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1. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee was awarded the 2019 Nobel memorial Prize in -
Chemistry
Physics
Literature
Economics
2. Fifteenth Finance Commission recommended revenue deficit grants of ....... for ...... States.
Rs. 1.17 lakh crore; 14 States
Rs. 2.94 lakh crore; 17 States
Rs. 3.05 lakh crore; 21 States
Rs. 3.50 lakh crore; 28 States
3. How many sites were chosen from India for the 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation?
Two
five
Three
Four
4. Total XV Finance Commission transfers (devolution + grants-in-aid) constitutes about ........ of estimated Gross Revenue Receipts of the Union.
35%
36%
37%
38%
5. Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended that public health expenditure of Union and States together should be increased in a progressive manner to reach at ......... of GDP by 2025.
2.5%
3.0%
3.25%
3.50%
6. How many Finance Commissions have been set up upto the end of March 2021?
13
14
15
16
7. Fifteenth Finance Commission recommended the vertical devolution of divisible pool of Centre's tax revenue at -
39%
40%
41%
42%
8. Fifteenth Finance Commission's Final Report contains recommendations for which period?
2020-25
2021-26
2020-26
2022-27
9. Wholesale Price Index based inflation rate in India in the month of January 2021 is estimated at -
1.71%
2.03%
2.51%
3.01%
10. Target for Ground level credit (GLC) to agriculture for the financial year 2021-22 has been fixed at -
Rs. 15.0 lakh crore
Rs. 15.5 lakh crore
Rs. 16.0 lakh crore
Rs. 16.5 lakh crore
11. The base year for National Coal Index is -
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
12. Five Star Village project has been launched by the -
Department of Post
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' welfare
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
13. Which of the following does not deal in Cryptocurrencies?
ZebPay
BuyUCoin
Vauld
RuPay
14. Which of the following Public Sector Banks was not part of the mega consolidation in 2020?
Syndicate Bank
Bank of India
Andhra Bank
Allahabad Bank
15. Which of the following Missions has/ have been announced in Union Budget 2021-22? I. Mission Poshan 2.0 II. Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) III. Hydrogen Energy Mission IV. National Language Translation Mission V. Deep Ocean Mission Correct code is -
Only I, III and IV
Only II, IV and V
Only I, II and III
All I, IL III, IV and V
16. Arrange the following heads of subsidies in correct descending order in relation to budgeted allotment during the year 2021-22 - I. Urea subsidy II. Nutrient Based Subsidy III. Food Subsidy IV. Petroleum Subsidy Correct order is -
III, I, II, IV
III, IV, I, II
III, II, IV, I
I, III, II, IV
17. AS per RBI's report which of the following Debit/ Credit cards has the largest market share in India (As on November 2020)?
RuPay card
VISA card
Master Card
American Express Card
18. The Climate Adoption Summit 2021 was hosted online by the government of -
The Netherlands
France
Norway
India
19. India ranks ..... in Global Democracy Index 2020.
53th
61th
79th
85th
20. India ranks ..... in Global Democracy Index 2021
67h
74th
85th
94th
21. School Bag policy 2020 has been released by -
Department of School Education, Ministry of Education (DSE)
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE)
22. Which of the following is not a component of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)?
In-Situ Slum Re-development
Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme
Affordable Housing for Migrant Workers
Beneficiary Land Construction
23. Who has been appointed the Director General of World Trade Organisation?
Yoo Myung-hee of Republic of Korea
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria
Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri of Saudi Arabia
Liam Fox of the United Kingdom
24. What is NIDHI ?
National Integrated Data-base of Hospitality Industry
Nationally Important Digital Health Initiatives
Non-Intervention Domestic Health Initiatives
None of the above
25. BBC World News was blocked in which country in February 2021?
China
India
Russia
Myanmar
26. Manasa Varanasi crowned VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020. She is from which state?
Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Punjab
Maharashtra
27. As per lEA's India Energy Outlook 2021, ...... will be the world's third-biggest energy consumer, behind China and the United States, by 2030.
India
Germany
Japan
France
28. In February 2020, which of the following has replaced SBI to become India's tenth most valued firm by market capitalization on the BSF?
HDFC Bank
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
Indiabulls
Blue Dart
29. Which state has launched housing loan subsidy scheme where subsidy up to two lakh fifty thousand rupees will be provided for loan amounts from five lakh to forty lakh rupees?
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
30. The Central government has recently notified the ambitious e-assessment scheme also called the ....... assessment for income tax payers.
Effortless
Enforced
Faceless
Effective
31. In which of these states have Atal Kisan Mazdoor canteens been launched?
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
uttar Pradesh
32. How many crores are allocated for Swachh Bharat Mission in 2020-21 as per Budget 2020?
14000
12500
11300
12300
33. Which among the following years is the base year of consumer Price Index?
2000
2002
2018
2012
34. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana aims at providing affordable housing to the urban poor. Which among the following is the target year?
2022
2025
2027
2029
35. Which of the following committees had been constituted for doubling farmers' income by 2022?
Ashok Mehta Committee
Sachar Committee
Ashok Dalwai Committee
Naresh Chandra Committee
36. As per NITI Aayog's estimates what per cent of India's total employment is engaged in agriculture sector.
44%
47%
55%
65%
37. Who headed the committee set up by the RBI to suggest the measures to tackle the cyber security challenges?
Meena Hemchandra
SS Mundra
Kewal Kumar Sharma
Nandita Chatterjee
38. Which country's contingent took part in Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2021?
Bangladesh
Nepal
Saudi Arabia
UAE
39. Mock Egg has been developed by the scientists from -
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
National Poultry Research Institute, Hyderabad
40. International Bharati Festival 2020 was organised in -
Chennai
Lucknow
Bhopal
Khajuraho
41. India's Rank in Climate Change Performance Index 2020 is -
9th
10th
11th
12th
42. As per National Education Policy, 2020 which of the following pairs is not matched correctly in relation to new pedagogical and curricular structure?
