1.‘Operation Red Rose’ is an anti-illicit liquor campaign, being implemented in which state?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Punjab
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Tamil Nadu
Answer: B [Punjab]
2.‘Joint Statistical Publication (JSP) 2021 and JSP Snapshot 2021’ are the publications of which regional association?
[A] G-20
[B] ASEAN
[C] BRICS
[D] BIMSTEC
Answer: C [BRICS]
3.What is the interest rate fixed for the employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2020-21?
[A] 7.0%
[B] 7.5%
[C] 8.0%
[D] 8.5%
Answer: D [8.5%]
4.Puneeth Rajkumar, who passed away recently, was a famous actor in which language?
[A] Tamil
[B] Kannada
[C] Telugu
[D] Malayalam
Answer: B [Kannada]
5.Which state launched ‘Janasevaka’ online portal, and ‘Janaspandana’, an Integrated Public Grievance Redressal System (IPGRS)?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Odisha
Answer: B [Karnataka]
6.Which institution published ‘Statement of Commitment to Support Greening India’s Financial System’?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] RBI
[C] NABARD
[D] MoEFCC
Answer: B [RBI]
1.‘Operation Red Rose’ is an anti-illicit liquor campaign, being implemented in which state?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Punjab
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Tamil Nadu
Answer: B [Punjab]
2.‘Joint Statistical Publication (JSP) 2021 and JSP Snapshot 2021’ are the publications of which regional association?
[A] G-20
[B] ASEAN
[C] BRICS
[D] BIMSTEC
Answer: C [BRICS]
3.What is the interest rate fixed for the employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2020-21?
[A] 7.0%
[B] 7.5%
[C] 8.0%
[D] 8.5%
Answer: D [8.5%]
4.Puneeth Rajkumar, who passed away recently, was a famous actor in which language?
[A] Tamil
[B] Kannada
[C] Telugu
[D] Malayalam
Answer: B [Kannada]
5.Which state launched ‘Janasevaka’ online portal, and ‘Janaspandana’, an Integrated Public Grievance Redressal System (IPGRS)?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Odisha
Answer: B [Karnataka]
6.Which institution published ‘Statement of Commitment to Support Greening India’s Financial System’?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] RBI
[C] NABARD
[D] MoEFCC
Answer: B [RBI]
7.When is World Tsunami Awareness Day observed every year?
[A] November 1
[B] November 5
[C] November 10
[D] November 20
Answer: B [November 5]
8. Which country launched the Initiative for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) at COP 26 summit?
[A] UK
[B] USA
[C] India
[D] Australia
Answer: C [India]
9.What is the classification of Ganges River Dolphins as per IUCN?
[A] Endangered
[B] Critically Endangered
[C] Extinct
[D] Least Concern
Answer: A [Endangered]
10.Khasis, Jaintias, and Garos are the tribal population of which state?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Meghalaya
Answer: D [Meghalaya]
11.Starlink Satellite Communications is an Indian subsidiary of which space agency?
[A] Space X
[B] NASA
[C] Virgin Atlantic
[D] Virgin Galactic
Answer: A [Space X]
12.Sankalp Gupta, who is seen in the news recently, is associated with which sport?
[A] Chess
[B] Soccer
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Swimming
Answer: A [Chess]
13.Which international organisation launched the journal ‘Solar Compass’ at COP26 conference?
[A] International Solar Alliance
[B] International Energy Agency
[C] International Atomic Energy Agency
[D] International Renewable Energy Agency
Answer: A [International Solar Alliance]
14.What is the name of the fourth Scorpene Submarine recently delivered by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders to the Indian Navy?
[A] INS Vela
[B] INS Veera
[C] INS Bomman
[D] INS Vijay
Answer: A [INS Vela]
15.‘HARBINGER 2021’ is the global hackathon announced by which Indian organisation?
[A] Niti Aayog
[B] Reserve Bank of India
[C] Supreme Court of India
[D] Election Commission of India
Answer: B [Reserve Bank of India]
16.Which country’s Army Chief was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army recently?
[A] Nepal
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Bhutan
Answer: A [Nepal]
17.The ‘Regional Plan of Action for Adaptation to Drought’ is associated with which institution?
[A] G-20
[B] BRICS
[C] ASEAN
[D] BIMSTEC
Answer: C [ASEAN]
18.Which Union Ministry has launched a unified mobile app for the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ events?
[A] Ministry of External Affairs
[B] Ministry of Culture
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Tourism
Answer: B [Ministry of Culture]
19.What is India’s retail inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), for the month of October?
[A] 4.10
[B] 4.48
[C] 5.75
[D] 6.20
Answer: B [4.48]
20.The Government of India has partnered with which financial institution, for funding development projects in Agartala?
[A] NDB
[B] ADB
[C] AIIB
[D] IMF
Answer: B [ADB]
21.Purvanchal Expressway is situated in which state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Haryana
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Himachal Pradesh
Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]
22.The Annual Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) was recently held in which city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Dhaka
[C] Colombo
[D] Male
Answer: B [Dhaka]
23.Duare Ration is a scheme launched by which state?
[A] Haryana
[B] West Bengal
[C] Bihar
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B [West Bengal]
32.“Clean Ocean Manifesto” which is in news recently, aims to Reducing marine debris by 90% in which year?
