Where is the headquarters of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) located?
A
Geneva
B
Rome
C
Paris
D
Nairobi
Question 2Single Answer
The first National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research was established in which state?
A
Gujarat
B
Punjab
C
Rajasthan
D
Maharashtra
Question 3Single Answer
The Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2021 seeks to empower Central Government to issue directions to DMF. What is a DMF?
A
Deposit Mineral Fund
B
Deep Mine Fund
C
District Mineral Foundation
D
District Mine Fund
Question 4Single Answer
My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’ is a memoir of which Indian personality?
A
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
B
Sudha Murthy
C
Shikha Sharma
D
Indra Nooyi
Question 5Single Answer
MPLADS Fund has been suspended till which year, due to Covid-19 pandemic?
A
2021
B
2022
C
2023
D
2024
Question 6Single Answer
Which country’s Navy participated (in Mar’ 21) with Indian Navy in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) at the Persian Gulf region as a part of ‘Operation Sankalp’?
A
Bahrain
B
Qatar
C
United Arab Emirates
D
Kuwait
Question 7Single Answer
Which country’s Foreign Minister visited (in Mar’21) India, where it was decided to establish a Joint Ministerial Commission at the level of Foreign Ministers?
A
Bahrain
B
Qatar
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Kuwait
Question 8Single Answer
Which organization recently (in Mar’21) signed a Statement of intent (SoI) with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to empower school students with Cloud computing skills?
A
Microsoft
B
Google
C
Digital Ocean
D
Amazon Web Services
Question 9Single Answer
What was India’s position among the top 10 nations in Market Capitalization, as per Bloomberg report released in March 2021?
A
6th
B
9th
C
10th
D
8th
Question 10Single Answer
Who was appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) in March 2021?
A
Krishnaswamy Natarajan
B
Kuldiep Singh
C
MA Ganapathy
D
Surjeet Singh Deswal
Question 11Single Answer
Adoption of e-commerce during the pandemic led to an increase in digital transactions on platforms of State Bank of India from 60% to how much per cent?
A
59
B
63
C
67
D
71
Question 12Single Answer
In March 2021, the health department of which state has decided to provide one month extra pay to all frontline medical workers for their services?
A
Bihar
B
Jharkhand
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Rajasthan
Question 13Single Answer
In March 2021, Uranium exploration has been taken up in which state by the Atomic Minerals Directorate(AMD) for Exploration and Research?
A
Arunachal Pradesh
B
Nagaland
C
Sikkim
D
Manipur
Question 14Single Answer
Which country was recently hit by the tropical storm kompasu?
A
Philippines
B
USA
C
Indonesia
D
Germany
Question 15Single Answer
When was International Nowruz Day observed in 2021?
A
18 March
B
19 March
C
20 March
D
21 March
Question 16Single Answer
In March 2021, NPPA has fixed the price of how many medicines including off-patent anti-diabetic drugs allowing due benefits of patent expiry to the patients?
A
51
B
61
C
71
D
81
Question 17Single Answer
According to Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd, the Indian rupee has advanced how much per cent in March 2021?
A
1.1
B
1.3
C
1.5
D
1.7
Question 18Single Answer
Arindam Bagchi has been appointed as the new MEA spokesperson. Whom has he replaced?
A
Gaurav Ahluwalia
B
Pratibha Parkar
C
Kishan Dan Dewal
D
Anurag Srivastava
Question 19Single Answer
What is the upper limit to permit abortion to special categories of women, as per the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill, 2020?
A
20 weeks
B
24 weeks
C
28 weeks
D
32 weeks
Question 20Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard?
A
Swapan Dasgupta
B
P.K. Sinha
C
M. A. Ganapathy
D
A P Maheshwari
Question 21Single Answer
The tenth schedule, known as the Anti defection law was added in the constitution in which year?
A
1972
B
1985
C
1992
D
2005
Question 22Single Answer
PK Sinha, who was making news recently stepped down from which position?
A
Economic Affairs Secretary
B
Finance Secretary
C
NITI Aayog CEO
D
Principal Advisor to PM
Question 23Single Answer
India’s envoy in which country has handed over training kits worth Rs 81 lakhs, for capacity building?
A
Sri Lanka
B
Nepal
C
Myanmar
D
Maldives
Question 24Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the next director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?
A
Jayati Ghosh
B
Utsa Patnaik
C
Deepak Mishra
D
Bina Agarwal
Question 25Single Answer
Which state has won the 69 Men’s National volleyball championships held in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar?
