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[Monthly Quiz]
(NOVEMBER – 2021)
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MONTHLY HINDU QUIZ – November 2021
Q1. The Judges of the High Courts can be 2. Along with Afghanistan in the Golden
removed from their office during their Crescent, Golden Triangle has been one of
tenure the largest opium-producing areas of the
1. by the Governor, if the state legislature world.
passes a resolution to this effect by two- Choose the correct code:
thirds majority. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
2. by the Chief Justice on the (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
recommendation of the Parliament.
3. by the President on the basis of a resolution Q6. Which of following statements is/are
passed by the Parliament by two thirds correct?
majority.
1. Rakhine State was formerly known as
Which of the statement/statements given above Arakan Province.
are correct?
2. Rakhine State borders Thailand.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
Choose the correct code:
(c) 3 only (d) All of the above
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q2. The 13th Amendment in the constitution of
Sri Lanka is related to
Q7. Which of following statements is/are
(a) the creation of Provincial Councils.
correct?
(b) special autonomy to Tamil provinces.
1. Tigray region borders South Sudan and
(c) special status to China as long term Djibouti.
investment partner.
2. Eritrea lies to the north of Tigray and
(d) special mention about agreement with India borders Red Sea.
on Palk Strait.
Q3. Which of the following lakes does not border
Tanzania?
(a) Victoria (b) Albert
(c) Tanganyika (d) Nyasa
correct?
1. Kattegat Bay lies between Denmark and
Q4. Tawang and Tirap are the districts in Sweden.
(a) Ladakh 2. Kiel Bay area lies between Denmark and
(b) Himachal Pradesh Germany.
(c) Arunachal Pradesh Choose the correct code:
(d) Sikkim (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
correct? Q9. Which of following statements is/are
1. The Golden Triangle is the area where the correct?
borders of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia 1. Palk Bay is located between the southeast
meet. coast of India and Sri Lanka.
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2. Adam's Bridge separates Palk Bay from the 1. Grain alcohol and drinking alcohol are
Gulf of Mannar. other names of Ethanol.
Choose the correct code: 2. Ethanol is a non-volatile, straw colour
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only liquid.
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Choose the correct code:
Q10. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(MIGA) and the International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Q15. Which of the mountain passes is not in
are the organisations of Himachal Pradesh?
(a) WTO (b) World Bank (a) Baralacha (b) Kunzum
(c) OECD (d) NDB (c) Parang la (d) Chang la
Q11. Which of following statements is/are Q16. Which of following statements is/are
correct? correct?
1. Natural gas is a mixture of gases which are 1. Nobel Prize is awarded in five categories.
rich in hydrocarbons. 2. 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and
2. Processing of natural gas results in by- Dmitry Muratov is awarded for their efforts
products like propane, ethane, butane, to safeguard freedom of expression.
carbon dioxide, nitrogen etc. Choose the correct code:
Choose the correct code: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q17. Which of the following Nobel Prizes was
Q12. Which of following statements is/are added in 1968?
correct? (a) Literature (b) Peace
1. Taproot is a primary root that grows (c) Medicine (d) Economics
vertically downward and gives off small
lateral roots.
Q18. Consider the following statements:
2. Carrots and beets are examples of taproot.
1. Malaria remains a primary cause of
childhood illness and death in sub-Saharan
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only Africa.
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. WHO has recommended the widespread
use of malaria vaccine among children in
Q13. Which of following statements is/are sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions
correct? with moderate to high P. falciparum
1. Barium is soft, silvery alkaline earth metal. malaria transmission.
2. Barium is found in nature as a free element. Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Choose the correct code: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q19. Shetland Islands is the northernmost part of
Q14. Which of following statements is/are (a) United Kingdom
correct? (b) Unites States of America
(c) Australia
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(d) Russia Q26. Which of the following states does not

