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Q.1. Which of the following countries will
jointly organise the FIH Women's Hockey
World Cup from 1 to 17 July 2022?
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(a) Spain and Germany
(b) Spain and Netherlands
(c) India and Sri Lanka
(d) India and Pakistan
Sol.1.(b) FIH Women's Hockey World Cup
2022 will be hosted by Spain and
Netherlands. It was founded in 1974. FIH
Men’s Hockey World 2023 will be hosted
by Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, India.
Q.2. Who among the following won the
Arjuna Award 2021 in Kabaddi discipline?
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(a) Ajay Thakur (b) Tejaswini Bai V
(c) Sandeep Narwal (d) Jasvir Singh
Sol.2.(c) The objective of the Arjuna
Awards is to recognize outstanding
achievements of sportspersons in the
field of sports at international level. It
was first awarded in 1961. There were 35
sportspeople who were awarded in 2021.
Arpinder Singh (athletics), Simranjit Kaur
(boxing), Shikhar Dhawan (cricket),
Bhavani Devi (fencing), Monika (hockey),
Vandana Katariya (hockey), Sandeep
Narwal (kabaddi), Himani Uttam Parab
(mallakhamb), Abhishek Verma
(shooting), Ankita Raina (tennis) etc
Q.3. Who won the Major Dhyan Chand
Khel Ratna Award 2021 in the Para
shooting discipline ?
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(a) Avani Lekhara (b) Manu Bhaker
(c) Gagan Narang (d) Apurvi Chandela
Sol.3.(a) Avani Lekhara. She won a gold
medal in 10m air rifle and a bronze medal
in 50m rifle at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
She won a gold medal in the Para
Shooting World Cup 2022 in women's
10m air rifle.
Q.4. India’s men’s hockey team beat
Pakistan to win a bronze medal in
December 2021 at the:
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(a) Asian Champions Trophy
(b) Moin Ud Dowla Gold Cfup
(c) ICC Champions Trophy
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Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme for
Sol.4.(a) India’s men’s hockey team beat
Pakistan to win a bronze medal in
December 2021 at the Asian Champions
Trophy. The men's team claimed an
Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating
Germany 5-4 to win the bronze at the
Tokyo 2020 olympics. Captain- Manpreet
Singh.
Q.5. Who won the Bronze medal in
badminton women's singles at Tokyo
Olympics 2020?
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(a) An Se-Young (b) Chen Yu Fei
(c) PV Sindhu (d) Tai Tzu-ying
Sol.5.(c) PV Sindhu won the Bronze
medal in badminton women's singles at
Tokyo Olympics 2020. PV Sindhu won
the Swiss Open 2022 women's singles
title.
Q.6. Who was the runner-up of Yonex
Swiss open 2021 women single
badminton Tournament?
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(a) Jwala Gutta (b) PV Sindhu
(c) Saina Nehwal (d) Malvika Bansode
Sol.6.(b) PV Sindhu was the runner-up of
Yonex Swiss open 2021 women single
badminton
Tournament. Winner- Carolina Marin.
Q.7. The Asian Games 2022 will be
organised in which of the following
countries?
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(a) Qatar (b) China
(c) Japan (d) South Korea
Sol.7.(b) The Asian Games 2022 will be
organised in Hangzhou, China. 2026-
Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. 2030- Doha, Qatar,
2034- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1951- New
Delhi, India, 1982- New Delhi, India.
Q.8. Which Indian woman hockey player
was made the brand ambassador of the
Centre's 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'
scheme for Haridwar district in August
2021?
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(a) Vandana Katariya (b) Manpreet Kaur
(c) Rashmita Minz (d) Rajani Etimarpu
Sol.8.(a) Vandana Katariya , Indian
woman hockey player, was made the
brand ambassador of the Centre's 'Beti
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Haridwar district in August 2021. She
became the first Indian woman to score
a hat-trick in hockey at the Tokyo
Olympics 2020.
Q.9. Which of the following was the
venue of the first ICC Test Championship
final between India and New Zealand?
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(a) South Africa (b) England
(c) New Zealand (d) India
Sol.9.(b) India vs New Zealand World
Test Championships 2021 Final Venue-
Southampton's Ageas Bowl Stadium,
England. New Zealand won the 1st World
Test Championship.
Q.10. Who among the following
cricketers won the orange cap in IPL
2021 ?
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(a) KL Rahul (b) Venkatesh Iyer
(c) Harshal Patel (d) Ruturaj Gaikwad
Sol.10.(d) IPL 2021 Orange Cap- Rituraj
Gaikwad, Purple Cap- Harshal Patel. IPL
2022 Orange Cap - Jos Buttler, Purple
Cap - Yuzvendra Chahal. IPL 2022
Champions- Gujarat Titans, Emerging
player of the season – Umran Malik,
Super Striker of the season – Dinesh
Karthik, Perfect Catch of the Season –
Evin Lewis.
Q.11. Javelin thrower Annu Rani, who
registered a throw of 63.24 m at the
Federation Cup Senior National Athletics
Championships to set a new national
record, represented the state of _____.
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(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Sol.11.(a) Annu Rani is an Indian javelin
thrower from Bahadurpur, Meerut, Uttar
Pradesh. She won the gold in the
National Interstate Athletic
Championship, 2021 by setting a record
of 63.24m. She was the 1st Indian to
reach the finals of the women's javelin
throw event at the World Athletics
Championships, Doha, 2019. Another
most famous Indian Javelin thrower is
Neeraj Chopra (the first Indian athlete to
win the gold medal in Javelin Throw in
the Asian Games, setting the national
record of 88.06 m).
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Q.12. The central theme of Tokyo
Paralympic 2020 was ________.
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(a) Inspire a Generation
(b) United by Emotion
(c) Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together
(d) One World, One Dream
Sol.12.(b) The Central Theme of Tokyo
Paralympic 2020 was United by Emotion.
India won 19 Medals (5 Gold, 8 Silver, 6
Bronze).
Q.13. As of March 2021, with a throw of
88.07 m, javelin star Neeraj Chopra set a
national record in the third Indian Grand
Prix in ____________________.
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(a) Jalandhar (b) Bhatinda
(c) Patiala (d) Ludhiana
Sol.13.(c) Neeraj Chopra set a javelin
national record of 88.07-meter throw at
the Indian Grand Prix 3 in Patiala,2021.
He won the silver medal with a throw of
89.30 m (his best record till June 2022)
at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku,
Finland. He is conferred with the Arjuna
Award (2018), Vishisht Seva Medal
(2020), Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
Award (2021), Param Vishisht Seva
Medal (2022), and Padma Shri (2022).
Q.14. As of June 2021, India men's
football team captain ____________
became the second- highest goal-scorer
among the active international
footballers.
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(a) Anirudh Thapa (b) Sahal Samad
(c) Sunil Chhetri (d) Sandesh Jhingan
Sol.14.(c) Indian football team and
Indian Super League club Bengaluru
Captain Sunil Chhetri (Telangana)
becomes the second-highest active
international goal-scorer with 74 goals.
He is conferred with the Arjuna Award
(2011), Padma Shri (2019), and Khel
Ratna Award (2021).
Q.15. At the December 2021 BWF World
Tour Finals in Bali, Indonesia, shuttler
______________ clinched the silver medal.
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(a) Aakarshi Kashyap (b) Mugdha Agrey
(c) Saina Nehwal (d) PV Sindhu
Sol.15.(d) At the December 2021 BWF
World Tour Finals in Bali, Indonesia,
shuttler
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Sindhu won the Swiss Open title, beating
Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand
in March 2022.
Q.16. The 10th Women's Hockey Asia
Cup was held at __________.
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(a) India (b) Bahrain (c) Qatar (d) Muscat
Sol.16.(d) The 10th Women's Hockey
Asia Cup was held at Muscat, Oman.
Japan won by defeating South Korea
while India secured third position. First
Women’s Hockey Asia Cup was held in
1985 at Seoul, South Korea.
Q.17. In April 2021, Nethra Kumanan
became the first Indian woman ever to
qualify for the
Olympics in ________________.
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(a) modern pentathlon (b) Alpine skiing
(c) sailing (d) fencing
Sol.17.(c) In April 2021, Nethra Kumanan
became the first Indian woman ever to
qualify for the Olympics in sailing.
Bhavani Devi became the first fencer
from India to qualify for the Olympics.
Q.18. Which of the following countries
won the highest gold medals in Tokyo
Olympics 2020?
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(a) Japan (b) Australia
(c) China (d) United States of America
Sol.18.(d) Highest gold medals in Tokyo
Olympics won by the United States of
America (39) followed by China (38) and
Japan (27) and so on. India : 1 (Gold) , 2
(Silver), 4 (Bronze) and 7 (Total). Next
Summer Olympics 2024 will be held in
Paris, France.
Q.19. Which 19-year-old wrestler became
the first Indian wrestler to win a silver
medal at the World Wrestling
Championship in October 2021 in the 57
kg weight category?
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(a) Bhateri (b) Anshu Malik
(c) Bipasha (d) Sanju Devi
Sol.19.(b) Anshu Malik (Haryana) is an
Indian freestyle wrestler. She is the first
Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at
the World Championships in the women's
division.
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Q.20. Which Indian shuttler defeated
World Champion Loh Kean Yew of
Singapore in the Men's Singles final at
the 2022 India Open?
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(a) Chirag Shetty
(b) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
(c) Srikanth Kidambi
(d) Lakshya Sen
Sol.20.(d) India shuttler Lakshya Sen
(Uttarakhand) won the men's singles final
of the ongoing India Open 2022 by
defeating Singapore. India Open is an
annual badminton event founded in 1973
and held in India since 2008. Most Men’s
singles titles (3; Lee Chong Wei
(Malaysia).
Q.21. Who among the following secured
one of the two silver medals for India at
the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
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(a) Ravi Kumar Dahiya (b) Sushil Kumar
(c) Bajrang Punia (d) KD Jadhav
Sol.21.(a) Ravi Kumar, is an Indian
freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal
at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 57 kg
category. He is also a bronze medallist
from 2019 World Wrestling
Championships and a three-time Asian
champion.
Q.22. Who among the following became
the youngest player to defeat world
number one chess champion, Magnus
Carlsen, of Norway in an online chess
tournament in February 2021?
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(a) Nihal Sarin
(b) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
(c) Vidit Gujrathi
(d) Abhijeet Gupta
Sol.22.(b) Rameshbabu
Praggnanandhaa (youngest international
master) earned the title of FIDE Master at
the age of 7 (won the World Youth Chess
Championship Under-8 title in 2013). He
won the Under-10 title in 2015
Q.23. Which of the following teams was
defeated by the Indian Hockey team to
win the bronze medal in Asian
Champions Trophy 2021 on December
22, 2021?
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(a) Pakistan (b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal (d) Sri Lanka
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Sol.23.(a) Pakistan. Asian Champions
Trophy Hockey 2021: Host City- Dhaka
(Bangladesh), Winner- South Korea,
Runner-up- Japan, Third Place- India;
Fourth Place- Pakistan. Most titles: India
(3 titles) and Pakistan (3 titles).
Q.24. Who among the following won the
US Open 2021 men’s tennis singles final?
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(a) Novak Djokovic (b) Daniil Medvedev
(c) Lew Hoad (d) Jack Crawford
Sol.24.(b) U.S. Open 2021: Men's
singles- Daniil Medvedev (Russia);
Runner-up- Novak Djokovic (Serbia).
Women's singles: Emma Raducanu
(United Kingdom); Runner-up- Leylah
Fernandez (Canada).
Q.25. Which of the following teams won
the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021?
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(a) Chennai Super Kings
(b) Kolkata Knight Riders
(c) Royal Challengers Bangalore
(d) Mumbai Indians
Sol.25.(a) Chennai Super Kings beat
Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the
14th Indian Premier League 2021 final to
win their fourth title.
Q.26. The number of silver medals won
by India in Tokyo Olympics 2020 is
__________.
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(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
Sol.26.(c) Total medals won by India are
7: Gold (Neeraj Chopra; Men's javelin
throw), Silver (Mirabai Chanu; Women's
49kg weightlifting, Ravi Kumar Dahiya;
Men's 57kg wrestling),
Bronze ( Lovlina Borgohain; Women's
welterweight boxing, PV Sindhu;
Women's singles badminton, Indian
hockey team; Men's hockey, Bajrang
Punia; Men's 65kg wrestling).
Q.27. In March 2021, _________ became
the first female Indian cricketer and the
second, internationally, after England's
Charlotte Edwards, to breach the
10000-run mark in international cricket.
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(a) Harleen Deol (b) Smriti Mandhana
(c) Mithali Raj (d) Poonam Yadav
Sol.27.(c) Mithali Dorai Raj (Jaipur) is an
Indian cricketer who captained the side
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between 2004 and 2022. She is a
recipient of several awards, including the
Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the
World (2017), Arjuna Award (2003), the
Padma Shri (2015), and Major Dhyan
Chand Khel Ratna (2021).
Q.28. Which of the following Indian cities
will host the International Olympic
Committee session in 2023?
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(a) Delhi (b) Bengaluru
(c) Mumbai (d) Hyderabad
Sol.28.(c) Mumbai, India, will host the
IOC Session in 2023, it is the second time
that India will host the session after 1983
(New Delhi). 2022: Beijing (China), 2024:
Paris (France), 2025: Athens (Greece),
2026: Milan (Italy).
Q.29. Australia won the 2020 ICC
Women's T20 World Cup Cricket by
defeating _________.
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(a) India (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Pakistan (d) New Zealand
Sol.29.(a) ICC Women's T20 World Cup
started in 2009 (hosted by England;
Winner- England). 2020: Hosted-
Australia; Winner- Australia; Runner-up -
India. 2023: Host- South Africa.
Q.30. In which year will India host the
15th Men’s Hockey World Cup?
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(a) 2025 (b) 2023
(c) 2022 (d) 2024
Sol.30.(b) The Men's FIH Hockey World
Cup tournament was started in 1971 by
the International Hockey Federation
(FIH). 2018: Host- India (Bhubaneswar);
Winner- Belgium; Runner-up-
Netherlands. 2023: Host- India
(Bhubaneswar & Rourkela).
Q.31. In April 2021, which Indian
cricketer was named as ‘Wisden
Almanack’s ODI Cricketer of 2010s in the
2021 edition of the Wisden Cricketers’
Almanack?
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(a) Hardik Pandya
(b) K L Rahul
(c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(d) Virat Kohli
Sol.31.(d) Cricketers of decade named
by Wisden Almanack (cricket reference
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book published in the United Kingdom)
for 50 years is- 1971-1980: Vivian
Richards (Antigua); 1981-1990: Kapil Dev;
1991-2000: Sachin Tendulkar;
2001-2010: Muttiah Muralitharan
(Srilanka); 2011-2021: Virat Kohli. Kohli
made more than 11,000 runs in the
period, averaging over 60 and scoring 42
hundred.
Q.32. Who was the winner of the 7th ICC
T20 World Cup cricket?
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(a) Australia (b) Sri Lanka
(c) New Zealand (d) England
Sol.32.(a) ICC T20 World Cup cricket is
organized by the International Cricket
Council, started in 2007 (Host- South
Africa; Winner- India; Runner-up-
Pakistan), 7th ICC T20, 2021 (Host- UAE
and Oman; Winner- Australia; Runner-up-
Newzealand), 2022 (Host- Australia),
2024 (West Indies and the U.S.), 2026
(India and Srilanka), 2028 (Australia and
Newzealand), and 2030 (England, Ireland,
Scotland, and Wales).
Q.33. In which of the following
categories did the weightlifter Mirabai
Chanu bag a silver medal at the Tokyo
Olympics 2020?
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(a) 55 kg (b) 49 kg (c) 64 kg (d) 59 kg
Sol.33.(b) At Tokyo Olympics 2020,
Mirabai Chanu (Manipur) won a silver in
the 49 kg weightlifting category. In 2017,
she won the gold medal at the World
Weightlifting Championships held in
Anaheim, California. In 2018, She was
awarded the Padma Shri award and the
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.
Q.34. The 7th ICC T20 World Cup Cricket
was jointly organised by ________.
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(a) India and Sri Lanka
(b) India and Bangladesh
(c) UAE and Qatar
(d) UAE and Oman
Sol.34.(d) The 7th ICC T20 World Cup
Cricket was jointly organized by UAE and
Oman, Winner- Australia.
Q.35. Which team won the men’s bronze
medal in Asian Table Tennis
Championship 2021 in Doha?
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(a) China (b) Sri Lanka
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Sol.35.(d) The Indian men's team,
comprising Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan
Gnanasekaran, and Harmeet Desai, who
won a bronze medal in the event at the
Asian Table Tennis Championships 2021
in Doha, Qatar.
Q.36. In November 2021, who became
the chairman of ICC Men’s Cricket
Committee?
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(a) Anil Kumble
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) Sourav Ganguly
Sol.36.(d) ICC Men's Cricket Committee
(Sourav Ganguly), Chief Executives'
Committee (Geoff Allardice), Finance and
Commercial Affairs Committee (Ross
McCollum), Women's Cricket Committee
(Clare Connor), Development Committee
(Imran Khwaja), Audit Committee (Yuvraj
Narayan), Nominations Committee (Greg
Barclay), Code of Conduct Commission
(Michael Beloff QC), etc.
Q.37. The 2023 Asia Cup Cricket
tournament (ODI Edition) will be
organised by which of the following
countries?
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(a) India (b) Pakistan
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Bangladesh
Sol.37.(b) Asian Cricket Council Asia
Cup (Twenty 20) is a men's One Day
International cricket tournament. Started
in 1984 (Host- UAE; Winner- India;
Runner-up- Srilanka), 2018 (Host- UAE;
Winner- India; Runner-up- Bangladesh),
2022 (Host- Srilanka), 2023 (Host-
Pakistan).
Q.38. The Men's World Boxing
Championship 2023 will be hosted by
which of the following countries?
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(a) Uzbekistan (b) Turkmenistan
(c) Kyrgyzstan (d) Tajikistan
Sol.38.(a) World Boxing Championships
were first held for men in 1974 (Hosted
by Cuba) and the first women's
championships were held in 2001 (USA).
Men's World Boxing Championship 2021
(Host- Siberia; Winner- Cuba), 2023
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan), and 2025
(Osaka, Japan).
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Q.39. As of August 2021, which Indian
state organises Qila Raipur Sports
Festival, also known as India’s Rural
Olympics, annually?
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(a) Gujarat (b) Punjab
(c) Haryana (d) Rajasthan
Sol.39.(b) Qila Raipur Sports Festival is
held annually in Qila Raipur, in Punjab,
India. Competitions are held for major
Punjabi rural sports including cart races,
athletic events, and rope pulling.
Q.40. India finished its best-ever
performance at World Athletics U20
Championship at Nairobi in August 2021
with:
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(a) 1 gold and 2 silver medals
(b) 2 silver and 1 bronze medals
(c) 1 silver and 2 bronze medals
(d) 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals
Sol.40.(b) India finished its best-ever
performance at World Athletics U20
Championship at Nairobi in August 2021
with 2 silver and 1 bronze medals.
Q.41. The Winter Olympics games 2022
was organised by which of the following
city from 4 February to 25 February
2022?
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(a) Brasilia (b) Beijing
(c) Moscow (d) Stockholm
Sol.41.(b) Winter Olympics games:
started in 1924 (Host- France; Top
nation- Norway), 2022 (Host- Beijing,
China; Top Nation- Norway), and 2026
(Host- Italy).
Q.42.In February 2021, ___________ broke
into the Top-100 WTA doubles rankings,
becoming the second woman, after
Sania Mirza, to do so.
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(a) Shikha Devi Uberoi
(b) Ankita Raina
(c) Tara Iyer
(d) Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sol.42.(b) Ankita Raina broke into the
Top 100 WTA doubles ranking, becoming
the second woman after Sania Mirza to
do so. Iga Swiatek (Rank 1 Singles
Ranking), ELise Mertens (Rank 1 Doubles
ranking).
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Q.43.Who among the following became
the first Indian male shuttler to win silver
in men's singles event at the BWF World
Championships on December 19, 2021?
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(a) HS Prannoy (b) B Sai Praneeth
(c) Lakshya Sen (d) Kidambi Srikanth
Sol.43.(d) Kidambi Srikanth became the
first Indian male shuttler to win silver in
men’s singles event at BWF World
Championship in 2021.
Q.44. The long jumper___________ won
silver in the U-220 world athletics
Championships in August 2021.
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(a) Shaili Singh (b) MA Prajusha
(c) Nayana James (d) Reeth Abraham
Sol.44.(a) The Long jumper Shaili Singh
won silver in the U- 20 World Athletics
Championship in August 2021. She won
the gold medal in long jump in the U-16
category at the Junior National athletics
championship in Ranchi in 2018.
Q.45. Which of the following teams won
the Indian Super League 2020-21?
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(a) Kerala Blasters FC
(b) NorthEast United FC
(c) ATK Mohun Bagan
(d) Mumbai City FC
Sol.45.(d) Mumbai City FC won the
Indian Super League 2020-21. Hyderabad
FC (Current Champion) won the title in
2021-22. ISL was founded on 21st
October 2013.
Q.46. The former Spanish footballer,
Antonio Lopez Habas, was the coach at
the Hero ISL 2020-21 of which of the
following football teams?
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(a) A.T.K. Mohun Bagan
(b) Kerala Blasters
(c) F.C. Goa
(d) S.C. East Bengal
Sol.46.(a) Antonio Lopez Habas, was the
coach at the Hero ISL 2020-21 of ATK
Mohun Bagan. Present (May 2022)
Coaches of Kerala Blasters- Ivan
Vukomanovic(Coach), FC Goa- Carlos
Gonzalez Pena, SC East Bengal - Manolo
Diaz.
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Q.47. For which of the following teams is
the former Indian football captain Sunil
Chhetri played in 2021?
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(a) Chennaiyin FC
(b) Bengaluru FC
(c) NorthEast United FC
(d) FC Goa
Sol.47.(b) Indian football captain Sunil
Chettri played for Bangalore FC in 2021.
He is also the all time 6th top goalscorer
in international football.
Q.48. Which of the following cities will be
known as ‘the sports city of India’ from
February 2021?
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(a) Gurugram (b) Hyderabad
(c) Ahmedabad (d) Bengaluru
Sol.48.(c) Ahmedabad is known as ‘the
sports city of India’ . Gurugram of
Haryana is often referred to as the
millennium city of India. Hyderabad is
known as the HITECH city, it is also
known as the city of pearls or city of
Nizams. Bangalore is sometimes
referred to as the “Silicon Valley of India”
(or “IT capital of India”).
Q.49. Which of the following cities won
the hosting rights of the 2030 Asian
Games in December 2020?
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(a) Jakarta (b) Doha
(c) Seoul (d) Shanghai
Sol.49.(b) Doha (Qatar) won the hosting
rights of the 2030 Asian Games in
December 2020. Asian Games 2022 -
Hangzhou(China), 2026- Aichi- Nagoya
(Japan), 2034- Riyadh(Saudi Arabia). The
first Asian games were held in 1951 at
New Delhi.
Q.50.Which player has been chosen by
the ICC as the ICC Men's Player of the
Month for July 2022 ?
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(a) Prabath Jayasuriya
(b) Abdullah Shafique
(c) Mohammad Nawaz
(d) Kasun Rajitha
Sol.50.(a) The International Cricket
Council (ICC) has chosen Sri Lankan
spinner Prabath Jayasuriya as ICC Men's
Player of the Month for July 2022.
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Q.51. Who among the following female
wrestlers won the Ukraine Wrestling
Tournament in February 2021?
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(a) Kavita Devi (b) Sakshi Malik
(c) Babita Kumari (d) Vinesh Phogat
Sol.51.(d) Vinesh Phogat won the
Ukraine wrestling tournament in February
2021. Kabita Devi - Kabbadi Player,
Sakshi Malik- Freestyle Wrestler, Babita
Kumari- Wrestler.
Q.52. As of April 2021, who among the
following is the only Indian long jumper
to have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics
2021?
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(a) Virsa Singh
(b) TC Yohannan
(c) Sreeshankar Murali
(d) Sanjay Kumar Rai
Sol.52.(c) Sreeshankar Murali is the only
Indian long Jumper to have qualified for
the Tokyo Olympics 2021. Virsa Singh
(Long Jumper)- 1960 Summer Olympics.
T. C. Yohannan(Long Jumper)- 1976
Summer Olympics in Canada. Sanjay
Kumar Rai(Long Jumper) - Sydney
Olympic 2000.
Q.53. Which country does Dominic
Thiem, the winner of 2020 U.S. Open
Men’s Championships, represent?
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(a) Germany (b) The US
(c) Austria (d) Denmark
Sol.53.(c) Dominic Thiem- Austria ,
Roger Federer- Basel, Switzerland, Rafal
Nadal- Spain, Novak Djokovic- Serbia,
Daniil Medvedev- Russia, Alexander
Zeverev - Germany.
Q.54. Which of the following sports was
included in the Khelo India Youth Games
2021 in a bid to develop it as a
competitive sport ?
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(a) Mukna (b) Yogasana
(c) Dhopkhel (d) Mallakhamb
Sol.54.(b) Yogasana was included in the
Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in a bid
to develop it as a competitive sport .
Mukna is a form of folk wrestling from
the north-east Indian state of Manipur.
Dhopkhel, is a traditional ball game
played in the Indian state of Assam.
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Modern-day pole dancing or Pole yoga is
thought to have its roots in mallakhamb.
Q.55. Who among the following won P4
gold at the Al Ain 2021 Para Shooting
World Cup in March 2021?
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(a) Manish Narwal (b) Singhraj Adhana
(c) Rahul Jakhar (d) Deepender Singh
Sol.55.(a) Manish Narwal won P4 gold at
the Al Ain 2021 Para Shooting World Cup
in March 2021. Singhraj Adhana , Rahul
Jakhar ,Deepender Singh all are para
shooters. Manish Narwal and Singhraj
Adana won the gold and silver medal
respectively in the Mixed 50m Pistol SH1
category. Avani Lekhara won Gold
medal at Tokyo 2020 paralympics in
shooting.
Q.56. Badminton player ______ won the
All England Open men's single title in
March 2021.
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(a) Lee Chong Wei (b) Momota Kento
(c) Viktor Axelsen (d) Lee Zii Jia
Sol.56.(d) Viktor Axelson won the All
England Open men's single title in March
2022. Japan's Akane Yamaguchi won the
women's singles title in March 2022.
Q.57. Who became the first player to hit
350 sixes during IPL 2021?
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(a) AB de Villiers (b) MS Dhoni
(c) Chris Gayle (d) Rohit Sharma
Sol.57.(c) Chris Gayle became the first
player to hit 350 sixes during IPL 2021
and also most sixes in T20 cricket.
Shahid Afridi holds the record for hitting
most sixes in ODI cricket format. B
McCullum holds the record for hitting
most sixes in Test Cricket format.
Q.58. Who among the following was
named Wisden Almanack's ODI player of
the 2010s in April 2021?
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(a) Virat Kohli (b) Rahul Dravid
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) MS Dhoni
Sol.58.(a) Virat Kohli was named Wisden
Almanack's ODI player of the 2010s in
April 2021. Joe Root named Wisden's
leading cricketer in the world after stellar
2021.
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Q.59. Who among the following Indian
wrestlers became World No. 1 in 65-kg
freestyle wrestling in March 2021?
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(a) Bajrang Punia (b) Sushil Kumar
(c) Yogeshwar Dutt (d) Pawan Kumar
Sol.59.(a) Bajrang Punia won a Bronze
Medal in Men’s freestyle 65kg wrestling
at Tokyo Olympic 2020.
Q.60. Which of the following two teams
played against each other in the first
match of IPL 2021?
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(a) Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers
Hyderabad
(b) Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals
(c) Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan
Royals
(d) Mumbai Indians and Royal
Challengers Bangalore
Sol.60.(d) First Match of IPL 2022
Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight
Riders. IPL was first played in 2008.
Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow
Supergiants (LSG) are two new entrants
in IPL 2022.
Q.61. In which of the following cities was
the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships
held?
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(a) New Delhi (b) Tokyo
(c) Beijing (d) Colombo
Sol.61.(a) New Delhi hosted the 2020
Asian Wrestling Championships. Asian
Wrestling Championships 2021- Almaty,
Kazakhstan, {(Asian Wrestling
Championships 2022- Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia. Indian wrestlers secured a
total of 17 medals, Ravi Kumar Dahiya is
the only Gold medalist (1-Gold, 5-Silver,
and 11-Bronze medals)}.
