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WorksheetsMARCH-JUNE 2021
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
India is the Second largest source of FDI for the United Kingdom in 2020, while _____________ remains as the Top source, as per the Inward Investment Statistics for 2020-21 released by the UK.
China
USA
Japan
Russia
What was the theme of 2021’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking that is annually observed by the UN on 26th June?
Health for Justice - Justice for Health
Listen First
Let's Develop Our Lives
Share Facts On Drugs, Save Lives
Which organization partnered in June 2021with Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) to revive the pandemic-hit MSME sector?
SEBI
RBI
SIDBI
NABARD
Narendra Modi virtually participated in the UN ‘High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought (DDLD)’ and highlighted India’s target to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by _______.
2023
2024
2025
2030
Which country topped the list in World Giving Index 2021,released by Charities Aid Foundation?
India
Indonesia
USA
United Kingdom
Piyush Goyal represented India in the UN Trade Forum 2021, which was conducted under the theme _____________________.
Towards a green and inclusive recovery
Building on 25 Years of the World Trade Organization
Trading Forward: Adapting to a Changing World
The green side of Trade Policy
India was ranked ________ in the World Competitiveness Index 2021 released by the Institute for Management Development, while the list was topped by ____________.
64th; Denmark
43rd; Switzerland
43rd; Denmark
64th; Switzerland
In June 2021, the UN General Assembly announced the appointment of _______________ as the Secretary General of UN for a 5 years term .
Antonio Guterres
Filippo Grandi
Ban Ki-Moon
Kofi Annan
Where did Indian Navy conduct a Joint Naval Exercise in June’21 with European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR)?
Arabian Sea
South Atlantic Sea
Bay of Bengal
Gulf of Aden
India was ranked _______ in the ‘Sustainable Development Report 2021 (SDR 2021)’ released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
117
120
135
141
Name the only PSU to feature in the Top 50 ‘India’s Great Place to Work’ list released by Great Place to Work Institute in June 2021.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
National Thermal Power Corporation
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Airports Authority of India
In June 2021, _________________ was elected as the Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for a tenure of 9 years.
Karim Khan
K.K Venugopal
Tushar Mehta
Amrendra Kumar
Which is the World’s Most Liveable City as per the Global Liveability Index 2021 released by the Economic Intelligence Unit?
London
Osaka
Zurich
Auckland
Who was appointed as an Election Commissioner of India in June 2021?
Om Prakash Rawat
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Anup Chandra Pandey
T V Somanathan
Which country co-chaired the 1st Edition of the Arab-India Energy Forum (AIEF) along with India?
Bahrain
Kuwait
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Which is the Number one bank in the world as per the Forbes list of the World’s Best Banks 2021?
HSBC
DBS
Citibank
Bank of America
What was the target year set to eliminate AIDS at the UNGA High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS?
2023
2025
2030
2040
The 47th G7 Leaders’ Summit 2021 took place in a Hybrid format from June 11-13, 2021 in United Kingdom under the Theme _______.
Building Back Better
Fighting Inequality
Women Empowerment
Working together on climate change, oceans and clean energy
In June 2021, India retargeted its _______ ethanol-blending with petrol to __________.
10%; 2023
20%; 2025
20%; 2023
15%; 2023
___________ won 2021’s International Booker Prize for the book titled At Night All Blood is Black.
Eric Vuillard
Olga Ravn
Maria Stepanova
David Diop
India is planning to re-introduce 10 Cheetahs from __________ in November 2021 at Kuno National Park for the 1st time since Cheetahs were declared extinct in India in 1952.
Africa
South America
Iran
North America
Which country signed an MoU with WHO to set-up the 1st WHO BioHub Facility for rapid genome sharing of viruses & pathogens?
Italy
Norway
Switzerland
Swerden
Who won 2021’s Princess of Asturias Award, the top award of Spain, under the social science category?
Amartya Sen
Verghese Kurien
Norman Borlaug
M.S. Swaminathan
Who was elected as the President of Syria in May 2021?
Barham Salih
Abdallah Salloum Abdallah
Bashar al-Assad
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
Who was awarded the 2020 Energy Frontier Award also known as the International Eni Award 2020?
C. N. R. Rao
Nambi Narayanan
Amartya Sen
Bismillah Khan
Y Nuklu Phom won the 2021’s Whitley Award(Green Oscar)for creating the “Biodiversity Peace Corridor” to protect _____________.
Great Hornbill
Amur Falcon
American Kestrels
Vultures
Which organization released the “Net Zero by 2050” report that frames a Road map to achieve Net Zero Global Carbon emissions by 2050?
