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Important Reports And India’s Rank In Various
Indexes 2021
[July to December 2021]
DECEMBER 2021
State Health Index for 2019–20 Good Governance Index 2021
Edition : 4th Top : Gujarat
Released By : NITI Aayog 2nd : Maharashtra
Larger States Top : Kerala UTs Top : Delhi
Smaller States Top : Mizoram Released By : Home Minister and Minister of
UTs Top : Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Cooperation
and Diu
Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2021 Asia Power Index 2021
Top : Mackenzie Scott Top : United States
2nd : Kamala Harris (US Vice President) 2ns : China
3rd : Christine Lagarde (European Central Bank 3rd : Japan
head ) INDIA : 4th
4th : Mary Barra (General Motors CEO) Released By : Lowy Institute Sydney,
37th : Nirmala Sitharaman Australia.
52nd : Roshni Nadar Malhotra
72nd : Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
88th : Falguni Nayar
Fortune India’s List of Most Powerful Women in India Skills Report 2022
India Top 3 States with Highest Employability
Top : Nirmala Sitharaman ( Ministry, Ministry of Top : Maharashtra (66.1%)
Finance) 2nd : Uttar Pradesh (65.2%)
2nd : Nita Ambani (Reliance Foundation 3rd : Kerala
Chairperson)
Pune is the city with the most highly
3rd : Soumya Swaminathan (Chief Scientist, employable resources with 78%
World Health Organization (WHO))
4th : Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Executive
Chairperson, Biocon)
IMD World Talent Ranking report 2021 Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2021
Top : Switzerland Top : USA ( 75.9 Score)
INDIA : 56th 66th : INDIA (42.8 Score)

Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) World’s most admired man in 2021
Top : Maharashtra ( 6,49,560) Top : Barack Obama
2nd : Tamil Nadu (5,35,615) 2nd : Bill Gates
3rd : Gujarat (4,44,741) 3rd : Xi Jinping
4th : Cristiano Ronaldo
8th : Narendra Modi
12th : Sachin Tendulkar
14th : Shah Rukh Khan
15th : Amitabh Bachchan
18th : Virat Kohli
Truecaller spam calls in 2021 Wizikey News Score ranking 2021
Top : Brazil Reliance is India’s most-visible corporate in
India : 4th media
Truecaller Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden. 2nd : SBI
3rd : Bharti Airtel
4th : Infosys
5th : Tata Motors.
6th : HDFC Bank
Global Unicorn Index 2021 Centre for Economics and Business Research
Top : USA (CEBR)
2nd : China Indian economy will become the world’s third-
3rd : INDIA 54 Unicorns (33 unicorns Added largest by the year 2031.
Newly) China will overtake the US to be the largest
4th : United Kingdom economy in 2030.
Report By : Hurun Research Institute. The world economy is set to surpass $100
trillion for the first time in 2022.
In the year 2022, India is set to regain its sixth
position in World Economic League Table
(WELT) from France, as per CEBR.
World Economic League Table (WELT) 2021 Kantar’s BrandZ India 2021 report, (most
1st - USA purposeful brands in India)
2nd - China Technology Category Top : Amazon
3rd - Japan FMCG categories Top : Tata
4th - Germany Tea
5th- United Kingdom Non-FMCG categories Top : Asian Paints
6th - France
INDIA - 7th
Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2021.
Tel Aviv, Israel become the most expensive city
in the world to live in 2021.
Released By : Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU)

NOVEMBER 2021
SDG Urban Index & Dashboard 2021-22 Multi-dimensional Poverty Index 2021
Top : Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Kerala - least poor state
Bottom : Dhanbad, Jharkhand Bihar - highest level of multidimensional
Released By : NITI Aayog poverty
Released By : NITI Aayog
Best police station of India in 2021 IPF Smart Policing’ Index 2021,
Top : Sadar Bazar police station – north district Top : Andhra Pradesh (8.11 Score)
of Delhi Bottom : Bihar ( 5.75 Score)
2nd : Gangapur police station – Ganjam district
of Odisha
3rd : Bhattu Kalan police station – Fatehabad
district of Haryana
Released By : Ministry of Home Affairs
TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix 2021 Logistics Ease Across Different States
INDIA - 82nd (LEADS) Report 2021
Highest bribery risk - North Korea Top : Gujarat
Lowest bribery risk - Denmark 2nd : Haryana
3rd : Punjab
Published By - Ministry of Commerce and
Industry
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2022 EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021
Top three places : empty TOP- Azim Premji ( founder chairman of Wipro)
4th - Denmark Contribution of Rs 9,713 crore
5th - Sweden 2nd - Shiv Nadar (founder and chairman of
6th - Norway HCL Technologies).
INDIA - 10th Donation of Rs 1,263 crore.
Released By : Germanwatch 3rd - Mukesh Ambani
Donation of Rs 577 crore
Global Drug Policy Index
Top : Norway
INDIA : 18th
Released By : Harm Reduction Consortium
OCTOBER 2021
Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021)
INDIA - 101st (27.5 Score) Toppers among large states : Kerala
Published By : Welthungerhilfe and Concern Toppers among small states : Sikkim
Worldwide. Toppers among Union Territories :
Puducherry
State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020 World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law
Top - Karnataka (70 Score) Index 2021
2nd - Rajasthan ( 61 Score) Top : Denmark
3rd - Haryana (59.5 Score) INDIA : 79th

Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey 2021 Forbes World’s Best Employer Ranking 2021
Top : Iceland Top : Samsung
INDIA : 40 2nd : IBM
Lowest : Thailand 3rd : Microsoft
4th : Amazon
5th : Apple
Top Indian company - Reliance Industries :
52nd position
58th Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Henley Passport Index 2021
Index (RECAI) TOP : Japan and Singapore (visa-free to 192
Top : United States countries)
2nd : China 2nd : Germany, South Korea ( visa-free to190
INDIA : 3rd countries)
INDIA : 90th (visa-free to 58 countries)
107th : Pakistan
110th : Afghanistan (Bottom)
India shares its rank with Tajikistan and
Burkina Faso.
Afghanistan has world’s least powerful
passports, with visa-free score of 26
Forbes India Rich list for 2021 IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021
Top : Mukesh Ambani (RIL Chairman) for the 14th Top : Mukesh Ambani for the 10th consecutive
consecutive year year
Net worth : $92.7 billion Net worth : Rs 7,18,000 crore
2nd : Gautam Adani (Adani Group Chairman) 2nd : Gautam Adani
Net worth of $74.8 billion Net worth : Rs. 5,05,900 crore
3rd : Shiv Nadar (HCL technologies Chairmam) 3rd : Shiv Nadar
Net worth of $31 billion Net worth : Rs 2,36,600 crore
Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021
TOP : Ireland
2nd : Australia
INDIA : 71st
Pakistan (75th position)
Sri Lanka (77th Position)
Nepal (79th position)
Bangladesh (84th position)
China (34th position)
SEPTEMBER 2021
State Food Safety Index, 2020-21 Global Innovation Index 2021
Larger states Top : Gujarat Top : Switzerland
Smaller states Top : Goa INDIA : 46
UTs Top : Jammu and Kashmir Released By : World Intellectual Property
Released By : FSSAI Organization (WIPO)

Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021 National Institutional Ranking Framework
Top : USA (NIRF) ranking 2021
2nd : China Overall Top : IIT Madras
INDIA : 3rd University Top – IISc Bangaluru
Research Institutions – IISc Bangalore
Times World University Rankings 2022 India could become the world’s third-largest
Top : University of Oxford (UK) importer by 2050
Top Indian Institute : IISc Bangalore –(301-350 Top : China
bracket) 2nd : United States
AUGUST 2021
Feature in Fortune Global 500 list for 2021 Rabobank’s 2021 Global Top 20 Dairy
Top : Walmart (US) Companies list
2nd : State Grid (China) Top : Lactalis (French)
3rd : Amazon (US) 2nd : Nestle (Switzerland)
155th : Reliance Industries : $63 billion 18th Rank : Amul, Gujarat Cooperative Milk
7 Indian Companies Feature in Fortune Global Marketing Federation (GCMMF) : $5.3billion
500 list for 2021
Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2021 Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies
Top : China 2021
2nd : INDIA Apple is the world’s most valuable company
3rd : USA (USD 2,443 billion)
Released By : Cushman & Wakefield Second : Microsoft
Third : Amazon
Reliance Industries (USD 188 billion) ranked
at 57 is the top Indian company
Skytrax’s top 100 airport list Youth Development Index 2020
Best Airport in the World : Hamad International Top : Singapore
Airport in Doha, Qatar INDIA : 122
2nd : Haneda Airport in Tokyo Released By : Commonwealth Secretariat in
3rd : Changi Airport in Singapore London
Top Indian Airport : indira Gandhi International
(IGI) Airport in New Delhi (45th position)
Global Crypto Adoption Index 2021 Safe Cities Index 2021
Top : Vietnam World’s safest city : Copenhagen (Denmark)
2nd : INDIA 2nd : Toronto
3rd : Singapore
4th : Sydney
5th : Tokyo
48th position : New Delhi
50th place : Mumbai
Released By : Economist Intelligence Unit
(EIU)

JULY 2021
Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021
TOP : United States Top : United States
INDIA : 10 INDIA : 20
Released By : International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)
WTO's Agricultural produce exporters in 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021
1st Ranks : European Union (EU) – 16.1% share Top : United States
9th Ranks : INDIA – 3.1% share INDIA : 20
Released By : Startup Blink
Global Peace Index (GPI) 2021 IMD World Competitiveness Index 2021
Top : Iceland TOP : Switzerland
INDIA : 135 2nd : Sweden
Released By : Institute for Economics and Peace 3rd : Denmark
(IEP) INDIA : 43
Among the BRICS nations
Top : China (16th rank)
2nd : India (43rd rank)
3rd : Russia (45th rank)
4th : Brazil (57th rank)
5th : South Africa (62nd rank)
Important Index & Ranking Previous Months

Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 Energy Transition Index 2021
Top : New Zealand and Denmark TOP : Sweden
Released By : Transparency International Released By : World Economic Forum (WEF)
World Press Freedom Index 2021 Gender Gap index 2021
TOP : Norway Top : Iceland
Released By : Reporters Without Borders Released By : World Economic Forum (WEF)
Human Freedom Index 2020 Inclusive Internet Index 2021
Top : New Zealand TOP : Sweden
INDIA : 111 INDIA : 49 (It shares its rank with Thailand)
Published By : Cato Institute and Fraser Institute
in Canada
Economic Freedom Index 2021 World Happiness Report 2021

Top : Singapore Top : Finland
Published By : The Heritage Foundation Report By : UN Sustainable Development
Solutions Network

International Intellectual Property (IP) Index Democracy Index 2020
2021 Top : Norway
TOP : USA INDIA : 53
INDIA : 40 Released By : Economist Intelligence Unit
Released By : US Chamber of Commerce Global (EIU)
Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC)
Human Development Index 2020 Coronavirus Performance Index
Top : Norway Top : New Zealand
Released By : UNDP
Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat : World’s most World Investment Report 2021
expensive city for foreign workers. India was the fifth largest recipient of FDI (USD
Mumbai is the most expensive Indian cities (78th 64 billion)
position) United States remained the largest recipient
of FDI
Released By : UN Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD)
Ease of Living Index 2020
Bengaluru : most liveable city of India
IMPORTANT BOOKS & AUTHORS
DECEMBER 2021
Book Name Authors Name
“The Modi Gambit: Decoding Modi 2.0” Sanju Verma
The Turnover Wizard – Saviour Of Thousands Autobiography of Arup Roy Choudhury
“India’s Ancient Legacy of Wellness” Rekha Chaudhari
“The Monk Who Transformed Uttar Pradesh” Shantanu Gupta
‘Gandhi Topi Governor’ Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad

‘Rewinding of First 25 years of Ministry of
S S Oberoi
Electronics and Information Technology’
‘Raj Kapoor: The Master At Work’ Rahul Rawail
‘Pride, Prejudice and Punditry’ Shashi Tharoor

Watershed : How We Destroyed India’s Water
Mriduala Ramesh
And How We Can Save It
‘At Home In The Universe’ Autobiography of Bala Krishna Madhur

‘The Midway Battle: Modi’s Roller-coaster
Gautam Chintamani
Second Term’
‘Public Service Ethics- A Quest for Naitik
Prabhat Kumar
Bharat’
’1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories Rachna Bisht Rawat
“The Ambuja Story” Autobiography of Narotam Sekhsaria’s
“Democracy, Politics and Governance” A. Surya Prakash
Bachelor Dad Tusshar Kapoor
NOVEMBER 2021
“Cooking To Save Your Life” Abhijit Banerjee
‘Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World’ An autobiography of Ban Ki-moon

‘India Vs UK: The Story of an Unprecedented
Syed Akbaruddin
Diplomatic Win’
“Lal Salaam” Smriti Zubin Irani
“The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Debashish Mukerji
Shook India”
“Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear
Ajay Chhibber and Salman Anees Soz.
Choices for Economic Revival”
‘FORCE IN STATECRAFT’ Ajay Kumar
“Conversations: India’s Leading Art Historian
Brijinder Nath Goswamy
Engages with 101 themes, and More”
“Sunrise over Ayodhya” Salman Khurshid
“Nehru: The Debates that Defined India” Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain
“The Sage with Two Horns” Sudha Murty

“Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket
Ayaz Memon
from 1947”
“Contested Lands: India, China and the
Maroof Raza
Boundary Dispute”
‘Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and
Aseem Chawla
Turns’
“An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal
Shankar Acharya
Journey”
“The Cinema of Satyajit Ray” Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
’Not just cricket: A Reporters Journey’’ Pradeep Magazine

“Shuttler’s Flick: Making every match count” Autobiography of Pullela Gopichand
Co-authored by Priya Kumar
“MODERN INDIA: For Civil Services and Other
Poonam Dalal Dahiya
Competitive Examinations”

“An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal
Shankar Acharya
Journey”
“The Story of the First Civilizations: From
Subhadra Sen Gupta
Mesopotamia to the Aztecs”
“John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer
Amit Ranjan
of Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee”
OCTOBER 2021
“Writing for My Life” Ruskin Bond
“The Origin Story of India’s States” Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

Biography titled “Kamala Harris: Phenomenal
Chidanand Rajghatta
Woman”
“Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have
Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit
Prevented Partition”
“The Stars in My Sky: Those Who Brightened My
Divya Dutta
Film Journey”
“Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir” Gulzar
‘The Custodian of Trust’ Rajnish Kumar

“Economist Gandhi: The Roots and the
Relevance of the Political Economy of the Jaithirth Rao
Mahatma”
“The Argumentative Indian” Amartya Sen
Work, Family, and Our Future” : Indra
“My Life in Full
Nooyi
“Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Reason, Religion And
Shafey Kidwai
Nation”
“Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest
Wole Soyinka
People on Earth”
“The Alchemist” Paulo Coelho
SEPTEMBER 2021
‘400 Days’ Chetan Bhagat
“Jungle Nama” Amitav Ghosh
‘Translating Myself and Others’ Jhumpa Lahiri
“A Rude Life: The Memoir” Vir Sanghvi

“Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for
Angelina Jolie
Youth”

‘Back to the Roots’ Tamannaah Bhatia
”Human Rights and Terrorism in India” Subramanian Swamy
‘Shining Sikh Youth of India’ Prabhleen Singh

“The Three Khans: And the Emergence of New
Kaveree Bamzai
India”
“Bullets Over Bombay: Satya and the Hindi Film
Uday Bhatia
Gangster”
“Gita Govinda: Jaydeva’s Divine Odyssey” Utpal K. Banerjee
The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate
Vijay Gokhale
with India
“The Fractured Himalaya: How the Past
Nirupama Menon Rao
Shadows the Present in India-China Relations”
AUGUST 2021
Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government K J Alphons

Address Book: A Publishing Memoir In the time
Ritu Menon
of COVID
Mission Domination: An Unfinished Quest Boria Majumdar and Kushan Sarkar
Operation Khukri Rajpal Punia
Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan Bimal Prasad and Sujata Prasad
The Earthspinner Anuradha Roy
How The Earth Got Its Beauty Sudha Murty
Balakot Air Strike: How India Avenged Pulwama Manan Bhatt
In An Ideal World’ in 2022 Kunal Basu
Battlefield Vishram Bedekar

The Year That Wasn’t – The Diary of a 14-Year-
Brisha Jain
Old
Leopard Diaries – the Rosette in India Sanjay Gubbi
My Own Mazagon Ramesh Babu

JULY 2021
‘The India Story’ Bimal Jalan

“An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian
Ashok Lavasa
Generation.”
‘The Struggle Within : A Memoir of the
Ashok Chakravarti
Emergency’
‘Bank with a Soul Equitas’ Authore By C K Garyali
‘The Ramayan of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’ Late Baljit Kaur Tulsi
“The Light of Asia: The Poem That Defined The
Jairam Ramesh
Buddha”,
Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First
Kavitha Rao
Women in Medicine
“Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s
Dhaval Kulkarni
Assassin”
“Anomalies in Law and Justice” RV Raveendran
“Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story” Sundeep Mishra
“Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest” Vijay Gokhale

“A Kashmiri Century: Portrait of a Society in
Khemlata Wakhlu
Flux”
“India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation,
J Sai Deepak
Constitution”
‘The Great Big Lion’ Chryseis Knight
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s
“The Stranger in The Mirror”
autobiography
“Over It: How to Face Life's Hurdles with Grit,
Lori Susan Jones
Hustle, and Grace”
‘India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends’ Kanti Bajpai
“Pregnancy Bible” Kareena Kapoor Khan
Previous month's News Important Books and authors

“Fiercely Female: Story of Dutee Chand” Sundeep Misra
“It’s a Wonderful Life” Ruskin Bond

‘My Joys and Sorrows – as a Mother of a Special
Krishna Saksena
Child’
‘The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in
Amitav Ghosh
Crisis’
‘Home in the World: A Memoir’ Amartya Sen

“LANGUAGES OF TRUTH: Essays 2003-2020″ Salman Rushdie
“Whereabouts” Jhumpa Lahiri
“The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times” Amitav Ghosh
“Climate Change Explained – for one and all” Aakash Ranison
“The Christmas Pig” JK Rowling
‘Stargazing: The Players in My Life’ Ravi Shastri

“Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me” :
Co-authored By : Bharat Sundaresan
autobiography of Suresh Raina
‘Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’ Nitin Gokhale
“The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning
S Y Quraishi
and Politics in India”
BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS IN NEWS

[JULY TO DECEMBER 2021]
DECEMBER 2021
SBI listed USD 650-million Green Bonds on India INX and Luxembourg Stock Exchange
(LuxSE).
India INX has now emerged as the leading bond listing venue with over $33 billion.
India1 Payments has crossed a milestone on deploying 10000 white-label ATMs, which was
called as “India1ATMs”.
HSBC India has launched India’s 1st credit card made from recycled PVC (Polyvinyl chloride)
plastic
HDFC Life Insurance signs a bancassurance deal with South Indian Bank
IndusInd Bank launches the ‘Green Fixed Deposits’ in support the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
These ‘Green Fixed Deposits’ will be offered to both retail and corporate customers.
Axis Bank has become the second-largest merchant-acquiring bank in the country
RBI has released the latest iteration of its annual titled ‘Report on Trend and Progress of Banking
in India,
The gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) ratio of SCBs fell from 8.2 per cent at the end of
March 2020 to 7.3 per cent in March 2021.This decreased further to 6.9 per cent at the end of
September 2021.
Capital to risk-weighted assets ratios(CRAR) – a vital measure of a bank’s stability – of SCBs
improved from 14.8 per cent at the end of March 2020 to 16.3 per cent at the end of March
2021

IndusInd Bank and NPCI tie-up to offer cross-border payments through UPI for its Money
Transfer Operator (MTO) partners.
RBI imposed penalty on payment operators One Mobikwik & Spice Money with a fine of Rs 1
crore.
RBI has extended the card-on-file (CoF) tokenization deadline by 6 months i.e., to June 30,
2022. Earlier the deadline was fixed till December 31, 2021.
BOB Financial Solutions Ltd. (BFSL) and Indian Navy unveil co-branded credit card.
Paytm Payments Bank tie-up with MoneyGram to enable international fund transfer
CSB Bank has been impaneled as Agency Bank by RBI
List of banks recently empanelled as Agency Bank of RBI:
RBL Bank Dhanlaxmi Bank
IndusInd Bank Bandhan Bank
South Indian bank Karnataka bank
DCB Bank
Central Bank of India and U GRO Capital has signed a co-lending agreement and plans to
disburse up to Rs 1,000 crore to MSMEs over the next 12 months.
Bank of Baroda (BOB) grabbed top spot in Digital Payments
BoB has been conferred with five DigiDhan awards for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 in various
categories.
State Bank of India acquired minority stake (less than 50%) in JSW Cement for INR 100 crore
Equitas Small Finance Bank became Partner of Maharashtra state govt

RBI has introduced a prompt corrective action (PCA) framework for large non-banking
financial companies (NBFCs) with effect from October 2022.
Axis Bank tied up with Swift to provide digital banking solution.
Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched a solution for digital banking payments, named bob World
Wave.
RBI enforces 20-digit Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for cross-border deals for capital or current
account transactions of Rs 50 crore.
Federal Bank and Star Health Insurance tie-up for bancassurance.
Paytm Payments Bank has been given the scheduled bank status by the Reserve Bank of
India.
The bank has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
City Union Bank & NPCI launched ‘On-the-Go’ wearable keychain its manufacturing partner
Seshaasai.
Punjab National Bank launched “PNB Pride-CRMD module” app for differently-abled
employees.
IDFC FIRST Bank debuts India’s first standalone metal debit card.
Federal Bank launches an exclusive feature-rich scheme for women
The savings scheme is called Mahila Mitra Plus.

NOVEMBER 2021
ICICI Bank launches online platform ‘Trade Emerge’ Indian exporters and importers
India has received USD 87 billion in remittances in 2021 as per the report titled “Migration and
Development Brief 35” released by World Bank and KNOMAD.
KNOMAD is supported by a multi-donor trust fund established by the World Bank
India is also the top country in receiving remittances in 2021.
United States was the largest source country for remittances in 2020
RBI approves to increase LIC’s stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99% from 4.96%
JP Morgan Chase has topped the 2021 list of globally systemic banks (G-SIBs) released by the
Financial Stability Board (FSB).
RBI announces higher cap on promoter stake in private banks at 26% after 15 yrs
The cap on promoters’ stake in long run of 15 years has been raised from 15 percent (earlier)
to 26 percent of the paid-up voting equity share capital of the bank.
The minimum initial capital requirement for licensing new banks has been increased as below
For Universal Banks : The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set
up a new universal bank has been increased to ₹1000 crore (from present ₹500 crore).
For SFBs : The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set up a new
SFB, has been increased to ₹300 crore (from present ₹200 crore).
For UCBs transiting to SFBs : The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth has
been increased to ₹150 crore (from present ₹100 crore) which has to be increased to ₹300
crore in five years (from present ₹200 crore).
RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on State Bank of India (SBI) on November
26, 2021, for violating sub-section (2) of section 19 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
SBI held shares in the borrower companies of an amount exceeding 30 percent of the paid-up
share capital of those companies.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) gets approval to park 5% of annual deposits
in InvITs and other alternative funds.
The alternative investment funds (AIFs) are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI).
Paytm Money launches AI-powered ‘Voice Trading’ facility
SIDBI joins hand with Google for $15 million financial assistance programme to help MSMEs
Total corpus : USD 15 million or Rs 110 crore
Target Group : Micro Enterprises with turnover up to Rs 5 crore
Loan size: Ranging between Rs 25 lakh to Rs 1 crore
HDFC Bank launches the 2nd edition of “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign in support of
International Fraud Awareness Week 2021 (November 14-20, 2021).
RBI introduces Internal Ombudsman mechanism for select NBFCs for following two types of
Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs):
(I) Deposit-taking NBFCs (NBFCs-D) with 10 or more branches and
(II) Non-Deposit taking NBFCs (NBFCs-ND) with asset size of Rs.5,000 crore and above having
public customer interface

Total corpus of Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) reaches Rs 614 crore
The contribution of RBI in Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) of RBI Rs 250
crore
The PIDF scheme was launched by RBI in January 2021, to subsidize deployment of payment
acceptance infrastructure (PoS) in Tier-3 to Tier-6 centres with a special focus on the North-
Eastern States of the country.
RBI launches Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 by integrating its old Ombudsman
Schemes
The new scheme integrates the existing three Ombudsman schemes of RBI namely,
(i) the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006;
(ii) the Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies, 2018; and
(iii) the Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019.
A Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre (CRPC) has been set up at RBI, Chandigarh
Non-Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks with a deposit size of Rs. 50 crore and above,
have been brought into the ambit of Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Reserve Bank of India-Retail Direct (RBI-RD)
Scheme for retail individual investors to buy G-secs
RBI has launched its first global hackathon named “HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for
Transformation”.
The theme of HARBINGER 2021 is ‘Smarter Digital Payments’.
SBI has come out with a video life certificate service for pensioners, which is completely
paperless and free of cost
PhonePe launched tokenisation solution ‘SafeCard’ to help users meet RBI norms
Here are some tokenisation solutions launched in recent times:
PhonePe- ‘SafeCard’
PayU- ‘PayU Token Hub’
CCAvenue- ‘TokenPay
Finance ministry, has issued guidelines to be adopted by all public sector banks (PSBs) on
Staff Accountability Framework for NPA Accounts up to Rs. 50 crore will be applicable to
loans turning NPA on or after April 1, 2022
RBI has issued revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Scheduled
Commercial Banks and it will be effective from January 1, 2022.
Monitoring areas in the revised PCA framework: Capital, Asset Quality and Leverage are the
key areas that will be monitored by RBI for all banks.
Indicators to be tracked : To keep track of Capital, Asset Quality and Leverage the indicators
that would be tracked are: CRAR/ Common Equity Tier I Ratio, Net NPA Ratio and Tier I
Leverage Ratio respectively
Yes Bank and BankBazaar.com together launched a Co-Branded credit card named
FinBooster

OCTOBER 2021
Ministry of Finance has approved the interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits
for 2020-21 at 8.5%.
Government approves reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor of RBI for three-year term
Mr. Das assumed the charge as the 25th governor of RBI on December 12, 2018 for three years
Central Government has reconstituted the seven-member Economic Advisory Council to the PM
(EAC-PM). Bibek Debroy continues to be the Chairman of the Council.
EAC-PM was set up in September 2017 with a term of two years
Central Government has appointed K V Kamath as chairperson of the National Bank for
Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).
Kamath is a well-known banker in India and is the first head of the New Development Bank (NDB).
NaBFID is a newly set up development financial institution (DFIs) in India.
The authorized share capital of the NaBFID is Rs one lakh crore. The initial paid-up capital of
NaBFID is Rs 20,000 crore.
The headquarters of NaBFID is in Mumbai.
RBI approves appointment of Baldev Prakash as MD & CEO of J&K Bank.
Rajesh Kumar Chhibber is the present Chairman and Managing Director of J&K Bank.
The government of Jammu & Kashmir holds a majority shareholding of 68.18% in the bank.
Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of 4.99% stake in HDFC ERGO by
HDFC Bank.
HDFC Bank has acquired 4.99% stake in HDFC Ergo for Rs 1,906 crore
AU Small Finance Bank has launched the QR Code Sound Box to provide voice-based payment
alerts?
What is QR code sound box
It is a small and portable speaker, having a dedicated SIM slot for data connectivity, to give voice
notification
RBI has put in place a revised regulatory framework for NBFCs which is a Scale Based Regulation
(SBR). These guidelines shall be effective from October 01, 2022.
Now for regulation of NBFCs under the new Scale Based Regulation (SBR), RBI has categorized
NBFCs into four layers (or 4 scales) based on their size, activity, and perceived riskiness. These
are: NBFC – Base Layer (NBFC-BL), NBFC – Middle Layer (NBFC-ML), NBFC – Upper Layer
(NBFC-UL) and NBFC – Top Layer (NBFC-TL).
Minimum Net Owned Fund Requirement: Regulatory minimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) for NBFC-
ICC, NBFC-MFI and NBFC-Factors will be increased to Rs. 10 crore (from Rs 2 crore at present).
Ceiling on IPO Funding: There will be a ceiling of Rs. 1 crore per borrower for financing
subscription to Initial Public Offer (IPO) of NBFCs. This IPO ceiling will come into effect from April
01, 2022.
Ramnath Krishnan appointed as Managing Director and Group CEO of ICRA
He replaces N Sivaraman
Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the cryptocurrency
exchange platform CoinDCX to promote its ‘Future Yahi Hai’ campaign.
Union Cabinet has approved a further hike of 3 percent in Dearness Allowance (DA) and
Dearness Relief (DR) for the central government employees and pensioners on October 21, 2021
The increase of 3% is over the existing rate of 28 percent of the basic pay/pension and will be
effective from July 1, 2021.

Now after this hike, the DA/DR will increase to 31%.
It must be remembered that earlier in July 2021, the government had announced 11% hike in
DA/DR from 17% to 28% of the basic pay/pension.
RBI impose Rs 1 cr penalty on Paytm Payments Bank in Section 26 (2) of the Payment and
Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
Nabard subsidiary ‘NABSanrakshan’ sets up Rs 1000 cr Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for FPOs
(CGFTFPO)
NABSanrakshan has signed trust deed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The
Trust has been registered at Mumbai
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched NPCI Tokenization system (NTS).
NPCI’s Token Reference On File(TROF) service will help RuPay cardholders, to maintain the
security of their financial data.
RBL Bank is working on a new digital platform named Abacus 2.0
RBI imposes Rs 1 crore penalty on State Bank of India for non-compliance with the aforesaid
directions.
The penalty has been imposed in the exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of
section 47A (1) (c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
RBI approves re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD,CEO of Axis Bank for a period of three
years.
Pradeep Kumar Panja appointed as Chairman of Karnataka Bank.
He will succeed P Jayarama Bhat
A K Goel, managing director and chief executive (MD & CEO) of UCO Bank has been elected as
the chairman of Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) for 2021-22.
He has replaced Rajkiran Rai G, MD & CEO, Union Bank of India.
Reserve Bank of India has a granted small finance bank licence to the consortium of Centrum
Financial Services Limited (Centrum), and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe)
named Unity Small Finance Bank.
The Unity Small Finance Bank will take over the assets and liabilities of Punjab and Maharashtra
Co-operative Bank.
Punjab National Bank launches ‘6S Campaign’ under customer outreach programme.
The ‘6S Campaign’ encapsulates different schemes such as – Swabhiman, Samruddhi, Sampark
and Shikhar, Sankalp and Swagat.
Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar appointed as Chairman of BharatPe
Reserve Bank of India in its Monetary Policy Report – October 2021, has projected India’s GDP
growth rate for 2022-23 (FY23) at 7.8%.
RBI released the Monetary Policy Report on a half-yearly basis
Reserve Bank of India has announced the theme for Fourth Cohort under Regulatory Sandbox.
The theme is “Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds”.
Crypto platform CoinSwitch Kuber has roped in Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its brand
ambassador.
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India has announced that the policy
repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) will be kept unchanged at 4.0 per cent.
Reverse Repo Rate- 3.35%
Marginal Standing Facility Rate- 4.25%
Bank Rate- 4.25%

CRR- 4.00%
SLR- 18.00%
The MPC also decided to continue with the accommodative stance.
RBI has retained the projection for real GDP growth at 9.5 per cent in 2021-22.
The decisions were announced at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held between October
6-8, 2021. The next MPC meet will be held between December 6 to 8, 2021
BharatPe launches ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ platform- “postpe”
Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes first scheduled private sector bank to get approval for collection
of direct, indirect taxes.
SBI has partnered with the Indian Navy to launch NAV-eCash card for the naval personnel
onboard the country’s largest Naval Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya
RBI has granted the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) the licence to register as
an asset reconstruction company (ARC) under Section 3 of the Securitisation and
Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act 2002.
Minimum net owned fund requirement for an Asset Reconstruction Company= Rs 2 crore
Reserve Bank of India has superseded the Board of Directors of Srei Infrastructure Finance
Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL) under Section 45-IE (1) of the Reserve
Bank of India Act, 1934.
New Administrator: RBI has appointed Shri Rajneesh Sharma as the Administrator of SIFL and
SEFL under Section 45-IE (2) of the RBI Act.
SIFL and SEFL are a type of- NBFC.
Paytm acquires 100% ownership of lending startup CreditMate
The government of India has announced that the rate of interest on Small Savings Schemes for
the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of 2021-22 will remain unchanged as the last quarter (July-Sept) of
2021-2022.
West Bengal is the highest contributor to the small saving schemes while Uttar Pradesh is the
second top contributor.
Various Interest Rates for Quarter-3 (Oct-Dec) of 2021-22 are listed below

SEPTEMBER 2021
Padmaja Chunduru appointed MD, CEO of National Securities Depositories (NSDL).
She has replaced GV Nageswara Rao
Former Indian Bank MD & CEO Padmaja Chunduru
Government of India has extended the timeline of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee
Scheme (ECLGS) till 31.03.2022 or till guarantees for an amount of Rs 4.5 lakh crore are
issued under the scheme, whichever is earlier.
ECLGS was launched by Government of India as a special scheme in view of COVID-19.
ECLGS is managed by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd (NCGTC
Govt approves Initial Public Offer (IPO) of ECGC and capital infusion of Rs 4,400 crore to
ECGC for a period of five years, i.e. from FY 2021-2022 to FY 2025- 2026.
ECGC Limited is a wholly-owned CPSE of the Government of India (100%).
Piramal Enterprises has completed the acquisition of Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL)
by paying the consideration amount of Rs 34,250 crore.
This is the first successful resolution of a financial services company under the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) .
Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL) is the first financial services firm to go for bankruptcy
proceedings. It is a non-deposit-taking housing finance company.
NPCI partners YES Bank to launch RuPay ‘On-the-Go’ payment solution.
The solution is based on simple ‘Tap, pay, go’ mechanism.
Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs is the Chief Guest at the
Global FinTech Fest (GFF) 2021.
The theme of the event is “FinTech: Empowering a Global Digital Economy”.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry has further extended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-
20, till March 31, 2022.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry has further extended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-
20, till March 31, 2022.
Reserve bank of India has set the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the second
half of the financial year 2021-22 i.e October 2021 to March 2022 at Rs. 50,000 crore.
Reserve Bank may trigger fresh floatation of market loans when the Government of India
utilises 75 per cent of the WMA limit.
RBI allows lenders to sell fraud loans to Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs).
Stressed loans including fraud loans that are in default for more than 60 days or classified as
NPA are permitted to be transferred to ARCs.
Here are figures for loans declared as fraud by banks for various financial years:
For 2020-21 (FY21)– loans worth Rs 1.37 trillion were declared as fraud
For 2019-20 (FY20)– loans worth Rs 1.81 trillion declared as fraud
For 2018-19 (FY19)– loans worth Rs 64,539 crore declared as fraud
RBI fixes minimum ticket size for issuance of securitisation notes at Rs.1 crore
The government has set up an asset management company (AMC) named India Debt
Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) with a paid-up capital of Rs. 80.5 lakh on an authorized
capital of Rs 50 crore.
IDRCL will work in tandem with the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) to
clean up bad loans.
amount of guarantee cleared by govt as security receipts of NARCL= Rs 30,600 crore.
Maximum stake of public sector banks in IDRCL= 49%

HDFC Bank ties up with Paytm to launch co-branded credit cards on the Visa platform to
businesspersons, millennials and merchants.
Fino Payments Bank appoints Pankaj Tripathi as brand ambassador ; Fino bank’s first
campaign titled ‘Fikar Not’.
CBDT has Deadline to link PAN-Aadhaar extended by six months till 31 March 2022.
NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with Liquid Group Pte. Ltd. (Liquid
Group) to enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance in 10 markets across North Asia and
Southeast Asia.
Liquid Group is a leading cross-border digital payments provider, is headquartered in
Singapore
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) issues India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond.
The 7 -year Euro 300 million Bond has been priced at 1.841 percent
DBS Bank partners with SWIFT to launch real-time cross-border payment tracking.
DBS is the first bank in India and Asia-Pacific to offer this service to corporate clients, at no
additional cost
DBS Bank headquarter: Singapore
Paytm Payments Bank launches India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility in Delhi
Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has launched India’s first FASTag-based metro parking
facility, at the Kashmere Gate metro station in partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC).
Reserve Bank of India has announced the theme for the Third Cohort under the Regulatory
Sandbox (RS) as ‘MSME Lending’
First Cohort - Theme ‘Retail Payments’
Second Cohort - Theme 'Cross Border Payments’
Third Cohort - Theme ‘MSME Lending’.
Fourth Cohort - Theme 'Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds'.
India and Singapore to link their Fast Payment Systems – Unified Payments Interface and
PayNow.
PayNow payment system is of Singapore
Sanjeev Barnwal appointed as CEO of Ujjivan Financial Services.
He has replaced Carol Furtado, who has now taken charge as CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance
Bank.
Ujjivan Financial Services is the holding company of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
ICICI Lombard ceases to be subsidiary of ICICI Bank post merger with Bharti AXA.
The company has come down from 51.86 percent to 48.08 percent, after the merger of Bharti
AXA with the ICICI Lombard.
What is the share of ICICI Bank in ICICI Lombard = 48.08%.
NPCI in partnership with Fiserv Inc. to launch the plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack,
‘nFiNi’.
RBI approves re-appointment of V. Vaidyanathan as MD & CEO of IDFC FIRST Bank for a
further period of three years.
Bank of Baroda has announced the launch of its digital banking platform named ‘bob World’
RBI allows tokenization in Card-on-File services

First : the device-based tokenization framework will now be applicable to Card-on-File
Tokenisation (CoFT) services as well. Card-on-File (CoF) means that the Credit/Debit card
details are stored by merchants for ease of payment.
Second : RBI has allowed card issuers (banks) to offer card tokenization services as Token
Service Providers (TSPs).
Karnataka Bank launches Point-of-Sales (POS) device ‘WisePOSGo’ for merchant customers.
HDFC Bank partners with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to provide credit
support to MSMEs.
Harsha Bhupendra Bangari appointed as MD of EXIM Bank.
Before this Bangari was posted as deputy managing director at EXIM Bank.
Bangari will replace the incumbent MD David Rasquinha.
Equitas Small Finance Bank tie-up with Google Pay to launch digital FD
Users will get Interest rate of 6.35% on fixed deposits (FDs) with tenure of one year.
Equitas Small Finance Bank appoints hockey player Rani Rampal & cricketer Smriti
Mandhana as brand ambassadors.
PhonePe has launched a platform named PhonePe Pulse.
Pulse is India’s first interactive platform with data insights and trends on digital payments
PhonePe also launched the Pulse Report, an in-depth study on the evolution of digital
payments over the past 5 years.
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has bought 3.9 percent (15,90,07,791 shares) of the
Bank of India through open market acquisition on September 2, 2021.
This information was shared by the Bank of India to SEBI. As per SEBI guidelines, companies
have to inform the stock exchanges when an entity holds more than 5 percent shares in a
listed company.
Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 24th meeting of Financial Stability and Development Council
(FSDC).
Finance Minister is the chairperson of FSDC. It must be noted that FSDC Sub-Committee is
chaired by the Governor, RBI.
Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is the apex level forum set up by the
Government of India for strengthening and institutionalizing the mechanism for maintaining
financial stability, enhancing inter-regulatory coordination and promoting financial sector
development.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) increases India’s quota of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to
13.66 billion SDR (equivalent to around USD 19.41 billion).
How many SDR allocated to India in August 2021= SDR 12.57 billion
Total SDR allocation of India = SDR 13.66 billion
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will setup a committee to scrutinize applications and give
recommendations on New Umbrella Entity (NUE) licenses.
The 5 member committee will be headed by Shri. P. Vasudevan.
The umbrella entity shall have a minimum paid-up capital of Rs 500 crore.
RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on Axis Bank for flouting know your customer (KYC) norms with
RBI – KYC Direction, 2016.
State Bank of India (SBI) unveils floating ATM on houseboats at Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu
and Kashmir.
The ATM was inaugurated by SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara.

Prior to this, SBI also installed a floating ATM for the first time on the Kerala Shipping and
Inland Navigation Corporation’s Jhankar yacht (KSINC) in 2004.
Axis Bank has partnered with BharatPe for the point of sale (PoS) business of BharatPe named
BharatSwipe
AUGUST 2021
Finance Minister of India, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, launched the ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund
(USF)’ of corpus Rs 250 crore for export-oriented small and mid-sized companies.
The launch was done in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on August 21, 2021.
The fund will be managed by India Exim Bank and SIDBI. The fund has been launched under
the Ubharte Sitaare Programme (USP) announced in the Budget speech of 2021-22.
Size of the fund: The corpus of the Fund is Rs. 250 crore with a greenshoe option of Rs. 250
crore. The contribution of SIDBI and India Exim Bank is Rs 40 crore each.
HDFC Bank, Paytm tie up to build comprehensive solutions across payment gateway.
SmartHub solution is a platform of HDFC Bank.
Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a platform named ‘Neo Collections’, which is a Do It
Yourself (DIY) Digital Repayment Platform for missed loan repayments.
NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL partners with Mashreq Bank to launch UPI in the UAE.
Mashreq Bank is the oldest privately owned bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
RBI to launch “Platform for Regulated Entities for Integrated Supervision and Monitoring
(PRISM)” platform to strengthen compliance by supervised entities.
HDFC launches ‘green and sustainable’ deposits programme for retail clients
Interest Rates : 6.55 percent
Maturity period : between 3 to 10 years.
Reserve Bank of India has introduced the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index), which is a measure
of the extent of financial inclusion in India.
FI Index for year ended March 2021= 53.9
FI Index for year ended March 2017= 43.4
Periodicity and month of release of FI-Index= Yearly in July
Base year for FI-Index= None.
Parameters of FI-Index: The FI-Index comprises of three parameters, namely- Access (35%),
Usage (45%), and Quality (20%)
RBL Bank has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud service provider.
SIDBI launches app based lending platform ‘Digital Prayaas’ for small entrepreneurs.
The loan will be sanctioned by the end of the day.
RBI has announced the launch of the ‘Scheme of Penalty for non-replenishment of ATMs’, as
per which it will impose monetary penalties on ATMs/WLAs that run out of cash from October,
01, 2021.
Quantum of Penalty
In the case where any of the ATM is cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month, a penalty of
Rs. 10,000 per ATM will be levied.
Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit for collateral free loans to Self-Help Groups (SHG)
under the DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission)
from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs.

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission was launched by which
ministry- Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).
DBS Bank has won the global accolade of ‘Most Innovative in Digital Banking’ in the Innovation
in Digital Banking Awards 2021, by Financial Times publication ‘The Banker’.
Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB) has launched a new product ‘Suryoday Health and
Wellness Savings Account’.
Who is eligible: Minimum Age – 18 years ; Maximum Age – 65 years.
Average monthly balance to open ‘Suryoday Health and Wellness Savings Account’- Rs 3 lakh.
HDFC Bank launches ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’ for small retailers
Minimum overdraft limit: Rs 50,000
Maximum overdraft limit: Rs 10 lakh
India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new and enhanced security
feature for its YONO and YONO Lite apps, called ‘SIM Binding’, to protect customers from
various digital frauds.
YONO and YONO Lite is a digital platform of SBI
NPCI launches digital payment solution e-RUPI.
e-RUPI is a type of payment voucher with a one-time payment mechanism. It is built on the UPI
platform.
e-RUPI is a type of one-time payment mechanism.
NPCI has launched e-RUPI in association with Department of Financial Services (DFS),
National Health Authority (NHA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and partner
banks.
Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar appointed as independent director of Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asia.
He has also been appointed as the member of Audit Committee and Risk Committee of the
company.
IDBI Bank has announced that the board of IDBI Bank has approved to divest its entire stake
of 19.18% in Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited (ARCIL).
Asset Reconstruction Company India (Arcil) is the oldest ARC entities operating in India,
founded in 2002. Headquarter- Mumbai, Maharashtra.
RuPay launches #FollowPaymentDistancing campaign to promote and encourage
contactless payments
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has increased the entry age
for the National Pension System (NPS) from 65 years to 70 years.
Earlier the eligible age to invest in NPS was 18-65 years which has now been revised to 18-70
years.
If a person joins NPS after 65 years, then the Normal Exit shall be after 3 years. Exit before 3
years will be considered premature exit.
Reserve Bank of India has increased the incentive that it gives to the banks for the distribution
of coins over the counter from Rs 25/bag to Rs 65/bag of coin.
The RBI provides incentives to banks and currency chests under the “Currency Distribution
& Exchange Scheme (CDES)” for the distribution of coins over the counter.
The ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2020 launched by
Ministry of Finance
Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit of fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal
Remittance Facility Scheme from Rs 50,000 per transaction to Rs 2 lakh per transaction.

Earlier there was a ceiling limit of 12 transactions in a year. Now, this limit has also been
removed
Maximum limit for online fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme = Rs
2 lakh
Maximum limit for cash based fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme
= Rs 50,000.
Ind0-Nepal Remittance Facility is a fund transfer mechanism from India to Nepal (not
otherwise) that operates on NEFT. It was started by RBI in the year 2008. It is managed by SBI
in India and Nepal SBI Bank Limited (NSBL) in Nepal.
Govt approves extension of terms of MD-CEO of PNB, BOM and UCO Bank
S S Mallikarjuna Rao– MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank
A S Rajeev– MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra
Atul Kumar Goel- MD and CEO of UCO Bank.
Apart from this, the tenure of ten executive directors (EDs) of public sector banks has also
been extended.
Reserve Bank of India has announced to include street vendors of tier-1 and tier-2 centres,
identified as part of the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) as
beneficiaries under the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme.
PIDF presently has a corpus of Rs. 345 crore.
PIDF Scheme was launched by RBI to encourage deployment of Points of Sale (PoS)
infrastructure (both physical and digital modes) in tier-3 to tier-6 centres and north eastern
states.
PM SVANidhi (PM स्वनिनि ) aims for providing affordable loans to street vendors. It is a scheme
for micro-credit facilities to street vendors.
RBI clears appointment of Hitendra Dave as CEO of HSBC India for a period of three years.
Central Government has approved the Indian Banks’ Association’s (IBA) proposal to increase
the family pension to 30% of the last salary drawn.
The Government has also approved the proposal to increase employers’ contribution under
the NPS to 14% from the existing 10%.
BharatPe launches P2P lending app ‘12% Club and earn up to 12 percent annual interest or
borrow at a similar rate
BharatPe has partnered with LenDenClub (RBI-approved NBFC) for this app and lending
arrangement
HDFC Bank divests over 2% stake in Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL) for Rs
222.71 crore.
RBI approves re-appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as ICICI Bank MD & CEO.
Finance Minister unveils 4th edition of Public Sector Bank Reforms Agenda (EASE 4.0).
The major theme for EASE 4.0 is “Technology-enabled, simplified, and collaborative banking.
EASE stands for- Enhanced Access & Service Excellence (EASE).

Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the
EASE 3.0 Awards.
State Bank of India is the Overall winner of the EASE Reforms Index Award 2021 (EASE 3.0
Awards). Bank of Baroda is second and Union Bank of India is third.
Public Sector Banks have reported a profit of Rs. 31,817 crore in FY21 as compared to a loss
of Rs. 26,016 crore in FY20. This is the first year when PSBs have reported profit after five
years of losses.

JULY 2021
According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India, India reported a current account
surplus of 0.9% of GDP in the FY 21. In FY 20 there was a current account deficit of 0.9%.
The reason for Current Account Surplus in FY21 is sharp contraction in the trade deficit to
US$ 102.2 billion from US$ 157.5 billion in 2019-20.
India has seen a Current account surplus for first time in 17 years.
ICICI Bank launches comprehensive banking solution ‘Salute Doctors’ on Doctors’ Day
HDFC Bank Launches ‘Salaam Dil Sey’ initiative to pay tribute to doctors.
Axis Bank inks cloud computing deal with AWS for digital transformation.
Razorpay partners with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’.
It is a payment interface that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for
their customers.
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has decided to include Retail and Wholesale
trade as MSMEs but only for the limited purpose of Priority Sector Lending.
These Retail and Wholesale traders can now register on Udyam Registration Portal.
Paytm Launches small ticket loan product ‘Postpaid Mini’ that will enable users to get small loans
ranging from Rs. 250 to Rs. 1,000.
The initiative has been launched by Paytm in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.
Ministry of Defence has implemented SPARSH [System for Pension Administration (Raksha)]
which is a web-based system, for automated sanction and disbursement of defence pension.
Agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) for SPARSH.
IDFC First Bank has launched a unique Employee-funded program called ‘Ghar Ghar Ration’
for its low-income customers who were affected by Covid-19.
RBI approves Re-appointment of Shyam Srinivasan as Federal Bank CEO for 3 years till
September 2024.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched ‘the RBI Retail Direct’ scheme for retail investors
to buy G-Secs both primary and secondary.
RBI bans Mastercard from onboarding new customers on its network from July 22, 2021.
RBL has tied up with Visa for credit card issuance, after RBI barred Mastercard.
Centre Raises FDI limit in NPS Fund Managers from 49% to 74%.
The Government has increased the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in pension fund
management (PFM) to 74% from the present 49% under the national pension system (NPS).
For this, an amendment has been made to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority (PFRDA) Act, 2013 to rename PFRDA (National Pension System Trust) Regulations
2015 as PFRDA Regulation 2021.
Currently there are 7 Pension Funds in NPS.
SBI selects Paisalo Digital as National Corporate Business Correspondent.
Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit on loans that can be sanctioned by a bank to any
director or associates of other banks, without board approval to Rs 5 crore. Earlier this limit
was Rs 25 lakh.

RBI has revised this loan limit for the first time in 26 years. The limit of Rs. 25 lakhs was set in
1996.
UT of Ladakh gets RBI nod to Acquire 8.23% stake in J&K Bank.
This means that the ownership of 8.23 percent (4,58,29,445 Equity Shares) shareholding of
J&K Govt.
RBI imposes Rs 5 crore penalty on Axis Bank for non-compliance with certain rules.
18 Indian banks buy stake in new blockchain start-up IBBIC.
Almost every bank have picked up equal stake of 5.55% in IBBIC, by making an investment of
Rs 5 lakh each.
Each bank will invest Rs 5 Crore in the company, making the total capital of the company to
Rs 75 Crores.
IMPORTANT PREVIOUS MONTHS NEWS BANKING AND

FINANCIAL AWARENESS
SBI has launched a new business loan scheme titled ‘Aarogyam Loan’ for the healthcare
sector.
What is the maximum limit of Aarogyam loan : Rs. 100 crore
What is the repayment period of the Aarogyam loan : 10 years
SBI Card Joins Hand with Fabindia to launch co-branded credit card ‘Fabindia SBI Card.
Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) has launched an innovative payment feature called ‘Pay Your
Contact’, for its customers, on its mobile banking app.
Ministry of Finance has allowed housing finance companies (HFCs) with asset size of over Rs.
100 crore to recover the dues using SARFAESI law.
SARFAESI Act 2002 allows banks and other financial institutions to auction residential or
commercial properties (of Defaulter) to recover loans.
Reserve Bank of India has given in-principle approval to Centrum Financial Services Limited
to set up a small finance bank.
Centrum Financial Services Limited and BharatPe will take over Punjab & Maharashtra Co-
operative Bank Ltd.
Stake of Centrum Financial Services Limited and BharatPe in the new Small Finance Bank :
both 50%.
India ranked 2nd in share of central bank surplus transfers; Top- Central Bank of the Republic of
Turkey.
RBI has transferred Rs 99,122-crore surplus to the government for FY21 which is 73% higher than
the Rs 57,128 crore paid out in 2019-20.
The surplus transferred by RBI constitutes 0.44% of GDP.
DBS Bank has been ranked as the top Bank in India, out of 30 domestic and international
banks in the country, in the World’s Best Banks 2021 list for India, released by Forbes
magazine.
SBI has launched a new loan product ‘Kavach Personal Loan’ for Covid-stressed Customers.
Maximum amount that can be availed under the loan scheme : Rs 5 lakh
Rate of interest to be charged for ‘Kavach Personal Loan’ : 8.5 percent.
India ties with Russia as 4th largest forex reserves holder.
The Forex reserve of India increased by USD 6.842 billion to $605.008 billion.

RBI redefines Interchange Fee and Customer Charges for ATMs.
The new ATM charges as defined by RBI are as under:
interchange fee per transaction for financial transactions = Rs 15 (old) to Rs 17 (new) (This
shall be effective from August 1, 2021.)
interchange fee per transaction for non-financial transactions = Rs 5 (old) to Rs 6 (new) (This
Presently banks are allowed to charge from customers a maximum of Rs 20 per transaction
(after free ATM transactions are exhausted). RBI has increased this limit to Rs 21 per
transaction w.e.f January 1, 2022.
RBI approves re-appointment of GC Chaturvedi as part-time Chairman of ICICI Bank for a
period of three years .
Mahesh Kumar Jain gets two-year extension as RBI Deputy Governor.
Currently, Michael Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao and Rabi Sankar are the other three serving RBI
Deputy Governors
NITI Aayog has recommended the names of Central Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank
(IOB) for privatization in the current fiscal (2021-22), as part of the disinvestment process
announced in the Union Budget 2021-22.
It must be noted that Centre has set a disinvestment target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore for FY22.
World Bank approves USD 500 mn program to boost MSME sector in India Performance
(RAMP) Program.
Vishwavir Ahuja re-appointed as MD & CEO of RBL Bank for further period of one year.
ICICI Bank has tied up with SWIFT to offer the facility, called ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’, for cross
border inward payments.
Reserve Bank of India has launched a separate liquidity window of Rs. 15,000 crore certain
contact-intensive sectors.
ICICI Bank Partners with NPCI to Link UPI ID with Its Digital Wallet ‘Pockets’.
According to data released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
(DPIIT), the total Foreign direct investments (FDI) inflow attracted by India during 2020-21
(FY21) stood at US$ 81.72 billion.
Singapore was the largest source of FDI for India in FY21
Gujarat was the top recipient of FDI in FY21.
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has appointed Rajesh Bansal as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of the RBIH.
Reserve Bank of India will transfer Rs 99,122 crore surplus to Central Government for the
accounting period of nine months ended March 31, 2021 (July 2020-March 2021).
The Contingency Risk Buffer will remain at 5.50%.
This year RBI has changed its Accounting year from July-June to April-March
Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) building National
Digital Financial Infrastructure (NADI).
IDRBT is an arm of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
IDRBT headquarters - Hyderabad.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has excluded Lakshmi Vilas Bank from the Second Schedule of
the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 .
Lakshmi Vilas Bank was merged with DBS Bank India Ltd (DBIL).
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has announced a Covid-19 healthcare
package of Rs 50,000 crore.

T Rabi Sankar appointed fourth Deputy Governor of RBI, succeeding BP Kanungo for a period
of three years.
He succeeds B P Kanungo.
SIDBI launches SHWAS and AROG Loan Schemes for MSMEs for COVID Preparedness.
Amitabh Chaudhry Re-appointed as MD & CEO of Axis Bank for 3 Years.
ICICI Bank launches Digital banking Platform ‘Merchant Stack’.
HDFC Bank has emerged as the top arranger of corporate bond deals in 2020-21 (FY21).
UP-based Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited commenced operations as a Small Finance
Bank (SFB).
It must be remembered that the Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank (SMCB) is the first
urban co-operative bank (UCB) in India to receive licence from RBI to operate as a Small
Finance Bank (SFB).
The bank has received the licence from RBI under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 to carry on the business of small finance bank in India
RBI Allows Commercial Banks to Pay Up to 50% Pre-Covid Dividends on Equity Shares.
RBI approves re-appointment of Murali Natrajan as MD and CEO of DCB Bank.
RBL bank has partnered with Mastercard to launch a mobile app called “Pay by Bank App “.
Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) has issued India’s first Green Municipal bond.
GMC has raised Rs. 150 crore at a cost of 8.1 percent through the issuance of green bonds.
Axis Bank acquires 12.99% stake in Max Life Insurance to become co-promoter.
RBI to conduct open market purchase of government securities of ₹1 lakh crore under the G-
sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 1.0)
Govt sets trigger amount as Rs 10 lakh for MSME pre-packs scheme.
RBI increases WMA limits for the State Governments/UTs to Rs 47,010 crore based on the
recommendation of a committee headed by Shri Sudhir Shrivastava.
Reserve Bank of India has enhanced the limit of maximum balance at end of the day
maintained in Payments Bank from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh per individual customer.
PhonePe becomes first player to cross billion-transaction mark on UPI.
NPCI has transferred all its Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) transaction business to NPCI
Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI.
Government announces Rs 14,500 crore capital infusion in 4 PSBs (Central Bank of India,
Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of India and UCO Bank).
The government’s total capital infusion of Rs 20,000 crore in public sector banks for the
current financial year 2020-21.
HDFC Bank has emerged as the ‘India’s Best Bank for SMEs’ at the Asiamoney Best Bank
Awards 2021.
Indian Overseas Bank launches ‘IOB Trendy’ Savings Account for Millennials.
HDFC Bank launches ‘SmartUp Unnati’ for Women Entrepreneurs.

Axis Securities launches online platform ‘YIELD’ for hassle free investment in bond,
debenture.
Reserve Bank of India has included the Fino Payments Bank in the Second Schedule of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
RBI Organises Financial Literacy (FLW) Week from February 8-12, 2021.
The theme for 2021 FLW is ”Credit Discipline and Credit from Formal Institutions.
ICICI Bank launches ‘InstaFX’ mobile app to help customers obtain Forex Prepaid Card
swiftly.
Shivalik Bank becomes India’s first urban co-operative bank to transition to Small Finance
Bank (SFB).
Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank headquarter -Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC IN NEWS

Falguni Nayar, the CEO and founder of beauty and fashion eCommerce platform Nykaa, has
become the richest self-made woman in India. She founded Nykaa in the year 2012.
She holds 53.5% stake in Nykaa and has a net worth of USD 7.48 billion.
The issue size of IPO of FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) was Rs 5,351.92 crore with
facevalue of Rs 1 per share.
Microsoft Corp. has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly-
traded company by market capitalisation.
At market close on October 29, 2021, Apple stood at about $2.46 trillion while Microsoft
reached nearly $2.49 trillion.
Facebook Inc. Rebrands Corporate name as ‘Meta’ to “reflect its emphasis on building the
metaverse vision”.
Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, is set to invest in Zand, the first
digital only independent bank in UAE.
For this investment, Birla will partner with Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Managing Director
of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
Airtel, Ericsson conducts India’s first rural 5G trial
Reliance Industry’s renewable energy arm Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL) acquires
100% stake in REC Solar Holdings for $771 mn.
NITI Aayog Partners Byju’s to educate children in 112 aspirational districts.
Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant to capture CO2 from blast furnace gas at its
Jamshedpur Works.
Yahoo Appoints Jim Lanzone as its new CEO.
PayU to acquire Indian digital payments provider BillDesk for $4.7 bn.

On August 24, 2021, Infosys became the fourth Indian company to touch a market
capitalization (m-cap) of USD 100 billion.
TCS, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank are the first three companies to cross the market
capitalization of USD 100 billion.
According to the latest m-cap data, RIL is the most-valued firm at Rs 13.7 trillion, followed by
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at Rs 13.4 trillion and HDFC Bank at Rs 8.42 trillion.
1st Indian company to cross m-cap of USD 100 billion- TCS.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) launches AI-enabled chatbot ‘URJA’.
Apple is the world’s most valuable company (USD 2,443 billion) according to the Hurun Global
500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021.
Microsoft is second while Amazon is second in the list.
Reliance Industries (USD 188 billion) ranked at 57 is the top Indian company in the list. There
are total 12 Indian companies in this list.
Amitabh Bachchan has become India’s First Celebrity to lend his voice for Amazon’s Alexa.
Facebook India has launched “Small Business Loans Initiative” in India in partnership with
online lending platform Indifi.
Kumar Mangalam Birla steps down as Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone Idea.
Himanshu Kapania, currently a Non-Executive Director, as the Non-Executive Chairman.
Intel launches ‘AI For All’ drive in collaboration with Ministry of Education and CBSE.
Shiv Nadar steps down as MD of HCL Technologies.

C. Vijayakumar, President and Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed as the new
Managing Director for five years.
NTPC Ltd., India’s largest power generator is set to construct country’s single-largest solar
photovoltaic project at Rann of Kutch region in Khavada, Gujarat.
The solar power park will have a capacity of 4.75 Gigawatt (Gw)/4750 MW.
Nepal Inks USD 1.3 billion mega-deal with India to develop 679 MW Lower Arun Hydropower
project.
Amazon launches its first Digital Kendra in India in Surat, Gujarat
Paytm Launches small ticket loan product ‘Postpaid Mini’.
Indian-Origin Neha Parikh appointed as CEO of crowd-sourced navigation app ‘Waze’.
PhonePe has partnered with Flipkart to launch contactless ‘Scan and Pay’ feature for
Flipkart’s pay-on-delivery orders.
Andy Jassy replaces Jeff Bezos to take over as Amazon CEO.
The government has extended the superannuation age of Life Insurance Corporation of India
(LIC) Chairman to up to 62 years, as against the current 60 years.
Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) and Microsoft Collaborates
to build AI and Emerging Technologies Centre of Excellence.
AJNIFM – Faridabad, Haryana
Flipkart launches Shopsy App, to enable Indians to start their online businesses.

Mobile World Congress 2021 (MWC), world’s biggest mobile event, kicked off on June 28 in
Barcelona, Spain.
Twitter appoints California-based Jeremy Kessel as India Grievance Officer.
Amazon has acquired an American instant messaging app ‘Wickr’.
Microsoft officially launched its new Windows operating system ‘Windows 11’ on June 24,
2021. It is being called as the “next generation” of Windows.
India’s first international maritime services cluster to be set up at GIFT City.
The GIFT City maritime cluster will be set up by the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB).
CBSE partners with Microsoft to introduce Coding and Data Science for Class 8-12 as new
subjects for students of Class 6-8 in 2021-22 academic session.
Microsoft has announced the launch of the first Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security
Executive Council.
Adar Poonawalla Appointed as Chairman of Mumbai-Based NBFC ‘Magma Fincorp Ltd.’
Magma Fincorp and its subsidiaries will now be rebranded as Poonawalla Finance.
IFFCO has launched the world’s first ”Nano Urea” for farmers across the world.
The indigenously developed ”Nano Urea” will be in liquid form.
NPCI Partners Turkish firm PayCore for RuPay SoftPoS (Software Point of Sale).
Microsoft to retire iconic Internet Explorer (IE) browser on 15 June 2022.
Paypal to shut domestic payments service in India from April 01, 2021.
Wipro to acquire Edgile in USD 230-million deal.
Mastercard and Google Pay tie-up for tokenisation for card-based payments.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) acquired 4.93% stake in Indian Gas Exchange.
WhatsApp has announced the Digital Payments Utsav for 500 villages in India.
Paytm launches EdTech Platform “Paytm Wealth Academy”.
LIC launches Dhan Rekha plan savings life insurance plan.
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance starts ‘#Care4Hockey’ Campaign.
PayPhi has become the first certified tokenization service for NTS supporting tokenization of
RuPay cards.
Government of India has accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance
Corporation Ltd (PFC).
SBI Life launches new-age term insurance policy “SBI Life eShield Next”.
HCL Technologies becomes 4th IT firm to hit Rs 3 trillion market-cap.

Max Bupa Health Insurance rebrands itself as Niva Bupa.
Goldman Sachs open its global centre in Hyderabad.
LIC has launched a centralized web-based workflow-based IT platform called “e-PGS”.
LOANS IN NEWS 2021

DECEMBER 2021
ADB approves $500-million loan to improve quality of school education.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $150 million loan for a housing project for the
urban poor in Tamil Nadu.
Wipro has signed an agreement to acquire Edgile transformational cyber security consulting
provider, for $230 million.
Germany Development Bank- KfW (Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau) signed a 26 million euros
loan for a 40.35 km Surat Metro Rail project in Gujarat.
ADB approved a $112 million loan to establish Assam Skill University (ASU) to strengthen
skills education and training.
ADB has approved a Rs 2,644.85 crore (USD 350 million) loan for India to improve its urban
services.
NOVEMBER 2021
World Bank have inked USD 40 million health project agreement for the state of Meghalaya.
World Bank and Inland Water Transport (IWT) department of Assam has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Rs 770 crore loan to improve river transportation
in the state.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $61 million loan (approx Rs 454 crore) to fund
development projects in Agartala, Tripura.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved USD 150 million loan for the
Government of India for the implementation of the Sustainable Urban services program for
Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA).
World Bank worth $250 million for a project to improve quality of learning in the state of
Andhra Pradesh.
ADB have signed loan agreement worth $300 millio to strengthen and improve access to
comprehensive primary health care in urban areas.
ADB has approved $1.5 billion loan (approx Rs 11,185 crore) to help the Government of India
purchase safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus (COVID-19).
OCTOBER 2021
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan worth US $356.67 million to
support the expansion of Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL).
World Bank has approved $150 million (around Rs 1,112 crore) loan for funding ‘Chennai City
Partnership: Sustainable Urban Services Program’ of Tamil Nadu, with the vision of making
Chennai into a world-class city that is more green, livable, and resilient to climate change.
World Bank has also approved $40 million (around Rs 296 crore) loan for a project which aims
at improving the quality of health services in Meghalaya and strengthen the state’s capacity
to handle health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced an increase in its climate financing goals
2019-2030 for developing member countries (DMCs) by $20 billion to $100 billion.
Earlier in 2018, ADB had announced $80 billion goal for climate financing for developing
countries in Asia during 2019-2030.
India and US to raise $100 billion per year to fight climate change in developing countries.
ADB have signed a $4.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan, for the proposed
Aizawl Sustainable Urban Transport Project.
ADB have signed $251-million loan for climate-resilient, integrated urban flood protection and
management in the Chennai–Kosasthalaiyar basin to strengthen the resilience of Chennai city
to floods.
ADB has approved a USD 250 million (about Rs 1,875 crore) loan to support India’s National
Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP).

SEPTEMBER 2021
ADB has approved a loan of USD 150 million (about Rs 1,095 crore) for a sustainable housing
project for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu.
ADB have signed a USD 300 million loan as additional financing to scale up the improvement
of rural connectivity to help boost the rural economy in the state of Maharashtra.
ADB and the Government of India have signed a USD 112 million loan to develop water supply
infrastructure and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved service
delivery in four towns in the state of Jharkhand.
AUGUST 2021
IMF approves US$650 Billion allocation of Special Drawing Rights in funding for fight against
Covid-19
World Bank approves $250 million project to make India’s existing dams safe and resilient.
ADB approves USD 300 million additional loan for rural roads projects in Maharashtra.
ADB and the Government of India and have signed a $500 million loan to expand the metro
rail network in Bengaluru with the construction of two new metro lines totaling 56 km in
length.
JULY 2021
World Bank expands Coronavirus Vaccine Funding to $20 billion to be used through 2022.
Earlier the World Bank had announced $12 billion for the same.
Nepal has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal with India, to develop a 679-megawatt Lower Arun
Hydropower project, located between Sankhuwasabha and Bhojpur districts in eastern
Nepal.

APPOINTMENT IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
French fashion house Chanel named Leena Nair, an executive from Unilever, as its new global
CEO
Ravinder Bhakar assumed charge of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)
Catherine Russell from USA appointed as the new head of UNICEF also known as the United
Nations Children’s Fund.
Russell will succeed Henrietta Fore
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) appoints Sanjiv Mehta as
its President
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank named Ittira Davis as MD & CEO for a period of 3 years
Former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar becomes new strategic group advisor of Oyo Hotels and
Homes (Oyo)
Ravindra Jadeja ropes as Brand Ambassador of Kinara Capital
Unix signs Jasprit Bumrah as Brand Ambassador
Alka Upadhyaya as chairperson of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Pradip Shah appointed as Chairman of National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL).
Sambit Patra named as chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).
Smriti Mandhana Signed as Brand Ambassador of IIT Madras incubated startup, GUVI
Lt Gen Manoj Kuma Mago appoints to head National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi.
Anupam Ray to become India’s new ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament.
Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan reappointed as MD & CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank.
Vijay Raaz & Varun Sharma named as Brand Ambassadors of EaseMyTrip
Chandra Prakash Goyal has been appointed as the Director-General of Forests & Special
Secretary.
Diplomat Vikram Misri named as Deputy National Security Advisor.

Radhika Jha named as CEO of Energy Efficiency Services (EESL).
Praveen Kumar named as DG & CEO of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
GoI appoints Atul Kumar Goel (MD & CEO of UCO Bank) as new MD & CEO of Punjab National
Bank (PNB).
Goel will replace Mallikarjuna Rao
Indian origin, Narandran ‘Jody’ Kollapen appointed to South Africa’s highest judicial bench.
Eishin Chihana named as new chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group.

He has replaced Motofumi Shitara.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem elected International Automobile Federation (FIA) president.
FIA headquarters : Paris, France
Kamlesh Gandhi named new Co-Chairman of Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) .
FIDC is Headquartered in Mumbai
IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance appoints HO Suri as MD & CEO.
IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company Limited is a 51:49 joint venture between IFFCO and
Japan’s Tokio Marine Group
Harjinder Singh named India’s Chef de Mission for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Atul Dinkar Rane appointed as BrahMos Aerospace CEO & MD
Mohit Jain Elected As New President Of Indian Newspaper Society

He succeeds L. Adimoolam
Unsoo Kim appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Limited
He will replace Seon Seob Kim .
Hyundai Motor Headquarters : Seoul, South Korea
Arvind Kumar has joined as Director General of Software Technology Parks of India
NOVEMBER 2021
Vivek Johri appointed as new chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
(CBIC).
He will succeed M Ajit Kumar
Harshwanti Bisht from Uttarakhand appointed as first women President of Indian
Mountaineering Foundation (IMF).
Petr Fiala appointed as new Prime Minister of Czech Republic.
Czech Capital : Prague; Currency: koruna.

Maharashtra government appoints Salman Khan as Covid vaccination ambassador.
Ministry of Finance has extended the tenure of Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the Director of
Enforcement Directorate (ED) for one year till November 2022.
India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-25 term with 164 votes.
UNESCO Executive Board consists of 58 member-states each with a four-year term of office.
VVS Laxman named as new head of National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
He will replace Rahul Dravid
Former CBDT Chief Pramod Chandra Mody appointed as new Secretary General of Rajya
Sabha.
He replaces P.P.K.Ramacharyulu
Ramacharyulu has now been appointed as an adviser to the Rajya Sabha chairman.
Spanish-German actor Daniel Bruhl has been named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United
Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
WFP Headquarters: Rome, Italy.
WFP wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to combat hunger
Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida re-elected as Japan’s Prime Minister.
Rahul Dravid roped in as brand ambassador of kids footwear brand Plaeto.
Satya Narayan Pradhan appointed as Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Amway India an FMCG company appoints Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador
Bimal Patel of India has been elected to the International Law Commission (ILC) for a period
of five-year.
Headquarter of ILC - Geneva
Total members of ILC - 34
Rajeev Srivastava appointed as CEO of Standard Chartered Securities
Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar has been named as the next Chief of the Naval Staff.
He will replace incumbent Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh.
Bandhan Bank appoints Zubeen Garg as brand ambassador in Assam.
Zubeen has launched a brand-new music video titled ‘Axom Amar Mone Praane’.
Indian-origin C.S. Venkatakrishnan appointed as CEO of Barclays.
He replaces Jes Staley
Barclays headquarter : London, UK
Rahul Dravid appointed head coach of Indian men’s cricket team till 2023 ODI World Cup.

Ashok Bhushan as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
(NCLAT), for a period of four years or until he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is the
earliest.
Ramalingam Sudhakar has been appointed as the new President of quasi-judicial body,
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), for five years or till he attains the age of 67 years
OCTOBER 2021
Yezdi Nagporewalla named as new CEO of KPMG India.
Headquarter of KPMG: Amstelveen, Netherlands
Global Chairman and CEO of KPMG is Bill Thomas.
Government approves reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor of RBI for three-year
term.
Mr. Das assumed the charge as the 25th governor of RBI on December 12, 2018 for three
years.
Indian-origin Anita Anand appointed as National Defence Minister of Canada.
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev wins second 5-year term.

Uzbekistan capital – Tashkent; Currency – Som.
K V Kamath appointed as chairperson of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and
Development (NaBFID).
He is the first head of the New Development Bank (NDB).
The headquarters of NaBFID is in Mumbai.
RBI approves appointment of Baldev Prakash as MD & CEO of J&K Bank.
Rajesh Kumar Chhibber is the present Chairman and Managing Director of J&K Bank.
Stake of the govt of Jammu & Kashmir in J&K Bank- 68.18%.
Invest India elected as President of Geneva-based World Association of Investment
Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023.
Two Vice Presidents – Egypt and Switzerland.
Its headquarter is in Geneva, Switzerland.
KL Rahul appointed as brand ambassador of Realme.
Realme is a Chinese smartphone brand.
German sportswear brand Adidas ropes in Deepika Padukone as Global brand ambassador.
Barbados elects Sandra Mason as its first-ever president to replace British Queen as head of
state.
30 November 2021 marks the 55th anniversary of independence of Barbados from Britain.

Ramnath Krishnan appointed as Managing Director and Group CEO of ICRA.
He replaces N Sivaraman.
Gurgaon based ICRA is a unit owned by global rating agency Moody’s Corporation.
Sports Authority of India (SAI) has appointed Commodore PK Garg as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
He will be replacing Rajesh Rajagopalan
Captain Alok Mishra appointed new MD of India Ports Global Limited (IPGL).
IPGL India-funded Chabahar port in Iran.
Sahdev Yadav appointed as President of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the cryptocurrency
Chinese Smartphone maker OnePlus appoints Navnit Nakra as India CEO and Head of India
region.
A Balasubramanian appointed as Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
He replaces Nilesh Shah.
Amit Rastogi appointed as Chairman & Managing Director of National Research Development
Corporation (NRDC).
NRDC comes under Ministry of Science and Technology.
Jonas Gahr Store, the Leader of the Labour Party in Norway, has assumed the charge of the
Prime Minister of Norway .
He replaces Erna Solberg.
RBI approves re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD,CEO of Axis Bank for a period of
three years.
Navrang Saini gets additional charge as Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
India (IBBI).
The post was lying vacant after M.S. Sahoo retired.
Pradeep Kumar Panja appointed as Chairman of Karnataka Bank.
He will succeed P Jayarama Bhat.
UCO Bank chief A K Goel elected as Chairman of Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) for 2021-
22.
He has replaced Rajkiran Rai G, MD & CEO, Union Bank of India.
Virat Kohli appointed as new Brand Ambassador of Indian wearable brand Fire-Boltt.
Indian entrepreneur Sajjan Jindal elected Chairman of World Steel Association for 2021-22.
Headquarter of World Steel Association (WSA) - Brussels, Belgium.

Ritesh Chauhan appointed as CEO of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
He will succeed Ashish Kumar Bhutani
Arun Kumar Mishra appointed as new CEO of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) .
Amit Khare has been appointed as the new Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar appointed as Chairman of BharatPe.
Ranveer Singh appointed as brand ambassador of CoinSwitch Kuber.
P L Haranadh takes charge as Chairman of Paradip Port Trust.

Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is the lone major port in Odisha
BC Patnaik sworn in as new managing director of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC).
He has been appointed in place of Mukesh Kumar Gupta.
The CEOs and MDs of public sector banks and insurance companies are chosen by the Banks
Board Bureau (BBB).
Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida sworn in as 100th Prime Minister of Japan.
He replaces Yoshihide Suga.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed takes oath for second five-year term.
Mr Abiy, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Ethiopia Capital: Addis Ababa; Currency: birr.
Najla Bouden Romdhane appointed as first woman Prime Minister of Tunisia.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath names Kangana Ranaut as Brand Ambassador for its ”One
District-One Product” (ODOP) Scheme.
(ODOP) 75 districts of the state.
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari takes over as “The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)”. He is
the 27th CAS.
He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria.
Ranveer Singh appointed as brand ambassador for National Basketball Association (NBA)
India.
Amish Mehta appointed as MD & CEO of rating agency CRISIL.
He has replaced Ashu Suyash. Crisil is owned by S&P.

SEPTEMBER 2021
Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed as the MD & CEO of National Securities Depositories
(NSDL).
She has replaced GV Nageswara Rao.
She has earlier served as the MD & CEO of Indian Bank.
PK Purwar to continue as MTNL (telecom firm) CMD till Oct 2022.
PK Purwar is also the Chairman and managing director of BSNL.
CK Ranganathan appointed as new President of All India Management Association (AIMA).
Ranganathan has taken over from Harsh Pati Singhania.
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, G C Murmu appointed as external auditor of
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for 6 years (2022 to 2027).
IAEA Headquarter – Vienna, Austria
Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh has taken charge as the 34th Director General of
National Cadet Corps (NCC).
He succeeds Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich.
Former UK PM Gordon Brown appointed as World Health Organization (WHO) ambassador
for Global Health Financing.
WHO headquarter:Geneva, Switzerland.
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi among four new SDG Advocates appointed by UN
Secretary-General ahead of the 76th UN General Assembly.
In 2014, Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Justin Trudeau wins historic third term as Prime Minister of Canada.
Canada capital – Ottawa; currency – Canadian dollar ($).
haranjit Singh Channi has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Punjab by the Congress
party.
Amarinder Singh has resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab
Fino Payments Bank appoints Pankaj Tripathi as brand ambassador.
Alka Nangia Arora has been appointed as the CMD of the National Small Industries
Corporation (NSIC).
Pawan Goenka appointed as chairperson of Indian National Space Promotion Authorization
Centre (In-SPACe).
The IN-SPACe is an independent nodal agency under the Department of Space (DOS), ISRO,
set up in 2020.
Aziz Akhannouch has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Morocco.

Bhupendra Patel named as the new CM of Gujarat.
He is a BJP MLA from the Ghatlodiya assembly seat.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Resigns
Vijay Goel appointed as Vice Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS).
GSDS was formed in September 1984 & Headquarters New Delhi.
Yahoo Appoints Jim Lanzone as its new CEO.
Jim Lanzone will replace Guru Gowrappan.
G C Murmu elected Chairman of Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI)
for 2024-2027.
Sanjeev Barnwal appointed as CEO of Ujjivan Financial Services.
He has replaced Carol Furtado, who has now taken charge as CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance
Bank.
President Ramnath Kovind appoints new Governors of Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Punjab &
Nagaland.
Governor of Uttarakhand – Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh.
Governor of Punjab – Banwarilal Purohit .
Governor of Tamil Nadu – R. N. Ravi.
Governor of Nagaland – Prof. Jagdish Mukhi.
Tata AIA Life Insurance has appointed Indian Athlete Neeraj Chopra as its Brand
Ambassador.
This is also the first brand partnership to be signed with Neeraj Chopra.
RBI approves re-appointment of V. Vaidyanathan as MD & CEO of IDFC FIRST Bank.
Government Approves Appointment of Arun Kumar Singh as CMD of Bharat Petroleum

Corporation Ltd (BPCL).
Harsha Bhupendra Bangari appointed as MD of EXIM Bank.
She will replace the incumbent MD David Rasquinha.
SL Tripathy appointed as CMD of United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL).
UIICL Headquarters: Chennai
Equitas Small Finance Bank appoints hockey player Rani Rampal & cricketer Smriti
Mandhana as brand ambassadors.
Cyrus Poncha elected as Vice-President of Asian Squash Federation.
JB Mohapatra has been appointed the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
He replaced PC Mody.
Pankaj Kumar Singh takes over as new DG of Border Security Force (BSF)

AUGUST 2021
Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar appointed as independent director of Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asia.
Delhi govt appoints Sonu Sood as brand ambassador for ‘Desh ke Mentors’ Programme.
Govt approves extension of terms of A S Rajeev– MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra
Mansukh Mandaviya appointed Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board.

India aims to end TB by 2025 while the UN aims to end TB by 2030.
RBI clears appointment of Hitendra Dave as CEO of HSBC India for a period of three years .
RBI approves re-appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as ICICI Bank MD & CEO.
Abhay Kumar Singh appointed as joint secretary in Ministry of Cooperation.
Nakul Chopra appointed as CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Counci (BARC) India.
Headquarter of BARC India: Mumbai
La Ganesan, has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur.
Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed as new Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Before this, he was the Deputy PM of Malaysia.
Capital and Currency of Malaysia -Kuala Lumpur and Malaysian Ringgit.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigns
Shanti Lal Jain appointed MD and CEO of Indian Bank.
He will replace Ms. Padmaja Chunduru as MD and CEO of Indian Bank.
Nitin Chugh resigns as MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
Headquarters of Ujjivan SFB?- Bengaluru.
Priyanka Chopra replaces Deepika Padukone to be appointed as Chairperson of Jio Mumbai
Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) Mumbai Film Festival.
Mirabai Chanu appointed as brand ambassador of Amway India.
Hakainde Hichilema Wins 2021 Zambia Presidential Election.

Zambia Capital: Lusaka; Currency: kwacha.
Adi Godrej will step down as the chairman of Godrej Industries .
He will be replaced by Nadir Godrej, his younger brother.
Kamlesh Kumar Pant appointed as new Chairman of National Pharmaceutical Pricing
Authority (NPPA).
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla gets One-year extension.

NPCI appoints Noopur Chaturvedi as CEO of NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd (NBBL).
(NBBL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI and came into effect from 1 April 2021.
Centre Approves 3-year extension for Rekha Sharma as Chairperson of National Commission
for Women (NCW).
She will serve for another three years or till the age of 65 years or until further orders
whichever is the earliest.
Cabinet has extended the term of service of Rajiv Gauba, as the Cabinet Secretary of India,
for a further period of one-year.
Prior to this, Mr Gauba was Union Home Secretary
Dhriti Banerjee appointed first woman director of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).
ZSI was started in July 1916. It is Headquarters Kolkata West Bengal.
Ebrahim Raisi sworn in as new President of Iran.
Raisi succeeds Hassan Rouhani
Kumar Mangalam Birla steps down as Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone Idea.
Mini Ipe takes charge as Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) .
Nikol Pashinyan Re-appointed as Prime Minister of Armenia.

Armenia Capital: Yerevan; Currency: dram.
Deepak Das takes charge as new Controller General of Accounts (CGA)
JULY 2021
Peru President Pedro Castillo appoints Guido Bellido as new Prime Minister.
Peru – Capital: Lima; Currency: Sol.
Najib Mikati elected as new prime minister of Lebanon.
Lebanon – Capital: Beirut; Currency: pound.
Rakesh Asthana appointed as Delhi Police Commissioner.
Basavaraj Bommai elected as Karnataka’s new Chief Minister.

He will be sworn in as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka.
BS Yediyurappa Resigns as Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Shiv Nadar steps down as MD of HCL Technologies
C. Vijayakumar has been appointed as the new Managing Director for five years.
Ariel Henry appointed new Prime Minister of Haiti .
Haiti Capital – Port-au-Prince; Currency – gourde.
Rasmi Ranjan Das among 25 global tax experts appointed to UN Tax Committee.

She has been appointed for five year term, from 2021 to 2025.
Pedro Castillo Wins Presidential Election Marxist party of Peru.

Peru Capital: Lima; Currency: Sol.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi appointed as Deputy Leader of Rajya Sabha.
Naqvi takes over from Piyush Goyal, who has been appointed as the Leader of the House in
the Upper House (Rajya Sabha).
Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.
He will succeed Thawar Chand Gahlot, who has taken charge as the Governor of Karnataka.
Sher Bahadur Deuba Takes Charge as Prime Minister of Nepal for 5th time.
The president of the Nepali Congress, Deuba replaces K P Sharma Oli.
Abiy Ahmed Wins Second Five-Year Term as Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
Prosperity Party’ won the country’s parliamentary election in landslide victory.
Twitter Appoints Vinay Prakash as Resident Grievance Officer for India.
RBI approves Re-appointment of Shyam Srinivasan as Federal Bank CEO for 3 years till
September 2024.
Indian-Origin Neha Parikh appointed as CEO of crowd-sourced navigation app ‘Waze.
The app was founded in Israel in 2008. It was acquired by Google in 2013 for around USD 1.1
billion (110 crore).
President of India, Shri. Ram Nath Kovind has appointed new governors in 8 states of India.
Goa - Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
Tripura - Shri Satyadev Narayan Arya
Jharkhand - Shri Ramesh Bais
Haryana - Shri Bandaru Dattatraya
Karnataka - Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot
Mizoram - Shri Hari Babu Kambhampati
Madhya Pradesh - Shri Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
Himachal Pradesh - Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Andy Jassy replaces Jeff Bezos to take over as Amazon CEO.
Amazon Inc founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, has officially stepped down as the chief of the
company.
Pushkar Singh Dhami appointed new CM of Uttarakhand and is 11th CM of the state.

COMMITTEE IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
IFSCA has sets up a committee for creating a framework for transfer of stressed loans from
domestic lenders to financial institutions in IFSC : Headed By : G Padmanabhan
SEBI has set up an Advisory Committee for Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions
(ALeRTS) for early detection of market anomalies, Headed By : Madhabi Puri Buch
The Centre has decided to raise the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21 years,
Headed By : Jaya Jaitly.
Government has expanded the SCALE committee (Steering Committee for Advancing Local
Value-Add and Exports) by adding three new members, Headed By : Pawan Goenka
NITI Aayog released the report ‘Designing the Future of Dispute Resolution: The ODR Policy
Plan for India, Headed By : AK Sikri
SEBI’s Advisory committee on Mutual Funds; Headed By : Usha Thorat
SEBI’s Corporate Bonds and Securitization Advisory Committee (CoBoSAC); Headed By: G
Mahalingam
SEBI’s Information Systems Security Committee (ISSC); Headed By : H Krishnamurthy
Govt set up high-level committee to examine of lifting Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
“AFSPA” in Nagaland; Headed By : Vivek Joshi.
NOVEMBER 2021
Centre appoints three-member Committee to revisit criteria for determining economically
weaker sections (EWS); Headed By – Ajay Bhusan Pandey
Centre Constitutes 5 member committee to monitor implementation of Central Vista Project;
Headed By - Ratan P Watal
GoI form empowered group of secretaries (EGoS) under Cabinet secretary to review
implementation of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).
The Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba will be the Chairperson of 20-member EGoS
SEBI has formed the 7-member IT Projects Advisory Committee (IT-PAC); Headed By - Dr
Abhay Karandikar
RBI committee on asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) which proposed norms for
valuers, reserve price; Headed By : Sudarshan Sen

SEBI’s Corporate Bonds and Securitization Advisory Committee (CoBoSAC); Headed By: G
Mahalingam
SEBI’s Information Systems Security Committee (ISSC); Headed By : H Krishnamurthy
Govt set up high-level committee to examine of lifting Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
“AFSPA” in Nagaland; Headed By : Vivek Joshi.
OCTOBER 2021
Central Government has reconstituted the seven-member Economic Advisory Council to the
PM (EAC-PM); Headed By - Bibek Debroy
EAC-PM has been reconstituted for a period of 2 years
EAC-PM was set up in September 2017 with a term of two years and it replaced the erstwhile
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PMEAC).
The Department of School Education and Literacy has constituted a National Steering
Committee (NSC) for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission; Headed By : Dharmendra
Pradhan.
Ministry of Education launches NIPUN Bharat Programme
Centre forms panel to suggest alternative model of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(PMFBY) ; Headed By – CEO of PMFBY, Ritesh Chauhan
PMFBY was launched on 13th January 2016
Premium : The prescribed premium is 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops and 1.5%
for all rabi crops. In the case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium is
5%.
SEBI constitutes 4-member high powered advisory committee on settlement orders and
compounding of offences”; Headed By – Vijay C Daga
Ministry of Labour has reconstituted the Expert Group on Fixation of Minimum Wages and
National Floor Wages; Headed By : SP Mukherjee
SEPTEMBER 2021
RBI will setup a committee to scrutinize applications and give recommendations on New
Umbrella Entity (NUE) licenses; Headed By : P. Vasudevan
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has once again extended the tenure of the Company Law
Committee by one year until September 16, 2022; Headed By- Rajesh Verma

Government has formed a 7 member (GoM) for proposing a rationalization of tax rates and
considering the merger of different tax slabs under GST. Headed By- Karnataka CM
Basavaraj S. Bommai
Union Ministry of Education has formed a 12-member committee to develop new national
curriculum frameworks (NCFs) Headed By- Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan
India’s financial sector and recommend a concrete road map to strengthen India’s
sustainable finance architecture. Headed By - Ajay Seth
Centre forms GoM for better implementation of schemes meant for SC, ST, OBC, minorities,
women; Headed By-Rajnath Singh
Centre Forms Panel To Frame New Law For Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices; Headed By–
Dr VG Somani
Ministry of Coal Constitutes Task Force and another Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map
for Coal based Hydrogen Production.
The task force on coal-based hydrogen production will be headed by Shri Vinod Kumar Tiwari
The expert committee on coal-based hydrogen production will be headed by Shri R.K.
Malhotra
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constitutes 12-member Committee to review
guidelines of Journalist Welfare Scheme; Headed By-Ashok Kumar Tandon
AUGUST 2021
Govt sets up panel to develop technological platform for streamlining revenue litigation;
Headed By - Ashish Shiradhonkar
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has announced the re-appointment of T M Bhasin as
chairman of the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF)
Govt forms Committee for doubling the production of handlooms; Headed by- Sunil Sethi
JULY 2021
Centre has set up a 25-member Development Council for Cement Industry (DCCI), to suggest
ways for eliminating waste, obtaining maximum production, improve quality, reduce costs
and promote standardization of products.
The Council will be chaired By : Puneet Dalmia
ISRO agrees to parliamentary panel on education to help set up satellite TV classrooms;
Headed By : Vinay Sahastrabuddhe

NATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
PM Narendra Modi launched development projects in Goa
The re-development of Aguada Fort Jail Museum at a cost of over Rs 28 crore.
The New South Goa District Hospital, built at a cost of around Rs 220 crore
The Aviation Skill Development Centre at the upcoming Mopa Airport, built at a cost of around
Rs 8.5 crore
A gas-insulated substation at Davorlim-Navelim, Margao, was constructed at a cost of around
Rs 16 crores.
Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission has unveiled Vernacular Innovation Programme
PM Modi has laid the foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Ganga Expressway is a 594 Km long Expressway. It will be built at a cost of over Rs 36,200
crore.
The proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 was cleared by
the Union Cabinet.
7th edition of India International Science festival begins in Panaji, Goa
Theme 2021 : ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ – “Celebrating Creativity, Science, Technology and
Innovation for a prosperous India”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone of Umiya Mata Dham temple and
temple premises under Maa Umiya Dham Development Project at Umiya Campus in Sola in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
They will be developed at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore on 74,000 square yards of land.
Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Saryu Nahar National Project in Balrampur, Uttar
Pradesh.
The project has been completed at a cost of over Rs 9,800 crore, out of which more than Rs
4,600 crore was provisioned in the last four years
The Saryu canal project also involves the interlinking of five rivers — Ghaghara, Saryu, Rapti,
Banganga and Rohini.
Union Minister Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar has launched National
Helpline against atrocities on SCs, STs.
The Helpline will be available 24-7 on toll-free number – 14566.
The Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act, 1955 and the Prevention of Atrocities (POA) Act,
1989.
PM Modi has inaugurated the first phase of the Rs 339 crore Kashi Vishwanath Corridor
project

The connects the temple town’s two iconic landmarks – Kashi Vishwanath temple and Ganga
ghats.
India has been re-elected to International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for the 2022-
2023
IMO Headquarters: London, United Kingdom.
NITI Aayog has planned to establish 1000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories in Jammu and Kashmir.
Out of 1000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories, 187 will be established by the end of the financial
year 2021-22.
India assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) for 1 year.
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has granted Observer Status to International Solar
Alliance (ISA) by adopting resolution 76/123.
A total of 108 countries participated in the Assembly, including 74 Member Countries and 34
Observer
ISA was jointly launched by India and France during the 21st session of the United Nations
Climate Change COP-21 in Paris, France
Ministry of Power is celebrating the Energy Conservation Week from 8th to 14th December
2021 under “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
Union Minister of State for Education, Dr Subhas Sarkar has launched Bhasha Sangam mobile
app launched with 22 languages.
NITI Aayog launches ‘e-Sawaari India e-bus Coalition’.
Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora invited to join top international
democracy body International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).
IDEA based in Stockholm, Sweden. It currently has 34 member countries.
PM Modi inaugurated multiple projects worth Rs 18,000 crore in Uttarakhand
PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the Dehradun – Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh) road
project, being constructed at a cost of around Rs 1700 crore.
The 120 MW Vyasi hydro-electricity project, a 38-km long stretch between Devprayag and
Shrikot on NH-58 .
The 11 projects for which the foundation has been laid include the Delhi-Dehradun Economic
Corridor which will be built at a cost of Rs 8,300 crore
International Arbitration and Mediation Centre inaugurated in Hyderabad,Telangana
NOVEMBER 2021
Indian Railways Constructing World’s Tallest Pier Bridge in Manipur at a height of 141 metres.
The total length of the Manipur bridge will be 703 metre
PM Modi laid the foundation Stone of Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.

It is the fifth international airport in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh has now become the state with the highest number of international airport in
India
Once operational, this airport will be the largest airport of India and the first net zero
emissions airport of the country.
Ministry of Labour & Employment has changed the base year for Wage Rate Index (WRI) from
1963-65=100 to 2016=100.
The government had formed an Expert Group on Minimum Wages & National Floor Wages
headed by Prof. S.P.Mukherjee.
Based on the recommendation of this committee, the base year has been changed.
A total of 37 industries have been covered in the new WRI basket (2016=100) as against 21
industries in the 1963-65=100 series.
Boita Bandana Celebrated in Odisha with fervor
Boita Bandana literally means sanctifying of boats
Home Minister Amit Shah lays foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters
Museum’ in Manipur.
The proposed museum is being set up at an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore by the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches Centres For Nanotechnology & Centre for
Indian Knowledge System at IIT Guwahati
AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announces expansion of North Eastern Institute of
Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR) in Arunachal Pradesh
The additional infrastructure development at NEIAFMR will require an investment of around
Rs 53.72 crores.
INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer has been commissioned into the
Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
This is the first of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers
Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.
Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021 at the Swachh Amrit
Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in New Delhi
2021 is the 6th edition of Swachh Survekshan awards in which as many as 4,320 cities were
surveyed
Once again, Indore has been adjudged as the cleanest city of India for the fifth consecutive
year

Indore is followed by Surat in Gujarat at second place and Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh in
the third positions
The cities are ranked based on three parameters, which are service level progress (SLP),
certifications and citizen’s voice.
Pochampally village in Telangana has been selected for the ‘Best Tourism Villages’ award by
the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)
Pochampally village in Nalgonda district is also referred to as the silk city of India
The Pochampally Ikat received Geographical Indicator (GI Status) in 2004.
Headquarter of UNWTO : Madrid, Spain
Union Minister for Commerce, Industry, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal
inaugurated India’s first Food Museum at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu
The museum has been established by the Food Corporation of India (FCI)
Union Minister of Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated the first air pollution
control tower of the state of Uttar Pradesh in Noida
The Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) prototype has been developed by state-run Bharat
Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel)
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind visited Sui village in Bhiwani district of Haryana
This village is being developed as Adarsh Gram (Model village) by Mahadevi
Parameshwaridas Jindal Charitable Trust under Swa-Prerit Adarsh Gram Yojana (SPAGY)
scheme of Haryana Government.
It must be noted that Bhiwani is the first district in India where two Presidents have visited.
Prior to this President APJ Abdul Kalam visited Bhiwani in 2007.
World Bank and ADB launches ‘WePOWER India’ to increase women workforce in energy
sector
The event was organised by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in
partnership with the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF)
PM Modi virtually inaugurates 82nd All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in Shimla
Himachal Pradesh.
AIPOC is the supreme body of legislatures in India.
The year 2021 marks the centennial year of the AIPOC (100th anniversary).
The conference was first held in the year 1921 in Shimla.
India’s first ‘Grass Conservatory’ has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Almora district in
Uttarakhand

The project has been funded under the Centrally sponsored CAMPA (Compensatory
Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) scheme.
India’s first fisheries business incubator launched in Gurugram Haryana
The incubator is known as LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC).
The first batch of ten incubatees from four states (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and
Maharashtra) have already been identified.
Note: Prime Minister has set target to achieve 22 million tonnes of fish production and export
to the tune of Rs one lakh crore by 2025.
Kaiser-i-Hind’ declared as Arunachal Pradesh’s State Butterfly
The Kaiser-i-Hind butterfly is scientifically known as Teinopalpus imperialis
PM Modi inaugurated the Purvanchal Expressway at KarwalKheri in Sultanpur district of Uttar
Pradesh on November 16, 2021. It will connect Lucknow with Ghazipur.
The 341-km long Purvanchal Express has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 22,500
crore.
India successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
Currently there are three permanent research base stations in Antarctica, named
DakshinGangotri (1983), Maitri (1988) and Bharati (2012).
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi has been renamed as Manohar
Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA).
The renaming of the institute coincides with the 57th Foundation Day of the Institute,
celebrated on November 11, 2021.
Habibganj railway station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has been renamed after 18th-century
Gond Queen of Bhopal, Rani Kamlapati.
Telangana’s Bhadrachalam added as destination in IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train
The Ramayana Circuit Train will connect all the important locations across the country
associated with the life of Lord Rama.
Indian Navy Commissions fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela under Project 75
Under Project75 six submarines of Scorpene design are being constructed at Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, in collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France.
The first three submarines Under Project-75 which are functional are INS Karanj, INS Kalvari,
and INS Khanderi
Ram Nath Kovind confers honorary rank of ‘General of Indian Army’ on Nepal Army Chief Gen
Prabhu Ram Sharma

Odisha has launched a first of its kind road safety initiative named Rakshak, to train first
responders of road accidents.
Srinagar, the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network
(UCCN)
Srinagar has been designated in craft and folk art field.
It is the is only sixth Indian city to achieve this distinction after Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Varanasi and Jaipur.
As of now, there are 295 cities from 90 countries in the UCCN network.
Tripura launches India’s first cricket bats and stumps made of Bamboo
The indigenous Bamboo Cricket bats and Stumps have been manufactured by the Bamboo
and Cane Development Institute (BCDI)
Meghalaya Cabinet approves creation of new district named Eastern West Khasi Hills District
The new district has been formed by upgrading the Mairang civil sub-division.
This will increase the total number of districts in the state to 12.
India’s first rooftop drive-in theatre launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra

The theatre has been launched in partnership with the Reliance Retail and multiplex chain
PVR
The first movie screened at the theatre was Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi
PM Narendra Modi Unveils Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi and Statue in Kedarnath,
Uttarakhand
The 12-feet long statue weighing around 35 tonnes (35,000kg) has been constructed by
Mysore-based sculptor Arjun Yogiraj.
Home Minister Amit Shah launches ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme health cards
The ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme was launched on Pilot basis in Assam
Seven Central Armed Police Forces under
1.Assam Rifles (ARs)
2.Border Security Force (BSF)
3.Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
4.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
5.Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
6.National Security Guard (NSG)
7.Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

PM Modi was on five-day official visit to Italy, the city-state of Vatican, and the United Kingdom
to attend the G20 Summit in Rome and Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.
5th edition of the three day-long Ganga Utsav has been organised from November 01 to 03,
2021
The “Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival “
The 2021 event has been organised under the leadership of Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
OCTOBER 2021
Union Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme on
October 31, 2021 at Anand, Gujarat during a function organised by Amul to celebrate the 75th
Foundation Year of Amul.
Total outlay of the Dairy Sahakar scheme is Rs 5000 crore.
The scheme will be implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation ( NCDC)
under Ministry of Cooperation
Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express has become the first train of Southern Railway to
receive Integrated Management Systems (IMS) certification.
The first train of Indian Railways to be IMS certified is Habibganj-Hazrat Nizamuddin-
Habibganj Bhopal Express
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated to the nation “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” at
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh officially
launched India’s First Manned Ocean Mission called “Samudrayan project” at Chennai.
The deep water manned submersible has been code named as the ‘MATSYA 6000’.
It is developed by Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT).
National Small Matchbox Manufacturers Association has increased the price of a matchbox
from Re.1 to Rs. 2 per box. This will come into effect from December 01, 2021.
The increase in the price of matchbox has been done after 14 years since last increase in
2007 from 50 paise to Re. 1
The number of matchsticks in each box has also been increased from 36 matchsticks to 50
matchsticks
India’s biggest aromatic garden opened in Nainital, Uttarakhand.

National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with National Legal Services
Authority (NALSA) has launched a Legal Awareness Program for Women, titled
“Empowerment of Women through Legal Awareness”.
It is a pan-India initiative. It was launched at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh by Hon’ble Justice UU
Lalit, Judge Supreme Court of India.
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched the 6th edition
of National Formulary of India (NFI).
NFI is published by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC).
Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to release its own Wildlife Action plan
(2021-30).
Supreme Court has set up a three-member independent expert committee to investigate into
allegations of using Israeli spyware ‘Pegasus’ for surveillance of Indian citizens
The expert committee will be led by former SC judge RV Raveendran.
NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive report titled “Health Insurance for India’s Missing
Middle”
The report has a Foreword by NITI Aayog Member Dr V.K. Paul.
The report has stated that 30% of the Indian population are devoid of health insurance, and
has termed them as the “missing middle”.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launches ‘Go-Green’ scheme to provide subsidised
e-vehicles to construction and industrial workers.
Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) approves Rs 2,117 cr Nag River revitalization project
in Nagpur
EFC of Department of Expenditure, under Ministry Of Finance.
DRDO carried successful test-firing of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 on October

27, 2021 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
Agni-5 is a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which uses a three-stage
solid-fuelled engine.
The missile can strike targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with a very high degree of accuracy
MSME Ministry launches “SAMBHAV” National Level Awareness Programme, 2021
India becomes world’s first large electricity market to implement Green Day Ahead Market
(GDAM) exclusively for renewable energy.
Centre to set up two container-based mobile hospitals with 100 beds in Delhi and Chennai
The hospital will be first of its kind in Asia.

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPM) in Kolkata has become the first Major Indian Port to get
a Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System
India’s first state government-owned Wildlife DNA analysis laboratory has been inaugurated
at Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Currently there are two central government-owned Wildlife DNA laboratory. These are
located at Dehradun and Hyderabad.
President of Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and former India captain Mohd Azharuddin
unveils world’s largest cricket bat in Hyderabad
The bat has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest cricket bat
in the world.
The unique bat has been designed by Pernod Ricard India (P) Ltd and has been fabricated by
BSL Events.
It is made of poplar wood. The bat measures 56.10 feet long and weighs nine tonnes or 9000
kg..
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched a Digi-book named “Innovations for
You”. The sector in focus in this Digi-book is Healthcare.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches pan-India Rs. 64,180-crore ‘Ayushman Bharat Health
Infrastructure Mission’ from Varanasi.
Total outlay of the scheme: Rs. 64,180 crore for 5 years
Tamil-language drama film Koozhangal (internationally translated as Pebbles), has been

selected as India’s official entry for the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars 2022).
The film has been directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS and produced by Vignesh Shivan and
Nayanthara.
The 94th Academy Awards are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, on March 27, 2022.
UIDAI has organised Aadhaar Hackathon 2021 for young innovators from October 28 to 31,
2021.
The hackathon consists of two broad themes:
1. Enrollment and Update
2. Identity and Authentication
Department of Telecom (DoT) has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment)
Rules, 2021 on October 21, 2021, by amending the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016.
The one-time compensation for establishment of overground telegraph line has been fixed at
maximum Rs 1000 per kilometre
Indian Navy has organised an Offshore Sailing Regatta from Kochi to Goa

The six INSVs include:
56 footer – Mhadei and Tarini
40 footer – Bulbul, Neelkhanth, Kadalpura and Hariyal
Centre plans to form empowered group of secretaries under Cabinet secretary to review
implementation of PM GatiShakti
Chhattisgarh Launches “Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store” Scheme, which aims to
provide medicines at low and affordable rates to consumers.
4th International Solar Alliance (ISA) Gereral Assembly Concludes with promise to achieve
USD 1 trillion global investments in solar energy by 2030.
Imtiaz Ali has been roped in as the ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India.
Government has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP):
Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ for a further period of 180
days with effect from October 21, 2021 for 6 months
The current period of the policy was to end on October 20, 2021.
PM Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh
The airport has been built at an estimated cost of Rs. 260 crore, by the Airport Authority of
India. Besides, it has the longest runway in Uttar Pradesh.
The first international flight at the Kushinagar International Airport landed from Colombo, Sri
Lanka.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off “Five Mobile Medical Vans” dubbed as Modi Van
on October 19, 2021 in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh.
These vans have been launched under the ‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ programme of BJP.
NITI Aayog has launched the Geospatial Energy Map of India which will provide a holistic
picture of all energy resources of the country.
The map has been developed by NITI Aayog in collaboration with ISRO.
NITI Aayog and UNDP India have collaborated to launch a handbook titled ‘NITI Aayog-UNDP
Handbook on Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste Management’, to promote sustainable
management of plastic waste in the country.
Adani Group takes over operations and management control of Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram
airport
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi launches ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme to confer proprietary
rights.
India has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth
term

The new three year term of India will be effective from January 2022 to December 2024
India received 184 votes of the 193 votes cast in the election
The headquarters of the UNHRC is in Geneva, Switzerland.
Government of India has decided to set up a “Vishwakarma Vatika” at every “Hunar Haats”
The first such “Vishwakarma Vatika” has been set up in “Hunar Haat” at Rampur, Uttar
Pradesh.
India and US to raise $100 billion per year to fight climate change in developing countries.
PM Narendra Modi dedicates 7 new Defence PSUs to the nation carved out of Ordnance
Factory Board (OFB).
Under the OFB there were 41 factories and 9 ancillary bodies
The seven new defence PSUs includes:

1. Munition India Ltd,
2. Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd
3. Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Ltd
4. Troop Comforts Ltd
5. Yantra India Ltd
6. India Optel Ltd
7. Gliders India Ltd.
India’s first Atal Community Innovation Center (ACIC) has been launched at Vivekananda
Global University (VGU) in Jaipur.
Atal Community Innovation Center (ACIC) has been launched by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
in partnership with NITI Aayog
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has launched an automated fuelling technology
called “UFill”.
Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched a “Rewarding Scheme
for Grant of Award to the Good Samaritan”.
Under this Good Samaritan scheme, a cash award of Rs. 5,000 per inciden.
An individual Good Samaritan can be awarded maximum 5 times in a year
Department of Biotechnology launches India’s first ‘One Health’ consortium in post-COVID
times
The Consortium comprise of 27 organisations, and will be led by DBT-National Institute of
Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad

Assam launches app ‘Fishwaale’, India’s first e-fish market.
Telangana has developed India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution considering the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Varanasi To Become Indias first City to Start Ropeway Service in Public Transportation
The total cost of the ropeway project is Rs 424 crore & Centre and the state government at
80:20.
PM Modi inaugurates Rs 100 lakh crore PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan for multi-modal
connectivity
The PM GatiShakti digital platform is based on six pillars
1. Comprehensiveness 2. Prioritization
3. Optimization 4. Synchronization
5. Analytical 6. Dynamic
Government of India has accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance
Corporation Ltd (PFC). It is the 11th maharana company in India.
UNESCO launched the 2021 State of the Education Report (SOER) for India: “No Teacher, No
Class”, on the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, on October 05, 2021.
Gautam Adani-led Adani Group took over the responsibilities of the Jaipur International
Airport for a period of 50 years.
Delhi Govt launches ‘Desh Ke Mentor’ Programme for its classes IX to XII students
Bathukamma, the unique festival of flowers begins in Telangana
Indian Railways launches two long haul freight trains ‘Trishul’, ‘Garuda’ for South Central
Railway
The Trishul train was launched from Kondapalli station of Vijayawada division to Khurda
division of East Coast Railway.
The train ‘Garuda’ was launched from Raichur of Guntakal division to Manuguru of
Secunderabad division
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates greenfield Sindhudurg airport (also known as
Chipi Airport) in Maharashtra under UDAN scheme
With this, 381 routes and 61 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have
become operationalized under the UDAN scheme.
Adani Group takes over operational control of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International
Airport Guwahati
Adani Group had emerged as the successful bidder for all these six airports for a period of 50
years

These airports included Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangalore, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and
Guwahati.
Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh has been
declared as a Tiger Reserve by the NTCA
This is the fourth Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, after the Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar, and
Indravati Reserves
Tamor Pingla is located in Surajpur district, while Guru Ghasidas National Park is in Koriya
district.
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbanand Sonowal launches
‘MyPortApp’ for digital monitoring of port operations
IFSCA launches Global FinTech Hackathon Series ‘I-Sprint’21’
Maharashtra has launched a special Covid-19 vaccination drive named as Mission Kavach
Kundal, with the target of inoculating 15 lakh people everyday
Wada Kolam Rice (Zini Rice) from Maharashtra’s Palghar gets GI Tag
The traditional variety of Wada Kolam rice, also known as Zini or Jhini rice, is grown in Wada
tehsil of Palghar district in Maharashtra.
M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre at
Panbazar in Guwahati, Assam.
The famous Alibaug white onion from Maharashtra’s Raigad district has received the
Geographical Indication (GI) tag
Centre approves setting up 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA)
Parks at Rs. 4,445 crore in 5 years
The ‘5F’ Formula consists of Farm to fibre; fibre to factory; factory to fashion; fashion to
foreign.
First consignment of GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana from West Bengal exported to Bahrain
West Bengal’s Bardhaman got the GI tag for the Mihidana sweetmeats in 2017
PM Modi inaugurates ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape’

Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow.
The theme of the three-day event is “New Urban India”.
The Conference-cum-Expo is organised by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, launched ‘i-Drone’, a drone-
based vaccine delivery model for Northeast states
The i-Drone has been developed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

i-Drone stands for ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East
The Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) has launched its programme in Seychelles
TIWB is a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), since its launch in 2015.
40th-India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2021 will be held at Pragati Maidan New Delhi from
November 14 to 27
The theme of the 14-day IITF in 2021 is ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
The mega event is organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) annually
Union Minister Amit Shah flags off ‘Sudarshan Bharat Parikrama’ car rally of NSG from Red
Fort
World’s largest Khadi National Flag hoisted in Leh, Ladakh on the occasion of 152nd birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, 2021.
The Khadi national flag was inaugurated by Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur.
The tricolor is 225-feet long and 150-feet wide. It weighs around 1,000 kg.
The flag has been prepared by the 57 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army.
Government Declares Chacha Chaudhary as official Mascot of ‘Namami Gange’ Mission
An outlay of Rs. 2.26 crore has been dedicated to the project. The comics will initially be
launched in Hindi, English and Bengali languages.
DAY-NRLM dedicates 50,000 Women SHG members as Business Correspondents to
celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) under the
Ministry of Rural Development .
Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju Inaugurates India’s First Sports Arbitration
Centre in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
SEPTEMBER 2021
Sojat Mehndi from Rajasthan and Judima rice wine from Assam gets GI tag
“Sweet Cucumber” of Nagaland gets geographical indication (GI) tag
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur inaugurated the first
edition of the Himalayan Film Festival, organised at Leh, in Ladakh
World’s highest electric vehicle charging station has been inaugurated in Kaza village of
Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh

Ministry of Commerce and Industry is observing ‘Vanijya Saptah’ (Trade & Commerce Week)
from September 20-26, 2021
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off
the dwarf container train service from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
The consignment was moved by train to Inland Container Depot (ICD) Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh Government to set up ‘Electronic Park’ along along the Yamuna Expressway
Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) near Noida
Geeta Samota, a CISF women official has become the fastest Indian to do dual summit by
scaling two peaks located in Africa and Russia.
IRCTC Partners with Cordelia Cruises to launch India’s first indigenous luxury cruise liner
Government of Sikkim has declared ‘Cooper Mahseer’ locally named as ‘Katley’ as the state
fish
Manipur’s Sirarakhong Chilli and Tamenglong Orange gets GI tag
IIT Delhi develops device that can generate electricity through water droplets to power small
electronic devices
The device is known as ‘Liquid-solid Interface Triboelectric Nanogenerator’.
Ministry of Law and Justice launches “Ek Pahal” campaign for Justice Delivery at doorstep
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari reviewed the progress of
1,380 kilometres long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, being developed at a cost of Rs 98,000
crores.
The eight-lane Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be covering the states of Haryana, Rajasthan,
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.
NITI Aayog has launched a report titled ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’ which
presents measures to ramp up urban planning capacity in India
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launches Mission ‘One Gram
Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’
Niti Aayog launches ‘Shoonya’ programme to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles
Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin Gadkari launched ‘iRASTE’, an Artificial Intelligence-
powered project, which aims to help reduce road accidents
iRASTE stands for Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering.
The project has been launched on a pilot basis in Nagpur, Maharashtra
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University at Aligarh,
in Uttar Pradesh,
Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace becomes first Spacetech startup to formally tie-up with
ISRO
The first launch vehicle in the series, Vikram-1 is scheduled to be launch in 2022.
Nuakhai, harvest festival celebrated in Odisha

Haryana adjudged first in installation of solar pumps under PM-KUSUM
Haryana has installed 14,418 pumps against 15,000 sanctioned pumps for the year 2020-21.
Chhattisgarh Launches ‘Millet Mission’ To Become Millet Hub Of India
‘Medicine from the Sky’ initiative launched in Telangana for delivery of medicines, vaccine via
drone
India’s largest open-air fernery has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Uttarakhand
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
India’s first emergency landing strip on national highway inaugurated in Barmer, Rajasthan
India’s first Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production
Plant inaugurated at BHEL R&D Centre, Hyderabad
Chandigarh Railway Station of the Indian Railways’ has been awarded with the 5- star ‘Eat
Right Station’ certification by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
Cabinet approves PLI scheme worth Rs 10,683 cr for textiles sector
The PLI scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of
Rs 1.97 lakh crore
India’s tallest air purifier tower installed in Chandigarh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-2021”
The theme of ‘Shikshak Parv-2021’ is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from
Schools in India”.
Food Processing Week being observed from September 06 to 12, 2021
India’s first bio-brick based building inaugurated at IIT Hyderabad
India’s first dugong conservation reserve to come up in Tamil Nadu
India becomes first Asian nation to launch ‘Plastics Pact’
J&K LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates ‘Saath’ initiative for women associated with SHGs
PM Modi releases special commemorative Rs 125 coin to mark ISKCON founder’s 125th birth
anniversary Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Snow Leopard and Black Necked Crane declared state animal and bird of Ladakh
Punjab Government Launches ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ Scheme to help Unemployed Youth in
‘enhancing Skills’ for Jobs
IIT Ropar develop’s world’s first ‘Plant based’ smart air-purifier “Ubreathe Life”

AUGUST 2021
Ladakh based Dorje Angchuk becomes first Indian to be inducted as Honorary Member of the
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) headquarter- Paris, France
World’s Highest Altitude Movie Theatre launched in Ladakh at 11,562 ft
PM Modi dedicates renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak in Amritsar, Punjab
Ministry of Textiles in partnership with NIFT launches project ‘INDIAsize’
The project ‘INDIAsize’ plans to measure 25000 people in the age group of 18 to 65 years in
six different regions of India using 3D body scanners.
India has won the elections for membership of two key bodies of the Universal Postal Union
(UPU), during the 27th UPU Congress in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Headquarter of Universal Postal Union: Bern, Switzerland
Election Commission of India (ECI) organized Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral
Participation (SVEEP) Consultation Workshop
Ministry of Jal Shakti launches 100 days ‘SUJALAM’ Campaign
India’s first green hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing unit starts at Bengaluru
NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute India Jointly Launch ‘Forum for Decarbonizing
Transport’ in India
India’s Evacuation Mission From Afghanistan named as ‘Operation Devi Shakti’
Finance Minister launches the National Monetisation Pipeline worth Rs 6 lakh crore.
The pipeline has been developed by NITI Aayog
IIT Madras develops ‘NeoBolt’- India’s first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle
India’s first smog tower inaugurated in Connaught Place, Delhi
The tower has been built by Tata Projects Limited (TPL)
India’s highest altitude herbal park has been inaugurated on Saturday at Mana village in
Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
NTPC has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project in India of 25MW power on the
reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Delhi-Chandigarh Highway becomes India’s first e-vehicle friendly highway
Hisar Airport in Haryana renamed as Maharaja Agrasen International Airport
Centre approves Rs 77.45 crore for revival of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing
Corporation Limited (NERAMAC)
An ‘All Women Tri-Services Mountaineering Team’ successfully scaled Mt Manirang (21,625
ft) in Himachal Pradesh under ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’

The team was led by Wing Commander Bhavana Mehra of the Indian Air Force
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates world’s second-largest refurbished gene
bank in New Delhi
Chhattisgarh becomes first state to recognise Community Forest Resource rights in an urban
area
Venkaiah Naidu unveils foundation stone of Innovation and Development Centre at Jawaharlal
Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru
AIIMS Delhi becomes first Indian hospital to house fire station inside premises
Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar flags off ‘Operation Blue Freedom’ to create a World
Record at Siachen Glacier
Chhattisgarh gets 4 new districts to take total administrative districts to 32 & and 18 new
tehsils.
The four new districts are: Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh.
75 Vande Bharat Express trains will connect every corner of country in 75 weeks of ‘Amrit
Mahotsav
Narendra Modi unfurled the Tricolour at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi, to mark the 75th
Independence Day of India on August 15, 2021
PM Modi sets India’s target to become ‘energy independent’ by 2047
Four new sites of India added to Ramsar list as ‘wetlands of International importance’
1.Thol, Gujarat
2.Wadhwana, Gujarat
3.Sultanpur, Haryana
4.Bhindawas, Haryana
The total number of Ramsar sites in India have reached 46
Kaziranga National Park in Assam has become the first national park in India to be equipped
with satellite phones.
India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center has come up in Kerala
Dr. Jitendra Singh released “IndiGau’, India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation
of indigenous cattle breeds
IndiGau chip has been developed by scientists of National Institute of Animal Biotechnology
(NAIB), Hyderabad
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has launched ‘SonChiraiya’, a brand and logo for
marketing of the urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products
PM Modi declares August 14 to be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’
PM Modi addresses Investor Summit in Gujarat virtually and launches ‘Vehicle Scrappage
Policy’
ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Sivan inaugurates ‘Health QUEST Study’ to upgrade healthcare
systems standards in India
QUEST : Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology

India’s cleanest city, Indore, in Madhya Pradesh has achieved another feat of being declared
as the country’s first ‘water plus’ certified city, under the Swachh Survekshan 2021.
Karnataka becomes first Indian state to issue order regrading implementation of NEP 2020
TRIFED Celebrates 34th Foundation Day on August 06, 2021
India’s first heart failure biobank unveiled in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
World’s highest motorable road has been constructed at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh by
the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at 19,300 ft
Government has set the loans disbursement target under the PM Mudra Yojana (PMMY) at Rs
3 trillion for 2021-22 (FY22).
Bhubaneswar becomes first city in India to achieve 100% vaccination against covid-19
JULY 2021
The world’s third largest cricket stadium is planned to be constructed in the Pink City, Jaipur,
in Rajasthan
The new stadium will have the capacity to accommodate 75,000 people, and shall be
constructed in two phases
The overall cost of the project is estimated at Rs 650 crore, completed in 2.5 – 3 years
World’s largest cricket stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
World’s second largest cricket stadium – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Research and
Analysis of Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances at National Forensic Science
University at Gandhinagar in Gujarat
Cabinet approves increase in Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from 17% to 28% w.e.f
July 2021
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras & Sony India have collaborated to jointly organise
a National-level hackathon called ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions for Bharat’.
India’s first cryptogamic garden, with around 50 different species grown, has been
inaugurated, in Deoban area of Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
Indian Army has named a military firing range, situated at Gulmarg in the Baramulla district
of Jammu & Kashmir, after Bollywood actress Vidya Balan
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated India’s first
private Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility plant at Nagpur in Maharashtra
The plant has been set up on Kamptee Road near Nagpur Jabalpur Highway, by Baidyanath
Ayurvedic Group
Centre has decided to bring the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) under the Ministry of
Finance (MoF).
Earlier, this DPE was under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

India’s first maritime arbitration centre to be set up in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
It will be part of a maritime cluster that is being set up by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) at
GIFT City in Gandhinagar
Indian Railways has launched India’s first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium ‘Aquatic
Kingdom’ at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station, which is also known as
Bengaluru City Railway Station.
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Giriraj Singh has launched
a mobile app named ‘Matsya Setu’ for fish farmers.
The app has been developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-
CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with the funding support of the National Fisheries Development Board
(NFDB), Hyderabad.
Nitin Gadkari becomes “Brand Ambassador” of Khadi Prakritk Paint, India’s first paint made
from Cow Dung
The Central Government of India has created a separate and new ministry named ‘Ministry of
Co-operation’.
The new ministry has been created by the BJP led Government for realizing the vision of
‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. (Sahkar means co-operative and Samriddhi means Prosperity.)
52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from 20th -28th
November 2021.
The government has extended the superannuation age of Life Insurance Corporation of India
Jammu and Kashmir administration has recently ended the 149-year-old biannual tradition of
government officials of shifting capitals between Srinagar and Jammu, called the ‘Darbar
Move’
Hyderabad-based company Grene Robotics has designed and developed India’s first
autonomous drone defence dome called “Indrajaal”.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at Mathura
Government has increased the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in pension fund
management (PFM) to 74% from the present 49% under the national pension system (NPS).
First-ever elections of Balika Panchayat successfully held at Kunariya village of Gujarat
Maharashtra set to become first state to issue educational documents using blockchain
technology
Currently only Singapore, Malta and Bahrain are the only other countries using this
technology
IIT Ropar develops first-of-its-kind Oxygen Rationing Device ‘AMLEX’
IIT Madras Develops AI-based algorithm to help identify cancer-causing cell alterations
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
have jointly developed b report titled ‘A Future for All – A need for Human-Wildlife
Coexistence’.
35% of tiger ranges in India are outside protected areas: WWF-UNEP report

Ministry of Law and Justice has informed that the name of the ‘Common High Court of UT of
Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’ has officially been changed to ‘High Court of Jammu
and Kashmir and Ladakh’
Zurich Airport International has signed a shareholder agreement with the Noida International
Airport Limited (NIAL) in Lucknow for the development of the Noida International Airport at
Jewar.
Annual Bonalu Festival Kicks-off in Telangana.It is celebrated in the month of Ashada Masam
which falls in July/August
The Hindu Festival is celebrated in Twin Cities Hyderabad, Secunderabad
India’s first driverless pod taxis will connect Jewar international airport with Greater
Noida,having a distance of around 14 km
The pod taxi service will be developed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Northern Eastern Railway (NER) authorities have renamed the Manduadih Railway Station in
Varanasi city, as Banaras Railway Station
Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), a 100% subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, has taken
over the management control of the world class Mumbai International Airport (MIAL),
Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE),inks pact with University of New South Wales
to set up Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology and Systems (CATTS) in Noida
Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology and Systems (CATTS) at its headquarter in
Noida.
Ladakh administration has signed a tripartite MoU with Sikkim State Organic Certification
Agency (SOCCA) to convert the Union Territory of Ladakh into an organic entity by 2025.
India’s first grain dispensing ATM has been installed at Farrukhnagar in Gurugram district of
Haryana
The machine is called Automated, Multi Commodity, Grain Dispensing Machine.
These Grain ATMS are being installed under the ‘World Food Programme’ of ‘United Nation’.
Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Cooperation and Convention Centre -Rudraksh,
in Varanasi. The centre has been constructed with Japanese assistance
Rajasthan Government launches ”Mission Niryatak Bano” to boost exports from state
Intel launches ‘AI For All’ drive in collaboration with Ministry of Education and CBSE
GI-tagged King Chilli ‘Raja Mircha’ from Nagaland exported to London for the first time
Karnataka becomes first State to provide 1% reservation for Transgender persons in

Government Employment
PM Modi launches SAFAL Assessment Framework for CBSE Students,on the occasion of the
first anniversary of National Education Policy (NEP)
SAFAL stands for Structured Assessment For Analysing Learning
Puri city of Odisha becomes first in India to provide 24×7 ‘safe to drink’ tap water facility

Indore city of Madhya Pradesh, or the cleanest city of India, has become the only city from the
country to be selected for International Clean Air Catalyst Programme.
Clean Air Catalyst is a new flagship programme launched by The US Agency for International
Development (USAID)
Amit Shah inaugurates Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme in Meghalaya’s Cherrapunji
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone of the first-ever Bamboo Industrial
Park of the Northeast at Manderdisa in Dima Hasao district of Assam
Dholavira, the Harappan City in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutchch inscribed as India’s 40th UNESCO
World Heritage Site
Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) of Telangana inscribed as India’s 39th UNESCO
World Heritage List
IIT-Kanpur launches technology innovation hub to find cyber security solutions for anti-
drones technologies
Government of India is set to establish the Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Gautam
Buddha Nagar.
SCHEME IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
The total number of beneficiaries under the Centre’s financial inclusion scheme, Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), has crossed the 44 crore mark.
The total number of accounts opened under PMJDY stood at 44.05 crores, with a total balance
of ₹1,47,812 crore as on December 8.
Uttar Pradesh tops the list with the highest number of accounts followed by Bihar.
About "PMJDY"
The PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 15, 2014 and
was officially launched on August 28.
Basic Savings Bank Accounts with OverDraft (OD) Facility of Rs. 10,000/- to every household.
Insurance – Free accidental insurance cover on RuPay cards increased from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs.
2 lakh for PMJDY accounts opened after August 2018.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Account Eligibility Criteria entails that the applicant should
be from the age group 18-65 years.
PMJDY - National Mission for Financial Inclusion has completed seven years of successful
implementation.
Union Cabinet approved a Rs 76,000-crore production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for
boosting semiconductor and display manufacturing in India
‘She is a Changemaker’ programme launched by National Commission for Women
Haryana launched ‘Khel Nursery scheme 2022-23’ to promote sports

Jharkhand CM launched Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY)
scheme for maoist-hit areas.
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched the ‘Milk Price Incentive
Scheme‘ in Dehradun.
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Atma Nirbhar Krishak development scheme for
boosting the agriculture sector.
Federal Bank has launched a feature-rich savings bank product for women.
The savings scheme is called Mahila Mitra Plus
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has launched the ‘Meendum Manjappai’ scheme to
promote the use of cloth bags by the public and discourage the use of plastic bags.
This awareness campaign on using ‘yellow’ cloth bag or ‘manjapai
NOVEMBER 2021
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another four months.
The Phase V of PMGKAY scheme will be operational from December 2021 till March 2022.
The estimated additional food subsidy for Phase V of the scheme is of Rs. 53344.52 Crore
The total food-grains outgo for PMGKAY Phase V will be about 163 LMT.
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman has launched two
schemes named ‘Tejasvini & Hausala schemes’ of J&K Bank for girls.
Delhi govt launched ‘Shramik Mitra’ Scheme for Construction Workers
OCTOBER 2021
Union Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme on
October 31, 2021 at Anand, Gujarat during a function organised by Amul to celebrate the 75th
Foundation Year of Amul.
Total outlay of the Dairy Sahakar scheme is Rs 5000 crore.
The scheme will be implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation ( NCDC)

under Ministry of Cooperation.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launches ‘Go-Green’ scheme to provide subsidised
e-vehicles to construction and industrial workers
PM Modi launched the “Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission” on October 25, 2021,
from his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Total outlay of the scheme: Rs. 64,180 crore for 5 years
Chhattisgarh Launches “Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store” Scheme, which aims to
provide medicines at low and affordable rates to consumers.

Centre further extends Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health
Workers fighting COVID-19 for 6 months (period of 180 days with effect from October 21,
2021)
The insurance policy was announced on March 30, 2020, which aims to provide an insurance
cover of Rs 50 lakh.
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi launches ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme to confer proprietary
rights.
Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched a “Rewarding Scheme
for Grant of Award to the Good Samaritan”.
Under this Good Samaritan scheme, a cash award of Rs. 5,000 per incident
An individual Good Samaritan can be awarded maximum 5 times in a year
Centre approves setting up 7 Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA)
Parks at Rs. 4,445 crore in 5 years
The ‘5F’ Formula consists of Farm to fibre; fibre to factory; factory to fashion; fashion to
foreign.
Ministry of Textiles approves continuation of Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster
Development Scheme with a total outlay of Rs 160 crore
The mega handicraft clusters having more than 10,000 artisans will be selected for overall
development under this scheme
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organised VAYO NAMAN Programme in New
Delhi for senior citizens
Shri M. Venkaiah launched two portals of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
namely SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) and SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-
Employment in Dignity).
The SAGE portal aims to encourage entrepreneurs and start-ups in the area of elderly care.
The SACRED portal will connect the senior citizens with job providers in the private sector
Ministry of Labour & Employment in partnership with Microsoft India has launched
DigiSaksham Programme
DigiSaksham will be implemented in the field by Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India
(AKRSP-I). It aims to benefit more than 3 lakh youths in the first year.
National Career Service (NCS) Portal is run by - Ministry of Labour & Employment.
SEPTEMBER 2021
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launches convergence of DAY-NULM and
PMFME to support Micro Food Processing Units of Urban SHGs
Purpose : This has been done to support Micro Food Processing Units of Urban SHGs.
PM Formalisation of Micro-food processing Enterprises (PMFME) was launched by Ministry of

Food Processing Industries on 29th June 2020. The PMFME Scheme is currently being
implemented in 35 States and Union Territories.

MoHUA is implementing a flagship Scheme named DAY-NULM, which has mobilised over 61
lakhs urban poor women into SHGs and their federations.
Benefit: The convergence of both the schemes will benefit approximately 32,000 SHGs that
have been identified by States/ UTs to be involved in Food Processing activities
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the nationwide rollout of the Ayushman Bharat
Digital Mission on September 27, 2021
Ayushman Bharat – Digital Mission aims to connect the digital health solutions of hospitals
across the country with each other.
Currently the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is in pilot phase, in six union territories,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Ladakh,
Lakshadweep, and Puducherry.
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya Scheme” has completed four years
of successful implementation, on 25 September 2021.
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya Scheme”
Date of Launch of Saubhagya Scheme: 25th September, 2017
Objective : To ensure 100% electrification of all willing households in rural as well as urban
areas
Ministry Involved: Ministry of Power
Outlay : Rs. 16, 320 crore (Rural- Rs. 14,025 crore + Urban- Rs. 2,295 crore)
Implementing/Nodal Agency: Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
As of March 31, 2021, 2.82 crore households have been electrified since the launch of
SAUBHAGYA.
Department of Pharmaceuticals, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has notified
the “Scheme for Promotion of Medical Device Parks”.
Total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 400 crore
The tenure of the scheme is five years, from FY 2020-2021 to FY 2024-2025
Cabinet approves Rs 26,058 crore Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile
Industry and Drone Industry
From the total budget of Rs 26,058 crores, an amount of Rs 25,938 crores has been
sanctioned for the automobile industry and Rs 120 crores for the drone industry.
Department of Commerce (under Ministry of Commerce & Industry) had introduced
‘Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ in
2019
There are two major changes in the revised scheme:
Dairy products will now be eligible for assistance under the revised scheme.
Rates of assistance have been increased, by 50% for exports by sea and by 100% for exports
by air.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs( MoHUA) in collaboration with the Ministry of
Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the pilot drive named ‘Main Bhi
Digital 3.0
The BharatPe, Mswipe, PhonePe, Paytm, Aceware are participating in this drive to issue UPI
IDs, QR code and provide digital training.
Arunachal Pradesh launches two schemes AtmaNirbhar Krishi Yojna and AtmaNirbhar
Bagwani Yojna to boost agriculture & horticulture produce

Punjab Government Launches ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ Scheme to help Unemployed Youth in
‘enhancing Skills’ for Jobs
AUGUST 2021
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)-National Mission for Financial Inclusion is marking
its 7th anniversary on August 28, 2021.
The PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 15, 2014 and
As on August 18, 2021, total number of total PMJDY Accounts opened are 43.04 Crore, of
which 36.86 crore (85.6%) are operative.
Ministry of Electronics & IT launches SAMRIDH programme to boost start-up ecosystem in
India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had organized an event Aarogya Dhara- 2.0 to mark the
completion of 2 Crore treatments under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya
Yojana (AB-PMJAY) on August 18, 2021.
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was launched in
September 2018
PM Modi sets India’s target to become ‘energy independent’ by 2047
PM Modi has announced a Rs 100 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti scheme, while
addressing the nation on the 75th Independence Day from Red Fort on August 15, 2021.
Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the 2nd phase of SAMVAD (Support,
Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in Vulnerable circumstances And
Distress).
PM Modi launched a scheme on palm oil production called National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm
(NMEO-OP), on August 09, 2021.
The government will invest more than Rs. 11,000 crore, under the scheme, through the
National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm.
On August 10, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ujjwala 2.0, the second phase of
the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY).
The first phase of the PMUY scheme, Ujjwala 1.0, was launched in 2016, with the target to
provide LPG connections to five crore women members of below poverty line (BPL)
households.
Ujjwala is part of the ambitious agenda for behavioural change that will help India transit to a
$5 trillion economy by 2024.
Launched – 1 May 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
JULY 2021
Madhya Pradesh has prepared an Ayush-based economic upgradation scheme named
Devaranya Yojana, to bring together AYUSH and tourism to boost employment opportunities
in tribal areas
Government of India has extended the duration of ‘Stand Up India Scheme’ up to the year
2025.
The scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 05 April, 2016 to facilitate loans to
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and women borrowers.

A total of 1,16,266 loans amounting to Rs. 26204.49 crore has been extended under the
Scheme since its inception.
The loan under Stand Up India Scheme are extended by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)
between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs.1 Crore.
Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of
Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘National AYUSH Mission (NAM)’ for another five years
Centre has allocated Rs. 4607.30 crore (Rs 3,000 crore as Central Share and Rs. 1607.30
crore as State Share) for the scheme to be invested over five years.
The NAM Mission was first launched on 15 September, 2014.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises has launched a unique project called ‘BOLD’
BOLD stands for Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought
IDFC First Bank has launched a unique Employee-funded program called ‘Ghar Ghar Ration’
for its low-income customers who were affected by Covid-19
Ministry of Education launches NIPUN Bharat Programme
NIPUN stands for National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and
Numeracy
The aim of NIPUN programme is that that every child in India gets foundational literacy and
numeracy (FLN) by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27. (and not later than Grade V)
SUMMIT & CONFERENCE IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
Union Minister of External Affairs (EAM) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has visited Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 5th Indian Ocean Conference
The theme of the conference was ‘Indian Ocean: Ecology, Economy, Epidemic’.
Troika : India joined the G20 ‘Troika’ with Indonesia and Italy.
India will assume G20 Presidency in December 2022 from Indonesia and will convene the G20
Leaders’ Summit for the first time in 2023.
Next year’s summit will be organised along the overall theme of “Recover Together, Recover
Stronger”.
US President Joe Biden is hosting the first of two Summits for Democracy,
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the summit
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched the Unified
Logistics Interface Platform’s (ULIP) hackathon – ‘LogiXtics’ to crowdsource more ideas that
will benefit the logistics industry
The Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) Hackathon – LogiXtics is being organised by
NITI Aayog and Atal Innovation Mission.
India will chair the Counter-Terrorism Committee of UNSC in January 2022 after 10 years.

