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February (Sheet 3 + Sheet 4) + Notes (April 30)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The National Informatics Centre has launched an instant messaging platform called _______on the lines of WhatsApp.

a)

Sandes

b)

Chitthi

c)

Aamantran

d)

HumsApp

2.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged the Centre to set up a Centre of Excellence on Maritime Biotechnology in ___________.

a)

Bhubaneswar in Odisha

b)

Balasore in Odisha

c)

Cuttack in Odisha

d)

Puri in Odisha

3.

Name the Chief Minister who has been conferred the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award recently?

a)

K. Chandrashekar Rao

b)

Edappadi K. Palaniswami

c)

Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

d)

Yogi Adityanath

4.

An IIT Madras-Incubated start-up has recently launched ____________a sustainable utility e-bike.

a)

PiMo

b)

BiNo

c)

TiLo

d)

EiHo

5.

Which of the following companies has recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) to collaborate in the area of cybersecurity?

a)

TCS

b)

HCL

c)

Microsoft

d)

Alphabet

6.

President Ram Nath Kovind has removed Dr. Kiran Bedi as Lieutenant-Governor of

a)

Puducherry

b)

Lakshadweep

c)

Jammu & Kashmir

d)

Ladakh

7.

In February 2021, The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the longest river bridge of the country over the _________________.

a)

Chenab

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Ganga

d)

Sutluj

8.

In February 2021, which Indian state launched “Maa” canteens for providing subsidised cooked meals for the poor and the destitute at a nominal cost of Rs. 5?

a)

Haryana

b)

West Bengal

c)

Gujarat

d)

Tamil Nadu

9.

The Indian and Indonesian navies carried out a military exercise in the Arabian sea to enhance operational interoperability and overall cooperation. Name the military exercise?

a)

RIMPAC

b)

PASSEX

c)

MALABAR

d)

MILAN

10.

Which Indian state has recently presented the first paperless budget of any state in the country?

a)

Sikkim

b)

Goa

c)

Assam

d)

Uttar Pradesh

11.

Bihar presented the annual budget for 2021-22 in the State Assembly. The State Government has made the highest allocation of Rs 21,938 crore for _________________.

a)

Education

b)

Urban Development

c)

Rural Development

d)

Social Welfare

12.

The first-ever National Toy Fair will be organized from 27th February to 2nd March through a virtual medium. Which of the following IIT based Centre for Creative Learning (CCL) will showcase its unique 75 toy creations in the fair?

a)

IIT Gandhinagar

b)

IIT Delhi

c)

IIT Madras

d)

IIT Kharagpur

13.

The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has received the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 awarded by the______________.

a)

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

b)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

c)

World Bank

d)

Amnesty International

14.

Scientists have recovered the oldest DNA on record, extracting it from the molars of mammoths that roamed north-eastern ____________up to 1.2 million years ago in research that broadens the horizons for understanding extinct species.

a)

Siberia

b)

Serbia

c)

Finland

d)

Sweden

15.

Airth is ready to launch the first of its kind antimicrobial air purifier on (date). It is developed by the visionary team from _________ and uses patent filed & tested technology for protection against airborne diseases such as COVID-19.

a)

IIT Bombay

b)

IIT Madras

c)

IIT Kanpur

d)

IIT Delhi

16.

Five Indian-origin personalities feature in TIME magazine's annual list of 100 "emerging leaders who are shaping the future". Who is not among the five?

a)

Rishi Sunak

b)

Roshni Nadar

c)

Apoorva Mehta

d)

Vijaya Gadde

17.

The Central Government launched the _______________ campaign to boost the adoption of electric mobility vehicles and electric cooking appliances to ensure energy security in the country.

a)

Go Electric

b)

Come on Electronic

c)

Come Electric

d)

Go Electronic

18.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) plans to launch the World Solar Bank (WSB) at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in _________ in November.

a)

Glasgow

b)

Paris

c)

Dublin

d)

Tokyo

19.

The Union Cabinet approved a production-linked incentive scheme for the ______________sector.

a)

Coal

b)

Telecom

c)

Power

d)

Environment

20.

The 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly was held at the United Nations Headquarters virtually on:

a)

5th February 2021

b)

8th February 2021

c)

10th February 2021

d)

11th February 2021

21.

Kotak Mahindra Bank launched its outward forex remittance service, Kotak Remit, hence allowing its users to directly send money abroad from their phones. Who is vice chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank?

a)

Uday Kotak

b)

Rajnish Kumar

c)

Sandeep Bakshi

d)

Anand Mahindra

22.

Researchers have discovered three fossils of the earliest known living animal the 550-million-year-old ‘Dickinsonia’ on the roof of the ____________.

a)

Bagh Caves

b)

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

c)

Ellora Caves

d)

Borra Caves

23.

