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(10th Jan 2022-15th Jan 2022)

Q1. ए ?
(a) SAARC
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q1.Zhang Ming has become the new Secretary-General of which

organization?
(a) SAARC
(b) World Trade Organization
(c) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(d) Economic Cooperation Organization

 China's senior diplomat Zhang Ming has taken charge as the

new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) in which India is a member.
 Zhang has taken charge from Vladimir Norov, former Foreign
Minister of Uzbekistan from January 1 for a three-year term.
 He was until recently China's ambassador to the European
Union.
 The Beijing headquartered SCO is an eight-member economic
and security bloc consisting of China, Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
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Q2. (ISRO) ए
?
(a)
(b) ए
(c)
(d)

Q2. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
(a) Anil Dhasmana
(b) S Somanath
(c) Arvind Kumar
(d) Pradeep Kumar Joshi

 Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath has been appointed the

new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) as well as the Space Secretary.
 He succeed K Sivan who completes his extended tenure as
ISRO chief.
 His appointment as the Space Secretary and the Space
Commission Chairman is for a combined tenure of three years
from the date of joining the post.
 The post of the ISRO chairman, the Space Secretary and the
Space Commission chief is usually held by one person only.
 Mr Somanath will be the 10th chairman of ISRO. He is at
present Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
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Q3. ए : ऑ ' ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q3. Who wrote the book titled, „Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized
Biography‟?
(a) Jayanta Ghosal
(b) Dhirendra Jha
(c) Thomas Matthew
(d) Arup Roy Choudhury

 Tata Sons emeritus Chairman, veteran industrialist and

philanthropist Ratan Tata‟s authorized biography titled
„Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography‟ is set to hit the
stands in November 2022.
 The biography is penned by a retired IAS officer Dr Thomas
Matthew.
 It will be published by HarperCollins.
 The book chronicles around the 84-year-old Ratan Tata‟s
childhood, college years, and early influences, among other
things.
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„Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized
Biography‟ , 2022 ए ।
 ए IAS ।
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 84 , औ
।

Q4. (IMF) ए
?
(a)
(b) -
(c) -
(d)

Q4. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Economist of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
(a) Jayant Khobragade
(b) Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
(c) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
(d) Martin Griffiths

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Pierre-

Olivier Gourinchas as the new Chief Economist.
 He succeeds Gita Gopinath as its chief economist.
 He will start his new position on January 24, 2022 part
time.He will be transitioning to full time on April 1, 2022.
 Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas is a French national.
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Q5.“Indomitable: A Working Woman's Notes on Life, Work and

Leadership” ।
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q5. “Indomitable: A Working Woman's Notes on Life, Work and

Leadership” is the autobiography of ___.
(a) Shikha Sharma
(b) Gita Gopinath
(c) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(d) Chanda Kochhar
  “Indomitable: A Working Woman's Notes on Life, Work and
Leadership” is the autobiography of Arundhati Bhattacharya.
It depicts her life as a banker and the challenges she faced.
 It is published by HarperCollins India.
 Arundhati Bhattacharya is a retired Indian banker and the
first woman chairperson of the 'State Bank of India.' She
served on the board of several other companies.
 She retired as the chairperson of SBI in 2017
 Bhattacharya joined the SBI as a probationary officer (PO) in
September 1977.
 “Indomitable: A Working Woman's Notes on Life, Work and
Leadership” । ए
औ ।
 ।
 ए औ ' '
। ।
 2017 ए
 1977 ए ( )
ए ए।

Q6.2020 ए
?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q6. Which state has been ranked as the best state in water
conservation efforts for 2020?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu

 Uttar Pradesh has been ranked as the best state in water

conservation efforts for 2020
  The Ministry of Jal Shakti awarded Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
second and third ranks, respectively, for their work and
efforts towards water conservation.
 The country required 1,000 billion cubic metres of water per
year to cater to its agriculture, irrigation, industrial and
domestic requirements.
 By 2050, the demand for water would rise from 1,000 billion
cubic metres to 1,400-1,500 billion cubic metres.
 2020 ए

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औ ।
 , , औ औ
ए 1,000 ।
 2050 , 1,000 1,400-
1,500 ए ।

Q7. ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q7. Which country has become a new non-permanent member of

the United Nations Security Council?
(a) Albania
(b) Brazil
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) All of these

 Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates

have become new non-permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council.
 Albania has become a new non-permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council for the first time.
 India began its term as a non-permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council for the eighth time on 1
January 2021.
  Non-Permanent members of the Security Council are elected
by the 193-member General Assembly for a two-year term.
 More than 50 of the UN‟s 193 member countries have never
been elected to the council since it was formed.
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Q8. ' औ ' ए

?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q8. Which country has appointed its first Commissioner for

'Sexual and Gender Diversity?
(a) Germany
(b) Japan
(c) Italy
(d) Finland

 Germany appointed Sven Lehmann, a Green Party lawmaker

as a Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of
Sexual and Gender Diversity, a first of its kind position in the
country's history.
 The appointment was announced on Wednesday and Lehman
will be in charge of a national LGBTQ+ action plan.
 This is the first time a commissioner for queer affairs has
been appointed.
 The lawmaker will also be the driving force behind the
government's National Action Plan for Sexual and Gender
Diversity.
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ए ,
।
 ए LGBTQ+ ।
 queer affairs ए
।
 औ ए

Q9. (ICMR) Omicron

ए ?
(a) Omivax
(b) Omicure
(c) OmiSure
(d) Omicare

Q9. Which testing kit has been approved by Indian Council of

Medical Research (ICMR) for detecting the Omicron variant?
(a) Omivax
(b) Omicure
(c) OmiSure
(d) Omicare

 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved

a testing kit for detecting the Omicron variant of the SARS-
CoV-2 coronavirus.
 The covid kit developed by Tata is called „OmiSure‟ and will
be an enhancement for the detection of the Omicron variant.
 The kit is manufactured by Tata Medical and Diagnostics.
 The tests have been performed as per the manufacturer‟s
instructions.
 Responsibility for batch-to-batch consistency lies with the
manufacturer.
 (ICMR) SARS-CoV-2
एए
।
 „OmiSure‟ औ
ए एए ए ।
  Medical ए Diagnostics ।
 ए ए ।

Q10.ए (AIIB)
?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q10. Which Indian has been appointed as a Vice President of the

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
(a) Bimal Jalan
(b) Viral Acharya
(c) Urjit Patel
(d) Raghuram Rajan

 Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a Vice

President of the Beijing-based multilateral funding institution
AIIB
 India is a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB) with the second highest voting share
after China.
 It is headed by former Chinese vice minister for finance Jin
Liqun.
 Patel will be one of the five Vice Presidents of the AIIB with a
three-year tenure.
 He is expected to take over his posting next month.
 He will succeed outgoing Vice President D J Pandian, who is
in charge of sovereign and non-sovereign lending of the AIIB
in South Asia, the Pacific Islands and South-East Asia.
 RBI
AIIB
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Q11. - ए ?
(a)
(b) (OPEC)
(c)
(d)

Q11. Haitham Al-Ghais has been selected as the new Secretary-

General of which organization?
(a) World Trade Organization
(b) Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
(c) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(d) Economic Cooperation Organization

 Haitham Al-Ghais has been selected as the new Secretary-

General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC).
 He will take the place of Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, whose
term as OPEC secretary-general will end in July 2022.
 Al-Ghais is a veteran member of the Kuwait Petroleum
Corporation (KPC) and he was Kuwait‟s OPEC Governor from
2017 to June 2021.
 He is currently serving as Managing Director for International
Marketing at KPC.In 2017, he chaired the Joint Technical
Committee (JTC) of the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC).
 (OPEC)
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2022 ।
 - (KPC) ए औ
2017 2021 OPEC ।
 KPC
। 2017 , (JTC)
।
 OPEC HQs-Vienna, Austria
Q12. 73 ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) ऋ

Q12. Who has become the 73rd Grandmaster of India?

