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1. Dance maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj passes away recently. He was associated with which of the following dance?
Bharatanatyam
Kathak
Odissi
Kathakali
2. Which of the following states sponsored India's Men's Hockey Team and Women's Hockey Team?
Punjab
Odisha
Haryana
Rajasthan
3. Which of the following Olympians has been made the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand State for its Women and Child Development department as well as Centre's Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme?
Vandana Kataria
Gurjit Kaur
Rani Rampal
Deepa Grace Ekka
4. Which of the following countries has adopted Three Children per couple policy?
Finland
Denmark
Netherland
China
5. Ubharte Sitaare Programme is an initiative of -
EXIM Bank of India
MUDRA Bank
State Bank of India
Small Industries Development Bank of India
6. Which country launched world's largest carbon trading market?
USA
Russia
India
China
7. Which country emerges on top of the Global Youth Development Index 2020?
Norway
Finland
Singapore
Denmark
8. Ismail Sabri Yaakob becomes the new Prime Minister of -
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritius
Indonesia
9. Which city in India became the first one to have citywide safe drinking tap water for 24 hours?
Tirupati
Puri
Kolkata
Delhi
10. India's first private LNG plant has been launched in -
Raipur
Nagpur
Pune
Hyderabad
11. Sputnik vaccine of Corona is developed by which of the following countries?
India
China
Russia
Canada
12. Which of the following country has received INS Sindhuvir from India?
Nepal
Myanmar
Maldives
Iran
13. What is the main aim of Janani Suraksha Yojana of the National Health Mission?
Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality
To encourage people to use safe sexual methods
To provide pensions to widow women
To provide shelters to poor people
14. In February 2021 Prime Minister inaugurates which Centenary Celebration?
Jalianwala Bagh Centenary Celebration
Non-Cooperation Move¬ment Centenary Celebration
Chauri Chaura Centenary Celebration
Champaran Centenary Celebration
15. Which state's Legislative Assembly on July 6, 2021, passed a resolution for the creation of the Legislative Council?
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
16. India's rank in Global Start-up ranking 2021 is -
19th
18th
18th
21st
17. Who is the highest run-scorer across format in women's cricket (as of September 30, 2021)?
New Zealand's Suzie Bates
Australia’s skipper Meg Lanning
Former England skipper Charlotte Edwards
Indian skipper Mithali Raj
18. Who has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess on June 30, 2021?
GM Sergey Karjakin
GM Leon Luke Mendonca
GM Abhimanyu Mishra
None of the above
19. XXXV Olympic Games (2032) will be held in -
Doha (Qatar)
Barcelona (Spain)
Brisbane (Australia)
Seoul (South Korea)
20. Which of the following Olympic medalists has been appointed the first Vice-Chancellor of the newly established Delhi Sports University?
P. V. Sindhu
Karnam Malleshwari
Saina Nehwal
Abhinav Bindra
21. Which SEZ city has become the first Green SEZ in India?
Vizag
Mumbai
Mumbai
Kandla
22. Which two cities were declared joint winners of the Smart Cities Award 2020?
Indore and Surat
Indore and Nagpur
Hyderabad and Vizag
Indore and Chandigarh
23. The Global Education Summit, 2021 is successfully organized in -
London
Dubai
Singapore
Newyork
24. As per the 15th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2021, India ranked -
125
130
135
121
25. Which city in India has become the first one to have city-wide safe drinking tap water for 24 hours?
Tirupati
Delhi
Bengaluru
Puri
26. Which neighbouring country of India has adopted India's BHIM UPI ?
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Srilanka
27. Indian Navy received first batch of MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from which of the following country?
France
Russia
Swdeen
USA
28. Indian's first private LNG plant has been launched in -
Pune
Hyderabad
Chennai
Nagpur
29. Pharma vision 2020 is programmed to develop India as a leader in -
Drug manufacturing
Pharmaceutical research
Providing human resource in pharmaceutical
Drug discovery
30. Bombay stock exchange appointed ______ as its first independent woman director in May 2019.
Jayshree Vyas
Jayati Ghosh
Rohini Pandey
Devaki Jain
31. Which of the following state has launched the Annapurna Rasoi Yojna for providing quality meals to the weaker section at subsidized rates ?
