General Awareness Flashcards
(318 cards)
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What do you mean by “Gilt Accounts” for that RBI has given permission to open, making India the first country to do so?
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An account for holding Government Securities
2
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Who has authored the book titled “ Beautiful things “?
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Hunter Biden, son of Joe Biden
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Who has authored the book titled ‘ Platform Scale: for a post- pandemic world’?
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Sangeet paul chaudhary
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Who has authored the book titled “By many a happy accident: Recollections of a life’?
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Mohammed hamid ansari - former VP of India
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Which of the following has been declared as 31st district of Karnataka?
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Vijayanagar
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Which of the following states has announced to set-up first Thunderstorm Research Testbed of India?
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Odisha
Bhubaneshwar - Fire Park
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Who has been awarded with Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021?
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Robert Irwin
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World Unani day is celebrated on
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11 February
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Meghalaya police has signed MoU with which bank for implementation of e-challan in the jurisdiction of Shillong Traffic Police?
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State Bank of India
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Who had authored the book titled “Turn Around India: 2020 - Summounting Pasf Legacy”?
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RP Gupta
11
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Central Govt is all set to sell what % stake in National Fertilizers Ltd. out of its shareholding of 74.71% through an Offer for Sale method of shares?
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20 %
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Which company has announced a definktive agreement with SoftBank Group Corp under which will acquire Arm Ltd. from SBG and Soft Bank Vision Fund?
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NVIDIA
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Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 21), is the Biennial Largest War Game of which entity of Indian Defence System?
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Indian Navy
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The Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched 2 new initiatives namely SAKSHAM Job portal & Sea weed mission. TIFAC is an autonomous organization under which ministry?
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Department of Science & Technology
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To encourage and to create awareness about which scheme SIDBI and Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs of India (COWE) have launched “Swavalamban Sashakt-Mega Campaign?
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Stand Up India Scheme ( for SC/ST/WOMEN entrepreneurs. EVERY bank must give loan of atleast 1 Crore for these entrepreneurs).
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The flagship Stand Up Indian scheme was launched in which year that is now extended to 2025?
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2016
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Which bank has committed to invest USD 100 Milion into the NIIF Fund of Funds (FoF)?
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New Development Bank
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Which ministry in collaboration with ASEAN launched the ASEAN- India Hackathon 2021?
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Ministry of Education
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What is India’s global ranking in the 2020 Democracy Index Report titled “Democracy in sickness and in health” released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
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53rd
20
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Who has authored the book titled ‘Yes Man: The Untold story of Rana Kapoor’m
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Pavan C Lall
21
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Who conferred with the 4th edition of Alert Being Awards 2020 by NGO ALERT for good Samaritan Work?
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AR Rahman
22
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Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National Safety Council for a period of 3 years?
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SN Subrahmanyan
23
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Who inaugurated the 8th India International Silk Fair, India’s biggest Silk fair on virtual portal?
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Smriti Irani
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Nepal has decided to award the contract for construction of 679 MW lower Arun Hydropower Project to which Indian company?
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Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SjVN)
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Who has been appointed as the new CEO of country's flagship Public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, also called Pradhan Mantri Arogya Yojana?
RS Sharma
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Who has been appointed as the new President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?
Jay Shah
27
RBI has cancelled the licence of Shivam Sahakari Bank Ltd based in which state?
Maharashtra
28
The first indigeneous metro racks manufactured by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) was unvieled for which metro corporation?
Mumbai Metro
29
Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of SBI Cards?
Rama Mohan Rao Amara
30
Who has authored the book titled "Yearbook"?
Seth Rogen
31
Who assumer charge as the Vice Cheif of the Army Staff after Lt. Gen. S.K Saini who stepped down on Jan 31 upon superannuation?
C P Mohanty
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Who has been appointed as the first-ever Chief Compliance Officer of social media platform Facebook Inc.?
Henry Moniz
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Which bank has decided to restrict its customers from withdrawing money from non- EMV ATMs with effect from 01 Feb, 2021?
Punjab National Bank
34
Which country organized forst-ever Asian Online Shooting Championship 2021?
Kuwait
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Name the Indian shooter who won the gold medal in first ever "Asian Online Shooting Championship 2021" in men's 10m air pistol event?
Saurabh Choudhary
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Name the Indian shooter who won gold medal in first ever 'Asian Online Shooting Championship 2021' in men's air riffle event?
Divyansh Singh Panwar
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World wetland Day is observed every year on which date?
2nd February
Theme : Wetland and Water
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Which state is going to open its first human milk bank, a state-of-arr facility with the suppirt of Rotary Club to ensure breast milk for newborn babies, who arenot being breastfed by theor own mothers?
Kerala
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India's first wetland conservation center 'Center for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM)' has been set up in which city of India?
Chennai
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Which word has been named as the Hindi word of the tear 2020 by Oxford languages?
Aatmanirbharta
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Who has authored the book titled "The Little Book of Encouragement"?
