Question No: 1

Which country hosted the virtual G20 Foreign Ministers’

Extraordinary Meeting (September 2020) ?

किस देश ने वर्चअुल जी-20 ववदेश मंत्रियों िी असाधारण बैठि िी मेजबानी िी?A. South Korea

B. Mexico

C. South Africa

D. Saudi Arabia

Answer – Saudi Arabia

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Question No: 2

Chakr Innovation, the incubated start-up of ‘which’ IIT has

launched decontamination device named “Chakr DeCoV” to

decontaminate the N95 masks?

र्क्र इनोवेशन, 'जो' आईआईटी ने N95 मास्ि िो दवूित िरने िे ललए "र्क्र डििॉव" नाम से ववसंदिूण उपिरण लॉन्र् किया है?

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Question No: 2

A. IIT Patna

B. IIT Madras

C. IIT Delhi

D. IIT Ropar

Answer – IIT Delhi

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Question No: 3

LIGO and VIRGO detected the collision of ‘Impossible’ black

holes for 1st time recently. The research was published in which

journal?

ललगो और VIRGO ने हाल ही में पहली बार ' इम्पॉलसबल ' ब्लैि होल िी टक्िर िा पता लगाया । यह शोध किस जनलु में प्रिालशत हचआ था?

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Question No: 3

A. Astrophysical Journal Letters

B. The Social Science Journal

C. The Journal of Space

D. Journal of Proteomics

Answer – Astrophysical Journal Letters

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Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory-LIGO

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Question No: 4

Panneerselvam Iniyan who is in news recently is associated with which sport?

पन्नीरसेल्वम इननयान जो हाल ही में खबरों में हैं, वह किस खेल से जचड ेहैं?A. Billiards

B. Snooker

C. Badminton

D. Chess

Answer – Chess

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Question No: 5

Name the organization which released the publication named

“The Little Book of Green Nudges”.

वह संगठन जजसने "ग्रीन नज छोटी किताब" िा प्रिाशन किया ।A. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

B. International Labour Organization (ILO)

C. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

D. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Answer – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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Question No: 6

Which country has signed agreement with India on

reciprocal provision of supplies and services?

किस देश ने आपूकति और सेवाओ ंिे पारस्पररि प्रावधान पर भारत िे साथ समझौते पर

हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?

A. Poland

B. China

C. Germany

D. Japan

Answer – Japan

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India and Japan signed an Agreement concerning

Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services or

Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)

between the Armed Forces of India and the Self-

Defense Forces of Japan.

भारत और जापान ने आपूकति और सेवाओ ंिे पारस्पररि प्रावधान से संबंकधत एि

समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए या भारत िे सशस्त्र बल ं और जापान िे आत्मरक्षा

बल ं िे बीच अकधग्रहण और क्रॉस-सकविकसंग समझौता (ACSA) ।

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Question No: 7

NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat ANIC-ARISE Challenges recently. Who is the mission director of AIM?

नीकत आय ग िे अटल इन वेशन कमशन (एआईएम) ने हाल ही में Aatmanirbhar भारत ANIC-ARISE चुनौकतयां शुरू िी । AIM िे कमशन कनदेशि िौन है?

A. Ramesh Chand

B. Rao Inderjit Singh

C. V.K. Saraswat

D. Ramanan Ramanathan

Answer – Ramanan Ramanathan

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog launched

Aatmanirbhar Bharat ANIC-ARISE Challenges (Atal New

India Challenges in Applied Research and Innovation for

medium and Small Enterprises) to stimulate applied

research and innovation in Indian Micro, Small & Medium

Enterprises (MSMEs) and startups.

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Question No: 8

India, Australia along with which country participated the

1st trilateral dialogue on economic, strategic challenges in

Indo-Pacific recently?

भारत, ऑस्ट्र ेकलया ने किस देश िे साथ हाल ही में कहंद-प्रशांत के्षत्र में आकथिि, सामररि

चुनौकतय ंपर पहली कत्रपक्षीय वाताि में भाग कलया?

A. Germany

B. France

C. Japan

D. United States

Answer - France

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Question No: 9

World Health Organization (WHO) has set a target to achieve a world free of industrially produced trans fats by which year?

कवश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन (डबू्ल्यएचओ) ने किस वर्ि ति औद्य कगि रूप से उत्पाकदत टर ांस वसा से मुक्त दुकनया ि प्राप्त िरने िा लक्ष्य रखा है?

A. 2027

B. 2030

C. 2025

D. 2023

Answer - 2023

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Question No: 10

According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s Living Planet

Report 2020, the global vertebrate population declined to an

average of ______ between 1970 and 2016.