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
32. The aim of the Antyodaya programmed is -
Helping the poorest among the poor
Eliminating urban poverty
Improving the standards of Scheduled Castes
Uplifting minorities
33. A box contain one rupee, fifty paise and twenty- five paise coins. The total number of coins is 378. The ratio of values of the above coins is 13 : 11 : 7. The number of twenty - five paise coins was -
132
168
210
78
34. Who among the following has co-authored the book titled Bridgital Nation : Solving Technology's people problem ?
Sunder Pichai
Nandan Nilekani
N. Chandrasekaran
Sam Pitroda
35. Russian made sputnikV vaccine against Covid-19 infection has been rolled out in india by -
Serum institute of india
Bharat Biotech International Limited
Dr.Reddy's Laboratory
Biological E
36. Black Fungus disease is associated with which type of infection ?
Typhoid Infection
Corona Virus Infection
Influenza Infection
Diphtheria Infection
37. Who Won The Miss Universe Title 2021 ?
Miss Mexico Andrea Meza
Miss India Adline Castelino
Miss Brazil Julia Gama
None of the above
38. Who is the current Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (U. N. O.) ?
Antonio Guterres
Ban Ki Moon
Kofi Annan
None of the above
39. Who is the current Director General of the World Health Organization (W. H. O.)?
Margaret Chan
Hiroshi Nakajima
Tedros A. Ghebreyesus
None of the above
40. Who is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
Raghuram Rajan
Urjit Patel
Bimal Jalan
Shaktikanta Das
41. Who is the current president of the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI)?
Jai Shah
Sourav Ganguli
Rahul Dravid
None of These
42. Who out of the following is a recipient of the Magsaysay Award?
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Sundar Lal Bahuguna
Anil Joshi
Radha Bahan
43. Public Service Commission of Uttarakhand is at -
Dehradun
Haridwar
Nainital
Paudi Garhwal
44. Who is the current Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission?
Alka Sirohi
Pradeep Kumar Joshi
Arvind Saxena
Vinay Mittal
45. What is India's rank on WEF's Global Energy Transition Index, 2021?
90th rank
85th rank
87th rank
80th rank
46. Which railway zone has become the first fully electrified railway zone in India?
North West Zone
West Central Zone
Central Zone
South Central Zone
47. The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation System, which was in the news recently, is constructed in -
Kerala
Gujarat
Telangana
Maharashtra
48. The Luhri Hydro-Electric Power Project is being constructed on the river -
Satluj
Beas
Ravi
Chenab
49. Hollywood actor Sir Sean Connery, who died recently, was popularly known for the portrayal of the role -
Rocky
Captain Jack Sparrow
Terminator
James Bond
50. Which one of the following is not a member of the Quad group of nations?
France
USA
Australia
Japan
51. Which of the following is/are social security scheme(s)? 1. Atal Pension Yojana 2. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana 3. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
1 and 3 only
52. Which one of the following sea ports gained significance for handling iron-ore exports to Japan?
Kandla
Ennore
Kochi
Mormugao
53. Which of the following statements about the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana are correct? 1. It is part of Government of India's poverty reduction strategy. 2. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for rural development. 3. It provides connectivity in rural areas. Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1, 2 and 3