Q.62. As of 2021, who is the reigning
Olympic Men’s Field Hockey champion?
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(a) Belgium (b) Germany
(c) Argentina (d) Holland
Sol.62.(c) As of 2021, Argentina is the
reigning Olympic Men’s Field Hockey
champion. Belgium won the Gold medal
in the Tokyo Olympic 2020. Australia
won the silver medal and India won
Bronze medal.
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Q.63. Who among the following table
tennis players won nine Senior National
Championships as of April 2021?
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(a) Soumyajit Ghosh
(b) Sujay Ghorpade
(c) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
(d) A Sharath Kamal
Sol.63.(d) A Sharath Kamal won nine
Senior National Championships as of
April 2021. Manika Batra, Achanta
Sharath Kamal, Sutirtha Mukherjee and G
Sathiyan are table tennis players.
Bhavina Patel won silver medal at Tokyo
2020 Paralympic.
Q.64. Who among the following became
the first Indian woman to score 10,000
runs in international cricket across all
formats in March 2021?
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(a) Mithali Raj (b) Jhulan Goswami
(c) Priya Punia (d) Taniya Bhatia
Sol.64.(a) Mithali Raj became the first
Indian woman to score 10,000 runs in
international cricket across all formats in
March 2021. Jhulan Goswami (India) -
250*(March 2022) is the highest wicket
taker in Women’s cricket.
Q.65. In which of the following cities
were the first and second test cricket
matches (2021)between India and
England held?
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(a) Mumbai (b) Pune
(c) Chennai (d) Ahmedabad
Sol.65.(c) The first and second test
cricket matches (2021) between India
and England was held at MA
Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Q.66. Which of the following states won
the maximum number of medals at the
Khelo India Youth Games 2020?
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(a) Punjab (b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra (d) Haryana
Sol.66.(c) Khelo India Youth Games 2020
Maximum Medals- Maharashtra {256-
78(G), 77(S), 101(B)}. It was hosted by
Guwahati, Assam. Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports (May 2022) - Anurag
Thakur.
Q.67. Who among the following won the
All England Open Badminton
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Championship 2020 in the Men’s Singles
category?
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(a) Viktor Axelsen (b) Kento Momota
(c) Anders Antonsen (d) Chou Tien-chen
Sol.67.(a) Viktor Axelsen won the All
England Open Badminton Championship
2020 in the Men’s Singles category.
2021- Lee Zii Jia (Men’s Singles), Nazomi
Okhura (Women’s Singles). 2022- Viktor
Axelsen (Men’s Singles), Akane
Yamaguchi (Women’s Singles).
Q.68. Who among the following created
a national record in the javelin throw
event at the third Indian Grand Prix meet
in March 2021?
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(a) Vipin Kasana (b) Devendra Jhajharia
(c) Shivpal Singh (d) Neeraj Chopra
Sol.68.(d) Neeraj Chopra created a
national record in the javelin throw event
at the third Indian Grand Prix meet in
March 2021. Neeraj Chopra won Gold
medal (87.58m) in Javelin throw at Tokyo
Olympic 2020.
Q.69. In March 2021, Bhavani Devi
became the first Indian ______ to qualify
for the Olympics.
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(a) fencer (b) golfer
(c) boxer (d) swimmer
Sol.69.(a ) In March 2021, Bhavani Devi
became the first Indian fencer to qualify
for the Olympics.
Q.70. In March 2021, Cricketer Kieron
Pollard hits six sixes in an over in a
match against
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(a) Australia (b) West Indies
(c) New zealand (d) Sri lanka
Sol.70.(d) In March 2021, Cricketer
Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over in a
match against Sri lanka . Herschelle
Gibbs who was the first to hit six sixes in
an over in one day international cricket.
Yuvraj Singh became only the second
batsman in the history of international
cricket (T20) to smash 6 sixes in an over
against England in the 2007 world cup.
Q.71. In the 2020–21 season, each NBA
team played ______ regular-season
games
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(a) 72 (b) 86 (c) 68 (d) 94
Sol.71.(a) In the 2020–21 season, each
NBA team played 72 regular-season
games. National Basketball Association
(NBA) headquarters is in New York,
United States. Basketball is the national
game of Serbia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
Q.72. Which of the following countries
will host the 2023 AIBA Men's World
Boxing Championships?
SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Evening)
(a) Uzbekistan (b) Russia
(c) Mongolia (d) Serbia
Sol.72.(a) The 2023 Men's Boxing World
Championships will be held in
Uzbekistan capital Tashkent. The
International Boxing Association,
previously known as the Association
Internationale de Boxe Amateur, founded
in 1946. Headquarters is at Lausanne ,
Switzerland.
Q.73. Which of the following Hero Indian
Super League teams appointed Sergio
Lobera as its head coach in October
2020?
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(a) North East United FC
(b) ATK Mohun Bagan
(c) Bengaluru FC
(d) Mumbai City FC
Sol.73.(d) As of May 2022, Des
Buckingham is the present head coach
of Mumbai City FC.
Juan Ferrando - head coach of ATK
Mohun Bagan. Khalid Ahmed Jamil -
Head coach of North East United .
Marco Pezzaiuoli- Bangalore FC head
coach.
Q.74. As of April 2021, ______ held the
record for the highest individual Women’s
ODI cricket score by an Indian player. She
was also the only Indian spinner to take
six women’s ODI wickets.
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(a) Taniya Bhatia (b) Deepti Sharma
(c) Radha Yadav (d) Punam Raut
Sol.74.(b) As of April 2021, Deepti
Sharma held the record for the highest
individual Women’s ODI cricket score by
an Indian player. She was also the only
Indian spinner to take six women’s ODI
wickets. Mithali Raj went past Charlotte
Edwards' tally of 10,273 runs to become
most runs scorer in One Day
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International Cricket. Jhulan Goswami
becomes first woman Cricketer to pass
250 wickets in ODI cricket.
Q.75. Who was the Australian Open
Women’s Singles champion in 2021?
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(a) Serena Williams (b) Venus Williams
(c) Jennifer Brady (d) Naomi Osaka
Sol.75.(d) Grand Slam Winners Women-
2022- Australian Open- Ashleigh Barty,
2021- U.S Open- Emma Raducanu, 2021-
Wimbledon- Ashleigh Barty, 2021- French
Open- Barbora Krejcikova, 2021-
Australian Open - Naomi Osaka.
Playground of Courts on which the 4
tournaments played Australian open
–hard courts,French open – clay courts,
Wimbledon – natural grass, US open –
hard courts
Q.76. Which of the following countries
hosted the ITTF (International Table
Tennis Federation) Women's World Cup
2020?
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(a) Singapore (b) China
(c) Japan (d) South Korea
Sol.76.(b) The 2020 ITTF Women's World
Cup was a table tennis competition held
in Weihai, China.
The HeadQuarter of ITTF (International
Table Tennis Federation) is in Lausanne,
switzerland was founded in the year1926
Q.77. Along with India, which of the
following countries was crowned Joint
Winner at the 2020 Online FIDE Chess
Olympiad?
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(a) Croatia (b) Ukraine
(c) Belgium (d) Russia
Sol.77.(d) Along with India, Russia was
crowned Joint Winner at the 2020 Online
FIDE Chess Olympiad. In 2021 Team
Russia won by defeating USA.
Q.78. Name the captain of the Indian
Men's Hockey Team as of 30th July
2020.
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(a) Manpreet Singh
(b) Jarmanpreet Singh
(c) Gurinder Singh
(d) Harmanpreet Singh
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Sol.78.(a) The captain of the Indian
Men's Hockey Team as of 30th July 2020
was Manpreet Singh. He led the Indian
field hockey team to the bronze medal at
the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He plays as a
halfback.
Q.79. Which of the following teams won
the Indian Super League 2019-2020?
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(a) ATK Football Club
(b) Kerala Blasters
(c) North East United
(d) FC Goa
Sol.(a) ATK Football Club won the Indian
Super League 2019-2020.
Q.80. Which of the following two nations
will host the FIFA Women's World Cup
2023?
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(a) Norway and Sweden
(b) Australia and New Zealand
(c) The US and Canada
(d) Japan and South Korea
Sol.80.(b) Australia and New Zealand will
host the FIFA Women's World Cup for the
23 July to 20 August event in 2023.
Q.81. Which of the following cricketers
was described as 'Mr. Incredible' by the
captain of the England Test Cricket team
in July 2020?
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(a) Jason Roy (b) Stuart Broad
(c) Chris Woakes (d) Ben Stokes
Sol.81.(d) Ben Stokes was described as
'Mr. Incredible' by the captain of the
England Test Cricket team in July 2020.
Q.82. Which of the following Indian table
tennis player won the ITTF (ITTF)
Challenger Plus Oman Open 2020 was
won by?
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(a) Anthony Amalraj (b) Shubjit Saha
(c) Sharath Kamal (d) Sanil Shetty
Sol.82.(c) Indian table tennis player
Sharath Kamal won ITTF Challenger Plus
Oman Open 2020
Q.83. Who among the following won the
All England Open Badminton
Championship Men’s Singles 2020 title?
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(a) Chou Tien-chen (b) Lee Chong Wei
(c) Lin Dan (d) Viktor Axelsen
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Sol.83.(d) Viktor Axelsen won the All
England Open Badminton Championship
Men’s Singles 2020 title. Viktor Axelsen
beat Chou Tien Che and won the
championship.
Q.84. Who won the Styrian Grand Prix
Formula 1 racing championship in July
2020?
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(a) Valtteri Bottas (b) Max Verstappen
(c) Sebastian Vettel (d) Lewis Hamilton
Sol.84.(d) Lewis Hamilton won the
Styrian Grand Prix Formula 1 racing
championship in July 2020.
Q.85. Which of the following is NOT one
of 'The Smart Triplets' – the official
mascots of the 2022 Asian Games?
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(a) Lianlian (b) Chenchen
(c) Kinchen (d) Congcong
Sol.85.(c) Three sporty robots, named
Congcong, Lianlian, and Chenchen, and
known as the "smart triplets", were
unveiled as the Hangzhou 2022 mascots
in April.
Q.86. The Union Sports Ministry has
decided to set up Khelo India State
Centres of Excellence (KISCE) in eight
states in the first leg of the Khelo India
Scheme. Which of the following is NOT
one of these eight states?
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(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Odisha (d) Nagaland
Sol.86.(a) The Union Sports Ministry has
decided to set up Khelo India State
Centres of Excellence (KISCE) in eight
states in the first leg of the Khelo India
Scheme. Andhra Pradesh is NOT one of
these eight states. Arunachal Pradesh,
Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Odisha and Telangana have
been selected for KISCE.
Q.87. Who among the following Indian
footballers was NOT a goalkeeper?
SSC MTS 13/10/2021(Morning)
(a) Bhaskar Ganguly
(b) Peter T hangarage
(c) Bidesh Bose
(d) Brahmanand Salgaocar
Sol.87.(c) Bidesh Ranjan Bose is a
former Indian Bengali international
footballer. He was recently in news for
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winning the Uluberia Purba constituency
seat in 2021 in the West Bengal
assembly election as a candidate of All
India Trinamool Congress.
Q.88. Which of the following teams won
the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL)
cricket tournament?
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(a) Royal Challengers Bangalore
(b) Mumbai Indians
(c) Chennai Super Kings
(d) Kolkata Knight Riders
Sol.88.(b) Mumbai Indians won the 2019
Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket
tournament.
2020 IPL winner: Mumbai Indians
2021 IPL winner: Chennai Super Kings
(CSK)
Q.89. Who won the Tour de France in
2020?
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(a) Sepp Kuss (b) Rudy Molard
(c) Romain Sicard (d) Tadej Pogacar
Sol.89.(d) Tadej Pogacar won the Tour
de France in 2020. Tour de France is an
annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race
primarily held in France.
Q.90. Poonam Yadav won the 2019
Arjuna Award for which sport?
SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) Badminton (b) Cricket
(c) Shooting (d) Wrestling
Sol.90.(b) Poonam Yadav won the 2019
Arjuna Award for Cricket. She plays for
the national women's cricket team as a
leg-spin bowler.
Q.91. The Khelo India Youth Games,
2021, will be held in ______.
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(a) Haryana (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (d) Punjab
Sol.91.(a) The Khelo India Youth Games,
2021, will be held in Haryana. The event,
which was scheduled to take place in
November in Ambala, Chandigarh, Delhi,
Panchkula, and Shahbad, will now take
place in February 2022.
Q.92. ______ is the youngest Indian
cricketer to play all three formats (test
matches, one-day internationals and
twenty-twenty internationals) of the
game.
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(a) Kuldeep Yadav (b) Ishant Sharma
(c) Rishabh Pant (d) Hardik Pandya
Sol.92.(b) Ishant Sharma is the youngest
Indian cricketer to play all three formats
(test matches, one-day internationals,
and twenty-twenty internationals) of the
game.
Q.93. Who was the captain of the Indian
team at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
2020?
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) Veda Krishnamurthy
(b) Shafali Verma
(c) Richa Ghosh
(d) Harmanpreet Kaur
Sol.93.(d) Harmanpreet Kaur was the
captain of the Indian team at the ICC
Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. Mithali
Dorai Raj is an Indian cricketer and the
Test and ODI captain of women's
national cricket team at present.
Q.94. Pullela Gopichand was the chief
coach of the Indian ______ team as of
August 2020.
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) wrestling (b) badminton
(c) judo (d) football
Sol.94.(b) Pullela Gopichand was the
chief coach of the Indian badminton
team as of August 2020. The first
superstar of Indian badminton, Prakash
Padukone. Badminton players from India
are -Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Parupalli
Kashyap, Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai
Praneeth, Jwala Gutta, and Ashwini
Ponappa.
Q.95. Who won the Australian Open title
of 2020 in the Men's singles event held in
Melbourne?
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(a) Rajeev Ram (b) Joe Salisbury
(c) Novak Djokovic (d) Dominic Thiem
Sol.95.(c) Novak Djokovic won the
Australian Open title of 2020 in the Men's
singles event held in Melbourne. Novak
Djokovic(Men’s Singles) and Naomi
Osaka(Women’s Singles) won the
Australian Open 2021. Australian Open -
Synthetic Hard Court - Melbourne. US
Open - Acrylic Hard Court - New York.
French Open - Clay Court - Paris.
Wimbledon Open - Grass Court - London.
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Q.96. Who among the following
sportspersons was a winner of the
Padma Shri in 2020?
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Morning)
(a) Deepti Sharma (b) Manika Batra
(c) Rani Rampal (d) Poonam Yadav
Sol.96.(c) Rani Rampal was a winner of
the Padma Shri in 2020. She is the
captain of the Indian Women’s Hockey
team. Indian women's hockey team
secured 4th position in Tokyo Olympic
2020.
Q.97. Nitin Menon, who was included in
the Elite Panel of Umpires/Referees for
2020-21 by an international sports body,
is professionally associated with:
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(a) football (b) basketball
(c) hockey (d) cricket
Sol.97.(d) Nitin Menon, who was
included in the Elite Panel of
Umpires/Referees for 2020-21 by an
international sports body, is
professionally associated with Cricket.
Q.98. Who among the following
cricketers is NOT among the Wisden Five
Cricketers of the Year named by the 2020
edition of the Wisden Almanack?
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(a) Andre Russell (b) Ellyse Perry
(c) Jofra Archer (d) Pat Cummins
Sol.98.(a) Andre Russell is not among
the Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year
named by the 2020 edition of the Wisden
Almanack.
Q.99. Which edition of Khelo India Youth
Games was held in Guwahati in January
2020?
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(a) Second edition (b) Fifth edition
(c) Fourth edition (d) Third edition
Sol.99(d) The third edition of the Khelo
India Youth Games was held in Guwahati
in January 2020. Chandigarh (Haryana)
has decided to organize 'Khelo India
Youth Games, 2021' in February 2022 in
view of the possible third wave of the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Q.100. As of July 2020, which Indian
cricketer captained India the most
number of times in One-Day
Internationals?
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(a) Kapil Dev
(b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Sourav Ganguly
Sol.100.(b) As of July 2020,Mahendra
Singh Dhoni captained India the most
number of times in One-Day
Internationals.
Q.101. In 2019 which Indian cueist
became the first to hold the World, Asian
and Indian titles simultaneously in five
different years?
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(a) Aditya Mehta (b) Pankaj Advani
(c) Rupesh Shah (d) Sourav Kothari
Sol.101.(b) Pankaj Advani (billiards
player) became the first to hold the
World, Asian and Indian titles
simultaneously in five different years.
Q.102. The Olympic Games 2024 are
scheduled to be held in:
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(a) Tokyo (b) Los Angeles
(c) Lima (d) Paris
Sol.102.(d) The Olympic Games 2024 are
scheduled to be held in Paris. The 2028
Summer Olympics are scheduled to take
place in Los Angeles, California, United
States. The 2032 Summer Olympics are
scheduled to take place in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia
Q.103. Who among the following Indian
shooter won a gold in the 10 m air rifle
category in 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup?
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(a) Aparajita Singh (b) Elavenil Valarivan
(c) Rahi Sarnobat (d) Anisa Sayyed
Sol.103.(b) Elavenil Valarivan (shooter)
won a gold in the 10 m air rifle category
in 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup. Players
associated with shooting Abhinav Bindra,
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Vijay Kumar,
Gagan Narang, Heena Sidhu, Apurvi
Chandela, Anjali Bhagwat, Jitu Rai,
Saurabh Chaudhary.
Q.104. Which of the following nations
retained its ICC T20 Women’s World Cup
Crown in March 2020?
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(a) England (b) New Zealand
(c) India (d) Australia
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Sol.104.(d) Australia retained its ICC T20
Women’s World Cup Crown in March
2020. Australia (Men Team) won the
final match of the T20 World Cup 2021
by defeating New Zealand.
Q.105. Who among the following former
Indian cricketers was appointed as the
head coach of Uttarakhand Cricket Team
in June 2020?
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(a) Rahul Dravid (b) Wasim Jaffer
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Akash Chopra
Sol.105.(b) Wasim Jaffer was appointed
as the head coach of the Uttarakhand
Cricket Team in June 2020. Manish
Kumar Jha was named head coach after
Wasim Jaffer’s resignation. Rahul Dravid
was appointed as head coach of the
Indian men's cricket team.
Q.106. World Cup-winning goalkeeper
Iker Casillas announced his retirement
from football in August 2020. To which
of the following countries does he
belong?
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(a) Spain (b) France
(c) Australia (d) Canada
Sol.106.(a) World Cup-winning
goalkeeper Iker Casillas announced his
retirement from football in August 2020.
He belongs to Spain.
RANKING REPORTS AND
SURVEY
Q.107. As per statistics published by
National Crime Records Bureau for 2020,
which state registered the highest
number of crimes against children
[Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and
Local Laws (SLL)]?
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(a)Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh
Sol.107.(d) Madhya Pradesh registered
the highest number of crimes against
children [Indian Penal Code (IPC) and
Special and Local Laws (SLL)].
Q.108. What percentage of the rural
population uses safe and functional
toilets as per the 2019-20 National
Sample Survey report?
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(a) 83% (b) 85% (c) 82% (d) 88%
Sol.108.(b) 85% of the rural population
uses safe and functional toilets as per
the 2019-2020 National Sample Survey
Report. The National Sample
Survey(NSS) headed by a Director
General is responsible for conduct of
large scale sample surveys in diverse
fields on an All India basis.
Q.109. As per statistics published by
National Crime Records Bureau for 2020,
which state registered the second
highest number of crimes against
women [Indian Penal Code (IPC) and
Special and Local Laws (SLL)]?
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(a) West Bengal (b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar
Sol.109.(a) As per NCRB report 2020,
West Bengal registered the second
highest number of crimes against
women after Uttar Pradesh. Delhi is the
most unsafe city for women. Delhi Police
alone registered the highest and Uttar
Pradesh did not record a single case of
communal violence in 2020.
Q.110. Which of the following countries
was ranked first in the Paralympic 2020
medal tally?
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(a) England (b) China
(c) Australia (d) The US
Sol.110.(b) In 2020, China topped the
medal table for the fifth consecutive
Paralympics, with 96 golds and 207 total
medals. 2024: Host by Paris, France;
2028: Los Angeles, US; 2032: Brisbane,
Australia.
Q.111. What was India's rank in the world
in 2019 for crude steel production?
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(a) 2nd (b) 1st (c) 4th (d) 3rd
Sol.111.(a) As per World Steel
Association data, India became the
second-largest steel producer of crude
steel after China in 2019, by replacing
Japan. In 2021, the top 5 steel producers
are China (Max), India, Japan, Russia,
and the U.S.
Q.112. As per statistics published by
National Crime Records Bureau for 2020,
which state tops in total number of crime
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incidents against senior citizens (60
years and above)?
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(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Sol.112.(a) Maharashtra topped in total
crime by National Crime Records Bureau
2020. National Crime Records Bureau
founded in 1986. Parental Department-
Ministry of Home Affairs.
Q.113. As per statistics published by
National total number of crime
incidences Records Bureau for 2020,
which metropolitan city tops in crime
against Scheduled Caste(s)?
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(a) Lucknow (b) Kanpur
(c) Patna (d) Jaipur
Sol.113.(a) As per statistics published by
National total number of crime
incidences Records Bureau for 2020,
Lucknow topped in crime against
Scheduled Castes.
Q.114. Which state in India as per the
2021 Census has the lowest population
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(a) Uttarakhand (b) Nagaland
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Mizoram
Sol.114.(c) As per 2021 16th Census:
Lowest population density - Arunachal
Pradesh (17 persons per sq.km); Highest
Population density- Delhi (11320 persons
per sq.km).
Q.115. What is the area of coverage in a
hectare of forest and tree cover in India
as per Forest Survey 2021?
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(a) 89.9 million hectare
(b) 80.9 million hectare
(c) 88.9 million hectare
(d) 90.9 million hectare
Sol.115.(b) As per forest survey 2021,
the total forest and tree cover in India is
80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62% of
the geographical area of the country.
Area-wise Madhya Pradesh has the
largest forest cover in the country. Top
three states showing an increase in
forest cover are Andhra Pradesh
followed by Telangana and Odisha .
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Q.116. What was the rank of India in
AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship
2021 held in Poland?
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(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
Sol.116.(a) AIBA World Youth Boxing
Championship 2021 was the third time
since 1979 that men and women have
fought in the same championship. India
topped the medal table with eight gold
and three bronze medals.
Q.117. What was India's ranking in the
Paralympic 2020 medal tally?
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(a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 13 (d) 10
Sol.117.(b) India's first medal in the
Paralympics came in the 1974 Games,
with Murlikant Petkar winning a gold
medal in swimming. India's best finish
yet has been in the 2020 Games, at 24th
place with a medal haul of 19 medals (5
gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze).
Q.118.What is India’s rank in the 2021
Global Hunger Index?
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(a) 95 (b) 90 (c) 101 (d) 99
Sol.118.(c) India’s rank in the 2021
Global Hunger Index is 101. It is
published by Concern Worldwide and
Welthungerhilfe. It was first produced in
2006. It is published every October.
Q.119. Which of the following became
the second state in the country to
achieve 100% functional household tap
connections (FHTCs)?
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(a) Kerala (b) Sikkim
(c) Telangana (d) Mizoram
Sol.119.(c) Goa is the first state in the
country to achieve 100% functional
household tap connections followed by
Telangana and Haryana at second and
third place respectively. The Jal Jeevan
Mission was launched on August 15,
2019. The Minister of Jalshakti is
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (As of May
2022).
Q.120. As per a list compiled by the
United Nations Population Division, _____
is the world's fastest-growing city with a
44% increase in population between
2015 and 2020.
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(a) Malappuram (b) Surat
(c) Kozhikode (d) Jaipur
Sol.120.(a) Malappuram is the world's
fastest-growing city with a 44% increase
in population between 2015 and 2020. A
general formula for calculating the
population growth rate is Gr = N / t. Gr is
the growth rate measured in individuals,
N is the change in population, and t is the
period of time.
Q.121. As per National Family Health
Survey 5, ______ is the only state with a
sex ratio at birth for children born in the
last five years (urban + rural), above
1,000.
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(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Goa
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Tripura
Sol.121.(d) As per National Family
Health Survey 5, Tripura is the only state
with a sex ratio at birth for children born
in the last five years (urban + rural),
above 1,000. India- 929. Tripura- 1028,
Ladakh-1125, Lakshadweep- 1051.
Q.122. ______ ranked first on Forbes’ list
of ‘Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2020
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(a) Naomi Osaka (b) Alex Morgan
(c) Serena Williams (d) Ashleigh Barty
Sol.122.(a) Naomi Osaka ranked first on
Forbes’ list of ‘Highest-Paid Female
Athletes 2020. Naomi Osaka (Japanese
Tennis Player) won Australian Open
2021 and US open in 2020.
Q.123. As per an estimate by the ‘Food
Waste Index Report 2021’, released by
the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) in March 2021, India
wastes approximately ______ kg food per
person per year.
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(a) 25 (b) 100 (c) 50 (d) 20
Sol.123.(c) The United Nations
Environment Programme is responsible
for coordinating responses to
environmental issues within the United
Nations system. It was established by
Maurice Strong after the United Nations
Conference on the Human Environment
in Stockholm in June 1972.
Headquarters - Nairobi, Kenya.
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Q.124. Which of the following
statements about ‘Swachh Survekshan -
Urban’ is INCORRECT?
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(a) It is an annual survey of cleanliness,
hygiene and sanitation in cities and
towns across India.
(b) The first survey was undertaken in
2016.
(c) It was launched as part of the
Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan.
(d) It is conducted by the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare.
Sol.124.(d) Swachh Survekshan,
conducted by Ministry and Housing
Affairs MoHUA since 2016, is the world's
largest urban sanitation and cleanliness
survey. Hardeep Singh Puri is the present
(May 2022) Minister of Ministry and
Housing Affairs. Indore topped the list
followed by Surat and Viajayawada in
Swachh Survekshan 2022. The Best
Cleanest State is Chattisgarh.
Q.125. As per World Justice Project
2020, what is India’s rank in Regulatory
Enforcement as cited in Economic
Survey of India 2021?
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(a) 56 (b) 79 (c) 62 (d) 74
Sol.125.(d) As per World Justice Project
2020, India’s rank in Regulatory
Enforcement as cited in Economic
Survey of India 2021 is 74. The World
Justice Project (WJP) is an international
civil society organization with the stated
mission of "working to advance the rule
of law around the world"
Q.126. As per the Swiss organisation
IQAir’s ‘World Air Quality Report, 2020’,
which of the following is the most
polluted capital city in the world?
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(a) Beijing (b) Tokyo
(c) Delhi (d) Paris
Sol.126.(c) World Air Quality Index 2022
– Most Polluted Cities in the World
Bhiwadi (India), Ghaziabad (India), Hotan
(China), Delhi (India), Jaunpur (India),
Faisalabad (Pakistan), Noida (India),
Bahawalpur (Pakistan).
Q.127. What was India's rank in the
Human Development Index-2019
released by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP)?
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(a) 141 (b) 132 (c) 112 (d) 129
Sol.127.(d) India's rank was 129 in the
Human Development Index-2019
released by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP).In
2020 India’s rank: 131. Norway topped
the index, followed by Ireland,
Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Iceland.
Q.128. According to the UN Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),
India was the ______ largest recipient of
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the
year 2019.
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(a) 7th (b) 8th (c) 9th (d) 10th
Sol.128.(c) According to the UN
Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD), India was the 9th largest
recipient of Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) in the year 2019.
Q.129. What was India's rank in the 12th
edition of the biennial Environment
Performance Index (EPI 2020)?
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning)
(a) 168 (b) 177 (c) 152 (d) 174
Sol.129.(a) India's rank was 168 in the
12th edition of the biennial Environment
Performance Index (EPI 2020).
Q.130. As per a survey conducted in
2019-2020 by the World Bank, what is
India’s global rank in the category of
‘New Firms Created’?
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(a) Second (b) First
(c) Sixth (d) Third
Sol.130.(d) As per a survey conducted in
2019-2020 by the World Bank, India’s
global rank is Third in the category of
‘New Firms Created’. New firm creation in
services is significantly
higher in manufacturing, infrastructure or
agriculture sectors.