NOVEMBER 2021
7th India International Science Festival (IISF) to be held in Panaji, Goa in December 2021.
The festival theme in 2021 is `Celebrating Creativity in Science, Technology and Innovation
for Prosperous India’.
13th edition of the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Summit has been organised on November 25
and 26, 2021.
The Summit is being hosted by Cambodia as ASEM Chair.
The Indian delegation is being led by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurates 5th World Congress on Disaster
Management (WCDM) at IIT Delhi
The event has been organised at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
The theme of the 5th WCDM is Technology, Finance and Capacity for Building Resilience to
Disasters in the Contexts of Covid-19.
Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the E-
portal of accreditation scheme for Mineral exploration
The portal was inaugurated at the 5th National conclave on Mines and Minerals in New Delhi.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise its flagship event ‘Connect 2021’ from
November 26 to 27 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Theme : “Building a Sustainable Deep T’ech’N’ology Ecosystem”.
The main focus of ‘Connect 2021’ is to take the state’s GDP to US$ 1,000 billion by 2030.
Australia and the United Kingdom are the partner countries for the event.
The event will be inaugurated by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stali
PM Modi attended the 56th Conference of Director Generals of Police (DGP) and Inspector
Generals of Police (IGP) organised in Lucknow.
The two-day meet has been organised by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in hybrid format.
Modi delivered keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue
PM addressed the event on the theme ‘India’s technology evolution and revolution’.
The Sydney Dialogue has been organised by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
PM Modi virtually inaugurates 82nd All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh
India’s President Shri Ram Nath Kovind addressed the 51st Conference of Governors and
Lieutenant Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

The third edition of Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) 2021 has been organised by the Indian Navy
at Naval War College, Goa
The theme for 2021 GMC is “Maritime Security and Emerging Non-Traditional Threats: A Case
for Proactive Role for IOR Navies”.
The 16th edition 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit was held in Rome, Italy under the
chairmanship of Italian PM Mario Draghi
Moto – People, Planet, and Prosperity
PM Modi led the Indian delegation at the Summit.
Piyush Goyal was India’s G20 sherpa or personal representative of the head of government.
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar addressed a
National Conference on “International Year of Fruits and Vegetables”
It was held to commemorate 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, as
declared by United Nations Organization.
The 14th edition of Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference 2021
The theme of the day long Conference “Mobility for All”.
The conference was inaugurated by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum
and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep S. Puri from New Delhi.
PM Modi attended the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit.
This was the 9th ASEAN-India Summit attended by PM Modi.
The Summit was held under the Chairmanship of Sultan of Brunei.
ASEAN headquarter – Jakarta, Indonesia;
Total member state -10 (Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam,
Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos.)
PM Modi participated in the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) virtually
The 16th EAS was hosted under the Chairmanship of Brunei.
This was the 7th East Asia Summit for Prime Minister Modi.
India, UK and Australia to jointly launch “Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)”
initiative at COP26
The IRIS initiative will be launched with an initial funding of $10 million from Australia, India
and the UK.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organises International Conference and Exhibition on
Digital technologies – “Future Tech 2021”
The focus theme of the International conference is “Driving technologies for building the
future, we all can trust”
The theme will have 5 pillars: Strategy, Growth, Resilience, Inclusiveness, Trust

4th General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) Begins
The Assembly will be presided over by President of the ISA Assembly RK Singh
Operationalisation of the OSOWOG (One Sun One World One Grid) initiative, the $1-trillion
Solar Investment Roadmap for 2030
PM Modi addressed the 28th NHRC Foundation Day programme, through video conferencing
on October 12, 2021
Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is Justice Arun Kumar Mishra.
PM Modi inaugurates ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape’

Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow
The theme of the three-day event is “New Urban India”.
The Conference-cum-Expo is organised by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
SEPTEMBER 2021
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar led the Indian
delegation at the 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue, held in New Delhi
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 76th session of the United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25, 2021, in New York.
Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addresses first ‘National Cooperative Conference’ at Indira
Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
First in-person meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) was held on September
24, 2021, at the White House in Washington D.C.
Quad nation comprise of India, the United States, Australia and Japan
21st Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State was
held in hybrid format on September 17, 2021 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon
India is set to host the first-ever Global Buddhist Conference on November 19 and 20, 2021,
in Nava Nalanda Mahavihara campus, in Nalanda, Bihar
PM Modi is set to attend the first-ever in-person QUAD ( Quadrilateral Security Dialogue)
Leaders’ Summit at the White House, in Washington D.C.
Quad nation comprise of India, Japan, the US and Australia.
India and Australia are undertaking their first-ever 2+2 ministerial dialogue at the Hyderabad
House in New Delhi
Indian delegation at inaugural ‘two-plus-two’ talks is being led by External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with their Australian counterparts Marise
Payne and Peter Dutton, respectively
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs 13th BRICS Summit

The theme of the India-led Summit was “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity,
Consolidation and Consensus.”
India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders’
summit in 2023 for the first time.
Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as
India’s Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition).
The 2021 edition of the G20 meet will be held in Rome, Italy. The 2022 G20 meet will be held
in Bali, Indonesia
MoS Health & Family Welfare Dr Bharti Pawar addresses 74th World Health Organization-
South East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Virtually Addresses 6th Eastern Economic Forum 2021 in
Vladivostok, Russia
India hosted the 8th Meeting of Agriculture Experts of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
The meeting was chaired by Dr Trilochan Mohapatra
BIMSTEC comprise of seven Member States including five from South Asia (Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka), and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and
Thailand
AUGUST 2021
India to host first Internet Governance Forum in October 2021
Theme : “Inclusive Internet for Digital India”
India has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the
month of August 2021. with focus on maritime security, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism
Meenakashi Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture of India participated in the G20 Culture
Ministers’ Meeting on 30 July, 2021 on behalf of the Government of India.
28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting was held on 06 August 2021,
virtually, under the Chairmanship of Brunei Darussalam.
From India, Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh led the delegation.
DRDO, inaugurated the second Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
International Conference on Range Technology (ICORT-2021)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes first Indian PM to Chair a United Nations Security
Council (UNSC) Debate
India organises the IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) Tourism Ministers’ Meet Virtually
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addresses 6th SCO Meet of Agriculture Ministers
The meeting was organized under the chairmanship of Tajikistan in Dushanbe
Piyush Goyal chaired the 5th BRICS Industry Ministers Meeting on August 18, 2021.

India holds the Chairship of BRICS for 2021.
The theme for BRICS 2021 is BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Cooperation for Continuity,
Consolidation and Consensus for its Chairship.
1st ever G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment held in Italy
MoS Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal participates in 18th SCO Culture Ministers’ Meeting
The meeting was hosted by Tajikistan, which holds the Chairship of SCO in 2021
JULY 2021
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Visits Dushanbe, Tajikistan to attend Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Central & South Asia Connectivity Conference 2021 Held at Tashkent in Uzbekistan
From India, the Union Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar led the Indian delegations
at the event
The G20 Environment Ministerial Meeting 2021 was organised on July 22, 2021, at Naples, in
Italy; Theme of “People, Planet’ and Prosperity”.
From India, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav
Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated and addressed the World
Universities Summit as Chief Guest
The Summit was organized by O.P. Jindal Global University, located at Sonipat, Haryana
7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), concluded in France Navy at La Réunion
From India, Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, participated
47th G7 summit was held in Cornwall, United Kingdom, on 11–13 June 2021, in hybrid mode
The theme for the Summit was ‘Build Back Better’
 UPCOMMING G7 SUMMIT
 1st - 1975 : France
 46th - 2020 : United States
 47th - 2021 : United Kingdom
 48th - 2022 : Germany
 49th - 2023 : Japan
 50th - 2024 : Italy
Trick to remember G7 Countries
Trick - Drink JUICE with GF (girlfriend)
JUICE case :-

J for Japan U for USA
I for Italy C for Canada
E for England
GF case :-
G for Germany
F for France
INTERNATIONAL IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
Egypt became fourth new member of New Development Bank.
Bangladesh, UAE, and Uruguay joined BRICS New Development Bank in September 2021.
Japan has introduced a minibus lookalike world’s first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) in its town of
Kaiyo.
China launches new camera satellite with 5m resolution.
The satellite, called “Ziyuan-1 02E” or “Five Meter 02 Optical Satellite”.
Japan launches Inmarsat-6 F1 Communications Satellite through a Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries (MHI) H-IIA204 rocket
Gabriel Boric elected as youngest-ever President-elect of Chile
Karl Nehammer sworn in as Chancellor of Austria
Malta becomes first European nation to approve cannabis also known as marijuana for
personal use
China launches “Shijian-6 05” satellites for Space Exploration.
The satellites were launched by a Long March-4B rocket.
Dubai became the world’s first government to turn 100% paperless by UAE govt .
It will save around 3 billion Dirham (USD 350 million) and 14-million-man hours.
US President Joe Biden has elevated Indian-American Gautam Raghavan as the head of the
White House Office of Presidential Personnel.
UAE becomes first country to transition to 4.5-day Work Week.
Canada, Australia and UK join US boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, China
Adama Barrow wins second term as Gambia’s President
US military personnel and Bangladesh Navy (BN) began the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat
Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise virtually from 1 December in the Bay of
Bengal.
Barbados has become the World’s newest republic, around 400 years after it became a British
colony
China launches 5-year roadmap to become a hub of world robotics innovation by the year
2025.

NOVEMBER 2021
American publishing company Merriam-Webster has chosen the word “vaccine” as its 2021
Word of the Year.
South Korea to get world’s first floating city by 2025.
NASA launches world’s first DART Mission to crash Spacecraft into Asteroid
DART stands for Double Asteroid Redirection Test.
The $325 million DART mission was launched into orbit on November 24, 2021 from
Vandenberg Space Force Base in California atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Venezuela has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest orchestra with 8,573
musicians playing together for more than five minutes.
The previous such record for an orchestra was made by Russia when 8,097 musicians played
together in St. Petersburg.
El Salvador Plans to Build World’s First ‘Bitcoin City
Bitcoin City will not levy any taxes except for value added tax (VAT).
El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
US Space agency NASA and the Elon Musk-owned private rocket company SpaceX have
launched “Crew 3” mission on November 10, 2021
Under this mission, four astronauts have been sent to the International Space Station (ISS)
for a six-month science mission until April 2022.
The “Crew 3” mission consists of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Raja Chari as its mission
commander.
USA becomes 101st member country of International Solar Alliance (ISA).
Britain have approved the world’s first pill to treat cases of symptomatic COVID-19.
The pill named Lagevrio (molnupiravir) has been approved by Medicines and Healthcare
Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
India and the United Kingdom have jointly launched Green Grids Initiative One Sun One World
One Grid’ (GGI-OSOWOG) during the World Leaders’ Summit of COP26 on November 02,
2021.
The Steering Committee of GGI-OSOWOG have five members, including India, the UK, the US,
Australia and France.
The GGI-OSOWOG initiative is the first international network of global interconnected solar
power grids, so that clean energy can be transmitted to anywhere & anytime.
Google parent company Alphabet has launched a new company in London called Isomorphic
Labs.
The company aims to use AI (artificial intelligence) for drug discovery and medicine to find
cures for some of humanity’s most devastating diseases.
Demis Hassabis will be the CEO of Isomorphic Labs

China has launched an Earth science satellite named Guangmu into space from the Taiyuan
Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi Province
The satellite was launched via Long March-6 carrier rocket on November 05, 2021.
Guangmu is the world’s first Earth-science satellite dedicated to serving the United Nations
2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Yahoo Inc. stops its services in China with effect from November 01, 2021
South African writer Damon Galgut has been awarded with the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize
for Fiction
Galgut has won the prize for his novel`The Promise’.
The seventh Indian Navy frigate of the P1135.6 class was launched at the Yantar Shipyard at
Kaliningrad in Russia
Tushil will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in mid-2023 followed by its sister ship by the
end of 2023.
The Project 1135.6 class is also called Talwar class and the Talwar class frigates are built by
Russia for Indian Navy.
New Zealand names critically endangered native long-tailed bat as Bird of the Year.
‘Vax’ selected as Oxford English Dictionary’s 2021 Word of the Year

Vax derived from the Latin word vacca, which means cow
World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as
Omicron.
New COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 was first reported to WHO from South Africa on 24 November
2021.
Russia successfully tests fired Hypersonic Cruise Missile ‘Zircon & Anti-Satellite (ASAT)
Missile named ‘Nudol’
OCTOBER 2021
World’s largest hydrogen fuel cell power plant has been inaugurated at Seo-gu, Incheo in
South Korea.
The plant named ‘Shinincheon Bitdream Fuel Cell Power Plant’ has a total capacity of 78.96
kWh and can provide electricity to nearly 250,000 households per year.
Mark Zuckerberg-owned Facebook Inc has changed the corporate name of the world’s
largest social media platform to “Meta” to “reflect its emphasis on building the metaverse
vision”.
With the change in the name, ‘Meta Platforms, Inc. will henceforth be called as the parent
organisation of Facebook and its subsidiaries (Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp, Oculus,
Workplace, etc.)
The term “Meta” is taken from a Greek word which means “beyond” and reflects the futuristic
motive.
France successfully launches military communications satellite ‘Syracuse 4A’, into orbit
recently from Kourou, in French Guiana
FM Nirmala Sitharaman virtually attends 6th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB

The theme of the Annual Meeting of AIIB was “Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow”.
This year the meeting was jointly organized by AIIB in collaboration with the Government of
United Arab Emirates (UAE).
South Korea recently launched its first indigenously developed rocket, known as “Korean
Satellite Launch Vehicle II” or “Nuri”. China successfully launched a new satellite named
Shijian-21
Shijian-21 was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s
Sichuan Province on a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) retains Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ of countries, while three
new countries added
Pakistan has addressed 30 of the 34 action plan items, and only four action items remain to
be completed
Meanwhile three new countries have also been added to the Paris-based FATF’s Grey List.
These are Turkey, Jordan, and Mali.
Pakistan has been on the Grey List by the FATF since June 2018.
Russian filmmaker Klim Shipenko becomes first to shoot film in International Space Station
(ISS)
The Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild spent 12 days in the ISS
for filming 30 minutes duration scenes for the film “The Challenge”.
“The Challenge” is the first feature film to be shot in space. The film is based on the life of a
woman doctor who goes to space to save a cosmonaut’s life.
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has declared a 60-day state of emergency in the South
American country on October 18, 2021, due to rise in violent drug crimes.
China successfully launches its first solar exploration satellite ‘Xihe’.
The 550 kg (121-pound) satellite named as Xihe (Name of Sun God in Chinese mythology) was
launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province aboard a Long
March-2D rocket
Legendary Canadian actor William Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space.
The 90-year-old Shatner blasted into the space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket on October
13, 2021.
Sri Lanka Seeks $500 Million Line of Credit from India to purchase Fuel
Hubble Space Telescope Observatory of NASA have revealed the presence of persistent
water vapour in ‘Europa’, the icy moon of Jupiter.
China launches historic Shenzhou-13 crewed mission with 3 astronauts for 6 months
The three-person crew includes Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guanfu.
Wang Yaping is China’s first female astronaut on board the space station
The Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship launched by a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, located in Inner Mongolia.
NASA has launched a first-of-its kind mission called ‘Lucy Mission‘ to study Jupiter’s Trojan
asteroids.

Mission life of Lucy - 12-year
eight ancient asteroids will be studied during NASA’s Lucy mission
The Lucy probe was launched on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space
Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida
World’s first automated, driverless train has been unveiled in Hamburg in Germany.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Raises 2019–2030 Climate Financing Goal to $100 Billion.
World Expo 2020 has been organised at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 1
October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
The main theme of the Dubai Expo 2020 is “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”
The grand event will have 191 country pavilions.
PM Modi participated at the launch of India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 .
The theme of India pavilion at the Expo is “Openness, Opportunity and Growth”.
Najla Bouden Romdhane appointed as first woman Prime Minister of Tunisia
Donald Trump to launch social media platform called Truth Social
SEPTEMBER 2021
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Launches Space Startup ‘Privateer Space’
Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto’s first-ever statue unveiled in Budapest, Hungary
World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a tight revision in its air quality guidelines
(AQG) on September 23, 2021. This is the first revision in the global air quality by WHO since
2005.
The revised thresholds of particulate matter “equal or smaller than 10 and 2.5 microns (µm)
in diameter” are as follows:
“Together for a Shared Future” launched as the official motto of the Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games Beijing 2022
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Mascot- Bing Dwen Dwen
The 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Mascot – Shuey Rhon Rhon
Iran becomes 9th member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
SCO currently have China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and
Pakistan as full member states
SpaceX recently launched the world’s first all-civilian crew into the Earth orbit under the
mission named Inspiration-4 .
The Inspiration4 crew took off to orbit aboard SpaceX`s Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center in Florida on September 16, 2021

World Bank Group has announced to discontinue the Doing Business report (popularly know
as ease of doing business ranking).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named in the Time Magazine’s 100 most influential
people of 2021 list,
Apart from PM Modi, the list also includes West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla.
Australia, the UK and the US have announced a new trilateral security partnership, with its
first initiative to develop nuclear-powered submarines for Australia.
The new alliance called AUKUS (Australia, UK, US)
Aziz Akhannouch elected as new PM of Morocco
World’s largest Plant to capture Carbon Dioxide from Air commissioned in Iceland
China successfully launches new Earth observation satellite “Gaofen-5 02”
Gaofen-5 02 is a hyperspectral satellite
India inks MoU with Nepal to reconstruct 117 heritage & health projects damaged during 2015
earthquake in Himalayan country
New Development Bank approves UAE, Uruguay and Bangladesh as a new member
NDB was established by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries
in 2015
China, Pakistan, Thailand, Mongolia to hold military exercise- “Shared Destiny-2021”
The exercise will be held in China in the month of September 2021
AUGUST 2021
World’s tallest observation wheel ‘Ain Dubai’ to be unveiled in UAE is 250 m (820 ft) in height,
located at Bluewaters Island
Swedish company ‘HYBRIT’ develops world’s first fossil-free steel
Hakainde Hichilema Wins 2021 Zambia Presidential Election
World Bank has launched a new ‘Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund’, to better roll-out
cybersecurity development agenda in a systematic manner.
World Bank has partnered with four countries, namely Estonia, Japan, Germany, and the
Netherlands, to launch the fund.
World Health Organization (WHO) has created a new advisory group named, The International
Scientific Advisory Group for Origins of Novel Pathogens, or SAGO.
Ebrahim Raisi sworn in as new President of Iran
Pakistani climber Shehroze Kashif becomes youngest mountaineer in the world to scale Mt.
K2 8,611-metre

IMF approves US$650 Billion allocation of Special Drawing Rights in funding for fight against
Covid-19
101 member Indian Army contingent to participate in International Army Games 2021 in
Russia
Ismail Sabri Yaakob appointed as new Prime Minister of Malaysia
India Pavilion inaugurated at ‘ARMY-2021’ International Military and Technical Forum in

Moscow
Dubai sets up specialised court to combat money laundering
Germany becomes 5th country to sign ISA Framework Agreement
Maldives’ Abdulla Shahid won the Presidency of the 76th United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA).
JULY 2021
Philippines becomes world’s first country to approve genetically modified ‘golden rice’ for
commercial production
Brazil landscape garden Sitio Burle Marx receives UNESCO World Heritage status
NASA Selects SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket for Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter
Sweden Formally Joins The International Solar Alliance (ISA)
Najib Mikati elected as new Lebanese Prime Minister
Paseo del Prado boulevard and Retiro Park of Madrid, in Spain has been granted the status of
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Bangladesh set to develop alternative social media platform dubbed as ‘Jogajog’ for
Facebook and Whatsapp
Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City from United Kingdom removed from UNESCO World
Heritage list
World’s first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge opens in Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Russia successfully test-fires S-500 missile system (range of 600 kilometres)

 The S-500, also known as Prometey or 55R6M “Triumfator-M”
US, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan agrees to form new quadrilateral grouping
 Singapore Unveils One of World’s Biggest Solar Farms To Fight Climate Change
 The 60 megawatt-peak floating solar system is built at Tengeh Reservoir by Sembcorp
Floating Solar Singapore
China is constructing world’s first onshore commercial modular small reactor ‘Linglong One’
at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in the Hainan Province.
The annual UN-FAO report titled “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021”
states that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020,

SPORTS IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
Bangladesh women team has won the SAFF U 19 Women’s Championship by defeating India
in the finals.
Shaheda Akter Ripa of Bangladesh : most valuable player’ award
The tournament was organized at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh
India defeated Pakistan 4-3 to secure the bronze medal, while Korea defeated Japan 4-2 to
emerge Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Anahat Singh from Delhi becomes first Indian girl to win Junior US Open Squash tournament
in Philadelphia ,US
Winners of BWF World Championship 2021 held in Huelva, Spain.
Men’s Singles : Loh Kean Yew (Singapore) defeated Srikanth Kidambi (India)
Women’s Singles : Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) defeated Tai – Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei)
PV Sindhu among 6 appointed members of BWF Athletes Commission till 2025
Other members: Iris Wang , Robin Tabeling Greysia Polii , Kim Soyeong , and Zheng Si Wei
Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian man to win a silver medal at BWF World
Championships
In the final, Kidambi was defeated by Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew
India won 16 medals in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2021 – 4 Gold, 7 Silver,

and 5 Bronze, held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates Khelo India Women’s Hockey League at Major
Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
The winner of the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League will get a cash prize of 30 lakhs.
Olympics India inducts 148 athletes in list of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)
athletes for 2024
BCCI forms committee for differently abled cricketers
On the basis of the recommendation of the Justice Lodha committee
David Warner (Australia) & Hayley Matthews (West Indies) Bags ICC Player Of The Month
For November
International Boxing Association has changed its acronym from AIBA to IBA,
India won a total of six medals, including two gold and 4 silver medals in the Asian Rowing
Championship in Thailand.
Senior rower Arvind Singh bagged a gold in the lightweight Men’s single sculls event

Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi GP 2021 F-1 Drivers’ championship
Magnus Carlsen from wins FIDE World Chess Championship in Dubai.
He beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia
India won 41 medals (12 Gold, 15 Silver, 14 Bronze) at Asian Youth Para Games 2021 event
held at Riffa city, Bahrain.
The 5th edition of the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 will be hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Manipur wins Senior Women’s National Football Championship at the EMS Stadium in
Kozhikode, Kerala.
Sanket Mahadev Sargar won gold Men’s 55 kg snatch category in Commonwealth
Weightlifting Championships 2021
Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu won Silver at BWF World Tour Finals 2021
HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021
Women’s Singles title : An Se Young (South Korea) defeated PV Sindhu (India)
Men’s Single title : Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Russia defeated Croatia to win Davis Cup tennis tournament 2021 final in Madrid Spain.
Andrey Rublev was named the Most Valuable Player.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (Britain) wins inaugural edition of Saudi Arabian GP.
Reema Juffali is the 1st Female F1 driver of Saudi Arabia
Jasprit Bumrah has achieved the milestone of picking 100 wickets away from home in 22
Test matches.
Mohammed Shami becomes 11th Indian bowler to take 200 wickets in Test cricket 55 test
matches.
National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) regained WADA accreditation.
WADA Headquarters : Montreal, Canada
Nitesh Kumar wins double gold at 4th Para-Badminton National Championship , which
concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Uttar Pradesh has crowned the winners of the 11th Junior National Men’s Hockey
Championship following a 3-1 victory over Chandigarh in the final at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu.
Himachal Pradesh beat Tamil Nadu by 11 runs (VJD Method) in the final to win their maiden
Vijay Hazare Trophy title, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Vijay Hazare Trophy is associated with Cricket.
Pankaj Advani won National Billiards Title 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
Saurav Ghosal becomes first Indian to win Malaysian Open Squash Championship
Malaysia’s Aifa Azman women’s single title of the 2021 Malaysian Open squash
championships.
Alexander Zverev from Germany beat Daniil Medvedev form Russia to win his second ATP
Finals title , held at Turin in Italy.

This is Zverev’s second Nitto ATP Finals title, after winning the first in 2018.
Tamil Nadu defeats Karnataka to win 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Cricket Trophy
The finals was held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi
The Player of the match title was won by Shahrukh Khan (Tamil Nadu).
This is the third Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title for Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu team captain – Vijay Shankar
Karnataka team captain –Manish Pandey
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is associated with Cricket.
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament.
Men’s Single – Kento Momota (Japan) beat Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
Women’s Single – An Seyoung (South Korea) beat Akane Yamaguchi (Japan).
2021 Asian Archery Championships was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh
India Concludes with 7 medals one gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
GOLD MEDAL
Jyothi Surekha Vennam
South Korea won 15 medals to top the medal table, while the host Bangladesh settled at third
place with 3 medals.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) wins 2021 F1 Qatar Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton has become the first driver to have won at 30 different circuits in Formula 1.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of
cricket on November 19, 2021.
He had already retired from international cricket in 2018
Alexander Zverev (Germany) Beats Frances Tiafoe (America) to win 2021 Erste Bank Tennis
Open in Vienna.
Badminton legend Prakash Padukone to be presented Lifetime Achievement Award by
Badminton World Federation.
Padukone is the first-ever Indian to win medal at World Championships in 1983 Copenhagen
tournament.
Garbine Muguruza of Spain beat Anett Kontaveit of Estonia wins 2021 WTA Finals in tennis.
Muguruza is also the first Spaniard to win the WTA Finals
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur confers SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and
coaches.
From the total 246 awardees, 162 athletes and 84 coaches were honoured in the Outstanding
Award and Best Award category.
Janette Brittin of England, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri
Lanka have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021.
Now the total inductees in the list has become 106, which includes 10 women, since the launch
of the list in 2009.
Lewis Hamilton wins 2021 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Australia Defeat New Zealand to win their maiden 7th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament.
Final - Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE
This is the first T20 World Cup title won by Australia.
Australian team captain : Aaron Finch
New Zealand team captain : Kane Williamson
Player of the Match – Mitchell Marsh (Australia)

Player of the Tournament – David Warner (Australia)
Leading run-scorer in the tournament – Babar Azam with 303 (Pakistan)
Highest wicket-taker – Wanindu Hasaranga with 16 (Sri Lanka).
Women’s cricket T20 tournament to make debut in 2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham, England
The last time cricket was played was List A men’s tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth
Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The opening match on the schedule will be between Australia and India at the Edgbaston
Stadium on July 29.
India’s first Physical National Yogasana Championships has been organised in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo retires from international cricket
Dwayne Bravo is the highest wicket-taker for the West Indies in T20Is
Bravo has played 91 T20s for the West Indies after making his debut against New Zealand at
Auckland in 2006
Morinari Watanabe from Japan re-elected as President of International Gymnastics
Federation (FIG)
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.
Asif Ali of Pakistan and Laura Delany of Ireland voted ICC Players of the Month for October
2021
India bags 5 medals including two Gold, two Silver and one Bronze at inaugural ISSF
President’s Cup held at the Wroclaw in Poland
India’s Manu Bhaker bagged two gold medals.
Rahi Sarnobat ( Silver Medal)
Saurabh Chaudhary ( Silver Medal)
Abhishek Verma (Bronze Medal)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has won the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix.
Manika Batra & Archana Kamath clinches women’s doubles title in WTT Contender Table
Tennis Tournament in Lasko, Slovenia.
India’s woman pistol star Manu Bhaker and Iranian Olympic champion Javad Foroughi has
won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the inaugural ISSF President’s Cup on November
05, 2021 at the Wroclaw in Poland.
Rahul Dravid appointed head coach of Indian men’s cricket team till 2023 ODI World Cup.
Indian Boxer Akash Kumar settles for bronze in 2021 AIBA Men’s World Championships at
Belgrade in Serbia.
The 21-year-old Akash lost 0-5 in the 54 kg category to Makhmud Sabyrkhan of Kazakhstan.
Akash is the seventh Indian male boxer to win a medal at the world championships
Ministry of Sports has upgraded three existing sports facilities across the country as the
Khelo India Sports Centres of Excellence (KISCE).
The three new centres are :
1. Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow
2. Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai

Now the total number of KISCEs in India has increased to 27 spread across 26 States and
Union Territories
5th edition of the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 will be hosted by Tashkent, the capital of
Uzbekistan
ICC announces host nations of next 10 men’s tournaments
2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup USA & West Indies
2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy Pakistan
2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka
2027 ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia
2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia & New Zealand
2029 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy India and
2030 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup England, Ireland & Scotland
2031 ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup India & Bangladesh
Mitrabha Guha form Kolkata named as India’s 72nd Grandmaster
Sankalp Gupta form Maharashtra becomes 71st Indian Grandmaster
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) has defeated Danill Medvedev (Russia)won 37th Masters Title at
Paris 2021
Rohit Sharma becomes 3rd cricketer to score 3,000 runs in men’s T20Is
Virat Kohli is at the top of the tally with 3227 runs, which is followed by New Zealand’s Martin
Guptill & India’s Rohit Sharma with 3115 and 3008 runs respectively.
India’s Tajamul Islam from J&K Wins Gold Medal In World Kickboxing Championship held at
Cairo in Egypt.
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan becomes youngest bowler to take 400 T20 wickets.
He is the 4th bowler to enter the 400 club after Dwayne Bravo (553), Sunil Narine (425) and
Imran Tahir (420).
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has joined British racing team Jaguar Racing as the title
partner, ahead of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
The team will be known as Jaguar TCS Racing.
Unmukt Chand becomes the 1st Indian male to sign up for Big Bash League (BBL) as he is set
to feature in the Melbourne Renegades
Indian Grandmaster (GM) P Iniyan has won the 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held at
Serbia
J&K team clinch 1st position in World Deaf Judo Championship held at Paris Versailles,
France.
Harbhajan Singh & Javagal Srinath awarded Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) awards
Honorary Life Membership of the Club.
OCTOBER 2021
Fabio Quartararo (From France) wins 2021 MotoGP World Champion title (Motorcycle)

Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate announces retirement from international cricket
Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from
2022.
Hence taking the total number of teams in the competition to ten. (15th edition of IPL in 2022)
RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) is the owner of the Lucknow team while CVC Capital
Partners is the owner of the Ahmedabad team
RPSG group has won the bid for Lucknow at Rs. 7090 crore, while CVC Capitals a.k.a Irelia
has won the bid for Ahmedabad at Rs. 5625 crore.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)wins 2021 United States Grand Prix
Victor Denmark Open 2021 badminton tournament

Men’s single – Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) beat Kento Momota (Japan)
Women’s single – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) beat An Se-young (South Korea)
The 2022 South Asian Federation Cross Country Championships is scheduled to be held in
Kohima, Nagaland.
Australian Pacer Pattinson announces retirement from international cricket
THOMAS Cup 2021 : Indonesia beat defending China

Indonesia and the first since 2002.
Thomas Cup is related to Men’s badminton
UBER Cup : China beat defending Japan
UBER Cup is realted to Women’s badminton
The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th edition of
the Uber Cup
2021 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, also known as the 2021 Indian Wells Masters
Men’s Singles : Cameron Norrie (United Kingdom) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia)
Women’s singles : Paula Badosa (Spain) beat Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
Indian Fencer Bhavani Devi has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the
individual women’s sabre event.
Bhavani Devi is currently ranked 50th in the world and is the top-ranked fencer from India.
India beat Nepal 3-0 to win 2021 SAFF Championship at the National Football Stadium in Male,
Maldives.
This is the eighth SAFF Championship title claimed by the Indian men’s national football team.
(1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021)
Top Scorer in the championship Sunil Chhetri (Captain) – 5 goals
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the finals to win the 2021
14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) title.
This was the 4th win of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL, having previously won the
tournament in 2010, 2011, and 2018.
M.S. Dhoni is the captain of CSK the winning team. Eoin Morgan is the captain of the Runner
up team i.e Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He is from England.

The finals were held at Dubai International Stadium.
Player of the Tournament: Harshal Patel (RCB)
Highest Run Scorer (Orange Cap): Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) (635 runs)
Highest Wicket Taker (Purple Cap): Harshal Patel (RCB) (32 wickets)
Mumbai Indians team has won the IPL title highest number of times, i.e 5 times.
FIFA unveils ‘Ibha’ as official mascot for 7th edition of U-17 2022 Women’s World Cup to be
held in India
The mascot named “IBHA” is an Asiatic lioness representing women power or 'Nari Shakti'
The word derived from the Khasi language of Meghalaya
2021 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship

Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun was held at Lima in Peru
Indian Shooters win 43 medals to stand a top in the medal table included 17 Gold, 16 Silver
and 10 Bronze medal.
Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker created a milestone record of becoming the first Indian shooter to
win highest number of medals in a single edition of the ISSF Junior World Championships, with
as many as five medals. These included 4 gold medals and a bronze.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) has won the F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2021,
Indian National Hockey players clinches each category of FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21
FIH Women’s Player of the Year: Gurjit Kaur
FIH Men’s Player of the Year: Harmanpreet Singh
FIH Men’s Coach of the Year: Graham Reid (Australia – Team IND)
FIH Women’s Coach of the Year: Sjoerd Marijne (Netherlands – Team IND)
FIH Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Savita Punia
FIH Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: PR Sreejesh
FIH Men’s Rising Star of the Year: Vivek Prasad
FIH Women’s Rising Star of the Year: Sharmila Devi
Indian wrestler, Anshu Malik becomes first Indian Woman to claim World Championships
Silver
Magnus Carlsen from Norway has won the inaugural Meltwater Champions Chess Tour
(MCCT), to claim the non-fungible token (NFT) trophy, and $1,00,000.
FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 to lift maiden Durand Cup football trophy held at
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata.
Golden glove for best goalkeeper – Naveen Kumar (FC Goa)
Golden boot for top scorer – Marcus Joseph (Mohammedan)
Golden ball for best player – Edu Bedia (Goa)
The 2021 Durand Cup was the 130th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in
Asia
Durand Cup is associated with Football
Indian men’s table tennis team claimed the bronze medal in the Asian Table Tennis
Championships in Doha, Qatar on October 01, 2021, after losing to South Korea 0-3 in semi-
finals.
The bronze medal winning Indian team comprised of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sharath Kamal,
Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty, and Manav Thakkar.

Birendra Lakra and SV Sunil announces retirement from International Hockey.
The 31-year-old Lakra was part of bronze medal-winning Indian side in the Tokyo Olympics
2020 as vice-captain. He has represented India in 197 games with 10 goals.
Ranveer Singh appointed as brand ambassador for National Basketball Association (NBA)
India.
The season 2021-22 marks the 75th anniversary of the NBA
FIFA Ranking 2021: India ranked 106th

FIFA Rankings, Belgium is at 1st position. Brazil holds 2nd position, France holds 3rd position
2021 men’s T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, the ICC and UNICEF to Partner for Mental
Wellbeing of Children & Adolescents.
Divya Deshmukh became India’s 21st Woman Grand Master (WGM)
Ireland’s Amy Hunter becomes youngest batter to hit 121 ODI hundred.
Broke the record previously held by India’s Mithali Raj, scorer of a century against Ireland in
1999 when she was 16 years 205 days.
Germany has unveiled the logo for soccer’s 2024 European Championship.
Smriti Mandhana becomes first Indian women to score a Test hundred on Australian.
She scored 127 runs with 22 fours and a six.
Professional boxer Manny Pacquiao announces retirement from boxing
ICC launches T20 World Cup anthem campaign film featuring ‘avatars’ of Indian batting
maestro Virat Kohli and West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard.
SEPTEMBER 2021
Sania Mirza and Shuai Zhang (China) clinched the women’s double’s title at the 2021
Ostrava Open WTA 500 tournament in Czech Republic on September 26, 2021.
This is the 43rd WTA doubles title win for former World No.1 Sania Mirza.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali announces retirement from Test cricket
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain), has won the F1 Russian Grand Prix 2021. This is
his 100th Grand Prix win.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam has won a silver medal in the women’s compound event at the World
Archery Championship being held in Yankton, US
Odisha to host FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar
Pankaj Advani defeated Babar Masih of Pakistan to clinch the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup
2021 final, held in Doha, Qatar.
This is the 24th world title for the 36-year-old Advani.

“Together for a Shared Future” launched as the official motto of the Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games Beijing 2022
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Mascot- Bing Dwen Dwen
The 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Mascot – Shuey Rhon Rhon
Warangal- Telangana based R. Raja Rithvik becomes India’s 70th Chess Grandmaster
M.S. Dhoni named mentor for Indian Men’s Team for T20 World Cup 2021
Pankaj Advani of India won the Asian Snooker Championship 2021 by defeating Amir
Sarkhosh
Harmilan Kaur Bains of Punjab breaks 19-year-old record in 1500m at 60th National Athletics
Championships
Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket
Joe Root of England and Ireland’s Eimear Richardson named ICC Players of the Month for
August 2021
Brendan Taylor of Zimbabwe Announces Retirement From International Cricket
Cristiano Ronaldo honored by Guinness World Records for Becoming Highest Goal Scoring
Man in International Football
The 36-year-old Ronaldo, who represents Premier League club Manchester United, now has
111 goals in 180 appearances for the Portugal national team.
US OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1881
Surface : Hard Court
Period : Aug - Sep
Edition : 141 (2021)
Venue : New York, US
US OPEN 2021
Men’s single – Daniil Medvedev (Russia) defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s single – Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) defeated Leylah Fernandez (Canada)
Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren, Australian-Italian) has won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix
2021
Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has won the formula one Dutch Grand Prix 2021
AUGUST 2021
Harshit Raja from Pune, Maharashtra has become the 69th Grandmaster of India in Chess.
Indian GM Raunak Sadhwani from Nagpur wins 19th Spilimbergo Open Chess Tournament
2021
Indian Grandmaster SP Sethuraman Wins 2021 Barcelona Open Chess Tournament In Chess
Max Verstappen wins rain affected Belgian Grand Prix 2021
Rajnath Singh names Army Sports Institute, Pune as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”

Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur confers National Youth Awards for 2017-18 and 2018-
19 to 22 awardees
Former U-19 World Cup winning India captain Unmukt Chand announces retirement to play
for USA T20 League
India sends largest ever 54-member contingent for Tokyo Paralympic Games
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh and Stafanie Taylor of West Indies named Player of the
Month awards for July 2021
Durand Cup makes re-entry with 130th edition to be held at Kolkata from September 2021
Durand cup is related to football
August 7 to be observed as ‘Javelin Throw Day’ each year in honour of Neeraj Chopra
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award rechristened as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award,
which is the country’s highest sporting honour
USA beats Mexico in extra-time to clinch 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Football
Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault/ France) has won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2021
Sri Lanka bowling all-rounder Isuru Udana retires from international cricket
South African Pacer Dale Steyn announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Indian cricketer Stuart Binny announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Princepal Singh becomes first Indian to be part of NBA championship roster
World Athletics U20 Championships begins in Nairobi, Kenya
Shaili Singh claimed the women’s Long Jump silver medal in the World Athletics U20
Championships
Odisha to sponsor Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years
Lionel Messi from Argentina joined star-packed Paris St Germain after leaving Barcelona,
James Anderson becomes 3rd highest wicket-taker in Test cricket
JULY 2021
12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra from New Jersey, becomes the youngest Grandmaster in
Chess history.
Abhimanyu became the youngest GM at the of 12 years 4 months and 25 days
Shafali Verma becomes the youngest Indian cricketer to play in all three formats
Maana Patel becomes the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Nihal Sarin wins the Silver Lake Open chess tournament
Union Ministry of Sports has decided to recognise the World Association of Kickboxing
Organizations’ (WAKO), India Kickboxing Federation as a National Sports Federation (NSF)
Indian Wrestler Sumit Malik gets a two-year ban for doping

Para high-jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu was named as the flag-bearer of the Indian
contingent in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh to be India's flag bearers for the Tokyo Olympics Games 2020
opening ceremony
Mumbai and Pune to host the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
Argentina beats Brazil to win the 2021 Copa America title

Argentina’s Lionel Messi won the 2021 Copa America Golden Boot award.
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez won the 2021 Copa America Golden Glove
Ashleigh Barty (Australia) beats Karolina Pliskova (Czech) to win her maiden Wimbledon
women’s title
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Beats Matteo Berrettini to win 2021 Wimbledon Men’s Single Title
Indian-origin player Samir Banerjee wins the Wimbledon Boys’ singles 2021 title
Italy beats England to win the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship
Former India pacer Pankaj Singh retires from all forms of cricket
Haryana Government has decided to organize the 'Khelo India Youth Games - 2021' in
February 2022
Chris Gayle becomes the first batsman to score 14,000 runs in T20 cricket
Deepak Kabra becomes the first Indian gymnastics judge at Olympics
India is set to host the 2026 World Badminton Championships
Pakistan captain Babar Azam became the fastest batsman to notch up 14 ODI centuries
from 81 matches in terms of innings.
Karnataka is set to host the 2nd edition of the Khelo India University Games in March 2022.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (Britain) won the 2021 Formula 1 British Grand Prix. This is
his 99th career win and his 8th win
India's Grand Master Viswanathan Anand won the Sparkassen Trophy held at Dortmund in
Germany. He defeated Vladimir Kramnik of Russia.
Indian young wrestlers Aman Gulia (48 kg category) and Sagar Jaglan (80 kg category) won
the gold medal in the Cadet World Championship held in Budapest, Hungary.
Wrestler Priya Malik wins gold medal at the 2021 World Cadet Wrestling Championships 2021
Japan’s Yuto Horigome wins first-ever Olympic gold medal in skateboarding
Japan's Momiji Nishiya wins the first-ever Olympic gold in women's street skateboarding
A 19-year-old Pakistani climber Shehroz Kashif becomes the world's youngest person to scale
K2 mountain
Vantika Agarwal of Delhi won the women's national online chess title.
ICC welcomes Mongolia, Tajikistan and Switzerland as its new members
Chinese Shooter Yang Qian Wins First Gold Medal of Tokyo Olympic Game
India’s ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has claimed a silver medal in the Women’s
49kg category, at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Sandesh Jhingan has been named as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for the season
2020-21
Bala Devi, was named AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year

Australia’s Brisbane to Host 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games
Hockey India launches player-oriented web-based platform 'Heroes Connect' for hockey
players in India
AWARDS & HONOURS IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
Environmentalist Dr Anil Prakash Joshi win Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social
Justice 2021.
O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has won the ‘Digital Innovation of the Year Award’ in the
prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021.
Divya Hegde from Udupi, Karnataka won UN Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment at
the 2021.
IIT Roorkee has been selected by the prestigious Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for
the Industrial Innovation Awards.
Tennis star Emma Raducanu wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021
Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) honoured Golden Peacock Environment Management
Award 2021.
Indian shooter Avani Lekhara won ‘Best Female Debut’ honour at 2021 Paralympic Sport
Awards.
Aditya Birla Group’s chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla has received the Global
Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton receives knighthood at Windsor Castle
USA Gymnastics Simone Biles was named Time magazine’s 2021 Athlete of the Year.
Sunil Gavaskar honoured with Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) .
Bhutan has honoured PM Modi with its highest civilian award, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo.
TIME magazine has named Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, as the “2021 Person of the Year.
2021, US-based electric-vehicle startup Tesla became $1 trillion company as Musk became
the world’s richest person with an estimated net worth of around US $255 billion.
DBS Bank India clinches two awards at ET BFSI Excellence Awards 2021.
Azim Premji, founder chairman of Wipro Limited receives Dr. Ida S. Scudder Oration award.
Karnataka Bank has been conferred with two DigiDhan awards instituted by the Union
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
India’s Harnaaz Sandhu from Chandigarh crowned 70th Miss Universe 2021

Only two Indians before Ms Sandhu have won the title of Miss Universe— actors Sushmita
Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000
Neena Gupta has received the 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young
Mathematicians
Balkrishna Doshi Awarded 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.
IIT-Kanpur Scientist Ropesh Goyal bags “Young Geospatial Scientist” Award
Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr won the 56th Jnanpith Award.
Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo won the 57th Jnanpith Award
Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava selected for inaugural AMS’s Ciprian Foias Award
Nizamuddin Revival Project, India’s project on the holistic urban revitalisation of the historic
Nizamuddin Basti community, in New Delhi has won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for
Cultural Heritage Conservation 2021.
Ratan Tata to get Assam’s highest civilian award (Asom Bhaibav’ award)
Anju Bobby George : Crowned Woman of the Year by World Athletics
Bihar won Gold Medal Award at 40th edition India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan
in Delhi.
A biography titled ‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’, authored by Dinyar Patel wins
NIF Book Prize 2021
V Praveen Rao wins 7th Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for 2017-19
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University (KVASU) bags national award for breed
conservation.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has named Bollywood star Alia
Bhatt its 2021 Person of the Year.
Viral Desai bagged “Global Environment And Climate Action Citizen Award 2021”.
HDFC Bank won CII Dx award for ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ 2021.
Anukrti Upadhyay has won the Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the Best Book of Fiction for her
novel, Kintsugi
Federal Bank & Vayana Network won the ‘Most Effective Bank-Fintech Partnership’ award
NOVEMBER 2021
52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Awards Overview
52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held from November 20 to 28, 2021 in Goa
Opening Film – The King of All the World (Spain, Mexico) by Carlos Saura
Closing Film – A Hero (Iran, France) by Asghar Farhadi
1. Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
Martin Scorsese (American filmmaker)
István Szabo (Hungarian filmmaker)
2. Indian Film Personality of the Year
Hema Malini
Prasoon Joshi

3. Golden Peacock (Best Film) – Ring Wandering (Japan) by Masakazu Kaneko
4. Silver Peacock
Best Director – Vaclav Kadrnka for Saving One Who Was Dead (Czech Republic)
IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) – Jitendra Joshi for Godavari (India)
IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) – Ángela Molina for Charlotte (Paraguay)
5. Special Jury Award
Renata Carvalho for The First Fallen (Brazil)
Nikhil Mahajan for Godavari (India)
6. ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal – Lingui, The Sacred Bonds (Chad, France, Belgium, Germany)
by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
7. Jury Special Mention – Roman Vasyanov for The Dorm (Russia)
International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021 has been
awarded jointly to Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of NDTV, and Lakshmi Subramanian
and Bhanu Praksh Chandra of The Week.
Meanwhile the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020 had been awarded to Ritika
Chopra of The Indian Express.
6th edition of the BRICS Film Festival was held in India, along side 52nd IFFI in Goa from
November 20 to 28, 2021.
Best Film – jointly shared by
South African film ‘Barakat’ by Amy Jephta and Russian film ‘The Sun above Me Never Sets’
by Lyubov Borisova
Best Actor (Male) – Dhanush for Asuran (Hindi)
Best Actor (Female) – Lara Boldorini for On Wheels (Brazil)
Best Director – Lucia Marat for Ana (Brazil)
Special Jury Mention Award – Director Yan Han for A Little Red Flower (China)
Pratham, Mumbai-based civil society organization, has been conferred with the prestigious
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2021 by the Indira Gandhi
Memorial Trust.
2021 International Emmy Awards was 49th edition of the annual ceremony held in New York
City
Best Actor – David Tennant for Des (UK)
Best Actress – Hayley Squires for Adult Material (UK)
Best Drama Series – Tehran (Israel)
Andhra Pradesh has been named as the best marine state in the country by the Department
of Fisheries
Top States
1. Marine states – Andhra Pradesh
2. Inland states – Telangana
3. Hilly and NE states – Tripura
Top Districts
1. Best Marine District – Balasore in Odisha

2. Best Inland District – Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh
3. Best Hilly and NE District – Bongaigaon in Assam
Anita Desai conferred with 2021 Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award
Poet Laureate award for 2021 has been conferred upon Indian poet Adil Jussawala.
The novel titled “Delhi: A Soliloquy”written by Malayalam writer M Mukundan has won the 2021
JCB Prize for literature.
The prize carries a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh for author and Rs 10 lakh for translator &
translated into English by Fathima E.V. and Nandakumar
Two Delhi-based teenage brothers Vihaan (17) and Nav Agarwal (14) have won the 17th
annual KidsRights International Children’s Peace Prize for tackling pollution in their home city
by recycling household waste.
Vihaan and Nav have developed an “One Step Greener” initiative for segregating rubbish and
organising waste pickups for trash from thousands of homes, schools and offices
President Ram Nath Kovind has conferred Nepal Army Chief Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma with
the honorary rank of ‘General of the Indian Army
South African writer Damon Galgut has been awarded with the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize
for Fiction
Galgut has won the prize for his novel`The Promise’.
S K Sohan Roy 1st Indian to be honoured with Knighthood of Parte Guelfa
Beryl Thanga has received the 12th Manipur State Award for Literature 2020 for his book – Ei
Amadi Adungeigi Ithat’ (I and the then island).
Former chief CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, Scientist Dr. Rajiv Nigam
Selected for 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award Excellence in Foraminiferal Research
Legendary Actor Rajnikanth conferred upon 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The legendary actor received the Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 at the 67th National Film
Awards in New Delhi on October 25, 2021 by M. Venkaiah Naidu
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest honour in cinema
The recipient receives a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl and a cash prize of
Rs 10 lakh
Russian Activist Alexei Navalny Wins European Union’s Sakharov Prize
Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa order of Buddhism has won the inaugural UNESCO’s Martial Arts
Education Prize 2021
Indian Entrepreneur’s Vidyut Mohan Agro Waste Project ‘Takachar’ Wins Prince William’s
inaugural ‘Eco-Oscar’ Award
Satya Nadella has won the prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability
Leadership for the year 2021
M Venkaiah Naidu presented the 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence on
October 11, 2021, to Dr. Randeep Guleria.
Dr. Randeep Guleria is an eminent pulmonologist and Director of the All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Dr G Satheesh Reddy conferred the prestigious Aryabhata Award for 2021, by Astronautical
Society of India (ASI).

USA economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens Wins 2021 Nobel Memorial
Prize in Economic Sciences.
The award is officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory
of Alfred Nobel 2021.
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize have been conferred jointly upon Filipino-American journalist
Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov.
The duo have been honoured “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a
precondition for democracy and lasting peace”.
Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian novelist has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in
Literature. Abdulrazak Gurnah writes in English and is based in the United Kingdom.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2021 has been awarded jointly to Benjamin List
(Germany) and David MacMillan (the USA) “for the development of asymmetric
organocatalysis”.
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi wins Nobel Prize in Physics 2021
Two American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have jointly won the 2021 Nobel
Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Professor Eric Hanushek and Dr Rukmini Banerji wins 2021 Yidan Prize, the world’s highest
education accolade.
The coveted award is given by the Yidan Prize Foundation, Hong Kong, for “contributions to
education research and development”.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu confers Assam Government’s biennial Lokapriya Gopinath
Bordoloi Award for National Integration and National Contribution on 3 awardees
The three awardees are:
Members of Assam branch of
1. Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust
2. German based Assamese litterateur Dr. Nirod Kumar Barooah
3. Members of Shillong Chamber Choir at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra
The biennial Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award was instituted by the Government of Assam
in 1993.
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh felicitates winners of DRDO Dare to Dream 2.0 contest & 2019
DRDO Young Scientists awards
40 winners, which included 22 in Individual category and 18 in Startup category.
Delhi-based environmental organisation “Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)”
has been felicitated with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award, an international honour, also
known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize.
Apart from this, three other three awardees who were also honored include:
1. Cameroonian women rights activist Marthe Wandou
2. Russian environmental activist Vladimir Slivyak
3. Canadian Indigenous rights defender Freda Huson
US India Business Council (USIBC) has chosen Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan as the
recipient of its 2021 Global Leadership Award
Shiv Nadar is the founder and chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies Limited. Mallika
Srinivasan is the chair and managing director, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE)
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) bags ASSOCHAM award for Best Digital Financial
Services.

Priyanka Mohite from Maharashtra to Receive 2020’s Tenzing Norgay National Adventure
Award.
Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar will be posthumously conferred the Basavashree award
2021 by the Bruhanmutt.
TVS Motor Company awarded India Green Energy Award 2020.
Tsitsi Dangarembga from Zimbabwe receives Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021.
The Parambikulam Tiger of Kerala Conservation Foundation has bagged the Earth Guardian
Award instituted by the NatWest Group.
A team from 5th Battalion-4 (5/4) Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) representing the Indian Army
wins gold medal in the Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
11 Scientists Receive 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize : is the highest science award in India, given for outstanding
Indian work in the field of science and technology By Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR)
List of Winners
Biological Sciences Chemical Sciences
1. Dr Kanishka Biswas 1.Dr Kanishka Biswas
2.Dr T Govindaraju 2.Dr T Govindaraju
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Engineering Sciences
1.Dr Binoy Kumar Saikia 1.Dr Debdeep Mukhopadhyay,
Mathematical Sciences Medical Sciences
1.Dr Anish Ghosh 1.Dr Jeemon Panniyammakal
2.Dr Saket Saurabh 2.Dr Rohit Srivastava
Physical Sciences
1.Dr Kanak Saha
President Ram Nath Kovind to confer National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for 2019-20 to 42
Awardees
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced its annual Goalkeepers ‘Global Goals Awards’
2021
The award were given in following categories:
 The 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award : Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former United Nations
under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women
 The 2021 Changemaker Award : Fairooz Faizah Beether from Bangladesh, for her work
promoting good health and wellbeing
 The 2021 Progress Award : Jenifer Colpas from Colombia, for her work which centres
around improving access to clean water and sanitation
 The 2021 Campaign Award : Satta Sheriff of Liberia, for her work promoting gender
equality.
India’s National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) wins UNESCO Literacy Prize 2021 for
Innovation in Education
President Ramnath Kovind Presents National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 to 51 Awardees

English author Susanna Clarke has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 for her second novel
‘Piranesi
Larsen & Toubro Technology Services has been awarded with the “Association for Talent
Development (ATD) 2021 BEST Award”, securing the first rank from 71 organisations globally
Apart from this, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU under
Ministry of Power, Government of India has also won the 2021 BEST Award, placed at 8th position.
Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has emerged as the winner of the Bird Photographer of
the Year (BPOTY) 2021.
The image has been given the title as ‘Blocked’.
Overall 5 awardess have been selected for the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award on August 31, 2021
1. Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon (Philippines)
2. Muhammad Amjad Saqib (Pakistan)
3.Firdausi Qadri (Bangladesh)
4.Steven Muncy (Southeast Asia)
5.Watchdoc Indonesia (Indonesia)
AUGUST 2021
State Bank of India is the Overall winner of the EASE Reforms Index Award 2021 (EASE 3.0
Awards). Bank of Baroda is second and Union Bank of India is third
DBS Bank recognised as ‘Most Innovative in Digital Banking’ globally by ‘The Banker
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award rechristened as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Indian Economists Dr Jagdish Bhagwati and Dr C Rangarajan conferred with inaugural Prof
CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal
President Ram Nath Kovind confers 144 Gallantry awards in 2021
Ashok Chakra – 1
Kirti Chakra – 1
Shaurya Chakras – 15
Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry) – 4
Sena Medals (Gallantry) – 116
Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) – 5
Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry) – 2
Ashok Chakra – Babu Ram (posthumously)
Kirti Chakra – Altaf Hussain Bhat (posthumously)
Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantry award
Note : India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashok Chakra, and second highest
peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra
Maharashtra Government announces Rajiv Gandhi Award for IT sector
Sri Basava International Award for seer of Bhalki Hiremath
Mohammad Azam from Karimnagar district in Telangana has been awarded the National Youth
Award
Mahatma Gandhi to be given the US Congressional Gold Medal
Nagaland wins 7 National Awards under Van Dhan Yojana Scheme
Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan gets Brunel Medal

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2021
Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru
Best Performance Male (Feature): Suriya Sivakumar (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Performance Female (Feature): Vidya Balan (Sherni)
JULY 2021
Gita Gopinath and Kamlesh Lulla among 34 immigrants honoured by prestigious US Foundation
Odia poet Rajendra Kishore Panda bags the 2020 Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar Award
Invest India wins the Most Innovative Investment Promotion Agency 2021 Award
Indian economist Kaushik Basu was awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Award
Omchery NN Pillai won the 2021 BKS Literary Award
Veteran singer Asha Bhosle was selected for the prestigious “Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar
2021”
Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the
prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel 'China Room
Madhya Pradesh’s Satpura Tiger Reserve has received the Natwest Group Earth Heroes
Award in the Earth Guardian category for best management.
Mumbai-based illustrator Anand Radhakrishnan wins the prestigious Will Eisner
Comic Industry Award
Kajal Chakraborty wins the Norman Borlaug National Award
India’s Chief Hydrographer Vinay Badhwar receives the Alexander Dalrymple Award 2019
Cachar district of Assam wins the SKOCH Award for “Pushti Nirbhor” nutri-garden project at
Dinnathpur Bagicha village
Vaidehi Dongre from Michigan was crowned as the 2021 Miss India USA
India's Payal Kapadia wins the Oeil d’Or Award for Best Documentary at the 74th Cannes Film
Festival
Julia Ducournau of France becomes the second woman to win Palme d'Or at the 74th Cannes
Film Festival
Two Indian organisations, Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited and
Snehakunja Trust won the 2021 UNDP Equator Prize
Shibaji Banerjee was conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously
Serum Institute Chairman Cyrus Poonawalla wins Lokmanya Tilak National Award
Bangladesh Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus second recipient of Olympic Laurel
Hyderabad-based Social Activist Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi Wins UK Government’s Point of
Light Award
African-American Zaila Avant-garde Wins 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee

APP & PORTAL IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
Nagaland Police launches ‘Call Your Cop’ mobile app Headquarters in Kohima.
Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren has launched a web portal named ‘Hamar Apan
Budget’
Maharashtra launched Chalo mobile app & smart card for bus travel
Indian Army has launched a contemporary messaging application named ‘ASIGMA’ (Army
Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application).
NOVEMBER 2021
India has launched E-Amrit portal on electric vehicles (EVs) at the ongoing COP26 Summit in
Glasgow
The web portal has been developed by NITI Aayog with support from UK government.
IREDA has launched a ‘Whistle-blower Portal’ as a part of celebration of ‘Vigilance Awareness

Week 2021’.
The IREDA is a PSU under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) established as a
Non-Banking Financial Institution.
Union Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju has launched the Citizen’s Tele-Law Mobile App
OCTOBER 2021
Election Commission of India launches Garuda App for Digital Mapping of Polling Booths.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the
‘MyParkings’ app
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbanand Sonowal launches
‘MyPortApp’ for digital monitoring of port operations
Government launches web portal ‘Waste to Wealth’ to find solutions to India’s waste
problems.
The portal has been launched by Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser and inaugurated by
the Principal Scientific Advisor K. Vijay Raghavan
PM Modi virtually launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, on
October 02, 2021, as a part of the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched in 2019.

SEPTEMBER 2021
Supreme Court of India has approved an electronic system named FASTER (Fast and Secured
Transmission of Electronic Records).
The FASTER system will be used for transferring e-authenticated copies from courts to
prisons.
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, launched the ‘National Single
Window System (NSWS)’, for the investors and businesses
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has launched a new mobile app named ”PRAGATI” for its
Development Officers.
PRAGATI stands for Performance Review Application, Growth And Trend Indicator.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has launched ‘Project Udaan’, a language
translator,
Bank of Baroda has announced the launch of its digital banking platform named ‘bob World’.
Karnataka Bank launches POS device ‘WisePOSGo’ for merchant customers
Union Minister Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav inaugurates
PRANA portal to regulate air pollution in 132 cities
PRANA stands for Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities.
PhonePe launches first Indian digital payment interactive geospatial platform- Pulse platform
Union AYUSH Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal launched ‘Y Break’ mobile application in
New Delhi
The app has been developed by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY).
AUGUST 2021
LIC launches ANANDA mobile app for Agents/Intermediaries
ANANDA stands for Atma Nirbhar Agents New Business Digital Application.
Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launches Fit India Mobile App
Ministry of Labour & Employment launches e-Shram Portal to link Unorganised Workers with
social security schemes
NITI Aayog and Cisco launches Women Entrepreneurship Platform named “WEP Nxt”
BharatPe launches P2P lending app ‘12% Club’ BharatPe has launched “12% Club” App
Union Minister Jitendra Singh launches new portal under Bhuvan “Yuktdhara” to facilitate
planning of new MGNREGA assets using Remote Sensing and GIS based information
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) launched (after pilot test) an AI-enabled chatbot,
named ‘URJA’

Kotak Mahindra Bank launches DIY Digital Repayment platform- ‘Neo Collections’
J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha launches ‘Photographic Record Of On-Site Facility’ (PROOF)
App
HCL Foundation launches ‘My e-Haat’ portal to empower artisans
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched an online portal named TAPAS
(Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services), an e-study platform for social defence
SIDBI launches app based lending platform ‘Digital Prayaas’ for small entrepreneurs
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani launches eNagar mobile application and portal for providing online
end to end citizen centric services
Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar launches ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and Mobile App
PM-DAKSH’ stands for Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH)
Yojana
Uttarakhand unveils India’s first earthquake early warning mobile app name ‘Uttarakhand
Bhookamp Alert’,
The app has been developed by IIT Roorkee
JULY 2021
Flipkart launches Shopsy App, to enable Indians to start their online businesses
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Giriraj Singh has launched
a mobile app named ‘Matsya Setu’ for fish farmers.
Ministry of Defence implements SPARSH System for sanction & disbursement of defence
pension
SPARSH (System for Pension Administration (Raksha)
Government launches Digital Platform ‘Kisan Sarathi’ to facilitate farmers to get ‘right
information at right time’ in their desired language
OBITUARIES IN NEWS
DECEMBER 2021
Pritzker Prize-Winning British-Italian Architect, Richard Rogers has passed away.
He received the Pritzker Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of Architecture, in 2007
Former SC Judge Justice GT Nanavati Who Headed ‘2002 Godhra Riots’ passes away .

Coonoor helicopter crash’s survivor Group Captain Varun Singh passes away.
American gothic-fiction writer Anne Rice, best known for The Vampire Chronicles novel
series, passed away.
Serum Institute of India’s Executive Director Dr Suresh Jadhav has passed away.
He played an important role in the development of the Covishield vaccine.
Padma Shri awardee who is a well-known teacher from Odisha, Nanda Kishore Prusty
(Nanda Sir), passed away.
On 9th November 2021, he was conferred with the Padma Shri award for his contributions in
the field of education.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has passed away in a helicopter crash
near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
World’s oldest Test Cricketer, former English legend, Eileen Ash passed away at the age of
110.
India’s 1st Woman Psychiatrist Sarada Menon passes away.
She was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1992 for social works.
Former Governor of Tamil Nadu and former Chief Minister of the unified State of Andhra
Pradesh, Konijeti Rosaiah passed away.
E.O. Wilson, Known as ‘Father of Biodiversity,’ passes away.
To protect Earth earned him the nickname “Darwin’s natural heir”.
Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias passes away.
He-Man’ artist and toy designer Mark Taylor passes away.
Former England Test Captain Ray Illingworth passes away.
South African campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu passes away.

He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his non-violent opposition to apartheid.
NOVEMBER 2021
Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan has passed away
He had served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.
Renowned Punjabi folk singer Gurmeet Bawa has passed away
Gurmeet was best known for her long ‘hek’ (Breathless opening of a Punjabi folk song calling
“ho”
Veteran author, football journalist and sports commentator Novy Kapadia has passed away.
Kapadia was often called as ‘the voice of Indian football’
Internationally acclaimed Zambia-born South African author Wilbur Smith has passed away
He rose to fame in 1964 with his debut novel “When the Lion Feeds” which turned in movie with
15 sequels.

Smith published his autobiography “On Leopard Rock” in 2018.
Renowned Hindi author Mannu Bhandari has passed away.
Padma Vibhushan awardee historian and author Babasaheb Purandare passes away
He was felicitated with the India’s second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, on 25
January 2019
Former Vice President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Anand Shankar Pandya, has passed
away.
Nobel Laureate and former South African President FW de Klerk passes away
In 1993, De Klerk and Nelson Mandela jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work
towards ending apartheid.
Eminent Cricket Coach and Dronacharya Awardee Tarak Sinha has passed away
Sinha was felicitated with the lifetime Dronacharya Award in 2018.
Former Afghan Prime Minister Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai has passed away
Veteran Broadway composer & lyricist Stephen Sondheim from USA passes away.
Sahitya Akademi Award winning Assamese Poet Sananta Tanty passes away
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award (Assamese) in 2018 for his collection of poems titled
“Kailoir Dinto Amar Hobo”.
Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar passes away
He was known to fans as “Appu” – after the 2002 film
OCTOBER 2021
Padma Shri awardee eminent oncologist M Krishnan Nair passes away
Dr Nair was the founder-director of the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in Thiruvananthapuram.
In 2001 the Government of India awarded Dr Nair with Padma Shri (the fourth highest civilian
award) for his contributions in the cancer care field
Former India international hockey player Saranjeet Singh has passed away.
He was part of the Indian team that toured Germany in 1983.
Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state, passes away.
African-American diplomat served as the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to
2005.
Sri Lanka’s first Test captain Bandula Warnapura passes away.
Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), Sardar Balvinder Singh
Nakai , has passed away.
Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man regarded as the “Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb”, has
passed away.
Arvind Trivedi, best known for his role as ‘Raavan’ in Ramayan, passes away
He had acted in 250 to 300 Gujarati and Hindi films
He was also part of political field, as an MP from Sabarkatha constituency in Gujarat, and had
served the Parliament from 1991-96.
Veteran television actor Ghanashyam Nayak, who was famous for his role as Nattu Kaka in the
TV series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has passed away

Hiroshima nuclear bomb attack survivor, Sunao Tsuboi passes away
Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president passes away
Atal Vajpayee’s Former Private Secretary Shakti Sinha passes away
SEPTEMBER 2021
Former Arunachal Governor YS Dadwal passes away
Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad President Mahant Narendra Giri Passes Away
Former England Footballer Jimmy Greaves Passes Away
Odia litterateur, social worker and journalist Manorama Mohapatra passes away
Former Union Health Secretary Keshav Desiraju Passes Away
Former France Footballer Jean-Pierre Adams Passes Away
Former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, has passed
away.
He was the 8th President of IOC.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior journalist Chandan Mitra has passed away
Mitra was the Editor and Managing Director of The Pioneer newspaper in New Delhi.
Bigg Boss 13 winning veteran television actor Sidharth Shukla passes away
AUGUST 2021
Noted Bengali Writer Buddhadeb Guha passes away
Former England Skipper Ted Dexter passes away
Dexter was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in June 2021
Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan Singh passed away
He had also served as the governor of Rajasthan
Maki Kaji, the creator of puzzle Sudoku passed away
He was known as the father of Sodoku and was from Japan

German Football Legend Gerd Müller passes away
He was nicknamed “Bomber der Nation” (“the nation’s Bomber”) or simply “Der Bomber”, for
his scoring-prowess
Renowned Ayurveda practitioner and proponent of Yoga Balaji Tambe passes away
Veteran Indian film and television actor, Anupam Shyam Ojha passes away
India’s Olympian footballer SS ‘Babu’ Narayan passes away,who played at the 1956 and 1960
Olympics,
JULY 2021
Noted Carnatic Classical Violinist Sikkil R Bhaskaran passes away
Arjuna Award-winning Badminton Legend Nandu Natekar passes away
He was the recipient of the first Arjuna Award, instituted in 1961
Marathi poet Satish Kalsekar passes away
Kalsekar was honored with Sahitya Akademi Award in 2014 for his collection of essays
‘Vachanaryachi Rojanishee’.
Former President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain has passed away
Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui passes away
Siddiqui was employed with international news agency Reuters
National Award-winning actress Surekha Sikri dies
Sikri won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Tamas (1988),
Mammo (1995) and Badhaai Ho (2018)
Indian Ayurveda practitioner, Dr P.K. Warrier passed away; honoured with the Padma Shree
in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2010
Haiti President Jovenel Moise, Passes Away at 53 Following Assassination
Double Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt passes away
That won gold at the 1948 London Olympics and 1952 Helsinki Olympics Games.
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar passed away
The real name of Dilip Kumar was Mohammed Yusuf Khan
His first film as an actor was Jwar Bhata

He was awarded India’s second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan in 2015
Autobiography of Dilip Kumar: “Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow“
‘Superman’ director Richard Donner passes away

BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS
MCQ WITH FACTS
DECEMBER 2021
Q. Which bank won the coveted CII award for the ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’?
A) ICICI Bank B) Axis Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) Bank of Baroda
Answer : C
 HDFC Bank’s efforts in furthering financial inclusion through a partnership with the
Government of India’s Common Service Centres (CSC) have been adjudged the ‘Most
Innovative Best Practice’ for financial inclusion at the coveted CII Digital Transformation
Award 2021.
HDFC BANK IN NEWS 2021
 HDFC Bank wins the coveted CII award for ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’.
 HDFC Life signed bancassurance partnership with South Indian Bank.
 HDFC Bank tie-up with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to offer banking services in rural
areas.
 Equitas Small Finance Bank partnered with HDFC Bank to offer co-branded credit cards.
 HDFC launches ‘green and sustainable’ deposits programme for retail clients.
 Paytm & HDFC Bank tie up to provide solutions across payment gateway.
 International Finance Corporation (IFC) lends $250 million to HDFC Ltd to boost green
housing finance.
 HDFC Bank launches ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’.
 HDFC Bank's digital self-service credit portal for customers.
 HDFC Bank launches ‘Salaam Dil Sey’ initiative.
 ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank have taken stakes in the blockchain financial
technology firm IBBIC Pvt Ltd.
 HDFC Bank Partners Common Services Centres (CSCs) to Launch Chatbot ‘Eva.
 HDFC Bank projects India’s GDP growth for FY22 at 10%.
 HDFC Bank top arranger of corporate bond deals in FY21.
 RBI Approves Appointing Atanu Chakraborty as Part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank .
 Indiabulls Housing Finance skyrockets 8% after tie up with HDFC for co-lending
partnership.
 HDFC Bank was adjudged the India's best bank for SMEs at the Asiamoney Best Bank
Awards 2021.
 HDFC Bank launches ‘SmartUp Unnati’ for Women Entrepreneurs.
 RBI has appointed an external IT firm for carrying out a special audit of the IT
infrastructure of HDFC Bank.
 HDFC Bank Ranks Top among 100 BFSI Firms in India .
 RBI directs HDFC bank to stop issuance of new credit cards
 HDFC Bank to launch ‘The HealthyLife Programme’ for its customers.

 HDFC Bank tops 2020 BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands ranking .
 HDFC Bank launches 'e-Kisaan Dhan' App for Farmers
 Sashidhar Jagdishan to be the new CEO of HDFC Bank.
 HDFC BANK
 Founded : 1994
 Founder : Hasmukhbhai Parekh
 HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra
 MD & CEO : Sashidhar Jagdishan
 Tagline : We understand your world
Q. Which state government inked a pact with Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) to boost its MSME sector?
A) Maharashtra B) Tamil Nadu
C) West Bengal D) Telangana
Answer : C
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the West Bengal Government to develop its micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSME) ecosystem.
 SIDBI is India’s principal financial institution engaged in the promotion, financing and
development of MSME.
SIDBI IN NEWS 2021
 SIDBI inks a pact with West Bengal to boost MSME sector.
 SIDBI joins hand with Google for $15 million financial assistance programme to help
MSMEs.
 SIDBI launches second window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund.
 SIDBI unveils “Digital Prayaas” lending platform.
 SIDBI launches Swavalamban Challenge Fund to promote entrepreneurship.
 SIDBI launches SHWAS and AROG Loan Schemes for MSMEs for COVID Preparedness.
 Government Appoints S Ramann as new Chairman & Managing Director of SIDBI.
 Sidbi sets up Swavalamban Crisis Responsive Fund to facilitate free onboarding of MSMEs
on TReDS platform.
 SIDBI partners with TransUnion CIBIL to launch financial knowledge platform
MSMESaksham.
 UP Government Signs MoU with SIDBI for ‘UP Start-up Fund’ to Boost Employment.
 Tata Power partners with SIDBI to offer easy & affordable financing scheme for MSME.
 SIDBI partnership with the Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (COWE), has
launched the ‘Swavalamban Sashakt – Mega Campaign’.
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
 Founded : 2 April 1990
 Headquarteres : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 Chairman & MD : Siva S Ramann
Q. Which bank signed a finance contract of €250 million with India for the Agra Metro Rail
project?
A) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
B) European Investment Bank (EIB)
C) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
D) New Development Bank (NDB)
Answer : B

 India and European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a finance contract for the first tranche
loan of €250 million for the Agra Metro Rail Project.
 This project aims to provide a safe, reliable, affordable and environment-friendly public
Mass Rapid Transit System for Agra city.
 European Investment Bank (EIB)
 Founded : 1958
 Headquarteres : Kirchberg, Luxembourg
 President : Werner Hoyer
Q. Which state government received an additional $150 million from World Bank to provide a
continuous piped water supply in three cities?
A) Telangana B) Karnataka
C) Odisha D) Maharashtra
Answer : B
 World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved an additional financing of $150
million to Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernisation Project to accelerate the state of
Karnataka’s efforts to bring continuous piped water supply to the entire population in
three of its cities.
WORLD BANK IN NEWS 2021
 Karnataka gets an additional $150 million from World Bank to provide continuous piped
water supply in three cities.
 World Bank to provide USD 250 million loan for Supporting Andhra’s Learning
Transformation Project” (SALT).
 India has received USD 87 billion in remittances in 2021 as per the report titled “Migration
and Development Brief 35” released by World Bank and KNOMAD.
 Niti Aayog, World Bank ready electric vehicles financing push.
 NITI Aayog and World Bank are setting up a $300-million ‘first loss risk sharing
instrument’, with the SBI.
 ADB & World Bank launched ‘Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER)
India Partnership Forum’
 India and World Bank sign USD 40 million agreement to strengthen health systems in
Meghalaya.
 World Bank approves $150 million for Chennai Sustainable Urban Services Programme.
 World Bank Unveils New Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund.
 World Bank approves $250 million project to make India’s existing dams safe and resilient.
 World Bank approves USD 500 million loan to support India's informal working class amid
pandemic.
 World Bank Approves USD125 million financial support program for Green and Resilient
Kerala.
 World Bank expands Coronavirus Vaccine Funding to $20 billion to be used through 2022.
 India and World Bank signs USD 32 million loan for improving healthcare services in
Mizoram..
 World Bank approves USD 500 mn Raising and Accelerating Micro Performance (RAMP)
program to boost MSME sector in India.
 India was the largest recipient of remittances in 2020, as per the report, “Migration and
Development Brief “ released by the World Bank.
 World Bank & AIIB approve loan worth USD 300 million for canal-based drinking water
projects in Punjab.

 World Bank Releases “World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives”.
 World Bank to launch $100 million guarantee scheme for solar rooftop projects.
 India and World Bank inks $68 Million Project to Improve Quality of India’s Education in
Nagaland.
 World Bank released report titled ‘Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities: The Burden on
Indian Society’.
 India accounts for 11% of global death in road accidents: World Bank Report.
 WORLD BANK
 Founded : 1944
 HQ : Washington Dc
 President : David Malpass
 MD&CFO : Anshula Kant
 Chief Economist : Carman Reinhart
 Executive Director : Rajesh Khullar
 Senior Advisor to Ed of World Bank : Rajeev Topno
 Member Countries :189
 World Bank Group : 5 (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID).
 All of these efforts support the Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030
and boosting shared prosperity of the poorest 40% of the population in all countries
Q. Which state government has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI) and the State Bank of India (SBI) for enabling and implementing e-RUPI?
A) Kerala B) Karnataka
C) Maharashtra D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B
 Karnataka Government’s e-Governance Department partnered with the National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the State Bank of India (SBI) for enabling and
implementing a cashless and contactless payment solution to students under its
scholarship programme ‘e-RUPI’.
 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched an innovative digital solution
– ‘e-RUPI’ in association with the Department of Financial Services (DFS), National Health
Authority (NHA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and partner banks.
 e-RUPI is a type of payment voucher with a one-time payment mechanism. It is built on the
UPI platform.
Q. Which bank has tied up with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a
RuPay debit card for corporates?
A) Indian Bank B) Canara Bank
C) Central Bank of India D) Union Bank of India
Answer : B
 Central Bank of India tied up with the NPCI to launch ‘RuPay Business Platinum Debit Card’
for firms/corporates.
 This debit card allows users to withdraw up to ₹1 lakh from ATMs and make purchases up
to ₹3 lakhs at point-of-sale (POS) or e-commerce.
NPCI IN NEWS 2021
 Karnataka govt partnered with NPCI & SBI to implement ‘e-RUPI’.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank partnered NPCI to launch Rupay Credit Cards ‘Veer’.
 IndusInd Bank and NPCI tie-up to offer cross-border payments through UPI.
 NPCI partners with Udemy Business to encourage skill employees.

 NPCI partners YES Bank to launch RuPay ‘On-the-Go’ payment solution.
 NPCI partners with Liquid Group to enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance in 10
Asian markets.
 India and Singapore to link their Fast Payment Systems – Unified Payments Interface and
PayNow.
 NPCI in partnership with Fiserv Inc. to launch the plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack,
‘nFiNi’.
 NPCI partners with Mashreq Bank to launch UPI in the UAE.
 NPCI launches digital payment solution e-RUPI.
 e-RUPI is a type of payment voucher with a one-time payment mechanism. It is built on the
UPI platform.
 NPCI transfers Bharat Bill Payments business to its new subsidiary NBBL.
 NPCI Partners SBI Payments to launch “RuPay SoftPoS” for Merchants.
 National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI)
 Founded : 2008
 MD & CEO : Dilip Asbe
 Chairmam : Biswamohan Mahapatra
Q. According to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) in the United
Kingdom, India’s economy would grow to become the world’s third-largest economy by
which year?
A) 2023 B) 2025
C) 2030 D) 2031
Answer : D
 According to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) in the United
Kingdom, India’s economy would grow to become the world’s third-largest economy by
2031.
 According to the CEBR, India will reclaim its sixth place in the World Economic League
Table (WELT) from France in 2022.
Q. What is the extended lock-in period fixed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India for
anchor investors?
A) 30 days B) 45 days
C) 60 days D) 90 days
Answer : D
 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the lock-in period for
anchor investors to 90 days from the existing 30 days.
 The existing lock-in of 30 days shall continue for 50% of the portion allocated to the anchor
investor and for the remaining portion, a lock-in of 90 days from the date of allotment shall
be applicable for all issues opening on or after 1 April 2022.
 For promoters, the lock-in requirement for allotment up to 20% of the post issue paid-up
capital shall be reduced to 18 months from the existing 3 years. The lock-in requirement
for allotment exceeding 20% of the post-issue paid-up capital shall be reduced to 6 months
from the existing 1 year.
SEBI IN NEWS 2021
 SEBI form ‘ALERTs’ committee for early detection of market anomalies; Headed By :
Madhabi Puri Buch.

 SEBI named Aarati Krishnan as a member of MF advisory panel; Committee, chaired by
Usha Thorat.
 Algorithm Trading: SEBI Bats to Regulate Algorithm Trading.
 SEBI cuts lock-in period for promoters to 18 months post-IPO.
 SEBI extends anchor investors' lock-in period to 90 days for 50% portion.
 Sebi allows payments banks to act as investment bankers .
 SEBI reconstitutes Four-member Takeover Panel; Justice N. K. Sodhi.
 SEBI signs MoU with CSSF, Luxembourg to strengthen cross border co-operation.
 SEBI allows AIFs and VCFs to invest up to $1.5 bn in foreign companies.
 Sebi imposes Rs 5.25 crore penalty on Cairn India.
 Sebi proposes framework for gold exchange, suggests trading in e-gold receipts.
 SEBI slaps Rs 25 crore fine on Yes Bank in AT-1 bonds case.
 Utkarsh Small Finance Bank files draft red herring prospectus with Sebi for Rs1350cr
Initial Public Offering (IPO).
 Suryoday Small Finance Bank has received the go-ahead from the markets regulator SEBI
to float its initial public offering (IPO).
 Sebi launches SMARTs program to strengthen investor education framework
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
 Founded : 1988
 Act : 1992
 Headquarteres : Mumbai
 Chairmam : Ajay Tyagi
 SEBI Set up : Uday Kotak committee
Q. Which bank has reappointed Pathangi Narasimhan Vasudevan as its Managing Director
(MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
A) AU Small Finance Bank B) Jana Small Finance Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank D) ESAF Small Finance Bank
Answer : C
 Pathangi Narasimhan Vasudevan was reappointed as the Managing Director (MD) and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Equitas Small Finance Bank for 3 years, from July 2022
till July 2025
Q. Which bank has appointed former RBI Deputy Governor Harun Rashid Khan as the non-
executive independent director on its board?
A) AU Small Finance Bank B) Jana Small Finance Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank D) ESAF Small Finance Bank
Answer : A
 AU Small Finance Bank has appointed former RBI Deputy Governor Harun Rashid Khan
as non-executive independent director (additional director) on the board for a period of
three years.
 AU Small Finance Bank Limited
 Founded : 1996
 Founder : Sanjay Agarwal
 Headquarters : Jaipur, Rajasthan
 MD & CEO : Sanjay Agarwal
 Tagline : Chalo Aage Badhein

Q. Which bank has signed a bancassurance deal with HDFC Life Insurance to offer its
insurance products to the bank’s customers?
A) ICICI Bank B) Yes Bank
C) Axis Bank D) South Indian Bank
Answer : D
 HDFC Life Insurance signed a bancassurance deal with South Indian Bank (SIB) to enable
SIB customers to avail of HDFC Life’s life insurance products, including solutions for
protection, savings and investment, retirement and critical illness.
 South Indian Bank
 Founded : 29 January 1929
 Headquarters : Thrissur, Kerala
 Chairman : Salim Gangadharan
 MD & CEO : Murali Ramakrishnan
Tie-up for Bancassurance IN NEWS 2021
 HDFC Life signed bancassurance partnership with South Indian Bank.
 Federal Bank and Star Health Insurance tie-up for bancassurance.
 SBI General Insurance and IDFC First Bank tie-up for bancassurance.
 Federal Bank and Aditya Birla Health Insurance tie-up for Bancassurance.
 Bharti AXA sign Bancassurance Partnership with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank.
 Axis Bank and Max Bupa Health Insurance enter into a Bancassurance partnership.
 Bharti AXA Life in bancassurance pact with Shivalik Small Finance Bank.
Q. Which of the following bank has launched the ‘Green Fixed Deposits’?
A) ICICI Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank D) IndusInd Bank
Answer : D
 Green Fixed Deposits’ were launched by IndusInd Bank and the deposit revenues will be
utilised to fund projects and businesses that support the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
 These ‘Green Fixed Deposits’ will be offered to both retail and corporate customers.
Q. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of Punjab National Bank (PNB)?
A) Mallikarjuna Rao B) Soma Shankar Prasad
C) Karnam Sekar D) Atul Kumar Goel
Answer : D
 Atul Kumar Goel was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB) till December 2024.
 He will replace Mallikarjuna Rao.
 He is currently serving as the MD & CEO of UCO Bank.
 Soma Shankar Prasad, Deputy Managing Director of State Bank of India, was appointed
as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank till May 2023
PNB IN NEWS 2021
 GoI appoints Atul Kumar Goel as new MD & CEO of PNB.
 A penalty of Rs 1.8 crores has been imposed on Punjab National Bank (PNB) by the RBI.
 PNB enters into co-lending arrangement with Lendingkart.
 PNB launched “PNB Pride-CRMD module” app for differently-abled employees
 PNB launches ‘6S Campaign’ under customer outreach programme.
 Ashutosh Choudhary was appointed as the Chief Risk Officer of Punjab National Bank.

 Geojit inks pact with Punjab National Bank to offer three-in-one account.
 Punjab National Bank launches digital initiative PNB@Ease.
 PNB has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary namely “PNB Cards & Services Ltd” to manage
its credit card business.
 PNB has decided to restrict its customers from withdrawing money from non-EMV
automated teller machines (ATMs) with effect from 01 February 2021.
 PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
 Founder : Dyal Singh Majithia And Lala Lajpat Rai
 Headquarters : New Delhi
 MD & CEO : Atul Kumar Goel
 Tagline : The Name You can Bank Upon
 Punjab National Bank Merge : (Oriental Bank of Commerce & United Bank of India
Q. Soma Shankar Prasad has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of which bank?
A) UCO Bank B) Indian Bank
C) Axis Bank D) HDFC Bank
Answer : A
 Soma Shankar Prasad, Deputy Managing Director of State Bank of India, was appointed
as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank till May 2023.
 United Commercial Bank (UCO) Bank
 Founded : 1943
 Headquarteres : Kolkata
 MD & CEO : Soma Shankar Prasad
 Tagline : Honours your Trust
 Canara Bank marged with UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Indian Overseas Bank
Q. Which bank partnered with HDFC Bank to deliver banking services in semi-urban and rural
areas?
A) RBL Bank B) Yes Bank
C) Airtel Payments Bank D) India Post Payments Bank
Answer : D
 India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) partnered with HDFC Bank to offer its banking services
to the unbanked and underserved segments in semi-urban and rural areas.
IPPB IN NEWS
 HDFC Bank tie-up with IPPB to offer banking services in rural areas.
 IPPB : NPCI tie up to launch doorstep bill payments service.
 India Post Payments Bank teams up with HDFC for offering home loans.
 India Post Payments Bank, Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Partner for Cash
Management Solution.
 Financial Software and Systems (FSS) and IPPB join hands to promote financial inclusion.
 India Post Payments Bank unveils new digital payment app ‘DakPay’.
 IPPB launches PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.
 J Venkatramu appointed MD and CEO of India Post Payments Bank.
 India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)
 Founded : 1 September 2018
 MD & CEO : J Venkatramu

Tag line : Aapka Bank, Aapke Dwaar
Q. Which bank emerged as the highest bidder for Citibank’s consumer business?
A) HDFC Bank B) ICICI Bank
C) Axis Bank D) Federal Bank
Answer : C
 Axis Bank emerges as the highest bidder for Citi Bank’s consumer business.
 American banking major Citibank announced its plan in April to exit from the consumer
banking business in India as part of a global strategy.
 The business comprises credit cards, retail banking, home loans and wealth management.
AXIS BANK IN NEWS 2021
 Axis Bank emerges as highest bidder for Citi's consumer business in India.
 Axis Bank has become the second-largest merchant-acquiring bank.
 Axis Bank tied up with Swift to provide digital banking solution.
 Oriental Insurance categorised as public shareholder in Axis Bank.
 Axis Bank signed MoU with Indian Navy to offer ‘Power Salute’.
 Amitabh Chaudhry reappointed Axis Bank CEO.
 RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on Axis Bank for flouting KYC norms.
 Axis Bank ties up with BharatPe for PoS business of Bharat Pe, BharatSwipe.
 RBI imposes Rs 5 crore penalty on Axis Bank for non-compliance with certain rules.
 Axis Bank announced its first derivative transaction linked to SOFR (Secured Overnight
Financing Rate).
 Axis Bank signs an MoU with the Indian Army to offer defence service salary package
under its “Power Salute” initiative.
 AXIS BANK
 Founded : 1993
 Chairman : Rakesh Makhija
 MD & CEO : Amitabh Chaudhary
 Tagline : Badhti Ka naam Zindagi
Q. Which bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India to offer cross-
border payments through UPI?
C) Axis Bank D) IndusInd Bank
Answer : D
 IndusInd Bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to
offer real-time cross-border remittances to India using UPI (Unified Payments Interface)
IDs for its Money Transfer Operator (MTO) partners.
INDUSLND BANK IN NEWS 2021
 IndusInd Bank launched ‘green fixed deposits’.
 IndusInd Bank and NPCI tie-up to offer cross-border payments through UPI.
 LIC gets RBI approval to increase stake up in IndusInd Bank (4.95% to 9.99%).
 IndusInd Bank has been empanelled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act as an
‘Agency Bank’.
 Paytm Payments Bank's customers can now make payments from fixed deposits a/c held
with IndusInd Bank.
 IndusInd Bank launches ‘IndusEasyCredit’, a digital lending platform.
 IndusInd Bank launches its first metal credit card ‘PIONEER Heritage’.

 IndusInd Bank starts mobile-based current account opening facility.
 IndusInd Bank tops list of ‘Highest increase in brand value’.
 HDFC Bank, IndusInd in ‘red flag’ list on nearing foreign investment cap.
 IndusInd Bank becomes first bank to go live on RBI’s ‘Account Aggregator Framework’.
 IndusInd Bank acquires 7.82% stake in Eveready by invoking pledged shares.
 Sumant Kathpalia named new MD-CEO of IndusInd Bank.
 INDUSLND BANK IN NEWS
 Founded : 1994
 Founder : S.P. Hinduja
 Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra,
 MD & CEO : Sumant Kathpalia
 Tagline : We Make You Feel Richer
Q. Which bank has entered into a co-lending arrangement with Lendingkart to improve the flow
of credit?
A) State Bank of India B) Bank of Baroda
C) Punjab National Bank D) Union Bank of India
Answer : C
 Punjab National Bank (PNB) has entered into a co-lending arrangement with Lendingkart
Finance Limited as part of its efforts to improve the flow of credit to the unserved and
underserved sector of the economy.
 This arrangement will focus on digital underwriting and cash flow-based lending.
Q. What is the bank rate fixed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the fourth bi-monthly
monetary policy in December 2021?
A) 3.35% B) 4.00%
C) 4.25% D) 3.75%
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India keeps policy rates unchanged on its fourth bi-monthly monetary
policy in December 2021.
 The RBI has retained its GDP growth projection at 5 per cent for 2021–22 (FY22), but
revised the Q3 FY22 growth estimate to 6.6 per cent from 6.8 per cent earlier.
 The inflation projection was retained for FY22 at 3%.
RBI IN NEWS 2021
 RBI enforces 20-digit Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for cross-border deals of Rs 50 crore.
 Paytm Payments Bank has been given the scheduled bank status by the Reserve Bank of
India.
 RBI raises higher cap on promoter stake in private banks at 26%.
 RBI introduces Internal Ombudsman mechanism for select NBFCs.
 RBI launches 1st Global Hackathon named HARBINGER 2021.
 The theme of HARBINGER 2021 is ‘Smarter Digital Payments’.
 RBI has granted the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) the licence to
register as an asset reconstruction company (ARC).
 RBI sets WMA Limit for Central Government for at Rs. 50,000 crore.
 RBI announces Opening of Third Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox as ‘MSME
Lending’.
 RBI increased the limit of fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme
from Rs 50,000 per transaction to Rs 2 lakh per transaction.
 RBI to introduce ‘Regulatory General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR)’ for round tripping.

 RBI to put in place a Platform for Regulated Entities for Integrated Supervision and
Monitoring (PRISM) to strengthen compliance by lenders.
 RBI Launches ‘Retail Direct Scheme’.
 RBI raises limit for collateral free loans to SHG to Rs 20 lakhs.’.
 RBI imposes Rs 5-crore monetary penalty on Axis Bank.
 RBI launches On-Tap Liquidity Window worth Rs 15,000 crore for Contact-Intensive
Sectors.
 RBI imposes Rs 10 crore penalty on HDFC Bank for violation of provisions.
 RBI imposes Rs 3 crore penalty on ICICI Bank for Violating.
 RBI increases the limit for Full-KYC PPIs to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1 lakh.
 Rajesh Bansal Takes Charge as CEO of RBI Innovation Hub.
 RBI to transfer Rs. 99,122 crore surplus to Central Government for FY21.
 RBI Announces Term Liquidity Facility of Rs. 50,000 Crore For Healthcare.
 T Rabi Sankar appointed fourth Deputy Governor of RBI, succeeding BP Kanungo.
 RBI joins Network for Greening the Financial System as Member.
 RBI Caps Tenure of Private Banks MD & CEO at 15 Years.
 RBI Allows Commercial Banks to Pay Up to 50% Pre-Covid Dividends on Equity Shares.
 RBI to set up Regulations Review Authority for one year from May 1, 2021.
 RBI to conduct open market purchase of government securities of ₹ 1 lakh crore under
the G-SAP 1.0 Programme.
 RBI to release Financial Inclusion Index (FI Index) annually.
 RBI enhanced the limit of maximum balance at end of the day maintained in Payments Bank
from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.
 RBI increases WMA limits for the State Governments/UTs to Rs 47,010 crore.
 RBI celebrated its 86th Foundation Day on 1 April 2021.
 RBI sets up College of Supervisors chaired by N S Viswanathan.
 RBI introduces Legal Entity Identifier for NEFT, RTGS transactions above Rs 50 crore.
Q. What is the current Repo Rate as per RBI Monetary Policy?
A) 3.25% B) 4.25%
C) 4.00% D) 4.35%
Answer : C
 The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee headed by Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das kept the key lending rate, repo rate unchanged at 4
per cent for the ninth consecutive time while maintaining an ‘accommodative stance’ as
long as necessary.
 Repo Rate 4%
 Reverse Repo rate 3.35%
 Bank Rate 4.25%
 Marginal Standing Facility 4.25%
 Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 18.00%.
 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its bi-monthly
policy statement on December 8, 2021. The meeting was held between December (6 to 8).
The remaining will take place in February (7 to 9, 2022).
 In its policy statement, RBI has maintained status quo on key rates for the 9th consecutive
time
 RBI continues to maintain its ‘Accommodative’ stance and the five members of MPC have
voted in favour of the same.

 RBI as retained CPI inflation projection at 5.3% in 2021-22
 RBI has projected the real GDP growth at 17.2% for Q1 and at 7.8% for Q2 of 2022-23.
 In Financial year 2022, RBI retains the GDP growth target at 9.5%
Q. Which of the following bank achieved the top position in Digital payments for 2020–21?
A) Bank of Baroda B) State Bank of India
C) HDFC Bank D) ICICI Bank
Answer : A
 According to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Bank
of Baroda has won the top position in overall digital transactions amongst large banks for
FY21 (2020–21).
 To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the independence of India, MeitY is celebrating
‘Digital Payments Utsav’. As a part of the celebration, Bank of Baroda has been conferred
with five DigiDhan awards for FY 2019–20 and 2020–21 in various categories.
BANK OF BARODA IN NEWS
 Bank of Baroda achieves the top position in digital payments for 2020–21.
 Bank of Baroda signs MoU with Centrum Housing Finance (CHFL) for sourcing and
financing housing loan borrowers under co-lending model.
 Bank of Baroda has launched a solution for digital banking payments, named bob World
Wave.
 Bank of Baroda ties up with Toyota Kirloskar Motor.
 Bank of Baroda signs MoU with NeML to become a clearing bank for NeML.
 Bank of Baroda’s launches digital platform ‘bob World’.
 Bank of Baroda tops the MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard for 2020-21.
 Bank of Baroda, U GRO Capital launch co-lending platform 'Pratham'; to disburse Rs 1,000
cr loans to MSME sector .
 BoB signs MoU with defence forces named “Baroda Military Salary package”.
 BoB launches Atmanirbhar Women Gold Scheme at Ramamurthy Nagar branch in
Bengaluru .
 BOB Becomes 3rd Largest Bank As Dena, Vijaya Merger Take Effect
 Bank of Baroda (BOB)
 Founded : 1908
 HQ : Varodara, Gujarat
 MD & CEO : Sanjiv Chadha
 Tagline : India's International Bank
Q. What is the name of the platform launched by Axis Direct for Do-It-Yourself income tax filing
returns?
A) Direct Tax B) Digitax
C) Tax Digital D) DIY Tax
Answer : B
 Axis Direct has launched a Do-it-Yourself (DIY) platform named ‘Digitax’ for hassle-free
income tax filing.
 This platform is powered by Quicko Infosoft Pvt Limited.
Q. What is the name of the new corporate governance initiative launched by the National Stock
Exchange (NSE)?
A) NSE Primer B) NSE Corporate
C) NSE Governance D) NSE Striker
Answer : A

 National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched a new corporate governance initiative named
‘NSE Prime’.
 NSE Prime is a framework that prescribes higher standards of corporate governance for
listed companies than those required by regulations.
Q. Which of the following firm topped as India’s most-visible corporate in the media in the
Wizikey News Score Ranking 2021?
A) Tata Motors B) State Bank of India
C) Reliance Industries D) Infosys
Answer : C
 According to the Wizikey News Score Ranking 2021, India’s largest corporate by
revenues, profitability and market value, Reliance Industries Limited is India’s most visible
corporate in the media.
 The State Bank of India ranked second, followed by Bharti Airtel, Infosys and Tata Motors,
according to Wizikey’s News Score Ranking
Q. OECD released the Pillar-II model rules for the domestic implementation of______minimum
global tax.
A) 15% B) 34%
C) 23% D) 20%
Answer : A
 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released Pillar-II
model rules to aid in the implementation of a new international tax system that would
require multinational enterprises (MNEs) to pay a minimum tax rate of 15% from 2023.
 The new Pillar-II model rules will assist countries in bringing the Global Anti-Base Erosion
(GloBE) rules into domestic legislation in 2022.
 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
 Founded : 1961
 Headquarters : Paris, France
 Secretary-General: José Ángel Gurría Treviño
 Membership : 38
Q. How much did Prime Minister Narendra Modi announce to bank accounts of self-help groups
(SHGs)?
A) ₹5,000 crores B) ₹4,000 crores
C) ₹2,000 crores D) ₹1,000 crores
Answer : D
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ₹1,000 crores to bank accounts of self-help
groups (SHGs) to benefit around 16 lakh women. This amount was transferred under the
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).
 He also released over ₹20 crores to more than one lakh beneficiaries under the ‘Mukhya
Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme’, which provides conditional cash transfer to a girl
children at different stages of their life.
Q. India has recorded the highest ever annual FDI of how many billion dollars in 2020-21?
A) $78.75 billion B) $81.97 billion
C) $85.45 billion D) $77.35 billion
Answer : B
 India has recorded the highest ever annual foreign direct investment (FDI) of $81.97 billion
in 2020-21.

 The Ministry of Commerce and Industry reported that the FDI inflows in the last 7 financial
years have exceeded $440 billion.
 Top five countries from where FDI Equity Inflows were received during April, 2014 and
August, 2021 are Singapore (28%), Mauritius (22%), USA (10%), Netherlands (8%) and
Japan (6%).
 Computer Software & Hardware sector attracted the largest share of FDI inflows at 19%,
followed by Service (15%), Trading (8%) and Telecommunications & Construction
(Infrastructure) (7% each) during the same period in the last more than seven years
Q. Which country was the largest source of FDI in India in 2020-21 ?
A) Mauritius B) United States
C) Singapore D) Netherlands
Answer : C
 The top five countries from where FDI Equity Inflows were received during 2014-2021 are
Singapore, Mauritius, USA, Netherland & Japan.
Q. Who headed the committee constituted by the International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) for creating a framework for the transfer of stressed loans?
A) Madhabi Puri Buch B) G. Padmanabhan
C) Mahesh Kumar Jain D) Injeti Srinivas
Answer : B
 International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) established a panel chaired by
the former executive director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Padmanabhan to develop
a framework for transferring stressed loans from domestic lenders to IFSC financial
institutions.
 This committee’s mandate is to examine the provisions of the RBI directions pertaining to
the transfer of stressed loans by lending institutions to entities in IFSCA,
IFSCA Constitutes Committee IN NEWS 2021
 IFSCA set up committee for creating a framework for the transfer of stressed loans:
headed by G Padmanabhan
 IFSCA Constitutes an Expert Committee on Sustainable Finance; Headed By C.K. Mishra.
 IFSCA sets up committee to develop avenues for ship financing, leasing; chaired by
Vandana Aggarwal.
 K.P. Krishnan headed expert committee on Variable Capital Company has submitted its
report on the feasibility of Variable Capital Companies in the IFSCA.
 IFSCA constitutes an expert committee on Investment Funds under the Chairmanship of
Nilesh Shah.
 International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
 Founded : April 27, 2020
 Headquarteres : GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 1st Chairmam : Injeti Srinivas
Q. How much fund amount was allocated by the Union Cabinet for the Production Linked
Incentive (PLI) scheme for the production of semiconductors?
A) ₹ 75,000 crores B) ₹76,000 crores
C) ₹5,600 crores D) ₹74,000 crores
Answer : B
 Union Cabinet approved ₹76,000 crores for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme
for the production of Semiconductors..

 Under this scheme, India will be able to set up over 20 semiconductor design, components
manufacturing and display fabrication units over the next six years.
 This initiative intends to give companies involved in the production of silicon
semiconductor fabs, display fabs, compound semiconductors/silicon photonics/sensors
(including mems) fabs, semiconductor packaging (ATMP/OSAT) and semiconductor
design with attractive incentive support.
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme amount & Sector IN NEWS 2021
 Rs 76,000 crores for semiconductors.
 Rs 25,938 crores for Automobile Industry .
 Rs 120 crores for drone industry.
 Rs 10,683 cr for textiles sector.
 Rs 12,195 crore for telecom sector.
 Rs 10,900 cr for food processing sector.
 Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore
Q. Which bank clinched two awards at the Economic Times BFSI Excellence Awards 2021?
A) HSBC India B) DBS Bank India
C) Citi Bank D) Standard Chartered
Answer : B
 DBS Bank India clinched two awards at the Economic Times BFSI Excellence Awards
2021.
 It has won two awards for the ‘DBS Rapid (Real-time API)’ solution in the ‘Innovative
API/Open Banking model’ category and ‘Intelligent Banking’ in the ‘Best Digital Customer
Experience initiative’
 Economic Times BFSI Excellence Awards honours the best innovations and practices
implemented by the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) industry in a
dynamic and competitive environment.
DBS BANK IN NEWS
 DBS Bank tie-up with SWIFT to launch real-time cross-border payment tracking.
 DBS has been honoured as the global winner for Most Innovative in Digital Banking.
 DBS has partnered with Temasek to launch a $500 million growth stage debt financing
platform named ‘EvolutionX’ Debt Capital.
 DBS tops Forbes ‘World’s Best Banks’ list in India.
 DBS Bank India was recognised as ‘India’s Best International Bank 2021’ by Asiamoney.
 DBS was named ‘Safest Bank in Asia’.
 DBS Bank Global Finance’s pick for ‘Best Bank in the World’ .
 Cabinet approves RBI’s proposal to merge Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank.
 Development Bank of Singapore ( DBS ) BANK
 Founded : 1968
 Headquarteres : Singapore
 Chairman : Peter Seah
 CEO : Piyush Gupta
Q. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) enforced Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) mandatory for cross-
border transactions for capital or current account transactions of ₹50 crores and above
from 1 October 2022. How many digit numbers is the LEI?
A) 14 B) 20
C) 18 D) 16
Answer : B

 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) enforced Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) mandatory for cross-
border transactions for capital or current account transactions of ₹50 crores and above,
from 1 October 2022 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
 LEI is a 20-digit number that helps to improve the quality and accuracy of financial data
systems by uniquely identifying parties to financial transactions around the world.
 The LEI numbers are maintained in a global LEI database available on the website of the
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).
 RBI introduces Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for NEFT, RTGS transactions above Rs 50 crore
Q. Which bank has got the scheduled bank status from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) Jana Small Finance Bank B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank D) Airtel Payments Bank
Answer : B
 Paytm Payments Bank has received the scheduled bank status from the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI), in which the bank has been included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve
 It can now participate in government and other large corporation-issued request for
proposals (RFPs), RBI-run primary auctions, fixed-rate and variable rate repos, reverse
repos and marginal standing facility. It will also be eligible to partner in government-run
financial inclusion schemes and explore other new business opportunities.
 Fino Payments Bank and India Post Payments Bank have also been included in the second
schedule.
Paytm Payments Bank IN NEWS 2021
 Paytm Payments Bank receives scheduled bank status from RBI
 RBI impose Rs 1 cr penalty on Paytm Payments Bank, over certain specified violations, as
referred in Section 26 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
 Paytm Payments Bank launches FASTag-based metro parking facility at the Kashmere
Gate metro station in partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
 PAYTM
 Founded : August 2010
 Headquarteres : Noida, Uttar Pradesh
 Owner : One97 Communications Ltd.
 Founder(s) : Vijay Shekhar Sharma
 CEO : Varun Sridhar
 President : Amit Nayyar
 Vice president : Ajay Shekhar Sharma
Q. Which bank has recently listed its USD 650-million green bonds simultaneously on the India
International Exchange (India INX) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE)?
A) Punjab National Bank B) Central Bank of India
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) State Bank of India
Answer : D
 State Bank of India (SBI) listed its USD 650-million green bonds simultaneously on the India
International Exchange (India INX) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE).
 This dual listing is in line with 2021’s topic of the World Investor Week (WIW), ‘sustainable
finance’, as indicated by the regulatory body International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA).
 India INX has now emerged as the leading bond listing venue with over $33 billion.

GREEN BOND IN NEWS 2021
 SBI listed USD 650-million Green Bonds on India INX and Luxembourg Stock Exchange
(LuxSE).
 Power Finance Corporation issues India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond.
 Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation’ green bond listed on BSE bond platform.
 UNDP and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation collaborates to co-create India’s first
Social Impact Bond.
 Lucknow Municipal Corporation’s ₹200-crore Municipal Bonds got listed on the BSE.
 India INX
 Founded : 2017
 Headquarters : Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 MD & CEO : V. Balasubramaniam.
Q. Who has been roped in as the new CEO of Twitter Inc?
A) Vivek Murthy B) Parag Agrawal
C) Nikesh Arora D) Gautam Raghavan
Answer : B
 Parag Agrawal from India took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter after
Jack Dorsey’s announcement of his stepping down from the position.
 Parag Agrawal is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Twitter.
 He is now the youngest CEO in the S&P 500 elbowing Meta Platform Inc. CEO Mark
Zuckerberg. However, Agrawal is 37 and the same age as Mark Zuckerberg.
 Bret Taylor was appointed as the next Chairman of the Twitter Board, succeeding Patrick
Pichette, who will remain on the Twitter Board and chair the Audit Committee of Twitter.
 Parag Agarwal is a graduate of IIT-Bombay and has a PhD in Computer Science from
Stanford University.
 TWITTER
Founded : 2006
Headquarters : San Francisco, California United States
New CEO : Parag Agrawal
 List of World’s Most Popular Multi-National Companies and their CEOs
 Parag Agrawal : Twitter
 Jeff Bezos : Amazon
 Sundar Pichai : Google
 Elon Musk : Tesla
 Tim Cook : Apple
 Arvind Krishna : IBM
 Satya Nadella : Microsoft
 Sundar Pichai : Alphabet Inc
 Mark Zuckerberg : Facebook
 Daniel Zhang : Alibaba
 Michael Miebach : MasterCard
Q. Which of the following organisation launched the ‘card on file’ tokenisation services?
A) PhonePe B) BharatPe
C) Paytm D) Paypal
Answer : C
 Paytm Payments Services Limited (PPSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paytm, has
launched a Paytm Token Gateway, which provides a ‘card-on-file’ tokenisation solution.

 Paytm, has partnered with platforms such as Myntra, Oyo, Domino’s and payment giants
like Visa, Mastercard and RuPay.
 As per the RBI’s guidelines, all merchants/e-commerce stores have to comply with the
new card-on-file tokenisation feature by 31 December 2021.
Q. What is the name of the card launched by the Paytm Payments Bank to provide millions of
Indians with a single physical card for all of their daily needs?
A) Paytm One Card B) Paytm Swipe Card
C) Paytm Transit Card D) Paytm Wallet Card
Answer : C
 Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) has launched the ‘Paytm Transit Card,’ which aims to
provide millions of Indians with a single physical card for all of their daily needs including
metro, railway, state-owned bus, toll and parking charges, as well as payments at offline
merchant stores and online shopping.
 The first phase of the rollout is being launched in collaboration with the Hyderabad Metro
Rail, Ahmedabad Metro and the Delhi Airport Express Line.
Q. Which bank introduced an industry-first digital and paperless trade financing solution?
A) HSBC India B) DBS India
C) Citi Bank D) Standard Chartered
Answer : B
 DBS Bank India has introduced a paperless trade financing solution for buyers and sellers
to finance domestic invoicing.
 It now digitally validates the e-way bills (proof of movement of goods) to establish the
genuineness of underlying trade transactions..
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with Usha International Limited for empowering women
entrepreneurs by providing financial assistance named ‘NAVCHETNA’?
A) State Bank of India B) Canara Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) IndusInd Bank
Answer : A
 State Bank of India has signed an MoU with Usha International Limited for empowering
women entrepreneurs by providing financial assistance named ‘NAVCHETNA’ by SBI.
 The financial assistance will be provided under the Joint Liability Group model.
 ‘NAVCHETNA’ makes women entrepreneurs self-reliant through equal opportunity for
financial growth and inclusion.
Q. Which state government has signed an MoU with Walmart and Flipkart to train and support
MSMEs?
A) Gujarat B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Karnataka
Answer : B
 Walmart and Flipkart will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Government of Madhya Pradesh to create a capacity-building ecosystem for micro, small
& medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Madhya Pradesh.
 This initiative comes under the Walmart Vriddhi Supplier Development.
FLIPKART IN NEWS
 Walmart, Flipkart announce MoU with Madhya Pradesh government to train, support local
MSMEs.
 Ministry of Rural Development inks MoU with Flipkart to enhance rural livelihoods .
 Flipkart launches Shopsy App, to enable Indians to start their online businesses.

 Flipkart to set up Asia’s largest fulfilment centre in Gurugram, haryana.
 Flipkart partnered with Adani Group to strengthen logistics and data centre capabilities
 ICICI Lombard partners with Flipkart to offer ‘Hospicash’ insurance
 Maharashtra govt signs MoU with Flipkart to promote wooden toys, local artifacts,
handicrafts
 FLIPKART
 Founded : 2007
 Founder : Sachin Bansal and
 Binny Bansal
 Headquarters : Bengaluru
 CEO : Kalyan Krishnamurthy
 Walmart stake (81.3%)
 WALMART
 Founded : 1962
 Founder : Sam Walton
 Headquarters : Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.
 Chairman : Greg Penner
 President, CEO : Doug McMillon
Q. Jack Dorsey has stepped down as CEO of which company?
A) Twitter B) Facebook
C) YouTube D) Microsoft
Answer : A
 Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down as CEO of the social media platform.
 Dorsey will remain on the board until his term expires in 2022
Q. India1 Payments instaled more than 10,000 White Label ATMs and became the second-
largest white label ATM (WLA) brand in semi-urban and rural areas in India. Which is India’s
first and largest white label ATM (WLA) network?
A) Hitachi Money Spot ATM B) Vakrangee
C) Indicash D) Easycash
Answer : C
 India1 Payments instals more than 10,000 White Label ATMs.
 India1 Payments Limited (formerly BTI Payments Private Limited) has crossed the ATM
deployment milestone of 10,000 White Label ATMs.
 It began its operations in 2014.
 This milestone makes India1 ATM, the second-largest white label ATM (WLA) brand in
semi-urban and rural areas.
 India’s first and largest white label ATM (WLA) network is ‘Indicash’, promoted by Tata
Communications Payment Solutions Limited (TCPSL).
Q. What is the name of the savings scheme launched by the Federal Bank exclusively for
women?
A) Mitra Save B) Mahila Mitra Plus
C) Mahila Save D) Savings Mitra Scheme
Answer : B
 Federal Bank launches a new scheme ‘Mahila Mitra Plus’ exclusively for women.
 Federal Bank launched a feature-rich savings bank scheme called ‘Mahila Mitra Plus’ for
women as a part of its women empowerment agenda.

 This savings scheme ‘Mahila Mitra Plus’ provides a curated set of features designed to
make financial planning and investments easier for women.
FEDERAL BANK IN NEWS
 Federal Bank launches a new scheme ‘Mahila Mitra Plus’ exclusively for women.
 Federal Bank partners CredAvenue for securitisation platform.
 International Finance Corporation (IFC) picks up 4.99% stake in Federal Bank for Rs916
crore.
 Federal Bank launches ‘FEDDY’ AI-powered virtual assistant for customers.
 RBI approves Re-appointment of Shyam Srinivasan as Federal Bank CEO for 3 years till
September 2024.
 Federal Bank launches ‘FedFirst’ savings account scheme for children.
 FEDERAL BANK
 Founded : 1931
 Headquarters : Aluva, Kerala
 MD & CEO: Shyam Srinivasan
 Tagline: Your Perfect Banking Partner
Q. What is the loan amount approved by the Asian Development Bank for India to support the
National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP)?
A) $125 million B) $150 million
C) $200 million D) $250 million
Answer : D
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a pact with the Government of India to provide
a loan of $250 million (about ₹1,872 crores) to support India’s National Industrial Corridor
Development Programme (NICDP).
 The National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP) of India aims to
develop world-class industrial nodes supported by efficient urban agglomerations and
multimodal connectivity, including international gateways such as ports and airports and
inclusive climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
Q. What is the loan amount approved by the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD) to upgrade the rural power distribution network in West Bengal?
A) $100 million
B) $125 million
C) $135 million
D) $150 million
Answer : C
 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has approved a $135
million loan to West Bengal to improve the operational efficiency and reliability of
electricity supply in selected areas of West Bengal.
 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 Founded : 1944
 Headquarters : Washington, D.C., U.S.
 President of the World Bank : David Malpass
 Parent organization : World Bank Group
 Membership : 189 countries Purpose
 Development assistance, poverty reduction

Q. Who has been appointed as the new First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of International
Monetary Fund (IMF)?
A) Gita Gopinath B) Anshula Kant
C) Amartya Sen D) Surjit Bhalla
Answer : A
 Gita Gopinath will be appointed as new First Deputy Managing Director of IMF.
 First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Geoffrey Okamoto will leave the Fund early next
year and Gita Gopinath will be IMF’s new First Deputy Managing Director.
 It is going to be a historic movement when International Monetary Fund has the female at
its first two leading positions.
 She will succeed Geoffrey Okamoto
 Gita Gopinath
 Born : Kolkata, West Bengal
 Citizenship : United States
 Gopinath was appointed as Chief Economist of the IMF in October 2018.
 In 2019, she was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman by the President of India.
IMF IN NEWS 2021
 Gita Gopinath is set to become the first Deputy Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund.
 IMF Projects Indian Economy to grow at 9.5% in FY22 .
 IMF increases India’s quota of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to 13.66 billion SDR.
 IMF approves US$650 Billion allocation of Special Drawing Rights in funding for fight
against Covid-19.
 IMF proposes $50 billion global vaccination plan
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends 103rd Development Committee Meeting of
World Bank-IMF Virtually
 Andorra Joins IMF as its 190th Member
 Simanchala Dash appointed as new advisor to IMF Executive Director
 International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 Founded : 1945
 Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
 Managing Director : Kristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
 Chief Economist.: Gita Gopinath (Indian)
 Member countries : 190 (Andorra)
 IMF Released Report
 Global Financial Stability Report
 World Economic Outlook
Q. Which organization has launched the 2nd phase of “Savdhaan Rahein, Safe Rahein”, a
public awareness campaign on Life Insurance fraud?
A) Bajaj Finserv B) LIC Housing Finance
C) Muthoot Finance D) Power Finance Corporation
Answer : A
 Bajaj Finserv, one of the largest financial conglomerates in India, has launched the 2nd
phase of “Savdhaan Rahein. Safe Rahein”, a public awareness campaign on Life
Insurance fraud.
 The campaign has a jingle ‘Na Ji Na Ji’ with a character named ‘Gupta Ji’ who spreads
awareness messages.

 Aim: To educate its customers and the wider public on how to stay safe from such frauds.
 Bajaj Finserv Limited
 Founded : 2007
 Founder : Jamnalal Bajaj
 Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra
 Chairman : Rahul Bajaj
 MD & CEO : Sanjiv Bajaj
Q. How much loan has been approved by the ADB to help the government of India to improve
the quality of the country’s school education?
A) $ 300 million B) $ 500 million
C) $ 100 million D) $ 200 million
Answer : B
 ADB has approved USD 500 million (about Rs 3,752 crore) loan to help the government of
India improve the quality of the country’s school education and mitigate the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on students’ learning.
 The loan supports the Integrated Scheme for School Education (Samagra Shiksha) and
the new Exemplar School Initiative of the Ministry of Education to improve education
quality by focusing on inclusive and equitable learning outcomes.
 This loan will help to scale up foundational learning for primary students and enhance the
relevance of secondary education by introducing science, technology, engineering, the
arts and mathematics (STEAM) and integrated vocational education
Q. Which of the following mutual fund company launched India’s first Nifty Alpha 50 Exchange
Traded Fund?
A) SBI Mutual Fund
B) Axis Asset Management Company
C) SBI Nifty Index Fund
D) Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Answer : D
 Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund has launched India’s first-ever Nifty Alpha 50 ETF (Exchange
Traded Fund) called the Kotak Nifty Alpha 50 ETF.
 It is an open-ended scheme that will track the Nifty Alpha 50 index and allow investors to
invest in a well-diversified portfolio of high-alpha stocks.
 This New Fund Offer (NFO) will be open for subscription till 15 December 2021.
 Kotak’s Nifty Alpha 50 ETF will track the performance of 50 stocks listed with the National
Stock Exchange (NSE) with high Alpha in the last one year.
Q. What is the ATM cash withdrawal charges to be charged from 1 January 2022?
A) ₹20 B) ₹21
C) ₹25 D) ₹17
Answer : B
 As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, the customers will have to pay more if
they exceed the free ATM transaction limit from 1 January 2022.
 The RBI has increased the interchange fee from ₹20 to ₹21 per transaction effective from
1 January 2022.
 Customers are entitled to five free transactions from their own bank ATMs each month,
including financial and non-financial transactions.
 Earlier, they must pay an additional ₹20 for each ATM transaction if they exceed the limit.

Q. How many free ATM transactions are entitled to the customers from their own bank ATMs
each month, including financial and non-financial transactions?
A) Two B) Three
C) Five D) No Maximum Limit
Answer : C
 The RBI has increased the interchange fee from ₹20 to ₹21 per transaction effective from
1 January 2022.
 Customers are entitled to five free transactions from their own bank ATMs each month,
including financial and non-financial transactions.
 Earlier, they must pay an additional ₹20 for each ATM transaction if they exceed the limit.
Q. Who has been appointed chairman of the National Asset Reconstruction Company
(NARCL)?
A) Sanjay Jha B) Pradip Shah
C) Rakesh Kapoor D) Vasant Narasimhan
Answer : B
 Pradip Shah, the founder of IndAsia Fund Advisors, has been appointed chairman of the
National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL).
Q. Which state became the largest manufacturing hub of India according to a report released
by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) Chandigarh B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat D) Rajasthan
Answer : C
 According to a report of the Reserve Bank of India, Gujarat became the largest
manufacturing hub of India on the back of continuous improvement in investment and ease
of doing business.
 Gujarat overtook Maharashtra in terms of manufacturing.
 The Gross Value Added (GVA) of Gujarat grew at an average rate of 15.9 per cent to ₹5.11
lakh crores from 2012 to 2020.
 Maharashtra’s GVA grew by 7.5 per cent to ₹4.34 lakh crores from 2012 to 2020.
Q. Which small finance bank has got Honorable Mention in Best Bank for Women
Entrepreneurs category at 4th Global SME Finance Awards 2021?
A) DBS Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) State Bank of India D) ESAF Small Finance Bank
Answer : D
 ESAF SFB got Honorable Mention in Best Bank for Women Entrepreneurs at 4th Global
SME Finance Awards 2021
 The 4th Global SME Finance Awards 2021, constituted by the United States (US)-based
SME Finance Forum, conferred Honorable mention in the Best Bank for Women
Entrepreneurs category on the Thrissur, Kerala (India) based ESAF Small Finance Bank
(SFB) Limited.
 ESAF Small Finance Bank
 Founded : 10 March 2017
 Chairmam : P. R. Ravi Mohan
 MD & CEO : K. Paul Thomas
 Tagline : kaha Have joy of Banking and Enjoy Banking at next level

Q. Who has been appointed as Provident Fund Commissioner in the Employees’ Provident
Fund Organisation (EPFO)?
A) Sunil Duggal B) Rakesh Khanna
C) G. V. Prasad D) Neelam Shammi Rao
Answer : D
 Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Neelam Shammi Rao was appointed as the Central
Provident Fund Commissioner in the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
 The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approved her name.
 Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
 Founded : 1952
 Headquarters : New Delhi
 EPFO is the statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Labour and Employment
Q. Which of the following will become the first airline to use sustainable aviation fuel produced
on a commercial scale?
A) Virgin Atlantic B) Qatar Airways
C) British Airways D) American Airlines
Answer : C
 British Airways will become the first airline to use sustainable aviation fuel produced on a
commercial scale in the UK.
 British Airways and Phillips 66 Limited have signed a multi-year sustainable aviation fuel
supply agreement.
 British Airways is driving to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Q. Which of the following bank has launched “Pride-CRMD module” Android app for differently-
abled employees?
A) State Bank of India B) Punjab National Bank
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Central Bank of India
Answer : B
 PNB launched “PNB Pride-CRMD module” Android app for differently-abled employees.
 Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched PNB Pride-CRMD module tool, an android-based
application for differently-abled employees to monitor and effectively follow up with the
special mention account (SMA) borrowers.
 The Pride-CRMD module has built-in TalkBack software that allows the visually impaired
to access the system freely and to interact with customers by tapping on their phones.
Q. Which of the following firm launched the Cybersecurity Skilling Programme in India to skill
over one lakh learners by 2022?
A) Apple B) Samsung
C) Microsoft D) Google
Answer : C
 Microsoft launched the Cybersecurity Skilling Programme that aims to skill over one lakh
learners by 2022 as a part of efforts to address the skills gap and empower India’s
workforce for a career in digital security.
 Microsoft will conduct these courses along with its strategic consortium of partners,
including CloudThat, Koenig, RPS and Synergetics Learning
Q. Which bank has appointed Ittira Davis as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer
(CEO) of its bank for a period of three years?
A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank B) A U Small Finance Bank
C) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank D) Suryoday Small Finance Bank
Answer : A

 Ittira Davis was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank for three years.
 He succeeds Nitin Chugh, who resigned from the position in August 2021.
 He was also appointed as Key Managerial Personnel in terms of Section 203 of the
Companies Act, 2013, for a period that will terminate along with his tenure as MD and CEO
of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
 Founded : 1 February 2017
 Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
 MD & CEO: Ittira Davis
 Tagline: “We believe in your belief”
Q. Which bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch
‘RuPay On-the-Go’ wearable keychain for debit card customers?
A) IndusInd Bank B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Union Bank of India D) City Union Bank
Answer : D
 City Union Bank (CUB) has launched the ‘RuPay On-the-Go’ contactless wearable
keychain for its debit card customers in partnership with the National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) and its manufacturing partner Seshaasai.
 This on-the-go solution allows customers of the bank to carry payment cards on their
keychains, allowing them to make quick and easy payments up to ₹5000 at any RuPay -
enabled point-of-sale device (PoS) without entering a PIN.
 City Union Bank
 Founded : 1904
 Headquarters : Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
 Chairman : Mr. R. Mohan
 MD & CEO : N. Kamakodi
Q. Which Union Ministry has signed an MoU with Flipkart to help Self Help Groups (SHGs)
through the Flipkart Samarth Programme?
A) Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs
B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C) Ministry of Rural Development
D) Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Answer : B
 Union Ministry of Rural Development and Flipkart signed an agreement to help Self Help
Groups (SHGs) producers, including the artisans, weavers and craftsmen, to access
national markets through the Flipkart Samarth Programme under the National Rural
Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
Q. Which bank has launched its revised and refurbished mobile banking app named ‘mPAY –
Delight’ for the public?
A) Punjab National Bank B) Indian Overseas Bank
C) Jammu & Kashmir Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : C
 R K Chhibber, Chairman and Managing Director of Jammu & Kashmir Bank launched its
revised and refurbished mobile banking app named ‘J&K Bank mPAY – Delight’ for the
public.

 The app was initially launched (soft launch) in July 2021. The features of the app include
Account Details (Deposit and Advances), Fund Transfer, Bill Payments & Donations,
Positive Pay System and Bharat Bill Pay, etc.
 The government of Jammu & Kashmir holds a majority shareholding of 68.18% in the bank.
The headquarters of J&K Bank is located in Srinagar.
 J&K BANK
 Founded : 1 October 1938
 Founder : Mahraja Hari Singh
 Headquarters : Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
 Chairman & MD : Rajesh Kumar Chhibber
 MD & CEO : Baldev Prakash
 Tagline ; “Serving to Empower”
Q. Which of the following has become the 1st certified tokenization service for NPCI
Tokenization system (NTS) to support tokenization of RuPay cards?
A) PayPhi B) PayCore
C) PayPal D) PayU
Answer : A
 PayPhi became the 1st certified tokenization service for NTS to support tokenization of
RuPay cards.
 On the lines of the guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September 2021
regarding tokenization of cards during online transactions, NPCI announced the launch of
NPCI Tokenization system (NTS).
 In this regard, PayPhi, Phi Commerce’s API (Application programming interface) first
digital payments platform, became the first certified tokenization service for NTS
supporting tokenization of RuPay cards
Q. Which Small Finance Bank has signed a partnership agreement with fintech firm, Indiagold
to launch India’s first Loan against Digital Gold?
A) Shivalik Small Finance Bank
B) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
C) Suryoday Small Finance Bank
D) Equitas Small Finance Bank
Answer : A
 Shivalik Small Finance Bank (SSFB) signed a partnership agreement with fintech firm,
Indiagold to launch India’s first Loan against Digital Gold.
 This agreement will enable customers to use their digital gold balance to avail instant and
digital loans upto Rs. 60,000 and also seamlessly access gold loans starting at a monthly
interest of just 1%.
 Mercantile Co-operative Bank (SMCB) has become the first urban co-operative bank
(UCB) in India to receive a licence from RBI to operate as a Small Finance Bank (SFB).
 Shivalik Small Finance Bank (SFB), the first cooperative bank to get a small finance bank
licence, is looking to raise up to ₹100 crore this year.
 Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited commenced operations as a Small Finance Bank
(SFB) with effect from April 26, 2021.
 Shivalik Small Finance Bank
 Headquarteres : Noida, Uttar Pradesh
 MD & CEO: Suveer Kumar Gupta

Q. Which bank has partnered with Flipkart to offer an instant and digital overdraft (OD) facility
of up to 25 lakh to individual sellers and businesses registered on Flipkart?
A) Yes Bank B) ICICI Bank
C) Axis Bank D) HDFC Bank
Answer : B
 ICICI Bank partnered with Flipkart, an e-commerce platform, to offer an instant and digital
overdraft (OD) facility of up to 25 lakh to individual sellers and businesses registered on
Flipkart.
 The OD is renewable on an annual basis, depending on the repayment track records of the
seller. The OD Facility is enabled by Application Programming Interface (API) and the
process from application to sanction to disbursement is completely digital.
 FLIPKART
 Founded : 2007
 Founder : Sachin Bansal and
 Binny Bansal
 Headquarters : Bengaluru
 CEO : Kalyan Krishnamurthy
 Walmart stake (81.3%)
Q. Aviva Life Insurance has announced the launch of Aviva Nivesh Bima. What is the minimum
annualized premium for it?
A) 10,000 B) 20,000
C) 25,000 D) 50,000
Answer : C
 Aviva Life Insurance, a private insurance company, has announced the launch of Aviva
Nivesh Bima.
 The minimum annualized premium for it is as low as ₹25,000 and goes up to a maximum of
₹1,00,00,000
Q. Which of the following organisation proposed the ‘One Commodity One Exchange’ concept?
A) RBI B) SEBI
C) SIDBI D) NABARD
Answer : B
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed the ‘One Commodity One
Exchange’ concept in a bid to reduce fragmentation of liquidity.
 This move will help commodity exchanges develop expertise in promoting trade in
particular commodity derivatives rather than concentrating on too many products
Q. Which bank’s stake of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) was raised after getting
approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) IndusInd Bank B) Karnataka Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : A
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval for Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to
increase its shareholding in Hinduja-owned IndusInd Bank from 4.95% to 9.99% of the total
issued and paid-up share capital.
 In November 2021, LIC also got the RBI’s approval to raise its stake in Kotak Mahindra
Bank to 9.99% from 4.96% for one year.
 As per the RBI norms, approval is required to increase an entity’s stake in private banks
beyond 5%.
 Among other major banks, LIC holds:

 8.8 per cent stake in Canara Bank.
 8.3 per cent in Punjab National Bank and State Bank of India.
 8.2 per cent in Axis Bank.
 7.6 per cent in ICICI Bank.
Q. Which of the following firm topped the list of 500 most valuable companies in India in the
2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India List?
A) HDFC Bank
B) DBS Bank
C) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
D) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Answer : C
 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has topped the list of 500 most valuable companies in
India in the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India LIST.
 RIL was ranked at the top in the ‘Burgundy Private Hurun India 500’ List with a value of
₹16.65 lakh crores, whereas Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HDFC Bank were
ranked second and third, with a value of ₹13.09 lakh crores and ₹9.05 lakh crores.
Q. Which bank has got the scheduled bank status from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) Jana Small Finance Bank B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank D) Airtel Payments Bank
Answer : B
 Paytm Payments Bank has received the scheduled bank status from the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI), in which the bank has been included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve
 It can now participate in government and other large corporation-issued request for
proposals (RFPs), RBI-run primary auctions, fixed-rate and variable rate repos, reverse
repos and marginal standing facility. It will also be eligible to partner in government-run
financial inclusion schemes and explore other new business opportunities.
 Fino Payments Bank and India Post Payments Bank have also been included in the second
schedule.
Paytm Payments Bank IN NEWS 2021
 Paytm Payments Bank receives scheduled bank status from RBI
 RBI impose Rs 1 cr penalty on Paytm Payments Bank, over certain specified violations, as
referred in Section 26 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
 Paytm Payments Bank launches FASTag-based metro parking facility at the Kashmere
Gate metro station in partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
 PAYTM
 Founded : August 2010
 Headquarteres : Noida, Uttar Pradesh
 Owner : One97 Communications Ltd.
 Founder(s) : Vijay Shekhar Sharma
 CEO : Varun Sridhar
 President : Amit Nayyar
 Vice president : Ajay Shekhar Sharma
Q. Which bank received two DigiDhan awards from the Union Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY)?
A) IndusInd Bank B) Karnataka Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Answer : B
 Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has awarded two
DigiDhan awards to Karnataka Bank for achieving the target with the highest percentage
of BHIM–UPI transactions in the private sector bank category for the past two fiscal years
2019–20 and 2020–21.
 KARNATAKA BANK
 Founded : 1924
 Headquarters : Mangaluru, Karnataka
 MD & CEO : Mahabaleshwara M. S
 Chairmam : Pradeep Kumar Panja
 Tagline : Your Family Bank Across India
Q. Which bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch
contactless RuPay credit cards?
A) Bank of Baroda B) City Union Bank
C) Karur Vysya Bank D) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer : D
 Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI) to launch BoM’s first contactless credit card on the RuPay network.
 The BoM Platinum RuPay contactless credit card has been designed with a variety of
features to meet the needs of customers. On their initial retail purchases of ₹1000 or more,
users of this card will receive 100 reward points.
 This card also comes with a ₹200 fuel surcharge waiver for transactions between ₹500–
₹4000 across all fuel stations in India.
 Bank of Maharashtra
 Founded : 1935
 Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra
 MD & CEO : A. S. Rajeev
 Tagline : Ek Parivaar, Ek Bank (One Family One Bank)
Q. Which bank has tied up with Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited for
bancassurance?
A) Bank of Baroda B) Federal Bank
C) Bank of Maharashtra D) Karur Vysya Bank
Answer : B
 Federal Bank has joined hands with Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited to
provide a wide range of innovative health insurance products (Bancassurance) for the
bank’s 8.90 million customers.
 Federal Bank’s customers can avail benefits of Star Health’s retail products and group
affinity products through the bank’s various distribution channels.
 FEDERAL BANK
 Founded : 1931
 Headquarters : Aluva, Kerala
 MD & CEO: Shyam Srinivasan
 Tagline: Your Perfect Banking Partner
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with Centrum Housing Finance Limited (CHFL) for sourcing
and financing housing loan borrowers under Co-Lending Model (CLM) mechanism?
A) HDFC Bank B) Bank of Baroda
C) ICICI Bank D) State Bank of India
Answer : B

 Bank of Baroda (BoB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centrum
Housing Finance Limited (CHFL) for sourcing and financing housing loan borrowers under
a co-lending model.
 Under this partnership, BoB will be able to penetrate deep into the markets of tier 2 and
tier 3 cities at very competitive rates. BoB would also be able to garner more and more
housing loan segment business to the extent of ₹1000 crores in a financial year.
 Centrum Housing Finance Limited (CHFL)
 Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
 MD & CEO : Sanjay Shukla
Q. SEBI extended the deadline for risk management framework implementation
till_____________
A) January 2022 B) March 2022
C) July 2022 D) April 2022
Answer : D
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline till 01 April 2022
for implementing the risk management framework for mutual funds as well as the two-tier
structure for benchmarking of certain categories of schemes.
 This implementation was to come into force from 01 January 2022.
 SEBI has also come out with guidelines on the usage of pool accounts by mutual funds as
well as norms for investment in the Bills Re-Discounting Scheme (BRDS).
Q. What is the revised deposit insurance cover by the Union Government from ₹1 lakh?
A) ₹2 lakhs B) ₹3 lakhs
C) ₹5 lakhs D) ₹10 lakhs
Answer : C
 Union Government has increased the deposit insurance cover from ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakhs
under the Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Scheme and this amount has to be
refunded to the depositor within 90 days.
 The deposit insurance covers all deposits such as savings, fixed, current and recurring
deposits in all commercial banks functioning in India.
 With deposit insurance coverage of ₹5 lakhs per depositor per bank, fully covered
accounts accounted for 98.1% of total accounts at the end of the previous financial year,
compared to a worldwide average of 80%.
Q. What is the approved loan amount by the Asian Development Bank for India to improve its
urban services?
A) $100 million
B) $300 million
C) $200 million
D) $350 million
Answer : D
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a Rs 2,644.85 crore (USD 350 million) loan
for India to improve its urban services.
 This loan will support the Indian Government’s efforts to accelerate universal coverage of
piped water supply and improved sanitation under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 and provide affordable housing to all including poor,
urban migrant and industrial workers, under the flagship mission Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana (PMAY).