border Myanmar?
Q20. Which of the mountain peaks is not in (a) Mizoram (b) Manipur
Nepal? (c) Nagaland (d) Assam
(a) Makalu (b) Annapurna II
(c) Nanda Kot (d) Manaslu Q27. Which of following statements is/are
Q21. Arrange the following passes from east to correct?
west: 1. G-Secs with maturities less than 1 year are
(a) Lipu Lekh - Niti Pass – Mana Pass- Shipki called T-bills.
la 2. G-Secs with maturities of more than one
(b) Shipki la - Lipu Lekh - Niti Pass – Mana year are called bonds.
Pass Choose the correct code:
(c) Niti Pass – Mana Pass - Shipki la - Lipu (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
Lekh (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Niti Pass –Shipki la - Lipu Lekh - Mana
Pass Q28. Which of following statements is/are
correct?
Q22. Which of following statements is/are 1. The Indo-Pacific comprises the tropical
correct? waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and
1. Kuttanad is also known as the Rice Bowl of central Pacific Ocean.
Kerala. 2. The Indo-Pacific has "symbiotic link" with
2. Kuttanad has the lowest altitude in India. the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.
Choose the correct code: Choose the correct code:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q23. Pamba and Chaliyar are the rivers in the Q29. Angul and Bhadrak are the districts in
state of (a) Jharkhand (b) Odisha
(a) Telangana (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Goa (d) Kerala
Q24. Which of following statements is/are correct?
correct? 1. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
1. Kabani and Bhavani are the west flowing Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body
rivers in Kerala. for assessing the science related to climate
2. Periyar is the longest river in Kerala. change.
Choose the correct code: 2. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by
the World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) and the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP).
Q25. Subhansiri and dhansiri are the tributaries
of
(a) Godavari (b) Krishna
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Mahanadi
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Q31. Nuwara Aliya is a hill station in (c) Syria (d) Israel

(a) Myanmar (b) Bhutan
(c) Tibet (d) Srilanka Q37. Which of following statements is/are
correct?
Q32. Which of following statements is/are 1. The Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)
correct? framework deems banks as risky if they
1. The Aravalis stretches from Delhi across slip below certain norms on three
the states of Haryana, Rajasthan and parameters — capital ratios, asset quality
Gujarat. and profitability.
2. The Aravali Hills are older than the 2. PCA has four risk threshold levels (1 being
Himalayas. the lowest and 4 the highest).
Choose the correct code: Choose the correct code:
Q33. Cherrapunji lies in Q38. River Jordan forms the boundary between
(a) Khasi Hills (b) Patkai Hills (a) Jordan and Lebanon
(c) Lushai Hills (d) Naga Hills (b) Jordan and Syria
(c) Jordan and Israel
Q34. Consider the following statements: (d) Jordan and Iraq
1. Cess is a form of tax charged/levied over
and above the base tax liability of a Q39. Which of following statements is/are
taxpayer. correct?
2. If the cess collected in a particular year 1. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool
goes unspent, it can be allocated for other designed to comprehensively measure and
purposes. track hunger at global, regional, and
Which of the statements given above is/are national levels.
correct? 2. GHI scores are calculated every alternate
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only year to assess progress and setbacks in
combating hunger.
correct? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Chilika Lake was designated the first
Indian wetland of international importance Q40. Which of the following statements is/are
under the Ramsar Convention. correct?
2. Chilika Lake lies at the mouth of the Daya 1. A bond's yield refers to the expected
River. earnings generated and realized on a fixed-
Choose the correct code: income investment over a particular period
of time.
2. High-Yield Bonds are better investments
than Low-Yield Bonds.
Select the correct answer using the code given
Q36. Which of the following countries does not
below:
border Jordan?
(a) Iraq (b) Turkey
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(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) rivers in Kyrgyzstan.

