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17 OCTOBER 2021
1. Name of 17th Indo-US Joint Military Exercise in Alaska, USA? - 'Ex
Yudh Abhyas 2021'
2. Who to become First Indian City to Start Ropeway Service in Public?
– Varanasi
3. Who becomes 1st State to give kids Covid vaccine? - Tamil Nadu
4. Who becomes World’s best employer in Forbes 2021 Ranking? –
Samsung
5. Who becomes India’s best employer in Forbes World’s Best
Employer 2021 Ranking? – Reliance
6. Which State’s Myndoli Banana get GI tag? – Goa
7. Who is the winner of 14th edition of IPL 2021? - Chennai Super kings
8. Who got Emerging player of the IPL 2021 award & Orange Cap
winner? - Ruturaj Gaikwad
9. Which State to set up Arogya Vatika in all schools? - Uttar Pradesh
10. Book “The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis” is written
by? - Amitav Ghosh
11. Who of the following has become the 1st-ever Indian to win the
Children’s Peace Image of the Year-Global Peace Photo Award? - Aadhyaa
Aravind Shankar
12. Who of the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the
World Steel Association (WSA) for the year 2021-22? - Sajjan Jindal
13. What is the theme of World Food Day (WFD) 2021? - Safe food now
for a healthy tomorrow
14. Which of the following countries are holding Joint naval drills called
“Joint Sea 2021 naval exercise”? – China and Russia
15. When is Global Handwashing Day observed every year? - 15
October
16. What is India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021? – 101st
17. World's Youngest to hit an ODI century in cricket? - Amy Hunter
18. What is the official mascot of FIFA U-17 2022 Women’s World Cup?
– Ibha
19. Who Unveils First Automated, Driverless Train? – Germany
20. Who becomes First Indian woman to hit an ODI century in Pink ball
Test cricket? - Smriti Mandhana

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21. Who sets Guinness record by singing in 120 languages at an event in


Dubai? - Sucheta Satish
22. Who got National Florence Nightingale Award 2021? - Bhanumati
Gheewala
23. Who is named Player of the Year at FIH Star awards? - Harmanpreet
Singh & Gurjeet Kaur
24. Who is conferred With Aryabhata Award? - G Satheesh Reddy
25. Which bank won two National award under Atal Pension Yojana? -
Karnataka Vikas Gramin Bank
26. Rank of India in Henley Passport Index Japan – 90 ( Japan &
Singapore topped the list)
27. Who became Brand Ambassador of Coinswitch Kuber? - Ranveer
Singh
28. ITBP scales 6000m high mountain in Eastern Ladakh, & named it as?
- Norbu Wangdu Peak
29. Who has become the latest Tiger reserve in India? - Guru Ghasidas
Tiger reserve
30. Who became Youngest to Fly Solo around the World? - Travis
Ludlow
31. Which of the following states has launched a Covid-19 vaccination
drive named as Mission Kavach Kundal? – Maharashtra
32. What is the theme of the World Migratory Bird Day 2021? – Sing,
Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!
33. A report titled “Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led
Development” has been released by - World Bank
34. Who of the following has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature? -
Abdulrazak Gurnah
35. Which of the following countries is set to host its largest naval
exercise- Exercise Milan next year? – India
36. Who becomes First Indian Woman To Win World Championships
Silver in Wrestling? - Anshu Malik
37. India, UK begin two-week military exercise in Uttarakhand named
as? - Ajeya Warrior
38. Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To ? - Journalists Maria Ressa & Dmitry
Muratov
39. Air force Day celebrated on ? - 8 October
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40. A book title “Economist Gandhi” recently released and written by? -
Jaithirth Rao
41. Which State launched Swachh Program to provide Sanitary
Napkins? - Andhra Pradesh
42. Where will the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be held? -
Birmingham, UK
43. Who wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature? - Abdulrazak Gurnah
44. Where is Bathukamma Festival being celebrated in October? -
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
45. In which state was ICMR’s drone response and outreach (i-Drone)
launched recently? – Manipur
46. When is Breast Cancer Awareness Month observed every year? –
October
47. Which of the following countries is set to host its largest naval
exercise- Exercise Milan next year? – India
48. Which of the following countries has started the 5th edition of
Maritime Bilateral Exercise JIMEX from 6th Oct 2021? - India and Japan
49. Where is the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre
inaugurated recently? – Guwahati
50. Who of the following has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine on
October 04, 2021? - David Julius & Ardem Patapoutian
51. On October 04, 2021, who of the following has been sworn as the
new Prime Minister of Japan? - Fumio Kishida
52. What is the theme of World Space week 2021? - Women in Space
53. What is the theme of Wildlife Week 2021? – Forests and
Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet
54. Which State becomes first in India to begin cultivation of Cinnamon
(dalchini)? - Himachal Pradesh
55. e Shaheen affecting the area near Oman is named by ? – Qatar
56. On Gandhi Jayanti, World’s largest ‘Khadi national flag’ inaugurated
in? - Leh, Ladakh
57. Who named brand ambassador of Uttar Pradesh’s ‘One District One
Product’ scheme? - Kangana Ranaut
58. Nat Sankirtan Festival recently celebrated in which State? –
Manipur

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59. PM Modi to launch Swachh Bharat Urban 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 on
which date? - 1 October 2021
60. Recently released, My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future is a
memoir of - Indra Nooyi
61. Who of the following has been chosen as the recipient of its 2021
Global Leadership Award? - Mallika Srinivasa & Shiv Nadar
62. Who of the following has taken over as the Chief of the Air Staff
(CAS)? - Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
63. Which of the following is a tourism app recently launched by the
Delhi Government? - Dekho Meri Dilli
64. Which is the seventh National park of Assam recently in news? -
Dihing Patkai
65. Who became Arab World’s First Women Prime Minister ? - Najla
Bouden Ramadhane
66. Who becomes First Indian woman to score a pink-ball Test century?
- Smriti Mandhana
67. EVM being used for First time in the Panchayat Elections in which
State? – Bihar
68. Who named National Basketball Association’s brand ambassador
for India? - Ranveer Singh
69. Which State’s Rice wine Judima gets GI tag? – Assam
70. Who won Ryder Cup Golf tournament 2021 ? – USA
71. Who became Japan's new Prime Minister? - Fumio Kishida
72. Who becomes external auditor of International Atomic Energy
Agency? - CAG GC Murmu
73. Who will represent India at the UN Internet Governance Forum in
Poland? - Purnima Tiwari
74. Who launched training program for Women in Dairy Farming? -
National Commission for Women
75. Which country has successfully test fired Raytheon hypersonic
weapon ? – USA
76. Which country has elected World’s First Women Majority
Parliament? – Iceland
77. Which country recently allowed same sex marriages legal? –
Switzerland ( Netherland was first )

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78. Who got Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Physics 2021? -Dr
Kanak Saha
79. Who received Yidan Prize for Education Development ? - Dr
Rukmini Banerji
80. Which Indian Tennis player won Ostrava Open Women’s doubles
title 2021? - Sania Mirza
81. Who has been honored with the Global Lifetime Achievement
Award 2021? - Dinesh Shahra
82. Which state’s ‘Judima Rice Wine’ has got GI tag recently? – Assam
83. What is the theme of World Heart Day 2021? - USE HEART to
connect
84. Name of recent Cyclone formed over Bay of Bengal ? – Gulab
85. Sojat Mehndi from which State gets GI tag from government? –
Rajsthan
86. Who become First Indian batsman to score 10,000 runs in T20
format ? - Virat Kohli
87. Name of Missile developed by India which can destroy aerial enemy
aircraft? - Akash Prime
88. Naga Cucumber from which State gets Geographical Identification
(GI) tag? - Nagaland
89. Which Bank adjudged most outstanding company in India by
Asiamoney? - HDFC Bank
90. Which State tops in generating Solar Energy? – Rajasthan
91. Who bags Karnataka’s best legislator award ? - BS Yeddyurappa
92. What is the theme of World Rivers Day 2021? - Waterways in our
communities
93. Who of the following has won a silver medal at World Archery
Championship held in Yankton? - Jyothi Surekha Vennam
94. In which city did the UN Food Systems Summit take place in 2021? –
New York
95. Where has India’s first ‘Atal Community Innovation Center’ been
inaugurated? – Jaipur
96. Recently passed away Kamla Bhasin was a famous? Poet
97. Who has topped the recently released Digital Quality of Life Index?
Denmark

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98. Where has the ‘State Soil Testing Laboratory’ been started
recently? Kohima
99. Who has written the book ‘The Long Game: How the Chinese
Negotiate with India’? - Vijay Gokhale
100. Where will the Indian Army organize ‘Bijoya Sanskritik Mahotsav’?
- Kolkata
101. Recently India has signed an agreement for joint Development of
small satellites for which country? - Bhutan
102. Which of the following states/UTs will host FIH Hockey Men’s
Junior World Cup 2021? – Odisha
103. What is India’s rank on Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving
Index 2021? - 14th
104. Which State/UT to host first edition of Himalayan Film Festival? -
Leh, Ladakh
105. Who elected as new Press Trust of India Chairman ? - Aveek Sarkar
106. Who gets 2021 Changemaker Award ? - Fairooz Faizah Beether
107. Who Wins 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award 2021? - Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngcuka
108. Who has released trailer of his upcoming book ‘400 Days’ ? - Chetan
Bhagat
109. World’s highest Electric Vehicle charging station inaugurated in? -
Kaza at Himachal Pradesh
110. Which two state’s beach awarded with International Blue Flag
certification? - Eden in Pondicherry & Kovalam beach Tamil Nadu
111. Which country PM honoured with SDG Progress award in New
York? - Sheikh Hasina
112. Recently ADB has estimated India’s growth rate to be what percent
in the financial year 2022? - 10%
113. Which state/UT has passed the Religious Structures (Protection)
Bill, 2021 recently? – Karnataka
114. Which of the organizations has released the “Transforming Food
Systems for Rural Prosperity report”? - International Fund for Agricultural
Development
115. What is the theme of the International Day of Sign Languages? -
We Sign For Human Rights

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116. Recently seen in the news, in which country is La Palma island


located? – Spain
117. On September 21, under which theme “Vanijya Utsav” was
organised at Urban Haat Dimapur? - Showcasing India as a rising
economic force
118. What is the motto for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics? -
Together for a Shared Future ( Host city – Beijing China )
119. World’s First ‘School of Ram” opened in ? – Varanasi
120. UNESCO declares world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve in? –
Mura-Drava-Danube
121. International Day of Sign Language ? - 23 September
122. World Rhino Day? - 22 September
123. Who won Norway Open 2021 Chess Championship? - D Gukesh
124. World Rose Day ? - 22 September
125. Recently seen in the news, in which country is La Palma island
located? – Spain
126. Recently seen in the news, Hilsa fish is a national fish of -
Bangladesh
127. In which city the 76th session of the United Nations General
Assembly took place recently? - New York
128. What is India’s rank in the recently released Global Innovation
Index 2021? - 46th
129. Recently seen in the news, where is Mount Kun located? – India
130. What is the theme of the International Week of Deaf People 2021? -
Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities
131. Indian and which country navies conduct Exercise Samudra Shakti?
– Indonesia
132. Which country becomes full member of Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO)? – Iran
133. When is ‘International Peace Day’ celebrated? - 21 September
134. Who has topped the recently released ICC Women’s Batting
Rankings? - Mithali Raj
135. Who has been announced as the next Air Force Chief? - VR
Chaudhary
136. Who has become the fastest Indian to conquer two peaks located in
Africa and Russia? - Geeta Samota
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137. Who has become the first player to play 200 matches for a team of
IPL? - Virat Kohli
138. country has announced to export 2080 metric tonnes of Hilsa fish
to India? - Bangladesh
139. Recently passed away Thanu Padmanabhan was a famous –
Scientist
140. Recently the IMF has banned the funds given to which country? –
Afghanistan
141. Which state government is organizing Public Welfare and Suraj
Campaign? - Madhya Pradesh
142. Tata Power announced to set up a 250 MW Solar Power plant in
which state? - Maharashtra
143. Who becomes First Woman Indian Army Officer To Lead BRO Unit?
- Major Aaina Rana
144. Which Actor is conferred with honorary doctorate by Hindu
University of America? - Anupam Kher
145. “Building Urban Planning Capacity in India” report released by ? -
NITI Aayog
146. Which State declares ‘Copper Mahseer’ as State fish ? - Sikkim
(Locally known as Katley)
147. Who developed device that Generates Electricity from Raindrops? -
IIT Delhi
148. Which National Park has become the 53rd Tiger reserve of India ?
Guru Ghasidas National Park ( Chhattisgarh )
149. Which State has passed a bill allowing registration of child
marriages? – Rajasthan
150. NITI Aayog has partnered with whom to provide free education in
112 districts? – Byju
151. Bitcoin’s Anonymous Creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s First-Ever Statue
Unveiled in? - Budapest, Hungary
152. Who has become the first winner of Big Boss OTT recently? - Divya
Aggarwal
153. Who has won Asian Snooker Championship 2021? - Pankaj Advani
154. Who of the following has written the book titled ‘Shining Sikh
Youth of India’? - Dr Prabhleen Singh

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155. Who of the following has been elected as the new Chief Minister of
Punjab? - Charanjit Singh Channi
156. Sirarakhong Chilli and Tamenglong Orange of which state has got a
GI tag? – Manipur
157. Which of the following ministries has launched “Ek Pahal Drive”? -
Ministry of Law and Justice
158. What is the theme of International Coastal Clean-Up Day 2021? -
Keep trash in the bin and not in the ocean
159. Which of the following organizations has discontinues Doing
Business Report? - World Bank Group
160. Who is the New Chief Minister of Punjab? - Charanjit Singh Channi
161. Who launched India’s first indigenous luxury cruise liner ? – IRCTC
162. What is the name of 15th India Nepal Joint Military Training
Exercise? - Surya Kiran
163. Which State launches ‘Music Bus’ to train students in audio, film
production? - Delhi Govt
164. Where is the "Peaceful Mission 2021 joint anti-terrorism exercise.
being organized ? – Russia
165. Who started the ‘Zero Program’? - NITI Aayog
166. Who has started Project Udaan’ on the occasion of Hindi Diwas? -
IIT Bombay
167. Who started the IRASTE project ? - Nitin Gadkari
168. Which became the first country to make the installation of EV
charger mandatory in all new homes ? - England
169. Who has been honored with the Change Maker Award? - Dr.
Shagun Gupta
170. Who has been Honored With the “African Food Prize 2021’? -
(ICRISAT)
171. Who has been appointed as the mentor of the Indian team for T-20
WC 2021? – M S Dhoni
172. Who has been appointed as the Acting Chairman of NCLAT? M
Venugopal
173. Who won the UNESCO Literacy Prize for Innovation in Education?
NIOS
174. When was International Day of Democracy celebrated ? – 16
September
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175. who has been commisioned India’s first plant to capture CO₂? -
TATA steel
176. How many Indians were included in the list of Time’s 100 most
influential people ? - 3
177. National Engineers’ Day celebrated every year on ? - 15 September
178. Pilibhit Tiger reserve is in which state was in news recently? - Uttar
Pradesh
179. International Day for the Prevention of the Ozone Layer is on? - 16
September
180. A book titled ‘Human Rights and Terrorism in India’ recently written
by? - Subramaniam Swamy
181. Who becomes first pro-golfer to be chosen for UAE’s golden visa? -
Jeev Milkha Singh
182. Who became Lebanon’s new Prime Minister ? - Najib Mikati
183. Who will be First country to require new homes to include EV
chargers? – England
184. Hindi Diwas celebrated on ? - 14 September
185. Who becomes new PM of Morocco ? - Aziz Akhannouch
186. Who becomes new CEO of Yahoo ? - Jim Lanzone
187. India’s largest open air furnace opened in ? – Uttarakhand
188. Who introduces ‘Saathi Card’ for Bollywood’s daily wage earners
and their families? - Aditya Chopra
189. Who of the following has won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix
2021 title - Daniel Ricciardo
190. In which place has PM Modi laid the foundation of Raja Mahendra
Pratap Singh State University? – Aligarh
191. Which state government has recently started ‘Bajra Mission’?
Chhattisgarh
192. Recently India and which country has started Climate Action and
Finance Mobilization Dialogue? USA
193. Who becomes new Chief Minister of Gujarat ? - Bhupendra Patel
194. Who won US Open 2021 in Women's category? - Emma Raducanu
(Britain)
195. Who won US Open 2021 in Men’s category? - Daniil Medvedev
(Russia)

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196. Govt launches 'Main Bhi Digital 3.0' campaign for Digital
Onboarding & Training for? - Street Vendors
197. Which BRICS summit has been chaired by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in 2021? - 13th
198. Who has been chosen as Chairman of National Commission for
Minorities? - Iqbal Singh Lalpura
199. Who is known as the father of Indian botany? - William Roxburgh
200. where is Sardardham Bhavan inaugurated recently? – Ahmedabad
201. How many days does the Nipah virus take to incubate and manifest
as disease? - 6-21 days
202. Who has written the book titled ‘A Rude Life: The Memoir’? - Vir
Sanghvi

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203. Who becomes First State to implement Cyber Security in the Power
Sector ? - Madhya Pradesh
204. Which country will host the G-20 summit in the year 2023 ? – India
205. India and which country signed on cooperation in the field of
Geology? – Russia
206. India and ADB have signed a $300 million loan to expand rural
connectivity in which Indian state? – Maharashtra
207. Denmark and Tamil Nadu have planned to build an energy island in
which bay? - Gulf of Mannar
208. Recently Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2021 has been launched by
which ministry? - Ministry of Jal Shakti
209. Recently which State celebrated Nuakhai Festival (Festival of
Harvest) ? – Odisha
210. Which is the first state to implement cyber security in the - Power
sector? Madhya Pradesh
211. Which country’s Supreme Court has declared abortion to Be illegal?
– Mexico
212. Who has recently released the book 'Geeta Govind's Divine
Odyssey'? - Kishan Reddy Gangapuram

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213. Recently who has been appointed by Tata AIA Life as its brand
ambassador? - Neeraj Chopra
214. Who of the following has been appointed the new governor of
Uttarakhand? - Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh
215. Where is Qeqertaq Avannarleq Island discovered recently? –
Greenland
216. Where is India’s tallest air purification tower inaugurated ? –
Chandigarh
217. Who appointed as Sherpa of India in G20 meeting? - Piyush Goyal
218. Where does India’s highest Air Purifier installed ? – Chandigarh
219. What is the name of India’s First Nuclear missile tracking ship? - INS
Dhruv
220. World’s Largest Plant Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air Starts in ?
– Iceland
221. Recently Earthquake Lights seen for the First time after an
Earthquake in ? – Mexico
222. India’s first Bio-Bricks based building inaugurated at ? - IIT
Hyderabad
223. Which Cricketer is announced as mentor in India’s T20 World Cup
squad? - MS Dhoni
224. Who is awarded Sarabhai Teaching award 2021? - Anand Kumar
225. Who becomes fastest Indian pacer to claim 100 Test wickets ? -
Jasprit Bumrah
226. International Literacy Day - 8 September
227. What is the name of 28th Singapore India Maritime Bilateral
Exercise? - ‘SIMBEX-2021’
228. The 130th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament
being hosted by which Indian city? – Kolkata
229. Which state government decided to set up International Education
Department? – Haryana
230. Who has authored the book titled ‘Back to the Roots’? – Tamanna
Bhatia
231. What is the theme of “Shikshak Parv-2021” inaugurated recently? -
Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India

