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Name the state which will establish the first international women’s trade centre (IWTC) of India in consonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Haryana
India and ______ have become the joint winners of FIDE online Chess Olympiad 2020.
Malaysia
Netherlands
Japan
Russia
Name the Mercedes driver who has won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2020.
Max Verstappen
Valtteri Bottas
Esteban Ocon
Lewis Hamilton
Name the person who has taken the charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India.
Shobhana K. Pattanayak
Anil Kumar Gupta
Samant Goel
Rajiv Kumar
As per the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which of the following month was observed as “Nutrition Month” in year 2020?
December
October
November
September
What was the rank of India in the 13th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020?
45th
46th
47th
48th
Navies of India and ________ has commenced the 11th edition of a biennial bilateral maritime exercise “INDRA NAVY”.
Russia
Sri Lanka
France
Brazil
The 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting was held under the chairpersonship of which country?
Russia
China
Brazil
India
Name the winner of the Italian Grand Prix 2020.
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Pierre Gasly
Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen
Which country was the host nation for the 35th Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC)?
Japan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
The International Literacy Day is observed globally on which day?
September 4
September 6
September 8
September 12
Which of the following country chaired the G20 Education Ministers Meeting which was held in the virtual mode?
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
China
Turkey
Who among the following has recently been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019?
Dinesh Bhugra
David Attenborough
Gabrielle Anwar
Upinder Randhawa
What was the theme for the 2020 World Suicide Prevention Day?
Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives
Connect, Communicate, Care
Take a Minute, Change a Life
Working Together to Prevent Suicide
How much amount of monetary aid was given to MSMEs and startups under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative launched by AIM recently?
Rs 50 lakh
Rs 25 lakh
Rs 15 lakh
Rs 30 lakh
Which country has topped the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020?
Singapore
HongKong
Germany
Finland
Name the player who has won the women’s single and Men's single 2020 US Open Tennis tournament respectively.
Naomi Osaka&Dominic Thiem
Ashleigh Barty&Alexander Zverev
Karolina Plískova& Daniil Medvedev
Bianca Andreescu&Stefanos Tsitsipas
Which of the following country got elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
China
India
Who among these has been honored with the 2020 Asia Game Changer Award?
Sonu Sood
MS Dhoni
Vikas Khanna
Virat Kohli
Which city of India is the top ranked city in the 2020 Smart City Index of IMD?
Mumbai
Kolkata
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Name the Indian who has been selected in the United Nations 2020 list of 17 Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
Shah Swapanil
Kishan Gangolli
Udit Singhal
Krishna Udupa
“A Promised Land” is a Presidential memoir by which among the following leaders?
Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin
Scott Morrison
Barack Obama
Who among these has been awarded with the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education?
Rajnath Singh
M Venkaiah Naidu
Harsh Vardan
Narendra Modi
PM Modi has recently inaugurated the Ghar Tak Fibre project in which state to connect all the villages of the state through Optical Fibre Internet Service?
Maharashtra
Bihar
Rajasthan
Haryana
Who among the following has been named in the TIME 100 Most Influential People List 2020?
Xi Jinping
Narendra Modi
Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) was held in which city in year 2020?
Madrid
Athens
Glasgow
Dublin
Which state has won the UN Award for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2020?
Kerala
Maharashtra
West Bengal
Gujarat
What was the theme of the 2020 World Tourism Day?
Tourism and Rural Development
Tourism and the Digital Transformation
Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development
Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all
Who have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Frances H. Arnold and M. Stanley Whittingham
George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter
John B. Goodenough and Akira Yoshino
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
Who among the following has been awarded Nobel Prize 2020 in Literature?
Kazuo Ishiguro
Olga Tokarczuk
Peter Handke
Louise Glück
The Norwegian Nobel Committee had decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the _____________.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
World Food Programme
What was the theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2020?
Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People
Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!
Birds Connect Our World
Migratory Animals Connect the Planet
How many states have been selected as the beneficiaries of the ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme in the first phase?
2
4
6
8
Who has won the Nobel Prize 2020 in Economic Sciences?
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer
Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson
William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Rome
Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller
What was the theme of World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2021?