Q. Which bank appointed Ashu Sayush as its independent director?
A) ICICI Bank B) Axis Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : D
 Ashu Sayush was appointed as an independent director of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
for five years, from 24 January 2022 till 23 January 2027.
 She has previously served as the MD & CEO of rating agency CRISIL and has over 33 years
of experience in the Indian financial services and the global information services sector.
Q. Reserve Bank of India issued a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for NBFCs
which shall come into effect on ___________.
A) 1 January 2022 B) 1 April 2022
C) 31 March 2022 D) 1 July 2022
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for
Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), which shall come into effect from 1 October
2022 based on the financial position of NBFCs on or after 31 March 2022.
 It will be applicable for all deposit-taking NBFCs, excluding government NBFCs, primary
dealers and housing finance companies and other non-deposit-taking NBFCs in the
middle, upper and top layers.
Q. What is the name of the index launched by NSE to track stocks representing a ‘digital
theme’?
A) Zecti Digital Index B) Nifty India Digital Index
C) Sensex India Index D) Nifty fifty Digits Index
Answer : B
 NSE Indices Limited, the index services subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE),
has launched a new index named ‘Nifty India Digital Index’ to track the performance of
companies exposed to the digital theme.
 The base date for this index is 1 April 2005 and the base value is 1000. Index reconstitution
will be done on a semi-annual basis.
 This index intends to follow the performance of a stock portfolio that generally represents
the digital theme among core industries like software, e-commerce, IT-enabled services,
industrial electronics and telecom services companies.
 National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)
 Founded : 1992
 Chairman : Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
 MD & CEO : Vikram Limaye
 Indices : NIFTY 50
Q. What is the name of the savings life insurance plan launched by the Life Insurance
Corporation of India?
A) Rekha Dhan B) Dhan Rekha
C) Save Rekha D) Save Dhan
Answer : B
 The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a new savings life insurance
plan named Dhan Rekha plan, which is a non-linked, non-participating, individual savings
life insurance plan.
 Under this plan, there are special premium rates for females and this plan is allowed for
the third gender and all benefits under the plan are fully guaranteed.

 The minimum sum assured under this plan is ₹2 lakhs and there is no maximum limit for
sum assured.
 The minimum entry age is 90 days to eight years and the maximum age ranges from 35
years to 55 years.
 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
 Founded : 1956
 Headquarters : Mumbai
 Chairman : M. R. Kumar
 Managing Director : 4 ( Mini Ipe, BC Patnaik, Siddhartha Mohanty, & Raj Kumar)
Q. What is the fund amount approved by the Union Cabinet for an incentive scheme for RuPay
debit card and BHIM-UPI transactions?
A) ₹1000 crores B) ₹1100 crores
C) ₹1300 crores D) ₹1500 crores
Answer : C
 The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹1300 crores incentive scheme for digital transactions
made with BHIM-UPI and RuPay debit cards.
 This scheme aims to promote digital transactions and incentivise users having RuPay
debit cards and BHIM-Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system.
 The government will incentivise acquiring banks under this scheme by paying a
percentage of the value of transactions (P2M) made using RuPay debit cards and low-
value BHIM-UPI forms of payments at an estimated financial cost of ₹1300 crores for one
year with effect from 1 April 2021.
Q. Which bank has joined hands with Financial Software and Systems (FSS) to open smart cash
franchisees for financial inclusion?
A) DBS Bank B) CSB Bank
C) HSBC India D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : B
 Financial Software and Systems (FSS) and CSB Bank have joined hands to provide
hyperlocal banking services to underserved financial segments.
 Under this partnership, CSB Bank and FSS plan to open 1000 smart cash franchisees in
semi-urban and rural areas across India to expand the adoption of financial services.
 CSB Bank
 Founded : 1920
 MD & CEO : Rajendran Chinna Veerappan
Q. Who headed the Advisory Committee for Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions
(ALeRTS) set up by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
A) Injeti Srinivas B) R. P. Tiwari
C) Madhabi Puri Buch D) Manoj Kumar Tiwari
Answer : C
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted an advisory committee for
guiding it on how to improve technology skills and find acceptable technological solutions
for detecting market abnormalities early.
 The Advisory Committee for Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions (ALeRTS)
will be headed by SEBI’s ex-whole-time member Madhabi Puri Buch.

Q. Wholesale inflation surges to 14.23% in November, highest in current series. What is the
base year for calculating WPI inflation in India?
A) 2004 – 2005 B) 2011 – 2012
C) 2010 – 2011 D) 2014 – 2015
Answer : B
 Producers’ inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) reached an all-time high in
the current series at 14.2 per cent in November.
 This is the eighth successive month of double digits WPI (mainly due to hardening of prices
of mineral oils, basic metals, crude petroleum and natural gas).
 Wholesale Price-based Index (WPI) inflation base year is 2011-12, Also, the spike is
highest since April 2005.
Q. Which of the following payment platform became the first platform to offer tokenised cards
on the three major payments networks (Visa, Mastercard and RuPay)?
A) BharatPe B) Paypal
C) PhonePe D) Paytm
Answer : C
 PhonePe became the first platform to offer tokenised cards on the three major payments
networks — Visa Mastercard and RuPay.
 PhonePe’s tokenisation solutions save time and effort for businesses by eliminating the
requirement to interact with numerous card networks while complying with the RBI
guidelines.
 PhonePe’s tokenisation solution named ‘PhonePe Safecard’ allows organisations to
integrate tokenisation into their own platforms through Application Programming
Interface (API) integration.
 PhonePe
 Founded : 2015
 Headquarters : Bangalore, Karnataka
 Founder & CEO : Sameer Nigam
 Co-Founder & CTO : Rahul Chari
 Parent : Flipkart
Q. What is the name of the scheme launched by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for
the taxpayer’s information?
A) e-Verification Scheme 2021 B) e-Voting Scheme 2021
C) e-Tax Scheme 2021 D) e-digital Scheme 2021
Answer : A
 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified e- verification scheme 2021, which
issued new rules for the faceless collection of information from taxpayers, where
mismatches are detected.
 This scheme is notified under Section 135A in the Income Tax Act that proposes faceless
information gathering aimed at imparting efficiency, transparency and accountability by
eliminating the interface between the income-tax authority and the assessee.
 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
 Founded : 1860
 Headquarteres : New Delhi
 Additional Chairman : J B Mohapatra
 Minister responsible : Ministry of Finance

Q. The Reserve Bank of India has authorised ______ to collect indirect taxes on behalf of the
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)?
A) DBS Bank B) RBL Bank
C) IndusInd Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has authorised RBL Bank to collect indirect taxes on behalf of
the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) based on the recommendation
from Controller General of Accounts, Union Ministry of Finance and Government of India.
 RBL Bank has been already authorised to collect direct taxes on behalf of the Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
 RBL Bank can now collect both direct and indirect taxes.
Q. Which bank has entered into a strategic co-lending partnership with Home First Finance
Company India Ltd to offer home loans to customers at competitive interest rates?
A) Union Bank of India B) Central Bank of India
C) Punjab National Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : A
 Union Bank of India has entered into a strategic co-lending partnership with Home First
Finance Company India Ltd (HomeFirst) to offer home loans to customers at competitive
interest rates.
 HomeFirst will retain a minimum of 20 percent of the loan while 80 percent will be retained
by UBI.
 Union Bank of India
 Founded : 1919
 Founder : Seth Sitaram Poddar
 MD & CEO : Rajkiran Rai G.
 Tagline ; Good People to Bank with
 Anchor Bank for the amalgamation of Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank into Union Bank of
India
Q. Government of India has signed 442.26 Euro million loan with which bank for 40.35 km Surat
Metro Rail project in Gujarat?
A) KfW Bank B) Swiss National Bank
C) European Central Bank D) European Investment Bank
Answer : A
 Government of India and the Germany Development Bank- KfW (Kreditanstalt fur
Wiederaufbau) signed Euro 442.26 million loan for 40.35 km Surat Metro Rail project in
Gujarat.
 The total cost of the project is Euro 1.50 billion, out of which KfW is financing Euro 442.26
million.
 The project is co-financed by French Development Agency, AFD (Agence Française de
Développemet) with Euro 250 million.
 KfW headquarteres : Frankfurt, Germany
Q. Which of the following bank was empanelled as the banking partner of the Maharashtra
Government?
A) ESAF Small Finance Bank B) Equitas Small Finance Bank
C) Airtel Payments Bank D) Paytm Payments Bank
Answer : B

 Equitas Small Finance Bank was empanelled as a banking partner of the Maharashtra
Government to offer its services to the state government employees of Maharashtra.
 Bandhan Bank, Karur Vysya Bank and the South Indian Bank are the other three banks in
charge of paying salaries and allowances to the government employees.
Equitas Small Finance Bank IN NEWS 2021
 Equitas Small Finance Bank empanelled as Maharashtra's banking partner.
 Equitas Small Finance Bank appoints Rani Rampal & Smriti Mandhana as brand
ambassadors.
 Equitas SFB partnered with HDFC Bank to offer co-branded credit cards.
 Equitas Small Finance Bank offers online process for NRI account opening
 Equitas Small Finance Bank
 Founded : 2016
 Headquarteres : Chennai
 MD & CEO : Vasudevan P N
 Rani Rampal & Smriti Mandhana : Brand ambassador of Equitas Small Finance Bank
Q. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of IFFCO Tokio General Insurance?
A) Ashwini Kumar Tewari B) B. C. Patnaik
C) H. O. Suri D) Sanjeev Nautiyal
Answer : C
 H. O. Suri was appointed as the MD and CEO of IFFCO Tokio General Insurance.
 He started his professional journey in 1982 with the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative
Limited (IFFCO), the world’s largest fertiliser manufacturer in the cooperative Sector.
NOVEMBER 2021
Q. What is the name of the pre-approved two-wheeler loan scheme launched by the State Bank of
India (SBI) on the YONO application?
A) SBI Wheeler B) YONO Easy Ride
C) SBI Easy Ride D) Make the Ride Easy by SBI
Answer : C
 State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a pre-approved two-wheeler loan scheme named ‘SBI
Easy Ride’, through its YONO platform in which the eligible customers of SBI can avail end-
to-end digital two-wheeler loans through the mobile application without visiting the branch.
 Customers can apply for the easy ride loan for an amount up to ₹3 lakhs at a competitive
interest rate of 5% per annum onwards for a maximum tenure of 4 years with the minimum
loan amount of ₹20,000..
 The loan will be promptly deposited into the dealer’s account. Under this scheme, the
customers can get a loan for up to 85% of the vehicle’s on-road pricing.
SBI IN NEWS 2021
 SBI listed USD 650-million Green Bonds on India International Exchange (India INX) and
Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE).
 RBI imposes Rs 1 Crore penalty on SBI for violating subsection (2) of section 19 of the
Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

 SBI launches video life certificate service for pensioners.
 SBI has announced the launch of SBI’s NAV-eCash card on INS Vikramaditya with Indian
Navy.
 SBI launches ‘SIM Binding’ feature for YONO and You Only Need One (YONO) Lite.
 State Bank of India topped the list of public sector banks writing off loans in FY21 .
 SBI has selected “Paisalo Digital” as the National Corporate Business Correspondent of the
Bank.
 SBI celebrates 66th Foundation Day on 1st July 2021.
 SBI launched a new business loan scheme titled ‘Aarogyam Loan’ for the healthcare sector.
 SBI Card Joins Hand with Fabindia to launch co-branded credit card ‘Fabindia SBI Card’.
 SBI has launched a collateral-free “Kavach Personal Loan” for Covid treatment.
 SBI and HyperVerge Partner to offer AI-powered Online Account Opening amid Covid.
 Yono by SBI joins hands with Shivrai Technologies, to launch small farm accounting app,
Farmizo Khata.
 SBI inks USD1 billion loan agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
 SBI MF becomes first mutual fund company to cross Rs 5 lakh crore AAUM.
 RBI imposes Rs 2 crore penalty on SBI for regulatory violations .
 SBI has topped the list of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology’s (MeitY)
Digital Payment Scorecard.
 State Bank of India joins ‘Liink’ blockchain-based payment network of JPMorgan.
 Swaminathan Janakiraman and Aswini Kumar Tewari appointed as MDs of State Bank of
India.
 STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI )
 Founded : 1 July 1955
 Chairman : Dinesh Kumar Khara
 Managing Director : (4) Swaminathan Janakiraman, Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, Ashwini
Kumar Tewari and Ashwani Bhatia
 Imperial Bank of India was previous name of SBI
 The presidency Banks of Bengal, Bombay and Madras with merged in 1921 to Imperial Bank
of India.
 Tagline of State Bank of India
(1) Pure Banking Nothing Else
(2) With you all the way
(3) A bank of the common man
(4) The banker to every Indian
(5) The Nation banks on us
Q. Name the scheme launched by RBI to provide a safe, simple, direct and secured platform to
investors for trade of Government securities?
A) Retail Net Scheme B) Retail Value Scheme
C) Retail Direct Scheme D) Retail Payments Scheme
Answer : C
 RBI launches Retail Direct Scheme for retail individual investors to buy G-secs.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Reserve Bank of India-Retail Direct (RBI-RD)
Scheme of RBI on November 12, 2021. Under this, the retail investors (general
public/individuals) can buy/sell government securities in both primary and secondary
markets.

 Objective : The Scheme aims to provide a safe, simple, direct and secured platform to
investors for trade of Government securities
 Retail Direct Gilt (RDG) Account : To trade in G-secs the retail investors will have to open a
Retail Direct Gilt (RDG) Account with RBI after which they can make investments in the
Government security market.
 The Payments for investment in Government Security can be done using saving bank account
(which can be linked with RDG Account) through internet banking or Unified Payments
Interface (UPI).
 RBI will not charge any fee for opening and maintaining the ‘Retail Direct Gilt account’ from
the customers
Q. RBI has announced the launch of Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021. The new scheme has
subsumed how many previous schemes?
A) 3 B) 4
C) 6 D) 5
Answer : A
 Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on November 12, 2021 launched the Integrated
Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 of the Reserve Bank of India. Ombudsman Scheme of RBI, is a
grievance redressal mechanism framed by RBI for customers of banking sectors.
 RBI launches Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 by integrating its old Ombudsman
Schemes
 The new scheme integrates the existing three Ombudsman schemes of RBI namely,
I. the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006
II. the Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies, 2018; and
III. the Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019
 The integration of the earlier three Ombudsman Scheme is a step towards ‘One Nation One
Ombudsman’ approach by making the RBI Ombudsman mechanism jurisdiction neutral.
 Apart from this, Non-Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks with a deposit size of Rs. 50
crore and above, have been brought into the ambit of Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021.
 A Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre (CRPC) has been set up at RBI, Chandigarh for
receipt and initial processing of physical and email complaints in any language.
 The Executive Director-in charge of Consumer Education and Protection Department of RBI
would be the Appellate Authority under the Scheme
Banking Ombudsman Scheme
 Introduction : The Banking Ombudsman Scheme of the Reserve Bank of India provides the
Customers of Commercial Bank a forum to lodge complain relating to certain services
provided by bank.
 Section of Banking Ombudsman Scheme : The Banking Ombudsman Scheme is introduced
under Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 by RBI with effect from 1995.
 Current Banking Ombudsman Scheme in Force : The Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006
 Banks covered: under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006 : All Scheduled Commercial
Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks are covered under
the Scheme.
 Fees for filing complaint with Banking Ombudsman : No fees is charged.
 Compensation under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme : Maximum Rs 20 lakh or the amount
of loss suffered by the complainant arising directly out of the act or omission of the bank,
whichever is lower.

 Compensation for Mental Agony : Maximum Rs 1 lakh (The Banking Ombudsman may award
compensation not exceeding ₹ 1 lakh to the complainant for mental agony and harassment
faced by him from his bank.
 Number of Banking Ombudsman/Offices: Presently there are 22 Banking Ombudsman
Offices in India
 Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions
 Introduction: The Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 has been introduced
by the Reserve Bank of India w.e.f January 31, 2019 to deals with complaints regarding digital
transactions undertaken by customers.
 Section and Act : The Scheme is being introduced under Section 18 Payment and Settlement
Systems Act, 2007, with effect from January 31, 2019
Q. Under the Reserve Bank of India-Retail Direct (RBI-RD) Scheme, retail investors will have to
open which type of account with RBI?
A) Demat Account B) Trading Account
C) Current Account D) Gilt Account
Answer :D
 Retail Direct Gilt (RDG) Account : To trade in G-secs the retail investors will have to open a
Retail Direct Gilt (RDG) Account with RBI after which they can make investments in the
Government security market
Q. The campaign titled “Mooh Band Rakho” has been launched by which bank to raise awareness
on fraud prevention?
A) Yes Bank B) Axis Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) HDFC Bank
Answer : D
 HDFC Bank Ltd has launched the second edition of its “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign to raise
awareness on fraud prevention in support of International Fraud Awareness Week 2021
(November 14-20, 2021).
HDFC BANK IN NEWS 2021
 Equitas SFB partnered with HDFC Bank to offer co-branded credit cards.
 HDFC Bank launches the 2nd edition of “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign.
 HDFC Ltd and India Post Payments Bank partnered to Offer Home Loans.
 CCI approves acquisition of 4.99% stake in HDFC ERGO by HDFC Bank.
 HDFC Bank, Mastercard, DFC, USAID launched a $100 Million Credit Facility.
 Asiamoney 2021 Poll: HDFC Bank most outstanding company in India.
 HDFC Bank partners with NSIC to offer credit support to MSMEs.
 HDFC Bank ties up with Paytm to launch co-branded credit cards in October 2021.
 HDFC launches ‘green and sustainable’ deposits programme for retail clients.
 Paytm & HDFC Bank tie up to provide solutions across payment gateway.
 International Finance Corporation (IFC) lends $250 million to HDFC Ltd to boost green
housing finance.
 HDFC Bank launches ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’.
 HDFC Bank's digital self-service credit portal for customers.
 HDFC Bank launches ‘Salaam Dil Sey’ initiative.

 ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank have taken stakes in the blockchain financial
technology firm IBBIC Pvt Ltd.
 HDFC Bank Partners Common Services Centres (CSCs) to Launch Chatbot ‘Eva.
 HDFC Bank top arranger of corporate bond deals in FY21.
 RBI Approves Appointing Atanu Chakraborty as Part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank .
 HDFC Bank was adjudged the India's best bank for SMEs at the Asiamoney Best Bank Awards
2021.
 HDFC Bank launches ‘SmartUp Unnati’ for Women Entrepreneurs.
 HDFC Bank Ranks Top among 100 BFSI Firms in India ..
 HDFC Bank tops 2020 BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands ranking .
 HDFC Bank launches 'e-Kisaan Dhan' App for Farmers
 HDFC BANK
 Founded : 1994
 Founder : Hasmukhbhai Parekh
 MD & CEO : Sashidhar Jagdishan
 Tagline : We understand your world.
LATEST CAMPAIGN IN NEWS 2021
 Bajaj Finserv kicks off the second phase of ‘Savdhaan Rahein. Safe Rahein’. A public
awareness campaign focusing on Life Insurance Frauds.
 HDFC Bank launches the 2nd edition of “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign.
 Rajasthan launched ‘Prashasan Gaon ke Sang’ Campaign.
 Ministry of Law and Justice launches “Ek Pahal” campaign.
 RuPay launches #FollowPaymentDistancing campaign to promote and encourage
contactless payments.
 Minority Affairs Minister launched “JaanHaiToJahaanHai” awareness campaign.
 Adidas roped Mirabai Chanu for its ‘Stay in Play’ campaign.
 Ministry of Jal Shakti launches 100 days ‘SUJALAM’ Campaign.
 Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles.
 Covid vaccination campaign for pregnant women in Kerala, “Mathrukavacham”.
 Jharkhand launches ‘SAAMAR’ campaign to fight malnutrition in the state.
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates ‘Jalabhishekam’ campaign in Madhya Pradesh.
 Madhya Pradesh launches ‘SAANS’ campaign to reduce infant mortality.
 Puducherry launches campaign to become Covid-free by February 28
Q. Which financial body has approved USD 150 million loan for Sustainable Urban services
program for Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA)?
A) World Bank B) Asian Development Bank
C) New development Bank D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Answer : D
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved USD 150 million loan for the
Government of India for the implementation of the Sustainable Urban services program for
Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA).
 The CMA project will cover the core urban services, including water resource management,
water supply and sewerage, urban mobility, solid waste management, and public health.

 India is the largest beneficiary of AIIB receiving loan of around USD 6.8 billion for 29 projects.
AIIB IN NEWS 2021
 AIIB approves USD 150 million loan for implementation of Sustainable Urban services
program for Chennai Metropolitan Area.
 FM Nirmala Sitharaman virtually attends 6th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB.
 AIIB has approved a loan worth US $356.67 million to support the expansion of Chennai Metro
Rail (CMRL).
projects in Punjab.
 India and AIIB signs $304 million pact for improving power transmission network in Assam.
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
 Founded : 2016
 HQ : Beijing, China
 President : Jin Liqun
 Membership : 103
Q. Which bank has launched the online platform called ‘Trade Emerge’ to offer digital banking and
value-added services to Indian exporters and importers?
A) Bank of Baroda B) ICICI Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) State Bank of India
Answer : B
 Private sector lender ICICI Bank has launched an online platform called ‘Trade Emerge’ for
Indian exporters and importers to offer them digital banking and value-added services.
 The cross border trade will become hassle-free, expeditious and convenient with Trade
Emerge because an array of services are being offered in one place so companies will not
require to coordinate with multiple touchpoints
ICICI BANK IN NEWS 2021
 ICICI Bank launches online platform ‘Trade Emerge’ for exporters and importers.
 ICICI Bank surpasses HUL to occupy 5th spot in m-cap.
 RBI approves re-appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as ICICI Bank MD & CEO.
 ICICI Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered enters India’s 1st swaption deal.
 ICICI Bank has partnered with HPCL to launch ‘ICICI Bank HPCL Super Saver’ co-branded
credit card.
 ICICI Bank launches ‘Salute Doctors’, comprehensive banking solution for medical
personnel.
 ICICI Bank launches a digital banking solution for corporate companies named ‘ICICI STACK
for Corporates’.
 ICICI Bank joins hands with SWIFT to offer ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’ facility for cross-border inward
remittances.
 ICICI Bank links UPI ID facility to its ‘Pockets’ digital wallet.
 RBI imposes Rs 3 crore penalty on ICICI Bank for Violating Specific Directions Issued by RBI.
 ICICI Bank launches Digital banking Platform ‘Merchant Stack’.
 ICICI Bank launches ‘InstaFX’ mobile app to help customers obtain Forex Prepaid Card
swiftly.

 ICICI Bank Opens Representative Office in Nepal.
 Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) BANK
 Founded : 1994
 MD & CEO : Sandeep Bakhshi
 Tagline : Hum Hai Na Khayal Apka
Q. Which financial institutions has approved $300 million loan to strengthen and improve access
to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas in India?
A) World Bank (WB) B) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
C) New Development Bank (NDB) D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Answer : B
 Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed loan agreement
worth $300 million on November 23, 2021 to strengthen and improve access to
comprehensive primary health care in urban areas.
 The programme will be implemented in urban areas across 13 states.
 Over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas will benefit from the
project.
ADB IN NEWS 2021
 ADB has approved a Rs 2653.05 crore (USD 350 million) policy-based loan to improve urban
services in India
 India and ADB sign USD 300 million loan agreement to improve primary health care in India.
 ADB approves USD1.5 bn loan to India for COVID-19 vaccine procurement.
 ADB approved $61 Million loan under ‘Agartala City Urban Development Project.
 ADB approves $250 million loan for India’s National Industrial Corridor Development
Program (NICDP).
 ADB, India Sign $100 Million Loan for Agribusiness Development in Maharashtra.
 ADB and India sign $251 million loan for Integrated Urban Flood Management in Chennai.
 ADB, AIIB processing $2 billion loan for India to buy COVID-19 vaccines (ABD USD 1.5 billion,
AIIB, USD 500 million).
 India and ADB inks $4.5 million project readiness financing loan to support urban mobility in
Mizoram.
 ADB Raises 2019–2030 Climate Financing Goal to $100 Billion.
 ADB approves $150 million loan for urban poor housing project in Tamil Nadu.
 India, ADB sign $500 million loan to expand Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru.
 ADB approves USD 300 million additional loan for Maharashtra.
 ADB has approved a $112 million loan to finance water supply infrastructure in four towns in
the state of Jharkhand.
 ADB will provide a $484 million loan for Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in
Tamil Nadu.
 ADB inks USD 2.5 million loan pact with Union government to upgrade road infra in Sikkim.
 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
 Founded : 19 December 1966
 HQ : Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
 President : Masatsugu Asakawa
 Vice President : Ashok Lavasa

 Director of ADB for India : Takeo Konishi
 Executive Director : Sameer Kumar
 Member Counrtries : 68 (Nuie)
Q. The Reserve Bank of India has recently increased the cap on promoters’ stake in private bank
to ___ percent of the paid-up voting equity share capital of the bank.
A) 21% B) 17%
C) 26% D) 20%
Answer : C
 RBI announces higher cap on promoter stake in private banks at 26% after 15 yrs.
 Reserve Bank of India had formed an Internal Working Group (IWG) in June 2020, to review
the extant guidelines on ownership and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks.
The IWG had 5 members with Shri Shrimohan Yadav as the convenor.
 The Internal Working Group (IWG) had made 33 recommendations to RBI. Now RBI has
accepted 21 recommendations out of these 33. Some important points from these
recommendations are given below:
 The initial lock-in requirements will continue as minimum 40 per cent of the paid-up voting
equity share capital of the bank for first five years.
 The cap on promoters’ stake in long run of 15 years has been raised from 15 percent (earlier)
to 26 percent of the paid-up voting equity share capital of the bank .
 The minimum initial capital requirement for licensing new banks has been increased as
below:
 For Universal Banks: The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set
 For SFBs : The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set up a new
 For UCBs transiting to SFBs: The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth has
 All the new Small Finance Banks which are setup now, should be listed (on stock exchange)
within ‘eight years from the date of commencement of operations’. Note that Universal banks
shall continue to be listed within six years of commencement of operations.
Q. RBI has recently imposed Rs 1 crore penalty on the State Bank of India for violating norms
related to holding shares of amount exceeding 30 percent of the paid-up share capital of the
companies as stated in subsection (2) of section __of the Banking Regulation Act defines this
rule?
A) Section 21 B) Section 19
C) Section 17 D) Section 25
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on State Bank of
India (SBI) on November 26, 2021, for violating sub-section (2) of section 19 of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
 SBI held shares in the borrower companies of an amount exceeding 30 percent of the paid-
up share capital of those companies.
 As per Sub-section (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, no banking company can hold
shares in any company, as pledgee, mortgagee or absolute owner, of an amount exceeding

30 percent of the paid-up share capital of that company or thirty per cent of its own paid-up
share capital and reserves.
RBI IMPOSED PENALTY IN NEWS 2021
 RBI imposes Rs 1 Crore penalty on SBI For violating norms.

 RBI impose Rs 1 cr penalty on Paytm Payments Bank.
 RBI imposes fine of Rs 1.95 crore on Standard Chartered Bank.
 RBI imposes ₹1 crore penalty on Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A (Netherlands)
 RBI imposes monetary penalty on 14 banks for non-compliance totals Rs 14.5 crore, with a
maximum Rs 2 crore fine on Bank of Baroda.
 RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh penalty on Punjab & Sind Bank; Stock trades flat.
 RBI imposes penalty on Bank of India (BOI), PNB totalling Rs 6 crore (4 Cr imposed BOI & 2
Cr Imposed PNB).
 RBI fines HDFC Bank Rs 10 crore over regulatory violations.
 RBI has imposed Rs 1 crore monetary penalty on City Union Bank, Tamil Nadu.
 RBI imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank; Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
 RBI imposes ₹3 crore penalty on ICICI Bank
 RBI Imposes Rs 2 Crore Fine on State Bank of India
Q. Under RBI’s new directives, what is the minimum initial capital requirement to set up a new
universal bank?
A) Rs 1500 crore B) Rs 1000 crore
C) Rs 500 crore D) Rs 2000 crore
Answer : B
 The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set up a new universal
bank has been increased to ₹1000 crore (from present ₹500 crore).
Q. What is the maximum period of appointment of an Ombudsman or the Deputy Ombudsman of
RBI at a time?
A) 2 years B) 3 years
C) 4 years D) 5 years
Answer : B
 The appointment of the Ombudsman or the Deputy Ombudsman, as the case may be, shall
be made for a period not exceeding three years at a time
Q. What is the maximum amount of compensation for loss of the complainant’s time, expenses
incurred and for harassment/mental anguish suffered by the complainant that RBI Ombudsman
can award?
A) Rs 1 lakh B) Rs 2 lakh
C) Rs 1.5 lakh D) Rs 2.5 lakh
Answer : A
 up to Rupees One lakh for the loss of the complainant’s time, expenses incurred and for
harassment/mental anguish suffered by the complainant

Q. What is the maximum amount of compensation that the RBI Ombudsman can award?
C) Rs 20 lakh D) Rs 25 lakh
Answer : C
 The Ombudsman shall have the power to provide compensation up to Rupees 20 lakh
Q. Who would be the Appellate Authority under the Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021?
A) Governor B) Deputy Governor
C) Executive Director D) Finance Minister
Answer : C
 The Executive Director-in charge of the Consumer Education and Protection Department of
RBI would be the Appellate Authority under the Scheme.
Q. RBI has set up its Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre (CRPC) for Integrated
Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 in which city?
A) Mumbai B) Delhi
C) Pune D) Chandigarh
Answer : D
 A Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre has been set up at RBI, Chandigarh for receipt
and initial processing of physical and email complaints in any language.
Q. The Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 of the Reserve Bank of India includes under its ambit
Non-Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks with __ size of _ crore and above.
A) deposit; Rs. 500 B) asset; Rs. 500
C) deposit; Rs. 50 D) asset; Rs. 50
Answer : C
 Scheme also includes under its ambit Non-Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks with
deposit size of ₹50 crore and above.
Q. Which organization has recently launched the Retail Direct Scheme?
A) SEBI B) RBI
C) IRDAI D) PFRDA
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India-Retail Direct (RBI-RD) Scheme will bring G-secs within easy reach of
the common man by simplifying the process of investment.
Q. RBI has launched the Reserve Bank of India-Retail Direct (RBI-RD) Scheme for which of the
following target group?
A) Banks B) Retail Investors
C) Corporates D) All of these

Answer : B
Q. Under the RBI-RD Scheme launched by RBI, Investors can buy and sell government securities
on NDS-OM. What does NDS-OM stand for?
A) Negotiated Deferment Settlement- Order Mixing
B) Negotiated Deferment Settlement- Order Matching
C) Negotiated Dealing System- Order Matching
D) Negotiated Dealing System- Order Mixing
Answer : C
 Negotiated Dealing System- Order Matching
Q. Payments for transactions done on Reserve Bank of India-Retail Direct (RBI-RD) Scheme can
be done via?
A) internet-banking B) UPI
C) UPI and internet-banking D) Debit Card and UPI
Answer : C
 Payments for transactions can be done conveniently using saving bank account through
internet-banking or Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
Q. Which of the following will act as Aggregator for the Reserve Bank of India-Retail Direct (RBI-
RD) Scheme?
A) CCIL B) NPCI
C) SEBI D) SBI
Answer : A
 Aggregator / Receiving Office means Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL)
Q. RBI has allowed how many types of Retail Direct Gilt (RDG) Account to be opened by
individuals?
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
Answer : A
Q. Payments for transactions done on RBI-RD Scheme can be done via which of the following
account type?
A) Current Account B) Savings Account
C) Gilt Account D) Both Current and Savings Account
Answer : B
 Payments for transactions can be done conveniently using saving bank account through
internet-banking or Unified Payments Interface (UPI).

Q. The Life Insurance Corporation of India has received the approval of RBI to increase its stake
in Kotak Mahindra Bank from the present 4.96% to ______ percent
A) 6.99% B) 7.99%
C) 9.99% D) 8.99%
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to raise
its stake in private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99 percent.
 Currently LIC holds 4.96% stake in the private lender.
 Among other major banks, LIC holds 8.8 per cent in Canara Bank, 8.3 per cent in Punjab
National Bank and State Bank of India, 8.2 per cent in Axis Bank, and 7.6 per cent in ICICI
Bank.
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK IN NEWS.
 RBI approves to increase LIC’s stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99% from 4.96%.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank, PVR launch co-branded debit card.
 IndiGo partners with Kotak Mahindra Bank to launch Ka-ching credit card.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank launches micro ATMs across India.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes first scheduled private sector bank to get approval for
collection of direct, indirect taxes.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank launches DIY Digital Repayment platform- ‘Neo Collections’.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank signs MoU with Indian Navy for Salary Account.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank launches Payment app ‘Pay Your Contact’.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank issues India’s first FPI licence to GIFT AIF.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank has been selected as a digital payments partner by the National
Agriculture Market (eNAM).
 KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK
 Founded : 2003
 Founders : Uday Kotak
 Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
 Chairman : Prakash Apte
 MD & CEO : Uday Kotak
LIC IN NEWS 2021
 RBI approves to increase LIC’s stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99% from 4.96%
 LIC Launches Mobile App ‘PRAGATI’ for Development Officers
 PRAGATI stands for “Performance Review Application, Growth And Trend Indicator”.
 LIC buys 3.9% stake in Bank of India via open market acquisition.
 Govt appoints 10 merchant bankers for managing IPO of LIC.
 LIC launches ANANDA mobile app for Agents/Intermediaries.
 Mini Ipe takes charge as Managing Director of LIC.
 Government extends superannuation age of LIC Chairman to up to 62 years.
 LIC has launched a centralized web-based workflow-based IT platform called “e-PGS”.
 Centre extends LIC Chairman M R Kumar’s term till March 13, 2022.
 LIC has hiked its stake to 5.06% in state-run Union Bank of India
 LIC emerged as the third strongest and the tenth most valuable insurance brand globally, in
Brand Finance Insurance 100 report for 2021.

 LIC announced the launch of a special scheme called 'Special Revival Campaign' to revive
Laps (stopped) policies.
 Siddhartha Mohanty set to take over as Managing Director of LIC.
 LIC has appointed Paytm, the multinational e-commerce payment system to facilitate its
digital payments.
 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
 Founded : 1956
 Headquarters : Mumbai
 Chairman : M. R. Kumar
 Managing Director : 4 ( Mini Ipe, BC Patnaik, Siddhartha Mohanty, & Raj Kumar)
Q. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has launched a client innovation centre in
which of the following city?
A) Bengaluru B) Mysuru
C) Chennai D) Hyderabad
Answer : B
 IBM Corp. launched a client innovation centre in Mysuru with support from the Karnataka
Digital Economy Mission (KDEM).
 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
 Founded : 1911
 Founders : Charles Ranlett Flint
 Headquarters : Armonk, New York, U.S.
 Chairman & CEO : Arvind Krishna
Q. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched its first ever global hackathon named “HARBINGER
2021 – Innovation for Transformation”. What is the theme of HARBINGER 2021?
A) Smarter Digital Payments B) Reforming the Tax Structure
C) Banking Inspection System D) Financing the Infrastructure sector
Answer : A
 Reserve Bank of India has launched its first global hackathon named “HARBINGER 2021 –
Innovation for Transformation”.
 The theme of HARBINGER 2021 is ‘Smarter Digital Payments’.
 The winner of the hackathon will get a reward prize of Rs. 40 lakh while the Runner-up will
get Rs. 20 lakh.
Q. RBI lifted the restrictions on Diners Club International and allowed onboarding of new
customers. Under which Act did the Diners Club International operate card networks in India?
A) Companies Act, 1956 B) Companies Act, 2013
C) Banking Regulation Act, 1949 D) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
Answer : D
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted business restrictions on Diners Club International and
allowed it to onboard new domestic customers.
 The RBI had, on 23 April 2021, imposed restrictions on Diners Club International from
onboarding new domestic customers onto its card network from 1 May 2021 due to non-
compliance with norms on storage of payment system data.

 Diners Club International is a payment system operator authorised to operate card networks
in India under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
Q. Which among these banks has recently launched the facility of video life certificate service for
pensioners?
A) Indian Overseas Bank B) State Bank of India
C) Punjab National Bank D) Central Bank of India
Answer : B
 State Bank of India (SBI) has come out with a video life certificate service for pensioners,
which is completely paperless and free of cost.
 The new facility will enable the pensioners to submit their life certificates through video at
the comfort of their homes.
 However, this facility is only for pensioners and not for family pensioners, which means that
spouse of the pensioner receiving the government pension will not be able to use this facility.
Q. Recently Falguni Nayar becomes India’s richest self-made woman after the IPO of FSN E-
Commerce Ventures. What was the total issue size of IPO of FSN E-Commerce Ventures?
A) Rs 6,351.92 crore B) Rs 4,351.92 crore
C) Rs 5,351.92 crore D) Rs 7,351.92 crore
Answer : C
 Falguni Nayar, the CEO and founder of beauty and fashion eCommerce platform Nykaa, has
become the richest self-made woman in India. She founded Nykaa in the year 2012.
 She holds 53.5% stake in Nykaa and has a net worth of USD 7.48 billion.
 This comes after the IPO of FSN E-Commerce Ventures which is Nykaa’s parent entity. This
is also the first woman-led unicorn to list on the stock exchange.
 The issue size of IPO of FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) was Rs 5,351.92 crore with
facevalue of Rs 1 per share.
 She has become the wealthiest self-made woman in India, is among the country's 20 richest
people,
Q. Falguni Nayar is the MD and CEO of which of the following company?
A) Nykaa B) Myntra
C) ShopClues D) Snapdeal
Answer : A
 Nykaa
 Founded : 2012
 Owner : Falguni Nayar (53.5%)
 Founder(s) : Falguni Nayar
 CEO : Falguni Nayar
Q. Rajeev Srivastava has been appointed as CEO of which of the following bank?
A) Citi Bank B) HSBC Bank
C) Barclays Bank D) Standard Chartered Securities

Answer : D
 Rajeev Srivastava has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) at Standard
Chartered Securities for India operations.
 His appointment is subject to regulatory approvals
 Before this, Rajeev Srivastava worked at HDFC Securities .
 Standard Chartered
 Headquarters : London, England
Q. Which company has become the 1st Indian two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer to join
the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)?
A) Hero MotoCorp B) TVS Motor Company
C) Yamaha Motor D) Royal Enfield
Answer : B
 TVS Motor Company, the flagship company of TVS Group, has joined the United Nations
Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
 TVS Motor has become the 1st Indian two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer to join
the UNGC. TVS Motor will also engage in collaborative projects which will advance the
development goals of the UN, particularly the Sustainable development goals (SDG).
 TVS Motor Company (TVS)
 Founded : 1978
 Founder : T. V. Sundaram Iyengar
 Headquarters : Chennai, Tamil Nadu
 Chairman & Managing Director : Venu Srinivasan
Q. Which company has launched World’s 1st Merchant Shareholding Program (MSP) for its
merchant partners?
A) PayTm
B) BharatPe
C) PhonePe
D) GooglePay
Answer : B
 BharatPe launched the World’s 1st Merchant Shareholding Program (MSP) for its merchant
partners.
 It is a $100 million worth program, under which the company offers its merchant customers
an opportunity to buy BharatPe’s equity shares and become a partner. The company Plans a
public listing by 2024, and targets a public listing value of $1 billion.
BharatPe IN NEWS 2021
 BharatPe launched World’s 1st Merchant Shareholding Programme.

 Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar appointed as Chairman of BharatPe.
 BharatPe launches ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ platform- “postpe”.
 BharatPe launches 'Distributor to Retailer Finance' to empower SMEs.
 BharatPe launches P2P lending app ‘12% Club’.
 BharatPe acquires loyalty platform PAYBACK India.

 BharatPe becomes ICC’s official partner till 2023.
 BharatPe
 Founded : 2018
 Headquarteres : New Delhi
 Founded / CEO : Ashneer Grover
 Developed By : NPCI
 Chairmam : Rajnish Kumar
Q. NPCI Bharat BillPay has tied up with which Life Insurance company to provide ClickPay facilities
which offer easy payments?
A) SBI Life Insurance B) Max Life Insurance
C) ICICI Prudential Life insurance D) Reliance Nippon Life Insurance
Answer : C
 The NPCI Bharat BillPay subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has
tied up with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance to provide ClickPay facilities which offer easy
payments.
 ClickPay enables customers to make renewal premium payments and also other utility bills,
EMIs etc. This is the first insurance company to provide hassle free, two-step premium
payment options for customers.
 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has appointed Noopur Chaturvedi as Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL).
 NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI and came into effect
from 1 April 2021
Q. Who has been appointed as ambassador of ICICI Prudential’s new digital campaign ‘Agar
taiyaari sahi ho, toh jeet pakki hai’?
A) Mirabai Chanu B) PV Sindhu
C) Lovlina Borgohain D) Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Answer : C
 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance will launch its new digital campaign ‘Agar taiyaari sahi ho, toh
jeet pakki hai’ (a victory is assured if you have the correct preparation), featuring Olympic
medallist Lovlina Borgohain.
 Lovlina Borgohain from Assam, scripted history by clinching the bronze medal in the
women’s boxing (69kg) category at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. She is also a recipient of the
prestigious Arjuna Award.
 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance:
 Founded : 2000
 CEO & MD: Narayanan Srinivasa Kannan
Q. The Government of India has inked USD 61 million loan agreement with which institution to fund
development projects in Agartala, Tripura?
C) New Development Bank D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Answer : B

 The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $61 million loan
(approx Rs 454 crore) to fund development projects in Agartala, Tripura.
 The fund will be used for the project which aims to upgrade urban infrastructure services
and improve livability in Agartala with the provision of better road connectivity, flood resilient
measures and making tourist places more attractive.
Q. Which bank integrated with the Central Government’s National Agriculture Market (eNAM) to
enable digital collections and settlement of funds?
C) State Bank of India D) Punjab National Bank
Answer : B
 HDFC Bank integrates with Govt of India’s National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) to reach over
1.71 crore farmers
 Currently e-NAM is integrated with 1,000 Mandis across the country.
 About National Agricultural Market (e-NAM)
 On 1st May 2020, Agriculture Ministry had launched integration of 200 e-NAM mandis from 7
States including 1 new state of Karnataka being added on e-NAM
 The National Agricultural Market (e-NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal.
 It was launched in April 2016 with the objective of integrating the existing Mandis to “One
Nation One Market” for agricultural commodities in India
 Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) is the lead agency for implementing e-NAM.
 It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
Q. RBI has mandated all deposit-taking NBFCs (NBFCs-D) with ___ or more branches to appoint
Internal Ombudsman within six months
A) 15 B) 10
C) 20 D) 25
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India has announced to introduce the Internal Ombudsman mechanism for
following two types of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs):
I. Deposit-taking NBFCs (NBFCs-D) with 10 or more branches and
II. Non-Deposit taking NBFCs (NBFCs-ND) with asset size of Rs.5,000 crore and above
having public customer interface
 Consequently, these two categories of NBFCs will have to appoint Internal Ombudsman (IO).
The internal Ombudsman will be responsible for handling the public grievance at the entity
level before the grievance is escalated to Ombudsman at RBI.
 RBI has given a timeline of six months to the NBFCs for the appointment of the Internal
Ombudsman.
Q. What is the total corpus of Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) of RBI presently?
Answer : B
 The total corpus of Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) of RBI has reached Rs
614 crore.

 The PIDF scheme was launched by RBI in January 2021, to subsidize deployment of payment
acceptance infrastructure (PoS) in Tier-3 to Tier-6 centres with a special focus on the North-
Eastern States of the country.
 At that time it was decided that, RBI will make an initial contribution of Rs. 250 crores to the
PIDF covering half the fund and the remaining contribution will be from card-issuing banks
and card networks operating in the country.
 Initially when the scheme was launched the corpus of PIDF was Rs. 345 crore (Rs. 250 crores
contributed by RBI and Rs. 95 crores by the major authorized card networks in the country).
 Now various other Authorised Card Networks (Rs. 153.72) and Card Issuing Banks (Rs.
210.17 crores) have increased their contribution to the PIDF Scheme hence taking the total
corpus to Rs. 613.89 crore (approx Rs 614 crore).
 About PIDF scheme
 RBI has announced the operationalisation of the Payment Infrastructure Development Fund
(PIDF) scheme.
 Develop payment acceptance infrastructure in tier-3 to tier-6 cities (centres), with a special
focus on the north-eastern states of the country
 Time Period : The fund will be operational for three years effective from 1st January, 2021
and may be extended for two more years
Q. RBI has introduced the Internal Ombudsman mechanism for non-deposit taking Non-Banking
Financial Companies (NBFCs) whose asset size is of Rs ______ or above
A) Rs.4,000 crore B) Rs.2,000 crore
C) Rs.3,000 crore D) Rs.5,000 crore
Answer : D
 Non-Deposit taking NBFCs (NBFCs-ND) with asset size of Rs.5,000 crore and above having
public customer interface
Q. What is the contribution of RBI in Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) of RBI?
A) Rs. 550 crore B) Rs. 250 crore
C) Rs. 350 crore D) Rs. 450 crore
Answer : B
 RBI has made an initial contribution of Rs. 250 crores to the PIDF
Q. Which organization has launched the second window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF)?
A) SEBI B) SIDBI
C) NPCI D) NABARD
Answer : B
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched the second window of
Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF) which aims to provide financial support to non-profit
organizations, educational institutions for addressing developmental gaps.
 This edition themes are aligned with attaining net zero emissions by 2070, as per the
commitments made by India at 26th UN (United Nations) Climate Change Conference of the
Parties (COP 26).
 The first window of SCF was launched in August 2021 to promote entrepreneurship culture
in India. SIDBI is the sole facilitator for SCF

Q. Which bank is set to launched India's first co-branded debit card with PVR Cinemas?
A) Bank of Baroda B) Canara Bank
Answer : C
 Kotak Mahindra Bank and Multichain operator PVR Ltd. launched India’s 1st Co-branded
movie Debit card named ‘Kotak PVR Movie Debit Card
Q. Which bank has got the ASSOCHAM award for Best Digital Financial Services under the
‘Regional Rural Banks’ (RRBs) category?
A) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
B) Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
C) Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank
D) Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
Answer : A
 Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) got the award for the best ‘Digital Financial
Services’, in line with India’s vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, under the ‘Regional Rural Banks’
(RRBs) category by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
 Around 40 villages in Karnataka are converted into 100% digital villages by the KVGB bank.
These efforts are encouraging villagers to use digital mode for transactions.
 Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
 Founded : 1920
 Secretary General : Deepak Sood
 President : Vineet Agarwal
Q. What is the name of the application launched by IndusInd Bank for its merchants?
A) Indus Merchant Solutions B) Indus Retail Solutions
C) Indus Merchant Mechanism D) Indus Merchanter
Answer : B
 IndusInd Bank has launched a one-stop smartphone application, ‘Indus Merchant Solutions’,
application, allows merchants, retailers and professionals to conduct digital banking
transactions on a single platform.
INDUSLND BANK IN NEWS
 IndusInd Bank launches Indus Merchant Solutions application for merchants

 Indusind Bank appoints Gobind Jain as new CFO.
 Indel Money partners with IndusInd Bank for India’s first conventional gold loan co-lending
partnership.
 IndusInd Bank has been empanelled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act as an ‘Agency
Bank’.
 Paytm Payments Bank's customers can now make payments from fixed deposits a/c held with
IndusInd Bank.
 IndusInd Bank launches ‘IndusEasyCredit’, a digital lending platform.

 IndusInd Bank launches its first metal credit card ‘PIONEER Heritage’.
 IndusInd Bank becomes first bank to go live on RBI’s ‘Account Aggregator Framework’.
 Sumant Kathpalia named new MD-CEO of IndusInd Bank.
 INDUSLND BANK
 Founded : 1994
 Founder : S.P. Hinduja
 Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra,
 MD & CEO : Sumant Kathpalia
 Tagline : We Make You Feel Richer
Q. SIDBI has partnered with which technology major to launch $15 million financial assistance
program for micro-enterprises?
A) Microsoft
B) Amazon
C) Google
D) Mastercard
Answer : C
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has collaborated with Google on
November 18, 2021 to launch $15 million financial assistance program for micro-enterprises.
 The one-of-a-kind programme by SIDBI is launched as a crisis response related to Covid-19
to reinvigorate the MSME sector in India.
 Total corpus : USD 15 million or Rs 110 crore
 Target Group: Micro Enterprises with turnover up to Rs 5 crore
 Loan size : Ranging between Rs 25 lakh to Rs 1 crore
 Loans will be disbursed by SIDBI. The programme is completely paperless from onboarding
to the disbursal stage.
SIDBI IN NEWS 2021
 SIDBI joins hand with Google for $15 million financial assistance programme to help MSMEs.
 SIDBI launches second window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund.
 SIDBI unveils “Digital Prayaas” lending platform.
 SIDBI launches Swavalamban Challenge Fund to promote entrepreneurship.
 SIDBI launches SHWAS and AROG Loan Schemes for MSMEs for COVID Preparedness.
 Government Appoints S Ramann as new Chairman & Managing Director of SIDBI.
 Sidbi sets up Swavalamban Crisis Responsive Fund to facilitate free onboarding of MSMEs
on TReDS platform.
 SIDBI partners with TransUnion CIBIL to launch financial knowledge platform
MSMESaksham.
 UP Government Signs MoU with SIDBI for ‘UP Start-up Fund’ to Boost Employment.
 Tata Power partners with SIDBI to offer easy & affordable financing scheme for MSME.
 SIDBI partnership with the Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (COWE), has
launched the ‘Swavalamban Sashakt – Mega Campaign’.
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
 Headquarteres : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 Chairman & MD : Siva S Ramann

 Google
 Founded : 1998
 Founders : Larry Page and Sergey Brin
 Headquarters : Mountain View, California, US
 CEO : Sundar Pichai
Q. Which bank was recently authorised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to collect direct taxes?
A) Federal Bank B) RBL Bank
Answer : B
 Private sector lender, RBL Bank was authorised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to collect
direct taxes on behalf of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
 RBL Bank’s corporate and individual customers will be able to pay their direct taxes through
RBL Bank’s mobile banking or net banking platforms as well as through the branch banking
network, resulting in ease and convenience for customers.
RBL BANK IN NEWS
 RBI authorises RBL Bank to collect direct taxes.

 RBL Bank working on Abacus 2.0 for digital engagement, customer acquisition.
 RBL Bank has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud service provider.
 RBL Bank has appointed Chandan Sinha and Manjeev Singh Puri to its Board of Directors.
 RBL Bank Partners Mastercard to launch “Pay by Bank App “.
 RBL Bank partners UK fintech to serve the banking needs of Indian SMEs.
 RBL Bank board approves re-appointment of Vishwavir Ahuja as MD and CEO.
 RuPay partnered with RBL Bank to launch an innovative payment solution for Indian
merchants “RuPay PoS” in association with PayNearby.
 RBL Bank, ICICI Prudential join hands for Bancassurance partnership.
 RBL Bank launches cardless cash withdrawal facility through ATMs via MoBank app.
 RBL BANK
 Founded : 1943
 MD & CEO : Vishwavir Ahuja
 Tagline : Apno ka Bank
Q. Reserve bank of india (RBI) has recently proposed a new law to regulate __________.
A) priority sector lending
B) digital lending
C) digital payments
D) retail payments
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India’s Working Group proposes a new law to regulate digital lending.
 RBI Working Group proposed a new law to regulate digital lending to ensure that technology
is used to provide credit to the underbanked, but not at the expense of broader financial
stability and customer protection.

Q. Which of the following firm has received Security and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) approval
to acquire Principal Asset Management Private Limited?
A) ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company
B) Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
C) Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited
D) HDFC Asset Management Company
Answer : C
 Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited (Sundaram AMC) has received the
Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) approval to acquire the asset management
business of Principal Asset Management Private Limited (Principal India).
 The combined business of both entities will achieve an aspirational landmark of ₹50,000
crores.
Q. As per the recent data by World Bank, India was the top country in receiving remittances in
2021. What amount of remittance was received by the country?
A) USD 97 billion
B) USD 87 billion
C) USD 74 billion
D) USD 95 billion
Answer : B
 India has received USD 87 billion in remittances in 2021 as per the report titled “Migration
and Development Brief 35” released by World Bank and KNOMAD.
 KNOMAD is supported by a multi-donor trust fund established by the World Bank.
 India is also the top country in receiving remittances in 2021. India is followed by China,
Mexico, the Philippines, and the Arab Republic of Egypt.
 As per the report, in 2021, remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are
projected to reach $589 billion. Also, the United States was the largest source country for
remittances in 2020, followed by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland.
Q. NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has signed an MoU with which country’s Network
International, for the collaboration on acceptance of the UPI?
A) Saudi Arabia B) Indonesia
C) Singapore D) United Arab Emirates ( UAE)
Answer : D
 NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of National Payment
Corporation of India signed an MoU with Network International, a digital commerce company
based in Dubai, to discuss their collaboration on acceptance of the UPI in the UAE.
 The proposed collaboration will benefit Indian travellers visiting the UAE. It will allow them
to make payments through UPI-based mobile applications leveraging Network’s trusted
payment infrastructure.
 India and Singapore to link their Fast Payment Systems – Unified Payments Interface and
PayNow.

 NPCI partners with Mashreq Bank to launch UPI in the UAE
Q. Giriraj Singh has inaugurated ’Bhumi Samvaad’ and launched Unique Land Parcel Identification
Numbers (ULPIN) & National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) portal. Unique
Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) is of how much digit?
A) 14-digit B) 12-digit
C) 16-digit D) 10-digit
Answer : A
 Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj inaugurated ’Bhumi
Samvaad’ – a National Workshop on Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme
(DILRMP) at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.
 During the occasion, he also launched the Unique Land Parcel Identification Numbers
(ULPIN) across India, and launched the National Generic Document Registration System
(NGDRS) portal and Dashboard. India targets for complete digitization of all land records by
March 2023. ULPIN is a 14-digit identification number which will be allotted to every plot of
land in the country
Q. According to the latest ‘World Bank’s Remittance Prices Worldwide Database’ report by the
World Bank, which country became the world’s largest recipient of remittances by receiving
USD 87 billion in 2021?
A) Mauritius B) India
C) Singapore D) United States
Answer : B
 According to the latest report by the World Bank titled ‘World Bank’s Remittance Prices
Worldwide Database’, India became the world’s largest recipient of remittances by receiving
USD 87 billion in 2021.
Q. Which bank has launched a micro-credit facility for the street vendors under PM SVANidhi, with
common service centers (CSC)?
A) ICICI Bank B) Indian Overseas Bank
C) Bank of Baroda D) HDFC Bank
Answer : D
 HDFC Bank launched a micro-credit facility for the street vendors under PM Street vendor’s
Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), with common service centers (CSC).
 HDFC Bank capitalizes for facilitating small ticket loans of Rs 10,000 for vendors along with
VLEs to identify the opportunities for other products & maximize their incentives. PM
SVANidhi provides a collateral-free affordable loan of Rs 10,000 along with an interest
subsidy of 7 percent.
 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's
Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), for providing affordable loans to street vendors.
 The vendors can avail a working capital loan of up to Rs. 10,000, which is repayable in
monthly instalments within a year. The loans would be without collateral.
 Those who were vending till 24th March, 2020 can avail the benefits of the scheme.
 The scheme is valid until March 2022.

Q. Which country has planned to establish world’s first Bitcoin City?
A) Mexico B) Philippines
C) El Salvador D) Luxembourg
Answer : C
 El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced that the country is planning to build the
world’s first “Bitcoin City”
 The new city is planned to be developed in the eastern region of La Union and will be initially
funded by bitcoin-backed bonds.
 Bitcoin City will not levy any taxes except for value added tax (VAT).
 It must be remembered that in September 2021 El Salvador became the first country in the
world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
 EL SALVADOR
 Capital : San Salvador
 Currency : Dollar
BITCOIN / CRYPTOCURRENCY IN NEWS .
 El Salvador Plans to Build World’s First ‘Bitcoin City’.

 Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the cryptocurrency
 CoinDCX ropes Amitabh Bachchan to raise crypto awareness.
 CoinSwitch Kuber onboards Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador.
 United States Tops Bitcoin Investment Gains in 2020; India Ranks 18th: Chainalysis Report.
 El Salvador becomes world’s first country to declare bitcoin as legal tender.
 SpaceX to launch ‘DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon’, Paid Entirely with Cryptocurrency.
 Facebook's controversial cryptocurrency gets a new name: Diem
Q. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) have been allowed to invest what percent of
their annual deposit in the alternative investment funds (AIFs)?
A) 4%
B) 3%
C) 5%
D) 6%
Answer : C
 Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) have
approved that up to 5 percent of the annual deposits can be invested in alternative
investment funds (AIFs) including infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs).
 The Finance Investment and
 Audit Committee (FIAC) have been tasked to decide upon the investment options, on case-
to-case basis.
 The AIFs are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
 Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
 Founded : 1952
 EPFO is the statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Labour and Employment

Q. India has signed loan agreement with which financial institution worth USD 250 million to
improve quality of learning in the state of Andhra Pradesh?
Answer : A
 Government of India has signed a legal agreements with the World Bank worth $250 million
for a project to improve quality of learning in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
 Over 50 lakh students from all grades and stages of school education will benefit from the
project, titled “Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation Project (SALT)”.
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with Pondicherry Co-op Milk Producers’ Union Ltd (PONLAIT)
for financing individual dairy farmers up to Rs 3 Lakh?
A) Canara Bank B) State Bank of India
Answer : B
 State bank of India (SBI) has signed an MoU with Pondicherry Co-op. Milk Producers’ Union
Ltd (PONLAIT) for financing individual dairy farmers up to Rs 3 Lakh.
 The Loan will be made available through YONO application of the SBI Bank. SBI has
introduced a technology product, named ‘SAFAL- Simple And Fast Agriculture Loan’ for
financing individual Dairy farmers, who are supplying milk to commercial dairies on a regular
basis.
Q. Which bank has topped the 2021 list of globally systemic banks (G-SIBs) released by the
Financial Stability Board (FSB)?
A) Morgan Stanley
B) Goldman Sachs
C) JP Morgan Chase
D) Brickwork Ratings
Answer : C
 JP Morgan Chase has topped the 2021 list of globally systemic banks (G-SIBs) released by
the Financial Stability Board (FSB).
 In total 30 banks have been identified as globally systemic banks (G-SIBs) by FSB. These 30
banks are divided into four “buckets”.
 JPMorgan Chase
 Founded : 2000
 Headquarters : New York City, New York, U.S.
 Chairman & CEO : Jamie Dimon
Q. Union Cabinet has approved to further extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
(PMGKAY) till which period?
A) 30 April 2022 B) 31 January 2022
C) 31 March 2022 D) 30 August 2022

Answer : C
 Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another four months.
 The Phase V of PMGKAY scheme will be operational from December 2021 till March 2022.
 Under the scheme all the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)
receives food grains @ 5 kg per person per month.
 The estimated additional food subsidy for Phase V of the scheme is of Rs. 53344.52 Crore.
 The total food-grains outgo for PMGKAY Phase V will be about 163 LMT.
 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana is basically a Food Security Welfare scheme in
India. It was first announced in March 2020.
 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme functions under the Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and the program is operated by the Department of Food
and Public Distribution working under the same Ministry.
 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was announced by the Government for the period
April-November, 2020. This was to meet the food security of the people as per National Food
Security Act (NFSA).
 On 7th June 2021, the Prime Minister addressed the nation and announced the extension of
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for five more months till Diwali i.e.till end of
November 2021.
Q. Government has changed the changed the base year for Wage Rate Index (WRI). What is the
new base year?
A) 2016 B) 2018
C) 2020 D) 2014
Answer : A
 Ministry of Labour & Employment has changed the base year for Wage Rate Index (WRI) from
1963-65=100 to 2016=100.
 The government had formed an Expert Group on Minimum Wages & National Floor Wages
headed by Prof. S.P.Mukherjee. Based on the recommendation of this committee, the base
year has been changed.
 Further, new series of Wage Rate Index (WRI) from July 2016 to July 2020 based on the new
series 2016=100 has been released by the government. This is compiled and maintained by
Labour Bureau, an attached office of Ministry of Labour & Employment.
 A total of 37 industries have been covered in the new WRI basket (2016=100) as against 21
industries in the 1963-65=100 series.
 The New WRI Series with base 2016=100 would be compiled twice a year on a point-to-point
half-yearly basis, as on 1st January and 1st July of every year.
Q. Which financial body has approved $1.5 billion loan to India for procuring safe and effective
COVID Vaccine?
Answer : B
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $1.5 billion loan (approx Rs 11,185 crore) to
help the Government of India purchase safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus
(COVID-19).

 The fund will be used to procure at least 66.7 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses for an estimated
31.7 crore people of the country.
Q. Which state has signed an MoU with TVS Motors for ₹1200 crores investment in electric
vehicles?
A) Maharashtra B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C
 TVS Motor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Tamil Nadu
Government for ₹1200 crores investment in future technologies and electric vehicles in the
next four years.
 This MoU will have a significant beneficial effect on small and medium industries directly or
indirectly associated with TVS Motor Company in Tamil Nadu.
 Founded : 1978
Q. Which bank has tied up with Equitas Small Finance Bank to offer co-branded credit cards?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) IndusInd Bank
Answer : A
 Equitas Small Finance Bank has tied up with HDFC Bank for the launch of its new co-branded
credit cards, to provide Equitas Small Finance Bank with the facilities of the banking
ecosystem.
 This credit card can be availed in two categories:.
 Excite Credit Card – offers credit limit from ₹25,000 to ₹2 lakhs.
 Elegance Credit Card – offers a credit of over ₹2 lakhs
Q. Which bank has entered into a co-lending partnership with Capri Global Capital Ltd (CGCL) to
enhance last-mile finance and drive financial inclusion to MSMEs by offering loans between Rs
10 lakh to Rs 1 crore?
A) Union Bank of India B) Punjab National Bank
Answer : A
 Union Bank of India has entered into a co-lending partnership with Capri Global Capital Ltd
(CGCL), a NBFC (Non-Banking Finance Company) focused on MSMEs (Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises), to enhance last-mile finance and drive financial inclusion to MSMEs by
offering loans between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore.
 Union Bank of India
 Founded : 1919

 Founder : Seth Sitaram Poddar
 MD & CEO : Rajkiran Rai G.
 Tagline ; Good People to Bank with
 Anchor Bank for the amalgamation of Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank into Union Bank of
India.
Q. What is the name of the electric vehicle loan scheme launched by ESAF Small Finance Bank?
A) Switch Green B) Electric Switch
C) Go Green D) Green Electric
Answer : C
 ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited has launched the electric vehicle loan scheme ‘ESAF Go
Green’.
 The ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited has announced the latest ‘ESAF Go Green’ range of
electric vehicle loan schemes that coincides with 26th Conference of Parties (COP26).
 ‘ESAF Go green’ loans are available at low-interest rate, zero foreclosure charges, minimal
processing fee and zero documentation charges.
 ESAF Go Green loans support the social business strategy of ESAF Small Finance Bank,
which aims for a triple bottom line impact –people, planet and prosperity.
 Headquarters: Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala
 MD & CEO: Paul Thomas
Q. The Reserve Bank of India has recently increased the cap on promoters’ stake in private bank
to ___ percent of the paid-up voting equity share capital of the bank.
A) 21% B) 17%
C) 26% D) 20%
Answer : C
 RBI announces higher cap on promoter stake in private banks at 26% after 15 yrs.
 Reserve Bank of India had formed an Internal Working Group (IWG) in June 2020, to review
the extant guidelines on ownership and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks.
The IWG had 5 members with Shri Shrimohan Yadav as the convenor.
 The Internal Working Group (IWG) had made 33 recommendations to RBI. Now RBI has
accepted 21 recommendations out of these 33. Some important points from these
recommendations are given below:
 The initial lock-in requirements will continue as minimum 40 per cent of the paid-up voting
equity share capital of the bank for first five years.
 The cap on promoters’ stake in long run of 15 years has been raised from 15 percent (earlier)
to 26 percent of the paid-up voting equity share capital of the bank .
 The minimum initial capital requirement for licensing new banks has been increased as
below:
 For Universal Banks: The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set
 For SFBs : The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set up a new

 For UCBs transiting to SFBs: The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth has
 All the new Small Finance Banks which are setup now, should be listed (on stock exchange)
within ‘eight years from the date of commencement of operations’. Note that Universal banks
shall continue to be listed within six years of commencement of operations.
Q. Under RBI’s new directives, what is the minimum initial capital requirement to set up a new
universal bank?
Answer : B
 The initial paid-up voting equity share capital/ net worth required to set up a new universal
bank has been increased to ₹1000 crore (from present ₹500 crore).
Q. According to Kantar’s BrandZ India 2021 report, which brand has emerged as the most
purposeful brands in India across “technology category”?
A) Zomato B) YouTube
C) Amazon D) Microsoft
Answer : C
 According to Kantar’s BrandZ India 2021 report, Amazon, Tata Tea and Asian Paints
emerged as the most purposeful brands in India across technology, FMCG and in non-FMCG
categories respectively.
 In technology ranking Amazon leads the index followed by Zomato, YouTube, and Google and
Swiggy jointly in 4th place.
 While Asian Paints topped the non-FMCG rankings, Samsung and Jio ranked jointly in the 2nd
position, followed by MRF. The FMCG category rankings saw Tata Tea topping the chart, Surf
Excel in 2nd position.
AMAZON IN NEWS 2021
 Amazon India launched its Global Computer Science Education programme.

 Andy Jassy replaces Jeff Bezos to take over as Amazon CEO .
 Amazon’s AWS Acquires Encrypted Messaging App Wickr.
 Amazon brings James Bond, Rocky to fight Netflix with $8.5 bln MGM buy.
 Amazon India launches video streaming service miniTV.
 Amazon launches $250-million Venture Fund for Digitizing SMEs in India.
 Amazon tops Brand Finance Global 500 2020 report; Tata Group top Indian brand.
 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos commits USD 1 bn investment in India to digitise small
businesses.
 Amazon Opens Its Largest Global Campus Building in Hyderabad
 AMAZON
 Founded : 1994 (Online bookstore)
 Founder : Jeff Bezos
 Headquarters : Seattle, Washington DC
 CEO : Andy Jessy
Q. Which bank has launched India’s 1st Credit Card made from Recycled PVC Plastic?

A) Citibank B) Standard Chartered Bank
C) HSBC India D) Royal Bank of Scotland
Answer : C
 HSBC India launched India’s 1st credit card made from recycled PVC (Polyvinyl chloride)
plastic. The cards have been introduced in partnership with global cards manufacturer
IDEMIA to gradually eliminate single-use PVC plastic.
 The cards are made from 85 percent recycled plastic and each card will save 3.18gm of
plastic waste in addition to helping lower overall carbon emission.
 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
 Headquarters : London, England, UK
 Chairman : Mark Tucker
 CEO : Noel Quinn
Q. Which company is the most valuable publicly-traded company by market capitalisation in the
world?
A) Apple B) Microsoft
C) Alphabet Inc D) Amazon
Answer : B
 Microsoft Corp. has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly-
traded company by market capitalisation on October 29, 2021.
 At market close on October 29, 2021, Apple stood at about $2.46 trillion while Microsoft
reached nearly $2.49 trillion.
 Apple had held the top position for more than a year.
MICROSOFT IN NEWS 2021
 Microsoft launched cybersecurity skills training programme with the goal of training over 1
lakh learners by 2022 in India.
 Microsoft surpasses Apple to become world’s most valuable company.
 Microsoft launches AI Innovate initiative to empower startups in India.
 Ministry of Labour & Employment launches DigiSaksham programme in association with
Microsoft.
 Microsoft acquires cybersecurity firm RiskIQ for $500M.
 AJNIFM partners with Microsoft to build an AI and Emerging Technologies Centre of Excellence.
 Microsoft officially launched its new Windows operating system ‘Windows 11’ .
 Satya Nadella appointed as Chairman of Microsoft.
 Microsoft launches the first-ever Asia-Pacific Cyber Security Council.
 CBSE collaborates with Microsoft to introduce a coding and data science curriculum.
 Microsoft to retire iconic Internet Explorer on 15 June 2022.
 MICROSOFT
 Founded : 1975
 Founders : Bill Gates and Paul Allen
 Headquarters : Washington DC
 Chairman : Satya Nadella
 CEO : Satya Nadella
 President : Brad Smith

Q. Which Life Insurance company became 1st Life Insurer to Join Account Aggregator (AA)
framework introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September 2021?
A) Max Life Insurance B) PNB MetLife India Insurance
C) Tata AIG General Insurance D) United India Insurance
Answer : A
 Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd on Thursday said it has joined the account aggregator (AA)
framework introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September. Max Life is the first
life insurer to do so.
 Max Life has collaborated with non-banking finance company (NBFC) FinVu, which is also an
AA, and Finarkein, a data analytics company, to join the network as a Financial Information
User (FIU).
Q. Which bank has partnered with NPCI to launch Rupay Credit Cards ‘Veer’ for Armed Forces?
A) Indian Overseas Bank B) State Bank of India
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) Punjab National Bank
Answer : C
 Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI) to launch Kotak credit cards on the RuPay network named ‘Veer’ for Indian armed
forces i.e the Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel.
 The launch of Veer credit card for the armed forces marks Kotak’s 1st credit card under the
RuPay network.
NPCI IN NEWS 2021
 NPCI partners YES Bank to launch RuPay ‘On-the-Go’ payment solution.
 NPCI partners with Liquid Group to enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance in 10 Asian
markets.
 India and Singapore to link their Fast Payment Systems – Unified Payments Interface and
PayNow.
 NPCI in partnership with Fiserv Inc. to launch the plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack,
‘nFiNi’.
 NPCI partners with Mashreq Bank to launch UPI in the UAE.
 NPCI launches digital payment solution e-RUPI.
 e-RUPI is a type of payment voucher with a one-time payment mechanism. It is built on the
UPI platform.
 NPCI transfers Bharat Bill Payments business to its new subsidiary NBBL.
 NPCI Partners SBI Payments to launch “RuPay SoftPoS” for Merchants.
 National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI)
 Founded : 2008
 MD & CEO : Dilip Asbe
 Chairmam : Biswamohan Mahapatra
Q. Which international financial institution has signed USD 40 million health project agreement
with India for the state of Meghalaya?

C) New Development Bank D) International Monetary Fund
Answer : A
 Government of India and the World Bank have inked USD 40 million health project agreement
for the state of Meghalaya on October 28, 2021.
 The Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will improve the quality of health
services in the state and strengthen the management and governance capabilities of the
state to handle future health emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q. Government of India has signed a $100 million loan with which financial institutions to promote
Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET) Project in Maharashtra?
A) World Bank B) New Development Bank
C) Asian Development Bank D) International Monetary Fund
Answer : C
 Government of India signed $100 million with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to promote
Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET) Project to boost farm incomes and reduce
food losses in Maharashtra.
Q. The term of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has been extended for how
many years?
C) 3 years D) 1 year
Answer : C
 Central Government has decided to extend the tenure of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Governor Shaktikanta Das for 3 years. Now Shaktikanta Das will continue as RBI Governor
till December 2024
Q. The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has partnered with e-commerce firm to help its
skilled artisans sell product online?
A) Google B) Walmart
C) Flipkart D) Amazon
Answer : C
 The e-commerce marketplace Flipkart has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to support the ambitious Deendayal
Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) program.
 The MoU will help to empower local businesses and self-help groups (SHGs) by bringing them
on the e-commerce platform to sell their products. SHGs led by women would be given
special focus.
FLIPKART IN NEWS
 Walmart And Flipkart Sign MoU With Madhya Pradesh Government To Support MSMEs.
 Ministry of Rural Development inks MoU with Flipkart to enhance rural livelihoods .
 Flipkart launches Shopsy App, to enable Indians to start their online businesses.

 Flipkart to set up Asia’s largest fulfilment centre in Gurugram, haryana.
 Flipkart partnered with Adani Group to strengthen logistics and data centre capabilities
 ICICI Lombard partners with Flipkart to offer ‘Hospicash’ insurance
 Maharashtra govt signs MoU with Flipkart to promote wooden toys, local artifacts,
handicrafts
 FLIPKART
 Founded : 2007
 Founder : Sachin Bansal and
 Binny Bansal
 Headquarters : Bengaluru
 CEO : Kalyan Krishnamurthy
 Walmart stake (81.3%)
Q. Which life insurance company is acquiring 100% shareholding in the Exide Life Insurance
Company Limited?
A) Tata AIA Life Insurance B) HDFC Life Insurance
C) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance D) Bharti AXA General Insurance
Answer : B
 Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the accquisition of 100% shareholding
in Exide Life Insurance Company Limited by HDFC Life Insurance Company.
 The acquisition has been approved under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
 After the acquisition Exide Life will become wholly owned subsidiary of HDFC Life. It is
proposed to merge Exide Life with HDFC Life.
 Competition Commission of India (CCI)
 Founded : 2003
 Chairmam : Ashok Kumar Gupta.
 HDFC Life Insurance Company
 Founded : 2000
 MD & CEO :Vibha Padalkar.
 Exide Life Insurance Company
 Founded : 2001
 Headquarters : Bangalore
 MD and CEO : Kshitij Jain
Q. NITI Aayog and World Bank will set up a $300-million ‘first loss risk sharing instrument’ to
facilitate a program for faster and easier financing of electric vehicles (EVs). Which bank is the
program manager in this?
A) Bank of Baroda B) Punjab National Bank
C) State Bank of India D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : C
 NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog and the World Bank (WB) are working
together to facilitate a program for faster and easier financing of electric vehicles (EVs).
 NITI Aayog and World Bank are setting up a $300-million ‘first loss risk sharing instrument’,
with the State Bank of India (SBI) as its program manager.

 The current rate of interest for electric two-wheelers & electric 3 Wheelers, which is in the
range of 20-25 percent is expected to be reduced to 10-12 percent.
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with NCDEX e Markets Limited to become a clearing bank for
handling financial transactions in the NeML marketplace and procurement/auction platform?
A) Bank of Baroda B) ICICI Bank
C) Bank of Maharashtra D) HDFC Bank
Answer : A
 Bank of Baroda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NCDEX e Markets
Ltd (NEML) to become a ‘clearing bank’ for handling financial transactions in the NeML
marketplace and procurement/auction platform.
 This tie-up will increase Bank of Baroda’s presence in agri e-commerce through its wide
network across India
BANK OF BARODA IN NEWS
 Bank of Baroda signs MoU with NeML to become a clearing bank for NeML.
 Bank of Baroda’s launches digital platform ‘bob World’
 Bank of Baroda tops the MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard for 2020-21.
 Bank of Baroda, U GRO Capital launch co-lending platform 'Pratham'; to disburse Rs 1,000
cr loans to MSME sector .
 BoB signs MoU with defence forces named “Baroda Military Salary package”
 BOB Becomes 3rd Largest Bank As Dena, Vijaya Merger Take Effect .
 Bank of Baroda (BOB)
 Founded : 1908
 HQ : Varodara, Gujarat
 MD & CEO : Sanjiv Chadha
 Tagline : India's International Bank
Q. Who is the head of the reconstituted Technical Advisory Committee of Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI)?
A) Deepak B Phatak B) Jaipal Sharma
C) T. Rabi Sankar D) N S Venkatesh
Answer : A
 SEBI has reconstituted its Technical Advisory Committee which will recommend measures
for changes and improvements in the market structure given the technological changes.
 The reconstituted 7-member committee will be chaired by Deepak B Phatak, a former
professor of IIT Bombay. Earlier the panel had only 5 members.
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to offer a defence service salary package
under ‘’Power Salute’’?
A) Axis Bank B) Canara Bank
C) Indulsnd Bank D) Bank of Baroda
Answer : A

 Axis Bank signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to offer a defence service salary package
under ‘’Power Salute’’ at New Delhi. Through the agreement the bank will provide several
benefits to all ranks of Indian Navy veterans and cadets.
 ICICI Bank also renewed its MoU with the Indian Army to offer enhanced benefits and new
features through its ‘Defence Salary Account’ (DSA) to all serving as well as retired Army
personnel.
AXIS BANK IN NEWS 2021
 Axis Bank signed MoU with Indian Navy to offer ‘Power Salute’.
 Amitabh Chaudhry reappointed Axis Bank CEO.
 RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on Axis Bank for flouting KYC norms.
 Axis Bank announced its first derivative transaction linked to SOFR (Secured Overnight
Financing Rate).
 Axis Bank signs an MoU with the Indian Army to offer defence service salary package under
its “Power Salute” initiative.
 AXIS BANK
 Founded : 1993
 Chairman : Rakesh Makhija
 MD & CEO : Amitabh Chaudhary
 Tagline : Badhti Ka naam Zindagi
Q. Which financial institutions has approved a $61 million loan under ‘Agartala City Urban
Development Project’ to improve livability, harness technology, and promote new
developments?
C) New Development Bank D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Answer : B
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $61 million loan under ‘Agartala City Urban
Development Project’ to improve livability, harness technology, and promote new
developments to accommodate the expanding population in the city of Agartala, Tripura.
 The Agartala City Urban Development Project will build and upgrade 48 kilometers (km) of
new or existing stormwater drainage and construct 23 km of climate-resilient urban roads
Q. RBI has issued revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for Scheduled Commercial
Banks. The new framework will be effective from which date?
A) April 01, 2022 B) January 01, 2022
C) March 01, 2022 D) February 01, 2022
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India has issued revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework for
Scheduled Commercial Banks and it will be effective from January 1, 2022.
 Objective of PCA framework : The PCA framework enables Supervisory intervention by RBI
at an appropriate time and to initiate and implement remedial measures for the scheduled
commercial banks in a timely manner, so as to restore its financial health.

 On which banks PCA will be applicable : The PCA Framework would apply to all banks
operating in India including foreign banks operating through branches or subsidiaries based
on breach of risk thresholds of identified indicators.
 Exit from PCA and Withdrawal of Restrictions under PCA : When a bank is placed under PCA
by RBI, then withdrawal of restrictions imposed under the PCA Framework will be considered
under two circumstances
1. If no breaches in risk thresholds in any of the parameters are observed as per four
continuous quarterly financial statements, one of which should be Audited Annual
Financial Statement (subject to assessment by RBI); and
2. Based on Supervisory comfort of the RBI, including an assessment on sustainability of
profitability of the bank.
 The Reserve Bank has specified certain regulatory trigger points, as a part of prompt
corrective action (PCA) Framework, in terms of three parameters, i.e. capital to risk-
weighted assets ratio (CRAR), net non-performing assets (NPA) and Return on Assets (RoA).
These should be maintained by banks.
 The Reserve Bank’s PCA framework was introduced in December 2002.
 Now, only Mumbai-based Central Bank of India is under PCA regime.
 RBI takes IDBI Bank out of PCA framework ( In March 2021).
 RBI takes UCO Bank out of PCA Framework ( In 2nd week of September 2021).
 RBI takes Indian Overseas Bank out of PCA Framework ( In Last Week of September 2021).
 IOB was placed under PCA in October 2015.
 UCO bank was placed under PCA in May 2017.
 IDBI Bank was placed under PCA in May, 2017.
Q. The Ministry of Finance has issued guidelines to be adopted by all public sector banks (PSBs)
on Staff Accountability Framework for NPA Accounts up to _____?
Answer : C
 Department of Financial Services (DFS), under the finance ministry, has issued guidelines to
be adopted by all public sector banks (PSBs) on Staff Accountability Framework for NPA
Accounts up to Rs. 50 crore’.
 These guidelines will be applicable on loans that are turning into non-performing assets
(NPAs) on or after April 1, 2022. Thses shall not be applicable on fraud cases.
 Banks with the approval of their Board may decide on a threshold of Rs 10 lacs or Rs 20 lacs
depending on their business size for examining the aspect of staff accountability.
Q. What is the name of the tokenization solution launched by PhonePe?
A) Safetoken B) SafeRupay
C) SafePayU D) SafeCard
Answer : D
 Digital Payment firm, PhonePe has launched a tokenization solution named ‘SafeCard’ for
online debit and credit card transactions.
 Earlier in September 2021, RBI had made device-based tokenization framework applicable
to Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) services as well i.e Card-on-File (CoF) means that the
Credit/Debit card details are stored by merchants for ease of payment.

 Hence now many payment firms will launch this tokenization solution. Here are some
tokenisation solutions launched in recent times:
 PhonePe- ‘SafeCard’
 PayU- ‘PayU Token Hub’
 CCAvenue- ‘TokenPay’
 PhonePe
 Founded : 2015
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the new CEO of Barclays?
A) Vipin Sondhi B) Amit Syngle
C) Neeraj Akhoury D) C.S. Venkatakrishnan
Answer : D
 Indian-American banker C.S. Venkatakrishnan (known as Venkat) has been appointed as the
group chief executive (CEO) of the British multinational bank Barclays
 He replaces Jes Staley, who stepped down recently
 BARCLAYS
 Founded : 1690
 Headquarters : London, England UK
 CEO : C. S. Venkatakrishnan
Q. Guangmu is the world’s first Earth-science satellite dedicated to serving the United Nations
2030 Sustainable Development Agenda has been launched by which country?
A) India
B) China
C) Isreal
D) United States
Answer : B
 Guangmu is the world’s first Earth-science satellite dedicated to serving the United Nations
2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Q. Which of the following is not among the three parameters announced in the revised PCA
Framework by RBI?
A) CRAR B) Capital
C) Leverage D) Asset Quality
Answer : A
 Monitoring areas in the revised PCA framework: Capital, Asset Quality and Leverage are the
key areas that will be monitored by RBI for all banks.
 CRAR is the acronym for capital to risk weighted assets ratio, a standard metric to measure
balance sheet strength of banks.

 Total capital ratio (CRAR) = Eligible Total Capital / RWA for (Credit risk + Market risk +
Operational risk)
Q. The guidelines issued by MoF on public sector banks (PSBs) on Staff Accountability Framework
for NPA Accounts up to Rs. 50 crore’ will be applicable to loans turning NPA on or after ____
date?
A) April 01, 2022 B) January 01, 2022
C) March 01, 2022 D) February 01, 2022
Answer : A
 Non-performing asset (NPA) is a loan or advance which is an overdue on the principal or
interest payment for a period of 90 days.
 NPA as defined by the RBI, “if for a period of more than 90 days, the interest or installment
amount is overdue then that loan account can be termed as a Non-Performing Asset.
 For banks, loans are assets. When these assets stop bringing profit i.e. become non-
performing then, these bad loans are termed as NPA.
 NPAs are categorized into 3 categories:
 Sub-standard assets : Remained NPA for a period not less than or equal to 1 year
 Doubtful assets : Remained in the substandard category beyond 1 year
 Loss assets : Asset considered uncollectible and of little value but not written off wholly by
the bank
 This '90 days overdue' norm for identification of NPAs was adopted in the year 2004.
 The '90 days overdue' is applicable in the following cases or any amount to be received in
other accounts:
 Term Loan - interest and/or installment remains overdue.
 CC account - account remains out of order.
 Bill Purchase/ Discounted - bills remain overdue.
Q. Under the revised PCA Framework, RBI will track which of these indicators to check the capital
of a bank?
A) CRAR B) Net NPA Ratio
C) Tier I Leverage Ratio D) All of the above
Answer : A
 Indicators to be tracked : To keep track of Capital, Asset Quality and Leverage the indicators
that would be tracked are: CRAR/ Common Equity Tier I Ratio, Net NPA Ratio and Tier I
Leverage Ratio respectively. i.e to track Capital of a bank RBI will see RAR/ Common Equity
Tier I Ratio of the bank, to track Asset Quality of the bank, RBI will track Net NPA Ratio of the
bank, similarly, to track Leverage of the bank, RBI will track Tier I Leverage Ratio of the bank.
Q. Which company has launched a new company called Isomorphic Labs in London to use AI
(artificial intelligence) for drug discovery?
A) Alphabet Inc B) Amazon
C) Microsoft D) Apple
Answer : A
 Google parent company Alphabet has launched a new company in London called Isomorphic
Labs.

 The company aims to use AI (artificial intelligence) for drug discovery and medicine to find
cures for some of humanity’s most devastating diseases.
 Demis Hassabis will be the CEO of Isomorphic Labs.
 Hassabis is the CEO and co-founder of DeepMind, another Alphabet subsidiary that used AI
to predict the 3D structure of a protein directly from its amino acid sequence.
 Alphabet Inc
 Founded : 2015
 Founders : Larry Page and Sergey Brin
 Headquarters : Mountain View, California, U.S.
 Chairman : John L. Hennessy
 CEO : Sundar Pichai
Q. Union Government announced that there is no proposal to extend distribution of free ration
through the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY) beyond 30 November 2021. When
was the PMGKAY scheme announced?
A) March 2020 B) July 2020
C) August 2020 D) December 2020
Answer : A
 Union Government announced that there was no proposal to extend the distribution of free
ration as part of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY-3) beyond 30 November
2021 in view of recovery in the economy and good disposal of food grains in the open market.
 The PMGKAY was announced in March 2020 and initially, the scheme was rolled out for April–
June 2020 period but was later extended till 30 November 2021.
OCTOBER 2021
Q. Who is the chairperson of the expert committee formed by IFSCA on Sustainable Finance Hub
at IFSC?
A) Devesh Srivastava B) T. L. Alamelu
C) C.K. Mishra D) Sakate Khaitan
Answer : C
 International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has constituted an Expert
Committee to recommend approach towards development of Sustainable Finance Hub at
IFSC.
 The expert committee will be chaired by Shri C.K. Mishra, Former Secretary to Government
of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
 The committee consists of total 10 members including chairperson and member secretary.
DON'T CONFUSE
IFSCA Constitutes Committee IN NEWS.
 IFSCA Constitutes an Expert Committee on Sustainable Finance; Headed By C.K. Mishra.

 IFSCA sets up committee to develop avenues for ship financing, leasing; chaired by
Vandana Aggarwal.

 K.P. Krishnan headed expert committee on Variable Capital Company has submitted its
report on the feasibility of Variable Capital Companies in the IFSCA.
 IFSCA constitutes an expert committee on Investment Funds under the Chairmanship of
Nilesh Shah.
 International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
 Founded : April 27, 2020
 Headquarteres : GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 1st Chairmam : Injeti Srinivas
Q. The Indian Overseas Bank has been taken out of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)
restriction by RBI. In which year was the bank placed under the PCA framework?
A) November 2014 B) September 2016
C) December 2012 D) October 2015
Answer : D
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is taken
out of the PCA restrictions. (Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF)).
 Chennai-based IOB was placed under PCA in October 2015.
 RBI said that as per the published results for the year ended March 31, 2021, IOB is not in
breach of the PCA parameters.
 The Reserve Bank has specified certain regulatory trigger points, as a part of prompt
corrective action (PCA) Framework, in terms of three parameters, i.e. capital to risk-
weighted assets ratio (CRAR), net non-performing assets (NPA) and Return on Assets
(RoA). These should be maintained by banks.
Q. Which among the following banks in the only one left under the RBI’s PCA regime?
A) IDBI Bank B) UCO Bank
Answer : D
 RBI takes IDBI Bank out of PCA framework ( In March 2021).
 RBI takes UCO Bank out of PCA Framework ( In 2nd week of September 2021).
 RBI takes Indian Overseas Bank out of PCA Framework ( In Last Week of September 2021).
 Central Bank of India
 Founded : 1911
 Non-Exe Chairman : Tapan Ray
 MD & CEO : Matam Venkata Rao
 Tagline : Central to You Since 1911
Q. Who has topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021?
A) SP Hinduja B) Shiv Nadar
C) Gautam Adani D) Mukesh Ambani
Answer : D

 Reliance Industries’ Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich
List for the 10th consecutive year. In 2021, his total net worth was recorded at Rs 7,18,000
crore.
 Meanwhile, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani is at second spot with net worth of Rs.
5,05,900 crore.
 Shiv Nadar & family of HCL technologies are third in the list with net worth of Rs 2,36,600
crore.
 The Hurun India Rich List 2021, features as many as 1,007 individuals across 119 cities with
net worth of Rs 1,000 crore.
Q. How much amount of capital infusion has been approved by the government in the ECGC Ltd
for a period of five years from FY22-FY26?
A) Rs. 3,300 crore B) Rs. 5,500 crore
C) Rs. 4,400 crore D) Rs. 6,600 crore
Answer : C
 The government of India has approved a capital infusion of Rs. 4,400 crore to ECGC Ltd for
a period of five years, i.e. from FY 2021-2022 to FY 2025- 2026.
 ECGC Limited is a wholly-owned CPSE of the Government of India.
 The government has also approved the Initial Public Offer (IPO) on the Stock Exchange of
ECGC Ltd.
 ECGC was set up with the objective of improving the competitiveness of the exports by
providing Credit Risk Insurance and related services for exports.
 The capital infusion and planned initial public offering (IPO) will increase ECGC’s
underwriting capacity up to 88,000 crores and propel additional exports of Rs. 5.28 lakh
crores over five years from FY 2021–2022 to FY 2025–2026.
Q. Government of India has approved Initial Public Offer (IPO) on Stock Exchange of ECGC Ltd.
What is the percentage share of government in ECGC Ltd.?
A) 74% B) 49%
C) 51% D) 100%
Answer : D
 Govt approves IPO of ECGC and capital infusion of Rs 4,400 crore to ECGC.
 ECGC Limited is a wholly-owned CPSE of the Government of India. The government has
also approved the Initial Public Offer (IPO) on the Stock Exchange of ECGC Ltd.
 Government of India holds stake in ECGC 100%.
 ECGC Limited (Formerly Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd)
 Founded : 30 July 1957
 Chairman & MD : M. Senthilnathan
 Products : Export Credit Insurance
Q. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of National Securities Depositories (NSDL), who
replaced GV Nageswara Rao
A) Padmaja Chunduru B) J. K. Shivan
C) Sashidhar Jagdishan D) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
Answer : A

 Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive
officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories (NSDL).
 She has replaced GV Nageswara Rao as the MD & CEO of NSDL.
 Chunduru has served as MD & CEO of Indian Bank between September 2018 and August
2021.
 National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)
 Founded : 1996
 MD & CEO : Ms. Padmaja Chunduru,
Q. Which Indian Conglomerate has acquired the financial services company, Dewan Housing
Finance (DHFL) ?
A) Sahara India Pariwar B) Kirloskar Group
C) Piramal Enterprises D) Shougang Concord International
Answer : C
 Piramal Enterprises has completed the acquisition of Dewan Housing Finance Limited
(DHFL) by paying the consideration amount of Rs 34,250 crore. This is the first successful
resolution of a financial services company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
(IBC).
 Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL) is the first financial services firm to go for bankruptcy
proceedings. It is a non-deposit-taking housing finance company.
 Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL)
 Founded : 11 April 1984
 Founder : Rajesh Wadhawan
 Chairman & Managing director : Kapil Wadhawan
 Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to make amendments in the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second
Amendment) Bill, 2019.
 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 provides a time-bound process for resolving
insolvency in companies and among individuals.
Q. Centre has recently announced an extension in the timeline of Emergency Credit Line
Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). What is the extended period of the scheme?
A) December 31, 2022 B) November 31, 2022
C) March 31, 2022 D) October 31, 2022
Answer : C
 The Government of India has extended the timeline of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee
Scheme (ECLGS) till 31.03.2022 or till guarantees for an amount of Rs 4.5 lakh crore are
issued under the scheme, whichever is earlier.
 Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) was launched by Government of India
as a special scheme in view of COVID-19.
 The last date of disbursement under the scheme has also been extended to 30.06.2022.
ECLGS is managed by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd (NCGTC).
 Recently, the government has extended the Rs. 3-lakh-crore Emergency Credit Line
Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) until 30th June 2021, and also widened its scope to new
sectors, including hospitality, travel and tourism.

 ECLGS was rolled out in May 2020 as part of the Centre’s Atmanirbhar package in response
to the Covid-19 crisis.
Q. As per the Government data, which state was the highest contributor to the small saving
schemes, in July-Sept quarter of 2021-2022?
A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu
C) West Bengal D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C
 West Bengal is the highest contributor to the small saving schemes while Uttar Pradesh is
the second top contributor.
 The government of India has announced that the rate of interest on Small Savings Schemes
for the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of 2021-22 will remain unchanged as the last quarter (July-
Sept) of 2021-2022.
 Interest rates for small savings schemes are notified by the Finance Ministry on a quarterly
basis in every financial year.
 Q1 of FY 2021-22 (April-June)
 Q2 of FY 2021-22 (July-Sept)
 Q3 of FY 2021-22 (Oct-Dec)
 Q4 of FY 2021-22 (Jan-March)
Q. What is the interest rate fixed on Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts for Quarter-3 (Oct-Dec) of
2021-22?
A) 7.5% B) 7.6%
C) 7.4% D) 7.9%
Answer : B
 Government keeps interest rates on Small Savings Schemes unchanged for Quarter-3 of
2021-22
Q. How much amount has been allocated to the second phase of the scheme “Swachh Bharat
Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0”?
A) Rs 1.21 lakh crore B) Rs 1.41 lakh crore
C) Rs 1.31 lakh crore D) Rs 1.51 lakh crore
Answer : B

 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the second phase of the two flagship missions,
namely, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT) on October 01, 2021, from Dr Ambedkar International Centre in
New Delhi.
 The SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration of making all
cities ‘garbage free’ and ‘water secure’.
 Outlay of the missions
 The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around Rs 1.41 lakh crore.
 The outlay of AMRUT 2.0 is around Rs 2.87 lakh crore
 Key Features of SBM-U 2.0
 Make all cities ‘garbage free’ and ensure grey and black water management in all cities other
than those covered under AMRUT
 Key Features of AMRUT 2.0
 provide 100 percent coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 urban local
bodies by providing about 2.68 crore tap connections
 SWACHH BHARAT MISSION
 To accelerate the efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage, the Prime Minister of India
had launched the Swachh Bharat Mission on 2nd October 2014.
 Under the mission, all villages, Gram Panchayats, Districts, States and Union Territories in
India declared themselves "Open-Defecation Free" (ODF) by 2nd October 2019, the 150th
birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by constructing over 100 million toilets in rural India.
 SBM is being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (M/o HUA) and by the
Ministry of Jal Shakti for urban and rural areas respectively.
 In the Union Budget 2021-22, the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 was announced to be
implemented over five years – 2021 till 2026 – with an outlay of Rs. 1.41 lakh crore.
 Schemes as part of SBM:
 GOBAR-DHAN (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) Scheme: Launched by the Ministry
of Jal Shakti in 2018 and aims to augment income of farmers by converting biodegradable
waste into compressed biogas (CBG).
 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme
 The AMRUT scheme was launched by the Union Government on 25 June 2015 to ensure that
every household has access to basic services (e.g. water supply, sewerage, urban transport)
and build amenities in cities which will improve the quality of life for all, especially the poor
and the disadvantaged is a national priority.
 Odisha bags top position in implementation of AMRUT scheme
Q. What is the total outlay for the AMRUT 2.0 mission, launched by PM Modi recently?
Answer : D
 The outlay of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 is around
Rs 2.87 lakh crore
Q. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of the rating agency CRISIL?
A) Vinita Bali B) Amish Mehta
C) Girish Paranjpe D) Shyamala Gopinath
Answer : B

 Amish Mehta has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
(MD & CEO) of rating agency Crisil with effect from October 01, 2021.
 He has replaced Ashu Suyash. Crisil is owned by S&P.
 CRISIL (formerly Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited)
 Founded : 1987
 MD & CEO : Amish Mehta
 CFO : Sanjay Chakravarti
Q. Which Financial institution has approved $356.67 million loan to support the expansion of
Chennai Metro Rail?
A) World Bank (WB) B) New Development Bank (NDB)
C) Asian Development Bank (ADB) D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Answer : D
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan worth US $356.67 million to
support the expansion of Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL).
 The fund will be used for the construction of a new metro corridor as part of CMRL’s Phase-
II development project.
 AIIB has approved funding for 28 projects in India, with the energy and transport sectors
receiving the highest amount of AIIB’s financing.
Q. Which Financial Institution has approved $150 million loan for ‘Chennai City Partnership:
Sustainable Urban Services Program’ to make Chennai a world-class city?
Answer : A
 The World Bank has approved $150 million (around Rs 1,112 crore) loan for funding ‘Chennai
City Partnership: Sustainable Urban Services Program’ of Tamil Nadu, with the vision of
making Chennai into a world-class city that is more green, livable, and resilient to climate
change.
Q. Which company has recently acquired 100% stake in digital lending startup CreditMate?
A) Paytm B) PhonePe
C) NPCI D) Reliance Industries
Answer : A
 Digital payment services provider Paytm has acquired 100% stake in Mumbai-based digital
lending startup CreditMate. However, the transaction details of the deal have not been
disclosed.
 The Paytm Group will now be the 100% beneficial owners of the business, while the co-
founders of CreditMate will exit the business.
 Paytm acquires 100% ownership of lending startup CreditMate.
 CreditMate was founded in 2019 by Jonathan Bill, Ashish Doshi, Swati Lad and Aditya Singh.
 PAYTM
 Founded : August 2010
 Headquarteres : Noida, Uttar Pradesh

 Owner : One97 Communications Ltd.
 Founder(s) : Vijay Shekhar Sharma
 CEO : Varun Sridhar
 President : Amit Nayyar
 Vice president : Ajay Shekhar Sharma
Q. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded 365 crore transactions worth Rs. 6.54 lakh crore in
September 2021. Who released this data?
A) Union Finance Ministry
B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
C) Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL)
D) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
Answer : D
 As per data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) has registered 365 crore transactions worth 6.54lakh crores in
September 2021.
Q. Which Section of SARFAESI Act states that a company can carry the business of asset
reconstruction only after obtaining a certificate of registration from RBI in addition to having
prescribed limit of minimum net owned fund requirement ?
A) Section 5 B) Section 3
C) Section 4 D) Section 6
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted the National Asset Reconstruction Company
(NARCL) the licence to register as an asset reconstruction company (ARC) under Section 3
of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security
Interest (SARFAESI) Act 2002.
 As per Section 3 of the SARFAESI Act, a company can carry the business of asset
reconstruction only after
 Obtaining a certificate of registration from RBI and having the owned fund of not less than Rs
2 crore or such other amount not exceeding 15% of total financial assets acquired or to be
acquired by the securitisation company or reconstruction company.
 The SARFAESI Act helps reconstruction of bad assets without the intervention of courts.
 The NARCL has been incorporated under the Companies Act, and public sector banks will
hold 51 percent in NARCL.
 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest
Act, 2002 (also known as the SARFAESI Act)
 Commenced : 21 June 2002
 Committee report : Narasimham Committee I and II and Andhyarujina Committee
Q. RBI has recently superseded the Board of Directors of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited
(SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL) under which Section of RBI Act, 1934?
A) Section 44-EE (1) B) Section 42-AE (1)
C) Section 40-BE (1) D) Section 45-IE (1)

Answer : D
 Reserve Bank of India has superseded the Board of Directors of Srei Infrastructure Finance
Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL) under Section 45-IE (1) of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. These both are NBFCs.
 Reason for superseding: This decision has been taken by RBI owing to governance concerns
and defaults by these two NBFCs in meeting their various payment obligations.
 RBI will also initiate the process of resolution of the above two NBFCs under the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and
Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019.
 Steel and Industrial Forgings Ltd (SIFL)
 Headquarters : Athani, Thrissur, Kerala,
Q. Which of the following bank has launched NAV-eCash card for Indian Navy on INS
Vikramaditya?
A) State Bank of India B) Central Bank of India
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Punjab National Bank
Answer : A
 State Bank of India (SBI) has partnered with the Indian Navy to launch NAV-eCash card for
the naval personnel onboard the country’s largest Naval Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
 The NAV-eCash Card will do away with the dependency on cash for utilization of any of the
services onboard and create a secured, convenient and sustainable payment ecosystem.
 INS Vikramaditya Commissioned
 16 November 2013
Q. The Ministry of Textile has extended the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development
Scheme (CHCDS) upto what period?
A) 2025 B) 2024
C) 2023 D) 2026
Answer : D
 Ministry of Textiles has approved the continuation of the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster
Development Scheme (CHCDS) up to March 2026. The total outlay of CHCDS will be Rs 160
crore.
 The objective of the scheme is the upliftment and development of handicrafts artisans. Under
the scheme, Infrastructural support, market access, design and technology up-gradation
support will be provided to handicrafts artisans.
 The mega handicraft clusters having more than 10,000 artisans will be selected for overall
development under this scheme
Q. In the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) handicraft cluster
having more than ____ artisans will be selected for the scheme?
A) 25,000 B) 20,000
C) 10,000 D) 15,000
Answer : C

 The mega handicraft clusters having more than 10,000 artisans will be selected for overall
development under this scheme.
 Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS)
 Ministry: Ministry of Textile
 Duration: The project duration is 5 years
 Total outlay : Rs 160 Crore
Q. What is the minimum net owned fund requirement for a company to operate as an Asset
Reconstruction Company?
Answer : B
 As per Section 3 of the SARFAESI Act, a company can carry the business of asset
reconstruction only after obtaining a certificate of registration from RBI and, having the
owned fund of not less than Rs 2 crore or such other amount not exceeding 15% of total
financial assets acquired or to be acquired by the securitisation company or reconstruction
company.
Q. Which of the following small bank launched a current account product named ‘supreme’ for
Non-Resident Indians?
A) Equitas Small Finance Bank B) ESAF Small Finance Bank
C) Jana Small Finance Bank D) Paytm Payments Bank
Answer : B
 ESAF Small Finance Bank launches a current account product named ‘Supreme’ for Non-
Resident Indians.
 ATM cash withdrawal limit of Rs.50,000 per day in India, point of sale (POS) transaction limit
of Rs.80,000 per day in India and an e-commerce transaction limit of Rs.20,000 per day in
India.
 Chairmam : P. R. Ravi Mohan
 MD & CEO : K. Paul Thomas
 Tagline : kaha Have joy of Banking and Enjoy Banking at next level
Q. Which bank has received ‘APY Big Believers’ and ‘Leadership Capital’awards from the Pension
Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)?
A) State Bank of India B) Punjab National Bank
C) Central Bank of India D) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Answer : D
 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has awarded Karnataka Vikas
Grameena Bank (KVGB) with two national awards, ‘APY Big Believers’ and ‘Leadership
Capital’ for considerable enrolment under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
 KVGB is playing a pivotal role in implementing all three social security schemes (Pradhan
Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMJJBY)

 Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
 Launch Date : 9th May, 2015 (Introduced from 1st June, 2015)
 Purpose : It is a pension scheme focused on all citizens in the unorganised sector.
 Under the scheme, a subscriber would receive a minimum guaranteed pension of Rs 1,000
to Rs 5,000 per month, depending upon his contribution, from the age of 60 years.
 Benefits : Monthly Pension of either Rs 1000/- , Rs 2000/-, Rs 3000/-, Rs 4000/- or Rs 5000/-
would be paid to the subscriber after he attains the age of 60.
 Penalty for default in contribution : Rs. 1 per month for the contribution of every Rs. 100
 APY is a guaranteed pension scheme and is administered by PFRDA
 Age Eligibility - 18 years to 40 years, but he will have to make the monthly contribution till the
age of 60 years.
 Contribution can be monthly, quarterly or half-yearly basis
 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
 PM Narendra Modi on 9 May 2015 launched Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(PMJJBY) in Kolkata, West Bengal.
 Objective : To provide protection and financial security to the poor
 Eligibility - Bank Account holders within age group 18 – 50 years
 Benefits/Life Cover : Rs 2 lakhs (in case of death for any reason)
 Premium : Rs 330 to be paid annually
 Maturity/Termination : Completion of 55 years (Age near Birthday).
 Note: In case a member is covered under PMJJBY with LIC of India / other company
Q. Mukesh Ambani has topped the Forbes India Rich list in 2021, to retain his position as the
wealthiest Indian for the ____consecutive year
A) 12th B) 16th
C) 13th D) 14th
Answer : D
 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the Forbes India Rich
list for 2021, released on October 07, 2021. The list ranks India’s 100 richest Indians.
 He has retained his position as the wealthiest Indian for the 14th consecutive year on Forbes
India list, since 2008.
 The tycoon added $4 billion to his net worth in 2021, to bring his total fortune to $92.7 billion
 The second spot has been retained by Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, with a net worth
of $74.8 billion..
 Tech tycoon Shiv Nadar acquired the third spot with net worth of $31 billion.
 The total fortune of Forbes India 100 Richest Indian in 2021 is recorded at US$775
billion.India’s 100 richest are now worth $775 billion
Q. Which of the following company has launched the ‘postpe’ solution based on ‘Buy Now Pay
Later’ (BNPL) platform?
A) Paytm B) PhonePe
C) BharatPe D) GooglePay
Answer : C
 Fintech company BharatPe has launched ‘PostPe’, a new solution to provide credit to
customers on the ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) platform.
 Using the postpe solution, customers can avail interest-free credit limit of up to Rs 10 lakh.

 With postpe, BharatPe aims to facilitate a loan book of $300 million in the first 12 months for
its lending partners
Q. Which bank has become the first scheduled private sector bank to receive approval from the
Government of India for collection of direct and indirect taxes?
A) IndusInd Bank B) Federal Bank
Answer : C
 Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) has received approval from the Government of India for
collection of direct and indirect taxes, such as income tax, Goods and Services Tax (GST)
etc, through its banking network.
 Following the announcement, the KMBL has become the first scheduled private sector bank
to receive permission to take part in government-related business.
Q. What is the estimated GDP growth forecast for India in the financial year 2021-22 (FY22) as per
the RBI?
A) 7.5% B) 9.5%
C) 8.5% D) 10.5%
Answer : B
 The MPC also decided to continue with the accommodative stance.
 RBI has retained the projection for real GDP growth at 9.5 per cent in 2021-22.
 The decisions were announced at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held between
October 6-8, 2021.
 The next MPC meet will be held between December 6 to 8, 2021
 MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE (MPC)
 The Monetary Policy Committee is a statutory and institutionalized framework under the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, for maintaining price stability, while keeping in mind the
objective of growth.
 An RBI-appointed committee led by the then deputy governor Urjit Patel in 2014
recommended the establishment of the Monetary Policy Committee.
 The Governor of RBI is ex-officio Chairman of the committee.
 The committee comprises six members (including the Chairman) - three officials of the RBI
and three external members nominated by the Government of India.
 The MPC determines the policy interest rate (repo rate) required to achieve the inflation
target (4%).
 Six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) .
 3 (RBI) + 3 (Govt of India) = 6
 Three members from RBI Side are Dr. Mridul K. Saggar, Dr. Michael Debabrata Patra and
Shri Shaktikanta Das.
 Three members from Govt of India Side : Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma and Shashanka
Bhide
Q. What is the current policy repo rate announced by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) 3.35% B) 4.25%

C) 3.25% D) 4.00%
Answer : D
 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India has announced that the
policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) will be kept unchanged at 4.0 per
cent.
 Repo rate : 4%
 Reverse Repo rate : 3.35%
 Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) : 4.25%
 Bank rate : 4.25%
 Statuatory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) : 18%
 Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) : 4%
 GDP growth rate 9.5% for FY 22
 Retail inflation 5.3% for FY 22
Q. What is the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) limit revised by the Reserve Bank of India?
A) Rs. 2 lakhs B) Rs. 3 lakhs
C) Rs. 5 lakhs D) Rs. 8 lakhs
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the daily limit of the Immediate Payment Service
(IMPS) from 2 lakhs to Rs. 5 lakhs, in view of the importance of the IMPS system and for
enhanced consumers convenience.
 This will lead to a further increase in digital payments and will provide an additional facility
to customers for making digital payments beyond 2 lakhs.
 IMPS– IMPS was introduced in 2010 and managed by the National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI),is an important payment system providing 24×7 instant domestic funds transfer
facility and is accessible through various channels like internet banking, mobile banking
apps, bank branches, ATMs, SMS and IVRS.
 This facility is provided by NPCI through its existing National Financial Switch (NFS).
Q. The FinTech Hackathon, ‘I-Sprint’21’ has been launched by which organisation?
A) RBI B) NPCI
C) SIDBI D) IFSCA
Answer : D
 International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has launched the global FinTech
Hackathon Series ‘I-Sprint’21’ on October 07, 2021.
 The first Sprint of the series is “Sprint01: BankTech”, which focuses on FinTechs for the
Banking sector.
 Sprint01: BankTech is organised jointly by IFSCA and GIFT city in collaboration with NITI
Aayog.
 The Partners to the Hackathon are ICICI Bank, HSBC Bank, iCreate, Zone Startups and
Invest-India.
 The Price money for this hackathon is Rs 24 lakh.
 International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
 Founded : April 27, 2020
 Headquarteres : GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 1st Chairmam : Injeti Srinivas

Q. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the CoinSwitch Kuber, a cyrpto currency
platform?
A) Virat Kohli B) Ranveer Singh
C) Ayushman Khurrana D) Amitabh Bachchan
Answer : B
 Crypto platform CoinSwitch Kuber has roped in Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its brand
ambassador.
 CoinSwitch Kuber became India’s second crypto exchange to gain unicorn status after
CoinDCX.
 CoinSwitch Kuber announced raising over $260 million in a SeriesC funding round from a
clutch of investors, valuing the company at $1.9 billion.
 CoinSwitch Kuber
 Founded : 1 June 2020
 Headquarters : Bangalore
 An Indian government bill - Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill,
2021
Q. Which of the following organisation launched ‘Business Loan Carnival’ for MSMEs?
A) Bankbazaar B) NeoGrowth
C) BharatPe D) Bajaj Allianz Insurance
Answer : B
 NeoGrowth has launched the ‘Business Loan Carnival’ for MSME customers, where
customers can avail new products of the NeoGrowth— NeoCash Insta Loan and Vendor
Finance Express under its direct-to-customer (D2C) initiatives to boost credit flow to small
businesses.
 NeoGrowth has simplified and digitalised the process to help MSMEs with hassle-free loans
for their varied business needs.
Q. What is the theme of the Fourth Cohort under Regulatory Sandbox, as per Reserve Bank of India
(RBI)?
A) MEME Lending B) Retail Payments
C) Cross Border Payments D) Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds
Answer : D
 Reserve Bank of India has announced the theme for Fourth Cohort under Regulatory
Sandbox. The theme is “Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds”.
 Before this, RBI has already launched three cohorts under Regulatory Sandbox.
 First Cohort– First Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox was launched by RBI in December
2020, with the theme as ‘Retail Payments’. Six entities have completed the testing phase of
the cohort.
 Second Cohort– Second Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox was announced by RBI in
December 2020 with the theme as ‘Cross Border Payments’. Eight entities have been
selected for the ‘Test Phase’.

 Third Cohort– Third Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox was announced by RBI in
September 2021 with the theme as ‘MSME Lending’.
 Fourth Cohort– Fourth Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox was announced by RBI in
October 2021 with the theme as 'Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds'.
 LET'S RECALL
 First Cohort - Theme ‘Retail Payments’
 Second Cohort - Theme 'Cross Border Payments’
 Third Cohort - Theme ‘MSME Lending’.
 Fourth Cohort - Theme 'Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds'.
Q. The greenfield Sindhudurg Airport has been inaugurated in which state under the UDAN
Scheme?
A) Odisha B) Kerala
C) Telangana D) Maharashtra
Answer : D
 Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, virtually inaugurated the
greenfield Sindhudurg airport in Maharashtra recently, under the RCS-UDAN (Regional
Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme of the Government of India.
 The minister also flagged off the first flight from the airport, taking off from Sindhudurg to
Mumbai.
 Sindhudurg Airport (also known as Chipi Airport) is in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra.
 With this, 381 routes and 61 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have
become operationalized under the UDAN scheme.
 About "UDAN scheme"
 Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) was launched as a regional connectivity scheme (RCS)
under the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 2016.
 Aim: To develop the regional aviation market.
 The scheme is implemented by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and is operational for a
period of 10 years.
Q. How many routes and airports are operational under the UDAN scheme till date?
A) 310 routes and 76 airports B) 187 routes and 38 airports
C) 381 routes and 61 airports D) 257 routes and 45 airports
Answer : C
 381 routes and 61 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have become
operationalized under the UDAN scheme.
Q. Which of the following bank has launched the ‘6S Campaign’ under the customer outreach
programme?
A) State Bank of India B) Union Bank of India
Answer : C
 Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched the ‘6S Campaign’ under customer outreach
programme to extend financial services at a concessional rate during the festival season.

 The ‘6S Campaign’ encapsulates different schemes such as — Swabhiman, Samruddhi,
Sampark and Shikhar, Sankalp and Swagat.
PNB IN NEWS
 PNB launched “PNB Pride-CRMD module” app for differently-abled employees

 Ashutosh Choudhary was appointed as the Chief Risk Officer of Punjab National Bank.
 Geojit inks pact with Punjab National Bank to offer three-in-one account.
 Punjab National Bank launches digital initiative PNB@Ease.
 PNB has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary namely “PNB Cards & Services Ltd” to manage its
credit card business.
 PNB has decided to restrict its customers from withdrawing money from non-EMV automated
teller machines (ATMs) with effect from 01 February 2021.
 PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
 Founder : Dyal Singh Majithia And Lala Lajpat Rai
 MD & CEO : S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao
 Tagline : The Name You can Bank Upon
 Punjab National Bank Merge : (Oriental Bank of Commerce & United Bank of India
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the fintech startup BharatPe?
A) Rajnish Kumar B) Rajkiran Rai G.
C) Arundhati Bhattacharya D) Dinesh Kumar Khara
Answer : A
 Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar appointed as Chairman of BharatPe.
 He was the Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) from October 2017 to October 2020 and
also served as the Managing Director of the National Banking Group and the Managing
Director (Compliance and Risk) at SBI
Q. Which of the following is the 11th Indian public sector enterprise to receive Maharatna status
from the Union Government?
A) Power Finance Corporation (PFC) B) Coal India Limited (CIL)
C) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) D) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
Answer : A
 The Government of India has accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance
Corporation Ltd (PFC) .
 PFC was incorporated in 1986, as an Indian financial institution under the ownership of
Ministry of Power.
 It is the largest Infrastructure Finance Company in India, exclusively dedicated to Power
Sector.
 PFC became the 11th public sector enterprise to get this status in India.
 ‘Maharatna’ status is granted to a company that has recorded more than Rs. 5000 crores of
net profit for three consecutive years, an average annual turnover of Rs. 25,000 crores for
three years or should have an average annual net worth of Rs. 15,000 crores for three years.
 Power Finance Corporation issues India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond.

 Power Finance Corporation
 Founded : 1986
 Director : R S Dhillon
List of Maharatna Companies in India
1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
3. Coal India Limited
4. GAIL (India) Limited
5. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
6. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
7. NTPC Limited
8. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
9. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
10. Steel Authority of India Limited
11. Power Finance Corporation
As of October 2021, there are 11 Maharatnas Companies in India
In India, There are Totally Sixteen (16) Navratna Companies in India which is laid down by the
Government for grant of Navratna status
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
A) Pratik Doshi B) Amit Khare
C) Bhaskar Khulbe D) Hardik Satishchandra Shah
Answer : B
 Former Information & Broadcasting (I&B) and Higher Education Secretary, Amit Khare has
been appointed as the new Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 Khare is a 1985-batch IAS officer from Bihar- Jharkhand cadre.
 He has been appointed for a period of two years on contractual basis as Advisor to the Prime
Minister in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
 PM's Economic Advisory
 Bibek Debroy.
 Advisor to PM
 Amit Khare.
 Joint Secretary to PM
 Meera Mohanty.
 Private Secretary to PM
 Hardik Satishchandra Shah
 Private Secretary to President
 P Praveen Siddharth.
 Principal Secretary to PM
 P. K. Mishra.

Q. Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima
Yojana (PMFBY)?
A) Pratik Doshi B) Amrapali Kata
C) Ritesh Chauhan D) Arvind Shrivastava
Answer : C
 Ritesh Chauhan has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
 Chauhan will have a combined tenure of seven years up to September 22, 2023.
 He will succeed Ashish Kumar Bhutani, who was appointed in 2018.
Q. RBI has granted small finance bank licence to Unity Small Finance Bank. It is a consortium of
which entities?
A) Aditya Birla and CCAvenue
B) Centrum and BharatPe
C) Tata Capital and Fullerton India Credit
D) Arthvaya India Nidhi and L&T Finance
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India has a granted small finance bank licence to the consortium of Centrum
Financial Services Limited (Centrum), and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe)
named Unity Small Finance Bank.
 The Unity Small Finance Bank will take over the assets and liabilities of Punjab and
Maharashtra Co-operative Bank.
 RBI had given in-principle approval to Centrum Financial Services Limited to set up a small
finance bank in June 2021.
 All about Small Finance Bank
 Capital: The minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks shall be Rs. 200 crore.
 Registered : Under the Companies Act, 2013 (as a public limited company)
 Licensed : Under Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
 Regulation : Banking Regulation Act, 1949; Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934; Foreign
Exchange Management Act, 1999; Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007; Credit
Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005; Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee
Corporation Act, 1961;
 Capital Small Finance Bank was the first small finance bank to begin operations.
 Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited is India’s first urban co-operative bank (UCB)
to transition to a Small Finance Bank (SFB)
 11 small finance banks in India
 Sr.No. Name of the Bank
1. Au Small Finance Bank Limited
2. Capital Small Finance Bank Limited
3. Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited
4. Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited
5. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited
6. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited

7. ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited
8. Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited
9. Jana Small Finance Bank Limited
10. North East Small Finance Bank Limited
11. Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited
Q. Which of the following company has won the bid to acquire Air India?
A) Tata Sons B) Adani Group
C) Mahindra Group D) Larsen and Toubro
Answer : A
 Talace Pvt Ltd the wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons has won the bid to acquire Air India
for Rs 18,000 Crore. Tata Sons is the holding company of Tata groups.
 Now Tatas will own:
 100% stake in Air India (a full-service airline operating in domestic and international
markets),.
 100% in its subsidiary Air India Express (a low-cost carrier airline that focusses on short-haul
international operations especially in the Middle East market) and
 50% in the joint venture Air India SATS (airport services on ground and cargo handling).
 It must be noted that Air India was founded by JRD Tata in 1932, but the Jawaharlal Nehru
government had taken over 100% stake in Air India from Tata group through nationalisation
in 1953 for Rs 2.8 crore.
 The second bid to acquire Air India was for Rs. 15,100 crores by a consortium led by SpiceJet
chief Ajay Singh.
 Air India
 hubs : Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)
 Secondary hubs : Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai)
 Chairperson & MD : Rajiv Bansal
 Founder : J. R. D. Tata
 Destinations : 102
Q. Which company has topped the World’s Best Employers 2021 by Forbes?
A) Samsung B) Apple
C) Microsoft D) Amazon
Answer : A
 South Korean giant Samsung Electronics has topped the overall ranking as World’s Best
Employers 2021, followed by US giants IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Dell
Technologies.
 The World’s Best Employers 2021 has been prepared by Forbes in partnership with market
research company Statista.
 Parameters used during survey for the ranking includes image, economic footprint, talent
development, gender equality and social responsibility.
 Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has topped the Indian corporates in the World’s Best
Employers 2021 rankings published by Forbes.
 Globally, Reliance is placed at 52nd position among 750 global corporates.

 Samsung ( South Korea Company)
 Founded : 1938
 Founder : Lee Byung-chul
 Headquarters : Seoul, South Korea
 Chairmam : Lee Jae-yong
 Forbes’ list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2021

 TOP : MacKenzie Scott
 2nd : Kamala Harris
 37th : Nirmala Sitharaman
 52nd : Roshni Nadar Malhotra
 72nd : Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
 88th : Falguni Nayar
 Forbes World’s Best Employer Ranking 2021

 Top : Samsung
 2nd : IBM
 3rd : Microsoft
 4th : Amazon
 5th : Apple
 6th : Alphabet
 Top Indian company - Reliance Industries : 52nd position
 Forbes India Rich list for 2021
 Top : Mukesh Ambani (RIL Chairman)
 Net worth : $92.7 billion
 2nd : Gautam Adani (Adani Group Chairman)
 Net worth of $74.8 billion
 3rd : Shiv Nadar (HCL technologies Chairmam)
 Net worth of $31 billion
 Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021
 Apple is the world’s most valuable company (USD 2,443 billion)
 Reliance Industries (USD 188 billion) ranked at 57 is the top Indian company.
 There are total 12 Indian companies in this list.
 Fortune Global 500 list for 2021
 Top : Walmart (US)
 2nd : State Grid (China)
 3rd : Amazon (US)
 155th : Indian company top : Reliance Industries
 Revenues : $63 billion.
 Forbes ‘World’s Best Banks’ List in India
 Top : DBS Bank
 2nd : CSB Bank
 3rd : ICICI Bank.
 Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2021
 TOP : Jacinda Ardern, PM of New Zealand
 10th : Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India

Q. Which Indian company has topped the World’s Best Employers 2021 ranking of Forbes, among
Indian corporates?
C) HAL Technologies D) Reliance Industries
Answer : D
 Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has topped the Indian corporates in the World’s Best
Employers 2021 rankings published by Forbes.
 Globally, Reliance is placed at 52nd position among 750 global corporates.
 TOP 5 INDIAN FIRMS IN THE RANKING
 Top : Reliance Industries : 52nd Rank
 2nd : ICICI Bank : 65th Position
 3rd : HDFC Bank : 77th Position
 4th : HAL Technologies : 90th Position
 5th : SBI : 119th Position
 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
 Founded : 8 May 1973
 Founder : Dhirubhai Ambani
 Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra,
 CMD : Mukesh Ambani
 Owner : Mukesh Ambani (50.49%)
 Subsidiaries
 Jio Platforms (67.03%)
 Jio Payments Bank (70%)
Q. Reliance Industries has topped the Indian corporates in the World’s Best Employers 2021
rankings published by Forbes. Globally, Reliance is placed at which position among 750 global
corporates?
A) 52 B) 44
C) 77 D) 84
Answer : A
Q. Who has been elected as the Chairman of Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) for 2021-22?
A) Mangesh Ghildiyal
B) AK Goel
C) Naval Kishore Ram
D) Avnesh Kumari Sharma
Answer : B
 A K Goel, managing director and chief executive (MD & CEO) of UCO Bank has been elected
as the chairman of Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) for 2021-22.
 He has replaced Rajkiran Rai G, MD & CEO, Union Bank of India.
 IBA is a representative body of management of banking in India operating in India .
 IBA is an association of Indian banks and financial institutions, formed on 26th September
1946 and is based in Mumbai.

Q. The Government of India has set up how many new Defence PSUs to restructure Ordnance
Factory Board (OFB) into 100 percent Government owned entity?
A) 9 B) 7
C) 8 D) 6
Answer : B
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated seven new Defence PSUs, carved out of OFBs, to
the nation, on October 15, 2021.
 These 7 new companies have been formed following the the dissolution of the 200-year-old
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) w.e.f October 01, 2021.
 Under the OFB there were 41 factories and 9 ancillary bodies. Now these factories will be
distributed among the seven newly created companies.
 The seven new defence PSUs includes:
1. Munition India Ltd,
2. Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd
3. Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Ltd
4. Troop Comforts Ltd
5. Yantra India Ltd
6. India Optel Ltd
7. Gliders India Ltd
 Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
 Founded : 1712
 Headquarters : Kolkata
 Director General : C S Vishwakarma
Q. What amount of credit line has been seeked by the Sri Lankan government from India to
purchase crude oil?
A) USD 300 million
B) USD 400 million
C) USD 200 million
D) USD 500 million
Answer : D
 Sri Lanka has sought a USD 500 million credit line from India to pay for its crude oil
purchases, as the country is facing severe foreign exchange crisis in the island nation, after
the pandemic hit the nation’s earnings from tourism and remittances.
 The USD 500 million credit line is part of the India-Sri Lanka economic partnership
arrangement.
 SRI LANKA
 Capital : Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative)
 Colombo (executive and judicial)
 Currency : Rupee
 President :Gotabaya Rajapaksa
 Prime Minister : Mahinda Rajapaksa
 Mitra Shakti Military Exercise : India and Sri Lanka
 Slinex Navel Exercise : India and Sri Lanka

Q. SEBI has formed a four-member high powered advisory committee on settlement orders and
compounding of offences. Who is the head of this committee?
A) Vijay C Daga B) C. Sridhar
C) P. K. Mishra D) Bhaskar Khulbe
Answer : A
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has constituted a four-member “high
powered advisory committee on settlement orders and compounding of offences”.
 The Chairman of the committee will be Vijay C Daga, retired judge of High Court of Bombay.
 The terms of reference of the Committee will be as per “Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018”.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
 Founded : 1988
 Act : 1992
 Headquarteres : Mumbai
 Chairmam : Ajay Tyagi
 SEBI Set up : Uday Kotak committee
Q. Who is the MD & CEO of the Axis Bank, whose re-appointment to the post has recently been
approved by RBI?
A) Padmaja Chunduru B) Amitabh Chaudhry
C) Shyam Srinivasan D) Atul Kumar Goel
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as
Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of private lender Axis Bank for a
period of three years.
 The second three-year term of Chaudhry will begin from January 1, 2022.
 Prior to joining Axis Bank, Mr Chaudhry was the MD and CEO of HDFC Standard Life
Insurance Company.
 AXIS BANK
 Founded : 1993
 HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra
 Chairman : Rakesh Makhija
 MD & CEO : Amitabh Chaudhary
 Tagline : Badhti Ka naam Zindagi
BANKING RE-APPOINTED IN NEWS 2021
 RBI approves re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD,CEO of Axis Bank.

 RBI approves re-appointment of V. Vaidyanathan as MD & CEO of IDFC FIRST Bank.
 S S Mallikarjuna Rao– MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank.
 A S Rajeev– MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra.
 Atul Kumar Goel- MD and CEO of UCO Bank.
 RBI has approved the re-appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as the MD & CEO of ICICI Bank.
 RBI approves re-appointment of Prakash Chandra as Non-Executive Chairman of RBL Bank.
September 2024.
 RBI approves re-appointment of GC Chaturvedi as part-time Chairman of ICICI Bank.

 M K Jain re-appointed as RBI Deputy Governor for a period of two years.
 Vishwavir Ahuja re-appointed as MD & CEO of RBL Bank.
 RBI re-appoints Uday Kotak as MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
 RBI approves re-appointment of Murali Natrajan as MD and CEO of DCB Bank
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Karnataka Bank?
A) N. Kamakodi B) Pradeep Kumar Panja
C) V. Vaidyanathan D) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Pradeep Kumar Panja as the
Chairman Karnataka Bank Ltd.
 Pradeep Kumar Panja will begin his role as the part-time non-executive Chairman with effect
from November 14, 2021 for a period of three years.
 He will succeed P Jayarama Bhat, who will retire on November 13, 2021.
 KARNATAKA BANK
 Founded : 1924
 MD & CEO : Mahabaleshwara M. S
 Chairmam : Pradeep Kumar Panja
Q. Centre has formed a new working group to suggest alternative sustainable, financial and
operational models for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to roll out an overhauled
PMFBY scheme from Kharif 2022. Who is the head of this panel?
A) Pratik Doshi B) Amrapali Kata
C) Ritesh Chauhan D) Arvind Shrivastava
Answer : C
 Government of India has constituted a working group to suggest alternative sustainable,
financial and operational models for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to roll
out an overhauled PMFBY scheme from Kharif 2022.
 The panel will be headed by CEO of PMFBY, Ritesh Chauhan.
 About Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
 PMFBY was launched on 13th January 2016.
 The scheme was conceived as a milestone initiative to provide a comprehensive risk solution
at the lowest uniform premium across the country for farmers
 Scope : All food & oilseed crops and annual commercial/horticultural crops for which past
yield data is available
 Premium : The prescribed premium is 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops and 1.5%
for all rabi crops. In the case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium is
5%.
Q. Which insurance company has introduced an endowment plan named ‘Saral Bachat Bima’?
A) IDFC First Life Insurance B) IndiaFirst Life Insurance
C) Aditya Birla Life Insurance D) Max Bupa Health Insurance
Answer : B

 IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited has introduced IndiaFirst Life Saral Bachat Bima
plan to provide savings and protection cover for entire families for future needs.
 This non-linked, non-participating, individual limited premium insurance offers a five- or
seven-year pay commitment to protect entire families for 12–15 years.
 IndiaFirst Life Insurance is promoted by the Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India.
Q. Which of the following entity has launched the NTS platform for tokenisation of cards?
A) LIC B) SIDBI
C) NPCI D) SEBI
Answer : C
 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched NPCI Tokenization system
(NTS) to further enhance the safety of customers and provide a seamless shopping
experience to consumers.
 The NPCI Tokenization System (NTS) will support the tokenisation of RuPay cards, to provide
an alternate for storing card details with merchants.
 NPCI’s Token Reference On File(TROF) service will help RuPay cardholders, to maintain the
security of their financial data.
 National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI)
 Founded : 2008
 MD & CEO : Dilip Asbe
 Chairmam : Biswamohan Mahapatra
Q. Who has been roped in as the brand ambassador of cryptocurrency exchange platform
CoinDCX ?
A) Raj Kumar Rao B) Akshay Kumar
C) Virat Kohli D) Ayushmann Khurrana
Answer : D
 Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the cryptocurrency
 Under the campaign, Ayushmann Khurrana will address major questions and doubts and
myths related to crypto investments from the perspective of young India.
 CoinDCX is India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange valued at $1.1 billion
 DON'T CONFUSE
 Amitabh Bachchan has appointed as the first-ever brand ambassador of cryptocurrency
exchange CoinDCX to promote ‘Happy Day Rewards’ campaign.
 Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the cryptocurrency
exchange platform CoinDCX to promote its ‘Future Yahi Hai’ campaign
Q. Union Cabinet has approved additional hike in the DA and DR for central government employees
and pensioners. What is the overall DA/DR rate announced by the government effective from
July 01, 2021?
A) 31% B) 36%
C) 28% D) 17%
Answer : A

 Union Cabinet has approved a further hike of 3 percent in Dearness Allowance (DA) and
Dearness Relief (DR) for the central government employees and pensioners on October 21,
2021.
 The increase of 3% is over the existing rate of 28 percent of the basic pay/pension and will be
effective from July 1, 2021.
 Now after this hike, the DA/DR will increase to 31%.
 It must be remembered that earlier in July 2021, the government had announced 11% hike in
DA/DR from 17% to 28% of the basic pay/pension.
 It will cost the exchequer Rs 9,488.70 crore per annum.
 Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR).
 DA and DR is part of the government’s policy to offset the impact of inflation on salaries and
pension.
 DA is calculated on the basis of current basic pay of Government employees.
 DR is calculated on the basis of basic pension of Government pensioners.
 The payments are made twice a year- in January and July according to the formula
prescribed by the 7th Pay Commission.
 The DA is calculated based on the All-India Consumer Price Index for the past 12 months.
Q. Which Indian businessman has announced to make investment in UAE’s first digital only
independent bank ZAND?
A) Gautam Adani B) Dilip Shanghvi
C) Radhakishan Damani D) Kumar Mangalam Birla
Answer : D
 Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, is set to invest in Zand, the first
digital only independent bank in UAE.
 For this investment, Birla will partner with Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Managing
Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
 Initial investment is projected between $50-$100 million, which is expected to be made from
Birla’s private family office.
 Birla is the first Indian to make an invest in the banking system of UAE.
 Aditya Birla Group
 Founded : 1857
 Chairman : Kumar Mangalam Birla
Q. RBI has imposed Rs 1 crore monetary penalty on which payments bank for violating norms
under Section 26 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007?
A) Airtel Payments Bank
B) NSDL Payments Bank
C) Jio Payments Bank
D) Paytm Payments Bank
Answer : D
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Paytm Payments Bank
Limited (PPBL) over certain specified violations, as referred in Section 26 (2) of the Payment
and Settlement Systems Act, 2007..

 RBI observed that the information submitted during Paytm Payments Bank’s application for
issue of final Certificate of Authorisation (CoA) did not reflect the factual position.
PAYTM PAYMENTS BANK IN NEWS 2021
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Paytm Payments Bank.
 Paytm Payments Bank launches FASTag-based metro parking facility.
 Paytm Payments Bank has become the first bank in the country to achieve the milestone of
issuing 1 crore FASTags.
 Paytm Payments Bank
 Founded : 2015
 Founder : Vijay Shekhar Sharma
 Headquarters : Noida
 CEO : Satish Kumar Gupta
Q. What amount was approved by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) as funds for the rural infrastructure projects in Assam?
A) Rs. 525 crores B) Rs. 546 crores
C) Rs. 579 crores D) Rs. 608 crores
Answer : D
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs. 608
crores for rural infrastructure projects in Assam under the Rural Infrastructure Development
Fund (RIDF)-XXVII.
NABARD IN NEWS
 NABARD sanctions Rs 608 crore for infrastructure projects in rural areas in Assam.
 Nabard subsidiary ‘NABSanrakshan’ sets up Rs 1000 cr credit guarantee fund trust to
support FPOs.
 NABARD sanctions Rs 388 crore for drinking water, road projects in Odisha.
 India’s First Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre Launched in Pune, in collaboration with
NABARD.
 NABARD provides Rs. 1,236 crores from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)
for Assam in FY21.
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
 Founded : 12 July 1982
 Chairman : Govinda Rajulu Chintala
 NABARD established on the recommendations of B.Sivaramman Committee
Q. What amount has been released as funds by HDFC Bank, Mastercard, DFC and USAID to assist
small Indian businesses (MSMEs)?
A) $500 million B) $100 million
C) $200 million D) $300 million
Answer : B
 HDFC Bank, Mastercard, the US Government’s Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and
the US Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly launched a $100 million credit

facility to assist small Indian businesses (MSMEs) with their digitisation needs and recovery
from the impact of COVID-19.
 United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
 Founded : 1961
 Headquarteres : Washington DC
 MASTERCARD
 Founded : 1966
 Headquarteres : New York, U.S
 Executive Chairman : Ajay Banga
 President and CEO : Michael Miebach
Q. Centre has extended the policy period of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP):
Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ with effect from October 21,
2021 for how many days?
A) 120 B) 150
C) 160 D) 180
Answer : D
 Government has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP):
Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ for a further period of 180
days with effect from October 21, 2021.
 The insurance policy was announced on March 30, 2020, which aims to provide an insurance
cover of Rs 50 lakh to nearly 22.12 lakh health workers who are deputed to take care of
COVID-19 patients.
 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) was launched in the year 2016 by PM Narendra
Modi along with the other provisions of the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016. It
came into effect from 17th December 2016 under the Ministry of Finance.
 Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Niramla Sitharaman has announced Rs 1.70
Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help
them fight the battle against Corona Virus.
 PM Modi in his speech on 30th June 2020 mentioned the extension of the PM Garib Kalyan
Yojana till the end of November 2020.
 He also mentioned that in the last 3 months, Rs. 31,000 crore deposited in bank accounts of
20 crore poor families.
 Over 80 crore poor people are to be provided free food grains till November 2020 – 5kg of
wheat/rice and 1 Kg of pulses per family.
Q. Government has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021, which
seeks to amend the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, _____
A) 2017 B) 2014
C) 2012 D) 2016
Answer : D
 The Department of Telecom (DoT) has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way
(Amendment) Rules, 2021 on October 21, 2021, by amending the Indian Telegraph Right of
Way Rules, 2016.
 The new rules have been introduced to ease the Right of Way (RoW) related permission and
procedures for establishment and augmentation of Digital Communications Infrastructure
across the country.