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232. Who of the following has been appointed as the interim prime
minister of Afghanistan? - Mullah Hasan Akhund
233. which became the 1st country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal
tender? - El Salvador
234. India's first Dugong Sanctuary to be set up in ? - Tamil Nadu
235. How many medals won by India in Tokyo Paralympics? – 19
236. International Day of Charity - 5 September
237. Who becomes brand ambassador of Assam’s Sarba Siksha Abhiyan?
- Lovlina Borgohain
238. Who won F1 Dutch Grand Prix 2021? - Max Verstappen
239. Who becomes First Asian country to launch Plastics Pact? – India
240. Who won Gold Medal in Tokyo Paralympics 2020 in 50m mixed
pistol ? - Manish Narwal
241. Which two player won Badminton Gold in Tokyo Paralympics ? -
Pramod Bhagat & Krishna Nagar
242. Which country has developed a prototype small helicopter? – China
243. Who became the First Indian woman to win 2 medals in
Paralympics? - Avani Lekhra
244. Which city Street Food Joints get FSSAI’s ‘Clean Street Food Hub’
Tag? – Indore
245. Who wins Silver in Men’s High Jump Tokyo Paralympics? – Praveen
Kumar
246. Indian Army to participate in which multi nation military exercise in
Russia? - ZAPAD 2021
247. Which three countries became new members of BRICS bank New
development bank? - UAE, Uruguay, Bangladesh
248. Who wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2021? - Alejandro Prieto
249. Who becomes fastest batsman to score 23,000 runs in International
Cricket - Virat Kohli
250. Which IIT has developed the World's First Plant based' Smart Air
Purifier? - IIT Ropar
251. What is the name of Bangladeshi vaccine scientist who won Ramon
Magsaysay Award 2021? - Dr. Firdausi Qadri
252. Which are declared as the state Animal & Bird of Ladakh? - Snow
leopard & Black necked crane

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253. Which State government drops Rajiv Gandhi's name from Orang
National Park? - Assam
254. Who names Mirabai Chanu as face of 'Stay in Play' campaign ? -
Adidas
255. Which ministry launches 'Y-Break' Yoga App ? - Ayush Ministry
256. Rank of Amul in Rabobank 2021 Global Dairy Top 20 Report? - 18
257. First Indian to receive 'International Lifetime Achievement Award in
Neurosurgery' by AANS? - Basant Kumar Mishra
258. Who got Times Excellence Award 2021? - Sabarna Roy
259. First Indian Honorary Member of International Astronomical Union
(IAU)? - Dorje Angchuk
260. Which country declared an economic emergency on Wednesday to
contain inflation after a steep fall in the value of the country's currency? -
Sri Lanka
261. Which animal has the Allahabad High Court urged to be declared as
the national animal of India? - cow
262. When is World Coconut Day observed every year? - 02 September
263. Which of the following countries hosted the 8th Meeting of
Agricultural Experts of BIMSTEC Countries? - India
264. Which of the following will be awarded the President’s Colour by
Shri Ram Nath Kovind, on 06 September 2021? - Indian Naval Aviation
265. Who will become the First Women Chief JUSTICE of India - BV
Nagarathna
266. Who won Silver medal in Tokyo paralympics in high jump category ?
- Mariyappan Thangavelu
267. Book Banaras of Gods, Humans & Stories' written by ? -Nilosree
Biswas & Irfan Nabi

268. Who launched new campaign #follow payment distancing


to promote contactless payments? - RuPay
269. Who won Gold Medal in Javelin throw by breaking World
record thrice in Tokyo Paralympics? - Sumit Antil
270. Who has become First Indian woman to win Paralympic
Gold in Tokyo? - Avani Lekhara
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271. BH Series in news recently is related to which field ? -


Automobile
272. Who wins rainswept Belgian Grand Prix 2021? - Max
Verstappen
273. Who has won Silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics 2020 in
table tennis? - T.P. Bhavina Ben Patel
274. Who has been appointed as the 17th Governor of
Manipur? - La. Ganesan
275. Who is the author of the book ‘Lahore: Book 1 of the
Partition Trilogy’? - Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
276. Who Topped in North Eastern Region District SDG Index
Report 2021 - 22 by NITI Aayog? -East Sikkim
277. Who is the author of book 'Accelerating India, 7 yrs of
Modi Government'? - K J Alphons
278. Where will the First Ayush University of Uttar Pradesh
open? - Uttar Pradesh
279. Who won the ITTF Czech International Open men's singles
title in table tennis? - G Sathiyan
280. Who introduces 'Be Internet Awesome' programme for
kids safety in India? - Google
281. Who has been appointed as the Additional Director
General CISF? -Nina Singh
282. Who won Barcelona Open Chess Tournament ? - SP
Sethuraman
283. Who is appointed as executive director of RBI ? - Ajay
Kumar
284. What is India's First Agri Sectoral Index launched by
NCDEX ? - GUAREX
285. Who launched WEPNxt to nurture Women
Entrepreneurship in India ? - Niti Aayog and Cisco

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286. What is India’s rank in the 2021 Global Cryptocurrency


Adoption Index released by blockchain data platform
Chainalysis? - 2nd
287. India’s highest altitude herbal park has been inaugurated in
which state? - Uttarakhand
288. Which becomes the first country in the world to
manufacture first fossil-free steel (Green Steel)? - Sweden
289. Fifth edition of Indo- Kazakhstan Joint Training Exercise,
KAZIND-21 will be conducted at - Aisha Bibi
290. largest and tallest observation wheel set to open in -
Dubai, UAE ( Name = Ain Dubai )
291. Which portal launched for maintaining database of
unorganised workers? - e-SHRAM portal
292. Who became 2nd State to implement National Education
Policy 2020? - Madhya Pradesh ( qFirst state is Karnataka )
293. 100 Days SUJALAM campaign launched by which Ministry ?
- Jal Shakti Ministry
294. Which State's Women were given National Handicraft
Award for 'Madur floor mats'? - West Bengal
295. Which city Topped in the recently released Safest Cities in
the World rankings? - Copenhagen, Denmark
296. Where has NTPC commissioned the largest floating solar
power plant project of 25 MW? - Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh
297. India's Afghanistan evacuation mission termed as ? -
Operation Devi Shakti
298. What is the rank of India in the released Global
Manufacturing Risk Index 2021? - 2 (China at num 1 & USA at
num 3)
299. Who will be the new flag bearer of India at the Tokyo
Paralympics? - Tekchand ( Javelin Thrower )

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300. Where is the International Military Technical Forum 'ARMY


- 2021 being organized? - Moscow, Russia
301. The 'National Monetization Pipeline' launched is related
to? - Infrastructure Assets
302. Which IIT developed the first indigenous motorized
wheelchair 'Neobolt'? - IIT Madras
303. Who wrote the biography of Kapil Sharma 'The Kapil
Sharma Story' ? - Ajitabha Bose
304. Who has been selected for Shri Basava International
Award? - Sri Basavalinga Pattaddevaru
305. Who made World's First COVID-19 DNA vaccine ZyCov-D -
Zydus Cadila
306. Which country's company made 'World's First' Steel
without using Coal? - Sweeden
307. Which bank has opened ATM on houseboat in Dal Lake,
Srinagar? - State Bank of India
308. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur?
- L Ganesan
309. Which state's Narayan Koti temple has been included in
the adopt a Heritage project? - Uttarakhand
310. Which stadium to be named after Tokyo Olympics Gold
Medalist Neeraj Chopra? - Pune Stadium
311. The Municipal Corporation of which city has been declared
as 'Water Plus' city? - Visakhapatnam
312. Who tops the list of Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable
Companies? - Apple
313. Who has launched 'Small Business Loan Initiative' in India?
- Facebook India
314. Where does India's 'Highest' Herbal Park opens at 11,000
feet? - Mana Village, Uttarakhand

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315. Recently discovered Acetabularia jalakanyaka is a name


given to - Marine Green Algae
316. Who has been appointed as the prime minister of Malaysia
-- Ismail Sabri Yaakob
317. When is Sadbhavana Diwas observed in India? - 20 August
318. In which state has India's first Drone Forensic Lab and
Research Center established? - Kerala
319. will be first Indian recipient of America's Congressional
Gold Medal? - Mahatma Gandhi
320. Who becomes brand ambassador of Amway India's
Nutrilite brand ? - Mirabai Chanu
321. Who has been named Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
Chairperson ? - Priyanka Chopra Jonas
322. Which becomes First State in India to give a Smart Health
Card to its residents? - Odisha
323. Who is new President of Zambia ? - Hakainde Hichilema
324. Who participated in Konkan 2021 Naval Exercise ? - India &
UK
325. World's First Museum on Wheels is inaugurated in ? -
Kolkata
326. Where did Indian Navy takes part in US Navy-led SEACAT
exercises ? - Singapore
327. Who of the following has won the 2021 Spilimbergo Open
Chess Tournament? - Raunak Sadhwani
328. Recently, Gerd Müller, a former legendary footballer
passed away. From which country did he belong? - Germany
329. Which of the following states/UTs celebrated De Jure
Transfer day on 16th Aug 2021? - Puducherry
330. What was the profession of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
who was paid tribute by dedicating a creative doodle to her by
Google? - Poet

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331. Recently, where were preserved cave lion cubs nicknamed


Boris and Sparta found, which lived 28,000 years ago? - Russia
332. HDFC has announced the introduction of _____ to
safeguard the environment from climate change. - Green &
Sustainable Deposits
333. How many times did Lionel Messi win the Ballon d'Or
award? - 6 Times
334. Name the President of Afghanistan who left the country
after the Taliban captured the country. - Ashraf Ghani
335. How much does the tyre industry contribute to the natural
rubber consumption in India? - More than 70%
336. Name the business tycoon who won the presidential
elections in Zambia - Hakainde Hichilema
337. Which player got the first-ever King pair at the Lord's? -
Sam Currun
338. Who gets India's Highest peacetime gallantry award
Ashoka Chakra, posthumously? - Babu Ram
339. Name of India's First Cattle Genomic chip launched
recently? - IndiGau
340. Which becomes First Hospital in India to have fire station
on campus? - Delhi AIIMS
341. Which country Villagers Create 'Delta Robot' to Help With
Covid-19 Surge? - Indonesia
342. Who launches 'My e-Haat' portal to empower artisans ? -
HCL
343. Which Bank signs agreement with Paralympics Committee
to provide financial assistance to athletes? - Indian Bank
344. Who has authored the book titled ‘A Death in
Shonagachhi’? - Rijula Das
345. Who has authored the book titled “The Year That Wasn’t –
The Diary of a 14-Year-Old”? - Brisha Jain

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346. Rank of Neeraj Chopra in the recently released World


Athletics Rankings? - 2
347. Which Airport in Haryana to be named after Maharaja
Agrasen? - Hisar Airport
348. India's first Drone Forensic Lab & Research Centre
established in ? - Kerala
349. Which place Tricolour hoisted at World's highest motorable
road on 15 Aug 2021? - Umling La Pass
350. Who is chosen as Woman spokesperson in United
Nations ? - Captain Zoya Agarwal
351. Who became brand ambassador of JK Tyre & Industries ? -
Narain Karthikeyan
352. Adi Pooram Festival celebrated in which State ? - Tamil
Nadu
353. Which State Tops Best Quality Of Life for Elderly index? -
Rajasthan & Himachal Pradesh
354. Which becomes India's First National Park to be equipped
with Satellite Phones? - Kaziranga National Park
355. Asia's oldest football tournament Durand Cup's 130th
edition to be held in? - Kolkata
356. Most Polluted Country in the World, 2020 ? - Bangladesh
357. World Organ Donation Day ? - 13 August
358. Which State allocated ₹60 lakh to feed stray animals during
Covid-19 lockdown - Odisha
359. Who registered World's 1st Covid Vaccine 'Carnivac-Cov'
for animals? - Russia
360. World's First Platypus Sanctuary in ? - Australia
361. World's biggest Radio Telescope being built between
Australian & ? - South Africa
362. Which State is First to launch (paperless) E-Cabinet in
India? - Himachal Pradesh

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363. Which Airport adjudged best in Central Asia by Skytrax


World Airport awards ? - Delhi Airport
364. Which Airport adjudged best in World by Skytrax World
Airport awards ? - Hamad International Airport
365. Who builds one of World's Highest Mobile ATC towers in
Ladakh ? - Air Force
366. Who launches ‘Digital Prayaas' app for providing loans ? -
SIDBI
367. Which City became India's First Water Plus City ? - Indore
368. First Indian PM to chair a United Nations Security Council,
open debate ? - Narendra Modi
369. Rank of India in recently released Global Youth
development index 2020 ? - 122 (Rank 1: Singapore)
370. How much penalty by RBI if ATMs run out of cash for over
10 hours a month? - Rs. 10,000
371. Which Ministry will host India's First Internet Governance
Forum? - IT Ministry
372. Which State won 7 National awards in Van Dhan Vikas
Yojana ? - Nagaland
373. Who gets prestigious Whitley Awards 2021 (Green Oscar)
for conservation of Amur Falcon ? - Nuklu Phom
374. Who of the following has come out with a book titled ‘How
The Earth Got Its Beauty’? - Sudha Murty
375. What is the new name of "Kakori Train Conspiracy"? -
Kakori Train Action
376. In which country will International Army Games 2021 take
place? - Russia
377. Which city is set to host the Summer Olympics in 2024? -
Paris
378. Who carried the Indian flag for the closing ceremony at
Tokyo 2020? - Bajrang Punia

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379. Which Greek island has been battling devastating wildfires


since last week? - Evia
380. Who becomes First State to issue National Education Policy
2020 ? - Karnataka
381. Who has written book 'The Great Hindu Civilization'? -
Pavan Verma
382. Who became Home Interior company HomeLane's First
Brand Ambassador ? - MS Dhoni
383. World Tribal Day ? - 9 August
384. Name of Naval Exercise between India and UAE off Abu
Dhabi Coast ? - Zayed Talwar
385. India has gifted 30 Ambulances to which country? -
Bangladesh
386. India's First Train to be run on Hydrogen Fuel cell in ? -
Haryana
387. Who is made Uttarakhand's Women & Child Development
ambassador? - Vandana Kataria
388. Fourth International Army Games to be held in ? - Russia
389. National Handloom Day? - 7 August
390. Who becomes First Indian To Win Olympic Gold In
Athletics ? - Neeraj Chopra
391. North India's First orchid conservation centre inaugurated
in ? - Chamoli, Uttarakhand
392. Who the Flag bearer of India in Tokyo Olympics ? - Mary
Kom & Manpreet Singh
393. Who is invited as Special Guests on 15 August 2021 - Indian
Olympic Team
394. Which 11 Year Old Indian Origin Girl Declared among
World's The Brightest Students? - Natasha Perry
395. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award renamed to ? - Major
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award

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396. A central university in Ladakh will be established with


name as ? - Sindhu Central University
397. Who becomes 5th Country to Sign International Solar
Alliance Framework Agreement? - Germany
398. Who won silver medal in wrestling at Tokyo Olympics ? -
Ravi Dahiya
399. Who becomes 1st woman director in 100 years of
Zoological Survey of India history? - Dhriti Bannerjee
400. India's lightest Metro Trainset will be launched in ? - Pune
401. A book on Balakot Airstrike written by ? - Manan Bhatt
402. Who awarded with Order of British Columbia in Canada? -
Ajay Dilawri
403. Who win Bronze medal in Hockey in Tokyo Olympics
beating Germany ? - India
404. Theme song of India's Paralympics 2020 launched by Sports
Minister? - Kar De Kamal Tu
405. Which City topped in QS Best Student Cities Rankings
2022 ? - London
406. BRO Completes Construction of World's Highest Motorable
Road in ? - Ladakh
407. Who became the Managing Director of LIC? - Mini Ipe
408. Which State launches India's First earthquake early
warning mobile app? - Uttarakhand
409. Who became brand ambassador of Italian luxury brand
Bvlgari ? - Priyanka Chopra
410. Which Indian City becomes First to achieve 100% Covid-19
vaccination ? - Bhubaneswar
411. Indian Bank signs MoU with whom for startup financing ? -
IIT Bombay
412. Which Bank launches 'Dukandar Overdraft Scheme'? -
HDFC Bank

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413. Who becomes First Muslim to be nominated by USA as


religious rights ambassador? - Rashad Hussain
414. NISAR a joint Earth-observing mission is between NASA
and ? - ISRO
415. Name of World's hottest chilli from India which is exported
to London recently? - Bhoot Jholokia
416. Who became new Controller General of Accounts ? -
Deepak Das
417. World Breastfeeding Week ? - 1st week of August
418. Who won Hungarian Grand Prix 2021 ? - Esteban Ocon
(France)
419. the __women's hockey team qualifies for the Olympic
Games semifinals for the first time, beating Australia - Indian
420. Which Team beat Great Britain in Tokyo Olympics to reach
Men's Hockey Semi Final after 49 years? - India
421. Name of E-Voucher based solution PM Modi launching
Today on 2 August 2021? - e - RUPI
422. Muslim Women Rights Day ? -1 August
423. Which businessman to launch new low-budget airlines
'Akasa Air' ? - Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
424. With whom Bangalore Airport tied up to become a Smart
Airport ? - IBM
425. National Mountain Climbing Day ? - 1 August
426. Who becomes First German man to win Olympic singles
gold medal ? - Alexander Zverev
427. Who becomes new Vice Chief of Naval Staff ? - S N
Ghormade
428. Which State has identified as having largest deposit of Gold
ore in India? - Bihar
429. Who becomes First female from India to score hat-trick at
Olympics? - Vandana Kataria

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430. Who will take over as President of UN Security Council for


August 2021? - India
431. Defence Expo 2022 will be held in ? - Gandhinagar, Gujarat
432. Who will receive Lokmanya Tilak National Award? - Cyrus
Poonawalla
433. Who launches 'Artificial Intelligence For All' initiative in
partnership with CBSE ? - Intel
434. Who has won the National women online chess title? -
Vantika Agarwal
435. What is the theme of the theme of World Hepatitis Day
2021? - Hepatitis Can’t Wait

31 JULY 2021
1. Which State launched Pink Protection Project For Safety Of
Women ? - Kerala
2. Which country becomes the smallest to win gold at the Tokyo
Olympics? - Bermuda
3. Who became Youngest to climb Mt K2, 2nd highest peak in
World ? -Sahroj Kashif
4. PM Modi announced Vidya Pravesh Program under National
Education Policy also for? - Village Children
5. Which Tiger reserve wins NatWest Group Earth Heroes Award? -
Satpura Tiger Reserve
6. World Day Against Human Trafficking ? - 30 July
7. Who wins Women's National online Chess title? - Vantika
Aggarwal
8. Who becomes Lebanon's new Prime Minister ? - Najib Mikati
9. Only City to be selected for international Clean Air Catalyst
Program ? - Indore

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10. Which City in India becomes First Green Special Economic


Zone to get platinum rating? - Kandla
11. International Tiger Day ? - 29 July
12. NASA's Hubble Telescope finds Evidence of Water Vapour
in ? - Ganymede
13. Which country to launch its own crypto currency, "E-
naira" ? - Nigeria
14. Who became Karnataka's new Chief Minister? -Basavaraj
Bommai
15. Name of Indo-Russia joint military Exercise to be held at
Volgograd, Russia? -Indra 2021
16. Who becomes India's First city to provide quality drinking
tap water? - Puri, Odisha
17. Who has been crowned as the Miss India USA 2021? -
Vaidehi Dongre
18. Which Harappan city in Kutch became UNESCO's World
Heritage Site ? - Dholavira
19. Rank of India in the recently released WTOs Global
agricultural report 2019 ? - 9
20. Harit Sohra Vanikaran program of planting trees is
launched in ? - Cherrapunji, Meghalaya
21. World Hepatitis Day? - 28 July
22. Which Ship of India is to participate in Exercise Cutlass
Express 2021? - INS Talwar
23. Who will be India's First Space Tourist ? - Santhosh George
24. Which temple of Telangana becomes a UNESCO World
Heritage Site? - Ramappa Temple
25. A book title 'An Ordinary Life: Portrait of an Indian
Generation' written by? - Ashok Lavasa
26. Who is conferred with Alexander Dalrymple award? - Vice
Admiral Vinay Badhwar

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27. Who appointed Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation


