry
d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
27. Gujarat state government has renamed which fruit as 'Kamalam'?

a. Kiwi
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b. Rambutan
c. Dragon Fruit
d. Mangosteen
28. The Union Cabinet has approved an agreement for cooperation in the
field of Solar Energy with which nation?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Tajikistan
d. Turkmenistan
29. Which nation's Prime Minister has extended an invitation to Indian

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit this year, which
is scheduled to be held in Cornwall in South West England from June
11-14, 2021. This was informed through a press release by the British
High Commission on January 17, 2021.invited PM Narendra Modi for the
G7 summit this year?
a. France
b. UK
c. Germany
d. USA
30. Legendary Indian classical musician Ustad__________ , who passed

away on January 17, 2021 at the age of 89 years, was a receiver of several
prestigious awards including the prestigious Padma Shri in 1991, Padma
Bhushan in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in 2018.
a. (Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan
b. Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
c. Ustad Ghulam Hussain Khan
d. None
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31. When was National Road Safety Month inaugurated?

a. January 15th
b. January 16th
c. January 17th
d. January 18th
32. __________ , a traditional art form from Tamil Nadu in South India, was a
part of the virtual kick-off ceremony of the inauguration of US
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on
January 16, 2021. It comprises geometric patterns consisting of dots and
lines as a symbol of welcome.
a. Madhubani
b. Warli
c. Kolam
d. Kalamkari
33. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on January 18, 2021 launched a
specially developed bike ambulance '__________ ' to attend to urgent
evacuation needs of the security force personnel in the event of a
medical emergency in Naxal affected areas.What is the name of the
bike ambulance launched by DRDO and CRPF?
a. Suraksha
b. Rakshita
c. Shakti
d. Raksha
34. Which nation's economy showed a growth of 2.3 percent in 2020?

a. US
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b. Japan
c. UK
d. China
35. The Reserve Bank of India has projected the real GDP growth to be at
__________ percent in FY 2021-22 – in the range of 26.2 to 8.3 percent in
H1 and 6.0 percent in Q3.
a. 10.5 percent
b. 9.5 percent
c. 11.5 percent
d. 12.5 percent
36. The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee voted

unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at ------------
percent. The marginal standing facility rate and the bank rate also
remain unchanged at 4.25 percent, the reverse repo rate remains
unchanged at 3.35 percent. What is the current policy repo rate?
a. 4 percent
b. 3.5 percent
c. 4.5 percent
d. 3 percent
37. Which company applied for emergency use approval of its single-shot
COVID-19 vaccine in the United States on February 4?
a. Sanofi
b. Novavax
c. Merck & Co
d. Johnson & Johnson
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38. Which country has donated high-end medical supplies and equipment
to a Delhi Hospital to strengthen the bond with India?
a. Israel
b. UK
c. USA
d. Japan
39. Which nation has agreed to forge deeper engagement with India in the
field of renewable energy?
a. UAE
b. Kuwait
c. Qatar
d. Bahrain
40. Which state government will be setting up an Indian Institute of

Skills?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Gujarat
d. Punjab
41. The International Day for Human Fraternity is observed in February

__________ every year. The day aims to raise awareness about different
cultures, religions and beliefs and promotes tolerance and societal
acceptance of religious and cultural diversity. The 2021 theme of the
day is ' A Pathway to the Future'.When is the International Day for
Human Fraternity observed?
a. February 3rd
b. February 4th
c. February 5th
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d. February 6th
42. The New Foreign Trade Policy 2021-26 will be brought into effect from
April ____, 2021. This was decided during the meeting of the
Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry.The New Foreign Trade Policy will come into effect from
which date?
a. May 1st
b. April 1st
c. March 1st
d. February 1st
43. The global stockpile of Ebola vaccines is being created in __________ .

The vaccines are ready to be shipped to countries for emergency
response. The stockpile is being created by four leading international
health and humanitarian organisations-WHO, UNICEF, Doctors
Without Borders and International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC) to contain future outbreaks. The global
stockpile of the Ebola vaccine is being created in which nation?
a. Greenland
b. Sweden
c. Switzerland
d. Iceland
44. Bharat Biotech has signed an agreement with which nation’s

company for the supply of Covaxin?
a. Brazil
b. Japan
c. UK
d. USA
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45. The United States on January 11, 2021 re-designated --------------as a

State Sponsor of Terrorism for frequently providing support for the acts
of international terrorism in granting safe harbor to the terrorists.The
United States has re-designated which nation as a State Sponsor of
Terrorism?
a. South Sudan
b. Iraq
c. Iran
d. Cuba
46.The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU to enhance scientific and

technical cooperation between India and which nation’s Meteorology
centre?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. UAE
c. Bahrin
d. Iran
47. A 122 member __________ armed forces contingent will be participating

in India’s Republic Day parade on January 26, 2021. This is only the third
time in India’s history that any foreign military contingent has been
invited to participate in the National Parade at Rajpath. It is significant
as 2021 marks 50 years of the __________ Liberation War. Which nation’s
military contingent will take part in India’s Republic Day Parade 2021?
a. Srilanka
b. Pakistan
c. Myanmar
d. Bangladesh
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48. Three US Presidents have faced impeachment by the Congress—

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. How many US
Presidents have been removed from office through impeachment?
a. Three
b. Two
c. One
d. None
49.National Youth Day is observed to honor the birth anniversary of

Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s greatest spiritual and social leaders.
When is National Youth Day observed?
a. January 12th
b. January 13th
c. January 15th
d. January 17th
50. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found promising

concentrations of vanadium in the palaeo-proterozoic carbonaceous
phyllite rocks in the state of__________ , Papum Pare district. Rare metal
vanadium has been found in which Indian state?
a. Manipur
b. Meghalaya
c. Mizoram
d. Arunachal Pradesh
51. __________ is set to launch the most powerful rocket in the world on
January 17, 2021. __________ has named it as the Space Launch System.
The rocket has been built to carry the first woman and the next man to
the moon. Which space agency will launch the world’s most powerful
rocket on January 17th?
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a. NASA
b. ISRO
c. JAXA
d. ESA
52. Faustin-Archange Touadera has been re-elected as the President of the

__________ with more than 53% of the votes. The provincial results were
released on January 4, 2021. Faustin-Archange Touadera has been re-
elected as the President of which nation?
a. The Central African Republic
b. Democratic Republic of Congo
c. South Africa
d. South Sudan
53. ____________will be the country of focus at the 51st International Film

Festival of India (IFFI), which will begin in Goa from January 16. Four of
their films have been included to recognise the cinematic excellence
and contribution of the country.
a. Bangladesh
b. USA
c. Japan
d. South Korea
54. Renowned fashion designer Satya Paul passed away on January 6, 2021.
He was known for giving a modern look to which traditional outfit?
a. Saree
b. Pagri
c. Shervani
d. Lehenga
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55. Protestors violated the security of which nation’s Capitol Building on

January 6, 2021?
a. Azerbaijan
b. Armenia
c. UK
d. US
56. State government of __________ launched the launch pad scheme for
the welfare of the young boys and girls coming out of the child care
institutions. Which state rolled out the launch pad scheme?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
57. The centre has decided to form a committee for the protection of
language, culture and land of which region?
a. Konkan
b. Ladakh
c. Daman and Diu
d. Lakshadweep
58. State of __________ announced recently that the world’s largest solar
energy project of 600 MW will be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on
Narmada River. It is expected to begin power generation by the year
2022-2023.
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
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59. The scientist who discovered the Ebola virus in 1976 has warned against
an unknown number of new and potentially fatal viruses faced by
humanity, among which is a deadly disease called 'Disease X'. This
came after a woman from a remote town in the __________ , was found
suffering from symptoms of a hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, which
could have been caused by an unidentified deadly pathogen. The
potential first case of a new and deadly ‘Disease X’ has been discovered
in which nation?
a. Uganda
b. Angola
c. Zambia
d. Democratic Republic of Congo
60.President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of __________ signed a law that

sanctions the ‘Second Optional Protocol’ to the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights. The protocol entails a formal commitment
to abolishing the death penalty.Which nation has sanctioned
international protocol to abolish death penalty?
a. Armenia
b. Turkmenistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Kazakhstan
61. Which nation recently released its draft Arctic Policy?

a. Russia
b. Denmark
c. Iceland
d. India
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62. Which nation is working to develop the first wooden satellites to reduce
space junk?
a. Russia
b. US
c. Japan
d. China
63. A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino was found in the permafrost in
Yakutia, __________ extreme north with many of its internal organs still
intact. The remains of the animal are so well-preserved that most of its
soft tissues are still intact, including a part of the intestines, thick hair
and a lump of fat.The well-preserved remains of Ice Age Woolly Rhino
were found in which nation?
a. Russia
b. Antarctica
c. Norway
d. Iceland
64.Which nation has gained the top spot in the Test rankings?
a. New Zealand
b. England
c. India
d. Pakistan
65. Who among the following will be honoured with the prestigious
Padma Vibhushan award in public affairs?
a. Shinzo Abe
b. Barack Obama
c. Kamala Harris
d. Boris Johnson
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66. President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of a total of
119 Padma Awards this year- 7 Padma Vibhushan, __________ Padma
Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri. The Padma Awards are the highest
civilian awards of the country. How many individuals will be honoured
with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award this year?
a. Nine
b. Seven
c. Ten
d. Eight
67. India has pledged how much amount for the UN Peacebuilding fund
this year?
a. USD 150,000
b. USD 100,000
c. USD 175,000
d. USD 200,000
68. The Finance Ministry has released how much amount to the states for
providing grants to Rural Local Bodies?
a. Rs 12,351.5 cr
b. Rs 10,000 cr
c. Rs 9567 cr
d. Rs 13,500 cr
69. As per updated forecasts by the International Monetary Fund, the

Indian economy has been predicted to grow by how much in the Fiscal
Year 2021-2022?
a. 9.5 percent
b. 8.5 percent
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c. 10.5 percent
d. 11. 5 percent
70. The IMF has projected which nation to be the fastest-growing major
economy for the next two years?
a. China
b. India
c. USA
d. Japan
71. Which nation has become the world’s top destination for new foreign
direct investment in 2020?
a. India
b. USA
c. UK
d. China
72. The display of cultural tableaux at the Republic Day Parade 2021 began
with __________ tableau showcasing the culture and communal
harmony, festivals, art & architecture, music customs and languages
was the first-ever one of the UT in the parade. Which among the
following Union Territories displayed its tableau in the Republic Day
Parade for the first-ever time?
a. J&K
b. Puducherry
c. Chandigarh
d. Ladakh
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73. What is the largest item of expenditure(in terms of percentage) in the

Union Budget 2020-21? This item accounts to 20% share of the total
expenditure of the Central Government.
a. Interest payments
b. State’s share of taxes and duties
c. Defence Expenditure
d. Loan Payments
74. What is the biggest source of Income for the Central Government in
the Union Budget 2020-21?
a. Goods and Services Tax
b. Corporation Tax
c. Income Tax
d. Borrowings and other liabilities
75. Which of the following is not the rate of tax slab in the Union Budget
2020-21?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 25%
d. 35%
76. The disinvestment target for the financial year 2020-21 is 223% higher
than the revised estimate of Rs 65,000 crore in 2019-20. What is the
disinvestment target for 2020-21?
a. Rs 2,15,000 crore
b. Rs 2,10,000 crore
c. Rs 2,25,000 crore
d. Rs 2,20,000 core
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77. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Union
Budget 2020-21.
a. Budget estimates for defence sector is Rs 3,23,053 cr
b. Budget estimates for Fertilizer subsidy is Rs115570 cr
c. 100 more airports would be developed by 2024
d. (National Recruitment Agency will be set up as an independent
agency
78. What was the theme of the Union Budget 2020-21?

a. Har Nagrik Jeetega
b. Ease of Living
c. Atma Nirbhar Bharat
d. Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Vishwas
79. The Central government has launched the ‘TB Harega Desh Jeetega’
campaign to end the ‘Tuberculosis’ till when the government wants to
eliminate Tuberculosis’?
a. 2024
b. 2028
c. 2025
d. 2023
80. The Union Budget 2020-21 aims:-

I. To achieve seamless delivery through digital governance
II. To improve the physical quality of life through national infrastructure
pipeline
a. Only I
b. Only I,II
c. Only II
d. Neither I or II
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81. The ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ Scheme was announced in the Union Budget,
2020, to provide for dispute resolution in respect of pending income tax
litigation. This scheme is related to direct tax. The motive of Vivad se
Vishwas scheme is to reduce pending income tax litigation. Vivad se
Vishwas scheme is related to…
a. Indirect Tax
b. Direct Tax
c. Both Direct and Indirect
d. Neither Direct or Indirect
82. As per Union Budget, 2020-21, there are 6 tax rates (5,10,15,20,25,30) in
Indi The highest rate of income tax is 30% in Indi As per the Union
Budget, 2020-21, what is the highest rate of Direct Tax in India?
a. 45%
b. 35%
c. 30%
d. 40%
83. Who presented India’s first-ever Budget on February 18, 1860. He

introduced three kinds of taxes- income tax, license tax and tobacco
duty ?
a. James Wilson
b. Jack Wilson
c. Jacob Wilson
d. John Wilson
84. Regarding Agri-infra cess imposed in this Budget find the correct
statement
i. Agri infra cess of 2.5% imposed on gold, silver bars have been
imposed
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ii. Agri infra cess of 100 pc imposed on alcoholic beverages
a. Only i
b. Only ii
c. Both i and ii
85. Regarding the proposals set forward in the Budget 2021 choose the
correct statement
i. Government has proposed to introduce the National Nursing and
MIdwifery Commission Bill
ii. Government also proposed national language translation
initiative
a. Only i
b. Only ii
c. Both i and ii
d. None
86. The senior citizens had to file income tax but now the income tax filing
for what age has been removed?
a. 70 years
b. 80 years
c. 65 years
d. 75 years
87. Choose the correct statement regarding the Budget 2021

i. Government announced to increase the maximum threshold
paid-up capital of small companies from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 2 crore
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ii. The government has also increased the threshold of maximum

turnover from Rs 2 crore to Rs 20 crore.
a. Only i
b. Only ii
c. Both i and ii
88.The budget is presented by means of the Finance Bill and

Appropriation bill. It has to be passed by ______________before it can
come into effect on 1st April, the start of India's financial year. Where is
the Budget introduced in India every year?
a. Rajya Sabha
b. Lok Sabha
c. Joint session
d. Rashtrapati Bhawan
89. DRDO has recently tested the Akash NG Missile, What does NG stand
for?
a. New Generation
b. New Genesis
c. Nav Grah
d. New Game
90.Regarding Kevadiya Railway Station choose the correct statement

i. The station is the first to have been registered with the Indian
Green Building Council
ii. Facilities for water management would not be present here
a. Only i
b. Only ii
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c. Both i and ii
91. A censure motion is moved in the parliament or in any state assembly

of Indi It is moved by the opposition against a specific policy of the
government or any minister or the council of ministers. Censure means
expressing strong disapproval or providing extremely harsh criticism
against some action of the government or by the stern rebuke by a
legislature.Regarding Censure motion choose the correct statement
i. It can be moved in the parliament by only the upper house
members.
ii. Censure means expressing strong disapproval or providing
extremely harsh criticism.
a. Only i
b. Only ii
c. Both i and ii
92. Regarding No-Confidence Motion choose the correct statement

i. It means an expression of no confidence in the Prime minister
only
ii. This motion is passed not only against the PM but also the
Council of ministers
a. Only i
b. Only ii
c. Both i and ii
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93. A No-Confidence motion is implemented to express a lack of

confidence in the current government headed by the Prime Minister
and the Council of Ministers. What happens once No-confidence
motion is passed?
a. The PM resigns after 01 year
b. The PM and the entire council of ministers resign
c. The President of India resigns along with the Prime Minister
94.Which type of economy is when the economy suffers a sharp decline

followed by a strong recovery?
a. W-shaped Economy
b. U-shaped Economy
c. V-shaped Economy
d. Y-shaped Economy
95. Why did the Central Government introduce the Farmers

(Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and
Farm Services Act, 2020?
a. To permit intra and inter-state trade of farmers’ produce beyond
the physical premises of APMC markets and other markets
notified under the state APMC Acts.
b. To regulate the production, supply, and distribution of essential
commodities in order to make them available to consumers at
fair prices.
c. To provide for a farming agreement between a farmer and a
buyer prior to the production or rearing of any farm produce.
d. To provide for a contractual agreement between businesses and
buyers
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96. Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 was first enacted on 1

April 1955 by the Government of India to provide, in the interest of the
general public, for the control of the production, supply and distribution
of, and trade and commerce, in certain commodities. When was the
Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 first enacted?
a. 20 April 1955
b. 01 April 1970
c. 20 September 1983
d. 01 April 1955
97. An Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) is a marketing

board established by the State Governments in India to safeguard the
farmers from the exploitation by large retailers, ensuring that the farm
to retail price does not reach excessively high levels. Agricultural
Produce Market Committee (APMC) is established by:
a. State Governments
b. NABARD
c. Ministry of Home Affairs
d. Agriculture Ministry
98. MSP is the minimum price set by the Government of India for certain
agricultural products, at which the items would be directly bought
from the farmers if the open market prices are less than the cost
incurre It is calculated by the given formula: MSP = C2+ 50% of C2Here,
C2 stands for the Comprehensive Cost (actual cost of the production).
What do you mean by MSP?
a. Medium Support Prices
b. Minimal Support Price
c. Maximum Support Price
d. Minimum Support Price
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99. Under the ‘Act East Policy’ objectives which of the following major
project(s) are looked after by the GOI ?
a. The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway Project
b. The Rhi-Tiddim Road Project
c. Border Haats
d. All of these
100. What is meant by the strategic angle of Maritime goals of ‘Act

East Policy’? Choose the correct option.
1. The goal is to evolve a regional architecture based on the twin
principles of shared security, and shared prosperity.
2. A common vision for the policy is a global commerce and the
maritime domain.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
101. India and the ASEAN countries working closely with the regional
bloc in a range of activities. Which among the following activities is/are
involved by the countries?
a. Developing a blue economy
b. Coastal surveillance
c. Building off-shore patrolling capabilities
d. All of these
102. Which of the following are the founding members of ASEAN?

1. Philippines
2. Singapore
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3. India
4. Thailand
5. Malaysia
Select the correct answer:

a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 4 and 5
c. 1, 2, 4 and 5
d. 1, 3, 4 and 5
103. What is the meaning of Repo Rate?

a. When a bank is in need of cash it can discount bills of exchange
and avail loan facilities from the Reserve Bank of Indi
b. When a bank has excess cash, they buy securities from RBI
against cash on the condition that they resell the securities to RBI
on a pre fixed day and price
c. It is the rate at which RBI allows temporary loan facilities to
commercial banks against government securities on the
condition that the bank will repurchase the securities within a
short perio
d. It is a rate that is offered by banks to their most valued customers
or prime customers.
104. When the cash reserve ratio (CRR) is increased by the RBI, it will:
a. Increase the supply of money in the economy
b. Decrease the supply of money in the economy
c. No impact on the supply of money in the economy
d. Initially increase the supply but later on decrease automatically.
105. Banking sector comes under which of the following sectors?
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a. Manufacturing sector
b. Industrial sector
c. Service sector
d. Financial sector
106. Open Market Operations means:

a. Sale of agricultural products in the government regulated
Mandis.
b. Sale and purchase of bonds and securities to the commercial
banks by the RBI.
c. Sale and purchase of bonds and securities by the RBI to the
government.
d. Sale and purchase of bonds and securities by the commercial
banks to the customers.
107. Which of the following is the recently opened bank in India?

a. IDFC
b. IDBI
c. Axis
d. Gunjan
108. BASEL NORMS are related to the:

a. Insurance sector
b. Telecommunication
c. Real estate
d. Banking sector
109. Which of the following is not the monetary tool?

a. CRR
b. SLR
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c. Deficit financing
d. none of the above
110. RBI increases the rate of interest in the situation of:

a. Higher inflation
b. Lower inflation
c. In the pressure of commercial banks
d. None of these
111. Who has the maximum intake in the total capital of NABARD?
a. Government of India
b. Combine intake of commercial banks
c. RBI
d. ADB
112. Which of the following is not the function of RBI?

a. Custodian of foreign currency
b. Printing of currency
c. Controller of credit
d. Issuance of coins
113.The Rabi crops are sown in which months?

a. April - May
b. June-July
c. Oct-Nov
d. Jan-Feb
114. Which of the following is ‘Rabi Crops’?

a. Gram
b. Maize
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c. Arhar
d. Mustard
115.Which of the following is Kharif Crop?

a. Groundnut
b. Maize
c. Bajra
d. All of the above
116. Which one of the following sequences is correct in the context of

the three largest wheat producing states in India?
a. Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar
b. Haryana, Bihar, and Punjab
c. Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Bihar
d. UP, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh
117. With 12 million tonnes of production; Soyabean is one of the

fastest-growing crops in Indi Soyabean is grown as a Kharif Crop in Indi
Which of the following states is a not top Soybean growing state in
India?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujrat
118. Major Producing Countries: Canada is the largest producer of

linseed followed by China 2nd, Russia 3rd in terms of linseed Production.
Canada as the world's largest linseed producer represents around 40%
of the world production. What is the rank of India in the production of
linseed in the world
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a. Fifth
b. Sixth
c. Tenth
d. Fourth
119.When will the Union Budget 2021 be presented?

a. February 1st
b. March 1st
c. April 1st
d. March 15th
120. Renowned fashion designer Satya Paul passed away on January 6,
2021. He was known for giving a modern look to which traditional outfit?
a. Saree
b. Dhoti
c. Suit
d. Lehenga
121. Protestors violated the security of which nation’s Capitol Building on
January 6, 2021?
a. India
b. France
c. UK
d. US
122. Which state rolled out the launch pad scheme?
a. Telangana
b. Bihar
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
a. J&K
b. Ladakh
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c. Puducherry
d. Lakshadweep
124. Which state government will initiate the world’s largest floating
solar project by 2023?
a. Maharashtra
b. Karnataka
c. Gujarat
d. Madhya Pradesh
125. The potential first case of a new and deadly ‘Disease X’ has been
discovered in which nation?
a. Uganda
b. Angola
c. Zambia
126. Which nation has sanctioned international protocol to abolish death
penalty?
a. Armenia
b. Turkmenistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Kazakhstan
127. Which nation recently released its draft Arctic Policy?
a. Russia
b. US
c. France
d. India
128. Which nation is working to develop the first wooden satellites to
reduce space junk?
a. Russia
b. US
c. Japan
d. India
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129. The well-preserved remains of Ice Age Woolly Rhino were found in
which nation?
a. Russia
b. Antarctica
c. Greece
d. Iceland
130. Which nation has gained the top spot in the Test rankings?
a. New Zealand
b. England
c. India
d. South Africa
131. Which country has become the first one to roll out low-cost Oxford-
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine?
a. Britain
b. US
c. India
d. France
132. Which state will host the 51st International Film Festival of India?
a. Karnataka
b. Goa
c. Maharashtra
d. Delhi
133. India and ADB signed a $231 million loan agreement for
construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric power plant in which
state?
a. Tripura
b. Meghalaya
c. Assam
d. Nagaland
134. 4. Which nation has sanctioned international protocol to abolish
death penalty?
a. Armenia
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b. Turkmenistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Kazakhstan
135. 5. Which state government will launch ‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’ for the
farmers?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Haryana
136. The well-preserved remains of Ice Age Woolly Rhino were found in
which nation?
a. Russia
b. Antarctica
c. Greece
d. Iceland
137. When is World Braille Day celebrated?
a. January 4th
b. January 3rd
c. January 2nd
d. January 1st
138. Which nation plans to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent purity at
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant?
a. Iran
b. Israel
c. Russia
d. Ukraine
139. Who among the following has cancelled his scheduled trip to India
later this month?
a. Joe Biden
b. Boris Johnson
c. Justin Trudeau
d. Emmanuelle Macron
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140. Hundreds of winter migratory birds have been found dead in which
among the following Ramsar sites in India?
a. Bhoj Wetland
b. Chilika Lake
c. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
d. Pong Dam Lake
141. The potential first case of a new and deadly ‘Disease X’ has been
discovered in which nation?
a. Uganda
b. Angola
c. Zambia
142. India has launched its 40th scientific expedition to which among the
following regions?
a. Arctic Region
b. Mount Everest
c. Alaska
d. Antarctica
143. India will be replacing which nation as the co-chair of Asia Protected
Areas Partnership (APAP)?
a. South Korea
b. China
c. Malaysia
d. Japan
144. Alexander Ellis has been appointed as which nation’s next High
Commissioner to India?
a. Britain
b. Italy
c. Australia
d. US
145. Who will head the international jury of the 51st International Film
Festival of India?
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a. Priyadarshan
b. Pablo Cesar
c. Rubaiyat Hossain
d. Abu Bakr Shawky
146. When will the Union Budget 2021 be presented?
a. February 1st
b. March 1st
c. April 1st
d. March 15th
147. Which nation has gained the top spot in the Test rankings?
a. New Zealand
b. England
c. India
d. South Africa
148. The Indian Embassy has suspended all consular services in which
nation till February 20?
a. US
b. Japan
c. UK
d. France
149. When will the 63rd annual Grammy Awards be presented?
a. March 14th
b. April 15th
c. February 25th
d. March 1st
150. Which state government will initiate the world’s largest floating
solar project by 2023?
a. Maharashtra
b. Karnataka
c. Gujarat
d. Madhya Pradesh
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151. Which nation has signed an MoC with India for a basic framework of the
partnership for proper operation of the system relating to specified skilled
workers?
a. Germany
b. Japan
c. Argentina
d. Brazil
152. Which state government has launched the Kisan Kalyan Mission?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
153. Which nation recently released a draft Arctic Policy?
a. Russia
b. US
c. France
d. India
154. Renowned fashion designer Satya Paul passed away on January 6,
2021. He was known for giving a modern look to which traditional outfit?
a. Saree
b. Dhoti
c. Suit
d. Lehenga
155. Protestors violated the security of which nation’s Parliament on
January 6, 2021?
a. India
b. France
c. UK
d. US
156. Which state rolled out the launch pad scheme?
a. Telangana
b. Bihar
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c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
a. J&K
b. Ladakh
c. Puducherry
d. Lakshadweep
158. When will the second nation-wide mock drill for covid-19 vaccination
be launched?
a. January 10th
b. January 8th
c. January 12th
d. January 11th
159. Joe Biden won how many electoral votes to confirm his victory in
the US Presidential Elections 2020?
a. 306
b. 310
c. 300
d. 280
160. When will Joe Biden be sworn-in as the next US President?
a. January 15th
b. January 21st
c. January 20th
d. January 29th
161.Justice Hima Kohli has been sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of
which High Court?
a. Bombay
b. Madras
c. Allahabad
d. Telangana
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162. Which world leader’s Twitter account has been permanently

suspended?
a. Donald Trump
b. Emmanuel Macron
c. Justin Trudeau
d. Boris Johnson
163. Which nation has sought two million doses of Covishield vaccine
from India on a priority basis?
a. Bangladesh
b. Nepal
c. Brazil
d. Maldives
164. Faustin-Archange Touadera has been re-elected as the President of
which nation?
a. The Central African Republic
c. Nigeria
d. Ethiopia
165. Which state has launched Krishi Sanjeevani Vans?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Andhra Pradesh
166. Which nation will be the country of focus at the 51st International
Film Festival of India?
a. Bangladesh
b. France
c. Japan
d. Canada
167. India’s GDP is expected to contract by how much in FY21?
a. 7.7 percent
b. 8.2 percent
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c. 9.3 percent
d. 6.8 percent
168. US President Donald Trump has declared an emergency in which
city?
a. New York
b. Los Angeles
c. Washington DC
d. Las Vegas
169. Which state has banned the entry of from neighboring states as a
precautionary measure in view of emergence of bird flu?
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Goa
d. Maharashtra
170. When will US House Democrats vote on Trump's impeachment?
a. January 12th
b. January 13th
c. January 14th
d. January 15th
171.How many US Presidents have been removed from office through
impeachment?
a. Three
b. Two
c. One
d. None
172. When is National Youth Day observed?
a. January 12th
b. January 13th
c. January 15th
d. January 17th
173. Rare metal vanadium has been found in which Indian state?
a. Assam
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b. Meghalaya
c. Nagaland
174. Which space agency will launch the world’s most powerful rocket
on January 17th?
a. NASA
b. ISRO
c. JAXA
d. ESA
175. When was One Planet Summit held this year?
a. January 10th
b. January 11th
c. January 12th
d. January 8th
176. The New Foreign Trade Policy will come into effect from which
date?
a. March 31st
b. April 1st
c. March 1st
d. February 1st
177. The global stockpile of the Ebola vaccine is being created in which
nation?
a. Greenland
b. Germany
c. Switzerland
d. Italy
a. Brazil
b. Russia
c. cTurkey
d. Spain
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179. The United States has re-designated which nation as a State

Sponsor of Terrorism?
a. Ukraine
b. Turkey
c. Iran
d. Cuba
180. The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU to enhance scientific and
technical cooperation between India and which nation’s Meteorology
centre?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. UAE
c. Italy
d. Israel
181. Which nation’s military contingent will take part in India’s Republic
Day Parade 2021?
a. France
b. Russia
c. UK
d. Bangladesh
182. Which state has waived off the examination fees for matriculation
students of the ongoing academic session?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Telangana
d. Andhra Pradesh
183. Who is the only US President to be impeached twice?
a. Bill Clinton
b. Richard Nixon
c. Andrew Johnson
d. Donald Trump
184. When will the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
be launched?
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a. January 15th
b. January 16th
c. January 17th
d. January 18th
185. India held a security dialogue with which nation on January 12th?
a. Singapore
b. Indonesia
c. Malaysia
d. Vietnam
186. Which country has banned the entry of cotton, tomato products
from China's Xinjiang region?
a. US
b. UK
c. France
d. Canada
187. Which neighbouring nation's Foreign Minister will be visiting India
from January 14-16, 2021?
a. Bangladesh
b. Nepal
c. Myanmar
d. Bhutan
188. When will Startup India International Summit be held?
a. January 15-16th
b. January 17-18th
c. January 21-22nd
d. January 28-29th
189. How many times has India invited a foreign military contingent to
take part in its Republic Day Parade?
a. Four
b. Five
c. Six
d. Three
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190. Who will be the Chief Guest at India's Republic Day Parade 2021?
a. Sheikh Hasina
b. Chandrikapersad Santokhi
c. Boris Johnson
d. None of the Above
191.Indian Army has developed India's first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol
along with which among the following organizations?
a. DRDO
b. HAL
c. MAHINDRA
d. TATA Advanced Systems
192. Who inaugurated ‘Prarambh’- Startup India International Summit
2021?
a. PM Narendra Modi
b. Prakash Javadekar
c. Piyush Goyal
d. Rajnath Singh
193. India held a Strategic Consultative Group meeting on January 14th
with the delegation from which among the following nations?
a. Oman
b. UAE
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Qatar
194. Which nation has topped the Henley and Partners Passport Index
2021?
a. Germany
b. Singapore
c. Canada
d. Japan
195. What was India’s rank on Henley and Partners Passport Index 2021?
a. 99th
b. 77th
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c. 85th
d. 88th
196. Which nation was ranked at the bottom of the Henley and Partners
Passport Index 2021?
a. Pakistan
b. Iran
c. North Korea
d. Afghanistan
197. When is Indian Army Day observed?
a. January 15th
b. January 14th
c. January 16th
d. January 17th
198. India signed an MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of
Information and Communications Technologies with which nation on
January 15th?
a. Germany
b. Japan
c. Russia
d. France
199. When is Indian Army Day observed?
a. January 15th
b. January 14th
c. January 16th
d. January 17th
200. Indian Army has developed India's first indigenous 9mm Machine
Pistol along with which among the following organizations?
a. DRDO
b. HAL
c. MAHINDRA
d. TATA Advanced Systems
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a. Brazil
b. Russia
c. Turkey
d. Spain
202. What was India’s rank on Henley and Partners Passport Index 2021?
a. 99th
b. 77th
c. 85th
d. 88th
203. How many US Presidents have been removed from office through
impeachment?
a. Three
b. Two
c. One
d. None
204. Rare metal vanadium has been found in which Indian state?
a. Assam
b. Meghalaya
c. Nagaland
205. The New Foreign Trade Policy will come into effect from which
date?
a. March 31st
b. April 1st
c. March 1st
d. February 1st
206. The global stockpile of the Ebola vaccine is being created in which
nation?
a. Greenland
b. Germany
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c. Switzerland
d. Italy
207. The United States has re-designated which nation as a State
Sponsor of Terrorism?
a. Ukraine
b. Turkey
c. Iran
d. Cuba
208. Which nation’s military contingent will take part in India’s Republic
Day Parade 2021?
a. France
b. Russia
c. UK
d. Bangladesh
209. Which nation's Prime Minister has invited PM Narendra Modi for the
G7 summit this year?
a. France
b. UK
c. Germany
d. Canada
210. Late musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan was honoured with how
many Padma awards?
a. Three
b. Two
c. One
d. None
211. When was National Road Safety Month inaugurated?
a. January 15th
b. January 16th
c. January 17th
d. January 18th
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212. Which Indian art form was a part of the virtual kick-off ceremony of
Biden-Harris's inauguration?
a. Madhubani
b. Warli
c. Kolam
d. Kalamkari
213. Brazil's health regulator has declined emergency use of which
COVID-19 vaccine?
a. Sputnik V
b. Covishield
c. Covaxin
d. Pfizer
214. What is the name of the bike ambulance launched by DRDO and
CRPF?
a. Suraksha
b. Rakshita
c. Shakti
d. Raksha
215. Which nation's economy showed a growth of 2.3 percent in 2020?
a. US
b. Japan
c. UK
d. China
216. Ice cream samples tested positive for coronavirus in which nation?
a. Brazil
b. US
c. China
d. South Korea
217. Which state has topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among
major states?
a. Karnataka
b. Maharashtra
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c. Rajasthan
d. Madhya Pradesh
218. Which state has topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among the
NE/ Hilly states?
a. Meghalaya
b. Manipur
c. Uttarakhand
d. Himachal Pradesh
219. Which Union Territory/ City state topped the India Innovation Index
2020?
a. Delhi
b. Daman & Diu
c. Puducherry
d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
220. Who has been given the additional charge of the AYUSH Ministry?
a. Piyush Goyal
b. Prakash Javadekar
c. Kiren Rijiju
d. Dr. Harsh Vardhan
221. Gujarat state government has renamed which fruit as 'Kamalam'?
a. Kiwi
b. Rambutan
c. Dragon Fruit
d. Mangosteen
222. The Union Cabinet has approved an agreement for cooperation in
the field of Solar Energy with which nation?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Tajikistan
d. Afghanistan
223. Which state's Chief Minister launched Avalokana software?
a. Telangana
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b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Kerala
224. PM Narendra Modi has released financial assistance worth Rs 2,691
crores to over 6 lakh beneficiaries in which state?
a. Jharkhand
b. Bihar
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh
225. When will the Budget session of the Parliament begin?
a. January 27th
b. January 28th
c. January 29th
d. January 30th
226. When will Parakram Diwas be observed in India?
a. January 21st
b. January 22nd
c. January 23rd
d. January 24th
227. Whose 125th birth anniversary will be observed on January 23, 2021?
a. Lal Bahadur Shastri
b. Subhash Chandra Bose
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. Lala Lajpat Rai
228. Team India created history on January 19, 2021 by defeating Australia
in which among the following venues for the first time in 32 years?
a. Adelaide Oval
b. The MCG
c. WACA
d. The Gabba
229. The centre has asked the CEO of which messaging platform to
withdraw proposed changes to the app's privacy policy?
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a. Hike
b. Google Duo
c. Telegram
d. WhatsApp
230. India has decided to gift 2 million doses of COVID-19 to which
nation?
a. Bangladesh
b. Nepal
c. Mauritius
d. Maldives
231. India has signed an MoC for the partnership for the operation of a
system related to Specified Skilled Worker with which nation?
a. Japan
b. Singapore
c. Thailand
d. Germany
232. How many nations have lost their right to vote at the United Nations
General Assembly for not paying their dues?
a. Ten
b. Six
c. Seven
d. Eight
233. India is ready to play a constructive and meaningful role to end the
conflict in which among the following countries?
a. Sudan
b. Syria
c. Turkey
d. Libya
234. Who has become the first Second Gentleman of the United States?
a. Doung Emhoff
b. Mike Pence
c. Donald Trump
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235. Which state government has granted COVID-19 relief aid worth Rs
10,000 each to 407 labourers?
a. Delhi
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Telangana
d. Madhya Pradesh
236. Which state assembly has rejected the resolution to remove
Speaker?
a. Gujarat
b. Karnataka
c. Kerala
d. Telangana
237. Which nation has decided to sanction 28 American officials
including former State Secretary Michael Pompeo?
a. North Korea
b. China
c. Japan
d. Russia
238. Who among the following has decided to retire from franchise
cricket?
a. Chris Gayle
b. Lasith Malinga
c. Aaron Finch
d. Faf Du Plessis
239. Which among the following states does not celebrate its statehood
day on January 21?
a. Nagaland
b. Manipur
c. Meghalaya
d. Tripura
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240. India has sent 1 million doses of COVID vaccine as a gift to which
nation under the 'Vaccine Maitri' Initiative?
a. Myanmar
b. Maldives
c. Brazil
d. Nepal
241. The government has confirmed avian influenza in how many states?
a. Six
b. Seven
c. Five
d. Three
242. Which state has drafted a plan for Konark temple's beautification
work?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh
243. The first-ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival was
inaugurated in which state/ Union Territory?
b. Ladakh
c. Sikkim
244. NASA recently released an image of which galaxy cluster?
a. Abell 370
b. Abacus
c. Neilson
d. Sirius
245. DRDO successfully conducted the trial of which weapon on January
22, 2021?
a. Arya
b. SAAW
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c. Warsaw
d. Shakti
246. Union Transport Ministry has signed an agreement with which
among the following institutes for the continuation of Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways Professorial Chair focusing on research and
development?
a. IIT Madras
b. IIT Bombay
c. IIT Delhi
d. IIT Roorkee
247. WIPRO group is set to act as a knowledge partner of which state
government?
a. Maharashtra
b. Karnataka
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Andhra Pradesh
248. How many children were conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya
Bal Puraskar?
a. 56
b. 43
c. 32
d. 21
249. When will Prime Minister Narendra address the World Economic
Forum?
a. January 27th
b. January 28th
c. January 29th
d. January 30th
250. How many people were conferred with the Jeevan Raksha Padak
Awards this year?
a. 40
b. 50
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c. 60
d. 52
251. Which Arab nation's cabinet recently approved the establishment of
an embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel?
a. Kuwait
b. UAE
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Qatar
252. The Government released how many crores as a part of the 13th
installment to the states to meet GST compensation shortfall?
a. Rs 5000
b. Rs 7500
c. Rs 9100
d. Rs 6000
253. Which nation’s Prime Minister has been expelled from his ruling
party?
a. Bangladesh
b. Japan
c. Nepal
d. Sri Lanka
254. Elon Musk’s SpaceX created a world record on January 24, 2021 by
launching how many satellites on one rocket?
a. 126
b. 143
c. 136
d. 154
255. Which state celebrated the golden jubilee of its statehood day on
January 25, 2021?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Rajasthan
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a. Shinzo Abe
b. Barack Obama
c. Ibrahim Solih
d. Boris Johnson
257. How many individuals will be honoured with the prestigious Padma
Bhushan award this year?
a. Nine
b. Seven
c. Ten
d. Eight
258. India has pledged how much amount for the UN Peacebuilding
fund this year?
a. USD 150,000
b. USD 100,000
c. USD 175,000
d. USD 200,000
259. The Finance Ministry has released how much amount to the states
for providing grants to Rural Local Bodies?
a. Rs 12,351.5 cr
b. Rs 10,000 cr
c. Rs 9567 cr
d. Rs 13,500 cr
260. As per updated forecasts by the International Monetary Fund, the
Indian economy has been predicted to grow by how much in the Fiscal
Year 2021-2022?
a. 9.5 percent
b. 8.3 percent
c. 10.8 percent
d. 11. 5 percent
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261. The IMF has projected which nation to be the fastest-growing major
economy for the next two years?
a. China
b. India
c. US
d. South Korea
262. Which nation has become the world’s top destination for new
foreign direct investment in 2020?
a. India
b. Japan
c. UK
d. China
263. Which among the following Union Territories displayed its tableau in
the Republic Day Parade for the first-ever time?
a. J&K
b. Puducherry
c. New Delhi
d. Ladakh
264. When was International Holocaust Remembrance Day observed?
a. January 27th
b. January 26th
c. January 25th
d. January 24th
265. When will the Beating Retreat ceremony take place?
a. January 28th
b. January 29th
c. January 30th
d. February 1st
266. Which telecom company has become the first one in India to
demonstrate the operation of the 5G network?
a. Reliance Jio
b. Airtel
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c. Vi
d. BSNL
267. Which Indian bank is examining if there is a need to introduce
central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the country?
a. SBI
b. PNB
c. Canara
d. RBI
268. Which state's Chief Minister launched Agriculture Pump Power
Connection Policy?
a. Gujarat
b. Telangana
c. Maharashtra
d. Andhra Pradesh
269. Which nation's Prime Minister has resigned following criticism over
spending in the coronavirus crisis?
a. France
b. UK
c. Italy
d. Spain
270. Which Indian freedom fighter's birth anniversary is observed on
January 28th?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Lala Lajpat Rai
c. Chandrashekhar Azad
d. Subhash Chandra Bose
271. Which nation will host the 2022 Women's Asian Cup?
a. Malaysia
b. South Africa
c. Sri Lanka
d. India
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272. How much funds are allocated for the health & wellbeing sector in
the Union Budget 2021-22?
a. Rs 2,23,846 crore
b. Rs. 2,87,000 crore
c. Rs. 1,97,000 crore
d. Rs. 1,10,055 crore
273. Which company's IPO will be launched in 2021-22 as a part of
Government's disinvestment strategy?
a. Air India
b. Life Insurance Corporation
c. IDBI Bank
d. Shipping Corporation of India
274. How much capital expenditure has been allocated for BE 2021-22 in
Budget 2021?
a. Rs. 4.12 lakh crore
b. Rs. 4.39 lakh crores
c. Rs. 34.50 lakh crore
d. Rs. 5.54 lakh crore
275. The fiscal deficit is estimated to be how much percent of the GDP in
2021-22 as per Union Budget 2021?
a. 9.5%
b. 8.8%
c. 7.4%
d. 6.8%
276. What is the Budget 2021 allocation for the Indian Railways?
a. Rs. 1,10,055 crore
b. Rs. 2,15,000 crore
c. Rs. 1,41,000 crore
d. Rs. 3,05,984 crore
277. The Budget 2021 increases the FDI limit to 74% in the Insurance
Sector. What was the previous FDI limit?
a. 62%
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b. 55%
c. 49%
d. 35%
278. The Union Budget 2021-22 increases the Agricultural Credit Target to
what amount for FY22?
a. Rs 10.3 lakh crore
b. Rs. 16.5 lakh crore
c. Rs 19.2 lakh crore
d. Rs 21.8 lakh crore
279. 1. How many children were conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya
Bal Puraskar?
a. 56
b. 43
c. 32
d. 21
280. How many people were conferred with the Jeevan Raksha Padak
Awards this year?
a. 40
b. 50
c. 60
d. 52
a. Shinzo Abe
b. Barack Obama
c. Ibrahim Solih
d. Boris Johnson
282. How many individuals will be honoured with the prestigious Padma
Bhushan award this year?
a. Nine
b. Seven
c. Ten
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d. Eight
283. The Indian economy has been predicted to grow by how much in
Fiscal Year 2021-2022, as per updated IMF forecast?
a. 9.5 percent
b. 8.3 percent
c. 10.8 percent
d. 11. 5 percent
284. India has pledged how much amount for the UN Peacebuilding
fund this year?
a. USD 150,000
b. USD 100,000
c. USD 175,000
d. USD 200,000
285. Which Arab nation's cabinet recently approved the establishment of
an embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel?
a. Kuwait
b. UAE
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Qatar
286. Which nation’s Prime Minister has been expelled from his ruling
party?
a. Bangladesh
b. Japan
c. Nepal
d. Sri Lanka
287. Which nation has become the world’s top destination for new
foreign direct investment in 2020?
a. India
b. Japan
c. UK
d. China
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288. Which telecom company has become the first one in India to
demonstrate the operation of the 5G network?
a. Reliance Jio
b. Airtel
c. Vi
d. BSNL
289. Which nation will host the 2022 Women's Asian Cup?
a. Malaysia
b. South Africa
c. Sri Lanka
d. India
290. When was International Holocaust Remembrance Day observed?
a. January 27th
b. January 26th
c. January 25th
d. January 24th
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291. Senior Citizens of what age have been exempted from filing the
Income Tax Return?
a. 60 years or above
b. 65 years or above
c. 70 years or above
d. 75 years or above
292. The Government has increased the tax audit limit to how much in
Budget 2021 for those who use digital transaction mode?
a. 7 crores
b. 10 crores
c. 15 crores
d. 20 crores
293. The time limit for reopening the tax assessment cases has been
reduced to how many years from 6 years?
a. 4 years
b. 3 years
c. 2 years
d. 1 year
294. The customs duty on the imported solar inverters has been
increased from 5 percent to how much?
a. 20%
b. 15%
c. 25%
d. 30%
295. The government has introduced how much customs duty on
cotton?
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25%
296. Which space agency has appointed Indian-American Bhavya Lal as
acting chief of staff?
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a. NASA
b. JAXA
c. ESA
d. Roscosmos
297. World Bank will be providing USD 500 million to improve Road and
Digital Connectivity in which nation?
a. India
b. Sri Lanka
c. Nepal
d. Bangladesh
298. Which Indian cricketer has been nominated for ICC Men's Player of
the Month?
a. Rishabh Pant
b. Mohammed Siraj
c. Prithvi Shaw
d. Hanuma Vihari
299. Which venue will host the World Test Championship final in June
2021?
a. Lord's
b. MCG
c. The Oval
d. Old Trafford
300. When is ISRO scheduled to launch Gaganyaan's first unmanned
space mission?
a. December 2021
b. January 2022
c. September 2021
d. June 2021
301. Under the government's new vehicle scrapping policy, personal
vehicles will have to undergo fitness tests after how many years?
a. 20
b. 15
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c. 10
d. 18
302. How much Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess will be
levied on petrol?
a. Rs 1 per litre
b. Rs 2.5 per litre
c. Rs 3.5 per litre
d. Rs 4 per litre
303. Military staged a coup and took over which nation's government?
a. Pakistan
b. Nepal
c. Myanmar
d. Sri Lanka
304. Which state's Forest Department conducted a water birds census
for the first time in January-February 2021?
a. West Bengal
b. Maharashtra
c. Assam
d. Tripura
305. When will the Prime Minister inaugurate the centenary celebrations
of Chauri Chaura incident?
a. February 4th
b. February 5th
c. February 6th
d. February 7th
306. The Chauri Chaura incident had taken place during which among
the following Indian freedom movements?
a. Quit India
b. Civil Disobedience
c. Non-cooperation
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307. The Defence Ministry has awarded the contract to manufacture 83

Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters to which among the following
companies?
a. DRDO
b. Antrix
c. TASL
d. HAL
308. Which country has become the fastest country in the world to reach
4 million COVID-19 vaccination mark in 18 days?
a. US
b. UK
c. India
d. UAE
309. Which city is hosting the Aero India International air show?
a. Pune
b. Bengaluru
c. Delhi
d. Hyderabad
310. Which state has announced an appreciation amount worth Rs 11000
for doctors and health care workers deployed in COVID wards?
a. Telangana
b. Uttarakhand
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
311. Jeff Bezos has decided to step down as CEO of which company?
a. Microsoft
b. Facebook
c. Amazon
d. Google
312. Under the government's new vehicle scrapping policy, personal
vehicles will have to undergo fitness tests after how many years?
a. 20
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b. 15
c. 10
d. 18
313. RBI has projected real GDP growth to be how much in FY 2021-22?
a. 10.5 percent
b. 9.7 percent
c. 11.0 percent
d. 12.7 percent
314. The military staged a coup and took over which nation's
government?
a. Pakistan
b. Nepal
c. Myanmar
d. Sri Lanka
315. The Chauri Chaura incident had taken place during which among
the following Indian freedom movements?
a. Quit India
b. Civil Disobedience
c. Non-cooperation
316. The Defence Ministry has awarded the contract to manufacture 83
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters to which among the following
companies?
a. DRDO
b. Antrix
c. TASL
d. HAL
317. Jeff Bezos has decided to step down as CEO of which company?
a. Microsoft
b. Facebook
c. Amazon
d. Google
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318. Which space agency has appointed Indian-American Bhavya Lal as

acting chief of staff?
a. NASA
b. JAXA
c. ESA
d. Roscosmos
319. The United States has extended the New START Nuclear Treaty for
five years with which nation?
a. Japan
b. Russia
c. China
d. UK
the Month?
a. Rishabh Pant
b. Mohammed Siraj
c. Prithvi Shaw
d. Hanuma Vihari
321. When is ISRO scheduled to launch Gaganyaan's first unmanned
space mission?
a. December 2021
b. January 2022
c. September 2021
d. June 2021
322. Which company has got the world's first consignment of 'carbon-
neutral oil' from the US?
a. Reliance
b. Tata Group
c. HAL
d. DRDO
323. Who has been re-elected as Boxing Federation of India President?
a. Ashish Shelar
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b. Rakesh Singh
c. Ajay Singh
d. Ramesh Tomar
324. The second COVID-19 vaccine shot will be administered from which
date in India?
a. February 13th
b. February 14th
c. February 15th
d. February 16th
325. The United States has extended the New START Nuclear Treaty for
five years with which nation?
a. Japan
b. Russia
c. China
d. UK
326. Who has been re-elected as Boxing Federation of India President?
a. Ashish Shelar
b. Rakesh Singh
c. Ajay Singh
d. Ramesh Tomar
327. Which Indian city will host its first International Test match amid the
COVID-19 pandemic on February 5th?
a. Chennai
b. Bengaluru
c. New Delhi
d. Kolkata
328. Which company has got the world's first consignment of 'carbon-
neutral oil' from the US?
a. Reliance
b. Tata Group
c. HAL
d. DRDO
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329. Which Indian medical institute has launched India's first amputee
clinic?
a. JIIPMER
b. AIIMS
c. CMCH
d. PGIMER
330. Which state will open its first human milk bank on February 5?
a. Maharashtra
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Goa
331. India has set up its first centre for wetland conservation in which
city?
a. Kochi
b. Bengaluru
c. Panaji
d. Chennai
332. RBI has projected real GDP growth to be how much in FY 2021-22?
a. 10.5 percent
b. 9.7 percent
c. 11.0 percent
d. 12.7 percent
333. What the current policy repo rate?
a. 4 percent
b. 3.5 percent
c. 4.5 percent
d. 3 percent
334. Which state government has announced a farm loan waiver worth
Rs 12,110 crore?
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Madhya Pradesh
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d. Rajasthan
335. Which company applied for emergency use approval of its single-
shot COVID-19 vaccine in the United States on February 4?
a. Sanofi
b. Novavax
c. Merck & Co
336. Which country has donated high-end medical supplies and
equipment to a Delhi Hospital to strengthen the bond with India?
a. Israel
b. Australia
c. Malaysia
d. Japan
337. Which nation has agreed to forge deeper engagement with India in
the field of renewable energy?
a. UAE
b. Brazil
c. South Africa
d. Bahrain
338. Which state government will be setting up an Indian Institute of
Skills?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Gujarat
d. Odisha
339. When is the International Day for Human Fraternity observed?
a. February 3rd
b. February 4th
c. February 5th
d. February 6th
340. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated four projects worth around Rs
4700 crore in gas, oil and infrastructure sectors in which state?
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a. Assam
b. Tripura
c. Chhattisgarh
d. West Bengal
341. Who has become the third Indian pacer to take 300 wickets in Test
Cricket?
a. Jasprit Bumrah
b. Mohammed Shami
c. Ishant Sharma
d. Umesh Yadav
342. India's first geothermal power project will be set up in which union
territory?
a. Jammu & Kashmir
b. Ladakh
c. Chandigarh
d. Puducherry
343. US President Joe Biden has refused to lift sanctions on which nation
until it complies with the terms agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal?
a. Turkey
b. Israel
c. Sudan
d. Iran
344. Military Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2.0 began on February 8, 2021
between India and which nation?
a. Japan
b. Singapore
c. US
d. Australia
345. Where is the headquarters of the Square Kilometre Array
Observatory located?
a. United Kingdom
b. South Africa
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c. Australia
d. Germany
346. The two radio telescope networks under SKAO will be set up in
which two nations?
a. India, China
b. Canada, New Zealand
c. South Africa, Australia
d. Switzerland, UK
347. Which Indian film has won the coveted Tiger Award at the 50th
Rotterdam Film Festival 2021?
a. Koozhangal
b. Kappela
c. Oru Pakka Kathai
d. Kopzhipporu
348. Which nation has suspended its ties with Myanmar?
a. US
b. India
c. Japan
d. New Zealand
349. Which senior Congress leader is retiring from the Rajya Sabha on
February 15, 2021?
a. Anand Sharma
b. Mallikarjun Kharge
c. Ghulam Nabi Azad
d. P Chidambaram
350. India signed an agreement with which nation for the construction of
Shatoot dam?
a. Pakistan
b. Tajikistan
c. Kazakhstan
d. Afghanistan
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351. Rajiv Kapoor passed away on February 9, 2021. He was best known
for his performance in which among the following movies?
a. Ram Teri Ganga Maili
b. PremGranth
c. Aa Ab Laut Chalen
d. Henna
352. The centre has announced an investment of Rs 400 crores in which
coastal state to make it a fisheries hub?
a. Kerala
b. Goa
c. Tamil Nadu
d. West Bengal
353. Which country plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm?
a. Japan
b. Ireland
c. South Korea
d. Australia
354. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala is set to become the first female chief of WTO.
She was the former Finance Minister of which nation?
a. Libya
b. Algeria
c. Nigeria
d. Zambia
355. PM Narendra Modi held talks with which nation's President on
February 8, 2021?
a. US
b. France
c. Maldives
d. Sri Lanka
356. The Central Reserve Police Force has inducted 34 women
commandos into which among its following units?
a. CoBRA
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b. Parliament Duty Group

c. Rapid Action Force
357. Which social media platform has suspended 500 accounts for policy
breach after the Indian government's request?
a. Instagram
b. Twitter
c. Facebook
358. Which state government has resolved to move Centre for
implementation of Swaminathan Committee recommendations?
a. Jharkhand
b. Karnataka
c. Odisha
d. Rajasthan
359. Which nation has received USD 200 mn from World Bank for safe
water and sanitation services?
a. India
b. Nepal
c. Pakistan
d. Bangladesh
360. Which Arab nation's space probe successfully entered the orbit of
Mars on February 9, 2021?
a. UAE
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Qatar
d. Bahrain
361. Which state government has introduced a unique 16-digit Unicode
to mark all kinds of landholdings?
a. Gujarat
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
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d. Rajasthan
362. Which Indian short film is among the top 10 shortlisted films in Live-
Action Category for the 93rd Academy Awards?
a. Rastaa
b. That Day After Everyday
c. Bypass
d. Bittu
363. Which country is poised to become the second country in the world
to land successfully on Mars?
a. UAE
b. Japan
c. India
d. China
364. Which state government has decided to appoint sprinter Hima Das
as DSP?
a. Tripura
b. Manipur
c. Assam
d. Meghalaya
365. Which state government has decided to provide Rs 5 lakh as
'preparation money' to Olympic qualifiers?
a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Jharkhand
366. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved how
much grant for Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation?
a. Rs 100 crore
b. Rs 150 crore
c. Rs 200 crore
d. Rs 50 crore
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367. Which nation has announced an ambitious 10-year space program

including 2023 Moon mission?
a. India
b. Turkey
c. Iran
d. Israel
368. Which country's space probe entered Mars orbit on February 10,
becoming the world's second one in two days?
a. US
b. China
c. Japan
d. Russia
369. The US has launched a special task force to counter challenges
posed by which nation?
a. North Korea
b. Syria
c. Iran
d. China
370. An armed group from which nation is seeking asylum in Mizoram,
India for their families?
a. China
b. Bhutan
c. Myanmar
d. Bangladesh
371. When is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
observed?
a. February 11th
b. February 12th
c. February 13th
d. February 14th
372. Who inaugurated India's first CNG tractor?
a. PM Narendra Modi
b. Nitin Gadkari
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c. Dr. Harsh Vardhan

d. Piyush Goyal
373. Who has been named as the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha?
a. Mallikarjun Kharge
b. Anand Sharma
c. P. Chidambaram
d. Digvijaya Singh
374. Which country has invited 52 countries to monitor its elections?
a. Iran
b. Turkey
c. Iraq
d. Sudan
375. Vijayanagara has become which state's 31st district?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Karnataka
376. Government has announced how much fare hike in air travel?
a. 20 percent
b. 15 percent
c. 30 percent
d. 40 percent
377. Robert Irwin has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020
award. What was the title of his photograph?
a. Drey Dreaming
b. Bushfire
c. The Last Goodbye
d. Close Encounter
378. World Radio Day is observed on which day?
a. February 14th
b. February 13th
c. February 12th
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d. February 11th
379. Shanghai-based New Development Bank has committed to invest
how much amount in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund?
a. USD 50 million
b. USD 150 million
c. USD 100 million
d. USD 75 million
380. India's first geothermal power project will be set up in which union
territory?
a. Jammu & Kashmir
b. Ladakh
c. Chandigarh
d. Puducherry
381. India signed an agreement with which nation for the construction of
Shatoot dam?
a. Pakistan
b. Tajikistan
c. Kazakhstan
d. Afghanistan
382. Who has been named as the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha?
a. Mallikarjun Kharge
b. Anand Sharma
c. P. Chidambaram
d. Digvijaya Singh
383. The Central Reserve Police Force has inducted 34 women
commandos into which among its following units?
a. CoBRA
b. Parliament Duty Group
c. Rapid Action Force
384. Which Indian short film is among the top 10 shortlisted films in Live-
Action Category for the 93rd Academy Awards?
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a. Rastaa
b. That Day After Everyday
c. Bypass
d. Bittu
385. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala is set to become the first female chief of WTO.
She was the former Finance Minister of which nation?
a. Libya
b. Algeria
c. Nigeria
d. Zambia
386. Robert Irwin has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020
award. What was the title of his photograph?
a. Drey Dreaming
b. Bushfire
c. The Last Goodbye
d. Close Encounter
387. Which nation has announced an ambitious 10-year space program
including 2023 Moon mission?
a. India
b. Turkey
c. Iran
d. Israel
388. Which country plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm?
a. Japan
b. Ireland
c. South Korea
d. Australia
389. Which Arab nation's space probe successfully entered the orbit of
Mars on February 9, 2021?
a. UAE
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Qatar
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d. Bahrain
390. Who has become the third Indian pacer to take 300 wickets in Test
Cricket?
a. Jasprit Bumrah
b. Mohammed Shami
c. Ishant Sharma
d. Umesh Yadav
391. Which Indian film has won the coveted Tiger Award at the 50th
Rotterdam Film Festival 2021?
a. Koozhangal
b. Kappela
c. Oru Pakka Kathai
d. Kopzhipporu
392. Which Day is celebrated on 13th February every year?
a. World Radio Day
b. World Pulses day
c. World day of Social Justice
d. World Wildlife Day
393. Mario Draghi was recently sworn-in as Prime Minister of which
country?
a. Vietnam
b. Italy
c. France
d. Indonesia
394. Who was elected as new prosecutor of International Criminal Court?
a. Fatou Bensouda
b. James Stewart
c. Karim Khan
d. Luis Moreno Ocampo
395. India recently gifted 2000 metric tonnes of rice to which country?
a. Myanmar
b. Vietnam
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c. Turkey
d. Syria
396. Which state government recently announced to construct COVID-19
Warrior Memorial?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Jharkhand
d. Telangana
397. Prime Minister Modi recently inaugurated Propylene Derivative
Petrochemical Project of BPCL in which state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. Kerala
d. Tamil Nadu
398. India to start the trials of which air-to-air missile this year?
a. Astra Missile
b. Trishul Missile
c. Nag Missile
d. Agni Missile
399. Who has been elected as the new Director-General of the
International Solar Alliance?
a. Dr. Ajay Mathur
b. Upendra Tripathy
c. Arun Kumar
d. Madhur Dipankar
400. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation of Maharaja Suheldev
Memorial in which state?
a. Maharashtra
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Bihar
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401. Indian Navy will commission its third Scorpene Submarine by what
name in March 2021?
a. INS Karanj
b. INS Kaveri
c. INS Vijaya
d. INS Lakshya
402. Which Union Minister launched the e-Chhawani portal recently?
a. Amit Shah
b. Rajnath Singh
c. Narendra Modi
d. Smriti Irani
403. Who has been appointed as new chief of World Trade Organisation?
a. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala
b. Yoo Myung-hee
c. Kristalina Georgieva
d. Jim Yong Kim
404. The RBI recently constituted committee to strengthen urban co-
operative banks. The committee will be headed by whom?
a. Rohit Jain
b. R Subramanian
c. RS Ratho
d. NS Vishwanathan
405. Tata Electronics has signed an MoU with which state government to
establish its facility for manufacture of mobile components?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Odisha
c. Karnataka
d. Kerala
406. Which country will host the SAARC health secretary-level meeting
on February 18, 2021?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
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c. Nepal
d. Sri Lanka
407. Which state's Governor has been given additional charge of
discharging duties of Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Telangana
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Karnataka
408. The fossils of the world’s oldest animal -Dickinsonia- were
discovered in which state?
a. Assam
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Gujarat
409. Which nation has joined Iran-Russia maritime exercise?
a. Japan
b. France
c. India
d. Italy
410. PM Narendra Modi will be addressing the top commanders of the
three defence forces in March from which state?
a. Gujarat
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Jharkhand
d. Bihar
411. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of key oil, gas sector
projects in which state on February 17th?
a. Karnataka
b. Gujarat
c. Odisha
d. Tamil Nadu
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412. The Union Cabinet on February 17th approved the Comprehensive

Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between India and
which country?
a. Maldives
b. Mauritius
c. Australia
d. New Zealand
413. India recently held DG-level bilateral consultations on UNSC issues
with which nation?
a. Russia
b. Japan
c. UK
d. France
414. When will Haridwar Kumbh Mela 2021 begin?
a. March 1st
b. April 1st
c. May 1st
d. April 30th
415. The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative has contributed how
much amount for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya?
a. Rs 1 crore
b. Rs 2 crore
c. Rs 2.51 crore
d. Rs 1.5 crore
416. Which year did Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
Act come into force?
a. 2016
b. 2017
c. 2018
d. 2019
417. When was the third Quadrilateral Security Dialogue conducted?
a. February 15th
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b. February 16th
c. February 17th
d. February 18th
418. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’
initiative in which state?
a. Assam
b. West Bengal
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Meghalaya
419. Union Cabinet on February 17, 2021 approved the signing of
Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement
(CECPA) between India and which country?
a. Canada
b. Malaysia
c. Mauritius
d. Singapore
420. Which organisation has planned to launch the World Solar Bank
(WSB)?
a. United Nations
b. International Solar Alliance
c. SAARC
d. World bank
421. Which country hosted the virtual health secretary-level meeting of
the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?
a. Bangladesh
b. Bhutan
c. India
d. Nepal
422. Which Indian city has been recognised as the 2020 Tree City of the
World?
a. Mumbai
b. New Delhi
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c. Hyderabad
d. Bengaluru
423. When did NASA's Perseverance rover land on Mars?
a. February 16th
b. February 17th
c. February 18th
d. February 19th
424. When will be the sixth Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog
be held?
a. February 21st
b. February 20th
c. February 19th
d. February 25th
425. Who has become the first bowler to dismiss left-handers 200 times
in Test cricket?
a. R Ashwin
b. Jasprit Bumrah
c. Moeen Ali
d. Mitchell Starc
426. When is the Puducherry floor test scheduled?
a. February 25th
b. February 23rd
c. February 22nd
d. February 21st
427. What is the name of the Indian American who led NASA's operation
-Perseverance Rover Landing-on Mars?
a. Vanita Gupta
b. Neera Tanden
c. Mala Adiga
d. Swati Mohan
428. Scientists recently pulled out the oldest DNA ever found from
mammoth teeth. How old is the DNA?
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a. 1 million years
b. 2 million years
c. 1 billion years
d. 5 million years
429. When is World Day of Social Justice observed?
a. February 19th
b. February 20th
c. February 21st
d. February 22nd
430. Which state will host Khelo India University Games 2021?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka
431. Who won Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2021 in the 'Critic's Best Actor'
category?
a. Sushant Singh Rajput
b. Akshay Kumar
c. Ajay Devgun
d. Kay Kay Menon
432. Who won Best Actor (Female) in Dadasaheb Phalke International
Film Festival awards 2021?
a. Deepika Padukone
b. Alia Bhatt
c. Priyanka Chopra
d. Sushmita Sen
433. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has proposed
to change which city's name to Narmadapuram?
a. Jabalpur
b. Mandla
c. Hoshangabad
d. Narsinghpur
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434. Which state has become the first one to table a paperless budget?
a. Kerala
b. Delhi
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh
435. Which state/ UT's government fell on February 22nd after losing a
trust vote?
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Puducherry
d. Kerala
436. Who won the men's singles title in the Australian Open 2021?
a. Daniil Medvedev
b. Novak Djokovic
c. Roger Federer
d. Rafael Nadal
437. Which state government has brought an ordinance that will give co-
ownership rights to the women in ancestral property of their husbands?
a. Kerala
b. Assam
c. Meghalaya
d. Uttarakhand
438. The central government aims to eliminate which disease by 2025?
a. Hepatitis
b. Dengue
c. Malaria
d. Tuberculosis
439. Which country has banned non-essential international travel to and
from the country till May 17, 2021?
a. France
b. United Kingdom
c. Germany
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d. Italy
440. Which state has constructed first-of-its-kind road from plastic
waste?
a. Meghalaya
b. Tripura
c. Manipur
d. Assam
441. India signed a free trade agreement with which country on February
22, 2021?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Australia
c. Mauritius
d. Maldives
442. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated Atal
Paryavaran Bhavan in which union territory?
a. Jammu& Kashmir
b. Puducherry
c. Andaman& Nicobar Islands
d. Lakshadweep
443. Which nation has permitted its women to enter the military in a
landmark move?
a. Syria
b. North Korea
c. Saudi Arabia
d. UAE
444. Who has put forward the demand for Greater Tipraland?
a. Pradyot Kishore Manikya
b. Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl
c. Biblab Kumar Deb
445. Who has become the second Indian fast bowler to play 100 Tests?
a. Jasprit Bumrah
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b. Ravichandran Ashwin
c. Ishant Sharma
d. Mohammed Shami
446. The Cabinet has approved the imposition of the President's rule in
which state/ UT?
a. Ladakh
b. J&K
c. Puducherry
d. Delhi
447. When will the second phase of vaccination begin in India?
a. April 1st
b. March 1st
c. March 15th
d. March 30th
448. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar used which
language for the first time at UNSC debate on climate change?
a. Sanskrit
b. Urdu
c. Hindi
d. Bhojpuri
449. The US Senate has confirmed whose nomination as US ambassador
to UN?
a. Antony Blinken
b. Avril Haines
c. Pete Buttigieg
d. Linda Thomas-Greenfield
450. The government has signed a $304 million loan with AIIB for
strengthening the electricity transmission system of which state?
a. Assam
b. Meghalaya
c. Tripura
d. Manipur
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451. The world's first human case of H5N8 virus has been reported by
which nation?
a. France
b. Ireland
c. Russia
d. Germany
452. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation
stone of various developmental initiatives in which state/ UT on February
25, 2021?
a. West Bengal
b. Odisha
c. Puducherry
d. Andhra Pradesh
453. Jal Shakti Ministry has selected how many iconic sites for
transforming them into Swachh Tourist Destinations under Phase IV of the
SIP initiative?
a. 12
b. 11
c. 10
d. 8
454. Which country has assumed the Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021?
a. Brazil
b. Russia
c. India
d. China
455. Which film won 'Best Film' at the Dadasaheb Phalke International
Film Festival Awards 2021?
a. Chhapaak
b. Laxmii
c. Dil Bechara
d. Tanhaji
456. The first undersea tunnel of India will be built in which city?
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a. Bengaluru
b. Mumbai
c. Kochi
d. Hyderabad
457. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with which nation's
Foreign Minister on February 25, 2021?
a. Uzbekistan
b. Afghanistan
c. France
d. Germany
458. Which country has passed a law asking Facebook and Google to pay
for the news content shared on their platforms?
a. New Zealand
b. Australia
c. Canada
d. UK
459. When will the Assembly Election Results of Four states and one UT
be declared?
a. April 30th
b. May 2nd
c. May 30th
d. June 1st
460. West Bengal will go into Assembly Polls in how many phases?
a. Five
b. Six
c. Seven
d. Eight
461. Which state among the following will not have single-phase
elections?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Assam
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462. Indian social activist Anjali Bhardwaj was honoured with an anti-
corruption award by which nation?
a. US
b. UK
c. France
d. Canada
463. Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan has announced his retirement from all
forms of cricket. He had made his ODI debut in which year?
a. 2007
b. 2008
c. 2009
d. 2010
464. Which country has finally permitted the burial of COVID-19 victims
after repeated International pleas?
a. Pakistan
b. Bangladesh
c. Sri Lanka
d. India
465. Which state will set up a Flower Processing Centre?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Karnataka
466. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on February 25, 2021 retained
Pakistan on its 'grey list' till when?
a. June 2021
b. August 2021
c. September 2021
d. October 2021
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467. Which Union Ministry launched 100-day 'Catch the Rain' campaign?
a. Health Ministry
b. WCD Ministry
c. Jal Shakti Ministry
d. Environment Ministry
468. The IAF team will be participating in the 70th Anniversary
Celebrations of which nation's Air Force?
a. Bangladesh
b. Sri Lanka
c. Australia
d. Russia
469. Which state has approved a law to give life imprisonment to food
adulterators?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Telangana
d. Andhra Pradesh
470. Which film won Best Motion Picture – Drama award at the Golden
Globe Awards 2021?
a. Promising Young Woman
b. Mank
c. The Trial of the Chicago 7
d. Nomadland
471. Which Television Series won the award for Best Television Series-
Drama at Golden Globe Awards 2021?
a. Ozark
b. The Mandalorian
c. Ratched
d. The Crown
472. India donated 1.5 million to which state/ nation to boost cooperation
on traditional medicine?
a. Palestine
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b. Taiwan
c. Hong Kong
d. Singapore
473. The Indian Air Force gifted a 1971 war helicopter to which nation?
a. Russia
b. Germany
c. Bangladesh
d. France
474. Vinesh Phogat won which medal at a Ukraine wrestling event
recently?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Bronze
475. Which Indian cricketer has become the first one to have 100 million
followers on Instagram?
a. MS Dhoni
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. Virat Kohli
d. Rohit Sharma
476. Which nation is hosting the multinational exercise 'Desert Flag'?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. UAE
c. US
d. Israel
477. The central government will be forming a Centre of Excellence in
gaming and other related areas in collaboration with which Institute?
a. IIT Kanpur
b. IIT Delhi
c. IIT Bombay
d. IIT Madras
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478. India has decided to provide 1 lakh HCQ tablets, 1,000 metric tonnes
rice to which country?
a. Mauritius
b. Madagascar
c. Syria
d. Vietnam
the Month award for February?
a. Ishant Sharma
b. Rishab Pant
c. Virat Kohli
d. R Ashwin
480. Which bank has committed 11 crores to support the Indian
Government's COVID-19 vaccination drive?
a. SBI
b. RBI
c. PNB
d. Canara
481. Researchers recently discovered fossils of Dinosaurs that lived 140
million years ago in which nation?
a. Brazil
b. Colombia
c. Argentina
d. Chile
482. Which state's Chief Minister sanctioned scholarship worth Rs 101 cr
for SC, ST students?
a. Jharkhand
b. Chhatisgarh
c. West Bengal
d. Odisha
483. Which Indian Boxer has been appointed as the Chairperson of
AIBA's champions and veterans committee?
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a. Amit Panghal
b. Vijender Singh
c. Mary Kom
d. Vikas Krishnan
484. Which state's Chief Minister sanctioned a scholarship worth Rs 101 cr
for SC, ST students?
a. Jharkhand
b. Chhatisgarh
c. West Bengal
d. Odisha
485. What is the new name of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha TV?
a. Sankalp
b. Sansad
c. Bharat
d. Lok Manya
486. Which state government has approved the bill to provide 75 percent
reservation to locals in private sector jobs?
a. Punjab
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Delhi
487. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU for co-operation in the
agriculture sector between India and which nation?
a. Fiji
b. Djibouti
c. Mali
d. Mozambique
488. Civil Rights leader Vernon Jordan passed away on March 1, 2021 at
the age of 85. He belonged to which nation?
a. US
b. UK
c. South Africa
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d. Canada
489. When is World Wildlife Day Observed?
a. March 3rd
b. March 2nd
c. March 1st
d. February 28th
490. When is Zero Discrimination Day observed?
a. March 1st
b. March 2nd
c. March 3rd
d. March 4th
491. Which city topped the list of cities in ease of living in 2020?
a. Delhi
b. Bengaluru
c. Pune
d. Hyderabad
492. Which city topped the ease of living list in cities with less than one
million population?
a. Shimla
b. Dehradun
c. Bhubaneswar
d. Kochi
493. Which state government launched programme to help farmers and
producer groups?
a. Tripura
b. Manipur
c. Mizoram
d. Meghalaya
494. Which state government has decided to develop three model
villages in Indo-Tibet China border areas?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Sikkim
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d. Uttarakhand
495. Which nation has signed a deal with India for the supply of defence
material including BrahMos Cruise Missiles?
a. Indonesia
b. Maldives
c. Mauritius
d. Philippines
496. When was World Hearing Day observed?
a. March 3rd
b. March 2nd
c. March 1st
d. February 28th
497. Who has become the third cricketer to hit six 6s in one over in
international cricket?
a. Chris Gayle
b. Kieron Pollard
c. Joe Root
d. Steve Smith
498. India flagged off the first shipment of 'red rice' to the US from which
Indian state?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Maharashtra
d. Assam
499. PM Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with which nation's Prime
Minister on March 5, 2021?
a. Sweden
b. Switzerland
c. Denmark
d. Finland
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500. Which nation had issued a Tsunami warning after an M8.0

earthquake on March 5, 2021?
a. Australia
b. Indonesia
c. Malaysia
d. New Zealand
501. Which nation's special forces had participated in combat free fall
training at the Indian Special Forces Training School?
a. Afghanistan
b. Turkmenistan
c. Bangladesh
d. Sri Lanka
502. Dean Elgar has been named as the new Test captain of which
nation?
a. England
b. South Africa
c. West Indies
d. Australia
503. Who has been named the ODI & T20 captain of South Africa?
a. Dean Elgar
b. Temba Bavuma
c. Chris Morris
d. David Miller
504. Which nation has blocked the shipment of AstraZeneca's COVID-19
vaccine to Australia?
a. Italy
b. Spain
c. France
d. Germany
505. Which state has signed an agreement with Arcelor Mittal to invest
Rs 50,000 cr to set up a steel plant?
a. Telangana
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b. Odisha
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Chhatisgarh
506. When was International Women's Day 2021 observed?
a. March 8th
b. March 7th
c. March 6th
d. March 5th
507. What was the theme of International Women's Day 2021?
a. Choose To Challenge
b. End Gender Bias
c. Challenge comes from Change
d. Empower Women
508. Which airport began its operations from March 8, 2021 with the
maiden flight from Delhi?
a. Agra
b. Bareilly
c. Kanpur
d. Aligarh
509. Which two teams have made it to the World Test Championship
Final?
a. New Zealand, India
b. India, England
c. Australia, New Zealand
d. India, Australia
510. Which nation voted to ban full face coverings in public places?
a. Finland
b. Sweden
c. Spain
d. Switzerland
511. Which state government inaugurated projects worth Rs. 34 crores in
Solan?
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a. Uttarakhand
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Haryana
512. Billionaire Olivier Dassault passed away in a helicopter crash on
March 7, 2021. He was a member of which nation's Parliament?
a. Germany
b. UK
c. France
d. Italy
513. Which Indian wrestler has become world no.1 in 65 kg category?
a. Sakshi Malik
b. Bajrang Punia
c. Vinesh Phogat
d. Sushil Kumar
514. Who has been named ICC Men's Player of the Month for February?
a. Joe Root
b. Ravichandran Ashwin
c. Virat Kohli
d. Axar Patel
515. Which country held its first Strategic and Counter-Terrorism
Dialogue with India from March 4-5th?
a. Nigeria
b. Ethiopia
c. South Africa
d. Tanzania
516. The United States has offered temporary legal residency to
immigrants from which nation?
a. Mexico
b. Brazil
c. Chile
d. Venezuela
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517. The Indian Navy has deployed women officers on warships this year
after a gap of how many years?
a. 19 years
b. 23 years
c. 25 years
d. 32 years
518. Which airline operated the first Delhi-Bareilly flight with an all-
women crew on March 8, 2021?
a. Indigo
b. SpiceJet
c. Vistara
d. Alliance Air
519. Which cricket ground will host the final of the World Test
Championship?
a. Lord’s
b. The Oval
c. Ageas Bowl
d. Old Trafford
520. Which company has unveiled USD 25 million in grants for women
empowerment in India?
a. Google
b. Facebook
c. Apple
d. Amazon
521. Which two space agencies have developed a radar for a joint earth
observation satellite mission?
a. NASA-ESA
b. NASA-JAXA
c. ISRO-Roscosmos
d. ISRO-NASA
522. Who has become the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
a. Tirath Singh Rawat
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b. Ajay Bhatt
c. Dhan Singh Rawat
d. Anil Baluni
523. Which Indian actor will be conferred with the 2021 Film Archive
Award?
a. Amitabh Bachchan
b. Shah Rukh khan
c. Dilip Kumar
d. Anupam Kher
524. What is the new Railway Helpline Number?
a. 110
b. 123
c. 139
d. 140
525. When will the QUAD leader's meeting take place?
a. March 9th
b. March 10th
c. March 12th
d. March 15th
526. Which Indian Naval Ship was commissioned into the Indian Navy on
March 10, 2021?
a. INS Karanj
b. INS Vela
c. INS Vagir
d. INS Khanderi
527. Which Indian state has announced that it will bid for the 2048
Olympics?
a. Maharashtra
b. Odisha
c. Delhi
d. Uttar Pradesh
528. DUSTLIK II is a joint military exercise between which two nations?
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a. India, Uzbekistan
b. India, Turkey
c. India, Afghanistan
d. India, Kazakhstan
529. Which nation has launched its military exercise in space?
a. US
b. France
c. Russia
d. China
530. Which state currently accounts for the most number of new COVID-
19 cases in India?
a. Delhi
b. Maharashtra
c. Karnataka
d. Punjab
531. Which state/ UT declared all students of Class 1 to 9 as 'all pass'?
a. Punjab
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Bihar
d. Puducherry
532. Which Asian country has temporarily suspended the use of
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine?
a. Indonesia
b. Malaysia
c. Thailand
d. Singapore
533. Which state government has ordered the removal of all roadside
religious structures?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Gujarat
c. Rajasthan
d. Madhya Pradesh
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534. Who has become the first Indian woman cricketer to score 10,000
international runs across all formats?
a. Mithali Raj
b. Harmanpreet Kaur
c. Smriti Mandhana
d. Veda Krishnamurthy
535. The centre has granted restricted emergency use authorisation to
which vaccine, officially allowing it to come out of the clinical trial mode?
a. Moderna's vaccine
b. Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
c. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
536. Which state government has planned to launch Arjuna Sahayak
Irrigation Project?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Gujarat
c. Rajasthan
d. Uttar Pradesh
537. Who has become the first-ever batsman to score 3,000 runs in T-
20I?
a. Rohit Sharma
b. Virat Kohli
c. Joe Root
d. Ben Stokes
538. The centre has approved how much financial assistance for the kin
of journalists who died due to COVID-19?
a. Rs 5 lakh
b. Rs 4 lakh
c. Rs 3 lakh
d. Rs 2 lakh
539. Researchers have found how many previously unknown bat
coronaviruses in Southwestern China?
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a. 35
b. 14
c. 24
d. 30
540. The Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric
Materials was inaugurated in which city?
a. Pune
b. Bengaluru
c. Bhopal
d. Hyderabad
541. Which nation will support Indian manufacturer Biological E’s efforts
to produce 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines?
a. France
b. Japan
c. UK
d. US
542. Who has become the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics?
a. Kabita Devi
b. Reorita Dev
c. Ambily
d. Bhavani Devi
543. Which state/ UT government has approved Rs. 2 lakh interest-free
loan for PMAY-U beneficiaries?
a. Puducherry
b. J&K
c. Chandigarh
d. Jammu & Kashmir
544. Who won the Grammy 2021 award in Record of the Year category?
a. Billie Eilish
b. Harry Styles
c. Lady Gaga
d. Beyoncé
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545. Which state passed a bill to establish Yog Aayog for the promotion,
regulation, training of Yoga?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. Gujarat
d. Uttar Pradesh
546. What is the new national record in javelin throw?
a. 63.24m
b. 62.00m
c. 64.00m
d. 63.74m
547. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with
which nation's Prime Minister on March 16, 2021?
a. New Zealand
b. Netherlands
c. Finland
d. Denmark
548. India had a Joint Working Group meeting under the MoU to expand
cooperation in the field of Manpower with which country on March 10,
2021?
a. Jordan
b. Tanzania
c. Nigeria
d. Italy
549. Which nation's Prime Minister is scheduled to visit India in April
2021?
a. Sri Lanka
b. UK
c. Italy
d. Australia
550. Which nation's former President was on March 15th sent to jail for
four months?
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a. Poland
b. Egypt
c. Romania
d. Bolivia
551. When is the International Day of Happiness observed?
a. March 16th
b. March 17th
c. March 18th
d. March 20th
552. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with which nation's Prime
Minister on March 16, 2021?
a. Portugal
b. Spain
c. Bangladesh
d. France
553. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be making his first foreign trip
after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to which nation?
a. Australia
b. Maldives
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
554. The by-polls for two Lok Sabha constituencies- Tirupati & Belgaum-
will take place on which day?
a. April 17th
b. April 25th
c. April 20th
d. April 27th
555. India held a Water Resources Secretary-level meeting with which
nation on March 16, 2021?
a. Pakistan
b. Bangladesh
c. Myanmar
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d. Bhutan
556. Which vaccine manufacturer has started testing its COVID-19
vaccine on young children and babies?
a. Pfizer
b. Johnson & Johnson
c. AstraZeneca
d. Moderna
557. Which nation has threatened to ban Twitter next month?
a. US
b. France
c. Russia
d. India
558. The government will be setting up Winter Sports Institute in which
hill station?
a. Darjeeling
b. Manali
c. Gulmarg
d. Shimla
559. Which nation's President passed away on March 17, 2021?
a. Yemen
b. Nigeria
c. Tanzania
d. Armenia
560. When will be the Kerala State Assembly Elections be held?
a. April 20th
b. April 6th
c. April 22nd
d. April 27th
561. The Assam Assembly Elections will be held in how many phases?
a. Three
b. Five
c. Four
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d. Six
562. Which nation's diplomat has been appointed by UN Secretary-
General Antonio Guterres as his personal envoy on Afghanistan and
Regional Issues?
a. France
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. Nigeria
563. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met which nation's
Foreign Affairs Minister on March 18, 2021?
a. UAE
b. Qatar
c. Kuwait
d. Oman
564. Which city will host the India, Australia and France trilateral dialogue
in April 2021?
a. Sydney
b. Paris
c. New Delhi
d. Bengaluru
565. India will establish a Joint Commission to enhance ties with which
nation?
a. Kuwait
b. Israel
c. Jordan
d. Iran
566. The United States has to withdraw American troops from
Afghanistan by which date as per the deal secured with the Taliban under
former President Donald Trump's administration?
a. April 1st, 2021
b. May 1st
c. June 1st
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d. September 1st
567. Which state was declared as a model state for Van Dhan Vikas
Yojana?
a. Assam
b. Gujarat
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Manipur
568. A stone from the Sita Eliya temple will be used for the construction
of the Ram Temple. Where is the temple located?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Maldives
c. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
d. Lakshadweep
569. Which state has banned the movement of passenger buses to and
from Maharashtra?
a. Gujarat
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Goa
d. Karnataka
570. Under Operation Sankalp, the Indian Navy undertook a Passage
Exercise with which nation's navy in the Persian Gulf?
a. Oman
b. Israel
c. Bahrain
d. Jordan
571. Which nation's Defence Secretary arrived in India on March 19, 2021
on his first official visit?
a. United States
b. Australia
c. New Zealand
d. France
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572. India has launched an Artificial Intelligence Initiative along with

which nation?
a. France
b. UK
c. US
d. Italy
573. The Defence Ministry has signed a contract with which organisation
for the procurement of 4,960 MILAN-2T Anti-Tank Guided Missiles?
a. BDL
b. HAL
c. DRDO
d. ISRO
574. Which Indian Coast Guard Ship was commissioned on March 24,
2021?
a. ICGS Vajra
b. ICGS Shakti
c. ICGS Chakra
d. ICGS Vrisha
575. India has extended suspension of International flights till when?
a. April 30th
b. April 28th
c. April 25th
d. May 2nd
576. When is the current Chief Justice of India SA Bobde set to retire?
a. April 1st
b. April 15th
c. April 20th
d. April 23rd
577. Who will be the 48th Chief Justice of India?
a. RF Nariman
b. UU Lalit
c. AM Khanwilkar
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d. NV Ramana
578. Which Indian-American was confirmed to be US President Joe
Biden’s new Surgeon General?
a. Neera Tanden
b. Vivek Murthy
c. Sabrina Singh
d. Vanita Gupta
579. The Indian Government has welcomed an initiative by which nation
to promote peace in Yemen?
a. US
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Israel
d. France
580. Which will re-establish Homeland Security Dialogue with India?
a. UK
b. France
c. Italy
d. US
581. The Defence Ministry has signed a deal with which company to
procure 1,300 combat vehicles?
a. Mahindra
b. Tata
c. Ashok Leyland
d. HAL
582. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be going for a two-visit to which
nation on March 26th?
a. Bangladesh
b. Nepal
c. Sri Lanka
d. Maldives
583. The Competition Commission of India has ordered an investigation
into which messaging app's updated privacy policy?
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a. WhatsApp
b. Hike
c. Instagram
d. Snapchat
584. When will Bharat Bandh be observed?
a. March 26th
b. March 27th
c. March 28th
d. March 29th
585. The Gram Ujala scheme was launched in which state on March
24th?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Jharkhand
d. Bihar
586. Which nation launched 38 foreign satellites in a historic mission on
March 22nd?
a. France
b. India
c. Japan
d. Russia
587. Which nation indigenously developed its first satellite-Challenge-1?
a. Turkey
b. Israel
c. Tunisia
d. Armenia
588. NASA Curiosity rover shared a video of Earth-like clouds passing over
which planet?
a. Saturn
b. Jupiter
c. Mars
d. Venus
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589. Which nation will host the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of
Asia – Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) on Afghanistan?
a. India
b. Tajikistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Kazakhstan
590. EAM S Jaishankar will be visiting which nation on March 30-31?
a. Tajikistan
b. Kazakhstan
c. Uzbekistan
d. Kyrgyzstan
591. Who has become the second batsman in history to reach 10,000
runs at number 3?
a. Rohit Sharma
b. Virat Kohli
c. Eoin Morgan
d. Steve Smith
592. When will the first phase of polling begin in Assam?
a. March 27th
b. March 29th
c. March 30th
d. April 1st
593. What was India's rank on IP Index 2021?
a. 35
b. 53
c. 40
d. 27
594. Which nation is planning to construct the world's first ship tunnel?
a. Sweden
b. Norway
c. Denmark
d. Netherlands
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595. Which nation's Parliament has passed a bereavement leave law for
couples who suffer miscarriages or stillbirths?
a. Australia
b. Denmark
c. Finland
d. New Zealand
596. Who has been selected for the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan
Award?
a. Asha Bhosle
b. AR Rahman
c. Lata Mangeshkar
d. Shreya Ghoshal
597. Which state's Chief Minister has asked officials to prepare for a
lockdown as people continue to violate COVID-19 protocols?
a. Maharashtra
b. Delhi
c. Punjab
d. Kerala
598. Which container ship was blocking the Suez Canal for almost a
week?
a. Ever Green
b. Ever Given
c. YM Wish
d. Ever Globe
599. India sent 1,00,000 doses of Covaxin to which South American
country on March 29th?
a. Peru
b. Uruguay
c. Colombia
d. Paraguay
600. Which nation's Foreign Minister has resigned after criticism over
vaccine shortage?
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a. France
b. Brazil
c. Canada
d. Paraguay
601. Which nation has agreed to revamp strategic energy cooperation
with India?
a. France
b. Germany
c. UK
d. US
602. Which nation will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia's Tigray region,
as per Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali?
a. Sudan
b. Somalia
c. Kenya
d. Eritrea
603. India held talks on disarmament, non-proliferation and export
control with which nation on March 30th?
a. US
b. Russia
c. Australia
d. France
604. World Bank has raised India's FY22 GDP growth prediction to how
much?
a. 11.9
b. 10.1
c. 9.8
d. 8.7
605. When did the Supreme Court-appointed committee submit its
report on farm laws?
a. March 31st
b. March 19th
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c. March 21st
d. March 29th
606. Which party's leader has tested positive for COVID-19?
a. INC
b. JDU
c. JDS
d. Shiv Sena
607. How many Rafale Fighter Jets are reaching India on March 31st?
a. Four
b. Three
c. Five
d. Six
608. When will Peru Presidential Elections be held?
a. April 11th
b. April 20th
c. April 30th
d. May 2nd
609. Which state has become the 15th one in the United States to allow
recreational use of marijuana?
a. Florida
b. Pennsylvania
c. Iowa
d. New York
610. Which organisation has called for further studies on origin of COVID-
19?
a. WHO
b. UN
c. WTA
d. UNHRC
611.Which state has made a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test report mandatory
from 12 states including Maharashtra?
a. Delhi
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b. Punjab
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Uttarakhand
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612. Who has been honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
a. Irfan Khan
b. Rishi Kapoor
c. Rajnikanth
d. Salman Khan
613. Which nation's special presidential envoy for climate will be visiting
India next week?
a. US
b. Russia
c. France
d. Canada
614. Which nation has registered the world's first COVID-19 vaccine for
animals?
a. US
b. Russia
c. China
d. UK
615. The Reserve Bank of India has extended the deadline for processing
auto-debit payments till when?
a. June 30th
b. July 31st
c. August 31st
d. September 30th
616. How many Assembly Constituencies went to polls in West Bengal
under the second phase of voting
a. 36
b. 30
c. 25
d. 39
617. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting the
Assembly Elections from which assembly constituency?
a. Nandigram
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b. Chandipur
c. Bankura
d. Kharagpur Sadar
618. India has jointly set up a friendship park with which nation?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Vietnam
c. Republic of Korea
d. Malaysia
619. First-of-its-kind cruise service has been launched between Surat and
which city?
a. Mumbai
b. Diu
c. Silvassa
d. Kutch
620. Whose birth anniversary has been declared as a public holiday this
year by the Government in April?
a. Dr. Rammanohar Lohia
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c. Subhas Chandra Bose
d. Dr. BR Ambedkar
621. Which film won the top honour of outstanding performance by a
cast in a motion picture at 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards?
a. Da 5 Bloods
b. Minari
c. The Trial of the Chicago
d. One Night in Miami
622. Which female actor has won SAG Award for outstanding
performance in a leading role?
a. Viola Davis
b. Vanessa Kirby
c. Carey Mulligan
d. Frances McDormand
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623. Which nation's Foreign Minister arrived in India today for a two-day
visit?
a. Japan
b. Russia
c. France
d. Australia
624. Which state government has announced COVID-19 vaccination for
journalists?
a. Punjab
b. Maharashtra
c. Uttarakhand
d. Uttar Pradesh
625. Which nation's former Crown Prince has reportedly been placed
under house arrest?
a. Oman
b. Bahrain
c. Egypt
d. Jordan
626. India's biggest floating solar plant with 100MW power generation
capacity will be set up in which state?
a. Telangana
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Karnataka
627. Which nation's women's cricket team has created the world record
for registering the most consecutive ODI wins?
a. New Zealand
b. India
c. Australia
d. England
628. Which state's Chief Minister has asked centre to do away with age
restrictions for COVID-19 vaccination?
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a. Uttarakhand
b. Punjab
c. Delhi
d. Rajasthan
629. Delhi government has imposed a night curfew till when?
a. April 30th
b. April 15th
c. April 11th
d. April 25th
630. Which state has become the first one to give health insurance
scheme to all its residents?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Rajasthan
631. Which nation has registered the world's first-ever COVID-19 vaccine
for animals?
a. US
b. China
c. Russia
d. India
632. Which nation's President has signed a law enabling him to run for
President again?
a. Russia
b. UK
c. Japan
d. Sri Lanka
633. When will RBI Governor announce the bi-monthly monetary policy?
a. April 10th
b. April 12th
c. April 7th
d. April 14th
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634. Who has been nominated by Israel's President to form a

government in the nation after inconclusive elections?
a. Yair Lapid
b. Naftali Bennett
c. Gideon Saar
d. Benjamin Netanyahu
635. Which country has launched a mass testing progamme enabling
people to take COVID-19 test twice a week?
a. France
b. UK
c. India
d. US
636. When is World Health Day observed?
a. April 6th
b. April 7th
c. April 9th
d. April 11th
637. Who topped the Forbes billionaires list 2021 with a net worth of $177
billion?
a. Elon Musk
b. Bernard Arnault
c. Mukesh Ambani
d. Jeff Bezos
638. What is the real GDP projection by RBI's Monetary Policy
Committee?
a. 10.5 percent
b. 11 percent
c. 9.8 percent
d. 8.7 percent
639. The IMF has predicted how much growth rate for India in 2021?
a. 10 percent
b. 11 percent
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c. 12.5 percent
d. 9.5 percent
640. Who has won the AM Turing Award 2020?
a. Paul Allen
b. Elon Musk
c. Larry Page
d. Alfred V Aho
641. FIFA has suspended which nation's football federation?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. Pakistan
d. Myanmar
642. Who has become the first and youngest J&K author to recreate life
of Habba Khatoons poetry?
a. Soliha Shabir
b. Saba Khan
c. Salima Nischa
d. Sheen Shuhul
643. Which nation has refused to issue vaccine passports?
a. France
b. UK
c. Canada
d. US
644. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Airports Authority of
India?
a. Sandeep Mehta
b. Sanjeev Kumar
c. Vineet Sinha
d. Shromit Bannerjee
645. Who launched the Tribal Health Collaborative 'Anamaya'?
a. PM Narendra Modi
b. President Ram Nath Kovind
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c. Home Minister Amit Shah

d. Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan
646. Which country has temporarily banned travellers from India
including its own citizens?
a. US
b. Australia
c. New Zealand
d. Canada
647. When are workplace COVID-19 vaccination centres likely to be
launched in India?
a. May 2nd
b. April 11th
c. April 15th
d. April 30th
648. The centre has approved 14 road projects worth Rs 670 crores for
which state?
a. Jharkhand
b. Bihar
c. Odisha
d. West Bengal
649. Which state has granted age relaxation for EWS category
candidates in state services?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Rajasthan
650. Where is the world's highest railway bridge- Chenab bridge-
located?
b. Himachal Pradesh
d. Uttarakhand
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651. Which nation's institute has launched a study of allergic reactions to

the COVID-19 vaccine?
a. Sweden
b. Switzerland
c. UK
d. US
652. Britain's Prince Philip passed away on April 9, 2021. How old was His
Royal Highness?
a. 99 years
b. 96 years
c. 98 years
d. 97 years
653. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with which
nation's Prime Minister on April 9, 2021?
a. Denmark
b. Finland
c. Sweden
d. Netherlands
654. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with which nation's
Defence Minister on April 9, 2021?
a. Russia
b. Afghanistan
c. Kazakhstan
d. Turkmenistan
655. Britain's Prince Philip passed away on April 9, 2021. How old was His
Royal Highness?
a. 99 years
b. 96 years
c. 98 years
d. 97 years
656. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with which
nation's Prime Minister on April 9, 2021?
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a. Denmark
b. Finland
c. Sweden
d. Netherlands
657. Who among the following has been selected for the Chhattisgarh
Veerni Award?
a. Hima Das
b. Dutee Chand
c. Saina Nehwal
d. Mary Kom
658. Which finance institution will periodically publish a Financial
Inclusion Index?
a. SIDBI
b. NABARD
c. Exim Bank
d. RBI
659. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with which nation's
Defence Minister on April 9, 2021?
a. Russia
b. Afghanistan
c. Kazakhstan
d. Turkmenistan
660. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu was sworn in as the second Female President
of which Balkan nation?
a. Albania
b. Bulgaria
c. Croatia
d. Kosovo
661. Who is the new President of Vietnam?
a. Pham Minh Chinh
b. Nguyen Xuan Phuc
c. Nguyen Khac Giang
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d. Hun Minh Chinh