Q.131. In terms of coal reserves, India’s
rank in the world as of April 2020 was:
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(a) ninth (b) fifth
(c) seventh (d) third
Sol.131.(b) In terms of coal reserves,
India’s rank in the world as of April 2020
was: fifth. India is accounting for about
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1,139,471 million tons.
Q.132. What is India's rank in the world
when GDP is compared in terms of
purchasing power parity as on 2019
given by World Population Review
Report?
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(a) Second (b) Fifth
(c) Fourth (d) First
Sol.132.(b) India's rank is Fifth in the
world when GDP is compared in terms of
purchasing power parity as of 2019 given
by the World Population Review Report.
Q.133. According to the UK government's
data, India was the ______ largest source
of foreign direct investment in the UK
during 2019-20.
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(a) fourth (b) fifth
(c) second (d) third
Sol.133.(c) According to the UK
government's data, India was the
second-largest source of foreign direct
investment in the UK during 2019-20. A
foreign direct investment (FDI) is a
purchase of an interest in a company by
a company or an investor located outside
its borders.
Q.134. According to the Economic
Survey, 2019-20, registering property in
Delhi takes ______
days.
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(a) 49 (b) 96 (c) 68 (d) 31
Sol.134.(a) According to the Economic
Survey, 2019-20, registering property in
Delhi takes 49 days. The Ministry of
Finance presents an economic survey of
India. It is prepared under the guidance
of the Chief Economic Adviser of India.
Q.135. Which of the following is India's
best known Global brand as per Brand
Finance’s 'India 100-2020 ranking’?
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(a) Reliance (b) LIC
(c) Tata (d) HCL
Sol.135.(c) Tata is India's best known
Global brand as per Brand Finance’s
'India 100-2020 ranking’. Jio breaks into
top 10 most valuable brands and rings in
as the nation's strongest brand with elite
AAA+ brand strength rating. Union Bank
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of India is the nation's fastest-growing
brand as of 2021. IT services is the 3rd
most valuable sector.
Q.136. According to the ‘2nd Advance
Estimates of Horticulture Production
2019-20’, published by the Department of
Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers
Welfare in June 2020, the total
horticulture production in 2019-20 is
estimated to be about ______ higher than
2018-19.
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(a) 3% (b) 2% (c) 4% (d) 1%
Sol.136.(a) According to the ‘2nd
Advance Estimates of Horticulture
Production 2019-20’, published by the
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation
and Farmers Welfare in June 2020, the
total horticulture production in 2019-20
is estimated to be about 3 % higher than
2018-19.
Q.137. As per the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO), China
emerged as the top source of
international patent applications filed
with it in the year 2019. Which of the
following countries held this place in the
year 2018?
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(a) Singapore (b) Japan
(c) USA (d) South Korea
Sol.137.(c) As per the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO), the USA
was at the top in 2018. headquarters at
Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on
14 July 1947. Director-General- Daren
Tang. Membership - 193 states. India
ranks 46 in the WIPO index for 2021.
Q.138. Which city bagged the first rank
as the cleanest city of India under
Swachh Survekshan League 2020?
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(a) Indore (b) Jhansi
(c) Bhopal (d) Gwalior
Sol.138.(a) Indore bagged the first rank
as the cleanest city of India under
Swachh Survekshan League 2020.
Cleanest city of India under Swachh
Survekshan League 2021 - Indore.
Q.139. Which of the following was
Oxford Dictionary’s Hindi Word Of The
Year 2018?
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(a) Arajak Tatva (b) Nari Shakti
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Sol.139.(b) Nari Shakti was Oxford
Dictionary’s Hindi Word Of The Year
2018. 'Atma Nirbharta' was chosen as
Hindi Word of the Year 2021.
Q.140. India secured the ______ rank in
the 12th edition of the biennial
Environment Performance Index (EPI
2020) that measured the environmental
performance of 180 countries.
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(a) 178th (b) 108th
(c) 168th (d) 138th
Sol.140.(c) India secured 168 ranks in
the 12th edition of the biennial
Environment Performance Index (EPI
2020) that measured the environmental
performance of 180 countries.
Q.141. According to the Economic
Survey of India 2020, in order to promote
preventive healthcare, how many
Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness
Centres are proposed by 2022?
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(a) Two lakhs
(b) One lakh
(c) Two and half lakhs
(d) One and half lakhs
Sol.141.(d) According to the Economic
Survey of India 2020, in order to promote
preventive healthcare, One and half lakhs
Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness
Centres are proposed by 2022.
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY was launched
on September 23rd, 2018. Under this
scheme health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per
family per year is to be provided.
Q.142. As per the ‘World Population
Prospects 2019 Report’, India's
population is expected to exceed the
population of China by the year:
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(a) 2024 (b) 2025
(c) 2026 (d) 2027
Sol.142.(d) As per the ‘World Population
Prospects 2019 Report’, India's
population is expected to exceed the
population of China by the year 2027.
Q.143. Which country among the
following is the second largest producer
of agricultural products as per February
2019?
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(a) China (b) France
(c) Russia (d) India
Sol.143.(d) India is the second-largest
producer of agricultural products as per
February 2019. India is the world's
largest producer of milk, pulses, and jute,
and ranks as the second-largest
producer of rice, wheat, sugarcane,
groundnut, vegetables, fruit, and cotton.
China is the largest agricultural producer,
rice being the chief agri-food which they
produce.
Q.144. What is India’s rank on the World
Economic Forum’s Global
Competitiveness Index of 141 countries
for the year 2019?
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(a) 68th (b) 50th (c) 60th (d) 58th
Sol.144.(a) India’s rank on the World
Economic Forum’s Global
Competitiveness Index of 141 countries
for the year 2019 was 68. According to
the World Competitiveness Yearbook
(WCY), India maintained 43rd rank on the
annual World Competitiveness Index.
SUMMITS
Q.145. The ‘Karbi Anglong Agreement’
signed in September 2021 is related to
the ethnic community of the state of
________.
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(a) Sikkim (b) Assam
(c) Bihar (d) Uttar Pradesh
Sol.145.(b) Karbi Anglong Agreement is
a tripartite agreement among five
insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre,
and the state government. Karbi Anglong
Autonomous Council (KAAC) is
protected under the Sixth Schedule of the
Indian Constitution. Other peace
agreements in the North East are Bru
Accord, 2020 (Tripura, Mizoram, and
Assam), Bodo Peace Accord (Assam),
and NLFT Tripura Agreement, 2019.
Q.146. In May 2021, the Ministry of Tribal
Affairs (MTA) signed an MOU with which
organisation to support the digital
transformation of tribal schools?
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(a) Microsoft
(b) WIPRO
(c) Infosys
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(d) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (c) Toilets and Jobs
(d) When Nature Calls
Sol.146.(a) Microsoft. Microsoft was
founded on 4th April 1975 by Bill Gates Sol.150.(b) Sustainable Sanitation and
and Paul Allen. Present CEO (July 2022) Climate Change was the theme of World
is Satya Nadella. Toilet Day 2020. World Toilet Day is
observed on 19 November every year.
The theme for World Toilet Day 2021 is
SPECIAL DAYS “Valuing Toilets”.
Q.147. What was the theme for the AWARDS
International Day for Older persons
Q.151. Who among the following Sadir
2021?
dancers received the Padma Shri 2022?
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(a) Senior Citizens in Virtual Reality
(a) Tsering Namgyal
(b) Intergenerational Learning
(b) Sulochna Chavan
(c) Closing the Generation Gap, Virtually
(c) R Muthu Kannammal
(d) Digital Equity for all Ages
(d) Thavil Kongampattuav Murugaiyan
Sol.147.(d) Digital Equity for all Ages
Sol.151.(c) R Muthukannammal received
was the theme for the International Day
the Padma Shri 2022. Bharatanatyam
for Older persons 2021. International Day
has its base to the ancient dance of Sadir
for Older persons is celebrated on 1st
Attam. Sulochana Chavan is an Indian
October every year.
singer, known for her lavanis in Marathi.
R Muthu Kannammal is a seventh
Q.148. The theme for International
generation veteran Sadir dancer from the
Mother Earth Day, 2021 was ‘______’.
Indian State of Tamil Nadu. She is the
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only surviving person among the 32
(a) Restore our Earth
Devadasis.
(b) Protect our Species
(c) Climate Action
Q.152. How many players were honoured
(d) End Plastic Pollution
with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
Award in 2021?
Sol.148.(a) International Mother Earth
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Day celebrated on 22nd April every year.
(a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 12
The theme for International Mother Earth
Day, 2021 was ‘Restore our Earth’. The
Sol.152.(d) 12 Sportsperson were
theme of Earth Day 2022 is to 'Invest in
honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand
our planet'.
Khel Ratna Award in 2021. 35
Sportsperson were honoured with the
Q.149. Which of the following is the
Arjuna Award. 10 Coaches were awarded
theme of International Day for
Dronacharya Award. Maulana Abul
Monuments and Sites,2021?
Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy: Punjab
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University, Chandigarh. Khel Ratna (25
(a) Rural Landscapes
lakhs), Arjuna Award (15 Lakhs),
(b) Shared Culture, Shared Heritage and
Dronacharya Award (10 Lakhs)
Shared Responsibility
(c) Heritage for Generations
Q.153. Pritam Rani Siwach who received
(d) Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures
the prestigious 2021 Dronacharya Award
contributed to the field of:
Sol.149.(d) International day for
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Monuments and sites- 18th April. The
(a) para shooting (b) athletics
theme for 2022 is 'Heritage and Climate’.
(c) hockey (d) boxing
Q.150. What was the theme of World
Toilet Day 2020? Sol.153.(c) Pritam Rani Siwach (Hockey)
SSC CGL 21/04/2022(Evening) (Dronacharya 2021). 10 Coaches were
(a) Better Sanitation for Better Nutrition awarded the Dronacharya Award . T P
(b) Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Ouseph (Athletics), Sarkar Talwar
Change (Cricket), Sarpal Singh (Hockey), Ashan
Kumar (Kabaddi), Tapan Kumar Panigrahi
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(Swimming), Radhakrishnan Nair P
(Athletics), Sandhya Gurung (Boxing),
Pritam Siwach (Hockey), Jai Prakash
Nautiyal (Para Shooting) and
Subramanian Raman (Table Tennis).
Q.154. Who is NOT an awardee of the
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
2021?
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(a) Manpreet Singh (b) Sumit Antil
(c) Krishna Nagar (d) Mandeep Singh
Sol.154.(d) Mandeep Singh (Hockey)
was awarded the Arjun Award in 2021.
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021-
Neeraj Chopra (Athletics), Ravi Kumar
Dahiya (wrestling), Lovlina Borgohain
(Boxing), P.R Sreejesh (Hockey), Avani
Lekhara (Paralympic Shooting), Sumit
Antil (Para Athletics), Pramod Bhagat
(Para- badminton), Krishna Nagar (Para
Badminton), Manish Narwal (Paralympic
Shooting), Mithali Raj (Cricket), Sunit
Chetry (FootBall), Manpreet Singh
(Hockey).
Q.155. Who among the following won
Arjuna Award 2021 in Para Archery
discipline?
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Evening)
(a) Abhishek Verma (b) Harvinder Singh
(c) Rishabh Yadav (d) Aman Saini
Sol.155.(b) Harvinder Singh won Arjuna
Award 2021 in Para Archery Discipline.
35 sportsperson was awarded Arjuna
Award in 2021. Arjun Award 2021-
Yogesh Kathuniya (para-athletics),
Nishad Kumar (para-athletics), Praveen
Kumar (para-athletics), Suhash Yathiraj
(para badminton) Singhraj Adhana (para
shooting), Bhavina Patel (para
table-tennis), Harvinder Singh (para
archery), Sharad Kumar (para-athletics).
Q.156. Who was the recipient of the
Nobel prize for literature in 2021?
SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Morning)
(a) Bob Dylan (b) Abdulrazak Gurnah
(c) Peter Handke (d) Louise Gluck
Sol.156.(b) Abdulrazak Gurnah won the
Nobel Prize 2021 in Literature. His most
famous Novels are- ‘Paradise’ ,
‘Desertion' and ‘By the Sea’ . Bob Dylan
(2016), Louise Gluck (2020), Peter
Handke (2019), Rabindranath Tagore (for
Gitanjali, 1913)
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Q.157. Which Indian sportsperson has
been nominated for the prestigious
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
Award 2022?
SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Morning)
(a) Mithali Raj (b) Neeraj Chopra
(c) Virat Kohli (d) PV Sindhu
Sol.157.(b) Neeraj Chopra (Athletics) has
been nominated for the prestigious
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
Award 2022. He is the first Indian to be
nominated. Winner 2022- Emma
Raducanu (Tennis), 2021-Patrick
Mahomes (American Football), 2020-
Egan Bernal (Cycling) etc.
Q.158. Who won the Dronacharya Award
for outstanding coaches in Sports and
Games 2021 (Regular Category) in Table
Tennis discipline?
SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 ( Evening)
(a) Manika Batra
(b) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
(c) Mouma Das
(d) Subramanian Raman
Sol.158.(d) Dronacharya Award for
outstanding coaches in Sports and
Games 2021 in regular category:
Subramanian Raman (Table Tennis),
Radhakrishnan Nair P (Athletics),
Sandhya Gurung (Boxing), PritamSiwach
(Hockey), and Jai PrakashNautiyal (Para
Shooting). Manika Batra (first Indian
woman to bag a commonwealth table
tennis individual gold medal in CWG
2018),Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (first
Indian paddler ever to break into the
World Top-25 ITTF rankings).
Q.159. Which of the following
organisations won the Etienne Glichitch
Award in May 2021?
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(a) Board of Control for Cricket in India
(b) All India Football Federation
(c) Badminton Association of India
(d) Hockey India
Sol.159.(d) Hockey India won the
Etienne Glichitch Award in 2021. Hockey
India: Founded- 2009; Headquarters-
New Delhi, President- Gyanendro
Ningombam; CEO- Elena Norman; Men's
coach- Graham Reid, Women's coach-
Janneke Schopman.
Q.160. Who among the following Indian
Cricketers (Female) won Major Dhyan
Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021?
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(a) Deepti Sharma (b) Shafali Verma
(c) Poonam Yadav (d) Mithali Raj
Sol.160.(d) Mithali Raj (Rajasthan), is the
recipient of many awards such as
Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the
World (2017), Arjuna Award (2003),
Padma Shri (2015), and Major Dhyan
Chand Khel Ratna (2021).
Q.161. Who among the following is NOT
a Padma Shri awardee 2022?
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(a) Mithali Raj (b) Avani Lekhara
(c) Sumit Antil (d) Neeraj Chopra
Sol.161.(a) Mithali Dorai Raj is an Indian
cricketer who was awarded Padma Shri
in 2015. Padma Shri awardee 2022 in
sports: Neeraj Chopra (Javelin thrower,
Haryana); Shri Sumit Antil (Paralympian
and javelin thrower, Haryana); Ms. Avani
Lekhara (Indian Paralympian and rifle
shooter, Rajasthan).
Q.162. Who among the following won
Arjuna Award 2021 in Para Table Tennis
discipline?
SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Evening)
(a) Achanta Sharath Kamal
(b) Manika Batra
(c) Bhavina Patel
(d) Anusha Kutumbale
Sol.162.(c) Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel
is an Indian parathlete and table tennis
player from Gujarat who was conferred
with Arjuna Award for Para-Table Tennis
in 2021. Achanta Sharath Kamal (first
Indian table tennis player ever to become
nine times Senior National Champion).
Manika Batra (Major Dhyan Chand Khel
Ratna (2020).
Q.163. Aparna Satheesan, a US based
exponent of Bharatanatyam/Kuchipudi,
won the prestigious Abhinandan Saroja
National Award by the National Institute
of Indian Classical Dance in which of the
following years ?
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(a) 2021 (b) 2011 (c) 2017 (d) 2005
Sol.163.(a) Aparna Satheesan, won the
prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National
Award by the National Institute of Indian
Classical Dance in 2021.
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Q.164. In which year did Hindustani
Classical vocalist Rashid Khan receive
the Padma Bhushan award ?
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(a) 2019 (b) 2020 (c) 2021 (d) 2022
Sol.164.(d) Rashid Khan (Musician)
received the Padma Bhushan award in
2022. He was awarded the Padma Shri,
as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award in 2006. 17 Padma bhushan
Awardees in 2022.
Q.165. Maithili Thakur and Lydian
Nadhaswaram were bestowed with Sur
Jyotsna National Music Awards
_____________.
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Morning)
(a) 2021 (b) 2020 (c) 2019 (d) 2018
Sol.165.(a) Maithili Thakur and Lydian
Nadhaswaram were bestowed with Sur
Jyotsna National Music Awards 2021.
Q.166. Which ministry launched an
All-India dance competition 'Vande
Bharatam Nritya Utsav' as part of Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav?
SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 ( Afternoon)
(a) Ministry of Education
(b) Ministry of Culture
(c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(d) Ministry of Rural Development
Sol.166.(c) The Ministry of Culture
holds a 'Vande Bharatam- Nritya Utsav',
an All-India dance competition as part of
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to
commemorate 75 years of independence
of India. The Minister of State for Culture
also launched the Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav Application. Current Culture
Minister- Shri G.Kishan Reddy (As of
June 2022).
Q.167. Who among the following
internationally acclaimed Kuchipudi
dancers has been honoured with the
prestigious Bharata Shastra Nritya
Praveena National Award 2021?
SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 ( Morning)
(a) Bhavna Reddy
(b) V Satyanarayana Sarma
(c) Deepa Shashindran
(d) Aparna Satheesan
Sol.167.(d) Aparna Satheesan
(Kuchipudi dancer) honoured with the
prestigious Bharata Shastra Nritya
Praveena National Award 2021. Bhavna
Reddy, V Satyanarayana Sarma, Deepa
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Shashindran all three are exponents of
Kuchipudi Dance.
Q.168. In 2020,VP Dhananjayan and
Shanta Dhananjayan were honoured with
Sri Shanmukhananda National Eminence
Award in the field of ______.
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(a) Dance (b) Carnatic vocal
(c) Sarangi (d) Tabla
Sol.168.(a) Vannadil Pudiyaveettil
Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan
(Kerala) were awarded with Sri
Shanmukhananda National eminence
award for dance in 2020. Other awards
conferred by them are Padma Bhushan
(2009), Kalaimamani Award (1990),
Sangeet Natak Academy Award (1994),
Live Magazine Achievement Award
(1997), etc. In 2021, Pandit Arvind Parikh
was conferred Sri Shanmukhananda
National eminence award for Hindustani
Sitar. First Awarded: In 2002, Shri
Semmangudi Srinivasaiyer for the
Carnatic Vocal category.
Q.169. Which violinist was conferred Pt.
Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement
Award for 2021?
SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 ( Morning)
(a) Lalgudi Vijaylakshmi
(b) Nandini Muthuswamy
(c) N Rajam
(d) Jyotsna Srikanth
Sol.169.(c) N Rajam (Violinist) was
conferred Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime
Achievement Award for 2021. Kishori
Amonkar is the first recipient of this
award for the year 2012-13.
Q.170. Who among the following
personalities received the Prestigious
National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022 ?
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry
(b) Deepa Sashindran
(c) KV Satyanarayana
(d) Aparna Satheesan
Sol.170.(d) Aparna Satheesan received
the Prestigious National Nritya Shiromani
Award 2022.
Q.171. Who is the recipient of 2021
Abhinandan Saroja National Award ?
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Sujata Mohapatra
(b) Gopika Varma
(c) N Amusana Devi
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(d) Aparna Satheesan
Sol.171.(d) Aparna Satheesan is the
recipient of 2021 Abhinandan Saroja
National Award. She is a US-based
Bharatanatyam/Kuchipudi exponent.
Aparna Satheesan is also a recipient of
the prestigious Natya Shiromani National
Award by India festival Organization USA
and Bharata Shastra Nritya Praveena
Award by the All India Dancer’s
Association for her outstanding
achievement in Bharatanatyam and
Kuchipudi.
Q.172. Who among the following won
the Tansen Samman 2020?
SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Evening)
(a) Manju Mehta (b) Dalchan Sharma
(c) Ulhas Kashalkar (d) Satish Vyas
Sol.172.(d) Satish Vyas (Santoor Player)
won the Tansen Samman 2020. 2019-
Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas, Indian Hindustani
vocalist (Gwalior gharana), 2018- Manju
Mehta (Sitar), 2016- Dalchan Sharma
(Pakhawaj Player) , 2017- Ulhas
Kashalkar, Classical Vocalist (Jaipur
gharana).
Q.173. As of February 2022, the prize
money (purse money) for Sangeet Natak
Akademi Ratnasadasya (Fellow)
is_________.
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(a) ₹ 3 lakh (b) ₹2 lakh
(c) ₹ 1 lakh (d) ₹ 4 lakh
Sol.173.(a) As of February 2022, the
prize money (purse money) for Sangeet
Natak Akademi Ratna Sadasya (Fellow)
is ₹3 Lakh. It was founded in 1953. Vice
Chairman (July 2022) - Aruna Sairam.
Q.174. Who among the following authors
won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF
Book Prize in the year 2019?
SSC CHSL 2/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Ornit Shani (b) Jairam Ramesh
(c) Milan Vaishnav (d) Dinyar Patel
Sol.174.(a) Ornit Shani won the
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF book
prize in 2019. Dinyar Patel won this
award for the Biography of Dadabhai
Naoroji in 2021. Kamaladevi
Chattopadhyay was the first woman to
run for a legislative seat in India, in the
Madras provincial elections.
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Q.175. The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan
Puruskar 2021, for the identification and
nurturing of budding and young talent,
was given to ____________.
SSC CHSL 1/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
(b) Manipal Academy of Higher
Education
(c) Manav Rachna Educational Institution
(d) Amity University
Sol.175.(c) Manav Rachna Educational
Institutions (Haryana) bestowed
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021
for the training of well-known athletes
like Shagun Chaudhary, Anish Bhanwala,
etc. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
(Tamil Nadu), Manipal Academy of
Higher Education (Karnataka), and Amity
University have 11 campuses in India
and 13 campuses abroad.
Q.176. Who won the Saraswati Samman
for the year 2020?
SSC CHSL 2/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) Padma Sachdev
(b) Sharankumar Limbale
(c) Amitabha Bagchi
(d) Leeladhar Jagudi
Sol.176.(b) Sharankumar Limbale won
Saraswati Samman in 2020 for the
"Sanatan" (Novel) in Marathi. 2021-
Ramdarash Mishra ( ‘Main to Yahan Hu’).
The Saraswati Samman was instituted in
1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation.
Q.177. Who among the following
sportspersons is one of the Arjuna
Award 2021 winners?
SSC CHSL 2/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Vikas Kumar (b) Nishad Kumar
(c) Bajrang Punia (d) P V Sindhu
Sol.177.(b) Nishad Kumar (Arjun Award
2021) is an Indian paralympian and high
jumper. He won Silver Medal at Tokyo
Paralympics 2022 in the men's high jump
T47 event.
Q.178. Name the only Indian athlete who
received the Padma Bhushan Award for
the year 2022.
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) Vandana Katariya
(b) Faisal Ali Dar
(c) Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil
(d) Devendra Jhajharia
Sol.178.(d) Devendra Jhajharia
(Rajasthan) is an Indian Paralympic
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javelin thrower. Awards- Major Dhyan
Chand Khel Ratna (2017), FICCI
Para-Sportsperson of the Year (2014),
Padma Shri (2012; first Paralympian to
be so honored), Arjuna Award (2004),
and Padma Bhushan (2022). Vandana
Katariya (Hockey), Faisal Ali Dar (Martial
arts), and Sankaranarayana Menon
Chundayil (Kalaripayattu; martial art of
Kerala).
Q.179. Who among the following has
been awarded the Padma Shri in 2020 for
her contribution in Indian Classical
dance?
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Indira PP Bora
(b) Shovana Narayan
(c) Rukmini Devi Arundale
(d) Padma Subrahmanyam
Sol.179.(a) Indira P. P. Bora is a Satriya
dancer from Assam. She was also
trained in Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi.
She was awarded the Padma Shri (2020),
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1996),
and State Bishnu Rava Award (2004).
Q.180. Kamalini Asthana and Nalini
Asthana, the celebrated dancer duo have
been conferred the Padma Shri for their
significant contribution to which of the
following dance forms in 2022?
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(a) Kathakali (b) Manipuri
(c) Kathak (d) Bharatanatyam
Sol.180.(c) Kamalini Asthana and Nalini
Asthana are sisters from Agra (Uttar
Pradesh) known for their great
performances of the Benaras Gharana
style of Kathak, for which they were
awarded Padma Shri in 2022. Famous
Kathak dancers in India are Bharti Gupta,
Birju Maharaj, Damayanti Joshi, Durga
Das, Gopi Krishna, Kumudini Lakhia,
Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi
Q.181. Who among the following won
the Best Male Singer National Award at
the 67th National Film Awards?
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Mika Singh (b) Arijit Singh
(c) K.J Yesudas (d) B Praak
Sol.181.(d) B Praak (2019; "Teri Mitti"),
Arijit Singh (2018; "Binte Dil"), and K.J
Yesudas (2017; "Poy Maranja Kalam",
1991; "Ramakadha Gaanalayam", 1987;
"Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam", 1982;
"Akasha Desana", 1976; "Gori Tera Gaon
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Bada Pyara", and 1972; "Manushyan
Mathangale").
Q.182. Who among the following
Kuchipudi dancers received the Padma
Shri Award in 2022?
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Shobha Naidu (b) Bhavana Reddy
(c) Padmaja Reddy (d) T Harika
Sol.182.(c) Gaddam Padmaja Reddy
(Kuchipudi dancer), was awarded Padma
Shri for her relentless effort to promote
the dance form in 2022. Famous
Kuchipudi dancers in India are Josyula
Seetharamaiah, Vempati Chinna Sthyam,
Shobha Naidu, Bhanupriya, Hema
Chaudhary, Manushi Chhillar, Srirangam
Gopalaratnam, Sreelakshmy Govardhana,
etc.
Q.183. Which of the following books was
awarded the Booker Prize in 2021?
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(a) The Promise
(b) No One Is Talking About This
(c) The Fortune Men
(d) A Passage North
Sol.183.(a) Damon Galgut (South African
novelist and playwright) was awarded the
2021 Booker Prize for his novel ‘The
Promise’. No One Is Talking About This
(Patricia Lockwood), The Fortune Men
(Nadifa Mohamed), and A Passage North
(Anuk Arudpragasam).
Q.184. Which Emmy Award-nominated
Indian choreographer has won the 10th
Annual 'World Choreography Award
2020'?
SSC CHSL 6/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) Suresh Mukund (b) Shiamak Davar
(c) Prabhu Deva (d) Ganesh Acharya
Sol.184.(a) Suresh Mukund becomes
First Indian to Win the Annual World
Choreography Award 2020′(under the ‘TV
reality show/competition’ category, for
his work on the hit American TV reality
show ‘World of Dance’).
Q.185. Who among the following won
the FIH Women’s Hockey Player of the
Year at the International Hockey
Federation's (FIH) Hockey Stars Awards
2020-21?
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(a) Neha Goyal (b) Monika Malik
(c) Sjoerd Marijne (d) Gurjit Kaur
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Sol.185.(d) FIH Women’s Hockey 2021:
Player of the Year- Gurjit Kaur (Team
IND), Goalkeeper of the Year- Savita
(Team IND), and Coach of the Year -
Sjoerd Marijne (NED - Team IND).
Q.186. To which of the following states
does Ramchandraiah, a Koya tribal
singer, who received Padma Shri 2022,
belong?
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(a) Uttarakhand (b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Telangana
Sol.186.(d) Sakini Ramachandraih is a
vocal folk singer and Dhol player from
the Bhadradri town in the Telangana
State in India. He is known for his
expertise in "Kanchumelam-
Kanchuthalam" (art form in Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana). He was
awarded the Padma Shri award in 2022.
Q.187. Dr. Purushottam Dadheech, who
was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri
award in 2020, is associated with which
of the following dance forms?
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(a) Mohiniyattam
(b) Kuchipudi
(c) Kathak
(d) Odissi
Sol.187.(c) Puru Dadheech (Kathak
dancer) was awarded the Padma Shri
(2020), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
2018, M.P., Shikhar Samman Award
(2004), and Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak
Academy Award (1984).
