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Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Centrally Sponsored National Scheme ‘National Scheme for Mid-Day Meal in Schools’ was renamed as _________ .
PM NUTRITION
PM VARDHAN
PM POSHAN
PM PAALAN
As per the 3rd edition of ‘Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) 2021’ prepared by ‘Surfshark’, India was positioned at an overall rank of _______ among 110 countries, while Denmark was ranked at the top.
57th
59th
70th
82nd
Who authored the book titled “Jungle Nama: a Story of the Sundarban”?
Amish Tripathi
Roopa Pai
Partha Mukherjee
Amitav Ghosh
7. Which of the following point(s) are correct with respect to the 10th annual ranking report ‘IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021’?
A) Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of ‘Reliance Industries’ topped the list for the 10th consecutive year.
B) Neha Narkhede, 3rd generation inheritor of ‘Godrej’ was India’s richest woman, whilst ‘Biotech Queen’ Smita V Crishna, was the richest self-made Indian woman.
C) Shashvat Nakrani of payment App ‘Bharatpe’ is the youngest self-made individual.
Both A & B
Both A & C
Only A
Both B & C
Which became the 1st Indian credit rating agency to join UN Supported Environmental Social Governance credit risk named ‘Principles for Responsible Investment’?
Acuite Ratings & Research
India Ratings & Research
ICRA Limited
CRISIL
Which country participated with India in the 8th Edition of joint military exercise “Mitra Shakti” in October, 2021?
Bangladesh
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Which of the following point(s) are correct with respect to the ‘GI Tags’ given in October 2021?
A) Mahashtra’s ‘White Onion’ & ‘Wada Kolam rice’ got GI Tag for their unique medicinal values.
B) Karnataka’s ‘Chinoor rice’ got GI Tag for its strong aroma and Sweet taste
C) Kerala’s ‘Edayur Chilli’ & ‘Kuttiattoor mango’ got GI Tag for low pungency and unique appealing orange-yellow colour respectively.
Only A & B
Only A & C
Only B & C
All A, B & C
In October 2021, ________ along with Ardem Patapoutian who won the 2021’s ‘Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine’ for their discoveries of Receptors for temperature and touch?
Michael Houghton
Harvey J. Alter
David Julius
Benjamin List
Who was recently appointed as the brand ambassador of India’s first crypto unicorn ‘Coindcx’?
Amir Khan
Ranveer Singh
Amitabh Bachchan
Shahrukh Khan
Where will India's first & World’s third ‘Ropeway Public Transport’ be set up at the cost of Rs. 400 crore?
Varanasi
Tawang
Haridwar
Kolkata
Name the Persons who won ‘2021 Nobel Prize’ in Physics along with Italy’s Giorgio Parisi.
Ardem Patapoutian & David Julius
Reinhard Genzel & Andrea Ghez
Syukuro Manabe & Andrea Ghez
Syukuro Manabe & Klaus Hasselmann
In October 2021, UNICEF released the report 'The State of the World’s Children 2021; On My Mind’ which states that __________ of India's population between 15 to 24 years were depressed.
14%
24%
18%
26%
Who won 2021’s ‘UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’?
Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development (JAAHD)
Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development (GECPD)
Society for Humanitarian Solidarity
Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT)
Name the Person who won ‘2021 Nobel Prize’ in Chemistry along with British chemist ‘David W.C. MacMillan’ for the development of ‘Asymmetric Organocatalysis’.
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Jennifer A. Doudna
Linus Pauling
Benjamin List
In October 2021, 5th edition of India-Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, ‘JIMEX 2021’ was held in Arabian Sea that saw the participation of _______ along with INS Teg from the Indian side.
INS Kochi
INS Viraat
INS Vikramaditya
INS Chennai
What was India's GDP rate projected for FY22, in the World Bank’s report titled ‘Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led Development’ released in October 2021?
7.9%
7.1%
8.3%
9.2%
Who won the 2021’s Nobel Prize in Literature?
Peter Handke
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Bob Dylan
Rudyard Kipling
Which is the first county of the BRICS group to join ‘High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People’ ?
Brazil
Russia
India
China
Who won the 2021’s ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ for the efforts to protect freedom of expression, the precondition of democracy & lasting peace?
Abiy Ahmed
Maria Ressa
Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov
Both B & C
What amount was given in October 21 by the ‘Tata Sons Private Limited’ to acquire 100% stake of ‘Air India’?
Rs 15,000 crore
Rs 22,000 crore
Rs 14,000 crore
Rs 18,000 crore
Who authored the book titled “The Custodian of Trust”?