 The one-time compensation for establishment of overground telegraph line has been fixed at
maximum Rs 1000 per kilometre.
Q. What is the ceiling limit set by RBI for financing subscription to Initial Public Offer (IPO) of NBFCs
w.e.f April 01, 2022 per borrower?
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India has put in place a revised regulatory framework for NBFCs which is a
Scale Based Regulation (SBR). These guidelines shall be effective from October 01, 2022.
 Now for regulation of NBFCs under the new Scale Based Regulation (SBR), RBI has
categorized NBFCs into four layers (or 4 scales) based on their size, activity, and perceived
riskiness. These are: NBFC – Base Layer (NBFC-BL), NBFC – Middle Layer (NBFC-ML), NBFC
– Upper Layer (NBFC-UL) and NBFC – Top Layer (NBFC-TL).
 Minimum Net Owned Fund Requirement : Regulatory minimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) for
NBFC-ICC, NBFC-MFI and NBFC-Factors will be increased to Rs. 10 crore (from Rs 2 crore at
present).
 For NBFC-P2P, NBFC-AA, and NBFCs with no public funds and no customer interface, the
NOF shall continue to be Rs. 2 crore.
 Ceiling on IPO Funding: There will be a ceiling of Rs. 1 crore per borrower for financing
subscription to Initial Public Offer (IPO) of NBFCs. This IPO ceiling will come into effect from
April 01, 2022.
Q. Under the Scale Based Regulation (SBR) of NBFCs, RBI has categorized NBFC into how many
categories?
A) 7 B) 4
C) 5 D) 6
Answer : B
 For regulation of NBFCs under the new Scale Based Regulation (SBR), RBI has categorized
NBFCs into four layers (or 4 scales) based on their size, activity, and perceived riskiness.
These are: NBFC – Base Layer (NBFC-BL), NBFC – Middle Layer (NBFC-ML), NBFC – Upper
Layer (NBFC-UL) and NBFC – Top Layer (NBFC-TL).
Q. Who will head the empowered group of secretaries (EGOS), to be set up by the government to
review implementation of PM GatiShakti?
A) Home Secretary B) Cabinet secretary
C) Finance minister D) Expenditure Secretary
Answer : B
 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has decided to set up an institutional
framework to implement, support and monitor the entire programme of PM GatiShakti- the
national master plan for ‘multi-modal connectivity’.
 EGOS : This will have the cabinet secretary as the Chairperson, the head of the commerce
ministry’s logistics division as convenor and secretaries of 18 ministries as members.
 Rajiv Gauba is the Cabinet Secretary

 About the Scheme
 Aim : To ensure integrated planning and implementation of infrastructure projects in the next
four years, with focus on expediting works on the ground, saving costs and creating jobs.
 The Gati Shakti scheme will subsume the Rs 110 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline
that was launched in 2019.
 It also aims to have 11 industrial corridors and two new defence corridors - one in Tamil Nadu
and other in Uttar Pradesh. Extending 4G connectivity to all villages is another aim. Adding
17,000 kms to the gas pipeline network is being planned.
 It will help in fulfilling the ambitious targets set by the government for 2024-25, including
expanding the length of the national highway network to 2 lakh kms, creation of more than
200 new airports, heliports and water aerodromes
Q. Who has been appointment as the new Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of rating agency ICRA in place of N Sivaraman?
A) Avishrant Misra B) Ramnath Krishnan
C) Chandra Kishore Shukla D) Pradeep Kumar Srivastava
Answer : B
 Ramnath Krishnan has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Group Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of rating agency ICRA
 He replaces N Sivaraman, who resigned with immediate effect citing personal reasons on
October 23, 2021.
 Gurgaon based ICRA is a unit owned by global rating agency Moody’s Corporation..
 ICRA
 Founded : 1991
 Headquarters : Gurgaon
 MD & CEO : Ramnath Krishnan
Q. PM Modi has launched the “Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission” from Varanasi in
Uttar Pradesh . What is the total outlay for the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission?
A) Rs. 74,320 crore
B) Rs. 48,530 crore
C) Rs. 64,180 crore
D) Rs. 55, 680 crore
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the “Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure
Mission” on October 25, 2021, from his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar
Pradesh.
 Total outlay of the scheme: Rs. 64,180 crore for 5 years
 Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission is one of the largest pan-India schemes for
strengthening healthcare infrastructure across the country, and is in addition to the National
Health Protection Mission (Ayushman Bharat Yojana).

Q. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of
Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) virtually. What was the theme of the
meeting?
A) Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow
B) Reduce, Reuse, Change the Way We Live
C) Science & Technology: Rural Development
D) Climate Action and Sustainable Development
Answer : A
 Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 6th
Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
through video conference from New Delhi on October 26, 2021.
 The theme of the Annual Meeting of AIIB was “Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow”.
 This year the meeting was jointly organized by AIIB in collaboration with the Government of
 The Finance Minister of India shared her thoughts on the theme “COVID-19 Crisis and Post-
COVID Support”, during the Governor’s Roundtable Discussion
Q. What amount of project readiness financing (PRF) loan has been signed between India and ADB
to support urban mobility in Aizawl in Mizoram?
A) $8.5 million B) $5.5 million
C) $4.5 million D) $3.5 million
Answer : C
 The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $4.5 million
project readiness financing (PRF) loan on October 26, 2021, for the proposed Aizawl
Sustainable Urban Transport Project.
 The project will support preparation and design activities to improve urban mobility in Aizawl,
the capital city of the northeastern state of Mizoram.
Q. The 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB) was organised by AIIB in partnership with which country?
A) India
B) Japan
C) United States
D) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Answer : D
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)
 Capital : Abu Dhabi
 Currency : Dirham
 President : Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
 Prime Minister : Mohammed bin

Q. Which of the following ministry has launched the e-National Level Awareness Programme
‘SAMBHAV”?
A) Minister of Corporate Affairs
B) Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
C) Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
D) Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Answer : C
 Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched an e-National Level
Awareness Programme ‘SAMBHAV”, to promote engagement of the youth in promoting
entrepreneurship.
 The e-National Level Awareness Programme 2021 ‘SAMBHAV” was launched by Union
Minister of MSME Shri Narayan Rane in New Delhi.
MSME IN NEWS 2021
 MSME Ministry launches “SAMBHAV” National Level Awareness Programme, 2021

 CHAMPIONS portal for MSME/Udyam Registration crosses 50 lakh mark
 Government includes Retail and Wholesale Trade in MSME sector; purpose of Priority Sector
Lending.
 HDFC Bank partners with NSIC to provide credit support to MSMEs
 Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day: 27 June
 Theme 2021 : “MSME 2021: key to an inclusive and sustainable recovery.”
 World Bank approves USD 500 mn program to boost MSME sector in India
 Govt sets trigger amount as Rs 10 lakh for MSME pre-packs scheme
 NEW DEFINITION OF MSME
 Criteria : Investment And Turnover
 MICRO : Investment < Rs 1 Cr & turnover < Rs 5 Cr
 SMALL : Investment < Rs 10 Cr & turnover < Rs 50 Cr
 MEDIUM : Investment < Rs 50 Cr & turnover < Rs 250 Cr
 MSME : Micro small and medium enterprise
 UK Sinha Committee : MSME Sector
 Narayan Tatu Rane : Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
 Consitituency : Rajya Sabha MP, Maharashtra
Q. Which financial institution has inked $251-million loan agreement with India for Integrated
Urban Flood Management in Chennai?
A) World Bank
B) New Development Fund
C) Asian Development Bank
D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Answer : C
 Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed $251-million loan for
climate-resilient, integrated urban flood protection and management in the Chennai–
Kosasthalaiyar basin to strengthen the resilience of Chennai city to floods.

Q. Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of stake in HDFC ERGO
General Insurance Company by HDFC Bank. What percent of stake will be acquired by the bank
in the insurance firm?
A) 5.79% B) 7.08%
C) 3.88% D) 4.99%
Answer : D
 Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 4.99 percent of the
outstanding equity share capital in HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company by private
sector lender HDFC Bank.
 HDFC Bank will acquire 3.56 crore shares or 4.99% stake for Rs 1,906 crore from the parent
company Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC).
 HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company is a joint venture between HDFC and European
insurer ERGO International AG.
 HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
 Headquarters :Mumbai, Maharashtra
 MD : Ritesh Kumar.
 Competition Commission of India (CCI)
 Founded : 2003
 Chairmam : Ashok Kumar Gupta
Q. Which bank has partnered with Indigo Airlines Limited to launch a co-branded credit card
named ‘Ka-ching’?
A) IndusInd Bank B) Dhanalaxmi Bank
C) Bandhan Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : D
 IndiGo Airlines has partnered with Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) to launch the Ka-
ching co-branded credit card, which is part of IndiGo’s 6E rewards programme and is
available in two variants — 6E Rewards and 6E Rewards XL — to provide varied benefits to
card-holders both on domestic and international travel.
Q. Which of the following company has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Renewable Energy User’
at India Green Energy Award 2020?
A) Hero MotoCorp B) Mahindra & Mahindra
C) Maruti Suzuki India D) TVS Motor Company
Answer : D
 TVS Motor Company has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Renewable Energy User’ at the
third Edition of India Green Energy Award 2020 by the Indian Federation of Green Energy
(IFGE).
 Founded : 1978

Q. Which of the following bank has surpassed Hindustan Unilever in m-cap, to become the 5th Most
Valued Company of India?
Answer : B
 ICICI Bank surpassed Hindustan Unilever in m-cap to become 5th Most Valued Company of
India.
 ICICI bank has become the 2nd bank, after HDFC Bank, among the top 5 companies.
 According to BSE data, ICICI Bank’s market capitalisation (m-cap) stood at ₹5.83 lakh crore,
just above HUL’s ₹5.76 lakh crore.
Q. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of J&K Bank by RBI?
A) Ravneet Gill B) Baldev Prakash
C) Partha Pratim Sengupta D) K V Rama Moorthy
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Baldev Prakash as Managing
Director and CEO of J&K Bank for a period of three years from the date of taking charge or
April 10, 2022, whichever is earlier.
 Rajesh Kumar Chhibber is the present Chairman and Managing Director of J&K Bank. He
assumed charge of the bank in June 2019.
 The government of Jammu & Kashmir holds a majority shareholding of 68.18% in the bank.
The headquarters of J&K Bank is located in Srinagar.
NEWLY APPOINMENT BANK'S MD AND CEO IN NEWS
 RBI approves appointment of Baldev Prakash as MD & CEO of J&K Bank.

 Pradeep Kumar Panja appointed as Chairman of Karnataka Bank.
 A K Goel elected as Chairman of Indian Bank’s Association (IBA).
 Harsha Bhupendra Bangari appointed as MD of EXIM Bank.
 S S Mallikarjuna Rao– MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank.
 A S Rajeev– MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra.
 Atul Kumar Goel- MD and CEO of UCO Bank.
 RBI approves re-appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as ICICI Bank MD & CEO.
 Shanti Lal Jain appointed MD and CEO of Indian Bank.
September 2024.
 Vishwavir Ahuja re-appointed as MD & CEO of RBL Bank.
 Rajesh Bansal Takes Charge as CEO of RBI Innovation Hub .
 Amitabh Chaudhry Re-appointed as MD & CEO of Axis Bank for 3 Years.
 RBI approves re-appointment of Murali Natrajan as MD and CEO of DCB Bank .
 RBI Approves Appointing Atanu Chakraborty as Part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank
 J&K BANK
 Founded : 1 October 1938
 Founder : Mahraja Hari Singh
 Headquarters : Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

 Chairman & MD : Rajesh Kumar Chhibber
 MD & CEO : Baldev Prakash
 Tagline ; “Serving to Empower”
Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-
PM)?
A) Bibek Debroy B) Rakesh Mohan
C) Arvind Subramanian D) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
Answer : A
 Central Government has reconstituted the seven-member Economic Advisory Council to the
PM (EAC-PM). Bibek Debroy continues to be the Chairman of the Council.
 EAC-PM has been reconstituted for a period of 2 years. Rakesh Mohan, Poonam Gupta, TT
Ram Mohan, Sajid Chenoy, Neelkanth Mishra and Nilesh Shah are the other six members of
EAC-PM apart from the Chairman (Bibek Debroy).
 EAC-PM was set up in September 2017 with a term of two years and it replaced the erstwhile
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PMEAC).
 EAC-PM is a non-constitutional, non-statutory, independent body constituted to give advice
on economic and related issues to the Government of India, specifically to the Prime Minister.
Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure
and Development (NaBFID)?
A) Raghuram Rajan C) K V Kamath
C) Arvind Subramanian D) Bimal Jalan
Answer : B
 Central Government has appointed K V Kamath as chairperson of the National Bank for
Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).
 Kamath is a well-known banker in India and is the first head of the New Development Bank
(NDB).
 NaBFID is a newly set up development financial institution (DFIs) in India. It has been set up
for infrastructure financing as per the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and
Development (NaBFID) Act 2021.
 The authorized share capital of the NaBFID is Rs one lakh crore. The initial paid-up capital of
 The headquarters of NaBFID is in Mumbai.
Q. What is the authorised capital of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development
(NaBFID)?
A) Rs 1 lakh crore
B) Rs 2 lakh crore
C) Rs 3 lakh crore
D) Rs 5 lakh crore
Answer : A
 The authorized share capital of the NaBFID is Rs one lakh crore. The initial paid-up capital of

Q. Shaktikanta Das has been re-appointed as the Governor of the RBI for three more years by the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Mr Das is the _________ Governor of RBI
A) 22 B) 23
C) 24 D) 25
Answer : D
 Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the reappointment of
Shaktikanta Das as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) for a further period of three
years with effect from December 10, 2021.
 Now Shaktikanta Das will continue as RBI Governor till December 2024
 Mr. Das assumed the charge as the 25th governor of RBI on December 12, 2018 for three
years.
 Before his appointment at RBI, Das served as a member of the 15th Finance Commission.
 Urjit Patel resigned as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India in December 2018.
 Urjit Patel is an Indian economist, who was appointed as the 24th Governor of the Reserve
Bank of India.
 Shaktikanta Das is the 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
 Shaktikanta Das has also served as the alternate governor of India in the World Bank, Asian
Development Bank (ADB), New Development Bank (NDB) and Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB).
 The Reserve Bank of India Governor is appointed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on the
recommendation of the Union Finance Minister.
 Section 8(1)(a) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, provides that there shall be one
Governor and not more than four Deputy Governors to be appointed by the central
government on the central board of RBI.
 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI)
 RBI Nationalised : 1 January 1949
 RBI set up : Hilton Young Commission
 1st Governor : Sir Osborne Smith (Australia)
 1st Indian Governor : CD Deshmukh
 25th Governor : Shaktikanta Das
 RBI Deputy Governor (4)
1. Tavarna Rabi Sankar
2. Mukesh Kumar Jain
3. Michael D Patra
4. M Rajeshwar Rao
 FOUR SUBSIDIARIES OF RBI :
1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (DICGC)
2. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)
3. Reserve Bank Information Technology Private Limited (ReBIT)
4. Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS).
 India has four currency note printing presses.
 Nashik in Maharashtra and Dewas in Madhya Pradesh owned by govt of India.
 Mysuru in Karnataka and Salboni in West Bengal owned by RBI.
 Coins are minted in four mints owned by the Government of India.
 Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Noida.

 Manmohan Singh is the only RBI Governor, who also served the country as the Indian Prime
Minister.
 Ms KJ Udeshi was the first woman Deputy Governor of the Reserve bank of India.
 The person who served as the RBI Governor for the longest time period was Benegal Rama
Rao. He worked for 7 years from 1st July 1949 to 14th January 1957.
 Amitabh Ghosh served RBI as Governor for the shortest time, only for 20 days starting from
January 15, 1985, to February 4, 1985.
Q. The National Small Matchbox Manufacturers Association has increased the price of Match
boxes from Re.1 to Rs. 2 per box w.e.f from December 01, 2021. How many matchsticks will be
there in Rs 2 matchbox??
A) 45 B) 50
C) 60 D) 40
Answer : B
 National Small Matchbox Manufacturers Association has increased the price of a matchbox
from Re.1 to Rs. 2 per box. This will come into effect from December 01, 2021.
 The increase in the price of matchbox has been done after 14 years since last increase in
2007 from 50 paise to Re. 1.
 However, with the increase in the price of matchboxes, the number of matchsticks in each
box has also been increased from 36 matchsticks to 50 matchsticks.
Q. Which financial institution has approved USD 250 million loan to support National Industrial
Corridor Development Program (NICDP) in India?
A) World Bank (WB) B) New Development Bank (NDB)
C) Asian Development Bank (ADB) D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Answer : C
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 250 million (about Rs 1,875 crore) loan
to support India’s National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP).
 This is the first subprogram of the programmatic USD 500 million loan to develop 11 industrial
corridors spanning 17 states.
Q. Facebook Inc. has rebranded the company’s name. What is the new name of the social media
network giant?
A) Gave B) Meta
C) Beta D) Grep
Answer : B
 Mark Zuckerberg-owned Facebook Inc has changed the corporate name of the world’s
largest social media platform to “Meta” to “reflect its emphasis on building the metaverse
vision”.
 With the change in the name, ‘Meta Platforms, Inc. will henceforth be called as the parent
organisation of Facebook and its subsidiaries (Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp, Oculus,
Workplace, etc.)
 The term “Meta” is taken from a Greek word which means “beyond” and reflects the futuristic
motive.

FACEBOOK IN NEWS 2021
 Mark Zuckerberg changes Facebook’s name to Meta.

 Facebook Launches newsletter platform “Bulletin”
 Facebook launches “Small Business Loans Initiative” in India.
 Facebook India appointed Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy.
 Unicef India, Facebook launch initiative to create safe online environment for
childrenfacebook
 Facebook named Spoorthi Priya as its Grievance Officer for India.
 Facebook launches in-app vaccine finder tool in India.
 Facebook Hires Henry Moniz as its First Chief Compliance Officer.
 India ranks 49th in Inclusive Internet Index 2021 by Facebook-EIU.
 Facebook Will Launch Its Digital Currency Libra in January.
 Facebook and Google plans to launch 2 new undersea internet cables from US West Coast
to Singapore and Indonesia.
 FACEBOOK
 Founded : 2004
 Founder : Mark Zuckerberg
 Headquarteres : Menlo Park, California, U.S.
 CEO : Mark Zuckerberg
Q. What is the interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2020-2?
A) 6.8%
B) 8.5%
C) 7.4%
D) 7.6%
Answer : B
 Ministry of Finance has approved the interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF)
deposits for 2020-21 at 8.5%. The rate has been kept unchanged as for year 2019-20.
 EPF is one fixed-income instrument that is completely tax-free under the exempt-exempt-
exempt (EEE) regime, along with PPF and the Sukanya Samriddhi Account.
Q. What is the maximum number of nominees that can be nominated in the Retail Direct Gilt (RDG)
Account?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer : A
 There can be a maximum of two nominees

SEPTEMBER 2021
Q. What is the total Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation made by IMF to India?
A) SDR 11.67 billion B) SDR 13.66 billion
C) SDR 14 .44 billion D) SDR 15.55 billion
Answer : B
 International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made an allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
12.57 billion to India. (approx USD 17.86 billion). With this, the total SDR holding of India has
gone upto SDR 13.66 billion (equivalent to around USD 19.41 billion).
 SDR is one of the components of the Foreign Exchange Reserves (FER) of India. Hence the
Foreign Exchange Reserves (FER) has also increased now.
 IMF has allocated a total of SDR 456 billion to all its member countries out of which India has
got SDR 12.57.
IMF IN NEWS 2021
 Gita Gopinath is set to become the first Deputy Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund.
 IMF Projects Indian Economy to grow at 9.5% in FY22 .
 IMF increases India’s quota of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to 13.66 billion SDR.
 IMF approves US$650 Billion allocation of Special Drawing Rights in funding for fight against
Covid-19.
 IMF proposes $50 billion global vaccination plan
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends 103rd Development Committee Meeting of
World Bank-IMF Virtually
 Andorra Joins IMF as its 190th Member
 Simanchala Dash appointed as new advisor to IMF Executive Director
 International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 Founded : 1945
 Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
 Managing Director : Kristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
 Chief Economist.: Gita Gopinath (Indian)
 Member countries : 190 (Andorra)
 IMF Released Report
 Global Financial Stability Report
 World Economic Outlook
Q. The 24th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held recently.
Who is the Chairperson of this FSDC?
A) RBI Governor B) Finance Minister
C) Finance Secretary D) RBI Deputy Governor
Answer : B
 Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 24th
meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC).
 Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is the apex level forum set up by the
Government of India for strengthening and institutionalizing the mechanism for maintaining

financial stability, enhancing inter-regulatory coordination and promoting financial sector
development.
 Finance Minister is the chairperson of FSDC.
 It must be noted that FSDC Sub-Committee is chaired by the Governor, RBI.
 Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is an apex-level body constituted by the
government of India. The idea to create such a super regulatory body was first mooted by the
Raghuram Rajan Committee in 2008
Q. RBI has launched the ‘Third Cohort’ under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS). What is the theme of
this cohort?
A) MSME Lending B) Retail Payments
C) Blockchain Technology D) Cross Border Payments
Answer : A
 Reserve Bank of India has announced the theme for the Third Cohort under the Regulatory
Sandbox (RS) as ‘MSME Lending’. The application for the Third Cohort will be kept open from
October 01, 2021 to November 14, 2021.
 First Cohort– First Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox was launched by RBI in December
2020, with the theme as ‘Retail Payments’. Six entities have completed the testing phase of
the cohort.
 Second Cohort– Second Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox was announced by RBI in
December 2020 with the theme as ‘Cross Border Payments’. Eight entities have been
selected for the ‘Test Phase’.
Q. Name the fast payment systems of Singapore with which RBI has recently linked its Unified
Payments Interface (UPI)?
A) PayPal B) PayOut
C) PayNow D) PayWay
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have announced
a project under which the two central banks will link their respective fast payment systems
viz. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow.
 PayNow is the fast payment system of Singapore which enables peer-to-peer funds transfer
service.
 The linkage will enable users of each of the two fast payment systems to make fund transfer
from India to Singapore and vice versa using UPI and PayNow. The linkage is targeted for
operationalisation by July 2022.
Q. India’s first Euro denominated Green bond has been issued by which company?
A) Muthoot Finance B) Bajaj Finance Limited
C) Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) D) Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services
Answer : C
 leading power sector NBFC, Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), successfully issued its
maiden Euro Green Bond on September 13, 2021.
 The 7 -year Euro 300 million Bond has been priced at 1.841 percent.
 This Euro Green Bond is the first-ever Euro-denominated Green bond issuance from India.

 It is also the first-ever Euro issuance by an Indian NBFC.
 Power Finance Corporation
 Founded : 1986
 Director : R S Dhillon
GREEN BOND IN NEWS 2021
 SBI listed USD 650-million Green Bonds on India INX and LuxSE.
 Power Finance Corporation issues India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond.
 Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation’ green bond listed on BSE bond platform.
Social Impact Bond.
 Lucknow Municipal Corporation’s ₹200-crore Municipal Bonds got listed on the BSE
Q. What is the new FDI limit approved by the Union Cabinet in the Telecom sector?
A) 75% B) 49%
C) 74% D) 100%
Answer : D
 Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a number of
structural and process reforms in the Telecom sector on September 15, 2021, to provide
relief to ailing telecom service providers, struggling with high levels of debt.
 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): government has increased the FDI in the Telecom sector
under the automatic route from 49% to 100%.
 FDI in telecom sector : 100% ( Old 49%)
 FDI limit in NPS : 74% ( Old 49%)
 FDI in Defence sector : 74% ( Old 49%)
 Budget 2021 FDI : 74% ( Old 49%)
Q. Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya Scheme” has completed four years of
successful implementation, on 25 September 2021.Which among the following is the
implementing agency under the Saubhagya Scheme?
A) Bharat Electronics Limited B) Power Grid Corporation of India
C) Power Finance Corporation D) Rural Electrification Corporation
Answer : D
 Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya Scheme” has completed four years
of successful implementation, on 25 September 2021.
 The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th of September, 2017 with
an outlay of Rs. 16,320 crore.
 As of March 31, 2021, 2.82 crore households have been electrified since the launch of
SAUBHAGYA.
 Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya Scheme”.
 Date of Launch of Saubhagya Scheme: 25th September, 2017
 Objective : To ensure 100% electrification of all willing households in rural as well as urban
areas
 Ministry Involved: Ministry of Power.
 Outlay : Rs. 16, 320 crore (Rural- Rs. 14,025 crore + Urban- Rs. 2,295 crore).
 Implementing/Nodal Agency: Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)

Q. What is the minimum ticket size set by RBI for the issuance of securitization notes?
Answer : D
 Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines regarding the Securitisation of Standard Assets.
As per the guidelines of RBI, the minimum ticket size for the issuance of securitization notes
will be Rs.1 crore.
 Minimum Retention Requirement (MRR)
 For underlying loans with original maturity of 24 months or less, the MRR shall be 5% of the
book value of the loans being securitised.
 For underlying loans with original maturity of more than 24 months as well as loans with bullet
repayments, the MRR shall be 10% of the book value of the loans being securitised.
 In the case of residential mortgage backed securities, the MRR for the originator shall be 5%
of the book value of the loans being securitised, irrespective of the original maturity.
Q. RBI has allowed lenders/banks to transfer of loans that have been classified as fraud by these
lenders to Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs). What was the amount fraud loans, as
declared in 2020-21?
A) Rs 1.37 trillion B) Rs 1.25 trillion
C) Rs 1.55 trillion D) Rs 1.65 trillion
Answer : A
 Reserve Bank of India has allowed lenders/banks to transfer of loans that have been
classified as fraud by these lenders to Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs).
 Stressed loans including fraud loans that are in default for more than 60 days or classified as
NPA are permitted to be transferred to ARCs.
 Here are figures for loans declared as fraud by banks for various financial years:
 Here are figures for loans declared as fraud by banks for various financial years:
 For 2020-21 (FY21)– loans worth Rs 1.37 trillion were declared as fraud
 For 2019-20 (FY20)– loans worth Rs 1.81 trillion declared as fraud
 For 2018-19 (FY19)– loans worth Rs 64,539 crore declared as fraud
Q. What is the limit of Ways and Means Advances (WMA) set for the second half of the financial year
2021-22 (Oct-March)?
A) Rs. 65,000 crore
B) Rs. 50,000 crore
C) Rs. 45,000 crore
D) Rs. 55,000 crore
Answer : B
 Reserve bank of India has set the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the second
half of the financial year 2021-22 i.e October 2021 to March 2022 at Rs. 50,000 crore.
 The Reserve Bank may trigger fresh floatation of market loans when the Government of India
utilises 75 per cent of the WMA limit.

Q. What is the extended tenure of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 of the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry?
A) October 31, 2021 B) December 31, 2021
C) March 31, 2022 D) January 31, 2022
Answer : C
 Ministry of Commerce and Industry has further extended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)
2015-20, till March 31, 2022.
 FTP 2015-20 provides guidelinesfor increasing exports of goods and services as well as
generation of employment and increasing value addition in the country, in line with the ‘Make
in India’ programme.
Q. RBI has announced to set up a 5-member committee to scrutinize applications and give
recommendations on New Umbrella Entity (NUE) licenses. Who will head this committee?
A) TL Alamelu B) P. Vasudevan
C) Usha Thorat D) Harun Rashid Khan
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will setup a committee to scrutinize applications and give
recommendations on New Umbrella Entity (NUE) licenses.
 The 5 member committee will be headed by Shri. P. Vasudevan.
 NUEs will establish their own payment infrastructure to compete with National Payments
Corp. of India (NPCI).
 The umbrella entity shall be a Company authorized by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under
Section 4 of the PSS Act, 2007.
 Paid-up capital: The umbrella entity shall have a minimum paid-up capital of Rs 500 crore.
Q. RBI has released the ‘framework for authorization of pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail
Payments’ in India. What shall be the minimum paid-up capital of the umbrella entity?
Answer : A
Q. Which bank has recently launched the first-ever floating ATM on a Houseboat in Dal Lake of
Srinagar?
A) Central Bank of India B) Punjab National Bank
C) State Bank of India D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : C
 State Bank of India (SBI) has opened a floating ATM on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and
Kashmir.
 The ATM was inaugurated on August 16, 2021 by SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara, on a
Houseboat.
 Prior to this, SBI also installed a floating ATM for the first time on the Kerala Shipping and
Inland Navigation Corporation’s Jhankar yacht (KSINC) in 2004, which operated between the
Ernakulam and Vapeyan.

Q. BharatPe has partnered with which bank to launch its point of sale (PoS) business
‘BharatSwipe’?
C) IndusInd Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : B
 Axis Bank has partnered with BharatPe for the point of sale (PoS) business of BharatPe
named BharatSwipe
 Under the partnership, Axis Bank will be the acquiring bank for BharatSwipe and will provide
acceptance of credit and debit cards for merchants associated with BharatPe
Q. Which company in association with the Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI)
launched ‘NeoDukaan’?
A) PayPal B) PhonePe
C) Paytm D) PayNearby
Answer : D
 PayNearby, in association with Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI),
launched ‘PayNearby NeoDukaan’ to digitally upgrade its retail partners and gear them
towards a better livelihood.
Q. Name the life insurance company which is acquiring the Exide Life Insurance Company for Rs
6,887 crore in a stock and cash deal?
A) Aegon Life Insurance B) HDFC Life Insurance
C) SBI Life Insurance D) Max Life Insurance
Answer : B
 HDFC Life to acquire Exide Life Insurance for Rs 6,687 crore in stock and cash deal
 HDFC Life Insurance
 Founded : 2000
 MD & CEO : Vibha Padalkar
Q. What is the target year set by the Government to reach USD 5 billion defence exports?
A) 2025 B) 2024
C) 2026 D) 2030
Answer : B
 The aim of DefExpo-2022 is to achieve ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence and reach USD 5 billion
defence exports target by 2024.
Q. Who is the Chairperson of Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) Sub-Committee?
A) RBI Governor B) Finance Minister
C) Finance Secretary D) RBI Deputy Governor
Answer : A

 It must be noted that FSDC Sub-Committee is chaired by the Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Q. Which company has launched India’s first digital payment interactive geospatial platform
named Pulse?
A) Microsoft B) PhonePe
C) Instamojo D) Paytm
Answer : B
 PhonePe has launched a platform named PhonePe Pulse. Pulse is India’s first interactive
platform with data insights and trends on digital payments
 PhonePe also launched the Pulse Report, an in-depth study on the evolution of digital
payments over the past 5 years.
 PhonePe
 Founded : 2015
Q. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has bought 3.9 percent shares of which bank recently?
A) Canara Bank B) Bank of Baroda
C) Bank of India D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : C
 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has bought 3.9 percent (15,90,07,791 shares) of the
Bank of India through open market acquisition on September 2, 2021.
 Before this acquisition, LIC held about 3.17 percent stake in the Bank of India. After this
acquisition, LIC now has 7.05 percent, equivalent to 28,92,87,324 shares of Bank of India.
 Bank of India (BOI)
 Founded : 1906
 MD & CEO : Atanu Kumar Das
 Tagline : Relationship beyond Banking
Q. Companies are required to inform the SEBI when an entity holds more than ____ percent shares
in a listed company?
A) 9% B) 5%
C) 6% D) 3%
Answer : B
 As per SEBI guidelines, companies have to inform the stock exchanges when an entity holds
more than 5 percent shares in a listed company.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
 Founded : 1988
 Act : 1992
 Chairmam : Ajay Tyagi
 SEBI Set up : Uday Kotak committee

Q. Indian women hockey player Rani Rampal and cricketer Smriti Mandhana has been appointed
as the brand ambassador of which bank?
A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank B) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank D) A U Small Finance Bank
Answer : C
 Equitas Small Finance Bank appoints hockey player Rani Rampal & cricketer Smriti
Mandhana as brand ambassadors
 Equitas Small Finance Bank
 Founded : 2016
 Headquarteres : Chennai, Tamil Nadu
 MD & CEO : Vasudevan P N
 Tagline : It's Fun Banking
Q. Which financial institution has approved USD 150 million loan to fund sustainable housing
project for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu?
Answer : B
 Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of USD 150 million (about Rs 1,095 crore) for
a sustainable housing project for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu.
Q. Who has been named as the new Managing Director (MD) of Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM
Bank)?
A) Kalpana Morparia B) Shikha Sharma
C) Naina Lal Kidwai D) Harsha Bhupendra Bangari
Answer : D
 Government has appointed Harsha Bhupendra Bangari as the new Managing Director (MD)
of Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank).
 Before this Bangari was posted as deputy managing director at EXIM Bank.
 Bangari will replace the incumbent MD David Rasquinha, who was appointed for five years
on July 20, 2014
EXIM BANK IN NEWS 2021
 Harsha Bhupendra Bangari appointed as MD of EXIM Bank

 Exim Bank extends soft loans worth USD 210 mn to Guinea
 Exim Bank extends $100 mn loan to Africa Finance Corp for infra development
 Exim Bank extends Line of Credit (LOC) of $108.28 million to Eswatini, Swaziland
 Exim Bank provides $35.26 mn loan for a power project in Senegal executed by Kalpataru
Power .
 Exim Bank extends LoC of $108.28 million to Swaziland
 Exim Bank extends LOC of USD 20.10 million to Nicaragua
 Exim Bank Extends LOC Of USD 15.00 Million To Sierra Leone
 Exim Bank Extends $400 Million Line of Credit to the Maldives
 Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)

 Founded : 1982
 MD : Harsha Bhupendra Bangari
 Stake : Government of India (100%)
Q. Which of the following bank has topped the MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard for 2020-21?
A) Punjab National Bank B) Bank of Baroda
C) State Bank of India D) Central Bank of India
Answer : B
 Bank of Baroda, announced that the bank has Ranked #1 with a total of 86% marks on the
scorecard issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for the
month of February and March 2021
Q. Which organisation has jointly launched the ‘nFiNi’ programme with Fiserv Inc?
A) NITI Aayog
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) National Payments Corporation of India
D) National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development
Answer : C
 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Nasdaq-listed Fiserv Inc have agreed to
collaborate on the launch of the plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack, ‘nFiNi’, to expand the
market base by enabling fintech firms and banks on credit cards.
Q. What amount has been allocated to the PLI Scheme for textile sector by the Union Cabinet?
A) Rs 12,780 crores
B) Rs 15,230 crores
C) Rs 11,540 crores
D) Rs 10,683 crores
Answer : D
 Union Cabinet has approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles sector
with budgetary outlay of Rs 10,683 crores over the next five years.
 The PLI scheme for textiles will apply on MMF (man-made fibre) apparel, MMF fabrics and
ten segments/products of technical textiles.
 The PLI scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of
Rs 1.97 lakh crore
 Govt approves Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme Sector News 2021
 Rs 25,938 crores for Automobile Industry
 Rs 120 crores for the drone industry
 Rs 10,683 cr for textiles sector
 Rs 12,195 crore for telecom sector
 Rs 10,900 cr for food processing sector
 Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore

Q. HDFC Bank has partnered with which organisation to provide credit support to MSME sector?
A) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
B) National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
C) Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA)
D) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Answer : B
 HDFC Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Small
Industries Corporation (NSIC) for providing credit support to the micro, small and medium
enterprise (MSME) sector.
 National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC)
 Founded : 1955
 Status : Mini Ratna Company
 Chairman & MD : Vijayendra
Q. Which bank has launched the POS device ‘WisePOSGo’, an all in one swiping machine to
process business payments?
A) Karur Vysya Bank B) Karnataka Bank
C) Union Bank of India D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : B
 Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine dubbed as
‘WisePOSGo’, for its merchant customers to process business payments.
 WisePOSGo is a compact, lightweight and user-friendly device, designed keeping in view the
specific cost-centric requirements of the bank’s MSME customers.
 KARNATAKA BANK
 Founded : 1924
Q. How much amount has been allocated to the PLI Scheme in the Union Budget 2021-22?
Answer : D
 The PLI scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of
Rs 1.97 lakh crore.
 Cabinet approves PLI scheme worth Rs 10,683 cr for textiles sector
 About PLI Scheme :
 In order to boost domestic manufacturing and cut down on import bills, the union government
in March 2020 introduced a PLI scheme that aims to give companies incentives on
incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units.
 The Scheme has also been approved for sectors such as automobiles, pharmaceuticals, IT
hardware including laptops, mobile phones & telecom equipment, white goods, chemical
cells, food processing, etc.

Q. India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility has been launched in which city?
A) Chennai B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
 India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility, at the Kashmere Gate metro station, New
Delhi
Q. What amount has been sanctioned by the government under PLI scheme to the Drone industry?
A) Rs 250 crores B) Rs 200 crore
C) Rs 120 crores D) Rs 225 crores
Answer : C
 The total budget of Rs 26,058 crores, an amount of Rs 25,938 crores has been sanctioned
for the automobile industry and Rs 120 crores for the drone industry.
Q. NITI Aayog has tied up with which entity to launch tech-driven learning programmes for children
from 112 Aspirational districts of the country?
A) Byju’s B) Doubtnut
C) Vedantu D) Unacademy
Answer : A
 NITI Aayog has entered into partnered with edtech major Byju’s, to provide free access to
Byju’s high-quality and tech-driven learning programmes to children from 112 Aspirational
districts of the country.
BYJU'S IN NEWS 2021
 Disney Byju's early learn app signs Neeraj Chopra as brand ambassador.
 NITI Aayog Partners Byju’s to educate children in 112 aspirational districts.
 Byju’s Acquires Learning App Toppr and Higher Education Platform Great Learning for $750
mn.
 Byju’s has acquired US-based digital reading platform Epic for $500 million.
 ICC has announced Indian edu-tech company BYJU'S as its global partner from 2021 to 2023.
 Jio Platforms, Byju's in Time Magazine's First-ever List of 100 Most Influential Firms.
 BYJU'S
 Founded : 2011
 Founders : Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath
 Headquarters : Bangalore, Karnataka
 CEO : Byju Raveendran
 Director : Divya Gokulnath
Q. The annual Doing Business report will no longer be released due to data irregularities issues.
The report was released by which organisation?
A) World Bank B) World Economic Forum
C) International Monetary Fund D) Economist Intelligence Unit
Answer : A

 World Bank Group has announced to discontinue the Doing Business report (popularly know
as ease of doing business ranking).
 The decision was taken by the Board of Executive Directors, World Bank Group management
after data irregularities on Doing Business 2018 and 2020 were reported.
 REPORTS PUBLISHED BY WORLD BANK
 World Development Report.
 Ease of Doing Business.
 Remittance Report.
 Ease of Living Index.
 Global Economic Prospect (GEP) Report.
 Universal Health Coverage Index.
 India Development Update.
 The Service Trade Restriction Index
Q. NPCI has partnered with which entity to enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance in 10 Asian
markets?
A) BillDesk B) Easypaisa
C) PagSeguro D) Liquid Group
Answer : D
 NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with Liquid Group Pte. Ltd. (Liquid
Group) to enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance in 10 markets across North Asia and
Southeast Asia.
 Liquid Group is a leading cross-border digital payments provider, is headquartered in
Singapore. It operates a QR payment acceptance network that enables the cross-border
acceptance of payment schemes and digital payment apps.
 This partnership will help BHIM App users to make UPI QR-based payments in the 10 markets
of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
South Korea, and Japan, from early 2022.
Q. Which is the bank at second place in the EASE Reforms Index Award 2021 (EASE 3.0 Awards)?
A) Bank of Baroda B) Union Bank of India
C) Punjab National Bank D) Canara Bank
Answer : A
 State Bank of India is the Overall winner of the EASE Reforms Index Award 2021 (EASE 3.0
Q. Finance Minister has recently unveiled EASE 4.0. What does EASE stands for?
A) Elevated Access & Supportive Excellence
B) Enhanced Access & Systematic Expertise
C) Enhanced Access & Service Excellence
D) Elevated Access & Systematic Expertise
Answer : C
 Enhanced Access & Service Excellence (EASE)

Q. Who has been roped in by the Fino Payments Bank as its first ever brand ambassador?
A) Pankaj Tripathi B) Rajkumar Rao
C) Ayushman Khurrana C) Salman Khan
Answer : A
 Fino Payments Bank (FPBL) has appointed Indian actor Pankaj Tripathi as its first brand
ambassador, for a period of two-year, effective from September 01, 2021
 Pankaj Tripathi will be the face of Fino Payments Bank’s marketing campaigns across various
platforms, to promote its products and services.
 To begin with, the actor will be the face of Fino bank’s first campaign titled ‘Fikar Not’.
 Fino Payments Bank
 Founded : 2006
 MD & CEO : Rishi Gupta
 Tagline : Qadar Aapki Mehnat Ki
Q. Which among the following auto companies has announced to close its business in India?
A) Ford B) Toyota
C) Hero MotoCorp D) Eicher Motors
Answer : A
 Ford Motor has announced to close manufacturing plants in India. Ford has two integrated
manufacturing facilities in India one at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and another at Sanand, Gujarat.
 The manufacturing of vehicles for exports in Sanand, Gujarat will be shut by the fourth
quarter of 2021 and vehicle and engine manufacturing in Chennai will be stopped by the
second quarter of 2022.
 Ford had accumulated a loss of more than USD 2 billion over the past 10 years.
 Ford will now only offer high-end cars via the Completely Built-Up (CBU) Route. Ford has its
registered office in India at Chennai. It has 4 regional offices in India.
 The Ford Motor Company is headquartered at Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
Q. Name the mobile app launched by LLife Insurance Corporation (LIC) for its development
officers?
A) DIKSHA B) DRISTI
C) SUKUN C) PRAGATI
Answer : D
 Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has launched a new mobile app named ”PRAGATI” for its
Development Officers.
 PRAGATI stands for Performance Review Application, Growth And Trend Indicator.
Q. What is the deadline to link PAN and Aadhaar?
A) March 31, 2022 B) October 31, 2021
C) January 31, 2022D) December 31, 2021
Answer : A

 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has once again announced an extension in the deadline
to link PAN with biometric ID Aadhaar.
 The deadline has been extended by six months till March 31, 2022. Earlier this date was
extended till September 30, 2021.
DEADLINE IN NEWS 2021
 Deadline to link PAN-Aadhaar extended by six months till 31 March 2022.

 Income Tax Returns filling deadline for FY21(AY 2021-22) extended till December 31.
 PAN-Aadhaar Linking Deadline Further Extended till September, 30 2021.
 MSME Extends Validity of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum from 31st March, 2021 to 31st
December, 2021.
 RBI allows prepaid mobile recharges through Bharat Bill Payment System be expanded by
August 31, 2021.
 RBI has instructed the PPI isuers to give the holders of full-KYC PPIs (KYC-compliant PPIs)
interoperability latest by March 31, 2022.
 RBI extends deadline for processing auto-debit payments by 6 months till September 30,
2021.
 RBI asks banks to implement image-based Cheque Truncation System in all branches by
September 30
Q. HDFC has tied up with Paytm to issue co-branded credit card from October 2021. The credit
cards will be based on which platform?
A) Rupay B) Visa
C) BHIM UPI D) Mastercard
Answer : B
 HDFC Bank has announced its partnership with leading payments company Paytm, to offer
co-branded credit cards on the Visa platform to businesspersons, millennials and merchants.
 The HDFC Bank-Paytm co-branded credit cards will be launched in October 2021,
Q. What is the paid-up capital of India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL), set up by the
government for managing bad loans?
A) Rs. 60.5 lakh
B) Rs. 80.5 lakh
C) Rs. 50.5 lakh
D) Rs. 40.5 lakh
Answer : B
 Government has set up an asset management company (AMC) named India Debt Resolution
Company Ltd (IDRCL) with a paid-up capital of Rs. 80.5 lakh on an authorized capital of Rs 50
crore.
 IDRCL will work in tandem with the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) to
clean up bad loans.
 Bank of Baroda (BoB), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of India (BoI), Bank of Maharashtra,
SBI, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Indian Bank and IDBI Bank are the shareholders of
IDRCL.

Q. What shall be the maximum stake that can be held by PSBs and Public FIs in the newly formed
India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL)?
A) 36% B) 49%
C) 74% D) 50%
Answer : B
 IDRCL is a service company/operational entity which will manage the asset and engage
market professionals and turnaround experts. Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Public FIs will
hold a maximum of 49% stake while the remaining stake will be with private sector lenders.
Q. Yes Bank has recently tied up with which payment network to offer the credit card to its
customers?
A) Visa B) Discover
C) Mastercard D) American Express
Answer : A
 Yes Bank has partnered with Visa to offer credit cards to its customers, following the
regulatory ban on Mastercard by RBI.
 Yes Bank has achieved the transition to Visa as payment network within a record time of less
than 60 days, post the bank imposed on Mastercard from July 22, 2021.
 The Visa co-branded cards comes with nine credit card variants covering all segments,
consumer cards, business cards, and corporate cards across YES First, YES Premia and YES
Prosperity.
 YES BANK
 Founded : 2004
 MD & CEO : Prashant Kumar
 Tagline : Experience our Expertise
Q. Name the MD & CEO of the IDFC First Bank, who has been re-appointed to the post by RBI for
further three years?
A) Madhukar Dev B) Sashidhar Jagdishan
C) V. Vaidyanathan D) Shyamala Gopinath
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted its approval for re-appointment of V. Vaidyanathan
as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (‘MD & CEO’) of the IDFC First Bank.
 Mr. Vaidyanathan has been appointed for a further period of three years, which will be
effective from December 19, 2021.
IDFC FIRST BANK IN NEWS

 Indian Navy, IDFC FIRST bank bring ‘Honour FIRST’ banking solutions.
 IDFC FIRST Bank launches Customer COVID relief "Ghar Ghar Ration Program".
 AckoDrive partners with IDFC FIRST Bank to issue free FASTags.
 Assam Rifles signs MoU with IDFC First Bank at Laitkor in Shillong.

 IDFC First Bank to launch “SafePay” contactless debit card facility.
 IDFC First Bank
 Founded : October 2015
 Non-Exe. Chairman : Rajiv Lall
 MD & CEO : V. Vaidyanathan
 Tagline : Always You First
Q. How many merchant bankers have been appointed by the Government to manage the Initial
Public Offering (IPO) of LIC?
A) 10 B) 12
C) 11 D) 13
Answer : A
 The government of India has appointed 10 merchant bankers for managing the Initial Public
Offering of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The IPO of LIC is likely to be launched
in the January-March quarter of 2022.
 The role of merchant bankers in the case of IPO is of Issue management, Promotional
activities, Credit syndication, Project counseling, and Portfolio management, etc.
 The name of these merchant bankers are- Goldman Sachs (India) Securities, Citigroup Global
Markets India, Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities India, SBI Capital Market, JM
Financial, Axis Capital, BofA Securities, JP Morgan India, ICICI Securities, and Kotak
Mahindra Capital Co Ltd.
Q. The entity which tokenizes the actual card credentials and de-tokenizes them whenever
required is known as TSP. What does TSP stands for?
A) Token System Protocol B) Token Solution Provider
C) Token Service Provider D) Token Serving Platform
Answer : C
 The Reserve Bank of India has made the following two enhancements in the card tokenization
services
 First : the device-based tokenization framework will now be applicable to Card-on-File
Tokenisation (CoFT) services as well. Card-on-File (CoF) means that the Credit/Debit card
details are stored by merchants for ease of payment
 Second : RBI has allowed card issuers (banks) to offer card tokenization services as Token
Service Providers (TSPs)
Q. Government has constituted an expert committee to frame new laws for drugs, cosmetics and
medical devices. Who is the head of this committee?
A) P. C. Sharma B) Praveen Sinha
C) VG Somani D) R. K. Raghavan
Answer : C
 Ministry of health and family welfare has constituted an eight-member expert committee for
framing new laws for drugs, cosmetics and medical devices and replace the existing Drugs
and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
 The committee will be chaired by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr VG Somani.

 The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 regulated only the import, manufacture, distribution and
sale of drugs and cosmetics.
 Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)
Q. Which financial body has approved USD 112 million loan recently to improve water supply
infrastructure in Jharkhand?
Answer : C
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a USD 112 million
loan to develop water supply infrastructure and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies
(ULBs) for improved service delivery in four towns in the state of Jharkhand.
 This is the first project of ADB in the state of Jharkhand.
Q. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently approved how much amount of loan as
additional financing to scale up the improvement of rural connectivity in Maharashtra?
A) USD 200 million B) USD 300 million
C) USD 500 million D) USD 400 million
Answer : B
 The government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 300
million loan as additional financing to scale up the improvement of rural connectivity to help
boost the rural economy in the state of Maharashtra.
 This is in addition to USD 200 million financing, approved by ADB in August 2019.
Q. Neeraj Chopra has been appointed as the brand ambassador of which of these companies?
A) Tata AIA Life Insurance B) Shriram Life insurance
C) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance D) PNB MetLife India Insurance
Answer : A
 Tata AIA Life Insurance has appointed Indian Athlete Neeraj Chopra as its Brand
Ambassador.
 This is also the first brand partnership to be signed with Neeraj Chopra, post his historic win
at the Tokyo Olympics.
Q. As per the data by the government, approximately how many households have been electrified
under SAUBHAGYA scheme as of March 31, 2021?
A) 1.64 crore B) 2.82 crore
C) 2.77 crore D) 2.98 crore
Answer : B
 As of March 31, 2021, 2.82 crore households have been electrified since the launch of
SAUBHAGYA.

Q. Bank of Baroda has launched its digital banking platform under which name to bring all banking
services under one roof?
A) bob deposit B) bob Card
C) bob World D) bob UPI
Answer : C
 Bank of Baroda has announced the launch of its digital banking platform named ‘bob World’.
The aim of the platform is to provide all banking services under one roof.
Q. RBI has recently removed which bank from its PCA restrictions?
A) UCO Bank B) Central Bank of India
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) All the above three
Answer : A
 Reserve Bank of India has announced that UCO Bank is taken out of the PCA restrictions.
(Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF)).
 RBI said that as per the published results for the year ended March 31, 2021, UCO bank is
not in breach of the PCA parameters.
 Founded : 1943
 MD & CEO : Atul Kumar Goel
Q. What was the amount fraud loans, as declared in 2020-21?
A) Rs 1.81 trillion B) Rs 1.37 trillion
C) Rs 1.65 trillion D) Rs 1.22 trillion
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India has allowed lenders/banks to transfer of loans that have been
classified as fraud by these lenders to Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs). Stressed
loans including fraud loans that are in default for more than 60 days or classified as NPA are
permitted to be transferred to ARCs. For 2020-21 (FY21)– loans worth Rs 1.37 trillion were
declared as fraud
Q. Which among these is the first bank in India to launch real-time online tracking for cross-border
payments for corporate clients in partnership with SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (GPI)?
A) HSBC Bank B) DBS Bank
Answer : B
 DBS Bank has launched real-time online tracking for cross-border payments for its corporate
clients, in partnership with SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (GPI).
 The service can be availed using the bank’s corporate online banking platform ‘DBS IDEAL’.
 DBS is the first bank in India and Asia-Pacific to offer this service to corporate clients, at no
additional cost.

 SWIFT Code consists 8 or 11 character when the code is 8 digits, it refers to the primary
office.
 4 digits – Bank code
 2 digits – Country code
 2 digits – Location code
 3 digits – Branch code (optional).
 Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)
 Headquarters : La Hulpe, Belgium
 CEO : Javier Perez-Tasso
DBS BANK IN NEWS 2021
 DBS Bank partners with SWIFT to launch real-time cross-border payment tracking.
 Founded : 1968
Q. Which bank has enabled the launch of India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility?
A) Punjab National Bank B) State Bank of India
C) Paytm Payments Bank D) India Post Payments Bank
Answer : C
 Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has launched India’s first FASTag-based metro parking
facility, at the Kashmere Gate metro station in partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC).
 Paytm Payments Bank will be the acquiring bank to facilitate the processing of all FASTag-
based transactions for cars having a valid FASTag sticker.
 Paytm Payments Bank
 Founded : 2015
 Founder : Vijay Shekhar Sharma
 Headquarters : Noida
 CEO : Satish Kumar Gupta
Q. How much amount has been allocated to the PLI scheme of the Automobile sector by the Union
Cabinet?
A) Rs 28,170 crores B) Rs 26,058 crores
C) Rs 40,435 crores D) Rs 34,360 crores
Answer : B

 Union Cabinet has approved a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile
sector, with a budgetary allocation of Rs 26,058 crores, to increase the production of
components like cars, auto parts, and other related products in India.
 From the total budget of Rs 26,058 crores, an amount of Rs 25,938 crores has been
sanctioned for the automobile industry and Rs 120 crores for the drone industry.
 Govt approves Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme Sector News 2021.
 Rs 25,938 crores for Automobile Industry .
 Rs 120 crores for the drone industry.
 Rs 10,683 cr for textiles sector.
 Rs 12,195 crore for telecom sector.
 Rs 10,900 cr for food processing sector.
 Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore
Q. Which product has been added in the Revised Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for
Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’?
A) Coal B) Honey
C) Dry Fruits D) Dairy Products
Answer : D
 Department of Commerce (under Ministry of Commerce & Industry) had introduced
‘Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ in
2019. The objective of TMA was to provide assistance for the international component of
freight, to reduce the freight costs for the Indian exporters of agriculture products.
 Now the Department has notified ‘Revised Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for
Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ for exports effected on or after 01.04.2021 up to
31.03.2022. There are two major changes in the revised scheme:
 Dairy products will now be eligible for assistance under the revised scheme.
 Rates of assistance have been increased, by 50% for exports by sea and by 100% for exports
by air
Q. How much amount has been allocated to the new Scheme for Promotion of Medical Device Parks
notified by the government?
Answer : C
 The Department of Pharmaceuticals, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has
notified the “Scheme for Promotion of Medical Device Parks”.
 Total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 400 crore
 The tenure of the scheme is five years, from FY 2020-2021 to FY 2024-2025
Q. Which of these sports personalities has been roped in as the new global brand ambassador of
Mastercard?
A) Lionel Messi B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Magnus Carlsen D) Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer : C

 Mastercard ropes in World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen as its Global Brand
Ambassador .
 The Norwegian chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen joins the like of other competitive
players lineup of ambassador like Lionel Messi, Naomi Osaka, Crystal Dunn and Dan Carter.
 it has joined the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour as an official partner, in its first
sponsorship move into chess.
MASTERCARD IN NEWS
 Mastercard ropes in World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen as its Global Brand
Ambassador.
 RBI bans Mastercard from onboarding new customers on its network from July 22, 2021
 Razorpay partners with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’.
 NITI Aayog and Mastercard Jointly Release Report on ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a
Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’.
 Gemini and Mastercard Partner on New Crypto Credit Card.
 Mastercard and Razorpay to make digital payments more accessible for MSMEs and
startups.
 MASTERCARD
 Founded : 1966
 Headquarteres : New York, U.S
 Executive Chairman : Ajay Banga
 President and CEO : Michael Miebach
Q. Which bank has been awarded the ‘Overall Most Outstanding Company in India’, according to
Asiamoney 2021 Poll?
A) DBS Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) State Bank of India
Answer : B
 According to Asiamoney 2021 Poll, HDFC Bank has received the most votes among listed
companies in India, leading to the bank being awarded the ‘Overall Most Outstanding
Company in India.
 This is in addition to the bank being voted ‘Most Outstanding Company in India – Banking
Sector,’ for the 4th consecutive year, since the inception of the poll in 2018
Q. In order to support Micro Food Processing Units of Urban SHGs, Government has converged
the PM Formalisation of Micro-food processing Enterprises (PMFME) with which scheme?
A) Make in India B) DAY-NULM
C) Swavalamban D) Atal Pension Yojana
Answer : B
 Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has organized the launch event of the
Convergence between PM Formalisation of Micro-food processing Enterprises (PMFME) &
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) scheme.
 Purpose: This has been done to support Micro Food Processing Units of Urban SHGs.

 PM Formalisation of Micro-food processing Enterprises (PMFME) was launched by Ministry
of Food Processing Industries on 29th June 2020. The PMFME Scheme is currently being
implemented in 35 States and Union Territories.
 Benefit: The convergence of both the schemes will benefit approximately 32,000 SHGs that
have been identified by States/ UTs to be involved in Food Processing activities.
 Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission
 It is a centrally sponsored programme, launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in
June 2011
Q. What will be the Minimum Retention Requirement (MRR) for underlying loans with 24 months
maturity?
A) 2% B) 2.5%
C) 3.2% D) 5%
Answer : D
Q. Which company acquired BillDesk for $4.7 billion to move from cash to digital transactions?
A) PhonePe B) PayU
C) PayPal D) Google Pay
Answer : B
AUGUST 2021
Q. As per the government data, Public Sector Banks reported a profit in FY21 for the first time,
after facing five years of continuous losses. What was the amount of profit gained by banks in
FY21?
A) Rs. 36,253crore B) Rs. 25,795 crore
C) Rs. 31,817crore D) Rs. 43,680crore
Answer : C
 Public Sector Banks have reported a profit of Rs. 31,817 crore in FY21 as compared to a loss
of Rs. 26,016 crore in FY20. This is the first year when PSBs have reported profit after five
years of losses.
Q. The Ministry of Finance has notified the Enhanced Access & Service Excellence, EASE-4.0 for
2021-22. What is the theme of the latest edition of EASE?
A) Smart, Tech-enabled Banking for Aspiring India
B) CLEAN and SMART banking
C) Roadmap for Banking of the Future
D) Technology-enabled, simplified, and collaborative banking
Answer : D

 Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled the
fourth edition of the Public Sector Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda ‘EASE 4.0’ for 2021-22.
 The major theme for EASE 4.0 is “Technology-enabled, simplified, and collaborative
banking.”
 EASE stands for- Enhanced Access & Service Excellence (EASE)
Q. What is the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) for the period ending March 2021, introduced by
the RBI?
A) 55.1 B) 52.4
C) 53.9 D) 59.2
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India has introduced the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index), which is a
measure of the extent of financial inclusion in India. FI-Index incorporates the inclusion
details of banking, investments, insurance, postal and pension sector in India.
 The value of FI-Index will range between 0 to 100. Where 0 denotes complete financial
exclusion while 100 denotes full financial inclusion.
 Parameters of FI-Index : The FI-Index comprises of three parameters, namely- Access (35%),
Usage (45%), and Quality (20%) with each of these consisting of various dimensions, which
are computed based on a number of indicators. In total there are 97 indicators.
 The annual FI-Index for the period ending March 2021 is 53.9 while for the period ending
March 2017 it is 43.4. RBI will release the FI-Index in the month of July every year. There is
no base year for this Index.
Q. Which company has topped the 2021 Fortune’s Global 500 list?
A) Microsoft B) Walmart
C) Apple D) Amazon
Answer : B
 Walmart continues to top the Fortune list with a revenue of USD 524 billion, followed by
China's State Grid at USD 384 billion. With USD 280 billion revenue, Amazon came in at the
third spot, replacing Chinese giants.
 Top 3 Global Companies in the list.
 1st Ranks : Walmart (US)
 2nd Ranks : State Grid (China)
 3rd Ranks : Amazon (US).
 WALMART
 Founded : 1962
 Founder : Sam Walton
 Headquarters : Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.
 Chairman : Greg Penner
 President, CEO : Doug McMillon
Q. How many Indian companies features in the 2021 Fortune’s Global 500 list?
A) 8 B) 7
C) 9 D) 6
Answer : B

 Seven Indian Companies Feature in Fortune Global 500 list for 2021, Walmart top Company
by Revenue
 INDIAN COMPANIES IN THE LIST
1. Reliance Industries -155
2. State Bank of India – 205
3. Indian Oil – 212
4. Oil & Natural Gas – 243
5. Rajesh Exports – 348
6. Tata Motors – 357
7. Bharat Petroleum – 394
Q. Which company has emerged as the world’s most valuable company in Hurun’s 2021 Global 500
Most Valuable Companies?
A) Apple B) Amazon
C) Microsoft D) Facebook
Answer : A
Apple is the world’s most valuable company (USD 2,443 billion) according to the Hurun Global 500
Most Valuable Companies list 2021.
 Reliance Industries (USD 188 billion) ranked at 57 is the top Indian company in the list. There
 APPLE
 Founded : April 1, 1976
 Headquarteres : California, US
 Chairman : Arthur D. Levinson
 CEO : Tim Cook
 TOP 5 Most Valuable Companies list 2021
 1st : Apple : USD 2443 Billion
 2nd : Microsoft : USD 2114 Billion
 3rd : Amazon : USD 1802 Billion
 4th : Alphabet : USD 1733 Billion
 5th : Facebook : USD 967 Billion
 57th : Reliance Industries : USD 188 Billion
Q. Which bank has been awarded as the global winner for Most Innovative in Digital Banking by
Financial Times publication, The Banker in its 2021 Innovation in Digital Banking Awards
A) DBS Bank B) Citi Bank
C) Deutsche Bank D) Barclays Bank
Answer : A
 DBS Bank has been awarded as the global winner for Most Innovative in Digital Banking by
Financial Times publication, The Banker in its 2021 Innovation in Digital Banking Awards.
DBS BANK IN NEWS 2021

 Founded : 1968
Q. Which Financial Institution has approved USD 250 million project in India titled as Second Dam
Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP-2) agreement for long-term dam safety program
and performance of existing dams of India?
C) New development Bank D) International Monetary Fund
Answer : A
 World Bank has approved a USD 250 million project in India for long-term dam safety
program and improving the safety and performance of existing dams across various states
of India.
 The Second Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP-2) agreement was inked on
August 04, 2021 between the World Bank, Government of India, the Central Water
Commission, and government representatives from 10 participating states.
 At state level, approximately 120 dams will be undertaken across the states of Chhattisgarh,
Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan,
and Tamil Nadu.
Q. What is the loans disbursement target set by Government under the PM Mudra Yojana (PMMY)
for 2021-22?
A) Rs 4 trillion B) Rs 2 trillion
C) Rs 5 trillion D) Rs 3 trillion
Answer : D
 The government has set the loans disbursement target under the PM Mudra Yojana (PMMY)
at Rs 3 trillion for 2021-22 (FY22).
 This target is lower than previous year. For FY21, the target was set at Rs 3.21 trillion.
 Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) – MUDRA Scheme.
 Definition : Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a scheme to extend collateral free loans.
 Maximum limit of loan is Rs 10 lakh.
 Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) Bank
 Chairman : S. Ramann.
 it was converted as a wholly owned subsidiary of SIDBI and renamed as MUDRA (SIDBI)
Bank.
 MUDRA Portal : Borrowers can also now file online application for MUDRA loans on
Mudramitra portal.
 Mudra Yojana offers three type of product namely Shishu, Kishor and Tarun.
 Shishu : covering loans upto 50,000/- (Single page application form for this product).

 Kishor : covering loans above 50,000/- and upto 5 lakh.
 Tarun : covering loans above 5 lakh and upto 10 lakh
Q. Which security feature was launched by the State Bank of India (SBI) for its YONO and YONO
Lite apps to protect customers from various frauds?
A) SBI Security B) SIM Encrypt
C) SIM Binding D) YONO Security
Answer : C
 State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new and enhanced security feature for its YONO and
YONO Lite apps, called ‘SIM Binding’, to protect customers from various digital frauds.
 SBI launches ‘SIM Binding’ feature for YONO and YONO Lite.
 YONO app is designed to help its users withdraw cash without a physical debit card.
 YONO was launched on 24 November 2017.
 YONO is an integrated digital banking platform offered by State Bank of India (SBI).
 YONO Stand for 'You Only Need One'.
 State Bank of India ropes in Swapna Barman as brand ambassador for YONO
Q. Which financial institutions has signed $500 million loan with Indian government to expand the
metro rail network in Bengaluru?
A) World Bank B) New Development Bank (NDB)
C) Asian Development Bank (ADB) D) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Answer : C
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India and have signed a $500 million
loan to expand the metro rail network in Bengaluru with the construction of two new metro
lines totaling 56 km in length.
 The project will construct two new metro lines, mostly elevated, along Outer Ring Road and
National Highway 44 between Central Silk Board and Kempegowda International Airport with
30 stations.
Q. Which platform has been launched by RBI to strengthen compliance by entities that are
supervised by the RBI?
A) LENS
B) PRISM
C) PHOTON
D) SPECTRUM
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India will launch “Platform for Regulated Entities for Integrated Supervision
and Monitoring (PRISM)”, a web-based platform via which the entities that are supervised by
the RBI may submit various compliances to the RBI.
 RBI regulates and supervises various entities in India.
 The PRISM platform will help RBI in having a ‘continuous supervision’ approach for early
identification of risks and conduct of supervisory actions.

Q. Which of the following entity has introduced ‘Regulatory General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR)’
for round-tripping?
A) RBI B) SEBI
C) NPCI D) SIDBI
Answer : A
 RBI to introduce ‘Regulatory General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR)’ for round tripping.
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come up with a draft rule with modifications in the existing
regulation related to foreign investment to discourage round-tripping
Q. RBI has recently announced to include the beneficiaries of which scheme from tier-1 and tier-2
centres under PIDF Scheme?
A) Make in India B) PM SVANidhi Scheme
C) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana D) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India has announced to include street vendors of tier-1 and tier-2 centres,
identified as part of the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) as
beneficiaries under the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme.
 Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme was launched by RBI to
encourage deployment of Points of Sale (PoS) infrastructure (both physical and digital
modes) in tier-3 to tier-6 centres and north eastern states.
 PIDF presently has a corpus of Rs. 345 crore.
 So now RBI has specifically allowed street vendors of Tier-1 and Tier-2 centres, to be part of
PIDF Scheme. The street vendors in tier-3 to tier-6 centres will continue to be covered under
the Scheme by default.
 List of Tier 1 Cities in India
1 – Bangalore 2 - Chennai
3 – Delhi 4 - Hyderabad
5 – Kolkata 6 - Mumbai
7 – Ahmedabad 8 - Pune.
 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's
Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), for providing affordable loans to street vendors.
 The vendors can avail a working capital loan of up to Rs. 10,000, which is repayable in
monthly instalments within a year. The loans would be without collateral.
 Those who were vending till 24th March, 2020 can avail the benefits of the scheme.
 The scheme is valid until March 2022.
Q. What is the present corpus of the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme
launched by RBI?
A) Rs. 670 crore B) Rs. 345 crore
C) Rs. 250 crore D) Rs. 550 crore
Answer : B
 Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) presently has a corpus of Rs. 345 crore

Q. Which bank has topped the EASE Reforms Index Award 2021 (EASE 3.0 Awards)?
A) HDFC Bank B) Bank of Baroda
C) Union Bank of India D) State Bank of India
Answer : D
 Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the
EASE 3.0 Awards.
 State Bank of India is the Overall winner of the EASE Reforms Index Award 2021 (EASE 3.0
BANK TOPPED IN VARIOUS INDEX IN NEWS 2021
 SBI becomes Overall winner of the EASE Reforms Index Award 2021.
 SBI topped the list of public sector banks writing off loans in FY21.
 HDFC Bank top arranger of corporate bond deals in FY21
 HDFC Bank Ranks Top among 100 BFSI Firms in India .
 Bank of Maharashtra emerged as top performer among PSU banks in terms of loan and
deposit growth.
 DBS bank tops Forbes ‘World’s Best Banks’ list in India
Q. Who is the head of the committee set up to develop a technological platform streamlining the
appeal filing process related to direct and indirect taxation matters?
A) Usha Thorat B) N S Vishwanathan
C) Ashish Shiradhonkar D) Pravin Kutumbe
Answer : C
 Central Government has set up a committee to develop a technological platform streamlining
the appeal filing process related to direct and indirect taxation matters. The committee is
headed by Ashish Shiradhonkar.
LATEST IMPORTANT COMMITTEE IN NEWS 2021
 I&B Ministry constitutes 12-member Committee to review guidelines of Journalist Welfare

Scheme; Headed By : Ashok Kumar Tandon.
 RBI to setup committee on New Umbrella Entity (NUE) licenses: Headed By : P. Vasudevan.
 Govt sets up panel to develop technological platform for streamlining revenue litigation;
Headed By : Ashish Shiradhonkar.
 Govt forms Committee for doubling the production of handlooms; Headed by : Sunil Sethi.
 IFSCA constitutes an expert committee on Investment Funds; Headed By : Nilesh Shah.
 constituted an advisory group to assist the second Regulatory Review Authority (RRA 2.0);
Headed By : S Janakiraman.
 RBI constitutes six-member panel to review Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs);
Headed By : Sudarshan Sen.
 AYUSH Ministry sets up interdisciplinary team of experts to explore the potential of Yoga as
a productivity enhancing tool; Headed By : H. R Nagendra.
 RBI Constitutes 5 member Standing External Advisory Committee for evaluating applications
for Universal Banks and SFBs; Headed By : Shyamla Gopinath.
 Centre forms experts committee for Startup India Seed Fund Scheme; Headed By : H K Mittal.

 259-member high-level National Committee constituted to commemorate 75 years of India’s
Independence; Headed By PM Modi.
 RBI constitues eight-member expert panel for strenthening Urban Co-operative Banks;
Headed By : N. S. Vishwanathan.
 RBI forms six-member working group to regulate digital lending frauds; Headed By - Jayant
Kumar Dash,.
 Centre formed an empowered committee for administration of Covid-19 vaccine; Headed By
- RS Sharma.
 To commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a High Level
Committee has been constituted ; headed by PM Modi.
 RBI set up an academic advisory council called ‘College of Supervisors (CoS)’ to further
strengthen supervision; Headed By - N S Viswanathan.
 Centre plans to form committee to protect language, culture & land of Ladakh ; Headed By -
Kishan Reddy.
 Centre constitutes high-level group for South Asia energy security; Headed By – Ram Vinay
Shahi
Q. What is the eligibility age for investing in the National Pension System (NPS)?
A) 18 years to 65 years B) 21 years to 65 years
C) 18 years to 70 years D) 21 years to 75 years
Answer : C
 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has increased the entry age
for the National Pension System (NPS) from 65 years to 70 years.
 Earlier the eligible age to invest in NPS was 18-65 years which has now been revised to 18-
70 years. As per the revised norms, any Indian Citizen, resident or non-resident and
Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) between the age of 65-70 years can join NPS and continue or
defer their NPS Account up to the age of 75 years.
 There is also a limit on the amount that can be exposed to equity in case the NPS is open after
65 years. The maximum equity exposure is 15% and 50% under Auto and Active Choice
respectively.
Q. What is the enhanced maximum per transaction limit for online fund transfer under the Indo-
Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme, as per RBI?
A) Rs 1 lakh
B) Rs 5 lakh
C) Rs 2 lakh
D) Rs 3 lakh
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit of fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal
Remittance Facility Scheme from Rs 50,000 per transaction to Rs 2 lakh per transaction.
 Earlier there was a ceiling limit of 12 transactions in a year. Now, this limit has also been
removed.
 However, for cash-based transfers under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility, the per
transaction limit of Rs 50,000 will still be present with a maximum number of transfers in a
year allowed at 12.

INCREASED TRANSACTION LIMIT IN NEWS 2021
 RBI enhances limit under Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility from Rs 50,000 per transaction to
Rs 2 lakh per transaction.
 RBI enhances maximum balance limit per account in Payments Banks from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2
lakh.
 The new ATM charges as defined by RBI are as under.
 RBI has increased this limit to Rs 21 per transaction w.e.f January 1, 2022.
 Interchange fee per transaction for financial transactions= Rs 15 (old) to Rs 17 (new) (This
 Interchange fee per transaction for non-financial transactions= Rs 5 (old) to Rs 6 (new) (This
shall be effective from August 1, 2021.).
 Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit allowed for Card transactions in Contactless
mode from Rs 2000 to Rs 5000
Q. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) has completed how many years of successful
implementation on August 28, 2021?
A) 6 B) 8
C) 7 D) 9
Answer : C
 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)-National Mission for Financial Inclusion is marking
its 7th anniversary on August 28, 2021.
 As on August 18, 2021, total number of total PMJDY Accounts opened are 43.04 Crore, of
which 36.86 crore (85.6%) are operative.
 From this 55.47% (23.87 crore) Jan-Dhan account holders are women and 66.69% (28.70
crore) Jan Dhan accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas.
 The PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 15, 2014 and
 Basic Savings Bank Accounts with OverDraft (OD) Facility of Rs. 10,000/- to every household.
 Insurance – Free accidental insurance cover on RuPay cards increased from Rs. 1 lakh to
Rs. 2 lakh for PMJDY accounts opened after August 2018.
 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Account Eligibility Criteria entails that the applicant should
be from the age group 18-65 years.
 PMJDY - National Mission for Financial Inclusion has completed seven years of successful
implementation.
Q. What is the maximum limit of cash-based transfers under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility per
transaction?
A) Rs 40,000 B) Rs 50,000
C) Rs 25,000 D) Rs 75,000
Answer : B
 However, for cash-based transfers under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility, the per
transaction limit of Rs 50,000 will still be present with a maximum number of transfers in a
year allowed at 12.

Q. RBI has announced an increase in the incentives given to commercial banks for distribution of
coins per bag from September 2021. What will be the new incentive per bag?
A) Rs 75 B) Rs 55
C) Rs 65 D) Rs 50
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India has increased the incentive that it gives to the banks for the
distribution of coins over the counter from Rs 25/bag to Rs 65/bag of coin. This will be
effective from September 01, 2021.
 The RBI provides incentives to banks and currency chests under the “Currency Distribution
& Exchange Scheme (CDES)” for the distribution of coins over the counter. This is done to
promote the circulation of coins.
 An additional incentive of Rs. 10/- per bag would be paid for coin distribution in rural and
semi-urban areas on the submission of a CA / Auditor certificate to this effect. (.i.e Rs 75/bag)
Q. The ANANDA Mobile app has been launched by which organisation?
A) RBI B) LIC
C) SBI D) NPCI
Answer : B
 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched the mobile application of its digital
paperless solution, ANANDA, for LIC agents.
 ANANDA stands for Atma Nirbhar Agents New Business Digital Application.
 The ANANDA Digital application was launched in November 2020 for LIC Agents /
Intermediaries
Q. AS Rajeev has been reappointed as the MD & CEO of which bank?
A) South Indian Bank B) Bank of Maharashtra
C) Central Bank of India D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : B
 A S Rajeev– MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra
 BANK OF MAHARASHTRA
 Founded : 16 September 1935
 Headquarteres : Pune
 MD & CEO : A. S. Rajeev
 Tagline : Ek Parivaar, Ek Bank (One Family One Bank)
Q. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched e-Shram portal for the unorganised
sector, under which the beneficiaries would get an Accidental Insurance cover of
Rs____________
Answer : A

 Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav has launched the e-Shram portal
where 38 crore Unorganised Workers can register themselves and in turn benefit from
various social security schemes being implemented by the Central and State Governments.
 Every unorganised worker who registers on the eSHRAM Portal will get Rs 2.0 Lakh
Accidental Insurance cover. (Rs 2.0 Lakh on death or permanent disability and Rs 1.0 lakh
on partial disability).
 Bhupender Yadav : Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
 Consitituency : Rajayasabha MP , Rajasthan
Q. S S Mallikarjuna Rao is the MD and CEO of which bank?
A) IndusInd Bank B) Punjab & Sind Bank
C) Punjab National Bank D) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer : C
 S S Mallikarjuna Rao– MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank
Q. Name the MD & CEO of UCO Bank who has been reappointed to the post by the Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) ?
A) Shyam Srinivasan B) Sandeep Bakhshi
C) Atul Kumar Goel D) Pallav Mohapatra
Answer : C
 Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has extended the tenure of three managing
directors and chief executive officers (MDs and CEOs). These are:
 S S Mallikarjuna Rao– MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank.
 A S Rajeev– MD and CEO of Bank of Maharashtra.
 Atul Kumar Goel- MD and CEO of UCO Bank.
 Founded : 1943
 MD & CEO : Atul Kumar Goel
Q. What is the name of India’s first agri commodities sectoral index launched by NCDEX?
A) KAREX B) AGREX
C) GAUREX D) BAUREX
Answer : C
 India’s first sectoral index within the agri commodities basket named as GUAREX was
launched by the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX).
 NCDEX GUAREX is a price-based index tracking the price movement in the futures contracts
of its underlying, i.e. Guar Seed and Guar Gum Refined Splits on a real-time basis.
 NCDEX
 Founded : 2003
 Headquarters.: Mumbai
 CEO.: Vijay Kumar Venkataraman

Q. The PhonePe has recently received which of these licence from IRDAI to conduct insurance
business?
A) corporate agent licence B) direct broking licence
C) re-insurance broker licence D) composite broker licence
Answer : B
 Flipkart-owned digital payments platform PhonePe has received an insurance broking
licence from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
 This means that with the new ‘direct broking’ licence, PhonePe can now distribute insurance
products from all insurance companies in India, on its platform.
IRDAI IN NEWS
 PhonePe receives direct broking licence from IRDAI.

 IRDAI allows launch of ‘Corona Kavach’ insurance policies.
 IRDAI forms panel for creation of ‘Indian Pandemic Risk Pool’.
 IRDAI Approves Merger Of Bharti AXA And ICICI Lombard.
 IRDAI identifies LIC, GIC, New India Assurance as D-SIIs.
 IRDAI Constitutes 9-member Working Group under Suresh Mathur to study feasibility of
Indian Pandemic Risk Pool.
 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)
 Founded : 1999
 Headquarteres : Hyderabad
 Chairman :Subhash Chandra Khuntia.
Q. IDBI has announced to divest what percent of its stake in Asset Reconstruction Company (India)
Limited (ARCIL)?
A) 10.22% B) 19.18%
C) 12.06% D) 16.30%
Answer : B
 IDBI Bank has announced that the board of IDBI Bank has approved to divest its entire stake
of 19.18% in Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited (ARCIL).
 Asset Reconstruction Company India (Arcil) is the oldest ARC entities operating in India,
founded in 2002. Headquarter- Mumbai, Maharashtra.
 ARCIL is owned by State Bank of India (SBI), IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank and Punjab National Bank
(PNB), and other foreign investors.
 Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI Bank)
 Founded : 1964
 Chairman : M. R. Kumar
 MD & CEO : Rakesh Sharma
Q. The #FollowPaymentDistancing campaign has been launched by which entity?
A) NPCI B) BHIM UPI
C) RuPay D) PhonePe
Answer : C

 RuPay has launched a strategic campaign titled – #FollowPaymentDistancing to promote and
encourage contactless payments among customers.
 RuPay’s #FollowPaymentDistancing campaign encourages consumers to start ‘payment
distancing’ and switch to contactless digital payments with RuPay Contactless Cards which
is safe as well as time-conserving.
 RuPay
 Introduced : 8 May 2014
 Owner : National Payments Corporation of India
 Markets : India, Singapore, Bhutan, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Myanmar,
Australia & South Korea
Q. Which Indian banker has been appointed as the independent director of the Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asia?
A) Arijit Basu B) Rajnish Kumar
C) Rajkiran Rai G D) Ashwini Kumar Tewari
Answer : B
 The former State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as an
independent director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asia entity
on August 30, 2021.
 He has also been appointed as the member of Audit Committee and Risk Committee of the
company.
 Mr Rajnish Kumar retired as SBI Chairman in October 2020.
 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
 Headquarters : London, England, UK
 Chairman : Mark Tucker
 CEO : Noel Quinn
Q. The “12% Club” app has been launched by which fintech firm?
A) PayPal B) PhonePe
C) BharatPe D) MobiKwik
Answer : C
 BharatPe has launched “12% Club” app that will allow consumers to invest and earn up to 12
percent annual interest or borrow at a similar rate.
 BharatPe has partnered with LenDenClub (RBI-approved NBFC) for this app and lending
arrangement.
 Consumers can invest their savings anytime by choosing to lend money on “12% Club” app.
Apart from this, consumers can avail collateral-free loans of up to Rs 10 lakh on the 12
percent Club app for a tenure of 3 months.
BharatPe IN NEWS 2021
 BharatPe launches 'Distributor to Retailer Finance' to empower SMEs.

 BharatPe launches P2P lending app ‘12% Club’.
 BharatPe acquires loyalty platform PAYBACK India.
 BharatPe

 Founded : 2018
 Founded / CEO : Ashneer Grover
 Developed By : NPCI
Q. RBI has approved the appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi, as the MD & CEO of which bank?
Answer : D
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as the MD
& CEO of ICICI Bank.
 This will be with effect from October 15, 2021, till October 3, 2023.
 Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) BANK
 Founded : 1994
 MD & CEO : Sandeep Bakhshi
 Tagline : Hum Hai Na Khayal Apka
Q. Indian government has approved an increase in the family pension of bank employees to what
percent of the last salary drawn?
A) 20% B) 40%
C) 30% D) 50%
Answer : C
 Central Government has approved the Indian Banks’ Association’s (IBA) proposal to
increase the family pension to 30% of the last salary drawn.
 After this, the family pension would go up to as much as Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 per family of
bank employees.
 The Government has also approved the proposal to increase employers’ contribution under
the NPS to 14% from the existing 10%.
 Indian Banks' Association (IBA)
 Founded : 1946
 Headquarteres : Mumbai, Maharashtra
 Chairman : Rajkiran Rai G, (Union Bank of India)
Q. Hitendra Dave has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which bank?
A) DBS Bank B) HSBC India
C) Citibank India D) Deutsche Bank
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Hitendra Dave as the Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC India.
 RBI has accorded the approval for a period of three years with effect from August 24, 2021.
HSBC BANK IN NEWS
 Hitendra Dave appointed as HSBC India CEO.

 HSBC inaugurates international banking unit in Gujarat.

 HSBC India launches “Green Deposit Programme” for corporate clients.
 HSBC Raises India’s GDP Forecast for FY22 to 11.2%
 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) BANK
 Headquarteres : London, UK
 Chairman : Mark Tucker
 CEO : Noel Quinn.
 HSBC Bank India
 Founded : 1853
 Headquarteres : Mumbai, Maharashtra
 CEO : Hitendra Dave
Q. Recently which bank sold around 2% of its stake in CDSL for Rs 222.71 crore?
C) Canara Bank D) Indian Bank
Answer : A
 HDFC Bank has divested more than 2% stake in Central Depository Services (India) Ltd
(CDSL) in tranches during June-August 2021 for Rs 222.71 crore
 HDFC BANK
 Founded : 1994
 Founder : Hasmukhbhai Parekh
 MD & CEO : Sashidhar Jagdishan
 Tagline : We understand your world
Q. The Women Entrepreneurship Platform “WEP Nxt” has been launched by NITI Aayog in
partnership with which company?
A) IBM B) Cisco
C) Microsoft D) Amazon
Answer : B
 NITI Aayog in partnership with Cisco has launched the next phase of the Women
Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) titled “WEP Nxt” to foster women entrepreneurship in
India.
 WEP, which was launched by NITI Aayog in 2017, is a first-of-its-kind, unified portal that
brings together women from diverse backgrounds and offers them access to a multitude of
resources, support, and learning.
 CISCO
 Founders : Leonard Bosack & Sandy Lerner
 Headquarters : San Jose, California, United States
 CEO and Chairman : Chuck Robbins.
 NITI Aayog ( National Institution for Transforming India)
 Preceding : Planning Commission ( 15 March 1950)
 Chairperson : Narendra Modi
 Vice Chairperson : Rajiv Kumar
 CEO : Amitabh Kant

 NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q. How much amount has been approved by India as Line of Credit (LoC) to be funded for the
Greater Male Connectivity project (GMCP) in Maldives?
A) USD 200 million B) USD 500 million
C) USD 300 million D) USD 400 million
Answer : D
 Government of India and Maldives inked the contract for the mega Greater Male Connectivity
project (GMCP), on August 26, 2021.
 The Greater Male Connectivity project (GMCP) is the largest-ever civilian infrastructure
project in Maldives.
 The Government of India is funding the implementation of GMCP through a USD 400 million
Line of Credit (LoC) and USD 100 million grant.
 The USD 400 million LoC will be provided by Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank).
 The project will be developed by Indian construction and engineering firm, AFCONS, based
in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
 MALDIVES
 Capital : Male
 Currency : Rufiyaa
 President : Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
 Ekuverin Exercise : India and Maldives
Q. RBI has extended the scope of tokenization to consumer devices like laptops, desktops,
wearables, IoT devices, etc. The ultimate responsibility for the card tokenization services is
rendered with _________?
A) National Payments Corporation of India
B) Competition Commission of India
C) Authorized card payment networks
D) Clearing Corporation of India Ltd.
Answer : C
 In 2019, RBI had permitted authorized card payment networks to offer card tokenisation
services to any token requestor (i.e., third-party app provider) through mobile phones and
tablets.
 Now RBI has extended the scope of tokenization to include consumer devices – laptops,
desktops, wearables (wrist watches, bands, etc.), Internet of Things (IoT) devices, etc.
 The ultimate responsibility for the card tokenization services rendered rests with the
authorized card networks
Q. How many parameters are there in the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) of RBI?
A) 4 B) 5
C) 3 D) 2
Answer : C

 Parameters of FI-Index: The FI-Index comprises of three parameters, namely- Access (35%),
Usage (45%), and Quality (20%) with each of these consisting of various dimensions, which
are computed based on a number of indicators. In total there are 97 indicators
Q. The Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund has been launched by which organisation?
A) World Bank
B) World Economic Forum
C) United Nations Development Programme
D) United Nations Environment Programme
Answer : A
 World Bank has launched a new ‘Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund’, to better roll-out
cybersecurity development agenda in a systematic manner.
 The new fund has been developed as an associated trust fund under the broader Digital
Development Partnership (DDP) umbrella program.
 World Bank has partnered with four countries, namely Estonia, Japan, Germany, and the
Netherlands, to launch the fund.
 REPORTS PUBLISHED BY WORLD BANK
 World Development Report.
 Ease of Doing Business.
 Remittance Report.
 Ease of Living Index.
 Global Economic Prospect (GEP) Report.
 Universal Health Coverage Index.
 India Development Update.
 The Service Trade Restriction Index
Q. The world’s second-largest National Gene Bank has been set up at the National Bureau of Plant
Genetic Resources (NBPGR). Where is the facility located?
A) Noida B) Gurugram
C) Chennai D) New delhi
Answer : D
 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated
the world’s second-largest National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic
Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi.
 Th refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank provides the facility for germplasm, to
secure the heritage of seeds for years in minus 20 degree Celsius temperature.
 A National Gene Bank is a facility to preserve the seeds of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR)
for future generations.
 The largest gene bank in the world is situated in Norway
Q. What is the minimum lock-in period for promoters’ investment post an initial public offering (IPO)
that was reduced recently by SEBI?
A) 12 months B) 14 months
C) 16 months D) 18 months

Answer : D
 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) reduced the minimum lock-in period for
promoters’ investment post an initial public offering (IPO) to 18 months from three years.
SEBI IN NEWS 2021
 SEBI cuts lock-in period for promoters to 18 months post-IPO.

 Sebi allows payments banks to act as investment bankers .
 SEBI reconstitutes Four-member Takeover Panel; Justice N. K. Sodhi.
 SEBI signs MoU with CSSF, Luxembourg to strengthen cross border co-operation.
 SEBI allows AIFs and VCFs to invest up to $1.5 bn in foreign companies.
 Sebi imposes Rs 5.25 crore penalty on Cairn India.
 Sebi proposes framework for gold exchange, suggests trading in e-gold receipts.
 SEBI slaps Rs 25 crore fine on Yes Bank in AT-1 bonds case.
 Utkarsh Small Finance Bank files draft red herring prospectus with Sebi for Rs1350cr Initial
Public Offering (IPO).
 Suryoday Small Finance Bank has received the go-ahead from the markets regulator SEBI to
float its initial public offering (IPO).
 Sebi launches SMARTs program to strengthen investor education framework
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
 Founded : 1988
 Act : 1992
 Chairmam : Ajay Tyagi
 SEBI Set up : Uday Kotak committee
Q. Which Life Insurance Company has launched a new-age term insurance policy “eShield Next”?
A) SBI Life Insurance B) HDFC Life Insurance
C) Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance D) PNB MetLife India Insurance
Answer : A
 SBI Life launches new-age term insurance policy “SBI Life eShield Next”.
 SBI Life Insurance announced the launch of a unique new age protection solution called ‘SBI
Life eShield Next’, which ‘levels up’ the protection coverage as the insured achieves life’s
major milestones. This means that the policy is neither linked to the stock market nor shares
any profit or dividends with the policyholders.
 SBI Life Insurance Company
 Founded : 2001
 MD & CEO : Mahesh Kumar Sharma
Q. The Aarogya Dhara- 2.0 event was organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
recently to mark the completion of how many treatments under AB-PMJAY?
A) 2 crore B) 4 crore
C) 3 crore D) 5 crore
Answer : A

 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had organized an event Aarogya Dhara- 2.0 to mark the
completion of 2 Crore treatments under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya
Yojana (AB-PMJAY) on August 18, 2021.
 The event was chaired by Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare.
 Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was launched in
September 2018. The Scheme has now achieved the feat of more than 2 crore hospital
admissions landmark and treatments worth approximately Rs 25,000 crore.
 The funding for the scheme is shared – 60:40 for all states and UTs with their own legislature,
90:10 in Northeast states and Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand and 100%
Central funding for UTs without legislature.
 West Bengal, Telangana, Odisha and Delhi have not implemented PMJAY
Q. How much amount has been earmarked by the Ministry of Defence for domestic procurement
through Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative for the financial year 2021-2022?
Answer : B
 The Ministry of Defence has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for domestic procurement through
iDEX initiative for the financial year 2021-2022.
 The Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence has approved a budgetary
support of Rs. 498.80 crore for iDEX for the next 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Q. Neo Collections is a DIY Digital Repayment platform launched by which bank?
A) State Bank of India B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Punjab National Bank D) Central Bank of India
Answer : B
 Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a platform named ‘Neo Collections’, which is a Do It
Yourself Digital Repayment Platform for missed loan repayments.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched the Neo Collections platform in tie-up with Creditas
Solutions.
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK IN NEWS.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank launches DIY Digital Repayment platform- ‘Neo Collections’.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank signs MoU with Indian Navy for Salary Account.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank launches Payment app ‘Pay Your Contact’.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank issues India’s first FPI licence to GIFT AIF.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank has been selected as a digital payments partner by the National
Agriculture Market (eNAM).
 KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK
 Founded : 2003
 Founders : Uday Kotak
 Chairman : Prakash Apte
 MD & CEO : Uday Kotak

Q. Name the bank in UAE with which NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has tied up to launch
the UPI facility in UAE?
A) Mashreq Bank B) Bank of America
C) Emirates NBD D) Deutsche Bank
Answer : A
 NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with Mashreq Bank to launch the
payment system facility of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), in the UAE.
 Mashreq Bank is the oldest privately owned bank in the United Arab Emirates.
 National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI)
 Founded : 2008
 MD & CEO : Dilip Asbe
Q. The ‘Small Business Loans Initiative’ has been unveiled in India by which of these companies in
collaboration with Indifi?
A) Twitter
B) WhatsApp
C) Facebook
D) Amazon
Answer : C
 Facebook India has launched “Small Business Loans Initiative” in India in partnership with
online lending platform Indifi. India is the first country where Facebook is rolling out this
programme.
 The objective of this initiative is to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) that advertise
on Facebook to get quick access to credit/loans through independent lending partners.
 Through this programme, small businesses can get loans between Rs 5 lakh and 50 lakh.
FACEBOOK IN NEWS
 Facebook launches “Small Business Loans Initiative” in India

 Unicef India, Facebook launch initiative to create safe online environment for
childrenfacebook
 Facebook named Spoorthi Priya as its Grievance Officer for India.
 Facebook launches in-app vaccine finder tool in India.
 Facebook Hires Henry Moniz as its First Chief Compliance Officer.
 India ranks 49th in Inclusive Internet Index 2021 by Facebook-EIU.
 Facebook Will Launch Its Digital Currency Libra in January.
 FACEBOOK
 Founded : 2004
 Founder : Mark Zuckerberg
 Headquarteres : Menlo Park, California, U.S.
 CEO : Mark Zuckerberg

Q. Reliance Industries is the top Indian company in Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies
list 2021, ranked at 57 spot. How many Indian companies are there in the list?
A) 10 B) 12
C) 23 D) 18
Answer : B
 Reliance Industries (USD 188 billion) ranked at 57 is the top Indian company in the list. There
Q. Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the MD and CEO of which bank?
A) Indian Overseas Bank B) Central Bank of India
C) Indian Bank D) Bank of Baroda
Answer : C
 Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Indian Bank for a period of three years.
 He will replace Ms. Padmaja Chunduru as MD and CEO of Indian Bank.
 Shanti Lal Jain is currently the Executive Director (ED) at Bank of Baroda.
 INDIAN BANK
 Founded : 15 August 1907
 Founder : S. Rm. M. Ramaswami Chettiar
 Headquarters : Chennai
 MD & CEO : Padmaja Chunduru
 Tagline : Your Own Bank/ Apka Apna Bank
 Indian Bank merger with Allahabad Bank
Q. The NIPUN Bharat Mission aims to ensure every child achieves the desired learning
competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by which year?
A) 2027-28 B) 2025-26
C) 2023-24 D) 2026-27
Answer : D
 NIPUN Bharat Mission– The aim of NIPUN Bharat Mission is to ensure every child achieves
the desired learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3,
by 2026-27.
Q. What is the total corpus of the Ubharte Sitaare Fund (USF), launched recently by Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?
Answer : A
 Finance Minister of India, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, launched the ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund
(USF)’ of corpus Rs 250 crore for export-oriented small and mid-sized companies. The launch
was done in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on August 21, 2021.

Q. Which agency has launched ‘Forum for Decarbonizing Transport’ in partnership with World
Resources Institute(WRI) India?
A) SEBI B) NPCI
C) SIDBI D) NITI Aayog
Answer : D
 NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute(WRI), India, jointly launched the ‘Forum for
Decarbonizing Transport’ in India. NITI Aayog is the implementing partner for India.
 Purpose: The aim of the project is to bring down the peak level of GHG emissions (transport
sector) in Asia (in line with a well below 2-degree pathway), resulting in problems like
congestion and air pollution.
 The Forum has been launched under the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) project.
Q. Which organisation will be responsible to manage the Ubharte Sitaare Fund (USF)?
A) SIDBI and EXIM Bank B) NABARD and SEBI
C) SIDBI and SEBI D) EXIM Bank and SBI
Answer : A
 Finance Minister of India, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, launched the ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund
(USF)’ of corpus Rs 250 crore for export-oriented small and mid-sized companies. The launch
was done in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on August 21, 2021.
 The fund will be managed by India Exim Bank and SIDBI. The fund has been launched under
the Ubharte Sitaare Programme (USP) announced in the Budget speech of 2021-22.
 Size of the fund: The corpus of the Fund is Rs. 250 crore with a greenshoe option of Rs. 250
crore. The contribution of SIDBI and India Exim Bank is Rs 40 crore each.
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
 Headquarteres : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 Chairman & MD : Siva S Ramann
 Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)
 Founded : 1 Jan 1982
 HQ : Mumbai
 MD : David Rasquinha
Q. Which education financing platform has received an NBFC license from the Reserve Bank of
India?
A) Finwego B) GyanDhan
C) Propelld D) GrayQuest
Answer : B
 GyanDhan, India's first education financing platform said it has received an NBFC license
from the Reserve Bank of India and it aims to disburse Rs 650 crore worth of education loans
in FY22.
 Out of this, Rs 50 crore will be for domestic short-term courses offered by various ed-tech
players and coaching institutes

Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the reconstituted Advisory Board for Banking and
Financial Frauds (ABBFF) by CVC?
A) Dilip Shanghvi B) T M Bhasin
C) Natarajan Chandrasekaran D) Abhaya Prasad Hota
Answer : B
 Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has announced the re-appointment of T M Bhasin as
chairman of the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF).
 The panel was constituted to examine bank frauds of over Rs 50 crore and recommend
action.
 The former vigilance commissioner, CVC, Mr. Bhasin will now continue to head the board for
a further period of two years, with effect from August 21, 2021.
Q. What is the estimated monetisation potential of National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP)?
A) Rs 5.0 lakh crores B) Rs 6.0 lakh crores
C) Rs 7.0 lakh crores D) Rs 4.0 lakh crores
Answer : B
 Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, today launched
the asset monetisation pipeline of Central ministries and public sector entities: ‘National
Monetisation Pipeline’.
 The pipeline has been developed by NITI Aayog, in consultation with infrastructure line
ministries, based on the mandate for ‘Asset Monetisation’ under Union Budget 2021-22.
 Total Value: NMP estimates aggregate monetisation potential of Rs 6.0 lakh crores through
core assets of the Central Government, over a four-year period, from FY 2022 to FY 2025.
 Top Sector: The top 5 sectors capture about 83% of the aggregate pipeline value. These top
5 sectors include- Roads (27%) followed by Railways (25%), Power (15%), oil & gas pipelines
(8%) and Telecom (6%).
Q. PM Modi has launched the electronic voucher-based digital payment system “e-RUPI”,has been
developed by which entity?
A) NPCI
B) SIDBI
C) IRDAI
D) SEBI
Answer : A
 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched an innovative digital solution –
‘e-RUPI’ in association with the Department of Financial Services (DFS), National Health
Authority (NHA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and partner banks.
 e-RUPI is a type of payment voucher with a one-time payment mechanism. It is built on the
UPI platform.
 e-RUPI is a type of one-time payment.
 It must be noted that the beneficiary of the e-RUPI voucher need not have a bank account to
use the voucher.

Q. Which Bank launched the ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’ to help shopkeepers and merchants
ease their cash crunch?
A) State Bank of India B) ICICI Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) Punjab National Bank
Answer : C
 India’s largest private lender HDFC Bank launched an overdraft facility for small retailers in
partnership with the government’s e-governance services delivery arm CSC SPV that
enables government schemes and services through common service centers (CSCs).
 The ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’ by HDFC Bank is aimed at helping shopkeepers and
merchants ease their cash crunch.
 HDFC Bank will approve an overdraft limit from a minimum of Rs 50,000 to a maximum of Rs
10 lakhs based on the statements
Q. Which bank became the first bank in India to cross the 1-crore FASTags mark?
A) Paytm Payments Bank B) Airtel Payments Bank
C) Jio Payments Bank D) India Post Payments Bank
Answer : A
 Paytm Payments Bank became the first bank in India to achieve the milestone of issuing 1
crore FASTags.
 According to NPCI, over 47 crore FASTags were issued by all banks together till the end of
June 2021.
 Paytm Payments Bank
 Founded : 2015
 Founder : Vijay Shekhar Sharma
 Headquarters : Noida
 CEO : Satish Kumar Gupta
Q. How much amount of record general allocation fund has been sanctioned by the IMF in SDR
form to help its member countries deal with pandemic crises?
A) USD 800 billion B) USD 750 billion
C) USD 650 billion D) USD 500 billion
Answer : C
 International Monetary Fund (IMF) have approved a record general allocation of $650 billion
in IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR), to help boost global liquidity.
Q. Which company has recently launched a UPI-based AutoPay functionality for mutual fund SIP
investments?
A) Mobikwik B) PhonePe
C) Paytm D) BharatPe
Answer : B
 Digital payments platform PhonePe has introduced a Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based
AutoPay feature for its mutual fund investment offerings.
 PhonePe became the first digital investment platform in India to introduce such a feature.

 This feature will enable customers to set up automatic Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)
payments for their mutual fund investments.
Q. Which insurance company has partnered with SahiPay for rural insurance solutions?
A) SBI General Insurance B) Max Life Insurance
C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance D) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
Answer : A
 India’s leading General Insurance company, SBI General Insurance has announced a tie-up
with SahiPay to increase non-life insurance penetration in the rural markets.
 SahiPay is the fastest growing tech-enabled financial inclusion platform of Manipal Business
Solutions that provides digital and financial services to customers in semi-urban and rural
India.
SBI GENERAL INSURANCE IN NEWS.
 SBI General partners with SahiPay to offer general insurance products to rural India.
 SBI General Insurance launches ‘Arogya Supreme’ a comprehensive Health Insurance plan.
 SBI General Insurance enters into bancassurance tie-up with IDFC FIRST Bank.
 SBI General Insurance has set up a task force to manage queries relating to claims due to
cyclone Tauktae in Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra .
 SBI General Insurance Launches unique ‘Shagun – Gift an insurance’ policy.
 SBI General Insurance, IntrCity RailYatri partner to offer ₹5L travel cover.
 SBI General Insurance launches “Arogya Sanjeevani” Health Insurance Policy.
 Prakash Chandra Kandpal Takes Charge as new MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance
 SBI General Insurance
 Founded : 2009
 CEO : Prakash Chandra Kandpal
 SBI owns 70% of the total capital
Q. Which Financial Institution has approved USD 112 million of loan to Jharkhand for water supply
infrastructure development?
Answer : C
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has okayed an over Rs 831 crore (USD 112 million) loan to
finance water supply infrastructure in Jharkhand.
 Under the Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project, which covers Hussainabad,
Jhumri Telaiya, Medininagar and Ranchi, four water treatment plants will be constructed with
a combined capacity of 275 million litres per day
Q. What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in 2021-22 (FY22) as per RBI?
A) 8.5% B) 9.3%
C) 9.5% D) 9.2%
Answer : C

 Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the Repo Rate unchanged in the Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) meeting held between August 04 to August 06, 2021
 RBI has kept the real GDP growth for India unchanged at 9.5% in 2021-22.
Q. The Government has approved the extension of the term of service of the Cabinet Secretary of
India for a period of one-year till August 2022. Who is the incumbent Cabinet Secretary?
A) Rajiv Gauba B) Tarun Bajaj
C) Ajay Seth D) T V Somanathan
Answer : A
 Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has extended the term of service of Rajiv Gauba, as
the Cabinet Secretary of India, for a further period of one-year.
LATEST IMPORTANT SECRETARY IN NEWS
 PPK Ramacharyulu - Secretary General of Rajya Sabha.

 Abhay Kumar Singh : Ministry of Cooperation.
 T V Somanathan - Finance Secretary.
 Tarun Bajaj - Revenue Secretary.
 Ajay Seth - Economic Affairs Secretary.
 Rajiv Gauba - Cabinet Secretary
 TV Somanathan - Expenditure Secretary.
 Harsh Vardhan Shringla - Foreign Secretary.
 B.V.R. Subrahmanyam - Commerce Secretary.
 Hardik Satishchandra Shah - Private Secretary to PM.
 P Praveen Siddharth - Private Secretary to President.
 Kapil Dev Tripathi - Secretary to President
Q. Who has been roped in by RBI for banking fraud awareness campaign?
A) Bajrang Punia
B) Neeraj Chopra
C) Ravi Kumar Dahiya
D) Mirabai Chanu
Answer : B
 Tokyo Olympics 2020’s Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra Rope By RBI For Banking Fraud
Awareness Campaign.
 “@RBI Kehta Hai…Along with @Neeraj_chopra1. A little caution takes care of a lot of trouble.
Never respond to requests to share PIN, OTP or bank account details. Block your card if
stolen, lost or compromised,” RBI said in a tweet.
 RBI has roped in Punjabi singer-rapper Viruss in its public awareness campaign ( In News
February 2021).
 Campaign also includes Viruss’ popular 2017 Indie hit ‘Bam Bhole’ that was recreated for
Akshay Kumar-Kiara Advani starrer Laxmii.
 The RBI has been running the campaign ‘RBI Kehta Hai’ on social media accounts since 2016.
 Reserve Bank will evaluate the impact of multi-media public awareness campaign 'RBI Kehta
Hai', which was launched in 14 languages

Q. Which finance institution unveiled ‘Digital Prayaas’ an app based digital-lending platform to
facilitate loans to entrepreneurs from low income groups?
A) IRDAI B) SIDBI
C) SEBI D) NABARD
Answer : B
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), engaged in promotion, financing and
development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has unveiled ‘Digital Prayaas’
an app-based digital-lending platform to facilitate loans to entrepreneurs from low-income
groups.
Q. How many LPG gas connection distribution will be covered under the Ujjwala 2.0, the second
phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), launched on August 10, 2021?
A) 2 crore B) 1 crore
C) 5 crore D) 3 crore
Answer : B
 On August 10, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ujjwala 2.0, the second phase
of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), via videoconferencing.
 After the formal launch, PM Modi distributed free LPG gas connections to 10 women virtually,
at the event organised at Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh.
 He mentioned plans to promote “gobar dhan” – tapping cow dung for energy on the occasion
of World Bio Fuel Day (10th August).
 Ujjwala is part of the ambitious agenda for behavioural change that will help India transit to
a $5 trillion economy by 2024.
 PMUY-I: Launched in May 2016 to provide LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections to poor
households.
 Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
 Purpose – Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is an ambitious social welfare scheme
launched to safeguard the health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking
fuel (LPG).
 Launched – 1 May 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
 Preference will be given to the beneficiaries from the BPL families belonging to SC/ST and
weaker sections of society
Q. RBI has announced ‘Scheme of Penalty for non-replenishment of ATMs’, to levy penalties on
banks in the vent where ATMs run out of cash. The scheme shall come into force from which
date?
A) October 01, 2021 B) December 01, 2021
C) November 01, 2021 D) September 01, 2021
Answer : A
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the launch of the ‘Scheme of Penalty for non-
replenishment of ATMs’, as per which it will impose monetary penalties on ATMs/WLAs that
run out of cash.
 The scheme shall come into effect from October, 01, 2021.
 Quantum of Penalty

 In the case where any of the ATM is cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month, a penalty of
Rs. 10,000 per ATM will be levied.
Q. RBI has increased the limit for collateral free loans to Self-Help Groups (SHG) under the DAY-
NRLM. What is the new limit?
Answer : A
 Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit for collateral free loans to Self-Help Groups (SHG)
under the DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission)
from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs.
 Commercial banks provide loans to SHG. The new directions from RBI to commercial banks
for this type of loans is as under:
 For loans to SHGs up to Rs 10.00 lakh- no collateral and no margin will be charged. No lien
should be marked against savings bank account of SHGs and no deposits should be insisted
upon while sanctioning loans.
 For loans to SHGs above Rs 10 lakh and up to Rs 20 lakh– no collateral should be charged
and no lien should be marked against savings bank account of SHGs. However, the entire
loan (irrespective of the loan outstanding, even if it subsequently goes below Rs 10 lakh)
would be eligible for coverage under Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units (CGFMU).”
Q. How much amount of monetary penalty will be levied by RBI on ATMs/WLAs in case they remain
cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month?
A) Rs 20,000 B) Rs 15,000
C) Rs 12,000 D) Rs 10,000
Answer : D
 In the case where any of the ATM is cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month, a penalty of
Rs. 10,000 per ATM will be levied
Q. PM Modi has announced the launch of National Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) scheme
to make India self-reliance in edible oil. How much amount will be invested in the scheme
approximately by the government?
A) Rs 10,000 crore
B) Rs 11,000 crore
C) Rs 15,000 crore
D) Rs 20,000 crore
Answer : B
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme on palm oil production called National
Edible Oil Mission-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), on August 09, 2021.
 The government will invest more than Rs. 11,000 crore, under the scheme, through the
National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm.
 The new national initiative aims to help increase farm incomes and make the country self-
reliance in edible oil

Q. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd.
(NBBL)?
A) Devendra Kumar Sikri B) Arun Kumar Mishra
C) Noopur Chaturvedi D) Ashok Kumar Gupta
Answer : C
 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has appointed Noopur Chaturvedi as Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL).
 NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NPCI and came into effect
from 1 April 2021
Q. How much fund was allotted to four self help groups by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the
‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’?
A) Rs.1500 crores B) Rs. 1750 crores
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Annual
Meeting 2021 through video-conferencing.
 Theme of the meeting: ‘India@75: Government and Business working together for
AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in the ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’
 Rs. 1625 crores to over four lakh SHGs
 Rs. 25 crores seed money for 7500 SHGs
 Rs. 4.13 crores for 75 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
Q. My e-Haat portal has been launched by which company to empower artisans?
A) HCL Foundation B) Wirpo Foundation
C) Adani Foundation D) Reliance Foundation
Answer : A
 HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies has launched
an online portal, ‘My e-Haat’, to empower artisans and strengthen the value chain of the
handicraft sector in the country
 The platform will enable artisans and primary producers to conduct their business, by listing
and showcasing their products directly to customers, thereby minimising the informal
intermediaries and the long supply chains.
 Hindustan Computers Limited ( HCL)
 Founder : Shiv Nadar
 Headquarters : Noida, Uttar Pradesh
 Chairperson : Roshni Nadar Malhotra
 MD & CSO : Shiv Nadar
 CEO : C Vijayakumar

JULY 2021
Q. Which Bank has launched India’s most comprehensive banking solutions for medical doctors
called ‘Salute Doctors’?
C) Indulsnad Bank D) Canara Bank
Answer : B
 ICICI Bank launches ‘Salute Doctors’, comprehensive banking solution for medical
personnel.
 The initiative is powered by ICICI STACK, a digital banking platform with nearly 500 services
that helps customers of the Bank to avail the services digitally and seamlessly.
 ‘Salute Doctors’ provides doctors with an array of innovative services.
Q. Which among these sectors have recently been included as MSMEs sector by government for
purpose of Priority Sector Lending??
A) Forestry and logging
B) Fishing and aquaculture
C) Retail and Wholesale trade
D) Bee- keeping and production of honey and beeswax
Answer : C
 Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has decided to include Retail and Wholesale
trade as MSMEs but only for the limited purpose of Priority Sector Lending.
 These Retail and Wholesale traders can now register on Udyam Registration Portal
Q. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) extended a loan of $250 million to which Indian
bank, for affordable housing finance?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : A
 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank group,
has extended a loan of $250 million to HDFC Bank to boost affordable housing finance in
India.
 International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 Founded : 1956
 Headquarters : Washington, D.C., U.S.
 Membership : 184 countries
 President & CEO : Makhtar Diop

Q. What is the increased limit by the Union Government for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the
National Pension System (NPS) fund managers?
A) 74% B) 64%
C) 49% D) 81%
Answer : A
 The Union Government notified a hike in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in pension
fund management to 74% from 49% under the National Pension System (NPS).
 The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Act links the FDI ceiling
in the sector to the same in the insurance sector.
 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
 Chairman : Supratim Bandyopadhyay
Q. Which bank has launched an AI-powered virtual assistant for customers named ‘FEDDY’?
A) HDFC Bank B) RBL Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) Federal Bank
Answer : D
 The Federal Bank has launched ‘FEDDY’, an Artificial Intelligence-powered virtual assistant
to help customers with banking-related queries
 ‘FEDDY’ is also integrated into Google Business Messaging, the first-of-its-kind feat by an
Indian based bank
FEDERAL BANK IN NEWS
 Federal Bank and Star Health Insurance tie-up for bancassurance

 Federal Bank launches an exclusive feature-rich Mahila Mitra Plus for women.
 Federal Bank partners OneCard for mobile-first credit card.
 Federal Bank launches ‘FEDDY’ AI-powered virtual assistant for customers.
September 2024.
 Federal Bank launches ‘FedFirst’ savings account scheme for children.
 FEDERAL BANK
 Founded : 1931
 Headquarters : Aluva, Kerala
 MD & CEO: Shyam Srinivasan
 Tagline: Your Perfect Banking Partner
Q. The RBI Retail Direct scheme has been launched by the central bank for investment in which
debt instruments?
A) Commercial Papers B) Certificate of Deposit
C) Non-convertible Debentures D) Government Securities (G-Secs)
Answer : D

 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched ‘the RBI Retail Direct’ scheme for retail investors,
through which they can directly buy and sell government securities (G-Secs), both primary
and secondary
 Key highlights of the ‘RBI Retail Direct’ scheme
 The RBI Retail Direct scheme is a one-stop solution to facilitate investment in Government
Securities (G-Secs) by individual investors.
 This dedicated bond-buying window is a part of RBI’s effort to increase retail participation in
government securities.
 The scheme also provides the facility to Retail investors (individuals) to open and maintain
the ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG Account) with RBI.
 RDG Account can be opened through an ‘Online portal’ provided for the purpose of the
scheme
Q. RBI has increased the limit of loan that can be sanctioned by banks to director or associates of
other banks, without board approval. What is the enhanced limit?
Answer : C
 Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit on loans that can be sanctioned by a bank to any
director or associates of other banks, without board approval to Rs 5 crore. Earlier this limit
was Rs 25 lakh.
 RBI has revised this loan limit for the first time in 26 years. The limit of Rs. 25 lakhs was set in
1996.
RBI AMOUNT IN NEWS
 RBI sets WMA Limit for Central Government for at Rs. 50,000 crore for the second half of the
financial year 2021-22.
 RBI raises limit for collateral free loans to SHG to Rs 20 lakhs.
 RBI raises loan limit of other bank directors to Rs 5 crore from Rs 25 lakh.
 RBI launched a separate liquidity window of Rs. 15,000 crore certain contact-intensive
sectors.
 RBI to transfer Rs. 99,122 crore surplus to Central Government for FY21.
 RBI Announces Term Liquidity Facility of Rs. 50,000 Crore For Healthcare.
 RBI to conduct open market purchase of government securities of ₹1 lakh crore under the G-
SAP 1.0 Programme.
 RBI increases Way and Means Advances (WMA) limits for the State Governments/UTs to Rs
47,010 crore.
 RBI enhances Loan limit under Priority Sector Lending against eNWR/NWR from ₹50 lakh to
₹75 lakh.
 RBI enhances maximum balance limit per account in Payments Banks from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2
lakh.
 RBI introduces Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for NEFT, RTGS transactions above Rs 50 crore
Q. What is the rank of India in Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 by Startup Blink?
A) 26 B) 43
C) 33 D) 20

Answer : D
 India has moved up three spots to be ranked at the 20th spot among the top 100 countries in
the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 by Startup Blink.
 India was at 23rd spot in 2020
 The United States has once again retained its position as the top country.
 In terms of City-wise ranking, Bengaluru (10th) is the highest ranked Indian city in the list,
while New Delhi (14) and Mumbai (16) are the other Indian cities in the top 20
 Overall, San Francisco, United States has topped the cities list. It is followed by New York
(2nd), Beijing (3rd)
Q. In 2020-21, India reported Current account surplus for first time in 17 years.What was the rate
of Current Account Surplus in FY21?
A) 0.5% B) 0.3%
C) 0.9% D) 0.8%
Answer : C
 According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India, India reported a current
account surplus of 0.9% of GDP in the FY 21. In FY 20 there was a current account deficit of
0.9%.
 The reason for Current Account Surplus in FY21 is sharp contraction in the trade deficit to
US$ 102.2 billion from US$ 157.5 billion in 2019-20.
Q. Which Bank has launched ‘Salaam Dil Sey’ initiative to show gratitude to doctors?
C) Yes Bank D) Axis Bank
Answer : A
 HDFC Bank launched a SalaamDilSey initiative to show gratitude to doctors for their tireless
service during the pandemic, to pay tribute to doctors across the country.
Q. Which company has partnered with Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management
(AJNIFM) to build an AI and Emerging Technologies Centre of Excellence?
A) Infosys B) Mastercard
C) Microsoft D) Facebook
Answer : C
 The Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft for a strategic partnership to build an Artificial
intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies Centre of Excellence at AJNIFM.
 National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad will be renamed as Arun Jaitley
National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM).
Q. According to the Financial Stability Report (FSR), released by the Reserve Bank of India, the
Gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) of banks may rise to __ by March 2022?
A) 9.8% B) 7.6%
C) 8.5% D) 9.1%

Answer : A
 According to the Financial Stability Report (FSR), released by the RBI the Gross non-
performing assets (GNPAs) of banks may rise to 9.8 per cent by March 2022 under a baseline
scenario, from 7.48 per cent in March 2021.
 Under a severe stress scenario, GNPA of banks may increase to 11.22 per cent
Q. The Central Government has increased the retirement age of the Chairman of Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC) from 60 to how many years?
Answer : C
 The government has extended the superannuation age of Life Insurance Corporation of India
 This new change has been announced after making amendment to the Life Insurance
Corporation of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960.
 Currently, the retirement age for the top executives in majority of PSUs is 60 years.
Q. Which Bank has become the second most-valued listed public sector bank (PSB) with a market
capitalisation of over Rs 50,000 crore?
A) Punjab National Bank B) Indian Overseas Bank
C) Central Bank of India D) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer : B
 Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has become the second most-valued listed public sector bank
(PSB) with a market capitalisation of over Rs 50,000 crore.
 PNB was valued at Rs 46,356 crore and BoB at Rs 44,060 crore, which are now ranked third
and fourth among PSBs, respectively.
IOB IN NEWS.
 Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has become the second most-valued listed public sector bank
(PSB) with a market capitalisation of over Rs 50,000 crore.
 NITI Aayog recommends privatisation of Central Bank, Indian Overseas Bank.
 Indian Overseas Bank appoints Ernst & Young as digital consultant.
 Indian Overseas Bank launches ‘IOB Trendy’ Savings Account for Millennials.
 Government announces Rs 14,500 crore capital infusion in 4 PSBs; Central Bank of India,
Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of India and UCO Bank
 Partha Pratim Sengupta takes over as new MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank
 Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
 Founded : 1937
 Founder : M. Chidambaram Chettyar
 MD & CEO : Partha Pratim Sengupta
 Tagline : Good People to Grow With

Q. Which digital payments and financial services platform has launched ‘Postpaid Mini’, a small
ticket loans that will give users flexibility to access loans ranging from Rs 250 - Rs 1,000, in
partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd?
A) Phonpe B) Paytm
C) MobiKwik C) AmazonPay
Answer : B
 Financial services and digital payments platform, Paytm, has launched a new product called
Postpaid Mini, that will enable users to get small loans ranging from Rs. 250 to Rs. 1,000.
 The initiative has been launched by Paytm in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.
 The Postpaid Mini product is an extension of the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ service launched by
Paytm.
 The loan will have a period of up to 30 days for repayment at 0 percent interest
Q. Which bank signed an MoU with the Indian Army to offer a defence service salary package under
its “Power Salute” initiative?
A) Axis Bank B) RBL Bank
Answer : A
 India’s third-largest private lender Axis Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the Indian Army to offer a defence service salary package with best-in-class
benefits and features under its “Power Salute”.
 This initiative will offer personal accidental cover of up to 56 lakhs to all army personnel; up
to Rs. 8 lakhs additional education grant; total permanent disability cover benefit up to Rs.
46 lakhs; permanent partial disability cover of up to Rs. 46 lakhs; air accident cover of Rs. 1
crore and free additional debit card for a family member.
Q. Which general insurance company has launched a comprehensive health insurance plan named
“Arogya Supreme”?
A) Kotak General Insurance B) ACKO General Insurance
C) SBI General Insurance D) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
Answer : C
 SBI General Insurance has announced the launch of a comprehensive health insurance plan
named ‘Arogya Supreme’. This specific plan is designed to ensure that customers can have
full health insurance coverage, including 20 basic covers and 8 optional covers
 The policy provides a wide range of sum insured options up to 5 crores, wherein customers
can choose from 3 options viz Pro, Plus and Premium based on the sum insured and coverage
features
SBI GENERAL INSURANCE IN NEWS 2021
 SBI General partners with SahiPay to offer general insurance products to rural India.
 SBI General Insurance launches ‘Arogya Supreme’ a comprehensive Health Insurance plan.
 SBI General Insurance enters into bancassurance tie-up with IDFC FIRST Bank.
 SBI General Insurance Launches unique ‘Shagun – Gift an insurance’ policy
 SBI General Insurance launches “Arogya Sanjeevani” Health Insurance Policy

 SBI General Insurance
 Founded : 2009
 CEO : Prakash Chandra Kandpal
 SBI owns 70% of the total capital
Q. Which payments bank has launched the ‘Pay to Contacts’ facility for UPI-based transactions?
A) Jio Payments Bank B) Airtel Payments Bank
C) Paytm Payments Bank D) India Post Payments Bank
Answer : B
 Airtel Payments Bank has launched a new ‘Pay to Contacts’ This facility will allow customers
to initiate a unified payments interface (UPI) payment by simply selecting the recipient’s
mobile number from their phonebook
 ‘Pay to Contacts’ displays the valid UPI ID associated with the selected contact, irrespective
of the UPI app used by the receiver
AIRTEL PAYMENTS BANK IN NEWS 2021
 Airtel Payments Bank launches ‘Pay to Contacts’ facility for UPI-based transactions.
 Airtel Payments Bank launches 'DigiGold' platform for customers to invest in gold.
 Airtel Payments Bank increases day-end balance limit to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1 lakh.
 Airtel Payments Bank Unveils ‘Rewards123’ Savings Account.
 Airtel Payments Bank launches ‘Airtel Safe Pay’.
 Airtel group ties up with Mastercard for customized products for farmers, SMEs.
 Airtel Payments Bank partners NSDC to train rural youth.
 Airtel Payments Bank launches ‘Suraksha salary account’ for MSMEs.
 Airtel Payments Bank, Bharti AXA partner to offer ‘shop insurance’ for retailers.
 Airtel Payments Bank
 Founded : 2017
 MD & CEO : Anubrata Biswas
 Stake : Bharti Airtel Limited(80.01%) & Kotak Mahindra Bank(19.9%)
 Subsidiaries : YTS Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
 On April 11, 2016, Airtel Payments Bank became the first entity in India to receive a payments
bank license from the RBI
Q. Which bank has launched the ‘Ghar Ghar Ration’ programme, an employee-led initiative for its
low-income customers, affected by Covid-19?
A) IDFC First Bank B) IndusInd Bank
C) Bandhan Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : A
 IDFC First Bank has launched a unique Employee-funded program called ‘Ghar Ghar Ration’
for its low-income customers who were affected by Covid-19.
IDFC FIRST BANK IN NEWS
 IDFC FIRST Bank launches Customer COVID relief "Ghar Ghar Ration Program".

 AckoDrive partners with IDFC FIRST Bank to issue free FASTags.
 Assam Rifles signs MoU with IDFC First Bank at Laitkor in Shillong.
 IDFC First Bank to launch “SafePay” contactless debit card facility.
 IDFC First Bank
 Founded : October 2015
 Non-Exe. Chairman : Rajiv Lall
 MD & CEO : V. Vaidyanathan
 Tagline : Always You First
Q. MandateHQ is a payment interface to help card-issuing banks provide recurring payments
facility for their customers. The payment solution has been launched which company in
partnership with Mastercard?
A) Razorpay B) Snapdeal
C) Paytm Mall D) LimeRoad
Answer : A
 Razorpay has partnered with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’. It is a payment interface
that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for their customers.
MASTERCARD IN NEWS
 Razorpay partners with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’.

Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’.
 Gemini and Mastercard Partner on New Crypto Credit Card.
 Mastercard and Razorpay to make digital payments more accessible for MSMEs and
startups.
 MASTERCARD
 Founded : 1966
 Headquarteres : New York, U.S
 Executive Chairman : Ajay Banga
 President and CEO : Michael Miebach
Q. Who among the following has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of Federal Bank till 2024?
A) Pallav Mohapatra B) Shyam Srinivasan
C) Karnam Sekar D) Sashidhar Jagdishan
Answer : B
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as the MD
& CEO of Federal Bank for a period of three years with effect from September 23, 2021, till
September 22, 2024.
Q. Which country became fourth-largest crude oil supplier to India in 2020 ?
A) USA B) Saudi Arabia
C) Qatar D) Iran
Answer : A

 According to BP’s latest report, the United States became the fourth-largest supplier of
crude oil to India in 2020.
 The US supplied 10.7 million tonnes of crude oil to India in 2020, behind Iraq (47 million
tonnes), Saudi Arabia (38 million tonnes) and the UAE (22 million tonnes)
Q. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Bharat BillPay System (BBPS)?
A) Stephen Squeri B) Doug Parker
C) Lisa Su D) Noopur Chaturvedi
Answer : D
 Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), NPCI’s flagship bill payments platform, has appointed
former PayU and Airtel Payments Bank executive Noopur Chaturvedi as its new Chief
Executive Officer (CEO).
 Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)
 Founded : 2013
 Owner : NPCI
Q. Digital payment and financial services company Paytm recently got approval from its
shareholders to bring the country's largest initial public offering of Rs.
A) Rs 22,100 crore B) Rs 25,500 crore
C) Rs 16,600 crore D) Rs 20,600 crore
Answer : C
 Digital payments and financial services company Paytm recently got approval from its
shareholders to bring the country's largest initial public offering of Rs 16,600 crore.
 Till now the record of largest IPO was in the name of Coal India. It had raised around Rs
15,500 crore in the last quarter of 2010
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and MD of HCL Company?
A) Rahul Sachdeva B) Cyrus Mistry
C) Anup Purohit D) C. Vijayakumar
Answer : D
 Shiv Nadar steps down as HCL Tech MD.
 Shiv Nadar, who played a leading role in the development of the Indian IT sector, has resigned
as Managing Director and Board Member of HCL Technologies. In place of Shiv Nadar, the
company's chairman and CEO.
 Vijayakumar has been made managing director for a period of five years.
 HCL Technologies
 Chairman and MD : C Vijayakumar
Q. Which of the following country has become World’s fifth largest forex reserve holder?
A) India B) China
C) Japan D) Switzerland

Answer : A
 Indian government official said the country has emerged as the fifth largest forex reserves
holder in the world with 608.99 billion U.S. dollars as of June 25, 2021.
 With this India has emerged as the fifth-largest foreign exchange reserves holder in the world
after China, Japan, Switzerland and Russia
 What is Foreign Exchange Reserves-.
 Foreign exchange reserves are assets held on reserve by a central bank in foreign
currencies.
 These reserves are used to back liabilities and influence monetary policy
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with the Indian Navy for salary account?
A) State Bank of India B) Bank of Baroda
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) Union Bank of India
Answer : C
 Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian
Navy for salary accounts.
 The MoU enables KMBL to offer its salary account proposition to all personnel of the Indian
Navy — both serving and retired.
 Kotak Mahindra Bank signs an MoU with the Indian Navy for salary account
 DON'T CONFUSE
 BANK SIGNS DEFENCE SERVICE SALARY PACKAGE .
 Kotak Mahindra Bank signs MoU with the Indian Navy for salary account.
 Axis Bank signs MOU with Indian Army to offer defence service salary package.
 Bandhan Bank unveils Bank Shaurya Salary Account for army personnel.
 Bank of Baroda signs MoU with defence forces named “Baroda Military Salary package”
Q. Which country has become the first foreign country to adopt India’s Unified Payment Interface
(UPI) standards for its quick response (QR) code?
A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) Maldives D) Sri Lanka
Answer : B
 Union Minister of Finance of India along with her counterpart, the Finance Minister of Bhutan has
jointly launched Bharat Interface for Money - Unified Payments Interface (BHIM-UPI) in Bhutan.
 The payment system was launched by NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL), the
international arm of National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), in partnership with the
Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) of Bhutan.
 Bhutan is the first country to adopt UPI standards for its Quick Response (QR) code, and the
first country in our immediate neighbourhood to accept mobile based payments through the
BHIM App.
 It is also the second country after Singapore to have BHIM-UPI acceptance at merchant
locations.
 Bhutan will also become the only country to both issue and accept RuPay cards as well as
accept BHIM-UPI.
 BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)
 Launched : 30 December 2016
 Available : 20 languages

 Developed By : NPCI
 BHUTAN
 Capital : Thimpu
 Currency : Ngultrum
 PM : Lotay Tshe
Q. The first ever grain dispensing ATM in India has been installed in which city?
A) Chennai B) Noida
C) Gurugram D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
 India’s first grain dispensing ATM has been installed at Farrukhnagar in Gurugram district of
Haryana under a pilot project, with the objective to make ration dispersal hassle and
complaint free for citizens.
 The machine is called Automated, Multi Commodity, Grain Dispensing Machine.
 These Grain ATMS are being installed under the ‘World Food Programme’ of ‘United Nation’.
Q. Which company has acquired cybersecurity firm RiskIQ for $500 Million?
A) Google B) Amazon
C) Mastercard D) Microsoft
Answer : D
 Microsoft has reached a deal to acquire RiskIQ, a San Francisco-based provider of
cybersecurity services, including malware and spyware monitoring and mobile app security.
Q. Which company became the world’s first space-based digital currency exchange for ultra-
secure transactions?
A) Pixxel B) WazirX
C) CoinSwitch D) Biteeu India
Answer : D
 Biteeu India partnership with SpaceChain for the successful launch of its digital security
infrastructure into space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket under the rideshare program.
 This marks Biteeu India as the first cryptocurrency exchange in the world to leverage the
high security of space-grade infrastructure for ultra-secure Bitcoin cryptocurrency
transactions and having its public satellite key backed up on a space node.
Q. RBI has approved for the Government of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh to acquire ___
percent of the paid-up equity capital of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd
A) 8.23% B) 6.20%
C) 7.50% D) 9.67%
Answer : A
 Ladakh has received the approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to acquire 8.23 percent
of the paid-up equity capital of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd.
 This means that the ownership of 8.23 percent (4,58,29,445 Equity Shares) shareholding of
J&K Govt. in Jammu and Kashmir Bank shall now be transferred to the Government of UT of

Ladakh as on the date of enforcement of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, i.e.
October 31, 2019
 Jammu & Kashmir Bank
 Headquarters : Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
 Chairman & MD : Rajesh Kumar Chhibber
 Tagline ; “Serving to Empower”
Q. Which of the following bank has topped the list of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) writing off NPAs
in FY21?
A) Canara Bank B) Union Bank of India
Answer : C
 State Bank of India (SBI) topped the list of public sector banks writing off loans in FY21,
followed by Union Bank of India.
 As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the State Bank of India (SBI) removed Rs. 34,402
crores from its balance sheet, the Union Bank of India (UBI) wrote off Rs. 16,983 crores and
Punjab National Bank (PNB) wrote off Rs. 15,877 crores during FY21
Q. What is the Current Account Deficit for India in FY20?
A) 0.8% of GDP B) 0.7% of GDP
C) 0.5% of GDP D) 0.9% of GDP
Answer : D
 According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India, India reported a current account
surplus of 0.9% of GDP in the FY 21. In FY 20 there was a current account deficit of 0.9%.
Q. Which of the following organization is building the National Digital Financial Infrastructure
(NADI)?
A) RBI B) NPCI
C) IDRBT D) IFTAS
Answer : C
 The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) is building next-
generation Digital Financial Infrastructure named National Digital Financial Infrastructure
(NADI).
Q. The Reserve Bank of India has launched what amount of On-Tap Liquidity Window for contact-
intensive sectors?
A) Rs 20,000 crore B) Rs 10,000 crore
Answer : D
 The Reserve Bank of India has launched a separate liquidity window of Rs. 15,000 crore
certain contact- intensive sectors.

BEST MCQ WITH FACTS
DECEMBER 2021
Q. Which of the following airport won the National Energy Conservation Award 2021?
A) Indira Gandhi International Airport
B) Kempegowda International Airport
C) Chennai International Airport
D) GMR Hyderabad International Airport
Answer : D
 GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) was awarded the Certificate of
Merit for the excellent efforts in the areas of energy conservation by the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency under the prestigious ‘National Energy Conservation Awards 2021’ (NECA
2021).
AIRPORT IN NEWS 2021
 GMR Hyderabad International Airport wins the National Energy Conservation Awards
2021.
 Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi adjudged ‘Best Airport in India and Central Asia’
in 2021 by Skytrax.
 PM Modi lays foundation stone of Noida International Airport at Jewar in UP.
 Ministry of Civil Aviation declared Srinagar airport as major airport.
 Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru Airport becomes the first airport in South
Asia to commission a firefighting simulator from Rosenbauer International.
 Cochin International Airport Limited retains the third spot in handling international traffic
in India.
 Hisar Airport renamed as Maharaja Agrasen International Airport, Haryana.
 PM Modi inaugurates Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh.
 Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, has been named the “Best Airport in the
World”..
 Zurich airport signs shareholder agreement with NIAL for development of Noida airport.
 India’s first pod taxi to operate between Noida Airport and Film City.
 Adani Group takes management control of Mumbai International Airport from GVK Group.
 Cochin International Airport wins Roll of Excellence honour in service quality.
 Kempegowda International Airport here has achieved net energy neutral status in the
Financial Year 2020-21.
 Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi & Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
airports receive ACI Asia–Pacific Green Airports recognition.
 Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates Kurnool Airport in Andhra Pradesh.
 Kempegowda International Airport or Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL) has
launched India's first dedicated Express Cargo Terminal.

 Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru achieves ACI World's 'Voice of the
Customer' recognition.
 Uttar Pradesh government signs concession agreement with Zurich International Airport
for development of Jewar Airport at Noida.
 Kushinagar Airport declared as Customs Notified Airport
Q. Which country won the 2021 Men’s Hockey Asian Champions trophy held in Dhaka,
Bangladesh?
A) Maldives B) Nepal
C) India D) South Korea
Answer : D
 India defeated Pakistan (4-3) to secure the bronze medal in the 2021 Men’s Hockey Asian
Champions trophy held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
 South Korea emerged as the champions after beating Japan (4-2) in a shootout following
a (3-3) stalemate at the end of the regulation 60 minutes of the title clash.
SOUTH KOREA IN NEWS
 South Korea to get world’s first floating city by 2025.
 World’s Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant Inaugurated in South Korea.
 South Korea flight tests first homegrown space rocket “Nuri”.
 South Korea successfully tested an indigenously developed submarine-launched ballistic
missile (SLBM).
 President nominates Kim Boo-kyum as new S Korean Prime Minister.
 South Korea to Build World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
 SpaceX Launches South Korea’s Military Communications Satellite ANASIS-II
 SOUTH KOREA
 Capital : Seoul
 Currency : Won
 President : Moon Jae-in
 Prime Minister : Kim Boo-kyum
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched hydro-power projects worth over ₹11,000 crores in
_______.
A) Indore, Madhya Pradesh B) Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
C) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh D) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Answer : B
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of hydropower projects worth over
₹11,000 crores in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
 This 40 MW project will be built at a cost of around ₹7,000 crores. It will prove to be
immensely beneficial for Delhi, which will be able to receive around 500 million cubic
metre water supply per year.
HIMACHAL PRADESH IN NEWS 2021.
 Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Himachal Pradesh beats Tamil Nadu.

 Himachal govt set up General Category Commission, The Commission, to be named as
‘Samanya Varg Aayog’,.
 Himachal Pradesh Police honoured with ‘President’s Colour’ award.
 PM Modi laid the foundation stone of 4 hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh.
 Kullu Dussehra is the renowned International Mega Dussehra festival observed in the
month of October in Himachal Pradesh .
 Himachal Pradesh becomes 1st state to begin organised cultivation of dalchini.
 World's highest electric vehicle charging station has been inaugurated at Kaza village in
Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh of 500 feet.
 All-women team of three armed forces summits Mt Manirang in Himachal Pradesh under
‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ .
 Himachal Pradesh builds ‘Forest Ponds’ to harvest rainwater.
 Every year April 15 is observed as Himachal Day.
 India-US Special Forces military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2021’ held Bakloh in Himachal
Pradesh.
 Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur launches ‘e-Parivahan Vyavstha’.
 India’s first indoor ski park will come up at Kufri in Shimla with the objective of making
Himachal Pradesh.
 Himachal Pradesh becomes first State to implement e-cabinet.
 ADB & India sign $10 million loan to support project preparation to expand horticulture in
Himachal Pradesh.
 Himachal Pradesh Launches ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ to collect real-time data on the
health profile of entire state.
 Atal Tunnel: World’s Longest Highway Tunnel In Himachal Pradesh, 9.02 km-long-tunnel,
built by the BRO.
 Himachal jumps to third spot in Anemia Mukt Bharat Index 2020-21
Q. NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent with the United Nations World Food Program
for mainstreaming of millets and supporting India in taking lead globally in knowledge
exchange using the opportunity of _________ as International Year of Millets
A) 2023 B) 2022
C) 2024 D) 2025
Answer : A
 National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent
with the United Nations World Food Program for mainstreaming of millets and supporting
India in taking lead globally in knowledge exchange using the opportunity of 2023 as
International Year of Millets.
NITI AAYOG IN NEWS
 NITI Aayog tie-up with UN WFP to diversify food basket.
 NITI Aayog launched the ‘e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition’.
 NITI Aayog and Bharti Foundation announce the launch of ‘Convoke 2021-22’.
 NITI Aayog to establish 1,000 Atal Tinkering Labs in J&K.
 NITI Aayog has released the fourth edition of the State Health Index for 2019–20; Kerala
Tops.

