1. What will be the theme of the first edition of the ‘Global Buddhist Conference’ to be held in November?
A) Buddhism and Literature
B) Buddhism in Literature Studies
C) Buddhism in Literature
D) Buddhism and Literature Studies
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- Answer: C
2. Where has Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University?
A) Bhopal – Madhya Pradesh
B) Jaipur - Rajasthan
C) Aligarh - Uttar Pradesh
D) Nagpur – Maharashtra
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- Answer: C
3. In which city Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched iRASTE road safety initiative?
A) Bengaluru
B) Chennai
C) Vadodara
D) Nagpur
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- Answer: D
4. How much amount was sanctioned by the Centre government under PRASHAD scheme to boost tourism in North East Region?
A) ₹250 cr
B) ₹150 cr
C) ₹100 cr
D) ₹200 cr
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- Answer: D
5. Which airport was declared as customs notified airport by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs?
A) Indira Gandhi International Airport
B) Kushinagar Airport
C) Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport
D) Lal Bahadur Shashtri Airport
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- Answer: B
6. How much amount of loans has been given under Kisan Credit Card as per Agricultural minister Narendra Singh Tomar?
A) ₹15 lakh cr
B) ₹10 lakh cr
C) ₹12 lakh cr
D) ₹14 lakh cr
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- Answer: D
7. Which organisation has released a report on measures to ramp up urban planning capacity in India, recommending ‘Healthy City for All’ by 2030?
A) World Bank
B) NITI Aayog
C) NASSCOM
D) NABARD
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- Answer: B
8. Which company has been empanelled for processing Ayushman Bharat cards under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) by the National Health Authority?
A) BLS International
B) Google
C) Mphasis
D) Microsoft
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- Answer: A
9. Which channel Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched along with Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha speaker Om to target national and international audiences through its content?
A) Sansad TV
B) Democracy TV
C) Janata TV
D) Parliament TV
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- Answer: A
10. What is the extended deadline for linking of PAN with Aadhaar?
A) December 2021
B) January 2022
C) March 2022
D) April 2022
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- Answer: C
11. How much amount has been released by Centre to 11 states for the Urban Local Bodies?
A) Rs 2527 cr
B) Rs 2627 cr
C) Rs 2327 cr
D) Rs 2427 cr
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- Answer: D
12. Which North-Eastern State has launched MyMeG programme to mark International Democracy Day?
A) Manipur
B) Meghalaya
C) Sikkim
D) Nagaland
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- Answer: B
13. How many villages will cover Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna across the country as per Union Tribal Minister Arjun Munda?
A) 36000
B) 25000
C) 36500
D) 37000
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- Answer: A
14. Which Ministry has launched Pan-India Special Campaign called “Ek Pahal Drive” for Justice Delivery at doorstep?
A) Ministry of Law and Justice
B) Ministry of labor and employment
C) Ministry of health and family welfare
D) Ministry of Education
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- Answer: A
15. When will World’s longest expressway between Delhi and Mumbai get completed?
A) January 2022
B) March 2022
C) June 2023
D) March 2023
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- Answer: D
16. Which state has topped among the larger states in FSSAI’s 3rd State Food Safety Index?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
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- Answer: B
17. How many people may migrate within their own countries by 2050 according to World Bank?
A) 214 Million
B) 216 Million
C) 218 Million
D) 215 Million
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- Answer: B
18. With which Indian State the UAE-based DP World has inked an MoU for Rs 2000 cr projects?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Telangana
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- Answer: B
19. Which country along with USA, UK has announced to form a group named AUKUS?
A) Austria
B) Australia
C) India
D) New Zealand
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- Answer: B
20. Which UN Organization has inked pact with HDFC Bank and Greater Noida Authority for dry waste management facility?
A) UNESCO
B) UNDP
C) UNICEF
D) UNWTO
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- Answer: B
21. With which country India performed exercise Surya Kiran?
A) Indonesia
B) Thailand
C) Sri Lanka
D) Nepal
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- Answer: D
22. In which city the World Economic Forum to host its next annual meeting?
A) New Delhi
B) Davos
C) Jakarta
D) Beijing
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- Answer: B
23. What is India’s Rank according to Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021?
A) 46th
B) 47th
C) 48th
D) 50th
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- Answer: A
24. Which UN organization has declared world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve in ‘Amazon of Europe’?
A) UNDP
B) UNESCO
C) UNICEF
D) UNWTO
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- Answer: B
25. Which country has become full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Afghanistan
D) Tajikistan
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- Answer: A
26. Which other country along with India and has taken part in maritime exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’?
A) Malaysia
B) Indonesia
C) Phillipines
D) Sri Lanka
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- Answer: B
27. What is the theme of the Third Cohort under Regulatory Sandbox announced recently by RBI?
A) Forex Lending
B) Retail Payments
C) MSME Lending
D) Cross Border Payments
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- Answer: C
28. How much growth rate of India has been projected by UNCTAD for year 2021?
A) 7.0 %
B) 7.1%
C) 7.2%
D) 7.5%
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- Answer: C
29. Which IT Company has launched Equinox platform to boost clients’ e-commerce sales?
A) TCS
B) Infosys
C) Wipro
D) Microsoft
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- Answer: B
30. Which steel making company has commissioned India’s first plant for CO2 capture from blast furnace gas?
A) Tata Steel
B) SAIL
C) Jindal Steel
D) JSW Steel
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- Answer: A
31. How much percent of FDI did the government allowed in India’s telecom sector?
A) 100%
B) 49%
C) 51%
D) 74%
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- Answer: A
32. Up to how much amount Union Cabinet approved government backed guarantee Security Receipts to be issued by National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, NARCL?