Subramanian Swamy
Shaktikanta Das
Rajnish Kumar
Manmohan Singh
India invited 46 Indian Ocean Region countries to participate in a Naval Exercise that is planned to be held at Visakhapatnam in February 2022. Name the Naval exercise.
SLINEX
Samudra Shakti
Ex Milan
Malabar Exercise
As per the 2021’s ‘Henley Passport Index (HPI)’, India was ranked at the ______th place in Q4 of 2021 .
84
90
96
106
Which organization recently recognized ‘Access to a Clean and Healthy Environment’ as a fundamental right?
OECD
UNHRC
IPCC
GAHP
2021's "International Day of the Girl Child" was observed on ___________ under the theme "Digital generation. Our generation".
10th October
11th October
15th October
20th October
In October 2021, ‘Nobel Prize in Economics’ was given to ______ for his contributions to labour economics and Joshua D. Angrist & Guido W. Imbens for their contributions towards Analysis of causal relationships .
Ragnar Frisch
David Card
Jan Tinbergen
Benjamin List
The report titled ‘International Debt Statistics 2022’ was released by World Bank , which states that low-income Countries’ debt rose __________ to $860 billion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
12%
16%
18%
20%
Which became the first Indian NBFC to launch instant Business Loan on ‘WhatsApp’?
Tata Capital Financial Services
India Infoline Finance Limited
Bajaj Finance Limited
Shriram Transport Finance Limited
Which country recently in October 2021unveiled the world’s first automated driverless train?
Japan
China
India
Germany
In October 2021, Asiatic Lioness named _________ , became the official mascot of the 7th edition of the ‘U17 Women’s World Cup’ which will be hosted by _________ in 2022.
Hodori; Spain
Ibha; India
Hodori; India
Ibha; Spain
Which Small Finance Bank (SFB) got license from RBI to become India's 12th SFB?
Jana Small Finance Bank
Asirvad Small Finance Bank
Unity Small Finance Bank
Paytm Small Finance Bank
Name the personality who was recently honored with ‘2021 C K Prahalad Award’ for Global Business Sustainability Leadership.
Arvind Krishna
Ajay Banga
Satya Nadella
Indra Nooyi
In October 2021, the World Health Organization launched its first ever Global roadmap on ‘Meningitis’, in which WHO targets to eliminate ‘Bacterial Meningitis’ by which year?
2025
2030
2035
2040
In October 2021, PM Narendra Modi launched the ‘PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for Multi-Modal Connectivity’. What are the points that are correctly related to ‘PM Gati Shakti’?
A) Gati Shakti is a digital platform formed by collaborating 16 Central Ministries & Departments to implement infrastructure connectivity project
B) Gati Shakti will provide seamless connectivity & cargo handling to supports projects under the $1.5-trillion National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)
C) In line with PM Gati Shakti, Cochin Port Trust is constructing an International Cruise Terminal (ICT) at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore.
Only A & B
Only B & C
Only B
All A, B & C
What is India’s rank in the 58th edition of ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index 2021’ (RECAI) released by Ernst & Young Global Limited’s ?
2nd
3rd
4th
6th
As per the report by IMF titled ‘Fiscal Monitor: Strengthening the Credibility of Public Finances’, India’s debt in 2021 was projected to rise to __________.
85.2%
90.6%
88.4%
92.2%
Name the Personality who was honored with ‘WHO Director-General’s award’ (Posthumously) in October 2021.
Henrietta Lacks
Narinder Singh Kapany
Altaf Hussain Bhat
Maurice Sendak
As per the report titled ‘Global TB report’ for 2021, released by WHO, mentions ________ as the worst-hit country in TB elimination & accounted for 41% of the total case drops in 2020 compared to 2019.
India
China
Japan
Nepal
Alexander Schallenberg was recently appointed as the new Chancellor of which country?
Hungary
Croatia
Austria
Slovakia
Which country participated with India in the 17th Edition of joint military exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 21” held in October 2021?
Australia
Brazil
Japan
USA
Name the Indian Personality who won ‘2021 Earthshot Prize’ under ‘Clean Our Air’ Category.
Karthik Jayaraman
Shardul Sheth
Vidyut Mohan
Ashutosh Vikram
Name the Organization that partnered with ISRO in Oct’21 to launch the Geospatial Energy Map of India to map India’s Primary & Secondary Energy resources.
