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| 7151. |
IITs will do away with admission criterion of minimum how much per cent marks in class 12 this year? |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 65 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 75 |
| E. | 80 |
| Answer» E. 80 | |
| 7152. |
In which state will separate identity cards be issued for transgenders so that the people of the community can get the benefit of government jobs as well as all government schemes? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| E. | Haryana |
| Answer» E. Haryana | |
| 7153. |
In May 2021, the Union Finance Ministry, on the recommendation of the Panchayati Raj Ministry, has released ₹8,923.8 crores to how many states for providing grants to rural local bodies? |
| A. | 16 |
| B. | 19 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | 25 |
| E. | 28 |
| Answer» E. 28 | |
| 7154. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of a COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force. Who will lead the task force? |
| A. | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| B. | Amit Shah |
| C. | Piyush Goyal |
| D. | Subramanian Swamy |
| E. | Nitin Gadkari |
| Answer» B. Amit Shah | |
| 7155. |
Aartech Solonics Limited has bagged a prestigious supply order from which of the following for the supply of its KranKing Ultracapacitor-based Systems for ‘A’ Vehicles? |
| A. | CRPF |
| B. | Indian Army |
| C. | Indian Air Force |
| D. | Indian Navy |
| E. | BSF |
| Answer» C. Indian Air Force | |
| 7156. |
In February 2021, which of the following, along with the Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (COWE), has launched a campaign Swavalamban sashakt? |
| A. | RBI |
| B. | SEBI |
| C. | NABARD |
| D. | SIDBI |
| E. | IRBAI |
| Answer» E. IRBAI | |
| 7157. |
In May 2020, who held a meeting via video conferencing with the members of SIAM Institute on the impact of COVID-19 on the auto sector? |
| A. | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| B. | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
| C. | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| D. | Nitin Gadkari |
| E. | Narendra Modi |
| Answer» E. Narendra Modi | |
| 7158. |
Kadaknath meat that recently got GI tag is a specialty of which MP district? |
| A. | Sagar |
| B. | Raisen |
| C. | Rewa |
| D. | Jhabua |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7159. |
________ has identified a substation to be upgraded into an unmanned substation- the first of its kind in the city, located right at the heart of the central business district of Anna Salai. |
| A. | TNEB Limited |
| B. | NLC India Limited |
| C. | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation |
| D. | Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation |
| E. | Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» D. Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation | |
| 7160. |
In which district has the West Bengal government set up a 'COVID warrior club', comprising people who have recovered from the disease and willing to aid the administration in containing the pandemic? |
| A. | Murshidabad |
| B. | Bankura |
| C. | Birbhum |
| D. | Uttar Dinajpur |
| E. | Hooghly |
| Answer» B. Bankura | |
| 7161. |
PM Narendra Modi has informed that efforts are on to increase the use of natural gas by how many times in this decade? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 7162. |
Consider the following statements regarding the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC):1. It is a statutory and permanent body.2. It analyzes any economic issue referred to it by the Prime Minister and advises him thereon.3. It submits periodic reports to the Prime Minister, related to macroeconomic developments and issues.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. 3 only | |
| 7163. |
Amazon India will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccination for over how many people? |
| A. | 4 lakh |
| B. | 6 lakh |
| C. | 8 lakh |
| D. | 10 lakh |
| E. | 12 lakh |
| Answer» E. 12 lakh | |
| 7164. |
________ Indian Rafale jets will fly with the tail sign ‘BS’ to honour recently retired Air Force Chief Birender Singh Dhanoa. |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 35 |
| E. | 40 |
| Answer» D. 35 | |
| 7165. |
Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Red Medium Irrigation Project on 16 February 2019, which will benefit ________ villages and provide irrigation facility for 8500 hectares of agricultural land. |
| A. | 26 |
| B. | 37 |
| C. | 63 |
| D. | 79 |
| E. | 82 |
| Answer» E. 82 | |
| 7166. |
According to the Home Ministry, how many isolation beds at COVID care centre at Chhattarpur will be converted to beds with oxygen facility? |
| A. | 200 |
| B. | 300 |
| C. | 400 |
| D. | 500 |
| E. | 600 |
| Answer» E. 600 | |
| 7167. |
In September 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of how many highway projects worth 14,258 crore rupees in Bihar through video conferencing? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 11 |