Dalai Lama
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Name the aerospace company that has launched 'Stardust 1.0' the World's first commercial rocket launch powered by Biofuel?
Blushift Aerospace
43
Govt. Of Bangladesh signed USD 500 million loan agreement with which bank for the upgradation of rural roads and digital connectivity?
World Bank
44
Name the Indian cricketer who has been named as ICC Men's player of the month award for Jan 2021?
Rishabh Pant
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Which motor maker has partnered with Alphabet Inc's Google to cooperate in software, AI and cloud computing, developing new consumer services?
Ford Motor Co.
46
Name the Australian Cricketers who has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame?
Merv Hughes
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Union defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the 13th edition of the Aero India show at Air Force Station in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The Aero show 2021 has been billed as
Runway to a Billion Opportunities
48
RBI unveiled the Risk-based Internal Audit (RBIA) for select NBFCs and UCBs with an asset size of over
5000 Crore - NBFC
| 5OO Crore - UCB (Urban Cooperative Bank)
49
Which country topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest Democracy Index report titled "Democravy in sickness and in health"?
Norway
50
Who will take over as the New CEO of Amazon after Jeff Bezos who decided to quit the post by October 2021?
Andrew R. Jassy
51
As per the new guidelines to set up Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation (LPCC) by Asset Management Companies (AMCs) of MFs released by SEBI, AMCs need to contribute ..... towards share capital of LPCC
Rs.150 Crore
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated HAL seconf Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas production Line in
Bengaluru
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HAL signed MoU with which company for development and production of composite raw materials that are used in manufacturing of aircrafts and are currently being imported?
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI)
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Spear UAV, developers and suppliers of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) solutions for defence and Homeland Security applications has signed an MoU with Paras Aerospace to introduce encapsulated Ninox 40 system to the Indian market. Spear UAV beling to which country?
Israel
55
As per data revealed by RBI, almost what amount loans of top 100 wilful defaulters have been written off by the banks as of March 2020?
Rs.62000 crore
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Who has become the youngest female pilot of India?
Ayesha Aziz
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Which IIT has signed a MoU with Ministry of Road Trqnsport and Highways to upgrade road construction in India, through scientif research?
IIT - Banaras Hindh University
58
As per the revised objective and eligibility criteria of innovation sandbox by SEBI, an applicant can move from Stage I to Stage II, only after a min. Of
60 days
59
Which countrt overtook USA as world's top destinatiom for new FDI last year?
China
60
National Voters day is observed every year on
25th January
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Acc. To Global Climate Risk Index 2021, India is at what position among the most-affected countries by the devastating impact of clinate change globally in 2019?
7th
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Which country hosted the online International climate adaption summit 2021?
Netherlands
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Which state government announced to start 'Jail Tourism Initiative'?
Maharashtra
64
Who has been appointed to the 20 members High level Advisory Board of UN that will provide recommendations for the U.N. Secretary General to respond to the current and future socio-economic challenges in post- COVID world?
Jayati Gosh
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National Tourism Day is observed on
25th January
66
A large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX-21 was conducted in
Andaman and Nicobar
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Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaimts Council (BCCC)?
Justice Gita Mittal
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Who has authored the book titled "Flying Blind:India's Quest for Global Leadership"?
Mohammed Zeeshaan
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Who has authored the book titled "Ten Lessons for a post- pandemic world"?
Fareed Zakaria
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Who inaugurated 'Bharat Parv 2021' a virtual national festival showcasing country's diverse culture, cuisines and handicrafts?
Om Birla
71
Who has launched the mobile action game Fearless and United Guards ( FAU-G) on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day?
Akshay Kumar
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J K Shivan has been appointed as the MD & CEO of which bank?
Dhanlaxmi Bank
73
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been re-elected as president of
Portugal
74
Who has authored the book titled "India 2030: the rise of Rajasic Nation"?
Gautam Chikermane
75
Which space organization successfully created a New World Record by launching 143 staellites in a single mission?
SpaceX
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Global financial services major HSBC has inaugurated its International Banking Unit (IBU) in which state?
Gujarat
77
With which entity GoI has signed a strategic partnership agreement to strengthen cooperation in global energy security, stability and sustainability?
International Energy Agency (IEA)
HQ - Paris, France
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Which compang has ranked first most-valued IT Services brand gloablly, acc. to a report by Brand Finance?
Accenture
79
Acc. to Brand Finance, Indian IT firm TCS ranked at what place?
Third
80
Data Privacy Day is observed every year on which date to create awareness and promote privacy and data protection?
28th January
81
Textiles Committee of Ministry of Textiles has signed a MoU with Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre of which country to boost export of Textile and Apparel in that country?
Japan
82
Amount India has pledged UN Peacebuilding as a token of engagement?
USD 150000
83
Which country will host AFC Womens Asian Cup in 2022?
