MAY 2021

1. The Indian institute along with Agharkar Research Institute of Pune recently
developed a new Soy Bean variety called the “MACS 1407”?
a. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
b. Indian Agricultural Research Institute
c. National Academy of Agricultural Research Management
d. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing

2. The United Kingdom is to cut its fund to only 23 euros to which of the following
organisation?
a. United Nations Population Fund
b. United Nations Children's Fund
c. United Nations Human Settlements Programme
d. United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

3. Where was the 2021 G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting was held?
a. Brazil
b. France
c. Italy
d. Turkey

4. Where was the first-ever India-France-Australia Trilateral Foreign Ministerial

Dialogue was held?
a. London
b. Canada
c. Germany
d. France

5. ‘Renewable Energy Market Update – Outlook for 2021 and 2022’ released by
___, India’s Renewable Energy capacity addition declined by almost 50%.
a. European Environment Agency
b. International Energy Agency
c. Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology
d. International Atomic Energy Agency

6. The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an MoU on Migration and
Mobility Partnership with which country?
a. Mexico
b. USA
c. UK
d. Brazil
7. According to Knight Frank’s 'Prime Global Cities Index Q1 2021' report New
Delhi ranked at which position.
a. 32nd
b. 37th
c. 40th
d. 42nd

8. According to the ‘Environmental Risk Outlook 2021’ released by Verisk

Maplecroft, which is the riskiest city in India?
a. Bangalore
b. Mumbai
c. Pune
d. New Delhi

9. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has signed an MoU for digital transformation of
Tribal schools with which organisation?
a. Cisco
b. Microsoft
c. IBM
d. Facebook

10. According to the ‘Environmental Risk Outlook 2021’ how many Indian cities are
in the list of World’s 100 most environmentally riskiest cities?
a. 43
b. 47
c. 49
d. 50

11. Which state ranked first among the 36 States & UTs of India based on the
progress of implementation of Smart City projects?
a. Chhattisgarh
b. Bihar
c. Jharkhand
d. Orissa

12. India’s largest Virtual Fair in the Home, Fashion, Lifestyle, Textiles and
Furniture sector, the Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair (IHGF) 2021 took place
in?
a. Kolkata
b. New Delhi
c. Chandigarh
d. Gurugram
13. What did India rank 57th Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index
(RECAI)?
a. 6th
b. 5th
c. 4th
d. 3rd

14. Which International Hockey Stadium has been renamed Balbir Singh Senior by
the government of Punjab?
a. Mohali
b. Faizabad
c. Varanasi
d. Jalandhar

15. How many Indian sites have been shortlisted by the UNESCO to be classified
as world heritage sites?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

16. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has Launched __ to Provide
Psycho-Social Mental Support for Children During Covid-19.
a. LiveLoveLaugh
b. AEHSAS
c. SAMVEDNA
d. Aasra

17. Which of the following institute has partnered with The Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) to identify the challenges
across pandemic-hit sectors?
a. IIM Ahmedabad
b. IIT Madras
c. IIM Rohtak
d. IIM Indore

18. The NITI Aayog, in association with ___ has released a report titled ‘Connected
Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat
a. Mastercard
b. Visa
c. PayPal
d. Citibank
19. The theme for 2021 International Day of the Midwife is?
a. Midwives leading the way with quality care
b. Midwives: Defenders of Women’s Rights
c. Follow the Data: Invest in Midwives
d. Celebrate. Demonstrate. Mobilise. Unite

20. Who became the first woman officer to be appointed as officer commanding in
the Border Roads Organisation?
a. Ganeve Lalji
b. Madhuri Kanitkar
c. Swati Singh
d. Vaishali S Hiwase

21. The Indian Army has inaugurated its first Green Solar Energy Harnessing Plant
of 56 KVA (KiloVolt-Ampere) in which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Sikkim
c. Karnataka
d. Gujarat

22. With which of the following organisation the Assam State Disaster Management
Agency has jointly developed an Online Flood Reporting System?
a. UNICEF
b. World Food Programme
c. UNDP
d. Action Against Hunger

23. Which state government has allocated 50 Acres of land to establish the National
Institute of Medicinal Plants (NIMP)
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Kerala
c. Maharashtra
d. Chhattisgarh

24. Which state has been ranked as the Number One state in establishing a Health
& Wellness Centre (HWC) under the Ayushman Bharat project for the year
2020-21?
a. Sikkim
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Rajasthan
25. Which of the following state government has launched solar-based
electrification programme for rural households in the state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Maharashtra
c. Kerala
d. Goa

