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Question 1Single Answer
Zoox, that was recently acquired by Amazon, is a start-up firm related to which field?
  1. A
    Self-driving Car
  2. B
    Aerial Transport
  3. C
    Social Media
  4. D
    Ride Hailing Service
Question 2Single Answer
Which Union Ministry launched the Pradhan Mantri FME Scheme, to generate investments of Rs. 35,000 crore?
  1. A
    Ministry of MSME
  2. B
    Ministry of Food Processing Industries
  3. C
    Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare
  4. D
    Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
Question 3Single Answer
Where is the headquarters of United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) located?
  1. A
    Geneva
  2. B
    New York
  3. C
    Vienna
  4. D
    Paris
Question 4Single Answer
Which Indian became the youngest umpire to enter International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel
  1. A
    Srinivas Venkatraghavan
  2. B
    Sundaram Ravi
  3. C
    Nitin Menon
  4. D
    Krish Srikanth
Question 5Single Answer
Which is the parent organization of “Global Forum on transparency and Exchange of Information for tax purposes”?
  1. A
    Financial Action Task Force
  2. B
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  3. C
    G-20
  4. D
    Common Wealth
Question 6Single Answer
Milton Glaer, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
  1. A
    Sports
  2. B
    Politics
  3. C
    Graphics Design
  4. D
    Space Science
Question 7Single Answer
A community centre called “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” is located being constructed in which state?
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Maharashtra
  4. D
    Bihar
Question 8Single Answer
Who is the head of the Health Ministry’s committee, which recommended the Serological Survey?
  1. A
    V K Paul
  2. B
    Harsh Vardhan
  3. C
    Amitabh Kant
  4. D
    V.K. Saraswat
Question 9Single Answer
Who has been conferred with the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to statistics?
  1. A
    D Subba Rao
  2. B
    C Rangarajan
  3. C
    Bimal Jalan
  4. D
    Y V Reddy
Question 10Single Answer
Which Global organization has approved a project for India called “Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for states program (STARS)?
  1. A
    World Bank
  2. B
    World Economic Forum
  3. C
    International Monetary Fund
  4. D
    Asian Development Bank
Question 11Single Answer
The World Bank has approved USD 250 million loan for affordable housing projects of which Indian state?
  1. A
    Odisha
  2. B
    West Bengal
  3. C
    Tamil Nadu
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 12Single Answer
Which is the first Indian state/UT to launch a dedicated Plasma Bank to treat COVID-19 patients?
  1. A
    Kerala
  2. B
    Maharashtra
  3. C
    New Delhi
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
Question 13Single Answer
Which state government is set to launch the ‘Kill Corona’ campaign, to control the spread of coronavirus?
  1. A
    Bihar
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Madhya Pradesh
  4. D
    Gujarat
Question 14Single Answer
The Indian Government has banned 59 Chinese apps, by invoking its power under which act?
  1. A
    Information Technology (IT) Act
  2. B
    Right to Information Act
  3. C
    The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act
  4. D
    Export-Quality Control and Inspection Act
Question 15Single Answer
What is the theme of the ‘National Statistics Day’ 2020, celebrated on June 29?
  1. A
    Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 5
  2. B
    Honouring P. C. Mahalanobis
  3. C
    Statistics is Life
  4. D
    Indian statistics
Question 16Single Answer
Which Union Ministry has developed a new web portal to issue No Objection Certificate (NOC) for power projects?
  1. A
    Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  2. B
    Ministry of Power
  3. C
    Ministry of Defence
  4. D
    Ministry of Coal
Question 17Single Answer
Kholongchhu is the first joint venture hydroelectric project between India and which country?
  1. A
    Singapore
  2. B
    Bangladesh
  3. C
    Bhutan
  4. D
    Myanmar
Question 18Single Answer
Who has been named as ‘India’s Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century’ by Wisden?
  1. A
    Mahendra Singh Dhoni
  2. B
    Virat Kohli
  3. C
    Ravindra Jadeja
  4. D
    R Ashwin
Question 19Single Answer
Which is the headquarters of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)?
  1. A
    Geneva
  2. B
    New York
  3. C
    Nairobi
  4. D
    Paris
Question 20Single Answer
Which is the “International Asteroid Day” celebrated across the world?
  1. A
    June 30
  2. B
    July 1
  3. C
    July 2
  4. D
    July 3
Question 21Single Answer
Which digital platform of the Indian Government won two awards at the prestigious Global Leadership Summit, CogX 2020?
  1. A
    MyGov Corona
  2. B
    Digital India
  3. C
    Fit India
  4. D
    Swacch Bharat Mission
Question 22Single Answer
World Trade Organization (WTO) has set up a dispute panel on which country’s tariffs on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) goods?
  1. A
    United States
  2. B
    India
  3. C
    Japan
  4. D
    China
Question 23Single Answer
Which former Union Minister is to lead the proposed Co-operative Development Forum (CDF)?
  1. A
    Suresh Prabhu
  2. B
    Gopinathrao
  3. C
    Kalraj Mishra
  4. D
    Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Question 24Single Answer
Which global organization released the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report?
  1. A
    UNICEF
  2. B
    UNESCO
  3. C
    IMF
  4. D
    World Bank
Question 25Single Answer
Which Union Ministry is set to launch a cashless scheme for road accident victims with an insurance cap of Rs. 2.5 lakh?
  1. A
    Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B
    Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
  3. C
    Ministry of Women and Child Development
  4. D
    Ministry of Home Affairs
Question 26Single Answer
Which country was the largest source of FDI in India during 2019-20 financial year?