India
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Which organization released the "Global Climate Litigation Report 2021" that highlights the Climate litigation cases that have increased in recent years?
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
85
What is India's rank out of 98 countries in COVID -19 performance index published by the Australian think tank, Lowy Institute?
India - 86th
Newzealand and Vietnam - best performing countries
86
India has launched 2021 as the Year of the Environment along with which country?
France
87
What is India's rank among 180 countries in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) - 2020 released by Transparency International ?
86th rank
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Which country hosted the 17th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue 2021 virtualky under the theme "The new normal and safe and healthy tourism"?
Turkey
89
Who has been appointed as the new MD of SBJ for a period of 3 years?
Swaminathan Janakiraman
90
Kaja Kallas has been appointed as the first female PM of which country?
Estonia
91
Who has authored the book titled "The Law of Emergency Powers: Comparative Common Law Persoectives"?
Dr. Abhishem Singhvj and Prof1 Khagesh Gautam
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Which state govt has launched 1st of its kind initiative in India where beneficiaries of old-age pensions will be automatically selected using the Navodaya app and their pension amount will be paid through DBT mode?
Karnataka
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Which ministry has launched a month long mass awareness campaign SAKSHAM to spread awareness about green and clean energy?
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Nazhat Shameen Khan has been elected as president of UN Human Rights Council in an unprecedented secret ballot, she is an ambassador of which country to the UN body?
Fiji
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Who has been appointed as the chairman of Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC)?
Sandeep Agarwal
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India has signed MoU with which country to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology & standqrdization of 5G?
Japan
97
Prarambh: Startup India International Summit 2021 was held in which city?
New Delhi
98
What is the total outlay of the Third phqse of PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2020-21 aims to provide to around 8 lakh candidates?
948.90 Crores
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Govt of which state and Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) signed an agreement to sponsor the Indian national rugby teams for the next three years, till 2023, and facilitate high performance training and conditioning of the players?
Odisha
100
Union Minister of Youth and Sports Kiren Rijiju attended the Youth-20 summjt being held virtualky from Oct 15-17, 2020 in.....
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
101
Govt appoints ......... as MD, CEO of IPPB (India Post Payments Bank)?
J Venkatramu
Dinesh kumar kahar - SBI
NILESH SHAH - Indian mutual fund association of India
Rajjiran Rai G - Indian Bank Association
102
Acc. to the report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India collected what % of e-waste generated in 2018-19?
10%
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India's first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of world labour movement, will be launched in which state?
Kerala
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Which ministry has recieved the SKOCH Challenger Award under "Transparency in Governance" category for IT-led iniguarives and transfirmational reforms?
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
105
What is the theme of the 'Swachhata Pajhwada' organized by the 'National Cadet Corps, NCC at India Gate, New Delhi?
Clean India, Green India, Yeh hai Mera Dream India
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Joint military exercise 'Ex-Desert Knight 21' is to be conducted between India and which country?
France
107
Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative Ltd (IFFDC) entered into an MoU with which entity to work together for tribal livelihood generation?
TRIFED - Tribal Federal Development
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With which country India signed MoC on a basic partnership framework for operation of the 'specified skilled worker' (SSW) system?
Japan
109
Which country unveiled new laws to protect cultural and historic heritage in the form of statues and monuments?
UK
110
Who has authored the book titled "Manohar Parrikar - Off the Record"?
Waman Subha Prabhu
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GoI has decided to celebrate 'Parakram Diwas' every year on which date the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
23rd January
112
Which state govt has inaugurated India's 1st air taxi service under Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik ( RCS - UDAN) of GoI?
Haryana
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Asian Development Bank has partnered with which another bank to initiate a Clean and Sustainable Ocean partnership to achieve SDgs and the climate goals as advised in the Paris agreement?
European Investment Bank
114
Mahananda wildlife sanctuary located in which state where the fifst Mahananda Bird festival will be organized in Feb 2021?
West Bengal
115
A GI tag has been sought for one of the costliest mushrooms in the world that grows in
Jammu and Kashmir
116
Which organization releases the India Innovation Index on the line Global Innovation Index?
NITI Aayog
1st rank - Karnataka
INDIA's rank in
@ Global Innovation Index - 48th
@ Global Firepower Index - 4th ( based on their potential military strength)
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Which state govt has announced to increase the no. of days under MGNREGA from 100 to 150?
Uttarakhand
118
As per RBI, SBI, ICICI and HDFC Bank continue to be domestic systematically imp.banks (D-SIBs) which are 'too big to fail'. RBI issued the framework for dealing with D-SIBs in
2014
119
Which company has signed a concession agreement with state-owned AAI for the operation, development and management of airports at Jaipur, Guwahati, and Thiruvananthapuram?
Adani Group
120
In collaboration with which company the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country?
AWS
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Which state govt has announced for the formation of "Mukhyamantri Bagayat Vikas Mission" to accelerate agriculture, horticulture and promote farming of herbal plants?