662. In a latest discovery, a group of ESA Astronomers have discovered
how many new quasars?
a. 12
b. 10
c. 9
d. 11
663. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner?
a. Anil Chauhan
b. Shushil Chandra
c. Sunil Chandra
664. Which Union Territory has been declared Tuberculosis Free?
a. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
b. Puducherry
c. Chandigarh
d. Lakshadweep
665. Who has become the first player to hit 350 sixes in the Indian
Premier League (IPL)?
a. Chris Gayle
b. AB de Villiers
c. Virat Kohli
d. Rohit Sharma
666. Who is France's Foreign Minister?
a. Jean-Yves Le Drian
b. Felipe Solá
c. Marise Payne
d. Heiko Maas
667. Which Caribbean island nation witnessed a devastating ashfall after
volcanic eruption?
a. Haiti
b. Dominican Republic
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c. Jamaica
d. Saint Vincent
668. Who has been made brand ambassador for Punjab’s COVID
vaccination programme?
a. Diljit Dosanjh
b. Sonu Sood
c. Akshay Kumar
d. Gurdas Maan
669. Which country has become the first country to complete the official
ratification process of RCEP agreement?
a. Thailand
b. Vietnam
c. Singapore
d. The Philippines
670. Which volcano erupted for the first time in April 2021 after 1979?
a. La Grande Soufrière
b. Mount Pelée
c. La Soufrière
d. Mount Liamuiga
671. Which state's airport has introduced Luminometer to detect virus
load on surfaces?
a. Delhi
b. UP
c. Telangana
d. Maharashtra
672. Which nation's former captain has been banned for 8 years for
breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code?
a. South Africa
b. New Zealand
c. West Indies
d. Zimbabwe
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673. Which nation's Chief Minister tested positive for COVID-19 on April
14, 2021?
a. Telangana
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh
674. The United States has paused which vaccine over blood clot
concerns?
a. Johnson & Johnson
b. Pfizer
c. Moderna
675. Which nation has seized Ever Given after it blocked Suez Canal?
a. Tanzania
b. Egypt
c. Jordan
d. Oman
676. Which among the following vaccine is 90 percent effective six
months after the second dose?
a. Pfizer
b. Moderna
c. Covaxin
d. Covishield
677. Guillermo Lasso has been elected as the next President-Elect of
which nation?
a. Guatemala
b. Ecuador
c. Zambia
d. Tanzania
678. Which state has imposed a complete curfew till May 1st?
a. Delhi
b. Kerala
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c. Maharashtra
d. Punjab
679. Which state's airport has introduced Luminometer to detect virus
load on surfaces?
a. Delhi
b. UP
c. Telangana
d. Maharashtra
680. Which nation's former captain has been banned for 8 years for
breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code?
a. South Africa
b. New Zealand
c. West Indies
d. Zimbabwe
681. Which nation's Chief Minister tested positive for COVID-19 on April
14, 2021?
a. Telangana
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh
682. Which among the following states has announced a weekend
curfew?
a. West Bengal
b. Delhi
c. Uttarakhand
d. Tamil Nadu
683. Lost Golden City has been discovered in which nation?
a. Greece
b. Rome
c. Spain
d. Egypt
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684. Which state has got India's first Floating Storage and Regasification
Unit (FSRU)?
a. Gujarat
b. Maharashtra
c. Kerala
d. Telangana
685. Joseph Jouthe resigned as the Prime Minister of which nation on
April 14th?
a. The Dominican Republic
b. Haiti
c. Jamaica
d. Cuba
686. Who among the following has not been nominated for Laureus
World Sportsman of the Year Award 2021?
a. Rafael Nadal
b. Lewis Hamilton
c. Lebron James
d. Roger Federer
687. Which bank recently had Rs 4.04 crore stolen from its currency
chest?
a. HDFC
b. ICCI
c. Axis
d. PNB
688. Who has been named Wisden Almanack's ODI cricketer of the 2010s
decade?
a. MS Dhoni
b. AB De Villiers
c. Virat Kohli
d. Ben Stokes
689. Which state government has invoked Essential Services
Maintenance Act?
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a. Punjab
b. Delhi
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Maharashtra
690. Which Indian wrestler won gold medal at the Asian Wrestling
Championships 2021 in 59kg weight category?
a. Vinesh Phogat
b. Sakshi Malik
c. Pooja
d. Sarita Mor
691. Which nation is hosting the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships?
a. Kazakhstan
b. Tajikistan
c. Kyrgyzstan
d. Japan
692. Which company will be acquiring Cleartrip travel company?
a. Flipkart
b. Amazon
c. Google
d. Facebook
693. How many new hospitals will soon have their own Oxygen plants?
a. 200
b. 100
c. 50
d. 75
694. The centre recently allowed Haffkine Institute to manufacture
Covaxin. The institute is owned by which state government?
a. Kerala
b. Telangana
c. Maharashtra
d. Karnataka
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695. India signed a space agreement for Gaganyaan mission on April 15,
2021 with which nation?
a. Russia
b. US
c. France
d. UK
696. When is NASA scheduled to launch the second crewed operational
flight of Crew Dragon Spacecraft?
a. April 20th
b. April 21st
c. April 22nd
d. April 23rd
697. Which nation has added India to its travel 'red list'?
a. UK
b. Japan
c. France
d. Australia
698. Which country plans to return to Moon with 'Luna 25' after 45 years?
a. Russia
b. Japan
c. US
d. China
699. Which nation has added India to its travel 'red list'?
a. UK
b. Japan
c. France
d. Australia
700. Which country plans to return to Moon with 'Luna 25' after 45 years?
a. Russia
b. Japan
c. US
d. China
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701. Centre has cleared how much advance payment to Serum Institute
and Bharat Biotech without bank guarantee?
a. Rs 3000 crore
b. Rs 5000 crore
c. Rs 4500 crore
d. Rs 2800 crore
702. Which film won ‘Best Foreign Language Feature at the Moscow
International Film Festival 2021?
a. Thappad
b. Uyare
c. Asuran
d. Puglya
703. Which Indian weightlifter has created a new world record in Clean
and Jerk?
a. Mirabai Chanu
b. Jeremy Lalrinnunga
c. Jhili Dalabehera
d. S Sathish Kumar
704. Delhi has imposed a curfew till which date?
a. April 26th
b. May 2nd
c. April 30th
d. April 22nd
705. Which country has launched its first-ever mega food park and food
processing unit in India?
a. Germany
b. Spain
c. Italy
d. Japan
706. How many constituencies went to polls in the sixth phase of West
Bengal Elections 2021?
a. 43
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b. 37
c. 48
d. 23
707. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package for 'Corona Warriors' has
been extended for how long?
a. One year
b. Two years
c. Six Months
d. Three Months
708. How much will Covisheild cost at state government hospitals?
a. Rs 500
b. Rs 400
c. Rs 600
d. Rs 300
709. Who has become first Indian-American Associate Attorney General
of the United States?
a. Neera Tanden
b. Vivek Murthy
c. Nikki Haily
d. Vanita Gupta
710. Which state government has released first installment worth Rs 672
crores under Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme for students?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Karnataka
d. Madhya Pradesh
711.Indian Mountaineer Priyanka Mohite has become the first Indian woman
to scale which peak?
a. Kangchenjunga
b. K2
c. Mount Everest
d. Mt Annapurna
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712. When is Earth day observed?

a. April 21st
b. April 22nd
c. April 23rd
d. April 25th
713. India finished at which position at the Asian Wrestling
Championship 2021?
a. Second
b. Third
c. Fourth
d. Sixth
714. Which nation has cancelled its state government's deal to join
China's Belt and Road initiative?
a. Japan
b. France
c. Australia
d. South Korea
715. Idriss Déby, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders passed away on
April 20th. He was the President of which nation?
a. Libya
b. Niger
c. Chad
d. Nigeria
716. When will COVID-19 vaccine registration begin for everyone above 18
years?
a. April 25th
b. April 26th
c. April 27th
d. April 28th
717. Which vaccine manufacturer has decided to provide COVID-19
vaccines only through government channels in India?
a. Pfizer
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b. Moderna
c. Sputnik
d. J&J
718. Which nation has cancelled its state government's deal to join
China's Belt and Road initiative?
a. Japan
b. France
c. Australia
d. South Korea
719. US House has voted to make which city as the 51st state of US?
a. Washington DC
b. New York
c. San Francisco
d. Los Angeles
720. When is World Book and Copyright Day observed?
a. April 21st
b. April 22nd
c. April 23rd
d. April 24th
721. Idriss Déby, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders passed away on
April 20th. He was the President of which nation?
a. Libya
b. Niger
c. Chad
d. Nigeria
722. Australia has announced how much grant for Australian-India Indo-
Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership?
a. AUD 1.4 million
b. AUD 1.2 million
c. AUD 2.1 million
d. AUD 1 million
723. Which Rover generated oxygen on Mars for first time?
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a. Opportunity
b. Curiosity
c. Spirit
d. Perseverance
724. A disasterous wildfire has broken out in which among the following
states?
a. Meghalaya
b. Mizoram
d. Tripura
725. Which nation has lifted the export ban on raw materials for COVID-
19 vaccine for India?
a. UK
b. US
c. France
d. Canada
726. Who has become the first woman of colour to win the Oscar for Best
Director?
a. Thomas Vinterberg
b. Lee Isaac Chung
c. Chloe Zhao
d. Emerald Fennell
727. Which film has won the Oscar for 'Best Picture' at the 93rd Academy
Awards?
a. Nomadland
b. Promising Young Woman
c. The Trial of the Chicago 7
d. Minari
728. Who won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role?
a. Anthony Hopkins
b. Riz Ahmed
c. Chadwick Boseman
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d. Gary Oldman
729. How many oxygen generation plants will be set up using PM CARES
Fund?
a. 551
b. 250
c. 331
d. 467
730. What is Bharat Biotech's revised Covaxin price for states?
a. Rs 500
b. Rs 400
c. Rs 450
d. Rs 300
a. Rs 500
b. Rs 400
c. Rs 450
d. Rs 300
732. Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee passed away on April
30, 2021. When was he first appointed as attorney general of India?
a. 1977
b. 1971
c. 1989
d. 1991
733. Where will ICC World Test Championship Final 2021 take place?
a. The Oval
b. Hampshire Bowl
c. Edgbaston
d. Lord’s
734. Who has launched a special WhatsApp helpline number for
pregnant women?
a. NCW
b. WCD
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c. MHA
d. MoHFW
a. Rs 500
b. Rs 400
c. Rs 450
d. Rs 300
736. IRDAI has directed insurers to settle Covid-related cashless claims
within how much time?
a. 60 mins
b. 90 mins
c. 100 mins
d. 90 mins
737. India has permitted which state to fly drones for experimental
delivery of COVID-19 vaccines?
a. Telangana
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Gujarat
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738. Which bank has allocated Rs 71 crores to support initiatives that will
help India battle COVID-19 pandemic?
a. PNB
b. Canara
c. SBI
d. Axis
739. When will Mamata Banerjee take oath as West Bengal Chief
Minister?
a. May 10th
b. May 7th
c. May 5th
d. May 4th
740. The President of which African nation has declared a state of
emergency?
a. Ghana
b. Zambia
c. DRC
d. Niger
741. When is Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to hold virtual
summit with UK PM Boris Johnson?
a. May 4th
b. May 5th
c. May 6th
d. May 7th
742. When is the World Press Freedom Day observed?
a. April 30th
b. May 1st
c. May 2nd
d. May 3rd
743. Which nation is hosting G7 Foreign Minister's Meeting?
a. India
b. France
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c. UK
d. Canada
744. Which bloc has created history by forming a second consecutive
government in Kerala?
a. LDF
b. UDF
c. NDA
d. TMC
745. Which nation's cricket team has become the top-ranked ODI team
in the world?
a. India
b. Australia
c. New Zealand
746. Former Union Minister and Governor Jagmohan passed away on
May 3, 2021. He had served as the Governor of which state for two terms?
a. J&K
b. Delhi
c. Goa
747. Who has been appointed as the deputy governor of RBI?
a. TN Rao
b. T Rabi Sankar
c. Venugopal Menon
d. Shashi Iyer
748. Delhi government has pledged to provide how much amount to
every taxi/ autodriver in the state for two months?
a. RS 2000
b. Rs 3000
c. Rs 5000
d. Rs 8000
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749. The Indian Air Force has planned to set up a 100-bed COVID-19 care
facility in which city?
a. Pune
b. Bengaluru
c. Delhi
d. Bhopal
750. The US FDA is likely to authorise which vaccine for young adults
aged above 12 years?
a. Pfizer
b. Moderna
c. J&J
d. AstraZeneca
751. Which nation will host Shangri-La Dialogue in June 2021?
a. Malaysia
b. China
c. Singapore
d. Switzerland
752. Which nation's cricket team has become the top-ranked ODI team
in the world?
a. India
b. Australia
c. New Zealand
753. The US has approved a massive solar energy project in which of its
states?
a. Texas
b. Florida
c. Nevada
d. California
754. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has detected Natural Radio Emission
from which planet's Atmosphere?
a. Mars
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b. Venus
c. Mercury
d. Saturn
a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Mercury
d. Saturn
756. Cabinet has given its approval for strategic disinvestment in which
bank?
a. SBI
b. BOI
c. IDBI
d. BOB
757. India has launched a comprehensive partnership on migration and
mobility with which nation?
a. UK
b. US
c. Canada
d. France
758. Researchers have discovered 100 million-year-old bones of
Sauropods in which Indian state?
a. Mizoram
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Tripura
d. Meghalaya
a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Mercury
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d. Saturn
760. What is the name of the world’s first Artificial Intelligence ship?
a. Sunflower 40
b. Earth 2030
c. Mayflower 400
d. Seafarer 66
761. The RBI has proposed how much liquidity facility to ease access to
emergency health services?
a. Rs 50,000 crore
b. Rs 35,000 crore
c. Rs 70,000 crore
d. Rs 80,000 crore
762. Indian Army has launched the first Green Solar Energy plant in
which state?
a. Mizoram
b. Sikkim
d. Telangana
763. S&P Global Ratings have revised India's growth forecast to how
much in the Fiscal Year 2021-22?
a. 10.7 percent
b. 9.8 percent
c. 8.7 percent
d. 7.6 percent
764. Former Lok Sabha MP and Union Minister Ajit Singh passed away in
the morning on May 6, 2021 at the age of 86. He was the chief of which
among the following parties?
a. RLD
b. JD(U)
c. RJD
d. LJP
765. When will MK Stalin be sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister?
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a. May 10th
b. May 9th
c. May 8th
d. May 7th
766. Which state has launched an online portal to provide oxygen for
home isolation?
a. Delhi
b. UP
c. Jharkhand
d. Odisha
767. The Australian contingent in the IPL 2021 has been flown to which
nation till the time Australia lifts the travel ban from India?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Indonesia
c. Malaysia
d. Maldives
768. The world’s oldest person belongs to which nation?
a. The Philippines
b. Thailand
c. Japan
d. China
769. The oldest human burial site has been discovered in which country?
a. Kenya
b. Egypt
c. Brazil
d. Vietnam
770. S&P Global Ratings have revised India's growth forecast to how
much in the Fiscal Year 2021-22?
a. 10.7 percent
b. 9.8 percent
c. 8.7 percent
d. 7.6 percent
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771. China has indefinitely suspended strategic economic dialogue with

which nation?
a. Japan
b. India
c. Australia
d. New Zealand
772. When is PM Narendra Modi scheduled to participate in the
European Council meeting?
a. May 8th
b. May 9th
c. May 10th
d. May 11th
773. N Rangasamy took oath as the Chief Minister of which state/ UT on
May 7th?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Puducherry
774. Which state has announced a free treatment scheme for poor
COVID-19 patients?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Gujarat
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
775. Which state has launched an Ayurvedic telemedicine facility for
COVID-19 patients?
a. Delhi
b. Haryana
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Odisha
776. Which state has suspended the 3rd phase of Covid-19 vaccination?
a. Jharkhand
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b. Bihar
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Telangana
777. Delhi has made 14-day institutional quarantine mandatory for
people coming from which two states?
a. Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
b. Kerala, TN
c. West Bengal, Jharkhand
d. Haryana, Punjab
778. Which nation has passed a law to screen foreign investments for
security risks?
a. Finland
b. Denmark
c. Sweden
d. Switzerland
779. A single dose of which vaccine's component demonstrates 79.4
percent efficacy against COVID-19 strains?
a. J&J
b. Sputnik Light
c. Covaxin
d. Covishield
780. Which country has become the fastest to administer 17 crore COVID
vaccine doses?
a. China
b. US
c. UK
d. India
781. Which nation's Prime Minister lost the vote of confidence in the
House of Representatives on May 10th?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Maldives
c. Nepal
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d. Malaysia
782. Which state has been building 'Forest Ponds' to harvest rainwater?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Meghalaya
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Assam
783. Who has got the Home and Health & Family Welfare portfolio in
West Bengal?
a. Subrata Saha
b. Mamata Banerjee
c. Partha Chatterjee
d. Amit Mitra
784. Which nation plans to create a Covid-19 ‘separation line’ on Mt
Everest?
a. China
b. Nepal
c. India
d. US
785. As per the latest report, which nation's greenhouse gas emissions
exceed all developed nations combined?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. China
d. US
786. Who has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April?
a. Virat Kohli
b. Rohit Sharma
c. Steve Smith
d. Babar Azam
787. Which nation has approved Pfizer's vaccine for children in the 12-15
age group?
a. US
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b. UK
c. India
d. France
788. Which country's population has crossed 1.4 billion?
a. India
b. China
c. US
d. UK
789. Which state's government has decided to float a tender to procure
COVID-19 vaccines?
a. Odisha
b. Jharkhand
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh
790. Which state's police has launched 'Mission Hausla' to help COVID-19
patients get oxygen, beds and plasma?
a. Delhi
b. UP
c. Uttarakhand
d. Punjab
791. NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has begun its 2-year journey back to
Earth after collecting samples from which asteroid?
a. Ceres
b. Juno
c. Vesta
d. Bennu
792. Who won the Madrid Open title in Men's Singles?
a. Rafael Nadal
b. Dominic Theim
c. Matteo Berrettini
d. Alexander Zverev
793. Which Indian state has launched a digital flood reporting system?
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a. Meghalaya
b. Assam
c. Manipur
d. Odisha
794. Which nation has approved Pfizer's vaccine for children in the 12-15
age group?
a. US
b. UK
c. India
d. France
795. Which country's population has crossed 1.4 billion?
a. India
b. China
c. US
d. UK
796. Which state's government has decided to float a tender to procure
COVID-19 vaccines?
a. Odisha
b. Jharkhand
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh
797. Which state's police has launched 'Mission Hausla' to help COVID-19
patients get oxygen, beds and plasma?
a. Delhi
b. UP
c. Uttarakhand
d. Punjab
798. NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has begun its 2-year journey back to
Earth after collecting samples from which asteroid?
a. Ceres
b. Juno
c. Vesta
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d. Bennu
799. Who won the Madrid Open title in Men's Singles?
a. Rafael Nadal
b. Dominic Theim
c. Matteo Berrettini
d. Alexander Zverev
800. The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has approved which COVID-19
vaccine for phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials on 2 to 18-year-olds?
a. Covaxin
b. Covishield
c. J&J
d. Sputnik
801. Who has become the first person from India to win the prestigious
Sheikh Zayed Book Award?
a. Amrita Pritam
b. Jhumpa Lahiri
c. Khaled Hosseini
d. Tahera Qutbuddin
802. Which among the following COVID-19 variants was first detected in
India in October 2020?
a. B.1.1.7
b. B.1.351
c. B.1.1.28.1
d. B.1.617
803. When is International Nurses Day observed?
a. May 10th
b. May 11th
c. May 12th
d. May 13th
804. Who was the founder of modern nursing?
a. Mother Teresa
b. Elizabeth Blackwell
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c. Clara Barton
d. Florence Nightingale
805. Which vaccine maker has pledged $2,50,000 as humanitarian aid to
India?
a. AstraZeneca
b. Pfizer
c. Moderna
d. RDIF
806. The United Nations has projected India's economy to grow by how
much in 2022?
a. 10.1 percent
b. 9.8 percent
c. 11.2 percent
d. 8.9 percent
807. India held its fourth financial dialogue with which country on May 11,
2021?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Switzerland
d. Sweden
808. Which nation will be the world's fastest-growing major economy in
2022, as per the UN?
a. China
b. US
c. UK
d. India
809. The Maharashtra government has extended the state lockdown to
which date?
a. May 31st
b. June 1st
c. June 5th
d. May 25th
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810. Serum Institute has promised to raise monthly vaccine production

to how much by August 2021?
a. 10 crore
b. 9 crore
c. 8 crore
d. 7.5 crore
811. Bharat Biotech has promised to raise monthly vaccine production to
how much by August 2021?
a. 8 crore
b. 7.8 crore
c. 6.5 crore
d. 9 crore
812. Which nation will become the most populated country by 2027, as
per a UN report?
a. India
b. US
c. Japan
d. Pakistan
813. Which state has undertaken Monkey Census as a part of Wildlife
Census?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Delhi
c. Haryana
d. Rajasthan
814. NASA has partnered with which aerospace startup to launch first
private astronaut mission to the space station?
a. SpaceX
b. Exodus
c. Boom Supersonic
d. Axiom
815. Union Cabinet has approved a MoU between Chartered
Accountants of India and which nation’s Financial Centre Authority?
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a. Saudi Arabia
b. Qatar
c. Jordan
d. UAE
816. Which state government has announced free education for children
who lost their parents or guardians to COVID-19?
a. Jharkhand
b. Bihar
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Kerala
817. The Prime Minister transferred how much amount into bank
accounts of 10 crore farmers under the eighth installment under the PM-
KISAN?
a. Rs 19,000 crores
b. Rs 18,000 crores
c. Rs 20,000 crores
d. Rs 21,000 crores
818. India's Y Nuklu Phom has been named the winner of ‘Whitley
Awards 2021' for his conservational efforts in which Indian state?
a. Meghalaya
b. Nagaland
c. Sikkim
d. Manipur
819. India has estimated to receive how many vaccine doses between
August and December 2021?
a. 217 crore
b. 350 crore
c. 100 crore
d. 250 crore
820. Who has been reappointed as the Prime Minister of Nepal?
a. KP Sharma Oli
b. Sher Bahadur Deuba
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c. Pushpakamal Dahal
d. Madhav Kumar
821. Which Indian state on May 12, 2021 reported resurgence of the
African Swine Fever?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. West Bengal
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Meghalaya
822. Which Indian agency was conferred the Green Urja Award?
a. CERD
b. WPSI
c. WTI
d. IREDA
823. Who has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020?
a. Adline Castelino
b. Andrea Meza
c. Julia Gama
d. Janick Maceta
824. Miss India finished at which spot at the 69th Miss Universe pageant?
a. Third
b. Fourth
c. Fifth
d. Tenth
825. Who has developed the new anti-Covid drug 2-DG?
a. DRDO
b. Bharat Biotech
c. ISRO
d. ICMR
826. Who has been appointed as People’s Advocate of COP26 for Climate
Change?
a. David Attenborough
b. Priyanka Chopra
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c. Greta Thunberg
d. Leonardo DiCaprio
827. As per new directives, the 2nd dose of the Covishield vaccine will
now be given after how many days?
a. 60 days
b. 84 days
c. 70 days
d. 75 days
828. Which country has become the second one in the world to send a
rover to Mars?
a. Russia
b. France
c. China
d. India
829. When will the 43rd GST Council meeting take place?
a. May 25th
b. May 26th
c. May 27th
d. May 28th
830. Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Satav passed away on May 16, 2021 due to
COVID-19 complications. He was a member of which political party?
a. INC
b. BJP
c. SP
d. BSP
831. India falls under which list in the UK's Traffic Light System?
a. Amber
b. Green
c. Red
832. Which state has decided to set up 48 oxygen generation plants?
a. Delhi
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b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Telangana
833. Who has been appointed as the parliamentary party leader of
CPI(M)?
a. Pinarayi Vijayan
b. KK Shailaja
c. Mohammad Riyas
834. Which among the following treatment procedures has been
dropped for the management of COVID-19?
a. Hydroxychloroquine
b. Azithromycin
c. Tocilizumab
d. Convalescent plasma
835. The centre has released how much amount under the first tranche
for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission?
a. Rs 5968 crore
b. Rs 6879 crore
c. Rs 8965 crore
d. Rs 4868 crore
836. Which state has decided to make a fixed deposit worth Rs 10 lakh
each for the children orphaned due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
a. Gujarat
b. Jharkhand
c. West Bengal
d. Andhra Pradesh
837. The US has announced that it will share how many million vaccine
doses over the next six weeks?
a. 80
b. 70
c. 100
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d. 90
838. Which nation has barred foreign curriculum and foreign ownership
in private schools?
a. Russia
b. Japan
c. China
d. Israel
839. Veteran BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta passed away on May 18, 2021.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time from which
parliamentary constituency?
a. Baramulla
b. Srinaar
c. Anantnag
d. Udhampur
840. Which state has launched a new policy to double its oxygen
manufacturing capacity?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Delhi
841. India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre has been launched
in which city?
a. Bengaluru
b. Pune
c. Bhopal
d. Hyderabad
842. Who has become the first Indian fighter to become MMA World
Champion?
a. Chaitanya Gavali
b. Sunny Khatri
c. Mohammed Farhad
d. Arjan Singh Bhullar
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843. Which nation has rejected the bid by India's ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL)
for operating rights in a gas field that it had first discovered?
a. Turkey
b. Oman
c. Iran
d. Jordan
844. Who has been elected as President of the Central Tibetan
Administration?
a. Penpa Tsering
b. Kalsang Dorjee Aukatsang
c. Wangdu Tsering
d. Dorjee Pesur
845. Johnson and Johnson has partnered with which Indian pharma
company for manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine?
a. Biological E
b. Bharat Biotech
c. Zydus Cadila
d. Serum Institute
846. When is International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and
Biphobia observed?
a. May 16th
b. May 17th
c. May 18th
d. May 19th
847. Which state's former Chief Minister Jagannath Pahadia succumbed
to COVID-19 on May 19th?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Gujarat
d. Haryana
848. As per centre's new advisory, how much distance can aerosols
carrying the Covid-19 virus travel in the air?
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a. 10 meters
b. 20 meters
c. 15 meters
d. 30 meters
849. Which state government has declared Mucormycosis disease as an
epidemic in the state?
a. Odisha
b. Jharkhand
c. Chhatisgarh
d. Rajasthan
850. The central government has asked which social media platform to
withdraw its privacy policy update?
a. Twitter
b. Facebook
c. WhatsApp
d. Snapchat
851. Karnataka government has announced how much fund as relief
package for those distressed by Covid lockdown?
a. Rs 1250 crore
b. Rs 1050 crore
c. Rs 1100 crore
d. Rs 900 crore
852. According to a new study, Antarctica will reach a climate tipping
point by which year?
a. 2050
b. 2100
c. 2060
d. 2070
853. Which nation has passed a bill to counter a rise in the anti-Asian
Hate Crimes amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
a. US
b. Canada
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c. UK
d. Australia
854. Who is going to coach Team India during its Sri Lanka tour in July
2021?
a. VVS Lakshman
b. Rahul Dravid
c. Sachin Tendulkar
d. Virendra Sehwag
855. When is Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary observed?
a. May 21st
b. May 25th
c. May 23rd
d. May 22nd
856. Which country has said that any successor of the 14th Dalai Lama
should have to be approved by its government?
a. China
b. India
c. US
857. Noted Indian environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away
due to COVID-19 on May 21, 2021. He was a prominent leader of which
among the following movements?
a. Narmada Bachao Andholan
b. Chipko Movement
c. Save Silent Valley Movement
d. Appiko Movement
858. Which state government has approved setting up of the Legislative
Council?
a. Kerala
b. Assam
c. Tamil Nadu
d. West Bengal
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859. Which nation has decided to launch plans for Global Pandemic
Radar to detect COVID-19 variants and emerging diseases?
a. US
b. China
c. UK
d. India
860. Russia has started its biggest Nuclear Power Project with which
nation?
a. China
b. US
c. Japan
d. India
861. The rescheduled Asia Cup T20 has been postponed indefinitely. The
tournament was supposed to be hosted by which nation?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. South Africa
d. Sri Lanka
862. When is the International Day for Biological Diversity observed?
a. May 21st
b. May 22nd
c. May 23rd
d. May 24th
863. Who is the current acting Director of the Central Bureau of
Investigation?
a. YC Modi
b. HC Awasthy
c. Praveen Sinha
d. SS Deswal
864. Who is the current Director-General of the Narcotics Control
Bureau?
a. Rakesh Asthana
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b. YC Modi
c. HC Awasthy
d. Praveen Sinha
865. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is likely to contest by-election
from which assembly constituency?
a. Bhawanipore
b. Tollygunge
c. Kamarhati
d. Siliguri
866. Which state government has launched Sanjeevani Pariyojana?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Haryana
d. Madhya Pradesh
867. Who won the Billboard Icon Award 2021?
a. Pink
b. Lady Gaga
c. Drake
d. The Weeknd
868. Who won Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 Billboard Music
Awards?
a. Lady Gaga
b. Taylor Swift
c. The Weeknd
d. Drake
869. Which animal will be re-introduced in India after being declared
extinct in 1952?
a. Sumatran rhinoceros
b. Pink-headed Duck
c. Indian Aurochs
d. Cheetah
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870. Which country has become the 3rd nation after Brazil, US to cross 3
lakh Covid deaths?
a. UK
b. India
c. France
d. Italy
871. Which nation will close its Kabul embassy ahead of the withdrawal
of its final contingent?
a. India
b. US
c. Australia
d. France
872. The Military junta of which nation has arrested the President, Prime
Minister and Defence Minister?
a. Zambia
b. Mali
c. Ethiopia
d. Eritrea
873. Which among the following vaccines does not yet feature in WHO's
emergency use listing?
a. Covaxin
b. Covishield
c. Sinopharm
874. When will the Total Lunar Eclipse be visible?
a. May 26th
b. May 27th
c. May 28th
d. May 29th
875. Which nation forced landed a flight carrying a dissident journalist?
a. Latvia
b. Belarus
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c. Lithuania
d. Greece
876. Which Indian sports federation was honoured with the prestigious
Etienne Glichitch Award on May 21st?
a. All India Tennis Association
b. All India Football Federation
c. Badminton Association of India
d. Hockey India
877. Which internet browser will be retired for certain versions of
Windows 10 by June 2022?
a. Mozilla Firefox
b. Internet Explorer
c. Opera
d. Google Chrome
878. Which nation has provisionally approved breathalyser test to detect
COVID-19 in one minute?
a. South Korea
b. China
c. Singapore
d. UK
879. Which vaccine manufacturer has said its vaccine has been found to
be 100 percent in prevent COVID-19 among adolescents?
a. Moderna
b. Pfizer
c. J&J
d. Sputnik
880. Mount Nyiragongo erupted after almost two decades on May 22,
2021. The active volcano is located within which nation?
a. Democratic Republic of Congo
b. Rwanda
c. Nigeria
d. Niger
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881. Which state's Chief Minister inaugurated a drive-in COVID-19

vaccination centre on May 26th?
a. Telangana
b. Delhi
c. Kerala
d. Rajasthan
882. AAP has launched 'Doctor Helpline' for information on COVID, Black
Fungus in which state?
a. Punjab
b. Delhi
c. Gujarat
d. Haryana
883. Who has been appointed as the new CBI Chief?
a. Rakesh Asthana
b. YC Modi
c. Subodh Jaiswal
d. SS Deswal
884. Yuan Longping, a top hybrid rice scientist, passed away on May 22,
2021. He belonged to which nation?
a. Japan
b. China
c. South Korea
d. Malaysia
885. Guillermo Lasso has taken oath as first right-wing President of
which nation in 14 years?
a. Venezuela
b. Colombia
c. Peru
d. Ecuador
886. Which nation recently honoured Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen with
its top award in social sciences?
a. Denmark
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b. France
c. Spain
d. Germany
887. Who has been conferred with Energy Frontier Award 2020?
a. Swapan Kumar Datta
b. Ratan Kumar Sinha
c. B Sesikeran
d. C.N.R. Rao
888. Which drug maker has sought DCGI's approval for clinical trials for
monoclonal antibody therapy?
a. Zydus Cadila
b. Bharat Biotech
c. Novavax
d. J&J
889. Which nation will begin vaccinating children aged above 12 years
from June 7?
a. France
b. Germany
c. UK
d. US
890. Which among the following is the largest museum in the world?
a. Metropolitan Museum of Art
b. Louvre
c. State Hermitage Museum
d. Victoria and Albert Museum
891. Sputnik V vaccine will be rolled out by which hospital group in India
from June second week?
a. Apollo
b. Fortis
c. Max
d. Hinduja
892. What will be the price of the Sputnik V vaccine in India?
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a. Rs 1200
b. Rs 1500
c. Rs 800
d. Rs 1195
893. Who has become the world's fastest woman to scale Mount
Everest?
a. Tsang Yin-hung
b. Bena Thang
c. Phunjo Jhangmu Lama
d. Tenzin Chuney
894. Under PM-CARES for Children scheme, the government has set
aside how much amount each for children orphaned due to COVID-19?
a. Rs 10 lakh
b. Rs 5 lakh
c. Rs 1 lakh
d. Rs 2 lakh
895. Which state government has increased the punishment for
hospitals charging an excessive fee?
a. Odisha
b. Telangana
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh
896. Which state will include disaster and pandemic management in the
school and college curriculum?
a. Odisha
b. Jharkhand
c. West Bengal
d. Bihar
897. Which nation has allowed couples to have three children, ending its
two-child policy?
a. Japan
b. India
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c. China
d. Pakistan
898. Who has been announced as the new interim President of Mali?
a. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
b. Bah Ndaw
c. Moctar Ouane
d. Assimi Goita
899. When is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers observed?
a. May 27th
b. May 28th
c. May 29th
d. May 30th
900. Which nation will host the suspended 14th IPL edition?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. UAE
c. South Africa
d. Sri Lanka
901. The world's first human case of H10N3 Bird Flu has been reported in
which nation?
a. China
b. Singapore
c. Japan
d. Malaysia
902. According to the Statistics Ministry, the Indian economy contracted
by how much percent in the Fiscal Year 2020-21?
a. 6.7 percent
b. 7.3 percent
c. 8.5 percent
d. 10 percent
903. WHO has given what names to the COVID-19 variants first found in
India?
a. Kappa and Delta
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b. Alpha and Beta

c. Beta and Gamma
d. Zeta and Theta
904. What is the new name of the COVID-19 variant that was first
discovered in the United Kingdom?
a. Alpha
b. Beta
c. Gamma
d. Delta
905. The world's first human case of H10N3 Bird Flu has been reported in
which nation?
a. China
b. Singapore
c. Japan
d. Malaysia
906. When is World Milk Day observed?
a. May 30th
b. May 31st
c. June 1st
d. June 2nd
907. Uttar Pradesh has announced how much financial aid for the family
of journalists who died of Covid-19?
a. Rs 10 lakh
b. Rs 5 lakh
c. Rs 3 lakh
d. Rs 7 lakh
908. Mary Kom won which medal at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing
Championships?
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Bronze
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909. Who among the following has withdrawn herself from the French
Open?
a. Saina Nehwal
b. PV Sindhu
c. Naomi Osaka
d. Ashleigh Barty
910. Who has taken charge as the new Chairman of the National Human
Rights Commission?
a. Arun Kumar Mishra
b. AK Sikri
c. MB Lokur
d. Indu Malhotra
911.Union Cabinet on June 2, 2021 approved MoC between India and which
nation in sustainable urban development?
a. Germany
b. Singapore
c. Japan
d. Australia
912. Cabinet has approved MoU between India and which nation for
cooperation in Mineral Resources sector?
a. Brazil
b. Argentina
c. Denmark
d. Sweden
913. Which nation has reported a new hybrid variant of COVID-19?
a. Australia
b. Japan
c. China
d. Vietnam
914. Which vaccine has become the 8th vaccine to receive WHO
Emergency Use Listing on June 1, 2021?
a. Covaxin
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b. SINOVAC
c. Sinopharm
d. Sputnik
915. ICC Men's Men's ODI World Cup 2027 will have how many teams?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
916. The Men's T20 World Cup will include how many teams from 2024?
a. 10
b. 14
c. 16
d. 20
917. Which state government has announced a ‘Covid-free village’
contest with an award of Rs 50 lakh for the winner?
a. Karnataka
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Maharashtra
918. The centre has finalised an agreement to book 30 crore vaccine
doses of the second made-in-India vaccine. The vaccine is being
developed by which manufacturer?
a. Zydus Cadila
b. Biological-E
c. Bharat Biotech
d. Serum Institute
919. Issac Herzog has become the 11th President of which nation?
a. Israel
b. Armenia
c. Italy
d. Spain
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920. African Union has suspended the membership of which nation after
two military coups in nine months?
a. Eritrea
b. Ethiopia
c. South Sudan
d. Mali
921. India and ADB have signed a $2.5 million agreement to support the
preparation of road upgradation project in which state?
a. Meghalaya
b. Mizoram
c. Sikkim
d. Assam
922. Which among the following nations has allowed the mixing and
matching of approved COVID-19 vaccines?
a. US
b. UK
c. France
d. Canada
923. Which nation's largest naval ship, The Kharg, sank after catching fire
on June 2, 2021?
a. France
b. Italy
c. Iran
d. Iraq
924. NASA has announced plans to launch two new missions to which
planet between 2028 and 2030?
a. Jupiter
b. Saturn
c. Venus
d. Mercury
925. The Reserve Bank has cut GDP growth forecast for FY 2021-22 to
how much?
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a. 9.5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 8.7 percent
d. 7.5 percent
926. The Defence Ministry has signed a contract with which among the
following firms to procure 11 Airport Surveillance Radars?
a. HAL
b. Reliance
c. Tata Motors
d. Mahindra Telephonics
927. Which Indian Olympic-bound wrestler has failed his dope test?
a. Sandeep Singh Mann
b. Satyawart Kadiyan
c. Sumit Malik
d. Anshu Malik
928. Which nation is planning to ban its citizens from investing in
Chinese tech and Defence firms with alleged military ties?
a. US
b. Japan
c. India
d. Canada
929. Kerala has announced a special COVID Package worth how much in
the first budget presentation of the new government?
a. Rs 10000 crore
b. Rs 15000 crore
c. Rs 20000 crore
d. Rs 25000 crore
930. Who launched the SAGE portal to assist elderly people?
a. PM Narendra Modi
b. Amit Shah
c. Thawarchand Gehlot
d. Smriti Irani
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931. At least 100 towers will be set up in which state/ Union Territory to
improve mobile network services?
a. Ladakh
b. Sikkim
d. Jammu and Kashmir
932. Which bank has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2031-32?
a. SBI
b. HDFC
c. Axis
d. ICICI
933. Who among the following has withdrawn from the ongoing French
Open?
a. Rafael Nadal
b. Novak Djokovic
c. Roger Federer
d. Serena Williams
934. When was World Environment Day observed?
a. June 3rd
b. June 4th
c. June 5th
d. June 6th
935. Which state government has ordered private hospitals, nursing
homes to administer Covaxin shots only to second-dose beneficiaries from
18-44 age group?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Delhi
c. Haryana
d. Punjab
936. Which state government has decided to create an 'Oxi-van'?
a. Haryana
b. Telangana
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c. Delhi
d. Uttar Pradesh
937. Which among the following has been named Assam's sixth national
park?
a. Sonai Rupai
b. Dihing Patkai
c. Pohugarh
d. Raimona
938. Which state/ UT has launched YounTab Scheme for students?
a. J&K
b. Ladakh
c. Sikkim
d. Uttarakhand
939. Which Delhi Hospital has begun screening children aged between
12-18 years for Covaxin Clinical Trials?
a. AIIMS
b. LNJP
c. Sir Gangaram
d. Apollo
940. Mount Merapi erupted four times on June 3rd. It is the most active
volcano of which among the following nations?
a. Italy
b. Philippines
c. The Democratic Republic of the Congo
d. Indonesia
941. World Bank has approved how much funding to help boost India's
MSME sector?
a. USD 500 million
b. USD 450 million
c. USD 400 million
d. USD 300 million
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942. Who among the following billionaires is planning to travel to space

in July 2021?
a. Mark Zuckerberg
b. Elon Musk
c. Jeff Bezos
d. Bill Gates
943. Which micro-animal came back to life after being frozen for 24,000
years in Siberian permafrost?
a. Tardigrades
b. Rotifers
c. Loricifera
d. Megaphragma
944. When will the first Solar Eclipse of 2021 take place?
a. June 10th
b. June 15th
c. June 21st
d. June 20th
945. Abdulla Shahid has been elected as President of the 76th United
Nations General Assembly session. He is the foreign minister of which
nation?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Mauritius
c. Maldives
d. South Africa
946. World Bank has approved how much funding to help boost India's
MSME sector?
a. USD 500 million
b. USD 450 million
c. USD 400 million
d. USD 300 million
947. Which state has launched Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination
campaign?
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a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Delhi
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
948. Which among the following nations plans to build an artificial island
in its capital city?
a. Switzerland
b. Sweden
c. Denmark
d. Finland
949. Who has become the second-highest active international
goalscorer?
a. Sunil Chhetri
b. Ali Mabkhout
c. Neymar
d. Luis Suarez
950. Anup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as the new Election
Commissioner. He is a retired IAS Officer from which among the following
cadres?
a. UP
b. MP
c. Gujarat
d. Bihar
951. According to World Bank's report on global economic recovery post-
Covid-19 pandemic, India's GDP is expected to grow how much in the
current fiscal year?
a. 7.7 percent
b. 6.5 percent
c. 8.3 percent
d. 9.0 percent
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952. Which among the following philanthropic foundations has

partnered with NITI Aayog to launch Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum
Abhiyaan?
a. Aditya Birla Foundation
b. Reliance Foundation
c. Azim Premji charitable foundation
d. Piramal Foundation
953. A village in which state/ UT has become India’s first to achieve 100
percent vaccination of adults?
b. Kerala
c. Puducherry
d. Telangana
954. Which Union Territory has decided to reserve jobs exclusively for
locals?
a. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
b. Ladakh
c. Puducherry
d. Jammu and Kashmir
955. Union External Affairs will pay a three-day visit to which nation from
June 12-14?
a. France
b. Maldives
c. Kenya
d. Australia
956. When is the Parliament Public Accounts Committee scheduled to
meet to deliberate on the Covid-19 vaccination policy?
a. June 11th
b. June 14th
c. June 15th
d. June 16th
957. Which nation is building its first fully stealth naval warship?
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a. France
b. Russia
c. Iran
d. Israel
958. What is the duration of the term of the United Nations Secretary-
General?
a. 5 years
b. 6 years
c. 4 years
d. 3 years
959. Which nation's railways is working to become the world’s largest
green railway network?
a. India
b. Russia
c. Canada
d. UK
960. Who will Novak Djokovic face in the semi-finals of the French Open?
a. Alexander Zverev
b. Stefanos Tsitsipas
c. Rafael Nadal
d. Roger Federer
961. Which state's cabinet has approved the setting up of the COVID-19
vaccine manufacturing unit?
a. Delhi
b. Kerala
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
962. Ace filmmaker and poet Buddhadeb Dasgupta passed away on
June 10th. He had directed which among the following Hindi films?
a. Kaalakaandi
b. Blackmail
c. Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
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d. Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa

963. Which nation has become the first country to make Bitcoin legal
tender?
a. Venezuela
b. El Salvador
c. Guatemala
d. Honduras
964. Which city was declared as the most liveable city in the world in the
2021 EIU Global Liveability Ranking?
a. Auckland
b. Adelaide
c. Tokyo
d. Wellington
965. When is World Day Against Child Labour?
a. June 12th
b. June 13th
c. June 14th
d. June 15th
966. When will Bharat Biotech release Covaxin's phase 3 trial data to the
public?
a. Jul-21
b. Sep-21
c. Oct-21
d. Nov-21
967. Who is the winner of the PEN Pinter Prize 2021?
a. Waleed Abulkhair
b. Iryna Khalip
c. Befeqadu Hailu
d. Tsitsi Dangarembga
968. Who will captain Team India for the ODI, T20 series against Sri Lanka
in July 2021?
a. Shikhar Dhawan
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b. Hardik Pandya
c. Sanju Samson
d. Devdutt Padikkal
969. Which nation is hosting the G7 Summit 2021?
a. UK
b. France
c. US
d. Italy
970. Which city is named to the host of 2032 Olympic Games?
a. Auckland
b. Adelaide
c. Wellington
d. Brisbane
971. Researchers from which Indian institute teamed up with a team
from the University of Strathclyde in the UK to develop a low-cost sensor to
detect COVID-19 in wastewater?
a. IIT Madras
b. IIT Bombay
c. IIT Delhi
d. IIT Kanpur
972. When will Bharat Biotech release Covaxin's phase 3 trial data to the
public?
a. Jul-21
b. Sep-21
c. Oct-21
d. Nov-21
973. Which nation has declared fugitive economic offender Mehul Choksi
as a prohibited immigrant?
a. Antigua and Barbuda
b. Dominican Republic
c. Cuba
d. Singapore
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974. Which state government has launched ‘Yuva Shakti Corona Mukti
Abhiyan’?
a. Jharkhand
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Madhya Pradesh
975. Who among the following has been inducted into the ICC Hall of
Fame this year?
a. MS Dhoni
b. Vinoo Mankad
c. Ravi Shastri
d. Javagal Srinath
976. Who has become the new Prime Minister of Israel?
a. Yair Lapid
b. Benjamin Netanyahu
c. Naftali Bennett
977. Which team has toppled India to become the number one Test
team in the world?
a. England
b. Australia
c. South Africa
d. New Zealand
978. Ziona Chana, head of the world's largest family passed away on June
13, 2021. He was a resident of which state?
a. Manipur
b. Mizoram
c. Assam
d. Nagaland
979. Which team's star footballer collapsed in the middle of the Euro Cup
match on June 12, 2021?
a. Denmark
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b. Finland
c. Portugal
d. Germany
980. Who has become the first player to win both women's singles and
doubles title at the French Open since 2000?
a. Barbora Krejcikova
b. Katerina Siniakova
c. Iga Swiatek
d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands
981. Who has become the first man to win all four major Grand Slams
twice?
a. Novak Djokovic
b. Rafael Nadal
c. Roger Federer
982. Who won Pulitzer Prize 2021 in the International Reporting category
for exposing China's secret Uyghur Muslim detention camps?
a. Neil Bedi
b. Megha Rajagopalan
c. Nadja Drost
d. Laura Crimaldi
983. Which among the following books won the Pulitzer Prize 2021 in
Fiction category?
a. The Night Watchman
b. A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth
c. The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
d. The Golden Arches in Black America
984. NOVAVAX COVID-19 vaccine has shown how much overall efficacy in
Phase 3 trials?
a. 95 percent
b. 92 percent
c. 91 percent
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d. 90.4 percent
985. India's retail inflation jumped to how much in May 2021?
a. 5.6 percent
b. 6.3 percent
c. 6 percent
d. 4.8 percent
986. What is the reduced GST rate for ambulances?
a. 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 12 percent
d. 15 percent
987. What is the new GST rate for COVID-19 testing kits, medical-grade
oxygen and ventilator?
a. 10 percent
b. 12 percent
c. 5 percent
988. Which state has decided to provide 9 hrs free power supply to
farmlands during Kharif season?
a. Telangana
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
989. Which nation has allowed dropping indoor mask requirement as
daily COVID-19 cases decline?
a. Australia
b. Israel
c. Japan
d. Denmark
990. Which vaccine is reportedly more effective against 'Delta' COVID-19
variant?
a. Covaxin
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b. Pfizer
c. Sputnik V
d. Covishield
991. The world's first wooden satellite will be launched from which
nation?
a. US
b. China
c. Israel
d. New Zealand
992. Which vaccine is reportedly more effective against 'Delta' COVID-19
variant?
a. Covaxin
b. Pfizer
c. Sputnik V
d. Covishield
993. India aims to restore how much of degraded land by 2030, as per
PM Narendra Modi?
a. 26 million hectares
b. 14 million hectares
c. 20 million hectares
d. 17 million hectares
994. Which state government has decided to train 5,000 youths as health
assistants for possible third wave of COVID-19?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Kerala
c. Delhi
d. Maharashtra
995. Which state has decided to set up its own series of annual awards
similar to Bharat Ratna?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Assam
c. Gujarat
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d. West Bengal
996. When will the Uttar Pradesh Zila panchayat chairperson elections be
held?
a. June 25th
b. June 30th
c. July 3rd
d. July 5th
997. Twitter has lost its safe harbour immunity in which nation?
a. India
b. US
c. UK
d. Australia
998. The world's third-largest diamond has been unearthed in which
nation?
a. Botswana
b. Angola
c. Tanzania
d. South Africa
999. Kenneth Kaunda was which nation's first President?
a. South Africa
b. Namibia
c. Zimbabwe
d. Zambia
1000. The world's third-largest diamond has been unearthed in which
nation?
a. Botswana
b. Angola
c. Tanzania
d. South Africa
1001. Which nation is planning to set up an International Vaccine
Institute?
a. Sri Lanka
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b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Pakistan
1002. The centre has extended the validity of the Udyog Aadhaar
Memorandum till when?
a. March 31, 2022
b. December 31, 2021
c. September 20, 2021
d. July 31, 2021
1003. Which nation has topped the World Competitiveness Index 2021?
a. Sweden
b. Singapore
c. Denmark
d. Switzerland
1004. India has been ranked at which position on the World
Competitiveness Index 2021?
a. 57th
b. 44th
c. 43rd
d. 34th
1005. The Union Cabinet has approved corporatisation of the Ordnance
Factory Board (OFB). The board will be split into how many new corporate
entities?
a. 7
b. 6
c. 5
d. 4
1006. Kenneth Kaunda was which nation's first President?
a. South Africa
b. Namibia
c. Zimbabwe
d. Zambia
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1007. When is Desertification and Drought Day 2021 observed?

a. June 16th
b. June 17th
c. June 18th
d. June 19th
1008. What is the main theme for International Yoga Day 2021?
a. Yoga for health
b. Yoga for wellness
c. Yoga for good health
d. Yoga for longevity
1009. Which nation's Prime Minister lost the no-confidence vote in the
Parliament?
a. Denmark
b. Sweden
c. Portugal
d. Switzerland
1010. Which country is scheduled to host the 2023 ODI World Cup?
a. New Zealand
b. Australia
c. India
d. South Africa
1011. Which nation is the fifth-largest recipient of FDI flows in the world?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. China
d. Japan
1012. India has launched a hydrogen task force with which nation?
a. US
b. Japan
c. Russia
d. France
1013. Who has been elected as Iran’s eighth president?
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a. Mohsen Rezaei
b. Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi
c. Abdolnaser Hemmati
d. Ebrahim Raisi
1014. When is Summer Solstice observed in the Northern Hemisphere?
a. June 20th
b. June 21st
c. June 22nd
d. June 23rd
1015. Which state is at the top position in India's COVID-19 vaccination
drive?
a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Karnataka
1016. Which state has planned to set up an Economic Advisory Council?
a. Odisha
b. Jharkhand
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Telangana
1017. The delimitation process is underway in which among the following
states/UTs?
a. Ladakh
b. Delhi
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. Puducherry
1018. Who among the following has been named as a member of World
Bank-IMF High-Level Advisory Group?
a. Abhijit Banerjee
b. Amartya Sen
c. Raghuram Rajan
d. Montek Ahluwalia
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1019. Who has been awarded prestigious CEU Open Society Prize for
2021?
a. Dr. Harshvardhan
b. KK Shailaja
c. Pinarayi Vijayan
d. PM Narendra Modi
1020. Who has become the South Africa bowler to take a hat-trick in
Men's Test cricket?
a. Kagiso Rabada
b. Anrich Nortje
c. Lungi Ngidi
d. Keshav Maharaj
1021. Researchers have discovered antibodies of which virus in bats from
Mahabaleshwar cave?
a. COVID-19
b. Ebola
c. Nipah
d. Zika
1022. Which state has launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme 2021?
a. Maharashtra
b. Rajasthan
c. Gujarat
d. Madhya Pradesh
1023. Who has been named the captain of the Indian men's hockey team
for the Tokyo Olympics?
a. Manpreet Singh
b. PR Sreejesh
c. Harmanpreet Singh
d. Birendra Lakra
1024. Which state is at the top position in India's COVID-19 vaccination
drive?
a. Maharashtra
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b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Karnataka
1025. Which state has planned to set up an Economic Advisory Council?
a. Odisha
b. Jharkhand
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Telangana
1026. Which is the only state in India to have all three crocodile species?
a. West Bengal
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Odisha
1027. The delimitation process is underway in which among the following
states/UTs?
a. Ladakh
b. Delhi
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. Puducherry
1028. Who among the following has been named as a member of World
Bank-IMF High-Level Advisory Group?
a. Abhijit Banerjee
b. Amartya Sen
c. Raghuram Rajan
d. Montek Ahluwalia
1029. Who has been awarded prestigious CEU Open Society Prize for
2021?
a. Dr. Harshvardhan
b. KK Shailaja
c. Pinarayi Vijayan
d. PM Narendra Modi
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1030. Who has become the South Africa bowler to take a hat-trick in
Men's Test cricket?
a. Kagiso Rabada
b. Anrich Nortje
c. Lungi Ngidi
d. Keshav Maharaj
1031. Researchers have discovered antibodies of which virus in bats from
Mahabaleshwar cave?
a. COVID-19
b. Ebola
c. Nipah
d. Zika
1032. Which state has launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme 2021?
a. Maharashtra
b. Rajasthan
c. Gujarat
d. Madhya Pradesh
1033. Who has been named the captain of the Indian men's hockey team
for the Tokyo Olympics?
a. Manpreet Singh
b. PR Sreejesh
c. Harmanpreet Singh
d. Birendra Lakra
1034. Which state's Minister has announced a cash incentive worth Rs 1
lakh to parents with the highest number of children?
a. Manipur
b. Mizoram
c. Nagaland
1035. IFFCO has signed an agreement to set up a Nano Urea Fertiliser
Plant in which among the following countries?
a. Argentina
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b. Switzerland
c. Indonesia
d. New Zealand
1036. Which year was the first International Olympic Day celebrated?
a. 1947
b. 1948
c. 1958
d. 1974
1037. Who has been named as the Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes
by WWF India?
a. Upasana Kamineni
b. Amala Akkineni
c. Shruti Haasan
d. Samantha Akkineni
1038. Whose party won a majority in Armenia's snap parliamentary
elections?
a. Robert Kocharyan
b. Oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan
c. Edmond Marukyan
d. Nikol Pashinyan
1039. Who tops the global list of the biggest philanthropists of the last
century?
a. Jamsetji Tata
b. Azim Premji
c. Bill Gates
d. Warren Buffet
1040. Who has become a joint top-scorer in international men's football?
a. Lionel Messi
b. Cristiano Ronaldo
c. Neymar
d. Kylian Mbappe
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1041. Which Indian airport has won Airport Council International's Roll of
Excellnce honour?
a. Indira Gandhi International Airport
b. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
c. Kempegowda International Airport
d. Cochin International Airport
1042. Who has composed India's Official Olympic Theme Song for Tokyo
Olympics?
a. Mohit Chauhan
b. Arijit Singh
c. A.R Rahman
d. Shankar Mahadevan
1043. Which team won the inaugural World Test Championship?
a. India
b. New Zealand
c. England
d. Australia
1044. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has become the second-fastest woman in
history. Which nation does she belong to?
a. South Africa
b. France
c. Italy
d. Jamaica
1045. S&P Global Rankings has slashed India’s growth forecast to how
much for FY22?
a. 10 percent
b. 9.5 percent
c. 8.5 percent
d. 7.8 percent
1046. Indian Government has signed a $32 million loan with World Bank
to improve healthcare services in which state?
a. Arunachal Pradesh
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b. Meghalaya
c. Mizoram
d. Tripura
1047. Which year did an incumbent Indian President last travel by train?
a. 2006
b. 2007
c. 2008
d. 2004
1048. A new early human has been discovered at a cement site in which
nation?
a. Venezuela
b. Brazil
c. Israel
d. South Africa
1049. Who has become the first Chinese man to qualify for Wimbledon in
the Open era?
a. Wu Di
b. Zhang Ze
c. Li Zhe
d. Zhang Zhizhen
1050. When is Wimbledon scheduled to begin this year?
a. July 31st
b. August 8th
c. June 28th
d. September 11th
1051. When is International Day of the Seafarer 2021 observed?
a. June 25th
b. June 26th
c. June 27th
d. June 28th
1052. Which state government will launch Pneumococcal Conjugate
Vaccine on June 30?
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a. Jharkhand
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Odisha
d. Uttar Pradesh
1053. Which nation has approved the world’s biggest free trade
agreement involving China, ASEAN?
a. Australia
b. India
c. France
d. Japan
1054. Guillain-Barre Syndrome is reported to be associated with which
vaccine?
a. AstraZeneca-Oxford Vacccine
b. Covaxin
c. Sputnik
d. Sinovac
1055. What is the turnover limit of small and medium companies
(SMC), as per the definition issued by the Corporate Affairs Ministry?
a. Rs 50 crore
b. Rs 100 crore
c. Rs 250 crore
d. Rs 500 crore
1056. Which organization has released the report titled World Drug
Report 2021?
a. WHO
b. UNICEF
c. UNESCO
d. UNODC
1057. K K Shailaja, who has been awarded with the Central European
University (CEU) Open Society Prize, belongs to which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
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b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Assam
1058. Which Union Ministry implements the Nasha Mukt Bharat
Abhiyaan (NMBA)?
a. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
b. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
c. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
d. Ministry of Law and Justice
1059. What is the name of the new generation nuclear capable missile
tested by the DRDO?
a. Agni-P (Prime)
b. Bhim
c. Arjun-P (Prime)
d. Bharat
1060. Which state government implements Chief Minister Dalit
Empowerment Programme?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Bihar
1061. NERAMAC, which was seen in the recent stimulus package, is
associated with which sector?
a. Agriculture
b. Health
c. Tourism
d. Sports
1062. Which Union Ministry implements the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat
Rozgar Yojana?
a. Ministry of Rural Development
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b. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

c. Ministry of Labour and Employment
d. Ministry of Agriculture
1063. NEIA Trust, which was making news recently, is associated with
which sector?
a. Health
b. Exports
c. Social Justice
d. Education
1064. K417N mutation is associated with which classification of SARS-
CoV-2 virus?
a. Alpha
b. Beta
c. Delta
d. Delta Plus
1065. Which institution released a study on the ‘not-for-profit’ hospital
model in India?
a. ICMR
b. NITI Aayog
c. AIIMS
d. IMA
1066. Which institution hosts the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021?
a. IEEE
b. GSMA
c. ITU
d. OMA
1067. The Reserve Bank of India released guidelines for outsourcing,
targeted at which category of banks?
a. Regional Rural Banks
b. Cooperative Banks
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c. Foreign Banks
d. Local Area Banks
1068. Which institution published a global report on Racial Justice and
Inequality?
a. World Bank
b. UNHRC
c. IMF
d. UNICEF
1069. Which Asian country was declared Malaria-Free by the World
Health Organisation recently?
a. Bangladesh
b. China
c. Thailand
d. Nepal
1070. Which is the biggest air carrier in Saudi Arabia?
a. Emirates Airlines
b. Etihad Airways
c. Saudi Arabian Airlines
d. Qantas Airlines
1071. Which is the first mRNA vaccine, to get Emergency Use License
in India?
a. Sputnik
b. Sinovac
c. Moderna mRNA 1273
d. Pfizer vaccine
1072. Which organisation conducts the TOEFL and GRE tests?
a. NTA
b. IIT Bombay
c. ETS
d. Cambridge University
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1073. Which tax on crude Palm oil was recently reduced to 10 per cent?
a. Excise Duty
b. Customs Duty
c. Goods and Services Tax
1074. On which date, ‘Chartered Accountants (CA) Day is celebrated in
India?
a. July 1
b. July 2
c. July 3
d. July 4
1075. Recently Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has
announced to launch which mobile application for students?
a. ICAI-BOS
b. ICAI-COS
c. ICAI-DOS
d. ICAI-FOS
1076. Which ministry recently launched UDISE+ for 2019-2020?
a. Ministry of Education
b. Ministry of Health
d. Ministry of Finance
1077. Which state/UT recently ended 149-year-old practice of ‘darbar
move’?
b. Ladakh
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
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1078. The recently inducted Short Span Bridging System (SSBS)-10m by

Indian Army has been developed by DRDO in association with which
company?
a. Gammon India
b. Engineers India
c. Larsen & Toubro
d. IRB Infrastructure
1079. Which of the following survey ships of India recently completed
the survey data of the MV X-Press Pearl acid leak and fire accident?
a. INS Darshak
b. INS Sarvekshak
c. INS Nirdeshak
d. INS Sandhayak
1080. What was the theme of International Day of Cooperatives
celebrated on July 3, 2021?
a. Cooperatives for a Better World
b. Cooperatives for Yesterday, Today and Tommorow
c. Cooperatives for Every Community
d. Rebuild better together
1081. Pushkar Singh Dhami, who recently became 11th and youngest
chief minister of Uttarakhand, is an MLA from which constituency?
a. Champawat
b. Sitarganj
c. Khatima
d. Kotdwar
1082. The Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought) was
recently launched from which state in India recently?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Haryana
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d. Madhya Pradesh
1083. Which country announced the ‘Intermediary Guidelines and
Digital Media Ethics Code’?
a. France
b. China
c. India
d. Australia
1084. The Central Government imposed stock limits on wholesalers,
retailers, millers and importers of which commodity, to control price
rise?
a. Rice
b. Pulses
c. Vegetables
d. Sugar Cane
1085. ‘Freight Smart Cities’, which were making news recently, will be
set up by which Union Ministry?
a. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
b. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
d. Ministry of MSME
1086. In which state, India’s first Central Drug Laboratory (CDL) was
established?
a. Karnataka
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
1087. Panchmuli lake, which was making news recently, is located in
which state?
a. Kerala
b. Punjab
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c. Gujarat
d. Haryana
1088. Which is the top state of India in production of Coal?
a. Jharkhand
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Odisha
d. Telangana
1089. ‘Tiangong’ is the flagship space station of which country?
a. UAE
b. China
c. Japan
d. South Korea
1090. India joined OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS. What is
the expansion of BEPS?
a. Business Erosion and Profit Shifting
b. Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
c. Business Expansion and Profit Shifting
d. Base Expansion and Profit Shifting
1091. What is the priority sector lending target for Micro Enterprises, as
mandated by the RBI?
a. 5 %
b. 7.5 %
c. 10 %
d. 12 %
1092. NEOWISE, which got for two-year mission extension, is the
telescope of which space agency?
a. ISRO
b. NASA
c. Roscosmos
d. JAXA
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1093. Valmiki National Park, which was seen in the news recently, is the
only National Park of which state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Uttarakhand
d. Jharkhand
1094. What is the name of the tropical storm that has hit Cuba
recently?
a. Elsa
b. Bill
c. Danny
d. Erin
1095. Which Ministry launched ‘Ayurveda dataset on Clinical Trials
Registry- India CTRI Portal’?
b. Ministry of AYUSH
c. Ministry of Science and Technology
d. Ministry of Electronics and IT
1096. Which country hosted the CoWIN Global Conclave?
a. USA
b. India
c. Canada
d. Australia
1097. What is the approximate annual growth rate of India’s world
market capitalisation, for the last five years?
a. 2.5%
b. 5.6%
c. 14.7%
d. 21%
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1098. Which Indian state/UT launched ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19

Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana’?
a. Odisha
b. Delhi
c. Bihar
d. West Bengal
1099. Which country hosted the BRICS Education Ministers 2021?
a. India
b. Russia
c. China
d. Brazil
1100. ‘Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’ is located on the bank of
which river?
a. Nile
b. Congo
c. Zambezi
d. Niger
1101. Stan Swamy, the tribal rights activist, who passed away recently,
was booked under which act?
a. Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
b. Prevention of Terrorism Act
c. Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act
1102. Bagram Airfield, is the key base of US Military troops in which
country?
a. Pakistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Iran
d. Iraq
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1103. With reference to Covid, what is ‘SwabSeq’, that was making

news recently?
a. Vaccine Candidate
b. Testing Platform
c. Oral Medicine
d. Global Alliance
1104. Which organisation/body organised the Indo-Pacific Business
Summit 2021, in association with the External Affairs Ministry?
a. FICCI
b. CII
c. NASSCOM
d. ASSOCHAM
1105. Aitoliko lagoon, which was seen in the news recently, is located in
which country?
a. Russia
b. Greece
c. Australia
d. Sweden
1106. DBT- NIBMG, has created the world’s first database of genomic
variants named “dbGENVOC”, in which disease?
a. Oral Cancer
b. Tuberculosis
c. Covid 19
d. Malaria
1107. Which multilateral association recently held a Conference on
Biodiversity?
a. BRICS
b. G-20
c. ASEAN
d. G-7
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1108. Which institution released the report titled “The Hunger Virus
Multiplies”?
a. World Bank
b. UNICEF
c. Oxfam
d. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
1109. Nation State Law, which was seen in the news recently, is
associated with which country?
a. Israel
b. Syria
c. Jordan
d. Egypt
1110. Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2021, which
was in the news recently, is associated with which country?
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Kuwait
1111. Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC) is a part of the Defence
system of which country?
a. USA
b. Russia
c. UK
d. China
1112. Port city of Qingdao, which was in the news for a massive algae
bloom, is located in which city?
a. China
b. Japan
c. South Korea
d. Malaysia
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1113. India adopted 2030 Roadmap and held its inaugural meeting of
Financial Markets Dialogue with which country?
a. USA
b. UK
c. France
d. Germany
1114. As per the WWF-UNEP report, 35% of the ranges of which Indian
animal lie outside protected areas?
a. Elephant
b. Tiger
c. Lion
d. Leopard
1115. Giant Pandas are native to which country?
a. Japan
b. China
c. South Korea
d. Thailand
1116. ICESat-2 is a satellite of which country?
a. USA
b. China
c. Germany
d. Israel
1117. Shyam Srinivasan has been re-appointed as the managing
director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of which bank?
a. Axis Bank
b. Federal Bank
c. ICICI Bank
d. Yes Bank
1118. Where is the National Forensic Science University located in
India?
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a. Ahmedabad
b. Mumbai
c. Mysuru
d. Chennai
1119. The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
issued framework to set up ITFS Platform. What does ITFS stand for?
a. Indian Trade Finance Services
b. International Trade Finance Services
c. Indian Trade Finance Secretariat
d. International Trade Finance Secretariat
1120. Which is the first north-eastern state to propose a legislation to
protect cattle?
a. Mizoram
b. Assam
c. Meghalaya
d. Sikkim
1121. Which country is building LingLong One, the world’s 1st
commercial small modular reactor?
a. China
b. Japan
c. Russia
d. South Korea
1122. When is World Malala Day celebrated every year?
a. July 4
b. July 8
c. July 12
d. July 16
1123. Which country has exported apples to India, for the first time on
50 years?
a. China
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b. Israel
c. UK
d. Australia
1124. Which Indian state/UT had maximum deaths due to lightning
strikes during 2020-21, as per annual Lightning Report?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Gujarat
1125. Which company developed New Shepard launch system, which
got flying approval recently?
a. Virgin Galactic
b. Blue Origin
c. SpaceX
d. Boeing
1126. Who is the first Managing Director of the National Asset
Reconstruction Company Ltd?
a. K V Kamath
b. Shyam Srinivasan
c. Padmakumar Madhavan Nair
d. M K Jain
1127. Which is the first Indian state/UT to achieve 100% first dose
coverage, for Covid-19?
a. Goa
b. Ladakh
c. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d. Puducherry
1128. Which city is the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) meeting 2021?
a. Dushanbe
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b. Moscow
c. Shanghai
d. New Delhi
1129. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU with which country, on
cooperation regarding Coking Coal?
a. Russia
b. Sweden
c. Japan
d. Australia
1130. North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine (NEIFM) is situated in
which state?
a. Assam
b. Sikkim
d. Meghalaya
1131. Which Union Minister has been appointed as the Leader of House
in Rajya Sabha?
a. Piyush Goyal
b. Amit Shah
c. Rajnath Singh
d. Nirmala Sitharaman
1132. Who is the head of the Commission set up to examine the issue
of Sub-categorization within OBCs in the Central List?
a. A K Sikri
b. G Rohini
c. Ranjan Gogoi
d. S A Bobde
1133. NTPC Renewable Energy is set up India’s first ‘Green hydrogen-
based mobility project’ in which Indian state/UT?
a. Sikkim
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b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Ladakh
d. Goa
1134. Senari massacre of 1999, which was in the news recently,
happened in which state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Gujarat
d. Odisha
1135. Bastille Day, which was celebrated recently, is the national day of
which country?
a. Russia
b. USA
c. France
d. Germany
1136. Kármán line, which was making news recently, is used to
determine which factor?
a. Mean Sea Level
b. Edge of Space
c. Green House Gas Emission
d. Weather Forecast
1137. ‘Bol Bom Yatra’ is usually held in which Indian state, by devotees
of Hindu religion?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Odisha
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Bihar
1138. Which institution has launched a new scheme named ‘FASTER’
or ‘Fast and Secure Transmission of Electronic Records’?
a. Reserve Bank of India
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b. Supreme Court of India

c. Election Commission of India
d. Central Bureau of Investigation
1139. Which country chaired the 7th BRICS Labour and Employment
Ministers’ Meeting, held in July 2021?
a. Brazil
b. Russia
c. India
d. China
1140. India recently held a virtual maritime exercise ‘Exercise Shield’,
with which countries?
a. Sri Lanka and Maldives
b. Bangladesh and Maldives
c. Japan and Thailand
d. USA and Russia
1141. Gira Sarabhai, who was in the news recently, was associated with
which field?
a. Sports
b. Architecture
c. Politics
d. Business
1142. ‘Child Tax Credit programme’, is a flagship programme being
implemented in which country?
a. USA
b. Russia
c. China
d. Japan
1143. Amrabad Tiger Reserve, which was making news recently, is
located in which state/UT?
a. Himachal Pradesh
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b. Telangana
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Kerala
1144. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy
to protect Indian vessels in the Gulf region?
a. Operation Vanilla
b. Operation Sankalp
c. Operation Purple
d. Operation Crude
1145. What is the new nomenclature of the ‘Common High Court of UT
of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’?
a. High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
b. Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
c. Special High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
d. High Court of Reorganised Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
1146. The first case of monkeypox in humans was recorded in 1970 in
which country?
a. Kenya
c. USA
d. Nigeria
1147. Which country is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation host in
2021?
a. China
b. India
c. USA
d. New Zealand
1148. Which Ministry is associated with the National Logistics
Excellence Awards, launched recently?
a. Ministry of MSME
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b. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

c. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
d. Ministry of Power
1149. What is the full form of DIA, recently set up by the Department of
Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD)?
a. Dairy Integrated Animal Husbandry
b. Dairy Investment Accelerator
c. Department of Investment in Animal Husbandry
d. Development Institution for Animal Husbandry
1150. Indian Institute of Heritage has been proposed to be set up in
which city?
a. Varanasi
b. Ahmedabad
c. Noida
d. Gandhi Nagar
1151. Government of India has signed loan agreement with which
Bank to develop Green National Highway Corridors (GNHCP)?
a. IMF
b. World Bank
c. AIIB
d. ADB
1152. What is the name of the online discovery platform for the most
promising start-ups of the country?
a. Start-up India Showcase
b. Startup India Discovery
c. Start-up India Finder
d. Start-up India Lens
1153. FIDE is the international federation of which sports/game?
a. Football
b. Chess
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c. Basketball
d. Hockey
1154. Which Indian state/UT launched the ‘Automated auditory
brainstem response system (AABR)’, for new-born hearing screening?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Punjab
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Karnataka
1155. What is ‘AMLEX’, recently developed by the Indian Institute of
Technology, Ropar?
a. Covid-19 Test Kit
b. Oxygen Rationing Device
c. PPE Kit
d. Oral Vaccine
1156. “Checkmate” stealth fighter, which was making news recently, is
a. USA
b. Japan
c. Russia
d. Israel
1157. Which country has invited India for the first time to the Troika
Plus meet on Afghanistan?
a. Russia
b. USA
c. China
d. Pakistan
1158. “Nuclear football”, which was making news recently, is associated
with which country?
a. Russia
b. China
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c. USA
d. Australia
1159. Which space agency is building a telescope named ‘SuperBIT’?
a. ISRO
b. NASA
c. ESA
d. Rocosmos
1160. A finger-sized fossil of a ’Microsaur’ from 308 million years ago has
been unearthed in which country?
a. USA
b. Greece
c. Poland
d. Russia
1161. Chrysilla volupe, a rare organism spotted in Kerala, belongs to
which category of species?
a. Spider
b. Turtle
c. Snake
d. Frog
1162. Which country has proposed a legislature on privacy laws
tackling “Doxxing behaviour”?
a. India
b. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
c. Hong Kong
d. UK
1163. Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP) is a sub-scheme of which
programme?
a. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
b. PM Fazal Bima Yojana
c. PM Matru Vandana Yojana
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d. PM KISAN
1164. What is the FDI limit permitted under the automatic route for
renewable energy projects?
a. 25 %
b. 49%
c. 74%
d. 100%
1165. The AERAI (Amendment) Bill 2021 increased the threshold of
annual passenger traffic in a major airport to?
a. 20 lakh
b. 25 lakh
c. 35 lakh
d. 50 lakh
1166. ‘Gaon Buras’, is a term associated with the administration system
of which state?
a. Assam
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Gujarat
1167. How many ordnance factories are operational across India?
a. 11
b. 41
c. 91
d. 181
1168. Which Indian became the third Indian to win Tennis singles
match at Olympic?
a. Somdev Devvarman
b. Sumit Nagal
c. Yuki Bhambri
d. Rohan Bopanna
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1169. Which Ministry is implementing the Companies Act, 2013 in

India?
a. Finance Ministry
b. Corporate affairs ministry
c. MSME Ministry
d. Commerce and Industries Ministry
1170. Which is the major component of India’s foreign exchange
reserves?
a. Gold
b. Foreign Currency assets
c. SDR with IMF
d. Reserve Position with IMF
1171. Which space agency has been selected by NASA to provide
launch services for Europa Clipper Mission?
a. Blue Origin
b. SpaceX
c. Virgin Galactic
d. Boeing
1172. As per the recent data released by the National Statistical Office
(NSO), what is the unemployment rate in 2019-20?
a. 6.1%
b. 5.4%
c. 4.8%
d. 3.2%
1173. Sohra is a town located in which Indian state/UT?
a. Assam
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Meghalaya
d. Madhya Pradesh
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1174. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) extended a loan of

$250 million to which Indian bank, for affordable housing finance?
a. SBI
b. ICICI Bank
c. HDFC Bank
d. Yes Bank
1175. Which Indian organisation has rolled out a customised space-
themed merchandise programme?
a. DRDO
b. ISRO
c. HAL
d. BEL
1176. The first ever World Drowning Prevention Day (WDPD) is
observed on which date, in 2021?
a. July 21
b. July 25
c. July 28
d. July 31
1177. “Azad Ki Shaurya Gatha” exhibition, which was inaugurated
recently, is based on the life of which freedom fighter?
a. Chandrasekhar Azad
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Subhash Chandra Bose
d. Rani of Jhansi
1178. Which Indian Naval Ship participated in the 325th Navy Day
celebrations of the Russian Navy?
a. INS Tabar
b. INS Trishul
c. INS Talwar
d. INS Trikhand
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1179. What is the name of the Defence Exercise by 12 Eastern African

countries, which recently commenced along the East Coast of Africa?
a. Vajra Prahar
b. DUSTLIK II
c. Garuda Shakti
d. Cutlass Express
1180. As of March 31, 2021, what is the worth of total non-performing
assets (NPAs) of the banks in India?
a. Rs 12.50 lakh crore
b. Rs 10.46 lakh crore
c. Rs 8.34 lakh crore
d. Rs 6.54 lakh crore
1181. Where is ‘Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology’ located?
a. Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat
b. Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
c. Cochin, Kerala
d. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
1182. Which is the first Green SEZ (Special Economic Zone) of India?
a. Santa Cruz (Maharashtra)
b. Cochin (Kerala)
c. Kandla (Gujarat)
d. Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
1183. What is the name of the digital ecosystem of agriculture, being
created by the Ministry of Agriculture?
a. Agristack
b. Agro India
c. Atmanirbhar Agri
d. Kisanstack
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1184. As per the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill,

2021, what is the maximum default amount, to which pre-packed
resolution is applicable?
a. Rs 1 lakh
b. Rs 10 lakh
c. Rs 50 lakh
d. Rs 1 crore
1185. Which Ministry is associated with ‘India Cycles4Change
Challenge’?
a. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
b. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
c. Ministry of Science and Technology
d. Ministry of Agriculture
1186. Which is the first state to launch free COVID-19 vaccination
through private hospitals using CSR funds?
a. Kerala
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh
1187. What is the name of ‘India’s first indigenous physiological
parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients’?
a. COVID BEEP
b. COVID SYS
c. C19- MONITOR`
d. C19- CHECK
1188. With reference to Medical College Admission, “All India Quota”
scheme was introduced in which year?
a. 1975
b. 1980
c. 1986
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d. 1990
1189. How many Tiger reserves of India have received accreditation of
the Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS)?
a. 5
b. 3
c. 11
d. 14
1190. As per ICMR’s 4th Serology Survey released in July 2021, which
state has the highest Covid-19 Sero- prevalence?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Kerala
1191. Who won the Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2021?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Lata Mangeshkar
c. Asha Bhosle
d. Ratan Tata
1192. Which company collaborated with CBSE and Ministry of Education
for “AI For All” initiative?
a. Microsoft
b. Intel
c. Wipro
d. Dell
1193. Who is the national record holder in the men’s 3000m
steeplechase?
a. Gulzara Singh Mann
b. Avinash Sable
c. Gopal Saini
d. Madan Singh
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1194. On which date, “International Friendship Day” is celebrated by the

United Nations?
a. August 8
b. August 1
c. July 30
d. July 28
1195. What was the theme of the “World Day against Trafficking 2021”?
a. Save lives
b. The future we want, the UN we need
c. Human Trafficking: Call Your Government To Action
d. Victims voices lead the way
1196. Which two space agencies collaborated to launch the mission
called “NISAR”?
a. ROSCOSMOS and NASA
b. NASA and CNSA
c. ISRO and ROSCOSMOS
d. ISRO and NASA
1197. What is the venue of INDRA-21, the Joint Military Exercise of Indian
Army and Russian Army ?
a. New Delhi
b. Moscow
c. Volgograd
d. Ghaziabad
1198. Who won the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2021?
a. Sanjay Gupta
b. Deepak Tilak
c. Cyrus Poonawalla
d. Adar Pooonawalla
1199. On which date, “Muslim Women Rights Day” was observed in India
for the first time?
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a. August 12
b. July 30
c. August 1
d. July 26
1200. Who is the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals?
a. Deepika Kumari
b. Manika Batra
c. P V Sindu
d. Saina Nehwal
1201. Who has been appointed as the new Controller General of
Accounts (CGA) in August, 2021?
a. V.N. Kaul
b. Rajiv Mehrishi
c. Soma Roy Burman
d. Deepak Das
1202. Which institute has collaborated with the Ministry of Ayush to
conduct a study on ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from Covid-
19?
a. Gautam Buddha University
b. IIT Delhi
c. Patanjali Ayurveda College
d. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
1203. In terms of Vaccinations per people, which Indian state ranked
first?
a. Haryana
b. Odisha
c. Gujarat
d. Punjab
1204. Which state police has secured first rank under Crime and Criminal
Tracking Networking System?
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a. Gujarat
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Haryana
1205. Which is the first digital investment platform to launch UPI based
AutoPay functionality for its MF SIP Investments in India?
a. MobiKwik
b. Paytm
c. PhonePe
d. Google Pay
1206. Isuru Udana, a sportsperson who retired recently, belongs to which
country?
a. Sri Lanka
b. West Indies
c. India
d. South Africa
1207. Who is the author of the newly published book, “Nehru, Tibet and
China”?
a. Aravind Adiga
b. Ramesh Narayan
c. Avtar Singh Bhasin
d. Ramchandra Guha
1208. Who composed the theme song of India for Tokyo Paralympics
2020?
a. Yogeshwar Dutt
b. Deepa Malik
c. Sanjeev Singh
d. Varun Singh Bhati
1209. Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboothiri, who dies recently, was
associated with which dance form?
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a. Kathak
b. Kathakali
c. Bharatnatyam
d. Mohiniattam
1210. Who is the first Indian Javelin thrower to enter the finals of the
Olympic Games?
a. Jagdish Bishnoi
b. Shivpal Singh
c. Vipin Kasana
d. Neeraj Chopra
1211. In which state, the first orchid conservation centre of North India
has been inaugurated?
a. Haryana
b. Uttarakhand
c. Punjab
d. Himachal Pradesh
1212. Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia?
a. Nikol Pashinyan
b. Artur Sargsyan
c. Aram Vardevanian
d. Armen Sarkissian
1213. In which state/UT, Maldives style water villas will be set up?
a. Goa
b. Andaman
c. Lakshadweep
d. Daman
1214. What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier?
a. INS Vikramaditya
b. INS Rajput
c. INS Kolkata
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d. INS Vikrant
1215. As per Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
(Amendment) Bill, 2021, up to what amount the depositors of a stressed
bank, put under moratorium, will be able to withdraw within 90 days?
a. Rs 5 lakh
b. Rs 2 lakh
c. Rs 6 lakh
d. Rs 3 lakh
1216. Which nation, India has defeated to clinch the bronze medal in
hockey in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
a. Belgium
b. Germany
c. Argentina
d. Netherlands
1217. Samagra Shiksha Scheme covers the school education from which
class to which class?
a. From preschool to Class 11
b. From preschool to Class 10
c. From preschool to Class 9
d. From preschool to Class 12
1218. Which organization has undertaken the installation of Agro-
Automatic Weather Stations?
a. Indian Meteorological Department
b. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
c. Ministry of Earth Sciences
d. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
1219. Which High Court has recently quashed Tamil Nadu’s law banning
online games?
a. Bombay High Court
b. Allahabad High Court
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c. Delhi High Court

d. Madras High Court
1220. Who is current (August, 2021) Union Minister of Law & Justice?
a. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
b. Kiren Rijiju
c. Piyush Goyal
d. Dr. Virendra Kumar
1221. How many industrial Corridors have been approved under the
National Industrial Corridor Programme (NICP) so far?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 11
d. 17
1222. Under the aegis of which ministry has the Government approved
the establishment of Defence Cyber Agency?
a. Ministry of Law and Justice
b. Ministry of Defence
c. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
d. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
1223. According to the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021,
Sindhu Central University is to be established in which state / Union
Territory?
a. Ladakh
b. Jammu and Kashmir
c. Punjab
d. Haryana
1224. As per the existing Indus Water Treaty, all the waters of which
three rivers are allocated to India for unrestricted use?
a. Indus, Jhelum and Chenab
b. Ganga, Yamuna and Godavari
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c. Sutlej, Beas and Ravi

d. Beas, Koshi and Bhagirathi
1225. Gogra region, which was recently in news, is located in which state
/ Union territory?
b. Ladakh
c. Sikkim
d. Mizoram
1226. National Handloom Day is observed on which date?
a. 6th August
b. 8th August
c. 5th August
d. 7th August
1227. Which Ministry is implementing the PM-DAKSH Yojana?
a. Ministry of Home Affairs
b. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
c. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
d. Ministry of Law and Justice
1228. Recently, which organization has inducted its first women officers
in combat?
a. Central Industrial Security Force
b. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
c. Central Reserve Police Force
d. National Security Guard
1229. Navies of which two countries have conducted exercise Zayed
Talwar 2021?
a. India and Russia
b. India and United States
c. India and Australia
d. India and UAE
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1230. Which country has topped the medals tally in Tokyo 2020
Olympics?
a. China
b. Japan
c. USA
d. Germany
1231. Which country hosted the 8th Justice Ministers meet 2021 of
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?
a. India
b. Tajikistan
c. China
d. Russia
1232. Which bank has partnered with IIM Bangalore to provide funding
for identified start-ups?
a. State Bank of India
b. Punjab National Bank
c. Canara Bank
d. Indian Bank
1233. Commodore Kasaragod Patnashetti Gopal Rao, passed away
recently. In which year was he awarded the Mahavir Chakra?
a. 1971
b. 1972
c. 1970
d. 1973
1234. Who chaired the UNSC High-Level Open Debate on Enhancing
Maritime Security?
a. S. Jaishankar
b. T. S. Tirumurti
c. Syed Akbaruddin
d. Narendra Modi
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1235. Which year has been declared by United Nations as International

