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1.

On which day was Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti celebrated in January 2021?

A. 18 January
B. 19 January
C. 20 January
D. 21 January
E. 22 January
Answer» D. 21 January
2.

National Disaster Response Force, NDRF celebrated its which anniversary of Foundation Day in January 2021?

A. 14th
B. 15th
C. 16th
D. 17th
E. 18th
Answer» D. 17th
3.

National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29 every year. The Government of India decided to celebrate the National Sports Day since which year?

A. 2011
B. 2012
C. 2013
D. 2014
E. 2015
Answer» C. 2013
4.

Mahavir Jayanti is being celebrated across the country on 6 April 2020. Lord Mahavir was the ________ Jain Tirthankar.

A. 24th
B. 23rd
C. 22nd
D. 21st
E. 20th
Answer» B. 23rd
5.

PM Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of how many rupees denomination to mark the 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, on 16 October 2020?

A. 20
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
E. 150
Answer» D. 100
6.

International Universal Health Coverage Day is observed every year on 12 December. In which year did the United Nations proclaim 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day?

A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
E. 2018
Answer» E. 2018
7.

As part of ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebration commemorating 50 years of the 1971 war triumph against Pakistan, one of the victory flames was received at which of the following Air Force Stations, in February 2021?

A. Air Force Station Adampur
B. Air Force Station Halwara
C. Air Force Station Hindon
D. Air Force Station Ambala
E. Air Force Station Leh
Answer» B. Air Force Station Halwara
8.

National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India on ____.

A. 9th of February
B. 24th January
C. 21st September
D. 23rd March
Answer» C. 21st September
9.

Lord Rama is the ________ incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

A. 7th
B. 6th
C. 5th
D. 4th
E. 1st
Answer» B. 6th
10.

On which day was Green Mizoram Day observed across the state in 2020?

A. 10 June
B. 11 June
C. 12 June
D. 13 June
E. 14 June
Answer» C. 12 June
11.

On January 31, 2018, a rare ‘Blue Moon’ event was experienced in large parts of the globe. In that context consider the following statements :a. It was a rare moment as a blue moon, a super moon and a total lunar eclipse fell on the same day.b. When two full moons appear in the same calendar month, the second is termed as ‘Super moon’.c. When the full moon is at the closest point of its orbit to the Earth it is termed as ‘Blue moon’.The correct statement/s is/are :

A. Only a
B. Only a and b
C. Only b and c
D. Only a and c
Answer» B. Only a and b
12.

India celebrates National Maritime Day every year on April 5. On this day, in which year, the Indian shipping started?

A. 1915
B. 1917
C. 1919
D. 1921
E. 1923
Answer» D. 1921
13.

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed every year on 13 October. In which year was it started?

A. 1977
B. 1983
C. 1987
D. 1989
E. 1993
Answer» E. 1993
14.

BJP has decided to celebrate whose birthday by observing Seva Saptah from 14th to 20th September 2020?

A. Amit Shah
B. Ram Nath Kovind
C. Narendra Modi
D. Rajnath Singh
E. M. Venkaiah Naidu
Answer» D. Rajnath Singh
15.

On which day did the nation mark the 129th birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar in 2020?

A. 12 April
B. 13 April
C. 14 April
D. 15 April
E. 16 April
Answer» D. 15 April
16.

Mt. Everest Day is observed on which day?

A. May 30
B. May 31
C. May 27
D. May 28
E. May 29
Answer» F.
17.

30 January 2021 marks which death anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi?

A. 70th
B. 71st
C. 72nd
D. 73rd
E. 74th
Answer» E. 74th
18.

In which year did UNESCO include Yoga in its Intangible Cultural Heritage list?

A. 2016
B. 2014
C. 2018
D. 2015
Answer» B. 2014
19.

In which state, the Patriots' Day was observed on 13 August 2020?

A. Manipur
B. Mizoram
C. Nagaland
D. Sikkim
E. Assam
Answer» B. Mizoram
20.

'Andhra Pradesh Formation Day' was celebrated on which day?

A. 30 October
B. 31 October
C. 1 November
D. 2 November
E. 3 November
Answer» D. 2 November
21.

Poonch Link Up Day was celebrated by the Indian Army on ________ 2019.

A. 23 November
B. 22 November
C. 21 November
D. 24 November
E. 20 November
Answer» B. 22 November
22.

On which day Kabir Jayanti was observed in 2021?

A. 24 June
B. 23 June
C. 22 June
D. 21 June
E. 20 June
Answer» B. 23 June
23.

On which day is Pi Day celebrated?

A. ​12 March
B. ​13 March
C. 14 March
D. ​15 March
E. ​16 March
Answer» D. ​15 March
24.

PM Modi urges everyone to observe Tika Utsav from April 11-14, 2021. April 11 is the birth date of whom?

A. Kanshi Ram
B. Jyotiba Phule
C. Bhimrao Ambedkar
D. Dayananda Saraswati
E. Syed Ahmad Khan
Answer» C. Bhimrao Ambedkar
25.

On which birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a bronze statue of Bapu was inaugurated in Kyiv, Ukraine?

