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Question 1Single Answer
Where did PM Narendra Modi Unveil the Rs. 100 Commemorative Coin & Postal Stamp to Mark Centennial Foundation Day of University of Lucknow?
  1. A
    Uttarakhand
  2. B
    Madhya Pradesh
  3. C
    Uttar Pradesh
  4. D
    Gujarat
Question 2Single Answer
Ayodhya Airport in Uttar Pradesh is set to be renamed as __?
  1. A
    Purushottam Sri Ram Airport
  2. B
    Sri Ram Airport
  3. C
    Ayodhya Naresh Sri Ram Airport
  4. D
    Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport
Question 3Single Answer
Name the first Arab Gulf country to generate electricity from coal?
  1. A
    Saudi Arabia
  2. B
    United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  3. C
    Iraq
  4. D
    Oman
Question 4Single Answer
Which state launched an interest free loan scheme name “Jagananna Thodu”?
  1. A
    Karnataka
  2. B
    Telangana
  3. C
    Tamil Nadu
  4. D
    Andhra Pradesh
Question 5Single Answer
Indian Navy inducted 2 MQ-9B Sea Guardian unarmed drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – UAV) procured from which Country on lease?
  1. A
    Japan
  2. B
    United States
  3. C
    Russia
  4. D
    France
Question 6Single Answer
Which Country will host Temporary Ground Station Tracking facilities for ISRO’s Gaganyaan Mission?
  1. A
    United States
  2. B
    Japan
  3. C
    Australia
  4. D
    Canada
Question 7Single Answer
Which Sports Association has been restored by the Sports Ministry of India for a one year term?
  1. A
    Archery Association of India
  2. B
    Indian Hockey Federation
  3. C
    Baseball Federation of India
  4. D
    Kabaddi Federation of India
Question 8Single Answer
James David Wolfensohn passed away recently. He was former president of which Financial Institution?
  1. A
    International Monetary Fund
  2. B
    Asian Development Bank
  3. C
    World Bank
  4. D
    New Development Bank
Question 9Single Answer
Which day is observed as National (Indian) Organ Donation Day?
  1. A
    November 25
  2. B
    November 26
  3. C
    November 27
  4. D
    November 28
Question 10Single Answer
Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant is located in which State/UT?
  1. A
    Uttarakhand
  2. B
    Madhya Pradesh
  3. C
    Ladakh
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
Question 11Single Answer
Which new definition was included in the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act, 2019?
  1. A
    Medical Vehicles
  2. B
    Aggregators
  3. C
    Cargo vehicles
  4. D
    Electric Vehicles
Question 12Single Answer
Which country is set to impose a new competition regime next year to curb dominance of Google and Facebook?
  1. A
    China
  2. B
    India
  3. C
    United Kingdom
  4. D
    Germany
Question 13Single Answer
Chandrabhaga beach, which is the venue of the International Sand Art Festival 2020, is located in which state?
  1. A
    Gujarat
  2. B
    Odisha
  3. C
    Chennai
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 14Single Answer
Which state debarred its Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and retired IPS officer Lalduhoma, from its state assembly?
  1. A
    Assam
  2. B
    Maharashtra
  3. C
    Madhya Pradesh
  4. D
    Mizoram
Question 15Single Answer
Which organization was awarded the Platinum Partner Award in the newly instituted UMANG Awards?
  1. A
    ESIC
  2. B
    EPFO
  3. C
    LIC
  4. D
    GIC
Question 16Single Answer
Which organization released USD 25 million from its emergency fund to support women-led organization fighting gender-based violence?
  1. A
    United Nations
  2. B
    World Economic Forum
  3. C
    Asian Development Bank
  4. D
    World Bank
Question 17Single Answer
Which country has announced to set up ‘Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC)’?
  1. A
    United States
  2. B
    Russia
  3. C
    Israel
  4. D
    United Kingdom
Question 18Single Answer
Which Indian state has approved the Ganga Expressway project?
  1. A
    Uttarakhand
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Bihar
  4. D
    Jharkhand
Question 19Single Answer
‘Fit India School Week’ is celebrated in a week of which month?
  1. A
    November
  2. B
    December
  3. C
    January
  4. D
    February
Question 20Single Answer
Which institution released ‘Mitigation and Management of Covid-19: Practices from India’s States & UTs’ report?
  1. A
    NITI Aayog
  2. B
    ICMR
  3. C
    AIIMS
  4. D
    National Development Council
Question 21Single Answer
Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope, which was making news recently, is located in which Indian state?
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
  2. B
    Gujarat
  3. C
    Maharashtra
  4. D
    Karnataka
Question 22Single Answer
The Union Government has decided to forego interest on eight categories of loans up to what amount, on account of Covid-19?
  1. A
    Rs 25 lakh
  2. B
    Rs 50 lakh
  3. C
    Rs 1 crore
  4. D
    Rs 2 crore
Question 23Single Answer
Which method of COVID-19 testing developed by CSIR- CCMB, without viral transport medium, has been approved by ICMR?
  1. A
    Dry Swab RT-PCR
  2. B
    Gold standard RT-PCR
  3. C
    VTM RT-PCR
  4. D
    RNA RT-PCR
Question 24Single Answer
Sea Guardian drones, which were seen in the news recently, were obtained from which country?
  1. A
    Isarel
  2. B
    United States
  3. C
    United Kingdom
  4. D
    France
Question 25Single Answer
On November 29 every year, the UN observes ‘International Day of Solidarity’ related to which country?
  1. A
    Israel
  2. B
    Palestine
  3. C
    Turkey
  4. D
    Syria
Question 26Single Answer
Which region of India is the most polluted in the country, as per the recent study by CPCB and IIT Delhi?