(c) are the sub-species of Himalayan fur goat.
Q41. Which of following statements is/are (d) are the ports in Israel.
correct?
1. The 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution Q47. Which of following statements is/are
deals with the division of powers between correct?
the Union government and State 1. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) may
governments. be removed from office through a motion
2. Public Order and Public Health come in adopted by Parliament on grounds of
Concurrent List. ‘proved misbehaviour or incapacity’.
Choose the correct code: 2. The Constitution does not use the word
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only ‘impeachment’, for the removal of the
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 judges, CAG, CEC.
Q42. West Bank lies between (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) Israel and Lebanon (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Israel and Jordan
(c) Israel and Syria Q48. Which of the following countries does not
(d) Israel and Egypt border Caspian Sea?
(a) Iran (b) Azerbaijan
Q43. Which of the following statements is/are (c) Armenia (d) Turkmenistan
correct?
1. The top five countries of the world Q49. Which of the following states has a border
producing solar power sequentially are with Meghalaya?
United States, China, Japan, India, and (a) Assam (b) Manipur
Germany. (c) Mizoram (d) Tripura
2. India has emerged as the third-largest solar
energy producer in the world. Q50. Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary is in
Select the correct answer using the code given (a) Mizoram (b) Manipur
below:
(c) Nagaland (d) Meghalaya
correct?
1. The European Union was created by the
Q44. Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is in which of Stockholm Treaty.
the following countries? 2. The EU was awarded the Nobel Prize for
(a) India (b) Bhutan Peace in 2012.
(c) Nepal (d) Sri Lanka Choose the correct code:
Q45. Formosa is the earlier name of (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) Hainan (b) Hong Kong
(c) Macau (d) Taiwan Q52. Which of following statements is/are
correct?
Q46. Arak, Bushehr and Darkhovin are the 1. Amur falcons are the world’s longest
(a) nuclear facilities in Iran. travelling raptors.
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2. Amur River forms the border between (b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Russia and China. (c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
Choose the correct code: (d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Q60. Anchorage is a port in
(a) Portugal (b) East Russia
Q53. Which of following statements is/are (c) Mediterranean (d) Alaska
correct?
1. Doyang Lake in Nagaland is known as a Q61. Which of following statements is/are
stopover for the Amur falcons. correct?
2. Amur falcons are the least concern under 1. Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a
the International Union for Conservation of role held by the Department of Peace
Nature (IUCN) Red List hence the species Operations.
is protected under the Indian Wildlife
2. Peacekeeping is distinguished from
Protection Act, 1972.
peacebuilding, peacemaking, and peace
Choose the correct code: enforcement.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only Choose the correct code:
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
Q54. Tigray region lies in
(a) Tunisia (b) Portugal Q62. Which of the following statements is/are
(c) Italy (d) Ethiopia correct?
1. Net-zero is also referred to as carbon-
Q55. ighur is the province in neutrality.
(a) Myanmar (b) China 2. Net-zero means that a country would bring
(c) Mongolia (d) Thailand down its emissions to zero.
Q56. Which of the following countries does not lie below:
in the Indo-Pacific region? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) Chile (b) Peru (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Mexico (d) Uruguay
Q57. Haifa is a port city of correct?
(a) Israel (b) Syria 1. In India, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal
Committee (GEAC) is the apex body that
(c) Lebanon (d) Jordan
allows for commercial release of GM
crops.
Q58. Bering Strait separates
2. Bt cotton is the only Genetically Modified
(a) Alaska and Russia (GM) crop that is allowed in India.
(b) Korean Peninsula and Japan Choose the correct code:
(c) Australian Mainland and Tasmania (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(d) North and South Islands of New Zealand (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q59. Turkey is located between Q64. Arrange the following seas from north to
(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea south?
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(a) Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, 1. CRISIL is a subsidiary of American
Aegean Sea company S&P Global.
(b) Sea of Marmara, Sea of Azov, Black Sea, 2. CRISIL, was the first credit rating agency
Aegean Sea in India, introduced in 1988 by the ICICI
(c) Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Aegean Sea, and UTI.
Sea of Azov, Select the correct answer using the code given
(d) Sea of Azov, Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, below:
Aegean Sea (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
correct? Q70. 40+9 recommendations are linked with
1. Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen (a) Paris Climate Agreement
gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun. (b) UN Declaration of Human Rights
2. Billions of comets orbit in the Kuiper Belt (c) TRIPS
but not in Oort Cloud.
(d) FATF
Q71. Balfour Declaration is related to the
(a) establishing of a national home for Jewish
People.
Q66. Which of the following statements is/are (b) surrender of the Ottoman Empire.
correct?
(c) assurance for the creation of Kurdistan.
1. Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets,
(d) defeat of Germans in World War I.
are rocky, airless remnants left over from
the early formation of our solar system.
2. The total mass of all the asteroids in the
correct?
main asteroid belt combined is less than
that of Earth's Moon. 1. Laptev Sea lies to the north of Alaska.
Select the correct answer using the code given 2. Lara Sea lies to the north of Russia.
below: Choose the correct code:
Q67. Which of the following seas lie between Q73. Which of following statements is/are
Russia and Ukraine? correct?
(a) Sea of Marmara (b) Barents Sea 1. Tapovan Vishnugad power plant is a
(c) Sea of Azov (d) White Sea 520MW run-of-river project being
constructed on Dhauliganga River.
2. Tapovan Vishnugad power plant is
Q68. Dead Sea is surrounded by
constructed by NHPC.
(a) Israel, West Bank and Syria
(b) Israel, West Bank and Jordan
(c) Israel, Gaza Strip and Egypt
(d) Israel, Gaza Strip and Lebanon

