current affairs january-2021

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CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY-2021

1. Where did Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced the setting

up of multi-model logistics park? (a) Durgapur (b) Bhilai (c) Tezpur (d) Silchar (e) Rourkela Ans. (d); 2. Indian Railways completed successful speed trials of the new design Vistadome Tourist Coaches

made by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at what speed? (a) 150 kmph (b) 180 kmph (c) 130 kmph (d) 160 kmph (e) 190 kmph Ans. (b); 3. The Union Cabinet approved the export of which missile system in order to boost domestic defence

manufacturing? (a) Akash (b) BrahMos- II (c) Dhanush (d) Nirbhay (e) BrahMos Ans. (a); 4. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS) in December 2020? (a) Surat (b) Bareilly (c) Rajkot (d) Pushkar (e) Hisar Ans. (c); 5. Which bank has collaborated with Salesforce, a leader in customer relationship management, to

build a next generation technology platform to power the retail lending business? (a) Yes Bank (b) Axis Bank (c) Kotak Mahindra Bank (d) IndusInd Bank (e) Federal Bank Ans. (a); 6. Which foreign bank in India has introduced ‘Travel Now’, a one-stop travel marketplace within its

app? (a) Qatar National Bank (b) DBS Bank (c) The Bank of Nova Scotia (d) Deutsche Bank

(e) SBM Bank

Ans. (b);

7. Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) of Pune

signed an MoU with which of the following to co-create India’s

first Social Impact Bond (SIB)?

(a) United Nations Environment Programme

(b) United Nations Development Programme

(c) United Nations Human Settlement Programme

(d) United Nations Population Fund

(e) United Nations Capital Development Fund

Ans. (b);

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8. Which state government signed a contract execution (MoU) for the country’s first ethanol plant to

be set up in the state under the public-private partnership (PPP) model?

(a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Jharkhand

(d) Chhattisgarh (e) Punjab

Ans. (d);

9. The Common Services Centers (CSCs) has partnered with which institute to establish a Design and

Innovation Lab for conducting research on design-led innovations related to leveraging livelihood?

(a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Roorkee (c) IIT Kharagpur

(d) IIT Delhi (e) IIT Kanpur

Ans. (d);

10. The government extended the tenure of whom as the secretary of Department of Space and

chairman of Space Commission by a year?

(a) A. S. Kiran Kumar (b) Vikram Sarabhai (c) K Sivan

(d) S. Somanath (e) B. N. Suresh

Ans. (c);

11. Which state government has launched its own crop relief scheme ‘Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana’ to

replace the Prime Minister’s insurance scheme?

(a) Jharkhand (b) Bihar (c) Punjab

(d) Rajasthan (e) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (a);

12. What is the interest rate on the National Savings Certificate (NSC) for January-March 2021 quarter?

(a) 3.4% (b) 6.8% (c) 7.8%

(d) 6.9% (e) 7.5%

Ans. (b);

13. With which state/UT government has Solar firm Oakridge Energy signed agreements to solarize

1,000 schools in state/UT by 2022?

(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Chandigarh (c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Karnataka (e) Delhi

Ans. (e);

14. Who has been appointed as the new chairman and CEO of the Railway Board?

(a) Shyamraj Mehta (b) Prabhakar Sardana (c) Suneet Sharma

(d) Sumit Arora (e) Vivek Tripathi

Ans. (c);

15. Who has been honoured with Tansen Samman- 2020 for Hindustani classical music?

(a) Pt. Ulhaas Kashalkar (b) Pt. Satish Vyas (c) Pt. Vidyadhar Mehta

(d) Pt. Dalchan Sharma (e) Pt. Vikas Kashalkar

Ans. (b);

16. Which one of the following is one of the tea producing sites from Japan which has been recognized

by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) as the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage

Systems (GIAHS)?

(a) Fuzhou Jasmine tea site

(b) Traditional Hadong Tea Agrosystem

(c) Traditional Tree Grass system

(d) Pu’er Traditional Tea Agrosystem

(e) Harney & Sons Fine Teas

Ans. (c);






17. Which educational institution has been sanctioned Rs.135 crore by the Department of Science and

Technology to set up a Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation and Data Acquisition

Systems?

(a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT Hyderabad (c) IIT Delhi

(d) IIT Bombay (e) IIT Roorkee

Ans. (b);

18. Indira Joseph Venniyoor who passed away was related to which profession?

(a) News Broadcaster (b) Actor (c) Scientist

(d) Economist (e) Model

Ans. (a);

19. Buta Singh who passed away was related to which profession?

(a) Singer (b) Actor (c) Politician

(d) Sportsperson (e) Director

Ans. (c);

20. John Fulton Reid who passed away was the finest batsman of which country?

(a) New Zealand (b) America (c) Ireland

(d) West Indies (e) Australia

Ans. (a);

21. Which state government launched a mobile application ‘DigiNest’, to give people digital access to

the state government’s directory, which can be synced with the smart phone with the click of a

button?

(a) Karnataka (b) Odisha (c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Punjab (e) Chhattisgarh

Ans. (d);

22. Which airport has recently become a CAT IIIB compliant runway that can be used by aircraft even

during inclement weather and foggy conditions?

(a) Coimbatore International Airport

(b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

(c) Kempegowda International Airport

(d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

(e) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport

Ans. (c);

23. Who is appointed as the new chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)?

(a) Soma Mondal (b) Surbhi Bhatacharya (c) Rekha Banerjee

(d) Anil Kumar Chaudhary (e) Vaishika Mittal

Ans. (a);

24. Which state/UT government has signed an MoU with the National Agricultural Cooperative

Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) to promote the state’s horticulture produce in the global

market?

(a) Puducherry (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Mizoram

(d) Assam (e) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. (b);






25. In January 2021, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced transactions through

which medium to be completely free?

(a) NEFT (b) RTGS (c) UPI

(d) IMPS (e) All of the above

Ans. (c);

26. To augment electricity generation capacity in which state, India and Asian Development Bank (ADB)

have signed a USD 231 million loan agreement?

(a) Assam (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Tripura (e) Karnataka

Ans. (a);

27. To expand horticulture production and farm household income in which state, India and the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 10 million project readiness financing (PRF)?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Sikkim (e) West Bengal

Ans. (b);

28. India along with 4 other countries has joined as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations

Security Council, UNSC. Which one of the following is not among those?

(a) Kenya (b) Norway (c) Iceland

(d) Uganda (e) Mexico

Ans. (c);

29. International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) situated where has become an associate

member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Rajasthan (e) Delhi

Ans. (b);

30. The World Health Organization has cleared the which coronavirus vaccine for emergency use?

(a) Oxford Institute’s Covishield (b) COVAX

(c) Pfizer-BioNTech (d) Biocon

(e) Covaxin

Ans. (c);

31. The government is implementing a Rs 320-crore project for five major ports in order to provide a

digital port ecosystem. Which one of the following is not one of those ports?

