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Top 100 Gk Questions

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

Kerala

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Odisha

d)

Haryana

2.

India and ______ have become the joint winners of FIDE online Chess Olympiad 2020.

a)

Malaysia

b)

Netherlands

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

3.

Name the Mercedes driver who has won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2020.

a)

Max Verstappen

b)

Valtteri Bottas

c)

Esteban Ocon

d)

Lewis Hamilton

4.

Name the person who has taken the charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India.

a)

Shobhana K. Pattanayak

b)

Anil Kumar Gupta

c)

Samant Goel

d)

Rajiv Kumar

5.

As per the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which of the following month was observed as “Nutrition Month” in year 2020?

a)

December

b)

October

c)

November

d)

September

6.

What was the rank of India in the 13th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020?

a)

45th

b)

46th

c)

47th

d)

48th

7.

Navies of India and ________ has commenced the 11th edition of a biennial bilateral maritime exercise “INDRA NAVY”.

a)

Russia

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

France

d)

Brazil

8.

The 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting was held under the chairpersonship of which country?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Brazil

d)

India

9.

Name the winner of the Italian Grand Prix 2020.

a)

Carlos Sainz Jr.

b)

Pierre Gasly

c)

Lewis Hamilton

d)

Max Verstappen

10.

Which country was the host nation for the 35th Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC)?

a)

Japan

b)

Pakistan

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Bhutan

11.

The International Literacy Day is observed globally on which day?

a)

September 4

b)

September 6

c)

September 8

d)

September 12

12.

Which of the following country chaired the G20 Education Ministers Meeting which was held in the virtual mode?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Argentina

c)

China

d)

Turkey

13.

Who among the following has recently been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019?

a)

Dinesh Bhugra

b)

David Attenborough

c)

Gabrielle Anwar

d)

Upinder Randhawa

14.

What was the theme for the 2020 World Suicide Prevention Day?

a)

Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives

b)

Connect, Communicate, Care

c)

Take a Minute, Change a Life

d)

Working Together to Prevent Suicide

15.

How much amount of monetary aid was given to MSMEs and startups under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative launched by AIM recently?

a)

Rs 50 lakh

b)

Rs 25 lakh

c)

Rs 15 lakh

d)

Rs 30 lakh

16.

Which country has topped the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020?

a)

Singapore

b)

HongKong

c)

Germany

d)

Finland

17.

Name the player who has won the women’s single and Men's single 2020 US Open Tennis tournament respectively.

a)

Naomi Osaka&Dominic Thiem

b)

Ashleigh Barty&Alexander Zverev

c)

Karolina Plískova& Daniil Medvedev

d)

Bianca Andreescu&Stefanos Tsitsipas

18.

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)?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

China

d)

India

19.

Who among these has been honored with the 2020 Asia Game Changer Award?

a)

Sonu Sood

b)

MS Dhoni

c)

Vikas Khanna

d)

Virat Kohli

20.

Which city of India is the top ranked city in the 2020 Smart City Index of IMD?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Kolkata

c)

Bengaluru

d)

Hyderabad

21.

Name the Indian who has been selected in the United Nations 2020 list of 17 Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

a)

Shah Swapanil

b)

Kishan Gangolli

c)

Udit Singhal

d)

Krishna Udupa

22.

“A Promised Land” is a Presidential memoir by which among the following leaders?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Vladimir Putin

c)

Scott Morrison

d)

Barack Obama

23.

Who among these has been awarded with the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education?

a)

Rajnath Singh

b)

M Venkaiah Naidu

c)

Harsh Vardan

d)

Narendra Modi

24.

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?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Bihar

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Haryana

25.

Who among the following has been named in the TIME 100 Most Influential People List 2020?

a)

Xi Jinping

b)

Narendra Modi

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Vladimir Putin

26.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) was held in which city in year 2020?

a)

Madrid

b)

Athens

c)

Glasgow

d)

Dublin

27.

Which state has won the UN Award for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2020?

a)

Kerala

b)

Maharashtra

c)

West Bengal

d)

Gujarat

28.

What was the theme of the 2020 World Tourism Day?

a)

Tourism and Rural Development

b)

Tourism and the Digital Transformation

c)

Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development

d)

Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all

29.

Who have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

a)

Frances H. Arnold and M. Stanley Whittingham

b)

George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter

c)

John B. Goodenough and Akira Yoshino

d)

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna

30.

Who among the following has been awarded Nobel Prize 2020 in Literature?

a)

Kazuo Ishiguro

b)

Olga Tokarczuk

c)

Peter Handke

d)

Louise Glück

31.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee had decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the _____________.

a)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

b)

United Nations Peacekeeping Forces

c)

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

d)

World Food Programme

32.

What was the theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2020?

a)

Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People

b)

Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!

c)

Birds Connect Our World

d)

Migratory Animals Connect the Planet

33.

How many states have been selected as the beneficiaries of the ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme in the first phase?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

34.

Who has won the Nobel Prize 2020 in Economic Sciences?

a)

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer

b)

Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson

c)

William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Rome

d)

Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller

35.