Year of Peace and Trust?
a. 2020
b. 2022
c. 2021
d. 2019
1236. Lhasa Gonggar Airport, which was recently in news, is located in
which country?
a. India
b. China
c. Japan
d. South Korea
1237. Under the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021, how many appellate
tribunals will be abolished?
a. 8
b. 7
c. 9
d. 6
1238. What is India’s rank in the Global Youth Development Index?
a. 122
b. 121
c. 120
d. 131
1239. What amount has been released by the Finance ministry as Post
Devolution Revenue Deficit for the states of India?
a. Rs 8,871 crore
b. Rs 7,871 crore
c. Rs 9,871 crore
d. Rs 10,871 crore
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1240. Which organization released the Global Youth Development

Index?
a. International Development Law Organization
b. World Youth Alliance
c. UK Youth Climate Coalition
d. Commonwealth Secretariat
1241. Under which article of the constitution, Post Devolution Revenue
Deficit is provided to the states of India?
a. Article 270
b. Article 275
c. Article 244
d. Article 324
1242. India participated in Naval Exercise AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2021
with which country recently?
a. United Arab Emirates
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Qatar
d. Oman
1243. India’s National Institute of Ocean Technology has signed an
agreement with which organization to develop Research Moored Array
for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction?
a. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
b. National Weather Service
c. Weather Underground
d. Accuweather
1244. Chief Election Commissioner of India has inaugurated the 11th
Annual Meeting of FEMBoSA. Who is the current Chief Election
Commissioner of India?
a. Achal Kumar Jyoti
b. Sunil Arora
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c. Rajeev Kumar
d. Sushil Chandra
1245. Along with which organization, Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy has launched a loan interest subvention scheme to provide
financial assistance to energy biomethanation projects?
a. International Atomic Energy Agency
b. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
c. United Nations Environment Programme
d. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
1246. Which Indian city has been declared as the first ‘water plus’ city of
India?
a. Kolkata
b. Bengaluru
c. Indore
d. Hyderabad
1247. Which bank has signed a MoU with NABARD and Jammu &
Kashmir Gramin Bank for Joint Liability Groups financing?
a. Bank of Baroda
b. Indian Bank
c. SIDBI
d. State Bank of India
1248. Recently, on which bank has RBI imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore?
a. Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
b. Ahmednagar Merchant’s Cooperative Bank
c. Mahila Vikas Co-operative Bank
d. Durgapur Steel Peoples Cooperative Bank
1249. Which country has test-fired the surface-to-surface ballistic missile
Ghaznavi?
a. Iran
b. Saudi Arabia
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c. Pakistan
d. Oman
1250. How many police officers in the country have been conferred with
the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation award?
a. 151
b. 152
c. 155
d. 145
1251. What amount has been released by the PM as seed money for
7,500 SHG members under PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing
Enterprises scheme?
a. Rs 35 crore
b. Rs 45 crore
c. Rs 15 crore
d. Rs 25 crore
1252. How many workers, employed in the Departmental Undertakings
& Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and
Private Sector Units, will be awarded the Prime Minister’s Shram
Awards?
a. 67
b. 75
c. 59
d. 69
1253. Which ministry has launched the brand – ‘SonChiraiya’ – for
marketing of Urban SHG products?
b. Ministry of Rural Development
c. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
d. Ministry of Women and Child Development
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1254. Bhindawas has been recognized as a Ramsar site. In which state

is it located?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Odisha
d. Haryana
1255. In which state/UT, Investor Summit 2021 is being organized?
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. Karnataka
d. Delhi
1256. Which bank has launched a MSME mentoring programme in West
Bengal?
b. ICICI Bank
c. Indian Bank
d. HDFC Bank
1257. Which state/UT’s, police department has launched an e-FIR
initiative?
a. West Bengal
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Andhra Pradesh
1258. Which state/UT has passed the Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021?
a. Assam
b. Manipur
c. Sikkim
d. Odisha
1259. Recently, who has inaugurated an exhibition named Katha
Kranthiveeron Ki?
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a. Narendra Modi
b. G. Kishan Reddy
c. Amit Shah
d. Dharmendra Pradhan
1260. Which State has announced the creation of four new districts?
a. West Bengal
b. Jharkhand
c. Telangana
d. Chhattisgarh
1261. Which state/UT has announced smart health cards under its
Swasthya Kalyan Yojana?
a. Kerala
b. West Bengal
c. Odisha
d. Karnataka
1262. Recently, Gerd Müller, former legendary footballer passed away.
Which country did he represent in the football world cup?
a. East Germany
b. Hungary
c. West Germany
d. Switzerland
1263. In which State/UT, Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the
world’s second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank?
a. New Delhi
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Goa
1264. Recently, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has resigned. He was
the prime minister of which country?
a. Afghanistan
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b. Philippines
c. Cambodia
d. Malaysia
1265. With which bank, Tata Motors has partnered with to offer car loan
facilities?
b. Bank of Maharashtra
c. Bank of Baroda
d. ICICI Bank
1266. Recently, which organization has launched a digital onboarding
for its Alternate Investment Fund (AIF), the first of its kind in the industry?
a. SBI Mutual Fund
b. Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
c. ASK Investment Managers Ltd
d. JPMorgan Chase
1267. Recently, which organization was given conditional permission by
the Civil Aviation Ministry to use drones for various purposes?
a. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
b. Coal India
c. Steel Authority of India
d. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
1268. In collaboration with which organization, has NITI Aayog’s Atal
Innovation Mission (AIM) launched Student Entrepreneurship Program
3.0?
a. Dassault Systemes
b. Google
c. Tesla
d. DRDO
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1269. Which state/UT government will provide Rs 6000 to landless

labourers under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumihin Majdur Nyay Yojana
scheme?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Haryana
1270. Which organization has launched a new Cybersecurity Multi-
Donor Trust Fund?
a. Asian Development Bank
b. European Central Bank
c. Reserve Bank of India
d. World Bank
1271. Which organization has set up a specialised lab for camera
innovation at Hyderabad?
a. Xiaomi
b. Oppo
c. Apple
d. Samsung
1272. Which State/UT has launched Dalit Bandhu scheme?
a. Telangana
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Chhattisgarh
1273. With which country, Indian navy has signed a ‘Joint Guidance’ for
naval cooperation?
a. Australia
b. Japan
c. United States
d. South Korea
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1274. Recently, with which country’s navy, the Indian Navy has carried
out joint drills in the South China Sea?
a. Thailand
b. Japan
c. Cambodia
d. Vietnam
1275. In which State/UT, Ministry of Textiles has inaugurated an
international exhibition on Folk & Tribal Art Paintings “Reetiyon se
Kalakritiyon ka Safar?”
a. Maharashtra
b. New Delhi
c. Odisha
d. Goa
1276. With which country, the Union Cabinet has given approval for
India to partner with in the field of Disaster Management?
a. South Korea
b. Switzerland
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
1277. Which organization has conducted the pilot run of the
International Bullion Exchange (IBE)?
a. Reserve Bank of India
b. World Bank
c. World Trade Organization
d. International Financial Services Centres Authority
1278. With which organization, India has signed a USD 500 million loans
agreement in order to expand metro rail network in Bengaluru?
a. Asian Development Bank
b. World Bank
c. European Central Bank
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d. New Development Bank

1279. Who has been elected as the new president of Institute of
Economic Growth (IEG) Society?
a. Dr Manmohan Singh
b. Amitabh Kant
c. Ajay Tyagi
d. NK Singh
1280. Which organization has launched eShield Next life insurance
product?
a. Life Insurance Corporation
b. HDFC Life Insurance
c. SBI Life Insurance
d. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
1281. With which organization, Capital Float has partnered to extend its
buy now pay later (BNPL) solution?
a. Bank of Baroda
b. Razorpay
c. State Bank of India
d. Paytm
1282. Recently, with which organization, Ministry of Tourism has
partnered to strengthen the hospitality and tourism industry?
a. MakeMyTrip
b. Ibibo
c. RedBus
d. Both A & B
1283. Which organization has launched a new initiative called the Small
Business Loans Initiative?
a. Facebook
b. Google
c. State Bank of India
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d. Bank of Baroda
1284. Which organization has launched Urja, an AI enabled virtual
assistant?
a. Hindustan Petroleum
b. NTPC Limited
c. Power Grid Corporation of India
d. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
1285. Which organization has partnered with Society for Innovation &
Entrepreneurship (SINE)-IIT Bombay to launch Plugin Alliance, a first-of-
its-kind industry-technology alliance?
a. Facebook
b. Microsoft
c. Intel
d. Google
1286. Which organization has launched Google Cloud Garages?
a. Infosys
b. Tata Consultancy Services
c. Accenture
d. Deloitte
1287. Which organization, working towards the revival of Udupi sari
weaving, has been awarded as one among three ‘NGOs associated with
NABARD?’
a. Rural Development Trust
b. Kadike Trust
c. Gram Vikas Parishad
d. National Resources Centre for Women Development
1288. In which State/UT, India’s highest herbal park has been
inaugurated?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Himachal Pradesh
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c. Sikkim
d. Mizoram
1289. Recently, former chief minister Kalyan Singh has passed away. He
was the chief minister of which state?
a. Haryana
b. Rajasthan
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
1290. In which city, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has
commissioned the largest floating solar PV project of 25 Megawatt?
a. Kayamkulam
b. Omkareshwar
c. Ramagundam
d. Visakhapatnam
1291. Which date in August is observed as The International Day
Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or
Belief?
a. 23 August
b. 22 August
c. 20 August
d. 24 August
1292. Which state’s seven indigenous food products have been
launched by Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and
Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel?
a. Assam
b. Manipur
c. Odisha
d. Madhya Pradesh
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1293. Recently, which State/UT has launched COVID-19 Affected

Livelihood Support Scheme to provide assistance to those who had been
severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?
a. Manipur
b. Puducherry
c. Maharashtra
d. Odisha
1294. What is the name of the portal that has been launched by the
government to help in facilitating new MGNREGA assets using remote
sensing and geographic information system-based data?
a. Bhoomi Rashi
b. Madad
c. Yuktdhara
d. eSanad
1295. India has pitched indigenously built fighter aircraft, anti-tank
missiles at ‘ARMY- 2021.’ In which country ARMY-2021 is being held?
a. India
b. Russia
c. Israel
d. United States of America
1296. Recently, which organization has launched 34 satellites?
a. ISRO
b. Space X
c. NASA
d. OneWeb
1297. Which bank has launched a digital and instant Blocked Account
for students aspiring to study in Germany?
a. Citibank
b. ICICI Bank Germany
c. Deutsche Bank
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1298. Recently, with which country India has conducted naval exercise
in the South China Sea?
a. Philippines
b. Malaysia
c. Thailand
d. Indonesia
1299. O. Chandrasekharan, who passed away recently, represented India
in the Olympics in which sport?
a. Hockey
b. Wrestling
c. Long Jump
d. Football
1300. Which organization has released the report ‘Key Indicators for Asia
and the Pacific 2021’ which states that the pandemic is threatening Asia
and the Pacific’s progress?
a. World Bank
b. Asian Development Bank
c. International Monetary Fund
d. United Nations Development Programme
1301. Which State/UT has announced a Microfinance Incentive and
Relief Scheme?
a. Puducherry
b. Sikkim
c. Assam
d. Telangana
1302. Which organization has made a natural gas discovery in a block in
Gujarat?
a. Reliance Petroleum
b. Vedanta
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c. Indian Oil Corporation

d. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
1303. Which state/UT has launched a special mission called “Mission
Vatsalya” in order to help women who lost their husbands to COVID-19?
a. Maharashtra
b. Kerala
c. Delhi
d. Jharkhand
1304. Which organization has launched a mobile app called ANANDA?
b. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
c. India Post
d. Life Insurance Corporation of India
1305. Which ministry has launched the SUJALAM campaign?
b. Ministry of Jal Shakti
c. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
d. Ministry of Rural Development
1306. Which State/UT has adopted Indian wrestling and is expected to
pump in an investment of Rs 170 crore?
a. Haryana
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
1307. Under EASE3.0, which bank has won the award for the best
improvement from the baseline performance?
a. Canara Bank
b. Punjab National Bank
c. Indian Bank
d. Union Bank of India
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1308. Which country took charge as the Chair of Stop TB Partnership

Board in 2021?
a. UK
b. Australia
c. India
d. Bangladesh
1309. Who is the author/editor of the book titled ‘Accelerating India: 7
Years of Modi Government’?
a. K J Alphons
b. Kummanam Rajasekharan
c. A. P. Abdullakutty
d. A. N. Radhakrishnan
1310. Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is the initiative of which
institution?
a. NITI Aayog
b. UN Women
c. Women and Child Development Ministry
d. NASSCOM
1311. “Shared Destiny-2021” Defence Exercise is scheduled to be held in
which country?
a. China
b. Thailand
c. Pakistan
d. Mongolia
1312. ‘Payments Infrastructure Development Fund’ scheme is the
initiative of which institution?
a. NPCI
b. RBI
c. NASSCOM
d. DSCI
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1313. ‘Kunming Declaration’, which was seen in the news recently, is

a. China
b. Japan
c. USA
d. South Korea
1314. BH-series, which was making news recently, is associated with
which sector?
a. Textile
b. Automobile
c. Artificial Intelligence
d. Financial Inclusion
1315. Which country has ruled that the overtime practice of “996” is
illegal?
a. Japan
b. China
c. India
d. Sri Lanka
1316. BRICS Nations have recently opposed the Carbon border tax,
proposed by which association?
a. EU
b. NATO
c. OPEC
d. G-20
1317. Which year is to be celebrated as the International Year of Millets
under the leadership of India?
a. 2022
b. 2023
c. 2024
d. 2025
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1318. ‘AREAS’ is an initiative associated with which Union Ministry?

a. Ministry of Power
b. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
d. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
1319. La Ganesan sworn in as 17th Governor of which Indian state?
a. Telangana
b. Manipur
c. Assam
d. West Bengal
1320. Shipping Ministry announced a new ‘Skill Institute on Marine
Studies’ in which state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Assam
1321. ‘My Pad My Right’ (MPMR) project, an initiative of NABARD, was
launched recently in which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Tripura
c. Gujarat
d. Uttar Pradesh
1322. ‘Mera Watan Mera Chaman’, is a programme hosted by which
Union Ministry?
a. Ministry of Rural Development
b. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
c. Ministry of Minority Affairs
d. Ministry of Women and Child Development
1323. Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) is the initiative of which
Indian state/UT?
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a. Punjab
b. Kerala
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Andhra Pradesh
1324. Buddhadeb Guha, who recently passed away, was associated with
which profession?
a. Sportsperson
b. Writer
c. Politician
d. Business-person
1325. When is the “National Small Industry Day” celebrated every year?
a. August 30
b. September 1
c. September 3
d. September 5
1326. Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the MD & CEO of which
public sector bank?
a. Punjab National Bank
b. Indian Bank
c. Union Bank of India
1327. When is the ‘International Day of the Victims of Enforced
Disappearances’ observed?
a. August 30
b. September 1
c. September 2
d. September 4
1328. Which institution releases the Quarterly House Price Index (HPI)?
a. National Housing Bank
b. Reserve Bank of India
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c. NITI Aayog
d. National Statistics Office
1329. Supertech twin tower case, which was seen in the news recently,
is associated with which state?
a. Kerala
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Maharashtra
1330. Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar, who won medals in
the Tokyo Paralympics, are associated with which sports?
a. Weight Lifting
b. Shooting
c. High Jump
d. Javelin Throw
1331. Which country has passed the world’s first law to force tech
companies to offer alternative payment systems?
a. France
b. Italy
c. South Korea
d. India
1332. Dale Steyn, who announced retirement from international cricket,
is from which country?
a. Australia
b. South Africa
c. New Zealand
d. West Indies
1333. Dr Firdausi Qadri and Muhammad Amjad Saqib, who were seen in
the news recently, are the recipients of which award?
a. Booker Prize
b. Ramon Magsaysay award
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c. Pulitzer Award
d. Abel Prize
1334. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the
Rajya Sabha?
a. M Venkaiah Naidu
b. Dr. Ramacharyulu
c. Utpal Kumar Singh
d. Desh Deepak Verma
1335. The multi-nation military exercise named ‘ZAPAD 2021’ is held in
which country?
a. Russia
b. China
c. Sri Lanka
d. India
1336. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
a. J B Mohapatra
b. Rajesh Damor
c. Pramod Y Devikar
d. Deepa Rasal
1337. Which state has launched ‘Innovation Mission’, a public-private
partnership, to boost start-up sector?
a. Telangana
b. Punjab
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Tamil Nadu
1338. Which institution is leading the cross-border CBDC project,
undertaken by Central banks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South
Africa?
a. IMF
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b. BIS
c. World Bank
d. BRICS Bank
1339. Which country has recently developed a prototype miniature
helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions?
a. Russia
b. China
c. UAE
d. India
1340. UAE, Uruguay and Bangladesh have been admitted to which
global institution?
a. New Development Bank (NDB)
b. International Monetary Fund
c. Asian Development Bank
d. African Development Bank
1341. ‘Eat Right Station’ certification is an initiative of which institution?
a. FAO
b. FSSAI
c. NABARD
d. FCI
1342. Who is the head of the committee set up to review the existing
guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme?
a. Ashok Tandon
b. Shashi Shekhar Vempati
c. Neerja Sekhar
d. Alok Agrawal
1343. Exercise Bright Star is a multinational military exercise, held in
which country?
a. India
b. Japan
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c. USA
d. Egypt
1344. India, along with which country has announced $1.2 billion
package for finance to Asia’s Green Growth?
a. USA
b. UK
c. Switzerland
d. China
1345. ‘Patrakar Kalyan Kosh’ is a scheme for journalists, implemented in
which state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Haryana
d. Chhattisgarh
1346. “University of Health Sciences Bill” has been passed by the
assembly of which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Odisha
d. Karnataka
1347. Where was the World Stamp Exhibition ‘Philanippon 2021’ held?
a. China
b. Malaysia
c. Taiwan
d. Japan
1348. Kasai River, which was seen in the news recently, is located in
which country?
a. Democratic Republic of Congo
b. Russia
c. Japan
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d. Germany
1349. A new ‘Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) India’
partnership has been signed with which country?
a. USA
b. France
c. UK
d. Australia
1350. What is the name of the commission India’s first satellite and
ballistic missile tracking ship?
a. Ajit
b. Dhruv
c. Naren
d. Rudra
1351. Which state/UT launched ‘Tourist Village network’ to promote
tourism and create employment?
a. Goa
c. Puducherry
d. Assam
1352. Under SAGAR mission, Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel INS
Savitri arrived Chattogram harbour, at which country?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Bangladesh
c. Nepal
d. Thailand
1353. Which state government has decided to celebrate September 17
as Social Justice Day?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. West Bengal
c. Karnataka
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d. Kerala
1354. Recently, which state/UT has decided to ban online gambling or
betting?
a. Maharashtra
b. Goa
c. Karnataka
d. Sikkim
1355. Which state/UT has decided to issue “Resident Certificate” only to
Permanent Resident Certificate holders of the region?
b. Ladakh
c. Sikkim
d. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
1356. Who has been awarded 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance
Award?
a. Sudha Murty
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Kiran Desai
d. Namita Gokhale
1357. Who has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award?
a. Joseph L. Goldstein
b. Shailendra Singh
c. Richard Dawkins
d. Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi
1358. In which city, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has
launched the first functional Smog Tower of India?
a. Delhi
b. Varanasi
c. Kolkata
d. Lucknow
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1359. Which ministry has launched the PRANA portal?

a. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
b. Ministry of Earth Sciences
c. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
d. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
1360. Which state has appointed former SBI Chairperson Rajnish Kumar
as its economic advisor?
a. West Bengal
b. Odisha
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Assam
1361. Which State/UT has launched the ‘Business Blasters’ programme?
a. Sikkim
b. Delhi
c. Karnataka
d. Maharashtra
1362. Which ministry has launched ‘Bujurgon ki Baat–Desh Ke Saath’
programme?
a. Ministry of Women and Child Development
b. Ministry of Culture
c. Ministry of Tourism
d. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
1363. Who has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for G20?
a. Piyush Goyal
b. Ashwini Vaishnaw
c. Mansukh Mandaviya
d. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
1364. In which state’s national highway, an emergency landing facility
has been inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?
a. Uttar Pradesh
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b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat
1365. Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
signed a $112 million loan in order to develop water supply infrastructure
in which state?
a. Bihar
b. Rajasthan
c. West Bengal
d. Jharkhand
1366. With which country, Tamil Nadu has partnered to create an energy
island in the Gulf of Mannar?
a. Germany
b. Denmark
c. Japan
d. South Korea
1367. Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have
signed a 300-million-dollar loan to expand rural connectivity in which
state?
a. Assam
b. Maharashtra
c. Odisha
d. Jharkhand
1368. Which date in September is celebrated as Himalayan Diwas?
a. September 9
b. September 10
c. September 11
d. September 12
1369. With which country, India has partnered to launch Centre of
Excellence on Offshore Wind?
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a. Canada
b. France
c. Denmark
d. Japan
1370. Which ministry has launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021?
c. Ministry of Minority Affairs
d. Ministry of Jal Shakti
1371. Who has won Women’s Prize for Fiction for the fantasy novel
Piranesi?
a. J. K. Rowling
b. Susanna Clarke
c. Sudha Murty
d. Michelle Obama
1372. Which date in September is observed as World Suicide Prevention
Day?
a. September 11
b. September 10
c. September 9
d. September 12
1373. Which organization has developed a new API to enable checking
of COVID-19 vaccination status?
a. Co-WIN
b. Aarogya Setu
c. ICMR
d. AIIMS
1374. Recently, with which country India has held a Maritime Affairs
Dialogue?
a. Australia
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b. Great Britain
c. Japan
d. France
1375. Who is the Minister of State for External Affairs who has recently
delivered the keynote in the fourth Conference of the Protectors of
Emigrants?
a. Nityanand Rai
b. V. Muraleedharan
c. Anurag Thakur
d. Babul Supriyo
1376. In which city, a Digital Population Clock has been inaugurated?
a. Hyderabad
b. Mumbai
c. Nagpur
d. Delhi
1377. Who has been appointed as the governor of Punjab?
a. RN Ravi
b. Banwarilal Purohit
c. Gurmit Singh
d. Jagdeep Dhankar
1378. Who has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat?
a. Bhupendra Patel
b. Acharya Devvrat
c. Anandiben Patel
d. Pushkar Singh Dhami
1379. Who has become the first woman excavation engineer to work in
an open cast mine at Central Coalfields Ltd?
a. Akanksha Kumari
b. Shivangi Singh
c. Bhawana Kanth
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d. Shivani Meena
1380. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Lebanon?
a. Hassan Diab
b. Aziz Akhannouch
c. Najib Mikati
d. Michel Aoun
1381. Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Morocco?
a. Moulay Hafid Elalamy
b. Aziz Akhannouch
c. Nizar Baraka
d. Aziz Rabbah
1382. Who is the author of the book ‘Human Rights and Terrorism in
India?’
a. Ajit Doval
b. Subramanian Swamy
c. Bipin Rawat
d. Shashi Tharoor
1383. PayNow, with which India has announced the linking of the
Unified Payments Interface (UPI), is a payment interface of which
country?
a. Singapore
b. Nepal
c. Bhutan
d. Australia
1384. Who has won the Italian Grand Prix 2021?
a. Max Verstappen
b. Daniel Ricciardo
c. Lando Norris
d. Lewis Hamilton
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1385. Which country has commenced the world’s biggest trial of a blood
test where they will detect more than 50 types of cancer?
a. China
b. Russia
c. France
d. United Kingdom
1386. Which organization along with Infosys has entered into a multi-
year strategic engagement with Ausgrid to accelerate its cloud
transformation journey?
a. Google
b. Facebook
c. Microsoft
d. NITI Aayog
1387. Eminent writer Aziz Hajini who passed away recently belonged to
which state/UT?
a. Ladakh
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Uttarakhand
1388. In which city, PM Modi has laid foundation stone of Raja Mahendra
Pratap Singh University?
a. Aligarh
b. Meerut
c. Jaipur
d. Varanasi
1389. On which date, Engineers Day 2021 was observed?
a. September 14
b. September 10
c. September 15
d. September 11
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1390. Recently, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched

its account in which social media platform to counter fake news?
a. WhatsApp
b. Telegram
c. Instagram
d. Twitter
1391. Recently, which airport has been declared as a Customs notified
airport by The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs?
a. Kangra Airport
b. Pakyong Airport
c. Swami Vivekananda International Airport
d. Kushinagar Airport
1392. Which organization has launched “Project Udaan” on the occasion
of Hindi Diwas?
a. IIT Guwahati
b. IIT Bombay
c. IIT Gandhinagar
d. IIT Delhi
1393. With which organization, NITI Aayog has partnered to launch
‘Shoonya’ campaign for zero-pollution delivery vehicles?
a. Rocky Mountain Institute
b. Tesla
c. Tata Motors
d. Solar Energy Industries Association
1394. With which countries, United States has announced a new
trilateral security partnership for the Indo-pacific?
a. India and Australia
b. India and United Kingdom
c. Australia and Japan
d. Australia and United Kingdom
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1395. Recently, which organization has launched four amateurs on its

first ever Earth-circling trip?
a. Blue Origin
b. Virgin Galactic
c. SpaceX
d. Lockheed Martin
1396. Which organization has launched a report titled ‘Reforms in Urban
Planning Capacity in India?’
a. National Development Council
b. NITI Aayog
c. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
d. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
1397. Which organization has partnered with the Assam government to
provide project-specific loan for upgrading MSME clusters?
a. NABARD
b. SIDBI
c. National Small Industries Corporation
1398. Which organization has launched the Planetarium Innovation
Challenge?
a. MyGov India
b. ISRO
c. NITI Aayog
d. Birla Planetarium
1399. Recently, which country has applied to join the Asia-Pacific Free
Trade grouping?
a. India
b. Japan
c. China
d. Singapore
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1400. Where was Swachhata Pakhwada 2021 launched?

a. Mormugao Port Trust
b. Cochin Port Trust
c. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
d. Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal
1401. Recently, RBI has given its nod to which bank to form a special
committee of directors in order to oversee the operations?
a. Equitas Small Finance Bank
b. IDFC First Bank
c. Yes Bank
d. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
1402. Which organization is working on technologies in order to develop
reusable GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle?
a. Space X
b. ISRO
c. Virgin Galactic
d. ROSCOSMOS
1403. Which ministry has launched a Pan-India Special Campaign called
“Ek Pahal Drive?”
a. Ministry of Law and Justice
c. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
1404. Which organization has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) for
installing public charging station for electric vehicles?
a. Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation
b. Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited
c. Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited
d. Punjab Energy Development Agency
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1405. With which organization, NITI Aayog has partnered to provide free
access to education to students in 112 Aspirational Districts in India?
a. Unacademy
b. BYJU
c. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
d. IIT Kanpur
1406. The Indian High Commission located in which country has
celebrated the 57th Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC)
day?
a. Australia
b. Qatar
c. Bangladesh
d. South Korea
1407. Which organization has decided to train 50,000 youths under a
recently launched scheme?
a. NITI Aayog
b. Ministry of Railways
c. Prasar Bharati
1408. On which date, International Equal Pay Day was celebrated?
a. September 18
b. September 20
c. September 21
d. September 15
1409. Recently, who broke the national record in women’s 1500 m race?
a. B. Aishwarya
b. Parul Chaudhary
c. Harmilan Kaur Bains
d. Sushila Chanu
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1410. Which state has declared ‘Cooper Mahseer’ which is locally named
‘Katley’ as the state fish?
a. West Bengal
b. Sikkim
c. Odisha
d. Assam
1411. With which organization, the Department of Space under ISRO
has entered into a framework agreement to develop space launch
vehicles?
a. Bellatrix Aerospace
b. ROSCOSMOS
c. DRDO
d. Agnikul Cosmos
1412. On which date, World Bamboo Day is observed?
a. 15 September
b. 18 September
c. 20 September
d. 22 September
1413. Which institution releases the ‘Crime India’ report every year?
a. National Crime Records Bureau
b. NITI Aayog
c. Narcotics Control Bureau
d. Central Board of Investigation
1414. Which state recently issued circular against bureaucrats holding
press conferences?
a. Meghalaya
b. Manipur
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka
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1415. Which state has inaugurated South Asia’s largest Product

development centre ‘Digital Hub’, to support start-ups?
a. Kerala
b. Karnataka
c. Uttarakhand
d. Uttar Pradesh
1416. Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) is set to start 75 “Fulwari Centers” in
which Indian State/UT?
a. Ladakh
b. Delhi
c. Kerala
d. Madhya Pradesh
1417. Which two countries are set to participate in the Defence Exercise
‘Samudra Shakti’?
a. India and Indonesia
b. India and Nepal
c. India and China
d. India and Bhutan
1418. In which year, was the APEDA Act was passed in the Parliament?
a. 1970
b. 1980
c. 1985
d. 1995
1419. “Aadhaar based e-KYC”, “self KYC” and “OTP based conversion” are
a part of which reforms initiated by the Government of India?
a. LPG Reforms
b. Power Sector Reforms
c. MSME Reforms
d. Telecom Reforms
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1420. “VR Chaudhari”, who is seen in the news recently, is associated

with which organisation?
a. ISRO
b. Indian Air Force
c. ONGC
d. Indian Oil
1421. Which organisation is set to conduct ‘Sailing regattas and Sail
parade’ to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav?
a. Indian Army
b. Indian Navy
c. Shipping Corporation of India
d. Dredging Corporation of India
1422. Which Ministry in association with UGC has organised a Webinar
on “Ensuring Inclusive Governance: Making Every Person Matter”?
a. Ministry of Finance
b. Ministry of Social Justice
c. Ministry of Women Development
d. Ministry of Education
1423. Who is the Chairperson of the recently set up 12-member
committee for change in CBSE / NCERT curriculum?
a. Amit Shah
b. Kasturirangan
c. Bimal Jalan
d. Injetti Srinivas
1424. Lake Tanganyika, which was seen in the news, is shared by how
many countries?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
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1425. Which state has passed the Religious Structures (Protection) Bill,
2021 recently?
a. Odisha
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Kerala
1426. The Odisha Forest department proposed to fit ‘Radio Collars’ on
which animals, to eliminate animal – human conflict?
a. Tigers
b. Elephants
c. Deer
d. Gharial
1427. “Transforming Food Systems for Rural Prosperity report” has been
released by which organization?
a. UNESCO
b. FAO
c. IFAD
d. NABARD
1428. Justin Trudeau, has been elected as the Prime Minister of which
country, for the third time?
a. Australia
b. New Zealand
c. Germany
d. Canada
1429. With which country, India formally launched negotiation on
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)?
a. USA
b. China
c. Brazil
d. UAE
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1430. “National single-window system for investors and businesses” has

been launched to achieve which of the following objectives?
a. Single window for approval and clearance
b. Claim of Tax Rebate
c. GST Data Entry
d. Grievance Redressal
1431. India has recently come out with easing the rules for storage of
which hazardous chemical?
a. Sodium Chloride
b. Nitric Acid
c. Sulphuric Acid
d. Ammonium nitrate and Calcium carbide
1432. Which Bank has committed a sum of Rs.30,000 crore lending in
India, towards sustainable financing till FY 2026?
b. Axis Bank
c. ICICI Bank
d. Union Bank of India
1433. Which organization has developed an indigenous charger for
electric vehicles named AC001?
a. DRDO
b. ISRO
c. ARAI
d. CSIR
1434. Which state has recently passed a bill to ban online “Games of
chance”?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Assam
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1435. Which tech initiative of India has bagged CIPS Excellence in

Procurement Awards 2021, under the “Best Use of Digital Technology”
category?
a. SDG Dashboard
b. GeM
c. Champions Portal
d. GST Portal
1436. As per FSSAI, to what value, industrially produced trans-fat should
be limited?
a. 10%
b. 5%
c. 2%
d. 1%
1437. Which organization has released the report titled “Climate
Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the
Interconnections”?
a. UNFCCC
b. UNICEF
c. NITI Aayog
d. WMO
1438. KVIC has recently set up a ‘Tussar Silk Yarn Production Centre’ in
which state?
a. Gujarat
b. Karnataka
c. Odisha
d. West Bengal
1439. Which Ministry launched the ‘Planetarium Innovation Challenge’
for Indian start-ups and entrepreneurs?
a. Ministry of Science and Technology
b. Ministry of Electronics and IT
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c. Ministry of Jal Shakti

d. Ministry of MSME
1440. Who has been granted the 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
c. Leymah Gbowee
d. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
1441. Which South Pacific Ocean country recently moved International
Court of Justice, regarding Climate change?
a. Fiji
b. Australia
c. Vanuatu
d. Papua New Guinea
1442. Which entity operates “Digital Sky” Platform in India?
a. NITI Aayog
b. Reserve Bank of India
c. Directorate General of Civil Aviation
d. Ministry of Information Technology
1443. Jyothi Surekha Vennam, who was seen in the news recently, is
associated with which sports?
a. Tennis
b. Squash
c. Archery
d. Shooting
1444. Who represented India in the Summit for Information and
Democracy held at New York?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Anurag Thakur
c. Piyush Goyal
d. Nirmala Sitharaman
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1445. What is the name of the third ever September cyclone which
developed in the Bay of Bengal?
a. Giza
b. Gulab
c. Gina
d. Guna
1446. Lasker-DeBakey award is associated with which field?
a. Literature
b. Sports
c. Science
d. Social Service
1447. ‘Tai-Ahom and Matak’, which were seen in the news recently, are
the communities demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in which state?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. West Bengal
c. Assam
d. Karnataka
1448. What is the name of the tourism app recently launched by the
Delhi Government?
a. My Delhi
b. Dekho Meri Dilli
c. Tour Delhi
d. Hamara Delhi
1449. Quarterly Employment Survey provides the employment and
related variables of how many sectors of the country?
a. 3
b. 9
c. 15
d. 23
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1450. What was the original duration of the Foreign Trade Policy, which
is being currently implemented?
a. 2014- 2019
b. 2015-2020
c. 2016-2021
d. 2017-2022
1451. What is “Akash Prime”, that is seen in the news recently?
a. New broadcasting station of AIR
b. New broadband service by BSNL
c. New version of Akash Missile
d. Navigation satellite of ISRO
1452. Where is the ‘National Institute of Biotic Stress Tolerance’ located?
a. Mumbai
b. Pune
c. Ahmedabad
d. Raipur
1453. “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future” is the theme of which
day, celebrated on 30 September?
a. World Seafarers Day
b. World Maritime Day
c. World Oceanography Day
d. World Fishery Day
1454. Which company has launched ‘Future Engineer Programme’ in
India?
a. Google
b. Amazon
c. Microsoft
d. Facebook
1455. Gold Exchange and Social Stock Exchange, which were in the
news recently, are approved by which organisation?
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a. RBI
b. SEBI
c. ECGC
d. NSDL
1456. India unveiled a ‘National Action Plan for Dog Mediated Rabies
Elimination’(NAPRE), to eliminate rabies by which year?
a. 2025
b. 2027
c. 2030
d. 2032
1457. Padmaja Chunduru, former MD & CEO of Indian Bank, has been
appointed as the new MD & CEO of which organisation?
a. SEBI MF
b. NSDL
c. SBI
d. LIC
1458. Which institution has developed the first alternative to corneal
transplantation in India?
a. AIIMS
b. JIPMER
c. IIT- Hyderabad
d. NIT- Tiruchirappalli
1459. Lucy Mission, which was seen in the news recently, is associated
with which space agency?
a. ISRO
b. NASA
c. Blue Origin
d. SpaceX
1460. Which technology company has launched ‘Creator education
programme’ in India?
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a. Amazon
b. Facebook
c. Microsoft
d. Google
1461. What does ‘P’ stand for in the PCA Framework, related with the
Reserve Bank of India?
a. Public
b. Private
c. Prompt
d. Priority
1462. What is the External debt ratio to GDP of India, as of March 2020?
a. 1.11%
b. 11.1%
c. 21.1%
d. 41.1%
1463. What per cent of India’s exports is contributed by MSMEs,
approximately?
a. 30
b. 40
c. 50
d. 60
1464. ‘Clean India Programme’ has been inaugurated from which state?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. West Bengal
1465. Hwasong-8, which was seen in the news recently, is a new
hypersonic missile tested by which country?
a. China
b. Japan
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c. Israel
d. North Korea
1466. Who took charge as the Chief Hydrographer to the Government of
India?
a. Adhir Arora
b. Vinay Badhwar
c. Gaurav Arya
d. R K Mathur
1467. SAGE and SACRED, which were seen in the news, are new portals
associated with which segment of population?
a. Old Age People
b. Children
c. Women
d. Trans Gender People
1468. Which institution publishes the Global Financial Stability Report
semi-annually?
a. World Bank
b. IMF
c. ADB
d. New Development Bank
1469. Who has become the first Indian Woman cricketer to score a
century in Australia?
a. Smriti Mandhana
b. Mithali Raj
c. Shafali Verma
d. Punam Raut
1470. Manu Bhaker, who was seen in the news recently, is associated
with which sports?
a. Running
b. Swimming
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c. Wrestling
d. Shooting
1471. Edayur and Kuttiattoor, which were in news recently, belongs to
which state?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka
1472. In which year UPI was launched by the NPCI in India?
a. 2010
b. 2013
c. 2016
d. 2018
1473. “Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award for National Integration and
National Contribution” is awarded by which state?
a. Maharashtra
b. Odisha
c. Assam
d. Tamil Nadu
1474. Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited has recently reverse
merged with which debt-ridden company?
a. Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
b. DHFL
c. Kingfisher Airlines
d. Yes Bank
1475. What is the name of the cyclone that hit Oman and is an offspring
of the cyclone Gulab?
a. Shaheen
b. Fakit
c. Gulmuhar
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d. Tez
1476. Which organization publishes the “Model Lists of Essential
Medicines”?
a. AIIMS
b. IMA
c. WHO
d. FAO
1477. ‘DAY NRLM’ scheme is implemented by which ministry?
b. Ministry of Agriculture
c. Ministry of Women and Child Development
d. Ministry of Rural Development
1478. When is the Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week observed
by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
a. October 1 to October 5, 2021
b. October 2 to October 7, 2021
c. October 10 to October 17, 2021
d. October 5 to October 10, 2021
1479. “Ponte di Ferro”, which has collapsed recently, is situated in which
country?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
d. Greece
1480. What are ‘Pandora Papers’ which is seen in the news recently?
a. Paper manufactured in Italy
b. Eco friendly paper
c. Documents revealing undisclosed wealth and tax avoidance
d. Documents related to Bitcoin
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1481. Who is the MD of National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd.

(NARCL)?
a. PM Nair
b. Ajit Doval
c. Urjit Patel
d. UK Sinha
1482. “Azadi@75 – New Urban India” – the Urban conclave was
inaugurated in which city?
a. Mumbai
b. New Delhi
c. Varanasi
d. Lucknow
1483. “SVAMITVA” scheme is implemented by which Union Ministry?
a. Ministry of Agriculture
d. Ministry of Panchayat Raj
1484. “MITRA” scheme announced in Budget 2021-22 is associated with
which sector?
a. Defence
b. Textile
c. Automobile
d. Medicine
1485. The Indian dish “Mihidana” which is a GI tagged product, belongs
to which state?
a. West Bengal
b. Rajasthan
c. Haryana
d. Punjab
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1486. Where was the Business Summit on the National Mission on

Edible Oil – Oil Palm for North East held recently?
a. Guwahati
b. Agartala
c. Itanagar
d. Gangtok
1487. Which state / UT has approved to issue a unique health card to
“each and every citizen” under its Health Information Management
System (HIMS) project?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Telangana
c. Delhi
d. Puducherry
1488. High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, was officially
launched in which year?
a. 1984
b. 1992
c. 2000
d. 2021
1489. When is the ‘Indian Air Force Day’ celebrated every year?
a. October 2
b. October 4
c. October 5
d. October 8
1490. After RBI’s October Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, what is
the Repo rate?
a. 4.5 %
b. 4.25%
c. 4.00%
d. 3.75%
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1491. Which central armed police force of India secures the Nepal and
Bhutan borders?
a. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
b. ITBP
c. CRPF
d. Assam Rifles
1492. Vallilath Madhathil Madhavan Nair, who passed away recently, is
associated with which profession?
a. Sports
b. Business
c. Bureaucracy
d. Politics
1493. What is the theme of the ‘World Post Day’ 2021?
a. Innovate to recover
b. Post to Connect
c. Communication during Covid
d. Post across the World
1494. Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary,
which were seen in the news recently, are located in which state?
a. West Bengal
b. Odisha
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Bihar
1495. Deep Space Atomic Clock, which was seen in the news recently, is
associated with which space agency?
a. ISRO
b. NASA
c. Virgin Galactic
d. SpaceX
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1496. What is the name of the application launched by the Union

Shipping Ministry to promote transparency in port-related information?
a. AtmaNirbhar Port
b. MyPort
c. Bharat Port
d. Port in Hand
1497. Mette Frederiksen, who visited India recently, is the Prime Minister
of which country?
a. Finland
b. Denmark
c. France
d. Australia
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Questions 1-6:
In the following questions, groups of four words are given.
In each group, one word is correctly spelle Find the correctly spelled wor
1.
a. despondant
b. detremental
c. diaphenous
d. dilapidated
2.
a. collaborate
b. Comemorate
c. colate
d. choclate
3.
a. Murmuring
b. Murmurring
c. Murrmuring
d. Murrmurring
4.
a. Severety
b. Sovereignity
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c. Superiorty
d. serenity
5.
a. Reprimond
b. requisite
c. Repositary
d. Resplendant
6.
a. Semblence
b. Samblance
c. Semblance
d. Samblonce
Questions 7-13:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
I am a mother of three children. My youngest daughter is sick. She has an
illness that will never go away, but it can be manage She needs medicine to
manage her illness. This medicine used to cost one thousand rupees a
month. Now it costs three thousand rupees a month. Without this medicine,
my daughter has trouble breathing. Sometimes her lungs do not work well.
She cannot Get enough air into her lungs. Then she needs the medicine to
help her lungs work again. We have to buy medicine. We do not have a
choice, But it will be hard to find an extra two thousand rupees a month. Our
family will have to spend less money on other things.
7. The mother feels

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a. angry
b. scared
c. worried
d. sad
8. Based on its use in the passage, it can be understood that manage

belongs to which word group?
a. control, direct, treat
b. cure, fix, heal
c. be, live, survive
d. reach, succeed, win
9. The daughter needs the medicine to

a. give her more air
b. help her lungs work again
c. breathe for her when she cannot
d. make her illness go away
10. The mother says "We do not have a choice" to explain that
a. she will definitely buy the medicine
b. someone else is making her buy the medicine
c. her daughter will die without the medicine
d. she does hot want to buy the medicine
11. Which word best describes the medicine?

a. important
b. helpful
c. needed
d. useful
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12. What is the main reason the family will have to spend less money on
other things?
a. The daughter has an illness that will never go away
b. The price of the medicine went up
c. The daughter needs the medicine to help her breathe
d. Two thousand rupees every month is a lot of money
13. . Based on information in the passage, it can be understood that in the

future the family will most likely
a. need help paying for the medicine
b. find extra money hidden somewhere
c. only buy things on sale
d. have to save money on something else
14. Loath : Coercion : ?:?

a. Detest : Caressing
b. Irritate : Caressing
c. Irate : Antagonism
d. Reluctant : Persuasion
15. Trilogy : Novel :: ?:?

a. Rice : Husk
b. Milk : Cream
c. Serial : Episode
d. Gun : Cartridge
16. Wife : Marriage :: ?:?

a. Bank : Money
b. Nationality : Citizenship
c. Service : Qualification
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d. Attendance : Register
17. East : Orient :: ?:?

a. North : Polar
b. North : Tropic
c. South : Capricorn
d. West : Occident
18. Ignominy : Disloyalty :: ?:?

a. Death : Victory
b. Martyr : Man
c. Fame : Heroism
d. Destruction : Victory
19. Choose the word that best defines the given phrase:
‘A written account of the life of an individual’
a. Autobiography
b. Epigraph
c. Biography
d. Novel
20. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases.
To throw up the sponge
a. To surrender or give up a contest
b. To offer a challenge
c. To become utterly disappointed
d. To maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end
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Questions 21- 24:

In the following questions four words are given out of which one word is
incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt wor
21.
a. Pertinacious
b. Demarcation
c. Temperament
d. Sureptitious
22.
a. Repercussion
b. Obsolescing
c. Sillhoutte
d. Ludicrous
23.
a. Acquaintence
b. Appeasement
c. Abnormality
d. Accentuate
24.
a. Luminiscent
b. Lusciousness
c. Lavatory
d. Localization
25. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:
A fool's errand
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a. A blunder
b. An impossible task
c. A useless undertaking
d. None of these
26. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:
To flog a dead horse
a. To act in a foolish way
b. To waste one's efforts
c. To revive interest in an old subject
d. To revive old memories
27. Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms:
The alpha and the omega
a. The beginning and the end
b. A nice act
c. The stars and the moon
d. Very costly
28. Choose the word that best defines the given phrase:
To talk through one's hat
a. To speak fluently
b. To talk nonsense
c. To talk wisdom
d. To speak at random
29. Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms:
A bull in a china shop
a. A person who is very ugly but loves the beautiful things of life
b. A person who takes a sadistic delight in harming innocent people
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c. A person who becomes too excited where no excitement is

warranted
d. A rough and clumsy person at a place where skill and care are
required
30. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases “To hold
something in leash”
a. To restrain
b. To disappoint
c. To dismiss
d. To discourage
Questions 31 - 34:
In each group of words given below only one word is spelt correctly. Choose
the one.
31.
a. Nutritous
b. Nutritious
c. Nutritius
d. Nutritious
32.
a. Magnificient
b. Magnificent
c. Magnefecient
d. Magnifecient
33. Choose the word that best defines the given phrases
“To take away one’s breath”
a. To surprise one
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b. To hit one badly

c. To kill one
d. To take away one’s money
“A dead letter”
a. One which has not been posted
b. One of rejection
c. No longer in use
d. One that has not reached its destination
Questions 35-66:
Choose the words opposite in meaning to the given word:
35. SACRED
a. Unholy
b. Open
c. False
d. Inauspicious
36. SOBER
a. Crooked
b. Drunk
c. Unwise
d. Cruel
37. NOVEL
a. naughty
b. novelist
c. banal
d. nasty
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38. HARMONIOUS
a. sonorous
b. discordant
c. concordant
d. balanced
39. ACCELERATE
a. delay
b. quicken
c. diminish
d. descent
40. BOLD
a. timid
b. nervous
c. coy
d. fearful
41. TRAITOR
a. migrant
b. member
c. patriot
d. officer
42. EXAGGERATE
a. extravagant
b. understate
c. abundance
d. excerpt
43. ACCUMULATE
a. disperse
b. dismiss
c. below
d. aware
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44. STERILE
a. fertile
b. infertile
c. dense
d. barren
45. CONCILIATION
a. dispute
b. irritation
c. separation
d. confrontation
46.AMELIORATE
a. improve
b. depend
c. soften
d. worsen
47. GLOOMY
a. radiant
b. fragrant
c. melodious
d. illusory
48. EXONERATE
a. admit
b. release
c. convict
d. reject
49.RETAIN
a. remember
b. release
c. unfurl
d. engage
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50. BLEAK
a. dull
b. dark
c. bright
d. exposure
51. PROMINENT
a. unknown
b. eminent
c. renowned
d. important
52. MALICIOUS
a. malevolent
b. spiteful
c. baneful
d. benign
53. INCESSANT
a. continuous
b. intermittent
c. unceasing
d. constant
54. WARY
a. conscientious
b. daring
c. thrifty
d. rash
55. OVERT
a. open
b. complete
c. hidden
d. culvert
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56. FLOOD
a. drought
b. dry
c. cyclone
d. desert
57. LIBERTY
a. freedom
b. liberation
c. bondage
d. crowded
58. REVOKE
a. negate
b. annul
c. invalidate
d. implement
59. YIELD
a. respond
b. survive
c. attack
d. resist
60.NOURISH
a. starve
b. foster
c. sustain
d. strengthen
61. DISCONSOLATE
a. prominent
b. joyous
c. thankful
d. unprejudiced
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62. SWELTERING
a. smelly
b. clammy
c. freezing
d. cozy
63. CONCUR
a. agree
b. weak
c. praise
d. disagree
64.ERUDITE
a. unimaginative
b. immature
c. ignorant
d. professional
65. REDUNDANT
a. wordy
b. concise
c. surplus
d. repetitions
66. DEVOUT
a. pious
b. pure
c. treacherous
d. ardent
Questions 67-68:
Choose the words that fit the most closely with each definition
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67. One who has vowed not to marry.

a. Spinster
b. Bachelor
c. Celibate
d. Callous
68. A self-centred person

a. Arrogant
b. Egoist
c. Profane
d. Clever
Questions 69-76:
Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word
69. RADIANT
a. Famous
b. Bright
c. Just
d. Timely
70. STRICTURE
a. Criticism
b. Harshness
c. Despot
d. Passion
To get into hot waters
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a. To be impatient
b. To suffer a huge financial loss
c. To get into trouble
d. To be in a confused state of mind
72. Choose the correctly spelt word:

a. Dolorous
b. Dolurous
c. Doloreus
d. Delorious

a. Condiut
b. Conduit
c. Connduit
d. Condeut

a. Gragarious
b. Gragerious
c. Gregarious
d. Grigareous

a. Interensic
b. Intrinsic
c. Entrensic
d. Entrinsec
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a. Sepulchral
b. Sepalchrle
c. Sepalchral
d. Sepulchrle
Questions 77-87:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below
it:
Patience is better than wisdom: An ounce of patience is worth a pound of

brains. All men praise patience, but few can practice it. is a medicine which is
good for all diseases, but it is not every garden that grows the herbs to make
it with. Many people are born crying, live complaining and die disappointe
They think every other person's burden to be light and their own feather to
be heavy as lead, and yet if the truth were known, it is their fancy rather than
their fate that makes things go so hard with them. Many would be well off
than what they think of.
77. Which of the following is the most suitable explanation to the author's
remark that an ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains?
a. Wisdom can only be attained by practising patience.

b. Patience comes first, wisdom next.
c. Patience is essential for every achievement in life
d. Without patience wisdom cannot be used properly.
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78. Which one is the most likely explanation, among the following, of the
author's metaphorical statement that " it is not every garden that
grows the herbs to make is with"?
a. Patience is a must for solving all our problems in life.
b. Patience is a rare herb that cures all diseases.
c. Patience is virtue of the highest order.
d. It is only a small number of people that are found observing
patience in life.
79. The writer's remarks, "They think every person's burden to be light and
their own feathers to be as heavy as lead" is very significant. It means
a. They are always worried and dejecte
b. They consider their own problems to be difficult to solve as
compared with problems of other people.
c. They feel that they alone face serious problems while others have
a nice time.
d. They remain very much worried about their own problems.
80. Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:
Anathema
a. Religious Chant
b. Pun
c. Musical Subject
d. Curse
Debilitate
a. Weaken
b. Attack
c. Surmount
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d. Destroy
Penchant
a. Liking
b. Eagerness
c. Disability
d. Keenness
Nebulous
a. Tiny
b. Vague
c. Insignificant
d. Inadequate
84. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the

given word:
Insolent
a. Sullen
b. Affable
c. Determined
d. Rich
85. Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given
word:
Sceptic
a. Cryptic
b. Believer
c. Support
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d. Eminent
word:
Refractory
a. Refreshing
b. Burdensome
c. Privileged
d. Manageable
word:
Acrimonious
a. Legal
b. Severe
c. Cursive
d. Harmonious
Questions 88-93:
Select the most appropriate word from the options against each
number:
Life is an ___(58)____ series of challenges and opportunities to be seize
You have to plan for exercising the right career choices and___(59)___
the right opportunities. Planned___(60)___rather than a hasty decision
is ___(61)___as far as your career is concerne You need to ___(62)___what
occupational groups, ___(63)___ and type of organisations are suitable
for you.
88.
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a. enticing
b. exciting
c. encharming
d. enhancing
89.
a. catching
b. offsetting
c. grabbing
d. conceiving
90.
a. delay
b. hindrance
c. application
d. execution
91.
a. desirable
b. deciphered
c. inevitable
d. acceptable
92.
a. check
b. classify
c. divide
d. analyse
93.
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a. specifications
b. limitations
c. qualifications
d. identification
Questions 94-109:
Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-

94.“ In a jiffy”
a. Outstanding
b. Suddenly
c. In a fix
d. Appropriate
95. “Upto the hilt”

a. Completely
b. Upto the mark
c. Upto the final decision
d. None of these
96. “Man of Letters”

a. Who writes too many letters
b. An important person
c. A politician
d. A literary person
97. Sangfroid
a. Composure
b. Go on leave
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c. Changed Suddenly
d. Make an attempt
98. I __________ working all afternoon and have just finished the
assignment.
a. have been
b. had been
c. shall be
d. am
99. Rohan __________ the movie before he read the review.

a. watches
b. have watched
c. had watched
d. was watching
100. He __________ in the States but he still does not have command
over the English language.
a. have been living
b. has been living
c. have lived
d. living
101. The quality of products __________ over time.

a. are degrading
b. have been degrading
c. have degrading
d. were degraded
102. Each of the four army soldiers __________ for the mission.
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a. were ready
b. are ready
c. was ready
d. have been ready
103. Two-thirds of the food supply __________ for the month.

a. has been used
b. were used
c. have been using
d. has been using
104. “Shyam and his brothers” __________ a famous sweet shop in our
neighbourhoo
a. are
b. have been
c. is
d. have
105. By the time she was fifteen, she __________ a beautiful singer.
a. shall become
b. become
c. had become
d. has becoming
106. Meera __________ for the charitable cause.

a. came to contribute
b. come to contributed
c. came to contributed
d. comes to contributed
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107. You should not __________ back with your teacher.

a. talk
b. talks
c. had talked
d. talked
108. I probably __________ left.

a. should have
b. will
c. has
d. having
109. It is a tradition that __________ ever since.

a. have been celebrated
b. had been celebrated
c. has been celebrated
d. has been celebrating
Questions 110-130:
Choose the synonyms with the word given:
110. 81. Allegiance

a. Loyalty
b. Violence
c. Disloyalty
d. Treachery
111. Abash
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a. Dauntless
b. Ashamed
c. Intrepid
d. Honest
112. Altruism
a. Selfishness
b. Deceitful
c. Selflessness
d. Scepticism
113.Poltroon
a. Pusillanimous
b. Gallant
c. Gutsy
d. Wearied
114. Rostrum
a. Guardian
b. Podium
c. Device
d. Scheme
115.Prorogue
a. Adjourn
b. Convene
c. Rally
d. Continue
116. Barge
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a. Shove
b. Shout
c. Interpret
d. Plead
117. Cherubic
a. Elderly
b. Lowness
c. Adorable
d. Hardheaded
118. Hummock
a. Tranquillity
b. Slab
c. Hammer
d. Knoll
119. Ameliorate
a. Improve
b. Disapprove
c. Appreciate
d. Discourage
120. Haggle
a. Struggle
b. Bargain
c. Advise
d. Acknowledge
121. Morose
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a. Ill-tempered
b. Well-behaved
c. Kind-hearted
d. Cunning
122. Taciturn
a. Talkative
b. Uncommunicative
c. Clever
d. Bad-tempered
123. The _____ playing of loud music has led the angry residents of this
vicinity to file a police complaint and move court against the organizer's
lack of for ______the people's need for a peaceful neighbour-hoo
a. peaceful, thought
b. abrupt, hope
c. incessant, consideration
d. fashionable, friendliness
e. intermittent, interpretation
124. The _______of the chronic balance of payments deficit which has
________the Finance Ministry under three Prime Ministers is very real.
a. temptation, reviled
b. understanding. menaced
c. impact, underestimated
d. obligation, blessed
e. the , plagued
125. Britain, for the present, is deeply ________ in economic troubles,
and the economic future heavily ________ looks uncertain.
a. engrossed, responsive
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b. ingrained, skeptical
c. saturate, enveloped
d. mired, mortgaged
e. restrained, participative
126. Our Constitution was based on the belief that the free________ of
ideas, people and cultures is essential to the ________of a democratic
society.
a. selection, concurrence
b. interchange, preservation
c. reversal. Upholding
d. dissemination congruence
e. distinction, design
127. As this country has become more _ _ _ industrial and

internationalized, she and all Western democracies, experienced a
necessary increase in the _____________of the executive.
a. urbanized, role
b. objective, wealth
c. synthesized, efficiency
d. civilized, convenience
e. concretized, vision
128. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following

idioms:
“Blot from the blue”
a. Complete surprise
b. Swimming in the ocean
c. Colouring the pot
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d. Away from water
129. Which word or words explains the meaning of the following

idioms:
“ be like a bear with a sore head”
a. Be in a foul mood
b. Have a headache
c. Be reckless
d. Restless
130. Jack and John __________ helpful.

a. be
b. have been
c. was
d. had been
Questions 131-150:
Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c), (d) given below each sentence should
replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically
correct?
131.They could not admire his bright performance because of they dislike
him.
a. because of their disliking of
b. because of their dislike
c. because they dislike
d. as they have disliked
e. e) No correction required
132. She was uneasy because she never be on a plane before.
a. had never been
b. never been
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c. is never been
d. No improvement
133. Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury
a. Affable
b. Cordial
c. Vengeful
d. Benign
134. They only work when they have no money.
a. When they have no money, they only work.
b. they only work
c. work only when.
d. No improvement.
135. I.T. experts may have to stop hunting for better job opportunities
as these are not so easily available now.
a. must have been hunting
b. may be stopping the hunting
c. should have to stop hunt
d. might have to stop hunting
136. Since the deadline has been changed from next week to this
Thursday you should give this work priority.
a. priority this work
b. prioritised this work
c. hot give priority this work
d. be given this work priority
137. The NYC building at New York City is as high as every other
building in the United States of America.
a. high than every other building
b. as high as every other building
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c. higher than any other one

d. No improvement
138. Is respect really preferable than money ?
a. preferable to money ?
b. preferred, or money ?
c. preferable than money ?
d. No improvement
139. They are migratory workers from another country.
a. immigrant
b. itinerant
c. emigrant
d. No improvement
140. Many workers were being held hostages.
a. held to be hostages
b. held as hostages
c. held like hostages
d. No improvement
141. The grim Job market has taken its toll on students, many of those
had hoped for a much better future.
a. many of which
b. several of those
c. many of whom
d. much of whom
142. He did not take up the project because he was fearful to fail.
a. feared to fail
b. fearing of failure
c. afraid of failing
d. afraid in failing
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143. When the Inspector of Police said this, we knew whom he was
eluding.
a. intending
b. referring to
c. hinting
d. No improvement
144. Many workers were being held hostages.
a. held to be hostages
b. held as hostages
c. held like hostages
d. No improvement
145. With rising prices people find it difficult to make both the ends
meet.
a. both ends
b. the both ends
c. both their ends
d. No improvement
146. One of the key competencies for managers are ethics and the
ability to motivate others.
a. Within the key competence
b. Including the key competencies
c. Beside the key competency
d. Among the key competencies
147. The loud and incessant chatter worries your father who is trying to
concentrate.
a. aggravates
b. annoys
c. irritates
d. No improvement
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148. Its high time that you go home.

a. have gone
b. should go
c. went
d. No improvement
149. The loud and incessant chatter worries your father who is trying to
concentrate.
a. aggravates
b. annoys
c. irritates
d. No improvement
150. Man is the only animal who can talk.
a. which
b. whom
c. that
d. No improvement
Questions 151-155:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below
them. Certain words are given in bold to help you to locate them while
answering some of the questions.
PASSAGE
A few weeks ago I ran into an old friend who is currently one of the
mandarins deciding India's economic and financial policies. He asked, "And
so, how is IIT doing?" As one can only indulge in friendly banter at such
gatherings, I responded with, "Not so well actually. Your market-friendly
policies have forced us to raise the fee, so we have 50% fewer PhD applicants
this year. Not batting an eyelid, he shot back: "Obviously. Your PhD students
don't have any market value." Taken aback, I shifted to a more serious tone
and tried to start a discussion on the need for research in these globalised
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times. But he had already walked away. The last word on the imperatives of
the 'market' had been spoken. Actually, this view of higher education should
not have surprised me. Worthies who look at everything as consumer
products classify higher education as a 'non-merit' good. Non-merit goods
are those where only the individual benefits from acquiring them and not the
society as a whole. Multilateral agencies like The World Bank have too been
pushing countries like India to stop subsidies to higher education.
When Ron Brown, former US commerce secretary visited India, a public
meeting was organized at IIT Delhi. At that meeting I asked him : "I
understand that since the 19th century all the way up to the 1970s, most land
grant and state universities in the US virtually provided free education to
state citizens. Was that good for the economy, or should they have charged
high fees in the early 20th century?" He replied, "It was great for the economy.
It was one of the best things that the US government did at that particular
time in American history - building institutions of higher education which
were accessible to the masses of the people. I think it is one of the reasons
why our economy grew and prospered, one of the ways in which the US was
able to close some of its social gaps. So people who lived in rural areas would
have the same kind of access to higher education as people living in other
parts of the country. It was one of the reasons for making America strong."
Our policy-makers seem unaware that their mentors in the US did not follow
policies at home which they now prescribe for other countries. Ron Brown's
remarks summarise the importance of policymakers in the US place on
higher education as a vehicle for upward mobility, for the poorer sectors of
their population. Even today, a majority of Americans study in state-run
institutions. Some of these institutions, like Berkeley and the Universities of
Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin and Texas, are among the best in world.
The annual tuition charged from state residents (about $ 5000 a year) is
about a month's salary paid to a lecturer. Even this fee is waived for most
students. In addition, students receive stipends for books, food and hostel
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charges. The basic principle is that no student who gets admission to a

university should have to depend on parental support if it is not available.
Ron Brown's remarks went unnoticed in India. Every other day some
luminary or the other opines that universities and technical education
institutions should increase their charges and that such education should not
be subsidized. Most editorials echo these sentiments. Eminent industrialists
pontificate that we should run educational institutions like business houses.
Visiting experts from the Bank and the IMF, in their newly emerging concern
for the poor, advise us to divert funds from higher education to primary
education.
151.Which of the following is MOST NEARLY THE SAME in meaning as the
word printed in bold as used in the passage?
WAIVED
a. Condoned
b. Overlooked
c. Charged
d. Moved
e. Paid
152. Which of the following is MOST NEARLY THE SAME in meaning as
the word printed in bold as used in the passage?
MASSES
a. Students
b. Officers
c. Groups
d. Institutions
e. Parents
153. Which of the following is MOST OPPOSITE in the meaning of the
GLOBALISED
a. Earthly
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b. Prospering
c. Liberalised
d. Universalised
e. Decentralised
PROSPERED
a. Improved
b. Decomposed
c. Progressed
d. Declined
e. Enlightened
CONCERN
a. Sympathy
b. Indifference
c. Anxiety
d. Worry
e. Nullification
Choose the correct synonym of the given word:

156. Rectify
a. To build
b. Correct
c. Destroy
d. To command
157. Parasite
a. A loss of motion
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b. Exterminator
c. Disease
d. One that clings
158. Placate
a. To make sure
b. To annoy
c. To pacify
d. To flatten out
159. Paramount
a. Very important
b. Wide and extensive
c. Above others in rank of authority
d. Famous
160. Forestall
a. Avoid
b. Frighten
c. Prevent
d. Disappoint
161. Acumen
a. Abundance
b. Bitterness
c. Deficit
d. Quickness of insight
162. Nascent
a. Initial
b. Unpleasant
c. Latest
d. Crude
163. Interim
a. Temporary
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b. Internal
c. Timely
d. Interval
164. Perspicacious
a. Bad
b. Clear
c. Hazy
d. Shrewd
165. Incensed
a. Affected
b. Incited
c. Encouraged
d. Inspired
166. Mitigate
a. Send on a mission
b. Pardon
c. Soften
d. To heal
167. Diatribe
a. Address
b. Attack
c. Discharge
d. Objection
168. Sensuous
a. Aesthetic
b. Abundant
c. Delicious
d. Imposing
169. Denounce
a. Condemn
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b. Maintain
c. Sustain
d. Support
170. Enigmatic
a. Illusive
b. Complicated
c. Puzzling
d. Pithy
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives,

choose the one which can be substituted for the given
words/ sentence.
171. A person who is blamed for the wrong doings of others
a. Phlegmatic
b. Bursar
c. Scapegoat
d. Captor
172. A person with strong desire to steal.
a. kleptomania
b. losmomania
c. melanomania
d. nelomania
173. Something capable of being done.
a. tenable
b. Explicable
c. Feasible
d. Probable
174. Government by a king
a. aristocracy
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b. oligarchy
c. monarchy
d. autocracy
175. The study of insects
a. Etymology
b. Entomology
c. Zoology
d. Anthropology
176. A place where money is coined.
a. mint
b. firm
c. parliament
d. bank
177. Unwelcome aspect of a situation
a. flip side
b. flip-flop
c. flint lock
d. flippant
178. A person highly skilled in music
a. Novice
b. Virtuoso
c. Dabbler
d. Amateur
179. Just punishment for wrong doing
a. Prodigy
b. Dandy
c. Wagon
d. Nemesis
180. A man with abnormal habits
a. frantic
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b. idiotic
c. sulky
d. eccentric
181. Give and receive mutually
a. Compromise
b. Approve
c. Reciprocate
d. Present
182. Customs and habits of a particular group
a. Rites
b. Rituals
c. Traditions
d. Mores
183. To move back and forth or sideways
a. Traverse
b. Sojourn
c. Breather
d. Tarriance
184. Opinion contrary to accepted doctrines
a. advocacy
b. heresy
c. convention
d. controversy
185. Without risk of punishment
a. Inexorable
b. Imperturbable
c. Impunity
d. Impudent
186. One who walks in sleep
a. Somnambulist
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b. Altruist
c. Egoist
d. Somniloquist
187. A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated
manner as to cause laughter
a. Cartography
b. Caricature
c. Cacography
d. Cartoon
188. A perception without objective reality
a. Illusion
b. Cynicism
c. Optimism
d. Hallucination
189. Clues available at a scene
a. Inferential
b. Suggestive
c. Derivative
d. Circumstantial
190. Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments
or abuse
a. Allay
b. Heckle
c. Dulcify
d. Soothe
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MATHS
1. Arrange the fractions in ascending order
a. 5/8 < 7/12 < 3/4< 13/16

b. 5/8 < 7/12 < 13/16 < 3/4
c. 5/8 < 3/4< 13/16 < 7/12
d. 7/12 < 5/8 < 3/4< 13/16
2. Arrange fractions in descending order
a. 9/11 > 8/9 > 3/5 > 4/7

b. 9/11 > 8/9 > 4/7 > 3/5
c. 8/9 > 9/11 > 3/5 > 4/7
d. 9/11 >3/5 > 8/9 > 4/7
3. What decimal of an hour is a second
a. .0028
b. .0027
c. .0026
d. .0025
4. What will be the value of
a. 214.64
b. 314.64
c. 414.64
d. 412.64
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5. Evaluate 35 / .07
a. 400
b. 500
c. 505
d. None of above
6. Evaluate :
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
7. Evaluate
a. 80
b. 800
c. 8000
d. 80000
8. Evaluate:
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
9. Find the compound interest on Rs. 7500 at 4% per annum for 2 years,
compounded annually.
a. Rs. 610
b. Rs. 612
c. Rs. 614
d. Rs. 616
10. Albert invested amount of 8000 in a fixed deposit for 2 years at

compound interest rate of 5 % per annum. How much Albert will get on
the maturity of the fixed deposit.
a. Rs. 8510
b. Rs. 8620
c. Rs. 8730
d. Rs. 8820
11. What will be the compound interest on Rs. 25000 after 3 years at the
rate of 12 % per annum
a. Rs 10123.20
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b. Rs 10123.30
c. Rs 10123.40
d. Rs 10123.50
12. A man saves Rs 200 at the end of each year and lends the money at 5%
compound interest. How much will it become at the end of 3 years.
a. Rs 662
b. Rs 662.01
c. Rs 662.02
d. Rs 662.03
13. Find the compound interest on Rs.16,000 at 20% per annum for 9
months, compounded quarterly
a. Rs 2520
b. Rs 2521
c. Rs 2522
d. Rs 2523
14. The present worth of Rs.169 due in 2 years at 4% per annum compound
interest is
a. Rs 155.25
b. Rs 156.25
c. Rs 157.25
d. Rs 158.25
15. Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 8% per annum
is half the compound interest on Rs. 4000 for 2 years at 10% per annum.
The sum placed on simple interest is
a. Rs 1650
b. Rs 1750
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c. Rs 1850
d. Rs 1950
16. In what time will Rs.1000 become Rs.1331 at 10% per annum
compounded annually
a. 2 Years
b. 3 Years
c. 4 Years
d. 5 Years
17. The difference between simple and compound interests compounded

annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs1.
Find the sum.
a. Rs 600
b. Rs 625
c. Rs 650
d. Rs 675
18. On a sum of money, simple interest for 2 years is Rs 660 and compound
interest is Rs 696.30, the rate of interest being the same in both cases.
a. 8%
b. 9%
c. 10%
d. 11%
19. A man goes to Mumbai from Pune at a speed of 4 km/hr and returns to
Pune at speed of 6km/hr. What is his average speed of the entire
journey?
a. 4.8km/hr
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b. 5 km/hr
c. 4.2 km/hr
d. 5.6 km/hr
20. Rohit has to reach Mumbai which is 500 km away in 10 hours. His
starting speed for 3 hours was 60 km/hr. For the next 200 km his speed
was 50km/hr. By what speed he must travel now so as to reach Mumbai
in decided time of 10 hours?
a. 40km/hr
b. 50 km/hr
c. 60 km/hr
d. 20 km/hr
21. P, Q and R are in a cycle race of 4500 meters. P cycles twice as fast as Q.
R cycles 1/3rd as fast as Q. R completes the race in 45 minutes. Then
where was Q from the finishing line when P finished the race?
a. 300 m
b. 1500 m
c. 2250 m
d. 3000 m
22. A car travelling with 5/7th of its actual speed covers 42km in 1hr. 40mins.
48 secs. Find the actual speed of the car.
a. 17(6/7) km/hr
b. 35 km/hr
c. 25 km/hr
d. 30 km/hr
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23. A walks from points Jammu to Delhi and at the same time, B starts
walking from Delhi to Jammu. After passing each other, they complete
their journeys in 361 hours and 289 hours, respectively. Find the ratio of
the speed of A to that of B?
a. 17:19
b. 289:361
c. 361:289
d. 19:17
24. A boy increases his speed to 9/5 times of his original spee By this he
reaches his school 30 minutes before the usual time. How much time
does he take usually?
a. 70.50 min
b. 54 min
c. 66.67 min
d. 67.50 min
25. Rohit drives from his home at a speed of 30 km/hr and reaches his bank
20 minutes late. Then the next day he increases his speed by 15 km/hr
but still, he is late by 8 minutes. How far is his bank from his home?
a. 18 km
b. 35 km
c. 20 km
d. 27 km
26. Ajay and Vijay travel from A to B at 17 km/hr and 19 km/hr, respectively.
A is 72km away from B. Vijay reaches B first and returns immediately
and meets Ajay at C. Find B to C distance?
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a. 10 km
b. 4 km
c. 15 km
d. 36 km
27. A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much per cent is B’s salary less
than A’s?
a. 33(1/4)%
b. 33(1/3)%
c. 33(1/2)%
d. 33%
28. The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. By what percent should
a family reduce the consumption of cooking oil so as not to increase
the expenditure in this account?
a. 20%
b. 25%
c. 18%
d. 16%
29. Ramesh’s salary was reduced by 10% and then the reduced salary was
increased by 10%. What was his ultimate loss?
a. 0%
b. 10%
c. 1%
d. 5%
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30. Two numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37%
respectively. How much per cent is the second number less than the
first?
a. 7%
b. 10%
c. 4%
d. 3%
31. If X% of Y is 100 and Y% of Z is 200, find a relation between X and Z.
a. Z = X/2
b. Z = 2X
c. X = Z/4
d. Z = 4X
32. 5% of 5% of Rs. 100 is
a. Rs. 0.25
b. Rs. 0.50
c. Rs. 10
d. Rs. 25
33. If the price of a sugar is raised by 25%, then by how much per cent
should a person reduce his consumption of sugar, so that his
expenditure remains same?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 20%
d. 12.5%
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34. By 20% decrease in the price of rice, people can buy 10 kg more rice in
Rs.100. What is the original price of 1kg of rice?
a. Rs. 1.5
b. Rs. 2.5
c. Rs. 5
d. Rs. 4.5
35. If price of rice is 30% less than that of wheat, then the price of wheat is
how much per cent more than that of rice?
a. 45%
b. 37.5%
c. 40.65%
d. 42.85%
36. If 15% of Y is the same as 21% of Z, then 12.5% of Y is equal to what per
cent of Z?
a. 20%
b. 17.5%
c. 13%
d. 9.5%
37. What per cent is 42kg of 336 kg?
a. 12.5%
b. 10.5%
c. 13%
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d. 26%
38. 56% of Y is 182. What is Y?
a. 350
b. 364
c. 325
d. 330
39. A ratio equivalent to 3 : 7 is:
a. 3 : 9;
b. 6 : 10;
c. 9 : 21;
d. 18 : 49
40. Length and width of a field are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the width of the field
is 42 m then its length is:
a. 100 m;
b. 80 m;
c. 50 m;
d. 70 m
41. The value of m, if 3, 18, m, 42 are in proportion is:
a. 6;
b. 54;
c. 7;
d. none of these
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42. Raj can build a house alone in 16 days but Suraj alone can build it in 12
days. Raj and Suraj work on alternate days. If Raj works on first day, the
house will be built in how many days?
a. 12.5 days
b. 13(3/4) days
c. 48/7 days
d. 24/7 days
43. Average of all prime numbers between 30 to 50
a. 37
b. 37.8
c. 39
d. 39.8
44. Reeya obtained 65, 67, 76, 82 and 85 out of 100 in different
subjects, What will be the average.
a. 70
b. 75
c. 80
d. 85
45. Ramesh sold a statue for a price 25% higher than the original price of
the statue. He had however bought the statue at 20% discount on the
original price. With the profit of Rs. 2025, find the original price of the
statue.
a. Rs. 6000
b. Rs. 7500
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c. Rs. 3500
d. Rs. 4500
46.Two bicycles were sold for Rs. 3990 each, gaining 5% on one and losing
5% on the other. The gain or loss per cent on the whole transaction is
a. Neither gain nor loss

b. 2.5% gain
c. 2.5% loss
d. 0.25% loss
47. The ratio of cost price and selling price is 4:5. The profit percent is
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 25%
d. 30%
48. If a person sells a ‘sari’ for Rs. 5200, making a profit of 30%, then
the cost price of the sari is:
a. Rs. 4420
b. Rs. 4000
c. Rs. 3900
d. Rs. 3800
49. A cheater manipulated his weighing machine so that it shows 1kg for
970 grams. How much profit does he get?
a. 397/100%
b. 0.3 %
c. 0.03%
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d. 300/97%
50. What will be the vulgar fraction of 0.75
a. 3/5
b. 3/4
c. 3/2
d. 3/7
51. Write three rational numbers between 4 and 5?

a. 12 / 6, 13 / 6, 14 / 6
b. 12 / 7, 13 / 7, 14 / 7
c. 17 / 4, 18 / 4, 19 / 4
d. 17 / 2, 18 / 13, 19 / 23
52. 4√6 + 7√6 is equal to:
a. 10√6
b. 11√6
c. 4√12
d. 8√12
53. √6 x √36 is equal to:
a. 6√6
b. 8√6
c. 2√2
d. 3√3
54. Which of the following is equal to x3?
a. x8 – x5
b. x8.x5
c. x7/x4
d. (x8)3
55. (-7 + 4√7 - 3√7) is
a. A positive number which is rational.
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b. A number which is irrational.

c. A negative number which is rational.
d. A number equal to zero.
56. (√12 + √10 - √2) is
a. A positive number which is rational.
b. A number equal to zero.
c. A number which is irrational.
d. an integer which is negative.
57. A rational number is given as -6 / 8. This rational number can also be
known as
a. A natural number.
b. A whole number.
c. A fraction.
d. A real number.
58. Which of the following is the numerical coefficient of x2y2?
a. 0
b. 1
c. x2
d. y2
59. Which of the following is the numerical coefficient of -5xy?
a. 5
b. -x
c. -5
d. -y
60. pqr is what type of polynomial?
a. Monomial
b. Binomial
c. Trimonial
d. None of these
61. The value of x2 - 5 at x= -1 is-
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a. -2
b. -1
c. -4
d. -5
62. a2-b2 is a product of
a. (a+b)(a-b)
b. (a+b)(a+b)
c. (a-b)(a-b)
d. None of these
63. Which of the following is the value of (x+ 1/x)2?
a. x2 + 1/x2
b. x2 - 1/x2
c. x2 + 1/x2 + 2
d. x2+ 1/x2 + 2x
64. Which of the following is obtained by subtracting x2-y2 from y2 - x2?
a. -2(x2-y2)
b. -2(x2 + y2)
c. 2(x2+ y2)
d. 2(x2- y2)
65. What degree does x3 - x2y2 - 8y2+ 2 have?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 7
66. What is the value of 5x25 - 3x32 + 2x-12 at x=1?
a. 0
b. 2
c. 4
d. None of these
67. What is the product of (x+a) and (x+b)?
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a. x2+ (a-b)x + ab
b. x2 + (a+b)x - ab
c. x2 + (a+b)x - ab
d. x2 + (a+b)x + ab
68. The value of cos 0°. cos 1°. cos 2°. cos 3°... cos 89° cos 90° is
a. 1
b. -1
c. 0
d.
69. If x and y are complementary angles, then
a. sin x = sin y
b. tan x = tan y
c. cos x = cos y
d. sec x = cosec y
70. sin 2B = 2 sin B is true when B is equal to
a. 90°
b. 60°
c. 30°
d. 0°
71. 5 tan2 A – 5 sec2 A + 1 is equal to
a. 6
b. (6) -5
c. 1
d. -4
72. If {(2 sin θ – cos θ) / (cos θ + sin θ)} = 1, then the value of cot θ is
a. ½
b. ⅓
c. 3
d. 2
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73. If cot {(π / 2) – θ} = √3, then the value of cos θ is

a. 0
b. 1/√2
c. ½
d. 1
74. If tan4θ + tan2θ = 1, then the value of cos4θ + cos2θ is
a. 8
b. 10
c. 1
d. 2
75. The value of sin (45° + θ) – cos (45° – θ) is
a. 1
b. 0
c. 2 cos 0
d. 2 sin 0
76. If cot A + cosec A = 3 and A is an acute angle, then the value of cos A is
a. ⅘
b. 1
c. ½
d. 1/√3
77. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and AB is the diameter of the circle. If ∠CAB
= 48 °, then what is the value (in degrees) of ∠ADC?
a. 52°
b. 138°
c. 77°
d. 142°
78. The area of quadrilateral ABCD whose vertices in order are A(1, 1) B(7, -3),
C(12, 2) and D(7, 21) is
a. 66 sq.units
b. 132 sq.units
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c. 124 sq.units
d. 86.5 sq.units None of these
79. In the given diagram O is the centre of the circle and CD is a tangent.
∠CAB and ∠ACD are supplementary to each other ∠OAC = 30°. Find the value of ∠OCB.
a. 30°
b. 20°
c. 60°
d. 80°
e. None of these
80. If two medians BE and CF of a triangle ABC, intersect each other
at G and if BG = CG, ∠BGC = 60°, BC = 8 cm, then area of the triangle ABC
is
a. 96√3 cm²
b. 48√3 cm²
c. 48 cm²
d. 54√3 cm²
e. None of these
81. In the given figure D, E and F are mid points of AB, AC and BC
respectively. P, Q and R are mid points of DE, DF and EF. Find ratio of
area of triangle PQR to that of parallelogram ADFE.
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a. (1:8)
b. (1:3)
c. (1:4)
d. (1:5)
e. None of these
82. A triangle ABC is inscribed inside a circle. Bisectors of the angle ∠A,∠B and
∠C meet the circle at P,Q and R respectively. Then ∠PQR = ?
a. 90° - (1/2)∠ABC
b. 45° - (1/2)∠ABC
c. 180° - (1/2)∠ABC
d. 90° + (1/2)∠ABC None of these
83. The graph of the equation 4x - 5y = 20 intersects the X-axis at the point.
a. (2, 0)
b. (5, 0)
c. (4, 5)
d. (0, 5)
e. None of these
84. âˆ†ABC is similar to âˆ†PQR. Length of AB is 36 cm and length of
the corresponding side PQ is 16 cm. If area of âˆ†ABC is 1296 sq cm, what
is the area of âˆ†PQR?
a. 128 sq cm
b. 512 sq cm
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c. 345 sq cm
d. 64 sq cm
e. 256 sq cm
85. In the given figure, area of isosceles triangle ABE is 72 cm2 and BE = AB
and AB = 2 AD, AE II DC, then what is the area (in cm 2) of the trapezium
ABCD?
a. 108
b. 124
c. 136
d. 144
e. None of these
86. Two circles of equal radius of 'r' intersect each other in such a way that
both pass through center of each other. What is the length of common
chord?
a. 2r
b. r√3
c. r√3/2
d. r
e. None of these
87. The line passing through (4,3) and (y,0) is parallel to the line passing
through (-1,-2) and (3,0). Find y?
a. -1
b. -2
c. 2
d. -5
e. None of these
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88.If âˆ†ABC and âˆ†DEF are similar triangles and BC = 4 cm, EF = 7 cm,
area of âˆ†ABC is 144 cm2 then find the are of âˆ†DEF
a. 252 cm2
b. 504 cm2
c. 441 cm2
d. 324 cm2
e. 325 cm2
89. Two circles of radii 10cm and 8 cm intersect and the length of the
common chord is 12 cm. find of the common chord is 12 cm. Find the
distance between their centers.
a. 6 cm
b. 12 cm
c. 13.29 cm
d. 15 cm
e. None of these
90.Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR and their areas are in ratio 1:4
respectively. If PQ = 6, QR = 8 and PR = 10, find the length of AB
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
91. In a triangle ABC, the lengths of the sides AB, AC and BC are 3, 5 and 6
cm respectively. If a point D on BC is drawn such that the line AD bisects
the ∠A internally, then what is the length of BD?
a. 2 cm
b. 2.25 cm
c. 2.5 cm
d. 3 cm
e. None of these
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92. The length of the chord of a circle is 8 cm and perpendicular distance

between centre and the chord is 3 cm. Then the radius of the circle is
equal to:
a. 4 cm
b. 5 cm
c. 6 cm
d. 8 cm
e. None of these
93. O is the incentre of ∆ABC and ∠A = 30° then ∠BOC is
a. 100°
b. 105°
c. 110°
d. 90°
e. None of these
94.In a ∆ABC, incentre is O and ∠BOC = 110°, then the measure of ∠BAC is
a. 20°
b. 40°
c. 55°
d. 110°
e. None of these
95. A trapezoid A, B, C, D, and E has bases of length 10 and 14 cm. If the height
of the trapezoid above is 5 units, what is the length of the diagonal BC?
a. 13
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14
e. 11
96. A and B are the centres of two circles with radii 11 cm and 6 cm
respectively. A common tangent touches these circles at O & D
respectively. If AB = 13 cm, then the length of OD is ________.
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a. 13 cm
b. 17 cm
c. 8.5 cm
d. 7.5 cm
e. 12 cm
97. Let G be the centroid of the equilateral triangle ABC of perimeter 24 cm.
Then the length of AG is ________.
a. 2 √3 cm
b. 3 √3 cm
c. 4 √3 cm
d. 6 √3 cm
e. 8 √3 cm
98. The angle made by the line x + √3y - 6 = 0, with positive direction of x-axis
is
a. 120°
b. 150°
c. 30°
d. 60°
e. None of these
99. If ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral in which ∠A = 4x° , ∠B = 7x° , ∠C = 5y° , ∠D = y°
, then x : y is
a. 4 : 3
b. 3 : 4
c. 5 : 4
d. 4 : 5
e. None of these
100. Equation of line passing through (1, 4) and perpendicular to y = 2x
+ 3 is?
a. 2y = x + 7
b. y = 2x + 2
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c. 2y + x = 9
d. y + 2x = 6
e. None of these
101. A line DE parallel to the side BC intersects the other two sides of
triangle at points D and E such that AD = (1/6)AB and AE = (1/6)AC. If the
value of BC is 18 cm, calculate the value of DE (in cm).
a. 2
b. 3
c. 6
d. 8
e. None of these
102. The two lines 3x - 8y =16 and 2x + 4y = 6 intersect at (a, b). Find the
value of (aÂ² - 4bÂ²).
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
e. None of these
103. In a triangle ABC, AB = AC, BA is produced to D in such a manner
that AC = AD. The circular measure of ∠(BCD) is
a. π/6
b. π/3
c. 2(π)/3
d. π/2
e. None of these
104. If the line DE is drawn parallel to the base of a triangle ABC by
intersecting the other two sides, then which of the following is the
CORRECT equation for this case.
a. AB/DB = AC/EC
b. AD/AB = DB/EC
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c. AD/DB = EC/AE
d. AD/DB = AE/EC
e. None of these
105. In a âˆ†ABC, ∠A + ∠B = 65° and ∠B + ∠C = 140°. Then, ∠B is equal to
a. 25°
b. 35°
c. 40°
d. 45°
e. None of these
106. Find the center of the circle whose equation is x^2 + y^2 -10x + 12y
-10 = 0
a. (5, -6)
b. (5,6)
c. (-5, -6)
d. (10, 12)
e. None of the above
107. Find the distance between the points (2,2) and (-1,6)
a. 5 units
b. 4 units
c. 7 units
d. √(26) units
108. Find the distance between the points (2,3) and (3,4)
a. sqrt(2)
b. sqrt(3)
c. 2
d. 2.3142
109. Find the area of the triangle formed by the three points whose
coordinates are (2, 3), (4, 5) and (6, 3).
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a. 3 sq. units
b. 2 sq. units
c. 4 sq units
d. 6 sq. units
110. Find the slope of the line whose equation is 4y +12x - 1 = 0
a. -3
b. 3
c. 2
d. 12
111. Find the area of the triangle formed by the line 3x+2y=6, in the first
coordinate.
a. 3 sq units
b. 2 sq unit
c. 6 sq units
d. 4 sq units
112. Find the center of the circle whose equation is x^2 + y^2 + 6x - 10y
- 120 = 0
a. (-3 , 6)
b. (3 , 5)
c. (-3 , -5)
d. (-3 , 5)
113.Which of the following points in the given options does not lie on the
circle x^2 + y^2 = 10
a. (1,3)
b. (-1,3)
c. (0 , sqrt(10) )
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d. (2,8)
114. Find the center of the circle whose equation is x^2+y^2-2x-6y=12
a. (2, 3)
b. (3, 3)
c. (1, 6)
d. (1, 3)
115.In which of the following lines, do these two point (1,3) and (2,6) lies?
a. y = x+ 2
b. y = x + 4
c. y = 3x
d. y=2x
116. In triangle PQR length of the side QR is less than twice the length
of the side PQ by 2 cm. Length of the side PR exceeds the length of the
side PQ by 10 cm. The perimeter is 40 cm. The length of the smallest side
of the triangle PQR is :
a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12
117. Given a triangle ABC, another triangle is formed by connecting the
midpoints of the sides of the triangle ABC, then the area of the new
triangle formed will be how many times the area of the triangle ABC
a. One fourth
b. Half of
c. One third of
d. Cannot be determined
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118. Given triangle ABC, such that AB = AC, then ratio of the angle B to
angle C = ?
a. 1: 2
b. 2 : 1
c. Cannot be determined since angles are not given
d. 1 : 1
e. None of the above.
119. What is the are of an equilateral triangle of side 16 cm?
a. 48√3 cm2
b. 128√3 cm2
c. 9.6√3 cm2
d. 64√3 cm2
e. None of these
120. If the sides of a triangle are 26 cm, 24 cm and 10 cm, what is its
area?
a. 120 cm2
b. 130 cm2
c. 312 cm2
d. 315 cm2
e. None of thesae
121. The perimeter of a triangle is 28 cm and the inradius of the triangle
is 2.5 cm. What is the area of the triangle?
a. 25 cm2
b. 42 cm2
c. 49 cm2
d. 70 cm2
e. None of these
122. Find the area of trapezium whose parallel sides are 20 cm and 18
cm long, and the distance between them is 15 cm.
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a. 225 cm2
b. 275 cm2
c. 285 cm2
d. 315 cm2
e. . None of these
123. Find the area of a parallelogram with base 24 cm and height 16
cm.
a. 262 cm2
b. 384 cm2
c. 192 cm2
d. 131 cm2
e. None of these
124. Length of a rectangle is 53 metre, while its breath is 28 metre. Cost
of covering it with grass bed is Rs.27 sq meter. Find total expenditure?
a. Rs. 40,098
b. Rs. 40,048
c. Rs. 40,058
d. Rs. 40,088
e. (E) None of these
125. Base of a right-angle triangle is 9 cm and its area is 81 sq cm. Find
its height.
a. 36 cm
b. 9 cm
c. 27 cm
d. None of these
126. Difference between the circumferences of two circles is 132 cm and
radius of the smaller circle is 14 cm. Find the radius of the larger circle?
a. 14 cm
b. 21 cm
c. 30 cm
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d. None of these
127. Poles are to be created along the boundary of a rectangular field
in such a way that distance between any two adjacent poles is 1.5 metres.
The perimeter of the field is 21 metres and length and the breadth are in
the ratio of 4:3 respectively. How many poles will be required?
a. 14
b. 16
c. 15
d. 20
128. The ratio of length and breadth of rectangle is 5:2 respectively. The
respective ratio of its perimeter and area is 1:3 (irrespective of the unit).
What is the length of the rectangle?
a. 27 units
b. 32 units
c. 21 units
d. None of these
129. The length of a rectangle, which is 25 cm is equal to the length of
a square and the area of the rectangle is 125 square cm less than the area
of the square. What is the breadth of the rectangle?
a. 15 cm
b. 20 cm
c. 12 cm
d. 14 cm
130. The area of a rectangle with 10 cm length is equal to the area of a
circle. Find the circumference of the circle.
a. 36 cm
b. 34 cm
c. 26 cm
d. cannot be determined
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131.If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the breadth is

decreased by 10%. What will be the effect on its area?
a. 8% increase
b. 8% decrease
c. 2% increase
d. 2% decrease
132. The ratio of length and breadth of a rectangular plot is 71:16
respectively. The area of the plot is 17324 sq.metres. What is the
perimeter of the plot?
a. 284 metres
b. 528 metres
c. 264 metres
d. 614 metres
133. Ratio between areas of two squares is 36:25. What would be the
ratio between their perimeter.
a. 5:4
b. 6:5
c. 4:6
d. 8:7
134. A wheel can travel 22 km. in 100 rounds. Find the radius of that
wheel.
a. 42 mtr
b. 28 mtr.
c. 35 mtr
d. 49 mtr
135. A cow is tied with a 14 ft. long rope in the centre of a field. If the cow
can graze the grass of 100 ft2 area per day. What will be the time taken
by the cow in grazing the grass of whole field?
a. 2 Days
b. 18 Days
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c. 24 Days
d. 6 Days
136. A rectangular plot has the ratio of 5:3 between length and breath.
If the perimeter of the plot is 320 mtr. What’s the area of the plot?
a. 6000 sq.mtr.
b. 12000 sq.mtr.
c. 4500 sq.mtr.
d. 18000 sq.mtr.
137. Ratio of length, breath and height of a room is 5:4:2. Area of four
wall is 144 square meter. Find diagonal of the floor.
a. 2√41 mtr
b. 3√41 mtr
c. 2√42 mtr
d. 2√41 mtr
138. Area of a rectangle is 4 times than that of a square. Breath of
rectangle is 12cm. and length of side of square. What is the length of the
side of square?
a. 10 cm
b. 12 cm
c. 14 cm
d. 16 cm
139. Diagonal of a square is 12√2. Find the ratio between the area of this
square and that of square drawn on diagonal.
a. 2:1
b. 1:1
c. 1:2
d. 1:3
140. Ratio between the length and breadth of a rectangular field is 9:4.
Rs.14400 are spent on the implantation of grass on this field. If the rate
of implantation is Rs. 4 per meter square. What is the breath of the field?
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a. 38 mtr
b. 48 mtr
c. 42 mtr
d. 40 mtr
141. Length and breadth of a rectangular field is 140 m. and
respectively. Poles have to be fixed around this field at the distance of 5
m. How many such poles are required?
a. 88
b. 40
c. 92
d. 41
142. A carpet is to be laid in a room of 12m ×8m. measurement. Breath
of the carpet is 3m. What should be the length of this carpet?
a. 34 mtr
b. 32 mtr
c. 36 mtr
d. 40 mtr
143. Which of the following values is used as a summary measure for a
sample, such as a sample mean?
a. Population parameter
b. Sample parameter
c. Sample statistic
d. Population mean
144. Which of the following is a branch of statistics?
a. Descriptive statistics
b. Inferential statistics
c. Industry statistics
d. Both A and B
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145. The control charts and procedures of descriptive statistics which

are used to enhance a procedure can be classified into which of these
categories?
a. Behavioural tools
b. Serial tools
c. Industry statistics
d. Statistical tools
146. Which of the following can also be represented as sample
statistics?
a. Lowercase Greek letters
b. Roman letters
c. Associated Roman alphabets
d. Uppercase Greek letters
147. To which of the following options do individual respondents, focus
groups, and panels of respondents belong?
a. A) Primary data sources
b. B) Secondary data sources
c. C) Itemised data sources
d. D) Pointed data sources
148. What are the variables whose calculation is done according to the
weight, height, and length known as?
a. Flowchart variables
b. Discrete variables
c. Continuous variables
d. Measuring variables
149. Which method used to examine inflation rate anticipation,
unemployment rate, and capacity utilisation to produce products?
a. Data exporting technique
b. Data importing technique
c. Forecasting technique
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d. Data supplying technique