कवश्व वन्यजीव ि र् (WWF) िी कलकवंग पै्लनेट ररप टि 2020 िे अनुसार, वैकश्वि िशेरुिी

आबादी 1970 और 2016िे बीच ______ िे औसत से घटिर रह गई ।

A. 56%

B. 71%

C. 68%

D. 44%

Answer – 68%

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Question No: 11

Which state government has relaunched Deendayal

Antyodaya Rasoi scheme?

किस राज्य सरिार ने दीनदयाल अंत्य दय रस ई य जना ि किर से शुरू किया है?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Arunachal Pradesh

C. Madhya Pradesh

D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer – Madhya Pradesh

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Question No: 12

The gross Non Performing Assets in public sector banks was reduced to _______ in March 2020 from Rs 8.96 lakh crore in March 2018.

साविजकनि के्षत्र िे बैंि ंमें सिल गैर कनष्पाकदत पररसंपकिय ं ि माचि 2020 में घटािर माचि 2018 में 8.96 लाख िर ड़ रुपये िर कदया गया था।

A. Rs 9.24 lakh crore

B. Rs 6.78 lakh crore

C. Rs 8.96 lakh crore

D. Rs 7.25 lakh crore

Answer – Rs 6.78 lakh crore

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Question No: 13

Which bank ranked top in EASE 2.0 awards for FY19-20 in top performing banks category?

िौन सा बैंि शीर्ि प्रदशिन बैंि ंिी शे्रणी में कवि वर्ि 2019-20 िे कलए EASE 2.0 पुरस्कार ंमें शीर्ि स्थान पर रहा?

A. Oriental Bank of Commerce

B. State Bank of India

C. Bank of Baroda

D. Central Bank of India

Answer –Bank of Baroda

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Question No: 14

Which insurance company partnered with NSDL payments bank to offer insurance products?

किस बीमा िंपनी ने बीमा उत्पाद ंिी पेशिश िरने िे कलए एनएसडीएल भुगतान बैंि िे साथ भागीदारी िी?

A. Life Insurance Corporation of India

B. Max Life Insurance Company

C. HDFC Life Insurance Company

D. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company

Answer - ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company

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ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited (ICICI

Prudential Life) has entered into a corporate agency

agreement with NSDL Payments Bank, a subsidiary of

NSDL (National Securities Depository Ltd), the 1st and

largest depository in India.

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Question No: 15

Which company has launched service named ‘Cash Advance’, a

collateral free line of credit to increase MSME cash flow?

एमएसएमई िैश फ्ल ि बढाने िे कलए किस िंपनी ने 'िैश एडवांस' नाम से सेवा शुरू िी है, ज

के्रकडट िी एि ि लैटरल फ्री लाइन है?

A. Braintree

B. PayTm

C. Razorpay

D. PayPal

Answer –Razorpay

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Question No: 16

Name the company which collaborated with NITI Aayog to launch 'SheCodes' innovation challenge.

‘SheCodes' इन वेशन चैलेंज लॉन्च िरने िे कलए नीकत आय ग िे साथ सहय ग िरने वाली िंपनी िा नाम दें।

A. Infosys

B. Tata Consultancy Services

C. Dell Technologies

D. Wipro

Answer – Dell Technologies

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Question No: 17

Name the person who has been appointed as the president of All India Tennis Association (AITA).

उस व्यक्तक्त िा नाम ज अक्तखल भारतीय टेकनस संघ (एआईटीए) िा अध्यक्ष कनयुक्त किया गया है।

A. Prem Kumar Karra

B. Suman Kapur

C. Sunder Iyer

D. Anil Jain

Answer –Anil Jain

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Question No: 18

Poonam Khatri who is in news recently is associated with

which sport?

हाल ही में खबर ंमें रहने वाली पूनम खत्री किस खेल से जुड़ी हैं?

A. Fencing

B. Badminton

C. Archery

D. Wushu

Answer – Wushu

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Poonam Khatri who won the Silver Medal at the 15th

edition of World Wushu Championships (WWC) 2019

held at Minhang Gymnasium in Shanghai, China has

now been upgraded to Gold Medal. Poonam is now the

third Indian to win a Gold in Wushu World Championship

after Pooja Kadiyan (2017) and Praveen Kumar

(2019).

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Question No: 19

When was Himalaya Diwas celebrated annually on _______.