What was the theme of World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2021?

a)

Responsive and Responsible Leadership

b)

Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World

c)

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

d)

The Great Reset

36.

What was the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020?

a)

102

b)

107

c)

87

d)

94

37.

Which country was invited by India to join the trilateral naval exercise “Malabar-2020”, which is conducted annually between India, US and Japan?

a)

Australia

b)

Israel

c)

Russia

d)

France

38.

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?

a)

SAIL

b)

GAIL

c)

HPCL

d)

NTPC

39.

Who among the following has been appointed as new Chief Information Commissioner of India?

a)

Bimal Zulka

b)

Rajat Kumar

c)

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha

d)

Uday Mahurkar

40.

Which country has recently formally withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement?

a)

Iran

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

United States

41.

Government has made FASTags mandatory for all the vehicles, including the old ones sold before December 2017, with effect from __________.

a)

1 December 2020

b)

1 April 2021

c)

1 January 2021

d)

1 March 2021

42.

Who among the following has won the 2020 Presidential election of the United States?

a)

Bernie Sanders

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

Joe Biden

43.

The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has announced that Assam’s _______ has been given the geographical indication (GI) tag recently.

a)

Tezpur Litchi

b)

Kota Doria

c)

Pochampally Ikat

d)

Chokuwa Rice

44.

Which of the following country has chaired the 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State?

a)

Russia

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

Afghanistan

45.

Which team has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 ?

a)

Mumbai Indians

b)

Chennai Super Kings

c)

Rajasthan Royals

d)

Delhi Capitals

46.

What was the theme of World Diabetes Day 2020?

a)

The Nurse and Diabetes

b)

Family and Diabetes

c)

Women and diabetes – Our right to a healthy future

d)

Eyes on Diabetes

47.

Who represented India at the 8th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial meeting in 2020?

a)

Prakash Javadekar

b)

Ramesh Pokhriyal

c)

Harshvardhan

d)

Piyush Goyal

48.

Which of the following is the most expensive city in the Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) index by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?

a)

HongKong

b)

Singapore

c)

Tel Aviv

d)

Mumbai

49.

The 15th G20 Summit was held under the chairmanship of ______________.

a)

Pakistan

b)

Oman

c)

UAE

d)

Saudi Arabia

50.

________ took over the Presidency of the 16th G20 on 1st December 2020.

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

China

51.

India will host the Summit of the G20 Group in __________.

a)

2021

b)

2022

c)

2023

d)

2024

52.

Which of the following country will host Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023?

a)

India

b)

Indonesia

c)

Brazil

d)

Italy

53.

Which Indian show has won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020?

a)

Inside Edge

b)

Delhi Crime

c)

Sacred Games

d)

Hostages

54.

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?

a)

Japan

b)

Israel

c)

United States

d)

Russia

55.

Ayodhya Airport to be renamed as __________________ Airport.

a)

Anantaguna Sri Ram Airport

b)

Dhanurdhara Sri Ram Airport

c)

Adipurusha Sri Ram Airport

d)

Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport

56.

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?

a)

Vidheyan

b)

Kappela

c)

Uyare

d)

Jallikattu

57.

Which of the following word named as “Word of the Year 2020” in Cambridge Dictionary?

a)

Quarantine

b)

Covid

c)

Corona

d)

Lockdown

58.

The Indian Navy (IN) recently organised Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with which country in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR)?

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

Indonesia

d)

Russia

59.

Which country has recently become the only second country after the US to unfurl its flag on the moon?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

France

60.

What is the theme of International Civil Aviation Day from now until 2023?

a)

Evolving to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Air Transport

b)

75 Years of Connecting the World

c)

Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development

d)

Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left Behind

61.

The Central Government has launched the ‘Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP)’ scheme for the taxpayers whose aggregate annual turnover is ___________.

a)

Rs 10 crore

b)

Rs 5 crore

c)

Rs 4crore

d)

Rs 2.5 crore

62.

Which country will host the Asia Cup 2021?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Australia

63.

Which country has won the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award of UNCTAD?

a)

Singapore

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

India

64.

The UN International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on which day?

a)

6 December

b)

8 December

c)

9 December

d)

11 December

65.

Name the two cities of Madhya Pradesh which has been inducted in the UNESCO’s World Heritage Cities list.

a)

Gwalior and Orchha

b)

Sanchi and Ujjain

c)

Orchha and Indore

d)

Ujjain and Gwalior

66.

Swedish pole vaulter ________________ and Venezuelan triple jumper ___________ were the 2020 Male and Female World Athletes of the Year.

a)

Joshua Cheptegei and Peres Jepchirchir

b)

Mondo Duplantis and Yulimar Rojas

c)

Karsten Warholm and Elaine Thompson

d)

Johannes Vetter and Sifan Hassan

67.

Which country has been projected to be the fastest-growing economy in the Asian region in the calendar year 2021 (CY21) as per Nomura?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Australia

d)

Singapore

68.

Who among the following has grabbed the 41st spot in the 2020 list of Forbes 100 most powerful women in the world?

a)

Zia Mody

b)

Kiran Mazumdar-shaw

c)

Nirmala Sitharaman

d)

Nita Ambani

69.