Security ? - IPS Nasir Kamal
28. wrestler _____has won a gold medal for the country at the
World Cadet Wrestling Championship - Priya Malik
29. Who became youngest Olympian at the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games ? - Hend Zaza ( 12 year old from Syria)
30. Who became First bank to open a branch in Rashtrapati
bhavan ? - State Bank of India
31. Who became OLDEST Olympian at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
Games ? - Mary Hanna (66 year old from Australia)
32. World University summit 2021? - O P Jindal Global
University
33. Who became First State to give age relaxation to
transgenders in universities? - Kerala
34. Who became the 1st Indian weightlifter to win the Silver
medal at the Olympics 2021? - Mirabai Chanu
35. Aaykar Diwas (Income Tax Day) celebrated by CBDT on ? -
24 July
36. Where is World's first 3D-printed steel bridge started for
public ? - Amsterdam
37. Who Will be the Youngest Person to Ever Go Into Space? -
Oliver Daemen
38. Which country allowed women to stand guard in Mecca
during Hajj ? - Saudi Arabia
39. Which State started Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana ? -
Uttar Pradesh
40. Who became the First country to approve Golden rice for
consumption? - Philippines
41. Which Two cities are in UNESCO's 'Historic Urban
Landscape' project? - Gwalior and Orchha

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42. Who got elected as Chairman of Ethics Commission of


Olympics ? - Ban Ki Moon
43. ICAR-National Rice Research Institute is in ? - Cuttack,
Odisha
44. National broadcasting day? - 23 July
45. Government to establish Indian Institute of Heritage in ? -
Noida
46. Who becomes First State to Provide 1% Reservation for
Transgenders ? - Karnataka
47. Where was India's first transgender community desk
opened? - Hyderabad
48. Which scheme started by Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment for beggars ? - SMILE
49. Olympic Motto is changed to ? - Faster, Higher, Stronger -
Together
50. Which country created fake rain to tackle heat of 50°C ? -
UAE
51. Who launched Arogya Rakshak Health Insurance scheme ? -
LIC
52. Indian Navy has signed MoU with which of the following
bank for salary account? - Kotak Mahindra Bank
53. Who is the author of the book titled as ‘The Stranger In The
Mirror’? - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
54. Who was named Deputy Leader Of House In Rajya Sabha ?
- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
55. Who became First court to start live streaming of All
proceedings ? - Gujarat High Court
56. Who became new President of Peru ? - Pedro Castillo
57. Who was named Women's Footballer of the Year by AIFF ?
- Bala Devi
58. Who became new Prime Minister of Haiti ? - Ariel Henry

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59. Who crowned Miss India USA 2021? - Vaidehi Dongre


60. What is the Internationally recognised boundary of Space ?
- Karman Line
61. What is the Cricket's New Format to be played in England ?
- Hundred
62. Who wins Sparkassen Trophy of Chess ? - Viswanathan
Anand
63. Who is conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously?
- Shibaji Banerjee
64. Who wrote the book 'RSS building India through sewa' ? -
Sudhanshu Mittal
65. Who becomes First female director in 28 years to win the
Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'or award? - Julia Ducournau
(France)
66. Who wins Sparkassen Trophy of Chess ? - Viswanathan
Anand
67. Who is the World's Youngest Grandmaster of Chess? -
Abhimanyu Mishra
68. Who is the author of the book titled ‘The India Story’? -
Bimal Jalan
69. Government has decided to set up ‘Indian Institute of
Heritage’ in which city of India? - NOIDA
70. Which country has successfully test-fired the Zircon
Hypersonic Cruise Missile? - Russia
71. Who has won the best Actor award (male) in Cannes Film
Festivals 2021? - Caleb Landry Jones
72. Who has won the best actress award in Cannes Film
Festivals 2021? - Renate Reinsve
73. Who will be awarded with the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo
Games? - Muhammad Yunus
74. Who won British Grand Prix 2021? - Lewis Hamilton.

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75. High Court of Jammu and Kashmir is renamed to ? - 'High


Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh'
76. In News, Pegasus Spyware that seriously affects
Smartphones is from which country? - Israel
77. Who developed cheaper COVID-19 testing kit
'COVIHOME' ? - IIT Hyderabad
78. Recently released book 'The India Story' is written by ? -
Bimal Jalan
79. Which country unveils World's biggest floating solar panel
farms ? - Singapore
80. Which State recently celebrated Harela folk festival? -
Uttarakhand
81. Which Union ministry has launched Al-powered grievance
management application? - Ministry of Defence
82. Who becomes fastest batsman to score 14 ODI centuries in
cricket ? - Babar Ajam
83. Where was 'Rudraksh` convention centre made ? - Varanasi
84. Which state will host Khelo India University games 2021? -
Karnataka
85. Nelson Mandela International Day 2021? - 18 July
86. India receives world's most advanced maritime helicopter
from ? - USA
87. Who became First cricketer to score ODI century batting at
No 8 ? - Simi Singh
88. Which State started the cultivation of Monk Fruit for First
time in India? - Himachal Pradesh (Kullu)
89. India to launch First Pod Taxi Service in ? - Noida
90. Which Indian American became Solicitor In America Labour
Department ? - Seema Nanda
91. Who named new Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha ? -
Piyush Goyal

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92. Electric Bike Taxi scheme started in which State ? -


Karnataka
93. Who wins SKOCH Award for Nutri-Garden project at
village? - Assam's Cachar district
94. India's First Grain ATM established in ? -Gurugram,
Haryana
95. First Gulf country to open an Embassy in Israel? - UAE
96. PM Modi inaugurated a five-star hotel built on the top of
which railway station? - Gandhinagar Railway Station
97. Bandaru Dattatreya has been sworn in as the 18th
governor of which state? - Haryana
98. Who introduced 'Retail Direct Scheme' ? - RBI
99. Which company banned by RBI from issuing new cards in
India? - MasterCard
100. Who launched Tokyo Olympics cheer song 'Hindustani
Way'? - AR Rehman
101. With which state Ladakh has tied till 2025 to go completely
organic ? - Sikkim
102. Who will receive receive Olympic Laurel in Tokyo ? - Md.
Yunus
103. India's Largest Solar Park to be built by NTPC in ? - Rann of
Kutch
104. Who becomes first Indian gymnastics judge at Tokyo
Olympics 2021? - Deepak Kabra
105. First NE-State to bring Cow Protection Bill that bans sale of
beef within 5km of Temples? - Assam
106. Who becomes First Neighbouring Country to use India's
BHIM UPI? - Bhutan
107. Only Indian referee to officiate in wrestling in Tokyo
Olympics ? - Ashok Kumar

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108. Where will NTPC to set up India's first green hydrogen


mobility project? - Ladakh
109. Book 'The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with
India' written by ? - Vijay Gokhale
110. Who won Euro 2020 Golden Boot Award ? - Cristiano
Ronaldo
111. Who became new Prime Minister of Nepal ? - Sher
Bahardur Deuba
112. A new Department of indigenous faith and culture to be
made in ? - Assam
113. Khelo india youth games 2022 will be organised in ? -
Panchkula, Haryana
114. Who is named as ICC Women's player of the month June ? -
Sophie Ecclestone
115. Who won Tennis tournament Wimbledon 2021? - Novak
Djokovic
116. Who won Women's Tennis tournament Wimbledon 2021? -
Ashleigh Barty
117. Who won Football tournament Euro 2020 ? - Italy
118. World Population Day ? - 11 July
119. India's First Cryptogamic Garden opened in ? - Dehradun
120. Which State released Population Policy of No govt job,
subsidy if over two children? - Uttar Pradesh
121. Name of new species of shawl in Antarctica discovered by
India Scientists? - Brim bhartensis
122. Who became the First Billionaire in the History to Fly to
Space ? - Richard Branson
123. Who becomes First Indian jury member for shooting at
Tokyo Olympics 2021? - Pawan Singh
124. Who launched her new book The Pregnancy Bible ? -
Kareena Kapoor

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125. National Fish Farmers Day? - 10 July


126. Who won Copa America football tournament 2021 beating
Brazil ? - Argentina
127. Which multilateral association recently held a Conference
on Biodiversity? - ASEAN
128. Who is reappointed as MD & CEO of Federal Bank ? -
Shyam Srinivasan
129. Who is re elected as Prime Minister of Sweden ? - Stefan
Lofven
130. World's deepest pool awarded by Guinness opens in ? -
Dubai
131. Who became 1st African-American to win US Spelling Bee
competition ? - Zaila Avant-garde
132. Who adopts new logo as India marks 100 years of
participation in Olympic game ? - Indian Olympic Association
(IOA)
133. Who became brand ambassador of Khadi Prakritik Paint ? -
Nitin Gadkari
134. Valmiki National Park in news recently is in which State ? -
Bihar
135. World's tallest sandcastle built in ? - Denmark
136. Department of Public enterprises is made a part of which
ministry ? - Ministry of Finance
137. Who wrote 'The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji'
released recently? - Late Baljit Kaur Tulsi
138. Minister of Cooperation - Amit Shah
139. New Health Minister of India - Mansukh Mandaviya
140. New Minister for Communications, Electronics and
Information Technology - Ashwini Vaishnaw
141. New Education Minister of India - Dharmendra Pradhan
142. New Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation - Jyotiraditya Scindia

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143. New Cabinet Minister of Law & Justice - Kiren Rijiju


144. What is the Name of the New Ministry created by Central
Government ? - Ministry of Cooperation
145. Which country has recently introduced 'Right to Repair'
Law ? - Britain
146. Which State has abolished 149-year-old tradition of 'Darbar
Move' ? - Jammu & Kashmir
147. Who is India's First Female Chess Grandmaster ? - S Vijay
Lakshmi
148. Who will be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the
Tokyo Games 2021? - Bajrang Punia
149. World Zoonoses Day - 6 July
150. Who won Austrian Grand Prix 2021 formula 1 race ? - Max
Verstappen
151. Who becomes Highest Run-scorer in Women's
International Cricket? - Mithali Raj
152. Who became Algeria's New Prime Minister ? - Ayman
Benabderrahmane
153. Who has written the book Nathuram Godse: The True
Story of Gandhi's Assassin? - Dhaval Kulkarni
154. Who will be India's Flag bearers for Tokyo Games opening
ceremony? - Mary Kom & Manpreet Singh
155. Who breaks Men's 400m hurdles World record ? - Karsten
Warholm (Norway)
156. Who will inaugurate war memorial for Indian soldiers in
Italy? - MM Naravane
157. Who has won the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess
Championship 2021? - Hou Yifan
158. Who has authored the children’s book titled “India To The
Rescue”? - Shruthi Rao & Sushant Singh

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159. World 3rd & India 2nd Largest Cricket Stadium to be built
in ? Jaipur
160. Rank of AIIMS Delhi ahead of Oxford, in world's top 100
Medical Colleges? - 23
161. Who launched Shopsy App to boost Local
Entrepreneurship ? - Flipkart
162. Who built Short Span Bridging System inducted in Indian
Army? - DRDO
163. Which country recently joins India led International Solar
Alliance ? -Greece
164. Who wins Silver Lake Open Chess Tournament in Serbia ? -
Nihal Sarin
165. Who became new CM of Uttarakhand ? - Pushkar Singh
Dhami
166. Who became second Indian-born woman to go to space ? -
Sirisha Bandla
167. Indian Railways' First movable freshwater tunnel aquarium
opened at? - Bengaluru Railway Station
168. Who is named flag-bearer for Tokyo Paralympics ? -
Mariyappan Thangavelu
169. Growing Up Biden book on America's President written
by ? - Valerie Biden Owens
170. Who launches 'Salute Doctors', banking solution for
doctors ? - ICICI Bank
171. Who became FIRST Indian Golfer to qualify for Tokyo
Olympics ? - Aditi Ashok
172. Which State launched 'Hausla' scheme for its Women
Entrepreneurs ? - Jammu and Kashmir
173. Name of India's First autonomous Drone defence system? -
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174. Who becomes FIRST State in India to provide Uniforms to


Anganwadi Kids? - Gujarat
175. New Spider Species found in Maharashtra Named After
whom? - Tukaram Omble
176. MP Jabir is associated with which sports who qualified for
the Tokyo Olympics recently? - Sprinting
177. Who has won the Silver Lake Open chess tournament in
Serbia? - Nihal Sarin
178. World Sports Journalist Day? - 2 July
179. Who got Airline of the Year 2021 award touted as Oscar in
airline industry? - Korean Air
180. When was International Day of Cooperatives, 2021
celebrated ? - 3 July
181. Who becomes Youngest Grandmaster in Chess History -
Abhimanyu Mishra
182. Which Asian country declared officially Malaria-free by
WHO? - China
183. Which Odia poet chosen for 2020 Kuvempu award ? -
Rajendra Kishore Panda
184. Which European country become Mask Free recently? -
Italy
185. Rank of India in Recently released Cybersecurity Index? -
10th
186. National Doctors' Day 2021? - 1 July
187. World's First Flying Car completed a test Flight in which
country? - Slovakia
188. The Union government has extended the tenure of
Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal till - June 30, 2022
189. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Indian
Air Force? - Vivek Ram Chaudhari

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190. What is India’s rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index


2021 by Startup Blink? - 20th (1st USA)
191. Renowned personality K.V. Sampath Kumar has passed
away recently, he was a veteran - Journalist
192. The National Postal Worker Day is observed every year on -
1st July
193. Who has become the first Indian swimmer to qualify for
the Tokyo Olympic Games? Sajan Prakash
194. Who has won the Fukuoka Grand Prize 2021 of Japan? P.
Sainath
195. Who has become the new chairman of 'IFUNA'? - Shambhu
Nath
196. Who has become the first female cricketer to get a dope
ban? - Anshula Rao
197. Who has been given the Spanish Princess of Asturias
Literature Award? - Emmanuel Carrere
198. Who has released the book named Anomalies in Law and
Justice? - N V Ramana
199. Which country has built the world's second biggest
hydroelectric dam? - China
200. Where is NATRAX, Asia's Longest High Speed Track Opens
in India ? - Indore
201. Which space agency to launch FIRST disabled astronaut in
space ? - European Space Agency
202. Between which 2 countries exercise Sea Breeze 21 begins
in Black Sea? - USA & Ukraine
203. International Asteroid Day 2021 ? - 30 June
204. Who becomes Youngest Indian to Feature In All Formats of
Cricket? - Shefali Verma
205. ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be held in ? - UAE & Oman

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206. Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award given


to ? - Delhi Metro
207. Who Wins Japan's Fukuoka Grand Prize 2021? - Journalist
P. Sainath
208. National Statistics Day 2021? - 29 June
209. Who is appointed as Special Director of CBI ? - Praveen
Sinha
210. Which State Government removed Interviews for Public
Service Exams ? - Andhra Pradesh
211. Who becomes world No. 1 after winning gold at WC -
Archer Deepika Kumari
212. Who of the following has clinched the bronze medal at the
Kuortane Games in Finland? - Neeraj Chopra
213. Which country has topped the Capital Passport Index?
Germany
214. Pradeep Singh Tiwana has become the first Indian to be
appointed as a judge in which country? Australia
215. Where has DRDO successfully test-fired the indigenously
developed 'Pinaka rocket' recently? - Odisha
216. Who has won Formula One Styrian Grand Prix 2021? -Max
Verstappen
217. Who has authored the book titled "Anomalies in Law and
Justice"? - R V Raveendran
218. Name the Indian archer who won a gold medal in the
men's individual compound event in Archery World Cup Stage 3
in Paris? - Abhishek Verma

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07 JULY 2021
219. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National
Dairy Development Board (NDDB)? - Meenesh Shah
220. What is the theme of the 7th International Yoga Day 2021?
- Yoga for Wellness
221. Which is the only state in India to have all three species of
crocodiles ? - Odisha
222. New Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) of India ? -
Suresh N Patel
223. India's First indigenous Aircraft Carrier ? - INS Vikrant
224. Recently released book 'Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand
Story' written by ? - Sudeep Mishra
225. Who gets highest civilian award of Mongolia ? - RK
Sabharwal
226. Who became 1st state to develop facility for Genome
Sequencing ? - Rajasthan
227. For children in distress & sexual abuse which program
launched in Kerala ? - Kaval Plus
228. Which City won Smart City Awards 2020? - Indore & Surat
229. Which State ranked Best State under Smart Cities Mission ?
- Uttar Pradesh
230. IFFCO to set up nano urea plant in which Country ? -
Argentina
231. Who is appointed as 1st Vice Chancellor of Delhi Sports
University? - Karnam Malleshwari
232. IAF, Indian Navy conduct Passage Exercise with the US
Navy in ? - Indian Ocean
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233. Who becomes First country to ratify International Solar


Alliance framework agreement ? - Denmark
234. Who was become 1st Judo player to qualify for Tokyo
Olympics ? - Sushila Devi
235. Which State has launched War room for Animal Welfare ? -
Karnataka
236. India's Official Theme Song for Tokyo Olympic ? - Lakshya
Tere Samne Hai
237. Who got elected as Armenia Prime Minister ? -Nikol
Pashinyan
238. Who became 1st World Test Champions 2021 - New
Zealand
239. Who is the 1st Fastest Woman in history? - Florence
Griffith-Joyner (America)
240. Which became India's 52nd & Newest Tiger reserve ?
Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (Rajasthan)
241. Who Joined hand with Airtel for 'Made in India' 5G ? - Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS)
242. Who is ranked World's Top Philanthropist in 100 years? -
Jamsetji Tata
243. Which country plans to send its first crewed mission to
Mars in 2033? - China
244. The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy participated in a
2-days ‘Passage Exercise’ with the navy of which country in
Indian Ocean in June 2021? - USA
245. Which company has hosted the BRICS Green Hydrogen
Summit? - NTPC
246. According to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report,
2021, what is India’s Rank on levels of overall trust in news? -
31st

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247. Who became first transgender athlete to compete at Tokyo


Olympics 2021? - Laurel Hubbard
248. Who becomes IAF's 1st woman fighter pilot from Jammu &
Kashmir? - Mawya Sudan
249. Who becomes First Arab Woman to win a WTA title? - Ons
Jabeur ( Tunisia )
250. International Olympic Day? - 23rd June
251. World Rainforest Day? - 22 June
252. PM Modi Launched which App on International Yoga Day
2021? - M-Yoga App
253. Ease of Living Index, which city ranks as most liveable city
in India ? - Bengaluru
254. Who became first Indian woman to be appointed as AIBA's
coaches committee member? Dr Tadang Minu ( Arunachal
Pradesh )
255. Who became First Indian bowler to Pick 4 wickets in 4 balls
in ICC Final ? - Mohm Shami
256. When is World Music Day observed every year? - June 21
257. Who has written the book 'The Nutmeg's Curse'? - Amitav
Ghosh
258. Which country has successfully tested an airborne high-
power laser that can shoot down drones mid-air? - Israel
259. The maiden Indian Navy and European Union Naval Force
(EUNAVFOR) exercise was conducted in which sea? - Gulf of
Aden
260. Who has been awarded with the Central European
University’s (CEU) highest award – ‘Open Society Prize 2021’? - K
K Shailaja
261. Who has won French Grand Prix 2021 Formula 1 race ? -
Max Verstappen
262. When is 'World Refugee Day' celebrated? - 20 June

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263. Recently 'Ebrahim Raisi' has won the election of the


President of which country? - Iran
264. Which of the following countries will host the BRICS
nations on June 22-23, 2021? - India
265. Recently seen in the news, where is the Bushehr plant
located? - Iran
266. Who of the following has become the 1st Woman Fighter
Pilot in IAF From J&K's Rajouri? - Mawya Sudan
267. Who of the following has become a new Deputy Prime
Minister of Australia? - Barnaby Joyce
268. Which of the following Ministries has announced to launch
the “Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai campaign”? - Ministry of Minority
Affairs
269. 3. Recently CII has estimated India's GDP growth rate to be
what percent in FY22? - 9.5%
270. Which an-origin judge has been recen nominated to the
Supreme Court of Canada? - Mahmud Jamal
271. Who has recently won the United Nations Land for Life
Award 2021? - Shyam Sundar Jyani
272. When is 'Goa Revolution Day' celebrated? - 18 June
273. When is 'National Reading Day' celebrated? - 19 June
274. With which country India has signed an agreement to
develop cooperation in the field of environment? - Bhutan
275. Who has been sworn in as the Chief Prosecutor in the
International Criminal Court? - Karim Khan
276. Which country has recently announced to provide vaccine
passports for its travelers? - Japan
277. State has completely Banned Single Use Plastic - Bihar
278. Name of high-speed railway project being done by Kerala?
- SilverLine

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279. For 1st time Indian Navy participating in which country's


