1. Which of the following countries is not part of the "Troika plus" dialogue held recently in Doha, Qatar in Afghan issues.
a) Pakistan
b) India
c) China
d) Russia
Answer. b, India was not part of it, Pakistan, China, Russia, and the USA were part of it.
2. International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) 2021 Awarded to
a) Amitabh Bachchan
b) Anamika
c) Sharad Pagare
d) Sharankumar Limbale
Answer: a
3. Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan literary awards 2019: Bharat-Bharti is given to;
a) Dr. Suryabala
b) Anamika
c) Sharad Pagare
d) Sharankumar Limbale
Answer: a.
4. Operation Sankalp 2021, Navy exercise between India and;
a) Nepal
b) Sri Lanka
c) UAE
d) Oman
Answer: d.
5. VAJRA PRAHAR 2021 military exercise between India and;
a) the UK
b) France
c) the USA
d) Russia
Answer: c.
6. Desert Flag-VI Air force exercise India between;
a) Uzbekistan
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Mongolia
d) UAE
Answer: d.
7. Present Chief Justice of India is;
a) N.V. Ramana
b) S A Bobde
c) Vivek Murthy
d) Deepak Mishra
Answer: a.
- 48th CJI: N.V. Ramana
- 47th CJI: Sharad Arvind Bobde
8. Indian economist Appointed as Assistant Secretary-General of UN;
a) António Guterres
b) Ligia Noronha
c) P C Mody
d) Manpreet Vohra
Answer: b.
9. World Development Report 2021 is released by;
a) World Bank
b) European Union
c) WEF
d) UNDP
Answer: a.
10. Pugalur-Thrissur Power transmission project and Kasaragod Solar power project is in;
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: b;
11. “MAA” scheme related to cheap meals to poor people has been launched by
a) Kerala
b) Telangana
c) Jharkhand
d) West Bengal
Answer: d.
- 5 rs per plate.
12. Which state receives the award for the fastest implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a.
- PM-KISAN Scheme: launched on February 24, 2019.
- ₹6,000 is disbursed to farmers with cultivable landholdings.
13. Which state becomes the first state in the country to implement an e-cabinet.
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a.
14. Which state launches the 'SAANS' campaign to reduce infant mortality.
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer. b.
15. ‘Switch Delhi’ the campaign is related to;
a) Promote out-migration from Delhi.
b) Promote electric vehicles
c) Promote government school.
d) Promote government hospital
Answer: b.
16. India's first amputee clinic has been launched in;
a) Lucknow
b) Chandigarh
c) Hyderabad
d) Bengaluru
Answer: b.
17. 'Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai' Mission launched by
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a.
- Target all rural households by 2022.
18. Total number of the major port of India is;
a) 12
b) 13
c) 14
d) 16
Answer: a. 12
19. GOBAR - DHAN (Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Fund) Scheme launched by
a) Ministry of rural development
b) Ministry of tribal affairs
c) Ministry for Drinking Water and Sanitation
d) Ministry of Power and Energy
Answer: c.
20. United Nation’s Brasilia Declaration is related to;
a) Reducing Inequality
b) Sustainable development
c) Reducing road fatalities
d) Reducing gender inequality
Answer: c.
- target 50 % by 2020.
- India's target reducing 50 % of death by 2025.
21. “Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities: The Burden on Indian Society” report is released by
a) World Bank
b) UNDP
c) WEF
d) European Union
21. "ट्रैफिक क्रैश इंजरी एंड डिसएबिलिटीज: द बर्डन ऑन इंडियन सोसाइटी" रिपोर्ट द्वारा जारी की गई है
a) विश्व बैंक
बी) यूएनडीपी
ग) WEF
d) यूरोपीय संघ
Answer: a.
- It was also released by Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari.
22. "Hope Probe", a Marse mission is launched by;
a) UAE
b) China
c) Japan
d) the USA
22. "होप प्रोब", एक मार्स मिशन द्वारा लॉन्च किया गया है;
ए) यूएई
b) चीन
c) जापान
घ) यूएसए
Answer: a.
23. As per The Economic Survey 2020-2021, India’s GDP is estimated to shrink in FY2020-21 by;
a) 7.5 %
b) 7.7 %
c) 5.7 %
d) None
23. द इकोनॉमिक सर्वे 2020-2021 के अनुसार, भारत की जीडीपी का अनुमान है कि वित्त वर्ष 2020 में यह घट जाएगा;
क) 7.5%
बी)7.7 %
ग) 5.7%
d) कोई नहीं
Answer: b.