(a) Deendayal (b) Kolkata (c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Mumbai (e) Chennai

Ans. (c);

32. Which state government will host the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2021) in march 2021?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) West Bengal

(d) Punjab (e) Gujarat

Ans. (b);

33. Where was the five days ‘National Folk Dance Festival’ organized in December 2020?

(a) Jammu (b) Kanpur (c) Patiala

(d) Hisar (e) Shimla

Ans. (a);






34. India’s April-November fiscal deficit stood at what percent of full-year target?

(a) 125% (b) 105% (c) 135%

(d) 140% (e) 156%

Ans. (c);

35. Indian player Michael Kindo who passed away was related with which sport?

(a) Squash (b) Badminton (c) Football

(d) Cricket (e) Hockey##

Ans. (e);

36. Justice Pankaj Mithal has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the court of which of the

following?

(a) Delhi (b) Punjab and Haryana

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) J&K and Ladakh (e)Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (d);

37. Which Indian two-wheeler company has become the first globally to cross a market capitalization

of INR one trillion?

(a) Honda (b) TVS Motor (c) Bajaj Auto

(d) Hero MotoCorp (e) Yamaha

Ans. (c);

38. Which bank in January 2021 announced the launch of video KYC account opening (VAO) facility for

its savings bank accounts?

(a) IDBI Bank (b) RBL Bank (c) ICICI Bank

(d) Karnataka Bank (e) Canara Bank

Ans. (a);

39. Which of the following has signed a $100 million loan with the Government of India to modernise

and upgrade the power distribution system to enhance the quality and reliability of electricity

supply in Bengaluru city in the state of Karnataka?

(a) World Bank (b) World Trade Organisation (c) Asian Development Bank

(d) New Development Bank (e) International Monetary Fund

Ans. (c);

40. Pablo Cesar of which country will head the 51st International Film Festival of India’s International

Jury?

(a) Netherlands (b) Argentina (c) Sri Lanka

(d) Maldives (e) Austria

Ans. (b);

41. Which state government has launched ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ for boys and girls coming out of child

care institutions and having completed 18 years of age to be able to make them self-reliant?

(a) Telangana (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Rajasthan

(d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Gujarat

Ans. (d);

42. Taran Kootenhayoo, actor from which country passed away recently?

(a) Japan (b) Sweden (c) Canada

(d) Denmark (e) France

Ans. (c);






43. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of laid the foundation stone of the National

Environmental Standards Laboratory. Where is National Physical Laboratory situated?

(a) Delhi (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Haryana

(d) Tamil Nadu (e) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (a);

44. Which state/UT has set up a Tamil academy to promote the South Indian language and culture in

the state/UT?

(a) Chandigarh (b) Jharkhand (c) Delhi

(d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Bihar

Ans. (c);

45. Which e-commerce portal has been unveiled by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

where over 50,000 products, ranging from apparel to home decor, will be available?

(a) KhadiIndia.com (b) eKhadiIndia.com (c) KhadiIndia.in

(d) IKhadiIndia.in (e) eKhadiIndia.in

Ans. (b);

46. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to

capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. The RBI-DPI has been constructed

with what as the base period?

(a) March 2018 (b) April 2021 (c) March 2020

(d) April 2019 (e) February 2020

Ans. (a);

47. Who has topped the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021 in which Reliance Industries Chairman

Mukesh Ambani has been replaced as Asia’s richest person?

(a) Jack Ma (b) Jeff Bezos (c) Mark Zukerberg

(d) Elon Musk (e) Bill Gates

Ans. (b);

48. In January 2021, which of the following delivered eighth landing craft utility ship to the Indian Navy?

(a) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

(b) Cochin Shipyard

(c) Naval Dockyard

(d) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers

(e) Goa Shipyard

Ans. (d);

49. India will replace which country to be the co-chair of the IUCN-supported Asia Protected Areas

Partnership (APAP) for 3 years?

(a) Ireland (b) South Korea (c) Australia

(d) Japan (e) Poland

Ans. (b);

50. When is World Braille Day annually celebrated?

(a) January 8 (b) January 2 (c) January 7

(d) January 4 (e) January 3

Ans. (d);






51. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar who passed away was related to which of the following?

(a) Mountaineer (b) Poet (c) Businessman

(d) Surgeon (e) Artist

Ans. (a);

52. From which of the following, India launched the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with 43

members onboard?

(a) Gujarat (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Goa (e) Kerala

Ans. (d);

53. In January 2021, where did Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a migrant worker

cell?

(a) Patna (b) Surat (c) Jodhpur

(d) Noida (e) Jaipur

Ans. (b);

54. By 2021, India’s food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has

planned to reduce the level of trans fats in food items from the permissible limit of 5% to what

percent?

(a) 1% (b) 5% (c) 6%

(d) 4% (e) 3%

Ans. (e);

55. Which meteorological observatory has been awarded the status of ‘centennial observing station’ in

recognition to its long-term meteorological observation exceeding over 100 years by the World

Meteorological Organisation (WMO)?

(a) Delhi (b) Patna (c) Kolkata

(d) Lucknow (e) Chennai

Ans. (b);

56. In January 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated the 450-km Kochi to _______ LNG

(liquified natural gas) pipeline through video conferencing?

(a) Coimbatore (b) Mysore (c) Madikeri

(d) Mangaluru (e) Siliguri

Ans. (d);

57. Which insurance company has tied up with Jammu & Kashmir

Government to give the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat-

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT for all

the residents of the Union territory?

(a) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

(b) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance

(c) ICICI Lombard General Insurance

(d) Star Health and Allied Insurance

(e) HDFC ERGO General Insurance

Ans. (a);





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58. Dr Raghu Ram Pillarisetti who has been named in the New Year’s Honours list of Queen Elizabeth II

is a well-known?

(a) Cardiothoracic surgeon (b) Neurosurgeon

(c) Paediatric surgeon (d) Breast cancer surgeon

(e) Orthopaedic surgeon

Ans. (d);

59. Anil Panachooran who passed away was related to which profession?

(a) Poet (b) Politician (c) Businessman

(d) Singer (e) Dramatist

Ans. (a);

60. Which country’s company and university has announced to launch the world’s first wood-based

space satellite to combat the problem of space junk?

(a) Russia (b) France (c) China

(d) Japan (e) USA

Ans. (d);

61. India with which country has tested a Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) defence

system jointly developed by the two countries?