150. Specialised processes such as graphical and numerical methods
are utilised in which of the following?
a. Education statistics
b. Descriptive statistics
c. Business statistics
d. Social statistics
151.What is the scale applied in statistics, which imparts a difference of
magnitude and proportions, is considered as?
a. Exponential scale
b. Goodness scale
c. Ratio scale
d. Satisfactory scale
152. Review of performance appraisal, labour turnover rates, planning
of incentives, and training programs are the examples of which of the
following?
a. Statistics in production
b. Statistics in marketing
c. Statistics in finance
d. Statistics in personnel management
153. While computing mean of the grouped data, we assume that the
frequencies are:
a. evenly distributed over all the classes
b. centered at the class marks of the classes
c. centered at the upper limits of the classes
d. centered at the lower limits of the classes
154. The abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than type and
of the more than type cumulative frequency of a grouped data gives its:
a. Mean
b. Median
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c. Mode
d. All of these
155. If the arithmetic mean of x, x + 3, x + 6, x + 9 and x + 12 is 10, then x =
?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 6
d. 4
156. If the mean of first n natural numbers is 5n/9, then n =?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 9
d. 10
157. If 35 is removed from the data, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 then the
median increases by:
a. 2
b. 1.5
c. 1
d. 0.5
158. The Median when it is given that mode and mean are 8 and 9
respectively, is:
a. 8.57
b. 8.67
c. 8.97
d. 9.24
159. Which of the following is the once of a rhombus?
a. Product of its diagonals
b. (sum of its diagonals)

c. 2 (Product of its diagonals)
d. 2 (Product of its diagonals)
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160. If the edge of a cube is 1 cm then which of the following is its

volume?
a. 6 m3
b. 3 m3
c. 1 m3
d. none of these
161. If the parallel sides of a parallelogram are 2 cm apart and their sum
is 10 cm then its area is:
a. 20 cm2
b. 5 cm2
c. 10 cm2
d. none of these
162. Which of the following has its area and perimeter numerically
equal?
a. an equilateral triangle of side 1 cm
b. a square of side 1 cm
c. a square of side 1 cm
d. a regular pentagon of side 1 cm.
163. If the edge of a cube is 1 cm then which of the following is its total
surface area?
a. 1 cm2
b. 4 cm2
c. 6 cm2
d. none of these
164. Which of the following is equal to 1 kilolitre?
a. 1000 millilitres
b. 100 dm3
c. 1 dm3
d. 1000 dm3
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165. If the dimensions of a room are I, b and h, (∴. l → length, l → breadth

and h → hight) them which of the following is the area of its four walls?
a. 2 h(1 + b)
b. 2 h (1 + h)
c. 2 1(h + h)
d. 2h+1+b
166. If the dimensions of a room are 2 m, 3 and 4 m then which of the
following is the number of cubes of size which can he placed

is the room?
a. 960
b. 672
c. 676
d. 576
167. If base area of a room 12 m2 and height is 3 m then its volume is:
a. 4 m3
b. 36 m3
c. 12 m3
d. 18 m3
168. Two identical cubes each of total surface area of 6 cm2 are joined
end to end. Which of the following is the total surface area of the cuboid
so formed?
a. 12 cm2
b. 18 cm2
c. 10 cm2
d. 8 cm2
169. Find the mean of x + 77, x + 7, x + 5, x + 3 and x – 2?
a. x+8
b. x + 18
c. x – 8
d. x – 18
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170. If the mean of n observations x1, x2, x3, .... xn is

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
171. If each observation of the data is increased by 5, then what
happens to its mean?
a. is increased by 4
b. is increased by 5
c. is decreased by 4
d. is decreased by 5
172. In the class intervals 40 – 50, 50 – 60, the number 50 is included in
which of the following?
a. 40 – 50
b. 30 – 40
c. 50 – 60
d. 60 – 70
173. if the mean of x, x + 3, x + 5, x + 7 and x + 10 is 9 then what is the
means of last three observations?
a.
b.
c.
d. 12
174. If x be the mid-point and 1 be the upper class limit of a class in a
containous frequency distribution. What is the lower limit of the class?
a. x–1
b. 3x + 8
c. 2x + 2
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d. 2x – 1
175. The mean of five numbers is 30. If one number is excluded, their
mean becomes 28. What is the excluded number?
a. 38
b. 35
c. 33
d. 36
176. What is the median of the data 78, 56, 22, 34, 45, 54, 39, 68, 54, 84?
a. 54
b. 53
c. 55
d. 51
177. From the choices given below mark the co-prime numbers
a. 2, 3
b. 2, 4
c. 2, 6
d. 2, 110
178. A rational number equivalent to is
a.
b.
c.
d.
179. An example of a whole number is
a. 0
b.
c.
d. –7
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180. Given a rational number This rational number can also be

known as
a. a natural number
b. a whole number
c. a fraction
d. a real number
181. The rational number can also be written as
a. 0.3
b.
c. 0.33
d.
182. If the decimal representation of a number is non-terminating, non-
repeating then the number is
a. a natural number
b. a rational number
c. a whole number
d. an irrational number
183. The square root of which number is rational
a. 7
b. 1.96
c. 0.04
d. 13
184. A rational number between is
a.
b.
c.
d.
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185. The number 1.101001000100001... is

a. a natural number
b. a whole number
c. a rational number
d. an irrational number
186. On adding we get
a.
b.
c.
d. none of these
187. On dividing we get
a.
b. 6
c. 9
d. none of these
188. is
a. an irrational number
b. a positive rational number
c. a negative rational number
d. an integer
189. is
a. a positive rational number
b. equal to zero
c. an irrational number
d. a negative integer
190. is
a. a positive rational number
b. an irrational number
c. a negative rational number
d. equal to zero
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191. The number is

a. an irrational number
b. a rational number
c. not a natural number
d. none of these
192. On simplifying we get

a. 12
b.
c.
d.
193. On simplifying 83 × 24, we get
a. 167
b. 213
c. 210
d. 84
194. For rationalising the denominator of the expression we

multiply and divide by
a.
b. 12
c.
d.
195. The value of when is

a. .3162
b. 31.62
c. .03162
d. 316.2
196. (16)3/4 is equal to
a. 2
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b. 4
c. 8
d. 16
197. Which graph is parallel to x-axis?
a. y=x+1
b. y=2
c. x=3
d. x=2y
198. Which point lies on x-axis?
a. (3, 2)
b. (-3, 2)
c. (2, 0)
d. (-1,-2)
199. Which point lies on y-axis?
a. (1, 3)
b. (0, 3)
c. (5, 2)
d. (-2,-3)
200. Which point lies to the right of y-axis?
a. (0, 3)
b. (-2,-1)
c. (3, 5)
d. (-3,-2)
201. Which line is parallel to y=x-2?
a. y=2x+1
b. 2y=2x-6
c. 2y=x+7
d. y=3x+1
202. Which point lies on the left of y-axis?
a. (2, 0)
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b. (-2,-4)
c. (5, 2)
d. (3, 6)
203. Which point lies in IV quadrant?
a. (-3,-4)
b. (2,-4)
c. (-2, 3)
d. (0, 1)
204. Which point lies above x-axis?
a. (-1, 2)
b. (2, 0)
c. (-1,-5)
d. (0,-3)
205. Find the circumference of the semicircle of radius 7.
a. 33
b. 34
c. 35
d. 22
e. None of These
206. Find the area of the sector which makes 90 degree at the center
for the circle with radius 14 cm
a. 134
b. 144
c. 154
d. 164
e. None of These
a. 10
b. 11
c. 6.29
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d. 11.3
e. None of These
208. If the ratio of areas of two circles are 16 : 25, then the ratio of the
radii of the circle will be
a. (4 : 5)
b. (4 : 7)
c. (3 : 5)
d. (3 : 7)
e. None of These
a. 48
b. 51
c. 44
d. 73
e. None of These
210. Two circles of radius 3 cm and 4 cm, are drawn in such a way that
they touch each other exactly at one point. A and B are two points on
these two circles. If AB denotes the distance between them, then the
maximum value of AB can be
a. 11
b. 5
c. 16
d. 12
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REASONING
1. Find the the odd one out
a. Tortoise
b. Duck
c. Snake
d. Whale
e. Crow
2. Find the odd one out

a. VIOLET
b. BLUE
c. GREEN
d. WHITE
e. YELLOW

a. Bajra
b. Mustard
c. Rice
d. Wheat
e. Barley

a. Sparrow
b. Swan
c. Parrot
d. Koel
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e. Vulture

a. Tomato
b. Cucumber
c. Brinjal
d. Carrot
e. Gourd

a. Cot
b. Sheet
c. Quilt
d. Pillow
e. Blanket
7. Doctor : Nurse :: ? : Follower

a. Employer
b. Leader
c. Worker
d. Manager
8. Moon : Satellite :: Earth : ?

a. Sun
b. Planet
c. Solar System
d. Asteroid
9. Fear : Threat :: Anger : ?

a. Compulsion
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b. Panic
c. Provocation
d. Force
10. Clock : Time :: Thermometer : ?

a. Heat
b. Radiation
c. Energy
d. Temperature
11. Tractor : Trailer :: Horse : ?

a. Stable
b. Cart
c. Saddle
d. Engine
12. Flower : Bud :: Plant : ?

a. Twig
b. Seed
c. Taste
d. Flower
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13. Choose which of the following diagrams represents relationships

among the given elements in a much logical way.
Q: Electronics, Television, LED TV

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Q: Watch, glass, purse

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Q: Books, Engineering book, Electrical engineering book

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Q: Food, costly, height

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Q :Ghost, Girl-friend, TV

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Q: Books, care, death
19. Choose the option which best represents the relationship between the
elements in the diagram
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Options :
a. T-Shirts, casual, formal
b. T-Shirts, pants, watch
c. T-Shirts, jeans, skirts
d. Vegetable, fruit, milk

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Q :Watches, branded, angry
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21. Complete the pattern in fig. (X) by selecting one of the figures from the
four alternatives.
four alternatives.
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four alternatives.
four alternatives.
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four alternatives.
four alternatives.
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four alternatives.
four alternatives.
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four alternatives.
30. Select the figure which satisfies the same conditions of placement of
the dots as in Figure-X.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
34. Ravi said to Seeta, "Your mother is the daughter of my grandmother".

How are Ravi and Seeta related?
a. Uncle- niece
b. Father-daughter
c. Cousin
d. None of these
35. Introducing a lady Rohan said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my
mother in law". How is Rohan related to that lady?
a. Brother
b. Uncle
c. Husband
d. Father
36. A man said to a lady, "The son of your only brother is the brother of my
wife" How is the lady related to the man.
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a. Mother
b. Sister
c. Mother-in-law
d. Sister of father-in-law
37. A and B are young ones of C. If C is the father of A but B is not the son of
C. How are B and C related
a. Daughter and father
b. Niece and uncle
c. Nephew and uncle
d. None of these
38. Select a suitable figure to replace?
a. 1
b. 2
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c. 3
d. 4
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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40. Select a suitable figure to replace ?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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45. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
46.Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
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49.Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
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ANSWER KEY
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. c
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. d
7. d
8. b
9. d
10. c
11. a
12. b
13. b
14. c
15. b
16. d
17. c
18. b
19. a
20. b
21. b
22. a
23. d
24. a
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25. d
26. a
27. c
28. b
29. b
30. b
31. d
32.
33. b
34. d
35. a
36. a
37. d
38. a
39. d
40. c
41. b
42. b
43. c
44. a
45. d
46.b
47. d
48. d
49.a
50. d
51. a
52. a
53. a
54. a
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55. d
56. d
57. b
58. d
59. d
60.d
61. d
62. c
63. a
64.a
65. a
66. c
67. a
68. a
69. d
70. b
71. d
72. d
73. b
74. d
75. d
76. b
77. b
78. b
79. c
80. b
81. b
82. c
83. a
84. c
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85. c
86. d
87. c
88.b
89. a
90.a
91. b
92. b
93. c
94.c
95. c
96. d
97. a
98. d
99. d
100. c
101. d
102. c
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119.(a) February 1st
The Union budget will be presented in the parliament on February 1, 2021.
The budget session of the parliament will be conducted in two phases. The
first phase will begin on January 29 and conclude on February 15 and the
second will be held from March 8 to April 8.
120. (a) Saree
Renowned Fashion designer Satya Paul passed away on January 6, 2021.
He was 79. He was known for giving a contemporary and modern look to
the Indian saree.
121. (a) US
The US Capitol building saw incidents of violence and destruction when
supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building and breached
its security to enter the premises. The lawmakers had to be evacuated to
safety.
122. (d) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh government launched the launch pad scheme for the
welfare of the young boys and girls coming out of the child care
institutions.
123. (b) Ladakh
The centre has decided to form a committee for the protection of the
language, culture and land of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Madhya Pradesh Renewable Energy Minister Hardeep Singh Dang
announced recently that the world’s largest solar energy project of 600
MW will be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada River. It is
expected to begin power generation by the year 2022-2023.
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125. (d) Democratic Republic of Congo

The scientist who discovered the Ebola virus in 1976 has warned against an
unknown number of new and potentially fatal viruses faced by humanity,
among which is a deadly disease called 'Disease X'. This came after a
woman from a remote town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was
found suffering from symptoms of a hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola,
which could have been caused by an unidentified deadly pathogen.
126. (d) Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law that sanctions
the ‘Second Optional Protocol’ to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights. The protocol entails a formal commitment to abolishing
the death penalty.
127. (d) India
India recently released a draft Arctic Policy document to get public
comments. India aims to contribute to ensuring that as the Arctic
becomes more accessible, its resources are harnessed sustainably.
128. (c) Japan
A Japanese Company and Kyoto University have decided to collaborate to
develop the world’s first wooden satellites by 2023. The research has
already started on tree growth and the use of wooden materials in space.
129. (a) Russia
A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino was found in the permafrost in
Yakutia, Russia's extreme north with many of its internal organs still intact.
The remains of the animal are so well-preserved that most of its soft
tissues are still intact, including a part of the intestines, thick hair and a
lump of fat.
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131. (a) Britain
Britain became the first nation in the world on January 4, 2020 to roll out
the low-cost and easily transportable Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19
vaccine. An 82-year-old man, dialysis patient Brian Pinker, became the first
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in the world on January 4th to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. He

received his first vaccine dose at Oxford's Churchill Hospital.
132. (b) Goa
The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in the Indian
state of Goa from January 16-24, 2021. The festival will open with Indian
premiere 'Another Round' by Thomas Vinterberg.
133. (d) Nagaland
India signed a $231 million loan agreement with the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) on December 30, 2020 to construct a 120 megawatt (MW)
hydroelectric power plant in Assam to boost electricity generation capacity
in the state.
134. (d) Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law that sanctions
the ‘Second Optional Protocol’ to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights. The protocol entails a formal commitment to abolishing
the death penalty.
135. (a) Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh state government will launch a special program named
‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’ on January 6, 2021, to double the income of farmers
of the state. The program will cover all the assembly constituencies of the
state.
136. (a) Russia
A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino was found in the permafrost in
Yakutia, Russia's extreme north with many of its internal organs still intact.
The remains of the animal are so well-preserved that most of its soft
tissues are still intact, including a part of the intestines, thick hair and a
lump of fat.
137. (a) January 4th
The world Braille Day is celebrated on January 4th to commemorate the
birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille for the vision-
impaired people. Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 in the town of
Coupvray in northern France.
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138. (a) Iran

Iran plans to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent purity at Fordow Fuel
Enrichment Plant, according to UN nuclear watchdog - International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This would take Iran's nuclear enrichment
program to pre-2015 levels.
139. (b) Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on January 4, 2021 cancelled his planned
trip to India to be the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade 2021.
Johnson has cancelled his visit saying that it is important for him to remain
in the United Kingdom to focus on the domestic response to the virus.
140. (d) Pong Dam Lake
Hundreds of winter migratory birds have been found dead in Himachal
Pradesh's Pong Dam Lake sanctuary. No specific cause has been identified
for the unfortunate incident.
141. (d) Democratic Republic of Congo
The scientist who discovered the Ebola virus in 1976 has warned against an
unknown number of new and potentially fatal viruses faced by humanity,
among which is a deadly disease called 'Disease X'. This came after a
woman from a remote town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was
found suffering from symptoms of a hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola,
which could have been caused by an unidentified deadly pathogen.
142. (d) Antarctica
India launched the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica on January 4,
2021. The journey marks the fourth decade of the nation’s scientific
endeavour to the Southern White Continent.
143. (a) South Korea
India will be the co-chair of Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) for
the next three years after successfully increasing the population of wild
animals such as lions, tigers, and leopards by protecting their habitats.
India will be replacing South Korea, which had held the position till
November 2020.
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144. (a) Britain

Alexander Ellis has been appointed as the British High Commissioner to
India. He will be succeeding Philip Barton.
145. (b) Pablo Cesar
The International Jury of the 51st International Film Festival of India will be
headed by Argentine filmmaker Pablo Cesar. The other members of the
jury will include Priyadarshan from India, Rubaiyat Hossain from
Bangladesh, Abu Bakr Shawky from Austria and Prasanna Vithanage from
Sri Lanka.
146. (a) February 1st
The Union budget will be presented in the parliament on February 1, 2021.
The budget session of the parliament will be conducted in two phases. The
first phase will begin on January 29 and conclude on February 15 and the
second will be held from March 8 to April 8.
147. (a) New Zealand
New Zealand has toppled Australia to take up the top spot in the Test
rankings. The Kane Williamson-led side became the number one test side
in the world after its massive victory against Pakistan in the second test.
148. (c) UK
The Indian Embassy has suspended all consular services till February 20,
2020 amid coronavirus restrictions in the United Kingdom in the light of
health threats to service seekers by the fast-spreading of the new COVID-
19 variant.
149. (a) March 14th
The 63rd annual Grammy Awards will now be held on March 14, 2021. The
awards were originally scheduled to be held on January 31st but have been
delayed due to concerns over COVID-19.
Madhya Pradesh Renewable Energy Minister Hardeep Singh Dang
announced recently that the world’s largest solar energy project of 600
MW will be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada River. It is
expected to begin power generation by the year 2022-2023.
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151. (b) Japan

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of
Cooperation between India and Japan on a Basic Framework for
Partnership for Proper Operation of the System Pertaining to "Specified
Skilled Worker".
152. (c) Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a special program called
‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’ on January 6, 2021, to double the income of farmers
of the state.
153. (d) India
India recently released a draft Arctic Policy document to get public
comments. India aims to contribute to ensuring that as the Arctic
becomes more accessible, its resources are harnessed sustainably.
154. (a) Saree
Renowned Fashion designer Satya Paul passed away on January 6, 2021.
He was 79. He was known for giving a contemporary and modern look to
the Indian saree.
155. (a) US
The US Capitol building saw incidents of violence and destruction when
supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building and breached
its security to enter the premises. The lawmakers had to be evacuated to
safety.
Madhya Pradesh government launched the launch pad scheme for the
welfare of the young boys and girls coming out of the child care
institutions.
157. (b) Ladakh
The centre has decided to form a committee for the protection of the
language, culture and land of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
158. (b) January 8th
The second nation-wide dry run of COVID-19 vaccination will be conducted
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on January 8, 2021. It will be conducted in all districts across the country

except in Haryana and UP.
159. (a) 306
Joe Biden won 306 Electoral College votes, sealing his win in the US
Presidential Elections 2020. In comparison, President Trump won 232
votes.
160. (c) January 29th
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the next President of the United States on
January 20, 2020. The outgoing President has pledged an orderly
transition of power even though he disagrees with the result.
161.(d) Telangana
Justice Hima Kohli has been sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of
Telangana High Court.
162. (a) Donald Trump
Twitter permanently suspended US President Donald Trump's account on
January 8, 2021, citing the risk of further incitement of violence following
violence and security breach at the US Capitol building on January 6th by
Trump supporters.
163. (c) Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has requested India for 2 million doses of
Covishield vaccine produced indigenously by the Serum Institute of India,
Pune.
164. (a) The Central African Republic
Faustin-Archange Touadera has been re-elected as the President of the
Central African Republic with more than 53% of the votes. The provincial
results were released on January 4, 2021.
165. (b) Karnataka
The Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yediyurappa launched Krishi
Sanjeevani Vans in Bengaluru on January 7, 2021. The 40 vans that were
flagged off under the scheme will reach out to the agriculture fields for
testing water, soil and will also suggest remedies for pest control to
improve yield.
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166. (a) Bangladesh

Bangladesh will be the country of focus at the 51st International Film
Festival of India (IFFI), which will begin in Goa from January 16. Four
Bangladeshi films have been included to recognise the cinematic
excellence and contribution of the country.
167. (a) 7.7 percent
The Indian economy is likely to contract by 7.7 percent in the current fiscal
year, in comparison to 4.2 percent growth recorded in 2019-20. The
projection comes as a big blow to the country's economy.
168. (c) Washington DC
US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in
Washington DC ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on
January 20, 2021. The declaration of emergency comes after pro-Trump
supporters breached the security of US Capitol building on January 6.
169. (c) Goa
The Goa state government has banned the entry of poultry from
neighboring states as a precautionary measure amid the emergence of
bird flu cases in several states in the country.
The US House Democrats plan to vote to impeach President Donald
Trump on January 13, 2021. The House will vote on January 12th on a
resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th
Amendment to remove Trump from power and then vote to impeach the
President.
171.(d) None
Three US Presidents have faced impeachment by the Congress—Andrew
Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. However, no U.S. president has
ever been removed from office through impeachment.
National Youth Day is observed on January 12, 2021. The date was chosen to
honor the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s greatest
spiritual and social leaders.
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173. (d) Arunachal Pradesh

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found promising concentrations of
vanadium in the palaeo-proterozoic carbonaceous phyllite rocks in
Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district.
174. (a) NASA
NASA is set to launch the most powerful rocket in the world on January 17,
2021. NASA has named it as the Space Launch System. The rocket has
been built to carry the first woman and the next man to the moon.
The One Planet Summit was held this year on January 11, 2021. The summit
is an international event that aims to advance the protection of nature and
ecosystems.
176. (b) April 1st
The New Foreign Trade Policy 2021-26 will be brought into effect from April
1, 2021. This was decided during the meeting of the Parliamentary
Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
177. (c) Switzerland
The global stockpile of Ebola vaccines is being created in Switzerland. The
vaccines are ready to be shipped to countries for emergency response. The
stockpile is being created by four leading international health and
humanitarian organisations-WHO, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders and
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to
contain future outbreaks.
178. (a) Brazil
Bharat Biotech has signed an agreement with Brazil’s Precisa
Medicamentos for the supply of COVAXIN. The agreement follows a visit by
a team from Precisa Medicamentos to Bharat Biotech's facility last week to
discuss potential export possibilities of the vaccine.
179. (d) Cuba
The United States on January 11, 2021 re-designated Cuba as a State
Sponsor of Terrorism for frequently providing support for the acts of
international terrorism in granting safe harbor to the terrorists.
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180. (b) UAE

The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved the
Memorandum of Understanding on the scientific and technical
cooperation between the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India and the National
Centre of Meteorology, UAE.
181. (d) Bangladesh
A 122 member Bangladesh armed forces contingent will be participating
time in India’s history that any foreign military contingent has been invited
to participate in the National Parade at Rajpath. It is significant as 2021
marks 50 years of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
182. (b) Odisha
Odisha has waived the examination fees for matriculation students of the
ongoing academic session. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik ordered the waiver
in the larger interest of the students.
183. Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on January 13, 2021 became the first US
President to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives. The
House voted to charge him for inciting the mob violence at the US Capitol
building on January 6.
The third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana will be launched
on January 15, 2021 in 600 districts across all states of India.
185. (d) Vietnam
The Defence Secretary of India, Ajay Kumar, and Deputy Defence Minister
of Vietnam, Nguyen Chi Vinh on January 12, 2021, held a security dialogue
where they committed to promote armed forces engagement between
the two nations under the framework of ‘comprehensive strategic
partnership’.
186. (a) US
The United States on January 13, 2021 banned the entry of cotton and
tomato products from China's Xinjiang region amid allegations of forced
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labour. There have been allegations that detainee or prison labour from
Uyghurs went into making cotton and tomato products in the region.
187. (b) Nepal
Nepal's Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is scheduled to
visit India from January 14-16, 2021. He will be participating in the sixth
India-Nepal Joint Commission Meeting during the visit.
188. (a) January 15-16th
The Startup India International Summit ' Prarambh' will be held on
January 15-16, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with
startups and address the summit through video conferencing on January
16, 2021. The summit marks the fifth anniversary of the Startup India
initiative, which was launched by the Prime Minister on January 16, 2016.
189. (d) Three
The Bangladesh Armed Forces contingent will be participating in India's
Republic Day Parade 2021. This is only the third time in India’s history that
any foreign military contingent has been invited to participate in the
National Parade at Rajpath.
190. (d) None of the Above
The Ministry of External Affairs announced on January 13, 2021 that there
will be no foreign leader as the chief guest at this year's Republic Day
celebrations due to COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier there were reports that
Suriname's Indian-Origin President Chandrikapersad Santokhi will be the
Chief Guest, after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled his India visit
due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in the United Kingdom
191.(a) DRDO
India's first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol has been jointly developed by
the Indian Army and the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO). This was informed by the Defence Ministry on
January 14, 2021.
192. (c) Piyush Goyal
The Startup India International Summit- ‘Prarambh’ was inaugurated on
January 15, 2021 by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
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who stated that Prarambh’ is a beginning of a new journey towards new

horizons with hope, encouragement & confidence.
193. (a) Oman
India-Oman Strategic Consultative Group (IOSCG) meeting was held in-
person in New Delhi on January 14, 2021. This was the first high-level official
visit from Oman to India since the COVID-19 outbreak. Both Indian and
Omani delegations expressed satisfaction that despite the COVID-19
pandemic both sides kept in close touch and sustained momentum in
further consolidation of their strategic relationship.
194. (d) Japan
Henley and Partners Passport Index 2021 on January 5, 2021 released a list
of the world's most powerful passports. Japan topped the index with a visa
score of 191, followed by Singapore and then Germany and South Korea.
Japanese citizens can travel without a visa or have visa-on-arrival access to
as many as 191 countries around the world.
195. (c) 85th
India has been ranked at the 85th position on the Henley and Partners
Passport Index 2021 with a visa score of 58. This means that Indian
passport holders can visit 58 countries without a prior visa or visa-on-
arrival. Tajikistan was also ranked at the 85th place along with India.
196. (d) Afghanistan
Afghanistan was ranked last at 110th position on the Henley and Partners
Passport Index 2021 with a visa score of 26. The other countries ranked at
the bottom of the index included Iraq at 109th place, Syria at 108th,
Pakistan at 107th and Somalia and Yemen at 106th.
Indian Army Day is celebrated every year on January 15 to commemorate
the day when Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa took over as the first
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher,
the last British Commander-in-Chief of India. The transfer of power had
taken place on January 15, 1949.
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198. (b) Japan

India and Japan signed an MoU on January 15, 2021 to enhance
cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technologies.
The agreement was signed by Union Minister for Communications Ravi
Shankar Prasad and Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and
Communications Takeda Ryota through video conferencing.
Indian Army Day is celebrated every year on January 15 to commemorate
the day when Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa took over as the first
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher,
the last British Commander-in-Chief of India. The transfer of power had
taken place on January 15, 1949.
200. (a) DRDO
India's first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol has been jointly developed by
the Indian Army and the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO). This was informed by the Defence Ministry on
January 14, 2021.
201. (a) Brazil
Bharat Biotech has signed an agreement with Brazil’s Precisa
Medicamentos for the supply of COVAXIN. The agreement follows a visit by
a team from Precisa Medicamentos to Bharat Biotech's facility last week to
discuss potential export possibilities of the vaccine.
202. (c) 85th
India has been ranked at the 85th position on the Henley and Partners
Passport Index 2021 with a visa score of 58. This means that Indian
passport holders can visit 58 countries without a prior visa or visa-on-
arrival. Tajikistan was also ranked at the 85th place along with India.
203. (d) None
Three US Presidents have faced impeachment by the Congress—Andrew
Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. However, no US president has
ever been removed from office through impeachment.
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204. (d) Arunachal Pradesh

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found promising concentrations of
vanadium in the palaeo-proterozoic carbonaceous phyllite rocks in
Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district.
205. (b) April 1s
The New Foreign Trade Policy 2021-26 will be brought into effect from April
1, 2021. This was decided during the meeting of the Parliamentary
Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The global stockpile of Ebola vaccines is being created in Switzerland. The
vaccines are ready to be shipped to countries for emergency response. The
stockpile is being created by four leading international health and
humanitarian organisations-WHO, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders and
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to
contain future outbreaks.
207. (d) Cuba
The United States on January 11, 2021 re-designated Cuba as a State
Sponsor of Terrorism for frequently providing support for the acts of
international terrorism in granting safe harbor to the terrorists.
208. (d) Bangladesh
A 122 member Bangladesh armed forces contingent will be participating
time in India’s history that any foreign military contingent has been invited
to participate in the National Parade at Rajpath. It is significant as 2021
marks 50 years of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
209. (b) The UK
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has extended an invitation to Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit this year, which is
scheduled to be held in Cornwall in South West England from June 11-14,
2021. This was informed through a press release by the British High
Commission on January 17, 2021.
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210. (a) Three

Legendary Indian classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, who
passed away on January 17, 2021 at the age of 89 years, was a receiver of
several prestigious awards including the prestigious Padma Shri in 1991,
Padma Bhushan in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in 2018.
211. (d) January 18th
The National Road Safety Month was inaugurated on January 18, 2021 by
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at an
inaugural function in New Delhi. The National Road Safety Month will be
observed to spread awareness regarding road safety and reduce road
accidents in India.
212. (c) Kolam
Kolam, a traditional art form from Tamil Nadu in South India, was a part of
the virtual kick-off ceremony of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe
Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on January 16, 2021. It
comprises geometric patterns consisting of dots and lines as a symbol of
welcome.
213. (a) Sputnik V
The Brazil National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has declined to
give emergency use approval to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19
vaccination in Brazil.
214. 6.Rakshita
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on January 18, 2021 launched a
specially developed bike ambulance 'RAKSHITA' to attend to urgent
evacuation needs of the security force personnel in the event of a medical
emergency in Naxal affected areas.
215. (d) China
China's economy showed a growth of 2.3 percent in 2020 as a rebound
from the coronavirus pandemic, as per the latest data provided by the
National Bureau of Statistics on January 18, 2021. This was the nation's
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lowest economic growth in four decades but it was still ahead of other
major economies.
216. (c) China
In a shocking discovery, coronavirus was recently detected in ice cream in
eastern China, leading to the sealing of the concerned company and recall
of cartons from the same batch.
217. (a) Karnataka
Karnataka retained its position as the most innovative major state in the
country in the India Innovation Index 2020 released by NITI Aayog on
January 20, 2021. Karnataka scored 42.5, followed by Maharashtra at
second place with a score of 38 and Tamil Nadu at third place with 37.91
score. Bihar was ranked last in the index with 14.5 score.
218. (d) Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among the NE/
Hilly states with a score of 25.06, followed by Uttarakhand and Manipur,
while Meghalaya was ranked last with 12.15 score.
219. (a) Delhi
Delhi topped the India Innovation Index 2021 among the UT/ City States
with a score of 46.60, followed by Chandigarh and Daman & Diu and
Lakshadweep came last with 11.71 score.
220. (c) Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has been given the additional charge of the
AYUSH Ministry. This follows the hospitalization and treatment of AYUSH
Minister Shripad Naik following a severe road accident. The arrangement
will continue till Naik resumes his work related to the Ministry of AYUSH.
221. (c) Dragon Fruit
The Gujarat state government has decided to rename dragon fruit as
"Kamalam", which means Lotus in Sanskrit. The renaming has been done
as the outer shape of the fruit resembles a lotus.
222. (b) Uzbekistan
The Union Cabinet on January 20, 2021 was apprised of the siagning of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for
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cooperation in the field of Solar Energy. The main area of work under the
agreement is to identify research, demonstration and initiation of pilot
projects between the institutes of the two nations.
223. (b) Karnataka
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa launched Avolokana software on
January 20, 2021 to enable the government to access data on sanctions
and expenditures incurred by 39 departments on 1,800 programmes
implemented by them.
224. (d) Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Uttar Pradesh virtually released financial assistance worth
Rs 2,691 crores to over 6 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin on January 20, 2021.
225. (c) January 29th
The Budget Session of the Parliament will begin on January 29, 2021. Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the first part of the session will conclude
on February 15, comprising 12 sittings and the second part will begin on
March 8 and conclude on April 8, 2021 and will comprise 21 sittings.
226. (c) January 23rd
The Indian government has decided to celebrate January 23rd as
'Parakram Diwas' every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and inspire the youth of the country with his
spirit.
227. (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
January 23, 2021 marks the 125th Birth Anniversary year of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose and the government of India has decided to celebrate the
day in a befitting manner at the national and international level.
228. (d) The Gabba
Injury-hit Team India created history on January 19, 2021 by beating
Australia by three wickets in the fourth and final Test at The Gabba and
retaining the prestigious Border-Gavaskar trophy. India claimed the series
2-1. This was Australia's first defeat in 32 years at their fortress, The Gabba.
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229. (d) WhatsApp

The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has written
to WhatsApp Global CEO Will Cathcart to withdraw the proposed changes
to the WhatsApp Privacy Policy for Indian users.
230. (a) Bangladesh
India has decided to gift 2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine -
Covishield- to Bangladesh. The vaccine is expected to arrive in Bangladesh
by January 21, 2021. This will be in addition to the 30 million doses of the
vaccine, for which a tripartite agreement has been signed between
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Serum Institute of India and the
Bangladesh government.
231. (a) Japan
India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on January
18, 2021 for a Basic Framework for Partnership for Proper Operation of the
System Pertaining to Specified Skilled Worker (SSW). The agreement was
signed by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Japanese
Ambassador to India Suzuki Satoshi.
232. (c) Seven
Iran and six other nations have lost their right to vote in the United Nations
General Assembly- UNGA for not paying their dues. This was informed by
the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on January 18,
2021.
233. (b) Syria
India said on January 20, 2021 that it is ready to play a "constructive and
meaningful" role in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) towards
completely ending the Syrian conflict.
234. (a) Doung Emhoff
Kamala Harris created history on January 20, 2021 by becoming the first
female, African-American and Asian-American to be sworn in as Vice
President of the United States. Her husband Doung Emhoff has also
become the first-ever 'second gentlemen' of the United States.
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235. (a) Delhi

The Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board on
January 20, 2021 granted COVID-19 relief disbursement worth Rs 10,000
each to 407 construction workers out of a total of 39,600 workers under
the directions of Deputy Chief Minister and State Labour Minister Manish
Sisodia.
236. (c) Kerala
Kerala Assembly rejected a resolution to remove Speaker P
Sreeramakrishnan on January 21, 2021, prompting a walkout from the
Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF). The resolution was moved by
UDF MLA M Ummer.
237. (b) China
The Chinese government has announced that it has decided to sanction
28 American officials of the former Trump administration which includes
former State Secretary Michael Pompeo for violating Beijing’s sovereignty.
238. (b) Lasith Malinga
Sri Lankan bowling legend, Lasith Malinga has decided to retire from
franchise cricket. He was a part of the Mumbai Indians franchise in the
Indian Premier League. The speedster had informed his decision to the
Mumbai Indians management earlier this month, making himself
unavailable for the champion side's retention wish list.
239. (a) Nagaland
Meghalaya, Manipur & Tripura celebrate their statehood day on January
21st. On the special occasion, the President, Vice President and Prime
Minister greeted the people of the states. President Ram Nath Kovind in
his message praised the immense natural beauty, rich history and vibrant
culture of the states.
240. (d) Nepal
India has sent 1 million doses of a COVID vaccine to Nepal as a gift under
the 'Vaccine Maitri' Initiative. Nepal health minister Hridayesh Tripathi said
that the vaccines gifted by India will be administered to health workers
and other front-line personnel within 7-10 days.
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The central government on January 21, 2021 confirmed avian influenza or
bird flu in six states for poultry birds and in 10 states for the crow, migratory
and wild birds till January 21.
242. (b) Odisha
The Odisha government on January 21, 2021 announced that it will
undertake a heritage project for the beautification of the famous Konark
Sun Temple and the development of its periphery.
243. (b) Ladakh
Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the first-
ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival on January 21, 2021 at
Padum in Zanskar of Kargil district.
244. (a) Abell 370
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shared a stunning
picture of the massive galaxy cluster- Abell 370 on its social media account
on January 19, 2021. The picture is a first-of-its-kind, as it shows a huge
cluster of galaxies.
245. (b) SAAW
DRDO has successfully conducted a captive and release trial of
indigenously developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from Hawk-I
of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) off the Odisha coast.
246. (d) IIT Roorkee
Union Transport Ministry signed an MoU with IIT Roorkee on January 22,
2021 for the continuation of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Professorial Chair focusing on research and development, teaching and
training in the area of Development of Highway Infrastructure.
247. (c) Madhya Pradesh
WIPRO group is all set to act as a knowledge partner of the Madhya
Pradesh state government. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
informed that the company has taken initiative for the establishment of a
university in the State and for the same, the state will extend all possible
support to the Foundation.
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248. (c) 32
The Government of India has awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal
Puraskar to 32 children with exceptional abilities and outstanding
accomplishments in the fields of scholastic, innovation, arts & culture,
sports, social service and bravery.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the virtual session of the World
Economic Forum on January 28, 2021. Chinese President Xi Jinping is also
expected to address the forum.
250. (a) 40
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of Jeevan
Raksha Padak Series of Awards - 2020 on 40 persons. The awards include
Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to eight persons, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha
Padak to one person and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 31 persons. One
Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak award was conferred posthumously.
251. (b) UAE
The United Arab Emirates cabinet has approved the setting up of an
embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel also officially opened its embassy in Abu
Dhabi on January 24, 2021 with the arrival of the country's envoy there.
252. (d) Rs 6000
The centre on January 15, 2021 released the 13th installment of Rs 6,000 cr
to states to meet GST compensation shortfall. Out of the total amount, Rs
5,516 crore has been released to 23 states and Rs 483 crore has been
released to the three union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry
and Delhi who are members of the GST Council.
253. (c) Nepal
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli has been expelled from the ruling Nepal
Communist Party (NCP) over his decision to dissolve the Parliament. The
Prime Minister was removed from the party by a Central Committee at a
meeting of the party's splinter group held on January 24, 2021.
254. (b) 143
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has created a new record by launching 143 satellites
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aboard one rocket on January 24, 2021. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from
the Space Launch Complex 40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force
Station.
255. (a) Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh celebrated the golden jubilee of its Statehood Day on
January 25, 2021. On January 25, 1971, Himachal Pradesh had become
India’s 18th state.
256. (a) Shinzo Abe
Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe will be honoured with the
prestigious Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India,
for his major achievements in the field of Public Affairs.
257. (c) Ten
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of a total of 119
Padma Awards this year- 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102
Padma Shri. The Padma Awards are the highest civilian awards of the
country.
258. (a) USD 150,000
India's permanent representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti
announced on January 25, 2021 that India has pledged USD 150,000 this
year for UN Peacebuilding fund. He further stated that as the world's
largest democracy, India is conscious of the need to prioritize the building
of governance structure to strengthen democracy and the rule of law.
259. (a) Rs 12,351.5 cr
Finance Ministry has released an amount worth Rs 12,351.5 crore to 18
states for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies. This is the 2nd
installment of basic grants released in the financial year 2020-21.
260. (d) 11.5 percent
The International Monetary Fund has projected India to report a double-
digit expansion in the Fiscal Year 2021-2022. India is predicted to grow by
11.5% in 2021-22 and 6.8% in 2022-23 as the economy shows signs of revival
after the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine and pick-up in economic activity.
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261. (b) India

The International Monetary Fund has projected India to be the fastest-
growing major economy for the next two years, displacing China, which is
estimated to grow by 8.1% and 5.6% in the next two years.
262. (d) China
China became the world’s top destination for new foreign direct
investment in 2020, overtaking the United States in the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Though the outbreak began from China, the nation
was able to quickly control coronavirus within its borders, which helped its
economy rebound relatively quickly.
263. (d) Ladakh
The display of cultural tableaux at the Republic Day Parade 2021 began
with Ladakh's tableau. The tableau, showcasing the culture and
communal harmony, festivals, art & architecture, music customs and
languages was the first-ever one of the UT in the parade.
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed on January
27, 2021. The day is observed every year on January 27 as a memorial day
for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews by Nazi
Germany between 1941 and 1945.
The Beating Retreat Ceremony will be held on January 29, 2021. This year, it
will mark 50 years of India's 1971 victory over Pakistan.
266. (b) Airtel
Bharti Airtel announced on January 28, 2021 that it has become the
country's first telecom operator to successfully demonstrate live fifth-
generation (5G) service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city.
267. (d) RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated on January 25, 2021 that it is
examining if there is a need to introduce central bank digital currency
(CBDC) in the country. The apex bank said that in case a need for digital
currency arises then the bank will look for ways to operationalise it.
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268. (c) Maharashtra

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has formally launched the
Agriculture Pump Power Connection Policy. He said that the State
Government has taken bold steps to make a radical change in the lives of
farmers through the policy of agricultural pump power connection.
269. (c) Italy
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned following criticism
over spending in coronavirus crisis. The parties in Italy have been divided
over spending in the coronavirus crisis, in which more than 85,000 Italians
have died. Conte had lost his Senate majority last week.
270. (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to freedom fighter Lala Lajpat
Rai on his birth anniversary on January 28, 2021 saying that his
contribution to the freedom struggle is indelible and inspires people
across generations. Lala Lajpat Rai, who was born on January 28, 1865,
played a pivotal role in the Indian Independence movement. He and two
other social reformers and freedom fighters- Bal Gangadhar Tilak and
Bipin Chandra Pal were together given the name- Lal Bal Pal.
271. (d) India
The 2022 Women's Asian Cup will be hosted by India from January 20 to
February 6, 2022. This was confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation.
The tournament will feature 12 teams, expanded from eight in the previous
edition.
272. (a) Rs 2,23,846 crore
Union Budget 2021-22 allocates Rs 2,23,846 crore for the Health and
Wellbeing sector for fiscal year 2021-22 to strengthen three key areas:
Preventive, Curative, and Wellbeing. Apart from this, the Budget allocation
includes Rs 35,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccines.
273. (b) Life Insurance Corporation
The Budget 2021-22 estimates show Rs 1,75,000 crore revenue target from
disinvestment in 2020-21. As a part of Strategic disinvestment, the IPO of
the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) will be launched in 2021-22.
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274. (d) Rs. 5.54 lakh crore

The Budget 2021 allocates a financial outlay of Rs. 5.54 lakh crore for capital
expenditure in BE 2021-22, a sharp increase in Capital Budget of 34.5% over
Rs. 4.12 lakh crore allocated in Budget 2020-21.
275. (d) 6.8%
The fiscal deficit is estimated to be 6.8% of GDP in BE 2021-22. The Budget
2021 predicts fiscal deficit at 9.5% in RE 2020-21.
276. (a) Rs. 1,10,055 crore
The Budget 2021 allocates Rs. 1,10,055 crore for the Indian Railways. Of this
allocated amount, Rs 1,07,100 crore is for the capital expenditure. The
Budget lays down the National Rail Plan for India for the creation of future
ready Railways by 2030.
277. (c) 49%
The permissible limit of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been
raised from 49% to 74% in the Insurance sector. The Budget 2021 paves the
way for foreign ownership and control in the insurance sector with
safeguards.
278. (b) Rs. 16.5 lakh crore
The Budget enhances the Agricultural Credit Target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore
for 2021-22 with the main focus on animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries
sectors.
279. (c) 32
The Government of India has awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal
Puraskar to 32 children with exceptional abilities and outstanding
accomplishments in the fields of scholastic, innovation, arts & culture,
sports, social service and bravery.
280. (a) 40
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of Jeevan
Raksha Padak Series of Awards - 2020 on 40 persons. The awards include
Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to eight persons, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha
Padak to one person and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 31 persons. One
Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak award was conferred posthumously.
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281. (a) Shinzo Abe

Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe will be honoured with the
prestigious Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India,
for his major achievements in the field of Public Affairs.
282. (c) Ten
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of a total of 119
Padma Awards this year- 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102
Padma Shri. The Padma Awards are the highest civilian awards of the
country.
283. (d) 11.5 percent
The International Monetary Fund has projected India to report a double-
digit expansion in the Fiscal Year 2021-2022. India is predicted to grow by
11.5% in 2021-22 and 6.8% in 2022-23 as the economy shows signs of revival
after the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine and pick-up in economic activity.
284. (a) USD 150,000
India's permanent representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti
announced on January 25, 2021 that India has pledged USD 150,000 this
year for UN Peacebuilding fund. He further stated that as the world's
largest democracy, India is conscious of the need to prioritize the building
of governance structure to strengthen democracy and the rule of law.
285. (b) UAE
The United Arab Emirates cabinet has approved the setting up of an
embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel also officially opened its embassy in Abu
Dhabi on January 24, 2021 with the arrival of the country's envoy there.
286. (c) Nepal
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli has been expelled from the ruling Nepal
Communist Party (NCP) over his decision to dissolve the Parliament. The
Prime Minister was removed from the party by a Central Committee at a
meeting of the party's splinter group held on January 24, 2021.
287. (d) China
China became the world’s top destination for new foreign direct
investment in 2020, overtaking the United States in the wake of the
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COVID-19 pandemic. Though the outbreak began from China, the nation
was able to quickly control coronavirus within its borders, which helped its
economy rebound relatively quickly.
288. (b) Airtel
Bharti Airtel announced on January 28, 2021 that it has become the
country's first telecom operator to successfully demonstrate live fifth-
generation (5G) service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city.
289. (d) India
The 2022 Women's Asian Cup will be hosted by India from January 20 to
February 6, 2022. This was confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation.
The tournament will feature 12 teams, expanded from eight in the previous
edition.
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed on January
27, 2021. The day is observed every year on January 27 as a memorial day
for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews by Nazi
Germany between 1941 and 1945.
291. (d) 75 years or above
The Finance Minister in the Budget 2021 has exempted the senior citizens
of 75 years or above from receiving the pension income, from filing the
income tax return. The Union Minister also informed that the paying bank
will have to deduct the necessary tax from their income.
292. (b) 10 crores
The government has doubled the tax audit limit from 5 crores to 10 crores
for those who use digital transaction mode. Earlier in the budget of
February 2020, the Finance Minister had increased the limit for taxation
audit to 5 crores. However, to further promote digital transactions, the
limits have been increased to 10 crores.
293. (b) 3 years
As per the latest announcement, the time limit has been reduced for
reopening the assessment cases from 6 years to 3 years. Currently, tax
assessment can be reopened for up to 6 years and in serious tax fraud
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cases up to 10 years. However, in the serious tax fraud cases too, only if
there is evidence of concealment of Rs. 50 lakh income or more, the
assessment can be reopened for up to 10 years.
294. (a) 20%
The government decided to increase the customs duty on solar inverters
from 5% to 20% with the purpose of increasing domestic manufacturing of
solar power. The duty on solar lanterns has also been increased from 5% to
15%.
295. (a) 10%
In order to benefit the farmers of India, the central government has
decided to raise the customs duty on cotton from 0% to 10%. This will
facilitate the income of the farmers and will hugely benefit the farmers
involved in the production of cotton.
296. (a) NASA
Indian-American scientist Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as its acting
chief of staff on February 1, 2021. The space agency said in a statement that
Lal brings extensive experience in engineering and space technology,
serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence
Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020.
297. (d) Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government on February 1, 2021 signed an agreement
with the World Bank for the up-gradation of rural roads and connectivity
in the western region. The project is expected to benefit over 20 million
people in the western region of Bangladesh.
298. (a) Rishabh Pant
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the nominees for
the inaugural ICC Player of the Month Awards that recognise and
celebrate the best performances across all forms of international cricket
throughout the year. The nominees for Men's Player of the Month
(January) are Rishabh Pant (India), Joe Root (England) and Paul Stirling
(Ireland).
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299. (a) Lord's

The World Test Championship final will be played from June 18 to 22 with
June 23 as the reserve day at the Lord's Cricket Ground in England.
300. (a) December 2021
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget
speech on February 1, 2021 that ISRO's first unmanned space mission as a
part of Gaganyaan is slated for launch in December 2021.
301. (a) 20 years
Under the new vehicle scrapping policy, personal vehicles will undergo
fitness tests in automated centres after 20 years while commercial vehicles
will undergo the test after 15 years.
302. (b) Rs 2.5 per litre
The Finance Minister announced Agriculture Infrastructure &
Development Cess of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and Rs 4 per litre on diesel.
The cess is not uniform and will vary from product to product.
303. (c) Myanmar
The Myanmar military on February 1, 2021, staged a coup and declared a
state of emergency in the country for one year. The military has also
detained the state counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and several
other civilian leaders. The move has been condemned by several countries
and the United Nations.
304. (a) West Bengal
The forest department of West Bengal recently conducted its first water
birds census. The study was conducted between January 12 and February
2, 2021 in 54 different locations across the state.Around 65 species have
been found so far.
305. (a) February 4th
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the Chauri Chaura
centenary celebrations through video conferencing on February 4, 2021.
306. (c) Non-cooperation
The Chauri Chaura incident took place on February 4, 1922 at Chauri
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Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of British India. The Mahatma Gandhi-led

Non-cooperation movement was underway then.
307. (d) HAL
The Defence Ministry has awarded a contract to manufacture 83 Light
Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) at the Aero India international air show on February 3, 2021.
308. (c) India
In a landmark moment, India has become the fastest country in the world
to reach the 4 million COVID-19 vaccination mark in 18 days. This was
informed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on
February 3, 2021.
309. (b) Bengaluru
The 13th edition of the Aero India International air show has started on
February 3, 2021, at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, it is also Asia’s
biggest aero show.
310. (b) Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat has announced Rs 11,000 each as
an appreciation amount for doctors and health care workers deployed in
COVID wards. All Corona warriors related to Health Department will be
given certificates.
311. (c) Amazon
Amazon announced on February 2, 2021 that its founder Jeff Bezos will
step down as CEO of the company during the third quarter of 2021. Bezos
will transition to the role of Executive Chair of Amazon's board, while
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy will succeed him as the new
Amazon CEO in Q3.
312. (a) 20 years
Under the new vehicle scrapping policy, personal vehicles will undergo
fitness tests in automated centres after 20 years while commercial vehicles
will undergo the test after 15 years.
313. (a) 10.5 percent
The Reserve Bank of India has projected the real GDP growth to be at 10.5
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percent in 2021-22 – in the range of 26.2 to 8.3 percent in H1 and 6.0

percent in Q3.
314. (c) Myanmar
The Myanmar military on February 1, 2021, staged a coup and declared a
state of emergency in the country for one year. The military has also
detained the state counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi and several
other civilian leaders. The move has been condemned by several countries
and the United Nations.
315. (c) Non-cooperation
The Chauri Chaura incident took place on February 4, 1922 at Chauri
Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of British India. The Mahatma Gandhi-led
Non-cooperation movement was underway then.
316. (d) HAL
The Defence Ministry has awarded a contract to manufacture 83 Light
Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) at the Aero India international air show on February 3, 2021.
317. (c) Amazon
Amazon announced on February 2, 2021 that its founder Jeff Bezos will
step down as CEO of the company during the third quarter of 2021. Bezos
will transition to the role of Executive Chair of Amazon's board, while
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy will succeed him as the new
Amazon CEO in Q3.
318. (a) NASA
Indian-American scientist Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as its acting
chief of staff on February 1, 2021. The space agency said in a statement that
Lal brings extensive experience in engineering and space technology,
serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence
Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020.
319. (b) Russia
The United States has extended the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction
Treaty) nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for another five years. This
was announced by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said that it
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made the world safer as unconstrained nuclear competition would

endanger us all.
320. (a) Rishabh Pant
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the nominees for
the inaugural ICC Player of the Month Awards that recognise and
celebrate the best performances across all forms of international cricket
throughout the year. The nominees for Men's Player of the Month
(January) are Rishabh Pant (India), Joe Root (England) and Paul Stirling
(Ireland).
321. (a) December 2021
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget
speech on February 1, 2021 that ISRO's first unmanned space mission as a
part of Gaganyaan is slated for launch in December 2021.
322. (a)Reliance
Reliance has sourced the world's first consignment of 'carbon-neutral oil'
from the United States. The move comes as the company looks to become
a net zero-carbon company by 2035.
323. (c) Ajay Singh
Ajay Singh has been re-elected as President of the Boxing Federation of
India (BFI). He defeated former Maharashtra sports minister Ashish Shelar
in the polls. Ajay Singh received 37 votes while Shelar got 27 votes in the
BFI elections that were held on February 3, 2021.
The second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be administered to the
healthcare workers from February 13, 2021. The central government
informed that 97 percent of people who have received the first dose of the
COVID-19 vaccine are satisfied.
325. (b) Russia
The United States has extended the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction
Treaty) nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for another five years. This
was announced by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said that it
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made the world safer as unconstrained nuclear competition would

endanger us all.
326. (c) Ajay Singh
Ajay Singh has been re-elected as President of the Boxing Federation of
India (BFI). He defeated former Maharashtra sports minister Ashish Shelar
in the polls. Ajay Singh received 37 votes while Shelar got 27 votes in the
BFI elections that were held on February 3, 2021.
327. (a) Chennai
India is set to host the first international test match amid COVID-19 at the
historic M. A. Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
on February 5, 2021.
328. (a)Reliance
Reliance has sourced the world's first consignment of 'carbon-neutral oil'
from the United States. The move comes as the company looks to become
a net zero-carbon company by 2035.
329. (d) PGIMER
India's first amputee clinic has been launched by the Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. The
clinic was formally inaugurated on February 1, 2021. It has been set up to
improve the care of amputee patients by providing a wide range of
services under one roof and with significant coordination.
330. (c) Kerala
Kerala's Health Minister KK Shailaja announced that the state will open its
first Human Milk Bank, a state-of-art facility, at the Ernakulam General
Hospital on February 5, 2021.
331. (d) Chennai
India established its first centre for wetland conservation in Chennai on the
occasion of Wetland Conservation Day on February 2, 2021. The wetlands
occupy around 4.6 percent of the country’s landmass.
332. (a) 10.5 percent
The Reserve Bank of India has projected the real GDP growth to be at 10.5
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percent in 2021-22 – in the range of 26.2 to 8.3 percent in H1 and 6.0

percent in Q3.
333. (a) 4 percent
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee voted
unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 4 percent. The
marginal standing facility rate and the bank rate also remain unchanged
at 4.25 percent, the reverse repo rate remains unchanged at 3.35 percent.
334. (b) Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu state government on February 5, 2021 announced a loan
waiver of Rs 12,110 crore for the farmers in the state. The amount covers
farm loans availed by 16.43 lakh farmers from cooperative banks.
335. (d) Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson on February 4, 2021 applied for emergency approval of
its single-shot coronavirus vaccine in the United States. Johnson &
Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is the first of its kind to reach the final stage
and it could prove to be a potential game-changer in the battle against
the COVID-19 pandemic.
336. (a) Israel
Israel donated high-end medical equipment to a Delhi-based hospital -
Primus Super Speciality Hospital on February 5, 2021, just a week after a
blast took place outside the Israel Embassy in Delhi, in an attempt to
strengthen its friendship with India.
337. (d) Bahrain
India and Bahrain have agreed to forge deeper engagement in the field of
renewable energy. This was decided during the 1st India-Bahrain Joint
Working Group meeting in the field of Renewable Energy, which was held
virtually on February 4, 2021.
338. (c) Gujarat
The Gujarat state government announced on February 4, 2021, that it will
be setting up an Indian Institute of Skills at Nasmed Village Gandhinagar
district.
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339. (b) February 4th

The International Day for Human Fraternity is observed on February 4th
every year. The day aims to raise awareness about different cultures,
religions and beliefs and promotes tolerance and societal acceptance of
religious and cultural diversity. The 2021 theme of the day is ' A Pathway to
the Future'.
340. (d) West Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated four projects worth around Rs
4700 crore in gas, oil and infrastructure sectors during his visit to Haldia,
West Bengal on February 7, 2021. The projects include those of NHAI,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL),Gas Authority of India (GAIL) and
Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL).
341. (c) Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma became the third Indian pacer to take 300 wickets in the
longest format of the game on February 8, 2021. Ishant reached the
milestone during his 98th test match, after taking the wicket of Dan
Lawrence on the fourth day of the ongoing India vs England test match at
the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
342. (b) Ladakh
India's first geothermal power project will be set up at eastern Ladakh's
Puga village. The village has been identified as the hotspot of geothermal
energy in the country by the scientists.The project, known as Geothermal
Field Development Project, is planned to be commissioned by the end of
2022.
343. (d) Iran
US President Joe Biden informed on February 7, 2021 that he will not lift
sanctions on Iran to re-engage Tehran in negotiations over the 2015
nuclear deal. Biden said that he would only lift sanctions if Iran stops
enriching uranium beyond the limits of the nuclear deal.
344. (c) US
The India-US joint military exercise "Yudh Abhyas 20" commenced on
February 8, 2021 in Mahajan Field Firing Range of Bikaner district in
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Rajasthan. This is the 16th edition of annual bilateral joint exercise of both
the armies. It will conclude on February 21st.
345. (a) UK
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory is a new intergovernmental
organisation dedicated to radio astronomy. Its headquarters have been set
up in the United Kingdom.
346. (c) South Africa, Australia
The two radio telescope networks would be set up under the Square
Kilometre Array Observatory.The two networks will be established in South
Africa and Australia.
347. (a) Koozhangal
Koozhangal (Pebbles) became the first Tamil film to win the coveted Tiger
Award at the 50th Rotterdam Film Festival 2021 on February 7, 2021. The
film has been directed by debutant director Vinothraj PS and stars
newcomers Karuththadaiyan and Chella Pandi in the lead roles.
348. (d) New Zealand
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on February 9, 2021
announced the suspension of ties with Myanmar. Ardern said that the
government will suspend all high-level political and military contact with
Myanmar.
349. (c) Ghulam Nabi Azad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi bid an emotional farewell to the Leader of
Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is retiring from the
House on February 15. The Congress stalwart has been in the Rajya Sabha
for more than two decades.
India and Afghanistan on February 9, 2021 signed a Memorandum of
Understanding [MoU] for the construction of the Lalandar (Shatoot) Dam
in Kabul. The Shahtoot dam is proposed to be constructed on the Kabul
river basin, which is one of the five river basins of Afghanistan.
351. (a) Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Rajiv Kapoor had made his Bollywood debut in 1983 with the film 'Ek Jaan
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Hain Hum' and was best known for his performance in 1985’s Ram Teri
Ganga Maili.
352. (b) Goa
The Union Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh on February 7, 2021, announced
an investment of Rs. 400 crores in Goa for making the coastal state a
fisheries hub in India.
353. (c) South Korea
South Korea plans to build an 8.2GW offshore wind farm in Jeonnam
province by 2030. This was announced by the Moon Jae-in administration
on February 5, 2021 after the signing of a $43 billion deal.
354. (c) Nigeria
Former Finance Minister of Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala is poised to
become the next Chief of the World Trade Organisation after US President
Joe Biden’s administration gave her its complete support on February 5,
2021.
355. (a) US
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with
US President Joseph R. Biden on February 8, 2021. The Prime Minister said
that he looked forward to working closely with him to further elevate the
India-US Strategic Partnership. The two leaders discussed at length
regarding regional developments and the wider geo-political context.
356. (a) CoBRA
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inducted 34 women commandos
into its specialised Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit
for the first time on February 7, 2021. The CoBRA unit is skilled in guerrilla
tactics and jungle warfare and is deployed in Naxal-affected areas. It was
raised in 2009.
357. (b) Twitter
Twitter on February 10, 2021 informed that it has taken multiple
enforcement actions including permanent suspension of over 500
accounts for a clear breach of Twitter's policies. The move comes in
response to the ''legal requests'' from the Central government.
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358. (c) Odisha

The Odisha Cabinet has resolved to move the Union Government
demanding implementation of the recommendations of the MS
Swaminathan Committee regarding minimum support price (MSP) of all
crops, for doubling the farmers' income.
359. (d) Bangladesh
Bangladesh has received USD 200 mn from World Bank for safe water and
sanitation services for rural areas. The agreement was signed between the
Bangladesh government and the World Bank on February 9, 2021. The
project aims to provide 3.6 million people access to hygienic sanitation
facilities and about 6 lakh people access to clean water in rural areas.
360. (a) UAE
The United Arab Emirates' space probe entered the orbit of Mars on
February 9, 2021, marking a historic moment for the Arab world. UAE's
space probe called Al Amal, which means 'Hope' in Arabic has finally
reached its destination after a 7-month long journey. This is the Arab
world's first interplanetary mission.
361. (b) Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced a system of unique 16-digit
Unicode in order to mark all kinds of landholdings in the state. According
to the official spokesperson of the state government who shared the news
on February 7, 2021, the Unicode will be issued by the government.
362. (d) Bittu
Indian short film 'Bittu' has been shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards
in the Live-Action Category. Bittu has emerged amongst the Top 10
candidates after the first round of voting, competing amongst 174 films
from across the globe. The film will now be subjected to the votes of
members of the short films and animation branch to determine the
shortlists and the nominees.
363. (d) China
The US and China's space probes are scheduled to arrive at Mars in the
next couple of days. Both China and US missions comprise a combination
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of orbiter and lander. If China is able to successfully land its mission on

Mars, it will become the second country in the world to land successfully
on the Red Planet after the United States, which has done it eight times.
364. (c) Assam
Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonwal announced during a meeting
Council of Ministers (CoM) at Janata Bhawan, Guwahati on February 10,
2021 that the state government has decided to appoint ace sprinter Hima
Das as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state.
365. (a) Haryana
The Haryana Cabinet has decided to provide financial assistance worth Rs
5 lakhs as 'preparation money' to the sportspersons who have qualified for
Olympic Games.
366. (a) Rs 100 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on February 10, 2021
granted approval to the Department of Fertilizers' proposal for a grant-in-
aid of Rs 100 crore for Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited
(BVFCL), Namrup, in Assam to sustain operations of its urea
manufacturing units.
367. (b) Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 9, 2021 announced
an ambitious 10-year space program that includes 2023 Moon mission,
developing internationally viable satellite systems and sending Turkish
astronauts into space.
368. (b) China
China's spacecraft 'Tianwen-1' entered Mars orbit on February 10, 2021,
becoming the world's second one in two days after the United Arab
Emirates. The Chinese mission to Mars comprises an orbiter and a rover
and it is aimed at collecting data on underground water and possible signs
of ancient life.
369. (d) China
US President Joe Biden on February 10, 2021, announced the launch of a
new China Task Force to provide recommendations on the military
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strategy to the Department of Defence that will help in counter the

growing challenges posed by China.
370. (c) Myanmar
Chin National Army (CNA), a Myanmar-based armed insurgent group has
sought asylum for their families in Mizoram, India in the wake of military
coup and unrest in their country. The armed group has asked for asylum
for 40 families.
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed annually
on February 11. The day's 2021 theme is: "Women Scientists at the forefront
of the fight against COVID-19." The day aims to focus on achieving full and
equal access and participation in science for women and girls.
372. (b) Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on February 12, 2021, launched the country’s
first CNG tractor that will be able to save about Rs. 1 lakh annually on fuel
costs.
373. (a) Mallikarjun Kharge
The Indian National Congress named party veteran Mallikarjun Kharge as
the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha. The post will fall vacant with
the retirement of veteran MP Ghulam Nabi Azad on February 15.
374. (c) Iraq
The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) of Iraq invited 52
countries to monitor the country’s elections, which are scheduled to take
place on October 10, 2021.
375. (d) Karnataka
Vijayanagara has officially become Karnataka's 31st district with Hosapete
as its headquarters. This was notified by Karnataka Government through
an official notification on February 8, 2021.
376. (c) 30 percent
The central government on February 11, 2021 announced 30 percent
increase in fare for air travel by up to Rs 5,600. The government stated that
the fare hike was necessitated due to the opening of the aviation market.
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377. (b) Bushfire

Australia's Robert Irwin has been awarded the Natural History Museum's
Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2020 for his
drone image of Bushfire in northern Australia. Robert Irwin's photo titled
'Bushfire', shows a pristine conservation area on one side and blackened
remains on the other.
World Radio Day is celebrated every year on February 13th. The day aims to
celebrate radio as part of humanity’s history by following the various
developments in our society and adapting its services.
379. (c) USD 100 million
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund- NIIF announced on
February 11, 2021, that the Shanghai-based New Development Bank has
committed to invest USD 100 million, which is around Rs. 728 crores, in
NIIF Funds of Funds- FoF.
380. (b) Ladakh
India's first geothermal power project will be set up at eastern Ladakh's
Puga village. The village has been identified as the hotspot of geothermal
energy in the country by the scientists.The project, known as Geothermal
Field Development Project, is planned to be commissioned by the end of
2022.
India and Afghanistan on February 9, 2021 signed a Memorandum of
Understanding [MoU] for the construction of the Lalandar (Shatoot) Dam
in Kabul. The Shahtoot dam is proposed to be constructed on the Kabul
river basin, which is one of the five river basins of Afghanistan.
382. (a) Mallikarjun Kharge
The Indian National Congress named party veteran Mallikarjun Kharge as
the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha. The post will fall vacant with
the retirement of veteran MP Ghulam Nabi Azad on February 15.
383. (a) CoBRA
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inducted 34 women commandos
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into its specialised Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit
for the first time on February 7, 2021. The CoBRA unit is skilled in guerrilla
tactics and jungle warfare and is deployed in Naxal-affected areas. It was
raised in 2009.
384. d) Bittu
Indian short film 'Bittu' has been shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards
in the Live-Action Category. Bittu has emerged amongst the Top 10
candidates after the first round of voting, competing amongst 174 films
from across the globe. The film will now be subjected to the votes of
members of the short films and animation branch to determine the
shortlists and the nominees.
385. (c) Nigeria
Former Finance Minister of Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala is poised to
become the next Chief of the World Trade Organisation after US President
Joe Biden’s administration gave her its complete support on February 5,
2021.
386. (b) Bushfire
Australia's Robert Irwin has been awarded the Natural History Museum's
Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2020 for his
drone image of Bushfire in northern Australia. Robert Irwin's photo titled
'Bushfire', shows a pristine conservation area on one side and blackened
remains on the other.
387. (b) Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 9, 2021 announced
an ambitious 10-year space program that includes 2023 Moon mission,
developing internationally viable satellite systems and sending Turkish
astronauts into space.
388. (c) South Korea
South Korea plans to build an 8.2GW offshore wind farm in Jeonnam
province by 2030. This was announced by the Moon Jae-in administration
on February 5, 2021 after the signing of a $43 billion deal.
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389. (a) UAE

The United Arab Emirates' space probe entered the orbit of Mars on
February 9, 2021, marking a historic moment for the Arab world. UAE's
space probe called Al Amal, which means 'Hope' in Arabic has finally
reached its destination after a 7-month long journey. This is the Arab
world's first interplanetary mission.
Ishant Sharma became the third Indian pacer to take 300 wickets in the
longest format of the game on February 8, 2021. Ishant reached the
milestone during his 98th test match, after taking the wicket of Dan
Lawrence on the fourth day of the ongoing India vs England test match at
the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
391. (a) Koozhangal
Koozhangal (Pebbles) became the first Tamil film to win the coveted Tiger
Award at the 50th Rotterdam Film Festival 2021 on February 7, 2021. The
film has been directed by debutant director Vinothraj PS and stars
newcomers Karuththadaiyan and Chella Pandi in the lead roles.
392. (a) World Radio Day
The UNESCO observes the World Radio Day (WRD) every year on February
13, 2021. This year, the Day was celebrated on the theme 'New World. New
Radio.'
393. (b) Italy
Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief, was sworn in as the
Prime Minister of Italy. Draghi successfully convinced majorly all political
parties of Italy to support his government. His main task will be to
efficiently manage spending of more than 200 billion euros that Italy
expects from the European Union fund for its recovery post COVID-19
pandemic.
394. (c) Karim Khan
Britain's Karim Khan was elected as the new prosecutor of Hague-based
International Criminal Court (ICC). Khan will replace Fatou Bensoudaand
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will serve a nine-year term. He will take up the position with effect from
June 16, 2021.
395. (d) Syria
Indian government gifted 2000 metric tonnes of rice to middle east
country Syria to strengthen its food security. The rice supply was made in a
response to request of Syrian government for the emergency
humanitarian assistance.
396. (b) Odisha
Odisha's Health and Family Welfare Department on February 8, 2021
announced to construct COVID-19 Warrior Memorial in its capital
Bhubaneshwar. The Memorial will be build to recognize and honour the
services of COVID warriors.
397. (c) Kerala
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated various development projects in Kerala on
February 14, 2021 worth Rs. 6,100 crores including the Propylene Derivative
Petrochemical Project of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Ro-
Ro vessels at Willingdon Islands, Cochin.
398. (a) Astra Missile
India is expected to start the testing of Astra Mark 2 missile this year with
an aim to establish its superiority in air combat over countries like Pakistan
and China. Astra Mark 2 is beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM.)
399. (a) Dr. Ajay Mathur
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) elected Dr. Ajay Mathur as its new
Director-General. Mathur replaces Upendra Tripathy who have been
serving as ISA Director-General since its inception. The ISA was established
in 2015.
400. (c) Uttar Pradesh
PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial on
February 16, 2021 in Uttar Pradesh virtually. On the same occasion, PM
Modi unveiled the projects for beautification of Shravasti, Chittaura Lake,
and Bahraich.
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401. (a) INS Karanj

The Indian Navy which commission its third Scorpene Submarine as INS
Karanj in March 2021. Indian received this third Scorpene Submarine under
the Project P-75 on February 15, 2021.
402. (b) Rajnath Singh
The e-Chhawani portal was launched on February 16, 2021 by Union
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to offer services to more than 20 lakh
citizens who are living in the cantonment boards across India.
403. (a) Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala
Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala has took over the position of next Chief of
the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Former Nigerian Finance
Minister will hold the position from March 1, 2021 till August 31, 2025.
404. (d) NS Vishwanathan
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on February 15, 2021 constituted a
committee led by RBI Deputy Governor NS Vishwanathan to strengthen
the urban co-operative banks. The Committee will have 8 members.
405. (a)Tamil Nadu
The Tata Electronics signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Tamil Nadu to establish its facility for manufacturing mobile components.
This project will cost Rs 4684 crores.
406. (a) India
India will host a virtual health secretary-level meeting with other South
Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries on February 18, 2021
to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Pakistan has been invited to attend
the workshop.
407. (b) Telangana
The Rashtrapati Bhawan informed in a statement on February 16, 2021,
that Kiran Bedi has been removed as Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given an additional
charge of executing the functions of Puducherry L-G, in addition to her
own duties, until a new appointment is made.
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The three fossils of the world’s earliest known living animal- the 550 million
years old Dickinsonia- have been discovered by the researchers on the roof
of the Bhimbetka rock shelters. They are about 40 km from Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh.
409. (c) India
India has joined a two-day navy exercise of Iran and Russia dubbed as
‘Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021’. The naval exercise is taking place
in the northern part of the Indian Ocean.
410. (a) Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the top commanders of the
three defence forces for the very first time during his second term at the
Combined Commanders' Conference in Kevadia, Gujarat in March.
411. (d) Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of key oil, gas
sector projects in Tamil Nadu on February 17, 2021. PM Modi dedicated the
Ramanathapuram-Thoothukudi natural gas pipeline and Gasoline
Desulphurisation Unit at Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, Manali.
He also laid the foundation stone of the Cauvery Basin Refinery at
Nagapattinam.
412. (b) Mauritius
The Union Cabinet on February 17, 2021 approved the signing of the
Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement
(CECPA) between India and Mauritius. Under the agreement, India will
send 310 items to Mauritius and 615 items will be imported from the Indian
Ocean island nation.
413. (a) Russia
India and Russia held DG-level bilateral consultations on UNSC issues in
Moscow on February 16, 2021. The Russian delegation was led by the
Director of the Department of International Organizations of Russia's
Foreign Affairs Ministry Peter Ilichev, while the Indian delegation was led
by Joint Secretary UNP and Summits in MEA Prakash Gupta.
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414. (b) April 1st

The Uttarakhand government has decided to limit Kumbh Mela 2021 to
just 30 days from earlier three months. This was informed by Chief
Secretary Om Prakash on February 18, 2021. This time the Kumbh, which is
one of the most sacred events for Hindus, will be held from April 1 to April
30.
415. (c) Rs 2.51 crore
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) World's No. 1 Cooperative
organization on February 17, 2021 contributed Rs 2.51 crore for the
construction of Ram temple at Ram Janambhoomi at Ayodhya.
416. (a) 2016
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 was passed
by the Indian Parliament on December 22, 2015 amid intense controversy,
debate and protest over many of its provisions by the Child Rights
fraternity. It came into force on January 15, 2016.
417. (d) February 18th
The third Quadrilateral Security Dialogue was held on February 18, 2021, to
interchange the views on global and regional issues. The meeting
focussed on the practical areas of cooperation for maintaining an open,
free and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
418. (a) Assam
PM Narendra Modi on February 18, 2021 launched the ‘Mahabahu-
Brahmaputra’ initiative in Assam with an aim to provide seamless
connectivity to Eastern Parts of the country. The initiative was launched
with the inauguration of Ro-Pax vessel operations between Neamatighat-
Majuli, North-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari.
419. (c) Mauritius
The Union Cabinet on February 17, 2021 approved the Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between
India and Mauritius. The Agreement will cover trade in Goods & Services,
Telecom, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Rules of Origin, Dispute
Settlement, Financial services, and cooperation in other areas.
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420. (b) International Solar Alliance

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) to launch the World Solar Bank
(WSB). The launch will likely be announced at the United Nations Climate
Change Conference in Glasgow in November 2021.
421. (c) India
India hosted the virtual health secretary-level meeting of the South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries on
February 18, 2021.
422. (c) Hyderabad
The Arbor Day Foundation and the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) has recognised Hyderabad as the 2020 Tree City of the
World. Hyderabad has been chosen for this recognition for its
commitment to maintaining and growing the urban forest.
423. (c) February 18th
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Perseverance
rover landed successfully at Mars' Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021 after
surviving a blazing seven-minute plunge through the Martian atmosphere,
nearly seven months after its takeoff.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be chairing the sixth Governing Council
meeting of the NITI Aayog on February 20, 2021 through video
conferencing. The key agenda of the meeting includes deliberations on
infrastructure, agriculture, human resource development, manufacturing,
service delivery at the grassroots level and health and nutrition.
425. (a) R Ashwin
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has become the first cricketer in
the 143-year history of Test cricket to take 200 wickets of left-handed
batsmen. He achieved the feat during the second day of India’s second
Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
426. (c) February 22nd
Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on February 18, 2021
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ordered a floor test in assembly on February 22, 2021 amid a political crisis
in the Union Territory.
427. (d) Dr. Swati Mohan
Dr. Swati Mohan is the Indian American woman who led NASA's operation
Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Dr. Mohan spearheaded the
development of attitude control and the landing system for the rover.
428. (a) 1 million years
Scientists have just pulled DNA that's more than 1 million years old from
teeth and tusks left behind by mammoths that traversed an ice-covered
Siberia. The teeth and tusks were preserved in the region's permanently
frozen ground.
429. (c) February 20th
The World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20th. The 2021
theme of the day is, "A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy." The
digital economy has been transforming the world of work.
430. (d) Karnataka
Karnataka will be hosting the second Khelo India University Games (KIUG)
2021, which is scheduled to take place later this year. The games will be
hosted by Bengaluru's Jain University and other venues in the state, in
partnership with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
431. (a) Sushant Singh Rajput
Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was honoured with the
Dadasaheb Phalke award 2021 in the 'Critic's Best Actor' category during
the prestigious award ceremony held on February 20, 2021. The actor was
last seen in the film 'Dil Bechara' opposite Sanjana Sanghi, which was
released on the OTT platform after his passing. The actor had made his
Bollywood debut with 'Kai Po Che' in 2014.
432. (a) Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone won Best Actor (Female) in Dadasaheb Phalke
International Film Festival awards 2021 for essaying the role of an acid
attack survivor in Chhapaak. Akshay Kumar won Best Actor (Male) for his
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role in Laxmii. The Ajay Devgn- Kajol-Saif Ali Khan starrer historical drama
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior won the 'Best Film’ honour.
433. (c) Hoshangabad
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on
February 19, 2021 that Hoshangabad city in the state would be renamed as
Narmadapuram. Hoshangabad was so far named after an attacker
Hoshang Shah but it will now be known after its lifeline- Narmada.
Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to table a
paperless budget. The state's first paperless budget was presented in the
state assembly on February 22, 2021 by UP State Finance Minister Suresh
Khanna.All members of the State Legislature were provided iPads to view
the budget highlights, which were also displayed on two big screens put
up in the House.
435. (c) Puducherry
The V Narayanaswamy-led Congress government in Puducherry lost the
floor test in the state assembly on February 22, 2021. Following this,
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanaswamy submitted his resignation to
Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.
436. (b) Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic on February 21, 2021, defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-
5, 6-2, 6-2 in the finals of men's singles at Australian Open 2021 to win his
9th Australian Title. This is Djokovic's 18th Grand Slam win, just two behind
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
437. (d) Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand state government has brought an ordinance that will
give co-ownership rights to the women in the ancestral property of their
husbands. The ordinance by the government has been brought in view of
the large-scale migration of men from hilly areas of the state in search of
livelihood.
438. (d) Tuberculosis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared on February 23, 2021 that the Central
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government is aiming to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from the country by

2025. He said that wearing masks, early diagnosis and treatment are
important in its prevention.
439. (b) United Kingdom
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on February 22, 2021
banned all non-essential international travel to and from the country till at
least May 17, 2021. The decision was taken in the view of the spread of
COVID-19 pandemic.
440. (b) Tripura
Tripura, in a first-ever initiative, has started using plastic waste for the
construction of roads. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on
February 22, 2021 that the main aim is to reduce plastic waste and make
the environment plastic-free.
441. (c) Mauritius
India and Mauritius on February 22, 2021, signed free trade agreement
along with 5 key pacts. This is the first such agreement of India with an
African country and it was signed during the visit of EAM S Jaishankar to
the island nation.
442. (d) Lakshadweep
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar recently inaugurated
Lakshadweep Forest Department's headquarters, Atal Paryavaran Bhavan.
The Union Minister was on a four-day visit to the Union Territory from
February 19-22, 2021.
443. (c) Saudi Arabia
In a landmark decision, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has allowed Saudi
Arabian women to take up arms and enter the military. Saudi Arabian
women can now be employed as soldiers, lance corporals, corporals,
sergeants and staff sergeants.
444. (a) Pradyot Kishore Manikya
Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya recently put forward a new
political demand of ‘Greater Tipraland’. The demand comes 17 months
after he resigned as the state president of the Congress party.
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Ishant Sharma has become the second Indian fast bowler to play 100 Test
matches. He reached the milestone when he bowled the first over in India
vs England pink-ball Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on
February 24, 2021. Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev was the only fast
bowler to achieve the feat before this.
446. (c) Puducherry
The Union Cabinet on February 24, 2021 approved the proposal to impose
President's Rule in Puducherry. The move comes just a few days after a
Congress-led government in the union territory lost the trust vote in the
assembly.
447. (b) March
The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination will begin in India from March 1,
2021. Under this phase, people above the age of 60 years and those above
45 years of age with comorbidities will be vaccinated.
448. (a) Sanskrit
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash
Javadekar used Sanskrit for the first time in United Nations Security
Council (UNSC) Debate on climate change on February 23, 2021.
449. (d) Linda Thomas-Greenfield
The US Senate on February 23, 2021 confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield as
US ambassador to the United Nations. Greenfield's name was nominated
for the post by US President Joe Biden.
450. (a) Assam
The Finance Ministry informed on February 23, 2021, that the Central
government has inked a loan agreement worth $304 million with the
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank- AIIB for strengthening the
electricity transmission system of Assam.
451. (c) Russia
Russia has reported the world's first case of bird flu virus strain -H5N8 -that
has infected humans through birds. The bird flu strain has been reported
to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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452. (c) Puducherry

PM Modi visited Puducherry and Tamil Nadu on February 25, 2021, and
inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various developmental
initiatives in Puducherry. He also laid the foundation stone of different
infrastructure projects worth over Rs. 1,2400 crores in Coimbatore
453. (a) 12
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under the Jal
Shakti Ministry has announced the selection of 12 iconic sites that will be
transformed into ‘Swachh Tourist Destinations’ under Phase IV of Swachh
Iconic Places (SIP) initiative of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G).
454. (c) India
India has assumed the Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021 and will be hosting
this year's summit. The BRICS grouping comprises Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa.
455. (d) Tanhaji
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior won the 'Best Film' Award at the Dadasaheb
Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021. The Dadasaheb Phalke
International Film Festival Awards 2021 were announced on February 20,
2021, for honouring the best in television, film, and music.
456. (b) Mumbai
Mumbai will have the first undersea tunnel of India by the year 2023 which
will part of the Coastal Road Project of the city. The undersea tunnels will
be built as a part of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project which comprises the
land-filled roads on the areas that are reclaimed from the sea, tunnels,
bridges.
457. (a) Uzbekistan
The Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on February 25, 2021, met
his counterpart from Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov, and discussed various
regional, bilateral, and global issues.
458. (b) Australia
Australia’s parliament passed landmark legislation on February 25, 2021
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requiring global technology giants to pay for the news content shared on
their platforms, in a move that is being closely watched around the world.
459. (b) May 2nd
The Assembly Election results of all five states/ UT will be declared on May
2nd. While Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will see single-phase
elections, Assam will go to polls in three phases and West Bengal will have
8 phases.
460. (d) Eight
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will see single-phase elections, while
Assam will go to polls in three phases and West Bengal will have 8 phases.
461. (c) Assam
Assam will go into Assembly polls in three phases starting from March
27th, second phase polls will be on April 1st and third phase on April 6th.
The results will be declared on May 2, 2021.
462. (a) US
The United States on February 23, 2021 honoured Indian social activist
Anjali Bhardwaj with the International Anti-corruption Champions Award.
The honour was conferred upon 12 individuals in total for their dedication
towards combating corruption.
463. (b) 2008
Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan has announced his retirement from all forms
of cricket. He had made his international debut under the captaincy of MS
Dhoni. His ODI debut was in June 2008 against Pakistan and his T20I
debut in September 2007 also against Pakistan.
464. (c) Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government on February 25, 2021 permitted the burial of
bodies of the people who died due to COVID-19. Till now, over 450 COVID-
19 deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, out of which a significant
number belong to the minority Muslim community. The victims were
cremated till now due to the nation's policy of compulsorily cremating
victims of COVID-19.
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465. (d) Karnataka

The Horticulture Department of Karnataka and the International Flower
Auction Bangalore- IFAB will collaborate to set up a flower processing
centre to convert unsold flowers into various forms of useful products.
466. (a) June 2021
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on February 25, 2021 retained
Pakistan on its "grey list" till June 2021 after concluding that the nation had
failed to address its strategically important deficiencies, to fully implement
the 27 point action plan that the global watchdog had drawn up for the
nation.
467. (c) Jal Shakti Ministry
Prime Minister Modi on February 28, 2021, informed that the Jal Shakti
Ministry of the Central government will launch a 100-day campaign called
‘Catch the Rain’ to promote water conservation all over the country.
468. (b) Sri Lanka
The Indian Air Force will be participating in the 70th Anniversary
Celebrations of the Sri Lankan Air Force. The IAF's aerobatic display teams,
the rotary wing ‘Sarang’, fixed-wing 'Suryakirans’ and Light Combat
Aircraft Tejas arrived at Sri Lanka's capital city, Colombo on February 27,
2021.
469. (a) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved Penal Law (Madhya Pradesh
Amendment) Bill, 2021 to give life imprisonment to food adulterators. This
was informed by Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on
February 26, 2021.
470. (d) Nomadland
Nomadland won the Best Motion Picture – Drama award and the Best
Director award went to its director Chloé Zhao, making her the second
woman ever to win the award.
471. (d) The Crown
“The Crown” won the award for Best Television Series-Drama at Golden
Globe Awards 2021. Emma Corrin from the Crown also bagged the award
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for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama” for her

portrayal of Princess Diana in the Drama Series, while Josh O’Connor won
the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama
for his portrayal of Prince Charles.
472. (b) Taiwan
India on February 26, 2021 donated 1.5 million (NTD 570,000) to Taiwan's
National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine (NRICM) to boost
cooperation in traditional medicine. This is the first time the Indian
government has made a donation to a Taiwanese government institution.
473. (c) Bangladesh
Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief RKS Bhadauria gifted a legacy Alouette III
helicopter to Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) to commemorate the Golden
Jubilee of 1971 War of Liberation. Bangladesh Air Force chief also gave
India a legacy F-86 Sabre aircraft as a return gift.
474. (a) Gold
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched the gold medal on February 28,
2021 in the women's 53-kg category at XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian
Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial in Kyiv. Phogat defeated world number
seven Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the finals to win gold medal
475. (c) Virat Kohli
Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to hit 100 million
followers on photo and video sharing social networking platform
Instagram on March 1, 2021. With this, the cricketer joined the 100 million
club, which includes names of some of the esteemed global celebrities
including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Beyonce, Dwayne 'The
Rock' Johnson and Ariana Grande.
476. (b) UAE
The United Arab Emirates will be hosting the multinational exercise Desert
Flag, which will involve ten countries including the United States (US),
France, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain. Six Su-
30-MKI fighters and two C-17s from the Indian Air Force will join the
exercise.
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477. (c) IIT Bombay