A. September 8

B. September 7

C. September 10

D. September 9

Answer –September 9

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Question No: 20

Which edition of International Day to Protect Education from

Attack was observed on September 9, 2020 (Theme:

“Protect Education, Save a Generation.”)?

हमले से कशक्षा िी रक्षा िे कलए अंतरािष्ट्र ीय कदवस िा िौन सा संस्करण 9 कसतंबर, 2020 ि

मनाया गया था (कवर्य: "कशक्षा िी रक्षा, एि पीढी बचाओ.")?

A. 4th

B. 2nd

C. 1st

D. 3rd

Answer –1st

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The United Nations'(UN) 1st International Day to Protect

Education from Attack is observed on September 9,

2020 to raise awareness about the importance of

safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety

for educators and students. The day indicates that

education is under attack. Theme for 2020– “Protect

Education, Save a Generation”.

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Question No: 21

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was observed every year on September 10. What is the theme of WSPD 2020?

हर साल 10 कसतंबर ि कवश्व आत्महत्या कनवारण कदवस (डबू्ल्यएसपीडी) मनाया जाता था। WSPD 2020 िा कवर्य क्या है?

A. “Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives”

B. "Connect, communicate, care"

C. "Take a minute, change a life"

D. “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”

Answer –“Working Together to Prevent Suicide”

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The first World Suicide Prevention day was hosted in

2003 by IASP in collaboration with WHO and World

Federation for Mental Health (WFMH). The theme of 2018

World Suicide Prevention Day – “Working Together to

Prevent Suicide” was retained as the theme for both

2019 and 2020 World Suicide Prevention Day.

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Question No: 22

The Nagaland government has launched state’s 1st tele-medicine platform, ‘Naga Telehealth’ recently. Who is the CM of Nagaland?

नगालैंड सरिार ने हाल ही में राज्य िा पहला टेली-मेकडकसन पे्लटिॉमि ' नागा टेलीहेल्थ ' शुरू किया है । िौन है नगालैंड िा सीएम?

A. Hemant Soren

B. Pema Khandu

C. Neiphiu Rio

D. Naveen Patnaik

Answer – Neiphiu Rio

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Question No:23

Who has launched the e-Gopala app, a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal for direct use of farmers?

किसान ंिे सीधे उपय ग िे कलए एि व्यापि नस्ल सुधार बाजार और सूचना प टिल ई-ग पाला ऐपकिसने लॉन्च किया है?

A. Prakash Javadekar

B. Narendra Modi

C. Pralhad Patel

D. Harsh Vardhan

Answer – Narendra Modi

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Question No: 24

Who is the Executive Director of United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP)?

संयुक्त राष्ट्र पयािवरण िायिक्रम (यूएनईपी) िा िायििारी कनदेशि िौन है?

A. Inger Andersen

B. Shashank Manohar

C. Guy Ryder

D. Thomas Bach

Answer –Inger Andersen

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Question No: 25

Bandipur Tiger Reserve is located in which state?

बांदीपुर टाइगर ररजवि किस राज्य में क्तस्थत है?

A. Uttarakhand

B. Himachal Pradesh

C. Andhra Pradesh

D. Karnataka

Answer – Karnataka

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Question No: 26

The headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme is

located at which city?

संयुक्त राष्ट्र पयािवरण िायिक्रम िा मुख्यालय किस शहर में क्तस्थत है?

A. Lausanne

B. Gland

C. Nairobi

D. New York

Answer –Nairobi

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Question No: 27

Name the 1st PSU in power sector which undertake asset

monetization through InvIT model?

पावर सेक्टर में 1 पीएसयू िा नाम है ज इनवआईटी मॉडल िे माध्यम से पररसंपकि

मुद्रीिरण िा िायि िरता है?

A. National Thermal Power Corporation

B. Power Grid Corporation of India

C. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation

D. Rural Electrification Corporation

Answer – Power Grid Corporation of India

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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved

to monetize state-run Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd’s

(PGCIL), under Ministry of Power transmission projects

that were won through a bidding process.

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The monetisation of assets of POWERGRID will be

done through the Infrastructure Investment Trust

(InvIT) model. This is the first time any PSU in the

Power Sector will undertake asset recycling by

monetising its assets through the InvITmodel and

using the proceeds to fund the new and under-

construction capital projects.

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Question No: 28

Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve is located in which

state?

नागाजुिन सागर श्रीसेलम टाइगर ररजवि किस राज्य में क्तस्थत है?

A. Telangana

B. Himachal Pradesh

C. Uttarakhand

D. Andhra Pradesh

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Question No: 29

Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of

Playerzpot recently?