Who has recently won the $1 million Dan David Prize for “defending science” and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic?

a)

Dr Mark Albert

b)

Dr Atbert Matthes

c)

Dr. Anthony Fauci

d)

Dr Alex Fret

24.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) announced the re-appointment of _______ as the chairperson to its sports committee for 2021.

a)

Sanjog Gupta

b)

Rajat Sharma

c)

Deepa Chaurasiya

d)

Sandeep Patil

25.

Name the Indian-American scientist who led the guidance, navigation, and control operations of the Mars 2020 mission?

a)

Anandita Mitra

b)

Deepa Bhaskar

c)

Swati Mohan

d)

Meenakshi Sargam

26.

Sanctuary Nature Foundation honours __________with Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020 for his role in wildlife conservation and his continuing legacy of writings in Tamil and English to the conservation discourse.

a)

D Bhaskar Rao

b)

S Theodore Baskaran

c)

Amit S Prajapati

d)

M Ashwin Sundaram

27.

Name the Indian-origin investment and development banker who has been appointed as Executive Secretary by UN Capital Development Fund?

a)

Preeti Sinha

b)

Anita Advani

c)

Gunjan Kaushik

d)

Aparajita Saxena

28.

Which Indian state government has recently brought an ordinance giving co-ownership rights to women in their husband's ancestral property?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Uttarakhand

c)

Bihar

d)

Madhya Pradesh

29.

In Gujarat, the State Government has asked the Tata group to start the work on setting up Indian Institute of Skills- IIS. Proposed IIS at Named is located in ______Lok Sabha constituency.

a)

Surat

b)

Bhuj

c)

Gandhinagar

d)

Bhavnagar

30.

Recently, India and Bahrain have agreed to forge deeper engagement in the field of___________.

a)

Renewable Energy

b)

Coal

c)

Copper

d)

Hydropower

31.

The RBI governor Shaktikant Das said that the GDP growth is projected at _______ percent in the Financial Year 2021-22.

a)

7.5

b)

8.6

c)

9.4

d)

10.5

32.

Who is set to join US President Joe Biden's administration as deputy national security adviser?

a)

Mahesh Jain

b)

Narendra Das

c)

Ajay Krishnamoorthi

d)

Daleep Singh

33.

Which Indian paramilitary force has recently inducted women commandos in its anti-Naxal Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit which will undergo training and then will be sent to Naxal hit areas?

a)

BSF

b)

CRPF

c)

CISF

d)

ITBP

34.

The Prime Minister handed over the indigenously designed and manufactured ___________Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Army.

a)

Bhim

b)

Arjun

c)

Karna

d)

Nakul

35.

Which Indian union territory recently has approved the establishment of an Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) project by the National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED)?

a)

Lakshadweep

b)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

c)

Ladakh

d)

Jammu & Kashmir

36.

Name the new initiative to encourage girls to take interest in science and build career, launched by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) to create a level-playing field for the meritorious girls to pursue STEM?

a)

Vigyan Jyoti Programme

b)

Vigyan Darshika Programme

c)

National Science Programme

d)

Vigyan Digdarshika Karyakram

37.

Minority Affairs Ministry is organising 26th Hunar Haat of indigenous artisans and craftsmen from across the country in _______________.

a)

New Delhi

b)

Kolkata

c)

Chennai

d)

Mumbai

38.

Robotic Spa the first of its kind facility has been inaugurated at ________________ in East Coast Railway.

a)

Cuttack railway station

b)

Paradip railway station

c)

Visakhapatnam railway station

d)

Guntur railway station

39.

Name the first Indian woman to head the Oxford Students' Union?

a)

Anandita Nadar

b)

Rashmi Samant

c)

Yogita Kulshrestha

d)

Anita Bhatia

40.

Which of the following has recently became the first team to qualify for the finals of the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

India

d)

England

41.

Name the airport which recently got necessary clearances from DGCA to become 3rd licensed international airport of UP?

a)

Gorakhpur Airport

b)

Kushinagar Airport

c)

Ayodhya Airport

d)

Aligarh Airport

42.

Name the latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English?

a)

'The Lost Soul'

b)

'The Reversible'

c)

'The Mandate'

d)

'The Last Idea'

43.

Which has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 6,00,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Maldives

c)

Mauritius

d)

Ghana

44.

Which bank recently announced ‘Namma Chennai Smart Card’, the Rupay powered co-branded, contactless prepaid card which will facilitate various digital payments like tax and utility bill payments at the GCC centres?

a)

HDFC Bank

b)

ICICI Bank

c)

RBL Bank

d)

Axis Bank

45.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated 50 artisan-based _________ clusters spread over 18 States.

a)

SFURTI

b)

TEJAS

c)

URJA

d)

ALANKRITA