Q69. Which of the following statements is/are
correct?
correct?
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1. An Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) 1. There is an inverse relation between bond

is a special type of financial institution that prices and bond yield.
buys the debtors of the bank at a mutually 2. When the interest rates rise, the bond prices
agreed value and attempts to recover the fall.
debts or associated securities by itself. 3. Higher fiscal deficit may lead to low bond
2. ARC is regulated under Companies Act, yield.
2013. Which of the statements given above is/are
Choose the correct code: correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Q75. Which of following statements is/are Q80. Which of the following is not a Scandinavian
correct? country?
1. Kushinagar is the place where The Buddha (a) Denmark (b) Norway
attained Mahaparinirvana. (c) Sweden (d) Belgium
2. Kushinagar is in Kanpur division of Uttar
Pradesh.
Q81. Like Minded Developing Countries
Choose the correct code: (LMD(C) is a group for forging a common
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only position on
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Renewal Energy
Q76. Consider the following statements: (b) Climate Change
1. Fiscal Deficit is the difference between the (c) Disarmament
total income of the government (total taxes (d) Preventing trade in endangered species
and non-debt capital receipts) and its total
expenditure.
2. A recurring high fiscal deficit means that
border Sudan?
the government has been spending beyond
(a) Libya (b) Chad
its means.
(c) Eritrea (d) Djibouti
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Q83. Which of the following passes lies on
McMahon Line?
(a) Chang La (b) Diphu Pass
Q77. Which of the following is not a member of
(c) Jelep La (d) Bara Lacha
‘Gulf Cooperation Council’?
(a) Iran (b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Oman (d) Qatar
border Caspian Sea?
(a) Iran (b) Kazakhstan
Q78. Taiwan Strait connects
(c) Azerbaijan (d) Armenia
(a) East China Sea and South China Sea
(b) East China Sea and Yellow Sea
(c) South China Sea and Yellow Sea
border Myanmar?
(d) East China Sea and Sea of Japan
(a) Thailand (b) Cambodia
(c) China (d) Laos
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Q86. Which of following statements is/are Q92. Which of the following statements is/are
correct? correct?
1. The Indo-Pacific comprises the tropical 1. Net-zero is also referred to as carbon-
waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and neutrality.
central Pacific Ocean. 2. Net-zero means that a country would bring
2. The Indo-Pacific has "symbiotic link" with down its emissions to zero.
the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. Select the correct answer using the code given
Choose the correct code: below:
Q87. River Kaladan flows from Q93. Arak, Bushehr and Darkhovin are the
(a) Manipur to Myanmar (a) nuclear facilities in Iran.
(b) Mizoram to Myanmar (b) rivers in Kyrgyzstan.
(c) Nagaland to Myanmar (c) are the sub-species of Himalayan fur goat.
(d) Bangladesh to Myanmar (d) are the ports in Israel.
Q88. Which of following statements is/are Q94. Arrange the following countries from east to
correct? west?
1. Fiscal policy refers to the use of (a) Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia,
government spending and tax policies to Georgia
influence economic conditions. (b) Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan,
2. Fiscal policy is largely based on ideas from Georgia
