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1. Ans. B.
2. Ans. A.
3. Ans. B.
4. Ans. A.
● It has sent only two athletes to the Tokyo Games:
5. Ans. D.
6. Ans. C.
7. Ans. D.
* He won two gold medals and a bronze at the Dubai Para Badminton Tournament this year.
* He is a Para-badminton player from Odisha.
* In 2009, he was awarded the Arjuna Award.
* Indian Sports Honours are awards given annually by the RPSG Group in association with
the Virat Kohli Foundation to outstanding sports personalities of India.
8. Ans. C.
* This temple is also known as the Ramappa Temple.
* It is located at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in Telangana
* The Rudreswara temple was constructed in 1213 AD during the reign of the Kakatiya
Empire by RecharlaRudra, a general of Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva.
* The presiding deity here is RamalingeswaraSwamy.

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* Presently, there are 40 World Heritage Sites located in India. Out of these, 32 are cultural,
7 are natural, and 1 is mixed (meeting both cultural and natural criteria).
* India has the sixth largest number of sites in the world.
9. Ans. B.
* Earlier, she was awarded the AIFF Women's Player of the Year award in 2014 and 2015 as
well.
* The AIFF Player of the Year Awards are the annual football awards presented to the best
footballers in India by the All-India Football Federation (AIFF).
* The AIFF Women’s Player of the Year Award was introduced in 2001.
10. Ans. D.
* It is the first technology innovation hub to find cyber security Solutions for anti-drones
technologies, intrusion detection system, block-chain and cyber physical system.
* It will focus on safeguarding the cyberspace which will also include critical infrastructure.
11. Ans. A.
* She won the silver medal in at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the Women's 49kg category.
* Mirabai Chanu's silver medal is India's first at the Tokyo Olympics.
* She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions to the
sport.
* She was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the Government of India in 2018.
12. Ans. D.
* He is among 25 tax experts from around the world to be appointed as a member of the UN
tax committee.
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* He is a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
* The UN Tax Committee is formally known as the UN Committee of Experts on International

Cooperation in Tax Matters.
* The UN Tax Committee primarily focuses on fostering international cooperation on

domestic and international tax matters.
* The first meeting of the newly appointed members of the committee will take place in
October 2021.
13. Ans. B.
* It was announced by Union Minister of Culture and Tourism G. Kishan Reddy in Parliament
on July 19, 2021.
* The Indian Institute of Heritage will be an umbrella body under which all the heritage
institutes in the country will operate.
* It will be a world-class university that will focus on the conservation and research in India’s
rich tangible heritage.
14. Ans. C.
* Brisbane was selected as the host city by the International Olympic Committee on 21 July
2021.
* It will be the third Summer Games to be held in Australia after the 1956 Summer Olympics
in Melbourne, Victoria, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales.
15. Ans. B.
* In 2014, he had received the AIFF Men's Emerging Player of the Year award.
* The AIFF Player of the Year Awards are presented to the best footballers in India by the
All-India Football Federation (AIFF).
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* The AIFF first announced the award for men's player of the year in 1992.
16. Ans. D.
* The SKOCH Award honors people, projects and institutions that put extra effort into
making India a better nation.
17. Ans. B.
* Young Indian wrestlers Priya Malik, Tannu and Komal won gold medals at the World Cadet
Wrestling Championship.
18. Ans. C.
19. Ans. D.
* This day is observed to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that
causes severe liver disease and hepatocellular cancer.
* There are five main strains of the hepatitis virus A, B, C, D, and E.
* Dr Baruch Blumberg discovered the Hepatitis B virus (HBV).
* He also developed a diagnostic test and vaccine to treat the Hep-B virus.
20. Ans. A.
* In the exercise, 250 personnel from both nations will take the part.
21. Ans. D.
* The exercise is an annual maritime exercise conducted to promote national and regional
maritime security in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean.
22. Ans. C.
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* He has previously served four terms as the prime minister of Nepal (1995–1997, 2001–
2002, 2004–2005, 2017–2018).
* He has been the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016.
23. Ans. B.
* It was launched by the Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on July 14, 2021.
* It is an automatic machine which works like a bank ATM.
* The purpose of installing this machine is to ensure that the right quantity of ration reaches
beneficiaries.
24. Ans. C.
* The solar power park will have a capacity of 4.75 Gigawatt (Gw)/4750 MW.
* Earlier, NTPC had commissioned India’s largest floating solar power project of 10 MW on
the reservoir at its Simhadri thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh.
* National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) is a company incorporated under the
Companies Act 1956.
* It is under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India.
* It was established on November 7, 1975.
* It is headquartered in New Delhi.
25. Ans. B.
* Varanasi International Cooperation and Convention Centre is named as Rudraksh in

recognition of the ancient city's association with Lord Shiva.
* The foundation stone for Rudraksh was laid in 2015 during a visit to Varanasi by then-
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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26. Ans. A.
* It has been developed by PhD students of Biomedical Engineering Department of the

institution - Mohit Kumar, Ravinder Kumar and Amanpreet Chander under the guidance of
Dr. Ashish Sahani, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering.
* AMLEX is a system developed specifically for oxygen cylinders.
* It synchronises the flow of oxygen with the inhalation and exhalation of a patient.
* The device can operate on both portable power supply (battery) as well as line supply
(220V-50Hz).
27. Ans. D.
* The book focuses on India’s economic history and aims to provide lessons for the future of
India’s political economy.
* He was a nominated member of the Upper House of India's Parliament, the Rajya Sabha
during 2003–2009.
28. Ans. B.
* 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' has emerged the winner in a list of 28 documentaries
submitted from around the world.
* 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' is a story of a college student who writes letters to her lover
when he is away.
* The Oeil d'or (Golden Eye) award was instituted in 2015 by LaScam (the French-Speaking
Writers’ Society) and Bertuccelli in collaboration with the Cannes Film Festival and its general
delegate Thierry Fremaux.
29. Ans. A.
* The Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha is the leader and parliamentary chairperson of the
majority party in the Rajya Sabha.
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* The Leader of the House is responsible for organizing government meetings and business
in the House.
* Currently, Piyush Goyal is serving as the Minister of Textiles, Minister of Commerce and
Industry and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
30. Ans. C.
* It is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defense system.
* The missile system has been developed by the Defence Research & Development
Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories.
31. Ans. B.
32. Ans. D.
33. Ans. B.
34. Ans. C.
* NTPC is the only Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) to consistently feature in India's top 50
best workplaces
* The 'Great Place to Work' certification is recognized worldwide and is considered the gold
standard in identifying and recognisition great workplaces with high trust and high-
performance cultures.
* NTPC is an Indian government-owned electric utility company.
* It is under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India.
35. Ans. D.
• She has been awarded for this award in recognition of her commitment to public health
services.
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• In June 2020, The United Nations (UN) had also honoured her for her efforts and
strategies at tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Open Society Prize is the highest honour of Central European University (CEU).
• It is annually awarded to persons of exceptional distinction who serve the ideals of an
open society.
• KK Shailaja is the former Health Minister of Kerala (2016-2021) and a member of the
Central Committee of CPI(M).
36. Ans. A.
* She has been honoured with the award in the ‘Non-European Patent Office countries’
category.
* This award is presented annually by the European Patent Office (EPO) to recognise
outstanding inventors from Europe and beyond.
* Earlier, she was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2021 for her work and
invention in nanotechnology in the dental field.
* She was also inducted in the US National Inventor Hall of Fame.
37. Ans. B.
* The Familial Forestry is Rajasthan, India based an environmental organization.
* The Land for Life Award presentation will take place in August at the 8th Kubuqi
International Desert Forum in China.
* The Land for Life Programme was launched at the tenth UNCCD Conference of the Parties
(COP10) in 2011 in the Republic of Korea as part of the Changwon Initiative.
* It is considered as the world’s highest reward regarding land conservation and restoration.
38. Ans. C.
* In this index, India has also secured the fourth position in the Asia Pacific region.
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* United States topped this index, followed by the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and
Estonia.
* International Telecommunication Union is a United Nations specialised agency for

information and communication technologies (ICTs).
39. Ans. B.
* It was a biennial event.
* The chairmanship of IONS has been held by India (2008-10), UAE (2010-12), South Africa
(2012-14), Australia (2014-16), Bangladesh (2016-18) and Islamic Republic of Iran (2018-
21). France has assumed the Chairmanship on 29 June 2021 for a two-year tenure.
40. Ans. C.
• According to the report, India needs to better its infrastructure and Internet speed in
order to similarly support its start-up ecosystem.
• This index was released by the Startup Blink.
41. Ans. A.
* P. Sainath is the author of the book "Everybody Loves a Good Drought".
* He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2007.
* Earlier, this award has been awarded to historians Ramchandra Guha, Romila Thapar,
Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and musician AR
Rahman.
42. Ans. B.
* He is the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Engineers India Limited (EIL),
* He was awarded at a ceremony organized at the Embassy of Mongolia, India on 24th June,
2021.
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* The Order of Polar Star is the most desirable and prestigious state award bestowed by the
President of Mongolia.
* Engineers India Limited (EIL) is a government corporation.
43. Ans. D.
* This is the second time that Japan is going to host the Summer Olympic Games. Prior to
this, Japan had hosted these games for the first time in 1964 in Tokyo.
44. Ans. B.
• It was announced by WHO on June 30, 2021.

