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1. Where did PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the construction of Dhemaji Engineering College and Sualkuchi Engineering college?
Ans:- Assam
2. Where did Indian Govt. invest Rs.400 Crores to create Indian’s to creat Indian’s 1st Fisheries Hub under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
Ans:- Goa
3. Where was the Indian International Mega Trade Fair (IIMF) -2020 conducted?
Ans: Bhubaneswar, Odisha
4. The picture book ‘The Lost Soul’ was authored by ______.
Ans:- Olga Tokarczuk
5.Who received the Best Woman Boxer of the Tournament Award at the 30thYouth International Boxing Tournament ‘ Adriatic pearl’?
Ans: Vinka
6. Who recently ( in Feb’21) became the Brand Ambassador of Unacademy?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar
7.Who was appointed as the Managing Director General of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in February 2021?
Ans: Woochong Um
8. When is International Mother Language Day (IMLD) being observed?
Ans:- 21 February
9. How many cities are selected for Nurturing Neighborhoods Challenge?
Ans:- 25
10. Which state government has started a project to connect the islands around the city using state-of-the-art boats?
Ans:- Kerala
11. The 4th edition of the Pariksha Pay Charcha program has been held in which month?
Ans:- March
12. Who has become the principal Director General of All India Radio news?
Ans:- N. Venudhar Reddy
13. The book Maverick Messiha is a biography of which state's former Chief Minister?
Ans:- Andhra Pradesh
14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently laid the foundation stone of the Dhubri Phulbari Bridge in which state?
Ans:- Assam
15. Who has launched the book titled 'Rashtra Pratham-82 varshon ki swarinm gatha'?
Ans:- Amit Shah
16. The Union Cabinet has approved the export of which missile system of India?
Correct Answer. Akash
17. Which country’s space agency has recently approved two Sun-exploration heliophysics missions?
Correct Answer.United States
18. Which state has been declared a “Disturbed area” for six more months, by the Home Ministry?
Correct Answer.Nagaland
19. Which sportsperson has been awarded knighthood in the UK Honours list?
Correct Answer: Lewis Hamilton
20. What is the name of the online event launched by Agriculture Ministry, to promote innovation in agriculture?
Correct Answer:Agri India Hackathon
21. Which private sector bank sold its stake to Ageas Insurance, which led to the new brand named Ageas Federal Life Insurance?
Correct Answer: IDBI Bank
22. K-9 Journal, which was recently released, is associated with which field?
Correct Answer: Policing
23. Which Indian armed force has created a first-of-its kind ‘Human rights cell’?
Correct Answer: Indian Army
24. ‘Freight Business Development Portal’, which was making news, was launched by which Union Ministry?
Correct Answer: Ministry of Railways
25.The Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline that is seen in the news recently is constructed by which PSU?
Correct Answer: GAIL
26.Trade Policy Review (TPR), which was making news recently, is associated with which organisation?
Correct Answer: WTO
27.Who is the brand ambassador of West Bengal, who also attended the inaugural ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival?
Correct Answer: Shah Rukh Khan
28.Which Airline’s all-women crew is to operate the non-stop service between San Francisco and Bengaluru?
Correct Answer: Air India
29.Which state declared itself as a ‘controlled area’ amid the outbreak of the Avian Influenza?
Correct Answer: Punjab
30.Who is the head of the Committee formed to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose?
Correct Answer: Narendra Modi
31.The LiDAR survey was started for which high-speed rail project, from Noida?
Correct Answer: Delhi-Varanasi High-Speed Rail Corridor
32.The DRDO handed over its ‘Landing gear systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, to which armed force?
Correct Answer: Indian Navy
33.Which country’s space agency is to test-fire the Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever built?
Correct Answer: United States
34.U.S. has recently named which country as the “State Sponsor of Terrorism”?
Correct Answer: Cuba
35.Ministry of Minority Affairs has decided to geo-tag all Waqf properties in which Indian state/UT?
Correct Answer: Puducherry
36.Which state declared itself as a ‘controlled area’ amid the outbreak of the Avian Influenza?
Correct Answer: Punjab
37.As per the recent Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which businessperson is the richest person in the world?
Correct Answer: Elon Musk
38.Which Indian state announced free data card to college students for attending online classes?
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: Assam
40.Which country raised USD 1 billion to fund Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in developing countries?
Correct Answer: United Kingdom
41.‘Prarambh’, which was making news recently, is a summit related to which scheme?
Correct Answer: Start-Up India
42.What percent of the total geographic area of India is occupied by the Protected Areas?
Correct Answer: 5%
43.Which is the first North-Eastern state to complete urban local bodies reforms and was approved for additional borrowing?
Correct Answer: Manipur
44.The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU with which country on scientific and technical cooperation?
Correct Answer: UAE
45.Which company has been ranked at the top in the “2020 Hurun Global 500” list?
Correct Answer: Apple
46.Ministry of Corporate Affairs authorised ISRO’s arm Antrix to move a petition before which organisation, to wind up Devas?
Correct Answer: National Company Law Tribunal
47.Who is the Chairperson of the task force set up by Government of India on “age of marriage for women”?
Correct Answer: Jaya Jaitley
48.Which state has raised the number of working days under MGNREGA from 100 to 150 days?
Correct Answer: Uttarakhand
49.Which state amended the Lokayukta bill to make retired High Court Judges also eligible for the post of Lokayukta?
Correct Answer: Goa
50.Which species found predominantly in North America is recently found to be on the verge of extinction?
Correct Answer: Western monarch butterfly
51.Who recently (Feb 21) became the brand ambassador of Unacademy?
Correct Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
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