Which activity is the newest to be officially declared as the Olympic Sports and is slated to debut in 2024 Paris Games?

a)

Breakdancing

b)

Zumba

c)

Bulletdance

d)

Poledance

70.

Which of the following state has honoured with “Best State Promoting Sports” award by FICCI?

a)

Haryana

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Gujarat

71.

Who has been named as the TIME 2020 “Person of the Year”?

a)

Jacinda Ardern

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Joe Biden

d)

Narendra Modi

72.

Who has been named as the TIME 2020 “Businessperson Of The Year”?

a)

Mark Zuckerberg

b)

Eric Yuan

c)

Sundar Pichai

d)

Satya Nadella

73.

What is the rank of India in the 2020 Human Development Index released by the United Nations Development Programme?

a)

123

b)

128

c)

130

d)

131

74.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination on the occasion of 75th Anniversary of ____________.

a)

WHO

b)

ILO

c)

FAO

d)

United Nations

75.

Which of the following will country host Asian Games 2034?

a)

Qatar

b)

Oman

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

India

76.

Who has been conferred with the 2020 ‘ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award’?

a)

Cyrus Mistry

b)

Uday Kotak

c)

Ratan Tata

d)

Mukesh Ambani

77.

Who among the following has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020?

a)

Lewis Hamilton

b)

Michael Jordon

c)

Usain Bolt

d)

Michael Phelps

78.

National Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on __________.

a)

December 22

b)

December 24

c)

December 25

d)

December 27

79.

The Indian and Vietnamese Navy held their PASSEX exercise in which region?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

South China Sea

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Pacific Ocean

80.

Which state has won the Digital India Awards 2020 under “pandemic category”?

a)

Rajasthan

b)

Bihar

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Kerala

81.

Name the Bharat Biotech vaccine, which was recently approved by Drugs Controller General of India.

a)

Pfizer

b)

Moderna

c)

Covaxin

d)

Novavax

82.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021, Who is the richest person in Asia?

a)

Zhong Shanshan

b)

Hui Ka Yan

c)

Jack Ma

d)

Mukesh Ambani

83.

What was the theme of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2021?

a)

Contributing to Aatmnirbhar Bharat

b)

Redefining engagement with the Indian diaspora

c)

Apna Bharat, Apna Gaurav

d)

Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India

84.

The Indian Army is to conduct a large scale joint military exercise __________ in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

a)

Yudh Abhyas

b)

Kavach

c)

Ekuverin

d)

Shatrujeet

85.

The tableau of which state has won the first prize in the Republic Day parade 2021?

a)

Uttarakhand

b)

Karnataka

c)

Assam

d)

Uttar Pradesh

86.

What is the rank of India in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020?

a)

97

b)

86

c)

102

d)

80

87.

Which country has topped the Coronavirus Performance Index released by Lowy Institute recently?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

88.

India observes National Voters’ Day annually on____________.

a)

24 January

b)

21 January

c)

23 January

d)

25 January

89.

International Day of Education 2021 will be marked under the theme ‘__________________’.

a)

Education: A Key Driver for Inclusion and Empowerment

b)

Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow

c)

Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace

d)

Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation

90.

Which country was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, as per the report of UNCTAD?

a)

United States

b)

Singapore

c)

Japan

d)

China

91.

How many Padma awards have been announced for 2021?

a)

131

b)

110

c)

119

d)

128

92.

What is the projected GDP of India as per United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in the Calendar year 2021?

a)

11.1%

b)

9.6%

c)

7.3%

d)

8.4%

93.

Who among the following has been awarded Padma Vibhushan 2021 in Public Affairs category?

a)

S P Balasubramaniam

b)

Belle Monappa Hegde

c)

Narinder Singh Kapany

d)

Shinzo Abe

94.

Which of the following telecom operator becoming the first telecom operator in India to demonstrate 5G services successfully?

a)

Airtel

b)

Jio

c)

BSNL

d)

MTNL

95.

Which of the following has become the first Union territory in the country to become Covid-19 free?

a)

Ladakh

b)

Jammu and Kashmir

c)

Chandigarh

d)

Andaman and Nicobar Island

96.

What is the theme of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Defence Ministers’ Conclave 2021?

a)

Enhanced Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Indian Ocean

b)

Excellence in the practices of High Maturity Organisations

c)

Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need for Regional Maritime Strategy

d)

Security and Growth for All in the Region

97.

Which word has been selected as the Oxford Languages’ Hindi Word of the Year 2020?

a)

Samvidhaan

b)

Ramayan

c)

Swachchta

d)

Aatmanirbharta

98.

What is the theme of the World Cancer Day 2021?

a)

I Am And I Will

b)

Debunk the Myths

c)

We can. I can

d)

Not Beyond Us

99.

United States President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is publishing his memoir titled?

a)

Promises to Keep

b)

Conversations with Joe

c)

Promise Me, Dad

d)

Beautiful Things

100.

Name the first-ever female who has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

a)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

b)

Ikemba Iweala

c)

Amina J. Mohammed

d)

Chukwuka Okonjo