General Awareness Flashcards
What do you mean by “Gilt Accounts” for that RBI has given permission to open, making India the first country to do so?
An account for holding Government Securities
Who has authored the book titled “ Beautiful things “?
Hunter Biden, son of Joe Biden
Who has authored the book titled ‘ Platform Scale: for a post- pandemic world’?
Sangeet paul chaudhary
Who has authored the book titled “By many a happy accident: Recollections of a life’?
Mohammed hamid ansari - former VP of India
Which of the following has been declared as 31st district of Karnataka?
Vijayanagar
Which of the following states has announced to set-up first Thunderstorm Research Testbed of India?
Odisha
Bhubaneshwar - Fire Park
Who has been awarded with Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021?
Robert Irwin
World Unani day is celebrated on
11 February
Meghalaya police has signed MoU with which bank for implementation of e-challan in the jurisdiction of Shillong Traffic Police?
State Bank of India
Who had authored the book titled “Turn Around India: 2020 - Summounting Pasf Legacy”?
RP Gupta
Central Govt is all set to sell what % stake in National Fertilizers Ltd. out of its shareholding of 74.71% through an Offer for Sale method of shares?
20 %
Which company has announced a definktive agreement with SoftBank Group Corp under which will acquire Arm Ltd. from SBG and Soft Bank Vision Fund?
NVIDIA
Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 21), is the Biennial Largest War Game of which entity of Indian Defence System?
Indian Navy
The Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched 2 new initiatives namely SAKSHAM Job portal & Sea weed mission. TIFAC is an autonomous organization under which ministry?
Department of Science & Technology
To encourage and to create awareness about which scheme SIDBI and Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (COWE) have launched “Swavalamban Sashakt-Mega Campaign?
Stand Up India Scheme ( for SC/ST/WOMEN entrepreneurs. EVERY bank must give loan of atleast 1 Crore for these entrepreneurs).
The flagship Stand Up Indian scheme was launched in which year that is now extended to 2025?
2016
Which bank has committed to invest USD 100 Milion into the NIIF Fund of Funds (FoF)?
New Development Bank
Which ministry in collaboration with ASEAN launched the ASEAN- India Hackathon 2021?
Ministry of Education
What is India’s global ranking in the 2020 Democracy Index Report titled “Democracy in sickness and in health” released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
53rd
Who has authored the book titled ‘Yes Man: The Untold story of Rana Kapoor’m
Pavan C Lall
Who conferred with the 4th edition of Alert Being Awards 2020 by NGO ALERT for good Samaritan Work?
AR Rahman
Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National Safety Council for a period of 3 years?
SN Subrahmanyan
Who inaugurated the 8th India International Silk Fair, India’s biggest Silk fair on virtual portal?
Smriti Irani
Nepal has decided to award the contract for construction of 679 MW lower Arun Hydropower Project to which Indian company?
Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SjVN)
Who has been appointed as the new CEO of country’s flagship Public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, also called Pradhan Mantri Arogya Yojana?
RS Sharma
Who has been appointed as the new President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?
Jay Shah
RBI has cancelled the licence of Shivam Sahakari Bank Ltd based in which state?
Maharashtra
The first indigeneous metro racks manufactured by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) was unvieled for which metro corporation?
Mumbai Metro
Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of SBI Cards?
Rama Mohan Rao Amara
Who has authored the book titled “Yearbook”?
Seth Rogen
Who assumer charge as the Vice Cheif of the Army Staff after Lt. Gen. S.K Saini who stepped down on Jan 31 upon superannuation?
C P Mohanty
Who has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Compliance Officer of social media platform Facebook Inc.?
Henry Moniz
Which bank has decided to restrict its customers from withdrawing money from non- EMV ATMs with effect from 01 Feb, 2021?
Punjab National Bank
Which country organized forst-ever Asian Online Shooting Championship 2021?
Kuwait
Name the Indian shooter who won the gold medal in first ever “Asian Online Shooting Championship 2021” in men’s 10m air pistol event?
Saurabh Choudhary
Name the Indian shooter who won gold medal in first ever ‘Asian Online Shooting Championship 2021’ in men’s air riffle event?
Divyansh Singh Panwar
World wetland Day is observed every year on which date?
2nd February
Theme : Wetland and Water
Which state is going to open its first human milk bank, a state-of-arr facility with the suppirt of Rotary Club to ensure breast milk for newborn babies, who arenot being breastfed by theor own mothers?
Kerala
India’s first wetland conservation center ‘Center for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM)’ has been set up in which city of India?
Chennai
Which word has been named as the Hindi word of the tear 2020 by Oxford languages?
Aatmanirbharta
Who has authored the book titled “The Little Book of Encouragement”?
Dalai Lama
Name the aerospace company that has launched ‘Stardust 1.0’ the World’s first commercial rocket launch powered by Biofuel?
Blushift Aerospace
Govt. Of Bangladesh signed USD 500 million loan agreement with which bank for the upgradation of rural roads and digital connectivity?