Q.188. Who among the following won
the ‘Dronacharya Award’ (Regular
Category) 2021 in Athletics discipline?
SSC CHSL 7/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Harbans Singh
(b) V R Beedu
(c) Radhakrishnan Nair P
(d) Purushotham Rai
Sol.188.(c) Dronacharya Award (Regular
Category) 2021: Radhakrishnan Nair P
(Athletics), Sandhya Gurung (Boxing),
Pritam Siwach (Hockey), Jai Prakash
Nautiyal (Para Shooting), and
Subramanian Raman (Table Tennis).
Q.189. Which singer, music director was
awarded with the Padma Vibhushan
posthumously in 2021?
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(a) Sudarshan Sahoo
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(b) Shravan Kumar Rathod
(c) SP Balasubrahmanyam
(d) Jagdish Chaudhary
Sol.189.(c) SP Balasubrahmanyam
(playback singer) was a recipient of the
Padma Shri (2001), Padma Bhushan
(2011), and Padma Vibhushan
(Posthumously) (2021). He has won six
national film awards, film awards, and six
Filmfare awards south. He held the
Guinness World Record for recording the
highest number of songs by a singer with
over 40,000 songs.
Q.190. R Muthukannammal is a
__________ dancer who got the Padma
Shri in 2022.
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(a) Jhora (b) Khor
(c) Daph (d) Sadhir
Sol.190.(d) R Muthukannammal is a
veteran Sadir dancer from Tamil Nadu.
She was awarded the Padma Shri award
in 2022. She is the last woman to have
the ceremony pottukkattutal, dedicating
herself to God, performed at the
Viralimalai temple (Tamil Nadu). Sadir is
the precursor of Bharatnatyam, a
traditional form of solo dance performed
in temples and royal courts and to select
audiences in private places.
Q.191. Who among the following
personalities was awarded the Padma
Shri for his contribution to Bundeli Folk
Dance in 2022?
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(a) Ravi Shankar Sharma
(b) Dinesh Kumar Barkesia
(c) Anil Kumar Raghupati
(d) Ram Sahay Pandey
Sol.191.(d) Ram Sahay Panday (Madhya
Pradesh) is a Rai dancer (Bundeli folk
dance). Awards- Padma Shri award
(2022), Shikhar Samman (Madhya
Pradesh; 1984), and the title "Nritya
Shiromani" (Madhya Pradesh; 1980)
Q.192. Who among the following won
the Arjuna Award 2021 in athletics
discipline?
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(a) Satish Kumar (b) Arpinder Singh
(c) Lakha Singh (d) G S Sandhu
Sol.192.(b) Arjuna awards 2021: Total
35 awards were given, out of which 16
were awarded for hockey. Arpinder Singh
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was awarded for Athletics. He is an
Indian triple jumper. He was a gold
medallist at the 2018 Asian Games and
also claimed a bronze medal at the 2014
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Q.193. Who won Major Dhyan Chand
Khel Ratna Award 2021 in football
discipline?
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(a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
(b) Subrata Pal
(c) Bhaichung Bhutia
(d) Sunil Chhetri
Sol.193.(d) Sunil Chhetri won Major
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 in
football. Earlier it was known as Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. It is the
highest sporting honour of India,
instituted in 1991-92. Prize money- Rs 25
lakh.
Q.194. Who among the following Tennis
players won the Laureus World
Sportsman of the Year Award 2021?
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(a) Mohamed Salah (b) Rafael Nadal
(c) Billie Jean King (d) Max Parrot
Sol.194.(b) Laureus World Sports Award
for Sportsman of the Year is an annual
award presented by the Laureus Sport for
Good Foundation. First Awarded: 2000
(Tiger Woods; USA; Golf). 2021 (Rafael
Nadal, Spain; Tennis); 2022 (Max
Verstappen, Netherlands; Formula one).
Q.195. Karnataka transgender dancer
Manjamma Jogathi was conferred with
the Padma Shri award for her
contribution to _________ in 2021.
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(a) hip hop dance (b) tap dance
(c) ballet dance (d) folk dance
Sol.195.(d) Manjamma Jogathi is an
Indian Kannada theatre actress, singer,
and dancer of Jogathi Nritya, a folk
dance form of North Karnataka for which
she was awarded the Padma Shri in
2021. Other awards include the
Rajyotsava award (2010), and Karnataka
Janapada Academy Award (2006). She
became the first transgender woman to
be the president of Karnataka Janapada
Academy.
Q.196. Who among the following
Musicians was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 2019?
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(a) Asha Bhosle (b) Bhupen Hazarika
(c) Begum Akhta (d) Ravi Shankar
Sol.196.(b) Bhupen Hazarika (Assam)
was awarded the Bharat Ratna (2019;
posthumously), Padma Vibhushan (2012;
posthumously), Padma Shri (1977),
Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992), Padma
Bhushan (2001), Sangeet Natak Akademi
Fellowship (2008), etc.
Q.197. Who among the following was
awarded the Dhyan Chand Award for
Lifetime achievement in Sports and
Games 2021 in Boxing discipline?
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(a) Gurcharan Singh (b) Lekha KC
(c) Akhil Kumar (d) Devendro Singh
Sol.197.(b) Dhyan Chand Award for
Lifetime Achievement 2021: Lekha K.C.
(Boxing), Abhijit Kunte (Chess), Davinder
Singh Garcha (Hockey), Vikas Kumar
(Kabaddi), and Sajjan Singh (Wrestling).
Q.198. US-based Bharatanatyam/
Kuchipudi exponent _________ has won
the prestigious Abhinandan Saroja
National Award 2021 by the National
Institute of Indian Classical Dance at
Samarpan on November 15th 2021.
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(a) Jeeno Joseph
(b) Aparna Satheesan
(c) Carol Kuruvilla
(d) Sharan Lowen
Sol.198.(b) America-based dancer
Aparna Satheesan is a classical dancer
and choreographer expert in Kuchipudi
and Bharatanatyam. She was awarded
the Natya Shiromani National Award by
India festival, USA, and the Abhinandan
Saroja Award by the National Institute of
Indian Classical Dance.
Q.199. Rashtriya Kalidas Samman was
conferred to which of the following
personalities in 2019-20?
SSC CHSL 9/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Shanta Dhananjayan
(b) Priya Sisodia
(c) Sunaina Hazarilal
(d) Sanjaya Dhawale
Sol.199.(c) Rashtriye Kalidas Samman
2019-20- Sunaina Hazarilal. She is known
for her expertise in the classical dance
form of Kathak. Awards- Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award (2003).
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Q.200. Manjusree Chatterjee was
awarded with the honour of Padma Shri
in 2019 for which of the following styles
of dance?
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(a) Manipuri (b) Kathakali
(c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathak
Sol.200.(d) Manjusree Chatterjee is a
Kathak dancer. She was awarded the
Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman, the
Rashtriya Ekta Samman bestowed by the
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award (2011), and the Padma
Shri (2019).
Q.201. Who among the following
personalities was awarded the Padma
Shri in 2021 for contributions to Folk
dance ?
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(a) Manjamma Jogathi
(b) Tulsi Gowda
(c) Dr Sindhutai Sapkal
(d) Rangammal
Sol.201.(a) Manjamma Jogathi was
awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 for
contributions to Jogathi Nritya, a folk
dance form of North Karnataka.
Q.202.Who among the following won the
prestigious Abhinandan Saroja National
Award 2021?
SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) Saroja Vaidyanathan
(b) Aparna Satheesan
(c) Mrinalini Sarabhai
(d) Alarmel Valli
Sol.202.(b) Aparna Satheesan
(Kuchipudi Dancer)- Abhinandan Saroja
National Award 2021, National Nritya
Shiromani Award 2022.
Q.203. In which sport did TP Ouseph
receive the Dronacharya Award in the
Lifetime Achievement category for
outstanding coaches in Sports and
Games 2021?
SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Kabaddi (b) Cricket
(c) Hockey (d) Athletics
Sol.203.(d) Dronacharya Award 2021- T.
P. Ouseph (Athletics), Pritam Rani Siwach
(Hockey), Radhakrishnan Nair P Goalkeeper' Award by Bill and Melinda
(Athletics), Sandhya Gurung (Boxing),
Prakash Nautiyal (Shooting),
Subramanian Raman (Table Tennis),
Sarkar Talwar (Cricket), Sarpal Singh
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(Hockey), Ashan Kumar (Kabaddi), Tapan
Kumar Panigrahi (Swimming).
Q.204. Ms. Kamalini Asthana and Ms.
Nalini Asthana are conferred with one of
the top highest civilian awards of India,
Padma Shri 2022. Which of the following
dance forms of Banaras Gharana are
they known for?
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(a) Odissi (b) Kathakali
(c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathak
Sol.204.(d) Kamalini Asthana and Nalini
Asthana are a sister duo from Agra in
Uttar Pradesh known for their great
performances of the Benaras Gharana
style of Kathak. They got Padma Shree in
2022.
Q.205. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020
was awarded to ______.
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(a) Olga Tokarczuk (b) Kazuo Ishiguro
(c) Louise Gluck (d) Peter Handke
Sol.205.(c) The Nobel Prize in Literature
was awarded to Louise Gluck (2020),
Olga Tokarsuzuk (2018), Peter Handke
(2019), Abdulrazak Gurnah (2021). The
first Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was
held in 1901. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize
has been awarded in the fields of
physics, chemistry, physiology or
medicine, literature and peace, while a
memorial prize in economic sciences
was added in 1968, and it was first
awarded in 1969.
Q.206. Who among the following was
selected for Saraswati Samman 2020?
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(a) Kiran Nagarkar
(b) Sachin Kundalkar
(c) Prakash Amte
(d) Sharankumar Limbale
Sol.206.(d) Sharankumar Limbale was
selected for Saraswati Samman 2020
(Sanatan Novel). Saraswati Samman
2021- Ram Darash Mishra for ‘Mai to
yaha hu’ (Poetry). The Saraswati
Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K.
K. Birla Foundation.
Q.207. ______ received the 'Global
Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan, on 24 September 2019.
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Morning)
(a) Ramnath Kovind
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(b) Narendra Modi Q.211. Actor ______ was conferred with (a) Manoj Das
(c) Pranab Mukherjee the ‘Lifetime Achievement' award at the (b) Sharankumar Limbale
(d) Manmohan Singh Filmfare Awards 2021. (c) Pratibha Ray
SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Afternoon) (d) Manishankar Mukherjee
(a) Irrfan Khan (b) Amitabh Bachchan
Sol.207.(b) Some of the famous awards
(c) Dharmendra (d) Rishi Kapoor Sol.215.(b) Sharankumar Limbale was
won by Shri Narendra Modi are ‘Global
nominated for the Saraswati Samman,
Goalkeeper award’, ‘Order of Abdulaziz Al
Sol.211.(a) Actor Irrfan Khan was 2020 for his Marathi novel 'Sanaatan'.
Saud’, ‘State Order of Ghazi Amir
conferred with the ‘Lifetime Achievement' Prof Ramdarash Mishra- Saraswati
Amanullah Khan’, ‘Grand Collar of the
award at the Filmfare Awards 2021. He Samman, 2021, for his collection of
State of Palestine Award’, ‘Order of Zayed
also won the best actor award for the poems 'Main to Yahan Hun'. Saraswati
Award’, ‘Order of St. Andrew award’,
Movie Angreji Medium. Taapsee Pannu Samman. The Saraswati Samman was
‘Order of the Distinguished Rule of
won the best actress award. instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla
Nishan Izzuddin’, ‘Champions of the
Foundation. It is given in 22 Languages.
Earth Award’. He was also declared the
Q.212. Who among the following
winner of the Time magazine reader's
became the first Indian to win the ‘Best Q.216. ______ was among 12 people
poll for Person of the Year in 2014 and
Actor’ award at the Norwegian National chosen for the ‘International
2016.
Awards ceremony held in Haugesund, Anti-Corruption Champions Award’
Norway in 2018? constituted by the United States
Q.208. Who among the following won
SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Afternoon) Department of State in February 2021.
the ‘Crossword Book Award 2020’ for a
(a) Ranvir Shorey SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Evening)
debut novel?
(b) Nawazuddin Siddique (a) Medha Patkar (b) Archana Borthakur
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening)
(c) Ram Kapoor (c) Flavia Agnes (d) Anjali Bhardwaj
(a) Siddhartha Sarma
(d) Adil Hussain
(b) Twinkle Khanna
Sol.216.(d) Anjali Bhardwaj was among
(c) Madhuri Vijay
Sol.212.(d) Adil Hussain became the first 12 people chosen for the ‘International
(d) Shals Mahajan
Indian to win the ‘Best Actor’ award at Anti-Corruption Champions Award’
the Norwegian National Awards constituted by the United States
Sol.208.(c) Madhuri Vijay won the
ceremony held in Haugesund, Norway in Department of State in February 2021.
‘Crossword Book Award 2020’ for a
2018. Medha Patkar is founder of Narmada
debut novel. Twinkle Khanna won the
Bachao Andolan.
Popular Best Fiction Award for her novel
Q.213. Who among the following was
'Pajamas Are Forgiving'. The Award was
honoured by the Abel Prize of 2021 in Q.217. Who among the following got the
instituted in 1998.
Mathematics ? award for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ at
SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Morning) the National Awards 2021?
Q.209. Who among the following was
(a) Karen Uhlenbeck (b) Qaboos SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Evening)
selected for the inaugural Chhattisgarh
(c) Laszlo Lovasz (d) Andrew Wiles (a) Tisca Chopra
Veerni Award in April 2021?
(b) Pallavi Joshi
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening)
Sol.213.(c) Laszlo Lovasz was honoured (c) Divya Dutta
(a) Trimbak Sharma (b) Teejan Bai
by the Abel Prize of 2021 in (d) Konkona Sen Sharma
(c) Dutee Chand (d) Kishore Sahu
Mathematics.
Sol.217.(b) Pallavi Joshi, who was
Sol.209.(c) Dutee Chand was selected
Q.214. Who among the following won honoured with the Best supporting
for the inaugural Chhattisgarh Veerni
the 2020 JCB Prize for Literature? Actress at the 67th National Film
Award in April 2021. Dutee Chand is an
SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Morning) Awards for her performance in the Hindi
Indian professional sprinter .
(a) Santhosh Echikkanam film The Tashkent Files (2019). Best
(b) S Hareesh Actor- Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle and
Q.210. Karishma Yadav was awarded the
(c) KR Meera Dhanush for Asuran, Best Actress-
Vikram Award 2019 for ______ by the
(d) Kureepuzha Sreekumar Kangana Ranaut (Manikarnika, Panga),
Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Best Feature Film- Marakkar
SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Morning)
Sol.214.(b) S Hareesh "Moustache" won Arabikadalinte Simham (Malayalam).
(a) archery (b) hockey
the 2020 JCB Prize for Literature. Best Hindi Film- Chhichhore.
(c) shooting (d) swimming
Malayalam writer M. Mukundan (“Delhi :
A Soliloquy” ) wins the 2021 JCB Prize Q.218. Who among the following was the
Sol.210.(b) Madhya Pradesh
for Literature. recipient of the ‘Vatayan Lifetime
Government Award sportsperson every
Achievement Award 2020’?
year in Eklavya Award, Vikram Award,
Q.215. Who among the following was SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Evening)
Vishwamitra Award and Lifetime
nominated for the Saraswati Samman, (a) Ravi Shankar Prasad
Achievement Award categories.
2020? (b) Prakash Javadekar
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Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has
been awarded the Vatayan Lifetime
Achievement Award, on November 21,
2020. Vatayan International Awards
given by the Vatayan-UK organization in
London honors poets, writers and artists
for their exemplary work in their
respective fields.
Q.219. Who among the following Indian
artists won the ‘Joan Miro Prize’ for the
year 2019?
SSC CGL 21/04/2022(Morning)
(a) Jogen Chowdhury (b) Nalini Malani
(c) Anjolie Ela Menon (d) Jiten Thukral
Sol.219.(b) Nalini Malani won the ‘Joan
Miro Prize’ for the year 2019. It is one of
the most prestigious contemporary art
awards in the world.
Q.220. Gulzar was awarded the 66th
Filmfare Award for ‘Best Lyrics’ for the
film ______.
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(a) Thappad (b) Sir
(c) Chhapaak (d) Ludo
Sol.220.(c) Gulzar also known as
Sampooran Singh Kalra won the best
lyrics award for the film chappak in 66th
Filmfare Awards. Irrfan khan won the
best actor for the film Angreji Medium,
Taapsee Pannu won the best actress
award for the film Thappad.
Q.221. Which of the following
statements is/are correct?
I. Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award
instituted by the Government of India
since 1995.
II. The award is open to all persons
regardless of nationality, race, language,
caste, creed or sex.
III. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year
2020 was conferred on Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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(a) Only I and II (b) Only I
(c) I, II and III (d) Only III
Sol.221.(b) Gandhi Peace Prize
-Contributions towards social, economic
and political transformation through
non-violence and other Gandhian
methods. Last awarded in 2014 and
winner was Sheikh Mujibur Rehman. It
was established in 1995. Reward is ₹ 1
crore. Julius Kambarage Nyerere of
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Tanzania won the First Gandhi Peace
Prize in 1995.
Q.222. Pooja Dhanda won the 2019
Arjuna Award for which sport?
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(a) Wrestling (b) Boxing
(c) Athletics (d) Tennis
Sol.222.(a) Pooja Dhanda won the 2019
Arjuna Award for Wrestling.
Q.223. Which team clinched the 2019-20
the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the 4th time
by defeating Tamil Nadu in the final?
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(a) Jharkhand (b) Mumbai
(c) Karnataka (d) Bihar
Sol.223.(c) Karnataka clinched the
2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy for the 4th
time by defeating Tamil Nadu in the final.
Mumbai is the current champion
(2020-2021) who won their 4th title
beating Uttar Pradesh in the finals.
Q.224. Who among the following was
honoured with the ‘Honorary Foreign
Member Award 2019’ by the American
Historical Association?
SSC MTS 05/10/2021(Evening)
(a) Nayanjot Lahiri
(b) Irfan Habib
(c) Ramachandra Guha
(d) Bhairabi Prasad Sahu
Sol.224.(c) Ramachandra Guha was
honoured with the ‘Honorary Foreign
Member Award 2019’ by the American
Historical Association.
Q.225. Who among the following was the
recipient of the Infosys Prize 2019 for
Humanities?
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(a) Kesavan Veluthat
(b) Manu V Devadevan
(c) Y Subbarayalu
(d) Shireen Moosvi
Sol.225.(b) Manu V Devadevan was the
recipient of the Infosys Prize 2019 for
Humanities. He was awarded Infosys
Prize 2019 for his highly original and
wide-ranging work on pre-modern South
India.
Q.226. Which of the following persons
was awarded the Padma Vibhushan
posthumously in 2020?
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(a) P Parameswaran
(b) Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
(c) Kuldip Nayar
(d) Arun Jaitley
Sol.226.(d) Arun Jaitley was awarded the
Padma Vibhushan posthumously in
2020. Former Union ministers Arun
Jaitley and Minister Sushma Swaraj were
awarded the Padma Vibhushan award-
2020 posthumously by President
Ramnath Govind.
Q.227. Cricketer Zaheer Khan was
awarded the ______ in 2020.
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(a) Padma Shree
(b) Arjuna Award
(c) Padma Bhushan
(d) Dronacharya Award
Sol.227.(a) Cricketer Zaheer Khan was
awarded the Padma Shree in 2020.
Q.228. Anjum Moudgil won the 2019
Arjuna Award for which sport?
SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) Cricket (b) Shooting
(c) Weightlifting (d) Boxing
Sol.228.(b) Anjum Moudgil won the 2019
Arjuna Award for Shooting. She is from
Chandigarh and represents Punjab. She
is supported by GoSports Foundation
through the Rahul Dravid Athlete
Mentorship Programme.
Q.229. In June 2020, Amit Panghal and
Vikas Krishan were nominated for ______
by the Boxing Federation of India.
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(a) Padma Bhushan
(b) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(c) Padma Shri
(d) Arjuna Award
Sol.229.(b) In June 2020, Amit Panghal
and Vikas Krishan were nominated for
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by the
Boxing Federation of India.
Q.230. Tsering Landol, who was one of
the recipients of the Padma Bhushan
2020 award, hails from:
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(a) Sikkim (b) Mizoram
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Ladakh
Sol.230.(d) Tsering Landol, was one of
the recipients of the Padma Bhushan
2020 award, hails from Ladakh. Landol is
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featured in The Song Collector, a
documentary film on the life of the
renowned Ladakhi folk musician, Morup
Namgyal.
Q.231. Which of the following
environmentalists was awarded the
Stockholm Water Prize in 2015?
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(a) Vandana Shiva (b) Anadish Pal
(c) Tulsi Gowda (d) Rajendra Singh
Sol.231.(d) Rajendra Singh was awarded
the Stockholm Water Prize in 2015 for
his innovative water restoration efforts,
improving water security in rural India,
and for showing extraordinary courage
and determination in his quest to
improve the living conditions for those
most in need.
Q.232. K Srikanth, who was
recommended for the Khel Ratna Award
in June 2020, is a professional ______
player.
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(a) table tennis (b) golf
(c) football (d) badminton
Sol.233.(d) K Srikanth, who was
recommended for the Khel Ratna Award
in June 2020, is a professional
badminton player
Q.234. Sarita Joshi, one of the recipients
of Padma Shri 2020, has received the
award in the domain of:
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(a) Public Affairs
(b) Literature and Education
(c) Art
(d) Trade & Industry
Sol.234.(c) Sarita Joshi, one of the
recipients of Padma Shri 2020, has
received the award in the domain of: Art.
Sarita Joshi is an Indian stage, television,
and film actress and is a veteran actress
of Gujarati theatre and Marathi theatre,
and also Marathi cinema.
Q.235. Which of the following awards
was presented to Ramesh Sippy at the
Filmfare Awards 2020?
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(a) Best Director
(b) Best Original Story
(c) Lifetime Achievement Award
(d) Excellence in Cinema
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Sol.235.(c) Lifetime Achievement Award
was presented to Ramesh Sippy at the
Filmfare Awards 2020.
Q.236. Which of the following NGOs won
the Skoll Award for Social
Entrepreneurship 2020?
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(a) CRY (b) ARMMAN
(c) Greenpeace (d) Goonj
Sol.236.(b) ARMMAN Wins Prestigious
$1.5 million Skoll Award for Social
Entrepreneurship! ARMMAN has been
awarded the Skoll Award for Social
Entrepreneurship 2020 for its exceptional
work in the maternal and child health
space in India.
Q.237. Priyadarshini Govind, who was
conferred the ‘Nritya Kalanidhi’ title by
The Music Academy in 2019, is a
well-known ______ dancer.
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(a) Kathakali (b) Kuchipudi
(c) Bharatnatyam (d) Kathak
Sol.237.(c) Priyadarshini Govind, who
was conferred the ‘Nritya Kalanidhi’ title
by The Music Academy in 2019, is a
well-known Bharatnatyam dancer.
Q.238. Who among the following was
NOT a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 2019?
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(a) Didier Queloz (b) Akira Yoshino
(c) Michel Mayor (d) James Peebles
Sol.238.(b) Akira Yoshino was NOT a
co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics
in 2019. In 2019, Dr. Akira Yoshino, Dr.
Stanley Whittingham, and Dr. John
Goodenough were awarded the Nobel
Prize for Chemistry for their seminal
work in advancing the development of
lithium-ion batteries, the miniature
energy systems that we depend on to
power our mobile devices.
Q.239. Who among the following was the
49th recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award?
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(a) Gulzar
(b) Vinod Khanna
(c) Amitabh Bachchan
(d) Manoj Kumar
Sol.239.(b) 49th recipient of the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award was Vinod
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Khanna. The 50th and 51st recipients of
the award were Amitabh Bachchan and
Rajnikanth respectively. Dadasaheb
Phalke, who is also known as the father
of Indian Cinema, made the first Indian
feature film Raja Harishchandra in the
year 1913.
Q.240. Who among the following won
the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 in the
English non fiction category?
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(a) Roshani Chokshi (b) Shashi Tharoor
(c) Raghu Karnad (d) Amitabha Bagchi
Sol.240.(b) Shashi Tharoor won the
Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 in the
English non-fiction category. The book
“An Era Of Darkness” was about British
rule in India.
Q.241. SC Jamir, one of the recipients of
the Padma Bhushan 2020 award,
received the award for his contribution in:
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(a) Public Affairs
(b) Trade and Industry
(c) Art
(d) Literature and Education
Sol.241.(a) SC Jamir, one of the
recipients of the Padma Bhushan 2020
award, received the award for his
contribution to Public Affairs. SC Jamir is
an Indian politician and former Governor
of Odisha. He has served as the Chief
Minister of Nagaland, Governor of
Maharashtra, Governor of Gujarat &
Governor of Goa.
Q.242. Who among the following was
awarded the French honour of ‘Chevalier
dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’
(Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters)
in January 2020?
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(a) Sanjna Kapoor
(b) Ebrahim Alkazi
(c) Hariprasad Chaurasia
(d) Aishwarya Rai
Sol.242.(a) Sanjna Kapoor was awarded
the French honour of ‘Chevalier dans
l’Ordre
des Arts et des Lettres’ (Knight of the
Order of Arts and Letters) in January
2020.
Q.243. Who among the following was
NOT a recipient of the Shanti Swarup
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Bhatnagar Prize for Science and
Technology 2019?
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) Tapas Kumar Maji
(b) Soumen Basak
(c) Kayarat Saikrishnan
(d) Sakya Singha Sen
Sol.243.(d) Sakya Singha Sen from
National Chemical Laboratory
(CSIR-NCL) Pune, has been awarded
"Merck Young Scientist Award 2019". In
the year 2021, the recipients of Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for
Science and Technology are Amit Singh
from the Indian institute of Science,
Bengaluru, in Biological Sciences
category.
Q.244. Who won the World Food Prize in
June 2020 for his contribution towards
developing soil saving techniques to
increase food production?
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(a) Rattan Lal (b) A Gopalakrishnan
(c) I Sekar (d) M. Krishna Reddy
Sol.244.(a) Rattan Lal won the World
Food Prize in June 2020 for his
contribution towards developing
soil-saving techniques to increase food
production. Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh
Thilsted is the 2021 World Food Prize
Laureate. Swaminathan was selected as
the first World Food Prize Laureate, in
1987.
Q.245. Who among the following has
won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in the
category of fiction?
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(a) Michael R Jackson
(b) Colson Whitehead
(c) W Caleb McDaniel
(d) Christopher Knight
Sol.245.(b) Colson Whitehead has won
the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in the category of
fiction. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for
achievements in newspaper, magazine,
online journalism, literature, and musical
composition within the United States. It
was established in 1917 by provisions in
the will of Joseph Pulitzer.
Q.246. Chhannulal Mishra, the recipient
of the Padma Vibhushan 2020, has
received the award in the domain of:
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(a) Art
(b) Literature and Education
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(d) Trade and Industry
Sol.246.(a) Chhannulal Mishra, the
recipient of the Padma Vibhushan 2020,
has received the award in the domain of
Art. Pandit Chhannulal Mishra is a
celebrated Hindustani classical singer
from Banaras, a noted exponent of the
Kirana Gharana.
Q.247. Which Indian actor has won the
'Russian Audience Heart' Award for
2020?
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(a) Prabhas (b) Ranveer Singh
(c) Salman Khan (d) Mahesh Babu
Sol.247.(a) Prabhas wins the Russian
Audience Hear award, second Indian
actor after Raj Kapoor to bag the honor.
Q.248. The People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals, India, have
conferred ______ with the 'Hero to
Animals Award’ in 2020.
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(a) Sonu Sood (b) Maneka Gandhi
(c) Naveen Patnaik (d) Sadaa Sayed
Sol.248.(c) Chief Minister of Odisha,
Naveen Patnaik, has been conferred with
the 'Hero to Animals Award' by People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
India in 2020. People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has
named Actor John Abraham its Person
of the Year for 2020.
Q.249. I.M. Vijayan, who was
recommended for the Padma Shri award
in June 2020, is a professional
sportsperson from _______.
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(a) Football (b) Cricket
(c) Chess (d) Hockey
Sol.249.(a) I.M. Vijayan, who was
recommended for the Padma Shri award
in June 2020, is a professional
sportsperson from football. List of top 5
biggest & most popular football
tournaments -Federation Cup, Santosh
Trophy, IFA Shield, Rovers Cup, Durand
Cup.