Gujarat
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Which FinTech company has launched the Digital Acceleration for Small Businesses microsite across most of its Asia Pacific websites?
Mastercard
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Which bank has entered into a co-lendjng arrangement with IIFL Home Finance Ltd to extend credit to MSME loans?
Standard Chartered Bank
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Global Risk Report is published by which of the following organizations?
World Economic forum
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1st India - EU IPR dialogue 2021 was held virtually between EU Commission and which department of GoI to discuss key Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues affecting businesses?
DPIIT ( Dept for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade )
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways signed a MoU with which organization to boost collaboration in the field of technical exchange & cooperation on sustainable Geo-hazard management?
DRDO
127
Who has authored the book titled "The making of Aadhaar: World's largest identity platform"?
Ram Sewak Sharma
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Name the co-founder of Precision Automation and Robotics India (PARI) who passed away recently?
Mangesh Kale
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With reference to STARStreak Air Defence System India's Bharat Dynamics Ltd. has signed a 'TEAMING AGREEMENT' with which company?
Thales - HQ - Frances
130
World Thinking Day
22nd February
131
Which country recently announced that women can be employed in armed forces?
Saudi Arabia
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With which country India has signed a 50 million dollar Defence line of credit agreement?
Maldives
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The International Mother Language Day is observed annually on which date to raise awareness regarding linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism?
21st February
Theme - Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society.
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UP is all set to export 20 tonnes of Buddha Rice, popularly known as Kala Namakh rice to which country?
Singapore
135
Name the Indian Women Tennis player who has won maiden women's double title in Philip Island Trophy with Russian partner Khamila Rakhimova?
Ankita Raina
136
Name the army version of Nag anti-tank guided missile of which user trial has been carried out successfully?
Helina
Druvastra - airforce version of missile
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Name the Indian American scientist who led the guidance, navigation and control operations if NASA's Mars 2020 mission
Swati Mohan
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Name the Indian TT Player, women's singles title in 82nd senior National TT Championship (held in Tau Devi Lal sports complex in Panchkula?
Manika Batra (63rd in world ranking)
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In Feb, 2021, Indian Navy conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with navy of which country in the Arabian sea?
Indonesia
140
Union Govt has decided to export which missile to friendly foreign countries?
Akash
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Which state gov has launched 'Avalokana Software' a transparent e-governance tool?
Karnataka
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Union cabinet has given its approval to the new JVC for an investment of Rs.5281.94 Crore in Ratle Hydro Electric Project (850 MW). It is located in which river?
Chenab - J&K
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Which payments bank has partnered with Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd to enable its account holders to avail FF services?
Paytm Payments Bank
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SEBI has given approval to the deal between Future Group and which industry, where Future Group will sell its retail, wholesale, kogistics and warehouse businesses to Reliance Retail for Rs.24,713 Crore?
Reliance Retail Ltd.
145
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and MD of Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL)?
Sanjeev Kumar
Siddhartha Mohanty - MD of LIC
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A Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) successfullg test fired from which aircraft for the first time bt HAL?
Hawk - I
147
Who has been named as the Business Standard Banker of the year for 2019-20?
Shyam Srinivasan - CEO of Federal Bank
148
Who will become 1st Woman Fighter Pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade?
Bhawana Kanth
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Which country will be the country in Focus for the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa from 16th to 24th Jan?
Bangladesh
150
Which state gov has launched E- Daakhil portal to streamline grievances redressal system?
Punjab
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Central gov has sanctioned Rs.37.87 Crore for the facelift of Parshuram Kund piligrimage site located in which state?
Arunachal Pradesh
152
J&K and Ladakh Finance Corporation has partmered with which general insurance company to initiate comprehensive insurance covers for the customers of J&K and Ladakh?
Universal Sompo General Insurance Comoany Ltd.
153
Renowned journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Neeli Sheehan passed away recently was a citizen of which country?
USA
154
Veteran politician and former Foreign Minister Madhavisnh Solanki was also CM of which state passed away recently?
Gujarat
155
Who has authored the book titled 'Making of a General - A Himalayan Echo'?
Konsam Himalay Singh
156
Who has been appointed as Deputy Press Secretary to the VP in the White House?
Sabrina Singh
157
PM Modi inaugurated a 5-day global virtual summit in AI - Responaibke AI for Social Empowerment or "RAISE 2020" being jointly organized by the ............. and the "NITI Aayog"?
Ministry of Electronics and IT
158
1st ever ministrial meeting of G-20 (Y-20 also) Anti- Corruption working group was organized under the Presidency of which country?
Saudi Arabia
159
Who won gold in International Online Shooting Championship?
Visnu Sivaraj Pandyan - from Kerala
160
Wh became the 1st woman to join the High Court Judiciary from the Bar and became a Chief Justuce. She recently passed away?