  1. A
    United States
  2. B
    Singapore
  3. C
    Mauritius
  4. D
    France
Question 27Single Answer
Who is the chairperson of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)?
  1. A
    RBI Governor
  2. B
    Union Finance Minister
  3. C
    Finance Secretary
  4. D
    Union Corporate Affairs Ministry
Question 28Single Answer
Which real-time facility has been launched by the Union Finance Minister, that uses Aadhaar number-based e-KYC?
  1. A
    Instant Demat Account
  2. B
    Instant Permanent Account Number (PAN)
  3. C
    Instant Passport
  4. D
    Instant Udyog Aadhar
Question 29Single Answer
Which association of India recently organized the ‘Digital Summit on Exports’ through video conferencing?
  1. A
    FICCI
  2. B
    CII
  3. C
    NASSCOM
  4. D
    FCI
Question 30Single Answer
What is the theme of the ‘World Menstrual Hygiene Day’ observed on May 28 every year?
  1. A
    Healthy Menstruation
  2. B
    Periods in Pandemic
  3. C
    Menstrual Hygiene Management
  4. D
    Access to safe menstruation
Question 31Single Answer
Which Union Ministry implements the “PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana” scheme?
  1. A
    Ministry of Rural Development
  2. B
    Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  3. C
    Ministry of Food and Public Distribution
  4. D
    Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Question 32Single Answer
‘Striped Hairstreak and Elusive Prince’ are the recently discovered species of which creature?
  1. A
    Turtle
  2. B
    Snake
  3. C
    Butterfly
  4. D
    Spider
Question 33Single Answer
Which country voted for constitutional amendments, that let its President to remain in power till 2036?
  1. A
    China
  2. B
    North Korea
  3. C
    Russia
  4. D
    New Zealand
Question 34Single Answer
Which Indian American author and oncologist has been named as ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ honouree?
  1. A
    Siddhartha Mukherjee
  2. B
    Jhumpa Lahiri
  3. C
    Fareed Zakaria
  4. D
    Sanjay Gupta
Question 35Single Answer
What is the corpus of the new Special Liquidity Scheme launched to support Non-Banking Finance Companies and Housing Finance Companies?
  1. A
    10000 crore
  2. B
    20000 crore
  3. C
    30000 crore
  4. D
    40000 crore
Question 36Single Answer
Which famous technology company has launched a short music videos application called ‘Collab’?
  1. A
    Amazon
  2. B
    Microsoft
  3. C
    Google
  4. D
    Facebook
Question 37Single Answer
Which state has launched the ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme for skilled migrant workers?
  1. A
    Maharashtra
  2. B
    Madhya Pradesh
  3. C
    Uttar Pradesh
  4. D
    Odisha
Question 38Single Answer
How many additional Minor Forest produce items were included in Minimum Support Price List by the Tribal Affairs Ministry?
  1. A
    8
  2. B
    11
  3. C
    23
  4. D
    35
Question 39Single Answer
Top Executive Thierry Delaporte has been appointed as the MD and CEO of which major IT firm of India?
  1. A
    Tata Consultancy Services
  2. B
    Infosys
  3. C
    HCL
  4. D
    Wipro
Question 40Single Answer
Which country is the last among G7 nations to join the association’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) group?
  1. A
    Canada
  2. B
    France
  3. C
    United Kingdom
  4. D
    United States
Question 41Single Answer
Which international organization has released the report titled ‘COVID-19’ and Tourism?
  1. A
    UNWTO
  2. B
    UNCTAD
  3. C
    UNIDO
  4. D
    UNFPA
Question 42Single Answer
A place called Nimu, that was seen in news recently, is located on the banks of which river?
  1. A
    Indus
  2. B
    Suru
  3. C
    Yapola
  4. D
    Hanley
Question 43Single Answer
Which financial institution has recently joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)?
  1. A
    BRICS Bank
  2. B
    Asian Development Bank
  3. C
    European Central Bank
  4. D
    BRICS Bank
Question 44Single Answer
Which Mutual Fund House manages the Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)?
  1. A
    SBI Mutual Fund
  2. B
    ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
  3. C
    Edelweiss Mutual Fund
  4. D
    Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Question 45Single Answer
’Dharma Chakra Parvattana’ is a famous celebration of which religion?
  1. A
    Jainism
  2. B
    Buddhism
  3. C
    Hinduism
  4. D
    Sikhism
Question 46Single Answer
What is the name of the e-governance platform, which has an online project monitoring system?
  1. A
    e-Samiksha
  2. B
    myGov
  3. C
    Cabinet Online
  4. D
    e-Sampriti
Question 47Single Answer
Phobos, that was seen in news, is the biggest natural satellite of which planet?
  1. A
    Jupiter
  2. B
    Mars
  3. C
    Saturn
  4. D
    Venus
Question 48Single Answer
Which Indian state has banned the sale of dog meat and commercial import and trading of dogs?
  1. A
    Assam
  2. B
    Nagaland
  3. C
    Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D
    Gujarat
Question 49Single Answer
What is the name of the free video-conferencing application, launched by Reliance Jio?
  1. A
    Vande Bharat
  2. B
    Jio Zoom
  3. C
    Hello India
  4. D
    JioMeet
Question 50Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the new prime minister of France?
  1. A
    Jean Castex
  2. B
    Emmanuel Macron
  3. C
    Edouard Philippe
  4. D
    Mikhail Mishustin
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