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry in collaboration with IIT
Bombay has decided to form a Centre of Excellence in gaming and other
related areas. The Centre will promote games created in India that
promote Indian values, heritage and cultural ethos.
478. (b) Madagascar
The Indian Government on March 1, 2021 announced that it will send a
consignment comprising 1 lakh tablets of Hydroxychloroquine and 1,000
metric tonnes of rice to drought-hit Madagascar in East Africa.
479. (d) R Ashwin
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been nominated for the
International Cricket Council (ICC) men's Player of the Month (February)
award. England skipper Joe Root and West Indies all-rounder Kyle Mayers
have also been nominated alonside Ashwin for the award. India wicket-
keeper Rishabh Pant had won the men's award in January, while the
women's award went to South Africa's Shabnim Ismail.
480. (a) SBI
The State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to contribute Rs 11 crores to the
PM CARES, Fund. The move aims to support the next phase of the
government’s COVID-19 vaccination drive.
481. (c) Argentina
Researchers on March 1, 2021 announced the discovery of fossils of
Dinosaurs that lived 140 million years ago in Argentina. The incomplete
skeletal remains of the dinosaur were discovered south of Neuquen city in
Argentina.
482. (d) Odisha
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 101 crore for
providing scholarships to 50,000 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe
students. The sanctioned scholarship amount will be transferred directly to
the bank accounts of beneficiary students. A total of 1.5 lakh students will
be benefited from the programme.
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483. (c) Mary Kom

Indian Boxer Mary Kom has been appointed as the chairperson of the
International Boxing Association's (AIBA) champions and veterans
committee.
484. (d) Odisha
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 101 crore for
providing scholarships to 50,000 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe
students. The sanctioned scholarship amount will be transferred directly to
the bank accounts of beneficiary students. A total of 1.5 lakh students will
be benefited from the programme.
485. (b) Sansad
Rajya Sabha TV and Lok Sabha TV have been merged and will now be
known as Sansad TV. Retired IAS officer Ravi Capoor has been appointed
as the Chief Executive Officer of the new Channel. Sansad TV will telecast
the live proceedings of both the houses of the Parliament on two different
channels during the simultaneous sitting of the Houses.
486. (c) Haryana
The Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana Dushyant Chautala announced on
March 2, 2021, that the state governor Satyadev Narayan Arya has given his
assent to the bill that will provide 75% reservation in the private sector jobs
with a gross salary of up to Rs 50,000 per month to the locals.
487. (a) Fiji
The Union Cabinet on March 3, 2021, approved a pact between India and
Fiji for co-operation in agriculture and the allied sectors. The agreement
will come into effect on the date of its signing and will remain in force for 5
years.
488. (a) US
US Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan passed away at the age of 85 years on
March 1, 2021. He was a close adviser to former US President Bill Clinton
and had even endorsed both of Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaigns.
489. (a) March 3rd
World Wildlife Day is observed annually on March 3rd. The day seeks to
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promote forest and wildlife management models and practices that

accommodate human well-being as well as long-term conservations of
forests and the wildlife species and flora and fauna they sustain.
490. (a) March 1st
Zero Discrimination Day is observed annually on March 1st and it seeks to
promote equality before the law and in practice throughout all of the
member countries of the UN. The day was first celebrated on March 1, 2014.
491. (b) Bengaluru
Bengaluru has emerged as the best city on ease of living parameters
among 49 million-plus cities in 2020, pushing Pune to second spot. The
report was revealed by Union housing and urban development minister
Hardeep Singh Puri on March 4, 2021.
492. (a)Shimla
Shimla topped the list among 62 cities having less than one million
population, followed by Bhubaneswar. The report was revealed by Union
housing and urban development minister Hardeep Singh Puri on March 4,
2021.
493. (d) Meghalaya
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma on March 3, 2021,
launched a programme that will ensure that farmer and producer groups
get the timely availability of better marketing infrastructure, adequate
quality inputs, and transportation facilities.
494. (c) Arunachal Pradesh
The Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to develop three model
villages along the Indo-Tibet border area as a pilot project with an
allocation of Rs. 30 crores. The move aims at boosting the development of
the border areas.
495. (d) Philippines
India on March 2, 2021, signed a key agreement with the Philippines for the
supply of defence material and equipment which are also likely to include
BharhMos Cruise Missiles. Delfin Lorenzana, the Defence Secretary of the
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Philippines, who also attended the agreement signing ceremony in Manila

has stated that the Philippines will be buying BrahMos Missiles from India.
496. (a) March 3rd
World Hearing Day is observed every year on March 3rd by the World
Health Organisation. The day aims to share information and promote
actions towards the prevention of hearing loss and improved hearing care.
This year on the day, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who is the
Chairman of the Executive Board of WHO released WHO’s World Report
on Hearing.
497. (b) Kieron Pollard
West Indies ODI and T20I skipper Kieron Pollard became the third
batsman in the history of international cricket to hit six 6s in an over on
March 3, 2021. With the six 6s, he joined Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh,
who are the only two cricketers to have achieved the feat previously.
498. (d) Assam
The first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off on March 4, 2021, to the
United States of America from Assam, giving a major boost to India’s rice
export potential. Red rice is rich in iron and the variety is grown in the
Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without using any form of chemical
fertilizer.
499. (a) Sweden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a Virtual Summit with Prime Minister
of Sweden Stefan Löfven on March 5, 2021. This was the fifth interaction
between the two leaders since 2015. PM Modi had visited Stockholm in
April 2018 for the First India Nordic Summit.
New Zealand issued a Tsunami warning for its coastal areas on the night of
March 4, 2021, after an M8.0 earthquake struck the country's northeastern
coast. The threat level was later downgraded to Beach and Marine threat
and all people who had evacuated were allowed to return.
501. (b) Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Special Forces had participated in the Combat Free Fall
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Training at Indian Special Forces Training School. The Indian Special Forces
(SF) have over a period earned immense respect and reputation of being
one of the finest Special Forces in the world.
502. (b) South Africa
South Africa has named Dean Elgar as their new Test captain and Temba
Bavuma will lead the side in ODIs and T20Is. Temba Bavuma has become
the first black African captain to lead limited-overs sides.
503. (b) Temba Bavuma
South Africa has named Dean Elgar as their new Test captain and Temba
Bavuma will lead the side in ODIs and T20Is. Temba Bavuma has become
the first black African captain to lead limited-overs sides.
504. (a) Italy
Italy has blocked a shipment of 250,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca
vaccine that was bound for Australia. This comes amid AstraZeneca's
failure to deliver the promised doses to the European Union.
505. (b) Odisha
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on March 4, 2021
between Odisha and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel for setting up a 12 million
tonne integrated steel plant in Kendrapara district of Odisha with an
investment of Rs 50,000 crores.
506. (a) March 8th
International Women’s Day was observed on March 8, 2021. The day
celebrates the achievements of women and calls for action to empower
women to create a gender-equal world.
507. (a) Choose To Challenge
The theme of International Women’s Day 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge. “A
challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So
let's all choose to challenge. ”
508. (b) Bareilly
Bareilly airport has begun its operations from today, March 8, 2021. Air
India's subsidiary company Alliance Air operated maiden flight from Delhi
to Bareilly with an all-women crew to celebrate International Women's
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Day. Under the regional connectivity scheme, flights between Delhi and
Bareilly will be operated by Alliance Air from today every Wednesday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday and later by IndiGo. The regional airport will
soon be connected to Lucknow as well.
509. (a) New Zealand, India
The World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand
will be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The WTC final will be
played from June 18 to 22 and June 23 has been kept as the reserve day.
510. (d) Switzerland
Switzerland on March 7, 2021 narrowly voted in favour of a proposal
banning full facial coverings including the burqa and niqab in almost all
public places. In the public referendum, around 51.21 percent of voters
voted in support of the controversial proposal.
511. (b) Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on March 7, 2021,
inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs. 34 crores
in Solan. While speaking at the occasion, the Chief Minister stated that the
formation of the Municipal Corporation in Solan will ensure the proper
planning and systematic development of the town so that it can maintain
its fame and glory.
512. (c) France
The French Member of Parliament and billionaire Olivier Dassault died in a
helicopter crash on March 7, 2021. He was 69 years old. Olivier Dassault was
the eldest son of Serge Dassault, the billionaire industrialist, whose
Dassault Aviation group builds the Rafale fighter jets.
513. (b) Bajrang Punia
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has regained his world number one ranking
after clinching a second successive gold medal at the Matteo Pallicone
Ranking Series. Punia defeated Tulga Tumur Ochir from Mongolia 2-2 by
criteria in the 65kg freestyle event final in Rome on March 7, 2021. He won
after getting a two-pointer in the last 30 seconds of the bout.
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514. (b) Ravichandran Ashwin

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was named as the Men's Player of
the Month (February) by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on March 9,
2021. England's Tammy Beaumont was named as Women's Player of the
Month for February.
515. (a) Nigeria
India and Nigeria held First Strategic and Counter-Terrorism Dialogue at
the National Security Adviser level from March 4-5, 2021. The National
Security Adviser of Nigeria Major General (Retd.) Babagana Monguno
visited New Delhi, India at the invitation of India's National Security Adviser
Ajit K. Doval for the dialogue.
516. (d) Venezuela
The United States has announced to offer temporary legal residency to the
hundred thousand Venezuelans who have fled their country due to
economic collapse. The United States has also decided to review the US
sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.
517. (b) 23 years
In a major move, the Indian Navy deployed four women officers onboard
its warships recently after a gap of almost 23 years. Two women officers
have been posted on aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, while two others
have been deployed on tanker ship INS Shakti. Women officers started
getting deployed on warships for the first time in 1998 but the decision
was changed later due to logistical and other issues.
518. (d) Alliance Air
Bareilly airport began its operations from March 8, 2021. Air India's
subsidiary company Alliance Air operated the first flight from Delhi to
Bareilly with an all-women crew to celebrate International Women's Day.
519. (c) Ageas Bowl
The World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand
will be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.The WTC final will be
played from June 18 to 22 and June 23 has been kept as the reserve day.
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520. (a) Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a range of programmes on March
8, 2021 and a grant of USD 25 million to nonprofits and social enterprises
working on empowering girls and women in India.
521. (d) ISRO-NASA
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) along with the US space
agency NASA has completed the development of a Synthetic Aperture
Radar- SAR which is capable of producing extremely high-resolution
images for a joint Earth observation satellite mission.
522. (a) Tirath Singh Rawat
Tirath Singh Rawat took an oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on
March 10, 2021. Tirath Singh Rawat is a Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal. He
was elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the state, a day
after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the top post.
523. (a) Amitabh Bachchan
Indian Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with the 2021 Film
Archive Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) at a
virtual ceremony scheduled to take place on March 19, 2021. Legendary
filmmakers Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese will present the
prestigious award to Amitabh Bachchan.
524. (c) 139
The Indian Railways has merged all railway helpline numbers into a single
number 139 for all queries, complaints, assistance and quick grievance
redressal. All the other railway helplines will be discontinued and merged
into 139 from April 1, 2021.
525. (c) March 12th
The first-ever summit of the QUAD leaders will take place in a virtual mode
on March 12, 2021. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in
the summit along with Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga, President
of the United States Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Australia Scott
Morrison.
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526. (a) INS Karanj

INS Karanj, India's third Scorpene-class submarine, was commissioned into
the Indian Navy on March 10, 2021. INS Karanj is part of six Scorpene-class
submarines being built under Project-75 by Mazagon Dock Limited in
Mumbai.
527. (c) Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on March 9, 2021 that Delhi
will bid to host the 2048 Olympics. The CM said that a vision has been
provided for the same in the Delhi Budget presented in the state
assembly.
528. (a) India, Uzbekistan
The joint military exercise of India and Uzbekistan ‘DUSTLIK II’ commenced
on March 10, 2021, in Ranikhet (Uttarakhand). This is the 2nd edition of the
annual bilateral joint exercise of the armies of India and Uzbekistan and it
will continue till March 19th.
529. (b) France
France has launched its first military exercises in space to test its ability to
defend its satellites as well as other defence equipment from attack amid
the growing competition between the world powers in Earth’s orbit.
530. (b) Maharashtra
Six states including Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu
and Gujarat cumulatively account for 85.6 percent of the new COVID-19
cases reported in India in the past 24 hours. India reported 23,285 new
COVID-19 cases and 117 deaths in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra reported
the highest daily new cases with 14,317 new coronavirus infections, which
is 61.48 percent of the daily new cases reported in India.
531. (d) Puducherry
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan approved a
proposal on March 11, 2021 to declare all students of Class 1-9 as 'all pass' in
this academic year. Meanwhile, the students studying in class 10 and 11 in
Puducherry and Karaikal will be declared 'all pass' as per guidelines of the
Tamil Nadu Board.
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532. (c) Thailand

Thailand has become the first Asian country to temporarily halt the use of
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for its vaccination programme, saying
that it is waiting for the results of investigations into potential side effects.
The Uttar Pradesh government on March 11, 2021 ordered the removal of all
religious structures on public roads. The official press release from the
Home Department stated that no structure or construction of religious
nature should be allowed on public roads, streets, pavements and by the
roadside.
534. (a) Mithali Raj
The Test and ODI Captain of the Indian women's cricket team, Mithali Raj
on March 12, 2021, became the first Indian woman cricketer to complete
10,000 international runs across all cricket formats. She has also become
the second woman cricketer internationally to achieve the milestone.
535. (b) Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
The central government on March 11, 2021 granted restricted emergency
use authorisation to Bharat Biotech's indigenously developed Covaxin and
said that it is out of the clinical trial mode. Both Covid-19 vaccines -
Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
will have the same licensure status now.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath informed on March 10, 2021,
that Arjuna Sahayak Irrigation Project worth Rs 2,600 crores will bring
positive changes in the lives of the farmers of Hamirpur, Mahoba, and
Banda in the Bundelkhand region which was denied to them by the
previous governments.
537. (b) Virat Kohli
Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the first-ever batsman to score 3,000
runs in T-20 International during India's second T20I against England at
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 14, 2021.
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538. (a) Rs 5 lakh

The central government on March 15, 2021 said that it has approved
financial assistance worth Rs 5 lakh each for the families of the journalists
who died due to COVID-19.
539. (c) 24
An international team of scientists, during the search for an origin of
Coronavirus, have found 24 previously unknown bat coronaviruses. Out of
24, 4 of the bat coronaviruses that are related to the strain that causes
COVID-19 have been found within a 4 km radius in Southwestern China.
540. (c) Bhopal
The Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan
inaugurated the Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and
Geopolymeric Materials and Analytical High-Resolution Transmission
Electron Microscope Laboratory during his visit to CSIR-AMPRI in Bhopal
on March 13, 2021.
541. (d) US
The United States International Development Finance Corporation- DFC
announced that it will be supporting Biological E’s efforts of producing 1
billion doses of Coronavirus vaccines by the end of the year 2022.
542. (d) Bhavani Devi
Bhavani Devi created history on March 14, 2021 by becoming the first
Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics. The 27-year-old reserved her spot
in the Tokyo Olympics through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR)
method.
543. (b) J&K
The Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Council under the leadership of Lt.
Governor Manoj Sinha has given approval to the proposal of the Housing
and Urban Development Department. The proposal called for providing
interest-free loans up to Rs. 2 lakh to the urban houseless economically
weaker section beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-
Urban’s Beneficiary Led Construction- BLC component.
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544. (a) Billie Eilish

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards were presented at the Los Angeles
Convention Center on March 15, 2021. Billie Eilish became the first solo
artist to win the record of the year award at Grammys for two years in a
row and Beyoncé created history by becoming the most-awarded woman
in the history of Grammys with 28 wins.
545. (b) Haryana
Haryana Yog Aayog Bill 2021 was passed on March 15, 2021 along with four
other bills by the Haryana Vidhan Sabha during the ongoing budget
session. The bill was passed to establish Haryana Yog Aayog for the
promotion, management, regulation, training of Yoga. The bill seeks to
develop a system of Naturopathy system of medicine.
546. (a) 63.24m
Indian Javelin thrower Annu Rani created a new national record with a
63.24m effort on March 15, 2021 during the opening day of the 24th
Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships at the Netaji Subhas
National Institute of Sports complex. Despite an amazing performance,
Annu Rani failed to cross the Olympic qualification mark of 64.00m.
547. (c) Finland
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a virtual summit with
his Finland counterpart Sanna Marin on March 16, 2021. During the virtual
summit, the two leaders are expected to cover the entire spectrum of the
bilateral relationship and exchange views on regional and global issues of
mutual interest.
548. (a) Jordan
The first India-Jordan Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting under the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation in the field
of Manpower was held through a video conference on March 10, 2021.
549. (b) UK
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to visit India in April to boost
UK's opportunities and counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific
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region. The British Government also highlighted that a British aircraft will
be deployed to the region ahead of PM Boris Johnson's visit to India.
550. (d) Bolivia
Former President of Bolivia, Jeanine Anez was sent to jail for four months
on March 15, 2021. Investigators are probing allegations that she helped in
a coup that led to the removal of longtime leader Evo Morales from power
in 2019.
551. (d) March 20th
The International Day of Happiness is observed on March 20th. The day
aims to to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people
around the world.
552. (a) Portugal
Prime Minister Narendrta held a telephonic call with the Prime Minister of
the Portuguese Republic António Luís Santos da Costa on March 16, 2021.
During the phone call, the two leaders reviewed the Covid-19 pandemic
situation in the two countries.
553. (c) Bangladesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Bangladesh at the invitation
of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 26 & 27, 2021. This
will be his first visit to a foreign country since the outbreak of the COVID-19
pandemic and it highlights the priority India attaches to Bangladesh.
554. (a) April 17th
The Election Commission on March 16, 2021, announced bye-elections to
two Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituencies- Tirupati Lok Sabha
constituency in Andhra Pradesh and Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency in
Karnataka and 14 assembly constituencies of different states. The election
will be held in these constituencies on April 17 and the counting of votes
will be done on May 2nd.
555. (b) Bangladesh
The India-Bangladesh Water Resources Secretary-level meeting took place
on March 16, 2021, under the framework of the Joint Rivers Commission.
During the meeting, the officials of the water resources ministries noted
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that both the countries share 54 common rivers which have a direct
impact on the livelihood of people of the two neighbouring countries.
556. (d) Moderna
Moderna has started testing its Coronavirus vaccine on infants and
children between the ages of 6 months and 12 years in a study. The testing
has been started by the pharmaceutical company as it seeks to expand
approval for its vaccine on children.
557. (c) Russia
Russia on March 17, 2021 threatened to together block the social
networking site, Twitter next month unless the company complies with
demands to remove certain content. The Russian authorities have cited
instances of Twitter promoting child pornography, drug use and tweets
encouraging children to attempt suicide.
558. (c) Gulmarg
Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju informed that the central
government is working to set up a Winter Sports Institute in Gulmarg,
Kashmir. The centre has a specific roadmap to work towards promoting
and training Kashmiri youth in all major sports domains.
559. (c) Tanzania
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli passed away at the age of 61
years on March 17, 2021. As per Tanzania's constitution, Vice President
Samia Suluhu Hassan will become Tanzania's new President. She will
become the first-ever female president of the country.
560. (b) April 6th
Kerala will go to polls on April 6, 2021. The elections will be held for all 140
Assembly seats in a single phase. The term of the Kerala State Assembly is
scheduled to get over on June 1st.
561. (a) Three
The Assam State Assembly Elections will be held in three phases, 47
Assembly Constituencies will go to polls under 1st phase, 39 under the
second phase and 40 in the third phase. The results will be announced on
May 2, 2021.
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562. (a) France

French diplomat Jean Arnault has been appointed by UN Secretary-
General Antonio Guterres as his Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and
Regional Issues. The appointment comes as representatives of US, Russia,
China and Pakistan, as well as members of the Afghan government and
Taliban are expected to meet in Moscow, Russia to restart the stalled
peace process.
563. (c) Kuwait
The Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Minister of
Foreign Affairs and Minister of State of Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait Dr Ahmed
Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah at the Hyderabad House on March 18,
2021. The two leaders held "productive discussions" on bilateral agenda
and regional developments.
564. (c) New Delhi
The India, Australia and France trilateral dialogue will be hosted by New
Delhi in April 2021. The ministerial-level dialogue will see participation from
EAM Jaishankar, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
565. (a) Kuwait
India and Kuwait have decided to establish a Joint Commission to
enhance and deepen the ties of fraternity and friendship and support ways
of cooperation in all fields.
566. (b) May 1st
US President Joe Biden has said on March 17, 2021 that it would be tough
to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by
May 1st, as agreed under the deal with the Taliban that was secured under
former US President Donald Trump
567. (d) Manipur
Manipur has been declared as a winner state where the government’s Van
Dhan Vikas Yojana has appeared as a major source of employment for the
local tribals residing in the state.
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568. (a) Sri Lanka

A stone from Sita Eliya in Sri Lanka will be used for the construction of the
grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Sita Eliya is the place in Sri Lanka where
Goddess Sita is believed to have been held as a captive. The place has a
temple dedicated to Goddess Sita.
569. (b) Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh government on March 18 announced a ban on the
movement of passenger buses to and from Maharashtra from March 20,
2021. The ban comes in the wake of an alarming rise in COVID cases in
Maharashtra.
570. (c) Bahrain
The Indian Navy on March 17, 2021, undertook the Passage Exercise
(PASSEX) with the Royal Bahrain Naval Force Corvette Al Muharraq under
Operation Sankalp in the Persian Gulf.
571. (a) United States
US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III arrived in India on March 19, 2021 for
a three-visit. He will be meeting the top political and military leadership of
the country inluding Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
572. (c) US
The Department of Science and Technology informed on March 18, 2021,
that the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum- IUSSTF has launched
the US India Artificial Intelligence Initiative. The initiative will focus on AI
cooperation in the critical areas that are priorities for both nations.
573. (a) BDL
The Defence Ministry signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited
(BDL) on March 19, 2021 to supply 4,960 MILAN-2T Anti-Tank Guided
Missiles to the Indian Army for Rs 1,188 crores.
574. (a) ICGS Vajra
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship 'Vajra' was commissioned on March 24, 2021
at Chennai by General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff. India Coast
Guard DG K Natarajan and IG S Paramesh COMCG (East) were also present
on the occasion. The vessel, indigenously designed and built by Larsen and
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Toubro Shipbuilding Ltd in Chennai, is the sixth in series of seven Offshore

Patrol Vessels. It will help enhance coastal security through its high-tech
features and highly sophisticated navigation and communication systems.
575. (b) April 28th
The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in a circular on March 23, 2021
further extended the suspension of international flights till April 30.
However, scheduled international flights will be allowed on select routes
on a case-to-case basis by the competent authority.
576. (d) April 23rd
The Chief Justice of India SA Bobde is scheduled to retire from the position
on April 23rd. He has recommended appointing senior-most Supreme
Court Judge, Justice NV Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India.
577. (d) NV Ramana
Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde in a letter to the central government
has recommended appointing senior-most Supreme Court Judge Justice
NV Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice N V Ramana is likely
to take over as the 48th Chief Justice of India on April 24th, a day after the
superannuation of SA Bobde.
578. (b) Vivek Murthy
The United States Senate on March 22, 2021, voted 57-43 to confirm the
Indian- American physician Dr. Vivek Murthy to be US President Joe
Biden’s surgeon general. With this, US Senate handed the administration
one of its top public health officials amid the ongoing Coronavirus
pandemic. Dr. Vivek Murthy had earlier served as the surgeon general
under Barack Obama's administration but was fired in 2017 by former US
President Donald Trump.
579. (b) Saudi Arabia
The Indian government has welcomed the initiative announced by Saudi
Arabia to promote peace in Yemen. The government also assured that it
supports all forms of efforts to find a political solution to the Yemen crisis.
580. (d) US
The US President Joe Biden administration has decided to re-establish the
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Homeland Security Dialogue with India which was earlier discontinued by

the former President of US Donald Trump.
581. (a) Mahindra
The Ministry of Defence on March 22, 2021, signed a deal with Mahindra
Defence Systems Ltd for the procurement of 1,300 light combat vehicles
worth Rs. 1,056 crores for the Indian Army.
582. (a) Bangladesh
PM Narendra Modi will be visiting the neighbouring country Bangladesh
for two days on March 26, 2021, at the invitation of Prime Minister of
Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. The two-day visit to Dhaka is in connection
with the commemoration of three highly significant events including
Mujib Borsho, the birth anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
583. (a) WhatsApp
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered its investigation
arm, director general (DG) to conduct a detailed investigation into
WhatsApp's newly updated privacy policy and terms of service and submit
a report within 60 days.
584. (a) March 26th
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, a coalition of farmers’ unions, has called for
Bharat Bandh on March 26, 2021. The coalition has appealed to people to
make the countrywide strike a success.
The Union Power and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh on March 24,
2021, launched the Gram Ujala scheme in the Lok Sabha constituency of
PM Modi, Varanasi. Under the scheme, the government offers the world’s
cheapest LED bulbs in rural areas at Rs. 10.
586. (d) Russia
In a historic mission, Russia launched 38 foreign satellites on March 22,
2021 aboard the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome
in Kazakhstan. The satellites belonged to 18 different countries including
South Korea, Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy and Brazil.
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587. (c) Tunisia

Russia launched 38 foreign satellites on March 22, 2021 aboard the Soyuz-
2.1a launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Challenge-1 satellite was also among the 38 satellites. The satellite is the
first one to be made completely in Tunisia.
588. (c) Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has shared stunning video footage of Earth-like
clouds passing over Mars. The video was shot by the navigation cameras
attached to the top of the car-sized rover, which landed on the Red Planet
in August 2012.
589. (b) Tajikistan
The External Affairs Minister is scheduled to attend the 9th Ministerial
Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) on Afghanistan in
Dushanbe, Tajikistan on March 30, 2021 at the joint invitation of Foreign
Ministers of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
590. (a) Tajikistan
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to
Tajikistan on March 30-31, 2020. He will be undertaking the trip at the
invitation of the Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin.
591. (b) Virat Kohli
Indian captain Virat Kohli has become the second batsman in the history
of ODI cricket to score 10,000 runs while batting at number three. He
reached the feat during India's 2nd ODI against England. Former
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting sits on top of the list with 12,662 runs from
330 innings.
592. (a) March 27th
The first phase of polling in the Assam State Assembly Elections will take
place from 7 am tomorrow, March 27, 2021. Under this phase, 47
constituencies will go to polls across 12 districts in the state. As per the
Election Commission, around 81,09,815 voters are eligible to cast their votes
at 1,1537 polling stations under this first phase.
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593. (c) 40
India ranked 40 among 53 global economies in the ninth International
Intellectual Property (IP) Index that was released on March 23, 2021. India's
overall score increased from 36.04 percent (16.22 out of 45) in the seventh
edition to 38.46 percent (19.23 out of 50) in the eighth edition.
594. (b) Norway
The world's first ship tunnel is slated to be constructed in Norway. The
construction on the engineering project is expected to begin in 2022 and
get completed by 2025-26. The ship tunnel is planned to run underneath
the mountains in Norway's Stadhavet peninsula.
New Zealand's Parliament unanimously approved the bereavement leave
law to give couples- who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth- three
days of paid leave. With this, the nation has become the second country in
the world to provide such benefits, as India is the only other country with
such a legislation.
596. (a) Asha Bhosle
Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle has been selected for the
prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Award. The decision to honour the 87-
year old was taken during a meeting of the award selection committee,
which was presided over by Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on March
25, 2021. Maharashtra Bhushan Award is the state’s highest honour.
597. (a) Maharashtra
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reportedly instructed senior
officials in the State Health Department and COVID-19 task force to
prepare for a lockdown as people continue to violate COVID-19 protocols
despite a sudden spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The Chief Minister
said during a recent meeting that people are not taking the COVID
guidelines seriously and that is why serious steps, similar to a lockdown,
need to be considered.
598. (b) Ever Given
The Ever Given container ship, which was blocking the Suez Canal for
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almost a week, was finally freed on March 29, 2021. It took almost six days
to finally free the 400-meter long vessel, which is slightly larger than the
Empire State Building in New York. The task was completed using a
combination of dredgers and dozens of tug boats and high tides. The
massive vessel was stuck in the Suez Canal since March 23rd, halting
crucial trade.
599. (d) Paraguay
Paraguay on March 29, 2021 received a shipment consisting of 1,00,000
doses of India's indigenously developed Covaxin vaccine. The Paraguay
Health Ministry thanked India for its support. Under its vaccine Maitri
initiative, India has been supplying coronavirus vaccines to countries
around the world. So far, India has provided vaccines to 75 countries.
600. (b) Brazil
Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo has resigned after rising criticism
over a diplomatic failure to secure coronavirus vaccines as the country is
grappling with supply shortages. The minister had reportedly notified his
staff about the decision and sent a letter of resignation to Brazilian
President Jair Bolsonaro.
601. (d) US
India and the United States agreed to revamp the strategic energy
partnership on March 29, 2021 to reflect the new priorities of PM Narendra
Modi and US President Joe Biden with a focus on promoting clean energy
with low-carbon pathways and accelerating green energy cooperation.
602. (d) Eritrea
Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its troops from Ethiopia's northern Tigray
region along their mutual border, said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy
Ahmed on March 26, 2021. He added that Ethiopia's military would take
over guarding the border area.
603. (c) Australia
The sixth round of the India-Australia Dialogue on Disarmament, Non-
Proliferation and Export Control was held virtually on March 30, 2021.
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During the talks, the two sides discussed contemporary issues of mutual
interest.
604. (b) 10.1
The World Bank has raised India's Fiscal Year 2021-22 GDP growth
prediction to 10.1 percent from 5.4 percent projected in January. This is a
result of a strong rebound in private consumption and investment growth.
605. (b) March 19th
The Supreme Court-appointed committee submitted its report on farm
laws in a sealed cover on March 19, 2021. The three-member committee
was formed by the top court on January 11, 2021 when it placed the three
farm laws on hold.
606. (c) JDS
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda informed on March 31, 2021 that he
and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19 and were self-isolating. HD
Deve Gowda is the leader of the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) party in
Karnataka.
607. (b) Three
Three Rafale combat aircraft are expected to reach Jamnagar airbase in
Gujarat from France in the evening on March 31, 2021. The fighter jets will
be flown over directly from France with the support of mid-air refueling
provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force’s Airbus 330 multi-
role transport tankers over the Gulf of Oman.
608. (a) April 11th
The Presidential Elections are scheduled to take place in Peru on April 11,
2021. Strict social distancing rules have been put in place to protect the
voters amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
609. (d) New York
The New York lawmakers have passed a bill to legalize the use of
marijuana by adults. This will make New York the 15th state in the United
States to allow recreational use of the drug.
610. (a) WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report on global
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tracing of COVID-19 origins, in which it called for further studies on the

origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus stated that data was withheld from WHO investigators who
had gone to China to research the origins of the virus.
611.(d) Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand government on March 30, 2021 made a negative COVID-
19 RT-PCR test report mandatory for those arriving from 12 states including
Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh from April 1
612. (c) Rajnikanth
Legendary Indian actor Rajinikanth will be honoured with the 51st
Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest film honour for his outstanding
contribution to Indian cinema. This was informed by Union Minister
Prakash Javadekar on April 1, 2021.
613. (a) US
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, will be visiting India
as a part of his first Asia tour next week from April 1-9. He will be holding
consultations on increasing climate ambition ahead of US President Joe
Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate. This will be John Kerry's first trip to
Asia since taking office early this year.
614. (b) Russia
Russia has registered the world's first Covid-19 vaccine for animals. The
vaccine-Carnivak-Cov- has been developed by Rosselkhoznadzor's Federal
Center for Animal Health. The clinical trials of the vaccine had begun in
October 2020 and it involved cats, dogs, minks, foxes, Arctic foxes and
other animals.
615. (d) September 30th
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on March 31, 2021 extended the timeline for
processing recurring online transactions by six months to September 30,
2021. The RBI had issued a framework for processing of e-mandates on
recurring online transactions in August 2019.
616. (b) 30
A total of 30 assembly constituencies went to polls under the second
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phase of voting in West Bengal on April 1, 2021. The Assembly

constituencies fall in Bankura, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur and
South 24 Parganas districts
617. (a) Nandigram
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in fray under this phase
from the Nandigram constituency. The Chief Minister's constituency is
expected to witness the high-profile contest between Mamata Banerjee
and her former ministerial colleague Suvendu Adhikari, who had joined
the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in December 2020.
618. (c) Republic of Korea
India’s First Indo-Korean Friendship Park was jointly inaugurated by
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of National Defence,
Republic of Korea Suh Wook at Delhi Cantonment on March 26, 2021.
619. (b) Diu
The Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Mansukh
Mandaviya on March 31, 2021, flagged off the first-of-its-kind cruise service
from Hazira Port of Surat to Diu via video conferencing. The one-side
voyage time is expected to be around 13 to 14 hour
620. (d) Dr. BR Ambedkar
The central government has declared a public holiday on April 14, 2021 to
commemorate Dr. BR Ambedkar’s 130th birth anniversary.
621. (c) The Trial of the Chicago
The Trial of the Chicago won the top honour of outstanding performance
by a cast in a motion picture at 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
622. (a) Viola Davis
Chadwick Boseman won the SAG Award for Best Male Actor, Viola Davis
won the Best Female Actor honour, Yun-Jung Youn won Best Female
Supporting Actor and Daniel Kaluuya won Best Male Supporting Actor at
27th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
623. (b) Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to arrive in India today for a
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two-day bilateral visit. He is expected to hold talks with his Indian

counterpart, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during the visit.
624. (c) Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand state government declared journalists as "frontline
workers" on April 3, 2021 and announced COVID-19 vaccination for them
without any age restrictions.
625. (d) Jordan
Former Crown Prince of Jordan, Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein has
reportedly been placed under house arrest in a flare-up on tensions with
Jordan's royal household.
626. (a) Telangana
The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) is developing
India’s biggest floating solar plant with a power generation capacity of
100MW in the reservoir of its thermal power plant at Ramagundam,
Peddapalli district, Telangana.
627. (c) Australia
Meg Lanning-led Australian women's cricket team created the world
record for registering the most consecutive ODI wins on April 4, 2021. The
team achieved the feat after defeating New Zealand in the first ODI of the
three-match series on April 4th at Mount Maunganui.
628. (c) Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also wrote to the centre on April 5th,
urging the government to do away with age restrictions so that all adults
can be inoculated. He stated that if the centre removes the age limit
restrictions the Delhi will be able to vaccinate all its citizens in just three
months. (a) April 30th
629. (a) April 30th
The Delhi Government on April 6, 2021 imposed a night curfew in the
national capital with immediate effect till April 30, 2021. The night curfew
has been imposed from 10 pm to 5 am to control the worsening COVID-19
situation.
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630. (d) Rajasthan

The Government of Rajasthan on April 1, 2021, launched its cashless
‘mediclaim’ scheme for each family of the state. The state government
started the registration for its Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme. Under
the latest health scheme, each family of the state will get an annual
insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakh.
631. (c) Russia
Russia has registered Carnivac-Cov, the world's first-ever COVID-19 vaccine
for animals was registered recently by Russia. The vaccine is expected to
provide immunity to animals from coronavirus for at least six months after
vaccination.
632. (a) Russia
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on April 5, 2021, gave his final
approval to the legislation that allows him to hold office for two additional
6-year terms. It gives him the possibility to stay in power till 2036.
633. (c) April 7th
The Reserve Bank of India’s Governor Shaktikanta Das is scheduled to
announce the bi-monthly monetary policy at 10 am on April 7, 2021. The
repo rate currently stands at 4 percent and the reverse repo rate at 3.35
percent.
634. (d) Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin on April 6, 2021 nominated Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to try to form a government in the nation following
an inconclusive election. Benjamin Netanyahu holds the most support in
Israel's Knesset with 52 seats, but he is still short of a 61-seat majority. On
the other hand, the opposition leader Yair Lapid won 45 seats.
635. (b) UK
In a newly launched drive to track the COVID-19 pandemic, the United
Kingdom has allowed everyone to take a COVID-19 test twice a week. This
comes as the vaccine rollout continues at its rapid rate amid attempts to
reopen the society.
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636. (b) April 7th

On the occasion of World Health Day on April 7, 2021, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said that it is a day to “reaffirm our gratitude and
appreciation to all those who work day and night to keep our planet
healthy.”
637. (d) Jeff Bezos
Forbes recently revealed its 35th annual list of the world's richest people.
The billionaires' list, which is one of the biggest ever, includes 2755
billionaires, 660 more than last year. Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos continued
to top the list with a net worth of $177 billion, making him the world's
richest person for the fourth year running.
638. (a) 10.5 percent
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das announced
RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy review on April 7, 2021. The Monetary
Policy Committee retained the projection of real GDP growth for 2021-22 at
10.5 percent and decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 4 percent
and reverse repo rate stands at 3.5 percent.
639. (c) 12.5 percent
The International Monetary Fund on April 6, 2021 projected a 12.5% growth
rate for India in the year 2021. India's growth projection is stronger than
that of China which was the only major economy globally to have a
positive growth rate amid the pandemic in 2020.
640. (d) Alfred V Aho
Alfred V. Aho has won the AM Turing Award 2020 for his research and
influential textbooks on fundamental algorithms and theory underlying
programming language implementation. His books have educated
generations of computer scientists.
641. (c) Pakistan
The FIFA Council Bureau suspended the Pakistan Football Federation
(PFF) with immediate effect on April 7, 2021 due to third-party interference,
which is a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.
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642. (a) Soliha Shabir

Soliha Shabir from Jammu and Kashmir has added her name in 'India's
World's Records' by becoming the first and youngest author in Jammu
and Kashmir to recreate the life of Habba Khatoons poetry. She has so far
written three books- 'Zoon-The heart of Habba Khatoon', 'In the lawn of
dark' and 'Obsolete-The poem Market'.
643. (d) US
White House press secretary Jen Psaki informed on April 6, 2021 that the
United States will not issue vaccine passports. He stated that the US
government is not going to support a system that requires Americans to
carry a credential. He stated that there will be no federal vaccinations
database and no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single
vaccination credential.
644. (b) Sanjeev Kumar
Senior IAS officer Sanjeev Kumar took over as chairman of the Airports
Authority of India on April 7, 2021. Kumar is a 1993 batch IAS Officer from
Maharashtra Cadre. He was previously posted as State Commissioner-GST
of the Maharashtra Government.
645. (d) Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the Tribal Health
Collaborative 'Anamaya' through a video conference on April 7, 2021. The
multi-stakeholder initiative 'Anamaya' will converge efforts of various
government agencies and organisations to enhance the health and
nutrition status of the tribal communities of India.
646. (c) New Zealand
New Zealand on April 8, 2021 temporarily suspended entry for all travellers
from India, including its own citizens due to high number of COVID-19
cases in the country. This suspension will be for about two weeks and it
comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases at its border, 17
of which were from India.
647. (b) April 11th
The centre has asked the states and union territories to organise COVID-19
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vaccination sessions at public and private workplaces having about 100

eligible and willing beneficiaries by tagging these workplaces with an
existing vaccination centre. Such workplace vaccination centres will be
launched across states and union territories from April 11, 2021.
648. (a) Jharkhand
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved 14 road
projects worth Rs 670 crores for Jharkhand state in FY 2020-21. The road
projects cover about 127.93 kilometres. This was informed by Union Road
Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on April 7, 2021.
649. (d) Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government on April 7, 2021 approved relaxation in the
maximum age limit to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) like other
reserved classes for appointment to state services.
650. (a) Jammu and Kashmir
Northern Railways completed the construction of the arch closure of the
Chenab Bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge on April 5, 2021. The 1.3-
kilometre-long bridge sits at a height of 359 metres above the bed of the
Chenab river in the Jammu & Kashmir state.
651. (d) US
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on April 7, 2021 that
it has kicked off a study to determine the risk of allergic reactions to the
Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.
652. (a) 99 years
Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh passed away at the age of
99 years on April 9, 2021. Prince Philip was the longest-serving royal
consort in British history, being by his wife's side throughout her 69-year
reign.
653. (d) Netherlands
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on April 9, 2021. The two leaders
discussed in detail regarding bilateral cooperation and new ways to
strengthen the relationship between the two nations.
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654. (c) Kazakhstan

The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with the
Defence Minister of Kazakhstan Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev
on April 9, 2021.
655. (a) 99 years
Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh passed away at the age of 99
years on April 9, 2021. Prince Philip was the longest-serving royal consort in
British history, being by his wife's side throughout her 69-year reign.
656. (d) Netherlands
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with
Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on April 9, 2021. The two leaders
discussed in detail regarding bilateral cooperation and new ways to
strengthen the relationship between the two nations.
657. (b) Dutee Chand
Dutee Chand will be honoured with the Chhattisgarh Veerni Award at the
inaugural edition of the awards that is scheduled to be held on April 14,
2021.
658. (d) RBI
The Reserve Bank of India will be constructing and periodically publishing
a "Financial Inclusion Index". The index will measure the extent of financial
inclusion in the country. It will be published annually in the month of July.
659. (c) Kazakhstan
The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with the
Defence Minister of Kazakhstan Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev
on April 9, 2021.
660. (d) Kosovo
Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu was sworn in as post-war Kosovo's second Female
President and seventh overall on April 4, 2021. She was sworn in for a five-
year term period.
661. (b) Nguyen Xuan Phuc
The Vietnam National Assembly on April 5, 2021, voted to make Pham Minh
Chinh the next Prime Minister of Vietnam. The outgoing Prime Minister
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Nguyen Xuan Phuc has been appointed as the new President of the
country.
662. (a) 12
A group of astronomers at the European Space Agency have discovered 12
new quasars that have been warped by a naturally occurring cosmic ‘lens’
and split into four similar images.
663. (b) Shushil Chandra
The Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on April 12, 2021, was appointed
by President Ram Nath Kovind as a new Chief Election Commissioner of
India. Chandra became the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of the
country. He replaced Sushil Arora who has retired.
664. (d) Lakshadweep
The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan announced on April 13, 2021
that the government has now declared one union territory - Lakshadweep
and one district in Jammu & Kashmir - Budgam as tuberculosis free.
665. (a) Chris Gayle
Legendary cricketer Chris Gayle became the first batsman to smash 350
sixes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on April 12, 2021. Gayle is followed
by RCB's AB de Villiers, who has so far hit 237 sixes in the IPL. CSK's MS
Dhoni is next with 216 sixes, followed by MI's Rohit Sharma who has hit 214
sixes and then the RCB skipper Virat Kohli who has hit 201 sixes.
666. (a) Jean-Yves Le Drian
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived
in India for a four-day official visit on April 12, 2021. He was welcomed by
Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and the two leaders later
also held delegation-level talks.
667. (d) Saint Vincent
The Caribbean's largest island nation, Saint Vincent is covered in ash after
two sets of volcanic eruptions from its long-dormant volcano, which has
suddenly become active.
668. (b) Sonu Sood
Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, on April 13, 2021, announced
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that Bollywood actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood will be the Brand
Ambassador for Punjab’s COVID vaccination programme.
669. (c) Singapore
Singapore has become the first country to complete the official process for
ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
agreement.
670. (c) La Soufrière
The La Soufrière, which had been dormant for over four decades, erupted
for the first time three days back on April 9, 2021 and since then it has been
erupting explosively, covering the main island of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines in ash and debris
671. (a) Delhi
The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has introduced a
"Luminometer" to detect the virus load on surface areas. The Luminometer
will be able to show how infected the surfaces are. As per reports, the new
variant of the virus is airborne.
672. (b) New Zealand
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was banned from all forms of
cricket for eight years on April 14, 2021 after he accepted five charges of
breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath tested positive for Covid-19
on April 14, 2021. The Chief Minister had isolated himself on April 13, 2021
after three members in his team had tested positive for coronavirus over
the past few days.
674. (a) Johnson & Johnson
The United States has recommended a pause in the administration of the
single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after reports of
potentially dangerous blood clots post-vaccination.
675. (b) Egypt
The Egyptian authorities have seized the massive ship Ever Given, which
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had blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week. The mega-ship has been
"seized" on court orders until the vessel's owners pay $900 million.
676. (b) Moderna
Moderna announced on April 13, 2021 informed that its vaccine is 90
percent effective six months after the second dose is administered. The
company in a statement said that new results from a preclinical study of
the Company's COVID-19 variant-specific vaccine candidates showed that
its variant-specific booster vaccine candidates (mRNA-1273.351 and mRNA-
1273.211) increase neutralizing titers against SARS-CoV-2 variants of
concern.
677. (b) Ecuador
Conservative Former Banker, Guillermo Lasso was elected as the next
President of Ecuador on April 11, 2021. Lasso won 52 percent of the vote in
the runoff against opposition candidate Andrés Arauz, who was
handpicked by leftist former President Rafael Correa. The 36-year-old
conceded defeat on April 11, after which Lasso declared himself President-
Elect.
Maharashtra Chief Minister announced a full curfew in the state on April 13,
2021, which will come into effect from 8 pm today and will remain in force
till 7 am on May 1, 2021. The Chief Minister refrained from calling this a
lockdown and urged people to see it as a Janta Curfew.
679. (a) Delhi
The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has introduced a
"Luminometer" to detect the virus load on surface areas. The Luminometer
will be able to show how infected the surfaces are. As per reports, the new
variant of the virus is airborne.
680. (d) Zimbabwe
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was banned from all forms of
cricket for eight years on April 14, 2021 after he accepted five charges of
breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath tested positive for Covid-19
on April 14, 2021. The Chief Minister had isolated himself on April 13, 2021
after three members in his team had tested positive for coronavirus over
the past few days.
682. (b) Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on April 15, 2021 that the
government has decided to impose a weekend curfew in the national
capital to control the spread of COVID-19. Only essential services will be
allowed and curfew passes will be issued to those rendering essential
services.
683. (d) Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on April 08, 2021,
announced the discovery of a ‘Lost Golden City’ that was buried under the
sands of the capital of Luxor in Egypt for the past 3,000 years.
684. (b) Maharashtra
Maharashtra has got India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
(FSRU). The unit arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal Ratnagiri district of
Maharashtra.
685. (b) Haiti
Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe resigned on April 14, 2021 amid
voilence and political strife. He did not give any explanation for his
resignation. Jouthe was serving as the Prime Minister of Haiti since March
2020.
686. (d) Roger Federer
The 22nd Laureus World Sports Awards will be hosted by the Spanish city
of Seville on May 6, 2021. Many major names from the sporting world are in
contention for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award 2021
including Lewis Hamilton, Rafael Nadal, LeBron James, Naomi Osaka,
Robert Lewandowski and Federica Brignone.
687. (c) Axis
A security guard from a private company stole Rs 4.04 crore from the
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currency chest of Axis Bank located in sector 34 in Chandigarh on April 10

night. The accused was nabbed later.
688. (c) Virat Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli has been named Wisden Almanack's ODI
cricketer of the 2010s decade. Kohli made more than 11,000 runs in the
period, averaging over 60 and scoring 42 hundreds.
689. (c) Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh government on April 16, 2021, invoked the Essential
Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. The
ESMA order prohibits refusal to work in essential services and it applies to
all healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses and health workers
across all government and private health institutions and sanitation
workers.
690. (d) Sarita Mor
Sarita Mor clinched the sole gold medal for India by defending the
women's 59 kg title at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2021.
691. (a) Kazakhstan
The 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships are currently being held in
Almaty, Kazakhstan. They began on April 13th and will conclude on April 18,
2021. This is the 34th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships.
692. (a) Flipkart
Flipkart recently announced that it is planning to acquire Cleartrip, which
is a leading online travel and technology company.
693. (b) 100
The Union Health Ministry informed on April 15, 2021 that 100 new hospitals
will get their own oxygen plants under the Prime Minister’s Citizen
Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund.
The centre has allowed Maharashtra-government owned Haffkine
Institute to manufacture Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, on the basis of transfer
of technology.
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695. (c) France

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the National Centre
for Space Studies (CNES), the French Space Agency signed an agreement
on April 15, 2021 for India’s first Human Space Flight Mission called
Gaganyaan.
696. (c) April 22nd
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is scheduled to launch
the second crewed operational flight of Crew Dragon Spacecraft ( SpaceX
Crew 2) on April 22, 2021, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
697. (a) UK
The United Kingdom has added India to its travel "red list" on a
precautionary basis. This came after the nation reported 103 cases of a
coronavirus variant that was first identified in India. This means that
anyone who is not a UK or Irish resident or a British citizen cannot enter
the UK if they've been in India in the previous 10 days.
698. (a) Russia
Russian Space Agency ‘Roscosmos’ is all set with its mission to launch its
spacecraft‘Luna 25’on October 1, 2021, towards the icy South pole of the
Moon. After 45 years since their last landing on the Moon, Russian
scientists are taking up the project to study the water beneath the surface
at the South pole of the Moon.
699. (a) UK
The United Kingdom has added India to its travel "red list" on a
precautionary basis. This came after the nation reported 103 cases of a
coronavirus variant that was first identified in India. This means that
anyone who is not a UK or Irish resident or a British citizen cannot enter
the UK if they've been in India in the previous 10 days.
700. (a) Russia
Russian Space Agency ‘Roscosmos’ is all set with its mission to launch its
spacecraft‘Luna 25’on October 1, 2021, towards the icy South pole of the
Moon. After 45 years since their last landing on the Moon, Russian
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scientists are taking up the project to study the water beneath the surface
at the South pole of the Moon.
701. (c) Rs 4500 crore
The Union Government has reportedly decided to offer an advance
payment of over Rs 4,500 crore to the Serum Institute of India (SII) and
Bharat Biotech to secure future supplies of Covid-19 vaccines.
702. (d) Puglya
Puglya, a Marathi film, has won the ‘Best Foreign Language Feature' at
the Moscow International Film Festival 2021. The achievement continues
Puglya’s immensely successful international stint as the movie has been
winning accolades at foreign festivals. Director Vinod Sam Peter’s movie is
about a pug and two boys.
703. (a) Mirabai Chanu
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu created a new world record on April 17,
2021 in Clean and Jerk after she lifted 119 kg at the Asian Weightlifting
Championships in Tashkent.
704. (a) April 26th
Delhi has imposed a week-long curfew from 10 pm on April 19 till 5 am on
April 26th. Prior to this, the state had imposed a night curfew. The Delhi
CM said that the surge of new COVID-19 infections has left the healthcare
infrastructure stretched to its limits and caused an acute shortage of
oxygen.
705. (c) Italy
Italy on April 17, 2021, launched its first-ever mega food park and food
processing unit in India. The pilot project ‘The Mega Food Park’, with the
signing of a Letter of Intent between the Fanidhar Mega Food Park in
Gujarat and the ICE Office in Mumbai, was launched virtually.
706. (a) 43
The voting has begun for the sixth phase of West Bengal Assembly
Elections 2021. The polling began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm. Under
this phase, 43 constituencies across four districts of the state have gone to
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polls and there are as many as 306 candidates including 27 women in the
fray.
707. (a) One year
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package scheme has been extended for
one year with effect from April 20, informed Union Health Minister Dr
Harsh Vardhan on April 20, 2021.
708. (b) Rs 400
The Serum Institute of India has priced its Covishield vaccine for Rs 400
per dose for state hospitals and Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals.
709. (d) Vanita Gupta
The United States Senate on April 21, 2021, confirmed Vanita Gupta to serve
as the Associate Attorney General of the US. She will be the first Indian-
American to serve in this
710. (a) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on April 19, 2021
released the first installment worth Rs 672 crores under the Jagananna
Vidya Deevena Scheme for the year 2021-22. A total of 10.88 lakh students
will benefit from this.
711.(d) Mt Annapurna
Mountaineer Priyanka Mohite on April 16, 2021, became the first woman
from India to scale the tenth highest mountain in the world, Mt
Annapurna.
712. (b) April 22nd
Earth Day is observed annually on April 22nd. The day aims to garmer
support for environmental protection.
713. (b) Third
India finished third at the Asian Wrestling Championship 2021 with 14
medals, including 5 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals. Iran and
Kazakhstan tied for the first place with 17 medals each.
714. (c) Australia
Australia on April 21, 2021 announced that it will revoke a state
government's deal to join China's Belt and Road Initiative. The nation
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stated that it was inconsistent with its foreign policy. Australia's Foreign
Minister Marise Payne shared the information saying that the federal
government will override the Victorian state government's decision to sign
up to China's Belt and Road Initiative.
715. (c) Chad
Chad's President Idriss Déby, who was one of Africa's longest-serving
leaders, died on April 20, 2021 due to the injuries he sustained following
clashes with rebels in the north of the country over the weekend. He was
68.
716. (d) April 28th
Government officials informed on April 22, 2021 that COVID-19 vaccination
registration for those above the age 18 years will begin on the CoWIN
platform from April 28,2021.
717. (a) Pfizer
Pfizer has decided to provide COVID-19 vaccines in India only through
government channels. This means that the vaccine may not be available in
private hospitals of the country unless the centre decides to sell the doses
to private facilities. The decision comes at a time when India has opened
its vaccination drive for all above the age of 18 years from May 1st.
718. (c) Australia
Australia on April 21, 2021 announced that it will revoke a state
government's deal to join China's Belt and Road Initiative. The nation
stated that it was inconsistent with its foreign policy. Australia's Foreign
Minister Marise Payne shared the information saying that the federal
government will override the Victorian state government's decision to sign
up to China's Belt and Road Initiative.
719. (a) Washington DC
The House of Representatives voted on April 22, 2021 to pass a bill that
would make Washington DC the 51st state of the United States. The
legislation was passed with parties voting along party lines with 216
Democrats voting in favour and 208 Republicans voting against. None of
the Republic legislators voted in favour of the bill.
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720. (c) April 23rd

World Book and Copyright Day is observed every year on April 23rd by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
to promote the power of reading, books, and copyright. With this day,
UNESCO aims to create a community so that readers across the world can
connect with each other in turn combat isolation as much as possible.
721. (c) Chad
Chad's President Idriss Déby, who was one of Africa's longest-serving
leaders, died on April 20, 2021 due to the injuries he sustained following
clashes with rebels in the north of the country over the weekend. He was
68.
722. (a) AUD
Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell on April 19, 2021,
announced a grant of AUD 1.4 million (8.12 crore) under the Australian-
India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership (AIIPOIP) grant program.
723. (d) Perseverance
In the growing list of ‘firsts’ on the Red Planet, NASA’s Perseverance Rover
on April 20 successfully generated oxygen from the thin atmosphere of
Mars for the first time ever.
724. (b) Mizoram
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga tweeted on April 25, 2021 informing
that numerous wildfires have razed several settlements in different parts
of the state. He informed that no casualties were reported as of the
moment.
725. (b) US
The United States government has decided to remove the export ban on
raw materials that are essential for manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines to
help India in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
726. (c) Chloe Zhao
Chloé Zhao won the Oscar for Best Director for the film Nomadland at the
93rd Annual Academy Awards on April 25, 2021. She became the first
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woman of color, first Chinese woman and second woman-ever to win the
award.
727. (a) Nomadland
Nomadland won the Oscar for 'Best Picture' at the 93rd Academy Awards.
Frances McDormand bagged the Oscar for Best Actress for her
performance in ‘Nomadland’, while Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor
honour for his performance in 'The Father'.
728. (a) Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor honour for his performance in 'The
Father'. Hopkins had previously won the Oscar award for his performance
in 'The Silence of the Lambs'.
729. (a) 551
The Prime Minister’s Office informed on April 25, 2021, that the PM CARES
Fund has been given approval for the allocation of funds for the
installation of 551 dedicated Pressure Swing Absorption- PSA medical
oxygen generation plants inside the public health facilities all over India.
730. (b) Rs 400
Bharat Biotech on April 29, 2021 reduced the cost of the COVAXIN vaccine
for State governments from earlier announced Rs 600 per dose to Rs 400
per dose.
731. (c) 1989
Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee passed away early in the
morning today, April 30, 2021. He was 91. The Padma Vibhushan awardee
was first appointed as the attorney general of India from 1989-90 and was
reappointed from 1998-2004.
732. (b) Hampshire Bowl
The ICC World Test Championship Final 2021 is scheduled to take place at
the Hampshire Bowl, Southampton from June 18-23, which includes a
reserve day.
733. (a) NCW
The National Commission for Women has launched a WhatsApp helpline
number to provide emergency medical assistance to pregnant women.
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The emergency number is 9354954224. The move was undertaken after

the commission noticed that pregnant women were facing difficulty in
accessing medical aid.
734. (b) Rs 400
Bharat Biotech on April 29, 2021 reduced the cost of the COVAXIN vaccine
for State governments from earlier announced Rs 600 per dose to Rs 400
per dose.
735. (a) 60 mins
Insurance regulator IRDAI has directed insurers to approve Covid-related
cashless claims within 60 minutes of receiving appropriate documents
from the claimant.
736. (a) Telangana
The Government of Telangana on April 30, 2021, was given conditional
permission for the drone deployment by the Civil Aviation Ministry and the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation for conducting an experimental
delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines in the state.
737. (c) SBI
The State Bank of India has allocated Rs 71 crores to support various
initiatives that will help India battle the deadly second wave of COVID-19
pandemic. The public sector bank has allocated Rs 30 crores to set up
healthcare facilities such as 1000-bedded makeshift hospitals, 1000-
bedded isolation facilities and 250 bed ICU facilities in some of the worst-
hit states.
738. (c) May 5th
Mamata Banerjee will take oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for
the third time on May 5, 2021. This was informed by senior Trinamool
Congress leader Partha Chatterjee during a press briefing.
739. (c) DRC
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix
Tshisekedi, has declared a state of emergency over the increasing violence
in the eastern provinces in North Kivu and Ituri.
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740. (a) May 4th

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with UK Prime
Minister Boris Johnson on May 4, 2021. The summit aims to provide an
important opportunity to elevate multi-faceted strategic ties and enhance
cooperation on regional and global issues of mutual interest, as per the
latest release of the External Affairs Ministry.
741. (d) May 3rd
The World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3rd every year. The day
is dedicated towards celebrating the fourth pillar of democracy – the press
and commemorates the field of journalism and the struggle faced by
journalists who have risked their lives to seek and bring true stories to the
world.
742. (c) UK
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is going to visit London, UK
from May 03 to May 06, 2021, to participate in the G7 Foreign and
Development Minister’s Meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
743. (a) LDF
LDF set to come to power for a second consecutive term in the state
creating history. The LDF has maintained a lead in 98 seats out of 140
which is 7 seats more than 2016 while the UDF has been reduced to 41
seats, Find the complete list of candidates winning the elections in 2021.
New Zealand has replaced reigning world champions England and
become the top-ranked side in the One-day International rankings. New
Zealand gained three ranking points after beating Bangladesh 3-0 in their
ODI series. The team moved up two slots in the ICC Men's ODI Team
Rankings with an aggregate of 121.
745. (a) J&K
Veteran political leader Jagmohan passed away on May 3, 2021 after
battling a brief period of illness. He had served as the Governor of Jammu
& Kashmir and Goa, and Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. He had served as
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the Governor of J&K two times, the first term from 1984 and second time
from January to May 1990.
746. (b) T Rabi Sankar
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on May 1, 2021 approved the
appointment of T Rabi Sankar as the new deputy governor of the Reserve
Bank of India. He will be succeeding BP Kanungo, who retired from the
post on April 2nd after receiving a one-year extension in his position.
747. (c) Rs 5000
The Delhi state government announced on May 4, 2021, that it will provide
free ration to all the ration cardholders in the state for the next two
months and Rs5000 each to all the taxi and autorickshaw drives in the
state.
748. (b) Bengaluru
The Indian Air Force announced on May 4, 2021 that it will establish a 100-
bed COVID care treatment facility at its Air Force Station in Bengaluru. The
IAF informed that 20 beds would be ready by May 6 with oxygen
concentrators. The remaining 80 beds will be operational by May 20, 2021.
749. (a) Pfizer
The United States Food and Drug Administration is likely to authorize the
use of the COVID-19 vaccine of Pfizer for young adults of age 12 and older
by the next week. The government aims at setting up shots for many
before the beginning of the next school year.
750. (c) Singapore
The Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security summit will be held in Singapore
from June 4-5, 2021. The annual meeting was cancelled last year due to the
coronavirus pandemic. The event will see participation from top military
officials, diplomats and weapon makers from across the globe.
New Zealand has replaced reigning world champions England and
become the top-ranked side in the One-day International rankings. New
Zealand gained three ranking points after beating Bangladesh 3-0 in their
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ODI series. The team moved up two slots in the ICC Men's ODI Team
Rankings with an aggregate of 121.
752. (d) California
The US government recently approved a major solar energy project in the
California desert, which will be capable of providing power to almost
90,000 homes. The 550 million dollar Crimson Solar Project will be set up
2,000 acres of federal land west of Blythe, California. The project will
include a battery storage system.
753. (b) Venus
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, during a brief swing by Venus in July 2020,
detected a natural radio signal from Venus' atmosphere. The Parker Solar
Probe was launched in 2018 as a solar mission to analyze the Sun.
754. (b) Venus
755. (c) IDBI
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on May 5, 2021 gave its
approval for the strategic disinvestment and transfer of management
control in IDBI Bank Ltd. The cabinet was chaired by Narendra Modi.
756. (a) UK
India and the UK have launched a comprehensive partnership on
migration and mobility that aims to facilitate greater opportunities for the
mobility of students and professionals between the two countries.
757. (d) Meghalaya
The researchers have identified the fossil bone fragments of the long-
necked dinosaurs, known as Sauropods from an area around West Khasi
Hill Districts in Meghalaya. The fossil dates back to about 100-million years.
758. (b) Venus
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759. (c) Mayflower

Mayflower 400 is the world's first Artificial Intelligence Ship, built by a team
of researchers from the marine research organization ProMare in
collaboration with IBM. It is an unmanned 15-m-long trimaran that weighs
nine tons and is a completely autonomous ship. The ship is set to sail on a
transatlantic voyage. It will track aquatic mammals, analyze plastic in the
water and study marine pollution.
760. (a) Rs 50,000 crore
RBI has announced Rs 50,000 crore liquidity for ramping up COVID-
related healthcare infrastructure and services till March 2022. RBI is also
opening an on-tap liquidity window of ₹50,000 crore with tenors of up to
three years at the repo rate till March 31, 2022 to boost the provision of
immediate liquidity for ramping up COVID related healthcare
infrastructure and services in the country.
761. (b) Sikkim
The Indian Army on April 30, 2021, launched the first Green Solar Energy
plant in North Sikkim to harness renewable energy for its troops.
762. (b) 9.8 percent
S&P Global Ratings on May 5, 2021 revised India’s GDP growth forecast for
FY 2021-22 from a previously forecasted 11 percent to 9.8 percent stating
that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may derail India’s
budding recovery and credit conditions.
763. (a) RLD
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) President and former Union Minister Ajit Singh
passed away in the morning on May 6, 2021. He was 86. He had tested
positive for COVID-19 on April 20th and was being treated at a private
hospital in Guguram. As per reports, his condition deteriorated on May 5th
due to a lung infection.
764. (d) May 7th
DMK president MK Stalin will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu for the first-ever time on May 7, 2021. The oath-taking ceremony will
begin at 9 am at Raj Bhavan in Chennai.
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765. (a) Delhi

The Delhi Government informed on May 6, 2021 that all people requiring
oxygen for home isolation can apply on Delhi Government's portal and
their requests will be processed on top priority.
766. (d) Maldives
The entire Australian contingent in IPL 2021 including players, coaches,
match officials and commentators are being safely transported to the
Maldives, where they will remain till the travel ban is lifted on flights from
India to Australia. Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers'
Association is not seeking an exemption from the Australian Government.
767. (c) Japan
Kane Tanaka, a 118-year-old Japanese woman, is the world's oldest person.
She was initially supposed to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay in
Fukuoka in Southern Japan on May 11 but has pulled out due to safety
concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
768. (a) Kenya
Archaeologists have discovered the oldest human burial in Africa that
dates back to 78,000 years at a cave site called Panga ya Saidi near the
Kenyan coast. The remains belong to a 2-3 years old toddler who looks to
have been laid to rest with a pillow.
S&P Global Ratings on May 5, 2021 revised India’s GDP growth forecast for
FY 2021-22 from a previously forecasted 11 percent to 9.8 percent stating
that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may derail India’s
budding recovery and credit conditions.
770. (c) Australia
China on May 6, 2021 "indefinitely" suspended all activity under a China-
Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue. This is the latest setback for
strained relations between the two countries.
771. (a) May 8th
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the European
Council meeting on May 8, 2021. He will be attending the meeting at the
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invitation of the European Council President, Charles Michel as a special

invitee.
772. (c) Puducherry
All India NR Congress (AINRC) leader N Rangasamy took oath as the Chief
Minister of Puducherry at Raj Nivas for the fourth time on May 7, 2021.
The Government of Madhya Pradesh has launched a new scheme under
which free treatment will be provided to the patients of Coronavirus in the
state. The scheme by the state government will benefit the poor and even
the middle class, who will be able to get free COVID treatment at
contracted private hospitals.
774. (b) Haryana
The Haryana Government has launched an Ayurvedic telemedicine facility
for COVID-19 patients. This was announced by Haryana Health Minister
Anil Vij who said that now any patient can consult the Ayurvedic Doctors
on phone by dialing 1075. The facility has been launched after verifying the
response of Ayurvedic medicines used on Corona patients.
The Chhattisgarh government has suspended the third phase of the Covid
vaccination drive for people aged between 18 and 44 years. The decision
came after the state high court’s order to modify the plan that prioritised
inoculation of the economically weaker sections of society.
776. (a) Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
The Delhi government has made 14-day institutional quarantine
mandatory for all those arriving in the national capital from Telangana and
Andhra Pradesh. This comes as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the
county. The order came after reports of a more virulent variant of the virus
found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, which reportedly has a shorter
incubation period and a higher transmission rate.
777. (b) Denmark
The Business Ministry of Denmark announced on May 5, 2021, that the
lawmakers of the country have passed legislation for allowing the
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screening of future foreign investments in order to ensure that they don’t

pose a threat to national security.
778. (b) Sputnik Light
Russian developers of the Sputnik V vaccine informed on May 6, 2021 that
a single dose of Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrated 79.4 percent efficacy
against COVID-19. They added that it is also effective against all new strains
of COVID-19.
779. (d) India
India has become the fastest country in the world to administer 17 crore
COVID vaccine doses. The nation has taken 114 days to achieve this
landmark coverage, while China took 119 days and the US took 115 days.
India has administered over 17 crore one lakh vaccine doses so far.
780. (c) Nepal
The Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli has lost the vote of confidence
in the House of Representatives on May 10, 2021. The decision has come as
a major setback to the premier who was seeking to tighten his grip on the
power after the CPN (Maoist Centre), which is led by Pushpakamal Dahal
‘Prachanda’, withdrew support to Oli’s government. The Nepal PM could
only secure 93 votes in the Lower House of the Parliament during a special
session that was convened on the orders of the Nepal President Bidya Devi
Bhandari.
781. (c) Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Government has been building ‘Forest Ponds’ in order
to check the depletion of the groundwater and to harvest the rainwater.
The state government under the Parvat Dhara Scheme has initiated the
rejuvenation of the water resources and recharging aquifers through the
Forest Department with a cost of Rs. 20 crores.
782. (b) Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will keep the portfolios of
Home and Hill Affairs, Personnel and Administration, Health and Family
Welfare, Land and Land Reforms and Refugee and Rehabilitation,
Information and Cultural Affairs and North Bengal Development.
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783. (a) China

China has decided to create a line of separation at the Mt Everest summit
to prevent Chinese climbers from mingling with those climbing the
world’s tallest mountain from Nepal. This decision comes after a number of
Covid-19 cases were diagnosed among climbers ascending the mountain
from Nepal.
784. (c) China
According to a new report by think tank Rhodium Group, China emits
greenhouse gas pollution more than the 37 member nations of the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The
report was published on May 6, 2021.
785. (d) Babar Azam
The ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April was awarded to Pakistan
skipper Babar Azam for his outstanding performances across all formats in
the series against South Africa. Australia’s Alyssa Healy bagged the ICC
Women’s Player of the Month for April.
786. (a) US
The United States Food and Drug Administration on May 10, 2021, gave the
emergency use approval to Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for the
children in the 12-15 age group. The US government aims at setting up
shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.
787. (b) China
China's population has risen over the past decade by 72 million to 1.411
billion in 2020, as per the National Bureau of Statistics. However, the
birthrate has shown a steady decline raising the nation's fears over its
shrinking workforce and aging population.
788. (a) Odisha
The Odisha government has decided to import vaccines for covid-19. A
proposal to this effect was approved by the state cabinet in a meeting
chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the capital city Bhubaneswar
on May 10, 2021.
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The Uttarakhand Police has launched a drive called "Mission Hausla" to
help people get oxygen, beds and plasma for COVID-19 patients. The
state's police is also helping the public in getting ration, ambulance and
doing cremation of bodies.
790. (d) Bennu
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft began its historic 2-year mission back to
Earth after collecting samples from asteroid Bennu on May 10, 2021. This is
NASA's first asteroid sample return mission and it carries a generous
amount of material collected from the near-Earth asteroid.
791. (d) Alexander Zverev
The German Tennis player and the world number six Alexander Zverev
continued his sensational form and won his 2nd Madrid Open Title on May
10, 2021. He also lifted his fourth ATP Masters 1000 trophy. He had beaten
Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and fourth-ranked Dominic Theim in the
semifinals. He defeated world number 10 Matteo Berrettini from Italy by 6-
7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 in the finals.
792. (b) Assam
Assam has become the first Indian state to have a real-time digital flood
reporting system. With the river Brahmaputra flowing at the crux, Assam is
prone to severe floods and erosion every year.
793. (a) US
The United States Food and Drug Administration on May 10, 2021, gave the
emergency use approval to Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for the
children in the 12-15 age group. The US government aims at setting up
shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.
794. (b) China
China's population has risen over the past decade by 72 million to 1.411
billion in 2020, as per the National Bureau of Statistics. However, the
birthrate has shown a steady decline raising the nation's fears over its
shrinking workforce and aging population.
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795. (a) Odisha

The Odisha government has decided to import vaccines for covid-19. A
proposal to this effect was approved by the state cabinet in a meeting
chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the capital city Bhubaneswar
on May 10, 2021
The Uttarakhand Police has launched a drive called "Mission Hausla" to
help people get oxygen, beds and plasma for COVID-19 patients. The
state's police is also helping the public in getting ration, ambulance and
doing cremation of bodies.
797. (d) Bennu
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft began its historic 2-year mission back to
Earth after collecting samples from asteroid Bennu on May 10, 2021. This is
NASA's first asteroid sample return mission and it carries a generous
amount of material collected from the near-Earth asteroid.
798. (d) Alexander Zverev
The German Tennis player and the world number six Alexander Zverev
continued his sensational form and won his 2nd Madrid Open Title on May
10, 2021. He also lifted his fourth ATP Masters 1000 trophy. He had beaten
Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and fourth-ranked Dominic Theim in the
semifinals. He defeated world number 10 Matteo Berrettini from Italy by 6-
7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 in the finals.
799. (a) Covaxin
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has approved Bharat Biotech's
Covaxin for phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials on 2 to 18-year-olds.
800. (d) Tahera Qutbuddin
Dr. Tahera Qutbuddin has become the first person from India to win the
prestigious Sheikh Zayed Book Award. The Mumbai-born professor won
the honour for her book 'Arabic Oration: Art and Function', which was
published by Brill Academic Publishers of Leiden in 2019.
801. (d) B.1.617
The World Health Organization (WHO) informed on May 12, 2021 that the
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COVID-19 variant B.1.617 that was first found in India in October 2020 has
been detected in sequences uploaded from 44 countries in all six WHO
regions.
802. (c) May 12th
International Nurses Day is observed every year on May 12 to honour
nurses all over the world. The day was celebrated for the first time by The
International Council of Nurses- ICN in 1965.
803. (d) Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale, a British nurse was instrumental in changing the
role and perception of the nursing profession. She is known as the founder
of modern nursing as she was the first to establish formal training for
nurses. The International Nurses Day is observed annually on her birth
anniversary on May 12th.
804. (a) AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca, a drug major, announced on May 11, 2021, that it has pledged
$2,50,000 (over Rs. 1.8 crores) in humanitarian aid to India. The funds will
support the relief activities amid the second wave of Coronavirus sweeping
across the country. The aid is a part of USD 1 million which the British-
Swedish multinational have assigned for the relief initiatives across the
communities that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
805. (a) 10.1 percent
The United Nations informed on May 11, 2021, that India has been projected
to grow at 10.1% in the year 2022. The country will be the fastest-growing
major economy in the world. However, the UN has cautioned that the
growth outlook of the country in 2021 will be highly fragile due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was hosted virtually in New Delhi
on May 11, 2021. The Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth had led the
Indian delegation at the dialogue, while Daniela Stoffel, State Secretary
had the delegation from Switzerland.
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807. (d) India

According to the United Nations, India will be the world's fastest-growing
major economy in 2022. In its mid-year update of the World Economic
Situation and Prospects (WESP), the UN has projected that the Indian
economy will grow at 10.1 percent in the calendar year 2022.
808. (b) June 1st
Maharashtra government has extended the ongoing lockdown in the state
till 7 am on June 1, 2021. The decision was taken after a cabinet meeting of
the ministers on May 12th. The state lockdown was supposed to end on
May 15th
809. (a) 10 crore
The Serum Institute of India, manufacturer of the Covishield vaccine, has
stated that it will raise the monthly production of its vaccine to 10 crore
doses by August 2021.
810. (b) 7.8 crore
Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of COVAXIN, has promised to raise its
monthly vaccine production to 7.8 crore doses by August 2021.
811. (a) India
India may cross China as the world's most populous country by 2027,
forecasts a UN report published in 2019. The report stated that India will
remain the most populated country through the end of the current
century.
812. (c) Haryana
The Wildlife Institute of India recently launched a “Monkey Census” in
Haryana, as a part of the “Wildlife Census of Haryana-2021”.
813. (d) Axiom
NASA has partnered with aerospace startup Axiom Space to launch the
first private astronaut mission to a space station. The agreement was
signed between the two on May 10, 2021. They have signed an order to
launch four people to the International Space Station (ISS) as early as
January 2022.
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814. (b) Qatar

The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi on May 13, 2021, gave its approval
to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Qatar
Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) and the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI).
The Chhattisgarh government has announced that it will pay for the
education of children who lost their parents or guardians to corona. The
government stated that it will also take care of the education of children in
families whose earning member has died of COVID.
816. (a) Rs 19,000 crores
Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly transferred around Rs 19,000 crores
to the bank accounts of 10 crore farmers across the country under the
eighth installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on
May 14, 2021.
817. (b) Nagaland
Nagaland Conservationist Y Nuklu Phom was named the winner of
‘Whitley Awards 2021', also known as the Green Oscar, donated by MAVA
Foundation on May 12, 2021 for his efforts in establishing a biodiversity
peace corridor in Nagaland.
818. (a) 217 crore
Union Government informed about its vaccination plan on May 13, 2021,
stating that it planned to get around 217 crore vaccine doses between
August and December 2021. The centre informed that around 51.6 vaccine
doses have been ordered to fulfill the vaccine demand in the country by
the month of July.
819. (a) KP Sharma Oli
KP Sharma Oli was reappointed as the Prime Minister of Nepal by
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari after the opposition parties failed to put
together a coalition government by the 9 pm deadline on May 13, 2021. Oli
would be taking the oath of office today.
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820. (d) Meghalaya

Meghalaya on May 12, 2021, informed that the resurgence of the African
Swine Fever (ASF) has killed over 300 pigs in the last month. The State’s
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department have confirmed the
presence of the ASF in the districts of East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, Ri
Bhoi, and the sub-division of Sohra.
821. (d) IREDA
The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on May 11, 2021, conferred the
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) with the
‘Green Urja Award’. The agency has been awarded for being the leading
public institution in financing institution for renewable energy.
822. (b) Andrea Meza
Mexico's Andrea Meza has been crowned Miss Universe 2020 at the 69th
edition of the pageant on May 16, 2021. The 26-year-old was crowned by her
predecessor South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi, who had won the pageant in
2019.
823. (b) Fourth
Miss India Adline Castelino was the third runner-up at the 69th Miss
Universe pageant. She finished fourth behind Peru's Janick Maceta who
was third, Brazil's Julia Gama who was second and the winner Andrea
Meza from Mexico.
824. (a) DRDO
The new anti-COVID drug 2-DG has been developed by DRDO's Institute of
Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in collaboration with Dr
Reddy's Laboratories (DRL). The 2-DG drug comes in a sachet in powder
form and it can be taken orally by dissolving it in water. It helps in faster
recovery and also reduces oxygen dependency among COVID patients.
825. (a) David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough, a natural historian and a world-renowned
broadcaster, was appointed on May 10, 2021 as the People’s Advocate of
the COP26 for the UK’s Presidency of the UN Climate Change summit to
be held in Glasgow in November 2021.
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826. (b) 84 days

The Union Health Ministry announced on May 16, 2021 that the second
dose of the Covishield vaccine will be given after 84 days now. The
requisite changes have been done in the Co-WIN digital portal. However,
the already booked online appointments for the 2nd dose of Covishield will
remain valid and will not be cancelled.
827. (c) China
Tianwen-1, China’s uncrewed spacecraft successfully landed on the surface
of Mars on May 15, 2021. The landing of the spacecraft has made the
country only the second in the world to send a rover for exploring the Red
Planet.China's ‘Zhurong’ Rover was onboard the lander and the rover will
soon be deployed to study the Martian geology and atmosphere.
828. (d) May 28th
The 43rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting will take place on
May 28, 2021 through video conference and it will be chaired by Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
829. (a) INC
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Satav passed away from
COVID-19 complications on May 16, 2021. The 46-year-old was All India
Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Gujarat. He had also earlier
served as the President of the Indian Youth Congress.
830. (c) Red
The United Kingdom on May 17, 2021 lifted the ban on overseas travel and
lifted the ‘Stay in the UK’ regulation. However, international travel will be
allowed to restart governed by a new traffic light system. India has been
listed under the red list of UK's traffic light system.
831. (d) Telangana
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on May 17, 2021 directed
the Medical and Health Department officials to set up 48 oxygen
generation plants in government hospitals across the state. They are
expected to produce about 324 metric tonnes of oxygen required for Covid
patients in the state.
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832. (a) Pinarayi Vijayan

Pinarayi Vijayan has been appointed as the parliamentary party leader of
the Communist Party of India (Marxist). His new cabinet is expected to
have all fresh faces.
833. (d) Convalescent plasma
Convalescent plasma therapy has been dropped from India's COVID-19
treatment protocol. The Covid National Task Force released new clinical
guidelines for the management of mild, moderate and severe Covid cases
on May 17, 2021 and they do not mention plasma therapy.
834. (a) Rs 5968 crore
The central government has released the first tranche of Rs 5968 crore to
15 States for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in the financial year
2021-22. The centre will be releasing four tranches in total in the current
financial year.
835. (d) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh's YS Jaganmohan Reddy on May 17, 2021 directed officials
to work towards making a fixed deposit worth Rs 10 lakh for every child
who has lost both their parents due to COVID-19 infection.
836. (a) 80
The US President Joe Biden on May 17, 2021, announced that the US will
be sharing 80 million vaccine doses globally over the next six weeks.
837. (c) China
China's State Council has announced tough new laws that bar the
teaching of foreign curriculum in schools from kindergarten to grade nine
(K-9) and prohibit the ownership or control of any private K-9 schools by
foreign entities. China currently has private K-9 schools that teach the local
and foreign curriculum.
838. (d) Udhampur
The former Union Minister and Veteran leader of Bharatiya Janata Party
Chaman Lal Gupta passed away on May 18, 2021, after a prolonged illness
at his Gandhi Nagar residence. He was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha from
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Jammu’s Udhampur Constituency in 1996 and was again re-elected to 12th

and 13th Lok Sabha in 1998 and 1999.
839. (a) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has unveiled a new
Andhra Pradesh Industrial Gases and Medical Oxygen Manufacturing
Policy 2021-22 to double the state's oxygen manufacturing capacity from
the existing 360 metric tonnes (MT) capacity to 700 MT.
840. (b) Pune
India’s first agro-export facilitation centre has been launched in Pune by
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (MCCIA) in
collaboration with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD). The Centre will work as a one-stop-center for the
exporters in the agricultural sector.
841. (d) Arjan Singh Bhullar
Arjan ‘Singh’ Bhullar became the first Indian fighter to win the ONE
Heavyweight World Title at the top-level (Mixed Martial Arts) MMA
Championship event in Singapore on May 16, 2021, after defeating the
longtime heavyweight king Brandon ‘The Truth’ Vera.
842. (c) Iran
India's state-owned ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has lost its development and
operating rights in Iran's Farzad-B giant gas field to Iranian Petropars
Group. An ONGC-led consortium had first discovered the giant gas field in
the Farsi offshore exploration block in 2008. It was later named Farzad-B.
843. (a) Penpa Tsering
The former speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Penpa Tsering, has
been elected as the new President of the Central Tibetan Administration.
This was informed by the officials on May 14, 2021.
844. (a) Biological E
US Pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson has partnered with a
Telangana-based pharma company in India, Biological E Limited for
manufacturing of its COVID-19 vaccine.
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845. (b) May 17th

The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is
observed every year on May 17th. The day is marked to increase awareness
about LGBT rights violations. It also aims to stimulate interest in LGBT
rights work worldwide.
846. (b) Rajasthan
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Jagannath Pahadia passed away on May
19, 2021. He was 89. He was the first Dalit to become the CM of Rajasthan in
1980-81.
847. (a) 10 meters
The centre's new advisory released on May 19, 2021 stated that aerosols,
one of the key transmission mode of the SARS-CoV-2, can travel in the air
up to 10 meters.
848. (d) Rajasthan
Rajasthan Government on May 19, 2021, declared Mucormycosis disease as
an epidemic in the state. The decision was taken as the state has been
seeing a surge in the number of Black Fungus cases in patients recovering
from COVID-19.
849. (c) WhatsApp
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sent a
notice to WhatsApp asking it to withdraw its updated privacy policy. The
Ministry has given WhatsApp time till May 25th to respond to the notice.
850. (a) Rs 1250 crore
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced a relief package
worth Rs 1250 crore for those distressed by the Covid infused lockdown.
The relief package will cover all auto-rickshaw drivers, maxi cab drivers and
taxi drivers. They will be given Rs 3000 each. Around 2.10 lakh drivers are
expected to benefit from the decision.
851. (c) 2060
A new study published in the journal Nature shows that the Antarctica ice
sheet could reach a tipping point by about 2060. This means if the global
greenhouse emissions continue at the current rate, the Antarctica Ice
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Sheet (AIS) will cross a critical threshold leading to an irreversible global

sea-level rise.
852. (a) US
The United States House on May 18, 2021, passed the bill to counter a rise
in the anti-Asian Hate Crimes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure
was passed in a 364-62 vote with 62 Republicans voting against the bill.
853. (b) Rahul Dravid
Former India skipper Rahul Dravid will coach Team India during its
limited-overs series against Sri Lanka in July 2021. This will be Dravid's
second stint with the Indian team after working with the team as a batting
consultant during the England tour in 2014.
854. (a) May 21st
Rajiv Gandhi's 30th death anniversary was observed on May 21, 2021. The
late Prime Minister was assassinated by a suicide bomber on May 21, 1991,
while he was attending an election rally at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
855. (a) China
China stated on May 21, 2021 that any successor of the 14th Dalai Lama
should have to be approved by it, ruling out recognition to any heir
nominated by the Dalai Lama or by his followers.
856. (b) Chipko Movement
Sunderlal Bahuguna, the 94-year-old Chipko movement leader and a
noted environmentalist, passed away due to COVID-19 on May 21, 2021, at
AIIMS hospital in Rishikesh.
857. (d) West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee approved setting up of the
Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad in the state during a cabinet
meeting conducted through video conferencing on May 17, 2021 with
several Departmental Secretaries. This was one of the poll promises of the
Trinamool Congress(TMC).
858. (c) UK
UK PM Boris Johnson announced on May 21, 2021, that the UK will be
working with the World Health Organisation, other partners, and nations
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for developing an advanced international pathogen surveillance network

for identifying COVID-19 variants and emerging diseases.The Global
Pandemic Radar will ensure the early detection of the new variants and
the emerging pathogens so that the early treatments and vaccines can be
rapidly developed by the scientific communities.
859. (a) China
Russia and China started their biggest Nuclear Power Project on May 19,
2021. Under the project, Russia and China will jointly build four high-power
nuclear power plants in two Chinese cities.
860. (d) Sri Lanka
The Asia Cup T20 that was rescheduled to be held in June 2021 in Sri Lanka
has now been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19, informed Ashely de
Silva, the Sri Lanka Cricket Chief Executive on May 19, 2021.
861. (b) May 22nd
The International Day for Biological Diversity was observed on May 22nd.
This year, the theme of the day is “We’re part of the solution”.
862. (c) Praveen Sinha
Praveen Sinha, a 1988-batch Gujrat cadre IPS officer, is currently serving as
the acting CBI chief after the term of former CBI Director Rishi Kumar
Shukla ended on February 3, 2021.
863. (a) Rakesh Asthana
Rakesh Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS officer from Gujarat cadre, is currently
serving as the Director-General of the Border Security Force and Director
General of the Narcotics Control Bureau. He has previously served as the
Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation.
864. (a) Bhawanipore
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to contest by-
election from the Bhawanipore Assembly Constituency. The incumbent
MLA, senior Trinamool Congress leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay
resigned from the Bhawanipore seat on the same day. The Chief Minister
has won twice before from the seat.
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865. (c) Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on May 24, 2021 launched
'Sanjeevani Pariyojana', a supervised home care initiative to largely help
people with mild to moderate symptoms in rural areas to access quick
medical care at home.
866. (a) Pink
Pink, the 41-year-old singer received the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard
Music Awards, which were presented on May 23, 2021. The singer is one of
10 artists to ever win the honor. The past winners of the honour include
Garth Brooks, Cher, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Prince,
Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.
867. (d) Drake
Drake won the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 Billboard Music
Awards. The hip-hop artist brought along his three-year-old son Adonis on
stage to accept his award. The artist who dropped his debut album, Thank
Me Later, a little over 10 years, has slowly climbed to the top in rap music,
becoming one of the most successful rappers in Billboard history.
868. (d) Cheetah
The world’s fastest land animal, the Cheetah which was declared extinct in
India in 1952, will be re-introduced in India in November 2021 at the Kuno
National Park in Madhya Pradesh, according to State Forest Minister Vijay
Shah.
869. (b) India
India's COVID-19 death toll has crossed the 3 lakh mark, making it the 3rd
country globally to cross the huge figure after the United States and Brazil.
India has been reporting over 2 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases daily over the
last several weeks, causing a severe strain on its healthcare infrastructure
and leading to a major shortage of beds, medical oxygen and other
emergency medical supplies. This has led to many deaths in the country,
leading to long queues even outside the burial grounds and
crematoriums.
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870. (c) Australia

Australia has planned to close its Kabul embassy in three days, ahead of
the withdrawal of its final contingent of troops from Afghanistan, informed
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on May 25, 2021.
871. (b) Mali
The military junta in Mali has arrested President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister
Moctar Ouane and Defence minister Souleymane Doucoure of the
country's interim government following a cabinet reshuffle on May 24,
2021.
872. (a) Covaxin
Bharat Biotech is confident about obtaining the World Health
Organization's (WHO) Emergency Use Listing for its COVID-19 vaccine,
Covaxin. The drug manufacturer has submitted 90 percent of the
documentation required for emergency use listing by the global health
body.
873. (a) May 26th
A Total Lunar Eclipse will be visible on 26th May 2021 after a gap of two
years. The rare celestial event would also include Super Blood Moon in
which the moon turns slightly reddish-orange in colour.
874. (b) Belarus
Belarus on May 23, 2021 force landed a commercial plane Ryanair that was
flying from Athens in Greece to Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania at
Minsk, capital of Belarus. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
reportedly ordered the detour of the flight on the pretext of a bomb scare
to arrest dissident Belarus journalist Roman Protasevic, who had been
living in exile in Lithuania since fleeing Belarus in 2019.
875. (d) Hockey India
Hockey India was honoured prestigious Etienne Glichitch Award on May
21, 2021, for its contribution and work towards the growth and
development of Hockey in India. The award was announced by the
governing body of the game International Hockey Federation (FIH) during
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the HockeyInvites conference held virtually as part of its 47th FIH

Congress.
876. (b) Internet Explorer
Microsoft on May 19, 2021, announced that the Internet Explorer 11 desktop
browser will be retired on June 15, 2022, for certain versions of Windows 10.
Microsoft stated that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in
Microsoft Edge.
877. (c) Singapore
Singapore authorities on May 24, 2021, provisionally approved a COVID-19
breathalyser test that determines if someone is COVID positive in less than
a minute.
878. (a) Moderna
Moderna announced on May 25, 2021 that various studies have shown that
its COVID-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in preventing COVID-19
infection among adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years.
879. (a) Democratic Republic of Congo
Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May
22, 2021 after almost two decades, forcing thousands to flee their homes.
The lava destroyed more than 500 homes on the outskirts on Goma city
but the city at large was saved.
880. (b) Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a drive-in COVID19
vaccination centre in the national capital on May 26, 2021. The drive-in
vaccination centre has been set up by the Delhi government in
partnership with Akash Healthcare Super Hospital.
881. (a) Punjab
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a 'Doctor Helpline' campaign on
May 25, 2021 to deal with COVID-19 and Black Fungus (Mucormycosis)
infections in Punjab. Under this campaign, the party has launched a
helpline number -782-727-5743 through which one can get information
about the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection.
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882. (c) Subodh Jaiswal