International Energy Agency
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
International Solar Alliance
International Energy Forum
Who is the World highest-paid athletes for 2021 as per the annual ranking of Forbes?
Virat Kohli
Cristiano Ronaldo
Dak Prescott
Conor McGregor
IMF has announced USD 50 Billion to end COVID-19 Pandemic, by vaccinating at least _______ of the World's population by the end of 2021.
30%
40%
50%
60%
_____________ & _____________ won the Laureus World Sportsman & Sportswomen of the Year for 2021 during the Digital Award ceremony from Spain.
Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka
Virat Kohli, Naomi Osaka
Cristiano Ronaldo, Ellyse Perry
Lewis Hamilton, Ashleigh Barty
Who recently in May’21 became the 1st Indian Judge to receive the Arline Pacht Global Vision Award of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ)?
Gita Mittal
Vijaya K.Tahilramani
R,Banumathi
Indu Malhotra
Who became the 1st woman of Asian heritage to receive the World Food Prize?
Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
Melanie Perkins
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Lily Kong
Which organisation launched the 1st of its kind initiative ‘Restore Fund’ worth $200 million to remove carbon from the Atmosphere?
Apple
Microsoft
SpaceX
With which financial service provider, the cryptocurrency exchange ‘Gemini’ partnered to provide the 1st of its kind Cryptocurrency Rewards Credit Card?
PayPal
Mastercard
Visa
Maestro
In 2020, Online sales accounted for 19% of the overall global retail sales with _________ as the largest contributor as per the report released by UNCTD in May 2021.
South Korea
India
USA
China
Global FDI dropped by 38% in 2020 as per the data released by OECD, yet Indian managed to become the _______ largest recipient of FDI inflow in 2020.
2nd
3rd
5th
7th
In April 2021, India & US agreed to revise the India-US Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP). Which is NOT one among the 4 preliminary pillars of cooperation under the SEP?
Renewable Energy
Food and Nutrition Security
Oil and Gas
Sustainable Growth
As per the Finance Ministry, all businesses with turnover more than _______ should mandatorily furnish 6-digit HSN code from April 1, 2021.
Rs. 10 crore
Rs. 5 crore
Rs. 1.5 crore
Rs. 2 crore
Which railway zone became the 1st in India to achieve 100% electrification?
West Central Railways
East Central Railways
East Central Railways
North Western Central Railways
Which governmental body launched the 1st of its kind, Online Dispute Resolution(ODR) Handbook, for dispute resolution outside Court?
NITI Aayog
15th Planning Commission
Supreme Court of India
Parliament of India
Which countries Covid-19 vaccine was approved by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)?
USA, Moderna
Russia, Pfizer-BioNTech
USA, Pfizer-BioNTech
Russia, Sputnik V
In April 2021 the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has approved Rs 50.30 crore for development of a ROPAX (Roll-on, Roll-off Passenger) jetty project on ______ river in ________ state.
Dhamra, West Bengal
Dhamra, Odisha
Betwa,MP
Sabarmati,Gujarat
Name the 4-day long Mega COVID-19 vaccination drive conducted by Indian Govt.
Kiran Utsav
Tika Utsav
Corona MahaUtsav
Swarnbhoomi MahaUtsav
_________ is the only state in India to have a Uniform Civil Code which is one of the Directive Principles of State Policy under Article 44.
Punjab
Goa
Sikkim
Haryana
Who will represent India in the 2021 World Cities Cultural Forum (WCCF) which will be hosted by London?
Hardeep Singh Puri
Narendra Singh Tomar
Arvind Kejriwal
Narendra Modi
Which is the 1st state/UT in India to draft a Cycling Policy?
Goa
Chandigarh
New Delhi
Puducherry
Which was the Target year set to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emission by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) on World Earth Day?
2025
2030
2040
2050
Which countries along with India launched the ‘Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI)’ for creating a free, transparent trade & investment environment?
USA, Japan & Australia
USA & Australia
Australia & Japan
China, Russia & Turkey
To which country India in April’21 gifted the Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) called ‘PS Zoroaster’?
Mauritius
Seychelles
Bahrain
Madagascar
Which country amended its Constitution based on a referendum to alter the terms of the country’s President?
France
Australia
USA
Russia
Which is the 1st country in the World to introduce a Climate Change Law for regulating the Financial Sector?
Australia
New Zealand
Germany
Norway
Which is the 1st country to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)?
