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1
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Name the district that held the last resistance against the Taliban.

A

Panjshir

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2
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What is the capital of Panjshir?

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Bazarak

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3
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Name the ‘Caretaker President of Afghanistan’. What was his position before the Fall of Kabul?

A

Amrullah Saleh

First Vice-President of Afghanistan

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Name the military alliance that resisted the Taliban in Panjshir.

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National Resistance Front of Afghanistan

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5
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Who is the leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan?

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Ahmad Massoud

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6
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Who is known as the ‘Lion of Panjshir’?

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Ahmad Shah Massoud

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7
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What does the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan succeed?

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Northern Alliance

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8
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When was Ahmad Shah Massoud assassinated?

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September 9th, 2001

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9
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Name the portal for registration of unorganised workers.

A

E-Shram

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10
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Labour Minister of India

A

Bhupender Yadav

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Name the Act for unorganised workers.

A

Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008

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12
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Unorganised workers are _% of the workforce

A

90%

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13
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What is Assam’s largest district?

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Karbi-Anglong

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14
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Capital of Assam

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Dispur

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15
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Where did Nipah Virus originate?

A

Sungai Nipah, Malaysia

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16
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Nipah Virus name is

A

Nipah Henipavirus

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17
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Nipah Virus has surfaced many times in

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Kerala

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18
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True or False: 2021 will be India’s first digital census.

A

True

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19
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2021 is ___th Census of India

A

16th

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20
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Census is conducted every __ years in India

A

10

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21
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When was the first census conducted in India? Under which viceroy?

A

1872 under Lord Mayo

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22
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When was the first complete/synchronous census conducted in India?

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1881

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23
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What Act are Censuses conducted under?

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Census Act of 1948

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24
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Post 1949, Census has been conducted by the ___ under the ____ Ministry.

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Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, under Ministry of Home Affairs

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25
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Census Commissioner of India

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Vivek Joshi

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26
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What is different about the Census of 2021?

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    • First time conducted digitally
    • No caste data (except SCs and STs)
    • Data on Transgender headed households
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27
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CM of Bihar

A

Nitish Kumar

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28
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Home Minister of India

A

Amit Shah

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29
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The Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) was conducted in ___.

A

2011

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30
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Every Census in independent India from 1951 to 2011 has published data on ___, but not on other castes.

A

SCs and STs

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31
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Last census to have data on caste?

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1931

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32
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The 2011 SECC was conducted by the ___ Ministry in rural areas and the ___ Ministry in urban areas.

A

Ministry of Rural Development

Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation

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33
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The Difference between Census and SECC:

A
    • Census data is confidential, whereas SECC data is not.
    • The Census provides a portrait of the Indian population, while the SECC is a tool to identify beneficiaries of state support.
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34
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Only state to record negative population growth in 2011?

A

Nagaland

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35
Q

State with least sex ratio in India.

A

Haryana

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36
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Currently, __th Finance Commission

A

15th

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37
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Minister of Finance

A

Nirmala Sitharaman

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38
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Minister of Jal Shakti

A

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

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39
Q

Fin. Comm. Term

A

5 years

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40
Q

The 15th FC chairman

A

NK Singh

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41
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Fin. Comm. constituted by

A

President

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42
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Fin. Comm. Article Number

A

Article 280

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43
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First Chairman of FC

A

KC Neogy

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44
Q

PRI was constitutionalized through the ___th Constitutional Amdt, ___.
Municipalities were established through ___th Amdt, ___.

A

73rd Amendment, 1992

74th Amendment, 1992

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45
Q

Panchayats are mentioned in Part __ of Constitution.

Municipalities in Part __.

A

Panchayats: Part IX
Municipalities: Part IXA

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46
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Basic unit of Panchayat

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Gram Sabha

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47
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Basic unit of Municipality

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Ward Committee

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48
Q

New Interim PM of Afghanistan?

A

Hassan Akhund

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49
Q

‘Head’ of Afghan government?

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Hibattulah Akhundzada

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50
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1st Deputy PM of Afghanistan

A

Abdul Ghani Baradar

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51
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New Interior Minister of Afghanistan

A

Sirajuddin Haqqani

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52
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Name the terrorist with a USA bounty on his head who is a new minister of the interim Taliban government. What does he lead?

A

Sirajuddin Haqqani, Haqqani Network

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53
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Name the USA’s military prison in Cuba.

