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MARCH-JUNE 2021

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

2.

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?

a)

Health for Justice - Justice for Health

b)

Listen First

c)

Let's Develop Our Lives

d)

Share Facts On Drugs, Save Lives

3.

Which organization partnered in June 2021with Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) to revive the pandemic-hit MSME sector?

a)

SEBI

b)

RBI

c)

SIDBI

d)

NABARD

4.

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 _______.

a)

2023

b)

2024

c)

2025

d)

2030

5.

Which country topped the list in World Giving Index 2021,released by Charities Aid Foundation?

a)

India

b)

Indonesia

c)

USA

d)

United Kingdom

6.

Piyush Goyal represented India in the UN Trade Forum 2021, which was conducted under the theme _____________________.

a)

Towards a green and inclusive recovery

b)

Building on 25 Years of the World Trade Organization

c)

Trading Forward: Adapting to a Changing World

d)

The green side of Trade Policy

7.

India was ranked ________ in the World Competitiveness Index 2021 released by the Institute for Management Development, while the list was topped by ____________.

a)

64th; Denmark

b)

43rd; Switzerland

c)

43rd; Denmark

d)

64th; Switzerland

8.

In June 2021, the UN General Assembly announced the appointment of _______________ as the Secretary General of UN for a 5 years term .

a)

Antonio Guterres

b)

Filippo Grandi

c)

Ban Ki-Moon

d)

Kofi Annan

9.

Where did Indian Navy conduct a Joint Naval Exercise in June’21 with European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR)?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

South Atlantic Sea

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Gulf of Aden

10.

India was ranked _______ in the ‘Sustainable Development Report 2021 (SDR 2021)’ released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

a)

117

b)

120

c)

135

d)

141

11.

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.

a)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

b)

National Thermal Power Corporation

c)

Indian Oil Corporation Limited

d)

Airports Authority of India

12.

In June 2021, _________________ was elected as the Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for a tenure of 9 years.

a)

Karim Khan

b)

K.K Venugopal

c)

Tushar Mehta

d)

Amrendra Kumar

13.

Which is the World’s Most Liveable City as per the Global Liveability Index 2021 released by the Economic Intelligence Unit?

a)

London

b)

Osaka

c)

Zurich

d)

Auckland

14.

Who was appointed as an Election Commissioner of India in June 2021?

a)

Om Prakash Rawat

b)

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha

c)

Anup Chandra Pandey

d)

T V Somanathan

15.

Which country co-chaired the 1st Edition of the Arab-India Energy Forum (AIEF) along with India?

a)

Bahrain

b)

Kuwait

c)

Morocco

d)

Saudi Arabia

16.

Which is the Number one bank in the world as per the Forbes list of the World’s Best Banks 2021?

a)

HSBC

b)

DBS

c)

Citibank

d)

Bank of America

17.

What was the target year set to eliminate AIDS at the UNGA High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS?

a)

2023

b)

2025

c)

2030

d)

2040

18.

The 47th G7 Leaders’ Summit 2021 took place in a Hybrid format from June 11-13, 2021 in United Kingdom under the Theme _______.

a)

Building Back Better

b)

Fighting Inequality

c)

Women Empowerment

d)

Working together on climate change, oceans and clean energy

19.

In June 2021, India retargeted its _______ ethanol-blending with petrol to __________.

a)

10%; 2023

b)

20%; 2025

c)

20%; 2023

d)

15%; 2023

20.

___________ won 2021’s International Booker Prize for the book titled At Night All Blood is Black.

a)

Eric Vuillard

b)

Olga Ravn

c)

Maria Stepanova

d)

David Diop

21.

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.

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Iran

d)

North America

22.

Which country signed an MoU with WHO to set-up the 1st WHO BioHub Facility for rapid genome sharing of viruses & pathogens?

a)

Italy

b)

Norway

c)

Switzerland

d)

Swerden

23.

Who won 2021’s Princess of Asturias Award, the top award of Spain, under the social science category?

a)

Amartya Sen

b)

Verghese Kurien

c)

Norman Borlaug

d)

M.S. Swaminathan

24.

Who was elected as the President of Syria in May 2021?

a)

Barham Salih

b)

Abdallah Salloum Abdallah

c)

Bashar al-Assad

d)

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

25.

Who was awarded the 2020 Energy Frontier Award also known as the International Eni Award 2020?

a)

C. N. R. Rao

b)

Nambi Narayanan

c)

Amartya Sen

d)

Bismillah Khan

26.

Y Nuklu Phom won the 2021’s Whitley Award(Green Oscar)for creating the “Biodiversity Peace Corridor” to protect _____________.

a)

Great Hornbill

b)

Amur Falcon

c)

American Kestrels

d)

Vultures

27.