(a) Sankalp Gupta
(b) Mitrabha Guha
(c) Bharath Subramaniyam
(d) Raja Rithvik

 Fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam has become the

73rd Grandmaster of India.
 The Chennai-based teenager completed his final GM Norm
and crossed the requisite 2500 rating at Vergani Cup Open in
Italy.
 Subramaniyam finished seventh overall in the event held at
Cattolica by scoring 6.5 points from nine rounds.
 To achieve the Grandmaster (GM) title, a player has to secure
three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points.
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Q13.
?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q13. Justice Ayesha Malik has become the first female judge of
the Supreme Court of which country?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan
(d) Singapore

 Pakistan has appointed the first woman judge of the Supreme

Court, after a high-power panel approved the elevation of
Lahore High Court judge Ayesha Malik to the apex court.
 The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, headed by Chief
Justice Gulzar Ahmed, approved Malik‟s elevation by a
majority of five votes against four.
 This is the second time that the JCP held a meeting to decide
on Justice Malik‟s elevation.
 Justice Malik‟s name first came before the JCP on September
9 last year but the panel was equally split, resulting in the
rejection of her candidature.
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Q14. ऑ ए ?
(a) औ
(b) औ
(c) औ
(d) औ

Q14. Which pair has won the Adelaide International mens‟ doubles
trophy in Australia?
(a) Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig
(b) Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan
(c) Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan
(d) Ramkumar Ramanathan and Divij Sharan
  Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan have won the
Adelaide International doubles trophy in Australia.
 Teaming up for the first-time on the ATP Tour, the Indian
pair beat top seed Ivan Dodig-Marcelo Mela.It was Bopanna‟s
20th ATP doubles title and first for Ramkumar.
 World No.1 Ash Barty won the Adelaide International by
defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in Women's Singles
final at Cannebara.
 This was Barty‟s 14th career singles title and second in
Adelaide.
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- । 20 ए
औ ए ।
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ए ए ।
 14 ए औ ए
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Q15. औ
' ' ए ?
(a) 25
(b) 28
(c) 26
(d) 29

Q15. Which date will be marked as „Veer Baal Diwas‟ to

commemorate Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh
Singh?
(a) 25th December
(b) 28th December
(c) 26th December
(d) 29th December
  On the auspicious occasion of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti on
January 9, 2022 Prime Minister Modi declared that 26th
December shall be marked as „Veer Baal Diwas.
 „Veer Baal Diwas‟ will be observed on the same day Sahibzada
Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji attained
martyrdom after being sealed alive in a wall.
 He further stated that these two greats preferred death
instead of deviating from the noble principles of Dharma.
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26 ' '
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औ ए
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Q16.Google 9 , 2022 191

। ए _____ ।
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q16. Google celebrated the 191st birthday of Fatima Sheikh with

a doodle on January 9, 2022. She was a famous _____.
(a) Freedom fighter
(b) Social reformer
(c) Politician
(d) Singer

 Google celebrated the 191st birthday of Fatima Sheikh with a

doodle on January 9, 2022.
 Fatima Sheikh was an Indian educator and a feminist icon.
 She is remembered as India's first Muslim woman teacher.
 Fatima Sheikh along with other social reformers Jyotirao and
Savitribai Phule co-founded Indigenous Library in 1848, one
of India's first schools for girls.
  Google honoured her birthday with a meticulous doodle in a
combination of white, blue and yellow that presents a glance
at her life.
 The doodle displays an illustration of Fatima Sheikh along
with two open books in the background.
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1848 , ए
ए ।
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Q17. 100 9 , 2022 ।

?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q17. The 100th birth anniversary of Har Gobind Khorana was

celebrated on Jan 9, 2022. He won the Nobel Prize in which field?
(a) Physics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Peace
(d) Medicine

 The world of science celebrated the 100th birth anniversary

of Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana on Jan 9, 2022
 Khorana‟s work has inspired a special issue of the Indian
Academy of Sciences, which is celebrating the scientist‟s life
and times.
 The publication is an insight into Khorana‟s modesty despite
his massive scientific achievements that culminated in the
1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine he shared with
Marshall Nirenberg and Robert Holley for the elucidation of
the genetic code.
  9 , 2022
100
 1968 ए

 औ . Robert
Holley औ . Marshall Nirenberg
। 09 2011 |

Q18. 4 ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q18. Which state Government has declared 4 villages as Revenue

Villages?
(a) Haryana
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh

 The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 4 villages as

Revenue Villages near the Nepal border.
 These four villages are Bhawanipur, Tedhia, Dhakia, and
Bichhia of Bahraich district.
 The'Vantangiya' community people were brought from
Myanmar to plant trees during British rule.
 A revenue village is a small administrative region with
defined borders. It can contain many hamlets.Each revenue
village is headed by a Village Administrative Officer.
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Q19.2021 ए ?
(a)
(b) ए
(c)
(d)