• China is the first country in the WHO’s Western Pacific region to be awarded a malaria-
free certification in more than three decades.
• The last countries to gain this status were El Salvador (2021), Algeria and Argentina
(2019), and Paraguay and Uzbekistan (2018).
45. Ans. A.
• Maana Patel is the third Indian swimmer who will take part in Tokyo 2020.
• Earlier, Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash have earned the automatic qualification (A
time) for the Olympics.
• This is the second time that Japan is going to host the Summer Olympic Games. Prior
to this, Japan had hosted these games for the first time in 1964 in Tokyo.
46. Ans. D.
• The Delhi government has launched the "Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik
Sahayata Yojana" to avail financial assistance.
• Under the scheme, an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 will be provided to those who have lost a
family member to coronavirus.
• Under this scheme, Children who lost their both parents or single parent to COVID-19 will
also be provided ₹2,500 per month till they achieve 25 years of age and government will also
provide free education to them.
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47. Ans. B.
• The new technology platform is designed to provide for centralized collection and payment
accounting with high level of bank integration.
• Life Insurance Corporation of India (abbreviated as LIC) is an Indian government owned

insurance and investment corporation.
• It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
48. Ans. C.
• This warship was first sanctioned by the government in January 2003.
• It will be able to launch 30 aircraft, including 20 fighter jets and 10 helicopters.
• It is the first aircraft carrier to be designed by the Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian
Navy and the first warship to be built by Cochin Shipyard
49. Ans. B.
• Among cities, Indore and Surat were adjudged joint winners, and Chandigarh was ranked
first among Union territories.
• Ahmedabad bagged the Smart Cities Leadership Award, followed by Varanasi and Ranchi in
the second and third spots respectively.
50. Ans. A.
• Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent.
• He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, his
novel in English.
• He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
51. Ans. C.
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• She is the Vice-Chairperson of Apollo Foundation, Vice-Chairperson of Apollo Life and

Editor-in-Chief of B Positive Magazine.
• She is the wife of popular actor Ram Charan
• WWF-India is a conservation organization dedicated to protecting and securing natural

heritage and ecology.
52. Ans. B.
• The group will be jointly led by Mari Pangestu, World Bank's Managing Director for
Development Policy and Partnerships, Lord Nicholas Stern of the London School of Economics
and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, IMF's Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department.
53. Ans. D.
• New Zealand won the title by defeating India by 8 wickets in the final match.
• New Zealand won the ICC Test Championship mace for the first time
• New Zealand cricket team was awarded the cash prize of 1.6 million USD, while India won
800,000 USD.
54. Ans. C.
● Portugal has opened the World’s longest Pedestrian bridge.
● The bridge is a 1,693-foot narrow, steel pathway suspended between towers.
● It is built more than 570 feet above the fast-flowing Paiva Rive.
● It is built in the Arouca Geopark and links two hills with granite cliff faces.
● Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world’s longest pedestrian
suspension bridge.
● Portugal is the westernmost sovereign state in mainland Europe.
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55. Ans. D.
● NASA has announced plans to send its first mobile robot to the moon in 2023 .
● It is planning to search for water and other resources on the moon in 2023.
● The name of the rover is the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover or VIPER and It
runs on solar power.
● NASA was formed in July 1958 and Its headquarters is in Washington, D.C.
● ISRO is the national space agency of India and Its headquarters is in Bengaluru,
Karnataka.
56. Ans. A.
● Crimson Solar Project has been approved by the USA.
● This project has been given final approval on public lands in the California desert by the
Bureau of Land Management.
● It will be capable of powering nearly 90,000 homes.
● It is being developed by the Canadian Solar Unit Recurrent Energy.
● It will be delivering power to California Utility Southern California Edison.
● It will be set up on 2,000 acres of land with an estimated investment of USD 550 million.
57. Ans. B.
● China will become the world’s first country to ban all synthetic cannabinoid substances.
● It is likely to come into effect on July 1.
● Synthetic cannabinoids are highly camouflaged as some are found in e-cigarette oil and
some are found in cut tobacco made from leaves, flower petals etc.
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● It has become one of the most-abused new psychoactive substances.
● China is the most populous country in the world and area wise second largest country in
Asia.
58. Ans. C.
● A 76 is the name of World’s largest iceberg that broke apart from Antarctica.
● It has a surface area of around 4,320 square kilometres and It is about 170 km long and
25 km wide.
● It now floats in the Weddell Sea and It is shaped like a giant ironing board.
● It was split from the Ronne Ice Shelf and first spotted by the British Antarctic Survey.
● The iceberg consists of three fragments:
a. A-76a
b. A-76b
c. A-76c
59. Ans. D.
● Microsoft has launched the first ever “Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive
Council”.
● The main aim is building is a strong communications channel for addressing cyber threats
● It will also share best practices across the participating countries.
● It is also supported by cyber security professionals from Microsoft.
● It consists of policy makers and influencers from Brunei, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
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● It will mark a significant commitment towards accelerating public-private partnerships in

cyber security.
60. Ans. D.
● Russia is building its first naval ship which will be fully equipped with stealth technology.
● The building of the vessel has been called Project 20386.
● It will be capable of searching and destroying submarines.
● It will be armed with cruise missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and artillery.
● It will evade the enemy's eye with the help of high-end stealth capabilities.
● Russia is the largest country in the world and It is considered a potential superpower.
61. Ans. C.
● The rank of India in the Sustainable Development Report 2021 is 120th.
● It was released on 14 June 2021 by Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
● It is the 6th Edition of the Sustainable Development Report and 1st edition released in
2015.
● The annual report which ranks the 193 UN member countries based on their performance
against the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is called the Sustainable Development Report.
● Finland topped in the Sustainable Development Report 2021.
62. Ans. A.
● ESA will launch the world's first wooden satellite.
● It will be launched from a Rocket Lab Electron rocket by the end of 2021.
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● The name of the satellite is WISA Woodsat and It is a nanosatellite.
● The satellite is the brainchild of Jari Makinen and It is going to be launched from New
Zealand.
● It was designed by Finnish company Arctic Astronautics.
● The sensors of the satellite have also been developed by the European Space Agency.
63. Ans. D.
• India's export of agricultural and allied products in 2020-21 grew by 17.34 per cent to USD
41.25 billion.
• The largest markets for India's agricultural products are the US, China, Bangladesh, UAE,
Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Nepal, Iran and Malaysia.
• Further, as many as 18 states -- including Maharashtra, Kerala, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu,

Assam, Punjab, and Karnataka -- have finalised their specific action plan to implement the
Agri export policy.
• As part of the policy, 46 unique product-district clusters have been identified for export
promotion and 29 cluster level committees have been formed.
64. Ans. A.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the interchange fee on each financial transaction at
ATM from Rs 15 to Rs 17 for financial transactions and from Rs 5 to Rs 6 for non-financial
transactions.
• Banks will be able to raise ATM transaction charges from August 1, 2021.
• Customers are still eligible for five free transactions — inclusive of financial and non-
financial transactions — every month from their own bank ATMs and three transactions from
other bank ATM.
65. Ans. B.
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• Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh (42) passed away.
• The Manipur-based former boxer endured a long battle with cancer and even fought
COVID-19 last year.
• Dingko won the Asian Games gold in 1998 and was bestowed the Arjuna award the same
year. In 2013, he was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to the sport.
• Dingko, who was employed with Navy, had taken to coaching after hanging up his gloves.
66. Ans. D.
• President-elect of the 76th session of the UNGA, Abdulla Shahid appointed K Nagaraj Naidu
as his Chef de Cabinet.
• Naidu is India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador.
• Comprising 193 member the General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and
representative organ of the United Nations.
• Shahid was overwhelmingly elected as president of the next session of the UN General
Assembly.
• India, currently serving the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member of the powerful UN
Security Council, will assume the Presidency of the 15-nation UN organ in August.
67. Ans. A.
• First edition of the two-day Arab-India Energy Forum (AIEF) was held virtually.
• The event was held under the co-chairship of India and the Kingdom of Morocco.
• The forum witnessed exchange of knowledge, expertise and best practices in the fields of
energy efficiency programmes for different economic sectors, accelerated development of
new & renewable energy, fostering regional power sharing arrangements, enhanced oil
recovery, tight gas extraction, and safe nuclear power generation etc.
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• It was agreed to hold the 2nd edition of AIEF in India during 2023.
68. Ans. C.
• Indian Bank has partnered wealth-tech company Fisdom to offer a comprehensive suite of
wealth management products and services to the bank’s 10 crore customers.
• The partnership will focus on enabling large-scale facilitation and distribution of wealth
products and services through Indian Bank’s network.
• In phase one of the partnership, Indian Bank's customers can access and invest in any
mutual fund of choice and the National Pension System through the lender's IndOASIS
mobile banking application and its internet banking portal.
• Indian Bank is the seventh largest public sector bank in India.
69. Ans. C.
• DBS has been named by Forbes in their list of World's Best Banks 2021.
• DBS was ranked #1 out of 30 domestic and international banks in India for the second
consecutive year.
• This is the third edition of the 'World's Best Banks' list by Forbes, conducted in partnership
with market research firm Statista.
• Recently, DBS Bank India was recognised as 'India's Best International Bank 2021' by
Asiamoney.
• DBS was named 'Safest Bank in Asia' for the 12th consecutive year by New York-based
trade publication Global Finance in 2020.
70. Ans. A.
• Former Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh became the country's sixth
democratically elected president of Mongolia.
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• Khurelsukh defeated Sodnomzundui Erdene of the opposition Democratic Party and

Dangaasuren Enkhbat of the Right Person Electorate Coalition in a national vote.
• With 99.7% of votes counted overnight, Khurelsukh's tally had reached 821,136, or 68% of
the total, the largest share of the vote since the democratic era began in 1990.
71. Ans. A.
• Government of Assam has notified Dihing Patkai as 7th National Park of the state.
• Assam now has the third most National Parks after the 12 in Madhya Pradesh and nine in
the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• The five older National Parks in the State are Kaziranga, Manas, Nameri, Orang and Dibru-
Saikhowa.
• Kaziranga and Manas are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. They are also tiger reserves along
with Nameri and Orang.
72. Ans. C.
• The Rajasthan government has approved the draft of the Mukhyamantri Kisan Mitra Urja
Yojana.
• Under the scheme agriculture power consumers will get Rs 1,000 every month and a
maximum of Rs 12,000 per year.
• Central and state government employees and other income tax payers will not be eligible
for the subsidy.
73. Ans. C.
• The Navies of India and Thailand started a three-day coordinated patrol in the Andaman
Sea.
• This is the 31st edition of the India-Thailand coordinated patrol (CORPAT).
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• The Indian Navy's offshore patrol vessel INS Saryu and Thai ship Krabi along with Dornier
maritime patrol aircraft from both navies are participating in the exercise.
• Both the navies have been bi-annually undertaking CORPAT along their international
maritime boundary line (IMBL) since 2005.
74. Ans. B.
• RBI has granted approval for re-appointment of Chandra Shekhar Ghosh as the Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bandhan Bank
• His term will be of 3 years, with effect from 10 July 2021.
• His re-appointment is subject to the approval of shareholders at the ensuing annual

