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Question 1Single Answer
Where is the headquarters of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) located?
  1. A
    Geneva
  2. B
    Rome
  3. C
    Paris
  4. D
    Nairobi
Question 2Single Answer
The first National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research was established in which state?
  1. A
    Gujarat
  2. B
    Punjab
  3. C
    Rajasthan
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Deposit Mineral Fund
  2. B
    Deep Mine Fund
  3. C
    District Mineral Foundation
  4. D
    District Mine Fund
Question 4Single Answer
My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’ is a memoir of which Indian personality?
  1. A
    Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
  2. B
    Sudha Murthy
  3. C
    Shikha Sharma
  4. D
    Indra Nooyi
Question 5Single Answer
MPLADS Fund has been suspended till which year, due to Covid-19 pandemic?
  1. A
    2021
  2. B
    2022
  3. C
    2023
  4. 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’?
  1. A
    Bahrain
  2. B
    Qatar
  3. C
    United Arab Emirates
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Bahrain
  2. B
    Qatar
  3. C
    Saudi Arabia
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Microsoft
  2. B
    Google
  3. C
    Digital Ocean
  4. 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?
  1. A
    6th
  2. B
    9th
  3. C
    10th
  4. D
    8th
Question 10Single Answer
Who was appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard (NSG) in March 2021?
  1. A
    Krishnaswamy Natarajan
  2. B
    Kuldiep Singh
  3. C
    MA Ganapathy
  4. 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?
  1. A
    59
  2. B
    63
  3. C
    67
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Bihar
  2. B
    Jharkhand
  3. C
    Uttar Pradesh
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B
    Nagaland
  3. C
    Sikkim
  4. D
    Manipur
Question 14Single Answer
Which country was recently hit by the tropical storm kompasu?
  1. A
    Philippines            
  2. B
    USA
  3. C
    Indonesia  
  4. D
    Germany
Question 15Single Answer
When was International Nowruz Day observed in 2021?
  1. A
    18 March
  2. B
    19 March
  3. C
    20 March
  4. 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?
  1. A
    51
  2. B
    61
  3. C
    71
  4. D
    81
Question 17Single Answer
According to Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd, the Indian rupee has advanced how much per cent in March 2021?
  1. A
    1.1
  2. B
    1.3
  3. C
    1.5
  4. D
    1.7
Question 18Single Answer
Arindam Bagchi has been appointed as the new MEA spokesperson. Whom has he replaced?
  1. A
    Gaurav Ahluwalia
  2. B
    Pratibha Parkar
  3. C
    Kishan Dan Dewal
  4. 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?
  1. A
    20 weeks
  2. B
    24 weeks
  3. C
    28 weeks
  4. D
    32 weeks
Question 20Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard?
  1. A
    Swapan Dasgupta
  2. B
    P.K. Sinha
  3. C
    M. A. Ganapathy
  4. D
    A P Maheshwari
Question 21Single Answer
The tenth schedule, known as the Anti defection law was added in the constitution in which year?
  1. A
    1972
  2. B
    1985
  3. C
    1992
  4. D
    2005
Question 22Single Answer
PK Sinha, who was making news recently stepped down from which position?
  1. A
    Economic Affairs Secretary
  2. B
    Finance Secretary
  3. C
    NITI Aayog CEO
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Sri Lanka
  2. B
    Nepal
  3. C
    Myanmar
  4. 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)?
  1. A
    Jayati Ghosh
  2. B
    Utsa Patnaik
  3. C
    Deepak Mishra
  4. D
    Bina Agarwal
Question 25Single Answer
Which state has won the 69 Men’s National volleyball championships held in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar?
  1. A
    Haryana
  2. B
    Punjab
  3. C
    Tamil Nadu
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 26Single Answer
Which state has won the 69 Women’s National volleyball championships held in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar?
  1. A
    Haryana
  2. B
    Punjab
  3. C
    Tamil Nadu
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 27Single Answer
Who will chair the advisory committee to chalk out a plan for studying the mythical Sarasvati River?