Q.250. Who among the following
received the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award’ in 2020?
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(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Suresh Raina
(d) Sachin Tendulkar
Sol.250.(b) Rohit Sharma received the
‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ in 2020.
The Khel Ratna Award( 2021) - Neeraj
Chopra (Javelin), Ravi Dahiya (Wrestling),
Sunil Chhetri (Football), Mithali Raj
(Cricket), P Sreejesh (Hockey), Lovlina
Borgohain (Boxing), Pramod Bhagat
(Para-badminton player), Avani Lekhara
(Para rifle shooter), Sumit Antil (Para
javelin thrower), Krishna Nagar
(Para-badminton), Manish Narwal (Para
pistol shooter), Manpreet Singh
(Hockey).
Q.251. Sindhi poet and writer Vasdev
Mohi was selected for the Saraswati
Samman, 2019. This award is given
annually by:
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(a) KK Birla Foundation
(b) JRD & Sir Ratan Tata Trusts
(c) Infosys Foundation
(d) Azim Premji Foundation
Sol.251.(a) The award carries fifteen
lakh rupees, a citation, and a plaque.
Saraswati Samman, instituted by KK Birla
Foundation in 1991, is recognised as the
most prestigious and highest literary
award in the country.
Q.252. In 2020, who won the ‘ESPN’s
Female Sportsperson of the Year’ award
for the third successive time?
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(a) Aparna Popat (b) Anjali Vedpathak
(c) PV Sindhu (d) Saina Nehwal
Sol.252.(c) PV Sindhu(Badminton) won
the ‘ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the
Year’ award for the third successive time.
PV Sindhu won the bronze medal at
Tokyo Olympic 2020.
Q.253. Shanti Jain, one of the recipients
of the Padma Shri 2020, has received the
award in the domain of:
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(a) Trade and Industry
(b) Art
(c) Literature and Education
(d) Public Affairs
Sol.253.(b) Shanti Jain, one of the
recipients of the Padma Shri 2020, has
received an award in the domain of Art.
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Shanti Jain also known as the folk queen
of Bihar.
Q.254. Which of the following pair of
authors jointly bagged the 2019 Booker
Prize?
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(a) Jerry Craft and Kesha Ajọsẹ Fisher
(b) Valeria Luiselli and Tayari Jones
(c) Margaret Atwood and Bernardine
Evaristo
(d) W Caleb McDaniel and Valeria Luiselli
Sol.254.(c) Margaret Atwood(The
testaments) and Bernardine Evaristo(Girl,
woman, other) jointly bagged the 2019
Booker Prize. South African Damon
Galgut wins Booker Prize 2021 for 'The
Promise'.
Q.255. Manoj Das, the recipient of
Padma Bhushan 2020, has received the
award in the domain of:
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(a) Trade and Industry
(b) Literature and Education
(c) Public Affairs
(d) Art
Sol.255.(b) Manoj Das, the recipient of
Padma Bhushan 2020, has received the
award in the domain of Literature and
Education.
Q.256. Who among the following got the
2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine for launching an effective new
way to attack cancer by treating the
immune system rather than the tumour?
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(a) Jeffrey Hall
(b) Michael Rosbash
(c) Michael W Young
(d) James P Allison
Sol.256.(d) James P Allison got the 2018
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for
launching an effective new way to attack
cancer by treating the immune system
rather than the tumour. The Nobel Prize
in Physiology or Medicine 2021 was
awarded jointly to David Julius and
Ardem Patapoutian "for their discoveries
of receptors for temperature and touch”.
Q.257. Which Indian scientist was
conferred the distinction of Chevalier de
l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur
by the Government of France in May
2019? SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) G Madhavan Nair
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(b) Tapan Mishra
(c) AS Kiran Kumar
(d) Mylswamy Annadurai
Sol.257.(c) AS Kiran Kumar was
conferred the distinction of Chevalier de
l’Ordre national de
la Légion d’Honneur by the Government
of France in May 2019. The National
Order of the Legion of Honour was
established in 1802 by Napoleon
Bonaparte.
Q.258. Which Indian diplomat was
conferred upon the First Class Order of
Zayed II award by UAE in 2019?
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(a) Navdeep Singh Suri
(b) Taranjit Singh Sandhu
(c) Jawed Ashraf
(d) Raveesh Kumar
Sol.258.(a) Navdeep Singh Suri was
conferred upon the First Class Order of
Zayed II award by UAE in 2019. Al
Maktoum is the absolute ruler of Dubai
and Prime Minister of UAE. President
-Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Q.259. Who won the Arjuna Award for
Para Swimming at the National Sports
Awards, 2020?
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(a) Gaurav Khanna (b) Mariyappan T
(c) Suyash Jadhav (d) Vijay Munishwar
Sol.259.(c) Suyash Jadhav won the
Arjuna Award for Para-Swimming at the
National Sports Awards, 2020. The
Arjuna Award was instituted in 1961. The
award carries a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh,
a bronze statue of Arjuna, and a scroll of
honour.
Q.260. Who won the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award 2020 for a short documentary on
honey hunting?
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(a) Kezang D Thongdok
(b) Dheeraj Dhoopar
(c) Armaan Malik
(d) Kiccha Sudeep
Sol.260.(a) Kezang D Thongdok won the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020 for a
short documentary (“Chi Lupo“) on honey
hunting. Award was started in 1969. The
very first recipient of this award was
Devika Rani. 51th Dadasaheb Phalke
Award - Rajinikanth.
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Q.261. Who among the following is one
of the first three Indian female fighter
pilots who received the ‘Nari Shakti
Puraskar 2019’ in March 2020?
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(a) Nirupama Yadav (b) Janaki Sabesh
(c) Seema Rao (d) Avani Chaturvedi
Sol.261.(d) Avani Chaturvedi is one of
the first three Indian female fighter pilots
who received the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar
2019’ in March 2020. Mohana Jitarwal
and Bhawana Kanth are other two female
pilots.
Q.262. Who was the Chairperson of the
sports committee for the National Sports
Award 2020?
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(a) Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(b) Justice Mukundakam Sharma
(c) Alok Sinha
(d) Virendra Sehwag
Sol.262.(b) Justice Mukundakam
Sharma was the Chairperson of the
sports committee for the National Sports
Award 2020. In 2021 Major Dhyan Chand
Khel Ratna Award 2021 was given to 12
Sportspersons. 35 Sportspersons
received Arjuna Awards for outstanding
performance in Sports and Games 2021.
Q.263. Who won a gold medal for
weightlifting at the ‘6th Qatar
International Cup’ in Doha?
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(a) Manon Lorentz
(b) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
(c) Anais Michel
(d) Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Sol.263.(b) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won
a gold medal for weightlifting at the ‘6th
Qatar International Cup’ in Doha.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won the silver
medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Q.264. Jagdish Sheth, one of the
recipients of Padma Bhushan 2020, has
received the award in the domain of:
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(a) Trade and Industry
(b) Art
(c) Literature and Education
(d) Public Affairs
Sol.264.(c) Jagdish Sheth, has received
Padma Bhushan 2020 award in the
domain of Literature and Education.
Jagdish Sheth, founder of the "India,
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. Education, Skill Development and
Q.265. Who among the following won
the Hockey India Dhruv Batra Award for
Player of the Year (Men) at the Third
Annual Hockey India Awards in March
2020?
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(a) PR Sreejesh
(b) Rupinder Pal Singh
(c) Harmanpreet Singh
(d) Manpreet Singh
Sol.265.(d) Manpreet Singh won the
Hockey India Dhruv Batra Award for
Player of the
Year (Men) at the Third Annual Hockey
India Awards in March 2020. He is the
captain of the Indian men’s hockey team
which won the bronze medal at the
Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Q.266. Anil Prakash Joshi received the
Padma Bhushan Award 2020 in the field
of ______.
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(a) social work (b) arts
(c) public affairs (d) medicine
Sol.266.(a) Anil Prakash Joshi received
the Padma Bhushan Award 2020 in the
field of social work. He is the founder of
the Himalayan Environmental Studies
and Conservation Organisation (HESCO).
PERSONS
Q.267. In February 2022, who was
appointed as director of National Council
of Educational Research and Training
(NCERT)?
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(a) Professor Hrushikesh Senapaty
(b) Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani
(c) Professor MC Sharma
(d) Professor J S Rajput
Sol.267.(b) Director of NCERT- Professor
Dinesh Prasad Saklani. The National
Council of Educational Research and
Training is an autonomous organisation
of the Government of India which was
established in 1961 as a literary,
scientific and charitable Society under
the Societies Registration Act.
Headquarter is at New Delhi.
Q.268. Which of the following ministries
was held by Dharmendra Pradhan before
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he became Cabinet Minister of
Entrepreneurship in July 2021?
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(a) Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting and Sports
(b) Ministry of Food Processing
Industries
(c) Ministry of Housing and Urban
Development
(d) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Gas and Steel
Sol.268.(d) Dharmendra Pradhan was
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
and Steel before he became Cabinet
Minister of Education, Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship in July 2021.
Q.269. Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan was
given the additional charge of ________
and was sworn in as the Lt. Governor of
this Union Territory in February 2021,
apart from being the Governor of
Telangana.
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(a) Delhi (b) Puducherry
(c) Lakshadweep (d) Chandigarh
Sol.269.(b) As of June 2022. Puducheery
- Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (Additional
Charge) (Lieutenant Governor). Delhi
(NCT)- Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena
(Lieutenant Governor), Lakshadweep-
Shri Praful Patel (Administrator),
Chandigarh- Shri Banwarilal Purohit
(Administrator).
Q.270. In July 2021, Kiren Rijiju was
made the Cabinet Minister and given the
charge of which of the following
ministries?
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(a) Ministry of Communication and
Electronics and Information Technology
(b) Ministry of Civil Aviation
(c) Ministry of Ports and Shipping
(d) Ministry of Law and Justice
Sol.270.(d) As of June 2022, Ministry of
Law and Justice - Kiren Rijiju, Ministry of
Communication and Electronics and
Information Technology- Ashwini
Vaishnaw, Ministry of Civil Aviation-
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ministry of Ports
and Shipping - Sarbananda Sonowal.
Q.271. Who among the following was
appointed as the Chairman of ICC Men's
Cricket Committee in November 2021?
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(a) Kapil Dev (b) Anil Kumble
(c) Sunil Gavaskar (d) Sourav Ganguly
Sol.271.(d) BCCI president Sourav
Ganguly has been appointed as the
Chairman of the ICC men's Cricket
Committee in 2021 replacing Anil
Kumble (after serving three-year terms).
Q.272. In December 2021, who among
the following inaugurated the ‘Bharat
Darshan Park’ in Delhi, which has replicas
of major monuments from across the
country created by agroup of artists?
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(a) Amit Shah
(b) Dharmendra Pradhan
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman
(d) Smriti Irani
Sol.272.(a) Amit Shah inaugurated the
‘Bharat Darshan Park’ in Delhi. Bharat
Darshan Park is India's first park to
display 22 historical monuments in one
place in an attractive way.
Q.273. BS Yediyurappa resigned as the
Chief Minister of Karnataka for the
_________________ time in July 2021.
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(a) second (b) third
(c) fifth (d) fourth
Sol.273.(d) BS Yediyurappa resigned as
the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the
Fourth time in July 2021. Basavaraj
Bommai is the current (July 2022) Chief
Minister. Governor- Thawar Chand
Gehlot. Rajya Sabha- 12 Seats, Lok
Sabha- 28 Seats.
Q.274. Three Indians were named
amongst Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most
Influential People’ of 2021. Who among
the following is NOT one of them?
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(a) Gautam Adani
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Mamata Banerjee
(d) Adar Poonawalla
Sol.274.(a) 2022: Gautam Adani
(‘Titans’), Karuna Nundy (‘Leaders’), and
Khurram Parvez (‘Leaders’). Time
Magazine: Based in New York City;
Frequency: Weekly (1923–2020); twice
monthly (2020–present); First issue date:
3 March 1923. A book titled “Gautam
Adani: The Man Who Changed India” is
written by RN Bhaskar.
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Q.275. Who among the following won
the National Film Award for Best
Choreography at the 67th National Film
Awards?
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(a) Remo Dsouza (b) Farah Khan
(c) Prabhu Deva (d) Raju Sundaram
Sol.275.(d) Basava Raju Sundaram
(Karnataka) is an Indian dance
choreographer, actor, and director, who
works primarily in Tamil, Kannada, and
Telugu films. He won the National Film
Award twice for Best Choreography: 63rd
for the song "Pranamam Pranamam"
(Janatha Garage) in 2016 and 67th for
"Everest Anchuna" (Maharshi) in 2019.
Q.276. In February 2022, which of the
following persons was nominated for
Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’
award?
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(a) Max Parrot (b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Neeraj Chopra (d) Vinesh Phogat
Sol.276.(c) Neeraj Chopra was
nominated for Laureus ‘World
Breakthrough of the Year award in 2022.
Q.277. Who among the following Indians
was selected as a member of the
International Law Commission for a 5
year term starting January 1, 2023 in the
month of November 2021?
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(a) Vinod Rai (b) Bimal Jalan
(c) Suresh Prabhu (d) Bimal Patel
Sol.277.(d) Bimal Patel (Member of The
International Law Commission from
January 1 2023). The International Law
Commission was established by the
General Assembly in 1947. The
International Law Commission (ILC) is a
body of experts responsible for helping
develop and codify international law. It is
composed of 34 individuals.
Q.278. Who among the following has
been conferred the prestigious title of
‘Maestro’ by London’s Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra, with whom he had been the
only Asian to have composed a full
symphony as on 6th March 2022?
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(a) Ilaiyaraaja (b) AR Rahman
(c) Devi Sri Prasad (d) Gopi Sundar
Sol.278.(a) R. Gnanathesikan
(Ilaiyaraaja) is an Indian film composer,
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conductor-arranger, singer, and lyricist
who works in Tamil cinema and Telugu
cinema. He plays various instruments
like Guitar, keyboard, harmonium, flute,
organ, piano, violin, and cello. He is a
recipient of many prestigious awards
such as the five National Film Awards,
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2012),
Padma Bhushan (2010), and Padma
Vibhushan (2018).
Q.279. Who among the following, after
winning the Russian Grand Prix 2021,
became the first F1 driver to win 100
races?
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(a) George Russell (b) Valtteri Bottas
(c) Carlos Sainz (d) Lewis Hamilton
Sol.279.(d) Lewis Hamilton (United
Kingdom) won maximum times (2014,
2015, 2018, 2019, 2021). George Russell
(United Kingdom), Valtteri Bottas
(Finland), and Carlos Sainz (Spain).
Q.280. Who among the following was
appointed as the head coach of the
Indian cricket team in November 2021?
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(a) Saurav Ganguly (b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Rahul Dravid (d) Ravi Shastri
Sol.280.(c) The Cricket Advisory
Committee comprising Ms. Sulakshana
Naik and Mr. RP Singh unanimously
appointed Mr. Rahul Dravid as the Head
Coach of Team India (Senior Men). His
biography ‘The Nice Guy Who Finished
First’ is written by Devendra Prabhudesai.
Q.281. Who was appointed as the
Chairman of ISRO in January 2022?
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(a) K Radhakrishnan (b) K Sivan
(c) S Somanath (d) G Madhavan
Sol.281.(c) The Indian Space Research
Organisation is the national space
agency of India, headquartered in
Bangalore. Founder: Vikram Sarabhai;
Founded: 15 August 1969; Current
Chairman- S Somnath (As of July 2022);
Former Chairman- K Sivan.
Q.282. Who is the Chief Economic
Advisor of India appointed in January
2022?
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(a) V Anantha Nageswaran
(b) Krishnamurthy Subramanium
(c) Raghuram Rajan
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(d) Arvind Virmani
Sol.282.(a) Office of the Economic
Adviser is an attached office of the
Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry. First CEC: J J
Anjaria; Current CEC: V Anantha
Nageswaran (As of July 2022).
Q.283. In July 2021, Mangubhai
Chhaganbhai Patel was appointed as the
Governor of _________________.
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(a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka (d) Kerala
Sol.283.(b) Madhya Pradesh: Governor-
Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel (As of
July 2022); Chief Minister- Shivraj Singh
Chouhan; Lok Sabha seats- 29; Rajya
Sabha seats- 11. Governors: Maharashtra
(Bhagat Singh Koshyari); Karnataka
(Thawar Chand Gehlot); Kerala (Arif
Mohammad Khan).
Q.284. ______ was conferred the
honorary rank of General of the Nepali
Army in November 2020.
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(a) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria
(b) General MM Naravane
(c) General Bipin Rawat
(d) Admiral Karambir Singh
Sol.284.(b) General M M Naravane was
conferred the Honorary rank of General
of the Nepali Army in November 2020.
Q.285. Who among the following was
elected as the President of the Asian
Cricket Council (ACC) in January 2021?
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(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Sourav Ganguly
(c) Anurag Thakur
(d) Jay Shah
Sol.285.(d) Jay Shah was elected as the
President of the Asian Cricket Council
(ACC) in January 2021. Jay Shah is the
present(May 2022) Secretary of BCCI.
Sourav Ganguly is the current(May 2022)
BCCI President. The Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) was set up on
December 4, 1928. Headquarter is at
Mumbai.
Q.286. Who among the following
athletes was appointed as the Deputy
Superintendent of Police by the Assam
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Government in February 2021?
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(a) Deepika Kumari (b) Ekta Bhyan
(c) Dutee Chand (d) Hima Das
Sol.286.(d) Hima Das’s nickname is
'Dhing Express' is an Indian sprinter from
the state of Assam. She became the first
ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in
any format of a global track event at
IAAF World U20 Championships when
she clocked a speed of 51.46 seconds.
Deepika Kumari is an Indian professional
archer. Ekta Bhyan is a para athlete who
represents India in the Women's club and
discus throw events. Dutee Chand is an
Indian professional sprinter.
Q.287. Who among the following
became the first Indian to win the Miss
Deaf World title?
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(a) Raghavi Shankar
(b) Vidisha Baliyan
(c) Arunima Sinha
(d) Preethi Srinivasan
Sol.287.(b) Vidhisha Baliyan became
the first Indian to win the Miss Deaf
World Title. Raghavi Shankar was the
first Runner-up. Arunima Sinha is the
world's first female amputee to scale
Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount
Elbrus, Mount Kosciuszko, Mount
Aconcagua, Mount Denali and Mount
Vinson. Preethi Srinivasan was the
captain of the under-19 Tamil Nadu
women's cricket team.
Q.288. Who among the following is the
Director of The Nehru Centre in London
as of April 2021?
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(a) Amish Tripathi (b)Chetan Bhagat
(c)Vikram Seth (d)Amitav Ghosh
Sol.288.(a) Amish Tripathi is the Present
(May 2022) Director of the Nehru Centre
in London. Famous books written by
Amish Tripathi are- ‘The Immortals of
Meluha’, ‘The Secret of the Nagas’, ‘Scion
of Ikshvaku’, ‘Sita: Warrior of Mithila’,
‘Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta’, ‘The Oath
of the Vayuputras’, ‘Immortal India’.
Q.289. With a donation of ₹7,904 crore,
______ was declared the most generous
philanthropist in India by the ‘EdelGive
Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020’.
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(a) Azim Premji Sol.292.(a) Devdutt Padikkal - Eat.fit
(b) Kumar Mangalam Birla (Brand Ambassador). Virat Kohli-
(c) Mukesh Ambani Himalaya,Mobile Premier League,Puma,
(d) Shiv Nadar Volini,Vicks India,Too Yumm, MRF Tyre,
Philips India, Wrogn, Manyavar and many
more. Deepika Padukone is the first
Sol.289.(a) With a donation of ₹7,904
Indian to be signed on as a 'House
crore, Azim Premji was declared the
Ambassador' by Louis Vuitton. Sonu
most generous philanthropist in India by
Sood- Spice Money, Shyam Steel,
the ‘EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy
Lenskart, Oyo, Mfine, Acer, Fit India
List 2020’. Azim Hashim Premjiis an
Movement.
Indian businessman, investor, engineer,
and philanthropist, who was the
Q.293. Prashant Bhushan, who was a
chairman of Wipro Limited.
founding member of the India Against
Corruption movement, is a prominent
Q.290. Who among the following is the
Indian ______.
President of Federation of Indian
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Chambers of Commerce and Industries
(a) film director (b) sports commentator
(FICCI) as of April 2021?
(c) lawyer (d) industrialist
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(a) Uday Shankar
Sol.293.(c) Prashant Bhushan, who was
(b) Deepak Parekh
a founding member of the India Against
(c) Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
Corruption movement, is a prominent
(d) Rakesh Makhija
Indian lawyer.He was a member of the
faction of the India Against Corruption
Sol.290.(a) Sanjiv Mehta is the present
movement known as Team Anna which
(May 2022) President of The Federation
supported Anna Hazare's campaign for
of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
the implementation of the Jan Lokpal
Industry (FICCI). Founded in 1927. The
Bill.
main objectives of FICCI are as follows:
Promotion of a healthy interface between
Q.294. Who among the following was the
the community and the government.
Chief Justice of India – designated in
April 2021?
Q.291. Who among the following was
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nominated for the 30th GD Birla Award
(a) Justice NV Ramana
for Scientific Research for his/her
(b) Justice AM Khanwilkar
outstanding contribution to engineering
(c) Justice Ashok Bhushan
science in April 2021?
(d) Justice Arun Mishra
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(a) Chandrima Saha
Sol.294.(a) As of May 2022 Chief Justice
(b) Suman Chakraborty
of India is - Justice NV Ramana (48th).
(c) Sanjay Mittal
Appointment of acting Chief Justice is to
(d) Rajeev Kumar Varshney
be made by the President under Article
126 of the Constitution.
Sol.291.(b) Professor Suman
Chakraborty has been selected for the
Q.295. Which of the following persons
30th GD Birla Award for Scientific
was named as Dean of Harvard Business
Research for his outstanding
School in October 2020?
contribution to engineering science and
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its applications in developing
(a) Sanjit Roy (b) Achyuta Samanta
technologies for affordable healthcare.
(c) Srikant Datar (d) Nitin Nohria
This award was instituted in 1991.
Sol.295.(c) As of May 2022 Srikant
Q.292. Who among the following was
Datar is an Indian-American economist
appointed as the brand ambassador of
and the Dean of Harvard Business
Eat. fit in March 2021?
School.
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(a) Devdutt Padikkal (b) Virat Kohli
Q.296. Mridula Sinha, who passed away
(c) Deepika Padukone (d) Sonu Sood
in November 2020, was the first woman
Governor of ______.
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(a) Goa (b) Mizoram
(c) Tripura (d) Haryana
Sol.296.(a) Mridula Sinha, who passed
away in November 2020, was the first
woman Governor of Goa. Sarojini Naidu
was the first woman governor of the
Indian State (Uttar Pradesh) from 15
August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Padmaja
Naidu, is the longest-serving female
governor with almost 11 years tenure in
West Bengal. The Governor of a State
shall be appointed by the President by
warrant under his hand and seal (Article
155). A person to be eligible for
appointment as Governor should be
citizen of India and has completed age of
35 years (Article 157).
Q.297. Who among the following was
named sportsman of the decade
(Individual non Olympic sports) at the
2021 Sportstar ACES Awards?
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(a) Pentala Harikrishna
(b) Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) Baskaran Adhiban
Sol.297.(c) Viswanathan Anand was
named sportsman of the decade
(Individual non Olympic sports) at the
2021 Sportstar ACES Awards.
Viswanathan Anand became the first
grandmaster from India in the year 1988.
Q.298. Who among the following won
the 2020 Tour de France?
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(a) Wout Van Aert (b) Egan Bernal
(c) Tadej Pogačar (d) Nairo Quintana
Sol.298.(c) Tadej Pogačar won the
2020 Tour de France. He is the youngest
winner of the Tour de France in the
post-World War II era. It is related to
bicycle racing.
Q.299. On 22 July 2020, who was
nominated as the Vice-Chairman of the
International Union of Railways’ security
platform?
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(a) Margaret Chan
(b) François Davenne
(c) Soumya Swaminathan
(d) Arun Kumar
Sol.299.(d) On 22 July 2020, Arun Kumar
was nominated as the Vice-Chairman of
the International Union of Railways’
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security platform. The international union
of railways is an international rail
transport industry body. The main
objective of this industry is to promote
rail transport at the world level and meet
the challenges of mobility and
sustainable development.
Q.300. As of july 2021 who is the Chief
Economist of the International Monetary
Fund?
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(a) Krishna Bhardwaj
(b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(c) Gita Gopinath
(d) Raghuram Rajan
Sol.300.(c) As of July 2021, Gita
Gopinath is the Chief Economist of the
International Monetary Fund. IMF
Headquarters (HQ), Washington, D.C.,
United States.The current managing
director (MD) and Chairwoman of the
IMF is Bulgarian economist Kristalina
Georgieva.
Q.301. Who was the Indian Cabinet
Minister of Corporate Affairs as on 31
July 2020?
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(a) Pralhad Joshi
(b) Mahendra Nath Pandey
(c) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
(d) Nirmala Sitharaman
Sol.301.(d) Nirmala Sitharaman was the
Indian Cabinet Minister of Corporate
Affairs as on 31 July 2020.
Q.302. Which of the following is the only
President of India to have her/his wax
statue at the Madame Tussauds wax
museum in Delhi as of September 2020?
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(a) APJ Abdul Kalam
(b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(c) Pratibha Patil
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Sol.302.(a) APJ Abdul Kalam is the only
President of India to have her/his wax
statue at the Madame Tussauds wax
museum in Delhi as of September 2020.
Q.303. As of July 2020, who among the
following was the Director General of
Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR)?
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(a) Prof. Balram Bhargava
(b) Prof. Subrata Sinha
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(c) Dr. Shyam S Chauhan
(d) Dr. Parthaprasad Chattopadhyay
Sol.303.(a) As of July 2020, Prof. Balram
Bhargava was the Director-General of
Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR).
Q.304. Who among the following was
appointed as the Managing Director and
CEO of HDFC Bank in August 2020?
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(a) Aditya Puri
(b) Raamdeo Aggarwal
(c) Manoj Sinha
(d) Sashidhar Jagdishan
Sol.304.(d) Sashidhar Jagdishan was
appointed as the Managing Director and
CEO of HDFC Bank in August 2020.
Sashidhar Jagdishan has taken charge
as managing director and chief executive
officer of HDFC Bank, succeeding Aditya
Puri.
Q.305. Who among the following was
appointed as Finance Secretary in March
2020?
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(a) Satish Kumar Sharma
(b) Bimal Julka
(c) Amita Pandove
(d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Sol.305.(d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey was
appointed as Finance Secretary in March
2020. T V Somanathan has been
appointed as the new finance secretary
in 2021 in place of Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Q.306. Who among the following has
taken over as the new Prime Minister of
Iraq in May 2020?
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(a) Mustafa al-Kadhimi
(b) Adel Abdul Mahdi
(c) Adnan al-Zurfi
(d) Mohammad Allawi
Sol.306.(a) Mustafa al-Kadhimi assumes
office as the new Prime Minister of Iraq
in May 2020.
Q.307. Who among the following was
appointed as the First Lieutenant
Governor of Ladakh in October 2019?
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(a) Radha Krishna Mathur
(b) Anil Baijal
(c) Dineshwar Sharma
(d) Girish Chandra Murmu
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appointed as the First Lieutenant
Governor of Ladakh in October 2019.
Q.308. Who among the following was the
President of the Indian Parliamentary
Group in August 2020?
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(a) M Venkaiah Naidu
(b) Virendra Kumar
(c) Om Birla
(d) Sumitra Mahajan
Sol.308.(c) Om Birla was the President
of the Indian Parliamentary Group in
August 2020. Om Birla is the present
speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Q.309. Gita Ramjee, an Indian-origin
South African who breathed her last in
March 2020, was internationally
acclaimed for her contribution to:
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(a) Nuclear Physics
(b) Space Research
(c) Development Economics
(d) Virology
Sol.309.(d) Gita Ramjee, an Indian-origin
South African who breathed her last in
March 2020, was internationally
acclaimed for her contribution to
Virology. Virology is the study of viruses
and virus-like agents.
Q.310. As on September 2021, who is
the CEO of NITI Aayog?