Foundational Stage - 5 years
Preparatory Stage - 3 years
Middle Stage - 4 years
Secondary Education - 4 years
43. National Education Policy 2020, aims at Universalisation of education from -
Preschool to class VIII
Preschool to secondary level
Preschool to Intermediate level
Preschool to graduation level
44. India's first driverless train on Delhi Metro's ...... was flagged off by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 20, 2020.
Magenta line (Between Janakpuri West and Botanical garden (Noida)
Red line (Shaheedsthal-Rithala)
Blue line (Vaishali-Dwarika Sector 21)
Yellow line (Samaypur Badli-Huda City Centre
45. Which Indian city is most likely to emerge as global hub for Covid-19 vaccine in the year 2021?
Hyderabad
Pune
Chennai
Mumbai
46. Mock Egg has been developed by the scientists from -
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
National Poultry Research Institute, Hyderabad
47. International Bharati Festival 2020 was organised in -
Chennai
Lucknow
Bhopal
Khajuraho
48. India's Rank in Climate Change Performance Index 2020 is -
9th
10th
11th
12th
49. As per National Education Policy, 2020 which of the following pairs is not matched correctly in relation to new pedagogical and curricular structure?
Foundational Stage - 5 years
Preparatory Stage - 3 years
Middle Stage - 4 years
Secondary Education - 4 years
50. UK invited India to attend the next G7 Summit (2021). The other two nations invited to this prestigious event are - I. Australia II.South Korea III. Brazil IV. China
I and II
I and III
II and IV
III and IV
51. CHIRAG is a project launched in which state?
Chhattisgarh
Nagaland
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
52. Name the Indian elected to the International Narcotics Control Board by the UN Economic and Social Council on 23 April, 2014 and re-elected by the Council for a 5-year term (2020-25) on 7 May, 2019 -
Sudhir Rajkumar
Jagjit Pavadia
Syed Akbaruddin
Yasmin Ali Haque
53. Along with Pranab Mukherjee, how many more persons were conferred the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2019?
One
Two
Three
Four
54. SAMARTH is a flagship skill development scheme of which one of the following Ministries?
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Ministry of Human Resource Development
55. Betel leaf of which one of the following States has been accorded a GI tag recently?
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Mizoram
56. The first UDAY (Utkrisht Double Decker Air-Conditioned Yatri) Express train runs between -
Delhi and Kalka
Bengaluru and Coimbatore
Chennai and Visakhapatnam
Chennai and Bengaluru
57. Paradeep Port is located on the delta of river -
Rihand
Ganga
Mahanadi
Baitarani
58. Rebuilding trust the thrust of the meeting of -
FICCI annual meeting 2021
Confederation of Indian Industry Annual Meeting 2021
United Nations General Assembly 2021
World Economic Forum virtual meeting 2021
59. 2021's Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar has been given to ........... in the Individual category.
Sudhanshu Mohanty
Kumar Munnan Singh
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Bhandari
P.K. Mohapatra
60. AYUSHMAN CAPF scheme is not applicable to which of the following police forces?
Border Security Force
Sashatra Seema Bal
Delhi Police
Indo Tibetan Border Police
61. Kamala Devi Harris is the ....... Vice-President of the US.
46th
47th
48th
49th
62. Ratle Hydro Electric Project shall be commissioned on the river ............ in the state/ UT of -
Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir
Beas, Himachal Pradesh
Dibang, Arunachal Pradesh
Alakananda, Uttarakhand
63. Ministry of Railways has rechristened the name of ...... as 'Netaji Express'.
Train No. 12303/ 12304 Poorva Express
Train No. 12311/ 12312 Howrah-Kalka Mail
Train No. 12809/ 10 Howrah Junction - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mail
None of the above
64. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is the ...... President of the United States (US).
44th
45th
46th
47th
65. Exercise Desert Knight-21 was conducted on 20-24 January, 2021 between ......... at Air Force Station Jodhpur.
Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force (Armee de 1’Air et de 1’Espace)
Indian Air Force and Russian Air Force
Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Indian Air Force and Royal Air Force
66. 3rd January, 2021 was celebrated as Parakram Diwas in the memory of -
India won the war against Pakistan in 1971
More than 90000 army personnel including the army of officers of Pakistan surrendered before Indian Army in Dacca
Birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
India declared herself as self sufficient in food grains
67. Which of the following was the theme of Second National Youth Parliament Festival organized virtually in January 2021?
Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and Contribute to Policy
YUVAAH - Utsah Naye Bharat Ka
Desh ka nav Nirman Yuvaon ke Hathon mein
YUVAAH - Sangharsh aur Sahas ka Prateek
68. The Country in Focus for the 51st IFFI was -
Bangladesh
Japan
South Korea
South Africa
69. The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India was organized from 16th to 24th January, 2021 in -
Chennai
Hyderabad
Goa
Mumbai
70. All-women cockpit crew flew the inaugural Air India flight on January 9, 2021 from San Francisco to -
Bengaluru
New Delhi
Mumbai
Hyderabad
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