[A] 2030
[B] 2050
[C] 2075
[D] 2100
Answer: A [2030]
24.India’s first ‘Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project’ is to come up in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Answer: C [Maharashtra]
25.Which country inaugurated the first global innovation summit of the pharma sector?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] Denmark
[D] Spain
Answer: A [India]
26.IISc Researchers have identified potential blood-based biomarkers to predict progression of which disease?
[A] Brain tumour
[B] HIV
[C] Heart Disease
[D] Respiratory infections
Answer: A [Brain tumour]
27.Honnavar, where the first sanctuary for marine animals is to be inaugurated, is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B [Karnataka]
28.Which city was awarded ‘cleanest city’ in the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards for the fifth time?
[A] Mysuru
[B] Indore
[C] Chennai
[D] Cochin
Answer: B [Indore]
29.International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is headquartered at which country?
[A] Spain
[B] France
[C] Switzerland
[D] USA
Answer: A [Spain]
30.“Clean Ocean Manifesto” which is in news recently, aims to Reducing marine debris by 90% in which year?
[A] 2030
[B] 2050
[C] 2075
[D] 2100
Answer: A [2030]
31.India’s first ‘Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project’ is to come up in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Answer: C [Maharashtra]
7.When is World Tsunami Awareness Day observed every year?
[A] November 1
[B] November 5
[C] November 10
[D] November 20
Answer: B [November 5]
8. Which country launched the Initiative for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) at COP 26 summit?
[A] UK
[B] USA
[C] India
[D] Australia
Answer: C [India]
9.What is the classification of Ganges River Dolphins as per IUCN?
[A] Endangered
[B] Critically Endangered
[C] Extinct
[D] Least Concern
Answer: A [Endangered]
10.Khasis, Jaintias, and Garos are the tribal population of which state?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Meghalaya
Answer: D [Meghalaya]
11.Starlink Satellite Communications is an Indian subsidiary of which space agency?
[A] Space X
[B] NASA
[C] Virgin Atlantic
[D] Virgin Galactic
Answer: A [Space X]
12.Sankalp Gupta, who is seen in the news recently, is associated with which sport?
[A] Chess
[B] Soccer
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Swimming
Answer: A [Chess]
13.Which international organisation launched the journal ‘Solar Compass’ at COP26 conference?
[A] International Solar Alliance
[B] International Energy Agency
[C] International Atomic Energy Agency
[D] International Renewable Energy Agency
Answer: A [International Solar Alliance]
14.What is the name of the fourth Scorpene Submarine recently delivered by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders to the Indian Navy?
[A] INS Vela
[B] INS Veera
[C] INS Bomman
[D] INS Vijay
Answer: A [INS Vela]
15.‘HARBINGER 2021’ is the global hackathon announced by which Indian organisation?
[A] Niti Aayog
[B] Reserve Bank of India
[C] Supreme Court of India
[D] Election Commission of India
Answer: B [Reserve Bank of India]
16.Which country’s Army Chief was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army recently?
[A] Nepal
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Bhutan
Answer: A [Nepal]
17.The ‘Regional Plan of Action for Adaptation to Drought’ is associated with which institution?
[A] G-20
[B] BRICS
[C] ASEAN
[D] BIMSTEC
Answer: C [ASEAN]
18.Which Union Ministry has launched a unified mobile app for the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ events?
[A] Ministry of External Affairs
[B] Ministry of Culture
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Tourism
Answer: B [Ministry of Culture]
19.What is India’s retail inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), for the month of October?
[A] 4.10
[B] 4.48
[C] 5.75
[D] 6.20
Answer: B [4.48]
20.The Government of India has partnered with which financial institution, for funding development projects in Agartala?
[A] NDB
[B] ADB
[C] AIIB
[D] IMF
Answer: B [ADB]
21.Purvanchal Expressway is situated in which state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Haryana
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Himachal Pradesh
Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]
22.The Annual Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) was recently held in which city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Dhaka
[C] Colombo
[D] Male
Answer: B [Dhaka]
23.Duare Ration is a scheme launched by which state?
[A] Haryana
[B] West Bengal
[C] Bihar
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B [West Bengal]
32.“Clean Ocean Manifesto” which is in news recently, aims to Reducing marine debris by 90% in which year?
[A] 2030
[B] 2050
[C] 2075
[D] 2100
Answer: A [2030]
24.India’s first ‘Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project’ is to come up in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Answer: C [Maharashtra]
25.Which country inaugurated the first global innovation summit of the pharma sector?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] Denmark
[D] Spain
Answer: A [India]
26.IISc Researchers have identified potential blood-based biomarkers to predict progression of which disease?
[A] Brain tumour
[B] HIV
[C] Heart Disease
[D] Respiratory infections
Answer: A [Brain tumour]
27.Honnavar, where the first sanctuary for marine animals is to be inaugurated, is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B [Karnataka]
28.Which city was awarded ‘cleanest city’ in the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards for the fifth time?
[A] Mysuru
[B] Indore
[C] Chennai
[D] Cochin
Answer: B [Indore]
29.International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is headquartered at which country?
[A] Spain
[B] France
[C] Switzerland
[D] USA
Answer: A [Spain]
30.“Clean Ocean Manifesto” which is in news recently, aims to Reducing marine debris by 90% in which year?
[A] 2030
[B] 2050
[C] 2075
[D] 2100
Answer: A [2030]
31.India’s first ‘Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project’ is to come up in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
Answer: C [Maharashtra]
