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1. With which sports Daniil Dubov is associated?

A. Billiards B. Chess
C. Table Tennis D. Bowling
2. In which year Roosevelt enacted Agricultural Adjustment Act?
A. 1933 B. 1934
C. 1935 D. 1936
3. Who among the following is Director General of IAEA?
A. Yukiya Amano B. Abdul Samad Minty
C. Mohamed ElBaradei D. Rafael Grossi
4. What is Project Maven related to?
A. Ocean Weather Forecasting B. Artificial Intelligence Programme
C. NASA Space Project D. ISRO Space Project
5. Who among the following is Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers?
A. Alka Tiwari B. Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi
C. D.V. Sadananda Gowda D. Mansukh Mandaviya
6. Who is author of the book My Years With Rajiv?
A. Wajahat Habibullah B. Arun Shourie
C. Shashi Tharoor D. K Natwar Singh
7. Who is founder of Wikileaks?
A. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg B. Jack Dorsey
C. Kevin Systrom D. Julian Assange
8. Indian PM Narendra Modi inaugurated which natural gas pipeline in January 2020?
A. Kandla-Bhatinda Pipeline B. Kochi-Mangaluru Pipeline
C. Mumbai High-Mumbai-Ankleshwar-Kayoli Pipeline D. Hajira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur Pipeline
9. When was the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act enacted?
A. 2016 B. 2018
C. 2017 D. 2015
10. Who is Chairperson of NHAI?
A. Deepak Kumar B. Yudhvir Singh Malik
C. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu D. Raghav Chandra
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11. With which movement Sundarlal Bahuguna was associated?

A. Non-Cooperation Movement B. Chipko Movement
C. Save Silent Valley Movement D. Swadeshi Movement
12. With which sports Teimour Radjabov is associated?
A. Soccer B. Swimming
C. Polo D. Chess
13. Who among the following is U.S Ambassador to India?
A. Kenneth Juster B. Richard R. Verma
C. Nancy J. Powell D. Timothy J. Roemer
14. Who among the following is Chairperson of ITC?
A. Yogesh Chander Deveshwar B. Nakul Anand
C. Sanjiv Puri D. Rajiv Tandon
15. Car Taigun belongs to stable of which Brand?
A. Volvo B. Volkswagen
C. General Motors D. Honda
16. Asian Waterbird Census 2020 commenced in which Indian state?
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Himanchal Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh D. Uttar Pradesh
17. In which Indian state Mathikettan Shola National Park is located?
A. Jharkhand B. Manipur
C. Chandigarh D. Kerala
18. Who is the new Chairperson of SAIL?
A. Soma Mondal B. Anil Kumar Chaudhary
C. Prakash Kumar Singh D. S K Roongta
19. When does World observes Braille Day?
A. 4th February B. 4th March
C. 4th January D. 4th May
20. Who is CMD of BEL?
A. SK Sharma B. M V Gowtama
C. Anandi Ramalingam D. Anil Kumar
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21. When was Indian Institute of Science established?

A. 1907 B. 1906
C. 1909 D. 1905
22. R P Tiwari Committee of UGC is related with which test?
A. Common Entrance Test at Undergraduate Level B. Common Entrance Test at Postgraduate Level
C. State Entrance Test at Undergraduate Level D. State Entrance Test at Postgraduate Level
23. Which place in India will come up with World's largest railway platform?
A. Cochin, Kerala B. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
C. Huballi in Karnataka D. Patna, Bihar
24. Who among the following is CEO of Future Group?
A. Cyrus Mistry B. Kishore Biyani
C. Salil Parekh D. Rajesh Gopinathan
25. Krishna Ella is the CMD of which company?
A. CelluGen Biotech B. United Biotech
C. Genetix Biotech Asia D. Bharat Biotech
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Solutions
1. B
Sol. Daniil Dmitrievich Dubov is Russian chess grandmaster. He is winner of World
Rapid Chess Championship held at Saint Petersburg in December, 2018. At the age of 14
Years he achieved his final norm for the Grandmaster title.

2. A
Sol. Franklin D. Roosevelt passed federal law Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) in 1933. This law required farmers to
limit their production of certain crops that will lead to rise in crop prices. Farmers were offered subsidies for doing
so. This reduced surplus and boosted prices.

3. D
Sol. Rafael Mariano Grossi is current Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He assumed
office on 3 December 2019. He is an Argentinean diplomat who previously served as IAEA's chief of cabinet. IAEA
was formed on 29th July 1957, its headquarters are located at Vienna, Austria‎.

4. B
Sol. Artificial Intelligence Programme is a software project management and comprehension tool. Maven, also known as
the Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Function Team was launched in April 2017. It is a Pantagon AI Project which aims to
develop and integrate computer-vision algorithms needed to help military and civilian analysts encumbered by the
sheer volume of full-motion video data that DoD collects every day in support of counterinsurgency and
counterterrorism operations.

5. C
Sol. D.V. Sadananda Gowda is Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers. He assumed his office in year 2018. Ministry
of Chemicals & Fertilizers comprises of three departments- Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,
Department of Fertilisers and Department of Pharmaceuticals.

