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81. Commemorative stamp of which Indian leader’s visit to Odisha in 1921 has been released recently?

A
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose

B
Babasaheb Ambedkar

C
Mahatma Gandhi

D
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay

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Correct Answer : C [Mahatma Gandhi]

Explaination : [Mahatma Gandhi visited Odisha for the first time in the year 1921 (100 years ago) and had addressed a massive gathering of people as a part of his non-cooperation movement. To commemorate this event, a commemorative postage stamp on ‘100 years of first visit of Mahatma Gandhi to Odisha’ has been released recently.]

82. ‘Khelo India Scheme’ has been extended till which financial year?

A
2022-23

B
2023-24

C
2024-25

D
2025-26

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Correct Answer : D [2025-26]

Explaination : [The Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced in Rajya Sabha that the ‘Khelo India Scheme’ has been extended from 2021-22 to 2025-26. An amount of Rs 8750 crore has been estimated for implemetation of the new Khelo India Scheme. This data has also been provided to the Ministry of Finance by the Sports Ministry. Rs 657.71 crore has been allocated in the Budget for 2021-22 under the Khelo India Scheme.]

83. Which organisation has proposed to develop world class ‘Wayside Amenities’ at more than 600 locations in India?

A
NTPC

B
BHEL

C
NHAI

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Correct Answer : C [NHAI]

Explaination : [The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has proposed to develop world class ‘Wayside Amenities’ at more than 600 locations in 22 states of the country, to improve the commuting experience for passengers and truckers. This is expected to be done over the next 5 years, of which 130 is targeted for development in 2021-22.]

84. What is the name of the portal to be launched by the Union Commerce and Industry ministry, to facilitate domestic investors?

A
Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra

B
NIRYAT Mitra

C
Atmanirbhar Invest Mitra

D
Contribute for Atmanirbhar Bharat

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Correct Answer : A [Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra]

Explaination : [The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry is in the process of developing a portal for hand-holding domestic investors. Named as ‘Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra’, it provides information dissemination and facilitation of domestic investors. It is in the testing phase and will be launched by May 1, 2021. The Ministry is also working on webpage to be available in regional languages and a related mobile application.]

85. India’s first centralised Air-Conditioned railway terminal is to come up in which city?

A
Chennai

B
Bengaluru

C
Vijayawada

D
Ahmadabad

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Correct Answer : B [Bengaluru]

Explaination : [India’s first centralised Air-Conditioned railway terminal at the city of Bengaluru is set to be operational soon. It is named after one of the veteran civil engineer Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya. The new coach terminal is planned at Baiyappanahalli in the city and is built at an estimated cost of Rs 314 crore. ]

86. The surge in India’s retail inflation to a three-month high of 5.03 per cent in February, is attributed to rise in which prices?

A
Food

B
Fuel

C
Fertiliser

D
Gold

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Correct Answer : B [Fuel]

Explaination : [India’s retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 5.03 per cent in February, as against 4.06 per cent in the previous month. The surge in retail inflation is attributed to the sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices. Food inflation also rose marginally to 3.87 per cent from 3.11 per cent over this period. Though CPI-based fuel and light inflation declined, petrol and diesel saw surge in inflation rate.]

87. The ‘Zulus’ tribe, which was making news recently, belong to which country?

A
Argentina

B
South Africa

C
Ghana

D
Spain

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Correct Answer : B [South Africa]

Explaination : [The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group in South Africa with an estimated 10–12 million people. Goodwill Zwelithini, the famous king of the Zulus, has died at the age of 72. Though he did not hold any official power in modern South Africa, the king had a great influence among millions of Zulus through his spiritual role. ]

88. Aditya Tare, who was making news recently, is associated with which sports?

A
Tennis

B
Cricket

C
Table Tennis

D
Basket ball

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Correct Answer : B [Cricket]

Explaination : [The Mumbai cricket team defeated the Uttar Pradesh and won their fourth Vijay Hazare (50-over) title at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground. Former captain Aditya Tare scored 118 runs and paved way for the team’s victory. Mumbai chased the 312 runs target set by the U.P team. Skipper Prithvi Shaw also displayed a consistent from throughout the tournament.]

89. What is the WPI-based inflation for the month of Feb 2021?

B
2.5%

D
4.17%

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Correct Answer : D [4.17%]

Explaination : [The inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the month of February 2021 stood at 4.17% as against the value of 2.03% in January 2021. The wholesale price index measures the price movement of a basket of wholesale commodities. The index is released by Office of the Economic Advisor – Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.]

90. What is AEG12, which is in the news recently?

A
COVID 19 Vaccine candidate

B
Meteor

C
ISRO’s space shuttle

D
Mosquito Protein

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Correct Answer : D [Mosquito Protein]

Explaination : [A mosquito protein, called AEG12 has been found to inhibit the viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue etc. It is also found to weakly inhibit coronaviruses. This has been studied and found by a team of researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is seen that the protein works by destabilising the viral envelope of the disease-causing virus.]