Responsive and Responsible Leadership
Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Great Reset
What was the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020?
102
107
87
94
Which country was invited by India to join the trilateral naval exercise “Malabar-2020”, which is conducted annually between India, US and Japan?
Australia
Israel
Russia
France
Which of the following corporation has featured on the top on the list of Indian PSUs under the ‘World’s Best Employer 2020’, published by Forbes?
SAIL
GAIL
HPCL
NTPC
Who among the following has been appointed as new Chief Information Commissioner of India?
Bimal Zulka
Rajat Kumar
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Uday Mahurkar
Which country has recently formally withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement?
Iran
France
Britain
United States
Government has made FASTags mandatory for all the vehicles, including the old ones sold before December 2017, with effect from __________.
1 December 2020
1 April 2021
1 January 2021
1 March 2021
Who among the following has won the 2020 Presidential election of the United States?
Bernie Sanders
Donald Trump
Kamala Harris
Joe Biden
The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has announced that Assam’s _______ has been given the geographical indication (GI) tag recently.
Tezpur Litchi
Kota Doria
Pochampally Ikat
Chokuwa Rice
Which of the following country has chaired the 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State?
Russia
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Which team has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 ?
Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings
Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals
What was the theme of World Diabetes Day 2020?
The Nurse and Diabetes
Family and Diabetes
Women and diabetes – Our right to a healthy future
Eyes on Diabetes
Who represented India at the 8th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial meeting in 2020?
Prakash Javadekar
Ramesh Pokhriyal
Harshvardhan
Piyush Goyal
Which of the following is the most expensive city in the Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) index by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
HongKong
Singapore
Tel Aviv
Mumbai
The 15th G20 Summit was held under the chairmanship of ______________.
Pakistan
Oman
UAE
Saudi Arabia
________ took over the Presidency of the 16th G20 on 1st December 2020.
Italy
France
Russia
China
India will host the Summit of the G20 Group in __________.
2021
2022
2023
2024
Which of the following country will host Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023?
India
Indonesia
Brazil
Italy
Which Indian show has won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020?
Inside Edge
Delhi Crime
Sacred Games
Hostages
India successfully test fired land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The missile has been launched by India in collaboration with which country?
Japan
Israel
United States
Russia
Ayodhya Airport to be renamed as __________________ Airport.
Anantaguna Sri Ram Airport
Dhanurdhara Sri Ram Airport
Adipurusha Sri Ram Airport
Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport
Which of the following film has been selected as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards?
Vidheyan
Kappela
Uyare
Jallikattu
Which of the following word named as “Word of the Year 2020” in Cambridge Dictionary?
Quarantine
Covid
Corona
Lockdown
The Indian Navy (IN) recently organised Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR)?
France
Japan
Indonesia
Russia
Which country has recently become the only second country after the US to unfurl its flag on the moon?
China
Russia
Japan
France
What is the theme of International Civil Aviation Day from now until 2023?
Evolving to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Air Transport
75 Years of Connecting the World
Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development
Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left Behind
The Central Government has launched the ‘Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP)’ scheme for the taxpayers whose aggregate annual turnover is ___________.
Rs 10 crore
Rs 5 crore
Rs 4crore
Rs 2.5 crore
Which country will host the Asia Cup 2021?
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Australia
Which country has won the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award of UNCTAD?
Singapore
Japan
China
India
The UN International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on which day?
6 December
8 December
9 December
11 December
Name the two cities of Madhya Pradesh which has been inducted in the UNESCO’s World Heritage Cities list.
Gwalior and Orchha
Sanchi and Ujjain
Orchha and Indore
Ujjain and Gwalior
Swedish pole vaulter ________________ and Venezuelan triple jumper ___________ were the 2020 Male and Female World Athletes of the Year.
Joshua Cheptegei and Peres Jepchirchir
Mondo Duplantis and Yulimar Rojas
Karsten Warholm and Elaine Thompson
Johannes Vetter and Sifan Hassan
Which country has been projected to be the fastest-growing economy in the Asian region in the calendar year 2021 (CY21) as per Nomura?