 NITI Aayog released the report ‘Designing the Future of Dispute Resolution: The ODR
Policy Plan for India’.
 Niti Aayog’s Poverty Index: Bihar poorest in multidimensional poverty.
 Niti Aayog, World Bank ready electric vehicles financing push.
 NITI Aayog Releases Report on ‘Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle’.
 NITI Aayog launches “Innovations for You” Digi-Book.
 NITI Aayog and Cisco launches Women Entrepreneurship Platform named “WEP Nxt”.
 Niti Aayog launches ‘Shoonya’ programme to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles.
 NITI Aayog Launches Report on ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’.
 NITI Aayog Partners Byju’s to educate children in 112 aspirational districts.
 NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute India Jointly Launch ‘Forum for Decarbonizing
Transport’ in India.
 NITI Aayog Releases NER District SDG Index 2021–22; Top- East Sikkim.
 NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation launch ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan’ for
home-care support to asymptomatic COVID patients.
 NITI Aayog recommends Privatisation of Central Bank & Indian Overseas Bank.
 Kerala has retained the top rank in NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, .
 NITI Aayog to partner with TRIFED to implement Van Dhan Yojana in districts identified as
aspirational.
 NITI Aayog has set up a dedicated portal named ‘CovAid’, to track all aid coming via
missions .
Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’ .
 NITI Aayog launches ‘Poshan Gyan’, a digital repository on health, nutrition.
 Niti Aayog launches India Energy Dashboards Version 2.0 focused on data.
 NITI Aayog launched the first-of-its kind Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) handbook in
India.
 NITI Aayog and Flipkart collaborate to enhance Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP).
 NITI Aayog Releases Second Edition of India Innovation Index; Karnataka occupied the
top position
 NITI Aayog ( National Institution for Transforming India)
 Founded : 1 January 2015
 Preceding : Planning Commission ( 15 March 1950)
 Chairperson : Narendra Modi
 Vice Chairperson : Rajiv Kumar
 CEO : Amitabh Kant
 NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q. Who has been elected as the first non-European president of motorsport’s world governing
body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA)?
A) Narinder Batra B) Morinari Watanabe
C) Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi D) Mohammed Ben Sulayem
Answer : D

 Mohammed Ben Sulayem of the United Arab Emirates has been elected successor to Jean
Todt as the first non-European president of motorsport’s world governing body, the
International Automobile Federation (FIA).
 The FIA is the governing body for Formula One, the World Rally Championship, World
Endurance and Formula E among other series.
 Fédération Internationale de Automobile (FIA)
Q. Name NASA’s $10 billion world’s largest space telescope designed to capture the first
glimpse of the universe just shortly after the Big Bang.
A) Herschel Space Observatory B) James Webb Space Telescope
C) Hubble Space Telescope D) Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Answer : B
 NASA launched world’s largest telescope “James Webb Space Telescope”.
 NASA’s $10 billion telescopes James Webb Space Telescope designed to capture the first
glimpse of the universe just shortly after the Big Bang is targeted for blastoff from the
European Space Agency’s Kourou, French Guiana.
 Webb will be the premier space observatory for astronomers worldwide to extend the
discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It will be the largest telescope ever placed in
space and 100 times more powerful than Hubble, with a total mass of 6200 kg.
Q. Which cricket team has won their first ever Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021 in Jaipur?
A) Kerala B) Maharashtra
C) West Bengal D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : D
 Himachal Pradesh created history by winning their first ever Vijay Hazare Trophy in a
thrilling final against former champions Tamil Nadu in Jaipur.
 Tamil Nadu had set a target of 315 runs in front of Himachal Pradesh in the final. Himachal
had scored 299 for four in 47.3 overs. After this, due to bad light, the umpires gave the
result of the match by VJD rule (V Jayadevan rule).
 Vijay Hazare Trophy is associated with Cricket.
Q. Who is the author of the new book titled “The Modi Gambit: Decoding Modi 2.0”?
A) Vinit Goenka
B) Valay Singh
C) Sonia Singh
D) Sanju Verma
Answer : D
 Sanju Verma, an economist and the BJP National Spokesperson, has authored a new book
titled “The Modi Gambit: Decoding Modi 2.0”.
 The book features the various achievement in the last 2 years of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s 2nd term as PM of India

Q. Which state has topped among the Larger States in the NITI Aayog’s fourth edition of the
State Health Index for 2019–20?
A) Gujarat B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : B
 NITI Aayog has released fourth edition of the State Health Index for 2019–20 that provides
incremental performance in health outcomes and status.
 Among the Larger States, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana emerged among the best
three performers in terms of Overall Performance at 1st, 2nd and 3rd rank respectively.
Uttar Pradesh (UP) ranked at the bottom i.e. 19th
 Among the Smaller States, Mizoram (1st), Tripura (2nd), and Sikkim (3rd) emerged as the
best performer in Overall Performance.
 Among the UTs, DH & DD-Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (1st), Chandigarh
(2nd), and Lakshadweep (3rd) are top performers.
 Developed By : NITI Aayog, World Bank, and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW).
Q. Who has been appointed as head of the ‘five-member’ committee constituted by
Government of India to look into the demand for withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act “AFSPA” in Nagaland?
A) Hanumant Rao B) Vivek Joshi
C) K. C. Chakrabarty D) Kumarmanglam Birla
Answer : B
 The Government of India has decided to constitute a ‘five-member’ committee to look into
the demand for withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act “AFSPA” in Nagaland.
 The committee headed by Vivek Joshi, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner
of India, would submit its recommendations within 45 days.
Q. Who has been honoured with the Global Environment and Climate Action Citizen Award
2021?
A) Sumaira Abdulali B) Jadav Payeng
C) Viral Desai D) Medha Patkar
Answer : C
 Viral Sudhirbhai Desai, an industrialist from Surat, who is popularly known as the
Greenman or green man of Gujarat has been honoured with the Global Environment and
Climate Action Citizen Award 2021.
Q. Who has won the Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the “Best Book of Fiction” for her novel,
Kintsugi?
A) Githa Hariharan B) Mira Nair
C) Sharmila Rege D) Anukrti Upadhyay
Answer : D

 Anukrti Upadhyay has won the Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the Best Book of Fiction for
her novel, Kintsugi.
 The Ratanlal Foundation and the organizing Committee of the Bhopal Literature and Art
Festival announced the winner, for this notable award for fiction written by a woman
author and published in 2020. This prize has been instituted by the Shri Ratanlal
Foundation.
Q. Rajnath Singh has laid foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre and
BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre of DRDO in which city?
A) Bengaluru B) Chennai
C) Lucknow D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has laid foundation stone for Defence Technology and
Test Centre (DTTC) and BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre, established by Defence
Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in Lucknow.
 BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile system is to act as a deterrent and reflects the
technical cooperation between India and Russia, but also the long-standing cultural,
political and diplomatic ties.
Q. PM Modi has inaugurated Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project, a 111 MW Project which has
been built at a cost of around Rs 2,080 crore, in which state?
A) Maharashtra B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : D
 PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation of the hydropower projects worth Rs 11000
crore in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
 He inaugurated the Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project, a 111 MW Project which has been
built at a cost of around Rs 2,080 crore.
 He also laid the foundation stone of the Renukaji Dam project which has been kept pending
for around 3 decades. The 40 MW project will be built at a cost of around Rs 7,000 crore.
 Other Projects are: Luhri Stage 1 Hydro Power Project and Dhaulasidh Hydro Power
Project, the first hydropower project of the Hamirpur district.
Q. Which state government has launched ‘Kaushal Rozgar Nigam’ portal?
A) Odisha B) Assam
C) Haryana D) Karnataka
Answer : C
 The Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, launched the ‘Haryana Kaushal
Rozgar Nigam portal’ and announced to set up the Atal Park & Smriti Kendra in Gurugram,
Haryana.
 He also launched a magazine ‘Vyavastha Parivartan Se Susashan’ and 2022 official
calendar
HARYANA IN NEWS 2021
 Haryana launched ‘Khel Nursery scheme 2022-23’ to promote sports.

 Haryana launches new Integrated Command and Control Center in Karnal
 Haryana CM launched ‘Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam’ Web-portal.
 Haryana Govt launched ‘Uttam Beej portal’ for formes providing quality seeds with
transparency
 Haryana topped in installation of solar pumps under PM-KUSUM.
 Haryana CM announces creating ‘Oxi-van’ in Karnal.
 Hisar Airport in Haryana renamed as Maharaja Agrasen International Airport.
 Haryana bans govt employees from participation in politics, elections.
 Haryana to introduce ‘One Block, One Product’ scheme.
 India’s first ‘Grain ATM’ open in Gurugram, Haryana .
 Haryana to host 4th Khelo India Youth Games in 2022.
 Haryana govt signs MoU with Walmart Vriddhi to help MSMEs.
 Haryana CM launches 'Jan Sahayak-Aapka Sahayak' app, scheme for giving ownership to
ULB property holders.
 Haryana CM announces creating ‘Oxi-van’ in Karnal, Haryana.
 Haryana govt launches ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’ to treat COVID patients at home.
 Haryana first state to reimburse GST on Covid-related donations.
 India’s 1st CoE for Skill Development in Power Sector inaugurated in Gurugram.
 Haryana CM unveils ‘Project Air Care’ to fight pollution in Gurugram
Q. Which state has secured 1st place in the implementation of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Rurban Mission (SPMRM)?
A) Kerala B) Telangana
C) Tamil Nadu D) Maharashtra
Answer : B
 Telangana has secured 1st place among the 34 states and Union Territories that
implement the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM).
 Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has secured the 2nd and 3rd place on the list respectively.
 In the Ranking of the Cluster, among the 295 clusters, the Ryakal cluster of Sangareddy
and the Jukkal cluster of Kamareddy in Telangana has secured the 1st and 2nd position
respectively
Q. Which country has introduced a minibus lookalike world’s first dual-mode vehicle (DMV)
that can run on Roads and Tracks?
A) China B) Japan
C) Germany D) Russia
Answer : B
 Japan has introduced a minibus lookalike world’s first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) in its town
of Kaiyo.
 The vehicle can run on normal rubber tyres on the road but its steel wheels, which are in
its underbelly, descend when it hits the rail tracks.
 The DMV can carry upto 21 passengers and runs at a speed of 60km/h on rail tracks and
can go as fast as around 100km/h on public roads.

Q. Who has taken charge as the new Chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group?
A) Eishin Chihana B) Seon Seob Kim
C) Hayley Matthews D) Kevin Systrom
Answer : A
 Eishin Chihana named as new chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group.
 He has replaced Motofumi Shitara. Chihana has been associated with Yamaha Motor
Company and its group companies across the globe since 1991.
 Yamaha Motor Company
 Headquarters : Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Q. PM Modi has inaugurated the 356 Km long Bina Refinery (Madhya Pradesh) – POL Terminal
at Panki (Kanpur, UP) Multiproduct pipeline project with an outlay of_______________.
A) Rs 1474 crores B) Rs 1840 crores
C) Rs 1524 crores D) Rs 1765 crores
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 356 Km long Bina Refinery (Madhya
Pradesh)- POL Terminal at Panki (Kanpur, UP) Multiproduct pipeline project (has a
capacity of 3.45 million metric tonne per annum) with an outlay of Rs 1524 crore (Rs. 1227
crores in UP and Rs. 297 crores in MP).
 PM has also inaugurated the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project and
undertook a metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar. Entire length of the
Metro Rail Project in Kanpur is 32 Km, and is being built at a cost of around ₹11,000 crore.
 PM also attended the 54th Convocation Ceremony of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)
Kanpur.
Q. Which IIT has emerged as the best institute under the CFTIs, Central University, & Institute
of National Importance category in the Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation
Achievements (ARIIA) 2021?
A) IIT Madras B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Kanpur D) IIT Roorkee
Answer : A
 Ministry of Education has released Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation
Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 on December 30, 2021.
 IIT Madras has again emerged as the best institute under the CFTIs, Central University, &
Institute of National Importance category in the ARIIA 2021 list, followed by IIT Bombay
and IIT Delhi.
 First edition of the ARIIA was launched in 2018.
Q. The gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)
declined to ________ at end-September 2021 as per the ‘Report on Trend and Progress of
Banking in India 2020-21’, released by RBI.
A) 6.9% B) 7.5%
C) 8.2% D) 9.4%

Answer : A
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the ‘Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in
India 2020-21’, which presents the performance of the banking sector, including co-
operative banks, and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) during FY21 and FY22 (till
December 2021).
 The gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of SCBs (Scheduled Commercial Banks)
declined from 8.2% at end of March 2020 to 6.9% at end-September 2021.
Q. The Indian Army has established the Quantum Lab at the Military College of
Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), in Military Headquarters of War (Mhow) in which
city?
A) Pune B) Indore
C) Chennai D) Lucknow
Answer : B
 The Indian Army has established the Quantum Lab at the Military College of
Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), in Military Headquarters Of War (Mhow), Indore,
Madhya Pradesh.
 The Quantum Lab was established with the support of the National Security Council
Secretariat (NSCS) to spearhead research and training in this key developing field.
Q. Who has launched its first in the series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker
‘Sibir’ to boost India’s Arctic Plans via Northern Sea Route?
A) China B) India
C) Russia D) United States
Answer : C
 Russia launched 1st versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’ to boost India’s Arctic
Plans via NSR.
 Russia has launched its first in the series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered
icebreaker known as ‘Sibir’, which will support the growing fleet of icebreakers to keep
the Northern Sea Route open for year-round shipping through the Arctic and enable a
wider presence of India in the arctic region.
 The construction of Sibir was started in 2015 and the icebreaker was floated on 22nd
December 2017
Q. Name the former Harvard University biologist, professor, author and Pulitzer Prize winner
known as Father of Biodiversity, who has passed away recently.
A) Wilbur Smith B) Oscar Fernandes
C) E O Wilson D) Jimmy Greaves
Answer : C
 E.O. Wilson, the former Harvard University biologist, professor, author and Pulitzer Prize
winner whose study of ants and human behaviour made him one of the world’s most
influential scientists, has passed away.
 Study of insects and clarion call to protect earth earned him the nickname “Darwin’s
natural heir”, “modern-day Darwin”. He was also known as “father of biodiversity”.

 He was the author of hundreds of scientific papers and more than 30 books, two of which
won him Pulitzer Prizes for nonfiction: 1978’s On Human Nature, and The Ants in 1990. He
established a new field of science known as ‘sociobiology’.
Q. National Mathematics Day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of _________.
A) C. R. Rao B) Srinivasa Ramanujan
C) P. C. Mahalanobis D) D. R. Kaprekar
Answer : B
 India observes the National Mathematics Day every year on 22 December since 2012 to
commemorate the birth anniversary of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
 2021 marks the 144th birth anniversary of Ramanujan.
 The day was announced on 26 February 2012 by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa
Ramanujan (22 Dec 1887- 26 Apr 1920).
 2012 was also observed as National Mathematics Year.
Q. What is the name of the short-range ballistic missile tested by the Defence Research and
Development Organisation from the Odisha coast?
A) Prana B) Vaayu
C) Pralay D) Praga
Answer : C
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the
maiden flight test of indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’ from Dr.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
 ‘Pralay’ is a 350–500 km short-range, surface-to-surface missile with a payload capacity
of 500–1000 kg and is powered with a solid propellant rocket motor.
Q. Which of the following institution topped the Most Innovative Research Institutions category
selected by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)?
A) IIT Madras B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Delhi D) IIT Roorkee
Answer : D
 IIT Roorkee bagged the first position under the Most Innovative Research Institutions
category selected by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the Industrial
Innovation Awards for the second year.
 IIT Madras and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad
(INCOIS) bagged the second and third positions in the Most Innovative Research
Institutions category selected by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Q. Who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021?
A) Tom Daley B) Adam Peaty
C) Emma Raducanu D) Lewis Hamilton
Answer : C

 Emma Raducanu was crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021.
 She won the US Open 2021 and became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam
singles title since Virginia Wade in 1977.
 Tom Daley, who won a gold medal and a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2021, was
voted second in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year poll, followed by Adam Peaty.
Q. When was National Farmers’ Day or Kisan Diwas celebrated across India?
A) 19 December B) 21 December
C) 22 December D) 23 December
Answer : D
 National Farmers’ Day or Kisan Diwas is celebrated on 23 December every year to
commemorate the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Charan
Singh and also celebrate farmers and their contribution to India’s economy.
 The first Kisan Diwas was celebrated in 2001.
Q. Who among the following was appointed as India’s Chef de Mission for Beijing Winter
Olympics 2022?
A) Virat Kohli B) Harjinder Singh
C) Sunil Chettri D) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Answer : B
 Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has appointed Harjinder Singh as India’s Chef de Mission
for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which starts in February 2022.
 Harjinder Singh was the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent for the 23rd Winter
Olympic Games too, which was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018.
Q. Which country lifted the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Women’s
Championship 2021?
A) India B) Nepal
C) Sri Lanka D) Bangladesh
Answer : D
 Bangladesh U-19 women’s team defeated India and lifted the South Asian Football
Federation (SAFF) U-19 Women’s Championship 2021 held at Birshrestha Shaheed Sepoy
Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
 Shaheda Akter Ripa of Bangladesh finished the tournament with the most goals (five
goals). She was also given the Most Valuable Players award.
 India had lost 0–1 to table topper Bangladesh earlier in the tournament and finished
second in the tournament with nine points.
Q. When is National Consumer Rights Day observed?
Answer : C

 National Consumer Rights Day, also called as Bharatiya Grahak Diwas, is celebrated
annually on 24 December to highlight the importance of the consumer movement and
spread awareness about the rights and responsibilities of every consumer. On this day,
the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, was enacted.
 The theme of National Consumer Day for 2021 is ‘Tackling Plastic Pollution’.
Q. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone for multiple projects
worth ₹2095 crores?
A) Indore, Madhya Pradesh B) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
C) Mumbai, Maharashtra D) Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Answer : B
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched multiple projects and schemes worth over ₹2,095
crores in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Q. DRDO successfully conducted the flight test of indigenously developed High-speed
Expendable Aerial Target named _____.
A) Agni B) Akash
C) Nirbhaya D) Abhyas
Answer : D
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted
the flight test of indigenously developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT)
‘Abhyas’ from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
 The unmanned indigenous aerial target system has been developed by the Bengaluru-
based Aeronautics Development Establishment (ADE) along with other laboratories of the
DRDO
Q. Which messaging app was launched by the Indian Army?
A) ALPHA B) ASIGMA
C) BETA D) BIGMA
Answer : B
 Indian Army has launched a contemporary messaging application named ‘ASIGMA’ (Army
Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application).
 It is a new generation, state-of-the-art, web-based application developed entirely in-house
by a team of officers of the Corps of Signals of the Indian Army.
Q. Who became the first Indian girl to win the Junior Squash Open held in the United Nations?
A) Anahat Singh B) Vijay Jasuja
C) Hardayal Prasad D) Pradeep Kumar
Answer : A
 A 13-year-old Delhi girl, Anahat Singh became the first Indian to win the prestigious US
Junior Squash Open at the Arlen Spectre Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She
defeated Jayda Marei of Egypt.

Q. When was Good Governance Day in India observed?
Answer : C
 Good Governance Day is observed annually on 25 December to commemorate the birth
anniversary of India’s tenth Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was born on 25
December 1924 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Q. Union Minister of State for Education Dr. Subhas Sarkar released the Hindi translation of
Tolkāppiyam. Which is the origin language of Tolkappiyam?
A) Kannada B) Telugu
C) Marathi D) Tamil
Answer : D
 Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar released the Hindi translation of
Tolkāppiyam and the Kannada translations of nine books of classical Tamil literature and
culture.
 Tolkappiyam is the most ancient extant Tamil grammar text and the oldest extant long
work of Tamil literature. Some in the Tamil tradition place the text in the mythical second
Sangam, variously in the first millennium BCE or earlier.
Q. Which state government signed a pact with HOP Electric to set up an electric vehicle
manufacturing unit?
A) Maharashtra B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Meghalaya
Answer : B
 Electric vehicle maker HOP Electric has signed a pact with the Rajasthan Government to
set up an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Jaipur with a capacity to produce 8 lakh
vehicles per annum
RAJASTHAN IN NEWS 2021
 India’s 1st Emergency Landing Facility on National Highway in Rajasthan.
 Rajasthan govt to start 'Mukhyamantri Kisan Mitra Energy Yojana' for farmers.
 Ramgarh Vishdhari to be the fourth tiger reserve in Rajasthan.
 Rajasthan govt will set Vedic Education and Sanskar Board.
 Rajasthan Govt Launches “Mukhyamantri Anuprati”- A Free Coaching Scheme for
Underprivileged Children.
 Rajasthan becomes the 1st state to provide free health insurance to all.
 First farm-based solar power plant comes up in Rajasthan.
 Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Jagannath Pahadia passes away.
 Rajasthan Diwas is observed on March 30th every year; 72nd foundation day 2021.
 BSF launches Operation ‘Sard Hawa’ at Rajasthan border.
 16th edition of India-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 20’ commences at Bikaner in
Rajasthan

Q. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated national highway projects worth ₹9,119 crores in
_____.
A) Uttarakhand B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharashtra
Answer : C
 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated national
highway projects worth ₹9,119 crores in the Meerut and Muzaffarnagar districts of Uttar
Pradesh. This national highway project will cover 240 kilometres in Meerut and
Muzaffarnagar.
 He also launched the first Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on the 6-Lane Eastern
Peripheral Expressway at Dasna, Ghaziabad.
Q. Who won the Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the best book of fiction by a woman author?
A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Anukrti Upadhyay
C) Kiran Desai D) Anita Desai
 Anukrti Upadhyay’s Kintsugi wins the Sushila Devi Award 2021 for the best book of fiction
by a woman author
 HarperCollins India announced that Anukrti Upadhyay has won the Sushila Devi Award
2021 for the Best Book of Fiction for her critically acclaimed novel ‘Kintsugi’.
 The Ratanlal Foundation and the organising committee of the Bhopal Literature and Art
Festival announced the winner for this notable award for fiction written by a woman author
and published in 2020. This prize has been instituted by the Shri Ratanlal Foundation.
Q. Indian skier Aanchal Thakur won a bronze medal at the FIS Alpine Skiing Competition held
in ______.
A) Kosovo B) Croatia
C) Montenegro D) Bulgaria
Answer : C
 Indian skier Aanchal Thakur has bagged a bronze medal at the FIS Alpine Skiing
Competition in Montenegro. She finished third with an overall timing of 1:54:30. Georgia
Epiphaniou, who won the silver medal, was just two seconds ahead of Anchal
Q. Which state won the 11th Hockey India Junior National Men’s Championship?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu D) Uttarakhand
Answer : A
 Uttar Pradesh won the 11th Junior National Men’s Hockey Championship by defeating
Chandigarh in the finals at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu.
 Odisha defeated Haryana (3-2) to clinch the third place in the competition.
Q. Who among the following has won the 2021 National Billiards title?
A) Aditya Mehta B) Sourav Kothari
C) Vinay Sharma D) Pankaj Advani

Answer : D
 Pankaj Advani won the 2021 National Billiards title after he defeated his teammate Dhruv
Sitwala (5-2) in a best of nine games final. It is his 11th National Billiards title
PANKAJ ADVANI IN NEWS 2021
 Pankaj Advani won National Billiards Title 2021.
 Pankaj Advani wins his 24th world title in Doha.
 Pankaj Advani wins Asian Snooker Championship 2021
Q. India will be chairing the Counter-Terrorism Committee in January 2022 at the United
Nations Security Council. When has India chaired this committee last time?
A) 2018 B) 2015
C) 2014 D) 2012
Answer : D
 India is set to chair the Counter-Terrorism Committee at the United Nations Security
Council (UNSC) in January 2022.
 India will be chairing the Counter-Terrorism Committee in January 2022 at the United
Nations Security Council (UNSC) after 10 years, as India last chaired this committee in
2012.
 India will chair three important communities at the UNSC in 2022, including the Taliban
Sanctions Committee, Libya Sanctions Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Committee.
 United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
 Formation : 24 October 1945
 Headquarteres : New York, US
 India to become UNSC President for August, 2021
Q. OneWeb launches 36 satellites into orbit to deliver global high-speed internet access.
Where is the headquarters of OneWeb Satellites?
A) Geneva, Switzerland B) London, UK
C) Rome, Italy D) New York, US
Answer : B
 The Orbit (LEO) has launched 36 communication satellites into space from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
 This launch brought the total in-orbit constellation by OneWeb to 394 satellites.
 This is the company’s twelfth overall and ninth launch since December 2020.
 This launch represents 60% of OneWeb’s planned 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver
high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.
 OneWeb plans to launch global satellite broadband services by the end of 2022
Q. Which country launched the Inmarsat-6 F1 communications satellite into orbit?
A) China B) Russia
C) Japan D) United States
Answer : C

 Japan launches Inmarsat-6 F1 communications satellite into orbit.
 Global satellite communications company Inmarsat has launched its first next-generation
satellite into orbit known as the I-6 from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre.
 Inmarsat has expanded its 14-geostationary satellite fleet with the launch of the first of
seven dual-band communications spacecraft planned for liftoff through 2024.
 The Airbus-built I-6 F1 satellite carried hybrid Ka-band and L-band payloads supporting
existing terminals for Inmarsat’s ELERA and Global Xpress networks to provide enhanced
mobile satellite communications services to customers.
 I-6 F1 will use its all-electric propulsion system to position itself in geostationary orbit and
undergo tests before entering service in 2023.
Q. Who was named as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s Person of the
Year 2021?
A) Alia Bhatt B) John Abraham
C) Priyanka Chopra D) Katrina Kaif
Answer : A
 Alia Bhatt was named the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s
Person of the Year 2021 to celebrate her work in support of the animal-friendly fashion
industry.
 Actor John Abraham was named the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
India’s Person of the Year 2020.
 She was awarded this prestigious title to celebrate her work in support of an animal-
friendly fashion industry and her advocacy for dogs and cats in need.
 PETA has recognised actors Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar as the ‘Most Beautiful
Vegetarian celebrity’ of 2021
Q. Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated state’s longest bridge, ‘T-Setu’,
built over which of the following river in Cuttack District, Odisha?
A) Brahmani B) Mahanadi
C) Godavari D) Krishna
Answer : B
 Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha inaugurated state’s longest bridge, ‘T-Setu’,
built over the Mahanadi River in Cuttack District, Odisha.
 The foundation stone of the bridge was laid on 28th February 2014. The bridge in the shape
of the English alphabet ‘T’ was constructed at a cost of Rs 111 crore.
 The 3.4-km-long bridge connecting Gopinathpur in Badamba, Baideswar in Banki to
Singhanath Pitha in Cuttack, will cut the distance between Badamba and Banki
Baideshwar by almost 45 km.
Q. Who has been re-elected as a member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s Athletes’
Commission for a 2nd term till 2025?
A) Saina Nehwal B) PV Sindhu
C) Sania Mirza D) Srikanth Kidambi
Answer : B

 India’s 2-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu was re-elected as a member of the
Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s Athletes’ Commission for a 2nd term till 2025.
 She is among the 6 appointed members of the Commission. PV Sindhu was first elected as
a member of the BWF’s Athletes’ Commission in 2017. She is the only member who stood
for re-election
Q. Who has won UN Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-
Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards Ceremony?
A) Divya Hegde B) Rijula Das
C) Anita Desai D) Kavitha Iyer
Answer : A
 Divya Hegde, an Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur from Udupi, Karnataka, has won UN
Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women’s
Empowerment Principles Awards Ceremony.
Q. Who has won the Women’s Singles title at BWF World Championship 2021?
A) Sofia Kenin B) Nozomi Okuhara
C) Carolina Marin D) Akane Yamaguchi
Answer : D
 BWF World Championships 2021
 Men’s Singles : Loh Kean Yew (Singapore) Srikanth Kidambi (India).
 Women’s Singles : Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) Tai – Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei)
Q. Which state government has launched Chalo mobile application and Chalo smart cards for
convenient bus travel?
A) Gujarat B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : C
 Maharashtra Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray launched Chalo
mobile application (app) and Chalo smart cards to facilitate digital and advance purchase
of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus tickets
Q. Which state government will launch the ambitious ‘Free Smartphone Yojana on December
25, on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D
 The Uttar Pradesh government is set to launch the ambitious ‘Free Smartphone Yojana on
December 25, which is the birth anniversary of senior BJP leader and former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
 Under the scheme, the state government will distribute smartphones and tablets to final
year students of graduation and above.

 On December 25, the chief minister will distribute 60,000 smartphones and 40,000 tablets
to the youths. More than 38 lakh youths have registered themselves on the Digi Shakti
Portal. Further registration is going on
Q. Which University has won the Digital Innovation of the Year Award in the prestigious Times
Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021?
A) Amity University B) K.R. Mangalam University
C) GD Goenka University D) O.P. Jindal Global University
Answer : D
 O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) won the ‘Digital Innovation of the Year Award’ in the
prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021 for creating a free, cloud-
based application to help schools and universities manage data.
Q. Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed the first squadron of the S-400 air defence missile
system in the western Punjab sector. The S-400 air defence system was contracted for by
India from __________in a deal worth around Rs 35,000 crores
A) Russia B) France
C) Israel D) Germany
Answer : A
 Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed the first squadron of the S-400 air defence missile
system in the western Punjab sector which will take care of aerial threats from Pakistan
and China.
 The S-400 air defence system was contracted for by India from Russia in a deal worth
around Rs 35,000 crore and five squadrons would be provided to India for tackling air
threats from up to 400 km.
Q. Who among the following has been awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social
Justice 2021?
A) Vidyut Mohan B) Ridhima Pandey
C) Anil Prakash Joshi D) All of the above
Answer : D
 Anil Prakash Joshi, Vidyut Mohan and Ridhima Pandey won Mother Teresa Memorial
Award 2021.
 The Harmony Foundation identifies a theme each year for the Mother Teresa Memorial
Awards and felicitates individuals and organisations who work in the realm of augmenting
environmental sustainability.
Q. World Sangeet Tansen festival is celebrated in which of the following city?
A) Gwalior B) Indore
C) Jabalpur D) Bhopal
Answer : A
 World Sangeet Tansen festival or Tansen Samaroh organized in Gwalior, MP.
 In Madhya Pradesh, the 97th edition of World Sangeet Tansen festival started in Gwalior.

 The festival will be organised till 30th December 2021. The stage of the program has been
constructed on the theme of the Siddhanath temple situated in Omkareshwar.
Q. With which country, India has signed an MoU to launch pilot project on ‘pre-arrival customs
data exchange’?
A) Bhutan B) Sri Lanka
C) Vietnam D) Maldives
Answer : D
 India and Maldives signed an MoU between the customs of two countries for the joint
launch of a pilot project on ‘pre-arrival customs data exchange’ in a virtual ceremony.
 It was launched by Vivek Johri, Chairman Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
(CBIC) and Abdulla Shareef, Commissioner General, Maldives Customs Service.
Q. What is the rank of India in the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)’s latest report titled 2019
Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) Report?
A) 2nd B) 4th
C) 3rd D) 6th
Answer : C
 World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has published its latest Report titled “2019 Anti-Doping
Rule Violations (ADRVs) Report”, compiled based on decisions received by WADA before
31 January 2021.
 India ranked 3rd among dope violators in the world with 152 (17 per cent of the world total)
ADRVs.
 Bodybuilding (57), Weightlifting (25), and Athletics (20) has recorded more number of
dope offenders in India. Russia tops the list with 167 ADRVs, followed by Italy with 157
ADRVs.
 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Headquarters : Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Q. Name the first indigenously built Missile Corvette Indian Navy Ship that was
decommissioned after 32 years of service at Visakhapatnam recently.
A) INS Kalvari B) INS Khukri
C) INS Khanderi D) INS Karanj
Answer : B
 INS Khukri (Pennant number 49), the first indigenously built Missile Corvette, was
decommissioned after 32 years of service at Visakhapatnam.
 The warship was built by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MSD) and commissioned on
23rd August 1989 and had been part of both the Western and Eastern Fleets.
Q. “The Turnover Wizard – Saviour Of Thousands” is an autobiography of ________________.
A) Tridip Suhrud B) Anupam Kher
C) Y.V. Reddy D) Arup Roy Choudhury
Answer : D

 Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu released the book titled “The Turnover Wizard –
Saviour Of Thousands”, an autobiography of Arup Roy Choudhury, the former Chairman
and Managing Director of NTPC Limited and NBCC (India) Limited.
 The book consolidates Arup Roy Choudhury’s learnings from life and brings out the
management lesson from his life. The book is also endorsed by E Sreedharan, The Metro
Man of India.
Q. Which film has won the Best Film award (Golden Peacock) at the 52nd International Film
Festival of India (IFFI)?
A) The Dorm B) Ring Wandering
C) The First Fallen D) Once We Were Good For You
Answer : B
 Golden Peacock (Best Film) – Ring Wandering (Japan) by Masakazu Kaneko
Q. Who has been felicitated with the Best Actor Award in male category at the 52nd IFFI
festival?
A) Sagar Puranik B) Vinothraj P S
C) Jitendra Joshi D) Praveen Krupakar
Answer : C
 IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) – Jitendra Joshi for Godavari (India)
Q. Who has won the Best Director Award at the 52nd IFFI festival?
A) Radu Muntean B) Vaclav Kadrnka
C) Nikhil Mahajan D) Branko Schmidt
Answer : B
 Best Director – Vaclav Kadrnka for Saving One Who Was Dead (Czech Republic)
 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Awards Overview
 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
 Founded : 1952
 Edition : 52nd ( 2021)
 Opening : November 20, 2021
 Closing : November 28, 2021
 Opening Film – The King of All the World (Spain, Mexico) by Carlos Saura
 Closing Film – A Hero (Iran, France) by Asghar Farhadi
 venue - Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium at Panaji, Goa
1. Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
Martin Scorsese (American filmmaker)
István Szabo (Hungarian filmmaker)
2. Indian Film Personality of the Year
Hema Malini & Prasoon Joshi
3. Golden Peacock (Best Film) – Ring Wandering (Japan) by Masakazu Kaneko
4. Silver Peacock

Best Director – Vaclav Kadrnka for Saving One Who Was Dead (Czech Republic)
IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) – Jitendra Joshi for Godavari (India)
IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) – Ángela Molina for Charlotte (Paraguay)
5. Special Jury Award
Renata Carvalho for The First Fallen (Brazil) Nikhil Mahajan for Godavari (India)
6. ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal – Lingui, The Sacred Bonds (Chad, France, Belgium,
Germany) by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
7. Jury Special Mention – Roman Vasyanov for The Dorm (Russia)
8. Best Debut Film – Zahorí (Switzerland, Argentina, Chile, France) by Marí Alessandrini
9. Jury Special Mention for the Debut Feature Film- The Wealth of the World (Chile, Italy)
by Simon Farriol.
The opening ceremony on 20 November 2021, hosted by Karan Johar and Manish
Paul.
Nila Madhab Panda Indian Jury
Q. Which airport has been adjudged as the ‘Best Airport in India and Central Asia’ in 2021 by
Skytrax?
A) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
B) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
C) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
D) Kushinagar International Airport, Kushinagar
Answer : A
 Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has been adjudged as the ‘Best Airport in India
and Central Asia’ this year by Skytrax.
 Delhi airport along with the others in Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru feature in the
World To 100 airports list published by Skytrax.
Q. Viktor Axelsen has been named BWF Male Player of the Year 2021. He is belongs to which
country?
A) Spain B) Japan
C) Serbia D) Denmark
Answer : D
 Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and China’s Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying were named Male and Female
player of the year 2021 respectively by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
VIKTOR AXELSEN IN NEWS 2021.
 Denmark's Viktor Axelsen named Male player of the year 2021.
 Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) beat Kento Momota (Japan) men's singles wins 2021 Denmark
Open.
 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark win men's Singles Titles in Yonex Thailand Open badminton
tournament 2021.

 Viktor Axelsen wins men’s singles badminton gold in Tokyo Olympics.
 Axelsen 1st non-Asian to win badminton gold in Olympics since 1996.
 Swiss Open 2021: Viktor Axelsen crowned men’s singles champion
Q. Who has been named BWF female Player of the Year 2021?
A) Carolina Marin B) Tai Tzu-ying
C) Nozomi Okuhara D) Akane Yamaguchi
Answer : B
 Male Player of the Year : Viktor Axelsen ( Denmark)
 Female Player of the Year : Tai Tzu Ying (Taiwan)
Q. Who among the following won the 56th Jnanpith Award for the year 2020?
A) Nilmani Phookan B) Damodar Mauzo
C) Amitav Ghosh D) Krishna Sobti
Answer : A
 56th and 57th Jnanpith Awards were announced recently, for the year 2020 and 2021
respectively.
 Assamese Poet Nilmani Phookan Jr. and Konkani Novelist Damodar Mauzo have emerged
as the winners of 56th and 57th Award respectively. They were selected for their
contribution to Indian literature
 Jnanpith Awards are India’s highest literary honour, which is bestowed on the writers for
their outstanding contribution in Literature
 Damodar Mauzo is from Majorda in Goa while Nilmani Phookan is from Guwahati in Assam.
 Assamese Poet Nilmani Phookan received the highest literary honour ‘Jnanpith Award’,
honouring his lifelong devotion to literature.
 Other Assamese to won the award
 Assam has received Jnanpith Award for the third time. Before Nilmani Phookan, Birendra
Kumar Bhattacharya won the award in 1979 while Mamoni Raisom Goswami won it in 2000.
 SURPRISE FACTS JNANPITH AWARD
 Field : Literature
 Instituted : 1961
 First awarded : 1965
 First recipient : G. Sankara Kurup
 First women to receive : Ashapoorna Devi
 First Jnanpith in English : Amitav Ghosh (54th Jnanpith)
 Akkitham : Jnanpith Award (55th)
 Language : 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth
 Total awarded : 62
Q. Which of the following authors received the 57th Jnanpith Award in 2021?
A) Sumitra Nandan Pant B) Sapphire Phukan
C) Firaq Gorakhpuri D) Damodar Mauzo
Answer : D

 Damodar Mauzo is a 77 years old Konkani writer. He has been awarded the 57th Jnanpith
Award. He is known for his novels like Tsunami Simon and Karmelin as well as for short
stories like Other Stories from Goa and Teresa’s Man.
 Damodar Mauzo won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Karmelin in 1983.
 Damodar Mauzo is the second Konkani writer to receive this award after Ravindra
Kelekar, who received the Jnanpith Award in 2006.
 Jnanpith Award is the oldest and highest literary award. Award is honoured annually by
Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their contribution to literature.
 As of 2015, the cash prize has been revised to ₹11 lakh (equivalent to ₹14 lakh or
US$19,000 in 2020) .
 Indian languages mentioned in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution, besides English.
 First Jnanpith Awardee – G.Sankara Kurup (1965) Malayalam language
 First woman Jnanpith Awardee – Ashapurna Devi (1976) Bangla language
 First English author to receive Jnanpith Award: Amitav Ghosh (2018)
 First Hindi author to receive Jnanpith Award : Sumitranandan Pant (1968)
Q. Which Indian-origin doctor has been selected by NASA as an astronaut?

A) Mohan Sachdeva B) Anil Agnihotri
C) Anil Menon D) Kamal Menon
Answer : C
 Indian-origin physician and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force Anil Menon has recently
been selected by NASA for its future space missions. NASA has selected a total of 10
people for these missions.
 Anil Menon was born in Ukraine.
 He is posted as a lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force.
 He was the first SpaceX flight surgeon to form a medical organization during NASA's
SpaceX Demo-2 mission.
Q. Name the Indian Shuttler who has won silver at BWF World Tour Finals 2021.
A) PV Sindhu B) Saina Nehwal
C) Sania Mirza D) Ashwini Ponnappa
Answer : A
 Indian Shuttler and 2-time Olympic medalist Pusarla V Sindhu, world’s number 7, won the
silver at the 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals, officially known
as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021, the final tournament of the Women’s Singles
2021 BWF World Tour.
 The reigning world champion PV Sindhu has won the BWF World Tour finals in 2018 and
became the only Indian to achieve the feat.
 HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 winner
 Women’s Singles title : An Se Young (South Korea) defeated PV Sindhu (India).
 Men’s Single title : Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) defeated Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
 Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (PV SINDHU)

 Birthplace : Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
 PV Sindhu became 2nd Indian after Sushil Kumar to win 2 individual Olympic medals.
 PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.
 PV Sindhu wins bronze medal to create history for India at Tokyo Olympics,.
 P. V. Sindhu is an Indian badminton player. In 2016, she won the Olympic silver medal in
Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Indian woman to receive an Olympic silver. In January
2020, she was honored with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award
BWF IN NEWS 2021
 Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu won Silver at BWF World Tour Finals 2021.
 HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021
 Women’s Singles title An Se Young (South Korea) defeated PV Sindhu (India)
 Men’s Single title Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) defeated Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
 Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying named 2021 BWF Player of the Year.
 Badminton legend Prakash Padukone to be presented Lifetime Achievement Award by
Badminton World Federation (BWF).
 Indonesia and China Lifts 2020 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup respectively.
 India to host BWF Badminton World Championship in 2026.
 Himanta Biswa Sarma elected to BWF Council.
 Badminton World Federation (BWF)
 Founded : 1934
 Headquarters
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Membership : 194 member
 President : Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Q. What is the rank of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the Forbes world’s 100
most powerful women list 2021?
A) 37 B) 41
C) 39 D) 44
Answer : A
 Finance Minister(FM) of India, Nirmala Sitharaman has ranked 37th on the Forbes’ list of
the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2021 or 18th Edition of Forbes’ list of the World’s
100 Most Powerful Women.
 She ranked 41 in 2020 and held the 34th spot in 2019 in the Forbes ranking of 100 most
powerful women.
 Only 4 Indian Women ranked in Forbes 2021 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List.
 Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of the HCL Technology ranked 52nd
 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson and founder of Biocon was ranked 72nd .
 India’s seventh woman billionaire and the wealthiest self-made billionaire, Falguni Nayar
founder and CEO, Nykaa was ranked 88th on the list.
 Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2021
 Top : Mackenzie Scott
 2nd : Kamala Harris (US Vice President)
 3rd : Christine Lagarde (European Central Bank head )
 4th : Mary Barra (General Motors CEO)

 37th : Nirmala Sitharaman
 52nd : Roshni Nadar Malhotra
 72nd : Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
 88th : Falguni Nayar
Q. Who ranked first among the 2021 Forbes’ ranking of 100 most powerful women in the world?
A) MacKenzie Scott B) Christine Lagarde
C) Kamala Harris D) Kristalina Georgieva
Answer : A
 The 3rd richest woman in the world, MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and ex-wife
of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was topped Forbes’ 2021 World’s 100 Most Powerful
Women replacing the outgoing German chancellor Angela Merkel who topped the 15 out
of 17 iterations of the list.
 US Vice-President Kamala Harris was ranked second and European Central Bank Head
Christine Lagarde was at the third position in the top 100 rankings.
 Taylor Swift (31 years old) ranked 78th, is the youngest woman featured in the list and
Queen Elizabeth II (95 years old) ranked 70th, is the oldest.
 Kamala Harris, the first woman and the first person of colour(Black) to become the Vice
President of the United States of America was ranked 2nd on the list.
Q. Who has won the WTA Player of the Year Award for the 2nd time at WTA Award 2021?
A) Simona Halep B) Ashleigh Barty
C) Barbora Krejcikova D) Emma Raducanu
Answer : B
 Women’s Tennis Association’s World No.1 Ashleigh Barty, Australian professional tennis
player, has won the 2021 WTA Player of the Year Award.
 She won the award for the 2nd Time, previously she won the WTA Player of the year in
2019.
 Emma Raducanu, British professional tennis player who made her Grand Slam main draw
debut at 2021 Wimbledon has been named the WTA Newcomer of the Year 2021.
 Winners of the 2021 WTA Awards
 WTA Player of the Year : Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
 WTA Newcomer of the Year : Emma Raducanu (United Kingdom).
 WTA Comeback Player of the Year : Carla Suárez Navarro (Spain).
 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year : Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)
WTA IN NEWS 2021
 Ashleigh Barty won the WTA Player of the Year award 2021 at WTA Award 2021.
 Spain’s Garbine Muguruza wins 2021 WTA Finals.
 Sania Mirza & Zhang Shuai (China) Win Ostrava Open WTA Doubles Title.
 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus beat World No 1 Ashleigh Barty to win her Maiden Madrid
Open Women’s singles title
 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
 Founded : 1973
 Headquarters : Florida, USA
 Chairman & CEO : Steve Simon

 President : Micky Lawler
Q. India's first human space mission "Gaganyaan" will be launched in which year?
A) 2022 B) 2023
C) 2024 D) 2025
Answer : B
 India's first human space mission "Gaganyaan" will be launched in 2023.
 This was informed by Union of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology,
Jitendra Singh, on 9 December 2021.
 Two uncrewed missions of Gaganyaan will also take place in 2022.
 The second mission will carry "Vyommitra", a spacefaring human-robot developed by
ISRO, at the end of 2022.
 Launch: GSLV Mk III, also called the LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3,) the three-stage heavy
lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan as it has the necessary payload
capability.
 India's first space station is likely to come up by 2030.
 The mission is expected to cost around Rs 10,000 crore.
 Russia will conduct the training of astronauts be conducted for Gaganyaan Mission
 France will train Indian flight surgeons for Gaganyaan mission
 INDIA'S ISRO UPCOMING SPACE MISSION
 ISRO-NASA joint satellite project NISER proposed to be launched early 2023
 Gaganyaan : ISRO partners with France to launch India's first human spaceflight mission
in 2023
 Lunar Polar Exploration mission (LUPEX) : ISRO's Lunar Polar Exploration Mission in
collaboration with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) will be launched in the
year 2024
 Aditya-L1: It is India's first solar mission and was expected to launch in the year 2020 but
due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the launch has been delayed and is now expected in the
year 2022
 Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (MOM 2) also called Mangalyaan 2 is expected to launch in the year
2024
 Shukrayaan-1: The inter-planetary mission is expected to launch in the year 2024 by ISRO
in collaboration with CNES (National Centre for Space Studies; French Space Agency)
 Shukrayaan India plans to launch a new orbiter to Venus in 2024
 Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched during the third quarter of 2022.
 Indian Space Research Organisation[a] (ISRO)
 Founded : 15 August 1969
 HQ : Bengalore, Karnataka
 Founder / 1st Chairman : Vikram Sarabhai
 Chairman : Kailasavadivoo Sivan (Rocket Man of India)
Q. Which state government has launched the Milk Price Incentive Scheme to benefit around
53,000 individuals?
C) Uttarakhand D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : C

 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the Milk Price Incentive
Scheme that will benefit around 53,000 individuals because the money will be directly into
the beneficiaries’ accounts through Direct Bank Transfer (DBT).
 Uttarakhand Government will invest ₹444.62 crores to create 500 milk vending stations in
Uttarakhand.
 The Uttarakhand Government has launched the Ganga cow scheme and an incentive
payment of ₹3–4 per litre of milk to encourage milk production and meet demand on time.
Q. Who among the following is set to receive the Royal Gold Medal 2022 from the Royal Institute
of British Architects (RIBA)?
A) Balkrishna Doshi B) Sir David Adjaye
C) Sir Nicholas Grimshaw D) Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Answer : A
 Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi will receive one of the world’s highest honours for
architecture, the Royal Gold Medal 2022, from the Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA).
 Sir David Adjaye, a relatively young architect, was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 2021,
making him the first Black recipient in the prize’s 173-year history.
Q. Who won silver medal at the women's 55kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth
Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent 2021?
A) S Bidyarani Devi B) Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu
C) Santoshi Matsa D) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Answer : A
 S Bidyarani Devi won silver at the women's 55kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth
Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent, on 10 December 2021.
 Devi lifted a total of 198kg (84114) to finish second behind Nigeria's Adijat Olarinoye.
Q. Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 at the grand finale held in Eilat,
Israel. Who was the first Indian to win the title of Miss Universe?
A) Priyanka Chopra B) Aishwarya Rai
C) Sushmita Sen D) Lara Dutta
Answer : C
 India's Harnaaz Sandhu from Chandigarh was crowned Miss Universe 2021 at the 70th
Miss Universe Pageant in Eilat, Israel in December 13, 2021.
 India has clinched this title after 21 years. Only two Indians before Harnaaz Sandhu have
won the title of Miss Universe — Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000.
 Nadia Ferreira of Paraguay and Lalela Mswane of South Africa were the first and second
runners-up.
 Sandhu recently won the title of Miss Diva Universe India 2021
MISS WORLD / UNIVERSE IN NEWS
 India’s Harnaaz Sandhu crowned 70th Miss Universe 2021.
 India's Harnaaz Sandhu, hailing from Chandigarh, has been crowned Miss Universe 2021.
 Mexico’s Andrea Meza Crowned Miss Universe 2020.

 Manasa Varanasi of Telangana crowned VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020.
 Jamaica’s ‘Tony-Ann Singh’ crowned as ‘Miss World 2019’.
 Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe 2019.
 Adline Castelino wins Miss Diva Universe 2020
 INDIAN MISS WORLD
1. Reita Faria : 1966
2. Aishwarya Rai : 1994
3. Diana Hayden : 1997
4. Yukta Mookhey : 1999
5. Priyanka Chopra : 2000
6. Manushi Chhillar : 2017
 INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE
1. Sushmita Sen : 1994
2. Lara Dutta : 2000
3. Harnaaz Sandhu : 2021.
Reita Faria is the first Indian to win the Miss World in 1966.
Sushmita Sen first Indian to win the Miss Universe title in 1994.
Nicole Faria became the first Indian to win the ‘Miss Earth’ in 2010
Q. Haiderpur Wetland was recognised as the 47th Ramsar site of India. Where is the Haiderpur
Wetland located?
A) Telangana B) Tamil Nadu
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : C
 India has designated the Haiderpur Wetland, which is about 10 km from Bijnor, Uttar
Pradesh, as the 47th Ramsar site of India under the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
and as the 2463rd Ramsar site internationally.
 With this, Uttar Pradesh is now home to 9 Ramsar wetlands in India.
 The human-made Haiderpur Wetland spreads over an area of 6,908 hectares in Bijnor,
Uttar Pradesh.
 It was created in 1984 on a floodplain of the Ganga River on the Madhya Ganga Barrage
and is located within the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary.
RAMSAR SITES IN NEWS AND INTERESTING FACTS
 Uttar Pradesh's Haiderpur Wetland Recognized as 47th Ramsar Site in India.
 Four new sites of India added to Ramsar list as ‘wetlands of International importance (Thol
- Gujarat, Wadhwana-Gjarat, Sultanpur - Haryana & Bhindawas -Haryana).
 Ladakh’s Tso Kar wetland complex added to list of Ramsar sites.
 2nd February 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention, the day which
is also celebrated as World Wetlands Day.
 Lonar Lake in Buldhana district of Maharashtra selected under ‘Ramsar site’.

 Keetham lake, also known as Sur Sarovar, in Agra of Uttar Pradesh added to Ramsar sites.
 Asan Conservation Reserve gets first Ramsar site tag from Uttarakhand, Dehradun
district.
 Kabartal Wetland becomes Bihar’s first Ramsar site, Begusarai district.
 There are 47 Ramsar sites in India.
 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an international treaty for “the conservation and
sustainable use of wetlands”.
 It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands and is named after the city of Ramsar in
Iran.
 Ramsar Convention or the Convention of Wetlands was established in 1971 and came into
force in the year 1975, upon receipt by UNESCO.
 Ramsar convention came into force on 1 December 1975.
 India signed the Ramsar Convention on 1 February 1982.
 Sundarban wetlands are the largest Ramsar site in India.
 Chilika Lake (Orissa) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) were recognized as the first
Ramsar Sites of India.
 Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of Ramsar Sites in India with 9 Indian Wetlands.
 Renuka Wetland in Himachal Pradesh is the smallest wetland of India.
 Chilka lake and Keoladeo Ghana National Park is the oldest Ramsar site in India which was
declared in 1981.
 World’s First Ramsar site was identified in 1974, which was the Cobourg Peninsula in
Australia.
 The United Kingdom has the world’s largest number of Ramsar Sites i.e. 175.
Q. Magnus Carlsen won the FIDE World Chess Championship for the fifth time. Which country
does he belong to?
A) Russia B) Spain
C) Norway D) Serbia
Answer : C
 Reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defended his title and won the
2021 FIDE World Championship in Dubai.
 He defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia.
 This is his fifth world championship title. taking the first in 2013.
 Magnus Carlsen has previously won the Championship in 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2018
 Carlsen wins 60% of the 2 million-euro prize offered by the championship.
MAGNUS CARLSEN IN NEWS 2021
 Norway’s Magnus Carlsen beat Nepomniachtchi of Russia wins FIDE World Chess
Championship
Ambassador
 Magnus Carlsen wins inaugural Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title
 Magnus Carlsen
 County : Norway
 Title : Grandmaster (2004)
 First World Champion (2013)

 FIDE rating : 2856 (December 2021)
 Ranking : No. 1 (December 2021)
Q. Under which programme did the National Commission for Women (NCW) launch an online
resource centre on cyber safety?
A) Think Safety First B) You Think Digital
C) We Think Digital D) Digital Safety Think
Answer : C
 National Commission for Women (NCW) has launched an online resource centre to offer
help for women in distress on issues pertaining to online safety, such as cyberbullying,
cyberstalking, financial frauds, etc., under the ‘We Think Digital’
 This programme will be run collaboratively by the NCW, Facebook and Cyber Peace
Foundation.
Q. Who received the 2021 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians?
A) Neena Gupta B) Ritabrata Munshi
C) Amalendu Krishna D) Ramdorai Sujatha
Answer : A
 India's Neena Gupta becomes fourth Indian and third woman to receive Ramanujan Prize
 Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, was
awarded the 2021 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries
for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.
 Gupta is the fourth Indian to receive this prize and third woman to ever receive this award,
as per Ministry of Science and Technology
 List of Ramanujan Prize Indians winners
 1st Indian : Ramdorai Sujatha (2006)
 2nd Indian : Amalendu Krishna (2015)
 3rd Indian : Ritabrata Munshi (2018)
 4th Indian : Neena Gupta (2021)
 Since 2005, the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries
has been awarded every year. The award is named after the Indian mathematician
Srinivasa Ramanujan.
 Ramanujan Prize is given annually to an eminent mathematician who is less than 45 years
of age on 31 December of the year of the award.
Q. Who received the Dr. Ida S. Scudder Humanitarian Oration Award for 2021?
A) Ratan Tata B) Lakshmi Mittal
C) Azim Premji D) Shiv Nadar
Answer : C
 Founder Chairman of Wipro Limited and founder of Azim Premji Foundation, Azim Premji
received the 10th annual Ida S.
 Scudder Humanitarian Oration Award in recognition of his contributions to society
through the foundation.

 This award was jointly established by Christian Medical College Vellore (CMC) and the US-
based Vellore CMC Foundation.
Q. Which country has become the world’s first government to turn 100% paperless?
A) China
B) Dubai
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Singapore
Answer : B
 Dubai became the world’s first government to turn 100 per cent paperless to implement
advanced strategies to create and enhance digital life in Dubai over the next five decades.
 This achievement further reinforces Dubai’s position as the world’s top digital capital and
a role model for government operations and services that improve consumer satisfaction.
Q. Which of the following state topped the most employable talent in the ninth edition of the
India Skills Report 2022 released by Wheebox?
C) Maharashtra D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
 Maharashtra has retained the top position in the list of states with the most employable
talent in the ninth edition of the India skills Report 2022 released by Wheebox in
partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry, Association of Indian Universities,
United Nations Development Program and All India Council for Technical Education.
 Maharashtra was followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.
 West Bengal emerged as the fourth most employable concentration of talent while
Karnataka, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Haryana made up the
remaining ten spots.
 Pune topped the list of cities with the highest employability, followed by Lucknow,
Thiruvananthapuram and Kolkata.
Q. Who among the following clinched the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 title?
A) Lewis Hamilton B) Valterri Bottas
C) Charles Leclerc D) Max Verstappen
Answer : D
 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) won the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021
and became one of the youngest-ever champions.
Q. Which country has assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) for 1 year from October 28,
2021?
A) Russia B) India
C) United States D) United Kingdom
Answer : B

 India assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) for 1 year from October 28, 2021.
 The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Government of India, in association
with Data Security Council of India (DSCI), as a Knowledge Partner, organized a 2-day
Practical Seminar on ‘Securing Cyberspace in the Contemporary Threat Environment’ (on
December 7 and 8, 2021) for delegates from SCO member States.
 The RATS was formed in the June 2004 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) which was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Q. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has granted Observer Status to International
Solar Alliance (ISA) by adopting resolution 76/123. Which country is the current president
of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
A) France B) India
C) Russia D) Japan
Answer : B
 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) granted Observer Status to International Solar
Alliance (ISA) by adopting resolution 76/123.
 This decision has been taken based on the UNGA’s Sixth Committee report. In November
2015, ISA was jointly launched by India and France during the 21st session of the United
Nations Climate Change COP-21 in Paris, France to promote solar energy among its
Member Countries.
 India and France are the president and co-president of the International Solar Alliance
(ISA).
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the new head of the United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF)?
A) Oprah Winfrey B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Amelia Earhart D) Catherine Russell
Answer : D
 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Catherine Russell as the head of
UN children’s agency UNICEF, also known as the United Nations Children’s Fund.
 Catherine Russell is an assistant to US President Joe Biden.
 She also heads the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.
 Russell will succeed Henrietta Fore, who resigned in July 2021 because of a family health
issue.
 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
 Founded : 11 December 1946
 Headquarters: New York, United States
 Head : Catherine M. Russell (USA)
 Total members : 191
 UNICEF Representative in India : Dr Yasmin Ali Haque
Q. When is the International Mountain Day observed?

Answer : B
 International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on 11 December to promote awareness
about mountain communities around the globe.
 This day was officially declared by the United Nations’ General Assembly Resolution in
December 2002.
 The theme of International Mountain Day for 2021 is ‘sustainable mountain tourism’.
Q. Who was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2021?
A) Elon Musk B) Jeff Bezos
C) Mukesh Ambani D) Narendra Modi
Answer : A
 The prestigious TIME magazine has named Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, as the “2021
Person of the Year. In 2021, US-based electric-vehicle startup Tesla became $1 trillion
company as Musk became the world’s richest person with an estimated net worth of
around US $255 billion.
 Musk is also the founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip start-
up Neuralink and infrastructure firm The Boring Company.
 He overtook Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos to become the world’s wealthiest person in
2021.
 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were named Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year 2020.
TIME MAGAZINE'S IN NEWS
 TIME magazine has named Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, as the “2021 Person of the Year.
 USA Gymnastics Simone Biles was named Time magazine’s 2021 Athlete of the Year.
 PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee & Adar Poonawalla among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
list.
 Rashmika Mandanna Tops List Of Forbes Most Influential Actors.
 PM Narendra Modi features in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People 2021 List.
 Apart from PM Modi, the list also includes West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
and Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla.
 Rhea Chakraborty tops The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020 list.
 New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Tops Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2021, Adar
Poonawalla Only Indian in Top 10 .
 Elliot Page becomes first trans man to star on ‘Time’ magazine cover.
 Bhim Army’s Chandra Shekhar Azad named in 2021 TIME100 Next
Q. What is the rank of India in the World Talent Ranking Report 2021 published by the
International Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitive Centre?
A) 46 B) 48
C) 51 D) 56
Answer : D
 International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitive Centre
published its “World Talent Ranking Report”.

 In the report, Europe has dominated the ranking in 2021. Global top 10 countries are from
this region.
 Switzerland has retained its top spot. India has been ranked at 56th position.
 In the Middle East & North Africa, UAE maintained its second position, following Israel
(first in this region). Israel has been ranked 22nd.
 Fellow BRICS countries
1st - China
2nd - Russia
3rd - India
 DON'T CONFUSE
 IMD World Talent Ranking report 2021: India ranked 56th; Switzerland tops.
 India maintains 43rd rank on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2021; Switzerland tops
chart ( In news June 2021)
Q. Which country topped the World Talent Ranking Report 2021 published by the International
Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitive Centre?
A) Switzerland B) Sweden
C) Denmark D) Norway
Answer : A
 Top 5 in World Talent Ranking report 2021:
1 Switzerland
2 Sweden
3 Luxembourg
4 Norway
5 Denmark
Q. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as an eco-sensitive zone. Where is Askot Wildlife
Sanctuary located?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : B
 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh was declared as an Eco-Sensitive
Zone (ESZ) by the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment.
 The Askot Wildlife Sanctuary is also known as Musk Deer Park.
 Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary is located 54 km (34 mi) from Pithoragarh near Askot in
Uttarakhand. This sanctuary has been set up primarily with the object of conserving the
musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) and its habitat.
 Eco-sensitive zones are declared by the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment around
protected areas to prevent ecological damage caused due to developmental activities
around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.
 Uttarakhand’s Askot Wildlife Sanctuary declared Eco-Sensitive Zone ( In news 2021).

 Union declares National Chambal Sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh as eco-sensitive zone ( In
news 2020).
 Dal Lake of J&K to be declared Eco-Sensitive Zone ( In news 2019)
Q. What is the rank of India in the Global Health Security Index 2021 released by the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security?
A) 48 B) 54
C) 66 D) 72
Answer : C
 India was ranked in the 66th position in the Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2021
released by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health
Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
 This index was topped by the United States, followed by Australia and Finland.
 India ranked 66 out of 195 countries with an overall Index score of 42.8 alongside a change
of -0.8 from 2019.
Q. India was re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council. Where is the
headquarters of International Maritime Organisation (IMO)?
A) Paris, France B) Vienna, Austria
C) London, UK D) New York, US
Answer : C
 India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council after
elections were held at its headquarters in London for the 2022-23 biennium.
 India's election falls under the Category of 10 states with ''the largest interest in
international seaborne trade''.
 IMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping.
 International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 Founded : 1948
 Headquarters : London, United Kingdom
 Secretary-General : Kitack Lim
 Total members : 174
Q. Which state topped the list of Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana beneficiaries?
A) Maharashtra B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A
 Maharashtra has topped the list of states with a maximum number of beneficiaries under
the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, followed by Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and
Uttar Pradesh.
 Nagaland was placed at the bottom due to low job opportunities or smaller working-age
population, compared to other northeastern states.
 Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY) was launched in 2020 to incentivise
employers for the creation of new employment along with social security benefits and
restoration of loss of employment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Under this scheme, the government will provide subsidies for two years for new
employees engaged on or after 1 October 2020 and up to 31 March 2022
Q. Who topped the list of World’s Most Admired Men in 2021 released by YouGov?
A) Narendra Modi B) Elon Musk
C) Donald Trump D) Barack Obama
Answer : D
 The list of the World’s Most Admired Men and Women 2021 was released by global public
opinion and data company YouGov.
 Michelle Obama topped the list of the World’s Most Admired Women whereas Barack
Obama topped the list of the World’s Most Admired Men in 2021.
 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan debuted on the list of the Top 20 World’s Most Admired Women
2021, where she is ranked 13th. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a global actress, has climbed five
spots to number 10 in 2021.
Q. Arvind Kumar took charge as the Director-General of Software Technology Parks of India
(STPI). Under which ministry does the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) work?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Defence
C) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
D) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Answer : C
 Arvind Kumar took charge as the Director-General of Software Technology Parks of India
(STPI).
 He has been working as an advisor with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
since 2004.
 Software Technology Parks of India is an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Q. Who among the following topped the list of the World’s Most Admired Women in 2021?
A) Michelle Obama B) Kamala Harris
C) Aishwarya Rai D) Melania Trump
Answer : A
 Michelle Obama topped the list of the World’s Most Admired Women whereas Barack
Obama topped the list of the World’s Most Admired Men in 2021.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with ‘Ngadag Pel Gi Khorlo’. Which country’s
highest civilian award is ‘Ngadag Pel Gi Khorlo’?
A) Russia B) Nepal
C) Bhutan D) Saudi Arabia
Answer : C

 Bhutan conferred its highest civilian award ‘Ngadag Pel Gi Khorlo’ on Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi for his unconditional friendship and extended support to Bhutan
from India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 He is the first foreigner to receive this honour from Bhutan.
 Narendra Modi had already received the highest civilian honours in Saudi Arabia,
Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Bahrain, the Maldives and Russia. In
2020, the United States Government awarded him the Legion of Merit.
NARENDRA MODI RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL AWARD
 Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud is the Highest honour of Saudi Arabia (2016)
 Amir Amanullah Khan Award is the highest civilian award of Afghanistan (2016)
 Grand Collar of the State Of Palestine is the highest civilian order of Palestine (2018)
 Order of Zayed is the highest civilian honour of the United Arab Emirates (2019)
 Order of St. Andrew is the highest civilian honour of Russia (2019)
 Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin is the highest honour of the Maldives ( 2019)
 King Hamad Order of the Renaissance is the highest honour of Bahrain (2019)
 Legion of Merit is a military award of the USA (2020)
 Order of the Dragon King is the highest civilian honour of Bhutan ( 2021)
 Champions of the Earth by United Nations (2018)
 Seoul Peace Prize by South Korea (2018)
 Global Goalkeeper Award by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2019)
Q. Who headed the four-membered committee that recommended the Union Government for
raising the minimum age of getting married for Indian women?
A) Jaya Jaitly B) Gyan Sudha Misra
C) Sujata Manohar D) Shahnaz Bano
Answer : A
 Recently, the Union Cabinet cleared a proposal to bring uniformity in the marriageable
age of men and women.
 By amending the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006 and other personal law,
the legal age of marriage of women will be raised rom 18 to 21 years.
 The decision is based on the recommendation of a four-member task force led by former
Samata Party chief Jaya Jaitly.
 In India, the minimum age of marriage was prescribed for the first time by the law known
as the Sarda Act, 1929. It was later renamed as the Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA),
1929.
 In 1978, the law was amended to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18 years for girls
and 21 years for boys.
 This position remains the same even in the new law called the Prohibition of Child
Marriages Act (PCMA), 2006, which replaced the CMRA ,1929.
 For Hindus, The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 sets 18 years as the minimum age for the bride
and 21 years as the minimum age for the groom.
 The Special Marriage Act, 1954 and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 also
prescribe 18 and 21 years as the minimum age of consent for marriage for women and
men, respectively.

 While child marriage has declined, it has been marginal: from 27% in 2015-16 to 23% in
2019-20, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5.
Q. UNESCO added Durga Puja to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List. Which state
celebrates Durga Puja?
A) Maharashtra B) West Bengal
Answer : B
 Durga Puja in Kolkata has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity meeting held in Paris, France.
 It is the first festival in Asia to achieve recognition as UNESCO ICH of Humanity.
 Earlier this year (2021), the British Council in India had mapped the creative economy of
Durga Puja to over Rs. 32,000 crore for the year 2019 and added that the festival
contributes 2.58% of West Bengal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
 Durga Puja is a five-day festival which begins on the fifth night of the nine-day Navratri
festival and ends on the tenth day, which is Dashami.
 It is one of the largest cultural carnivals and street art festivals of the country.
 UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage:
 The list was established in 2008 when the Convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage came into effect.
 Currently, it has 492 elements from which India now has 14 intangible cultural heritage
elements on the prestigious UNESCO Representative List of ICH of Humanity.
 Other than the Durga Puja there are 13 Traditions in India recognised by UNESCO as ICH
Q. Where did the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) award India’s first green
hydrogen-based microgrid project?
Answer : B

 National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has awarded a standalone fuel-cell-based
green hydrogen microgrid project at Simhadri, Andhra Pradesh.
 This will be India’s first green hydrogen-based energy storage project and one of the
world’s largest green hydrogen projects.
 The system would run in standalone mode from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Q. What is the minimum age for getting married by Indian women raised by the Union
Government from 18 years?
A) 19 B) 20
C) 21 D) 23
Answer : C
 Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from
18 years to 21 years.
 This decision was based on the recommendation of a four-member task force led by Jaya
Jaitly.
 The Union Government will bring amendments to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act,
Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act to give the new proposal a shape.
Q. Which state government has launched the ‘Khel Nursery Scheme 2022–23’ to encourage
sports?
A) Haryana B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A
 Haryana Government has launched the ‘Khel Nursery Scheme 2022–23′ to encourage
sports in Haryana under which sports nurseries will be established in government, private
educational institutions and private sports institutes.
 The applications are invited till 20 January 2022.
 Sports nurseries are being established as a part of this scheme for sports featured in the
Olympics, Asian and Commonwealth Games.
Q. Who was named TIME Magazine’s Athlete of the Year 2021?
A) Gina Gogean B) Larisa Latynina
C) Dipa Karmakar D) Simone Biles
Answer : D
 The United States gymnast Simone Biles was named TIME Magazine’s Athlete of the Year
2021 for putting her mental health first when she withdrew from four event finals at the
Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Q. Which country will host the Women’s U-18 and U-19 South Asian Football Federation’s
(SAFF) Championship 2022?
A) Bhutan B) Maldives
C) India D) Sri Lanka
Answer : C

 India will host the South Asian Football Federation’s (SAFF)’s Women’s U-18 and U-19
Championship 2022.
 SAFF’s Women’s U-19 Championship 2021 took place in Bangladesh.
 The SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship will be held from 3–14 March 2022, while the SAFF
U-19 Championship will take place from 25 July to 3 August 2022.
Q. Goa Liberation Day is observed on 19 December every year. In 2021, which edition of the
day was observed?
A) 60th B) 55th
C) 71st D) 50th
Answer : A
 Goa Liberation Day is observed on 19 December every year in India and it marks the day
Indian armed forces freed Goa in 1961 following 450 years of Portuguese rule.
 The year 2021 marks the 60 years of Goa’s independenc.
 The 36-hour military operation, conducted from December 18, 1961, was code-named
‘Operation Vijay’ meaning ‘Operation Victory,’ and involved attacks by the Indian Navy,
Indian Air Force and Indian Army
 On August 15, 1947, when India gained its Independence, Goa was still under the
Portuguese rule.
GOA IN NEWS 2021
 Goa Liberation Day is observed on 19 December every year.
 The year 2021 marks the 60 years of Goa’s independence.
 Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy 2021, to encourage the adoption of electric
vehicles .
 7th India International Science Festival (IISF) to be held in Panaji, Goa in December 2021.
 FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting to win their maiden Durand Cup football.
 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from 20th -
28th November 2021.
 NABARD sanctioned ₹ 2891.15 lakh under RIDF scheme to Government of Goa
 PS Sreedharan Pillai took Oath As the Governor Of Goa
 Goa becomes first state to go rabies free
 Goa Carnival is celebrated in February month
 Goa Government Launches Solar-Based Electrification Drive For Rural Households
 Goa celebrated its statehood day on 30th May (37th anniversary 2021)
 Goa state government has collaborated with IBM to provide free skills training to the youth
 Union Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh announced an investment of Rs. 400 crores in Goa
for making the coastal state a fisheries hub in India
 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica flagged off from Mormugao Port, Goa
 World Bank sanctions Rs 3 crore to set up India’s first Sand Dune Park in Goa
 Goa’s Harmal Chillies, Moira bananas, Khaje gets GI tag
 Goa’s Khola Chilli Gets Geographical Indication Tag
 GOA
 Capital : Panaji
 Chief Minister : Pramod Sawant
 Governor : P. S. Sreedharan Pillai

 National Park: Mollem National Park
Q. Who among the following won the ‘Best Female Debut’ award at the 2021 Paralympic Sports
Awards for her record-breaking gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?
A) Manish Narwal B) Bhavinaben Patel
C) Deepa Malik D) Avani Lekhara
Answer : D
 Indian shooter Avani Lekhara won the ‘Best Female Debut’ award at the 2021 Paralympic
Sports Awards for her record-breaking gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
 She became the only female Paralympian to win two medals at the Paralympic Games.
 She clinched India’s first gold medal in the women’s 10 m Air Rifle Standing (SH1) at the
2021 Tokyo Paralympics, equaling the world record in the process.
 Czech Republic’s Boccia player Adam Peska bagged the ‘Best Male Debut’ award.
AVANI LEKHARA IN NEWS 2021
 Avani Lekhara from Rajasthan won ‘Best Female Debut’ honour at 2021 Paralympic Sport
Awards.
 Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Paralympics,10m
Air Rifle.
 Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win two medals Paralympics ( Gold - 10m
air rifle + Bronze 50m rifle ).
 Rajasthan government has nominated shooter Avani Lekhara, who won a gold medal at
the Tokyo Paralympics as the brand ambassador of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign in
the state.
Q. Who received the Knighthood from Prince Charles at Windsor Castle for his services to
motorsport?
A) Valterri Bottas B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Charles Leclerc D) Max Verstappen
Answer : B
 Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has received Knighthood from
Prince Charles at Windsor Castle for his services to motorsport.
 He became the fourth F1 driver to receive the honour after Sir Jackie Stewart in 2001, Sir
Stirling Moss in 2000 and Sir Jack Brabham in 1979.
LEWIS HAMILTON IN NEWS 2021
 Lewis Hamilton
 Nationality : United Kingdom
 Car number : 44
 Team : Mercedes
 Entries : 285 (285 starts)
 First win : 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
 A Knighthood is an honour given by a British King or Queen for high achievement and
services to their country within their industry.
 Lewis Hamilton wins 2021 F1 Qatar Grand Prix

 Lewis Hamilton wins the Russian Grand Prix 2021
 Lewis Hamilton wins inaugural edition of Saudi Arabian GP
 Lewis Hamilton wins 2021 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix
 Lewis Hamilton won bahrain Grand Prix 2021
 Lewis Hamilton clinches his fifth successive Spanish Grand Prix 2021
 Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix 2021
 Lewis Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix 2021
Q. Who among the following ranked as the leading Indian sportsperson in the Most Admired
Men of 2021 List?
A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Virat Kohli
C) Rohit Sharma D) Ravindra Jadeja
Answer : A
 Sachin Tendulkar ranks as the leading Indian sportsperson in the Most Admired Men of
2021 List.
 In the list of the world’s most admired sportsperson of 2021, Sachin Tendulkar ranked
among the top three behind Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
 This list was released by British market research and data analytics firm, YouGov.
 He ranked 12th in the overall list along with Donald Trump (13th), Shahrukh Khan (14th),
Amitabh Bachchan (15th) and Virat Kohli (18th).
Q. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of Hyundai Motor India Limited
(HMIL)?
A) Tadashi Yanai B) Unsoo Kim
B) Takemitsu Takizaki D) Nobutada Saji
Answer : B
 Hyundai Motor Company has appointed Unsoo Kim as the Managing Director (MD) of
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), starting from 1st January 2022.
 He will replace Seon Seob Kim (SS Kim), who will lead the Global Operations Division in
Hyundai headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.
 Hyundai Motor Company
 Founder : Chung Ju-yung
 Headquarters : Seoul, South Korea
 MD : Unsoo Kim
 Chairman : Chung Eui-sun
Q. India’s First International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) has been inaugurated in
which state?
A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi D) Chennai
Answer : B
 India’s first International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) was opened in
Hyderabad by the Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana and Telangana Chief Minister K.
Chandrasekhar Rao.

 The IAMC has come up with 25,000 sq. ft temporary accommodation at the VK Towers in
an information technology hub, Gachibowli.
Q. Who has become the first Indian man to win a silver medal at BWF World Championships?
A) Lakshya Sen B) Pullela Gopichand
C) B. Sai Praneeth D) Srikanth Kidambi
Answer : D
 Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian man to win a silver medal at BWF World
Championships
 Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth clinched a silver medal in the men’s singles at the
Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2021 played at Palacio de
LosDeportes Carolina Marin in Huelva, Spain.
 He lost the gold medal to Loh Kean Yew from Singapore.
 Lakshya Sen finished with the bronze medal in the same event.
 This is the first time that India got two medals in the men’s singles event in the same edition
of the Badminton World Championships.
 Before this, India got two bronze medals in the men’s singles event at the Badminton World
Championships with Prakash Padukone in 1983 and Sai Praneeth in 2019.
Q. What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani from India in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021?
A) 10th B) 11th
C) 12th D) 15th
Answer : C
 Gautam Adani was ranked as the 14th wealthiest person in the world according to the
Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021.
 He ranked 13th in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index rankings 2020, which was overtaken
by the billionaire businessman Zhong Shanshan in 2021.
 This list was topped by Elon Musk, followed by Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault, Bill Gates and
Larry Page.
 India’s richest industrialist Mukesh Ambani was the 12th richest billionaire in the world.
He also remained the richest billionaire in Asia.
 Wipro Chairman Azim Premji was ranked 33rd and is the third Indian on the rankings.
Q. DRDO recently flight-tested New Generation Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile “Agni P”, off
Odisha Coast. What does P stands for in ‘Agni P’?
A) Power
B) Project
C) Peak
D) Prime
Answer : D
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested a
New Generation Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile “Agni P” from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
island off the coast of Odisha, Balasore.
 Agni P (Prime) is a new-generation advanced variant from Agni class of missiles.

 It is a canisterised surface-to-surface ballistic missile having range capability between
1,000 and 2,000 kms.
Q. Who has won the BBC’s top sports prize Sports Personality of the Year for 2021?
A) Andy Murray
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Henry Cooper
D) Emma Raducanu
Answer : D
 Tennis star Emma Raducanu from United Kingdom won the BBC’s top sports prize Sports
Personality of the Year for 2021.
 England’s men’s football team was named BBC team of the year and Gareth Southgate as
the coach of the year.
 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
 Awarded for : Excellence in sporting achievement
 Country : United Kingdom
Q. The stealth guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao has been manufactured by which
organization for the Indian Navy?
A) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE)
B) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
C) Cochin Shipyard
D) Goa Shipyard Limited
Answer : B
 Indian Navy’s 2nd indigenous stealth destroyer ‘Mormugao’ sailed for maiden sea trials.
 Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth guided-missile destroyer ‘Mormugao’ went for her
maiden sea trials. This second indigenous stealth destroyer of the Project 15 B (P15B)
class, is planning to be commissioned in mid-2022.
 Mormugao is being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd as part of the Project 15B
destroyers and incorporates several indigenous technologies.
 INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer has been commissioned into
the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on November 21, 2021.
 This is the first of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers. It has been designed by the
Indian Navy’s in-house organization Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the 'State Brand Ambassador' by the Chief
Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami?
A) Rohit Sharma B) Rishabh Pant
C) Jasprit Bumrah D) Ravindra Jadeja
Answer : B

 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami appointed Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant
as the ‘State Brand Ambassador’ with the aim of encouraging the youth of the state
towards sports and public health.
 Rishabh Rajendra Pant is a 24-year-old cricketer, who was born in Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
He is an Indian cricketer who plays as a middle order wicket-keeper batsman for India,
Delhi, and the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
STATE GOVERNMENT BRAND AMBASSADOR IN NEWS 2021
 Rishabh Pant appointed as state brand ambassador of Uttarakhand.
 Maharashtra government to appoint Salman Khan as Covid vaccination ambassador.
 Sanjay Dutt roped in as Brand Ambassador for 50th year Celebrations of Arunachal
Pradesh.
 Sonu Sood becomes brand ambassador of Delhi government’s ‘Desh Ke Mentor’
programme.
 Kangana Ranaut named brand ambassador of Uttar Pradesh ‘one district one product’
scheme.
 Lovlina Borgohain named brand ambassador of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Assam.
 Avani Lekhara Named Brand Ambassador for Rajasthan's 'Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao'
Project.
 PR Sreejesh to be brand ambassador of Kerala adventure tourism.
 Sonu Sood appointed brand ambassador for Punjab's COVID vaccination drive
Q. Which state’s chief minister launched the Sports Action towards Harnessing Aspiration of
Youths (SAHAY) scheme to promote sports among youths of the worst insurgency-hit
districts?
A) Uttarakhand B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Jharkhand D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched the Sports Action towards Harnessing
Aspiration of Youths (SAHAY) scheme to promote sports among youths of the worst
insurgency-hit districts in Jharkhand.
 This scheme was launched in Saraikela-Kharsawan, West Singhbhum, Khunti, Gumla and
Simdega districts. It will also be replicated in other districts as well.
 Sports nurseries will be set up in the affected areas to nurture talented youngsters.
JHARKHAND IN NEWS 2021
 Jharkhand CM launched SAHAY scheme for maoist-hit areas
 Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren launched ‘Hamar Apan Budget’ Web Portal.
 ADB approves $112 million loan to improve water supply in Jharkhand.
 Jharkhand launches ‘SAAMAR’ campaign to fight malnutrition
Q. What is the length of the Ganga Expressway whose foundation stone has been led by PM
Narendra Modi in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh?
A) 594 km B) 445 km
C) 614 km D) 720 km
Answer : A

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the longest highway in India,
the Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh to offer fast-paced connectivity in
India.
 The six-lane 594 km long expressway will be built at a cost of about Rs 36200 crore will
connect the western and eastern regions of UP.
 The highway will pass through different districts of UP such as Meerut, Hapur,
Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli,
Pratapgarh and Prayagraj.
Q. Which company has been awarded with the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment
Management Award 2021?
A) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
B) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
C) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Answer : A
 Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), under Ministry of Steel has been awarded with the
prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2021 for successive three
years.
 The Award is given to organizations for significant achievements in Environment
Management by Environment Foundation (WEF) since 1998.
 Major initiatives by SAIL : Carbon footprint reduction, R&D, creation of carbon sinks,
gradual shift to LED, enhancing share of renewable energy, etc.
 Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
 Chairman : Soma Mondal
Q. Gabriel Boric has become the youngest-ever President of which country?
A) Peru B) Chile
C) Barbados D) Vietnam
Answer : B
 Gabriel Boric will become Chile’s youngest modern President when he takes office in
March and only the second millennial to lead in Latin America after El Salvador’s Nayib
Bukele.
 CHILE
 Capital : Santiago
 Currency : Peso
 President : Gabriel Boric
Q. Which state has declared Lord Krishna Balram Jagannath Rath Yatra as an annual state
festival?
A) Odisha B) Punjab

Answer : B
 Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi declared Lord Krishna Balram Jagannath
Rath Yatra as an annual state festival.
 The announcement for the same was made during flagging off the 25th Shri Lord Krishna
Balram Jagannath Rath Yatra. He also announced a grant of Rs 2.51 crore for the Iskcon
Temple in Ludhiana, Punjab.
 This yatra is considered the second largest congregation of Lord Jagannath devotees in
India after the historic Jagannath Yatra of Puri in Odisha
Q. How many gold medals did India win in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
2021 held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan?
A) Two C) Three
C) Four D) Seven
Answer : C
 India ended the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 with 16 medals, out of
which were four gold, seven silver and five bronze medals, held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Q. Which State has created three new districts namely Tseminyu, Nuiland and Chumukedima?
A) Telangana B) Nagaland
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : B
 Nagaland Government established three new districts named Nuiland, Tseminyu and
Chumukedima, raising Nagaland’s total number of districts to 15.
 Tseminyu district was formed by dividing Kohima, whereas Nuiland and Chumukedima
were created from the Dimapur
 Tseminyu became the 13th district, followed by Nuiland and Chumukedima as 14th and
15th district, respectively.
 Nagaland
NEWLY DISTRICT IN NEWS 2021
 Nagaland creates 3 new districts Niuland, Tseminyu, Chumukedima (Total 15 District)
 Meghalaya Cabinet approves creation of new district named Eastern West Khasi Hills
District ( total 12 District).
 Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces 4 new districts (Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-
Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh) : total 32 district .
 Punjab CM Declares Malerkotla as 23rd District (carved out of the Sangrur district).
 Vijayanagara becomes
Q. The Border Security Force (BSF) is observing which anniversary of its Raising Day in 2021?
A) 68th B) 77th
C) 57th D) 85th
Answer : C
 Border Security Force (BSF) is observing its 57th Raising Day on 01 December 2021.

 BSF was formed on December 1, 1965 as a unified central agency after the Indo-Pak and
India-China wars for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters
connected there with.
 It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India and stands as the
world’s largest border guarding force.
 BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories
RAISING DAY IN NEWS 2021
 1 December : BSF Raising Day
 57th Raising Day 2021.
 28 November : National Cadet Corps (NCC) Raising Day
 73rd Raising Day 2021.
 8 October : Air Force Day
 89th Anniversary 2021.
 Independence Day on 15th August
 75th anniversary 2021.
 27 July : Raising Day of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
 26 July : Kargil Vijay Diwas
 22nd Anniversary 2021.
 07 May : 61st Raising Day of BRO 2021.
 9 April : CRPF Valour Day
 56th Anniversary 2021.
 10 March : CISF Celebrates 52nd Raising Day 2021.
 01 February : Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Day
 19 January : NDRF Raising Day
 15 January : Army Day
Q. Who has been appointed as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural and Creative
Industries?
A) Machiko Ono B) Naomi Kawase
C) Kyara Uchida D) Aju Makita
Answer : B
 UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has appointed Japanese film director Naomi
Kawase as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural and Creative Industries.
 She is also the official film director of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR IN NEWS 2021
 Film director Naomi Kawase named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
 Daniel Brühl named as Goodwill Ambassador of UN-World Food Programme (WFP).
 Upasana Kamineni named ‘Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes’ at WWF India.
 Russian supermodel ‘Supernova’ Natalia Vodianova roped in as UNFPA good will
ambassador.

 Khushi Chindaliya appointed as UNEP regional ambassador.
 M Nethra appoints as ‘Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor’ by UNADAP .
 UNICEF appoints Ayushmann Khurrana for children’s rights campaign .
 UNEP extends Dia Mirza term as goodwill ambassador till 2022
Q. Who will lead the panel formed by the government to revisit criteria for determining
economically weaker sections (EWS)?
A) V K Malhotra B) Sanjay Sanyal
C) V. K. Saraswat D) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Answer : D
 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formed a three-member committee to
review the criteria for reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category
in terms of the provisions of the explanation to Article 15 of the Constitution.
 The members of the committee are former:
1. Ajay Bhushan Pandey – former finance secretary, GOI (Chairman).
2. Prof. V K Malhotra – Member secretary of Indian Council of Social Science Research
(ICSSR).
3. Shri Sanjay Sanyal – Principal economic advisor to GOI (Member Convenor).
 The Constitutional (103rd Amendment) Act of 2019 provides 10% reservation in
government jobs and educational institutions for the Economically Weaker Sections
(EWS).
Q. Who is the author of the book “Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947“?
A) Sheila Dikshit B) Ayaz Memon
C) Miniya Chatterjee D) Perumal Murugan
Answer : B
 A book titled ‘Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947’ authored by Ayaz
Memon released.
 It is an anthology of Indian Cricket and marked several insights of Indian cricket of the last
70 years.
Q. Who among the following won the men’s Ballon d’Or award 2021 for the seventh time in a
row?
A) Cristiano Ronaldo B) Lionel Messi
C) Mohamed Salah D) Robert Lewandowski
Answer : B
 Lionel Messi from Argentina won the men’s Ballon d’Or award 2021 for the seventh time
in a row for the best player in the world at a ceremony in Paris.
 He won the last edition of the Ballon d’Or award in 2019 and also won in 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012 and 2015.
 Alexia Putellas from Spain won the women’s Ballon d’Or award 2021.
 Ballon d’Or 2021 Winners:
 Ballon d’Or (Men): Lionel Messi (PSG/Argentina)

 Ballon d’Or (Women): Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)
Q. Which language does the movie ‘The Ring Wandering’ that received the Golden Peacock
Award for the Best Movie 2021 belong?
A) Chinese B) Assamese
C) Japanese D) Marathi
Answer : C
 Japanese director Masakazu Kaneko’s The Ring Wandering, which explores Tokyo’s
wartime past received the Golden Peacock Award for the Best Movie 2021 at the closing
ceremony of the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
Q. Which place became the first Indian city to start ropeway services in public transportation?
A) Mumbai B) Pune
C) Shimla D) Varanasi
Answer : D
 Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi will become the first Indian city to start ropeway service as a
mode of public transport.
 The proposed ropeway will be constructed between Cantt Railway Station (Varanasi
Junction) to Church Square (Godauliya) to ease the traffic congestion, which will reduce
the journey between these two stations to only 15 minutes.
 Its outlay is over Rs 400 crore which is divided between Central Government and State
Government at 80:20.
 India will be the third country in the world after Bolivia and Mexico to use a ropeway for
public transport.
Q. When is the World AIDS Day observed?
A) 02 December
B) 01 December
C) 30 November
D) 03 November
Answer : B
 World AIDS Day is observed across the globe on 1 December every year since 1988 by the
World Health Organization (WHO) .
 The theme for the World Aids Day 2021 is End inequalities. End AIDS and End Pandemics.
 Any slowing down in provision of these services will leave many vulnerable populations at
greater risk of HIV infection and AIDS-related deaths and missing these intermediate
targets will make it difficult to achieve the target of elimination of AIDS by 2030.
Q. What was the theme of the World AIDS Day 2021?
A) Know your Status
B) Communities Make the Difference
C) End inequalities. End AIDS and End Pandemics
D) Global Solidarity Shared Responsibility

Answer : C
Q. Which country has launched a new communication satellite named Zhongxing-1D?
A) Japan B) Russia
C) China D) South Korea
Answer : C
 China successfully launched a new communication satellite named Zhongxing-1D into
space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan province.
 This satellite was developed under the China Academy of Space Technology.
 This satellite launch marked the 399th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.
Q. Which city topped the Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2021 according to the Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
A) Paris B) Tel Aviv
C) Zurich D) Rome
Answer : B
 Tel Aviv of Israel topped the Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2021 according to a biannual
report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
 Tel Aviv has climbed up from the fifth place last year.
 Paris, which shared the first place with Hong Kong and Zurich in 2020, is now the second
most expensive city in the world behind Singapore.
 Rome in Italy saw the biggest fall in the rankings.
 Syria’s Damascus was ranked as the world’s cheapest city.
 Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
 Founded : 1946
Q. Which state’s tourism has launched the ‘STREET’ project to promote and take tourism deep
into the interiors and rural hinterland?
A) Telangana B) Kerala
C) Odisha D) Rajasthan
Answer : B
 Kerala Tourism launched the ‘STREET’ project to promote and take tourism deep into the
interiors and rural hinterland of Kerala. Project would help visitors experience the
diversity of offerings in these locales.
 The STREET is an acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic,
Tourism hubs
Q. Who was selected for the Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Award for the term 2017–19?
A) Praveen Rao B) Nageswara Rao
C) Kaushalya Krish D) Sekar Gupta
Answer : A

 Vice- Chancellor of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) ,
Praveen Rao was selected for the Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-19.
 This award was constituted by Retired ICAR Employees Association (RICAREA) and
Nuziveedu Seeds Limited. It carries a cash price of ₹2 lakhs and a quotation.
Q. Who is the head of the committee constituted by NITI Aayog in 2020 to formulate an action
plan for ODR, who has released a report on Online Dispute Resolution?
A) Rajiv Kumar B) Arjan Kumar Sikri
C) VK Saraswat D) Ramesh Chand
Answer : B
 NITI Aayog has released a report on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) titled as ‘Designing
the future of dispute Resolution: the ODR Policy Plan for India’ to advance access to
justice and ensure that cases do not end up before higher courts.
 It recommends increasing digital infrastructure, building capacity, regulatory framework.
 For the initiation of ODR, NITI Aayog constituted a committee in 2020 to formulate an
action plan for ODR, headed by Justice (Retd) Arjan Kumar Sikri
Q. ‘Hornbill Festival’ which is also called ‘the Festival of Festivals’ is celebrated in which
state?
A) Manipur B) Nagaland
C) Meghalaya D) Assam
Answer : B
 The 22nd Hornbill Festival began in Nagaland on 1 December and is set to be celebrated
till 10 December.
 Hornbill Festival is a single platform where all the tribes of Nagaland showcase their rich
culture and handicrafts to the world.
 The festival is celebrated every year showcasing the rich cultural heritage and tradition
of the Nagas in one platform at Naga Heritage Village Kisama under Kohima District.
 The festival was first organized in the year 2000.
 The festival is named after the hornbill bird.
 It is also called the "festival of festivals".
 Other important festivals of Nagaland are :
 Sekrenyi
 Aoleang
 Tsukheneye
 Naknyulem
 Mimkut
 Tokhu Emong
 Tuluni
NAGALAND IN NEWS 2021
 Hornbill Festival celebrated in Naga Heritage village Kisama of Nagaland.
 Nagaland celebrates its 59th Statehood Day on 1 December 2021.
 Nagaland to host 56th National Cross Country Championship.

 Nagaland Police launches ‘Call Your Cop’ mobile app.
 India’s 61st Software Technology park centre opened in Kohima, Nagaland.
 A consignment of ‘Raja Mircha’, also referred to as King Chilli or Bhoot Jolokia, from
Nagaland, has been exported to London .
 “Sweet Cucumber” of Nagaland gets geographical indication (GI) tag.
 Nagaland wins 7 National Awards under Van Dhan Yojana Scheme
Q. Who among the following won the World Athletics’ Woman of the Year award 2021?
A) Anju Bobby George B) P. T. Usha
C) Neena Varakil D) Narayana James
Answer : A
 Indian athlete Anju Bobby George won the Woman of the Year award 2021 by the World
Athletics.
 She is the only Indian to have won a medal in the World Athletics Championships with a
bronze medal in the long jump event in the 2003 edition. .
 About "Anju Bobby George"
 Born : Kottayam, Kerala,
 Sport : Athletics
 Event(s) : Long jump, Triple jump
 Arjuna Award in 2002, Khel Ratna in 2003 and Padma Shri in 2004
 She had got 5th position with personal best score of 6.83 at the 2004 Athens (Capital of
Greece) Olympics.
 Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003
World Championships in Athletics in Paris.
 WORLD ATHLETICS
 Founded : 1912
 Headquarters : Monaco, Europe
 President : Sebastian Coe (Athlete) [British]
 Membership : 214
Q. With which of the following country does India join the G20 Troika to assume the G20
Presidency on 1 December 2022?
A) Italy B) Indonesia
C) Brazil D) India
Answer : B
 India has joined the G20 Troika along with Indonesia and Italy to assume the G20
Presidency on 1 December 2022 from Indonesia and will convene the G20 Leaders’
Summit for the first time in India in 2023.
 The G20 Troika consists of Indonesia, Italy and India —the current, previous and incoming
G20 presidencies, respectively.
 India will be a part of the G20 Troika (preceding, current and incoming G20 presidencies)
from 1 December 2022 till 30 November 2024.
 India will work closely with Italy and Indonesia to ensure consistency and continuity of the
G20’s agenda as a Troika member
 G20 or Group of Twenty

 19 countries + 1 {European Union (EU)} = 20
 Formation : 1999
 Chairman : Joko Widodo.
 It is an informal group of 19 countries and the European Union (EU), with representatives
of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
 The membership comprises a mix of the world’s largest advanced and emerging
economies, representing about two-thirds of the world’s population, 85% of global gross
domestic product, 80% of global investment and over 75% of global trade.
Q. What is the name of the programme set to be launched by All India Radio for youngsters?
A) AIRNxt
B) AIRWxt
C) ARINxt
D) AIRHext
Answer : C
 All India Radio is set to start a youth programme named ‘AIRNxt’
 All India Radio (AIR) has announced a programme called AIRNxt to offer youth a platform
to air their voices as a part of the celebrations under the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
(75 years of Indian independence).
 All India Radio (AIR) or (Akashvani)
 Owner : Prasar Bharati
Q. Barbados became the world’s newest republic. What is the capital city of Barbados?
A) Belgrade
B) Dublin
C) Prague
D) Bridgetown
Answer : D
 Barbados becomes the world’s newest republic
 Barbados is now the world’s newest republic after officially removing Queen Elizabeth II
as its head of state.
 Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as the first President of Barbados.
 BARBADOS
 Capital: Bridgetown
 Currency: Dollar
 Prime Minister: Mia Mottley
Q. Which company has been ranked ‘number one Cooperative’ among the top 300
cooperatives in the world in the 2021 edition of the 10th Annual World Cooperative Monitor
(WCM) report?
A) Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul India)
B) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)

C) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
D) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Answer : B
 Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has been ranked ‘number one
Cooperative’ among the top 300 cooperatives in the world in the 2021 edition of the 10th
Annual World Cooperative Monitor (WCM) report, withholding its position from 2020
edition.
 The 2021 WCM report is published by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and
European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse).
IFFCO IN NEWS 2021
 IFFCO introduces world's first Nano Urea Liquid.
 IFFCO to set up a nano urea plant in Argentina.
 IFFCO chairman Sardar Balvinder Singh Nakai passes away.
 IFFCO Signs MoU with IIT Delhi for Innovative & Collaborative Projects to Bring Labs to
Farms
 Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)
 Founded : 1967
 Chairmam : B.S Nakai
 MD & CEO : U.S Awasthi
Q. Which state has won the Gold Medal Award at 40th edition of India International Trade Fair
(IITF) 2021, and also the partner state for the 40th IITF?
A) Bihar B) Chhattisgarh
C) Rajasthan D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A
 Bihar won Gold Medal Award at 40th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2021.
 Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 40th edition of the
India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2021 at Pragati Maidan in Delhi
 It was organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’
as the theme and to further promote the idea of ‘Vocal for Local’.
 The Bihar pavilion won the 6th gold medal by showcasing the state’s art and cultural
richness through handicrafts like Madhubani, Manjusha arts, terracotta, handlooms and
other indigenous products of state at IITF 2021.
 Partner state: Bihar is the partner state for the 40th IITF and the focus states are Uttar
Pradesh and Jharkhand.
 Piyush Goyal listed five pillars of India as Economy, Exports, Infrastructure, Demand, and
Diversity.
Q. Which project has won 2 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
2021?
A) Nizamuddin Basti, New Delhi
B) Baan Khun Phithak Raya in Pattani, Thailand
C) Thai Pak Koong (Ng Suk) Temple in Penang, Malaysia

D) Kesennuma Historic Citiscape in Miyagi, Japan
Answer : A
 Nizamuddin Revival Project, India’s project on the holistic urban revitalisation of the
historic Nizamuddin Basti community, in New Delhi, Delhi has won the UNESCO Asia-
Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2021 under 2 categories: Award of
Excellence and Special Recognition for Sustainable Development.
Q. What is the extended timeline announced for the implementation of the Smart Cities Mission
by the Union Government?
A) 2022 B) 2023
C) 2024 D) 2025
Answer : B
 Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has extended the timeline for the
implementation of the Smart Cities Mission to June 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 The Smart Cities Mission was launched on 25 June 2015 by the Union Housing and Urban
Affairs Ministry.
 The cities were supposed to finish their initiatives within five years of being chosen for the
Smart Cities Mission according to an earlier deadline.
 The cities that have been selected in 2016 or 2018 will have to complete their projects
under the mission by June 2023.
 About 'Smart Cities Mission'
 The Government of India has launched the Smart Cities Mission on 25 June 2015
 100 cities are included under the Smart Cities Mission.
 Smart Cities Mission or Smart City Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program
by the Government of India with the mission to develop 100 smart cities across the country
making them citizen-friendly and sustainable.
 The formula gives equal weightage (50:50) to the urban population of the State/UT and the
number of statutory towns in the State/UT.
 The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in
collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities.
Q. Which state government has launched a web portal named ‘Hamar Apan Budget’ and a
mobile application prepared by the state finance Department?
A) Jharkhand
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A
 Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren has launched a web portal named ‘Hamar Apan
Budget’ and a mobile application prepared by the state finance Department from the Chief
Minister’s residential office in Ranchi.
 Through this portal, the general public of the state can share their suggestions for the
2022-23 budget.

Q. Government will launch SRESHTA scheme for socio economics upliftment and overall
development of Scheduled Castes students. What does 2nd S stand for in SRESHTA
scheme?
A) Students
B) Scheme
C) Schools
D) Support
Answer : C
 Government will launch Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in
Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) for socio economics upliftment and overall development of
Scheduled Castes students.
 It will be launched on 6th December on Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr B R Ambedkar. It will
enable bright SC students to have a better future by getting a high-quality education. It will
also aid in controlling dropout rates of SC students from class 9th to 12th.
Q. With which organization, India will step up Clean Energy and Climate Partnership 2021-23?
A) Greenpeace
B) European Union (EU)
C) World Wide Fund for Nature
D) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answer : B
 India and European Union (EU) have agreed to step up Clean Energy and Climate
Partnership at India-EU Energy Panel meet.
 They jointly agreed on a detailed work programme until 2023 to implement the 2016 India-
EU Clean Energy and Climate Partnership. They agreed on increased technical
cooperation in energy efficiency, renewable energy, green hydrogen, etc.
 European Union (EU)
 Foundation : 1958
 Headquarteres : Brussels, Belgium
 Membership : 27 Countries
 President of the Commission : Ursula von der Leyen
 President of the European Council : Charles Michel
 Presidency of the Council of the EU : Slovenia
Q. Who has been conferred the prestigious ‘Asom Baibhav’ 2021 award by Assam
Government?
A) Gautam Adani B) Ratan Tata
C) Mukesh Ambani D) Shiv Nadar
Answer : B

 On the occasion of Asom Divas or Assam Day, the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa
Sarma conferred the prestigious ‘Asom Baibhav’ 2021 award to Ratan Tata, Chairman of
TATA Trusts for contributing towards cancer care services in Assam.
 It is the highest civilian award of Assam. Assam day is celebrated on 2 December to
commemorate the rule of Chalong Sukapha.
Q. Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take ten wickets in a Test cricket innings after Anil
Kumble and Jim Laker. Which country does he hail from?
A) India
B) South Africa
C) West Indies
D) New Zealand
Answer : D
 New Zealand bowler Ajaz Patel made history by being the third bowler to ever take all ten
wickets in a Test cricket innings on the second day of the Test match against India at the
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
 Earlier, Australia’s Jim Laker was the first cricketer to scalp ten wickets in a Test innings
in 1956 and that was followed by India’s Anil Kumble in 1999 against Pakistan.
Q. When is the Navy Day observed in India?
Answer : D
 Navy Day (India) is observed on 4 December every year to recognise the efforts and
achievements of the Indian Navy in Operation Trident conducted during the Indo–Pakistan
War in 1971.
 The Indian Navy was established in 1612 by the British East India Company.
 The theme of 2021 Navy Day (India) is ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’, signifying 50 years of India’s
victory in the Indo–Pakistan War that took place in 1971.
 INDIAN NAVY
 Father of Indian Navy :
 Shivaji
 First Chief : Admiral Sir William Edward Parry
 First Indian Chief of the Naval Staff : Katari
 25th Chief of the Naval Staff : R Hari Kumar
Q. When is the World Soil Day observed?
Answer : C
 The World Soil Day is celebrated every year on December 5 to raise awareness of the
importance of soil quality for human well-being, food security and ecosystems.
 The 2021 theme – : “Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity”.

 International Union of Soil Sciences Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
Q. What is the name of India’s first indigenous server launched by Union Minister of State for
Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar?
A) Rudra B) Mudra
C) Dhruv D) Druva
Answer : A
 Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar launches India’s first
indigenous server RUDRA.
 Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched the first
indigenous server ‘RUDRA’ developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced
Computing (C-DAC). This server was developed under the National Supercomputing
Mission (NSM) for manufacturing classical standalone commercial servers and also as
building blocks for building large supercomputing systems of tens of petaflops of
computing performance.
 This server can be used in a variety of industries, including high-performance computing
(HPC) systems, hyperscale data centres, edge computing, banking and commerce,
manufacturing, the oil and gas industry and healthcare.
Q. Which countries began their 11th edition of the joint military exercise ‘EKUVERIN’?
A) India and Sri Lanka B) India and Russia
C) India and the United States D) India and the Maldives
Answer : D
 The 11th edition of the joint military exercise ‘EKUVERIN’ between India and the Maldives
began at Kadhdhoo Island, the Maldives.
 India and Maldives have been conducting Exercise Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ in the
Maldivian language since 2009.
 Earlier, the 15th edition of the biennial trilateral Coast Guard Exercise ‘Dosti’ involving
India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka was held in the Maldives.
 MALDIVES
 Capital : Male
 Currency : Rufiyaa
 President : Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
 Ekuverin Exercise : India and Maldives
Q. The first woman psychiatrist of India Sarada Menon passed away at the age of 98. When did
she receive the Padma Bhushan?
A) 1989 B) 1990
C) 1991 D) 1992
Answer : D
 The first woman psychiatrist of India Sarada Menon passed away at the age of 98 in
Chennai.

 She is the head of the Institute of Mental Health and a pioneer in India’s mental health
space.
 She was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in the year 1992.
 She founded the Schizophrenia Research Foundation in 1984.
Q. What is the name of the large survey vessel launched by the Indian Navy in Kolkata?
A) Sandhayak
B) Handhayak
C) Sindhuvik
D) Samudrayak
Answer : A
 Indian Navy launches its new large survey vessel ‘Sandhyak’ in Kolkata.
 The first big survey vessel of the GRSE-class, ‘Sandhayak’ was launched by the Garden
Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE). The ship will be delivered to the Indian
Navy in 2022.
 The main function of these survey ships would be to undertake full-scale coastal and deep-
water hydrographic surveys of ports and harbours, as well as to determine navigational
channels and routes.
 The contract for building four survey ships was signed between the Minister of Defence
and GRSE on 30 Oct 2018 at a total cost of Rs 2435 cr.
Q. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)?
A) Mallika Srinivasan B) Aruna Jayanthi
C) Naina Lal Kidwai D) Alka Upadhyaya
Answer : D
 Alka Upadhyaya was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Highways Authority of
India (NHAI).
 She is currently serving as an Additional Secretary of the Department of Rural
Development under the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
 National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
 Founded : 1995
 Chairman : Alka Upadhyaya
Q. Pulitzer-winning scholar Martin J Sherwin passed away recently. He belonged to which
country?
A) Poland B) Denmark
C) Spain D) United States
Answer : D
 Martin J Sherwin, an American scholar of atomic weapons passed away in Washington,
DC, The United States of America.
 He won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Biography with Kai Bird for the book ‘American
Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’, the first full-scale
biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.

Q. Which country won the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2021?
A) France B) Spain
C) Argentina D) Germany
Answer : C
 Argentina defeated six-time winners Germany 4-2 in the FIH Men's junior hockey world cup
2021 final at the Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar in Odisha on December 5, 2021.
 This is Argentina's second World Cup title. Earlier, the team had won this title in the year
2005 as well.
 Argentina has become the only third team after Germany (six wins) and India (2001, 2016)
to win multiple Junior Hockey WC titles
ARGENTINA IN NEWS 2021
 Argentina beat six-time champions Germany to lift Junior hockey world cup.
 Argentina beats Brazil to Lift Copa America 2021.
 Lionel Messi from Argentina Wins A Seventh Ballon d’Or.
 World's biggest fertilizer cooperative Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) to set
up nano urea plant in Argentina.
 Union Cabinet approves an MoU between India and Argentina on cooperation in the field
of mineral resources.
 Discovery of fossils of Dinosaurs that lived 140 million years ago in Argentina.
 The International Jury of 51st IFFI will be headed by iconic Argentine filmmaker Pablo
Cesar
 ARGENTINA
 Capital : Buenos Aires
 Currency : Peso
 President : Alberto Fernández
Q. Maitri Diwas was observed between India and which of the following countries?
A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) Sri Lanka D) Bangladesh
Answer : D
 Maitri Diwas is being observed on 6 Dec to mark India recognizing the newly-formed
country Bangladesh in 1971.
Q. Which state has become the first fully COVID-19 vaccinated state in India ?
A) Rajasthan B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : D
 Himachal Pradesh has become the first state to fully vaccinate 100 percent of its adult
population.
 Himachal Pradesh was also the first state to achieve the 100 percent first dose.
 A special function is being organized to honor COVID-19 workers at the All-India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur.

Q. Who has been appointed as the next president of Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) ?
A) Uday Shankar B) Sanjiv Mehta
C) Sanjiv Goenka D) Rajan Raheja
Answer : B
 Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), will
be appointed as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI).
 He will succeed Uday Shankar.
FICCI IN NEWS 2021
 FICCI appoints Sanjiv Mehta as its President.
 FICCI appoints Arun Chawla as new director general.
 FICCI projects 9.1% GDP growth for FY22.
 EdelGive Foundation, FICCI to help women in entrepreneurial ecosystem.
 Ujjwala Singhania Appointed as 38th National President of FICCI FLO.
 Harsh Vardhan inaugurates 7th Edition of MASCRADE 2021 organized by FICCI.
 Bajrang Punia & Elavenil Valarivan bags FICCI 2020 Sportsperson of the Year awards.
 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
 Formation : 1927
 Founder : Ghanshyam Das Birla
 Purshottamdas Thakurdas
 Secretary General : Dilip Chenoy
 President : Sanjiv Mehta
 Director General : Arun Chawla
Q. Which word has been declared as the word of the year 2021 by the Dictionary.com’s?
A) Vaccine B) Allyship
C) Pandemic D) Perseverance
Answer : B
 Allyship is named as Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year 2021 Word of the Year 2021.
Q. Who won the Formula 1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2021?
A) Max Verstappen B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Charles Leclerc D) Valterri Bottas
Answer : B
 Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (Britain) won the inaugural edition of the Saudi Arabian
Grand Prix (GP), by surpassing Max Verstappen (Netherlands) in the event held at the 30-
kilometre (18.6-mile) coastal resort area in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
 Reema Juffali, has been appointed as an ambassador for the first edition of the Saudi
Grand Prix, under the Formula 1 (F1) World Championship.
Q. Which tennis team has won the Davis Cup tennis tournament 2021, held in Madrid?

A) Croatia B) Russia
C) Japan D) Spain
Answer : B
 The Davis Cup 2021 was won by Russian Tennis Federation by a 2-0 lead over Croatia in
the Davis Cup final in Madrid.
 The Davis Cup finals was held between Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev of Russia.
 It is Russia’s third Davis Cup title, and first since 2006.
 Russia’s other Davis Cup title was in 2002.
 Andrey Rublev was named the Most Valuable Player.
 The Davis Cup is also called the World Cup of Tennis.
 The Davis Cup is held in hard courts.
 The women’s equivalent of Davis Cup is Billie Jean King Cup.
 The most successful countries of Davis cup are USA, Title 32 times.
 The International Tennis Federation (ITF ) organizes Davis cup (of men), Bill Jean King Cup
(of women), Grand Slam, Hopman Cup.
Q. The name of the Cyclone Jawad, which hit many parts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
recently, was recommended by which country?
A) Oman B) Maldives
C) Saudi Arabia D) Phillippines
Answer : C
 Cyclone Jawad is expected to hit parts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts on 5
December 2021.
 The cyclonic storm is forming in the Bay of Bengal.
 On the suggestion of Saudi Arabia, this storm has been named ‘Jawad’.
 Jawad is an Arabic word, which means ‘generous’.
CYCLONE IN NEWS 2021
 Cyclone Gulab
Hit : Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Name Given by : Pakistan
 Cyclone Chanthu (Kiko)
Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, South Korea, Japan
Affected : Name given By : Cambodia
 Cyclone Shaheen
Affected : Pakistan, Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Name given By : Qatar
 Cyclone ‘Yaas’
Hit : Bay of Bengal (Odisha & West Bengal)
Name Given By : Oman
 Cyclone Tauktae
Hit : Arabian Sea
Name Given By : Myanmar
 Cyclone Seroja
Hit : West Australia

 Cyclone Yasa
Hit : Fiji
 Category 5 Tropical
 Cyclone Burevi
Hit : Tamil Nadu & Kerala
Name given by : Maldives
 Cyclone Nivar
Hit : Puducherry & Tamil Nadu
Name given by : Iran
Q. Kazhuveli wetland has been declared as the 16th Bird Sanctuary of which of the following
state?
A) Kerala B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : D
 The Tamil Nadu Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department has designated the
Kazhuveli Wetlands near Villupuram in Tamil Nadu as a bird sanctuary and it will now be
known as the ‘Kazhuveli Birds Sanctuary’ under the subsection (1) of Section 18 of the
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
 This will be the 16th bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.
 The Kazhuveli wetlands is referred to as the 2nd largest Brackish Water Lake in South
India, only after Pulicat lake.
Q. Union Government expanded the Steering Committee for Advancing Local Value-Add and
Exports (SCALE) Committee by adding three new members. Who is the head of this
committee?
A) Pawan Goenka B) G Kishan Reddy
C) PK Mohanty D) Sunil Kumar Gupta
Answer : A
 Union Government has expanded the SCALE Committee (Steering Committee for
Advancing Local Value-Add and Exports) by adding three new members, hailing from
diverse industry backgrounds.
 Currently, the 14-member Steering Committee for Advancing Local Value-Add and
Exports (SCALE) committee is headed by former Mahindra CEO Pawan Goenka.
 The SCALE Committee, formed by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has been
working closely with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
Q. Who is the author of the book titled ‘1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories’?
A) Tridip Suhrud B) Bibek Debroy
C) Jairam Ramesh D) Rachna Bisht Rawat
Answer : D
 Rachna Bisht Rawat is set to release her new book titled ‘1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and
Other Stories’ on 10 December 2021.
 The publisher of this book is Penguin Random House India.

Q. How many agreements were signed between Indian and Russia at 21st India – Russia
summit held in December 2021 in India?
A) 20 B) 24
C) 28 D) 30
Answer : C
 India and Russia on 6 December 2021 concluded 28 pacts.
 Recently, the Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India. At the meeting, India signed
many agreements with Russia. The meeting is significant as it was the first 2+2 meeting
between the foreign and defense ministers of the two countries.
 First Indo-Russia 2+2 Dialogue : It is the first 2+2 meeting between the foreign and defense
ministers of the two countries.
 India has held a 2+2 format of meetings with member nations of the Quadrilateral Security
Dialogue (Quad) — the US, Japan and Australia.
 Agreement for Kalashnikov Rifles : The two sides signed two contracts for the
manufacture of nearly 600,000 AK-203 rifles under a joint venture in Amethi, Uttar
Pradesh.
 Agreement for Military Cooperation :The two countries also signed an agreement for
military technology cooperation for the next decade, from 2021 to 2031.
 Go Ahead With S-400 Air Defense System Deal : India asserted that it follows an
“independent foreign policy”, hinting at the US’ Countering America’s Adversaries
Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
 This is referred to in the context of supply of S-400 air defence missile systems which
began this month and will continue to happen.
 Russia’s Military Exports : Russia has been one of the largest arms exporters to India. Even
as Russia’s share in India’s arms imports fell by over 50% in the last five-year period
compared to the previous five years (2011–2015).
 In the last 20 years, India imported arms and weapons worth USD 35 billion from Russia,
according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute which tracks global
arms trade
Q. What is the name of the pan-India capacity building programme launched by the National
Commission for Women (NCW) for women in politics?
A) She is a Changemaker
B) Changemaker of the Bharat
C) Changemaker for a brighter future
D) She evolves as a Changemaker
Answer : A
 National Commission for Women (NCW) launched a pan- India capacity-building
programme, ‘She is a Changemaker’ for women representatives at all levels — gram
panchayats, women parliamentarians and political workers, including the office bearers
of national/state political parties to improve the leadership skills of grassroots women
political leaders.
 National Commission for Women (NCW)
 Founded : 1992

 First Chairperson : Jayanti Patnaik
 Chairperson : Rekha Sharma.
Q. In which state the Central Government has approved the manufacture of 5 lakh AK-203
assault rifles in collaboration with Russia?
A) Rajasthan
B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : C
 Russia, 5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles capable of hitting targets up to 300 meters will be
manufactured at Korwa in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. The central government approved the
plan for its construction.
 Apart from being lighter in weight than other rifles, the AK-203 is also easy to operate.
 It will replace the older INSAS rifles from more than three decades ago. Under this deal, 5
lakh rifles will be manufactured in India.
Q. PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation of the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor in
December 2021,What is the estimated cost of the project?
A) ₹6300 crore B) ₹5300 crore
C) ₹8300 crore D) ₹7300 crore
Answer : C
 PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor during
his visit to Uttarakhand on 4 Dec 2021.
 The corridor (from Eastern Peripheral Expressway Junction to Dehradun) is built at a cost
of around ₹8300 crore.
 This includes the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor (from Eastern Peripheral
Expressway Junction to Dehradun).
 It will have seven major interchanges for connectivity to Haridwar, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli,
etc.
 It will have Asia's largest wildlife elevated corridor (12 kilometers) for unrestricted wildlife
movement.
Q. Who was named as the brand ambassador for Disney BYJU’s Early Learn application?
A) Neeraj Chopra & Avani Lekhara
B) Neeraj Chopra & P. V. Sindhu
C) Virat Kohli & Smriti Mandhana
D) Rohit Sharma & Mithali Raj
Answer : B
 BYJU's Early Learn App, Disney onboards Olympic medalists Neeraj Chopra and PV
Sindhu as its brand ambassadors
 This partnership is for two years.

NEERAJ CHOPRA IN NEWS 2021.
 Disney Byju's early learn app signs Neeraj Chopra as brand ambassador.
 Neeraj Chopra's javelin gets highest bid of ₹1.5 crore during e-auction of PM Modi's gifts.
 Tata AIA Life Insurance appoints Neeraj Chopra as Brand Ambassador.
 Rajnath Singh names Army Sports Institute, Pune as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”.
 Neeraj Chopra achieves number 2 spot in World Athletics rankings (top : German athlete
Johannes Vetter).
 Neeraj Chopra wins Olympic gold medal in Javelin throw.
 The men's javelin must weigh at least 800g and be 2.6m-2.7m long while the women's
javelin must weigh 600g and be 2.2m-2.3m long.
 Neeraj Chopra Wins First-Ever Gold in Athletics For India in Olympics.
 RBI appoints Neeraj Chopra for banking fraud awareness campaign.
 7th August to be named “Javelin Throw Day” to honour Neeraj Chopra.
 Neeraj Chopra jumps 14 places to 2nd in world rankings after historic gold medal at Tokyo
Olympics.
 Neeraj Chopra is from Khandra village, Panipat district, Haryana
 BYJU'S
 Founded : 2011
 Founders : Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath
 Headquarters : Bangalore, Karnataka
 CEO : Byju Raveendran
 Director : Divya Gokulnath
Q. The first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat was passed away recently.
Which state did he belong to?
A) Uttarakhand B) Karnataka
C) Telangana D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : A
 General Bipin Rawat, the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India, has passed away on
December 08, 2021 in a helicopter crash in Ooty near upper Coonoor in Tamil Nadu,
shortly after it took off from the Sulur Airforce base. He was 63.
 Gen. Rawat was accompanied by his wife Madhulika Rawat and members of his personal
staff on an Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter.
 It is manufactured by the Russian Helicopters' subsidiary Kazan.
 He was India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, an office set up in 2019 to improve coordination
between the army, navy and air forces of India.
 There were a total of 14 people on board out of which 13 have been confirmed dead in the
incident.
 Group Captain Varun Singh is the sole survivor of the crash.
 Gen Bipin Rawat was on a visit to Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington
(Nilgiri Hills) to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course.
 General Bipin Rawat (PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC ) was born in Pauri of
Uttarakhand on 16 March 1958. His family had been serving in the Indian Army for multiple
generations.

 Gen Rawat was commissioned into the 5th battalion of 11 Gorkha Rifles on 16 December
1978.
 The Government of India appointed him as the 27th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) on 17
December 2016 and he took office as 27th COAS on 31 December 2016, after retirement
of General Dalbir Singh Suhag.
Q. What is the rank of India in Asia Power Index 2021, released by the Sydney-based Lowy
Institute?
A) 4 B) 6
C) 9 D) 5
Answer : A
 As per the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021, India Ranked 4th most powerful country
in Asia for comprehensive power out of 26 countries, with an overall score of 37.7 out of
100.
 Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021:
1 United States (US) 82.2
2 China (74.6 Score)
3 Japan (38.7 Score)
4 India (37.7 Score)
5 Russia ( 33.0 Score)
Q. Olaf Scholz will be the next Chancellor of Germany after replacing Angela Merkel. When did
Angela Merkel take over the charge as Germany’s chancellor?
A) 2010 B) 2011
C) 2005 D) 2008
Answer : C
 Olaf Scholz will be the next Chancellor of Germany after replacing Angela Merkel, who
served as Germany’s Chancellor for four consecutive terms.
 Olaf Scholz became Vice-Chancellor and finance minister of Germany in 2018.
 He previously served as the first Mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018.
 Angela Merkel took over the charge as Germany’s Chancellor since 2005.
 GERMANY
 Capital : Berlin
 Currency : Euro
 President : Frank-Walter Steinmeier
 Chancellor : Olaf Scholz
Q. DRDO test fired air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Sukhoi 30 MK-I
aircraft. Brahmos missile is a joint venture between the Defence Research and
Development Organisation of India (DRDO) and the NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of which
country?
A) France B) Russia
C) Israel D) United States

Answer : B
 India successfully test-fired the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from
the integrated test range of Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.The air version of the
missile was test-fired from supersonic fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I.
 BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO (India) and NPO Mashinostroyeniya (Russia) for
the development, production and marketing of the supersonic cruise missile which has
been inducted into Indian Armed Forces.
 The BRAHMOS is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile
 BRAHMOS is the world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile in operation.
 The name BrahMos is taken from two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of
Russia
Q. Who has become the first Japanese tourist to visit the International Space Station?
A) Yusaku Maezawa B) Emi Takemura
C) Mariko Tokioka D) Chieko Asakawa
Answer : A
 Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has become the first Japanese tourist to visit the International
Space Station on 8 December 2021.
 He blasted off in a Soyuz spacecraft from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan.
 He will spend 12 days in space along with his assistant Yozo Hirano.
Q. Union Cabinet cleared the continuation of the rural housing scheme Prime Minister’s Awas
Yojana-Gramin till which year?
A) 2025 B) 2030
C) 2024 D) 2027
Answer : C
 The Union Cabinet on 8 December 2021 cleared the continuation of the rural housing
scheme Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana-Gramin till 2024.
 It will help facilitate the intended target of building 29.5 million houses under the scheme.
 As on 29 November 2021, 16.5 million houses have been constructed under the scheme
out of the total targeted 29.5 million houses.
 It is estimated that 20.2 million houses will be completed by 15 August 2022.
 Recently, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) has completed 5 years on
20th November, 2021.
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs implements the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana –
Urban.
 Launch : To achieve the objective of “Housing for All” by 2022, the erstwhile rural housing
scheme Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) was restructured to PMAY-G w.e.f 1st April, 2016.
 Ministry Involved: Ministry of Rural development.
 Aim : To provide a pucca house with basic amenities to all rural families, who are homeless
or living in kutcha or dilapidated houses by the end of March 2022.
Q. The Indian cabinet has recently approved the Ken-Betwa river link project. What is the total
estimated cost of this project?

A) Rs 42,605 crores B) Rs 45,605 crore
Answer : C
 The Union Cabinet has approved the funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa inter-
linking of rivers project.
 The total cost of the Ken-Betwa link project has been assessed at Rs.44,605 crore at 2020-
21 price levels.
 This project involves the transfer of water from the Ken to the Betwa River through the
construction of the Daudhan Dam and a canal linking the two rivers.
Q. Who has been awarded with the prestigious 7th Dr. MS Swaminathan Award for the period
2017-2019?
A) A V Subramanyam B) Angshul Majumdar
C) V Praveen Rao D) Aaditeshwar Seth
Answer : C
 The prestigious 7th Dr. MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019 was awarded to
Dr. V Praveen Rao.
 He is the Vice-Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural
University.
 This biennial national award jointly constituted by Retired ICAR Employees Association
(RICAREA) and Nuziveedu Seeds Limited (NSL) carries a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakhs, a gold
medal, and a citation.
 MS Swaminathan is an Indian geneticist. He is known as the father of the green revolution
in India.
Q. Which former Chief Election Commissioner of India has been included in the advisory board
of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)?
A) Sunil Arora B) Sushil Chandra
C) Anoop Chandra Pandey D) Rahul Sachdeva
Answer : A
 Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora has been invited to join the board
of advisers at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, also
known as International IDEA.
 Sunil Arora was the 23rd chief election commissioner of India
 IDEA has a 15-member board of advisers, all of whom are eminent personalities from a
wide variety of backgrounds
 International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
 Founded 1995
 Headquarters : Stockholm, Sweden
 Secretary-General : Kevin Casas-Zamora
Q. What is the name of the mobile application launched by the Union Education Ministry to learn
basic conversation skills in 22 languages other than their mother tongue?
A) Bhasha Sangam B) Shrestha Sangam

C) Krisha Sangam D) Kritik Sangam
Answer : A
 Union Education Ministry has launched a mobile application named Bhasha Sangam to
enable at least 75 lakh people to learn basic conversation skills in languages other than
their mother tongue.
 The app aims to foster the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
 Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’s campaign was started in October 2015.
 The initiative Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was announced by the Hon'ble Prime Minister
on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Q. Which city is set to host the joint a multi-nation Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief
‘PANEX-21’ for BIMSTEC countries?
A) Jaipur B) Chennai
C) Pune D) Jaisalmer
Answer : C
 Pune is set to host a multilateral and multi-agency exercise for BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member countries,
focusing on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations between 20–
22 December.
 This exercise, named ‘PANEX-21’, aims to foster joint planning and build regional
cooperation for responding to natural disasters.
 The exercise has been called PANEX 21 and will involve Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri
Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and India—BIMSTEC countries.
Q. India bagged 41 medals in total at the fourth Asian Youth Para Games held in Bahrain. How
many gold medals did India win in this game?
A) 10 B) 15
C) 12 D) 17
Answer : C
 Indian para-athletes bagged 41 medals (12 gold, 15 silver and 14 bronze medals) for India
at the fourth Asian Youth Para Games held in Manama, Bahrain.
 India won most medals in athletics, with 22 players finishing at the podium with eight won
gold, six silver and eight bronze medals.
 The Indian para-shuttlers claimed 15 medals, with Palak Kohli, Sanjana Kumari and Hardik
Makkar claiming three medals each.
 The third edition of the Asian Youth Para Games was held in Dubai, UAE, in 2017.
NOVEMBER 2021
Q. Recently, UNESCO has designated Srinagar as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network
(UCCN) in the field of ____.
A) Film B) Gastronomy

C) Crafts and Folk Arts D) Creative city of Music
Answer : C
 Srinagar (summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir) has been included in the UNESCO Creative
Cities Network (UCCN).
 Srinagar has been placed in the UNESCO list under the Crafts and Folk Art category.
 This list includes 49 cities around the world. In this way, 295 cities in 90 countries have been
included in this network.
 It is the is only sixth Indian city to achieve this distinction after Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Varanasi and Jaipur.
 Other Indian Cities under UCCN List:
 Jaipur – Crafts and Folk Arts (2015)
 Varanasi – Creative city of Music (2015)
 Chennai – Creative city of Music (2017)
 Mumbai – Film (2019)
 Hyderabad – Gastronomy (2019).
 About UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)
 It was created in 2004.
 This network which aims towards a common objective of placing creativity and cultural
industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and cooperating actively
at the international level.
 The UNESCO Creative Cities aims to achieve Sustainable Development Goals through
innovative thinking and action
 Sustainable Development Goal 11 aims for Sustainable Cities and Communities.
 The network covers seven creative fields: crafts and folk arts, media arts, film, design,
gastronomy, literature and music.
UNESCO IN NEWS 2021
 Delhi’s Nizamuddin Revival Project won 2 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage
Conservation 2021.
 ‘Lingui, The Sacred Bonds’ wins ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at 52nd IFFI.
 Naomi Kawase named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
 India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-25 term.
 Srinagar has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
 World-acclaimed Kung Fu Nuns wins UNESCO’s Martial Arts Education Prize 2021.
 UNESCO launches 2021 State of the Education Report for India: “No Teacher, No Class”.
 India’s NIOS wins UNESCO Literacy Prize 2021 for Innovation in Education.
 Dholavira, the Harappan City in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutchch inscribed as India’s 40th UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
 Brazil landscape garden Sitio Burle Marx receives UNESCO World Heritage status.
 Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) of Telangana inscribed as India’s 39th UNESCO
World Heritage List.
 UNESCO grants World Heritage Status to Madrid’s Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park.
 Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City (United Kingdom) removed from UNESCO World Heritage
list.
 Gwalior and Orchha cities of Madhya Pradesh has been selected by UNESCO under ‘Historic
Urban Landscape Project’.
 Philippines Journalist Maria Ressa Honored with 2021 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press
Freedom Prize.

 Singapore’s ‘Hawker’ Culture serving as ‘Community Dining Room’ Gets UNESCO
Recognition.
 ‘Pink City’ becomes certified UNESCO World Heritage City.
 Srinagar’s Amar Singh College recognised with UNESCO Award.
 UNESCO “World in 2030” Survey Report highlights youth concerns over climate change and
biodiversity loss.
 UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the
“Creative Economy” .
 UNESCO Declares 2021 as ‘International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable
Development’.
 Gwalior and Orchha Cities of Madhya Pradesh Included in UNESCO World Heritage Cities
List.
 Panna Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh gets UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status.
 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 Formation : 16 November 1945
 Headquarters : Paris, France
 Director-General : Audrey Azoulay (France)
 Member countries : 193
 Total UNESCO sites in india : 40.
Q. Which of the following city has been included in UNESCO's Creative Cities Network 2021 under
the crafts and folk art category recently?
A) Lucknow B) Srinagar
C) Bengaluru D) Gandhinagar
Answer : B
Q. Who became the 72nd Chess Grandmaster of India?

A) Arjun Kalyan B) Krishnan Sasikiran
C) R Praggnanandhaa D) Mitrabha Guha
Answer : D
 Mitrabha Guha from Kolkata, West Bengal has become the 72nd Grandmaster of India after
securing his 3rd and final Grandmaster (GM) norm at GM Third Saturday Mix 220, Novi Sad,
Serbia.
GRAND MASTER IN NEWS 2021
 Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins FIDE World Chess Championship in Dubai.

 Kolkata-based player Mitrabha Guha has become India's 72nd chess Grand Master.
 Sankalp Gupta from Nagpur Becomes India's 71st Grandmaster.
 Indian GM P Iniyan form Tamil Nadu won Rujna Zora chess tournament.
 D. Gukesh of India wins Norway Chess Open 2021.
 Telangana’s Rithvik becomes 70th Grandmaster from India.
Ambassador .
 Divya Deshmukh becomes India's 21st Woman Grand Master.

 Indian Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani from Nagpur has won the 19th Spilimbergo Open
chess tournament on August 15, 2021 in Italy.
 S P Sethuraman from Chennai won the 2021 Barcelona Open chess tournament title.
 Harshit Raja from Pune, India’s 69th chess Grandmaster.
 Indian-origin chess player from New Jersey, USA, Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest
grandmaster in chess history. At 12 years-4 months and 25 days.
 Viswanathan Anand defeats Garry Kasparov (Russia) in Croatia Grand Chess Tour.
 Nihal Sarin won the Silver Lake Open chess tournament in Serbia.
 Vantika Agarwal of Delhi won the inaugural National women online chess championship title.
 International Chess Day is celebrated annually on July 20,.
 Grandmaster D. Gukesh wins $15,000 Gelfand Challenge Chess Title.
 Tamil Nadu's Arjun Kalyan has become the 68th Chess Grandmaster of India.
 Goa’s 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India’s 67th Grandmaster.
 World Chess Federation
 Founded : 1924
 HQ - Lausanne, Switzerland
 President : Arkady Dvorkovich.
 1st : Viswanathan Anand (Tamil Nadu
 S Vijaylakshmi is India's first woman grandmaster in chess. Abhimanyu Mishra has become
the youngest-ever chess Grandmaster in the world
Q. Who amongst the following is the mission commander of “Crew 3” mission launched by NASA?
A) Ashwin Vasavada B) Raja Chari
C) Swati Mohan D) Bhavya Lal
Answer : B
 The “Crew 3” mission consists of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Raja Chari as its mission
commander.
 The other three astronauts are NASA’s Tom Marshburn (pilot); and Kayla Barron (mission
specialist); as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer (mission
specialist).
Q. "Crew 3" mission is being launched by which of the following space agency?
A) CNES and NASA B) ISRO and NASA
C) NASA and SpaceX D) JAXA and SpaceX
Answer : C
 US Space agency NASA and the Elon Musk-owned private rocket company SpaceX have
launched “Crew 3” mission on November 10, 2021
 Under this mission, four astronauts have been sent to the International Space Station (ISS)
for a six-month science mission until April 2022.
 The four member international crew of astronauts lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida onboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule named
Endurance fixed to Falcon 9 rocket.
 The “Crew 3” (Expedition 66) mission consists of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Raja Chari as
its mission commander.

 The other three astronauts are NASA’s Tom Marshburn (pilot); and Kayla Barron (mission
specialist); as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer (mission
specialist).
SPACEX IN NEWS 2021
 Indian origin Anil Menon is SpaceX’s first flight surgeon.

 SpaceX launches Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari-led Crew 3 mission to ISS.
 SpaceX launches first all-civilian crew to orbit under Inspiration4 mission.
 Google partners with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide Starlink internet service.
 SpaceX to launch ‘DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon’, Paid Entirely with Cryptocurrency.
 SpaceX's Falcon 9 Launches 60 More Starlink Satellites Into Orbit for High-Speed Internet.
 NASA Awards $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX to build commercial moon lander.
 NASA Set To Launch SpaceX Crew-2 Mission on April 22 with 4 Astronauts onboard.
 SpaceX successfully tests Starship SN10 prototype rocket.
 NASA Selects SpaceX to launch its SPHEREx Mission.
 SpaceX breaks ISRO’s Record by launcheing 143 Satellites in a single mission.
 SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft Successfully docks 2 NASA Astronauts at ISS after
historic launch.
 SpaceX Launches South Korea’s Military Communications Satellite ANASIS-II.
 SpaceX launches 4 astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Michael Hopkins & Soichi
Noguchi into space.
 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
 Founded : 2002
 Founder : Elon Musk
 Headquarters: California, US
 CEO : Elon Musk ( Tesla Founder)
NASA IN NEWS 2021
 NASA launches world’s first Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission.
 NASA launches Lucy Mission to study the Jupiter Trojan asteroids.
 Nasa is sending two new missions to Venus, which will take place between 2028 and 2030.
 NASA plans to send Rover ‘VIPER’ on Moon in 2023 to search for water, other resources.
 NASA Partners ISRO to develop Earth System Observatory.
 Former Senator Bill Nelson Sworn in as the 14th NASA Administrator.
 NASA’s Robotic Helicopter ‘Ingenuity’ Makes Historic First Flight on Mars.
 NASA Set To Launch SpaceX Crew-2 Mission on April 22 with 4 Astronauts onboard.
 NASA Awards $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX to build commercial moon lander.
 ISRO develops radar for joint earth observation satellite mission with NASA.
 Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan leads NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.
 Indian-Origin Bhavya Lal appointed as Acting Chief of Staff of NASA.
 NASA names ISS Space Ship in honour of pioneering black mathematician Katherine
Johnson.
 NASA Selects SpaceX to launch its SPHEREx Mission.
 NASA selects Raja Chari as commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission.
 NASA-ESA successfully launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.
 NASA’s SOFIA discovers water on Sunlit Surface of Moon.
 NASA lifts off SS Kalpana Chawla cargo spacecraft.
 Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon.
 NASA to launch rover ‘MARS 2020’ in 2020 .