Senior IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal was on May 25, 2021 appointed as
the new CBI director for two years, as per the personnel ministry order. A
three-member selection committee led by PM Narendra Modi on May 24,
2021, had shortlisted Jaiswal’s name for the position of director, Central
Bureau of Investigation.
883. (b) China
Yuan Longping, a Chinese agriculture scientist, passed away on May 22,
2021, due to organ failure at a hospital in Changsha at 90. Longping was
highly accredited as the ‘Father of Hybrid Rice’ that he had developed in
the 1970s to save millions of people after a disastrous famine in China.
884. (d) Ecuador
Guillermo Lasso was sworn in on May 24, 2021 as Ecuador's first right-wing
president in 14 years. He won Ecuador’s Presidential Elections 2021 with
over 52 percent of votes against Andres Arauz.
885. (c) Spain
Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen was awarded Spain’s
top Princess of Asturias Award in the Social Sciences category on May 26,
2021. This was informed b the Spanish Prize Foundation.
886. (d) C.N.R. Rao
Bharat Ratna Professor CNR Rao was honoured with the International ENI
Award 2020, also known as Energy Frontier Award 2020, for his research in
renewable energy sources and energy storage. He has been working on
hydrogen energy as the only source of energy for the benefit of all
mankind.
887. (a) Zydus Cadila
Zydus Cadila has announced on May 26, 2021, that the company will be
seeking approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to
conduct clinical trials of its monoclonal antibody therapy ZRC-3308
(COVIMAB) that can neutralize COVID-19.
888. (b) Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on May 28, 2021, that Germany will
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begin giving coronavirus vaccine doses to children aged above 12 years

from June 7, 2021. The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve
the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 to 15-
years-old on May 28, 2021.
889. (b) Louvre
The Louvre, which is located in Paris, France, is the world's largest
museum. The museum got its first female president in 228 years when Art
Historian Laurence des Cars were appointed to the post on May 28, 2021.
890. (a) Apollo
Apollo Group of Hospitals has announced that it will begin the rollout of
the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V, across its hospitals in India from
June second week at an estimated price of Rs 1,195 per dose.
891. (d) Rs 1195
Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will be available in India at Apollo
Group of Hospitals at an estimated price of Rs 1,195 per dose. The hospital
group said that it will be charging Rs 995 for the vaccine and Rs 200 would
be administration charges.
892. (a) Tsang Yin-hung
Tsang Yin-hung has created a new world record by climbing the world’s
highest peak, Mount Everest in just 25 hours and 50 minutes, becoming
the fastest woman to scale the peak.
893. (a) Rs 10 lakh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 29, 2021 approved a slew of
measures for children orphaned due to COVID under the PM-CARES for
Children scheme. The measures include free education and to create Rs 10
lakh corpus for each child, which will be given to them on attaining the
age of 23, among others
894. (c) Andhra Pradesh
The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government on May 28,
2021 increased the punishment of private hospitals for charging excessive
fee from patients. Such hospitals will levied 10 times the additional amount
and repeated offenders will be prosecuted.
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895. (a) Odisha

Odisha's Council of Ministers on May 29, 2021 adopted a resolution to
include disaster and pandemic management as a part of the curriculum in
every high school and college.
896. (c) China
China has decided to allow each couple to have up to three children,
ending its strict two-child policy. This comes after China's population data
over the past decade showed the slowest population growth in decades.
897. (d) Assimi Goita
Mali’s constitutional court in Bamako on May 28, 2021 announced Colonel
Assimi Goita as the new interim President of the nation. He is the interim
Vice President of Mali and leader of the military junta that overthrew
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August 2020.
898. (c) May 29th
The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed every year on May
29 to pay tribute to the military and civilian personnel for their invaluable
contribution to the UN peacekeeping work around the world.
899. (b) UAE
The United Arab Emirates will host the remaining matches of the
suspended 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between
September 15 and October 15. This was announced by the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI) on May 29, 2021.
900. (a) China
China has reported the world's first known human case of the H10N3
strain of bird flu. A 41-year-old man in China's eastern Jiangsu province has
been confirmed to have been infected with the bird flu strain, as per a
statement by China's National Health Commission on June 1, 2021.
The Indian economy contracted by 7.3 percent in Financial Year 2020-21, as
per official data released by the Statistics Ministry on May 31, 2021,
recording its worst recession since independence.
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902. (a) Kappa and Delta

The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 COVID-19 variants that were first identified in
India, have been named as ‘Kappa’ and ‘Delta’ respectively by the World
Health Organisation. The naming has been done to simplify the public
discussion about the variants.
903. (a) Alpha
The World Health Organisation has named the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant that
was first discovered in the United Kingdom as Alpha, while the B.1.351
variant that was first discovered in South Africa has been named Beta.
904. (a) China
China has reported the world's first known human case of the H10N3
strain of bird flu. A 41-year-old man in China's eastern Jiangsu province has
been confirmed to have been infected with the bird flu strain, as per a
statement by China's National Health Commission on June 1, 2021.
905. (c) June 1st
World Milk Day is observed every year on June 1st to raise awareness
regarding the importance of milk as a highly nutritious global food item
and to celebrate the dairy sector.
906. (a) Rs 10 lakh
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on May 30, 2021 released Rs
10 lakh aid for the family of journalists who succumbed to Covid-19. The
Information Department of the state has gathered the details of the
deceased journalists and the financial assistance has been released to
their families.
907. (b) Silver
Indian boxer Mary Kom finished her campaign at the 2021 ASBC Asian
Boxing Championships with silver after going down against the two-time
world champion Nazym Kyzaibay in a high-octane 51kg final in Dubai on
May 30, 2021.
908. (c) Naomi Osaka
World no. 2, Naomi Osaka has decided to withdraw herself from French
Open Tournament following media boycott fallout. The Japanese Tennis
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Player made the announcement on May 31, 2021. This came amidst the
ongoing controversy regarding her decision of boycotting press
conferences at the ongoing French Open.
909. (a) Arun Kumar Mishra
Retired Justice Arun Kumar Mishra took charge as the chairman of the
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in New Delhi on June 2, 2021.
President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Justice Mishra as the NHRC
chairperson based on the recommendation of a selection panel
comprising PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh and Leader of
the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge. Justice Arun Mishra
retired as Supreme Court Judge in September 2020.
910. (c) Japan
The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has given its approval to the
signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on Sustainable Urban
Development between India and Japan.
911.(b) Argentina
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 2,
2021 approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will be
signed between the Union Ministry of Mines and the Secretariat of Mining
Policy of the Ministry of Productive Development of the Argentine
Republic.
912. (d) Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities informed on May 29, 2021 that they have
discovered a very dangerous variant of COVID-19 that has combined
mutations first found in India and the UK and is spreading very quickly by
air.
913. (b) SINOVAC
The World Health Organisation on June 1, 2021, gave its approval to the
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine SINOVAC for emergency use. This makes
SINOVAC the 8th vaccine to receive the Emergency Use Listing from
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WHO. The vaccine has been produced by the Chinese Pharmaceutical

Company Sinovac Biotech.
914. (c) 14
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board confirmed on June 1, 2021
that the Men's ODI World Cup in 2027 and 2031 will be a 14-team event.
915. (d) 20
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board informed that the Men's T20
World Cup will now be expanded to include 20 teams and will have 55
matches in 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030.
916. (d) Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Government on June 2, 2021, announced the ‘Covid-free
village’ contest with an award of Rs. 50 lakh for the village which will bag
the first position. The contest has been introduced to encourage the
villagers to follow the COVID-19 protocols to limit the spread of the deadly
virus.
917. (b) Biological-E
The Union health ministry has finalised arrangements to book 30 crore
vaccine doses of Hyderabad-based Biological-E's COVID vaccine. The
Ministry informed on June 3, 2021 that an advance payment of Rs 1,500
crore will be made to Biological-E from the Centre. The vaccine is the
second made-in-India vaccine after Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN.
918. (a) Israel
Labor Veteran Issac Herzog has been elected as the 11th President of Israel
in a secret ballot in the Knesset (Parliament). The former labor leader was
elected by the Parliament in a vote as the opposition lawmakers were
holding the negotiations to form a coalition to end Prime Minister
Netanyahu’s 12 straight years in office.
919. (d) Mali
The African Union on June 2, 2021, suspended the membership of the
Republic of Mali on the grounds of the second military coup detention of a
president and prime minister in nine months.Military coup leader Colonel
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Goita had last week ordered the arrest of the country’s interim President
N’Daw and Prime Minister Ouane causing global outrage.
920. (c) Sikkim
India signed a $2.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan
agreement with the Asian Development Bank on June 3, 2021 to support
preparation and design activities to upgrade major district roads in Sikkim.
The project will improve connectivity to important towns, rural areas and
pilgrimage and tourist destinations in the state.
921. (d) Canada
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) of Canada has
announced its updated guidance to permit mixing and matching
approved Coronavirus vaccines in most scenarios.
922. (c) Iran
Iran's largest navy ship, known as The Kharg, sank after catching fire in the
Gulf of Oman early on June 2, 2021. According to Iranian media, the fire
broke out at around 2.25 am during a training mission when the ship was
near the port of Jask, which is a major shipping lane. No casualties were
reported as the entire crew of the ship was able to escape the wreck in
time.
923. (c) Venus
The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) on June 2, 2021,
announced its plans of launching two new space missions to Venus
between 2028 and 2030. These two missions will be NASA's first one to the
planet in decades and will aim to study the atmosphere and geologic
features of the planet.
924. (a) 9.5 percent
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 4, 2021, cut its real GDP growth
forecast for the current financial year 2021-2022 to 9.5 percent. The RBI
Governor noted that the economy is likely to grow at the rate of 18.5
percent in the first quarter, 7.9 percent in the second quarter, 7.2 percent
in the third quarter and 6.6 percent in the fourth quarter.
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925. (d) Mahindra Telephonics

The Defence Ministry signed a contract with Mahindra Telephonics
Integrated Systems Limited, Mumbai on June 3, 2021 to procure 11 Airport
Surveillance Radars with Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar for the
Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.
926. (c) Sumit Malik
Indian wrestler Sumit Malik has failed his dope test with just 49 days to go
for the Tokyo Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in Japan. Sumit
Malik's A sample was collected in Bulgaria after the Olympic qualifier and
it came back positive for a banned substance. The wrestler has been
provisionally suspended.
927. (a) US
US President Joe Biden is set to ban Americans from investing in dozens of
Chinese tech and defence firms that allegedly have military ties. The new
executive order is expected to come into effect on August 2nd.
928. (c) Rs 20000 crore
Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal presented the first budget of the
new government at the State Legislative Assembly on June 4, 2021. The
State Finance Minister announced the allocation of Rs 20,000-crores for
the Special COVID Package to deal with the crisis induced by the second
wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
929. (c) Thawarchand Gehlot
The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawarchand
Gehlot launched the SAGE portal on June 4, 2021 to help elderly persons.
The SAGE (Senior care Ageing Growth Engine) project has been set up to
select, support and create a 'one-stop access' of elderly care products and
services by credible start-ups.
930. (a) Ladakh
Almost 100 towers would be installed in the next couple of months to
improve mobile network services in Ladakh. The Union Territory had
sought help from the Army for quicker installation of the towers and OFC
cable laying in bordering villages
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931. (b) HDFC

HDFC Bank on June 3, 2021 announced its plans to become carbon neutral
by 2031-32. The private bank is looking at reducing its emissions, energy
and water consumption.
932. (c) Roger Federer
Tennis legend Roger Federer withdrew himself from the ongoing French
Open on June 6, 2021. Federer said that he decided to pull out from Roland
Garros after discussions with his team. He stated that after two knee
surgeries and over a year of rehabilitation, it is important that he listens to
his body and make sure he does not push himself too quickly on the road
to recovery.
933. (c) June 5th
World Environment Day is observed every year on June 5th all around the
world with an aim to engage citizens, businesses, and governments to
understand the importance of the environment and address
environmental issues. The day's theme this year was ‘Reimagine, Recreate,
Restore’ with a focus on ecosystem restoration.
934. (b) Delhi
The Delhi government on June 6, 2021 ordered all private hospitals and
nursing homes to ensure that the Covaxin doses are used only to vaccinate
those people from the 18-44 age group who are eligible for receiving the
second dose in June. The order comes days after the Delhi High Court
asked the Delhi government to consider this option to enable resuming
vaccination of 18-44 age group people.
935. (a) Haryana
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on June 5, 2021
that the state will be creating an 'Oxi-van' spanning 80 acres in the Karnal
district for people to visit. The Oxi-van will comprise 10 types of forests.
936. (d) Raimona
Raimona forest reserve in western Assam's Kokrajhar district was notified
as Assam's sixth national park on the occasion of World Environment Day
on June 5, 2021.
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937. (b) Ladakh

The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur on June 4, 2021, launched
the YounTab Scheme for the students. Under the scheme, 12,300 tablets
with pre-loaded online and offline content, will be distributed to the
students of the Government schools from class 6th to 12th.
938. (a) AIIMS
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, has started
screening children aged between 12-18 years for clinical trials of India's
indigenous COVID-19 vaccine- Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, from June 7, 2021.
939. (d) Indonesia
Indonesia's most active volcano Merapi erupted four times with lava
flowing as far as 1,500 metres from the crater, according to the Geological
Disaster Technology Research and Development Centre.
940. (a) USD 500 million
The World Bank has approved a USD 500 million program to support
India's nationwide initiative to revitalise the MSME sector, which has been
heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
941. (c) Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon announced on June 7, 2021, that
he will travel to space on July 20, 2021. He will fly to space along with his
brother Mark on the first crewed flight capsule New Shepard built by his
company Blue Origin.
942. (b) Rotifers
A microscopic animal called Rotifer came back to life after being frozen
for 24,000 years in Siberia, informed Russian scientists on June 7, 2021. The
micro-animal also successfully made clones of itself, as per the scientists.
943. (a) June 10th
The first Solar Eclipse of 2021 will be visible in India on June 10, 2021. A solar
eclipse occurs when the moon gets in the way of the Sun's light and cast
its shadow on Earth. The celestial event will start around 1:42 pm IST and
conclude at 6:41 pm. This will be an annular solar eclipse that will show a
ring of fire during the eclipse.
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944. (c) Maldives

The Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid on June 7, 2021, was
elected as the President of the 76th session of the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA). He garnered 143 votes out of 191 ballots cast.
945. (a) USD 500 million
The World Bank has approved a USD 500 million program to support
India's nationwide initiative to revitalise the MSME sector, which has been
heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
946. (b) Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 7, 2021, launched the ‘Jahan
Vote, Wahan Vaccination’ campaign in a bid to get all citizens above 45
years vaccinated against COVID-19 within this month.
947. (c) Denmark
The Denmark Parliament on June 4, 2021 voted in favour of building a 20
billion-kroner ($3.3 billion) artificial island in Copenhagen. The artificial
island will house at least 35,000 people who will be connected to the
downtown by a harbour tunnel and a subway line.
948. (a) Sunil Chhetri
Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri has overtaken Argentinian star Lionel
Messi to become the second-highest active international goalscorer on
June 7, 2021. Chhetri has now scored 74 goals, two more than Messi and is
now only behind Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored 103 goals.
UAE's Ali Mabkhout is third on the list with 73 goals, while Messi is fourth
with 72 goals.
949. (a) UP
The Union Law and Justice Ministry announced on June 8, 2021, that the
former Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Anup Chandra Pandey has been
appointed as the Election Commissioner. He will be joining the poll panel
as one of the two Election Commissioners, the other being Rajiv Kumar. He
is a retired 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service Officer from Uttar
Pradesh cadre.
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950. (c) 8.3 percent

The World Bank has forecasted India's GDP growth for FY 2021-22 to be 8.3
percent, supported by plans for higher spending on health, rural
development, infrastructure and a stronger-than-expected recovery in
services.
951. (d) Piramal Foundation
Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan was launched by NITI Aayog and
Piramal Foundation on June 8, 2021 to support district administrations in
providing home-care support to asymptomatic COVID-19 patients or those
who have mild symptoms
952. (a)Jammu and Kashmir
Weyan village in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir has become
the first village in India to achieve 100 per cent vaccination of eligible
adults against COVID-19.
953. (b) Ladakh
Ladakh administration has decided to reserve jobs exclusively for locals
under its newly formed Union Territory of Ladakh Employment
(Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules 2021. Clause 11 of the notification
issued regarding the same by Ladakh's Labour and Employment
Department reads, no person shall be qualified for appointment to the
service unless the person is a resident of Union Territory of Ladakh.
954. (c) Kenya
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to
Kenya from June 12-14, confirmed the External Affairs Ministry on June 7,
2021. The EAM is expected to chair the third meeting of the India-Kenya
Joint Commission meeting along with his Kenyan counterpart.
955. (d) June 16th
The Parliament Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is scheduled to hold a
meeting on June 16, 2021 to deliberate on the country's Covid-19
vaccination policy. This will be the committee's first physical meeting amid
the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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956. (b) Russia

Russia is building its first stealth naval warship that will be fully equipped
with stealth technology making it hard to detect it by enemy vessels. This
was reported by the Russian media on June 8, 2021.
957. (a) 5 years
Antonio Guterres took over as the ninth Secretary-General of the United
Nations on January 1, 2017 for a term of five years. The UN Security Council
voted on June 8, 2021 to grant him a second five-year term in the office.
958. (a) India
Indian Railways is moving towards becoming the world’s largest green
railway network by setting an ambitious goal of achieving “net-zero
carbon emission” by 2030. The pledge comes at a crucial time when the
world is facing the global issue of environmental degradation and climate
change.
959. (c) Rafael Nadal
World number one Novak Djokovic will face off against defending
champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-final of Men's singles in the ongoing
French Open on June 11, 2021. This will be the 58th time when Djokovic and
Nadal lock horns and it will be their ninth face-off in Paris.
960. (b) Kerala
The Kerala Cabinet has given a go-ahead for the setting up of a COVID-19
vaccine manufacturing unit at the Life Science Park at Thonnakkal,
Thiruvananthapuram. IAS officer S Chithra has been appointed as the
director of the vaccine manufacturing project.
961. (d) Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa
Legendary filmmaker and poet Buddhadeb Dasgupta passed away early
in the morning on June 10, 2021. He was 77. He was suffering from kidney-
related ailments. He had won the National Award five times. One of his
famous Hindi feature films was 'Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa', a Hindi dark comedy
that released in 2013 starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the title role,
followed by Ananya Chatterjee and Pankaj Tripathi.
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962. (b) El Salvador

El Salvador on June 9, 2021, became the first country in the world to grant
legal tender status to Bitcoin. The El Salvador Congress approved the bill
to make Bitcoin a legal tender in the country. Bitcoin is the world's largest
cryptocurrency.
963. (a) Auckland
Auckland was declared as the most liveable city in the world on the 2021
edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) annual Global Liveability
Ranking. Adequate measures by New Zealand at containing the COVID-19
pandemic allowed its cities like Auckland and Wellington to re-open and
enjoy a lifestyle similar to pre-pandemic life, Dutt added.
964. (a) June 12th
World Day Against Child Labour is observed every year on June 12, 2021.
One in almost ten children across the world is in child labour. Though the
number of children in child labour has declined by 94 million since 2000,
the rate of reduction has slowed by two-thirds in recent years.
965. (a) Jul-21
Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech informed on June
9, 2-21 that it will be publishing the complete data of the phase 3 trials of its
vaccine in July 2021 and then apply for the full licensure of COVAXIN.
966. (d) Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga, the booker-shortlisted writer from Zimbabwe, has
won the PEN Pinter Prize 2021. Tsitsi Dangarembga is the author of the
book ‘Nervous Conditions’, which she wrote at the age of 25. It was
followed by ‘The Book of Not’ and the third part of the trilogy ‘This
Mournable Body’, which was also shortlisted for Booker Prize 2020.
967. (a) Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan will captain Team India on its six-match ODI and T20 tour
of Sri Lanka, which is scheduled to be held at the R Premadasa
International Cricket Stadium in Colombo between July 13-25, 2021.
968. (a) UK
The G7 Summit 2021 will be hosted by the United Kingdom at Carbis Bay
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in Cornwall from June 11-13, 2021. The UK has taken over the Presidency of
the Group of Seven nations (G7) this year and UK Prime Minister Boris
Johnson took the opportunity to invite leading democracies to help the
world fight and then build back better from COVID-19.
969. (d) Brisbane
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on June 10,
2021 decided to propose Brisbane for hosting the 2032 Olympics. The
Australian city was put on the fast track to host the tournament when the
IOC named it as the preferred candidate in February 2021.
970. (b) IIT Bombay
Researchers from the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom and
India's IIT Bombay have jointly developed a low-cost sensor that can
detect fragments of the virus responsible for COVID-19 in wastewater.
971. (a) Jul-21
Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech informed on June
9, 2-21 that it will be publishing the complete data of the phase 3 trials of its
vaccine in July 2021 and then apply for the full licensure of COVAXIN.
972. (b) Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic on June 9, 2021, declared fugitive businessman
Mehul Choksi as a ‘prohibited immigrant’ for illegal entry into the country.
Choksi is wanted in India for the Rs 13,500 crore PNB scam case, India’s
biggest banking scam.
The state government of Madhya Pradesh has launched ‘Yuva Shakti
Corona Mukti Abhiyan’ to make the people of the state aware of the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign translates to free from
Corona with the help of the youth power campaign.
974. (b) Vinoo Mankad
The International Cricket Council inducted ten new cricketers into the ICC
Hall of Fame on June 13, 2021. The new inductees include four special
inductees. Legendary Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad is among the ten ICC
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Hall of Fame inductees for 2021.He was the first Indian to score 1000 test
runs and take 100 test wickets
975. (c) Naftali Bennett
Naftali Bennett, a multi-millionaire, was elected as the new Prime Minister
of Israel after the Parliament approved a new government on June 13, 2021.
He leads the right-wing Yamina Party which has called for Israel to annex
parts of the West Bank.
New Zealand toppled India on June 13, 2021 to become the number one
ranked Test team in the world. The Kiwis achieved the feat after defeating
England 1-0 in their two-match Test series. New Zealand now has 123
points in ICC Team Test Rankings while India has 121 points.
977. (b) Mizoram
Ziona Chana, the Mizoram man who headed the world's largest family
with at least 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren, passed away on
June 13, 2021 at 76 years.
978. (a) Denmark
The Euro Cup match between Denmark and Finland had to be stopped
towards the end of the first half as Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen
collapsed on the pitch reportedly due to cardiac arrest and had to be given
CPR and then rushed off to the hospital.
979. (a) Barbora Krejcikova
Barbora Krejcikova has become the first player to win both the women's
singles and doubles event at the French Open since Mary Pierce achieved
the feat way back in 2000. She has also become the first woman to win
both the singles and doubles events at a Grand Slam since Serena
Williams in 2016.
980. (a) Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic won his 19th Grand Slam title after beating Stefanos
Tsitsipas in the French Open final on June 13, 2021. With the win, Djokovic
has become the first man to win all four majors twice
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981. (b) Megha Rajagopalan

Indian-origin journalist Megha Rajagopalan along with Alison Killing and
Christo Buschek of BuzzFeed News won the Pulitzer Prize in the
International Reporting category for their innovative investigative reports
exposing China's secretly built Uyghur Muslims detention camps in its
Xinjiang region.
982. (a) The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich won Pulitzer Prize 2021 in Fiction
category, while Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, by Marcia
Chatelain won the Pulitzer in History category.
983. (d) 90.4 percent
The US Biotechnology Company NOVAVAX announced on June 14, 2021,
that its COVID-19 vaccine provides 100% protection against the moderate
and severe symptoms of the disease and has shown 90.4 percent efficacy
overall in phase 3 trials.
India's retail inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped
to 6.3 percent in May, the highest in the last six months due to higher food
and fuel prices, informed Union Statistics Ministry on June 14, 2021.
985. (c) 12 percent
The GST Council has decided to reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
rate for ambulances from 28 percent to 12 percent. This was announced
after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 44th meeting of
the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on June 12, 2021.
986. (c) 5 percent
The GST rate for COVID-19 testing kits, medical-grade oxygen and
ventilator has also been reduced from 12 percent earlier to 5 percent. The
GST rate for hand sanitisers has also been reduced from 18 percent to 5
percent.
987. (c) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy informed on
June 14, 2021 that the state government will provide nine hours of free
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continuous power supply to the farmlands during the daytime in the

coming Kharif season.
988. (b) Israel
The Government of Israel has allowed people to go maskless indoors from
June 15, 2021, as the COVID-19 cases in the country decline. The country has
logged either zero or one daily COVID-19 deaths in June 2021. According to
the Health Ministry data, the cases of new infections have been in a steady
but gentle decline after a steep drop-off in February and March 2021.
989. (c) Sputnik V
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) stated on June 15, 2-21 that its
Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is more efficient against the Delta
variant of the virus than any other vaccine so far. The Delta variant, which
was first identified in India, has been listed as the fourth Variant of Concern
by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is believed to have led to the
resurgence of COVID-19 infections in many countries, including the deadly
second wave in India.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has planned to put the world’s first
wooden satellite, WISA Woodsat, in Earth’s orbit by the end of 2021. The
satellite will be launched aboard Rocket Lab Electron rocket from the
Mahia Peninsula launch complex in New Zealand. The satellite's mission
will be to test the applicability of wooden materials like plywood in
spacecraft structures and expose it to extreme space conditions, such as
heat, cold, vacuum and radiation, for an extended period of time.
991. (c) Sputnik V
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) stated on June 15, 2-21 that its
Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is more efficient against the Delta
variant of the virus than any other vaccine so far. The Delta variant, which
was first identified in India, has been listed as the fourth Variant of Concern
by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is believed to have led to the
resurgence of COVID-19 infections in many countries, including the deadly
second wave in India.
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992. (a) 26 million hectares

India is on track to achieve its national commitment of Land degradation
neutrality, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while delivering the keynote
address at the UN “High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land
Degradation and Drought” on June 14, 2021 through video conference. The
Prime Minister informed that India aims to restore 26 million hectares of
degraded land by 2030 to achieve an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3
billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
993. (c) Delhi
The Government of Delhi announced on June 16, 2021, that 5,000 youths
will be trained as health assistants for the medical and paramedical staff in
preparation in view of the possibility of a third wave of Coronavirus
pandemic.
994. (b) Assam
The Assam Government has decided to institute its own series of annual
awards similar to Bharat Ratna and Padma awards entailing various
benefits for the awardees. The decision to start its own civilian awards was
taken at the state Cabinet meeting on June 8, 2021, which was headed by
the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma.
995. (c) July 3rd
The State Election Commission of Uttar Pradesh announced on June 15,
2021, that the polling for the election of Zila panchayat chairpersons will
take place on July 3, 2021.
996. (a) India
Social media giant Twitter has lost its safe harbour immunity in India over
its failure of appointing statutory officers, as required by the new IT rules of
the Indian Government. This means that Twitter will no longer be
protected under Section 79 of the IT Act and its top executives will now be
liable for all the content on its platform that is considered inflammatory or
considered unlawful in nature.
997. (a) Botswana
Debswana Diamond Company on June 1, 2021, found the world’s third-
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largest diamond in the Jwaneng mine in Botswana, South Africa.The stone

weighs 1,098 carats and measures measuring 73mm long, 52mm wide,
and 27mm thick, and is yet to be named.
998. (d) Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda was the first democratically elected President of Zambia
from 1964 to 1991. He initially worked as a school teacher. The champion of
African independence passed away sadly at June 17, 2021 at the age of 97
years.
999. (a) Botswana
Debswana Diamond Company on June 1, 2021, found the world’s third-
largest diamond in the Jwaneng mine in Botswana, South Africa.The stone
weighs 1,098 carats and measures measuring 73mm long, 52mm wide,
and 27mm thick, and is yet to be named.
1000. (c) Bangladesh
Bangladesh will be setting up an international institute for vaccine
production including for COVID-19. The Bangladesh government will be
signing an agreement with South Korea to set up the vaccine institute.
1001. (b) December 31, 2021
The Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has extended
the validity of the Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum from March 31st to
December 31, 2021.The move aims to facilitate the holders of
Entrepreneurs Memorandum Part-II and Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum to
avail benefits of the provisions under various existing schemes and
incentives including Priority Sector Lending benefits of MSME.
1002. (d) Switzerland
Switzerland topped the IMD World Competitiveness Index 2021, followed
by Sweden at 2nd place. While Denmark moved one spot down to the 3rd
rank, the Netherlands retained its 4th place and Singapore slipped to the
fifth place from its top ranking in 2020.
1003. (c) 43rd
India maintained its 43rd rank on the World Competitiveness Index 2021,
compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD).
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Switzerland has been ranked first on the index, followed by Sweden at the
second spot and Denmark at the third spot.
1004. (a) 7
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on June 16,
2021 cleared the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
Following this, the existing 41 factories under the OFB will be split into
seven new corporate entities.
1005. (d) Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda was the first democratically elected President of Zambia
from 1964 to 1991. He initially worked as a school teacher. The champion of
African independence passed away sadly at June 17, 2021 at the age of 97
years.
1006. (b) June 17th
Desertification and Drought Day was observed across the world on June
17, 2021. The day is observed to raise public awareness around international
efforts to combat desertification.
1007. (b) Yoga for wellness
The main theme of International Yoga Day 2021 is ‘Yoga for Wellness’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that the theme has
encouraged people even more to perform Yoga and added that he prays
that every country, region, and people stay healthy.
1008. (b) Sweden
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven was ousted on June 21, 2021 after he
lost a no-confidence vote in the parliament, with a majority of parliament
members backing his departure. The no-confidence motion received 181
votes in favour, 109 votes against and 51 abstentions.
1009. (c) India
India will host the rescheduled 2023 Cricket World Cup, which will now be
held between October-November 2023. India is also the host for T20 World
Cup, which is scheduled to be held this year.
1010. (a) India
India received USD 64 billion in Foreign Direct Investment in 2020, as per
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World Investment Report 2021 by the UN Conference on Trade and

Development (UNCTAD) that was released on June 21, 2021. This makes
India the fifth-largest recipient of inflows in the world.
1011. (a) US
India and the United States jointly launched a hydrogen task force under
their Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP)to boost India's energy
security efforts on June 17, 2021. This was informed by US India Strategic
Partnership Forum (USISPF).
1012. (d) Ebrahim Raisi
Iran's ultra-conservative cleric and judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi has been
elected as the nation's eighth president. This was confirmed by the
country's interior ministry on June 19, 2021.
1013. (b) June 21st
The Northern Hemisphere observed the longest day of the year on June 21,
2021 also known as the Summer Solstice. The day marks the beginning of
the Summer Solstice in the North, bringing the first longest day of
summer and the shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere.
Maharashtra has maintained the top position in India's COVID 19
vaccination drive by administering more than 2.8 crore doses. The state
vaccinated over 3, 82,000 beneficiaries on June 21, 2021. It is the only state
in the nation to have crossed the milestone of administering 2.8 crore
vaccine doses.
1015. (c) Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to set up an 'Economic Advisory
Council' to the Chief Minister comprising Nobel laureates, former Reserve
Bank of India governor and other economic experts from around the globe
to advice the state on how to reverse the economic slowdown.
1016. (d) Odisha
Odisha has become the only state to have all three kinds of crocodile
species in its Mahanadi River. The three kinds of species include reptile
freshwater Ghadials, muggers and saltwater crocodiles.
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1017. (c) Jammu and Kashmir

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold an all-party meeting to
discuss the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi on
June 24, 2021. The discussions are speculated to involve the delimitation
exercise in Jammu and Kashmir and the possible scheduling of Assembly
Elections, which are expected to be held soon in the union territory.
1018. (d) Montek Ahluwalia
Montek Singh Ahluwalia has been named as a member of a High-Level
Advisory Group (HLAG) formed by the World Bank and International
Monetary Fund (IMF) amid the dual crisis posed by climate change and
1019. (b) KK Shailaja
Former Health Minister of Kerala KK Shailaja was on June 17, 2021 awarded
the Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize for 2021. The
University’s highest honour was given to her at a virtual convocation of the
University’s 30th Graduation Ceremony that was held from Vienna.
1020. (d) Keshav Maharaj
Keshav Maharaj on June 21, 2021 became the second South Africa bowler
to take a hat-trick in men's Test cricket. The spinner achieved the feat in
the ongoing second Test against West Indies.
1021. (c) Nipah
Researchers have discovered the presence of antibodies against the Nipah
virus (NiV) in some bat species from a cave in Mahabaleshwar,
Maharashtra. The survey was jointly conducted by the National Institute of
Virology and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
1022. (c) Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on June 22, 2021, e-launched the
Agricultural Diversification Scheme 2021. The scheme will benefit
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana farmers in tribal areas while making agriculture
sustainable and profitable in tribal areas in Gujarat.
1023. (a) Manpreet Singh
Midfielder Manpreet Singh was on June 22, 2021 named captain of India's
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16-member Olympic-bound men's hockey team. The experienced

defenders, Birendra Lakra and Singh, have been named vice-captains of
the team. This will be Manpreet's third Olympic Games.
1024. (a) Maharashtra
Maharashtra has maintained the top position in India's COVID 19
vaccination drive by administering more than 2.8 crore doses. The state
vaccinated over 3, 82,000 beneficiaries on June 21, 2021. It is the only state
in the nation to have crossed the milestone of administering 2.8 crore
vaccine doses.
1025. (c) Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to set up an 'Economic Advisory
Council' to the Chief Minister comprising Nobel laureates, former Reserve
Bank of India governor and other economic experts from around the globe
to advice the state on how to reverse the economic slowdown.
1026. (d) Odisha
Odisha has become the only state to have all three kinds of crocodile
species in its Mahanadi River. The three kinds of species include reptile
freshwater Ghadials, muggers and saltwater crocodiles.
1027. (c) Jammu and Kashmir
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold an all-party meeting to
discuss the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi on
June 24, 2021. The discussions are speculated to involve the delimitation
exercise in Jammu and Kashmir and the possible scheduling of Assembly
Elections, which are expected to be held soon in the union territory.
1028. (d) Montek Ahluwalia
Montek Singh Ahluwalia has been named as a member of a High-Level
Advisory Group (HLAG) formed by the World Bank and International
Monetary Fund (IMF) amid the dual crisis posed by climate change and
1029. (b) KK Shailaja
Former Health Minister of Kerala KK Shailaja was on June 17, 2021 awarded
the Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize for 2021. The
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University’s highest honour was given to her at a virtual convocation of the

University’s 30th Graduation Ceremony that was held from Vienna.
1030. (d) Keshav Maharaj
Keshav Maharaj on June 21, 2021 became the second South Africa bowler
to take a hat-trick in men's Test cricket. The spinner achieved the feat in
the ongoing second Test against West Indies.
1031. (c) Nipah
Researchers have discovered the presence of antibodies against the Nipah
virus (NiV) in some bat species from a cave in Mahabaleshwar,
Maharashtra. The survey was jointly conducted by the National Institute of
Virology and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
1032. (c) Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on June 22, 2021, e-launched the
Agricultural Diversification Scheme 2021. The scheme will benefit
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana farmers in tribal areas while making agriculture
sustainable and profitable in tribal areas in Gujarat.
1033. (a) Manpreet Singh
Midfielder Manpreet Singh was on June 22, 2021 named captain of India's
16-member Olympic-bound men's hockey team. The experienced
defenders, Birendra Lakra and Singh, have been named vice-captains of
the team. This will be Manpreet's third Olympic Games.
1034. (b) Mizoram
Mizoram Sports Minister Robert Romawia Royte has announced a cash
incentive worth Rs 1 lakh to a living parent with the highest number of
children. The Minister made the announcement in his constituency to
encourage population growth among the demographically small Mizo
communities.
1035. (a) Argentina
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) informed on June 23, 2021
that it will set up a Nano Urea Liquid manufacturing plant in Argentina.
The plant will be set up by IFFCO in partnership with the Cooperative
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Confederation of Argentina (Cooperar) and Instituto Nacional de

Asociativismo y Economia Social (INAES).
1036. (b) 1948
The first International Olympic Day was celebrated on June 23, 1948. The
first Olympic Day was celebrated by countries including Great Britain,
Canada, Portugal, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Austria, Uruguay and
Venezuela.
1037. (a) Upasana Kamineni
Apollo Hospitals Director Upasana Kamineni has been named as the
Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes by the World Wide Fund for
Nature-India (WWF India). She is the Vice-Chairperson of Apollo
Foundation and Apollo Life. She is also the wife of popular Indian actor
Ram Charan.
1038. (d) Nikol Pashinyan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won a majority in the
snap parliamentary elections with 53.9 percent of the vote, as per official
results declared on June 21, 2021. The alliance led by Pashinyan's rival,
Robert Kocharyan, only garnered 21 percent of the vote.
1039. (a) Jamsetji Tata
Jamsetji Tata, the founder of Tata Group, has emerged as the biggest
philanthropist globally in the last century by donating $102 billion,
according to the list of top 50 givers prepared by the Hurun Report and
EdelGive Foundation. Tata is the only Indian in the top 10 list, ahead of
others such as Bill Gates and his now-estranged wife Melinda who
donated $74.6 billion, George Soros ($34.8 billion), Warren Buffet ($37.4
billion), and John D. Rockefeller ($26.8 billion).
1040. (b) Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo has become the joint top-scorer in
international men's football. The striker is currently tied with Italian football
legend Ali Daei at the top position with 109 goals. Ronaldo achieved the
major feat during Portugal's Euro 2020 game against France on June 23,
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2021 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. He scored two goals to reach the
spot. Now, he has 109 goals from 176 matches.
1041. (d) Cochin International Airport
The Cochin International Airport Ltd won the Airport Council International
Director General's Roll of Excellence honour on June 23, 2021 for Airport
Service Quality. The Airport Council International is a global body of airport
operators. It established the Roll of Excellence to recognise the airports
which, in the opinion of the passengers, have consistently delivered
excellent services in the Airport Service Quality Survey.
1042. (a) Mohit Chauhan
India has launched its official Olympic Theme Song ahead of the Summer
Olympics in July-August in Tokyo, Japan. The song is titled ‘Lakshya Tera
Samne Hai' and it has been composed and sung by Playback Singer Mohit
Chauhan.
1043. (b) New Zealand
New Zealand was crowned ICC World Test Champions after beating India
on the final day of the World Test Championship at the Ageas Bowl in
Southampton, England on June 23, 2021. India had got all-out for 170 runs
in the second innings, leaving New Zealand to chase a small total of 140
runs. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor helped steer
the Kiwis to an 8-wicket victory in the final hour of a nail-biting reserve day.
1044. (d) Jamaica
Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the second-fastest
woman after she ran the 100 meters in 10.63 seconds at the JOA/JAAA's
Destiny Olympic meet in Kingston held on June 5, 2021. She now has the
fastest time in 33 years and the fourth-best in history. She now stands
behind Florence Griffith-Joyner, the 100-meters world record holder with a
timing of 10.49 seconds.
1045. (b) 9.5 percent
S&P Global Rankings on June 24, 2021, cut India’s growth forecast for FY22
to 9.5 percent from 11 percent earlier and further warned of the risk to the
current outlook due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1046. (b) Meghalaya

The Indian Government and the World Bank have signed a $32 million
Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project for improving the
management capacity and the quality of health services in Mizoram. The
project will be particularly for the benefit of under-served areas and
vulnerable groups.
1047. (a) 2006
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, will travel to Kanpur in Uttar
Pradesh this evening for a five-day visit to the state. This will be the first
time in 15 years that an incumbent Indian President takes a train route to
reach his destination. The last time an incumbent President travelled by
train was when Dr APJ Abdul Kalam boarded a special train from Delhi to
Dehradun in 2006 to attend a passing out parade of cadets at the Indian
Military Academy.
1048. (c) Israel
Israeli researchers informed on June 24, 2021, that they have found bones
belonging to a ‘new type of early human’ who was previously unknown to
science. The latest discovery has shed new light on the course of human
evolution.
1049. (d) Zhang Zhizhen
Zhang Zhizhen has become the first Chinese man to qualify for
Wimbledon in the Open era after he beat Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo
6-0 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(6) in the qualifiers on June 24, 2021. Overall, the world No.
178 is the only fourth Chinese man to play singles in the main draw of a
Grand Slam since the Open era began in 1968.
1050. (c) June 28th
Wimbledon is scheduled to start from June 28, 2021 in London, United
Kingdom. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam event that had to be
cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will return in its usual
slot this year.
1051. (a) June 25th
The International Day of the Seafarer is observed every year on June 25th
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to recognise the invaluable contribution of seafarers towards international

trade and the economy at large. This year, the day was observed as an
opportunity to express gratitude to seafarers who were on the frontline
amid the COVID-19 pandemic facing difficulties around port access, re-
supply, repatriation and crew changeovers.
1052. (c) Odisha
The Odisha Government announced that it will launch Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under the universal vaccination programme on
June 30, 2021.
1053. (d) Japan
Japan on June 25, 2021, ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP) which is a free trade agreement between Australia,
China, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
1054. A [AstraZeneca-Oxford Vacccine]
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder, in which the
body’s immune system attacks its own protective coatings on nerve
fibres.
This syndrome was first reported in Europe and the UK among some
patients who undertook AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, but such
a probability is found to be small. The syndrome may start with extreme
weakness that can eventually paralyse the entire body. The vaccine is
traded as Covishield in India, which also reported some cases.
1055. C [Rs 250 crore]
The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has enlarged and expanded the
definition of small and medium companies (SMC).
As per the new definition, small and medium companies are unlisted
entities which are not banks, financial institutions or insurance firms.
They should have a turnover of up to Rs 250 crore and borrowings up to
Rs 50 crore in the immediately preceding accounting year.
1056. D [UNODC]
World Drug Report 2021 has been released by the United Nations Office
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on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The report states that 275 million people
used drugs worldwide in the year 2020 and that 36 million people
suffered from drug use disorders.
The report further reveals that, in the last 24 years, the cannabis potency
has increased by about 4 times and the percent of adolescents who
perceive drugs as harmful fell by as much as 40%.
1057. B [Kerala]
Ms K K Shailaja – commonly known as “Shailaja Teacher”, the former
Health Minister of Kerala has been awarded with the Central European
University (CEU) Open Society Prize, for her selfless commitment to the
public health services. This price is awarded to personalities of
exceptional distinction who have served the ideals of an open society.
1058. B [Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment]
Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements the Nasha
Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA).
Union Social Justice Minister recently launched the website for the
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA). Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment is the nodal ministry for Drug Demand Reduction in
India.
1059. A [Agni-P (Prime)]
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
successfully flight tested the new generation nuclear-capable ballistic
missile, Agni-P from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha.
Agni P is an advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles and is a
canisterised missile with a range capability between 1000km and 2000
km.
1060. B [Telangana]
Telangana Government implements the Chief Minister Dalit
Empowerment Programme. Recently, the state government has
announced that it will provide financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the
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eligible Dalit beneficiaries, under this programme.

The scheme will cover 100 families each from all the 119 Assembly
constituencies in the state, with a budget of Rs 1,200 crore for the first
stage. The amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of
the selected Dalit beneficiaries.
1061. A [Agriculture]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the North
Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC) is to
be revived with a package of Rs 77.45 crore.
The Minister also announced a credit guarantee scheme worth Rs 1.1 lakh
crore for Covid-affected sectors with Rs 50,000 crore out of this for
scaling up the healthcare sector. Rs. 23,220 crore more is earmarked for
public health with emphasis on paediatric care.
1062. C [Ministry of Labour and Employment]
Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana was launched to incentivize
employers for creation of new employment along with social security
benefits during COVID-19 pandemic. It is implemented by the Ministry of
Labour and Employment.
In the recent package, the Finance Minister announced that Aatma
Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana be extended till 31st March 2022.
1063. B [Exports]
National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) was set up by the Government
of India to facilitate medium and long-term exports, which could not be
covered by ECGC.
NEIA Trust promotes exports by extending risk covers to the credit given
by EXIM Bank. The Government has announced to provide additional
corpus to NEIA over the next 5 years. This will enable it to underwrite Rs.
33,000 crore of project exports.
1064. D [Delta Plus]
Indian scientists identified the Delta Variant in October 2020 and
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submitted to Global Database. Delta variant, also known as SARS-CoV-2

B.1.617, has about 15-17 mutations.
This Delta variant (B.1.617) has three subtypes B1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and
B.1.617.3, among which the B.1.617.2 (Delta Plus) has been classified as a
Variant of Concern. The Delta Plus variant has an additional mutation
named ‘K417N mutation’.
1065. B [NITI Aayog]
Indian Government’s think tank NITI Aayog released a comprehensive
study on the ‘not-for-profit’ hospital model in the country.
It presents research-based findings on not-for-profit hospitals and
makes comparisons with private hospitals and health schemes of the
Union Government. It also discusses the cost-containment strategies
implemented by not-for-profit hospitals.
1066. B [GSMA]
The world’s biggest mobile event of the year Mobile World Congress
(MWC), began in hybrid form on June 28 in Barcelona, a city in Spain.
Last year, the event got cancelled due to high number of cases of Covid-
19. Top Brands like Google, Nokia, Xiaomi, Facebook and Sony are not
attending this year’s in-person event. MWC Barcelona, is an annual event
focused on innovations in telecom industry, hosted by GSMA.
1067. B [Cooperative Banks]
The Reserve Bank of India released guidelines for co-operative banks to
manage risks that could arise from outsourcing of financial services.
As per the guidelines, the bank should retain the core control of
outsourced activities and make the outsourcing as per guidelines within
six months. It also said the CEO and the senior management of co-
operative banks would be responsible for evaluating risks of all
outsourcing activities.
1068. B [UNHRC]
The United Nations Human rights chief released a report on Racial
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Justice and Inequality and submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.

As per the report, racism against people of African descent still remains
systemic in many parts of the world. The report highlighted 190 deaths
of Africans and people of African descent globally at the hands of law
enforcement officials.
1069. B [China]
China has been officially certified as ‘Malaria-free’ by the World Health
Organization (WHO). It is only the second country in the Asia Pacific
region to get the tag, after Sri Lanka in 2016.
China has maintained zero indigenous malaria cases for four consecutive
years. In the 1940s, it had an estimated 30 million cases and 300,000
deaths per year.
1070. C [Saudi Arabian Airlines]
Saudi Arabian Airlines, owned by the state is the biggest carrier in the
kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Others include low-cost carrier Flyadeal sand
Flynas.
Recently, Saudi Arabia announced plans to launch a second national
airline. This would push the kingdom to the fifth rank globally in terms
of air transit traffic. The decision aims to turn the kingdom into a global
logistics hub, diversifying from oil.
1071. C [Moderna mRNA 1273]
India approved its fourth Covid-19 vaccine, and its first mRNA vaccine,
Moderna’s mRNA-1273. It is sold under the brand name ‘Spikevax’ in the
US.
Now the vaccines can be imported to India without bridging clinical
studies. Moderna vaccine which has 94.1 percent efficacy will be available
in India through the Indian pharma company Cipla.
1072. C [ETS]
US-based (Educational Testing Service), the world’s largest private
educational assessment organization, conducts several tests including
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TOEFL and GRE.

It was recently announced that Aadhaar Card will be accepted as an
identification for taking the TOEFL and GRE tests. Students have to,
however submit the original version of their Aadhaar Card as received in
the mail.
1073. B [Customs Duty]
As per a recent notification by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC), the basic customs duty on crude palm oil has been cut
to 10 per cent and refined palm oil to 37.5 per cent.
This tax cut could make palm oil more attractive than rival soyoil and
sunflower oil, which will boost imports and bring down the edible oil
prices. This lower tax rate will apply from June 30 to September 30.
1074. A [July 1]
Charted Accountants (CA) Day is celebrated on July 1 every year to
commemorate the finding of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India (ICAI). The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) was
established by the parliament of India in 1949 under an Act.
1075. A [ICAI-BOS]
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI will launch a mobile app
for students of foundation, intermediate and final course students. The
mobile app named, “ICAI-BOS” will provide next-generation interactive
learning and innovative ways to improve quality services to the students.
1076. A [Ministry of Education]
Union minister of education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank released Unified
District Information System for Education Plus report (UDISE+) for 2019-
2020. UDISE+ report highlighted some interesting facts, both positive
and negative about Indian school education system.
1077. A [Jammu and Kashmir]
The Government of Jammu & Kashmir recently ended 149-year-old
practice of ‘darbar move’. Darbar Move is the name given to the bi-
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annual shift of the secretariat and all other government offices of Jammu
and Kashmir from one capital city to another.
1078. C [Larsen & Toubro]
The Army on July 2, 2021 inducted the first production lot of 12 Short Span
Bridging System (SSBS)-10m, designed and developed by the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in association with
Larsen & Toubro Limited, the production agency. According to defence
ministry, the SSBS-10m plays a crucial role of bridging the gaps up to
9.5m as a single span providing a 4m wide, fully decked roadway,
ensuring faster movement of the troops.
1079. B [INS Sarvekshak ]
Indian Navy’s Hydrographic Survey Ship INS Sarvekshak successfully
completed survey action around the site of ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl on
July 2 and handed over the survey data to the Sri Lankan authorities. The
X-Press Pearl reported an onboard acid leak and caught fire just as it was
due to enter the Colombo harbour on May 20. The fire was put out only
after 13 days.
1080. D [Rebuild better together]
The International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated on July 3, 2021
under the theme of ‘Rebuild better together’. The day is celebrated every
year on first Saturday of July.
1081. C [Khatima ]
Pushkar Singh Dhami (bron 1975) has recently become the 11th and
youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is a member of the
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Khatima constituency in
Udham Singh Nagar district.
1082. B [Rajasthan ]
The Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought) is a project of
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) that seeks to create
bamboo-based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones. It was
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launched on July 4, 2021 from tribal village Nichla Mandwa in Udaipur,

Rajasthan. It is unique and first of its kind scientific exercise serving the
combined national objectives of reducing desertification and providing
livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support. It has been
launched as part of KVIC’s “Khadi Bamboo Festival” to celebrate 75 years
of independence “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. KVIC is set to replicate the
Project at Village Dholera in Ahmedabad district in Gujarat and Leh-
Ladakh region by August this year. Total 15,000 bamboo saplings will be
planted before August, 2021.
1083. C [India]
India announced the ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics
Code’ and it came into force from May 2021. As per the rules, all
significant social media intermediaries had to publish monthly reports
on the details of complaints, actions taken and monitoring details.
Facebook recently launched its first monthly report for the period
between May 15 and June 15. As per the report, Facebook took action
against about 30 million pieces of content.
1084. B [Pulses]
The Central Government has brought into effect Stock Limits and
Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order
2021. As per the order, stock limits have been imposed on wholesalers,
retailers, millers and importers of pulses.
Stock limits are prescribed for all pulses except Moong Daal until
October 31, for all states and UTs. This decision was taken amidst the
continuous rise in the prices of pulses.
1085. B [Ministry of Commerce and Industry]
Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced its plans to build freight
smart cities to improve urban freight efficiency. This is aimed to reduce
the logistics costs.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched a website on ‘Freight
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Smart Cities’. Initially, 10 cities would be identified, and it can be

expanded to 75 cities in the next phase before launching it throughout
the country.
1086. C [Himachal Pradesh]
Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Kasauli is the National Control
Laboratory for testing of Immunobiologicals (vaccines and antisera)
meant for human use.
Recently, the Union Government has set up two laboratories including
one at Autonomous Research Institutes National Centre for Cell Science
(NCCS), Pune, and another at National Institute of Animal Biotechnology
(NIAB) Hyderabad as Central Drug Laboratory (CDL).
1087. C [Gujarat]
Panchmuli lake, situated near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ‘Statue of
Unity’ in Kevadia, Gujarat. It was seen in the news because as many as
194 crocodiles have been relocated from the lake in the last two years for
the safety of tourists.
As per the officials, 143 crocodiles were relocated in 2019-20 and 51
crocodiles were shifted to two rescue centres in 2020-21.
1088. B [Chhattisgarh]
As per the provisional statistics of 2020-21 of the Coal Ministry, India’s
total coal production registered a decline of 2.02 per cent to 716.084
million tonnes during 2020-21.
Of the total production, 671.297 MT was non-coking coal and 44.787 MT
was coking coal. Chhattisgarh registered highest coal production of
158.409 MT, followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh. Jharkhand was the
top producer of coking coal.
1089. B [China]
‘Tiangong’ Space station is the flagship construction of China National
Space Administration. Recently, Chinese astronauts successfully
performed the country’s first spacewalk in the station.
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Out of the three astronauts, who blasted off last month, two of them-Liu
Boming and Tang Hongbo, worked for seven hours on the outside of the
Tiangong station in the orbit around Earth. Earlier, the USA banned
Chinese astronauts from using the International Space Station.
1090. B [Base Erosion and Profit Shifting]
India joined the global tax deal under the G20-OECD Inclusive
Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS).
It seeks to reform international tax rules and ensure that multinational
companies pay their fair share wherever they operate. However, when
the global tax regime is implemented, India will have to roll back the
equalisation levy that it imposes on MNCs such as Google, Amazon and
Facebook.
1091. B [7.5 %]
The Reserve Bank of India mandated that 7.5 % of the bank’s total credit
(ANBC or CEOBE) should be provided to Micro enterprises.
Recently, the Union MSME Ministry announced the inclusion of retail and
wholesale trade under MSMEs (Micro, small and medium enterprises). As
per this categorisation, the traders will now get the benefit of priority
sector lending under RBI guidelines. They will also be eligible for availing
immediate-term finance as part of the schemes announced under
‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
1092. B [NASA]
NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
(NEOWISE) was recently given a two-year mission extension.
It is a near-Earth object (NEO) hunting space telescope, which searches
for asteroids and comets – including objects that could pose a hazard to
Earth. The telescope has provided an estimate of the size of over 1,850
near-Earth objects.
1093. B [Bihar]
Valmiki National Park and Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary is
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located at the India-Nepal border in Bihar, on the bank of river Gandak.

It is the only National Park in the state of Bihar.
The Authorities of the Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) have identified
150 vultures in different ranges of the protected area. A proposed plan
for vulture conservation is sent to the Integrated Development of
Wildlife Habitats (IDWH).
1094. A [Elsa]
Tropical storm Elsa recently hit Cuba. More than 100,000 people in the
country evacuated from flood-prone areas in the potential path of the
storm.
It subsequently exited Cuba, east of the city of Havana, towards Florida.
Cuba faced heavy rains due to the storm, causing light flooding in the
capital in lower lying coastal areas. Elsa caused at least three direct
deaths and some damages to infrastructure and agriculture.
1095. B [Ministry of AYUSH]
Union AYUSH Ministry recently launched Ayurveda dataset on The
Clinical Trials Registry- India CTRI Portal.
The Ayurveda Dataset of CTRI has been jointly developed by Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Central Council for Research in
Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under the Ministry of AYUSH. Union AYUSH
Minister also launched four more portals namely AMAR, SAHI, e-MEDHA
and RMIS.
1096. B [India]
India recently hosted the CoWIN Global Conclave. Union Health Minister
Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the virtual conclave.
As per the CEO of the National Health Authority (NHA), Dr RS Sharma,
about 50 countries have shown interest in adopting CoWIN. India is set
to provide the open source version of the platform to the interested
countries. CoWIN is a digital platform, developed by India, to efficiently
run its vaccination drive.
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1097. C [14.7%]
India has been outperforming the global growth in market-
capitalisation for the last five years, at 14.7% annually against 13.25%.
In the month of June, India’s share of the world market capitalisation
rose to 2.60%, which was more than the long-term average of 2.45%, as
per media reports. India’s market-cap rose 66% in one year to $3.02
trillion last month, which was also higher than the 44% growth of global
market-cap.
1098. B [Delhi]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19
Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana’, a social security scheme to provide
financial assistance to families who lost their kins to COVID-19.
Under the scheme, Rs 50,000 ex gratia will be given to every family that
lost a member to COVID-19 and an additional Rs 2,500 per month will be
given if the deceased was the sole breadwinner. The Chief Minister also
launched a portal for the scheme.
1099. A [India]
India hosted the BRICS Education Ministers 2021. This meeting is being
held as part of the 13th BRICS Summit being hosted by India this year.
Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State for Education, chaired the meeting of
the 8th BRICS Education Ministers in virtual mode. Education Ministers
from the five BRICS member states resolved to enhance academic
collaboration in higher education
1100. A [Nile]
‘Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’ is set to be Africa’s largest
hydroelectric project when completed. As per Egypt and Sudan, Ethiopia
has started the second phase of filling the dam’s reservoir on the upper
Blue Nile.
UN Security Council is set to conduct a meeting on the issue shortly.
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Ethiopia says the project is essential to its development, while Egypt and
Sudan fear it could restrict the water access of their citizens.
1101. A [Unlawful Activities Prevention Act]
Stan Swamy, the Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist spent nine months
in custody after being booked under the UAPA, Unlawful Activities
Prevention Act
UAPA is the primary counter-terror law in India. Though it was originally
enacted in 1967, the law has undergone over 6 amendments, the last one
in 2019. Stan Swamy was among the 16 activists, academics, and lawyers
booked and arrested for their alleged links to Maoists in connection with
the Bhima Koregaon violence.
1102. B [Afghanistan]
Bagram Airfield is the key base of the military troops of the United States
in Afghanistan. Recently, the US military left Bagram Airfield in the night
without notifying the Afghans, as per the base’s new commander.
The Taliban are said to be advancing rapidly in Afghanistan as US troops
withdraw. The Afghan forces were even expecting the Taliban to attack
Bagram.
1103. B [Testing Platform]
A team of scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
recently reported real-world results on SwabSeq, a testing platform.
It uses sequencing to test thousands of samples at a time, to detect the
coronavirus. They were able to perform more than 80,000 tests in less
than two months, with high sensitivity and specificity. SwabSeq uses
sample-specific molecular barcodes to simultaneously analyse
thousands of samples.
1104. B [CII]
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised the first edition of
Indo-Pacific Business Summit 2021, in association with the ministry of
External Affairs.
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The Business Summit, organised over virtual platform, had participation

of Governments, Enterprises, Business Chambers, Think Tanks &
Academia from the countries in the Indo-pacific region. The Summit also
included a Virtual Business Exhibition.
1105. B [Greece]
Aitoliko lagoon is located in in the northern Patras Gulf in western
Greece. It is a polluted lagoon with depths of up to 30 metres, linked by
narrow channels to the sea.
Recently, a group of divers have reported a rare sighting of hundreds of
endangered seahorses in the lagoon. Seahorses are protected species
threatened by overfishing and pollution, as they need an environment
full of organisms to feed on and plants to hide.
1106. A [Oral Cancer]
DBT-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani is an
Autonomous Institute funded by the Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India.
DBT-NIBMG has created a database of genomic variations in oral cancer
named dbGENVOC. This is the first of its kind database in the world. It is
a free, browsable online database, which has a built-in powerful search
engine. It also allows statistical and bioinformatic analysis to be carried
out online.
1107. C [ASEAN]
The third ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Conference on
Biodiversity was held recently. The fifth and the final session of the
Conference focussed on the theme of ‘Towards 2050: Living in Harmony
with Nature.’
As per the ASEAN nations, developing countries will need resources for
proper implementation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
The ASEAN includes 10 countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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1108. C [Oxfam]
Oxfam has recently released a new report titled “The Hunger Virus
Multiplies”. As per the report, eleven people die every minute of hunger.
The report also found that the number of those facing famine-like
conditions globally has increased by six times over the past year. It
highlighted that famine outpaces COVID-19, which kills about seven
people per minute.
1109. A [Israel]
Israel’s Supreme Court upheld a controversial law that defines the
country as the nation state of the Jewish people. It also rejected claims
by opponents that it discriminates against minorities.
In its ruling, the court acknowledged shortcomings in the “Nation State
Law”. As per the critics, it downgrades the status of Israel’s Arab minority,
which makes up around 20% of the country’s population.
1110. A [USA]
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has cancelled a previous cloud
computing contract, the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI)
project, worth $10 billion that had been awarded to Microsoft.
The DoD will have a new system called the Joint Warfighter Cloud
Capability (JWCC), in which the US administration will divide the
contract between multiple companies, so that both Amazon and
Microsoft are expected to win contracts.
1111. A [China]
Chinese port city of Qingdao, which was making news recently, has a
massive algae boom is threatening sea life, tourism, and water transport
In response to that, China has deployed thousands of boats and
machines to deal with the massive algae bloom. As per the
environmentalists, the. Climate change and pollution contributed to the
production of the organic matter which contains micro-organisms and
can flourish when nutrient-rich sewage flows into seawater.
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1112. B [UK]
India and the UK held the inaugural meeting of the India-UK Financial
Markets Dialogue. It was established at the 10th Economic and Financial
Dialogue (EFD)in October 2020.
Financial Cooperation is a key pillar of the 2030 Roadmap adopted by
the two countries during the recent meeting of the two Prime Ministers.
The Dialogue focused on four themes: (1) GIFT City 2) banking and
payments, (3) insurance, and (4) capital market
1113. B [Tiger]
A new report by WWF and UNEP has found that 35 per cent of India’s
tiger ranges currently lie outside protected areas.
The report was titled “A Future for All – A need for Human-Wildlife
Coexistence”. 40% of the African lion range and 70% of the African and
Asian elephant ranges fall outside protected areas. As the protected
areas disconnected from each other, many animals depend on human-
dominated spaces for their survival.
1114. B [China]
As per Chinese officials, Giant pandas are not classified as endangered
while they are still classified as vulnerable, in the indigenous
environment list of China.
The classification was downgraded as their number in the forests has
reached 1,800, due to its long-term conservation efforts, including the
expansion of habitats. Giant pandas are native to South Central China.
IUCN had classified the animal status as “vulnerable” in 2016.
1115. A [USA]
As per a recent study, NASA’s ‘Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite 2’ or
ICESat-2, allowed scientists to precisely map the subglacial lakes.
The satellite measures the height of the ice surface, which rises or falls as
lakes fill or empty under the ice sheet. ICESat-2 maps the elevation
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changes of the ice surface with a precision, using a laser altimeter system
that can measure Earth’s surface, with more details.
1116. B [Federal Bank]
Shyam Srinivasan was re-appointed as the Managing director (MD) and
Chief executive officer (CEO) of Federal Bank.
Federal Bank has received the approval from Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
for his re-appointment as MD and CEO of the bank for a period of three
years with effect from 23 September 2021 till 22 September 2024.
1117. A [Ahmedabad]
National Forensic Science University, erstwhile known as ‘Gujarat
Forensic Science University’ is dedicated to forensic and investigative
science.
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the newly built Center
of Excellence for Research & Analysis of Narcotics and Psychotropic
Substances of the National Forensic Science University in Ahmedabad.
Virtual training on Investigation of Crimes Against Women was also
inaugurated.
1118. B [International Trade Finance Services]
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) was set up to
develop and regulate the financial products, financial services and
financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centres
(IFSCs).
IFSCA has issued a framework for setting up and operating International
Trade Finance Services Platform (‘ITFS’). This will help the Exporters and
Importers to avail various types of trade finance facilities for their
international trade transactions.
1119. B [Assam]
Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tabled proposed legislation
to protect cattle in the state, through the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill,
2021.
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Other states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka

have similar laws. The bill seeks to protect cattle by regulating their
slaughter, consumption, and preventing their illegal transportation.
1120. A [China]
China has officially begun the construction of the world’s first
commercial modular small reactor ‘Linglong One’ at its Changjiang
Nuclear Power Plant.
Once completed, the generation capacity of the small modular reactor
can reach 1 billion kilowatt hours. This is expected to cater to more than
5 lakh households in China. This multipurpose small modular reactor was
the first to be approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency in
2016.
1121. C [July 12]
The United Nations declared July 12, Malala’s birthday, as World Malala
Day in honour of the young education activist from Pakistan.
In 2012, Malala was shot at by Taliban insurgents while she was on her
way to school. This day is observed to make an appeal to world leaders,
to ensure compulsory and free education for every child in their country.
1122. C [UK]
The United Kingdom has exported apples to India for the first time in
over 50 years. This is seen as a sign of the UK-India Enhanced Trade
Partnership.
The Enhanced Trade Partnership was agreed by British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their virtual
summit in May. After that, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
signed the agreement, setting a target to double UK-India bilateral trade
by 2030.
1123. B [Bihar]
According to India’s second annual Lightning Report, Bihar reported the
most deaths due to lightning between April 1, 2020- March 31, 2021 (401
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deaths), followed by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

According to the report, the most number of deaths are due to people
standing under isolated tall trees. The Odisha-West Bengal-Jharkhand
belt is more prone as lightning strikes originate from Chot Nagpur
Plateau. India witnessed 1.85 crore strikes in 2020-2021 compared to 1.38
crore strikes in 2019-2020.
1124. B [Bihar]
According to India’s second annual Lightning Report, Bihar reported the
most deaths due to lightning between April 1, 2020- March 31, 2021 (401
deaths), followed by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
According to the report, the most number of deaths are due to people
standing under isolated tall trees. The Odisha-West Bengal-Jharkhand
belt is more prone as lightning strikes originate from Chot Nagpur
Plateau. India witnessed 1.85 crore strikes in 2020-2021 compared to 1.38
crore strikes in 2019-2020.
1125. B [Blue Origin]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved a Blue Origin
license to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system into space.
Former Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is the founder of the
American Aerospace company, Blue Origin. It is set to fly to the edge of
space on Blue Origin’s maiden crewed voyage, scheduled on July 20.
Recently, space-tourism rival Virgin Galactic successfully sent a crew to
the edge of space.
1126. C [Padmakumar Madhavan Nair]
India has formally set up a bad bank, registered as the National Asset
Reconstruction Company Ltd. has been registered in Mumbai with a
paid-up capital of ₹74.6 crore ($10 million).
Padmakumar Madhavan Nair has been appointed as the Managing
Director. He had earlier handled stressed assets resolution in the SBI.
Sunil Mehta, CEO of the Indian Banks’ Association, will be a director.
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Initially, public sector banks will transfer 22 bad loan accounts worth
₹89,000 crore to NARCL.
1127. B [Ladakh]
The Administration of UT of Ladakh has achieved 100 per cent
vaccination with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to all its eligible
population, i.e. people above 18 years.
The UT Administration has given the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to all
beneficiaries, by covering all Health Care Workers, Front line Workers, all
those in the age group of above 45 and 18 to 45. India’s vaccination drive
has crossed 38 Crore mark of administered doses, as on July 14, 2021.
1128. A [Dushanbe]
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting was recently held in
the city of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in the meeting,
representing India. He urged the SCO to stop terror financing. Foreign
Ministers of Russia, China and Pakistan also attended the meeting.
Situation in Afghanistan as well as public health and economic recovery
were discussed.
1129. A [Russia]
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the
Ministry of Steel of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Energy of the
Russian Federation on cooperation regarding Coking Coal.
Coking Coal is used for Steel making. The MoU shall benefit the steel
sector in India by reducing their input cost and cost of steel in domestic
market. The Cabinet also approves MoU between India and Denmark for
cooperation in health and medicine.
1130. C [Arunachal Pradesh]
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for changing the name and
mandate of North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine (NEIFM) as North
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Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR).

The NEIFM is located in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh. It was established
for systemic research, documentation of traditional folk medicine and
medicinal practices of the region.
1131. A [Piyush Goyal]
Union Minister Piyush Goyal was appointed as the Leader of the House
in the Rajya Sabha, filling the vacancy created by Thaawarchand Gehlot,
who is now the Governor of Karnataka.
Piyush Goyal, who is a Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, is in
charge of several Ministries including Commerce and industry,
Consumer affairs, food and public distribution, and Textiles. The Leader
will play a key role in ensuring the smooth functioning of the House and
better coordination with all parties.
1132. B [G Rohini]
The Union Cabinet has approved the Eleventh Extension of the term of
the Commission constituted under Article 340 of the Constitution to
examine the issue of Sub-categorization within Other Backward Classes
(OBCs) in the Central List by 6 months, up to 31st January 2022.
The commission, which took charge on October 11, 2017, is headed by
retired Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini.
1133. C [Ladakh]
NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has inked a pact with the Union
Territory of Ladakh to set up a ‘Green hydrogen mobility project’ in the
region.
Leh would be the first city in the country to implement a green
hydrogen-based mobility project, once completed. NTPC is set to ply 5
hydrogen buses and to set up a solar plant and a green hydrogen
generation unit in Leh. NTPC’s first solar installations in Leh in form of
solar trees and a solar car port were also inaugurated.
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1134. B [Bihar]
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of Bihar government,
against the acquittal of the accused in the Senari massacre of 1999, by
Patna High Court.
In 1999, 34 men were allegedly forced out of their homes in Senari village
of Jehanabad district by cadres of the now defunct Maoist Communist
Centre (MCC), and they were said to be slaughtered in the village. The
massacre was a sequel in the prolonged caste war between the MCC and
private armies of the villagers.
1135. C [France]
Bastille Day, also known as the National day of France is grandly
celebrated on 14 July every year. The day is celebrated with fireworks and
parades, across the country.
The National day is celebrated in remembrance of the fall of Bastille on
July 14, 1789. It was on the same day when an angry crowd stormed and
captured the military fortress and prison (Bastille) where political
prisoners were held captive.
1136. B [Edge of Space]
Kármán line is the most widely accepted boundary of space, which is
100km above mean sea level. But the United States uses 80km as the
edge of space. It was named after aerospace veteran Theodore von
Kármán.
Recently, British businessman Richard Branson reached the edge of
space, to promote space tourism. But experts are in doubt whether he
has really touched the official edge of space. While Branson’s Virgin
Galactic flight reached a height of 86km, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flight is
expected to fly above 106km.
1137. B [Odisha]
During the ‘Bol Bom’ yatra usually held in the state of Odisha, the
devotees start their barefoot journey to Shiva temple to offer the holy
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water at Shiva shrines in the month of ‘Shravan’.

Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in Odisha, the state
government announced a ban on the religious activities and
congregations of ‘Kaudias’ or ‘Bol Bom’ devotees. The Uttarakhand
government had earlier cancelled the Kanwar Yatra for the second year
in a row.
1138. B [Supreme Court of India]
Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana launched a new scheme called
‘FASTER’ or ‘Fast and Secure Transmission of Electronic Records’.
Under the scheme, the Supreme Court will instantly transmit bail and
other orders to the jail authorities, district courts and the High Courts.
This will be done in a secure way electronically. As per the present
practice, hard copy of the bail order received by hand mandated.
1139. C [India]
The Labour Ministers of five BRICS nations -Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa took part in the BRICS Labour and Employment
Ministers’ Declaration.
India’s Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav
chaired the 7th BRICS meeting. The five countries resolved to recover
with stronger national economies, inclusive labour markets and social
protection systems. Russia organized the 6th meeting of Labour and
Employment Ministers in Moscow on October 9, 2020.
1140. A [Sri Lanka and Maldives]
Indian and Sri Lankan Navies and Maldives National Defence Force held
a tri-nation table top anti-narcotics and maritime search and rescue
exercise, ‘Exercise Shield’.
The Table top Exercise (TTX) held virtually, aims to share best practices
and fine-tune procedures to curb narcotics smuggling in the region.
Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command was the lead agency and the
exercise was coordinated by Maritime Warfare Centre, Mumbai.
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1141. B [Architecture]
Gira Sarabhai, veteran Architect and Designer, passed away recently at
the age of 97, due to age-related illness.
The architect played a pivotal role in founding the National Institute of
Design (NID), by bringing in top most people of the world as faculty. She
also established Calico Museum of Textiles, which houses some of the
rare specimens of textile from different parts of the country and the
world.
1142. A [USA]
The United States Government has started providing monthly pay-outs,
as part of an expanded income-support programme.
Under the Child Tax Credit programme, that is further broadened under
recent COVID-19 stimulus, eligible families collect an initial monthly
payment of up to $300 for each child under six years old and up to $250
for each older child.
1143. B [Telangana]
Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) is located in the state of Telangana. The
Telangana Forest Department have recently identified 14 tigers in the
Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) during the 2020-2021 annual estimation
and monitoring exercise.
During the previous survey conducted in 2019-2020, 12 tigers were
identified. Of the 14 tigers, five are male, seven are female and two could
not be classified. Also, there might be more big cats in the reserve that
are yet to be identified. Spotted deer and wild boar are found most in the
reserve.
1144. B [Operation Sankalp]
Operation Sankalp was launched by the Indian Navy in June 2019, after
there were explosions on board two oil tanker ships in the Gulf of Oman.
As per the official statement of the Indian Navy, the operation has
provided safe passage to an average of 16 Indian-flagged merchant
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vessels in the Gulf region every day. The Indian Navy ship with an integral
helicopter has been continuously deployed in the north-west Arabian
Sea, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf from June 2019.
1145. A [High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh]
The long and cumbersome nomenclature ‘Common High Court of UT of
Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’ has been changed to ‘High Court
of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh’. The order was notified by the
Department of Justice in the Law Ministry.
President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021, which spelled out
the original name.
1146. B [Democratic Republic of Congo]
A rare case of monkeypox was detected in Texas, in the United States, as
per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Monkeypox belongs to the same family of viruses as smallpox. It induces
flu-like symptoms, swelling of the lymph nodes and rashes. Scientists
have discovered two distinct genetic groups of monkeypox virus—
Central African and West African. The first case of monkeypox in humans
was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
1147. D [New Zealand]
New Zealand is the revolving host of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) forum. It is headquartered in Singapore.
Recently, New Zealand chaired an extraordinary meeting ahead of a
formal meeting in November. US President Joe Biden, Russia’s Vladimir
Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and other world leaders met virtually. They
discussed on collective actions to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and its
economic impacts.
1148. B [Ministry of Commerce and Industry]
The Government has launched the National Logistics Excellence Awards.
The awards are in two categories, the first group includes logistics
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infrastructure/service providers and second one is for various user

industries.
Organisations will be invited to submit entries through the Ministry of
commerce and industry website. Shortlisted entrants will present their
case to a National Jury panel, and the winners will be announced on 31
October 2021
1149. B [Dairy Investment Accelerator]
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government
of India has setup Dairy Investment Accelerator under its Investment
Facilitation Cell.
It aims to promote and facilitate investments in the Indian Dairy sector.
Dairy Investment Accelerator is also generating awareness among
investors about Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development fund
(AHIDF). Under AHIDF, Rs. 15,000 crore fund has been setup for offering
financial support to entrepreneurs, private companies, MSME, FPOs etc.
1150. C [Noida]
The Union Government has decided to set up the Indian Institute of
Heritage in Noida, as an umbrella body under which all heritage
institutes in the country will operate.
The institute will offer masters and PhD courses in history of arts,
archaeology, manuscriptology among others. It will be a “deemed to be
university” institute formed by integrating the Institute of Archaeology,
National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property,
National Museum Institute of History of Conservation and Museology
(NMICHM) and the academic wing of Indira Gandhi National Centre for
the Arts.
1151. B [World Bank]
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Jairam Gadkari
announced that the Government had signed loan agreement with the
World Bank to develop Green National Highway Corridors (GNHCP).
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The project includes upgradation of about 781 km length of various

National Highways passing through the states of Rajasthan, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. Out of total length of 781
km, work on 287.96 km with an outlay of Rs. 1664.44 cr. has been
awarded. The project is estimated to be completed by December, 2025.
1152. A [Start-up India Showcase]
Startup India Showcase is an online discovery platform for the most
promising startups of the country.
As per a recent data from the Union Commerce Ministry, as many as 104
startups from different sectors have been registered on the Startup India
Showcase platform. In the platform, the promising start-ups, chosen
through various programmes, are exhibited in the form of virtual profiles.
1153. B [Chess]
Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) is the World Chess
Federation, headquartered at Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on
July 20, 1924 and has as many as 195 member countries.
To commemorate the formation of FIDE, World Chess Day is celebrated
on July 20, every year since 1966. The day encourages more people to play
and enjoy the game of chess. Chess originated in India, moved to Persia
and spread across the Southern Europe.
1154. B [Punjab]
Punjab government launched an automated auditory brainstem
response system (AABR) under universal new-born hearing screening
programme.
Punjab has become the first state in the country to introduce the AABR
system to manage hearing loss in new-born and young children. This is
done under the Universal new-born hearing screening programme.
1155. B [Oxygen Rationing Device]
The Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a first-of-its-
kind Oxygen Rationing Device, named AMLEX.
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The device will help to supply a required volume of oxygen to the

patients while inhaling and trips when the patient is exhaling Carbon
dioxide. This process would help to save oxygen which gets
unnecessarily wasted usually. The device can be operated on both
battery as well as line supply.
1156. C [Russia]
Russian aircraft makers unveiled a prototype of the stealth fighter
dubbed “Checkmate”, as per the statement from Rostec, the state-
owned military giant which is responsible for exporting Russian
technology.
The sneak peek of the new fifth-generation lightweight single-engine
fighter jet, was unveiled to the Russian President Vladimir Putin. With a
combat radius of 1,500 kilometers and seven tons of combat load, this
unique fighter prototype has not been developed before in Russia.
1157. A [Russia]
Russia has invited India for the first time to the Russia-US-China Troika
Plus meet on Afghanistan. The meeting aims to discuss the role of
Taliban and the future of the landlocked country, among other issues.
As per media reports, Iran has also been invited for the meeting. Pakistan
and representatives from Afghanistan are also expected to take part in
the meeting.
1158. C [USA]
The United States President’s “nuclear football” or the Presidential
Emergency Satchel is said to contain the codes needed for a nuclear
strike. One such briefcase nearly came within range of rioters storming
the US Capitol on January 6, this year.
The Pentagon’s watchdog said that it would evaluate the safety
protocols surrounding the issue and find if it were “lost, stolen or
compromised.” Any nuclear strike order would be confirmed and
processed only by the Military.
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1159. B [NASA]
NASA and the Canadian space agency are building a telescope named
the Superpressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope or SuperBIT. It is
said to be the successor to the Hubble telescope.
As per recent media reports, a stadium-sized helium balloon is going to
be used to lift up the telescope, which is to be sent to the upper levels of
the earth’s atmosphere. It has been designed by the University of
Toronto, Princeton University and Durham University in England
together, in conjunction with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.
1160. A [USA]
A finger-sized fossil of a ’Microsaur’ from 308 million years ago has been
unearthed in the United States.
The research finds a new species called a microsaur, which were small,
lizard-like animals that roamed the Earth before proper dinosaurs made
their appearance. The study gives more data on the evolution of different
animal groups, including amphibians and reptiles.
1161. A [Spider]
A pair of rare Chrysilla volupe spiders was recently spotted at
Puttenahalli lake in Kerala. The Chrysilla volupe was believed to be
extinct for 150 years, until it was discovered at the Wayanad Wildlife
Sanctuary (WWS) in 2018.
The spider belongs to the family of jumping spiders (Salticidae). Male
spiders are 5.44 mm long including stretched legs and 1.76 mm wide.
They have a upper skin in reddish orange colour with two shining blue
stripes. Females measure 2.61 mm long and 0.88 mm wide, and have a
greyish upper skin with grey eyebrows with yellow legs.
1162. C [Hong Kong]
The Hong Kong’s legislature has proposed legislation on tackling
“doxxing behaviour”. This legislation, if implemented, is feared to have a
huge impact on technology giants operating in the country.
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It is also said that such legislation could be used by the people in power,
targeting civil society.
1163. A [Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana]
Union Government is implementing Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati
(BPKP) as a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
since 2020-21.
It aims to promote traditional indigenous practices. The scheme
focusses on exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-
farm biomass recycling. Under BPKP, financial assistance of Rs 12200 per
hectare for 3 years is provided for cluster formation.
1164. D [100%]
Government has permitted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100
percent under the automatic route for renewable energy projects,
including offshore wind energy projects.
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh
recently replied in Lok Sabha that Government notified the ‘National
Offshore Wind Energy Policy’ in 2015, to provide basic framework for
developing offshore wind sector. The Government also enabled private
investors to carryout offshore wind resource assessment.
1165. C [35 lakh]
A Parliamentary Standing Committee has approved the The Airports
Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021, without
any changes.
The Bill amends the term ‘major airport’ to include group of airports. It
also increased the threshold of annual passenger traffic in a major airport
to 35 lakh. Previously, an airport with annual traffic more than 15 lakh
were called as major airports. AERA will regulate tariff and other charges
for aeronautical services for major airports and also a group of airports.
1166. A [Assam]
The Assam Cabinet announced that Gaon Buras, village-level
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functionaries of the district administration, will hereefter be called ‘Gaon

Pradhans’.
The British appointed the oldest person in the village as the head, who
would oversee matters relating to land and revenue. They were called as
‘Gaon Bura’ in Assam. As several youngsters are becoming the village-
level functionaries, Bura (meaning Old in Assamese) has been replaced.
1167. B [41]
Essential Defence Services Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha recently.
The Bill empowers the government to declare services mentioned in it
as essential defence services.
The Essential Defence Services Bill is aimed at preventing the staff of the
government-owned ordnance factories from going on a strike. Around
70,000 people are working at 41 ordnance factories located around the
country.
1168. B [Sumit Nagal]
Sumit Nagal became only the third Indian to win a men’s singles match
at an Olympics edition and the first in 25 years, when he defeated Denis
Istomin in the first match at Tokyo Games.
Zeeshan Ali was the first Indian to win a singles match at the 1988 Seoul
Games when he beat Victo Caballero from Paraguay. After that, Leander
Paes won the men’s singles bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Games, beating
Brazil’s Fernando Meligeni.
1169. B [Corporate affairs ministry]
The Union Government has amended the rules pertaining to
incorporation of companies under the Companies Act, 2013. The
Corporate affairs ministry, which is implementing the Companies Act,
2013, has amended the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.
Changes are made with respect to allotment of a new name to an
existing company under Section 16 of the Act. The changes will come
into effect from September 1.
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1170. B [Foreign Currency assets]

As per the RBI data, India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 835
million to touch a record high of USD 612.73 billion in the week ended
July 16, 2021.
The foreign currency assets (FCA) is the major component of the overall
reserves. It rose by USD 463 million to USD 568.748 billion in the week.
Gold reserves were up by USD 377 million and the special drawing rights
(SDRs) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were up by USD 1
million. With this, India became the fourth largest Forex holder.
1171. B [SpaceX]
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), to
provide launch services for Europa Clipper Mission. It is the Earth’s first
mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter’s moon Europa.
The mission will launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory leads the development of the Europa Clipper mission in
partnership with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
1172. C [4.8%]
According to the third annual report on periodic labour force survey
(PLFS), conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) between July
2019-June 2020, the unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in 2019-20.
The unemployment rate in 2018-19 was 5.8% and in 2017-18 was 6.1%.
Labour indicators recorded an increase in 2019-20, as compared to
previous years.
1173. C [Meghalaya]
Sohra, also known as Cherrapunjee, is a high-altitude town in the
northeast Indian state of Meghalaya.
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah, launched the Green Sohra
Afforestation Campaign at Sohra. Amit Shah also inaugurated the
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Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme. This afforestation campaign will be

run by the Meghalaya Government with the help of Assam Rifles.
1174. C [HDFC Bank]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the
World Bank group, has extended a loan of $250 million to HDFC Bank to
boost affordable housing finance in India.
Under the loan agreement, at least 25 per cent of the financing has been
allocated for green affordable housing, which is expected to encourage
this market in India. India still has an early stage of Green housing
market, which needs strengthening.
1175. B [ISRO]
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched a customised space-
themed merchandise programme. Recently eight companies have
registered for partnership with ISRO, to undertake this programme.
Interested persons will be able to purchase authorised products related
to ISROs missions and work, such as scale models, T-shirts, space-
themed educational games, science toys, among others. This brand
promotion exercise will create awareness and interest among students,
children and public, in space science and technology.
1176. B [July 25]
The first ever World Drowning Prevention Day (WDPD) is observed 25
July 2021, co-ordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the resolution on
global drowning prevention on 28 April 2021. An estimated 236,000
people drown every year, and drowning is among the ten leading causes
of death for children aged 5-14 years.
1177. A [Chandrasekhar Azad]
Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram
Meghwal recently inaugurated the exhibition “Azad Ki Shaurya Gatha”
based on the life of the martyr ‘Chandrasekhar Azad’.
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The exhibition was inaugurated at Indira Gandhi National Center for the
Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. This is a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, to
celebrate 75 years of our country’s freedom. A series of programs are
being organised by Ministry of Culture for celebrating “Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav”.
1178. A [INS Tabar]
Indian Naval Ship Tabar arrived at St Petersburg to participate in the
325th Navy Day celebrations of the Russian Navy.
INS Tabar is a Talwar-class stealth frigate and is a part of the Indian Navy’s
Western Fleet, based at Mumbai under the Western Naval Command.
During the stay at St Petersburg, the crew of Tabar will participate in
various bilateral interactions with the Russian Navy.
1179. D [Cutlass Express]
Exercise Cutlass Express 2021, commenced on July 26 along the East
Coast of Africa. It is an annual maritime exercise conducted to promote
national and regional maritime security in East Africa and the Western
Indian Ocean.
The 2021 edition of the exercise involves the participation of 12 Eastern
African countries, US, UK, India and various international organisations,
like IMO, UNODC, EUNAVFOR, CRIMARIO and EUCAP Somalia. Indian
Naval Ship (INS) Talwar is participating in Exercise Cutlass Express 2021.
1180. C [Rs 8.34 lakh crore]
The non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans of banks were worth Rs
8.34 lakh crore, at the end of March 31, 2021.
‘Gross Loans and Advances – Outstanding’ of Scheduled Commercial
Banks rose to Rs 113.99 lakh crore as of March 31, 2021. NPAs have declined
by Rs 61,180 crore from Rs Rs 8.96 lakh crore carried at the end of March
2020. Rs 9,33,779 crore was the NPA of the banks in 2019.
1181. B [Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu]
Lok Sabha has recently passed National Institutes of Food Technology,
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Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021.

It has awarded the status of ‘Institutions of National Importance’ to
NIFTEM (National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and
Management) at Kundli in Haryana and IIFPT (Indian Institute of Food
Processing Technology) at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
1182. C [Kandla (Gujarat)]
Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) is the First Green SEZ to achieve
the IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating for Existing Cities, by CII’s Indian
Green Building Council (IGBC).
KASEZ was Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) and it is considered
as India’s largest multi-product functional SEZ. It is situated on the gulf
of Kutch on the west coast of Gujarat at a distance of 9 Kms from Kandla
port.
1183. A [Agristack]
The Agriculture Ministry has commenced the project of creating
‘Agristack’, which is a digital ecosystem of agriculture in the country. It
aims to help the government in effective planning towards increasing
the income of farmers and improving the efficiency of the agriculture
sector.
Recently, the Agriculture Ministry also announced that the Government
is aiming to create a National Farmers Database using digitised land
records, to provide personalised services to farmers.
1184. D [Rs 1 crore]
The Lok Sabha recently passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
(Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill will replace the IBC Amendment
Ordinance 2021 promulgated in April, which introduced pre-packs as an
insolvency resolution mechanism for micro, small and medium
enterprises (MSMEs) with defaults up to Rs 1 crore.
Under a pre-packaged process, main stakeholders identify a prospective
buyer and negotiate a resolution plan before approaching NCLT.
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1185. B [Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs]

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched the ‘India Cycles4Change
Challenge’ in 2020, to create cycle-friendly initiatives across the country.
Recently, the Ministry awarded 11 cities with the title of ‘India’s Top 11
Cycling Pioneers’. With this, the next stage of the first season has started.
The top 11 cities shall receive an award of Rs 1 crore each to scale up their
cycling initiatives. The India Cycles4Change Challenge launched its first
report—’The Dawn of India’s Cycling Revolution’. Season 2 of the
challenge has also been started.
1186. B [Tamil Nadu]
The Tamil Nadu government has become the first in the country to
launch free Covid-19 vaccination at private hospitals.
The scheme is being funded by Corporate Social Responsibility funds of
various companies. Under the scheme, 130 private hospitals have been
identified to provide free Covid vaccines to the people. The Union
government procures 75 per cent of the vaccines produced and the
remaining 25 per cent is available for private hospitals, which is largely
under-utilised.
1187. A [COVID BEEP]
COVID BEEP is India’s first indigenous, wireless physiological parameters
monitoring system for COVID-19 patients, developed by ESIC Medical
College Hyderabad in collaboration with Electronics Corporation of India
Ltd. (ECIL) and Department of Atomic Energy.
A proposal has been recently submitted to Ministry of Labour &
Employment for large scale deployment of the system.
1188. C [1986]
In 1986, “All India Quota” scheme was introduced under the directions of
Supreme Court. It was introduced with an aim to provide domicile-free
merit-based opportunities to students from any state who aspire to
study in medical college located in another state. The scheme comprises
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15% of UG seats and 50% of PG seats in government medical colleges.