KK USHA - CJ of Kerala HC
161
Ministry of Agriculture has launched 'Ayushman Sahakar' scheme to help cooperatives contribute to creation of healthcare infrastructure in the country under National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), which would lend ........ for the purpose?
Rs.10,000 Crore
162
Which district has bagged top positiin among 30 districts of the country in successful implementation of PM Gram Sadak Yojana (initiated in 2000)?
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
163
Which bank in association with IOCL launched a co-branded contactless Rupay Debit card?
SBI
164
Which bank has signed an MoU with NABFOUNDATION to provide working capital to all SHGs which have an account with ut and undertake the "My Pad My Right" project?
Central Bank of India
165
India's 7th Trade Policy Review (TPR), a comprehensive report issued by WTO Secretariat which aknowledged India's strong economic growth @ what % during the last 5 yrs from 2015 to 2020?
7.4%
166
Who has launched Coastal Research vehicle 'Sagar Anveshika' @ Chennai port that will be used to carry out environment indexing and bathymetric in both coastal and offshore waters?
Harsh Vardhan
167
Which Public sector company has signed a MoU with National Highways Authority of India to establish Clean & Energy Efficient Interventions @ NHAI Establishments?
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL)
168
Which state gov has waive entertainment tax and reduce the fixed charges on electricity during post COVID outbreak period for cinemas to help the film industries in the state?
Kerala
169
An annual Cherry Blosson Mao Festival was celebrated in which state?
Manipur
170
Who has authored the book titled "Gazing Eastwards: Of Buddhist Monks and Revolutionaries in China, 1957"?
Romila Thapar
171
Who has launched "Single Window Clearance System" for coal mines?
Amit Shah
172
What is India's rank in 3rd edition of Digital Evolution Scorecard 2020 developed by Tufts University's Fletcher School in partnership with Mastercard?
4th
173
Who has been appointed as the head of a 10-member empowered committee for administration of COVID vaccine by GoI?
RS Sharma
174
What is the theme of "National Youth Day 2021" observed every year on 12th Jan to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda?
YUVAAH - Utsah Nayr Bharat Ka
175
Who has been named as the official representative of BCCI for ICC Board Meetings?
Jay Shah
176
RBI has cancelled the licence of which cooperative bank?
Vaasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd. ( - of Maharashtra)
177
What is India's rank in the Henley Passport Indec 2021 released by Henley & Partners, based on the exclusive data from International Air Transport Association (IATA)?
85th
178
Which country has organized the fourth "One Planet Summit" through video conferencing, which aimed at protecting the world's biodiversity?
France
179
Japarov Sadyr Nurgojoevuch was elected as the president of which country?
Kyrgystan
180
Who has authired the book titled "Unscripted: Conversations in Life and Cinema"?
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
181
Bharti Airtel signed a MoU with which institutions for digital transformation of MSME in order to achieve the goal of "Atma Nirbhar Bharat"?
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
182
Which e-commerce platform has collaborated with NITI Aayog to launch the updated Women Entrepreneurshio Platform (WEP)?
Flipkart
183
Which state gov has approved the One Time Settlement (OTS) Scheme for Recovery of outstandind dues - 2021 for traders to clear their pending arrears?
Punjab
184
Who has been nomjnated as the adminostrator of the US Agency for Internatuonal Development by US President-elect Joe Biden?
Samantha Power
185
Under whose chairmanship RBI has constituted a working group on digital lending to study all aspects of digital lending activities in regulated financial sector as well as by unregulated players?
Jayant Kumar Dash
186
"PORTRAITS OF POWER" is a book written by who among the following?
NK Singh - Chair of 15th Finance Commission
Pradeep Goorha - Mr. PM - We shrank the Dragon
Pradeep Srivastava - Bye Bye Corona
Shashi Tharoor - The battle of Belonging
187
On which date International Day of Rural Women celebrated?
15th October
1st October - International day of old age
188
Who recieved Noble Prize in Economics for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats?
Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson
189
ADB to orovide $346 Million loan for Rural HVDS expansion program in which of the following states?
Maharashtra
190
Central gov has unveiled a new series of CPI for IW with .......... as base year?
2016
191
GoI has decided ti sale what % of its stake in SAIL through an offer for sale which could fetch over 2600 crore for exchequer?
10%
192
Which medical institution was awarded the second prize under the Kayakalp Awards scheme in category 'Group A' central govt health facilities?
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute if PG Medival Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry.
Category B for vmcleanliness for 3rd consecutive time - AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar
193
What is India's rank in Artin Capital Passport Index 2021?
61st
1st - Germany
194
Which of the following country does Molina, who became his country's 1st winner of Nobel Orize for Chemistry for his work on the threat to the ozone layer from CFCs, has died @ age of 77?
Mexico
195
PM MUDra loans surpass FY20 target by t% @Rs.3.37 lakh crore. In which year was PMMY launched?
2015
196
Which state topped Anemia Mukht Bharat Index in country?