 NASA astronauts fly SpaceX
 spacecraft ‘Dragon’ .
 Indian-origin girl Vaneeza names NASA’s 1st Mars helicopter as 'Ingenuity’ .
 NASA renames its WFIRST Telescope after ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman .
 NASA Astronaut Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st Woman to Reach Deepest Point of Ocean
 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
 Founded : 1958
 Headquarters : Washington, D.C
 Motto : For the Benefit of All
 14th Administrator : Bill Nelson
Q. The world’s first floating city is proposed to be developed in which country?
A) Singapore B) Indonesia
C) South Korea D) New Zealand
Answer : C
 South Korea is soon going to get the world’s first floating city, to deal with the problem of
flood due to rising sea levels.
 The floating city project is a joint effort by the UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habit)
and OCEANIX.
 The city will be built off the coast of Busan in South Korea and is likely be completed by 2025.
 The floating city will have ‘flood-proof infrastructure’ and comprise several man-made
islands to eliminate the risk of flooding.
FLOATING IN NEWS 2021

 SBI has opened a floating ATM on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
 India’s largest Floating Solar PV Project commissioned in Simhadri thermal station
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh by NTPC.
 Singapore’s Sunseap to build world’s largest floating solar farm in Indonesia.
 Singapore unveils one of the world’s biggest floating solar panel farms.
 Weddell Sea of Antarctica is the biggest iceberg floating in the world.
 Maharashtra gets India’s first floating LNG storage and regasification unit.
 India's biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at
Ramagundam in Telangana.
Q. The Indian Railways is setting up the tallest pier railway bridge of the world in which state of the
country?
A) Sikkim B) Manipur
C) Uttarakhand D) Telangana
Answer : B
 The Indian Railways is constructing the tallest pier railway bridge of the world in Manipur.
 The bridge is being built at a height of 141 metres.
 Currently the tallest pier bridge record is held by 139 metre high Mala-Rijeka viaduct built at
Montenegro in Europe.

 The ambitious project of the Railways in Manipur is part of the Jiribam-Imphal railway line,
which ultimately is part of a new broad gauge line being constructed to connect the
northeastern state with the rest of the country.
 The total length of the Manipur bridge will be 703 metre.
 Once completed, the project will enable passengers to cover 111 km of distance in 2-2.5 hrs.
BRIDGE IN NEWS 2021
 Indian Railways Constructing World’s Tallest Pier Bridge in Manipur at a height of 141
metres.
 Portugal inaugurates 'world's longest' pedestrian suspension bridge.
 Indian Railways completes the arch bottom of the Chenab bridge, world's highest railway
bridge (359 meters).
 PM Narendra Modi inaugurates ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh.
 India’s longest Road Arch Bridge inaugurated in Meghalaya.
 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates 1.5 km Koilwar bridge over Sone river in Bihar.
 Majerhat Bridge named “Jai Hind” to Mark Netaji’s 125th Birth Anniversary.
 India’s longest motorable suspension bridge inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Tehri-Garhwal
district .
 India’s 1st glass floor suspension bridge to be built in Rishikesh
 PM Modi virtually Dedicates Historic Kosi Rail Mega Bridge to nation and inaugurates 12
projects in Bihar
 Bihar's first glass skywalk bridge in Rajgir
Q. INS Vela has been commissioned at which place by the Indian Navy?
A) Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
B) Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
C) Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
D) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata
Answer : B
 Indian Navy formally commissioned the fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela at the
Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on November 25, 2021.
 INS Vela is the fourth in the series of six submarines being developed under the Kalvari-class
submarine Project-75.
 It has been built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in collaboration with M/s Naval Group of
France.
 The first three submarines Under Project-75 which are functional are INS Karanj, INS Kalvari,
and INS Khanderi.
 Currently the Indian Navy has 12 submarines. Apart from this there are two nuclear
submarines INS Arihant and INS Chakra.
 Other submarines of this class
 INS Kalavari was the first such submarine which was commissioned into the Indian Navy in
October 2017.
 India’s second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi into the Indian Navy on
September 28, 2019 in Mumbai.
 The third Scorpene-class submarine “INS Karanj” was commissioned into the Indian Navy in
Mumbai on March 10, 2021.

 Indian Navy received 4th Scorpene Submarine INS ‘Vela’ was commissioned into the Indian
Navy in Mumbai on November 9, 2021.
 5th- INS Vagir – launched in November 2020 and is expected to be commissioned in 2022.
 6th – INS ‘Vagsheer’ – currently under construction
Q. Which term has been chosen as the Word of the Year 2021 by Collins Dictionary?
A) Vax B) NFT
C) Crypto D) WazirX
Answer : B
 Collins Dictionary has named the term ‘NFT’ as the Word of the Year 2021.
 NFT is the acronym for “non-fungible token.
 As per Collins Dictionary, NFT is defined as “a unique digital certificate, registered in a
blockchain, that is used to record ownership of an asset such as an artwork or a collectible.”
 Collins English Dictionary is published by HarperCollins in Glasgow.
 WORD OF THE YEAR 2021 .
 Dictionary.com names "allyship" word of the year for 2021
 Collins Dictionary names Non-fungible token ‘(NFT)’ as the Word of the Year 2021.
 Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2021 is ‘vaccine.
 Cambridge Dictionary has announced perseverance as its Word of the Year 2021.
 ‘Vax’ has been chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary 2021 .
 Oxford Names "Aatmanirbharta" As Word Of The Year For Hindi In 2020
Q. The Indian village Pochampally has been selected for the ‘Best Tourism Villages’ award by the
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). In which state is the village located?
C) Tamil Nadu D) Karnataka
Answer : B
 Pochampally village in the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana has been selected as
one of the Best Tourism Villages by the United Nations World Tourism Organization
(UNWTO).
 Pochampally village located around 50 km away from Hyderabad which is well known for its
handloom waved Ikat sarees is often referred to as the Silk City of India.
 Pochampally village in Nalgonda district is also referred to as the silk city of India for its
exquisite sarees woven through a unique style called Ikat.
 The Pochampally Ikat received Geographical Indicator (GI Status) in 2004.
 United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 Founded : 1975
 Headquarters : Madrid, Spain
 Secretary-General : Zurab Pololikashvili.
TELANGANA IN NEWS 2021
 Telangana’s Pochampally village named among Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO.

 Telangana’s Bhadrachalam added as destination in IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train.
 Telangana invited to participate in International Seed Conference.
 Mohd Azharuddin unveils world’s largest cricket bat in Hyderabad, Telangana.
 India’s first Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production
Plant inaugurated at BHEL R&D Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana.

 Telangana develops India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution.
 Bathukamma festival begins in Telangana.
 Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) of Telangana inscribed as India’s 39th UNESCO
World Heritage List.
 ‘Medicine from the Sky’ initiative launched in Telangana.
 Telangana government has launched “Dalit Bandhu’ scheme for Dalit empowerment.
 Flipkart partners with Telangana govt for drone delivery of vaccines, medical supplies.
 Telangana celebrates its 8th formation day on 2 June 2021.
 India’s biggest floating solar power plant to be set up in Telangana.
 ‘Bonalu’ festivities to begin in Telangana.
 The solar power plant is being set up at the Ramagundam Thermal Power Plant reservoir.
 Manasa Varanasi of Telangana crowned VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020.
 Telangana’s capital Hyderabad Recognised as ‘2020 Tree City of the World’ by FAO.
 First-of-its-kind National Centre for Divyang Empowerment inaugurated in Telangana
Q. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recently launched various developmental projects in
Mahoba worth over Rs. 3250 Crore. In which state is the Mahoba district located?
A) Odisha B) Assam
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Rajasthan
Answer : C
 PM Modi visits Mahoba and Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.
 At Mahoba, Prime Minister inaugurated multiple projects with cumulative cost of more than
Rs. 3250 Crore, related to alleviating the issue of water shortage in the region.
Q. Which state has roped in Salman Khan as the ambassador for vaccine campaign in the Muslim-
dominated region?
A) Punjab B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B
 Maharashtra Government has roped in veteran Bollywood actor Salman Khan as vaccine
ambassador for campaigning and appealing to people to take both the jabs of the Covid
vaccine, especially in Muslim-dominated areas.
 As an ambassador, Salman Khan will persuade people to get vaccinated.
 Sonu Sood appointed brand ambassador for Punjab's COVID vaccination drive.
 Maharashtra government to appoint Salman Khan as Covid vaccination ambassador.
MAHARASHTRA IN NEWS 2021
 India Skills Report 2022 : Maharashtra Retains Top Position.

 Maharashtra signed an MoU with RMI for technical support in EV Policy.
 Maharashtra government to appoint Salman Khan as Covid vaccination ambassador.
 PM Modi dedicates to nation multiple National Highway and Road projects for boosting
connectivity to Pandharpur in Maharashtra.
 Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to release its own Wildlife Action plan
(2021-30).
 Maharashtra has launched a special Covid-19 vaccination drive named as Mission Kavach
Kundal.

 Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates greenfield Sindhudurg airport in
Maharashtra under UDAN scheme.
 Wada Kolam, a rice variety widely grown in Palghar district in Maharashtra has received the
GI tag.
 Alibaug white onion of Maharashtra has recently received the GI tag.
 ADB approves USD 300 million additional loan for Maharashtra Rural Connectivity
Improvement Project.
 Maharashtra’s GI certified Jalgaon banana exported to Dubai.
 Maharashtra set to become first state to issue educational documents using blockchain
technology.
 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates India’s first private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur,
Maharashtra.
 ADB approves $300 million loan to expand rural connectivity in Maharashtra.
 Maharashtra govt launches new EV Policy 2021.
 Maharashtra govt launches “Mission Vatsalya” for women’s.
 Maharashtra government has launched the “Mission Oxygen Self-Reliance” scheme to meet
the state’s oxygen needs.
 Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra added to Tentative List of UNESCO World
Heritage Sites.
 India’s First Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre Launched in Pune, Maharashtra.
 Maharashtra gets India’s first floating LNG storage and regasification unit.
 Asha Bhosle selected for Maharashtra Bhushan award, state’s highest honour.
 Maharashtra’s near Amboli in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district named as biodiversity
heritage site.
 Maharashtra Government inks MoU with Flipkart to promote wooden toys, local artifacts,
handicrafts.
 Maharashtra tops 2nd India Justice Report for delivering justice to people.
 Journalist Day is observed by Maharashtra state government on 6th January.
 Maharashtra becomes first state in India to get dedicated action plan to protect pangolins
Q. PM Modi has recently inaugurated the Atal Ekta Park in which place of the country?
A) Agra B) Jhansi
C) Lucknow D) New Delhi
Answer : B
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the Nation various developmental projects
in Mahoba and Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh.
 At Mahoba, Prime Minister inaugurated multiple projects with cumulative cost of more than
Rs. 3250 Crore, related to alleviating the issue of water shortage in the region.
 These projects include Arjun Sahayak Project, Ratauli Weir Project, Bhaoni Dam Project and
Majhgaon–Chilli Sprinkler Project.
 In Jhansi, Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of 600 MW Ultramega Solar Power Park at
Garautha, constructed at a cost of over Rs 3000 crore.
 He also inaugurated Atal Ekta Park in Jhansi, named after former Prime Minister Shri Atal
Bihari Vajpayee.
Q. What are the three farm laws repealed by the Parliament?
A) The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act

B) The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm
Services Act
C) The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act
D) All the above
Answer : D
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Union Government has decided to repeal
the three farm laws that were passed in Parliament in 2020, following protests by a section
of the farmers.
 Despite the Union Government’s continuing efforts to break the deadlock, a segment of
farmers in Punjab and Haryana, as well as some parts of Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting
for the past year, demanding the repeal of the three farm laws.
 These laws are – The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation)
Act, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm
Services Act, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act
Q. Who among the following will be facilitated with the Indian Film Personality of the Year award at
the 52nd International Film Festival of India 2021 in Goa?
A) Sridevi and Kamal Haasan B) Hema Malini and Prasoon Joshi
C) Madhuri Dixit and Farhan Akhtar D) Tabassum Fatima and Amitabh Bachchan
Answer : B
 Veteran actress Hema Malini and lyrics writer Prasoon Joshi have been conferred with the
Indian Personality of the Year award for 2021
 The duo were honoured at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on
November 20, 2021. The event will continue till November 28 2021
 Prasoon Joshi is the incumbent Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
 Apart from the above, legendary filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Istevan Szabo were
honoured with the inaugural Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award.
Q. Which city has received the Swachh Survekshan Award for 2021 for being the cleanest city of
India?
A) Indore B) Surat
C) Navi Mumbai D) Vijayawada
Answer : A
 President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021 at
the Swachh Amrit Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in New
Delhi
 Once again, Indore has been adjudged as the cleanest city of India for the fifth consecutive
year.
 Indore is followed by Surat in Gujarat at second place and Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh in
the third positions
 The cities are ranked based on three parameters, which are service level progress (SLP),
certifications and citizen’s voice.
 Top 5 ranked city in Swachh Survekshan 2021
 Top : Indore

 2nd : Surat
 3rd : Vijayawada
 4th : Navi Mumbai
 5th : Pune
 Complete List of Award Winning Cities
 Cleanest city – Indore
 Cleanest Ganga town – Varanasi
 Cleanest State (with more than 100 urban local bodies)- Chhattisgarh
 Cleanest State (with less than 100 urban local bodies)- Jharkhand
 Cleanest City (with less than one lakh population) – Vita city of Maharashtra
 Cleanest small city (1-3 lakh population) – New Delhi Municipal Council
 Cleanest medium city (3-10 lakh population) – Noida
 Cleanest big city’ (10-40 lakh population) – Navi Mumbai
 Cleanest cantonment board –
 Ahmedabad cantonment
 Cleanest district – Surat
 Fastest Mover small city – Hoshangawad, Madhya Pradesh
 Best Small City in Citizens’ Feedback – Triputi, Maharashtra
 Top city in Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge- Navi Mumbai
 IMPORTANT REPORT'S AND INDIA'S CITIES INDEX 2021
 Safe Cities Index 2021
 World’s safest city : Copenhagen, Denmark
 2nd : Toronto
 3rd : Singapore
 4th : Sydney
 5th : Tokyo
 48th position : New Delhi
 50th place : Mumbai
 Released By : Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
 QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2021
 World’s best student city : Londom
 106th place : Mumbai
 110th place : Bengaluru
 Air Quality Index (AQI) of 2.5 PM
 Most polluted city : Hotan, China
 Ghaziabad : 2nd most polluted city
 Released By : HouseFresh
 MERCER COST OF LIVING SURVEY 2021
 Ashgabat : World’s most expensive city
 2nd Ranks : Hong Kong
 Indian most expensive city : Mumbai (78th position)
 INDIA SMART CITIES AWARDS CONTEST (ISAC) 2020
 Best City Award – Indore and Surat
 Best State Award – Uttar Pradesh
 Best UT Award - Chandigarh
 INDIA'S MOST LIVEABLE CITY IN EASE OF LIVING INDEX 2020
 Top : Bengaluru
 2nd : Chennai
 3rd : Shimla
 GLOBAL LIVEABILITY INDEX 2021
 Top : Auckland, New Zealand

 2nd : Osaka, Japan
 3rd : Adelaide, Australia
 GLOBAL PRIME RESIDENTIAL INDEX 2020
 Top : Shenzhen, China
 2nd : Shanghai, China
 32nd : New Delhi
 36th : Mumbai
 40th : Bengaluru
 Manama has topped the “AIRINC Global 150 Cities Index financial attractiveness ranking”
Q. Which state has topped the IPF Smart Policing Index 2021 released by the Indian Police
Foundation (IPF)?
C) Assam D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : D
 Andhra Pradesh Police has topped the ‘IPF Smart Policing’ Index 2021, among 29 states and
Union Territories, released by Indian Police Foundation (IPF)
 Andhra Pradesh has secured first rank with an overall score of 8.11 out of 10
 Telangana Police is on second position with 8.10 points while Assam Police has secured the
third position with an overall rating of 7.89.
 With a score of 5.81, Uttar Pradesh is ranked at 28th position and Bihar has occupied the last
position with 5.74 points.
 The Indian Police Foundation (IPF) releases ‘IPF Citizen Satisfaction Survey on SMART
Policing’ which aims to understand public perceptions about the quality of policing in India
and the level of public trust in the police.
 IMPORTANT LATEST STATE RANKING 2021
 9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022
 TOP - Maharashtra
 2nd - Uttar Pradesh
 3rd - Kerala
 Pune is the city with the most highly employable resources
 Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2021
 Top 3 poorest states.
 1st - Bihar (51.91%)
 2nd - Jharkhand (42.16%)
 3rd - Pradesh ( 37.79%)
 TOP 3 lowest poverty states
 1st - Kerala (0.71%)
 2nd - Goa (3.76%)
 3rd - Sikkim (3.82%)
 Released By : NITI Aayog
 SDG Urban Index & Dashboard 2021-22
 Top - Shimla: 75.50
 2nd Coimbatore: 73.29
 3rd Chandigarh: 72.36
 Bottom : Dhanbad: 52.43
 Best police station in India for 2021
 Top : Sadar Bazar police station – north district of Delhi

 2nd : Gangapur police station – Ganjam district of Odisha
 3rd : Bhattu Kalan police station – Fatehabad district of Haryana
 ‘IPF Smart Policing’ Index 2021,
 Top Andhra Pradesh (8.11 Score)
 2nd : Telangana (8.10 Score)
 3rd : Assam ( 7.89 Score)
 4th : Kerala (7.18 Score)
 5th : Sikkim ( 7.14 Score)
 Bottom : Bihar ( 5.75 Score)
 Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) Report 2021
 Top : Gujarat
 2nd : Haryana
 3rd : Punjab
 4th : Tamil Nadu
 5th : Maharashtra
 Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021)
 Toppers among large states
 Kerala (1.618)
 Tamil Nadu (0.857)
 Telangana (0.891)
 Toppers among small states
 Sikkim (1.617)
 Meghalaya (1.144)
 Mizoram (1.123)
 Toppers among Union Territories
 Puducherry (1.182)
 Jammu and Kashmir (0.705)
 Chandigarh (0.628)
 State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020
 Top - Karnataka (70 Score)
 2nd - Rajasthan ( 61 Score)
 3rd - Haryana (59.5 Score)
 State Food Safety Index, 2020-21
 Top : Gujarat
 2nd : Kerala
 3rd : Tamil Nadu
 UT Top : J&K
 Smaller State Top : Goa
 North Eastern Region District SDG Index 2021–22
 Top : East Sikkim
 2nd : Gomati, North Tripura
 Installation of off-grid solar pumps under PM KUSUM
 Top : Haryana
 Anemia Mukt Bharat Index 2020–2021
 Top : Madhya Pradesh
 2nd : Odisha
 3rd : Himachal Pradesh
 SDG India Index 2020-21
 Edition 2021 : 3rd

 Top : Kerala (75 score)
 2nd : Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (74 score)
 Bottom : Bihar (52 score)
 Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20
 Released By : Ministry of Education
 State Top : Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
 UTs Top : Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar
 India Justice Report 2020
 Top : Maharashtra
 2nd : Tamil Nadu
 3rd : Telangana
 India Innovation Index 2020
 Top : Karnataka
 2nd : Maharashtra
 Bottom : Bihar
Q. Which state has won the Cleanest State (with more than 100 urban local bodies) in Swachh
Survekshan Awards 2021?
A) Kerala
B) Gujarat
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
 Cleanest State (with more than 100 urban local bodies)- Chhattisgarh;Cleanest State (with
less than 100 urban local bodies)- Jharkhand.
CHHATTISGARH IN NEWS 2021
 National Tribal Dance Festival 2021 held in Chhattisgarh.

 Guru Ghasidas National Park & Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a India’s Newest Tiger
Reserve in Chhattisgarh
 Chhattisgarh launched “Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store” Scheme.
 Chhattisgarh govt launches ‘Millet Mission’ to become Millet Hub of India.
 Chhattisgarh gets 4 new districts to take total administrative districts to 32.
 Chhattisgarh becomes 1st state to recognise Forest Resource Rights in Urban Region.
 Chhattisgarh government is going to launch CG Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhoomihin Krishi
Majdoor Nyay Yojana 2021.
 Chhattisgarh CM Inaugurates ‘CGTeeka’ Web Portal For Convenient COVID Vaccination
Registration Process.
 World Bank Signs $100 million Project with Chhattisgarh.
 Dutee Chand selected for inaugural Chhattisgarh Veerni Award.
Q. The stealth guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam has been manufactured by which
organization for the Indian Navy?
A) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai

B) Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
D) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata
Answer : A
 INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer has been commissioned into
the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on November 21, 2021.
 This is the first of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers.
 It has been designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organization Directorate of Naval Design
and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.
 INS Visakhapatnam measures 163m in length, 17m in breadth with a displacement of 7,400
tonnes. It was commissioned in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new permanent CEO of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?
A) Nitin Menon B) Nigel Llong
C) Geoff Allardice D) Adrian Griffith
Answer : C
 International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Geoff Allardice as the permanent CEO of
the International Cricket governing body on November 21, 2021.
 Allardice was serving as interim CEO for more than eight months.
 He replaces Manu Sawhney who officially resigned from his position in July 2021.
 Allardice is a former Australian first-class cricketer.
ICC IN NEWS 2021
 Geoff Allardice from Australia appointed as Permanent CEO of International Cricket Council.
 Australia Defeat New Zealand to win their maiden T20 World Cup at Dubai International
Cricket Stadium, UAE.
 Women’s cricket T20 tournament to make debut in 2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham, England.
 BCCI President Sourav Ganguly appointed Chairman of ICC Men’s Cricket Committee.
 Janette Brittin of England, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri
Lanka inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
 Jay Shah named BCCI’s Official Representative on ICC Board.
 ICC has announced the 14 host countries of the ICC men’s white-ball events from 2024-2031.
 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup USA & West Indies.
 2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy Pakistan.
 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka.
 2027 ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia.
 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia & New Zealand.
 2029 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy India.
 2030 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup England, Ireland & Scotland.
 2031 ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup India & Bangladesh.
 ICC & UNICEF to Partner for Mental Wellbeing of Children & Adolescents.
 ICC to push for cricket’s inclusion in Olympics 2028.
 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to be Held in UAE.

 ICC welcomes Mongolia, Tajikistan and Switzerland as new members With the ICC now
comprising 106 members in total, including 94 associates.
 International Cricket Council (ICC)
 Formation : 15 June 1909
 Headquarters : Dubai, UAE
 Chairman : Greg Barclay (New Zealand)
 New CEO : Geoff Allardice (Australia)
 Membership : 106 members
 Deputy Chairman : Imran Khwaja (Singapore)
Q. Which Police Station in India has been ranked as the topmost police station of Indiaby the
Ministry of Home Affairs in its annual ranking of top 10 police stations for the year 2021?
A) Shirala police station, Maharashtra
B) Sadar Bazar police station, North Delhi
C) Gangapur police station, Odisha
D) Bhattu Kalan police station, Haryana
Answer : B
 Sadar Bazar police station in Delhi has been ranked as the best police station of India for the
year 2021 by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 List of Top 5 Police Stations in India
 Top - Sadar Bazar police station – north district of Delhi
 2nd - Gangapur police station – Ganjam district of Odisha
 3rd - Bhattu Kalan police station – Fatehabad district of Haryana
 4th - Valpoi police station – North Goa
 5th - Manvi police station – Raichur district of Karnataka
Q. How many medals have been won by India at the 2021 Asian Archery Championships?
A) 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze B) 1 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze
C) 1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze D) 2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze
Answer : C
 1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze = 7 Medals
 2021 Asian Archery Championships was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from November 14, 2021,
to November 19, 2021.
 The Indian archers bagged seven medals at the competition to occupy second place in the
medal table. This included one gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
 South Korea won 15 medals to top the medal table, while the host Bangladesh settled at third
place with 3 medals.
 List of Indian medal winners
 GOLD MEDAL
 Women’s individual compound event- Jyothi Surekha Vennam
 SILVER MEDAL
1. Men’s team recurve event- Pravin Jadhav, Kapil, and Parth Salunkhe
2. Women’s team recurve event – Ankita Bhakat, Ridhi and Madhu Vedwan
3. Men’s individual compound event – Abhishek Verma

4. Mixed Team compound event – Rishabh Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam
 BRONZE MEDAL
1. Mixed team recurve event – Ankita Bhakat, Kapil
2. Men’s team compound event- Aman Saini, Abhishek Verma and Rishabh Yadav
Q. Ace Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton has won the 2021 F1 Qatar Grand Prix. He belongs to which
country?
A) Netherlands B) Serbia
C) Great Britain D) Spain
Answer : C
 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain), has won the 2021 F1 Qatar Grand Prix held on
November 21, 2021.
 With this win, Lewis Hamilton has become the first driver to have won at 30 different circuits
in Formula 1.
 Lewis Hamilton
 Nationality : United Kingdom
 Car number : 44
 Team : Mercedes
 Entries : 285 (285 starts)
 First win : 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
 8th title of the season Lewis Hamilton
 8th - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (GP) - 103rd
 7th - Qatar Grand Prix : 102nd Race win
 6th- Brazilian Grand Prix : 101st Race Win.
 5th - Russian Grand Prix 2021 : Lewis Hamilton : 100th Race Win.
 4th - British Grand Prix 2021 : 99th career win.
 3th - Spanish Grand Prix 2021 : 98th Race Win.
 2nd - Portuguese Grand Prix 2021 : 97th Race Win.
 1st - Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 : Lewis Hamilton 96th Race Win
Q. Who is the author of the novel titled “Lal Salaam: A Novel”?
A) Smriti Irani
B) Mehbooba Mufti
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Answer : A
 Union Minister Smriti Zubin Irani has come out with her debut novel titled “Lal Salaam: A
Novel”
 It will be published by Westland.
 The novel is inspired by the tragic killings of 76 CRPF personnel in Dantewada in April 2010
and is a tribute to the exceptional men and women who have given a lifetime of service to the
country, especially in confronting the challenges in the red corridor.
Q. Former South African skipper AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of
cricket, including from the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played for which IPL franchise?
A) Mumbai Indians B) Chennai Super Kings

C) Royal Challengers Bangalore D) Kolkata Knight Riders
Answer : C
 Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of
cricket.
 He had already retired from international cricket in 2018.
 However, AB de Villiers was still playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal
Challengers Bangalore (RCB), ever since joining the franchise in 2011.
 He had scored 4491 runs from 28 matches for RCB.
 The 37-year-old made the announcement, ending a 17-year career, which saw him play in 114
Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20Is for the Proteas.
 AB de Villiers, in a match against West Indies in the World Cup 2015 smashed the fastest 150
runs in 64 balls.
 The South Africa national cricket team, also known as the Proteas
Q. PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate 2-day thought leadership Forum on FinTech ‘InFinity Forum’
on 3rd December. Which country is the partner country for the ‘InFinity Forum’?
A) South Africa B) Indonesia
C) United Kingdom D) All of the above
Answer : D
 PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate 2-day thought leadership Forum on FinTech ‘InFinity
Forum’ on 3rd December. InFinity Forum is a leadership event where problems, ideas,
innovative technologies from across the world gets discovered, discussed and developed
into solutions.
 The event is being hosted by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in
collaboration with GIFT City and Bloomberg in virtual mode.
 Partner countries: Indonesia, South Africa and UK.
Q. Who has won 2021 National Book Award for fiction for his novel “Hell of a Book”?
A) Jason Mott
B) Tiya Miles
C) Malinda Lo
D) Agatha Christie
Answer : A
 The 72nd edition of the National Book Award was organised by the National Book Foundation.
 Jason Mott won 2021 National Book Award for fiction for his novel “Hell of a Book”.
 Tiya Miles has won the 2021 National Book Award for nonfiction for her book titled “All That
She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake”.
 Malinda Lo has won the 2021 National Book Award for young people’s literature for her book
titled “Last Night at the Telegraph Club”.
Q. India’s 1st Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Project will be set up
in which state?
C) Manipur D) Maharashtra

Answer : D
 India’s 1st Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Project will be set
up in Hingoli, Maharashtra.
 Maharashtra’s Hingoli revenue department allotted 225 hectares of land at Dudhala in
Aundha Nagnath town for setting-up India’s 1st Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave
Observatory (LIGO) project. LIGO_India project will be built by by the Department of Atomic
Energy (DAE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
Q. Which country has set the Guinness Record for the world’s largest orchestra?
A) Norway B) Denmark
C) Venezuela D) South Korea
Answer : C
 Venezuela has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest orchestra with 8,573
musicians playing together for more than five minutes
 The record was set by the country’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras,
known as “El Sistema”.
 The previous such record for an orchestra was made by Russia when 8,097 musicians played
together in St. Petersburg.
 VENEZUELA
 Capital : Caracas
 Currency : Bolívar
WORLD'S LARGEST IN NEWS 2021.
 8,573 Venezuelan musicians set Guinness Record for world’s largest orchestra.
 WB Report: India became the world’s largest recipient of remittances by receiving USD 87
billion in 2021.
 World’s largest plant capturing carbon from air opens in Iceland.
 Mohd Azharuddin unveils world’s largest cricket bat in Hyderabad.
 World’s largest Khadi National Flag hoisted in Leh, Ladakh .
 The tricolor is 225-feet long and 150-feet wide. It weighs around 1,000 kg.
 World’s largest cricket stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
 World’s second largest cricket stadium – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia.
 World’s third largest cricket stadium is planned to be constructed in the Pink City, Jaipur, in
Rajasthan
Q. The winner of the men's singles title at the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament 2021 ,
Kenton Momota is from which of the following countries?
A) Japan B) China
C) Serbia D) Spain
Answer : A
 In badminton, top-seeded Kento Momota of Japan beat Anders Antonsen of Denmark 21-17,
21-11 to win men’s singles title at 2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament.
BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEWS 2021.
 INDONESIA MASTERS BADMINTON TOURNAMENT 2021

 Men’s Single – Kento Momota (Japan)
 Women’s Single – An Seyoung (South Korea).
 DENMARK OPEN 2021 (BADMINTON)
 Men’s single – Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
 Women’s single – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan).
 TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020 ( BADMINTON)
 Men's singles - Viktor Axelsen
 (Denmark) defeated Chen Long (China)
 Women's singles : Chen Yufei (China) defeated Tai Tzu-ying (China)
 SWISS OPEN 2021 (BADMINTON)
 Men’s Singles : Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
 Women’s Singles : Carolina Marin (Spain).
 YONEX THAILAND OPEN 2021 (BADMINTON)
 Men’s Single : Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
 Women’s Single : Carolina Marin (Spain)
 ALL ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021(BADMINTON)
 Men’s singles : Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
 Women’s singles : Nozomi Okuhara (Japan).
Q. Who has clinched the women’s single title at 2021 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament
A) An Se-young B) Carolina Marin
C) Nozomi Okuhara D) Akane Yamaguchi
Answer : A
 In women’s single, fourth-seeded An Seyoung of South Korea defeated top-seed Akane
Yamaguchi of Japan 21-17, 21-19 to win the title.
Q. Which state has bagged the Best Marine State Award for 2021-22 on the World Fisheries Day
2021?
C) Karnataka D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : D
 Andhra Pradesh has been named as the best marine state in the country by the Department
of Fisheries
 The Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
awarded best performing States for 2021-22 on 21 November 2021 on the occasion of the
‘World Fisheries Day’, to recognise their accomplishments in the field and their contribution
into the growth of the sector.
 The awards were announced by the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying Parshottam Rupala in Bhubaneswar
 LIST OF WINNING STATES
 TOP STATES
 Marine states – Andhra Pradesh
 Inland states – Telangana
 Hilly and NE states – Tripura
 TOP DISTRICTS

 Best Marine District – Balasore in Odisha
 Best Inland District – Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh
 Best Hilly and NE District – Bongaigaon in Assam
ANDHRA PRADESH IN NEWS.
 Andhra Pradesh has been named as the best marine state in the country by the Department
of Fisheries.
 Andhra Pradesh Tops IPF Smart Policing Index 2021.
 India & World Bank inks $250 million loan agreement to improve quality of learning in Andhra
Pradesh.
 Andhra Pradesh has bagged an award for its “Best Tourism Policy”.
 NTPC has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project in India of 25MW power on the
reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
 Andhra Pradesh CM launches “Jagananna Vidya Kanuka” scheme.
 YS Jagan Mohan Reddy releases Rs 248 crore for YSR Vahana Mitra.
 Andhra Pradesh has started a Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation; World Bank
has approved a loan of 250 million dollars.
 Andhra Pradesh picks Essar Steel as JV partner to set up steel plant in Kadapa.
 AP launched Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme.
 Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan Receives Kalinga Ratna Samman.
 Andhra Pradesh will introduce gender budget in the ensuing Budget for the year 202-21.
 Andhra govt announces 10% reservation for EWS.
 Andhra Pradesh first State to adopt Gender Budget.
 Andhra Pradesh to Launch India’s first Govt-run Ambulance Network For Animals.
 Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates Kurnool Airport in Andhra Pradesh.
Q. Balaghat has been adjudged as the best Inland district for fisheries sector in 2021. The district
is in which state?
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
 TOP DISTRICTS
 Best Marine District – Balasore in Odisha
 Best Inland District – Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh
 Best Hilly and NE District – Bongaigaon in Assam
Q. Which country has successfully test fired Hypersonic Cruise Missile ‘Zircon’ & Anti-Satellite
Missile ‘Nudol’?
A) China B) Russia
C) Iran D) North Korea
Answer : B
 Russian military carried out successful test-firing of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile
recently.
 The missile was launched from the Admiral Gorshkov warship towards a test target set in
Arctic waters of the White Sea in northern Russia.
 The missile eliminated its target with a direct hit.

 Hypersonics can travel more than five times the speed of sound and are much harder to track
and intercept
HYPERSONIC MISSILE IN NEWS
 Russia successfully test-fires Hypersonic Cruise Missile ‘Zircon’.

 North Korea tests fire hypersonic missile “Hwasong-8”
 BrahMos-II: hypersonic missile India
 Russia successfully test-fires Tsirkon hypersonic missile
RUSSIA IN NEWS 2021.
 Russia successfully tests fired Hypersonic Cruise Missile ‘Zircon’.

 Indian Navy stealth frigate Tushil launched in Kaliningrad, Russia.
 Russian filmmaker Klim Shipenko becomes first to shoot film in space.
 Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild spent 12 days in the ISS for
filming 30 minutes duration scenes for the film “The Challenge”.
 Imtiaz Ali appointed as Ambassador of Russian Film Festival in India.
 101 member Indian Army contingent to participate in International Army Games 2021 in
Russia.
 12th INDRA NAVY Exercise between India & Russia held in Baltic Sea .
 Indo-Russia Joint Military Drill ‘Exercise INDRA 2021’ to be held in August 2021 at Volgograd
in Russia.
 Russia successfully test-fires S-500 missile system.
 India ties with Russia as 4th largest forex reserves holder.
 Russia 'building first fully stealth warship'.
 India, Russia to establish a '2+2 ministerial dialogue' between foreign, defence .
 Russia says it will launch own space station in 2025.
 Russia to revisit Moon after 45 years, Luna 25 set to launch in October 2021.
 Russia Registers World’s First Covid-19 Vaccine For Animals named ‘Carnivac-Cov’.
 Russia Launches 38 Satellites From 18 Countries Into Space on Soyuz Rocket .
 India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves surpasses Russia to become fourth biggest in world.
 Russia launches first Arctic-monitoring Satellite ‘Arktika-M’ .
 China and Russia Inks MoU to jointly build Lunar Space Station.
 India to procure 21 MiG-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft from Russia.
 Russia successfully test-fires Tsirkon hypersonic missile.
 Russia Becomes World’s 1st Country to Register COVID-19 Vaccine, ‘Sputnik V’ .
 Russia first regiment of S-400 anti-air system will be delivered to India .
 India-Russia to sign MoUs on AK-203 assault rifles.
 RUSSIA
 Capital : Moscow
 Currency : Ruble
 PM : Mikhail Mishustin
 President : Vladimir Putin
 'Roscosmos' Space Agency : Russia
 AVIAINDRA Air Exercise : India and Russia
 INDRA Military Exercise : India and Russia
Q. A book titled ‘Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World’ is an autobiography of who among
the following?
A) Kofi Annan B) Ban Ki-moon

C) António Guterres D) Kurt Waldheim
Answer : B
 A book titled ‘Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World’ is an autobiography of the Former
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (South Korea).
 It consists of life experience and challenges that the author faced in his life & elaborates his
tenure in the United Nations (UN). He served as the 8th Secretary- General of the United
Nations for a two 5-year term (2007-2016)
Q. Who among the following has authored a new book (cookbook) titled “Cooking to Save your
Life”?
A) Amartya Sen B) Ruskin Bond
C) Shashi Tharoor D) Abhijit Banerjee
Answer : D
 Indian-born American economist & Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has authored a new book
(cookbook) titled “Cooking to Save your Life”.
 The book illustrated by France based illustrator Cheyenne Oliver is published by Juggernaut
Books.
 He won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2019 along with Esther Duflo and
Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.
 Abhijit Banerjee has co-authored the book title "Good Economics For Hard Times: Better
Answer to our Biggest Problems."
 Abhijit Banerjee recently won the Nobel prize in economics in 2019.
 He is born on 21 Feb 1961 in Mumbai.
Q. The traditional festival Boita Bandana is observed by which state annually?
A) Assam B) Odisha
C) Meghalaya D) Telangana
Answer : B
 The traditional Odia festival Boita Bandana was celebrated throughout Odisha.
 Boita Bandana literally means sanctifying of boats.
 List of Important Festivals in Odisha
 Rathyatra, Nuakhai, Dhanuyatra, Konark festival, International sand art festival.
LATEST FESTIVAL IN NEWS 2021

STATE FESTIVAL
Hornbill Festival Nagaland
Aharbal Festival Jammu and Kashmir
Apple Festival Jammu and Kashmir
Cherry Blossom Festival Shillong, Meghalaya
International Science Festival (IISF) Panaji, Goa
Boita Bandana Festival Odisha
National Tribal Dance Festival 2021 Chhattisgarh
Karthika Deepam Festival Tamil Nadu

Wangala Festival Meghalaya
Bathukamma Floral Festival Telangana
Nuakhai Festival Odisha
Bonalu Festival Telangana
Jagannath Rath Yatra Puri, Odisha
Chandan Yatra of Lord Jagannath temple Puri, Odisha
Oktoberfest Festival Germany
1st edition of Himalayan Film Festival 2021 Ladakh
Onam, Harvest Festival Kerala
Hemis Festival Ladakh
Raja Parba Festival Odisha
Sindhu Darshan Festival Ladakh
Shigmo Festival Goa
Sajibu Cheiraoba Festival Manipur
Tulip Festival Jammu and Kashmir
Banana Festival Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
KalaNamak Rice Festival Siddharthanagar, Uttar Pradesh
Strawberry Festival Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Phool Dei Festival Uttarakhand
Herath Festival Jammu and Kashmir
Attukal Pongala Festival Kerala
Khajuraho Dance Festival Madhya Pradesh
Kanchoth Festival Jammu and Kashmir
Mandu Festival Madhya Pradesh
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Mumbai, Maharashtra
Bird Festival 'Kalrav' Nagi bird sanctuary Bihar
Makaravilakku Festival Kerala
Saras Aajeevika Mela Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Adivasi Mela Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Kite Festival Shakrain Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cherry blossom Mao Festival Manipur
Festival of Cattle ' Kanuma' Telangana
Pongal Festival Tamil Nadu
Cherry Blossom Festival Shillong, Meghalaya
Pang Lhasbol Festival Sikkim
Kati Bihu Festival Assam
Q. The foundation stone for the Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum has been laid down
in which state recently?
A) Tripura B) Odisha

C) Sikkim D) Manipur
Answer : D
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom
Fighters Museum’ in Manipur
 The museum will be set up at Luangkao village in Tamenglong district of Manipur, which is
the birthplace of freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu.
 The proposed museum is being set up at an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore by the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs.
MANIPUR IN NEWS
 Manipur wins Senior Women’s National Football Championship.

 Indian Railways Constructs Country’s Tallest Pier Bridge in Manipur at at a height of 141
metres.
 Home Minister Amit Shah lays foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters
Museum’ in Manipur.
 Manipur’s Sirarakhong Chilli and Tamenglong Orange gets GI tag.
 Beryl Thanga has received the 12th Manipur State Award for Literature 2020 for his book –
Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat’ (I and the then island).
 Manipur enters India’s railway map as first passenger train reaches the state.
 Manipur CM launches Manipur Organic Mission Agency (MOMA) Market’ for vegetable.
 Tamil Nadu BJP Leader La Ganesan appointed as Manipur Governor
Q. Which organization has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 for education
initiatives?
A) SEEDS B) Pratham
C) Prayag D) Geetham
Answer : B
 Pratham, Mumbai-based civil society organization, has been conferred with the prestigious
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2021 by the Indira Gandhi
Memorial Trust.
 Pratham is among India’s largest NGOs working to improve education quality for
underprivileged children across the world.
 About 'Indira Gandhi Peace Prize'
 The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is given to individuals or organisations since 1986 by the Indira
Gandhi Memorial Trust.
 The award recognise work towards ensuring international peace and development, ensuring
that scientific discoveries are used to further the scope of freedom and better humanity, and
creating new international economic order.
 The award comes a cash award of Rs 25 lakh and a citation.
Q. In November 2021, Indian and Indonesian Navy undertook which edition of the Coordinated
Patrol (CORPAT) in the Indian Ocean region?
A) 29 B) 43
C) 37 D) 32
Answer : C

 37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) is being held in the Indian
Ocean region on November 23 and 24, 2021.
 The indigenously built Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft
is participating in the CORPAT). Khanjar.
 From Indonesia, Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin, (376) is participating.
 DON'T CONFUSE CORPAT EXERCISE 2021
 37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) begins in Indian Ocean.
 32nd edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted from
November 12 to 14, 2021 in the Andaman Sea.
 Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy conducted the 2nd edition of the Coordinated Patrol
(CORPAT) in Northern Bay of Bengal.
INDONESIA IN NEWS 2021
 37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) begins in Indian Ocean.

 Kento Momota (Japan) and An Seyoung (South Korea) wins men’s & Women's single title
Indonesia Masters Tournament 2021.
 Indonesia beat defending champion China, 3-0, to win Thomas Cup 2020.
 Indian & Indonesian Navy participate in 3rd edition of ‘Samudra Shakti’
 Sunseap set to build world’s biggest floating solar in Indonesia.
 India ranked 14th in World Giving Index 2021; Top- Indonesia..
 Indonesia will host the Summit of the G20 Group in 2022
 INDONESIA
 Capital : Jakarta
 New Capital : East Kalimantan
 Currency : Rupiah
 President : Joko Widodo
 Samudra Shakti Naval Exercise : India and Indonesia
 Garuda Shakti Military Exercise : India and Indonesia
 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) : Headquarters : Jakarta, Indonesia
Q. Who has been awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in 2021?
A) Sathyamourthy Ramanathan B) Sudhir Vasant Ayachit
C) Abhinandan Varthaman D) Deep Chand Jalodia
Answer : C
 President of India, Ram Nath Kovind presented Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service
Decorations in Defence Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
 The order of precedence of these awards is Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra.
 VIR CHAKRA
Abhinandan Varthaman was accorded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind for his
role in pushing back Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets on February 27, 2019.
 KIRTI CHAKRA
Sapper Prakash Jadhav (posthumously)
 SHAURYA CHAKRA
Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal (posthumously)
Naib Subedar Sombir (posthumously)
Major Maheshkumar Bhure

 Note :- Param Vir Chakra is the highest order of recognition in the Military honorary award in
India.
 The Maha Vir Chakra is the second-highest military honorary award in India.
 Vir Chakra is the third-highest honorary gallantry award in India.
 Ashok Chakra is conferred to civilians or military personnel for most conspicuous bravery
Q. Which team has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 in cricket?
A) Maharashtra B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : B
 In Cricket, Tamil Nadu has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for 2021-22 by defeating
Karnataka in the finals by four wickets.
 The finals was held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi
 This is the third Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title for Tamil Nadu.
 The Player of the match title was won by Shahrukh Khan (Tamil Nadu).
 Tamil Nadu team captain – Vijay Shankar
 Karnataka team captain –Manish Pandey
CRICKET TROPHY IN NEWS 2021.
 Tamil Nadu defeats Karnataka to win 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Cricket Trophy.
 Mumbai won the 2020-21 Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium,New Delhi.
 Tamil Nadu Beat Baroda to claim Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.
 BCCI cancels Ranji Trophy 2020-21 for first time in 87 years.
TAMIL NADU IN NEWS 2021
 Tamil Nadu and Puducherry beaches get coveted ‘blue flag’ certification.
 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Finals: Tamil Nadu defeats Karnataka.
 Karthigai Deepam Festival Tamil Nadu.
 Tamil Nadu sets up first ever SPV to professionally manage three critical natural
conservation missions
 India’s first dugong conservation reserve to come up in Tamil Nadu.
 Tamil Nadu’s ‘Kanniyakumari Clove’ gets GI Tag.
 ADB approves $150 million loan for urban poor housing project in Tamil Nadu.
 President Ramnath Kovind appoints new Governors of R. N. Ravi.
 Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin has been sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
 Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve Tamil Nadu set to create state’s 5th tiger reserve.
 Electronics signs MoU with Tamil Nadu to set up mobile components unit.
 Tamil Nadu Beat Baroda to claim Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.
 Raghuram Rajan named in Tamil Nadu economic advisory panel.
 Ola to set up world’s largest scooter factory in Tamil Nadu
Q. Which city has achieved top rank in the inaugural SDG Urban Index & Dashboard 2021-22?
A) Kochi B) Shimla
C) Chandigarh D) Coimbatore
Answer : B

 NITI Aayog launched the inaugural SDG Urban Index & Dashboard 2021-22 on November 23,
2021 to further strengthen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) localization and institute
robust SDG monitoring at the city level.
 The index is an SDG progress monitoring tool at the ULB level to highlight the strengths and
gaps of ULB-level data, monitoring, and reporting systems
 The SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22 ranks 56 urban areas on 77 SDG indicators
across 46 targets of the SDG framework
 These includes 44 cities with population above one million and 12 State capitals with
population less than a million.
 Shimla has topped among the 56 urban areas while Dhanbad in Jharkhand is at the bottom.
 The Index has been developed by Niti Aayog in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ under the
umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation.
 Based on the composite score, urban areas have been classified as below:
 Aspirant: 0–49
 Performer: 50–64
 Front-Runner: 65–99
 Achiever: 100
 Top 5 Urban Areas with score
1. 1.Shimla -75.50
2. Coimbatore -73.29
3. Chandigarh -72.36
4. Thiruvananthapuram -72.36
5. Kochi -72.29
 Bottom 5 Urban Areas with score
1. Dhanbad -52.43
2. Meerut -54.64
3. Itanagar – 55.29
4. Guwahati – 55.79
5. Patna – 57.29
Q. The space agency of which country has launched DART mission to intentionally crash a
spacecraft into asteroids?
A) China B) Israel
Answer : D
 US space agency NASA has launched a first-of-its-kind mission named DART to change the
path of an asteroid by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it.
 DART stands for Double Asteroid Redirection Test.
 The $325 million DART mission was launched into orbit on November 24, 2021 from
Vandenberg Space Force Base in California atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
 The mission aims to test asteroid-deflecting technology.
Q. Which tennis player has won the 2021 ATP Finals?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Alexander Zverev
C) Daniil Medvedev
D) Stefanos Tsitsipas

Answer : B
 In Tennis, Alexander Zverev of Germany beat World No.2 Daniil Medvedev of Russia, 6-4, 6-
4, in the men’s single finals to clinch 2021 ATP Finals title on November 21, 2021, held at Turin
in Italy.
 This is Zverev’s second Nitto ATP Finals title, after winning the first in 2018.
 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
 HQ : United Kingdom
Q. Defence Ministry has approved a Rs 5,000 crore deal with which country to manufacture 7.5
lakh AK-203 assault rifles?
A) Russia B) Japan
Answer : A
 Defence Ministry on November 23, 2021 approved a Rs 5,000 crore deal with Russia to
manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi.
 This rifle will replace the INSAS rifles used by the Indian Army for several decades. Indian
Army needs 7.50 lakh AK-203 assault rifles. INSAS rifle without magazine and bayonet also
weighs 4.15 kg. Whereas, the weight of AK-203 is 3.8 kg.
 The length of the INSAS rifle is 960 mm, whereas, the AK-203 is only 705 mm.
Q. Which country is hosting the 13th ASEM Summit in 2021?
A) Vietnam B) Brunei
C) Thailand D) Cambodia
Answer : D
 13th edition of the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Summit has been organised on November 25
and 26, 2021. The Summit is being hosted by Cambodia as ASEM Chair.
 The theme of the two-day ASEM Summit is Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth.
 The Indian delegation is being led by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu through virtual
platform.
 ASEM grouping have 51 member countries and two regional organisations — the European
Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
 The 2021 summit marks the 25th anniversary of the ASEM process.
 ASEAN SUMMIT & KEY FACTS
 1st Summit 1976 : Bali, Indonesia
 36th & 37th Summit 2020 : Vietnam
 38th & 39th Summit 2021 : Brunei
 40th & 41st Summit 2022 : Cambodia
 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
 Founded : 1967
 Headquarteres : Jakarta, Indonesia
 Secretary General : Lim Jock Hoi
 Member : 10 (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam)
 Trick to Remember Countries of ASEAN
 Trick : TV CLIP of MBBS
 T - Thailand

 V - Vietnam
 C - Cambodia
 L- Laos
 I - Indonesia
 P - Philippines
 of silent
 M - Malaysia
 B - Burma (Myanmar)
 B - Brunei
 S - Singapore.
 Cambodia
 Capital : Phnom Penh
 Currency : Riel
 Angkor Wat temple Cambodia
Q. The Noida International Airport is the ________ international airport of Uttar Pradesh
A) 3rd B) 4th
C) 5th D) 6th
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation Stone of Noida International Airport at
Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.
 The Jewar airport is the second international aerodrome in Delhi-National Capital Region
(NCR).
 It is the fifth international airport in Uttar Pradesh.
 Uttar Pradesh has now become the state with the highest number of international airport in
India.
 UP will soon be having 5 International airports but currently, only three are functional - one
in Lucknow and the other in Varanasi and Kushinagar now.
 There are a total of 27 airports in Uttar Pradesh overall including customs, military and
domestic, international ones.
 1st - Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Amausi Airport) - Lucknow
 2nd . Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Babatpur Airport) : Varanasi.
 3rd . Kushinagar Airport (proposed) : Kushinagar.
 5th - Jewar Airport (under construction) : Gautam Buddha Nagar
Q. The 15th Trilateral Coast Guard Exercise ‘Dosti’ was held among the Indian Coast Guards with
which countries?
A) Uzbekistan and Vietnam B) Singapore and Indonesia
C) Maldives and Sri Lanka D) Kazakhstan and Russia
Answer : C
 The 15th edition of the biennial Trilateral Coast Guard Exercise ‘Dosti’ between the Maldives,
India, and Sri Lanka was held from November 20 to 24 in Maldives.
 Indian Coast Guard was represented by ICGS Vajra and ICGS Apoorva.
 Exercise Dosti was launched in 1991 between Indian and Maldives Coast Guards.
 Sri Lanka joined the drill for the first time in 2012.

 The year 2021 marks 30 years since these exercises were first launched.
 Exercise between India and Srilanka:
 Exercise MITRA SHAKTI (Military Exercise)
 SLINEX (Naval exercise).
 Exercise between India and Maldives:
 Exercise Ekuverin (Military Exercise)
Q. The 5th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) was held in which city?
A) Pune B) Bengaluru
C) Chennai D) New Delhi
Answer : D
 The fifth edition of the World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) was virtually
inaugurated by the Union Defence minister Shri Rajnath Singh on November 24, 2021.
 The event has been organised at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi campus from
November 24-27, 2021.
 The theme of the 5th WCDM is Technology, Finance and Capacity for Building Resilience to
Disasters in the Contexts of Covid-19.
Q. National Milk Day is commemorated every year in India on November 26 to mark the birth
anniversary of_________
A) Hiralal Chaudhuri B) Dr. Verghese Kurien
C) Nirpakh Tute D) MS Swaminathan
Answer : B
 Every year November 26 is celebrated as National Milk Day in India.
 The day is being observed since 2014 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Father of
India’s White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien.
 Dr. Verghese Kurien is also nicknamed as Milkman of India.
 The day was fixed by all the dairy majors of the country including the National Dairy
Development Board (NDDB), the Indian Dairy Association (IDA), along with 22 state level milk
federations.
Q. Which Indian state has become the only state with five international airports?
C) Kerala D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the much-awaited Noida
International Airport in Jewar with an estimated budget of ₹5730 crores.
 This will be the biggest airport in Asia and the first net-zero emission airport in India.
 The Jewar Airport is currently under construction and its operations are expected to begin
in 2024.
 Uttar Pradesh will have five international airports once it starts its operations
Q. Where does Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) plans to set up India’s largest green
hydrogen plant?
A) Maharashtra

B) Karnataka
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : C
 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has planned to set up India’s largest green
hydrogen plant in Madhya Pradesh to achieve net-zero emissions for its operations by 2040.
 BPCL will soon float a tender for a 20 MW electrolyser at its refinery in Madhya Pradesh’s
Bina to build India’s largest green hydrogen plant.
 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
 Founded : 1952
 Chairman & MD : Arun Kumar Singh
Q. Which of the following bills are set to be passed by the Parliament in the upcoming winter
session?
A) Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021
B) The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021
C) Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021
D) Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021
Answer : C
 Union Government has proposed to introduce the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official
Digital Currency Bill of 2021 to create a facilitative framework for the creation of the official
digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India and to regulate cryptocurrency
and ban all private cryptocurrencies, along with 25 other pieces of legislation in the winter
session of the Parliament that begins on 29 November.
 The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill of 2021 along with the
Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2021, paves the way for the privatisation of two public
sector banks in the upcoming session.
Q. What is the name of the theme-based tourists circuit trains announced by the Indian Railways?
A) Bharat Yatra Trains B) Bharat Ratna Trains
C) Bharat Gaurav Trains D) Bharat Darshan Trains
Answer : C
 Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed that the Ministry of Railways has
introduced a new theme-based circuit trains for tourism sector under the name Bharat
Gaurav Trains.
 These trains will showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and historical places to the people
of India and the world.
 The Bharat Gaurav tourists trains can be run by any entity including a government enterprise
or a private players.
Q. The National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has
launched world’s first multimodal neuroimaging database called SWADESH. In which city is the
DBT-NBRC based?

A) Noida B) Mumbai
C) Chennai D) Gurgaon
Answer : D
 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology Dr.
Jitendra Singh inaugurated Project SWADESH on November 19, 2021.
 The project SWADESH is a first of its kind large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database
designed specifically for Indian population.
 The unique brain initiative has been developed by the DBT-National Brain Research Centre
(DBT-NBRC), Gurgaon, Haryana.
 SWADESH brings big-data architecture and analytics for various neurological disease under
one platform
Q. Where was the 20th Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of
Government (CHG) organised?
A) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan B) Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
C) Dushanbe,Tajikistan D) Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Answer : B
 External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar led the Indian delegations at 20th Meeting of Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) on November 25,
2021.
 The meeting was held in Nur-Sultan in virtual format under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan.
 The SCO-CHG meeting is held annually to deliberate on a range of pressing regional issues
with focuse on the trade and economic agenda of the bloc and to approve its annual budget.
 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
 Founded : 2001
 HQ : Beijing, China
 Secretary General : Vladimir Norov
 Member Countries = 9 ( Iran ,China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Pakistan,Russia,
Tajikistan & Uzbekistan)
 SCO Summit 2021 : Dushanbe,Tajikistan
 SCO Summit 2022 : Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Q. Name the Sweden’s politician who was recently appointed as the first female prime minister of
the country but resigned within few hours
A) Maria Arnholm B) Magdalena Andersson
C) Karin Andersson D) Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
Answer : B
 Magdalena Andersson who was appointed as the first ever female Prime Minister of Sweden
on November 24, 2021 has resigned within few hours of appointed.
 Andersson was forced to resign after she presented her government’s budget in the
Parliament and the Swedish parliament voted in favour of the budget presented by the
opposition.
Q. Which state has approved the proposal to create cyber tehsils in the state after that it will
become the first state in the country to have a cyber tehsil?

A) Kerala B) West Bengal
Answer : C
 Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal to create cyber tehsils in the state of
Madhya Pradesh. After this, MP will become the first state in the country to have a cyber
tehsil.
 Cyber Tehsil will make the mutation process easy and people from anywhere in the state can
avail of its benefit. With this, the process of conversion will become convenient in the cases
of undisputed land.
MADHYA PRADESH IN NEWS 2021
 Walmart, Flipkart announce MoU with Madhya Pradesh government to train, support local
MSMEs.
 Madhya Pradesh will create first cyber tehsil of India.
 PM Modi launched ‘Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme & ‘Sickle Cell Mission’ in Madhya Pradesh.
 Madhya Pradesh has become the second state after Karnataka to implement the National
Education Policy 2020.
 Madhya Pradesh announces Ayush-based economic upgradation scheme ‘Devaranya
Yojana’.
 Gwalior and Orchha cities of Madhya Pradesh has been selected by UNESCO under ‘Historic
Urban Landscape Project.
 Indore become only Indian city to get selected for International Clean Air Catalyst
Programme.
 Rubina Francis of Madhya Pradesh sets world record; bags Olympics quota.
 CM of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the Mukhya Mantri Covid Upchar
Yojana.
 Madhya Pradesh Government launches ‘Ankur’ scheme to award people for planting trees.
 Mission Gramodaya launched in Madhya Pradesh.
 President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates conservation works at Singorgarh Fort in Damoh
district of Madhya Pradesh.
 47th Khajuraho Dance Festival Begins in Madhya Pradesh.
 Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Renames Hoshangabad as Narmadapuram.
 Famous Mandu Festival Begins in Madhya Pradesh
Q. What is the name of India’s first private cryogenic rocket engine test-fired by Skyroot
Aerospace?
A) Haalan-I B) Dhawan-I
C) Shakti-I D) Dhirwan-I
Answer : B
 Skyroot Aerospace Hyderabad-based from India has successfully managed to test India’s
first private cryogenic rocket engine called ‘Dhawan-I’, which runs on two propellants –
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquid Oxygen (LoX).
 The test was carried out for 20 seconds.
 This project to develop India’s first private cryogenic engine kicked off in September 2020.

 Dhawan-1 is a completely ‘Made-in-India’ cryogenic engine, developed using 3D printing with
a superalloy. The engine is fuelled by liquefied natural gas and liquid oxygen—a high-
performance, low-cost and clean rocket fuel.
Q. Which state has emerged as the poorest state in India at all dimensions in the inaugural national
Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by NITI Aayog?
A) Bihar B) Jharkhand
Answer : A
 The government think tank Niti Aayog has released the first ever Multi-dimensional Poverty
Index (MPI) to measure poverty at the national, State/UT, and district levels.
 As per the inaugural index, Bihar has been adjudged as the state with highest level of
multidimensional poverty. 51.91 percent of the state’s population are multidimensionally
poor.
 Jharkhand is at second position with 42.16 percent of the state population as
multidimensionally poor. This is followed by Uttar Pradesh at 37.79 percent, Madhya Pradesh
(36.65 per cent) and Meghalaya (32.67 per cent) in top five poorest states.
 Meanwhile, Kerala (0.71 percent), Goa (3.76%), Sikkim (3.82%), Tamil Nadu (4.89%) and
Punjab (5.59 %) are the top 5 lowest poverty state across India.
 Kottayam in Kerala is the only district which registered zero poverty across the country as
per the index.
 The MPI Index has measured the level of poverty across three equally weighted dimensions
which are health, education, and standard of living.
 These 3 dimensions are represented by 12 indicators which are nutrition, child and
adolescent mortality, antenatal care, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel,
sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets, and bank accounts.
 The baseline report of MPI is based on the reference period of 2015-16 of the National Family
Health Survey (NFHS).
Q. Who has been appointed as the new President of INTERPOL?
A) Noura Al Kaabi B) Nahyan bin Mubarak
C) Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi D) Mohammed Al Gergawi
Answer : C
 Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been elected as the new
President of INTERPOL (Headquarters: Lyon, France).
 He replaces Kim Jong Yan from South Korea.
 International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
 Headquarters : Lyon, France
 President : Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi (UAE)
 Total Member : 194
Q. The joint Armed Force Exercise Dakshin Shakti 2021 was held in which place recently?
A) Pune B) Jaipur
C) Jaisalmer D) Pithoragarh
Answer : C

 The Indian Army had organised the biggest military exercise called Dakshin Shakti in
Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer from November 19 to 22, 2021.
 Exercise Dakshin Shakti witnessed the participation of over 30,000 troops from the Army,
Navy, IAF, Coast Guard, BSF and intelligence.
Q. Name the Indian candidate who has recently been elected as ‘Delegate for Asia’ on the
executive committee of the INTERPOL?
A) Subodh Kumar Jaiswal B) Praveen Sinha
C) R. K. Raghavan D) D. R. Karthikeyan
Answer : B
 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Director Praveen Sinha has been elected as
‘Delegate for Asia’ on the executive committee of the International Criminal Police
Organization (Interpol).
 Sinha was elected in the elite panel on November 25, 2021 during the 89th Interpol general
assembly in Istanbul, Turkey.
 Meanwhile, Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been elected as
the new President of INTERPOL (Headquarters: Lyon, France).
Q. Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrated in which of the following state?
C) Meghalaya D) Telangana
Answer : C
 The three-day Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 was inaugurated by Chief Minister of
Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma and Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki.
 It was celebrated from November 25 to 27. The festival wass held in two venues, Ward’s Lake
and Polo Grounds in Meghalaya.
 The annual festival coincides with the actual blooming of the cherry blossom flowers. It is
also known as the Prunus Cerasoides, these flowers underline the Himalayas and cover the
east and west Khasi hills.
 Meghalaya Festivals : Wangala Festival, Shad Suk Festival, Nongkrem Festival,
Behdeinkhlam Festival
MEGHALAYA IN NEWS
 44th Wangala festival begins in Meghalaya.

 Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 celebrated in Meghalaya.
 Meghalaya Cabinet approves creation of new district named Eastern West Khasi Hills
District.
 India and World Bank sign USD 40 million agreement to strengthen health systems in
Meghalaya.
 India’s longest Road Arch Bridge inaugurated in Meghalaya
Q. Indian Air Force (IAF) has received 2 combat aircrafts Mirage 2000 from which country at
Gwalior air base?
A) France B) Russia

Answer : A
 Indian Air Force (IAF) received 2-second hand combat aircrafts Mirage 2000 from France at
Gwalior air base as a major boost to the fighter jet fleet of IAF amid border tensions with
China and Pakistan.
 With this inclusion, there are a total of 50 Mirage 2000 Fighters in India. The IAF had acquired
around 51 Mirages in different batches and they form three squadrons which are all based in
the Gwalior Air Force station under the Mirage upgrade deal.
 The Mirage aircrafts are made by Dassault Aviation, France.
 FRANCE
 Capital : Paris
 Currency : Euro
 President : Emmanuel Macron
 Prime Minister : Jean Castex
 INDIA BUY HELICOPTERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
 Mirage aircrafts : France
 P-8I aircraft : United States
 MH-60 Romeo helicopters : USA
 Apache AH-64E helicopters : USA
 Chinook helicopters : USA
 Cheetah helicopters : France
 Chetak helicopters : France
 Kamov helicopters : Russia
Q. Which word has been declared as the word of the year 2021 by the Merriam-Webster dictionary?
A) Vaccine B) Lockdown
C) Pandemic D) Perseverance
Answer : A
 The American publishing company Merriam-Webster has chosen the word “vaccine” as its
2021 Word of the Year.
 Merriam-Webster is America’s most trusted online dictionary for English word definitions,
meanings, and pronunciation.
Q. The data in the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS) has shown an increase in the number
of women per men. The ratio of women to men is recorded at which of the following
A) 1040 :1000 B) 1030 :1000
C) 1010 :1000 D) 1020 :1000
Answer : D
 The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) released by the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) shows the signs of a demographic shift in India.
 The NFHS-5 showed that the proportion of women exceeded men. There were 1,020 women
for 1,000 men as per NFHS-5 report.
 This has happened for the first time since the inaugural NFHS was launched in 1992.
 In the NFHS-4 launched in 2015-16, there were 991 women for every 1,000 men.
 However, the sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years showed marginal
improved from 919 per 1,000 males in 2015-16 to 929 per 1,000 in 2019-20.

 The NFHS-5 report is based on survey work conducted in around 6.1 lakh sample households
from 707 districts (as on March, 2017).
 NFHS-5 provides information on population, health, and nutrition for India and each state and
union territory
Q. Which films have jointly won the Best Film Award at the 6th BRICS Film Festival?
A) On Wheels and Asuran B) A Little Red Flower From China
C) The Silence Of The Rain D) Barakat and The Sun above Me Never Sets
Answer : D
 The 6th edition of the BRICS Film Festival was held in India, along side 52nd IFFI in Goa from
November 20 to 28, 2021.
 Best Film – jointly shared by South African film ‘Barakat’ and Russian film ‘The Sun above Me
Never Sets’
 Best Actor (Male) – Dhanush for Asuran (Hindi)
 Best Actor (Female) – Lara Boldorini for On Wheels (Brazil)
 Best Director – Lucia Marat for Ana (Brazil).
 Special Jury Mention Award – Director Yan Han for A Little Red Flower (China)
Q. Who has been awarded the Best Actor award at the BRICS Film Festival 2021?
A) Dhanush B) Akkineni Nagarjuna
C) Pawan Kalyan D) Vijay Devarakonda
Answer : A
 Best Actor (Male) – Dhanush for Asuran (Hindi)
Q. Which journalist has been honoured with the International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for
Excellence in Journalism for 2020
A) Ritika Chopra B) Mayanti Langer
C) Sagarika Ghose D) Avantika Singh
Answer : A
 International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021 has been
awarded jointly to Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of NDTV, and Lakshmi Subramanian
and Bhanu Praksh Chandra of The Week.
 Meanwhile the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020 had been awarded to Ritika
Chopra of The Indian Express.
 The award comes with cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh, a trophy and a citation.
 The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) is a global organisation dedicated to the
promotion and protection of press freedom and the improvement of journalism practices.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC)?
A) M. Ajit Kumar
B) Ajay Jain

C) Vivek Johri
D) Sandeep Mohan Bhatnagar
Answer : C
 Senior bureaucrat Vivek Johri has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board
of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
 Johri will succeed M Ajit Kumar who is completing his tenure on November 30, 2021.
 It is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance.
 Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
 Founded : 1944
 Chairperson : Vivek Johri
Q. The India International Science Festival (IISF) in 2021 will be held in which state?
A) Goa B) Sikkim
C) New Delhi D) West Bengal
Answer : A
 7th edition of the four-day India International Science Festival (IISF) is scheduled to be held
in Panaji, Goa, from December 10 to 13, 2021
 The festival theme in 2021 is `Celebrating Creativity in Science, Technology and Innovation
for Prosperous India’.
 The first IISF was held in New Delhi in 2015.
Q. Who has won the men’s single title at 2021 Malaysian Open Squash Championships?
A) Saurav Ghosal B) Ramit Tandon
C) Mahesh Mangaonkar D) Harinder Pal Sandhu
Answer : A
 Indian Squash star Saurav Ghosal has scripted history as he has become the first Indian
squash player to win the Malaysian Open Championships.
 The second-seeded Ghosal beat Miguel Rodriguez of Colombia 11-7, 11-8 and 13-11 in the
men’s singles final on November 27, 2021 in Kuala Lumpur to win the 2021 Malaysian Open
Squash Championships title.
 On the other hand, the women’s single title of the 2021 Malaysian Open squash
championships has been won by Malaysia’s Aifa Azman
Q. The National Cadet Corps (NCC) observed its which anniversary of raising day on November
28, 2021?
A) 78th B) 69th
C) 85th D) 73rd
Answer : D
 The youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces, National Cadet Corps (NCC) celebrated its 73rd
Raising Day on November 28, 2021.
 NCC observes its Raising Day on the Fourth Sunday in November every year.
 NCC is the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world. Its headquarter is in New Delhi.

 National Cadet Corps ( NCC)
 Founded : 1948
 Motto(s) एकता और अिुशासि
 Unity and Discipline
 Director General : Gurbirpal Singh
Q. Who has recently been elected as the first woman president of the Indian Mountaineering
Foundation (IMF)?
A) Shivangi Pathak B) Bachendri Pal
C) Chhanda Gayen D) Harshwanti Bisht
Answer : D
 Noted mountaineer Harshwanti Bisht from Uttarakhand has been elected as the first woman
president of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF).
 In 1981, Bisht scaled the Nanda Devi peak for which she was honored with the Arjuna award.
 Indian Mountaineering Foundation ( IMF)
 Founded : 1958
 President : Harshwanti Bisht
Q. Aifa Azman is the winner of the women’s single final title of 2021 Malaysian Open squash
championship. She represented which country?
A) Romania B) Indonesia
C) Malaysia D) Singapore
Answer : C
 The women’s single title of the 2021 Malaysian Open squash championships has been won
by Malaysia’s Aifa Azman.
Q. The first ever Aharbal Festival has been held in which state/UT to promote tourism?
A) Ladakh B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : D
 Kulgam district administration and the Department of Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir organised
the 1st ever Aharbal Festival at Kulgam, J & K to promote tourism in Kashmir, particularly at
the Aharbal waterfall.
 Aharbal falls, also known as “Niagara Falls” of Kashmir, is a hill station in the south-western
part of Kashmir Valley in the Jammu and Kashmir.
Q. India has committed to become carbon neutral and achieve net zero carbon emissions by which
year at the COP26 Summit?
A) 2040 B) 2030
C) 2050 D) 2070
Answer : D

 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was on five-day official visit to Italy, the city-state of
Vatican, and the United Kingdom to attend the G20 Summit in Rome and Conference of
Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.
 PM Modi’s first destination was Rome where he attended the G20 summit and held bilateral
meeting with the host and Italian PM Mario Draghi.
 In Vatican City, PM met Pope Francis and extended invitation to him to visit India.
 Finally, in Glasgow, the largest city of Scotland, PM Modi attended the 26th United Nations
Climate Change conference (COP26).
 Subsequently he also held bilateral meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the COP-
26 Summit, such as UK and Australian counterparts, President of Ukraine and Prime
Ministers of Nepal and Israel and Finnish counterpart.
 During the Conference of Parties (COP26) Summit, Prime Minister Modi announced five
“amrit tatva” or five commitments. These include:
1. Increase the non-fossil fuel based energy capacity of the country to 500 GW by 2030
2. Meet 50% of the country’s energy requirements through renewable energy sources by 2030
3. Reduce one billion tonnes of carbon emissions from the total projected emissions by 2030
4. Bring down the carbon intensity of the economy by more than 45 percent by 2030
5. India would become carbon neutral and achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2070
Q. What is the name of the health card scheme launched by Ministry of Home Affairs for the Central
Armed Police Force (CAPFs) and their dependants?
A) Shaurya B) Sarvattom
C) Ayushmaan D) Parakram
Answer : C
 Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launched the pan-India
‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme health cards in New Delhi .
 The ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme was launched on Pilot basis in Assam on January 23, 2021
to provide healthcare services to all Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs) personnel and their
dependants.
 The Scheme is a joint initiative of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare (MoHFW) and National Health Authority (NHA).
 The scheme will cover all serving personnel and their dependents of the seven Central Armed
Police Forces under MHA, including:
1. Assam Rifles (ARs)
2. Border Security Force (BSF)
3. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
4. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
5. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
6. National Security Guard (NSG)
7. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
Q. Name the Indian boxer who has claimed a bronze medal at the 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing
Championships in 54 kg category?
A) Gaurav Saini B) Akash Kumar
C) Vishu Rathee D) Rohit Chamoli
Answer : B

 Indian boxer Akash Kumar managed to clinch bronze medal at the 2021 AIBA Men’s World
Boxing Championships on November 05, 2021 at Belgrade in Serbia.
 The 21-year-old Akash lost 0-5 in the 54 kg category to Makhmud Sabyrkhan of Kazakhstan.
 Akash is the seventh Indian male boxer to win a medal at the world championships.
 MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS
1. Vijender Singh (Bronze, 2009)
2. Vikas Krishan (Bronze, 2011)
3. Shiva Thapa (Bronze, 2015)
4. Gaurav Bidhuri (Bronze, 2017)
5. Amit Panghal (Silver, 2019)
6. Manish Kaushik (Bronze, 2019)
7. Akash Kumar (Bronze, 2021)
Q. Who has become the first Indian player to play in Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) with 2018/19
champions Melbourne Renegades?
A) Yashasvi Jaiswal B) Priyam Garg
C) Unmukt Chand D) Abhishek Sharma
Answer : C
 Unmukt Chand has become the first Indian player to play in Australia's Big Bash League
(BBL) with 2018/19 champions Melbourne Renegades announcing the signing of him on 4
Nov'21.
 The former India under-19 captain had retired from Indian cricket in August 2021 and has
played league cricket in the USA since.
 Chand captained India to the under-19 World Cup title in 2012.
Q. Who has won the 2021 Booker Prize for the novel “The Promise”?
A) Damon Galgut B) Nadifa Mohamed
C) Maggie Shipstead D) Patricia Lockwood
Answer : A
 South African writer Damon Galgut has been awarded with the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize
for Fiction.
 Galgut has won the prize for his novelThe Promise’.
 The Booker Prize for Fiction, (formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize (1969–2001)
and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019)), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best
original novel written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom. It carries
£50,000 prize ($69,000).
 Indian Winners: Booker Prize
1. V.S. Naipaul ( A free state In 1971)
2. Salman Rushdie (Midnights children in 1981)
3. Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things in 1997)
4. Kiran Desai ( The Inheritance of Loss in 2006)
5. Aravind Adiga (The White Tiger in 2008).
 Notes : - V.S. Naipaul is the first person of Indian origin to win the Booker Prize.
 Arundhati Roy is the first Indian Citizen to win the Booker Prize.
 Salman Rushdie is the first India Born British Indian to win the Booker Prize.

 DON'T CONFUSE
for Fiction his novel The Promise’.
 French novelist David Diop won the prestigious International Booker Prize 2021 for 'At Night
All Blood is Black'
Q. What is the name of world’s first Earth-science satellite dedicated to serving the United Nations
2030 Sustainable Development Agenda?
A) Guangmu B) Xuntian
C) Hyperbola D) Shenzhou
Answer : A
 China has launched an Earth science satellite named Guangmu into space from the Taiyuan
Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi Province.
 The satellite was launched via Long March-6 carrier rocket on November 05, 2021.
 The satellite (SDGSAT-1) is the world's first space science satellite dedicated to serving the
United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Q. Which Indian air force squadron participated in the Blue Flag 2021 international exercise?
A) Sukhoi Su-30 B) Mirage 2000s
C) Mikoyan MiG-29 D) SEPECAT Jaguar
Answer : B
 Mirage 2000 aircraft squadron of the Indian Air Force took part in the Blue Flag 2021
international exercise in Israel.
 The biennial event was held at Ovda Air Force Base in Israel from October 17 to October 28,
2021. It is organised by the Israeli Air Force since 2013.
 From India, Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s was deployed at the exercise.
 Overall eight nations participated in the multinational air combat exercise Blue Flag to
strengthen cooperation between the nations.
 Apart from Israel, seven other countries which took part in the war games were Germany,
Italy, Britain, France, India, Greece and the US.
Q. Who is the author of the new book titled “The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from
Mythology”?
A) Sudha Murty B) Jhumpa Lahiri
C) Arundhati Roy D) Anuja Chauhan
Answer : A
 The chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and a renowned author, Sudha Murty has
published her new book titled “The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology”,
the 5th and last book of the “Unusual Tales from Mythology” series
 Latest Book's Sudha Murty
1. “The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology” authored by Sudha Murty.
2. A book title “How the Earth Got Its Beauty” authored by Sudha Murty.
3. A book titled “The Daughter from a Wishing Tree” which is authored by Sudha Murthy

Q. What is the name of the indigenous P15B stealth guided missile destroyer being built at Mazagon
Dock in Mumbai, which has been given to the Indian Navy.
A) Vikramaditya B) Sandhayak
C) Visakhapatnam D) Sarvekshak
Answer : C
 The Indian Navy received its first P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer, which is named as
‘Visakhapatnam’.
 The contract for four ships of Visakhapatnam class of Project 15 B (P15B) was signed on
January 2011.The Visakhapatnam destroyer is a follow up of Kolkata class (15 A) destroyers.
 Visakhapatnam is Designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, Indian Navy’s design
Organisation. The Destroyer is constructed by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai.
Visakhapatnam will be commissioned from December 2021.
Q. Which state government has approved the creation of a new Eastern West Khasi Hills district?
C) Meghalaya D) Mizoram
Answer : C
 The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved the proposal of creation of a new district called
Eastern West Khasi Hills district.
 The new district has been formed by upgrading the Mairang civil sub-division.
 Mairang will now be a sub-division under West Khasi Hills district.
 This will increase the total number of districts in the state to 12
NEWLY DISTRICT IN NEWS 2021
 Meghalaya Cabinet approves creation of new district named Eastern West Khasi Hills District
( total 12 District).
 Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces 4 new districts (Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-
Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh) : total 32 district .
 Punjab CM Declares Malerkotla as 23rd District (carved out of the Sangrur district).
 Vijayanagara becomes 31st District of Karnataka
Q. Who has been selected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the prestigious ‘Tenzing
Norgay National Adventure Award 2020’?
A) Premlata Agrawal B) Priyanka Mohite
C) Shivangi Pathak D) Malavath Purna
Answer : B
 Maharashtra-based, 28-year-old mountaineer Priyanka Mohite was selected by the Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports for the prestigious ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
2020’ for outstanding contribution in the field of land adventure.
 She is the 1st Indian woman to climb Mt Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain peak in the
world. She scaled the world’s highest peak Mt Everest, Mt Lhotse and Mt.Makalu.
 Priyanka is one among the 7-recipients of ‘Tenzing Norgay National Award 2020’ & will
receive the award from President Ram Nath Kovind.

 Awardee Category
1. Priyanka Mangesh Mohite - Land Adventure
2. Jay Prakash Kumar - Land Adventure
3. Col. Amit Bisht - Land Adventure
4. Sheetal - Land Adventure
5. Srikaanth Viswanathan - Water Adventure
6. Lt. Col. Servesh Dhadwal - Air Adventure
7. Jai Kishan - Life Time Achievement
 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
 Reward(s) : ₹5 lakh
 Awarded for : Highest adventure sports honour in India.
 The award is named after Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two individuals to reach the summit
of Mount Everest along with Edmund Hillary in 1953
Q. Manu Bhaker and Javad Foroughi has won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the inaugural
ISSF President’s Cup at the Wroclaw in Poland. Javad Foroughi is from which country?
A) Qatar
B) Iran
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Australia
Answer : B
 India’s woman pistol star Manu Bhaker and Iranian Olympic champion Javad Foroughi has
won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the inaugural ISSF President’s Cup on November
05, 2021 at the Wroclaw in Poland.
 The Indo-Iranian pair beat French-Russian duo of Mathilde Lamolle and Artem Chernousov
16-8 to clinch the gold medal.
 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
 Founded : 1907
 Headquarters : Munich, Germany
 President : Vladimir Lisin
 Membership :150
Q. Jitendra Singh has inaugurated 650 Teraflops Supercomputing Facility at National Agri-Food
Biotechnology Institute (NABI) and i-RISE, Technology Business Incubator (TBI) in which city?
A) Mohali B) Lucknow
C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad
Answer : A
 Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology,
inaugurated the advanced 650 teraflops supercomputing facility at National Agri-Food
Biotechnology Institute (NABI) at Mohali, Punjab.
 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has also inaugurated i-RISE, Technology Business
Incubator (TBI) at Mohali which will provide world-class research facilities for start-ups in
India.

Q. Who is the author of the new book titled “The Cinema of Satyajit Ray”?
A) Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
B) Tamal Bandyopadhyay
C) Bindeshwar Pathak
D) Sanjoy Hazarika
Answer : B
 A new book titled ‘The Cinema of Satyajit Ray’ written by the author Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
and published by Westland details the life of legendary Indian Filmmaker – ‘Satyajit Ray’.
 Bhaskar Chattopadhyay also authored novels like “Patang” (2016), “Here Falls the Shadow”
(2017) and “The Disappearance of Sally Sequeira” (2018).
Q. Which state retained its top spot in the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) Report
(Index) 2021?
A) Kerala B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
 Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released the Logistics Ease Across Different States
(LEADS) Report (Index) 2021.
 Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab have emerged as the top performers in the LEADS 2021 index
respectively.
 This is the third year in a row that Gujarat remained on top of the rankings.
 Delhi stands at the top rank among Other UTs.
 North Eastern States and Himalayan Region : Jammu and Kashmir is the top ranker followed
by Sikkim and Meghalaya.
 Top improvers in Rank 2021
 Uttar Pradesh : 6
 Uttarakhand : 13
 Jharkhand : 12
 The LEADS report is aimed at gauging the logistics performance of states and Union
Territories (UT) and identifying areas where they can improve logistics performance.
 It was launched in 2018.
Q. Who among the following has become India’s 71st Chess Grandmaster?
A) Harshit Raja B) Sankalp Gupta
C) Leon Mendonca D) Abhimanyu Mishra
Answer : B
 Maharashtra, Nagpur based teenager Sankalp Gupta has become India's 71st Grandmaster
by scoring 6.5 points and finishing second in the GM Ask 3 round-robin event in Arandjelovac,
Serbia.
 The first Indian to achieve this feat was Vishwanath Anand, who became Grand Master in
1987

Q. Which state became 1st Indian state to approve the ‘Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Rules-
2021’ to develop as a standard potato seed centre?
A) Odisha B) Gujarat
C) Punjab D) Rajasthan
Answer : C
 Punjab has become the first Indian state to have the facility of tissue culture-based
certification, which will develop the Jalandhar-Kapurthala belt of Punjab as the export hub of
potato.
 Punjab Cabinet headed by chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi approved the ‘Punjab Tissue
Culture Based Seed Potato Rules-2021’ to develop Punjab as a standard potato seed centre.
 The Cabinet also approved to introduce the ‘Punjab Horticulture Nursery Bill-2021’ by
amending ‘Punjab Fruit Nursery Act-1961
PUNJAB IN NEWS
 Punjab became 1st Indian state to approve Tissue Culture-Based Seed Potato Rules.
 Charanjit Singh Channi to be next chief minister of Punjab.
 Banwarilal Purohit has been made the Governor of Punjab.
 Punjab Government Launches ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ Scheme to help Unemployed Youth
in ‘enhancing Skills’ for Jobs.
 Punjab tops performance grading index in school education.
 Mohali international hockey stadium renamed after Balbir Singh Senior.
 Punjab CM Declares Malerkotla as 23rd District, carved out of the Sangrur district.
projects in Punjab.
 Punjab Government Ropes in Sonu Sood as Brand Ambassador for #Covid19 vaccination
drive
Q. India's first bamboo cricket bat and stump has been launched by Bamboo and Cane
Development Institute (BCDI) of which of the following state?
A) Odisha B) Assam
C) Tripura D) Manipur
Answer : C
 India’s first-ever bamboo-made cricket bats and stumps have been launched by the Bamboo
and Cane Development Institute (BCDI) of Tripura .
 The indigenous Bamboo Cricket bats and Stumps have been manufactured by the BCDI in
collaboration with North East Centre of Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR).
 According to the ICC, the dimensions of the bat are as follows:
 The maximum overall length permitted for a cricket bat is 38 inches (96.5 cm).
 The ball should weigh not more than 163 gm and not less than 155.9 gm.
Q. What is the rank of India out of 30 countries in the first edition of the Global Drug Policy Index
which was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium?
A) 10 B) 15
C) 22 D) 18
Answer : D

 India ranked 18 out of 30 countries in the 1st edition of the Global Drug Policy Index which
was released by the Harm Reduction Consortium in November 2021.
 Global Drug Policy Index 2021
 TOP : Norway
 2nd : New Zealand
 3rd : Portugal
 INDIA : 18th
 30th : Brazil
 Released By : Harm Reduction Consortium
Q. Which country has topped the first edition of the Global Drug Policy Index which was released
by the Harm Reduction Consortium?
A) Norway B) Finland
C) Denmark D) Singapore
Answer : A
Q. Which country has aimed to launch Water Hunting Lunar Rover in 2024 to the Moon?
A) Isreal B) Canada
C) Germany D) Australia
Answer : D
 Australia and Canada will send Rover on Moon to search water in 2024.
 Private companies in Australia and Canada in collaboration with University of Technology
Sydney are all set to send a rover on the moon to hunt water by mid-2024.
 This will be the first rover with Australian-made components to make it to the Moon. It will be
launched through the Hakuto lander made by ispace, a lunar robotic exploration company
based in Japan.
 AUSTRALIA
 Capital : Canberra
 Prime Minister : Scott Morrison
Q. Which cricket player has been awarded with the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for October
2021?
A) Asif Ali B) Tim Southee
C) Ollie Robinson D) Glenn Phillips
Answer : A
ICC PLAYER OF THE MONTHS NEWS 2021
 ICC Player of the Month for November 2021

 Men's : David Warner (Australia)
 Women's : Hayley Matthews (West Indies)
 ICC Player of the Month for October 2021
 Men's : Asif Ali (Pakistan)
 Women's : Laura Delany (Ireland)
 ICC Player of the Month for September 2021
 Men's : Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal)

 Women's : Heather Knight (England
 ICC Player of the Month for August 2021
 Men's : Joe Root (England)
 Women's : Eimear Richardson (Ireland)
 ICC Player of the Month for July 2021
 Men's : Shakib Hasan (Bangladesh)
 Women's : Stafanie Taylor (West Indies).
 ICC Player of the Month for June 2021
 Men's : Devon Conway ( New Zealand)
 Women's : Sophie Ecclestone (England).
 ICC Player of the Month for May 2021
 Men’s : Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)
 Women’s : Kathryn Bryce (Scotland)
 ICC Player of the Month for April 2021
 Men's : Babar Azam (Pakistan)
 Women's : Alyssa Healy ( Australia).
 ICC Player of the Month for March 2021
 Men's : Bhuvneshwar Kumar
 Women's : Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
 ICC Player of the Month for February 2021
 Men's : Ravichandran Ashwin
 Women's : Tammy Beaumont ( England ).
 ICC Player of the Month for January 2021
 Men's : Rishabh Pant
 Women's : Shabnim Ismail ( South Africa )
 ICC Player of the Month is a monthly award presented since 2021 January by the International
Cricket Council to best performers of both male and female cricketers across all forms of
international cricket
Q. Which nation became the 101st member country of the International Solar Alliance?
A) Japan B) Germany
C) Australia D) United States
Answer : D
 United States of America (USA) has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a member
country on November 10, 2021.
 U.S is now the 101st country to sign the framework agreement of the ISA.
 The framework agreement was formally signed by John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential
Envoy for Climate, at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE (ISA) IN NEWS 2021
 USA becomes 101st member country of International Solar Alliance (ISA).

 4th ISA Gereral Assembly Concludes with promise to achieve USD 1 trillion global
investments in solar energy by 2030
 Fourth General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has been organised
virtually
 Germany becomes the 5th country to sign the International Solar Alliance Framework
Agreement ( In 4 August 2021).

 Sweden joins the International Solar Alliance ( In 26 July 2021).
 Denmark signs framework agreement on the International Solar Alliance with India (23 June
2021).
 Italy signs framework agreement on International Solar Alliance with India ( In 18 March
2021).
 Dr Ajay Mathur elected new Director Genera of International Solar Alliance.
 International Solar Alliance (ISA).
 Founded - 2015
 HQ - Gurugram Haryana
 Director General - Ajay Mathur
 Membership : 121
 ISA : Joint Initiative by India and France
 International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
Former France Prime Minister Francois Hollande on 30 November 2015
Q. What is the rank of India in the global Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2022 released
by Germanwatch?
A) 25 B) 36
C) 10 D) 17
Answer : C
 India has been placed at 10th spot in the global Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)
2022 released by Germanwatch on the side-lines of the COP26. In 2020 also India was at 10th
position.
 The CCPI is developed jointly by not-for-profit organisations Germanwatch (Bonn, Germany),
NewClimate Institute (Germany) and the Climate Action Network (CAN International) since
2005.
 The countries are ranked by accessing their performance in four categories – GHG emissions
(40%), renewable energy (20%), energy use (20%) and climate policy (20%).
Q. Which country has occupied 4th place as the highest-ranked country in the global Climate
Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2022 released by Germanwatch?
A) Sweden B) Denmark
C) Norway D) Finland
Answer : B
 Meanwhile, the top three places in the overall ranking is once again empty as none of the
country performed well enough to achieve an overall very high rating in CCPI.
 Moving ahead, Denmark occupied the fourth place as the highest ranked country in CCPI
2022, followed by Sweden (5th), and Norway (6th) respectively.
 Other countries in top 10 are United Kingdom (7th), Morocco (8th) and Chile (9th).
DENMARK IN NEWS 2021
 Denmark occupied the fourth place as the highest ranked country in Climate Change
Performance Index 2022 .
 India Ranks 79th in WJP Rule of Law Index 2021; Denmark tops.
 World’s tallest sandcastle constructed in Denmark. It stands at a height of 21.16 metres (69.4
feet).

 Denmark's Viktor Axelsen convincingly won Olympic badminton gold in Tokyo, becoming the
first non-Asian man to claim the singles title since 1996..
 Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s world’s safest
city Index 2021.
 India Secures 86th Rank in Corruption Perception Index 2020; New Zealand and Denmark
tops.
 India and Denmark jointly launch Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind.
 Viktor Axelsen from Denmark Claim men's singles Swiss Open 2021.
 Viktor Axelsen from Denmark Clinch Men's Singles Titles in Yonex Thailand Open badminton
tournament 2021.
 World’s First ‘Energy Island’ to be built by Denmark.
 DENMARK
 Capital : Copenhagen
 Currency : Krone
 Prime Minister : Mette Frederiksen
Q. The Central Government has announced to celebrate the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda on
15th November as which of the following day?
A) Tribal Pride Day B) Tribal Development Day
C) Tribal Progress Day D) Tribal Courage Day
Answer : A
 Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved declaration
of November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas (Tribal Pride Day).
 15 November has been chosen as this date marks the birth anniversary of Sri Birsa Munda
who is revered as Bhagwan (God) by tribal communities across the country.
 Some Important Facts about Birsa Munda:-
 Born: 15 November 1875, Khunti district Jharkhand
 He was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader.
 He belongs to the Munda tribe of Jharkhand.
 Ranchi Airport (Birsa Munda) is named after him.
Q. India has collaborated with which country to launch the Green Grids Initiative One Sun One
World One Grid’ (GGI-OSOWOG)?
A) France B) Australia
Answer : D
 India and the United Kingdom have jointly launched Green Grids Initiative One Sun One World
One Grid’ (GGI-OSOWOG) during the World Leaders’ Summit of COP26.
 The GGI-OSOWOG initiative is the first international network of global interconnected solar
power grids, so that clean energy can be transmitted to anywhere & anytime.
 ISRO would develop a solar calculator to inform countries about the solar potential of any
place on the earth using satellite data.
 The calculator will help to decide the solar projects’ location and strengthen the `one sun,
one world, one grid’ initiative.
Q. Which country has become the first in the world to approve a pill for treating cases of
symptomatic COVID-19?

A) China B) Russia
C) Britain D) United States
Answer : C
 Britain have approved the world’s first pill to treat cases of symptomatic COVID-19.
 The pill named Lagevrio (molnupiravir) has been approved by Medicines and Healthcare
Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)?
A) Sanjay Kumar Mishra B) Satya Narayan Pradhan
C) Binod Bihari Singh D) Biplab Kumar Roy
Answer : B
 Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satya Narayan Pradhan has been appointed as the
Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on a deputation basis till his
superannuation on August 31, 2024, or until further orders.
 Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
 Founded : 1986
 Motto : Intelligence Enforcement Coordination
 Director General : Satya Narayan Pradhan.
 NCB is an Indian central law enforcement and intelligence agency under the Ministry of Home
Affairs
Q. Who among the following has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Japan?
A) Yoshihide Suga B) Fumio Kishida
C) Toshihiro Nikai D) Sanae Takaichi
Answer : B
 Fumio Kishida leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has been re-elected as the Prime
Minister (PM) of Japan following the victory of the LDP in the 2021 Parliament election..
 The Liberal Democratic Party led by Fumio Kishida, who is also the current Japanese Prime
Minister, won 261 seats, well above the majority number of 233 in the 465-member lower
house of Japan's Parliament.
 Fumio Kishida succeeded Yoshihide Suga who resigned as PM of Japan in September 2021
JAPAN IN NEWS 2021
 Fumio Kishida re-elected as Prime Minister of Japan.

 India Ranks 90th in Q4 Henley Passport Index 2021; Japan & Singapore Tops.
 Fumio Kishida sworn in as 100th Prime Minister of Japan.
 5th edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise JIMEX was held in the Arabian Sea.
 Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan’s prime minister.
 Indian Journalist P Sainath wins Japan’s Fukuoka Grand Prize for 2021 .
 Japan to provide USD 9.3 million aid to India for building cold chain system to fight COVID-
19.
 Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun honour to Shyamala Ganesh.
 India and Japan signed an MoU for Academic and Research Cooperation.
 SBI inks USD1 billion loan agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

 World’s most powerful supercomputer named “Fugaku”, developed by Japanese scientific
research institute RIKEN and Fujitsu.
 Naomi Osaka from Japan wins Australian Open 2021 Tennis Championship.
 Japan to launch the first wood-based satellite by 2023
 World’s oldest living twins are 107-year-old Japanese sisters Umeno Sumiyama and Koume
Kodama.
 JAPAN
 Capital : Tokyo
 Currency : Yen
 Emperor : Naruhito
 Prime Minister : Fumio Kishida
Q. Which of the following country has launched an Epsilon-5 rocket carrying nine satellites into an
orbit in space?
A) China B) Japan
Answer : B
 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Epsilon-5 rocket carrying nine
satellites from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan,
into space, which were developed by universities and private companies with the aim of
putting small satellites into orbit at low cost.
Q. National Education Day is observed in India on which day?
A) 10 November B) 11 November
C) 13 November D) 12 November
Answer : B
 National Education Day is celebrated on 11 November every year to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India.
 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Bharat Ratna, 1992 (posthumously)
 The day was announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on 11 September
2008.
 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served as education minister from 15 August 1947 to 2 February
1958.
Q. Janjatiya Gaurav Divas will commemorate the birth anniversary of which freedom fighter?
A) Thalakkal Chandu B) Birsa Munda
C) Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh D) Rani Gaidinliu
Answer : B
Q. Name the web portal launched by NITI Aayog on electric vehicles (EVs) at the ongoing COP26
Summit in Glasgow, United Kingdom?
A) E-Amrit B) E-Saksham
C) E-Matsya D) E-Udyam

Answer : A
 India has launched E-Amrit portal on electric vehicles (EVs) at the ongoing COP26 Summit in
Glasgow on November 10, 2021.
 The web portal has been developed by NITI Aayog with support from UK government.
 E-Amrit is one-stop destination to provide all information regarding electric vehicles.
Q. Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev to win 2021 Rolex Paris Masters Tennis title. He is from
which country?
A) Spain B) Serbia
C) Sweden D) Switzerland
Answer : B
 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the 2021
Rolex Paris Masters final title on November 07, at Bercy.
 This is the sixth Paris Masters title for the Serbian Djokovic and overall 37th ATP Masters
1000 title.
 The Rolex Paris Masters is the annual tennis tournament for male professional players.
 It is a part of the ATP Tour Masters 1000.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC IN NEWS 2021.
 Novak Djokovic from Serbia won 37th Masters Title at Paris 2021
 Wimbledon open 2021 : Novak Djokovic wins 20th Grand Salm title.
 French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic wins 19th Grand slam title.
 Novak Djokovic No 1 tennis player in the world 2021 Men's Tennis ATP Rankings.
 Novak Djokovic wins Men's Singles Australian Open 2021.
 Novak Djokovic wins 2021 Belgrade Open Tennis Tournament to lift 83rd ATP trophy.
 International Tennis Federation
 Headquarters : London, United Kingdom
 President : David Haggerty
Q. Where was the India’s first Physical National Yogasana Championships organized?
A) Haryana B) Tamil Nadu
C) Odisha D) Telangana
Answer : C
 India’s first Physical National Yogasana Championships has been organised in
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
 National Yogasana Sports Championships 2021-22 has been organised by the National
Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSF) in association with the Odisha state.
ODISHA IN NEWS 2021
 Cyclone Jawad to hit Odisha, Andhra and West Bengal; named by Saudi Arabia.
 India’s first National Yogasana Sports Championships organised in Bhubaneswar.
 Odisha government launches road safety initiative ‘Rakshak’.
 Nuakhai, harvest festival celebrated in Odisha.
 Odisha will host the Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium.
 Odisha to become 1st Indian state to Provide Smart Health Cards.

 INS Khanjar becomes first Indian Navy ship to call at heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in
Odisha.
 Odisha Government has launched ‘Ashirvad scheme’ for children.
 Odisha government Launched e-learning methods for students: e-Pathshala, e- Mulyankan.
 Raja Parba festival celebrated in Odisha.
 Odisha to sponsor Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years.
 Odisha announces Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana.
 Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches ‘mask abhiyan’ against Covid-19.
 PM Modi releases Hindi version of the book ‘Odisha Itihaas’ written by Dr Harekrushna
Mahtab.
 Odisha celebrated its 85th foundation day of the state on April 1. The day is also known as
‘Utkal Divas’.
 Odisha Govt announced Rs 200 crore Development Package for Maa Samaleswari Shrine.
 India’s First Thunderstorm Research Testbed to be established at Balasore in Odisha.
 Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha.
 Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched Bindu Sagar Cleaning Project in Bhubaneswar.
 India’s largest hockey stadium to be set up in Rourkela Odisha.
 Odisha To Host FIH Men's Hockey World Cup Of The Year 2023.
Q. Who has been appointed as the member of International Law Commission (ILC) from India for
five years starting January 2023?
A) P. N. Sharma D) Bimal Patel
C) M. K. Narayanan D) Shivshankar Menon
Answer : B
 Professor Bimal Patel of India has been elected to the International Law Commission for a
period of five-year.
 His five year term will start from January 1, 2023.
 Prof Patel is the Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Raksha University and Member of National
Security Advisory Board of India.
 The 51-year-old Patel secured 163 votes in the UN General Assembly out of 192 members.
Q. Indian Navy received the fourth Scorpene class submarine INS Vela under Project 75, which is
being built by which organization?
A) Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
Answer : B
 Indian Navy Commissions fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela.
 Under Project75 six submarines of Scorpene design are being constructed at Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, in collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France.
Q. Who is the authore of the new book titled “Sunrise over Ayodhya: Nationhood in our Times”?
A) Arvind Shrivastava B) Rudra Gaurav Shresth

C) Salman Khurshid D) Mangesh Ghildiyal
Answer : C
 Former union minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid, recently launched his book on
the Ayodhya verdict named “Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times”.
 On 9 November 2019, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict, cleared the way for the
construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.
 A new book “Sunrise over Ayodhya – Nationhood in our Times” by Salman Khurshid.
 A book titled ‘Amazing Ayodhya’ authored by Neena Rai
 Former CM Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis releases book ‘Ayodhya’ written by Madhav
Bhandari
Q. The biennial military training exercise “EX SHAKTI 2021” is scheduled to be held between India
and which which country?
A) France B) Russia
Answer : A
 The Navies of India and France will carry out 6th edition of the biennial training exercise “EX
SHAKTI 2021” from November 15 to 26, 2021 in Frejus, France.
 The Indian Army will be represented by the Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion and France Army
will be represented by troops of 21st Marine Infantry Regiment of 6th Light Armoured
Brigade.
 Defence Exercises between India and France:
 Varuna – Naval exercise
 Desert Knight-21 and Garuda (Air exercise)
 Shakti – Army exercise
FRANCE IN NEWS 2021
 6th India-France bilateral Army exercise EX SHAKTI 2021 to begin Frejus, France.
 Novak Djokovic won 37th Masters Title at Paris 2021.
 France successfully launches military communications satellite ‘Syracuse 4A’.
 The 7th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium concludes in France.
 Max Verstappen wins 2021 French Grand Prix .
 19th India-Franch Naval Exercise VARUNA – 2021 to begin in Arabian Sea.
 India Inks Agreement with France for cooperation on Gaganyaan Mission.
 Filmmaker Guneet Monga Honored with Second Highest Civilian French Honour .
 Indian Navy is scheduled to participate in France-led naval drill named “La Perouse”, which
will be held from April 5 to 7, 2021 in the Bay of Bengal.
 Indo-French Air Exercise ‘Ex-Desert Knight 21’ Begins in Jodhpur Rajasthan.
 France hosts 4th One Planet Summit in cooperation with UN and World Bank.
 The theme of the Summit was “Let’s act together for nature!”.
 France inducted as the latest and 23rd member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
 France will train Indian flight surgeons for Gaganyaan mission.
 FRANCE
 Capital : Paris
 Currency : Euro

 President : Emmanuel Macron
 Prime Minister : Jean Castex
Q. Government of India has promulgated two ordinances to extend the tenure of the Directors of
Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the present 2
years to _____ years
Answer : C
 The central government of India promulgated two ordinances for extending the tenure of
Directors of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for
up to five years.
 Currently the chiefs of both central agencies have a tenure of two years.
 The two new ordinances brought are “The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2021” and “The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Ordinance,
2021”.
 As per the new ordinance the Directors of CBI or ED can now be appointed first for a period
of two years, and later if needed, the tenure can be extended for three more years. But it will
require three separate annual extensions.
 However, after five years no extension can be granted to an ED or CBI chief.
 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
 Founded : 1942
 Motto : Industry, Impartiality, Integrity
 Director General : Subodh Kumar Jaiswal.
 Directorate of Enforcement (ED)
 Founded : 1956
 Director Enforcement : Sanjay Kumar Mishra
Q. Which edition of the India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted in
November 2021 in Andaman Sea?
A) 38th B) 27th
C) 32nd D) 43rd
Answer : C
 32nd edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted from
November 12 to 14, 2021 in the Andaman Sea.
 The Indian Navy was represented by Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk while the Royal Thai
Navy participated with Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Tayanchon in the three day
coordinated patrol.
 THAILAND
 Capital : Bangkok
 Currency : Baht
 Prime Minister : Prayut Chan-o-cha
Q. Which two country will play in the first match at the Women’s cricket T20 tournament while
making debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

A) India and Australia B) Australia and South Africa
C) Ireland and New Zealand D) Sri Lanka and West Indies
Answer : A
 Women’s cricket tournament will be making its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham, England.
 The last time cricket was played was List A men’s tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth
Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
 The opening T20 match on the schedule will be between Australia and India at the Edgbaston
Stadium on July 29.
Q. The Habibganj railway station has been renamed as Rani Kamlapati Railway Station. In which
city is this railway station located?
A) Lucknow B) Bhopal
C) Chennai D) Jabalpur
Answer : B
 The Habibganj railway station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has been renamed after 18th-
century Gond Queen of Bhopal, Rani Kamlapati.
 Rani Kamlapati was the last Hindu queen of Bhopal and pride of the Gond community.
MOST IMPORTANT RECENTLY RENAMED PLACES IN INDIA 2021
OLD NAME NEW NAME
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’ Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies
(IDSA), Delhi and Analyses’.
Indore’s Patalpani railway station Tribal Icon Tantya Bhil
Habibganj Railway Station, Bhopal, Madhya
Rani Kamlapati Station
Pradesh.
Mumbai-Karnataka region Kittur-Karnataka
Faizabad Railway Junction, UP Ayodhya Cantt
Rajiv Gandhi National Park Assam Orang National Park
Army Sports Institute,Pune Neeraj Chopra Stadium
Magma Fincorp Limited Poonawalla Fincorp Limited
Hisar Airport, Haryana Maharaja Agrasen International Airport
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Max Bupa Health Insurance Niva Bupa Health Insurance
Common High Court of UT of J&K and
High Court of J&K and Ladakh
Ladakh
Manduadih Railway Station in Varanasi Banaras Railway Station
Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation
Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF)
(IBDF)
Mohali International Hockey Stadium, Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey
Punjab Stadium
Miyon ka Bara Railway station, Jodhpur
Mahesh Nagar Railways station
Rajasthan
Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad Narendra Modi Stadium

Q. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated the first operationalised private
sector defence manufacturing facility in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Karnataka
Answer : C
 Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first operationalised private sector
defence manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in
Lucknow .
 The facility will be run by Aerolloy Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC Industries
Limited.
 It will manufacture parts for Aircraft Engines, Helicopter Engines, Structural parts for
aircrafts, Drones and UAV, Submarines, Ultra-Light Artillery Guns, Space Launch Vehicles
and Strategy Systems
Q. Who has been appointed as the new secretary general of Rajya Sabha to replace P.P.K.
Ramacharyulu?
A) Anuja Sarangi B) Pramod Chandra Mody
C) Pragya Sahay Saksena D) Rashmi Saxena Sahni
Answer : B
 Pramod Chandra Mody has been appointed as the new secretary general of Rajya Sabha.
 Mr Modi is a 1982-batch retired IRS officer and former chairman of the Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT).
 He replaces P.P.K. Ramacharyulu, who was appointed to the post on September 01, 2021.
 Ramacharyulu has now been appointed as an adviser to the Rajya Sabha chairman.
 Rajya Sabha or The Council of States or the Upper house
 Rajya Sabha is a permanent body i.e. it is not subject to dissolution.
 One-third of the members retire every second year and are replaced by newly elected
members.
 The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
 Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, out of
which 12 members are nominated by President.
 The present strength of the Rajya Sabha is 245 (233 + 12 nominated by the President).
Q. What is the theme of the 40th edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2021?
A) Aatmanirbhar Bharat B) Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
C) 75 Years of Independent India D) Bilateral Trade Relationship
Answer : A
 40th edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2021 will be inaugurated by the Union
Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on 14 November 2021 at Pragati Maidan,
New Delhi.
 The India International Trade Fair 2021 focuses on the theme “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, which
aims to promote investment and self-reliance in diverse sectors to meet domestic demand
and be a part of the global supply chain eco-system.
 Bihar is the Partner State, while Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand are the Focus States in the
India International Trade Fair 2021.

Q. Wangala festival is celebrated in which of the following state of India?
C) Meghalaya D) Mizoram
Answer : C
 Meghalaya state observed the 44th edition of ‘Wangala’, the festival of 100 Drums Festival
begins
 It is a post-harvest festival of the Garos tribe which is being held every year to honour
‘Saljong’, the Sun God of Garos, which also marks the end of the harvest season.
 5 Popular Festivals of Meghalaya:
 Nongkrem Dance Festival
 Wangala Festival
 Ahaia
 Behdeinkhlam Festival
 Shad Sukra
Q. Which state government has signed an MoU with United States based Non-Profit Organisation,
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), to provide technical support for state’s Electric Vehicle (EV)
policy?
A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra
C) Kerala D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
 Maharashtra government signed an MoU with United States based Non-Profit Organisation,
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), to provide technical support for Maharashtra’s Electric
Vehicle (EV) policy.
 The MoU was signed at Glasgow, United Kingdom, at the United Nations Conference on
Climate Change (COP26).
 Maharashtra state EV policy aims to have a 10 percent share of EV vehicles of total
registrations in India by 2025
Q. World Diabetes Day is observed on which day every year?
A) 13 November B) 12 November
C) 14 November D) 11 November
Answer : C
 World Diabetes Day is observed every year on November 14.
 World Diabetes Day was launched in 1991 by the IDF and the World Health Organization
(WHO) in response to the rapid rise of diabetes around the world.
 Theme for 2021-23: “Access to Diabetes Care ”.
 It is because the day marks the birth anniversary of scientist and Nobel laureate Frederick
Banting who discovered insulin (in 1922).
Q. The Trilateral Maritime Exercise named SITMEX – 21 will be held between which countries?
A) India, Maldives and Russia B) India, Japan and Singapore
C) India, Japan and Australia D) India, Singapore and Thailand

Answer : D
 The 3rd edition of the Trilateral Maritime Exercise named SITMEX – 21 is being held from 15
to 16 Nov 21 in the Andaman Sea. The Navies of the India, Singapore and Thailand will
participate in the event.
 Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk is participating in the 3rd edition from India. It is an
indigenously built Missile Corvette.
 The event is being hosted by Royal Thai Navy (RTN) in the Andaman Sea .
 Other Military Exercises between India and Singapore:
 Bold Kurukshetra (Army)
 Joint Military Training (Air Force)
 SIMBEX (Navy).
 Other Military Exercises between India and Thailand:
 MAITREE (Army)
 SIAM BHARAT (Air Force)
 Indo-Thai CORPAT (Navy), which was conducted recently.
Q. Which player won the Player of the Tournament title at the 2021 T20 World Cup final?
A) Aaron Finch B) David Warner
C) Mitchell Marsh D) Kane Williamson
Answer : B
 Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to win 2021 T20 World Cup final held on
November 14, 2021 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE. This is the first T20 World
Cup title won by Australia.
 New Zealand had put up the target of 172/4 in their 20 overs match which Australia chased
down in 18.5 overs with loss of only two wickets
 Australian team captain : Aaron Finch
 New Zealand team captain: Kane Williamson.
 Player of the Match – Mitchell Marsh (Australia).
 Player of the Tournament – David Warner (Australia).
 Leading run-scorer in the tournament – Babar Azam with 303 (Pakistan).
 Highest wicket-taker – Wanindu Hasaranga with 16 (Sri Lanka).
 Facts about List of ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Winners
 The first edition was played in South Africa in 2007. India was the winner of the first ICC Men's
T20 World Cup tournament while Pakistan was the runner up.
 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
 First edition : 2007 (South Africa)
 Next edition : 2022 (Australia)
 Number of teams : 16
 Number of teams : 20 (2024 onwards)
 Current champion : Australia (1st title)
 Most successful : West Indies (2 titles)
 Most runs : Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene (1016)
 Most wickets : Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan (41)
Q. Which team has won its first T20 world cup 2021 by defeating New Zealand by 8 wickets in the
ICC T20 World Cup?
A) England B) West Indies
C) Sri Lanka D) Australia

Answer : D
 Australia have become the new world champions after beating New Zealand in the final of
the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE.
 Australia won the World Cup by defeating New Zealand in the 2015 final, then the 50-over
final and Brendon McCullum was the captain .
 ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings rankings:
 1st: Joe Root, England
 2nd: Kane Williamson, New Zealand
 3rd: Steve Smith, Australia
 ICC Men's ODI Batting rankings:
 1st: Babar Azam, Pakistan
 2nd: Virat Kohli, India
 3rd: Rohit Sharma, India
 ICC Men's T20I Batting rankings:
 1st: Babar Azam, Pakistan
 2nd: Dawid Malan, England
 3rd: Aiden Markram, South Africa
 ICC Women ODI Batting Rankings:
 1st: Lizelle Lee, South Africa
 2nd: Alyssa Healy, Australia
 3rd: Mithali Raj, India
 ICC Women T20I Batting Rankings:
 1st: Beth Mooney, Australia
 2nd: Shafali Verma, India
 3rd: Smriti Mandhana, India
Q. Shuttler’s Flick: Making every match count’ is the autobiography of which famous personality?
A) Prakash Padukone B) Saina Nehwal
C) Pullela Gopichand D) Ashwini Ponnappa
Answer : C
 India’s chief national badminton coach P. Gopi Chand formally launched his autobiography
“Shuttler’s Flick: Making every match count”, at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.
 The book is co-authored by Priya Kumar. He was a badminton player, and also coached
famous badminton players, including Olympic medallists Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu, B. Sai
Praneeth and former World No.1 K. Srikanth.
 FAMOUS SPORTSPERSON AUTOBIOGRAPHY BOOKS
 Pullela Gopichand : Shuttler’s Flick: Making every match count’
 Ravi Shastri : ‘Stargazing: The Players in My Life’
 Suresh Raina : ‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’
 Abhinav Bindra : A Shot at History
 Kapil Dev : Straight from the Heart
 Mary Kom : Unbreakable.
 Milka Singh :The Race of My Life.
 Sachin Tendulkar : Playing it My Way.
 Saina Nehwal : Playing to win.
 Yuvraj Singh : The Test of My Life.
 Sania Mirza : Ace against Odds.
 Sunil Gawaskar : Sunny Days.

 Sanjay Manjrekar : Imperfect
 Shane Warne : No spin.
 VVS Laxman : 281 and Beyond
 PV Shindu : “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu”.
 Viswananthan Anand : Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life
Q. The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi has been renamed after which
Indian?
A) Arun Jaitley B) Manohar Parrikar
C) Sushma Swaraj D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer : B
 The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi has been renamed as Manohar
Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA).
 Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh unveiled a plaque on November 15, 2021 to rename the
institute after former Defence Minister late Manohar Parrikar.
 Raksha Mantri is the President of the MP-IDSA Institute
 The renaming of the institute coincides with the 57th Foundation Day of the Institute,
celebrated on November 11, 2021.
Q. India has recently flagged off which edition of the Scientific Expedition to Antarctica in
November 2021?
A) 33rd B) 41st
C) 55th D) 48th
Answer : B
 India successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica on November 15,
2021.
 The first batch of its contingents comprising of 23 scientists and support staff has reached
the Indian Antarctic station Maitri. Four more batches will be landing in Antarctica by mid-
January 2022.
 The Indian Antarctic program began in 1981 and has completed 40 scientific expeditions.
 Currently there are three permanent research base stations in Antarctica, named
DakshinGangotri (1983), Maitri (1988) and Bharati (2012).
Q. Which country will host the first-ever yogasana world championship in June 2022?
A) China B) India
C) France D) United States
Answer : B
 India is all set to host the first-ever yogasana world championship in June 2022.
 The announcement for the same was made during the India’s first Physical National
Yogasana Sports Championships in Bhubaneswar, Odisha being held from November 11 to
13, 2021.
 The event is organised by the National Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSF)

Q. Which of the following country has been given the host of the United Nations Climate Change
Conference 2022?
A) Turkey B) Egypt
C) Poland D) Denmark
Answer : B
 Egypt has been awarded the host of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022.
 The decision was taken after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi showed Egypt's interest
in hosting COP27 on behalf of the African continent in September.
 Apart from that, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was selected to host COP28 international
climate conference in the year 2023.
 New Global and Country Targets: The Glasgow Summit has urged countries to consider
strengthening their 2030 targets by COP27 to be held in Egypt in 2022.
 The summit targeted global warming not to exceed +1.5°C and got about 140 countries to
announce target dates for bringing emissions down to net zero.
 India has also joined the consensus and announced its net-zero target of 2070
 About Conference of Parties (COP)
 The Conference of Parties comes under the UNFCCC which was formed in 1994.
 COP is the apex decision-making authority of UNFCCC.
 COP’s with Significant Outcomes
 1995: COP1 (Berlin, Germany)
 1997: COP 3 (Kyoto Protocol)
 2002: COP 8 (New Delhi, India) Delhi Declaration.
 2007: COP13 (Bali, Indonesia)
 2010: COP 16 (Cancun, Argentina)
 2011: COP 17 (Durban)
 2015: COP21 (Paris)
 2016: COP22 (Marrakech)
 2017: COP23, Bonn (Germany)
 2018: COP 24, Katowice (Poland)
 2019: COP25, Madrid (Spain)
 2021 : COP 26 Glasgow, UK
 2022 : COP 27, Egypt
 2023 : COP 28, UAE
Q. The 28th session of the conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 28), 2023 was held at?
A) Poland B) Denmark
C) Canada D) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Answer : D
 About : United Nations Climate Change Conferences (UNFCCC)
 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26
 Location : Glasgow, Scotland, UK
 Organized By : United Kingdom and Italy
 President : Alok Sharma (Indian)
 Participants : UNFCCC member countries.
 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was signed at the
United Nations Conference on Environment & Development in 1992.

 United Nations Conference on Environment & Development is also known as Rio Summit, Rio
Conference or Earth Summit.
 Till date, it has been ratified by 197 countries..
 UNFCCC is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.
 UNFCCC is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Agreement as well as 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
 The UNFCCC was established to work towards “stabilisation of greenhouse gas
concentrations in the atmosphere
Q. According to the United Nations Children's Fund report, how many of the following million
children have disabilities globally?
A) 140 million B) 320 million
C) 180 million D) 240 million
Answer : D
 United Nations Children's Fund report, there are 240 million children with disabilities
globally. According to a new report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), this
assessment is based on an inclusive and more meaningful understanding of disability.
 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
 Founded : 11 December 1946
 Headquarters: New York, United States
 UNICEF Representative in India : Dr Yasmin Ali Haque
Q. India will be receiving an S-400 Triumf air defence system from which nation?
A) France B) Russia
C) Isreal D) United States
Answer : B
 Russia started the supply of the S-400 Triumf air defence system to India, announced the
Director of Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry
Shugaev.
 The S-400 Triumf air defence system will provide a major boost to Indian capabilities to take
out enemy fighter aircraft and cruise missiles at long range.
Q. Which world leader will visit India on December 6, 2021?
A) Joe Biden B) Boris Johnson
C) Vladimir Putin D) Angela Merkel
Answer : C
 Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India on December 6, 2021, for the
Annual Summit with PM Narendra Modi.
Q. Who has won the JCB Prize for Literature 2021 for his novel ‘Delhi: A Soliloquy’?
A) Benyamin A) M Mukundan
C) Kamala Suraiyya D) M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Answer : B

 The novel titled “Delhi: A Soliloquy”written by Malayalam writer M Mukundan has won the
2021 JCB Prize for literature.
 The book originally written in Malayalam has been translated into English by Fathima E.V. and
Nandakumar
 The JCB Prize for Literature was established in 2018. It is the most expensive Indian award
for writing.
 The prize carries a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh for author and Rs 10 lakh for translator.
 FAMOUS LITERATURE AWARDS 2021.
 The novel titled “Delhi: A Soliloquy”written by Malayalam writer M Mukundan has won the
2021 JCB Prize for literature..
for Fiction his novel `The Promise’.
 French novelist David Diop won the prestigious International Booker Prize 2021 for 'At Night
All Blood is Black'.
 Marathi writer Sharankumar Limbale selected for Saraswati Samman 2020 for his book
"Sanatan".
 Hindi Writer Sharad Pagare Selected for Vyas Samman 2020 for his novel ‘Patliputru Ki
Samragi'.
 Santoor player Pt Satish Vyas conferred with prestigious Tansen Samman for 2020.
 Raj Kamal Jha wins Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 for his book, “The City and the
Sea”.
 Odia Poet Nityananda Nayak Selected for Sarala Puraskar 2020 for his poetry ”Setebelaku
Nathiba”
Q. What is the length of the Purvanchal Expressway which has been inaugurated by PM Narendra
Modi at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh?
A) 341 Km B) 453 Km
C) 275 Km D) 562 Km
Answer : A
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Purvanchal Expressway at KarwalKheri
in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on November 16, 2021. It will connect Lucknow with
Ghazipur.
 The 341-km long Purvanchal Express has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 22,500
crore
 The Expressway starts from village Chaudsarai, located on Lucknow-Sultanpur road (NH-
731) and ends at village Hydaria located on National Highway No. 31, 18 km east of UP-Bihar
border.
Q. Which organization has launched ‘WePOWER India Partnership Forum’ to boost women
participation in energy sector?
A) ADB and NDB B) AIIB and ADB
C) World Bank and ADB D) World Bank and IMF
Answer : C
 The WePOWER India Partnership Forum was held through a virtual platform on November 9,
2021.
 It was launched to scale up the South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network
(WePOWER) in India.

 The event was organized by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank in association with
the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF).
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee?
A) VVS Laxman B) Virender Sehwag
C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Sourav Ganguly
Answer : D
 President of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly, has been appointed as the Chairman of the ICC Men’s
Cricket Committee, during the ICC Board Meeting held on 16 November 2021.
 Ganguly will replace Anil Kumble who assumed the charge in 2012.
LATEST CRICKET'S APPOINTMENT IN NEWS
 Geoff Allardice from Australia appointed as Permanent CEO of ICC.

 Johnny Grave, CEO of Cricket West Indies has been appointed to the ICC Women’s Cricket
Committee.
 Sourav Ganguly appointed Chairman of ICC Men’s Cricket Committee.
 VVS Laxman named as new head of National Cricket Academy (NCA).
 Rahul Dravid appointed head coach of Indian men’s cricket team till 2023 ODI World Cup.
 Ravi Shastri roped in as Legends League Cricket Commissioner
Q. India’s first Grass Conservatory “Germplasm Conservation Centre” has been inaugurated in
which state?
A) Gujarat B) Uttarakhand
Answer : B
 India’s first ‘Grass Conservatory’ has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Almora district in
Uttarakhand
 The “Germplasm Conservation Centre” has been built by the research wing of the
Uttarakhand Forest Department over an area of 2 acres in three years.
INDIA'S FIRST IN NEWS 2021
 India’s first food museum in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur.

 India’s first ‘Grass Conservatory’ inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Ranikhet.
 India’s first National Yogasana Sports Championships organised in Bhubaneswar
 Tripura launches India’s first cricket bats and stumps made of Bamboo
 India’s first fisheries business incubator launched in Gurugram Haryana.
 India’s first Radio over Internet Protocol system inaugurated in Kolkata.
 India’s first ‘test tube’ Banni buffalo calf born in Gujarat.
 Telangana develops India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution.
 Power Finance Corporation (PFC) issues India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond.
 India’s first Atal Community Innovation Center unveiled at VGU Jaipur.
 Assam launches app ‘Fishwaale’, India’s first e-fish market.
 Airtel, Ericsson conducts India’s first rural 5G trial.
 India’s first smog tower inaugurated in Connaught Place, Delhi.
 Indore declared India’s first ‘Water Plus’ certified city.
 India’s first Drone Forensic Lab comes up in Kerala.

 India’s tallest air purifier tower installed in Chandigarh.
 Tata Steel commissions India’s first plant to capture CO2.
 India’s first indigenous cruise liner launched by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation (IRCTC).
 India’s First Agri Sectoral Index GUAREX launched by NCDEX.
 Delhi-Chandigarh Highway becomes India’s first e-vehicle friendly highway.
 “IndiGau’, India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of indigenous cattle breeds.
 IIT Madras develops ‘NeoBolt’- India’s first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle.
 Amitabh Bachchan Becomes India’s First Celebrity Voice For Amazon’s Alexa.
 Kaziranga becomes India’s first national park with satellite phones.
 India’s first heart failure biobank unveiled in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
 India’s first ‘Grain ATM’ launched in Gurugram .
 India’s first Cryptogamic Garden Inaugurated in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
 Nitin Gadkari inaugurates India’s first private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur, Maharashtra.
 India’s first maritime arbitration centre to be set up in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 Grene Robotics develops India’s first indigenous drone defence dome ‘Indrajaal'.
 India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-I), is planned to be commissioned by 2022.
 World’s first-ever genetically modified rubber planted in Guwahati, Assam.
 Uttarakhand unveils India’s first earthquake early warning mobile app, named ‘Uttarakhand
Bhookamp Alert’.
 Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
 Maharashtra set to become first state to issue educational documents using blockchain
technology.
 India’s first driverless pod taxis will connect Jewar international airport with Greater Noida .
 India’s first international maritime services cluster to be set up at GIFT City, Gandhinagar
Gujarat.
 Puri city of Odisha becomes first in India to provide 24×7 ‘safe to drink’ tap water facility.
 India’s First Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre Launched in Pune.
 Andhra Pradesh to Launch India’s first Govt-run Ambulance Network For Animals.
 India’s first centralised AC railway terminal in Bengaluru.
 India's first digital university comes up in Kerala.
 India’s first Labour Movement Museum to be set up in Kerala.
 India’s First Amputee Clinic Launched In Chandigarh.
 India’s first Pollinator Park inaugurated in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
 India’s first Lithium refinery to be set up in Gujarat.
 Uttar Pradesh govt is set to establish India’s first mega leather park in Kanpur
Q. India’s first dedicated fisheries business incubator has been inaugurated in which place?
A) Chennai, Tamil Nadu B) Gurugram, Haryana
D) Hyderabad, Telangana D) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Answer : B
 India’s first fisheries business incubator launched in Gurugram Haryana.
 The incubator is known as LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC).
 It was inaugurated by Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri
Parshottam Rupala on November 16, 2021
 The centre has been established at a cost of Rs. 3.23 crore under the central flagship
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).

 The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is the implementing agency for
the LIFIC
 The first batch of ten incubatees from four states (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and
Maharashtra) have already been identified.
 Note: Prime Minister has set target to achieve 22 million tonnes of fish production and export
to the tune of Rs one lakh crore by 2025.
 PMMSY is a flagship scheme for focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector
in the country as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
Q. Janette Brittin has been inducted in ICC Hall of Fame in 2021 along with Shaun Pollock of South
Africa and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka. Janette Brittin played for which country?
A) Australia B) England
C) South Africa D) New Zealand
Answer : B
 Janette Brittin of England, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri
Lanka have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021.
 To become eligible for induction in the ICC Hall of Fame, a player should have played his last
international match at least five years before.
 Now the total inductees in the list has become 106, which includes 10 women, since the
launch of the list in 2009.
 ICC Hall of Fame: Indian inductees
1. 1.Bishan Singh Bedi - 2009
2. Kapil Dev - 2009
3. Sunil Gavaskar - 2009
4. 4.Anil Kumble - 2015
5. Rahul Dravid - 2018
6. 6.Sachin Tendulkar - 2019
7. 7.Vinoo Mankad - 2021.
 Indian Cricket Legend Vinoo Mankad Inducted Into ICC Hall Of Fame
Q. India’s first Food Museum has recently been inaugurated at which place?
A) Nashik, Maharashtra B) Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
C) Thrissur, Kerala D) Bhupalpally, Telangana
Answer : B
 Union Minister for Commerce, Industry, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal
inaugurated India’s first Food Museum at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
 The museum has been established by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) as a part of Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration.
 FCI and Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museums, Bangalore, have co-developed
the museum at an estimated cost of Rs 1.1 crore over 1,860-sqft area.
MUSEUM IN NEWS 2021
 Amit Shah lays foundation stone of Rani Gaidinliu museum Tamenglong district of Manipur.
 Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates India’s first food museum in Tamil Nadu’s
Thanjavur.
 India’s first Labour Movement Museum to be set up in Kerala.
 India’s First Sandalwood Museum to come up in Mysuru, Karnataka.

 Centre to dedicate a Museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Kolkata on 125th birth
anniversary.
 India’s first maritime museum coming up at Lothal in Gujarat.
 India’s first oil museum to come up in Guwahati.
 World’s First Museum on Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Inaugurated in Kolkata.
 India’s first Dinosaur Museum opens in Gujarat.
 International Museum Day: 18 May
 International Council of Museums (ICOM)
 Founded : 1946
 Headquarteres : Paris, France
Q. The first Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) of Uttar Pradesh has been launched in which city
recently?
A) Agra B) Noida
C) Kanpur D) Jhansi
Answer : B
 Union Minister of Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated the first air pollution
control tower of the state of Uttar Pradesh in Noida
 The Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) prototype has been developed by state-run Bharat
Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel).
 The indigenously developed APCT is set up between the DND flyway and the slip road to
Noida Expressway.
 The tower will help to mitigate the rising air pollution problem in the city.
NOIDA IN NEWS 2021
 Uttar Pradesh’s first Anti-Air Pollution Tower inaugurated in Noida.

 Uttar Pradesh Government to set up ‘Electronic Park’ near Noida.
 India’s largest 3 GWh Li-ion battery factory is set to be built in Noida.
 Government plans to set up Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida.
 IAHE inks pact with University of New South Wales to set up CATTS in Noida.
 Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021 inaugurated at Noida Haat
DON'T CONFUSE TOWER IN NEWS 2021.
 Uttar Pradesh’s first Anti-Air Pollution Tower inaugurated in Noida.

 India’s tallest air purifier tower installed in Chandigarh.
 CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates India's first smog tower in Delhi.
 IAF builds one of the world’s highest mobile ATC towers in Ladakh
Q. India has been re-elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO for 2021-25. How many members
are there on the Board?
A) 58 B) 124
C) 164 D) 193
Answer : A
 India has been re-elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO for the term 2021-25 on
November 17, 2021.

 India received 164 votes to get re-elected to four-year term of office.
 Apart from India, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cook Islands and China have also been
elected in Group IV Asian and Pacific States category.
 UNESCO Executive Board consists of 58 member-states each with a four-year term of office.
INDIA ELECTED AS MEMBERS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN NEWS 2021
 India assumed the chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) for 1 year.
 India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-25 term with 164 votes.
 India gets re-elected to U.N. Human Rights Council for 2022-24 term.
 India elected to Council of Administration(CA) And Postal Operations Council (POC) of
Universal Postal Union (UPU).
 India elected as member of UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24.
 India elected as non-permanent member of UN Security Council.
 India re-elected as president of International Solar Alliance.
Q. Name the incumbent Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) whose tenure has been extended
by the Finance Ministry for one year till November 2022?
A) Bhaskar Khulbe B) Rajesh Kumar Sahu
C) Binod Bihari Singh D) Sanjay Kumar Mishra
Answer : D
 Ministry of Finance has extended the tenure of Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the Director of
Enforcement Directorate (ED), for one year until November 18, 2022.
 Mishra’s extension comes following the introduction of The Central Vigilance Commission
Amendment Ordinance 2021.
 Mishra was first time appointed as the ED director for a period of two years on November 19,
2018
 Directorate of Enforcement (ED)
 Founded : 1956
 Director Enforcement : Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
TENURE EXTENDED IN NEWS .
 Centre extends Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure as ED Director for one year till November 2022
 Government Extends Tenure of Amitabh Kant as Niti Aayog CEO by One Year till June 2022 .
 Government extended the tenure KK Venugopal as Attorney General of India for One Year
till June 2022.
 Mahesh Kumar Jain gets two-year extension as RBI Deputy Governor.
 Centre extends LIC Chairman M R Kumar’s term till March 13, 2022 .
 Government extended the tenure of Arvind Kumar as the Chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB) for
a period of one-year.
 Government extended the tenure of Samant Goel as the Chief RAW for a period of one-year.
 ISRO Chairman K Sivan gets one year extension up to January 14, 2022.
 DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension.
Q. Who has won the 2021 WTA Finals Tennis title?
A) Simona Halep B) Karolína Pliskova

C) Garbine Muguruza D) Victoria Azarenka
Answer : C
 In tennis, Garbine Muguruza of Spain beat Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, 6-3, 7-5 in the final to
claim her first WTA Final title on November 17, 2021.
 Muguruza is also the first Spaniard to win the WTA Finals.
 Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
 Headquarters : St. Petersburg, Florida, US
 President : Micky Lawler
 Chairman : Steve Simon
Q. Netherlands based financial services firm KPMG has roped in whom as the CEO of its KPMG
India division?
A) Nikesh Arora B) Niraz Shah
C) Sonia Syngal D) Yezdi Nagporewalla
Answer : D
 Financial services firm KMPG has announced the appointment of senior partmer Yezdi
Nagporewalla as the new chief executive officer (CEO) for the India division.
 Nagporewalla will replace current Chairman and CEO, Arun M. Kumar, who completes his
five-year term on February 6, 2022.
 KPMG International Limited (KPMG)
 Headquarters : Amstelveen, Netherlands
 Global Chairman and CEO : Bill Thomas
Q. India’s biggest aromatic garden has been inaugurated in which of these place?
A) Kollam, Kerala B) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
C) Nainital, Uttarakhand D) Hyderabad, Telangana
Answer : C
 The biggest aromatic garden of India has been unveiled at Lalkuan in Nainital district of
Uttarakhand.
 The garden has been developed by the research wing of Uttarakhand forest department over
an area of 3 acre.
 The project has been funded under CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management
and Planning Authority) scheme of the central government
Q. Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL) has inaugurated one of the world’s first and India’s
largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant in which city?
A) Bengaluru B) New Delhi
C) Hyderabad D) Ahmedabad
Answer : C
 Telangana’s capital city Hyderabad is now home to India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed
biogas plant as Ramky Enviro has inaugurated the facility at the Hyderabad Integrated
Municipal Solid Waste (HiMSW) site, Jawaharnagar.
 The plant has been recognized and awarded as the “Most Innovative Project” by CII GreenCo
on the 8th National Award for Environmental Best Practices 2021

HYDERABAD IN NEWS
 India’s largest landfill biogas plant launched in Hyderabad.

