1.Road Transport Ministry signed MoU with which institution for Research and Development?
2.The train named ‘Vasuki’, that is seen in news recently, is associated with railway zone?
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Correct Answer: C [South East Central Railway]
3.Which organization has adopted a resolution titled “Promoting a culture of peace and tolerance to safeguard religious sites”?
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Correct Answer: C [United Nations]
44.Which country passed a resolution that allows its Coast Guards to fire on foreign vessels, to prevent threats?
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Correct Answer: B [China]
5.The rocket of which space organisation has made a record for carrying the highest number of satellites in a single mission?
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Correct Answer: D [Space X]
6.Which Indian state/UT launched a new initiative named ‘Jail tourism’?
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Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]
7.What is the name of the Tax to be imposed in India on pollution causing vehicles?
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Correct Answer: A [Green Tax]
8.“Partnering for Racial Justice in Business”, which was making news recently, is an initiative of which organisation?
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Correct Answer: C [WEF]
9.Which country announced a pledge of USD 150,000 for UN peace building operations?
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Correct Answer: B [India]
10.Which country has recently signed a MoU with the International Energy Agency (IEA), for strengthening cooperation in global energy security?
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Correct Answer: B [India]
11.As per a recent study, ‘Huntsman spiders’ present in which country eat tree frogs?
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Correct Answer: B [Madagascar]
12.20-crore project to build workstations, Digital Platform for ‘Work from Home’ jobs, featured in the budget of which Indian state?
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Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
13.Nazhat Shameem Khan, who has been elected as the President of UN Human Rights Council, belongs to which country?
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Correct Answer: C [Fiji]
14.Ministry of Corporate Affairs authorised ISRO’s arm Antrix to move petition before which organisation, to wind up Devas?
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Correct Answer: B [National Company Law Tribunal]
15.Which organisation launched a platform for its clients named ‘StAR MF Plus’?
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Correct Answer: B [Bombay Stock Exchange]
16.‘Davos Agenda’, which was making news recently, is the online event of which organisation?
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Correct Answer: B [World Economic Forum]
17.Which Indian lender is the first to execute deals with pricing linked to SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate)?
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Correct Answer: B [SBI]
18.Electronics and IT Ministry is to collaborate with which company to set up a Quantum Computing Applications Lab?
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Correct Answer: B [Amazon]
19.Which personality announced to give away USD 100 million for the best carbon capture technology?
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Correct Answer: B [Elon Musk]
20.Which risk has been ranked at the first place as ‘Top Risk by impact’ by the WEF’s Global Risks Report 2021?
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Correct Answer: C [Infectious Diseases]
21.Which state declared itself as a ‘controlled area’ amid the outbreak of the Avian Influenza?
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Correct Answer: A [Punjab]
22.World Hindi Day commemorates the anniversary of first World Hindi Conference held in which state?
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Correct Answer: B [Nagpur]
23.Siruvani hills, which has been identified as a butterfly super-hotspot, is located in which state?
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Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]
24.‘The Heritage Conversation Committee’, which was in the news recently, is headed by the official of which Union Ministry?
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]
25.Which country has recently hosted the “One Planet Summit”?
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Correct Answer: C [France]
26.The Financial Stability Report (FSR) is released by which organisation?
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Correct Answer: C [Reserve Bank of India]
27.Which arm of the Indian Army is to recruit women as Pilots for the first time from next year?
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Correct Answer: C [Army Aviation Corps]
28.The Leader of which country has been given a title of “General secretary” of the ruling Workers’ Party?
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Correct Answer: B [North Korea]
29.Which country’s Mars Digger probe named the ‘Mole’ was declared dead recently?
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Correct Answer: C [USA]
30.Which country has imposed sanctions against Iran, China and UAE for doing business with “Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines”?
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
31.Which country has defaulted on BRICS bank (New Development Bank) agreement?
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Correct Answer: A [Brazil]
32.‘Basaveshwara’ is a famous statesman-saint of which Indian state/UT?
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Correct Answer: D [Karnataka]
33.‘Pioneers’ is a programme of which country’s space agency?
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Correct Answer: C [USA]
34.Which state has announced to launch the country’s first Solar Electric RO-RO service?
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Correct Answer: C [Kerala]
35.As per the recent guidelines by the UGC, the Institutions of Eminence can open how many foreign campuses?
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Correct Answer: B [Three]
36.Which bank has partnered with NABFOUNDATION to assist self-help groups (SHGs)?
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Correct Answer: C [Central Bank of India]
37.‘NISHTHA’ and ‘DIKSHA’ are the initiatives of which Union Ministry?
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Education]
38.Which country has recently hosted the “One Planet Summit”?
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Correct Answer: C [France]
39.Ved Parkash Mehta, who was seen in news recently, was associated with which field?
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Correct Answer: C [Journalism]
40.Which company has been ranked at the top in the “2020 Hurun Global 500” list?
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Correct Answer: A [Apple]
41.Kuttanad, where over 20000 ducks died recently, is located in which state?
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Correct Answer: C [Kerala]
42.Estonia, which was seen in the news recently, is a country in which continent?
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Correct Answer: B [Europe]
43.The Union Cabinet has approved the export of which missile system of India?
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Correct Answer: A [Akash]
44.Which type of Ethanol is made from sources like molasses, sugarcane, sugar beet, sorghum and edible oil seeds?
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Correct Answer: A [1G ethanol]
45.Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide USD 231-million loan for electricity generation in which state?
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
46.Michael Kondo, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?
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Correct Answer: B [Sportsperson]
47.Covishield, the first vaccine to get emergency-use nod from DGCI, is being manufactured by which company?
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Correct Answer: B [Serum Institute of India]
48.Which technology major has collaborated with the Health Ministry, to develop a mobile application for managing Non-communicable diseases?
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Correct Answer: A [Dell]
49.When is World Braille Day observed every year, across the world?
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Correct Answer: B [January 4]
50.UJALA and SLNP schemes, which has completed six years, is implemented by which ministry?
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Power]