Naval operation? - European Union (Name of exercise is IN-
EUNAVFOR in the Gulf of Aden)
280. Which is the Most Peaceful Country in the Global Peace
Index 2021 ? - Iceland (Rank of India is 135)
281. Which Portal developed by Tribal Affairs Ministry with the
United Nations Development Programme? - ADI PRASHIKSHAN
282. Which player pulled itself out of Wimbledon and Olympics
tournament ? - Rafael Nadal
283. When is World Sea Turtle Day observed every year? - 16
June
284. Which of the following organizations has released the
report “Children and Digital Dumpsites”? - WHO
285. What is India’s rank in the the annual World
Competitiveness Index 2021? - 43rd ( 1st Switzerland)
286. Who has been appointed as the as the Chairman of the
Microsoft Corp? - Satya Nadella
287. According to the World Giving Index 2021 report, India
is_____ most charitable country across the world. - 14th ( 1st
Indonesia ).
288. When is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day observed every
year? - 15 June
289. Which of the following space agencies will launch the
world's 1st wooden satellite called WISA Woodsat in Earth’s
orbit? - ESA
290. What is the theme of World Blood Donor Day 2021? - Give
blood and keep the world-beating
291. Who had become Israel's new Prime Minister - Naftali
Bennett
292. Who has won the French open Men’s Singles title 2021? -
Novak Djokovic

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293. Renowned sportsperson Nirmal Kaur passed away recently


she was associated with which sports? - Volleyball
294. India’s Mirabai Chanu is associated with which sports who
qualified for Tokyo Olympics? - Weightlifting
295. Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Allahabad
High Court? - Sanjay Yadav
296. Global Wind Day - 15 June
297. World Blood Donor Day - 14 June
298. Who has won the 'French Open 2021 Women's Singles
Tennis title'? - Barbora Kre ikova
299. When is the International Albinism Awareness Day
observed? - 13 June
300. Recently passed away Siddalingaiah was a famous? - Poet
301. Recently 'Lovlina Borgohain' became the first woman from
which state to qualify for the Olympics? -Assam
302. Where was the 8th International Nitrogen Initiative
Conference held? - Germany
303. Which company will recently acquire digital health startup
1MG? - Tata Digital
304. Recently 'Choguel Kokalla Maiga' has become the new
Prime Minister of which country? - Mali
305. Who has launched the cricket coaching website CRICURU? -
Virendra Sehwag
306. Which bank has been named by Forbes in their list of
World's Best Banks 2021 in India? - DBS Bank
307. Which film has bagged the best film National Award on
environment conservation at 67th National Films Awards 2021? -
Water Burial
308. What is the theme of the World Ocean Day 2021? - ‘The
Ocean: Life and Livelihoods’

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309. Which Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer prize 2021 -


Megha Rajagopalan
310. Who became Football Association 1st Chairwoman in its
157-year History? -Debbie Hewitt
311. Who won best actor award for Raahgir: The Wayfarers at
UK Asian Film Festival? -Tillotama Shome
312. Who becomes ICC's official partner till 2023? -Bharat Pe
313. Who voted to become UN Secretary General for Second
term ? - Antonio Guterres
314. Which country pulls itself out of Open Skies Treaty ? -
Russia
315. Who becomes 2nd highest active international goal scorer
in Football? - Sunil Chhetri
316. Which country hosted the 8th triennial conference of the
International Nitrogen Initiative (INI)? - Germany
317. Who has won the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021
in Baku? - Sergio Perez
318. Which City tops Global Liveability Index 2021 ? - Auckland
(New Zealand)
319. Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan was launched by ? -
NITI Ayog & Piramal Foundation
320. Who is awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2021 ? - Tsitsi
Dangarembga Zimbabwe
321. Which is the first country to formally adopt 'Bitcoin' as
legal tender? - El Salvador
322. Rank of India in the Global House Price Index? - 55 ( Rank 1
Turkey)
323. Indian Navy conducts CORPAT Exercise with which
country's Navy ? - Thailand
324. Who has recently become the second most active
international goal scorer football player? - Sunil Chhetri

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325. Recently Dehing Patkai has become the seventh 'National


Park' of which state? - Assam
326. Who has won the 'U.S. 'Women's Open Golf Tournament'?
- Yuka Saso
327. Who has recently won the prestigious Greenpreneur
Award 2021? - Dr Charu Khosla
328. Who has been elected as the new President of the UN
General Assembly (UNGA)? - Abdulla Shahid
329. Which state has topped the recently released Anemia Free
India Index 2020-21? - Madhya Pradesh
330. Which country has launched its weather satellite Fengyun-
4B? - China
331. Who has been appointed as the new Election
Commissioner recently? - Anup Chandra Pandey
332. Which country's Express Pearl ship has sunk near Colombo
port recently? - Singapore
333. Recently RBI has appointed Vishwavir Ahuja as MD & CEO
of which bank? -RBL Bank
334. Which country has launched the Mission Innovation
CleanTech Exchange at the Innovating to Net Zero Summit
organized by Chile? - India
335. Recently, according to the International Labor
Organization, what percentage will the global unemployment
rate be in 2022? - 5.7%
336. Who has written the book 'The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur'
recently? - Rahulb Pandita
337. Recently, which of the following countries hosted ASEAN
Foreign Ministers? - China
338. Who has recently written the book Tiananmen Square: The
Making of a Protest? - Vijay Gokhale

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339. Recently Raimona has become the sixth national park of


which state? - Assam
340. When is the World Oceans Day celebrated? - 08 June
341. Who has topped the performance grading index in school
education recently? - Punjab
342. Which state government has started a Campaign called
'Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination'? - Delhi
343. Who has recently won the 'Azerbaijan Grand Prix' of
Formula-1? - Sergio Perez
344. Who has been appointed as the World Bank Education
Advisor recently - Ranjitsinh Disale
345. Recently passed away Saeed Sabri was a famous? - Singer
346. Which state government has launched 'Knowledge
Economy Mission'? - Keral
347. When is World Food Safety Day celebrated? - 07 June
348. Which state government has started special pink booths
for vaccination of women? - Uttar Pradesh
349. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Uttar Pradesh
Human Rights Commission? - Bala Krishna Narayana
350. Recently CBSE has partnered with whom to introduce
coding, data science subjects in the curriculum? - Microsoft
351. Which female sprinter from Netherlands has set a world
record by completing 10,000 meters in 29:06:82? - Sifan Hassan
352. In tennis, who has won the first edition of 2021 Belgrade
Open Singles? - Novak Djokovic
353. Tsang Yin-Hung is from which country who became the
fastest female climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest -
Hong Kong
354. Which of the following ministries has launched “Hisaab Ki
Kitaab”? - Ministry of Corporate Affairs

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355. Recently, who has been unanimously elected to the Board


of the International Dairy Federation? - Dr Rupinder Singh Sodhi
356. Recently, who of the following has won Nature TTL
Photographer of the Year 2021? - Thomas Vijayan
357. Recently, Who has won the "International Booker Prize
2021"? - David Diop
358. World Environment Day - 5 June Theme - “Ecosystem
Restoration” (by UNESCO) / “Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.” (by
UNEP)
359. _____ will host the Clean Energy Ministerial in 2023 - India
360. NASA’s robotic missions to Venus that will be launched
between 2028 and 2030 - DAVINCI+ and VERITAS
361. What is the name of the "Artificial Sun" test conducted by
China, recently? - EAST
362. Who has been elected the chairperson of the Executive
Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) in June 2021? -
Dr Patrick Amoth
363. As per RBI, what is the projected Gross Domestic Product
growth rate for the current fiscal year? - 9.5%
364. According to the "SDG India Index 2020-21" released by
NITI Aayog recently, which state has got the first position? -
Kerala
365. Recently the former Prime Minister of Mauritius passed
away, what is his name? - Anirudh Jagannath
366. Who has been appointed as the Vice-Chief of the Indian Air
Force (IAF) recently? - Vivek Ram Chaudhari
367. Which country's hockey team has topped the recently
released FIH World Rankings? - Belgium
368. France is halting joint military operations with which
country until it receives guarantees about a return to civilian
rule in that country? - Mali

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369. Who addressed at TERI's World Sustainable Development


Summit in June 2021? - Prakash Javadekar
370. BRICS foreign ministers virtual meeting hosted by which
country? - India
371. Recently discovered LITORIA MIRA is a type of _____. - Frog
372. Who has taken over as a new Chairperson of the National
Human Rights Commission (NHRC)? - Arun Mishra
373. Recently, who has won the 91kg, Gold Medal, at the 2021
Asian Amateur Boxing Championships? - Sanjeet Kumar
374. Which of the following has captured the New Image of a
spiral galaxy called “NGC 691”? - Hubble Space Telescope
375. Which of the following companies have launched the 1st
ever “Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive
Council”? -Microsoft
376. which day 'World Bicycle Day' was observed recently? -
June 3
377. Recently who has been elected the new President of Israel?
- Isaac Herzog
378. Recently the Government of India has signed an agreement
with which country for 'Sustainable Urban Development'? -
Japan
379. Which Indian female cricketer has topped the 'ICC women's
T20' rankings? - Shafali Verma
380. Which bank has released a growth estimate report titled
'India GDP: Marathon effort ahead'? - Yes Bank
381. In May 2021, who has been renominated to the Upper
House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) by the government? -
Swapan Dasgupta
382. Recently who has been announced to be appointed the
next head of "National Human Rights Commission" (NHRC)? -
Arun Mishra

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383. The recently released book "1232 km: The Long Journey
Home" has been authored by? - Vinod Kapri
384. In May 2021, the authors Nitin Rakesh and Jerry Wind have
made history by winning which of the following awards? -
International Business Book of the Year Award
385. On which day "World Blood Cancer Day" was celebrated
recently? - May 28
386. Who has won the International Dublin Literary Award 2021
for her novel, Lost Children Archive? - Valeria Luiselli
387. Which Football Club has won the 2020-21 UEFA Champions
League title? - Chelsea
388. Name the Indian Women boxer who settles with silver
medal at 2021 Asian Boxing Championships? - Mary Kom
389. Recently, which tennis player has been fined $ 15,000? -
Naomi Osaka
390. Recently which country has now given permission to give
birth to a maximum of 3 children in each family? - China
391. Recently which company has launched the world's first
"Nano Urea" for farmers? - IFFCO
392. Which university has topped 'CWUR's "World University
Rankings 2021-22"? - Harvard University
393. Recently which author has been awarded the
"International Business Book of the Year Award 2021"? - Nitin
Rakesh and Jerry Wind
394. Recently who has been appointed as the chairman of
'Magma Fincorp'? - Adar Poonawala
395. Which Indian boxer has won the gold medal in the Asian
Boxing Championship held in Dubai? - Sanjeet Kumar
396. What is the name of Covid-19 variants in India recently by
the 'World Health Organization' (WHO)? - 'Kappa' and 'Delta'

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397. On which day "Global Day of Parents" was observed


recently? - June 1 (Theme 2021: "Appreciate all parents through
the world")
398. Recently which scheme has been launched by the Punjab
Government to provide sanitary pads to women for free each
month?- 'Udaan'
399. On which day "World Milk Day" was observed recently? -
June 1 (Theme 2021: 'Messages on nutrition and sustainability in
dairy sector')
400. Recently on which day "World No Tobacco Day" was
observed? - 31 May ( Theme 2021: "Commit to quit" )
401. Recently on which day "Goa Statehood Day" was observed
by the state of Goa? - 30 May
402. Recently which ship has been included in 'Indian Coast
Guard' (ICG)? - 'Sajag'.
403. "Chief Minister Shishu Seva Yojana" has been launched by
which state government to look after children orphaned due to
Covid-19? - Assam
404. Recently where 'BCCI' has decided to hold the remaining
match of 'IPL 2021' due to Covid-19?- UAE
405. Who has written the book "Stargazing: The Players in My
Life" which will be published soon? - Ravi Shastri
406. Recently released book "Language of Truth: Essays 2003-
2020" has been written by whom?- Salman Rushdie
407. Recently who has been announced to be appointed the
next "Secretary of Commerce"? - B. V. R. Subramaniam
408. Who has become the first blind man in Asia and the third in
the world to climb Mount Everest? - Zhang Hong
409. Which country has announced plans to send three male
astronauts to its space station in June 2021 for a three-month
stay? - China

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410. Who confirmed a medal in the U-19 girls’ doubles category


and also made it to the knockout stage in singles, at the 2021
World Table Tennis Youth Star Contender? - Diya Chitale and
Swastika Ghosh
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1. Who has won gold in Asian Boxing Championship recently -
Pooja Rani Bohra
2. Which of the following is organising “Steadfast Defender 21 war
games” military exercises in Europe? - North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation
3. Who has recently written a book called 'The Spiritual CEO'?
Avtar Singh Bhasin
4. Who has presided over the virtual '74th World Health
Assembly'? Dr. Harsh Vardhan
5. Recently, which actor has been granted the Golden Visa by the
UAE Government? - Sanjay Dutt
6. When is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2021 being
observed? - 29 May
7. Recently seen in the news, “genocide against the Tutsi” is also
known as - Rwanda genocide
8. Veteran Congress leader Jagannath Pahadia passed away
recently he was former chief minister of which state? - Rajasthan
9. Who has authored the book titled ‘India and Asian Geopolitics:
The Past, Present’? - Shivshankar Menon
10. Renowned personality O P Bhardwaj, passed away
recently, he was a former coach of which sports? - Boxing
11. Recently who has been elected as the President of Syria for
the fourth time?- Bashar al-Ashad
12. Recently who has become the fastest woman to climb the
world's highest peak 'Mount Everest'? - Tsang Yin-Hung

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13. Recently who has been appointed by the US Senate as the


first 'Women Army Secretary'? - Chrystine Vermuth
14. Recently on which day "World Digestive Health Day" was
observed? - 29 May Themes 2021: 'Obesity: An Ongoing
Pandemic'
15. Recently on which day "Menstrual Hygiene Day" was
observed? - 28 May Theme 2021: 'Action and Investment in
Menstrual Hygiene and Health'
16. Recently "International Everest Day" was observed on
which day? - 29 May
17. Recently "International Day of United Nations
Peacekeepers" was observed on which day? - 29 May Themes
2021: 'The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging of youth for peace
and security'
18. Renowned personality Eric Carle passed away recently, he
was veteran - Children’s author
19. Which of the following space agencies has recently
launched 60 Starlink Broadband Satellites using the “Falcon 9
rocket”? - Space X
20. Which of the following has become the 1st South Asian
country to extend crucial financial assistance to Sri Lanka? -
Bangladesh
21. Recently which Indian has been awarded Spain's top award
"Princess of Asturias Award 2021"? - Amartya Sen
22. Recently who has been awarded the "International Eni
Award 2020"? - C.N.R.Rao
23. Which state has recently launched an online portal named
“Akanksha”? - Karnataka
24. Recently, "International Women's Health Day" was
observed on which day? - 28 May.
Themes 2021: #WomensHealthMatters

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25. Recently "Amnesty International Day" was observed on


which day? - 28 May
26. Recently "World Hunger Day" was observed on which day?
- 28 May Theme 2021: #Access Ends Hunger
27. Recently the famous Indian writer and art curator has
passed away, what is his name? - Alka Raghuvanshi
28. Recently which state government has announced the
launch of "Smart Kitchen Scheme"? - Kerala
29. Which Indian-American has been appointed by US
President Joe Biden as the head of the "US Foreign Commercial
Service"? - Arun Venkataraman
30. Who has become the 1st woman to be appointed as the
president of the Louvre in its 228-year history? Laurence des
Cars
31. Recently seen in the news, what does the statue of
“Reclining Buddha” represent? - Buddha during his last illness,
about to enter Parinirvana
32. Recently who became the first Indian citizen to head the
'International Narcotics Control Board' (INCB)? - Jagjit Pavadia
33. . 'TRIFED' has tied up with whom to implement 'Van Dhan
Yojana' in tribal areas of all the aspirational districts of the
country? - NITI Aayog
34. 'ISRO' has tied up with whom to develop 'Earth System
Observatory'? - NASA
35. Recently who has become the first woman in India to
become a 'Flight Test Engineer'? - Aashrita V Olety
36. Recently well-known freedom fighter passed away, what is
his name? - H. S. Doreswamy
37. Recently the IPL team 'Punjab Kings' has launched which
program to help the government to fight Covid-19? - 'Project
Saah'

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38. Which institute of Kerala has received 'Social Media for


Empowerment Award South Asia' (SM4E)? - KITE
39. Recently, who has become the richest person in the world
according to the list of rich people released by Forbes? - Bernard
Arnaut
40. Recently who has been appointed the first woman Prime
Minister of Samoa? - Fiame Naomi Mata'afa
41. Which mobile tech platform for peacekeepers has been
announced by India and the United Nations? - 'Unite Aware'
42. Which of the following countries has suggested the name
“Yaas” for the Yaas cyclone? - Oman
43. Who has authored the book titled ”7 Lessons from Everest
– Expedition Learnings from Life and Business”? - Aditya Gupta
44. Recently Andy Jassy has been appointed as the CEO of
which company? - Amazon
45. Recently 'Guillermo Lasso' has become the new President
of which country? - Ecuador
46. Recently who has been appointed as the new director of
CBI? - Subodh Kumar Jaiswal
47. Recently who has been awarded "India Biodiversity Award
2021"? - Shaji N. M
48. Recently on which day "Vesak Day" was celebrated? - 26
May
49. Recently which hockey stadium has been announced to be
renamed after former hockey player 'Balveer Singh Sr.'? - Mohali
International Hockey Stadium
50. Recently who has won the "Premier League Golden Boot
Award 2020-21"? - Harry Kane
51. Recently who has been appointed as the new Indian
Ambassador to Liberia? - Pradeep Kumar

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52. Recently who has been awarded "FIH President's Award"? -


VK Pandian
53. Recently who has won the men's singles title of 'Geneva
Open Tennis'? - Casper Rood
54. Recently who became the first Indian to receive "Rudolf V
Schindler Award"? - Dr. Nageshwar Reddy
55. How many new 'Khelo India Centers' have been approved
by the Sports Ministry in the country? - 143
56. Recently which state has launched "Sanjeevani Priyojana"
to help Covid-19 patients? - Haryana
57. Recently which state government has launched "Ankur
Scheme"? - Madhya Pradesh
58. Recently released book "India and Asian Geopolitics" has
been written by whom? - Shivshankar Manon
59. Recently on which day was "World Thyroid Day" observed?
- 25 May
60. Who has recently won the "Monaco Grand Prix 2021"? -
Max Verstappen
61. Recently released book "Nehru, Tibet and China" is written
by whom? - Avatar Singh Bhasin
62. Recently which state has launched the "Vatsalya Scheme"
for children orphaned due to Covid-19? - Uttarakhand
63. By which year has the US space agency 'NASA' has
announced to send its first mobile robot to the moon? - 2023
64. Recently which insurance company has been awarded
"Gold Stevie Award 2021"? - 'SpiceHealth'
65. Recently who won the "Indian Biodiversity Award 2021"? -
Shergaon BMC, Arunachal Pradesh
66. Recently which team has won "La Liga title 2020-21"?-
Atletico Madrid

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67. Recently the head of the former "Atomic Energy


Commission" passed away, what is his name? - Srikumar
Banerjee
68. Recently who has been appointed as acting Chief Justice of
Chhattisgarh High Court? - Judge Prashant Kumar Mishra
69. Government of India has entered into an agreement with
which country for assistance in agriculture sector? - Israel
70. Recently the "G20 Health Summit" was hosted by which
country? - Italy
71. Recently "World Turtle Day" was observed on which day? -
23 May Themes: "Turtles Rock"
72. Who has been elected as the President of International
Hockey Federation (FIH)? - Narendra Batra
73. Recently who has been elected as a member of Badminton
World Federation (BWF) Council? - Hemant Viswa Sarma
74. Recently, "International Tibet Liberation Day" was
observed on which day? - 23 May
75. Recently who has been appointed as the CEO of "Reserve
Bank Innovation Hub"? - Rajesh Bansal
76. The first recipient of Indian Boxing Dronacharya award has
passed away, what is his name? - O.P. Bhardwaj
77. Recently who has been appointed as the Indian
Ambassador to Belarus? - Alok Ranjan Jha
78. Recently who has become the most older golfer to win the
"PGA Golf Championship"? - Phil Mickelson
79. Recently the well-known music director passed away, what
is his name? - Laxman
80. Where has the 'FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup 2022'
been announced? - India
81. Who becomes 1st Indian to win 'The World Choreography
Award 2020' ? - Suresh Mukund