A

Guantanamo Bay Prison

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54
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Where is Guantanamo Bay Prison located?

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Cuba

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55
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Name the USA’s biggest airfield in Afghanistan.

A

Bagram Airfield

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56
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USA’s biggest military detention facility in Afghanistan.

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Parwan Detention Facility

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57
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Name the campaign in India which has been launched for ‘justice delivery at doorstep’.

A

Ek Pahal

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58
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Who is the Minister of Law and Justice in India? Who was the first?

A

Kiren Rijiju

B.R. Ambedkar

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59
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Ek Pahal was launched by?

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Ministry of Law and Justice and NALSA (National Legal Services Authority)

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60
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Who is the chairman of NALSA?

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Chief Justice of India (N.V. Ramana)

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61
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Who is the executive chairman of the NALSA?

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2nd senior-most judge of the Supreme Court (U.U. Lalith)

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62
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When is Law Day?

A

26th November

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63
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When is Advocates Day? Why is it celebrated then?

A

3rd December

Birthday of Rajendra Prasad

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64
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Who was the only President of India to serve two terms?

A

Rajendra Prasad

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65
Q

US, UK and Australia have announced the formation of ___- a new trilateral security partnership for Indo-Pacific region.

A

AUKUS

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66
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PM of Australia

A

Scott Morrison

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67
Q

Name India’s nuclear powered submarine.

A

INS Arihant

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68
Q

Name the Five Eyes.

A

USA, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ

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69
Q

Recently, the ___th BRICS Summit was held.

A

13th

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70
Q

President of South Africa

A

Cyril Ramaphosa

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71
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President of Brazil

A

Jair Bolsonaro

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72
Q

The term ‘BRICS’ was coined by ___ in a Goldman Sachs report. However, it is believed it was actually coined by ___, a research assistant.

A

Jim O’Neil

Roopa Purushotaman

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73
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Where and when was the first BRICS Summit held?

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Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2009.

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74
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Which is the last member to join BRICS? When did it join?

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South Africa in 2010

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75
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Theme of 13th BRICS Summit

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BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus

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76
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13th BRICS Summit chaired by

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India

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77
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When did India host a BRICS Summit for the first time?

A

2012

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78
Q

Name the bank founded by BRICS.

A

New Development Bank

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79
Q

When was NDB founded?

A

2014

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80
Q

Where is NDB’s HQ?

A

Shanghai, China

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81
Q

President of NDB

A

Marcos Troyjo of Brazil

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82
Q

First President of NDB

A

K.V. Kamath of India

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83
Q

Name the non-BRICS members who have been accepted as members into NDB.

A

Bangladesh, Uruguay and UAE

84
Q

Name the three capitals of South Africa

A

Executive: Pretoria
Legislature: Cape Town
Judiciary: Bloemfontein

85
Q

Name the agency implementing the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

A

National Health Authority

86
Q

Name the Health Minister of India

A

Mansukh Mandaviya

87
Q

Name India’s flagship financial inclusion plan.

A

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

88
Q

Name the app created under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for identifying which are not served by banking touchpoints within 5 km.

A

Jan Dhan Darshak

89
Q

Name the new series of license plates issued by the Govt.

A

Bharat Series

90
Q

Name the first state to issue Bharat Series license plates.

A

Odisha

91
Q

Name the special Campaign for Digital Onboarding and Training for street vendors launched by the govt. Which other scheme is this under?

A

Main Bhi Digital 3.0, under PM SVANidhi scheme

92
Q

Name the first state to enact the Model Tenancy Act

A

Assam

93
Q

Name India’s intercontinental ballistic missile

A

Agni

94
Q

Agni missile is developed by

A

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)

95
Q

DRDO Chairman

A

Dr. Satheesh Reddy

96
Q

Hathei chilli and Tamenglong orange of ___ get GI tag

A

Manipur

97
Q

Name India’s first GI Tag.

A

Darjeeling Tea

98
Q

Name the initiative launched by the US in G7 for infrastructure investment.

A

Build Back Better World

99
Q

Name China’s infrastructure investment initiative

A

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

100
Q

Build Back Better World (B3W) is an initiative undertaken by ___, led by the ___.

A

G7 Countries, USA

101
Q

Name the country that was removed from the G7. Why?

A

Russia, for the annexation of Crimea.