Haryana
Gram Darshan from Haryana
197
Future of Jobs 2020 report found that COVID 19 has cause labour market to change faster than expected. Which organization released the report?
World Economic Forum
198
Gov sets up panel of Secretaries under......... to streamline Telecom Soectrum Allocation?
Rajiv Gauba
199
Which comoany and NSDC collaborate to empower women in India with digital skills?
Microsoft
200
Mangdecchu power plant was develooed by the Mangdechhu Hydroelectric project authority which was jointly constitutrd by thr India and which country?
Bhutan
201
Who has been appointed as the next permanent representtive of India to the UNESCO (HQ- Paris, France)?
Vishal V Sharma
Ajay kumar bhalla - home secretary
202
Acc to Lancet, India to surpass Japan to become the ......... economy by 2050?
Third
203
In oct 2020, MoU has been signed bwn India and ........ to promote cooperation in sustainable groundwater management?
Australia
204
Which international organization recieved Nobel Peace Prize for 2020?
World Food Programme (HQ - Rome)
205
What is min. Net owned fund to commence housing finance as its primary business?
Rs.20 Crore
206
To lend convenience to the pensioners to dispose their pension related claims, which state launched a portal " Kritagyata " an online pension submission and tracking system?
Assam
207
As per the report State of Global Air 2020 (SOGA 2020) has released .......... recorded thw highest annual avwrafr PM 2.5 concentration exposure in the world last ydar?
India
208
Second edition of coastal defence exercise 'Sea Vigil - 21' was conducted by Indian Navy in
Along the entire coastline
209
ISRO will be adooting 100 Atal Tinkering Labs under the Atal Innovation Mission to promote education in the field of STEM, these labs have been established by
NITI Aayog
210
Which social sector schene has completed 5 years of its ooeration on Jan 2021?
Pm Fasal Bima Yojana
211
Who will head the ' Health Insurance Advisory Committe' set up by IRDAI to examine the availability of health insurance products in the country, considering the need of the Indian society and recommend suitable product and processes?
Subhash Chnadda khuntia
212
With which bank the Mahindfa Lifespace Developers has signed an MoU to speed up the home loan approvals as well as offer special discounts to customers and employees of both the companies?
SBI
213
What is India's rank in the list of 500 most valuable companies across the world?
10th
1st position of companies - Apple
214
Which state/UT signed an MoU with North East Cane and Bamboo Develooment Council to promote Bamboo cultivation and related entrepreneurshjo in the region?
J&K
215
CSIR - National Institute of Oceanographt and National Geophysical Research Institute virtually signed a MoU with which country in the field of Marine Sciences and Technology?
Russiaa
216
Which payments bank has collaborated with the lsading payment processor and provider of integrated payment products, financial software and systems (FSS) to promote Financial Inclusion in underserved and unbanked part of India?
India post payments bank
217
Which defence manufacturing company of India has signed an agreement with European defence company Thales to manufacture STARStreak Air Defence System in India?
Bharat Dynamics Limited
218
IRDAI has announced guidelines on standard individual term life insurance produvt Saral Jeevan Bima. What is the minimum sum insured under this?
Rs.5 Lakh
Max. 25 Lakh
219
Union Minister Dr.Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the "DBT - BIRAC Clean Tech Demo Park" in which of the following states?
Delhi
220
Ministry of Textiles has launched 1st ever Brand & Logo for which of the following?
Indian Cotton - Kasturi Cotton
221
Which of the state gov has launched a YouTube channel 'Dishtavo', wherein students will be able to view recorded lectures?
Goa
Also 100% tap water conections
222
KAPILA kalam program for IP Literacy and Awareness Education campaign launched by
Ministry of Education
223
Minimum allottment and trading lot size of AT1 Bonds shall be
Rs. 1 Crore
224
A unique Plastic Premier League (PPL) tournament is being played in which state to free the state from single use plastic?
Madhya Pradesh
225
For the National Population Register, a usual resident is defined as a person who has resided in a local area for the past ...... months?
6 months
226
National Family Health Survey is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The recent NFHS-5 survey has been released for
2019 - 20
227
Guidance, nodal investment promotion and facilitation agency of which state has partnered with the World Economic Forum ( WEF) to establish India's first advanced manufacturing hub (AMHUB) in
Tamil Nadu
228
Under whose chairmanship the Health and Family Welfare Ministry has set up a committee to examine the adverse findings from National Family Health Survey - 5?
Preeti Pant
229
Acc. to Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by RBI, banks gross NPA's may rise to what % by Sept 2021?
13.5%
230
Which Indian Aerospace company has successfully test fired a solid propulsion rocket engine named "Kalam -5" from a pvt test facility@Nagpur, Maharashtra?
Skyroot Aerospace
231
Which dept has won gold icon award in the category "Excellence in Digital Governance Ministry/Dept" in 6th Digital India Awards 2020?