24. As per The Economic Survey 2020-2021, India’s GDP is estimated to grow in FY2021-22 by;
a) 10 %
b) 10.7 %
c) 11 %
d) None
24. आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण २०२०-२०२१ के अनुसार, भारत की जीडीपी २०२१-२२ में बढ़ने का अनुमान है;
क) 10%
बी) १०. 7%
ग) ११%
d) कोई नहीं
Answer: c;
25. Union Budget for 2021-22 has
a) 5 Pillars
b) 6 Pillars
c) 7 Pillars
d) 8 Pillars
26. केंद्रीय बजट 2021-22 के लिए है
a) 5 पिलर
b) 6 पिलर
c) 7 पिलर
d) 8 पिलर
Answer: b;
27. Miss India World 2020 Crowned to;
a) Manasa Varanasi
b) Manika Sheokand
c) Manya Singh
d) None
27. मिस इंडिया वर्ल्ड 2020 का ताज पहनाया;
a) मानसा वाराणसी
b) मनिका श्योकंद
c) मान सिंह
d) कोई नहीं
Answer: a.
28. Who won Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020;
a) Robert Irwin
b) Steve Irwin
c) Mickel john
d) None
28. जिसने वर्ष 2020 का वन्यजीव फोटोग्राफर जीता;
a) रॉबर्ट इरविन
b) स्टीव इरविन
ग) मिकेल जॉन
d) कोई नहीं
Answer: a.
- Australian
29. Military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' is between India and;
a) the USA
b) France
c) the UK
d) Russia
29. सैन्य अभ्यास "युद्ध अभ्यास " भारत और के बीच है;
क) संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
b) फ्रांस
ग) ब्रिटेन
d) रूस
Answer: a.
30. Recently, Rover 'Perseverance' on Mars lands successfully, it was launched by;
a) NASA
b) ISRO
c) EUROPEAN Agency
d) UAE
Answer: a.
31. Cost to Economy Due to Air Pollution Analysis 2021 report is released by;
a) World Bank
b) WEF
c) European Union
d) Greenpeace
Answer: d.
Over 1.2 lakh died due to air pollution in India in 2020.
32. Which city recognized as "2020 Tree City of the World";
a) Bokaro Steel city
b) Chandigarh
c) Hyderabad
d) Bengaluru
Answer: c.
33. Mandarin duck sighted after 118 years in the state;
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Sikkim
d) Meghalaya
Answer: b;
34. Democracy index is released by ;
a) WEF
b) Greenpeace
c) Economist Intelligence Unit( EIU)
d) European Union
Answer. c
- India: 53rd position and classified as a 'flawed democracy.
35. Corruption Perception Index is released by;
a) WEF
b) Greenpeace
c) Economist Intelligence Unit( EIU)
d)Transparency International
Answer: d.
- 2020 India's rank; 86/180
36: Covid-19 Response Index is released by
a) Sydney-based Lowy Institute
b) Greenpeace
c) Economist Intelligence Unit( EIU)
d)Transparency International
Answer: a;
- India's rank; 86/98;
37; As per India Justice report 2020; Which state ranks first in justice delivery;
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer: d;
- An initiative of Tata Trust;
38; The world's largest floating 600 MW solar energy project is planned to construct in;
a) Telangana
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: d. Omkareshwar dam on Narmada River in Khandwa district of Madhya
Pradesh;
39. 4th edition of Cherry Blossom Festival held in;
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Mizoram
Answer: c.
- Celebrating every year since 2017;
40. India’s prime producer of Vanadium is;
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Mizoram
Answer: a.
- Vanadium is a high-value metal that has been used in strengthening steel and titanium. derived from mined iron ore, steel slag;
- largest deposits of Vanadium are in China, South Africa, and Russia
41. India’s first Fire Park comes is in;
a) Telangana
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: b;
42. Which state becomes the first State to give power subsidy to farmers through DBT
a) Telangana
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: d.
43. “Shramshakti” Digital Data Solution for Migrant Workers has been launched by Ministry
a) Ministry of tribal affairs
b) Ministry of labor
c) Ministry of economic affairs
d) Ministry of ICT
Answer: a.
- Goa is the first state of India to set up a dedicated migration cell.
44. 'PANKH Abhiyan' under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme is launched by
a) Telangana
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: d.
- 'P' stands for protection, 'A' for awareness of their rights, 'N' for nutrition, 'K' for knowledge, and 'H' for health
45. Which of the following country is not a member of the Five eyes Alliance.
a) Germany
b) the UK
c) New Zealand
d) Australia
Answer: a.
USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand are five countries. UKUSA agreement in 1946 formalized the five eyes.
46. Which country to launch the first wood-based satellite by 2023 to fight against the space junk.
a) USA
b) UK
c) Japan
d) China
Answer: c.
47. Tansen Samman 2020 awarded to;
a) Satish Vyas
b) Ustad Alauddin Khan Kala
c) Amresh Kumar Chaudhary
d) Nikhil Srivastava
Answer: a.
48. Air exercise ‘Ex Desert Knight-21’ between India and;
a) France
b) Uzbekistan
c) Kazakistan
d) Magnolia
Answer: a;
49. Which one of the following is true about Khadi Prakritik Paint developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
a) It is fireproof paint
b) It is waterproof paint
c) It is an eco-friendly and non-toxic paint
d) None
Answer: c.
50. Pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive started from;
a) 15 January
b) 16 January
c) 23 January
d) 26 January
Answer: b;
51. India’s first pollinator park opened in;
a) Uttrakhand
b) Ladakh
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Sikkim
Answer: a.