World Bank
Name the Indian cricketer who has been named as ICC Men’s player of the month award for Jan 2021?
Rishabh Pant
Which motor maker has partnered with Alphabet Inc’s Google to cooperate in software, AI and cloud computing, developing new consumer services?
Ford Motor Co.
Name the Australian Cricketers who has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame?
Merv Hughes
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the 13th edition of the Aero India show at Air Force Station in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The Aero show 2021 has been billed as
Runway to a Billion Opportunities
RBI unveiled the Risk-based Internal Audit (RBIA) for select NBFCs and UCBs with an asset size of over
5000 Crore - NBFC
5OO Crore - UCB (Urban Cooperative Bank)
Which country topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Democracy Index report titled “Democravy in sickness and in health”?
Norway
Who will take over as the New CEO of Amazon after Jeff Bezos who decided to quit the post by October 2021?
Andrew R. Jassy
As per the new guidelines to set up Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation (LPCC) by Asset Management Companies (AMCs) of MFs released by SEBI, AMCs need to contribute ….. towards share capital of LPCC
Rs.150 Crore
Defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated HAL seconf Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas production Line in
Bengaluru
HAL signed MoU with which company for development and production of composite raw materials that are used in manufacturing of aircrafts and are currently being imported?
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI)
Spear UAV, developers and suppliers of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) solutions for defence and Homeland Security applications has signed an MoU with Paras Aerospace to introduce encapsulated Ninox 40 system to the Indian market. Spear UAV beling to which country?
Israel
As per data revealed by RBI, almost what amount loans of top 100 wilful defaulters have been written off by the banks as of March 2020?
Rs.62000 crore
Who has become the youngest female pilot of India?
Ayesha Aziz
Which IIT has signed a MoU with Ministry of Road Trqnsport and Highways to upgrade road construction in India, through scientif research?
IIT - Banaras Hindh University
As per the revised objective and eligibility criteria of innovation sandbox by SEBI, an applicant can move from Stage I to Stage II, only after a min. Of
60 days
Which countrt overtook USA as world’s top destinatiom for new FDI last year?
China
National Voters day is observed every year on
25th January
Acc. To Global Climate Risk Index 2021, India is at what position among the most-affected countries by the devastating impact of clinate change globally in 2019?
7th
Which country hosted the online International climate adaption summit 2021?
Netherlands
Which state government announced to start ‘Jail Tourism Initiative’?
Maharashtra
Who has been appointed to the 20 members High level Advisory Board of UN that will provide recommendations for the U.N. Secretary General to respond to the current and future socio-economic challenges in post- COVID world?
Jayati Gosh
National Tourism Day is observed on
25th January
A large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX-21 was conducted in
Andaman and Nicobar
Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaimts Council (BCCC)?
Justice Gita Mittal
Who has authored the book titled “Flying Blind:India’s Quest for Global Leadership”?
Mohammed Zeeshaan
Who has authored the book titled “Ten Lessons for a post- pandemic world”?
Fareed Zakaria
Who inaugurated ‘Bharat Parv 2021’ a virtual national festival showcasing country’s diverse culture, cuisines and handicrafts?
Om Birla
Who has launched the mobile action game Fearless and United Guards ( FAU-G) on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day?
Akshay Kumar
J K Shivan has been appointed as the MD & CEO of which bank?
Dhanlaxmi Bank
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been re-elected as president of
Portugal
Who has authored the book titled “India 2030: the rise of Rajasic Nation”?
Gautam Chikermane
Which space organization successfully created a New World Record by launching 143 staellites in a single mission?
SpaceX
Global financial services major HSBC has inaugurated its International Banking Unit (IBU) in which state?
Gujarat
With which entity GoI has signed a strategic partnership agreement to strengthen cooperation in global energy security, stability and sustainability?
International Energy Agency (IEA)
HQ - Paris, France
Which compang has ranked first most-valued IT Services brand gloablly, acc. to a report by Brand Finance?
Accenture
Acc. to Brand Finance, Indian IT firm TCS ranked at what place?
Third
Data Privacy Day is observed every year on which date to create awareness and promote privacy and data protection?
28th January
Textiles Committee of Ministry of Textiles has signed a MoU with Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre of which country to boost export of Textile and Apparel in that country?
Japan
Amount India has pledged UN Peacebuilding as a token of engagement?
USD 150000
Which country will host AFC Womens Asian Cup in 2022?
India
Which organization released the “Global Climate Litigation Report 2021” that highlights the Climate litigation cases that have increased in recent years?
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
What is India’s rank out of 98 countries in COVID -19 performance index published by the Australian think tank, Lowy Institute?
India - 86th
Newzealand and Vietnam - best performing countries
India has launched 2021 as the Year of the Environment along with which country?
France
What is India’s rank among 180 countries in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) - 2020 released by Transparency International ?
86th rank
Which country hosted the 17th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue 2021 virtualky under the theme “The new normal and safe and healthy tourism”?
Turkey
Who has been appointed as the new MD of SBJ for a period of 3 years?