A) ₹25500 cr
B) ₹30000 cr
C) ₹30500 cr
D) ₹30600 cr
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- Answer: D
33. With which bank Escorts ltd tied up to provide financial solutions to farmers?
A) IndusInd Bank
B) Citibank
C) IDBI Bank
D) SBI
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- Answer: A
34. Which Indian NBFC issued India’s first-ever Euro Green Bonds?
A) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
B) Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited
C) National Thermal Power Corporation
D) Power Finance Corporation
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- Answer: D
35. Which Foreign Bank has launched solution for cross-border transactions?
A) State Bank of Mauritius (India)
B) HSBC Bank
C) Deutsche Bank
D) DBS Bank India ltd
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- Answer: B
36. Which Online shopping company has launched Kisan Store for farmers?
A) Amazon
B) Flipkart
C) Mnytra
D) Ajio
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- Answer: A
37. Which Telecommunication company has joined hand with Cell tick to deploy public alert and warning system in Andhra Pradesh?
A) Reliance Jio
B) Vodafone Idea
C) Bharti Airtel
D) None of the above
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- Answer: B
38. Which IT firm has become first to cross the Rs 13 lakh crore market capitalization?
A) RIL
B) TCS
C) WIPRO
D) Infosys
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- Answer: B
39. Which bank partnered with IISc to set up Artificial Intelligence –Machine Learning Centre in Bengaluru?
A) Punjab National Bank
B) State Bank of India
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank
D) IDBI Bank
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- Answer: C
40. Which organisation would discontinue the practice of issuing Doing Business report following an investigation prompted by internal reports of “data irregularities” in its 2018 and 2020 editions?
A) World Bank
B) World Economic Forum
C) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
D) New Development Bank
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- Answer: A
41. Which bank has been recognised as the World’s Best Bank by Euromoney?
A) Kotak Bank
B) DBS Bank
C) Citibank
D) Royal Bank of Scotland
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- Answer: B
42. Which company has launched loans against mutual funds and customers can avail quick and hassle-free loans ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 2 crore?
A) Bank bazaar
B) Tata Capital
C) ICICI Securities
D) IDBI Federal
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- Answer: B
43. Which organization along with Rocky Mountain Institute has launched ‘Shoonya’ programme to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles?
A) SEBI
B) NITI Aayog
C) RBI
D) IRDAI
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- Answer: B
44. Which state’s Sirarakhong Chilli and Tamenglong Orange have received the Geographical Index (GI) tag?
A) Meghalaya
B) Manipur
C) Sikkim
D) Nagaland
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- Answer: B
45. Which Organisation in tie-up with ISRO, CBSE launched ‘Space Challenge’?
A) University Grants Commission
B) All India Council for Technical Education
C) NASSCOM
D) NITI Aayog
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- Answer: D
46. Where has BHEL Commissioned India’s Largest Floating Solar Plant?
A) Telangana
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Kerala
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- Answer: B
47. In which state India’s 61st Software Technology park centre opened?
A) Assam
B) Nagaland
C) Kerala
D) Uttar Pradesh
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- Answer: B
48. With which company NITI Aayog launched an initiative in partnership to provide learning materials to schools?
A) Byju
B) Affairs Cloud
C) Edutap
D) Edtech
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- Answer: A
49. Which company has signed MOU to Use ISRO Facilities to Develop Launch Vehicle?
A) Tesla
B) SpaceX
C) Inspace
D) Agnikul Cosmos
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- Answer: D
50. Which company has launched first private flight with 4 amateurs on earth-circling trip?
A) SpaceX
B) NASA
C) ISRO
D) CNRS
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- Answer: A
51. Which state has declared ‘Copper Mahseer’ locally named ‘Katley’ as the State fish?
A) Manipur
B) Sikkim
C) Meghalaya
D) Nagaland
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- Answer: B
52. Who will head the high level expert committee for a comprehensive review of National Cadet Corps (NCC)?
A) Baiyayant Panda
B) Vaishali Vajpayee
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Rakesh Sharma
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- Answer: A
53. Who has joined RBI Innovation Hub as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)?
A) Mukesh Ranjan
B) Ritesh Singh
C) Anmol Phangal
D) Amit Saxena
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- Answer: D
54. Which Indian personality has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate ahead of the start of the 76th UN General Assembly?
A) Ankit Singh
B) Kailash Satyarthi
C) Arundhati Roy
D) KK Menon
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- Answer: B
55. Who has been appointed as new Chief Minister of Punjab?
A) Charanjit Singh Channi
B) Amarinder Singh
C) Bhupender Patel
D) Satya Malik
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- Answer: A
56. Who has been appointed as next Chief of IAF?
A) Vivek Ram Chaudhari
B) Sandeep Bhadauria
C) Pavan Singh Chauhan
D) Ramesh Singh Puri
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- Answer: A
57. Which International Organization has appointed Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown its ambassador?