Q19. Who has won the Best Actor Golden Globe award for 2021'?
(a) Kodi Smit
(b) Andrew Garfield
(c) Will Smith
(d) Michael Keaton

 The Golden Globe Awards 2022 winners were announced by

the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in a private
ceremony.
 Netflix‟s 'The Power of the Dog' won Best Film-Drama while
20th Century Studios‟ West Side Story won Best Film–
Musical or Comedy.
 Will Smith won his first-ever Golden Globe award for his role
in the 2021 film 'King Richard'.
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2022 ।
 ' ऑ ' - ,
20 -
।
 2021 ' ' ए
।

Q20. ए
ए SKOCH ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q20. Which state has won the SKOCH Award for the project
named Mission Parvarish to combat malnourishment?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) West Bengal

 The project named Mission Parvarish to combat

malnourishment among children aged six months to five
years has earned the SKOCH Award for southern Assam‟s
Cachar district.
 The programme was launched during the “nutrition month”
in 2020.
 The programme entailed a coordinated socio-economic
approach for malnourished children of families below the
poverty line.
 Government agencies, local civic bodies, NGOs and
businessmen had come together to provide nutritional
support to such children.
 ए
Cachar ए
SKOCH ।
 2020 " " ।
 ए ए
- ।

Q21. ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q21. Which city has become the first city in India to launch a
water metro project?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kochi
(c) Panji
(d) Hyderabad
  The Kochi Water Metro Project is a ferry transport project.
Kochi has become the first city in India to launch a water
metro project.
 The project is operated by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited.
 15 routes are identified under the project. It connects ten
islands.
 The distance span is around 76 kilometres.
 The project will also focus on improving tourism based
initiatives and will improve livelihoods.
 It will also ease access to urban households and business
areas in the mainland.
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 15 ।
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 76 ।
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Q22. ए
ए । ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q22. Shubhankar Sharma is added to the list of athletes who

would be provided support under the Target Olympic Podium
Scheme. He is related to which sports?
(a) Golf
(b) Judo
(c) Skiing
(d) Shooting
 Ace rider Fouaad Mirza, golfers Anirban Lahiri, Aditi Ashok
and Diksha Dagar and Alpine Skier Mohammed Arif Khan are
among the 10 athletes added by the Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports‟ Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) to the list of athletes
 who would be provided support under the Target Olympic
Podium Scheme.
 While these five athletes have been included in the Core
group, golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Tvesa Malik and
Judokas Yash Ghangas, Unnati Sharma and Linthoi
Chanambam have been added to the Development group.
 These additions take the number of athletes under TOPS to
301, including 107 in the Core group.
 , , औ
औ 10 ए
, औ (MOC)
ए
ए ।
 ए ,
औ औ , औ
।
 ए TOPS 301 ,
107 ।

Q23. WHC
?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Q23. UNESCO agreed to publish India's world heritage sites on

WHC website in which language?
(a) Russian
(b) Urdu
(c) Hindi
(d) Sanskrit

 On the occasion of World Hindi Day on January 10, the

Director of World Heritage Centre has informed the
Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, Paris that
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has agreed to publish Hindi
descriptions of India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites on WHC
website.
  Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, Paris organized
the virtual celebration of World Hindi Day on January 10,
2022.
 10
,

WHC ए ।
 , 10 , 2022
।

Q24. 2021 ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) ऋ

Q24. Who has received the prestigious Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar

Award?
(a) Suniel Shetty
(b) Sonu Nigam
(c) Harshaali Malhotra
(d) Richa Chaddha

 Bajrangi Bhaijaan‟ actress Harshaali Malhotra received the

prestigious Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award this year.
 She received the award for her performance in the film and
for her contribution to the field of cinema.
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 औ ए
।

Q25.
।
(a)ए
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q25. Kevadiya railway station in the Narmada district of Gujarat
has been renamed to __________ railway station?
(a) Ekta Nagar
(b) Shanti Nagar
(c) Samanta Nagar
(d) Milap Nagar