The Union Health Ministry has recently announced that 27% reservation
for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and 10% reservation for Economically
Weaker Sections (EWS) will be offered under the All India Quota scheme
for Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) medical and dental
courses from 2021-22 onwards.
1189. D [14]
On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Bhupendra Yadav (Minister
for Environment, Forest and Climate change) stated that 14 Tiger
reserves of India have received accreditation of the Global Conservation
Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS). The 14 accredited tiger reserves are
Manas, Kaziranga and Orang in Assam; Satpura, Kanha and Panna in
Madhya Pradesh; Pench in Maharashtra; Valmiki tiger reserve in Bihar;
Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh; Sunderbans in West Bengal; Parambikulam
in Kerala; Bandipur in Karntaka and Mudumalai & Anamalai in Tamil
Nadu.
CA|TS is a set of criteria that sets best practice and standards to manage
tigers and their conservation. It is a globally accepted conservation tool.
CA|TS was launched in 2013. It was developed by tiger and protected area
experts. It is an important part of T*2 , the global goal to double the
number of tigers by 2022. The long term goal of CA|TS is to ensure safe
heavens for Tigers.
1190. C [Madhya Pradesh]
According to the fourth national serology survey of Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR),Madhya Pradesh has the highest Covid-19 Sero-
prevalence and Kerala has the lowest Covid-19 Sero-prevalence.
21 states were taken under consideration in this survey. The state-wise
approximate prevalence was issued on July 28, 2021. Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Bihar are the top three states with high sero-prevalence
rate. Madhya Pradesh has a sero-prevalence of 79%, Rajasthan has sero-
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prevalence of 76% and Bihar has sero-prevalence of 75%. Kerala has a

sero-prevalence of only 44%.
Sero-prevalence refers to the frequency of individuals with antibody to a
particular virus in a population. Higher Sero-prevalence rates means
more antibodies and more immunity and lower Sero-prevalence rates
means less antibodies and less immunity.
1191. C [Asha Bhosle]
Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray,
Maharashtra Bhushan Selection Committee selected Asha Bhosle for
the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2021. It was announced by
Amit Deshmukh, the cultural affairs minister of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Bhushan is the highest civilian award of Maharashtra. It is
given for the outstanding achievement in the fields of literature, art,
sport, science, social work, journalism and public administration. It is
presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra. It was first
awarded in 1996. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande was the first person
to won this award.
Cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh, a memento and citation is given to the winner
of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award.
1192. B [Intel]
Intel, CBSE and Ministry of Education announced the launch of the “AI
For All” initiative on July 29, 2021.
The main aim of this initiative is to create a basic understanding of
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for everyone in India. AI for All is a 4-hour, self-
paced learning programme. It is applicable to students, a stay-at-home
parent or the professionals and working parents, Senior citizens. This
programme is divided into two sections :
AI Awareness (2.5 hours) and AI Appreciation (2.5 hours).
1193. B [Avinash Sable]
Avinash Sable finished seventh in 3000m steeplechase event at the
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Tokyo Olympics 2020. He took 8 minutes 18.12 seconds (8:18.12s) to finish

the race and set a national record by breaking his own record of 8:20.20s
that he set during the Federation Cup in March. He became the first
Indian after 1952 to qualify for the Olympics in 3000m steeplechase
event.
Avinash Sable belongs to Beed district of Maharashtra.
1194. C [July 30]
In 2011, the UN General assembly proclaimed July 30 as the International
day of Friendship. The decision was taken with an idea that this day will
create a friendship bond between peoples of different cultures, countries
and religions and will help in achieving world peace by building bridges
between different communities.
The United Nations is an international organisation which was founded
in 1945. It is headquartered in New York. The main aim of this
organisation is to maintain international peace and security, develop
friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation and
act as a center for harmonising the actions of different nations. At
present, 193 countries are the members of the United Nations (UN).
1195. D [Victims voices lead the way]
“World Day against Trafficking 2021” was observed on July 30 by the
‘United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’. The theme of 2021 was
“Victims’ voices lead the way”. This theme was set to raise awareness
about the importance of interacting with the survivors of human
trafficking. Their surviving stories will help in taking effective measures
to prevent trafficking, identifying and rescuing victims and helping them
in rehabilitation.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is an international
organisation or agency that was founded in 1997. It is headquartered in
Vienna (Austria). Its parent organisation is United Nations Secretariat.
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1196. D [ISRO and NASA]

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) which is a joint mission of
ISRO and NASA is proposed to be launched in 2023. It is focusing on
making global measurement of land surface changes using advanced
radar imaging. The information was given by Jitendra Singh, Earth
Sciences Minister.
NISAR Satellite will be the first satellite to use dual frequencies. It will be
used for remote sensing. It will be also used for global observations over
all land masses including the Polar cryosphere and the Indian Ocean
region i.e. it will help in understanding the natural processes of the Earth.
1197. C [Volgograd]
A 13-day mega military exercise between Indian and Russian army is
scheduled to be organised from August 1 at Volgograd city located in
Russia. The name of the Joint military exercise between Indian and
Russian army is INDRA. The scheduled exercise is the 12th edition of
INDRA and it is named “INDRA-21”.
Accroding to the Indian army, 250 personnel from each side will
participate in this 12th edition of the joint military exercise. The military
exercise will help in strengthening the bilateral security cooperation and
will serve to reinforce the longstanding bond of friendship between India
and Russia. It will also conduct counter-terror operations as mandated
under the UN’s framework of joint forces against international terror
groups.
1198. C [Cyrus Poonawalla]
Deepak Tilak, the president of the Lokmanya Tilak Trust recently
announced that Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman of Serum Institute of
India (SII) will be honoured with the prestigious “Lokamanya Tilak Award
2021”. He will be awarded for his contribution towards the society by
manufacturing Covisheild and hence helping in saving many lives
during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lokmanya Tilak National Award was started in 1983. The award is

annually given on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak.
Several prominent personalities like Indira Gandhi, Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Atal Biharee Vajpayee, Pranab Mukherjee, N R Narayana Murthy etc.
have been honoured with this award.
1199. C [August 1 ]
On August 1, “Muslim Women Rights Day” was observed across the
country for the first time. This day was observed to celebrate the
enactment of the law against ‘Triple Talaq’ for completing its two years.
According to Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of Minority Affairs, the
Government enacted the law against Triple Talaq on 1st August, 2019 and
this law made the social malpractice of Triple Talaq as a criminal offense.
The law was enacted with an aim of liberating Muslim women from the
shackles of social evil which they faced in the form of divorce terms.
1200. C [P V Sindu]
P V Sindu is the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. She won
her first Olympic medal, which was a silver medal, at Rio Olympics 2016.
She won a bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics 2021 after defeating He Bing
Jiao of China.
PV Sindhu belongs to Hyderabad, Telangana. Her Personal coach is Park
Tae Sang and the national coach of Badminton is Pullela Gopichand. She
got Padma Bhushan Award in 2020. She has been also awarded with
Pamda Shri (2015), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2016 and Arjuna
Award in 2013.
1201. D [Deepak Das]
Government of India has appointed Deepak Das as the new Controller
General of Accounts (CGA) of India. CGA comes under the Department
of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Deepak Das is the 25th CGA. He is a
1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer. He earlier served
as the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of
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Direct Taxes. He has also been the Director of the Institute of

Government Accounts and Finance (INGAF), the training academy of the
Indian Civil Accounts Service.
He is an alumnus of Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.
1202. D [London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)]
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) to conduct study on ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from
Covid-19. Clinical trials will be conducted on 2000 participants in three
U.K. Cities : Birmingham, Leicester and London.
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is an autonomous body under the
Ministry of Ayush. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
(LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury and a constituent
college of the University of London that specifies in public health and
tropical medicine. It was founded in 1899 by Patrick Manson.
1203. C [Gujarat]
A core committee meeting was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat to review
the progress of the vaccination programme across the state. As per the
meeting reports, Gujarat is on the top position in terms of vaccinations
per million people.
Officials said that about 5 lakh 17 thousand people have been
vaccinated in the state against the population of ten lakhs. More than
3.32 crore doses of vaccines have been administered under state wide
vaccination drive. In the month of July, more than 75 lakh vaccinations
have been done.
1204. D [Haryana]
Under the Crime and Criminal Tracking Networking System, Haryana
Police secured first position in the country. Haryana got 100% marks.
Gujarat police secured second position and Himachal Pradesh police
secured third position.
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The main aim of the CCTNS is to provide comprehensive and integrated

system for effective policing through e-Governance.
An allocation of Rs. 2000 crores was made for the CCTNS project after
its approval by the Cabinet in 2009. It is implemented by the National
Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and the project comes under the
National e-Governance plan (NeGP) of the Government of India.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) comes under the Ministry of
Home Affairs. Its headquarter is in New Delhi and Ramphal Pawar is its
current director.
1205. C [PhonePe]
PhonePe became the first digital investment platform to launch UPI
based AutoPay functionality for its Mutual Fund (MF) Systematic
Investment Plans ( SIP) and offerings in India. The UPI AutoPay function
will be available for existing as well as new investors on PhonePe app.
SIP is an investment route offered by Mutual Funds. In SIP, one can
invest a fixed amount in a Mutual fund scheme according to their will
at regular intervals.
SIPs are open-ended. Customers can initiate, pause, restart and
terminate SIP at any time.
PhonePe was founded in 2015 and was later acquired by Flipkart in
2016. Its headquarter is in Mumbai and Sameer Nigam is the current
CEO of PhonePe.
1206. A [Sri Lanka]
Isuru Udana, Sri Lankan Cricketer announced his retirement from
International cricket at the age of 33. He will continue playing domestic
cricket and will be available for franchise tournaments. He is a left hand
bowler. He made his debut in the 2009 T20 World Cup which was held
in 2009. He has played 21 One Day Internationals, 35 Twenty 20
Internationals.
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International Cricket Council was founded on 15 June 1909. ICC is

headquartered in Dubai. Greg Barclay is the current chairman of ICC.
1207. C [Avtar Singh Bhasin]
Penguin Random House India published a new book “Nehru, Tibet and
China” which is authored by Avtar Singh Bhasin. Avtar Singh Bhasin is
also the publisher of original archival documents. The book “Nehru,
Tibet and China” describes about the various details and events that
took place from the Independence of India to the 1962 Indo-China war.
It focuses on the Indo-China relationship as well as Tibet and its
boundary issues, occupation of Tibet by China and the fleeing of the
14th Dalai Lama from Tibet to India.
Avtar Singh Bhasin served in the Ministry of External Affairs for about 30
years. He retired in 1993 as the Director of the Historical Division. He has
also served in the Ministry of Defence and National Archives of India. He
has written various books on South Asian Affairs like India in Sri Lanka :
Between Lion & the tigers,
1208. C [Sanjeev Singh]
Sanjeev Singh, who is a specially-abled (Divyang) cricketer, composed
and sung the theme song of India for the Tokyo Paralympics. The
theme song “Kar De Kamaal Tu” was launched by Anurag Thakur, the
Sports Minister of India.
In the Tokyo Olympics, a record number of 54 athletes from India will
participate in nine sports disciplines.
The Paralympic Committee of India (PIC) is the body responsible for
selecting athletes to represent India at the Paralympic Games and
other International athletic meets. It was founded in 1992 and was
known as the ‘Physically Handicapped Sports Federation of India’. Rao
Inderjit Singh is the current President of the Paralympic Committee of
India.
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1209. B [Kathakali]
Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboothiri was a Kathakali artist. He belonged
to Kerala. He was known for his vibrant portrayal of the evil chuvanna
thaadi roles of the classical Kathakali dance-drama from Kerala. He was
a scholar in Sanskrit and Hindu Puranas and was a recipient of several
awards including Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi, Kerala Sangeetha
Nataka Akademi award, Kerala State Kathakali Prize etc.
Kathakali is a Hindu performance art in the Malayalam-speaking
southwestern region of Kerala and one of the major classical dance
form of India.
1210. D [Neeraj Chopra ]
Neeraj Chopra qualifies for the Javelin throw final on August 4, 2021. He
topped the Group A qualification with a big throw of 86.65m . Subedar
Neeraj Chopra, VSM is an Indian track and field athlete and a Junior
Commission Officer in Indian Army. He is the first Indian to ever win a
World title in Track and Field at U-20. He belongs to Panipat (Haryana).
1211. B [Uttarakhand]
The first orchid conservation centre of North India has been
inaugurated in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. The main purpose of
the conservation centre is to conserve orchid species and create
ventures for tourism and livelihood for local people.
Orchid is a flowering plant and its scientific name is Orchidaceae.
All orchid species are protected under Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). CITES
was enforced on 1 July, 1975.
Ivonne Higuero is the current Secretary-General of CITES. It is
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
1212. A [Nikol Pashinyan]
Nikol Pashinyan, the chairman of the Civil Contract Party has been re-
appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia. He was first appointed as
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the Prime Minister in 2018.

President Armen Srkissian approved Pashinyan’s candidacy for the post
of Prime Minister of Armenia.
Armenia is a country in Asia. It lies in the mountainous Caucasus region
between Asia and Europe. Yerevan is the capital of Armenia and
Armenian dram is its currency.
1213. C [Lakshadweep]
Maldives style water villas will soon be set up in Lakshadweep in a bid
to attract tourists. Praful Khoda Patel, administrator of Lakshadweep,
said that the water villas will be set up at a cost of ₹800 crore. These
projects are being backed by Niti Aayog and Union home ministry to
develop these remote islands. Under this project, world-class facility
would be set up in Suheli, Minicoy and Kadmat islands in Lakshadweep.
In all, 370 rooms will be offered across the three islands and these villas
would be constructed under public-private partnership model.
1214. D [INS Vikrant]
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, conducted its
maiden sea trials. Trials will be conducted for a long period under all
conditions before the carrier is accepted as “proven at sea”. It will be
fully operational by the year 2022. Navy will accept this warship and
then will conduct aviation trials. Under the aviation trials, landing and
take-off of MiG 29K fighter jets would take place. In the maiden trail,
Navy conducted the deck landing of Navy’s Sea King helicopters. This
44000-tonne carrier has been designed by Navy’s Directorate of Naval
Design at the cost of Rs 23,000 crore. It has been built at state-owned
Cochin Shipyard in Kochi, Kerala.
1215. A [Rs 5 lakh]
The Union Cabinet has cleared the Deposit Insurance and Credit
Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Under the new
amendments, bank deposits of up to ₹5 lakh will be covered by the
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government in case a bank fails. Earlier, deposits of only up to ₹1 lakh

were insured.
This Bill also mandates that the Deposit Insurance and Credit
Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) must return money owed to depositors
within 90 days after the failure of a bank. Deposit insurance offers
protection to the deposits of bank customers in case a bank becomes
insolvent. The DICGC regularly collects money from banks to fund a
corpus that is used to compensate depositors if a bank fails.
1216. B [Germany]
The Indian men’s hockey team has claimed an Olympic medal after 41
years, beating Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in the ongoing Olympic
Games on 5th August, 2021. The eight-time former gold-winners, who
suffered a slump in performance in the last four decades, made the
resurgence in the best way possible by bagging an Olympic medal.
Determined to clinch a medal, the Indian hockey team made one of the
most memorable comebacks in the history of the game, fighting back
from a two-goal deficit to turn the match in their favour. It is India’s
third hockey bronze medal in the history of the Olympics. The other two
came in 1968 Mexico City and the 1972 Munich Games.
1217. D [From preschool to Class 12]
The Union Cabinet on 4th August, 2021 approved the continuation of
the Samagra Shiksha Scheme for school education for another five
years. Provision of training of master trainers for Anganwadi workers,
incinerator and sanitary pad vending machines in all girls’ hostels,
addition of new subjects instead of stream in existing senior secondary
schools, holistic progress card for each learner, and upgrade of all
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas up to class 12 are among the
initiatives in the revised scheme. Samagra Shiksha Scheme covers the
school education from preschool to Class 12.
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1218. A [Indian Meteorological Department]

The Indian Meteorological Department has undertaken installation of
Agro-Automatic Weather Stations to provide exact weather forecast to
the people, especially the farmers. The installation was done at District
Agromet Units located in the Krishi Vigyan Kendras under the Indian
Council of Agriculture Research network.
1219. D [Madras High Court]
Madras High Court has revoked a law that was passed by the state
government of Tamil Nadu which banned online games like poker,
rummy and other skill-based games that involve stakes. Quashing an
amendment on the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act that banned online games,
the court stated that complete ban on online games is
disproportionate and irrational.
1220. B [Kiren Rijiju]
The Eighth Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) Member States will be held on 6th August, 2021 and
it will be attended by Kiren Rijiju who is the Union Minister of Law &
Justice. The Ministers of (Law and) Justice and senior officials/experts
from the Ministries of Law & Justice of India, China, Kazakhstan,
Pakistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Russian Federation and
Uzbekistan will be participating in the Meeting.
1221. C [11]
The Government of India has approved development of 11 Industrial
Corridors with 32 Projects which will be developed in four phases
around the country as part of the National Industrial Corridor
Programme (NICP). These include:
a. DMIC: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
b. CBIC: Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
c. Extension of CBIC to Kochi via Coimbatore
d. AKIC: Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor
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e. HNIC: Hyderabad Nagpur Industrial Corridor

f. HWIC: Hyderabad Warangal Industrial Corridor
g. HBIC: Hyderabad Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
h. BMIC: Bengaluru Mumbai Industrial Corridor
i. VCIC: Vizag Chennai Industrial Corridor
j. OEC: Odisha Economic Corridor
k. DNIC: Delhi Nagpur Industrial Corridor
1222. B [Ministry of Defence]
Under the aegis of Ministry of Defence, the Government of India has
approved the establishment of the Defence Cyber Agency. To mitigate
various cyber threats, all the three armed force Services have
established their respective Cyber Emergency Response Teams (CERT).
Also, the Government of India is formulating the National cyber security
strategy, which is currently in the final stages of approval.
1223. A [Ladakh]
On 6th August, 2021, a bill seeking to establish a central university in the
Union Territory of Ladakh was passed in the Lok Sabha. Education
Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in his brief statement about the Central
Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021, said that every year, around 7,000
students go out of Ladakh for education and with the establishment of
the central university around 2,500 students will get the opportunity to
study there. The Sindhu central university will be established at a cost
of Rs 760 crore.
1224. C [Sutlej, Beas and Ravi]
A parliamentary group recommended renegotiating the Indus Water
Treaty with Pakistan to address the impact of climate change on water
supply in the basin and other challenges not covered by the
agreement. On 5th August, 2021, the Standing Committee on Water
Resources tabled the report before the Lok Sabha. According to the
Indus Waters Treaty which was signed by India and Pakistan in 1960, all
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waters of the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers are allocated to India for
unrestricted use. Most of the waters of the western Indus, Jhelum and
Chenab rivers are allocated to Pakistan
1225. B [Ladakh]
India and China have disengaged their troops in the Gogra region
located in the Eastern Ladakh. The move comes following the twelfth
round of talks held between the Corps Commanders of India and China
and was held at Chushul Moldo Meeting Point in Eastern Ladakh on
July 31. Since May 2020, the troops in this area have been in a face-off
situation. The two sides had an in-depth and candid exchange of views
on resolution of the remaining areas related to disengagement along
the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector of the India-
China border areas.
1226. D [7th August]
On 7th August, 2021 the Textile Ministry has celebrated the 7th National
Handloom Day. On this day the handloom weaving community will be
honoured for their contribution in the socio-economic development of
India. Three Handloom Craft Villages at Mohpara Village, District
Golaghat in Assam, Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and
Kanihama, Budgam in Srinagar are being set up by the Ministry in
collaboration with the respective State governments.
1227. C [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]
On 7th August, 2021, Dr. Virendra Kumar, Union Minister for Social
Justice and Empowerment has launched ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-
DAKSH’ Mobile App. This portal and app has been developed by the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with
NeGD, to make skill development schemes accessible to the target
groups of Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Safai Karamcharis.
From the year 2020-21 the Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta
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Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana is being implemented by the

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
1228. B [Indo-Tibetan Border Police]
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has inducted its first women officers
in combat. On 8th August, 2021 ITBP commissioned its first two women
officers in combat after they completed their training at the ITBP
officers’ training academy located in Mussoorie. A first-ever ‘History of
ITBP’ book containing many unknown facts and photographs of the
border guarding force was also released by Uttarakhand Chief Minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami along with ITBP director general S. S. Deswal.
1229. D [India and UAE]
On 7th August, 2021 navies of India and UAE conducted exercise ‘Zayed
Talwar 2021’ off the coast of Abu Dhabi. INS Kochi, with two integral Sea
King MK 42B helicopters, deployed in the Persian Gulf, participated in
the exercise. UAE participated with UAES AL – Dhafra, a Baynunah class
guided missile corvette and one AS – 565B Panther helicopter. As part
of the exercise, the ships undertook tactical manoeuvres, Over the
Horizon Targeting, Search and Rescue and Electronic Warfare exercises
to enhance interoperability and synergy between the two navies.
Helicopters were extensively used all through the exercise ranging from
Search and Rescue serial to passing of targeting data to ships for
simulated missile engagement drills.
1230. C [USA]
The Tokyo 2020 Games were declared closed by IOC chief Thomas Bach
on August 8, 2021. The Olympic flag was passed to Paris mayor Anne
Hidalgo for the 2024 Games at the Tokyo closing ceremony. The United
States topped the tally with 39 gold medals, just one ahead of China.
Host Japan finished third with 27 golds followed by Great Britain with
22 and the Russian Olympic Committee, the team for Russian athletes
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after their country was banned for systematic doping, were fifth with
20. India finished 48th with 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals.
1231. B [Tajikistan]
The 8th Justice Ministers meet 2021 of Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation meeting was hosted by Tajikistan (2021 SCO Presidency).
Union Minister for Law & Justice, Kiren Rijiju participated in the 8th
Justice Ministers Meeting 2021 of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) held at Tajikistan virtually. The meeting was chaired
by M.K.Ashuriyon, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan. SCO is
celebrating its 20th Anniversary under the slogan ‘20 years of SCO:
Cooperation for Stability and Prosperity’. The next meeting will be held
in Pakistan in 2022.
1232. D [Indian Bank]
Indian Bank has partnered with NSRCEL (N S Raghavan Centre for
Entrepreneurial Learning), the entrepreneurship Centre of Excellence
at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) to provide
funding for identified start-ups under Indian Bank’s ‘Ind Spring Board’
Scheme. In the year 2020, Indian Bank had launched ‘IND Spring Board’
in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Madras Incubation
Cell to provide a credit facility of Rs 50 crore to Start-Ups.
1233. A [1971]
1971 war hero Commodore Kasaragod Patnashetti Gopal Rao dies at 94.
Commodore Kasaragod Patnashetti Gopal Rao, a 1971 war hero and
recipient of the Mahavir Chakra in the year 1971, passed away at the age
of 94 on August 9, 2021. Rao was a recipient of the Veer Seva Medal also.
He played a key role in the war with Pakistan to liberate East Pakistan
that is now Bangladesh. Rao led a small task group of the Western
Fleet and launched an offensive off the coast of Karachi as part of
Operation Cactus Lily. He led the group into enemy waters on the night
of December 4, 1971 and sunk two destroyers and a minesweeper.
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1234. D [Narendra Modi]

PM Narendra Modi has chaired UNSC High-Level Open Debate on
“Enhancing Maritime Security” Stressing on enhancing maritime
security. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8th August, 2021 called for
peaceful settlement of disputes as per international law and for jointly
combating maritime threats posed by non-state actors as he chaired a
high-level UN Security Council open debate on “Enhancing Maritime
Security – A Case for International Cooperation” via video conferencing.
PM Narendra Modi is the first Indian PM to chair UNSC meet.
1235. C [2021]
The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year of Peace
and Trust, the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable
Development, the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, and the
International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. Also, the Catholic
Church has proclaimed 2021 as the Year of Saint Joseph.
1236. B [China]
China made its newly constructed terminal operational at Lhasa airport
in Tibet. This new terminal is the biggest terminal in Tibet opened to
further expand the transport infrastructure in strategic Himalayan
region. It will help Tibet to emerge as a global logistics hub for South
Asia. New terminal would give a significant boost to passenger and
cargo transport. Airport expansion project was completed at the cost of
USD 603 million. It will help Tibet in becoming a global logistics hub for
South Asia.
1237. C [9]
A bill seeking to abolish as many as nine appellate tribunals, including
the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), was approved by
Parliament with the Rajya Sabha passing the proposed legislation on
August 9, 2021. The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021, was approved by Lok
Sabha on August 3. As per the statement of objects and reasons of the
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bill, all cases pending before such tribunals or authorities will be

transferred to the Commercial Court or High Court. The legislation also
provides for uniform terms and conditions of service for chairperson
and members of various tribunals.
1238. A [122]
India is ranked 122nd on a new Global Youth Development Index
measuring the condition of young people across 181 countries, released
by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London on 10th August, 2021.
Singapore ranked topmost while Niger came last. The index ranks
countries between 0.00 (lowest) and 1.00 (highest) according to the
developments in youth education, employment, health, equality and
inclusion, peace and security, and political and civic participation. It
looks at 27 indicators including literacy and voting to showcase the
state of the world’s 1.8 billion people between the age of 15 and 29.
1239. C [Rs 9,871 crore]
The Finance Ministry has released its fifth monthly installment of Post
Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs 9,871 crore to the states
on August 9. With the release of this installment, a total amount of Rs
49,355 crore has been released to eligible states as PDRD in the current
financial year. The Commission has recommended PDRD grants to 17
States during 2021-22.
1240. D [Commonwealth Secretariat]
Commonwealth Secretariat has released the Global Youth
Development Index measuring the condition of young people across
181 countries. The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main
intergovernmental agency and central institution of the
Commonwealth of Nations. It is responsible for facilitating co-operation
between members; organising meetings, including the
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM); assisting
and advising on policy development; and providing assistance to
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countries in implementing the decisions and policies of the

Commonwealth.
1241. B [Article 275]
The PDRD is provided to the States of India under Article 275 of the
Constitution. The grants are released as per the recommendations of
the Fifteenth Finance Commission in monthly installments to meet the
gap in Revenue Accounts of the States post devolution. The
Commission has recommended PDRD grants to 17 States during 2021-
22. Finance Ministry releases Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs 9,871 crore to
17 states.
1242. B [Saudi Arabia]
Bearing testimony to the growing defence ties between India and
Saudi Arabia, INS KOCHI, the flagship destroyer of Indian Western Naval
Fleet, arrived at Port Al-Jubail on August, 2021. The visit by the ship
heralds a new chapter in the bilateral defence ties with the
commencement of the harbour phase of first Naval Exercise between
the two countries – ‘AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2021’, according to a
statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Riyadh.
1243. A [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
Indian and American bodies have signed an agreement on monsoon
data analysis and cooperation to improve weather forecasts in the
region. The agreement was signed by India’s National Institute of
Ocean Technology Director, G.A. Ramadass and the U.S. Assistant
Administrator for Research and Acting Chief Scientist, Craig McLean of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As a result of
this, the two bodies would enhance technical cooperation in the
development of the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian
Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (RAMA) and the Ocean Moored buoy
Network in the northern Indian ocean (OMNI) for improving weather
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and monsoon forecasts between NOAA of US and India’s Ministry of

Earth Sciences.
1244. D [Sushil Chandra]
Chief Election Commissioner of India and current Chairman, FEMBoSA
Sushil Chandra accompanied by Election Commissioners Rajeev Kumar
and A.C. Pandey, on 11th August, 2021 inaugurated the 11th Annual
meeting of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South
Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2021. The meeting in Virtual mode was
hosted by the Election Commission of Bhutan.
1245. B [United Nations Industrial Development Organization]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a
loan interest subvention scheme in association with United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Global Environment
Facility (GEF) to provide financial assistance for innovative waste to
energy biomethanation projects. The industrial organic waste-to-
energy bio-methanation projects are generally capital intensive and
financially sensitive to both operating costs, including waste availability,
and revenue, particularly biogas yield and its utilisation scenario. A GIS-
based inventory tool of organic waste streams was also unveiled.
1246. C [Indore]
Indore, the country’s cleanest city, has now been declared as the first
‘water plus’ city of India under the Swachh Survekshan 2021, Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday.
Indore City received the certification from the centre on Wednesday.
Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and
sanitation in cities and towns across India launched as part of the
Swachh Bharat Mission.
1247. D [State Bank of India]
NABARD, State Bank of India (SBI) and Jammu & Kashmir Gramin Bank
(JKGB) has signed a MoU for Joint Liability Groups financing. Main
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objective of the signing of MoU is to enhance the flow of credit to

tenant farmers/oral lessees/sharecroppers, SF/MF etc, who at times
may not have proper title to their land holding. The JLG formation will
meet the credit requirements of people suffering reverse migration in
the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The issue of formation of JLGs is also
being discussed in every meeting of UTLBC. The formation and credit
linkage of 1000 JLGs will benefit almost 5000 households in J&K.
1248. A [Cooperatieve Rabobank UA]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 12, 2021 has imposed a penalty of
Rs 1 crore on Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. for deficiencies in regulatory
compliances. The penalty has been imposed for contravention of
certain provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and directions
related to ‘transfer to reserve funds’. RBI said a penalty of Rs 5 lakh has
been imposed on Village Financial Services Ltd, Kolkata, for non-
compliance with certain provisions of the Know Your Customer
Directions, 2016. RBI has also imposed penalty of Rs 13 lakh on
Ahmednagar Merchant’s Cooperative Bank, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra,
and Rs 2 lakh on The Mahila Vikas Co-operative Bank, Ahmedabad.
1249. C [Pakistan]
Pakistan has test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile named
‘Ghaznavi’ on August 12, 2021. This is a nuclear-capable surface-to-
surface ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’ which can strike targets up to 290
kilometres. The Ghaznavi missile has been tested in both day and night
modes.
1250. B [152]
As many as 152 police officers in the country have been conferred with
the ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation’ for
2021 for their high professional standards of investigation of crime. The
Union Home Ministry, in a statement on August 12, 2021, said the
awardees include 28 women police officials from across the country.
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This medal was constituted in 2018 with the objective to promote high
professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognise such
excellence in investigation by investigating officers.
1251. D [Rs 25 crore]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 12, 2021 released Rs 25 crore
as seed money for 7,500 SHG members under the PMFME (PM
Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises) scheme of the
Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Rs 4.13 crore as funds to 75
FPOs (farmer producer organisations) being promoted under the
mission. These SHGs are promoted under the Deendayal Antyodaya
Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) via video-
conferencing.
1252. D [69]
On August 12, 2021, the Government of India announced the Prime
Minister’s Shram Awards (PMSA) for the year 2018. These awards are to
be awarded to 69 workers employed in the Departmental Undertakings
& Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments
and Private Sector Units employing 500 or more workers in recognition
of their distinguished performance. This year the Prime Minister’s
Shram Awards are given in three categories namely Shram Bhushan
Awards which carry a cash prize of Rs.1,00,000/- each, Shram Vir/Shram
Veerangana Awards which carry a cash prize of Rs. 60,000/- each and
Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards which carry a cash prize of
Rs.40,000/- each.
1253. A [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]
○ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) secretary, Durga
Shanker Mishra, on 13th August, 2021 launched ‘SonChiraiya’ (A
brand and logo).
○ SonChiraiya was launched with the aim of marketing of urban
Self-Help Group (SHG) products.
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○ Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission

(DAY-NULM), which comes under MoHUA, has been focusing on
equipping the urban poor women with adequate opportunities
and skills to enable them to promote sustainable micro-
enterprises.
○ SHGs are engaged in producing goods such as handicrafts,
textiles, toys, eatables, etc and they were being sold in local
markets and often faced barriers in finding wide market access.
To overcome these challenges, Ministry has tied up with Amazon
and Flipkart.
1254. D [Haryana]
● Recently, four more wetlands from India have been recognized
from the Ramsar Secretariat as Ramsar sites.
● These sites are Wadhwana and Thol from Gujarat and Sultanpur
and Bhindawas from Haryana.
● The number of Ramsar sites in India is 46 and the surface area
covered by these sites is now 1,083,322 hectares.
● While Haryana gets its first Ramsar sites, Gujarat gets three more
after Nalsarovar which was declared in 2012.
● The goal of the Ramsar List is to develop and maintain an
international network of wetlands vital to the conservation of
global biodiversity and sustaining human life through the
maintenance of benefits, ecosystem components and processes.
1255. B [Gujarat]
○ The Investor Summit is being organized by the Gujarat
government in collaboration with the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways.
○ The Investor Summit will focus on the synergies presented by the
ship-breaking industry at Alang, for the development of an
integrated scrapping hub.
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○ It is being conducted in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

○ This summit will see participation from various potential investors,
industry experts and the concerned central and state government
ministries.
○ The National Vehicle Scrappage Policy was announced by the PM
on 13th August, 2021.
1256. C [Indian Bank]
○ Indian Bank has launched its flagship Business Mentoring
Programme MSME Prerana in West Bengal.
○ MSME Prerana is an innovative and unique business mentoring
program in collaboration with Poornatha and Co. to enable MSME
entrepreneurs to run their businesses more efficiently by
maximizing value and capability.
○ The programme will be in the local language of the state which is
Bengali.
○ MSME Prerana was launched with the aim of developing the
financial and managerial capacities of MSME entrepreneurs, in
addition to sensitizing them to the various initiatives of the Union
and State Governments as well as other governing bodies.
1257. B [Madhya Pradesh]
○ Madhya Pradesh Police has launched a pilot initiative to allow
people to register FIRs online related to vehicle theft or theft of
cash and items up to Rs 1 lakh.
○ Any victim of vehicle theft (up to Rs 15 lakh) and monetary theft
which can be any item such as cash, jewellery, mobile phones,
equipment (up to Rs 1 lakh), can lodge an e-FIR.
○ The mediums through which online complaints can be lodged are
https://mppolice, citizen portal https://citizen.mppolice.gov.in, and
by logging in through a mobile app (MPECOP).
○ The e-FIR registration facility will be available round the clock.
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1258. A [Assam]
Notes:
○ Assam Assembly passed the “Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021”
on August 13, 2021.
○ Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 prohibits the sale and purchase of
beef in areas inhabited by non-beef-eating communities.
○ It also prohibits the sale and purchase of beef within a radius of 5
km of a temple or a satra (Vaishnavite monastery).
○ This bill will repeal the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950. It was
passed with the aim of regulating “slaughter, consumption, illegal
transportation” of cattle.
○ It prohibits inter-state transport of cattle to/from and through
Assam without any valid documents. This clause was included
ostensibly to look after cattle smuggling to Bangladesh.
1259. B [G. Kishan Reddy]
● Union Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Development of North
Eastern Region (DoNER) G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated an
Exhibition Katha Kranthiveeron Ki, an exhibition of revolutionaries
in New Delhi.
● The exhibition Katha Kranthiveeron Ki has been put up at Rabindra
Bhawan as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ being celebrated to
commemorate 75 years of Independence.
● The Exhibition “Katha Krantiveeron Ki” has on display more than
100 artworks recognising unsung heroes like Alluri Sitarama Raju
and Artwork created during Shaheedi Diwas, Champaran
Satyagraha and Jallianwala Bagh camp.
1260. D [Chhattisgarh]
○ Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced four
new districts and 18 new tehsils in the state.
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○ The four new districts are Mohla-Manpur, Sakti, Sarangarh-

Bilaigarh and Manendragarh.
○ ‘Mukhyamantri Affordable Medicine Scheme’ has been renamed
as ‘Shri Dhanwantri Yojana’.
○ Currently, there are 28 districts in the state of Chhattisgarh and
after the announcement of four new districts the number will
increase to 32.
1261. C [Odisha]
○ Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Odisha would provide smart
health cards to 3.5 crore people in the State under Biju Swasthya
Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), which would enable each family to get
treatment cost up to ₹5 lakh per annum.
○ Odisha is the first State in the country to provide such smart health
cards.
○ The BSKY was redesigned to provide smart health cards to people
that would work as a debit cards.
○ According to the re-launched BSKY, each family can avail
treatment cost up to ₹5 lakh per annum while women members
can avail this benefit up to ₹10 lakh every year.
○ The beneficiaries could avail health services in more than 200
hospital chains of the country, including Odisha.
1262. C [West Germany]
● Legendary German striker Gerd Müller died aged 75 on August 15,
2021.
● The forward scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany,
including the winning goal in the 1974 World Cup final against
Holland.
● During 15 years at Bayern Munich, Müller netted a record 365 goals
in 427 Bundesliga games and 66 goals in 74 European matches.
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● He was nicknamed “Bomber der Nation” (“the nation’s Bomber”)

or simply “Der Bomber” and was named European Footballer of
the Year (Ballon d’Or) in 1970.
1263. A [New Delhi]
○ Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra

Singh Tomar has inaugurated the world’s second-largest
refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National
Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa in New Delhi.
○ The need for bio fortified crop varieties is being felt, which the
government is trying to overcome.
○ The National Gene Bank established in the year 1996 to preserve
the seeds of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) for future generations,
has the capacity to preserve about one million germplasm in the
form of seeds.
○ Presently it is protecting 4.52 lakh accessions, of which 2.7 lakh are
Indian germplasm and the rest have been imported from other
countries.
1264. D [Malaysia]
● Malaysian Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, resigned on August
16, 2021 following the months of political turmoil in the country.
● He and his cabinet resigned after losing his majority. His
resignation is going to open another chapter of instability as there
is absence of any obvious successor currently.
● He resigned after the tenure of 17 months in office. Thus, it is the
shortest stint of Malaysian leader.
● His resignation also impacts the efforts towards rebooting
economy and controlling resurgence of Covid infections.
● Ringgit, the currency of Malaysia has fallen down to one-year low
and its stock market also slipped.
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● Political turmoil in Malaysia was triggered by a power grab within

the then-ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition. It led to the resignation
of former PM Mahathir Mohamad.
1265. B [Bank of Maharashtra]
○ Tata Motors has joined hands with Bank of Maharashtra to offer car
loan facilities for its New Forever range of passenger vehicles.
○ Under the collaboration, Bank of Maharashtra will provide loans to
Tata Motors’ customers at an interest rate starting from as low as
7.15% linked with Repo Linked Lending Rate (RLLR).
○ The scheme will offer a maximum of 90% financing on the total
cost of the vehicle.
1266. C [ASK Investment Managers Ltd]
○ ASK Investment Managers Ltd on August 16 launched a digital
onboarding for Alternate Investment Fund (AIF), the first of its kind
in the industry for its flexicap portfolio theme.
○ The ASK Emerging Opportunities Fund, is a flexicap portfolio with
a midcap bias, and will be investing in listed Indian equities. The
term of the scheme is seven years with two years of lock-in.
○ With the government’s focus on Atmanirbhar Bharat and PLI
schemes aimed at lowering dependence on imports and boosting
exports, this fund aims to invest in beneficiaries of varied sectors
including speciality chemicals, footwear, diagnostics, niche digital
technologies, etc.
○ An alternative investment is a financial asset that does not fall into
one of the conventional investment categories.
○ Alternative investments include private equity or venture capital,
hedge funds, managed futures, art and antiques, commodities,
and derivatives contracts.
1267. C [Steel Authority of India]
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○ The Civil Aviation Ministry gave conditional permission to 10

organisations, including Mahindra and Mahindra, Steel Authority
of India (SAIL) and Bayer Crop Science, to use drones for various
purposes.
○ Karnataka government is one of the 10 organisations and it has got
the permission to conduct “drone based aerial survey for creating
urban property ownership records in Bengaluru”.
○ Mahindra and Mahindra has got permission to conduct “drone-
based agricultural trials” and use drones for precision spraying on
paddy and hot pepper crop in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
○ Two organisations—Gujarat-based Blue Ray Aviation and
Telangana-based Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy—have
been permitted to conduct remote pilot training using drones.
○ Bayer Crop Science has got the permission to conduct drone-
based agricultural research activities and use drones for
agricultural spraying.
○ The National Health Mission in Mumbai has also got the
permission to conduct experimental BVLOS (beyond visual line-of-
sight) drone flights to deliver essential healthcare items in tribal
areas of Jawhar in Palghar district of Maharashtra.
○ Gangtok Smart City Development has got the permission for
drone-based aerial survey for its smart city project.
○ SAIL has got the permission to use drones to conduct perimeter
surveillance of its steel plant in Burnpur, West Bengal.
○ Chennai-based Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited has got the
permission to conduct drone-based aerial spraying to assess crop
health and prevent crop disease.
○ Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology to conduct
atmospheric research at five different locations in the country.
1268. A [Dassault Systemes]
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○ Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog in collaboration with La

Fondation Dassault Systemes in India launched the third series of
the ‘Student Entrepreneurship Program’ (SEP 3.0) for the young
innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL).
○ The theme of SEP 3.0 is based on the ‘Made in 3D – Seed the Future
Entrepreneurs Program’, conceptualized and rolled out in France
by La Main à la Pate Foundation and La Fondation Dassault
Systèmes Europe in 2017.
○ As part of this program, a team from each school (6 students and
a teacher) will be allocated seed funding towards creating their
own start-up, design and prototype their innovation using 3D
printing, prepare marketing campaign, define product pricing and
create expansion strategy.
○ At the end of the program, each school’s start-up will participate
in a playful competition and present their marketing campaign in
front of experts from industry and academia.
1269. C [Chhattisgarh]
○ Chhattisgarh government launched the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen
Bhumihin Majdur Nyay Yojana’.
○ Under this scheme, Rs 6000 will be provided to each of 12 lakh
landless labourers. Scheme was launched with the provision of Rs
200 crores.
○ It will benefit 12 lakh landless families. This scheme has been
launched with the aim of providing support to rural landless
labourers with some minimum wages.
○ This minimum wage will help them to get access to basic
amenities. Beneficiaries will receive their benefits before March 31,
2022.
1270. D [World Bank]
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○ The World Bank has launched a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor

Trust Fund aimed at better defining and systematically rolling out
the cybersecurity development agenda to help ensure a more
substantial reflection of cybersecurity considerations across its
programs and financing.
○ Developed as an associated trust fund under the World Bank’s
broader Digital Development Partnership Umbrella (DDP), the
Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund’s launch was made possible
with donor contributions from Estonia, Germany, Japan, and the
Netherlands.
○ The new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund will help ensure
that countries and their citizens can safely and securely take full
advantage of the ongoing digital transformation and
development.
1271. B [Oppo]
○ Smartphone maker Oppo has set up a specialised lab for camera
innovation at its Hyderabad research and development centre.
○ It is designed to develop localised features, camera solutions using
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and focus on developing imaging
software for a better user experience.
1272. A [Telangana]
○ Telangana has launched the Dalit Bandhu scheme at Salapalli
village in Huzurnagar Assembly Constituency.
○ CM K Chandrashekhar Rao has launched this scheme on a pilot
basis by handing over certificates to the select beneficiaries
sanctioning financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to take up their
choice of income generation activity.
○ Also, a separate Protection Fund will be created.
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○ Dalit Bandhu Samitis would be established at different levels –

from village level to State level – and these would be entrusted
with the responsibility of managing the dalit protection fund.
1273. A [Australia]:
○ India, Australia sign ‘Joint Guidance’ for naval cooperation to
further bilateral and multilateral cooperation and interoperability
in the maritime domain
○ The signing ceremony for the ‘Joint Guidance for the Australia –
India Navy to Navy Relationship’ document was held virtually
between Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Australian
Navy Chief Vice Admiral Michael J Noonan.
○ Australia and India, along with the US and Japan are members of
the four-nation Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad,
which has irked China.
○ The navies of the four Quad nations will also participate in the
Malabar Naval Exercise later this year.
1274. D [Vietnam]
○ The Indian Navy has carried out joint drills with the Vietnamese
Navy in the South China Sea as part of maritime cooperation
between the two countries.
○ INS Ranvijay and INS Kora undertook bilateral maritime exercises
with Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) frigate VPNS Ly Thai To(HQ-012).
○ The bilateral interaction aims to consolidate the strong bond
shared by the two navies and would be another step towards
strengthening India-Vietnam defence relations.
○ The sea phase included surface warfare exercises, weapon firing
drills and helicopter operations.
○ Regular interactions between the two navies over the years have
enhanced their interoperability and adaptability.
1275. B [New Delhi]
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○ International Exhibition on Folk & Tribal Art Paintings begins in

New Delhi.
○ Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles has
inaugurated an international exhibition on Folk & Tribal Art
Paintings “Reetiyon se Kalakritiyon ka Safar” at National Crafts
Museum & Hastkala Academy, organised by Office of
Development Commissioner, Handicrafts in collaboration with Odi
Art Centre.
○ Folk and Tribal Paintings of 7 countries- India, South Korea,
Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal are on
display.
○ This special exhibition (from 18th August to 3rd September) has
been curated by the National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy,
New Delhi, in collaboration with Odi Art Centre.
1276. C [Bangladesh]
○ The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of Disaster
Management, Resilience and Mitigation signed between India and
Bangladesh in March this year during the visit of Prime Minister
Modi to Bangladesh.
○ It will also help in strengthening the areas of preparedness,
response and capacity building in the field of Disaster
Management.
○ The MoU envisages that the countries will extend mutual support
to each other at the time of large scale disaster in the field of relief,
response, reconstruction and recovery.
○ Both the countries will also exchange relevant information, remote
sensing and other scientific data.
○ They will also share best practices in the field of disaster response,
recovery, mitigation, capacity building for ensuring resilience, etc.
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○ India and Bangladesh will extend cooperation in the field of

advanced information technology, early warning systems, remote
sensing and navigation services and expertise for disaster
preparedness, response and mitigation and real time data sharing.
○ They will also support training of officials in the field of Disaster
Management and conduct joint disaster management exercises
bilaterally.
○ The MoU also envisages joint research activities in the field of
Disaster management.
1277. D [International Financial Services Centres Authority]
○ The pilot run of the International Bullion Exchange (IBE) was
conducted by the International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) at Gujarat International Fin-Tec (GIFT) City,
Ahmedabad.
○ The IBE will go live from October 1 this year.
○ IFSCA chairman Injeti Srinivas, who launched the run, said the IBE
shall be the “gateway for bullion imports into India and all bullion
imports for domestic consumption shall be channelised through
the exchange”.
○ The IFSCA (Bullion Exchange) Regulations, 2020, were notified on
December 11, 2020, which, inter alia, covers the Bullion Exchange,
Clearing Corporation, Depositories and Vaults.
○ A holding company, India International Bullion Holding IFSC Ltd
(IIBH), has been set up to operationalise the International Bullion
Exchange, Bullion Clearing Corporation and Bullion Depository in
IFSC, GIFT City.
1278. A [Asian Development Bank]
○ India has signed a USD 500 million loans agreement with the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) in order to expand metro rail network in
Bengaluru.
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○ Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru will be expanded with the

construction of two new metro lines of 56 kilometers.
○ Signatories to an agreement for Bengaluru Metro Rail Project
include: Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary of Department
of Economic Affairs, and Takeo Konishi, Country Director of ADB’s
India Resident Mission.
1279. D [NK Singh]
○ Chairman of 15th Finance Commission, NK Singh, has been elected
as the new president of Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) Society.
○ He succeeded former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh who
was the President of IEG since 1992.
○ His name was recommended by Dr Manmohan Singh for the
consideration of the IEG’s general assembly. Dr Manmohan Singh
stepped down from this position for health concerns.
○ It is an autonomous, multidisciplinary centre that is used for
advanced research and training. It was founded by VKRV Rao in
1952, but became operational in 1958. It is located at University
Enclave of University of Delhi, New Delhi.
1280. C [SBI Life Insurance]
● SBI Life Insurance has launched a new-age protection solution ‘SBI
Life eShield Next’ an individual, non-linked, non-participating, life
insurance pure risk premium product that is neither linked to the
stock market nor shares any profit or dividends with the
policyholders.
● It offers three plan options – level cover, increasing cover and level
cover with future-proofing benefit.
1281. B [Razorpay]
● Capital Float has partnered with Razorpay, to extend its buy now
pay later (BNPL) solution ‘Walnut 369’ to all Razorpay-enabled
online merchants.
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● Customers can sign up while shopping, get approved instantly and

pay for purchases over three, six or nine months.
● Through this partnership Capital Float aims to expand to over
1,00,000 partners and serve customers across 100 cities in India.
1282. D [Both A & B]
○ The Ministry of Tourism has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with MakeMyTrip (India) Private Limited and
Ibibo Group Private Limited in a bid to strengthen the hospitality
and tourism industry.
○ It has already signed MoUs with Cleartrip and Yatra.com and Ease
my Trip.
○ The primary objective of this MoU is to provide an extensive
visibility to accommodation units, which have self-certified
themselves on SAATHI (System for Assessment, Awareness and
Training for the Hospitality Industry) on the OTA platform.
1283. A [Facebook]
○ Facebook India has launched a new initiative called the “Small
Business Loans Initiative” on August 20, 2021.
○ This initiative was launched in partnership with online lending
platform, Indifi.
○ It will extend help to small and medium businesses (SMBs) who
advertise on Facebook in order to get quick access to credit with
the help of independent lending partners.
○ India is the first country where Facebook rolled out this initiative.
○ This facility is open to businesses that are registered across 200
towns and cities in India.
○ Indifi is the first lending partner with which Facebook has tied up.
The initiative was announced by Facebook India at a virtual event
“Enabling MSME Growth through Financial Inclusion”.
1284. D [Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited]
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○ Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), has launched Urja,

a virtual assistant with AI/NLP (Artificial Intelligence/Natural
Language Processing) capabilities and trained on more than 600
use cases.
○ In an effort to make BPCL’s customer interface complete and
digitally integrated, Urja, the chabot is now available on the
company’s website for any questions.
○ Urja speaks in 13 languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada,
Malayalam, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu
and Assamese).
1285. C [Intel]
○ Intel India, in collaboration with Society for Innovation &
Entrepreneurship (SINE)-IIT Bombay, launched Plugin Alliance, a
first-of-its-kind industry-technology alliance with a focus on
accelerating Industry 4.0 transformation in India.
○ The Alliance brings together members representing large
enterprises, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), technology
solution providers, systems integrators, startups, the startup
ecosystem including funding partners, relevant incubators,
government, and industry bodies.
○ Plugin Alliance aims to advance and scale emerging technology
solutions spanning Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Vision,
Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Robotics, Cyber
Security, 5G & Edge, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) &
Mobility and other future emerging technologies to help
accelerate digital transformation.
1286. B [Tata Consultancy Services]
○ Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has launched ‘Google Cloud
Garages’ to help enterprise customers evaluate cloud solutions,
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prototype applications, and apply analytics to address business

opportunities.
○ These new cloud garages or centres, part of TCS’s strategic
partnership with Google Cloud, will be launched at its co-
innovation and advanced research centres in Amsterdam, New
York, and Tokyo.
1287. B [Kadike Trust]
○ Kadike Trust, Karkala, working towards the revival of Udupi sari
weaving was awarded as one among three ‘NGOs associated with
NABARD’ for the outstanding work in handloom sector.
○ This trust was working for the revival of Udupi sari weaving that
was on the verge of extinction for the last three and half years.
○ While there were 42 weavers in DK and Udupi districts and eight
with the society when the Trust began training, the numbers are
over 70 and 34 respectively at present.
○ The average age of weavers too has come down, from 54 years to
28 years.
1288. A [Uttarakhand]
○ India’s highest altitude herbal park situated at a height of 11,000
feet was inaugurated at Mana village close to the Indo-China
border in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
○ The research wing of Uttarakhand’s forest department has
developed the park over three acres of land given by Mana Van
panchayat, under the central government’s Compensatory
Afforestation Fund Act (CAMPA), scheme.
○ It has been developed in three years under central government’s
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning
Authority (CAMPA) scheme.
○ The herbal park has around 40 species found in high altitude
alpine areas in the Indian Himalayan region.
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1289. C [Uttar Pradesh]

○ Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and former Rajasthan
Governor Kalyan Singh passed away in Lucknow at the age of 89
on August 21, 2021.
○ Kalyan Singh became the chief minister of the state for the first
time in 1991.
○ He was at the helm of the affairs in the state when the Babri masjid
was demolished in 1992.
○ He was CM from 24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992 and from 21
September 1997 – 12 November 1999.
1290. D [Visakhapatnam]
○ National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has commissioned
the largest floating solar PV project of 25 Megawatt on the
reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh.
○ The floating solar installation has a unique anchoring design which
is spread over 75 acres.
○ This floating solar project has the potential to generate electricity
from more than one lakh solar PV modules.
1291. B [22 August]
○ The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of
Violence Based on Religion or Belief was observed by the UN on
August 22, 2021.
○ Commemoration of the day recognises the importance of
providing victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief and
members of their families with appropriate support and assistance
in accordance with applicable law.
○ It was first ma de official in 2019.
1292. B [Manipur]
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● Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal

Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel has launched seven indigenous food
products of Manipur in Imphal, as part of the Make in India
initiative.
● The indigenous food products are Black Rice Laddoo, Black Rice
Fruit & Nut Cookies, Hot and Spicy Bhujia, Kabok (puffed rice)
Mixture, Manipuri Casava Burfi, Bamboo Shoot Muraba and Fig
Laddoo.
● These products were developed under the Incubation Lab project
of Manipur Food Industries Corporation Limited (MFICL) in
collaboration with TQS Global, Ghaziabad with a budget provision
of ₹10 lakh.
1293. A [Manipur]
● Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has launched COVID-19
Affected Livelihood Support Scheme to provide assistance to
those who had been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
in the State.
● The distribution of a total amount of Rs 1.56 crore to 6,276
beneficiaries of the scheme at the rate of Rs 2500 per beneficiary
marked the launch function.
● A total of 22,336 applications were received so far including 13,651
from street vendors, 4,890 from transport drivers, 3,680 from van
drivers and 145 artists.
● Out of the applications received, 7,943 had been verified and the
first instalment of Rs 2500 each was distributed to 6,276 applicants.
The total amount was around Rs 1.56 crore.
1294. C [Yuktdhara]
○ The government has launched a new geospatial planning portal,
‘Yuktdhara’, which will help in facilitating new MGNREGA assets
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using remote sensing and geographic information system-based

data.
○ The portal will serve as a repository of geotags created under
various national rural development programmes.
○ This platform will serve as a repository of assets (geotags) created
under various national rural development programmes i.e.
MGNREGA, Integrated Watershed Management Programme, Per
Drop More Crop programme and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana,
along with field photographs.
○ The portal was launched by Union Minister of Rural Development
and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh.
1295. B [Russia]
● India has pitched its indigenously built fighter aircraft LCA Tejas,
Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK1A) at the
International Military-Technical Forum “ARMY-2021” which is
being held in the Moscow region.
● DRDO is participating in the International Military-Technical
Forum “ARMY-2021” at Kubinka, Moscow from August 22-28.
● DRDO is the part of India’s pavilion where advanced defence
technologies and systems will be displayed along with Indian
Defence Industries namely Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), Ordnance
Factories and Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) etc.
1296. D [OneWeb]
○ Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite
communications company has confirmed the launch of 34
satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
○ The launch follows the successful completion of OneWeb’s ‘Five to
50’ mission.
○ This launch brings OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation to 288
satellites.
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○ These will form part of OneWeb’s 648 LEO satellite fleet that will
deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.
1297. B [ICICI Bank Germany]
○ ICICI Bank Germany has announced the launch of a digital and
instant Blocked Account for students aspiring to study in
Germany.
○ A Blocked Account is a special type of account wherein students
are required to keep a certain amount of money in order to get a
Balance Confirmation Certificate (BCC).
○ This account is mandatory for getting a student Visa in Germany.
○ This account offers students a complimentary Current Account
that the students can use in Germany. It also comes with a VISA
debit card which can be used anywhere in the world.
1298. A [Philippines]
○ India on August 23, 2021 carried out a naval exercise with the
Philippines in the South China Sea.
○ The Philippines government refers to the eastern parts of the
South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea.
○ Two Indian warships, INS Ranvijay, Guided Missile Destroyer, D55
and INS Kora, Guided Missile Corvette, P61, on deployment to the
Western Pacific participated in the exercise with BRP Antonio
Luna, Frigate, FF 151 of the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine
Sea.
1299. D [Football]
○ Former Indian Footballer O. Chandrasekharan passed away in
Kochi on August 24, 2021 at the age of 86.
○ Chandrasekharan was part of the Indian team that participated in
the 1960 Rome and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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○ He was also a member of the Indian team that won the gold in 1962
Asian Games in Jakarta and the silver medal in Asian Cup in Tel
Aviv the same year.
○ He captained the Maharashtra team that won the 1963 Santosh
Trophy.
1300. B [Asian Development Bank]
● The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed an estimated 75 million to 80
million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of
last year compared with what would have happened without
COVID-19, according to a new report by the Asian Development
Bank (ADB).
● The ‘Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021’ says the pandemic
is threatening Asia and the Pacific’s progress toward critical
targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
● Progress has also stalled in areas such as hunger, health and
education where earlier achievements across the region had been
significant.
1301. C [Assam]
● The Assam government has signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with 37 microfinance lenders for implementation of the Assam
Microfinance Incentive and Relief Scheme (AMFIRS), 2021.
● The scheme is aimed at providing financial relief to the microfinance
borrowers in Assam to help them continue maintaining good credit
discipline in covid-19 times.
The scheme will provide incentive to clients who are regular in repayments
and help overdue clients become regular.
1302. B [Vedanta]
○ Vedanta has made a natural gas discovery in a block in Gujarat that
it had won in the open acreage licensing policy (OALP) round.
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○ It had notified the DGH and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
of a gas and condensate discovery [named ‘Jaya’] in its exploratory
well Jaya1.
○ It was drilled in OALP Block in Bharuch District of Gujarat.
1303. A [Maharashtra]
● Maharashtra government launched a special mission called
“Mission Vatsalya” in order to help women who lost their husbands
to COVID-19.
● Mission Vatsalya will provide several services and some 18 benefits
under one roof to those women.
● It been designed for widows, with special focus on widows coming
from rural areas, poor backgrounds and deprived sections.
● Under this mission, schemes like Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana
and Gharkul Yojana will benefit those for women.
● This mission is being implemented by women and child
development (WCD) Department.
● Officers from WCD department, child development project
officers, Anganwadi workers and local unit officers are visiting
homes these women to provide them services.
1304. D [Life Insurance Corporation of India]
○ Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) launched a mobile app
called “Ananda mobile app” for its agents and intermediaries in
order to onboard the prospective customers.
○ ANANDA stands for Atma Nirbhar Agents New Business Digital
Application. ANANDA is the paperless solution for new business
processes.
○ This digital application will help in onboarding process to get
insurance policy by a paperless module with the help of agent or
intermediary.
○ The app comprises of all distinctive features of the digital app.
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○ App could be developed as a result of high-level usage of ANANDA

module.
○ It was built on paperless KYC process by using Aadhaar based e-
authentication.
○ It provides an easy access to the field force in reaching out the
prospective customers by means of latest technology.
1305. B [Ministry of Jal Shakti]
○ Ministry of Jal Shakti started the SUJALAM campaign on August
25, 2021.
○ SUJALAM Campaign is a 100 days campaign launched as a part of
the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
○ This campaign seeks to create more Open Defecation Free (ODF)
Plus villages by undertaking waste water management across
villages in India.
○ During the campaign, ten lakh Soak-pits will be created. Efforts
under the campaign would be directed towards achieving the
Open Defecation Free (ODF) plus status for villages in an
accelerated manner.
1306. C [Uttar Pradesh]
○ In a massive boost for the Indian wrestling, the Uttar Pradesh
government has adopted the sport and is expected to pump in an
investment of Rs 170 crore in infrastructure and support to the
wrestlers till the 2032 Olympics.
○ Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brijbhushan Sharan
Singh said that they took inspiration from the Odisha
government’s support to the sport of hockey and they approached
the UP government for a similar assistance to their game.
○ The WFI President said this deal with the UP government will allow
them to plan exposure trips to foreign countries even for India’s
Cadet level wrestlers.
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1307. C [Indian Bank]

○ Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala
Sitharaman today unveiled the fourth edition of the Public Sector
Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda ‘EASE 4.0’ for 2021-22 – tech-enabled,
simplified, and collaborative banking.
○ She unveiled the annual report for the PSB Reforms Agenda EASE
3.0 for 2020-21 and participated in the awards ceremony to
felicitate best performing banks on EASE 3.0 Banking Reforms
Index.
○ State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India have
won the awards for best performing banks for PSB Reforms EASE
3.0 based on the EASE index.
○ Indian Bank won the award for the best improvement from the
baseline performance.
○ SBI, BoB, Union Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Canara
Bank won the top awards in different themes of the PSB Reforms
Agenda EASE 3.0.
1308. C [India]
○ India’s Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh
Mandaviya takes charge as Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership
Board.
○ The outgoing Chair of Stop TB Board is former Union Minister of
Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan.
○ Stop TB Partnership Board is recognized as a unique international
body in the world to fight against Tuberculosis.
○ India has committed to end Tuberculosis in the country by 2025.
1309. A [K J Alphons]
○ Former Union Minister, K J Alphons has released a book titled
‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’.
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○ He has recently presented his book to the Prime Minister Narendra

Modi.
○ 28 eminent authors have contributed 25 essays in the book on 25
sectors of Indian governance.
○ This is a documentation of achievements of the Government, with
a record of the number of reforms undertaken and policies
introduced.
1310. A [NITI Aayog]
○ The NITI Aayog and the US-based tech giant Cisco launched the
next phase of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP).
○ The next phase has been titled ‘WEP Nxt’, and it will leverage
Cisco’s technology and experience, to enable more women-owned
businesses across the country.
○ The platform was formally launched on 8 March 2018 by NITI
Aayog.
○ WEP has more than 30 partners from various industries and
sectors
1311. A [China]
○ The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand are said to
take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise named “Shared
Destiny-2021” Defence Exercise.
○ The Exercise is set to be organised by the People’s Liberation Army
in China’s central Henan province next month.
○ The four countries will take part in the first multinational
peacekeeping live exercise “Shared Destiny-2021”.
○ The Defence exercise is to be held in China from September 6-15.
1312. B [RBI]
○ ‘Payments Infrastructure Development Fund’ scheme is the
initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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○ It was launched with a corpus of Rs 345 crore, with an aim to create

30 lakh new touch points every year for digital payments in tier-3
to tier-6 centres.
○ Reserve Bank has recently extended the scheme for encouraging
deployment of Point of Sale (PoS) infrastructure to street vendors
covered under the PM SVANidhi programme in tier 1 and 2 centres.
○ PM Street Vendor’s AatmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme is
aimed at helping street vendors impacted by the coronavirus
pandemic to resume their livelihood activities.
1313. A [China]
○ China has recently submitted a “zero draft” of the ‘Kunming
Declaration’ to the United Nations.
○ The declaration includes the key Chinese Communist Party
concept of “ecological civilisation”.
○ The document also calls on parties to focus biodiversity protection
in decision-making and recognise the importance of conservation
in protecting human health.
○ The COP 15 biodiversity talks are due to take place in October 2021.
1314. B [Automobile]:
● Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has introduced a new
registration mark for new vehicles named “Bharat series (BH-
series)”.
● A vehicle bearing this registration mark shall not require the
assignment of a new registration mark when the owner of the
vehicle shifts from one State to another.
● This new registration has been announced to facilitate seamless
transfer of vehicles and to cater to vehicle owners who frequently
shift their bases in India.
1315. B [China]
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○ China’s Supreme People’s Court has recently announced that the

overtime practice of “996”, working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week,
is illegal.
○ The policy is regarded as a common practice among many
Chinese technology firms.
○ China’s top court and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social
Security published guidelines and examples on what constituted
as overtime work.
○ China recently announced regulatory crackdown on technology
giants, targeting monopolistic behaviour to consumer rights.
1316. A [EU]
○ BRICS Nations namely Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa, have
joined India in opposing the Carbon border tax, proposed by the
European Union’s (EU).
○ The 27-member EU recently decided to levy a border tax on the
import of carbon-intensive goods, which will be enforced from
2026 onwards.
○ India along with other BRICS participants have objected to the
proposal in the New Delhi statement of the five-nation group.
1317. B [2023]
○ The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra
Singh Tomar launched the National Food and Nutrition Campaign
for the farmers.
○ The Campaign is organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR).
○ The Budget for Agriculture has been increased to ₹1.23 lakh crore,
this year.
○ 2023 will be celebrated as the International Year of Millets under
the leadership of India.
1318. B [Ministry of New & Renewable Energy]
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● The Association of Renewable Energy of States (AREAS) is an

initiative of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).
● It was formed as a Society in the year 2014 by MNRE. State Nodal
Agencies (SNAs) for renewable energy (RE) interact and learn from
each other’s experiences through this association.
● MNRE is the nodal agency at the central level for promotion of
grid-connected and off-grid renewable energy in the country.
● The Association of Renewable Energy of States (AREAS) recently
celebrated its 7th Foundation Day.
1319. B [Manipur]
○ Former Rajya Sabha member La Ganesan was sworn in as the 17th
Governor of Manipur in Imphal.
○ Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court, PV Sanjay Kumar,
administered the oath of office and secrecy to La Ganesan.
○ Earlier, President Ram Nath Kovind had appointed Ganesan as the
new Governor of Manipur succeeding interim Governor Ganga
Prasad.
○ Ganga Prasad, the Governor of Sikkim was given the additional
charge of Manipur succeeding the outgoing Governor, Dr Najma
Heptulla.
1320. D [Assam]
○ Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda
Sonowal announced the setting up of a Skill Institute on Marine
Studies at Guwahati in Assam under Indian Maritime University,
Chennai.
○ An MoU was earlier signed between Inland Water Authority of
India & Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Ltd. for setting up a new ‘Ship
Repair Facility’ at Pandu in Guwahati.
○ The technical support is to be provided by IIT Madras and is
expected to be completed by August 2023.
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○ The facility, known as Slipway, is to be developed on a land of 3.67

acres provided by Government of Assam
1321. B [Tripura]
○ Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the ‘My Pad
My Right’ (MPMR) project in Tripura.
○ The project is an initiative of NABARD and NAB Foundation, to
provide better livelihood and menstrual hygiene to women in rural
areas through grants-in-aid, wage support and equipment.
○ Under the initiative, one sanitary pad making machine, raw
materials for two months, wages for 50 days, packaging material
with accessories and a five-day training in three phases are
provided.
○ The project aims to help rural women improve menstrual hygiene.
1322. C [Ministry of Minority Affairs]
○ Ministry of Minority Affairs has organised ‘Mera Watan Mera
Chaman’ Mushaira in New Delhi as part of Amrit Mahotsav of 75th
Year of India’s Independence.
○ During the programme renowned poets from the country recited
their poetry and couplets.
○ The Minority Affairs Ministry has planned organise the “Mera
Watan, Mera Chaman” Mushairas and Kavi Sammelans across the
country till 2023.
○ In all those programmes, renowned as well as emerging poets will
give patriotic message of “Ek Bharat- Shrestha Bharat”.
○ Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) is a flagship scheme of
the state of Chhattisgarh.
○ Under the RGKNY, the state government provides input assistance
to farmers for crop production.
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○ If the crops sown during the ongoing kharif season get destroyed
due to drought-like conditions, a financial assistance of Rs 9,000
per acre would be provided.
○ Those farmers who have sown paddy, millet and pulse in the
ongoing kharif season and if their crops get destroyed due to lack
of rainfall.
○ The assistance would be given per acre on the basis of survey, for
assessment of damage, under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana
(RGKNY).
1324. B [Writer]
○ Noted Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, who authored several
popular books including Madhukari, recently passed away.
○ The writer passed away at the age of 85. He had won several
awards including the Ananda Purashkar and Sharat Puraskar.
○ The author of Bengali literature, has written notable books,
including ‘Koel’, ‘Kojagar’, ‘Madhukari’, ‘Jangalmahal’, ‘Charibeti’
etc.
○ He is also the creator of two popular fictional characters in Bengali
literature named ‘Rivu and Rijuda’.
1325. A [August 30]
● National Small Industry Day is an annual celebration to recognises
the value of small industries in our society.
● Every year on August 30, the country celebrates National Small
Industry Day.
● On August 30, 2000, a comprehensive policy package for the SSI
sector was launched in India, to provide support to small firms in
India.
● The UN General Assembly has declared June 27 as the MSME Day
to enhance public awareness of the contribution of MSMEs in the
global economy
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1326. B [Indian Bank]

● Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank.
● He was earlier serving as the Executive Director of the Bank of
Baroda.
● Jain will replace Padmaja Chunduru, whose term ends on August
31, 2021.
● His tenure of three years would start from September 1, and will be
extendable for another two years or until attaining the age of
superannuation, whichever is earlier.
1327. A [August 30]
○ ‘International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances’ is
marked every year on August 30, across the world.
○ The day is observed to honour and pay tribute to people who have
faced enforced disappearances.
○ On December 21, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly
officially proclaimed August 30 as the International Day of the
Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
○ The Assembly also welcomed the adoption of the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced
Disappearance.
1328. B [Reserve Bank of India]
○ The Reserve Bank releases a quarterly house price index (HPI)
based on transaction-level data received from housing registration
authorities in ten major cities.
○ The cities are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur,
Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai.
○ According to RBI data, the growth in all-India House Price Index
(HPI) slowed to 2 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal against 2.8
per cent in the last year.
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○ The HPI growth ranged from an expansion of 8.8 per cent

(Ahmedabad) to a contraction of (-) 5.1 per cent (Chennai).
1329. B [Uttar Pradesh]
○ The Supreme Court ordered the demolition of the twin towers that
had come up in violation of building bye-laws in Supertech’s
Emerald Court housing project in Noida.
○ The Court also ordered that the towers be razed within three
months for violation of building norms in agreement with district
officials.
○ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called for an
inquiry and strict action against guilty officers in Noida in the illegal
twin tower case.
○ The Chief Minister also directed officers to register a criminal case
against guilty persons.
1330. C [High Jump]
○ Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won the silver and
bronze medals, respectively, in the high jump event in the Tokyo
Paralympics.
○ Mariyappan Thangavelu had also won a gold medal at the Rio
Paralympics.
○ With this performance, the tally of India in the event touched 10.
○ It is the first time the country has touched double digits at the
Paralympics Games.
○ India had won a total of 12 medals from the 1968 edition until 2016.
1331. C [South Korea]
○ South Korean lawmakers passed the world’s first law to force tech
giants such as Google and Apple to offer alternative payment
systems on their app stores.
○ The country is set to amend the ‘Telecommunications Business
Act’, the nation’s primary telecommunications law.
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○ The legislation would allow developers to bypass the tech giants’

proprietary payment systems and could help shape how the firms
collect fees and exert power over developers and users.
1332. B [South Africa]
○ Legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn announced his
retirement from cricket, after a career spanning nearly 16 years.
○ Steyn had retired from the Test Cricket last year as South Africa’s
highest wicket-taker with 439 wickets.
○ The bowler was named in the ICC Test team of the Decade and
holds the record for the fastest to 400 Test wickets.
○ Steyn played 93 Tests, 125 ODIs and 47 T20 internationals for South
Africa since making his debut for the Proteas on December 17,
2004.
1333. B [Ramon Magsaysay award]
○ Dr Firdausi Qadri, a vaccine scientist from Bangladesh and
Muhammad Amjad Saqib, the microfinance pioneer from Pakistan
are among the five recipients of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay
Award.
○ Established in 1957, the award is Asia’s highest honour and
regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize.
○ The other winners are Filipino fisher and community
environmentalist Roberto Ballon, American Steven Muncy for
humanitarian work and refugee assistance and Indonesian
torchbearer for investigative journalism, Watchdoc.
○ The award is given every year to individuals or organisations in Asia
who provide significant service to the society.
1334. B [Dr. Ramacharyulu]
○ Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu appointed Dr.
Parasaram Pattabhi Kesava Ramacharyulu as the new Secretary
General of the Rajya Sabha.
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○ Ramacharyulu has been working as Secretary in the Rajya Sabha

Secretariat since 2018.
○ He succeeds Desh Dipak Verma, who demitted office after serving
for four years in the post.
○ As per the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Ramacharyulu is the first ever
Upper House employee to have reached the Secretary General’s
post.
1335. A [Russia]
○ Indian Army is participating in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a multination
exercise at Nizhniy, Russia from 3 to 16 September.
○ The two-week military exercise named ‘ZAPAD 2021’ aimed at
boosting anti-terror cooperation.
○ More than a dozen countries from Eurasia and South Asia will also
participate in the same exercise. China and Pakistan are also
expected to take part in the exercise as observers.
○ A contingent of 200 personnel of the Indian Army will participate
in an exercise.
1336. A [J B Mohapatra]
○ Senior bureaucrat J B Mohapatra has been appointed the
chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
○ Mohapatra, is a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)
officer, is currently the member in the board that frames the policy
for the Income Tax department.
○ The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved
the appointment of J B Mohapatra, as the Chairman of CBDT.
○ After the extended tenure of incumbent P C Mody had ended,
Mohapatra has been holding the additional charge of CBDT
chairman since May 31.
1337. B [Punjab]
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○ Chief Minister Amarinder Singh launched ‘Innovation Mission

Punjab’ (IMPunjab), a public-private partnership, to boost start-up
sector.
○ The Mission aims to bring in global investors and experts to
promote start-ups.
○ The mission will be accelerated by the private sector with strong
government backing.
○ As partners, the Department of Agriculture, Industries and
Commerce, Mandi Board and Startup Punjab are providing
around Rs. 30 crores in cash and kind.
1338. B [BIS]
○ The Central banks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South
Africa are set to conduct a cross border payments trial using
different central bank digital currencies (CBDC).
○ Bank of International Settlement (BIS) Innovation Hub is leading
the scheme.
○ This latest project aims to develop prototype shared platforms for
cross-border transactions using multiple CBDCs
○ Another BIS-led project exploring using CBDCs for cross border
payments is also underway involving central banks from China,
Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE.
1339. B [China]
○ China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for
surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space
science agency.
○ A few months ago, China achieved the historic landing of a robotic
rover on the red planet.
○ The prototype is similar in appearance to the robotic helicopter
Ingenuity, developed by NASA for its Perseverance mission.
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○ As per the space agency, the helicopter could be a tool for China’s
follow-up exploration on Mars.
1340. A [New Development Bank (NDB)]
● The New Development Bank (NDB) set up by the BRICS group of
nations had admitted the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and
Bangladesh as members in its first expansion push.
● Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, known as BRICS,
launched the bank in 2015 and started formal talks with potential
new members.
● NDB has initiated its membership expansion and started formal
negotiations with prospective members recently.
● NDB has an authorised capital of USD 100 billion, which is open for
subscription by members of the United Nations.
1341. B [FSSAI]
○ ‘Eat Right Station’ certification is awarded by the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), to Railway Stations.
○ FSSAI-empanelled third-party audit agency concludes the
certification, with ratings from 1 to 5. The 5-star rating indicates
excellent efforts by stations to ensure safe and hygienic food is
available to passengers.
○ Chandigarh Railway Station was awarded a 5- star ‘Eat Right
Station’ certification for providing high-quality, nutritious food to
passengers.
○ The certification is part of the ‘Eat Right India’ movement of FSSAI.
1342. A [Ashok Tandon]
○ The Government set up a 12-member committee to review the
existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme (JWS).
○ The committee is headed by Prasar Bharti Board member Ashok
Tandon.
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○ The committee will examine the need for revision of the amount
of ex-gratia payment in death as well as other cases under the
JWS.
1343. D [Egypt]
Exercise Bright Star is a multinational military exercise, held once in two
years at Egypt. This year’s exercise would witness participation from 21
countries including the USA.
The first such exercises were held in the year 1980 after signing of the
peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The last Bright Star exercise was
conducted in 2018, with 16 participating nations.
1344. B [UK]
India and United Kingdom have announced a $1.2 billion package, which
aims to improve finance to green growth of Asian countries.
This package includes an $1 billion would be an investment from CDC,
the UK’s development finance institution to support businesses working
on green technology. The Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI)
India partnership has also been launched to raise private capital for
green projects in India.
1345. D [Chhattisgarh]
The State Government of Chhattisgarh has implemented the scheme
named ‘Patrakar Kalyan Kosh’. Under this scheme, the families of
journalists who lost their lives in COVID, would be provided with financial
assistance.
Further, under this scheme, a sum of Rs 2 lakh would be given to
journalists for treatment of COVID disease. The state has also decided to
increase the monthly pension to senior journalist from Rs.5000 to
Rs.10,000, under the Senior Journalist Samman Nidhi scheme.
1346. C [Odisha]
The Legislative Assembly of Odisha has passed the University of Health
Sciences Bill 2021, recently. This bill seeks to bring all the medical and
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paramedical institutions of the state under a single University of Health

Sciences.
Presently, various medical and paramedical institutions of the state are
affiliated to different universities. This bill has been passed amidst strict
opposition from various fronts.
1347. D [Japan]
Philanippon 2021 is the World Stamp Exhibition, held recently in Tokyo,
Japan. This event is held every 10 years in Japan since 1971, to mark the
founding of Postal service in Japan.
This year marked the 150th year anniversary of Japan’s postal service. The
event showcased the vibrant history and culture created by Japan’s
postal as well the future potential of the industry including delivery by
robots and drones.
1348. A [Democratic Republic of Congo]
Kasai River is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was seen
in the news because the Kasai River had turned red recently.
The bodies of hippos and dead fish were seen floating in the river. The
pollution was first detected in a tributary of the Kasai River, named the
Tshikapa. The Kasai is a tributary of the Congo River. The pollution
originates from a major spill at three mining facilities around in Angola.
Researchers also fear the potential for lasting contamination of
groundwater.
1349. C [UK]
At the 11th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), the Indian
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak
met virtually.
They signed a USD 1.2-billion package of public and private investment
in green projects and renewable energy. A new Climate Finance
Leadership Initiative (CFLI) India partnership has been agreed to
mobilise private capital into sustainable infrastructure in India.
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1350. B [Dhruv]
India’s first satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship named ‘Dhruv’ is
set to be commissioned from Visakhapatnam. The ship is built by
Hindustan Shipyard in collaboration with Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) and National Technical Research
Organisation (NTRO).
INS Dhruv can also map ocean beds for research and detection of enemy
submarines. This nuclear missile tracking ship will be operated by the
Indian Navy with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC).
1351. B [Jammu and Kashmir]
Jammu & Kashmir LG has recently launched the ‘Tourist Village network’
to promote tourism and create sustainable employment for the youth.
This initiative is launched under the Mission Youth and will work towards
focussing on the 75 villages in the UT that are already famous for their
historical, scenic beauty and cultural importance. Under the scheme, the
administration will recognise the uniqueness of each village and
showcase the landscape.
1352. B [Bangladesh]
Indian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Savitri arrived Chattogram
harbour, Bangladesh, carrying two 960 LPM (Litres Per Minute) Medical
Oxygen Plants (MOP) to support the ongoing efforts of the Bangladesh
in tackling Covid-19.
The MOPs were developed and manufactured by DRDO in India. The
ship is also scheduled to participate in a Maritime Partnership Exercise
with BN ship on departure from the Chattogram port.
1353. A [Tamil Nadu]
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to celebrate every year the
birth anniversary of reformist leader E. V. Ramasamy Periyar on
September 17 as Social Justice Day. Periyar (September 17, 1879–
December 24, 1973) was instrumental in the enactment of the first
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Constitutional Amendment Act (that safeguarded reservation for

backward classes).
1354. C [Karnataka]
Karnataka has decided to ban online gambling or betting, and to amend
the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. The ban does not include lottery or
betting on horse races as mentioned by Law and Parliamentary Affairs
Minister J.C. Madhuswamy. This decision was undertaken after the
Karnataka High Court repeatedly asked the State Government to take a
stand on online betting.
1355. B [Ladakh]
According to the Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021 passed on
September 4, 2021, the Ladakh administration has decided to issue
“Resident Certificate” only to Permanent Resident Certificate holders of
the region unlike J&K, where new domicile laws allowed outsiders too to
apply for jobs, land and other facilities.
1356. D [Namita Gokhale]
Writer Namita Gokhale has been awarded the 7th Yamin Hazarika
Woman of Substance Award. She was conferred upon the honour
recently in a virtual ceremony.
Organised by a collective of women professionals from the year 2015, the
annual award honours Yamin Hazarika, the first woman from Northeast
India to be selected for DANIPS, a federal police service that
administered Delhi and the Union Territories in 1977.
1357. B [Shailendra Singh]
Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awarded the Behler Turtle
Conservation Award for bringing three critically endangered turtle
conservation species back from the brink of extinction. The award has
been bestowed by several global bodies involved in turtle conservation
such as Turtle Survival Alliance, IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle
Specialist Group, Turtle Conservancy, and the Turtle Conservation Fund.
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1358. A [Delhi]
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender
Yadav has virtually inaugurated the first functional smog tower in India
at Anand Vihar, Delhi. A smog tower is a structure designed as
large/medium scale air purifiers to reduce air pollution, usually by forcing
the air through filters. The tower has been built by Tata Projects Limited
with NBCC (India) Ltd. as the project management consultant.
1359. D [Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]
Union environment minister, Bhupendra Yadav has launched a portal
called PRANA on September 7, 2021. PRANA Portal will be used to track
the progress of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in order to
comply with India’s commitment to ensure clean air and blue skies to
everybody. This portal was launched on the occasion of ‘International
Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies’ in non-attainment cities (NAC). Non-
attainment cities are those cities that failed to meet the National air
quality standards in a five-year period.
1360. C [Andhra Pradesh]
The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed Rajnish Kumar as its
economic advisor. A former SBI chairman, Rajnish Kumar’s tenure in the
cabinet rank position is for two years.
1361. B [Delhi]
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, launched the ‘Business
Blasters’ programme on September 7, 2021. This programme aims at
developing young entrepreneurs at the school-level by providing
students seed money to start a business. The programme will be
implemented in all Delhi government schools under the
“Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC)”. Under the programme,
class 11 and 12 students will be provided seed money of Rs 2,000 to start
their business.
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1362. B [Ministry of Culture]

Union Minister of Culture Kishan Reddy Gangapuram has launched the
program ‘Bujurgon ki Baat–Desh Ke Saath’ with Union MoS for Culture
Arjun Ram Meghwal, at IGNCA, New Delhi. The programme aims at
enhancing the interaction between the youth and the elder persons who
are 95 years and above and thus have spent around 18 years in India
before independence.
1363. A [Piyush Goyal]
Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, has been appointed as
India’s Sherpa for G20. G20 is an influential grouping which brings
together the major economies of world. Next G20 Summit is scheduled
to take place from October 30 to 31, 2021 under Italian Presidency. India
will hold the G20 Presidency from December 1, 2022 and will also
convene G20 Leaders’ Summit in 2023 for the first time. India will also be
part of the G20 Troika (preceding, current, and incoming G20
Presidencies) from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2024.
1364. C [Rajasthan]
Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and Union Highways Minister,
Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility on a National
Highway in Rajasthan. This emergency landing facility has been
constructed on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of National Highway (NH)
925A in Barmer, Rajasthan. This is the first time a National Highway will
be used for emergency landing of IAF aircraft.
1365. D [Jharkhand]
Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a
$112 million loan in order to develop water supply infrastructure in the
state of Jharkhand. The loan will also strengthen capacities of urban local
bodies (ULBs) in order to improve service delivery in four towns of
Jharkhand. This project is in line with the priority of Jharkhand
Government to improve urban services in state. It will ensure continuous,
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treated piped water supply in Ranchi and other three towns namely
Jhumri Telaiya, Hussainabad, and Medininagar. These towns are located
in economically and socially backward areas.
1366. B [Denmark]
State of Tamil Nadu and Denmark have planned to create an energy
island in Gulf of Mannar that lies between the west coast of Sri Lanka and
south-eastern tip of India. This plan was made as Tamil Nadu is looking
to expand its footprint in the green energy sector. To achieve this target,
Denmark is likely to invest $5-10 billion in the renewable energy sector in
the state. It also includes investment for an energy island in the Gulf of
Mannar. With this investment, island would be able to produce 4-10 GW
of energy.
1367. B [Maharashtra]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India has
signed a $300 million loan as additional financing to scale up
improvement of rural connectivity to help boost rural economy in the
state of Maharashtra. The additional financing for the ongoing
Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project will help improve
an additional 1,100 rural roads and 230 bridges for a total length of 2,900
kilometres (km) in 34 districts.
1368. A [September 9]
The National Mission for Clean Ganga organised Himalayan Diwas in
association with Naula Foundation on September 9, 2021. This year’s
theme is ‘Contribution of Himalayas and our responsibilities’. Himalaya
Diwas is celebrated every year on 9th September in the state of
Uttarakhand. It is celebrated with the aim to conserve Himalayan
ecosystem and region. It was officially declared as Himalaya Day in 2015
by the then Chief Minister.
1369. C [Denmark]
Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh met
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Minister for Climate, Energy & Utilities of Denmark, Dan Jorgensen in

New Delhi. It was highlighted that energy transition towards green is an
important part of India’s policy. India has set a target of 450 Giga Watt of
Renewable Energy capacity by 2030. Currently, India’s whole renewable
energy portfolio is at 146 GWIndia is also looking towards making
Ladakh, Andaman Nicobar Island and Lakshadweep Island green in
energy and transport. Both the ministers jointly launched ‘Centre of
Excellence on Offshore Wind’ under the Green Strategic Partnership.
1370. D [Ministry of Jal Shakti]
Minister of State of Jal Shakti Ministry, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, launched
the “Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021” under Swachh Bharat Mission
(Grameen) Phase -II. It was launched at an event organized by
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) on September 9,
2021. Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 will be undertaken by the
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) across the
country.
1371. B [Susanna Clarke]
British writer Susanna Clarke won the prestigious Women’s Prize for
Fiction for her mind-tweaking fantasy novel ‘Piranesi’. Clarke, 61, was
awarded the 30,000 pounds ($41,000) prize for her novel.
1372. B [September 10]
World Suicide Prevention Day is observed annually on September 10. The
theme this year is “Creating hope through action.” World Suicide
Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September
every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to
prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003.
World Suicide Prevention Day is organised by the International
Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
1373. A [Co-WIN]
Co-WIN has developed a new Application programming interface called
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‘Know Your Customer’s or Client’s Vaccination Status (KYC-VS). This will

enable entities to check an individual’s status of vaccination through
CoWIN. To use this API, an individual needs to enter his/her mobile
number and name. Thereafter, they will get an OTP which they have to
enter. In return, Co-WIN will send a response to the verifying entity on
the individual’s status of vaccination. CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence
Work) is an Indian government web portal for COVID-19 vaccination
registration, owned and operated by India’s Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare.
1374. C [Japan]
India and Japan held their sixth Maritime Affairs Dialogue in a virtual
format on September 9, 2021. The consultations involved exchanges on
developments in the maritime security environment, regional
cooperation activities and opportunities for cooperation between the
two countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
1375. B [V. Muraleedharan]
The fourth Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants was held on
September 10, 2021, coinciding with the date of enactment of the
Emigration Act, 1983. Minister of State for External Affairs V.
Muraleedharan delivered the keynote address and observed that
Protectors of Emigrants have an important role to play in informing
youth and workers about new destinations and opportunities.
1376. D [Delhi]
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin
Pawar inaugurated and presided over the Seminar on Population,
Human Capital and Sustainable Development (healthy people – healthy
future), in New Delhi on September 10, 2021. She also inaugurated a
digital population clock at the Institute for Economic Growth nestled
inside the University of Delhi. She also launched a book titled “Infant and
Child Mortality in Assam – Demographic and Socio-Economic
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Interrelations” on the occasion. The book was written by Dr Dipanjali

Haloi and Dr Suresh Sharma. During the event, a HMIS Brochure or
Ready Reckoner was also launched.
1377. B [Banwarilal Purohit]
The President has appointed Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit as
the new Governor of Punjab.
1378. A [Bhupendra Patel]
Bhupendra Patel has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He
was sworn in by Governor Acharya Devvrat at the Raj Bhavan,
Gandhinagar. He is also a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly and
represents Ghatlodia constituency. Bhupendra Patel became chief
minister of Gujarat on September 13 after Vijay Rupani resigned from the
post.
1379. D [Shivani Meena]
Shivani Meena, an IIT Jodhpur alumna, has become the first woman
excavation engineer to work in an open cast mine at Coal India arm CCL
(Central Coalfields Ltd). She will be posted at CCL’s Rajrappa project, one
of the important enterprises of the coal mining behemoth. Until now the
position belonged to men. The feat follows another milestone when
Akanksha Kumari became Coal India’s first woman mining engineer to
work in an underground mine at CCL’s Churi facility in North Karanpura
area in Jharkhand.
1380. C [Najib Mikati]
A new government has been announced in Lebanon over a year after
the previous administration quit following the devastating Beirut port
explosion. Najib Mikati – Lebanon’s richest man – becomes Prime
Minister, a position he has held twice before. Lebanon had been without
a proper functioning government since then-Prime Minister Hassan
Diab resigned days after a massive blast on August 4, 2020 destroyed
Beirut port and the surrounding area. The explosion, caused by
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improperly stored ammonium nitrate, killed 203 people, injured at least

6,000 others and left billions of dollars of damage.
1381. B [Aziz Akhannouch]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has appointed Aziz Akhannouch of the
liberal National Rally of Independents (RNI) party as Prime Minister and
asked him to form a government. RNI emerged as the biggest party in
Parliamentary election held on September 8, crushing the Islamist
Justice and Development Party that had led the country for a decade.
Elected politicians in Morocco have only limited powers, as key decisions
remain in the hands of the monarch.
1382. B [Subramanian Swamy]
The release of three dreaded terrorists in exchange of hijacked Indian
Airlines passengers in Afghanistan’s Kandahar in 1999 is the “worst
capitulation” to terrorists in India’s modern history, says BJP MP
Subramanian Swamy. He has come out with a book ‘Human Rights and
Terrorism in India’ which traces how the combating of terrorism can be
harmonised with human and fundamental rights within reasonable
restrictions that is permitted by the Constitution and upheld by the
Supreme Court.
1383. A [Singapore]
India and Singapore have announced the linking of the Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow, in order to enable users to make
instant, low-cost fund transfers. The project to link the fast payment
systems of both the countries was announced by Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This linked payment
interface is expected to be operationalised by July 2022. Linked interface
will help in making instant, low-cost fund transfers on a reciprocal basis
without onboarding onto the other payment system. PayNow is the fast
payment system of Singapore, enabling peer-to-peer funds transfer
service.
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1384. B [Daniel Ricciardo]

Australian Daniel Ricciardo has won the Italian Grand Prix with Lando
Norris coming second at Monza while Formula One title rivals Max
Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton took each other out of the race. Valtteri
Bottas finished third.
1385. D [United Kingdom]
The United Kingdom’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) has
commenced the world’s biggest trial of a blood test where they will
detect more than 50 types of cancer. The world’s largest trial of Grail Inc’s
flagship Galleri blood test will find out different types of cancer even
before the symptoms appear.
1386. C [Microsoft]
Infosys Ltd and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year strategic
engagement with Ausgrid, the largest distributor of electricity on
Australia’s east coast, to accelerate its cloud transformation journey and
establish Ausgrid as a leading digital utility. Adoption of cloud is a key
enabler for Ausgrid to increase the agility, security, and resilience of
business operations. As part of this strategic engagement, Infosys and
Microsoft are helping Ausgrid address these challenges by modernizing
its application landscape and optimizing IT infrastructure.
1387. B [Jammu and Kashmir]
Eminent writer of Jammu and Kashmir, Aziz Hajini has recently passed
away. He was a Kashmiri writer, poet, critic, and organizer. He had served
as the first secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts,
Culture, and Languages. He was also awarded the Sahitya Akademi
Award in the year 2013 for his book Tej Pazar and in the year 2016 for Kitab
Aan Khane.
1388. A [Aligarh]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Raja
Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh. The university is
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being established by the Uttar Pradesh government in the memory and

honour of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, freedom fighter, educationist
and social reformer. The university will provide affiliation to 395 colleges
of the Aligarh division.
1389. C [September 15]
Engineers Day 2021 was observed on September 15, to mark the birthday
of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This day marks the contributions of
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya in the field of engineering and
education. He played a significant role in constructing dams, reservoirs
and hydro-power projects across India. His high architect projects are
Krishna Raja Sagar dam in Karnataka and flood protection system in
Hyderabad. He also designed ‘automatic barrier water floodgates’
installed at the Khadakvasla reservoir in Pune in 1903.
1390. B [Telegram]
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has launched its account on
social media platform Telegram to counter fake news. It was launched
as ‘PIB Fact Check’, which is one of the few government entities to have
a telegram channel, and aims to verify information related to the Centre
and disseminate to its subscribers. Earlier, fake channels were being run
on Telegram in the name of fact check.
1391. D [Kushinagar Airport]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has declared
Kushinagar Airport as a Customs notified airport. This would also
facilitate international passenger movements including that of Buddhist
pilgrims.
1392. B [IIT Bombay]
IIT-Bombay launched its “Project Udaan” on the occasion of Hindi Diwas
on September 14, 2021. Project Udaan was launched with the aim of
breaking the language barrier that many students face while joining the
institutes of higher education. Project Udaan enables the translation of
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textbooks and other study material of the engineering and other

streams from English to Hindi & other Indian Languages.
1393. A [Rocky Mountain Institute]
NITI Aayog, with US-based RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) and RMI
India’s support, launched Shoonya—an initiative to promote zero-
pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry. The
campaign aims to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the
urban deliveries segment and create consumer awareness about the
benefits of zero-pollution delivery. Industry stakeholders such as e-
commerce companies, fleet aggregators, original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and logistics companies have been scaling up
their efforts towards final-mile delivery electrification.
1394. D [Australia and United Kingdom]
US President Joe Biden administration has announced a new trilateral
security partnership for the Indo-pacific. Security partnership was done
between Australia, United Kingdom and United States. This security
grouping called AUKUS, will focus towards advancing strategic interests
in the Indo-Pacific region. The central feature of this partnership
comprises of a trilateral 18-month effort in order to help Australia in
acquiring nuclear powered submarines which are quieter, more capable
as compared to their conventional counterparts. Such submarines can
be deployed for longer periods and needing to surface less frequently.
These are nuclear powered submarines and not armed with nuclear
weapons. AUKUS will also involve a new architecture of meeting and
engagements between three countries. It also involves the cooperation
across emerging technologies like AI, quantum technologies as well as
undersea capabilities.
1395. C [SpaceX]
SpaceX has launched four amateurs on its first ever private flight on
September 15, 2021. SpaceX first ever “Earth-circling trip” was started on
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boarding two contest winners, a health care worker as well as their rich
sponsor. This is the most ambitious leap in space tourism. This was the
first time any rocket blasted off toward orbit with an all-amateur crew
and no professional astronauts. Two men and two women are looking
forward to spend three days on Dragon capsule circling the world. They
will be circling the Earth on an unusually high orbit at 160 km higher than
the International Space Station. Their flight will splash down off the
Florida coast by September 19th Dragon capsule aimed for an altitude of
575 km, beyond the Hubble Space Telescope.
1396. B [NITI Aayog]
NITI Aayog has launched a report on measures to ramp up urban
planning capacity in India. The report is titled ‘Reforms in Urban
Planning Capacity in India.’ The report has been developed by NITI
Aayog, in consultation with concerned ministries and eminent experts in
the domain of urban and regional planning. It presents a condensed
outcome of the extensive deliberations and consultations conducted
over a period of 9 months.
1397. B [SIDBI]
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has announced
that project-specific moderately priced loan assistance under the SIDBI
Cluster Development Fund (SCDF) will be extended to the state
government of Assam for upgrading various existing MSME clusters and
for developing new industrial infrastructural facilities in the state. Assam
will e focussing on three major themes—startups, cluster development
and livelihood, and enterprise promotion.
1398. A [MyGov India]
The “Planetarium Innovation Challenge” has been launched by MyGov
India for tech entrepreneurs and Indian start-ups. This Planetarium
challenge was launched with the primary aim of bringing together local
Start-ups and tech firms that have potential to build indigenous
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planetariums system software. This system software must be built by

using latest technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality
(AR) and Merged Reality (MR).
1399. C [China]
China has applied to join the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Grouping composed
of 11 countries to increase its influence in international politics. Chinese
Commerce Minister Wang Wentao submitted the application to the
Trade Minister of New Zealand as a representative of Comprehensive &
Progress Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) or the Asia-
Pacific free Trade grouping. CPTPP was a group promoted by former
USA President Barack Obama to increase its relations with Asia. CPTPP
comprises of Brunei, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,
Peru, Singapore, New Zealand and Vietnam.
1400. B [Cochin Port Trust]
On September 16, 2021, at the Cochin Port Trust Swachhata Pakhwada
2021 was launched and the Swachhata pledge was administered in all
departments. On this occasion, shramdaan cleaning activities were
started in the Port areas. During the Pakhwada activities that were
proposed comprised of cleaning of work places, office premises and
crafts & public spaces within the Port area. Swachhata Pakhwada is an
environment awareness campaign which was launched under the
Swachh Bharat Mission.
1401. D [Ujjivan Small Finance Bank]
Reserve Bank of India has given its approval to the Ujjivan Small Finance
Bank (SFB) to form a special committee of directors so that they can
oversee the operations in absence of a CEO and MD. This Special
Committee of Directors will comprise of three independent directors as
its members. This committee will oversee the operations and
administration of the bank in effect from September 16.
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1402. B [ISRO]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working to develop the
technology which is required to reuse GSLV MkIII launch vehicle. This
new technology will help ISRO to vertically land its GSLV MkIII launch
vehicle. This technology will be similar to what SpaceX is doing. ISRO also
intends to use this technology to restore the first and second stages of
the launch vehicle. The development of the reusable GSLV MkIII
transmitter will help ISRO save money.
1403. A [Ministry of Law and Justice]
A Pan-India Special Campaign called “Ek Pahal Drive” for Justice Delivery
at doorstep was launched by the Ministry of Law and Justice. This
campaign was launched in a bid to encourage mass registration under
Tele-Law. Department of Justice and NALSA launched this campaign.
The purpose of this campaign is to realize the desire of Indian citizens to
have access to justice.
1404. D [Punjab Energy Development Agency]
The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Convergence Energy
Services Limited (CESL) to install public charging stations for electric
vehicles in Punjab. ESL is a subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd.
(EESL). ESL is a subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL).
Through cooperation with PEDA, CESL plans to expand its electric
vehicles product portfolio. Additionally, CESL will provide convenient and
affordable charging infrastructure in the state.
1405. B [BYJU]
NITI Aayog has tied up with BYJU`S to provide free education
opportunities for students in 112 Aspirational Districts in India. As part of
the partnership, Byju’s will provide students with high-quality and
technology-oriented learning programs free of charge to ensure high-
quality education. This project will provide for the establishment of a
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dedicated working group, which in turn should help establish a system

of knowledge, innovation and strategic support.
1406. C [Bangladesh]
On September 16, 2021, The Indian High Commission in Dhaka
celebrated the 57th Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC).
The event was hosted by Vikram Doraiswami, High Commissioner of
India in Bangladesh. About 100 ITEC alumni and VIPs from all walks of
life participated in the event. ITEC is the flagship program of the Indian
government. It was established in 1964 to provide development
experience and appropriate technology to developing countries by India.
1407. B [Ministry of Railways]
As part of the Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana initiated by the Minister of
Railway Ashwini Vaishnaw on September 17, 2021, the railway will train
50,000 young people aged 18 to 35 in the next three years in industry-
related skills in various Railway Training Institutes.
1408. A [September 18]
On September 18, 2021 the International Equal Pay Day was celebrated.
In all regions, women’s pay is lower than men’s, and the global gender
pay gap is estimated to be 23%. The Equal Pay International Coalition
(EPIC) is led by the International Labour Organization, UN Women and
partners. The goal of the alliance is to achieve equal pay for men and
women everywhere.
1409. C [Harmilan Kaur Bains]
At the 60th National Open Atheltics Championships at the Nehru
Stadium in Warangal, B Aishwarya of the railway won the women’s long
jump gold medal with a personal best of 6.52 meters. Railways’ Parul
Chaudhary won the gold medal in women’s 3000m steeplechase with a
personal best time of 9:51.01. In the women’s 1500m, Harmilan Kaur Bains
won gold in a time of 4:05.39s breaking 19-year-old national record of
Sunita Rani’s made in the year 2002.
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1410. B [Sikkim]
The Sikkim government has declared “Cooper Mahseer” which is locally
named “Katley” as a state fish to emphasize the importance of the fish
and emphasize its protection measures. “Neolissochilus Hexagonolepis”
is the biological name of this fish.
1411. D [Agnikul Cosmos]
The Department of Space (DoS) has partnered with the aerospace
technology startup Agnikul Cosmos so that they can access ISRO
facilities and know-how to develop and test space launch vehicle
subsystems/systems. This agreement will also enable Agnikul which is
based in the National Centre for Combustion R&D of IIT-Madras to use
ISRO’s technical expertise to test and validate its launch vehicle systems
and subsystems and run multiple tests and visit facilities at various ISRO
centers.
1412. B [18 September]
Annually, on 18 September the World Bamboo Day is observed globally.
The purpose of this day is to raise the world’s awareness of the protection
and promotion of the bamboo industry and bamboo plantations. This
special day was celebrated by the World Bamboo Organisation (WBO),
which aims to protect natural resources and the entire environment. The
organization also intends to ensure the sustainable use of bamboo and
promote traditional uses for the economic development of local
communities. The message for World Bamboo Day 2021 is
“#PlantBamboo: It is time to Plant Bamboo.” WBO also launched new
hashtag #PlantBamboo.
1413. A [National Crime Records Bureau]
The annual ‘Crime India’ report is released by National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB). The report for the year 2020 was released recently.
As per the report, India recorded 1.20 lakh cases of “deaths due to
negligence relating to road accidents” in 2020. Communal riots marked
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an increase of 96% in 2020 over the previous year. Offences against the
State’, had a drop of 27% over 2019 but Uttar Pradesh was the only major
state to record an increase in this category.
1414. D [Karnataka]
The Karnataka government has recently issued a circular imposing a ban
on holding press conferences and issuing statements by the
bureaucrats.
The circular has been issued in the backdrop of a public discord between
JD(S) MLA, a former minister and an IAS officer. As per the circular, the
bureaucrats are only allowed to carry out reliable and official duties only.
1415. A [Kerala]
Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Digital Hub with a
capacity to support 200 start-ups via video conferencing recently.
The product development centre, one of the largest in South Asia, at the
Technology Innovation Zone (TIZ) in Kalamassery, Kochi. It aims to
provide direct employment opportunities for 2500 people at the Hub.
The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) leads the implementation of the
project.
1416. D [Madhya Pradesh]
Singrauli based- Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), a Coal India arm under
the Ministry of Coal has announced to start 75 “Fulwari Centers” in the
Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh.
This project ‘Fulwari’ aims to address the problem of malnutrition and
associated physical and mental development problems of infants.
Currently 25 centers are being operated successfully with the strength
of around 220 kids of the age between 6 months to 3 years.
1417. A [India and Indonesia]
Indian & Indonesian Navy are participating in the two-day bilateral
maritime exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ in Jakarta scheduled from
September 20-22.
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The exercise aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship, enhance

mutual understanding and interoperability in maritime operations
between the two navies. The Indian Navy ships Shivalik and Kadmatt,
and Anti-Submarine Warfare-Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance
Aircraft P8I are participating in the exercise.
1418. C [1985]
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority Act (APEDA Act) was passed in the Parliament in the year 1985
which led to the establishment of APEDA.
As per a recent estimate by the Directorate General of Commercial
Intelligence and Statistics, the export of APEDA products has registered
a 21.8% growth during April to August 2021 compared to the same time
frame of previous year, despite COVID related disruptions.
1419. D [Telecom Reforms]
With an aim to provide world class internet / tele-connectivity for the
marginalised and to simplify the KYC processes, the Department of
Telecommunications – Ministry of Communications, Government of
India has initiated reforms in the telecom sector.
These include “Aadhaar based e-KYC”, “Self-KYC” for getting SIM cards
delivered at doorstep and “OTP based conversion of mobile connection”
from prepaid to postpaid.
1420. B [Indian Air Force]
The present Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force Shri. VR Chaudhari, has
been appointed by the Government of India as the next Chief Marshal of
the Air Force. He would succeed Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, who
would retire from the service on 30th September.
Shri. VR Chaudhari was commissioned into the IAF in December 1982 has
a flying experience of more than 3,800 hours on a wide spectrum of
aircrafts.
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1421. B [Indian Navy]

The Indian Navy, in association with the Indian Naval Sailing Association
(INSA) has proposed to conduct a Sailing regattas and a Sail parade in all
the three command headquarters. This is as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav celebrations.
The first of the such event would be conducted in Indian Naval
Watermanship Training Center, Kochi under which a team of 75 Naval
personnel would participate.
1422. D [Ministry of Education]
The Union Ministry of Education along with the UGC has organised a
Webinar titled “Ensuring Inclusive Governance: Making Every Person
Matter”. This has been a part of the Ministry’s vision of quality education
to all. Shri Arjun Munda – Union Minister of Tribal Affairs was the Chief
Guest for the function.
This webinar created an opportunity to bring academicians,
educationists and administrators on a single platform and was
supported by the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow.
1423. B [Kasturirangan]
The Government of India has constituted a 12-member National Steering
Committee, under the chairmanship of K Kasturirangan, for formulating
guidelines for changes in the CBSE / NCERT curriculum. The Committee
has a term of three years. The document, called as the National
Curriculum Framework (NCF), was last prepared in 2005.
Kasturirangan is the former Chief of ISRO and has also headed the
committee that drafted the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
1424. C [4]
Lake Tanganyika, located in Africa is shared by four countries namely
Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and
Zambia. This is the second-oldest, second deepest and the longest
freshwater lake in the world.
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The lake is recently in news, as “Save the Children” an independent

organisation for children has stated that significant rise of Lake
Tanganyika due to climate shocks has led to 84% internal migration in
Burundi. In Burundi, most people live along the shores of this lake.
1425. B [Karnataka]
The state assembly of Karnataka has recently passed Karnataka
Religious Structures (Protection) Bill, 2021. The bill was introduced by the
state Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, with an aim to protect the
religious constructions on public places.
As per the bill, a religious structure is defined as a “temple, church,
mosque, gurudwara, Budh Vihar, Majar etc, constructed on a public
place without authority of law”
1426. B [Elephants]
The forest department of Odisha has proposed to fit radio collars on 7
Elephants of the state, to track their movement and prevent them from
entering the human settlements. It aims to eliminate animal – human
conflict.
Three elephants of Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary and four elephants of
the Similipal Tiger Reserve have been selected for this purpose. The
device is fitted with a GPS device and the location can be tracked real
time.
1427. C [IFAD]
“Transforming Food Systems for Rural Prosperity” report has been
released by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
which is an international financial institution and an UN specialised
agency. The organization is headquartered at Rome, Italy.
The report has laid emphasis on government investment in farming as
well as in small and medium enterprises which support farm activities.
1428. D [Canada]
Justin Trudeau – the Liberal party leader of Canada has been elected as
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the Prime Minister of the country for the third time.