  1. A
    Prahlad Singh Patel
  2. B
    B R. Mani
  3. C
    Vasant Shinde
  4. D
    K. N. Dixit
Question 28Single Answer
Who becomes the first cricketer to score 3,000 runs in T-20 International cricket?
  1. A
    Rohit Sharma
  2. B
    Virat Kohli
  3. C
    Shikhar Dhawan
  4. D
    KL Rahul
Question 29Single Answer
What is the name of the telemedicine service offered by the Union Health Ministry?
  1. A
    e-Aarogya
  2. B
    e-Swasthya
  3. C
    e-Suraksha
  4. D
    e-Sanjeevani
Question 30Single Answer
Which aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with a fatal accident and crashed in Central India?
  1. A
    MiG-21 Bison
  2. B
    Mirage 2000
  3. C
    Sukhoi Su-30
  4. D
    Rafale
Question 31Single Answer
Who is the head of the experts advisory committee set up for the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme?
  1. A
    Injeti Srinivas
  2. B
    Gita Gopinath
  3. C
    H K Mittal
  4. D
    S C Khuntia
Question 32Single Answer
Which Indian public sector bank has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary for its credit card business?
  1. A
    Union Bank of India
  2. B
    Punjab National Bank
  3. C
    Indian Bank
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Silver
  2. B
    Copper
  3. C
    Aluminium
  4. D
    Mercury
Question 34Single Answer
Which of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) deals with “Clean Water And Sanitation”?
  1. A
    SDG 17
  2. B
    SDG 13
  3. C
    SDG 3
  4. D
    SDG 6
Question 35Single Answer
Which state govt. announced ‘Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana’ a Universal Health Insurance scheme?
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh
  2. B
    Gujarat
  3. C
    Telangana
  4. D
    Rajasthan
Question 36Single Answer
The recent (in Mar’21) online campaign #LotsOfSocks was conducted towards ______?
  1. A
    World Mental Health Day
  2. B
    World Down Syndrome Day
  3. C
    World Epilepsy Day
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Nozomi Okuhara
  2. B
    P. V. Sindhu
  3. C
    Carolina Marin
  4. 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?
  1. A
    European Union
  2. B
    England
  3. C
    USA
  4. D
    China
Question 39Single Answer
India recently launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development initiative with which country?
  1. A
    Japan
  2. B
    France
  3. C
    USA
  4. D
    Finland
Question 40Single Answer
The Indian Navy inducted a landing craft utility ship L58, built by which organization?
  1. A
    DRDO
  2. B
    ISRO
  3. C
    GRSE
  4. D
    HAL
Question 41Single Answer
 Indian Navy carried out Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp?
  1. A
    UAE
  2. B
    Qatar
  3. C
    Oman
  4. D
    Bahrain
Question 42Single Answer
As per the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021, what is the new FDI limit in the insurance sector?
  1. A
    100%
  2. B
    74%
  3. C
    49%
  4. D
    26%
Question 43Single Answer
NITI Aayog has partnered with which technology major to train students on Cloud Computing?
  1. A
    Amazon
  2. B
    HP
  3. C
    Samsung
  4. 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?
  1. A
    Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Rejuvenating Rivers
  2. B
    Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain
  3. C
    Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Waste Water
  4. 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?
  1. A
    15
  2. B
    7
  3. C
    13
  4. 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?
  1. A
    1945-2000
  2. B
    1955-1991
  3. C
    1945-2020
  4. 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”?
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh
  2. B
    Tamil Nadu
  3. C
    Telangana
  4. 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?
  1. A
    UNICEF
  2. B
    UNESCO
  3. C
    World Bank
  4. D
    International Water Association
Question 49Single Answer
Which country is to conduct airborne radar surveys to estimate the thickness of Himalayan glaciers?
  1. A
    Nepal
  2. B
    India
  3. C
    Bangladesh
  4. D
    Russia
Question 50Single Answer
Which state has recently launched ‘Dial 112’ ERSS and State Emergency Response Centre?
  1. A
    Karnataka
  2. B
    Tamil Nadu
  3. C
    Odisha
  4. D
    Madhya Pradesh
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