(a) Russia (b) Israel (c) Pakistan

(d) France (e) Indonesia

Ans. (b);

62. To improve the inland water transport infrastructure in which state, the Government of India and

the World Bank signed a $105 million project?

(a) Bangalore (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) West Bengal

(d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans. (c);

63. Which of the following is the first urban co-operative bank (UCB) in India to transition to a Small

Finance Bank?

(a) Tirupati Small Finance Bank (b) Mehsana Small Finance Bank

(c) Fincare Small Finance Bank (d) Jana Small Finance Bank

(e) Shivalik Small Finance Bank

Ans. (e);

64. When is World Day of War Orphans observed?



Ans. (a);

65. DRDO has signed MoU with which state’s metro for implementation of Advanced Biodigester Mk-II

Technology in Metro Rail Network?

(a) Rajasthan Metro (b) Delhi Metro (c) Maharashtra Metro

(d) West Bengal Metro (e) Karnataka Metro

Ans. (c);

66. With effect from April 1, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to introduce the Legal Entity

Identifier (LEI) system for all payment transactions of what value?

(a) Rs 30 crore (b) Rs 70 crore (c) Rs 40 crore

(d) Rs 80 crore (e) Rs 50 crore

Ans. (e);






67. Which bank has signed an agreement with the Indian Army to provide banking services to the

personnel of the force?

(a) Federal Bank (b) Bandhan Bank (c) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(d) ICICI Bank (e) CSB Bank

Ans. (b);

68. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh which have become the first pair to have completed the One

Nation, One Ration Card Reforms has received how much additional financial assistance?

(a) Rs 1, 367 crore (b) Rs 1,456 crore (c) Rs 1,167 crore

(d) Rs 1,004 crore (e) Rs 1,394 crore

Ans. (d);

69. RBI announced the operationalization of the Payment Investment Development Fund (PIDF) with

how much initial corpus?



Ans. (a);

70. With the prediction of India’s economy to contract by 9.6% in 2020-21, World Bank predicted to

recover it to what percent in next fiscal?

(a) 5.9% (b) 5.4% (c) 4.6%

(d) 3.8% (e) 6.2%

Ans. (b);

71. With which country, cabinet approved signing of Memorandum of Cooperation on partnership in

‘Specified Skilled Worker’?

(a) Netherlands (b) Norway (c) Italy

(d) France (e) Japan

Ans. (e);

72. Which country’s former prime minister Modibo Keita passed away recently?

(a) Ghana (b) Mali (c) Cambodia

(d) Libya (e) Senegal

Ans. (b);

73. Who is appointed as the Deputy General Secretary of All India Football Federation (AIFF)?

(a) Abhilash Rewri (b) Dinesh Gupta (c) Deepak Mondal

(d) Abhishek Yadav (e) Vikram Roop Shah

Ans. (d);

74. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief of Staff?

(a) Vibhor Sahni (b) Srikant Awasthi (c) Shantanu Dayal

(d) Renedy Singh (e) Nimesh Jain

Ans. (c);

75. Who has been appointed as the chairman of All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council, the

national apex body of the gems and jewellery industry?

(a) Saiyam Mehra (b) Ashish Pethe (c) Steven Dias

(d) Rohit Jaglani (e) Nakul Thakur

Ans. (b);






76. Justice Hima Kohli has become the first woman to assume charge as the Chief Justice of which high

court?

(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Assam (c) Mizoram

(d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Telangana

Ans. (e);

77. Who is the author of the novel titled ‘Right Under our Nose’?

(a) Jayant Kumar Dash (b) Vivek Deep (c) Arundhati Roy

(d) R. Giridharan (e) H. Subramanian

Ans. (d);

78. PhonePe has tied up with which insurance company to launch Term Life Insurance plans on its

platform?

(a) SBI Life Insurance

(b) Tata AIA Life Insurance

(c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

(d) Bharti AXA Life Insurance

(e) HDFC Life Insurance

Ans. (c);

79. Which district has topped the list of aspirational districts ranked by the government think tank Niti

Aayog in November 2020?

(a) Udupi (b) Yadgir (c) Gadchiroli

(d) Jharia (e) Chandauli

Ans. (e);

80. How much grant assistance ha sbeen given by India to Nepal as part of its commitment towards

reconstruction of educational institutions damaged during the 2015 earthquake?

(a) Rs 15.88 cr (b) Rs 16.78 cr (c) Rs 12.45 cr

(d) Rs 14.76 cr (e) Rs 19.21 cr

Ans. (e);

81. According to World Bank, global economy is expected to expand by what percent in 2021?

(a) 4.5% (b) 4.00% (c) 2.78%

(d) 7.56% (e) 3.65%

Ans. (b);

82. Where was the Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament being organized?

(a) Chiktan (b) Saru (c) Jandrah

(d) Bhangor (e) Charangal

Ans. (a);

83. Who has authored the book titled ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’?

(a) Arundhati Roy (b) G Mehenridatta (c) R Kaushik

(d) Bhanu Prakash Singh (e) Deep Sharma

Ans. (c);

84. Claire Polosak of which country is set to become the first female match official in a men’s Test

match?

(a) Australia (b) Norway (c) South Africa

(d) Zimbabwe (e) New Zealand

Ans. (a);






85. Who has been appointed as the head of Google Cloud in Asia Pacific?

(a) Vikas Mehra (b) Karan Bajwa (c) Sanjay Gupta

(d) Vikram Shah (e) Siddharth Jain

Ans. (b);

86. Which state/UT has launched Mobile Application ‘Satark Nagrik’ and Departmental Vigilance

Officers Portal of the state/UT?

(a) Karnataka (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Pondicherry

(d) Delhi (e) Jammu and Kashmir

Ans. (e);

87. The world’s oldest living first-class cricketer Alan Burgess who passed away at the age of 100 hailed

from which country?

(a) New Zealand (b) France (c) South Africa

(d) West Indies (e) Australia

Ans. (a);

88. According to the first advance estimate released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Indian

economy is expected to contract at what percent in 2020-21?

(a) 7.8% (b) 9.1% (c) 7.7%

(d) 6.6% (e) 5.6%

Ans. (c);

89. Which state government announced a slew of welfare schemes, including free sanitary pads for girls

in the state and dedicated the month of January to the girl child?

(a) Karnataka (b) Goa (c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Punjab (e) Gujarat

Ans. (d);

90. Which country successfully conducted the test-flight of an indigenously developed Guided Multi

Launch Rocket System named Fatah-1?

(a) Pakistan (b) Russia (c) Iran

(d) Saud Arabia (e) Israel

Ans. (a);

91. The National Internet Exchange of India, NIXI will offer a free Internationalized Domain Name, IDN

in how many Indian language along with every IN domain booked by the registrant?