general meeting of the bank.
• Bandhan Bank operates as a commercial bank since 2001
75. Ans. D.
• El Salvador has become world’s first country to grant legal tender status to bitcoin.
• Bitcoin use as legal tender will become law in 90 days.
• Its economy heavily relies on remittances and so those who are working abroad can send
money back home in bitcoins too
• It will bring financial inclusion, investment, tourism, innovation and economic development
in the country.
76. Ans. B.
• AP launched interest-free loans under the Jagananna Thodu scheme to help small & petty
vendors and artisans.
• Under the scheme the state govt credited Rs 370 crore to 3.7 lakh small traders as interest
free loan.
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• Although 9.05 lakh beneficiaries were identified from the scheme, in the phase-1, only Rs
535 crore was disbursed by the banks to 5.35 lakh beneficiaries.
77. Ans. A.
• All jobs in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh have been reserved for the residents of the
region.
• The new recruitment rules are mentioned in the Clause 11 of the Union Territory of Ladakh
Employment (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2021.
• The move has met a long-pending demand of the people of Ladakh, after it was carved out
as a Union Territory (UT) on August 5, 2019.
• The order by the L-G was issued by exercising the powers conferred by S.O 282(E) dated
21.01.2020.
78. Ans. B.
• The Central govt increased the MSP of kharif crops for the 2021-21 crop season (July-June)
by an average 3.7 per cent.
• The maximum hike reserved for pulses and oilseeds to encourage farmers to shift from
paddy.
• The MSP of tur and urad has been increased by Rs 300 per quintal in absolute terms for
2021-22 to Rs 6300 per quintal while the MSP of groundnut seed has been increased by Rs
275 per quintal in 2021-21 to Rs 5550 per quintal.
• The MSP of sesame seed has been raised by Rs 452 per quintal to Rs 7307 per quintal.
• MSP of paddy has been raised by a modest Rs 72 per quintal to Rs 1940 per quintal.
79. Ans. A.
• State-owned Central Bank of India announced co-lending partnerships with NBFC players
Indiabulls Housing Finance and IIFL Home Finance.
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• Under this arrangement, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) will originate and
process retail home loans while Central Bank of India will take into its book 80 per cent of
the housing loan under direct assignment transactions, the lender said in separate regulatory
filings.
• The partnership will result in a greater disbursement of housing loans by Central Bank of
India, Indiabulls HFL and IIFL HFL.
• In November last year, the Reserve Bank had announced a Co-Lending Model (CLM)
scheme under which banks can provide loans along with NBFCs to priority sector borrowers
based on a prior agreement.
80. Ans. A.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has extended the term of Life
Insurance Corporation (LIC) Chairman MR Kumar till March 13, 2022.
• His currently notified term was to end on June 30 this year.
• Kumar was appointed as LIC Chairman on March 13, 2019. Kumar had joined LIC in 1983
as a direct recruit officer.
• Recently, in the disinvestment plan the Centre which owns 100% of LIC, is looking for
dismantle for up to 10% stake via IPO.
81. Ans. A.
• Water Burial has won the best film award on environment conservation at the 67th
National Films Awards 2021.
• Inspired by the popular Assamese novel Saba Kota Manuh, which is written by Yeshe
Dorjee Thongchi, Water Burial is in Monpa dialect and has an intriguing storyline around a
dark ritual of a local tribe in Arunachal Pradesh.
• The film, which is directed by independent filmmaker Shantanu Sen in Monpa dialect, has
garnered positive reviews for its uniqueness in portraying the rituals of the tribals of the
Northeast and bringing the attention of the mainstream media towards it.
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• Water Burial is presented by Sanjive Narain, Chief Managing Director of Prag News,
produced by AM Television and co-produced by Faruque Iftikar.
82. Ans. C.
• The Executive Board of the FIH selected Oman to host the inaugural Hockey5s World Cups
(Men and Women) to be played in January 2024.
• Matches will take place in Oman’s capital city Muscat.
• The Hockey5s’ flagship event is a brand-new FIH competition. Sixteen teams per gender (3
per continent Oman as hosts) will take part in this first edition.
• Continental Hockey5s qualifiers for the World Cup will be organized in 2022.
83. Ans. D.
• The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020 list has been unveiled.
• This year Rhea Chakraborty has topped the list.
• She was in the news for most of last year due to the sudden demise of Sushant Singh
Rajput and the controversy around his death.
• Adline Castelino (Miss Universe 2020 - 3rd Runner-up) at number 2, Disha Patani at
number 3, Kiara Advani at number 4 and Deepika Padukone at number 5.
84. Ans. D.
• Domestic credit ratings agency Crisil cut its FY22 growth estimate for India to 9.5 per cent
from the earlier 11 per cent due to the hit to private consumption and investments following
the second wave of COVID-19.
• The rating agency joins other watchers who have cut their FY22 growth projections, with
some pegging it as low as 7.9 per cent.
• The economy had contracted by 7.3 per cent in FY21.
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85. Ans. A.
• The Union government appointed Anup Chandra Pandey as the Election Commissioner.
• He is a retired IAS officer of the 1984 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre.
• Pandey has been appointed to the position left vacant by former Chief Election
Commissioner Sunil Arora’s retirement on April 12.
• This restores the three-member commission to its full strength, which will now oversee the
next set of crucial assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and
Uttarakhand next year.
• Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar are
the other two members on the panel.
86. Ans. D.
• World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated every year on 9 June to promote the role of
accreditation in trade & the economy.
• The theme for WAD 2021 is “Accreditation: Supporting the Implementation of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.
• It provides the opportunity for ILAC and IAF members to share examples with
stakeholders, regulators and consumers of how accreditation may be applied to meet
objectives such as increasing trade, addressing environment and health and safety concerns,
and improving the general overall quality of output in an economy.
87. Ans. D.
• India has been elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC), one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for three-year terms of 2022-
24.
• India was elected to the 54-member ECOSOC, by the UNGA on June 7, 2021, in the Asia-
Pacific States category, along with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Oman.
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• ECOSOC serves as the central platform for discussing international economic, social and
environmental issues and formulating policy recommendations addressed to member states
and the United Nations system.
88. Ans. C.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that formalizes his country’s exit from the
Open Skies Arms Control Treaty.
• Signed on March 24 1992, the pact allows for unarmed surveillance over the territories of
its 34 member states.
• Russia has become the second country to exit the pact following a Donald Trump-led US’
exit from the treaty last year.
• Open Skies Treaty is an international treaty that allow nations to collect information on one
another’s military forces to increase transparency.
89. Ans. B.
• The Piramal Foundation in support of the NITI Aayog has announced plans to provide
COVID home care to 20 lakh citizens staying in rural areas.
• The Foundation which has been working in 25 districts helping in COVID care to senior
citizens since last year has now expanded its scope of work to 112 backward districts called
“Aspirational Districts’.
• Both entities unveiled ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan’ which will be rolled out in
these 112 districts to assist the district administrations in providing home-care support to
patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.
• Most of these districts are in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra.
90. Ans. B.
• The Assam government has instituted a series of annual awards similar to the Bharat Ratna
and Padma awards entailing a slew of benefits for the awardees.
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• The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswas
Sarma.
• While the Asom Ratna would be presented to one person who has made a significant
contribution to society, the Asom Bibhushan would be presented to three, the Asom Bhushan
to two and the Asom Shree to 10 persons every year.
• The awards will carry ₹5 lakh, ₹3 lakh, ₹2 lakh and ₹1 lakh respectively with benefits such
as free treatment for critical illness, free stay at Assam Bhawans across the country and free
travel in State Transport Corporation buses.
91. Ans. A.
• A record 63 Indian universities have made it to the Times Higher Education Asia University
Rankings 2021.
• India is third overall in terms of representation, behind Japan (116 universities) and
Mainland China (91).
• While Indian Institute of Science (37th) remains the country’s highest ranked university for
the seventh year in a row, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (55th) and Indian Institute
of Technology Indore (78th) have also made it to the top 100 this year.
• King George’s Medical University (139th), Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology

Delhi (143rd) and Mahatma Gandhi University (154th) figure among the top 200 for the first
time.
• Of the 49 Indian universities appearing in the rankings for at least a second consecutive
year, 51% have maintained or improved on their 2020 rankings.
92. Ans. C.
• World Ocean Day is observed globally on 8th June every year.
• This day is observed to raise global awareness about the importance of the ocean in our
lives and the ways through which we can protect it.
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• The World Oceans Day has been celebrated by many countries since 1992. The countries
were celebrating the Day after the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development that was held in Rio de Janeiro.
• However, the United Nations decided to celebrate the day in 2009.
• “The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods” is the theme for World Oceans Day 2021.
93. Ans. B.
• The Maldives' Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was elected as the new President of the UN
General Assembly (UNGA), winning a three-fourth majority against contender Afghanistan’s
former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul.
• Shahid garnered 143 votes while Rassoul received 48 votes out of the 191 votes polled.
• The election to the UNGA presidential post is held on an annual basis, rotated amongst
various regional groupings. The 76th UNGA session (2021-22) was the turn of the Asia-
Pacific group.
• This is the first time the Maldives will be occupying the office of the President of the UNGA.
94. Ans. C.
• The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Vishwavir Ahuja as the
Managing Director and CEO of RBL Bank for a one-year period with effect from June 30,
2021.
• He has been the Managing Director & CEO of RBL Bank since June 30, 2010.
• Before RBL Bank, Ahuja was the Managing Director & CEO of Bank of America, India.
95. Ans. A.
• UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has formally launched the decades of 2021-30 as the
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030).
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• The UN Decade aims to inspire and support governments, UN agencies, civil society,
private sector companies, youth, women’s groups, indigenous peoples, farmers, local
communities and individuals globally, to collaborate, develop and catalyse restoration
initiatives across the world.
• The Decade aims to mobilize hundreds of millions of people to restore nature and foster a
global restoration culture in which restoration initiatives are scaled up across the planet.
96. Ans. D.
• Haryana government has launched Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme 2021.
• This Life Air God Pension scheme aims to ensure adequate supply of natural oxygen in the
state.
• This Prana Vayu Devta Pension Yojna is a major step towards ensuring clean air to breathe
amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
• Several states including Haryana witnessed a crisis of medical oxygen recently that was
needed for severely ill COVID-19 patients.
• The demand for oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentrators rose to a new high in the 1st &
2nd wave of Coronavirus crisis.
• In order to avoid such a deficit of oxygen supply in the future, the state govt. comes with a
unique and first of its kind initiative namely Prana Vayu Devta Pension Scheme.
97. Ans. D.
• World Brain Tumour Day is celebrated on June 8 every year.
• The day aims to raise awareness and educate people about the brain tumour.
• Brian Tumour Day is observed to pay tribute to brain tumour patients and their families,
caregivers, scientists and health professionals.
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• A brain tumour occurs when cells grow at an abnormal rate to form a mass of abnormal
cells within the brain. There are two main types of tumours: cancerous (malignant) tumours
and benign (non-cancerous) tumours.
• A brain tumour can be a life-threatening disease but completely treatable. Some of the
common treatments of brain tumour include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, anti-
seizure medication, steroid treatment, etc.
98. Ans. A.
• The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) announced the appointment
of Hitendra Dave as Chief Executive Officer of HSBC India subject to receipt of regulatory
approval. He has been appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer effective June 7, 2021.
• Dave succeeds Surendra Rosha who will be moving to Hong Kong as the co-chief executive
of HSBC Asia-Pacific.
99. Ans. C.
• Senior administrator and former power secretary, Sanjeev Nandan Sahai is set to take over
as next chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).
• A search committee headed by V K Saraswat, Member (S&T), NITI Aayog, cleared the
name of Sahai. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board is a statutory body in India.
• Sanjiv Nandan Sahai is a 1986 batch IAS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa- Mizoram
and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre.
• He took over as Secretary in the Ministry of Power in 2019.
• He has also held several positions in the bureaucracy throughout his career, including five
years as the Prime Minister.
100. Ans. B.
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• The 8th triennial conference of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) held virtually from
May 31-June 3, 2021, with a main focus on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
• Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt–UBA) hosted the conference

for the 1st time since its inception. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety is supported the UBA.
• UN Environment Programme, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and UN Economic