  1. A
    Indo-Gangetic plain
  2. B
    Western Coastal plain
  3. C
    Eastern Coastal plain
  4. D
    Southern India
Question 27Single Answer
India signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of hydrography, with which country?
  1. A
    Germany
  2. B
    Finland
  3. C
    France
  4. D
    Vietnam
Question 28Single Answer
Which organization released ‘Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour’?
  1. A
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  2. B
    Indian Council of Medical Research
  3. C
    World Health Organization
  4. D
    United Nations
Question 29Single Answer
India has slashed the import tax for which commodity from 37.5% to 27.5%?
  1. A
    Crude Oil
  2. B
    Gold
  3. C
    Capital Goods
  4. D
    Crude Palm Oil
Question 30Single Answer
Which city has become the world’s most air connected city, as per the International Air Transport Association (IATA)?
  1. A
    New Delhi
  2. B
    Shanghai
  3. C
    London
  4. D
    Melbourne
Question 31Single Answer
Petrodava Dacian Fortress is a famous archaeological landmark, located in which country?
  1. A
    France
  2. B
    Romania
  3. C
    Bulgaria
  4. D
    Chile
Question 32Single Answer
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to finance a USD 132.8 million loan to improve the power distribution in which state?
  1. A
    West Bengal
  2. B
    Assam
  3. C
    Meghalaya
  4. D
    Odisha
Question 33Single Answer
As per the recent statement of the WHO, which country recorded the highest reduction in Malaria cases, in South-East Asia?
  1. A
    China
  2. B
    India
  3. C
    Sri Lanka
  4. D
    Bangladesh
Question 34Single Answer
‘Gurupurab’ is the celebration of birth anniversary of which Sikh Guru?
  1. A
    Guru Nanak
  2. B
    Guru Gobind Singh
  3. C
    Guru Tegh Bahadur
  4. D
    Guru Arjan
Question 35Single Answer
Which state has launched an outreach programme called ‘Duare Sarkar’?
  1. A
    Odisha
  2. B
    Chhattisgarh
  3. C
    Jharkhand
  4. D
    West Bengal
Question 36Single Answer
Which Ministry virtually launched ‘Green Charcoal Hackathon’ to focus on technology to convert Farm Residue into Green Charcoal?
  1. A
    Ministry of Coal
  2. B
    Ministry of Mines
  3. C
    Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. D
    Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy
Question 37Single Answer
Which Petroleum Company launched India’s first 100 Octane Petrol also Known as XP 100?
  1. A
    Indian Oil Corporation
  2. B
    Bharat Petroleum
  3. C
    Hindustan Petroleum
  4. D
    Gas Authority of India Ltd
Question 38Single Answer
Where did Cabinet Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda launch the first ever virtual edition of Aadi Mahotsav or National Tribal festival?
  1. A
    Maharashtra
  2. B
    Karnataka
  3. C
    Madhya Pradesh
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
Question 39Single Answer
From which date Consumers need to prefix ‘0’ for Landline-to-Mobile calls as per instructions of Department of Telecom (DoT)?
  1. A
    January 15, 2021
  2. B
    January 15, 2022
  3. C
    December 15, 2021
  4. D
    December 15, 2020
Question 40Single Answer
BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture company set up by Russia’s Mashinostroyeniya and which other company of India?
  1. A
    ISRO
  2. B
    DRDO
  3. C
    HAL
  4. D
    BHEL
Question 41Single Answer
Which Indian Bank co-launched a Contactless debit card along with Japan’s JCB International?
  1. A
    Punjab National Bank
  2. B
    HDFC Bank
  3. C
    Axis Bank
  4. D
    State Bank of India
Question 42Single Answer
In which year, did China launch its ambitious ‘One Belt and One Road’ initiative?
  1. A
    2000
  2. B
    2005
  3. C
    2013
  4. D
    2017
Question 43Single Answer
Which Indian Minister delivered key note address Sri Lanka Economic  Summit (SLES) 2020?
  1. A
    Piyush Goyal
  2. B
    Nirmala Sitharaman
  3. C
    Nitin Gadkari
  4. D
    S Jai Shankar
Question 44Single Answer
Which Indian PSU has launched the country’s first 100 Octane petrol?
  1. A
    IOC
  2. B
    HPCL
  3. C
    ONGC
  4. D
    GAIL
Question 45Single Answer
Which State is all set to establish its 6th National park, the “Raimona National Park” in the Ripu Reserved Forest?
  1. A
    Madhya Pradesh
  2. B
    Gujarat
  3. C
    Rajasthan
  4. D
    Assam
Question 46Single Answer
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has completed private placement of what per cent of its equity shares worth Rs 81.64 crores?
  1. A
    10.63%
  2. B
    24.63%
  3. C
    4.63%
  4. D
    14.63%
Question 47Single Answer
Which edition of India-Suriname Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held virtually on Dec. 2, 2020?
  1. A
    1st 
  2. B
    3rd
  3. C
    5th
  4. D
    7th
Question 48Single Answer
What is India’s rank in 6th Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) 2020?
  1. A
    56th
  2. B
    47th
  3. C
    28th
  4. D
    15th
Question 49Single Answer
Which IIT develop a “damaru” inspired lattice for vibration isolation in High speed trains and Stealth Submarines?
  1. A
    IIT Kanpur
  2. B
    IIT Madras
  3. C
    IIT Bombay
  4. D
    IIT Delhi
Question 50Single Answer
MARCOS was established in …..
  1. A
    February 1985
  2. B
    February 1987
  3. C
    February 1988
  4. D
    February 1989 
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