Which organization released the “Net Zero by 2050” report that frames a Road map to achieve Net Zero Global Carbon emissions by 2050?

a)

International Energy Agency

b)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

c)

International Solar Alliance

d)

International Energy Forum

28.

Who is the World highest-paid athletes for 2021 as per the annual ranking of Forbes?

a)

Virat Kohli

b)

Cristiano Ronaldo

c)

Dak Prescott

d)

Conor McGregor

29.

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.

a)

30%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

60%

30.

_____________ & _____________ won the Laureus World Sportsman & Sportswomen of the Year for 2021 during the Digital Award ceremony from Spain.

a)

Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka

b)

Virat Kohli, Naomi Osaka

c)

Cristiano Ronaldo, Ellyse Perry

d)

Lewis Hamilton, Ashleigh Barty

31.

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)?

a)

Gita Mittal

b)

Vijaya K.Tahilramani

c)

R,Banumathi

d)

Indu Malhotra

32.

Who became the 1st woman of Asian heritage to receive the World Food Prize?

a)

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted

b)

Melanie Perkins

c)

Roshni Nadar Malhotra

d)

Lily Kong

33.

Which organisation launched the 1st of its kind initiative ‘Restore Fund’ worth $200 million to remove carbon from the Atmosphere?

a)

Apple

b)

Microsoft

c)

Google

d)

SpaceX

34.

With which financial service provider, the cryptocurrency exchange ‘Gemini’ partnered to provide the 1st of its kind Cryptocurrency Rewards Credit Card?

a)

PayPal

b)

Mastercard

c)

Visa

d)

Maestro

35.

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.

a)

South Korea

b)

India

c)

USA

d)

China

36.

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.

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

5th

d)

7th

37.

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?

a)

Renewable Energy

b)

Food and Nutrition Security

c)

Oil and Gas

d)

Sustainable Growth

38.

As per the Finance Ministry, all businesses with turnover more than _______ should mandatorily furnish 6-digit HSN code from April 1, 2021.

a)

Rs. 10 crore

b)

Rs. 5 crore

c)

Rs. 1.5 crore

d)

Rs. 2 crore

39.

Which railway zone became the 1st in India to achieve 100% electrification?

a)

West Central Railways

b)

East Central Railways

c)

East Central Railways

d)

North Western Central Railways

40.

Which governmental body launched the 1st of its kind, Online Dispute Resolution(ODR) Handbook, for dispute resolution outside Court?

a)

NITI Aayog

b)

15th Planning Commission

c)

Supreme Court of India

d)

Parliament of India

41.

Which countries Covid-19 vaccine was approved by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)?

a)

USA, Moderna

b)

Russia, Pfizer-BioNTech

c)

USA, Pfizer-BioNTech

d)

Russia, Sputnik V

42.

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.

a)

Dhamra, West Bengal

b)

Dhamra, Odisha

c)

Betwa,MP

d)

Sabarmati,Gujarat

43.

Name the 4-day long Mega COVID-19 vaccination drive conducted by Indian Govt.

a)

Kiran Utsav

b)

Tika Utsav

c)

Corona MahaUtsav

d)

Swarnbhoomi MahaUtsav

44.

_________ 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.

a)

Punjab

b)

Goa

c)

Sikkim

d)

Haryana

45.

Who will represent India in the 2021 World Cities Cultural Forum (WCCF) which will be hosted by London?

a)

Hardeep Singh Puri

b)

Narendra Singh Tomar

c)

Arvind Kejriwal

d)

Narendra Modi

46.

Which is the 1st state/UT in India to draft a Cycling Policy?

a)

Goa

b)

Chandigarh

c)

New Delhi

d)

Puducherry

47.

Which was the Target year set to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emission by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) on World Earth Day?

a)

2025

b)

2030

c)

2040

d)

2050

48.

Which countries along with India launched the ‘Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI)’ for creating a free, transparent trade & investment environment?

a)

USA, Japan & Australia

b)

USA & Australia

c)

Australia & Japan

d)

China, Russia & Turkey

49.

To which country India in April’21 gifted the Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) called ‘PS Zoroaster’?

a)

Mauritius

b)

Seychelles

c)

Bahrain

d)

Madagascar

50.

Which country amended its Constitution based on a referendum to alter the terms of the country’s President?

a)

France

b)

Australia

c)

USA

d)

Russia

51.

Which is the 1st country in the World to introduce a Climate Change Law for regulating the Financial Sector?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Germany

d)

Norway

52.

Which is the 1st country to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Pakistan

d)

Singapore

53.

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_________.

a)

2025

b)

2035

c)

2040

d)

2050

54.

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?

a)

State Sponsored Terrorism

b)

Violation of Religious Freedom

c)

Abrogation of Article 370 by Indian Govt.

d)

Manipulating Currency done by India

55.