6. A
Sol. Wajahat Habibullah is author of the book My Years With Rajiv. My Years with Rajiv: Triumph and Tragedy is a book
about the life and times of Rajiv Gandhi. Born 30 September 1945, IAS, Wajahat Habibullah was the chairperson of
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the National Commission for Minorities (26 October 2005 – 19 September 2010).

7. D
Sol. WikiLeaks, the international non-profit organisation was founded by Julian Assange on 4 October 2006 at Iceland.
Its headquarters are located at London, United Kingdom. Owned by Sunshine Press, this site publishes news leaks
and classified media provided by anonymous sources.

8. B
Sol. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline, via video conferencing on 5th January,
2021. He dedicated 450-km Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation. Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline is a Rs 3,000
CRORE GAIL project. According to PMO it is an important milestone towards the creation of 'One Nation One Gas
Grid.

9. A
Sol. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act was enacted in year 2016. It gives effect to the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and matters connected with it. It provides non-discrimination
and equal opportunities for persons with disability.

10. C
Sol. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu (IAS) is current Chairman of The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) since 28th
October 2019. Setup in 1988, NHAI is an autonomous agency of the Government of India. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu is
8th Chairperson of NHAI.

11. B
Sol. Chipko movement, also known as Chipko andolan (Chamoli district and later at Tehri-Garhwal district of
Uttarakhand) was an environmental movement in year 1973 which had leaders including Sundarlal Bahuguna, Gaura
Devi, Sudesha Devi, Bachni Devi, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Govind Singh Rawat, Dhoom Singh Negi, Shamsher Singh
Bisht and Ghanasyam Raturi. It aimed to protect the trees on the Himalayan slopes from the axes of contractors of
the forest.

12. D
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Sol. Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov from Azerbaijan is associated with Chess. He holds 10th spot in the world as of
December 2020 in field of Chess. He earned the title of Grandmaster in March 2001 at young age of 14, that made
him the second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time.

13. A
Sol. Kenneth I. Juster was appointed by the President on November 3, 2017 to be the 25th United States Ambassador to
the Republic of India. He has 40 years of experience as a senior law partner, senior business executive and senior
government official. He pursued law from the Harvard Law School and holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy
from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

14. C
Sol. Sanjiv Puri former Managing Director of ITC was appointed as Chairperson of ITC on 13th May, 2019. He joined
ITC in year 1986. He was conferred the 'Distinguished Alumnus Award of the year 2018' by the Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur.

15. B
Sol. Taigun SUV was launched by Volkswagen in 2020. Priced at Rs. 10 Lakh, Taigun will be equipped with ABS and
EBD, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Hill Hold Assist (HHA), parking sensors, and multiple airbags. Its
competitors are assumed to be Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos.

16. A
Sol. Asian Waterbird Census 2020 commenced in Andhra Pradesh on 5th January, 2021. It is the largest census in Asia
organised by Wetlands International, an international programme that focuses on monitoring the status of waterbirds
and wetlands. Data collected by Wetlands International is sharedwith global conservation organisations such as
IUCN and Ramsar Convention.

17. D
Sol. Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in South Indian state Kerala. It is spread over an area of 12.82 km². It was
established in 21 November 2003. State government has declared it as a National park in 2008.
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18. A
Sol. Soma Mondal assumed the position of Chairman, SAIL on 1st January, 2021. Steel Authority of India Limited is an
Indian state-owned steel making company based in New Delhi, India. It is a public sector undertaking, owned and
operated by the Government of India. It was founded on 19th January 1954. Soma Mondal is the first woman
Chairman SAIL.

19. C
Sol. Every year on 4th January World Braille Day is observed to raise awareness about how Braille plays a significant role
in the complete realization of human rights in the lives of blind and partially sighted people.

20. B
Sol. Shri M V Gowtama became CMD of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on November 8, 2016. He pursued his
B.Tech in Electronics and Communications from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, Tirupati, in
1983.He joined BEL at its Ghaziabad Unit in January 1983 as a Probationary Engineer.

21. C
Sol. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was founded in 1909 with support of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the Government of
India, and the Maharaja of Mysore. Over the 105 years since its establishment, IISc has become the premier institute
for advanced scientific and technological research and education in India. Beginning with 2 departments and 21
students in 1911, today IISc has 39 departments, units, or centres, 3500 students, and about 500 academic and
scientific staff, supported by 600 administrative personnel.

22. A
Sol. Seven-member committee, headed by Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Punjab R P Tiwari has been setup for
Common Entrance Test at Undergraduate Level. It is part of New Education Policy. NTA will conduct these Tests.

23. C
Sol. Huballi railway station in Karnataka is world's longest railway platform with dimensions of 1,400 metres length and
10 metres width. Indian railway platforms dominate the list of longest platforms at present as well.

24. B
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Sol. Kishore Biyani is the founder and CEO of Future Group. Kishore Biyani is a mentor and role model for many Indian
entrepreneurs and a thought leader in Indian business. His autobiography, ‘It Happened In India,’ has been translated
into a number of languages.

25. D
Sol. Krishna Ella is the CMD of Bharat Biotech. Bharat Biotech is a private limited company which was established in
1996. Its headquarters are located in Hyderabad. It deals with drug discovery, drug development, manufacture of
vaccines, bio-therapeutics, pharmaceuticals and health care products.