 Mohd Azharuddin unveils world’s largest cricket bat in Hyderabad.
 India’s first Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production
Plant inaugurated at BHEL R&D Centre, Hyderabad.
 Vinay K Nandicoori, has been appointed as the Director at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and
Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, Telangana.
 Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace becomes first Spacetech startup to formally tie-up
with ISRO.
 Hyderabad-based Social Activist Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi Wins UK Government’s Point
of Light Award.
 India’s first-ever Transgender Community Desk inaugurated by Cyberabad Police in
Hyderabad.
 ‘Bonalu’ festivities to begin in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Telangana.
 Goldman Sachs open its global centre in Hyderabad.
 Hyderabad-based Maithri Aquatech sets up ‘World’s First Mobile Water from Air Kiosk’ at
Vizag Smart City.
 Hyderabad Recognised as ‘2020 Tree City of the World’ by FAO
Q. Name the first ever Shatabdi Express train of the Indian Railways to receive the Integrated
Management Systems (IMS) certification?
A) Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express
B) Howrah-Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express
C) New Delhi-Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi Express
D)Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Mumbai Shatabdi Express
Answer : A
 Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express has become the first train of Southern Railway to
receive Integrated Management Systems (IMS) certification.
 It is also the first Shatabdi train and the only second mail/express train of Indian Railways to
receive this prestigious certification.
 The IMS certificate provided are ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.
 The first train of Indian Railways to be IMS certified is Habibganj-Hazrat Nizamuddin-
Habibganj Bhopal Express
Q. Union Minister Jitendra Singh recently dedicated Sardar Patel Leadership Centre to the nation
in which of these place?
A) Ahmedabad, Gujarat B) Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
C) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh D) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Answer : B
 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated to the nation “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre”
at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie.
 The facility was inaugurated on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2021,
which marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

 The Sardar Patel Leadership Centre aims to lay the foundation capacity building for future
generations of Civil Servants from India and Abroad, as visualised by the Father of All India
Services
Q. The National Cooperative Development Corporation ( NCDC) has unveiled the “Dairy Sahakar”
for enhancing the sector. What is the total fund outlay for the scheme?
Answer : C
 The Union Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme on
October 31, 2021 at Anand, Gujarat during a function organised by Amul to celebrate the
75th Foundation Year of Amul.
 Total outlay of the Dairy Sahakar scheme is Rs 5000 crore.
 The scheme will be implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation ( NCDC)
under Ministry of Cooperation..
 National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
 MD : Sundeep Kumar Nayak
Q. Union minister for agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated “Apple Festival” in which of
the following state/UT?
A) Ladakh B) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : B
 Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Lt Governor Sinha virtually
inaugurated an apple festival organised in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
 With an annual production of more than 2.2 million tonnes, apples from Jammu and Kashmir
account for 87 per cent of the national production and are linked to the livelihood of about 30
per cent of the population of the UT, according to the statement.
Q. Which state topped among ‘large states’ in the governance performance, according to the 6th
edition of Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021) report by the Public Affairs Centre (PAC)?
C) Bihar D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
 Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021): Kerala topped in governance performance
 According to the 6th edition of Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021) report by the Public Affairs
Centre (PAC), a Bengaluru- based non-profit think tank, the top three slots have been taken
by Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana among 18 large states.
 Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021) ranks the states and Union Territories based on three pillars
of equity, growth and sustainability along with 5 themes, 14 Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) and 43 indicators.
 Toppers among large states
1. Kerala (1.618)

2. Tamil Nadu (0.857)
3. Telangana (0.891)
 Toppers among small states
1. Sikkim (1.617)
2. Meghalaya (1.144)
3. Mizoram (1.123)
 Toppers among Union Territories
1. Puducherry (1.182)
2. Jammu and Kashmir (0.705)
3. Chandigarh (0.628)
Q. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has recently conferred Honorary Life Membership to which two
Indian players?
A) Irfan Pathan and Shreyas Gopal B) Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan Singh
C) Dinesh Karthik and Kuldeep Yadav D) Murali Vijay and Shahbaz Nadeem
Answer : B
 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has recently conferred honorary life memberships to Indian
spinner Harbhajan Singh and former fast bowler Javagal Srinath.
 Harbhajan is India's third-highest wicket-taker in Tests, with 417 wickets in 103 Tests, while
Srinath is one of the country's greatest ODI players, having taken 315 wickets and ended his
career as India's second-highest wicket-taker in 50-over internationals.
 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at
Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London
Q. Which word has been chosen as the Word of the Year 2021 by Oxford English Dictionary (OED)?
A) Vax B) Coronavirus
C) COVID-19 vaccine D) Pandemic
Answer : A
 ‘Vax’ has been chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2021.
 Vax derived from the Latin word vacca, which means cow.
 Vax is used as a short form for vaccine and means a substance put into a person’s body to
prevent them from getting a disease.
 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, words related to vaccines saw surge in 2021, including terms
like double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer.
Q. Which country was the host nation for the G20 Summit 2021?
A) Italy B) Japan
C) Brazil D) Indonesia
Answer : A
 The 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit was held in Rome, Italy on October 30 and 31, 2021
 It was the 16th meeting of G20 group. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Italian
Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
 Motto – People, Planet, and Prosperity
 Agenda – climate change, economic recovery, the pandemic and the global minimum
corporate tax rate.

 The summit concluded with the adoption of the Rome Declaration by G20 Leaders.
 G20 SUMMIT KEY FACTS
 G2 Summit 2021 Presidency of Italy
 Summit Theme 2021 : Preparing for pandemics
 Summit Motto 2021 :
People, Planet, and
Prosperity
 1st G20 Summit
2008 : USA
 15th G20 summit
2020 : Saudi Arabia
 16th G20 summit
2021 : Italy
 17th G20 summit
2022 : Indonesia
 18th G20 summit
2023 : India
 19th G20 summit
2024 : Brazil
 Easy Tricks to
Remember or Memorize
Members of G-20
Countries
 TRICKS : “GURU JI SITA AB SSC FCI ME” job karti hai (only capital letters)
Q. The Indian Navy frigate TUSHIL has recently been launched in which of the following country?
A) Russia B) Japan
C) Israel D) France
Answer : A

 The seventh Indian Navy frigate of the P1135.6 class was launched at the Yantar Shipyard at
Kaliningrad in Russia on October 28, 2021.
 The ship has been formally named as Tushil, a Sanskrit word which means protector shield.
 The ship has been developed under the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between India and
Russia in 2016 for the construction of four additional P1135.6 class ships for Indian Navy.
 Out of the four ships, two ships of Project 1135.6 ships were to be constructed in Russia and
two ships in India at M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
 Tushil will be commissioned into the Indian Navy in mid-2023 followed by its sister ship by the
end of 2023.
 The Project 1135.6 class is also called Talwar class and the Talwar class frigates are built by
Russia for Indian Navy.
Q. Centre has formed an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) headed by Cabinet Secretary
to review and monitor implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP). The
EGoS has how many members?
A) 17 B) 24
C) 20 D) 15
Answer : C
 Centre has constituted an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) to review and monitor
the mechanism for the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National
Master Plan (NMP).
 The Cabinet Secretary will be the Chairperson of 20-member EGoS.
 The Logistics Division will act as Secretariat to the EGoS for its Terms of Reference (ToRs).
Q. Which institute has topped in Times Higher Education (THE)’s World Reputation Rankings 2021?
A) Harvard University B) University of Oxford
C) Stanford University D) Massachusetts Institute for Technology
Answer : A
 Harvard University of the United States of America (USA) has topped the 2021 ranking.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA and University of Oxford from the United
Kingdom (UK) has secured the 2nd and 3rd rank respectively
 Ranking Institute
 1st - Harvard University (US)
 2nd - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
 3rd - University of Oxford (UK)
 LATEST UNIVERSITY RANKING 2021
 THE’s World Reputation Rankings 2021
 Top : Harvard University (US)
 Top Indian Institutes : IISc Bengaluru (91-100)
 Times World University Rankings 2022
 Top : University of Oxford London (UK)
 Indian Institute top : IISc Bangalore – 301-350 bracket
 QS World University Rankings 2022
 Top : Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
 Top Indian Institute : IIT Bombay (177 place)
 World’s top research university : IISc, Bengaluru
 Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Ranking 2021

 TOP : Tsinghua University (China)
 Top Indian Institute : IISc, Bengaluru (37 place)
 Centre for World University Ranking 2021-22
 TOP : Harvard University, US
 Top Indian Institute : IIM Ahmedabad ( 415 Place)
Q. According to the report ‘Five years on: Global climate tech investment trends since the Paris
Agreement’, what was the rank of India in the list of top 10 countries for climate technology
investment from 2016 to 2021?
A) 6th B) 9th
C) 8th D) 4th
Answer : B
 Global Climate Tech Investment trend” report: India ranked 9th, US topped.
 In accordance with the report ‘Five years on: Global climate tech investment trends since the
Paris Agreement’ by London & Partners, and Dealroom. Co, India ranked 9th in the list of top
10 countries for climate technology investment from 2016 to 2021.
 Indian climate tech firms received USD 1 billion in venture capital (VC) funding in this period.
Q. Which of the following Indian philanthropist has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy
List 2021?
A) Shiv Nadar B) Azim Premji
Answer : B
 Azim Premji, the founder-chairman of Wipro Ltd has topped the EdelGive Hurun India
Philanthropy List 2021.
 The 76-year-old, made the highest contribution of Rs 9,713 crore between April 2020 and
March 2021 towards philanthropic causes to retain the top position for second year in a row.
 Shiv Nadar, founder and chairman of HCL Technologies, retained second spot with an annual
donation of Rs 1,263 crore.
 India’s richest man and the chairman of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani stood at the
third spot with an annual donation of Rs 577 crore.
 The list ranks individuals from India who donated Rs 5 crore and above between April 1, 2020
and March 31, 2021 towards philanthropic contributions.
 DON'T CONFUSE
 Jamsetji Tata tops inaugural list of Top EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century
 As per the report, the total donations made by Mumbai-based Jamsetji Tata is estimated at
US$102.4 billion.
 The only other Indian in the list of 50 global philanthropists is Azim Premji, former chairman
of Wipro. He is ranked at 12th position.
 Azim Premji, the founder-chairman of Wipro Ltd has topped the EdelGive Hurun India
Philanthropy List 2021, (Contribution of Rs 9,713 crore)
Q. Who has been awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2021 for athletics?
A) Neeraj Chopra B) Ravi Kumar
C) Lovlina Borgohain D) Pramod Bhagat
Answer : A

Q. Indian Boxer, Lovlina Borgohain has been honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand KhelRatna
Award 2021. She hails from which state?
A) Haryana B) Assam
C) Rajasthan D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : B
 Who among the following were conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for the
year 2021?
1. Avani Lekhara
2. Sunil Chhetri
3. Mirabai Chanu
4. Mithali Raj
Q. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A) 2 and 3 only B) 1, 2 and 4 only
C) 1 and 4 only D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer : B
 National Sports Awards for the year 2021 were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs &
Sports on November 02, 2021.
 President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind will felicitate the awardees on November 13, 2021.
 National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
 Major Dhyan Chand KhelRatna Award 2021 (Total winners-12)
 Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1. Neeraj Chopra (Haryana) - Athletics
2. Ravi Kumar (Haryana) - Wrestling
3. Lovlina Borgohain (Assam) - Boxing
4. Sreejesh P.R (Kerala) - Hockey
5. AvaniLekhara (Rajasthan) - Para Shooting
6. Sumit Antil (Haryana) - Para Athletics
7. Pramod Bhagat (Bihar) - Para Badminton
8. Krishna Nagar (Rajasthan) - Para Badminton
9. Manish Narwal (Haryana) - Para Shooting
10. Mithali Raj (Rajasthan) - Cricket
11. Sunil Chhetri (Telangana) - Football
12. Manpreet Singh (Punjab) - Hockey
 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India, has been renamed as
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, as per an announcement made by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on August 06, 2021
 The Khel Ratna award was instituted in 1991-1992 and comes with a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh.
The first recepient was Chess legend Viswanathan Anand
 In 2001, sport shooter Abhinav Bindra, then aged 18, became the youngest recipient of the
award
 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
 Formerly called : Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (1992–2021)
 Reward(s) : ₹25 lakh
 Established : 1992
 First awarded : 1991–92

 Awarded for : outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of
four years.
Q. How many awardees have been conferred with the Arjuna Awards in 2021 for outstanding
performance in Sports and Games?
A) 25 B) 30
C) 40 D) 35
Answer : D
 Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2021 (Total winners-35)
 Name of the Sportsperson
1. Arpinder Singh - Athletics
2. SimranjitKaur - Boxing
3. ShikharDhawan - Cricket
4. Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman - Fencing
5. Monika - Hockey
6. VandanaKatariya - Hockey
7. SandeepNarwal - Kabaddi
8. HimaniUttam - Parab Mallakhamb
9. AbhishekVerma - Shooting
10. AnkitaRaina - Tennis
11. Deepak Punia - Wrestling
12. Dilpreet Singh - Hockey
13. Harman Preet Singh - Hockey
14. Rupinder Pal Singh - Hockey
15. Surender Kumar - Hockey
16. AmitRohidas - Hockey
17. BirendraLakra - Hockey
18. Sumit - Hockey
19. Nilakanta Sharma - Hockey
20. Hardik Singh - Hockey
21. VivekSagar Prasad - Hockey
22. Gurjant Singh - Hockey
23. Mandeep Singh - Hockey
24. Shamsher Singh - Hockey
25. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay- Hockey
26. Varun Kumar - Hockey
27. Simranjeet Singh - Hockey
28. YogeshKathuniya - Para Athletics
29. Nishad Kumar - Para Athletics
30. Praveen Kumar - Para Athletics
31. SuhashYathiraj - Para Badminton
32. SinghrajAdhana - Para Shooting
33. Bhavina Patel - Para Table Tennis
34. Harvinder Singh Para - Archery
35. Sharad Kumar - Para Athletics
 Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and
Games
 Reward(s) : 15 Lakh

Q. The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will set up India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant at
which place?
A) Panipat, Haryana B) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
C) Hyderabad, Telangana D) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Answer : A
 Indian Oil Corporation’s Board has given its nod to set up the country’s first mega-scale
Maleic Anhydride Plant to manufacture value-added chemical products at its Panipat
Refinery and Petroleum Complex (PRPC)
 The project — with a capex of ₹3,681 crore
 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
 Chairmam : Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
 Owner : Government of India (52.1%)
Q. Who has won the 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held in Serbia?
A) P Iniyan B) Parimarjan Negi
C) Abhijeet Gupta D) Pentala Harikrishna
Answer : A
 Indian Grandmaster (GM) P Iniyan wins 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held at Serbia.
 P Iniyan is the 16th Indian Grand Master from Erode, tamil Nadu
Q. Which state will introduce new Prevention of Loss of Public and Private Property and Recovery
of Damages Act?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Rajasthan
Answer : A
 Madhya Pradesh government is planning to introduce new 'Prevention of Loss of Public and
Private Property and Recovery of Damages Act'. This was announced by Madhya Pradesh
Home Minister Narottam Mishra on November 3, 2021.
Q. PM Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya at which of
these place?
A) Gandhinagar B) Coimbatore
C) Kedarnath D) Tiruchirappalli
Answer : C
 PM Modi inaugurated the reconstructed Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi (final resting
place) at the premises of the Kedarnath Temple in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand and
unveiled the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya at the Samadhi. The Samadhi was damaged
in the 2013 Kedarnath flood.

 The 12-feet long statue weighing around 35 tonnes (35,000kg) has been constructed by
Mysore-based sculptor Arjun Yogiraj.
 During the visit PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several reconstruction
projects worth over Rs 400 crore at Kedarpuri.
 The unveiling programmes of the statute was organized at the 12 Jyotirlingas and
Jyotishpeeth across the country including Char Dhams (Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and
Rameshwaram).
 Following the natural disaster in Kedarnath in 2013, the ‘Integrated development of
Kedarnath’ project was undertaken under PRASHAD scheme.
 The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive
(PRASAD)’ was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of
holistic development of identified pilgrimage destinations.
STATUE IN NEWS 2021
 PM Modi Unveils Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi and Statue in Kedarnath
 Dedicated : Adi Shankaracharya
 Designed by : Arjun Yogiraj
 Height : 12-feet
 Weight : 35 tonnes (35,000kg)
 India’s Largest Reclining Buddha Statue
 Construction : Kolkata
 Installed : Bodh Gaya, Bihar
 Designed by : Mintu Pal
 Heigth : 100-feet
 PM Modi unveils ‘Statue of Peace’ in Rajasthan
 Dedicated : Vijay Vallabh Surishwarji Maharaj.
 Height : 151-inch (12.6 ft) .
 Gujarat CM unveils world’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Ahmedabad
 Height : 50 feet
 Designed by : Ram V. Sutar
 World’s tallest statue, Statue of Unity, in Kevadiya colony, Narmada district, Gujarat
 Height :182 metres (597 ft)
 Constructed by : Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
 Designed by : Ram V Sutar.
OCTOBER 2021
Q. AJEYA WARRIOR is an annual joint military exercise of Indian Army with which country?
A) Singapore B) Malaysia
Answer : D
 6th edition of the annual Joint Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR, between India and United
Kingdom kick-started on October 08, 2021 at Chaubatia, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
 Other Exercises between India and United Kingdom
 Exercise Konkan ( naval exercise )
 Exercise ‘Indradhanush’ (Air Force Exercise)
 Ajeya Warrior (Joint Military Exercise)

MOST IMPORTANT MILITARY EXERCISE IN NEWS 2021
 Exercise Malabar 2021

 Quad countries : India+ USA+Japan+ Australia
 Edition of Malabar 2021: 25th
 Phase 1 of Exercise Malabar 2021 : Coast of Guam, Philippine Sea
 Second phase of Exercise Malabar 2021 : Bay of Bengal
 Indian Army had organised the biggest military exercise called Dakshin Shakti in Rajasthan’s
Jaisalmer.
 15th edition of the biennial Trilateral Coast Guard Exercise ‘Dosti’ between the Maldives,
India, and Sri Lanka was held in Maldives.
 Indian Coast Guard was represented by ICGS Vajra and ICGS Apoorva.
 37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) is being held in the Indian
Ocean region.
 India-UK conducts maiden Tri-Service exercise ‘Konkan Shakti 2021’ in Arabian Sea
 India, Singapore and Thailand 3rd edition of Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX – 21 held in
Andaman Sea
 32nd edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted in
Andaman Sea.
 17th Edition of Indo-US Joint Military Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021” organised in Alaska
(USA).
 6th India-France bilateral Army exercise EX SHAKTI 2021 to begin in Frejus, France
 6th India-UK joint military exercise ‘AJEYA WARRIOR’ begins in Chaubatia, Uttarakhand
 5th edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise JIMEX will be held in Arabian Sea
 8th edition of the India – Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise “Mitra Shakti-21” place at Combat
Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka
 3rd edition of the India and Indonesia bilateral maritime exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ begins in
Sunda Strait in Indonesia
 15th edition of Indo – Nepal Joint Military Training Exercise Surya Kiran will be held from
Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand
 Indian Military Contingent Participates in SCO Exercise ‘Peaceful Mission’ 2021 at Russia
 4th edition of AUSINDEX, a bilateral navy exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal
Australian Navy
 28th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) took place South China
Sea.
 Indian Army to take part in military exercise ‘ZAPAD 2021’ in Russia
 China, Pakistan, Thailand, Mongolia to hold military exercise- “Shared Destiny-2021” held in
China
 Indian Navy takes part in US Navy-led multinational SEACAT exercises in Singapore.
 India-Saudi Arabia holds first-ever naval exercise “Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021”.
 India-UAE Navy undertakes bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ off coast Abu Dhabi.
 12th Edition of Indo-Russia Joint Military Drill ‘Exercise INDRA 2021’ to be held in August
2021 at Volgograd in Russia.
 India, Sri Lanka and Maldives conduct virtual trilateral table top exercise ‘TTX-2021’ on
maritime security.
 NATO Organise Multilateral Military Exercises ‘Steadfast Defender 2021 in the Atlantic and
Europe, and into the Black Sea region.
 US Army-led Massive NATO Joint Military Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 21 Begins in Albania.
 19th India-Franch Naval Exercise VARUNA – 2021 to begin in Arabian Sea.
 8th India-Kyrgyz Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar’ Begins at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

 11th edition of Indo-US joint special forces exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2021’ held in Bakloh in
Himachal Pradesh .
Q. The Indian Railways has recently launched two long haul trains for the South Central Railway
(SCR), What is the name given to the two trains?
A) Jaguar and Dhanush B) Cheetah and Trishul
C) Trishul and Garuda D) Rudra and Dhruv
Answer : C
 For the first time, the Indian Railways has launched two long haul freight trains named
“Trishul” and “Garuda” for the South Central Railway (SCR).
 Trishul is the first long haul train of South Central Railway (SCR) and consists of 177 wagons,
or equal to three freight trains. It was launched from Kondapalli station of Vijayawada division
to Khurda division of East Coast Railway.
 The train ‘Garuda’ was launched from Raichur of Guntakal division to Manuguru of
Secunderabad division.
 South central railway Headquarters : Secunderabad
Q. The second phase of the QUAD Nation’s including, India, the US, Japan and Australia, Exercise
Malabar 2021 will be held in which region?
A) Arctic Ocean B) Bay of Bengal
C) Indian Ocean D) Pacific Ocean
Answer : B
 The second phase of Exercise Malabar 2021, between the Quad countries; United States,
India, Japan and Australia, will be conducted in the Bay of Bengal from October 12 to 15,
2021
 The Phase 1 of Exercise Malabar 2021 was conducted off the coast of Guam, in the Philippine
Sea, in the Western Pacific from August 26 to 29, 2021.
 Exercise Malabar 2021 is the 25th edition of MALABAR.
 The Indian Navy will participate with INS Ranvijay, INS Satpura, P8I Long Range Maritime
Patrol Aircraft and a Submarine.
 About "Malabar Exercise"
 The Exercise Malabar was first held in 1992 as a bilateral drill between the Indian Navy and
the US Navy in the Indian Ocean. Later in 2015, Japan became a permanent member of the
exercise.
 Japan and Australia first participated in 2007, and since 2014, India, the US and Japan have
participated in the exercise every year
 In 2020 Australia joined the Malabar Exercise on India’s request in order to contain China in
the Indo-Pacific region
 ABOUT "QUAD"
 It is a four-nation alliance of India, Australia, USA and Japan which was established in 2007.
 The idea of Quad was first mooted by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
 Other Exercises with Quad Countries:
 India- Japan : JIMEX (naval exercise), SHINYUU Maitri (air force exercise), and Dharma
Guardian (military exercise).
 India-US : Yudha Abhyas (Army), Vajra Prahar (Military), Spitting Cobra, SANGAM, RED
FLAG, COPE INDIA.
 India-Australia : AUSINDEX (Maritime), AUSTRA HIND, Pitch Black

Q. What is the rank of India in the latest Henley Passport Index for 2021?
A) 85 B) 90
C) 86 D) 92
Answer : B
 India has been ranked at 90th position among 116 countries, on the Henley Passport Index,
released for Q4 of 2021 on October 07, 2021.
 The index lists the world’s most travel-friendly passports.
 India’s position has dropped by six places, compared to last year (2020), during the same
period, when it was placed at 84th spot.
 Japan and Singapore shares the top position in the latest index, with their passports holders
allowed to travel visa-free to 192 countries
 The rankings are based on the analysis of data provided by the International Air Transport
Association (IATA).
 In India, its passport holders are allowed to travel visa-free to 58 countries. India shares its
rank with Tajikistan and Burkina Faso
 Afghanistan has world’s least powerful passports, with visa-free score of 26.
 MOST IMPORTANT REPORT'S AND INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES 2021
 Henley Passport Index 2021
TOP : Japan and Singapore
INDIA : 90
107: Pakistan
110: Afghanistan (Bottom)
 IMD World Competitiveness Index 2021
TOP : Switzerland
2nd : Sweden
3rd : Denmark
INDIA : 43
 Compiled By : Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Among the BRICS nations
1st - China (16th rank)
2nd - India (43rd rank)
3rd - Russia (45th rank)
 Global Innovation Index 2021
Top : Switzerland
2nd : Sweden
3rd : USA
INDIA : 46
Released by ; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020
Top : New Zealand and Denmark
INDIA : 86
Released By : Transparency International
 Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021
Top : USA
2nd : China
INDIA : 3rd
 Youth Development Index 2020
Top : Singapore

INDIA : 122
Released By : Commonwealth Secretariat in London
 Energy Transition Index 2021
TOP : Sweden
INDIA : 87
Bottom : Zimbabwe
Released By : World Economic Forum (WEF)
 World Press Freedom Index 2021
TOP : Norway
INDIA : 142
Bottom : Eritrea ( 180th place)
Released By : Reporters Without Borders
 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) 2021
Top : Finland
INDIA : 49
 Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2021
Top : China
2nd : INDIA
3rd : USA
Released By : Cushman & Wakefield
 Inclusive Internet Index 2021
TOP : Sweden
INDIA : 49 (It shares its rank with Thailand)
 Gender Gap index 2021
Top : Iceland
INDIA : 140
Bottom : Afghanistan
Released By : World Economic Forum (WEF)
 Global Peace Index (GPI) 2021
TOP : Iceland
2nd : New Zealand
3rd : Denmark
 INDIA : 135
 Least : Afghanistan (163)
 Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021
Top : United States
INDIA : 20
Released By : Startup Blink
 World Giving Index 2021
Top : Indonesia
INDIA 14
 Bitcoin Investment Gain in 2020
TOP : US
INDIA : 18
Bottom : Thailand
 Global Skills Report 2021
TOP : Switzerland
INDIA : 67
Released By : Coursera
 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020
TOP : United States

INDIA : 10
Released By : International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 Economic Freedom Index 2021
Top : Singapore
INDIA : 121
Published By : The Heritage Foundation
 World Happiness Report 2021
Top : Finland
INDIA : 139
Report By : UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
 International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2021
TOP : USA
INDIA : 40
Released By : US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC)
 Democracy Index 2020
Top : Norway
INDIA : 53
Released By : Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
 Human Development Index 2020
Released By : UNDP
Top : Norway
INDIA : 131
 Coronavirus Performance Index
Top : New Zealand
INDIA : 86
 Human Freedom Index 2020
Top : New Zealand
INDIA : 111
Published By : Cato Institute and Fraser
Institute in Canada
Q. Which country has topped the Henley Passport Index 2021 along with Japan?
A) Hong Kong B) Singapore
C) New Zealand D) United States
Answer : B
 Henley Passport Index 2021
 TOP : Japan and Singapore
 INDIA : 90
 107: Pakistan
 110: Afghanistan (Bottom)
Q. Air Force Day in India is celebrated every year on 08 October. In 2021, which edition of Air Force
Day is being celebrated?
A) 77 B) 89
C) 93 D) 85
Answer : B

 The Air Force Day is observed
 every year on 8 October in India.
 The Air Force Day 2021 marks the 89th anniversary of the official foundation day of the Indian
Air force.
 Indian Air Force was officially established on 8 October 1932 by the British Empire as the
Royal Indian Air Force.
 The name was changed to Indian Air Force in 1950.
 INDIAN AIR FORCE (IAF)
 HQ : New Delhi
 1st Chief : Subroto Mukerjee
 27th Chief : Vivek Ram Chaudhari
 45th Vice Chief : Sandeep Singh
 Indian Air Force to celebrate its 89th anniversary on October 8, 2021
Q. The first consignment of GI-tagged Indian sweet dish named Mihidana, was recently exported
to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Which state of India owns the GI tag for this product?
A) Bihar B) Odisha
C) Maharashtra D) West Bengal
Answer : D
 The first consignment of Geographical Indication (GI) tagged sweet dish Mihidana, from
Bardhaman, West Bengal has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
 The product was exported by APEDA registered M/S DM Enterprises, Kolkata.
 West Bengal’s Bardhaman got the GI tag for the Mihidana sweetmeats in 2017.
 Agriculture and processed food production export Development Authority (APEDA)
 Founded : 1986
 Chairman : M. Angamuthu
GI TAG EXPORTED IN NEWS 2021
 First consignment of GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana from West Bengal exported to Bahrain.
 India exports GI certified Jalgaon banana from Jalgaon, Maharashtra to Dubai, UAE ( Asked
in RRB PO MAINS 2021).
 GI-tagged King Chilli ‘Raja Mircha’ from Nagaland exported to London for the first time.
 GI certified Madurai Jasmine Flowers of Tamil Nadu exported to US, Dubai.
 GI certified Bhalia wheat from Gujarat begins Exported to Kenya and Sri Lanka.
 India exports GI certified ‘Jardalu’ mangoes from Bhagalpur, Bihar to United Kingdom.
 India exports GI certified 'Shahi Litchi' from Muzzafarpur, Bihar to United Kingdom
Q. Who has topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021?
A) SP Hinduja B) Shiv Nadar
Answer : D

 Reliance Industries’ Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich
List for the 10th consecutive year. In 2021, his total net worth was recorded at Rs 7,18,000
crore.
 Meanwhile, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani is at second spot with net worth of Rs.
5,05,900 crore.
 Shiv Nadar & family of HCL technologies are third in the list with net worth of Rs 2,36,600
crore
 The Hurun India Rich List 2021, features as many as 1,007 individuals across 119 cities with
net worth of Rs 1,000 crore.
Q. According to IFFL wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021, who is the third richest person?
A) Gautam Adani B) Shiv Nadar
C) Mukesh Ambani D) L N Mittal
Answer : B
 Top 5 in IIFL wealth Hurun India Rich list 2021
 1st - Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries’ Chairman)
 Net worth : Rs 7,18,000 crore
 2nd - Gautam Adani (Adani Group Chairman)
 Net worth : Rs. 5,05,900 crore
 3rd - Shiv Nadar (HCL technologies)
 4th - SP Hinduja (Hinduja)
 5th - LN Mittal (Arcelor Mittal)
 Net worth: Rs 1,74,400 crore
Q. The Lucy Mission has been launched by NASA to study which of these asteroids?
A) Dimorphos B) Patroclus
C) Trojan asteroids D) Donaldjohanson
Answer : C
 US space agency NASA has launched a first-of-its kind mission called ‘Lucy Mission‘ to study
Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
 The mission life of Lucy is 12-year, during which the spacecraft will fly by a total of eight
ancient asteroids to study about solar system’s evolution. These will include one main-belt
asteroid and seven Jupiter Trojan asteroids.
 The Lucy mission will mark NASA’s first single spacecraft mission in history to explore so
many different asteroids.
 The Lucy probe was launched on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space
Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 16, 2021.
Q. NASA has launched a first-of-its kind mission called ‘Lucy Mission‘ to study Trojan asteroids.
Trojan asteroids orbit which planet?
A) Mars B) Venus
C) Jupiter D) Mercury
Answer : C

 NASA has launched a first-of-its kind mission called ‘Lucy Mission‘ to study Jupiter’s Trojan
asteroids
Q. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the presence of persistent water vapour in ‘Europa’.
It is a moon of which planet?
A) Mars B) Venus
C) Jupiter D) Mercury
Answer : C
 Hubble Space Telescope Observatory of NASA have revealed the presence of persistent
water vapour in ‘Europa’, the icy moon of Jupiter. However, the presence of a water vapour
atmosphere is found only in one hemisphere.
 The findings may further help to explore whether Europa’s atmosphere could support life.
 The result is based upon Hubble observations spanning from 1999 to 2015
Q. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title 2021. With this win,
how many times has the CSK team claimed the IPL title since its inception?
A) 3 B) 6
C) 5 D) 4
Answer : D
 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the finals to win the 2021
Indian Premier League (IPL) title
 This was the 14th edition of IPL which is an India-based Cricket league in 20-20 format. This
was the 4th win of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL, having previously won the tournament
in 2010, 2011, and 2018.
 M.S. Dhoni is the captain of CSK the winning team. Eoin Morgan is the captain of the Runner
up team i.e Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He is from England
 The first half of IPL was played in India, while the second half was played in UAE. The finals
were held at Dubai International Stadium
 Player of the Tournament : Harshal Patel (RCB)
 Faf du Plessis won the Man of the Match award in the 2021 IPL finals.
 Highest Run Scorer (Orange Cap): Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) (635 runs)
 Highest Wicket Taker (Purple Cap) : Harshal Patel (RCB) (32 wickets).
 Mumbai Indians team has won the IPL title highest number of times, i.e 5 times.
Q. Which player bagged the Orange Cap title at the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL)?
A) KL Rahul B) Faf du Plessis
C) Ruturaj Gaikwad D) Shikhar Dhawan
Answer : C
Q. Who won the Purple Cap for picking 32 wickets in the 2021 IPL season?
A) Deepak Chahar B) Harshal Patel
C) Shardul Thakur D) Jasprit Bumrah
Answer : B

 Highest Wicket Taker (Purple Cap) : Harshal Patel (RCB) (32 wickets in 15 games in this IPL
season.
 Ruturaj Gaikwad won the Orange Cap for scoring the highest run with 635 runs from 16
matches in this edition (2021) of IPL.
Q. What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021?
A) 110 B) 133
C) 101 D) 144
Answer : C
 India’s rank has dropped to 101st position among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index
(GHI) 2021. In 2020, India was placed at 94th spot, out of 107 countries
 The 2021 GHI score of India is recorded at 27.5 out of 50, which comes under serious
category.
 A total of 18 countries, including China, Kuwait and Brazil, shares the top rank. The GHI score
of these 18 nations is less than 5. This means that these countries suffers very less from
hunger and malnutrition.
 The index is published jointly by Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and Concern Worldwide.
 Based on current GHI projections, the index states that the world as a whole will not achieve
a low level of hunger by 2030.
Q. Which country ranked behind India in the Global Hunger Index 2021
A) Afganistan B) Sri Lanka
C) Bhutan D) Pakistan
Answer : D
 Global Hunger Index-2021: With a score of 27.5, India has slipped to 101st place in the Global
Hunger Index-2021 of 116 countries. In this, it is also behind its neighbouring countries
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Q. When is the International Day of Girl Child observed?

A) 11 October B) 13 October
C) 12 October D) 10 October
Answer : A
 International Day of the Girl Child (also known as Day of Girls and the International Day of
Girls) is observed annually on October 11 since 2012.
 Theme 2021 : “Digital generation. Our generation”
 Don't confuse
 National Girl Child Day : 24 January
 International Day of the Girl Child : 11 October
Q. Who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2021?
A) Arthur Ashkin, Arthur Ashkin and Donna Strickland
B) Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee

C) Paul Michael Romer and Richard Thaler
D) David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens
Answer : D
 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS 2021
 David Card (USA)
 Joshua D. Angrist (USA)
 Guido W. Imbens (USA)
 David Card
 For his empirical contributions to labour economics
 Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens
 For their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships
 The award is officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in
Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021
 Noble Prize in Economics
 Reward : 10 million
 Presented By : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
 First Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen in 1969.
 Indian Winners Noble Prize in Economics
 Amartya Sen : 1998
 Abhijit Banerjee : 2019
Q. The combined area of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary
has been declared as the new Tiger Reserve of India. In which state is the facility located?
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
 The combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary
in Chhattisgarh has been declared as a Tiger Reserve by the National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA) on October 05, 2021.
 Guru Ghasidas National Park will become 53rd Tiger Reserve of the country, approval from
NTCA
 Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary will become 54th Tiger Reserve of the country, approval
from NTCA
 This is the fourth Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, after the Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar, and
Indravati Reserves
 Tamor Pingla is located in Surajpur district, while Guru Ghasidas National Park is in Koriya
district.
 The proposal to declare the above as a Tiger Reserve was approved by NTCA’s 11th
Technical Committee under Section 38V(1) of The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
 NTCA is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change,
established in 2005 for strengthening tiger conservation.

Q. Which country has the maximum multidimensional poor people as per the Multidimensional
Poverty Index 2021 report?
A) India B) Nigeria
C) Pakistan D) Ethiopia
Answer : A
 Five out of six multidimensionally poor people in India are from lower tribes or castes,
according to the Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 released by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative.
 Top 5 countries with the largest number of people in the Multidimensional poverty:
1. India
2. Nigeria
3. Pakistan
4. Ethiopia
5. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Q. Who has been appointed as the first Chairman of the newly set up Indian Space Association
(ISpA)?
A) Rahul Vatts
B) Sanjay Pal
C) Jayant Patil
D) A.K. Bhatt
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA).
 The ISpA is a private industry body which will act as a premier industry body for space and
satellite companies in the country.
 ISpA will work towards boosting space technology in India, with focus on capacity building
and space economic hubs and incubators in India.
 First Chairman – Jayant Patil
 Vice-President – Rahul Vatts
 Director-General – A.K. Bhatt
Q. What is the name of the official mascot for U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?
A) APPU B) ORRY
C) IBHA D) BHIN BHIN
Answer : C
 World football governing body, FIFA unveiled the official mascot of the U-17 Women’s World
Cup India 2022 on October 11, 2021.
 The mascot named “IBHA” is an Asiatic lioness representing women power.
Q. Which country will host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022?
A) China B) India
C) Peru D) Qatar

Answer : B
 FIFA Ranking 2021: India ranked 106th
 Belgium is at 1st position. Brazil holds 2nd position, France holds 3rd position.
 FIFA unveils ‘Ibha’ as official mascot for U-17 2022 Women’s World Cup to be held in India.
 FIFA WORLD CUP
 2022 : Qatar
 2026 : Canada, Mexico,US
 FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup
 2021 : Indonesia
 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
 2022 : Costa Rica
 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 2022- Women's : India
 2023 - Women's : Australia and New Zealand
 2021- Men's : Peru
 Most successful team(s) Men's : Brazil (5 titles)
 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
 Founded : 21 May 1904
 Founded : Paris, France
 Headquarters : Zürich, Switzerland
 Membership : 211
 Languages : English, French, German, Spanish & Italian
 First President : Robert Guérin
 President : Gianni Infantino (Switzerland)
 Secretary General : Fatma Samoura
Q. The name of the Cyclone Gulab, which hit many parts of India recently, was recommended by
which country?
A) Oman
B) Maldives
C) Pakistan
D) Phillippines
Answer : C
Q. Manu Bhaker has recently won record breaking medals for India in a single Championship in
which event?
A) Shooting B) Archery
C) Wrestling D) Badminton
Answer : A
 Manu Bhaker created a milestone record of becoming the first Indian shooter to win highest
number of medals in a single edition of the ISSF Junior World Championships, with as many
as five medals. These included 4 gold medals and a bronze
 Manu Bhaker from Jhajjar, Haryana
Q. What is the rank of India in 2021 Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI)?
A) 7th B) 3rd

C) 8th D) 6th
Answer : B
 India has retained the third position in the 58th Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness
Index (RECAI) released by the consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY).
 The United States has also retained its top position on RECAI 58, followed by China at the
second position.
Q. The first ever automated, driverless train in the world has been unveiled in which country?
A) Germany B) Russia
C) Japan D) France
Answer : A
 World’s first automated, driverless train has been unveiled in Hamburg in Germany.
 The project for Automated trains is a joint venture between German rail company Deutsche
Bahn and high-tech industrial group Siemens.
 The project is part of a 60 million euro ($70 million) ‘Digital Rail Germany’ modernisation plan
which includes modernisation of Hamburg’s rapid urban rail system.
 GERMANY
 Capital : Berlin
 Currency : Euro
 President : Frank-Walter Steinmeier
 Transparency International, Headquarters : Berlin, Germany
 European Central Bank, Headquarteres : Frankfurt, Germany
Q. Sajjan Jindal has been appointed as the Chairman of the World Steel Association. Where is the
headquarters of the World Steel Association?
A) Geneva, Switzerland B) Vienna, Austria
C) Paris, France D) Brussels, Belgium
Answer : D
 World Steel Association (WSA) elected Sajjan Jindal as its Chairman for the year 2021-22.
 He is the Chairman and Managing Director of JSW Steel Limited.
 He became the first representative from India to serve as the Chairman of the WSA.
 World Steel Association (WSA)
 Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
Q. What is the venue of the 17th edition India-US bilateral joint military exercise “Yudh Abhyas ”
being held in October 2021?
A) Rajasthan B) Uttarakhand
C) Alaska D) Mizoram
Answer : C
 17th edition of the Joint Military Training Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021” between the Indian
Army and the United States Army, is scheduled to take place from October 15 to 29, 2021 at
Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska in USA.
 The exercise was started in 2004 under the US Army Pacific Partnership Program. The
exercise is hosted alternately between both countries

Q. Which is the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation?
A) Lucknow B) Varanasi
C) Bengalore D) Hyderabad
Answer : B
 Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh will become the first city in India to use ropeway services in public
transportation. Overall, Varanasi will be the third city in the world after Bolivia and Mexico
City to use ropeway in public transportation
 The total cost of the ropeway project is Rs 424 crore. The total distance of 4.2 km will be
covered in just 15 minutes.
 The cost of the project will be divided between the Centre and the state government at 80:20
Q. Whose birth anniversary is observed as World Students Day on 15 October?

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Mother Teresa D) Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam
Answer : D
 World Students’ Day is observed on 15 October every year in honour of the birth anniversary
of former Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
 This day aims to acknowledge the efforts of Dr. Kalam towards education and students.
 Theme of World Students’ Day for 2021: ‘Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace’.
Q. India’s first Atal Community Innovation Center (ACIC) has been launched in which city?
A) Jaipur B) Chennai
C) Hyderabad D) Lucknow
Answer : A
 India’s first Atal Community Innovation Center (ACIC) has been launched at Vivekananda
Global University (VGU) in Jaipur.
 It is the first center in the country to be set up by the Government of India, Atal Innovation
Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog.
Q. India beat which team to win the 2021South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship?
A) Nepal B) Sri Lanka
C) Pakistan D) Maldives
Answer : A
 India beat Nepal, 3-0, to win 2021 SAFF Championship final title, held on October 16, 2021,
at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives.
 This is the eighth SAFF Championship title claimed by the Indian men’s national football team.
Previously the team had won the title in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015.
 Top Scorer in the championship Sunil Chhetri (Captain) – 5 goals.
 Headquarters : Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Membership : 7
 President : Kazi Salahuddin
 Its founding members are Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Bhutan joined the federation in 2000 and Afghanistan in 2005
Q. Who among the following has become the oldest person in the world to go to space?
A) Ryan Reynolds B) Russell Peters
C) William Shatner D) Mike Myers
Answer : C
 Legendary Canadian actor William Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space.
 The 90-year-old Shatner blasted into the space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket on October
13, 2021.
Q. How many persons are the part of the crew under the Shenzhou-13 mission of China?
A) 3 B) 4
C) 5 D) 6
Answer : A
 Chinese space agency has launched Shenzhou-13 crewed mission, the country’s first long-
duration stay aboard.
 The three-person crew are expected to spend six-months in space, to set up new record for
the time spent in space by Chinese astronauts.
 The members of the crew includes Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guanfu, who will spend
the time in space in testing the station’s technology and conducting spacewalks.
 Wang Yaping is China’s first female astronaut on board the space station.
 The Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship launched by a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, located in Inner Mongolia.
Q. India has been re-elected as the member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
for 2022-2024. This will be the ____ term of India as the member of the 47-member Council
A) 4th B) 6th
C) 5th D) 8th
Answer : B
 India has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth
term on October 14, 2021 with overwhelming majority..
 The new three year term of India will be effective from January 2022 to December 2024.
 India received 184 votes of the 193 votes cast in the election.
 United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
 Headquarters : Geneva, Switzerland
 President : Nazhat Shameem
Q. The National Security Guard (NSG) force of India observed which edition of the Raising Day on
October 16, 2021?
A) 56 B) 37

C) 68 D) 44
Answer : B
 National Security Guard (NSG) force, popularly known as Black Cats, observes its Raising
Day on October 16, every year.
 The year 2021 marks the 37th anniversary of the establishment of the NSG.
 NSG is an elite counter-terrorism unit under the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs.
 National Security Guard (NSG)
 Founded : 1986
 Director general : M.A. Ganapathy
 Motto : Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha
Q. The Indian army team has won the gold medal at the 2021 Cambrian Patrol Exercise. Which
among the following force represented Indian army at the event?
A) 8th Gorkha Rifles B) 3rd Gorkha Rifles
C) 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) D) 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
Answer : C
 Indian Army has been awarded the gold medal at the 2021 Cambrian Patrol Exercise, held at
Brecon, Wales, in United Kingdom from October 13 to 15, 2021.
 The Indian Army was represented by a team from 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) which
competed against 96 teams representing special forces and regiments from around the
world.
 General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, the Chief of General Staff of British Army presented the
Gold Medal to the team members.
Q. China has recently launched its first solar exploration satellite into space. What is the name of
the satellite?
A) Xihe B) Tian
C) Tianshu D) Zhu Rong
Answer : A
 China has launched its first solar exploration satellite into space to study the violent and
sudden physical processes behind solar flares.
 The 550 kg (121-pound) satellite named as Xihe (Name of Sun God in Chinese mythology) was
launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province aboard a
Long March-2D rocket.
Q. Name the Indian Fencer who has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the
individual women’s sabre event?
A) Rushmi Chakravarthi B) Ankita Bhambri
C) Bhavani Devi D) Pranjala Yadlapalli
Answer : C
 Fencer Bhavani Devi, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian
to compete in the sport at the Games, has won the Charlellville National Competition in
France in the individual women’s sabre event.

 Bhavani Devi is currently ranked 50th in the world and is the top-ranked fencer from India.
 Bhavani Devi becomes first ever Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics.
 Bhavani was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Q. Who has won the Women’s singles title at 2021 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament?
A) Elise Mertens B) Paula Badosa
C) Victoria Azarenka D) Veronika Kudermetova
Answer : B
 2021 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2021 Indian Wells Masters)
 Edition : 47th (ATP) / 32nd (WTA)
 Surface : Hard
 Venue : Indian Wells Tennis Garden, California, US
 Men’s Singles : Cameron Norrie (United Kingdom) defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia).
 Women’s singles : Paula Badosa (Spain) defeated Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
Q. What is the rank of India in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021?
A) 85 B) 71
C) 92 D) 65
Answer : B
 India has achieved 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 from among a
list of 113 countries
 Ireland, Australia, the UK, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, France and
the US shared the top rank. Their overall GFS score were in the range of 77.8 and 80 points
on the index.
 The overall score of India is 57.2 points on the GFS Index 2021.
 China has been ranked 34th, Pakistan ranked 75th, Sri Lanka (77th Position), Nepal (79th
position) and Bangladesh (84th position).
Q. Which country has topped in the 71st Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021?
A) Denmark B) Finland
C) Ireland D) Norway
Answer : C
 Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021
 Top : Ireland
 INDIA : 71
 Released By : Economist Impact
 The GFS Index measures the factors include: affordability, availability, quality and safety, and
natural resources and resilience.
 IRELAND
 Capital : Dublin
 Currency : Euro
Q. Which of the following country has won the Thomas Cup 2020?
A) China B) Japan

C) Denmark D) Indonesia
Answer : D
 Thomas Cup : Indonesia beat defending champion China, 3-0, to win Thomas Cup final played
at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark on October 17, 2021.
 This is the 14th Thomas Cup badminton title for Indonesia and the first since 2002.
 Japan and hosts Denmark shared the bronze.
 THOMAS Cup 2020
 Edition : 31st
 Winner : Indonesia
 Runner up : China
 Venue : Denmark
 THOMAS Cup Cup is realted to men’s badminton
Q. China beat which country to lift 2020 Uber Cup?
A) Japan B) Denmark
C) Thailand D) South Korea
Answer : A
 Uber Cup, China beat defending champions Japan 3-1, to clinch their 15th Uber Cup trophy.
South Korea and Thailand shared bronze.
 UBER Cup 2020
 Edition : 28th
 Winner : China
 Runner up : Japan
 Venue : Aarhus, Denmark
 Most titles : China (15 titles)
 Uber Cup is realted to Women’s badminton.
 The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber
Cup Finals 2020.
 Badminton World Federation (BWF)
 Founded : 1934
 Headquarters
 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Membership : 194 member
 President : Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Q. Which country has recently become the first to undertake shooting of a film in the International
Space Station (ISS)?
A) China B) Russia
C) Japan D) United States
Answer : B
 A Russian film crew has scripted record by undertaking the first-ever motion picture shooting
session in the International Space Station (ISS).
 The Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild spent 12 days in the ISS
for filming 30 minutes duration scenes for the film “The Challenge”. It took around 30 hours
to record the material while in space.

 “The Challenge” is the first feature film to be shot in space. The film is based on the life of a
woman doctor who goes to space to save a cosmonaut’s life.
 International Space Station (ISS) five participating space agencies: NASA (United States),
Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada)
Q. Who has been honored with the European Union’s top human rights prize, Sakharov Prize for
Freedom of Thought for 2021?
A) Ivan Safronov B) Alexei Navalny
C) Roman Dobrohotov D) Igor Domnikov
Answer : B
 European Parliament has awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize, Sakharov
Prize for Freedom of Thought for 2021, to the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei
Navalny.
 The 45-year-old activist has been awarded for his immense personal bravery to fight
tirelessly against the corruption of Vladimir Putin’s regime.
 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as Sakharov Prize, is European
Parliament’s top human rights prize.
 Established : 1988
 Presented by : European Parliament
 Reward(s) : €50,000
 First awarded : 1988 - Nelson Mandela & Anatoly Marchenko
Q. Who has been appointed as the ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India?
A) Imtiaz Ali B) Farhan Akhtar
C) Zoya Akhtar D) Anurag Kashyap
Answer : A
 The renowned film director, producer, and writer, Imtiaz Ali has been roped in as the
ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India.
 The first-ever online Russian Film Festival in India is organized by ROSKINO, a Russian film
promotion body, from October 16 to November 27, 2021.
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the President of Berlin Film Festival 2022?
A) Rahul Sachdeva B) Mrinal Sen
C) Ganesh Jain D) M Night Shyamalan
Answer : D
 The name of Indian-American filmmaker M Night Shyamalan has been announced as the
President of the M Night Shyamalan Berlin International Film Festival 2022.
 Shyamalan is a well known name in Hollywood. He has produced films such as 'The Sixth
Sense', 'Unbreakable', 'The Village', 'Science', 'Split' and the most recent 'Old'. The 72nd
edition of the Berlin Film Festival will be held from 10 to 20 February 2022.
Q. Sports Authority of India (SAI) has appointed Commodore PK Garg as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of TOPS . What is the Full form of TOPS?
A) Target Olympic Program Scheme

B) Target Olympic Program System
C) Target Olympic Podium Scheme
D) Target Olympic Performance System
Answer : C
 Sports Authority of India (SAI) has appointed Commodore PK Garg as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
 Commodore Garg will be replacing Commander Rajesh Rajagopalan, who held the post from
2018 till the Tokyo Olympics.
 The Arjuna Awardee recipient (1990) and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awardee (1993-
94), Commodore Garg served as the High-Performance Director with Sports Authority of
India
 The Target Olympic Podium Scheme or TOPS was launched in 2014 under the aegis of the
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Q. FATF has retained Pakistan in the Grey List of countries for failing to fulfill the four remaining
FATF mandates out of the total ______ action plan items mandated to it by FATF
A) 39 B) 34
C) 30 D) 37
Answer : B
 The global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained
Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ of countries, due to its failure to fulfill remaining FATF mandates
within stipulated time. Pakistan has addressed 30 of the 34 action plan items, and only four
action items remain to be completed. In June 2021, FATF gave three months to Pakistan, to
fulfil the remaining conditions by October.
 India became the member of FATF in 2010.
 Financial Action Task Force (on Money Laundering) (FATF)
 Founded : 1989
 Membership : 39
 President : Marcus Pleyer
Q. Which among the following countries has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force
(FATF) grey list?
A) Pakistan and Mali B) Turkey and Mali
C) Mali and Jordan D) Botswana and Mauritius
Answer : D
 Two countries- Botswana and Mauritius have been removed from the grey list of the Financial
Action Task Force (FATF) after both the nations showed high-level commitment to implement
reforms to improve their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finances.
 Recently, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) retained Pakistan in the ‘greylist’ or
'increased monitoring list.
 The FATF also announced the ‘greylisting’ of Jordan, Mali and Turkey.
 Botswana and Mauritius had been taken out of the grey list.
 Currently, Iran and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are under High-risk
Jurisdiction or black list

 Botswana
 Capital : Gaborone
 Currency : Pula
 President : Mokgweetsi Masisi
 Mauritius
 Capital : Port Louis
 Currency : Rupee
 President : Prithvirajsing Roopun
 Prime Minister : Pravind Jugnauth
Q. Which of the following countries has been newly added to the Financial Action Task Force
(FATF) grey list?
A) Myanmar, Pakistan and Jordan B) Turkey, Bhutan and Myanmar
C) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Mali D) Jordan, Mali and Turkey
Answer : D
 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on October 21, 2021 placed Turkey on its grey list for
failing to check terror financing and retained Pakistan as well. .
 Meanwhile three new countries have also been added to the Paris-based FATF’s Grey List.
These are Turkey, Jordan, and Mali.
 JORDAN
 Capital : Amman
 Currency : Dinar
 Prime Minister : Bisher Khasawneh
 MALI
 Capital : Bamako
 Currency : Franc
 TURKEY
 Capital : Ankara
 Currency : Lira
Q. Which country has launched its first space rocket to be completely developed and built in the
country called ‘Nuri’?
A) North Korea B) Saudi Arabia
C) South Korea D) United States
Answer : C
 South Korea has launched its first space rocket to be completely developed and built in the
country.
 The rocket is called Nuri. It launched from the country’s Naro Space Center, which is on a
small island off South Korea’s southern coast
Q. India, Israel, United States and which Arabian country have decided to launch new quadrilateral
economic forum?
A) Qatar
B) Kuwait
C) Saudi Arabia

D) United Arab Emirates
Answer : D
 India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States decided to launch a new
quadrilateral economic forum, as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar joined his
counterparts at a meeting via videoconference from Jerusalem, where he is on a five-day
visit.
 Quadrilateral builds on ongoing cooperation between U.S., Israel and UAE after the Abraham
Accords last year.
 DON'T CONFUSE
 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) countries : United States, India, Japan and Australia
 U.S., Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan to form quad group to enhance regional connectivity
 India, Israel, United Arab Emirates and United States have decided to launch new
quadrilateral economic forum
UAE IN NEWS 2021
 India, Israel, UAE, U.S. decide to launch quadrilateral economic forum
 Kumar Mangalam Birla to invest in UAE’s digibank ‘Zand.
 NPCI partners with Mashreq Bank to launch UPI in the UAE.
 world’s largest and tallest observation wheel is set to be unveiled in Dubai, UAE.
 The observation wheel called as ‘Ain Dubai’, is 250 m (820 ft) in height, located at Bluewaters
Island.
 New Development Bank approves UAE, Bangladesh and Uruguay as a new member.
 India-UAE Navy undertakes bilateral exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ off coast Abu Dhabi.
 Sanjay Dutt receives golden visa for UAE.
 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to be Held in UAE.
 IPL 2021 to resume in the UAE in September-October.
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) to send rover Rashid to the moon in 2022.
 UAE names Noura al-Matroushi as its first female astronaut.
 ICC bans UAE cricketers Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar from all cricket for 8
years.
 Indian Air Force to Participate in EX Desert FLAG VI exercise hosted by the United Arab
Emirates.
 Indian Navy Ship Pralaya Participates in NAVDEX 21 and IDEX 21 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
 ‘Hope’ probe of UAE successfully enters Mars orbit.The probe launched from Japan's
Tanegashima Space Center
Q. Which of the following Indian film has been named as the official entry from India for the Oscars
2022 under the International Feature Film category?
A) Jallikattu
B) Koozhangal
C) Nayattu
D) Mandela

Answer : B
 The Tamil-language drama film Koozhangal (internationally translated as Pebbles), has been
selected as India’s official entry for the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars 2022).
 The film will compete for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 2022
 The film has been directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS and produced by Vignesh Shivan and
Nayanthara.
 The 94th Academy Awards are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, on March 27, 2022
 Koozhangal also won the prestigious Tiger Award, the top honour at the 50th edition of the
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021.
 Some key facts about Indian films at Oscar.
 No Indian film has yet won an Oscar.
 In 2021, India’s official entry to Oscars was the Malayalam feature Jallikattu, directed by Lijo
Jose Pellissery.
 Till date only three Indian film have made it to the top five in the best international feature
category including Lagaan in 2001, Mother India (1958) and Salaam Bombay (1989).
Q. Name the mobile app launched by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for digital mapping of
all polling stations
A) Booth Diary App B) Garuda App
C) Electors' Search App D) Voter Mitra App
Answer : B
 Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the Garuda app for digital mapping of all
polling stations, to ensure faster, smarter, transparent and timely completion of election
work.
 Through the Garuda app, Booth Level Officers (BLO) will upload photos and location
information of the polling stations, along with data like latitude and longitude of the centre,
from their registered mobile numbers..
 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
 25 January : Voter's Day
 HQ : New Delhi
 1st Chief : Sukumar Sen
 1st Women Chief : V.S. Ramadevi
 24th Chief : Sushil Chandra
 Commissioner : Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra Pandey
 Tenure : 6/65yrs
 Article : 324
Q. The anthology “Writing for My Life” has been released by which author?
A) Chetan Bhagat B) Ruskin Bond
C) Shashi Tharoor D) Salman Rushdie
Answer : B
 “Writing for My Life”, an anthology of author Ruskin Bond has been released. It contains some
of the most exemplary stories, essays, poems and memories of Ruskin Bond.
 What is an anthology : an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler;
it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors.

 This anthology has been released 25 years after the first anthology of Bond titled, “The Best
of Ruskin Bond”
 Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. His first novel is The Room on the Roof.
RUSKIN BOND IN NEWS
 “Writing for My Life”, an anthology of author Ruskin Bond has been released
 A new book titled "It’s a Wonderful Life" authored by Ruskin Bond
 A new book titled “All Time Favourites for Children” was authored by Ruskin Bond.
 Ruskin Bond’s new book titled ‘Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes’
released on his 86th Birthday
 A book titled ‘A Song of India’ authored by Ruskin Bond
 5 popular books by Ruskin Bond
1.The Room on the Roof
2.The Blue Umbrella
3.A Flight of Pigeons
4.Rusty, the Boy from the Hills
5.A Handful of Nuts
Q. The winner of the men's singles title at the Victor Denmark Open badminton tournament 2021,
Viktor Axelsen is from which of the following countries?
A) Spain B) Switzerland
C) Denmark D) Serbia
Answer : C
 DENMARK OPEN 2021 (BADMINTON)
 Men’s single – Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
 Women’s single – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Q. The winner of the women's singles title at the Victor Denmark Open badminton tournament
2021, Akane Yamaguchi is from which of the following countries?
A) Japan B) Serbia
C) Romania D) Denmark
Answer : A
 Victor Denmark Open 2021 badminton tournament was held at the Odense Sports Park in
Odense, Denmark, from 19 to 24 October 2021
Q. The year 2021 marks how many years of the foundation of UN Charter?
A) 83 B) 76
C) 67 D) 72
Answer : B
 Every year 24 October is celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948.
 It was on this day in 1945 that the Charter of the United Nations came into force.
 It was declared to be an international observance in 1971 by UNGA and that it should be
observed as a public holiday by United Nations member states.
 The year 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter.

Q. Who among the following has been honored with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award (for the year
2019)?
A) Rajinikanth B) Kamal Haasan
C) Vinod Khanna D) Amitabh Bachchan
Answer : A
 Veteran actor Rajinikanth has been honoured with the prestigious 51st Dada Saheb Phalke
Award for his outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema.
 The legendary actor received the Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 at the 67th National Film
Awards in New Delhi on October 25, 2021 by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
 About Rajinikanth
 Rajinikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on 12 December 1950 in a Marathi family in
Bangalore, Mysore State (present day Karnataka)
 Other names : Thalaiva (lit.King)
 Awards and honours
 Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2020)
 Padma Vibhushan (2016)
 Padma Bhushan (2000).
 Rajinikanth began his film career with the Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal (1975), directed by
K. Balachander
 The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest honour in cinema
 Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'.
 He had made India's first full-length feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913.
 Dadasaheb Phalke Award
 Prithviraj Kapoor (1971) and actor Vinod Khanna (2017) are the only posthumous recipients.
 Awarded for : "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema".
 This award is given annually at the National Films Awards.
 The first recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award was Devika Rani who received the award in
1969 and also known as “the first lady of Indian cinema”
 The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize
of Rs. 10 Lakh.
 2015 (63rd) Manoj Kumar
 2016 (64th) K Viswanath
 2017 (65th) Vinod Khanna
 2018 (66th) Amitabh Bachchan
 2019 (67th) Rajinikanth
Q. India has collaborated with which country to launch the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States
(IRIS) initiative on the sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP26)?
A) Poland and Argentina B) Spain and United States
C) United Kingdom and Australia D) United Kingdom and Japan
Answer : C
 India, Australia, and the UK in collaboration with small island developing states (SIDS), have
planned to launch a new initiative “Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)”, on the
sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP26).

 The IRIS initiative will be launched with an initial funding of $10 million from Australia, India
and the UK.
Q. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) celebrated its ___ Raising Day on 24 October 2021?
A) 78 B) 57
C) 60 D) 88
Answer : C
 The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) observed its 60th Raising Day on 24 October 2021.
 ITBP is India’s primary border patrol organization with its border with Tibet (China).
 It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India.
 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
 Formed : 24 October, 1962
 Director General : Sanjay Arora
Q. Between 8 and 16 January 2022, the 30th ‘New Delhi World Book Fair’ will be held at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi. What is its theme?
A) Self-reliant India B) Amrit Festival of Independence
C) Gandhi: Writers Writer D) National Education Policy
Answer : B
 Between 8 and 16 January 2022, the 30th ‘New Delhi World Book Fair’ will be held at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi.
 The theme of the book fair is ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
 The Guest of Honor Country of this fair is France.
 It is worth noting that this fair was first organized in the year 1972.
 It will be organized by the National Book Trust (NBT).
Q. The first-ever state-government-owned Wildlife DNA analysis laboratory has been launched in
which city?
A) Lucknow B) Nagpur
C) Chennai D) New Delhi
Answer : B
 India’s first state government-owned Wildlife DNA analysis laboratory has been inaugurated
at Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
 Currently there are two central government-owned Wildlife DNA laboratory. These are
located at Dehradun and Hyderabad
Q. How many teams will compete in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022?
A) 12 B) 10
C) 11 D) 14
Answer : B
 Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams that will be part of the Indian Premier
League (IPL) from 2022. Hence taking the total number of teams in the competition to ten.

 RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) is the owner of the Lucknow team while CVC Capital
Partners is the owner of the Ahmedabad team.
 RPSG group has won the bid for Lucknow at Rs. 7090 crore, while CVC Capitals a.k.a Irelia
has won the bid for Ahmedabad at Rs. 5625 crore.
 The IPL’s first season was played in 2008. There have been fourteen seasons of the IPL
tournament. The 15th season will see 10 teams competing for the IPL title.
 The IPL 2022 season will comprise ten teams and will have 74 matches.
 9.Lucknow IPL Team
 Owner : Sanjiv Goenka (Chairman of RPSG Group)
 Ahmedabad IPL Team
 Owner : CVC Capital Partners
Q. Which of the following are the two new teams that will be part of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
from 2022?
A) Ahmedabad and Lucknow B) Lucknow and Indore
C) Lucknow and Guwahati D) Ahmedabad and Guwahati
Answer : A
 Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams that will be part of the Indian Premier
League (IPL) from 2022. Hence taking the total number of teams in the competition to ten
 INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL) 2021
 Edition : 14th
 Venue : UAE
 Final Match : Dubai International Stadium
 Winner : Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (4th times, 2010, 2011, 2018 & 2021)
 Runner up : Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
 VIVO is sponsor for Indian Premier League 2021 Season
 Player of the Tournament: Harshal Patel (RCB)
 Highest Wicket Taker (Purple Cap): Harshal Patel (RCB) (32 wickets)
 Faf du Plessis won the Man of the Match award in the 2021 IPL finals.
 Most valuable player Harshal Patel
 Emerging player of the season : Ruturaj Gaikwad
 Game changer of the season: Harshal Patel
 PAYTM Fairplay award : Rajasthan Royals
 Perfect Catch of the Season : Ravi Bishnoi
 IPL winner prize money : ₹ 20 Crore
 IPL Runners Up prize money : ₹12.50 crore
 IPL 2021 : Top 4 most expensive players
 Most expensive players : Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore). 17 Cr ($2.4m)
 2nd - Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals). 16.2 Cr ($2.2m)
 3rd - Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders). 15. 5 cr ($2.1m)
 4th - MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings). 15 Cr ($2.06m)
 Indian Premier League (IPL)
 Administrator : BCCI
 First edition : 2008

 Founder : Lalit Modi
 Number of teams : 10
 Current champion : CSK (4th title)
 Most successful : Mumbai Indians (5 titles)
 Most runs : Virat Kohli (683)
 Most wickets : Lasith Malinga (170)
 IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube
Q. The Hyderabad Cricket Association has launched Guinness Book of World Records certified,
world’s biggest bat in the city. What is the height and weight of the bat?
A) 56.10 feet and 9000 Kg B) 35.50 feet and 8000 Kg
C) 48.60 feet and 6000 Kg D) 60.80 feet and 7000 Kg
Answer : A
 President of Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and former India captain Mohd
Azharuddin inaugurated the world’s biggest cricket bat on October 23, 2021 in Hyderabad,
on the eve of the India-Pakistan ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
 The bat has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest cricket bat
in the world.
 It is made of poplar wood. The bat measures 56.10 feet long and weighs nine tonnes or 9000
kg.
 The unique bat has been designed by Pernod Ricard India (P) Ltd and has been fabricated by
BSL Events.
 Currently the bat is placed for display on Tank Bund in Hyderabad till November 16, 2021,
after which it shall be shifted at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal for display.
Q. India’s first ever Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System for Major port of the country has
been unveiled at which of these ports?
A) Kandla Port B) Paradip Port
C) Jawaharlal Nehru Port D) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
Answer : D
 The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPM) in Kolkata has become the first Major Indian Port
to get a Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System.
Q. The exercise “Konkan Shakti 2021” is a maiden Tri-Service exercise of Indian Armed Forces
with which country?
A) Australia B) Russia
Answer : D
 The Armed Forces of India and the United Kingdom (UK) are undertaking the sea phase of
the maiden Tri-Service exercise ‘Konkan Shakti 2021’ off the Konkan coast in the Arabian
Sea from October 24 to 27, 2021.
 The harbour phase of the seven-day exercise was held in Mumbai from October 21 to 23,
2021
 Other Joint Exercises between India and UK:
 Navy: Konkan

 Air Force: Indradhanush
 Military: Ajeya Warrior
Q. In 2021, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has organised the Vigilance Awareness Week
from 26 October to 01 November. The Vigilance Awareness Week is organised annually during
the week in which the birthday of _____ is held
A) Chandra Shekhar Azad B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Answer : C
 The Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 has been organised by the Central Vigilance
Commission (CVC) from 26 October to 01 November, 2021.
 The annual event is celebrated during the week in which the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel falls, which is held on October 31.
 Theme 2021: ‘Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity‘
 Important Facts about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
 He was the First Home Minister of India as well as the Deputy Prime Minister.
 He is also remembered as the ‘Patron Saint’ of India’s civil servants for establishing modern
all-India services.
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was awarded India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna in 1991.
 The ‘Statue of Unity’ – a monument to commemorate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was
inaugurated on Wednesday, 31st October 2018 i.e the 143rd birth anniversary of the Iron Man
of India.
 This statue stands 182-meter tall facing the Narmada Dam, 3.2 km away on the river island
called Sadhu Bet near Vadodara in Gujarat.
Q. The 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB) was organised by AIIB in partnership with which country?
A) India B) Japan
C) United States D) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Answer : D
Q. Which country has recently announced that it will achieve "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions
level by the year 2060?
A) Pakistan B) Nepal
C) China D) Saudi Arabia
Answer : D

 Recently, Saudi Arabia , one of the world's largest oil producers, has announced that it will
achieve "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions levels by the year 2060. The announcement
came at the kingdom's first Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) forum.
 The main objective of SGI is to increase vegetation cover, reduce carbon emissions, combat
pollution and land degradation and preserve marine life.
SAUDI ARABIA IN NEWS
 Saudi Arabia Pledges ‘Net Zero’ Carbon Emissions by 2060.

 India and Saudi Indian is all set to conduct their first ever naval exercise called “AL-MOHED
AL-HINDI 2021”.
 Indian Air Force to Participate in EX Desert FLAG VI organised at Al-Dhafra airbase, UAE.
 Saudi Arabia to join ‘Net Zero Producers Forum’ on climate change.
 US surpasses Saudi Arabia to become India’s second biggest oil supplier.
 Qatar to host 2030 Asian Games, 2034 edition in Saudi Arabia.
 Saudi Arabia
 Capital : Riyadh
 Currency : Riyal
 Crown Prince : Mohammed bin Salman
Q. What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier?
A) INS Vikrant B) INS Arihant
C) INS Shaurya D) INS Vikramaditya
Answer : A
 The first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) of India, Vikrant, set sail on October 24, 2021, for
the second sea trials before its planned induction into the Indian Navy by August 2022.
 India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant began its much-awaited sea trials on
August 4, 2021.
 INS Vikrant is the largest and most complex warship built in the country.
 The much-awaited sea trials of India’s maiden indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1), built by the
public sector Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL)
Q. Which space agency is preparing to launch the DART mission to prevent the collision of Earth
with an asteroid?
A) ISRO
B) NASA
C) JAXA
D) CNSA
Answer : B
 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing to launch the Double
Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission that is a planetary defense-driven test of
technologies to prevent collision of Earth with an asteroid. The mission is scheduled to be
launched on November 24, 2021 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Q. Which of the following state has awarded the 'Most Film Friendly State' of the country at the 67th
National Film Awards?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Sikkim
C) West Bengal D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
 Sikkim was awarded the 'Most Film Friendly State' of the country at the 67th National Film
Awards
 Sikkim was recognized for standing out as a new destination for shooting films in the country.
 The winner of 67th National Film Awards was announced on 22 March 2021 in New Delhi to
honour best of Indian cinema in 2019.
 67TH NATIONAL FILM AWARD
 Best Feature Film : Marakkar : Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam)
 Best Actor (shared) : Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle (Hindi), and Dhanush for Asuran (Tamil)
 Best Actress : Kangana Ranaut for Panga (Hindi) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
(Hindi)
 Best Director : Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for Bahattar Hoorain (Hindi)
 Best Cinematography : Jallikattu (Malayalam), Gireesh Gangadharan
 Best Children’s Film: Kastoori (Hindi)
 Best Female Playback Singer: Savani Ravindra for Bardo (Marathi)
 Best Male Playback Singer: B Praak for Kesari (Hindi)
 Best Non-Feature Film: An Engineered Dream (Hindi)
 Best Hindi Film: Chhichhore
 Best Telugu Film: Jersey
Q. Which actress has been presented with the National Award at the 67th National Film Awards
ceremony, she has won this award for the fourth time?
A) Madhuri Dixit B) Dia Mirza
C) Katrina Kaif D) Kangana Ranaut
Answer : D
 Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has been chosen as the Best Actress at the National Film
Awards for her stellar performances in 'Manikarnika' and 'Panga'. Kangana Ranaut has been
selected for this award for the fourth time.
 Directed by Nitish Tiwari, 'Chhichhore' won the award for the best Hindi film.
Q. World’s largest cricket bat in has been unveiled in which city?
A) Hyderabad B) Lucknow
C) Bengaluru D) Ahmedabad
Answer : A
 Former India captain and now Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president Mohd
Azharuddin unveiled what is certified by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the
biggest cricket bat, designed by Pernod Ricard India (P) Ltd, on Tank Bund . The bat
measures 56.10 feet, weighs nine tonnes and is made of poplar wood.
Q. DRDO recently test fired long range nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni-5’. The new missile
falls under which category?
A) air-to-air B) surface-to-air

C) air-to-surface D) surface-to-surface
Answer : D
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried successful test-firing of
surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 on October 27, 2021 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island
in Odisha.
 Agni-5 is a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which uses a three-
stage solid-fuelled engine.
 The missile can strike targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with a very high degree of accuracy.
 India currently has Agni 1 with a range of 700 km, Agni 2 with a range of 2,000 km, Agni 3 and
Agni 4 with a range of 2,500 km to more than 3500 km.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) virtually on October
27, 2021. The Summit was hosted under the Chairperson of which country?
A) Brunei B) Cambodia
C) Singapore D) Vietnam
Answer : A
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) through video
conference on October 27, 2021, during which he re-affirmed India’s focus on a free, open
and inclusive Indo-Pacific and the principle of ASEAN Centrality in the region.
 The 16th EAS was hosted under the Chairmanship of Brunei.
 This was the 7th East Asia Summit for Prime Minister Modi.
 Brunei
 Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan
 Currency : dollar
Q. The Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM) is a new market segment launched by which among the
following ministry?
A) Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
B) Minister of Civil Aviation
C) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
D) Minister of Minority Affair
Answer : C
 Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy, Shri R K Singh, launched a new
market segment, “Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM)”.
 GDAM will provide competitive price signals and offer an opportunity to the market
participants to trade in green energy in the most transparent, flexible and efficient manner.
 Raj Kumar Singh : Minister of Power; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy
 Consitituency : Arrah , Bihar
Q. Which state became India’s 1st state to pass its own Wildlife Action Plan 2021-30?
A) Gujarat B) Haryana
C) Rajasthan D) Maharashtra
Answer : D

 Maharashtra became India’s 1st state to pass its own Wildlife Action Plan 2021-30
Q. Which city will host National Tribal Dance Festival from October 28 2021 to October 30 2021?
A) Delhi B) Lucknow
C) Raipur D) Jaipur
Answer : D
 National Tribal Dance Festival will take place in Raipur, Chhattisgarh from October 28.
 Indian and international dance groups will take part in the National Tribal Dance Festival
Q. ICGS Sarthak is the new Offshore Patrol Vessels dedicated to the nation to boost maritime
safety and security of India. The OPV has been developed by which company?
A) Hindustan Shipyard Limited B) Goa Shipyard Limited
C) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders D) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Answer : B
 A new Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Sarthak’ has been dedicated to the nation on October
28, 2021. It will be based at Porbandar in Gujarat.
 ICGS Sarthak is fourth in the series of five Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) being built by Goa
Shipyard Limited for the ICG, to boost maritime safety and security of India
ICGS IN NEWS .
 ICGS ‘Sarthak’ has been dedicated to the nation, based at Porbandar in Gujarat ; being built
by Goa Shipyard Limited.
 National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval commissions Indian Coast Guard’s ship Sajag;
Built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
 Rajnath Singh Commissions Indigeneously built ICGS ‘Vigraha’ in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
 ICGS C-453 Interceptor boat commissioned into services in Chennai ; built by L&T.
 Indian Coast Guard ship C-452, designed and built by L&T.
 Fifth Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad Commissioned into Indian Coast Guard, Built by L&T.
 Offshore Patrol Vessel-6 “VAJRA” launched at Chennai, built By L&T.
 Indian Coast Guard launches Interceptor Boat ‘ICGS C-454’ built By L&T.
 Indian Coast Guard commissions new Interceptor boat C-449, built
 by L&T.
 Indian Coast Guard celebrates its 45th Raising Day : 01 February 2021.
 Indian Coast Guard Launches Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS 'Sarthak', built by Goa Shipyard
Limited.
 Indian Coast Guard Commissions ICGS ‘Kanaklata Barua’ FPV in Kolkata; Built by GRSE.
 Fifth Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad Commissioned into Indian Coast Guard Built by L&T.
 Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
 Founded : 1977
 Director General : Krishnaswamy Natarajan.
 Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)
 Founded : 1957
 Headquarters : Vasco da Gama, Goa
 Chairman & MD : Bharat Bhushan Nagpal

Q. Which of the following state has topped the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020?
A) Rajasthan B) Karnataka
C) Haryana D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
 Karnataka state has topped the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020. Rajasthan is on
second rank followed by Haryana on third.
 State Energy Efficiency Index is released by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Alliance
for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE).
 Last year i.e in SEEI 2019 ranking, Rajasthan was on top.
 State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020 and Score
 1st - Karnataka (70 Score)
 2nd - Rajasthan ( 61 Score)
 3rd - Haryana (59.5 Score)
 4th - Punjab (58 Score)
 5th - Maharashtra (57.5 Score)
 6th - Kerala (53 Score)
Q. Which of the following country has unveiled the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell power plant?
A) China B) Russia
C) France D) South Korea
Answer : D
 World’s largest hydrogen fuel cell power plant has been inaugurated at Seo-gu, Incheo in
South Korea.
 The plant named ‘Shinincheon Bitdream Fuel Cell Power Plant’ has a total capacity of 78.96
kWh and can provide electricity to nearly 250,000 households per year.
 Total cost of the project is 340 billion won, (around USD 292 million).
SOUTH KOREA IN NEWS

 South Korea flight tests first homegrown space rocket “Nuri”.
 South Korea successfully tested an indigenously developed submarine-launched ballistic
missile (SLBM).
 President nominates Kim Boo-kyum as new S Korean Prime Minister.
 South Korea to Build World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
 SpaceX Launches South Korea’s Military Communications Satellite ANASIS-II
 SOUTH KOREA
 Capital : Seoul
 Currency : Won
 President : Moon Jae-in
 Prime Minister : Kim Boo-kyum
Q. The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is marked in India to mark the birth anniversary of which leader?
A) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer : D
 National Unity Day is celebrated every year on 31st October to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Q. Which day of the year is celebrated as World Cities Day?
A) 29 October
B) 28 October
C) 31 October
D) 30 October
Answer : C
 United Nations designated World Cities Day (WCD) is marked every year on October 31.
 The general theme of World Cities Day is Better City, Better Life.
 2021 Theme of WCD is Adapting cities for climate resilience
Q. What is the theme of the 7th edition of the Swachh Survekshan (SS), launched by the
government for the year 2022?
A) People First B) Reformed Multilateralism
C) Realizing Opportunities D) Science & Technology: Rural Development
Answer : A
 Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has launched the 7th consecutive edition of Swachh
Survekshan (SS) with ‘People First’ as its driving philosophy.
 Swachh Survekshan is the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey and is conducted by
Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U).
 The launched of the 7th edition i.e. Swachh Survekshan 2022 was done by Shri Hardeep
Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in New Delhi.
 Hardeep Singh Puri : Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
 Consitituency : Rajayasabha MP, Uttar Pradesh
Q. Najla Bouden has been named as the first female Prime Minister-designate of which among the
following countries?
A) Algeria B) Libya
C) Chad D) Tunisia
Answer : D
 Tunisia's president on September 29, 2021 named Najla Bouden as the country's first-ever
female prime minister-designate and charged her with the task of forming a government as
quickly as possible.
 Tunisia
 Capital : Tunis
 Currency : Dinar
 President : Kais Saied
 Prime Minister : Najla Bouden
Q. Which day of the year is observed as the International Coffee Day?

A) 03 October
B) 01 October
C) 04 October
D) 02 October
Answer : B
 International Coffee Day is celebrated on October 01 every year to celebrate millions of
people across the world who do hard work to create and serve the beverage in the
consumable form such as farmers, roasters, baristas, and coffee shop owners etc.
 Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world.
 Karnataka is the largest coffee product in India.
 India is the third-largest producer and exporter of coffee in Asia, and the sixth-largest
producer and fifth-largest exporter of coffee in the world
Q. What is the theme of the World Maritime Day 2021?

A) Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future
B) Science & Technology: Rural Development’
C) Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet
D) Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth
Answer : A
 Every year the International Maritime Organization (IMO) observes World Maritime Day to
celebrate the international maritime industry’s contribution towards the world’s economy,
especially in shipping.
 In 2021, World Maritime Day was observed on September 30, 2021.
 Theme 2021 : “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future.”
 International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 Founded : 1948
 Headquarteres : London, UK
 Secretary-General : Kitack Lim
Q. India’s first Sports Arbitration Centre has been unveiled in which city?
A) Bengalore B) Nagpur
C) Hyderabad D) Ahmedabad
Answer : D
 Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first Sports
Arbitration Centre of India at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
 This Sports Arbitration Centre of India (SACI) will serve as an independent body to fast track
disputes in the sports sector and serve as a mechanism to redress issues related to sports.
AHMEDABAD IN NEWS 2021
 Kiren Rijiju inaugurates India’s first Sports Arbitration Centre in Gujarat.

 World’s Biggest Cricket Stadium, the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad renamed as Narendra
Modi.
 PM Modi Launches Japanese-style Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy in Ahmedabad Gujarat.
 Gujarat mandates digital payment for home delivery in Ahmedabad.
 Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Q. Who among the following won the US-India Business Council (USIBC) 2021 Global Leadership
Award?
A) Indra Nooyi and N Chandrasekaran B) Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella
C) Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan D) Sanjay Mehrotra and Adar Poonawalla
Answer : C
 US India Business Council (USIBC) has chosen Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan as the
recipient of its 2021 Global Leadership Award.
 Shiv Nadar is the founder and chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies Limited.
 Mallika Srinivasan is the chair and managing director, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
(TAFE).
Q. Who is the author of the book “My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future”?
A) Roshni Nadar B) Indra Nooyi
C) Sangeeta Pendurkar D) Mallika Srinivasan
Answer : B
 Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo, has come out with her memoir titled “My Life in Full:
Work, Family, and Our Future”
 The book has been published by Hachette India.
 The book is all about the journey of Nooyi’s life from a middle-class girl from Chennai to
becoming the global chief executive of PepsiCo in 2006, and her success in the corporate
world.
Q. The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Vallabhbhai Patel D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer : B
 International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation,
Mahatma Gandhi. This day is referred to as Gandhi Jayanti in India. The year 2021 marks
152nd birth anniversary of the global peace icon who was born on 2 October 1869, in
Porbandar in Gujarat.
Q. The world’s largest Khadi national flag has recently been unveiled in which place of India?
A) Sikkim B) Ladakh
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer : B
 World’s largest national flag, made up of Khadi cloth, has been installed in Leh, Ladakh, on
the occasion of 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, 2021.

 The tricolor is 225-feet long and 150-feet wide. It weighs around 1,000 kg.
 The flag has been prepared by the 57 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army.
 The Khadi national flag was inaugurated by Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur.
 The flag has been made by Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) and was displayed
by the army in Leh
 Interesting Facts About NATIONAL FLAG
 The National flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the
middle, and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.
 The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 2:3.
 The national flag of India was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent
Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India.
 Saffron colour shows courage, sacrifice, and renunciation. White colour shows truth and
purity in thoughts and dark green is the symbol of life prosperity.
 Supreme Court declared the right to hoist Flag as the fundamental right under Article 19 (i)
(a) of the constitution in 2002.
 The flag was designed by the Pingali Venkayya.
 Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
 Founded : 1956
 Chairman : Vinai Kumar Saxena
Q. Which cartoon character has been roped in as the official mascot for the
NamamiGangeProgramme?
A) Tom and Jerry
B) Chhota Bheem
C) Motu Patlu
D) Chacha Chaudhary
Answer : D
 The iconic Indian comic book cartoon character, Chacha Chaudhary, whose brain works
faster than a computer, has been declared as the official mascot for the centrally-sponsored
NamamiGangeProgramme.
 Chacha Chaudhary is an Indian comic book character, created by cartoonist Pran Kumar
Sharma.
 An outlay of Rs. 2.26 crore has been dedicated to the project. The comics will initially be
launched in Hindi, English and Bengali languages.
 About Namami Gange Programme
 It an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’ in June 2014.
 It seeks to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and
conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
 It is being operated under Ministry of Jal Shakti.
 The program is being implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
Q. PM Modi has launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, to better
achieve the goal of the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).In which year was the mission
launched?
A) 2017 B) 2019
C) 2014 D) 2018

Answer : B
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App and
Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, on October 02, 2021, as a part of the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission
(JJM), launched in 2019.
 The Jal Jeevan Mission App has been launched to improve awareness among stakeholders
and for greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the Mission.
 About the Jal Jeevan Mission:
 As the Jal Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Jal announced on 15th August, 2019, to provide
Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural home by 2024, enters its third
year of implementationwith a Central grant of Rs.50,011 Crore in 2021-22,.
 JJM envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person per day .
 It is under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
 The fund sharing pattern between the Centre and states is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-
Eastern States, 50:50 for other states, and 100% for Union Territories.
 Union Territory of Puducherry has become the fourth State/UT after Goa, Telangana and
Andaman & Nicobar Islands to provide assured tap water supply to every rural home under
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
Q. SAGE and SACRED portal were launched by Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu recently.
The portal has been launched for the benefit of which class of people?
A) SC/ST B) Farmers
C) Senior Citizens D) Defence Personnel
Answer : C
 Shri M. Venkaiah also launched two portals of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
namely SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) and SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-
Employment in Dignity).
 The SAGE portal aims to encourage entrepreneurs and start-ups in the area of elderly care.
The portal will act as a “one-stop access” of elderly care products and services.
 The SACRED portal will connect the senior citizens with job providers in the private sector.
Q. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of CoinDCX?
A) Sharukh Khan B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Ayushman Khurrana D) Sonu Sood
Answer : B
 Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the first-ever brand ambassador of cryptocurrency
exchange CoinDCX to increase crypto awareness and popularise cryptocurrencies as an
emerging asset class.
 CoinDCX also recently launched an awareness campaign and ‘Happy Day Rewards’
campaign.
LATEST IMPORTANT BRAND AMBASSADOR IN NEWS 2021
 Jasprit Bumrah : Unix

 Ravindra Jadeja : Kinara Capital
 Neeraj Chopra : Disney Byju's early learn app
 Smriti Mandhana : IIT Madras incubated startup, GUVI
 Sanjay Dutt : Arunachal Pradesh

 Saurav Ganguly : Century LED
 Salman Khan : Maharashtra Govt Covid vaccination ambassador
 MC Mary Kom : TRIFED Aadi Mahotsav
 Rahul Dravid : PLAETO
 Mohammad Siraj : My11Circle
 Amitabh Bachchan : Amway India
 Zubeen Garg : Bandhan Bank in Assam
 KL Rahul : Realme
 Manoj Bajpayee : FloBiz Neobank’s myBillBook
 Ayushmann Khurrana : CoinDCX ( Future Yahi Hai’ campaign)
 Amitabh Bachchan : CoinDCX (Happy Day Reward campaign )
 Deepika Padukone : Adidas
 Ranveer Singh : CoinSwitch Kuber
 Virat Kohli : Fire-Boltt
 Chacha Chaudhary : NamamiGange Project
 Ranveer Singh : National Basketball Association (NBA)
 Magnus Carlsen : Mastercard
 Kangana Ranaut : ”One District One Product (ODOP) scheme’‘ of Uttar Pradesh
 Pankaj Tripathi : Fino Payments Bank
 Neeraj Chopra : Tata AIA Life Insurance
 Rani Rampal & Smriti Mandhana : Equitas Small Finance Bank
 Lovlina Borgohain : Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) of Assam
 Avani Lekhara : Rajasthan Government’s ‘Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao’ campaign
 Sonu Sood : Desh Ke Mentors’ programme
 Mirabai Chanu : Amway India
 Alia Bhatt : Samsung's premium Galaxy smartphones
 Rajkumar Rao : Cashify
 Mahendra Singh Dhoni : HomeLane
 John Abraham : MotoGP India
 Priyanka Chopra : Bvlgari
 Nitin Gadkari : Khadi Prakritik Paint
 Sonu Sood : Zandu Balm
 Jasprit Bumrah : OnePlus
Q. Who won the Noble Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2021?
A) Harvey J. Alter and Michael W. Young
B) William C. Campbell and Edvard Moser
C) Mario Capecchi and Richard Axel
D) David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian
Answer : D
 Two American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have jointly won the 2021
Nobel Prize for Medicine on October 04, 2021
 For their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch
 The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor (over $1.14
million).
 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2021

 David Julius (USA)
 Ardem Patapoutian (USA)
 For their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch
 Nobel Prize in Medicine
 Presented by : Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
 Emil von Behring awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1901 for his work on serum
therapy
 Har Gobind Khorana first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1968
 SURPRISE FACTS ABOUT NOBEL PRIZE
 Fields (6) : Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace & Economic
 Country : Sweden (all prizes except the Peace Prize); Norway (Peace Prize only)
 Memory of Sir Alfred Nobel (Sweden) founder of the Nobel Prize (invention of dynamite).
 Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Laureates who got the Peace Prize in 2014 at the age
of just 17 years with Kailash Satyarthi.
 John B. Goodenough is the oldest recipient of this prize in Chemistry 2019 at the age of 97
years.
 John Bardeen is the only Nobel Laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
twice, in 1956 and 1972.
 Marie Curie is the only one woman who has been honoured twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize
in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
 Frederick Sanger is the only Nobel Laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry twice, in 1958 and 1980.
 Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross is the only 3-time recipient of
the Nobel Prize, being conferred with Peace Prize in 1917, 1944, and 1963.
 Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
for his poetry collection Gitanjali.
 Noble Prize categories are physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics,
the last being introduced in 1968.
 Linus Pauling is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes – the 1954
Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize.
 The Nobel winners are picked by:
1. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for Physics, Chemistry and Economics
2. Karolinska Institutet for Medicine
3. The Swedish Academy for Literature
4. A committee of five, elected by the Norwegian Parliament for the Peace Prize.
 9 INDIANS HAVE SO FAR WON THE NOBLE PRIZE
1. Rabindranath Tagore (1913, Literature)
2. CV Raman (1930, Physics)
3. Har Gobind Khorana (1968, Medicine)
4. Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979)
5. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1983, Physics)
6. Amartya Sen (1998, Economics)
7. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (2009, Chemistry)
8. Kailash Satyarthi (2014, Peace)
9. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee (2019, Economics)
Q. Which of the following team has won the Durand Cup 2021?
A) FC Goa B) FC Mohammedan

C) Chennaiyin FC D) ATK Mohun Bagan FC
Answer : A
 FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting to win their maiden Durand Cup football title, 1-0, in the
final, held at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata on October 03, 2021.
 The 2021 Durand Cup was the 130th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in
Asia.
 2021 Season awards winners
 Golden glove for best goalkeeper – Naveen Kumar (FC Goa)
 Golden boot for top scorer – Marcus Joseph (Mohammedan)
 Golden ball for best player – Edu Bedia (Goa)
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Japan, to succeed Yoshihide Suga?
A) Nobuo Kishi B) Fumio Kishid
C) Yoshihisa Furukawa D) Toshimitsu Motegi
Answer : B
 Parliament of Japan voted for former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to become the new
Prime Minister of the country.
 The 64-year-old Kishida received 257 votes, from 249 parliament members to be sworn in as
the 100th Prime Minister of the country.
 He replaces Yoshihide Suga,
Q. The World Expo 2020 has been organised in Dubai. What is the theme of the World Expo 2020?
A) Connecting Minds, Creating the Future
B) Reduce, Reuse, Change the Way We Live
C) Nuclear Security: Sustaining and Strengthening
D) Future of Shared Prosperity: Pivot Prioritise Progress
Answer : A
 World Expo 2020 has been organised at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 1 October
2021 to 31 March 2022.
 The main theme of the Dubai Expo 2020 is “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”
 Purpose : World Expos provide a platform to showcase the greatest innovations that have
shaped the world we live in today.
 The grand event will have 191 country pavilions.
Q. What is the theme of the India Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020?
A) Building Back Better
B) Eliminating Cervical Cancer: Call for Action
C) Openness, Opportunity and Growth
D) Bonding and Harmonizing Cultural Synergy
Answer : C
 India Pavilion

 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated at the launch of India Pavilion at Dubai Expo
2020 through video conferencing on October 01, 2021. He invited global investors to invest
in India and be a part of India’s growth story.
 The theme of India pavilion at the Expo is “Openness, Opportunity and Growth”
Q. When is the World Teachers’ Day observed globally?
Answer : C
 World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held annually on October
5 since 1994.
 Theme 2021 : “Teachers at the heart of education recovery”
 National Teachers Day : 05 September.
 The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Q. Who among the following received the Nobel Prize for Physics 2021?
A) Andrea M. Ghez, Jim Peebles and Michel Mayor
B) Reinhard Genzel, Didier Queloz and Kip Thorne
C) Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi
D) Arthur B. McDonald, Peter Higgs and Adam Riess
Answer : C
 Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi wins Nobel Prize in Physics 2021
 Three Laureates shares 2021 award for groundbreaking contributions and studies of chaotic
and apparently random phenomena.
 NOBLE PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2021
 Syukuro Manabe (Japan)
 Klaus Hasselmann (Germany)
 Giorgio Parisi (Italy)
 Giorgio Parisi
 For the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from
atomic to planetary scales
 Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann
 For the physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting
global warming
 Noble Prize in Physics
 Wilhelm Röntgen first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 for discovery of X-rays
 CV Raman - India's first physicist to win a Nobel Physics Prize in 1930 "for his work on the
scattering of light
 2nd Indian Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar – Nobel Prize for Physics (1983)
 John Bardeen is the only laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice,
in 1956 and 1972

Q. India has been selected as Partner Administration for the Tax Inspectors Without Borders
(TIWB) in Seychelles. The initiative is launched by which organisation?
A) UNEP and NATO B) UNESCO and WTO
C) UNICEF and WHO D) OECD and UNDP
Answer : D
 The Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) has launched its programme in Seychelles on
October 04, 2021.
 India has been chosen as the Partner Administration for this programme. The country will be
providing its Tax Expert in support of the initiative.
 TIWB is a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), since its launch in 2015.
 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
 Founded : 1961
 Secretary-General: José Ángel Gurría Treviño
 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
 Formation : 22 November 196
 Headquarters : New York City
 Head : Achim Steiner
Q. Who among the following received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021?
A) Richard Henderson and Ben Feringa B) William E. Moerner and Paul L. Modrich
C) Jennifer Doudna and Akira Yoshino D) Benjamin List and David MacMillan
Answer : D
 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2021 has been awarded jointly to Benjamin List
(Germany) and David MacMillan (the USA) “for the development of asymmetric
organocatalysis”.
 NOBLE PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2021
 Benjamin List (Germany)
 David W.C. MacMillan (USA)
 For the development of asymmetric organocatalysis
 Noble Prize in Chemistry
 First Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 1901 to Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, "for his
discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions"
 Indian Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 "for studies of the
structure and function of the ribosome."
 Frederick Sanger is the only Nobel Laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry twice, in 1958 and 1980
Q. How many Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA) mega textile parks
have been approved by the government to be set up in 5 years?
A) 6 B) 5
C) 8 D) 7

Answer : D
 The Centre has approved the setting up of seven new mega textile parks, or PM MITRA (पीएम
नमत्र) parks across the country in an effort to help furthering the growth of textile sector in the
economy and position India strongly on the Global textiles map.
 The Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM MITRA) will be based on the 5F
vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister.
 The ‘5F’ Formula consists of Farm to fibre; fibre to factory; factory to fashion; fashion to
foreign.
 The total outlay for the project has been set at Rs 4,445 crore for five years
 Additionally, the cost of setting up each park is estimated at Rs. 1700 crore.
Q. How much funds were approved by the Union Government for setting up seven PM MITRA parks
for the textile sector?
A) Rs. 4568 crores B) Rs. 4870 crores
Answer : D
 Union Cabinet approved the setting up of seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and
Apparel (PM MITRA) parks as announced in the Union Budget for 2021–22 at an outlay of 4445
crores.
 These parks would be developed by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) owned by the Union and
state governments and would get two kinds of support.
Q. The World Cotton Day is observed annually on which day?
Answer : C
 WHO-recognised World Cotton Day (WCD) is observed every year on October 07 since 2019
to celebrate the international cotton industry and its contribution to communities and the
global economy..
 The day was inaugurated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva on October 7, 2019.
 WCD Day was initiated by the Group of Cotton-4 countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad
and Mali to the reflect the importance of cotton as a global commodity.
 India to maintain top rank in world cotton production till 2030.
 Top Cotton Producing Countries In The World
 Top : India (25%),
 2nd : China (22%)
 3rd : USA (15%)
 Top Cotton Producing States
 Top : Gujarat
 2nd : Maharashtra
 World Trade Organization (WTO)
 Formation : 1 January 1995
 Headquarters : Geneva Switzerland
 1st Director General : Peter Sutherland
 Director General : Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria)
 Member Countries : 164

Q. Who has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) Abdulrazak Gurnah B) Harold Pinter
C) Patrick Modiano D) Svetlana Alexievich
Answer : A
 Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian novelist has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in
Literature. Abdulrazak Gurnah writes in English and is based in the United Kingdom.
 He has been felicitated for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects
of colonialism and the fate of the refugees in the gulf between cultures and continents.
 The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden.
 The prize money for the award is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14 million).
 NOBLE PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2021
 Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzanian)
 “For his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and
the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”
 Nobel Prize in Literature
 First awarded :1901
 Presented By : Swedish Academy
 First Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 1901 to Sully Prudhomme of France
 First Indian Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his collection
"Gitanjali"
Q. Which state has received the GI Tag for the Palghar’s Wada Kolam rice?
A) Assam B) Odisha
Answer : D
 Wada Kolam, a rice variety widely grown in Palghar district in Maharashtra has received the
‘Geographical Indication’ (GI) tag, which means the product now gets unique identity as well
as wider market base.
 The traditional variety of Wada Kolam rice, also known as Zini or Jhini rice, is grown in Wada
tehsil of Palghar district in Maharashtra.
LATEST GI TAG IN NEWS 2021
PRODUCT STATE
Kanyakumari clove Tamil Nadu
Karuppur kalamkari paintings Tamil Nadu
Wood carvings of Kallakurichi Tamil Nadu
Alibaug white onion Maharashtra
Wada Kolam rice (Zini or Jhini rice) Maharashtra
Sojat Mehndi Rajasthan
Judima rice Assam
Sweet Cucumber Nagaland
Sirarakhong chilly and Tamenglong Orange Manipur
Gucchi or Morel mushroom Jammu and Kashmir

Tezpur Litchi Assam
Basmati rice Pakistan
Dalle Khursani Sikkim
Moira Bananas , Harmal Chillies, Khaje Goa
Telia Rumal Telangana
Sohrai Khovar Painting Jharkhand
Thanjavur Netti and Arumbavur wood Carving Tamil Nadu
Kashmir saffron Jammu & Kashmir
Gorakhpur terracotta Uttar Pradesh
Chak-Hao, Black Rice Manipur
Khola Chilli Goa
Sohrai and Kohbar Art Jharkhand
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI) :-

 GI tags are issued as per the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and
Protection) Act,1999. This tag is issued by the Geographical Indication Registry under the
Department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
 Darjeeling Tea was the first Indian product to get the geographical indication tag in 2004.
 The second GI tag in India was given to Aranmula Kannadi (Handicraft) which is a mirror and
made in Kerala.
 A GI is registered for an initial period of ten years, which must be renewed after 10 years
 GI Protection in India:
 India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical
Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999 which came into force with effect
from 2003.
Q. Who is the winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize?
A) Roman Dobrohotov and Nereo Andolong
B) Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
C) Maria Zakharova and Faustino Aguilar
D) Arkady Babchenko and José Abueva
Answer : B
 The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize have been conferred jointly upon Filipino-American journalist
Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov.
 The duo have been honoured “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is
a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”.
 NOBLE PRIZE IN PEACE 2021
 Dmitry Muratov (Russia)
 Maria Ressa (Philippines)
 for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy
and lasting peace
 Noble Prize in Peace

 Presented By : Norwegian
 Nobel Committee
 Most awards : International Committee of the Red Cross (3)
 In 2014, aged just 17, Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan became the Youngest Nobel Peace
Prize winner
 Mother Teresa was the first woman with close Indian ties to get the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize
 Indian peace Noble prize winner
 Mother Teresa : Nobel Peace Prize (1979)
 Kailash Satyarthi : Nobel Peace Prize (2014)
Q. Who became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in the World Wrestling Championships
2021 in Norway ?
A) Vinesh Phogat B) Sushil Kumar
C) Shakshi Malik D) Anshu Malik
Answer : D
 Indian wrestler Anshu Malik has scripted history as she became the first Indian woman to win
a silver medal in the World Wrestling Championships in Norway’s Oslo as she lost to Helen
Maroulis of the USA.
 The 19-year old Anshu settled for a silver medal after losing to 2016 Olympic champion Helen
Lousie Maroulis of United States in 57kg freestyle bout.
 She was the third Indian to reach the final of the World Wrestling Championships after 2010
champion Sushil Kumar and 2018 silver medallist Bajrang Punia.
 Besides this, Sarita Mor claimed her maiden medal by winning bronze in 59kg category at the
2021 World Wrestling Championships being held at Oslo, Norway from October 02 to 10,
2021.
Q. Name the app launched by the government of India to provide all the detailed information about
the Ports in the country?
A) MyPortApp B) PortScannerApp
C) MartimePortApp D) OceanApps4Port
Answer : A
 Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbanand Sonowal has launched a
mobile application called MyPortApp, to promote transparency and easy access of port
related information.
 The Minister Sarbanand Sonowal launched the app on October 08, 2021 from Kolkata during
his 2-day visit to West Bengal where he also inaugurated, launched and dedicated to Nation
several projects worth Rs 352 crore.
Q. Name the hockey players who have won the FIH Men’s Player of the Year and FIH Women’s
Player of the Year 2020-21?
A) Harmanpreet Singh and Gurjit Kaur
B) Gurjant Singh and Sharmila Devi
C) PR Sreejesh and Rani Rampal
D) Rupinder Pal Singh and Lalremsiami

Answer : A
 List of winners of FIH Stars Awards 2020-21
 FIH Women’s Player of the Year: Gurjit Kaur
 FIH Men’s Player of the Year: Harmanpreet Singh
 FIH Men’s Coach of the Year: Graham Reid (Australia)
 FIH Women’s Coach of the Year: Sjoerd Marijne (Netherlands)
 FIH Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Savita Punia
 FIH Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: PR Sreejesh
 FIH Men’s Rising Star of the Year: Vivek Prasad
 FIH Women’s Rising Star of the Year: Sharmila Devi
 HOCKEY INDIA
 Founded : 2009
 President : Gyanendro Nigombam
 Women's Captain : Rani Rampal
 Men's Captain : Manpreet Singh
 Women's Coach : Janneke Schopman
 Men's Coach : Graham Reid
 International Hockey Federation (FIH) World Rankings
 Indian Men's team - 3rd
 Indian Women's team - 8th
 International Hockey Federation (FIH)
 Founded : 1926
 Headquarteres : Lausanne, Switzerland
 President : Narinder Dhruv Batra
 CEO : Thierry Weil
SEPTEMBER 2021
Q. Which railway station received a 5 star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification from FSSAI?
A) Chandigarh Railway Station B) Vijayawada Railway Station
C) Ghum Railway Station D) New Delhi Railway Station
Answer : A
 The Chandigarh Railway Station of the Indian Railways’ has been awarded with the 5- star
‘Eat Right Station’ certification by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
 Chandigarh Railway Station is the fifth station in India to get this recognition. The other
railway stations to get this certification include Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station;
(Delhi), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; (Mumbai), Mumbai Central Railway Station; (Mumbai)
and Vadodara Railway Station.
 The certification is part of the ‘Eat Right India’ movement of FSSAI to transform the country’s
food system to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable food for all Indians.
 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
 Formed : August 2011
 Chairperson : Rita teaotia
 CEO : Arun Singhal

Q. How many Unicorns are there in India as per the report of Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021?
A) 61 B) 41
C) 31 D) 51
Answer : D
 India has 51 unicorns according to the list.
 Zilingo is the top unicorn in the ranking in India with a funding of USD 310. The headquarters
of Zilingo is in Singapore.
 Bengaluru is top Indian city in terms of number of Unicorns headquartered in a city.
Bengaluru has 31 unicorns followed by Mumbai which has 12 unicorn
Q. Which country has topped the Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021?
A) China B) Russia
Answer : D
 The USA is on top followed by China on second. USA has 396 and China has 277 unicorns.
Q. Which of these countries have been inducted as the new member country of the New
Development Bank (NDB) set up by BRICS nation?
A) UAE B) Uruguay
C) Bangladesh D) All of the above
Answer : D
 Shanghai based New Development Bank (NDB) has approved United Arab Emirates, Uruguay
and Bangladesh as its new member countries.
 In 2020, the NDB Board of Governors initiated the negotiation to expand its membership. As
a result UAE, Uruguay and Bangladesh have been admitted as the first new member
countries of the NDB.
 The bank supports public or private projects through loans, guarantees, equity participation
and other financial instruments.
 New Development Bank (NDB)
 Founded : 2014
 Headquarters : Shanghai, China
 Membership (8) : Brazil ,Russia, India, China , South Africa, Bangladesh, UAE & Uruguay
 President : Marcos Troyjo ( Brazil )
 Vice President : Anil Kishora (Indian)
Q. Who won Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2021?
A) Jimmy Nelson B) Alejandro Prieto
C) Daboo Ratnani D) Sooni Taraporevala
Answer : B
 Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has emerged as the winner of the Bird Photographer
of the Year (BPOTY) 2021.
 The image has been given the title as ‘Blocked’.

 He has won for capturing a photograph of a greater roadrunner staring up at the barbed-
wire-clad border wall between the USA and Mexico, with what almost looks like a sense of
bewilderment
 PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDS IN NEWS 2021
 Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto wins Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2021
 Image title : ‘Blocked’
 Thomas Vijayan wins 2021 Nature TTL Photography Awards
 Image title : ‘The World is Going Upside Down’
 Robert Irwin from Australia wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021
 Image titled ‘bushfire’,
 Aishwarya Sridhar becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year
award 2020
 Image titled ‘Lights of passion’,
Q. Name the mountaineer who has achieved the feat of becoming the fastest Indian to scale two
peaks?
A) Geeta Samota B) Priyanka Mohite
C) Shivangi Pathak D) Premlata Agrawal
Answer : A
 Geeta Samota, a CISF women official has become the fastest Indian to do dual summit by
scaling two peaks located in Africa and Russia.
 The 31-year-old Samota successfully scaled the Mount Elbrus in Russia (5,642 mts) on
August 13, 2021 and then Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 mts) on September 11, 2021. The Mt
Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa, located in Tanzania.
MOUNTAINEER IN NEWS 2021
 CISF woman Geeta Samota becomes ‘fastest Indian’ to summit 2 peaks.

 19-year old Pakistani climber Shehroz Kashif is the world's youngest person to scale K2
(8,611m) .
 Hong Kong Mountaineer Tsang Yin-hung Sets New Record for Fastest Ascent of Everest by
Women.
 Baljeet Kaur from Himachal Pradesh and Gunbala Sharma from Rajasthan became the first
Indian women to summit Mount Pumori (7,161 meters) in Nepal.
 Tashi Yangjom of Arunachal Pradesh has become the first Indian female climber to scale
Mount Everest in 2021.
 Nepal’s Mingma Tenji Sherpa sets world record by climbing Mount Everest twice in the
shortest time.
 Nepal's Kami Rita scales Everest for record 25th time .
 Maharashtra's Priyanka Mohite becomes first Indian woman to scale Mt Annapurna Nepal
Q. PM Modi recently chaired the BRICS Summit 2021 virtually. The Summit was which edition of
the annual programme?
A) 13
B) 12
C) 14
D) 16

Answer : A
 Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 13th BRICS Summit.
 The theme of the India-led Summit was “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity,
 BRICS is an association of five major emerging economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa.
 The Summit concluded with the adoption of the ‘New Delhi Declaration’.
Q. What was the theme of the BRICS Summit 2021?
A) BRICS@15: Economic Growth for an Innovative Future
B) BRICS@15:Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future
C) BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus
D) BRICS@15:Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th Industrial
Revolution
Answer : C
 The theme of the India-led Summit was “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity,
 Apart from this, as the President of BRICS in 2021, India has highlighted four priority areas
for this year’s BRICS Summit, which were:
1. Reform of the multilateral system,
2. Counter-terrorism cooperation,
3. Using digital and technological tools to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),
4. Enhancing people-to-people exchanges
Q. Which state has won the FSSAI’s State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2020-21 in small state
category?
A) Goa B) Manipur
C) Assam D) Odisha
Answer : A
 Top three state in smaller states category
1. 1.Goa
2. Meghalaya
3. Manipur
 State Food Safety Index, 2020-21
 Top : Gujarat
 2nd : Kerala
 UT Top : J&K
 Smaller State Top : Goa
Q. Which among the following auto companies has announced to close its business in India?
A) Ford B) Toyota
C) Hero MotoCorp D) Eicher Motors

Answer : A
 Ford Motor has announced to close manufacturing plants in India. Ford has two integrated
manufacturing facilities in India one at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and another at Sanand, Gujarat.
 The manufacturing of vehicles for exports in Sanand, Gujarat will be shut by the fourth
quarter of 2021 and vehicle and engine manufacturing in Chennai will be stopped by the
second quarter of 2022.
 Ford had accumulated a loss of more than USD 2 billion over the past 10 years.
 Ford will now only offer high-end cars via the Completely Built-Up (CBU) Route. Ford has its
registered office in India at Chennai. It has 4 regional offices in India.
 The Ford Motor Company is headquartered at Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
Q. PM Modi inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-2021”. What is the theme of the event?
A) Culture of Innovation in our Schools
B) Innovative Pedagogy to Promote Enjoyable and Engaging Learning
C) Transforming the System of Assessment: Holistic Progress Card
D) Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India
Answer : D
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-2021” .
 The theme of ‘Shikshak Parv-2021’ is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from
Schools in India”.
 The event by Ministry of Education, will continue to be celebrated from September 07 to 17,
2021
Q. India’s tallest air purification tower has been installed in which state/UT of the country?
A) Ladakh B) Chandigarh
Answer : B
 India’s tallest air purification tower has been inaugurated in the Union Territory of
Chandigarh.
 The tower has been installed at the initiative of the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee
(CPCC) at Transport Chowk, Sector 26, by Pious Air Pvt Limited.
Q. Which Indian Minister has been named as the Sherpa for the G20, when India holds the
Presidency of the group?
A) Piyush Goyal B) Raj Nath Singh
C) Dharmendra Pradhan D) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer : A
 Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as
India’s Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition). A sherpa is a diplomat who undertakes
preparatory work prior to a summit conference.
 The 2021 edition of the G20 meet will be held in Rome, Italy. The 2022 G20 meet will be held
in Bali, Indonesia

Q. The 15th edition of Indo – Nepal Joint Military Training Exercise Surya Kiran-XV will be held in
which place in 2021?
A) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan B) Pithoragarh,Uttarakhand
C) Jodhpur, Rajasthan D) Pune, Maharashtra
Answer : B
 The 15th edition of Indo – Nepal Joint Military Training Exercise Surya Kiran will be held from
September 20, 2021 at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.
Q. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index 2021?
A) 75 B) 85
C) 46 D) 68
Answer : C
 Global Innovation Index 2021
 Top : Switzerland
 2nd : Sweden
 3rd : USA
 INDIA : 46
 Released by ; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Q. Which country has topped the Global Innovation Index 2021?
A) Finland B) Iceland
C) Switzerland D) Singapore
Answer : C
 Switzerland, Sweden, the U.S., and the U.K. and Republic of Korea are ranked among the top
5 respectively.
Q. The Eden beach that received Blue Flag certification recently is located in which state/ UT?
A) Puducherry B) Chandigarh
C) West Bengal D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : A
 Two more beaches, Kovalam beach in Tamil Nadu and Eden beach in Puducherry in India
have been awarded ‘Blue Flag’ certification, the Environment Ministry informed on
September 21, 2021.
Q. India’s largest open-air fernery has been inaugurated in which of these place?
A) Chamoli B) Ranikhet
C) Dehradun D) Pithoragarh
Answer : B
 India’s largest open-air fernery has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Uttarakhand .
 The new center will serve the dual objective of ‘conservation of fern species’ as well as
‘create awareness about their ecological role and promote further research’.

Q. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the Raja Mahendra
Pratap Singh State University in which city?
A) Aligarh B) Gorakhpur
C) Lucknow D) Varanasi
Answer : A
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh
State University at Aligarh, in Uttar Pradesh
Q. Which player has won the 2021 IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup?
A) Aditya Mehta B) Pankaj Advani
C) Sourav Kothari D) Manan Chandra
Answer : B
 Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Babar Masih of Pakistan to clinch the IBSF 6-Red
Snooker World Cup 2021 final, held in Doha, Qatar on September 21, 2021.
 This is the 24th world title for the 36-year-old Advani.
 Advani from Pune, Maharashtra
 Last week he won Asian Snooker Championship 2021 by defeating Amir Sarkhosh of Iran
Q. What is the official motto of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics?
A) Citius, Altius, Fortius B) With glowing hearts
C) Together for a Shared Future D) Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together
Answer : C
 The Beijing 2022 organising committee has announced the official motto for 2022 Winter
Olympics and Paralympics as “Together for a Shared Future”.
Q. The first consignment of laden dwarf containers train service from Jawaharlal Nehru Port
(JNPT), has been flagged off to which place?
A) Kanpur B) Kolkata
C) Chennai D) Visakhapatnam
Answer : A
 Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off
the dwarf container train service from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT).
 This is the first consignment of laden dwarf containers from Mumbai-based JNPT port, the
biggest container port in India.
 The consignment was moved by train to Inland Container Depot (ICD) Kanpur.
 Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)
 Headquarteres : Navi Mumbai
Q. How many SDG Advocates are appointed by UN Secretary General till date to deliver the 17
SDGs by 2030?
A) 11 B) 16
C) 13 D) 19

Answer : B
 The 17 SDGs are: (1) No Poverty, (2) Zero Hunger, (3) Good Health and Well-being, (4) Quality
Education, (5) Gender Equality, (6) Clean Water and Sanitation, (7) Affordable and Clean
Energy, (8) Decent Work and Economic Growth, (9) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,
(10) Reducing Inequality, (11) Sustainable Cities and Communities, (12) Responsible
Consumption and Production, (13) Climate Action, (14) Life Below Water, (15) Life On Land,
(16) Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, (17) Partnerships for the Goals.
Q. The first-ever in-person QUAD Leaders’ Summit is scheduled to be held in which country in
September 2021?
A) India B) Japan
C) Australia D) United States
Answer : D
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the first-ever in-person QUAD ( Quadrilateral
Security Dialogue) Leaders’ Summit at the White House, in Washington D.C. on September
24, 2021.
 Quad nation comprise of India, Japan, the US and Australia.
 PM Modi will also address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on
September 25, 2021.
 This will be the first visit of PM Modi to the United States since President Joe Biden assumed
office and also the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Biden assumed
office.
Q. India’s first CO2 capture plant, which extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas has been
launched by which company?
A) TCS B) BHEL
C) Tata Steel D) Larsen and Toubro
Answer : C
 Tata Steel has commissioned India’s first carbon capture plant that extracts CO2 directly
from the blast furnace gas, at its Jamshedpur Works on September 14, 2021.
 With this achievement, Tata Steel has become country’s first steel company to adopt such a
carbon capture technology.
 The plant can capture 5 tonnes of CO2 per day (5-tonne per day (TPD)).
 Tata Steel
 Founded : 1907
 Founder : Jamsetji Tata
 Chairman : Natarajan Chandrasekaran
 CEO & MD : T. V. Narendran
Q. India is participating in the 6th Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021, of SCO member states from
September 13 to 25, 2021.Which country is hosting the exercise?
A) France B) Russia
C) Singapore D) United States
Answer : B

 Indian military contingent comprising of an all arms combined force of 200 personnel is
participating in the Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021, a Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise
between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states.
 The 6th edition Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION- 2021 is being hosted by Russia in the
Orenburg Region of South West Russia from September 13 to 25, 2021
Q. The Artificial Intelligence-powered project, ‘iRASTE’ which aims to reduce road accidents, has
been launched on pilot basis in which city by the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways?
A) Nagpur B) Chennai
C) New Delhi D) Bengaluru
Answer : A
 Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin Gadkari launched ‘iRASTE’, an Artificial
Intelligence-powered project, which aims to help reduce road accidents, understand the
factors responsible for these events and come up with solutions to mitigate them.
 iRASTE stands for Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering.
 The project has been launched on a pilot basis in Nagpur, Maharashtra with the aim of
reducing accidents by 50 percent in the city.
Q. The Government of India will host the first ever Global Buddhist Conference in November 2021
in which state?
A) Sikkim B) Bihar
C) Assam D) Tripura
Answer : B
 India is set to host the first-ever Global Buddhist Conference on November 19 and 20, 2021,
in Nava Nalanda Mahavihara campus, in Nalanda, Bihar.
 The academic conference, being organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR),
will become an annual feature.
Q. The National Engineer’s Day is celebrated in India on which day?
A) 14 September B) 12 September
C) 15 September D) 13 September
Answer : C
 In India, the Engineer’s Day is celebrated on September 15 every year, since 1968, to
recognise the contribution of engineers’ in the development of the nation.
 The day marks the birth anniversary of the engineering pioneer of India, Sir Mokshagundam
Vishweshvaraya, (popularly known as Sir MV).
 Sir MV was regarded as the “Father of Modern Mysore”.
 This year, the theme of Engineer's Day is 'Engineering for A Healthy Planet- Celebrating the
UNESCO Engineering Report'.
Q. The International Day for the preservation for Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) is observed
annually on?

Answer : B
 International Day for the preservation for Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) is observed
annually on September 16 to spread awareness of the depletion of the Ozone Layer and
search for solutions to preserve it.
 Theme for 2021 World Ozone Day: ‘Montreal Protocol – keeping us, our food and vaccines
cool.’
 To commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer in 1987.
Q. What was the name of the mission under which SpaceX launched world’s first all civilian crew
to orbit the Earth?
A) Inspiration-4 B) Crew Dragon
C) Dragon CRS-4 D) SPHEREx Mission
Answer : A
 SpaceX recently launched the world’s first all-civilian crew into the Earth orbit under the
mission named Inspiration-4 .
 The Inspiration4 crew took off to orbit aboard SpaceX`s Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s
Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 16, 2021.
 The four member crew spent time in orbit in the SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, dubbed
as Resilience.
 The four members of the mission were Jared Isaacman (mission commander), Sian Proctor,
Hayley Arceneaux, and Chris Sembroski.
 The Inspiration4 mission was the first private mission conducted by SpaceX to orbit.
 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
 Founded : 2002
 Founder : Elon Musk
 Headquarters: California, US
 CEO : Elon Musk ( Tesla Founder)
Q. Sirarakhong chilly and Tamenglong Orange are the newly Geographical Index (GI) tagged
products of which state?
A) Assam B) Manipur
C) Nagaland D) Maharashtra
Answer : B
 Two famous products of Manipur, namely Hathei chilly, commonly known as the Sirarakhong
chilly and Tamenglong Orange have received the Geographical Index (GI) tag
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Punjab post the resignation of Amarinder
Singh?
A) Charanjit Singh Channi B) Fatehjang Singh Bajwa
C) Sukhpal Singh Bhullar D) Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Answer : A
 Charanjit Singh Channi has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Punjab by the Congress
party.

 This comes after Amarinder Singh resigned as chief minister on September 18, 2021.
 Charanjit Singh Channi has been elected as the leader of the Punjab Congress Legislative
Party (CLP). He is an MLA from the Chamkaur Sahib assembly constituency.
NEWLY CHIEF MINISTER IN NEWS 2021
 Charanjit Singh Channi 16th Chief Minister of Punjab (Indian National Congress party)
 Bhupendra Patel : 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat [Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]
 Basavaraj Bommai : 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka [Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]
 Pushkar Singh Dhami : 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand [Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]
 Pinarayi Vijayan : 2nd term and 12th Cheif Minister of Kerala [Communist Party of India
(Marxist)]
 Himanta Biswa Sarma : 15th Chief Minister of Assam [Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]
 N Rangasamy : 4th term Chief Minister of Puducherry [All India N.R. Congress party]
 MK Stalin : 8th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu [Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)party]
 Mamata Banerjee : 3rd term Chief Minister of West Bengal [All India Trinamool Congress
party]
Q. Which player has won the Asian Snooker Championship 2021?
A) Geet Sethi B) Pankaj Advani
C) Sourav Kothari D) Omprakesh Agrawal
Answer : B
 Pankaj Advani of India won the Asian Snooker Championship 2021 by defeating Amir
Sarkhosh. He won in the best of 11 frames final.
 In 2019, Pankaj also became the only player who won the titles in all forms of billiards,
snooker, 6Reds, and 10Reds competitions.
 Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian billiards and snooker player.
 Pankaj Advani was born on 24 July 1985 to a Sindhi family in Pune, Maharashtra
Q. Which institution has topped the overall category ranking of the NIRF India Rankings 2021?
A) IIT Bombay B) IIT Madras
C) AIIMS Delhi D) IISc Bengaluru
Answer : B
 IIT Madras Retains Top Spot in Overall Category of NIRF India Ranking 2021
Q. The world’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide directly out of the air has been
inaugurated in which country?
A) Sweden B) Denmark
C) Iceland D) Norway
Answer : C
 World’s largest Plant to capture Carbon Dioxide from Air commissioned in Iceland.
 The plant is named Orca, which means ‘Energy’ in Icelandic word. It will suck out up to 4,000
tons of CO2 per year.
 Iceland
 Capital : Reykjavík

 Currency : Krona
 Prime Minister : Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan in which city of the
country recently?
A) Lucknow B) New Delhi
C) Ahmedabad D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad,
Gujarat.
 He also performed the “Bhoomi Pujan” of the Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya (girls’
hostel) project.
 Both these establishments are dedicated to the “Iron Man of India,” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
 The project is developed by the Vishwa Patidar Samaj.
 Phase I of the Sardardham Bhavan project is built over an area of 11,672 square feet at an
estimated cost of Rs 200 crore, near the Vaishnodevi circle in the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar
border area.
 Phase II of Sardardham project: It is expected to house around 2,000 girl students. The
project will be built at the cost of another Rs 200 crore
Q. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand, following the resignation of former
Governor Baby Rani Maurya?
A) Gurmit Singh A) B. D. Mishra
B) La. Ganesan C) Jagdish Mukhi
Answer : A
 LIST OF NEWLY GOVERNORS IN NEWS 2021

 Gurmit Singh : Uttarakhand
 R. N. Ravi : Tamil Nadu
 Jagdish Mukhi : Nagaland
 Banwarilal Purohit : Punjab
 La. Ganesan : Manipur
 PS Sreedharan Pillai : Goa
 Thawarchand Gehlot : Karnataka
 Bandaru Dattatraya : Haryana
 Satyadev Narayan Arya : Tripura
 Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel : Madhya Pradesh
 Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar : Himachal Pradesh
 Hari Babu Kambhampatti : Mizoram
 Ramesh Bias : Jharkhand
Q. Who has won the US Open 2021 men’s singles title?
A) Novak Djokovic B) Roger Federer
C) Daniil Medvedev D) Alexander Zverev
Answer : C

 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev beat world number one Novak Djokovic (Serbia) to win US Open
2021 men’s singles.
 US OPEN 2021
 Men’s single – Daniil Medvedev (Russia) defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
 Women’s single – Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) defeated Leylah Fernandez (Canada)
 GRAND SLAM 2021 WINNER WITH AMAZING FACTS.
 GRAND SLAM CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1. Australian open
2. French open
3. Wimbledon open
4. US open
1. AUSTRALIAN OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1905
Period : Mid January
Edition : 109 (2021)
Venue : Melbourne, Australia
 AUSTRALIA OPEN 2021
Men’s Singles – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s Singles – Naomi Osaka (Japan)
2. FRENCH OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1891
Surface : Clay court
Period : May -June
Edition : 125 ( 2021)
Venue : Paris, France
 FRENCH OPEN 2021
Men’s Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s Singles - Barbora Krejčíková (Czech Republic)
3. WIMBLEDON OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1877
Surface : Grass court
Period : June - July
Edition : 134 (2021)
Venue : London, UK
 WIMBLEDON OPEN 2021
Men’s Single – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s Single – Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
4. US OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1881
Period : Aug - Sep
Edition : 141 (2021)
Venue : New York, US
 US OPEN 2021
Men’s single – Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
Women’s single – Emma Raducanu (Great Britain)
Q. Uttar Pradesh government has approved to set up the ‘Electronic Park’ in which of these
regions?
A) Agra B) Noida

C) Kanpur D) Lucknow
Answer : B
 Uttar Pradesh government has cleared a proposal to develop an ‘Electronic Park’, along the
Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, near Noida, to promote
electronics industry.
 The park is proposed to be developed in an area of 250 acres of the YEIDA near Jewar
Airport.
NOIDA IN NEWS
 Uttar Pradesh Government to set up ‘Electronic Park’ near Noida.

 India’s largest 3 GWh Li-ion battery factory is set to be built in Noida.
 Government plans to set up Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida.
 IAHE inks pact with University of New South Wales to set up CATTS in Noida.
 Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021 inaugurated at Noida Haat
Q. Who has won the 2021 US Open women’s singles title?
A) Simona Halep B) Emma Raducanu
C) Naomi Osaka D) Martina Navratilova
Answer : B
 Great Britain’s tennis player Emma Raducanu defeated Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez to
win 2021 US Open women’s singles
 With this win, the 18-year-old Raducanu has become the first-ever qualifier to capture the
Grand slam and the first British woman since 1977 to win the crown.
Q. Which state has recently launched the Millet Mission to become the hub of millet in India?
A) Assam B) Odisha
C) Telangana D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : D
 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced the launch of ‘Millet Mission’,
which aims to provide proper price rate to farmers for minor cereal crops.
 To implement the mission, the state government has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR), Hyderabad and the
collectors of 14 districts of the state.
Q. Which of these states has achieved the top position in the installation of off-grid solar pumps
under PM-KUSUM?
A) Haryana B) Rajasthan
Answer : A
 Haryana has topped among all other states of the country in terms of installation of off-grid
solar pumps under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahaabhiyaan (PM-
KUSUM), as per the data by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

 Haryana has installed 14,418 pumps against 15,000 sanctioned pumps for the year 2020-21.
 The centrally-sponsored PM-KUSUM scheme was launched in 2019 with target to install 20
lakh standalone solar pumps.
 Haryana was given a target of 15,000 pumps for the year 2020-21 with a total cost of Rs520
crore.
 About - PM-KUSUM
 The farmer focus of Budget 2018 has given a fillip to the farmer-oriented scheme involving
decentralised solar power production up to 28,250 MW, known as Kisan Urja Suraksha evam
Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme.
 PM-KUSUM consists of three components and aims to add a solar capacity of 30.8 GW by
2022:
 It aims to promote renewable energy in the agricultural area along with providing financial
support to the farmers.
Q. Nuakhai is a harvest festival, celebrated by the native of which Indian state?

A) Assam B) Odisha
C) Manipur D) Nagaland
Answer : B
 Nuakhai Juhar, the agrarian festival of Western Odisha, was celebrated with religious fervour
and tradition on September 11, 2021.
 Nuakhai is a crop festival celebrated by people of Western Odisha and Southern
Chhattisgarh, to welcome the new rice of the season.
 Nua means new and khai means food.
Q. Which among these space-tech startups has become the first private company to formally sign
agreement with ISRO for using its expertise and facilities?
A) Dhruva Space B) Agnikul Cosmos
C) Bellatrix Aerospace D) Skyroot Aerospace
Answer : D
 Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based Space technology startup, has become the first
private company to formally enter into an agreement with the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) to get access their facilities and expertise for the development and
testing of subsystems and systems of space launch vehicles.
 Skyroot Aerospace is building the Vikram series of rockets to carry small satellites into
space. The first launch vehicle in the series, Vikram-1 is scheduled to be launch in 2022
Q. What is the name given to India’s first ever satellite and nuclear-missile tracking ship?
A) INS Dhruv B) INS Satpura
C) INS Tarkash D) INS Trishul
Answer : A
 India’s first nuclear-missile tracking ship, named INS Dhruv, has been commissioned from
Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, on September 10, 2021.

 The 10,00 tonnes satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship has been built by the Hindustan
Shipyard Limited in collaboration with the DRDO and National Technical Research
Organisation (NTRO).
 INS Dhruv is capable of tracking nuclear missiles at a long-range, which makes it useful to
provide early warning of attacks by ballistic missiles launched from Pakistan and China.
Q. India has jointly launched a ‘Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind’ with which country?
A) Norway B) Sweden
C) Denmark D) Singapore
Answer : C
 India and Denmark jointly launch Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind.
 Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R.K Singh and his Danish
counterpart, Mr. Dan Jørgensen, Denmark Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, jointly
launched ‘Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind’, as part of the Green Strategic
Partnership.
 DENMARK
 Capital : Copenhagen
 Currency : Krone
 Prime Minister : Mette Frederiksen
Q. Which among these football players has scripted his name in the Guinness World Records for
becoming the highest goalscorer in the men’s international football history
A) Kylian Mbappé B) Lionel Messi
C) Mohamed Salah D) Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer : D
 Portuguese football player, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been honoured by Guinness World
Records for his achievement of becoming the highest goalscorer in the men’s international
football history.
 The 36-year-old Ronaldo, who represents Premier League club Manchester United, now has
111 goals in 180 appearances for the Portugal national team.
 The Portugal captain scored the record breaking goal while playing against the Republic of
Ireland in a World Cup qualifier, on September 01, 2021.
 MOST INTERNATIONAL GOALS
1. Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal) : 111 Goals
2. Ali Daei (Iran) : 109 Goals
3. Mokhtar Dahari ( Malaysia) : 89 Goals
10 .Sunil Chhetri ( India) : 75 Goals
Q. India has launched the “Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD)” with which
country?
A) Germany B) Singapore
C) United Kingdom D) United States
Answer : D

 India and the United States of America (USA) have launched the “Climate Action and Finance
Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD)”. It will strengthen India-US bilateral cooperation on climate
and environment.
 The dialogue was launched by Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Shri
Bhupender Yadav and Mr. John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) in
New Delhi
Q. Which Indian organisation has won the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 under the
UNESCO International Literacy Prizes?
A) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
B) National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
C) Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
D) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Answer : B
 National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), a board of education under the Union
Government of India, has won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 on
the occasion of International Literacy Day 2021.
 NIOS has been awarded for enabling education of persons with disabilities through
technology-enabled inclusive learning materials, with a specific focus on Indian Sign
language-based content.
 The UNESCO International Literacy Prizes is awarded every year since 1967, for excellence
and innovation in the field of literacy.
Q. The AI-based language translator software ‘Project Udaan’ has been launched by which Indian
institute?
A) IIT Ropar B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Madras D) IIT Kanpur
Answer : B
 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has launched ‘Project Udaan’, a language
translator, to break the language barrier in education, which hampers the flow of messages.
 The Project Udaan, a donation-based project, is an end-to-end ecosystem, which can
translate scientific and technical content from English to Hindi and all other Indian
languages.
Q. Who has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 for her novel ‘Piranesi’.
A) Margaret Atwood B) Susanna Clarke
C) Shuggie Bain D) Maggie O'Farrell
Answer : B
 English author Susanna Clarke has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 for her second
novel ‘Piranesi’.
 The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious literary prizes.
It is awarded annually, since 1996, to a female author of any nationality for the best original
full-length novel written in English.

Q. Who among these do not feature on the Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021
list?
A) Mukesh Ambani B) Narendra Modi
C) Mamta Banerjee D) Adar Poonawalla
Answer : A
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named in the Time Magazine’s 100 most influential
people of 2021 list, for the fifth time since coming in power in 2014 (2014, 2015, 2017, and
2020).
 The List has named people in six categories- Icons, Pioneers, Artists, Leaders, Titans, and
Innovators.
 Apart from PM Modi, the list also includes West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and
TIME MAGAZINE'S IN NEWS
 PM Narendra Modi features in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People 2021 List.
 Apart from PM Modi, the list also includes West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and
 Rhea Chakraborty tops The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020 list.
 New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Tops Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2021, Adar
Poonawalla Only Indian in Top 10 .
 Bhim Army’s Chandra Shekhar Azad named in 2021 TIME100 Next
Q. The under-construction Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is the longest expressway in India, whose
development progress was recently reviewed by the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. The
expressway passes through how many states?
A) 6 B) 9
C) 8 D) 5
Answer : D
 Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari reviewed the progress
of 1,380 kilometers long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, being developed at a cost of Rs 98,000
crores.
 The eight-lane Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be covering the states of Haryana, Rajasthan,
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.
 Once completed, the expressway will be the longest expressway in India and reduce the
travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to about 12.5 hours.
 The project is planned to be completed by March 2023.
Q. Who is the author of the book ‘Translating Myself and Others’?
A) Arundhati Roy B) Kiran Desai
C) Jhumpa Lahiri D) Chitralekha Banerjee
Answer : C

 Pulitzer Prize-winning noted fiction writer, Jhumpa Lahiri, is set to launch her new book titled
‘Translating Myself and Others’, which will highlight her work as a translator.
 The new book is planned to be out in Spring 2022.
 The new book, titled 'Whereabouts'
 JHUMPA LAHIRI
 Nationality : American
 Interpreter of Maladies (1999) won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Hemingway
Award, and her first novel, The Namesake (2003).
 The Lowland (2013), was a finalist for both the Man Booker Prize and the National Book
Award for Fiction
Q. Which state has won the FSSAI’s State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2020-21 in large state
category?
C) Tamil Nadu D) Maharashtra
Answer : A
 Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya released the third State
Food Safety Index (SFSI) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on
September 20, 2021, for evaluating food safety across all States/UTs in 2020-21.
 The SFSI index measures states’ performance to provide safe food to the general public as
per FSSAI Act.
 Top States and UTs in Food Safety Index 2020-21
 Top three state in larger states category
1. Gujarat
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
FSSAI IN NEWS
 Gujarat Tops FSSAI’s State Food Safety Index 2020-21

 Chandigarh Railway Station gets 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification by FSSAI
 FSSAI caps trans fatty acids to 2% in food products from January 2022
 FSSAI has capped the amount of trans fatty acids (TFA) in oils and fats to 3% for 2021 and 2%
by 2022
 Mumbai Central Certified India’s first ‘Eat Right Station’ by FSSAI
 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
 Formed : August 2011
 Chairperson : Rita teaotia
 CEO : Arun Singhal
Q. Which country has been approved as the 9th permanent member state of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
A) Kuwait B) Iran
C) Qatar D) Saudi Arabia
Answer : B

 The leaders of the eight permanent members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) have agreed to change the membership of the Islamic Republic of Iran from an
observer state to a full member state.
 Iran had held observer status for the past 15 years. Iran will be the 9th main member of the
organisation.
 The relevant document in this regards was signed at the 21st Summit of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held at Dushanbe recently.
Q. How many Indian beaches have been awarded with the Blue Flag Certification by the Foundation
for Environment Education in Denmark?
A) 15 B) 11
C) 12 D) 10
Answer : D
 The two beaches are –Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry.
 Now India have total 10 beaches with the coveted International eco-label “Blue Flag”.
 List of beaches with Blue Flag Certification in India
1. Kappad (Kerala)
2. Shivrajpur (Gujarat)
3. Ghoghla (Diu)
4. Kasarkod
5. 5.Padubidri (Karnataka)
6. Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh)
7. Golden (Odisha)
8. Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)
9. Kovalam (Tamil Nadu)
10. Eden (Puducherry.)
Q. Name the Indian who has been appointed as one of the 17 SDG Advocate by the UN Secretary
General in 2021?
A) Shikha Patra B) Kailash Satyarthi
C) Varsha Varghese D) Anjali Chandrashekhar
Answer : B
 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed four new Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) Advocates on September 17, 2021, ahead of the 76th UN General
Assembly.
 The four newly appointed advocates are: Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, STEM
activist Valentina Muñoz Rabanal, Microsoft President Brad Smith and K-pop superstars
BLACKPINK (South Korean girl group).
 With this, UN now has total 16 SDG Advocates.
 The SDG Advocates are prominent leaders in the world who work to mobilise action to deliver
the 17 SDGs by 2030, using their considerable spheres of influence.
Q. Who is the author of the book ‘400 Days’?
A) Chetan Bhagat B) Aravind Adiga
C) Ruskin Bond D) Shashi Tharoor
Answer : A

 Chetan Bhagat will release his new novel titled ‘400 Days’ on October 08, 2021.
 It is the third novel in the Keshav-Saurabh series, after ‘The Girl in Room 105’ and ‘One
Arranged Murder.
 The novel is a tale of suspense, human relationships, love, friendship, the crazy world we live
in and, above all, a mother’s determination to never give up.
Q. The 2021 Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State was held in which place?
A) Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan B) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
C) Samarkand, Uzbekistan D) Dushanbe,Tajikistan
Answer : D
 21st Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State was
held in hybrid format on September 17, 2021 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
 The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.
 The Indian delegation was led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who participated in the
meeting via video-link and at Dushanbe, India was represented by External Affairs Minister,
Dr. S. Jaishankar.
 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
 Founded : 2001
 HQ : Beijing, China
 Secretary General : Vladimir Norov
 Member Countries = 9 ( Iran ,China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia,
Tajikistan & Uzbekistan)
 SCO Summit 2021 : Dushanbe,Tajikistan
 SCO Summit 2022 : Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Q. Who has been named as the 70th and latest Chess Grandmaster of India?
A) Arjun Kalyan B) R Raja Rithvik
C) S P Sethuraman D) Leon Mendonca
Answer : B
 The 17-year-old R Raja Rithvik from Warangal, Telangana has become India’s 70th and
newest chess Grandmaster (GM).
Q. Kovalam is one of the two beaches which has received the the Blue Flag Certification in 2021.
In which state is the beach located?
A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu
C) Telangana D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : B
 Two new beaches in India have received the Blue Flag Certification by the Foundation for
Environment Education in Denmark (FEE) in 2021.
 The two beaches are –Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry.
 Now India have total 10 beaches with the coveted International eco-label “Blue Flag”.
 The Blue Flag programme is a world-renowned award operated by the Foundation for
Environmental Education (FEE), headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark to benchmark the
beaches as clean and hygienic

Q. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has announced to observe
the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas) on which day?
A) 01 October
B) 31 December
D) 01 November
D) 30 September
Answer : A
 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) will observe October 01, 2021
as the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas).
 PFRDA is the regulatory body for NPS.
Q. The world’s highest electric vehicle charging station has been inaugurated in which state?
A) Ladakh B) Sikkim
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : C
 The world’s highest electric vehicle charging station has been inaugurated in Kaza village of
Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on September 23, 2021.
 The electric vehicle charging station is set up at a height of 500 ft.
WORLD'S HIGHEST IN NEWS 2021
 World’s Highest EV Charging Station Inaugurated At Kaza in Himachal Pradesh.