A) United Nations World Trade Organisation
B) World Health Organisation
C) UNESCO
D) International Monetary Fund
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- Answer: B
58. In which country, the 2022 Asian Games will be held?
A) Thailand
B) China
C) India
D) South Africa
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- Answer: B
59. To which country Lizelle Lee belongs to as she took Joint First Position with Mithali Raj in ODI Rankings?
A) SriLanka
B) New Zealand
C) Australia
D) South Africa
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- Answer: D
60. Which country has been barred from participating in the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022?
A) Afghanistan
B) North Korea
C) South Korea
D) Ukraine
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- Answer: B
61. Which Indian cricketer has joined Hyperice as athlete-investor, global brand ambassador?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Ms Dhoni
D) Ajinkya Rahane
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- Answer: A
62. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of Japanese sports major, ASICS?
A) Mirabai Chanu
B) Mithali Raj
C) Joshna Chinnapa
D) Anjana Kushwaha
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- Answer: C
63. To which state the Harmilan Kaur Bains belongs to as she shattered the 19-year-old national record to win the 1500m title at Athletic National?
A) Punjab
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Haryana
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- Answer: A
64. What is the name of World’s First Cricket Exclusive NFT Marketplace which was launched recently?
A) CRICKETCRAZY.IO
B) Cricketmania
C) CricketMamiax
D) Cricketio
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- Answer: A
65. Who has become India’s 70th and latest chess Grandmaster, achieving his third and final norm at a recent event in Hungary?
A) R Raja Rithvik
B) Ritwik Sinha
C) Anjum Mishra
D) Tanmay Bhatt
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- Answer: A
66. Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2021?
A) Pankaj Advani
B) Santosh Gupta
C) Amir Sarkosh
D) Amit Phgal
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- Answer: A
67. When was World Ozone Day observed?
A) September 16
B) September 18
C) September 17
D) September 19
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- Answer: A
68. Which state government was celebrating the 143rd birthday of E.V. Ramasamy as Social Justice Day on September 17, 2021?
A) Assam
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
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- Answer: B
69. What was the theme of World Patient Safety Day 2021?
A) Care and share
B) Safe maternity and new born care
C) Raise global awareness
D) Act now for safe delivery
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- Answer: B
70. When was Hyderabad Liberation Day observed?
A) September 17
B) September 18
C) September 19
D) September 20
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- Answer: A
71. When was International Red Panda Day observed this year?
A) September 18
B) September 19
C) September 20
D) September 21
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- Answer: A
72. When was World Bamboo day observed?
A) September 19
B) September 18
C) September 20
D) September 21
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- Answer: B
73. What was the theme of World Water Monitoring Day 2021 which was observed on September 18?
A) Safe Water
B) Valuing Water
C) Monitor the water
D) Clean and Safe Water
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- Answer: B
74. When was International Day of Peace observed?
A) September 23
B) September 22
C) September 19
D) September 21
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- Answer: D
75. When was World Alzheimer’s Day Observed?
A) September 23
B) September 22
C) September 20
D) September 21
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- Answer: D
76. When was International Car Free Day observed?
A) September 22
B) September 23
C) September 24
D) September 25
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- Answer: A
77. Which political leader along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was listed in the Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year?
A) Mamta Banerjee
B) Narendra Singh Tomar
C) Amit Shah
D) Smriti Irani
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- Answer: A
78. Which person to get Florence Nightingale Award for service amid COVID?
A) Bhanumati Gheewala
B) Shreya Srivastava
C) Jagriti Patel
D) Rekha Sen
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- Answer: A
79. To which state the 12-yr-old Ayaan Shankta belongs to as he has won 2021 International Young Eco-Hero award?
A) Mumbai – Maharashtra
B) Chennai – Tamil Nadu
C) Hyderabad - Telangana
D) Bengaluru – Karnataka
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- Answer: A
80. Who has authored book “Translating Myself and Others”?
A) Arundhati Roy
B) Jhumpa Lahiri
C) Vikram Sampat
D) Meenakshi Lekhi
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- Answer: B
81. Who has become ‘Fastest Indian’ to Summit Two Peaks located in Africa and Russia?
A) Seerapu Srikant
B) Geeta Samota
C) Nanda Khare
D) Rupchand Hansda
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- Answer: B
82. Who has been awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020?
A) M Veerappa Moily
B) Arundhathi Subramaniam
C) Sri Hussain-ul-Haque
D) Both A and B
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- Answer: D
83. Who has been conferred with SDG Progress award for Bangladesh’s steady progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)?
A) Sheikh Hasina
B) Altaf Siddiqui
C) Farah Khan
D) Farooq Hasan
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- Answer: A
84. Who has been conferred with National Florence Nightingale Award 2020?
A) Suman Rao
B) Akshata Arora
C) SV Saraswati
D) Akanksha Jain
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- Answer: C