 The Ministry of Railways has approved the renaming of the

Kevadiya railway station in the Narmada district of Gujarat,
as Ekta Nagar railway station.
 The Statue of Unity‟s Kevadiya railway station falls under the
Vadodara division.
 Last year, the Ministry of Railways had said tourists visiting
the world‟s tallest statue in Gujarat “Statue of Unity” will be
able to experience the rich cultural history of the state at the
Kevadiya railway station itself.
 Under the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative, the
Vadodara Division of Western Railways had awarded the first
of its kind contract in the Indian Railways network for the
development of an Art Gallery with a Souvenir shop at
Gujarat‟s Kevadiya Railway station.
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Q26. 2021 ?
(a) 83
(b) 92
(c) 90
(d) 86
Q26. What is the rank of Indian Passport in the Henley Passport
Index 2021?
(a) 83
(b) 92
(c) 90
(d) 86

 India‟s passport power has improved this quarter compared to

2021.
 It now ranks at 83rd position in the Henley Passport Index,
climbing seven places from 90th rank last year.
 The current rankings are for the first quarter of 2022 and
India shares the position with Sao Tome and Principe in
Central Africa, behind Rwanda and Uganda.
 Since 2005, Henley Passport Index ranks world‟s passports
according to the number of destinations their holders can
access without prior visa and is based on data from
International Air Transport Association (IATA).

 2021 ।
 83 , 90
।
 2022 ए औ औ
औ
।
 2005 ,

औ ए ए ए ( ए ए)
।

Q27. 2021 ए ICC ऑ

?
(a)
(b)
(c) ए
(d)
Q27. Who has won the ICC Men‟s Player of the Month award for
December 2021?
(a) Mitchell Starc
(b) Mayank Agarwal
(c) Ajaz Patel
(d) Virat Kohli

 India-born New Zealand cricketer Ajaz Patel has won the ICC
Player of the Month award for December following his
stupendous 10-wicket haul against Virat Kohli
 The left-arm spinner was nominated for the award alongside
India opener Mayank Agarwal and Australian pacer Mitchell
Starc but beat them to it on the back of his incredibly rare
feat.
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10 ए ऑ
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Q28.2021 ?
(ए)
( )
( )
( )

Q28. Which state has the maximum increase in forest cover

witnessed in 2021?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Odisha

 Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister

Bhupender Yadav released „India State of Forest Report
2021‟.
  It has been prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI).
 Forest Survey report 2021 has included a new chapter related
to the assessment of forest cover in the Tiger Reserves,
Corridors and Lion conservation area of India.
 The assessment of forest cover is based on the data from the
Indian Remote Sensing satellite (Resources at-II).
 In 2021, the total forest and tree cover in India is 80.9
million hectares. It is 24.62 percent of the geographical area
of India.
 Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km), Telangana (632 sq km), and
Odisha (537 sq km) are the top three states that have shown
an increase in forest cover.
 , औ ' ऑ
2021' ।
 (FSI) ।
 2021 , औ
ए
।
 Indian Remote
Sensing satellite ( -II) ।
 2021 , औ 80.9 ।
24.62 ।
 (647 ), (632 ) औ (537
) ।

Q29. ए
?
(a)
(b) ए ए
(c)
(d)

Q29. Maya Angelou has become the first black woman to appear
on which country‟s coin?
(a) UK
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) Russia
  Maya Angelou became the first black woman to appear on US
coin.
 The coin was rolled out by US Mint as a part of the American
Women Quarters Programme.
 She is known for her speaking voice and lyrical prose.
 She is an African American. She died in 2014.
 The coin has Maya on one side and the US first President
George Washington on the other side.
 Maya is shown along with an eagle in the coin.
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 ए । 2014 ।
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Q30. -19
?
(ए)
( )
( ) ए ए
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Q30. Who has become the first Indian badminton player to top the
under-19 world rankings in singles?
(a) Chirag Shetty
(b) Tasnim Mir
(c) Prannoy HS
(d) Ashwini Ponnappa

 Badminton player Tasnim Mir has become the first Indian to

top the under-19 world rankings in girls' singles.
 The Badminton World Federation's (BWF) updated rankings
showed 16-year-old Tasnim at the top of the pile with 10,810
points.
  ए -19
।
 (BWF) 16
10,810 ।

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