हाल ही में पे्लयरजॉट िे ब्ांड एंबेसडर िे रूप में किसे कनयुक्त किया गया है?

A. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

B. Smriti Mandhana

C. Rohit Sharma

D. Both A and B

Answer – D

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Question No: 30

Which edition of world solar technology summit was inaugurated by PM Modi recently ?

हाल ही में पीएम म दी ने कवश्व सौर प्रौद्य कगिी कशखर समे्मलन िे किस संस्करण िा उद्घाटन किया था?

A. 4th

B. 2nd

C. 1st

D. 3rd

Answer – 1st

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Question No: 31

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has signed

agreement with International Solar Alliance (ISA) for

deploying 1mn solar irrigation pumps. The GGGI(Global

Green Growth Institute)was based on which country?

ग्ल बल ग्रीन ग्र थ इंस्ट्ीटू्यट (जीजीजीआई) ने 1mn सौर कसंचाई पंप ं िी तैनाती िे कलए

अंतरराष्ट्र ीय सौर गठबंधन (आईएसए) िे साथ समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं। जीजीजीआई

(ग्ल बल ग्रीन ग्र थ इंस्ट्ीटू्यट) किस देश पर आधाररत था?

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Question No: 32

A. India

B. Japan

C. South Korea

D. Israel

Answer – South Korea

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Question No: 33

The 1st joint commission meeting between India and Angola held recently. What is the capital of Angola?

भारत और अंग ला िे बीच पहली संयुक्त आय ग िी बैठि हाल ही में हुई थी। अंग ला िी राजधानी क्या है?

A. Luanda

B. Brazzaville

C. Lusaka

D. Windhoek

Answer – Luanda

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Question No:34

The US based silver lake has planned to acquire ______ stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Limited for Rs. 7500 crores.

अमेररिा क्तस्थत कसल्वर लेि ने ररलायंस ररटेल वेंचसि कलकमटेड में 7500 िर ड़ रुपये िी कहसे्सदारी हाकसल िरने िी य जना बनाई है।

A. 3.75%

B. 2.15%

C. 3.35%

D. 1.75%

Answer – 1.75%

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Question No: 35

Northrop Grumman has named its next Cygnus Spacecraft, NG-14 as __________.

Northrop Grumman अपने अगले Cygnus अंतररक्ष यान, एनजी-14 िे रूप में नाकमत किया गया है ____________ ।

A. Valentina Tereshkova

B. Chiaki Mukai

C. Eileen Collins

D. SS Kalpana Chawla

Answer – SS Kalpana Chawla

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Question No: 36

Mundra Port terminal is located in which state?

मंुद्रा प टि टकमिनल किस राज्य में क्तस्थत है?

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

D. Gujarat

Answer – Gujarat

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Question No: 38

Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in which state?

नंदा देवी बाय स्फीयर ररजवि किस राज्य में क्तस्थत है?

A. Uttarakhand

B. Tripura

C. West Bengal

D. Karnataka

Answer - Uttarakhand

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Question No: 39

Deoghar which is in news recently is a district of which

state?

देवघर ज हाल ही में खबर ंमें है, वह किस राज्य िा कजला है?

A. Tripura

B. Jharkhand

C. Bihar

D. Odisha

Answer – Jharkhand

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Question No: 40

Who released the report titled ‘The State of Young Child in

India’ prepared by organization named Mobile Creches?

म बाइल के्रच नाम िे संगठन द्वारा तैयार 'द से्ट्ट ऑि यंग चाइल्ड इन इंकडया' शीर्िि से ररप टि किसने जारी

िी?

A. Venkaiah Naidu

B. Nirmala Sitharaman

C. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

D. Narendra Modi

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Question No: 41

Who has been appointed as the president of Society of

Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) recently?

हाल ही में स साइटी ऑि इंकडयन ऑट म बाइल मैनु्यिैक्चरसि (कसयाम) िे अध्यक्ष िे रूप में किसे कनयुक्त

किया गया है?

A. Uday Kotak

B. Vinod Aggarwal

C. Vipin Sondhi

D. Kenichi Ayukawa

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Question No: 42

Name the state which revamped ‘SVAYEM’ scheme to provide

self-employment opportunities to youths of the state.

राज्य िे यचवाओं िो स्वरोजगार िे अवसर प्रदान िरने िे ललए 'SVAYEM'

योजना िो नया रूप देने वाले राज्य िा नाम।A. Goa

B. Uttarakhand

C. Assam

D. Himachal Pradesh

Answer – Assam

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Question No: 43

Which company partnered with CyberPeace Foundation to

create awareness on cyber safety among students?