91. Where is the Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India (HHEC) located?

A
New Delhi

B
Uttar Pradesh

C
Gujarat

D
Madhya Pradesh

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Correct Answer : B [Uttar Pradesh]

Explaination : [The Cabinet recently approved the closure of Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India (HHEC), located at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. HHEC is a government-owned company under the administrative control of the Union Textile ministry. It is said to have incurred losses since 2015-16 continuously. The employees in the company will be given the option of Voluntary Retirement.]

92. Which athlete surpassed Dutee Chand and Hima Das to win the gold in 100m sprint in Senior National Championship?

A
Dhanalakshmi

B
Archana Suseendran

C
Poovamma

D
Kiran Pahal

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Correct Answer : A [Dhanalakshmi]

Explaination : [22-year-old Indian athlete S Dhanalakshmi won the gold medal in the women’s 100m sprint final of the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships, by clocking 11.39 seconds. National record holder Dutee Chand was beaten to second place, while veteran Hima Das was disqualified after a false start. Another Tamil Nadu runner Archana Suseendran was third in 11.76.]

93. What is the name of the book released by Chief of Defence Staff- General Bipin Rawat at CLAWS?

A
Who am I

B
Faugi Hai Ham

C
Battle Ready for 21st Century

D
Phir Bhi Sangh Hai

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Correct Answer : C [Battle Ready for 21st Century]

Explaination : [Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff along with Gen Deepak Kapoor, Former Chief of the Army Staff have released a book titled “Battle Ready for 21st Century”. The book has been authored by Lt Gen AK Singh and Brig Narender Kumar, who are fellows of Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS).]

94. Which department has launched online 5G certification course for its officials?

A
Department of Financial Services

B
Department of Telecommunications

C
Department of Electronics and IT

D
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

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Correct Answer : B [Department of Telecommunications]

Explaination : [The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched the online 5G certification course for its officials. The Department aims to create an in-house pool of 5G experts and policymakers, by launching a 12-week online course, which will be conducted by National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research, Innovation & Training (NTIPRIT), the training arm of the department. ]

95. Which Indian personality has been appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations?

A
G C Murmu

B
R K Mathur

C
A Venu Gopal

D
S C Khuntia

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Correct Answer : A [G C Murmu]

Explaination : [Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Girish Chandra Murmu, has been appointed Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for the second time in a row for 2021. The panel consists of countries including India, Germany, China, the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Indonesia, Russia among others. The UN General Assembly in 1959 established the Panel of External Auditors, with individual external auditors of the United Nations system.]

96. What is the name of the third Scorpene-class submarine that has been inducted into the Indian Navy recently?

A
INS Kanakalata

B
INS Chennai

C
INS Kolkata

D
INS Karanj

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Correct Answer : D [INS Karanj]

Explaination : [The Indian Navy has inducted into its fleet INS Karanj – the third Scorpene-class conventional diesel-electric submarine. This has been built by the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) under its project 75. Under this project, six Scorpene-class submarines are built under technology transfer from France.]

97. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Statistician of India (CSI)?

A
Dr G P Samanta

B
Arundhati Mech

C
Aravind Subramaniam

D
Injetti Srinivasan

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Correct Answer : A [Dr G P Samanta]

Explaination : [The Government of India has recently appointed Dr G P Samanta as the new Chief Statistician of India (CSI). Presently, he is the advisor in the RBI’s Department of Statistics and Information Management. Samanta would be replacing Dr Kshatrapati Shivaji who has been holding the additional charge of CSI since September 2020. ]

98. As per a recent BofA report, what is the average consumer price index during October 2016-March 2020?

A
2.1%

B
3.5%

C
3.9%

D
4.2%

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Correct Answer : C [3.9%]

Explaination : [As per the recent report from the Bank of America Securities India, the Reserve Bank of India has achieved a consumer price index averaging 3.9% during October 2016-March 2020. The monetary policy framework was fixed by the RBI before five years as inflation target of 4 per cent with a 2% deviation. It is set to review the framework for the first time in 5 years.]

99. Which company has commenced a test project to produce hydrogen from coal?

A
NTPC

B
Coal India Limited

C
Kawasaki Heavy Industries

D
British Petroleum

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Correct Answer : C [Kawasaki Heavy Industries]

Explaination : [Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries has commenced a Japanese-Australian venture test project to produce liquefied hydrogen from coal. The project aims to produce hydrogen from coal available in Australia and safely export the same to Japan. The test project is being conducted in state of Victoria which has the world’s most abundant coal reserves.]

100. Mobile Integrated Network Terminal (MINT), which was making news recently, is associated with which organisation?

B
PFRDA

C
Indian Army

D
Indian Coast Guard

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Correct Answer : C [Indian Army]

Explaination : [The Indian Army is in the process of procuring Mobile Integrated Network Terminal (MINT) systems under Make II Category of Defence Acquisition Procedure DAP 2020. The system is a portable, state of art communication solution with satellite support and wireless access system to support voice, video and data. The systems will be procured from a domestic company.]