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Q1

GK

The table below lists countries and capital cities

Which of the following options has the correct match of the countries with their respective capital cities?

A

A. P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4

B

B. P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

C

C. P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4

D

D. P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3

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B. P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

B. P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1

Q2

GK

From which organisation was Timnit Gebru terminated recently?

A

A. Microsoft

B

B. Facebook

C

C. Google

D

D. Samsunga

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C. Google

C. Google

Q3

GK

Which Wildlife Sanctuary/National Park is identified and prepared to translocate Asiatic Lions from Gir National Park, Gujarat?

A

A. Satpura National Park

B

B. Kuno National Park

C

C. Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary

D

D. Pench National Park

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B. Kuno National Park

B. Kuno National Park

Q4

GK

Which of the following is a Danish dependency?

A

A. Andorra

B

B. Greenland

C

C. Gibraltar

D

D. Monaco

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B. Greenland

B. Greenland

Q5

GK

15-year old Gitanjali Rao was recently in the news. Which of the following best describes her?

A

A. She is a scientist and an inventor who won the Time’s Kid of the Year in 2020.

B

B. She is an environment activist, who won the Time’s person of the year in 2019.

C

C. She is an actress who recently signed for the upcoming Harry Potter movie.

D

D. She is the youngest Indian to have awarded the title of Chess Grandmaster in 2020.

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A. She is a scientist and an inventor who won the Time’s Kid of the Year in 2020.

A. She is a scientist and an inventor who won the Time’s Kid of the Year in 2020.

Q6

GK

Match the following wild animal species with the national parks/wildlife sanctuaries where they naturally occur in India:

A

A. P-5, Q-3, R-4, S-1, T-2

B

B. P-5, Q-3, R-4, S-1, T-2

C

C. P-4, Q-5, R-2, S-3, T-1

D

D. P-4, Q-5, R-1, S-3, T-2

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D. P-4, Q-5, R-1, S-3, T-2

D. P-4, Q-5, R-1, S-3, T-2

Q7

GK

Which Indian business group built the British Royal Navy ship, HMS Minden, on which the lyrics of the national anthem of the United States of America was supposedly written?

A

A. Wadia

B

B. Godrej

C

C. Bajaj

D

D. Birla

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A. Wadia

A. Wadia

Q8

GK

Which of the following will be a debut event in the Summer Olympics of 2024?

A

A. Kabaddi

B

B. Cricket

C

C. Breakdancing

D

D. Greco-Roman wrestling

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C. Breakdancing

C. Breakdancing

Q9

GK

In India, where did Mahatma Gandhi stage his first major Satyagraha in 1917?

A

A. Sabarmati

B

B. Champaran

C

C. Wankaner

D

D. Bikaner

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B. Champaran

B. Champaran

Q10

GK

Who is the chief minister of Jharkhand as of 31st December 2020?

A

A. Saryu Rai

B

B. Shibu Soren

C

C. Hemant Soren

D

D. Draupadi Murmu

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C. Hemant Soren

C. Hemant Soren

Q11

GK

Which of the following mountain ranges houses the famous pilgrimage Amarkantak?

A

A. Dundwa

B

B. Kudremukh

C

C. Satpura

D

D. Balaghat

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C. Satpura

C. Satpura

Q12

GK

Who authored the famous book Economy of Permanence?

A

A. Vinayak Narahari "Vinoba" Bhave

B

B. “Lokamanya” Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C

C. Murlidhar Devidas “Baba” Amte

D

D. Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius “JC” Kumarappa

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D. Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius “JC” Kumarappa

D. Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius “JC” Kumarappa

Q13

GK

Dries Mertens, recently became the highest goal-scorer for the football club Napoli by surpassing the tally of 115 goals across all competitions. Whose goal scoring record did he surpass?

A

A. Pele

B

B. Messi

C

C. Diego Maradona

D

D. Cristiano Ronaldo

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C. Diego Maradona

C. Diego Maradona

Q14

GK

Who was the first Indian to win the Global Teacher Prize?

A

A. Ajay Desai

B

B. Ramnath Desai

C

C. Chamundeswari Nath

D

D. Ranjitsinh Disale

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D. Ranjitsinh Disale

D. Ranjitsinh Disale

Q15

GK

The first woman to lead a listed Indian Information Technology (IT) company is:

A

A. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

B

B. Gita Gopinath

C

C. Roshni Nadar Malhotra

D

D. Roshni Nadar Malhotra

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C. Roshni Nadar Malhotra

C. Roshni Nadar Malhotra

Q16

GK

Which of the following is not an OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) member?

A

a. Chile

B

B. Taiwan

C

C. Turkey

D

D. Israel

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B. Taiwan

B. Taiwan

Q17

GK

Vijay Prashad’s discussion event at the online Tata Literature Live!,2020, was cancelled. Who was to feature in the discussion with Vijay Prashad?

A

A. Ramchandra Guha

B

B. Douglas Stuart

C

C. Noam Chomsky

D

D. Arnab Goswami

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C. Noam Chomsky

C. Noam Chomsky

Q18

GK

What is Hayabusa2?

A

A. It is a Japanese adaptation of Star Wars.

B

B. It is the name given to the new mutated form of Coronavirus.

C

C. It is the name of a new smartphone-based on Linux.

D

D. It is an asteroid-sample-return mission by JAXA.

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D. It is an asteroid-sample-return mission by JAXA.

D. It is an asteroid-sample-return mission by JAXA.

Q19

GK

Which is the first GI tagged product in India?

A

A. Mysore Silk

B

B. Madhubani Painting

C

C. Kashmiri Apple

D

D.  Darjeeling Tea

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D.  Darjeeling Tea

D.  Darjeeling Tea

Q20

GK

Who was recently appointed as the CEO of Cafe Coffee Day?

A

A. Malavika Hegde

B

B. Kamini Utappa

C

C. Kamini Utappa

D

D. V. G. Siddhartha

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A. Malavika Hegde

A. Malavika Hegde

Q21

GK

Who was the first woman chief minister in Independent India?

A

A. Nandini Satpathy

B

B. Anwara Taimur

C

C. Sarojini Naidu

D

D. Sucheta Kripalani

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D. Sucheta Kripalani

D. Sucheta Kripalani

Q22

GK

Tedros Adhanom has been in the news for the last one year for being:

A

A. The Director General of the World Health Organization

B

B. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020

C

C. The Time’s Person of the Year 2019

D

D. The Director General of the International Labour Organization

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A. The Director General of the World Health Organization

A. The Director General of the World Health Organization

Q23

GK

v

A

A. A territorial conflict primarily between Turkey and Greece

B

B. A territorial conflict primarily between Armenia and Azerbaijan

C

C. A territorial conflict primarily between Turkey and Iran

D

D. A territorial conflict primarily between Russia and Uzbekistan

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D. A territorial conflict primarily between Russia and Uzbekistan

D. A territorial conflict primarily between Russia and Uzbekistan

Q24

GK

Which of the following is not an online learning application?

A

A. Coursera

B

B. Duolingo

C

c. Udemy

D

D. Patreon

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D. Patreon

D. Patreon

Q25

GK

Arecibo telescope, known for its stellar contributions in the field of astronomy, collapsed recently. Where was it located?

A

A. Jamaica

B

B. Bahamas

C

C. Puerto Rico

D

D. Guam

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C. Puerto Rico

C. Puerto Rico

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