Dept of Post
232
National Metrology Conclave 2020 was organized in which city of India?
New Delhi
233
Which country is develooing wooden satellites to reduce space debris?
Japan
234
Which country has deployed a fleet of underwater drones called Sea Wing Glider in the Indian Ocean region?
China
235
Name India's 1st indigeneously desugned and develooed Air Dropped container of which successful maiden test trial was conducted recently?
Sahayak -NG
236
SEBU has impised a fine of Rs.25 Crore on which Indian company for carrying out manipulative trade?
Reliance Industries Ltd.
237
Indian Army has signed an agreement with which defence manufacturer to procure 12 high-performance patrol boats to boost its surveillance of Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh?
Goa Shipyard Ltd
238
Who has been appointed as the New Chairman and CEO of Railway Board under the Ministry of Railways?
Suneet Sharma
239
Who has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner in the Election Commission of India?
Umesh Sinha
240
Who has taken over as 1st ever woman head of SAIL?
Soma Mondal
241
In Jan 2021, 13th India-Vietnam Defence Security Dialogue has taken place held in whuch new areas of defence coooeration has discussed. Which is the capital of Vietnam?
Hanoj
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In Jan 2021, for IAF, Cabinet has approved procurement of 83 LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFTS "TEJAS" from which of the following?
HAL
243
In Jan 2021, former state minister Vilas Patil Undalkar has passed away. He belonged to
Maharashtra
244
International card payment service RuPay partnered with which bank to launch an innovative payment solution for Indian merchants "RuPay PoS" in association with PayNearby?
RBL Bank
245
TRIFED has signed a MoU with Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram to setup TRIFOOD parks in which state?
Madhya Pradesh
246
Which state gov set up Tamil academy to promote Soutg Indian language and culture in state?
Delhi
247
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' laid the foundation stone of the buildings for School of engineering and Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship in
Jawaharlal Nehru University
248
Which countries parliament has passed "Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act" which will expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women to receive higher education?
USA
249
Mathiketan Shola National Park is located in which state
Kerala
250
Which railway station is set to get "world's longest railway olatform" of 1500 plus meters length and 10 meters width?
Hibbali, Karnataka
251
4th Global Ayurveda Festival 2021 (GAF 2021) will be organized in which state to held from 12th to 19th March 2021
Kerala
252
Under whose chairmanship the University Grants Commission has set up a 7-member committee to look @ possibility and review feasibility of holding COMMON ENTRANCE TEST @ undergraduate level from next academic year in central universities?
R P Tiwari
253
1.9 km long Feni bridge (Maitree Setu) will connect which Indian state with Bangladesh scheduled to be operational soon?
Tripura
254
Who was declared as world's richest man as per Bloomberg Billuonaire Index?
Elon Musk
255
Ravj Gaikwad has been awarded woth Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian Award. He is a noted
Philanthropist
256
96th Tansen Sangeet Samaroh 2020 has been held in which state?
MP
257
Who released "Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2019-20"?
RBI
258
Which organization named 4 Asian Tea Cultivation sites as globally important agriculture heritage systems?
Food and Agriculture Organization (HQ - Rome)
259
Which state released "DigiNest" a mobile app that enables people to have digitak access to directory of state gov?
Punjab
260
Which state released crop relief scheme named " Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana"?
Jharkhand
261
PM has launched SEHAT, a health insurance scheme for residents of J&K. SEHAT means
Socail Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine
262
Central gov has constituted a committee to protect language, cultural identity and land of Ladakh. Who is head of this committee?
G Kishan Reddy
263
Which organization set up "College of Supervisors", an academjc advisory council to strengthen supervision over regulated entities?
RBI
264
Who has been honoured with "Indian Personality of the Year" award by Orakash Javadekar?
Biswajeet Chatterjee
265
India has been selected to co-chair IUCN - supported Asia Projected Areas Partnership (APAP) to conseeve wildlife habitats for
3 years
266
RBI has unveiled Digital Payment Index to measure growth in digutal or cashless transactions across the country. The base year for it is
2018
267
ADB and GoI has signed USD ..... loan agreement for construction of Lower Kopili Hydroelectric plant?
231 Million (Location of Project - Assam)
268
Who has been named as 1st female match official in a men's test match?
Claire Polosak
269
HQ of World Economic Forum (releases Global Risks Report) is
Switzerland
270
National Board of Wildlife has approved advisory for Human-wildlife conflict management. Who is chair of the board?
PM of India
271
Tata power has signed partnership agreement with ......... to provide finance to MSMEs engaged in rooftoo solar segment?
SIDBI
272
World Bank and GoI have signed an USD 105 million project to improve waterways in which state?
West Bengal
273
Who has been sworn in as Chief Justice of AP?
Arup kumar Goswami
274
Who has appointed as President of All India Chess Federation?
Sanjay Kapoor
275
Which bank has become India's 1st Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB) to convert into Small Finance Bank (SFB) under voluntary transition scheme?