John Nash. (c) Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Choose the correct code: Georgia
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (d) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan,
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Georgia
Q89. Which of the following ports is not situated correct?
in Sri Lanka? 1. The core sector index has a 50.27 per cent
(a) Hambantota (b) Sittwe weighting in the Index of Industrial
Production (IIP).
(c) Kankesanthurai (d) Trincomalee
2. The core sector index captures output in
eight infrastructure industries — coal,
Q90. Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia border which
electricity, crude oil, natural gas, steel,
of the following countries?
cement, fertilizers, and refinery products.
(a) Ethiopia (b) South Sudan
(c) Sudan (d) Kenya
Q91. Which of the following straits lies between
Iran and UAE and connects Persian Gulf
with Gulf of Oman?
correct?
(a) Marmara (b) Hormuz
1. CRISIL is a subsidiary of American
(c) Aqaba (d) Bosphorus
company S&P Global.
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2. CRISIL, was the first credit rating agency 2. The sites are judged to contain cultural and
in India, introduced in 1988 by the ICICI natural heritage around the world
and UTI. considered to be of outstanding value to
Select the correct answer using the code given humanity.
below: Select the correct answer using the code given
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only below:
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
correct? Q99. Which of the following best explains ‘twin
1. A credit rating is a quantified assessment of deficits’ in the economy?
the creditworthiness of a borrower in (a) Fiscal Deficit and Current Account Deficit
general terms. (b) Fiscal Deficit and Revenue Deficit
2. A credit rating or score can be assigned to (c) Fiscal Deficit and Capital Account Deficit
any entity that seeks to borrow money—an (d) Fiscal Deficit and Budgetary Deficit
individual, a corporation, a state or
provincial authority, or a sovereign
government.
1. FATF is the global money laundering and
terrorist financing watchdog.
below:
2. FATF was established in 1989 by a Group of
Seven (G-7) Summit in Paris.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
1. World Heritage Sites are designated by
UNESCO for having cultural, historical,
scientific or other form of significance.
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ANSWER KEY
1. c 21. a 41. d 61. c 81. b
2. a 22. c 42. b 62. a 82. d
3. b 23. d 43. b 63. c 83. b
4. c 24. b 44. b 64. d 84. d
5. b 25. c 45. d 65. a 85. b
6. a 26. d 46. a 66. c 86. c
7. b 27. c 47. c 67. c 87. b
8. c 28. c 48. c 68. b 88. a
9. c 29. b 49. a 69. c 89. b
10. b 30. c 50. d 70. d 90. a
11. c 31. d 51. b 71. a 91. b
12. c 32. c 52. c 72. b 92. a
13. a 33. a 53. a 73. a 93. a
14. a 34. a 54. d 74. a 94. a
15. d 35. c 55. b 75. a 95. b
16. b 36. b 56. d 76. c 96. c
17. d 37. a 57. a 77. a 97. c
18. c 38. c 58. a 78. a 98. c
19. a 39. a 59. b 79. c 99. a
20. c 40. a 60. d 80. d 100. c
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(d) Russia Q26. Which of the following states does not

Q31. Nuwara Aliya is a hill station in (c) Syria (d) Israel

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) rivers in Kyrgyzstan.

Q74. Which of following statements is/are

1. An Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) 1. There is an inverse relation between bond

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