| E. | 13 |
| Answer» D. 11 | |
| 7168. |
Of the following products, which one has earned the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, in the year 2019? |
| A. | Locks |
| B. | Dosa |
| C. | Scissors |
| D. | Knives |
| Answer» B. Dosa | |
| 7169. |
In an effort to augment Nation’s fight against the spread of CoViD-19, Indian Navy has set up a Quarantine Camp at INS Vishwakarma in Eastern Naval Command. How many personnel can it accommodate? |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 250 |
| E. | 300 |
| Answer» D. 250 | |
| 7170. |
At which of the following airports will Wings India 2020 be held? |
| A. | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport |
| B. | Begumpet Airport |
| C. | Rajahmundry Airport |
| D. | Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport |
| E. | Swami Vivekananda Airport |
| Answer» C. Rajahmundry Airport | |
| 7171. |
As a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’, a massive outreach campaign titled ‘Conservation to co-existence: The people connect’ has been taken up by the Central Zoo Authority in the city? |
| A. | Nashik |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Pune |
| E. | Thane |
| Answer» C. Nagpur | |
| 7172. |
In June 2020, which of the following ministries has issued Gazette notification to pave the way for the implementation of the upward revision in the definition and criteria of MSMEs in the country? |
| A. | Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of MSME |
| C. | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| D. | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| E. | Ministry of Finance |
| Answer» C. Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| 7173. |
In which city has Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy launched E-Rakshabandhan in August 2020? |
| A. | Amaravati |
| B. | Visakhapatnam |
| C. | Kakinada |
| D. | Kurnool |
| E. | Vijayawada |
| Answer» B. Visakhapatnam | |
| 7174. |
526 brands of how many anti-cancer drugs showed price reduction up to 90 per cent following National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority - NPPA's price rationalisation initiated in February 2019? |
| A. | 38 |
| B. | 42 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 52 |
| E. | 55 |
| Answer» C. 48 | |
| 7175. |
Between which of the following states was the first inter-State trade on e-Nam portal carried on 19 January 2019? |
| A. | Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Kerala and Karnataka |
| E. | Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu | |
| 7176. |
Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to conduct a Sero Surveillance study in which of the following cities to control the rising cases of Corona infection and to understand the infection rate? |
| A. | Indore |
| B. | Bhopal |
| C. | Ujjain |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 7177. |
In which state, drug abuse has gone up to an alarming level and more than 300 people lost their lives last year in drug abuse related incidents? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Sikkim |
| E. | Tripura |
| Answer» C. Manipur | |
| 7178. |
In March 2020, which country has topped the list of the states in terms of the number of participants in the programme Poshan Abhiyan? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Punjab |
| E. | Gujarat |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 7179. |
In January 2020, which of the following National Parks has recorded a total of 19,225 birds from 80 families belonging to 96 species of wetland birds? |
| A. | Manas National Park |
| B. | Kaziranga National Park |
| C. | Orang National Park |
| D. | Nameri National Park |
| E. | Dachigam National Park |
| Answer» C. Orang National Park | |
| 7180. |
In December 2020, Health Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedures on Preventive Measures in Markets to contain the spread of COVID-19. Persons above how many years of age are advised to stay at home? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 55 |
| C. | 60 |
| D. | 65 |
| E. | 70 |
| Answer» E. 70 | |
| 7181. |
In October 2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced a list of how many self-styled, unrecognised institutions in the country, terming them as fake? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 24 |
| E. | 28 |
| Answer» E. 28 | |
| 7182. |
After amendment in Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules of which year, retired government servants of any intelligence organizations, will not be able to publish any details involving the affairs without prior clearance from the head of the organization? |
| A. | 1964 |
| B. | 1968 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1976 |
| E. | 1980 |
| Answer» D. 1976 | |
| 7183. |
In March 2020, which of the following states made an announcement in the state assembly to make Gairsain its summer capital? |