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82. Recently "International Biodiversity Day" was celebrated


on which day? - 22 May ( Theme 2021: 'We are Part of the
Solution' )
83. Recently who has been awarded "Templeton Prize 2021"? -
Jane Goodall
84. Recently the well-known environmental protectionist has
passed away, what is his name? - Sundar Lal Bahuguna
85. Recently the former Urdu news reader of All India Radio
passed away, what is his name? - Tarannum Riaz
86. Recently who has been awarded "Glory of India Award
2020"? - Khushhal Kaushik
87. Who developed Covid-19 antibody detection kit
'Dipcovan'? - DRDO
88. Name of World's Largest Iceberg recently emerged in
Antarctica? - A-76 ( In the Weddell Sea )
89. Which State ranks First in the implementation of Smart City
Mission schemes ? - Jharkhand
90. Who launched News Showcase in India With 30
Publishers ? - Google
91. Recently who has been appointed as the Indian
Ambassador to Mexico? - Mridul Kumar
92. Recently who has been awarded the "International Dublin
Literary Award"? - Valeria Luiselli
93. Recently the "Women's Champions League Trophy" has
been won by - Barcelona women
94. Recently who has been awarded the "Etienne Glitch
Award" by the 'International Hockey Federation' (FIH)? - Hockey
India
95. International Tea Day is on? - 21st May
96. National Anti Terrorism Day is on ? - 21st May
97. World Metrology Day on ? - 20 May

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98. Recently who has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of


Kerala? - Peenarai Vijayan
99. Recently the Indian Navy's first warship destroyer service
has been decommissioned, what is its name? - INS RAJPUT

22 May Current affairs


100. What is the theme of International Museum Day 2021? -
The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine
101. Recently, which of the following has captured the first solar
eruption on the Sun’s surface? - Solar Orbiter
102. Which country has successfully launched the 'Ocean
observation Satellite' recently? -China
103. Recently the Chief Minister of which state has announced
the establishment of a Legislative Council? - West Bengal
104. What is the theme of World Bee Day 2021? - Bee engaged:
Build Back Better for Bees
105. SpaceX has partnered with _____ to offer high-speed
satellite internet to customers worldwide. -Google Cloud
106. What is the theme of the 6th United Nations Global Road
Safety Week? - Streets for Life
107. Recently, where is India’s first Agriculture Export
Facilitation Centre set up? - Pune
108. Recently, which country has launched its Simorgh
Supercomputer? - Iran
109. Recently which organization has developed Oxycas
System? – DRDO
1. Who has been appointed as the White House Senior Adviser?
Neera Tanden
2. When is National Dengue Day observed in India? – 16 May
3. What is the theme of the International Day of Light 2021? –
Trust Science

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4. Who has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Indian


Women’s Cricket Team? – Ramesh Power
5. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Footwear Brand
Bata India? – Gunjan Shah
6. When is the “International Day of Living Together in Peace”
observed every year? – 16 May
7. Recently who became the first Indian woman to conquer the
summit of Everest in the year 2021? – Tashi Yangjom
8. Recently who won the men’s singles title at the Italian Open? –
Rafael Nadal
9. Recently, in whose name has the NBA announced to Launch a
social justice award? – Abdul Jabbari
10. Recently which country has eliminated itself from the 2022
FIFA World Cup? – North Korea
11. Recently who has been appointed Deputy Mayor of
London? Rajesh Aggarwal
12. Recently who did Mt. Have set a world record by climbing
Everest 2 times in just 4 days? – Mingma Tenji Sherpa
13. Which country will host the women’s rugby tournament –
In 2022? New Zealand
14. Who has become the first Indian-origin fighter to win the
MMA title recently? - Arjun Bhullar
15. Recently Nripendra Mishra has been awarded the “Order
Of Rising Sun” award by the government of which country? -
Japan
16. Who has been recently appointed as Nepal’s Prime
Minister? - K. P. Sharma Oli
17. Which country has named the Tropical Cyclone that has
developed in the Arabian Sea “Tauktae"? - Myanmar
18. What is the theme of the ‘International Day of Families
2021’? - Families and New Technologies

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19. Which of the following states has declared Malerkotla as


its new district? - Punjab
20. Which country's state has recently passed the Heartbeat
Bill? - The USA
21. Which country has recently started an ‘Action Plan for
Animal Welfare’? - The UK
22. Who of the following has been awarded the 2021 Whitley
Award? - Nuklu Phom
23. Recently which organisation has recently released the
“Migration and Development Brief” report? - World Bank
24. Who has recently written a book called 'All Time Favorites
for Children'? - Ruskin bond
25. Recently Ajanta Neog became the first woman Finance
Minister of which state? - Assam
26. The WHO has classified the Coronavirus version of which
country as the 'Global Variant of concern'? - India
27. Which state government has recently launched 'Mahtari
Dular Yojna' for children? - Chhattisgarh
28. Who has been conferred with the World Food Prize 2021?
- Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
29. Which organization has been conferred with the
prestigious “Green Urja Award” 2021? - Indian Renewable
Energy Development Agency
30. Who has authored the book titled 1971: The Beginning of
India’s Cricketing Greatness”? - Boria Majumdar & Gautam
Bhattacharya
31. Who has been sworn in as new NASA Administrator? - Bill
Nelson
32. Renowned personality Homen Borgohain passed away
recently, he was a veteran litterateur of which language? -
Assamese

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33. Name the Nepali climber who has scaled Mount Everest
for the record 25th time? - Kami Rata
34. Who has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month
for April 2021? - Babar Azam
35. Which education body has launched ‘Dost for Life’, an
exclusive psychological counselling app for students and
parents? - CBSE
36. What was the name of the ‘Iron Lady’ of Kerala who passed
away recently? - K.R. Gouri Amma
37. What is the theme of ‘International Nurses Day 2021’? -
Nurses: A Voice to Lead - A vision for future healthcare
38. When is the international Day of Argania celebrated ? - 10
may
39. Who has been awarded the laureus world sports man of
the year 2021 award? - Rafael Nadal
40. Who has won the Spanish grand Prix title for the fifth time
recently? - Lewis Hamilton
41. Who has recently written their first book Elephant in the
womb ? Kalki Koechlin
42. Kami Rita of which country has made a record by
conquering Everest for the 25th time? – Nepal
43. Which state has started the the Auro scholarship program
of Sri - Aurobindo society? - Tripura
44. WHO has approved the emergency use of which country’s
first Coronavirus vaccine sinopharm? – China
45. Himanta biswa sarma has become the new chief minister
of which state? - Assam
46. The former President of which country e Mohamed
Nasheed has been injured in a bomb blast? - Maldives
47. Which state government has decided to conferred the
Manoj Das international literary award? Odisha

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48. In which country has the duck billed dinosaurs species


Yamatosaurus Izanagii discovered? Japan
49. Who has recently been selected for the prestigious national
academy of science of America? - Shankar Ghosh
50. The famous player of which sport Barbora strycova
has retired? - Tennis
51. Who has recently been awarded the Woody Guthrie price
of 2021? - Bruce Springsteen
52. Which state government has changed the names of 09
ministries Recently? - Tamil Nadu
53. Which Union Territory has recently become the second
‘Har Ghar Jal’ U.T.? Puducherry
54. Which country is organising the 3rd Arctic Science
Ministerial (ASM3)? - Japan
55. What is the theme of the ‘World Migratory Day 2021’? -
Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a bird!
56. Which organisation has released the Global Methane
Assessment? - Climate and Clean Air Coalition
57. Who has won the women's singles of the Madrid Open? -
Aryna Sabalenka
58. Which city has topped the ‘Prime Global Cities Index Q1
2021’? - Shenzhen ( China )
59. What is the theme of the ‘World Red Cross and Red
Crescent Day 2021’? - Together we are #unstoppable!
60. Which organisation has published the ‘Climate summit
momentum 2021’ Report? - Climate Action Tracker
61. What is the theme of the ‘World Thalassemia Day 2021’? -
Addressing Health Inequalities Across the Global Thalassemia
Community

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62. Recently seen in the news, Section 142 of the Social


Security Code, 2020 is associated with - Application of Adhar
63. Recently N Rangaswamy became the new chief minister of
which state? - Puducherry
64. Which space agency has launched 60 more starling
satellites for high speed internet? - SpaceX
65. Who has recently been declared the winner of the 15th
Sheikh Zayed book award? Tahera Qutbuddin
66. Where has the recent meeting of the G20 tourism ministers
been held? - Italy
67. Which organisation has started the e-Sanjeevani OPD
initiative? - Armed Forces Veteran Doctors
68. Who has recently won the best actor award at the New
York city international film festival? - Anupam kher
69. Which organisation has established the ‘Global Task Force
on Pandemic Response’? - US Chamber of Commerce
70. Who has been appointed as the chief minister of Tamil
Nadu? - MK Stalin
71. Who will be honoured with the Icon Award at the 2021
Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs)? - Pink
72. With Which country India has adopted ‘Roadmap 2030’
which aims to elevate bilateral ties to ‘Comprehensive Strategic
Partnership’? - UK
73. Who has authored the book titled “The Bench”? - Meghan
Markel
74. Who has authored the book titled Bengal 2021, An Election
Diary? - Deep Halder

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75. Mark Selby belongs to which country who has become the
World Snooker Champion for the fourth time? - England
76. What is the theme of the World Hand Hygiene Day 2021? -
"Achieving hand hygiene at the point of care”
77. Recently, where has been the oldest human burial
discovered? - Kenya
78. Recently, which organisation has released the “2021 Global
Report on Food Crises” report? - Global Network Against Food
Crises
79. In light of the recent earthquakes in Assam, what is the
Seismic Zone designated for the Northeast of India? - Seismic
Zone V
80. Recently, which organisation has released the report,
‘State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid 19’? - Azim
Premji University
81. Who has topped the recently released ICC Test rankings? -
Kane Williamson
82. Recently Geeta Mittal, former Chief Justice of the High
Court of which state, has received the Arline Pacht Global Vision
Award of 2021? - Jammu and Kashmir
83. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian
Armed Forces to deal with the recent Covid-19 pandemic?- CO-
JEET
84. Who has won the women's singles title in the Porsche
Tennis Grand Prix 2021 in Stuttgart? - Ashleigh Barty
85. The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has been
opened in which country? - Portugal

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86. Renowned personality Soli J Sorabjee passed away


recently, he was former - Attorney General
87. What is the theme of “World Press Freedom Day 2021”? -
Information as a Public Good
88. The Global Forest Goals Report 2021 has been released by
which of the following institutions? - Center for International
Forestry Research
89. Who become the first Indian women to scale the Mount
Annapurna 10th highest mountain peak in the world? - Priyanka
Mohite
90. What is the theme of the International Mother Earth Day
2021? - Restore our Earth
91. Who has been recently appointed as the Deputy Governor
of RBI? - T Rabi Sankar
92. The recently discovered species of “Xylophis Deepaki” is
associated with which animal? - Snake
93. Which country has signed the “Acquisition and Cross
Servicing Agreement (ACSA)” Military Pact with India? - Japan
94. Who of the following has been honoured with Japan’s
Order of the Rising award? - Shyamala Ganesh
95. Recently who was given the ‘Yudhvir Memorial Award? -
Dr. Evita Fernandez
96. Which country has started Joint Military Exercise
DEFENDER-Europe 21? - The USA
97. Which country has approved the proposed sale of 6
Poseidon-8I (P-8I) Patrol Aircraft and other equipment to India? -
USA

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98. Padma Bhushan awardee Rajan Mishra passed away


recently he was a veteran - Classical Singer
99. In which state/UTs the Indian Army has Inaugurated its
first Green Solar Energy Harnessing Plant of 56 KVA (KiloVolt-
Ampere)? - Sikkim
100. When is International Labor Day celebrated? - 01 May
101. Who was awarded the 'Order of Rising Sun' of Japan? -
Thangjam Dhabali Singh
102. Recently the application for GI tag of Matti Banana of
which state has been given? - Tamil Nadu
103. Recently, Amitabh Chaudhry has become the MD & CEO of
which bank again? - Axis Bank
104. Which operation has been started in the Indian Navy for
shipment of oxygen filled containers? - Samudra Setu-ll
105. Which state has become the most employable state under
MNREGA? - Chhattisgarh
106. Which player has become the first Indian player to be
nominated for the Fed Cup Heart Award? - Sania Mirza
107. Which state's black rice has received GI tag? - Manipur
108. Who was appointed as the coach of USA Cricket Team? - J
Arun Kumar
109. Which state government has launched the 'Corona
Warriors' Scheme? - Madhya Pradesh
110. When is Ayushman Bharat Day celebrated? - 30 April
111. Which country has announced a cessation of coal
production by 2049? - Poland

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112. Where is the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge


recently started? - Portugal
113. DRDO successfully tests Python-5 missile, what type of
missile is it? - Air to Air
114. Which country has started Joint Military Exercise
DEFENDER-Europe 21? - The USA ( in Albania )
115. Who has topped the recently released Chandler Good
Government Index 2021? - Finland (India ranked 49th)
116. Recently Vimla Kapoor became a judge of which state's
High Court? - Chhattisgarh
117. Who has become the first Indian woman to receive the
Wild Innovator Award? - Krithi Karanth
118. Who has recently been named as the new Finance
Secretary? - TV Somanathan
119. Which state has recently won the e-Panchayat Award
2021? Uttar Pradesh
120. Who has recently written a new book 'Living Mountain'? -
Amitav Ghosh
121. What is the theme of the World Intellectual Property Day
2021? - "IP and SMEs: Taking your ideas to market”
122. When is the Workers’ Memorial Day observed every year?
- 28 April
123. Which country has started the Middle East Green
Initiative? - Saudi Arabia
124. Every year World Immunisation Week is celebrated - In the
last week of April

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125. Which country will build World’s most powerful climate-


change forecasting supercomputer? - The UK
126. Recently seen in the news, Sumatran rhinos have _____
status under the IUCN list. - Critically Endangered
127. What is the Indian Military’s rank in the recently released
SIPRI Report? - Third ( USA FIRST )
128. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed private bank MD, CEO
tenures at - 15 years
129. Which film has won the Best Film Award at the Oscars
2021? - Nomadland
130. Who has recently won the 12th Barcelona Open title? -
Rafael Nadal
131. Who has recently written a new book 'Living Mountain'? -
Amitav Ghosh
132. Which country has joined the Net Zero Producer Forum
together with America Canada Norway and Qatar recently? -
Saudi Arabia
133. Recently scientists have discovered the smallest known
black hol in Milky Way galaxy, what is its name?- Unicorn
134. Recently passed away Dr. Pandit Rajan Mishra was a
famous? - Singer
135. Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Kolkata
High Court? - Justice Rajesh Bindal
136. Who has recently written a book called 'The Tale of the
Horse: A History of India on Horseback'? - Yashaswini Chandra
137. Which space agency has successfully launched the shield
mission? - NASA

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138. Recently under which scheme has Prime Minister Modi


distributed 'e-property cards'? - Swamitva
139. Recently a glacier has burst in the Sumna region of Neeti
valley in which state? - Uttarakhand
140. Renowned personality Krishnamurthy Santhanam passed
away recently he was a veteran - Nuclear scientist
141. Which state has won the “E-Panchayat Puraskar 2021”
ranking first under Category I? - Uttar Pradesh
142. Which country will build World’s most powerful weather,
climate-change forecasting supercomputer? - United Kingdom
143. Name the Indian boxer the only one from the Indian Men’s
Boxing Contingent to win a Gold Medal (56 Kg) at the event? -
Sachin
144. AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing
Championships 2021 was held in which country? - Poland
145. Odishabilateral exercise 'Varun 2021' will be organized
between India and which country's Navy? -France
146. Veteran writer Ganjam Venkatasubbiah passed away
recently; he was a writer of which language? - Kannad
147. Who represented Delhi and India at the World Cities
Cultural Forum (WCCF) 2021? - Arvind Kejriwal
148. Which city hosted the World Cities Cultural Forum (WCCF)
2021? - London
149. What is the theme of the World Cities Cultural Forum
(WCCF) 2021? - Future of the culture
150. Who has been awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights
Award 2021? - Louja Al-Hathloul

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151. China has donated 1.5 lakh 'Covid Vaccines' to which


country? - Syria
152. Which Indian American has recently been appointed the
Associate Attorney General of the United States? - Vanita Gupta
153. Which country has sent a deep submergence rescue vehicle
to find the missing submarine 'KRI Nangla'? - Indonesia
154. Which space agency has recently released a picture of
interacting galaxies Arp 273? - NASA
155. Who has recently written a book titled Climate Change
Explained for one and all? - Aakash Ranison
156. What is the theme of World Immunity Week 2021? -
Vaccines bring us closer
157. Who has recently won the men's singles title of the 2021
Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament? - Stefanos Tsitsipas
158. What is the theme of the International Girls in ICT Day
2021? - Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures
159. Recently seen in the news, where is Neeti Valley located? -
Uttarakhand
160. Which of the following organizations has released “Gender
Bias and Inclusion in Advertising in India Report”? - UNICEF
161. Who has taken over as the first woman Chairperson of
NASSCOM? - Rekha M Menon
162. Who became the first Indian woman to conquer Mount
Annapurna? - Priyanka Mohite
163. Who became the 68th Grandmaster of India? - Arjun
Kalyan

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164. Recently passed away Shankha Ghosh was a famous? -


Poet
165. Which country has recently targeted to reduce 80% of
greenhouse gas emissions by 2050? - Israel
166. Which state government has announced 'Swasthya
Suraksha Saptah'? - Jharkhand
167. Who has topped the recently released World Press
Freedom Index 2021? Norway (India 142)
168. Recently 'Miguel Diaz Canel' has been sworn in as the
President of which country? - Cuba
169. Who has recently written a book called 'The Christmas
Pig'? - JK Rowling
170. Who has recently won the men's singles title of the 2021
Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament? - Stefanos Tsitsipas
171. Which state has started 'Jan Anushasan Pakhwada' to curb
Covid cases? - Rajsthan
172. How many medals has India won at the 2021 Senior Asian
Wrestling Championships? - 14
173. Who has recently won the Emilia-Romagna F1 Grand Prix
2021? Max Verstappen
174. Where has Italy started its first mega food park project in
India

recently? - Gujarat

175. Which country topped the recently released Henley


Passport Index 2021? - Japan ( India 84)

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176. Which country will launch Luna 25 mission by October


2021? - Russia
177. World liver day - 19 April, Civil services Day - 21 April, Earth
Day - 22 April
178. Name the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India
also known as “Father of Indian Banking Reforms”, who passed
away recently? - Maidavolu Narasimham
179. Renowned politician, diplomat, and lawyer Walter
Mondale passed away recently, he was former vice president of
which country? - USA
180. On which river ROPAX Jetty Project will be set up? -
Dhamra River
181. Which of the following has released the State of World
Population Report 2021? - United Nations Population Fund
182. Who has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of
2021? - Great Khali
183. Who has been awarded with the famous Devishankar
Awasthi Award 2021? - Ashutosh Bhardwaj
184. Which film has won the best picture at the British Academy
of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2021? - Nomadland
185. Which state got India’s first floating LNG storage and
regasification unit? - Maharashtra
186. “Believe — What Life and Cricket Taught Me” is memoir of
which Indian cricketer? - Suresh Raina
187. Which state is going to form a committee to prepare the
register of indigenous Inhabitants? - Nagaland