Defence Research and Development Organisation
NITI Aayog
India Meteorological Department
National Informatics Centre
Who was recently appointed to head the Working Group that will review the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)’ for Kharif 2022?
K.P. Krishnan
N. K. Sodhi
Ritesh Chauhan
S Janakiraman
Which country recently conducted its inaugural maritime dialogue with India to work on a free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific region?
China
North Korea
Japan
United Kingdom
As per the report titled ‘2021 Article IV consultations with India’, released by IMF, India’s potential GDP growth forecast for FY22 in the medium term will be reduced to ________ due to the impact of COVID-19 on the market.
6%
6.25%
6.75%
7%
India was ranked _____ in the ‘World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2021 report’.
76th
79th
106th
112nd
Who was conferred with the 2021’s Aryabhata Award by the Astronautical Society of India?
K. Sivan
Tessy Thomas
Ritu Karidhal
G Satheesh Reddy
In October 2021, the Central Government extended the Insurance Scheme for Healthcare workers under “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP)” for another 180 Days. What is the insurance cover provided under the scheme?
Rs 50 Lakh
Rs 10 Lakh
Rs 5 Lakh
Rs 25 Lakh
Which became the first foreign operator to get India’s approval to sell high-speed broadband services to planes and shipping vessels via BSNL?
OneWeb
SpaceX
Inmarsat Holdings
Virgin Galactic
Name the personality that recently won ‘Sakharov Prize’.
Nadia Murad
Alexya Salvador
Alexei Navalny
Michelle Bachelet
Which country remained in ‘FATF Grey List’ (as of Oct’21) for non-compliance with the actions being taken against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed & Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar?
Iran
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Mauritius
Who was honoured with the 1st-ever ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 52nd International Film Festival of India?
James Cameron
Martin Scorsese
Istvan Szabo
Both B & C
Who authored the book titled “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman”?
P Sainath
Megha Rajagopalan
Chidanand Rajghatta
R Giridharan
‘United Nations(UN) Day’ is annually observed across the globe on ___________ to mark the establishment of the UN in __________.
22nd October; 1945
22nd October; 1955
24th October; 1945
24th October; 1955
What are the points that are correctly related to the recent initiatives made by PM Modi to promote affordable medical access to all?
A) PM launched a pan-India scheme namely ‘PM Ayushmann Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission’ from Varanasi
B) Under the mission, India will set up a National Institute for One Health (NIOH) & a regional research platform for WHO South East Asia Region
C) PM virtually inaugurated 12 new medical colleges in Gujarat
Only A
Only B & C
Only C
Only A & B
In October 2021, India’s first “Green Day Ahead Market” was launched, which facilitates trading of _________ a day-ahead in the market.
Electric Commodities
Renewable Energy
Solar Panels
Biodegradable Goods
Which country participated with India in Oct’ 21 in the maiden Joint Tri-service exercise - ‘Konkan Shakti’ at the Konkan coast in Arabian Sea?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
United Kingdom
Turkey
Name the movie that is selected as India’s official candidate for ‘2022 Oscars’.
Drishyam
Koozhangal
Sardar Udham
Mimi
As per the report titled ‘Five years on: Global climate tech investment trends since the Paris Agreement’, India ranked 9th with USD 1 billion investment while __________ topped the ranking.
China
USA
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Which one of the following was honored with the first ‘UNESCO-ICM 2021 Martial Arts Education Prize’?
Bellator MMA
Kung Fu Nuns
Yuen Biao
Bolo Yeung
Which of the following mobile applications was recently in Oct’21 launched by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for digital mapping of polling booths?
Booth Tracker App
Phoenix App
Garuda App
Unicorn App
Which became the first Indian State to approve its own Wildlife Action Plan (2021-2030)?
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Sikkim
Kerala
Which country recently in Oct’21 built the world's largest Hydrogen Fuel cell power plant?
China
Singapore
South Korea
Sweden
Identify the state that topped the sixth edition of Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021), published by Public Affairs Centre among large states.
Chattisgarh
Gujarat
Kerala
Sikkim
American multinational technology conglomerate, “Facebook” was rebranded as ___________ in October 2021.
Trans
Matrix
Meta
Binary
Which country participated in Oct’21 alongside the Indian Air Force in the multilateral combat exercise “Blue Flag 2021”?
Israel
Australia
Turkey
Japan
Who is the top ranked Indian Philanthropist according to the ‘Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021’?
Gautam Adani
Azim Premji
Mukesh Ambani
Shiv Nadar