(a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 24

(d) 28 (e) 26

Ans. (b);

92. In which state/UT is Cherry Blossom Mao Festival celebrated?

(a) Nagaland (b) Pondicherry (c) Manipur

(d) Assam (e) Mizoram

Ans. (c);

93. Who has been appointed as the Director General in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)?

(a) Sukesh Khanna (b) Vishnu Kumar Prasad

(c) Pritam Singh (d) Subodh Kumar Jaiswal

(e) Rakesh Asthana

Ans. (d);






94. What is the theme of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2020?

(a) Redefining engagement with the Indian diaspora

(b) Apna Bharat Apna Gaurav

(c) Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat

(d) Making India Proud

(e) Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations

Ans. (c);

95. According to Bloomberg News, who has become the world’s richest man with more than $188.5

billion net worth?

(a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Jeff Bezos (c) Bill Gates

(d) Elon Musk (e) Warren Buffett

Ans. (d);

96. K K Ramachandran who passed away was related to which profession?

(a) Director (b) Filmmaker (c) Author

(d) Actor (e) Politician

Ans. (e);

97. Bob Brett, a tennis coach who passed away hailed from which country?

(a) Netherlands (b) Poland (c) Australia

(d) Norway (e) Argentina

Ans. (c);

98. PK Purwar has been re-appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of which of the

following?

(a) Tata Sky (b) MTNL (c) Jio

(d) Vodafone Idea (e) BSNL

Ans. (b);

99. Which of the following signed an MoU with Institute of Defence Studies and Research (IDSR) to

enable its officers undertake Doctoral Research, Post-Graduate Programme and Post Graduate

Diploma?

(a) Indian Air Force (b) Indian Army (c) Indian Armed Force

(d) Indian Navy (e) Indian Coast Guard

Ans. (a);

100. The centre has merged Jammu and Kashmir’s cadre for all India Services with AGMUT also called

the Union Territory cadre. What does M stand for in AGMUT?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Mizoram (c) Maharashtra

(d) Manipur (e) Meghalaya

Ans. (b);

101. Turlapati Kutumba Rao who passed away was related with which profession?

(a) Politician (b) Author (c) Journalist

(d) Actor (e) Singer

Ans. (c);






102. Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO has collaborated with which of the following to adopt one

hundred Atal Tinkering Labs across the country to promote education in the field of Space

Education and Space Technology?

(a) National Development Council

(b) Ministry of Education

(c) Ministry of women and child development

(d) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

(e) NITI Aayog

Ans. (e);

103. When is World Hindi Day celebrated?



Ans. (a);

104. Which of the following is the focus country for the 51th edition of the International Film Festival of

India (IFFI) 2021?

(a) Thailand (b) Maldives (c) Bangladesh

(d) Nepal (e) Myanmar

Ans. (c);

105. Who is the author of the book titled “Making of a General – A Himalayan Echo”?

(a) Iqroop Singh Ghuman (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Nirmal Chandra Suri

(d) Manoj Mukund Naravane (e) Konsam Himalay Singh

Ans. (e);

106. Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt Ltd got approval for the acquisition of 100% shareholding in which

of the following?

(a) Columbia Asia Hospitals (b) Fortis Healthcare (c) Charnok Hospital

(d) Cloudnine Hospitals (e) Global Hospitals India

Ans. (a);

107. With which country did India sign a loan agreement of Rs 2,113 crore for funding India’s efforts to

support COVID-19 relief efforts?

(a) Italy (b) Japan (c) France

(d) United Kingdom (e) Netherlands

Ans. (b);

108. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 37.87 crore for the facelift of Parshuram Kund pilgrimage site in which

state?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Sikkim (c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Nagaland (e) Assam

Ans. (c);

109. Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister of which state launched a website for

Community-based Sustainable Forest Management for Water Resource Conservation with German

assistance?

(a) Nagaland (b) Sikkim (c) Tripura

(d) Mizoram (e) Manipur

Ans. (e);






110. In the last five years what was the economic growth of India for which the World Trade Organisation

(WTO) lauded India?

(a) 6.7% (b) 7.4% (c) 5.6%

(d) 6.5% (e) 8.6%

Ans. (b);

111. Neil Sheehan who passed away was related with which profession?

(a) Director (b) Actor (c) Poet

(d) Author (e) Singer

Ans. (d);

112. Who inaugurated the two-day Virtual International Akhand Conference ‘EDUCON 2020’ through a

video the conferencing platform?

(a) Piyush Goyal (b) Prakash Javadekar (c) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

(d) Pralhad Joshi (e) Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ans. (c);

113. Which insurance company partnered with Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Finance Corporation to

provide insurance covers at competitive prices?

(a) Royal Sundaram General Insurance

(b) The Oriental Insurance Company

(c) Star Health and Allied Insurance

(d) Universal Sompo General Insurance Company

(e) None of the above

Ans. (d);

114. Which coffee table book filled with over hundreds of photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

from his “107 overseas and bilateral visits was released on the eve of the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya

Divas (PBD)?

(a) Jugalbandi – The BJP Before Modi

(b) Modi India Calling – 2021

(c) The Modi Myth

(d) Paradoxical Prime Minister

(e) None of the above

Ans. (b);

115. Jigmet Dolma, an SPO of Ladakh police secured fourth position in which Marathon?

(a) Kathmandu Marathon 2021

(b) Thimphu Marathon 2021

(c) Jakarta Marathon 2021

(d) Dhaka Marathon 2021

(e) None of these

Ans. (d);

116. “Khadi Prakritik Paint”, a first-of-its-kind product, with anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties,

developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission has which of the following as its main

ingredient?

(a) Charcoal (b) Multani clay (c) Cow dung

(d) Fish Scraps (e) Dry grass

Ans. (c);






117. Professor Shashikumar Madhusudan Chitre who passed away was the professor of which subject?

(a) Anthropology (b) Nuclear physics (c) Cosmologist

(d) Astrophysicist (e) Astrometry

Ans. (d);

118. What is the name of the Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the sea minutes after taking

off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on a domestic flight with 62 people on board in January 2021?

(a) Boeing 737-400 (b) Boeing 737-500 (c) Boeing 737-200

(d) Boeing 737-700 (e) Boeing 737-300

Ans. (b);

119. Which country’s government has passed a bill mandating larger companies to ensure that at least

one woman serves on their management boards?