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188. Which medal has Vinesh Phogat recently won at the Asian
Wrestling Championships? - Gold
189. Which country has become the first country in the world to
bring laws for climate change? - New Zealand
190. Recently Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has set a new
world record by lifting how many kg?- 119
191. Which state government has announced the setting up of
10 oxygen plants? - Uttar Pradesh
192. Who has recently been voted Wisden Best Cricketer of the
Year? - Ben Stokes
193. Which organization has released a report called 'My body is
My own'?- UNFPA
194. Who has chaired the first meeting of the National Startup
Advisory Council? - Piyush Goyal
195. Which country will host the World Table Tennis
Championship? - America
196. Who has recently released four books related to
Babasaheb Ambedkar? - Narendra Modi (Author- Kishore
Makwana)
197. When was 'World Hemophilia Day' been celebrated? - 17
April
198. Which medal has Sarita Mor won at the recent Asian
Wrestling Championships? - Gold
199. Who has become the new Chief Justice of Uttar Pradesh? -
Sanjay Yadav
200. Which state government has announced to start the 'Jal
Academy'? - Odisha

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201. Who has topped the recently released Inclusive Internet


Index 2021? - Sweden (India rank 49)
202. India has signed an agreement with which country for
cooperation on the Gaganyaan mission? - France
203. Who has recently been appointed as 'McDonald's India' as
its brand ambassador? - Rashmika Mandanna
204. From which country has the US announced a full military
withdrawal? - Afghanistan
205. Recently GVG Krishnamurthy has passed away. Who were
they? - Former election commissioner
206. Who has been elected the new President of Ecuador? -
Guillermo Lasso
207. Who has been given the 2021 'Leading Woman Cricketer in
the World' award by Wisden’? - Beth Moony
208. Who has been named as Wisden’s leading cricketer of the
year for the second consecutive year? - Ben Stokes
209. Renowned personality Yogesh Praveen passed away
recently, he was a veteran - Historian
210. Who has authored the book titled “India’s Power Elite:
Class, Caste and a Cultural Revolution”? - Sanjay Baru
211. Recently seen in the news, what is the other name of
Chagas Disease? - American trypanosomiasis
212. Who has been named as the next Chief Election
Commissioner? - Sushil Chandra
213. What is the motto of the new mission called `Aahaar
Kranti’? - Good Diet-Good Cognition

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214. What is the purpose of the app ‘Little Guru’ recently


launched in Bangladesh? - Learning Sanskrit
215. In which country is the Tropical cyclone Seroja seen
recently? - Australia
216. Recently which country has announced the discovery of its
‘LOST GOLDEN CITY’? - Egypt
217. Who has been chosen for the inaugural edition of the
Chhattisgarh Veerni Award? - Dutee Chand
218. Who will host 'Laureus World Sports Awards 2021'? - Spain
219. Who has topped the ICC ODI batting rankings recently? -
Babar Azam
220. Recently with which country America has announced to
start Hydrogen Task Force? - India
221. Recently 'Ahamada Mahamoudou' has been appointed as
the Prime Minister of which country? - Nigeria
222. “Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park” has been
inaugurated in which city of India? - New Delhi
223. Which of the following has launched India Energy
Dashboards (Version 2.0)? - NITI Ayog
224. When is World Homeopathy Day celebrated? - 10 April
225. Who has been selected for 2021 GD Birla Award for
Scientific Research? - Suman Chakraborty
226. Who has authored the book titled ‘Manohar Parrikar:
Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’? - Nitin Gokhale
227. Who has been appointed as the new 'Revenue Secretary'
recently? - Tarun Bajaj

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228. Recently who has become the new Home Minister of


Maharashtra? - Dilip Walse Patil
229. Which Indian has been selected as the head coach of the
American men's hockey team? - Harendra Singh
230. Which woman was chosen by the UAE as astronaut for the
first time? - Noora Al Matushi
231. Which country's scientist has created the world's first living
robot "Xenobots' using the frog's stem cells? - USA
232. Who has become the first Indian woman sailor to qualify
for the Olympics - Nethra Kumanan
233. Muong g-2 belongs to which of the following - parties
physics
234. Which of the Indian Army officers has broken two Guinness
World Records for fastest solo cycling? - Lieutenant Colonel
Bharat Pannu
235. Recently seen in the news, Three-banded Rosefinch is a
type of - Bird
236. Which Ministry has recently launched a Tribal Health
Collaborative called “Anamaya”? - Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare
237. Who has written the book “Odisha Itihaas”? - Dr
Harekrushna Mahtab
238. Which of the following governments have launched a 'Lab
on Wheels' programme? - Delhi Government
239. Which of the following organizations release the World
Economic Outlook? - International Monetary Fund
240. When is World Health Day observed every year? - April 7

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241. Who has been recently appointed as the Chief Justice of


India? - Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
242. Who has become the new Chief Election Commissioner of
India? -Sushil Chandra
243. Recently seen in the news, where is the headquarters of
Spices Board India? - Kochi
244. Recently, who has won the Miami Open title? - Hubert
Hurkacz
245. Which country has recently announced not to participate in
the Tokyo Olympic 2021? - North Korea
246. Recently India and which country have held maritime
securitytalks? - Vietnam
247. Which country has recently hosted the BRICS Finance
Ministers' Conference? - India
248. Who has recently become the director of 'Atal Innovation
Mission'? - Chintan Vaishnav
249. Where is the world's highest railway arch bridge built
recently? - Jammu and Kashmir
250. Who has written a book titled Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant
Mind, Simple Life? - Nitin Gokhale
251. In which state the country's first agricultural based solar
power plant has been set up? - Rajasthan
252. Who has won the Miami Open Tennis Championship? -
Ashley Barty
253. Recently the Governor of which state has been awarded
the Kalinga Ratna Award? - Andhra Pradesh

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254. Which lake in Jammu and Kashmir will be declared


protected

wetland? - Dal Lake , Wullar Lake & Pooramandal Lake

255. Which of the following organizations has published “The


World in 2030: Public Survey Report”? - UNESCO
256. Which state celebrates its foundation day as “Utkal Divas”?
- Odisha
257. Which of the following organizations released the Global
Gender Gap Report 2021? - World Economic Forum
258. In which country Indian Army will participate in a
multinational Military Exercise named ‘SHANTIR OGROSHENA’
2021? - Bangladesh
259. Recently, where was “Ānandam” - The Center for
Happiness inaugurated? - IIM Jammu
260. Recently, which country hosted the “World Immunisation
and Logistics Summit”? - UAE
261. Sometimes seen in the news, Culex belongs to which of the
following genus? - Mosquito
262. Recently seen in the news, VAJRA PRAHAR is a Joint Special
Forces Exercise between - India and the US
263. When is International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV)
observed every year? - March 31
264. What is the name of India’s G7 Sherpa? - Suresh Prabhu
265. What is the theme of the World Autism Awareness Day
2021? - ‘Recognise the Genius in Me

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266. Which novel has won the National Book Critics Circle prize
for fiction? - Hamnet
267. Who has authored book titled ‘Names of the Women’? -
Jeet Thayil
268. Who won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix also known as
Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021? - Lewis Hamilton
269. Which state is set to become India’s 1st State to have 2
Green Energy Efficient towns? - Bihar
270. Who has recently been honored with the prestigious
Dadasaheb Phalke Award? Rajnikant
271. Recently seen in the news, La Perouse is a naval exercise
led by - France
272. Who has received the Saraswati Samman of 2020? - Dr
Sharankumar Limbale
273. Which joint military exercise has been organized by India
and US recently? Vajra Prahar
274. Who has topped the recently released ICC ODI Rankings'? -
Virat Kohli
275. Recently, where did the two-day Indo-US naval exercise
PASSEX conclude? - Bay of Bengal
276. Recently seen in the news, where is Rooppur Nuclear
power plant located? - Bangladesh
277. Recently seen in the news, where is Shirui Peak located? -
Manipur
278. Who has been appointed as Amnesty International’s
secretary-general? - Agnes Callamard

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279. Which institution releases the annual flagship report


“World Economic Outlook”? - International Monetary Fund
280. What is the theme of the ‘World Development Report’
2021? - Data for better lives .
281. Which country is set to host the two-day climate summit of
world leaders starting on Earth Day, April 22? - USA
282. The World’s first ship tunnel is being constructed in which
country? - Norway
283. New bacteria found in the ‘International Space Station’ has
been named after which Indian scientist? - Ajmal Khan
284. What is India's rank in the released Global Gender Gap
Report 2021? - 140
285. Where has the Maharaja Chhatrasal Convention Center
recently been inaugurated? - Khajuraho
286. Which country has topped the ISSF Shooting World Cup
2021? - India
287. Which country will fund the power supply project in
Andaman & Nicobar? - Japan
288. Which two countries have signed the 25-year “strategic
cooperation pact”? -China and Iran
289. Recently seen in the news, Hypnea indica and Hypnea
bullata are the species of _____. - Seaweeds
290. Which of the following Indian has won the International
Ranger Award? - Mahindra Giri
291. Who has been elected as the President of the Republic of
Congo? -Denis Sassou Nguesso

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292. When is World Theatre Day observed every year? - March


27
293. Who has won the Rathbones Folio Prize for the year 2021?
- Carmen Maria Machado
294. Recently seen in the news, where is Suez Canal located? -
Egypt
295. Who has been conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan
award 2020? - Asha Bhosle
296. Which of the following organizations publish the World
Development Report? - World Bank
297. Recently, where is India’s First Indo-Korean Friendship Park
inaugurated? - Delhi
298. What is India’s rank in the recently released International
Intellectual Property Index 2020? - 40
299. Which country will host the anti-terror exercise Pabbi-Anti-
Terror 2021? - Pakistan
300. Where will be the world's first Ship Tunnel set up? -
Norway
301. Recently, where has Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak been
inaugurated? - New Delhi
302. According to a study titled “ultimate military strength
index”, what is the rank of the military force of India? - 4th
303. What is India’s rank in the ‘Global House Price Index Q4
2020’ released by property consultant Knight Frank? - 56th
304. What is the theme of World Meteorological Day 2021? -
The ocean, our climate and weather

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305. What is the theme of World Water Day 2021? - Valuing


water
306. Indian Government has conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize
for the year 2020 on - Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
307. What is India’s rank in the World Happiness Report 2021? -
139
308. Which country recently hosted the “Afghan Peace Meet”? -
Russia
309. Recently India and which country has agreed to cooperate
in patent verification? - Japan
310. Who has launched the e-trading portal 'Pranit'? -
PowerGrid
311. Who has written a book titled 'Bride of the Forest the
untold story of Yayati's Daughter'? - Madhavi S Mahadevan
312. When is World Tuberculosis Day celebrated? - 24 March
313. Recently seen in the news, where is the world's largest
floating solar farm being built? - Singapore
314. Who has won 100m Gold in Federation Cup Athletics
Championships? - S Dhanalakshmi
315. Who was the inventor of Audio cassette tape who passed
away recently? - Lou Ottens
316. What is the theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2021? -
Tackling Plastic Pollution
317. When is National Vaccination Day observed every year? -
March 16
318. According to the report released by IQAir, what is India’s
rank in air pollution? - 3rd

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319. Recently, seen in the news, which of the following is the


origin of the river Saraswati? - Arravalii Mountain range
320. Recently seen in the news, what does the AEG12 refer to? -
A Mosquito protein
321. Who has become the 1st Indian fencer to qualify for the
Olympics? - Bhavani Devi
322. Who has become the 1st cricketer to score 3,000 runs in T-
20 International matches? - Virat Kohli
323. Who of the following has been inducted in WEF’s 2021
Young Global Leaders List? - Deepika Padukone
324. Which of the following has launched the sounding rocket
called RH-560? - ISRO
325. From which of the following places “Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav” has been inaugurated? - Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat
326. Who has become the 1st Indian woman cricketer to score
10,000 international runs? - Mithali Raj
327. In March 2021, who was sworn in as Tanzania's first female
President after the sudden death of John Magufuli? - Samia
Suluhu Hassan
328. In March 2021, Mark Rutte has been elected as the Prime
Minister of which of the following countries? - Netherland
329. Who will be given the 'FIAF Award for the year 2021? -
Amitabh Bachchan
330. Who has been made the new Chief Minister of
Uttarakhand? - Tirath Singh Rawat
331. Which country has topped the 'Economic Freedom Index
2021'? - Singapore (India-121)

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332. Which country has started the first 'military exercise' in


Space? - France
333. Where has recently been voted for a ban on 'full face
covering' in public places? - Switzerland
334. Recently the second edition of the Dustlik exercise will be
organized between India and which country? - Uzbekistan
335. When is World Kidney Day celebrated? - 11 March
336. Which medal was won by PV Sidhu in BWF Swiss Open
Super - 300? - Silver
337. Who was awarded the Battle of Honor? - Kiran Bedi
338. Indian Navy has inducted the third Scorpene submarine,
what is its name? - INS Karanj
339. Recently 'Joan Laporta' has won the election of the
President of which country? - Barcelona
340. Who has won the BBC Indian Sportswomen of the year
award? - Koneru Hampi
341. Which is the first state to come up with the gender budget
concept? - Andhra Pradesh
342. Where is India’s first-ever Transgender Community Desk’
inaugurated? - Hyderabad
343. Where is India’s first forest healing centre located? -
Uttarakhand
344. Who has won gold at Matteo Pellicone Rankings Series
Wrestling in Rome? - Vinesh Phogat
345. Which bank has recently announced Operation Twist? - RBI
346. ‘Swadhinta Puraskar’ is the highest civilian award of which
of the following countries? - Bangladesh

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347. What is the name of the launch vehicle of GISAT-1? - GSLV-


F10
348. What is the UN theme of International Women's Day 2021?
- Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19
world
349. Maitri Setu is built between India and - Bangladesh
350. Which organisation has published a report on India’s
Digital skilled workforce? - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
351. When did India Commemorated “Janaushadhi Diwas
2021”? - 07 March 2021
352. Which organisation has published the report “Food Waste
Index Report, 2021”? - UNEP
353. Who has become just the third batsman in international
cricket to hit 6 sixes in an over? - Kieron Pollard
354. Who has won the Women’s doubles title of Australian
open 2021? - Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka
355. Which city has got recognition as 2020 Tree City of the
World? - Hyderabad
356. Which nation is planning to set up the first nuclear reactor
on the moon by the end of 2026? - USA
357. Which country hosted the Meeting of BRICS Finance and
Central Bank Deputies? - India
358. Which country hosted the multinational Exercise Desert
Flag-VI for the first time? - UAE
359. Varun Kapur is associated with which sports? - Badminton
360. Which of the following Musical Instruments is played by
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan? - Sitar
361. Which stadium has been renamed the Narendra Modi
Stadium? - Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

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362. Name the army version of Nag anti-tank guided missile of


which user trial has been carried out successfully? - Helina
363. Which campaign was launched by central government to
ensure energy security in the country? - Go Electric
364. Which country India described as the “Priority One”
partner in the defence sphere? - Sri Lanka
365. Where is the headquarter of the National Centre for
Coastal Research (NCCR) is located? - Chennai
366. Who has authored the book titled “Advantage India: The
Story of Indian Tennis”? - Anindya Dutta
367. What is the function of the Sagar-Manthan system
launched by India recently? - Help seafarers and fishermen in
times of need
368. What is the theme of World Wildlife Day 2021? - Forests
and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet
369. Which organisation has released the ‘World’s Forgotten
Fishes Report’? - World Wide Fund for Nature
370. Which country has launched the first Arctic Satellite to
monitor Arctic Climate? - Russia
371. Which year has been declared as the International Year of
Millets? - 2023
372. What was the theme of World Hearing Day 2021? - Hearing
care for ALL, Rehabilitate, Communicate
373. Which State Government has recently released the
‘Engineering Research Policy’? - Karnataka
374. In which region of Earth, scientists have detected the ‘First
Space Hurricane’ recently? - the North Pole
375. Karlapat wildlife sanctuary, which was in news recently, is
located in which state? - Odisha
376. Which country has welcomed the UAE ambassador for the
first time? - Israel

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377. Who has written a book called 'Because India Comes First'?
- Ram Madhav
378. Who has inaugurated the Maritime India Summit 2021? -
Narendra Modi
379. Recently in which state Prime Minister Modi has
inaugurated 1000 MW 'Neyveli Thermal Power Project'? - Tamil
Nadu
380. Recently, who has given India the first priority partner in
the defense sector? - Sri Lanka
381. Who has been appointed as the High Commissioner of
India to Australia? - Manpreet Vohra
382. Which film won the 'Best Picture (Drama)' award at the
78th Golden Globes Awards? - Nomadland
383. IAF to Participate in Exercise ______ in UAE - Desert Flag VI
384. The Prime Minister of which of the following countries will
be awarded the “Global Energy and Environment Leadership
Award”? - India
385. When is the “Zero Discrimination Day” observed? - 1 March
386. What is the theme of ‘National Protein Day’ 2021? -
Powering with Plant Protein
387. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of the Central
Bank of India? - Matam Venkata Rao
388. Which state has launched the ‘e-Parivahan Vyavastha’
scheme? - Himachal Pradesh
389. Which of the following is the 53rd Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle mission of the ISRO? - PSLV - C51
390. Vivad Se Vishwas scheme is related to - Pending direct tax
cases
391. When is World Wildlife Day observed? - 3 March
392. Who wins Gold in Ukraine Wrestling event - Vinesh Phogat

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393. With which country India has announced to establish a


Hotline? - China
394. Which of the organizations released a Currency and
Finance (RCF) report? - RBI
395. Sometimes seen in the news, which of the following is
Asia’s largest salt-water lagoon? - Lake Chilika
396. Deepak Kumar is related to which sport? - Boxing
397. Who has been elected for an honorary fellow of Sahitya
Akademi? - Velcheru Narayana Rao
398. Which country Launched First Arctic-monitoring Satellite -
Russia
399. Who to host Indian Women’s League Football - Odisha
400. Who wrote the book 'india: A Scamster born every minite'?
- Snigdha Poonam
401. Who is the author of the book 'Grains of Stardust released -
Vismaya Mohanlal
402. Who chaired the first meeting of BRICS Financial
Corporation? - India
403. Which city of India will be developed as Sports City? -
Ahmedabad
404. Which country's supermodel Natalia Vodianova has been
appointed as UN Goodwill Ambassador? - Russia
405. Who has inaugurated 'The India Toy Fair 2021'? - Narendra
Modi
406. Which country has celebrated its traditional "Lantern
Festival recently? - China
407. When is World NGO Day celebrated? - 27 February
408. Where did ISRO successfully test the 'Amazonia-1' satellite
recently? - Andhra Pradesh
409. Where is the centralised control room for Kumbh Mela has
been set up? - Haridwar

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410. Which word has been named as the Hindi word of the year
2020 by Oxford Languages? - Aatmanirbharta
411. What is the theme of the World Wetlands Day 2021? -
Wetlands and Water
412. Which country is the Chairman of BRICS for 2021? - India
413. In which city, the first undersea tunnel of India will be
built? - Mumbai
414. The World’s Highest Rail Bridge is located over which river?
- Chenab River
415. Who has been elected as the new President of Niger? -
Mohamed Bazoum
416. Who has been appointed as the new UN goodwill
ambassador? - Natalia Vodianova
417. Which of the countries has appointed the first-ever
Minister for Loneliness? - Japan
418. Which is the first state to present a paperless budget in
India? - Uttar Pradesh
419. Who has won the Australian Open tennis women’s singles
title? - Naomi Osaka
420. Where is the Kasaragod Solar Power Project set up? -
Kerala
421. Who has won the 82nd Senior National Table Tennis
Championship? - Manika Batra
422. National Science Day - 28 February
423. Which state has launched the ‘Atmanirbhar Krishak
Samanvit Vikas Yojna’? - Uttar Pradesh
424. Where is the First Digital University of India located? -
Thiruvananthapuram
425. Which state has started the implementation of Mission ‘Lal
Lakir’? - Punjab

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426. Who is the author of the book 'Runway to Skilled India'? -


Dr Darlie Koshy
427. What is the theme of World Thinking Day 2021? -
Peacebuilding
428. Who is the youngest solo female to row across the Atlantic
Ocean? - Jasmine Harrison
429. Which state will host the second edition Khelo India
University Games? - Karnataka
430. Majuli Bridge and Dhubri Phulbari Bridge will be
constructed in _____. - Assam
431. Where is Chittaura Lake situated in India? - Uttar Pradesh
432. In which state ‘Covid Warrior Memorial’ will be
established? - Odisha
433. Which state government has launched e-Parivahan
Vyavstha? Himachal Pradesh
434. Which country will remain in the FATF grey list until June
2021? Pakistan
435. Who has been appointed as the new Global CEO of OLX
Autos? Gautam Thakar
436. Recently with which country India has signed a ceasefire
agreement? Pakistan
437. Who has been made the goodwill ambassador of the UN
Population Fund? Natalia Vodianova
438. Who was appointed as the Managing Director General of
ADB (MDG)? Woochong Um
439. Who wrote the book 'Runway to Skilled India'? Dr. Durli O
Koshy
440. Recently Irakli Garibashvili has been elected as the new
Prime Minister of which country? Georgia
441. Which state government has announced the launch of

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442. Mahasamruddhi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana?