Shivalik Mercantile Cooperation Bank
276
Ustad Ghulam mustafa khan passed away who is a veteran
Musician (classical)
277
Who is appointed as head of "Health Insurance Advisory Committee" set up by IRDAI?
Subhash Chandra Khuntia
278
Who is appointed as one of vice-chair of US-India Business Council?
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
279
India's rank in Global Climate Risk Index 2021 published by Germanwatch?
7th
280
Economic survey 2020-21 was presented by Finance Minister in Parliament. This year survey was prepared under the guidance of ......
Krisshnamurthy subramaniam
Theme: Saving Lives and Livelihood
India's GDP is projected to decrease fo 7.7% for 2020-21
Real GDP is 11% and nominal GDP is 15.4%
281
Which bank has launched video KYC Account Opening facility for savings bank account?
IDBI Bank
282
Which organization launched investor awareness campaign titled "#PaisonKoRokoMat"?
IDFC Mutual Funds
283
World Bank predicted Indian GDP to contract by ....% in FY20-21?
9.6%
284
Which Indian company became most valuable 2-wheeler company in world?
Bajaj Auto
285
Which organization released Krishi Sakha App to provide relevant info to farmers regarding their farming needs?
Bharti AXA General Insurance
286
Which country is planning ti set up nuclear reactor on moon by end of 2026?
USA
287
Which country has test fired indigenously developed Guided multi launch rocket system "Fatah-1"?
Pakistam
288
RBI has announced ooerationamization of PIDF scheme to create payment acceptance infrastructure. PIDF means...
Payment Infrastructure Development Fund
289
In which state, world's largest floating 600 MW Solar Energy Project is situated?
Madhya Pradesh
290
Who is appointed as Vice Chief of Army Staff?
Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty
291
Who is appointed as 1st Deputy General Secretary of All India Football Federation?
Abhishek Yadav
292
Which state released "Kisan Kalyan Mission" to double farmers income?
UP
293
Who has signed an MoU with NHPC Ltd. to provide technical expertise for developing renewable energy projects for next 5 years?
IREDA
294
Indua provuded Rs.19.21 crore to which of following country for reconstruction of Earthquake affected schools?
Nepal
295
Which state launched "Satark Nagarik" to facilitate flow of jnfo about corruption and enable cituzens to submit grievances?
J&K
296
Who is appointed as Chief Justice of Uttarakhand?
RS Chauhan
297
FSSAI has reduced permissible level of Trans Fatty Acids in oils and fats to ...... from currdnt permissible limit of 5% for year 2021?
3%
298
RBI has formed working grouo to study all aspects of digital lending activities including lending through online portals. Head of this group?
Jayant Kumar Dash
299
Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is celebrated on 9th Jan. Theme of this event is.....
Contributing to Aatma Nirbhar Bharat
300
Union Cabinet has approved Rs.5281 crore Ratle Hydropower Project. This project is being developed by
J&K
301
Acc to 22nd issue of Financial Stability Report, Gross NPA of Banks may rise to ..... % by Sept 2021?
13.5%
302
"ONE OLANET SUMMIT" is organized by France, World Bank and UN to protect nature in next decade. Theme of this summit?
Lets act together for Nature
303
Who is honoured with Subash Chandra Bose Apda Prabhandan Puraskar 2021 in individual category?
Dr Rajendra Kunar Bhandari
304
Who unveiled 1st indigeneoys driverless metro card developed by BEML?
Rajnath Singh
305
MEITY has partnered with ....... to setup Quantum Computing Applications Lab in country to support National Government's Mission?
Amazon
306
Which dept has notified a modified scheme to extend financial assistance for producers of 1G Ethanol from feedstocks?
Dept of Food and Public Distributions
307
INDIA has signed MoU with which of the country to boost cooperation in the field of ICT?
Japan
308
Fotch Ratings has predicted Indian GDO rise to ...... % in FY21-22?
11%
309
Which organization provided USD 100 million loan to modernise and upgrade power distribution system in Bengaluru?
ADB
310
Joe Biden is elected as ...... president of USA?
46th
311
MoWCD Smriti Irani has launched ......., an initiative to develoo India as global Toy manufacturing hub.
Toycathon - 2021
312
MO has signed MoU with ...... to replicate "Responsible Tourism" initiative
Kerala
313
India signed MoU with .......... for operation of "Specifies skilles worker" system?
JAPAN
314
UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) HQ:
Nairobi, Kenya
315
As per recently released "International Migration 2020 - Highlights" report, which country has world's largest transnational community?
India
316
BSE has signed an MoU with ....... to spread awareness about lostung among SMEs
Maharashtra
317
National Voters Day is celebrated on 25th Jan woth theme
Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed
318
Which state launched "Mukhyamantrk Bagayat Vikas Mission" to accelerate agriculthre, horticulture and promote farming of herbal plants in state?
Gujarat