26. ___ hosted the India-European Union Leaders’ Meeting that was attended by
PM Narendra Modi.
a. Croatia
b. Portugal
c. Ukraine
d. Malta

27. According to the ‘Environmental Risk Outlook 2021’, ___ is the safest city in the
world.
a. Glasgow
b. Miami
c. Osaka
d. Lagos

28. Which country chaired the first BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG)
Meeting held in 2021 in virtual format?
a. Brazil
b. Russia
c. India
d. South Africa

29. Who has been named as the “Sportswoman of the Year” at the 2021 Laureus
World Sports Awards?
a. Serena Williams
b. Simona Halep
c. Ashleigh Barty
d. Naomi Osaka

30. Anupam Kher has won the Best Actor award in the __ International Film
Festival.
a. Toronto
b. Berlin
c. New York City
d. Busan
31. Who has been conferred with the World Food Prize 2021?
a. Dr. Rattan Lal
b. Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
c. Dr. David Nabarro
d. Dr. Lawrence Haddad

32. Who has received the International Invincible Gold Medal for the year 2021?
a. Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
b. Narendra Modi
c. Harsh Vardhan
d. Satyendra Kumar Jain

33. Which Indian sports person, has been nominated as athlete ambassadors for
the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ‘Believe in Sport’ campaign
a. PV Sindhu
b. Virat Kohli
c. Saina Nehwal
d. Viswanathan Anand

34. Indian actor Sanjay Dutt who has been awarded with Golden Visa by which of
the following government?
a. Portugal
b. Montenegro
c. Greece
d. UAE

35. Who won the won the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix?
a. Michael Schumacher
b. Antonio Giovinazzi
c. Lewis Hamilton
d. Sebastian Vettel

36. ___ has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2021
a. Ravichandran Ashwin
b. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
c. Babar Azam
d. Mushfiqur Rahim

37. Who has become the first Indian origin fighter to win an MMA world champion
title?
a. Gurdarshan Mangat
b. Arjan Singh Bhullar
c. Rahul Raju
d. Kantharaj Agasa
38. Which country will host the 2022 FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup?
a. India
b. Russia
c. Qatar
d. Brazil

39. Which of the following has won the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League title
a. Liverpool
b. Manchester City FC
c. Man. City
d. Chelsea

40. Who has authored the book titled ‘Stargazing: The Players in My Life’?
a. Ravi Shastri
b. VVS Laxman
c. Rahul Dravid
d. Kapil Dev

41. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) launched the Joint Multinational
Military Exercise ‘DEFENDER-Europe 21’ in?
a. Czech Republic
b. Albania
c. Slovakia
d. Estonia

42. With which of the following organisation Axiom Space has signed an agreement
for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station?
a. ISRO
b. Rocosmos
c. NASA
d. SpaceX

43. Which Indian Women boxer won the Gold Medal in the 2021 Asian Boxing
Championships in 75Kg category?
a. Pooja Rani Bohra
b. Simranjit Kaur
c. Kalaivani Srinivasan
d. Nikhat Zareen

44. Tashi Yangjom held from ___ becomes the first Indian Woman to Scale the
World’s highest Mountain, Mt Everest in 2021
a. Assam
b. West Bengal
c. Nagaland
d. Arunachal Pradesh
45. Which Sporting club has won the 2020-21 La Liga title?
a. Barcelona
b. Atletico Madrid
c. Valencia
d. Athletic Bilbao

46. Palak Kohli and Parul Parmar have qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics 2021.
What sport are they associated with?
a. Tennis
b. Goalball
c. Powerlifting
d. Badminton

47. Stupa Sports Analytics has partnered with ___ to provide Artificial Intelligence
(AI)-enabled real-time match and practice solutions?
a. International Table Tennis Federation
b. International Tennis Federation
c. International Boxing Association
d. Badminton World Federation

48. Who won the 2021 Madrid Open women’s singles title?
a. Ashleigh Barty
b. Karolina Pliskova
c. Aryna Sabalenka
d. Simona Halep

49. Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal chief and former Union minister who passed away
recently.
a. V Kalyanam
b. Chaudhary Ajit Singh
c. Manas Bihari Verma
d. Bikramjeet Kanwarpal

50. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced a year-long

celebrations to Mark birth centenary of?
a. Dadasaheb Phalke
b. Satyajit Ray
c. Ardeshir Irani
d. B.R. Chopra