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(a) Amitabh Kant
(b) Urjit Patel
(c) Shaktikanta Das
(d) Dr. Rajiv Kumar
Sol.310.(a) As of September 2021,
Amitabh Kant is the CEO of NITI Aayog.
Q.311. Ken Shimura, the renowned
comedian who died in March 2020, was a
national of:
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(a) China (b) Japan
(c) Indonesia (d) South Korea
Sol.311.(b) Ken Shimura, the renowned
comedian who died in March 2020, was a
national of Japan.
Q.312. As of July 2020, who among the
following was the Union Minister of Road
Transport and Highways?
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(a) Kiren Rijiju
(b) Thawar Chand Gehlot
(c) Nitin Gadkari
(d) Piyush Goyal
Sol.312.(c) As of July 2020, Nitin Gadkari
was the Union Minister of Road
Transport and Highways.
Q.313. As of July 2020, who among the
following is the Union Minister of Law
and Justice in India?
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(a) Ravishankar Prasad
(b) Smriti Irani
(c) Mahendra Nath Pandey
(d) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Sol.313.(a) Ravi Shankar Prasad was the
Minister of Law and Justice in July 2020.
However, in the cabinet reshuffle in 2021,
he was replaced by Kiren Rijiju.
Q.314. Who among the following was
appointed as the Chief Information
Commissioner (CIC) in March 2020?
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(a) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
(b) Satish Kumar Sharma
(c) Amita Pandove
(d) Bimal Julka
Sol.314.(d) Bimal Julka was appointed
as the Chief Information Commissioner
(CIC) in March 2020 succeeded by Sudhir
Bhargava.
Q.315. As of August 2020, who among
the following was the Chief Economic
Adviser to the Finance Ministry of India?
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(a) Ajit Pai
(b) Krishnamurthy V Subramanian
(c) Ravi Anshuman
(d) Anand Nandkumar
Sol.315.(b) As of August 2020,
Krishnamurthy V Subramanian was the
Chief Economic Adviser to the Finance
Ministry of India. CEA is the ex-officio
cadre controlling authority of the Indian
Economic Service. The CEA is head of
Economic Division of the Department of
Economic Affairs. CEA publishes the
annual Economic Survey of India
preceding the Union Budget.
Q.316. On 22 July 2020, ______, Deputy
Commissioner of Mumbai Customs, was
appointed as an honorary adviser to the
steering committee for BRICS Chamber
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of Commerce and Industry (CCI) young
leaders for the period 2020-2023 .
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(a). Amit Ghawate (b) Sahil Seth
(c) Yogesh Yadav (d) HM Patel
Sol.316.(b) On 22 July 2020, Sahil Seth,
Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai
Customs, was appointed as an honorary
adviser to the steering committee for
BRICS Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (CCI) young leaders for the
period 2020-2023.
Q.317. Who was the Minister of State
(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of
Planning as on 31st July 2020?
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(a) Shripad Yesso Naik
(b) Rao Inderjit Singh
(c) Kiren Rijiju
(d) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Sol.317.(b) Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of
State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation; and Minister of State
(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of
Planning and Union Minister of State in
the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Q.318. Who among the following has
been named among the top 20
inspirational leaders in the field of
biopharmaceuticals in ‘The Medicine
Maker Power List 2020’?
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(a) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
(b) Ajay Piramal
(c) Glenn Saldanha
(d) Dilip Shanghvi
Sol.318.(a) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has
been named among the top 20
inspirational leaders in the field of
biopharmaceuticals in ‘The Medicine
Maker Power List 2020’. She is the
executive chairperson and founder of
Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics
Limited, a biotechnology company based
in Bangalore, India, and the former
chairperson of Indian Institute of
Management, Bangalore.
Q.319. Who among the following was
named as Vice-President of Asian
Development Bank in July 2020?
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(a) Ashok Lavasa
(b) Adi Godrej
(c) Kiran Majumdar Shaw
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Sol.319.(a) Ashok Lavasa was named as
Vice-President of Asian Development
Bank in July 2020. headquarters:
Mandaluyong, Philippines. President:
Masatsugu Asakawa (from 17 January
2020). Membership: 68 countries.
Founded: 19 December 1966.
Q.320. In April 2020, UB Pravin Rao, Chief
Operating Officer of ______, was
appointed Chairman of NASSCOM.
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(a) Wipro (b) HCL
(c) Infosys (d) TCS
Sol.320.(c) In April 2020, UB Pravin Rao,
Chief Operating Officer of Infosys, was
appointed Chairman of NASSCOM.
Rekha M Menon – Chairman of
NASSCOM, 2021–2022. Debjani Ghosh –
President of NASSCOM, 2018–present.
Q.321. Brahm Kanchibotla, who died in
April 2020 in the US, is known for his
contribution in the field of:
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(a) medical sciences (b) sports
(c) theatre (d) journalism
Sol.321.(d) Brahm Kanchibotla, who
died in April 2020 in the US, is known for
his contribution to the field of journalism.
Q.322. Who among the following was the
chief scientist of World Health
Organization as of August 2020?
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(a) Dr. Naoko Yamamoto
(b) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
(c) Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab
(d) Dr. Samira Asma
Sol.322.(b) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
was the chief scientist of the World
Health Organization as of August 2020.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the
present Director-General of the World
Health Organization. WHO was founded
on 7 April 1948. Headquarters - Geneva,
Switzerland.
Q.323. Tim Brooke-Taylor, who breathed
his last in April 2020 in the UK, was
known for his contribution to the field of:
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(a) acting (b) sports
(c) literature (d) architecture
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breathed his last in April 2020 in the UK,
was known for his contribution to the
field of Acting.
Q.324. In June 2020, who among the
following was appointed as the chairman
of the National Institute of Public
Finance and Policy (NIPFP)?
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(a) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
(b) Kaushik Basu
(c) Urjit Patel
(d) Arvind Subramanian
Sol.324.(c) Urjit Patel was appointed as
the chairman of the National Institute of
Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) in
June 2020. Headquarters location: New
Delhi. Founded: 1976.
Q.325. Who among the following was
appointed as the interim CEO of the
Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) in July 2020?
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(a) Hemang Amin
(b) Sundar Raman
(c) Santosh Rangnekar
(d) Rahul Johri
Sol.325.(a) Hemang Amin was
appointed as the interim CEO of the
Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) in July 2020. Presently, Sourav
Ganguly is the president of BCCI. Jay
Shah is the present secretary.
Q.326. Who among the following has
been named as the Chairman of the
WHO Executive Board in May 2020?
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(a) Hiroki Nakatani (b) Harsh Vardhan
(c) Naresh Trehan (d) Tedros Adhanom
Sol.326.(b) Harsh Vardhan has been
named as the Chairman of the WHO
Executive Board in May 2020. World
Health Organisation- Headquarters-
Geneva, Switzerland. Founded on 7 April
1948. The director-general is Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia.
Q.327. Which Indian artist has received
the Jackson Pollock Fellowship,
instituted by the Pollock Krasner
Foundation, for the second time in the
year 2019?
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(a) Pradeep Puthoor (b) Anish Kapoor
(c) Neeraj Gupta (d) Rupesh Patric
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Sol.327.(a) Pradeep Puthoor has
received the Jackson Pollock Fellowship,
instituted by the Pollock Krasner
Foundation, for the second time in the
year 2019.
Q.328. Who among the following was
chosen as ‘TIME’ magazine’s Person of
the Year 2019?
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(a) Malala Yousafzai
(b) Greta Thunberg
(c) Lady Gaga
(d) Kylian Mbappe
Sol.328.(b) Greta Thunberg was chosen
as ‘TIME’ magazine’s Person of the Year
2019. Greta Thunberg first became
famous in 2018 when skipped school in
a strike against climate change.
No One Is Too Small to Make a
Difference is a book by climate activist
Greta Thunberg.
Q.329. Who among the following was the
youngest ever Governor of an Indian
state as of July 2020?
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(a) Jagdish Mukhi (b) Swaraj Kaushal
(c) Sharda Mukherjee (d) Margaret Alva
Sol.329.(b) Swaraj Kaushal was the
youngest ever Governor(Mizoram) of an
Indian state as of July 2020. At present
governor of Mizoram is Kambhampati
Hari Babu. The Governor of a State shall
be appointed by the President by warrant
under his hand and seal (Article 155).
Q.330. The Governor of the Reserve Bank
of India as of August 2020 was:
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(a) Shaktikanta Das
(b) Manish Sabharwal
(c) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
(d) Mahesh Kumar Jain
Sol.330.(a) The Governor of the Reserve
Bank of India as of August 2020 was
Shaktikanta Das. Sir Osborne Smith, was
the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of
India. Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
was the first Indian RBI governor.
Q.331. Who among the following has
been appointed as the Chairman of the
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD) in May 2020?
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(a) KV Kamath (b) GR Chintala
(c) Shaji KV (d) PVS Suryakumar
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Sol.331.(b) GR Chintala was appointed Sol.334.(a) The Union Cabinet approved SSC CHSL 6/06/2022 (Evening)
as the Chairman of the National Bank for the formation of a special purpose (a) Bihar (b) Odisha
Agriculture and Rural Development vehicle (SPV) to privatise electricity (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
(NABARD) in May 2020. NABARD came distribution business in the Union
into existence on 12 July 1982. Agency Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Sol.338.(b) The Odisha government will
Executive(December 2021)- Harsh Kumar Daman & Diu. Both territories Dadra and sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10
Bhanwala. Headquarters- Mumbai. Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were more years. Governor: Ganeshi Lal; Chief
colonised by the Portuguese and were Minister: Naveen Patnaik (As of July
liberated in December 1961 and merged 2022).
STATES in 2020. Capital- Daman, Administrator-
Praful Khoda Patel (June 2022) and High Q.339. In May 2021, ushering in his
Court- Bombay High Court. second term, Pinarayi Vijayan took the
Q.332. On 21st January 2022, three
oath as the _____________ Chief Minister
states observed their 50th Statehood
Q.335. Which state of India launched the of Kerala.
Day, which of the following is NOT one
‘Ashirwad’ scheme for education, health SSC CHSL 7/06/2022 (Morning)
amongst these three?
and maintenance of Covid orphans in (a) 11th (b) 14th (c) 9th (d) 13th
SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Evening)
June 2021?
(a) Meghalaya (b) Nagaland
SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Evening) Sol.339.(d) Pinarayi Vijayan (13th C.M)
(c) Tripura (d) Manipur
(a) Karnataka (b) Kerala is the incumbent chief minister; his Left
(c) Maharashtra (d) Odisha Democratic Front government has been
Sol.332.(b) Nagaland celebrates its
in office since 25 May 2016. E. K.
Statehood Day on 1st December.
Sol.335.(d) Odisha launched “Ashirwad” Nayanar is the longest serving holder of
Nagaland became a separate state in
Scheme for Education, Health and the office for a total of 10 years, 353
1963. Statehood Day is celebrated every
maintenance of Covid orphans in June days.
year in Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura
2021. As of June 2022. Chief Minister of
on January 21, 1972, attaining statehood
Odisha- Naveen Patnayak. Governor of Q.340. In November 2021 at Zonal
under the North Eastern Region
Odisha- Ganeshi Lal. Council Meet, Chief Minister N
(Reorganization) Act of 1971.
Rangaswamy made the statement
Q.336. In January 2022, which Indian regarding which union territory that
Q.333. In January 2021, which
state received a loan of ₹1,000 crores for upgrading the status of the Union
state/Union Territory issued its ‘School
the protection of social services from the Territory is critical to its survival?
Bag Policy 2020’, according to which the
World Bank? SSC CHSL 7/06/2022 (Evening)
weight of the school bag should be at a
SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Morning) (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
maximum of 3.5 kgs to 5 kgs?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Odisha (b) Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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(c) West Bengal (d) Assam (c) Puducherry
(a) Telangana (b) Maharashtra
(d) Lakshadweep
(c) West Bengal (d) Delhi
Sol.336.(c) West Bengal. Governor:
Jagdeep Dhankhar; Chief minister: Sol.340.(c) Puducherry. IT was formed in
Sol.333.(d) The government of Delhi has
Mamata Banerjee (As of June 2022). 1962 out of the four former colonies of
issued guidelines the weight of the
French India: Pondicherry (now
school bag should be at a maximum of
Q.337. The ‘Nijaat’ (riddance) anti-drug Puducherry; Tamil Nadu) and Karaikal
3.5 kgs to 5 kgs.The Ministry of
campaign launched by a district police of (Tamil Nadu), Yanam (Andhra Pradesh),
Education rolled out a new School Bag
which state has been acknowledged and and Mahe (Kerala). It originated as a
Policy for 2020 in which it is stated that
appreciated by many Bollywood actors in French trade centre in 1674.
the school bag weight for students
2021?
should weigh 10% of their body weight.
SSC CHSL 2/06/2022(Morning) Q.341. Which of the following states had
(a) West Bengal (b) Chhattisgarh an Upper House in the state legislature
Q.334. In November 2021, under the
(c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra as of 31 July 2020?
Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Central
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Government has approved the SPV that
Sol.337.(b) The ‘Nijaat’ (Riddance) anti (a) Assam (b) Punjab
would privatise the electricity distribution
drug campaign launched by a district (c) Kerala (d) Karnataka
business in which of the following Union
police in Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister
Territories?
(July 2022)- Bhupesh Baghel. Governor- Sol.341.(d) Karnataka had an Upper
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Anusuiya Uikey. State was formed on 1 House in the state legislature as of 31
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
November 2000. July 2020. Karnataka is one of the six
and Diu
states in India, where the state
(b) Chandigarh
Q.338. As in August 2021, which State legislature is bicameral, comprising two
(c) Ladakh
Government agreed to continue to houses: the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative
(d) Puducherry
sponsor the men’s and women’s national Assembly), and the Vidhan Parishad
hockey teams for another 10 years after (Legislative Council). The Karnataka
the current sponsorship ends in 2023? Legislative Council is a permanent body

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comprising 75 members. Other
bicameral states are Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar
Pradesh.
Q.342. Which Indian state recorded the
highest GST revenue collection for
December 2019?
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(a) Gujarat (b) Punjab
(c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra
Sol.342.(d) Maharashtra recorded the
highest GST revenue collection for
December 2019.
Q.343. Which Indian city was included in
the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for
its contribution to music in November
2017?
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(a) Nagpur (b) Vadodara
(c) Bengaluru (d) Chennai
Sol.343.(d) Chennai was included in the
UNESCO Creative Cities Network for its
contribution to music in November 2017.
Chennai became the third Indian city on
the UNESCO Creative Cities list after
Jaipur and Varanasi.
Q.344. Which of the following states of
India became the first state to have a
Tsunami Ready village as of August
2020?
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(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Odisha
(c) Kerala (d) Gujarat
Sol.344.(b) Noliasahi and Venkatraipur
villages in Odisha have been declared
“Tsunami Ready '' as part of a
UNESCO-implemented program. Most
tsunamis are caused by earthquakes on
convergent tectonic plate boundaries.
Q.345. What is the strength of
Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha as of
September 2020?
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(a) 48 (b) 35 (c) 56 (d) 39
Sol.345.(a) The strength of Maharashtra
in the Lok Sabha as of September 2020
was 48. The Parliament has a sanctioned
strength of 543 in Lok Sabha and 245 in
Rajya Sabha including the 12 nominees
from the expertise of different fields of
science, culture, art, and history. The
maximum membership of the House
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allotted by the Constitution of India is assistive devices and aids to
550. ‘Divyangjan’?
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(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Delhi
SCHEMES AND PROJECTS (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Punjab
Sol.348.(c) In 2021 a ‘Samajik Adhikarita
Q.346. Which of the following has
Shivir’ for the distribution of assistive
launched the ‘DBT-Star College
devices and aids to ‘Divyangjan’ will be
Mentorship Programme’ in November
distributed in Madhya Pradesh.
2021?
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Q.349. Launched in April 2021, the PM
(a) Ministry of Science and Technology
Umeed Scheme aims to provide skills
(b) Ministry of Tourism
training to around three lakh youths to
(c) Ministry of Heavy Industries and
become entrepreneurs. The tenure of this
Public Enterprises
scheme is upto
(d) Ministry of Shipping
___________.
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Sol.346.(a) The DBT-Star College
(a) 2027-28 (b) 2023-24
Mentorship Programme has been
(c) 2025-26 (d) 2029-30
launched by the Ministry of Science and
Technology that will help in embracing
Sol.349.(c) PM Umeed Scheme -
the concept of networking, hand-holding,
Launched in April 2021, the scheme aims
and outreach. The Star College Scheme
to provide skill training to around three
was initiated by DBT in 2008 to support
lakh youths to become entrepreneurs till
colleges and universities offering
2025-26.
undergraduate education to improve
science teaching across the country.
Q.350. When was the National Hydrogen
Mission (NHM) launched?
Q.347. The Health Minister relaunched
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Morning)
the intensified version 4.0 of the largest
(a) 1 january 2022 (b) 2 October 2020
global inoculation drive in February 2022.
(c) 15 August 2021 (d) 26 January 2019
What is the name of this Mission which
covers crores of pregnant women and
Sol.350.(c) The National Hydrogen
children?
Mission (NHM) launched on 15th August
SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Afternoon)
2021. The Mission aims to aid the
(a) Mission Arogya
government in meeting its climate
(b) Mission Shakti
targets and making India a green
(c) Mission Indradhanush
hydrogen hub. Hydrogen is found in
(d) Mission Suraksha
water, organic compounds and
hydrocarbons such as petrol, natural gas,
Sol.347.(c) Mission Indradhanush 4.0 -
methanol and propane.Delhi became the
It will ensure that Routine Immunization
first city in India to operate buses with
(RI) services reach unvaccinated and
hydrogen-enriched CNG (HCNG).
partially vaccinated children and
pregnant women. It provides vaccination
Q.351. As of December 2021, how many
against 12 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
sports infrastructure projects of various
(VPD) i.e. diphtheria, Whooping cough,
categories have been sanctioned in the
tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, hepatitis B,
North Eastern Region under the ‘Khelo
meningitis and pneumonia, Haemophilus
India’ scheme?
influenzae type B infections, Japanese
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Afternoon)
encephalitis (JE), rotavirus vaccine,
(a) 45 (b) 57 (c) 62 (d) 69
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)
and measles-rubella (MR).
Sol.351.(c) 62 sports infrastructure
projects of various categories have been
Q.348. In July 2021, in which state/Union
sanctioned in the North Eastern Region
Territory did the Ministry of Social
under the ‘Khelo India’ scheme. Khelo
Justice and Empowerment of the
India University Games 2021- Bangalore
Government of India launch the ‘Samajik
(24th-3rdMay 2022). Khelo India Youth
Adhikarita Shivir’ for the distribution of
Games 2022 - Bhopal Madhya Pradesh.
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Anurag Thakur is the current (June 2022)
Minister of Youth Affairs
Q.352. ______________ government
launched Dayanand Social Security
Scheme 2022 for senior citizens, single
women, disabled persons and HIV/AIDS
patients.
SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Morning)
(a) Goa (b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra
Sol.352.(a) Goa government launched
Dayanand Social Security Scheme 2022
for senior citizens, single women,
disabled persons and HIV/AIDS patients.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is
the virus that causes AIDS. ELISA Test
ELISA, which stands for enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay, is used to detect
HIV infection.
Q.353. In Budget 2022, the Khelo India
Scheme, a flagship Central Sector
Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports has been included in which of
the following?
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(a) President’s Awards Scheme
(b) PM’s Awards Scheme
(c) National Awards Scheme
(d) Sports Minister’s Awards Scheme
Sol.353.(b) In Budget 2022, the Khelo
India Scheme, a flagship Central Sector
Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports has been included in the PM
Awards Scheme. Government of India
has instituted a scheme in 2006 namely,
“The Prime Minister’s Awards for
Excellence in Public Administration”
Q.354. In February 2022, which state
launched the ‘Paray Shikshalaya’ scheme
under which elementary education and
mid-day meals for students from class 1
to 7 will be provided in open air
classrooms?
SSC CHSL 1/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Tripura (b) Assam
(c) West Bengal (d) Odisha
Sol.354.(c) The West Bengal government
has launched the ‘Paray Shikshalaya
Initiative’. The aim of this initiative is to
encourage students who dropped out of
school during the Covid-19 pandemic to
continue their education.
Q.355. The Academic Bank of Credit
(ABC) scheme, which was launched in
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facilitating the academic mobility of
students, giving them the freedom to
study across the higher educational
institutions in India with the help of a
‘credit scheme’ mechanism.
SSC CHSL 1/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) July (b) March
(c) April (d) June
Sol.355.(a) Academic Bank of Credit
(ABC) was set up by the University
Grants Commission (UGC) under the
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
and was unveiled in July 2021. Only the
National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC) graded institutions can
join. Three NEP till date- 1968,1986;
1992 (revised 1986) and most recent
2020.
Q.356. In January 2022, in which city an
initiative - Deaddiction, Reformation and
Entrepreneurial Assistance for Making a
Safe Society (Dreams) was launched to
rehabilitate drug addicts?
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) Amritsar (b) Kolkata
(c) Bhubaneswar (d) New Delhi
Sol.356.(c) Aiming at rehabilitating and
skilling drug addicts in Bhubaneshwar,
the City Police have launched a new
initiative - DREAMS 2022. Odisha Mining
Corporation and the Indian Institute of
Education and Care (NGO) are
collaborating with the city police.
Q.357. In which month of 2021 was the
Gram Ujala Yojana, aimed at providing
high-quality electricity at an affordable
cost to villages across the country,
launched in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh?
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) August (b) March
(c) September (d) April
Sol.357.(c) Gram Ujala Yojana was
launched by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) in 2021.
The scheme offers the world’s cheapest
LED bulbs in rural areas at ₹10. It is
financed entirely through carbon credits.
Q.358. In October 2021, an order was
issued by the Social Justice and
Empowerment Department of Rajasthan
to give the benefits of a pension scheme
to all persons within __________________
categories of disabilities under the
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'Rajasthan Social Security Special
Persons Pension Scheme' in the state.
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) 15 (b) 21 (c) 19 (d) 17
Sol.358.(b) Twenty-One. ‘Rajasthan
Social Security Pension’ (2021) is a
pension scheme launched by the State
Government of Rajasthan for the welfare
of their desolated residents.
Q.359. In April 2021, the state
government of Assam launched the
Tractor Distribution Scheme under the
Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan
Yojna (CMSGUY) for farmers, with the
objectives of reviving the agriculture
sector and helping in doubling the
farmer’s income by ___________________.
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) 2022 (b) 2025
(c) 2023 (d) 2024
Sol.359.(a) The main objective of the
CMSGUY mission is to double the farm
income by 2022.
Q.360. In Budget 2022-23,Government of
India decided to continue the Scheme of
‘Khelo India – National Programme for
Development of Sports’ over the 15th
Finance Commission Cycle (2021-22 to
2025-26) at an outlay of________.
SSC CHSL 3/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) ₹4,550 crores
(b) ₹4,500 crores
(c) ₹5,000.50 crores
(d) ₹3,165.50 crores
Sol.360.(d) Khelo India Programme
(2018) is a national scheme for the
development of sports in India. It strives
to promote “Sports for All” as well as
“Sports for Excellence.” Annual
scholarship worth Rs. 5.00 lakh for 8
consecutive years will be awarded. It is
based on Gujarat’s model of “Khel
Mahakumbh”.
Q.361. A mentorship programme to train
young authors named 'Young, Upcoming
and Versatile Authors' (YUVA) scheme
was launched in June 2021. Under the
mentorship scheme, a consolidated
scholarship of _____________ per month
was proposed to be paid for a period of
six months per author.
SSC CHSL 6/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) ₹45,000 (b) ₹30,000
(c) ₹25,000 (d) ₹50,000
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total of 75 authors will be selected
through an All India Contest at MyGov. A
scholarship of Rs. 50,000 per month will
be paid. Implementing Agency- National
Book Trust. Phase I- 3 months of training
will be given and in Phase II- Books
published by NBT and a royalty of 10%
will be paid to the authors.
Q.362. On 1 February 2021, _____________
announced two schemes – Pragyan
Bharti and Bhasha Gaurav – to provide
monetary assistance to college students
and literary bodies in the state.
SSC CHSL 6/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) West Bengal
(c) Jharkhand (d) Assam
Sol.362.(d) Assam government launched
two schemes named Pragyan Bharati
scheme (funds are provided to college
students for purchasing textbooks) and
Bhasha Gourab scheme ( government
provides financial assistance to 21
Sahitya Sabha's (literary bodies)).
Q.363. In February 2022, Government of
India approved a new scheme "New India
Literacy Programme (नव भारत सा रता
काय म)" for the period FYs ___________to
cover all the aspects of Adult Education
to align with National Education Policy
2020 and Budget Announcements
2021-22.
SSC CHSL 7/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) 2023-2028 (b) 2022-2027
(c) 2025-2030 (d) 2024-2029
Sol.363.(b) New India Literacy
Programme: Centrally sponsored
scheme for the five years (2022-2027).
The target is 5 (five) crore learners @
1.00 crore per year by using the “Online
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
System (OTLAS)” in collaboration with
National Informatics Centre, NCERT, and
NIOS. Non-literates of the age of 15
years will be covered.
Q.364. The Government of India, in
February 2022, approved ₹26,275 crores
for an umbrella scheme for the
modernisation of the police force in India
for the next how many years?
SSC CHSL 8/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
Sol.364.(c) The Government has
approved the umbrella scheme of
modernisation of police force for the
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Rs 26,275 crore.
Q.365. How many organisations are part
of ‘One Health’ Consortium, launched in
October 2021?
SSC CHSL 9/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) 15 (b) 32 (c) 13 (d) 27
Sol.365.(d) In 2021, the Department of
Biotechnology launched the country’s
first One Health consortium, which
consists of 27 organisations. Related
Government steps include National
Expert Group on ‘One Health (2019),
Malé Declaration (2017), Universal
Health Coverage (2018), and One Health
Concept.
Q.366. As of March 2021, which state of
India formulated a new education
scheme that will facilitate the
upgradation and modernisation of the
education sector in the state
comprehensively, at a total cost of
₹4,000 crore?
SSC CHSL 9/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Gujarat
(c) Telangana (d) Odisha
Sol.366.(c) In 2021, Telangana launched
a scheme to deploy AI in public schools
to modernize education. It made a
formative assessment of students
mandatory. Important education
schemes in India include Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan, Mid Day Meal, Scheme of
Apprenticeship Training, National
Scholarships, etc.
Q.367. Which of the following launched
People's Plan Campaign 2021- Sabki
Yojana Sabka Vikas in September 2021 ?
SSC CHSL 9/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Ministry of Tourism
(c) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs
Sol.367.(c) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
launched the People’s Plan Campaign
2021- Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas and
Vibrant Gram Sabha Dashboard to
formulate the Gram Panchayat
Development Plan. Balwant Rai Mehta is
known as the father of the Panchayati
Raj system in India.
Q.368. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme
was extended by the Central government
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in June 2021. This provides that the
families of health workers would get
_______ lakh compensation in case of
personal accidents.
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(a) ₹50 (b) ₹25 (c) ₹45 (d) ₹30
Sol.368.(a) Insurance cover of Rs 50
Lakh per health worker fighting COVID-19
to be provided under Insurance Scheme.
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
Package is a comprehensive relief
package of Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore Yojana for
the poor to help them fight the battle
against CoronaVirus. Increase in
MNREGA wage to Rs 202 a day from Rs
182 to benefit 13.62 crore families.
Q.369. In October 2021, ‘Operation
Sajag’, a measure to reduce crime in
society, was launched in which
state/Union Territory?
SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Bihar (b) Delhi
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Haryana
Sol.369.(b) In October 2021, ‘Operation
Sajag’, a measure to reduce crime in
society, was launched in Delhi. Preventive
action surged by 47 per cent. Street
crime declined by 33 per cent.
Q.370.Which sport scheme was
extended from 2021-22 to 2025-26 in
March 2021?
SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Evening)
(a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan
(b) Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme
(c) Khelo India
(d) National Sports Talent Search
Scheme
Sol.370.(c) Khelo India sport scheme
was extended from 2021-22 to 2025-26
in March 2021. Minister of Youth Affairs
and Sports(July 2022) - Shri Anurag
Thakur. Khelo India Youth Games 2022-
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Khelo India
University games 2021- Bangalore,
Karnataka.