52. 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas The convention is organized on;
a) 9 January
b) 16 January
c) 23 January
d) 26 January
Answer: a.
- the event was ‘Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat;
53. India Innovation index is released by;
a) RBI
b) NITI Aayog
c) Urban Ministry
d) ISRO
Answer: b;
54. Global Risk Report released by
a) World Bank
b) IMF
c) WEF
d) Germanwatch
Answer: c.
55. As per the Global Firepower Nations Index (2021), India rank is
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 10
Answer: 4.
USA, Russia, China, India
56. As per National Crime Record Bureau's " Crome in India 2019" report; consider the following statements;
1. There is an 11.3 % decrease in offenses against the state from 2018 to 2019;
2. Cybercrime increased 63.5 jumps from 2018 to 2019;
Which of the above statement is/are correct;
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) None
Answer: c;
Economic survey 2020-21 highlights;
- Nirmala Sitharaman presented economic survey 2020-21 on 29 January 2021;
- The main theme was “Saving Lives and Livelihood”;
- Chief Economic Advisor(CEA),” Krishnamurthy Subrahmanyam”.
- Last 10 years, the current account deficit is around 2.2 % of GDP;
- The current account surplus is around 2 % of GDP after 17 years.
- Disinvestment target 2020-21: 2.1 Lakh crore but achieved only 15220 crores;
- The stringent lockdown was announced when only 100 confirmed covid cases.
- Q1 GDP—(-23.9 %)
- Q2 GDP: (-7.5 %)
- India real GDP growth; 11% FY 2021-22
- Nominal GDP growth; 15.4 % FY 2021-22;
- GDP Contraction; 7.7 % estimated;
- 3 T Startegy adopted; Test-Track-Treat
China is the largest trading partner of India; 77.7 billion dollars; 58.9 import/19 export;
- Top three trading partner; China> USA> UAE
Top 4 countries from people migrate elsewhere; India, Mexico, and Russia( 2nd), China, Syria(4th)
Per capita income states;
- Goa( 1st),
- Sikkim(2nd),
- Delhi(3rd),
- Chhattisgarh(last);
State-wise poverty;
- Chhattisgarh> Dadra & Nagar Haveli> Jharkhand;
Four top import commodity;
- Petroleum crude
- Petroleum products
- Gold
- Telecom instruments
4 export commodities;
- Petroleum products
- Drugs and biologicals
- Pearl, precious stones;
- Iron and steel
Highest FDI destination states;
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Maharashtra
India observed negative growth in;
- 1965-66,
- 1971-72,
- 1979-80;
- 2020-21;
Highest contribution in GDP;
- Services( 54 %)> Industry(26 %)> Agriculture( 20 %);
Employment generator;
- Agriculture> Service> Industry;
COP21- Paris(2015)
COP25 in Madrid( 2019)
COP26 will be held in Glasgow, UK(2021);
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund;
- 9 Aug 2020; 1 lakh crore has been made;
Fish Production;
- India(2nd)
2022; Ethanol blending 10 %/ 20 % target
Road network; India(1st)
Railways Network; India 3rd;
Foreign Tourism destination;
- TN> Maharashtra> UP;
Indian domestic tourism destination;
- UP> Tamil Nadu>Andhra Pradesh
State GDP;
- Maharashtra> Tamil Nadu> Uttar Pradesh
Infant mortality rate( urban/rural);
- Madhya Pradesh
MMR( Mother Mortality rate);
- Assam> Uttar Pradesh
Total fertility rate ;
- Bihar[3.3];
Birth rate highest[ Urban] ;
- Uttar Pradesh
Death rate[ total] Highest in Chhattisgarh;
Child Sex ratio; Highest in Arunachal Pradesh(972); Haryana(834)
Union Budget 2021-22;
Theme; Resolution of Atmanirbhar Bharat and Nation first;
6 Pillars of Budget;
- Health and Wellbeing
- Physical & finance and Infrastructure
- Inclusive development of Aspirational India
- Human Capital
- Innovation, R&D
- Minimum Government and maximum governance;
Lignite reserve;
- Tamil Nadu> Rajasthan > Gujarat
Crude reserve;
- Western Offshore > Assam> Gujarat > Eastern Offshore > Rajasthan
Waste to Energy;
- Delhi > Telangana > Andhra Pradesh
All energy
- Maharashtra > Gujarat > Tamil Nadu > Uttar Pradesh > Karnataka
New Scheme from 2021-22 budget;
1. PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana
- 64180 crore for the next 6 years;
- Support health and wellness center
4. Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban)
5. Swamitva Scheme
1. United Nation's E-governance Index release in 2 years; India's rank
Three major components:
- Provision of online services
- Telecommunication connectivity
- Human Capacity
India's rank: 2020:100th
China: 43
India's 2018 rank: 96
2. FIFA world cup: Happens every 4 years:
- Current champion: France( total 2)
- Number of teams: 32
- most succesful-Brazil: 5
- 2018 host country: Russia:
- 2022 host country: Qatar
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