 World’s Highest Altitude Movie Theatre launched in Ladakh at 11,562 ft.
 Indian Air Force (IAF) builds one of the world’s highest mobile air traffic control (ATC) towers
in Ladakh.
 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Builds World’s Highest Motorable Road In Umlingla Pass
in Eastern Ladakh at 19,300 ft.
 India completes arch of world’s highest railway bridge in Chenab river of Jammu and
Kashmir at 359 metres
Q. The first-ever, bronze statue of Bitcoin’s anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto has been
unveiled in which city?
A) London B) Brussels
C) Budapest D) San Salvador
Answer : C
 A bronze statue of Bitcoin’s anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, has been unveiled in
Budapest, Hungary.
 It is the first-ever statue in the world to pay homage to the mysterious cryptocurrency
creator.
 The sculpture has been unveiled at Graphishop Park, a technology park in Budapest.

Q. The book titled “The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India” has been written by
which author?
A) Vinit Goenka
B) Sharad Dutt
C) Vijay Gokhale
D) Krishna Saksena
Answer : C
 Vijay Gokhale, the former Foreign Secretary of India and Ambassador to China, has written
a new book titled “The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India”.
 The book explores the history of how China has negotiated with India, be it the early years
after Independence or the current times, based on six historical and recent events in the
India-China relationship.
Q. The first in-person meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) was held at
Washington D.C. The QUAD comprise of four indo-pacific nations including India, the United
States, Japan and which country
A) Russia B) China
C) France D) Australia
Answer : D
 The first in-person meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) was held on
September 24, 2021, at the White House in Washington D.C.
 Quad nation comprise of India, the United States, Australia and Japan.
 The heads of government of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States participated in the
Quad leaders meeting, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe
Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Q. The novel titled “Jungle Nama” has been released in audiobook form. Who is the author of the
novel?
A) Amitav Ghosh B) Jhumpa Lahiri
C) Salman Rushdie D) Chetan Bhagat
Answer : A
 The popular novel “Jungle Nama” by noted author Amitav Ghosh, has been released as an
audiobook, which has voice of US-based Ali Sethi, along with the music.
 AMITAV GHOSH BOOKS 2021
1.“Jungle Nama”
2.“The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis”
3.“The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times”
 ABOUT AMITAV GHOSH
 Born place : Kolkata, West Bengal.
 Ghosh is the author of The Circle of Reason (his 1986 debut novel), The Shadow Lines (1988),
The Calcutta Chromosome (1995), The Glass Palace (2000), The Hungry Tide (2004), and Sea
of Poppies (2008) & River of Smoke (2011)

Q. Privateer Space is a new space startup, co-founded by Alex Fielding in partnership with Apple
Inc. co-founder _________
A) Bill Gates B) Steve Jobs
C) Ronald Wayne D) Steve Wozniak
Answer : D
 Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak has joined hands with Ripcord Inc. founder Alex Fielding to
announce a new space company, Privateer Space.
 The ‘Privateer’ will be a private company with the mission to “keep Space safe and accessible
to all humankind”.
Q. The Antyodaya Diwas is observed on which day in India?
Answer : D
 Antyodaya Diwas is observed every year on September 25, to mark the birth anniversary of
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
 Antyodaya means “uplifting the poorest of the poor” or “rise of the last person”.
 The day was declared by the Modi Government on September 25, 2014 and officially
celebrated since 2015.
 This year (2021), the Antyodaya Diwas marks the 105th birth anniversary of Pandit
DeendayalUpadhyaya.
Q. The celebration of Antyodaya Diwas marks the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
C) Syama Prasad Mukherjee D) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Answer : B
 Antyodaya Diwas is observed every year on September 25, to mark the birth anniversary of
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyayay on his death
anniversary on February 11, 2021
 His death anniversary is observed as Samarpan Diwas across the country.
Q. The Defence Ministry has inked deal with the Airbus to purchase how many C-295 aircraft for
the Indian Air Force?
A) 56 B) 44
C) 24 D) 36
Answer : A
 Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a $2.5 billion contract with Airbus Defence and Space,
Spain, for the acquisition of 56 Airbus C-295 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air
Force.
 The C-295 aircrafts will replace the ageing Avro HS-748 aircraft fleet of Indian Air Force
(IAF).

 Under the deal, Airbus Defence and Space will work with Tata Advanced Systems Limited
(TASL) to jointly execute the project.
 C-295 Aircrafts (Spain)
 India purchase : 56
 Deal : $2.5 billion (₹22,000 crore)
 Manufacturing : Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in partnership with Airbus
 For : Indian Air Force
 MH-60 Romeo helicopters ( USA)
 Deal : Rs 15,157 crore ($2.13 billion)
 manufactured : Lockheed Martin
 For : Indian Navy
 Aircraft P-8I ( USA)
 Manufacturing : Boeing
 For : Indian Navy
Q. What was the theme of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held
on September 25, 2021?
A) Building resilience through hope
B) The Future We Want, the UN We Need
C) Effective responses to global crises
D) Making the United Nations relevant to all people
Answer : A
 Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 76th session of the United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25, 2021, in New York.
 The theme of 2021 UN General Assembly session was ‘building resilience through hope – to
recover from Covid-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the
rights of people, and revitalise the United Nations’.
 PM Modi was the first world leader to address the UN General Assembly.
 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
 Founded : 1945
 Headquarteres : New York, US
 1st President : Paul-Henri Spaak (Belgium)
 first woman President : Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (India)
 76th President : Abdulla Shahid (Maldives)
Q. Who has approved an electronic system named FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of
Electronic Records)?
A) Reserve Bank of India B) Supreme Court of India
C) Minister of Minority Affair D) Minister of Panchayati Raj
Answer : B
 Supreme Court of India has approved an electronic system named FASTER (Fast and
Secured Transmission of Electronic Records).

 The FASTER system will be used for transferring e-authenticated copies from courts to
prisons.
Q. Which is the 23rd city to be named as the UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023?
A) Accra
B) Guadalajara
C) Canberra
D) California
Answer : A
 Accra was named as the UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023.
 After the evaluation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee, Director-General of
UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has nominated Accra (Ghana) as the 23rd city to be named as the
UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023 after Guadalajara (Mexico) in 2022.
Q. The World Tourism Day is observed every year on which day?

Answer : D
 The World Tourism Day is observed worldwide on September 27 since 1980.
 Theme 2021 : “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”.
 This date was chosen by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as on that
day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted.
 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 Founded : 1975
 Secretary-General : Zurab Pololikashvili
 Don't confuse
 National Tourism Day : 25 January
 World Tourism Day : 27 September
Q. Naga Cucumber of which state has recently gained GI tag for its unique properties?
A) Odisha B) Assam
C) Manipur D) Nagaland
Answer : D
 “Sweet Cucumber” of Nagaland gets geographical indication (GI) tag.
 The GI tag has been granted under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and
Protection) Act, 1999.
 The Naga cucumber are mostly cultivated in the Mon, Mokokchung, Peren and Wokha
districts of the state
Q. The maiden successful test fight of a new advanced version of the Akash Missile was carried
out by DRDO on September 27, 2021. What is the name of the new missile?

A) Akash M51 B) Akash Astra
C) Akash Nag D) Akash Prime
Answer : D
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried successful maiden test
flight of a new version of the Akash Missile named ‘Akash Prime’ from Integrated Test Range
(ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
 The Akash Prime is equipped with an indigenous active Radio Frequency (RF) seeker for
improved accuracy, as compared to the existing Akash System.
Q. When is the World Rabies Day observed?
Answer : B
 World Rabies Day is celebrated annually on September 28 to raise awareness about the
impact of rabies on humans and animals, provide information and advice on how to prevent
the disease and take efforts to control rabies.
 Theme 2021 : ‘Rabies: Facts, not Fear’.
 2021 is the 15th edition of World Rabies Day.
 The day also marks the death anniversary of the French chemist and microbiologist, Louis
Pasteur’, who developed the first rabies vaccine
Q. In pilot stage, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission was being implemented in how many
states/UTs?
A) 6 UTs B) 6 States
C) 8 States D) 5 UTs
Answer : A
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the nationwide rollout of the Ayushman Bharat
Digital Mission on September 27, 2021, through a video conference. The nationwide rollout
of the mission coincides with third anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Yojana.
 Ayushman Bharat – Digital Mission aims to connect the digital health solutions of hospitals
across the country with each other.
 Currently the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is in pilot phase, in six union territories,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu,
Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry.
Q. Under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, every citizen will get a digital health ID card to
store their health record in virtual format. The ID will be ___ digit unique code.
A) 14 B) 15
C) 12 D) 16
Answer : A

 Under the mission, every citizen will get a digital health ID, which will contain their health
record. The digital health ID will be a unique 14-digit health identification, to keep the health
record digitally secure.
Q. India has been chosen as the Host Nation for the G20 Summit in which of the upcoming years?
A) 2022 B) 2025
C) 2023 D) 2024
Answer : C
 India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders’
summit in 2023 for the first time.
 Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as
India’s Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition). A sherpa is a diplomat who undertakes
preparatory work prior to a summit conference.
 G2 Summit 2021 Presidency of Italy
 Summit Theme 2021 : Preparing for pandemics
Q. Which Indian dairy company has achieved the feat of being ranked in Rabobank’s 2021 Global
Top 20 Dairy Companies of the World list?
A) Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Cooperative Federation
B) Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
C) Karnataka Co-operative Milk Federation
D) Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation
Answer : D
 Amul, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has dropped two places to
rank 18th in the Rabobank’s 2021 Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list. Amul was placed at
16th spot in 2020.
 Amul has achieved an annual turnover of $5.3 billion.
 French-based dairy company Lactalis has topped the list as the world’s largest dairy
company with a turnover of US $23.0 billion.
 AMUL
 Founded : 1946
 Headquarters : Anand, Gujarat
 MD : Rupinder Singh Sodhi
Q. Which company has topped the Rabobank’s 2021 Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list as the
world’s largest dairy company?
A) Nestle B) Unilever
C) Lactalis D) Muller
Answer : C
 French-based dairy company Lactalis has topped the list as the world’s largest dairy
company with a turnover of US $23.0 billion.
 It has unseated Switzerland-based global behemoth Nestle, which dominated the list for
decades

Q. What is the total strength of judges appointed at the Supreme Court of India?
A) 31 B) 33
C) 35 D) 32
Answer : B
 For the first time in the history of Indian judiciary, nine new judges, including three women
judges, took oath as Supreme Court judges on August 31, 2021, in one go.
 The Oath of Office and Secrecy was administered by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana.
 With the swearing-in of the nine new judges, the total strength of the Supreme Court has
increased to 33, including the CJI. The total sanctioned strength Supreme Court is 34.
 The nine new judges are: Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice
Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Justice Hima Kohli, Justice B V Nagarathna, Justice C T
Ravikumar, Justice M M Sundresh, Justice Bela M Trivedi, Justice P S Narasimha.
 CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA
 Appointer : President of India
 Term length : Until the age of 65
 First Chief justice : Harilal Jekisundas Kania (1950–1951)
 45th Chief Justice : Deepak Mishra
 46th Chief Justice : Ranjan Gogoi
 47th Chief justice : Sharad Arvind Bobde
 48th Chief justice : N V Ramana
 Seat : New Delhi
 Salary : ₹280,000 (Per month)
 Supreme Court judges : 34 { 33 ( Judge) + 1 (Chief Justice of India}
Q. Which country hosted the 8th Meeting of Agriculture Experts of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Countries recently?
A) India B) Bhutan
C) Thailand D) Sri Lanka
Answer : A
 India hosted the 8th Meeting of Agriculture Experts of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Countries through video
conferencing.
 The meeting was chaired by Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary, Department of Agricultural
Research & Education & Director General of ICAR.
 Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
 Establishment :6 June 1997
 Headquarteres : Dhaka, Bangladesh
 Membership : 7 (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka &Thailand)
 Chairmanship : Sri Lanka
 Secretary General : Tenzin lekhpel (Bhutan)
 Trick to remember BIMSTEC Countries
 TRICK -: MBBS NIT
 M - Myanmar
 B - Bangladesh
 B - Bhutan
 S - SriLanka

 N - Nepal
 I - India
 T - Thailand
Q. Which of the following has become the first state in the country to provide free water to the
people?
A) Goa
B) Odisha
C) Kerala
D) Assam
Answer : A
 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Goa will be the first state in the country to give
free water to the people, we are not wasting this water, we want to save water to get free
water.
Q. What is the name of the new initiative launched by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor for
self help group (SHG) women?
A) Saaral B) Baath
C) Saath D) Raath
Answer : C
 Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha launched the rural enterprises
acceleration program titled ‘Saath’ for self help group (SHG) women.
 This initiative will stress on mentoring and market linkages of products created by the SHG
women and make them independent and strong in social and financial aspects.
Q. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has inked an agreement with which institute for
‘Capacity Building on Integrated River Basin Management with a focus on Geospatial
Technology in Riverine Ecosystem’?
A) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
B) University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India (UPIASI)
C) South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD)
D) Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) South Asia Program
Answer : C
 National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and South Asian Institute for Advanced Research
and Development (SAIARD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create
an academic platform for young students and develop a research and capacity building hub
to support regional development in the eastern region.
 About 'Namami Gange Programme'.
 Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship
Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014 to accomplish the twin objectives of
effective abatement of pollution and conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
Q. Which country has become the first Asian country to launch a plastics pact?

A) Sweden B) India
C) Denmark D) Switzerland
Answer : B
 India to be the first Asian country to launch a plastics pact.
 World-Vast Fund for Nature–India (WWF India) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
have collaborated to construct a platform ‘India Plastic Pact’.
Q. The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) was held at which place?
A) Majorca B) Hawaii
C) Honshu D) Borneo
Answer : B
 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) was held in Hawaii, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-
Hickam.
 The theme of the event was “Enduring Cooperation towards Regional Stability”
Q. Which among these days is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy every year?
Answer : D
 International Day of Democracy is celebrated across the world on 15 September each year,
since 2008.
 The theme for 2021 : “Strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises”
Q. When is the International Literacy Day observed?
Answer : D
 International Literacy Day is observed annually on September 8 across the world to highlight
the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.
 The theme of 55th International Literacy Day is “’Literacy for a human-centred recovery:
Narrowing the digital divide’.
Q. Which animal has been named as the state animal by the administration of the Union Territory
of Ladakh?
A) Hangul B) Blackbuck
C) Asiatic Lion D) Snow leopard
Answer : D
 Union Territory of Ladakh has declared snow leopard (Panther unica) as the new state animal
and black-necked crane (Grus nicricollis) as the new state bird.
 In the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the black-necked crane and Kashmir stag
(Hangul) were the state bird and animal respectively.

Q. PM Modi inaugurated a special commemorative coin of what value to mark the birth anniversary
of ISKCON founder on September 01, 2021?
A) Rs 250
B) Rs 200
C) Rs 125
D) Rs 100
Answer : C
 On September 01, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually released a special
commemorative coin of Rs 125 to mark the 125th birth anniversary of ISKCON founder Srila
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
 In July 1966, Prabhupada founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
(ISKCON) commonly known as the ‘Hare Krishna movement’.
 The spiritual leader was born as Abhay Charan De on September 1, 1896, in Calcutta and
later came to be known by the honorific A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Q. Which of the following city will host the 12th Defence Expo-2022?
A) Lucknow B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi D) Gandhinagar
Answer : D
 The 12th Defence Expo-2022 is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from March 10
to 13, 2021, in a hybrid format.
 The aim of DefExpo-2022 is to achieve ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence and reach USD 5 billion
defence exports target by 2024.
 The objective of DefExpo-2022 is to make India a major destination of ‘land, naval, air and
homeland security systems and defence engineering
GANDHINAGAR IN NEWS 2021
 12th Defence Expo-2022 to be held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

 Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates research-based center of excellence at National
Forensic Science University in Gandhinagar.
 India’s first maritime arbitration centre to be set up in Gandhinagar.
 HSBC inaugurates international banking unit in GIFT City near Gandhinagar city Gujarat.
 Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is an under-construction central business
district in Gandhinagar in Gujarat
Q. Three institutions from India features in top 400 list of Times World University Rankings 2022.
Which university has topped the list?
A) Harvard University B) Stanford University
C) University of Oxford D) California Institute of Technology
Answer : C
 Times World University Rankings 2022
 Top : University of Oxford London (UK)
 2nd : California Institute of Technology (USA)

 3rd : Harvard University
 Cambridge (USA)
 Three Indian educational institutes
 IISc Bangalore – 301-350 bracket
 Indian Institute of Technology 2. (IIT) Ropar – 351-400 bracket.
 IIT Indore – 401-500 bracket.
Q. Which Indian company has achieved the top rank to win the Association for Talent Development
(ATD) 2021 BEST Award from among 71 global organisations?
A) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
B) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID)
C) Larsen & Toubro Technology Services (LTTS)
D) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
Answer : C
 Larsen & Toubro Technology Services has been awarded with the “Association for Talent
Development (ATD) 2021 BEST Award”, securing the first rank from 71 organisations
globally.
 Apart from this, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU
under Ministry of Power, Government of India has also won the 2021 BEST Award, placed at
8th position.
 Larsen & Toubro Technology Services (LTTS)
 Founded : 2012
 Headquarteres : Varodara, Gujarat
 CEO & MD : Amit Chadha
 Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID)
 Founded : 1989
 Headquarteres : Gurgaon, Haryana
 CMD : Kandikuppa Sreekant
Q. India is the first country in Asia to launch a Plastic Pact to promote circular economy for
plastics. The pact has by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with which
organistaion?
A) Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
B) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
C) World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India)
D) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Answer : C
 India has become the first country in Asia to launch a Plastics Pact, a new platform to
promote a circular system for plastics.
 The new platform ‘India Plastic Pact’ is a joint effort of World-Wide Fund for Nature-India
(WWF India) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and envisions to create a world
where plastic is valued and does not pollute the environment.
 The Pact targets the businesses to transition towards a circular economy for plastics by
2030.
 Upasana Kamineni named ‘Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes’ at WWF India.

 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
 President : T. V. Narendran
 Director General : Chandrajit Banerjee.
 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
 Founded : 1961
 Headquarteres : Gland, Switzerland
 President : Pavan Sukhdev
 Director General : Marco Lambertini
Q. The International Day of Charity is observed annually on which day?
A) 6 September
B) 5 September
C) 4 September
D) 3 September
Answer : B
 International Day of Charity is observed annually on September 05. It was declared by the
United Nations General Assembly in 2012.
 September 5 was chosen in order to commemorate the death anniversary of Mother Teresa,
who had always been engaged in charitable work.
 August 26 marks the 111th Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa
of Calcutta.
 Born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Mother Teresa left Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto in
Dublin at the age of 18 years in 1928. She came to India in 1929, where she worked at St
Mary’s High School for girls.
 Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
 Mother Teresa was awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1980.
 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize
Q. India’s first dugong conservation reserve is planned to be established in which state?
A) Assam B) Tamil Nadu
C) Telangana D) Karnataka
Answer : B
 Tamil Nadu state government has announced to setup India’s first dugong conservation
reserve at the northern part of the Palk Bay.
 Dugong are commonly known as sea cows. According to Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
estimates, only 200-250 Dugongs are left in the wild, of which 150 are found in the Palk Bay
and Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu.
AUGUST 2021
Q. India’s first green hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing unit has been unveiled in which city?
A) Noida B) Nagpur

C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
 US-based Ohmium International has started India’s first green hydrogen electrolyzer
manufacturing unit at Bengaluru, Karnataka. The factory will manufacture India-made Proton
Exchange Membrane (PEM) hydrogen electrolyzers..
 Green hydrogen is made from non-fossil sources as against blue hydrogen that is made from
fossil sources.
 The factory has a capacity of manufacturing approximately 0.5 GW per year.
Q. Who among the following has become India’s 69th Chess Grandmaster?
A) Harshit Raja B) D Gukesh
C) Leon Mendonca D) Abhimanyu Mishra
Answer : A
 The 20-year-old Chess player Harshit Raja from Pune, Maharashtra has become the 69th
Grandmaster of India in Chess.
 Harshit achieved the feat of becoming the GM on August 03, 2021, at Biel Masters Open 2021.
Q. Which place has recently got the world’s highest movie theatre?
A) Ladakh B) Gyatsola pass
C) Changla Pass D) Umlingla Pass
Answer : A
 The world’s highest movie theatre has recently been inaugurated in Ladakh, which got its
first ever mobile digital movie theatre in the Paldan area of Leh, at an altitude of 11,562 feet.
WORLD'S HIGHEST IN NEWS 2021
 World’s Highest Altitude Movie Theatre launched in Ladakh at 11,562 ft.

 Indian Air Force (IAF) builds one of the world’s highest mobile air traffic control (ATC) towers
in Ladakh.
 Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Builds World’s Highest Motorable Road In Umlingla Pass
in Eastern Ladakh at 19,300 ft.
 India completes arch of world’s highest railway bridge in Chenab river of Jammu and
Kashmir at 359 metres
Q. What is the name given to the mission undertaken by Indian government for evacuating its
citizens from Taliban occupied Afghanistan?
A) Operation Devi Shakti
B) Operation Aarya Shakti
C) Operation Vamika Shakti
D) Operation Deveshi Shakti
Answer : A
 Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given a name to India’s complex mission of evacuating
its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan, as ‘Operation Devi Shakti’.

 IMPORTANT OPERATION & CODE NAME 2021.
 OPERATION DEVI SHAKTI
India’s complex mission of evacuating its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan.
 OPERATION BLUE FREEDOM
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar flags off ‘Operation
Blue Freedom’ to create a World Record at Siachen Glacier.
 OPERATION PARAVAAH
Cochin airport launches ‘Operation Paravaah’ for flood control.
 OPERATION CO-JEET
Launched by armed forces to fight COVID-19 in day.
 OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU-II
Indian Navy launches for Speedy Shipment of Oxygen-filled Containers to India From Other
Nations.
 OPERATION SARD HAWA
Border Security Force (BSF) launched to the western international border of Rajasthan.
 OPERATION MY SAHELI
South Eastern Railway launches to ensure security of women passengers
Q. India’s first indigenously developed Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit has been
launched. The toolkit has been developed by which institution?
A) IIT-Roorkee
B) IISc, Bangalore
C) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
D) Jointly by all the above
Answer : D
 Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) Rajeev Chandrasekhar,
launched India’s first indigenously developed Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit,
on August 27, 2021.
 The first-of-its-kind QSim toolkit has been developed jointly by IISc (Indian Institute of
Science) Bangalore, IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Roorkee and C-DAC (Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing).
INDIA'S FIRST INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED IN NEWS
 India’s 1 indigenous drone defence dome‘Indrajaal’ developed by Grene Robotics.

 IIT-Ropar Develops ‘AmbiTAG’ India’s First Indigenous Temperature Data Logger.
 India’s 1st indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant to be commissioned by 2021.
 IIT Madras develops ‘NeoBolt’- India’s first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle.
 India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to be commissioned in 2022.
 DRDO develops India’s first Indigenously-Developed 9mm Machine Pistol.
 Indian Navy & DRDO conduct maiden trial of first indigenous air-dropped container
‘SAHAYAK-NG’.
 ISRO Demonstrates India’s First Free-Space Quantum Communication Over 300 Metres from
Ahmedabad
Q. The Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune has recently been renamed after which sports
personality?
A) Ravi Kumar Dahiya B) Neeraj Chopra

C) Bajrang Punia D) Neeraj Chopra
Answer : D
 Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune and he named
the Army Sports Institute stadium as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”.
Q. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation ICGS Vigraha, the seventh and final ship
in the series of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), designed and built indigenously by which
company?
A) Goa Shipyard Limited
C) Larsen & Toubro Ship Building Limited
Answer : C
 Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation, the indigenously built Coast Guard
Ship ‘Vigraha’ on August 28, 2021, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
 The ship has been designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro Ship Building Limited.
 The ICGS Vigraha, is the seventh and final ship in the series of Offshore Patrol Vessels
(OPVs), the agreement for which was signed in 2015
 With the joining of this ship, the Indian Coast Guard now have 157 Ships and 66 Aircraft in its
inventory.
 DON'T CONFUSE OPVs & FPVs
 List of Seven Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs)
1. ICGS Vikram
2. ICGS Vijaya
3. ICGS Veera
4. ICGS Varaha
5. ICGS Varad
6. ICGS Vajra
7. ICGS Vigraha
 List of five Fast Patrol Vessel (FPVs)
1. ICGS Priyadarshini
2. ICGS Annie Besant
3. ICGS Amrit Kaur
4. ICGS Kamla Devi
5. ICGS Kanaklata Barua
Q. Who is the composer and singer of the theme song for the Indian Paralympic contingent ‘Kar De
Kamaal Tu’?
A) Mohit Chauhan B) Ananya Birla
C) Sanjeev Singh D) A R Rahman
Answer : C
 Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur launched the theme
song for the Indian Paralympic contingent in New Delhi on August 03, 2021.
 The song is titled “Kar De Kamaal Tu”.

 The composer and singer of the song is Sanjeev Singh, a Divyang cricket player from
Lucknow
SONGS IN NEWS 2021.
 Song titled “Kar De Kamaal Tu”

 Composer and singer : Sanjeev Singh
 Launched By : Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.
 Song titled : “Hindustani Way”
 Composed By : A R Rahman
 Sung By : Ananya Birla.
 Song titled “Lakshya Tera Samne Hai”
 Composed By : Mohit Chauhan
 Lyrics penned By : Prathna Gahilote
 Launched By : Sports Minister.
 Song titled : Girl Gang
 Sung By : Gin Wigmore (New Zealand)
 Official song of the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup
Q. Who has been appointed as the first woman Director of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)?
A) Sonia Syngal B) Dhriti Banerjee
C) Mallika Srinivasan D) Naina Lal Kidwai
Answer : B
 Dhriti Banerjee appointed first woman director of Zoological Survey of India.
 She replaced Kailash Chandra
 Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
 Formation : 1 July 1916
 Headquarters : Kolkata, West Bengal
 Director : Dhriti Banerjee
FIRST FEMALE IN NEWS 2021
 Dhriti Banerjee appointed first woman director of Zoological Survey of India.

 Mawya Sudan becomes IAF’s 1st woman fighter pilot from J&K.
 Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan first female secretary-general of UNCTAD.
 Fiame Naomi Mata’afa became the first female Prime Minister of Samoa.
 Aashritha V Olety Becomes India’s First Woman Flight Test Engineer.
 Martha Koome becomes Kenya’s first woman Chief Justice.
 Ajanta Neog becomes the first woman Finance Minister of Assam.
 Vaishali Hiwase becomes BRO’s first woman Commanding Officer .
 Elisabetta Belloni named as first woman to head Italy secret service.
 Rekha Menon takes over as first woman Chairperson of NASSCOM.
 Poonam Gupta to head NCAER as its first woman DG.
 Claire Polosak set to become first female match official in men’s Test match.
 Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala set to become first female Chief of World Trade Organization (WTO).
 Bhawana Kanth from Bihar to become the first Woman Fighter Pilot to take part in Republic
Day Parade.
 Kaja Kallas sworn in as first woman Prime Minister of Estonia.
 Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as Tanzania’s first woman President

Q. The Government of India has renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award after which famous
player?
A) K. D. Jadhav
B) Keshav Dutt
C) Milkha Singh
D) Major Dhyan Chand
Answer : D
 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India, has been renamed as
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, as per an announcement made by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on August 06, 2021.
 The Khel Ratna award was instituted in 1991-1992 and comes with a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh.
The first recepient was Chess legend Viswanathan Anand.
 The ultimate hockey hero was famously known as ‘The Wizard’.
 Dhyan Chand was part of the Olympic team that won gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936
 MAJOR DHYAN CHAND
 Born place : Allahabad (Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh)
 Nickname(s) : The Wizard, The Magician.
 Chand played internationally from 1926 to 1949; he scored 570 goals in 185 matches
according to his autobiography, "Goal".
 The Government of India awarded Chand India's third highest civilian honour of Padma
Bhushan in 1956.
 His birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as National Sports Day in India every year.
 India's highest sporting honor, the Khel Ratna Award was renamed after Chand in 2021.
 Apart from the Khel Ratna award, the country’s highest award for lifetime achievement in
sports is known as the Dhyan Chand Award. It was instituted in 2002.
 The National Stadium in New Delhi was also renamed as the Dhyan Chand National Stadium
in 2002
Q. The National Security Guard (NSG) recently conducted the counter-terrorism exercise in
multiple cities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and the national capital region. What
is the name given to the annual drill?
A) Gandiv B) Amogha
C) Sagarika D) Dhanush
Answer : A
 National Security Guard (NSG) conducted week-long counter-terrorism exercise called
‘Gandiv’ from August 22 to August 28, 2021,
 The third edition of the annual drill was held at multiple cities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh, Gujarat and the national capital region by NSG to check its response time and
reaction to hostage and hijack-like situations.
 National Security Guard (NSG)
 Founded : 1986
 Director general : M.A. Ganapathy
Q. The National Sports Day is observed in India to mark the birth anniversary of which Indian sports
person?

A) Ajit Wadekar B) C. K. Nayudu
C) Milkha Singh D) Major Dhyan Chand
Answer : D
 In India, the National Sports Day is observed every year on 29 August, on the occasion of the
birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand
Q. Who has been roped in by the Delhi government as the brand ambassador for its ‘Desh Ke
Mentors’ programme?
A) Sonu Sood C) Rajkumar Rao
C) Amitabh Bachchan D) Ayushman Khurrana
Answer : A
 Arvind Kejriwal, CM of Delhi has announced that Sonu Sood will be the brand ambassador of
the Delhi government’s ‘Desh Ke Mentors’ programme.
 The programme will be soon launched by Delhi Government. It is a mentor-mentee
programme for students of government schools.
SONU SOOD IN NEWS
 Delhi govt appoints Sonu Sood as brand ambassador for ‘Desh ke Mentors’ Programme.
 Sonu Sood appointed as the brand ambassador for Punjab’s anti-COVID vaccination drive
 Redmi India names Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador for Redmi 9 Power
 Sonu Sood Appointed As State Icon Of Punjab By Election Commission
 Spice Money ropes in Sonu Sood as brand ambassador
 Sonu Sood tops 50 Asian Celebrities in The World list 2020
 Sonu Sood’s autobiography to be titled ‘I Am No Messiah’ Co-written by : Meena Iyer
 Acer India appointed Sonu Sood as Brand Ambassador
 Gargo International appointed sonu sood as Brand Ambassador
 Sonu Sood launches Pravasi Rojgar app to help migrants find job opportunities
Q. East Sikkim has topped the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index 2021-22. The index
has been launched by?
A) NITI Aayog
B) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
C) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER)
D) All the above
Answer : D
 NITI Aayog and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) have launched
the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report and Dashboard 2021–22, with
technical support from UNDP. The index is based on NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index.
 East Sikkim district of Sikkim has topped the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index
2021-22 while Kiphire district of Nagaland was ranked last amongst 103 districts in the
ranking. Gomati, North Tripura is second, West Tripura is third in the ranking.
 G. Kishan Reddy : Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
 Consitituency : Secunderabad,

 Telangana
Q. India has been elected as the member of Council of Administration(CA) and Postal Operations
Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). In which place is the headquarter of UPU
located?
A) Paris, France B) Bern, Switzerland
D) Vienna, Austria D) Geneva, Switzerland
Answer : B
 India has won the elections for membership of two key bodies of the Universal Postal Union
(UPU), during the 27th UPU Congress in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on August 27, 2021.
 India got elected to the Council of Administration(CA) with 134 votes, out of 156 countries..
 The country received the highest votes in CA elections from South Asia and Oceania region.
 Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 Headquarters : Bern, Switzerland
 Director-General : Masahiko Meteko
Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board?
A) Bhupender Yadav B) Ashwini Vaishnaw
C) Mansukh Mandaviya D) G. Kishan Reddy
Answer : C
 Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has taken over
charge as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board.
 He has replaced Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan as the
chairman.
 India aims to end TB by 2025 while the UN aims to end TB by 2030.
 Mansukh Mandaviya : Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and
Fertilizers
 Consitituency : Rajayasabha MP , Gujarat
Q. Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Consultation Workshop was
recently organised by which organisation?
A) Election Commission of India B) Central Vigilance Commission
C) Competition Commission of India D) Confederation of Indian Industry
Answer : A
 Election Commission of India (ECI) organized Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral
Participation (SVEEP) Consultation Workshop on August 25-26, 2021.
 The SVEEP program is the flagship program of the Election Commission of India for voter
education & awareness.
 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
 25 January : Voter's Day
 HQ : New Delhi
 1st Chief : Sukumar Sen
 1st Women Chief : V.S. Ramadevi
 24th Chief : Sushil Chandra

 Commissioner : Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra Pandey
 Tenure : 6/65yrs
 Article : 324
Q. The eSHRAM Portal will generate a unique ____________ digit Universal Account Number (UAN)
upon registration
A) 10 B) 16
C) 11 D) 12
Answer : D
 Upon registration on the eSHRAM Portal, the worker will get an eSHRAM card with a unique
12 digit Universal Account Number (UAN) and will be able to access the benefits of the
various social security schemes through this Card anywhere anytime.
 eSHRAM Portal will help in the creation of a National Database of Unorganized Workers
(NDUW).
Q. Which country has topped the 2021 Global Manufacturing Risk Index?
A) India B) China
Answer : B
 Top 5 Wakefield’s 2021 Global Manufacturing Risk Index.
 1st : China
 2nd : India
 3rd : United States
 4th : Canada
 5th : Czech Republic
Q. The SAMRIDH programme has recently been launched by which ministry to boost start-up
ecosystem in India?
A) Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C) Minister of Rural Development
D) Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Answer : B
 Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has launched the “Start-up Accelerators of
MeitY for pRoduct Innovation, Development and growth (SAMRIDH)” programme. The
programme was launched by Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister MeitY.
 Investment of up to Rs. 40 lakh will be provided to the start-up through selected accelerators.
 Aim : The objective of the SAMRIDH programme is to create a conducive platform to Indian
Software Product start-ups to enhance their products and securing investments for scaling
their business.
 Ashwini Vaishnaw : Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of
Electronics and Information Technology
 Consitituency : Rajya Sabha MP, Odisha

Q. Which Indian para-athlete was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics
2021?
A) Deepa Malik B) Tek Chand
C) Bhavina Patel D) Devendra Jhajharia
Answer : B
 Indian shot-putter Tek Chand was the flag-bearer for the Indian contingents at the opening
ceremony of Paralympics in Tokyo on August 24, 2021.
 Tek Chand replaced Rio Olympics gold-medallist high-jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu, who
was earlier named as the flag bearer, however he has been quarantined along with five other
para-athletes, after coming in close contact of a COVID positive person during their flight to
Tokyo.
 DON'T CONFUSE
 MC Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh, have been named as flag-bearers for the Indian
contingent at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics .
 Bajrang Punia will be the flag-bearer at the closing ceremony.
 Javelin thrower Tek chand as the new flag-bearer of India at the opening ceremony of
Paralympic s
Q. Who launched the Anand-based National Dairy Development Board’s (NDDB) web version of the
e-GOPALA application and IMAP web portal?
A) Ashwini Vaishnaw B) Mansukh Mandaviya
C) Parshottam Rupala D) G. Kishan Reddy
Answer : C
 Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala launched the
Anand-based National Dairy Development Board’s (NDDB) web version of the e-GOPALA
application and IMAP web portal, which provides real-time information to dairy farmers for
better productivity of milk-producing animals.
 ParshottamRupala : Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
 Consitituency : Rajayasabha MP , Gujarat.
 National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
 Founded : 16 July 1965
 Founder : Verghese Kurien
 Headquarters : Anand, Gujarat
Q. Stuart Binny, who has recently announced his retirement from cricket, played for which
country?
A) India B) England
C) Australia D) New Zealand
Answer : A
 Indian all-rounder Stuart Binny has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
 Stuart Binny had represented the Team India in six Tests, 14 ODIs and three T20Is, scoring a
total of 459 runs and 24 wickets.
 In the Indian Premier League, he played for the Rajasthan Royals.
Q. India’s first green hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing unit has been unveiled in which city?

A) Noida
B) Nagpur
C) Bengaluru
D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
 US-based Ohmium International has started India’s first green hydrogen electrolyzer
manufacturing unit at Bengaluru, Karnataka. The factory will manufacture India-made Proton
Exchange Membrane (PEM) hydrogen electrolyzers.
 Green hydrogen is made from non-fossil sources as against blue hydrogen that is made from
fossil sources.
 The factory has a capacity of manufacturing approximately 0.5 GW per year.
Q. The world’s largest and tallest observation wheel is set to be launched in which city?
A) Dubai B) London
C) Wellington D) Singapore
Answer : A
 World’s largest and tallest observation wheel is set to be unveiled in Dubai.
 The observation wheel called as ‘Ain Dubai’, is 250 m (820 ft) in height, located at Bluewaters
Island.
 The record breaking wheel is 42.5 m (139 ft) taller than the current world’s tallest observation
wheel, High Roller, in Las Vegas, measuring 167.6 m (550 ft).
Q. What is the rank of India in the 2021 Global Manufacturing Risk Index?
A) 3rd B) 2nd
C) 4th D) 5th
Answer : B
 India has been ranked second in Cushman & Wakefield’s 2021 Global Manufacturing Risk
Index.
 China is at the top spot. The ranking ranks country based on the most favorable locations for
international manufacturing,.
 Last year India was third in the ranking. This year India replaced the USA to get the second
spot.
 This year, the US is at third position, followed by Canada, Czech Republic, Indonesia,
Lithuania, Thailand, Malaysia and Poland.
Q. Who is the author of the book ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’?
A) Romila Thapar B) K J Alphons
C) Preeti Shenoy D) Mool Chand Sharma
Answer : B
 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi received a book titled ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi
Government’, on August 26, 2021, by former Union Minister, Shri K J Alphons.
 The book is about all the areas of India’s reform journey, written by Mr. Alphons.

Q. Which Indian airport has been ranked as the best airport of the country as per the 2021 Skytrax
World Airport Awards list?
A) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
B) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
C) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
D) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
Answer : B
 Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi has found place among world’s top 50
best airports in 2021 Skytrax World Airport Awards.
 Delhi airport has improved its overall ranking by five places. It is placed at 45th position in
2021. In 2020, it was placed at 50th spot. With this, it has also become the first Indian airport
to be placed among top 50 list.
 Other Indian Airports in the list are:
 Hyderabad – 64 (placed at 71 in 2020)
 Mumbai – 65 (placed 52 in 2020)
 Bengaluru – 71 (placed 68 in 2020).
 Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based consultancy, running an airline and airport review &
ranking site
Q. Which city will host the Durand Cup 2021?
A) Mumbai B) Kolkata
C) Rourkela B) Bhubaneswar
Answer : B
 Durand Cup, Asia’s oldest and world’s third oldest football tournament, is all set to make a
comeback, after a year’s gap.
 The 130th edition of Durand Cup is scheduled to be held in and around Kolkata between
September 05 to October 03, 2021.
 It was first held in 1888 at Dagshai, Himachal Pradesh
Q. Name the bank in UAE with which NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has tied up to launch
the UPI facility in UAE?
A) Mashreq Bank B) Bank of America
C) Emirates NBD D) Deutsche Bank
Answer : A
 NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with Mashreq Bank to launch the
payment system facility of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), in the UAE.
 Mashreq Bank is the oldest privately owned bank in the United Arab Emirates.
Q. The celebrations for the 75th year of Independence of India is being observed in the country as
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The celebrations will continue till which year?
A) 2022 B) 2024
C) 2023 D) 2025

Answer : C
 The 75th year of Independence is being celebrated as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The
celebrations will continue till August 15, 2023
Q. Centre has launched Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti scheme for holistic development of
infrastructure sector and boosting employment. What is the approx amount that will be invested
in the scheme?
A) Rs 100 trillion B) Rs 300 trillion
C) Rs 400 trillion D) Rs 500 trillion
Answer : A
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a Rs 100 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti
scheme, while addressing the nation on the 75th Independence Day from Red Fort on August
15, 2021.
Q. Which Airport has topped the prestigious 2021 Skytrax World Airport Awards list, as the Best
Airport in the World
A) Kansai International Airport, Japan
B) Changi Airport in Singapore
C) Hamad International Airport, Doha
D) Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ecuador
Answer : C
 Meanwhile, the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, has been named the “Best
Airport in the World”.
 World’s top-5 airports include:
 1 - Doha Hamad International Airport
 2nd - Tokyo Haneda airport
 3rd - Changi airport Singapore
 4th - Seoul Incheon International Airport
 5th - Tokyo Narita airport
Q. India’s first Solar Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station has been inaugurated at which of these
highways?
A) Delhi to Kolkata Highway B) Delhi to Chennai Highway
C) Delhi to Chandigarh Highway D) Delhi to Kanyakumari Highway
Answer : C
 The Delhi-Chandigarh Highway has become the first e-vehicle friendly highway in India.
 The Union Heavy Industries Minister Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated India’s first
Solar Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station at the Karnal Lake Resort on August 19, 2021.
 The newly launched EV charging station at the Karnal lake resort is strategically located at
the midpoint of the Delhi-Chandigarh highway.
 These network of Solar-based Electric Vehicle Charging stations (SEVCs) is set up by Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) under the FAME-1 [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of
(Hybrid) & Electric Vehicles in India] scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Q. Which actress has been appointed as the chairperson of the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image
(MAMI) Film Festival, replacing Deepika Padukone?
A) Kareena Kapoor B) Katrina Kaif
C) Madhuri Dixit D) Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Answer : D
 Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been appointed as the chairperson of Jio Mumbai Academy of
Moving Image (MAMI) Film Festival.
 She replaces Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who stepped down from the position in
April 2021.
 Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI)
 Chairperson : Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Q. Which among these cities have been declared as India’s first ‘water plus’ certified city, under
the Swachh Survekshan 2021?
A) Bhopal B) Chennai
C) Mumbai D) Indore
Answer : D
 India’s cleanest city, Indore, in Madhya Pradesh has achieved another feat of being declared
as the country’s first ‘water plus’ certified city, under the Swachh Survekshan 2021.
 What is ‘Water+’ city certificate
 A Water Plus city certificate is provided to a city which maintains cleanliness in rivers and
drains under its administration.
INDORE IN NEWS
 Indore declared India’s first ‘Water Plus’ certified city.

 Indore become only Indian city to get selected for International Clean Air Catalyst
Programme.
 Indore tops Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020; Million plus population category
Q. How much fund was allotted to four self help groups by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the
‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’?
A) Rs.1500 crores B) Rs. 1750 crores
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Annual
Meeting 2021 through video-conferencing.
 Theme of the meeting: ‘India@75: Government and Business working together for
AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in the ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’.
 Rs. 1625 crores to over four lakh SHGs
 Rs. 25 crores seed money for 7500 SHGs
 Rs. 4.13 crores for 75 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
Q. Bungus Awaam Mela has been inaugurated in which state/UT?

A) Ladakh B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : C
 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has inaugurated the Bungus Awaam
Mela with grand arrangements for village games, exhilarating local performances, and other
activities to celebrate the 75th year of Independence at Bungus valley in Kupwara district.
MELA IN NEWS
 Bungus Awaam Mela : Kupwara, J&K

 Saras Aajeevika Mela : Noida
 Adivasi Mela : Bhubaneswar, Odisha
 Toshali National Crafts Mela : Odisha
 Kumbh Mela 2021 : Haridwar,UK
 Krishi Vigyan Mela : New Delhi
 Parshuram Kund Mela : Arunachal Pradesh
Q. The Operation Blue Freedom launched recently is a world record expedition, of a team of people
with disabilities from across the country from Delhi to reach which destination?
A) Banihal Pass B) Karakoram
C) Siachen Glacier D) Pir Panjal Range
Answer : C
 Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar flagged off a
pioneering world record expedition named ‘Operation Blue Freedom’ from Dr. Ambedkar
International Centre, New Delhi on the occasion of 75th Independence Day on August 15,
2021.
 The Operation Blue Freedom expedition comprise of a team of people with disabilities from
across the country to reach Siachen Glacier, to create a new World Record, for the largest
team of people with disabilities reaching the world’s highest battlefield.
 The team of people with disabilities were trained by ‘Team CLAW’, a team of Armed Forces
veterans.
Q. How many Vande Bharat Express Train will be launched in India during the celebrations of
‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’?
A) 50 B) 85
C) 75 D) 65
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence
Day on August 15, 2021 and announced that 75 ‘Vande Bharat’ trains would connect different
parts of the country in 75 weeks of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
 The 75 Vande Bharat trains will connect every corner of the country, in 75 weeks of the ‘Azadi
ka Amrit Mahotsav’, which is being celebrated from March 12, 2021, upto August 15, 2023.
 The first Vande Bharat Express operates between Varanasi and New Delhi and the other
Vande Bharat Express operates between Katra and New Delhi.

Q. Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh are the four newly formed districts
to which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Chhattisgarh
Answer : B
 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced the creation of four new
districts and 18 new tehsils in the state
 The four new districts are: Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh.
 With the creation of four new districts, the total number of administrative districts in the state
have reached 32.
Q. The Government of India has set the target of becoming ‘energy independent’ country, by which
year?
A) 2053 B) 2030
C) 2047 D) 2040
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the target of becoming ‘energy independent’ country
by the year 2047, the year when India will celebrate 100th year of Independence.
 For this, PM has announced a ‘Mission Circular Economy’ that will replace petroleum with
other forms of energy to make India achieve self-reliance in energy production by 2047.
 Modi government has decided to set up the National Hydrogen Mission to make India a new
global hub and the exporter of green hydrogen
Q. According to the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv
Chandrashekhar, by which year 6 lakh villages of India will get internet connectivity under the
Bharat Net programme?
A) 2030 B) 2032
C) 2024 D) 2035
Answer : C
 Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Chandrashekhar,
6 lakh villages of India will get internet connectivity by 2024 under the Bharat Net
programme.
 Dharmendra Pradhan : Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
 Consitituency : Rajya Sabha MP, Madhaya Prades
Q. Which country has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)?
A) Nepal B) India
C) Australia D) Switzerland
Answer : B
 India has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the
month of August 2021.
 India will focus on three priority areas during its presidency. These include maritime security,
peacekeeping, and counter-terrorism.

Q. Which among these is the first state in India to implement National Education Policy (NEP-
2020)?
A) Kerala
B) Odisha
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra
Answer : C
 Karnataka is the first state in the country to implement National Education Policy (NEP- 2020)
Q. What is the theme for Independence Day 2021?
A) Nation First, Always First B) Atmanirbhar Bharat
C) Healthcare first D) India always first
Answer : A
 The theme of India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations will be ‘Nation First, Always First’.
India will celebrate its 75th year of Independence at Red Fort from where Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will address the nation on August 15, 2021
Q. The NIPUN Bharat Mission aims to ensure every child achieves the desired learning
competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by which year?
A) 2027-28 B) 2025-26
C) 2023-24 D) 2026-27
Answer : D
 NIPUN Bharat Mission– The aim of NIPUN Bharat Mission is to ensure every child achieves
the desired learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3,
by 2026-27.
Q. What is the theme of the World Water Week 2021?
A) Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action
B) Water, Ecosystems and Human Development
C) Building Resilience Faster
D) Water and waste: Reduce and reuse
Answer : C
 The theme for World Water Week 2021 is ‘Building Resilience Faster’.
Q. Which city has topped the Safe Cities Index 2021?
A) Vienna B) Hong Kong
C) Copenhagen D) Los Angeles
Answer : C

 Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, has been named as the world’s safest city from
among 60 global cities, in Safe Cities Index 2021, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit
(EIU).
 Copenhagen scored 82.4 points out of 100, to top the fourth edition of the EIU’s biennial
index, which measures the level of urban safety.
Q. India’s first smog tower has been set up in which city?
A) New Delhi B) Nagpur
C) Gurugram D) Hyderabad
Answer : A
 India’s first smog tower has been set up in Connaught Place, Delhi.
 The tower has been built by Tata Projects Limited (TPL), with technical assistance from IIT
Bombay and in collaboration with IIT Delhi.
Q. Godfather of Sudoku’ Maki Kaji passed away recently. Which country does he belong to?
A) Japan B) Russia
Answer : A
 Maki Kaji, the creator of puzzle Sudoku passed away at the age of 69 years due to bile duct
cancer.
 He was known as the father of Sodoku and was from Japan.
 He was the president of Nikoli Co., Ltd., a Japanese puzzle manufacturer
Q. India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center has been inaugurated in which state?
A) Assam B) Kerala
Answer : B
 India’s first Drone Forensic Lab and Research Center has come up in Kerala. The
inauguration of the center was done by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan.
Q. What is the theme of the World Breastfeeding Week 2021?
A) Breastfeeding: Foundation for Life
B) Protect Breastfeeding:A Shared Responsibility
C) Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet
D) Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding
Answer : B
Q. Who is the author of the new book titled “The Most Incredible Olympic Stories”?
A) Luciano Wernicke B) Ronnie Screwvala
C) Kalki Koechlin D) Roland Morty
Answer : A

 Argentinian writer Luciano Wernicke’s new book titled “The Most Incredible Olympic Stories”
was released.
 This book was published by Niyogi Books
Q. What is the theme of the International Youth Day ?
A) Transforming Education
B) Safe Spaces for Youth
C) Youth Building Peace
D) Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health
Answer : D
Q. Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services (TAPAS) is an online portal launched by
which ministry?
A) Minister of Law and Justic
B) Minister of Civil Aviation
C) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
D) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Answer : C
 Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched an online portal named TAPAS
(Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services) to provide filmed lectures/courses and
e-study material in the field of social defence.
 TAPAS is the initiative of National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment.
 Virendra Kumar : Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
 Consitituency : Tikamgarh MP,
 Madhya Pradesh
Q. Name the Indian national park which has become the first in the country ti get equipped with
satellite phones?
A) Kanha National Park B) Manas National Park
B) Jim Corbett National Park D) Kaziranga National Park
Answer : D
 Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has become the first national park in India to be
equipped with satellite phones..
 Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua handed over 10 satellite phones to the forest personnel
of the Kaziranga National Park.
 Kaziranga national park present in Assam is famous for conserving Rhinoceros.
 Kaziranga national park is located fairly in the Golaghat and Nagaon regions of Assam in
India.It is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River.
 Kaziranga National Park was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985 .
NATIONAL PARK IN NEWS
 Kaziranga National Park becomes India’s first national park with satellite phones.

 Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Declares Raimona Reserve Forest as Sixth National Park
in State.
 Assam Officially Declares Dihing Patkai as States 7th National Park
Q. Recently the government launched brand name and logo for marketing of the urban Self-Help
Group (SHG) products. What brand name has been given to these products?
A) Naari B) SonChiraiya
C) Agarbatti D) Kolhapuri
Answer : B
 Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has launched ‘SonChiraiya’, a brand and logo for
marketing of the urban Self-Help Group (SHG) products.
 To make urban SHG products popular, the ministry has signed MoUs with e-Commerce
Portals like Amazon and Flipkart, with an underlying narrative of women empowerment.
Q. Who is the author of the book ‘The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan’?
A) Bimal Prasad and Sujata Prasad
B) Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth
C) Manu Joseph and Shashi Tharoor
D) Ramachandra Guha and Srinath Raghavan
Answer : A
 A new book titled “The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan”, written
by historian Bimal Prasad and author Sujata Prasad, will be released on August 23, 2021.
 The new book will be published by the Penguin Random House India.
 It is the biography of revolutionary leader and independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan,
popularly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak..
Q. Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
A) Malaysia B) Singapore
C) Vietnam D) South Korea
Answer : A
 Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia. Before this,
he was the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
 He will succeed Muhyiddin Yassin as the PM, who resigned from the post after losing majority
support in the lower house of parliament.
 MALAYSIA
 Capital : Kuala Lumpur
 Currency : Ringgit
 Prime Minister : Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Q. Which country has recently developed world’s first ever “fossil-free” steel?
A) Denmark B) Sweden
C) Norway D) South Korea

Answer : B
 A Swedish steel conglomerate, HYBRIT, has created the world’s first ever “fossil-free” steel,
in an effort to reduce the global carbon footprint of the steel industry, which currently
accounts for 8% of global emissions.
 HYBRIT is a joint venture of SSAB (Swedish steelmaker), LKAB (Europe’s largest iron ore
producer) and Vattenfall (one of Europe’s largest energy companies)
Q. What is the name of India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of
indigenous cattle breeds?
A) GauPool B) Indigosm
C) BrotinsN D) IndiGau
Answer : D
 Dr Jitendra Singh today released ‘IndiGau’ chip. It is India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the
conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like, Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal, Ongole
etc.
 IndiGau chip has been developed by scientists of National Institute of Animal Biotechnology
(NAIB), Hyderabad, an autonomous institution under the aegis of the Department of
Biotechnology.
 The chip will help in achieving the goal of conservation of our own breeds with better
characters and help towards doubling farmers’ income by 2022.
Q. What is the name of the new advisory group created by the WHO to study the emergence of
future emerging pathogens with pandemic potential?
A) DOLO B) SAGO
C) TINNO D) OPON
Answer : B
 World Health Organization (WHO) has created a new advisory group named, The
International Scientific Advisory Group for Origins of Novel Pathogens, or SAGO.
 The function of SAGO will be to systematically study the emergence of future emerging
pathogens with pandemic potential, and advise the development in this regard to WHO.
 World Health Organization (WHO)
 Formation : 7 April 1948
 Headquarters : Geneva, Switzerland
 First President : Andrija Štampar
 Director General : Tedros Adhanom (Ethiopia)
 Deputy Director General : Soumya Swaminathan (Indian)
Q. Which Ministry has launched the SAMVAD 2.0 initiative, after the successful completion of
phase first?
A) Minister of Minority Affair B) Minister of Law and Justic
C) Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers D) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer : D

 Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the 2nd phase of SAMVAD (Support,
Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in Vulnerable circumstances And
Distress).
 Purpose: SAMVAD is a National Initiative for child protection, mental health and psychosocial
care of children.
 The second phase has been launched after the completion of one year of SAMVAD. The
launch was done by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani.
 Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Women and Child Development
 Consitituency : Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
Q. PM Modi has declared to observe which day as the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’?
A) 13 August
B) 16 August
C) 14 August
D) 15 August
Answer : C
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that, August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition
Horrors Remembrance Day’ or ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas’, in memory of people’s
struggles and sacrifices during the partition of the country in 1947.
 The day aims to inspire us to eliminate the poison of discrimination, animosity and ill-will, as
well as strengthen unity, social harmony and human sensibilities.
 India will observe its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021.
Q. Four new wetlands from India have been added to the list of Ramsar sites. Which of the given
options is not true with respect to the location of these wetlands?
A) Thol, Gujarat B) Sultanpur, Haryana
C) Wadhwana, Gujarat D) Bhindawas, Assam
Answer : D
 Four new sites of India added to Ramsar list as ‘wetlands of International importance
1. Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary - Gujarat
2. Wadhwana Wetland - Gujarat
3. Sultanpur National park - Haryana
4. Bhindawas wildlife Sanctuary - Haryana
RAMSAR SITES IN NEWS AND INTERESTING FACTS.
 Haiderpur wetland in Uttar Pradesh recognised as Ramsar Site (47th Ramsar Site).
 Uttar Pradesh is now home to 9 Ramsar wetlands.
 Four new sites of India added to Ramsar list as ‘wetlands of International importance (Thol -
Gujarat, Wadhwana-Gjarat, Sultanpur - Haryana & Bhindawas -Haryana).
 Ladakh’s Tso Kar wetland complex added to list of Ramsar sites.
 Lonar Lake in Buldhana district of Maharashtra selected under ‘Ramsar site’.
 Keetham lake, also known as Sur Sarovar, in Agra of Uttar Pradesh added to Ramsar sites.
 Asan Conservation Reserve gets first Ramsar site tag from Uttarakhand, Dehradun district.
 Kabartal Wetland becomes Bihar’s first Ramsar site, Begusarai district.
 There are 47 Ramsar sites in India.

 Ramsar Convention or the Convention of Wetlands was established in 1971 and came into
force in the year 1975, upon receipt by UNESCO.
 India signed the Ramsar Convention on 1 February 1982
 Ramsar convention came into force on 1 December 1975.
 Cobourg Peninsula in Australia was declared the first Ramsar site in the world.
 Chilika Lake is the largest Ramsar Site of India
 Chilika Lake (Orissa) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) were recognized as the first
Ramsar Sites of India.
 Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of Ramsar Sites in India with 8 Indian Wetlands.
 Renuka Wetland in Himachal Pradesh is the smallest wetland of India
Q. NeoBolt is India’s first indigenous motorized wheelchair vehicle. The vehicle has been
developed by which institution?
A) IIT Roorkee B) IIT Ropar
C) IIT Madras D) IIT Bombay
Answer : C
 IIT Madras has developed India’s first indigenous motorized wheelchair vehicle named
‘NeoBolt’, which can be used not only on roads but even on uneven terrains.
 It has a maximum speed of 25 kmph. It is powered by a Lithium-Ion Battery and can travel up
to 25 km per charge.
Q. Which of these regions in India has got the highest altitude herbal park of the country recently?
A) Kottayam B) Nagpur
C) Chamoli D) Dehradun
Answer : C
 India’s highest altitude herbal park has been inaugurated on Saturday at Mana village in
Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
 The herbal park is situated at a height of 11,000 feet was and is close to the Indo-China
border. Mana is the last Indian village in Chamoli bordering China and is adjacent to
Badrinath temple.
INDIA'S FIRST PARK IN NEWS
 India’s highest herbal park inaugurated in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

 Kaziranga National Park in Assam becomes India’s first national park with satellite phones
 India’s First ‘Gender Park’ to be inaugurated in Kozhikode, Kerala
 India’s first ‘Fire Park’ in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
 India's First Pollinator Park Opened In Haldwani, Uttarakhand
 India’s largest multi-model logistic park to come up at Virochan Nagar in Ahmedabad,
Gujarat
 India's first leather park to be opened In Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
 Nehru Zoological Park Hyderabad gets ISO certifications
 India’s first ‘tyre park’ to come up in Kolkata, West Bengal
 India’s first multi-modal logistic park in Jogighopa, Assam
 India's 1st ever organic spices seed park set up Patan & Banaskantha, Gujarat
 Odisha to set up Bulk Drug Park at Gopalpur
 Uttarakhand opens its biggest biodiversity park in Haldwani

 NTPC to build India’s biggest solar park in Gujarat
 India’s first space tech park to come up in Kerala
 World Bank sanctions Rs 3 crore to set up India’s first Sand Dune Park in Goa.
 India’s first lichen park developed in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
 India’s 1st hot air balloon wildlife safari launched in Madhya Pradesh
Q. NTPC has unveiled India’s largest floating solar PV project in which city of India recently?
A) Guntur B) Kurnool
C) Hyderabad D) Visakhapatnam
Answer : D
 NTPC has commissioned the largest floating solar PV project in India of 25MW power on the
reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
 This is also the first solar project to be set up under the Flexibilisation Scheme. This scheme
was notified by the Government of India in 2018.
 NTPC is also planning to set up a hydrogen-based micro-grid system on a pilot basis at
Simhadri
Q. New Delhi is the 48th safe city in the world as per the Safe Cities Index 2021, which ranked 60
global cities for the level of urban safety. The index is released by which organisation?
A) Amnesty International B) World Economic Forum
C) Transparency International D) Economist Intelligence Unit
Answer : D
 Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, has been named as the world’s safest city from
among 60 global cities, in Safe Cities Index 2021, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit
(EIU).
 New Delhi is placed at 48th position with a score of 56.1, while Mumbai is at 50th place with
score of 54.4.
 Yangon is at the bottom of the index, as least safe city, with a score of 39.5.
 EIU’s Safe Cities Index is a global, policy benchmarking tool developed to measure global
urban safety. The Index was first released in 2015.
 Environmental security is the new addition in security parameters list for the year 2021.
 Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
 Founded : 1946
Q. The World Water Week is being observed globally in 2021 from August 23 to 27. The annual
celebration is organised by international organisation SIWI. Its headquarter is located
at__________
A) Paris, France B) Vienna, Austria
C) Stockholm, Sweden D) Geneva, Switzerland
Answer : C
 World Water Week is an annual event organized by Stockholm International Water Institute
(SIWI) since 1991 to address the global water issues and related concerns of international
development.
 The World Water Week 2021 has been organised from 23-27 August, in entirely digital format.

 The theme for World Water Week 2021 is ‘Building Resilience Faster’.
 Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
 Headquarteres : Stockholm, Sweden
Q. ISRO-NASA joint mission NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Satellite will be
launched in which year?
A) 2023 B) 2024
C) 2025 D) 2026
Answer : A
 The ISRO-NASA joint mission NISER (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, aimed
at making global measurement of land surface changes using advanced radar imaging, is
proposed to be launched in early 2023.
 NASA has also partnered with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) which will
provide NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR).
 NISAR will carry two radar systems to measure changes in the Earth’s surface, during one
of the observatory’s first missions intended as a pathfinder.
 INDIA'S UPCOMING SPACE MISSION
 ISRO-NASA joint satellite project NISER proposed to be launched early 2023.
 Gaganyaan : ISRO partners with France to launch India's first human spaceflight mission in
2022.
 LUPEX : ISRO's Lunar Polar Exploration Mission in collaboration with JAXA (Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency) will be launched in the year 2024.
 Aditya-L1: It is India's first solar mission and was expected to launch in the year 2020 but due
to the COVID-19 pandemic, the launch has been delayed and is now expected in the year
2022 .
 Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (MOM 2) also called Mangalyaan 2 is expected to launch in the year
2024.
 Shukrayaan-1: The inter-planetary mission is expected to launch in the year 2025 by ISRO in
collaboration with CNES (National Centre for Space Studies; French Space Agency)
Q. A 19-year-old mountain climber Shehroz Kashif became the world’s youngest person to scale
K2 mountain. Which country does he hail from?
A) Nepal B) Pakistan
C) Australia D) Norway
Answer : B
 A 19-year-old Pakistani climber Shehroz Kashif became the youngest person in the world to
reach the summit of K2, the second-highest peak in the world, after Mount Everest.
 He achieved the feat of scaling the 8,611-metre-high peak with the aid of bottled oxygen.
 Before Shehroz, Muhammad Ali Sadpara was the youngest person to have climbed K2 at the
age of
Q. Which space agency has launched the world’s first commercial re-programmable satellite
‘Eutelsat Quantum’?
A) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
B) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
C) European Space Agency (ESA)

D) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Answer : C
 European Space Agency (ESA) is all set to launch the world’s first commercial fully re-
programmable satellite, the Eutelsat Quantum .
 Eutelsat Quantum, the world’s first commercial fully reprogrammable satellite, was
successfully launched into geostationary transfer orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5
rocket that lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
ESA IN NEWS 2021
 European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the world’s first commercial re-programmable
satellite ‘Eutelsat Quantum’.
 European Space Agency (ESA) to launch first disabled astronaut in space.
 European Space Agency (ESA) will launch world’s first satellite, WISA Woodsat from New
Zealand by the end 2021.
 European Space Agency (ESA) to Launch ‘EnVision’ Mission to Venus in 2030.
 World’s largest iceberg named A-76 discovered in Weddell Sea of Antarctica as per the
information by European Space Agency (ESA).
 European Space Agency (ESA)
 Founded : 1975
 Headquarteres : Paris , France
 Administrator : Josef Aschbacher
Q. Who is the composer and singer of the theme song for the Indian Paralympic contingent ‘Kar De
Kamaal Tu’?
A) Mohit Chauhan B) Ananya Birla
C) Sanjeev Singh D) A R Rahman
Answer : C
 Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur launched the theme
song for the Indian Paralympic contingent in New Delhi on August 03, 2021.
 The song is titled “Kar De Kamaal Tu”.
 The composer and singer of the song is Sanjeev Singh, a Divyang cricket player from
Lucknow
SONGS IN NEWS 2021.
 Song titled “Kar De Kamaal Tu”

 Composer and singer : Sanjeev Singh
 Launched By : Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.
 Song titled : “Hindustani Way”
 Composed By : A R Rahman
 Sung By : Ananya Birla.
 Song titled “Lakshya Tera Samne Hai”
 Composed By : Mohit Chauhan
 Lyrics penned By : Prathna Gahilote
 Launched By : Sports Minister.
 Song titled : Girl Gang
 Sung By : Gin Wigmore (New Zealand)

 Official song of the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup
Q. Where is DefExpo-2022 scheduled to be held from March 2022?
A) Ahmadabad, Gujarat B) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
C) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh D) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Answer : B
 India’s flagship military exhibition, DefExpo-2022, is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat, from March 2022.
 The DefExpo-2022 show is organised by the Union Ministry of Defence every 2 years
 GUJARAT
 Capital : Gandhinagar
 Chief Minister : Vijay Rupani
 Governor : Acharya Devvrat
Q. Which INS became the first Indian Navy ship to call at the heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in
Odisha?
A) INS Talwar B) INS Shivalik
C) INS Khanjar D) INS Sahyadri
Answer : C
 Indian Naval Ship Khanjar became the first Indian Navy ship to call at the heritage coastal
port of Gopalpur in Odisha.
 The two-day visit was organised as part of Aazadi ka Amrit Mahotsav as well as Swarnim Vijay
Varsh celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence and 50th
anniversary of the 1971
Q. In which state/UTs the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed the highest
motorable road in the world at the height of 19,300 feet at Umlingla Pass?
A) Ladakh B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Uttarakhand
Answer : A
 World’s highest motorable road has been constructed at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh by
the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
 The 52-km-long tarmac road at Umlingla Pass has been constructed at an altitude of 19,300
feet.
 Before this, the highest motorable road was in Bolivia at 18,953 ft, connecting to its volcano
Uturuncu.
BRO IN NEWS
 BRO Builds World’s Highest Motorable Road In Ladakh at 19,300 ft.

 61st Raising Day of BRO Celebrated on 07 May 2021.
 Vaishali Hiwase appointed as first women officer commanding in BRO.
 BRO has constructed 430 feet long bailey “Daporijo bridge” over the Subansiri River in
Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district.
 BRO builds bridge to link Kasowal enclave with rest of India.
 Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary becomes new Director General of BRO.

 Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
 Founded : 7 May 1960
 Director General : Rajeev Chaudhary
Q. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the continuation of 'Samagra
Shiksha Scheme' for school education for the next how many years?
Answer : C
 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister has given its approval
for continuation of the revised Samagra Shiksha Scheme for a period of five years i.e.
 From 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total financial outlay of Rs.2,94,283.04 crore which includes
Central share of Rs.1,85,398.32 crore
Q. When is the Hiroshima Day celebrated every year?
A) 3 August B) 7 August
C) 5 August D) 6 August
Answer : D
 Hiroshima Day takes place every year on August 6 to commemorate the day in August 1945
when an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6 by United
States, followed a few days later by another drop on the city of Nagasaki on August 9.
 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing.
 On 6th August 1945, a US bomber dropped the uranium fission bomb, codenamed Little Boy,
on Hiroshima, a city in Japan.
 Three days later it dropped another bomb codenamed Fat Man, on Nagasaki
Q. Nagasaki Day is observed every year on which date?
Answer : B
 Nagasaki Day is observed on 9 August. On this day US dropped an atomic bomb on the
Nagasaki city of Japan in 1945 during World War II. Bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki
was known as “Fat Man”.
 Nagasaki Day 2021 was observed on August 9, 2021. The day marks the 76th anniversary of
the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki by US forces
Q. India’s first Heart Failure Biobank has been set up at which place?
A) Noida, Uttar Pradesh B) Gurugram, Haryana
C) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu D) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Answer : D

 India’s first Heart Failure Biobank has been set up at the National Centre for Advanced
Research and Excellence in HF (CARE-HF) at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical
Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
 The HF (Heart Failure) Biobank will store the biospecimens such as blood, serum, tissue
samples obtained during open-heart surgery and peripheral blood mononuclear cells
(PBMCs) and genomic DNA collected from heart failure patient for research purpose
Q. Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has named which day of august as ‘Javelin Throw Day’ in
India to honour Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold?
Answer : A
 Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has decided to name August 7 as ‘Javelin Throw Day’ in
India to honour Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won India’s first Olympic gold medal in
athletics at Tokyo.
Q. When is World Lion Day observed?
Answer : D
 World Lion Day is observed globally on August 10 every year.
 The big cat is listed as an endangered species in the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) Red List.
 According to the census of the majestic big cats that was conducted by the Gujarat
government in June last year, it showed a rise.
 India recorded the highest ever increase of 29 per cent in its lion population from 523 in 2015
to 674 in 2020.
Q. What is the rank of India in the Global Youth Development Index among 181 countries released
by Commonwealth Secretariat in London?
A) 144 B) 130
C) 122 D) 110
Answer : C
 India has been placed at 122 spot among 181 countries on 2020 Global Youth Development
Index, released by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London on August 10, 2021.
 The index defines youth as people between the ages of 15 and 29.
 Global Youth Development Index
 TOP : Singapore
 INDIA : 122
 Released By : Commonwealth Secretariat in London
Q. Who is the author of the book ‘How The Earth Got Its Beauty’?
A) Kiran Desai B) Sudha Murty
C) Jhumpa Lahiri D) Arundhati Roy

Answer : B
 Sudha Murty, has come out with her new book titled ‘How The Earth Got Its Beauty’.
 The book is published by Puffin, and features illustrations by Priyanka Pachpande.
 Sudha Murthy is the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, and wife of the co-founder of
Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy.
 A book title “How the Earth Got Its Beauty” authored by Sudha Murty.
 A book titled “The Daughter from a Wishing Tree” which is authored by Sudha Murthy
Q. The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) was
launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Rural Development B) Minister of Minority Affair
C) Minister of Civil Aviation D) Minister of Food Processing Industries
Answer : A
 Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission : It is a centrally sponsored
programme, launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in June 2011.
 Giriraj Singh : Minister of Rural Development; and
 Minister of Panchayati Raj
 Consitituency : Begusarai, Bihar
Q. The Indian Air Force has constructed the world's tallest Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower at
which of the following places?
A) Sikkim B) Nagaland
C) Ladakh D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : C
 Indian Air Force has constructed one of the tallest Air Traffic Control (ATC) towers in the
world at the Advance Landing Ground in Ladakh.
 India is also looking to develop several airfields in eastern Ladakh including Daulat Beg Oldi
(DBO), Fukche and Nyoma. These places are just minutes away from the Line of Actual
Control (LAC) with China
Q. India conducted first ever naval exercise “AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2021” with which of the
following country?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) United Arab Emirates
C) Vietnam
D) Singapore
Answer : A
 India and Saudi Indian is all set to conduct their first ever naval exercise called “AL-MOHED
AL-HINDI 2021”.
 Indian Navy's guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi participated in the exercise.
Q. India will host the first-ever Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in October 2021.What will be the
theme of the Forum?

A) Commercializing indigenous
B) Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future
C) Inclusive Internet for Digital India
D) Internet for human resilience and solidarity
Answer : C
 India will host its first-ever Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in October 2021, that will act
as a platform for discussing policies related to the Internet.
 The three-day meeting is scheduled from October 20-22, 2021, on the theme “Inclusive
Internet for Digital India”.
 The Indian Internet Governance Forum (IGF), is the Indian version of the United Nations-
based ‘Internet Governance Forum (IGF)’, held annually since 2006.
Q. The DRDO successfully test-fired India’s first Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile, off Odisha
Coast. Name the missile
A) Trishul B) Prahaar
C) Nirbhay D) Astra
Answer : C
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired medium
range subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off
Odisha coast, on August 11, 2021.
 Nirbhay is India’s first Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM). It can use both
conventional and nuclear weapons of 200 to 300 kilograms. The missile can be launched from
multiple platforms.
JULY 2021
Q. Where did NTPC Renewable Energy Limited set up India’s first-ever green hydrogen mobility
project?
A) Leh, Ladakh B) Gangtok, Sikkim
C) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh D) Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Answer : A
 National Thermal Power Corporation Limited’s (NTPC) arm, NTPC Renewable Energy
Limited, will set up India’s first green hydrogen mobility project in Leh, Ladakh
NTPC IN NEWS 2021.
 NTPC to set up a 4750 MW renewable energy park at Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat.
 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited to set up India’s first green hydrogen mobility project in
Leh.
 NTPC sets target to install 60 GW renewable energy capacity by 2032.
 ONGC and NTPC sign MOU to set up Joint Venture for Renewable Energy business.
 NTPC declares commercial operations of 660 MW Unit 2 of Tanda Super Thermal Power
Station, Uttar Pradesh.

 NTPC ranks 38th among India's 100 Best Companies to Work for 2021 by the Great Place to
Work Institute.
 NTPC Ltd has become a signatory to the prestigious United Nations Global Compact’s CEO
Water Mandate.
 NTPC conferred ‘Role Model’ award at 11th CII National HR Excellence Award 2020-21.
 NTPC to commission India’s largest floating solar power plant at Ramagundam Telangana.
 NTPC Limited wins prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Award 2019.
 NTPC’s CMD Gurdeep Singh gets term extension till July 2025.
 National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)
 Founded : 7 November 1975
 CMD : Gurdeep Singh
Q. In which Indian city is the world’s third-largest cricket stadium being planned to be
constructed?
A) Jaipur B) Indoor
C) Chennai D) Nagpur
Answer : A
 The world’s third largest cricket stadium is planned to be constructed in the Pink City, Jaipur,
in Rajasthan.
 The new stadium will have the capacity to accommodate 75,000 people, and shall be
constructed in two phases.
 The overall cost of the project is estimated at Rs 650 crore.
 World’s largest cricket stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
 World’s second largest cricket stadium – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia.
 The project will be completed in 2.5 – 3 years.
STADIUM IN NEWS 2021
 World’s third largest cricket stadium to be constructed in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

 JSCA Inks Lease Agreement with SAIL Bokaro Steel Plant to Construct International Cricket
Stadium in Bokaro city.
 Punjab’s Mohali International Hockey Stadium renamed after Balbir Singh Senior
International Hockey Stadium.
 World's biggest cricket stadium, Motera cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, which has been
renamed the Narendra Modi Stadium.
 Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
 India’s largest hockey stadium to be set up in in Rourkela city of Odisha
Q. Who became the youngest Grand Master in the history of chess?
A) Arjun Kalyan B) Nihal Sarin
C) Parimarjan Negi D) Abhimanyu Mishra
Answer : D
 Indian-origin chess player from New Jersey, USA, Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest
grandmaster in chess history.

 Abhimanyu became the youngest GM at the of 12 years 4 months and 25 days.
 He beat the previous record held by GM Sergey Karjakin, who became the youngest GM at
12 years and 7 months in 2002
Q. Which documentary film won the Best Film Award at the Toronto International Women Film
Festival 2021?
A) An Insignificant Man B) Decoding Shankar
C) Beyond All Boundaries D) Children Of The Pyre
Answer : B
 Actress-turned-filmmaker Deepti Pillay Sivan’s documentary, “Decoding Shankar” won the
Best Film Award in the Documentary section (Best Biographical) at the 2021 Toronto
International Women Film Festival.
 The 52-minute ‘Decoding Shankar’ documentary is about the life and career of the celebrated
musician Shankar Mahadevan
Q. What is India’s rank in the the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI) released by the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)?
A) 36 B) 10
C) 43 D) 26
Answer : B
 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020
TOP : United States
2ND : United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia
INDIA : 10
Released By : International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Q. Rosatom is a company of which country that has started the construction work for unit 5 of the
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP)?
A) Russia B) Japan
C) France D) Maldives
Answer : A
 Russian Company Rosatom has started the construction work for unit 5 of the Kudankulam
Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP).
 Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power station in India, situated in
Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Q. Which country hosted the 7th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)?
A) Japan B) Russia
C) France D) Germany
Answer : C
 The 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was concluded in France
 This event was hosted by the French Navy at La Réunion
 France assumed the Chairmanship of IONS from Iran for a two-year tenure (2021–22)

Q. According to the report “COVID-19 and Tourism: An Update” jointly released by the UN
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN World Tourist Organisation
(UNWTO), India experienced a drop in tourist arrivals in 2020 by what percent?
A) 43% A) 54%
C) 74% D) 63%
Answer : B
 The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN World Tourist
Organisation (UNWTO) have jointly released the report COVID-19 and Tourism: An Update.
 According to report tourism will at least $4 trillion in terms of global GDP for 2020 and 2021
due to pandemic.
 India experienced a 54% drop in tourist arrivals in 2020.
 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 Founded: 1964
 Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
 Secretary-General : Rebeca Grynspan (Costa Rica).
 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 Founded : 1975
 Secretary-General : Zurab Pololikashvili
Q. Which flagship programme of government of India has completed six years of its implementation
?
A) Digital India B) Standup India
C) BharatNet D) Startup India
Answer : A
 The government’s flagship programme- Digital India has completed six years on 1st July
2021.
 The vision of Digital India programme is to transform India into a digitally empowered society
and knowledge economy.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched this ambitious programme on 1st July ,2015
Q. Who finished the world’s 1st solo motorcycle expedition covering 18 passes of the Himalayas?
A) Arunima Sinha B) Tashi Yangon
C) Kanchan Ugursandi D) Shivangi Pathak
Answer : C
 Mountain biker Kanchan Ugursandi finished the world’s first solo motorcycle expedition
covering 18 treacherous passes of northern Himalayan Mountain ranges.
 She is the first woman to traverse a distance of 3,187 kilometres from New Delhi-Manali-Leh-
Umlingla-Delhi in 25 days.
Q. Which Indian actress’s new book titled “Pregnancy Bible” is set to release in August 2021?
A) Kareena Kapoor B) Deepika Padukone
C) Anushka Sharma D) Shraddha Kapoor

Answer : A
 Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan’s debut book titled “Pregnancy Bible” was
released. This book was authored by Kareena Kapoor Khan and Aditi Shah Bhimjyani
 This book was published by juggernaut Publication
Q. Who has been named as the flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the upcoming Tokyo Olympic
Games.
A) Rani Rampal B) Bajrang Punia
C) Neeraj Chopra D) Mirabai Chanu
Answer : B
 World Championships silver medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia will be the flag-bearer at the
closing ceremony on August 8, 2021
Q. Who is the author of book “Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin”?
A) Varsha Adalja B) Nancy Adajania
C) Dhaval Kulkarni D) Triveni Acharya
Answer : C
 A biography of Nathuram Godse, the infamous assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, titled “Nathuram
Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin”, written by Mumbai-based journalist Dhaval
Kulkarni will be released in 2022.
 The book will be published by Pan Macmillan India.
Q. Who has been roped in as the new CEO of Amazon Inc. to replace Jeff Bezos?
A) Tony Hsieh B) Andy Jassy
C) Judy McGrath D) Wendell Weeks
Answer : B
 Amazon Inc founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, has officially stepped down as the chief of the
company on July 05, 2021.
 Former AWS executive Andy Jassy has been sworn in as the new CEO of the commerce
behemoth.
 Bezos will now serve the role of the Executive Chairman of Amazon.
Q. The scheme titled NIPUN Bharat programme has been launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Earth Sciences B) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Tribal Affairs C) Ministry of Finance
Answer : B
 Union Minister for Education has launched NIPUN Bharat programme.
 Objective: The aim of NIPUN programme is that that every child in India gets foundational
literacy and numeracy (FLN) by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27. (and not later than Grade V)
 Full Form: NIPUN stands for National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding
and Numeracy and has been launched under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of
Samagra Shiksha.

 NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads‟ and Teachers‟ Holistic Advancement) To help
this scheme achieve its objective, teachers will play an important role.
 Implementing Agency: The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of
Education (MoE)
Q. Who among the following has been chosen as the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the
opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics to be held on 23 July?
A) Neeraj Chopra and Dutee Chand B) Deepika Kumari and Seema Punia
C) Bhavani Devi and Fouaad Mirza D) MC Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh
Answer : D
 Six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom and men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh
will be India's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
 Wrestler Bajrang Punia, one of the biggest contenders for medals from India in these games,
will play the role of Indian flag bearer in the closing ceremony on 08 August 2021
 Indian para high-jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu has been named as the flag-bearer of the
Indian contingent in the Tokyo Paralympics.
 About TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020
Host city : Tokyo, Japan
Motto : United by Emotion
Opening : 23 July 2021
Closing : 8 August 2021
Opened By : Emperor Naruhito
Tokyo has become the first city in Asia to host Summer Games twice,first being held in 1964
 UPCOMING OLYMPICS GAMES
 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES
32rd edition 2021 : Tokyo, Japan
33rd edition 2024 : Paris, France
34th edition 2028 : Los Angeles, US
35th edition 2032 : Brisbane, Australia
39th edition 2048 : New Delhi, India
 WINTER OLYMPICS GAMES
2022 : Beijing, China
2026 : Milan & Cortina, Italy
 SUMMER YOUTH OLYMPICS
2024 : Gangwon Province, South Korea
2026 : Dakar, Senegal
Q. Which of the following is India’s First Indigenous drone defence dome developed by Hyderabad-
based technology R&D firm Grene Robotics?
A) Mayajaal B) Indrajaal
C) Sophia D) Raftar
Answer : B
 Hyderabad-based technology R&D firm Grene Robotics has designed and developed India’s
first indigenous drone defence dome .
 India’s first indigenous drone defence dome called “Indrajaal”.
 As per the company, the drone defence dome has the capability to autonomously protect an
area of 1000-2000 sq km .

Q. Which International Airport has launched a flood mitigation project named ‘Operation Pravaah’?
A) Indira Gandhi International Airport B) Kempegowda International Airport
C) Chennai International Airport D) Cochin International Airport
Answer : D
 The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has rolled out ‘Operation Pravaah’, a
multifaceted infrastructure programme scoping to integrate flood mitigation projects
already initiated by CIAL with the District Administration and various local self-governments
at one platform
 CIAL is spending around 130 crores for comprehensive flood mitigation activities.
Q. Who has been named as the brand ambassador of Khadi Prakritk Paint, India’s first and only
paint made from cow dung?
A) Raj Nath Singh B) Narendra Modi
C) Nitin Gadkari D) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer : C
 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways & MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari, virtually
inaugurated India’s first and only paint made from cow dung, under the brand name ‘Khadi
Prakritk Paint’
 In addition to this, the minister also declared himself as the “Brand Ambassador” of paint, to
promote it across the country and encourage young entrepreneurs to take up the
manufacturing of cow dung paint
 The Khadi Prakritk Paint automated manufacturing plant has been set up on the campus of
Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI), Jaipur, which is a unit of Khadi and
Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
 Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
 Founded : 1956
 Chairman : Vinai Kumar Saxena
Q. E-Medha portal, AMAR portal and SHAI portal have been launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Ayush B) Ministry of Education
C) Ministry of Finance D) Ministry of Home affairs
Answer : A
 Union Minister of Ayush virtually inaugurated five portals of importance and four
publications, related to the Traditional Indian Medicine System of India
1. Ayurveda Dataset on Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI)
2. CCRAS-Research Management Information System (RMIS)
3. E-Medha (electronic Medical Heritage Accession) Portal
4. AMAR (Ayush Manuscripts Advanced Repository) Portal
5. SHAI (Showcase of Ayurveda Historical Imprints) Portals
Q. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a unique project named Project
"BOLD" to create bamboo-based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones. What does ‘D’
denotes in BOLD?

A) Drain B) Drought
C) Department D) Development
Answer : B
 Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a unique project named
Project ‘Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought’ (BOLD) to create bamboo-based green patches
in arid and semi-arid land zones.
 BOLD stands for Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought.
 KVIC under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has launched a unique project
called ‘BOLD’.
 Project BOLD is the first of its kind exercise in India that was launched from the Nichla
Mandwa tribal village in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Q. Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary has been named as the fourth Tiger Reserve in which among the
following states?
A) Maharashtra B) Rajasthan
C) Tamil Nadu D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : B
 Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the
Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary (1,071 sq. km) in Rajasthan’s Bundi district as the fourth tiger
reserve in Rajasthan and the 52nd tiger reserve in India.
 The Sanctuary will connect Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in the Northeast to the Mukundra
Hills Tiger Reserve on the Southern side of Rajasthan
 The other three tiger reserves in Rajasthan are Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai
Madhopur, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in Kota
 First tiger census 2006 : 1,411 Tigers
 2nd Census 2010 : 1706 Tigers
 3rd Census 2014 : 2226 Tigers
 4th Census 2018 : 2967 Tiger
 Tiger census conducted By : National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
Established : 2005
 TIGER POPULATION IN INDIA
1st : Madhya Pradesh : 526 Tigers
2nd : Karnataka : 524 Tigers
3rd : Uttarakhand : 442 Tigers
4th : Maharashtra : 312 Tigers
5th : Tamil Nadu : 264 Tigers
 STATIC FACTS TIGER RESERVE
International Tiger Day : 29 July
The day was built up in 2010 at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia
Tiger's scientific name : Panthera tigris.
Project Tiger : 1973
According to the Survey, the count of tigers in India rose to 2967 in 2018.
Protection Status of Tiger
Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I
Q. Filmmaker Richard Donner, best known for helming the original ‘Superman’ film, ‘Lethal
Weapon’ film series and ‘The Goonies’, has passed away. He represents which country

A) Poland B) Finland
C) America D) Britain
Answer : C
 Director of “Superman” Richard Donner passed away at 91.
 Richard Donald Schwartzberg, the famous Blockbuster movie director of Hollywood,
popularly known as Richard Donner passed away at the age of 91, he belongs to the United
States of America.
 The creator of multiple
 blockbuster movies from various genres including Thriller, Comedy & Adventure movie was
also the creator of
 the 1st ‘Superman’ movie.
 Popular Movies Directed by Richard Donner:
1. The Omen (1976)
2. Superman (1978)
3. Maverick (1994)
4. Conspiracy Theory (1997)
5. Lethal Weapon movie series
Q. Which city is set to host the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asia Cup?
A) Mumbai and Pune B) Chennai and Kolkata
C) Ahmedabad and Lucknow D) Hyderabad and New Delhi
Answer : A
 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 Local
Organising Committee (LOC) announced that the Mumbai Football Arena and Shiv
Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, will be the new venues and host cities for the
2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
 This decision was taken after the Asian Football Confederation dropped Bhubaneswar and
Ahmedabad as venues to minimise the traveling time for participants.
 2019 AFC Asian Men's Cup : UAE
 2023 AFC Asian Men's Cup : China
Q. What is the name of the autobiography of the veteran actor Dilip Kumar who has passed away
recently?
A) Dilip Kumar: King Khan
B) Mohammed Yusuf Khan:The Autobiography of Dilip Kumar
C) Yusuf Khan: Long Walk of Life
D) Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow
Answer: D
 Legendary actor Dilip Kumar passed away on July 07, 2021, at the age of 98 years due to
prolonged illness.
 The real name of Dilip Kumar was Mohammed Yusuf Khan. He was also known as the first
Khan of Bollywood. He was married to Saira Bano.
 His first film as an actor was Jwar Bhata. He was awarded India’s second-highest civilian
award, the Padma Vibhushan in 2015

 Autobiography of Dilip Kumar: “Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow“.
 He was awarded Padma Vibhushan ,second highest civilian award by government of India in
2015
 He was awarded –
 Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994
 Padma Bhushan (1991).
 Nominated Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra in 2000–2006
 He was the only Indian who was awarded with Pakistan’s highest civilian honour , Nishan-e-
Imtiaz in 1998.
 Dilip Kumar made his Hindi film debut in 1944 with the movie ‘Jwar Bhata’.
 Dilip Kumar’s portrayal in various doomed movies earned him the title of ‘tragedy king’.
 He Filmfare Awards for Best Actor 8 times.
 In a career spanning over six decades, Dilip Kumar gave multiple hits such as ‘Mughal-e-
Azam’, ‘Naya Daur’, ‘Baabul’, ‘Deedar’, ‘Madhumati’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Ganga Jamuna’, ‘Ram Aur
Shyam’, ‘Karma’ and others
Q. Name the Indian actor after whom the Indian Army has named a military firing range in Gulmarg?
A) Madhuri Dixit B) Hema Malini
C) Dia Mirza D) Vidya Balan
Answer : D.
 In recognition of Vidya Balan's phenomenal contribution to Indian cinema, the Indian Army
has recently named one of its firing ranges after the actor.
 The Vidya Balan Firing Range is located in Gulmarg, Kashmir
 Earlier this year, Vidya along with her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur had even attended the
Gulmarg Winter Festival organised by the Indian Army
Q. What is the name of the mobile app launched by the Union Fisheries Ministry for Indian aqua
farmers?
A) Farmer’s Corner B) Matsya Setu
C) Akshaya Mitra D) Samman Setu
Answer : B.
 Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh launched a mobile app
named ‘Matsya Setu’ to disseminate the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to Indian
aqua farmers.
 The app has been developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-
CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with the funding support of the National Fisheries Development Board
(NFDB), Hyderabad.
 National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) was set up in September 2006 with its
headquarter at Hyderabad.
 Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister : Giriraj Singh
 Consitituency : Begusarai, Bihar
Q. The tallest sandcastle of the world has recently been inaugurated in which country?
A) South Korea B) Singapore
C) Denmark D) Norway
Answer : C

 A sandcastle in Denmark has entered into new Guinness World Record for being the tallest
sandcastle in the world.The castle is 21.16 metres in height (69.4 feet) and comprises nearly
5,000 tonnes of sand.
 The triangular shaped sandcastle has been built in the town of Blokhus in Denmark. It stands
at a height of 21.16 metres.
 This new structure is 3.5m taller than the previous record held by sandcastle measuring
17.66 m in Germany in 2019
WORLD'S FIRST BUILT IN NEWS
 World's tallest sandcastle built in Denmark .

 World’s first Ship Tunnel to be built in Norway .
 World’s Largest Floating Solar Farms being built in Singapore .
 World’s First ‘Energy Island’ to be built by Denmark in North Sea .
 South Korea to Build World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm .
 Australia building world’s first platypus sanctuary.
 DENMARK
 Capital : Copenhagen
 Currency : Krone
 Prime Minister : Mette Frederiksen
Q. India’s first Maritime Arbitration Centre is being set up in which city of the country?
A) Noida B) Chennai
C) Hyderabad D) Gandhinagar
Answer : D
 India’s first maritime arbitration centre to be set up in Gandhinagar.
 The Gujarat Maritime University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in GIFT City to set up the Gujarat
International Maritime Arbitration Centre (GIMAC).
 It will be part of a maritime cluster that is being set up by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) at
GIFT City in Gandhinagar.
Q. The Indian Railways has set up India’s first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium ‘Aquatic
Kingdom’ in which city?
A) Chennai B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi D) Hyderabad
Answer : B
 The Indian Railways has launched India’s first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium ‘Aquatic
Kingdom’ at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station, which is also known as
Bengaluru City Railway Station.
 The Aquatic Kingdom aquarium is based on the concept of Amazon River and is 12-feet long.
 The state-of-the-art aquarium has been jointly opened by the Indian Railway Stations
Development Cooperation Limited (IRSDC) in collaboration with the HNi Aquatic Kingdom
BENGALURU IN NEWS 2021
 Indian Railways Install India’s First Movable Freshwater Tunnel Aquarium at Bengaluru
Station.

 Karnataka to develop 46 Kempegowda heritage sites in Bengaluru.
 Ease of Living Index: Bengaluru ‘most liveable’ city.
 Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru achieves net energy neutral status.
 India’s first city-wide environmental surveillance platform for COVID-19 launched in
Bangalore.
 India’s first centralised AC railway terminal in Bengaluru to function soon.
 Bengaluru & Shimla adjudged best cities among 111 cities in Ease of Living Index 2020.
 National Horticulture Fair 2021 begins in Bengaluru.
 Chiefs of Air Staff (CAS) Conclave Organised at Bengaluru.
 Elon Musk-owned Tesla Inc. sets up first India entity in Bengaluru.
 Karnataka’s 1st 11.5 megawatt power plant being set up at Bidadi Bengaluru.
 13th Aero India-21 to be held in Bengaluru in Feb 2021.
Q. Amazon Inc has launched its first Digital Kendra in India in which city?
A) Pune B) Surat
C) Noida D) Lucknow
Answer : B
 Amazon India has launched its first ‘Digital Kendra’ in Surat, Gujarat, under its initiative to
digitise micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
 Amazon will invest $1 billion in India to help digitise 10 million Indian MSMEs by 2025
Q. The Ministry of Defence has unveiled a new system for automated sanction and disbursement
of defence pension. What is the name given to that system?
A) SPARSH B) SARTHI
C) SPARKS D) SPEEDY
Answer : A
 Ministry of Defence has implemented SPARSH [System for Pension Administration (Raksha)]
which is a web-based system, for automated sanction and disbursement of defence pension.
 The system has been implemented with agreement between Controller General of Defence
Accounts (CGDA), State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB).
 Ministry of Defence : Raj Nath Singh
 Consitituency : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Q. Which new ministry has been formed by the central government to promote indigenous
industry?
A) Ministry of Self Employment B) Ministry of Sovereignty
C) Ministry of Cooperation D) Ministry of diagnostics
Answer : C
 The Central Government of India has created a separate and new ministry named ‘Ministry
of Co-operation’.
 The new ministry has been created by the BJP led Government for realizing the vision of
‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. (Sahkar means co-operative and Samriddhi means Prosperity.
 The Ministry will work to streamline processes for ‘Ease of doing business’ for co-operatives
and enable the development of Multi-State Cooperatives (MSCS).

Q. India’s first ever private Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility plant has been inaugurated in
which city?
A) Pune B) Mumbai
C) Nagpur D) Bengaluru
Answer : C
 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated India’s first
private Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility plant at Nagpur in Maharashtra,.
 The plant has been set up on Kamptee Road near Nagpur Jabalpur Highway, by Baidyanath
Ayurvedic Group, the makers of Ayurvedic medicines
 Minister for Road Transport and Highways : Nitin Gadkari
 Consitituency : Nagpur,
 Maharashtra
CNG IN NEWS 2021
 Nitin Gadkari inaugurates India's first private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur.
 India’s First Floating LNG Storage & Regasification Unit Reaches at Jaigarh Port in the
Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
 India's First CNG Tractor Unveiled By Union Minister Nitin Gadkari; jointly developed by
Rawmatt Techno Solutions and Tomasetto Achille India.
Q. Who has won the 2021 Wimbledon women's singles title in tennis?
A) Sofia Kenin B) Simona Halep
C) Ashleigh Barty D) Karolina Pliskova
Answer : C
 Ashleigh Barty of Australia beat Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) to win her first
Wimbledon women’s single title 2021.
 The 25-year-old Barty is the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title in 41
years since Evonne Goolagong, who claimed her second All England Club title in 1980.
Q. Who has won the 2021 Wimbledon Tennis men’s single title?
A) Novak Djokovic B) Daniil Medvedev
C) Matteo Berrettini D) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer : A
 Novak Djokovic defeated Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon to win his sixth Wimbledon title
and 20th Grand Slam trophy.
 With this win, he has equalled his total major men’s singles titles record with Roger Federer
and Rafael Nadal, with each of them winning 20 titles.
 Novak Djokovic win his sixth Wimbledon title : 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021.
 WIMBLEDON OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1877
Editions : 134 (2021)
Venue : London
Surface : Grass court
Prize money : £35,000,000

Most Men's singles titles : Roger Federer (8)
Most Women's singles titles
Martina Navratilova (9)
 WIMBLEDON OPEN 2021
Men’s Single – Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Matteo Berrettini (Italy)
Women’s Single – Ashleigh Barty (Australia) defeated Karolína (Czech Republic)
Q. India’s first cryptogamic garden has been set up in which city, featuring over 50 species of
Cryptogam plants?
A) Haridwar B) Dehradun
C) Nainital D) Rishikesh
Answer : B
 India’s first cryptogamic garden, with around 50 different species grown, has been
inaugurated on July 11, 2021, in Deoban area of Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
 Cryptogams are the non-seed bearing plants. These primitive plants do not reproduce
through seeds.
 For example algae, bryophytes (moss, liverworts), lichens, ferns and fungi are the best-
known groups of cryptogams that require moist conditions to survive.
Q. NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC-REL) has announced to construct 4750 MW, India’s single-
largest solar photovoltaic project, in which region?
A) Bilhaur B) Singrauli
C) Jyothinagar D) Rann of Kutch
Answer : D.
 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy gave the green flag to NTPC to set up a 4750 MW
renewable energy park at Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat.
 NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, has received the go-ahead from
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to set up 4750 MW renewable energy park at
Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat. This will be India’s largest solar park to be built by the
largest power producer of the country.
 As a part of its green energy portfolio augmentation, NTPC Ltd, India’s largest energy
integrated company aims to build 60 GW Renewable Energy Capacity by 2032.
 Recently, NTPC has also commissioned India’s largest Floating Solar of 10 MW (ac) on the
reservoir of Simhadri Thermal Power Plant, Andhra Pradesh.
 Further, a 100 MW Floating Solar Project on the reservoir of Ramagundam Thermal Power
Plant, Telangana is in the advanced stage of implementation
Q. Which country has signed a USD 1.3 billion agreement with the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam of India
to develop a 679 MW hydroelectric project?
A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) Maldives D) Bangladesh
Answer : A
 Nepal has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal with India, to develop a 679-megawatt Lower Arun
Hydropower project, located between Sankhuwasabha and Bhojpur districts in eastern
Nepal.

 As per the deal, India’s state-owned Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), will develop the 679-
megawatt hydropower project in the neighbouring Himalayan nation.
 This will be the second mega project undertaken by India in Nepal, after the USD 1.04 billion
900-MW Arun-3 hydroelectric project.
 The project will be developed under the build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model.
 This 679 MW Hydropower project is the single largest foreign investment project in the
country, based on the 2017 cost estimates
Q. Haryana will host the 2021 Khelo India Youth Games. What is the muscat of this game?
A) Vijaya B) Bhin Bhin
C) Dhaakad D) Appu
Answer : C
 2022 Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Haryana.
 The mascot of Khelo India Youth Games will be 'Dhaakad.
KHELO INDIA GAMES IN NEWS
 Karnataka to host second edition of 'Khelo India' in March 2022.

 2022 Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Haryana. The mascot of Khelo India Youth Games
will be 'Dhaakad.
 Sports Ministry gives approval to open 143 Khelo India Centres across 7 states in country
with Rs 14.30 crore .
 Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurates Khelo India State Centre of Excellence for Rowing
discipline in Srinagar.
 Yogasana included in Khelo India Youth Games 2021.
 Ministry of Sports Decides to Extend “Khelo India” scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
 J&K topped the medals tally in the second edition of Khelo India Winter National Games in
Gulmarg.
 Karnataka to Host Second Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2021.
 Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament begins in Chiktan, Kargil.
 Second edition of the Khelo India Winter Games is set to be held in Gulmarg in the Baramulla
district of Jammu and Kashmir .
 13-day Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sport & Youth festival 2021 begins in Ladakh.
 Haryana will host the 4th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 .
 Sports Ministry Includes four indigenous sports in Khelo India Youth Games 2021.
 The four new games are, Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba.
 DON'T CONFUSED
 KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES
 1st edition 2018 : New Delhi
 2nd edition 2019 : Pune, Maharashtra
 3rd edition 2020 : Guwahati, Assam
 4th edition 2021 : Panchkula, Haryana
 KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES
 1st edition 2020 : Bhubaneswar Odisha
 2nd edition 2021 : Bengaluru, Karnataka
 KHELO INDIA WINTER GAMES
 1st edition 2020 : Gulmarg J&K
 2nd edition 2021 : Gulmarg J&K

 Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament 2021 begins in Chiktan, Kargil Ladakh
 1st Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival 2021 begins in Kargil, Ladakh
Q. Which has become first Union territory to achieve 100% first dose vaccination coverage?
A) Ladakh B) Puducherry
C) New Delhi D) Lakshadweep
Answer : A
 Ladakh has become first Union Territory to vaccinate all residents and guest population;
comprising of migrant labourers, hotel workers and Nepalese citizens earning their
livelihood in the territory; with first dose of Covid-19 jab.
 Ladakh was established as a Union Territory on October 31, 2019 after passing “Jammu and
Kashmir Reorganisation Act”.
Q. The state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotics, Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances has been unveiled in which city?
A) Lucknow B) Gurugram
C) Hyderabad D) Gandhinagar
Answer : D
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Research and
Analysis of Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances at National Forensic Science
University at Gandhinagar in Gujarat on July 12, 2021
Q. Who won the Oeil d’Or Award for Best Documentary for her documentary ‘A Night of Knowing
Nothing’ at the 74th Cannes Film Festival?
A) Mira Nair B) Meghna Gulzar
C) Zoya Akhtar D) Payal Kapadia
Answer : D
 Director Payal Kapadia’s documentary ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ won the Oeil d’Or
(Golden Eye) Award for Best Documentary at the 74th Cannes Film Festival held in Cannes,
France.
Q. What is the maximum loan amount extended under the Stand Up India Scheme?
C) Rs 50 lakh D) Rs 10 crore
Answer : A
 The loan under Stand Up India Scheme are extended by Scheduled Commercial Banks
(SCBs) between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs.1 Crore
Q. Bonalu is a traditional folk festival celebrated every year by which state?
C) Telangana D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C

 The annual state festival ‘Bonalu’ began on July 11, 2021 in Telangana. It is celebrated in the
month of Ashada Masam which falls in July/August.
 The Hindu Festival is celebrated in Twin Cities Hyderabad, Secunderabad and other parts of
Telangana to worship Goddess Mahakali
Q. Which state will host the 2nd edition of the Khelo India University Games in 2022?
A) Guwahati, Assam A) Bengaluru, Karnataka
C) Mumbai, Maharashtra D) Panchkula, Haryana
Answer : B
 The second edition of 'Khelo India' University-level sports will be held at the Kanteerava
Stadium from March 5, 2022.
 The second edition of Khelo India, university-level games, will be held at Sree Kanteerava
Stadium in Bengaluru from March 5, 2022, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited
to inaugurate the 12-day event
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and MD of HCL Company?
A) Rahul Sachdeva B) Cyrus Mistry
C) Anup Purohit D) C. Vijayakumar
Answer : D
 Shiv Nadar, who played a leading role in the development of the Indian IT sector, has resigned
as Managing Director and Board Member of HCL Technologies. In place of Shiv Nadar, the
company's chairman and CEO.
 Vijayakumar has been made managing director for a period of five years.
 HCL Technologies
 Chairman and MD : C Vijayakumar
Q. Which of the following country has become World’s fifth largest forex reserve holder?
A) India B) China
C) Japan D) Switzerland
Answer : A
 Indian government official said the country has emerged as the fifth largest forex reserves
holder in the world with 608.99 billion U.S. dollars as of June 25, 2021.
 With this India has emerged as the fifth-largest foreign exchange reserves holder in the world
after China, Japan, Switzerland and Russia
Q. The DRDO successfully flight-tested the Akash-NG off Odisha Coast. The Akash-NG is which
type of weapon system?
A) air-to-air
B) surface-to-air
C) air-to-surface

D) surface-to-surface
Answer : B
 DRDO successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), from
Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha on July 21, 2021.
 The Akash-NG weapon system is a surface-to-air Missile that can strike targets at a distance
of around 60 km and fly at a speed of up to Mach 2.5.
 The missile system has been developed by Defence Research & Development Laboratory
(DRDL), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories.
Q. PM Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the International Cooperation and Convention
Centre -Rudraksh in which city?
A) Varanasi B) Mumbai
C) Gandhinagar D) Gurugram
Answer : A
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Cooperation and
Convention Centre -Rudraksh, in Varanasi on 15 July, 2021
 The centre has been constructed with Japanese assistance
Q. The Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), has signed an agreement with University of
New South Wales (UNSW), Australia to set up a Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology
and Systems (CATTS) at which place?
A) Noida B) Pune
C) Gurugram D) Coimbatore
Answer : A
 Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), under the Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways (MORTH), has signed an Agreement with University of New South Wales (UNSW),
Australia to set up a Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology and Systems (CATTS)
at its headquarter in Noida.
 This CATTS will be a centre of excellence (CoE) to promote industries and startups from
Australia and India in the transportation sector, and will also provide opportunities for
innovation, research and development of advanced transport systems
Q. What is the new Motto of Tokyo Olympics 2020?
A) Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together
B) One World, One Dream
D) Citius, Altius, Fortius
D) Faster, Higher, Stronger
Answer : A
 At the start of the IOC session in Tokyo an amended motto, "Faster, Higher, Stronger -
Together" was announced by President Thomas Bach to "give humanity faith in the future"
Q. Which country has unveiled the world’s fastest ground vehicle “Maglev Train”?
A) France B) China

C) Japan D) Germany
Answer : B
 China unveiled Maglev Train which is being touted as the fastest ground vehicle in the world
with a maximum speed of 600 kmph or 372 kmph. It was manufactured in the coastal city of
Qingdao, China.
 The train uses electro-magnetic force, making it to “float”. so, there is no contact between
the rail and the body.
Q. The ‘Stand Up India Scheme’ is a loan scheme to encourage entrepreneurship among
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and women borrowers. The government has extended the
scheme up to which year?
A) 2025 B) 2024
C) 2027 D) 2030
Answer : A
 Centre extends ‘Stand Up India Scheme’ up to 2025.
 The scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 05 April, 2016 to facilitate loans to
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and women borrowers, to promotes entrepreneurship
among them.
 The scheme offers bank loans to women and SC & ST communities for to encourage them in
setting up a green field enterprise, outside of the farm sector, that is in manufacturing,
services or trading sector.
 A total of 1,16,266 loans amounting to Rs. 26204.49 crore has been extended under the
Scheme since its inception
 Facilitates Bank Loans:
 The objective of this scheme is to facilitate bank loans between Rs.10 lakh and Rs.1 crore to
at least one SC or ST borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch of
Scheduled Commercial Banks for setting up a Greenfield enterprise.
 Eligibility: SC/ST and/or women entrepreneurs; above 18 years of age.
 Loans under the scheme are available for only Greenfield projects
Q. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 states that between 720 and 811
million people in the world faced hunger in 2020, which is around 161 million more than in 2019.
The report is released annually by which body?
A) UNDP B) FAO
C) WEF D) UNEP
Answer : B
 The annual UN-FAO report titled “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021”
states that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020, which is
around 161 million more than in 2019.
 The report was jointly produced by UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF),
the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 Formation : 16 October 1945
 Headquarters : Rome Italy
 Director-General : Qu Dongyu ( China )

Q. The Indian Navy recently received the first batch of two MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH)
from the US Navy. How many such helicopters will be procured by India as per the deal signed
for the same?
A) 40 B) 36
C) 20 D) 24
Answer : D
 The Indian Navy received the first two MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from the United
States Navy on July 16, 2021, at Naval Air Station in North Island, San Diego.
 In February 2020, the Indian Navy and the US Navy had signed Rs 15,157 crore ($2.13 billion)
deal to buy 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, under foreign
military sales from the US government.
 The delivery of the first two MH-60R ‘Romeo’ helicopters to the Indian Navy marks the
beginning of a new era of defence collaboration and partnership between the US and India
Q. Which among these airports has signed shareholder agreement with the Noida International
Airport Limited (NIAL) for the development of Jewar Airport?
A) Zurich Airport B) Dubai Airport
C) Hong Kong Airport D) Singapore Changi Airport
Answer : A
 The Zurich Airport International has signed a shareholder agreement with the Noida
International Airport Limited (NIAL) in Lucknow for the development of the Noida
International Airport at Jewar.
 As per the shareholder agreement, NIAL will hold one golden share in Yamuna International
Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL) and the right to nominate two directors to the board.
 The Zurich Airport will design, develop and operate the new greenfield airport in Jewar under
a 40-year concession.
Q. Singapore has launched one of the world’s largest floating solar panel farms, to fight climate
change.What is the capacity of this solar farm?
A) 90 MW B) 60 MW
C) 80 MW D) 50 MW
Answer : B
 Singapore unveiled one of the world’s largest floating solar panel farms, which is spread over
an area equivalent to 45 football fields and has the capacity to produce enough electricity to
power the island’s five water treatment plants
 The project is part of efforts by the country to increase its solar energy production four times
by 2025 to help tackle climate change.
 The 60 megawatt-peak floating solar system is built at Tengeh Reservoir by Sembcorp
Floating Solar Singapore.
 The solar farm consists of 122,000 solar panels, on the 45-hectare (111.2 acres) site,
 SINGAPORE
 Capital : Singapore City

 President : Halimah Yacob
 Prime Minister : Lee Hsien Loong
Q. The world’s first onshore commercial modular small reactor is being constructed by which
country?
A) China B) Russia
C) South Korea D) Singapore
Answer : A
 China is constructing world’s first onshore commercial modular small reactor ‘Linglong One’
at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in the Hainan Province.
 The multipurpose small modular reactor (SMR) ‘Linglong One’, (also called the ACP100), is
the first SMR to get green signal by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2016.
Q. Which country has chaired a special Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting on Covid 19?
A) Singapore B) Switzerland
C) Indonesia D) New Zealand
Answer : D
 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has chaired a meeting of Leaders representing
the 21 APEC economies on Covid 19.
 In 2021, New Zealand is hosting APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) virtually.
 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
 Establishment : 1989
 Headquarters : Queenstown, Singapore
 Chairperson : Muhyiddin Yassin
 Executive Director : Rebecca Fatima Santa Maria
 NEW ZEALAND
 Capital : Wellington
 Prime Minister : Jacinda Ardern
Q. Who is the author of the new book titled ‘The India Story: An Epic Journey of Democracy and
Development’?
A) Amartya Sen B) Raghuram Rajan
C) Bimal Jalan D) Urjit Patel
Answer : C
 Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Bimal Jalan’s new book titled ‘The India Story:
An Epic Journey of Democracy and Development’ was released.
 This book was published by Rupa Publications India.
 About Bimal Jalan
 20th Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
 He was the Governor of Reserve Bank of India for two terms.
 Bimal Jalan Committee Report on Economic Capital Framework
Q. Which of the following institution has announced the ‘FASTER’ scheme?

A) Supreme Court B) Election Commission
C) Finance Commission D) High Court
Answer : A
 CJI NV Ramana’s innovation to ensure ‘FASTER’ release of prisoners granted bail.
 Christened as FASTER (Fast and Secure Transmission of Electronic Records), the innovative
scheme is conceived for delivery of orders to concerned prisons, District Courts, High
Courts, as the case may be, for instantaneous delivery of orders passed by apex court
through a secure communication channel
Q. Who became the only second woman in history to win the Palme d’Or at the 74th Cannes Film
Festival?
A) Justin Kurzel B) Sheena Scott
C) Julia Ducournau D) Garence Marlier
Answer : C
 The 37-year-old French director Julia Ducournau became the only second woman in history
to win the Palme d’Or at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
 She was awarded the Palme d’Or Prize for the film Titane, a wildly imaginative movie about a
serial killer.
 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS WINNERS 2021
 Founded : 1946
 Edition : 74 (2021)
 Venue : Cannes, France
 Opening film : Annette
 Closing film : OSS 117 From Africa With Love
 74th Cannes Film Festival featuring Jury President Spike Lee.
 Palmer d’Or :Julia Ducournau for “Titane” (France).
 Best Director : Leos Carax “Annette” (France).
 Best Actress : Renate Reinsve for “Worst Person in the World” (Norway).
 Best Actor : Caleb Landry Jones for “Nitram” (US).
 Best First Film : Antoneta Kusijanovic for “Murina” (Croatia).
 Best Documentary : Payal Kapadia for her film ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing'.
 Note : Palme d’Or, which is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival
Q. Which of the following Indian organisation has won the 2021 UNDP Equator Prize?
A) Snehakunja Trust
B) Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited
C) Nilga Apparel Manufacturing Company
D) A&B
Answer : D
 Two Indian organisations won the 2021 UNDP Equator Prize.
 Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited and Snehakunja Trust are among
the 10 awardees of the 2021 United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) Equator Prize for
their work in the field of conservation and biodiversity.

 The UNDP gives a biennial award to recognise community efforts to reduce poverty through
the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
UNDP IN NEWS 2021
 Afghanistan's nominal GDP likely to contract by 20 pc within a year: UNDP.

 NITI Aayog-UNDP India Launches Handbook On Sustainable Urban Plastic Waste
Management.
 UNDP Releases 2021 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Report.
 Two Indian organisations Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited and
Snehakunja Trust, win Equator Prize 2021 given by UNDP.
 Spices Board inks deal with UNDP to develop blockchain-powered traceability interface.
 India's Usha Rao-Monari appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Associate
Administrator of UNDP.
Social Impact Bond.
 India Ranks 131 in Human Development Index 2020, Norway Tops; released by UNDP.
 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
 Formation : 22 November 196
 Headquarters : New York City
 Head : Achim Steiner
 Total Countries : 170
Q. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is set to receive the Olympic Laurel at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic
Games. He represents which country?
A) Pakistan B) Afghanistan
C) Saudi Arabia D) Bangladesh
Answer : D
 Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will receive the Olympic Laurel at
the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. He will be honoured for his extensive work in sport for
development.
 The award was given for the first time at the 2016 Rio Games to former Kenyan Olympian Kip
Keino, who opened a children’s home, a school and an athletes’ training centre in Kenya
Q. Which among the following sports will be making its debut in Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
A) Golf B) Surfing
C) Fencing D) Equestrian
Answer : B
 Surfing will be making its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games along with three other
sporting disciples- Karate, Skateboarding and sport climbing.
 Two other sports will also be returning to the Olympics this year after being cut out previously
and they include Baseball and Softball
Q. Name the digital platform launched by the government for the farmers to enable them in getting
‘right information at right time’ in their desired language
A) Kisan Sarathi B) Kisan Sahyog

C) Kisan Madad D) Kisan Patra
Answer : A
 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Union
Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnav jointly launched a
digital platform ‘Kisan Sarathi’ to help farmers in getting ‘right information at right time’ in
their desired language.
 The platform was launched on July 16, 2021 during the foundation day celebration of the
Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR).
Q. What is the increased limit by the Union Government for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the
National Pension System (NPS) fund managers?
A) 74% B) 64%
C) 49% D) 81%
Answer : A
 The Union Government notified a hike in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in pension
fund management to 74% from 49% under the National Pension System (NPS).
 The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Act links the FDI ceiling
in the sector to the same in the insurance sector.
Q. As per the WWF-UNEP report titled, ‘A Future for All – A need for Human-Wildlife Coexistence’,
what percent of tiger ranges in India are reported to be outside protected areas?
A) 26% B) 30%
C) 35% D) 44%
Answer : C
 The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) have jointly developed b report titled ‘A Future for All – A need for Human-Wildlife
Coexistence’.
 35% of tiger ranges in India are outside protected areas.
 Apart from India’s tigers, 40 percent of the African lion range and 70 percent of the African
and Asian elephant ranges also fall outside protected areas.
 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
 Formation : 5 June 1972
 Headquarters : Nairobi, Kenya
 Executive Director : Inger Andersen (Denmark).
 World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
 Headquarteres : Gland, Vaud, Switzerland
 Director General : Marco Lambertini
Q. Who has been named as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year 2020–21?
A) Sunil Chettri

B) Sandesh Jhingan
C) Anirudh Thapa
D) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Answer : B
 Indian national football team (Blue Tigers) and ATK Mohun Bagan’s senior defender Sandesh
Jhingan has been named as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for the season 2020-21
 Ngangom Bala Devi was named the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020–21
Q. Sikkil R Bhaskaran, who has passed away recently, was a renowned classical musician of which
instrument?
A) Tabla B) Violin
C) Flute D) Sitar
Answer : B
 Noted violinist in Carnatic Classical music and Tamil Isai, Sikkil R Bhaskaran, has passed
away
Q. Which city has become India’s first city to achieve 24*7 quality drinking water supply under Sujal
project?
A) Puri B) Surat
C) Nagpur D) Lucknow
Answer : A
 Puri, in Odisha, has become the first city in India to implement the Drink-from-Tap project.
 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Sujal or ‘Drink From Tap’ mission in
Puri on July 26, 2021
Q. Who is the authore of the book tilted ‘An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian Generation’?
A) Sunil Arora B) Ashok Lavasa
C) Sushil Chandra D) Anup Chandra Pandey
Answer : B
 Former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa has come our with a book titled “An Ordinary
Life: Portrait of an Indian Generation.”
 Ashok Lavasa resigned as election commissioner in 2020 to become vice-president of the
Asian Development Bank
Q. The historic Paseo del Prado boulevard and Retiro Park are among the newly inducted UNESCO
World Heritage Sites for 2021. They are located in which city?
A) Rome, Italy B) Berlin, Germany
C) Paris, France D) Madrid, Spain
Answer : D
 The historic Paseo del Prado boulevard and Retiro Park of Madrid, in Spain has been granted
the status of UNESCO World Heritage Sites on July 25, 2021

Q. Nobel-Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg passed away recently. Which country did he
belong to?
A) Germany B) France
Answer : D
 The US physicist Steven Weinberg passed away at the age of 88.
 He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize equally with Sheldon Glashow and Abdus Salam for Physics
for his theoretical contributions to the standard model of particle physics
Q. Who has won the first ever Olympic gold medal in skateboarding in Men’s category?
A) Yuto Horigome B) Kelvin Hoefler
C) Nyjah Huston D) Jagger Eaton
Answer : A
 Japan’s Yuto Horigome has won the first-ever skateboarding competition at the Olympic
Games, taking gold in men’s street event at the Ariake Urban Sport in Tokyo.
 In women’s category, Momiji Nishiya of Japan has won the gold medal
Q. Which space agency is all set to launch the world’s first reprogrammable commercial satellite?
A) CNSA B) ISRO
C) NASA D) ESA
Answer : D
 European Space Agency (ESA) is all set to launch the world’s first commercial fully re-
programmable satellite, the Eutelsat Quantum on July 30, 2021.
Q. Name the Indian-origin British author who has been longlisted among 13 contenders for the
2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’.
A) Arundhati Roy B) Sunjeev Sahota
C) Jhumpa Lahiri D) Vikram Seth
Answer : B
 Indian-origin British author, Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the
prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’, alongside Nobel laureate
Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers.
 The 2021 longlist or “The Booker Dozen” of 13 novels was unveiled after judges evaluated
158 novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021.
Q. India’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant is planned to be set up by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in
which city?
A) Noida B) Mathua
C) Coimbatore D) Hyderabad
Answer : B

 Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India’s largest oil firm, will build the first ‘green hydrogen’ plant
of the country at its Mathura refinery, to meet the growing demand for both oil and
 For this, the company will make use of 250 MW of electricity which it produces from
renewable sources like solar power, to produce absolutely green hydrogen through
electrolysis.
 IOC to set up first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at Mathura.
 India’s first elephant hospital opens in Mathura.
 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
 Chairmam : Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
 Owner : Government of India (52.1%)
Q. The S-500 air defence missile systems is a surface-to-air missile, which was successfully test-
fired by which country recently?
A) Russia B) Israel
C) France D) North Korea
Answer : A
 Russia successfully test-fired its new S-500 air defence missile systems, from a southern
training range, Kapustin Yar, on July 20, 2021. It hit a high-speed ballistic target as planned.
 It has a maximum firing range of 600 kilometres.
Q. Which state has become the first state in India to issue educational documents using blockchain
technology?
A) Kerala B) Rajasthan
Answer : D
 Maharashtra set to become first state to issue educational documents using blockchain
technology.
 With this Maharashtra will become the first state in the country and world’s largest user of
Blockchain for educational certificates.
 India becomes the Fourth Country to roll out blockchain-powered educational documents.
 Currently only Singapore, Malta and Bahrain are the only other countries using this
technology.
 For this, Maharashtra government has partnered with LegitDoc, Bengaluru-based
blockchain startup
Q. Which city has been selected as the host city for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympic
Games?
A) Istanbul, Turkey B) Los Angeles, US
C) Canberra, Australia D) Brisbane, Australia
Answer : D
 International Olympic Committee (IOC) has voted Australian city of Brisbane as the host city
for 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games.

 Brisbane is the third Australian city to host the Olympic Games after Melbourne in 1956 and
Sydney in 2000.
 International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 Formation : 23 June 1894
 Headquarters : Lausanne, Switzerland
 Official language : French & English
 Honorary President : Jacques Rogge
 President :Thomas Bach ( Germany )
 Director General : Christophe De Kepper
 AUSTRALIA
 Capital : Canberra
 Prime Minister : Scott Morrison
Q. Which cities of Madhya Pradesh have been selected by UNESCO under ‘Historic Urban
Landscape Project’?
A) Orchha and Gwalior B) Jabalpur and Ujjain
C) Indoor and Orchha D) Ujjain and Gwalior
Answer : A
 Gwalior and Orchha cities in Madhya Pradesh on July 19, 2021, were selected by UNESCO
under its ‘Historic Urban Landscape Project’ that began in 2011
 “Gwalior and Orchha cities from Madhya Pradesh have been included as the 7th and 8th
cities of South Asia.”
 Six cities of South Asia, including Ajmer and Varanasi in India are already involved in this
project. Orchha and Gwalior have been included as the 7th and 8th cities.
 Gwalior and Orchha Cities of Madhya Pradesh Included in UNESCO World Heritage Cities
List ( In news December 2020)
Q. The bilateral maritime exercise INDRA NAVY 2021 was held between Indian and Russian Navy
in Baltic Sea. Which edition of the biennial exercise was this?
A) 19th B) 23rd
C) 12th D) 17th
Answer : C
 The 12th edition of biennial bilateral maritime exercise INDRA NAVY, between Indian Navy
and Russian Navy was held in the Baltic Sea from 28 to 29 July 2021.
 The Indian Navy was represented by the stealth Frigate INS Tabar.
Q. Which company has completed its first human passenger flight with “New Shepard” rocket?
A) SpaceX B) Virgin Galactic
C) Blue Origin D) Boeing
Answer : C
 Blue Origin completed its first crewed launch sending four human passengers to space
(including Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos) by New Shepard rocket. It was launched from a
private launch site in Texas, US.

 Sanjal Gavande, an Indian-born engineer, was part of the Blue Origin team that built the New
Shepard rocket
Q. Which of these UNESCO Heritage sites has been de-listed by the World Heritage committee?
A) Willandra Lakes Region B) Great Barrier Reef
C) Dresden Elbe Valley D) Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City
Answer : D
 The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has voted to remove Liverpool Maritime Mercantile
City from its world heritage list.
 The United Kingdom’s Liverpool City waterfront has been stripped off as a historic heritage
site by the committee because of “irreversible loss of attributes conveying the outstanding
universal value of the property”.
 This decision came after the United Nations cultural body UNESCO discussed its concern
during the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Fuzhou, China
Q. Yang Qian has won the first Gold Medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 10m air rifle. She
represents which country?
A) Indonesia B) Vietnam
C) China D) United States
Answer : C
 Yang Qian of China took gold in the women’s 10m air rifle final to secure the first gold medal
of the 2020 Summer Games at the Asaka Shooting Range on 24th July.
Q. Which group has joined as one of IOA's sponsors for Tokyo Olympics 2020?
A) Reliance B) Tata Group
C) Bharti Airtel D) Adani Group
Answer : D
 The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on July 23, 2021 that it has roped in Adani
Group as a sponsor for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the future.
 MPL Sports Foundation had earlier entered into a sponsorship agreement with the Indian
Olympic Association to be the 'Principal Sponsor' for India at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Q. Ramappa Temple has become the 39th Indian site to be inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage
List. It is located in which state?
Answer : B
 The Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple, popularly known as Ramappa Temple at Palampet,
Warangal, Telangana was inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List on July 25, 2021 during
the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in Fuzhou, China.
 With this latest induction, there are 39 World Heritage Sites located in India.
 Also known as Ramappa temple, it is located in Palampet village in the newly formed Mulugu
District in Telangana.

 The Rudreswara temple was constructed in 1213 AD during the reign of the Kakatiya Empire.
 The iconic 13th century temple is also known as Ramappa temple, named after its architect,
Ramappa
Q. World's largest floating solar farm is being planned to be built in which country?
A) Malaysia B) Indonesia
C) Philippines D) South Korea
Answer : B
 Singapore's Sunseap Group has announced that it plans to spend $2 billion to build the
world’s largest floating solar farm and the energy storage system in Batam Island, Indonesia.
 The floating system is expected to have a capacity of 2.2 gigawatt-peak (GWp).
Q. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, has opened India’s medal tally at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020, by
winning a silver medal. She represents the country in which event?
A) Wrestling B) Gymnastics
C) Shooting D) Weightlifting
Answer : D
 India’s ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has claimed a silver medal in the Women’s
49kg category, at Tokyo 2020 Olympics on July 24, 2021.
 This is the first medal for India at the ongoing Olympics Game in Tokyo.
 The 26-year-old Chanu lifted a total of 202kg (87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk)
 China’s Zhihui Hou bagged gold, lifting a total of 210kg. With this, she also created a new
Olympic Record.
 Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
 State : Manipur
 Sport : Weightlifting
 Event(s) : 49 kg
 Coached by : Vijay Sharma, Aaron Horschig
 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, highest sporting honour of India (2018).
 Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India (2018)
Q. Which country has become the world’s first country to approve the commercial production of
genetically modified “golden rice”?
A) Indonesia B) Philippines
C) Malaysia D) South Korea
Answer : B
 Philippines became the world’s first country on July 23 to approve the commercial
production of genetically modified “golden rice”
 Experts hope that it will combat childhood blindness and save lives in the developing world.
 PHILLIPPINES
 Capital : Manila
 Currency : Peso
 President : Rodrigo Duterte
 Asian Development Bank (ADB), Headquarteres : Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
 International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is situated in Phillippines

 National Rice Research Institute – Cuttack, Odisha
Q. The CRPF observes its Raising Day every year on 27 July. In 2021, the force will be observing
its ___ Raising Day
A) 92 B) 83
C) 75 D) 89
Answer : B
 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), observed its 83rd Raising Day on 27 July 2021.
CRPF IN NEWS
 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrates 83rd Raising Day on 27 July 2021.
 CRPF Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed on 9 April every year (2021 marks 56th CRPF
Valour Day).
 Kuldiep Singh as the new Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
 Home Minister releases book on CRPF’s history titled ‘Rashtra Pratham – 82 varshon ki
Swarnim Gatha’.
 The CRPF celebrated its first-ever Veterans Day on February 19, 2021.
 CRPF inducts first-ever 34 All-Women Commandos Into Elite Anti-Naxal Commando Battalion
for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Unit
 DRDO Develops Special Motor Bike Ambulance ‘Rakshita’ for CRPF.
 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
 Founded : 1939
 Director General : Kuldiep Singh
 Motto : Service and Loyalty
 Responsible : Ministry of Home Affairs
Q. What was the rank of India in terms of top global agricultural exporters in the world in 2019, as
per the report by World Trade Organisation (WTO)?
A) 10th B) 12th
C) 9th D) 8th
Answer : C
 India has find place among the top 10 list of the countries exporting agricultural produce in
the year 2019, according to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) report on trends in world
agricultural trade in recent 25 years.
 The last such report was released in 1995, in which India was not in top 10.
 In the 2019 report, India has outclassed New Zealand to be ranked at 9th spot.
 India’s share in the global agri exports was recorded to be 3.10%, with a sizable share in the
export of rice, cotton, soya beans and meat.
 World Trade Organization (WTO)
 Headquarters : Geneva Switzerland
 1st Director General : Peter Sutherland
 Director General : Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria)

Q. Which of the following 13-year-old Japanese girl has won the gold medal in the skateboard
event, which was included in the Olympics for the first time?
A) Rysa Lil B) Nishiya Momoji
C) Marjorie Gestring D) Funa Nakayama
Answer : B
 Japan's Nishiya Momoji has become one of the youngest athletes to win a gold medal in
Olympic history.
 American diver Marjorie Gestring holds the record for winning the youngest gold medal in
Olympic history.
 He made history by winning the gold medal in the 1936 Olympic Games at the age of 13 years
and 268 days
Q. Which city has become India's 40th UNESCO world heritage site?
A) Puri B) Ujjain
C) Dholavira D) Thanjavur
Answer : C
 The historic Harappan City ‘Dholavira’ in the Rann of Kutchch, Gujarat has been inscribed on
UNESCO’s World Heritage list on July 27, 2021, during the ongoing 44th session of the World
Heritage Committee of the UNESCO.
 The ancient Harappan city is located in present-day Gujarat's Rann of Kutch.
 The Dholavira site was discovered by the Archaeological Survey of India's JP Joshi in 1967-
68. The site contains ruins of an ancient Harappan city.
Q. Who has been elected as the first-ever sarpanch of Balika Panchayat Kunariya village in
Gujarat?
A) Bharti Garva B) Sohum Shah
C) Aruna Mucherla D) Sakshi Aggarwal
Answer : A
 The 20-year-old Bharti Garva won by 117 votes to become the first sarpanch of the Balika
Panchayat in Kunariya village in Gujarat.
 The Kunariya village held the election to elect Balika Panchayat, a unique body to be
governed by girls below the age of 21 to address the issues faced by women and adolescent
girls.
 A total of 410 voters, all of them girls aged between 10–21 years, cast their votes to elect a
sarpanch.
 Balika Panchayat is inspired by the famous TV series, Balika Vadhu, and aims to develop
leadership qualities in the girls for Future Panchayat polls
Q. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently inducted 3 new countries as Associate
members. Which among the following is not among them?
A) Mongolia
B) Norway
C) Tajikistan

D) Switzerland
Answer : B
 International Cricket Council (ICC) has inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan and Switzerland as its
newest member countries on July 18, 2021 at the ICC’s 78th Annual General Meeting, which
was held virtually.
 With this, ICC now comprise of total 106 Members including 94 Associates.
 The three newly inducted countries are now among ICC’s 94 Associate Members Region-
wise, Mongolia and Tajikistan have been inducted as the 22nd and 23rd Members from the
Asia region while Switzerland is 35th Member from Europe region
Q. The world’s first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge has been unveiled in which place?
A) Paris, France B) London, UK
C) Dubai, UAE D) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Answer : D
 world’s first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge has been opened for pedestrians and cyclist in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, over the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal.
 This 12-metre 3D-printed pedestrian bridge is designed by Joris Laarman Lab and built by
Dutch robotics company MX3D , in collaboration with a consortium of experts.
 4500 kilograms of stainless steel have been used to create this bridge.
 NETHERLANDS
 Capital : Amsterdam
 Currency : Euro
 Monarch : Willem-Alexander
 Prime Minister : Mark Rutte
Q. Which state became the first state in India to provide reservations for transgenders in all
government services?
A) Kerala B) Gujarat
Answer : C
 Karnataka became the first state in India to provide one per cent reservation for the
‘transgender community’ in all the government services in Karnataka
TRANSGENDER IN NEWS
 Karnataka becomes the first state in India to provide reservation for transgenders in all
government services.
 New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics.
 Govt to give assistance of Rs 1500 to each Transgender person in view of COVID-19
pandemic.
 Andhra Pradesh first State to adopt Gender Budget.
 International Transgender Day of Visibility : 31 March.
 Tashnuva Anan Shishir is all set to become Bangladesh's first transgender news anchor.
 India’s first-ever Transgender Community Desk inaugurated by Cyberabad Police in
Hyderabad.

 Transgender community under : Ministry of Social Justice and Empowermen
Q. The Sitio Burle Marx has been inscribed as the UNESCO World Heritage site on July 27, 2021.
The site is based in which country?
A) Brazil B) Singapore
C) Italy D) Australia
Answer : A
 Sitio Burle Marx site, a landscape garden in Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro has been added to
UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites.
 The site has been named after Burle Marx, a Brazilian landscape architect whose designs of
parks and gardens made him world-famous. The Sitio Burle Marx site was his home until
1985.
BRAZIL IN NEWS 2021
 Brazil landscape garden Sitio Burle Marx receives UNESCO World Heritage status.
 Argentina beats Brazil 1-0 to Lift Copa America 2021.
 ISRO Launches Brazil’s Amazonia-1 and 18 Co-Passenger Smallsats onboard PSLV-C51.
 Carolina Araujo of Brazil Wins 2020 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians.
 BRAZIL
 Capital : Brasília
 Currency : Real
 President : Jair Bolsonaro
Q. Which among the following countries/region has topped the list of world largest agri export
report in 2019 released by the World Trade Organisation (WTO)?
A) Brazil B) Singapore
C) United States D) European Union
Answer : D
 Top Three Nations in the List
 1st Ranks : European Union (EU) – 16.1% share (ranked 2nd in 1995)
 2nd Ranks : United States – 13.8% share (ranked first in 1995 with 22.2% share)
 3rd Ranks : Brazil – 7.8% share (ranked third in 1995 with 4.8%)
 European Union (EU)
 Foundation : 1958
 Headquarteres : Brussels, Belgium
 Membership : 27 Countries
 President of the Commission : Ursula von der Leyen
 President of the European Council : Charles Michel
 Presidency of the Council of the EU : Slovenia

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