Q.371. The Government of India held a
vaccination programme called ‘Tika
Utsav’ from ______.
SSC CGL 12/04/2022(Evening)
(a) 11th to 14th April 2021
(b) 1st to 4th April 2021
(c) 15th to 18th April 2021
(d) 5th to 9th April 2021
Sol.371.(a) The Government of India
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‘Tika Utsav’ from 11th to 14th April
2021.I ndia initially approved the
Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine
(manufactured under license by Serum
Institute of India under the trade name
Covishield) and Covaxin (a vaccine
developed locally by Bharat Biotech).
Q.372. The ______ aims to provide tap
water connection to every rural home by
2024.
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Morning)
(a) Jal Kranti Abhiyan
(b) Jal Shakti Abhiyan
(c) Atal Bhujal Yojana
(d) Jal Jeevan Mission
Sol.372.(d) The Jal Jeevan Mission
aims to provide tap water connection to
every rural home by 2024. Jal Kranti
Abhiyan is being celebrated during the
year 2015-16 to consolidate water
conservation and management in the
country through a holistic and integrated
approach involving all stakeholders,
making it a mass movement. The Jal
Shakti Abhiyan was launched by the
Ministry of Jal Shakti in 2019. · It is a
campaign for water conservation and
water security in the country through a
collaborative effort of various ministries
of the Government of India and state
governments. Atal Bhujal Yojana is a
groundwater management scheme
launched by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on 25 December 2019.
Q.373. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission
(JJM), what is the target year to provide
Functional Household Tap Connection
(FHTC) to every rural household in India?
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Afternoon)
(a) 2025 (b) 2022 (c) 2024 (d) 2023
Sol.373.(c) Under the Jal Jeevan
Mission (JJM), 2024 is the target year to
provide Functional Household Tap
Connection (FHTC) to every rural
household in India
Q.374. The ______ Scheme, which is an
initiative of the Ministry of Drinking Water
and Sanitation, seeks to provide water to
115 Indian districts to help them in
meeting their basic needs such as
drinking, cooking and other domestic
essentials.
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening)
(a) PRAJWAL (b) NEER
(c) NIRMAL (d) SWAJAL
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Sol.374.(d) Swajal Scheme - Ministry of
Jal Shakti aims to provide every rural
person with adequate safe water for
drinking, cooking and other domestic
basic needs on a sustainable basis. It
was launched in February 2018. The
Prajwala scheme was launched in 2019
by the then government aiming at
creating awareness about legal matters,
social and financial knowledge among
members of women Self Help Groups
(SHGs). The Neer Nirmal Pariyojana
(NNP) is a World Bank assisted and
funded project undertaken by the
Government of India.
Q.375. In October 2020, the Haryana
Government launched a ______ under the
Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.
SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Evening)
(a) mobile app to test pH level in water
(b) mobile water testing laboratory
(c) training programme to test water
salinity
(d) household water testing kit
Sol.375.(b) Jal Jeevan Mission, is
envisioned to provide safe and adequate
drinking water through individual
household tap connections by 2024 to all
households in rural India. It was
launched on 15 August 2019. Shri
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is the present
(May 2022) Jal Shakti Minister.
Q.376. The Swachh Swasth ______ is an
initiative to achieve better health
outcomes through improved sanitation,
increased awareness and healthy
lifestyles.
SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Morning)
(a) Samagra (b) Sansara
(c) Sarvatra (d) Swarga
Sol.376.(c) The Swachh Swasth Sarvatra
is an initiative to achieve better health
outcomes through improved sanitation,
increased awareness and healthy
lifestyles. The Swachh Swasth Sarvatra
is a joint initiative of the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare and the
Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation.
Q.377. Adar Poonawalla launched the
Clean City initiative in Pune in the year
______.
SSC CGL 21/04/2022(Morning)
(a) 2018 (b) 2012 (c) 2010 (d) 2015
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Sol.377.(d) Adar Poonawalla founded
the Clean city initiative in January 2015
with the sole purpose of improving the
environment and waste management in
the city of Pune. He also received the
Business Leader of the year 2021 award
at the Economic Times Award. Adar
Poonawalla is the chief executive officer
(CEO) of Serum Institute of India.
Q.378. On 22 July 2020, actor Sonu Sood
launched the ______ app to find jobs and
offer specific job training programmes.
SSC MTS 05/10/2021(Afternoon)
(a) Pravasi Rojgar
(b) Sabka Rojgar
(c) Grahmin Rojgar
(d) Pravasi Atmanirbhar
Sol.378.(a) On 22 July 2020, actor Sonu
Sood launched the Pravasi Rojgar app to
find jobs and offer specific job training
programs.
Q.379. Provisions of the Consumer
Protection Act, 2019 has come into force
since ______.
SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning)
(a) 12 March 2020 (b) 23 June 2020
(c) 30 April 2020 (d) 20 July 2020
Sol.379.(d) Provisions of the Consumer
Protection Act, 2019 have come into
force since 20 July 2020.
Q.380. Which of the following ministries
of the Government of India is the nodal
Ministry for ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar
Abhiyaan’ launched in June 2020?
SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) The Ministry of Rural Development
(b) The Ministry of Jal Shakti
(c) The Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs
(d) The Ministry of Labour and
Employment
Sol.380.(a) The Ministry of Rural
Development of the Government of India
is the nodal Ministry for ‘Garib Kalyan
Rojgar Abhiyaan’ launched in June 2020.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna
Yojana is a food security welfare scheme
announced by the Government of India.
Its primary objective is to provide free
food grains to the eligible beneficiaries
covered under the National Food Security
Act.
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Q.381. 'PENCIL' is an acronym for ______,
an electronic portal launched by the
Government of India in September 2017.
SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) Platform for Effective Enforcement
for No Child Labour
(b) Paradigm for Enforcement of
Equality for Needy Child Labourers
(c) Promulgation of Exhaustive
Education for Normal & Comprehensive
Learning
(d) Protocol for Easy Education & Novel
Creative Learning
Sol.381.(a) 'PENCIL' is an acronym for
Platform for Effective Enforcement for
No Child Labour an electronic portal
launched by the Government of India in
September 2017. The PENCIL Portal has
the following components: Child
Tracking System, Complaint Corner, State
Government, National Child Labour
Project, and Convergence.
Q.382. Which of the following states has
implemented a programme for tree
plantation under the name 'Haritha
Haram'?
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan (d) Telangana
Sol.382.(d) Telangana has implemented
a programme for tree plantation under
the name 'Haritha Haram'. This
programme is also called Telangana Ku
Haritha Haram, implemented by the
Government of Telangana to increase the
amount of tree cover in the state from
24% to 33%
Q.383. Which of the following is a
pan-India electronic trading portal aimed
at integrating the existing mandis for
agricultural products in India?
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) e-Anna (e-ANNA)
(b) e-Bazaar (e-BAZAAR)
(c) e-NAM
(d) e-Krishi (e-KRISHI)
Sol.383.(c) e-NAM is a pan-India
electronic trading e-NAM (e-NAM) aimed
at integrating the existing mandis for
agricultural products in India. It’s main
objective is to promote uniformity in
agriculture marketing by streamlining of
procedures across the integrated
markets, removing information
asymmetry between buyers and sellers
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based on actual demand and supply.
Q.384. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti
Bima Yojana provides life insurance
cover of _______ to all holders of bank
accounts.
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) ₹ 3 lakh (b) ₹2 lakh
(c) ₹5 lakh (d) ₹ 4 lakh
Sol.384.(b) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti
Bima Yojana provides a life insurance
cover of ₹ 2 lakh to all the holders of
bank accounts.
Q.385. In April 2020, Aerobiosys
Innovations declared the development of
a ______ which was named 'Jeevan Lite'.
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) ventilator
(b) personal protective equipment (PPE)
kit
(c) face mask based on Nano technology
(d) contact tracing mobile application
Sol.385.(a) In April 2020, Aerobiosys
Innovations declared the development of
a ventilator which was named 'Jeevan
Lite'. Aerobiosys Innovations, Indian
Institute of Technology Hyderabad
startup, developed a portable ventilator,
“Jeevan Lite.” It can be run on
rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for up
to 5 hours. It offers a variety of invasive
and noninvasive modes, and can be
remotely operated through a phone app.
Q.386. What is the maximum amount of
investment permissible per senior citizen
under Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana
Yojana?
SSC MTS 11/10/2021(Morning)
(a) ₹10 lakh (b) ₹15 lakh
(c) ₹7 lakh (d) ₹25 lakh
Sol.386.(b) ₹15 lakh is the maximum
amount of investment permissible per
senior citizen under Pradhan Mantri Vaya
Vandana Yojana.
Q.387. In June 2020, ______ launched
‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
to enable them to make cashless
payments and provide a financial
security blanket to their employees.
SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) Airtel Payments Bank
(b) Paytm Payment Bank
(c) Fino Payment Bank
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(d) India Post Payment Bank
Sol.387.(a) In June 2020, Airtel
Payments Bank launched ‘Suraksha
Salary Account’ for Micro, Small, and
Medium Enterprises (MSME) to enable
them to make cashless payments and
provide a financial security blanket to
their employees. The Minister of Micro,
Small, and Medium Enterprises is
Narayan Rane. Anubrata Biswas is the
CEO of Airtel Payment Banks.
Q.388. Which of the following banks
signed a $200 million financing deal with
the Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power
Plant to build and operate a 718
megawatt combined cycle gas-fired
power plant in Bangladesh?
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(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Asian Development Bank
Sol.388.(d) Asian Development Bank
signed a $200 million financing deal with
the Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power
Plant to build and operate a 718
megawatt combined cycle gas-fired
power plant in Bangladesh.
Q.389. Which of the following is the
name of the NASA programme to land
first woman and next man on the Moon
by 2024?
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(a) Orion (b) Artemis
(c) Apollo (d) Nike
Sol.389.(b) Artemis is the name of the
NASA programme to land the first
woman and
the next man on the Moon by 2024. Its
main objective is to land the first woman
on the Moon.
Q.390. In which year was the Jal Jeevan
Mission launched in India? The mission
aims at providing potable water through
its scheme of functional household tap
connections.
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(a) 2015 (b) 2019
(c) 2009 (d) 2010
Sol.390.(b) The Jal Jeevan Mission was
launched in India in 2019. Jal Jeevan
Mission is envisioned to provide safe and
adequate drinking water through
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2024 to all households.
Q.391. The Urban Learning Internship
Program (TULIP), launched in June 2020,
is a joint initiative of:
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(a)The Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA) and the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry
(b) The Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA) and the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship
(c) The Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) and Ministry of
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(d) The Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) and the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
Sol.391.(d) The Urban Learning
Internship Program (TULIP), launched in
June 2020, is a joint initiative of The
Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) and the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
Q.392. In June 2020, the Union cabinet
approved the setting up of the Animal
Husbandry Infrastructure Development
Fund (AHIDF) worth ₹______ crore.
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(a) 8,000 (b) 10,000
(c) 12,000 (d) 15,000
Sol.392.(d) In June 2020, the Union
cabinet approved the setting up of the
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure
Development Fund (AHIDF) worth
₹15,000 crores.
Q.393. Which of the following sanitation
campaigns was launched across India on
2 October 2014 by the Ministry of
Drinking Water and Sanitation for rural
areas?
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(a) Mission Vriksharopan
(b) Swachh Bharat Mission
(c) Smart City Centre Scheme
(d) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas
Karyakaram
Sol.393.(b) Swachh Bharat Mission was
launched across India on 2 October 2014
by the Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation for rural areas. The main aim
of the project was to create sanitation
facilities for all and provide every rural
family with a toilet by 2019.
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Q.394. The Union Budget, 2020-21, up to ______ and disputed income up to
allocated ₹ ______ crore for the Swachh ______ .
Bharat Mission. SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Afternoon)
SSC MTS 2/11/2021 (Morning) (a) ₹5 lakh, ₹1 lakh
(a) 3,100 (b) 8,200 (b) ₹50 lakh, ₹10 lakh
(c) 12,300 (d) 15,700 (c) ₹20 lakh, ₹5 lakh
(d) ₹10 lakh, ₹2 lakh
Sol.394.(c) The Union Budget, 2020-21,
allocated ₹ 12,300 crores for the Swachh Sol.397.(b) In February 2021, the Finance
Bharat Mission. Minister of India announced the setting
up of a Dispute Resolution Committee
(DRC) for taxpayers with taxable income
ECONOMICS up to 50 lakh and disputed income up to
10 lakh. Nirmala Sitharaman is the
present (May 2022) Finance Minister of
Q.395. Microfinance Institutions Network
India.
(MFIN) and Sa-Dhan along with FIDC
(Finance Industry Development Council)
Q.398. As per the Union Budget 2021-22,
have jointly launched the _______________
the government plans to continue on the
for the microcredit industry in the year
path of fiscal consolidation, achieving a
2019.
fiscal deficit level below 4.5% of GDP by
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______.
(a) Industry Codes and Principles
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(b) Code for Responsible Lending
(a) 2023-24 (b) 2022-23
(c) Micro Finance Code
(c) 2024-25 (d) 2025-26
(d) Code for Micro Lending
Sol.398.(d) As per the Union Budget
Sol.395.(b) Microfinance Institutions
2021-22, the government plans to
Network (MFIN) and Sa-Dhan, the RBI
continue on the path of fiscal
recognized self-regulatory organisations
consolidation, achieving a fiscal deficit
and industry associations for the
level below 4.5% of GDP by 2025- 2026.
microfinance industry, along with FIDC,
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the
have jointly released 'Code for
standard measure of the value added
Responsible Lending' (CRL) for the
created through the production of goods
microcredit industry.
and services in a country during a certain
period.
Q.396. The allocation towards health and
well-being was increased by ______ over
Q.399. As per the Economic Survey
the previous year in the Union Budget
2020–21, net FPI (Foreign Portfolio
2021-22.
Investment) recorded an all-time monthly
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high of US$9.8 billion in ______.
(a) 125% (b) 100%
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(c) 140% (d) 137%
(a) October 2020 (b) December 2020
(c) September 2020 (d) November 2020
Sol.396.(d) The allocation towards
health and well-being was increased by
Sol.399.(d) As per the Economic Survey
137 % over the previous year in the Union
2020–21, net FPI (Foreign Portfolio
Budget 2021-22. Finance Minister
Investment) recorded an all-time monthly
Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union
high of US$9.8 billion in November 2020.
Budget 2022. Highlights of Union Budget
Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) is
2022- Outlay for capital expenditure
securities and other assets passively
stepped up sharply by 35.4% to Rs. 7.50
held by foreign investors, allowing
lakh crore in 2022-23 from Rs. 5.54 lakh
individuals to invest overseas.
crore in the current year. Outlay in
2022-23 to be 2.9% of GDP.
Q.400. NIP related to India’s budget,
which was announced in December 2019
Q.397. In February 2021, the Finance
by the Union Finance Minister of India
Minister of India announced the setting
stands for:
up of a Dispute Resolution Committee
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(DRC) for taxpayers with taxable income
(a) National Indigenous Project
(b) National Infrastructure Pipeline
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(c) Neutral Interventions on Payments
(d) Negotiable Instrument Protocol
Sol.400.(b) The National Infrastructure
Pipeline (NIP) is a group of social and
economic infrastructure projects slated
to be established over a period of five
years. It aims to improve project
preparation and attract investments into
infrastructure.
Q.401. As per the Union Budget of
2021-22, how many textile parks are to
be set up in 3 Years?
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(a) Eight (b) Six
(c) Five (d) Seven
Sol.401.(d) As per the Union Budget of
2021-22, 7 textile parks are to be set up
in 3 Years. It is under the PM-MITRA
scheme at a total outlay of Rs 4,445
crore. At present(May 2022), Shri Piyush
Goyal is the textile minister of India.
Q.402. What is the repo rate given by the
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary
Policy Committee (MPC) as on 7 April
2021?
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(a) 2% (b) 4% (c) 3% (d) 5%
Sol.402.(b) The current rates as per RBI
Monetary Policy are: SLR rate is 18.00%,
Repo rate is 4.00%, Reverse Repo rate is
3.35%, MSF rate is 4.25%, CRR rate is
4.00%, Bank Rate is 4.25%.
Q.403. As announced by the Ministry of
Finance in January 2021, external debt
as a ratio to GDP stood at ______ at the
end of September 2020.
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(a) 21.6% (b) 18.2%
(c) 16.9% (d) 12.4%
Sol.403.(a) As announced by the
Ministry of Finance in January 2021,
external debt as a ratio to GDP stood at
21.6% at the end of September 2020.
Nirmala Sitharaman is the present (May
2022) Finance Minister of India.
Q.404. The Minimum Support Price
(MSP) for which of the following Rabi
crops was increased by ₹50 per quintal
over the previous year, in the marketing
season 2021-22?
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(a) Barley (b) Gram
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Sol.404.(d) Minimum Support Price
(MSP) is a form of market intervention by
the Government of India to insure
agricultural producers against any sharp
fall in farm prices. The Commission for
Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP)
recommends MSP for 22 crops before
the sowing period each year. The
minimum support prices are announced
by the Government of India at the
beginning of the sowing season for
certain crops on the basis of the
recommendations of the Commission for
Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).
Q.405. As per Economic Survey
2020-2021, India’s real GDP is estimated
to grow by ______ in the financial year
2021-22.
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Morning)
(a) 3% (b) 11% (c) 7% (d) 9%
Sol.405.(b) As per Economic Survey
2020-2021, India’s real GDP is estimated
to grow by 11% in the financial year
2021-22. The Economic Survey of India is
an annual document of the Ministry of
Finance, Government of India.
Q.406. As per Union Budget 2021-22,
Fiscal deficit is estimated at ______ per
cent of GDP in 2021-22.
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Morning)
(a) 5.1 (b) 6.8 (c) 7.6 (d) 7.2
Sol.406.(b) As per Union Budget
2021-22, Fiscal deficit is estimated at 6.8
percent of GDP in 2021-22. A fiscal
deficit is a shortfall in a government's
income compared with its spending.
Q.407. As per Economic Survey
2020–21, India entered the top 50
innovating countries for the first time in
______ since the inception of the Global
Innovation Index in 2007.
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Afternoon)
(a) 2019 (b) 2018 (c) 2020 (d) 2017
Sol.407.(c) As per Economic Survey
2020–21, India entered the top 50
innovating countries for the first time in
2020 since the inception of the Global
Innovation Index in 2007. The Economic
Survey of India is an annual document of
the Ministry of Finance, Government of
India.
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Q.408. What is the projected growth rate
of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for
India in 2021 as given by The
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in
April 2021?
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(a) 13.7% (b) 10.2%
(c) 11.6% (d) 12.5%
Sol.408.(d) 12.5% was the projected
growth rate of Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) for India in 2021as given by The
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in
April 2021.The International Monetary
Fund is an international financial
institution, headquartered in Washington,
D.C., consisting of 190 countries.
Founded in July 1944. Kristalina
Georgieva is the Managing Director as of
May 2022.
Q.409. For Rabi marketing season
2021-22, the Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs (CCEA) announced the
highest increase in Minimum Support
Price (MSP) for ______.
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(a) lentil (b) gram
(c) barley (d) wheat
Sol.409.(a) Lentil is highest produced in
Uttar Pradesh and Canada (In world).
During each cropping season, the
government announces minimum
support prices for 23 crops. 10 rabi
crops are wheat, barley, oats (cereals),
chickpea, gram (pulses), linseed,
mustard (oilseeds), bajra, jowar,maize.
Kharif Crops- Rice, maize, groundnut,
soyabean, green gram, cotton, black
gram, millet, paddy, jute.
Q.410. With which bank have Dena Bank
and Vijaya Bank been merged?
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening)
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) United Bank of India
(c) Corporation Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
Sol.410.(d) Latest mergers of Banks in
India are 1. Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank
were merged with Bank of Baroda. 2.
Oriental Bank of Commerce and United
Bank of India merged with Punjab
National Bank. 3. Syndicate Bank merged
with Canara Bank. 4. Andhra Bank and
corporation Bank merged with Union
Bank of India 5. Indian Bank merged with
Allahabad Bank.
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Q.411. According to the Economic
Survey 2020-21, imports are expected to
decline by ______ in the second half of
FY21.
SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Morning)
(a) 8.2% (b) 11.3% (c) 6.3% (d) 5.4%
Sol.411.(b) According to the Economic
Survey 2020-21, imports are expected to
decline by 11.3% in the second half of
FY21. The Economic Survey of India is an
annual document of the Ministry of
Finance, Government of India.
Q.412. In the Union Budget 2021-22,
there is a proposal to provide liquid
waste management in ______ AMRUT
cities under Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban).
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(a) 150 (b) 400 (c) 500 (d) 350
Sol.412.(c) In the Union Budget 2021-22,
there is a proposal to provide liquid
waste management in 500 AMRUT cities
under Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban). Atal
Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT) was launched
in 2015 by Shri Narendra Modi. The
AMRUT Scheme focuses on establishing
an infrastructure for ensuring adequate
sewage networks and water supply in the
urban areas.
Q.413. According to the Economic
Survey 2020-2021, India’s real GDP is
projected to record ______ growth in the
Fiscal Year 2021-22.
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(a)10.8% (b)12.3% (c)11.0% (d) 13.5%
Sol.413.(c) According to the Economic
Survey 2020-2021, India’s real GDP is
projected to record 11.0 % growth in the
Fiscal Year 2021-22. A fiscal year is a
one-year period that companies and
governments use for financial reporting
and budgeting. Gross domestic product
(GDP) is a monetary measure of the
market value of all the final goods and
services produced in a specific time
period by countries.
Q.414. As per Union Budget for 2021–22,
interest earned on Provident Fund
contributions above ______ lakhs in a year
will become taxable.
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(a) ₹1.5 (b) ₹1 (c) ₹2 (d) ₹2.5
Sol.414.(d) As per Union Budget for
2021–22, interest earned on Provident
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year will become taxable. Provident fund
is a government-managed retirement
savings scheme for employees who can
contribute a part of their pension fund
every month.
Q.415. As per Economic Survey of India
2020-21, India is expected to have a
Current Account Surplus of ______ of GDP
in FY21.
SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Evening)
(a) 1% (b) 3% (c) 2% (d) 4%
Sol.415.(c) As per Economic Survey of
India 2020-21, India is expected to have a
Current Account Surplus of 2 % of GDP in
FY21. Current bank accounts are opened
by businessmen who have a higher
number of regular transactions with the
bank.
Q.416. As per the press release dated
September 2020 of the Government of
India, what is the payment made by the
Government of India at Minimum
Support Price (MSP) rates in the last 6
years?
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(a) ₹9 lakh crore (b) ₹7 lakh crore
(c) ₹5 lakh crore (d) ₹3 lakh crore
Sol.416.(b) MSPs (Minimum Support
Prices) are the prices at which the
government procures certain crops from
farmers to insure them against any sharp
fall in prices. CACP (The Commission for
Agricultural Costs & Prices ) insurance decrease by 12% from 2015-16
recommends MSPs of 23 commodities.
Q.417. As per the Economic Survey of
India 2021, SENSEX and NIFTY resulted
in India’s market-cap to GDP ratio
crossing ______ for the first time since
October 2010.
SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Morning)
(a) 100% (b) 80% (c) 50% (d) 75%
Sol.417.(a) The BSE SENSEX is a
free-float market-weighted stock market
index of 30 well-established and
financially sound companies listed on the
Bombay Stock Exchange. Founded on
1st January 1986. The NIFTY 50 is a
benchmark Indian stock market index
that represents the weighted average of
50 of the largest Indian companies listed
on the National Stock Exchange.
Founded on 21st April 1997.
Q.418. The Economic Survey of 2020-21
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mentions that India’s fiscal policy should
reflect ______ sentiment of ‘a mind
without fear’.
SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Morning)
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru’s
(b) Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s
(c) Mahatma Gandhi’s
(d) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee’s
Sol.418.(b) The Economic Survey of
2020-21 mentions that India’s fiscal
policy should reflect Gurudev
Rabindranath Tagore’s sentiment of ‘a
mind without fear’. Fiscal policy is the
use of government spending and
taxation to influence the economy.
Q.419. According to the Union Budget
2020-2021, the bank credit growth as of
January 1, 2021, stood at ______%
SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Afternoon)
(a) 5.9 (b) 6.7 (c) 5.2 (d) 7.1
Sol.419.(b) According to the Union
Budget 2020-2021, the bank credit
growth as of January 1, 2021, stood at
6.7 % . Bank credit is usually referred to
as a loan given for business
requirements or personal needs to its
customers, with or without a guarantee
or collateral, with an expectation of
earning periodic interest on the loan
amount.
Q.420. As per the Economic Survey 2021,
in which of the following states did the
proportion of households that had health
to 2019-20?
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(a) West Bengal (b) Assam
(c) Bihar (d) Sikkim
Sol.420.(a) As per the Economic Survey
2021, West Bengal proportion of
households that had health insurance
decrease by 12% from 2015-16 to
2019-20.
Q.421. Which of the following is a foreign
bank operating in India as of 31st May
2021?
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(a) Axis Bank Ltd (b) HDFC Bank Ltd
(c) BNP Paribas (d) ICICI Bank Ltd
Sol.421.(c) BNP Paribas is a foreign
bank operating in India as of 31st May
2021. Headquarters- Paris, France.
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Q.422. In May 2020, the Government of
India announced a special economic and
comprehensive package equivalent to
______ of India’s GDP under Atmanirbhar
Bharat Abhiyan.
SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Evening)
(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d)15%
Sol.422.(a) Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
is the mission started by the Government
of India on 13th May 2020, towards
making India Self-reliant.
Q.423. In September 2020, Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
approved increasing the MSP of ______
Rabi crops for the marketing season
2021-22.
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(a) two (b) eight (c) six (d) four
Sol.423.(c) In September 2020, Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
approved increasing the MSP of six Rabi
crops for the marketing season 2021-22.
Return to farmers over their cost of
production are estimated to be highest in
case of wheat, rapeseed and mustard
followed by lentil, gram, barley and
safflower.
Q.424. The National Rail Plan announced
in the Union Budget of 2021-22 aims to
create a future ready railway system by
which of the following years?
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(a) 2024 (b) 2030 (c) 2025 (d) 2029
Sol.424.(b) The National Rail Plan
announced in the Union Budget of
2021-22 aims to create a future ready
railway system by 2030. The budgetary
allocation to Indian Railways for 2022-23
stood at ₹140,367.13 crore, which is
27.5% higher than the budgetary
allocation of ₹110,054.64 crore in
2021-22.
Q.425. The Union Budget 2021–22 has
recommended a voluntary scrapping
policy for vehicles based on fitness tests
after a period of ______ years for personal
vehicles.
SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Morning)
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 25
Sol.425.(b) The Union Budget 2021–22
has recommended a voluntary scrapping
policy for vehicles based on fitness tests
after a period of 20 years for personal
vehicles.
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Q.426. Which of the following states was
allocated the highest budget for highway
projects in Union Budget 2021-22
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(a) Kerala (b) West Bengal
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam
Sol.426.(c) In Tamil Nadu, 3,500 km of
national highway works have been
proposed at an investment of ₹1.03 lakh
crore, including the construction of the
Madurai-Kollam economic corridor. In
Kerala, 1,100 km of national highways
have been proposed at an investment of
₹65,000 crore.
Q.427. The expected returns to farmers
by way of MSP (Minimum Support Price )
over their cost of production for Barley
for marketing season 2021-22 is
estimated at
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(a) 50% (b) 65% (c) 106% (d) 93%
Sol.427.(b) Minimum Support Price is
the price at which the government
purchases crops from the farmers,
whatever may be the price for the crops.
As of now, The Commission for
Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP)
recommends MSPs of 23 commodities
.The highest producer of barley in India is
Uttar Pradesh. (23% of total barley
production) The rabi crops include
wheat, barley, oats (cereals),
chickpea/gram (pulses), linseed, mustard
(oilseeds).
Q.428. As per Economic Survey
2020-2021, during the first half of the
financial year 2020-21, the services
sector contracted by almost ______.
SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Evening)
(a) 21% (b) 16% (c) 6% (d) 11%
Sol.428.(b) The first half of FY 2020-21
saw services sector contract by almost
16 percent. As of may 2022 the chief
Economic Advisor of India is Dr V
Anantha Nageswaran.