Commission on Europe, also addressed the conference.
• The conference was attended by over 800 scientists and other stakeholders from over 60
countries.
101. Ans. E.
• Public sector (PSU) banks have sanctioned 95 percent of the total loans under PM SVANidhi
scheme to Street Vendors.
• PSU Banks have sanctioned 23,16,207 loans under this scheme as on 31st May 2021.
• The Government of India launched the PM Street Vendors’ Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM
SVANidhi) scheme on June 1,2020.
• Under the scheme, collateral-free working capital loan of up to Rs 10,000 of one-year

tenure is being provided. The scheme aims at financing approximately 50 lakh street
vendors.
• A collateral free loan is a loan provided to the borrower without any security.
102. Ans. D.
• Kuwait’s Husain Al-Musallam has been elected as the President of the International
Swimming Federation (FINA) at the FINA General Congress held in Doha,Qatar.
• He was previously serving as the first Vice President(VP) of FINA.(FINA has 2 VPs namely
First VP and Second VP).
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103. Ans. C.
• After a wait of more than a decade, the Indian Navy is set to receive its first set of multi-
role helicopters as America is set to hand over three MH-60 Romeo helicopters to the force in
the United States in July.
• The first batch of Indian pilots has also reached the US for training on the helicopters which
would be arriving in India next year in July.
• India and the US had signed over- ₹16,000 crore deal to buy 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters
from Lockheed Martin in 2020 under fast track procedures on a government-to-government
deal to hasten the process.
104. Ans. D.
• India’s rank has slipped by two places from last year to 117 on the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations
member states in 2015.
• The State of India’s Environment Report 2021 revealed that India’s rank was 115 last year
and dropped by two places primarily because major challenges like ending hunger and
achieving food security (SDG 2).
• India ranks below four South Asian countries — Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh,
it said. The overall SDG score of India is 61.9 out of 100.
• According to the report Jharkhand and Bihar are the least prepared to meet the SDGs by
2030, which is the target year. While Jharkhand lags in five of the SDGs, Bihar lags in seven.
• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, was adopted by all United Nations Member
States in 2015, which provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and
the planet, now and into the future.
• There are 17 SDGs which are an urgent call for action by all countries — developed and
developing — in a global partnership.
105. Ans. C.
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• Raimona in Kokrajhar district has become Assam’s sixth national park.
• A notification declaring Raimona as a national park has been brought out by Assam govt.
• The five national parks that existed prior to the 422 sq. km Raimona are Kaziranga, Manas,
Nameri, Orang and Dibru-Saikhowa.
• The Raimona National Park is within the Bodoland Territorial Region. The area of the park
includes the northern part of the notified Ripu Reserve Forest (508.62 sq. km), which forms
the western-most buffer to the Manas National Park that straddles the India-Bhutan border.
• The Pekua river defines Raimona’s southern boundary.
106. Ans. A.
• NTPC Ltd has become a signatory to the prestigious United Nations Global Compact’s CEO
Water Mandate.
• The CEO Water Mandate is a UN Global Compact initiative to demonstrate commitment and
efforts of companies to better their water and sanitation agenda as part of long term
Sustainable Development Goals.
• It is designed to assist companies in the development, implementation, and disclosure of
• NTPC is India’s largest power utility under Ministry of Power.
• NTPC has already taken a series of measures across its plant locations on sound water
management.
• It has said that NTPC will further imbibe the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) for water
conservation and management while carrying out its core business activity of power
generation.
107. Ans. B.
• Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur launched the YounTab scheme for students and
distributed 12,300 tablets among them virtually in Leh.
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• A total of 12 thousand 300 students of 6th to 12th class from government schools will
benefit from the scheme.
• YounTab scheme formulated to encourage digital learning, bridge the digital divide between
connected and unconnected and mitigate the Covid pandemic disruptions.
108. Ans. D.
• Kerala-based Thomas Vijayan, who is now settled in Canada, has won the 2021 Nature TTL
Photography Awards for his photo of an Orangutan clinging to a tree.
• The photograph is titled ‘The World is Going Upside Down’.
• Vijayan was adjudged as the overall winner of the competition from over 8,000 entries for
Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2021, which carries a grand prize of 1,500 pounds
(Rs.1.5 lakh).
• Nature TTL is the world’s leading online nature photography resource.
109. Ans. E.
• World Food Safety Day is observed on 7th June globally.
• The aim of the day is to raise awareness about different foodborne risks and the measures
of how to prevent it.
• The campaigns will also spread awareness that how food safety is very much important and
related to different other important factors of life such as human health, economic growth,
and many others.
• Also, the day will surely ensure in building up a connection between food safety and other
elements such as agriculture, sustainable development, and market access.
• This year’s theme is “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow”.
110. Ans. A.
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• Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan broke the women's 10,000 metres world record,
clocking 29 minutes 6.82 seconds in a Continental Tour meeting on home soil in Hengelo.
• Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana held the previous record of 29:17.45, set at the 2016 Rio Olympics,
but Hassan shaved more than 10 seconds off that mark.
• Hassan is the reigning world champion having won gold in Doha in 2019 and the 28-year-
old set down a marker before next month's Tokyo Games, blowing away the competition and
sprinting solo across the line with her arms outstretched in celebration.
111. Ans. C.
• Sergio Perez won his second Formula One race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a
dramatic finish to the race in Baku.
• Driver Championship leader and Perez's Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen crashed with
just 4 laps to go.
• Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, went off course while trying to win the race on the
standing restart in the two-lap shootout.
• Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel took second for Aston Martin after an impressive
drive after qualifying 11th.
• Pierre Gasly was third for AlphaTauri.
112. Ans. B.
• As part of this initiative, the bank is looking at reducing its emissions, energy, and water
consumption.
• It will continue to incorporate and scale up the use of renewable energy in its operations.
113. Ans. A.
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• The GoI, Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a $32 million Mizoram Health Systems
Strengthening Project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in
Mizoram.
• The project will strengthen the governance and the management structure of the
Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW) and its subsidiaries, improve the quality
and coverage of services delivered by the state government health systems, and invest in a
comprehensive Quality Assurance program which would enable quality certification of health
facilities.
• A key focus will be to strengthen the effectiveness of the state health insurance
programme; build synergies with the Government of India’s Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojna (PMJAY); and thereby reduce financial barriers in accessing hospital services, prevent
catastrophic out of pocket expenditure for health by poor families and expand coverage.
114. Ans. C.
• State Bank of India (SBI) has announced Aarogyam Healthcare Business Loan.
• Under this facility the entire healthcare ecosystem such as hospitals, nursing homes,
diagnostic centres etc can avail loans of up to ₹100 crore repayable in 10 years.
• The loan can be availed either as term loan to support expansion/modernisation or as

working capital facilities such as cash credit, bank guarantee/letter of credit.
• In metro centres, loans can be availed up to ₹100 crore, tier I & urban centres up to ₹20
crore and in tier II to tier VI centres up to ₹10 crore.
115. Ans. D.
• Former Philippine President (2010 to 2016) Benigno Aquino passed away recently.
• Known popularly as Noynoy, he rode a wave of public emotion all the way to the
presidency after his mother, Corazon Aquino, died in 2009.
• He was a three-term member of the House of Representatives between 1998 and 2007,
representing the sugar-growing Tarlac province north of Manila.
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116. Ans. A.
• SBI Cards & Payment Services, in partnership with Fabindia, launched co-branded
contactless credit cards named ‘Fabindia SBI Card’ and ‘Fabindia SBI Card SELECT’ to offer a
rewarding shopping experience to its premium customers.
• The contactless credit card provides reward points for the premium cardholders on their
retail spending with the value back on varied spending categories.
• The cards offer 10 percent value back to customers for buying in-stores at Fabindia along
with complimentary domestic airport lounge access.
• Customers with these cards are provided direct entry to FabFamily loyalty programmes and
avail its benefits.
117. Ans. B.
• China aims to send its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033.
• It aimed a long-term plan to build a permanently inhabited base on the Red Planet and
extract its resources.
• It will intensify a race with the United States to plant humans on Mars.
• Crewed launches to Mars are planned for 2033, 2035, 2037, 2041 and beyond.
• China landed a robotic rover on Mars in May 2021.
• Before the crewed missions begin, China will send robots to Mars to study possible sites for
the base and to build systems to extract resources there.
118. Ans. A.
• The Cochin International Airport has won the Roll of Excellence award in Airport Service
Quality.
• This was established by Director General of Airport Council International (ACI).
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• It is a global body of airport operators.
• The award will be presented during the ACI Customer Experience Global Summit to be held
in Sep in Montreal, Canada.
• CIA has consistently delivered excellence in customer service by winning multiple awards
over five years during the past 10 years.
• It is one of the six airports worldwide that will receive the recognition this year.
119. Ans. C.
120. Ans. C.
121. Ans. D.
122. Ans. A.
123. Ans. A.
124. Ans. C.
125. Ans. D.
126. Ans. A.
1) Immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar
2) Constructive dialogue among all parties concerned to seek a peaceful solution in the
interests of the people
3) Mediation to be facilitated by an envoy of Asean's chair, with the assistance of the