WHO announced to achieve its Global Immunization Strategy of vaccinating 90% of the World’s Child population by __________.

a)

2022

b)

2025

c)

2028

d)

2030

56.

President of India appointed Justice __________ as the _____ Chief Justice of India in April 2021.

a)

N V Ramana, 48th

b)

Uday Lalit, 51st

c)

N V Ramana, 51st

d)

Vineet Saran, 48th

57.

President Ram Nath Kovind appointed __________ as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India under the provisions of ____________.

a)

Rajiv Kumar, Article 124

b)

Sushil Chandra, Article 324

c)

Rajiv Kumar, Article 226

d)

Sunil Arora, Article 324

58.

Who received the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the notable contribution to the film industry?

a)

Mammootty

b)

Kamal Haasan

c)

Mohanlal

d)

Rajinikanth

59.

As per the Forbes’ 35th Annual world’s Billionaires list, ___________ is the World’s Richest personality, while __________ is the richest in Asia.

a)

Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani

b)

Elon Musk, Gautam Adani

c)

Jeff Bezos, Gautam Adani

d)

Elon Musk, Jack Ma

60.

Which are the 2 Indian Companies that were listed among the TIME Magazine’s 1st-ever list ‘TIME 100 Most Influential Companies’?

a)

Jio Platforms & Unacademy

b)

Bharti Airtel & Jio Platforms

c)

Jio Platforms & Byju’s

d)

Unacademy & Byju’s

61.

Which country virtually hosted 2021’s 1st Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors?

a)

Brazil

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Russia

62.

What was India’s rank in the 15th edition of ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2021’ released by the World Economic Forum?

a)

156

b)

140

c)

65

d)

112

63.

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.

a)

Amphan

b)

Nivar

c)

Burevi

d)

Katrina

64.

Which country topped the World Press Freedom Index 2021?

a)

Norway

b)

India

c)

Sweden

d)

Finland

65.

Which stadium will host the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup finals in November 2021?

a)

Eden Gardens

b)

Wankhede Stadium

c)

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

d)

Narendra Modi Stadium

66.

Under which theme the International Mother Earth Day was celebrated by the UN on 22nd April 2021?

a)

Environmental & Climate Literacy

b)

Protect Our Species!

c)

End Plastic Pollution

d)

Restore Our Earth

67.

Which country is currently the India’s Largest trading partner as of March’21?

a)

USA

b)

UAE

c)

China

d)

European Union

68.

When was the first ever Chabahar day observed, to showcase India’s strategical importance towards the Iranian port?

a)

March 8

b)

March 4

c)

March 12

d)

March 22

69.

Which State/UT became the first in India to incorporate Gender Budget in its annual budget, aimed at providing better service to women?

a)

Andhra Pradesh

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Uttarakhand

d)

Himachal Pradesh

70.

Over which river is the India Bangladesh Friendship bridge, the ‘Maitri Setu’ was constructed, that connects India’s Tripura state with Bangladesh?

a)

Sonai

b)

Gadadhar

c)

Feni

d)

Madhumati

71.

Google honoured “India’s Satellite Man” with a doodle on his 89th birth anniversary. Who is popularly known as “India’s Satellite Man”?

a)

Udupi Ramachandra Rao

b)

Vikram Sarabhai

c)

Homi J. Bhabha

d)

Satish Dhawan

72.

Which year was adopted as ‘International Year of Millets’ by UN General Assembly (UNGA) based on the resolution initiated by India?

a)

2022

b)

2023

c)

2025

d)

2027

73.

Who is the first Indian to become the Chairperson of UN Human Rights Council’s Advisory Committee?

a)

Ajai Malhotra

b)

Shyam Saran

c)

Shivshankar Menon

d)

K.G.Balakrishnan

74.

Which movie has won the “Best Motion Picture – Drama” in 2021’s Golden Globes Awards?

a)

Mank

b)

Nomadland

c)

The Father

d)

The Trial of Chicago 7

75.

Who received the 2021’s GRAMMY Awards under “Record of the Year” category?

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Billie Eilish

c)

Beyonce

d)

Harry Styles

76.

Who was conferred with the 2020’s Gandhi Peace Prize by the Goverment of India?

a)

Aung San Suu Kyi

b)

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

c)

Sheikh Hasina

d)

Qaboos bin Said Al Said

77.

Who was the World’s largest wealth gainer during the Covid-19 pandemic, as per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index?

a)

Elon Musk

b)

Ratan Tata

c)

Gautam Adani

d)

Jeff Bezos

78.

What is the target year to end Child Marriage under UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?

a)

2023

b)

2025

c)

2028

d)

2030

79.

When is the “National Vaccination Day”, also known as “National Immunisation Day” annually observed across India?

a)

13th March

b)

16th March

c)

20th March

d)

27th March

80.

Name the country that recently got certified by WHO as Malaria-free.

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

USA