Maharashtra
443. Which country's first Prime Minister Michael Somare has
passed away? Papua New Guinea
444. Who has been elected as the President of Table Tennis
Federation of India? Dushyant Chautala
445. Which state's Chief Minister has launched PM FME
scheme? Manipur
446. Which state government has recently increased the
retirement age for State Government employees? Tamil Nadu
447. Which is the first union territory to launch carbon watch?
Chandigarh
448. Who has recently been selected for the Tata Innovation
Fellowship? Uttama Lahiri
449. Which is the first state to implement PM Kisan Yojana
fastest? Uttar PradeshRecently in which union territory
President's rule has been imposed? Puducherry
450. Recently the rating agency ICRA has estimated a decline of
what percentage in the Indian economy in the current financial
year? 07%
451. Who has inaugurated 'ICOLD Seminar? Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat
452. Who has taken over as the chairman of the National
Commission for Scheduled Castes? Vijay Sampla
453. Which state government has approved the mission 'Lal
Lakir' in all the villages? PunjabIn
454. which city is India's first under sea tunnel being built?
Mumbai
455. Which is the country in the world to ban all known
Venomous drugs for vulture so far ? Bangladesh
456. Who wrote the book "Agriculture Act 2020"? AK Rajan

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457. Which is the first country in the world to get free


coronavirus vaccine? Ghana
458. Recently for which state India has signed a $ 304 million
loan agreement with AllB? Assam
459. Pakistan has recently given a loan of 50 million dollars to
which country? Sri Lanka
460. Who has been selected for the International Anti-
Corruption Champions Award by the Biden administration?
Anjali Bhardwaj
461. Which state has been declared a disturbed area for the
next six months? Assam
462. Which state government has expanded the ambitious
contactless ticketing service? Delhi
463. Who has launched National Urban Digital Mission recently?
Hardeep Singh Puri
464. Recently the Chief Minister of which state has inaugurated
the Technology Innovation Hub'? Himachal Pradesh
465. Which state's Chief Minister has inaugurated the Women's
Commando Force and Smart Cheetah Police Recently?
Uttarakhand
466. Which country's Prime Minister has appointed a minister
for Loneliness? Japan
467. In which state will the flower processing centre be set up
recently? Karnataka
468. Who will inaugurate the second edition of 'Maritime India
Summit'? Narendra Modi
469. Who has been appointed as the first director of Jammu
AllMS? Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta
470. In which state has the world's largest cricket stadium been
renamed recently? Gujarat

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471. Who has been appointed the new Speaker of Madhya


Pradesh Legislative Assembly? Girish Gautam
472. Which state has built the first road of its kind from plastic
waste? Tripura
473. Who wrote the book 'Young India - The Heroes of Today'?
Devir Singh Bhandari
474. Recently, which country has become the second most
cyber attacks in Asia Pacific? India
475. Recently with which country India has signed a $ 100
million loan agreement? Mauritius
476. Which country's Supreme Court has recently restored the
cannabis parliament? Nepal
477. Recently the former chairman of TRAI has passed away.
What is his name? Rahul Khullar
478. Which state government has decided to create micro
Containment zone? Bihar
479. Which bank has launched 'Namma Chennai Smart Card"?
ICICI Bank
480. Which state government has launched PSCADB mobile
App? Punjab
481. Who has appointed Levi's as its brand ambassador?
Deepika Padukone
482. Which state government has announced to provide 15000
rupees to women? Andhra Pradesh
483. Which state government has planned to build an electric
city of 700 acres? Uttar Pradesh
484. Which country's Jasmine Harrison became the youngest
woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone? UK
485. Recently Essar Power Limited will set up a 90 MW solar
plant in which state? Madhya Pradesh

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486. Recently who has Jindal Power Limited appointed as its


Chairman? Anil Kumar Jha
487. Where has DRDO recently conducted successful tests of
two VL SRSAM? Odisha
488. Which bank has won the World HRD Congress Award?
Union Bank of India
489. Which country has allowed women to enter the armed
force? Saudi Arab
490. Which state / UT became the first to launch the Carbon
Watch app? Chandigarh With
491. whom did CSIR negotiate to promote research in the health
sector in India? Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
492. When is Central Excise Day celebrated? 24 February
493. Which country has become India's top trading partner?
China
494. Recently for which state India has signed a $ 68 million
loan agreement with the World Bank? Nagaland
495. Who has written a book titled 'Yuva Bharat: The Heroes of
Today'? Devir Singh Bhandari
496. Which district has been selected for the Prime Minister
Kisan National Award? Anantapuram
497. Recently with whom has Amazon India partnered to
strengthen its commitment to electric mobility? Mahindra
Electric
498. Where has recently organized a two-day festival of
flowers, vegetables and gardening? Varanasi
499. Recently IAF Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh has gone on a
three-day visit to which country? Bangladesh
500. Which state government has decided to give industry
status to big hotels? Kerala

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501. Recently HSBC has estimated what percent of India's GDP


in FY 2022? 11.2%
502. Which country has issued a green pass for people with
vaccination certificates? Israel
503. Which is the first state to give Co-ownership rights to
women? Uttarakhand
504. Who has recently launched Mission Indradhanush 3.0? Dr
Harsh Vardhan Singh
505. When is World Thinking Day celebrated? 22 February
506. Who will host the second Khelo India University Games?
Karnataka
507. Recently Reliance Jio has become the largest telecom
operator in which state? Gujarat
508. Which district of Uttar Pradesh has been awarded the
Skoch Gold Award for stopping Covid-19? Ayodhya
509. Which state has decided to export 'Buddha Rice' to
Singapore soon? Uttar Pradesh
510. Which country has decided to register GI of Himalayan
pink salt? Pakistan
511. Where has the folk art festival 'Utsavam 2021' started?
Kerala
512. Recently India and which country's Navy has conducted
PASSEX exercise in Arabian Sea? Indonesia
513. Which country has officially returned to the Paris Climate
Agreement? USA
514. Where is Atal Paryavaran Bhavan inaugurated?
Lakshadweep
515. Who has released the Maverick Messiah, a biography of NT
Rama Rao? M. Venkaiah Naidu (Author- Ramesh Kandula)
516. Who has recently won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
Akshay Kumar

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517. Where has the foundation of the first skill university of


eastern India been laid? Assam
518. Who has become the youngest woman to cross the Atlantic
Ocean? Jasmine harrison
519. Country's first wildlife conservation express - where
elevated coridore were installed? Delhi-Dehradun Expressway
520. Which endangered animal has been successfully cloned in
the US? Black footed ferret
521. Which Indian company has tied up with Norway's
GreenStat for hydrogen fuel? Indian Oil
522. When is International Mother Language Day celebrated?
21 February
523. Recently India's tallest air purifier filter will be installed at
which place? Chandigarh 3. Which country's Olympic Minister
Seiko Hashimoto has been elected as the chairman of Tokyo
2020 Olympic Committee? Japan
524. Recently NASA's spacecraft has successfully landed on the
525. Jezero crater of which house? Mars

526. India's first stethoscope sterilizer has been developed by


which company? XECH
527. Who has inaugurated the 'Kolkata Metro Extension'?
Narendra Modi
528. According to a recent report, what percentage of Indians
have died in road accidents in the vehicles? 11%
529. Who has written a book titled Starstruck: Confessions of a
Tv Executive? Peter Mukerjea 9. Which state government has
signed a memorandum of
530. understanding with the United Nations Environment
Program? Bihar

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531. Recently with which country did India enter into a $ 50


million loan agreement? Maldives
532. Who has won their fourth Grand Slam title recently? Naomi
Osaka
533. Which state government has approved the right of
property to villagers? Punjab
534. Recently in which city will the transgender desk be set up
for complaints of transgenders? Hyderabad
535. Recently in which city Uttarakhand Government has
announced to set up Science City Project? Dehradun
536. The city of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh has been
renamed? Narmadapuram
537. Who has won the Kunchan nambiar award? Prabha Verma
538. Who became the first woman in independent India to be
hanged? Shabnam
539. Who won the 'International Press Institute India Award -
2020 for excellence in journalism? Ritika Chaupada
540. Which country is hosting the 15th edition of IDEX 21 and
NAVDEX - 21? UAE
541. When has the 6th Soil Health Card Day been celebrated?
19 February
542. Where is the e-Kuber payment system introduced? Jammu
and Kashmir
543. Who has acquired Mumbai-based Doubt Solving EdTech
startup Scholr? BYJU'S
544. Which is the second fastest country to give one crore
Covid-19 vaccine? India
545. Who has won the singles title at the 82nd National Table
Tennis
546. Championships? Manika Batra 6. Who has recently
launched the 'Go Electric Campaign'? Nitin Gadkari

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547. Where will the 26th Hunar Haat be inaugurated recently?


New Delhi
548. Which is the third city of India to be the most affected by
air pollution? Bengaluru
549. Recently the Chief Minister of which state has inaugurated
the chariot in a temple? Andhra Pradesh
550. Recently with which country India signed an agreement
related to visa facility and leather technology? Ethiopia
551. When is World Day of Social Justice celebrated? 20
February
552. Where has DRDO successfully tested Helina Dhruvastra
anti-tank guided missile? Rajasthan
553. Which state government has increased 10 times in cash
prize for the armed men of the state who have won gallantry
medals? Andhra Pradesh
554. Who has released a book titled 'Rashtra Pratham - 82
Varshon ki Swarnim Gatha'? Amit Shah
555. Who wrote the book 'Louis Bank: Symphony of Love'?
Ashis Ghatak
556. Which Indian has been appointed as Under-Secretary-
General and Associate Administrator of UNDP? Usha Rao Moneri
557. Which organization has delivered the 100th K9 Vajra
Tracked Self Propelled Howitzer to the Indian Army? L&T
558. Who wrote the book 'Indian Economy's Greatest Crisis'?
Arun Kumar
559. Who has been awarded the SERB Women's Excellence
Award 2021? Antara banerjee, Sonu Gandhi & Shobhana Kapoor
560. Who has developed the ultimate mobility vehicle TIGER X-
1? Hundai

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561. Which state government has launched 'Free Milk for


Students' initiative? Sikkim
562. Which leader has replaced Ghulam Nabi Azad as Leader of
the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha? Mallikarjun Khadage
563. Which is the first African country with which India has
signed a trade agreement? Mauritius
564. Who is the author of the novel 'ASOCA: A Sutra' released?
Irwin Allen Sili

565. How many Indian origin people have been included in the
list of Top 100 Emerging Leaders of Time magazine rele 5
566. Which state has organized the International Saraswati
Festival 2021? Haryana
567. Where is Uttar Pradesh's first transgender public toilet
built? Varanasi
568. Where has Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
569. Mahabahu Brahmaputra initiative? Assam
570. Recently the Prime Minister of which country Giorgi
Gakharia has resigned? Georgia
571. Who has been chosen as the most versatile actor at
Dadasaheb
572. Phalke International Film Festival 2021? Kay Kay Menon 6.
Which is the first state to complete more than 30 million Covid-
19 tests? Uttar Pradesh
573. Who became the Chief Director General of AIR News? N.V.
Reddy 8. Recently in which city Madhya Pradesh government
has decided
574. to install the statue of Sushma Swaraj? Vidisha
575. Which country's Supreme Court has launched a translation

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576. software named Amar Vasha? Bangladesh 10. Which city


has been selected as the 2020 Tree City of the World?
Hyderabad
577. Who has become the most expensive player of IPL 2021?
Chris Morris
578. Recently Facebook has banned publishers from which
country to share news? Australia
579. Who is planning to launch World Solar Bank? ISA
580. Recently 11th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is
being organized in which state? West Bengal
581. Who has written a book called Kamala's Way? Dan Morain
582. Recently India has supplied COVID vaccines to how many
countries? 25
583. Recently, India has joined Iran and which country's two-
day naval exercise? Russia
584. Who has inaugurated the first route of Kochi Water Metro?
Pinarayi Vijayan
585. Who has launched instant messaging platform 'Sandesh'?
NIC (National Informatics Centre)

586. Who has been appointed as the State Information


Commissioner
587. in the Tamil Nadu Information Commission? P
Dhanasekaran 8. Recently Tata Electronics has signed an
agreement with which state government? Tamil Nadu
588. Which state government has recently mandated RT-PCR
test? Karnataka
589. Recently Mahender Singh Kanyal has been appointed as
the Ambassador of India to which country? Syria

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590. Who has been awarded the SKOCH Chief Minister of the
Year Award? YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
591. Recently the ADB has announced a loan of how many crore
rupees to Medanta, the chain of hospitals? 100
592. Who has recently started 'Pilot on Hydrographic'? Hardeep
Singh Puri
593. Which state government has amended the jail rules
recently? Rajasthan
594. Who has taken over as Tokyo Olympic president? Seiko
Hashimoto
595. Who has been appointed as the Chief Director General of
All India Radio News? N Venudhar Reddy 17. Who has been
awarded the 'Zoological Friend' Award for 2021 by the Animal
Welfare Board of India? S Chinni Krishna
596. HCL Tech ties up with IIT to strengthen cyber security? IIT
Kanpur
597. Which central ministry will organize a program called
'Mushaira', in which poets from all over the country will recite
their poems? Minority Affairs Ministry
598. Who has been given additional charge of Lt. Governor of
Puducherry? Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan
599. Which country has approved a flying hybrid car produced
by the Terrafugia Transition? USA
600. Who has tied up to get 68% stake in BigBasket? Tata Group
601. Who became the first woman powerlifter of Kashmir?
Saima Ubaid
602. Who has become the new chairperson of the United
Nations
603. Capital Development Fund? Preeti Sinha
604. Where has the Kanchoth festival celebrated? Jammu and
Kashmir

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605. Who has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020?
Theodore Baskaran
606. Which state government has increased the salary of mid-
day meal workers recently? Jharkhand
607. Which state Olympian Manish Rawat has won a gold medal
in 35 km race walk? Uttarakhand
608. Who has overtaken the US as the EU's biggest trading
partner? China
609. Who has become the chairman of the Advisory Committee
of the Human Rights Council? Ajai Malhotra
610. Recently the doctor of which state Dr. Thangjam Dhabali
Singh has been awarded the Order of Rising Sun? Manipur
611. At which station 'Robotic Spa' facility has been
inaugurated? Visakhapatnam Railway Station
612. Which Ministry has launched 'E Cantonment Portal'?
Ministry of Defence
613. India's first fully international cruise terminal 'Sagarika' will
be established in which state? Kerala
614. Recently Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar has become the
new Chief Justice of the High Court of which state? Manipur
615. Recently, what has the IPL team Kings XI Punjab changed
its name to? Punjab Kings
616. Who has launched Jute Seed Distribution Scheme? Smriti
Irani
617. When has the 74th Foundation Day of Delhi Police been
celebrated? 16 February
618. Which state government has signed an agreement with
Flipkart to promote wooden toys, local artwork, handicrafts?
Maharashtra

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619. Who has become the new Director General of the Special
Assembly of ISA? Ajay Mathur
620. Recently the Ministry of National Aviation and DGCA has
given
621. permission to which sports authority to fly drones for live
streaming? Board of Control for Cricket in India 8. Recently, how
many crore rupees have been allocated by the

622. Central Government for the National Beekeeping and


Honey Mission for three years? 500
623. Which country has celebrated the first Falgun festival?
Bangladesh
624. Who has formed a sub-group to prepare a national action
plan for migrant workers? NITI Aayog
625. Which country's runner 'Beatrice Chepkoech' has set a
world record by completing 5 km of roadways in 14 minutes 43
seconds? Kenya
626. Who has launched 'e-Chhawani Portal'? Rajnath Singh
627. Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla will go on a two-
day visit to which country? Russia
628. Which state police has launched a new digital outreach
program to promote women safety and empowerment? Uttar
Pradesh
629. Who was made the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry?
Dr. Tamilasai Sundararajan
630. Who has been elected as the first Indian Chairman of HRC
Advisory Committee ? Ajay Malhotra
631. Which state / UT police has received the best marching
troop trophy - 2021? Delhi police

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632. Who has written a book titled 'Starstruck: Confession of a


TV Executive'? Peter Mukerji
633. Who was awarded the International Symposium and
Education Award for 2020? Dr. Anula Morya
634. How many women scientists have won the SERB Women's
Excellence Award 2021? 4
635. 4. Who wrote the book 'The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad
Good News'? Meghna Pant
636. According to the released government data, how many% of
India's prisoners are illiterate? 27.37 %
637. Which country has recorded the highest number of road
accidents in the world? India

638. What is the new upper limit for family pension according to
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions? 71,25,000
639. Which country has banned BBC News? China
640. Who has launched India's first CNG tractor? Nitin Gadkari
641. Recently who launched Corporate India Risk Index? ICICI
Lombard
642. A report titled "Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities: The
Burden on Indian Society" has been published recently by
whom? World Bank
643. Parag Honour list for 2021 is in news these days. It is
related to? Books
644. Which ministry has rolled out the Mahatma Gandhi
National Fellowship programme nationwide? M/o Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship

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645. .A mobile application 'Snakepedia' has been launched in


which state? Kerala 15. Recently which among the following has
launched a campaign to become Covid-free by February 28?
Puducherry
646. Didir Doot and Modipara apps are in news these days.
These apps are primarily related to which state? West Bengal
647. Recently Eighth National Open Race-Walking
Championships held in which city? Ranchi
648. Titagarh Wagons has signed a contract with which branch
of the Indian armed forces recently? Indian Navy
649. Recently Madhya Pradesh government has decided to build
a dacoit museum in which district? Bhind
650. Recently when has Financial Literacy Week 2021 been
celebrated by RBI? February 8-12
651. Recently in which country has the Indian government
presented 2000 metric tonnes of rice to strengthen food
security? Syria
652. Who has made the tire manufacturer Ceat its brand
ambassador? Rana Daggubati
653. Which state government has recently launched crop loan
waiver

654. scheme for more than 16 lakh farmers? Tamil Nadu 6.