102
Q

Australia PM

A

Scott Morrison

103
Q

Japan PM

A

Fumio Kishida

104
Q

Emperor of Japan

A

Naruhito

105
Q

Quad leaders launched the ___, to help enhance equitable access to safe and effective vaccines in the Indo-Pacific and the world.

A

Quad Vaccine Partnership

106
Q

Quad Vaccine Partnership with ___. HQ and CEO of this company.

A

Biological E Ltd.
HQ: Hyderabad
CEO: DVK Raju

107
Q

Quad has launched ___ to sponsor 100 students from the Quad countries to study STEM degrees in USA universities.

A

Quad Fellowship

108
Q

Name the Quad military exercise

A

Exercise Malabar

109
Q

Name the Japanese PM who initiated Quad.

A

Shinzo Abe

110
Q

When was Quad first initiated?

A

2007

111
Q

COVAX is led by?

A
  1. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
  2. CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations)
  3. WHO
112
Q

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is headquartered in?

A

Geneva, Switzerland

113
Q

IPCC HQ

A

Geneva, Switzerland

114
Q

Chairman of IPCC

A

Hoesung Lee

115
Q

IPCC has had an Indian chair. Name him.

A

Rajendra Pachauri

116
Q

IPCC was established in?

A

1988

117
Q

Where was the 21st SCO Summit held?

A

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

118
Q

Which country has been accepted as the 9th member of SCO?

A

Iran

119
Q

President of Iran (which has recently been accepted into SCO)

A

Ebrahim Raisi

120
Q

Supreme Leader of Iran (which has recently been accepted into SCO)

A

Ali Khamenei

121
Q

How many members does the SCO have?

A

9

122
Q

When was SCO created?

A

2001

123
Q

Predecessor of SCO

A

Shanghai Five

124
Q

SCO HQ

A

Beijing

125
Q

Secy General of SCO

A

Vladimir Norov

126
Q

When did India become a member of SCO?

A

2017

127
Q

Name SCO’s military exercise. Where is it taking place in 2021?

A

Exercise Peaceful in Orenburg, Russia

128
Q

India launches its equivalent of TrueCaller, ___.

A

BharatCaller

129
Q

First South Asian city to work on climate action plan.

A

Mumbai

130
Q

Name the new Gujarat CM. Who was the earlier CM?

A

Bhupendra Patel, Vijay Rupani

131
Q

___ project launched to send medicines to primary health care centres using drones.

A

“Medicines from the Sky”

132
Q

Name the Civil Aviation Minister.

A

Jyotiraditya Scindia

133
Q

New Punjab CM

A

Charanjit Singh Channi

134
Q

Name the govt’s policy against left-wing extremism

A

SAMADHAN

135
Q

Labour and Employment Minister launched ___ - a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth

A

DigiSaksham

136
Q

Name India’s first toll-free helpline for senior citizens

A

Elder Line

137
Q

International Day of Older Persons

A

1st October

138
Q

The Ministry of Education has formed the National Steering Committee for the development of National Curriculum Frameworks. The committee will be chaired by ____, a former ISRO Chairman.

A

Dr. K Kasturirangan

139
Q

NIRF Rankings 2021 was topped by

A

IIT Madras

140
Q

___ has topped the State Food Safety Index 2020-21

A

Gujarat

141
Q

World’s highest electric car charging station has been built in ___ state,

A

Himachal Pradesh

142
Q

World‘s largest Khadi national flag was installed in ____

A

Ladakh

143
Q

Name India’s first missile tracking ship.

A

Dhruv

144
Q

Name the new Chief of Air Staff.

A

Vivek Ram Chaudhari

145
Q

Name the India-Sri Lanka military exercise

A

Mitra Shakti

146
Q

‘Mitra Shakti’ military exercise held between

A

India and Sri Lanka

147
Q

EC has frozen the election symbol of ___ party.

A

Lok Janshakti Party

148
Q

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has ___ countries.

A

13

149
Q

OPEC HQ in

A

Vienna, Austria

150
Q

OPEC was founded in year ___ in HQ ___.

A

1960, Baghdad

151
Q

The World Bank has recently stopped the ___ index.

A

Ease of Doing Business

152
Q

The Ease of Doing Business Index was conducted by the ___.

A

World Bank and World Economic Forum

153
Q

When was the Ease of Doing Business Index started?

A

2003

154
Q

India was ___ in the latest 2019 Ease of Doing Busines Index. (DELETE THIS)

A

63rd

155
Q

The scores for India in the Ease of Doing Business Index used to be based on only two cities, ___ and ___.