(a) Germany (b) Maldives (c) France

(d) Spain (e) Indonesia

Ans. (a);

120. Which of the following has appointed Pradipt Kapoor as its Chief Information Officer (CIO)?

(a) State Bank of India (b) Axis Bank (c) Vodafone Idea

(d) Bharti Airtel (e) ICICI Bank

Ans. (d);

121. When is the Indian Army Day observed?

(a) 15 January (b) 12 January (c) 13 January

(d) 14 January (e) 16 January

Ans. (a);

122. What is the projected growth rate of Indian economy for 2020-21 as per the Fitch Ratings?

(a) -9.4% (b) -3.4% (c) -5.7%

(d) -8.9% (e) -9.10%

Ans. (a);

123. Tesla Inc. Has registered its first fully-owned subsidiary in which city of India?

(a) Chennai (b) New Delhi (c) Hyderabad

(d) Ahmadabad (e) Bangalore

Ans. (e);

124. Name the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) who has resigned from the post

recently?

(a) Ram Jethmalani (b) Dushyant A. Dave

(c) Ashoke Kumar Sen (d) Vikas Bansal

(e) Pavani Parameswara Rao

Ans. (b);

125. Sadyr Japarov has been elected as the President of which

country?

(a) Kazakhstan (b) Mongolia

(c) Kyrgyzstan (d) Uzbekistan

(e) Tajikistan

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126. Indian Army has recently inked USD 20 million deal with ideaForge to buy which of these UAVs?

(a) KEY (b) SWITCH (c) CONTROL

(d) TRANSITION (e) None of these

Ans. (b);

127. In 2021, the Indian Army is observing which edition of the Army day of India?

(a) 71st (b) 72nd (c) 75th

(d) 74th (e) 73rd

Ans. (e);

128. Fitch Ratings has projected the GDP of India to grow at ______ percent in FY22?

(a) 12% (b) 13% (c) 14%

(d) 11% (e) 15%

Ans. (d);

129. Where is the headquarter of Tesla Inc located?

(a) London, United Kingdom (b) Paris, France (c) California, United States

(d) Singapore (e) New York

Ans. (c);

130. If Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan, then what is the currency of the country?

(a) manat (b) tenge (c) som

(d) lari (e) None of these

Ans. (c);

131. Name the India’s first ever indigenously developed 9mm Machine Pistol, by the DRDO and Indian

Army?

(a) Tanishq (b) Bhima (c) Asmi

(d) Nirvana (e) None of these

Ans. (c);

132. The Indian Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has partnered with which digital payments company to

promote financial inclusion among underserved and unbanked segments of the country?

(a) Reserve Bank information Technology Pvt Ltd (ReBIT)

(b) Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services

(c) Facebook

(d) Financial Software and Systems

(e) Whatsapp

Ans. (d);

133. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has unveiled the India’s first ‘Driverless Metro Car’ for which city?

(a) Lucknow (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai

(d) Chennai (e) Bangalore

Ans. (c);

134. The Government of India has partnered with which country for cooperation in the field of

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)?

(a) Malaysia (b) China (c) Japan

(d) Russia (e) United States

Ans. (c);






135. The inaugural two-day ‘Prarambh’, Startup India International Summit has been organised in which

city?

(a) Indore (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai

(d) New Delhi (e) Chennai

Ans. (d);

136. What is the total outlay for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0, launched by the

Government for 2020-21?

(a) Rs 840.60 crore (b) Rs 580.48 crore (c) Rs 674.60 crore

(d) Rs 948.90 crore (e) Rs 873.40 crore

Ans. (d);

137. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched ‘Startup India Seed Fund’. What is the total

size of the fund?



Ans. (a);

138. Who among the following has been appointed as the Vice-Chairs of 2021 Global Board of Directors

of US-India Business Council (USIBC)?

(a) Dilip Shanghvi (b) Azim Premji (c) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

(d) Piyush Sharma (e) Shiv Nadar

Ans. (c);

139. Which Ministry has organised the month long mass awareness campaign titled ‘SAKSHAM’?

(a) Ministry of Steel

(b) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

(c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(d) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(e) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Ans. (b);

140. Which bank has partnered with Aditya Birla Wellness Private Limited to launch Wellness themed

credit cards?

(a) ICICI Bank (b) HDFC Bank (c) YES Bank

(d) Axis Bank (e) Canara Bank

Ans. (c);

141. Who has been appointed as President of the UN Human Rights Council for 2021?

(a) Arun Palli (b) B.S. Walia (c) Nazhat Shameem Khan

(d) Deep Singh (e) Hrishikesh Roy

Ans. (c);

142. Recently the Google Doodle honoured the Dr James Naismith. He was associated with the invention

of which game?

(a) Doucheball (b) Football (c) Baseball

(d) Volleyball (e) Basketball

Ans. (e);






143. Which bank has tied up with Niyo, a new age fintech, to issue prepaid cards to workers of Micro,

Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?

(a) Axis Bank (b) HDFC Bank (c) Bank of India

(d) ICICI Bank (e) Federal Bank

Ans. (d);

144. Which bank has tied up with Aditya Birla Wellness Private Limited to launch wellness credit cards,

which aims at the holistic health, self-care and wellness of consumers?

(a) Axis Bank (b) ICICI Bank (c) Yes Bank

(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank (e) IDBI Bank

Ans. (c);

145. According to former chief economic adviser Arvind Virmani, the Indian economy is likely to contract

in the range of what per cent this fiscal?

(a) 6-6.7 per cent (b) 5-6.8 per cent (c) 6-5.6 per cent

(d) 4-5.7 per cent (e) 5-7.5 per cent

Ans. (e);

146. Juri Ratas, Prime Minister of which country resigned amid allegations of corruption against his

party?

(a) Latvia (b) Norway (c) Finland

(d) Estonia (e) Belarus

Ans. (d);

147. Who is appointed as the new Chairman of the Telecom Equipment and Service Export Promotion

Council (TEPC)?

(a) Sanjay Sethi (b) Vijay Shekhar Sharma (c) Sachin Bansal

(d) Sandeep Aggarwal (e) Bhavish Aggarwal

Ans. (d);

148. Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer from which country was honoured with the Lifetime

Achievement Award at the 51 edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held in Goa?

(a) Spain (b) France (c) Italy

(d) Norway (e) Greece

Ans. (c);

149. Which organisation signed a ‘Teaming Agreement’ with UK’s Thales to develop STARStreak Air

Defence system in India?

(a) DRDO

(b) Ordinance Factory Board

(c) Bharat Dynamics Limited

(d)Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(e) BrahMos Aerospace Limited

Ans. (c);

150. Which countries participated in the 2-day virtual event ‘Prarambh’- Startup India International

Summit 2021?

(a) ASEAN (b) BRICS (c) SAARC

(d) BIMSTEC (e) OPEC

Ans. (d);






151. Which organisation released the report titled “Working from home from Invisibility to decent work’

that highlighted the need to adopt Global Labour Standards for home-based workers?

