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IIFT QUIZ-01

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Centrally Sponsored National Scheme ‘National Scheme for Mid-Day Meal in Schools’ was renamed as _________ .

a)

PM NUTRITION

b)

PM VARDHAN

c)

PM POSHAN

d)

PM PAALAN

2.

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.

a)

57th

b)

59th

c)

70th

d)

82nd

3.

Who authored the book titled “Jungle Nama: a Story of the Sundarban”?

a)

Amish Tripathi

b)

Roopa Pai

c)

Partha Mukherjee

d)

Amitav Ghosh

4.

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.

a)

Both A & B

b)

Both A & C

c)

Only A

d)

Both B & C

5.

Which became the 1st Indian credit rating agency to join UN Supported Environmental Social Governance credit risk named ‘Principles for Responsible Investment’?

a)

Acuite Ratings & Research

b)

India Ratings & Research

c)

ICRA Limited

d)

CRISIL

6.

Which country participated with India in the 8th Edition of joint military exercise “Mitra Shakti” in October, 2021?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Nepal

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Maldives

7.

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.

a)

Only A & B

b)

Only A & C

c)

Only B & C

d)

All A, B & C

8.

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?

a)

Michael Houghton

b)

Harvey J. Alter

c)

David Julius

d)

Benjamin List

9.

Who was recently appointed as the brand ambassador of India’s first crypto unicorn ‘Coindcx’?

a)

Amir Khan

b)

Ranveer Singh

c)

Amitabh Bachchan

d)

Shahrukh Khan

10.

Where will India's first & World’s third ‘Ropeway Public Transport’ be set up at the cost of Rs. 400 crore?

a)

Varanasi

b)

Tawang

c)

Haridwar

d)

Kolkata

11.

Name the Persons who won ‘2021 Nobel Prize’ in Physics along with Italy’s Giorgio Parisi.

a)

Ardem Patapoutian & David Julius

b)

Reinhard Genzel & Andrea Ghez

c)

Syukuro Manabe & Andrea Ghez

d)

Syukuro Manabe & Klaus Hasselmann

12.

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.

a)

14%

b)

24%

c)

18%

d)

26%

13.

Who won 2021’s ‘UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’?

a)

Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development (JAAHD)

b)

Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development (GECPD)

c)

Society for Humanitarian Solidarity

d)

Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT)

14.

Name the Person who won ‘2021 Nobel Prize’ in Chemistry along with British chemist ‘David W.C. MacMillan’ for the development of ‘Asymmetric Organocatalysis’.

a)

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

b)

Jennifer A. Doudna

c)

Linus Pauling

d)

Benjamin List

15.

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.

a)

INS Kochi

b)

INS Viraat

c)

INS Vikramaditya

d)

INS Chennai

16.

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?

a)

7.9%

b)

7.1%

c)

8.3%

d)

9.2%

17.

Who won the 2021’s Nobel Prize in Literature?

a)

Peter Handke

b)

Abdulrazak Gurnah

c)

Bob Dylan

d)

Rudyard Kipling

18.

Which is the first county of the BRICS group to join ‘High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People’ ?

a)

Brazil

b)

Russia

c)

India

d)

China

19.

Who won the 2021’s ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ for the efforts to protect freedom of expression, the precondition of democracy & lasting peace?

a)

Abiy Ahmed

b)

Maria Ressa

c)

Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov

d)

Both B & C

20.

What amount was given in October 21 by the ‘Tata Sons Private Limited’ to acquire 100% stake of ‘Air India’?

a)

Rs 15,000 crore

b)

Rs 22,000 crore

c)

Rs 14,000 crore

d)

Rs 18,000 crore

21.

Who authored the book titled “The Custodian of Trust”?

a)

Subramanian Swamy

b)

Shaktikanta Das

c)

Rajnish Kumar

d)

Manmohan Singh

22.

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.

a)

SLINEX

b)

Samudra Shakti

c)

Ex Milan

d)

Malabar Exercise

23.

As per the 2021’s ‘Henley Passport Index (HPI)’, India was ranked at the ______th place in Q4 of 2021 .

a)

84

b)

90

c)

96

d)

106

24.

Which organization recently recognized ‘Access to a Clean and Healthy Environment’ as a fundamental right?

a)

OECD

b)

UNHRC

c)

IPCC

d)

GAHP

25.

2021's "International Day of the Girl Child" was observed on ___________ under the theme "Digital generation. Our generation".

a)

10th October

b)

11th October

c)

15th October

d)

20th October

26.

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 .

a)

Ragnar Frisch

b)

David Card

c)

Jan Tinbergen

d)

Benjamin List

27.

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.

a)

12%

b)

16%

c)

18%

d)

20%

28.

Which became the first Indian NBFC to launch instant Business Loan on ‘WhatsApp’?

a)

Tata Capital Financial Services

b)

India Infoline Finance Limited

c)

Bajaj Finance Limited

d)

Shriram Transport Finance Limited

29.

Which country recently in October 2021unveiled the world’s first automated driverless train?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Germany

30.

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.

a)

Hodori; Spain

b)

Ibha; India

c)

Hodori; India

d)

Ibha; Spain

31.

Which Small Finance Bank (SFB) got license from RBI to become India's 12th SFB?

a)

Jana Small Finance Bank

b)

Asirvad Small Finance Bank

c)

Unity Small Finance Bank

d)

Paytm Small Finance Bank

32.

Name the personality who was recently honored with ‘2021 C K Prahalad Award’ for Global Business Sustainability Leadership.

a)

Arvind Krishna

b)

Ajay Banga

c)

Satya Nadella

d)

Indra Nooyi

33.