secretary-general
4) Humanitarian assistance provided by Asean's AHA Centre
5) A visit by the special envoy and delegation to Myanmar to meet all parties concerned
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127. Ans. C.
• India won 69 medals at the Asian Games, 2018.
• India won 15 gold, 24 silver, and 30 bronze and won the first medal of the event in
sepaktakraw.
• It was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
• China won the maximum no. of medals in the Asian games 2018.
• It is the 18th Asian game. The 45 members participate in the Olympic games of Asia.
• The first Indian woman to win gold in wrestling is Vinesh Phogat and Rahi Sarnobat
became the first Indian woman to win Asian Games gold in shooting.
128. Ans. A.
• V. S. Naipaul wrote the famous book 'A House for Mr. Biswas'.
• It was first published in London by Andre Deutsch in 1916.
• V. S. Naipaul was awarded the Nobel prize in literature in 2001.
• He was also awarded the booker prize, Jerusalem prize, and trinity cross.
• Vikram Seth is a novelist and poet. He has been awarded Padam Shri, Sahitya academy
award, etc.
129. Ans. B.
• Novak Djokovic won the 2018 US Open Men's singles Championship.
• He defeated Juan Martin del potroin in the finals by 6-3.
• The US Open men’s singles championship is a hardcourt tournament.
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• The four grand slam tournaments are the US Open, Australian Open, French Open, and
Wimbledon.
• The prize for the US open winner is $30,00,000.
• The US Open was held in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
Center, Queens, New York.
130. Ans. D.
• Vaishali S Hiwase has become the first woman officer to be appointed as Officer
Commanding in the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), India.
• The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is a road construction executive force in India.
• It is a part of the Indian Armed Forces.
• It develops and maintains road networks in India's border areas and friendly
neighboring countries.
• It was formed on May 7, 1960.
• It is headquartered in New Delhi.
• Currently, Lt. Gen. Rajeev Chaudhary is serving as the Director General of BRO.
131. Ans. A.
• Amitabh Chaudhry has been re-appointed as MD & CEO of Axis Bank.

• He will be the Managing Director & CEO of the bank for a further period of 3 years,
with effect from 1 January 2022 up to 31 December 2024.
• He has been associated with Axis Bank since January 2019.
• Axis Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank.
• It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• It was founded in December 1993.
• "Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi" is the tagline of Axis Bank.
132. Ans. B.
* Former Attorney General of India and renowned jurist Soli Sorabjee passed away in New
Delhi on April 30, 2021.
* He was 91.
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* He was the attorney general of India first from 1989-90 and then from 1998-2004.
* In 1997, he was appointed by the UN as a Special Rapporteur for Nigeria to report on the
human rights conditions in the country.
* In 2002, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour in the
country.
133. Ans. A.
* Prafulla Chandra Pant has been appointed as the acting chairperson of the National Human
Rights Commission (NHRC) with effect from April 25, 2021.
* He has replaced Justice H.L. Dattu, a former Chief Justice of India, who completed his
tenure on December 2, 2020.
* The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is a Statutory public body.
* It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA).
* It was constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of
28 September 1993.
134. Ans. A.
* The Marathi film “Puglya” has won the Best Foreign Language Feature award at Moscow
International Film Festival, 2021.
* This Marathi film has been directed and produced by Vinod Sam Peter under the banner
Abraham Films.
* It was held in Moscow, Russia.
* Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) is one of the oldest world film forums (the
second after the Venice Film Festival).
* The Moscow International Film Festival was established in 1935.
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135. Ans. C.
• The global award for the ICC Development Initiative of the Year has been awarded to
Cricket Argentina.
• Cricket Brazil has been awarded the 100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative of the Year.
• The ICC Digital Fan Engagement of the Year has been awarded to the Vanuatu Cricket
Association.
• The Uganda Cricket Association has been awarded the Cricket 4 Good Social Impact
Initiative of the Year.
136. Ans. B.
• World Asthma Day is celebrated every year on the first Tuesday of May.
• World Asthma Day 2021 was observed with theme of "Uncovering Asthma
Misconceptions".
• It is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve
asthma awareness and care around the world.
• The inaugural World Asthma Day was held in 1998.
• Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways to the lungs.
• It makes breathing difficult and can make some physical activities challenging or even
impossible.
137. Ans. D.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal chaired the first meeting of National Startup
Advisory Council (NSAC) on April 15, 2021.
NSAC was constituted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in
January 2021.
It has been set up to advise the government on measures needed to build a strong
ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country.
138. Ans. D.
She is a Software engineer.
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She is from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
She was awarded for her contribution to the field of developing innovative and functional
green products by recycling varied materials and non-biodegradable materials.
139. Ans. A.
The idea of World Malaria Day was developed from Africa Malaria Day.
World Malaria Day was established in May 2007 by the 60th session of the World Health
Assembly.
140. Ans. B.
• The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an

intergovernmental organisation.
• It has 193 member states.
• The organisation was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.
141. Ans. D.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHe is a climate activist author.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂThrough the e-book, the author has explained the impact of climate change.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂThis book aims to inspire readers to reduce the impact of climate change through
simple sustainable Solutions.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂThe book combines facts, data and information about climate change, with the
theme "greenhouse effect, global warming, carbon footprint" and its impact on the earth in
the near future.
142. Ans. B.
• Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2021 was released by the World Economic Forum on
April 21, 2021.
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• Sweden ranked the first position in this index, followed by Norway (2nd) and Denmark
(3rd).
• Other countries in the top 10 are Switzerland (4), Austria (5), Finland (6), the United
Kingdom (7), New Zealand (8), France (9) and Iceland (10).
• The World Economic Forum is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
• It was formed on 24 January 1971.
143. Ans. B.
The institute was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat and Sports Minister
Kiren Rijiju on April 16, 2021.
ITBP's Mountaineering and Skiing Institute at Auli will independently run this institution.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India.
It was formed on 24 October 1962, under the CRPF Act, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War
of 1962.
Currently, Surjeet Singh Deswal is serving as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP).
144. Ans. C.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHe is the senior-most Judge of the Calcutta High Court.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHe was elevated as a Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on March 22,
2006.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHe has replaced Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂThe Calcutta High Court was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort
William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861.
145. Ans. C.
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Padma Bhushan awardee and Veteran Indian Nuclear Scientist Krishnamurthy Santhanam
was passed away in April 2021.
He was the field director of Defence Research and Development Organization during the tests
of Pokhran-II.
In 1999, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan.
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in India.
It was instituted on 2 January 1954.
146. Ans. A.
● The time of the most recent term served by the former Chief Economic Advisor, Arvind
Subramanian was 2014- 2018.
● Arvind Subramanian was appointed as the Chief Economic Adviser in Oct. 2014.
● He was the 16th chief economic advisor to the Government of India.
● J.J. Anjaria is the first chief economic advisor to the Government of India.
● The Chief Economic Advisor is the ex-officio cadre controlling authority of the Indian
Economic Service and head of Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs.
147. Ans. B.
• The Inclusive Internet Index was released by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Facebook
in April 2021.
• In this Index, Sweden ranked first, followed by the United States and Spain.
148. Ans. C.
• Chaff is a passive expendable electronic countermeasure technology used worldwide to

protect naval ships from enemy’s radar and Radio Frequency (RF) missile seekers.
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• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency under the
Department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence.
149. Ans. B.
• The report consolidates important socio-economic indicators that reflect the gender
situation in the country.
• As per this report, Delhi has the highest increase in the sex ratio, followed by Chandigarh
and Arunachal Pradesh.
150. Ans. B.
* Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the
103rd Meeting of the Development Committee Plenary via video conferencing on April 9,
2021.
The main agenda of the conference was:
i. World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund Support for Debt Relief Under
the Common Framework and Beyond.
ii. COVID-19 pandemic: World Bank Group Support for Fair and Affordable Access to
Vaccines by Developing Countries.
151. Ans. C.
* NITI Aayog launched the first-of-its-kind Online Dispute resolution (ODR) handbook in
India on April 9, 2021.
* ODR is the resolution of disputes outside courts, particularly of small and medium-value
cases, using digital technology and techniques of alternate dispute resolution (ADR), such as
negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
152. Ans. C.
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* The High-Level Committee was constituted by the Union Government earlier on October
24, 2020.
* The High-Level Committee (HLC) has 70 members including the Prime Minister as
Chairman.
* Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus who founded the Sikh religion.
* His martyrdom is remembered as the "Shaheedi Divas of Guru Tegh Bahadur" every year
on 24 November.
153. Ans. C.
* Mumbai (fourth title) won the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
* Mumbai won this title by defeating Uttar Pradesh by 6 wickets.
* The 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 19th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
* The tournament took place from 20 February to 14 March 2021.
* Karnataka were the defending champions.
154. Ans. C.
• India clinched 14 Medal at 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship.
• India bagged 5 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze at this championship.
• Iran & Kazakhstan both finished at the Top Position with 17 Medals each.
• This championship was held at Almaty, Kazakhstan from April 13 to 18, 2021.
155. Ans. B.
• Each year April 18 is celebrated as the World Heritage Day.
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• The World Heritage Day is also known as the International Day of Monuments and Sites.
• This day is celebrated to preserve the monuments and culturally significant items of a
civilization.
• The theme of World Heritage Day 2021 is 'Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures'.
• Originally, this day was suggested by the International Council of Monuments and Sites in
1982.
156. Ans. B.
• He is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director.
157. Ans. A.
• Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched an e-commerce platform for
marine products named 'e-SaNTA', to connect aqua farmers and exporters of the country.
• This e-commerce platform was launched virtually on April 13, 2021.
• It will enable aqua farmers to get a better price and the exporters to directly purchase
quality products from the farmers.
• Currently, there are about 18,000 farmers in the country who have been contributing to
the marine exports of India.
158. Ans. C.
• India unveiled a Sanskrit language learning app called "Little Guru" in Bangladesh.
• It was unveiled by the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) of the High Commission of
India.
• The app has been developed by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
• It aims to make learning Sanskrit language easy and entertaining.
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• The app has been produced by Bengaluru-based Gamapp Sportswizz.
159. Ans. C.
• This military exercise has been organised to commemorate the birth centenary of
Bangladesh Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
• The Royal Bhutan Army and the Sri Lankan Army will also participate in this exercise.
• The Indian Army contingent will comprise 30 personnel from the Dogra Regiment, including
officers, junior commissioned officers and jawans.
160. Ans. D.
* On April 7, 2021, Nethra Kumanan has become the first ever Indian woman sailor to
qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
* She is also the first Indian sailor to get a direct entry into the Summer Games.
* The 2020 Summer Olympics is known as Tokyo 2020.
* It will be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
161. Ans. D.
* Noura al-Matroushi has been named as the first-ever female astronaut of the the United
Arab Emirates on April 10, 2021.
* The announcement was made by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of
Dubai.
* Noura al-Matroushi holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the United
Arab Emirates University.
* She also worked as an engineer at the Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction
Co.
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* The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country in Western Asia.
* Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.
* Emirati dirham is the currency of the United Arab Emirates.
162. Ans. D.
● Kenya is NOT a member of the BASIC grouping.
● BASIC is one of several groups of nations working together to fight climate change and
carry out negotiations within the UNFCCC.
● Kenya is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean.
● It encompasses savannah, lakelands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain
highlands.
● It’s also home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos.
163. Ans. B.
● Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan’, is the initiative of the Ministry of
Tourism .
● “Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan” is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Tourism,
Ministry of Culture & Archaeological Survey of India & State government.
● The Ministry of Tourism is a branch of the Government of India that formulation and
administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to the development and promotion
of tourism in India.
● India stole the limelight at the World Tourism Mart 2011 in London by winning two global
awards .
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● The Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan’ aims to involve public sector companies, private sector
companies, and corporate citizens/ individuals to take up responsibility for making our
heritage and tourism more sustainable.
● These organisations will be known as “Monuments Mitra”.
164. Ans. A.
● The India's first class cricket championship is Ranji Trophy. It was held between multiple
teams of state and regional cricket associations.
● In 1977, The federation cup was started in India. It was also known as the Hero Federation
Cup. It was an annual single round football tournament.
● The All India Association Football Association is organized football knock-out competition
among regional state associations and government institutions.The competition is known as
Santosh Trophy.
● In 1888, The football competition was held that is known as Durand Football Tournament
or Durand Cup in shimla.The oldest football tournament in asia.
● In Ranji trophy, the prize money of 2 crore for the winning team gets and 1 crore for the
runner up team.
165. Ans. D.
166. Ans. D.
● Srishti Kaur has been crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017 at Managua, the capital of
Nicaragua.
● He also won the prize for best national costume.
● Managua is the largest city of Nicaragua and third-largest city in Central America.
167. Ans. D.
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• The 6 naturally occurring noble gases are following:-
168. Ans. D.
* Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has become the first cricketer to score 3000 runs in
T20 International.
* He achieved this milestone during the second T-20 match against England at Narendra
Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on March 14, 2021.
* He achieved this milestone from 87 T-20 international.
* Martin Guptill is second on the list of leading run getters in T-20 international, having
scored 2,839 runs in 99 matches.
169. Ans. A.
* Mithali Raj became the first woman cricketer to score 10000 runs in international cricket
across all formats.
* She achieved this milestone during the fourth match against South Africa Women on March
14, 2021.
* She was also the first player to score 6,000 runs in women’s ODIs.
* Former England’s Charlotte Edwards is second on the list of leading run-scorers with 5,992.
170. Ans. C.
* The Uttar Pradesh government organized a three-day "Kalanamak Rice Festival" in the
Siddharth Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
* The festival was organised from March 13 to March 15, 2021.
* It was organised under the "Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan" and "Local for Vocal" initiatives.
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* It was organized to promote, market and brand the selected products as "One District One
Product" (ODOP).
* Rice of this variety is produced in Siddharthanagar, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj,

Kushinagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gonda, Bahraich, Balrampur and Shravasti, etc.,
districts of Uttar Pradesh.
171. Ans. B.
* World Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on March 15.
* The theme World Consumer Rights Day 2021 is "Tackling Plastic Pollution".
* World Consumer Rights Day was commemorated for the first time on March 15, 1983.
* In India, the National Consumer Day is observed every year on December 24.
172. Ans. D.
* This day is also known as National Immunization Day.
* The theme of National Vaccination Day 2021 is "both the eradication of polio and the
current threat of COVID-19".
* It was first celebrated at the time when the National Pulse Polio vaccination drive was
launched, in 1995.
173. Ans. D.
* Italy joined International Solar Alliance under the amended ISA Framework Agreement in
March 2021.
* The International Solar Alliance was launched jointly by the Indian Prime Minister and the
French President during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
* It aims to contribute to the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement through rapid
and massive deployment of solar energy.
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* The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is headquartered in Gurugram (Haryana) India.
174. Ans. B.
* World Water Day is observed annually across the globe on March 22.
* The theme of World Water Day 2021 is "Valuing Water".
* It has been celebrated each year on March 22 since 1992.
* The resolution to observe World Water Day was first adopted by the UN General Assembly
on December 22, 1992.
175. Ans. C.
* NTPC conferred ‘Role Model’ award at 11th CII National HR Excellence Award 2020-21.
* The award was presented in the virtual conference “Learn from the Achievers” held on
March 18, 2021.
* NTPC is the only PSU to have received this prestigious award.
* This award is the highest level of recognition in the field of Human Resources by
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
* NTPC Ltd is a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power.
176. Ans. C.
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” campaign
on the occasion of World Water Day on March 22, 2021.
* The Jal Shakti Abhiyan is the Jal Shakti ministry’s flagship water-conservation campaign.
* The programme will be rolled out across the country’s 734 districts covering over 600,000
villages.
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177. Ans. C.
* The construction was taken up by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development
Corporation Limited at a project cost of 133 Crore rupees.
178. Ans. D.
* The day is dedicated to honour the achievements of women across different fields and to
push for gender equality.
179. Ans. B.
* On March 5, 2021, the central government has set up a 259-member high-level national
committee to commemorate 75 years of India's independence.
* Earlier, a National Implementation Committee under the chairmanship of Union Home

Minister Amit Shah had been constituted for the 75 years independence celebrations.
180. Ans. D.
* In the Less than Million category, Shimla was ranked the highest in ease of living, followed
by Bhubaneshwar, Silvassa, Kakinada, Salem, Vellore, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Davangere,
and Tiruchirappalli.
* The Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 and the Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020 was
released by the Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and
Urban Affairs on March 4, 2021.
181. Ans. C.
* She was elected by the Board of Directors of AIBA.
* The Committee was formed in December 2020.
182. Ans. B.
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* A proposal in this regard was brought before the United Nations General Assembly by
India.
* The resolution was initiated by India with Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia and
Senegal and was co-sponsored by over 70 nations.
183. Ans. A.
* Former long jumper Anju Bobby George was given the Lifetime Achievement award for her
contribution to Indian sport.
* England's cricketer Ben Stokes was awarded the Emerging Player of the Year award.
* The BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year initiative was launched in 2019 to celebrate
female achievements in sport and highlight the issues and challenges faced by women and
girls in India.
184. Ans. C.
* Filmmakers Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese presented the prestigious award to
Amitabh Bachchan.
185. Ans. C.
* The platform will provide support for 1 million rural women in India to become
entrepreneurs under accelerator programs, business coaching and guidance.
* The portal can be accessed in English and Hindi.
186. Ans. D.
* Singapore has topped this index, followed by New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland and
Ireland.
* The Economic Freedom Index 2021 was released by the Heritage Foundation in March
2021.
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* The Heritage Foundation is an American conservative think tank based in Washington D.C.
187. Ans. C.
* According to the UNEP report, an estimated 931 million tons of food was wasted worldwide
in 2019.
* According to this report, the average household waste food in India is 50 kilograms per
person per year, which is equivalent to 68,760,163 tons per year.
188. Ans. C.
• On November 22 in 2019, the Indian men's cricket team created history by playing in its
first-ever pink-ball Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
• India's first pink ball match took place in Kolkata on 18 July 2016 and played with
Bangladesh.
• India became the ninth country to play under lights in the longest format of the game since
Australia and New Zealand played the first-ever pink ball match in 2015.
189. Ans. A.
* In India, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in to table a paperless budget.
* The state's first paperless budget was presented in the state assembly by Uttar Pradesh
State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on February 22, 2021.
* The Uttar Pradesh state government has presented a budget worth Rs 5,50,270.78 crore
for the fiscal year 2021-22.
190. Ans. B.
* Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won the 2021 Australian Open Men's Singles tennis title.
* In the final, he defeated Daniil Medvedev (Russia).
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* He has won 18 Grand Slam men's singles titles
191. Ans. D.
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India's first Toy Fair on February 27, 2021.
* The event was held from February 27 to March 2, 2021.
* The event was organised by the Ministry of Textiles, in collaboration with other ministries,
including the Ministry of Education.
* The main objective of this fair is to strengthen India's Toy Industries under Self-reliant
India initiative.
192. Ans. D.
* The Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a
loan agreement for a $304 million Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement
Project.
* This loan agreement will improve reliability, capacity and security of the power
transmission network in the State of Assam.
* The $304 million loan from the AIIB has a 5-year grace period and a maturity of 24 years.
* The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is headquartered in Beijing, China.
* It was formed on January 16, 2016.
* Currently, Jin Liqun is the President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
193. Ans. B.
* On February 25, 2021, the Indian economist Ligia Noronha was appointed as Assistant
Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP).
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* She was appointed by the UN chief Antonio Guterres.
* She will succeed economist Satya Tripath.
* She has worked since 2014 as Director of UNEP's Economy Division based in Nairobi,
Kenya.
* The United Nations (UN) was formed on October 24, 1945 and it is headquartered in New
York, USA.
* The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was formed on June 5, 1972 and it is
headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
194. Ans. C.
* National Science Day (Rashtriya Vigyan Divas) is celebrated on February 28 every year.
* The theme for National Science Day 2021 celebration is “Future of STI: Impacts on
Education, Skills and Work”.
* In India, this day is celebrated to commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect by Indian
scientist CV Raman.
* CV Raman discovered the Raman Effect in 1928.
* He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930 for the discovery of Raman Effect.
* The first National Science Day was celebrated on February 28, 1987.
195. Ans. A.
* The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released the "State of Environment
Report 2021" on February 25, 2021.
* The report highlighted how the Covid-19 pandemic will impact the children across world.
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* As per the report, the best performing states are Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
* The worst performing states are Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and
Uttar Pradesh.
* Thr Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a not-for-profit public interest research
and advocacy organisation.
* It was established in 1980.
196. Ans. C.
* Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive the coronavirus vaccines under
the COVAX program.
* About 600,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, manufactured by the Serum