A. 149
B. 150
C. 151
D. 152
E. 153
Answer» D. 152
26.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted its ________ round of National Deworming Day (NDD) across the country on 8 February 2019.

A. 5th
B. 6th
C. 7th
D. 8th
E. 9th
Answer» E. 9th
27.

On which day is the World Chagas Disease Day observed every year?

A. 13 April
B. 14 April
C. 15 April
D. 16 April
E. 17 April
Answer» C. 15 April
28.

In which year was the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) designated as a Statutory Body?

A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2016
E. 2017
Answer» E. 2017
29.

On which day does Goa Revolution Day fall?

A. 16 June
B. 17 June
C. 18 June
D. 19 June
E. 20 June
Answer» D. 19 June
30.

On which day is the Hindi Diwas celebrated across the country?

A. 12 September
B. 13 September
C. 14 September
D. 15 September
E. 16 September
Answer» D. 15 September
31.

According to Christian society, the festival of ‘Easter’ is celebrated on the ________ Sunday of the Paschal lunar month.

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
E. Fifth
Answer» D. Fourth
32.

International Dance Day is celebrated on ________.

A. 29 April
B. 28 April
C. 27 April
D. 30 April
E. None of these
Answer» B. 28 April
33.

As per the announcement made by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, which of the following days will be celebrated every year as Sahibzada Diwas in all schools?

A. 27 December
B. 28 December
C. 29 December
D. 30 December
E. 31 December
Answer» B. 28 December
34.

National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated on October 31 every year. In which year was the day introduced by the Government of India?

A. 2012
B. 2013
C. 2014
D. 2015
E. 2016
Answer» D. 2015
35.

March 20 is observed as the International Day of Happiness. Since which year, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness?

A. 2011
B. 2013
C. 2015
D. 2017
E. 2019
Answer» C. 2015
36.

Match the following Defence Expo and their venues in different years.YearsVenueA. 2016I. ChennaiB. 2018II. South GoaC. 2019III. LucknowD. 2020IV. Hyderabad

A. (A) I II IV III
B. (B) II, I, IV, III
C. (C) IV, IIII II
D. (D) II, IV, I II
Answer» C. (C) IV, IIII II
37.

Baisakhi commemorates the formation of Khalsa Panth by Guru Gobind Singh in ________.

A. 1680
B. 1675
C. 1664
D. 1699
E. 1640
Answer» E. 1640
38.

Below are some important events and the dates on which they were celebrated in 2018. Which of these is NOT correctly matched?

A. International Yoga Day – 21st of June
B. World Health Day – 7th April
C. World Earth Day (WED) – 22nd April
D. International Bio-diversity Day–1st May
Answer» E.
39.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that September will be observed as which of the following month?

A. Health Month
B. Law Month
C. Nutrition Month
D. Cancer Awareness Month
E. Agriculture Month
Answer» D. Cancer Awareness Month
40.

International Day of the Seafarer is observed every year on 25 June. In which year, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), decided to designate June 25th as the International Day of the Seafarer?

A. 2004
B. 2006
C. 2008
D. 2010
E. 2012
Answer» E. 2012
41.

Bhopal Gas Tragedy, one of the worst industrial disasters of the world, marked its ________ anniversary on 3 December 2019.

A. 30th
B. 31st
C. 32nd
D. 34th
E. 35th
Answer» F.
42.

Human Rights Day 2020 falls on December 10 every year. The day is being observed ever since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in which year?

A. 1946
B. 1948
C. 1950
D. 1952
E. 1954
Answer» C. 1950
43.

On which day India did India commemorate Chabahar Day on the margins of the Maritime India Summit-2021?

A. 1st March
B. 2nd March
C. 3rd March
D. 4th March
E. 5th March
Answer» E. 5th March
44.

13 April 2021 marks which anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

A. 100
B. 101
C. 102
D. 103
E. 104
Answer» D. 103
45.

Fit India Movement, launched in August 2019 by

A. Kapil Dev
B. Sourav Ganguly
C. Narendra Modi (Prime Minister)
D. ViratKohli
Answer» D. ViratKohli
46.

A grand 'Jallikattu' event held in Tamil Nadu on 20 January 2019 entered the world record for releasing a maximum number of ________ bulls into the sporting arena.

A. 1,000
B. 1,234
C. 1,354
D. 1,432
E. 1,486
Answer» D. 1,432
47.

In which state, 64th Dhammachakra Pravartan Day was celebrated at Dikshabhoomi in October 2020?

A. Karnataka
B. Telangana
C. Kerala
D. Maharashtra
E. Gujarat
Answer» E. Gujarat
48.

In March 2020, the National Gallery of Modern Art has celebrated how many years by launching virtual tour of its permanent collection amid lockdown?

A. 60
B. 62
C. 64
D. 66
E. 68
Answer» E. 68
49.

Global Family Day is celebrated annually on which day in different parts of the world, especially in the United States, as a global day of peace and sharing?

A. 1 January
B. 2 January
C. 3 January
D. 4 January
E. 5 January
Answer» B. 2 January
50.

February 19, 2021, marks which birth anniversary of Shivaji Bhonsle, popularly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?

A. 387th
B. 389th
C. 391st
D. 393rd
E. 395th
Answer» D. 393rd