(a) Socialist International

(b) World Trade Organisation (WTO)

(c) Association of Southeast Asia Nations

(d) International Monetary Fund

(e) International Labour Organization (ILO)

Ans. (e);

152. Connecting which cities was the inaugural flight of India’s 1st Air Taxi Service made?

(a) Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram

(b) Himachal Pradesh - Manali

(c) Punjab - Gurgoan

(d) Chandigarh – Hisar

(e) Lucknow – Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (d);

153. What was the theme of 24th National Youth Festival (NYF) 2021 that was held from 12th to 16th

January, 2021?

(a) Celebrating Diversity (b) YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka

(c) Youth for Digital India (d) Both a and c

(e) None of these

Ans. (b);

154. Which state recently organised its 1st state level bird festival ‘Kalrav’, in January 2021?

(a) Nagaland (b) Assam (c) West Bengal

(d) Jharkhand (e) Bihar

Ans. (e);

155. Which bank collaborated with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to make oceans Clean and

Sustainable, to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate goals under paris

Agreement, as of January, 2021?

(a) Asian Development Bank

(b) Inter-American Development Bank

(c) World Bank

(d) European Investment Bank

(e) European Union

Ans. (d);

156. What was India’s GDP rate for FY-22 as per the projections of rating agency, fitch, as of January,

2021?

(a) 5.6% (b) -6.9% (c) -7.8%

(d) 11% (e) 4.2%

Ans. (d);

157. Who was recently nominated as a board member of the stakeholder panel, Commonwealth Youth

Innovation Hub for a two-year term, in January 2021?

(a) Priyanka Chaturvedi (b) Amruta Fadnavis (c) Alka Lamba

(d) Nupur Sharma (e) Sanjay Raut

Ans. (a);






158. Where is India’s 1st Labour Movement Museum located?

(a) Jamshedpur (b) Raipur (c) Bhilai

(d) Alappuzha (e) Surat

Ans. (d);

159. Which of the following is the bike ambulance, that was developed by Institute of Nuclear Medice

and Allied Sciences (INMAS) for CRPF?

(a) Rakshita (b) Sakhsham (c) Shaktism

(d) Raksham (e) None of these

Ans. (a);

160. Which state announced the allotment of 7,219 Fair Price Shops (FPS) across the state under its ‘Ghar

Ghar Rozgar te Karoobaar Mission’?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Mizoram (e) Chhattisgarh

Ans. (b);

161. Recently in January 2021, Padma Vibushan awardee Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passed away. He

was a _____ musician.

(a) Carnatic (b) Ghazal (c) Thumri

(d) Hindustani classical (e) Qawwali

Ans. (d);

162. Recently in January 2021, Padma awardee Dr V.Shanta passed away. She was India’s renowned

_________.

(a) Neurologist (b) Gynaecologist (c) Oncologist

(d) Orthodonist (e) None of these

Ans. (c);

163. Which state government delivers medicines for senior citizens through its flagship project “Karunya

at Home”?

(a) Tripura (b) Mizoram (c) Kerala

(d) Punjab (e) Assam

Ans. (c);

164. Who recently got approval from RBI for appointment as MD & CEO of RBL Bank for 3 years, starting

from June 30, 2021?

(a) Vishwavir Ahuja (b) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (c) Anup Kumar Sinha

(d) Sumit Ghosh (e) Aditya Puri

Ans. (a);

165. Which organisation received the best Performance in e-Governance in the 70th SKOCH Challenger

Award, held in January 2021?

(a) Department of Income Tax (b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs (d) Ministry of Panchayati Raj

(e) Southern Railways

Ans. (c);

166. Who authored the book “The Language of History: Sanskrit Narratives of Muslim Pasts”?

(a) Jhumpa Lahiri (b) Vishnu Sharma (c) Audrey Truschke

(d) Anuj Dhar (e) Mamoni Raison Goswami

Ans. (c);






167. Which country recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with India to garnt

employment opportunities for “Specified Skilled Worker”, in January 2021?

(a) Germany (b) Italy (c) Japan

(d) China (e) France

Ans. (c);

168. Which Organisation partnered with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeltY)

(In January 2021) to set up the World’s 1st Quantum computing Applications Lab in India?

(a) Amazon Web Services (b) CloudEndure (c) Tata Consultancy Services

(d) Microsoft Azure (e) None of these

Ans. (a);

169. Which state government renamed Gorewada International Zoo as “Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewads

International Zoological Park”?

(a) Jharkhand (b) Maharashtra (c) Bihar

(d) Tamil Nadu (e) Rajasthan

Ans. (b);

170. Where was the 42nd Kokborok Day celebrated?

(a) Tripura (b) Mizoram (c) Assam

(d) Tripura (e) Nagaland

Ans. (d);

171. Which country/countries virtually participated with India (in January 2021) for the 1st time to

discuss Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues?

(a) United States (b) United Kingdom (c) NATO

(d) Europe Union (e) None of these

Ans. (d);

172. Which state government announced ‘Mukhyamantri Bagayat Vikas Mission’ to accelerate

agriculture, horticulture and promote farming of herbal plants in the state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Maharashtra

(d) Assam (e) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (b);

173. Which payment company launched Digital Acceleration for Small Businesses Microsite (in Jan 2021)

across most of its Asia Pacific websites?

(a) Visa (b) American express

(c) Mastercard (d) Google

(e) Amazon

Ans. (c);

174. Who was temporarily appointed as the Union Minister of State

(Mos) for the Ministry of AYUSH, in January 2021?

(a) Harsh Vardhan (b) Kiren Rijiju

(c) Piyush Goel (d) Nitin Gadkari

(e) Narendra Singh Tomar

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175. Who was the 1st Recipient of Mughal Medal?

(a) MS Dhoni (b) Steve Smith (c) Rohit Sharma

(d) Virat Kohli (e) Ajinkya Rahane

Ans. (e);

176. Who became the new World Record holder (in Jan 2021) for dismissing the most number of Left-

handed batsmen in Tests?

(a) Sanju Samson (b) Jasprit Bumrah (c) Ravichandran Ashwin

(d) Moeen Ali (e) Ravindra Jadeja

Ans. (c);

177. Rare metal vanadium has been found in which Indian state?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tripura (c) Meghalaya

(d) Arunachal Pradesh (e) Assam

Ans. (d);

178. The New Foreign Trade Policy will come into effect from which date?

(a) May 30th (b) April 1st (c) March 31st

(d) February 1st (e) June 31st

Ans. (b);

179. The global stockpile of the Ebola vaccine is being created in which nation?

(a) Netherland (b) Norway (c) Switzerland

(d) Italy (e) France

Ans. (c);

180. The United State has re-designated which nation as a state Sponsor of terrorism?

(a) Iran (b) Russia (c) Turkey

(d) Cuba (e) Gabon

Ans. (d);

181. Wipro GROUP is set to act as a knowledge partner of which state government?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat

(d) Himachal Pradesh (e) Punjab

Ans. (a);

182. The government has confirmed avian influenza in how many states?

(a) Seven (b) Eight (c) Nine

(d) Four (e) Five

Ans. (c);

183. Union Transport Ministry has signed an agreement with which among the following institutes for

the continuation of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Professorial Chair focusing on

research and development?