Q.429. As per the Union Budget 2021-22,
Mission Poshan 2.0 is proposed to be
launched to improve nutritional
outcomes across ______ aspirational
districts.
SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Evening)
(a) 95 (b) 101 (c) 119 (d) 112
Sol.429.(d) To strengthen nutritional
content, delivery, outreach, and outcome
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The Government of India adopted an
intensified strategy to improve nutritional
outcomes across 112 aspirational
districts. POSHAN Abhiyaan or National
Nutrition Mission, is Government of
India's flagship programme to improve
nutritional outcomes for children,
pregnant women and lactating mothers.
It was launched on 8 March, 2018 from
Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan.
Q.430. The Contingency Fund of India is
to be augmented from ₹500 crores to
______ crores through the Finance Bill as
per the Union Budget 2021-22.
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(a) ₹25,000 (b) ₹30,000
(c) ₹15,000 (d) ₹10,000
Sol.430.(b) The Contingency Fund of
India is to be augmented from ₹500
crores to ₹30,000 crores through the
Finance Bill as per the Union Budget
2021-22. The Contingency Fund of India
exists for disasters and related
unforeseen expenditures.
Q.431. The Fiscal Responsibility and
Budget Management Act 2003 set a
target to limit India’s fiscal deficit up to
______ of the GDP by 2021.
SSC CGL 21/04/2022(Morning)
(a) 2% (b) 3% (c) 6% (d) 5%
Sol.431.(b) The Fiscal Responsibility and
Budget Management Act 2003 set a
target to limit India’s fiscal deficit up to 3
% of the GDP by 2021. Government is
required to limit debt of the central
government to 40% of the GDP by the
year 2024-25. A fiscal deficit is a shortfall
in a government's income compared with
its spending.
Q.432. The Government of India imposed
an Agriculture and Infrastructure
Development Cess of ______ per litre on
petrol through Union Budget 2021-22.
SSC CGL 21/04/2022(Morning)
(a) ₹3.5 (b) ₹3 (c) ₹2.5 (d) ₹4
Sol.432.(c) The Government of India
imposed an Agriculture and
Infrastructure Development Cess of ₹2.5
per litre on petrol through Union Budget
2021-22. Cess is on specified goods
including alcoholic beverages, gold,
silver, cotton, peas, apple, petrol, and
diesel.
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Q.433. As per the provisions of Union
Budget 2021-22, how many public sector
banks have been lined up for
disinvestment?
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(a) Seven (b) Three
(c) Two (d) Five
Sol.433.(c) Finance Minister in the Union
Budget announced privatization of two
public sector banks as part of the
disinvestment programme for this fiscal.
Niti Aayog had reportedly shortlisted
Central Bank of India and Indian
Overseas Bank for the purpose. Recent
Mergers of Banks- Corporation Bank and
Andhra Banks were merged with Union
Bank of India, Syndicate Bank was
merged with Canara Bank, Oriental Bank
of Commerce and United Bank of India
were merged with Punjab National Bank.
Allahabad Bank was merged with Indian
Bank.
Q.434. Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman announced the setting up of
______ mega textile parks across the
country over three years, in her Budget
2021-22 speech.
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(a) seven (b) Five
(c) Three (d) Nine
Sol.434.(a) Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman announced the setting up of
seven mega textile parks across the
country over three years, in her Budget
2021-22 speech.
Q.435. Union Budget 2021-22 allocated a
total amount of ______ towards health
and wellbeing.
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(a) ₹94,452 crore (b) ₹3,32,194 crore
(c) ₹2,23,846 crore (d) ₹1,54,938 crore
Sol.435.(c) Union Budget 2021-22
allocated a total amount of ₹2,23,846
crore towards health and wellbeing. The
Union Budget 2022-23 allocated INR
86,200 cr to the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, nearly 16.5 per cent
increase in comparison to INR 73,932 cr
in Financial Years 2020-21.
POLITY
Q.436. In May 2021, in the MR
Vijayabhaskar vs ___________ case the
Supreme Court observed that freedom of
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speech and expression also extends to
reporting the proceedings that happen in
courts, including oral observations made
by judges.
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(a) Comptroller and Auditor General
(b) Chairperson of the Union Public
Service Commission
(c) Chief Election Commissioner
(d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Sol.436.(c) Chief Election Commissioner.
As of June 2022, Chief Election
Commissioner of India- Shri Rajiv Kumar,
Comptroller and Auditor General - Shri
Girish Chandra Murmu, Chairperson of
the Union Public Service Commission -
Manoj Soni, Speaker of the Lok Sabha -
Om Birla.
Q.437. As per CBI submission in the
Supreme Court in November 2021, eight
Indian states have withdrawn their
‘general consent’ to the CBI for
conducting investigations in their
territory. Which of the following states is
NOT one of them?
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(a) Kerala (b) Mizoram
(c) Jharkhand (d) Karnataka
Sol.437.(d) Eight States- West Bengal,
Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram
have withdrawn consent to the CBI for
launching investigations in their
territory.The establishment of the CBI
was recommended by the Santhanam
Committee. It was established in 1963.
Q.438. In February 2021, in the Devilal vs
____________ case, the Supreme Court
observed that juvenile offenders under
18 years and above 16 years are to be
remitted to the jurisdictional Juvenile
Justice Board.
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(a) State of Punjab
(b) State of Madhya Pradesh
(c) State of Uttar Pradesh
(d) State of Bihar
Sol.438.(b) In Devilal and Others vs.State
of Madhya Pradesh, the Court
considered the Juvenile offender (16-18
years) to be remitted to the Juvenile
Justice board. It consists of a judicial
magistrate of the first class and two
social workers, at least one of whom
should be a woman. It meant to resolve
cases within a four-month period.
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Q.439. The Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation)
Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced in
Lok Sabha on 15 March 2021, which
amended the Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Act,
_________.
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(a) 1957 (b) 1949
(c) 1952 (d) 1959
Sol.439.(a) The Bill amends the Mines
and Minerals (Development and
Regulation) Act, 1957, which regulates
the mining sector in India.The Mines and
Minerals (Development and Regulation)
Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced in
Lok Sabha on March 15, 2021. The
Ministry of Mines is Headed by Prahlad
Joshi (as of June 2022).
Q.440. In the case of Vikas KishanRao
Gawali vs _________, in January 2021, the
Supreme Court observed that OBC
reservation cannot exceed 50%.
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(a) State of Madhya Pradesh
(b) State of Maharashtra
(c) State of Goa
(d) State of Telangana
Sol.440.(b) In the case of Vikas Kishan
Rao Gawali vs the State of Maharashtra,
the Supreme court observed that OBC
reservations cannot exceed 50%.
Another judgment related to this was K.
Krishnamurthy (Dr.) v. Union of India
(2010) wherein the Supreme Court had
interpreted. Article 243D(6) and Article
243T(6), which permit reservation by the
enactment of law for backward classes
in panchayat and municipal bodies.
Article 340: Appointment of a
Commission to investigate the
conditions of backward classes.
Q.441. How many seats were reserved
for the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha for
the 2019 general election?
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(a) 46 (b) 43 (c) 47 (d) 45
Sol.441.(c) As per the order issued by
the Delimitation Commission in 2008,
412 are general, 84 seats are reserved for
Scheduled Castes, and 47 seats for the
Scheduled Tribes. Max ST seats
(Madhya Pradesh). After every census,
the Parliament will enact a Delimitation
Act, as per Article 82. Four Delimitation
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Commissions till date 1952, 1963, 1972,
and 2002.
Q.442. In August 2021, the Supreme
Court in the Pichra Warg Kalyan
Mahasabha vs. _______________case
reaffirmed that ‘creamy layer’ is based on
social forwardness and not economic
criteria alone.
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(a) State of Rajasthan
(b) State of Gujarat
(c) State of Madhya Pradesh
(d) State of Haryana
Sol.442.(d) In August 2021, the Supreme
Court in the Pichra Varg Kalyan
Mahasabha vs. State of Haryana case
reaffirmed that the ‘creamy layer’ is
based on social forwardness and not
economic criteria alone.
Q.443. The NBFID bill was passed in
Rajya Sabha on 25 March 2021, by which
NBFID will be set up as a corporate body
with an authorised share capital of
________ lakh crore rupees.
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(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
Sol.443.(d) National Bank for Financing
Infrastructure and Development (NBFID)
bill 2021 will be set up as a corporate
body with authorised share capital of one
lakh crore rupees. Its function is
Extending loans and advances for
infrastructure projects.
Q.444. As per the Essential Defence
Services Act, 2021 new plan, how many
ordnance factories that make
ammunition and other equipment for the
armed forces will become part of the
seven government-owned corporate
entities?
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(a) 41 (b) 27 (c) 46 (d) 39
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ordnance factories that make
ammunition and other equipment for the
armed forces will become part of seven
government-owned corporate entities.
Q.445. In the Jayamma vs state of
_____________ _ case, in May 2021, the
Supreme Court observed that dying
declarations are admissible in evidence
on the principle of necessity, as there is
little hope of the maker surviving.
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(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
Sol.445.(b) In the Jayamma vs state of
Karnataka case, in May 2021, the
Supreme Court observed that dying
declarations are admissible in evidence
on the principle of necessity, as there is
little hope of the maker surviving.
Q.446. In February 2022, the Karnataka
High Court declared certain provisions of
the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act,
2021 as unconstitutional, which
prohibited and criminalised the activities
related to ________.
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(a) use of dark web
(b) gathering at nightclubs
(c) online gaming
(d) gambling
Sol.446.(c) Online gambling and
skill-based gaming platforms.
Judgement is based on 3 major grounds:
Violation of fundamental rights of trade
and commerce ( Article 19), liberty and
privacy (Article 21), speech and
expression (Article 19).
Q.447. In the Satbir Singh vs _________
case, in 2021, the Supreme Court laid
down guidelines for dowry death trials.
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(a) State of Rajasthan
(b) State of Haryana
(c) State of Punjab
(d) State of Uttar Pradesh
Sol.447.(b) In the Satbir Singh vs
Haryana case, the court upheld section
304 B which deals with dowry deaths.
The court clarified the phrase soon
before being used in this section and
gave guidelines to be followed while
recording the statement of the accused.
Q.448. The Constitution (Scheduled
Castes) Order Amendment Bill, 2021 was
introduced in the Lok Sabha on 13
February 2021, which amended the
Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order,
___________.
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(a) 1952 (b) 1950
(c) 1947 (d) 1959
Sol.448.(b) The Bill amends the
Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order,
1950 for the inclusion of certain
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communities in the list of Scheduled
Tribes in Tripura.
Q.449. In the case of Aparna Bhat vs
State of Madhya Pradesh in 2021, the
Supreme Court set aside the judgment of
Madhya Pradesh High Court which
prescribed ______________ as conditions
for bail.
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(a) giving money (b) getting married
(c) tying rakhi (d) giving job
Sol.449.(c) In the Vikram v. State of
Madhya Pradesh Case, the High Court
while granting bail to the accused under
Section 439 of the CrPc laid down
various conditions based on which the
bail was granted. Out of which a rakhi is
quashed in the case of Aparna Bhat vs
State of Madhya Pradesh.
Q.450. In which of the following
states/union territories was an election
NOT held during March-April 2021?
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(a) Puducherry (b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar (d) Tamil Nadu
Sol.450.(c) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur had their
elections in the first phase of the year.
Himachal Pradesh election in October
2022, Gujarat election in December 2022.
Articles 324 – 329 and part 15 deals with
the Election Commission of India.
Q.451. Justice ______ was appointed
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
India with effect from 24th April 2021.
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(a) Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy
(b) Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna
(c) Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph
(d) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
Sol.451.(d) Justice Nuthalapati Venkata
Ramana was appointed Chief Justice of
Supreme court OF India with effect from
24th April 2021. H. J Kania was the first
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The
Supreme Court of India came into
existence on 26th January, 1950 and is
located on Tilak Marg, New Delhi.
Q.452. India banned unregulated deposit
schemes through an Act passed in the
year ______
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(a) 2019 (b) 2016 (c) 2017 (d) 2018
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Sol.452.(a) India banned unregulated
deposit schemes through an Act passed
in the year 2019.
The Bill provides for a mechanism to ban
unregulated deposit schemes and
protect the interests of depositors.
Q.453. In the case of Mohammad
Salimullah vs ________, the Supreme
Court observed in 2021 that the 'Right
not to be deported' is concomitant to
Article 19 and available only to Indian
citizens?
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(a) State of Maharashtra
(b) Union of India
(c) State of Tripura
(d) Union Territory of Lakshadweep
Sol.453.(b) Union of India. Article
19-Protection of certain rights regarding
freedom of speech, etc. Article 19
contained seven rights. But, the right to
acquire, hold and dispose of the property
was deleted by the 44th Amendment Act
of 1978.
MISCELLANEOUS
Q.454. Which of the following brought
out the publication ‘Elderly in India 2021’?
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(a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
(d) Ministry of Planning
Sol.454.(c) Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation brought out
the publication ‘Elderly in India
2021’.Kerala has the highest proportion
of senior persons (16.5 percent) in its
population, according to data from 2021
followed by Tamil Nadu (13.6%),
Himachal Pradesh (13.1%) . Bihar has the
lowest proportion of elderly people
(7.7%), followed by Uttar Pradesh (8.1%),
and Assam (8.2%).
Q.455. How many Primary Health
Centres are there in rural areas of India
as per 31st March 2020 data?
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(a) 30318 (b) 30338
(c) 30183 (d) 30813
Sol.455.(d) Primary Health centers are
state-owned rural and urban health care
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facilities in India. India started setting up
PHCs in 1952. It covers a population of
30,000 in rural areas and 20,000 in hilly,
tribal, and desert areas. Rural Health
Statistics (RHS) 2020: 1,57,921
sub-centers (SCs), 30,813 Primary Health
Centres (PHCs), 5,649 Community Health
Centres (CHCs), 1193 Sub-divisional
Hospitals (SDHs) & 810 Districts
Hospitals (DH) in India.
Q.456. How many passenger trains are
there as per 2021 data?
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(a) 19169 (b) 11169
(c) 13169 (d) 16169
Sol.456.(c) 13169 Passenger trains are
there as per 2021 Data. 8,479 goods
trains. Indian Railways has 123,542 kms
of total tracks over a 67,415-km route
and 7,300 stations. India is the 4th
longest railway network in the world.
Q.457. In February 2022, the Sports
Authority of India (SAI) established a
para centre under its National Centre of
Excellence Scheme at which of the
following SAI regional centres?
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(a) Gandhinagar (b) Lucknow
(c) Sonipat (d) Kolkata
Sol.457.(a) Gandhinagar (Gujarat).
Sports Authority of India (1982) has in
total of 10 regional centres: Chandigarh,
Sonipat (Haryana), Lucknow (Uttar
Pradesh), Guwahati (Assam), Imphal
(Manipur), Kolkata (West Bengal), Bhopal
(Madhya Pradesh), Bengaluru
(Karnataka), Mumbai (Maharashtra).
Q.458. 2021 marked the 145th birth
anniversary of the designer of the Indian
National Tricolour. What was his/her
name?
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(a) Madame Bhikaji Cama
(b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Pingali Venkayya
(d) Annie Besant
Sol.458.(c) Pingali Venkayya (Andhra
Pradesh) was a follower of Mahatma
Gandhi and the designer of the Indian
national flag. The flag consists of three
colors (Saffron color -Courage and
sacrifice, White – Truth, peace, and
purity, and Green colour-Prosperity) and
Asoka Chakra (24spokes; represents the
Laws of Dharma) in its middle. The width
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to length ratio of the National Flag of
India is 2:3. Adopted on July 22, 1947.
Q.459. As a part of Mission Sagar-IV,
Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa arrived at
Port Anjouan,Comoros on 14 March
2021 to deliver 1,000 metric tonnes of:
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(a) rice (b) tea
(c) sugar (d) wheat
Sol.459.(a) Some facts about Rice. 1.
Rice is a Kharif crop that requires high
temperature, heavy rainfall and high
humidity for proper growth. 2. Rice,
(Oryza sativa), edible starchy cereal grain
and the grass plant (family Poaceae) by
which it is produced. 3. West Bengal is
the largest rice producing state in India.
4. Largest Rice producing Country is
China.
Q.460. In December 2020, ______ became
the first country in the world to approve
sale of lab-grown chicken products.
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(a) Singapore (b) Taiwan
(c) Vietnam (d) Japan
Sol.460.(a) In December 2020, Singapore
became the first country in the world to
approve the sale of lab-grown chicken
products.
Q.461. Which of the following titles was
held by Prince Phillip, the late husband of
Queen Elizabeth II, until his death in April
2021?
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(a) Duke of Cambridge
(b) Duke of Gloucester
(c) Duke of Windsor
(d) Duke of Edinburgh
Sol.461.(d) Duke of Edinburgh titles
were held by Prince Phillip, the late
husband of Queen Elizabeth II, until his
death in April 2021.
Q.462. Which of the following events in
2018 holds the Guinness World Record
as being the largest annual fundraising
event in the world (as of April 2021)?
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(a) Patagonian International Marathon
(b) Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris
(c) London Marathon
(d) Baxters Loch Ness Marathon
Sol.462.(c) The London Marathon in
2018 holds the Guinness World Record
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event in the world (as of April 2021).
Three types of Marathon - Half Marathon
(13.1 miles/21.1kms), Marathon (26.2
miles/ 42.2 km), Ultra marathon (More
than 26.2 miles/ 42.2 km) .
Q.463. The picture that won the World
Press Photo of the Year 2021 contest is
titled ‘______’.
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(a) The First Embrace
(b) Crying Girl on the Border
(c) Emancipation Memorial Debate
(d) Straight Voice
Sol.463.(a) The picture that won the
World Press Photo of the Year 2021
contest is titled ‘The First Embrace’.
Q.464. As per the Budget 2019-20, which
among the following is the single largest
source of income of the Government of
India, contributing 21 paise to each rupee
earned?
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(a) Custom duties (b) Service tax
(c) Non-tax revenue (d) Corporation tax
Sol.464.(d) As per the Budget 2019-20,
Corporation tax is the single largest
source of income of the Government of
India, contributing 21 paise to each rupee
earned Whereas Goods and Services Tax
collections contribute 19 paise in every
rupee revenue.
Q.465. As per the Lion Census
conducted every five years, the number
of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region of
Gujarat has risen to ______ in June 2020.
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(a) 705 (b) 547 (c) 598 (d) 674
Sol.465.(d) As per the Lion Census
conducted every five years, the number
of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region of
Gujarat has risen to 674 in June 2020
from 523 in 2015.
Q.466. Which sector of the Indian
economy was the second largest
recipient of Foreign Direct Investment in
India during 2019-20?
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(a) Computer software and hardware
(b) Automobile
(c) Services
(d) Construction
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Sol.467.(a) Computer software and
hardware sector of the Indian economy
was the
second-largest recipient of Foreign Direct
Investment in India during
2019-20,accounting for about 24 per cent
of the total FDI equity inflows in
computer software and hardware sector .
It was followed by 23 per cent in the
service sector and 8 per cent in the
education sector, respectively.
Q.468. Which of the following countries
was the second largest source of Foreign
Direct Investment in India in FY 2019-20?
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(a) Mauritius (b) China
(c) The US (d) The UK
Sol.468.(a) Mauritius was the second
largest source of Foreign Direct
Investment in India in FY 2019-20
Q.469. As per the Union Budget, 2020-21,
a resident Indian Individual with an
annual taxable income above ₹15 lakh
will pay tax at the rate of ______%.
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(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 5 (d) 30
Sol.469.(d) As per the Union Budget,
2020-21, a resident Indian Individual with
an annual taxable income above ₹15 lakh
will pay tax at the rate of 30 %.
Q.470. Which of the following companies
has developed a braille keyboard named
'TalkBack'?
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(a) Google (b) Apple
(c) Microsoft (d) Huawei
Sol.470.(a) Google has developed a
braille keyboard named 'TalkBack'. The
TalkBack Braille keyboard is a software
keyboard for Android which allows you to
position your fingers on the screen and
type as if you were using a Perkins
Brailler.
Q.471. Which part of the world has the
highest density of population as of
September 2020?
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(a) East Australia (b) North America
(c) East Africa (d) South Central Asia
Sol.471.(d) South-Central Asia has the
highest density of population as of
September 2020 followed by East and
South-East Asia.
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Q.472. As of September 2020, which of
the following national parks is inscribed
on the UNESCO World Heritage List
(Natural)?
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(a) Gir National Park
(b) Dachigam National Park
(c) Hemis National Park
(d) Keoladeo National Park
Sol.472.(d) As of September 2020,
Keoladeo National Park(Rajasthan) is
inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage
List (Natural). In 1982, Keoladeo was
declared a national park and then later
listed as a World Heritage Site by
UNESCO in 1985.
Q.473. As on September 2020, in order to
be a member of the Rajya Sabha one
must not be less than ______ years of
age.
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(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 21
Sol.473.(b) As of September 2020, in
order to be a member of the Rajya Sabha
one must not be less than 30 years of
age. The requirement to become a
member of Rajya Sabha: a person should
be a citizen of India; be not less than 30
years of age and should possess such
other qualifications as may be prescribed
by law made by Parliament.
Q.474. As of July 2020, which of the
following is NOT a UNESCO World
Heritage Site?
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(a) Jantar Mantar, Delhi
(b) Jantar Mantar, Rajasthan
(c) Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra
(d) Rani Ki Vav, Gujarat
Sol.474.(a) As of July 2020, Jantar
Mantar, Delhi is NOT a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. A World Heritage Site is a
landmark or area with legal protection by
an international convention administered
by UNESCO for having cultural, historical,
scientific, or other forms of significance.
Full form of UNESCO is the United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization. UNESCO’s
headquarter is in Paris, France.
Q.475. The Economic Survey (of India)
2019-20 introduced the idea of “______ as
a public good that gets enhanced with
greater use.”
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(a) employment (b) trust
(c) entrepreneurship (d) honesty
Sol.475.(b) The Economic Survey (of
India) 2019-20 introduced the idea of “
trust as a public good that gets
enhanced with greater use.”
Q.476. In July 2020, the Union Ministry of
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
launched a registration portal for
facilitating the process of classification
and registration of enterprises. The
portal is named as:
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(a) Saksham Registration Portal
(b) Udyam Registration Portal
(c) Sugam Registration Portal
(d) Daksh Registration Portal
Sol.476.(b) In July 2020, the Union
Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium
Enterprises launched a registration portal
for facilitating the process of
classification and registration of
enterprises. The portal is named as
Udyam Registration Portal.
Q.477. In 2020, the Deposit Insurance
and Credit Guarantee Corporation
(DICGC) was permitted to increase
deposit insurance coverage to ______.
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(a) ₹3 lakh (b) ₹7 lakh
(c) ₹5 lakh (d) ₹1 lakh
Sol.477.(c) In 2020, the Deposit
Insurance and Credit Guarantee
Corporation (DICGC) was permitted to
increase deposit insurance coverage to
₹5 lakh in 90 days. Deposit Insurance
and Credit Guarantee Corporation
(DICGC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Q.478. In June 2020, which of the
following international organisations has
approved a $500 million Strengthening
Teaching-Learning and Results for States
Program (STARS) to improve the quality
and governance of school education in
six Indian states?
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(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) Asia Development Fund
(c) UNESCO
(d) World Bank
Sol.478.(d) In June 2020, World Bank
has approved a $500 million
Strengthening Teaching-Learning and
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Results for States Program (STARS) to
improve the quality and governance of
school education in six Indian
states(Himachal Pradesh, Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha
and Rajasthan through the Samagra
Shiksha). It is established in July 1944.
headquarters - Washington DC, USA.
Q.479. In February 2020, the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO)
published 'List of Eight Wonders of SCO'.
Which of the following Indian
monuments figured in this list?
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(a) Monuments at Mahabalipuram
(b) Great Living Chola Temples
(c) Khajuraho Group of Monuments
(d) Statue of Unity
Sol.479.(d) The Eight Wonders of the
SCO are:
1. India — the Statue of Unity. 2.
Kazakhstan — the Archaeological
Landscape of Tamgaly.
3. China — The Daming imperial palace
complex. 4 .Kyrgyzstan — Lake Issyk-Kul.
5. Pakistan — The Great Mughals’
heritage at Lahore. 6. Russia — The
Golden Ring cities.
7. Tajikistan — The Palace of Nowruz.
8.Uzbekistan — the Poi Kalon complex.
Q.480. Of the languages recognised as
Classical Languages by the Government
of India, as on 30th June 2020, which of
the following is the latest?
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(a) Telugu (b) Odia
(c) Malayalam (d) Kannada
Sol.480.(b) Of the languages recognised
as Classical Languages by the
Government of India, as on 30th June
2020, Odia is the latest. Six languages in
India namely Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit,
Kannada, Malayalam and Odia have been
given the status of classical language.
Q.481. To which of the following
corporate houses does the leading
vaccine manufacturing company Serum
Institute of India Private Limited belong?
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(a) Tata Group
(b) Adani Group
(c) Reliance Group
(d) Cyrus Poonawalla Group
Sol.481.(d) The leading vaccine
manufacturing company Serum Institute
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of India Private Limited belongs to Cyrus
Poonawalla Group. Serum Institute of
India manufacturers of Vaccines &
immuno-biologicals that include Tetanus
Toxoid, Diphtheria, Measles, Mumps,
Rubella and Hepatitis-B.
Q.482. What is the percentage of Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) allowed by the
Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in India for the
Insurance Intermediaries as on July
2020?
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(a) 30% (b) 50% (c) 49% (d) 100%
Sol.482.(d) Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) allowed by the Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
(DPIIT) in India for the Insurance
Intermediaries as on July 2020 is 100%.
A foreign direct investment (FDI) is a
purchase of an interest in a company by
a company or an investor located outside
its borders.
Q.483. Which state of India had the
lowest number of districts as of
September 2020?
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(a) Goa (b) Nagaland
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim
Sol.483.(a) Goa had the lowest number
of districts as of September 2020. Goa is
the smallest state of India. On 30 May
1987 Goa attained statehood (while
Daman and Diu became a separate union
territory). Goa was freed from
Portuguese rule on 19 December 1961.
Q.484. Which ministry among the
following got the highest budgetary
allocation in Indian Union Budget 2020?
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(a) Ministry of Women and Child
Development
(b) Defence
(c) Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
(d) Education
Sol.484.(b) Defence ministry got the
highest budgetary allocation in Indian
Union Budget 2020. Finance minister
Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹4.78 lakh
crore to defence budget for 2021-22
which is the highest allocation in 15
years.
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Q.485. Which among the following (c) Atanu Chakraborty

comes under the theme of 'Aspirational
India' according to Budget 2020?
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(a) Education and skills
(b) Culture and tourism
(c) Infrastructure
(d) New economy
Sol.485.(a) Education and skills come
under the theme of 'Aspirational India'
according to Budget 2020.
(d) Rajeev Kumar
Sol.488.(a) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
was the chief economic advisor to the
Government of India as of August 2020.
Chief Economic Advisor to the
Government of India, is a leading expert
on economic policy, banking, and
corporate governance.

Q.486. Who among the following was

nominated to the Rajya Sabha by
President Ram Nath Kovind in March
2020?
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(a) TS Thakur
(b) Jagdish Singh Khehar
(c) Dipak Misra
(d) Ranjan Gogoi

Sol.486.(d) Ranjan Gogoi was nominated

to the Rajya Sabha by President Ram
Nath Kovind in March 2020. Ranjan
Gogoi is a former Indian Judge of the
Supreme Court of India who served as
the 46th Chief Justice of India.

Q.487. In June 2020, the President of

India promulgated the Banking
Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance,
2020. Which of the following is the main
feature of this ordinance?
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(a) It brings urban and multi-state
cooperative banks under the supervision
of the Reserve Bank of India.
(b) It gives greater regulating powers to
the Reserve Bank of India by the way of
appointing more Directors to the Board
of scheduled banks.
(c) It relaxes Tier-1 capital related norms
for banks.
(d) It allows foreign lending institutions
to set up their branches in India.

Sol.487.(a) The main feature of the

Banking Regulation (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2020 is that it brings urban
and multi-state cooperative banks under
the supervision of the Reserve Bank of
India.

Q.488. Who among the following was the

chief economic advisor to the
Government of India as of August 2020?
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(a) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
(b) Ajay Bhushan Pandey

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