Recently Mario Draghi became the new Prime Minister of which
country? Italy
655. Recently, who has appointed Volvo Cars India as its
managing director? Jyoti Malhotra
656. Whose death anniversary has been observed in India as the
Samarpan Diwas? Deen Dayal Upadhyay

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657. Which country has recently approved China's Cansino Bio


vaccine? Pakistan
658. Who has recently been selected as a prosecutor in the
International Criminal Court? Karim Khan
659. Recently Muskan became the youngest Zila Parishad
Chairperson in which state? Himachal Pradesh
660. Which Indian woman has recently become the head of
Oxford student union? Rashmi Samant
661. Recently Hima Das has been made Deputy Superintendent
(DSP) of which state? Assam
662. Where is India's first dolphin research center being built
recently? Patna
663. Which country has recently unveiled a 10-year space
program including the 2023 moon mission? Turkey
664. Who has been appointed as the next Director General of
International Solar Alliance (ISA)? Ajay Mathur
665. Amit Shah has announced a new CAPF battalion, after
which army will it be named? Narayani Army
666. ISRO tests satellites developed by private companies for
the first time from its which Center? UR Rao Satellite Center
667. When was Indian National Women's Day been celebrated?
13 February
668. Which space agency has opened satellite test center for
private sector for the first time? ISRO 3. Who has recently been
appointed as the new MD & CEO of Tata Motors? Marc
Llistosella
669. Recently Puligoru Venkata has been appointed as the Chief
Justice of the High Court of which state? Manipur

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670. Recently Exim Bank has announced to give $ 400 million to


which
671. country? Maldives 6. Who has been appointed the next
Director General of ISA (International Solar Alliance)? Ajay
Mathur
672. Who has launched the book Turn Around India : 2020-
673. Surmounting Past Legacy? Jual Oram (Written by RK Gupta)
8. Which country's army has successfully tested the Babur cruise
missile? Pakistan
674. Which Indian film has been recently selected for the 93rd
OSCARS Awards? BITTU
675. Which state has recently signed a $ 100 million project with
the World Bank? Chhattisgarh
676. When was Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti celebrated
recently? 12 February
677. Recently Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated
the Jalabhishekam campaign in which state ? Madhya Pradesh
678. Who has recently launched Anmol Bharat program to show
the rich heritage to the global travelers? Master Card
679. Which state has recently trained for paperless assembly
session? Uttar Pradesh
680. Who has won the prestigious 'Genesis' award of Israel?
Steven Spielberg
681. Which Bodo film won 4 awards at the Golden Sparrow
International Film Festival-21 in Tamil Nadu? Sijou
682. When is World Radio Day celebrated? 13 February
683. Which is the sixth state to implement the urban local body
reforms? Goa
684. Which state cabinet has recently approved the REWARD
project? Odisha

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685. Recently VP Joy has been appointed as the additional Chief


Secretary of which state? Kerala
686. Recently Flipkart has tied up with which state to help local
687. artisans, weavers and craftsmen? Maharashtra
688. Who has recently released their autobiography
Unfinished: A Memoir? Priyanka Chopra

689. Who has recently been appointed as MD & CEO of Aegon


Life? Satishwar Balakrishnan
690. Who has launched India's first CNG tractor recently? Nitin
Gadkari
691. Who has inaugurated the bus stand cum shopping complex
in Jammu and Kashmir recently? Manoj Sinha
692. According to the data of the recently released Central
Health and Family Welfare Department, who is at the top in
Covid-19 vaccination? Bihar
693. Recently with which bank Meghalaya Police has tied up for
e challan? SBI
694. Which state has recently announced the launch of mobile
laboratories for Covid-19 testing? Maharashtra
695. Recently Aditya Mittal has been appointed as the CEO of
which company? ArcelorMittal
696. Which state government has recently announced a grant of
Rs 05 lakhs to an Olympic qualifier? Haryana
697. Which film won the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam
International Film Festival 2021? Koozhangal
698. According to ongoing Global MBA Ranking 2021 which is
the best institute in India? Indian School of Business
699. Which nation has become the 12th state in the country to
complete the One Ration Card Reform System? Rajasthan

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700. 18. According to the Ministry of Social Justice and


Empowerment, how many manual scavengers have been
identified in the entire country? 66,692
701. What is the theme of Financial Literacy Week 2021? Credit
702. discipline and credit from formal institutions 20. Which is
the largest war exercise of the Indian Navy, which is being
conducted in the Indian Ocean region? TROPEX
703. When is World Unani Day celebrated? 11 February
704. Which country will rejoin the UN Human Rights Council?
USA
705. Which state's transport department has launched various
citizen centric online services? Odisha

706. Recently the President of which country has announced the


formation of Chinese Task Force? USA
707. Where has the world's oldest animal fossil been
discovered? Madhya Pradesh
708. Who will be the first female CEO of US Chamber of
Commerce? Suzanne Clark
709. Who has won the World Wildlife Photographer of the Year
2021 award? Robert Irwin
710. Who has inaugurated the 'World Sustainable Development
Summit 2021'? Narendra Modi
711. Recently the US has seized a fund of 01 billion dollars from
the government of which country? Myanmar
712. Recently SBI has estimated India's GDP to be how much
percent in FY 2021? -7.0%
713. Who has recently launched the 'Bharat Toy Fair 2021'
website? Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal & Ramesh Pokhriyal
'Nishank'

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714. PhonePe has partnered with which bank on the UPI multi
bank model? Axis Bank
715. Recently Vijayanagara has become the 31st district of
which state? Karnataka
716. Recently PNB has entered into an agreement with which oil
company? IOCL
717. Which state government has launched the Knowledge
Mission? Kerala
718. Bio Asia is a major summit organized by which Indian state
/ UT? Telangana
719. Who has been appointed to the National Security Advisory
Board? Sridhar Vembu
720. We will surely sustain' book, who has written this book?
Abhijita Gupta
721. Manasa Varanasi was crowned VLCC Femina Miss India
World 2020 in Feb - 2021, from which state? Telangana
722. The Supreme Court has prohibited the dismantling of
which air carrier? INS Virat
723. When is International Day of Women and Girls in Science
celebrated? 11 February
724. Which film has received the Tiger Award for Best Film at
the 50th Rotterdam International Film Festival? Pebbles
725. Where is the first public hearing organized recently?
Jammu and Kashmir

726. Recently, which country has facilitated transit traffic to


India ? Nepal
727. Recently passed away Bansi Kaul was a famous? Theater
director

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728. Recently with which country has New Zealand suspends


ties? Myanmar
729. Who has been appointed by Indigo as its new Chief
Financial Officer? Jiten Chopra
730. Who has written a book titled 'Parliamentary Messenger in
Rajasthan'? KN Bhandari
731. Which country's army will deploy dogs for Covid-19 test?
India 10. Where has the National Horticulture Fair 2021 started
recently? Bengaluru
732. Recently India has signed an agreement with which country
for the construction of Lalandar 'Shahtoot' dam? Afghanistan 12.
Recently HAL has signed an agreement with which company for
733. cooperation in two important areas in India? Rolls Royce
734. Which state's Chief Minister has recently launched a new
line of packaged organic products? Manipur
735. Which country will build the largest offshore wind farm?
South Korea
736. Who has become the third Indian bowler to take 300 Test
wickets? Ishant Sharma
737. When is World Pulses Day celebrated? 10 February
738. Which bank has signed an agreement with Japan MUFG
Bank to support the banking needs of Japanese companies in
India? ICICI Bank
739. Which state has tied up with the Confederation of Indian
Industry to operate the Model Career Center? Goa
740. Recently Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with
which company for SDR-Tacat a cost of more than 1000 crores?
BEL
741. Who has won the Allan Border medal for the third time in
his career? Steve Smith

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742. Who has received the ICC Player of the Month award for
January 2021? Rishabh Pant

743. Which state government has announced the establishment


of a 'state control room'? Uttar Pradesh
744. Which state government has decided to build the COVID
warriors memorial? Odisha
745. Which country has decided to launch 40 satellites of the
world using Soyuz 2 carrier rocket? Russia
746. Where is the 14th International Children's Film Festival
held? Bangladesh
747. Which state has signed an agreement with Switzerland in
the field of tourism, dairy and skills training? Haryana
748. Which state has launched the War on Drugs campaign?
Manipur
749. Which country will host the World Sustainable
Development Summit 2021? India
750. How much amount has been allocated by the Central
Government for PMFBY for the financial year 2021-22? 16000
Crores
751. India ranks at 'Innovation Index' released by Bloomberg?
50
752. Which Indian documentary film won the audience award at
the Sundance Film Festival 2021? Writing with fire 17. Will
establish India's first geothermal area development project?
Ladakh
753. Which airport won the 'Voice of the Customer' award?
Bengaluru International Airport
754. Who has been recognized as a 'global citizenship envoy"?
Shri Shri Ravishankar

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755. Who became the first batsman to score a double century in


his 100th Test? Joe Root
756. Who has been declared by ICC as its global partner? BYJU'S
757. Which state has launched the SAANS campaign? Madhya
Pradesh
758. Recently Union Ministry of Environment has approved the
759. construction of Lakhwar power project on which river?
Yamuna 5. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of
Broadcasting
760. Content Complaints Council (BCCC)? Geeta Mittal 6. Who
has been re-appointed as UN Climate Ambassador? Michael
Bloomberg

761. Which state has announced Unicode for identification of


'land holding'? Uttar Pradesh
762. Recently Srivilliputhur Megamalai is going to become the
fifth tiger reserve of which state? Tamil Nadu
763. Where is the 16th joint military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas'
started? Bikaner
764. Where will the world's largest wind power plant be set up
recently? South Korea
765. Where will the Mandu Festival be held on February 13 and
14? Madhya Pradesh
766. According to the recently released report, which state is on
top in terms of Covid-19 vaccination? Bihar
767. Where was the foundation stone of the 100 feet high flag
been laid? Gulmarg
768. Where has the General Thimayya Memorial Museum been
inaugurated? Karnataka

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769. Who is next elected as the new Director General of WTO?


Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
770. Approved the establishment of the world's largest radio
telescope? SKAO
771. Became the third Indian woman to join Grand Slam?
Ankita Raina 18. Which new booking facility has IRCTC recently
introduced? Bus Booking
772. Who has been chosen by NASA to launch its SPHEREX
mission? Space X
773. For the first time a team of women has been included in
the Special Jungle War Commando Force 'Cobra' of which
paramilitary force? CRPF
774. What has been renamed as Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan?
Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
775. On 4 feb 2021 PM inaugurated the centenary celebrations
of which event / event? Chauri Chaura
776. Which city of India has organized the National Horticulture
Fair 2021' ? Bangalore
777. Who has been appointed as the new MD / CEO of Petronet
LNG Ltd? Akshay Kumar Singh
778. Who became the new president of Maharashtra Congress'?
Nana Patole
779. Where will India's first Thunderstorm Research Center be
set up? Odisha
780. Where was the first heliport of Assam inaugurated? Majuli

781. Which state has recently announced the setting up of the


Indian Institute of Skills in collaboration with the Tata group?
Odisha

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782. Which edition of Kolkata International Book Fair will be


held recently? 45th
783. Which state government has approved Mukhyamantri
Vigyan Pratibha Pariksha? Delhi
784. Who has written a book called 'Beautiful Things'? Hunter
Biden 7. Which country has declared the nationalist group
'Proud Boys' as a terrorist group? Canada
785. Who has launched 'Asom Mala Project'? Narendra Modi
786. Which district has topped the list of aspirational districts
recently released by NITI Aayog? Shravasti
787. Which country has approved China's Sinovac vaccine
recently? Indonesia
788. Which state's Election Commission has launched the
eWatch mobile app? Andhra Pradesh
789. Which state has launched two schemes namely Pragyan
Bharati and Bhasha Gaurav? Assam
790. Which state has recently had a glacier burst? Uttarakhand
791. Who has NASA appointed its first senior climate
consultant? Gavin Schmidt
792. Which bank has stopped its customers from withdrawing
money from Non EMV ATMs? PNB
793. India's first typhoon-storm test center will be established
in which state? Odisha
794. Who was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame? Lisa
Sthalkar 16. Who is making the world's first high altitude pseudo
satellite? HAL
795. Which is the first state to implement 'e-cabinet'? Himachal
Pradesh
796. Which country's government has announced the creation
of the world's first energy island? Denmark

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797. Recently with which country India has tied up for


renewable energy? Bahrain
798. Which is the fastest country in the world to complete 40
lakh vaccination in 18 days? India

799. Where has Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela organized?


Assam
800. Which country has successfully test-fired a 'Ghaznavi
missile' with nuclear capability? Pakistan
801. Which company has recently announced the closure of
domestic payment services in India from April 01? Paypal
802. Which Ministry has been organizing 'Udyog Manthan'?
Commerce Ministry
803. Which state government has recently announced to set up
500 EV charging points? Delhi 10. Which bank has launched a
special savings account scheme for children? Federal Bank
804. Who has recently been appointed as Director at Air Force
Headquarters? GS Bedi
805. Recently India has approved the sending of 1 lakh Covid-19
vaccines to which country? Cambodia
806. Which is the first state to complete 5 lakh vaccines? Uttar
Pradesh
807. How long has the government recently set a target of 100%
electrification of broad gauge routes? 2023
808. Recently, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated
Aero India at which air force station? Yelahanka
809. Which state government has recently launched a
rehabilitation scheme for beggars? Rajasthan
810. Which state government has announced provide money to
govt school students for books? Uttarakhand

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811. Which state government has recently announced to waive


farm loans of 16.43 lakh farmers? Tamil Nadu
812. Who has written a book titled 'Yes Man: The Untold Story
of Rana Kapoor'? Pavan C. Lall
813. Which country has celebrated its 73rd Independence Day
on 4 February? Sri Lanka
814. Where is the world's tallest swing ride Bollywood Skyflyer
opened? Dubai

815. Which state has announced the opening of its first human
milk bank? Kerala

816. Which company has received the first 'carbon neutral oil'?
Reliance
817. Who has started the 'Switch Delhi' campaign recently?
Arvind Kejriwal
818. Who has recently become the chairman of the National
Safety Council? SN Subrahmanyan
819. What is the name of the app developed by the Ministry of
Home Affairs to help during emergencies? Locate Nearest Police
Station
820. RBI estimates India's GDP growth rate for FY - 21 - 22?
10.5%
821. Which Indian body has issued a warning against recording
a session using a mobile phone? Rajya sabha
822. Who was honored with 2021 Zayed Award for Human
Fraternity Award? Antonio Guterres & Latifa ibri jiaten
823. When is International Day of Human Fraternity
celebrated? 04 February

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824. How long has the US and Russia extended the nuclear
weapons control treaty? 2026
825. Where will a musical programme called Abhivadan be
held? Pune
826. Which state government has recently announced no
registration, no road tax on EVs? Telangana
827. Where will the recent military exercise called 'Yudh
Abhyas' be
828. held between India and America? Rajasthan 6. Who has
been honored with the 'Zayed Award' recently? Antonio
Guterres & Latifa Ibn ziaten
829. Recently Bikram Singh Bedi has been appointed as MD of
which company? Google Cloud
830. Who has become the president of Boxing Federation of
India'? Ajay Singh
831. Which country has recently approved the Russian
coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V? Mexico
832. According to the recently released report, who has become
the top celebrity endorser of India? Virat Kohli 11. Recently Andy
Jassy has been announced as the CEO of which company?
Amazon

833. Where has the teen health program named 'Udaan Tara'
started recently? Dhaulpur
834. Who has inaugurated the 'Chauri Chaura Shatabdi Festival?
Narendra Modi
835. Who has been appointed as the interim head of CBI?
Praveen Sinha
836. Which country launched the satellite using the world's first
rocket powered by bio fuel? USA

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837. Which state government has launched 'Pragyan Bharti' and


"Bhasha Gaurb' schemes? Assam
838. Who has become India's youngest female pilot? Ayesha
Aziz
839. Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of
India to the Republic of Malta? Sangeeta Bahadur
840. In which Indian city has India's first wetland conservation
and
841. management center been established? Chennai
842. Who has announced the launch of its first civilian mission
to the orbit? Space X
843. Which country decided to withdraw from the agreement
to develop a strategic port terminal with India and Japan? Sri
Lanka
844. When is World Cancer Day celebrated? 04 February
845. At which place has Asia's biggest air show started?
Bengaluru
846. Who is the first union territory to become Corona free?
Andaman and Nicobar
847. Recently the World Bank has announced to provide 500
million dollars to which country? Bangladesh
848. Where was India's first 'amputee clinic' launched?
Chandigarh
849. Which country has topped the recently released
'Democracy Index 2020'? Norway (India - 53)
850. Recently Ford has partnered with whom to launch cloud
based data services? Google
851. Who has been awarded the 'Alert Being' Icon Award? A.R.
Rahman
852. Recently Sangeeta Bahadur has been appointed as the
Ambassador of India to which country? Malta

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853. Which ministry has launched the ASEAN India Hackathon


2021? Ministry of Education
854. For the first time in how many years has the BCCI canceled
the Ranji Trophy event? 87
855. Who has launched the innovation sandbox web portal? BSE
13. Which country has been out of the Colombo terminal project
recently? India
856. In which state has the Bhootarbh Water Portal started?
Uttar Pradesh
857. Which state has launched the 'Mo Jungle' and know Your
Forest Land' mobile apps? Odisha
858. Which Indian private institution has been formed to
develop and manufacture military aircraft in India? Tata Group
859. Which country has become the fourth country in Europe to
legalize euthanasia ? Portugal
860. Who won the title of Tata Steel Masters chess tournament
2021? Jordan Wayne Forest
861. Who has recently won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy?
Tamil Nadu
862. Who has recently become the new acting chief of NASA?
Bhavya Lal
863. Which organization has declared 2020 as the 'Worst Year
on Record'? UN-WTO
864. Where will India's first centralized AC railway terminal be
set up? Bangalore
865. Tikaran against which disease was organized as National
Immunization Day? Polio
866. Who won the men's singles final in the Badminton World
Tour held in Bangkok? Anders Antosen
867. When is World Wetlands Day celebrated? 02 February
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868. Which state government has launched the 'Har Ghar Pani
Har Ghar Safai' mission? Punjab
869. Which word has been declared by Oxford as the Hindi word
of the year 2020? Aatmanirbharta

870. Which country has won the title of 'Handball World


Championship held in Egypt? Denmark
871. Whose autobiography By Many a Happy Accident has been
launched recently? Hamid Ansari
872. Which country has won the most medals in the first Asian
Online Shooting Championship? India
873. Who has recently appointed Facebook as its Chief
Compliance Officer? Henry Moniz
874. Who has written a book called 'The Little Book of
Encouragement'? Dalai Lama
875. Recently NP Trong has been re-elected as the President of
which country? Vietnam
876. Recently Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change has
877. released National Action Plan for which species? Marine
Turtle
878. Recently India's first gender park will be established in
which city of Kerala? Kozhikode
879. Who has become the new chairman of Mahindra Finance?
Anish Shah
880. Where is the country's first Igloo Café opened? Jammu and
Kashmir
881. Who was appointed as the Indian High Commissioner in
Monjabik? Ankan Banerjee

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882. Which scheme has been launched to make Indian textile


industry globally competitive? Mega Investment Textiles Park
883. When is Indian Coast Guard Day celebrated? 01 February
884. Which state government has started Sparsh Leprosy
awareness campaign? Karnataka
885. Who has inaugurated the eighth edition of the India
International Silk Fair? Smriti Irani
886. Recently IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan has been appointed as the
new Chief Secretary of which state? Tamil Nadu
887. Who has launched anti doping reference? Kiren Rijiju

888. Recently with which country has India started discussions


on F 15EX fighter jet? USA
889. Who has inaugurated a National Tribal Festival at Dilli
Haat? M Venkaiah Naidu
890. RBI has canceled the license of Shivam Cooperative Bank
located in which state? Maharashtra
891. Which country has declared a year of emergency recently?
Myanmar
892. Who presented the first paperless budget after
independence? Nirmala Sitharaman
893. Recently the government has increased the FDI limit in
insurance from 49% to how much? 74%
894. Who has launched the national polio immunization
program in India? Ram Nath Kovind
895. Who has been awarded the Bismillah Khan Award for the
year 2019 -20? Mujtaba Hussain
896. When is World Leprosy Day celebrated? 31 January

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897. Recently India and which country have launched initiatives


for sustainable development and global environmental
protection? France
898. Where will India's first dog park be set up? Chandigarh
899. Which state government has transferred Rs 400 crore in
the account of 20 lakh farmers? Madhya Pradesh
900. Who has been appointed as the President of the Asian
Cricket Council? Jay Shah
901. Which country has announced to import more than 08 lakh
Covid-19 vaccine from India? Mexico
902. Where has a cell been set up to address the issues faced by
migrant laborers? Goa
903. Recently 18-year-old Manika Tahil became the first female
breakdancer of which country? Afghanistan
904. Recently US President Joe Biden has banned the sale of F-
35 fighter jets to which country? UAE

905. According to the recently released report, which city has


906. become the most favorite city of tourists in the world? Bali
907. Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of SBI Card? Rama
Mohan Rao Amara
908. Recently India has signed an agreement with whom for
global energy security? IEA
909. Recently, Biden appointed Rob Malley as the US
ambassador to which country? Iran
910. Who has been appointed the new Ambassador of India to
Egypt? Ajit Vinayak Gupte
911. Whose autobiography is the book A Many a Happy
Accident: Recollections of a life? Hamid Ansari

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912. What is the rank of India's observer research foundation in


the 2020 Global Go to Think Tank Index Report? 20
913. Who was appointed the new CEO of Ayushman Bharat
Yojana? RS Sharma
914. In the Test rankings released by ICC, Who is the rank 1st
batsman? Kane Williamson

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