He has been in power since 2015 and has won 3 elections in a term of 6
years. Justin Trudeau called for a snap election in the month of August
2021, with an aim to win a majority in the elections. But, in the present
election, he could not win a majority.
1429. D [UAE]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is India’s 3rd largest trading partner in
terms of value in 2019 and 2020 and the trade value is presently valued
close to USD 59 billion. It is also India’s 2nd largest export destination
after the USA.
Recently, India and UAE have formally launched negotiation on a
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which is
expected to increase the bilateral trade between the two countries to
USD 100 billion in 5 years.
1430. A [Single window for approval and clearance]
The Government of India has recently launched the “National single-
window system for investors and businesses”. This portal is designed to
act as a single point of contact for obtaining all approval and clearance
for business enterprises and investors. This would enhance Ease of Doing
Business, transparency, and accountability.
Presently, approvals across 18 central departments and nine states have
been onboarded to the portal and another 14 departments would be
onboarded by December 2021.
1431. D [Ammonium nitrate and Calcium carbide]
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT),
Government of India has revised and eased the rules pertaining to
storage and handling of ammonium nitrate and calcium carbide, for
improved safety.
This revision comes at the backdrop of the deadly Beirut (capital of
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Lebanon) explosion which occurred due to storage of 3,000 tons of

ammonium nitrate at the port for 6 years.
1432. B [Axis Bank]
India’s leading private sector Bank – Axis Bank, has committed a sum of
Rs.30,000 crore for lending to sustainable financing till the financial year
2025-26, which is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. This
commitment is intended to assist India to reach the SDG targets by 2030.
The Bank intends to make wholesale lending to Sustainable
Development projects which would have positive social and
environmental impact.
1433. C [ARAI]
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has designed and
developed indigenously, a charger for electric vehicles, named AC001.
This is taken up for large scale manufacturing by Bharat Electronics.
Presently most of the charging components for electric vehicles are
imported. The indigenous development and manufacturing of these
components would boost electric mobility in India.
1434. C [Karnataka]
The state assembly of Karnataka has passed a bill to amend the
Karnataka Police Act 1963, which seeks to ban online “Games of chance”.
Under the bill, an online game of chance is defined as “any act or risking
money, on the unknown result of an event”.
The bill has been passed by a voice vote. The bill does not prohibit online
games that are “games of skill”.
1435. B [GeM]
The Government of India’s Government e Marketplace (GeM) initiative
has been adjudged as the winner of CIPS Excellence in Procurement
Awards 2021, under the “Best Use of Digital Technology” category. The
award ceremony was held in London, UK.
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GeM is a dedicated online marketplace for procurement of goods and

services by Govt. Government Organisations, Departments and PSUs.
1436. C [2%]
India’s food regulator – Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) has mandated that the industrially produced trans fats should be
limited to less than 2% and make the country free from trans-fat, by 2022.
Recently FSSAI has stated that, only 1.34% of the newly tested processed
food samples have shown breach of prescribed levels of industrially
produced trans fats, which shows that India is on track to become Trans
Fat free.
1437. D [WMO]
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released a report
titled “Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating
the Interconnections”. The report stresses the need for immediate action
and international collaboration for achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and to curtail global warming to less than 2
°C.
WMO is a UN specialized agency, which is headquartered at Geneva,
Switzerland.
1438. C [Odisha]
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has set up Odisha’s first
ever Tussar silk yarn production centre at Choudwar in Cuttack district.
Tussar silk is one of the finest varieties of silk, known for its coarseness
and porous weave. Silk comprises nearly 75% of the total khadi fabric
production in Odisha. Set up at a cost of ₹75 lakh, the silk yarn
production centre is capable of producing 200 kg of silk yarn worth ₹94
lakh annually.
1439. B [Ministry of Electronics and IT]
MyGov India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY), has launched the Planetarium Innovation Challenge
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for Indian start-ups and tech entrepreneurs

The challenge aims to encourage tech firms and Indian start-ups to build
an indigenous planetariums system software using latest technologies
like Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Merged Reality
(MR). The applicants may be Start-ups, Indian Entities or Individuals or
Teams.
1440. B [Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Phumzile Mlambo-
Ngcuka, former United Nations under-secretary-general and executive
director of UN Women, as the winner of the 2021 Global Goalkeeper
Award.
Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021
Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-
being. The 2021 Progress Award recognizes Jenifer Colpas of Colombia
for her work to improve access to clean water and sanitation. The 2021
Campaign Award, recognizes Satta Sheriff of Liberia for her work to
promote gender equality.
1441. C [Vanuatu]
Vanuatu, a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of 80 islands, has
recently moved the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on
the rights of present and future generations to be protected from the
effects of climate change.
A dozen Pacific Island nations are facing rising sea levels and more
regular storms. Vanuatu has a population of around 280,000. Vanuatu is
set to route the initiative through the United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA).
1442. C [Directorate General of Civil Aviation]
The “Digital Sky” Platform is operated by Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DCGA) in India. Recently, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has
come out with a airspace map, exclusively for drone operations in India.
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This map can be accessed using the “Digital Sky” Platform.

As per the map, air space is bifurcated into green, red and yellow zones
for drone operations.
1443. C [Archery]
Jyothi Surekha Vennam has bagged a silver medal in the women’s
compound event at the ongoing World Archery Championship in
Yankton.
She was defeated by world number three Sara Lopez of Colombia in the
final clash. Earlier, the Indian women’s and mixed compound teams won
silver medals in the World Championships. India women’s team
comprised of Jyothi, Muskan Kirar and Priya Gurjar.
1444. B [Anurag Thakur]
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur
addressed the Summit for Information and Democracy on the sidelines
of the UNGA organised in New York. He participated in the discussion, by
joining from Leh, Ladakh.
The ‘International Partnership for Information and Democracy’ was
launched in New York on 26 September 2019. It aims to promote
freedom of opinion and expression and access to free, pluralistic and
reliable information. The partnership has been signed by 43 States, till
date.
1445. B [Gulab]
Cyclone Gulab, made landfall in the state of Andhra Pradesh, hitting the
landmass between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. It then crossed the Bay
of Bengal coast off Kalingapatnam.
Four months after Cyclone Yaas caused destruction across Odisha and
West Bengal, another cyclone formed across south Odisha and north
Andhra Pradesh coast. In the 21st century, only two tropical cyclones—
Daye (2018) and Pyarr (2005)— made landfall over the Indian east coast
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from the Bay of Bengal. Hence, Cyclone Gulab is the third such cyclone
to make landfall in September.
1446. C [Science]
Mary and Albert Lasker founded the Lasker Awards in 1945 to honour the
scientists whose biological and clinical discoveries have helped to
improve human health
This year, two scientists- Katalin Karikó and Dr. Drew Weissman who
developed key technology used in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have
been awarded the $250,000 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research
Award. The messenger RNA (mRNA) forms the basis of the Pfizer-
BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
1447. C [Assam]
Tai-Ahom and Matak communities are demanding for being accorded
the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in the state of Assam.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held discussions with
representatives of the two communities regarding their demand. All
Assam Tribal Sangha (AATS), the apex tribal body of the State, is
authorised by the government to recommend issuing ST certificates in
the State. Besides the two, tea tribes, Koch-Rajbonshi, Moran and Chutia
communities are also demanding ST status.
1448. B [Dekho Meri Dilli]
The Government of Delhi has recently launched a mobile application
named “Dekho Meri Dilli”. This has been designed and built by the
Tourism Department of the Delhi Government.
The app is designed to act as a one-stop centre for all tourism related
information in Delhi. It would also be a marker place for tickets to all
major tourist destinations in Delhi.
1449. B [9]
The Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for the Q1 2021-22, prepared by
the Labour Bureau has been released by the Union Labour and
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Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav.

The survey provides the employment related information and data of
establishments in organized and unorganized sectors, in 9 selected
sectors of the country – Manufacturing, Construction, Trade, Transport,
Education, Health, Accommodation and Restaurant, IT/ BPO and
Financial Services.
1450. B [2015-2020]
The Government of India has proposed to extend the term and
applicability of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 till March 2022. The
policy was originally to end on 31st March 2020.
The policy was first extended for one year till March 2021 and further to
September 2021. For the third time, the term of the policy is proposed to
be extended. This was announced by the Commerce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goyal.
1451. C [New version of Akash Missile]
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has
recently test fired the missile ‘Akash Prime’, at the integrated test range
at Chandipur in Odisha.
This upgraded version of the Akash Missile has been designed and
developed by the DRDO and is equipped with an indigenous active RF
seeker for better accuracy.
1452. D [Raipur]
The National Institute of Biotic Stress Tolerance is a Deemed University
under the ICAR is located at Raipur. This institution came into existence
in 2012.
This institution is in news recently, as the new campus of the institution
at Raipur was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister Narendra
Modi. During the event, the PM also dedicated 35 climate resilient crop
varieties.
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1453. B [World Maritime Day]

The International Maritime Organization is a specialised agency of the
United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. It is headquartered
at London.
World Maritime Day 2021 is celebrated every year on 30 September. IMO
has declared 2021 a year of action for seafarers, who are facing hardship
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Maritime Theme for 2021 is
“Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”. The IMO building, including
the Seafarer Memorial, will be lit in blue light on World Maritime Day, to
unite the maritime community.
1454. B [Amazon]
E-commerce major Amazon India announced the launch of Amazon
Future Engineer in India. It is the company’s global computer science
education programme.
According to the company, the programme will enable access to quality
computer science education and career opportunities for students from
underserved communities. In the first year, Amazon aims to deliver
learning opportunities to more than 1 lakh students from 900
government and aided schools across seven states in the country.
1455. B [SEBI]
SEBI’s board recently cleared a proposal for setting up a ‘Gold exchange’
and a ‘Social Stock Exchange’. In the Gold Exchange, the metal will be
traded in the form of Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) and they will be
notified as securities.
Any recognised stock exchange, existing as well as new, can launch
trading in EGRs. Vault manager should be a body incorporated in India,
registered with SEBI and should have a net worth of at least Rs 50 crore.
The social stock exchange will be operated for fundraising by social
enterprises.
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1456. C [2030]
India unveiled a ‘National Action Plan for Dog Mediated Rabies
Elimination’(NAPRE) by 2030. It has been drafted by the National Centre
for Disease Control (NCDC) in consultation with the Ministry of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.
World Rabies Day is observed on September 28. NAPRE is based on 5
major pillars – political will, sustained funding, intersectoral planning,
coordination and review, community planning, and operational
research.
1457. B [NSDL]
Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed managing director and chief
executive officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories (NSDL).
She has earlier served as the MD & CEO of Indian Bank between
September 2018 and August 2021. Her appointment has been approved
by the shareholders of NSDL. She is succeeding GV Nageswara Rao, who
was the previous MD & CEO of NSDL.
1458. C [IIT- Hyderabad]
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-Hyderabad) researchers
have recently developed an alternative to corneal transplantation.
The research team have developed a hydrogel from discarded corneas
from human and bovine sources using a novel method. The team
discovered that this tissue-specific hydrogel can prevent cells from scar
tissue formation. The team also demonstrated that this hydrogel can be
applied after injury which helps to regenerate the cornea without
scarring.
1459. B [NASA]
Lucy is a mission of the USA’s NASA, to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
This is set to provide new insights into the solar system’s formation 4.5
billion years ago
The probe is named Lucy after an ancient fossil that provided insights
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into the evolution of human species. It is set to be launched on October

16 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It will have a 12-
year journey to eight different asteroids- one in the Main Belt between
Mars and Jupiter and seven Trojans.
1460. B [Facebook]
Technology Major Facebook launched its largest creator education and
enablement programme in India. Named “Born on Instagram” the
programme includes e-learning course, aimed at encouraging,
educating and enabling creators.
The programme was originally launched in 2019. It focusses on content
creators who drive more users, viewers and commerce across different
platforms. The programme will also provide live masterclasses with
experts, latest information on trends, product updates and challenges.
1461. C [Prompt]
Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) refers to the watchlist of weak banks, by
the Reserve Bank of India. The regulator imposes restrictions like curbs
on lending among others, on such banks.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently removed Indian Overseas
Bank from the Prompt Corrective Action Framework. The bank was
placed under the PCA framework in 2015. On the basis of the published
financial results for 2020-21, the Board for Financial Supervision, found
that the bank has not breached PCA parameter.
1462. C [21.1%]
According to the Union Finance Ministry’ status report on India’s external
debt, India’s External debt to GDP ratio increased marginally to 21.1%
from 20.6% as at end-March 2020.
India’s external debt rose by 2.1% year-on-year to $570 billion as of March-
end 2021. Reserves to external debt ratio increased to 101.2% from 85.6%
during the same period. With this, it can be concluded that India is a net
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creditor to the world. The sovereign debt at $107.2 billion rose by 6.2%.
The non-sovereign debt grew 1.2% to $462.8 billion.
1463. B [40]
India has more than 63 million MSMEs. They account for nearly 40 per
cent of India’s exports, about 6.11 per cent of the country’s manufacturing
GDP. MSMEs contribute to 24.63 per cent of the GDP from services
sector.
Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane has inaugurated the India Export
Initiative and IndiaXports 2021 portal of the India SME Forum. India has
fixed its exports target of USD 400 billion for this fiscal year. The Minister
said that MSMEs would further take it to $1 trillion by 2027.
1464. B [Uttar Pradesh]
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and
Sports Anurag Thakur launched a month-long Clean India Programme
from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology-Prayagraj, Uttar
Pradesh.
The programme has been launched as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The aim of the cleanliness drive is to create awareness, encourage people
and make them involve in cleaning waste especially the ‘Single Use
Plastic’ waste throughout the country. This campaign will continue till
31st October.
1465. D [North Korea]
North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new hypersonic
missile called Hwasong-8. This technology allows missiles to be pre-
fuelled and then sent to the field.
Days after the hypersonic missile, North Korea said it test-fired a new
anti-aircraft missile. This marks the country’s fourth weapons test in
under a month. North Korea also said that its weapons are needed for
self-defence.
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1466. A [Adhir Arora]

Vice Admiral Adhir Arora, NM has taken charge as the Chief
Hydrographer to the Government of India. He succeeded Vice Admiral
Vinay Badhwar, AVSM, NM who superannuated in this month.
Adhir Arora was responsible for maritime boundaries aspects including
representing India in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) during
the arbitration with Bangladesh. He was also the co-chair for the 3rd Indo
– Mauritius hydrographic cooperation meeting.
1467. A [Old Age People]
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organised VAYO
NAMAN Programme on the occasion of International Day of Older
Persons. Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented
Vayoshreshtha Samman-2021 to senior citizens.
Vice President also launched two portals – SAGE (Seniorcare Aging
Growth Engine) and SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment
in Dignity). The SAGE portal, designed by the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment, aims to encourage entrepreneurs in the area of
elderly care. SACRED portal will connect the senior citizens with job
providers in the private sector.
1468. B [IMF]
The Global Financial Stability Report is a semi-annual publication by the
International Monetary Fund, which gives detailed review on the stability
of global financial markets.
In the recent Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF has dedicated an
exclusive chapter to cryptocurrency. Under it, IMF mentions that rapid
growth of the crypto ecosystem presents new opportunities at the same
time, it has cautioned about the financial stability challenges.
1469. A [Smriti Mandhana]
Indian ace woman cricketer Smriti Mandhana has created a new record
by becoming the very first Indian woman to score a century in Australia.
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The previously held record in this regard was 58 runs in the second
innings of the Melbourne Test in 1991.
Mandhana scored 127 runs off 216 balls, which included 22 boundaries
and a six.
1470. D [Shooting]
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker is an ace Indian shooter. She is in news
recently since she has made a top podium finish in the ISSF Junior World
Championship held at Lime, Peru. She won Gold in individual pistol event
as well as in a mixed team pistol with Sarabjot Singh.
Her contribution helped India to rise to the top of the medal tally at the
championship.
1471. C [Kerala]
Edayur Chilli and Kuttiattoor Mango of the state of Kerala have received
Geographical Indication tag (GI Tag) recently.
Geographical Indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a
specific geographical origin and is regulated under the Geographical
Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act of 1999. GI is
awarded by the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trade Marks,
under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
1472. C [2016]
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a system operated by the NPCI
(National Payments Corporation of India), which permits multiple bank
accounts to be operated in a single application. It was launched by NPCI
in the year 2016.
UPI is in the news recently, as it has registered 3.65 billion transactions
worth Rs 6.5 trillion in the month of September 2021 alone, which is an
all-time high since inception, both in terms of volume and value.
1473. C [Assam]
Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award is the Government of Assam’s
highest civilian award for National Integration and National
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Contribution. Gopinath Bordoloi was a freedom fighter, Assam’s first

Chief Minister after independence and Bharat Ratna awardee.
The award carries a prize of Rs.5 lakh, a citation and an Angabastram. This
year’s award was presented by the Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
1474. B [DHFL]
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Piramal
Enterprises has reverse merged itself with the debt-ridden Dewan
Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) after paying a sum of Rs.34,250cr to the
creditors of DHFL.
The process was fully completed on 30th September 2021, as per the
resolution plan under the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
1475. A [Shaheen]
The Tropical Cyclone Shaheen has hit the coast of Oman and has caused
human and material damage in the region. This cyclone is an offspring
of the cyclone Gulab which had a devastating impact on the east coast
of India in late September 2021.
The remnant of cyclone Gulab along with the low-pressure region over
Gujarat had gained strength to form the new cyclone Shaheen.
1476. C [WHO]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently published the latest
edition of “Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for
Children”. The new list has prioritized access to diabetes and cancer
treatments.
The list has included new medicines to assist people who want to stop
smoking and new antimicrobials to treat serious bacterial and fungal
infections.
1477. D [Ministry of Rural Development]
The Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission
(DAY NRLM) is a flagship scheme launched by the Union Ministry of Rural
Development in the year 2011, which creates an institutional platform for
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rural poor and enhance their livelihood.

Under the scheme, recently 50,000 women SHG members have been
dedicated to the nation as B C Sakhi, who would provide doorstep
services in every Gram Panchayat.
1478. D [October 5 to October 10, 2021]
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is observing October 5
to October 10, 2021 as Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week, as a
part of the World Mental health Day celebration on October 10. This week
is observed to raise awareness about mental health and mobilize
support in this regard.
As a part of this initiative, the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
also released the UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report
1479. C [Italy]
A framed iron bridge named “Ponte di Ferro” also known as “Ponte dell’
Industria” located in Rome, Italy has been completely damaged by a fire.
The bridge collapsed and plunged into the River Tiber.
This bridge was opened in 1863 and connects the densely populated
Ostiense and Portuense regions. This is one of the very few iron bridges
in the city as most of the others are made of stone.
1480. C [Documents revealing undisclosed wealth and tax avoidance]
The Pandora Papers, which is in the news recently are documents on
hidden wealth, tax avoidance and money laundering by famous
personalities across the globe. The data in this regard has been obtained
by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and more
than 140 media organisations are working on the people who are
involved in money laundering.
These documents reveal the complex network of companies set up
across the globe to evade taxation.
1481. A [PM Nair]
PM Nair – a stressed assets expert from State Bank of India is the MD of
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National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd, which has recently

received the approval of the Reserve Bank of India to commence its
operations.
The decision to constitute the “Bad Bank” / NARCL to clean the books of
PSU was declared in the Union Budget 2021-22.
1482. D [Lucknow]
The Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi has inaugurated the
“Azadi@75 – New Urban India” – an urban conclave cum expo at
Lucknow.
During the inaugural event, the PM handed over digitally the keys of
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) houses to 75,000
beneficiaries located in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
1483. D [Ministry of Panchayat Raj]
The “SVAMITVA” stands for “Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with
Improvised Technology in Village Areas” is a Central Sector Scheme of
the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Under the scheme, clear ownership of
property in rural inhabited areas is established by mapping land parcels
using Drones.
Recently, the Prime Minister distributed e-property cards to over 1,71,000
beneficiaries of Madhya Pradesh under the scheme.
1484. B [Textile]
The PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (MITRA) was
announced in the Union Budget 2021-22 for growth of the textile sector
and place India as a global leader in Textiles.
The Government has approved setting up of 7 Mega Textile parks at a
proposed cost of Rs.4445 crore. These parks are expected to provide job
opportunities to 21 lakh people.
1485. A [West Bengal]
Mihidana is a sweet dish of West Bengal and is a GI (Geographical
Indication) tagged product. This is in news recently as the very first
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consignment of Mihidana sourced from Bardhaman has been exported

to Bahrain.
The export was made by DM Enterprises, Kolkata which is an APEDA
registered exporter. A GI tag can be issued for agricultural, natural or
manufactured goods that have a unique quality, reputation or other
characteristics related to its geographical origin.
1486. A [Guwahati]
A Business Summit on National Mission on Edible Oil – Oil Palm for North
East was held recently at Guwahati, which was presided over by
Narendra Singh Tomar – the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare.
The National Mission on Edible Oil – Oil Palm is a Centrally Sponsored
Scheme which aims to add 6.5 lakh hectares for palm oil by 2025-26.
1487. C [Delhi]
The Government of Delhi has approved the proposal for issue of a unique
health card to “each and every citizen” of the UT under the UT’s Health
Information Management System (HIMS) project.
The Government has decided for minimum eligibility criteria for
obtaining the card. Voter ID would be the only mandatory document for
adults for the health card and children would be issued health card
based on the IDs of their parents.
1488. D [2021]
The High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC) is an
intergovernmental group, co-chaired by France and Costa Rica. Its
objective is to support the adoption of a target to protect 30% of the
planet’s land and 30% of its oceans by 2030 (30×30 target).
The Coalition was officially launched at the One Planet Summit in 2021.
It currently has around 70 members. India officially joined the coalition
at a ceremony held between the French and Indian governments in New
Delhi.
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1489. D [October 8]
Every year on October 8, the country celebrates Indian Air Force Day. This
year will celebrate the 89th anniversary of Indian Air Force Day.
The day commemorates the establishment of Indian Air Force (IAF) on
the same day in 1932. The first operational squadron was established in
April 1933. The day also aims to increase awareness about the Indian Air
Force, also known as the ‘Bhartiya Vayu Sena’.
1490. C [4.00%]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the
key lending rate — repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent for the eighth time
in a row.
Reverse repo rate remained unchanged at 3.5 per cent. The policy stance
will also kept unchanged at ‘accommodative’. The accommodative
stance is voted for, as long as necessary to sustain growth on a durable
basis, while ensuring that inflation remains within the target. RBI also
retained FY22 GDP growth forecast at 9.5 per cent.
1491. A [Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)]
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a central armed police force, secures the
Nepal and Bhutan borders. The border forces of India and Nepal will
conduct regular joint patrolling along the border to control trans-border
crimes, smuggling of arms, human trafficking and other areas of
concern.
The fifth annual coordination meeting between SSB and Armed Police
Force, Nepal concluded recently. The help desk established by APF and
the SSB at transit points of the border would continue to facilitate the
movement of citizens.
1492. C [Bureaucracy]
Vallilath Madhathil Madhavan Nair, the oldest living former diplomat of
India, passed away at the age of 102.
He joined the Indian Civil Service or the ICS in 1942 and was allotted to
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the Bihar Cadre. He was permanently recruited to the Indian Foreign

Service later. He had served in various important positions in the External
Affairs Department and in charge of Commonwealth Relations. He
retired from the IFS in the late 1970s.
1493. A [Innovate to recover]
World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9th of October to mark the
anniversary of establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874.
India has been a member of the Universal Postal Union since 1876. The
theme for this year’s World Post Day is ‘Innovate to recover’. The
objective of the World Post Day is to create awareness about the role of
postal sector in the lives of people.
The Chhattisgarh government is set to declare the combined areas of
the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as
a Tiger Reserve.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the state
government’s proposal. The new Reserve is located in the northern part
of the state, bordering Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. This is the fourth
Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, after the Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar,
and Indravati Reserves.
1495. B [NASA]
NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, has successfully ended its mission. The
clock was built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in southern
California.
The Deep Space Atomic Clock is an ultra-precise, mercury-ion atomic
clock. It was launched aboard the Department of Defense Space Test
Programme 2 mission on June 25, 2019. After the instrument completed
its one-year primary mission in Earth orbit, NASA extended the mission
to collect more data.
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1496. B [MyPort]
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal
recently launched a port mobile application called ‘MyPortApp’ in
Kolkata.
The Application is aimed at promoting transparency and easy access to
port-related information. The app includes all details digitally and
monitors the operations of ports virtually.
1497. B [Denmark]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette
Frederiksen held bilateral talks at Hyderabad House.
Frederiksen, who arrived on a three-day visit, will hold talks with
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier,
Frederiksen met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Over 200 Danish
companies are present in India and around 60 Indian companies are
present in Denmark.
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ANSWER KEY
ENGLISH
1. d
2. a
3. a
4. d
5. b
6. b
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. a
11. c
12. c
13. d
14. d
15. c
16. c
17. d
18. c
19. c
20. a
21. d
22. c
23. a
24. a
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25. c
26. b
27. a
28. b
29. d
30. a
31. d
32. b
33. a
34. c
35. a
36. A
37. C
38. B
39. A
40. A
41. C
42. B
43. A
44. A
45. D
46.D
47. A
48. C
49.B
50. C
51. A
52. D
53. B
54. D
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55. C
56. A
57. C
58. D
59. D
60.A
61. B
62. C
63. D
64.C
65. B
66. C
67. c
68. b
69. b
70. a
71. c
72. a
73. b
74. c
75. b
76. a
77. d
78. d
79. b
80. d
81. a
82. a
83. b
84. b
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85. b
86. d
87. d
88.b
89. c
90.d
91. a
92. a
93. a
94.b
95. a
96. d
97. a
98. c
99. c
100. b
101. b
102. c
103. a
104. c
105. c
106. a
107. a
108. a
109. c
110. a
111. b
112. c
113.a
114. b
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115.a
116. a
117. c
118. d
119. a
120. b
121. a
122. b
123. c
124. e
125. b
126. b
127. a
128. a
129. a
130. D
131.C
132. A
133. C
134. C
135. E
136. E
137. C
138. A
139. C
140. D
141. C
142. C
143. B
144. D
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145. C
146. D
147. C
148. C
149. C
150. D
151.B
152. C
153. E
154. D
155. B
156. B
157. D
158. C
159. C
160. C
161. D
162. A
163. A
164. D
165. B
166. D
167. B
168. A
169. A
170. C
171. C
172. A
173. C
174. C
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175. B
176. A
177. A
178. B
179. D
180. D
181. C
182. D
183. A
184. B
185. C
186. A
187. B
188. D
189. D
190. B
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ANSWER KEY
MATHS
1. Answer: Option D
Explanation:
5/8 = .625, 7/12 = .5833, 3/4 = .75, 13/16 = .8125
So order will be
7/12 < 5/8 < 3/4< 13/16
2. Answer: Option C
Explanation:
9/11 = .818 , 8/9 = .88 , 3/5 = .6, 4/7 = .571
So order is 8/9 > 9/11 > 3/5 > 4/7
3. Answer: Option B
Explanation:
1/(60*60) = 1/3600 = .0027
4. Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Can be easily solved with following formula
5. Answer: Option B
Explanation:
35/.07 = 3500/7 = 500
6. Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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Use following formula to solve it quickly
7. Answer: Option B
Explanation:
8. Answer: Option D
Explanation:
As per given equation, we can solve like this :
9. Answer: Option B
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10. Answer: Option D
11. Option A
12. Answer: Option C

Explanation:
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13.
14. Answer: Option B

Explanation:
In this type of question, we apply the formula
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Explanation:

Explanation:
Principal = Rs.1000;
Amount = Rs.1331;
Rate = Rs.10%p.
Let the time be n years then,
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Explanation:
Let the Sum be P
18. Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Difference between C.I and S.I for 2 years = 36.30
S.I. for one year = 330.
S.I. on Rs 330 for one year = 36.30
So R% = \frac{100*36.30}{330*1} = 11%
19. ANSWER: 4.8km/hr
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20. ANSWER: 40km/hr
21. ANSWER: 2250 m
22. ANSWER: 35 km/hr
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23. ANSWER: 17:19
24. ANSWER: 67.50 min
25. ANSWER: 18 km
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26. ANSWER: 4 km
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27.
28.
29.
30.
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31.
32.
33.
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34.
35.
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36.
37.
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38.
39. Answer: c
40. Answer: d
41. Answer: c
42.
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43.
44.
45.
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46.
47.
48.
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49.

Explanation: 0.75 = 75/100 = ¾
51. There are several rational numbers between 4 and 5.
The numbers are between 16/4 and 20/4.
Therefore, the answer is c, that is, 17 / 4, 18 / 4, 19 / 4.
52. The answer is b.
4√6 + 7√6 = (4 + 7) √6 = 11√6.
53. The answer is a.
√6 x √36 = √ (6 x 36) = √ (2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 2 x 2) = (3 x 2) √ (3 x 2) = 6√6
54. The answer is c.
Since, x7/x4 = x7 – 4 = x3
55. The answer to the problem is -7 + √7, which is an irrational number.
56. C.
The answer is a number, which is an irrational number.
57. D.
The rational number can also be said to be a real number.
58. B
59. C
60.A
61. C
62. A
63. C
64.A
65. C
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66. C
67. A
68. C
69. D
70. D
71. D
72. A
73. C
74. C
75. B
76. A
77. B
78. B
79. A
80. B
81. A
82. A
83. B
84. E
85. D
86. B
87. B
88.C
89. C
90.B
91. B
92. B
93. B
94.B
95. A
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96. E
97. E
98. B
99. A
100. C
101. B
102. C
103. D
104. D
105. A
106. A
107. A
108. A
109. C
110. A
111. A
112. D
113.D
114. D
115.C
116. B
117. A
118. D
119. D
120. a
121. E
122. C
123. B
124. E
125. D
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126. D
127. A
128. C
129. B
130. D
131.A
132. B
133. B
134. C
135. D
136. A
137. A
138. B
139. C
140. D
141. C
142. B
143. C
144. D
145. D
146. B
147. A
148. C
149. C
150. B
151.C
152. D
153. B
154. B
155. D
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156. C
157. D
158. B
159. C
160. C
161. B
162. C
163. C
164. D
165. A
166. D
167. B
168. C
169. B
170. A
171. B
172. C
173. C
174. D
175. A
176. A
177. A
178. C
179. A
180. D
181. D
182. D
183. C
184. D
185. D
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186. C
187. C
188. A
189. C
190. B
191. B
192. D
193. B
194. D
195. A
196. C
197. B
198. C
199. B
200. C
201. B
202. B
203. B
204. A
205. D
206. C
207. C
208. A
209. C
210. C
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ANSWER KEY
REASONING
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. C
Explanation: LED TV is a category of television and which is again a
subset of electronics item.
14. B
Explanation: There is no interlink between these three items.
15. C
Explanation: Electrical subject comes under the engineering domain
and all of these are a subset of a book.
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16. A
Explanation: Some foods are costly but the word “height” is in no way
connected to any of these two words.
17. B
18. B
19. A
Explanation: Casual and formal are two subcategories of T-shirts.
20. A
Explanation: Some watches are branded but the word “angry” is no way
connected to both of them.
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. C
25. D
26. A
27. A
28. A
29. D
30. D
Explanation: In fig. (X), one of the dots lies in the region common to the
circle and the square only and the other dot lies in the region common
to all the three figures -the circle, the square and the triangle. In each of
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the alternatives (1), (2) and (3), there is no region common to the square
and the circle only. Only fig. (4) consists of both types of regions.
31. A
circle and the square only, another dot lies in the region common to
the square, the triangle and the rectangle only and the third dot lies in
the region common to the square and the rectangle only. In fig. (2)
there is no region common to the square and the rectangle only, in fig.
(3) there is no region common to the circle and the square only and in
fig. (4) there is no region common to the square, the triangle and the
rectangle only. Only fig. (1) consists of all the three types of regions.
32. C
Explanation: In fig. (X), the dot is contained in the region common to
the triangle and the circle only. Out of the four alternatives, only fig. (3)
contains a region common to the triangle and the circle only.
33. D
circle and the square only, another dot lies in the region common to
the square, the triangle and the rectangle only and the third dot lies in
the region common to the triangle and the rectangle only. In each of
the figures (1), (2) and (3) there is no region common to the square, the
triangle and the rectangle only. Only fig. (4) consists of all the three
types of regions.
34. C
Explanation:
Grandmother— Grandmother-mother
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Sita's mother-Daughter
Ravi — Sita
35. D
Explanation: Rohan's mother-in-law has the only daughter so her
daughter must be the wife of Rohan and the lady is the daughter of
Rohan
36. D
Explanation:
Lady's brother: Son - brother - wife - man
Son is the brother-in-law of man, and his father will be the father-in-law
of man and lady is the sister of his father-in-law.
37. A
Explanation: C has two children A and B, if A is his son, B must be his
daughter according to the question.
38. D
Explanation: The third figure in each row comprises of parts which are
not common to the first two figures.
39. B
Explanation: In each row, the second figure is obtained from the first
figure by adding two mutually perpendicular line segments at the
centre and the third figure is obtained from the first figure by adding
four circles outside the main figure.
40. A
Explanation: In each row, the third figure comprises of a black circle
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and only those line segments which are not common to the first and
the second figures.
41. C
Explanation: In each column, the second figure (middle figure) is
obtained by removing the upper part of the first figure (uppermost
figure) and the third figure (lowermost figure) is obtained by vertically
inverting the upper part of the first figure.
42. C
Explanation: The third figure in each row comprises of the parts
common to the first two figures.
43. A
Explanation: In each row, the second figure is obtained from the first
figure by increasing the number of smaller elements by one and the
third figure is obtained from the second figure by increasing the
number of smaller elements by one.
44. C
Explanation: The third figure in each row comprises parts which are not
common to the first two figures.
45. A
Explanation: The pins, equal in number to the number of sides in the
main figure are attached to the midpoint of a side of the main figure in
case of figures (2), (3), (4) and (5). In fig. (1), these pins are attached to a
vertex of the main figure.
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46.C
Explanation: In all other figures, the two line segments are parallel to
each other.
47. D
Explanation: In all other figures, the arrow and the V sign lie towards
the black end of the main figure.
48. A
Explanation: In all other figures, there are two small line segments
towards the pin and three small line segments towards the arrow.
49.A
Explanation: In all other figures, the lower-right quarter portion is
shaded.
50. D
Explanation: All other figures are divided into equal parts.
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SOURCES
MATHS
Decimal Fraction:
● A decimal fraction is a fraction in which the denominator is an integer

power of ten. (The term decimals are commonly used to refer to
decimal fractions). Generally, a decimal fraction is expressed using
decimal notation and its denominator is not mentioned explicitly
Examples: 1/10 = .1 , 1/100 = .01
● Conversion of a Decimal into Common Fraction: Put 1 in the
denominator under the decimal point and annex with it as many zeros
as is the number of digits after the decimal point. Now, remove the
decimal point and reduce the fraction to its lowest terms.
Examples: 0.5 = 5/10=1/2
Some Basic Formulas:
● (a + b)(a – b) = (a2 – b2)

● (a + b)2 = (a2 + b2 + 2ab)
● (a – b)2 = (a2 + b2 – 2ab)
● (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2(ab + bc + ca)
● (a3 + b3) = (a + b)(a2 – ab + b2)
● (a3 – b3) = (a – b)(a2 + ab + b2)
● (a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc) = (a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ac)
● When a + b + c = 0, then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc.
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Simplification:
● Rule of ‘BODMAS’: This BODMAS rule depicts the correct sequence in

which the operations are to be executed, so as to find out the value of
given expression. Full form of BODMAS is B – Bracket, O – of, D –
Division, M – Multiplication, A – Addition and S – Subtraction. Thus, while
solving or simplifying a problem, first remove all brackets, strictly in the
order (), {} and ||. After removing the brackets, we will use the following
operations strictly in the following order: (i) of (ii) Division (iii)
Multiplication (iv) Addition (v) Subtraction.
Average:
● Average = (Sum of observations/Number of observations)

● Suppose a train covers a certain distance at x kmph and an equal
distance at y kmph. Then, the average speed of the train during the
whole journey is kmph (2xy/x+y)kmph.
Percentage:
● By a certain percent, we mean that many hundredths. Thus, x percent

means x hundredths, written as x%. To express x% as a fraction: We
have, x% = x/100
● To express a/b as a percent: We have, a/b = (a/b x 100)%
● Percentage Increase/Decrease: If the price of a commodity increases by
R%, then the reduction in consumption so as not to increase the
expenditure is: [(R/(100+R)) x 100]%. If the price of a commodity
decreases by R%, then the increase in consumption so as not to
decrease the expenditure is: [(R/(100-R)) x 100]%.
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● Result on Population: Let the population of a town be P now and

suppose it increases at the rate of R% per annum, then: population after
n years = P (1+(R/100))n Population n years ago= P/ (1+(R/100))n
● Result on Depreciation: Let the present value of a machine be P.
Suppose it depreciates at the rate of R% per annum. Then: Value of the
machine after n years = P (1-(R/100)n , Value of the machine n years ago
= P/ (1-(R/100)n, If A is R% more than B, then B is less than A by
[(R/(100+R)) x 100] %, If A is R% less than B, then B is more than A by
[(R/(100-R)) x 100] %.
Ratio:
● The ratio of two quantities a and b in the same units, is the fraction and
we write it as a : b. In the ratio a : b, we call a as the first term or
antecedent and b, the second term or consequent. Eg. The ratio 5 : 9
represents 5/9 with antecedent = 5, consequent = 9.
● Rule: The multiplication or division of each term of a ratio by the same
non-zero number does not affect the ratio. Eg. 4 : 5 = 8 : 10 = 12 : 15. Also,
4 : 6 = 2 : 3.
Proportion:
● The equality of two ratios is called proportion. If a : b = c : d, we write a :

b :: c : d and we say that a, b, c, d are in proportion. Here a and d are
called extremes, while b and c are called mean terms. Product of
means = Product of extremes. Thus, a : b :: c : d (b x c) = (a x d).
Simple Interest:
● Principal: The money borrowed or lent out for a certain period is called
the principal or the sum.
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● Interest: Extra money paid for using another's money is called interest.
● Simple Interest (S.I.): If the interest on a sum borrowed for a certain
period is reckoned uniformly, then it is called simple interest. Let
Principal = P, Rate = R% per annum (p.a.) and Time = T years. Then
Simple Interest = (P x R x T)/100.
Profit and Loss:
● Cost Price: The price, at which an article is purchased, is called its cost
price, abbreviated as C.P.
● Selling Price: The price, at which an article is sold, is called its selling
prices, abbreviated as S.P.
● Profit or Gain: If S.P. is greater than C.P., the seller is said to have a profit
or gain.
● Loss: If S.P. is less than C.P., the seller is said to have incurred a loss.
● Gain = (S.P.) – (C.P.)
● Loss = (C.P.) – (S.P.)
● Loss or gain is always reckoned on C.P.
● Gain Percentage: (Gain %) = (Gain x 100) / C.P.
● Loss Percentage: (Loss %) = (Loss x 100) / C.P.
● Selling Price: (S.P.) = [ ((100 + Gain %)/100) x C.P.]
● Selling Price: (S.P.) = [ ((100 – Loss %)/100) x C.P.]
● Cost Price: (C.P.)= [ (100/(100 + Gain %)) x S.P.]
● Cost Price: (C.P.)= [ (100/(100 – Loss %)) x S.P.]
● If an article is sold at a gain of say 10%, then S.P. = 110% of C.P.
● If an article is sold at a loss of say, 20% then S.P. = 80% of C.P.
● When a person sells two similar items, one at a gain of say x%, and the
other at a loss of x%, then the seller always incurs a loss given by: Loss %
= (x/10)2
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● If a trader professes to sell his goods at cost price, but uses false
weights, then Gain % = [(Error/(True Wight – Error)) x 100 ]%.
Speed, Distance and Time (SDT)

1. Speed: The distance travelled by any object or a person per unit time is
known as speed of that object or a person.
2. Distance: The length of the path travelled by any object or a person or a
vehicle between two places is known as ‘Distance’.
3. Time: The duration in hours, minutes or seconds spent to cover
distance is called ‘Time’.
4. Conversion of unit: (Most frequently used shortcut in problem solving
on SDT topic)
● Average Speed: The average speed of an object is defined as total

distance travelled divided by total time taken. Shortcut formula
● Relative Speed: The speed of an object with respect to others is called
relative speed.
● Suppose two objects are moving with speeds of x km/h and y km/h
respectively, then their relative speed will be;
○ (x + y) km/h, if both the objects are moving in opposite directions.

○ (x – y) km/h, if both the objects are moving in the same direction.
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Work and Time

● Most of the aptitude questions on work and Time can be solved if you
know the basic correlation between time, work and man-hours which
you have learnt in your high school class.
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Simple tricks to be followed to solve problems based on

Pipes and Cisterns:
1. Time taken to fill the tank is considered as positive and noted with (+)
sign.
2. Time taken to the empty tank is considered as negative noted with (-)
sign.
3. If a pipe can fill or empty a tank in x hours, then the part of the tank
filled or emptied in 1 hour is 1/x.
4. If a pipe can fill or empty 1/x part of a tank in 1 hour, then it can fill or
empty the whole tank in x hours.
5. If a pipe fills a tank in x hours and another pipe fills the same tank in t
hours. Then the total part filled by both pipes in 1 hour is 1/x + 1/y.
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SOURCES
ENGLISH
List of synonyms and antonyms
Words Synonyms – Same Antonyms – Opposites

Meaning
Abate Moderate, decrease Aggravate
Adhere Comply, observe Condemn, disjoin
Abolish Abrogate, annul Setup, establish
Acumen Awareness, brilliance Stupidity, ignorance
Abash Disconcert, rattle Uphold, Discompose
Absolve Pardon, forgive Compel, Accuse
Abjure Forsake, renounce Approve, Sanction
Abject Despicable, servile Commendable,

Praiseworthy
Abound Flourish, proliferate Deficient, Destitute
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Abortive Vain, unproductive Productive
Acrimony Harshness, bitterness Courtesy, Benevolence
Accord Agreement, harmony Discord
Adjunct Joined, Added Separated, Subtracted
Adversity Misfortune, calamity Prosperity, Fortune
Adherent Follower, disciple Rival, Adversary
Adamant Stubborn, inflexible Flexible, Soft
Admonish Counsel, reprove Approve, Applaud
Allay Pacify, soothe Aggravate, Excite
Alien Foreigner, outsider Native, Resident
Ascend Climb Escalate Descend, Decline
Alleviate Abate, relieve Aggravate, Enhance
Allure Entice, fascinate Repulse, Repel
Arraign Incriminate, indict Exculpate, Pardon
Amplify Augment, deepen Lessen, Contract
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Axiom Adage, truism Absurdity, Blunder
Audacity Boldness, Courage Mildness, Cowardice
Authentic Accurate, credible Fictitious, unreal
Awkward Rude, blundering Adroit, clever
Barbarous Frustrate, perplex Civilized
Bleak Grim, Austere Bright, Pleasant
Bewitching Alluring, charming Repulsive, Repugnant
Baroque Florid, gilt Plain, unadorned
Brittle Breakable, crisp Tough, Enduring
Barrier Barricade, Obstacle Link, Assistance
Baffle Astound, Faze Facilitate, Clarify
Bustle Commotion, Tumult Slowness, Quiet
Barren Desolate, Sterile Damp, Fertile
Bawdy Erotic, Coarse Decent, Moral
Bind Predicament Release
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Batty Insane, silly Sane
Benevolent Benign, Generous Malevolent, Miserly
Befogged Becloud, Dim Clear headed, Uncloud
Base Vulgar, Coarse Summit, Noble
Benign Favorable, friendly Malignant, Cruel
Busy Active, Engaged Idle, Lazy
Bleak Austere, Blank Bright, Cheerful
Bold Adventurous Timid
Boisterous Clamorous, rowdy Placid, Calm
Blunt Dull, Insensitive Keen, Sharp
Callous obdurate, unfeeling Compassionate, Tender
Capable competent, able Incompetent, Inept
Calamity adversity, misfortune Fortune
Calculating Canny, Devious Artless, honest
Calumny defamation, aspersion Commendation, Praise
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Captivity imprisonment, Freedom, Liberty

confinement
Captivate Charm, fascinate Disillusion offend
Chaste virtuous, pure Sullied, Lustful
Cease terminate, desist Begin, Originate
Compassion kindness, sympathy Cruelty, Barbarity
Chastise punish, admonish Cheer, encourage
Concede yield, permit Deny, reject
Comprise include, contain Reject, lack
Consent agree, permit Object Disagree
Concur approve, agree Differ, disagree
Consolidate solidify, strengthen Separate, Weaken
Consequenc effect, outcome Origin, Start

e
Contempt scorn, disregard Regard, Praise
Conspicuous prominent, obvious Concealed, hidden
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Contrary dissimilar, conflicting Similar, Alike
Contradict deny, oppose Approve, Confirm
Callous Insensitive, indurated Kind, merciful
Calm Harmonious, unruffled Stormy, turbulent
Candid Blunt, bluff Evasive
Camouflage Cloak, disguise Reveal
Carnal Earthly, fleshly Spiritual
Captivate Beguile, bewitch Repel
Celebrated Acclaimed, lionized Unknown, Inglorious
Catholic Generic, liberal Narrow- minded
Censure Rebuke, reprimand Praise, Acceptance
Cement Plaster, mortar Disintegrate
Clandestine Covert, furtive Open, Legal
Cheap Competitive, Inexpensive Dear, unreasonable
Coarse Bawdy, Boorish Fine, Chaste
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Classic Simple, Typical Romantic, Unusual
Compact Bunched, thick Loose, Diffuse
Comic Clown, Jester Tragic, tragedian
Conceit Egotism, Immodesty Modesty
Compress Abbreviate, Shrink Amplify, Expand
Condemn Castigate, Chide Approve, Praise
Concord Agreement, accord Discord
Consolidate Centralize, Fortify Weaken
Confident Bold, Undaunted Diffident, cowardly
Creation Formation, foundation Destruction
Courtesy Generosity, Reverence Disdain, Rudeness
Cunning Acute, Smart Naive, Coarse
Decipher interpret, reveal Misinterpret, distort
Decay Collapse, decompose Flourish, Progress
Deceit deception, artifice Veracity, Sincerity
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Defray spend, pay Disclaim, Repudiate
Defile contaminate, pollute Purify, sanctity
Demolish Ruin, devastate Repair, construct
Deliberate cautious, intentional Rash, Sudden
Deride mock, taunt Inspire, Encourage
Deprive despoil, divest Restore, Renew
Dissuade Remonstrate, Counsel Insite, Persuade
Disdain detest, despise Approve, praise
Dense Opaque, piled Sparse, brainy
Denounce Blame, boycott Defend
Despair Depression, misery Contentment, Hope
Derogatory Sarcastic, critical Laudatory, appreciative
Docile Pliable, pliant Headstrong, obstinate
Destructive Catastrophic, pernicious Creative, Constructive
Dwarf Diminutive, Petite Huge, Giant
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]\
Eclipse Diminution, Dimming Shine, eclipse
Eager Keen, acquisitive Indifferent, apathetic
Ecstasy delight, exultation Despair, Calamity
Eccentric strange, abnormal Natural, Conventional
Encumbranc hindrance, obstacle Incentive, stimulant

e
Efface destroy, obliterate Retain, Maintain
Eloquence expression, fluency Halting, Stammering
Enormous colossal, mammoth Diminutive, negligible
Endeavour undertake, aspire Cease, quit
Equivocal uncertain, hazy Obvious, lucid
Epitome precise, example Increment, expansion
Eradicate destroy, exterminate Secure, plant
Fallacy delusion, mistake Veracity, Truth
Fabricate construct, produce Destroy, Dismantle
Fanatical narrow-minded, biased Liberal, Tolerant
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Falter stumble, demur Persist, Endure
Ferocious cruel, fierce Gentle, Sympathetic
Feeble weak, frail Strong, Robust
Fluctuate deflect, vacillate Stabilize, resolve
Feud strife, quarrel Harmony, fraternity
Fragile weak, infirm Enduring, Tough
Forsake desert, renounce Hold, maintain
Frivolous petty, worthless Solemn, significant
Frantic violent, agitated Subdued, gentle
Frugality economy, providence Lavishness, extravagance
Gloom obscurity, darkness Delight, mirth
Gather Converge, huddle Disperse, Dissemble
Gorgeous magnificent, dazzling Dull, unpretentious
Glut stuff, satiate Starve, abstain
Grisly disgusting, atrocious Pleasing, attractive
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Gracious courteous, beneficent Rude, Unforgiving
Guile cunning, deceit Honesty, frankness
Grudge hatred, aversion Benevolence, Affection
Genuine Absolute, Factual Spurious
Generosity Altruism, bounty Stinginess, greed
Glory Dignity, renown Shame, Disgrace
Gloomy Bleak, cloudy Gay, Bright
Harass irritate, molest Assist, comfort
Hamper retard, prevent Promote, facilitate
Hazard Peril, danger Conviction, security
Hapless unfortunate, ill-fated Fortunate, Lucky
Haughty arrogant, pompous Humble, Submissive
Hideous frightful, shocking Attractive, alluring
Heretic non-conformist, secularist Conformable, religious
Harmony Conformity, Amicability Discord, discord
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Hamstrung Cripple Debilitate Strengthen, Encourage
Honor Adoration, Reverence Denunciation, Shame
Hasty Abrupt, Impetuous Leisurely, Cautious
Humility Resignation, Fawning Boldness, Pride
Humble Meek, Timid Proud, Assertive
Impenitent Uncontrite, Obdurate Repentant
Hypocrisy Deception, Pharisaism Sincerity, frankness
Indifferent Equitable, Haughty Partial, Biased
Impulsive Flaky, Impetuous Cautious, Deliberate
Infernal Damned, Accursed Heavenly,
Indigent Destitute, Impoverished Rich, Affluent
Interesting Enchanting, Riveting Dull, Uninteresting
Insipid Tedious, Prosaic Pleasing, appetizing
Immense huge, enormous Puny, Insignificant
Immaculate unsullied, spotless Defiled, Tarnished
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Imminent impending, brewing Distant, Receding
Immerse submerge, involve Emerge, uncover
Impair diminish, deteriorate Restore, Revive
Immunity prerogative, privilege Blame, Censure
Impediment hurdle, obstruction Assistant, Concurrence
Impartial just, unbiased Prejudiced, Biased
Impute attribute, ascribe Exculpate, support
Impious irreligious, unholy Pious, Devout
Incompetent inefficient, unskilled Dexterous, Skilled
Inclination disposition, affection Indifference, Disinclination
Inevitable unavoidable, ascertained Unlikely, Doubtful
Incongruous inappropriate, absurd Compatible, harmonious
Ingenuous undisguised, naive Wily, Craftly
Infringe violate, encroach Comply, Concur
Insipid tasteless, vapid Delicious, luscious
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Insinuate allude, hint Conceal, Camouflage
Instill inculcate, inject Eradicate, extract
Insolvent indigent, destitute Wealthy, solvent
Intrigue scheme, conspiracy Candor, Sincerity
Intricate tangled, complicated Regulated, Orderly
Invective accusation, censure Approval, acclamation
Intrinsic genuine, fundamental Extraneous, incidental
Immaculate Exquisite, Impeccable Defiled, Tarnished
Invincible unconquerable, Effeminate, languid

impregnable
Irrepressible irresistible, unconfined Composed, hesitant
Jejune dull, boring Interesting, exciting
Jaded tired, exhausted Renewed, recreated
Jubilant rejoicing, triumphant Melancholy, depressing
Jovial frolicsome, cheerful Solemn, morose
Just honest, impartial Unequal, unfair
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Judicious thoughtful, prudent Irrational, foolish
Juvenile young, tender Dotage, antiquated
Justify defend, exculpate Impute, arraign
Knave dishonest, scoundrel Paragon, innocent
Knotty complicated difficult Simple, manageable
Kindred relation, species Unrelated, dissimilar
Keen sharp, poignant Vapid, insipid
Knell death knell, last blow Reconstruction, rediscovery
Lax slack, careless Firm, reliable
Lavish abundant, excessive Scarce, deficient
Liable accountable, bound Unaccountable, apt to
Lenient compassionate, merciful Cruel, severe
Lucid sound, rational Obscure, hidden
Lure attract, entice Repel, dissuade
Linger loiter, prolong Hasten, quicken
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Liberal magnanimous, generous Stingy, malicious
Lunacy delusion, insanity Normalcy, sanity
Luxuriant profuse, abundant Scanty, meagre
Luscious palatable, delicious Unsavory, tart
Languid Sluggish, apathetic Energetic, spirited
Mandatory Imperative, requisite Optional
Malice Vengefulness, grudge Goodwill, Kindness
Merit Stature, Asset Demerit, dishonor
Masculine Gallant, strapping Feminine, meek
Mitigate alleviate, relieve Augment enhance
Miraculous marvelous, extraordinary Ordinary, trivial
Molest harass, tease Console, soothe
Modest humble, courteous Arrogant, pompous
Momentous notable, eventful Trivial, insignificant
Mollify appease, assuage Irritate, infuriate
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Morbid Nasty, Macabre Healthy, Cheerful
Monotonous irksome, tedious Varied, pleasant
Murky dusky, dreary Bright, shining
Munificent liberal, hospitable Frugal, penurious
Mutual joint, identical Separate, distinct
Mutinous recalcitrant, insurgent Submissive, faithful
Nimble prompt, brisk Sluggish, languid
Niggardly miser, covetous Generous, profuse
Noxious baneful, injurious Healing, profitable
Notion Conceit, Apprehension Reality, Concrete
Novice tyro, beginner Veteran, ingenious
Nonchalant indifferent, negligent Attentive, considerate
Nullify cancel, annual Confirm, Uphold
Numerous profuse, various Scarce, deficient
Obliging Complaisant, Willing Mulish, Obstinate
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Obstruct impede, prevent Hasten, encourage
Obstinate Stubborn, Adamant Pliable, flexible
Obscure Arcane, Vague Prominent
Obvious Evident, apparent Obscure, ambiguous
Obtain Access, Inherit Forfeit
Offensive Abhorrent, obnoxious Engaging, fascinating
Odious Malevolent, obnoxious Engaging, fascinating
Offspring descendant, sibling Ancestor, forefather
Occult latent, ambiguous Intelligible, transparent
Opaque obscure, shady Transparent, bright
Ominous Menacing, Foreboding Auspicious
Oracular cryptic, vague Lucid, distinct
Optimist Idealist Pessimist
Ornamental decorative, adorned Unseemly, plain
Ordain Order, impose Revoke abolish
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Outrage offence, maltreatment Praise, favour
Outbreak eruption, insurrection Compliance, subjection
Persuade Cajole, Impress Dissuade, halt
Pacify Appease, Chasten Irritate, worsen
Propagate Inseminate, fecundate Suppress, deplete
Perturbed Flustered, anxious Calm
Prompt Precise, Punctual Slow, Negligent
Progress Pace, Betterment Retrogress, worsening
Pamper Flatter, indulge Deny, disparage
Prudence Vigilance, Discretion Indiscretion
Peerless matchless, unrivalled Mediocre, commonplace
Paramount foremost, eminent Trivial, inferior
Pertness flippancy, impudence Modesty, diffidence
Peevish perverse, sullen Suave, amiable
Placid tranquil, calm Turbulent, hostile
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Perverse petulant, obstinate Complacent, docile
Precarious doubtful, insecure Assured
Pompous haughty, arrogant Unpretentious, humble
Predicament plight, dilemma Resolution, confidence
Quaint Queer, strange Familiar, usual
Quack Impostor, deceiver Upright, unfeigned
Quell subdue, reduce Exacerbate, agitate
Quarantine seclude, screen Befriend, socialize
Quibble equivocate, prevaricate Unfeigned, plain
Rapidity Quickness, Velocity Inertia, lanquidity
Raid Incursion, Foray Retreat, release
Rebellious Restless, attacking Submissive, Compliant
Reason Acumen, Bounds Folly, Speculation
Reluctant Cautious, Averse anxious, Eager
Rectify Amend, Remedy Falsify, Worsen
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Ravage Destroy, ruin Reconstruct, renovate
Remnant Residue, piece Entire, whole
Ratify consent, approve Deny, dissent
Restrain Detain, Confine Incite
Redeem Recover, liberate Conserve lose
Remorse Regret, penitence Ruthlessness, obduracy
Remonstrate Censure, protest Agree, loud
Resentment Displeasure, wrath Content, Cheer
Rescind Annul, abrogate Delegate, permit
Reverence Respect, esteem Disrespect, affront
Retract Recant, withdraw Confirm, assert
Rustic Rural, uncivilized Cultured, Refined
Rout Vanquish, overthrow Succumb, withdraw
Ruthless Remorseless, inhumane Compassionate, lenient
Savage Wild, untamed Polished, Civilized
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Sacred Cherish, Divine Ungodly, Profane
Steep Course, lofty Flat, gradual
Startled Frightened, Shocked Waveringly
Sublime Magnificent, eminent Ridiculous
Stranger Immigrant, guest Acquaintance, national
Sympathy Tenderness, harmony Antipathy, Discord
Succinct Concise, Terse Lengthy, polite
Sarcastic Ironical, derisive Courteous, gracious
System Scheme, Entity Chaos, Disorder
Shrewd Cunning, craftly Simple, imbecile
Saucy Impudent, insolent Modest, humble
Servile Slavish, Docile Aggressive, Dominant
Scanty scarce, insufficient Lavish, multitude
Slander defame, malign Applaud, approve
Shabby miserable, impoverished Prosperous, thriving
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Solicit entreat, implore Protest oppose
Sneer mock, scorn Flatter, praise
Stain blemish, tarnish Honor, purify
Subterfuge Deceit, Stratagem Frankness, Openness
Sporadic intermittent, scattered Incessant, frequent
Spurious Fake, Counterfeit Genuine, Authentic
Squalid dirty, filthy Tidy, Attractive
Spry Nimble, Brisk Lethargic, Sluggish
Sterile Barren, Impotent Profitable, Potent
Successful Propitious, Felicitous Destitute, Untoward
Subsequent consequent, following Preceding, previous
Stupor lethargy, unconsciousness Sensibility, Consciousness
Subvert Demolish, sabotage Generate, organize
Substantial Considerable, solid Tenuous, fragile
Sycophant Parasite, flatterer Devoted, loyal
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Superficial Partial, shallow Profound, discerning
Taciturn Reserved, silent Talkative, extrovert
Taboo Prohibit, ban Permit, consent
Temperate Cool, moderate Boisterous, violent
Tedious Wearisome. Irksome Exhilarating, lively
Tenacious Stubborn, Dodge Docile, non- resinous
Tenement Apartment, Digs Breakeven, dislodge
Timid Diffident, coward Bold, intrepid
Throng Assembly, crowd Dispersion, sparsity
Transient Temporal, transitory Lasting, enduring
Tranquil Peaceful, composed Violent, furious
Treacherous Dishonest, duplicitous Forthright, reliable
Trenchant Assertive, forceful Feeble, ambiguous
Tumultuous Violent, riotous Peaceful, harmonious
Trivial Trifling, insignificant Significant, veteran
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Tame Compliant, Subdued Wild, untamed
Tyro Beginner, riotous Proficient, veteran
Thick Chunky, massive Thin, attenuated
Terse Incisive, Compact Diffuse, Gentle
Tranquil Amicable, Calm Agitated, Fierce
Thrifty Frugal, prudent Extravagant
Tremble Vibrate Steady
Transparent Diaphanous Opaque
Utterly Completely, entirely Deficiently, incomplete
Uncouth Awkward, ungraceful Elegant, Compensate
Uncouth Boorish, Clownish Elegant, Compensate
Umbrage Chagrin, offense Sympathy, goodwill
Urge Incite, Implore Abhorrence, Abomination
Urchin Foundling, Orphan Creep, Knave
Vagrant Wander, roaming Steady, settled
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Vain Arrogant, egoistic Modest
Vanity Conceit, pretension Modesty, Humility
Valor Bravery, prowess Fear, cowardice
Venom Poison, malevolence Antidote, Benevolent
Venerable Esteemed, honored Unworthy, immature
Vicious Corrupt, obnoxious Noble, Virtuous
Veteran Ingenious, experienced Novice, tyro
Vivacious Spirited, Energetic Dispirited, Unattractive
Vigilant Cautious, alert Careless, negligent
Vouch Confirm, consent Repudiate, prohibit
Vilify Malign, Slur, Defame Cherish, Commend
Vivid Eloquent, lucid Dull, Dim
Virtue Ethic, morality Vice, dishonesty
Wan Pale, faded Bright, healthy
Waive Relinquish, remove Impose, Clamp
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Wary cautious, circumspect Heedless, negligent
Wane Decline, Dwindle Ameliorate, Rise
Wicked vicious, immoral Virtuous, Noble
Wed marry, combine Divorce, Separate
Wile Trickery, Artifice Naivety, honor
Wield Exert, employ Forgo, avoid
Wilt wither, perish Revive, bloom
Winsome Beautiful, Comely Alluring, Rapturous
Yield surrender abdicate Resist, protest
Yell shout, shriek Whisper muted
Yoke connect, harness Liberate, Release
Yearn languish, crave Content, satisfy
Zenith summit, apex Nadir, base
Zeal eagerness, fervor Apathy, lethargy
Zig -zag oblique, wayward Straight, unbent
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Zest delight, enthusiasm Disgust, passive
List of Vocabulary along with meaning and synonyms and antonyms
Word Meaning
S.No Word Synonyms Antonyms
(English)
1 ABSURD Wildly Unreasonable, Ridiculou Reasonable,

Illogical, Or s, Sensible
Inappropriate Laughab
le
2 ACERBIC Especially Of A Caustic, Calm, kind

Comment Or Style Of Sharp
Speaking) Sharp And
Forthright.
3 AFFLUENCE The State Of Having A Wealth, Deprived,

Great Deal Of Money; Prosperit Disadvantage
Wealth. y
4 ALLEVIATE Make (Suffering, Ease, Harm, Hurt

Deficiency, Or A Deaden
Problem) Less Severe.
5 AMBIGUOUS Open To More Than Equivoca Certain,

One Interpretation; l, Determined
Not Having One Ambivale
Obvious Meaning nt
6 ANXIOUS Feeling Or Showing Worried, Casual,

Worry, Nervousness, Concern Incurious
Or Unease About ed
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Something With An
Uncertain Outcome
7 ASCETIC Characterized By Austere, Hoggish, Piggy

Severe Self-Discipline Abstinen
And Abstention From t
All Forms Of
Indulgence, Typically
For Religious Reasons
8 ASSENT The Expression Of Accept, Disagreement,

Approval Or Approve Stubborn
Agreement.
9 AUSPICIOUS Conducive To Favourab Inauspicious,

Success; Favourable le, Hopeless
Promisin
g
10 AVERSION A Strong Dislike Or Disinclin Liking, Approve

Disinclination ation,
Abhorre
nce
11 CALLOUS Showing Or Having Unfeelin Sensitive, Stay

An Insensitive And g,
Cruel Disregard For Uncaring
Others
12 CANDID Truthful And Frank, secretive,

Straightforward Outspok guarded
en
13 COARSE Rough Or Harsh In Rough, Refined,

Texture Bristly Smoothness
14 COLOSSAL Extremely Large Or Huge, Little, Small

Great Massive
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15 COMPLACEN Showing Smug Or Smug, Discontented,

T Uncritical Satisfaction Self- Disapproval
With Oneself Or One'S satisfied
Achievements
16 CONCERNED Worried, Troubled, Or Worried, Inattentive,

Anxious Anxious Unconcerned
17 CONDEMN Express Complete Castigat Approve,

Disapproval Of; e, Criticize
Censure Censure
18 CONFIDENT Feeling Or Showing Assured, Diffidence,

Confidence In Oneself Positive Uncharged
Or One'S Abilities Or
Qualities
19 COPIOUS Abundant In Supply Abundan Scarce, Colorless

Or Quantity. t, Ample
20 CORROBORA Confirm Or Give Confirm, Negate,

TED Support To (A Verify Invalidate
Statement, Theory, Or
Finding)
21 COUNTERFEI Made In Exact Fake, Deductive,

T Imitation Of Forged Illogical
Something Valuable
With The Intention To
Deceive Or Defraud
22 DEFIANCE Open Resistance; Oppositi Subordination,

Bold Disobedience on, Compliance
Confront
ation
23 DEFT Neatly Skilful And Adept, Artless, Tactless

Quick In One'S Adroit
Movements
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24 DELIGHT Please (Someone) Charm, Dissimilitude,

Greatly Enchant Unequal
25 DETRIMENTA Causing Harm Or Prejudici Harmless,

L Injury ous, Constructive
Damagin
g
26 DILIGENT Quietly And Steadily Perseveri Impatient,

Presevering Especially ng, Unoccupied
In Detail Or Exactness Patient
27 DISDAINFUL Expressing Extreme Insulting, Lowborn,

Contempt Scornful Unsarcastic
28 DOLEFUL Filled With Or Sad, Glad, Joyful

Evoking Sadness Mournful
29 DUBIOUS Fraught With Unsure, Sure, Certain

Uncertainty Or Doubt Doubtful
30 EFFRONTERY Audacious (Even Presump timidity

Arrogant) Behavior tion,
That You Have No Audacity
Right To
31 ENGROSSED Giving Or Marked By Wrapped Inattentive, Bare

Complete Attention ,
To Absorbe
d
32 ENNUI The Feeling Of Being Fatigue, Satisfaction,

Bored By Something Tedium Refresh
Tedious
33 EPHEMERAL Lasting A Very Short Passing, Permanent,

Time Transient Careful
34 EQUANIMITY Steadiness Of Mind Repose, Stand, Sit

Under Stress Quiet
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35 EXEMPLARY Serving To Warn Warning, Persuasive,

Cautiona Favorable
ry
36 FANATICAL Marked By Excessive Passiona Passionless,

Enthusiasm For A te, Rabid Unloving
Intense Devotion To A
Cause Or Idea
37 FORBID Command Against Illegalise, Allow, Permit

Debar
38 FRAIL Physically Weak Feeble, Rugged, Strong

Sapless
39 FRUGAL Avoiding Waste Economi Wasteful,

cal, Inefficient
Scotch
40 GENEROUS Willing To Give And Unselfish Stingy, Selfish

Share Unstintingly ,
Bounteo
us
41 HAZARDOUS Involving Risk And Risky, Safe, Secure

Danger Wild
42 HOSTILE Characterized By Unpeace Defensive,

Enmity Or Ill Will ful, Dirty Nonviolent
43 HOSTILITY A Hostile Disposition Unfriendl Courtesy,

iness, Ill Soothe
will
44 IGNOMINY A State Of Dishonor Humiliati Repute, Fame

on,
Disgrace
45 ILL AT EASE Socially Uneasy, Quiet, Relaxed

Uncomfortable Awkward
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46 INCREDIBLE Beyond Belief Or Marvelou Credible,

Understanding s, Convincing
Credibilit
y
47 INDIGENOUS Originating Where It Autochth Foreign,

Is Found onal, Epidemic
Native
48 INERT Unable To Move Or Nonmovi Moving,

Resist Motion ng, Inactiveness
Unmovin
g
49 INNOCUOUS Lacking Intent Or Innocent, Guilty,

Capacity To Injure Harmless Unrighteous
50 INSCRUTABL Of An Obscure Nature Deep, Intelligble,

E Cryptic Soluble
51 INVECTIVE Abusive Or Venomous Vitriol, Praise

Language Use To Insult
Express Blame
52 KINDLE Call Forth Inflame, Bore, Better

Overtake
53 LAUDABLE Worthy Of High Praise Applaud Unworthy, Evil

able,
Worthy
54 LIKENESS Similarity In Similarity Dissimilarity,

Appearance Or , Unalike
Character Or Nature Reflexion
Between Persons Or
Things
55 LUCRATIVE Producing A Sizeable Remuner Unprofitable,

Profit ative, Unpaid
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Profitabl
e
56 MAMMOTH So Exceedingly Large Large, Little, Small

Big
57 MATERIAL The Tangible Stuff, Conductor,

Substance That Goes Fibre Insulator
Into The Makeup Of A
Physical Object
58 MEAGRE Deficient In Amount Paltry, Sufficient,

Or Quality Or Extent Bare Maximal
59 METICULOUS Marked By Extreme Fastidiou Inexact,

Care In Treatment Of s Unfastidious
Details
60 MINUTE Infinitely Or Little, Large, big

Immeasurably Small Small
61 MOMENTOUS Of Very Great Importan Insignificant,

Significance t, Unimportant
Singifica
nce
62 MONOTONO Tediously Repititious Dull, Lively, Bright

US Or Lacking In Variety Humdru
m
63 OBSCURE Not Clearly Unclear, Clear, Unveil

Understood Or Vague
Expressed
64 PARSIMONIO Excessively Unwilling Stingy, Generous,

US To Spend Penuriou Charitable
s
65 PENURIOUS Not Having Enough Pinched, Fat,

Money To Pay For Poor Unconstricted
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66 PENURY A State Of Extreme Poverty, Wealth,

Poverty Or Beggary Sufficiency
Destitution
67 PERPETUAL Continuing Forever Unceasin Short, Caducous

Or Indefinitely g,
Lasting
68 PHILANTHRO Voluntary Promotion Aid, Inactivity,

PY Of Human Welfare Financial Worsen
aid
69 PHLEGMATIC Showing Little Phlegma Emotional,

Emotion tical, Passionate
Unemoti
onal
70 PLAUSIBLE Apparently Slick, Pat Implausible,

Reasonable And Valid Incredible
71 PREPOSTERO Incongruous Foolish, Wise, Politic

US Idiotic
72 PROBITY Complete And Integrity Incompletness,

Confirmed Integrity Broken
73 PUERILE Displaying Or Adolesce Adult, Old

Suggesting A Lack Of nt,
Maturity Juvenile
74 PUNCTILIOUS Marked By Precise Meticulo Imprecise,

Accordance With us, Inexact
Details Precise
75 RELUCTANT Unwillingness To Do Unwillin Willing,

Something Contrary g, Loath Affirmative
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To Your Custom
76 REPRIMANDE Address A Reprimand rebuke, praise,

D To admonis commend
h,
chastise
77 REPROACH A Mild Rebuke Or Reproof, Praise, Absolve

Criticism Blame
78 RESTIVE Being In A Tense Tense, Relaxed, Easy

State Overstru
ng
79 REVELATION An Enlightneing Or Brainwav Uninformative,

Astonishing e, Insight Dissuasive
Disclosure
80 RUN DOWN Use Up All One'S Fatigue, Abstain, Eat out

Strength And Energy Tire
And Stop Working
81 SALUBRIOUS Promoting Health Healthy, Unwellness,

Wholeso Illness
me
82 SCARCITY A Small And Scarcene Sufficiency,

Inadequate Amount ss, Abundance
Dearth
83 SCURRILOUS Expressing Offensive Abusive, Harmless,

Reproach Offensive Lovable
84 SLAPDASH Directly Slap, bolt Nonrandom,

Cautious
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85 SPORADIC Recurring In Stray, Frequent,

Scattered And Disconti Unbroken
Irregular Or nuous
Unpredictable
Substances
86 SPURIOUS Intended To Deceive Counterf Natural,

eit, Genuine
Imitative
87 STEADFAST Marked By Firm Unbenda Purposeless,

Determination Or ble, Firm Unstable
Resolution
88 TEMPESTUOU As If Showing Violent Angry, Calm, Healthy

S Anger Raging
89 THRIFTY Careful And Diligent Saving, Improvident,

In The Use Of Sparing Wasteful
Resources
90 THWART Hinder Or Prevent Disappoi Unfold, Attack

(The Efforts, Plans Or nt, Cross
Desires) Of
91 TIMID Showing Fear And Coy, Brave, Bold

Lack Of Confidence Afraid
92 TRANSIENT One Who Stays For Traveler, Nonworker,

Only A Short Time Traveller Infinite
93 TRIVIAL Small And Of Little Footling, Important, large

Importance Niggling
94 UBIQUITOUS Being Present Omnipre Absent,

Everywhere At Once sent, Absence
Present
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95 URBANE Showing A Hard Polished, Na?ve, Dull

Degree Of Refined
Refinement And The
Assurance That
Comes From Wide
Social Experience
96 VARIOUS Of Many Different Assorted, Joint, Mated

Kind Purposefully Different
Arranged But Lacking
Any Uninformity
97 VENERATION Religious Zeal Bibliolatr Inactivity, Hate

y, Place
Worship
98 VERACITY Unwillingness To Tell Truthfuln Mendacity,

Lies ess Untruthfulness
99 VIVID Evoking Lifelike Realistic, Unrealistic,

Images Within The Pictorial Inferior
Mind
100 VULNERABLE Susceptible To Attack Unsafe, Protected,

Insecure Secure
101 WHOLESOME Conducive To Or Healthy, Unsound, Frail

Characterstic Of Nutrient
Physical Or Moral
Well-Being
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List of idioms and phrases:
1. Black sheep - a disgraceful figure.

2. A bone of contention - a cause of quarrel.
3. A red-letter day - an important day.
4. Rolling stone - a person who never stays at one place.
5. A wild goose chase - search for something not existing.
6. At sixes and sevens - in a disorderly condition
7. Bag and baggage- completely.
8. Birds of a feather - persons of the same kind of or class.
9. Black and white - in writing.
10. Bread and butter - material welfare.
11. Give in - to surrender.
12. Splitting hairs -disputing over petty points.
13. The fourth estate - a term applied to press.
14. To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth- to be born in prosperous
circumstances.
15. To face the music - to face trouble.
16. Greenhorn - inexperienced person.
17. To feel the pulse - to find out the secret opinion.
18. To grease the palm - to bribe.
19. Earth-hunger - Spirit of Imperialism.
20. To have all one's eggs in one basket- to risk all one’s goods in the same
venture.
21. To have an axe to grind - a personal interest to fulfil
22. To hit the nail on the head - to touch the exact point
23. In a jiffy – Very soon or suddenly
24. Up to the hilt – Completely fully or entirely
25. Man of letters – A literary person
26. Sangfroid – The ability to remain calm in difficult situations
27. A curtain lecture – A private scolding of a husband by his wife
28. Square peg in round holes – People in the wrong jobs or places
29. In weal and woe – In both good and bad times
30. Globetrotters – Travel around the world
31. Tickled pink – Greatly pleased
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32. Split one’s side – To laugh a lot

33. Building castles in the air – Making impossible plans
34. At the drop of the hat – Willingly and immediately
35. Airy – fairy – Not practical
36. Be given the axe – To lose job
37. To go like a bomb – To move fast
38. Bolt from the blue – Unexpected
39. Able to use both hands alike – Ambidextrous
40. A written account of the life of an individual – Autobiography
41. The identification of a disease by its symptoms – Diagnosis
42. Prolongs inability to sleep – Insomnia
43. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge – Pedantic
44. All agog – Full of interest and excitement
45. To the manner born – Place of one’s birth
46.Lose one’s marbles – Lose something dear to you
47. Bolt from the blues – Complete surprise
48. Be like the bear with the sore head – Powerful and Arrogant
49.A snake in the grass – Hidden enemy
50. Rain cats and dogs – Rain heavily
51. A man of straw – Mean person
52. To break the back of – To make anything weaker
53. A mare’s nest – False invention
54. Black and blue – To beat mercilessly
55. Dime a dozen – Very simple
56. Jumped out of my skin – Surprised
57. Turn up one’s nose – To reject
58. To pull off pieces – To rebuke/scold
59. Faux pass – Mistake
60.A gala day – A day of happiness
61. Summer friends – Friend of good days
62. Elbow room – To give freedom
63. To make a fortune – To be rich
64.From pillar to post – To make efforts
65. Jack of all trades – To have knowledge of all areas/ subjects
66. Fire and fury – With full enthusiasm
67. Rat race – Boring task
68. Hang in balance – Undecidable situation
69. Set teeth on edge – To irritate someone
70. Out and out – Totally
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71. In a jiffy – Suddenly

72. All geek and Latin – Hard to understand
73. Narrow circumstances – Days of poverty
74. Break up – Terminate or stop
75. Call off – Suspend
76. Call up – To contact
77. Look on – To see like a spectator
78. Pull down – To demolish any structure
79. See off – To escort
80. Run into – Come across
81. Stand by – To support
82. Take after – Similar or resembling
83. Talk over – To discuss
84. Round up – To arrest
85. Makeover – Convert
86. Outset – Beginning
87. Backstair influence – By unfair means
88.Overhead and years – Excessively or heavily
89. Odds and ends – Scattered things
90.Once cup of tea – Thing of one’s liking
91. Live in fool’s paradise – In a false hope
92. Mend one’s fence – To bring peace
93. Pay off old scores – Taking revenge
94.Pell Mell – Big confusion
95. Queer fish – Strange person
96. Rank and file – Common man
97. Red herring – To distract
98. Show white feather – Showing cowardice
99. Shot in the arm – To encourage
100. Up and doing – To be active
101. Writing on the wall – Warning
102. Wear and tear – Damage caused by using something
103. Throw cold water – Discourage
104. Upkeep – Maintenance
105. In a tighter corner – Difficult situation
106. Off and on – Occasionally
107. Fits and starts – Irregular
108. Fall through – To fail
109. Hold up – Delay
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110. At sea – In a loss

111. Stick to guns – Stay on own opinion
112. Wind up – To complete or to bring to the end
113.Send for – Summon
114. Put off – To postpone
115.Look into – To investigate
116. Carry by – To lose control
117. Spill the beans –To give information
118. Wary face – Disappointed look
119. Wee hours – Dawn hours
120. Take to heels – To run away
121. Lion’s share – A large part or portion
122. A stone’s throw – Very close
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