Japan
China
Pakistan
Singapore
As per the data released by People’s Bank of China (PBoC) in April 2021, India will overtake China’s Demographic Advantage (% of Younger Population) by year_________.
2025
2035
2040
2050
In April’21, USCIRF recommended the US Govt. to put India on the ‘Countries of Particular Concern (CPC)’ list. What is the reason behind this recommendation?
State Sponsored Terrorism
Violation of Religious Freedom
Abrogation of Article 370 by Indian Govt.
Manipulating Currency done by India
WHO announced to achieve its Global Immunization Strategy of vaccinating 90% of the World’s Child population by __________.
2022
2025
2028
2030
President of India appointed Justice __________ as the _____ Chief Justice of India in April 2021.
N V Ramana, 48th
Uday Lalit, 51st
N V Ramana, 51st
Vineet Saran, 48th
President Ram Nath Kovind appointed __________ as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India under the provisions of ____________.
Rajiv Kumar, Article 124
Sushil Chandra, Article 324
Rajiv Kumar, Article 226
Sunil Arora, Article 324
Who received the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the notable contribution to the film industry?
Mammootty
Kamal Haasan
Mohanlal
Rajinikanth
As per the Forbes’ 35th Annual world’s Billionaires list, ___________ is the World’s Richest personality, while __________ is the richest in Asia.
Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani
Elon Musk, Gautam Adani
Jeff Bezos, Gautam Adani
Elon Musk, Jack Ma
Which are the 2 Indian Companies that were listed among the TIME Magazine’s 1st-ever list ‘TIME 100 Most Influential Companies’?
Jio Platforms & Unacademy
Bharti Airtel & Jio Platforms
Jio Platforms & Byju’s
Unacademy & Byju’s
Which country virtually hosted 2021’s 1st Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors?
Brazil
India
China
Russia
What was India’s rank in the 15th edition of ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2021’ released by the World Economic Forum?
156
140
65
112
According to the ‘State of the Global Climate 2020’ released by WMO, Cyclone __________ caused economic losses worth 1.5 lakh crores, making it the costliest tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean.
Amphan
Nivar
Burevi
Katrina
Which country topped the World Press Freedom Index 2021?
Norway
India
Sweden
Finland
Which stadium will host the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup finals in November 2021?
Eden Gardens
Wankhede Stadium
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Narendra Modi Stadium
Under which theme the International Mother Earth Day was celebrated by the UN on 22nd April 2021?
Environmental & Climate Literacy
Protect Our Species!
End Plastic Pollution
Restore Our Earth
Which country is currently the India’s Largest trading partner as of March’21?
USA
UAE
China
European Union
When was the first ever Chabahar day observed, to showcase India’s strategical importance towards the Iranian port?
March 8
March 4
March 12
March 22
Which State/UT became the first in India to incorporate Gender Budget in its annual budget, aimed at providing better service to women?
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Over which river is the India Bangladesh Friendship bridge, the ‘Maitri Setu’ was constructed, that connects India’s Tripura state with Bangladesh?
Sonai
Gadadhar
Feni
Madhumati
Google honoured “India’s Satellite Man” with a doodle on his 89th birth anniversary. Who is popularly known as “India’s Satellite Man”?
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Vikram Sarabhai
Homi J. Bhabha
Satish Dhawan
Which year was adopted as ‘International Year of Millets’ by UN General Assembly (UNGA) based on the resolution initiated by India?
2022
2023
2025
2027
Who is the first Indian to become the Chairperson of UN Human Rights Council’s Advisory Committee?
Ajai Malhotra
Shyam Saran
Shivshankar Menon
K.G.Balakrishnan
Which movie has won the “Best Motion Picture – Drama” in 2021’s Golden Globes Awards?
Mank
Nomadland
The Father
The Trial of Chicago 7
Who received the 2021’s GRAMMY Awards under “Record of the Year” category?
Taylor Swift
Billie Eilish
Beyonce
Harry Styles
Who was conferred with the 2020’s Gandhi Peace Prize by the Goverment of India?
Aung San Suu Kyi
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Hasina
Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Who was the World’s largest wealth gainer during the Covid-19 pandemic, as per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index?
Elon Musk
Ratan Tata
Gautam Adani
Jeff Bezos
What is the target year to end Child Marriage under UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?
2023
2025
2028
2030
When is the “National Vaccination Day”, also known as “National Immunisation Day” annually observed across India?
13th March
16th March
20th March
27th March
Name the country that recently got certified by WHO as Malaria-free.
India
China
Japan
USA
