1. What is the minimum age required to become vice-president of India?

30 years (b) 35 years (c) 40 years (d) 37 years

2. Which of the following “writ” of the High Court or the Supreme Court
is issued to restrain a person from holding a public office which he
is not entitled to?

(a) Certiorari (b) Mandamus (c) Prohibition

(d) Quo Warranto

3. Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution prohibits

trafficking, forced labour, and children working under 14 years of
age?

(a) Right to Equality (b) Right to Freedom

(c) Right against Exploitation (d) Right to Freedom of Religion

4. Which one of the following Indian World Heritage Sites is not in

Madhya Pradesh?

(a) Khajuraho Temples (b) Sun Temple Konark

(c) Sanchi Stupa (d) Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

5. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by

(a) Prataparudra (b) Anantavarman

(c) Narasimha-I (d) Narasimha-II

6. The Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble.’ Which monument is

called as ‘a dream in stone’?

(a) The Rang Mahal (b) The Panch Mahal

(c) The Red Fort (d) The Bahai temple

7. Who is the author of the book titled “The Sellout”?

(a) Paul Beatty (b) Arvind Adiga

(c) Elenor Catton (d) Howard Jacobson

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8. Which book has been written by Atiq Raimi?

(a) Earth and Ashes (b) This Savage Rite

(c) The Red Devil (d) Witness the Night

9. The latest book ‘Kurukshetra to Kargil’ is written by

(a) Suryanath Singh (b) Kunal Bhardwaj

(c) Karan Singh (d) Kuldip Singh

10. Who is the only Indian cricketer to have received the Polly Umrigar
award 3 times?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Virender Sehwag

(c) Virat Kohli (d) Ravichandran Ashwin

11. Which football player has won the FIFA World Player Award (FIFA
Ballon d’Or) for four years in a row?

(a) Andres Iniesta (b) Christiano Ronaldo

(c) Lionel Messi (d) Michel Platini

12. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which game:

(a) Shooting (b) Weight lifting

(c) Boxing (d) Archey

13. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada
River basin?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan

(c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra

14. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by which process?

(a) Afforestation (b) Terrace cultivation

(c) Strip cropping (d) Contour ploughing

15. River Indus originates from:

 (a) Hindukush range (b) Himalayan range
(c) Karakoram range (d) Kailash range

16. How much of the Earth’s land surface is desert?

(a) 1/10th (b) 1/5th (c) 1/3rd (d) 1/6th

17. The brightest planet is

(a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

18. The temperate grasslands of South America are called

(a) Prairies (b) Pampas (c) Downs (d) Steppes

19. At which rate, Reserve Bank of India borrows money from

commercial banks?

(a) Bank Rate (b) Repo Rate

(c) Reverse Repo Rate (d) Statutory Liquidity Rate

20. Movement along the supply curve is known as ___________.

(a) Contraction of supply (b) Expansion of Supply

(c) Increase in supply
(d) Expansion and contraction of supply.

21. The __________curve represents the demand of all consumers in

the market taken together at different levels of the price of the good.

(a) Monotonic (b) Indifferent

(c) Market demand (d) Diminishing

22. Who was the son of Chandragupta Maurya?

(a) Bindusara (b) Chandragupta II

(c) Ashoka (d) Bimbisara

23. Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?
 (a) The Guptas (b) The Khiljis
(c) The Mughals (d) The Sayyids

24. In 1528, ________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi.

(a) Humayun (b) Akbar

(c) Jahangir (d) Babur

25. Physical quantities which have both magnitude and direction are
called ______________

(a) Placed quantities (b) Mega quantities

(c) Vector quantity
es (d) Matrix quantities

26. Acceleration in a body by an unbalanced force is_________.

(a) Proportional of force (b) inverse of force

(c) remains independent of force effect
(d) always remains zero

27. Which one of the following is an insulator?

(a) Copper (b) Wood

(c) Mercury (d) Aluminium

28. Which state launched the “Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu-Adhikar

Yojana” to construct houses for the state’s homeless citizens?

(a) Gujarat (b) Telangana

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh

29. Where did the National Commission for Women launch the legal
awareness program for women called – “Empowerment of Women
through Legal Awareness”?

(a) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (b) Gurugram, Haryana

(c) New Delhi (d) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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30. Identify the State/UT that recently (in Oct; 21) declared Kalij
Pheasant, also known as ‘Lophura Leucomelanos’ as its State/UT
Bird.

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) New Delhi

(c) Ladakh (d) Jammu & Kashmir

31. Which organisation (in Nov.,21) adopted its 1st of its kind resolution
to protect schools and civilians during armed conflict?

(a) UNESCO
(b) United Nations Security Council
(c) International civil Aviation Organization
(d) World Intellectual Property Organization

32. What is India’s rank in the 2021 Global Drug Policy Index that was
topped by Norway?

(a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 18

33. Which country recently (in Nov. 21) signed a Bilateral Innovation
Agreement (BIA) with DRDO to promote innovations by Startups &
MSMEs?