(a) IIT Maharashtra (b) IIT Kanpur (c) IIT Roorkee

(d) IIT Kharagpur (e) IIT Guwahati

Ans. (c);

184. Which state has drafted a plan for Konark temple’s beautification work?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Odisha (e) Karnataka

Ans. (d);






185. DRDO successfully conducted the trial of which weapon on January 22, 2021?

(a) Sudarshan (b) Garuthmaa (c) Hawk MK132

(d) SAAW (e) None of these

Ans. (d);

186. The first-ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival was inaugurated in which state/ Union

Territory?

(a) Sikkim (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c)Himachal Pradesh

(d) Ladakh (e) Jammu and Kashmir

Ans. (d);

187. NASA recently released an image of which galaxy cluster?

(a) MACS J0416 (b) Abell 370 (c) NGC 4921

(d) RS Puppis (e) HCM-6A

Ans. (b);

188. Which among these banks is not included in the domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs)

list of RBI?

(a) Axis Bank (b) SBI (c) HDFC bank

(d) Punjab National Bank (e) ICICI Bank

Ans. (d);

189. The 16th edition of the Global Risks Report was released recently. The report is released annually

by which organisation?

(a) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

(b) World Trade Organisation

(c) World Economic Forum

(d) World Bank

(e) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Ans. (c);

190. Name the National Migration Support Portal launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to formulate

state and national level programs for migrant workers?

(a) Shiv Shakti (b) Sewa Shakti (c) Shram Shakti

(d) Swarna Shakti (e) Vibhaag Shakti

Ans. (c);

191. Exercise Kavach is a large scale tri-services Joint Military exercise, which is being organised by

which command of the Indian military force?

(a) Armed Forces Special Operations Division

(b) Southern Naval Command

(c) Nuclear Command

(d) Andaman and Nicobar Command

(e) Strategic Forces Command

Ans. (d);

192. Which state has launched the Avolokana software to access data on sanctions and expenditures

incurred by the state departments on various programmes?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Gujarat (e) Kerala

Ans. (b);






193. The new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge has been inaugurated in which city

recently?

(a) Leh (b) Dehradun (c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Ahmedabad (e) Gujarat

Ans. (d);

194. What is theme of the two-days 15th edition of India Digital Summit 2021 organized virtually?

(a) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Futuristic goals

(b) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Procedure for better future

(c) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – A peaceful World

(d) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Start of New Decade

(e) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Diversity of Business

Ans. (d);

195. Which state government launched ‘Horticulture Development Mission’ (Bagayat Vikas Mission)

with an aim to double the income of farmers involved in medicinal and horticulture farming?

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat

(d) Karnataka (e) Kerala

Ans. (c);

196. Which state government has decided to rename the Dragon fruit as ‘Kamalam’ in state as the outer

shape of the fruit resembles a lotus?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Kerala

(d) West Bengal (e) Tamil Nadu

Ans. (b);

197. Which train has been renamed as the ‘Netaji Express’ by the Indian Railways?

(a) Godavari Express (b) Ahilyanagari Express (c) Howrah-Kalka Mail

(d) Kamayani Express (e) Deccan Express

Ans. (c);

198. 16th edition of the Global Risks Report, 2021 has been released by which of the following

organisation?

(a) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

(b) World Economic Forum

(c) World Trade Organisation

(d) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

(e) World Wide Fund for Nature

Ans. (b);

199. Which bank launched ‘AURA’, a credit exclusively loaded with several health and wellness benefits

for its users?

(a) South Indian Bank (b) HSBC Bank (c) Axis Bank

(d) Federal Bank (e) ICICI Bank

Ans. (c);

200. Which of the following has launched the Digital Acceleration for Small Businesses microsite to

support digital transformation of SMEs in Asia Pacific?

(a) Rupay (b) Capital One (c) American Express

(d) Mastercard (e) Visa

Ans. (d);






201. IIFL Home Finance has partnered with which bank for extending credit to MSME loans (loan against

property)?

(a) Bank of Baroda (b) Standard Chartered Bank (c) Bank of Maharashtra

(d) Canara Bank (e) Bank of India

Ans. (b);

202. Which state has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BSE to create awareness

about benefits of listing among SMEs of the state?

(a) Odisha (b) Jharkhand (c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra (e) Gujarat

Ans. (d);

203. Which country won the Border-Gavaskar trophy held at the Gabba in Australia?

(a) China (b) India (c) UAE

(d) Bangladesh (e) None of these

Ans. (b);

204. Who has been appointed as a managing director of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?

(a) Siddhartha Mohanty (b) Manjushree Khaitan (c) Sudip Banerjee

(d) Vipin Anand (e) Jagdish Capoor

Ans. (a);

205. Who has taken charge as the chairman and Managing Director of Telecommunications Consultants

India Ltd (TCIL)?

(a) M.R. Kumar (b) Mukesh Kumar Gupta (c) Vipin Anand

(d) Sanjeev Kumar (e) None of these

Ans. (d);

206. Which state government has launched Avolokana software that will enable the government to

access data on sanctions and expenditures incurred by 39 departments?

(a) Nagaland (b) Tripura (c) Sikkim

(d) Karnataka (e) Uttarakhand

Ans. (d);

207. Unnikrishnan Namboothiri Who passes away was related to which profession?

(a) Director (b) Poet (c) Singer

(d) Actor (e) Author

Ans. (d);

208. Which state government has decided to rename Barmura hill

range as ‘Hathai Kotor’?

(a) Sikkim (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Tripura (d) Meghalaya

(e) Rajasthan

Ans. (c);

209. Where did the three-day Ports review Meeeting named

‘Chintan Baithak’ held?

(a) Surat (b) Ahmedabad

(c) Kutch (d) Rajkot

(e) Gandhinagar

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210. In which state India’s longest road arch bridge, The Wahrew Bridge inaugurated?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Telangana (c) Sikkim

(d) Himachal Pradesh (e) Uttarakhand

Ans. (a);

211. WIPRO group is all set to act as knowledge partner of which state/UT government?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Tripura (c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Mizoram (e) Meghalaya

Ans. (c);

212. Power Grid Corporation signed an agreement with which stat’s electricity board to improve telecom

connectivity in the state?