China
India
Australia
Singapore
Who among the following has grabbed the 41st spot in the 2020 list of Forbes 100 most powerful women in the world?
Zia Mody
Kiran Mazumdar-shaw
Nirmala Sitharaman
Nita Ambani
Which activity is the newest to be officially declared as the Olympic Sports and is slated to debut in 2024 Paris Games?
Breakdancing
Zumba
Bulletdance
Poledance
Which of the following state has honoured with “Best State Promoting Sports” award by FICCI?
Haryana
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Who has been named as the TIME 2020 “Person of the Year”?
Jacinda Ardern
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Narendra Modi
Who has been named as the TIME 2020 “Businessperson Of The Year”?
Mark Zuckerberg
Eric Yuan
Sundar Pichai
Satya Nadella
What is the rank of India in the 2020 Human Development Index released by the United Nations Development Programme?
123
128
130
131
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination on the occasion of 75th Anniversary of ____________.
WHO
ILO
FAO
United Nations
Which of the following will country host Asian Games 2034?
Qatar
Oman
Saudi Arabia
India
Who has been conferred with the 2020 ‘ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award’?
Cyrus Mistry
Uday Kotak
Ratan Tata
Mukesh Ambani
Who among the following has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020?
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Jordon
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
National Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on __________.
December 22
December 24
December 25
December 27
The Indian and Vietnamese Navy held their PASSEX exercise in which region?
Arabian Sea
South China Sea
Bay of Bengal
Pacific Ocean
Which state has won the Digital India Awards 2020 under “pandemic category”?
Rajasthan
Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Name the Bharat Biotech vaccine, which was recently approved by Drugs Controller General of India.
Pfizer
Moderna
Covaxin
Novavax
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021, Who is the richest person in Asia?
Zhong Shanshan
Hui Ka Yan
Jack Ma
Mukesh Ambani
What was the theme of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2021?
Contributing to Aatmnirbhar Bharat
Redefining engagement with the Indian diaspora
Apna Bharat, Apna Gaurav
Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India
The Indian Army is to conduct a large scale joint military exercise __________ in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.
Yudh Abhyas
Kavach
Ekuverin
Shatrujeet
The tableau of which state has won the first prize in the Republic Day parade 2021?
Uttarakhand
Karnataka
Assam
Uttar Pradesh
What is the rank of India in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020?
97
86
102
80
Which country has topped the Coronavirus Performance Index released by Lowy Institute recently?
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Russia
India observes National Voters’ Day annually on____________.
24 January
21 January
23 January
25 January
International Day of Education 2021 will be marked under the theme ‘__________________’.
Education: A Key Driver for Inclusion and Empowerment
Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow
Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace
Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation
Which country was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, as per the report of UNCTAD?
United States
Singapore
Japan
China
How many Padma awards have been announced for 2021?
131
110
119
128
What is the projected GDP of India as per United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in the Calendar year 2021?
11.1%
9.6%
7.3%
8.4%
Who among the following has been awarded Padma Vibhushan 2021 in Public Affairs category?
S P Balasubramaniam
Belle Monappa Hegde
Narinder Singh Kapany
Shinzo Abe
Which of the following telecom operator becoming the first telecom operator in India to demonstrate 5G services successfully?
Airtel
Jio
BSNL
MTNL
Which of the following has become the first Union territory in the country to become Covid-19 free?
Ladakh
Jammu and Kashmir
Chandigarh
Andaman and Nicobar Island
What is the theme of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Defence Ministers’ Conclave 2021?
Enhanced Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Indian Ocean
Excellence in the practices of High Maturity Organisations
Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need for Regional Maritime Strategy
Security and Growth for All in the Region
Which word has been selected as the Oxford Languages’ Hindi Word of the Year 2020?
Samvidhaan
Ramayan
Swachchta
Aatmanirbharta
What is the theme of the World Cancer Day 2021?
I Am And I Will
Debunk the Myths
We can. I can
Not Beyond Us
United States President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is publishing his memoir titled?
Promises to Keep
Conversations with Joe
Promise Me, Dad
Beautiful Things
Name the first-ever female who has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ikemba Iweala
Amina J. Mohammed
Chukwuka Okonjo