Swaminathan Janakiraman
Kaja Kallas has been appointed as the first female PM of which country?
Estonia
Who has authored the book titled “The Law of Emergency Powers: Comparative Common Law Persoectives”?
Dr. Abhishem Singhvj and Prof1 Khagesh Gautam
Which state govt has launched 1st of its kind initiative in India where beneficiaries of old-age pensions will be automatically selected using the Navodaya app and their pension amount will be paid through DBT mode?
Karnataka
Which ministry has launched a month long mass awareness campaign SAKSHAM to spread awareness about green and clean energy?
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Nazhat Shameen Khan has been elected as president of UN Human Rights Council in an unprecedented secret ballot, she is an ambassador of which country to the UN body?
Fiji
Who has been appointed as the chairman of Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC)?
Sandeep Agarwal
India has signed MoU with which country to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology & standqrdization of 5G?
Japan
Prarambh: Startup India International Summit 2021 was held in which city?
New Delhi
What is the total outlay of the Third phqse of PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2020-21 aims to provide to around 8 lakh candidates?
948.90 Crores
Govt of which state and Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) signed an agreement to sponsor the Indian national rugby teams for the next three years, till 2023, and facilitate high performance training and conditioning of the players?
Odisha
Union Minister of Youth and Sports Kiren Rijiju attended the Youth-20 summjt being held virtualky from Oct 15-17, 2020 in…..
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Govt appoints ……… as MD, CEO of IPPB (India Post Payments Bank)?
J Venkatramu
Dinesh kumar kahar - SBI
NILESH SHAH - Indian mutual fund association of India
Rajjiran Rai G - Indian Bank Association
Acc. to the report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India collected what % of e-waste generated in 2018-19?
10%
India’s first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of world labour movement, will be launched in which state?
Kerala
Which ministry has recieved the SKOCH Challenger Award under “Transparency in Governance” category for IT-led iniguarives and transfirmational reforms?
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
What is the theme of the ‘Swachhata Pajhwada’ organized by the ‘National Cadet Corps, NCC at India Gate, New Delhi?
Clean India, Green India, Yeh hai Mera Dream India
Joint military exercise ‘Ex-Desert Knight 21’ is to be conducted between India and which country?
France
Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative Ltd (IFFDC) entered into an MoU with which entity to work together for tribal livelihood generation?
TRIFED - Tribal Federal Development
With which country India signed MoC on a basic partnership framework for operation of the ‘specified skilled worker’ (SSW) system?
Japan
Which country unveiled new laws to protect cultural and historic heritage in the form of statues and monuments?
UK
Who has authored the book titled “Manohar Parrikar - Off the Record”?
Waman Subha Prabhu
GoI has decided to celebrate ‘Parakram Diwas’ every year on which date the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
23rd January
Which state govt has inaugurated India’s 1st air taxi service under Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik ( RCS - UDAN) of GoI?
Haryana
Asian Development Bank has partnered with which another bank to initiate a Clean and Sustainable Ocean partnership to achieve SDgs and the climate goals as advised in the Paris agreement?
European Investment Bank
Mahananda wildlife sanctuary located in which state where the fifst Mahananda Bird festival will be organized in Feb 2021?
West Bengal
A GI tag has been sought for one of the costliest mushrooms in the world that grows in
Jammu and Kashmir
Which organization releases the India Innovation Index on the line Global Innovation Index?
NITI Aayog
1st rank - Karnataka
INDIA’s rank in
@ Global Innovation Index - 48th
@ Global Firepower Index - 4th ( based on their potential military strength)
Which state govt has announced to increase the no. of days under MGNREGA from 100 to 150?
Uttarakhand
As per RBI, SBI, ICICI and HDFC Bank continue to be domestic systematically imp.banks (D-SIBs) which are ‘too big to fail’. RBI issued the framework for dealing with D-SIBs in
2014
Which company has signed a concession agreement with state-owned AAI for the operation, development and management of airports at Jaipur, Guwahati, and Thiruvananthapuram?
Adani Group
In collaboration with which company the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country?
AWS
Which state govt has announced for the formation of “Mukhyamantri Bagayat Vikas Mission” to accelerate agriculture, horticulture and promote farming of herbal plants?
Gujarat
Which FinTech company has launched the Digital Acceleration for Small Businesses microsite across most of its Asia Pacific websites?
Mastercard
Which bank has entered into a co-lendjng arrangement with IIFL Home Finance Ltd to extend credit to MSME loans?
Standard Chartered Bank
Global Risk Report is published by which of the following organizations?
World Economic forum
1st India - EU IPR dialogue 2021 was held virtually between EU Commission and which department of GoI to discuss key Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues affecting businesses?
DPIIT ( Dept for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade )
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways signed a MoU with which organization to boost collaboration in the field of technical exchange & cooperation on sustainable Geo-hazard management?
DRDO
Who has authored the book titled “The making of Aadhaar: World’s largest identity platform”?
Ram Sewak Sharma