(a) Sikkim (b) Nagaland (c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Meghalaya (e) Mizoram

Ans. (c);

213. Where was the new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge inaugurated by Home

Minister Shri Amit Shah?

(a) Surat (b) Chandigarh (c) Lucknow

(d) Ahmedabad (e) Indore

Ans. (d);

214. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed an MoU with institute for continuation of Ministry

of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Professional Chair focusing on research and

development, teaching and training in the area of Development of Highway Infrastructure?

(a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT Mumbai (c) IIT Kharagpur

(d) IIT Delhi (e) IIT Roorkee

Ans. (e);

215. With which state government did Adani Port and SEZ Ltd singed an MoU to develop India’s largest

multi-model logistic park?

(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Sikkim (c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Gujarat (e) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (d);

216. What is the rank of India in the Global Firepower defense review for the year 2021?

(a) 4th (b) 5th (c) 7th

(d) 9th (e) 8th

Ans. (a);

217. Which payments bank has become the first in the country to launch the multi-partner FD service

where an account holder can select the partnered bank as per their preference in partnership with

Suryoday Small Finance Bank?

(a) Airtel Payments Bank (b) India Post Payments Bank

(c) Paytm Payments Bank (d) Jio Payments Bank

(e) NSDL Payments Bank

Ans. (c);

218. The government has decided to set up a NFPC to have an unbiased and transparent digital faceless

mechanism for imposing penalties on tax defaulters. What does C stand for in NFPC?

(a) Coordination (b) Cooperation (c) Control

(d) Centre (e) Central

Ans. (d);






219. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has given its approval for the takeover deal

between Reliance Retail and which of the following?

(a) Shoppers Stop (b) Aditya Birla Group (c) Future Group

(d) DMart Group (e) None of these

Ans. (c);

220. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved 7.8% minority stake in Aditya birla Fashion

and Retail Ltd in which company?

(a) Amazon (b) Snapdeal (c) eBay

(d) Paytm Mall (e) Flipkart

Ans. (e);

221. The Tribal Affairs Minister, Arjun Munda launched which portal to collect data related to the tribal

migrant workers and will also link them to the existing welfare schemes?

(a) Shramvikas (b) ShramYojna (c) ShramShakti

(d) ShramSaathi (e) ShriShakti

Ans. (d);

222. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released financial assistance of Rs 2,691 crore to 6.1 lakh

beneficiaries in which state under the Pradhan mantra Awas Yojana?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Tripura (c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Uttarakhand (e) Telangana

Ans. (c);

223. Delhi secured the highest national Achievement Survey (NAS) score in the NITI Aayog’s India

Innovation Index 2020. What is the score it obtained?

(a) 35.67 (b) 46.88 (c) 40.10

(d) 43.56 (e) 44.73

Ans. (e);

224. In which state/UT, is a road soon going to be named after the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput?

(a) Goa (b) Delhi (c) Haryana

(d) Punjab (e) Bihar

Ans. (b);

225. Where was the 15th edition of Toshali National Crafts Mela inaugurated?

(a) Surat (b) Jaipur (c) Ahmedabad

(d) Bhubaneswar (e) Hyderabad

Ans. (d);

226. According to a report by Crisil, the combined fiscal deficit of the states will hit a peak of how much

percent of their GDP the fiscal on the back of steep fall in tax collections?

(a) 4.5% (b) 4.2% (c) 5.5%

(d) 3.9% (e) 4.7%

Ans. (e);

227. Which team won the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI)’s 10th National Ice Hockey

Championship trophy held at Gulmarg?

(a) Ladakh Winter Sports Club

(b) Indo-Tibetan Border Police

(c) Chandigarh Winter Games Association

(d) Shimla Ice Skating Club

(e) Ex-Servicemen League

Ans. (b);






228. Who has taken charge as the next Ambassador of India to Association of Southeast Asian Nations?

(a) Devyani uttam Khobragade (b) Jawed Ashraf (c) Taranjit Singh Sandhu

(d) Jayant N Khobragade (e) Ashok Kantha

Ans. (d);

229. Who has won the prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize?

(a) Daniel Speilman (b) Venkatesan Guruswami

(c) Nikhil Srivastava (d) Amin Saberi

(e) Eli Uplaf

Ans. (c);

230. Who has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for excellent

work in Disaster Management?

(a) Vikram Seth (b) R.K. Narayan (c) Amrita Pritam

(d) Rajendra Kumar Bhandari (e) Jhumpa Lahiri

Ans. (d);

231. Which country’s Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa submitted his resignated to parliament after

protests over the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic?

(a) Georgia (b) Uzbekistan (c) Cambodia

(d) Mongolia (e) Ukraine

Ans. (d);

232. Who has been appointed as the first woman chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints

Council (BCCC)?

(a) Govid Mathur (b) Vijaya Kammlesh Tahilramani

(c) Vikram Nath (d) Gita Mittal (e) Sanjay Karol

Ans. (d);

233. Shyam Srinivasan, CEO of which bank, is chosen as the Business Standard Banker of the year for

2019-20?

(a) IndusInd Bank (b) Canara Bank (c) Federal Bank

(d) Bank of Maharashtra (e) Bank of Baroda

Ans. (c);

234. Who along with Bilkis Dadi has been conferred with Quaide Milleth award for year 2020?

(a) Harsh Mander (b) Kannan Swami (c) Yogendra Yadav

(d) Colin Gonsalves (e) None of these

Ans. (a);

235. Larry King, iconic radio and television host, who passed away hailed from which country?

(a) France (b) UK (c) Russia

(d) USA (e) Brazil

Ans. (d);

236. Where did Border Security Force (BSF) launch “Operation Sard Hawa” under which it aims to

increase security?

(a) Faridabad (b) Mangalore (c) Jaisalmer

(d) Surat (e) Guwahati

Ans. (c);






237. Where did Indian Navy conducted large-scale tri-service joint

amphibious exercise AMPHEX – 21 with Army and Air Force?

(a) Daman & Diu (b) Lucknow

(c) Puducherry (d) Chandigarh

(e) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Ans. (e);

238. Which state’s government launched ‘Udyam Sarathi’ app to

help youth to explore self-employment opportunities?

(a) Haryana (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) West Bengal

(e) Gujarat

Ans. (b);

239. Which aerospace company created a new record by launching 143 satellities into space in January

2021?

(a) Rscosmos (b) ISRO (c) SpaceX

(d) NASA (e) None of these

Ans. (c);

240. Which country overtook Germany with the world’s largest current account surplus, a survey by the

Ifo institute?

(a) Russia (b) USA (c) UK

(d) China (e) Japan

Ans. (d);





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