(a) Russia (b) China (c) Israel (d) France

34. Match the following winner of Dhyam Chand Award for Lifetime
achievement 2021.
i. Abhijit Kunte (a) Boxing
ii. Lekha K.C. (b) Chess
iii. Sajjan Singh (c) Hockey
iv. Davinder Singh Garcha (d) Wrestling

(a) i-a, ii-d, iii-c, iv-b (b) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c
(c) i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-d (d) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

35. Padma Vibhushan awardee ‘Babasaheb Purandare’ passed away

in Pune. Who was Babasaheb Purandare?

(a) Sculptor (b) Hockey Player

(c) Carnatic Singer (d) Marathi Writer
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36. Who was awarded with the “Lifetime Achievement Award 2021” by
the Badminton World Federation (BWF)?

(a) Pullela Gopichand (b) Aparna Popat

(c) Dinesh Khanna (d) Prakash Padukone

37. Name the Scheme that was launched (in Oct,’21) by the Ministry of
Co-operation during the 75th foundation year celebration of AMUL.

(a) Dairy Booster (b) Gaay Sahakar

(c) Anand Sahakar (d) Dairy Sahakar

38. October 2021, DIGIT extended its e-Governance service to_____.

(a) Mission Indradhanush

(b) National Mission on Manuscripts
(c) National Urban Digital Mission
(d) National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Readmap

39. Who will Chair the 20-member Empowered Group of Secretaries

(EGoS) that was recently (in Nov, 21) set-up to look after the
implementation of ‘PM Gati Shakti’ programme?

(a) Prime Minister

(b) Secretary of Road Transport & Highways
(c) Cabinet Secretary
(d) Chairman of Railway Board

40. Where was India’s 1st Manned Ocean Mission ‘Samudrayan’

launched by the Ministry of Earth Science?

(a) Gurugram, Haryana (b) Noida, Uttar Pradesh

(c) Mumbai, Maharashtra (d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

41. Who was appointed by the Ministry of Communications (in Nov. 21)
to head a technology innovation group on 6G connectivity?

(a) Alex Behring (b) Shashi Tharoor

(c) Sunil Mittal (d) Rajaraman

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42. Which country (in Nov, 21) launched 3-remote sensing satellites
into orbit using the Long March-2D rocket?

(a) India (b) Russia

(c) China (d) Japan

43. Identify the bank that recently (in Oct, 21) signed an MoU with
Indian Navy to offer an offer a defence service salary package
under “Power Salute”.

(a) ICICI Bank (b) Canara Bank

(c) Axis Bank (d) Union Bank of India

44. Identify the Company that replaced ‘Apple’ (in Oct, 21) to become
the World’s Most Valued Company.

(a) Microsoft (b) Tesla

(c) Samsung (d) Amazon

45. What is the discount offered by the Indian Government (as of

Nov,21) on purchase of Sovereign Gold Bonds through Digital
Mode?

(a) `100 per gram (b) `500 per gram

(c) `250 per gram (d) `50 per gram

46. Which Organisation Developed ‘Ganga Atlas: River of the Past’ that
was launched during the 5th Ganga Utsav?

(a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Kanpur

(c) IIT Bombay (d) IIT Delhi

47. Name the Organization that released “The Adaptation Gap Report
2021” which discusses the irreversible nature of global climate risk.

(a) World Bank

(b) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(c) UN Environment Programme
(d) UN Development Programme

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48. Which organisation (in Nov.’21) released ‘The State of Climate
Ambition’ 2021 report?

(a) World Bank

(b) UN Environment Programme
(c) UN Development Programme
(d) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

49. Who recently (in Oct.21) got appointed as the Chairperson of the
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) for a period of
4 years?

(a) Ashok Bhushan (b) Ramalingam Sudhakar

(c) Yogeshwar Dayal (d) Mohan

50. In October 2021, after losing the elections, Zoran Zaevresigned

from the post of Prime Minister of which country?

(a) North Macedonia (b) Kosovo

(c) Turkey (d) Greece

51. Who is the Union Minister responsible for the Ministry of AYUSH (as
of Nov.’21)?

(a) Pralhad Joshi (b) Narayan Tatu Rane

(c) Sarbananda Sonowal (d) Arjun Munda

52. When is World Thrift Day or World Savings Day annually observed
across the globe?

(a) 2nd November (b) 29th October

(c) 31st October (d) 1st November

53. When is the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against
Journalists’ annually observed by the UN?

(a) 1st November (b) 2nd November

(c) 3rd November (d) 4th November

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54. Every year, UN’S International Day for Pre-venting the Exploitation
of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed
on__________

(a) 7th November (b) 8th November

(c) 4th November (d) 6th November

55. Where was India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant

launched (in Oct,’21) by Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL)?

(a) Gurugram, Haryana (b) Noida, Uttar Pradesh

(c) Hyderabad, Telangana (d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

56. In October 2021, Coca-Cola India extended its partnership with

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly as its ambassador for another 3-
years. Where is the headquarters of Coca-Cola India located?

(a) Gurugram, Haryana (b) Noida, Uttar Pradesh

(c) Mumbai, Maharashtra (d) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

57. In October 2021, Adani Group took over Jaipur International Airport
from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for a lease period of 50-
years. When was AAI established?

(a) 1951 (b) 2001 (c) 1995 (d) 2005