छािों िे बीर् साइबर सचरक्षा पर जागरूिता पैदा िरने िे ललए साइबरपीसफाउंिशेन िे साथ किस िंपनी ने भागीदारी िी?A. Twitter

B. WhatsApp

C. Facebook

D. Instagram

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Question No: 44

How many starlink satellites was launched by SpaceX (12th

batch) in September 2020 to provide faster internet?

तेजी से इंटरनेट प्रदान िरने िे ललए लसतंबर २०२० में स्पेसएक्स (12वें बैर्) द्वारा कितने स्टारललिं उपग्रहों िा प्रक्षेपण किया गया था?A. 60

B. 50

C. 25

D. 30

Answer – 60

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Question No: 45

The stadium in which state is named after Baichung Bhutia?

किस राज्य में एि स्टेडियम िा नाम बाइर्चंग भूटटया िे नाम पर है?A. Arunachal Pradesh

B. Assam

C. Tripura

D. Sikkim

Answer – Sikkim

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Question No: 46

Which state/UT launched an online performance appraisal

system named “SPARROW”?

A. Puducherry

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Jammu & Kashmir

D. Haryana

Answer – Jammu & Kashmir

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Question No: 47

Sanjay Gandhi National Park is located in which state?

A. Jharkhand

B. Maharashtra

C. Chhattisgarh

D. Uttar Pradesh

Answer – Maharashtra

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Question No: 48

Sheikh Ul-Alam International Airport is located in which city?

शखे उल-आलम अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्िा किस शहर में जस्थत है?A. Mangaluru

B. Surat

C. Shillong

D. Shimla

Answer – Srinagar

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Question No: 49

Where is the headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) located?

खाद्य एवं िृवि संगठन (एफएओ) िा मचख्यालय िहां जस्थत है?A. Sydney

B. Vienna

C. Rome

D. London

Answer – Rome

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Question No: 50

Which city was announced as the 1st World War II Heritage City by US president Donald Trump?

अमेररिी राष्ट्रपनत िोनाल्ि रम्प द्वारा किस शहर िो द्ववतीय ववश्व यचद्ध िे पहले ववरासत शहर िे रूप में घोवित किया गया था?A. Boston

B. San Francisco

C. New York

D. Wilmington

Answer – Wilmington

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Question No: 51

Which Indian state ranked top in the Ease of Doing Business

(EODB) ranking 2019 released by Ministry of commerce and industry’s DPIIT?

वाणणज्य और उद्योग मंिालय िे िीपीआईटी द्वारा जारी ईज ऑफ िूइंगत्रबजनेस (ईओिीबी) रैंकिंग 2019 में किस भारतीय राज्य िो शीि ुपर रखा गया है?A. Arunachal Pradesh

B. Telangana

C.Uttar Pradesh

D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer – Andhra Pradesh

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Question No: 52

INDRA NAVY-20 is the military exercise between India and which country (11th edition held at Bay of Bengal)?

इंद्र नेवी-20 भारत और किस देश (बंगाल िी खाडी में आयोजजत 11वां संस्िरण) िे बीर् सैन्य अभ्यास है?A. Japan

B. Australia

C. Russia

D. Germany

Answer – Russia

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Question No: 53

India successfully tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator

Vehicle (HSTDV) using the indigenously developed Scramjet

Propulsion system recently. Which organization developed the

HSTDV?

भारत ने हाल ही में स्वदेश में कविकसत सै्क्रमजेट प्रण दन प्रणाली िा उपय ग िरिे

हाइपरस कनि प्रौद्य कगिी प्रदशिनिारी वाहन (एचएसटीडीवी) िा सिलतापूविि

परीक्षण किया। किस संगठन ने HSTDV कविकसत किया?

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Question No: 53

A. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)

B. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

C. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

D. National Space Informatics Centre (NSIC)

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Question No: 54

What is KIRAN helpline?

A. Mental Health

B. Career Help

C. Employment Help

D. None

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Question No: 55

The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) is contributed by which

space agency to India's first mission to the moon?

मून लमनरलोजी मैपर (एम3) िो किस अंतररक्ष एजेंसी ने भारत िे प्रथम र्ंद्रमा लमशन िे ललए बनाया था ?

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Question No: 56

A. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

C. Centre National d’étudesspatiales (CNES)

D. European Space Agency (ESA)

Answer – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA)

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Question No: 57

Which country has recommended the name ‘Haishen’ for

Typhoon?

A. Singapore

B. Vietnam

C. Thailand

D. China

Answer – China

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