51. What was the theme for World Hand Hygiene Day 2021?
a. Achieving hand hygiene at the point of care
b. Clean hands – a recipe for health
c. Clean Hands for All
d. SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands
52. When is World Migratory Bird Day officially celebrated every year?
a. 8th may
b. 14th May
c. First Saturday of May
d. Second Saturday of May

53. The National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed every year to mark whose death
anniversary?
a. Indira Gandhi
b. Rajiv Gandhi
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. P. V. Narasimha Rao

54. What is the theme of the World No Tobacco Day 2021 observed every year by
the WHO?
a. #TobaccoExposed
b. Tobacco and lung health
c. Commit to quit
d. Tobacco and heart disease

55. Who among the following has been appointed as Acting Chairperson of
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
a. Amitabh Chaudhry
b. Rajesh Bindal
c. NV Ramana
d. Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant

56. Who among the following ministers virtually inaugurated India’s first 3D printed
house at IIT Madras?
a. Ravi Shankar Prasad
b. Nirmala Sitharaman
c. Prakash Javadekar
d. Harsh Vardhan

57. Who has been awarded the Japan’s “Order of the Rising Sun” honour?
a. Biswabhusan Harichandan
b. Shyamala Ganesh
c. Alfred Aho
d. Sharankumar Limbale

58. What was the theme for World Press Freedom Day 2021?
a. Journalism without Fear or Favour
b. Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms – This Is Your Right!
c. Information as a Public Good
d. Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law
59. Who has won the World Snooker Championships 2021 held in Sheffield, UK?
a. Mark Selby
b. Shaun Murphy
c. Judd Trump
d. Ronnie O'Sullivan

60. Mamata Banerjee has sworn in as the West Bengal Chief Minister for her __
term?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. 4th

61. Who among the following has been conferred with UNESCO World Press
Freedom Prize 2021?
a. Jineth Bedoya Lima
b. Yulimar Rojas
c. Elavenil Valarivan
d. Maria Ressa

62. Which state Government has announced Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya

Bima Yojana for journalists?
a. Odisha
b. Telangana
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh

63. S Jaishankar has attended the G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit. Which country is
hosting the 47th G7 summit in 2021?
a. Italy
b. UK
c. USA
d. Japan

64. What is the rank of Reliance Retail Ltd in the “fastest growing retailer in the
world” list in the 2021 ranking of global retail power houses?
a. 7th
b. 5th
c. 4th
d. 2nd
65. Who has won the “World Sportsman of the Year” award at Laureus World
Sports Awards 2021?
a. Novak Djokovic
b. Roger Federer
c. Rafael Nadal
d. Denis Shapovalov

66. Which team has won the “World team of the Year” award at Laureus World
Sports Awards 2021?
a. Bayern Munich
b. Manchester City
c. Barcelona
d. Real Madrid

67. What is the theme for National Technology Day 2021?

a. Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future
b. Science and Technology for a sustainable future
c. Rebooting the Economy through Science, Technology and Research
Translations
d. Inclusive and sustainable growth

68. Who became the first Indian person to win Sheikh Zayed Book Award?
a. Dr Tahera Qutbuddin
b. Yasser Arafat
c. Nadia Murad
d. Anwar El Sadat

69. Which of the following has won the “Green Urja Award” 2021?
a. Solar Energy Corporation of India
b. NHPC Limited
c. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
d. NTPC Limited

70. Who has been appointed as the Head Coach of Indian Women’s Cricket team?
a. Sanjay Bangar
b. Ajit Agarkar
c. Amol Muzumdar
d. Ramesh Powar

71. Who among the following has topped the ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’ list for
2021, released by Fortune Magazine?
a. Kamala Harris
b. Jacinda Ardern
c. Dal Schulman
d. Adar Poonawala
72. Which country’s first-ever Mars’ rover “Zhurong” has successfully landed on
Mars?
a. China
b. Japan
c. Vietnam
d. Russia

73. Who has won the prestigious Whitley Award 2021 for his/her ‘biodiversity peace
corridor’?
a. Gita Mittal
b. Tahera Qutbuddin
c. Shakuntala Hark Singh
d. Y Nuklu Phom

74. World Telecommunication Day (WTD) is celebrated every year on?

a. 15 May
b. 16 May
c. 17 May
d. 18 May

75. . Which state’s CM has launched ‘My Village: Corona Free Village campaign?
a. Maharashtra
b. Gujarat
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Bihar