A
Haryana
B
Punjab
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Kerala
Question 26Single Answer
Which state has won the 69 Women’s National volleyball championships held in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar?
A
Haryana
B
Punjab
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Kerala
Question 27Single Answer
Who will chair the advisory committee to chalk out a plan for studying the mythical Sarasvati River?
A
Prahlad Singh Patel
B
B R. Mani
C
Vasant Shinde
D
K. N. Dixit
Question 28Single Answer
Who becomes the first cricketer to score 3,000 runs in T-20 International cricket?
A
Rohit Sharma
B
Virat Kohli
C
Shikhar Dhawan
D
KL Rahul
Question 29Single Answer
What is the name of the telemedicine service offered by the Union Health Ministry?
A
e-Aarogya
B
e-Swasthya
C
e-Suraksha
D
e-Sanjeevani
Question 30Single Answer
Which aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with a fatal accident and crashed in Central India?
A
MiG-21 Bison
B
Mirage 2000
C
Sukhoi Su-30
D
Rafale
Question 31Single Answer
Who is the head of the experts advisory committee set up for the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme?
A
Injeti Srinivas
B
Gita Gopinath
C
H K Mittal
D
S C Khuntia
Question 32Single Answer
Which Indian public sector bank has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary for its credit card business?
A
Union Bank of India
B
Punjab National Bank
C
Indian Bank
D
Canara Bank
Question 33Single Answer
The newly formed Indian Oil Corporation Phinergy JV is to replace lithium with which metal, to make batteries for electric vehicles?
A
Silver
B
Copper
C
Aluminium
D
Mercury
Question 34Single Answer
Which of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) deals with “Clean Water And Sanitation”?
A
SDG 17
B
SDG 13
C
SDG 3
D
SDG 6
Question 35Single Answer
Which state govt. announced ‘Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana’ a Universal Health Insurance scheme?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
Gujarat
C
Telangana
D
Rajasthan
Question 36Single Answer
The recent (in Mar’21) online campaign #LotsOfSocks was conducted towards ______?
A
World Mental Health Day
B
World Down Syndrome Day
C
World Epilepsy Day
D
International Day of Older Persons
Question 37Single Answer
Who won the Women’s Singles Title in the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2021?
A
Nozomi Okuhara
B
P. V. Sindhu
C
Carolina Marin
D
Akane Yamaguchi
Question 38Single Answer
Which country holds India’s largest Exports of Software & IT services as per RBI’s data for 2019-20 while India’s total software service exports were at USD 128.6 bn?
A
European Union
B
England
C
USA
D
China
Question 39Single Answer
India recently launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development initiative with which country?
A
Japan
B
France
C
USA
D
Finland
Question 40Single Answer
The Indian Navy inducted a landing craft utility ship L58, built by which organization?
A
DRDO
B
ISRO
C
GRSE
D
HAL
Question 41Single Answer
Indian Navy carried out Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp?
A
UAE
B
Qatar
C
Oman
D
Bahrain
Question 42Single Answer
As per the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021, what is the new FDI limit in the insurance sector?
A
100%
B
74%
C
49%
D
26%
Question 43Single Answer
NITI Aayog has partnered with which technology major to train students on Cloud Computing?
A
Amazon
B
HP
C
Samsung
D
Huawei
Question 44Single Answer
What is the campaign launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti towards water conservation on the occasion of 2021’s World Water day?
A
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Rejuvenating Rivers
B
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain
C
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Waste Water
D
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Valuing Water
Question 45Single Answer
How many committees were formed by the central Govt. for transition of India from a Linear Economy to a Circular Economy?
A
15
B
7
C
13
D
11
Question 46Single Answer
Covering which period was the Compendium on Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) was released by Labour Ministry in March 2021?
A
1945-2000
B
1955-1991
C
1945-2020
D
1971-2020
Question 47Single Answer
Which state govt. became the 1st in India to have its own ethanol policy, “Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021”?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Telangana
D
Bihar
Question 48Single Answer
Which organization released the report, “Reimagining WASH: Water Security For All” that highlighted on 37 hot-spot countries with high vulnerability to water?
A
UNICEF
B
UNESCO
C
World Bank
D
International Water Association
Question 49Single Answer
Which country is to conduct airborne radar surveys to estimate the thickness of Himalayan glaciers?
A
Nepal
B
India
C
Bangladesh
D
Russia
Question 50Single Answer
Which state has recently launched ‘Dial 112’ ERSS and State Emergency Response Centre?