Institute of India (SII), Pune were sent to Accra in Ghana on February 23, 2021.
* The AstraZeneca vaccine is also known as Covishield in India.
* Nana Akufo-Addo is the current president of Ghana.
* Accra is the capital of Ghana.
197. Ans. A.
* Vijay Sampla was appointed as the Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes
(NCSC) on February 24, 2021.
* He has been a former Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment from
2014-2019.
* The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is an Indian constitutional body.
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* Article 338 of the Indian constitution deals with National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
* Article 338 A deals with National Commission for Scheduled tribes.
* The first Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was set up in August
1978.
198. Ans. C.
* Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women's 53-kg category at XXIV Outstanding
Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial in Kyiv, Ukraine.
* She defeated the world number seven Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the finals.
* She is the first Indian woman wrestler to win Gold in both Commonwealth and Asian
games.
* She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2006 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2020.
199. Ans. B.
* On March 1, 2021, Jaideep Bhatnagar assumed the position as Principal Director General of
Press Information Bureau (PIB).
* He has replaced Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia.
* He is an Officer of the Indian Information Service belonging to 1986 Batch.
* He has earlier served in Doordarshan as Head of the Commercial, Sales and Marketing
Division.
* He also served as Prasar Bharati Special Correspondent in West Asia.
* The Press Information Bureau (PIB) is a nodal agency of the Government of India.
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* It was established in June 1919.
200. Ans. D.
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second edition of Maritime India Summit on
March 2, 2021.
* The second edition of Maritime India Summit was held on a virtual platform from March 2
to March 4, 2021.
* The summit was organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and waterways.
* Denmark was the partner country for the Maritime India Summit 2021.
* The first Maritime India Summit was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from April 14 to 16,
2016.
201. Ans. B.
• The second edition of Mandu Festival was held in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh from February
13 to 14, 2021.
• This festival was organised by Madhya Pradesh Tourism board.
• The first edition of Mandu Festival was held from December 28, 2019 to January 01, 2020.
202. Ans. C.
• In February 2021, the Madhya Pradesh state government launched a campaign called
‘SAANS’ (Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully) to reduce infant
mortality due to pneumonia.
• This campaign has been launched by the Health Department of Madhya Pradesh.
203. Ans. B.
• India's first geothermal power project will be established at Puga village of eastern Ladakh.
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• Puga, Ladakh has been identified as the hotspot of geothermal energy in the country by
the scientists.
• This project has been named as ‘Geothermal Field Development Project'.
• It is planned to commission by the end of 2022.
204. Ans. C.
• Norway topped this index followed by, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada.
• North Korea performed the worst in this index.
• This index was published in February 2021 with the title "Democracy Index 2020: In
sickness and in health?".
205. Ans. C.
• The 16th India-US joint military exercise "Yudh Abhyas" was conducted in Rajasthan from
February 8 to February 21, 2021.
• The exercise was held near the border between India and Pakistan.
• The Indian Army was represented by the 11th Battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, part
of the Southwest Command.
• The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen the cooperation and interoperability between
the Indian and American forces.
206. Ans. D.
• Every year the World Cancer Day is celebrated on 4 February.
• The theme for the World Cancer Day 2019-2021 is 'I Am I Will'.
• World Cancer Day was established on 4 February 2000.
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• The day is organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).
• The UICC was established in the year 1993.
• It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
207. Ans. A.
• The government set up IN-SPACe last year to provide a level-playing field to private
companies and startups in the space sector and ensure that they utilise the investments
made by India’s space agency in building technology and infrastructure.
• It will act as a single-point interface between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),
and everyone who wants to participate in space-related activities, or use India’s space
resources.
• Recently, Pawan Goenka has been appointed as Chairperson of In-space.
208. Ans. C.
• FOSSIL has announced partnership with Kriti Sanon as the newest celebrity brand
ambassador in India.
• She will feature with fellow ambassador actor Varun Dhawan in a new campaign.
• Earlier in September 2021, kitchenware brand Wonderchef announced Kriti Sanon as brand
ambassador.
209. Ans. A.
• The Ministry of Education has released the sixth edition of the India Rankings 2021
instituted by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
• The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was launched in 2015 by the Ministry
of Education.
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• Objective: To rank higher educational institutions in the country based on objective criteria
to promote competitive excellence.
210. Ans. B.
• Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone will be next CEO of Yahoo following Apollo acquisition.
• Investment firm Apollo named Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone as the new chief of Yahoo.
• Apollo closed its acquisition of Yahoo from Verizon on Sept. 1.
• Yahoo’s current CEO, Guru Gowrappan, will serve as an advisor to the company.
211. Ans. D.
• India’s largest open-air fernery has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Uttarakhand.
• The new centre will serve the dual objective of ’conservation of fern species as well as
‘create awareness about their ecological role and promote further research.
• The fernery is home to a large number of fern species, some of which are endemic to the
state, some hold medicinal value while some are threatened species that demand care and
conservation.
212. Ans. A.
• Yamuna River originates from the Yamunotri Glacier on the southwestern slopes or
Banderpoonch peak in the Mussoorie range of the lower Himalayas.
• Tons, Giri, Hindon, Chambal, Sind, Betwa, Ken are important tributaries of Yamuna.
213. Ans. B.
• India celebrates Hindi Diwas, also known as Hindi Day, on September 14 every year to
commemorate the adoption of Hindi in the Devanagari script as one of the official languages
of the nation.
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• It is to be noted that Mahatma Gandhi called Hindi the language of the masses.
214. Ans. C.
• Lead in the body is distributed to the brain, liver, kidney and bones.
• It is stored in the teeth and bones, where it accumulates over time.
• Lead in bone is released into blood during pregnancy and becomes a source of exposure to
the developing foetus.
• WHO has identified lead as 1 of 10 chemicals of major public health concern.
215. Ans. A.
• Daniil Medvedev delivered a performance for the ages in the US Open final to claim his first
major singles title over Novak Djokovic, who was attempting to win the Grand Slam.
216. Ans. D.
• The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as the Quad) is a strategic dialogue
between the United States, Japan, Australia and India that is maintained by talks between
member countries.
• QUAD pledged to promote a free, open rules-based order, rooted in international law to
advance security and prosperity and counter threats to both in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
217. Ans. A.
• The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) of India has won the prestigious King
Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 of UNESCO International Literacy Prizes.
• The award was granted for enabling the education of persons with disabilities through
technology-enabled inclusive learning materials, with a specific focus on Indian Sign
language-based content.
218. Ans. C.
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• Organic farming is an agricultural system that uses fertilizers of organic origin such as
compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as
crop rotation and companion planting.
• Sikkim became the first state in the world to become fully organic in 2016.
219. Ans. C.
• India has launched its first ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship INS Dhruv.
• It is a 10,000-tonne vessel and was commissioned from the southern Indian port of
Visakhapatnam.
• It has been built by Hindustan Shipyard along with DRDO and NTRO.
• It has the capability to map ocean beds for research as well as detection of enemy
submarines.
220. Ans. B.
• Coca-Cola announced the appointment of Sonali Khanna as Vice President and General
Counsel for Coca-Cola India and southwest Asia.
• Sonali would succeed Anjuli Kelotra, current Vice President.
• Coca-Cola in India is one of the country's leading beverage companies, offering a range of
healthy, safe, high-quality, refreshing beverage options to consumers.
221. Ans. A.
• He began his career as a journalist and as a sub-editor in “Swadesamitran” in 1904.
• He edited and published the weekly journal “India”, which was the first paper in Tamil
Nadu to publish political cartoons.
• He also published and edited a few other journals like “Vijaya”.
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• He was against the caste system. He declared that there were only two castes-men and
women and nothing more than that.
222. Ans. D.
• The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has agreed to set up an
innovation fund in partnership with the Assam government to promote start-ups.
• It would support and promote self-help groups to the enterprise level and bring them into
the formal sector of the economy.
• Efforts would also be taken to create clusters to promote 'one district-one-product

initiative’
223. Ans. A.
• The Battle of Saragarhi is considered as one of the finest last stands in the military history
of the world.
• The battle happened in 1897 between the British Indian contingent comprising 21 Sikh
soldiers of the 36th Sikhs (now known as Indian Army’s 4th Battalion) who were stationed at
Saragarhi and 10,000 to 12,000 Afghans Tribesmen.
• Though heavily outnumbered, the 21 Sikh soldiers led by Havildar Ishar Singh managed to
hold the Saragarhi tower for seven hours till their last breath, killing 200 tribals and injuring
600.
224. Ans. A.
• It is a comprehensive initiative in partnership with various Ministries and States to improve

air quality at city, regional and national level.
• It has a target of 20%–30% reduction of Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5)

concentration by 2024.
225. Ans. B.
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• Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan addressed the First India-Africa
Agriculture and Food Processing (IAAFP) Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian
Industry.
• India has also entered into agreements with Malawi and Mozambique for imports of pulses
to meet growing domestic demands.
• India is the fourth largest trading partner and fifth-largest investor in Africa.
226. Ans. B.
• SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas)
scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj
Departments, State Revenue Departments and Survey of India.
• The scheme was launched on the National Panchayati Raj Day (April 24).
• Aim: To provide an integrated property validation solution for rural India.
227. Ans. B.
* Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh was sworn in 15 September 2021 as the new Governor of
Uttarakhand.
* The oath of office was administered to Singh by the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High
Court Justice RS Chauhan.
* He succeeds Baby Rani Maurya, who resigned three years before completing her tenure.
228. Ans. A.
* NITI Aayog, with RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) and RMI India’s support, launched
Shoonya on 15 September 2021.
* It is an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers

and industries.
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* The campaign aims to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVS) in the urban deliveries
segment and create consumer awareness about the benefits of zero-pollution delivery.
229. Ans. B.
* FreightFox has qualified for the global 2021 cohort of 100+ Accelerators Global program.
* FreightFox is a manufacturing logistics technology start-up.
* The 100+ Accelerator program, launched in 2018, is an accelerator program for start-ups
working on the most pressing global sustainability issues.
230. Ans. C.
* The Indian Naval Placement Agency (INPA) and Flipkart have signed an MoU.
* Through the MoU, the two entities will explore opportunities for the recruitment of naval
veterans at the Flipkart Group.
* Flipkart is undertaking a program under its ‘Diversity and Inclusion Charter’ under the
aegis of ‘FlipMarch’ that aims to offer ex-servicemen opportunities in line with their
qualifications.
231. Ans. C.
* Vi (Vodafone-Idea) has partnered with the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management
Authority and Celltick to launch the first cell broadcast-based Public Warning System to alert
citizens on a real-time basis on disasters.
* Celltick’s state-of-the-art Cell Broadcast Entity (CBE) and its Cell Broadcast Center (CBC)
would deliver emergency warning alerts on Vi’s network in the state.
232. Ans. A.
* The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established as a multilateral association

to ensure security and maintain stability across the vast Eurasian region, join forces to
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counteract emerging challenges and threats, and enhance trade, as well as cultural and
humanitarian cooperation.
* The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).
233. Ans. A.
* The 6th edition of Exercise Peaceful Mission is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg
Region of southwest Russia from 13-25 Sept 2021.
* It is a multilateral exercise that is conducted biennially as part of military diplomacy