76. How much amount of Fixed Deposit in the name of the child has been
announced by PM Modi from PM CARES Fund for kids orphaned due to
COVID?
a. Rs 7 lakh
b. Rs 8 lakh
c. Rs 9 lakh
d. Rs 10 lakh

77. Who among the following peacekeepers has been honoured with UN’s
prestigious medal?
a. Yuvraj Singh
b. Michael Picardo
c. Moolchand Yadav
d. All of the above
78. What was the theme for International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
2021?
a. Women in Peacekeeping – A Key to Peace
b. Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace
c. 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice
d. The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for
peace and security

79. Who among the following is India’s 1st woman flight test engineer?
a. Priyanka Mohite
b. Poonam Gupta
c. Aashritha V Olety
d. Vijayalakshmi Ramanan

80. Who among the following has been appointed as the director of CBI for two
years?
a. Kuldiep Singh
b. Surjeet Singh Deswal
c. Rakesh Asthana
d. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal

81. Which of the following has partnered with Turkey's PayCore to help merchants
accept contactless payments?
a. Reserve Bank of India
b. National Payments Corporation of India
c. Securities and Exchange Board of India
d. Indian Banks' Association

82. Which F1 racer has won the Monaco Grand Prix 2021?
a. Sebastian Vettel
b. Charles Leclerc
c. Max Verstappen
d. Valtteri Bottas

83. Who among the following has been awarded the India Biodiversity Award
2021?
a. Shaji N M
b. Tahera Qutbuddin
c. Suresh Mukund
d. Nuklu Phom

84. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)?
a. Rajesh Bansal
b. Kris Gopalakrishnan
c. Jose J Kattoor
d. Vijay Goel
85. What was the theme for International Day for Biological Diversity 2021?
a. Celebrating 25 years of Action for Biodiversity
b. Save the nature
c. Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism
d. We’re part of the solution

86. Who has won the 2021 Templeton prize for life's work on animal intelligence
and humanity?
a. Gita Mittal
b. Jane Goodall
c. Shakuntala Haraksingh
d. Tahera Qutbuddin

87. Who has topped the list of Forbes Highest paid Athletes 2021?
a. Lionel Messi
b. Cristiano Ronaldo
c. Conor McGregor
d. Roger Federer

88. Name the first destroyer of the Indian Navy, which has been decommissioned
on May 21 at the Naval Dockyard of Visakhapatnam.
a. INS Kakinada
b. INS Garuda
c. INS Rajput
d. INS Abhimanyu

89. Who has become the1st Indian to won annual ‘World Choreography Award
2020′?
a. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
b. Suresh Mukund
c. Shobana Kamineni
d. Ujjwala Singhania

90. Who has represented India at the Summit on Financing of African Economies
2021 in Paris?
a. V Muraleedharan
b. Harsh Vardhan Shringla
c. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
d. T.V. Somanathan
91. Which state has ranked first in the implementation of Smart City Mission
schemes?
a. Kerala
b. Assam
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Jharkhand

92. The Government of Germany recently announced that it is to return the

artefacts called the “Benin Bronzes” to?
a. Togo
b. Senegal
c. Nigeria
d. Ghana

93. Which of the following company has partnered with SpaceX for providing
satellite internet service?
a. Google Cloud
b. Serverspace
c. Microsoft Azure
d. Amazon Web Services

94. India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre has been set up in which of
the following city?
a. New Delhi
b. Karnataka
c. Pune
d. Bengaluru

95. National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to submit a report on

alleged violation of norms in the construction of a reservoir in the state?
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Telangana

96. ___ Foundation has partnered with the not-for-profit organisation SEEDS to
launch a community COVID-19 vaccination drive and set up COVID care
centres.
a. The Coca-Cola Company
b. PepsiCo
c. P&G
d. Unilever
97. Which of the following has launched ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Finder,’ an integrated
platform to help citizens check the availability of vaccination slots?
a. Google Pay
b. PayPal
c. Paytm
d. MobiKwik

98. ___ is constructing the largest international submarine cable system with India
as the center of the submarine cable system
a. HCL Technologies
b. Microsoft
c. Bharti Airtel Limited
d. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd

99. Which bank has appointed Indranil Pan as its chief economist?
a. Union bank of India
b. Yes Bank
c. Canara bank
d. Axis bank

100. According to a new set of data released OECD, which is the largest
sources of FDI outflows in 2020?
a. Finland
b. Serbia
c. Luxembourg
d. UK