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
54. Which one of the following statements about the DDU-GKY is not correct?
It is a skill training programme
It is for rural youth from poor families
Its objective is placement in wage employment
It relies entirely on skill training by Government agencies
55. Mission Indradhanush aims at -
reducing child deaths due to pneumonia
reducing the impact of rotavirus
elimination of maternal tetanus
full immunisation of children
56. The Saubhagya Scheme aims at universal -
LPG connection
household electrification
primary school education
public health insurance
57. Recently a dedicated project for conservation of Asiatic Lion was launched. Consider the following statements regarding Asiatic Lion - 1. The Asiatic Lion endemic to Gir landscape of Gujarat, is one of the 21 critically endangered species identified by the Ministry for taking up recovery programmes. 2. Asiatic Lion, being listed in Schedule-I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. 3. This project has Species Conservation over a large landscape approach. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Only 1 and 3
Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 3
All 1, 2 and 3
58. With reference to Marine Plastic Pollution, consider the following statements - 1. Currently, India is considered the twelfth-largest source of marine litter. 2. It is projected to become the fifth-largest by 2025. 3. The Ganga has been documented as one of the top-five rivers dumping plastics into oceans. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Only 1 and 3
Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
59. Which of the following is not a formal International or Regional organization?
QUAD
NAFTA
ASEAN
OIC
60. Which of the following is India's 42nd Ramsar site?
Tso Kar (Ladakh)
Lonar Lake (Maharshtra)
Sur Sarovar (Agra)
None of the above
61. Project Mausam is an initiative of the -
Department of Meteorology
Indian Space Research Organisation
Ministry of Culture
Science and Technology
62. Which of the following railways has/have been declared as World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO ? I. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). II. Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR). III. Kalka Shimla Railway (KSR). IV. Matheran Light Railway (MLR). V. Kangra Valley Railway (KVR). Correct code is -
Only I, II and III
Only I, III and IV
Only III, IV and V
All I, II, III, IV and V
63. GRAM UJALA programme was launched on March 24, 2021 in which city?
Gorakhpur
Varanasi
Lucknow
Mirzapur
64. Which of the following south Indian stars shared the Best Actor award with Manoj Bajpayee in the 67th National Awards (2019)?
Dhanush for Asuran (Tamil)
Mahesh Babu for Maharshi (Telagu)
Tovino Thomas for Luca (Malyalam)
Rudranil Ghosh for Kedara (Bangala)
65. World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22, 2021's theme is aptly titled -
'Valuing water'
Conserve Water Sources
How safe is the world without Clean and wholesome water'
Harvest water in each House'
66. Which country enacted a law to force digital giants such as Facebook and google pay local publishers for news content?
India
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
67. Indian Railways has introduced Mobile Train Radio Communication (MTRC) system over Indian Railways. The aim and objective for implementing MTRC is - I. To establish direct voice communication between Loco Pilot, Station Master, Controller. II. To use it for Modern Train Control System. Correct code is -
Only I
Only II
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
68. As part of the National Rail Plan, Vision 2024 has been launched for accelerated implementation of certain critical projects by 2024 such as - I. 100% electrification of train route. II. multi-tracking of congested routes. III. upgradation of speed to 160 kmph on Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes. IV. upgradation of speed to 130 kmph on all other Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal (GQ/GD) routes. V. elimination of all Level Crossings on all GQ/GD route. Correct code is -
All I, II, III, IV and V
Only I, II, III and IV
Only II, III, IV and V
Only I, III and V
69. As per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey conducted by the National Statistical Office during 2018-19 unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above is -
7.9%
8.2%
5.8%
3.2%
70. Haritha Haram is the plantation drive of which state?
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
71. Which of the following companies is the title sponsor of Indian Premier League 2021?
Chinese Mobile Company VIVO
Fantacy Sports Platform Dream 11
South Korean electronic company Samsung
Reliance Industry
72. As on January 31, 2021 which of the following Renewable Sources of Energy has the highest installed capacity in India?
Wind Power
Solar Power
Small Hydro Power
Biomass Power
73. The Supreme Court of which country recently abolished flogging as a punishment in the country, this is seen as the latest in a series of measures to reform the orthodox government?
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia
Iran
74. Which Indian city set up Child-friendly police station as per the guidelines provided by the National Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?
Prayagraj
Mumbai
Pune
Delhi
75. Which state Government recently tabled a bill that will abolish all the state-run Madrassas and will convert them into schools from April 1, 2021?
Madhya Pradesh
Assam
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
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