A

Mumbai and Delhi

156
Q

How many organisations in the World Bank Group?

A

Five

157
Q

President of World Bank

A

David Malpass

158
Q

HQ of World Bank

A

Washington, D.C.

159
Q

The current Managing Director of World Bank is an Indian. Name them.

A

Anshula Kant

160
Q

World Bank was founded in

A

1946

161
Q

The ‘World Bank’ refers to two organisations, ___ and ___.

A

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA)

162
Q

Comptroller and Auditor General of India

A

G.C. Murmu

163
Q

___ has been named as the external auditor of IAEA.

A

India’s CAG, G.C. Murmu

164
Q

Comptroller and Auditor General of India defined under which section of the Constitution?

A

Article 148

165
Q

HQ of IAEA

A

Vienna, Austria

166
Q

Bitcoin has become legal tender for the first time in which country?

A

El Salvador

167
Q

Name the country that has elected a female majority parliament.

A

Iceland

168
Q

Name of the Parliament of Iceland

A

Althingi

169
Q

PM of Iceland

A

Katrin Jakobsdottir

170
Q

Capital of Iceland

A

Reykjavik

171
Q

New PM of Japan

A

Fumio Kishida

172
Q

Name the Bad Bank of India.

A

National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL)

173
Q

CEO of NARCL

A

P.M. Nair

174
Q

NARCL will buy stressed assets worth ___ from commercial banks.

A

Rs. 2 lakh crore

175
Q

NARCL will pay for NPAs in two parts. These are:

A

15% Cash

85% Security Receipts

176
Q

NARCL’s Security Receipts are backed by ___

A

Rs. 30,600 grant by the Central Govt.

177
Q

Shareholding of NARCL

A

51% by Public Sector Banks

49% by Private Sector Banks and other Financial Institutions

178
Q

NARCL licensed under the ___ Act

A

SARFAESI Act

179
Q

What is IDRCL?

A

India Debt Resolution Company Ltd

180
Q

Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.

A

M.S. Sahoo

181
Q

First Bad Bank of the world created by

A

Mellon Bank

182
Q

In Aug 2020, the ___ Committee was formed for recommendations on the restructuring of loans following the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A

K.V. Kamath Committee

183
Q

Oldest central bank of the world

A

Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden)

184
Q

Recently, the GST council held its ___th meeting

A

45th

185
Q

GST came into force in ___.

A

1st July, 2017

186
Q

___ Amendment introduced GST.

A

101st Amendment

187
Q

What is not covered under GST?

A

Petroleum products, alcoholic drinks, electricity

188
Q

GST is governed by the ___.

A

GST Council

189
Q

GST established in Article ___.

A

Article 269A

190
Q

GST Council in established Article ___.

A

Article 279A

191
Q

Taxation Power of the Government in which article?

A

Article 265

192
Q

Composition of the GST Council:

A

Chaired by the Finance Minister
Other members include the Minister of State for Finance and the FMs or any other minister appointed by each of the state governments.

193
Q

Voting Weightage of GST Council.

A

1/3 votes to central government

2/3 votes to state governments

194
Q

It was decided in the 45th GST Council meet that:

  1. ___ will not come under GST.
  2. Concessional GST rates for ____ extended
  3. ___ firms will be liable to pay GST.
A
  1. Petroleum and Diesel
  2. Drugs related to COVID-19
  3. Food delivery firms
195
Q

Innovation Index published by

A

Cornell University, INSEAD and World Intellectual Property Organisation

196
Q

2021 Theme of Innovation Index

A

Tracking Innovation through COVID Crisis

197
Q

India ranked ___ in the 2021 Innovation Index

A

46th

198
Q

___ ranked first in the 2021 Innovation Index

A

Switzerland

199
Q

WIPO created in

A

1970 (signed in 1967)

200
Q

WIPO HQ

A

Geneva, Switzerland

201
Q

Director General of WIPO

A

Daren Tang

202
Q

World Intellectual Property Day

A

26th April

203
Q

World Books and Copyright Day:

A

23rd April

204
Q

Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

A

Dharmendra Pradhan (Also Education Minister)

205
Q

___ becomes world’s first market to force Apple, Google to allow third-party app store payments.

A

South Korea

206
Q

Largest Licenced NFT Platform has recently been launched. Name it.

A

Colexion

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