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?

a)

2025

b)

2030

c)

2035

d)

2040

34.

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.

a)

Only A & B

b)

Only B & C

c)

Only B

d)

All A, B & C

35.

What is India’s rank in the 58th edition of ‘Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index 2021’ (RECAI) released by Ernst & Young Global Limited’s ?

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

6th

36.

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 __________.

a)

85.2%

b)

90.6%

c)

88.4%

d)

92.2%

37.

Name the Personality who was honored with ‘WHO Director-General’s award’ (Posthumously) in October 2021.

a)

Henrietta Lacks

b)

Narinder Singh Kapany

c)

Altaf Hussain Bhat

d)

Maurice Sendak

38.

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.

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Nepal

39.

Alexander Schallenberg was recently appointed as the new Chancellor of which country?

a)

Hungary

b)

Croatia

c)

Austria

d)

Slovakia

40.

Which country participated with India in the 17th Edition of joint military exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 21” held in October 2021?

a)

Australia

b)

Brazil

c)

Japan

d)

USA

41.

Name the Indian Personality who won ‘2021 Earthshot Prize’ under ‘Clean Our Air’ Category.

a)

Karthik Jayaraman

b)

Shardul Sheth

c)

Vidyut Mohan

d)

Ashutosh Vikram

42.

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.

a)

Defence Research and Development Organisation

b)

NITI Aayog

c)

India Meteorological Department

d)

National Informatics Centre

43.

Who was recently appointed to head the Working Group that will review the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)’ for Kharif 2022?

a)

K.P. Krishnan

b)

N. K. Sodhi

c)

Ritesh Chauhan

d)

S Janakiraman

44.

Which country recently conducted its inaugural maritime dialogue with India to work on a free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific region?

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

United Kingdom

45.

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.

a)

6%

b)

6.25%

c)

6.75%

d)

7%

46.

India was ranked _____ in the ‘World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2021 report’.

a)

76th

b)

79th

c)

106th

d)

112nd

47.

Who was conferred with the 2021’s Aryabhata Award by the Astronautical Society of India?

a)

K. Sivan

b)

Tessy Thomas

c)

Ritu Karidhal

d)

G Satheesh Reddy

48.

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?

a)

Rs 50 Lakh

b)

Rs 10 Lakh

c)

Rs 5 Lakh

d)

Rs 25 Lakh

49.

Which became the first foreign operator to get India’s approval to sell high-speed broadband services to planes and shipping vessels via BSNL?

a)

OneWeb

b)

SpaceX

c)

Inmarsat Holdings

d)

Virgin Galactic

50.

Name the personality that recently won ‘Sakharov Prize’.

a)

Nadia Murad

b)

Alexya Salvador

c)

Alexei Navalny

d)

Michelle Bachelet

51.

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?

a)

Iran

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Pakistan

d)

Mauritius

52.

Who was honoured with the 1st-ever ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 52nd International Film Festival of India?

a)

James Cameron

b)

Martin Scorsese

c)

Istvan Szabo

d)

Both B & C

53.

Who authored the book titled “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman”?

a)

P Sainath

b)

Megha Rajagopalan

c)

Chidanand Rajghatta

d)

R Giridharan

54.

‘United Nations(UN) Day’ is annually observed across the globe on ___________ to mark the establishment of the UN in __________.

a)

22nd October; 1945

b)

22nd October; 1955

c)

24th October; 1945

d)

24th October; 1955

55.

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

a)

Only A

b)

Only B & C

c)

Only C

d)

Only A & B

56.

In October 2021, India’s first “Green Day Ahead Market” was launched, which facilitates trading of _________ a day-ahead in the market.

a)

Electric Commodities

b)

Renewable Energy

c)

Solar Panels

d)

Biodegradable Goods

57.

Which country participated with India in Oct’ 21 in the maiden Joint Tri-service exercise - ‘Konkan Shakti’ at the Konkan coast in Arabian Sea?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iran

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Turkey

58.

Name the movie that is selected as India’s official candidate for ‘2022 Oscars’.

a)

Drishyam

b)

Koozhangal

c)

Sardar Udham

d)

Mimi

59.

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.

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

Japan

d)

Saudi Arabia

60.

Which one of the following was honored with the first ‘UNESCO-ICM 2021 Martial Arts Education Prize’?

a)

Bellator MMA

b)

Kung Fu Nuns

c)

Yuen Biao

d)

Bolo Yeung

61.

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?

a)

Booth Tracker App

b)

Phoenix App

c)

Garuda App

d)

Unicorn App

62.

Which became the first Indian State to approve its own Wildlife Action Plan (2021-2030)?

a)

Gujarat

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Sikkim

d)

Kerala

63.

Which country recently in Oct’21 built the world's largest Hydrogen Fuel cell power plant?

a)

China

b)

Singapore

c)

South Korea

d)

Sweden

64.

Identify the state that topped the sixth edition of Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021), published by Public Affairs Centre among large states.

a)

Chattisgarh

b)

Gujarat

c)

Kerala

d)

Sikkim

65.

American multinational technology conglomerate, “Facebook” was rebranded as ___________ in October 2021.

a)

Trans

b)

Matrix

c)

Meta

d)

Binary

66.

Which country participated in Oct’21 alongside the Indian Air Force in the multilateral combat exercise “Blue Flag 2021”?

a)

Israel

b)

Australia

c)

Turkey

d)

Japan

67.

Who is the top ranked Indian Philanthropist according to the ‘Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021’?

a)

Gautam Adani

b)

Azim Premji

c)

Mukesh Ambani

d)

Shiv Nadar