| A. | Uttarakhand |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Punjab |
| E. | Jharkhand |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 7184. |
In June 2020, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is in the final stage of completing the installation of huge liquid oxygen tanks at how many places, including key hospitals-KEM, Nair, Sion-and at jumbo facilities? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 25 |
| E. | 30 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |
| 7185. |
In June 2021, which of the following has announced to provide a full fee waiver to students who lost one or both parents to the Coronavirus infection? |
| A. | Delhi University |
| B. | Banaras Hindu University |
| C. | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |
| D. | Amity University Noida |
| E. | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Answer» B. Banaras Hindu University | |
| 7186. |
Election Commission has reduced the notice period from 30 days to how many days for registration of political parties who have published their public notice on or before 7 October 2020? |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 20 |
| E. | 24 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 7187. |
In March 2020, Government has banned export of which of the following drugs with immediate effect to ensure sufficient availability of the medicine in the domestic market? |
| A. | Hydroxycloroquine |
| B. | Ibuprofen |
| C. | Zoloft |
| D. | Tramadol |
| E. | Amoxicillin |
| Answer» B. Ibuprofen | |
| 7188. |
Ayush Minister Shripad Yesso Naik has launched a dedicated Web-Portal for National AYUSH Mission. The portal is for the submission of which of the following? |
| A. | State Annual Action Plans |
| B. | Utilization Certificates |
| C. | Physical and Financial Progress report |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 7189. |
J&K-based Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen has been banned by the Home Ministry on 6 February 2019. In which year did the group come into existence? |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1995 |
| E. | 2000 |
| Answer» D. 1995 | |
| 7190. |
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that the flow of raw sewage into the river Ganga will be completely stopped by ________. |
| A. | 2021 |
| B. | 2022 |
| C. | 2023 |
| D. | 2024 |
| E. | 2025 |
| Answer» C. 2023 | |
| 7191. |
All capitals of North-Eastern states will be connected to the rail network by which year? |
| A. | 2022 |
| B. | 2023 |
| C. | 2024 |
| D. | 2025 |
| E. | 2026 |
| Answer» C. 2024 | |
| 7192. |
In which of the following cities is the Central Rice Research Institute located? |
| A. | Hyderabad |
| B. | Cuttack |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Kolkata | |
| 7193. |
In June 2021, IndoSpace, Everstone Group’s industrial and logistics real estate development platform has launched how many parks in Tamil Nadu? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 2 |
| E. | 4 |
| Answer» E. 4 | |
| 7194. |
________ joined global airlines' grouping IATA as a member, becoming the first Indian low-cost carrier to get the membership. |
| A. | Indigo |
| B. | Jet Airways |
| C. | SpiceJet |
| D. | Air India |
| E. | Vistara |
| Answer» D. Air India | |
| 7195. |
As per the latest Geological Survey of India, about 35% of India's total Graphite reserves are found in which state? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| E. | Assam |
| Answer» E. Assam | |
| 7196. |
In April 2020, which of the following states/UTs has launched a helpline under 'Serve-the-Seniors Initiative'? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Ladakh |
| E. | New Delhi |
| Answer» C. Haryana | |
| 7197. |
Amazon has partnered with which Bollywood actor to create a celebrity voice for its digital assistant, Alexa? |
| A. | Shahrukh Khan |
| B. | Krithik Roshan |
| C. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| D. | Salman Khan |
| E. | Sunny Deol |
| Answer» D. Salman Khan | |
| 7198. |
India’s first electric bus service to curb carbon emissions has been launched in which state? |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Uttarakhand |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» C. Uttarakhand | |
| 7199. |
In which state, the government will now run a Roko -Toko campaign for those who do not wear masks? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| E. | Odisha |
| Answer» E. Odisha | |
| 7200. |
Intensifying the unique initiative 'Plastic Lao Khana Khao', which of the following Municipal Corporations has opened 23 more garbage cafes? |
| A. | Jaipur Municipal Corporation |
| B. | Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation |
| C. | Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike |
| D. | South Delhi Municipal Corporation |
| E. | Pune Municipal Corporation |
| Answer» E. Pune Municipal Corporation | |