between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states.
* The Indian military contingent comprising of an all arms combined force of 200 personnel
to include 38 personnel from the Indian Air Force is participating in the exercise.
234. Ans. A.
* Pusa Decomposer is a low-cost capsule that can convert paddy stubble into bio-manure.
* The capsule consists of a fungi-based liquid solution that can soften hard stubble to the
extent that it can be easily mixed with soil in the field to act as compost.
* Pusa Decomposer Technology has been developed by ICAR – Indian Agriculture Research
Institute (IARI), New Delhi.
235. Ans. A.
* The sterile insect technique is a method of biological insect control whereby overwhelming
numbers of sterile insects are released into the wild.
* The released insects are preferably male as this is more cost-effective and the females
may in some situations cause damage by laying eggs in the crop, or, in the case of
mosquitoes, taking blood from humans.
236. Ans. B.
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* The Indian Air Force will hold an air show over the famous Dal Lake of Srinagar on Sept
26, 2021.
* It would help motivate the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to join the IAF.
* The theme of the show is ‘Give Wings to Your Dreams’.
237. Ans. A.
* Communist Party of India (Marxist) Secretary for Tripura, Gautam Das, succumbed to
Covid in September 2021.
* Das joined CPM in 1968, and became the Tripura state committee member in 1986.
* He was elected to the state secretariat in 1994 and became the party secretary in 2018.
* He was one of the founding members of the Agartala Press Club.
238. Ans. D.
* Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned India’s largest
floating solar PV plant.
* Located at NTPC Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh, the 25 MW floating SPV project covers an
area of 100 acres.
* Besides producing clean power, the project will also reduce water evaporation by providing
shade to the covered area.
239. Ans. A.
* He established a “Provisional Government of India” at Bagh-e-Babur in Kabul in the middle

of World War I in 1915.
* He declared himself president and his fiery fellow revolutionary Maulana Barkatullah of
Bhopal, prime minister, of the Provisional Government.
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* He was nominated for the 1932 Nobel Peace Prize.
240. Ans. A.
* The purpose of the Index is to rank 180 countries and regions according to the level of
freedom available to journalists.
* But the index neither ranks public policies and nor is it an indicator of the quality of
journalism in each country or region.
* India continues to be counted among the countries classified “bad” for journalism.
* The report is published by Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) or Reporters without Borders
since 2002.
241. Ans. C.
* World Patient Safety Day is observed every year on 17 September.
* The theme for 2021 is "Safe maternal and newborn care"
* It aims at increasing public engagement for the safety of health care, promoting patient
safety, and reducing patient harm.
242. Ans. B.
* Its main functions relate to creating and updating of national geoscientific information and
mineral resource assessment.
* These objectives are achieved through ground surveys, air-borne and marine surveys,
mineral prospecting and investigations, multi-disciplinary geoscientific, geo-technical etc.
* Its headquarters is in Kolkata.
* GSI an attached office to the Ministry of Mines.
243. Ans. D.
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* HCL Technologies has signed a pact with South Korean software company HANCOM Inc to
share advanced software technology solutions and establish a mutual bridgehead for
overseas expansion.
* HCL Technologies would support training for software development at HANCOM’s research
and development (R&D) centre in India.
* The two companies also plan to cooperate on the global market expansion.
244. Ans. A.
* The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international

organisation that works to build better policies for better lives.
* Its goal is to shape policies that foster prosperity, equality, opportunity and well-being for
all.
* India isn’t a member of OECD yet
245. Ans. B.
* NITI Aayog launched a report on ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’ on 16

September 2021.
* The report comprises a set of recommendations on various aspects of urban planning such
as interventions for planning healthy cities, optimum utilization of urban land, ramping up
human-resource capacities, etc.
* NITI Aayog had constituted an Advisory Committee for it in October 2020.
246. Ans. B.
* Researchers of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a technology to

produce energy-efficient walling materials using construction and demolition waste and
alkali-activated binders.
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* These are called low-C bricks, do not require high temperature firing and avoid the use of
high energy materials such as Portland Cement.
247. Ans. A.
• South Korean researchers have developed an artificial skin-like material.
• It is inspired by natural biology and can quickly adjust its colours like a chameleon to
match its surroundings.
• The team, led by Ko Seung hwan, professor at Seoul National University, created the “skin”
with a special ink that changes colour based on temperature and is controlled by tiny, flexible
heaters.
248. Ans. C.
• Tarballs are dark-coloured, sticky balls of oil that form when crude oil floats on the ocean
surface.
• They are transported from the open sea to the shores by sea currents and waves.
• Tarballs are difficult to break down, and can therefore travel for hundreds of miles in the
sea.
• Tarballs washed ashore on beaches will negatively affect local economies because tourists
will be offended by the odour.
249. Ans. C.
• Noted journalist and columnist KM Roy passed away in September 2021.
• He had also worked with the Economic Times, The Hindu and UNI news agency.
• Roy was the recipient of Swadeshabhimani Kesari award, the highest honour that
journalists receive from the Kerala government.
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• He also authored books like Irulum Velichavum and Kaalathinju Munpe Nadanna
Manjooran.
250. Ans. C.
• A bad bank is an asset reconstruction company (ARC), involved in management and

recovery of bad loans or NPAs of other banks.
• Generally, these Banks are initially funded by the government and gradually, banks and
other investors start to co-invest in them.
• Sunil Mehta panel on NPA’s (Non-Performing Assets) propose to establish bad banks in
India.
• The NARCL is a type of Bad Bank that has to be set up to resolve the problem of bad loans
impacting the public sector banks.
251. Ans. A.
• Eminent Odia litterateur and journalist Manorama Mohapatra passed away in September
2021.
• She was the former editor of the largest Odia daily “Samaja”.
• She had won the Sahitya Academy Award in 1984, Soviet Nehru Award in 1988, Critic
Circle of India Award in 1990, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar Samman in 1991, and Rupambara
Award in 1994.
252. Ans. B.
• One of the functions of Digital Communications Commission is the preparation of the

budget for the Department of Telecommunications for each financial year and getting it
approved by the Government.
• Commission was established by a resolution, not by an act. Hence, it’s not a statutory
body.
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253. Ans. C.
• Adani Enterprises has inducted veteran journalist Sanjay Pugalia as the CEO and Editor-in-
chief to lead the Group’s media initiatives.
• In his new role, Pugalia will report to Pranav Adani and work closely with Sudipta
Bhattacharya.
• Pugalia was earlier the President and editorial director at Quint Digital Media Ltd.
• He launched and headed CNBC-Awaaz for 12 years.
254. Ans. B.
• e-Shram Portal is a database of unorganised sector workers.
• Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE) has launched the E-Shram portal.
• Documents like the Aadhaar Number, mobile number, Aadhaar linked bank account will be
required by the worker to register on the portal.
• If a worker does not have an Aadhaar linked mobile number, he can visit the nearest
Common Service Centre (CSC) and register through Biometric authentication.
255. Ans. B.
• Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of Flipkart Group, has partnered with SME
lending platform Davinta to offer credit facility to retailers associated with it.
• Both will extend a ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) credit facility to MSMEs and kiranas.
• Bengaluru-based Davinta was founded by ex-Flipkart CTO Ravi Garikipati and US based
entrepreneur Raj Vattikuti.
256. Ans. A.
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• Conventional Submarines need to come to the surface to recharge their batteries. On the
other hand, Nuclear powered submarines need not come to the surface to recharge the
batteries.
• India is the only country outside the P-5 to possess a nuclear-powered submarine.
• Nuclear-powered submarines are able to move faster underwater than conventional

submarines.
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● It has sent only two athletes to the Tokyo Games:

* He is a Para-badminton player from Odisha.

* In 2009, he was awarded the Arjuna Award.

* This temple is also known as the Ramappa Temple.

* It is located at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in Telangana

* The presiding deity here is RamalingeswaraSwamy.

* India has the sixth largest number of sites in the world.

* Mirabai Chanu's silver medal is India's first at the Tokyo Olympics.

* He is a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

* The UN Tax Committee is formally known as the UN Committee of Experts on International

* The UN Tax Committee primarily focuses on fostering international cooperation on

* There are five main strains of the hepatitis virus A, B, C, D, and E.

* Dr Baruch Blumberg discovered the Hepatitis B virus (HBV).

* He has been the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016.

* It is an automatic machine which works like a bank ATM.

* It is under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India.

* It was established on November 7, 1975.

* It is headquartered in New Delhi.

* Varanasi International Cooperation and Convention Centre is named as Rudraksh in

* It has been developed by PhD students of Biomedical Engineering Department of the

* AMLEX is a system developed specifically for oxygen cylinders.

* It is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defense system.

* NTPC is an Indian government-owned electric utility company.

* It is under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India.

* She was also inducted in the US National Inventor Hall of Fame.

* The Familial Forestry is Rajasthan, India based an environmental organization.

* International Telecommunication Union is a United Nations specialised agency for

* It was a biennial event.

* P. Sainath is the author of the book "Everybody Loves a Good Drought".

* He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2007.

* Engineers India Limited (EIL) is a government corporation.

• It was announced by WHO on June 30, 2021.

• Life Insurance Corporation of India (abbreviated as LIC) is an Indian government owned

• It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

• This warship was first sanctioned by the government in January 2003.

• It will be able to launch 30 aircraft, including 20 fighter jets and 10 helicopters.

• Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent.

• She is the Vice-Chairperson of Apollo Foundation, Vice-Chairperson of Apollo Life and

• She is the wife of popular actor Ram Charan

• WWF-India is a conservation organization dedicated to protecting and securing natural

● Portugal has opened the World’s longest Pedestrian bridge.

● The bridge is a 1,693-foot narrow, steel pathway suspended between towers.

● Portugal is the westernmost sovereign state in mainland Europe.

● Crimson Solar Project has been approved by the USA.

● It will be capable of powering nearly 90,000 homes.

● It is being developed by the Canadian Solar Unit Recurrent Energy.

● It will be delivering power to California Utility Southern California Edison.

● It is likely to come into effect on July 1.

● It has become one of the most-abused new psychoactive substances.

● The iceberg consists of three fragments:

● It will also share best practices across the participating countries.

● It is also supported by cyber security professionals from Microsoft.

● It will mark a significant commitment towards accelerating public-private partnerships in

● The building of the vessel has been called Project 20386.

● It will be capable of searching and destroying submarines.

● It will be armed with cruise missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and artillery.

● The rank of India in the Sustainable Development Report 2021 is 120th.

● It was released on 14 June 2021 by Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

● Finland topped in the Sustainable Development Report 2021.

● ESA will launch the world's first wooden satellite.